SUNDAY, DKCIKBEB is, 190).
TOK MOIlG ASTOIirASV A5TOKIA. URhGOX!
CHRISTMAS JINGLE
A GOOD WARM
T- ; -
WE WISH YOU
A Merry .Christmas
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R.0SS, HIGGINS & Go.
The Leading Grocers. Closed all day Monday.
TERSE TALES OF TMI TOWI
Tskes Oith.-T. K. Laiirlit yesterday
lHik the oath of ofllr fur the six. year
term a miIU coinmUsloiirr,
School Vacatloa. Thp public school
are now Hosed for the ChrUtma holi
day. They will remain rloacd until
after New Year', opening on Wedne
da)', January J, lOOd.
Vow Suit Plld.Sult was filed at
Ida county clerk' o(lU yesterday, to
furcrWa a IWn in the sum of Hfl.M, by
tt I'acifi Iron Wotkt, plaintiff, against
V. ('. Caskey and Ave other.
City Treasurer Busy. City Treasurer
Ik-aly yttrrday 'received tun liipior
litiie amounting to ) mi
paid out the sum of $1737.01 for uliept
improvements and repair work.
1'ootUU!
Portland t. Atoiial
Christmas Deyt
At A. P. C. park.
Cama cabled 2:30 sharp.
IW gam of the season.
Shiftill Tltles.-Twi drrd were Cl.d
in County Clrrk Clinton' oflW yea
terd ' passing tha titk of C1atop
realty, aa folloi (', A. Brown and
Ann J hi wife, to I'haitp Prsnck,
warranty deed, eonileration $1.00 con
veying Ma 2" and 2fl in Murk SI, of
Case' Astoria George L Colwell and
Kh.ma K., hit wife, to Marquis X. Ad
am; warranty title, roimlderatlon $3
conveying aa undivided one-half Inter
est lir lot 4. blork W. MeClure' Astoria.
I;; Our Best Wishes I
i; . For a . ;!;
ji Merry Christmas;:;
I To AH.
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JOHNSON BROS.
; ' t good goods. .;!;
!; 118-122 Twelfth St. Astoria, Ore. V
iStart the New Year
Right.
By Trading With Astoria's Bluest
and Finest Furniture Store,
For the Best See Us;
Estate Ordar.-J(Jdj;a Trcnehsrd, fit
"tt, f probate, yesterday, mndo an
order axing Tu-adny, February 0, ItHKJ.
a the tituc for. (waring tlx dial ac
count and n-iwift of 11 , Van Dusen,
administrator of the estate of Alfred
II. Hone, deceased.
Flood Va.rnished.-A ns-v ooat of var
nlh ha fcB put' on tb floor In the
rity water office. The. office being closed
during ClirUtmaa the floor will I given
chance U dry, The improvement is
oop whlth adda materially, to tin ap
pearance of the cfhVe.
Wedmaday Eveohtr. The twenty.
venth of Deoenber hi tha data for the
fine concert to be fin at tha M.-tho-dljt
Church under, tha auxpiee of the
c'tolr, who lll be aalttad by Trof.
Adrian Fppititf, of lortland, and the
ladieHoru of twenty vok-ea. Admle
nn SO centa.
Funeral Today. Tha fum-ral of Mi
Caioliti Young will oeeur thia after-
noon at I oVhnk in the Firt l.uthpran
(liiinh. J!pv. Rydetpint olUcintlntr. The
internii'iit wil be in Green wwal Cenie
tpry. Aftr the aervlraf in the ihunh
the tfanur Khamrm-k will h-ave ItooUi'
CVnifpry for tfie remetery.
Weddinc Todays-The parlor of the
Hut.-1 (M-idrnt will U umhI thi after
noon, they have Um many a happy
time bWore, a tha locale of pretty
but tpiet wedding MIhj Marparet
Jenen of thia city will become the
bride of Mr. Edar E. Rowbraugh, of
(olfai, Rev. W. Beymour Hhort, rector
of !r-e Churrh, officiating. Tha young
petpp will va on the 0:10 epre
for tltr Golf a- home. .
