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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1904)
I , THE' MOUSING ASTOKIAN, FRIDAY, MAY G, 1901. . PAGE FIVE. GOOD TO PRINK CHASE SANBORN'S Boston Roast COFFEE ROSS, HIGGINS CO. local Brevities. Conwml tribe of Red M-n 'last night pad! fraternal vWtlt to tbs lodge at ..Hammond. Tht county'court baa adjotirwd un til May t, when the plana for th new cnurt houe will be ready for the ap proval of the commissioner. The work of converting the Meamer lulley Gataert Into an oil burnor ha been almost competed. Whether or not the Oataert will be returned to the Astoria run to handle the umnir traffic haa not been announced M yet The train down last night wae 30 mlnutea late a the reeult of wait for the Northern Pacific. The local order of Red Men ha de termined to celebrate the Boston tea party on Memorial day, The lodge will at once begin preparation forob- ...... 1 1 . .... j - r- til mm wt Mhv !kVf 4! I jWv JBrt j icvoytiiiMiiii; p'.? If price alone be the consider ation then a suit made of shoddy, stitched together in a hurry by underpaid unskilled labor.would do. : :'4:::r;;';v'1'' BUT the average man of sense wants Style I with Style he wants FIT ; quite a few manufacturers furnish Style' and Fit but econo mize on Trimmings and Finish, Some Makers Imitate the fa mous "Alfred Benjamin Correct Clothes for Men" but they don't employ the high salaried tailors, they don't have the same pride and scrupulous regard for repu tation that is conceded to Alfred Benjamin Clothes, We are sole Distributors in Astoria for that famous make of Suits and Overcoats. raiai Wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter. ervanc of Memorial day, and will visit Greenwood cemetery In body and decorate the grave of deceaaed member of the order. - A copy of the will of the late Ed ward D. Boyd, of Umatilla county, was filed yesterday In the office of the county clerk, The will bequeathe to Franel C, Jaikan and Philip TJack aon lota and 4, block 60, and lot 22, it and 24, block 34, In Aator and Pa cinc additlona and lot IS, block 0, In New Astoria. been ftven, I itppoe If the city really want bock Ita engine house the board will surrender It without a legal content, although a 1 aay, nothing of a definite nature haa yet developed." Notification to the school board wae left to Auditor Anderson and City At torney Hmlth, and the former la anx- ioua that the latter do the writing aoj all tne ugai rormaime may be observed. There have never been any develop' menta that would tend to clear up the mystery aurroundlng the' finding; of wreckage on the beach at Oetu-httrt Park and Seaside. About 30 day ago qumtitle of crude 'petroleum and lumber washed ashore, but no vesel likely to have cauaed Iho wreckage haa been reported aa mlaalng. Doubt It the Imystery will never be cleared up, "... ' Among the vial tore In the city la E. 13. Weber, or Berlin, an attache of the fisheries department of the Ger man government Mr. ' Weber la the guat of F. R. Stoke. He la now touring the world and studying condi tion affecting the department of the governmetn with which he la connected and at Aatorta hope to learn much of value concerning the local fisheries Interest. SPRING HAS COME! The Flowers are in Bloom! Make the inside of pur' home look bright V i and cheerful by renewing the CAKPETS nnl MATS on the floor. , We have an ex cellent assortment at the present time which will interest you. Suitable CARPETS and RUGS for Every Room in, Your Home. If you prefer Matting, we have that toothe ' FINEST and LARGEST Stock in the City.; r CHAS. HEILBOBN SON Astoria's .Leading House-furnishers The lowest charter rate on record at Portland waa reported ycaterday, when the Trench bark Marechal de Naollle waa fixed for grain loading at 155 abllllnga. Never before in the history of Columbia rver ahlpping ha no low a rale been accepted by any veaeeL The owner evidently look for no Immediate Improvement In the chiirter market and are anxlou to get the veasel away from port The session of the county court yes terday waa largely devoted to con- 'deration of road matter. The tourt rejected the proposal of Mr. M. E. Weaver, of Dallas, Ore., who had of- feiTd to furnish burnt wood lettering for the different office In the new court houae. Among the ma'.tera at tended to yesterday by the court waa the report of the road master tor the month of April, allowing the character and extent of all work done by hi department. The , barkentlne Newsboy haa fin lhed her lumber cargo for Hilo, II I. She take 615.086 feet of rough pine, 62,897 feet of dressed lumber, and 