SUNDAY, JUNE it 1903
THK MORNING ASTOIUAN ASTORIA OKKGON.
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SEASIDE WATER SYSTEM.
Increased Demand Necessitates an In
, creased Supply.
A. K. Miller was up from Seaside yes
terday looking (or men to go down and
work on the extension of the water sys
tem. The increased demand for water,
wiag to the fast increasing population,
has necessitated an increased supply
and the town authorities have decided to
tap another creek about a mile south
the present reservoir. The water is pure
mountain water and. the system will be
a paying investment.
the time the system was being eon
structcd, there was considerable objec
tion to it, on account of the cost, and
the ideas that prevailed among the few
that it was an unnecessary expense, and
those who were instrumental in secur
ing and build ing the system were round
ly abused. But now that it has proven
one of the greatest blessings and one of
the best investment to Seaside, it is
being appreciated and credit is given to
those who were instrumental in having
it constructed. It has done more to ad
vertise and build up Seaside than any
other one thing and is now reoegnixed
aa an absolute necessity.
ASTORIA SOCIETY.
and son. l.lovd. hae returned from at
tending the Lewis and Clark fair it
Portland.
Miss Floret U F.lmore has return
from visiting friends in San Francisco
Mrs. Phoebe Binney, of Berkley lal.
came up on the steamer Thursday U
visit Mis Grace Stokes.
Mr. edorg Malar and Miss I-aun;
Seafeldt will be married tomorrow after
noon at the residence of Mr. Seafeldt. in
East Astoria.
The ladies of the Methodist ,hvh
spent a delightful afternoon with Mrs
P. Shiatad on Tuesday afternoon. Rose
wereused for decoration of the rooms
of her home and delicious refreshments
were served.
James W. Welch returned from Port
land on last evening's train.
Mrs. Frank Brink, daughter of Mrs
E. C. Holdcn. arrived from Satt Fran
cisco and will spend a few week with
her parent. She is accompanied lj
Miss Maud Spedden. formerly of this
citv, but who has not been in Astoria
for eleven years. Miss Spedden will 1
a guest of Mrs. Holden.
Some of the Society Events of the Fast
Week In Astoria.
Mrs. F. D. Kuettner spent yesterday
iu Portland.
Mrs. Swepon Morton went to Tort
land yesterday.
Mrs. Olg-i Hoilborn lias returned from
Portland where she visited with rela
tives. Mrs. Preston Raines and baby boy. of
Oakland, are in the city to visit Mrs.
Raines' relatives.
Mrs. AV. E. Broadwater has returned
from an extensive visit with relatives in
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strumeyer have
returned from Alaska.
The members of the Friday afternoon
club spent a pleasant afternoon with
Mrs. Herman Prael Friday
Mrs. Grimm will entertain the ladies
of the Methodist church and their friends
with an afternoon tea on Tuesday. A
good musical program is being prepared
for the event. '
A reception for the new officers of the
Woman's Club will be given on Wednes
nay ' afternoon by Mrs. Samuel Elmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Brenham Van Dusen
Card of Thanks.
The undersigned desire to return their
heart felt and sincere thanks to the
many kind friends and neighbor for
I their assistance and words of comfort
'during our recent bereavement in the
Moss of our daughter. Mis Anna Sen
; borg. and our friend Mr. Robert Broom.
' and assure them that their kind niin
istration and evidetuvs of friend-hip
will never 1-e forgotten. We desire also
, to thank Katata Council. IVgree of Po
'cahoiitas. for their assistance, attesting
; their devotion to their devoted si-ter.
eW miss hee fro niour home. Anna,
We miss thee from thy place.
A shadow o'er our life is cast.
We miss thee from our home. Anna,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care.
Our home is dark without Anna;
We miss thee everywhere,
z
To Robert
Thy gentle voice now is hushed,
Thy warm, true heart is still.
And on thy young and innocent brow
Is resting death's cold chill.
Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast
We have kissed thy lovely brow,
And in our aching hearts we know
We have no Robert now.
MRS. ANNA SEABORG.
MRS. M. OLSEN.
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Anecdotes and Incidents Gathered
from Commercial Travelers.
SfceFOARD STOKES CO.
lHohalrs tll
First Place"
IMd
Those dainty, practical, d"st-shedding
fabrics so popular this season are just as
much in demand as ever.
So great has been their popularity that
merchants all over the country have been
unable to meet the demand they have created.
We predicted early in the Spring that
such would be the case and governed our
buying accordingly.
The result is that we now have the
Grandest Assortment of New
Mohairs This City Has
Ever Seen
And we would like to have every lady in
Astoria visit our Dry Goods Department this
week and see them. It will do your heart
good.
