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ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 19CU.
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SCHOOL LEVY
NOTSO GREAT
. Eight-Mill Tax' Decided . Upon at
" Meeting of Taxpayers'
Last Night
; REDUCTION IS THREE MILLS
' Report of Clerk Ferguson lre-
- rented, Showing Henuct
ton In Indebtlu-K
ot $34,230.
..-"... i-.
'": A nwetl.if of the taxpayers of schsol
Y district No. 1 (the city ot Astoria) was
held at Shively school last stfht, when
".' tht levy for the year was fixed. The
sfciiMfnJ
school board had carefully com
the matter and recommended to the
taxpayers last night that the levy be
' milts, on an assessed valuation of
I1.S0M54. The recommendation of the
board was adopted. "
The levy fixed last night Is S mills
less than that of last year,, when 11
mills were assessed on a total valuation
at " approximately 81.100,000. This
year's levy will net HMtT.SS, whereas
la.t rear tax brought In about SIT,
CM. -
The report of School Clerk Ferguson
for the past year was presented to the
taxpayers. The report makes the fol
lowing showing:
Receipts
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 190S...I S71 17
Received from county treas
urer, l-mil! levy, .......... 1J.814 SO
Received from county treas
urer, J-min levy 4.710 SO
Received from tax redemp
tions '
Received from county super
intendent, state appor
tionment MSI 5
Received from tuitions 1"S 00
Received from Insurance .... 25 00
Received from sale ot bonds
to state 2.XX
Received from bills payable,
local banks 09
'J.
Total 87&.0S8
Expenditures
Supplies ................ ...t 90S 4
Repairs U4 49
Expenses-. ... ..... .... 45S..49
Wood 720 14
Elections IS SO
Water .A.....:.,:.. ....... 3 16 00
Taylor school 105 11
Material 40 00
Janitor's salaries 2,017 50
Clerk's salaries 50 00
Teacher's salaries 17,101 25
Bond interest 4,533 14
Paid off bonds 4,0K 00
Bills payable 3,000 00
Paid warrants outstanding
December 31, 1903 17 7 81
Total S77.551 47
less warrants outstanding
December 31, 1903 107 25
Balance .. i..,. .(,.'.377,444 22
Cash on hand $594. '""
The following statement shows that
the Indebtedness of the district has
been materially decreased during the
year: ' '
Floating debt Dec, 31, 1902.. S 230 99
Bonded debt Dec. 31, 1902 . . 75,000 00
Total $75,230 99
Bonded debt Dec. 31, 1903 .. 71,000 00
Reduction
.$ 4,320
CITY COUNCIL DECREES
THEATERS STAY CLOSED
Chlcasro, Jan. 14. -From action taki
en tonight by the city council at a spec
ul meeMng, It is evident that Chkago
theaters will not be able to re-open
for some time. The meeting of the -mn
cl! wa-j for the mirpoe of considering a
revision of the building ordinances, and
It was generally expected that the pro
posed amendment would be considered
und adopted, and that the proprietors
of the theaters would know what
would 4e expected of them, arid would
be able to begin alterations at once.
There has been much adverse criticism
No Dessert
More Attractive
'Why use gelatins and
spend hours soaKing,
sweetening, flavoring
and coloring when
Jeli-0
.3 - t,iAm ssosniUsi in 4wrs wnfimfaaaf
Ererytlung in the package. Simply add hot
water and st to cool. It's perfection. Ass,
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex.
pense. Try it Unlay. In Pour Fruit Pis.
vors: XeTnon, Orange, Strawberry, Bass.
Wry. At grooeM, 10a,
ot the propossd chaaires la th bulldiat
ordinances. ... .--....-'
When the measure was called up to
night, Alderman Slaver-1 moved that
eonskloratton be, deferred that all pro
posed amendments be published, and
the whole subtil be taken up when
the council was conversaut with pro
posed ehanges. J :
The motion was iwsseil, and all con
sideration of the r.ew ordinances wss
postponed "until the council Is ready."
, They Will Go to World's Fair.
Foard A PtOkes hall was crowded to
the doors last night, the occasion being
the grand ball given by Herman Wise,
the ever popular merchant, to his mniiy
custodiers. While the chief feature of
the night was the presentation of four
tickets to the world's fair to the luiity
ones, a good time was provided for
all not a moment being spent that waa
not crowded with gaiety. Excellent
musio waa furnished by the Eagle's or
chestra and the floor was In perfect
ition for good dancing. The Judg-
es tor the drawing of the tickets were:
John E. Oratke. J. G. Rosa, Jens H.
