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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1904)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1901. PAGE FIVE. CRYSTAL DOMINO SUGAR New Lot Just In - FIVE POUND pacKagei, 65 Cents Every Piece Alike. Doroloo Slinpe. , Convenient in form, -It Hparklee Like Diamonds. You will I be pleased after you liave tried It in your ton or coffee. WE HAVE JU8T RECEIVED Car of Cane Sugar and offer It at aery tow price. ROSS, HIGGINS (a CO. GOOD GOODS OUR SPECIALITY. teemed loyal knight, Malcolm Barger; esteemed lecturing knight, W. E. Hchlmpff; weretary, 3. C. Clinton; treasurer, It 0, Prael; trustee, Charles H1lborn; tyler, C. T, Crosby. The In- aUllatlon will be held at the neat reg- alar meeting, on Tuesday night The Portland City Retail Lumber Company haa announced a cut of $1.60 per thouaand feet In the price of the ordinary grades of lumber. The cut borame effective March IB and Is ex pected to continue for at ma time. The mlllmen aay the price la now about a low aa It will to, Local Brevities. Tetter Novelttea at The Little Dook A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Brtx. The trial of It gaarkl, charged with having assaulted Fred Enqulst, will take place before Justice Goodman to day. Local dealers In rubber goods have received notice that there has been an Advance In price of t to 1 per cent, as result In the coat of crude rubber. On February IB there was an advance of I pr cent In the coat of the same class of goods. In the Justice's court yesterday Tony liewlch waa hold to the circuit court In tl&O bonde for adultery. The com t lulrtlng witness waa Jerry Slavlch. litmlch admitted his guilt to the court Mrs. fllavlcb, the third party to the case, hod promlaed to be present at the examination, but failed to arrive from Portland. In default of bonds Health was taken to the county jail, where he will reamln until the circuit court meets again. The logging camps of the northwest are slow to start up this spring mainly account of the stormy weather, al though the price of logs has something do wKh It, The Yeon-Pelton camp t Rainier has started up and 100 men at work there. Beveral other log- Ing camps are about 10 commence operations. The Ladles' Aid Society of the Metb- dlst church will give Its bl-weekly tea at the residence of Mrs. A. V. Pendleton, 165 Duane street, this af ternom Friends of the aoclety and church are Invited to attend and enjoy a pleasant afternoon. Our new spring stock of clothing Is now arriving. Every garment Is espec ially selected for the best trade and compares favorably with the best tail or made goods for about half the money. A general warranty given with every suit. P. A. Btokes. The annual election of oflkers of As toria, lodge of Elks was held lost even ing, with the following result: Exalt ed ruler, Charles V. Brown; esteemed leading knight F. D. Keuttner; es- ; : ; ' Agent for Astoria. HERMAN WISE A Straight Tip I Every man who buyg a Stetson Hat Makes the best kind of an investmentbecause every ' Stetson Is a combination of the finest quality of materials the highest skill in workmanship and unequalled beauty in design. ALL SHAPES, ALL COLORS SOFT AND STIFF STETSON'S HERMAN WISE Bert Email, a mining man, engaged in an altercation in the Gelser Grand hotel at an early hour this morning. The two men met, exchanged a few words, and Delaney struck Small over the head with a printer's Iron shoot Ingstlck which he had in his posses sion, email's scalp was cut open for about six Inches and his skull was (.lightly fractured. Both men were placed under arrest by the police. Small was discharged and Delaney was turned over to the state authori ties. The latter waived examination and will be bound over to the circuit court for assault with a deadly weap on." to are Dell B. Scully has sold his cigar tore to Harry Twilight and the trans fer waa made yesterday. Mr. Scully 111 leave for the east within the next two weeks, going to St Louis, where be haa business Interests that require his attention. He will remain in St Louis during the exposition and re turn to Astoria In the full. The front door of Alex Grant's sa loon