2iT SATURDAY; FEBRUARY' THE MONRINO ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SAVORY ROASTERS Are the Fcst Meat Roasters Made. They roast all over alike. Once used always used. PRICE EACH $1.2.5. Ranch Eggs 25 cents per dozen. ROSS,! HIGGINS Co. AMUSIMCNTS TONIOHT. Star Theater Vaudeville. """" " Lodge Meetings. A. O. U. W., Heualdw lodge, Itatubone Ulsters, Astor temple. Delicious beverages, Including Tom ana it-try, can always be obtained at th Clrutto. This Is why th Grotto In ueh favorite resort with the ro li of Astoria." Local Brevities. Strictly fresh ranch eggs, two doen for 45 cents. AHTOIUA ORoCKRY 4 - A communication from J. Q. A liowlby will appear In tomorrow's l- Kll'). 190ft flower needs now tn Sl"ply at Astoria Grocery, Come early and get your pick. James P. I in I ii mill Miss 1 1 at Hi K Payne wer Issued a marriage license yesterday, The business of the IIwimo miw mill la Increasing and new itmliin'fy will be added to the plant. The Junk man on Tenth itrt U throwlnff hla rood! sway, at any old pries for the next three daya. - i HitkrlM IiMallu, a native of Finland, wait granted firm olllxf imlilp paper yeaterday by County Clerk Clinton. Work on the Cullaby lake canal la progressing rapidly and It la ex expected to have It completed, thle spring. i Sheriff Llnville, who haa been con fined to hla home with alckneaa, la re ported ha improving and expecta to be out by Monday. What made' Milwaukee famoua Is making the Orotto fumoua and that l the celebrated Bchllts beer. Nothing better on the market. ., ' DrySole One tottle of dry-sol la fufncleiit to make waterproof aeveral pair of ahoea and aid considerably to their life and usfynes. Sold by Peterson & Brown. ' It. M. Gaston carries it full unit complete llnw of wugopa, buggies, plow, harrows and till kinds of farm tool hiij machinery at 105 Fourteenth street, AntorU. ore. . The street ear company haa ordered Mo summer cars to be put on the ay tern during- the aummer monthe. Thla will "give the com puny adequate ac commodations for the asummer visit ora. The cara are the latest and moat Approved ptttern. The taxes are continuing" to come In very faat and Deputy Watson BlnJ er ta kept busy issuing receipts. The Kutvel eatate iad their taxes yester day, amounting to about 16700. Thla will bring the total collections up to date to about $10,000. A good quality of coal la (he moat satisfactory and economical fuel you can nae. Poor coal, like poor wood, la only an aggravation. High grade coal la far cheaper than any other fuel El more A Co. aell only the beat and de liver It In any part of the city, In aacka or lumps. Ring up phono 16L , s Adam Webber, an old resident of Urook field and who was for n lona time In the employ of i. (, Megler waa found dead In front of tile real-' dene yesterday morning. He had evi dently fallen from a m-h to the ground and broken hla neck. The fu neral will be held today. ' ANOTHER HAnnOTH EMBROIDERY SALE ' a- ..." ; .., , , '"-. . ' k AT FOARD & STOKES CO. Dry-Sole Phyalclana atate many, ailment a are traceable to wet feet. Eapeclally la Jhla ao In a large percentage of female caaea. 25 centa a bottle, Tetenon A Brown. An effort will be made to plant ori ental oyatera at Tok Point thla aprlng. A large ahlpment la expeted on the derma ii' ateamer Numanttlc, which due to arrive Monday. The oyatera r. Jure aald to be of a very auperlor qual that' Ii y nnd th oblert In nliinlln ihim Is KMinHIci dealrlng either oloiilnl or Hhonlwuter hay oyatera ciin alwnye aecure them freah nt the Imperial oyater houm, which makea a e laity of aupplylna; famlllea or pnrtlea. Auditor Olof Anderaon la gettlna along1 nicely und Improving rapidly He waa up anJ around the houae ye- tcrday, but It will be aeveral daya l- fore he will be able to rtaume bla du-tie. tin expi fincnt to aoe If they will thrive. , Uovernor Chamberlain hua vetJed the bill providing for the loiiflm-a-Hon of geer for violation of the flatt ing lawa. Thla tukea away from the mauler flan warden about the only op lortunlty he haa of enfoicliiK the lawn. All there la now left of the flanlng lawa are the enacting clauae aiul the emerg ency cluuae. More White pine cough ayrup hna been aold In Ataorla thla winter than any other kind, becauae It glvea In atant relief. The Owl and Eagle drug atore are aole agenta for all the beat good a. The rnlla and tlea for the Alger ! kIiik Company 'are arriving and the extenalon of the road will be com meiicetl In