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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1907)
THUR8DAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1007. THE MORNING ASTOltlAN, ASTOHJA, OREGON. This will make your pocKctbooK fool glnd. FANCY RIPE BANANAS 25c TODAY Get your orders placed quick. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Till', I.KADINC OkOCKKS TERSE TALES Of 1 11 Morning Aatorlan, (0 cents tt month, delivered by orHr. Go to A. D. Craig for yur frit, awnlnge and nil kinds of rnnviia wirit Uth and Exchange. U , The) vary bout board In lo obtained ill tho city U t "Tim Occident Hotel." ' Hates very reuaoimblo, For Eleotrlo Service InntnlliUon or repair work, fro to J. H. Vernon, K trlrlan, No. i61 Kxehnngo art, tel ephone, Main Hit. All manner of electric and telephone work done nt short notice. Mak Good U.e of It Thorn la nn "odil and end" mile un Juet now nt the popular aho huuno of Chita, V. Urown. Ixm't full to avail yourself of the unusual opportunity for bur Itnlii In footweur. up to you! Gathering Pete It Herman, Hk'lit li..u" keeper nt lilatlnrtlon Inlmi 1 who Cllllle to thU ell)' I'll IlilHllleKH vlalt rulurmvl to hie (.oat ye(erdny tin'tii Ihk. lit look with him on h return aevernl "cure of low di'K'ee" which hud been ph-ed in lb" '!ty '"'d nnd tut 1 p.t bcell ibllUied, .lll l thi- bobtillb d po ll... Million cut. "Tiny." n Jet fr Ida children on the lm-ly Inlimd. Progree. Slew - C He.lborn. who I v gin Han Fran.laco dur- ),, the puat week, .etunied to thi. city . Merday. He nd'orta tn iniiimiii j aliu.ition In the aoutliern ini'lropolla t an mill .ilaoiKaiil.rd t the gi'-iit tl-1 iint-r of hwK year, and th progrcae of the city la alow. No Bueineee Tomorrow - Tommor-) ls the one-bun lin'l-i"l-eVeiity-flfth i nnt.lvereary of tlm birth of deorge j WuHhlngfii, (he c.mnlry'a firat pr.-al-j dent, and there will be no public, and bill little private blialiieaa trmincted in (hla . liy. The banka and public of-J fie,, w ill be cl 1 together w ith the j m-lioolN, and during (he afternoon, all the groceries mid many of the mercan tile bounce will close their doors. Kv eiytlili.g atopa but the n.wa papers; the., an. Indlspeiiaable. Do you feel eirepy and not k bit like working In the afternoon? Per hapa It'a becauae of the kind of lunch . you're) eating too heavy und too hard v to digest. Why not try the l'nhire vreturnt on Commercial street, where all the baking Is done In those fnmoua alow-process ovens, which turn out light, appetlxlng wholesome khlagsT Yoi'll aavi money, too. tf SPECIAL Naval Oranges 45c Size 35c 55c Size 45c Scholfield, Mattson Co., 8UCCE880R8 TO JOHN80N BROS. For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto Johnson Phonograph Co., Parian Seoond Floor over Soholfleld A Mattson Co. DOZEN Ill II. Hcully, Notary I'ulilie, i Icully'a Cigar Store. Any old hour! Orkwltc hue received it sample of the National lilcyclu for the neiiaon of 07. j J. A. Gllbaugh & Company, Under- taker. M9 Dunne street, corner of Twe-lfth. If For Fine Watch mid clock" reimliluK Ko to Frank J. iJonnerhntK, tin; r-1- lliible Jeweler, 111 I lib Ht. Don'l Suffer Jo alrnlKht to Unton'x druit alore, on Klcvnnth aireet u-; twcn DiKino and Coiiunen lul, H In op-ii dnv nnd filKht. Everything of the, pureat and beat, Keep Off The Gran -The follow Ihk Imtlce baa been pooled at the pout -oIi e jnni.tr.