Hansen, Alfred Kraus, Chas. Versc-
husen, Chas. II. rroske and Leander
Lebeck. The winners, together with the
lucky nubers gollow: Arthur Peterson,
of the Owldent barber shop, 254: E.
Edwards.. 1571: Harrison ave., 1498;
Chas. Wise, proprietor Waldorf, 1S27:
J. C. Miller. 104. t The Misses Delia,
and Messrs. Fred 'Brown and F. De-
veney contested for a prlsse at cake
walking, and the exhibition ot the two
couples waa of such an excellent na
ture thU no preference could be shown
so they wera all accorded equal hon
ors. The prises were silk umbrellas.
Mrs. J. C. Lldwell was awarded three
fine silk handkerchiefs for being the
tallest lady In the house, while J. O.
Rlchnrdson was given a fine sweater
for the same reason. Miss Delia was
shorter than any other lady m the
bouse, and was presented with a silk
muffler theref w, and Erick Johnson
was punished for his brevity with six
pairs ot woolen socks. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Jones proved themselves to be
the best waltxers on the floor, Mrs.
Jcnes receiving a fine muffler and her
huband a pair ot silk suspenders. M.
Wise will give another drawing of tout
tickets to St. Louis and return In the
middle of July.
TO THE PUBLIC
The attention of tbe imbHc called
to the followlr.s rules and regulation
of the state hoard of health:
Rule IS No person shall K .idinlt'" "
Into any s hool w Sunday f hool tr":r-
tnf house or hulMlns; In wh!h lis
recently occurred a case of dans" o w
communicable disease, without first
"presenting a certificate, signed by a
reputable phrsician, that all danger of
comunlcatlng such disease Is past.
Rule lil X parent, guardian, or oth
er person having charge or control of
any child or children shall allow or per
mit any child or hlidren to go from
any bouse or building m which a case
of smullpox. diphtheria, membraneous
croup, scarlet fever, measles, whooping
cough, or other contagious disease has
recently occurred until such houe or
building has been properly disinfected.
and quarantine has been removed by
the health officer. 5;
Rule 17 It shall be ths duty of every
physician , called to attend a person
sick, or susiiectol Jf being sick, or in
the absence of a physlclan.every house
holder, wherein such sickness Is found,
too report within 24 hours thereafter,
giving the name and residence of all
cases of smallpox, diphtheria, mem-
br.ineus croup, scarlet fever, measles,
or any other contagious disease, to the
..ounty health, officer, or other health
officer who has jurisdiction In the terri
tory. Kule 18 (in part) It shall be the
duty of the health officer, when a case
of smallpox, yellow fever, diphtheria,
membraneous croup, scarlet fever or
mesiles is reported within its Jurisdic
tion, to place, or cause to be placed,
in a consplclous place a quarantine
card upon which is printed In large
letters the name of the disease or the
word "contagious." '
Section 10 of the state board of
health la ws is as folio ws :
"Any person who shall fall to obey
or shall violate such order, shallon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $100, at the discretion
of the court."
Thite rules will be very strictly en
forced. Geo. W, Morton, Chairman Board ot
Health.
R. J. Pllklneton, City Health Officer.
Astoria, Jan. 8, 1904.
To Curs a Cold In Otis Day.
Take Laxatlvs Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it falls to curs. B. W. Grove's sig
nature is on each box. 25e. tf
DENOUNCED
AND UPHELD
Nevada Senator Says President's
Course Anent Panama Sounds
Note of War.
PATRIOTICANNOUNCESDEPEW
Hons) Pannes Legislative anil
JutUftu-y Kill Approprtat
lnf ifU10,000,.KJO, Sec
ond III One. -
Washington, Jan. 14. The senate
today listened to speeches by N'ewlands
on ths Panama question, and Latimer,
advocating the adopt lyn of a plan tor
lmp.-ovement ot the public wagon roads
of ths country. Newlsnds declared
that the course of the president In Pan
ama, wss an act of war and In contrav
ention of the treaty of 184 of Inter
national Uw, and ot the constitution ot
the t'nited Htatea. Depew praised the
president's policy as patriotic, Justified
by precedent and law. Consideration
of ths postotUce Investigation resolu
tion was postponed until next Man.