a abort time. The contract for tha Improvement of Flrat Lutheran church bua been let to Fredi'lt-kaon Broa., and work w ill be commenced Immediately. , beat Splcea; Your money Try a can of Knelling' every ran guaranteed. back If It don't ault. ASTORIA GltOCIOItY Dry-8ole Will preserve the aolea of the ahoea and cauae them to wear loncer than they would without It. 25 centa a bottle. Petereon ft Brown, Dulnee men who underatmid how to cater to the wanta of their cuatom era are the onea that do the bualnea, Thla la why the Slur doee a good bual- neaa. ' " Courteoua treatment, an abundance of amuaement, together with a line of all popular branda of liquid refresh ment a, haa made the LaToaca ii papu lar raaort ' ' ' The regular monthly meeting of the teauhera will take plnec thla morning at 9:30 o'clock at the high achool. The aubject for dlacuaalon will be "Lewie and Clark Exhibit." . ? " 1 I William Oaternian waa arraigned In the circuit court yeaterday afternooi on a charge of larceny from a dwell ing, committed at Seoalde. He en tered a plea of not guilty and Ma trial waa act for next Tueadny. We atand back of everything we aell. You'll flnd our goode wholeaome atrlctly pure and clean, and you'll find our prlcee low. You'll alwaye buy here If you once make the atari. . ASTORIA GROCe'RY. B. M. Gftaton. at hla itftble, No. 105 Fourteenth street, off era for aale a Lnridla harneta machine, one Smith- Praraler type writer, one 10 horae power motur' and starter box; and 800 good aacka. Will be aold cheap. vs '", ' . ' : ' ' The Hewing achool for glila receitf ly oraanlxed In connection witli the I'lrat Lutheran church of Upper Aa- torlu haa a very large membership about 40 belonging. The aoclety will meet Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The circuit court waa In bchhIoi yesterday for a ahort . time but no bus I ileus of Importance waa transact ed. Th cone of John Halloran va Catherine Halloran and Roalna Lemon va. John Lemon, aulta for divorce, were referred to C E. Runyon to take the testimony. In the ault of John Lewis va. O. W. Lounaburry, a Judgment and default waa entered. Probably no atore In Aatorla la building up auch a big bualneaa In the dry goods line aa Foard & Stokea. They carry a full and complete line and aa good goods aa can be found In any; store In the state, and are doing vir tually the bulk of the dry goods bual neaa In Aatorla. They have some n-. ducemetita to offer every day and the liua are taking advantage, of thf many bnrgulna offered., ; jyjejslSpy e T HIS time it is a big job lot we purchased from an eastern manufacturer, who. owintr - 1 o to the- extreme weather east and consequent dull business was forced to let go of a tremendous assortment oft Fine Swiss and Cambric Embroideries at a mere bagatell of their actual worth. We heard about it and took advantage of his misfor tune. The result is here awaiting your inspection. On Saturday, February 25, at 9 a. m. we will place the entire lot on the Bargain Tables at ONE PRICE, the smallest ever heard of for such embroideries, as many yards as you want at your choice, a yard - - " V In the choosing there's values worth up to 25c. 5cts. 1 OAfflX STOIiES Ctme in and see the new things in Shirt Waists. GO. Your grandmother'a coffee waa good coffee. It waa grown, carefully select el with o-ro. roaattd p--i:tly. aoll r pure. Our Golden Gate Mocca and Java has the goodness and purity used by your arrandonrnta. A trim will ronvliie you. held at ASTORIA GROCERY. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas of Portland who la being entertained by Mr. Sum Maddock, will give a little talk on the Parsifal" before the Astoria Women's Club at their meeting thla afternoon at Odd Fellowa' hall. The aubject Is moat entertaining, Instructive and Interesting on and & large attendance of members Is looked for. 1 Joseph O ruber, an old resident of Astoria, died at his residence on East Astor street early yeaterday morning from a complication of dlHoases. His funeral will be held tomorrow after noon and the Interment will be in the Lewis and Clark cemetery. He waa born In Austria M years ago and haa lived In Astoria a number of yeara He was an Inventive genius and aev eral times applied for a patent for a perpetual motion machine, but It wat never granted. PER80NAL MENTION. Mr. Copeland and associate, who purchased the property on Commercial street some time ago are having plans pre.umlj for a three-etorv building which