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THE MORNING ASTORIAN , TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1901. PAGE FIVE. . , , . . - " T - "" ' II hum mi i IIM MONDAY - : .-U:' Oar it'ore will be' closed after 12 b'clocH Washington's Birthday 1 i FEBY. 22, 1904. R055f HIGGINiS & CO. local Brevities. SOTICI TO PROPERTY OWNERS. All property ownara el tha olty of ttorla art .urgently raqiatcd to ai mblt at tho Chambur of Commtroo n Tuooday night, February 23, at tho our of 7i30 p. m for tho purposo of onoidorlng tho mattor of tho eonotruo Ion of a aoa wall along tho elty front Tliio mattor It of tho utmott Important! land tha fulloot pooaiblo axaratalon la do tirod from property ownara. J. W. WELCH, Prot. hmrd. Kuljua la thard with aaaault with a dangeroua, weapon. The offleera of tho bar dredtVchl nook have auwseded without difficulty In replacing tha 41 men who left the hip Umt week, and tho vetnel la again provided with a full complement of men. Tho ladloa of the Flrat Lutheran liurvh will meet tomorrow afternoon t tho roaldenoe of Mm, A. K. Utnard, Girt wantedGirl wanted to fo to Hkagway, Alaaka, to work In private family; irood witgra. Inquire of Mra. t. Z. Fera-UMon, 839 Grand avenue, Tho circuit court will bo reconvened In eeiMlon today, when the cum of the Matt atalnat Anton Kuljua will be Michael Sharp, a half brother of the late Captain J. O. Huatler, died Sun day night of kidney dlaeaae, Daceamtd waa ft native of New York, 5 yeara of age and unmarried. He fought In the olvll war In the Klghtyaecond New Tork volunteere and waa wounded dur Ing an engagement. He waa well know In thla city, where he had realded for many yeara. a Captain Hobaon, of the ateamer Lot tie, picked up two hapleea flahrrmen In the middle of tho river Sunday after- noon, Tho men were clinging to their overturned boat and were aeen by Cap tain Hobaon, who waa not long In gtf Ing to their aid. The men had exper ienced a eurtden aqualj and their boat capelaed. When picked up they were chilled through and almoat exhauated. The Chlneae New Xr celebration cornea to f cloae tomorrow night' at 12 o'clock, when there will be one grand pyrotechnic dlaplay, Yesterday tbo Chlneae were whooping it up to beat tha band, and acorea of sightseer era thronged the Chlneae Quarters dur Ing the afternoon and flight, Tho cele bratlon Is, proving of special Interest to atrangers In the city, to many, of whom It Is a rare sight A social will be held at tho Norweg Ian church by the Ladle's Aid Society next Sunday evening. There will be good program rendered and refresh ment! will be served. Among the num burs on the program will be several se lections by Miss Larson, daughter of the pastor. Miss Larson plays classic selections on the violin In a masterly style and her frienda are confident that the will win fame on tho Instrument M, B B.ouirih, who i in the city from Portland, reports that everything Is well with him and the mines In which ho Is Interested' The properties in Joaephene county are now being operated, and Mr. Bowtrth and his as aoclates are aatlsfled with the results so far. He Is now Interested In two companies, the Southern Oregon Min ing and Developing Company and the Wolf Creek Mining and Developing Co. AAKtR3AEWyoRK Grmt Clothes kr Men a i Its i S' ! yt '' i - Heriiaa Over Coatshy's AT REDUCED PricesRys Captain Ooodate, constructing quar termaster, U. S. A., expects any day to receive authorization from Washing ton to advertise for bids for the con templated post exchange building at Fort Stevens. The matter was refer red to the department some time ago and Captain Goodale expect ehortly to be Informed of the decision reached regarding the matter. The material for sinking the wells'at Fort Stevens was due at Portland yesterday for Con tractor Palmberg, but whether or not It reached the metropolis waa not learned. . ' Franklin avenue. In the east end Mayor Suprenant has vetoed tha or dlnance providing for the Improvement and "since the filing of his veto there hat bejm wdespread discussion of the proposal. Jt appears now that mem bers who were favorable at first to the mayora action! have now determined to vote against the veto at tomorrow night's meeting of the council, and thus give the Third ward a chance to show Just how much money the city wilt be called upon to contribute to ward the street. There seems to be determination all around to permit the Improvement of the atreet If this Is possible, and' members of the Third ward delegation now feel that the out look la hot nearly so hopeless as was the case a week ago, Next Saturday evening at Fishers' opera house the great comedy-drama. "Slaves of the Mine," will be the at traction. The company Interpreting (he play has been aelected to fit each character and la first class In every re spwt. The company carry their own lcial scenery. Tho explosion of the mine la exactly such an Incident as re cently 'Occurred near Johnstown, and gives one a vivid Idea of tho perils which surround the' heroic miner. A Pittsburg paper said this was so real- IhIIc one could breathe the odors of the coal. Sent sale opens Friday morning at Oriain's book store. Wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter . 