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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1901. PAGE FIYE. A RECORD BREAtiING' OFFER . To dean lliem up In i nuriy, we offer at a tnarrelowJy low prka ANCY- CLUSTER RAISINS t ( .. . 1-. One Hundred 30 pound boxaa value lor $1.70. rmy, 5 puuml regular value rr AOc. :.. IXINT FORGET, tbat we're eelliuf tba largest sod boat navel . oranis lo lb olty for tba amalleat plaoa of money. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. 00011 OOODH OUIt FKCIALTY Lccal Brevities. WanUd an Industries boy to learn tha printer! trad. Apply at Astor tan office. George iariier and Prof. A. L. Clark kava begun to eipert tba boofca of Chief of Police' llsllock and Audltoi nil Police Judge Anderson. Th work In tha auditor! department waa begun lat nlfht, Thamaa Rutaal waa arrestee yester day on complaint of William Wellman who ehargea that Russel ud abusive language. Tha prlaonar waa ralaaaed on t9 ball, and falling to appear In court forfeited tha amount. ' A letter from William Dudley, L L. Thorp and D, M. Iland, council com milts of North Ysklma, waa received In tba city yeeterday. Tha commute Is aavklnx Information In regard lo tha conduct of electric light ayatama ' . . " " and witter plants, having been appoint ed by thalr town for tba purpoee of compiling a report on tha same. Tba lettey contained a long )tat of ques tion, bearing on every phaaa of tha subject. . If you want something good go t A. V. Allen' and ak far Ponce d Leon genuine Porto Rico eoffea with out blend, quality unsurpassed, nevoj delicious, wll) plaaaa tha anoet fee tldlous taste, ... ,; ., fc ' At a meeting of tha police eemmle Ion yeeterday organisation waa affect ed by tha naming of . 0. Gordon aa chairman. Officer Charlea Oammal waa appointed police rapUla. hlsoond being fixed at 11000. "There ie no question but that The Aatorlan la tha flneat papr over pub lished In tha city," eat Thomas Trul lint r to an Aatorlan man yeeterday 'Tor my part ! would cheerfully f 1 a month for tha paper, aa it la well worth tha money.'" Mr. "TrutllngeT t one of tha many'Tha people of A torla have awakened to tha fact thai a finf , paper pay, and that It peyf to pay for a good paperi r '.fjt John Welek, wha had been aaptaln of tha steamer El Hurd for aevertfi year put, haa resigned, to accept a pceltlon with the Cutting Packing Com pany aa processor. Mr, Welck la re garded aa one of the bet processor on the river.' The , Real Thing the Annual, SALE That N Has Made leraian Wise a FAMOUS 1 FAMOUS! ! ' FAMOUS 111! tit H t '"" The Reliable Clothier and Hatter & ? & ." ' . : . ..v. , "' 1 "' BEAUTIFUL ;:ft:;:;V PORTIERES AND RUGS 1 7' 'U U OUR RUG LINE. " 'r" ; "7;a ; WILTON AXMimSTER BRUSSELS CREX SMYRNA JUTE : ..-- ' ,; In all le up to Oxl t ' ' - .', " Let lis show' you just wind these beautiful tapestries are. GI1ARLES HEILBORN SOU i ASTORIA'S LEADING HOlSEFURNlSHERSt Erorythiiig for th hout. ' Ask to see owe Jewell ranges. Tha union preyer meeting are eontln ulng this week. Last night tha Pre byteHan church waa well attended by worshipers, Rev. L. J. Trumbull of tha ttaptlst church, leading, ' The meeting this evening will be held at tha Medothlst church. ' At tha MeOregor mill yesterday soma heavy 10-foot tlmbera were being cut for tha Abuka cannery of tba Co lumbia River Puckere Association. The tlmbera will be used In tha construe tlon of a scow, which will be framed here and aent north In sections. Contraotor Palmbsrg haa a feret of men enguged In providing new gal lery eilte at Fishers' theater. There will be one exit from each gallery, and at the close of perform ancee tha gat' lery crowd wilt not Interfere with thoea who are leaving the main portion of the house. . ', .,. Tha work af driving tha foundation for tha West Astoria aaw mill of C A. and A. V. Allen la progressing nicely. It la expected by Meiers. Al len that tha mill will be ready to com mence operatlona early In tha spring The mill will be an Important indue try for the weet end, , At a meeting af tha Cooke and Wait era' Union held yesterday afternoon following offlcera were elected to serve for the ensuing term; President, Mure DeLane; vice-president, Ralph Clrk; secretary, Fred Bowers; treas urer, John Blatch. Routine matter! occupied the reet of the time of tb meeting. Having received many inquiriea Mr Wise wishes to atate that ticket holder do not have to be present at the dis tribution. The first four ' number drawn will be entitled to the World'' Fair ticket, whether