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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1904)
THE MOIINING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1904. PAGE FIVE. HwimttitniiinmuiaiiiiiiuiuMiisiuiitmiuMtfUHMiatMiHiMiiiiiiiciimiMeiMi; WHITE RIVER FLOUR A FLOUK THAT NEVER FAILS THE COOK, IS BETTER 1 BKCAU8K IT 18 MADE OP BLUE BTKM HARD WHEAT nd by tba latent Improved Roller Prooem. A ck of WHITE RIVER will ImI longer than Valley flour aod pake Utter bread. ' Price $1.25 er iftok, $4 75 pr Uriel. We are HOLE AGENTS for Astoria. ROSS. HIGGINS . GO. Lccal Brevities. llaael Monroe, the 10-year-ot4 daughter of Mr. end Mrs, Joseph Mon roe, le Buffering from en attack of typhoid fever. The family llvee at $21 Franklin avenue. Collector of Customs Rolib yeeter day fined the achooner W. II. Talbot $600. The vessel rrlved from lllto, H. I., and the chance against her le m that of navigating without a current certificate of Inspection. The veaeel le lying at Portland. A few lay a ago there appeared in The Astorlan an Item to the effect that the county court had Inastrucled the city to remove He shabby looking engine house from the court house house block. The language of the Hem had a tendency to worry Driver m Twellyn, of the hose wagon, who was subjected to more or less "Josh- W. A Ooodln has declined the re- publican nomination for representative. In a letter to the county central com mittee he states that bis business af faire require his undivided attention, and that he finds it Impossible to make a campaign. The committee has not yet filled the vacancy, but C. J. Curtis Is prominently talked of In Mr. Good - In's place. The name of James W. Welch le likewise mentioned. tlM Style of Poetry anc i Clothes FOR SWELL DRESSERS! Both J&p&no $md, Russovich Got Into a hot FightsKy, The Czarevich wired Alexieff To fiht with all his mightsKy! The MiHado and Kamura, Counts Ito and Yamogo Sent ships and men 'gainst Alexieff, And Wired their Admiral TOGO To Port Arthur. Fair Springovlch has come to town, And Suitskys too in numbers ; The Benjamin Hind, of world renown, f For Bankers and for Plnmbers. Spring Overcoats and Outing Suits, The Styles that are in Vogue-Oh, At Prices that are RIGHT, you bet! And makes smart People TOGO-to !ermaii Wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter. Ing" by persons who seemed to thlnH The Astorlan was reflecting upon the condition In which the engine house fa kept.. It can be said In this con nection that reference was made only to the outside appearance of the build Ing, and that Its Interior Is as neat aa that of any oiner similar building in the northwest. tlnue to try for the famous old pin. When the team was in Portland a few nights ago arrangements were made for another context on the night of April 30, and the team will try and get In shape for the game. The per sonnel will be rearranged. The sli men who went up last week lacked practice, as the scores plainly denoted. The bowlers Intend trying for the trophy until they get it Once they succeed, they expect to remain per manently In possession of It. The first rehearsal for the produc tion of "DeishacKdr" was held last evening, under the direction of Pro- feeeor Robinson. Because of several card parties, the attendance waa not very large, only about 25 peraons hav ing attended. In all about 78 persons will take part In the performance, and Mr. Robinson eipects to put on an even more successful play than Esther." The second rehearsal will be held this evening. HERE YOU ARE! The Finest, Moal Satisfactory and Reliable S'eel Range on the Maraet - , ' WE are the Exclusive Agent in Astoria. MALLEABLE IRONlsSTEEL Tho "Stay Satisfactory" Range It's the Range you want to bay. Keeps itself clean, Is economical, f Coultl'ot break It with an ax an! costs no more than others. CHAS. HEItBORN $ SON Astoria's Leading House-furnishers The democrats have thua fur made no nominations for circuit Judge and district attorney In this, the Fifth Judl clul district of the state. There are four counties In the district Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia and Washing tonand In none could men be found who were willing to tuke a chance against Judge McBrlde and District Attorney Allen. The matter