THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
COMMITS SUICIDE IN
RIVER AT NIGHT
We Have Today Extra Fine
Apple Blossom Honey
From the Sun Flower Dairy
A Piano Number Free With Each $5 Purchase.
MATE JUMPS OVERBOARD FROM
THE LETITIA WHILE PARTIALLY
r.,-v;
OVERCOME WITH LIQUOR, AFTER
PROTRACTED SPREE.
TUESDAY, MAY it, 1907.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
Th Lding Orewr
m nits en .mi "
Payment To County
Th sheriff' oflle ytrdy tumid
over I5M of tli m ta to th
coualj truiunr,
Trial Today
0, Jobicon, charged wltb tult upon
th tix-year-oh daughter of Mr. Stella
Baker, will bav bit bearing la tb j ut
ile court today at 8 p.
School Board
Tb tcliool board mU tod to ap
point teacher for tha ontutng cchool
year. All th teacher at present em
ployed art wetting reappointment,
Engln Complttto
Tha Atrl Iron Work have jut
complied a 15 horsepower Troyr go
ln njjlnt for tb now boat for th
F1h War-Jen. It will hart a trial trip
today.
Large FUb-
Mr. Kankoonen of tba Colon FIther
nian'a Cannery aay that although there
la no perceptlbl Inere Id th rim of
flab at present, tb U I very much
lnerad. Rom very larg fuh art
coming up tba river. It ay further
that tlit cannery' park I about tb
average up to datt.
Port of Columbia
Tb appointee of Governor Chamber
lain to tba Tort of Columbia Board met
on Saturday la Portland and appointed
tb following officers 1 preldcnt, R. D
Inmani vle-prldent, g, F,tmor eec
rotary, Dr. Andrew II, Smith 1 treaturer,
J. C. Alnaworth. No other btinlnest wa.
transacted,
Colllfloa and Runaway '
Ytrlay vlng on of fohl' wag
ona collided with the wagon of th Ore
gon Bakery and tb off abaft waa brok
en. In tome way tb near aha ft got
'between tb hor for leg and to
frightened It, that It boltd down Com
mercial atreet. It waa aoon (topped
however and no further damage wa
don.
Died n Callfornla-
Joaeph Guptlll, well known In thlt
city, died at Mont aqua, California, on
May 18th, and wat burled at Cypres
Lawn Cemetery, San Francisco, last
Friday by Crockett Lodge, F. k A. M.
IT leave three children to mourn hit
death. Hia wife havlncr died aeveral
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month before him. II waa for year
iperlntendent of tba Truckee Lumber
Company' mill at llohaonvlll,' on Til
lamook Bay, and prevloua to going to
California, wa connected with a eawmill
at Raymond, Waah. II wa member
of th Bay City Lodge, No. 108, A. F.
ft A. M. of Bay City, Oregon
New Engine ""'
Tli Frye Ryan Company have recelv
fil a new nin for tbeir camp at Lewi
k Clark, engin waa loadtxi onto
a cow yesterday,
Bank Clot
During th funeral of th late Harry
George which take plae today, all the
bank la Attorl will be cloaed, between
th hour of 12i30 and 2:30.
To Staalde
Ileputy Pro-eeutlng Attorney McCu
and sheriff Fomeroy went to Seaside
yesterday morning to a hearing of the
eat Klnt Olwrle Hogoll who wn
charged with the larceny of f4. A
there waa no evldene on which to con
vict th eat waa thrown out of court.
Pure Seln From Seattle
Jut between tha Atori Lumber Co. 'a
mill and tb TalUnt Grant Cannery l
lying a Uh4 named tb Roeello from
Set 1 1. She la reported to be r,ng ,0
ue a aeln pur net over the br, which
la a new departure In Columbia River
8hlng. Pom of th fishermen of the
nam cannery recently got a deal and
tbe akeln a fin on la being dried there.
Polk Court
la police court yesterday Judge An
deron fined two plain drunka tS or two
day and suspended aentvnea In view of
tbe fact that the recipient bad been
in al line Saturday, Two vagrant
were fined $40 or 20 dayt, tnlw tut
pended on condition that each leave
town, In the alienee of City Attorney
Altererombte, Chief of Police Gammal
acted In hit place at proooeiilor,
Chine Truck Gardner
Ilia, committe of health and police
and tbe city physician will ahortly hold
a meeting to diteut the matter of the
Chinese method of fertlllxing their
truck garden. It it of court a well
known fact that the Cblnrae gardener
11. human manure In preference to ani
mal manure. It I thi matter, and He
effect, which th committee will dl-j
cu.
Ice Cream
Sherbets
Practice
Economy in your Grocery
purchases and your bank
account will be greater at
the end of the year.
Oregon Strawberries re
ceived daily direct from
the grower.
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Scholfield, Mattson Co.,
GOOD GOODS
.Joint Maltliou, mate of th three
mauled chooiir Letltla, lumped over
boirj 'froul that.v! on Sunday night
and wa drowned Mattiton had been
drinking heavily at Rainier where the
tdiooner loaded lumber and continued
the pree In Atorl. He bad threakned
to commit tuicide eevemi time. On
.Sunday be went athor to th Seamen'
MiWn for aoo book and inagatiue
tod wa taken back to the bip by Chap
lain Klphixon ofnhe MImIoo, who aay
he wa not very drunk at tbe tlm. But
he told th chaplain b wUbed to quit
tha ahfp a be bad bad worda wltb tbe
captain. Hhortly utter be went aboard
the Japanese cook beard a aplath, and
running to tbe aid taw tha man' bead
in tb water, after which he !ppear-
ed. Tha chaplain aay th mate paid
for tb boat to tb chip nd emd quite
cheerful but be reputed that although
tb captain wa a good fellow be wanted
to quit.
