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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1907)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST J, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON, ASTORIA SHOULD BE ARTILLERY GOES TO SEASIDE t One Piano No. with Each 85 Sale Fresh From the Farm BIG CITY Bought at HERMAN WISE "RIPE TOM ATOEvS" MAGNATE OF HARRIMAN LINE AMD FIRST BATTERY, OF NATIONAL GUARD, PASSES THROUGH ASTO RIA FOR ANNUAL TARGET PRAC TICK AND ENCAMPMENT. BOOSTER FROM NEW YORK FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A METROPOLIS, TO-DAY nr. THB POUND ROSS, HIQGINS & CO. Th Leading Qroer TESSE HIES OF I Amount! Paid ; - H City Treasurer Dvaky ha paid out on warrant drwn on different fundi th amount of 110,741.70 since July 1. Declaration of IuUntlon - ' . Qutof Marcu, nMv of Rula, jterdy filed hi declaration of Inten Hon to become in American citizen. At The Boipltal- Mn. Johnson and MUs Rucktand. both of Aberdeen, Wah., arrived at St. Mary's hospital yesterday and both will undergo operation today, , . ; Warrant and Ordinance Slpied Ordinance passed at t!i meeting of the elty council have Wen signed and warrant far bill ordered ald, are sign 1 and ready for payment, Boat Stolen A flatting boat, lkn No. 181, with full gear, etc., wa atolen last night from Flatter Dock. It U expected tltnt It will Kn be ivcovered a tba officer are on the lookout for it. Pollca Court Two boy arrMd for violating tba curfew law forfeited bail of 13 deposited by nh. Two drunk forfeited ball and two received th usual penalty 0 two day'. '". " Sunday School Picnic Tomorrow (Thursday), the Sunday t'hool of the Firt Lutheran Church, will go on a day' outing to Olney. The learner Volga leave Hantborn' cannery at 8:110 , m, and the launch Pilot leave FUhem wharf at th Mine hour. Children of both Sunday school have free transportation, also all other children with parent and guardian. Fleeing Still SUck- Munday nitiht wa a quirt night with the fUlicritten. Some, boat came in without a flh while other brought In from two to (our. The elnr are in about the ame luck and are doing little. At Mm of the raimerle a better run looked for during the latter pari of the trek end it U hoped that the ex pectation will be realited. Some of the Sacramento lUhermen are leaving to re turn to California. New GaMlin Boat It. M. leather, the boat builder. I laying a new boat for Capt. John Hag blutn which will be a beauty. She will be 8T feet in length over all, 12xfl fjet beam and will be equipped with 4.1 horsepower 3-eyllnder Union engine. She will b used a an all around boat on the river when tlnUhed. Regatta Headquarter. The energy and enterprise of the An ted Chamber of Commerce I embodied In the huge lgn lining across Cummer elul utrret, Minting that the "H-gatt Headquarter" 1 la tho office of th or ganisation In the I. 0. 0. F. temple. All Inquiries will bo uniwered at that point and the enterprise hown eaunot fail to ntake a favomhle liiipreloii upon vlsl tor. A Good Cltlien Going- Harry I). Gray o( the Clatop Mill Co. ha tf ntlcrcd hi renlgnatlon to take effect .September 1. Ho U one of the stockholder of. the company and ha been connected with ft for the pant 14 year and hn made himself valuable to the company and to tho city as a good cltUoii. H u hU intention to ko to Pendleton, 1iU mother and sister ac companying hint and will engage in mer cantile business with hi brother who aro already In business there. Mr. Gray ha made m any warm friend who will regtvt his departure from our midst and when he leave which will be shortly after hi reIgnation take effect, he will carry with him the best wUhel of every Astorian who know him, for the euccet of hi plum, though none will tloubt hi ability to repeat the tuceej he ha made here. Central l'aenger Agent William Mc Murray of tho Oregon Railroad k Navi gation Company and tho Southern Pa cific road in Oregon was a vWlor In Astoria yesterday afternoon In company with Ouy LedbeUcr Lee, publicity man for the JUrrltimn system, who recently arrived In the wet from New York. They were hown around tho city by Secretary Vhyte, of the Chamber of Commerce, who took them to the Colum bia ltivcr Packing Company' plant, the .Schmidt plant, and other canneries. They wen delighted with the city and aro enthuiatie