ASTOSIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1001
EXTRA SPECIAL
Today wo received advise that another
,'i 'i t car of rnolorw is euroute, thU means . ? ; "'
We Will Have to Hurry
and dinpose of those now on hand, bo today we begin the
greatest melon sale of the season and offer you the finest ;
molons in the city, the kind thai aro good and give you "
satinfaction in eating them. Come early and avoid the '
rush, bo one of the first and get tho nick of the lot. We ),
guarantee everything we sell and sell all we guarantee.
ROSS, HIGGINS (SL CO.
Lccal Brevities!
Two lumbar cargoes were cleared
yesterday for San Pedro. The choos
er Bangor ta&a (80,000 feet and a
00,000-foot cargo goea out on the Despatch.
Frederick Foster, aged 28 yearn, died
yesterday at Cathlnmet of consump
tion. He la aurvlved by Mrs. Foster
and an Infant child. The funeral will
be held tomorrow.
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The appraisers of the estate of the
late Miss Hope Clayton yesterday filed
their report with County Clerk Clinton.
The report atatea that the personal
property, Including money, la valued
at 17J.
Commencing Monday, August IS, and
continuing until September 1, tha mer
chant will keep open their reapectlve
placet of business until I p. m ex
cepting Saturdays, when tbey will
doee at the tiaual hour,
Tha Commercial Club baeebaU team
la practicing diligently for Sunday's
game with tha Schiller team, and the
teat conteat of the season la expected.
The clubmen or anxious to get all
tha practice possible, as they must de
fend the regatta trophy.
Much complaint has been made to
city fflclala against the practice of
transfer companies In leaving wagons
on tha streets. One of tha complain
ants atated yesterday that ht counted
17 wagons. In two, blocks on Duane
street last Sunday. City Attorney
Smith yesterday notified the polite to
arrest all persons who leave wagon
landing In public places, and added
that auch persona would bo prosecuted.
Some difficulty hsa resulted since
Ferguson ft Houston comenced work
on the new city hall. It appears that
the original plana provided, for four
steel cells and one padded cell for the
Jail, but the contractors any Architect
Schacht Informed them that the cells
would be omitted. The cells will cost
13200. The matter will be laid before
the council at Its meeting Monday
night.
Late yesterday afternoon It was re
torted that a new run of hatchery fish
was coming Into the -river. The fish
made their appearance In the lower
liarbor earlier In the day and some of
the fishermen who drifted near the
bar made goo4 hauls In a alngta drift
Tha fish have not yet reached the up
per river, but It Is expected good
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catcnes wiu ue maue wmuy or an
classes of gear, The receipts of sal
mon yesterday were light.
Lieutenant Joseph H. Earle, engineer
corps. U. B. A., has been ordered to
proceed to the engineeer school at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. He filial the place
made vacant by tha death of Lieuten
ant Bowers, who was killed by light
ning some time ago. Lieutenant Bow-
era was shortly to have married Mis
Nlckerson. Lieutenant Earle Is a
brother of Quarantine Officer Earle, of
this city.
Suit has been filed In the circuit
court by the Hermosa Park Investment
Company against the Seaside Spruce
Lumber Company to recover $2500,
with Interest from January , 104,
and $250 attorney's fees, Tha suit is
brought to recover on two notes. Yes
terday an attachment was placed on
tha mill at Seaside and tha mill did
not start up In consequence.
Tha work of installing tha retaining
wall around tha email reservoir Is go
In forward satisfactorily. Tha city
engineering department has a force of
surveyors at work establishing the
grade of tha atreet and determining
tha extent to which the excavation
must ba made. Tho reservoir lot la to
ba beautified and the spot will ba an
attractive one when the work la com
pleted.
Casta ve Mllde, an employa of the
Aiitorla Lumber Company, was badly
Injured at the West Astoria mUl yes
terday afternoon. Mllde had neglected
to oil a pulley during the noon hour,
and undertook to do so after the mill
had started up In the afternoon. Ills
clothing was caught in the gearing
and before the machinery could be
"topped he was terribly mangled about
the body, legs and arm. Mllde Is now
at St 1'ary'a hospital, under the care
of Dr. Fulton, who expresses the be
lief that the man will recover.- Mllde
came to Astoria on the German ship
Alsternlxle about a year ago.
