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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1904)
PAGE EIQHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1901. CLATSOP COUNTY IS NOW ALMOST FREE FROM DEBT County Treasurer Heilborn's Statement Shows That Indebtedness Will Be ; Wiped Out Within Year. , . ' Obligation Now !$ Less Than $40,000 and Next Tax Levy Will En tirely Obliterate It-Saving in Interest Will Be Great Enough to Pay Salaries of Four of County's Officials. County Treasurer Heilborn says That Clatsop county ia now noaror out of debt than at any Other timo in it history! That tho now tax Isvy will liqui- data all of its liabilities and place it on a cash basis; That the saving in interest, when the county goes to a cash basis, will be $4500, or enough to pay the salaries of the county clerk, sheriff, treasurer and school superintendent. Never before in the history of Clat sop county has it been as nearly free from debt as at the present time. The debt today la less than $40,000. and the next tax levy will bring In enough money to clear up the entire indebted ness. At present the county Is but sev en months behind with Its obligations, and within a year, If the expectations of Treasurer Hellborn and County Clerk Clinton are realized, Clatsop will pay for everything that It buys. Since March 1 Mr. Hellborn has made two calls for general fund warrants ' The first, made March 18, called In approximately $35,000 In warrants; the second, issued this week, calls for the redemption of warrants aggregating $32,611.25. The interest on the war rants called in by this last notice amounts to $1489.43. The Present Indebtedness. The present indebtedness of the county, according to a statement given out last evening by County Clerk CHn ton, ia lees than $40,000. The state ment makes the following showing: General fundA warrants out standing IS5.J83 77 Cash in general fund ...... 45,894 59 Indebtedness $39.48$ 18 The last call Issued by Mr. Hell born will reduce the amount now on hand, $45,894.59, by the amount In volved In the call $34,100.89. Includ ing Interest. Because of the fact that warrants have heretofore been called, but not presented, the treasurer must keep a certain amount In the treasury. This showing is bona fide and deals entirely with the cash status of the county, having no consideration for realty and other assets. There are sev-. eral special funds, but these funds are provided for by special levies and can not be calculated as forming part of the debt. , Soon Be on Cash Basis. 'We are now nearer out of debt than ever before In the history of the coun ty at least, since the county has had any material debt," said Mr. Hellborn yesterday. "The last call for warrants which I Issued was for all paper in dorsed prior to October 26, 1903. It will be seen that we are only seven months behind with our payments. In another year, unless our calculations are en tirely upset, we shall be doing business on a cash basis. "The next tax levy out Is sufficient to liquidate our indebtedness. We will then have no interest account to pay. effecting a saving In this respect of about $4500. That sum will pay the salaries of the county clerk, sheriff, county treasurer and county school su perintendent quite an Item. It will also save considerable bookkeeping and prove more satisfactory in many other respects. Since March 1 I have made two calls for warrants, the combined calls aggregating about $70,000. With a debt of less than $40,000 hanging over us, we will soon be able to stop our inter est account and transact our affairs on cash basis. . Officials Are Careful. "Several reasons may be assigned for the present satisfactory condition of affairs. The county court has not been at all extravagant, but has sought to minimise expenditures aa much as pos sible, although displaying marked en terprise In such public undertakings as the court house and the Lewis and Clark bridge. But there has been nothing of a loose character In the conduct of the business of the county. The court is entitled to much credit for its businesslike administration, and the other county officials are likewise to oe commended for the assistance which they have rendered. "The assessed valuation of property this year was very much greater than that of last year and our receipts were therefore much larger. Last year we received about $133,000 from taxes, while this year we will receive almost $15.000. This amount Includes, of course, the city taxes which are col lected by the sheriff. I have called in warrants promptly and effected a con siderable saving In Interest, and gen erally the county has benefited by a cloae