SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1905.
THE MORNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON,
Fresh Oregon Ranch
GUARANTEED
PER DOZEN 35 CENTS.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
Good Goods Our Specialty.
Local Brevities.
Herman Wit' SALE
It th rl thing.
That'i WISE'S wayl
Nine o'i Im k 1m the hour.
Wanted An Intelllif.'nt boy of good
ixMrcMd lo net an usher at the HI nr.
Aily lo the mnriiiKxr today.
Nine oVI'x k In the hour.
Home-made sauerkraut,
Astoria flrorery Co.
6c per lb.
For Rent Furnished housekeeping
room, 16$ Tenth street
The water rate are due and payable
next Tuesday, January 10. If not paid
the usual rule will be enforced.
Our annual sale commences on Tues
day, January id; every article In th
tore reduced with a few exception.
C. II. Cooper.
DanxlKer's Orewt A Ignition HI.
Special Inducements offered In dress
and walking skirl thin week nt Foard
A Stokes Co.
ftteclnl Inducement offered In cook
stove and alr-tlitht heater thl week
nt Foard A Htoke Co.
The county court will be In session
today and will adjourn lo the lust of
the month to tlx the tax levied.
The time f the county court whs oc
cupied nil day yesterday selecting 200
Jurors for the circuit court. No other
business win transacted.
The matlnet at the Star this after
noon will be given by etar performere,
but no leia heavenly feature will be
the boa of candy the management will
give eaeh lady and child attending. Are
you coming?
Road Master Frye, who haa been at
Heaalde Investigating the Klk creek
road, reports that the road haa been
cleared of log and brush to a width of
40 feet and a portion of It haa been
graded and graveled. The work done
ha coat $8000 and to complete the road
The Ralaton fhyalclal Culture Club' wl" cW,t ,'out more. The coun.
will reume work next Monday evening,
January , at Flahera' hull. Member
ar requested to be en hand promptly
nt I o'clock. All Interested persona ar
cordially Invited to attend this meeting.
Word was received from Judge Mo
llrlde yesterday etntlrig that he would
come to Ax tor la some time next week
to try the rases against the t'lilontowr
nloonkeciers. He will notify IMstrlcl
Attorney Allen of the day he will tw
here.
The IriKglrig rnmpa on the Columbia
river are stll closed down so fur a cut
ting logs Is concerned. Most of them
are tinny getting their logs Into the
booms ready for market. The camps
will resume nitrations us noon as this
Is done,
Dunxlger's great alteration sale starts
this morning at 9 o'clock.
Don't forget to get your. What?
Why th box of candy that will be
given away to each lady and child at
the matinee at the Star thii afternoon.
Dui'Xlger'a great alteration sale starts
thl morning nt 9 o'clm k.
Our large stock of Reliable Footwear
will be sold this month at a great re
duction, Don't mis It, Wherlty. Ral
ston & Co.
Th regular meeting of the Typo
graphical union will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Fishers' hall. Election of
officer.
Danxlger'a (irest Alteration Bale.
Great reduction In dry good and
clothing will be made during the month
of January at our annual aale, now go
ing on. C. H. Cooper.
Herman Wlao' SALE
I the real thing.
That' WISE'S way!
Our large slock of fine dry goods,
clothing, furnishing goods and all will
be placed on reduced stale prices dur
ing the next 30 days. C. If. Cooper,
the lending house of AstorUt.
Work on the Cullaby lake cunal Is
being pushed forward as fust ns pos
sible. N. II. Hull! has about 1,500.00(1
feet of logs ready lo be towed to the
mill, but they can be brought ih
throuich the old channel.
Hnm Btutler, In the employ of W. A.
(loodln, haa returned from a visit up
th. vulley. When he went to his room
he found someone hud gone through his
trunk and stole all his clothes, The
ottlcers huve n clue to the thieve and
arrests are exected to follow.
Herman Wit' SALE
I the real thing.
That' WISE'S wayl
The annual meeting of the chnmber
of commerce will occur next Monday
night, at which time the report of the
officer will be read and officer elect
ed for the ensuing year. A full attend
nine Is requested, as matters of Im
portance are to be considered.
J. II. Hans.-n has received u new gas
machine for heating, lighting and cook
ing and will Inetall one In his place of
business. It Is claimed that the IlKhts
are nti.lor In every way to gis or
electricity while the i osl Is at least 7f
per cent cheaper. The light Is guaran
teed to be perfectly Safe.
Astoria has a large number of pau
pers to cure for. There was un addition
to th- gang yesterday in the shape of
an elderly man who halls from Kan
sas, who has been solldlcitlng alms
He Is reputed to tie well off and has fol
lowed begging for a living for a num
ber of years. Imported paupers are not
a desirable element In Astoria.
ty court will probably not make any
more Improvements on It this year. The
feeling among the member prevailed
that the owners of land along the line
of the road ought to contribute some
thing toward making the Improvement,
and unless this Is done, the county
court will not make any more Improve
ment for ome time.
