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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1904 . 1 ' r EXTRA SPECIAL Today wo rmivt-d ad vino tlmt another cnr of melons is enrouto, tlii means '. '" We Will Have to Hurry and dinposu of thrwo now on hand, ho today we begin the jjrculfHt melon wile of tho wason and offer you the fluent meloiiM in the city, the kind that are good and give you Mttwfuotioii in eating them. Come early and avoid tho rush, ho ono of the first and get tho nick of the lot. We guarantee everything we sell and noil all we guarantee. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Local Brevities. Wanted A young lady of experience to Ink charte of book and lo art a mulil'i-. Apply at a immlgur A Co. John Allen, who u of a gun cr led roimtenwllon among eeveral dull, ermen Monday rttittit, apeure4 before l'ollie Judge Amleran yeaterday aftor noon. He wa fined $40, and In default of tha amount waa axnt to Jiill for 20 day. The United Htute ateumer Colum bine, In command of Captain Rlrburdu, ltave at 6 o'chxk thl morning for Aluaka. The t-aptulti exeit to return to thla pitrt of the conat about Keptem Lr 10. Tha ca of the city of Aatorlu agalnat Paul Strain waa aet for trial toy Judg Andnraon at 10 o'clock thla morning. Hlrnln la alleged to have violated tha hawker ordinance. A Jury liaa been aummoned and tha caaa will l tried before it. Next Sunday the Comerclnl Club tiaaeball team will play at South Bend. Tha following Sunday tha Schiller team will bt here to meet the clubmen. Dur ing regatta, week tha Multnomah team will play two gamea here, on on Frl day and the other on Saturday. Mayor Surprenant yeaterday algned all of the ordinancea poaaed at Monday itlght'e meeting of tha council, and aa many of the warrant na Auditor .An derson waa able to prepare during the day. Tha bill allowed by the coun cil Monday night neceaaltnted about 160 warrant. Tha flrat wagon to arrive In the city over the new road from Clataop reached town yeaterday. The road la not yet In aa good ahape aa It la In tended to put It, but work la going ateadlly forward. The completion of thla road will be a boon to settler on the weat aide. Four new flat are to be erected by the owner of the property at Thir teenth and Exchange atreet. The flat will be modern In every reapect and will prove a nightly addition to that growing aectlon of the city. Two cot tage are being erected on the prop erty at the corner of Sixth and nond atreet, and many other building are going up in different parta of the city. The preaent building boom ia the moat mxiiinimxxiiurxixxi There Are liiat STAKDARDiriGAS IENGINE RUNS WELL ALL Til E TIME " - O. H. CAKLSON & COMPANY, Ajreuts " : ) , iixixxsxxxixxiiixixixiiixxiixxxxxixshiiixiih 77 7T; , l ieaotiful Suitable for Fire Place," Din ing Room and Bed Room s Complete assortment now in Stock. & HASSACKS OR FOOT STOOLS Made from Bodv Brussel. Wilton and Axmin- sler carpete. A very handy thing for the home METAL HAT, COAT AND UM BRELLA RACKS Entirely new and ornamental : CHAS. HEILBORN a SON ; ' Astoria's Leading House-furnishers X t extenalve In the hlatory of the city Every building now In courae of con itructlon for which plan have been prepared hua been rented, and core of pi-raoim are clutnorlng for home, The county court held a brief ad journed aeaalon yeaterday. Tha con tract for the building of a brldga over tha aouth fork of tha Kliwkanlne waa awarded to J. C. Releraon. A few other minor mnttera were attended to and adjournment waa taken until Auguat 23. Tomorrow evening Aatorla Central tabor Council will hold a meeting at tha Flahermen'a hall for the purpoae of deciding upon the manner of cele bratlng tabor day. Sentiment favura nn excuralon to Seaalde and it la thought probable the excumlon will be arranged for. An officer from Fort Steven came to the city yeaterday for the purpoae of Identifying "Harry Hogue." the mon who held up U Laraon and robbed him. The robber waa recognlxed aa a man who eullated at the pout three montha ago under the nam of Henry Anderaon. Harry Hogue la the name of another aoldler at tha fort Receipt of flah at tha varloua can- nerlea were about the anrna yeaterday aa on tha prevloua day. Olllnettera who (lulled near tha mouth of the river made fair haul, averaging about 400 pound, but aalmon were acarce at up-river polnta. Tha flah are of fine quality and many taken yeaterday were very large, weighing over 50 pound. The can- nerle operated from 10 to S. ' The aoclnl given by St Mary'a Guild Inat evening was attended by a large number of ladle and gentlemen and proved an lnteretlng event. Whlat waa played, prliea being won by the fol lowing: Lady flrat prlxe, Mlaa May Me; consolation prlxe, Mr. M N'owlen; gentleman' flrat prise, C. Jonea; consolation prlxe, H. X Langoe. At the conclusion of the card playing dancing occupied the time for more than an hour. The father of a lad who attends the city achoola and follow the Instruc tion of hla teacher aa to the eyatem of writing he ahall employ complain that vertical writing la an abomination and ahoutd be abolished. "I noticed my boy a day or two a he wrote," said the father in question, "and I believe the board ought to be enjoined