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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, 1UESDAY, JULY 13, 1904. PAGE FIVE. f QUALITY AND j& jsr QUANTITY Blacli Republican Cherries at 5 cents the lb. We havo everything that's good. When you want some thing for a special spread see us about it. :: :: :: :: :: ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Local Brevities. Sherman A Thing moved Into new quarters, on the corner of Tenth and JJond streets, yesterday. William II. Ross hue been succeeded fireman of the customs tug Patrol ly Edward II. Thompson, formerly of the Eclipse. Mr. Roue resigned hie position. Tien Tsln, July !. The st earner I'uplng, Just arrived here from Niu t Chwang, reports that on July 16, the Japanese army wits within IS miles of thnt city. The offlcers of the Russian gunboat Hlvoutch have middled horses ttlongslde ready to make their escape t upon the approach of the Japuriese. Councilman Morton lut night Intro duced an ordinance Increasing the year ly license of auctioneer from $100 to 1310. The measure la calculated to keep out Itinerants. Mr. Morton asked unanimous consent for suspension of the rules and final passage of the meaa ure, but Mr. Belland voted In the nega tive and the bill went over. It will doubtless be passed at the next meet ing. ' The grand lodge of Workmen of Ore gon convenes In Portland toduy. The meeting will be one of the most im portant ever held, as the mooted ques tion of assssmcnte Is to be brought up for discussion and settlement. The delegates from Seaside lodge, No. 12, nre: Charles It, Stockton, Thomas Dealey, William Kelly, W. C. A. Pohl mid N. Jones. A. R, Cyrus will repre sent Wnrrenton lodge, No. 53, and Mrs. A. It Cyrus will be the delegate from Psolflc lodge, legree of Honor. The convention will be In session for three days. An ordinance authorising the public property committee of the council to Hell lot 4, block 44 McClure's Astoria, for $14,000, was Introduced at lust night's meeting of-the council. When Mayor Burprenant asked whether or not the committee wanted the measure passed under suspension of the rules, Mr. Hansen said that he did not, as he understood the proposal to buy the property was off. The lot In question Is that upon which the Oltiey school building stands. Mr. Hansen said he understood an offer had been made for the lot and building, but he could not at all events, would not state who had made the offer for It, An ordi nance authorising Mr. Hansen's com mittee to buy the north 60 feet of lot I block 117, fihtvely's Astoria, for $1650, was luld over. City Physician Pllklngton stated last evening that there were no new cases of diphtheria In the west end, where a case was reported last Friday. The patient Is stilt seriously 111, and Bun day night It was feared she would die. However, some Improvement was noted In the case yesterday, and the child now has a chance of recovery. The varioloid patient Is getting along nicely and will soon be well. The water of the Columbia river was much clearer yesterday than has been the case for two weeks. In the lower river the stream was muddy, but above it was reported the mud was disappear ing. It Is believed now that the river will resume Its normal condition with in a few days, and that salmon will begin entering' the river In large num bers. Catches at lower harbor points were slightly better yesterday than on Saturday. Mat Korpula, and his boatpuller re turned to Astoria Sunday morning after a trying experience near the mouth of the river. The men were fishing near the Heads when the gale struck their boat and carried them dangerously near the bar. For a time It seemed both men would be drowned, but they took refuge behind the Jetty and re mained there until the gale subsided. It was reported Saturday evening that they had been lost, but they showed up Sunday morning. Several other nar row escapes from accident were re ported Saturday, but It Is believed all of the boats rode out the gale in safety. County Judge Trenchard yesterday received word from Salem that Martin Olsen, who was committed to the In sane asylum from this county'Aprll 16. 1896, had died there of tuberculosis June 9. An act of vandalism that was prob ably Intended as a Joke was perpetrat ed Saturday night, when the words "Hotel Llnvllle" were painted on the side of he county Jail, so that they could be seen for blocks. Coal tar was used to do the painting, and it can be said for the Jokers that the lettering Is almost perfect. Sunday morning passersby saw the big sign, but the humor of the situation did not appeal to Sheriff Llnvllle. An effort was made MTTTTTTTTTTTTTlTTtTTTlIlIl X IUI 1 1 X I H IIIII I H ITITTIH ,H ; M , N H N " N M N H X H H H 0. II. Carlson, There Are Engines Hun well part of tbe time Ran poorly all of the time Won't worK any time STANDARD GAS ENGINE RUNS WELL ALL THE TIME Agents G, M. McBrido TTtm!riHttmiIITTTTTTTTYTtITgTtTTggfTttrillir to remove the letters, but proved un successful, and the .blurred sign still appear on the Jail. The defacing of public property Is a very srlous offense, and If the Jokers become known to the