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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1904)
TIIE MORNING ASTORIAN, FRIDAY, JULY'S, .loot PAGE FIVE. WILD BLACKBERRIES Parties wishing wild blackberries will do well to leave their orders with usWe arc now taking orders to bo delivered later on : ; : ROSS, HIGGINS CO. "Jelly GlasHcs at Lowest Prices" Local BrevllIsSf Have you noticed the fourth of July views la Bell's shew window, taken by PelserT If not, do not forget u you pass to examine them. What's that? Oh! 60 cente a copy. The : British steamship Totenham, which, arrived Wednesday night from Tort Los An ye 18, left up the river yesterday. The Tottenham cornea Jn ballast and will load at Portland. Mayor Burprenant yesterday signed all of the ordinances passed at the last session of the council, as well a the warrants drawn for claims ordored 3&ld. The warrants are now ready for, delivery. .,, .. The steamship Costa, fUca departed yesterday for Son Francisco. She took on at Astoria a large quantity of ahooks, oysters and cheese. The ateamer Chlco arrived front San Fran Cisco with miscellaneous cargo, the principal item on her manifest being 9000 sack of cement. Burkes brought down the house again. The McShaffreys seem to be warm favorites and their musical specialty Is well received. The moving pictures are new and Interesting, and, on the whole, the performance Is quite up to tScent shows seen elsewhere. Man ager Hedrick desires to Impress upon the public that three shows are given each night tbe first at 7:30, the sec ond at 1:30, and the lust, at J: 30. Matinee performances are - given on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sun day of .each week, making a total of 28 shows a week. , Subscribers for The Astorlan and other papers complain frequently that they do not get their papers, and at tribute the circumstance to the opera tlon of paper thieves. The Astorlan will pay 325 for Information that trjll lead to the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing a copy of the paper, and Is anylous that someone shall earn the reward. Arrangements for the lacrosse gome have been completed by the regatta committee. The contesting teams will represent New Westminster, 11. C. and rortlond, and they will play on the afternoon of August 29, when the big field meet will be held. From a spec tacular point of view, lacrosse Is even more interesting than the great game of football, so tbe event will In Itself prove an attraction that will bring a large crowd to Astoria for the meet. From the crowd which Jammed the streets near Hedrick's last night one wbuld have surmised the president was tn tbe theater. There was an entire change of bill and people flocked to the new playhouse by the hundreds. The performance was pronounced ex ceptionally fine by all those who at tended last evening. Harry Do Lain appeared In an old-maid turn that is positively killing and the Juggling Sunday's bail game at A. F. C. pork will be the event of the season, and fans at all lower Columbia river points will await the outcome with Impatience. The best players of all the teams on the lower river will combine under the Warrenton colors and try conclusions With the Commercial Club team. In view of the fact that the clubmen stand a good chance to be defeated, they are practicing faithfully, and hope to put up an exhibition of ball that will be too much for the all-star eg gregatlon. The game will be called at the usual hour 2:30. Tbe action of the council In Instruct ing Street Superintendent Kearney to fence oft Exchange street between Six teenth and Eighteenth has brought the interested property owners to time, and a petition for improvement of the street is now being circulated. The super Intendent was asked to refrain from carrying out the council's instructions for a day or two, until the matter could be reported to tbe council at Its ad journed session tonight. This Mr. Kearney agreed to do, although he took the precaution of instructing teamsters to not haul heavy loads on the street. It Is expected that the petition for the Improvement will be presented to the council this evening. The contract for the Improvement of Duane street from Fourteenth to Sev enteenth street will doubtless be award ed at the next regular meeting of the council Bids will be advertised for in a few daya and the street committee will consider them prior to the time of the meeting. The estimate of the cost of the Improvement is $6979. The street is to be of macadam where It extends over solid ground, and the cement walks are to be six feet In width, or one foot wider than tbe other cement walks that have lately been put down. Duane street will open up that section of the city between Commercial and Ex- n H M M M M rrTttttttittTtrrrrrrr mnTnniUHtinniTYTu There Are Engines stun well part of tbe time Ron poorly all of the time Won t worH any time XShQ (STANDARD GAS ENGINE RUNS WELL ALL TIIE TIME V , 0. II. Carlson, Agents G. M. McBride tfittiiHiimiimimmiminHiKHiniTHt change, and, as It will run post the city hall- location, Its improvement