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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1904)
1 ASTORIA, OBBOON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1901 PAGE FIYE. 'Y Season Is Now Open We, are beginning the fall scbhou . witli the finest line df GI6UCESTEE2 R3ACE1EREL over brought to the Pacific Coast, and our beet will cost vou no more than inferior grades do elsewhere. SO or IS students who enter the hlh school only 10 or 12 are gradusted. Yesterday the enrollment was greater than on the opening day, although fig urea were not available laat night. A board of officers yesterday com menced Investigation Into the collision between the Major Ouy Howard and the bar dredge Chinook. The Howard lie now at her dork here The report of the board wilt be forwarded to Washington. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. The Swcllcst Market on the Coast. Local Brevities. Pore fresh Oregon apple rider la one of the delicacies now on tap at the As torla grocery, (23 Commercial atreet. Phone S8I. Mayor Hurpretuutt yesterday sinned the warrants for aH f Inline ordered paid at the meeting of the council the prevN ous night. The warrants re ready for lt rlbudon nt Auditor Anderson's of Colonial oysters, the, choicest shejt- fish product of the waters of the Pa clflo coast, are kept exclusively at the Imperial Oyster House, where they are served In any style. The Colonial Is of Blue Point sis and of delicious flavor. The IIpv. and Mrs. Herbert II. prown will tndr a reception to the people of the First Presbyterian church at their home. (70 Grand avenue, on Krl day evening, September 11. from I till 10 o'clock, to which all their friends are cordlully Invited, Walter Hubert was taken before Jus tics Goodman yesterday for preliminary hearing on a charge of criminal aa- vault upon Pearl indwell. He was bound over to the grand Jury In bonds of 1(00 and In default of ball was com mitted to the county Jail. M. F. Hardesty yesterday commenced the work of wiring the new building at Fort Columbia, The structures to bo wired are a double net of non commissioned officers' quarters and one set of commissioned officers' quarters. The buildings will be ready for occu pancy about December IS. In accordance with the provisions of the direct primary law. County Clerk Clinton yesterday reopened the regis tration books for the presidential elec. The ladlee of Astoria art cordially Invited to attend an Illustrated health talk, under the auspices of the Ladles' Missionary Hoclety of the Presbyterian - church by Mrs. L. E. Hitchcock at the tloir. All persons who did not register! church parlor, corner Eleventh and for the county and state election mavlorand avenue, this afternoon at 2: SO register now, while those who navel o'clock. Admission free. Mrs. M. H previously registered may vote with-1 Lelnenweber, president. out again, observing the formality. But one voter registered yesterday Julius Approval is written all over the faces Chrlstensen, n fisherman, who lives In of ths people who see the Star' show precinct No. S. The books will be this week. The bill Is a particularly open for 30 days. I good one, and It has made a hit. "The cleverest bicycle trick rider ever seen Borne par en is are complaining be- ln Astoria Is the way they dub King- cause of the' hew rule In vogue this aom- w r'a, r marvelous and out year by which tht pupils of one school 01 ordinary. Earl ft Hampton in art sent to another. The purposs of "lr wugnaoie SKit are anotner or the the bourd is to limit each room to two strong cards. Their act Is a winner divisions, so as to give teachers more frn "e word go, If the laughter and be cheaper to erect the old fire bell. The discussion took wide range and councllmen pointed out the necessity for putting the steam fire engines In wpv. j new engines represent an outlay of something like 120,000, but are now rusty and In very bad condi tion. Mr. Nordstrom wanted them looked after, but no definite action was token. time for classes. It was alleged yester day that there was an apparent effort at favoritism In the matter of the transfer of pupils, and for this reason the complaint is mod. Teachers re gard the new plnn as a good one, de spite the protest. applause with which It Is greeted nightly may be taken as a criterion. From top to bottom the Star's bill this week Is worth anybody's time and money. There Are Engines