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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1907)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1907. THE MORNING ASTJOKIAN, 7 STOMA, OREGON. 5 Lookers-Around Are Always Welcome Here We hava tin mot eompleta Una of holiday good tvar offered In this ty. V ir not afraid to have our stock lilipeelod. You may depend upon any tiling wa tell you. Conn in and look. ROSS, H1GGINS & CO The Leading Grosses m w or he i Hat Atpiiatlona Herman Nclndorf, a native of Cor many, yentenlay flU-d Ida declaration of Intuition to become an American cltUeu with County Clerk Clinton. OH on a Hunt Clark Loughery, Jack Juhnwut and Frank Cook, all d1y 'md, with bag and dogt and all the appurtenances of up-to-date hunter, It-It up lat evening for gcapooae, for a weck't outliii( in the woodt and tli limit of their live. Nearby Levitt County Cl.-rk (Huton yetc rday received formal uotlte from the town authority of Naur Aitorit, that they had made a Ittvy of three mll), for municipal pur pott. Jtoad DUtrK No 12 (Vepi), alo advised hiui of a ten mill levy In that particular belief. Weather Conditions Tha warmrat day in November occur rad on tha Hth, whan tha thermometer reglMcied OU degecc. tlio coldcH day Mnjj tlm 27lh, , when only 40 degree warn rendered. Tha total downfall of rain for ttia month wat 5.AS Inches. Engstrom-Hanaen Mi. Amanda K. Itanten became thf hrlda of John Kngtroin Tuesday even liiK at tha parsonage of tha First Lutb aran Church, the Hav. (5taf E. KyJ ipiUt ollVlating. The young people will make thalr home on the groom's rane'i at Blind Slough after a few daye1 viait to Attoria. A Chimney Blare At a quartar aat 1 o'alock yeiteiday afternoon an alarm of Are waa turned in from I'nlontown, to which three of the department atallona responded swiftly, but toon returned to their houaee. the fire lielng but a tmnll chimney blaze in one of tho thousand amall hornet out that way. Tha Raft Broke Up It waa reported on the etreeta yet tentay aftarnoon that a large raft of log belonging to the Tongue Point Lumlieriiig Cmpany, had broken up at the boom there and wa adrift along the Point shore.! The water waa very rough all day up that way, and wat no doubt reponililo for the accident. Will Despatch the Lada- Cuunly Judge C. J. Trenchant bat made np' Ida mind to despatch the tw) boys rwntly complained of In I'1 court, of certain offenaea, Kdgar flmitli and Kara Illdwall to tlie Ileform K. I100I at Xalein. and will make the order in the .ae aometlme today, afU-r the rwird-ln Ihe eate ehalt have ten subterlbcd by the wUnct and transcribed for proper filing hare, an.l there. Law Strictly Enforced Although large run of eilvertldet Is In progress at Nhoalwater Hay an I (iray'a Harbor, the law la tlrietly, en forced during the present doaat teaton, I ttia rajKiit brought by I.. C. llurton, deputy flh commissioner of tho State ol Washington. Mr. Burton elo rcporU that the raiineriet at thone Juaaa did well during the fall areaon. ' Worki Both Waya- Tha furniture houe of Chaa. H. noil born & Company Intend to keep pace with the expanding limit of legal holi day! and have entended tha benefit of their one-ftfth-off tale through the month of December, in order that the real holiday buyer may have the ad rantage of the bargain!. Will Bold Sale The ledlee of the KirH MfthodUt Chim-h will hoLl thalr annual wile of "am-y arth-la. dolla, at., ami .will give i anpper lu-lhe hn-ture riKm of the cliurih. Thuretlay, Daaember 5, at 5:00 p. m. Up To New Year"! Day- Slnca the Governor Intenda to continu the "legal holldayi" till the dawn of the New Year, Charlei IL TIeilborn & Company Intend to keep their diacounl tchedulei going for that time, in order to make it feasible for Chriatmat ahop pert to get tha benefit. Morning Attorian, 00 cenU per month delivered by carrier. They Extend the Benefit So long at the people and the Gover nor Intend to applv, the "legal holiday" rule for the balance of December, Chat. H. Ilellborn & Company, wll extend the 20 per cent diacount aale of furniture, for the aame length of tlmej thererore the buyert of Chrlatmaa thingt in their line, will meet with the tame valuable conception. Notice to the Public:! On ana after Dec 1st, 1907, all charge accounts will be dis continued and pur. chases made at this store will be strictly on a CASH basis H.IR.Hoefler Some very fancy Clatsop county apples on display $1.25 per box. , . Call and make your selection. . . Also some very good apples at 76 cents per box. Scholfield Mattson & Co. &odd, 112 and J20 Twelfth St. m Phone 1181 , ?June931 For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto Johnson Phonograph Co, P.rlore Stoond Floor over oholflald A Mattaon Co. BUSINESS OF COUNTY COURT ' DECEMBER SESSION OPENED YES TERDAY URGENT MATTERS ARE TAKEN UP AND DISPOSED OF BY TlfE COMMISSIONERS. The Ounty Court of Clatnop county met in called ae.alon yvMffuy morning for llm purpimo of auditing the aitcum I itt imI clitliiu afiiit the county and ordering the luan-e of wamuite in be Imlf of nu ll n wi-iV approved. 