THE MORNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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Quality Beyond Question
Preferred Stock j
Cora on the Cob;
It's Fine for Dainty Dinners j
30c and 55c the can
A Piano Number Free With Each $5 Purchase.
Clothes for hoys
And clothe for men,
POLICE SUSPENSION REFERRED
TO HEALTH AND POLICE COMMITTEE-MAYOR
TO CALL A
SPECIAL MEETING.
Prices tumble
Now and ther
TUMDAY, MAY 21, 1007.
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ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
Tht Lading Qroo.r
MIBCH-O
Marrlag Llort -
A marrlag tlcene waa lu.d to
fharte B. Gray and Onrtrudv Berry.
, txtlt or Aatorla, ,
Declaration f Intention
Carl Intel, agd 10, of ft Ptra
bury, Ruaala.; Ludwl Bthulbtch. aged
M, BvJ, Ruaala.
Memorial ervlt.e .
A memorial sermon will b preached
next liunday In th Congregational
church by tht IUv. F. E. Moorhoue
at 11 a. m. Every member of the O.
A. R. will of eoure attend.
Park Fountain ;
Th all hna been Mlected for the
i fountain which ha ben preatnted to
tht olty by tht Women Club. Tht
fountain la a very beautiful plee of
work and will bo a eplendld adornment
to tht park. .
Tht Day At Ikamokawt
Rev. R, J. Ferguson, of ftkjmnkawa,
waa a vltllor In tht city ytorday, the
fuoat of Rev. C. C. Rarlck. Mr. Fergu
aon any that tha people of Bkamokaw
will obnervt memorial day with p
propria! exercises, and that Howard
M. Drownell, of thla olty, hat eonntd
to deliver tht memorial addreaa.
Funeral Ytrdy
Tht remain of Joaeph McDonough
wart taken by tht launch tumer
Louie to th Oreenwood Cemetery
yesterday. A new Amtrlran (lag waa
brought to wrap around tht casket
Mr. VcDouough waa an old naval
man and wai honorably dlchargeJ
from tht arvlc In Roaton many year
ago.
Seawall Loture
. Rlihnrd J. Oract, tha popular Port
lanJ engineer, waa In town yesterday
and called at the Chamber of Com
merce ta ae Manager Whyte. Mr.
Ornc and Manager Whyte havt been
corresponding for aomt time on the
seawall proposition and at Manager
Whyto'a invitation Mr. Grace ha con
tented to lecture before tha Chamber
on tho question.
Arrttttd For Thrtata
Deputy M Una went to Olney yi
terdiiy apd arrtated Chrla Wlllencr on
an Information filed by 11, Henderson
ror threatening to kill. Wllllner wu
allowed out on a $36 bond. The bear
ing will lakt plart on Thursday at I
o'clock.
Twt'Thouwnd-Dollar Bait
William Blake, tht anlooninan of
Ilwaco, who ahot and severely wound
td R. mark, a railroad employ at
Mtwwtn a on Baturdny, out on
5000 ball. H wa arraigned In the
Juatlc court at Chinook and pleaded
nut guilty to a charge of assault with
a. deadly weapon. Another railroad
employe waa also held In 11009 bnll
for ratalng a check, Tha man hut will
recover.
Capt, Johton Back From Funaral
Cap1., Johnson, who hta boon to Port'
land, attending tht funeral of Capt
Drown, of Rrown MeCabe. returned
to town Sunday ntht. Capt Johnson
ay that th funeral waa a very grand
and atately affair, that the quantity or
rose waa enormou. A eulogistic- tet
ter we received from the local long
ahoremen, who turned out In great
numbers to the funeral and of whom
Capt. Johnson says that they art a
tremendously fine body of flnt men
and deaerve the greateel credit
Catabllahed New Record
The record tabllshed by "Railroad
Jack" ft the rotteneat show to atrlke
Astoria thla aeaaon wu badly ehat
tered at the Aatorla theatre tatt night
when "Old Orkanaw" held down the
board and from atart to finish there
waa it grand display of flreworka and
flrearma. At leaat 40 people partici
pated In the proceedlnga for by actual
count I! were claimed by the trim de
al r oyer and there were atlll right left
when the amok of the dynamite clear.
ed away In tht last act There wa
about a half houae to eturt In with and
about quarter at the flnleh of the
dreary deeert of bad acting without a
alngle oaala to cheer the wen ry audience.
