THE MOKNINO ASTORIAN ASTORIA ORE.
FLAG POLE RAISED
Local Aerie of Eagles Hold Cere
monies at Ft. Clatsop.
OCCASION MOST AUSPICIOUS
Stars and Strip Flung to Winds Amid
Cheering of Fraternity Members. Mr.
Surprenant and Hon, J. N. Laws run
Eaee to Keen Delight of Eagles.
Nearly two hundred members of As
toria Aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles,
and their friend", went over to Fort
Clatsop yesterday, the occasion being
the erection of a flag pole by the order.
The Shamrock made two trip in the
morning and one in tlie afternoon. The
exercises commenced at 12 o'clock, the
first being the raising of the flag pole.
As soon as raised, a to new Hag was
hoisted to the top by Mayor Surprenant
amid the cheers of the enthusiastic as
semblage. J. T. llinkle, deputy grand
president of Oregon, made an elequent
and appropriate address, reviewing.
Ijrieflv, the order and it emblem, the
star and stripes. He was followed by
A. M. Smith, who in conclusion, present
ed the Eagles and Redmen, jointly, one
acre of ground at the fort for a. public :
park. Olaf Anderson then recited Whit-1
comb Riley' poem, "Old tilory." Short
addresses were made by several gentle
men, after which luncheon was servea. i
The afternoon waa pleasantly spent
in sports, including foot races, the prin-j
eiple event being a 300 yard foot race
between Hon. J. X. Lawa and Mayor
Surprenant The race waa won by Lawa,
in 1 hour and three minutes, Greenwich,'
The mayor claims he waa handicapped
in the race by Laws talking politics, but
the author of the Tuttle charter bill
rtiwlaims anv intention of perverting
the mind of His Honor. Boys and girls!
foot races, and several one hundred-yard
dashes occupied the time of the people
until 5 o'clock when they returned to
Astoria after having spent a most enjoy
able day.
The Eagles and Redmen intend to
beautifv the park presented to them by
Mr. Smith, and the flag will be left'
Saturday
July 22d At 9 A. M. .
f
Will mark the beginning of another
of those mammoth
Lace (tl Embroidery
Sale
And we promise those who expect to
participate that this sale will not only
surpass any ever held in Astoria,but any
the entire "northwest has ever seen.
Enthusiastic patrons are continually
asking us how it's possible for us to sell
such beautiful Laces and Embroideries
at such extremely low. prices.
THE SECRET IS THIS
We buy, not as the average merchant
does, from ordinary jobbing houses, but
purchase direct from the manufacturer
and our patrons get the benefit.
Will you be among the number to
profit by this our most fortunate pur
chase, on Saturday next?
Laces worth up to 23c On sale at the
yard 5c.
Embroideries and Insertions, worth up
to 2oc, on sale at the yard lOc. '
Come in before
take a look. This
THE FOARD & STOKES CO.
Have you noticed the way, our dry
goods department is growing?
Exiting until fall. It is the intention of
the two Jodges'to make Fvrt Clatsop
ideal picnic grounds, and when improved
will no doubt prove a popular rvmlcs
vous for Sunday reveler.
Mt evening the order of Kagles ten
dered Mr. llinkle a public reception
which was participated in ly a large
numlier of metnlxTn and prominent viti
icn . Short addresses wore made, an
impromptu program having Iw ar
ranged for the occaMon,' Refreshment
wcr served and an enjoyable evening
client. Mr. llinkle was very much grati
fied at the royal reception and treatment
accorded him hy the members of the
order and eituen.
Enjoyable Affair.
Probably the most elaborate affair
of the week was the dance given by
the Misses Ford at Foard and Stokes
and Miss Macmartin, both of Taeoma
hall Friday night in honor of Miss Me
Claine, of Silverton, Mis McFarlaine
And Miss Washburn, of St Paul, a
niece of Mr. Charles In-own. The hall
was handsomely decorated with green
brokers and red ramblers. The punch
bowl corner was festooned with Japan
ese lanterns. A very clever idea, was
used in designing the programs which
were hand painted in representation of
Japanese lanterns. Mrs. C. W. Fulton,
Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. C. W. Louna-
berry and Mrs. Foard were the cbaper-
onnes. Ico cream, sm-rbet anjl cake
were served in the intermission. About
seventy-five were present and the af
fair was pronounced most successful.