has been so arranged that the property owners will not be compelled to pay for the work until nxt year. Several cost ly improvements have been made In that neighborhood of late, and tbe council Is anxious to moke matters as easy as possible for the taxpayers. The regatta committee yesterday re ceived a letter from Admiral II. C. Campbell of tbe tenth annual regatta. Mr. Campbell states that It Is his In tention to bring his staff and other dignitaries down to Astoria on tbe Bailey Oatzert and to keep the steamer here during regatta week for the ac commodation of ths admiral's party. The Oatzert will carry several hundred people, and, as she belongs to Mr. Campbell's company, she can be kept here as long as the admiral wills. Ad mlrai Campbell has not yet announced hi staff, but wilt be In the city today to confer with Chairman McBride. He Is going over to the beach for a few days, but will stop In the city to talk regatta with tbe committee. . Chairman Hansen of the council pub lie property committee yesterday re celved word from Architect Scbacht that the plans for the new city hall ha4 not yet been completed, but would be ready for presentation to the council at the adjourned meeting to be held to night The council must approve the plana before the work can be under taken. At tonight's meeting the ordi nance providing for the manner of mak ing tbe Commercial street Improvement will be called, up for final passage. Some of the property owners ore now trying to delay the Improvement, city officials say, but because of the danger ous condition of the street the council will not stand for any further post ponement , BIOS FOR COURT HOUSE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. Tenders Opened Yesterday by Ceunty Court Lawer Than Anticipated, Being Less Than 1100,000. At yesterday's session of the county court bids were received and mode public upon the construction of tbe new court house. Four tenders were received, and with one exception oil were close to the estimate. .The high est bid was submitted by James Mar shall of Portland, whose certified check was returned to him during the after noon. The bids were as follows for a building such as lc provided for In the plana and specifications; ' ! Langford A Walker, Portland..! 99.J00 Ferguson Houston, Astoria... 112,300 Haatle ft Dugan, Spokane 97,351 James Marshall, Portland...... 124,(99 1 Langford ft Walker agree to erect a building of Tenlna stone for $96,SO0. They ask 10 months In which to com plete the contract Ferguson ft Houston agree to erect a building entirety of local stone for $102,700. They want IS months In which to complete the work. Marshall specified 27S working days as the time in which to finish the contract, and Hastie ft Dugaft epefclfled 17 months. The court did not reach a decision In the matter yesterday, but took the bids under advisement. At today's session of the court the tenders will be con sidered, but whether or not the con tract will be awarded was not stated yesterday. Members of the court were surprised to find the bids so low( nearly all being within a Small amount of the estimate of the architect $100,000. The specifications upon which the contractors submitted figures called for the construction of a building 120x91 feet, of two stories and basement, the basement to be of stone and the upper portion of the building to be of terra coita and brick. Two of the firms bidding submitted offers for the con strucUon of a building of stone, and the court Is now trying to decide which method of construction will be the beet to employ, Tbe bid of the Spokane firm for the building provided for In the speclflca tiona is lowest while that of Langford ft Walker for a stone structure is low est Bids for Heating Building. Bids for Installing the steam heat ing apparatus and ventillatloa system were received as follows Brady ft Sherret, Portland 13388 W. N. Smith, Astoria 3590 S. H. Wlliett Astoria 338S Gardner ft Kendall, Portland .... 3250 John A. Montgomery, Astoria 3100 W. C. Laws ft Co., Astoria....... 4560 Tbe bid of Laws ft Co. was not ac companied by a certified check, as pro vided, and therefore was thrown out One bid was received for plastering the building that of John F. Shea of Port land, who offers to. do the work for $3191. yesterday. The case Is therefore one Tbe court also took under consldera- of great importance and Is attracting tlon the bids for heating the building much attention. Yesterday afternoon land will act upon them at a later date. Alex Norm and testified that leas water The work of hauling crushed rock was required to float spruce logs than 'for the court house foundation is still fir logs of the same size. Spruce Is the 1 under way, but it will be some time lightest of all timber, fir Is the next 'yet before the walls of the basement tightest, while hemlock Is so heavy are raised. that It will not float except when the The attorneys representing the par ties to the Injunction suit of Jacob Kamm against Normand Bros, will pre sent their arguments to Judge McBride thla morning, and the case will be taken