Ten Happy Peoples-County Clerk
d, V, tlinton acted a "cupid" yeter.
day fr quit a. aquad of young people,
U-ulng the five following lu-etic to
marry To Mr. Leonard Iowry, of
Walla Walla, Washington, and Ml
tteitba Vlge, of Astoria; Mr. Victor
Ilurnt and Mi Annie Johnon, Uith of
(lul.np imnty; Mr. John tarw-n and
Um Frana Coffey, of Claleop county
Mr. K. T. Libby and Mia (lotella John
on; Mr.. Edgar I!. Roebraugh, of Col
fat, Washington, and Ml Margaret W.
Jensen, of Antoria.
Takei Oath.. H. Welch yesterday
tMik the oath of office a Milice nm
mi.iiner for tha four-year term and
received a certificate from the t-ity
auditor stating that he had received the
hichcAt number of vote for police
eoinmissiomr for the four-year term,
there having been no nominations filed
for any candidate for thl ollice.
Foothdlt '
Portland v. Astoria
(hil-tjim Day
At A. P. C. park.
Game railed 2:30 aharp.
IV-t game of the aeason.
Leave orderi for wood of all kind
at Astoria Grocery, to Ik delivered
after January Int. Supply I exhnud
at present. O. Nelaon. - '
VpjTtiA
Some - Idle suggestions of . the
- Great Holiday, ' -
WEDDINGS 1 GALORE AFOOT
Odd and Endi of Seasonable ' Fancy
Reflection of a Chrkitmai teter
Written for Other1 Chriitmaa Crank a
Not so Much Newi as Alloiioa.
A Marry C'hrUtmaa to ALL ! '
After ClirUtoia cornea "awearlng ofT
tiioe."
And a Happy and Trosperou New
Year to.XLllt
Old "Martin Luther bullded better
than he knew! -;. ; ; ;; '
Thank Heaven It's Dot Democratic
Christina, tool
Kwp perfectly quiet. The un niay
shine tomorrow I
Hist! NUhhh! There will be no
AitoriHU in the morning!
Don't forget those whose holiday ia
les joyful than your own.
AtoiU will yield up her tbouand in
kindly charity today ami tomorrow
it pay to lie a "kid" at aucb a time
a this. It wa ordained for them.
There will be ome inspiring muic
in tha Astoria churche thi day and
tomorrow.
Pa a thought to aeaward on Christ
inas. Tbere'a many a aalor would like
to be ashore tomorrow.
A the year advance the fettivala of
life are dimmed by - the lengthened
shadows r all bnt ChriatmaV.'Mt halo
never pale. ,
We ought to kuow how- to get the
most 0 thi great holiday peeing it ia
the nineteen hundred-end fifth time it
has Wn celebrated.
The only way the atrUken Clatsop
turkey ran work hi reprisal at thi
season of the year, ia to et up a good,
hard rase of indigestion.
The youngster whose birthday conies
on Christ ma har a kick coming for
wanton deprivation of an inalincable
holiday of one kind or another.
Astoria Christina is just a much
Chrlstma a tho-e that eome with all
the arctic acrnmpanimcuta of snow, Ice,
blizzard, and frozen extremities.
There are a dozen weddings on the
tapis for today and tomorrow. May
each, ami all of the principal thcrejo,
hiiil the anniversary through many a
happy year.
To be Hied, hehlup, divorced, maimed.
rretod. swindled, whlpinsl, defeated.
outclasM'd rejected, on Christina day,
comes easier than anv lime. It lends a
sanctity to adversity and make it
mora "coiu'fy" like.