TT1 A. Run well part of the tlme II KB 5a B Ran poorly all of the time III IUI Won't werK any time XShQ STANDARD GAS ENGINE RUNS WELL ALL THE TIME C. II. CAKLSOK & COMPANY, Agents MimnmiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiniMniiiniiHit Manager Hedrick of Hedrlck'a thea ter wishes to disclaim responsibility On the opening day this fall 112 for the appearance on the streets of i children who had never before attend-1 a lad carrying a banner that urges As ed school reported for enrollment. Theltorlans to "attend the two vaudeville number of new Infant pupils in the I theaters built by union labor." "I knew various schools are aa follows: Alder-1 absolutely nothing of this matter until brook, 8; Adnlr, 25; Shively, IS; Mc- my attention was called to It this aft ('lure, 30; Olney, none; Taylor, 31. It crnoon," said Mr. Hedrick lost even would naturally be concluded from this Ing. "I am anxious to have it under- showing that the weet end Is the most I stood that I have been ln no way re- prolific section of the city, but this I sponsible for the affair. I am running Is not the case. There Is no primary It showhouse and expect to receive the grade at Olney school, which makes! pntronuge of those Astorlitna who ar- necesaary for parents living In the! predate my shows. I would not stoop Olney school district to send children! to such business methods." to Taylor school. Some of the McClure school children must also go to the! Officers of the labor council desire It Taylor school, and In this manner the I understood that that organisation Is number of new pupils there Is materl-1 not back of the dispute between the ally Increased. Of the high school en- carpenters' union and the Star theater. rollment of t2, only 13 are In the senior 1 8ald President P. Metzler In the As- class, which Is to graduate at the endltorlan office lost evening:- "When com of the year.' Teachers believe there! plaint was made before the council should be at least SO. One educator! that the theater had been built by scab says the high school should have .250 1 labor a committee was appointed to students Instead of 00 or 100. Of the! Investigate the charges. The commit 60 or 70 students who leave the gram- tee was unable to learn that any men mar schools each year, only about one- employed In building or fitting up the half enter the high school, and of the theater were non-union men. So for as the committee can And out union men were employed on the building and the actors and actresses are union peo ple. We accordingly have no reason to declare the house unfair. I was there myself last night Of course the carpenters' union can act for Itself." At the meeting of the council last night Mayor Surprenant asked whether or not It was the Intention of the com mittee on fire 'and water to allow the fire whistle to be used as a private whistle. Mr. Lelnenweber, chairman of the committee, said he had Investigat ed the matter and had been told the whistle was now, blown at noon and xne court nouse foundation was completed yesterday, and that portion of the work undertaken by the county Is now finished. The county court rs Jected all bids for the foundation and undertook the construction. The low est bid was about 121,000, which was considered excessive. As yet ail of the bills have not been presented to the court, and not for some weeks to come will It be possible to give exact figures as to the cost of the foundation. How ever, the total cost Is estimated at from $13,000 to $14,000. For a time much difficulty was experienced by the county officials, because of the dis position on the part of the workmen to neglect their duties. Finally an effi cient foreman was engaged and the work progressed satisfactorily. The foundation is pronounced by experts to be an excellent one, and there Is not the slightest doubt that It will hold the big building. Messrs. Hastle ft Dougan are now placing the stone for the basement and the walls are be ginning to assume proportions. The stone is finely cut and each block plac ed yesterday fit perfectly. The con tractors are determined to make a rec ord on Clatsop's new budding and there is every assurance that the s tinc ture will be a fine one throughout While the court house Is to be of two stories, the basement will be built above the street grades, so the build Ing will really have a three-story ap pearance. TTVTTIItTTTTTTTtllTTTTT