ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 PAGE FIVE. Tablets We have some tablets slightly dam aged by water. We are selling them for half ' price. Just the thing for " . chool kid : : : : : ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. taxpayers of the city school district. At this meeting the levy for school pur poses will be determined. Local Brevities. ttoma nlcely-furnlshed housekeeping rooms for rent nt ITS Ninth street Pay, that old hat can be cleaned blocked and retrlmmed to look nearly like new at 433 Commercial street Have money by Insuring with the Oregon Tire Hwlluf Association. W, M. Whitney, snout for Astoria, Koom 3, over Central drug store. fr, K. V, Moliii bus moved bis oUlce nnd ri-Kldmue to rooms 8 and 9, over 1'Pterson A rirown's. Ottlce houra, ! to 11 a. rii., and 2 to 4; JO p. ni.; even Iiirm. to I. Our headache tablet will quhkly Kt'iitly and safely cure you. no matter bow Violent the headache.' If thpy full return bottle and art your money. Charles lingers. The Imperial oyster house Is pre pared to furnish Bhoalwater bay oys ters In quantities of pints and quarts to supply the family trade. Colonial oysters always on hand. Our all-wool patterns In fall suit lugs arid overcoatings Include a wide range of beautiful things. That Is the correct word beautlfut. We doubt If any other display can be found con taining so many styles to which the word In Its truest sense may be so fittingly applied. Do not fall to call on Dickinson & Allen, 435 Commercial street, and see the many hundreds of jxitterns for yourself. The main health preservative In winter weather lies In keeping the feet nnd ankles dry and warm. This Is just where we can serve you The board of school directors has fixed Thursday. December IS, as the We are es-1 time, and Shlvely school house as the peclally prepared this fall to give you' place, of the annual meeting of the comfort and satisfaction In footwear. Our stock Is unusually large and com plete an4 owing to the season being so retarded Vt are offering bargains In footwear which would otherwise be Im possible. Come and see. Peterson' V lirown. Now Is the time to buy that new hat Special for this week, 13.60 and 32.00 values for 11.50, We have all slxea no odds and ends. No. 433 Commercial atreet. Any person wishing to buy a home at Warrenton, with garden of nine acres, can secure a bargain by apply ing to Wm, Morrison at Warrenton. or to C. B. Wright at the Occident hotel, Astoria. Fresh, new crop of English walnut now Just arrived. They are excellent food. New Waxen, Northern Spy and King apples just received. Fancy Per slun stuffed dates are a rare delicacy for table or parties. Everything good at the Astoria Orocery. 12 Comnier clul street. Phone 681. John K. Hill, of this city, was drown ed Tuesday afternoon at Clifton, where he had been operating a number of set nets. News of the accident was tele phoned to Astoria yesterday afternoon, IIII1 left Clifton at 4 o'clock yesterday morning to attend to his nets. Late the skiff In which he started was pick ed up, and search resulted In the flni lug of his body. In the skiff was found a purae containing two copper one cent piece. Hill was a native of Nor way. 69 years of age and for 20 years hnd resided In this city. Hn Is sur vived by Mrs, Hill and one son, resld Ing In Norway, and three sons who live here. The WuC T. U. will meet today with Mrs. Graham at her residence at 414 P change street. ; ' The schooners Halycon and Marconi arrived In port yeaterday to load lum ber for California. The ladles' guild of Orsce church will hold Its annual sale on December t. In the baaement of the church. Dert Walter was arraigned before Justice Goodman yesterday upon the charge of adultery. The complaining wltneas failed to appear against him and the caae was dropped. Tsssengers arriving yesterday on the steamer Alliance from Cooe bay re port a heavy run of fall salmon there. The run had been light up to a short time ago. Packers are paying 12 cents a flsh and the fishermen are suld to be making good wages. William I.lndau, for the pant three yeura usslntunt agent for the A. 4 C. In thla city, hus been promoted anl li no w In Muperlntendent McOulre's office. Warehouseman Wilson becomes a hx Inf ant agent, while Michael Leahy, for merly night operator, la now warehouseman. the light run. The closing the Ash ing season was not obsorvad. Th ir of Washington has not -co-operated In! V. - ... 