sheriff, prosecutions will follow. the man was Injured Lewis had laid out bruin with a well-directed blow across the head. The animal was then killed. Lewis was brought to the city on the night train and Dr. Fulton dressed the wound, which Is very pain ful, but riot dangerous. Members of the Columbia River Fish ermen's Protective Union have collect ed evidence against several California fldhermen, and wlfl confer with Dis trict Attorney Allen relative to prose cution under the law which requires residence In Oregon before a man can engage In glllnet Ashing operations. The case- Is to be In the nature of a test of the law, and It Is expected the suits will be filed some time during the present week. A Oreek named Alexander Maveoke fatos was arrested yesterday for an unnatural crime. The complaining wit ness la Alfred Nlelson, who charges that the attempted crime was commit- ed soma days ago. The prisoner was arraigned before Justice Goodman yes terday afternoon and bound over In $50 bonds for preliminary examination this afternoon. In default of ball, he was sent to Jail. The man Is 60 years of age. Miss Harriet Rafter Is still in the lead In the contest for regatta queen. The count of votes yesterday after noon showed the following results: Miss Rafter, 1851; Mrs. F. D. Keuttner, 1633, Miss Harriet Tallant, 847; Miss Grace Stokes, 612; Miss Lillle LldwelL 606; Miss Frances Norberg, 491. The majority of the votes counted yester. day were cast for Mrs. Keuttner, who is only IS behind Miss Rafter, The committee has appointed Mrs. George II. George as chairman of the woman's committee of the regatta, and she will have charge of everything pertaining to the queen and her court Mrs. George has been empowered to name the other members of the committee. "Farmer Jones and his pigs" drew the blgrgest crowds at Hedrlck's last night that have yet blocked the street In front of Astoria's new place of amusement The excellence of his per formance was quite well advertised, and there were three crowded houses last night Manager Hedrlck being compelled to turn away more people than gained admission. The work of the pigs la simply wonderful, and the crowd last night was completely mys tided by the performance. The pigs are musicians of ability and played many popular airs last night Manager Hedrlck says there Is a 620 note at the box office for anyone who can demonstrate that the pigs are not mu sliians. Fannie Donovan, "the eastern star;" Harry DeLaln, and Chenowlth and Frank, the latter a comedy sketch team, round out the week's bill. "A Trip to the Arctic" Is shown In the moving pictures, while "You're as Wel come aa the Flowers In May" is the Illustrated song, Watch for the mat Inee parade at 12:30 today. j HAVE YU U!IS? t X 4 We have sold more REFRIGERATORS during the past fow weeks than all the stores in Astoria combined. The reason for this is that we han dle the best REFRIGERATORS in the city. THE HERRICK ODORLESS THE LEONARD CLEANABLE THE WILKIE OPAL GLASS Be suro that you get one of these and you are right. We have them as low as p. : : : : CHAS. HEILBORN SON; J Astoria's Leading ' House-furnishers Because of the fact that Architect Schacht has not quite finished the plans for the new city hall, the coun cil did not pass the ordinance that was ready for passage last night, and ad journment was taken until Saturday evening, at which time the measure will be put through under suspension of the rules. Section 1 of the bill ap proves the plans, and section 2 author izes the committe to advertise for bids for a period of 12 days. Section S concerns the manner In which the contract shall be awarded, while sec tion 4 provides that the building shall be completed by May 1, 1905, adding a penalty of 620 for every day over the time specified that the contractor shall require to complete the building. Bonds in the sum of 615,000 must be given by the contractor. The architect Is allowed 6 per cent of the cost of the building and traveling expenses. Two months after work Is begun the suc cessful contractor shall receive 75 per cent of the amount of work done in the 60 days, and the balance shall be paid him when the building is finished. The matter of the ownership of the strip of land between the ghively and McClure additions of the city was brought up again at last evening's meeting of the council. It seems there Is a strip of land between the two ad ditions varying in width from two to Ave feet. The strip was set aside for street purposes, and afterward the city purchased an additional 10 feet, for what Is Thirteenth street. Mrs. W. 8. Kinney has built on this property and claims title to it Captain Babbldge and other persons are very anxious to erect flats there and have requested the council to settle the matter of ownership, that they may take steps to buy portions of the strip. City At torney Smith said last night he be lieved arrangements could be entered Into with Mrs. Kinney before the next meeting of the council whereby the question of ownership could be defin itely settled. Councilman Lebeck said be thought the council should not be required to delay matters on this ac