from permitting such a system. Not only :niriiiniimiinmm Engines Run well part of tbe time Ran poorly all of the time Won't worK any time : Screens i are the lettera poorly shaped, but the writer must take hla pen from the paper every time ho form a letter, making writing slow. It Is a shame to teach such a systm of penmanship in the schools, and 1 sincerely hope the board will abolish vertical writing be fore the next school tfrrn begins, Do you suppose a business man would employ H lad who wrote a vertical hund? Why, the hand ia enough to keep any lud out of employment." A prominent member of the Chum- brr of Commerce hua the following sug gestlons to offer relative to the preser vation of lundmurka and historical spots: "Let the city purchase the lot on the east of the city hull site and preserve it as the oldest white man's graveyard, which it Is. Extend Duane street from the Hhlvely line to Twelfth street, which at one point would be 110 feet wide. In the center of the greatest width lay off a spuce for a fountain and statue of Captain Gray, who discovered the Columbia river, There la not a aquure or open space in the city sufficiently large for a foun tain or monument of any kind. These thing would add greatly to the attrac- Iveness of the city and be of commer cial value alo." The Commercial Club football team win out last night for the first time. Blulr will play with the team the com ing season. He has an eastern record aa long aa the gridiron and Is ac knowledgedly the greatest tackle on the coust. Stockton Is heavier and stockier this year thun lust and will make an Ideal quarterback. Jack Ray will play his old position and Charles Oammal will continue to pose aa the Rock of Gibraltar during the game. Harry Graham will be In the game this fall after a aeuaon' rest, and Brother Roxy will be behind the line. George Barker, Mlnard. Sutton and all of laat year' players will be available, and the club will have a team that will show Multnomah some speed. Tha men will practice faithfully from thl time on. The local court of Forester will to night celebrate Foresters' day, the an niversary of the separation of the American order from the parent body in England. The sep aration waa brought about August IS, 1X09, but the celebration waa deferred until tonight, when the regular meet ing la held. Upon cutting loose from the English order the American wing became known aa the Ancient Order of Foresters of America, but ln"l?95 the name was changed to the Foresters of America. Tonight' celebration of the anniversary will take the form of a social, at which a musical and liter ary program will be rendered. Re freshment will be served and the af fair will be concluded with a dance. It la expected that the. member will be out In force to take part. Some of the local contractors who tendered bide upon the city hall con struction are not at all satisfied with the manner in which the awards were made. In the flrat place, the building and foundation were advertised for with the understanding that one joint bid should be presented for both, and one bid waa required for the heating and plumbing. Hot water heating ap paratus waa specified in the advertise ment, yet when a hot-air blast bid was presented, without any notice that such work would be satisfactory, the con tract was awarded to the man who offered to Install the hot-air system, A prominent plumbing contractor stat ed last night that the whole procedure was extremely questionable enough so, he declared, to Justify an investi gation. The omission of the cells In the city Jail 1 also causing much un favorable comment, and even City At torney Smith agrees that the city offi cials have displayed very poor Judg ment In awarding the various con tracts. It waa claimed last evening that a Portland contractor has been the beneficiary In the bidding on con siderable public work hereTand that there was a manifest disposition to give local bidder the worst of it. Councilman Belland wa inclined to be a little hostile in his opinions a to the plan for the city hall when the matter wa brought before the council for discussion Monday night. "I think the best thing we can do Is to send the plana back to the architect for re vision," declared Mr. Belland. "About the only thing correct In the whole ar rangement Is his E per cent allowance for the work he 1. doing." Several er ror had crept into the specifications, one In particular being prominent. In providing for payment for extra work the specifications stipulated that the concrete work ehould be paid for at the rata of IJ.50 per cubic foot. "This Is an error," said Mr. Ferguson, one of the contractors, addressing the coun cil. "The price should be 9.50 per cubic yard. Of courae, we would not take advantage of the error even if it were fcto be allowed to stand, but we would prefer to have It corrected." It seems that the comlttte on- ubllc property decided to temporarily dispense with the steel ell for tbe Jalfc and also with the padded cell, and that the con tractors were so notified before bid ding upon the work. However, it was necessary to make the omission by means of resolution. loiter on brick or stone walls can be raised and the big cell partitioned