was kicked In at an early hour yesterday morning, and later In the day the police arrested Albert Radda- way for the offense. The man ackwonl- edged his guilt, but said he was not bent on robbery, but merely Intoxicat ed. The case will come before police Judge Anderson this afternoon. The Star Brewing Company, which la making an effort to cut Into the lo cal field, has let the contract for the construction of a two-story frame triiftiirA nn Commercial street hear the entrance to the O. R. & N. dock It Is the purpose to fit up the front of the building for a saloon, while stor age facilities will be provided In the rear. Agent for Astoria. The first log was cut at the new aaw mill at Warrenton yesterday, marking the beginning of one of the most im portant enterprises ever undertaken in the western portion of the county. The start was made without a hitch of any kind, and the first day's work was I Major Langfltt yesterday received notification from Washington that the contract for furnishing 240,000 tons of stone for the Jetty had teen awarded to the Columbia Contract Company, otherwise Hale A Kern. The contract price is f 1.08 a ton, or about 14 cents more than the contract price of the Northwest Construction Company. It Is stipulated that ail of the rock be delivered within eight months, and de livery will be begun about April 30. Most of the rock Is to be taken from the quarry at Fisher's Landing. The company was the only bidder for this rock, which will be furnished under a special contract It will be delivered by steamer and the dock on which It Is to be received at Kort Stevens Is now being built. C. J. Curtis, who was up from Sea side yesterday, reports that Dr. John J. Sellwood, of Portland, will build a modern sanltorlum at Seaside, the contract for the construction of which Is to be awarded In a few days. The sanltorlum will be a winter resort for Invalids and will be equipped with a complete system of baths. On the ground floor there will he a wide ver anda entirely Inclosed with glass, on which patients may enjoy the sun ehlne without being exposed to the breeze from the ocean. On the upper floor there will be an open veranda. It Is Dr. Sellwood's Intention to make the sanltorlum a winter resort for in valids and the struc ture will cost com plete In the- neighborhood of $20,000. Mr. Curtis says that Seaside Is enjoy ing unusual prosperity and that the Improvement here noted is but one of many that are contemplated and under way. of men has been engaged and will be kept steadily employed. A choir of 20 voices, supplemented by a stringed orchestra, will furnish spec ial Easter music at the Methodist church next Sunday. The time of the morning service will be devoted main ly to a children's program but the evening will be given over entirely to the choir and an address by the pastor, Rev. W. S. Grim. The singers have been busily mastering a number of high class anthems for several weeks and there Is every reason to believe that the concert will be one of ex ceptional merit. The prohibitionists of the state have Issued a call for a convention at Port land on March 28 and 30, when a state ticket will be nominated. The con vention will be made up of 605 dele gales, of which 285 will represent the First district and 320 the Second dis trict Clatsop's representation Is 12, which Is very small compared with the apportionment for other counties, the number to represent Morrow, for In atance, being 14, Sherman 18. Umatilla 35 Union 81, Wasco 31 and Multnomah 93. The apportionment is bused on the vote for the prohibition candidates In the last election. " STYLE AND UTILITY Can be found in OUR Special Line of MATTING China, Canton, Japanese, Linen Warp and the Celebrated Crex Matting and Rug?. The Very BEST to be hod Anywhere. CHAS. HEILBORN SON Astoria's Leading House-furnishers (We bave a Fine Line of RANGE8 on hand.) iMiwmm.MwWMiiwwiwMWW i The 24 men who quit their places on the Chinook at Portland are out for keeps. When Major Langfltt wa I formed of the matter he upheM tu? c tlon of Captain Dunbar I. .'. : ..' ii'S the men. A new deck cr.