1'hf uio.t of the dny wne nic.' in tlii work which, I.)' riii iii of the holiday, had grown to a point of nwWHy and ex-pedii-iic-y that Xoi'boJki longer delay. AH nmnlii-n of the court were prt-M-nt, Hon. C. J. Treni-hard, -presiding, and Commit aionei. Wiliium I jt r im und John Krye, flunking him on the Ik-ik-Ii. with County Clerk Clinton in charge! of the book and piipi-m. After dixponiiig of thl" pliniH) f iluty, the court Informally con HiiliTc.t tlm varioua roud matter that tieU-d ttcniiniiig mid while it made no oiilcr, Ih( limited to them interettal the character of euc-h ordera when the day or relae mid opmtion ahould roll round. The con it 1n went into the m'-ritt of the M'Veml bide for the furninhing ol the new. court houw, aud after long and en ri-ful iiiiiiiry nd dlw-iiKioii, Ji-cidwl thtt when it came time to enter into a contract in thit behalf with all tha formality uttu-hlng to to important an item of public expenditure, that the bid of the Van Dora Iron Worka, of Seattle, in the mini of $.),&1I3.0), wouldl be an-ept-ed, and the ii.ii-ful biddcra will be ao not I lied in order that the worlc of (f'-t-i'ng up the Mipplipn may go forward without any interval of waiting on tlic legal holldaya. Thin bid waa in exece of tliat-of the Art Mctul Count ruction Coiiipmiy. of whii-li wncern Giant t I'riiillioiiniip, of l'orthuid, are the arnla. by oome tlMHJ but the court felt jimti fled in waiving tlie diference in coet. in favor of the .lrmoiitraUxl in"ercnce in favor of the nmtcriaU to be uaed by I He micrcMiful bidding company;, it be ing plain that the county would be lately the gainer by the choice made. The court will be in tension today. Forettert Elect Officer Court Attoria, Forcatera of America held their annual election Unit evening an J elected the following oflicera: Vhief ranger, .1. I'cderoon; tub chief ranker, E. U. Winter; treamirer, F. P. Jjeiucn wela'rj llnancial ccretary, O. E. Foster; recording tecretary, Q, K Dyer; tcnior woodward. IL Itrownell; junior wood ward, L. A. Minard; senior beadle, (i. A. 01wn( junior beaiUo, G. X. Minard, lecturer, .L li. lU'ilnan; tills tec, oiU' year, K. Gearlwrt; trustee, three yean, II. Ncheel, After the election a aocial waa held. Court Attoria i in a very pro)cr)u condition both numerically and llnancially and oilers to ita members a gHKl protection in caw of ticknemi or disability. It it composed of 200 of Atoria'a mot prominent young men. Slept we to be taken after January 1st to induce every young man in the citj to liecome me mbert and if results are to lie measured by the good of the mem hcr there will be no doubt of their miceeta. Pleated With Astoria Two of the Alliance's passengers, Met rs: J. II. Culluhan, of Battle Creek, Michigan, and W. P. Richardson, of 1'luH'irix; Ai)iia,- both htwyci'4 iiiul ImiIIi men of travel and experience, and critically observant withal, are ttill sojourning iu tho Citj-by-the-Sea aimply beeauae they have become iutcrested in it and ita people. They ore remotely cpiirated iu ao -far aa their liomet aud predilections are concerned, but they arc a unit on the well warranted prospects for Astoria at a aeaport and ntilway terminal for trunscontinental business and the general uplift due her by rea son' of her magnificent location. They are taking iu all point of interest in nnd Out of the city, and spent the day ycsterdkiy ou. ihe West Side, looking up Warrenton, and Fort Stevens, and re turned delighted with all they saw over there. ' It ia hoped thoir predisposition in favor of Astoria will result in her securing some tangible mniiifetation in that line, notably the decision- to cast their personal lots with the Astoriaus for the futuro, whereby the city would bo a distinct gainer as well as themselves. Three Conveyances Aside ifrom the multitude of other in struments filed for record with County Clerk Clinton yesterday there were three conveyances sent in: Jasper Hovgaard to the Keystone Lumber Company, for land in sections 32 and) 29, 4-9 west, consideration, $3000; W. C Smith and wife to F. W. Garatang, lots 7 and 8, block 19, The Plaza, consideration $500; and V. K. Smith et ol to Cecil Lewis et al, lots 8 and 10, block 11, Shively'a As toria, consideration, $5. RAILROAD