they propose to erect upon It. The building will be entirely of con crete and will be modem In every de tail. Work, however, on the budding will not be commenced until about the first of August and will be completed this fall. Mr. Copeland believes As toria haa a bright future before It and the building to lie erected will be conuncsurute with the growing needs of the city. A gSlf tjS"-W I ! IF 1 j j'j i t I' 'tl- .1 I ' M 5 e A RARE CHANCE! ' , : ' ' , For Ten Days Only To get one of the famous Cunn Sectional BooH Cases on the very easy terms of $i down and $i per week. CHASin HEILflORN SON J Complete House Fcrnishers. vi J It la reported that a promoter from Seattle will be In Astoria to sell stock In an enterprise - to provide for the proposition of crabs at some place near Everett. The man, who secured about 120,000 of stock In Astoria for a trout farm In Washington, must have posted him on what an easy town As toria Is to work. If some of the peo ple who have money to throw away on such bunco games would Invest It In some home Industry, the city would derive some benefit from the enter prise. Suckers never bite with more avidity than In Astoria, and one Is born every minute. Bids were opened yesterday after noon at 2 o'clock for the Improvement of Franklin, avenue from the Clatsop mill ' to the Adair line. ' Eight bids were opened aa follows: Fredrlckson Bros., 110,915; E. Gustafson, 111,312; Slg. Venter, $10,366; Wilson Bros. 110,690; L. Haagman, $11,233: Dill & Young, $10,230.53; Birch & Jacobson. $10,423: J. A. Faateband, $10,503. The committee Is endeavoring to segregate the btda so as to let the blocks sepa rately, but It Is doubtful If the con tractors will accede to this, aa It Is Impossible to Improve a street In this manner where It Is situated over the water. . Soms fine queen olives at J5o per pint at ! ; s , , ' i 1 " , ASTORIA GROCERY. H. Jepson of Vesper Is In the city. 8. Wylle of Nnaal waa In the city yeaterday. N. D. Bain of Seaside waa In the city yesterday. Victor Bergman of Seaside was' In the city yesterday. . , , Howell Lewis of Fern Hill. was In the city yesterday. Mrs. Hiram Gray of Warrenton was In the city yeaterday. Harrison Hamblet of Portland la In the city on business. Mrs. Chas. Jordan of Cathlamet was In the city yesterday. Mrs. N. Newell of Skamokawa was In the city yesterday. Mrs. James Kindred of Warrenton) was In the city yesterday. C. H. Went worth of Portland Is reg istered at the Occident C. R. Morse hua returned from a business trip to Portland. Ernest Bryant of Enfaulo. Wash., la visiting friends In Astoria. ' A. ' Houchen of Cathlamet was In the city yesterday on business. C. W. Carnahan of Clatsop waa In the city yesterday on business. F. P. Kendall of Portland arrived In the city yesterday on business. Charles Jamea of The Bailee was In the city yesterday on business. Mrs. Sarnh Ross has returned from a business trip to San Francfsco. Mrs. Capt. Burkholder returned yes terday from a visit with friends in Cathlamet. Edw. C. Judd. a prominent merchant of Seaside, was In the city yesterday on business. State Senator Sig. Slchel was in the city yesterday interviewing his many friends. N. P. Sorensen, who has been In the city the past few days, returned home last evening. j Dr. H. L. Henderson returned yes terday morning from a professional visit to Altoona. Jas. E. Ferguson of Sand Point, Mont, Is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs, A. B. palglty. Captain Louis Hanufe of the sub marine boat Lonchman is In the city to engage a crew for this season. Souvenir ; Sea Shells, f POSTAL CARDS, ' '' ' ... ' ., . .... -"; ' ' !'$v""" ' OREGON SOUVENIRS, :-'; "' . v' ' ; '', .1 V i : BOX PAPER in larrje variety at Wholesale and Retail Dealer, Astoria, Oregon. PERFECTION How true to the name . 'are our ; , $3.50 and $4.00 Men's Shoes. Perfect InliWorkmanslifp. Perfect In Fit. v PerfectMStyle. ALL tLEATHERS-ZZL BLICHERS R LACE The finest line of Glpson tea pots there are being displayed in the show windows of A. -V. Allen are Imported direct from England. These goodi are the latest thing out. and show all the styles nnd sixes In this populai ware. Don't fail to see the lete-e-tete-e-tea sets at A. V. Allen's, ' Wherity, Ralston Company The Leading Shoe Dealers. The New ALASKAN WARE THE LATEST AND BEST. 1 FOR SALE BY W. C. LAW SL CO. E 1 . ."-, 1 -.' - ' , 1 . .' 1 - IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEE II 1 31. . 531 Bond St.