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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOMAN. T STOMA, OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14- i COME TO OUR V January CleaH-np Sale V And bave Money. ( JALOFF'S "Thc'Stylc Store" 537 V Commercial Street WATERFRONT I TEMS The Arabia From Hakodate Ar rives on Sunday. GOOD MOVEMENT IN HARBOR Steamers Roanoke, Breakwater, Johan Poulaen, "Washington and Schooner Mabel Gale Arrive in Strahord, Sena tor, Valivia and Nome City Out. 00000 00000 0 0 0 DORS BY DEEDS, 0 0 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A. J. Hill and wife to F. N. Pres ton, lota 6 and 7, block 3, Spikanon. $10 A. J. Hill and wife to E. T. Pres ton, one acre in section 21, T. 8 N., It. 10 TO 10 'Winnie Hill and husband to F. N. Preston, one acre in sectional, T. 8 N, E. 10 W... 10 Christiansen 4, Co. to Enno Win fcebach and AJolph Cook, 4 acres in lot 13, sec 11. T. 8 N, R. 9 W. 226 Adolph Cook to Ennor .Winke bach, interest in same property.... 1 John J. Intila and wife to John J. Salin, BE. 1-4 of SE. 1-4, west of Gnat Creek in section 10, T. 8 N, E. 7 WL; 40 acres... . 100 J. 0. Walker and wife to A. H. McDonald. 63-100 of an acre in Clatsop comity 300 Frank Patton and wife to Anton MacKlin. lota 7 and 8, block 3, Robb'e addition to Astoria 300 V, A. Sheltoa and wife to Wil helm Beck Sr, lot 1, block 147, McClures... .. 230 The New Gymnasium. Prof. Viggo Von Holatein Bathlou, has leased the old candy factory former ly owned by the Eastern Candy Co, on the corner of Twelfth and Duane ave ue, and will make interior alterations necessary for the installation of a mod ern gymnasium, complete with shower baths, etc. The gymnasium will be open ed on January 15th and charter mem bers will be admitted at a initiation fee of $2 with monthly dues of 81. Already a membership of 90 has been secured. 1 12-3t. Lightship TCo. 50, now under repairs at the buoy station at Tongue Point ia being fitted with a sub marine tele phone, in all respect like the one re cently installed on the lighthouse ten der Columbine, and by the same expert, Percy A. Richards, who represents the -Sub-Marine Signal Company, of Arling ton. Mass.; and a soon as the steam ship Rose City arrives ia port on the Potrland, Astoria and San Francisco service, he will put the same splendid equipment on her. Her initial voyage has been indefinitely postponed for some reason. Report from the mouth of the river yesterday showed that at 8 a. m. the wind was blowing from the east, 24 miles an hour, a light rain was tailing, and the bar waa moderate and thick. No change was noted in conditions until 4 p. ni, when the wind had shifted to pie southwest, and the velocity had fall en to 12 miles an hour. A light rain was still falling and the same bar conditions prevailed. The steamer Breakwater arrived in from Coos Bay yesterday at 9:30 a. m. and left up at 11:15. The barge Capistrano is ready to go up to Portland, a tug having been en gaged for the purpose of towing her. She will have machinery put in her, and will make a fine steam schooner. The steam schooner Johan Poulsen ar rived in at 9 a. m. yesterday and pro ceeded up the river to load lumber. 33rd Annual Clearance Sale Extraordinary Bargains in all lines of House furnishing . Goods. Twenty per Cent. Discount on All Goods. r" 1 lm- w-wr "wr;; jj m ' Parlor and library Tables In golden oak, birdseye maple, ma hogany, fumed and weathered oak, at special sale prices. ladies' Desk in fumed, weather ed and Golden Oak, also birdseye maple. Twenty per cent discount. We are offering as special in ducement, one-third off on all mahogany furniture, including bedroom suits, cbeval minora, chairs and tables. Wi have over 150 patterns fa large size rugs,, sizes, ranging from 0 ft. by 9 ft. to 12 ft. by 15 ft. We can give you a rug to fit any size room. Prices reduced. Thirty-threeYears in Astoria MtSSW " ft- . iG r -ili!.i 1 csiauusueu in 1875. The British steamer Strathord loaded with lumber for Port Writ passed out to tea at 8:30 yesterday morning. The French bark Martha Roux came down the river, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She ia grain laden for Europe. The British ship Claokniananshire, grain and flour laden fur the United