over it future. "I cannot underhand why Astori i not big melropoU and seaport, as serted Mr. MfMurray, when aked hi opinion of the city' future. "Astoria ha every advantage for terminal facill- tln l.kj. I .... ,t,.t,l.f tkat ,I.Mr In - ' ' V " - 1 1 . t . . . - . , l great futu. In store for tin, action. . "w w"l'" ', 7 T V. g llttslnes, in this direction ia certainly i"T, " - growing, becauto the receipt O. It & K. between il'ortlund and As toria show a tremendou gain this year over all other year. The l'ir-t Ilnltery, Field Artillery, of the Oregon National (ittnrd, passed through AtottH oil the t.oon train yester day en ritit to Bcasitle, where it will spend nine day in camp. The battery Is commanded by Captain IL V. Welch and will engtfge in field gun and pistol practice during it stay at Seaside. There are sixty-nine men In tba bat tery and the oflicm are Lieutenant Let Clarke, Lieutenant J, P. Krupke, Lieu tenant Frank Randall and Captain W. fc. Carl, battery surgeon. The privates wore cartridge be)U and holsters, with the butt of huge army pistols' being much in evidence t they passed through tho city. . Three of the most modern 3-Inch field gun, 18 homes and all ammunition land nhnranliemmlla nenlfrf for (It n- Mr. Mc.Mitrray and Mr. Iee arrived in the city on tho Potter Monday after noon and spent the night at Long Beach. Of tit V.,.. 1W BUU l-AVIIsaug ppurvvnancv were to orougtti aown end tlw memljers of the battery were busy all yesterday afternoon and even ing "making camp.' ' The target practice will be from the beach, between Hcrmosa Park and the Ward' Turkish Bath Astoria can boat of genuine Tu'rkUh baths, one that I well in keeping with the ir,A and importance of Astoria. Frank Ward, the proprietor, is a man well up in hi bttiuf and thoroughly understand the feature of a well con ducted place. His steam room, hot room, work-room and "mas-ate room, arte all model of ncntnes and clcanll- ite. His cooling and lounging room are fitted up lu full Turkish style and are a neat and cosy at it is possible to make them. Hi sleeping room . are eleanlv and comfortable and a vitt to this place nd a bath will be enjoyed. Houghtoa Tried Out Chief (iammi'l and OmW Houghton went out to the Lewi and Clark last Sunday, otenibly on a fishing and hunt ing trip. It Is rumored, however, tltnt this was not the real object. Chief (tamtnel, whose heutt is tct on huvlug a patrol wagon, and bearing that Hough ton was a good driver, took him along with him, with ft team to try Mm out. It has not been learned yet what the result was but it nti)ht be noticed that Houghton carrie hi head a little higher than usual. Gammel wears self satisfied Miiile a if to say, "Now we have the driver; bring on your wagon." Iloth were impressed with the long Moore Hotel, to dint-rent pointa on tue stretch of beach at that place and pre- biS WrT terminating in Tillamook diet blir thimi for it as a growing Head. Mtrvey were nuule several Jays summer resort. . 'Bgo for the various range to be tried "The beach is twice as long a that at out by the men. The location of thejplace Atkntlc City and better, if anything, for target practice could not be excel than that famou eastern report. We led, Waits almost any range can be took the train up irom Hwaeo and en- wcured, without danger to live of set joyed tho trip Imiiieiisely. "The scene is tlri beautiful along the entire distance and, The Tillamook bluff is unoccupied and there arw numerous handsome summer high enough to stop any chaste which cottage in evidence at many pointa." might be fired rather wild, although Mr. McMurray wa asked, regarding there is no propect of such an occur tho entrance of the Lytic road into As- rmce as the latter. Pistol practice will toria, and said: also be an important feature of the "What ha the railroad got to do with batery shooting and more attention will the O. H. & N., or the Uarriman In- be given to it than In former year. tere.UT 1 am ut I know nothing of; The shooting will take place almost the railway or what it is going to do. daily nd will be a big drawing card for It i not owned by the liaitimau inter- the resident of Seaside. The entire est to I cannot give any information proceding will asily b seen from the on the subject." board waric which run south from the Ou being informed that there' was a