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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORIA ORE. SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1903. TAKES GREAT RAFT Seaside Murmur ing's. Sunday Chatter About the People and Social Doings of the Beach City. Steamer Francis Leggett Leaves The Week in Society as Sesn by Mademoiselle Yvonne. Out With Tow. v Max Roster, of Seattle, and Mrs. Rogley will spend two weeks here. Judge William C1.fMr, of Butte, Mont., was in the city between train Friday. Three good life lines have been put in plat at Clatsop beach to the gratiflea tion of bather. Major Moore was in rortland this week. He report things at the. expo sition city as booming. Dr. H. R. Littlcfield, of Portland, and Mrs. M. J Littletteld, of Beardtown: Illinois, were in the city Saturday. "Mr. L. A. Porter and wife, of Lewis ton, Idaho, are registered at the Moore, and will remain several days at beach. the Friday in the private car of J. 1). Par rel. The party will remain at the beaeh several weeks having taken apartment at the Moore. , Mr. H, XL Hughes and wife of Boise, Idaho, are registered at the Moore. Mr. Hughes is prominent among the whole sale liquor dealers of the Coast and is the proprietor of a large establishment at Boise He will remain here for two weeks. Captain Frank T. IXxlge. Miss I. V. Myrick, of Portland, and Miss Mary H. Doclsre. of Washington. IX C, were in the city Thursday- Captain Dodge has been making regular trips to Seaside for more than thirty years and enjoys very large acquaintance liere A party of about 300 railway agents hailing from almost every state in the union arrived in Seaside Wednesday noon in a special solid vestibulcd train attaehed to the regular A. & C. R.. flyer. They were taken to the various hotels of the citv where special luncheon had been prepared, , One IiunuVeal and twelve of the party dined at the Moore and following were photographed in a group by the otficial photographer of the A. A C. R. The entire party left for Portland on the night train and on leaving reported that they had spent an enjoyable afternoon at the beach eitr. The demands for water at Seaside has" increased to such an extent that the present system is inadequate to supply all consumers, and at the meet ing of the common council held Friday night an ordinance was passed providing for the issuance of 12000 additional water bonds to. tap another creek, abont quarter of a mile south of the present reservoir, water mains win ne taiu from the creek to the reservoir and when completed there will be sufficient to upply a city of ten thousand inhabi tants. The water system has been a big advertisement for Seaside and re sulted in the building of a large number with her three daughters arrived hereof new residences and business houses. Rev. Henry D. Kimball, pastor of St Vincent M. E. church, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Kimball will sojourn for a few weeks at the Moore. R. W. Lewis and family! of Portland, arrived in Seaside Friday, and will occu py the Buchanan cottage foj the re mainder of the summer. George L Thompson, of the Perkins Hotel, in Portland, his daughter Mig non, Miss C. I. Thompson, and Miss Camille Thompson of Brooklyn, X. Y., 'dined at the Moore Saturday. Blaine R. Smith, of Portland, was in the city Monday, inspecting his new residence which is almost ready for oc cupancy. Mr. Smith will have one of the finest homes on the beach when completed. Seaside is gradually improving. The long-distance telephone service has been extended. An instrument is now at the Moore and the installation of more is contemplated. Telegfraph service will soon be extended here. Mrs. IL B. Wadsworth, of Spokane, HASF OUR MILLION FEET Gifantie Lot Raft Built at Stella Start For California in Tow of Francis Lerrett. Carina Due Today from San Francisco. Steamer Francis Leggett left out yes terday towing a gigantic log raft con signed to San Francisco. The raft is the largest ever built on the Columbia river, containing in the neighborhood of 4.000.000 feet of lumber. It was picked up at Stella by the Leggett. Favorable weather is reported from all along the Coast and it is expected that the Leg gett will reach the