SATURDAY, JANUARY
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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
Our twenty years experience, our up-to-date
equipment and immense stock of
GROCERIES. FRESH MEATS,
FUUJTH AND VEGETABLES,
01 UNAWARE, ETC.
HAY AND MILL FEED
arc at yonr service for 1908.
ROSS, H1GGINS & CO.
The Leading Orofm
W TILES llf 1 1'
Marriage License
(Kwar mU end Kiinim ,1'cltomlml.
both of Clatsop county, wr the recip
ient of document permitting them to
wed, from the county clerk yesterday.
A Good Company
The "Are You deity Company" which
made yrxat lilt III l'tn-t luint, the u-t
week, ftra Iwoked t tli Astoria Tlifn-
tr for tomorrow nljjht.
Adminiatritor Appointed
Th petition of I). J. Insulin to lie ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
hi late on, Melville Spencer InjalU.
wa .favorably acted upon by Judge
Trenchard yesterday tt ml )tittr of ad
ministration went ordered issued.
Initalling Oil Burner
A. It. Church, who ha Installed many
oil burner In this section, mid thnouiiii
out the state, In in Atil. Ills men
r now enj;njt,I in lilting out the Julia
II. with an oil liiinilnj- apparatu. Sev
oral other outfit ill le plaivd ty Mr.
Church later.
Tunnel Work Progretaing
AWrk on the tunnel of the Ilwaco
H. It Co.. on the north shore, ia pro
greying finely, Yesterday morning, day
light wa reached in the lore. A per
foration having bwn made. Work will
lie steadily prueeeded with and will W
completed liy spring.
Would Lay Railt-
K. A. Ordlng, the contractor, who l
Improving Irving avenue, baa filed a
petition with Auditor Anderson aking
the Council fop permUition to lay rail
temporarily on Irving avenue between
Fourteenth and Klghtcenth trets, for
the purnft of moving dirt in the im
provement of the street.
New Boy Arrive
Dr. te report! the arrival of a now
on at the home of John 01n, I (KM
lluane utrcct about 6 o'clock lust evening.
Entertainment Postponed
Owing to the tllnes of Chiiplalti
Kllofson, of the rleiimen' institute, the
iitcrlaiuiiieiit which wa to have heen
glvi-n tonight liu. lHn postponed. Due
notice will hi. given of the date on
.illicit it w ill I held.
For Order of Sale
Tho guanllan 0f Willie and ilu.cl
(hrlsterisen, minora, ha patitioiiej the
county court fur an order of alc of real
etale, ami Monday, January 2"th was
set for hearing objection to ltiing the
order, from the minor and their heir.
Funeral Service
The funeral service over the leiimiui
of Uie lute ('aptiiin Jnmea K. Campbell
will be conducted jointly under the
aimpiwa of Astoria Idg, No. ISO, 11.
I. (I, K. and Amur Lodge No. 0. K. of 1'.
in Old Fellow' hull, on Sunday after
iioou at 1 o'clock. Interment will be
had in the Knight of Pythia plat at
the tirrriiwoud teeiutery.
Council Special $eion
A call tin lern iued by Muuie Wise
i'or a special session of the Council to
I held on Monday, January 0, at 12
o'clock noun. The session i for the pur-
po.e of adopting a resolution fixing the
lime for bidding the regular meeting
during the year. The resolution will
undoubtedly fix Monday evening ut V.'M)
o'clock a the flrt regular mcetiiig of
NEW APPOINTMENTS
ARE MADE
COUNTY COURT NAMES R0ADMAS
TER, OVERSEER OF POOR, JUS
TICE OF PEACE F0 SEASIDE
AND BRIDGE KEEPERS.
The county court held a long clon
aln yesterday all of the member be-
WATER COMMISSION
MEETING
REGULAR SESSION OF THE BOARD
TRANSACTS ROUTINE BUSINESS
-REPORTS READ AND BILLS
, ALLOWED.
