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ROSS, HIGGINS CO.
Ttio Place Where You Pave Money Bv Spending It.
local Brevities.
For Rent Furnished housskesplng
rooms, ITI Tenth street Mrs. Curran.
At the request of tht Fourth of July
committee, Mayor Surprenant yeeteri
day extended an Invitation to Major
Bchenck, commandtnf ofllcer at Fort
Stevens, to have the troopa under his
ycommand participate tn the parade on
that day.
The largest royal ehlnook salmon
caught this year so far was on ea.
hlbltlon yesterday at the market of
Malar Bros, It was a perfect speci
men and weighed it pounds. It was
over four feet long, and was purchased
by Mr W. E. Cole, to be shipped to the Whitman exercises June 10-15. Ex
some friends in Ohio,
Frank Purcell, representing the Her
rlnf -Ilall-Marvla Safe Company, with
headquarters in Portland, manufactur
ers of the genuine Hall's Safe A Lock
Company's safes, will be In the city
for . few days. ,
Lost Fraternal pin, on Wednesday
afternoon; monogram "A. O." In Greek
letters, with "A" set In diamonds on
face: on tack Initials "0. E. B." and
date, Feb. I, 1101. Suttabls reward
will be paid for the return of the
tame to The Astorlan offlce. -
The Astorlan acknowledges receipt
of invitations to the commencement
exercises of the Bishop Bcott academy
and Whitman college. The academy
exercises will be held June 12-14, and
cellent programs wilt be rendered.
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See our Burlaps, Leather , Lincrusta, Wood Imitations,
Crown Mouldings, Plate and Picture Bails, Etc.
B. F. ALLEN 8 SON,
365-307 Commercial Street
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WHEN YOU ARE WARM
from a row on the river, cool off and
slake your thirst by drinking a gloss
of our delicious soda water. It would
be hard to name a flavor we do not
have probably we can
you had not thought of.
name
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EASTERN CANDY. STORE, .
606-504 Commercial 8t,
pid you see it advertised in The Astorian tell the Advertiser of it.
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ELECTION DAY
And Every Other Day No Matter If You Are
DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN
It will pay yon to come to us when In need of Brushes, Combs,
Sponges Tollet Soaps, Perfumes or anything an op. 'to
date drug store should have. We make It oar business to fill your
prescriptions just as the doctor writes it. Tryns.
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Regatta Manager MclJrlde has ar
ranged with Charles V. Crown to do
some regatta business while , on his
present trip to British Columbia. He
Is on good terms with a number of
oarsmen In that locality, and thinks
he can secure crews from both Van
couver and Victoria, , Mr. Brown is
doing all possible to make this ye&rY
regatta a great success, and is taking
great Interest In the work. In the
meantime the committee is doing a
great deal of good work locally, and
Chairman McBride Is sparing no pains
to make the best arrangements possible
for the event
Owing to the serious Illness ot Miss
Franks, one of the members of the Em
plre Stock Company, there was no
show at the opera house last night
Miss Franks was taken seriously III
night before last after the presentation
of "Faust," and her condition grew so
alarming that shs was removed to
Portland on the night boat where she
will be taken Immediately to a hospital.
The company will leave for Coos Bay
on the steamer Alliance on the 14th,
and until that time they will perhaps
put In their time playing In the small
surrounding towns.
K. E. Seymore, mate of the schooner
O. W. Watson, was drowned about six
miles below the mouth of the Willam
ette river Wednesday afternoon while
the schooner was In tow of the Ock
lahama. The first Intimation the
schooner's crew had that Seymore was
In tha water was his cry for help. The
men who rushed to the side of the ves
sel saw him struggling In the water.
The steamer was at once stopped and
a small boat towered, but before It
reached the mate he sank from sight
tie' was of Norwegian birth, about 40
years of age and signed with the ves
set at San Francisco. The body has
not been recovered. The schooner has
a cargo of 590,000 feet of lumber and
goes to San Francisco.
The Commercial Club bowling team
will line up tonight for the final prac
tice game before the Fetdenhelmer con
test tomorrow night. The alleys are
In fine shape and the local bowlers have
been piling up some great scores. There
seems to be not the slightest doubt
that the team will successfully defend
the stiver pin, although It la agreed that
the visiting aggregation Is a strong
one. The second team will line up
against the first team tonight In the
practice game. The Portland Com
mercials will arrive on the noon train,
and the contest will begin Saturday
night at t o'clock. The opinion pre
vails yiat the Astoria bowlers will se
cure a total of more than 1050 pins,
which Is considerably above any other
score bowled for the trophy in years.
The marriage of Miss Bessie A. Hill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hill,
and Joseph A. Berg, until recently
with the Astoria Iron Works, took
place yesterday afternoon at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, on Bond
street Miss Nanette Adams was the
bridesmaid and W. Ross officiated In
the capacity of best man. Bev. William
Seymour Short officiated. The young
couple were the recipients of many very..
handsome presents, and were warm
ly congratulated by their numerous
friends. They left for Portland last
evening en route to Toledo, Ohio, where
they will make their home. Mr. Berg
has been wanting to return east for
some time, having been raised in that
part of the country, and while he
leaves his friends here with regret, he
takes a charming young bride with
him.
Members of the council who were seen
yesterday declined to discuss the mat
ter, nor 'would they say whether or
not there was any truth in the report.
The story comes so straight, however,
that It Is beltved to have some foun
dation In fact, and the indications are
that there Is shortly to be & shakeup
all around that will hold public atten
tion. Behind It all there Is said to
lie long, long story of Ingratitude
and retribution, but until definite ac
tion Is taken the story will not be di
vulged by those who know It A news
paper representative was assured yes
terday that there would be something
doing ere long, and that there Is more
to the report than Idle gossip.