Prices range from 49c to $1.50 per yard.
Patterns that will suit you.
The Foard & Stokes Go.
Astoria's Greatest Store.
Where New Thing's Are First Introduced.
FULL OF GOOD STORIES
That is Seen and Heard in th Hotel
Corridors and Public Placet Whert
Jolly Men Congregate to Relate Per
tonal Experiences in all Walks of Lift
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Books eonld be written on the bright
side of life in Astoria if one had the tinir
to devote to the yam spinning brigade
known as the commercial traveler. Here
are a few samples heard in Astoria the
past week:
A young drummer who always take
in all the dance and buvs loe cream
after the ball in over believes that our
teachers could not help human kind more
than by anchoring the following truth
in the minds of the little maiden sohol
lar:
IVincing too much makes a girl's fvt
large; too mucn iv croam prmluce
freckles likewise holes in a man'
povkct book: hanging on the front gate
brinr on consumption and neighIor'
iigut: chewing gum distort the mouth
into a shape resembling a bung hole;
too much playing on the piano destroys
the shape of the hand and the peace
of a suffering community: washing the
dishes causes chap to propose
A. X. Smith tells the following ease
of a miner in Idaho who had been re
ported dead in a number of the Idaho
papers:
It would appear that the miner had a
keen sense of humor, for in reference of
an obituary of himself which appeared
in a Boise City paper the alleged dead
man addressed the editor with a view of
correcting certain misatatementa in the
said obituary. "My dear sir," wrote he.
relative to the obituary of myself ap
pearing in the issue of the 22nd ult.. I
beg leave to call your attention to sev
eral errors therein. In the first place.
was born in Massachusetts, not In
Rhode Island, secondly, my retirement
from the liquor businens in 1809 was not
due to ill health, but to the fact that I
was unable to secure a renewal of my
license, and thirdly, the cause of my
death was not heart disease."
Another popular drummer gives the
following as an essay of a Portland girl
on King Henry, the eighth.
"King Henry 8, was the greatest wid
ower that ever lived. He was born in
Anna Domino in the year 10M. He
had 510 wives, besides children. The 1st
beheaded, the 2nd revoked. She
never smiled again. Hut she said the
word 'C'alasis' would lie found on her
heart after death. The greaUst man in
this reign was Sir Iird Garret Winder.
He was sirnamed the boy preacher. He
was born at the age of fifteen unmar
ried. Henry 8 was succeeded on the
throne by his great grand mother, the
beautiful and accomplished Mary Queen
of Seotts, sometime known a the lily
of the Lake, of the Lady of the Last
Minstrel."
In speaking of the law's delays an
other knight of the road says:
The state supreme court has affirmed
the decision of the four lower courts in
the famous Stevens' Smith cow case,
which was beguu fifteen years ago, and
has cost $2,500 in attorneys' fees and
court cost The value of the cow was
$30, and t-he has lieen (lead 12 years.
Stevens placed the cow in a pasture fif
teen years ago. When he was in Cali
fornia the owner of the pasture sold it,
with his heard, including Stevens' cow
to R. M. Smith. When Stevens returned
he demanded the cow, offering to pay for
her pasturage. Smith refused to give
her up and a long legal fight began
Stevens says he will carry the case to
the federal supreme court if possible.
A Portland drummer who endeavours
to make Seaside every Sunday submits
the following poetical effusion for the
Astorian:
I only wish and wish that I could
fish and fish and fish; I'd like t roam
the livelorv' week alotiL' the bunks of
Nceanieiim creek down where the laeey
ferns float-and fish ami fii-h ami fi-li for
trout. 'Tis shameful that on this free
soil a man must toil ami toil and toil
and sweat and groiin and lmt his mar
tingale and moan; grow old and bald be
fore his time in following the festive
dime. Ah, life would ! a fetive dream
if one could strol along Ihc festive
stream with rod in hand at early dawn
no comrade but a demijohn, (the latter
filled with lemonade) to walk there in
the leafy shade what higher bliss could
mortal wish? Ah, let us go and fish
and fish
DOLLAR
You will save by buying that suit of clothes here.
Perhaps you have laid away a twenty spot for a suit,
Well, see what others will show you for your twenty,'
then look at our line for $17.50. There' no dif
ference except two dollars and a half in your favor.
VARSITY SACK
The accompanying cut shows one of
our varsity sacks with a full broad shoul
der; body fitting a"d vented seams. A
very stylish garment throughout
$17.50 a Suit
DON'T FAIL
;o inspect our two piece suits in serges
and mixtures at
$10.00 to $18. OO
P. A. Stokes
Keeps a Dressy Shop for Dressy Men.
