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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1904)
INTERNATIONAL" POULTRY FOOD ' i . p.,,r A Pvo, "i i Makes your hens lay Eggs. The in crease of Etfgs will pay for the food. Coat is saved. 1 cent a feed for twelve fowls. 23 and 59, cts pKg. w Pails $3.50 Fresh Ranch Eggs 35 cents per Dozen ROSS. HIGGINS (St CO. UOOIJ OOODS ouit himxialty . local Brevities. Walter i.rry haa bean appoint" Janitor of th court house. HI. aahuy will be 30 monthly an4 b will act after February I. , Lateet reports from Portlind art tc th effect thai Henry Bhermati In gelling along nicely ami thnl h I able to alt up. Ilia iiMR4y recovery la rM grd4 m certain. Yeit.rday' (term wee aompanled oy a heavy full of rnln and all day long th atraete war deserted. Th weath er waa ettresnely disagreeable and th. ffoct waa jlulnly noted In tha stores if I La merchant. V. , Repairs la tha pewer hauaa of tha Aa turla Klectrlo Company were not com lilatad lost nlaht and only tha etreet llghta wara burning. Manager Cool tilK hopoa to hava tha work finished so aa to aupply palrona with ilghta to nlxht. Tha abaenca of llghta haa work ad a aarluua hardahlp In all parta of town, but hereafter much baltar aar viva will ba glT.n. - Tha following portona, all natives of Finland, yaatarday daelarad thalr In tantlon of. becoming cltlaana: Hsnry Puakala, Jacob MyllyoJa, Andraw MyllyoJa, Anton Aatrom, Frank H.nry Ralvnwlio, Abal tempi. - " Tha negre who waa eenteneed ta 2S days' Imprlaonmant by Polio Jud Aoderauit, for traapaaa, la till' In Jail having fallad thua far to taka ad van Uga of tha opportunity offered him by tha court to laava tha city. .'. ... . A slid aoaurr.d an tha A. A C, Sun day at llugby, and aa a reault paaaen- gwra ara required to walk a abort dis tance ,ln tranaferrlng. Superintend- ant McOutre haa larga forca of man t work and rapalra will shortly be mad. Only twa jam wara bawled In tha Sunday contaat at tha Commercla Club alley. Tha feature of tha bowl Ing waa tha fine erorr of 1 tfml by Jack Bey, The laat half of tha taajr beId ona game of 174 pins, of aa ar(4g.of to. it in hoped th entire team will ba got togathar during th week for practice. ' " "'- Tha board af dlraotora of th Cam marclal Club bald an etanded meat Ing laat night and attandad to many maltera of Imports nca to tha club waa decided to hang up aaveral medal for a handball tournament and to an couraga thla feature of tba amateur aport In every way. r The Real Thing the Annual SALE That Has . Made FAMOUS ! FAMOUS! ! FAMOUS! ! ! Hermiin Wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter. X? & X? BEAUTIFUL POKTIERES WILTON BRUSSELS SMYRNA AXMINISTER CREX JUTE X, In Hll Nlatea up to 0x12 cut. ' Let us show you just what these beautiful tapestries are, CHARLES HEILBORN & SON ASTORIA'S LEADING H0U3EFURNISHERS ' Everything for tho home. 'Ask to see bur Jewell ranges. Tha sleotrle light at tha somer of Commercial and Twelfth street away ad from It faatenlnga and fall with a crash to tha atraat Tba accident happened at 10; JO. Tba loos wire awayad over tha aldewaJka, but for tunataly no ona cama along whoa curiosity prompted him to teat th voltuga of tha ayatam. Tha aaunty oourt at Ita aaaalan yea lerday completed tha work of draw Ing th circuit court Jury Hat. One hundred and thirty-two namea were anlected yesterday. Thla morning the court will taka up tha matter of elect ing judgea and clerk of election. In ail, 1SI ara to be named. Tha court will occupy tha tlma of almoat tha entire day. i At laat nlght'a meeting of tha Cham- bar of Commerce tha annual report of Prealdent Welch waa pre Minted. It daala briefly with many matter and contains reference to tba paaalng of tha hoatil feeling which formerly as lated between tha people of Aatorla and tha people of Portland. Tha re port will appear In full In Tha Aator- lan tomorrow. Tha Aaterla branch of tha Marina Engineer Beneficial Aaaoclatlon haa elected tha following offlcara for the year: Prealdent, F." H. Newhall; vice-president. E. L. Babbldge; Bee retary and treasurer, C. T. Smith; trustees, F. B. Munaon. George Oood ell and E. L. Babbldge; bualne man- er. C. T. Smith. There ara 17 member of tha local branch, the af fulra of wblcb