1. . . . i . - . . I .iiv nui j u pruieciwg saimon, ana in Industry la Buffering. Then, 1 have not the exact account of the number Of fish turned out from the hatcheries four years ago, but have no reason to be lieve that It was any lesa than Is gen erally turned out." TlIlIIlIIIlllllllirTTTTTTrrmnniiTHTHTiTiiTyy STANDARD GAS ENGINES For Fishing Boats and Launches ARE THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND SATISFACTORY Boforo purchasing do not fail to see THE STANDARD For further particulars inquire of O. M. M'imiDI?, Headquarters at Foard A Stokes Oo.'s Store. XIXXITIIIIII1IIIIHTTTTTT TTTI llHHIIlI'.'tHtmittM OOOOOO0OOOOOOOO0OOOOOOo o o o o CO o o o o Cut prices on music this weeh at SVENSON'S BOOK STORE r..000O000O0000O00OO0C0 : Getting Ready for Thanksgiving : i.' , i i ' Should include a few new pieces of our famous. WEATHERED OAK : FURNITURE which always makes the home" look so' bright and comfortable.' ' Weathered " Oak has style and snap to it., Your home looks finished when it's in use. ; Let us toll you more about it in our store. ::' 7 :: ::: ' , ; .' .... .. ... ..... Sole dealers in Astoria. J p.HAS HFTT nniira snu: si. mm m V ' m AtrnriA i.eamno tinntn. mrnithprt: The prizes which have been offered by the clrgarmukers' un.cn for the peraons who present the greatest num ber of La Verne and La Imperial cigar bunds will be on dleplay at Seymour's tomorrow and thereafter. The first prise Is the product of Mr. Seymour's establlBhment. Everybody who seeks refined vaude ville amusement naturally goes to the Star. Fume Is everything, and the Star Is famous for having a clean, clever and fashionable show, where everyone finds eomethlng to Interest and no one finds unythlng to offend. The Star shines for old and young. Michael Stevens, the man who be lieves patent medicine Is "dope," and F. Saara, who had been trying to kill' Imaginary enemies, were yesterday ex amined by the sanity commissioners. Suara was ordered sent to the state hospital for treatment. . but Stevens was held for a time to see If his men tal condition would not Improve. The county court yesterday award ed to the Weekly Herald the contract for publishing the delinquent tax roll. The offers tendered were as follows: Herald,' ZV, cents per line; Astorlan, 4 cents; Daily News, 4 cents; Dally Budget, 6 cents. Clerk Clinton was In structed to advertise for bids for the plumbing of the new court house. The bids will be opened November 25. The court, will continue Its session today. In line with Its determination to do verythlng In Its power to Increase the demand for home-made, union goods, the clgarmakers' union of Astoria has eclded to offer two prizes to smokers of Astoria cigars. The La Imperial and La Veras cigars are the only "bit" products of local factories. The union has offered a prize of a diamond stud, worth 37S, and a second prize of 320 In gold to' the person who can turn In before noon, December 24, the greatest number of La Imperial and La Veras cigar bands. The committee In charge of this contest Is made' up of Frank Smith, chairman; Ed Stack, P. Metzler and C. E. Lankester. "We want to boom home-made cigars," said Mr. Lankester last night. "We feel that As toria smokers ought to use Astoria ci gars, and have determined to encour age them In their demand for union goods. The contest Is open to every one, and the bands of "La Imperial and La Veras cigars will be counted alike. There ought to be two clgor factories here, each employing 15 or 20 men, and If Astorlans will show' the right spirit the city' will produce most of its ci gars. In' an effort to encourage the purchase of home-made goods, we have hung up these prizes. A more definite announcement will be made later." The steamer Alliance, which arrived yesterday from San Francisco and way points, discharged 2000 cases of salmon at the A. ft C. dock for the Sanborn Cutting Company. She will sail Sun day, and considerable freight awaits her here. It Is billed to Coos bay and the Coqullie. The Alliance also brought 2GS boxes of frozen flsh and eight cases of pickled salmon, the flsh being con signed to Hamburg, Germany. This Is the first shipment of cold storage pro duct ever shipped out of Coos bay by way of Astoria. One of the most charming weddings ever solemnized in Astoria took place at J: 30 yesterday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. The principals were Nathaniel W. Tallant and Miss Florence Kohs. