I THE 31011X10 AST01UAX. ASTORIA. OREGON. SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, loo. 2k3 WITTER SPRINGS WATER U not a patent nwdtcla or a brg, but W a nturl mediclw. A.k fur our ti bouklt Pointed Statements f rem Reliable People They will pro to jou bttr than anything w way y. tl m.ikabl virtu of WITTER SWINGS WATER. V ar uU agent. ROSS, HIGGINS & Co. TBI RELIABLE GROCERS Fw Hon Dy.Tbe hawl-urne ami roomy lr- being fitted up l Metenb and Ifcl atreet, Iy" B. Alton A toa, will, it l b..d by Hu rl mi. m ready lt l.miliewi on Tbur A if. K -binary lt. Tin- place ha bee m. thoroughly overhauled and lelltl.. it U hardly r.'giiljlle and will mk ihh of tli mol eutopic! hu.t in il linr mi tli Voters On Record. I'.egi.tiation l yet very In t'lt.p county. Tp l 3 iiVlixk je.ter.lay nfutiMNMt, 212 bad rr(tifrf.l In the aeven Atria iiiitIih-K fortv nil in ertn of the outlying precinct ami non at all in four of tha latter. Total fur county. .... TERSJ TALES OF THI TOWlf Articlti Amndd - Tb Soa.kl Spruce l.umlr Company flld utlriufutary arla-l of incorporation yelday at tin. oftli-c f t Nullity Clerk Clinton. Mrs. Max Pohl ln)ur4.- Mr-, Mm h'ulil. who I iu I'ortland thi week on I ... ... . l -I I . L..I ,f Vlll w tin menu. on rmnj ,""4 t)i mUfortune to full n uck a manner tiiat her lfl limlnwa. cveiely fac lured abut Hi- ankle Burled Today.--The funil of Mm. Ij.uU tarUm will occur till after tua.il from the Hi. I Uilh-ian Church at t oYhh, Itev. Kyd.piM oltlciating The ilitetmriil will be in the lilceti.! crim-lcry. , rUDftal Thil A'ternooO The funeial ..f Cllffold M. WUpIc will I beia till, aft rnoon fnuu the family ici.lm.-e nn litand aemie at i oVba-h. Itev. W. K. Mmrt, ollickiting. The interment will ba in tireenwiNitl cemetery. To California.-Mi Margaret Tay hr will b-ev on the trainer Columbia Monday for San FrancUco ti iil with tier miit her ami ltr who are apend Inil the winter In California Goi On Rocoid. -Anton- lVlr-cn. a native of Norway, went on recoid at Hi wuuty rlerk'a ollh-e. ye.ter.luy, a ilcirim of heeonilng an Aiueie-an riti ien. U whirh bniMMble en.l he flle.1 an ellrit ib-lraliiiu of intention. Htarti And Llm. County tVik ( Union ye.trr.Uy male it Heible ami nwtenieiit for another young wuple to (nerve their heart ami live in on, by inning inarriag lirenur to Mr. .NfalU rii-tvila ami Miu Mary I'aavo!. b..lh of Seai.e. oooooococoooo m APPLES V bar jfoil value to offer In apil fur a few day. Northi-rn Fp.v' ," P" l'.aldwiu 8.1 and I W per boix- Jut a fw vry fancy. Spy at $1.50 per box. Call and have u how them to you. " . JOHNSON BROS. GOOD GOODS. 118-122 Twflflh St. Astoria, Ort. XX)0OOOQOC0COOOOy300000Q Enimt Announced. - Mr. ami M. Wward Kr4 announee Hie en KKcmenl of th lr nvlcc. Miu l.milc r.n.l. of t1ilrait. HU Char! II. Alien-nmihi. of I hi city. Boy Rrprimaadcd -A ie.-ial meeiiiiK of the M-honl UmpI wa held je.trr .lay afUin.ion to tii le the ia of a youth who bad u-prii.l fioiu eliml for iiiln.-rtn.luet. After I01.U11K Into Hie lfir the l.y leprila.l.le. ami aii'iin allowed m enter m-IhioI. From Sunttta.-t'barlr Alter, a I Mllieut ml 11 Mill pm-k.-r of I'lijfel Hound. U in thf city till week 011 bui ne... II.. aay that he lia ohl hi dd .liuiiire i.4i and tute" thai tloi pk of the whole fot ba aliea-ly le-en ,ti.,MMd of. exe. pt uall Uanlity wbii h I held Ut 111-. t the ileiiiaml. 01 the reyuUr tu-.toni.-i. 0 Stayed TOO Lonf.