NEW GOODS
Chafing DIhIim, Ilaviland China, "New Shops" Gorman China
kicii uut uiaiw,
Mats, iJuHkcUi,
ferreJ Stock
1 Beans, Olive Oil, Christinas Candles and Holders. Tablets.
i Lownoy's Chocolate and Cocoa and lot of good things to eat t
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-steins, oilver-platou waro, Carvers, Door
rnu-Olns, Domino Sugar, Moat Roasters, Pre-
Can Goods, Nuta, lUtainSv Anti-Rust Tinware.
ROSS, HIGGINiS & CO.
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SMOKING JACKETS j
There 'i just as much diflorenco between an Alfred
Benjamin Smoking jacket and "the common kind"
as thoro is between Alfred Benjamin suits and the
other kinds. -
Properly ShrunK; Scientifically Hade
Tailor Finished
Lccaf Brevities.'
The Astoria, and Dally KtwS
not be issaeif tomomvr, ti
Will
First -class meal for 16c; nice cake,
roffto pl or doughnuts, tc, V. 8, res
taurant, iU 'Bond strut, tf.
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There will be no delivery of mall to
morrow, but, m usual on holidays, in
oitlce will bo opn betwen It and 1:10
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Oh yes, they cost from 50c to f 1.00 more than the
poorer made stuff but they are worth twice as mnch.
When you give a Gentleman a Smoking Jacket, give
him one that will not crawl up his nock; give him a
Jacket that won't shrink all up; give him a Jacket
that won't rip; give him a Jacket that will give him
plcasuro and not be an aggravation.
Herman Wise
The Reliable Clothelr.
The 0. R. N. steamer Columbia
was lying at tho company's dock this
entire forenoon transferrins' freight.
The vessel Is now en rout for San
Francisco.
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The oil carrying steamer Whlttier
departed this morning for Ventura,
Cal., In ballast." She Is engaged In car
rylng oil between California ports and
the Columbia river.
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All the preparations for the letter
carriers' bull,, to be held New .Year's
eve, have been completed, and the
function promises to be a most enjoy
able one. The ball wilt be held at the
Foard Stokes hall.
For supper what is ' nicer than a
chicken tamale or a dish of Chile
Concarnle? And the only place In
town to get either is at the National
Jtestaurant, which also serves all
kinds of sandwiches and fine steaks
and chops.
The bill tliat passed the house at the
f peclo! session making gomblliiK a fel
ony punlshnblo by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary failed to reach tlie senate.
It narrowly escaped being killed In the
house aud Its final nonpassage was a
foregone conclusion.
CapUiln lloleton will supply 100
needy persons with good dinners to
morrow. The energetic officer has been
working for the past six weeks, and
the renult Is that he has on hand an
abundance of good things. The stud
will be sent out In baskets, this being
deemed more practicable than to have
K big spread. .'
We Wish All Our
Friends and Customers
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
: ; , ASTORIA'S LEADING H0U3EFURNISHERS
Everything for .the home. Ask to see pur Jewell ranges.
The gasoline schooner Delia Is at
Wilson Bros,' yards. In the west end.
where a new house has just been built
on the vessel. The bouse is mucn
Virgnr thxn the old one and Increases
her tonnage. This morning Deputy
Collector McCue measured the house,
but has not yet announced the ton
nage showing.
Will Madison will give away six
handsome merchaum pipes to as many
of bis smokers who may be lucky
enough to be selected by fortune for
the favor. The pipes are very pretty
and valuable, and all the smokers are
Invited to be present. The fun will
begin promptly at , so all should be
present a little before that hour.
The next meeting of the common
council will be held at noon on lion
day. January 4. at which time the new
ly chosen officials will be sworn in.
There will be but two changes In the
council, L. Lebeck taking the seat now
occupied by Charles Wilson in the First
ward row, and L. O. Belland succeed
Ing Frel Wrlht, of the Third ward.
At this meeting Mayor Suprenant will
present his annual message, with reo
ommendatlons as to the requirements
of the municipality for the year.
A letter dated Paso Robles, Decem
ber JOth. was received this morning
from James Urquhart, formerly of this
city, stating that he is on his way to
the lund of the Webfoot. Jim says he
will eat his Christmas dinner In Ban
Francisco. Since he was In this city
Mr. Urquhart has been on the go all
the time, and he writes that he has en
Joyed himself thoroughly all of the time
"among the orange and lemon groves
and beautiful senorltas." He sends
greetings to his friends here, with
whom he expects to eat his dinner on
New Tear's day.
states, and more especially In Ulan,
Arlsona, Wyoming and Oregon declare
they have suffered greatly because of
the segregating of vast tracts of agri
cultural anl grating land as part of
these reserves and ' excluding from
(Taxing thereon sheep and in many In
stances cattle, upon the ground that
the livestock injure forest growth.
The pupils of the primary depart
ment of the Bhlvely school delighted a
large gathering of friends yesterday af
ternoon by. their Christmas exercises.