-.v? hs b" f engaged to take the plan s of the men who refused to do some extra duty. The secretary of the Portland brjjich of the Coast Seamen's Union stated that the men who strt. k were not members of the union, although six card men left the ship out of sym pathy tor the scabs who left The en tire complement of the dredge Is now union men and no further trouble is anticipated. The following Baker City dispatch lnvolvea a man who formerly resided In this city: "Paul Delaney, a re porter on the Herald, of this city, and There Is no pepper in Schilling's Best ginger ; there's nothing wrong in Schilling's Best anything. Moneybaclc The Time Ellas Ceme For you to call and see our $10,000 display of Suits, Cloaks, SWrts, Jackets and Shirtwaists All THIS WEEK 1 We want you to come early in the morning, the Best Time to Examine and to Buy. ffie A. DUNBAR COMPANY The Lowest Price Store in Astoria for Fine Goods. 3 new New Styles' Fine Shoes Doj'ou know we can supply you with shoes CHEAPER than other stores because we buy direct from the manufacturer and in large quantities, Give us a tnal. WHERITY, RALSTON & CO. You Can Afford The Best! In SHOES if yon buy right. Our New -Stock contains especially good values in MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FOOTWEnSt Style, Fit and Durability Always Considered. - S. A. CIMPF3-545 B0NP STBEET- . ; ..... . 1 i .. .1 .U'ra ik tna- I torlties, dropped in at the annual elec tlon of ofllcers last night and soon became very much Interested in what J. Bruce Polworth, the sage of Wahi klakum county. Wash., had to say. Somebody told the Texan that Bruce was a democrat and the visitor rose to remnrk that he, too, belonged to the great minority. "The other day I was over in Wahkiakum county," the man from the sunny south related, "and I met an old Swedish friend. Now, I happened to know that the Swede was a democrat, but someone had told me be was going to vote the republican ticket this year. I asked him If" the re port were true. 'No, das report not bane true," the Swede replied. 'I skall still bane democrat Four years ago I vote for Master Bryan an" we have purty good times, and I bane going to vote democrat ticket again das year. The man from Texas scored a hit with his story. . s -IT- f. V BOOK NEWS "FoIIowinar JI.5D books"fora few day:- -AUDREY," by Mary Jobastoae, $1.08 - VULTURES," by H. Setos Merrinaa, JI.M H PRO PATR! V by Mix Penbertoa, $1.04 "GENTLEWEN IN WArTiNO,"by S well, $1.63 -HERALDS OF EMPIRE," by A. C. Last, $1.08 SVENSON'S BOOK Store, I2th and Commercial What promisee to be one of the most sensational divorce suits ever tried in Multnomah county has Just been com menced in the circuit court at Port land. The complaining witness la Lls- ste E. Sklbbe, who asks that "T.e he legally separated from Psui K lb- be to whom the Portland papers rt f.'r as a well known cu;1ain owning three boats at Astoria. The complahtt re Ct?$ trtt the couple wore r ! iu I'Sil nJ that starve UH the ht,..;id h..r n!ultd tbf -!' mora tT-v 'w time.. Mrs. Hkltjbe claims to have Iven mlsuHtd while In a teicaie cun dUloTi, nnd.allesf that at times her brother, A. l. Johnson, stayed at the fumae to protect her. Captain Sklbbe a answer Is a denial of the charge of cruelty. He says his wife had been indifferent In her treatment of him since his return from an Alaskan trip, and that she left home without any warning. The captain's assertions are substantiated by affidavits filed by his brothers, one of whom Is Max Sklbbe, of this city, who implicates another man. Mrs. Sklbbe says reference is made to Captain O'Nell, who once ren dered her assistance when her little son, Arthur, waa 111. We Want te le 0 im TOUt Pamirs CLOTHES Will DO III m - mmw iwiimiwiliifl 11 Mil wan Wi fli-n ovrtftin to !t price, largs variety i v . j lii.lh iu style and choose from. Serious Flood Threatened. San Francisco, March 29. Continued rains threaten serious floods In north ern California. "The river regions are still In danger," said Forecast Official McAdle today. "The crest of the flood is yet to come. Tomorrow, If present conditions continue, will probably see the crest If the crest passes without a warm wave it will be fortunate.' 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