Bay City with its charge experiencing little difficulty. She has towed several of these large rafts to 'Frim-o from the mouth of the Co lumbia and has always reach ort with out the Iocs of a log. Steamer Czarina i due today from San Francisco. She will load lumls-r for a return voyage to the California port. A seething Massof Enthusiactic Humanity Marked the Success of Yesterday's Remarkable Sales. British steamer II ford arrived in yes terday from British Columbia to load lumber for the (rient. Schooner Sequoia, -with a cargo of lumber from the Tongue Point Lum ber Company, was towed to sea yester day and proceeded to San Francisco. Steamer Aragonia, with a general ear- go, left yesterday for the Orient. Schooner David Evans and schooner Borealis were towed to sea yesterday. both with cargos of lumber for Cali fornia ports. Steamer Kilburn and steamer Redon do will leave out today for California carrying full freight and passenger lists. Our sales are always well attended but yesterday's crowd broke the record. Never before did we find it so difficult to take care of our patrons' needs. To those who were present, we owe an apology. If you were overlooked during the rush and not .satis factorily waited upon, remember what difficulties, we were laboring under, and bear with us. In the future Ave promise you better service.. . . There is still quite a number of desirable patterns in embroidery and lace left. " If you were unable to get all you wanted Saturday, come Monday. The iSale Continues Until All Are Gone. Laces worth 20c, for 5c. - Embroideries worth up to-'oOc for lOc. pne pair of Buster Brown Stockings free with every four pair you buy Monday. r , ' : '' 25c PER PAIR Don't fail to visit the crockery department. We've enormous quantities of new things to show you. THE FOARD & STOKES CO. The Store That Sells Only New Goods. ' TO THE PUBLIC. At a mu-H meeting of citizens held at the court houe on Friday, a commit tee of twelve were appointed for the pur pose of holding a regatta. The committee thus appointed is will ing to give all the time and labor they can, in order to bring a many people here as possible, besides themselves- sub scribing liberally to the common fund. But this committee will not under take the tak unless all of the people show their interest in the matter by subscribing to the regatta fund and speaking a good word for the Astoria regatta at every opportunity. No bill will lie contracted except by written order signed by the president and secretary of the Astoria Regatta Company, and no bills or acts will be recognized unless so ordered in writ' ing; but we give this assurance: Every bill contracted under the signature of the president and secretary will be paid and tlie regatta will be made a success il energetic and persistent work can do it. Immediately upon the conclusion of the Regatta a detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures will be pub lished in the Astoria newspapers. It is up to the people now whether there shall be a regatta . this year. Don't put off the solicitors; lie square with us ami we will gne you your money's worth. ASTORIA REO ATT A COMPANY, HERMAN WISE, Chairman. FRKJ) J. JOHNSON, Sec'y. OCCIDENT HOTEL. Dinner Today. Mulligatawny. Pickles. Olives. Boiled Salmon, Egg Sauce. Scalloped Oysters Veal Croquettes Mushroon Sauce French Kan Cakes and Jelly Roast Chicken and Dreeing. Prime Ribs of Beef, Mashed Potatoes Boiled Potatoes. Oreen Peas String Beans Shrimp Salad Apple, Lemon-Cream, Raspberry. Egg Plum Pudding hard & brandy sauce Fruit, Coffee, Nuts and Raisins Ice Tea. Butter Milk I. M."Ward, formerly of Butte, Mon tana, and now with Filers Piano House, Portland, arrived in the city on yester day's noon train and will spend come time working here in the local store in the capacity of tuner and salesman, One more week ha rolled by and with it has passed all kinds of gaiety, garden parties, teas, wedding, picnics and card parties. Quits th most charming garden party of the season wa that given by Mrs. P. L. Cherry at her attractive home ou Tuesday aft ernoon. The affair wa given m honor of the visiting girls, of whom there i scarcity, and was very delightful In every detail, Mrs. Cherry was assisted in receiving her guests by Mrs. Frank Parker. Among those present were the Misses Flave), Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. R. K, Carruthcrs, Mr. Brink, Mrs, van Poole, Mrs. Tee, Mrs. Bell; Mrs, Dyer, Mrs. Anger, the Misses Tallant, Spedden, Schenek, Adair, IWIIitig, Had ollet, Heillsirn, Elmore, Wood, ('rang and Cole, Mrs. J. K, Ferguson gave a musicate on Friday evening in honor of her cous in Mrs. Luphcr, of Long Beach, Cal. The program consisted of Yoml solos by Messrs. I'hcrg, Paap and Frederick, Mis Elmore, Miss Margaret Busey and duett by Miss Busey and Mr. Grof. Miss Busey sang her own composition. 