1 Beautify Your Home We have just received ' ft nice new line of Box Couches, Wardrobe Conches and Call Framed Conches with Vclour Covering Make the home bright and comfortable. From 55 and up r , CHARLES HEILBORN & SON AbTOItlA'S LEADING IIOUSEKUflNIgllGUS Rev, W. S. Grim, pastor of the First Methodist church, received a call a few days ago to take the pastorate of the Methodist church In Mendota, III. Mr, Grim's prompt reply was that the "coast Is good enough for me." He acted entirely Independently In the matter, not referring the call to the church board for action. He Is de lighted with Astoria and Ita surround ings, and said yesterday that he could not entertain tho thought for a moment of leaving here for th east, where the extrtmea of heat and cold are In such marked contrast to the Ideal local cli mate. ' One of the prominent merchants of tho city, whose representatives yes terday had occasion to pay a visit to tho dredge Chinook, came away from the'veasel with the belief that she would He at Astoria every night if dockage facilities were provided. , To moor the vessel at Fort Stevens dur ing the night is a source of, endless on' noyance to officers and men, who are deprived of much of their liberty and who find It Inconvenient to come to the city. The circumstance necessitates the transportation of provisions there by small boat It Is, also pointed out that there would be less trouble In keeping men on the ship If she laid at an aatorla .boat during the night The hope waa expressed that the mtater would be taken up anl a dock secured for the big ship. It Is believed the Chamber of Commerce can easily ar range the matter. The advantage of the vessel lying at the city during the night Is obvious. ."jf The first games in the three-men team tournament at the Commercial alleys were bowled last night Jones' Japs finished best of the four teams bowling, and starts off with three games to Ita credit having defeated Mathena'a aggregation. Stup'ps team and Ralston's bunch broke even, each team taking two games. The scores by, games in the battle between the Japs and Mathena'a men were: Japs 138, 1S7, 135 and 121; total, 651. Mathena'a team 143. 109, and 119; total. 487. The scores by games In the Stupp-Rnlston contest were: Stupp's team 97, 104, 133 and 164; total, 498. Ralston's team 124. 115. 130 and 140; total 609. The last, game between Stupp'a and Rnlston'a teams waa very exciting. Stupp's aggregation 'scoring 144, or more than 55 average per man. Peterson's 62 was the best game of the night while Jones' 193 was the best four-gtme total. There Is great Inter est In the tournament and the alleys were crowded last night this Intention was abandoned, because the Aurella'a passengtr accommoda tions were not as great as those of an active competitor should be. Russell It Rogers have lately launched at Fureka the steamer Kllbourne, a oo ton, IS-knot vessel, to be operated In connection with tho company's elec trlct road from San Francisco to Rog ers' landing, a new watering place near Monterey, Considering the very bad weather last evening, there was a good attend ance at the Catholic hall on Grand avenue, the occasion being the Wash ington day entertainment. O. C. Ful ton was speaker" for the evening and his hearers' were delighted with his ad dress. He opened his remarks hv dwelling upon the Maryland colony of Catholics and the Ideas of civil and re ligious liberty those early venturesome home seekers promulgated. These principles, Mr. Fulton pointed out were later carried Into Virginia where. 100 years later, George Washington was born. The address aerved to amuse and Instruct by turns, and the audi ence was sorry when Mr. Fulton sat down. The entertainment was attend. ed by tho members of C'uahlng post, G. A. R, in a body, and the oll veter ans evinced much Interest In the pro gress of the program. Tho first num ber on the program waa the Bong, 'Co lumbia, the Gem of tho Ocean, sung by a chorus of children's voices. This v was followed by a violin solo, "H,elm weh," by Dr. Friedrlch, accompanied by Miss Madge Sovey. Then Frank C&mahan sang the baritone song, "Ship Ho," which was accompanied by Miss Kelly. Washington's reply to the con gratulatory letter of the Catholics written by Bishop Carrol, waa read by Miss Hilda Iirunold. i Miss Kathryn Ehlvely delighted tho audience by re citing "The Ride of Jennie McNlel." Father Waters Introduced Mr. Fulton to the audience with a few fitting re marks.. The evening closed with tho inging of America. Mrs. M.. Brooks accompanied the choruses. United, States Health and