"Rudolph t Adolph," the clever
musical farce comedy with Its pretty
girls, new specialties, costumes and
scenery and a company of clever com
edians Including Harry Price, Harr
West, A. C. Whale, Kdw. H. Ward. E.
A. Kelly, Om ar Luckstone, Louise Mc
Cleery, Krnlly Curtis, Dorothy Scott.
Helen Harrington, Ada Henry, etc., will
be the attraction nt Fishers' next
Thursday, "Rudolph ic Adolph" la Just
naturally funny. Tou laugh because It
la natural, and you are natural because
you laugh. It Is one of the brightest
and without doubt one of the most en
joyable comedies before the public to
day. Heat aale open next Wednesday
at Griffin's book store.
Herman Wi' 8ALE
I th real thing.
That' WISE'8 wayl
Danxlger'a great alteration ante starts
this morning at o'clock.
Special Offer!
White Maple
Bed Room Suits
These Bed Room Suits are all well made,
have French Plate Mirrors and are a bar
gain for the prioe.
CHAS. HEILBORN SON
For Fine Furniture.
Come and See!
It will be worth your while to call and
examine our stock. We will sell all our
lili
MI 0 P St
And BroKen Lots at 25 per Cent.
Wherity, Ralston $ Company
' Money Savers in Footwear.
A sale that Is, ns advertised, trul)
"A Hummer." Is the one that P, A
Htokea Is advertising In the Astorlnn
The varloua sales of the new year that
have been advertised In the page of
the Astorlnn have been uniform suc
cesses, and this one Is no exception t
the rule. Rend the ad on page i.
Lnst summer a man nnmed Jonesj
who was working for a mill company
gave an order for his time check tr
Dresser & Co,, and also sold It to I
W. Otto. A complaint was filed against
hi hi, but he hud skipped out. Word
was received from Sheriff I.lnvllle yes
terduy thut he had been nrrested near
Portland and he with Stlnaon wag
brought down Inst night.
REWARD We shall give 110 In gold
aa a first prize, and $5 as a second
prlxe to the boy or girl under 18 years
of age. writing the best poem of two
or more verses, using the MONARCH
RANGE as subject of the poem All
poems to be handed tn before ( p. m.
on February i, iua. cnaries new
born A Bon, Complete House-furnish
ers," 590-592 Commercial Street.
Dick Meyer, the diver who haa been
searching Kor the body of Mrs. M. P.
Haylor, who was drowned New Year's
morning, was In the city yesterduy. Thd
Inferenec Ih that Mrs. Baylor started to
go from (he dunce hall to a room be
low, where she had her mitso,ucrad(f
suits, and In going around the corner,
fel through a hole In the wharf. This
hole has been In the wharf for some
time and several accidents have occur-
red before. On one of the caps was
found some hair, which Is the only cluej
Mr. Meyer has examined every place
under the wharf and In the vicinity
The tide was ebbing nt the time ind
It Is possible the body was carried out
Into the river. She had about $3000 In
diamonds on her, besides a fine gold
watch a lid chain, studded with dia
monds. Kh carried 13000 Insurance on
her life.
PERSONAL MENTION.
dnys If necessary.
Herman Wi' 8ALE
I th real thing.
That' WI8E'S wayl
For several Jnys imst n number of
horses have been running uround th
residence portion of the city, breaking
Into yards and destroying lawns and
shrubbery. The pound master was no-
tilled, but was unable to secure the
horses, and yesterduy Chief Hullock
appointed a special policeman to cap
ture them. He succeeded In getting
three, and expects to secure a half doz
en more today. The horses will be
placed In the pound nnd several Hens
filed ugnlnst them for damage done
It la doubtful If the horses will sell for
enough to pay the expenses and dam
ages. If the owners can be found, suit
will also be brought against them.
Nine o'clock Is the hour.
Mrs. Johnson, an aged lady living on
the Lewis and Chirk, was seriously In
jured yesterday In a runaway accident
She and her son had started for As
toria nnd when neur the county bridge
at the Ingalls place, the neckyoke strap
broke, frightening the horses and they
rnn away. Mra. Johnson was dragged
from the bridge to the cemetery, tear
ing all her clothes off, and bruising her.
Three ribs were broken, a severe gash
cut In her head, and her body badly
Injured. The son suffered a broken
ankle. Medical assistance was sum
moned. J. W. Relth and other neigh
bors carried her to her home. Whether
her Injuries will prove fatal cannot be
determined.
C. R. Case of Albany was In the clt
yesterday.
