ABTOKIA.OBEGON.fSUKDAT'JANtTABTSjllWM. PAQE-riVE. - We tiav just coivod from" Ontario, ,Orcgon, ,.8omo. very fine alfalfa honoy and place it on sale at : ; f i Combs, one pound each 20 ccntr'''0udIbroipoon4''ibulk' 15 cents. Candied, 10 pound package each $1.25. , ROSS, HIGGIN.S (St CO. ; GOOD GOODS OUlt SPECIALTY ' Local Brevities. , Our annual sale positively closet on Saturday, February ,. ' ' ' C. II. COOPKR. At a special mating of the Astoria Ubrary Asoelatlon, a vote of thanks was tendered all those who assisted In the cantata "Queen Either" and con tributed to Its great success. ' City Surveyor Tea ha prepared new trade map, showing the trades of It the streets of the city which have been laid out hy the council. , The map fives the trades both ways and will prove of great value to members of the council and property owners. ' Favorable recommendation was made of the meat Inspection ordinance by the health and police committee of the Portland council. The only dlfflculty In the wayf the ordinance was found to be In the fact that there was a mk cf funds on hand with which to pay! the extra official that would be required to enforce It This objection was finally met with a proposition to char re a fee for the Inspection from the dealers. Professor J. D. Itobb, recently super inienaont or toe reform school, l now at the Patton noma. In Alblna, suf faring from paralysis. He Is physically helpless, but his mind is as bright as ever. There Is no hope for his reoov ery. '' v. , ., Roosevelt or Manna It all depends on the people. If It Is left to the went the president will get the unanimous vote. However, It Is the unanimous opinion of good judges that the fine line of hair brushes for sale at from 25 cents to fS.GO at Hart's drug store Is the best ever brouiht to the city. The forthcoming directory of Astoria and Clatsop county will be the largest and most complete work of the kind ever gotten out In this city. The very material Increase In the population during the past few 'years will add many pages to the book, as will also a larg amount of statistical and his.' torlcal information, which , wlU add greatly to It value! f,The directory will W isse4 bA.Th Astorhta Publish ing Company. , ' Our annual ' sale usually runs ' SO business days, but this being leap year we .are giving, two. extra days. - Sale closes February I.,... . C. H. COOPER. an I will beglnjto enlarge ray store about the 15 th of February. What It means to have the store upset So I have decided tojgiye nay customers the benefit of per cent off Until the carpenters begin work E. & W. Collars and Cuffs Cerhart Goods Excepted iermai ie The Reliable Clothier and Hatter Probate Judge Treuchard yesterday Issued a, citation,, for the appearance! February 10, of the Interested parties In. the petition of Charles Wilson and J, Vf, Takkunen, asking that the last- named be appointed guardian of Greta Karvonen, an Insane person, and H. Julmer Karvoneri, a minor, , North St Johns now offers the cheap est' and most desirable acreage ad jacent to Portland. The Title Guaran tee k Trust Company has recently sub divided Into acreage a beautiful tract of land Immediately north of StJohns. Although most of the tract has been sold, several very desirable pieces yet remain.. The price I within reach of all. It Is a fact that nowhere la the vicinity of Portland is there a more promising outlook for suburban prop erty than St Johns.. Charles Belmont, the man ;who threatened .to kill Jerry Slaylch, a res taurant man, when the latter informed the former that bis meal would cost him tS cents, was up before Justice Goodman yesterday for preliminary hearing. The facts adduced at the trial warranted the court In holding Belmont, and he was bound over to await investigation at the office of the district attorney In t250 bonds. In de fault of ball be was committed to the county Jail. y '", U -"v , r v,.. At the meeting of the council Mon day night ihe street committee will probably present a report recommend ing the Improvement of a large num ber of streeU. This report will be in accordance with the recommendation of Mayor Bupernant for winter legislation and summer improvement. The neces sary resolutions and ordinances are to be adopted and passed before spring, so that there may b no delay in making the Improvements during fine weather. The public property committee will present a report on the dumping ground proposition, recommending use of the toot of Third street. ' Aspectal to The Aetorian from Port land last night stated that the Astoria Commercial Club lost In the bowling contest with Portland Commercials. The contest was close. .The defeat of the visiting team was due to qenters In the first and third games. Follow ing are the scores by games: Port lnnd-2S9. . 