of nomi tuitions hus been left to the state com mittee, which will probably be unable to find capdldates. "Down In Egypt" Is the peculiar title of the opening bill of Wlldemann's big show. There Is a portion of southern Illinois known as Egypt, and rural dis tricts contain some quaint characters. The old-fashioned country fair, with the country race horse rivalry, Is still a fixture. Mr. Wlldemann has con- structed a clean play. He appears as 'Squire Greyson, an Interesting char acter. The play is a good one and wherever played has made a hit. Prices are 25 and 35 cents. Rale of seats opens Saturday morning. , ' ' ' Packers report that there are not one-third as many fish In the river now as at this season last year. Only about 60 per cent of the fishermen are actively engaged In operations, and the receipts of fish have been light. One or two traps and a few seines are being operated. The fish this yenr are smaller than those caught early last year. The prices paid are 5 and cents, and packera any most of the salmon are bringing the lower figure. The season Is not starting well, but good runs of fish are looked for later. All of the packing houses are caring for those Ash received. D. H .Welch objects to the action of the Astoria Electric Company in hauling heavily loaded cars through the streets. Last evening a large fuel car of the company broke through Commercial street at Fifteenth, which prompted Mr. Welch to declare him self. "The property owners object to this sort of thing," Mr. Welch said. 'The company operates under a fran chise which permits it to carry on a passenger traffic, and in hauling these heavily loaded cars through the streets it Is violating the franchise. The city charter limits teams to two and one half tons, and I know of no reason why the same limit should not be placed on cars. I desire to register vigorous pro test against the action of the com pany." The China Commercial liner Chlng Wo arrived In port l&rft night from the orient and was ordered into quaran tine. Captain Lelghton, who brought her in, will be compelled to remain in quarantine until the vessel is released. When the Chlng Wo arrived at Salinas Crux, the Mexican port of call, ehe had nine cases of smallpox aboard. The patients were Chinese. They were placed ashore at Salinas Crux and the steamship sent to quarantine, but Dr. Earle wlii take the precaution of again fumigating the ship. It will be pretty had on Captain Lelghton, but he will hard on Captain Lelghton, but he will now on her first visit to- this port as a China Commercial finer. She was here four years ago. Hereafter the vessel will be regularly engaged In the oriental traffic. " f : ) OF , LADIES' IEADY MADE GARMENTS Embracing Snl't, Cloaks, Skirts, Jacket and Shirt Waists. ,; Wonderful, Artistic, Fascinating We held a Suit Display two weeks ago, Imt Ibis one promise grester results because Ihe assort ment is larger, styles more varied and altogether better time to buy. Call and see jnst what we "'are offering. , j . vA&ioria's Only First-Class Bait a ad Cloak Home.. & Fine Shoes j tf Do you know we can supply vou with shoes CHEAPER than other stores because we buy direct from the manufacturer and in large quantities. Give us a trial. " WHERITY, RALSTON & CO. The Multnomah delegation did not play fair with the outside delegates at the stale democratic convention, with the result that there Is much dissatis faction. Multnomah promised to do a great many things, but In every In stance failed to live up to Its promise. Dr. H. L. Henderson, of Astoria, was a candidate for delegate to the nation, al conversion . Members of the Clat sop delegation worked for him at the convention, and from eastern Oregon coun'ies, especially Crook and Sher man, he received some energetic sup port. Multnomah solemnly promised to support him to a man, but when the roll of counties was called It was found but two men had voted for him. Had none voted It would have been regarded by the Clatsop delegates as a matter of politics, but with only two votes the Multnomah delegation's action was considered a direct in. suit. Clatsop gave her seven votes to the Multnomah nominees. The Mult nomah delegates spent most of their time fighting, and but for the Port; land row the convention