Thursday, 'January W iwa. THE DOMING !ASTORXTdliitA;oiMi6N. FISH POR fiFRIDAY I LOATER: MACKIREU Large Fat and Juiey tMt Cents SMALL MACKEREL Nle (or the Prloe, laoh .....10 Cents EASTERN COD-Largt Whole Fih, lb .....12, Ctnta ALASKA COO Strips, N lea and New, tb..... 10 Cants SALMON TIPS, AND. SALMON BELLIES , , , V. , llHADyUAItTKlt! i'OH SALT F18II. ROSS, HIGGINS CO; CJOOI CJOODS A HI'lXIALTY. i; Amusamsnts TenlflM. : Bur Tbeater-VeudeyUle. Ledga Meetings Tonight ) Charity lodge, lere of Honor, Weaver M, I. O. O. Y." Royal Neighbors of America, - v International Lonxshoreinen. i . .- f .Ji. . .. L ,. J.. IM..J ..1 . , ,J Local Brevities. Wa have a few boxes of Northern Vfinv annlUa at TSe tMr box. Astoria Orocary Co. Two hundred feet wore of the JeUy was carried away by tha storm of Tuesday night Sweet hivel wane from IS to 48c par doten. Plenty of good eooklng ap plaa at Ifte par box.,. -p ' ' ASTORIA GROCERT. Qreat reduction In dry cooda and clothing will ba mada during tha month I of January at our annual aala, now go Diivld Hope Sumervllle, a native of Scotland, rnJlNll the services of the county clerk yesterday In an effort to btf'mi nn American cltlsen. Special Inducements offered In dress and walking aklrta thla woek at Foard A Btokea Co. No attractions are booked for the opera house until March, when Ole Olesen will be produced with Ben Hendricks In the character rola. The new court house bill passed t'.u house yesterday and will probably puss th senate todny. Refiilur ntoetlny of Heaver lodge No. J5, 1. o. O. K. this evening nt 7: SO. Visitors welcome. C. K. Mitchell has accepted a position as shipping clerk with the Cullender Navlgntlon Company. Special Inducements offered In cook stoves and air-tight heaters thla week at Foard Btokea Co. The Mirror Invites the public to Its annual clearance aale of fine liquors The finest goods and best treatment Family liquor atore. P. E. Peterson. Our annual aale Is the talk of the town patrona have been waiting for It don't miss It; come early. C. II Cooper, the leading bouse of Astoria. John O. Tlberg has fitted up a neat suloon In the old Liberty hall building and will give. a grand opening Batur day night. He will carry a choice line of goods. Mra, Carl Strom, who was operated on at the hospital Tuesday, Is reported In a critical condition. The legislature passed the Seaside charter bill yesterday, also the hill In creasing the salaries of the county clerk and sheriff from $1500 to 12000. and abolishing the health officer at As torla. , The Callender Navigation Company yesterday moved their offices from Fisher Bros office on Twelfth street to the new wharf building. For good things to eat call at III Commercial or phone Main ISL ASTORIA GROCERY. Schllts'a bear made Milwaukee fa anoua, and Is having the same effect on the Grotto. Nothing better on the market August Akerman has opened a shoe shop In the cigar store, 28S Commer cial street, and will make a specialty of repairing. Our large stock of Reliable Footwear will be sold thla month at a great re duotlon. Don't miss It, Wherlty, Ral ston Co. ' The Occident tonsortal parlors and bath facilities are equalled by none. Everything modern and up to date. See Peterson. County Clerk Clinton yesterday la aued a marriage license to Ed Ed wards and Doretha Webenstad, both of Clatsop county. For aale At Oaston'a feed table. No. 106 Fourteenth street; one Landles harness machine; one Smith-Premier typewriter; one 10 bp motor and belt tag; 1000 good sacks. The Grotto will supply patrona with delicious Tom and Jerry erery day, The auperlor quality of goods which has made the Grotto popular, will be jpplled. The local Western Union office has received advice that communication with Panama and Colombia, via Onl veston, which has been Interrupted, Is again restored. If you have a cought or cold be sure and get a bottle of White Pine Cough Syrup. The best to be bad. For sale at the Owl and Eagle Drug