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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1904. 1 ASBESTOS SAD IRONS They Always Stay Hot Per Set Only $1.75 ROSS, HIGGINS CO. Local Brevities. Wanted: Swimmers and diver for reistta events. Apply at once at room 37, rag building, Wanted Two young Indies for candy booth during regatta week. Call be tween 2 and 3 At rrgutta headquarter Th Indie of (hi' library unm lutlon have made large reduction In th-prlci-N asked fur the fine line of picture they have on mil ut the library room, mid Invite thii public to rail and see them. A n-Kitttn dinner will be served In the A. O. V. W. hall on Ninth tret oh Wednesday. Till I one of the feitlures of the regatta and will be In charge of the ladle of the Methvdlst -church. . . . " The Tegular meeting of the Chamber 6f Commerce will be held Monday veiling. An several matter of lm ! inula m a are to be brought up for con nWeratlon, a full attendance of mem bert I requested. r I The. supply of aalmon yesterday wag root as good a that of the previous day, although the packing houses were kept running from morning until night. The 'glllnettera averaged about 400 pound. 'The fish are mill of excellent quality. Marriage licenses were Issued yes terday by County Clerk Clinton to 'Charles Lundgren and Hulda Lauder, Unary Tohl of Columbia county and V.fsle Oray and William A. Thomp son and Itessle Kessell. Mr. Lumlijren ' and Mlas louder were married during the afternoon by County Judge Trench ard. H. M. Ilranaford of the Northern 'Oyster Company, came over from Toke Point yesterday, for the purpose of In troducing the company's product Into the local market. Mr. liransford and associates have made a close study of ' cultivating oysters for epicures, mid have produced a new oyster of Hlue Point slue, known aa the "Colonial," which Is grown from the choicest east- eru seed, Imported from Husxards bay, .' Mass. County Judge Trenchant wants It understood that Invitations to the ceremonies attending the laying of the! cuun nouse cornerstone were sent iuiiiiiiiimiiiiiiMi,tT.i.... -Trrrq There Are That mo STANDARD . GAS ENGINE HUNS WELL ALL THE TIME 0. II. CAitLSON & COMPANY, Agents TAPESTRY : COUGH ORIENTAL DESIGNS One Hundred Patterns, new nbby and distinct, they will sell fast, so come in and make your selection early. & & t Prices $2.35 and up : CHAS. HEILB0RN & SON Astoria's Leading House-furnishers only to out-of-town people and to the city newspapers. Astorlan and rest dents of the county generally are In vlted to be present, but It wus con sidered unnecessary to send Invitations to home people. John Carlson and Miss Anna Brick son of this city were married lost even ing at the rt'e Lutheran church of Knst Astoria. The ceremony was per formed by Itev. Fosse of Paulsbo Wash, The etenmshlp Leelnnaw Is expected to leave on Sunday evening, the 21st Inst,, from the Elmore dock for Ban Francisco direct She will take pas sengers; fare, IS. For tickets and fur ther information apply to James Fin layson, 877 Commercial street. Police Judge Anderson yesterday dis missed the case against William Ahle off, who had been arrested for fight ing. The evidence adduced at the hearing showed thai Ahleoff had been literally forced to fight by a man named Tamat, and-the case again him was dismissed for want of , Idence. Andrew Orjala, charged with lar ceny. wa taken before Justice Good man yesterday for preliminary exam ination. The man waa very 111 from the effects of liquor and pleaded with the court to grant him further time In which to arrange for his defense. Justice Goodman granted the request and Orjala will be brought Into court on Tuesday. W. C. Albee, superintendent Of the Pacific division of the Northern Pa cific railroad, with headquarters at Tacoma. arrived In the city .last even- Ing In a special enr attached to the Saturday afternoon special of the A. & C. Mr. Albee was accompanied by Mrs. Albee and children. They pro ceeded to Seaside, where they will spend Sunday. One of the Interesting features of the regatta will be a "country store." operated under the auspice of the Woman's Club In the corner storeroom In the old city hall building. The en terprise Is under the direct manage ment of Mrs. V, D. Keuttner, asitlst ed by Mrs. John Callaway. Mrs. Martin Foard and Mrs. J. E. Hlgglns. The stock will contain no second-hand ar- tide whatever, but Is all new and de sirable good. It win be dispensed to an eager public by about 20 of the I younger society ladles, esneclollv Engines Run well part of tbe time Ran poorly all of the time Won't worK any time 4 A. COVERS ' : chosen for well known drawing qual ities. This venture Is for the benefit of the civic Improvement Interest of the club, as welt as to assist the re gntta committee, and is expected to prove quite popular. The store will open on Wednesduy