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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1906)
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. SUNDAY, APRIL 15, .ao. JEWELL JOTTINGS Breezy Letter From An Isolated Part of Clatsop, BAD ROADS ARE RESPONSIBLE Magnificent Farming Country Practi cally Without a Market Lots of Thriving People Hospitality Rule of the Hour There. JEWELL, April 13, 1900. Very few people in Astoria have any conception of the great agricultural and dairy land of the Xehalem Valley. This may be accounted for by the fact that it is virtually isolated from the county scat, and the bad condition of the, road rendering travel during a greater- portion of the year almost im passable. There is no more productive land in the country, but very little is cultivated in the country, but very littU the product to market, requiring one day to go and .one day to return with the expense of staying in Astoria over one day. the trip consuming three Jays. It can be safely stated that the county roads to the Xehalem valley are the poorest of any oh the Pacific coast, al though at leat $100,000 lias been spent on the roads during the past fifteen years, with very little to show for it. The county sawmill has been near Jewell the past -two winters and about 800,000 feet of road lumber saw ed. Two miles of the road has been completed, costing about' $0000 and is in good condition. This runs from the jJames Jamison place to the Jewell school house. The road from the Med ley place to Jamison's is almost impas sable; veijy little oy 3tavSng b.n done on it. The road from the junc tion to the Olney school hotise is also impassable during the winter and spring months, no work having been done on it for Che past five years. Throe men could go over the road and in one week put in in condition for travel. One great fault in the county roads is, that no ditch is dug on the hillside of the road giving no opportunity for the wa ter to drain off, the water standing in large puddles in the middle of the roads. The farmers are busy putting in oats, potatoes and other crops which are mostly consumed by the resident farm ers, very little 1eing hauled to market. J. W. Walker has a fine farm at Jew ell David Tweddle one of the best at Mishwauke and Otis Oronell at Elie. J. C. Reiereon has a good farm at El , sie, only a portion being under culti vation. There are other good farms, comparing favorably with any in the county, but there is no ndueement to cultivate the lands, as the crops would only be wasted. Considerable interest is being taken in politics and a good vote may be ex pected at the primaries and at the June election. The principle interest centers upon the representatives to the legislature, the county judge, commis sioner and sheriff. The voters are gen erally disposed to vote for men and not party, although the republicans have a preponderence of the voters. All of the steelers are interested in having the Cainahan road law amend ed so that road supervisors shall be elected by the voters of each district; all the money collected in the district to be expended in the district, the same as school funds. Also the election of the road master at the general election. The election of an advisory board con sisting of three members in each dis trict,, who shall have the management of the road funds. It is the concensus of opinion that the county court' has too much power in the distribution of funds and building roads and too much favoritish is shown. It is also claim ed that under the present law and the action of the county court, ihe funds are not equally distributed, but certain favorites secure the lion's share of the money pain in taxes by the people. It is ceiitc-ndcd that those that pay the taxes should have a voice in expending the money, and that is impossible un der the present system adopted by the county court and provided in the Carna lian road law. This has caused consid erable censure and unfavorable comment against the county court and the road master. The farmers are the most hospitable characteristic of the eastern farmers and are always glad to see their friends from town. They take the county pa pers and other periodicals and keep well posted on the current events of the day They are, interested in the proposed rail road and many believe they