-lom I'iiM-eiii. h. ol thi city, returned ye.lenUy from '.irlkin. after a e,-k'a alen.. on t'un.i.U-ralile lineaailk-u .MUmmI hi relative in thi clly lie rau of hi prolonged tay. When h' left he ted tliet h would return the nrM day, but on aeeount of uneiei-tl I... tu eoimirlled to remalti Ihroimti the week. A no word w re 'ie.l fi-tii hini. hi conlinii.il l..eii. .1 hi imrenu' t-real anxiety, aial Weiln-xUf hi te.fth.r, Mr. Menu m it'll, wired Sheriff Wold to l..k lot him. An iuietiulin found that the voulh had met with no mi.fi.it urn-, and uN.ii a he lewrned of the anxiety he hud ciud. h tetunied home. r,nm Biker Cllv. Kd ill VI l. h-r of IWk.-r fily. w.i in the city yc-tei lav on a brmf huiue triu returning to P.-itland lat eveiiiiiK on the I.Ui- llne. lie ! thiit the pt.lilieil itu lion in IUk.-r try i already l-in nini! In warm up ml lumlidate. for III" county and .late ofliie. ale at th. euly ilte annoiimiiirf thcm-clvc. Km the ollir of circuit judae there are line a-piialit who le enteie.l the Held. Th- prewnt iHiipanl of the t.lliee. .IihIii Samuel White, a 1 Vmot rut i.-, ap iHiliited by Governor t'luiiiil'iliiin. when the new iutliiial di.triet u. formed, i nut for the pla.-e, and lo Hon. Wil liam Smith, a prominent lawyer of Kalern (iieoii. W. tl. Hiowh-y i Hi' tepui.i.ail inndidate for the n-iii.n. Mr. Fletcher tate th-it mo-t of the mine in the di-triit aie thwd down for the winter, with the ex.- pti.m of a few' of tha larger proertii ., whi.-h ai-e cmployiii): the uuaJ ipiolrt of 1 When h b-H llaker fit n.ov .-over d the fnmnA U the depth of nine ini-lie. Could Not PM.-On Kri.ly niglH on tha Luiline do.-k, two Uj ( huianien were orerhaiih-d by In.pector llrandt .rf the l". H. ImmiKralion Scrvb-e. Tbcy bad cune from I'orllaml and on in- jm-thm a to their rlylit to I In th eHiittiy, pre-enled eertiibate whii-ll wire intantly declare.! Imijiii. They were domiciled in the city jail over nul.t ami taken to I'ortUnd on but nitiht' pre for due examination be- for tlie Culled Stat t'ommlulolier. Thr Mor Dak- The n-alty trans fer recor.Ud yeterday were three in inimla-r. a follow: Kdmund Ford and wife to Catharine (W. warranty titl". .-..n-iib-ration K-Vm. cneylnjf lot 4. Idmk 9. I'pper A'tmiai I'eter JohniHi ti.l wife to Anion 'cteron, warranty lille. i.ii.i,le(tiou 'M. conveyinjf lot 1. bl.k 6-t. l"pper AMoria- Helen An j dei.tn and hu.band lo ll.rlierl II Snundcr. warranty title cULideralion I. II HI. iimveyiii;' the S. W. 14 of X. j I 4. X, W. 14 rf S. tl 14. In aer. lion I, T. 7 X. U .N W, and twenty l.y fortv rl of land in ame .ection. Having Fin Time.-tlon. J. 0. A- Ib.wlbv. of thi city, who l now in t'alifoinia with oilier. if thi city, mi the thcifon Kxcucioii. while ealin I11u.l1 at the Hotel Vendome, at San l.e. la-t WV.lne.diy. took thmittht of the A.bnian and M-iibliW Hi tollow Injl around the marjfin of i bill of fare that make. one", mouth water to read il: "T.iok lunch hee at :.KI p- m. We l.a.k breakfi.l in San Flancieo at H I lil. moininir. Tiain wa lirbiml lime, m liin.b wa late. W-: dime aUmt l ll LmhihU then leave f. th next pla. thir party ha all puie lo ee tlie ur. at l.ick oWrvatoiy except mc. I.mi rainy for me and a cold lain, t: ,rod flte in the hotel here, ctc.ictc." Our Annual Sale NOW GOING ON Every article in the house reduced. This is the greatest offering in Fine Dry Goods, Qothing, Furnishing Goods, Etc., placed before the people of the Lower Columbia for a year. c. H.; COOPER, The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House of Astoria. BY WAY OF CORRECTION. Cooper Annual Oearanc Sal No Goinf On. Don't Hit It Mr. Duty to th PublicWhen an A lot i in dc a thintf of e-,ccial merit ami uaimeiil. Thi city ba. rijjtit I" kn..vil. w il may claim t!e n-fl.tle.1 credit that pnrly imuur. to it by ieM.n of the act and the man. or woman. rMinible for il And with thi. coned and cardiml principle In H-w. the A-touan. thi. moniiiij.'