Kingdom, ia due at any time from Port' land having left there yesterday morn ing. , The Roanoke reached her dock here at 3:30 p. m. yesterday after an uu eventful trip. She left up at 4:13 hav lug little for Astoria. A wireless mes sage was received at the Callentler dock about 10 o'clock in the morning reading as follows: Twenty miles north of Ya quina bay; will be In at 3 o'clock. "DUNHAM." It was not thought that the Roanoke could reach here at the time mentioned in the message, but she reached here within 30 minute of it, and If she had not entered a fog which compelled her to slacken speed, Captain Dunham would have had the laugh on the un believers. He evidently knew what he was seudmg when the aerial electric waves were started. The French bark Bayard left up for Portland, at noon yesterday, in tow of the Oklaliama. The steamer Senator left here yester day morning for San Francisco with a good cargo and passenger list. The British steamer Valdlvla, loaded with lumber for San Francisco, passed out yesterday. The steam schooner J. B. Stetson ar rived in yesterday at 8:40 a. m., and proceeded to the Tongue Point Mills to load lumber. It is reported that a company has been organized to place a new steamer on the route between Astoria and probably Vaquina Bay. It Is Intended to con struct a steamer 100 feet long and 20 foot beam, that will carry 100 tons when drawing but eight feet of water. She will be equipped with condensing engines and twin screws, and burn oil or other fuel, as may be desired. Arrangements have been already made lof the con struction and the vessel is expected to be ready to start in June. She will run to Nchalem, Tillamook, Nestucce, Alsea and probably Yaquina. The names of the members of the company have not been made public, and probably some stock may be taken In this city. The steam schooner Washington ar rived from San Francisco on Sunday at 10:30 a. 111. to load lumber. The steamer Nome City sailed yester day for San Francisco and San Pedro. The schooner Mabel Gale arrived in from San Francisco, on Sunday at 9:15 a. m. The steamer Northland left San Fran cisco for Portland on Saturday night and is due at this port. The Bteam schooner St. Helens arrived at San Francisco, from Portland yester day, The Alliance is due to leave here this morning for Coos Bay. The Armeria returned to port, Sun day evening, after successfully placing buoys at the entrance of the river. A gas buoy was set to mark the station of b'ghtship 60 and a whisfiing buoy was placed instead of the former one which had become inoperative. The French bark Ville de Dijon ar rived from Antwerp, on Sunday, at 10 o'clock. She carries a cargo of cement She put into Havre for repairs caused by a collision with a large steamer soon after leaving Antwerp. Cood weather was experienced until off Cape Horn, when she ran into severe storms. She lost two of her crew on the way, one by accident and the other from natural causes. J. Dennis was the victim of an accident having fallen from aloft, dying six hours later. M. Porter was the name of the seaman dying from natural causes. The vessels has been beating around outside since December 29 when the strong gales blew her off shore and she has been as far as Destruction Island in her beating. Little damage was done the vessel, A The Arabia, which has been looked for several days, arrived in Sunday fore noon, from Hukodate. She experienced one of the Toughest passages in her his tory. When she was 8 days out she became helpless owing to hep steering gear breaking during the height of 1 hurricane. For four hours she lay floun dering in the troughs of the sea, and just at midnight of New Year's eve she was again gotten under way. Several of her crew were severely, bruised by be Ing dashed about, but so bones were broken. ' k 8 . lip Absolutely Pure Tho only bsklng powder msdo with Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar tlo Alo.IIo Una Fhosphab 3 Patronize HOME Industry and buy a box of choice Clatsop County Apples We have Fifty Boxes, selling from 75c. to $1.25 the box i Good Cooking Butter 60c the Roll. Acme Grocery Co, The Up-to-Date Grocers. 