off into four In closed cells for unruly prisoners. The Boston port of August con tains an excellent likeness of Captain Goodale, who Is attending the O. A. II. encampment, and publishes the follow Ing account of the reception tendered the captain upon hla arrival at the Hub: "A veteran never was greeted with a more cordial reception than that which was tendered Captain C harles L. Goodule when he entered the G. A. R, encampment headquarters yesterday morning. Captain Goodale came all the way from Astoria, Ore., a distance of 3665 miles, to attend the encamp ment and to once more meet hi old comrade of the civil war. At the age of 18 yeurs he enlisted In company B, Forty-third Massachusetts regiment, whic h was part of the Eighteenth army corps, under General Foster, and was stationed most of the campaign In North Carolina, and a short while with the army of Virginia. The most im portant battles Captain Goodale fig ured in were those at Goldsboro, White- hull and Klnston. At the outbreak of the Soanlsh-Amerlcan war he was ap pointed captain and quartermaster in the volunteers, stationed at Montauk Point He was afterwards detailed to Jacksonville, Savannah, Havana and Columbia barracks. Cuba. In 1001 he wa commissioned captain and quar termaster in the regular army at the latter place, In charge of construc tions. On his return to the United State In 1901 he was assigned to the Important constructions at Fort Stev en. Ore., and Fort Columbia, Wash, and I now permanently stationed at Astoria. Aa a Grand Army man he haa always been prominent, both In thl atate and outside. From 1879 to 1883 he waa elected aa commander of Post 66, S. C. Lawrence of Medford, and also passed through all the chairs to department commander of Massachu setts. He will be a special guest of the executive committee during encamp ment week." Captain Goodale write to a friend in this city that he reached Boston on the "th Inst., after a plea ant Journey. Boston Is gaily decorated for the gathering of the old soldiers and the encampment Is about the most notable event in the history of the city. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. and Mr. Sofus Jensen were In the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Swepson Morton and Miss Morton are visiting in Portland. Mrs. Sabine, of Knappton. is in the city visiting with friends. She will return home tomorrow. C. H. Overbaugh, traveling freight agent for the O. R. & N. lines, was in the city on business yesterday. Captain Richardson, of the Colum bine, last night bid farewell to his friends. He starts north today with the Columbine, to be gone for a month. A. N. Bonn, formerly of Ilwaco, 1 In the city from The Dalles. Mr. Bohn la In business at The Dalles, and since removing to the up-river city has been much improved in health. Miss Leta Drain, who has been vis iting in Portland, has returned home, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. N. D. Singleton. Mrs. Singleton will remain In the city until after the regatta. Miss Lou DeYo, who had been visit ing with her sister, Mrs. W. O. Barnes, left Monday for Berkeley and San Francisco, where she will visit with friends for a short time, going then to Red Bluff, to resume her duties as teacher In the Red Bluff high school. OFF FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR. A number of Astorlans will start for the great St. Louis fair early next month, among whom there will be a bunch of Herman Wise's customers, who are wise enough to buy their cloth ing, hata, etc., at Herman Wise' ele gant store. On the evening of the 29th of this month Mr. Wise gives a dance for the benefit of hi customers; there wilt be cakewalka and fancy dancing for pres ents, and at about 11 o'clock tha Ight It will b decided which of Herman Wise's clothing customers shall receive the first-class round-trip tickets to and from the tamoua St. Louis fair. Mr. Wise gives a number with each ten dollar purchase. Meeting Notio. Astoria Central Labor Council will hold a special meeting at the Fishermen's hall on Astor street Thursday evening, August 18, at 7:30. All member are requested to be present ' H. B. CORNELL, "if. . . Secretary. I 1'JUST AMMii 0 r 0 6 I o 3 t o I: A : WE HAVE LOT8 OF NEW THINGS. WHITE PIQUE LADIES' DUCK HATS, LADIES COLLARS. FALL DRESS GOODS, SHOES, ETC. YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL AND SEE THEM, WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY THEM CHEAP. r THE BEE HIVE Attn We will have on WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 THURSDAY, AUG. 18 FRIDAY, AUG. 19 A representative direct from the factory , with 2000 samples of D res s Go ods at prices that will sait you. Will guarantee that if you wish, the pattern selected by you will not be offered for sale to any other person. This is an opportnnity not offered to the ladies of Astoria very often Be sure to avail yourself and make the most of it DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT FOARD i Remember the Date "HAKES walk ia TRADE-MARS T t .' "J ; "t There's t lot of 4 lJH. f titWirtinn in 1 v or 11 Wherity, Ealston j Company THE LEADING SHOE DEALERS t , i -I STORES CO. Astoria, Ore. LIFE'S easy: Or $hoe which, after months J