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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1904)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1904. PAGE FIVE. Pin Money Pickles BOTH MIXED AND BURR (IN BULK) 25 CENTS Per PINT ROSS, HIGGINS , CO. i Local Brevities. County Clerk Clinton yesterday Is uel a marrtsce license to August Kautal a4 Annie ftuojala, both of Clatsop county. Rev. W. & Short, pastor or Grace church, left yesterday tor Portland to attend tb. mtvtlng of the trustee of Good Samaritan hospital. Mr. Short will go from Portland to Ueppner, where he will deliver the eermon at the consecration of the new Episcopal church. Rev, 3. E. Forsyth will occupy th pulpit at Grace church during Mr. Bhort'i absence. Notice la hereby given to water con sumer! that Saturday. April 9, will be the last day on which to pay water rate to avoid the penalty charged all delinquent, The price of potatoes baa risen greatly during the past week, and con- FREE! All Clothing BOUGHT at WISE'S pressed and Kept In repair Free of Charge. "BENJAMIN" CLOTHING IS RIGHT! BECAUSE It Is Hind Finished. BECAUSE It Is Cut by an Expert BECAUSE It has the proper Insldei BECAUSE All good dressers want It BECAUSE It Is Properly SbrunK. BECAUSE, Well, BECAUSE It is BENJAMIN'S AAKtRJMVyoRK GrmtClolkshrfikn mwWk fwlm in A JX Ti 1 " ; - S'" j ' All Suits, Overcoats, or Trousers bought at WISE'S Storo will be pressed and kept in proper repair -FREE OF CHARGE 0 iHerman Wise P. S.-Don't forget the World's FalrTlcHets we give UMIHimilHUimHHIHHIHlHWIIHIIIIIIIIUimmmmiIIHHIIIIH Let Your Next RANGE be a YRf) Never Tried A Pleasure Denied. HaKes CooKing A Pleasure. X ' 'i ii i'''""MMw'f4 LARGEST STOVE PLANTS THEViRLD We are the Sole Agents in Astoria, CHAS. HEILBORN SON Astoria's Leading House-furnishers HIMHHHIHMMaltHllimlHinUIHIIIIIIIIIIIIHHINIHIIIIHHIIIIHmimilnHI sumer. are now required to par 40 cents a sack mora than the price pre valllnr 10 days or two weeks ago. The rise is the result of the backward sea son. An enjoyable dancing part waa given last evening at St. Mary's ball by the Young Men's Institute. The at tendance was large. William Miller, who was arrested by Sheriff Llnvllle and escorted to jail on a lumber wagon, was yesterday fined 110 by Police Judge Anderson. He did not pay the fine and Is still In jalL The funeral of the late Mattl Bakko aged IS, who died Wednesday night of consumption, will be held at 2 this aft ernon from Font's undertaking parlors. The interment will be in Greenwood. John Corklsh of Olympla, Waeh., hat been at Seaside for a few days mak ing a preliminary survey for the new waterworks system to be Installed there. Within two weeks a full force of surveyors will be In the field. This la Arbor day, a national holiday Instituted in the Interests of the forests of the country. Exercise, will be held In the ptmary rooms at the Bhlvely school, but whether or not the day will be generally obaerved at all of the schools was not stated. outside guard a new convention office. The convention then proceeded to elect six delegates to the county convention, the following being chosen: N. D, Bain, . E. Logan and Tony Morralles, demo crats, and C. EL Dubois, M. J. Toung and R. 8. Woods, republicans. After electing delegatea the convention ad journed Of course, the Joke was per petrated by Mr. Curtis, who could not resist the temptation. The following Associated Press dls patch received last night will be of Interest to Astorlane: "Seattle. April 7. A special to the Post-Intelllgencer from Ilwaco says: Dr. Edward Klamke, a Danish physician of this place, has been appointed to the- hospital and surgery service of the Russian govern ment He will leave Monday from Vic toria on the Empress of Japan for Shanghai." Mrs. C. A Gearhart has been ap pointed deputy county school superln tendent She will act during the absence of County Superintendent Ly man, who is at St. Louis in charge of the Oregon educational exhibit. Mr. Lyman expects to return about August 1. Before Justice Goodman yesterday Thomas Russell, Jr., pleaded guilty to a charge of 'simple assault, and was fined $50, which he paid. Russell waa arrested at the Instance of Chinese rest dents of Smith Point, who charged that Russell has stood them up at the point of a revolver and made them dance. Frank Morrison, the sailor who ran amuck Wednesday night, pleaded guilty to having fired off a revolver In the city limits, before Police Judge Anderson yesterday afternoon, and was fined 150 He was given over to the custody of the officers of the Perry and sentence was suspended upon his promise to re main abroad. Articles of Incorporation of the J. XL Johansen Company were filed yester day at the office of County Clerk Clin ton. The company Is to engage in gen eral merchandising at Seaside. The in corporators are J. II. Johansen, S. L. Johansen and A. L Fisher, and the capital stock Is placed at $3,000, divided Into SO shares. P. E. Peterson will In a few days open a family wholesale liquor store at 5S4 Commercial street, the building Just vacated by Will Madison. It is Mr. Peterson's Intention to carry the very finest lines of wines and liquors, and to give the Asorta public first-class serv Ice. The store will be ready for busi ness In about a week, although many orders have already been received. The French bark La Fontaine and British ship Cromartyshire crossed out yesterday with grain and lumber. The Cromartyshire has had more serious mishaps, perhaps, than any other ves sel ever making this port, and it she arrives out in safety shipping ben will be surprised. The famous old ship col lided with the French liner La Bour goyne off the coast of Newfoundland some years ago, and In the disaster several hundred persons were drowned The Cromartyshire has been wrecked several times and had several narrow escapes, but she Is still earning money for the Shire line of England. A good joke was practiced yesterday on the democrats of the thriving pre clnct of Seaside. It was the date set for the democratic primaries and con vention, and N. D. Bain and J. E. Logan were to be the leading