morning. City Treasurer lieuley stated yester day that h would reply to Councilman Nordstrom letter affecting the duties of the treasurer by communicating with the council. Mr. Dealcy Insists that he Is rigidly following the terms of the chitrter and Is satisfied he will be able to aurcesiifully defend his po sition. An auction and social were given last evening In the basement of the Free Lutheran church of East Astoria for the benefit of the children's home of Puulsbo, Wash. Many useful and beautiful articles, most of them the work of East Astoria children, were sold, and J80 was netted for the de serving Institution. Rev, Posse, who Is In charge of the home, delivered an ad dress and rendered some choice vocal selections. On August 4 and 23 the A. & C. R. R. will sell round trip excursion tick ets, on account of Astoria tenth annual regatta, from all points on Its line to Astoria at rate of one fare and one- third for the round trip, governed by a maximum round trip rate of S2 from stations where the regular one way fare I mora than 1.60 and a minimum round trip rate of 11.00 from stations where regular one way rate Is les than 75c. Tickets good to return until Au gust 28, The Vancouver (B. C.) rowing crew will arrive In the city this evening to participate In the 10th annual regatta. About a week ago the Vancouver crew's four-oared shell was broken at Vancouver and the men at once wired. to regatta headquarters acquainting the committee with the news of the ac cident. The committee wired the Port land Club and that organisation kind ly placed another shell at the dis posal of the British Columbians. The shell was brought down last night on the Lurllne. The Portland rowing crew will reach the city Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Wilkinson' will hold a public reception at their Four teenth street home on the evening of Thursday. August 25, In order that Queen Helen's subjects may be afford ed an opportunity of meeting her majesty. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson last year held a public reception for Queen Frances, and this year's reception will be on the same eluborate scale. The public will be Invited to attend the re ception, which will unquestionably be one of the most enjoyable social feat ures of the big carnival. The kind ness of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson In placing their beautiful home at the disposal of the public for this reception la greatly appreciated by the managing committee.. Walter Pollard, who has charge of the work of remodeling the old ritv hall, states that the new playhouse there will be ready for buslneia Wed nesday. A large force of men is en gaged at work there and Mr. Pollard Is rushing matters as much as possi ble. The new theater will be very pret tily arranged, with loge seat on the left-hand side. The stage will be large, and the pitch of the floor. will enable persons occupying rear seats to see quite as well as those occupying front seats. The seating capacity of the house will be 500. The nuiln entrance will be on commercial street, and on either aide of the entrance will be stores. The Interior decorations will oe elaborate and electric lights u-in be generously used to produce the de sired effect. The A. & C. depot presented a ar-ene of unusual activity yesterday after noon. The Saturday afternoon special WaTTnHdeTip of 1ht:&r, r-att-of-wWch were well filled. The night train for Portland was also a long one and about 1000 people were handled by the rail road officials. About 300 Astorlans went down to the beach last evening to remain over Sunday. Mayor Surprenant yesterday Issued a call for a special meeting of the coun ell to be held tomorrow night. The meeting la called In order that pro vision 'may be made for some extra work on the foundation of the cltv hall. It was stated last evening that a new ordlnnnro Hn,i.ti. v , would also be presented to the council for enactment. The present ordinance does not satisfy ome of the members of the council, it appears, and the new bill will be more sweeping in its terms. School Superintendent Lyman yes terday received a letter from Professor Landers, of The Dalles public school, who la at St Louis as assistant super intendent of the Oregon educational exhibit during the absence of Profes sor Lyman. Professor Landers states that the attendance at the fair Is Im proving wonderfully, and the week preceding It had averaged 111,000 a day. Thl average was maintained during the hottest nerlod of Auirunt. , ' .and the outlook for September and Oc tober, the really enjoyable months at St. Louis, Is highly encouraging. Pro fessor lenders adds that much de scriptive matter Is being given out at the Oregon educational booth, and that the number of pnmphlets distributed Is greatly in excess of the number of registrations. When Professor Lyman was at