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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1903)
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903. Sudden Death " Of Joe Black The Lost Queen Trophy Goes to Multnomah Club Local Team Fell Down Badly Last Night And Lost to Visitors Is Perturbed SALE OK REGATTA DAYS Our Store will be Open Thursday and Fri day until it o'clock noon, oniy, put will be k ; " reopened from 6:oo to Ssoo P. M. Grocer- " , -ies, Fruits, ami Meats at Lowest Prices.' ROSS, HIGGINS (Q. CO. OR0CEMES AND MEATS. (EUTERITB Is Miami RsbNr) T MAY INTJ1HII nuii.mMU rll1 It nvcMtwry lollKIlAC'M A WOIIPMIWT llOOl" ELATERITE ROOFING Tke tlio pine of thluua, tin, Iron, tar mill gravel, iml all prepared roofing For flat and steep surfaces, gutters. Tallies, eto. Kasy to lay. Tempered for all climates. Hrnsonabla In cost. Hold on merit, Guaranteed. It will pay to auk fur prices and Information. . . THE ELATERIIE ROONNG CO., Worcester Building, Portland. ; Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works .- ,J,V1'., Manufacturers cf '..l,.. , Iron, Steel, Brnss and Bronze Costings. General Foundryuicn and Patternmakers. . .Absolutely flrstclass work. Prices lowest Phone 2431a Comer Eighteenth and Franklin. Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS, -TOBACCO AND CIGARS -Supplies of all ktnda at lowest ratea, for fishermen, Farmers and Logger. As V ALLrBN Tenth tad Commercial Streets BLACKSMITHING. Carriage and Wagon Building. First-Class Horse Shoeing. LoaglnB Camp Work, All kinds of wagon materials in stock for sale. We guarantee the best work done in the city. Prices right. ANDREW ASP. Corner Twelfth anil Duane St. 'Phone 911. SOLID OAK ROUND TOP EXTENSION TABLES Large new line at $7.75 and up Eleganfnew designs in Chiffonelres&nd Hall Trees Come in and see some Nobby Furniture H. H. ZAPF - The Housefurnisher KMMKH COMMERCIAL 8TKEKT I The Boston KM COMMERCIAL STREET Best andJNeatest Eating House in Astoria Try Our 2 5-Cent Dinners I Prompt Attention MARINOVICH &CO PIANO" TUNER. For good, reliable piano work see your local tuner, Th. Frederlckson, 2071 Bond stree. Phone 2074 Red. Still In The Lead Our Large Stock Charles Heilborn Son. Restaurant High Class Chef j CHEAP FUEL. Fir alabwood, itovs legths, (2.50 per cord. , Boxwood $1.00 per large load. Phone 2211 Black. Kelly, the trans, far man. For twenty-seven years we have been Leaders in the Furniture Trade comprises the best goods obtainable All our furniture is first class and yet you can buy of us as cheaply as else where. Try it. Logger of Gray's River It Killed While At Work-Body Brought to City , I. . 1 Word reached the city yesterday that J' film k, a lugging operator on Cray's river, had been killed at his camp soma time TufMuy evening. Later In the day the body wm brought to Astoria, and Is now lying at Pohl's undertak In if room. Information regarding the clrcunmlan tea surrounaing the sudden death of Mr illack are magre, but the fads, ao far 11s can be gathered, are that he whs personally vngnged In hauling from koiii thick timber a log of medium slae, a guy wire being attached to It. The small cable either broke or slipped from lis fastening, and flying through the air, the end struck the unfortunate man on the neck, killing him Instantly. It Is thought that the force of the blow broke his neck, though an examination mis not uen made to prove whether this Is so. Mr. Uliik wvt well known In this city. Ha and his wife and two children had rest Jed on Gray's river for the past three year. During his stay there Mr. Black had been engaged In the logging business. part of the lime he was employed at the ftaldren camp and during the balance he operat ed Independently, tie for moving to dray's river Mr. Black lived at Vancou vet-. Ills home originally was Kelso and thr9 his late father and other n tubers of his family were burled. He wss aliout 40 yeurs of age. The I dy will be taken to the lust named Pl line In a day or so and there the fun- eral will be held. The full arrange ments have not been made, but It Is Kposml that the services will be held under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, the deceased was a member In good standing of a lodge of that order. DECK HAND IS DROWNED FRANK TIM, EMPLOYED ON THE STEAMER HASIAIO LOSES MIS LIFE IN RIVER NEAR ST HELENS While removing freight from the O. R. & N. steamer, Hassalo, yesterday morning. Frank Tim. a deck hand, fell from the gang plunk on which he was wheeling a truck and was drowned In the Columbia. The accident occurred at rt. Helens where the steamer had made a landing. ' - While pushing a truck on which was loaded a truck. the man lout his footing and began to slip backwards. The weight of the truck, heavily freighted as It was, push ed him .n and he fell Into the river, the incumbrance falling upon him He sank Instantly and fulled to rise to the surface again. At the time a boat was lowered from the steamer and a party made up of the crew searched for the body, but without favorable re sults. Upon the arrival of the Haasa- lo in the city Agent Lounsberry tele phoned to Con-oner