Moore Hotel for over a mile, without firm conviction lu this city that Ilarri-. any danger to spectators. Some fine man wa behind the Lytle road, Mr. Mc- shooting ia expected and the probabilities Murray merely smiled, saying that are that several records will be broken. there wa nothing in the report. He, It is expected that Adjutant General spoke of the growth of the 0. R. & N. W, E. Findwr and Inspector General One and stated that its business of .luck-on will arrive t the camp on Sat carrying passenger had increased great- urdav to soe the maneuver and make over every section of the road. !n inspection of the proceedings. Sev. Mr. IjW, who ia in the west securing era! social features Sot the officer sand material fur a number of article boost- private during their tay are on the nig the west for th Harntuan lines, is program, but are not definitely known noted descriptive writer and will be its yet. ublo to do some good work in advertising J . this section. He will spend a week in .. . . . ,,.;, ,lf i wm. iw.r wim. Still Buying Right-of-Way for Piiwt Sound oo lit. After insoect- ' """ ""B-"'- ing that section for local, color he will ave for .Southern Culilorm points, Ice Cream Sherbets Candies For a Day or Month in the Hills OLIVES, SARATOGA CHIPS, CANNED MEATS Cream Cheese, We suggest you make a note of the following and you will find they come in handy at camp ing out time COFFEE, TEA, CATSUP, PICKELS, FRUITS Vegetables of all Jancy Crackers, Ham, Bacon, Kinds, Syrups of all Kinds, Canned Goods ilrltigtig Your Butter ami Eggti, market Price. Scholfield, Mattson & Go. GOOD GOODS For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH go to ' Johnson Phonograph Parlors Saoond Floor ovtr 8oholfled A Mattaon Co. Go 1 1 ee th Buffalocomotv( rnu And I Will CO, rwhere they sell the articles t Advertised below. Great Reductions on Summer Clothing and Straw Hats HERMAN WISE You Can't LooK Foolish in a Wis Salt fmimitintti im i ' of the Northern Pacific Railroad, came over from South Bend last evening and I ! ..L A- .4 . 11. - Mr. Ixo is rather, titti.t and devote r."p. on lLrlllw hlntlf mora to talking on paper than ?,r llrn mm" eWa 8(,cur, lu any other manner. Fie acknowledged ' nght-of-way for the North Bank ut this seelion would fuiiuh gool , """' materil for a dowiption of the westt. jv""5l,,auon l lue "ue w,u soou 8in llutli Mr. Ie and Mr. MoMuiray were .. t furnished with literature aud pictures 08888888 8 88 tt 8 8 8 880 of Astoria arid the aurrouudifcff section ' 8 n 0 PERSONAL MENTION 0 8 8 l.y Secretarj- l.yte, of the Chamber of ;enatt8tltltl88tt8llttallO mi.- i i i " v vinjuiiriw, ittc imtvi tHKmteu eveQ tliiii ill and out of sight during their stay here and never lost a cltaneo to tet in some good work advertising the city. The visitors left iot Portland on the evening tram, much pleased with their inspection of this district. EXCITING CONTEST FOR PEN TWELVE CANDIDATES IN' THE, FIELD FOR MOST POPULAR LADY IN ASTORIA, WHO WILL BE QUEEN OV THH REGATTA. Mis Rosie Newqulst is 30 votes in the load in the contest for Queen of the Astoria Regatta, with Mias Edith Ben son second, and Mrs. II. F. Kemp third. Interest in the competition i growing daily and an exciting content ia in sight before the closing of the polls on August 17. It ' has been decided to make public tho number of votes on Wednesday and Friday mornings because of the numer ous question aaked regarding the con testants by those interests In th voting. There are now 12 candidate in the field with prospect of mow, and in several instance the vote are running closely. Tho following -wa the standing of the vote last night; Miss Rosie Newquiat , i. ...230 Miss Edith Benson 200 Mrs, II. F. Kemp.,'. 185 Mra.C. II. Haddix.... 103 Miss Francis Nordlwrg .145 Miss Winnie Higgius ........... .....127 Mia Grace Stoke U)2 Miss Elsie Elmore 100 Miss Agnes Waltlgren 55 Miss Bertha Morton , 25 Miss Grace Morton 25 Mrs.O. V. Brown.. , . '.. 