MEN HEBE YESTERDAY - One Piano Ticket with Each $5.00 Safe to Wise Customers GEN. MGR. H. C. NUTT AND GEN. SUPT.F.3, FORREST OF PORTLAND & SEATTLE SYSTEM WILL VISIT ASTORIA ON BUSINESS. The apeelal car of General Manager H. C. Xult, of the Portland 4 Seattle Hallway Company, wa attached to the noon express on the Attoria & Colum bia Itiver road yesterday, and that gentleman, accompanied by Mr, F. H Forrest, the new general superintendent of the P. 4 8. eyntcm, wae aboard, and making a run over the lines of the com pany in order to acquaint Jfr. Forrest with the properties and bearing of the eytem. They went over the west tide line a far at Seaside and Fort Stevent. and returned to the city last evening in time to connect with the 6:10 train up to Portland, and were accompanied over the Clatsop end of tho road by General Paaaenger Agent Ralph Jenkins, of the A. & C. line and by Superintendent John MiGuire, Of the tame department. General Manager Nutt and party wer met by Mayor Herman Wise and Secre tary John IL Vbtte of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, and these gentle men mode urgent demand that Mcsnrs. N'utt and Forreat should be among the guett at tha forthcoming dinner of tha Chamber here on the 18th of the present month, which invitations were cordially accepted by both, and nothing preventing they will be on hand at that tiro to take part in the interesting dis cussion pending on tlie matter of the seawall and other related issue of the hour. General Manager Kutt informed a re porter of the Attorian 'ast evening that he hadf but jut received the report of the engineer her on the aeawall propo sition and that he would give it hit in stant attention at toon as he reached bis oII'm-c, and would probably bring, or tend the company1! engineer down here for a conference as toon as possible. J fortune tellihgfc ifcots of fun, Tiny Tads will Tell you onc WOU ARE GOING TO GET A WARM COA" May Attend Dinner Mayor Wi-e and Manager Vhyte o'. the Astoria Chamber of Commerce ex tenilxl General Manager Nutt of tha N'orthern Pacific and Mr. Forrest the newr general tuperintei.dent for the Portland & Seattle Railroad Company aa invitation -to attend .the -Chamber 0; Commerce dinner to be given on or about the 18th. Both of th officials ac cepted and unlet aomething entirely unforeseen comet up they will- be in attendance for the purpose of getting better acquainted with Astoria people JMr. Kutt will if possible at that time bring an engineer to Astoria to iook over the plant for the seawall and confer with Mi. Uegardt on this import ant question. Sir. Xutt and Mr. Forrest took a trip to Ft. Stevens ami Seaside in order that Mr. Forrest miht see the road over which in the future he will have juris diction, as the Astoria & Columbia Itiver Railroad from this time on will lie pivsided qver by Mr. Forrest as gen eral superintendent, according to the published announcements of President Utj. Fell Thirty Feet Yesterday morning while the Pacific Telephone squad was at work at the corner of Seventh and Commercial streets, "a can, weighing about four pounds while it was in use up on the wires, but which weighed exactly 34 pounds when it atruck the head of one of the .workmen oelow, gaining a pound a foot for the distance it fell, came crashing down on the cranium of Mr. C. CostenlorJtr, cutting his scalp open for about three inches and disqualifying him for any further work fyr the day. He vraa taken at once to Ir Henderson who soon had the ugly wound in comfortable shape and the nrtmuii will be back on tho job today or tomorrow. v Here For Business N. W. Bowers, tlie well known owner of the beautiful "Sunset" tract at Clat sop has arrived back in Astoria'1 after several months spent at his Idaho home at Meridian, ami intends to stay with his scheme of development for the Sun set Beach property and the building of the twin hotels he ha projected there until they are finished. His daughter, Miss Eva L. Bowers came down from the mountain country with him and she will remain heue aud attend school, until the balance of the family shall arrive Inter on. Will Hold Sale Tho todies wf tire First Methodist Church will hold their annual sale of fancy articles, dolls, etc., and will give a supper in ' the lecture room of the church,' Thursday, December 5, at 4:00 p. 111. ' ; ' ; Temperance Ladies ' The Women's Christian Temperance I'niorr iwdll meet at their rooms today at tho usual hour. 1 m m . 