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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1903)
4 Jijev. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBKR 11, 1903. Soft Shelled Crabs Something very delicious. The whole Eastern Crab put up in cans ready for useThey are Good, Try; Em 35c per can, 3 for $1.00 ROSS. HIGGINS & CO CJOul) 000D8 OUK SPKCIALTY.' THE OCTOBER, ItOI. OCTOBER, H03. Jj&fa Witr. TATM.T"r,"r njwIKr. ( A, M.TP. """' bt.""" h.tnTl ftT tun'. ft." Dai, h Tm? ' t tTj h.mT mTNTuY."T"7TiriS2 ; i: i.i Sunday TTTii "" li ; 10-22 Monday . . , . 13 4:40 . 4: Jr. T. Monday , . ..12 16:27 t. 2 11:21 Tuesday .... IS 6:611 1.4 B:2S 7.4 Tuesday .... 1311:3:. 1.4..... , Wednesday , ..14 7:011 1.4 6: 45 7.0 Wednesday . .. 14 0:20 0.9 1:00 Thursday , . . 15 1:20 6,k 1:13 l.t Thursday . . . 15 1:40 1.2 2:22 Friday . , . ..I 9:2o 7.1 :l 7.0 Friday 1 t:tl 1.4 1:20 tfaturdny . . .. 17 10:13 7.( 10:35 7.2 Baturdiy . . .17 2:S5 1.4) 4:23 (00 OUJTUESrORYOlNGfloi , LOOK fORTUlS LABEL i ft Only a little difference in the Price. But a big difference in the make-up. Sole Distributor for Astoria HEMA THE RELIABLE CLOTHIER ANOTHER BIO AUDIENCE The library entertainment wn repent ed lust vnltir at Fishers' 0r house 4) i ul an on ilm previous evening a big cmhiI wa out to c the performance. The entertainment wan quite up to that of the first night and the audience Still In The Lead Our Large Stock Charles Heilborn a : Son. First Class k Every Respect - Bar and Billiard Room PARKER H. BPABKER, Proprietor , Good SamploJRoonn on Ground ASTORIA! , (ELATERITB ti Mneral Rubbr):T " '.'" you may iWTiaWiimLtiwor, ; " orllnd It n.onry to HEPLACH A WOR )UT ROOF ELATE RITE Takes the plaon of shingles, tin, iron, tar and gravel, and all prepared roofing For flat and stoep surfoces, guttors, vnlloya, etc Easy to lay. Tempered for all climiitefl. RensoiiHble in cost. Bold on niorit. Guaranteed, It will pay to ask for prices and informtrtioii, s THE ELATERITE ROOflKG CO., Worcester Building, Portland TIDES i. K Oil o.e t.i 3.1 l.( 1.1 sums hfurilly applauded ,the efforts of the persons who took part. The work of the children was especially pleading and warm yonl of pralite were spoken for them. The enUfrtalnment proved a big tucceni and a substantial sum was netted for the library. 1 For twenty-seven years we Have been Leaders in the Furniture Trade r V 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. American and European Plan Free Coach to the House HOUSE E. P. PARKER, Manager. Floor for Commercial Men OREGON ROO F I N G ARGUMENTS 1 . SUBMITTED Sixteenth Street Injunction Case Finished Yesterday at Cir cuit Court. , J BRIEF COMMENT BY COURT Judge Mcllrlde Doubt Legality or the Present Method, of ' , Awarding: Contract). Argument were concluded yesterday afternoon In the SlxSienth street Injunc tion ram), and the matter whs taken under advisement by Judge MoBrlde The Jurtgo left last nJicht for his Peer IhIuimI home and will probably return to the city on Monday, - Hefore adjuurnln court yesterday afternoon Judge McHrlde eommented briefly on the cane. He said he was sntlsiled there was no, fraud In con nection with the awarding of the con trat-t. As to the legality of the manner In which the contracts are awarded, the court swemed to be In doubt, He sitld thnt he was not certain that the council coull legally delegate to a committee the a-vardlng of contract, mid expresiied the opinion that It would be much wifer for the cmitnlttee lropen Wds a'nd submit It ret ommendat Ion to the council, which !n turn ought to innke the award. From Judge McBrlde's statement yeeterdity !t Is beljvl re will make a ruling on this point. If he does so, the ruling will be of very great Importance, fur th awarding of cotitral hus al ways been delegiittfd to council commit tees. A decision will be handed dowrt In the ciie vme '.line during the pres ent weik, LODGING HOUSE IS GUTTED rire Ie,tro.va Itttlldlng Bi-long. inj( to HU-luird Dcnley. . Fire which started In the open cellar of the residence occupied by Klchard iH-alcy,, on Exchange street betwect Klxleetillt and Sevenleetith, completely ttutied ihe iiuHdlng lust night and loss estimated at fully 31500 was entailed. Th- Me was first lollied by John Kearney, who saw a small fire In the cellnr. Hy the time an alarm had been turned 'n the rear of the building was enveloped In flame. Five streams were played on Ihe blaze, but, owing to the location of the building. It wns dlf ll.'Ull work for the firemen. The alarm was turned In at 9 o'clock and by 10:30 the fire had been completely extin guished. , The Ieuley