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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904. PAGE FIVE" I ONE HUNDRED BOXES Oregon Gravenstcln Apples This is by far tho best lot of apples offered for Halo this season. Our price ana tho goods sure to please even the most critical. See our din plrtj. Wo have plonty good cooking apples which you may purchase at a very low price. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Local Brevities. Hi liool book and school supplies at the Little Hook Htw. The gasoline schooner Gerald C. ar rived yesterday from Al, In bal Inst. The steamer Klder departed yester !ny for Bnn Frunclsco. She look on nt ANtorln a Inrg quantity of oysters, shook, etc. Th steamer George Ixiomla arrived yesterday from Hun Prunclsro. P'ae brought 271. 236 gallons of fuel oil nnd 65 barrels of lubricating oil. . The steamer Northland departed yemerdoy Jor Han Francisco, Monterey mill Hun Pedro, She takes 835.000 fwt of lumber and a number of pussenger. The work of Improving Commercial street from Fourteenth to Seventeenth Im being rushed. Tilt street I How torn up at Sixteenth and street cur transfer la mteessary at thut point. Marriage licenses were Issued yea terduy by County Clerk Clinton to Ed wurd U Cronkrlte and Ocean' Pearl Tlce and Jacob K Hialller and Delia 1'rterman, all of Clatsop county. Colonial oyatera, the choicest hell Hart product of the watera of the Pa cific coaat, are kept exclusively at the Imperial Oyster House, where they are served In any atyle. The Colonial la of Blue Point (ls and of delicious flavor. Frank C. Raker, chairman of the slute republican committee, wrltea The Astorlun that October 1 v 111 be the great republican day In Oregon. Pen atora Kulrbnnks nnd Iolvr will be lit the metropolis on the night of Oc tober 1, and the state committee la ending cut Invltutlona to all parts of "S the state uiglni, rpu!i)lrun to itti-in the monster rally that Is being planned. Clatsop county republicans will prob ubly nmku urruiiKumcnts for nn ex cursion to Portland for the purjmiio of carrying the crowl Hint will want to hear the speaker, fteptember 1 by property owners siding on Sixteenth street. At the adjourned sewslou of th couniy onri yceteraay a claim was presented by It. J. Schulderman for $43, In whlrh sum he claimed dumnge his clothing while fighting Are at Gear hurt I'ark. The claim was not allow. by the court. ' Phone 681 culls up the Astoria gro eery, which Is now conveniently located ut No, 6'ii Commercial street, next to Peterson & Hrown's shoe store. Tour orders for frenh groceries, fruits and vegetables will receive prompt and careful atentlon. Frank Purcell, representing the Her rlng-Iiall-MarvIn Safe Company, man ufucturera of the genuine Hull's Safe and Lock Company's safes and vaults, Is In the city. He Is offering three medlum-slxed safes, taken In exchange for larger ones, at very low prices. Ap ply at this office. has 100 A good roads enthuetMt who kept tab states that more than farm teams hove come to town over the new Lewis and Clurk road since the completion of the draw bridge Hcores of country residents come to the city every night to take In the shows. Canceled warrants to the amount of t2S.03S.t3 have been turned over to Auditor Anderson by Treasurer Dealey luring the present quarter, and by the end of the quarter, September 80, It is exiiected the amount wilt be In creased materially. During the same period $13,510.4 has been collected by the treasurer on atreet assessments, of which sum $4X00 has been paid since Mzxczzxxcn HHiiinHUHtnirrrm There Are Engines That Run well part of tbe time Ran poorly all of the time Won't worK any time . mo STANDARD GAS ENGINE RUNS WELL ALL THE TIME T " C. II. CAKLSON & COMPANY, Ajrents iTnirTminiimnirmiinmni?iiim OS0OOO0$O$0$00$O$OO0000S000 o aVw o o o o o o o o o o o . o o o O0000000000000000000 We have everything you need at school at the right prices. Svenson s B o o It S t o r e A HAPPY HOME FOR YOU: If you let us furnish it with our splendid DINING, BED ROOM. PARLOR, AND KIT CHEN FURNITURE Everything compete for v the house FINES FEEL RANGES CARPETS AND LINO LEUM x? & & rUA C T3T?TT OATllM : Sv CAM Astoria's, Complete House-furnishers J Frank Purcell, representing the Her rlng-Hull-MnrvIn Sufe Company, has received the contract for furnishing th Iron work for th vaults In the new city hull. Mr, Purc-ell's company will supply the Iron for four vaults, Includ lug the doors. A brief session of the county court was held yesterday, when the contract for connecting th upiw Necanlrum road with the Klk creek toll road wtu awarded to A. V. Duncan. The con necting strip will be 2C5 feet In length, and the contract price was $175. i The street committee of the council will t 10 o'clock this morning open bids for the Improvement of Taylor av enue and for the construction of a sewer on Sixth street from Kxchange street to Irving avenue. It Is under stood that west end resljents will sub mit a bid for the Taylor avenue Improvement. on the car whipped out his revolver and but for th funny man's prompt sur renoer would hav blown a hole through him. The Joker pulled the mask from his foc. dropped the punch and explained that his action was the result or his uncontrolable desire to display his sense of humor. The prob abilities are the company will advise him to Join a vaudeville circuit, that his humor may net him something more substantial than a quiet corner In a cemetery. Cettlflcntfs of approval of the Im provement of Dunne rtreet betwnen Thirty-seventh and Thlity-elgluh, cast ing $.'