are In a aatlaractory condition. I Tha Columbia theater opened laat! night with a blr attendance. The vaudeville company played to an ap preciative audience and th manage ment la to be congratulated upon the good fortune In aecurlng auch an ag gregation of atara. Today th ticket omce will be open at S o'clock in the afternoon for the purpoae of avoid ing th rush that would otherwiae be bound to take place at the door In the evening. , At yaatarday' .ion of th county court Road Maater Frye waa Inatructed to furnlah to the road aupervlaor of dlHtrlit No. S 10.000 feet of lumber to repair a roud on the Wallu.kl. while 10,000 feet of lumber will be furnlsh id to th aupervlaor of the Olney dla trli t for repair to the road leading from Olney to Young rive falla. The court yeaterday formally entered Into agreement with the Budget and Herald for publication of the proceeding In aafety, Tba ldenty of th veeel lying to off 1tcl waa not mad out. .Paaifl J.edg,'No. 4, D. af H, had aUd Ihaudlatlont of ofllaera at laat nlght'a meeting. Following ara th new officer: Paat chief of honor, Mra Lottie M. Co; 5 chief of honor, Mr a Mary Herman; I lady of honor, lira. Anna P. Heed;, chief of ceremonie Mra, Mary Bpelmlra; recorder, Mra Emma E, Cyrua; financier, 'A. R. Cy- rua; receiver, Mr. Elvira Placlonerl; uaher, Mr. Annie Iilrch; I. W., Mia Dora B. Hanaeo; O. W H. N. N'y- man. After the Inatallatlon ceremonie a banquet waa aerved and the large number of member present enjoyed themlve to a reasonably lata hour On of th most daring and dattardly holdupa ever reported aa having been perpetrated by Portland thug I said to have occurred Juat after dark, Sat urday night, when Isaac Smith, col lector for a local weekly paper, waa held "up by two masked and armed men, robbed of every cent he possessed thrown from tha deck of tha .Madison street bridge Into-the murky water of the Willamette river, and left alone In a battle for Ufa against the current After a desperate etrurcle, during which ha aank twice, th victim of the murderoua criminal declare he man aged to reach tha east ihore of the stream. Tha Columbia River Packer' Asso ciation baa awarded to Ferguaon A Houston th contract for erecting the new building at tba old Hantborn cold storage plant Tha association la to build a aharp freezing addition to the present plant, and the enlarged con cern will ba tha largest on the river with the single exception of the Blue Mountain plant at Portland. The ca pacity of tha flah-freiing plant will ba IS tone dally, and the output of Ice will be from alx to seven ton. A new engine and a compressor r are to be Installed and tha plant put in first-clans shape for the coming sea son's work. Representative B. F. Jones, of Lin coln county, while In Albany on his way home from Portland, said that he had evolved a acheme for extracting precious melnls from tha aands of the sea coaat that he think will prove auc easeful : It la a system of placet mln Ing. The aands of the coast ara' rich In platinum and gohi Mr, Jones as serta, and the man wha can paratc the metal from the aanda call . make money. Mr. Jonea recently sent a quantity of tha sand to New York and received pay for It at the rate of $750 per ounce, which shows that there art rlchea In the Oregon aea coast. Mr. Jonea aaya he owns a mile and a half of ocean beach near Otter rock, Just northwest of Newport ' J. H. Hansen, chairman of tha eonv mlttse on'publto property of the city council, yeaterday received another of fer for the present city hall alte. The man tendering th propoaal offera tc make a cash payment of $500 and yearly poymenta of $1200 for a period of 1! yeare, with Intereat at the rate of S per cent on the deferred payment While tha offer la regarded a a reas onable one, It Ih highly Improbable, ac cording to councilman, tha council will sell on these terms, aa a cash pay ment la required before work can be begun on a new building. A fire In Chinatown Sunday nigh caused great excitement among the native and for a Mhort time promised to do much damage to property. Tht blase originated in a defective flue and the aporka set Are to a pile of rubbish In the rear of the, store on the aoutr side of Bond street betwen Eighth and Ninth. There waa the