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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1905)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER to, 1903. the jjoiixiarG jisToitrAx astoma, oillgox. IS 1 , Our Xmas Stock of Goods Is worth coming to see. We don't enumerate them but we have something to please one and all . A GOOD WARM Two Letters Upon One Semi-Public Matter. FATHER TELLS MORTIFIED CHARITY ROSS, HIGG1NS Co. TERSE TALKS Of THI TOWN ..-, Work, Progressing--lu a hit time the Improvement of the street running from tli north apporach of Young' lUy draw brklgw to Ui rnunty road will l completed. Already Contractor tierdliig baa finished tlW clearing 'and In few da; a will atart tH work of grading. Equalise Assessments TLU afternoo the oity hoard of eo,uatUtion will von vmm for the purpose of equalizing tb aesmrnt4 which were mad to pay for I'm rut of building the on X"ia street ana Ute aum on r.trnange street. Establishes Office Hoora Major Vie announce that every buslnea day he will bo iu lii rfU In the city ball front 10 a m. to Mil n. m., for the purpose of transiting any city buinrc that may coma up, and any person desiring to see him on municipal affali ran do ko by appealing there during the hour, Mayor Take Oath Herman Wl yeterday afternoon at 2 o'clock took the oath of office aa the mayor of As toria. The oath wa taken in the city auditor' office in the presence of (ieo. Nolan, who beUIi Judge Andrron who gave the mayor the oatb. waa the only person present. Mayor VImi ha now entered upon II official dutle and will preside at the next meeting of the eoun ill ooooooooooooo Place your Christ mas order with us now and we will see that it will be filled with the best goods the market affords. Our prices arc right JOHNSON BROS. GOOD GOODS. 11S 122 Twelfth St. Aitorla, Ore. 0000000000000 Only a Few Days Left, You Can Select a Suitable CHRISTMAS GIFT rs'oir our rsw stock or rime FURNITURE WITH PERFECT Holiday Sbut-Dcwt The Triton k Armstrong lodging eamp at Celhlanict, ami the Willamette pulp t Paper Com pany' plant at (Vkamofcawa, at both cktoed down , fee the ' hotidaf a, and ' all employee are bound Lome, and elsewhere to rnjoy tht 01 great seeoo. of the year. a Chang of LocationMr. ami Mr. L K. lMoi were in Astoria over night from llwao. They Mi thl morning for Knapptou, wile re Mr. Loomis ba excepted a poaition with tht Simpson Lumber company in their alore and postoflce. Oldest Meabei Wheriff Thoma If. Mnvllle, of CUtM-p rounty, left lat night for PortWnd, where be will Join hi brotberUrif! of Vie Wale of Ore gon, In convention today. Mr. I.lnville I th'ohlet man in tht rank In point of service. B upecta to bar a pleas ant time and returne tonight on tb eXplcM. Kew Officer Htte4 Temple I.odgi-, No. 7, A. F. k A. M., laat night elected it new ofllcera for the ensuing Masonic year, a follow: Worshipful Master, Allien IhinUarj senior warden, I rank Vaughn 1 junior warden, tlark W. Loughrcyi secretary, E. C. llolden, and treasurer, J. Q. A. Ilowlby. Track Cleared The A. 4 C. railroad ufficials retort that tht land alid which on-urred Monday afternoon near West- port and covered the track for over one hundred feet, neilUUflg the tranfer of pMnger arrwa tht obt rutted place I now removed and the train are running aa uauaL Tb company immediately after the accident wa re ported sent a special train with one hundred men to the epot, who by work Injr all Monday night, removed the de t.rli from the track. BLACK SAND VALUES Ajotttr XattiHting Resort from Dr. David Day. Ih Aug. C. Khanrw Inform Hie As lorian that be U just in receipt of an other interesting report and detail on the Clatsop bWk eand value, from the hand of 1. David Day, the govern nvnt expert, who h given auch vol uminoir and invaluable aid anJ in formation in thie relation. The. late report i baed upon expert tst made at tha Lewi and Clark la brwtory, at Portland, and ahowt after a thorouflh eparation by magnetic ma chine, a reaidura of 170 pound of mag netic iron ami 0 pound of rhrotnide of iron, per ton of aand. Thl reult i tha mort remarkable, inasmuch aa Ue aanda examined were averaged and taken from many boring and then mixed. They were taken from th tkbhnd lying immediately wet 01 the ateel bridge at the mouth of Young' Bay. A