lIllHIIIIIIIITIIIltIiTT Of)00000(S0000005)00000S000w n'sht. His remarks did not apply to O the mayor's question, as he confined ? I himself to a statement concerning the jg I automatic apparatus which Fire Chief O Stockton had asked for, and which the committee refused to provide. It seems the fire chief ordered the automatic i o arrangement from a local electrician, but the machinery will cost $350. The mayor expressed the opinion it would O o o o o o o o o o o s o 9 SCHOOL BOOKS We have everything you need at school at the right prices. PERSONAL MENTION. J. O. Hanthorn came down from Portland lost night Miss Pauline Colbert of Ilwaco is visiting In the city. A. Becker, a Portland traveling man, was In the city yesterday. Dr. E. B. Wright and Dr. W. A. Cox f Portland were in the city yesterday. R. M. Rau, representing RoUichtld Bros., Portland liquor dealers, is ln the city. Mr. and Mr) A. J. Adams of Easton, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs, R. Denham of Elgin, Ore., are ln the city. H. L. Staler and A. O. Barker, Port land railroad men, were In the city yesterday. They returned to Portland on the night train. Miss Esther Anderson left last even ing for the state normal school at Monmouth, to begin the senior year In the normal course at that Institu tion. August Larson, one of the superin tendents for the Alaska Packers' As sociation, is visiting ln the city with Councilman Cclland. Mr. Larson's home Is In Portland. Svenson' s Boolf Store's 00000000000000000000 . , : When Summer is ver You will have to pay4 some atten tion to your heating stove. : : : The Royal Franlflin Open Front Fire Place Is a stove which we have placed in stock to fulfill this necessity. The most improved heating stove on the market : : : : : Clean, Serviceable end Eccncmlcals : GHAS. HEILBORN a SON 1 yAstoriaa Complete House-furnishers Correct Clothesfirtlen Your dress is now become an object worthy of tome attention. ' Lord Chetttrfield to hit ton. Careful attention to details characterizes the clothes bearing this label ?rfcd Benjamin (? MAKERS EWyRK 51 Equal to Ene cuftom-made in all but price, Q The maken , guarantee, ana ourt, with every garment. J We are Exclusive Agenti m this city. Advertised Letter List The following Is a list of letters re maining unclaimed for 30 days at As toria postofflce September 20: Anderson, William. Anderson, Mrs. C. J. Barm ft Hamilton. Comlnlttl, Mr. Pletro. Copple, Mr. Jacob D. Cok'loser, Miss Anno. Crespffersoni C. C. Cronlng, J. L. Dellow, Louis & Co. Doge!, Mr. Thomas. 1 Gljbough. J. H. Girard, Mister John. . ' Goodpaster, Monroe. Hanson, Mr. Tom. Harris, Mauris. , Hlckelhler, G.' Joseph; Rae. ( Kell, Jacob. j Knego, Mrs. N. Kunkel, A. & Co. ; Langford, Lionel. Uto, Mr. Nofrio. , ' ' Mack & Klndorf. Metthouse, Chaa. " ' Morgan, Mrs. Marshall M. & M. Corset Co. , O'Connor, Mr. P. ' , Olsen, Oscar S. Otis, T. , ' . ' Palmer, Percy. Pennell, Mrs. A .B. Parsons, Mr. B. N. Poroe, Mr. Albert . Porter, Mr. A. Poulson, Mr. Mike. Rldgway, C. N. Rubston, Whitney. Schwerelng, Miss Tessa, Smith, Mrs. Effle, White, Mr. 3. C. . . Wing, Mr. F. W. Takely, Mr. George. ; Foreign. Anderson, Mr. Andres. Anderson, Mrs. Anna, Carlsson, Mrs. O. E. Karlsson, Oskar Emanuel. 1 , , , Lynch, Mrs,. Walter. Pesonen, Mr. Hunte. ' KATHERINE WADE Graduate Optician At the Owl Drug Store Sunday hoars 12 to 21 t No Charge for Examining the Eyes Reliance Electrical Works 2 We ire thoroughly prepared for making estimates and executing orders (or all kinds of electrical installing and repairing. , Supplies in stock. We fell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call np Phone 118L Manager 428 BOND STREET FOARD & STOKES GO. Dry Goods Our 25c Ladies Stockings are the best to be had. Examine and be convinced., Lamps Special sale on STAND LAMPS, DECOJRATED SHADES, at cut prices of 98c and $1.25 each Groceries All Kinds of Cheese Fancy Edam Camenbert Sap Sago Swiss , -Tillamook Neuchatel Tromage Da Brie Rochefort Martin's Cream Brick Cream Fruits Green Tomatoes for Picalili. Button Onions for Pickling. Hardware Universal Ranges Perfection, the result of 35 years experience, at all prices. FOARD ST0 Cor. Commercial and Fourteenth Sis. ES GO. THEYi WEAR LIKE IRON Sho es For Sc ho o 1 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. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE CITY. Wherity, Ralston Company THE LEADING SHOE DEALEJ13