A handsome tree was beautifully decor
ated, and the room was beautiful with
green boughs and glittering tinsel. The
program follows:. RecfJatWns, "Merry
Chrlstmss," Vallle WelcH; "If Tour'e
Good," . Neule. Larson ,"p, All, Jhe
Trees," Mabel Larson: "December,"
Donald Roberts; "At Xmas," Laura
Mark: "The Beautiful Tree.", Nancy
Welch; "A Funny Dream Charlie
Moad; "Santa Claus Coming, Wet sell
Orlffln: "Little Flo's Letter," Minnie
Hhubr "Little Dorothy's Xmas," Rus-
xl Fox; ."Xmas Toys." Dolphy Hard
esty; "Do Tou Know," Jessie Garner,
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The escape of the Japanese cook of
the oriental liner lndrapura at Port
land shows to what extent -the deport
ed Japs will take a chance to prevent
being sent home. The Japanese gov
ernment Is yery strict la punishing
criminal acts, and those Japs who try
to gain entrance Into' the United States
by means of fraudulent papers are se
verely dealt with on their enforced re
turn to their native land. The man
who escaped from the steamship Tues
day night was handcuffed and closely
guarded, but, with rare cunning, he
managed to elude the officers. The ex
amination and deportation it Japanese
Is now the work of the new depart
ment of commerce and labor, which
will 'perhaps have some .difficulty for
a time,, I ; i . 5
Great Interest Is being tnken In the
gentlemen's night entertainment to be
given at the Commercial Club gymna
sium, and the spacious half will doubt
less be crowded. Apart from an Inter
esting program made up of events by
members of the club, there will be an
exciting boxing contest between Pro
fessor Fred Mueller. Instructor at the
gymnasium, and Perry Queenan, for a
decision. Thts event is attracting con
siderable attention. Tho proceeds of
the entertainment will bo used to fit
up the gymnasium, which will, when
completed, bo one of the most complete
athletic halls In the northwest
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The present policy of the government
regarding forest reserves will be dis
cussed before the coming convention of
the National Livestock association by
Govwnor Heber Hi Wells of Utah. The
stockmen In all parts of the western
The last contract for enclosing the
tide land of W. E. Dement on the
Lewis and Clark river has been let to
Messrs. J. W. Relth and Lou Wilson.
The work consists of filling In a slough
and the building of . a dyke. The en
tire strip to be enclosed Is 160 feet In
length. When this enclosuie is made
the edit side of the river from the
bridge to the headwaters will have been
redeemed from the . encroachments of
the tides. The land Is some of the most
fertile in the county, and its value will
be practically doubled. The dairying
business will be Increased, as the land
will be particularly good for such pur
poses. This lost piece of dyke will be
hand made and not so large as the bal
ance erected by the Columbia Digger
Company.
We are exclusive
agents for;
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Successors to John Hahn
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So far as the defunct recorder's fee
law Is concerned, the legislature has
readjusted matters in a highly satis
factory manner. Not only was the law
re-enacted properly, but all collections
heretofore made for recording deeds
have be;n legalized. Senator Brownell
offered a olll which will prevent the
osslimment of claims to persons dealr
ous of instituting milt to recover money
paid in under the defective law, and the
passago of the measure will have the
effect of protecting the various coun
ties from great loss. No person would
institute suit to recover the amount of
three or four fees, but some enterpris
ing person could easily have several
hundred claims assigned to him and
recover on the full amount to his profit.
Such a suit was commenced in Colum
bia county. The work of the legisla
ture In this respect is highly gratifying
to thi officials of Clatsop county. :
In the circuit Court this morning Dr.
Charles C. C. Rosenberg was ar
raigned' on two counts for practicing
medicine without aMlcense. To both
charges he entered a plea of not guilty,
The' charges are brought against Dr.
Rosenberg at the Instigation of the
State . Medical ; Association and thf
Clatsop County Medical Society. It is
alleged that Dr. Rosenberg performed
operations oh two men, and that he did
not then have a doctor' license. Mem
bers of the county society say they are
anxious only to require the doctor to
take out a license if he Intends prac
ticing hire. The case will not be tried
at the present term of court, but will
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go over. Judge Mcunae saia mis
morning that he would adjourn court
this afternoon, but leave matters in
such shape that he could come to As
toria and sit for a day or two If nec-
ssary. His time will be unoccupied
until January 4, and he will remain in
Astoria to study up several cases now
pending before him. 1
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At yc'u'f grocer'
CIGARS
All Kinds and All Sizes
From twelve to one hundred in box. Also line line
of MERCHAM and BRIAR Pipes. Have a few
MOISTENING BOXES for , CHRISTMAS TRADE.
AT:
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COMMERCIAL ST. and
114 BUYZHTH ST.
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The marriage of Mr. Albert C. Ross,
of this city, and Miss Maud Ethel
Kindred, of Tokeland, Wash., was sol
emnised at the home of the bride's ptO
ents Tuesday evening. The ceremony
was conducted by Rev. W. 'Seymour
Short, pastor of Grace, church of As
toria;. Miss Florence Ross, sister of
the groom, was the bridesmaid, and
Mr, Nat Tallant the best man. At
the conclusion of the wedding the In
Ited guests, about Z5 in number, sat
down to a wedding supper. Mr; and
Mrs. Ross are still at Tokeland, where
they will spend Christmas, and on Sat
urday will arrive In Astoria to take up
their residence here.
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