will have a railroad before they secure n good coun ty road to Astorin. If the railroad is built, it will divert the trade of the entire valley from Astoria to Port land. If the merchant had any idea of the grand natural resource and the enor mous amount of farm products that could be raised in the Xelmlem valley they would insist upon the early win pletion of a good wagon road from As MiA. It mean tfjio distribution of thousands of dollars annually among the fanners and the building up of one of the lost and most productive ngricnl ttiral and dairy sections of the county and the money paid to the fanners would find it wav back to the channels of trade in Astoria. While the dairying business is vir tually in its infancv, yet a law amount of cream is shipped every week to Clatskanie and from there taken to Portland, and the produce would be in creased if it could be shipped to As toria. A cheee factory has been built on the W. A. Foster place at Jewell. but is not ifl operation at the present time. The forests of the vast Xehalem val ley abound with all kinds of game; tin rivers with fish and it is Incoming a favorite revolt for sportsmen who en joy the iuvigoriiting climate and the hospitality of the people. For natural singing, dancing, acting and fun. hear McKanlas colored merry milkers nt Logan's Hall. April 10th. WOMAN'S CLUB. An Interesting Meeting Take's Place! Yesterday Afternoon. The Woman's Club held an unusu ally interesting session Sat unlay after noon. Mrs. Aubrey (Earner acted as chairman. Mrs Garner read a piper, the title of which was "The value of a Study Club in a .Smaller Town." which proved of interest to both members and visitors. The chairman, asi-ted by Mi. P. A. Trullingcr had arranged for the social part of the program consist ing of composition iu poetry. The sub ject assigned was the "Astoria Sea Wall." Prizes were competed for by groups of six. The following were eon ceded to merit the prizes: A meiting was called at the city hall For the purpose of building i grand sea wall, Astoria needed it so they say, To keep the land from washing away. ,The meeting was called at eight o'clock sharp, 80 that each one could take his time to harp; On the benefits coming to one and all, Who would push along this grand sea wall. The wall is to be three miles in length; To be wonderfully made and of mam moth strength. The bluffs must be razed in this effort to fill The flats between the wall and the bill The success of thi- wall will be due to all, Who push along the rolling ball. Here's to the hopes of this effort grand, And hand to Hand, we'll ever stand. The Astorta sea wall, Is in everybody's mind; And a subject more important, Would be very hard to And. That we really have need of one, W all do quite agree; But how we. can accomplish it Is very hard to see. That there was a rousing meeting, And that all with J. T. Ross, It now is quite apparent, Began shedding off the moss. And now it s:ems assured, That this vast project is matured. Though the Astoria sea wall Will make the tax payers bawl. Miss Lula Walker, the genuine col ored sweet morning singer from Pike county, Mis., at Logan's Hall, Thurs day, April 10. Children 25c; adults 50c. Its equal as a curative agent does not exist. So perfect is the medicinal action as to challenge the admiration of the medical profession. Such is Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. For sale by Frank Hart, drug gist. Health Is Youth. Disease and Sickness Bring Old Age. Herbine, taken every morning before breakfast, w ill keep you in robust health, fit you to ward off disease. It cures con stipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, fever skin, liver and kidney complaints. It purifies the blood and clears the com plexion. Mrs. D. W. Smith, Whitney, Tex. writes April 3, 1902: "I have used Her bine and find it the best medicine for constipation and liver troubles. It does all you claim for it. I can highly recommend it. 50c. Sold by Hart's Drug Store. THE WORLD OF WATER An Unknown Item From the Log of The Eskasoni. St. NICHOLAS. DRUMMOND OUT Costa Rica in From Golden Gate Ship Berlin Has Cleared, Also Crillon and Harry Morse Odds and Ends on Waterfront. The steamer Amelia arrived in from San Fiuuei-co at 7 o'clock and left up for Portland an hour later. Thi is her first trip since she met with