Stores, at 26 arid 60 centa per bottle. The Imperial oyster bouse Is pre cared to furnish Shoalwater bay oys ters in quantities of pints and quarts to supply the family trade. Colonial oysters always on hand. Our large etock of fine dry goods, clothing, furnishing goods and all will be placed on reduced aale prices dor Ing the next SO days. C. H. Cooper, the leading house of Astoria, For pure drugs, and prescriptions compounded by a manufacturing chem 1st go to Dr. C B. Linton's drug store, 1490 Franklin avenue. A complete atock of everything pertaining to drug store Is carried. tt There Is no complaint about bnslness at the Star saloon. Good goods and courteous treatment will draw trade to any first-class saloon. That's what makes business good at the Star. The beat la none too good for our customers. The river and harbor bill as greed upon by the committee carries an ap propriation of 1600,000 for the jetty, 1400,000 for the Willamette and Co lumbia river and $260,000 for Celilo, These appropriations were secured through the efforts of Senator Fulton and Congressman Jones of Washing ton. Thla will Insure the continuance of work on the Columbia river and bar for this year, and Is good news for As torla. 13 ays Free Iria Kfonarc J YOUR ON Si llnflfjS! Then if you are satisfied make us a payment. All goods sold on easy terms. CREDIT IS GOOD. CHAS. HEILBORN & SON Complete House Furnishers. 4 The ens against' John Volrner for obstructing' a county road was nettled and dismissed Itt the justice court yes terday. The county court will fy him 125 for the Isnd used for rood pur poses, v f This afternoon the Musicians' union of this rlty. will give an entertalnemnt at the Btar theater for the benefit M Ralph a. Spars, a members of the union. An excellent program has been prepared. Articles Of incorporntlirot Lewi nnd Clark Jodg, I. O. O, K, of Ham uiond, wer filed In the office of the county clerk yesterday. The Incor porator are Charles K. Ford, Robert Oray mid us Campbell. ; . , If you notice pfitrulllng policemen stop with' a jerk every little while and look long and earnestly In the direc tion, of the hospital don't -Inquire if they, have friends there,, That's, the direction of Salem.' where the charter amendments are passing and It make de flnlst" nervous, , The Senby Gas Engines are prise winners of 104 Regatta, i hp t shycb marine engines, $196; IK hp, 4 cycle, one cylander, $1G; C hp, 4 cycle, two cylinJer, 1460. The 6 hp Is built for small boats and weighs 460 lbs. Sales man for Columbia River. Ludwlg Ilauge, Knappton, Wash. PERSONAL MENTION. REWARD We shall give $10 In gold as a first prize, and $ as a second prise to the boy or girl under IS years of age, writing the best poem of twj or more verses, using the MONARCH RANGE as the subject of the poem. All poems to be handed In before p. m. on February 16, 1905. Charles Hell born & Son, Complete House-furnishers, 690-5J2 Commercial Street The joint fishing committees of Ore gon and Washington will meet at Ta- coma Saturday to formulate , fishing laws that will be. Identical In both states. As a rule they make sugges tions and the legislatures of neither etate pay any attention to them, but i. affords a junketing trip for member, of the IcglHlttture at the expense of t'M stale. The bill authorizing school districts In Clatsop, Grant and Douglass coun ties, which have not heretofore levied sihool taxes, to make levies before February 1, passed both houses of the legislature. It In doubtful, however. If any school meetings can be called In Clatsop county to levy a tax before February 1, as the law will probably not be signed by the governor before Saturday. K. Kkimpk of Ilwaco was In the cltf ynrterday. 'f , ( , Mrs.' Hurah Hon Is visiting friends In the city. R. B. Smith of Seaside was In the city, yesterday, f ' , li ,W, Goff of Seaside was in As. torla yesterday.' ' Mrs. Thompson of Hkamokawa was In the city yesterday. ' ' "" ' Andrew Young of Youngs river was In th city yesterday. f, v ; William lilac k of IlwaW was in the city yesterday on business. J. Wf Cook of Portland was in the city yesterday on business. Mark R. Colby of Portland was reg istered at ttu Occident yesterday. 