The Telegram says: Mrs. C. L
Houston, of Astoria, the queen for the
coming regatta, who Is In Portland to
select her robes, will remain until Sat
urday. Mrs. Houston will be known
as Queen Helen L and her chief maid
of honor will probably be the queen of
last year, Frances L Mrs. Houston
said today that extensive preparations
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were being made for the regatta, which
will be one of the most elaborate en
tertainments ever given In Astoria.
There will be over 2fi attendants and
hqr little daughter, Princess Virginia,
will carry the crown, at the coronation
ball. The queen's committee constats
of Mrs. W. O. Wilkinson, Mrs, II, F.
Prael and Mrs. C. W. Fulton. Mrs.
Houston has not yet selected her gown
for tho festivities, but it wilt probably
be white satin.
Tha bill at Hedrtck's Is attracting
large crowds nightly and tha show Is
pronounced by all to be superb. The
Fishers continue to be- tha main at
traction and are well received In their
difficult acrobatic work. Manager Hed-
rick announces that he will have a bill
for next week that will be the best
ever seen In the city. He has engaged
the very best performers to be secured
on tha Lang circuit and will give a
show the like of which has never be
fore been seen in a 10-cent playhouse.
The program will appear later.
Sum Schmidt yesterday tendered his
resignation as chief of ordnance of the
army of the Astoria 10th annual re
gatta. In resigning Mr. Schmidt ex
plains that he will be compelled to
make a trip to San Francisco during
regatta week, and therefore will be
unable to serve. Peter Grant has been
appointed by Lieutenant-General Ful
ton to fill the vacancy. Mr. Grant, like
all of the other staff officers, has a
long military record, having once went
hunting when a boy and discharged
target rifle. He has accepted the appointment
signed to a room at the Adair school
and Mrs. Barry will fill ' the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Maud Bayles. Miss Lucy Morton has
been assigned to tbe fourth grade at
the Olney school, while Miss Slnnott
has been ransferred to Shlvely school,
to take the place made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Alice Gray. The
board has decided to add a new room
to the Adair school, and also to con
duct school for a full 10 months. The
term will begin September it. repairs
now under way making it Impossible
to begin school at an earlier date. The
board considered the question of sal
aries and decided upon a general in
crease. It was found by comparison
that Astoria educators were paid less
than those at other coast cities and
the advance was agreed upon.
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M. F. Hardesty has been elected cap
tain of tha Commercial Club bowling
team and will at once get the bowlers
together for practice. The local club
men have not been bowling for three
Of four months and Multnomah la apt
to carry off tha Feldenhelmer trophy
unleaa they get in ahape. If the teas;
bowls Its game Multnomah would not
stand very much chance. The contest
for tha regatta trophy la to be bowled
on Thursday night and that for the
Feldenhelmer trophy on the following
night The Commercial Club team has
not yet been announced.
Invitations are out for tha big dance
given by Herman Wise, the reliable
clothier and hatter, to his customers.
On tha sam evening. Ausruat t, tt win
ba decided which of Mr. Wise'a cus
tomers ahall go free to the world'a fair
at St Louis; numbers with each $10
sale. All of Mr. Wise's customers who
are entitled to numbers and have not
received the same will please' call at
once. Tickets to . the dance are not
transferable. Only bona fide custom
ers of Herman Wise are invited; others
not welcome and will not be admitted
to tha hall.
Mayor Surprenant yesterday offered
an excellent suggestion to the regatta
committee. The mayor wants the
committee to arrange for a tug-of-war
between the steamers Melville and
Lottie. It is his Idea that an event
of the kind, to be pulled off In front
of the grandstand, would be of very
great Interest. There Is much rivalrf
between the crews of the two boats as
to which steamer Is the speediest, and
the mayor believes It would be a rat
tling good scheme to determine the
matter in a tug-of-war. The commit
tee will consider the suggestion.
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The regatta ball this year promises
to be one of the most elaborate feat
ures of the regatta, and far ahead of
others that have heretofore been given.
The music will be furnished by Brown's
band, of Portland. Astorlana are all
familiar with the music this band af
fords and Mr. Brown has promised to
give lovers of music something that
they will appreciate. The decorations
are to be entirely new and more exten
sive than at any previous regatta ball
and seating accommodations will be
provided for all who care to witness
the coronation. The coronation will
be one of the principal features of the
ball, and preparations are being mada
to make it one of the most beautiful
and Impressive incidents of the regat
ta. The arrangements are In charge of
Charles Wright.