under advisement by the court Alex Normand was on tbe stand yes terday afternoon in his own behalf. When be concluded bis testimony the attorneys for the defendants, O. C. Ful ton and John H. Smith, announced that they would rest their case. They had several other witnesses, but prob ably .considered that they hod mode out as strong a showing as possible. Some interesting evidence was adduced at the trial. Norris Staples, Moore Bros., Olsen Bros, Bremner and John Teon, all prominent loggers, testified during the hearing that the north fork of the Chiskanlne was quite as valu able for logging purposes as Toungs river, and superior to the Necanicum and the Lewis and Clark. "Should the court declare the north fork unnavl gable, all of the streams of Clatsop county will be closed for logging op era t long," said one of the attorneys butt end of the tree Is cut oft. No action looking to the building of the county road from the end of the Lewis and Clark bridge to Warrenton will be taken at once by the county court Roadmaster Frye reports to the court that the cross dike Is In such condition that the low land Is flooded, and that planking would have to be spiked down to keep It In place. When the matter was brought to the atten tion of the court yesterday it was de- PERSONAL MENTION. . Sol Hart was down from Portland yesterday. E. L Hubbard of Salt Lake City is in Astoria. Frank Ward of Portland was in the city yesterday. Mrs. N. Burkholder of Cathlamet was In the city yesterday. T. S. Barr, the Grays River merchant came across the river yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whipple have returned from a trip to Seattle. Robert S. Boyns was among the ; THE BEST RANGE IN THE WORLD , M Is the on arc It is made of malleable steel and will never break. It requires less fuel, easier to handle and will last twice as long as any other two'ranges. ' If you are interestdd in getting the best, con sult us. . "We are sole agon ts for Astoria. I CHAS. HEILBORN $ SON Astoria's Leading .liouse-furnishers elded to recommend to the people of the district No. L that thev meet at Portlanflers who registered yesterday I the proper time and levy a tax for at the Occident 5 building that portion of the road ex- W. L. Ullman, the traveling: repre- tendlng from the end of the bridge to sentatlve of Lang ft Co., was down connection with the present county .from Portland yesterday, road from Warrenton. '. The Improve- Link Burton and A. E. Hulme, well ment is an important one, aa it means known residents of Cathlamet came road connection for the entire west down on the Lurline yesterday after side country. Under the new road law j noon. the several districts ore empowered tot Edgar M. Lazarus, the architect who make special levies, and it ts now up 1" superintending the construction of to the people of district , No. 1 to do this if they want the road. The court yesterday approved the appointment of S. G. Trullinger, G. Zlegler and C. W. Carnohon as deputy county clerks and Charles H. Abercromble as deputy dis trict attorney. The bonds of the fol lowing precinct officers were approved: A. R. Foote, justice of the peace, 01 ney; Albert Hill, constablt Push; Wil liam Schoenbeck, Justice of the peace, Svensen; Nat Jones, Justice of the peace, Chad well; P. J. Goodman, Jus tice of the peace, Astoria; w. R. Hume, Justice of the peace, John Day; C. C. Utzlnger, constable, Astoria, The beer that made Milwaukee torn via Schllts is always on draught at The Grotto. Otto Mlkkelson, proprietor. the court house, was down from Port land yesterday. John M. Gearln, the well-known Portland attorney, ts in the city, repre senting Jacob Kamm In his Injunction suit against Normand Bros. Louis I. Ostroskl of Spokane, 'a brother of Mrs. L Cohen and Mrs. Her man Wise, Is in the city, visiting with Mrs. Cohen. Mr. Ostroskl's sons are also in the city. SUNDAY EXCURSION. Steamer Nohcotta leaves at 7 a. m., Sunday, July 10, connecting with trains at Ilwaco for points along the beach. $1.00 round trip. Returning, leaves Il waco 2:30 p. m. Tickets good return ing on steamer Potter leaving Ilwaco 7:30 p. m. G. W. ROBERTS, Agent O. R. ft N. Co. LADIES! Just About Your New Dress: VTt never were better prepared to supply your wants than at present. Our dressmaking parlors are com , plete and we can give you a bet ter dress for the same money than you can get in any of the socalled fashionable dressmaking shops in Portland. All you have to do is to Try it and See for Yourself A. .DUNBAR G6. the i i I Astoria's Fashionable Dressmakers J ' - s i I DO YOU DRINK TEA? If So, Try a pound of Our ENGLISH BREAKFAST BLACK at 65 c per lb. SPIDER LEG SUN CURED at 65c per lb. or JAPANESE GREEN at 65c per lb. These Teas are the best ever sold in Astoria for the money. We want your tea trade and of fer you golden value for, your money. Call for a sample FREE OF COST and after you have tried it you will use no other. a H O E We kars the akeit Use ol shoes for ismaier wear we ever handled. Fit right, Prittd rigi i s sis' wear right. 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