. pla.-e la-fore it leiilci-, the really fine poem wiilten bv lion, .lobn H Smith and . ..1.1: 1.. 1 :.. 11... . I.,,,. ti.i v numticr of Mialein Mexb-o. It Indicve the w.uk will lie lli..roii(hly appreciated in Ihi. city, and it temerity in domn tin- without coiiMiliiiiu Hi Senator i Ih.mi of a ile.ire to let him know he can ii.. take m-h waiv- n thi abroad. when hi home friend would k'iv it the heartier weh-omc it dew-rve. IHIFroilKN COAIL A Household Favorite Wherever Ued Australia's Best Product and your most economical and satisfactory fuel 'Phone Orders to Main 1961 ELMORE & COMPANY Chinr Art. In a Chin.- tore at the junction of Ninth and llnnd tr,t. tU.-ie i. in vo-jue. jut now. a fine Vic tor talking machine with a full ct of t iiiii.-. ifcoid-. v.Hiil and In.tiumen- till, that ai uni.pie and complete H fas a re product Mi pa, but mily an Oriental can extinct any prolil or amufcincnt from it. and the place i. .wainic.l liilihtly. All the litet t!''m" from the Mongolian oier and thea trical world are .upplied, om- after an other, with r"nK "d cymbal a.-i-om paniiuent. Hut the vncailaatimt I what inpgpn the jiininitiati-d American- The lng.f, evidently a woman, ha keved her hiuli feminine v.m-e to a pilch that would put a wailiiuj cat out of buine In a minut and la really tartlinu in It keen ecream and cre- cndo flight. Hut the Chinamen eland round and pay tribute of rapt atten tion ami an mva.ional amil.- that indi i .iliiiiD lo them. If HUT ,,. ,, n thi I an old atory In AMoria it mut he panlond in a reported who never heard the Chine version before. Eddy Prohibition a to Gift Wa PtnonaL, Th follow inir letter h elf -explanatory and will erve to correct an error that hould I reetifled in jutic to one who i mo-l thoroii(rhly rpectJ every where: "Portland. Jan H, lk "The Morning AUrian, A-doria, Ore. "To the Flitor: In order lo correct a iiemual mi-latement which ha found expre.ion in many iaH-r thnrnxliMiit the country, and lo which brief editorial reference wa ma.le by The AMoiian in it i-ue of January l.ith. I will ak opiHutunity of Matinp through your column that Mr. Eddy ha not put ' ban on the giving o l1.ru.tma sift' among Chritian Sititil. themeve. nor are the ad k.n.i .,r 1 1.;, tait'a '.Hired up on thi aubject. tliri.tian S-M-ntit in time pa.t at M-aon. of .cial joy and thnkgiving have Minudime given evidence of their gratitude for tli gioi rwvived through ChiiMian Siei.ee by gift and tele graphic greeting In their leader, Mr. Faldy. but now that Ihi movement lia devcl.uied to it utenl uroportUm. it ilv iiuri-is(ed that the cii-l.im ha lieconie an cnchoachmcnt uiam the nece.-arily well-filled lime and euiivrated work of the leader of .uch a -au.e And con.eiptently. ju.l prior to' Cue tliri.tm. cann. Mr Eddy expre.ed to (liritwn S-ienti.t;. lM-r dwp appreelatioii of their loving m..tie., and aked them to nfrain from .ending her gift and menage, advi-iug lhat they d vote theui-elvee to the elforl of giving greater Mewing to iiiaiikin.1. 