Washington, Jan. 14.-The house to
day passed the lefislative executive and
Judicial appropriation bill carrying an
aggregate of nearly $30,000,000, and d
Journed until Monday. This is the sec
ond big supply measure to pass the
house. '
The house today refused to sustain
ths action of the committee as a whole
which yesterday adopted an amend
ment striking out the paragraph pro-
tiding for salartva and expenses of the
civil service commission.
"As the
Crow Flies"
The shortest line between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Chicago is
id
V$ the route of the famous
worm
Western Limited
"The Trsin For Comfort"
every night in the year.
Iteftire starting on a trlp-no mutter
where write fur Inuwailng Informs
tloa about comrortublc traveling.
H. L SISLEU General Ajent
132 Third 6L Portland. Oregon.
T. W. TEAHDALE.
(ienentl Paimenitrr Agent,
Ht hul, Minn.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card ot Train
PORTLAND
., Leaves Arrives
Pugst Sound Llmltd.7:SS a m :4S pm
Kansas Clty-Bt. Louis
Special U:l am 1:46 pn
North Coast LlmlUd 8:S0 o m T:Nin
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express 11:4s pro 8:06 an
Take Pugst Sound Limited or North
Coasf Limited for Gray's Harbor points
Take Puget Bound Limited tor Olym
pia direct
Teka Puget Bound Limited or ICaA
sas Clty-Bt Louis 8 pedal for points
on South Bend branch. .
Double dally trsin aerriea oa Gray's
Harbor branch.
Four trains dally between Portland,
Tficoma snd Seattle- ,
it
T
UXORIOUS 1 RAVEL
Th, "Northwestern Llml'.d" trains
electric lighted throughout, both 1'isld
and out, and steam heated, are with
out exception, ths finest trains la ibt
world. They embsdy ths latest, newest
and beit ideas for comfort, convenience
and luxury ever offered the travelling
Dubllc. and altogether are the tficsi
complete and splendid proluotion ct the
car builders' art.
These splendid Trains
Connect With
The Great Northern
The Northern Pacific and
The Canadian Pacific ,
AT 8T. PAUL FOR
CHICAGO and the CAST.
No extra charge for thees superior
acommodations and all rlassss of tick
ets are available tor passtgc ct the
trains on this line sre protected h the
Interlocking Eloefc System.
Ik wt,j
Oregon
Stiotir im
and union Pmnc
70 hours trotn Portland to Chicago
N rhanse of care.
TlMb; dcHs.l-
ULF8
Prom Portland
IVpsrt.
Arrive.
Portland "alt Lake, Denver.
Special Ft. Worth, Oma.
t: p.m
lla.nv ha. Kansas City,
vis Hum J St Louis, Chi
Ington. I cago and Bast.
Atlantic j Halt lake. Unr,
Express Ft, Worts, Oma
I.Wpm iha. Xaaaaa City
f :la.m.
vlaHunt- ft Loula, Chicago
Ington and Bast
I Walla Walla.
St rsulf Lewlston. 8po-
FastMalf kens. Minneapolis
S :00 p.m.
T:4Spm. 8t Paul, Duluth,
via. Milwaukee, Chlcagtl
pokans and East
OCKAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
From Astoria
AU sailing dataa
subject to Changs.
For Saa Francis
7 a. m.
Daly ex
co every five days.
"Columbia? Rlitr
to Portland and
Way Landings,
ei a, m..
Dally ea
esat Mot
cept Suit
day
Bttamer Nahcotta leaves Astoria oa
tide dally sxcept Sunday for Dwaeo.
connecting there with trains for Long
Beach. TIg and North Beach points
Returning arrives at Astoria same ev;
enlng. '
O. W. ROBERTS, Agsat,
Astoria,
New Equipment Throughout Palace
and Tourist Sisepsra. Dining and
Buffet, Smoklag Library Cars.
Daylight Trip Tfrmig the Cascsde
sad Rooky MssnUlns,
PRAEL & COOK
rRAN5PER COMPANY.
Tslspboaa S3L
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All goods shipped ta our ears
Will receive epeclal tattoo.
