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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1903)
ASTORIA, OREGQtf, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1903. PAGE SEVENS' fA;GOOD INVESTMENT. f .- .. Keal Eetate values may fall, Stoeksot any kind may ). decline, banks may suspend, and so, also,' may ln- lnsurance companies, but If you wanttomake a safe vestment and be sure of converting your cash Into something that Is bound to appreciate la value, T- ' Buy J", 4, : v An now that the rainy season Is at hand, remember . ' ,! " that we can furnish, at reasonable cost a handsome " " " "'" Silk Umrella for yoursels, your wife or your mrert.--.-- j. H SEYnOUR,cTrwti HI IWI'II H ill IW-Wf 1 1 1 SHOW WINDOW T w.'-l-.jjfOU will find "every ; ! months : ot,. November and , December 150 Solid Gold and Gold-filled watches, with . the finest Walthan, Elejn and Hampden movements, all away below eastern prices. Change of entire display daily. Come and see.' , Count them. : ... ,; , : BLACK Sfl IT H I NO. Carriage and Wagon Building. First 'Class Horse Shoeing tossing Qptnp- Work,. All kinds of wagon materials in stock ... for sale. - VVe guarantee the best work done in the city. Prices right. ANDREW ASP. Corner Twelfth and Duane Sts. Plumbing and Tinning est Work est Prices est Material B Prompt Attention Given to All Orders W. N. Commercial Street HOME COOKING 1 We are prepared to furnish good table board at the most reason able rates. Home oooking and wholesome food, and courteous treatment to our patrons. The Central Hotel K. M. HANSEN & CO., N O T H I N G P L E A wS ES if so well as nicely laundried linen,; , We. have the neatest and most sanitary laundry in the state and do the best " work.-Ali White help. , ;1 .... ri . J ,,r f ' nane 8t; The Troy Laundry Scow Bay Iron8v Brakrks If .' Manufacturers of i Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings, ! General Foundrymen and Patternmakers. r; ; . Absolutely firstclass work. Prices' lowest. Phone 2451. Corner Eighteenth and Franklin. (ELATERITE Is Mineral Rsbber) tool may ixwy i "y. , or una ELATERITE Take. theMae of shingles, tin, iron, tar and gravel, snd all prepared rootingi For atam,teep surfaces, gutters, Talleyf, eto. Easy to lay. Tern perM for aU eKmatea. Benable in boat. Sold on merit. Guaranteed. It will pay 'or price and iotrmatioa. v,v: I. ' 't.-(.Ti "' ' ' ' TKE ELATtTE ROOFING CO., Worcester Bui'ding, Portland Diamonds. Astoria, drsgon iM"l"l"l"H"l"M"l"H"l"W"l"l"H"l"H"l"'' ! -I- ;mornirig during the 'Phone 921. Siil l n Astoria, Or. Proprietors '.., ...1 ROOFING "As the I Crow Flies" - The shortest line between Minneapolis, St. Paul land Chicago is 1 - the route of the famous North- ; Western Limited !i ,: "The Train for Comfort" '".! every' night in the year. Before starting on a trip no matter where write for interesting Informa tion about comfortable traveling. H.LSISIER, General Agent . 132 Third 6t Portland,' Oregon. " : T. W. TEASDALE, ' General Passenger Agent,',. St Paul, Minn. ASTOftlA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD LEAVE PORTLAND ARRIVE 8:00 a m) Portland Union De 11:10 a m 9:40 pm 7:00 pmj pot for Astoria and Way Points ASTORIA 7:46 a m For Portland andl 11:80 am 6:10 p ml Way Points ( 10:80 p m BBASIPa tIYISIQN 8:15 am 11:35 a m 5:60 pm Astoria for Waren- 7:40 a to ton,. Tlavel Fort 4:00pm Stevens, Hammond10 :46am and Seaside j 6:15 a ml Seaside for War- 12:60 pm 9:30 a ml renton, Flavel.l 7:20 p dm ?:30pm Hammond, Fort '9:25 a m Stevens & Astoria! Sunday only '" ! ' ' " " r All trains make close connections at Goble with all Northern Pacific trains to and from the East and Sound points. J. C. Mayo, General Freight and Pass. Agent KOPP'S BEER HAUi Astor Street Pool and Billiard Parlor Astoria's Most Popular Resort . . . Kopn's Celebrated Beer Always on juraugnt. imported uooas; j elgn and Domestic Cigars or- AL. SEAFELDT DR. O B. ESTES SURGEON. Ottiee Hours, 1 p. m. tot p. mj 6 p. m. 0 8 p. Tuesday and Fridays offlos Servlees to toe xxir. Offloe Northwest oorner Commerelal and tlevent Itrwts, npsUklrs. , DR. F. VAUQHAN, DENTIST, Astoria, Oregon EnUhU of Pythias BaUlng John Fubrman, G. W. Morton. Central Meat Market 642 COMMERCIAL ST. Tour ordert for meats, bnlta FRESH A KD' 8 A L U ' .... . ' Will be promptly and k satlaiar'.orHy. attended to Teleplione No. ml. " ' " RELIANCH Electrical Works .428 BON D 8 T . ' We art thoroughly prepared for maklnj estimate, and executing . order, for