the acci dent on her southern journey the last time she left here and was towed into. the (ioldcn Gate, in distress. She lost three blades of her propellr and crack ed the fourth; but is in prime condi tion now and will do all the business she can get to. The bark. mine Mary Winklemun ar rived down on the lines of the Okla- hama yesterday morning and went to tho lower bay whence she will probab ly get, away today. The steamer l)aiy Mitchell arrived down at 5 o'clock yesterday morning and left out at 7. with 7"0,t"' feet of lumlier for the R.iv Citv. The O. R. A X. Company is con structing a huge pontoon to 11 oat oil its big dock here as a finder against the steamships that land there. It will be forty feet long, five feet w ide and two feet thick, and will contain near ly one mile of lineal foot measure of IuihIht and will weih over eight tons when it is launched. The steamship Costa Rico arrived in from San Francisco at the noon hour yesterday, in place of the Senator, ami left up for the metropolis at 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon. The Callender steamer Jordan will leave up for Portland this morning with a bar tow, and on. the liarge the wrVy little locomotive belonging to the O. R, & X. Company, "which will be turned over to its owners there. The Jordan will immediately go on the dork there and be transposed into an nil burner She will be there for about ten da vs. The barkt-ntine Fullcifon arrival down from Portland yesterday morning and discharged her first eaiVo of oil in to the tanks of the Union Oil Com pany, at this port: after which she left out under tow of the big Spreckles tug, the Sea Rover, for San Francisco. The steamer Alliance was to have been at the Callender pier here yester day morning at 5 o'clock and there were seven passengers awaiting her but she was delayed for some reason and, will not reach here until 5 o'clock this .morning. The following people will leave on her: Mrs. E. C. Proctor and Miss Proctor of Skamokawa; Henry Ualsk, Andrew Yokola, O. J'usi and C. H. Leach. The steamer Harold Dollar is due to arrive from San Francisco some time today. The steamer Sue H. Elmore left out for Tillamook City and bay points yes terday morning with the following peo ple on her register: J. H. McXary, J. C. Phair and wife; R. A. Schofleld and wife; Mrs. X. T. West, W. West, C. E. Bester, Mrs. A. B. Alley and Mrs. O. D. Reynolds. The Phairs and the Scholfields above-named, arc well known in this city and have been in the service of the Troy Laundry here for some time, and go to Tillamook City to run the Troy Laundry there, having bought the plant outright The American ships Jarnes Drum mond and St. Xicholas got away from this port yesterday afternoon for their journey to Alaskan waters on the early tide, about 4 o'clock. The French ship Crillon will leave out on the early flood this morning for the United Kingdom, but will go via Tacoma where she will finish loading her cargo of grain. The cannery tender Xorfh King in the service of the Alaska-Portland Packers' Association, arrived down from, Portland yesterday afternoon and will levd for Bristol Bay todjay, or at farthest, tomorrow. The ship Harry Morse has cleared from the custom house here yesterday J and will get away fui Huston nt the first piiicticablco moment. A few Inte-restlnjj fact have drifted to the unrface since tho 'departure of .tho Hritis!i ship F.skasoiil for the Phil ippines, in the mutter of the alleged nhanghalng of the sailor just prior to licr sailing, and of which there was more op les talk at the time, .lust who the last man aboard was, is not known here,' but it is certain that he whs not forml on board against his will, as he told Captain Mclliirney that he intended to take the first berth that otTeivd itself for a deep-sea cruise and as thi' story goes the captain being with out his ships articles (the same Mug still in the ollliv of the ship's iigenln at San Francisco), and being anchor ed in the lowei' harbor hero, five miles a wav from the olllcers of the British vicc'consul, and 011 the eve of depart ure, with hi crew all on board, tide and winds favorable, the captain, who had Inline up cheerfully and manfully against overwhelming odd and adverse circumstances Incident , to a deserting' crew, concluded to accept the man's services, but compelled him to