TUESDAY, OCTOBER ig, 1907.
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THE BEST FOR EVERY NEED
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A flour that goes further and makes light
er and whiter bread than ihe kind you are
now using. Try a sack with your next
order,
ROSS, HIGGINS & GO.
The Landing dnttn
mi w a 12 o
Deputy Sheriff Karl KnuUen returned
Sunday ntgbt from Fortland and reportt
Mrs. Knutaea as improving.
Back at Kit Post-
Deputy Count Clerk Trullfager bat
recovered from bit recent Illness and U
filling lilt position at the court bouse
At Of JOM. : .
At tin Hospital
0. J. Stanley, who w operated upon
for appendicitis, Is still very low al
though ha snowed soma signs of im
provement yesterday.
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Died Yesterday
Pater Svensoa died yesterday morning
b Uppertown of cancer. He was 40 years
of age and native of Sweden. The
body Is now in Pobl's undertaking par
lors end tbe funeral will take place from
tba Norwegian Lutheran Church, prob
ably tomorrow.
Ho Meeting Yesterday
roliea Commissioner Foard arrived .in
the city on Saturday but was. called
away yesterday, so there was no meet
ing of the commissioner as was ex
pected, It la thought that as Officer
Towmbly has refused to resign that he
will be dismissed from the force at the
next meeting. ,
Work Suspended
"Work on the new court bouse wa sus
pended yesterday afternoon for the half
' day, os account of the death, of Sirs.
0. It Dougan who was buried at Seattle
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dougaa was
th wife of Contractor Dougan1 of the
Una of Hasty k Dougaa who tare the
contract on the county building.
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Mu Pracbt in Town . .
A. n. ITacht and wife, the well known
hotel managers of Ashland, Portland and
Seattle, are visiting Astoria chaperoned
by Max Pracht, the hustling Oregon
politician, himself a noted hotel man,
otherwise known as "the cheerful fight
f who stands ready to 0. K. any de
sirable hotel deal that Astoria has ready
to offer. They are quartered at the
Occident.
In From the Hsbalem
Claude Phair came in from the
Kehalem Valley kit evening with a fine
lot of Berkshire hogs, 17 in number, for
the local market, lie leaves tomorrow
evening, homeward bound. ,, .
Kain Helps Water Supply-- '
The rain that fell yesterday and last
night will be a great help to .Astoria's
water supply. 2 here was danger of a
shortage in the amount of water neces
sary but the rain rcoming, as it did, at
this time, has obviated the danger.
Finishing For Court House
The marble for tbe interior finish of
the court house will probably arrive to
day. The marble workers who will place
it io position arrived yesterday, and
there will be no delay is the work after
tbe material arrives.
Left For Portland
Mr. and Mrs. C A. Coolidge left for
Portland last night and will reside there
in the future, t Mr, Ooolldge leaves to
take the einperintendency of the new
electric line between Portland and
Salem which nill be soon in operation.
Trust Deed Filed
A trust deed was filed in tbe county
clerk's office- yesterday for 100 acres of
land in section 28, township 13 north,
range 0 north, wherein Lot Q. Swetland,
who is interestedl in a contract with
I Adam Mueller secure the American
Surety Co., for a bond of $504)00 fur
nUhed for ' work to be done on the
Perkins Hotel, at Portland.
First Football Oame- '
The first football game of the season
in Astoria will be played here next
Sunday. Tha game. will be played by
the team of the Albany Athletic Club
and Astoria's team, and as the clubs are
well matched, an Interesting game is
expected. On the following Sunday,
November 10th, a game will be played
by the Bunker Hill Club, of Portland,
and the local team, and on Thanksgiving
' Day the Chemawa Indians will come to
do battle with Astoria's giant
Piano Contest and Dance next Thursday F.EE, fcr
WISE customers holding invitations.
Another piece of
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CUSTOMERS
, Help yourself
gilt! 'OMAIPTFte
OF
If yea l;
cheap::.:
than before
WISE did it I
m Annive
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So many cf my customers who could not take advantage cf mv 2& y -
:rsary Bargain Sak, have kzlud for Annivcrcarv Sab Ptizcz cn clothe, th-i
i I fed it but rJht to reopen the Sak which h the REAL thinj, ycu hzC
Men's OvfrcoatSy recently
od at, from $J2 to $15
Wxsefs Anniversary sale
I ; pried C0.C3
Certified Copy of Will
There was filed In tbe county cserit's
oflWe yesterday a certified copy of the
last will and tU,mcnt of Lucinda mil.
of Walla Walla, nrbo died on August 0,
1907. Tbe will whioh was probated on
October 19th, names Bertha Hill Bracket,
the daughter of the testator, as legatee,
and Dorsey Hill, a son, aa executor, with
out boads. Part of tha property left by
the deceased is 400 acres of land in sec
tion SO, township 6 north, range 30 east.
A certified copy, of the action or tbe
superior court, of Walla Walla county,
shows that an order of solvency was
made by that court and tbe executor
was directed to manage the estate with
out further intervention of the court.
Ice Cream Sherbets
it
Candies
'""lli'"'i" ' 'L ' ' , A'''
Better Overcoats, worth
all the way from ; $17.50 to
$25e Wise's Anniversary
Sale price QI2.Q
And this is Overcoat season
rirht whin you need one. ;
10c Sox .....;.,.5C
i5c Sox tci
25c Sox 3 for iZz
60c Sox 2 for...'...'. 7s
iZ.00 Hats...............;...C2.0
2.60J Hats 1.C3
A large variety of hats,
one or two of a kind cut
down to'on6laalf
Underwear - Reduced
Ties and Handler
chiefs reduced
Trunlis Reduced
Boy's Suits and Over
coats also reduced.