227. 'tes. t6; total, 1000. Antoria 217. 240. 254. 333: total, 950 The players and their scores follow Portland Graham, '170; Mays, 138; Wheeler, 182; Howard, HI; Kllting sworth. 185: Eckenbergar. 14. Asto ria Pye, 185; Peterson, 147; Hard esty, 140; Bay, 147; Laws, 168; Bovey 263. , ... v. rv umbrella. He expressed the wish to return in the ear future, and said that he regretted his Inability to take all 'the singers along wUh him. The gentlemen go from here to Oregon City where rcheamls will at once commence for the production of th ecantata. Among those who will be Initiated In the lodge of Eagles at today's ses slon will be Mayor BuorenanL There will be other Initiations and altogether the birds expect to spend a joyous time together. The aerls Is trowing rap Idly in numerical strength, and Is now amounted as one of the really strong fraternal organizations of the , city. Recently It was announced that a hand some watch charm would be presented to the member who, In a specified time, would bring into the lodge the largest number of new members. It was learned yesterday that Frank Van - dicar has been most successful in this work and so will be awarded the prize. No time has been set for the presenta tion, but it will doubtles be made an occasion of special rejoicing. The ladles of the Public Library As sociation are much elated at the happy result of their efforts to create a fund for the institution by the two produc tions of the sacred opera. The com mittee now has on hand 2155, which may be reduced to $150 when all out standing bills are paid, of which there is now only one aemaainlng. , The fund Is even larger than the ladles, had hoped for, The money was needed by the association, and although a lot of bard work attended the management of the undertaking, . the gratiacaUon felt at the outcome causes the ordeal part of It to be forgotten. The mem bers of the committee that managed the affair worked bard, and the asso ciation is loud in praise of their ef forts that brought about. such , pro nounced success. JEWELL RANGES " AND ' STOVES ARB THE BEST Those who use them will have no other. Also a complete line of kitchen utensils and Everything for the hoine." CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON i ASTORIA'S LEADING HOUSEFURNISHERS ; r Everything for the home. ', Aslc to 8Ce our Jewe11 ran8e8. During Miss Clara Mathec' engage ment at Fishers next week she will present Tolstoi's great masterpiece, "Resurrection." The version used by Miss Mathes Is the same being used by Blanch Walsh In the east Another of the popular plays to be presented here la Mark Levans "A Silver Dagger" The engagement of the company will open Tuesday night In a scenic pro ductlon of "Only a Soldier Boy." This la one of the most popular and pleas- lim nlavs on the bill Seven distinct vaudeville features are Introduced be tween acts at ench performance Prices are to be 20 and 20 cents., . Seat sole opens tomorrow morning at Grif fin's book store at 9 o'clock. The following notice,, signed by Frank C. Baker, chairman, and Harri son Allen, secretary, of the republican state central committee, has been re ceived at this pfflce: "Portland, Jan. 29. The republican state central com mittee is hereby called to meet in the city of Portland on Friday, February 12 (Abraham Lincoln's birthday), In ycom 12, Hamilton building, at 10:30 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of select ing the time and place for holding the next state , convention, apportioning delegates to said convention, recom mending the date for holding primaries and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the committee." f . There was a gay scene enacted at Havel's dock last evening as the steam er Lurllne drew out Among the pass engers were Director Martin E." Robin son and his able assistant, Mr. Hoyt. The members of the local cast of the sacred opera were on hand to bid the gentlemen good by and good luck. A number of the airs of "Queen Esther were sung by the crowd on the dock, which were directed by Mr. Robinson from the deck of the steamer, his baton Dispatches last , night relate that news reacnea warn waua yesieraay of the first stock shooting of 1904, which recently took place In "Sand Hollow" the