St. Louis the registrations were about one-flfth of the number of vis itors. There Is a large quantity of Astoria matter at the educational booth and it Is evident from Professor Lan ders' letter that some desirable adver tising Im being done. A dispatch from Washington says: Edward M. Lazarus, superintendent of construction, and In charge of the re modeling of the Portland postoffice, has resigned his position In the gov ernment service to take effect uoon the appointment of his successor. Dur ing his May In Portland Mr. Lazarus has done a great deal of private ar chitectural work. This Is contrary to the recent regulations of the treasury department, which prohibits govern ment employe doing outside work dur ing office hours. To remove Mr. La jsuru from his Held of activity, the de partment ordered him to St. Jjoaeph, Mo., but this transfer was declined. Mr. Lazarus promptly tendered his resignation, saying his private work would not Justify him leaving Port land. His successor hag hot yet been selected. Whoever It is will have charge of the construction of the gov ernment buildings at the Lewis and Clark exposition around when that - - wor ix undertaken In the fall. The stranger Would never have guessed that It was Harvey W. Scott, late president of the Lewis and Clark fair corporation and editor of the Ore Vonlan, who sauntered from a nearby lunch counter to the Portland train last night. Mr. Scott had Just arrived from Seaside. He evidently had not eaten anything before leaving the beach, so when the Seaside train ar rived ahouf J: 30 the editor rushed to the lunch counter, Fearful that the train might depart without him, Mr. Scott grabbed a sandwich, and as he walked back toward the depot he munched the sandwich with seeming rellsht Mr. Scott wore hi rntnmUrv black suit and slouch hat. and hi general appearance denoted charming disregard for the dignity which tte would suppose great men maiftta'ih at all times. Friends stopped the" editor to greet him, but he munched on, re maraing mat a sandwich In hand was worth a dozen in the restaurant. Mr. Scott has been at the beach for a few days. He Is looking well and his health Is excellent. . . i PERSONAL MENTION. Deputy County' Clerk Ziegler Is at Seaside today. Harry Flavel and Ted Higglns are visiting at Seaside. N. P. Sorenson went over to th beach last evening. Police Commissioner Cook returned yesterday from Portland. Dr. Earle went over to Seaside yes terday to remain until this afternoon. W. W. Rldehalgh went over td the beach laBt evening to Join his family. Mrs. William Edgar haa gone to Cal ifornia, to remain during the coming winter. Senator Fulton and' Master Fred Fulton returned last evening from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. S. Danzlger departed on the Columbia yesterday for their home at San Francisco. misses an ana Bess Reed are spending Sunday with friends at Sea side. Secretary Haldermanof-Otwgatta committee is taking a day's rest at Seaside. Mrs, R. M. Rau came down from Portland yesterday afternoon and ac companied Mr. Rau to Seaside. 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, hats, etc,, at Herman Wise's ele gant store. On the evening of the 29th of this month Mr. Wise gives a dance for the benefit of his customers; there will be cakewalks and fancy dancing for pres ents, and at about 11 o'clock that ' Ight it will be decided which of Herman Wise's clothing customers shall receive the flrst-claas round-trip tickets to and from the famous St. Louis fair. Mr. Wise gives a number with each ten dollar purchase. . 6 WHITE HOUSE Shoes for $ i .M -..-.() 0 n en. 6 1 WHITE HOUSE Shoes for t Women S 'DISTRICT 76" .Shoes for Boys and Girls . : 8 Try a pair of our "Good for S uad coys" Shoes I Don't pay too P P P You can always buy THE BEE HIVE 0 ' FOARD & STOKES C DRY GOODS HOSIERY Childrens' black Cotton Hose, Children's Blach Lisle Thread Hose, Children's Black Lace Hose, -Boy's Extra Heavy Hose, -Lamb's Wool Hose, -Ladies Black Cotton Hose, - . Ladies Black Lace Hose, Ladies Black Woolen Hose, s Hardware & Rotary Washing Machines, Ball Bearing Wringers, Other Wringers, -Galvanized Tube, Mrs. Potts Irons, per set, ' Asbestos Irons, per set, - & & GROCERIES & a Royal Cream Flour Red Ribbon Queen Olives Royal Cream Rolled Oato JSrob Hill Roast Coffee Red Cross Savon Soap 0 & FRUIT & Wild Blackberries in quart and Crawford Peaches, the best at OARD i STOK efi "MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY -ON. 1 n , There's t lot of utlsfidion in i Wherity, Ralston Company THE LEADING SHOE DEALEilS a much for Shoes them cheaper at 6 $9.00 J 4.00 to $6.00 $1.50 to 4.00 50c to $1.50 - 11.15 $1.75 half gallon jars. 75c per box. fa MM shoe which, after months' wear, needs only polish to ,,looklikBew., 0 0 1 I 10c I I I 25c I 25c J. - 15c to 25c I 25c 1 - 12c 25c to 50c 25c to 50c f ES GO.