.42.70; Thirty-sixth street, be tween Franklin Jivenue and -Dunne street, costing $2274, and Franklin ave nue from the west line of Adulr's As toria to Thirty-sixth street, cost ing $4999, were filed yesterday with Auditor Anderson. The first-named Improvement was made by Birch & Jacobson and the others by W". A. Ooodln. City Engineer A. S, Tee has been III since last Friday and unable to attend to his duties. His eyes have been giv ing him much trouble and yesterday Dr. Fulton ordered him Into a darken ed room. While Mr. Tee's sight Is not permanently affected, he will be com pelled to ease up In his work until his eyes grow stronger. His trouble la the result of overwork. Th engineer's as sistants are getting along as best they may until Mr. Tee Is able to attend to business again, and expect him back at the office within a week. Edward Jacobson, aged 21, was taken Into custody by Sheriff Llnvllle yes terduy and confined In the county jail pending an examination as to hla san ity. Jacobsen arrived at Astoria about a year ago and shipped on the Ameri can ship Sargent when that vessel sail ed for Nushagakt Alaska. Symptoms of Insanity developed almost immedi ately and throughout the season be declined to work. He has no relatives In this section of th country. Ths young roan yesterday displayed urnnls takable symptoms of Insanity. He will probubly be given an examination by the sanity commissioners today. Dr. Baylls H. Eurle yesterday re celved a message from Greenville, S. C, his home, announcing the success of th candidacy of his brother, Major John 11. Earle. for the .office of state railroad commissioner. Down In South Carolina dejnocrat have' things en tlrely their own way, and the primaries decide elections. Under the law candidate mum receive a majority of tho votes cast At the first primary election there were six candidates for the democratic nomination for railroad commissioner. John O. Mobley, prom inent in South Carolina politics, and Major Karl were the leading candi dates, each having received about 20, 000 votes. L'nder the law it wus neces sary to hold a second election, the candidates being Major Earle and Mr. Mobley. The vote received by each candidate Is not given In the brief mes sage received yesterday by Dr. Earle, but Mr. Mobley wus defeated by about "000. The succi-ssful aspirant Is but 30 years of age. His father, lately deceased, was a member of the United States senate from South Carolina, but died shortly after taking office. Many members of the(Enrle family are state officeholders. KATHERINE WADE Graduate Optician At the Owl Drup; Store Sunday hour 12 to 2 No Charge for Examining the Eyes Reliance Electrical Works h.w. crocs, Manager We are thoroughly prepared for making estimates and executing order for all kinds of electrical installing and repairing. Supplies in stock. W tell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP, Call up Phone 116L 428 BOND STREET PERSONAL MENTION. to Major H. L. Itees has been assigned to take charge of the local paymaster' olll ce, U. S. A., until the appointment of a successor to Col. W. F. Tucker, who has been assigned to the position of chief paymaster of the army of the Philippines. Major Rees will assume his new duties September 20. Major Rees has been stationed at Portland for the pust two years and a half and Is regarded as a highly efficient olll ter.; The order rrom army neaaquar ters assigning him to the head of the ocal paymaster's department has Just been received and contains instruc tions for him to begin work In the new position September 20. It Is not stated hen the regular- successor to Colonel Tucker will be sept to this post. Although the Are at St. Helens wiped out practically all of the business dis trict, the people of the town are not discouraged, but many of them believe the conflngratlon has proved a bless ing. The town. was Improperly laid out and the buildings were of such poor type that Insurance rate's were almost prohibitive.1 Now thut many of the old shacks have been wiped out modern buildings will take their place, and the town will emerge from the disaster a better one In every respect. There Is a general demand among the people of St. Helens for .a new court house and he county court is being urged to build It. If this Is done several new buildings will be erected on the prin cipal street. The losers .are accepting the philosophical view of the situation nnd no one Is In need, . although, of iiurse, the lire has greatly Inconven ienced the residents. The total loss was about $45,000. , t. , ' R. A. Hawkins of llwaco went Portland lust night. 