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Herbert Hopkins Brown, pastor of the church. Friends of groom and bride had devoted con siderable attention to the decorations and the edifice was a bower of autumn Mowers. Mrs. Swepson Morton attend ed the bride as matron of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Elsie El more, Miss Bess Reed, Miss Bertha Hobsoh, Miss Luclle Cole and Miss Ger trude Berry. Dr. Paul A. Trulllnger was best man. The church was Ailed with friends of the young couple. Af ter the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Tallant left lust night for California, where they will spend their honeymoon. On their return they will take up residence at 231 Fifteenth street, between Exchange street and Franklin avenue. KATHEBINE WADE ' Graduate Optician r At the Owl Drug Stare Sunday hour 12 to 2 No Charge for Examining the Eyes We have in now our line of H B AT I NG STOVE S We have the best in the market. You are in vited to inspect thetn. : , : : ; W. C. LAWS ta CO. 222. PERSONAL MENTION. Samuel Elmore spent yesterday In Portland. C. C. Going, of Portland, was In town yesterday. , . J. J. Casey, a Portland railroad man, was In the city yesterday. W. C. Burns, of Seaside, is in As toria on A brief business visit. Mr. and MrS. R. S. Barr, of Grays River, were in: the city yesterday. Plot Commissioner Charlea A. Payne was over yesterday from Chi nook. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Parker House. A; Grouhn, San Francisco, L7 Y. Clyde, South B"nd. Wash. W. J. King, Portland. Mrs. L. T. Clyde, South Bend, Wash C. R. Thompson and wife, Eugene. Fred Osborn, Fort CaKby. Thomas Jones, U. S. a Perry. C. C. Alexander, Oystervllle. R. Bernstein, city. , C. Sorenson, Grays River. J W. N .Meserve, Grays River. Mrs. J. T. Lucas, Buxton, Or. C. D. Hoffman, Portland. F. H. Miller, Cathlamet, Wash. Reports Are Quiet. Tanglers. Nov. 2. The French cruiser Linols has returned from La Rache, 45 , miles south southwest of Tangier, where It was reported on Oct. 29 that an American traveller and two German sailors had been fired up on. The Linols reports all quiet and that there was no occasion to inter fere. Flsh Warden Van Dusen has visited the Clackamas river hatcheries to de termine, ' if possible, the cause of the present shortage In the supply of sal mon eggs, and has left for Ontario to Investigate conditions there. 'T first noticed the decrease in the number of eggs taken In the hatcheries along the Columbia," said Mr. Van, Dusen, "and although the falling off was unusual, I attributed it to the heavy fishing on the river, but when the Ontario hatch ery reported similar conditions I was convinced that It was- no local condi tion, but general. I can't account for It satisfactorily. It is serious to the sal mon industry of the state and must be overcome. If possible.-. The Columbia river has been fished to death this year, and this may be one of the causes for Correct GloihesJorMen How I should be shocked, if you came kito my room, for the first time, with . ; . .... your clothes hanging upon you, like those in Mcnmouth-strect, upon tenter hooks 1. 1 Lord Chesterfield to kit ton.' YduJ clothes will fit you perfectly if they tear this label '. mUim jfllfrtd Renjamin&(9 MAKERS NEW yRK 3 Equal to fine cuftom-ms.de mUbutprue.Themakers ; guarantee, and ours, with every garment. J We are Exclusive Agents in this city. HL ft w FOARD & STOKES COi Prepare for ;iving' ("A memorable, occasion in every vvi home."). , , To aid the housewife in entertaining we have an excellent line of , 6. ' ,c.l ! Sets, Ware and Table Linen No store in Astoria has a better stock or sells cheaper. FOARD & STOKES GO. HOE S We have the newest and most complete stock of fine, stylish shoes, work, shoes and wet weather foot wear in the city." We "handle only the 'best makes and always give sat'sfaction. Our prices are lowest of the low. Come and see Wherity, Ralston Company it . 'i ; ,'i U . )i n H ..;r i ii I