Mr. Charles Brink, with Mis Sped
den gave a most attractive euchre
party on Saturday afternoon to about
thirty of their friend. It was in the
nature of a farewell as they leave in a
few days for their homes in California.
Crops Are Good.
Farmers throughout the county are
busy haying and if tlie good weather
contimies for several days longer, the
largest crop ever known in the county
will be harvested. County Commission
er Larson stated when in the city Sat
urday that all kinds of crops in the
county are the best he has ever seen.
During the absence of Frank Hart
his drug store will be conducted by W.
E. McAfee, who will be assisted by Ar
thur Dayton.
The Old Country social at Hanthorn
hall next Tuesday evening will be great
Admission, 10 cents.
Raornini
the sale begins and
sale for cash only.
COURT IN SESSION
Adjourned Term of County Court
Held Saturday.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Proposal to Complete Court Home is
Abandoned. Reports of Clerk and
Treasurer Examined and Filed. Com
munication to Exposition Official.
County court met Saturday in ad
journed session.
Hid for Klie road, No. W, were a
follows:
Mattie K. Kampy, 2 miles ....$l,to0 00
J. K. Wherry, 1 mil 1.010 0
J. C. Ihinkin. i miles 2.4-W 00
F. M. Hlaisdel, per rod ....... - 3
J. 1. Ryan, per rod, 1st mile . . 3 M
second mile ' ' S'1
Alex Warmand, Jr., 2 miles ... $M 00
tilts Gronnell, 2 miles 1,700 00
Contract was awarded to Mr. Grun
ncll. he to give bond for completion of
work of $1,000.
Bids were received for planking lWar
creek road as follows:
Rulph Sloop, per rod, ...'.....$ 2
V. J. Armstrong, per rod .... . 4 75
Contract was awarded Ralph Sloop.
J'.ida for bridge across Beneke creek at
Jewell were as follows:
John Larson. 3W 00
C. E. Foster 00
J. B. Lewi Ww
Contract was awarded J. B. Lewi, he
to give bond for 1200.
Application for position of bridge ten
der from Cy Ilarriman was ordered filed
as there were no vacancies.
Petition of property owners wanting
several small bridges put in on the War
teuton road was filed and clerk instruct
ed to notify them that the lumlier had
been purchased to put thera in.
Clerk waa instructed to request Mr.
YhM h, .director of exhibit at the Iwls
and Clark fair, to allow space for Chas.
Sarrayarvi for an exhibit of cheese man
ufactured in. this county
Ordered that clerk draw a warrant for
$400, refund to John West for money
paid in for liquor licence which was not
granted.
Report of district attorney, upon the
court house matter, read and ordered
fileL The court was of the opinion
that there U no further necessity for
the court to attempt to complete the
court house until there are funds in the
treasury to do o ami ordered that the
windows in the basement he Warded
up.
Complaint was received from .James
Boyle that P. Kinney's bull was running
at large, endangering life and property
near Svenson. Clerk was instructs to
notify Mr. Kinney to keep his bull from
running at large.
Application of J. W. Howe for rebate
of taxes for year l'.MM, was referred to
assessor.
The following fire rangers were ap
pointed: . '
William Chudwick, Warrenton Dis
trict.
Alex Xormand, Klsie District.
J, K. Oambill, for property of John
E.. Dubois.'
Tim Corcoran, for Jewell District.
P. E. Bromby, for prois-rty of Bind-
In-tt A Co.,, Burrows & Ilu-t. Win, M.
Bray and Tim Whitney Co.
0. A. Cole apiieared in court ami ac-
M.i,to,l ."0 heretofore allowed him as
damages tin account of the Elsie road.
Clerk wns instructed to mark first
plat of Trullinger's addition erroneous
as a corrected plat has been recorded.
Report of treasurer and clerk for the
past six months were examined and or
dered filed and referred to county ex
perts. The following is a synopsis of
same:
Liabilities.
Warrants outstanding as er
hist report 122,873 3
Warrants issued from Jan. I
to June 30, 1JW3 MM 08
l Ml ,24.1 43
Deduct warrants paid and
cancelled 84,423 48
$ 70,8 in o.-)
Add estimated accrued inter
est 2.100 00
78JH9 :
' Resource.