11. M. Hransford went to Portland Inst night, to remain for a few days. Otto Mlkkelsen went to Portland yes terday, on a brief business trip. Deputy Collector of Customs McCue is In Portland for a few days' visit with friends. Harrison I Humblet returned to Portland last night, after a few days' stay In Astoria. Mrs. F. O. Walters has returned home after spending several months at Everett, Wash. t Miss Kathryn Shlvely has returned from Portland and will resume her du ties as ,teacher In the public schools here. George H. George and William H. Barker left last night for the sound, to look after cannery Interests there. They will be gone for a week. Robert Carruthers has returned from Florida, where he was engaged in the cattle business. His son, Tod, is vis iting In Idaho for a short time. F. E. Richardson, a motorman In the employ of the Portland Street Railway Company," Is quite a humorist.' Street car holdups have been frequent In Portland of late and Richardson came to the conclusion that he could play a good Joke on a fellow-rnotorman by planning a fake holdup. Accordingly ha laid for a Willamette. Heights car about 10 o'clock Wednesday night, and, with a conductor's nickel-plated punch In his hand and a kerchief over his face, commanded the car crew to throw up their hands. A policeman who was Th Program at th Star. There was a complete change of pro gram at the Star last night and at yes terday's matinee, and Jhe crowds were even better pleased than during the early part of the week. At all three shows the house was crowded. The Italian band will close Its engagement on Saturday night. The band must flit an engagement at Seattle, com mencing at noon Monday, and will be compelled to leave the city Sunday morning In order to make connections. The program to . be rendered by the bund today Is as follows: Matinee. March, "Salute al Console". .D'Urbanos Overture, "Orpheus" Offenba Duet, "Rlgoletto" Verdi Evening (7:30.) March, "Ungheresa" Coppl Trombone solo, "Evening Star" .... Wagner Selection from "Lucia" Donnizettl v Evening (8:30.) March, "Blaxe .Away" Hoezam Waltx, "Spanish" . Emery Overture, "Morn, Noon and Night",. V Suppl , ' Evening (9:30.) ; Hiawatha" , Morett Serenade, "Love in Idleness".. Macbeth Travlata (by request) Verdi FOARD & STO ES GO. I"! oil sewives This is the season of the year when you should ' prepare to fut up PEARS. PLUMS and EACHES. Our fruit depart ment is well supplied and prices are right. Buy now. : j& & j& j& .- fc "' -' - 1 "- -- - " ."T7n,rTiz".Ti;lr.,',,,.r,"' , ,'rs In the Grocery Department A thousand palatable .things among them being Imported Olives at $1.50 per gallon Dry Goods Special A Belfast manufacturer having consigned to us a -special lot of TABLE LINENS which we offer to you at the following suitable prices: 62 inch table linen, good quality, "Wild Rose pattern ... ;, - . - - 50cyard 72 inch extra good quality table linen Grape pattern - i - 90c yard 72 inch extra good quality table linen, Poppy pattern , - - - $1.00 yard 60 inch extra heavy table linen - 45c yard Eed and white checked table cloth - - - 40c yard . Ready made table cloths, red ... 93c each In the Hardware Department We have new Building Paper, Locks, Hinges, Tools, " Springs and everything for building purposes. OARD S STOKES CO, Cor. Commercial and Fourteenth Sts. .. Expert Chiropodist. ;Mrs. O. O. Fletcher Is again at the Occident for ohe week only. t Corns, bunions, warts, moles and Ingrowing nails removed without pain or sore ness. Satisfaction guaranteed. Room 6. j ' Notice to Taxpayers. The county board - of equalization will convene at the county clerk's offlc on September 26, 1904, and continue In session daily thereafter for a period of one week, for the purpose of pub licly examining the assessment roll for the year 190 4 and correcting all errors in valuation, description or quality of land,' lota or other property, and all Interests are notified, to appear at the above time and place for the purpose of lodging objections, if any there be, to said assessment ' . r T. S. CORNELIUS, Assessor of Clatsop County, Oregon., .Dated Astoria, August 29. 1904. M3S THEY WEAR LIRE IRON 5hoes For School Our steel shod school shoes E roved to be just what the oys and girls needed last year. No better or cheaper shoe is manufactured. 7-7-7 WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE CITY. tVherity, Ralston Company THE LEADING SHOI2 DEALERS , ,