they nr present or not. The numbers drawn and the lucky winners' names will be publish ed In Friday's papers. . Meesee. George and Barker atarted yeeterday for their Point Roberta can nery to attend the annual meeting and look over the plant. They will go tc New Westminister, B. C, and then by way of the Fraaer river to Lander! landing, from which point they wll! drive seven and one half miles to the cannery. They will be absent from tha city for 10 days or two weeksi f , ;; - . : V A matinee will be given at (ha Co lumbia theater this afternoon, begin- Ing promptly at, 2:0 p'clock. fThe program will be an entire change from that which haa been In progress during the week. Price of admission to Indies and children, 10 and 30 centa. Laat nlgbt there waa a good attendance lr spite of the stormy weather, and the audience evinced the aame Interest lr the performance aa on former occas ion., .' .(..: ' ' A telegram waa reoelved yesterday by Frank Bplttle from George Warren who la traveling north with the bod) of the late C. R. Thomson. The wire stated that ths body would reach Port land this evening, and it Is believed that if connections can be made with the local train, will reach Astoria this evening. Mr. Warren stopped at, Los Angeles en route from Mexico, and liHjrnlng of Mr. Thomson's death, went at once to Mrs. Thomson's assistance His tpl7intlne of lodge methods are ingenious and memhert 'of fraterna orders throughout - the country takt pe'll (Jt'Ught la wltnrelng the dlffl cultiea ih&ugh Which ne4msa. Last season over CO eneflt , performance wera given," an t arrangemeata have already been perfected for nearly. fO during the presort tour, so don't fail to secure your, seats. Messrs. "Uher have, at the solicit tlon of Mansger 8x1 1 g, agreed to pro vide two fire doors. The double doort will be provided on the left-hand aide of tha building, Just south of the box and will be so arranged that, in case of fire, they can be Instantly swung open by merely pressing a button. The door will be large enough and conven iently enough arranged to Insure the safety of theatergoer , The Chlcagc horror had tha effect of bringing home to opera house owners all over tba tha necessity of precautionary meas ures, and Messrs. Fisher are not alow to adopt Manager 8ellgs recommen datlona. A 25-gsme tryaut haa been Inaugu rated at the Commercial club alleya beginning January It and ending Jan uary 10. The tryout will be held for tha purpoee of determining the bowl ing dualities of tba men, and from the showings made handicaps will be fixed Contrary to the usual rule, the Com mercial bowlers are anxious to bow) with tba amalleat possible handicaps and It la expected that ail the member w,(ll strive hard to finish around the coveted 40 mark. Aa aoon aa the try out la over an Intereating three-men team series will be commenced. A medal has been hung up for tha try- out, and three medals will be offered to the team winning the next contest Whether or not the delegatea to tha convention now In aesalon In Portland will coma to Astoria la a question that cannot be answered. When tha pro posal waa made to General Freight and Paasenger Agent Mayo, of the A- C., he offered to bring down the visi tors at half rates, agreeing to run an excursion for 1500, whereas the regular charge for auch service Is 11000. In view of the fact that the A. A C. has no particular connection with any of the transcontinental, Mr. Mayo deem this offer a reasonable one. He re turned . yesterday from Portland and sold to a newspaper man that the mat ter had not been settled as yet, no re ply to hla proposal having been, re ceived. . ' , '' . v As yet no action haa been taken by the barbers', union relative to the de mand of the employers that the unlon'i action In raising the price of hair-cut-ting to 35 cents be reconsidered. The employers axe loud in their protest ot the union's action, and one of the leading men in the business declares he will discharge his entire force of, union men if the decision Is not re considered. lt appeara that barbers unions have always been granted the privilege of fixing prices for shaving halr-cuttlng and other service. , Bar ters ur guaranteed a certain Weekly salary tlS In Astoria for ordinary men and (0 per cent of tha weekly re-j celpts In excess of I2S. By making the price of hair-cutting higher their wages would naturally be increased. It la probable no action will be taker until the next meeting of the union. Contraotor Qoodin reporta that he will be