A party of distinguished men ar
rived down yesterday from Portland
and spent the afternoon In a Jaunt over
the lower harbor, In the party were
General Manager Calvin, of the Har
rlman lines; United States Senator
John H. Mitchell, Major Langfitt
George Taylor, of Portland; Captain
Freis, U. S. A., assistant to Major
Langfitt; A. L. Mills, W. B. Ayer and
Charles Sweigert, president of the port
of Portland commission. The visitors
arrived on the noon train and at once
boarded the tug MendelL They were
taken aboard the bar dredge Chinook,
which made trip .out to sea with
them and showed them the manner in
which the bar dredging Is being car
rled on. Then the Mendell took the
party to Fort Stevens. Superintend
nt " Hegardt"' hod a. special " train" In
wafting and the visitors were taken
out to the end of the Jetty. They re
turned to the city in time for dinner,
and left for Portland on the night
train. Governor Chamberlain, Senator
Fulton and other prominent men had
been Invited to make the trip, but the
governor could not get away, aa Gov
ernor Pardee, of California, Is in Ore
gon, while Senator Fulton was kept
at home because of a rush of busi
ness. The visitors spent a delightful
and instructive afternoon.
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Rev. Rydqulst, of the First Lutheran
church, who recently came to this city,
formed a chorus of about IS voices last
night at his home In East Astoria. In
the chorus are several well trained
male and female voices. The singers
were entertained socially during the
evening. Rev. Edlund, who was pastor
of the East Astoria congregation some
years ago, but who is now a resident
J of Los Angeles, was present last even
ing. Mr. Edlund has been taking part
In the Columbia conference, which was
held last week at Mount Vernon, Wash.
He Is visiting with friends In this city
and will preach tomorrow at the First
Lutheran church. '
Chairman McBrlde, of the regatta
committee, returned yesterday trom
Portland. He states that Admiral
Campbell Is getting his business af
fairs in shape so that he will be able
to devote his entire attention to the
carnival. While In Portland Mr. Mc
Brlde talked with Lamberson, one of
the Portland oarsmen. Lamberson re
cently defeated DuPresse, of Victoria,
at the Portland regatta. After the race
tha two men shook hands over a prop
osition to quit rowing. DuPresse was
Invited to take part in the' Astoria re
gatta, but wrote that he could not well
do so unless Lamberson would agree.
Lamberson made an indecisive reply,
but the chairman of the committee
believes he will enter this year.
The school board has elected Miss
Mary Adams and Mrs. W. J. Barry as
teachers. Miss Adams has been as-
J. C. Roberts, of Portland, Is in the
city.
Otto Mikkelsen was In Portland yesterday.
j Alfred R. Kelly, of San Francisco,
"'Is in the city.
J. Bruce Polworth was down yester
day from Cathlamet
Mrs. J. G. Megler, of Brookfleld, is
visiting In the city.
Mrs. J. H. Cook, of Portland, Is visit
ing friends in Astoria.
T. S. Barr, the Grays River mer
chant is in the city.
W. R. Mackenzie, of Portland, was In
town yesterday on bustness.
W.,W. Hoagland of San Francisco
was at the Occident yesterday,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stebbins, of Port
land, are visiting in Astoria.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Barker spent yes
terday in Astoria with friends.
C. F. Butterfleld of Portland was In
town yesterday, a guest at the Oc
cident U. W. Casey, a well known Portland
railroad man, was in the city yester
day. ' ' ' t - 1 ";
J. D. Coleman, of Portland, was
among the passengers down On last
night's train.
W. O. Donelson and J. W. Hum
phreys, of HUlsboro, Ore.-, are in the
city, guests at the Occident
W, S. Zimmerman of Portland came
down yesterday to look after business
matters among the lumber camps.
B. C. Lamb, a well known resident
of Tillamook, arrived from Portland
last night en route to his home.
F. G. Kelley of Knappa was at the
Occident yesterday looking after bus
iness connected with the Kelley Bros,
logging camps.
"Mr. and Mrs. H. Gouldstone, H.
Gouldstone and Mrs. H. S. Young, of
Portland, spent a few hours In Astoria
yesterday.
Dr. C. A. Cordlner, of San Francisco,
Is visiting in Astoria. Dr. Cordlner Is
Just recovering from an attack of ty
phoid fever.
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