building Is a lodging house. Lust evening rlie members of the family retired rt a very early hour, and were In bed when the Are liroke out. The fire burned fiercely and It was Impossible to save any of the con ton! of the 'building. The exact loss will not be known until lodgers report the damage to their properly, but the estimate of $15100 Is considered low. Chief Stockton md his men did good wcrk lat night and saved adjoining properly from loa. Many persons are 'ncllned to the be lief that the fire was of Incendiary or igin. The open cellar In which the tiiiiiie originated faces the beach be twecn Commercial and Exchange stteets, and no other cause than Incen rtlarlsm can be attributed by those ac luumted with the premises. CLASS NIGHT CHANGED. ' Owing to the forming of a private dancing class, Professor Dennle has de ,.i,l,i tn set ssldeMonday nlaht for that purpose, and consequently beginning this week the publlo class will meet on Saturday evening at the regular hour before the social dance. This new class Indicates the Interest being taken In dancing and speaks tor the profes sor's ability. v JUDGE DAVIDSON VERY ILL Judge Davidson, who suffered a para Ivtic stroke a week ago. Is still uncon- clous at hi home on lower tBond street, and there seems to be little hope for his recovery. Judge Davidson Is of advanced age and his present lllnes Is the most serious with which he has ever been attacked. He Is a pioneer resident well-known In this city. RESIGNATION OF a W. L0UNSBERRY. It was reported yesterday that O. W. Lounsberry. local agent for the O. R. & N. Co., had tendered his resignation. Mr. Lounsberry went over to Seaside during the afternoon and could not be Interviewed. The report came a a decided surprise, for Mr, Lounsberry has been connected with the O. R. & N. Co. for 23 year. FOUND. Bran! new seining skiff was picked up on the Tth of October near Bed Slough where It Is At present. Owner should apply to r , , , GEORGIA MASTERS, Red Slough, Ore. TO BOOM RED MEN'S ORDER ! - State Executive Committee De t ; cides on Plnn. The llrst meeting of the executive committee of the order of Red Men of Oregon was held here yesterday. Tho executive committee comprises the head officer of the order, namely, Oeorgn Orion, great "achem; ' Dr H. L. Henderson, great senior sagamore; Judgo W. H. Conyers of Clatskanle, great Junior sagamore. The meeting was held In the office of Dr Hender son and the purpose was to devise a mean ct extending the order. The committee decided to put two and prob ably three organisers In the field. One will be sent to eastern Oregon, one to the Willamette valley and perhaps one to other portion of the state. The com mittee also decided to adopt a aystem of offering cash prizes for member bringing In the greatest njumber of ap plication for membership, Clatsop la the banner county of the state tor Red Men and Astoria ha the banner tribe a to numbers. The As toria tribe 1 also eoond aa to wealth, being exceeded In cash asset by Wil lamette Tribe No. , only, The Willam ette tribe, which l located In Portland, 1 rated at 15924; the Astoria tribe at HUt. In this county there is also a sttong tribe at Seaside, one at Ham mond, another at Svenson, and until (t consolidated with the Astoria tribe rt,-ftntly, one at Clifton, The Astoria tribe was 192 strong be fore the consolidation with Clifton, which added (0 to the membership, making the present strength 242. MITCHELL CASE IS DISMISSED Xo KvMem-e Ajfalnxt Man Ar w rcatd For Larceny. That William Mitchell did not help himself to the bankroll of the "21" game at the Hunnyslde saloon was pret ty thouroughly established yesterday afternoon In the Justice's court.' So sure were the court ind THstrlct Attor iyy Allen that Mitchell was Innocent of the charge that the case was dis missed. William louls had been brought back from Portland to testify against Mitch ell. He said that Mitchell hod told him that he aas "bust" and that he ad asked htm for assistance In getting to tfe.ittle. Frank Powen was called to prove that Mitchell had brought 40 sil ver dollar Into 8i K. Harris' saloon and changed them for gold, but. Mr. liowen was unable to Identify Mitchell us the man who got the gold from him. When Mitchell was arrested 37.80 w ts found In his pockets. Mitchell said he had formeTly tramp- fj over the country and he assured the cuurt that he never permitted himself to go "broke." He always kept money enough to go from place to place. When he came down from the Bugby quarry he had some money, and this wa the collateral which had been found on him. Because of the Insuffi