sign y document authenticating his willing ness to servo for the round voyage; tiinl this testimentory evidence of the purpose of the sailor, mid of the cup tain and hi oftleeri. will lie entered up- ,011 the log of the ship in full and duly attested before the British consul at Manila on the arrival of the ship at Subig Buy. H will then go the ship' article and 4roni the connecting ling in the whole transaction mid perfect it record. The ship' article have Iweu forwarded to the eonul, from San Francisco, and should lie there several days before the xsihlc nrriviil of the F.ska-oni at her mrt of destination. Thi is the day. The battle begin between the hardy fisherman and the gallant salmon, and the contest will go on uninterruptedly till the 1 ."it li of next August. There will he a host of 'men and boat out thi morning and, it i said, the equipment nnd tackle are ii prime condition this year nnd no man will hand back from the ganicy sport that awaits him. The river should be alive with boat ami fisher today and. if all prognostications are fulfilled, the catch should be ample and gratifying to all concerned except, lierhaps, the Fish family. A telegram was received last night from Port Townsend from Wilfred Curtis, conveying the information that the launch Elk which left Astoria a few daysc ago bound for Alaska, had arriv ed safely in Port Town-end yesterday morning. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O PERSONAL MENTION. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Frank liaivarirh. the man who hohli the champion medal for I lie Columbia, as a nctter, U in the city. Councilman l.eluck has set the day for his dcpai tore for Collin's Springs. Ife will leave on Thursday next, and while he is 'lining rapidly in health, will take a layoff of perhaps a month. J. II. Shreve left up last evening for Portland, 011 the Lurline. Mrs. R. W. Jones was a passenger for Portland on the Lurline last night. I). B. Sawyer left for Portland hist evening for an ovcr-Sumhiy visit with friends. Walter R. Reed of the dredger W. S. Lidd, went to Portland yesterday even--ing for n few days' outing. Inspector C. T. Crosby went to Port land last evening to spend Sunday with Mrs. Crosby who is convalescing there. Clifford Shaffer, second engineer of the steamer Lurline is seriously ill ut his home in Portland, with In grippe, Mrs. V. C. Wade left for the metro polis on the Lurline last evening. Mrs. David Kcefe and her daughter, Miss Frances, arrived in the city yes terday noon on the train from John Day. Mr. nnd Mrs I). W. Evan of Port land are in the city and registered at 'the Occident. Miss Marie Evans of Portland is in the city on a visit. - J. X. Arthur came down from the metropolis on the noon express yes terday, 0. J. Smith of San Francisco is a business visitor in the city. E. X. Dentz of San Francisco arriv ed here from San Francisco at noon yesterday. A. P, Lange of Portland was in the city yesterday for a few hours, R. W. Gilliland of Portland came in on the noon express yesterday . on a business trip. It. C. Bell of Portland was a busi ness visitor in Astoria yesterday, Mr. Harry Cribb of Fairbanks Alas ka, who has been the guest of Mrs. 0. Sovey of this city, left last evening for Kansas jCity, where she will be the gues,t of Mrs. W. I. Rush, neo Miss Madge Sovey. Mrs. Sovey accompanied her as far as Portland. Mr.' and Mrs, Swepson Morton of Knappton, are in the city enjoying the No home is Complotewithou ' T7 ' ' The model finish for Moors, Furniture, Etc. iiasily applied, quickly dricd.Jwcars like iron. Watch Our Show Window m BF Allen & . r. MICH Od Easter sei'vlces and the pleasant 0' ciatlou of many friend .). C. lUer.on of Elsie Is in the city and reports everything in hi neighbor hood a happy and nourishing and Republican to the core. Mr. A. Nwiiiisou left for I'm Hand on lat evening' train to attend the Turner-Ublie wedding in that city. Mis Bessie Kindred ..f Tokeland, Waah., is in the city for a few- dnyi visiting Mrs, Albert Ho. Miss Anna O'Brien of Portland ar rived here last evening to viit at the home of Mr. Dan Allen for a short time. Caught Cold While Bunting Burglar. Mr. Wm. Tho. tonurgan, provincial ( Constable at Chaplenu, Ontario, says: "li caught a tevere cold while hunting a' burglar in the forest swamp last fall.' Hearing of Chamberlain tougn