administration of Its affairs. It Is a source of much satisfaction to all of the officials to know that we have made so good a showing, and within a year Clatsop will undoubtedly be doing business on a cash basis." MEMORIAL PROGRAM Order of Exercises in Memory of Dead Soldiers and Sailors of the Republic, EXERCISES AT THE WATER Public Program at KUher'i Opera llouxe In the I'.vwt-inir-Cliildrcn Will Al.l. Fish Traps Are Not in Evidence Piling Driven in Baker's Bay Dis appears, Probably From a Dynamite Blast. Just what happened the fish trap piling driven a short time ago in 'Bak er's bay by Contractor Lebeck is a question which may carry an Interest ing answer. It was stated yesterday toy a gentleman who came over on the Nahcotta that the piling was In evi dence on Thursday, but that when he looked for it yesterday afternoon it was gone. The appearance of the piling which remained indicated, ac cording to The Aatorian's Informant, that giant powder or dynamite had been employed to get it out of the way. The piling was driven for par ties living at South Bend, Wash., and It was evident that the South Bend people intended "corking" the old-time! trapmen by so locating their traps as to shut out the old gear from the fish that came in from the ocean. When the piling was driven It was predict ed there would be difficulty, and it is now quite evident that the old-timers have blown out the piling of the en croachers with giant powder or dyna mite. Doubtless the encroachers will soon learn of the matter and there is an excellent prospect of trouble. The names of the men who sought to cut out the old-timers have not been learned. The presumption Is that the old-timers have taken the best means at their disposal to get the traps of the encroachers out of the way, al though the statement that giant pow der was used is merely conjecture on the part of the gentleman who saw the stumps of the piling. PORTLAND GETS CONVENTION. Good Roads Association Will Meet There During Exposition. St. Louis, May 27. The next con vention of the national and interna tional good roads association will be held In Portland, it was decided today. The 4ate has not been fixed, but it will be during the Lewis and Clark expo sition. She Left Her Happy Home Husband Deserted Because She Wouldn't Live in the City But Preferred Suburban Life. PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Hattle Louis, who has been visiting friends in this city, has re turned to her home in Seattle. C. O. Anderson, representing the well known shoe house of Uts & Dunn of Rochester, Is in the city, replenishing the stock of Wherity, Ralston & Oa Will F. Ullman, Lang & Co.'s hired man, ia down from Portland In the in teresta of the firm. Mr. Ullmon is pushing the Integrldad cigar, which he has made quite popular in this city Dick Madison arrived in the city last evening on a visit to his brother, Will. Mr. Madison hails from Inde pendence and is a .well known capl talist. He will assist his brother in management of the campaign of the socialist candidate for county clerk, A salesman may fail, now and then. to present your goods in the proper light to your customers; but your ad vertisement is sure to say just what you want it to. "Neglected colds make fat grave yards." Dr. Wood's Norway Plfte Syrup helps men and women to a happy, vigorous old ae. DO YOUR EYES TROUBLE YOU? )0 you know that in these days of enlightenment thousands of people are still going along in misery, Buffering tortures, drawing on their nerves and raining their eyes through con stant strain upon the delicate muscles that aid the stent? There is no need of suffering from these causes. Have your ' eyes examined free of charge by a graduate optician. If you need lenses it will surprise you to find how little it will cost to be properly fitted with glasses that will not only give comfort but are an ornament to the face. KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician. , : AT THE OWL DRUG STORE. Brooklyn, May 27. Mrs. James Van Tassell, .the woman who mysteriously disappeared from the Long Island rail road station in Jamaica, Monday, taking with her her two boys, James and Bertram, 12 and 14 years old, re spectively, spent from Monday even ing until yesterday morning with a friend, Mrs. Charles Scheldefer, at 360 LlifUen street. Suspecting that her husband was on her track, she left there with her two eons at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. When seen by a reporter last night Mrs. Scheldefer said: "I have known Mrs. Van Tassell for several years, having once spent five weeks with her at her home In Kings Park. Immediately after she left her husband she came to