ciency of evidence, the charge of lur- reny against him was dismissed. Mitchell is under aenttnee of 25 days' Imprisonment In the city Jail for drunk I enness. ' GREAT ROCK CRUSHED HIM Ole Anderson Meet Instant lecntli at llugby. . Ole Anderson was killed at an early hour yesterday morning at the Bugby quarry. ' The body was brought to As toria yesterday for interment. A rock weighing 12 or 14 tons had been leaded onto a flat car for shipment to Fort Stevens and the foreman climb ed on the car to more firmly secure the boulder. Anderson, anxious to assist, also climbed on the car, but was warn d to descend to trie ground. He neglect ed lo heed the warning, and a moment Inter the rock rolled over, crushing the h tpl. ss man beneath It. Death was n stanrous. Anderson came here from California to work at Jtagby.bul nothing Is known us to the probable where abouts of his relatives. Deputy Coroner Fold decided that an Inquest would not be necessary. MARINE NOTES. The German steamship Elba, of 4036 tons, arrived yesterday from Comax. She Is a tramp and come to the Co lumbia to take on a cargo for the ori ent. The British bark Saxon cleared yes terday for Callao,.with 1,342,091 feet of Oregon pine lumber, valued at $18,889. The manifest of the schooner Novel ty, wh .h departed Friday for San Francisco, was filed yesterday at the customs house. She took 725,000 feet of lumber from Knappton. ' The steamers Despatch and Aberdeen arrived yesterday and left up the river to load cargoes. The barkentlne John C. Meyers de rated yesterday for San Pedro. She took 1,050,000 feet of ratlroad ties. The Elder departed yesterday for San Francisco". She took rom Astoria 16 passengers, 143" bundles of snooks, 352 tacks of oysters and 65 case of salmon. ' FREE. Call up phone 1961 and Inquire about Australian lump coal. It costs no more delivered at your door than poor fuels. It contains no dirt, and makes no clin kers and but little ash. , Finest and cheapest fuel In the city. A perfect steaming coal. Every customer 1 well pleased. We deliver it free. ', ELMORE & CO. REV. 0STR0M HAS RESIGNED. '., Rev. Oscar Ostrom. pastor of the First Lutheran church Of this city for the past two years, ha resigned and will leave for the, east sometime before December. Today will probably be his last Sunday in the city as he Intends spending the remainder of hi time vis iting hi mission places around Astoria. A LOVE LETTER. . Would not Interest you If you were looking for a guaranteed salve for sores, burns or piles. Otto ivodd, of CPondsr, Mo write: "I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Bucklln's Arnica Salve cured me. Its the best aalv on earth." 25c at Chas. Rogers drug store. DRINK THE BEST. When you want refreshment, you want the best. Call on P. S. Kenney, Star saloon, 607 Bond street, who keeps everything first class. Patron always receive courteous treatment. Open day and night, S27-U CLUB YEAR IS COMMENCED First Meeting of Astoria Woman's Organization Held Tester ; day Afternoon. PRESIDENT MADE ADDRESS Members Will Continue Work Already Undertaken For " fletternient ol City. The Astoria Woman' Club held its first meeting of the club year at Odd Fellows' hall yesterday afternoon, the attendance of member being unusually large. The feature of the afternoon was the address of the new president, Mrs Freda Gratke, which was listened to with marked attention. After briefly reviewing the work of the club durtn'g the three year of it existence and complimenting the retiring president, Mr. Klmore. on the excellence of her work during the three year that she occupied the position of president, Mr. Gratke said: . , "Our club starts Its year' work in many respect under favorable circum stances. In the first place we have over $159 In the treasury quite a neat little sum to start with. In the second place, our calendar committee has prepared for us an exceptionally good program a program somewhat out of the us ual run of programs, in fact, one In which you will find a decided change from the work heretofore followed. Then, too, the meeting of the federa tion here this year ha bee a sOurce of Inspiration to us, so that many will bring to the club work greater enthus iasm than ever before. The ouUk Is ceitalnly promising. It rests, however with the club itself to fulfill that prom ise. Your offl-ers and clmmittee can do a great deal, of course, but their work will oe Oarren of good remits unless each and every member lends her hearty support. In co-ojeratlon only Is there strength. The main object for which we are organized Is mutual help fulness. There is not a member