Cliff at 8t. Helens the circumstances of the death, and the coroner replied and said that every ef fort possible would be made to And, the body, but It Is -iot known whether It was recovered or not. Little Is known of Frank Tim, except ing that he was a young man and was u resident of East Portland. He had been engaged as a deck hand on the steamer for only three days. HEATHER LEAVES TODAY The light house tender Heather, Capt tain Gregory, will depart this morning for northern waters to replace aids to navigation and visit the lighthouses along the North Pacific coast. Captain Gregory wore a sorrowful expression yesterday when discussing his omlng departure, hut said he supposed he should be thankful that he was able to enjoy one day of the regatta. The absence of the Heather will t. ,ioted by the big crowd today, for the vessel is nn attractive one. CHINERY EN ROUTE The City Water Works have finished laying the main to a point BOO feet from the Hume mlH and the company has. begun to meet It with a six Inch pipe Thet Is a car load of machinery com lug from the East and ns soot as It r rives will be installed and the work of manufacturing lumber will then begin ID ears is not only the best 'soap for toilet and bath but also for shaving. Pears was the inventor of shaving- stick soap. KtublUbed onr m yesrs, Senator Fulton Comes To Rescue of Fair Lady From Grants Pass Miss C'entenna Rothermel, the visit ing queen from Grants Pass, was mourned for lost on Tuesday by mem bers of the regatta committee. Queen L'entenna was expected to reach the city with the other visiting queens on the Potter, but the young lady did not put in un appearance. She arrived, however, on Tuenday night. Senator Fulton having -delegated himself her majesty's especial escort. The senator had been down In the val ley and fortunately started north on Queen Centenna's train. Ill luck be fel the passengers and the train was Ave hours late in reaching Portland. The queen missed the boat and -for a time was surely perturbed. Spying Sen star Fulton, who greatly resembles his newspaper pictures, Queen Centenna appealed- to him in -her predicament and the gallant senator responded like a, true Aatorlan. He placed the fair young woman aboard Jhe right train and at Astoria saw that she was accord ed a fitting reception. Queen C'entenna feared for a time that she would miss the coronation ex- ercises, but arrived In ample time to patlcipate In the pretty ceremony. PERSONAL MENTION. Hon. Alex. LaFollette, a Marlon county former, Is taking In the regatta. He Is acompauted by his daughters. 3. C. Cooper, of Independence, Is In the city. Independence, Mr. Cooper says, will roll in a wea'tn or nops next fall. Mrs. A. L. Fulton and son retumd yesterday from a two months' vacation In Baker county. Homer C. Campbell, city editor of the Walla Walla Union, Is spending his va cation at Astoria and Seaside. John Hoi man is In the city. Mr. Ho' man Is an enthusiastic devotee of re gatta sports.and nobody wears a broad er smile than his this week. Hon. J. N. Wllllamson.representatlvs of the First congressional district, ar rived In the city last night and ac knowledged himself a Subject of Queen Frances.- , O. A. Hartman, Jr., F. W. Lamp kin and C. B. Sampson arrived in the city yesterday from Long beach. Mes srs Lampkln and Hartman will return to their homes In Pendleton after re gatta and Mr. Sampson will go to New port. Walter Williams is In the city from Ilwaco. Gust Jenson and Aate Tyy, both' of Finland, took out first clttsenshlp pa pers yesterday. N. G. I. Olsen, native of Norway, became a full-fledged clti- sen of the United States. E. E. Brodie of Oregon City is visiting In Astoria during the week. Hon. Slg. Slchel, member of the Port land police board, Is down for the re gatta, Mrs. David M. Dunne, of Portland, was In the city yesterday, returning on the night train. REBELLED AGAINST LIGHTS SALMON IN STORE WINDOW BREAK GlASS WHEN ELECTRjC BULB SHOWS UP An attempt was made last evening to place an electric bulb In the salmon tank In the window of Foard & Stokes' store and as a result confusion reigned for a time The fish rebelled against the Innovation of illuminating features and dashed against the glasa in their excitement. , The sides of the tank are made of glass placed In sections and these were broken, one salmon injur ing Itself so badly that it is thought It will die. The fish were placed in their prison, which was hurriedly patched up, and fresh water was turned in. However, no further attempt was made to introduce electric lights and the rep resentatives of the chief product of the northwest resumed their former pass Iveness. . SOBERED HIM UP . v A regatta visitor who spent the early part ot last evening In a wild delerlum of Joy, fell Into the river In the vicin ity of the Star saloon at a lata hour Inst night. He was fish?d out by Pat Kennedy. He was wet and sober. Don't forget that our Btore closes at 12 a. m. Order early. JOHNSON BROS. TONIGHTS PLAY "A Black Flag" Is a four act comedy drama and is on of th very bst to be put on by the Allen Stock Company during Its engagement la th city, fXhlt play will be performed tonight and great Interest Is felt In th forthcom ing performance. The Multnomah Ithletic Club's bowl ing team had no difficulty In winning the cup hung up by the regatta com mittee. The Astoria Commercial team deflated the visitors during the after noon, but at night tell down badly. The night games were characterized by un usually bad luck, centers being numer ous. On the other band the visitors bowled fairly, and, while their scores were not of a record character, they averaged well. The local's last game of 2C3 was the best of the tournament, while Craft's 17 was the-highest single game. The scores by games during the afternoon were as follows: Astoria 221, 247, VA, 2ll-57. Multnomah-222, 262, 223. 