John Mattlton wat man of about 43
year of age; S feet 2 or 4 Inche in
height, wltb fall complexion, tight mut
tacbe, growing grey and had on a work
ing cult am be alio, He wa a na
tive of Finland and a tingle man. Cap
tain Mitchell of tbe Letitia aaya be
joined tbe ahip In Frloo on the 23rd of
April and be bad $70 or $80 wage due
him, which together with bit other
effect tbe captain baa handel over to
the euntom home authoritlc. No trace
of the body be been found.
Car Conductor Hurt
Yeterday afternoon th conductor of
one of the paaenger car waa badly hurt
by being thrown through tha gtaa at
th back of the car, Th wool car waa
running but little way ahead of tbe
paencr when fop tome cauwt It had
to pull up auddenly. Thlt earned the
motorman of tb paaenger cr to atop
with a Jerk, which wa to tudden, that
it threw the conductor off bit balance.
and be fell with bi bead threw the
Khiaa at the rear of tbe car.' He aua
t alned aeveral natty cut on tb head.
Back From Frlaeo
t'aptaln Bailey, tbe well known pilot,
hat jut returned from California whene
lie apent tome time with the Sbriner.
He give an Interesting account of mat
ter in Ban Francltco, albeit not very
encouraging. Barring the waterfront, be
tay. the whole city ha changed, and
that comparatively few building are at
a juatter of fact going up. At for cart,
they are running in tbe day time only,
and a block or two from the center of
the city they are crowded from roof
to floor. . AH tort of makeshift are
being ued a conveyance, from tbe
i-hAt a-bnno automobile at 60c a ride, to
the modeat express wagon wil' bbinkets
and planka at 25c. There It alo the
lordly private auto at $.1 The city look
exceedingly tough and in many part of
town the aiilewalk ii impartible, hence
the extraordinary Inconvenience otOMd
by-the car atrike.'eince walking I o
dilHcult, There ere still several refugee
camps in full awing notably in Jackaon
Squnre.
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Passed Eighth Grade Examination Are
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' On May 10, 1007, the following pupil
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Jtiatrietf No. 2, Spikanon Florence M.
ChadwVk', Clara Ellen Howe, France L.
Turks; Mls E. V, Hiert, teacher. A
District No. 4, Knappa Sarah Steele
Mis Ourric Short, teacher.
Dlnlrlct No, West port James Hunt;
Miss Rose Mntiton, teacher.
District No. 10, Seaside Jessie' A.
Thorp, Collins S. Fiaslid, Banche' L,
Goodln, M, Mclviile Johns, Lyman Mad
den, Burt R. Thorp, John H. Thorp,
Carina Kbennani Mr, J. W, Allen,
teacher. '
District No. 11, Olney William E.
Leahy i Mrs. C. E. Smith, teacher.
District No. 33, Clifton Anna Lindic,
Lena Linde, Gertrude Mivnary; Miss
Elsie Conklin. teacher.
District No. 35, Elsie Evelyn Gron-
nelj Mis Joscphina Dan, teacher.
Attention Cushlng Post, W. R. C,
and L, of G. A, R on ncount rf being
unable to secure a boat to go to Green
wood on Decoration Day, we have de
cided to bold services at Ocean View.
Cemetery. Meet at hall, 10:30 aharn.
By order B. V, ALLEN, Commander)
W. C, SHAW, Adjutant. '. - 5-28-lt.
THE LAST OBSEQUIES TO BE PER
FORMED OVER TBE BODY OF
HARRY GEORGE THIS AFTER-NOON.
The funeral of Harry George, who met
hit untimely end by drowning last Sat
urday afternoon, will take place today,
A service will be held at the residence
of th boy . parents, 442 Seventeenth
street, at 1 o'clock, when the Rev. John
Warren, of the Epieopalian church, wfll
officiate. ' ,
The interment will be in Ocean View
cemetery and the service at the grave
tide will be private., " , ,
Th following la a list of the pall
bearers . ' : . . "
Active non. a Wv Fulton, Dr. J. A,
Fulton, Mr. P. A. Stoke, Mr, G. C. Ful
ton, Mr. George W. Sanborn, Mr. H. F.
'Pwel . .- .
Honorary Wilson A. Stlne, Lester S.
IiOunsbcrry, Merwyn W. Lo'unsberry,
Otto Utwnger, Grover W. .UUInger,
Harry M". Flavel, Edward A, Higgins,
Harvey Allen.' . ' ' V: 7 1
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. PERSONAL MENTION.
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Judge Taylor returned to Astoria
Sunday night from a two days' business
trip. , . . . ..' ,: '-.v . ..
T. L. K.' Snyder wa a guest at the
Occident yesterday from Pennsylvania.
J. H. Graham, of New York, was regis
tered in town"yestKlaj
Dr. Webster and wife, of Portland,
were visitors in Astoria yesterday, .
G. Mish, of New York City, is regis
tered at th Occident, '
Mrs. S. F. Endlcott, of Elmhurst, Cal
was a visitor !u Astoria yesterday
Iuis King, of Montreal, Canada, was
a guest at the Occoidont Sunday,
F. W. Parker, of Conning Lane, Wis.,
was registered at the Merwyn last evening-
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H. R. Lang, .of St' Joe, Mo., wa a
visitor In Astoria yesterday. ' '
F. 'P. Kendall arrived in town. yester
day from Portland.
t. E. Wyae, of San Franolsoo, was
registered at the Merwyn Sunday,
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