Tabfr3 1 rS "o ;;
vcrt& ever $10 . to CM
7L;'o Pricj G7.:3 "
7ct!; no. 2, IZziz C: t: :
vcrth up to $170,
Files 'Cw.Cj .
Suits, Ycrtb. iz-Jblz r.z77
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values at.PJCCj
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All the latest Suits and Overcoats ako reduced, not so much as hzt Izzza',
' ' but ieduccd very materially. ,
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ASTORIA'S GlEATC5T CLOTHIER.
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MEBTOrO CALLED.
fiallowe'en Specials
!Mice bright, smooth pumpkins for Jack-'o-Lanterns.
v-,'-.Pop Corn that will pop.
Sweet Apple Cider. -
Nice juicy apples and everything in the eatable line
for your Hallowe'en parties, v
Scholficld Hanson & Co.
112 and J20 Twelfth St.
Phone 1181 Phona 931
Those Interested In the Oil Well Propo-
sitico Please Attend. .
Tbe promotion committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has called a meet
ing of those who may be. Interested in
the proposition of drilling for oil and
gas, io take place at 8:00 o'clock this
evening la tbe Chamber of Commerce.
The call which is dated the 28th seU
forth the object of the meeting aa
follows:
"Dear SirsThe promotion committee
of the Chamber of Commerce invites you
to an informal meeting at 8 o'clock,
Tuesday evening, the 29th, in the offices
of that organization, to discuss the prop
osition of drilling for oil and gas. Mn,
C N. Sherman baa promised to bo pres
ent. We will take up the question, do
we want to drill a test well for oil and
gas, and what is the best way to ac
complish thlsf"
Jo
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VICTOR OR AN EDISON
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Died in Portland
Arthur M. Smith of this city was in
Portland on Sunday and returned yea
terday. Mr. Smith waa called there on
account of the death of Mrs. Smith's
brother, Lewi M. Dobyns,' who passe J
away at the Good Samaritan Hospital,
on Sunday. Mr. Dpbyns was very well
known in Portland having been secre
tary of the Painterg' Union. He was
always a member of Columbia Lodge,
No. lit, A. F. & A. M, under whose
auspices the funeral will ' take place
probably today. ' An operation waa per'
formed on him on Saturday,' but in his
weakened condition he succumbed from
the shock. He left, besides his sister,
Mrs, -Smith, a brother, living at lone,
Ore., a maiden sister and his father re
sidling b Portland. .
Train Late ,
The train due here at 9:40 last night
was 'five hours late. The delay was
caused by a freight oar of the Northern
Pacific besoming derailed at Houlton,
and the Astoria train was held at Port
land until the track was cleared.
Brou&ht For Medical Treatment
Olof Ottesoa -m brought Uttwa from
Brookfleld, Waab., yesterday', for medi
cal treatment. He waa accompanied by
Alex Mcsford )y wliom he is employed
at that place. ,
At the Hospital ,
Edgar Merrifield, who was operated on
for appendicitis, on Saturday, fa reported?
as doing nicely. , v;
Cranberry Growing .
The industry of growing cranberries in
the Columbia River district la increasing
from year to year and it will not be long
before the Pacific Coast will to produc
ing enough of the 'delicious adjunct to
roast turkey io supply the local mar
kets. In this respect J. M. Arthur and
Dorsey Smith are developing quite a
cranberry marsh at Long Beach. They
have already this season gathered 1800
barrels, of which half have recently been
shipped, and expect to pick about 300
barrels more. They have not quite finished
picking, but as soon as it is completed
the marshes will be flooded and the ber
ries that have dropped to the ground
will .float to the surface of the water.
Winds will blow the berries to one aide
of the temporary lake, thus formed, and
they will be gathered and screened, and
by this method the marshes will be made
to yield another 300 barrels, v
Coast Biological Station
. Blaster FLh Warden Van Dusen is In
receipt of a communication from L. F.
Falkentein, secretary of the Norta Bend
Chamber of Commerce, with reference to
the establishment of a biological station
on the Oregon coast. The Bureau of
Fisheries, of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, to which the matter
must be referred for final action, have
been placed in possession of the induce
ment that the Coos, Vaquina and Til
lamook bays have to ofTar as tie j- j
place to establish the biolejicsj st:";,
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Good Oli Kall'jar- i
Mr. and lira, Charles Eerteboa t '
tained a few friends at a rr "rj
"mulligan" dinner last evening tttt vrj
enjoyed by those present. Mr. and Hi
T, Lowenthal, Mate, Fordhuber, of tl3
sliip John Currier, and H. Wilson, werj
the guests of the evening, who enjeyej
the hospitality of the host and todies,
' x Dance. !
Liberty Bell Social Club will give aj
dance Saturday night, November 2, aS
Logan's HalL Ecklund music. 10-23-C3
MILLINERY SALE
We are AT THE BON TON Everyone
selling , knows of
every f the swell
- trimmed , styles and .
hat in values
J .'onr store i '; - at the
. at reduced. ji BON TON.
prices." ! I . You must
. Our - buy your
prices will ! winter hat so
. . astonish 1 ! . take this
".-you. ; opportunity
Positively ' and look
the j over our
lowest line,
ever : You can't
quoted n afford to
' in ' . overlook this
4slcf ia. . yi, . - ' "' -yj Big . Sale.;;::: ':
My- :'MRS.'GE0SGIA::fPENraNGT0IJ:;:: '&W
483 Bond Street, Astoria, Ore.
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