-, "The aldewalka throiifth thla yard lire f'ir the ninvetilence of the pub lie, The iiae of auch walka for any other purp"ae or trcapiiMH uion the lawn l cxpn-aaly forbidden. (', V, i ii rinttiii ri, Cimtodliin," New Ro"mlng Quartere That Mra. Captain M. Nolan hue taken clmrfce of the rooming privilege of the Cope land bulldlnir, over the "Ilee Uve," on ("ommercliil etre-t, la n certain guar unty of the excellence of tho eorvlce to be given there hence forwnrd. The place will be mndo mnrilfcatly the beet -f Kind In Aatorla and every pa- F rn will be tnde a comfortable j ceiieni cqu.pmen, ami cnn.nem.eu. "... . " Two Royal Touriete - Jn beila of crya talllne h e, through whh h their royal red abb a and auperb lltiea were clearly , ,ll-cc,i,lble, (wo apl.-ndld apeclmena of ih.. Uoy.d Chinook aalinon of the l.ol-1 umbla. were deapatched, yeater.lay, l"nK, Cnlt-d Stat. a Senator Charlea W. Ful-j ton .at Wuahlngtun. with the beat wish- j Taxe pouring n.., sheriff nnd Tax .f Superintendent John MoCitlre, of, ,,,, ,,o roy n(, hH s(aff of d(-p ih- Aatorlii A Columbia lllver Il'dl- ,.,. l( U())1 rM.,.lvlll(f nnJ p', Comimny. Thla kind of a gift m a,.l.(llnndallng (he big ruah of Clatsop Included In the llm of princely bene- j ,.lx.,,ll)vrH ,),,. ,,.ivft In th(1 thre4. factions, and on doubt the great fish ; will be thoroughly appreciated by the recipient and duly displayed to hun dreds of wondering and envious eyes at the Nation's capital. , Chocolates and Bonbons , j i Are the Best . 0 MI ASTORIA IS A CAME "PORT OF COLUMBIA" BILL FAKED ..THROUGH LEGISLATURE YES TERDAY BAD FAITH SHOWN AT EVERY TURN FUTURE ACTION PROBLEMATICAL. Mayor Herman Wise, Hurnuel l-;iirirI-;. Frank J, Carney, K, ,M. Leather, of Mil Astoria delegation to Halem, Hi'iit thither to light tli' infamous 'Port of Columbia" hill, returned yesterday, leaving tho balance of the delegation Judge Tiem -hard nnd Collector of Cus toniM C, V. f'lirnuhiiii, on the ground I. do .ill Hint might he necessary III the premise liml (hilt might urine In (hut lielmlf,. TheSc gentlemen left H.ilcm with Hie j , (,i,vl. Hon Unit the measure Wns , ,. fl. , liiMt,mMn ll)lilty ,lt o'clock, III accordance with the mo- , t ,,, j, ,,,.,! ,,( ,J( (.rff.( on Tueaduy liml. Their .iNtofilMtiMn-iil miiy l,e better InniKliied thun meiiNiired when, on j n-ti' hltiK thin city, the Hewn of the p.-m- " "' hill In the Kennte and the "f "" H"U"c. wim Klven ",'"" r,"' the wIii m. T," y ni'turully depreciite,! t). whole biMl;n H, ,j, KilVe linllvldu.il aceounta , of their Hiewnr lHhlp In the matter, whhh Hlmply ciillimed the public .. ,. . , , , , . , . . , . hliowhdwe of In- irood fa h hev hnd excrclacd tliroiifthoiii, and to atom of rename !,. at their doom. They were an dlHKiixted aa any men In AMlorla, at the t in n afTalra had taken, and could account for It on no other hypotheale than trickery and chlcnrie, tho clement (hat have wrouKht (he end of (he I'oilland delcifallon and their backer from Ural to I.imI. The Arabian'i Dream The whole world him read the entrancing Hlory of Alhidln and Hln Wondeful I-arnp, anJ but few have M.eu (he reallatlc produc tion of hla marvelouH and romantic ad- Velitlirea In Heareh of It iiinl after ho M ,,. , ,,K,lt ha,)(1 an(I hv w mny ( lorf com ei t hall, where the luteal ntnl great,."! Hiring of moving plcturo lllniH. giving thla great history la on .x)tjbl t ln nightly. It la one of the ,, ,lttni,.m.