all kinds of electrical Installing and Repairing Supplies in stock. We Ml the . celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call V j up Phone 11IL H. W. CYRUS. Mgr OSTEO PATHY : D8. EHODA C KICKS W MansellBldg, Phone Black VM ITS Commercial 8t Astoria Or.. BLOCKADED! m. Erery Household, in Astoria Should Know How to Keslst It. The back ache, because the kidneys are blockaded. .,..; Help the kidneys with their work. The back will ache no more. Lots of proof that Doan'a Kidney Pills do this... v-.'f. It's the best proof, for it comes from Oregon. T. W. Bhankland, who is a street car conductor on the Woodstock, street car line, residing at 710 Ellsworth St.j Portland, says: , "Some time last fall began having considerable trouble and annoyance from a dull , aching pain in the back over the kidneys. I think it was caused from the. constant shaking and jarring of the car., I thought at first it would , disappear quickly as it came, but this was not ihe case. Learning of DoaVs Kidney Pills I procured a box and took them according to directions. .The result was entirely satisfactory., , The,, backache grew less and ..less and soon disap peared and as far as, I can tell it has gone for good for there have been no symptoms of reoccurrence." ., Plenty of similar proof In Astoria. ?all at, Charles Rogers, druggist for particulars. ,., , For sale by all dealers; price 50 cts. Foster-MUburn , Co., Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for the TJ. S, Remember ihe name Doan's, and take no other. . ., ..e , Oregon ShotLine Wmqn Pacific 70 hours from Portland to Chlcaj o change of cars. XIAUS . SCHED- . ULES . . From Portland. Depart. Arrive. Chicago Portland. Salt Lake, Denver, Special Ft. Worth, Oma- 8:20 a. ha, Kansas City, vlaHunt. St. Louis, ChU lngton. cago and East. Ip.tn. Atlantic Salt Lake, Denver, Ft Worth, Oma ha, Kansas City St Louis, Chicago and East . Express 8:U p.m. vlaHunt 10:30 a.m. ington.l Walla Walla, . Lewiston, Spo kane, Minneapolis St. Paul, Duluth, St. Paull FastMai: 6 p. m.1 ' via. 7:35 p. m. Milwaukee, Chicago Bpokanej and East . OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. From Astoria All sailing dates subject td change. For San Francis co every five days. 7 a. m. Daly ex Columbia River to Portland and Way Landings. t: a. m., Daily ei cept Moi cept Sun day Steamer Nahcptta leaves Astoria on tide dally except Sunday for Ihraco, connecting there with train, for Long Beach, Tig)a and North Beaqh point. Returning arrives at Astoria sam ev ening. ; 6. W. ROBERTS, Agent, Astoria. New Equipment Throughout ' Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and Buffet, Smoking Library Cars. - ASK THE AGENT WTJR TICKETS vu . ..TO.. . SPOKANE, ST. PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS. CHICAGO AND ALL POINTS EAST. . 2 TRAINS DAILY FAST TIME 2 For Full Particulars, Rates, Folders, Etc., Call on or Address Daylight Trip Through the Cascade and Rocky Mountain t. W. PHALOM, ' H. DICKSON, Trav. Pass. Agt ' City Ticket Art m Third Street, Portland. (IS Flnrt Avenue, - fteattle. Wash. A. B. C DENNI8TON, O. W. P. A. EARLY DAYS GONE OVER John Minto Cites Facts and Fig ures Relating to Life of ; Astoria Pioneers. ANSWERS MANY ? QUESTIONS Judge Bowlby Gets' Information on 8ubjeots That Have Heretofore Been Obaour to the Pub lie Generally j Recently Judge 3. Q. A. Bowlby submitted a number of questions to John Minto of Salem, touching upon the early days in and about Astoria. Mr. Minto Is a well known authority upon this subject, and his answers con tain an interesting lot,, of 'data. '.The1 answers were supplemented by a letter lirillghtenlng further the searcher after truth relating to pioneer life., The en tire correspondence ts here produced in The Astorlan and News, and : will doubtless prove interesting reading to many r tit might' be that some of the exact dates that are obscure to Mr. Minto can be furnished by old residents of this section. Communications from such will be very acceptable. q7 In what'yenr was the Hunt mill built? What kind of wheel and Baw? TA. 1843 '41 Overshot wheel, hung on upper edge of bluff bf about 70 feet fall. Upright sash saw. Cut from 2000 to 3000 per diem. It was not until I8t! that a single yoke of oserr wa.i uwd. ' Q, Was the lumber i-af ted down the creek toth? rivrt t 'V' 5 t; , : a. The lumber was'floated down the creek at first. I squared the wooden rails for the tramway across the bot tom previous to July; 847., , ;' . ? q,; Did the SUvle'dt Grasse 't load there? I? so what channel did she fol-. low when she went down the river loaded? Wnat.were the eircurdstanc.es of her wreckt . . 