lights. C J. Curtis, who seems to have a decided stand In with all the political parties at the coast town, had been asked to preside at the convention and . agreed to do so. When the time for the con vention rolled around neither Bain nor Logan was in evidence. So Curtis, M. J. Toung and several other republicans got together to bold a convention for the absent democrats. Toung was elected chairman and C. E. Dubois was chosen to the responsible position of Wherever you see Schilling's Best taSm baking-powder Savoring xtract pic. there is fair dealing too. At your gronw'ii sMnjb-ca The West Astoria brass band will give an entertainment Saturday night at Suomi hall. An unusually interest ing program has been prepared, among the numbers to be a comedy, "Court ship Under Difficulties.'' The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to the fund of the band, which Is com posed of 14 musicians, and In which West Atsorla manifests much pride. The admission will be- Gentlemen, 60 cents; ladles, 25 cents; children, IS cents. At yesterday's session of the county court the petition of B. Van Dusen for a road leading to the eastern portion of the city was granted and John Frye, R. C. F. Astbury and John Chltwood were appointed viewers. The petitions of Charles Thompson and others and Elmer Warnstaff and others for roads were referred to the district attorney for advice, as was the communication of the Tongue Point Lumber Company, which asked to be reimbursed for a roadway which It hod constructed. The clerk was Instructed to advertise for bids for rebuilding the old railroad bridge at Seaside, and the sheriff was Instructed to ascertain suitable places for holding the June and November elections and report April IS. The ses slon will be continued this morning. Collector of Customs Robb yester day received telegraphic advices from Senator Fulton to the effect that the treasury department had decided to have the customs tug Patrol repaired at Astoria. The repairs will be com menced at once, and when completed the vessel will resume her service here. The dispatch made no reference to the status of the crew, which was recently suspended pending investigation of charges of incompetency. It is pre sumed, however, the members of the crew will return to their places, as the affair is regarded here merely as an effort oh the part of jealous Puget sound neighbors to get the Patrol for service over in Washington. The county republican convention will be held tomorrow. The convention has been called for 10 o'clock but it is quite likely that adjournment will be taken until 1 o'clock after permanent organl aatlon Is effected. Many of the dele gates will not reach the city until the 11: SO train arrives. From indications, it Is now about certain Sheriff Llnvllle will receive the renomination, although W. A. Goodln's friends will try to have his name placed on the ticket J. C Clinton will have no opposition for clerk, nor Is any one other than T. S. Cornelius talked of for assessor. James W. Welch and C. F. Lester are men tioned as probable legislative candi dates, but as yet there has been no pub lic statement as to who will get the nomination for county commissioner, The oriental liner Tndrapura will be libeled here this morning. At Portland yesterday suit was filed against her by the British & Foreign Insurance Com pany for. ,15,000, for alleged damage to cargo by Are. C. E. S. Wood, who filed the proceedings, wanted the ves sel arrested Immediately, saying he was fearful she might proceed to sea with out clearing. . This was a ridiculous statement for Mr. Wood to make, as all vessels entering or departing must clear at Astoria. The suit of the Brit ish & Foreign Insurance Company is on an assigned claim for $15,000. While the Indrapura was in drydock at Hong kong in 1902, a quantity of jute bags and other cargo which had been insured by the company were destroyed by fire The owner alleged that the fire was caused by carelessness on the part of the officers and crew of the steamer. The Insurance company paid the loss, and the claim for damages against the steamer was assigned to It by the parties holding the policy. The charge of carelessness on the part of the offi cers of the steamer Is the principal fea ture of teh complaint The Portland A Asiatic Company Is named only as a party defendant J still mmm chance TO Get one of those handsome Garments we are displaying. There never was a time in the history of Astoria merchandising when so much interest has been taken in ladies' ready-to-wear gar ments. Our stock has attracted hundreds during the past week and on this account will continue the display for this week only. 1M A. DUNBAR COMPANY ASTORIA'S POPULAR DRY GOODS HOUSE. vi3P New. V StocK iShoes New Styles VT Do you 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 trial. WHERITY, RALSTON & CO. Fisher Bros., Company . - DEALERS IN Paints, Oils and Glass, Hardware, Iron and Steel, Groceries, Provisions and Crockery, Ship Chand lery and Boat Supplies, McCormick Mowers and Rakes, Corrugated Iron and Building Material, Hardwood Lumber. FISHER BROS., COMPANY PRAEL 0 COOK TRANSFER CO. Telephone 221. Draymg and Expressing All goods shipped to our care will receive special attention. 709-715 Commercial Street. o o o o o o o o o Cooh Book Free By saving Coupons in VIOLET OATS and Violet Wheat Flakes fS For Sale by All Grocers You Can't Enjoy Spring Weather If you are troubled with boils, skin disease., or blood imparity. What you need is a bottle of ATWOOD'S SARSAPARILLA the great blood medicine. It is a positive care for all blood troubles and builds np and purifies the whole system. Get a bottle right now. ' WE FILL PRESCRIPTIONS R1QHT. HART'S DRUG STORE Corner Fourteenth and Commercial Do You Eat For health and happiness, or only as a duty If the former, try eating at the TOKE POINT OYSTER HOUSE Every Delicacy in Season. , Private Rooms. 112 Eleventh Street GASOLINE ENGINES 1 Marine and Stationary. From to 50 Horse power An absolutely First Class ENGINE at . Seasonable Price. Let me send you a catalogue and prices. R. M. THORNBURO, KNAPPTON, WASH.