(. f,.,ur,,x of ,, ,,.,.,, f,.,lt,)r,, ()f (.t,.rt;lnni,.nt Mi, ,,oroiifthy well worth the Kee days the books have been opened for this service, (he sum of $t.700 has been lakeri In and (he crowds grow with the days. Clatsop people never like to be In arrears in public obligations nnd nre said to be inning the readiest payers nl in en in the state. New Gat Plant - The contract for the new gas plant being built by the As ia Klectrlc Company was yesterday awarded (n V. S. Dole and Co., of Port land. The agreement stipulates that the work be finished within two months land Jll.nno be the compensation. The t Astoria Klectrlc Company bus also j leased a lot on the corner of Third nnd Astor street to be 'used for storage pur poses. Verdict of Suicide The coroner's Jury drawn by Win. C. A. Pohl to ex amine Into the death of Mrs. Rosa Pfund of Svensen, returned a verdict that the deceased met her death through strangulation, having com mitted suicide while temporarily In sane. The funeral occured yesterday from tho family residence, with inter ment at tho Knappa cemetary. Typewriter Repairman Horace R. Martin, expert typewriter adjuster and repairman, has established himself in this city nnd Is busily engaged In clean ing nnd repairing typewriters. More Bee Stands O. I. Peterson, yes terday hauled a dozen new bee stands from this city to his Lewis & Clark farm to eke out tho other forty he now has in service there. Lumber Inspector Here A. M. Ha- gen, Chief Inspector of tho Bureau of Grades established by the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturers' Association is in this city on business. Celebrate Washington's .Birthday Exercises will bo held in the various rooms of tho public schools Thursday afternoon to mark the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. No classes will be held on Friday. MY8TERIOU8 BLAZE. Gaa Main Under Commercial Shooting Flams, Street Yesterday, (im I'M. Llewelyn, the fore nmu of No, 1 Hoxe station, was exer cising liU horsi on Commercial street near Fifteenth, an employe of the. Con- fnil Hotel r;ui out of that hostelry an tut passed Jj.it. I told him of a fire, then burning beneath tin. roadway (it the Fifteenth street crossing, Mr. Llew ! tt one" hH' lii'il hiH ti'fim to a n!r liy post inn went to Investigate the liouMe. Calling assistance, he torn away tin: planking from the, roadway, ii ml found !i long, keen Jul of llnnii! Im suing from the open end of a three " gas ii:iin, ,ut throwing no smoke In noticeable fashion. 31': at once took 1 l' f' o Hinnthor back the lire and ud vH'"1 ""' bead ofjico of tho company ' ntrolliiiK that commodity nnd a cap v.i.h xoon fitted to die ,re;.k. The mat- ter Im n deep mytucry ,iind no one, h-i-wh to know how tin: (fa cnca.ped nor how It w:ih act ablaze. Under cer tain other condition, eapeclally, of time, the havoc Inherent In auch a Htate of affaire mlKht have, been unlimited Girl Babiet - The homea of Mr. and Mr. I'. (. Newell, of the Lewi & Clark country, and of Mr, and Mm. Jatnea Manriuford on Franklin Avenue In thin city, have been gladdened by the arrl val of hearty, healthy girl babies, dttr I riff the print 48 bourn. All concerned are doing famoUHly, Licemed And Wedded -Venter-lay, County Chrk J. C. Clinton luauod a wedding lleenxc In favor of Mr, Fleet wood Fox, and Mra. Katie Chamber", of Heaclde; and an hour later, JuJge Andcraon, of the city court, had pro iiotiured the happy couple man and Wife, After a brief wedding Journey Mr. and Mra, Fox will settle at their home In the great summer resort. County Court Put Off Yesterday waa the day for the assembling cf the county court In adjourned Reunion, but the continued absence of Judge C. J. Trenchar 1 at Salem on Important busl- nesa, has tneded to fix the limit of ad journment until Saturday morning, Friday being a legal holiday, It wa thought the court would not be able to handle much of Its program, any way, and unless Judge Trenchard re turns and alters the date, Saturday will be the earliest tlmo for Its re-con vent Ion. On Duty Again His many friends in j Astoria and his friends and his clients among tho travelling public, were glad to greet Uncle Charley Wright at his detdv in tlie office of tho Hotel