Cash in general fund $ 11,308 M
Tax purchase redemptions,
being balance of taxes and
costs bid in by the County
Judge and on-redeemed for
the years: 100f fi47 31
1902 .. .. 1,041 44
1003 i a v. .'.ni j 2.83 02
Delinquent taxi Tor the year ,
ItHVI, Wing the amount of
taxes in case pending in
Circuit Court 11.SX3 07
Deduct SO per cent for schools,
....... i . . i .
cities, etc.; im-tmiea In tax
account ,i .. 1 . , . ; . . 8.S42 S3
3,042 84
Tax roll for the year 1WM 21,520 37
IVduct 30 per cent for schools,
cities, etc., included In tax
account , . 10,(100 28
10,(100 20
' I 32.773 34
Excess of liabilities 40,144 41
Clerk was notified to notify appli
cants for appropriations out of the, gen
eral fund for road purHwes that the
court had exceeded its estimates for the
year and that they would be unable to
grant any further relief.
Hon. John H. Smith wns appointed
delegate to the Trans-Mississippi Con
gress which convenes in Port laud Aug
ust 10-10.
The J. S. TWlHnger Company were
awarded the contract for making the
assessment rolls for looj for 1110,00.
The County Poor.
It cot Clatsip county alsmt $431
to care for the county poor in St. Mary's
hospital for the quarter ending June
30. There are in addition nine pun-rs
that receive provisions from the county
aggregating 70 per mouth or J.V1I a
quarter for taking care of the county
xr. A lr farm could be managed
for less money and there would bo a
reduction in the number of paupers.
Preparing Yearly Report.
County Superlntrndeiit of Schools
Miss Km ma C. Warren is busily en
gaged preparing her annual rcrt and
hopes to have it completed In the very
near future.
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BEEtSaHlVE
LAST WEEK'S SALE
HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL
This Week We
Continue to Offer
Genuine Bargains
IN ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS
We must dear the way for our fall
goods, by disjiosing of broken lot
In ready-to-wear garment and "I
remnants in all other, merchandise.
READ BELOW
of some of the offerings which are
at your disposal at price low enough
to warrant your patronage.
Embroideries ,
ioc EMBROIDERIES, s yards for
For .. .. .. .. 5
8c EMBROIDERIES jc
jc EM8R0IDERYS a yards for
5C
Hosiery
LADIES ioc Hose, til sizes, a pairs
for 5C
LADIES' ioc HOSE, s pairs for 23c
Boys' 50c Shirts
At25c.
SORTS
Q0L0RED WASH SKIRTS for
house, street and beach wear are in
cluded in this sale
LINEN SKIRTS 79c '-'J
Our stock of wash waists is pret
ty well picked over, but there are
some left that make a visit to our
store worth your while. The juice
marked on them will induce shrewd
shoper to clean up the balance of
these waists, now left on our hands.
Ladies' Collars
TURN OVER COLLARS, of Japan
ese linen, worth 40n and 4oc.
To close theso out our price has
been reduced to
; 25c Each
We have plenty of help and will
give you every attention.
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BEElMVE
THE FIRST COMPLETE
PIANO
; 1 1
Played Both By Hand and Pep
forated Music Rolls.
THE NEW PIANOLA PIANO
This marvelous intruineiit, a it
name indicates, I a cotuhinuticn of a
piano and a piauola in one complete, com
pact instrument. Thus it is a union ol
the viot popular musical instrument of1
modern times and the means by which'
anyone may play It.
The 1'lanolu Piano ha Wen aptly
styled "The First Complete Nano," for;
the reason that it Is the first piano ever
produced which can 1 played with ar-
tlstle effect by vitrybody, lrrKstt. j
ive of any previous study or knowledge I
of music. , i
In the light of this Twentieth ten-;
tury creation, all previous piano, re-,
quiring a long and tediou M-iiml of
practice before their owners could nmU,
use of them, seem incomplete, It I
in every particular a erfeet piano, U-av
log nothing to be desired in the matter;
of tone, action or apearuiice.
When played by baud there is no fea
ture about it which catches the eye to
distinguish it from the u-iml form of
upright piano. But in addition, It con
tain within it cs Metro-tyle Pian
ola, the mot advanced development uf
the piano-player idea.