'If. V. Bain, a prominent ' logger of Seaside, was, In the city yesterday, . Charles Honford of Seaside poswed through 'Astoria yewterday en -route te Portland, ; ' . 0. C. Fulton is In Salem on bunlnessi Timothy ' rtlchards of Skamokawa was In the city yesterday. ; ;f T. F Cowing, Jr., of Oregon City arrived in the city yesterday and has accepted a position with the Western Union. ,v . '. 'v .. Some boys removed a large cap from a hydrant In the east end of the city and threw It away. Had a fire broken out in that vicinity It would bare been impossible to have supplied water. As It happened, Superintendent Johnson had Just one cap left, and it was put on the hydrant. Astoria haa some ot the toughest kids on the coast and vandalism is becoming too frequent. A large gang of hobos are beaded to ward Atsorlo. At distances of a few miles, bonfires are burning all along the road between Goble and Astoria Hobo camp is located at Goblo and this Is the rendezvous for oil the hobos driven out of Sound cities and Port land. Chief Hallock anticipates that there will be a large number of these criminals In Astoria and the proba bilities are that the police force will have to be doubled. Four hobos arrived on Tuesday night's train. Officers Thompson and Settum saw the men get out of a box car. Two jumpea out on tne siae to ward the d.'pot and, two on the other side. Thompson nailed the two and the others, when Settum started after them ran. There being no light at the depot it was Impossible to capture them. Chief Hallock put the two men through the sweat box yesterday at the city Jail, and gave them orders to leave town, which , they will do this morning. . High Sohool Rheterieals. . ' The seniors of the high school will hold their usual rhetorical exercises in the assembly hail this afternoon dl 1:15, to which all their friends are cor dially Invited. Following Is the pro gram to be rendered: Piano Solo "Spinning Song" Mary Adair Oration "Mary, Queen of Scotts" Lois Carnahan Oration "Ideals of Duty' George Poysky Oration "The Sayings of Men" Emma Knutsen Oration "A Glorious Page in His tory Lottie Hess Oration "Noble Thoughts and Noble Deeds." Grace Morton Oration "Should We Build a Larger Navy?".. Lawrence Rogers Oration "Our Presidenf.Orls Scovell Oration "Important Issues of a New Epoch" Lester Lounsberry Violin solo Louis Parker Oration "A Traitor". Pauline Klrchoff Oration "Heroines of the Civil War" Lester Larson Oration "The Power of Associa tion" Louise Gray Oration-'The Helghlh of Suc cess" .... Rose Matson Oration "Wealth's Footing" Amy Rannells Oration "Exponents of Liberty" Emma Shedd Piano solo Birdie Wise Address Hon. George Nolan d Our January Clearance ale - HAS PROVEN TO BE ALMVE CLAIMED IT. Hundreds of happy buyers have fakeD. advantage of" the many bargains offered; Why? Because they . , know from past experience that what we advertise, we mean. Now comes a mark down in our Suit and ' Coat Department that should be taken advantage of by every lady in Astoria that is in need of a Suitor ' , ., Coat, r Prices are positively the lowest J ever asked or stylish, well made garments. V 1 1 , Lot 1, $4.75 v ';'?,v.. - 9 Coats and Suits that have been selling' ; 1 , at J7.50, $9joo and $16.00 ' . ' 1 y Lot 2, $9.75, ' V ': I :. : : ;.' Coats and Suits that have been selling . . at 12.00, $15.00 and $18.00, , - y e --. $9.75 Lot 3, 914.75. . ' Coats and Suits that have been selling , at $20.00, $25.00 and $30.00, $14.75 ilorse Department Store 508510 Commercial St. , Where Everybody Likes to Trade Referrsd to O. E. Haaheim. The so-called really miscalled lo cal option law ought to be moderately amended, so as to make in fact a local option law. At present