The regular session of the wuter com-
inliou met ut their room in the City
iug present. The -oiitrarl for furnl-; Hull lust evening all the member be-
tore, and vault for tho niw court house, ing present except Jr. .Samuel Elmore,
which were recently let, were approved, j who is confined to 1il borne with a e
The mutter of purchasing a rock cruh-! vm! ttaek of the giippe. The elon
er wa taken up, and It wn decldcl ' ,lort on! not,,ir, '"'t routine
t nrir . v,. i -.i .i . i M"g transacted. Hie minute
. , ' ' f the previous regular lewion and of
from Ue.ll Co., of Portland. Thectjtlie npfM mnUm WM ap.
ol the muclilnc will 1 (17;0, in Chi- proved. The clerk report for Decern-
cago. and It will Im delivered in 00 day, showed the total amount of businea
Mr. Joseph llrown was awarded con-
Ttkeo 111
Jean Hunting, who has been under the
weather for the pant .few day, wa eom
polled to go to hi home yesterday. lie
1 differing from an attack of la grippe,
and it I hoped that hi Indisposition
will lat but ft few day. During his
absence Frank ,Onrn will aaume hi
duties a driver of Chemical No. 1.
Grand Smoker
"Will be given by the different unions
of thl elty, Tuesday evening, January
Ttli, at 8 p. m., in the aid Fellows'
building In honor of the Oregon State
Federation. All are cordially invited.
I-4-3U
Fined For Trespawing
Sum Xego and C. Xego, two Jnp,
were before Judge Goodman ye4eidny
charged with trenpaasing. J. J. Kinney
was the complainant, and charged the
defendant with trespassing on his duck
feeding lake, which wa fence,! In. The
Judge lined the culprit $10 and cost
each but their attorney, fl. 0. Fulton,
asked that the fine be placed at an
amount that would allow an appeal,
and he wa accommodated by the fine
being placed ut $20 and cost.
You Don't Need to Send to Portlani
0. H. Orkwltc 137 Tenth (treat. eJ
cover your umbrella juat a good u
they can any place on the northwet
coast
Sweets
Confectionery and Ice Cream
Parlors.
is the best and most reliable
place to buy your Christmas
Novelties and Candies.
Strictly Fresh
Ranch Eggs
2 Dozen 5c
Scholfield filattson & Go.
GOOD
GOODS
112 and 120 Twelfth St.
Phone 1181 Phone 931
for Ui month of Jfccember to have been
1.. tli a 1 1"flAO '! 1 I. . t
tract for meal, for the county prison- " " T' ' lu,B'ca"D
.... .... iimi iop me same period were
er-, , being the only bidder, lhe T,l0 tnmnft 4atemfnt for
prue pr meal agreed upon 1. 20 cent. lht month endin)f
7 VZ a ; , , r . . huknce on Uni in the ?cnerttl fund of
I r " in?" , V Z MM- The report of asltant
adults $117.1, children W.75. The eon- fornif(UllHn(. the month w reaJ
ac, a awarueu ,o ,,e. ,.,,, on fl,fc fop
..,, ,, . p.com , ,r .urn, - lhcemer tmmnUng to 15,50.75 w or.
m " :m l"""l,r """V- 11 dered paid. Bill, for the month of De-
from J. H. Hobson L Co. The wmW t the ammmt of
price wa, I per eent per gallon, in 20 Tu, mmm,inlrallnni (nT
Hnllon lots, and the bid was accepted. th, , of nUf wm nfmfA th
Several of the present official were re- m(e committ,e anJ further buslneM
ap,M.imcu as .onows: r. J. J. ru.ton, ,, Mm Mmmhtim td-
ove raee, of the jioop t a salary of $10 mpnt WM tak,n th(J ncxt
per month; J. F. Itartoldii. road master
w ith salary of $100, with liond of $2000. Go0(j Thing
.m.i Aii.liew line a. janitor until llie The mem)ms of t)le nl,,ht force. of
new court house i finished or until the the Ast(irian (the up stair force, of
further order of the court. mr.nl nr (rfe.l n . ..,n.n,m.
tin ac(Hiin oj i ne fleam or former la.t niu tllat wai m.Ae n08
).ii-e oi .no peace, ai eaiie. m. j. ,H,e hy he Undne.s of the ladie of
iMii.h, ier wu a vacancy in mat (;atewav jM,,e of Reikah who held
olli.. Henry llrailer was appointed to iplr ilwtaiiati0n 0f officers. The brain
till the vacancy, 'with bond placed at Mtor were b hot
Mtaai. Keejers of bridge were ftp- .!,.