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Along the Water Front.
Yesterday was quiet along the water
front there being few arrival or depart
ures.
The t'nit -d State cruiser Marblehead
arrived in at 4 o'clock yesterday and
proceed to Portland in charge of pilot
Patterson.
The uteam schooner Dispatch, with a
cargo of lumber, crossed out yesterday
morning.
The steam schooner Cascades with a
cargo of lumber, passed out yesterday,
morning.
1ST AR
MATlHl.KS.S ACTS
Jyg X5he
BEEISJHIVE
CLEARANCE
SALE OF
WASH SUITS
FIGURED MADRAS AND PERCALE
SUITS, SPECIAL 9J CENTS
WHITE LAWN SUIT, nicely finished
worth $.1.00, Special, the suit, . .I1.75
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NEW POLICY Ladies! Attention! i
AT THK i-carn 10 make your own urewes. v
iracn you culling, lining aim ue.igning
quickly by latent methods. Full court
f.Vy .tern included.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
MRS. C. G.WILSON
562 Commercial St
l'p Stakrs.
3 cans for 25c
Beginning June 12,
In
Matinee daily at 2:'M) p. m.
OTTO FI.KCH TlS TRYOI.KAX
yi'lNTKT
Knglish and (let man Warbling
pecially.
THK SCAFrOliD'S COAT
Slid
IK Hi MIUV
Tllr: MISICAL Tllt'ItH
The Faiuoiiw Kuropenn Virtuoso
That
wi-rk
is tlx' prj we have set for thUs
only "I! the follntting goods:
GREY LAWN and other materialf,
worth I'l.OO, Sjecial -75
Suits of Figured Sateen, etc., worth
$3.00, SPECIAL I-.00
WHITE LINEN SUIT, well finished
worm $5.50, SPECIAL $4 00
Tailored Suits
NOW 13.30, $5 50, $7 00 and Mo.
Worth double the price. Must lie
ciosed out; Skirts or jackets sold
alone at iut half that price. Suit,
Deling special at $.Y50, will Is- brok
selling Hjiecialty at will lie brok
$2.73, etc, etc.
New Arrival of
StylishSpeingHats
The hut for the ccumoii. Maxine Kl
liott, Rolled Hack Sailors and other
ithujH's. A nice hat ut a low price
See inem.
KF.I.I.Y AND DAVIS
The (ireatest Commedian in America
THK NIMKliS vyM.K AND DIA-
MA XT
Piirisi.ili Sfngcis and Dancers,
LA HAItrt
Novelty Contortion Dilrittiun Act
AHTHl ll KIAVKI.I.
Pictured Mcl.sly, "What The Hand
Plays."
STAHOSCOPK
"Frills How .lone I-o-t His Itoll."
Admission 10 een. Hecrvcd Front
Hows JO wilts, Matinee 10 cents
Any Neat t.
Kveiiing, First Show, 7:. 'HI and P. M.
First Show at 7:30 sharp.
Cream Corn, Pluck Hawk brand, guar
aliteedlllst iiality. Itegiilur price 1'V.r
a can Ss-cial 3 for JC
STRING BEANS, Piatt's brand; packed
in Maryland. Itegiilur 10c a can.
Special 3 'or 15c
PREMIUM BRAND TOMATOES, regu
lar loc a can. SPECIAL 3 for ajc
MAGIC EARLY JUNE PEAS, none .mi-
(s'rior. Regular 10c a can
SPECIAL, J for a jc
THE GROCER.
Ttnth and Commsreial Streets.
llrniich Ht Unlontown.
J$ X5he m.
BEEiSiHrVEI
Now is Oxford Time
To cur customers who know the character and
quality of our goods, the'iiriccs quoted liclow will
appeal very strongly. To those who are not our
customers we can only say this is a good chance
foi you to become acquainted with tis and our goods
and save yourself money. Just notice the prices we
have made,
Women's Tan Oxfords in calf skin, made with
welt, new lasts, $:$.f0 and $3.00
Women's Button Oxfords, made with welt, $3.50
Women's Tan Oxfords, blucher cut - $2.00
Oxfords for Children and Young L,adies, the
famous Steel Shod line $1.75 to $2.25
Girls and Children's Tan Oxfords in calf and
kid, - . - $1.50 and $2.00
Barefcct Sandals cut in new patterns, that will
not cause sore toes, Children's, flOc, Misses, $1;
Women's $1.35.
Wherity, Ralston S Company
The Leading Shoe Dealers.
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