PERSONAL MENTION.
B. S. Souls of Portland Is In the
city.
Mrs. Elliott of Charleston Is visiting
In the city.
H. A. Stiles of Portland was In the
city yesterday.
F. W. Winn of Portland was In the
city yesterday.
Peter Grant was down from Port
land yesterday.
Mrs. P. E. Ferchen Is visiting friends
on Grays river.
Nathaniel Welbert of Olympla Is vis
Itlng In the city.
E. Shelly Morgan of Portland was in
Astoria yesterday.
B. H. Nelson of Skamokawa was In
the city yesterday.
Miss Alice Negglner of Seattle is
visiting in the city.
Mrs. Chris Henry of Charleston was
In the city yesterday.
W. L. Pulllam of ClaUkanle is regis
tered at the Central.
C. M. Strauss of Portland Is regis
tered at the Occident
Frank Seward of Tacoma Is regis
tered at the Occident
Will Tlmson of Bclllngham Is in the
city on a business trip.
Harrison Aldrldge of Pendleton Is In
the city on a business trip.
O. W. Hume is here from his Call
fornla home on a business trip.
G. H. Williams of Tacoma arrived
In the city for a short visit yester
day.
F. W. Pettygrove, a commercial
traveler from San Francisco, was In
Astoria yesterday.
Charles G. B. Jones of Cheyenne
made a flying: visit with friends and
relatives in Astoria yesterday. He re
turned to Portland on the evening
train.
William Parker, the Western Union
operator who takes the Associated
Press report for the Astorlan, has re
signed his position and will sail the
first of the month for San Francisco,
where he will fill a more lucrative
position and be with his relatives.
"In the Good
Old Summer Time"
Thoughts lead to lighter and brighter things.
Our Great White Sale...
offers the best in seasonable wearing apparel at spec
ially reduced prices. Last week our White Sale proved
a startling attraction to hundreds.
We have arranged matters so that you can still
secure these bargains all this week. You will be sorry
if yon neglect the opportunity.
LARGEST DEALERS Iff WOMEN'S WEAKIMO APPAREL Ef ASTORIA
FORD , iSTORES CO.
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AFTER BILLY BRYAN.
Bennett's Widow Gees to Court to Get
Her Money.
New Haven, June 9. Application by
Mrs. Bennett will be heard in the pro
bate court June 20, asking that William
I. Bryan, executor of the estate of
P. S. Bennett her husband, be required
to bring from New York to the Juris
diction of the court 1150,000 In cash
and make Immediate payment here of
the $50,000 special bequest made In
her favor. It is. understood there will
be no opposition to granting the peti
tion.
You Will Need a
efrijterator
During the warm summer days and you should ex
ercise judgment in making the selection
We Carry the Best
line in the city and can supply your every want.
There will bo no trouble about securing ice this sum
mor as Malar 13ros. have arranged to soil ice to the
family trade. Ice and a good refrigerator is a sum
mer necessity, Call and see what we can give you
for a small amount of money . , .... ... . . . .
County Clerk Clinton, Auditor An
derson and Justice of the Peace Good
man yesterday canvassed the vote cast
at the recent city election. The official
nhnwed the following vote for
state offlce candidates: For congress,
Slwllllnmson, 1342; Simmons, 655; Cook
V9,' stnno. 93. For supreme court Jus
tice, Moore, 1322; O'Day, 648; Mlkkel-
n 5?a- Tiriirht. 95. For dairy and
food commissioner, Bailey, 1210; Doug
las, 556; Rasmussen, 214; Berry, 88
it will h seen that 2322 votes were
cast for the congressional candidates,
2288 for the candidates for .supreme
Justice, and but 2068 for the candidates
for dairy and food commissioner. The
official count shows little change in
the vote for county officers. The totals
had not been completed at the close
of the clerk's offlce last night, and only
the totals here given were available.
CHAS. HEILBORN SON
Astoria's Leading House-furnishers
If there is any truth in the report
which was current around the city
yesterday, the council means to close
up the saloons of the city at the hour
of midnight. According to the story,
uptown saloon men are satisfied with
the 12 o'clock closing movement, ana
it Is reported that an ordinance cov
erlng the matter is to, be framed and
presented some time during the month
Notice to Wster Consumers.
Friday, June 10, is the last day on
,i,inh tn nav water rates to avoid
the penalty charged all delinquents,
Sstolli Is Here.
New York. June 9. Cardinal Satolll
arrived from Rome today. A large
party, Including many noted Catholics,
went down to Quarantine on an excur
slon steamer to greet Satolll.
The cardinal's trip Is ostensibly for
the purpose of marrying Miss Helen
Maloney, the daughter of the Phlladel
phla millionaire, to Charles Rlgley of
Washington, a young lawyer, but it
in believed tn many circles that he
comes to make an investigation into
church affairs as well, and that on his
report will depend the tendering of
red hat to an American.
Will Select Mate.
Washington, June 9. The question
as to who will be Roosevelt's running
mate will probably be decided as the
outcome of a conference between lead
ing members of the house and senate
this afternoon, under an arrangement
ahirh the nresldent ariDroves. Can
non. Fairbanks, Hltt, Dryden and Over
street are among the names suggested.
It Is understood the choice rests be
tween Fairbanks and Hltt
Thibetans Attack British.
Gyang Tse, June 9. Eleven hundred
Thibetans attacked the British post at
Kangna, on the road to L'Hassa, with
fereat ferocity yesterday. Tney were
MnniRPii. Th British loss was one
killed and several wounded.
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Anyone wishing box wood may have
tame free of charge, provided they
will haul it away promptly.
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