flra ay alao demon4rated tho prewnct of gold In tbeet tame aand at tfia handom ratio of 60 cent per ton. SATISFACTION Rtcapitulation of Talt Already Told Superintendent Gardiner and tht Mit chell Children What tht Neighbor Bavt to Sy AitorUn'a Attitude. I In dealing with the subject matter uia-Ie eonnpiniou by the following com-mnnh-atlon revived at thl ofllct ye terday afternoon, the AlorUn took for it menUr in the premle, Superintend ent , T. (Sardlner, of Vht Boy and Clil Aid Society, of Portland, who, of hi own initiative, eame into thla tec tion ami made hi own definite inquir Um ami drew bit own personal and ofll- rial comluion in tht matter of tht necet.ltle of tie Mitchell family, and frankly pawed them on to tba report' er of thi paper, lie wa relied upon a a foncirntlou and painMaking ofll- ial and tbi paier had, and bat, im plicit confident in h rejKrt of the cae, not only to the court but to the re porter! And If . in tbe count of bl iiKpiiry, bt wa misinformed, to Die dia- credit and dinoouifort of Mr. MiU-bell, tiie A-4orian can but icgret tht mi- cbanct that ba come to him and to cheerfully publish the statement be make In hi own behalf and that of tho good friend bo Mippletuent iU with one of a like ort: They are aa follow i "To the editor of the Atoriant "We, tho undersigned reeidenta of hfoappt, Oregon, desire to aet forth om fact in cnTobortion of the facta aet forth In the accompanying letter from Krnctt I Mitchell. It ia true that for ome time pat rumor ba it that Mr. Mitchell and family were destitute of provision and clothing. It I a!o true Ihut her neighbor bavt at different time provided ber ilh provision and clothing upon tht kUength of thee ru mor willutut ny further evidence. The undersigned have made a personal ex amination of tht conditiona herein men tioned and find that there l plenty of provisions, and clothing, tudkient to keep MrT Mitchell and ber children well fed and clothed, without aid frpm any tourct whatever, -W. If. Twilight, "H. A. Cameron, "Margaret Cameron. - "Unore McDonald. E C. Itelknap, U. Belknap." '.Sherwood, Ore., D-c. 12, 03. "Kditor A'torianj ejinits my name ba been ued with conaiderablt free dom in the Astorian recently, I would like to make a tatement. The article 1 allude to wa priuted Dec., 8th, and is, to poak moderately, niideadiiig. In tho first plait I have not failed to provide for the necesMtie of my family but on tiie contrary provided very well for1 them a receipted bill will bow and my grcatet failure wa to appreciate wihat at lust becaint only too evident, that 1 could not do everything for them. Their mother even fouid It too much to wah their face once iu two or three week, or to take even a little care of clothe which wert provided through no effort at all on her part. A to the charge of haih and cruel treatment that i without foundation in fact and a to demoting my children I have not nor will I ever fail to do all in my power for them. "I have pent thousand of dollar in Astoria and no one there or elewhere can ay that my money or time were oent In a disreputable manner or for' 1 my own pleasure or fine clothea, rather a comddereblt turn which I earned and one thousand dollars in addition have gone trying to make komothlng of noth ing whhh I am now convinced cannot be done. One more thing, I aent Mrs. Mitchell money einoe leaving Knappa and requested her to let me know if ahe wa in need of grocene. bhe ana- wered that Jie needed hay for tbe cow which I forwarded tht next day. Xow I do not wish to take up too much pace In thi matter but a thi I the sec ond time I have been roasted without any effort to find out whether there wa ground for it I think I may ay tft I think that the struggle made by me in tbe year gone by to make a home for that woman and ber children entitle me to more con-dderation. "Your very truly, "ERNEST L. MITCHELL," Mra. Tilda Anderson, massage, 147 Grand Avenue. Civen either at home 1 1 I if Maa (T 1UI nA AOlDD - The Leading 11 U. vW'U'iriUUV House of Astoria ' FROM THE FIRE CHIEF Warning Againtt the Miachanc of Christmas Fires. The following communication Is pub lished st tiie rcqucrt of Fire Chief C. E. Foster, in relation to the use of in flammable material in connection with Christmas festivities. Tt tht Public "Chrislma time I once more here, and I dewire to again call the atten tion of all to the danger in connection with Cbristma tree exercl-e. Chriitt ma greens cotton and the like, are very inflammable, and tbe greatest caution Hhould be ud; I would ad viae that, wherever it ia poible, eleo trie lighta be used in the place of can dle, as a, great deal of danger may be avoided in thi. re that all door are unfastened; that all aisles are clear and don't al low crowding around the tree. In case of fire, telephone the fire department immediately. "If cburohe and tocietie intending to hold exercises will notify me of their desire, I will send a member of the de partment to be present at the exer cise, equipped with a fire extinguisher so a to lie on hand in case of acci dent. ' "A little precaution taken may be the mean of saving the live of the little one that gather at thee or casion.. "Very respectfully "C. E. FOSTER, Chief of Fire Dept." ESTRAY NITICE. Taken up by the undersigned, a pony mare, brown color, with white stripe oil forcAeed. FRANK SEABURG, 281 Taylor St. N. A. Ackerman, 421 Bond SL, doe aB manner of texidermy, furniture apbol atering, carpet cleaning and laying, mat treaa making a specialty and all work guaranteed. Get one of those new style grapho- phonea for Christmas, at Eilera Branch Store, 424 Commercial atreet, A. R Cyrus, manager. Do you wish to study the piaael Piano harmony and history of most taught at Misa Tawney'a studio. MJ Commercial Fulton building, Those Black, 2141 MOVED AND SEADT. Charlts Heilbora k Co have movee into their new stort and make tht aa nounotmtnt that they are bow opta for business and an ready to fill all order promptly. Weed! Wood! Woodl Wood! Wood! For choice dry box wood, telephon 2004 Black, or leave orders at tht At toria Grocery. 0. Nelson, The, Wood Man- Hot drinks and sandwkhei at Hoef Coughing SpeU Caused Death. "Harry Duckwett, aged 25 years chok ed to death early yesterday morning at bit home, in tht presence of bis wife and child. lit contracted a aligfct' cold a few daya ago and paid but little at tention to it. Yesterday morning he wu eized with a Bt of coughing which con tinued for some time. Hi wife aent for a physician but before he could ar rive another coughing spell eame on and Duckwwll died from suffocation St. Louis Globe Democrat, Dec 1st., 1901:" Ballard' Horehound . Syrup would. have saved-hi lift; tSc, 60c and $100. Sold by Hart's drug stort. YOUR NEXT. Never have cident Barber proprietor. to wait long at tht Oc Shop. A. E. Peterson, Morning Aatorian, 75 centa a month. Tht LltUt Book Stort for Bale. CLOSING OUT SALE. On tht fifteenth of November, the tn- tirt stock of goods at the little Book Stort, will be put on tale at coat Christ mas bargains in books, stationery nov elties, etc 174 Tenth street Holiday Gift vSvensoii's Book tStore, Fourteenth and Commercial Street We art sole agent ia Astoria for tht Niagara Stovt Works of Buffalo, N. T. Celebrated Stoves and Ms --l-" 1 IfTL 'Asij appeal ?t r a cfnnQ 13 PROBABLY WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT JUST hW. OF COURSE YOU WANT SOMETHING MORE THAN WARMTH, YOU WANT STYLE. WZ OfTER OUR LINE OF U ADLER, BROS A OO.'S ROCHESTER MAKE FOR YOUR COXSIDERATIOy. ' -ONE OF THESE WILL COST YOU. " a 1 1 1 1 a 1 ii- ' FROM $15 TO 130. THE MERCHANT TAILOR COULDN'T THINK OF DUv ILICATINO IT FOR LE83 THAN 'FROM $35 TO $60. A List of Kelofal Us for Smoking Jacket .v... $540 up Bath Robes ..$440 up Gloves-.. .. Iijoo up Evening Dresa Protectors " ... .......... ft jo up. Bracer fancy .., .. .,joc up Umbrella ... ,.. .$10 up Waistcoats; fancy ... A.$xjo up Bags and Suit Cases . . . .$1.50 up Neckwear 50c up Hosiery, fancy ... ...'...15c up Handkerchiefs . ....sjc up Shirts ...uoo up Pajamas ... ... $140 up Night Robes up Underwear, suit ..4 ....$1.00 up SUITS and OVERCOATS For Mea ..$10.00 up For Boy $4.00 In the way of TOILET SETS, MANICURE SETS.... PHOTOGRAPH, POSTAL AND MUSI CAL ALBUMS AND UP TO DATE BOOKS, NOTIONS AND TOYS, BIG LINE OF PICTURES. THE ZENITH AND THE STAR Every one guaranteed. Will let yon stand or ait on the oven door if you wish. Prices reduced on all stoves sad ranges till after the Holidays. l"J, J. Scully 470-472 COMMERCIAL STREET . 01IIIR!!! i Astoria's Greatest Clothier. X wlUtaU.