4000 bundle of shingle. The schooner Sophia Chrlsteneon has also finished. She goe to San Francisco and take 840,000 feet of lumber. The barkentlne Lahalna haa been char tered to load lumber, and will take away 1,000,000 feet. The exiorts of lumber from the Columbia have rhown decided Improvement of late r-nd the Indications are the present month will be a lively one. The up train yesterday morning al most brought to a sudden termination the careers of three men who tere on the track on a speeder. Just why the men did not get out, of the way of the approaching; train did not uppear from their brief statement made at a time when they were very much frightened, The men aucceeded In es caping a terrible death by jumping front the speeder and were dazid by the fall. The train stiuck fjbe speeder and ent it pinning Into the m-aa at the ride of the road. A moment' de lay on the part of the men would cer tainly have resulted In" their death. The engineer brought hi train up so suddenly that the passengers were shaken up. F. K. Ford, chairman of the Mult nomah Club bowling committee, ba written accepting the latest challenge Issued by the Commercial Club forth Feldenheimer trophy. Mr. Ford ays he was fearful the Aatoriana would drop In on the night of the 7th, in which event the Multnomah team would have been a very weak one. He was assured that, had the local bowl er been aware of this fact, they would have been In Portland on the night of the 7th If they had been redact to the necessity of walking. The Cony medal feel that they have made lobs ters of themselves In the bowling con test about long enough, and expect tjils time to make a supreme effort to bring home the pin. The voter of the city took a spurt Wednesday and for ;i time It seemed that the registration clerk would be kept busy. However, there waa an other slump yesterday and when the office of the county clerk waa closed for the day only 1085 name appeared on the city roll. Precinct No. 6 has alone reached the 200 mark. Voters will probably wait until the last week and there will be a ru.ih that prom Isea to shut out some of the delin quents. The registration In the var ious precinct up to the close of busi ness last night were aa follow In the several, city precincts: . No. 1, 128; No. 2, 168; No. 3, 188; No. 4, 183; No. 5, 201; No. 6, 121; No. 7, 96. Pre cinct No. 4 Is shamefully behind and No. 1, No. 2 and No. 1 are little better represented. "I 31 fliiis for Kou, and gome of the Prices Koyal Worcester Corsets, straight front and Princes hip, b!ak, white and drsb, size from 18 ta 23, former price 75c, now 69c Assortment of Cbi!dren'a Hat, all color and shape, former price 1123, bow , ,,;.,.lWc Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose, former price 25c, now..,. ., ,19c 8ii Spools of Cotton Thread 25c Ladle' 8is ribbed white low neck sleeveless Vest, splendid 35o qnal ty, now .ltt)e Eo' Buster Brown Tie, tbi very swell novelty in Boys' occk wear, the latest rre in eastern cities, in all plain colors of rich iJk, regular 75e value, tbw week AUc All tllk fancy soft finished Bibboo, in 4 to 8 inch widtbs, regular ' 25c value, tbi week only . , . . u ..... . . 9c A wonderful bargain in Petticoat, immense lot of black, mercer Imi sateen Petticoat, in extra full size, doable Spanish fbmm-e, - worth li.60, this week :..$1.VJ .'"A. :;DUNBA!I CO." THE LOWEST PRICED STORE IN ASTORIA FOR FOE GOODS. , .. , AND THE PLACE WHE BE WOMEN LIKE TO TRADE. WE HAVE OTHER BARGAIN'S. Your Physician's Skill No matter bow careful and attentive he is WILL NOT BENEFIT YOU If the prescription be (riven jon is not filled exactly aa be writes it. We have established a reputation for the direful and accurate filling of pre scriptions and that' the reason we have the largest prescription bunines in the city. If you haven't tried a jet, bring your next prescription to Corner Fourteenth and Commercial HART'S DRUG STORE FINE SHOES . FOR $2.00 and upwards, to suit all purses and feet. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY! By selecting Foot-wear of all kinds from our choice new stock. , $, WHERITY, RALSTON COMPANY Fisher Bros., Company ' "; ' "PEALER8 IN-j ' y Taints, Oils and Glass, Hardware, Ifon and Steel, Groceries, Provisions and Crockery, Ship Chand lery and Boat. Supplies,-McCormick owers and Rakes, Corrugated Iron and Building Material, Hardwood Lumber. . - FISHER BROS, COMPANY The Northwest Construction Com pany 1 grettlng along very nicely with It present contract and deliveries are now almost 1000 tons dally. As soon aa a few more Improvementa are made at the quarry the company will be enabled to deliver more than 1000 tone. The rock supply Is all that the engineer department la able to care for Just at present. The other concern will aoon commence Ita delivery, and the work at the mouth of th river will be pushed. The department has determined to deepen the entrance to the Columbia this year if such a thing Is possible, and the jetty and dredge will be made to accomplish as much aa can be accomplished. School Clerk Ferguson said, yester day that he took no stock in the dec laration of some of the member of the council that the board can be de prived of use of the brick engine house because of Its failure to pay the city the $1 a year which wa stipulat ed in the lease. "The lawyer tell me that the failure of the board to pay thl rental of $1 a year will not af fect our rights under the lease. The city never made any demand for this money and therefore can not hold ue responsible for the failure to pay. I am assured that the city should have demanded payment In order to rr.ake Brood the contention that the school board baa forfeited It right. Thus far the boaid ha received no official notice of the determination of the city council to demand back the engine house, and therefore no action has v." To make man better, make trade better. To make trade better, make goods better. . Schilling's Best: tea coffct baiting-powder flavoring uiract tpkm od Your grocer's; moneyback, George Brown has arrived from the metropolis to take charge of the local business affairs of the firm of Brown & McCabe. Mr. Brown Is not at all discouraged with present unfavorable shipping condition and says that, taking everything Into consideration, the Columbia haa not fared, so badly. He points out that many large steam ships have gone away from the river with Imense cargoes.and that the de parture of these big carrier with car goes great enough 'to load tw6, three or four ordinary sailing vessels has necessarily reduced the number of vessel in the foreign trade. He says the Columbia has made a very fav oable comparative showing and thinks there la but little cause for complaint Mr. Brown will remain In Astoria un til Captain Johnstone returns from his Australian visit. HAS LITTLE TO SAY. Krutsehnitt Doe Not Express Him self Regarding Lawiston-Ripara. Portland, May 6. Julius Krutseh nitt, director of maintenance and op eration of the Harriman system, left this cjty for San Francisco tonight after having spent several days In ex amining the Harriman lines in Oregon. Relative to the trouble along the Southern Pacific line last year, owing to lack of motive power, Mr. Krutseh nitt stated there will be, no lack of engines this year. He says 130 have been ordered, of which 40 have already been delivered and the remainder will be by the first of April. ... When asked relative to the building of the Lewlston-Riparia Mr. Krutseh nitt said he could aay nothing. He stated it was not a matter for his con sideration. , METHODISTS IN SESSION. Conference Hold' Two Session Dur ing th Second Day. Los Angeles, May S. The Metho dist general conference held two ses sions today, the morning session being devoted to a reading of the quadrien nal address of the board of bishops and In the afternoon the receipt and reference of memorials from various annual conference. The morning ses slan was presided over by Bishop H. W. Warren and the afternoon ses sion by Bishop J. W. Walden. TORE POINT OYSTER HOUSE'. . The Most Celebrated Eating House In the State. The famous Toke Point 1 - - Oysters are here served to Perfection. Private Rooms. 112 ELEVENTH STREET. The TROY Laundry Is the only White Labor Laundry in the City. Does the Best of Work at very reasonable Prices, and is in every way worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DUANE STS. Phone 1991 PRAEL S mm TRANSFER CO. Telephone 221. Drayini and Expressing ' All goods shipped toourcare will receive special attention. ; 709-715 Cemmerclal Street. Reliance Electrical iWbrKs H.W.CTJOS, Manager We are thorouBbly prepared for makinr estimates and executing order for all kinds of electrical installing and " 'repairing. Supplies in stock. We sell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call np Phone 116L 426 BOND STREET ASTORIA- IRON WORKS JOHN OX, Pres. and Pupt. F. U BISHOP, teoretary A. L. FOX, Vice President. ASTORIA 8A IKUS BAJSK, Trea Designers and Manufacturers of P V : : ' v THK LATEST IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS, t COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. --tr".'? CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. . t v ' Foot o( Fourth Street, ASTORIA, OREGON.