T. S. Meyers of Med ford was In thi
city yesterday.
Otto Nelson of Chinook was In the
city yesterday.
A. Plerson of Chinook waa In the city
yesterday on business. ,
J. P. Jones of Portland registered at
the Occident yesterday.
J. W. Relth of the Lewis and Clark
wn In the city lnst evening.
George F. Moyer of San Franclsci
was In Astoria yesterday on business.
Otto Carlson haa gone to Byror
Springs and will be absent about tw
weeks.
Fred Houtchen was a visitor from
Chinook yesterday, having come ovei
on the morning boat.
Mrs. J. N. Laws will leave for Salem
this morning. She will Join her hus
band In Portland tomorrow night.
Senntor Jay Tuttle nnd Representa
tives Burns and Laws will leave fo
Sulem tomorrow night to attend th
sessions of the legislature.
John Davis, who hits been visiting
In the east, returned from Omaha yes
terday, after a three months' absence
He will go to Chinook today.
YOUNG MEN
Who Detirt
to Larn
Read Thii!
Ad. Writing
Another Improvement.
Wise will put new paper on the walls
of his children's department; In order
that the pnperhnngers don't muss his
Boys' Clothing Stock. Mr. Wise offers
a 20 per cent reduction on all Boys'
Suits.
Strengthening th Foundation.
The foundation of Herman Wise's
store building needs some new piles.
In order to raise money to pay for the
work Mr. Wrise offers a 25 per cent
reduction on all Men's and Boys' Overcoats.
Sarkasm,
As Josh Billings used to say: There
be Snrkasm and there be Humor. Now.
seriously, the above are samples of ads
that some of Portland's so-cnlled pro
fessional ad writers suggest.
The truth of the whole business Is
that Mr. Wise desires to reduce his Im
mense winter stock, and for that reas
on alone, does he mnke those immense
Reductions on all Men's and Boys'
goods, and they are genuine reduc
tions. HERMAN WISE,
The Reliable Clothier and Hatter.
P. S. And the Price-Cutting still
goes on.
Danxlger's Great Alteration Sale.
Danxlger'a great alteration sale starts
this morning at 9 o'clock.
There Is no complaint about bnslness
at th Star saloon. Good goods and
courteous treatment will draw trade to
any first-class saloon. That' what
make business good at the Star. The
best Is non too good for our customers.
THIRD ANNUAL
amar:
Clearance 6ale
GREAT BARGAINS IN WAISTS
Our entire waist stock to go at
jne-half price
fl.00 Waist .50
1.50 Wabjts .75
2.00 Waist 125
2.50 Waists 1.75
100 Waist 00
BOY8' CLOTHING
Great selling of boys' winter
clothing. Price reduced lower
than ever.
$(.00 Suits $4.00
5.00 Suits 3.50
4.00 Suits 50
3.00 Suits 1.95
2.50 Suits 1.48
GREAT BARGAINS IN SUITS
AND COATS
Unrestricted choice of our en
tire line of ladles' Coats and
Suit at price never before heard
of In the history of cloak and
uit selling In Astoria,
115.00 Suits at ..$8.00
17.50 Suits at 9.50
20.00 Suits at 1130
25.00 Suits at . 1448
S0.00 Suits at 1730
CHILDREN'S COATS
One-half Price on all Misses
and Children's Coat. W are
determined to carry nothing
over. So come early and get tae
cream of the coat stock at ooe
half price.
$10.00 Coats 85.00
00 Coat 4.50
8.00 Coat 4.00
7.00 Coat 330
6.00 Coat 3.00
5.00 Coat 230
FINE LACES
This lot comprises an assort
ment of laces from 8 to I Inches
wide that always retail at 10c to
15c and 20c a yard, your choice
of the lot and as many yards as
you want 5o yard
Morse Department Store
508-510 Commercial St.
Where Everybody Likes to Trade
Clearance Sale...
ON BOOKS AND
PICTURES
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THIS WEEK
SVENSEN'S BOOK STORE
THE holiday season over, the
Big Store, with its immense
corps of efficient helpers, is
busily engaged in the work of readjust
ing stock preparatory to our annual stock
taking, which takes place the last of this
month. You'll find this a very oppor
tune time to supply yourself with every
household need at a considerable saving.
We haven't the time nor the space to
enumerate the many bargains that are
here awaiting you. Just drop in and
take a look. You will find a
perfect cavalcade of irre
sistible values here to greet
you.
SPECIAL
ItlDUCEmTS
offered in Cooking Stoves and Air-tight
Heaters.
Let us send you a Bonetia Sewing Ma
chine on trial. Your credit is good.
Price ,$ 30.00; $5.00 down, $1.00 a week.
FOARD 8 STOKES CO.
Astoria's Greatest Store
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