'A. 1 can not say where this vessel was loaded . I saw her first hanging on the suken rock nearly opposite the bldcfc house built by E. A.: Wilson, which' became Upper Astoria. Q. When did Tlskey Smith build at Smith's point . A. The house was there in 1MB. Q. When did John McClure build on his place? . ' ;, ' A.. McClure' came from California irt 1S42 with cattle from the Russian seti tlement or station. Q. When did Wilson build at Upper Astoria ? ' When did Robrt bortMg build on his claim? Who built, and when, the next house below McClure? A. I can not answer these ques tions with exact dates. Q. Whet was Shark's point called before the wreck of the Shark? A. This point had no specific name until tho shelter for the Shark's crew was built. ' ' ' ij . , Q. In what year was the Judson mill built at Ft. Clatsop? What kind of power?' ; ,,,,, , .,, A. In thi fall of 1S49 . I worked seven weeks on the foundation. I can not tell how much advanced it was be fore a winter freshet swept it away It was not at Ft. Clatsop, but an esti-' mated mile up stream. Q. When did you stop living about the mouth of the river? A. I never had a' residence there, but worked at Hunt's mill in 1845, '46 and '47, and as abi-e stated In 1849 for Harold Judson," on the Netul (Lewis and Clark). :- , ,i; i ; f Q. Who was Toung, alter whom the Always Ramentber tbt Full JN axative Mromo , Qaiai Cures Cold In One Day, Crlpta 2 &v S I C'. SJ CH , -v ' j For tSale Everywhere. river and bay was named ? 1 - A. I do not known Probably one of 1 the Lewis and Clark party; or One of; Aator's men. - . 5 Q. I see on an old map that the high . point, back of Shark point is called, Astor point, and Smith', point, Young's, point. Please explain .; J " t A. Probably these were first names. Mr. MInto's letter follows: " ' "t have tried to insert answers to' all your questions, but -while doing It has occurred to me that soma of greater Importance might be' " added ' and answered, as: ' " " '' ;' "When and by whom was crime pub-. llcly puniRhed? ' "'S "". .. . "At Fort George (Astoria) In 1841 by i Dr. John McGlo'iBhlln, chief factor or, the Hudson Bay Company. An Indian murdered ?on of the company', traders j at rillar Rock lor purposes of rob- j bery., There was no question of hi.) guilt. The chief factor invited all claa ses of settlement,; Indiaa ' chiefs and" missionaries to be present. He supxr; intended the construction for hanglngj a. sailors are h;ing, summoned thosv present t join him in the act of exe-J cutlon, bared his trend white head and called all to witness that King Georgej men, Boston men and Frenchmen weral as one in the punishment 'of ' sucbi crlmts. A ' . "t ' '.'.-'j f . "The first'" arrest under ..AinertcaUi made law was Fellows at. Woody l land for trading liquor to Indians for salmon in 184$, The officer was Cap tain R. W. Morrlson.j deputy yfor Thomas Owen, sheriffs Tho first whlto maiden married In or from the county, was Miss Mary Hobson, eldest sister of the 'ate John Hobson and Mrs. Mary Hobson. She was of English birth1 The first , school house built by an American home builder, was erected by R, W.,.-Morrison at bis.; homestead,' Miss Jane Fisher was teaching schoof in it in 1847, when Martha Ann Mor. rlson,' tho first American born bride1, was married In It, to, ',Joln Minto, an Americanized Briton, by Rev. Lewi. Thompson, the ploreer Presbyterian minister, He. preached in the school House until a slto for.;a Hierter a parsoniigo was given' by Jfli VVt Moirlson from her Sonation "lan5. A "A. F. Ayilson made one shipment of salt salmon In barrels 9 Boston via Cape Horri , The fiBh ckurned to ple4 es In the passage. , ' . "J consider the dropping of the first gill net and the successful sealing are historical points of Infinitely greater! Importance thn the exact sites of Forts Astor and George. James Blrnia retired from thi Hudson. Bay Company and charge of Fort George in 1848, an4 was succeeded by Alexander Latta, who fur a time acted as bar pilot, also." , Heavy 8torm In Indiana. Princeton, Ind Deo'. 28. A heavy storm Saturday : night ' j did at least 8100,000 damaga in southern Indiana, blowing down biilldlngs, trees, fences and telephone and telegraph wires. Psaoeful Settlement Probable. St. Petersburg, Dec. 28,. 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