Accident Insurance Co., Saginaw,' Mich. For $1.00 per month insure against accident or sickness. P. A. TruIUnger, Agent. Subscribe for The Astorlan. The council, at Ita meeting tomorrow right will take final action on the matter of the library appropriation. At the last meeting the appropriation waa provided for In the appropriations bill There hHS been some talk of a deter mlnatlon on the part of the members of tho council to split up the money at the next meeting and the ladles of the library were somewhat anxious In conneauence. However, there need be no fear on this score. An Astorlan man yesterday talked with several members and all said they would stay with the amendment agreed , upon at the last meeting. Just how the story started was not learned. J, C. Swope has sold his paint shop in Duane street to Earl Hansen who will conduct the business In the future. Mr. and Mra. gwope will locate In Oakland, their Intention being to re move there In a few duys. They are not positive now tbrtt . they '. will per manently reside In the California city, but It Is certain that their home will be there for an Indefinite period. Mr. Hansen, who succeeds In Mr. Swope's buaineBs, Is a well known Astorh young man, and he has followed the sign painting and house decorating business for a number of years. Sign painting is his specbilty, bolng thor oughly acquainted with all the details of the work. That he will succeed In his trade Independently Is believed by all who' know him and are at all ac quainted with his ability If reports are to be relied upon, the Third ward is to get a fair shake on the matter of the Improvement of Captain Dunwoodle and the officers of the revenue cutter Perry yesterday entertained members of the Irving Club aboard the cutter. , The visitors went out In the Perry's launch about o'clock and remained until 6, leaving the vessel just as the sunset gun was fired. Because of the fact that Cap tain Dunwoodle attempted to put to sea to the assistance of the crew of the wrecked schooner Howe, the at tendance was not as large at the re ception as otherwise would have been the case, and the Perry's unexpected trip to the mouth of the river Inter fered somewhat with arrangements. However, the party boarded the cut ter after her return from the bar and waa royally entertained. The after noon was passed In a purely Informal manner. Anecdotes were related, some excellent vocal music was listened to, and the gentlemen enjoyed themselves Immensely. An elaborate lunch was served during the afternoon. Among the Irving Club members present were: G. C Fulton. George W. Sanborn, B. Van Dusen. Captain Goodale, W. L. Robb, H. I. Thing, Harrison Allen. D. A, McLean, W. H. Barker, George A. Nelson, fa, Z. FerguRon, Dr. Finch, O. F. Hellborn, and Wilson A. Stlne, A Hose Sale of Merit If there ever was a time when you should buy hose, it is now. We are " selling Ladies' Fast Black Hose Regular 15c quality, sizes from to 10, for 10 cents per pair The A. Dunbar Co. Don't forget our Remnant Sale. It's still going on E. A. Abbott, representing the steam er Aurelia, owned by Russell & Rogers, Sun Francisco agents for the Portland Lumber Company, was In the city, Mr. Abbott is maktijg an active bid for business and was here to talk with As toria merchants? On the present trip of the Aurelia she has taken a grain cargo, largely in the nature of an ex prlment. The steamer has been on the coast run for a year and jher own ers expect to keep her here perman ently. She will make regular trips every two weeks. An effort Is now be ing made to secure business for her between San Francisco and ' Aatorla and Portland. A S3 rate has been quoted on miscellaneous freight and passenger fares of and $12 have been announced. The Aurelia Is giving! good service and between San Fran cisco and Astoria on her last trip was but 52 hours. She makes no stops on the way. She was originally Intended as a competitor for the Alliance, but New Gallery Opened Having completed a new building especially for photo graphic purposes, I am now ready to make PHOTOGRAPHS to please all. I guarantee satisfaction iu all work. Prices the most reasonable. . Give me a call. Studio on Bond street between 11th and 12th. Henry WedeKin Astoria Grocery Comer Eleventh and Bond. Successor to V. H. Coffey , CHEAPEST PLACE IN ASTORIA TO BUY GROCERIES FRESH GOODS QUICK DELIVERY SATISFACTION GUARANTEE!) We are closing out a fine stock tf Shoes and Drv Goods at cost. li. A. and II. F. Johnson, Proprietors, Do You Eat For health and happiness, or only as a duty . If the former, try eating at the TOKE POINT OYSTER HOUSE . AM Every Delicacy in Season. Private Rooms. 1 112 Eleventh Street. .Shoes Shoes vShoes Working Shoes Dress Shoes Men's and Boys' Shoes, Ladies' Shoes. - No fancy prices here Honest goods only. Buy your shoes of a Practical Shoemaker. 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