Some .of the dUinal prophet are al
ready loading the year 1000 with pesti
lence, famine, universal failure, short-
common, and audden death!' The fact
that prophets have no honor in Astoria
may carry her citizen through, niauir
Uw melancholy ae who claim to be
inspired. . -
After Christmas ha passed, the As
toria manager, agent, trustee, official,
and other man of affair, operating
buMnes for some principal or for the
people, will get right downto work on
that annual ataWinent, or report, that
ia due on, or immediately after, the
first of the year. - 1 -
Never mind that green neckwear with
the amber apot on It jour wife' will
give you tomorrow. You can paaa it up
to tha hird man the first time ahe goes
away on a trip. And aa for those cigars,
just quietly Blip them down to thf
qimrnutine alation where tbey will take
high rank, even rank high rang, among
the disinfectant.
E-pecialy fine music is to be heard
at the Methodist Church' tonight. The
choir, under the leadership of Miss Kl
more w ill render a number of fine
anthems end Mr. Jatnee Vernon will
ing a solo." -
OVERCOAT
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M Wo
MUHSSK
C. H. COOPER
PERSONAL XENTI0N.
. R. 8. Shepard came down yesterday
noon from Portland. i
Mr. A. Rader, of South Bend, Wath.,
ia visiting relative in town.
W. H. Lewi of Seaside waa a busi
net visitor in town yesterday.
"August Nelson of rjvenon was in
town yeterdaytfor a short time.
K. E. Rosenbraugh of Colfax, Wanli
ia spending a brief time in town.
P, C. (iraharo of Portland ia a bunt
neaa vUitor In the city, this week. -.
' CapUip L. 1111 ia spending hi Christ
mas holidays In Coldendale, Wash.
Duncan McLain, of Portland, wa a
biialnei risitor in thl city yeterday.
D. M. Stewart will depart Tuesday
for Pipestone, Minn., ' to rMt his
father. T1ZZl
Edward Elliott of Charleston ia in
town this week for a trie! boilaeif
Visit.
Carl Ross, student at Palo Alto, i
vUitin ghi parent in thi city during
Christma.
Mrs. William Eliott of Charleston was
a visitor in the city yesterday for a
brief time.
Jame McDonough and the Misses Me
Donough of Tillar Rock spent yesterday
in the city.
F, N. Smith of the F.ilers piano home,
left last "evening for Portland to remain
for Chrlxtmaa.
Mr. II. C. Svenson of Rvenson, Ore
gon, wa a Christma shopper in the
city yesterday.
Hen Young returned yesterday from
South liend w hefe he went to look after
property interest.
Miss Lucia Barton of Portland i in
town vHUng her aster, Mr .lame Han-
naford during Christmas,
John Service is back from Eel River.
Cal., w here he wa In the employ of the
Tallant-Grant Packing Company. '.
Miss Christine Wade arrived iu town
yeaterday noon from Portland to spend
tlie holiday with her. mother.
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Newman and Har
rison Allen left thi' morning for Trout-
dale to remain during Christmas.
Rev. Rydquist of thi city left yester
day for Chinook where he conducted the
Christmas xcrcie last evening in the
First Lutheran Church.
Mis Adeline Milter left last evening
for Kugeuc to remain there with her
parent, Mr, and Mr. R. II. Miller dur
ing the Christmas holiday.
Mr. Nelson Troyer, accompanied by
her aon, , Merwyn, are expected to ar
rive in the city today to visit during
Christ m with Mr. G. W. Loun-berry.
, Mrs. W, K. Urown, son and daughter
arrived In Astoria yesterday evening,
front South Bend, Wash., to spend
Christmas with Mr. Brown, foreman of
the Astorian job office.
Birthday Surprise. Mrs. Abbie Doug
las whose home is at Tenth and Bond
street, was happily surprised last
evening by a jolly lot of friend who,
knowing it wa her birthday, dropped in
on her laden with gifts and refresh
ment, with the result of an exceeding
ly happy evening for all. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs! George Lasell, Mr.
and Mrs Fred Welch and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs, W. C. Shaw, Mra. M. A Kin
sey, Mr. Mrs. Susan Mills of New
Castle, Penn Mrs. Susan Crawford,
Mrs. M. A. Hall, Mr, McCroskey, Mrs.