Polloe Court
Mayor Wlae prenldod In police court
yeaterday and handed the bualneaa
with neatnea and dispatch. Two plain
drunke were fined the uual IS or two
daya and In one Inatance where the
Offender had been lit Jail two day
the aenlenoe wb euapended. A drunk
and disorderly waa fined $10 or five
day in jail. Ball waa forfeited to the
amount of 115. ,
Ice Cream
Sherbets
Time andTide
waits for no man. It will
pay you to see us at once,
if you desire the best Gro
ceries at the right prices.
Fresh Strawberries arrive
daily -
Scholfield, Mattson Co.,
GOOD OOOD3
For a
VICTOR OR AN EDISON
PHONOGRAPH
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Parlor letond Fleer ever Soholfleld A Matt eon Co.
Tha common council of An tor la mot
at the city hull lout evening. Mayor
YVIko provided, City Treaaurer Dealey
acted for Auditor Andnraon and all of
the member wre prcnunt wlti the ex
repllnn of L. O, Ilrtiand.
The council rhnmber wan crowdoil to
overflowing by the many who wlahed
to obanrve th proceeding In tht mat
ter of auDlalnliig the Mayor" cuapen-
Inn of the police department On a
mutton by Katoth, teconded by Le
beckv the matter wa referred to the
health an police committee and the
city attorney for inveatlgatlon with
Inntruutlnna to report back to the
council at the eerlleot poteible moment
Mayor waa lnatructed to call a apeoial
meeting of tht council when the com
mittee la ready to report, which it U
underatood will probably be eometlme
tht week, .
A petition In bootM from the
mn meetln of Sunday wa prevent,
the Rev. C. C. Rarlck acted aa epoke-
nmn for the committee, the text of hie
reimfrka dealt with how long would
the preaent elate of affair be permit
ted to continue before official action
taken.
A communication wa read from the
anme committee fh which the provis
ion of the law were pointed out and
alao commending the Mayor'a attitude
In the matter. The Women' Club and
th Reading Club alao addraed com
munication! to the council pralelng
Mayor Wlae for the itep he ha tak-l
en ana pledging the eupport of the I
clube In th furthering of the effort to
clean up the town.
The gu frnnehle ordinance Intro
duced by Councilman Logan wa re
ferred to the Way and Mean Com'
mlttee and the city attorney after ba
ng read the flntt and eecond time.
The franchlee grant Jamea Steel the
right to ant gaa for domeatlo purpoaea
and to lay the necessary pipe and
main over the treet, alley and pub'
He waya of the city.
Tht work of construction I to begin
three month after the accepting of
the franchise and to be completed In
two year. Tbd ga company are re
quired to give a aurety bond of $150
ror the completion or the plant and a
1000 bond to Inaurt the city from all
damage ult by reaon of excaviften
and th Ilk. Theio bond to be filed
within SO day after th algnlng of the
ordinance by the Mayor. ,
The ga ued by the city hall and
the fire department to be furntahed
free during the life of tho franchise.
A failure to provide efficient eorvlce
for a period of 30 days' reault In the
forfeiting of the franchlee which 1 to
run for 30 year. The company will
be allowed to charge not to exceed 75
centa per 1000 feet and ft meter rent
nf 38 cent per month where the charge
doe not exceed that sum.
If the franchla la not renewed at
the end of the time limit the city re
serve the right to purchase the plant
and property of the company. The
prealdlng judge of tho circuit court of
Clatsop County to be the sole arbitra
tor and to fix the value of the plant
City Physician Mohn filed his re
port end a communication from the
stato board of health In which the
sanitary and fire conditions of the
Astoria theater were commented on.
In the city physician' report, Br. Mohn
called the council's attention to the
method oj fertilisation used by the
Oriental truck gardunera who supply
the city and recommended that the city
attorney draw up an ordinance pro
hltiltlng the sale of all garden truck
grown by the Chinese. He objected to
the fertilizer used and thinks It sure
to spread disease germs throughout
the city. The report wa referred to
the city henl and police committee andf
health officer.