Simply by inserting a perforated roll
uf niui-,1lie piano may be played with
out touching a linger to a key, yet the
keys are there ready to lie played at
the will of tlie oratr
This piano i for sale only by the
Eiler Piano House, Portland, Astoria
and Salem, Oregon Bids) and Iwiston,
Idaho; Spokane and Seattle, Washing
tons San Francisco and Oakland, Cal
ifornia. Mr. Imi P. Bruce, the popular man
ager of the Aeolian Department of the
Eilers Piano House, Portland, will lie
at the local store, No. 422 and 424
Commercial street, opposite Sherman'
Transfer Monday and Tuesday of this
week, to demonstrate this .remarkable I
piano,
SUr open day and night. Everyliody
welcome.
Exhibition sale of Piano and Organ.
Loral 'phone Black 2IHJ-Eilers Piano j
House, largest wholesale and retail piuno;
and organ dealers in the I'nited State, j
and the mot progressive inulfl house
on the Pacific Coast. j
Permanently established in A-toriaj
sim-e January, llHi.l.
A. It. CVItl'S, Local Branch Mgr,
F. N. SMITH, Special Salesman.
WILL INSPECT CITY HALL
Committee on Public Property With
City Officials to Visit Building.
The committe ' 011 public property.
with the mayor, city attorney mid con
tractor lleuston A Fergueson and Ar-
hitect Scluiet. will insiiect the new City
Hall this afternoon nnd If biiilt a-cord-
ing to cunt met w ill accept the same and
it will lie turned over to the city at the
meeting of the common council tonight.
The work Ims been well done; oil lh
details having been carried nut accord
ing to contia't and rellects credit on tlie
contractor ami architect.' The building
ha cost complete about IMO.IXMI, nn, i
is considered the Iiiiet city hall In the
state.
The officers will probably move Into
th building this week and the next
meeting of the common council August
7th will lie held there. The public
library will lie moved to the building
next week. It I not knoin when the
water commission will occupy their ap-i
partnient, as they do not core to move j
from thsir present .location.
,
Rev. William Seymour Short, of
draco church, accompanied by hi choir
hoys, went to the new school house at
Iwis and Clark; and held service Friday
night. '
Buster BrOWll StOCKingS for Boys and Girls
HiSryA MOV.
Sav Your Stocking Tickota Mow
They're Worth Money.
For Sale by FOARD
T7it t3 n ir m
We're Fishing
for: Business-
. ,' t
Howsver, we don't oiler you- tsmpt
ins bait today, and cheat you tomor
row, but ivt solid, taluts ja high,
grade clothing the whole year round.
In Summer
vSuits
V offer, neat, snappy pot terns at
$10.00 to $18.00
P. A. STOKES
The Dressy Shop for Drey Men
Baseball Scoiei.
San Francisco, July 10. Morning;
game; Los Angeles, 3; Oakland, 0; aft
ernoon game: U Angeles, 7; Oakland,
Seattle, July lrt.Firt gsine, twlv
Innings, Seattle, 3; San Kraiieisco ,4.
Second gurnet Sentth-, 0j San Franclwsi,
2. '
Portland, July 10. Portland, 0. Tae--nm,
4.
It will pay you to trade with us.
BESIDES
Having an unusually strong line of first ,
cla tlrocerie. We bav six delivery
wagon which inure the best possible
service.
At preent we are offering exceptional
bargains In the following:
Best sweet pickles, per pint ...ISO '
Large Spanish olives, per pint, soe
Best shredded coscoanut per lb so c
New process boiled ham per lb. .....35c
Something extra nice,
Home mad pork sausage, per lb,.. 35c
Imported Swiss cheese, per lb 40c
Extra nict pigs feet, per lb 11c
Wsfer sliced dried beef, per lb. 33c
In fact, everything In lunch good.
We make special prices to seasiders
and camping parties.
Everything turned out In first-class
shape. ' ' '
Foard Stokes Co.
r SPICES, o
COFFEEJEA
BAtflNO POWDER,
Fu:c.T.;;GEXTnACT$:
AholuhPyrfty, FlrnjfFliYor,
CL0SSET&DEYER5
r PORTLAND, OtSSGON.
You won't get spanked when you wear
my stockings, 'cause no one can beat
them, at 25 cents per pair. Feel well,
fit well, wear well; fast black or money
back. This week I give free with every
air, the Buster Brown Drawing
took, the funniest book you ever saw
be an artist .
your friend, BUSTER BROWN.
CD. STOKES CO.