A. McOoskey and daughter. Miss Bir
die MeCroskey, Mrs Franklin, Professor
Wills, Missea Gertrude and Marruerite
Brallier of Warrenton, Wallace Mc-
Croskey and Fred LazeHe. ,
Arrested Last Night. It was reported
to Mayor Herman Wise, last evening,
that John Stephen, the well known
saloon man, at Sixth and Ator streets,
bad opened up hi dance hall and that
the same was in full blast. The inaypr
at 6nce called upon President Morton of
the Common Council, and together they
went into the "red light" district to
ascertain for themselves the truth or
faKity of the statement. They found
the dance hall ia operation and pro
tested against it, but the proprietor
claimed he wa not selling liquor in the
same room the dancing was being done
in and o was not violating any of the
ordinances. The liquor adjunct was
palpable enough, however, -to warrant
the mayor in swearing out a warrant
for the arrest of Stephen, under the
state cod, and thia' was done before
Justice Goodman, ami 'service will be
made by Constable 1 1 linger, probably
on Tuesday next, when the issue will be
tried out. V
SPECIAL SALE.
On Saturday next, December 23, there
will be a sale of burnt-leather and
wood, at Mrs.. Sarah RoV millinery-store.
Holiday Gift
iSvenson's Book St ore;
Fourteenth and Commercial Street
We are sole agents la Astoria for the Niagara Steve Works of Buffalo, N. Y.
Celebrated Stoves and Bangs
13' PROBABLY WIL4T YOU ARE
THDiKiyQ ABOUT JUST . NOW. OP
COURSE YOU WAST SOMEITIiyQ
MORE THAN WARMTH, YOU WANT
. "STYLE. WE OPPER OUR LINE OP L.,
ADLER, BROS 4 CCS ROCHESTER
, MAKE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
"aaaM)aNaMaMMMaiawMaawiM
ONE OP THESE WILL COST YOU
PROM U TO $30. THE MERCHANT
TAILOR COULDN'T THINK OP DP-
' ILICATiyQ 11 FR LS3 THAN
PROM $35 TO $60. - 5
The Leading
House of Astoria
The event of the week will ' be tha
concert at the Methodist Church WeaV
nesday evening December 27th at 8: IS.
Admison 60 cents. -
Get one of thosa new style graph- ,
phones for Christmas, at Eilera Branch.
Store, 424 Commercial atreet, A. B.
Cyrus, manager. , i:,
Do yon wish to study the piaaof
Piano harmony and history of muait
taught at Miaa Tawney'e studio. K
Commercial. Fultoa building, . Phoasj
Black, 2148. . T. : w-.-,
N. A. Ackerman, 421 Bond St, doeaal
manner of tezidermy, fornltara aphoi
stering, carpet cleaning and hying, asaaV '
tress making a specialty and all work
guaranteed. .
The ladies of , the Congregational
church are preparing for a sale of all -kinds
of ea tables the coming Saturday
afternoon. . Home made cooking will be ,
much in evidence. .
Wood! Waedl Wood! Wood! Wood!
For choice dry box-wood, telephone)
2084 Black, or leave orders at the As
toria Grocery. O. Kelson, The Wool
Man."
Mist Molly Reynold of Portland will
play at the Methodist Concert Decem
ber 27th.
Mrs, Tilda Anderson, massage. 1471
Grand Avenue. Given either at home or
wiUealL
, In the way of
. TOILET SETS, MANICURE SETS..,
rilOTOGRAPII, POSTAL AND MUSI
CAL ALBUMS AND UP TO DATE
BOOKS, NOTIONS AND TOYS.
BIG LINE OP PICTURES.
- THE ZENITH AND THE STAR
Every one guaranteed. Will let yosr
stand or sit on the oven door if yo
wish. Prices reduced on all stoves sod
range till after tha' Holidays.
I i, Scully
470-472 COMMERCIAL STREET