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
.
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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.