my house. The boys were crying and In deadly fear that their father would get them do not believe he has any objections to his wife leaving him. He did not treat her well and they quarreled a great deal. He wants the boys, but they want to go with their mother Mrs. Van Tassell told me that she did not want to move to Brooklyn. She said they were doing well in the coun try, where she made some money cook ing for the carpenters who were work ing on new houses in their neighbor hood. Much against her will her hus band got a position in the subway and rented an apartment at 475 Fifty-sec ond street. They quarreled all the way on the train, she said, from Kings Park to Jamaica. Her husband abused her and called her many bud name. she declared. At Jamaica she deter mined to leave him. When the boys round it out, they pleaded with her to take them, too. She was unalil to resist thels tears and, while Mr. Van Tassell went out of the station for a few minutes, she disaDneare.l them. Knowing no other place to go she came to me. "I can't tell where Mrs. Van Tassell went from here. She has no other friends in Brooklyn that I know of, and I am sure she has left the city, she I have for lease or for sale th ,.. location for salmon cannery or storage plant on the river, and that is at steel railroad bridge on Toungs Bay. Terms low. Apply to Dr. Aiiir r ,r, Astoria. "nM7 The program for the observance of Metnorlul day has been issued by Adjutant Shaw of Cushlng post. On Sunday a committee from the post will go to Greenwood cemetery to decorate the graves of comrades who are burled there, which will be done without any formality other than the ritual pre scribed by the by-laws of the CI. A. R. On Sunday evening the crops will march In a body to Grace Episcopal church to listen to the Memorial dny sermon by Rev. Wlillum Seymour Short, who will speak on a subject appropriate to the occasion. On Monday, Memorial day, the members of the post will guther at the post headquarters at 10 o'clock In the morning and march to Flavet whnrf, where. In connection with the Woman's Relief Corps, they will par ticipate in the beautiful services com memorative of the dead sailors and marines. After these exercises the train will be taken to Ocean View cemetery, a stop being made at Fort Stevens to take on a firing squad of regular soldiers, who will tire the sa lute over the graves of the dead veter ans. The members of the post will return to Astoria (on the afternoon train. The memorial exercises proper will be held in the evening In Fisher's opera house, where the principal fea ture will be an address on patriotic subjects by Hon. John II. Smith. These exercises will also be participated in by the children of the public schools who have been selected for that pur pose by a committee of Cushlng post. The opera house will be appropriately decorated. four Last (Chance? Sale of the Famous o 19) Closes TonlSht! Don't Get Left! s ummrn had very little money, and I have no Idea how she and the boys will live. Mrs. Van Tassell was a hard-working. woman, and always did the best she' could for her family. Her husband i would not give her money, and nearly all she got she had to niuke herself." A detective called at the Scheldefer house yesterday looking for Mrs. Von Tassell, but she had gone. Mr". Van Tassell says he will keep up the search for his boys until he finds them. Some people patronize your store from habit; some from friendship but the great mass of your customer fluctuate from day to day your newspaper advertising- attracts or fails to attract them. Garnets A Profusion of Carpet Elegance More patterns than the most exacting taste could wish to InsmM-t. All new wmmm and fresh and at the Fairest Price. Home furnishcra with a love for the beautiful and artistic are fairly reveling in the elegant display here. Blgelow '$ Bogy Braucli at f US yd Saxoiy Aimloittri al lUh a yi. Wlltoa Vclvtlt al SUES " $UI a j4, Dctp Pile Velvet al SI.25 a ys. 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Japan, and was graduated from Stan ford with the degree of bachelor of arts mi the 18th of the present month. Democratic TicKet r For Congressman, J. E, SIMMONS. Of Multnomah County. ; STATE i For Supreme Court Justice, - THOMA8 O'OAY. Of Multnomuh County, State Dairy .and Food Commissioner. 8. M. DOUGLAS. Of Lane County. ' . . COUNTY. For Representatives, ; J. V. BURN8. J. n; LAWS. I For County Commissioner, B. F. ALLEN. For Sheriff, " j GEORGE W. MORTON. For Treasurer," J ISAAC BERGMAN. ( For School Superintendent, I H. 8. LYMAN. I , For Coroner! W. C. A. POHL. A8TORIA PRECINCT. For Justice of the Peace, A. R, CYRU8. For Constable, C. C. UTZINGER.