No SM Duaaa St. W. J. COOK. Mgr
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD
LEAVE PORTLAND ARRIVE
8:00 a m Portland Union Ds- 11:10 a m
7:00 p m pot for Astoria andj 1:44 pm
j Way PoinU
ASTORIA
7:46 a ml For Portland and
11:80 am
10:80 pm
6:10 p m Way PoinU
SEASIDE DIVISION
8:16 am
Astoria for Warsn-j 7:40am
ton, Flavsl Fortj 4:00pm
Stevens, Hammond 10:46 a m
11:86 a ml
6:60 pm
land Seaslds
l:Uam
Seaslds for War- 18:66 ffm
ronton, Flavsl, 7:20 pm
Hammond, Fortj 1:16 a m
Stevens Astoria)
8:S0 a m
8:80 pm
Sunday only
AU trains make close connections at
Ooble with all Northern Psclflo trains
to and from the East and Sound points
J. C. Mayo,
Osnsral Freight and Pass. Agent
A PrlifhteiiMrt tfur,
Running like mad down the street,
dumping the occupants, or a hundrei
other accidents, are every dsy occur
rancea. It behoves everybody to have
a reliable salve handy and there's none
as good as Backlln'a Arnica Salve.
Burns, cuts sores, eeseraa, and pliee,
disappear lulokly under Its soothing
effect,. 2Se, at 'Jhas. Rogers drug store
ASK THE AGENT QK
TICKETS
VIA
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 '
. W. PIIALON, H. DICKSON,
Trav. Pass. Agt City Tlckst Agt '
Ml Third Street, Portland.
(IS First Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
A. B. C. PENNISTON, O. W. P. A.
..TO..
Wrre do you get shaved r now?
On the face, of course.
What for? , f "
15c.
Where?- V
At the Occident Barber Shop
THE BOSS TONWRAL ARTISTS
riKitt Will IW Hitler.
Thss who will persist In closing their
ears against the continual rscommvad
stin of Dr. King's New Discovery (or
Consumption, wltl nave a long and bit
ter fluht with their troubles,l( not end
ed earlier by fatal termination. Read
what T. R. Ileal), of Ueall. Miss., has
( ssy: "Last fall my wife bad every
eymptom of consumption. She took
Dr. King's new discovery after every
thing else had failed. Improvement
rams at once and four bottles entirely
cured her. Guaranteed by Chas. Rog
ers, druggist. Pries Kte. and 81.06.
Trial bottlM free.
ess un Capsules sre tupanoi
to Btieem ot wopsipa,.
Cubebe or Injections tno7w
CURE IN 4t HOUMljWJr
ths earns diessses wiuV
put Inconvsnlsnca.
r
n
STEAMER
SUE H. ELMORE
The Urgrt' Slaunchost, Sttalitt an4 moot Scnworthy vonsel
ever on thin route. Jtaaof TaMo aid; State ' Jtoom Aceomino.
tlutioiw. Will make round trip evtrjr.five days ktwoon '
Astoria
Tillamook
Fare
Connecting ut Astoria with the Oregon Iiailwny & Navigation '
Co. and AntoriA & Columbia River It. K. for Portland, &n
Francisco and all point Kut. For freight and pononger
rates apply to
SAMUEL ELMORE & Co.
General Agents, Astoria, Oregon
on
A. SL C. R. R.' Co.,
B. C. LAMB,
O. R. aiH. Co.,
ttoonauoaoaanan
' '
R. J. Owens, Proprietor
THE WIGWAM
CIS BR00KF, Manager
I Great Palace of Art
Fine Bar and the Best
SEE lilt ILLUSTRATE!) PICTURES
w Kighth and Astor Sts.
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HATS TRIMMED, FREE I
IG REDUCTION SALE DURING MONTH OP JANUARY
Hate, SkirU, Shirtwaists, Underwear. All . ;
kinds of Ladies and Children's furnishing ' '
goods. Hair switches , and pompadors. '
Welch Block. , MRS. R. INGLETON.
A DIRECT ONE
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to Chicago and all points eastj Louis-
vllis, Memphis, New Orleans, and all
points south. I
. Ses that your tlckst reads via the-
Illinois Central R. R. Thoroughly mod-
trains connect with alt transconti
nental lines st ot. rsui ana vmana,
If your friends are coming wast 1st us
know and ws will Quote them dtrtct
ths speolallg low rttes now la effect
from all eastern points.
Any Information ae lo raise, routes,
stc, cheerfully given oa application.
P. ir. TRUMBULL, Commsrslal
Agent, 14S Third street, PortUnd, Or.
J. C. UNMET, T, F. A P. a!, 1U
third street, Portland, Or.
P. O. THOMPSON. F. A. P. A.,
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and
$3a50
to
Portlands Ore.
Tillamook, Ore
Portland, Ore.
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