would have been harmonious. Dr. Henderson re ceived 75 votee In the convention and was elected an alternate to the nation., al convention. He will be In St. Louis In July when the convention meets.. The Commercial Club bowlers, not withstanding their many defeats In the contests for the Feldenhelmer trophy, aer not at all downcast, but will con- What makes the tvorlJ go round in business; almost the most serious work of man is business; and business aver ages rather crooked. There is no straighter thing in the world than Schilling's Best; at your grocer's. The French three-masted bark Mare chal de Noallles, which arrived yes terday from Hamburg, Is ooe of the finest ships that ever entered the har bor. , She is a new bounty earner and has- been In the water but two years. She' has flush decks fore and aft, the upper deck being of wood and the lower of steel. She Is a cold ship, but fine looking, and throughout 1s finely arranged. Her cabins are neatly, but not elegantly furnished. She- stopped at Valparaiso to place ashore Captain Annette, who was taken sick on the voyage. After the master was placed ashore the vessel .continued on her way In charge of the first officer. She was "150 days on the trip from Ham burg, and brings a cargo of coal and cement The acting first officer has an Interesting collection of albatrosses aboard. There are a dozen of these great birds aboard, and those who vis Ited the bark yesterday say the sight was an unusual one. The birds will be stripped of their plumage. The ordinance raising the salary of the e'ty treasurer will be brought up for final action at the next meeting of the council. Thebill mnkes only one chanpe In the ordinance now In effect increases the salary from $55 to $75. It requires the treasurer -to give a bond of $25,000, to reduce the general fund to $300 whenever there Is $1500 on hand, and to call in special fund warrants whenever there Is $100 in any. special fund. The measure is fathered by Councilman Robinson. Those who support it say the business of the treasurer's office has beert doubled In the past, year and that the present salary Is inadequate. The city makes po provision for office rent j for the treasurer, and this Is also re. ..mIa aa a nAnBliforntlAn Kv (kd ! councilmen favorable to the ordi nance. The first issue of "The Forest City," the official art souvenir of the great world's fair at St Louis has just been published, and a small number has been received for distribution ta read ers of The Astorlan. Part 1 contains It superb Illustrations, each of which Is worth the price at which the portfolio Is sold. These , works are to be dis tributed only through, the leading newspapers In each city of the world, but to readers of the paper the charge will be only 10 cents a copy. Call at The Astorlan office ,and get one. The entire series will consist of 10 port folios, Issued one each week, which will be mailed direct to subscriberi . from St Louis if the subscription price of $3.00 Is deposited at The Astorlan office. Commissioner 8ails. . Colon, April 20. The United States canal commissioner sailed for New York today on the steamer Yucatan. IF YOUR HEAD IS BALI) about the only thing you can do is to rub it IF YOU HAVE HAIR Yon should use a brush on it Come and see the best line of hair brashes ever brought to tbo city Ton can certainly find one tbat suits you, and the prices are extremely low. fSSESSS' HART'S DRUG STORE i For health and happiness, or only as a duty MJJ ... . If the former, try eating ft..-j t-ttii- ! ' ".;. . - ...... - at the TOKE POINT OYSTER HOUSE r-x , Every Delicacy in Season. - IScVt Private Rooms. 112 Eleventh Street GASOLINE ENGINES J - T - r - - ) Marine and Stationary. From 1 to 50 Horse power An absolutely First Class ENGINE at a Beasonable Price. Let me send yon a catalogue and prices. R. M. THORNBURO, KNAPPTON, WASH. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET G. W. Morton and John Fuhrn.an, Proprietors. CHOICEST FRESH AND SALT MEATS. PROMPT DELIVERY. 542 Commercial St. Phone Main 321. ; OPEN FOR BUSINESS .'. i Astoria Ms Family Lienor Store ' 534 COMMERCIAL STREET, (Opp. Herman Wise) . ,v .. Finest Grades of, WINES AND LIQUORS '- f . c For Family Trade. FreeDeliTery.: P. E. PETERSON, Prop. Phone 25L