4 BIWTl s i VS. v S2f fiw a i.irr f oat MSvaBY TINY TAOS CO.. 1st. You can't play ball " ' Without a Sea Wall - 2rd. You can't look 'foolish'' In a "Wise" Suit 3rd, If you want us to tell you more You must call at our store, ) : Herman Wise The Clothier, Who Makes Astoria Famous, THE CITY DADS I SESSION C0UHCIL MAKES TAX LEVY OF 17 HILLS OS- VALUATION OTHER BUSINESS REFERRED TO COM MITTEES. : The City Council met in special session last night, the city attorney! having given his opinion that the city fathers could make the tax levy and elect a successor to Councilman Lebeck who has resigned. Whn the roll was called) all were present except Councilman Logan, who came in later, stating that he had been at a dinner party, and was there to do business, if any could be done. On ac count of the legal holidays the council was unable to take decisive action on any matters other than the tax levy and quite a number of petition and remonstrances were referred to th proper committees. The different committees of the council presented no reports for the rea son that any report 'hey might make couldf not be acted upon. (Among the petitions presented to the council were six applications for liuuor licenses from August Byzny, Wm. Bock, Chas. Bertlcson, Aug. Uantio, Wirkkala & Tiinsita and P. H. Peterson. These petitions .were referred to tne committee on health and police. ; v A petition was received from H. M. Lornsten ami 7l others asking theouq cil to pay no attention to the cry of "hard times" but to -proceed with city improvements as usual. This matter was referred to the committee on streets and public ways.. ;- A protest was presented against the issuance of a license tor a saloon on the corner of Ninth and Commercial streets, signej by 15 neighbors which was refer red to the committee ; on health and police. A petition signed by 100 citizens was read, asking that the council elect Os wald Gustofsen as a. successor to the retiring councilman, Leauder Lebeck. Xo action waa taken on the communica tion. " It .was at this point that Councilman Logan entered, and was greeted by his, confreres with applause, his appearance' making a complete council. Wen Coun cilman Logan was told of the petition asking the council not to pay any atten tion to the cry of "hard times" he arose and addressing the mayor and, through him, the council made a speech that aroused, the enthusiasm of his fellow councilmen, and those on the back seats. He said that there were no hard times in Astoria and there were not going to be, a sentiment that was echoed by all the members of the council and the mayor." Dr. Mohn asked iop a month's leave of absence and the only action that could ' be taken was to refer the petition to the committee on health aoA police. The resignation of Leander Lebeck aa councilman was read and accepted, s unanimous vote of thanks being ten- A dered to Mr. Lebeck for hit good serv ices as councilman- A short recess waa taken to allow the committee on ways and meant to prepare a report on the tax levy and on the reconvening of the council the following report waa read: 'a Astoria, Ore, Dec 4, 1907. To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Attoria. Gentlemen: AVe, your committee on ways and means of the common council, hereby make the following estimate of the receipts and expehiMturea of the City of Astoria for the year 1908 towit: Taxation based upon a 17 mill levy and a valuation Of $2,080,618. One-half of 1 mill tat for library purposes . .$.1,040.30 One-half of 1 mill tax for ' public pai'k purposes 1,040.31 Fines and forfeitures (esti mated) J........', 1,800.00 Saloon licenses (estimated).... 19,900.00 Sundry licenses (estimated) ... ' 4,400.00 ; 'Disbursements. Auditor and police judge and experts 2,000.00 City treasurer 1,080.00 Superintendent of streets..... 1,140.00 City attorney 1,330.00 Janitor .: ".' 900.00 City Pound .'. .' 200.00 Police department 9,000.00 fire department .;. 12,160.00 City lights.... V 5.400. Elections . ;.;....... 800.0ft City cemetery .. 600.00 Public property .......) 3,000.00 City surveyor. ; 2,400.00 City printing t., L500.00 Bond interest ...1 12.500.00 Public library , ......i .. 1,010.00 Health department ......... 850.00 City park 1,010.00 Salary Mayor and Councilmen 1,000.00 Litigation . ..1...... 600.00 Miscellaneous . . . .1 3,000.00 Street repair 3,000.00 ) Total ......... ....$64,630.00 On the. reading of the report a mo tion to adopt same was carried. The council then-adjourned to meet on Monday, December 15th, which it i hoped will he a regular session. For Thirty Days More Chas. H. Heilborn & Company iwill fall In line with the extension of the "holi days" so far as their 20 per cent dis count sale is concerned, and the big ad vantage will belong to the, Christmas shoppers as well as to the ordinary buyer. The Astorian, 60 cents monthly.