25 Senator II. S. MeGowan of MoGowan, Vtih.,- was in Astoria yesterday on a butties trip. V. F. MeGregor and E. P. Koonan went up to the Sorenson Lumber Mills this morning. Fred II. TJedges of Fort Stevens was in tho city yesterday and left for there this morning. Mr. and Mw. C. S. Sanger of Astoria will leave on Thursday for Longmont, Cal., for un extended visit. II. B. Theilson and wife of Salem ate visiting in Astoria where they have many friends who are greeting them. Mrs. E. Rouslow will leave in a few days for Litchfield, Minn., for a visit to relative and friends for several week. Elmas Thompson, a prominent attor ney of Eugeue, apssed through the city yesterday, returning from hi vacation at Seaside. Jack Latourette, of Oregon City, ex eaptain and a quarter-back of the Uni versity of Oregon football team, wa in Astoria yesterday visiting with friends. Miss Wise of Portland, who ha been spending her vacation at the beach is visiting for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gilbaugh. She will then re turn to Portland. J. A. Montgomery leaves this morning for Narcotha and will return this even ing. He -will be accompanied on his return by his daughter Dorothy who has been visiting relatives for about seven weeks. S. L. Nanthrup, chairman of tha Viking committee of the Regatta, made business trip to Portland yesterday to purcnase the necessary paraphernalia for the Norse crew of the Viking ship, which is to be an important feature, of the celebration. HEAVY POSTOFFICE BUSINESS LOCAL STAFF HAS TO WEIGH ALL MAIL WITHOUT EXTRA ASSIST ANCE, WHILE MAIL HANDLED HERE INCREASES VERY RAPIDLY. The postofuce force is laboring under th difficulties of extra work with the usutti tsttUI during the past few days as the result of order from Washington regarding the weighing of all mail mat ter handled through the postoffice. This order has gone into effect all over the country and the local office is not the only one that is doing extra work. Tho orders provide for the weighing of first, second, third, and fourth class, as well as contract" mail to ascertain the weights of the different classes for the Washington authorities. The object is to fix the rates for the different varieties according to their weight and the test will be in effect for six months ia order to get an accurate idea. The local office like most offices is cities of this size, is compelled to work short handed became of the small staff allowed by the salary apportionment. The -result is a general congestion "in most places which causes the public to wait until exasperated before having their wants attended to. Postmaster John Hahn and his assist ants take an optimistic view of the mat ter, however, and in spite of tha fact that the mail in the local office is in creasing in great strides, they aro steadilk looking alter the interests of the public. BASEBALL AT LONG BEACH. Manager Moore of the Long Beach' baseball team scheduled a game with the Frakes team of the Tri-City League. The Frake are the second team from the top in the league and play fast balL Manager Moore has got together qnito an aggregation of players who aro spending their vacation at tha beach. The date of the game is Sunday, August 11. On this day the I. R. A. N. Company will run excursions from all beach pointa and the game promises to be one of. tho big events of the season. ' -'. - - s Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup ia soli under a positive guarantee to cure con stipation, ick headache, stomach trouble, or any form of indigestion. If it ifails, the manufacturers refund your money. What more can any one do. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. t Bad Burn Quickly Healed. : "I am so delighted with what Chaa berlain'a Salve has done for me that I feel bound to write and tell you so," says Mrs, Robert Mytton, 457 John St, Hamilton, Ontario. "My little daughter Bad a bad burn on her kne. I applied Chamberlain's Salve and it healed beau tifully." This salve allays th pain of a bum almost instantly. It U for sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. , C7" Morning Astorian, delivered carrier, 60 cents per month. by - Special Sale ' 1 1 t For the next ten days we are going to offer all stvles in children's oxfords at snppial 1nw mVps. Child's barefoot sandels, tan 2 to 6 55c ! ! Child's kid, patent tip, spring heel oxfords, 5 to 8,75c ; Child's ' " " ' 8 1-2 to 11, $1.05 i; Child's patent ribbon tie 5 to 8, 1.10 ! ! tJMias " " ..." 8 1-2 to 11 1.25 Child's " " whir ton. 5 tn 8 1 W Misses' patent ribbon tie, white top, 11 1-2 to 2....1.35 ' Take advantage of this sale before sizes are gone. Wherity, Ralston Company! Asioda's Best Qoe i&se M J