233-MO. At night the totals by games were: MtlHnotmh-239, 2S2, 21C, 244-451. Astoria 1M, 224, 1M, 28J 871. The averages of the players: , , H. A. Weis, 87.75; Morrle Dunne, 13. 7: C. Zeller, 37.90; E. Jennings Hall, 43 B. J. Pye, 41; J. W. Mathena, 39.62; P. 4. Petersen, 34.80; M. F. Hardeaty. 39.90; F. H. Goodell, 35.50; P. B. Sovey, 37.90. House Full of Good Customers Busy Times At The Corner of 9th AndCom'l StsCome and Investigate Music makes the world go "round." Why not have some music in your house? Your neighbors are buying pi anos, why shouldn't you? If you can't play the piano, buy a pianola. Wa will make you a combination offer on any piano and pianola that you may select that will surprise you. This brings the iiest music within the reach of every one. Anybody can play the pianola. Both Mr. Weir and Mr. Smith, the genial salesmen with the EUers Exhi bition Sale, were kept busy waiting on the Interested visitors at the store yes terday, and the results are recorded below. , WHERE THEY GO. Mr. Charles E. Pearson of Hammond selects a fine quarter-sawed-oak case Kimball piano. This Is Chicago's fam ous and most popular piano that took the only prise for superlative merit at the Columbian Exposition and World's fair at Chicago in 1893. Mr. Sam Hanson, also of Hammond, selects a fine Mathusheck piano for his home. There was never a time when pianos nnd organs could be bought so cheaply and on such easy terms as now at the Exhibition Sale of the Eilers Piano House In progress at the Mason ic building. Mr. Gus Gronnel of Elsie In the Ne halem valley buys a surprise for his family for cash. It la surprising what you can secure for a small sum of money at this up-to-date store. Lrrge sales, small profits, our motto. Money back it not entirely satisfied, our prac tlce. THE TIME TO BUY. The time to buy is when the other fellow Is anxious to sell. We are In the runxlous position, and, hence, now you can get the best possible price and terms from us. Our sale closes with the regatta and the unsold stock must be shipped back to Portland. Therefore we are cutting prices to surely and quickly unload the present stock. FACTS AND FIGURES. You can now secure a fine, new, ma hogany cased 3325 piano for $176, at 317 down and 36 per month, a superb $350 piano, golden oak case, attachments, for 3-60 at $25 down and $10 per month; a handsome mahogany cased $450 piano for $325 at $35 down and $15 per month; and $425, $500, $550, and $600 new pianos for $307, $413, $442, and $465 and terms to suit. HOW CAN WE DO IT? The answer to that question is simple Large, quick sales, that's all. And you get the benefit of a rush sale. For that is surely what is transpiring at the Eilers Piano House Exhibition Sale. Come In and see for yourself. Now la your opportunity while the stock Is complete and you have tie time, and the prices are right. ElLERS PIANO HOUSE Ninth and Commercial streets F. N. SMITH, Manager. Why do good grocers sell Schilling's Best taa biktnjpowd CoSm . SMorinf Mtruli SKfet Because there's no trouble in moneyb.ick business. SHEET and PILLOW SLIPS 81x90 Best Muslin Sheets at - 60c 3-4 size Best Muslin Sheets at 50c 42x36 Mow Slips at - - - 10c 1 45x36 Pillow Slips at - - 10c 1 These are made from the best Lonsdale and Androsscoggin Muslin. MORSE DEPT STORE THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY 508-510' Commercial Street. Astoria, Oregon. First Class in Every Respect Bar and Billiard Room V PARKER EL B. PARKE K, Proprietor E. P. PARKER, Manager. Good Sample Rooms on Ground Floor for Commercial Men ASTORIA ' - - - - OREGON- ' refisn K3a "PENDLETON" INDIAN ROBES AND SHAWLS MAKE EXCELLENT Couch, Covers, Lounge Covers Driving' Robes , " Bathing Robes, Veranda Wraps . Trunk Throws For Fancy Corners and For the Bed A Large Assortment of the Above Goods at C. H. Coop er's The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House of ASTORIA S. A. GIMRE KdSL," Boots and Slices Sells at Close Figures , HOTEL PORTLAND The Finest Hotel in the Northwest PORTLAND. OREGON. The Palace a DO YOU Cafe WILL .MADISON Keeps All Leading Brands of Cigars. 534, Cora'l St., and 114, nth St., - S ' Astoria, Oregon American and European Plan Free Coach to. the House HOUSE, CARRIES A FINE "STOCK OF nufactore The Best Restaurant Regular Meats. 25 Cents , Sunday Dinners a Specialty Eerytblna; tne Market Affords Palace Catering Company SMOKE?