511 COMMERCIAL ST. PHOHI Ml CITY ATTORNEY RE PORTS CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS ON THE RESULT AND PRESENT STATUS OF AIL SUITS INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST THE CITY FOR 1907. City Attorney diaries II. Abercrombie reports to the common council the re sult and present status of all suits in stituted by, or against the city during 1W)7, and the probable result of those now standing. Acme Grocery & Dairy Co, vs. City of Astoria was instituted for the pur pose of testing the validity of the amendments to the charter adopted in lltoo and of determining whether or not the city had' the power to adopt a method of procedure by which the pro posed amendments could be placed be fore the people to lie voted on. This case was taken to the supreme court of the State of Oregon where it was decided in favor of the city. The principal value of the opinion was, and is .that it determined the question in the affirmative as to whether or not the city equld devise its own method of procedure, instead of waiting for the legislature, eto. The case of Henry JLukkala and John Wuoplo vs. City of Astoria for some extra work performed by plaintiffs while improving Alameda avenue to deter mine the liability of the city. The case is still before the circuit court on a demurrer to the complaint. The City vs. 0. Wl Cottam was one started in the police court on arrest of defendant, for soliciting orders for goods manufactured outside of the state, The defendant pleaded guilty and ap pealed to the circuit court, where it is now pending, contending that the ordi nance for violation of which he was ar rested viz. 325S was void on the ground that it attempted to regulate and re strain interstate commerce, The eon tentlon of defence Mr. Abercrombie be lieves to be correct. There are several other cases appealed from the police court but the issue In volved is not important and will not affect any ordinance or provision of the charter of the city. . Mr. Abercrombie calls attention to the many old and delapidated and worthless structures that adorn our streets, and which are a menace and danger to the community. Section 7 of ordinance 1009 gives the committee on fire and water, and the chief engineer of the fire de partment the power to have such build ings destroyed, ad some action on the part of the committee might go a long way towards beautifying the city, and creating room and opportunity and rea son for building many more and better buildings. Us Emily Thatcher, of Salem, Ore is visiting her listen Mrs. J. By an, of this uity, and will remain a few day. V. A Gray. n of Capt A. L. Gray, left up on the Lurliua last night,, for WWltnnd. Capt. A. L. Gray, of the steamer Daniel Kern, returned from Vancouver 00 the steamer Lurline yesterday afternoon. NEW TO-DAY New Grocery Store, Try our own mixture of ooffse the J. P. B, Fmh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers, phone Main 128L The Commercial. The Commercial, Commercial street, near Eleventh, as everyone knows, ia one of the moat popular resorts la As toria. Droo In at anv time and aaa the class of people who patronise this popu lar puce and 70a will be setisned that, in entertaining a gentleman mend, you have found the rlsrbt nlace. A nlaaunt game of billiards, a little refreshment, and a quiet talk helps to past a pleasant evening. Columbia and Victor sreDhoDhonu and latest records at 4J4 Commercial street, a. r. vjnu. tf. Oliver typewriters and automatle stenographers at A. R. Oyrua, 434 Commercial street. tt Palace Restaurant. A successful year has just oloeed for the Palace Restaurant and' new year opens. This yeafwUii to'tioubt, be as luooesef ul for this popular restaurant as the past If not more so. The manner of treating the guest panned there oen not but tend to bold the trade anil bring those who bare never beard of the Palace. . ' ro SPICES, ".'.cf) DAinnOPGYfDEft. Fu:7cn:;;3EXTiACTS AfcfohftPurBy, Riwarflwor, Crt&M Srrer$h, fcwmlt Priwi CLOSSETGDEYERS PORTLAND ORC00N. 4 C' tH).icS i Iallal4tn.l lbjl B,t w .trtettfr. ' Fmut, 1'MtMiiHi, tTttrHEEMNSClffMHIIlOO. PllttlNMTI,0,f"J j if MENMDWOMEll Um Blf for unnatural din lnriiMMnll.nitintliin., Irrlutloui or ulceration A muouus UKUibritiiai. , P.lnlmi, mil nut Mtrlp (iit or Kiinui. old bj UrngtrlslS. r Mnt In plain wr!pH tif ainrnM, liiPll, trt SI M), irSbutllmSS .. CircuUi suit INS MMMS