'If I Haul Known." The song is cer tainly meritorious and should lie very popular, especially in Astoria. wa lieautifnlly decorated for the occa sion in white and green-and a few friends were present. Mrs. Frank Spittle charmingly enter talncd the Thursday aftiirnoon club this week. A short musical programme oc cwpied the Hr.t pnrt of the afternoon. Vocal solos by Mrs, Finch, Miss Elinors and Mrs. Spittle ami Instruments! soU ny .Miss short and Mis Adair rendered. were RrldgewhUt has become very nop ular game the last year and many in-1 formal parties are given every week.' Airs, lliouut Ryrio entertained mi Wednesday afternoon. There were twelve present. Mrs. Norman Maris won the prlie. Alfred Cleveland is home for the sum mer. Astoria is proud, justly so, of; Mr. t leveland s record as a student in ; year's pat and also of his college rec ord during the lust year or two-plu.k ana perseverance always win. A SHORT 1 STOP Habersham-Low. A very pretty' wedding was solcnv- nixed on Thursday morning at the res- lenee of Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Col well when their daughter Miss Edith K. Habersham was united in Niarraige to Captain Robert M. Lowe. The house BEE X5he HIVE Miss Once Stokes has returned front I visit in Portland where she was the! guest of Mi, Pardee, tlie daughter of! Governor (Ieorge C. Pardee, of California : at the (alifornl State building on the Lewis and Clark Exposition ground Mr. Anger, of Honolulu, II. T., I In j the eity the guest of her brother Ralph ! rjcr. ' Mrs. Charles Brink and Mis Maude Spedden left for their 1 ie in Califor nia on Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Tallant ami Ml. Harriet Tallent hate returned from a trip to Portland. At our store doe the trick That I If you want anything in summer clothing and study the cost. Sc what we can do In warm weather wearable at $10.00 A SUIT P. A. STOKES Tha Dressy Shop for Drnsy Ilea, BUSINESS con LAST WEEK'S SALE HAS BEEN VESY SUCCESSFUL This Week We Continue to Offer Genuine Bargains IN ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS We must clear the way for our fall goods, by disponing of broken lots in ready-to-wear, garment and of remnant in all other merchandise. READ BELOW of some of the offerings which are at your disposal at prices low enough to warrant your patronage. Embroideries roe EMBROIDERIES, a yards for ,3e For 15c 8c EMBROIDERIES jc jc EMBX0IDERYS 1 yard for 5C .. Hosiery LADIES toe Hose, all sizes, s pair for .. ..." . ., 15c LADIES' ioc HOSE, a pairs for 35c Boys' 50c Shirts At25c. SKIRTS COLORED WASH SKIRTS for house, street and beach wear are in cluded in this sale LINEN SKIRTS ! 79c and I1.25 Mrs, Wilkinion Return, I SIr- W. 0. Wilkinson arrived In the : city yesterday front her winter hotne in the Bermuda Wands and will remain here several months visiting her brother and sister In-law, Mr. and Mr. C. S. Brown. Her coming was a great wir prise to a host of friends who hastened j to extend Mrs. Wilkinson hearty greet. ; ing. Mr. Wilkinson is tflad to Is- in Eilcrs Piano House Enjoys Con fidence of Public. A ONE PRICE ESTABLISHMENT "A Fair, Square Deal" Gin U Yonr Friendship. You Then Urge Your Friends to Patronise Us. W art Now Leaden la Our Particular Una. You can determine the standing of a husiiic house by the volume of business it ilis's. When you purchase a iiiano . , ... .mona. Mie ay that no matter where' of 11. si.,1 -i m "fair ,..- Jl . she goes, she will always look forward i l.v ,.ln.-J Tour loval friend .hi 11. liuti . . . . . nil re giig to urge your friend to ! Ifl tin, ,.l,i,n t i ... .