unable to finish the Improve ment en Sixteenth street Until good weather sets In. The original con tract called tor completion of the work on the 13th of this month',' but after the. differences of contending parties relative, to the wisdom of the pro poaed Improvement,' the ilmlt was re moved. , Sixteenth street, when the Im provements are fully made, promise to be one of the finest thoroughfare In the city.. The work .being don b ubeta,ntlal and thorough In every re "PTh :. ..' :-V, :. -; .. . ;., Don't fail to bs an hanJ O 'UI, this morning to reserve your seats for Are You a Mason." For genuine flashes of wit. : ludicrous complications and sidesplitting complications, "Are You a Mason?" to be presented at Fishers' opera house tomorrow night Is facile prlnceps In the dramatlo offerings of the year. The story recounts the ex periences through which one, Amos Bloodgood, a rather gay old man. passes In his endeavor to deceive his wife Into believing he has Joined the Masons when In reality he has not. For tha convenience of voters, who should not put off the Important duty of registering for the county election the boundaries of the city precincts are published, as follows: Precinct No 1, that portion of the city from Smith Point to Second street; t No I, from Second to Seventh; No. J, from Sev. enth to Tenth; No. 4, from Tenth to Fourteenth; No. 5. from Fourteenth to Twenty-first; "No. , from Twenty nrst to Thirty-fifth No. T, frorc Thirty-fifth to city limits. The city precinct No. s extends from Smith Point to the McClure claim line, the hitter line being really the line of Frt street, tor which no provision has evei been nwde,. , Voters living between the claim line and Second street, reglstei In the first precinct, and not In the Second precinct. -as lu the city elec tions. , Thus far only a few of. the "sooners".; have registered .-.v., a. ;.. , ' Hvolittion Inniilueuf.'v" ;" X aura sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble In your system, Is ner vousness, sleeplessness,' or stomach up sets: Electric Bitters' will quickly dis member the' troublesome causes. It never falls to tone tha stomach, regu late the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver and clarify, the blood.-Run' down system benefit particularly and all . tha usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough ef fectiveness. Electric Bitters la only SO oenta, and that la returned if It don't give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Chaa. Rogers, druggist. Clearance Don't let the little ones suffer from eciema, or other torturing skin dis eases. No need of It. Doan's Ointment lcate skin. ' At any drug atore, 60 centi AND 4 i Mark Down Sale - AND These Are Sample Prices Begalar 11.25 and $1.60 Wrappers yonrA cbutoa ibis week for only On lot1 Children's dreaaea tbat sold for 75c, 98c aod $125 your choice this jo. .kW lien's rtaita that bava been selling at ' f 12.60, $13 tod $17 50 your choke tntc tbia arec....., Boy'a Roils tbat have been selling:, at $150 - $2.75, $3, and $8 25, yoor choice 0r for this week . . DEPT. STORE The Place to Save Money. 508-510 Commercial St. ' 508-510 Commercial St. Astoria iron works JOHN rox. Pres. and Supk F.L BISHOP, Secreiiry A. L. FOX, Vic President. ABrOBIA SA VINOS BANK, Tress Designers and Manufacturers of V ' THB LATEST IMPROVED ' . CANNING MACHINERY. MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. . ' Foot of Fourth 8treet, ASTORIA, OREGON. The Popular Restaurant Two doora et from Seventh Htreet, on Astor atreeL Best of Serrice.Ereiything in season. We also bare desirable j& & Furnished Rooms & & for rent by day, week or month . P. A. PETERSON, Proprietor. Astor St., Astoria. Or. rissajsBpi hi 1 rn 1 11 11 1 'maum ijij THE OHIO and other first data Stoves and Ranges , . Complete line now on exhibition. ' everything for the house. H. H. ZAPF, The Houm Furnisher. Notice of Dissolution. . Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned doing . business under the firm name of Kinkella & Company, proprietors ot the New Style restaur ant, have this day, by mutual consent, dissolved partnership, John . Kinkella continuing In the business." All out standing accounts will be collected by the new firm, who will pay all obliga tions. . ' ' ( - JOHN BARAQO, , John Kinkella, 1 Astoria, Oregon, Jtn . ll, 1904 . ' ' : D Soap for toilet, "nursery, bath and shaving. Match- less among all soaps in ; the vorld for these pur-., 1 poses. 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