H.inled. as followes: Wallu-ki bridge, ,)rou ,lt (o the anctlim by a commit-
A. MeUan. salary $20 per mouth; iff (i( IadiM ..jIomC never wa like
lx!wi 4 ( lark bridge Xo. I, Lexon An- tM, IllllUfred the police editor as
derson, salary, $10 per month; Lewis fine piive of mUe melted , hjR mouth,
& Dark bridge, No. 20, X. Jones, salary .Ti)ftt.g ftee mother never made,"
$25 r mouth; Voung' Jlay bridge, chirped the marine editor, a he tmacked
Cyru Ilnrriiuan and Warrenton draw bi ethiopian liw, and ft huge sandwich
bridge, J. A. Xcal, aalary $5 per month, diggppcred n hfs capacious maw. The
All are mipisdnted except J. A. Xeal. ni.ht editor Ha-hl nothinir, neither did
The court Issued an order to the bridge ,,e g,iw WO0(J ,,e happily
keeper tni no intoxicating liquors ai tlm p0(H lhitlgt jUappeared from
shall be sold on the county premises. hig dcsk lo ft pace whpre tht,y wollJ
The court will meet again today. do tjie mo(,t good. The telegraph -edi
tor aid: "I hope '30 will never come in
The Whang Ho
' on this proposition," while the court
The Chinese war juuk Whang Ho, reporter muttered "fine." The war cor-
which was in the harbor last summer, ' respondent mumbled, as he finished hi
and which luis been exhibited at many tcnth sandwich and his fifth cup . of
point on tho coas, will make a trip to'free, "let the Jap come on we do not
New Oi lean by w ay of the Strait of j, xh0 count for Moran, or Attel
Magellan. Her first atop will lie at cither, after this, piped the sporting
Muiuitlaii and there, alio will be beached : editor,' thev would surely be ovcr-
and cleaned. Capt. M. II. Graham will j wiKilt jf they were fed like this." I
lie in command and hu will have a white eold cat block of this,' said the real
crew of eight to man the sails. Her estate editor, "and drink lots of that
bamboo masts wil bo discarded us will ncctar of the gods, good deeds bring
also bo her matting sails. The Whang their own reward." "Gee," shrieked the
I To is an interesting craft, upposed to copy hoy as he disappeared through the
im! i iu years oia, aim is ouui ot cam-: (toor w,th nn armful of cake and sand
phor wood, teak 'wood, pipe mahogany. J wiche which he had slyly swiped, "I
Singapore iron wood and Fooehow pole, ie t0 Work here." Thus things went
She was purchased i China by W. F. j on and continued until the last crumb
Milne and sailed across "the Pacilio to had been 'gathered up and the steady
San Pedro, Oil, The instruments form-'grind proceeded with. The down-stairs
erly used on the Wliang IIo, in the tor- j force will be invited to the next repast
turo of pirates, form the most interest-i
ing part of the craft. She left San Fran- Sub-Committee Works-
One Piano Number FREE with each $5.00 Purchase
by a Wise Cus.ocer.
V Money scare?
We don't care!
V Mark-down prices
r Everywhere!
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The phantom "Panic" has not ruffled us. We
are "still doing business at the same old stand."
The welfare of our business depends on the
faith of ou-xustomers, and we are kept busy as -ever
selling good clothes.
Thank you! for your favors during the past year.
Thank you! for your patronage in 1908.
Youll find good value at all times. And just
now our reduction Sales Offer Unusual Opportunities.
IB to 35 per Cent Off.
Men's and Boys' Suits. Overcoats, Hats, Underwear,
Umbrellas, Trunks, Etc,
Herman Wise
Astoria's Reliable Clothier.
DONE BY DEEDS.