count, and wanted to notify Mrs. Kin ney to move off the land. However, the matter went over. 2 - r V ' 0 PERSONAL MENTION. Cecil Lewis, son of ex-County Com missioner Howell Lewis, had an excit ing struggle with a ferocious black bear at the Lewis logging camp, on the John Day river, Sunday evening. The bear was walking through the brush near the camp when Mr. Lewis dis covered it, and, with the fireman t the camp, the logger started after the animal, taking a rifle. The fireman armed himself with an ax. , After a short chase the men came unexpected ly upon the bear, which sprang upon Lewis and knocked him down. As the bear came at him Lewis fired, but the bullet went wild. The bear Jumped onto the prostrate man and imbedded his teeth In the left leg below the knee, badly lacerating the flesh. The fire man undertook to kill the bear wits the ax, but the handle of the ax was broken at the first blow. Then the bear turned his attention to the fire man, knocking him down, but before Miss Hansen of Warrenton came up last evening. Captain Gregory of the Heather was in the city Sunday. Charles A. Payne of Chinook was one of he city's guests yesterday. Ex-County Commissioner Lewis is visiting old friends In the city. Otto Mlkkelsen and sister are spend ing a few days at the seaside. Mrs. Winnie McCustland of Portland is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McAfee, in this city. George McCracken, a well-known in surance man of Portland, was In As toria a few hours yesterday. Dr. August C. Kinney was among the passengers on last evening's train for Portland. George Capen, well known In the wholesale district of Portland, is in tbe city on business. William Ballls of the firm of Beno & Ballls, coffee and spice merchants of Portland, was in the city yesterday. Dr. Bell, U. S. N. surgeon of the Marblehead, is spending his vacation in the city as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson. Charles Humphries, manager of the Postal Telegraph Company's local of fice, spent Sunday with his parents in Oregon City. Professor Clark, superintendent of the city schools, went up to the me tropolis last evening for a short visit. J. T. Ross and J. E. Higgtns of the firm of Ross, Higglns & Co. of this city are over In the Sound country on a business trip. Mrs. R A. Clay of San Francisco, ho has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Celler of this city, returns to her home tomorrow. August Frlcke, one of the most pop ular letter carriers, is now out of dan ger. Mr. Frlcke was taken seriously Hi last Saturday. C. R. Morse, the head of Morse's de partment store. Just returned from Spo kane, where he has been for the past few days on business. L E. Lytle, president of the Colum bia Southern railway, with headquar ters in Portland, was In the city yes terday en route home from the beach. C. H. Cooper, the well-known mer chant returned last evening from his summer residence at Cleveland, where he spent the Sabbath with his family. County Coroner William C. A, Pohl left last evening for Portland, where he will attend the grand lodge meet ing as a delegate from Seaside lodge of Workmen. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES IN RUGS Beautiful Moquette Rugs $5.00 values for $3.75 $3.75 values for $2.50 Others for $1.40 and $1.10 THE LATEST THING IN CUSHION TOPS cross-stitch patterns for 25 cents CUSHIONS FOR THE BEACH just what you want to make your ham mock or cosy corner comfortable 50c up We are sole agents for McCalls Patterns 10 and 15 cents You can buy cheaper at HIVE 6 ) O o o .8 6 in o (,- 0 0 0 ' 8 o 0 ) 9 6 ' O O 1 I o 0 5 Mrs. McKean will hold a closing-out sale of White Wash Suits at greatly reduced prices all this week, at Wom an's Exchange, n Tenth street To the Ladles of Astoria and Vicinity. Several inquiries having been made with reference to the lady's world's fair ticket I will say that every lady whose husband, father, son, brother or acquaintance buys a man's or young man's suit or overcoat at Herman Wise's big store will receive an extra number for sending the gentleman to my store. Such number entitles the lady holding it to participate in the distribution of a separate ticket to and from the St Louis world's fair. This lady's ticket is separate and indepen dent of the four men's world's fair tickets, the men folks receiving for themselves one number with each $10 sale. The dance and free ticket distri bution will take place on August 9. Invitations will be issued In due time. HERMAN WISE, ! ' The Reliable Clothier and Hatter. Cutlery for Wise People Money refunded if goods are not satisfactory. See us before you buy. Sole selling agents for Astoria for the following! Clans Razors Clans Shears Wilson's Batcher Knives L G. Carving Sets Keen Hotter PocKet Knives ft M - A Glance Ata'tShoe That comes from our stock is suf ficient to show to you that our goods are well made. , We do not believe in carrying a cheap article. It would not pay us to sell it it would not pay you to buy it Let us sell you a pair of our Utz (Si Dunn Line $2.50 THEY NEED NO BREAKING IN Vherity, Ralston ft Company -t- m- THE LEADING SHOE DEALERS.