uemeay, I tried It, and afU-r using two small bottle, I wa completely cured." Thi remedy is intended especially for cough and cold. It will loosen and relieve a aevere co d in h as time than by any other treatment and I a favorite wher ever Its superior excellence ha become known. For sale by Frank Hart and Leading fMiggts. If you would lose that dull old headache. And feel a live as a flee, Make hate to your druggist And buy some Rocky Mountain Tea. Sold by Frank ITart, druggist. Pretty negro girl and funny mined iaiis at Loaii' Mall, Thursday. April !. Children L'.Ih; adult .Vic. CASTOR I A Por Infant! and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the l Zt-? Signature of UUZTUcJUU KF.iORT OF THE CONDITION' Or THE irst li At Astoria, la the State or Oregon, at the clone of business, April Oth, 1000. RESOURCES. Loaim and Discount $358,101.80 Ovcrdrafta, secured anu un secured 4,537.71 U. S. Bonds to secure ctrcula. tioa 12,800 00 BondH, securities, etc 74,580.00 Other real estate owned 3,000.00 Due from National banks (not reserve agentn) .... 18,004.76 Due from State Hanks and Hankers 70,832.03 Due from approved rcaerve agent 170,012.04 Checks and other cash item 740.41 Notes of other National Hanks 20.00 Nickles and cents 302.60 Lawful money reserve ! bask vizi Specie $111,000.00 Legal tender notes 20.00 1 1 1 ,020.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (6 per cent circu lation 1,250.00 Total $82.'I,052.H7 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in 60,000 00 Surplus fund 00,000.00 Undivided profits, less expen ses and taxes puid 10 ,300,33 National Bank notes out Standing 12,500 00 Individual deposits subject to cheek $542,016.35 Demand certificates of de posit 138,261.10 Certified checks .. 75.00 (181,252.54 Total $823,052.87 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop,ssi I, S. S. Gordon cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. , S. S. GORDON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Oth day of April, 1000. V. BOELLING, Notary Public. Correct Attest: G. C. FLAVEL, w. f. McGregor, J. WESLEY LADP, Directors, F oil Bank NEW STORE Son.$ Cor-Bond u"and EjeVenth St. April Showers Bring May Flowers and ulity of the scads you tow Ja peiul upon the Bloom. Every una who h ued our eji know they ire dependable. We Can Furnish You All Kinds Of Seeds. AST0RIAGR0CERY l'hon.. Main Ml 823 Commnrclal St. NOW FOR A NICE DAINTY LITTLE PIECE OF CHINA k CHINA TEA POT, CHOCO LATE POT, COP AND SAUCER OR EVEN A NICE LITTLE TEA SET, MAY BE JUST THE THING YOU ARE WANTING -IF SO THE PLACE TO GO IS THE Yokohama Bazaar 62 Commrrclal (tlrrol, AloMa jltKl'OKT OF THE CONDITION' OF THE 't Asl.uu, M t tit Stale of Ihvgon, nt Ilic i h,,.. ,, (ai,iii,.,i , pi i I (J pHMj RESOURCES. l.'KMls a nd iliomuiit. Jil",:ill(, III f'vi'l din It-, secured and uime. ' lil ' d - o ' i -.1 U. S. Bond to secure circula- t,on 12.500.00 I'lvminniH on C. S. Humls iiini.00 H'unl S.vtirilie. elk- .14 .till (J Hanking house, furniture and ,l!,,"',s 4,(H)(IINI H her ral e-tat owned 4.:i:.loo Due from National Banks ' flint re-erve ati'iiM Ii7i:ii!:i Due from State Banks and I'Hllkils 4 1(!s'cJ Duo from approved reserve 241.07l.iW Cheeks anil other cash item . I A Vl-l Notes of other National Banks 1 ,085,(10 Fractional jmper currency, nickles, and cent fJilfi 1(1 Lawful money rescrre la bank viz: 'Vde $48,102.00 Lciiil tender notes . 2.277.00 fi0..17!illrt Redemption fund with U. 8. .treasurer (0 per cent of cir culation) 25.f0 Total $010,071.0 1 LIABILITIES. Oapital stock paid In $ 60,000.00 t, , . IV , ... . ..... .-Mirpius ipma H),l)WyH) Undivided profits, leas ex penses anil tuxes paid 30,000.33 National Bank Notes Out standing lo.noo.oo Individual deposits subject to check $211(1,184.05 Demand certificates of do- posit 34;5)2.34 Time certificates of deposit 208,1148.07 63:1,702.20 Tot:. I . $040,071.01 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss: T. .1. E. Higgins, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly awnnr that, flifl above statement is true to the best of Astoria NationalBanlc my knowledge and belief. J. E. IIK'CINS. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before rat this llltli day of April, 1900. GEORGE C. FULTON, Notary Public, Correct Attesti .GEO. H, GEORGE, GEO. W. WARREN. A, SCIIERNACKAU, Dlrectora.