of the club who cannot bring some helpful ele ment to this body; It is only necessary for each of us to realize that and to realize that each is greatly responsible for the welfare and prosperity of all. Another object for which we are or ganised is to work for the Improve ment of the town In which we live. There was no one thing that Impressed your delegates to the convention more thun to see what some clubs had ac complished for their towns. Clubs with not half the strength or advantage of our own have accomplished splendid results. This year there is a great deal for us to do and It can be done only if you all Individually and collectively hi ing with you a good amount of en thusiasm and as much energy as you are capable of. So, as I stand before you this afternoon In the capacity of j our official representative, I have this to ask of you: Come to the' club meet ings feeling not only that you wish to be amused or helped, but that you are piepared and willing to give what aid you can to benefit the club. Some of you have remarked: "Oh, I can't do anjr thing.' But it Is not what you do; It is what you are. Many questions will come up during the year that must be decided by the club. Tour presence here. If you bring with you the spirit of willing helpfulness, will be of bene fit; you voice, your vote, will give that much more strength to our organiza tion. If you all come' with that thought in your hearts, to help and be helped. If you all lend what support you can, we will be able to accomplish a great deal for ourselves this year and a great deal for our town. The club Is yours to make of It what you will your ofneero will be ready always to do your bidding. "Let us try to make this a record year." ; At the conclusion of the address of M-s. Oratke, on which she was highly complimented, refresh merits were serv ed, and members of the club enjoyed a general good time. During the after noon classes for study during the com ing year were formed, the subjects be ing as follows: Literature and drama! art and tavel. Much enthusiasm was manifested yes terday by the ladles, who will continue their work for a better city with Inf creased vigor. A handsome calander has been prepared for the year's work with an outline or program for each meeting of thelub year. The officers of the club follow: ' Presl'.ent Mrs. Freda Gratke. " Vice-president Mrs. Jennie Van Du sen. Recording secretary Eunice DeYo Barnes. - r r . ; Corresponding . secretary Sue Hurtl Elmore. SC0GGINS IS ILL ' Arthur Scogglns, who is In the coun ty jail awaiting trial on a charge of malicious destruction of property. Is quite sick with stomach trouble. His condition is not serious, and Jailer Ant dersod ts caring for him. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. The regular meeting of the' Astoria Chamber of Commerce will be held to morrow night at 8 o'clock. Several Im portant matters are to be acted upon and a full attendance of members Is hoped for. '" Schilling's Best Is money back : grocers return your money if you don't like the , tea balrisf-powtto qico . coQm flavoring txtnctl md known as Schilling's Best. : STEEL -iSHOD . i. - - : "i r ;v. . . ... - - . ... v " . -; , This Shoe is emphati cally the best in the mar Ret for children, and io sold exclusively by WHERITY, RALSTON $ CO. Successors to John Hahn The Boston Restaurant 030 C03IMEICCIAL STKEET Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria Try Onr 2 5-Cent Dinners Prompt Attention MARINOVICH & CO ".OS The The i Palace Cafe WILL MADISON CIGARS AND 534, Com'l St., and 114, nth St., . Pale Bohemian Lager Beer Best On The Coast . ...North Pacific Brewing' Co... Don't Go to buy your ready-to-weai .. Suits Ladies spend your money at home and . save from $5.00 to $10.00 on every suit 3 I This suit is decidedly correct in style, mater- I P wVr ials are Broadcloth and fancy mixtures Jackets are silk lined, and come in the swellest Bloure styles, r Portland stores ask I25.00 for same suit, our price . . . ,' $10.50 ; '' p ' This is a new shipment of long skirted &mZmm2J Bioure coat suits cut in Militaire collar ana cape, full melon shape, sleeves with fancy cuffs and ornament ed, with metal buttons. Made of Portland stores would ask you $ Our price, The Place !EEr 508-610 Commercial Street asaM us it or High Class ilzl I . Best Restaurant I Regular Meals. 25 Cents Sunday Dinners a Specialty . Eierything- the Market Affords Palace Catering Company f TOBACCOS Astoria, Oregon To Portland finest cheviot in blues and blacks I 30.00 for these suits ..,...$22.50 '. to Save Money. -DEPT. SIC Astoria, Or. i - r