'The puiM.-e o'' Mr. Eddy iu this iu-tanc. a in the pvt. i tn dicnur age any tendency toward per-omil orhip. and t aaken Christian Sclent i-t to keener appr.i-iamm ami gratitude to liod, and to the true sig nificance of the t'hrv.1 ma eaon. Ke.tfully. Davi.1 II. tg.len. of mibli.-ation Committee REMAINS EN ROUTE. If tou would like to get well, oti th advfrtUemeot of th famoni ma- Mger, Mr. Anderton. Methunala waa all right, you bet For food old mmiI wa be. They My b would b living yt. Had h taken Rocky Mountain Te. Frnk Hart, druggist. WOOD! WOOD! WOOD I Wo bar moved to 238 Tcotk treat. corner of Grand avenue, and cm b found tbor at ny tim, for hauling and di-aylng purpooe. Cooper Annual Clearaoco Sal Kew Going On. Don't Mi It Succeta i (Umpvd on ovcrp package. It U th mot ucceMful remedy known. ,1 s . . -11 That', what Holli.t.r'. Kocky MounUinllt rf bwlLn8- Tea dow. 33 cent, Tea or Tablet Frank Hart, druggiit. Anr phas of aunger can b daintily gralified at any hour of th tUy or nisbi at th Palae Bottaurant Tao kitchen and dining room aenrie ar of th pobiliv beL- Privat dining room for ladle. One call inspire regular en totn. Try it Commercial ttreet, oppo- Cooperi Annual -Clearance Sal Row Going On. Don't Mis It ' YOUB HEXI. Kerer hv to wait long at th Oc cident Barber Shop. A. E. Petenoa, proprietor. ' " Shorthand School. Partie wishing to study thorthaad at privat night school should call on or adres Boy H. Keagy, Holden Hou. Astoria, Ore. ' N. A. Ackerman, 421 Bond St, do all manner of tezidermy, furnltoro npbol tering, carpet cleaning and laying, mat. tree soaking a specialty and all work guaranteed. ATTENTION ODD FEtlOWS. All memlier of leaver Ijalge. S- M I. tl. O. F are ie.iie.led to aemhle at their hall at o'cha-k harp thia after- main, for the pnrpoc of attending the funeral of the late Clifford M. Slopn of Brother M. D. Staple. t;E(UtiE X(H)NAX, X. 0. (UK ANDEHSOX. Secretary. Cooper1 Annual Clearanc Sate How Going On. Don't Miss It All That Ws Mortal of Mrs. tirac Stahl Du Her. A telegram iweiwl ylerday af bv J. C. Butt, falher of th late Mra. lira. Stahl. who died very uddenly iu Minneapoli on Friday af ternoon. Indicate that her death wa canned by acute aurenic peritonitaa; and that the body had been nhipped to thi cityt ami I due to arriv her on Tumbiy evening, or at farthek on W'neday, at noon. A m a practk-able after the ar rival Hie body, funeral arrangement will be made and due announcement made thereof. Mr. Stahl announce in hi dipatch that he will be compelled to remain there to clo up matter incident to Mr Stahl' illne and death. Ther i very broad ympthy thnmghout the city for the unhappy parent in the etiddcJi bereavement The deceased lady wa but twenty year of age having been born in thin county on December T. l!S". ONE WEEK IOEE Of Oar Special Sale WE CALL ATTENTION TO THE SALE ON FRAMED PICTURES BE ON TIME PRICES BELOW COST. THE COMING WEEK. A FEW SETS OF SHAKESPEARE DUMAS AND DICKENS WILL BE CLOSED OUT AT COST. A BIG LOT OF aj-CENT PAPER NOVELS WILL BE SOLD AT CENTS. IT WILL PAY YOU TO GET YOUR READING NOW. to vSvensoiVs Book vSfore, Fourteenth and Commercial Street Wt ar sol agents ia Actoria fox th Niagara Stov Work of Buffalo, N. T. Celebrated Stoves and Ranges THE ZENITH AND THE STAB Every on guaranteed. Will let yot stand or sit on th oven door If jv wish. Price reduced on all stove tat range till after th Holidays. t VJ. J. Scully , 470-478 COMMERCIAL S1BXET a