I-nrs Largen to H. B. Nicholas,
certain land in T. 8 X., R. 9 W.,
D.L.C. of JohniAdair..... 1
Henry J. H. Dechmann to Mar
garet Bell, XE. 1-4 of section 28,
T. 4 N, R. 10 V.; 160 acres.. 1600
U. S. to Franziskft John, SE. 1-4
of XW. 1-4 of section 4, and S. 1-2 .
oi XB. 1-4 and the SE. 1-4 'of '
XW. of 1-4" of section 5, T. J S,
11. 9 W.; 160 acres; patent. ........
U. S. to Bruno P. John, E. 1-2
of XW. 1-4 of section 9. T. 6 N,
It. 9 W.j 80 acres; patent
U. S. Tarren to W. C. Hardie,
lota 3, 6 and 11. Hay Stack Rock
Park . . 1
JUST RECEIVED
a fresh shipment of
Lowney's Candies
Pound Boxes 50c
and up.
Boxes 15c to' $2.50
Tag'g's Parlors
483 Commercial St
cisco on Thursday.
Rebekah Installation
I The street committee on streets, that
is the sub-coiuniittce that does the work,
were at it vesterday, the scene of their
work being Bond street. They were re
Gateway Belickith Lodge, Xo. 77, I. 0.
(X F. held an installation of oflicers for moving the piles of mud which had
the ensuing term, in their lodperoom ! been gathered at a previous session. The
last evening. A very enjoyable time ! chairman of theub commitee, Dan Bel
was spent, music and social converse, j oher drove the wagon and his subordi-
interspersed with duncing, affording j n did the loading. Superintendent
much enjoyment to those present. A ' t Street Ceamey with his usual gene
For a
VICTOR OR AN EDISON
PHONOGRAPH
goto
Johnson Phonograph Co,
Parlor teoend Floor ever Boholfleld A Matt ion Co,
delicious repast was indulged and the
new offices started on their duties with
many congratulations. The following
were the oflicers installed: Belle Huden,
noble, grand; Alma Lawson, vice-grand;
May me Clinton, secretary; Rose XorJ
strom, financial secretary; A. Y. An
derson, treasurer; Betsy Enberg, war
den; Magdaline Lauridsen, conductor;
Maggio Younce, inside guardian; Lena
Smith, outside guardian; J, L. Kline,
rosity, furnished the wagon, which, by
the way, he borrowed from E. A. Gerd
ing. "Jimmy" will probably have a lapse
of memory when, the time comes to
turn the vehicle, as he needs it very
much in his business, it having a tight
closed body and can carry the semi
liquified terra flrma to a particular
point, instead of distributing it along
the streets. Judge Anderson, the ap
pointee of the subcommittee is pleased
right aupporter noble grand ; Clara P. I with tneir work out needless to state
Hobaen, left supporter noble grand; that they will cheerfully resign when
Hilma Peterson, right supportor vice tnel'" telM of service has expired.
grand; Laura Anderson, left supporter
vice grand; IJllie Lewis, chaplain.
Discount Sale .
Miss Crang, proprietress of the Art
Store, 541 Commercial street, Is holding
her regular January discount sale.
Every article In the store has been re
duced in price and a splendid opportun
ity for bargains.
Attention Knights of Pythias.
Members of Astor Lodge, No. 6. are
requested to meet in the Castle Hall at
12 o'clock, noon, Sunday, January 5th,
to attend the funeral of Sir Knight J. E.
Campbell.
THOS. B. LOUGHERY, C. C.
Attest:
A. J. C. Shreder, K. of R. & S.
l-4-2t.
A. R. Church, of Portland, is a guest ! Special Sale
of his brother, E. J. Church, engineer . On ranges, heating stovee, and rug,
on the A. & C. R. R., and will remain at L. H. Hennlngsen, 604-506 Bond street
in ths city about a week. . next door to express office.
Brown's Clean - Up
Shoe Sale
2,000 Pairs of Men's, Women's, Boys'
arid Children's High Class Shoes
to be sacrificed at less than eost. Thin
event will mark the greatest and most
merciless slaughter of shoes ever known
in Astoria. During this sale you can
have them at
25c. a pair and Up.
Chas. V Brown
The Family Shoe Man