usual Intense excitement' among the Chinese, whe gathered their effect together prepar atory to flight.. The ohomlcal arrived on the scene and extinguished the bins In ahort order. This was the third fire to occur in a week within the blocks The stsamar Aberdeen, arriving Sun day, from Sun FranclBco and way points, had a narrow escape from de struction Soon after leaving Coos bay PaHlng Heceta Huad at night the Aber , deen came ' upon a vessel lying hove to in the storm, and , the coaator'a wheel waa put over Just In time to avoid a collision. When the Aberdeen came about a huge wave struck hei astern, and 'a . moment later another sea came over her. Captain Daniels thought tha : decks would be swept clean,' but th steamer came through . .... : . '- ' . An election of officers was held tact night by the Chamber of Commerce which resulted aa follow; " President James W. Welch; vice president. J. W. Suprenant; secretary, C. R. Higj gins; treasurer, G. W. Lounsberry The report of the eecretary and. treas urer showed that the chamber has now on hand $110, or thereabouts A general discussion took puwe relative to the proposed Improvement of the harbor line and the dredging opera tions at the mouth of the river, and the committee on navigation and. com merce waa Inatructed to" look up th matter of the harbor line and make a full report at the next meeting of the body. A committee waa appointed tc draw up resolutions of condolence on the death of C. R. Thomson, a highly esteemed member of the chamber. Newa wat rso.iv.d in this city yes terday that the sale of the property of me North American Fisheries Com-J pany had been deferred until Febru ary . The company went Into the handa of a receiver lust year, Thomas Gorman gelng appointed. ' The court recently ordered the property of the concern sold at auction, specifying that the opening bid be not leas than $80,600 According to a telegraphic message re ceived yesterday, ahere were no bids above thla figure, and the sale was post pnned. Local parties have ..been figur ing on purchasing thla property. The company owned the big cannery at Anaoortes, Wash., and a plant at Orays harbor. It also owned several valuable sound fish traps, three of which were bought by It for $126,000. The comiwny represented an Invest ment of fully $400,000 and was origi nally organised by Porter Bros., of imcago. This latter firm lost some $300,000 In Chicago and Its affairs went Ijito the hands of a receiver. It is a beautiful thing for a grocer to do, to sell Schilling's Best ; for the goods are good and the dealing is high; there's nothing; higher in business. jsW" "f V -Hi"! J r"..'". 14! ! i ' i V January- Clearance AND Mark Down tSale AND These Are Sample Prices Begolar $1.25 and $US0 Wrapper yoarn. choice tbia week for only vyc Ona lot Children's dreasee that sold for ' 75e, 98c and $1 25 your choice this week for......,., KC . Men' tails that have been aelluig at tllfiO, $13 and $17.60 your choice n ft C thia week... y-w Boy's Suits that have been aelliog, at flSO $2.75, $3, and $3 25, jroor choice ri0r " . for tiiia week HORSE DEPT. ST0HE The Place to Save Money. 508510 Commercial St. 508-510 Commercial St. ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN tOX, Pres. and Supt A. L. FOX, Tic President. F. L BI9110P, Secretary A8TUKIA SAVINGS BANK, Tress Designers and Manufacturers of V THK I.ATK3T IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS.. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. , ; CORRESPONDENCE SOUQTED. Foot of Fourth Street, ASTORIA, OREGON. The Popular Restaurant Two door east from Seventh Htreet, on Aster street Best of 8errice.Eeiy thing In season. We also have desirable j& & Furnished Rooms a a for rent by day, week or month . P. A. PETERSON, Proprietor; Lstor St., - ' - - - Astoria, Or. ;mwmmmii:'.iii;;;iiiiiiiii)ii'.iiiii;mnmt Ton can sate money by seeing Robinson Furniture Store FOR ' DESKS, COUCHES, CENTER TABLES AND ROCKERS : " . Be Sure and See Them Before Buying Elsewhere Prices Are Right inmniii;n;iii:;iii:iinimnntrmtntt.'ffltrmmi:ituiii;i;:xttmffl ill ! W ft? j 1 1 i' f THE OHIO and other first class Stoves and Ranges Complete line now on exhibition. ' EVERYTHING fOR THE HOUSE. II. II. ZAPF, Th Houm Fumiihtr.