sage brush district In northern Morrow county, some ais tance south of Umatilla. There SO head of cattle were found lying on the range, all pierced by rifle balls. Set tiers of northern Morrow county, angry because the animals had broken down their fences, and trampled over their fall sown wheat, are supposed to have dona the shooting. No arrest have been made; The episode has been con cealed some little time to give an op portunity to hunt' out the perpetrators The cattle belonged to Ben Swaggart a prominent eastern Oregon stockman, who was running aulte a bunch of stock In the sand district south of the olumbla, In Morrow' county. That Mexico Is a hand of,undeveloped wealth and opportunity. Han J. H Smith, who has Just returned irom me southern reDublic is positive. He said last evening that while -he did not in tend to move there Immediately, the country la none the less a beautiful one and well worth settling In. The oblect of the trip of the Smith party mith has already been written up in The Astorian, and Mr. Smith, like Mr, Sweeney, who was the first to return. Is in no way disappointed with the re sults attained, although' It was not deemed advisable at this time to make any investments. Mr. Smith toon op portunity of his visit to Mexico to ac quaint himself with th history of the country, and has at hand valuable data relating to the -exploratlens ' and con quests of the early Spaniards. He traveled a large part of the, time while away on mules, ana aunng u time scent In Mexico did not pass through a single rain shower, the sea nn having been' unusually dry; even for Mexico. . , Dr. B. H'Earle, quarantine officer for this port, has ; ascertained ; that glass jars are the best places for gold fish. - Recently a large number of gold flsh were brought over on the oriental liner Indrasamha and Dr. Earle was presented with several dosens of the pretty little fish. In an experimental way he caused about three dosens to be placed In a lake just back of the Columbia river , quarantine siu. Yesterday Dr. Earle received' word from the station that his gold flsh had begun coming to the surface, with their bellies ripped open. The lake contains a number of native trout, which fiercely attacked the little strangers and Wiled them. The trout were not of sufficient .Ize to devour the gold fish, but tney apparently had no difficulty In wound ing them to death. When placed In the lake the gold fish spent most of their time Jumping out of the- water, and Dr. Earle was at a loss to account fr their action. However, they were doubtless Immediately .attacked by the trout and sought to escape by leaping. There was little hope for. the gold fish, for watchful kingfishers were perched conveniently near to swoop down upon them as they Jumped out of the water. Clearance AND Mark Down vSale I 4 4 lyi 1 ''" 'AND ' ' These Are Sample " 'Prices . . - Eeirular 1 1. 25 and $1.50 Wrappers your a choice this week for only VyC n One lot Children's dresses that sold' for T K - da . J si ef . , woe biki ei at your cnoice ibis . j week for. Men's Hoifs that have been selling at xon,w Bnai.ouyour cnoice wm weea,.,. ...... ........ $9.85 Boy's Suits that have been selling, at 82.50 12.75, 3. snd $325, your choice j.i Qe for this week "3 iWM DEPf. SI0RE The Place to Save Money. 603-510 Commercial St, 508-610 Commercial St. n You can save money by seeing Robinson Furniture Stor DESKS, COUCHES, CENTER TABLES AND ROCKERS Be Sore and See Them Before Buying Elsewhere Prices Are Right , I ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN FOX, Pres. and SnpL F. L. BI8HOP, 8ecretary , A. L. FOX, Vice President. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANE, Trees f ? & Designers and Hanafactarers of THK LATEST IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. I COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. ' . r CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. . Foot of Fourth Street, ASTORIA' OREGON. 0O0OOQOO0000(X3O00QC 1 Acf Arti Cicfi (lima find Dnnlirt MitIrA K -v-:v. : a On Twelfth Street 1 'ty '. ONLY FRESH AND CHOICE HEATS i ( FISH, GAME, POULTRY,' SLTELLFISII, ETC. , Dest of Attention. Quick Delivery. MALAR (D. JOHNSON, Proprietors. OCCCCCCCCOCC500COOOOCOTOOO50CXOOCCOCeCOC?0 THEY ARRIVED I TOO LATE FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE ; ' SoVe will selljat great reductions a fine assortment of elegant Couches Morris Chairs ? Rockers i ..... , . They must go. Call and sea them. ZAPF, The House Furnisher. - e a .