the prohibition element Is paramount In it It should be amended so that prohibition and non-prohibition ahould not be yoked up together. It was carried last June only through misrepresentation and deception. Now that it Is known it would if submitted again be beaten by many thousands. What ought to be done Is to amend It so as to make It truly a local option law. This would be approved by an immense majority otf the people. Oregonlanr A. large number of the tas payers are opposed' to constant petitions for extra work at the city hall. If the architect made a mistake in his plans he should be held responsible. The big chimney has settled about two Inches and the council appropriated f 100 to stranght en it. The impression prevails that owing to the soft condition of the ground, that even the foundation will not be sufficient to support the build ing. YET : TIME To Secure Books and Pictures at Half Price. Clearance Sale ends February 1st Framed pictures sold cheaper than ever this week. SVEN0N' -STORE. Commercial and 12th Streets. Jailor Allen Anderson says he has the "best" lot of prisoners in the Jail now that has been there in hts ex perlence. Three of them are forgers and the other obtained money under false pretences, and none of their suave smoothness seems to have de serted them. They don't even kick about the menu, and so far they have An effort will be mode by certain members of the common council to se cure the location of a light at the foot of Ninth street as soon as Councilman not Indicated In any way that it would Burns returns rrom saiem. Tnere is no question but a light Is badly needed there. The lights only cost $6 a month, and if not more than $15,000 or $20,000 is appropriated for extra work at the Ity hall, the council can afford to put lights at the foot ot all the streets. There is more than one way to econo. mice. Fred Dow, who was adjudged Insane, was taken to Salem last night by Sher iff Llnvllle. Dow .has been mentally unbalanced before, and about a year ago It took six men to prevent him from Jumping from a third-story win dow in Seattle. Borne difficulty was ex pected In removing him from the Jail last night, but there was none. Lln vllle assured Dow that the muffs were for the purpose of keeping his hands arm. Dow thought this precaution waa effermlnate, bat he made no ob jection to being strapped in. He is in very bad way now, seeming to be half dated all the time and little hope not exactly suit them to stay always, Allen says he is quite embarrassed at times and feels It is a shame that he don't tuck them Into clean sheets every night and set a glass of wine, a slice of chicken and some cold storage grapes where they can be reached if they awake hungry. The Astoria Commercial Progressive Association held a meeting lost night at the city hall, a fair attendance was present After the transaction of rou tine business, a committee of three. consisting of J. N. Griffin, Albert Dun bar and G. C. Fulton was appointed on the regatta committee. A resolution was adopted recommending that the county court make a creditable exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair. A commit tee was appointed to draw up suitable resolutions in appreciation of Prof. H S. Lyman, who waa secretary of the association for a number of years. C. W. Carnahan, A. S. Skyles and 3. A. Eakln were appointed; such commit Come and See! It will be worth your while to call and examine our stock. We will sell all our it fin 1 1 a ii And BroKen Lots at 25 per Cent Wherity, Ralston Company Money Savers in Footwear. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET U. W. Morton and John Fuhrman, Proprietors. CHOICEST FKESa AND SALT MEATS. PROHPr DELIVER! . 542 Commercial St. Phone Main 321. AN ASTORIA PRODUCT Pale Bohemian Beer Best Iu The Northwest North Pacific Breviag Co. HOTEL PO RTLAND The Finest Hotel in the Northwest Portland;: OREGON. entertained for bis recovery. tee. . : : .-v '' 1