Occident again yesterday. Mr. Wright has been routined closely to his room with an obstinate attack of rheumatism, but Is now free and correspondingly happy. Dorcas Society Entertained The Dorcas Society of the First Lutheran Church will be entertained at tho home of Miss Dora Larson of Uppertown. A musical program and refreshments will be the order of the evening. Members and frlrtnds nre invited to be present. Gold Fiah Have you seen the beau tlful gold fish in the windows ot Hi! debrand & Gor? Look them up. Fan Tails, 35 cents; straights, 25 cents. Five Cents to $3.00 When you feel like "sponging" a bit, drop Into Frank Hart's drug store and buy a sponge. You can find Just what you want, from 5 cents to $3.00 per sponge. 5 pairs of Sox, good wool en to cotton Sox, regular price 25c to 3 for $1.00 at Wise's removal sale o pairs for $1.00; HATS, formerly $2 to $4 now 55 cents at Wise's re moval sale. All new Neckwear and Sus penders worth from 50 to 75 cents now 35 cents at Wise's removal sale. Boys' Suits reduced from 75c to $2.00 at Wise's remov al sale. 2oc caps for 15c at Wise's removal sale. $1.25 and $1.50 Umbrellas reduced to 85c at Wise's re moval sale. Men's Suits reduced from $2.50, $5.00 and $7.50 at Wise's removal sale. Winter Overcoats as well as top coats reduced almost one-half at Wise's removal sale. A TRIAL PROVES THE WORTH OF OUR $4.00 and $5.0O SHOES FOR HEN They are the hilght of fash ion but not the extreme. Full of comfort and good service for the man that walks much or little They come in various leathers. All sizes and widths in stock. Wherity, Ralston Company The Leading e PER80NAL MENTION. .Mrs. Joe Krown visited friends In Portland yesterday. O. W. Reynolds, of Portland, was In Astoria yesterday. II. H. Pratt, of Aberdeen! Is visiting in this city. ? Albion L. Gilo untie over from Chinook yesterday. F. C. Zlttrs came down from the me tropolis yesterday, Ilj. Langoe, Editor of the Pacific Herald published in Portland, was in Astoria yesterday on business. N. L. Romberg, of South Bend, Wash., in a business visitor on thltf city. H. A. Kemp and wife, of Portland were In Astoria yesterday. A If. Grady Is down from the metro polis on business1. G. B. McLeod, of the Hammond Lumber Company, was in Astoria yes terday. D, M, Stuart and E. Z. erguson have returned from a brief trip to Portland. G. Wingate of this city is in Coos WAIT! WATCH ! WAIT ! For the opening of the Greatest Raincoat Sale on earth. 40,000 Priestly Craven ette Raincoats for men, women and Children will be sold at 25 to 0 cents on the dollar by the Goodyear Raincoat Company. Date of opening with large advertisement with slaughtering prices will be announced in the issue of this paper in a few days. 8ho Dealers. county on a business trip and is expect ed here on the next steamer. Oscar SImington, formerly a member of the Simlngton Dry Goods firm, and now traveling for a Minneapolis es tablishment, was In this city yesterday. ! i Clara Hansborough, nurse at St. Mary's hospital here, now nursing her sick mother at Warrenton, made a brief trip to this city yesterday. Frances Willard Memorial The fol lowing program will be given today at 2:30 o'clock at the Baptist church: Sketch of Mrs. Wlilard's life Mra. V. Wrlgnt; Vocal solo Mrs. Ruth Gar ner; What her neighbors say of her Mrs. Sarah Byrd; Organ voluntary Mrs. J. A. Rannels; Miss Wlilard's Sta tue and an estimate of her character Mrs. Graham; Vocal solo Mrs. -Whitney: Lady Henry Somerset, written by Mrs. Rose Page, of Berkeley, Calif. Read by Mrs. Wm. Ross; Frances Wil lard Memorial Fund Mrs. Fastabend. Everybody Invited to Join the W. C. T. U. In honoring the memory of Mrs, Willard.