- .... ; ... .i-H.ria wiilcli slip niir siders her home. Mrs. MPMnon Wt the Bermuda a week ago Wednesday ,and ha been constantly on the go Mie first went to New York, from there I to Chicago and then to San Francisco. From the Bay City she came here over (the Southern PaciHe. Accordimr to Mrs Wilkinson, fearfully hot weather was ! experienced everywhere on the trip ex- eept at San Francisco. Mrs. Wilkinson will return to the llcrimiilas aInhiI .. tolier I, ut which time she hopes her new home, now under eore of con struction, will be completed. . lit the spring, with Mr. Wilkinson, she contem plate a trip to Europe, Our stock of wash waist is pret ty well picked over, but there are some left that make a visit to our tore worth your while. The price marked on them will induce shrewd hopper to clean up the balance of these waist, now left on our hands. Ladies' Collars TURN OVER COLLARS, of Japan ese linen, worth 40c and 45c. To close these out our price ha been reduced to 25c Each We have plenty of help and will give yon every attention. With the n-turn of Mr. Wilkinson there comes the lew of the marriage of Miss Francis Thomas, which wae to have occurred in this city. The nup tials took place last Thursday n sn Francisco, at f;race church, when Miss Thomas was married to Dr. W. I Bell, C. S. X., retired. The wedding" was a quiet one owing to the illness of Ir. Heir father, who is at present suffer ing with apH-iiilicitls at his Southern California home. Dr. and Mrs, Hell are spending the first part of their honey moon at the Palace Mote! in San Fran cisco and will later proceed to the home of the senior Bell where the happy couple will visit for some time. T.. .l,n , ... il mi- nnnni III a jew weexs JlllS Clara Lioiiberger, who formerly resid ed here, will become tlfr briile of A. W. Muchmore a prominent merc'int of Peoria, III. The amuuiicement of the engagement is made by Miss Lionber ger' cousin, Mrs. W. O. Wilkinson. Miss Lionberger is now visiting n p,.0. ria and arranging for her trousseau. buy from u. That's hy we haw grown to be the largrt wholesale and retail piano and organ dealur in the I'nitcd State today. . "11 the other liand, if you have bought a piano fur a pries and fmd out later, as often hnpH-ijs in other store, that you could have secured this very identi cal piano for $M and $KX To mousy, you are dlsapMiinted, to say the least. And what's more, tlie house that mM you that piano lose your frh-ndship and likewise tiie patronage of your friend, whom you w ill adviiss'not to buy there. The Fillers Piano House'bas but ono price, ami that price is determined en tirely by the piii-e of the gissls to nsy and not by the sirs of your pts ketbook. Your little daughter can buy as safely here as the most exM-rh-nced shopper. The name "Eilcrs' now stands for lowest price on the highest grade In strument. This point is established beyond the pre adventure of a doubt. If you want a new piano or organ, and have an old 01 c which you wish to exchange, we will swept it nt a very lils-ral valuation just now while our Special Sale is on, Hjgh grade planus nt mic-t prices; Chlckering,. Welter, Sleek, Kimball, Un hurt M. Cable, Haselton, lister, Crown, Schumann, HaddorfT, Krell-French, jlnr shall, and Wendell, etc. Some ,1,1 mnkee in all,. the largest assortment offered by any one house 011 the Pacific coast. Don't forget the numlier-422 and 424 Commercial street. Ktore open even ings, (all and see the Twentieth Cen tury wonder tl Pjnola , Piano, .cor rectly styled, "the first complete plAno." EILERS PIANO HOUSE. , A. It. CYKUS, Local Branch Mgr. F. X. SMITH, Special Salesman. 13h! BEEtlHIVE Twelfth Street Improvement. ' F. A. ami A. C. Fisher, and Fred John son, ownlrs of property on Twelfth street, tiled a petition in the office of Auditor Anderson yesterday asking for permUsinon to improve the street for a distance of 1HI feet south of the south line of Ilpifd street. The improvement is to lie done and paid for by the prop ' erty owners. j The petition will be considered at the next meeting of the council. Learn to say "Pears'" wfien you ask for soap. There are other soaps, of course, but Pears' is best for you and matchless for the, complexion,. ; Vou can buy Pesr1 (verjrwb-,.