Ordinances to establish the grade on
Lincoln avenue , between Dunne' and
South Columbia streets and on Duane
street from Hume to Lincoln avenue
The rules were suspended after the
first and second reading and the or'
dlnance placed upon their final pas
sage. "
The rule were suspended and the fol
lowing ordinance passed; the ordl
nance providing for the time and man.
from Twelfth to Ninth streets; the
acceptance of the Improvement of
Eight between Lexington and Niaga
ra; the acceptance of the improve
ment of Niagara street from Eighth to
Seventh; and the ordinance providing
the time and manner of the Improve
ment of Harrison from Eighth to
Twelfth. ' Ordinances given the first
readings; an ordinance confirming the
special assessment to defray the cost
and expenses of. the Improving of
Kensington avenue from Eighth to
Eleventh; an ordinance appropriating
$450 from general fund for the cost
of the street sprinkler in favor of
Andrew Aspl; an ordinance confirm
ing the special assessment to dofray
the cost and expense of Improving
Niagara from Eighth to Seventeenth
streets; and an ordinance fixing the
salary of city surveyor at $150 per
month.
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438 Men's Suits, sizes 34 to 46
Worth from $12.50 to $25
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PER80NAL MENTION. 2
C. M. Foster, former agent of the
"K" Line, wa In town Sunday.
George Hlbbert, the present editor
of the Chinook Observer, wa a visitor
In Atorla yesterday.
Fred W. Taylor, of Bradstreets, Is ft
visitor in Astoria.
Mr. O. Stark, of Spokane, was in
Astoria yesterday.
Mr. B. P. Hllo, of Bcaverton. regis
tered at the Parker House on Monday.
W. N. Theserne, of Gray' River, was
In town yesterday.
F. P. Kendall, of Portland, registered
at the Merwyn yesterday.
Sheriff Pomeroy was in Portland
yesterday' but was expected back on
tho last train.
A. F. HUdebrand leaves Astoria on
an extended trip to Germany at the
latter end of the week. "Bon voyage,
Mr. HUdebrand.
Mrs. G. E. Moorchouse and little
daughter, will leave on the morning
train for the east, on an extended visit
to her parent In Michigan. Dr. Moore
house accompanies them a far a
Portland.
Mr. J. M. Jackson, who has Been
visiting her brother, J. Monroe, of As
toria, for the past two weeks, returned
to her home yesterday morning at
Olympla, Wash.
Dr. Clara W. Reames arrived In town
Sunday ; night. Dr. Reames ha Just
graduated from tho medical college at
Portland.
R. H. Jenkins was up In Portland
yesterday on business and wa expect
ed back last night.
J. C. Mayo, formerly general pa
senger agent of the O. R. & N., was In
town Sunday looking up his old friends.
A. T. Mtnchew representative of the
Blake-McFall Company, returned to
Astoria last night.
Our Summer Millinery
Our showing of beautiful creations of summer
headgear includes the Newest Millinery conjur
ings of Paris and America.
A Graceful Collection
Each hat seemingly more radiantly beautiful
than the other, but all practical and worthy.
You'll find every new Summer Shape including
the newest trimmed Sailors, new browns, new
greens, new shades of maize, etc. Now is the
time to purchase your summer hat, while the
assortment is at its best.
Bon Ton Millinery
483 Bond Street, Astoria
I! Oxford Ties
For Women.
Poiaoned By Milk
The young ion ot Mr. M. Gorman
died on, Saturday evening from poison
In his milk, possibly formaldehyde.
The child' body was taken to West
port for Interment, which Is the home
of the grandparents.
CLEARANCE SALE.
(Continued on Paga 8.)
For the next 10 days I will sell my
entire stock of high-grade millinery.
Trimmed and untrlmmed shapes,
plumes, feathers, flowers all at one
half price. Call andj look at the stock.
Mrs. M, Petersen, sltar Theater Bldg
Eleventh and Commercial streets.
The demand for this style
of footwear promises to be
greater this season than ever
before. Either patent, kid
or tan are correct for leathers
The snoe that is bought
from us is certain to be cor
rect in style. We have them
in all leathers, styles and
widths.
j Wherity, Ralston Company;
Astoria's Best Shoe Store