Two Greatest Favorites
Everywhere
ChftHO and Sanborn Coffco
Choflo oiid Sanborn Tcoh
- Seldom Equalled-Ncver Excelled. '
ROSS, H1GGINS & CO
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ASTOR I A'S iATH LETES
HOLD MEETING
INTERESTING MEETINO HELD LAST
WIGHT -CONSTITUTION AND BY
LAWS ' ADOPTED COMMITTEES
APPOINTED ON SOLICITATION.
111 With Pneumonia V
Mr. Jaiuc Pmttoii i very orlouly
ill wllli pueumoul. at liwt" residence,
corner Twelfth and Dueno tmt.
Plrj of Bngin Houe t
Th building formerly occupied by
Hum Co. No. 1. on the court Iioumi
uruumlfc U bohia torn down, and In
lew day the grwindou which (t tand,
will bo cleared.
Ill At Home
U J. Triiillngcr, of the county clerk'
olUcc, w nt In hi regular pl '"
terday. being coniMild by lllne to
remain at home. It U thought tbt b
will be abul from the oflU for wveral
day.
Married 1 "
11 II. Porter, of Portland, aud Lydi
ITartfleld, of St. John, wcr married on
Mmday at 4 o'clock In tha parlor of
tho Ator Uou. lUv. Win. 8. Gilbert
'officiating. After a week in PortlanJ
Mr. and M.r. Porter will make their
horns in Astoria. .
Birthday Surprise
(1 Shaw wa the recipient of
very pleasant urprle party last night,
on the occasion of hi 84th birthday.
Ill comrade of fuelling Post. 0. A. II.,
gntlwrcd at hi reldcisc to extend their
congratulation to him and the tilii
vu nkmwintly spent, in old time talk
and inducing In aandwichea, coffee, etc
Court Houaa Accepted
A special uieotlng of the county court
wa held yesterday at which the new
court bouse wat accepted from the
contractor, " ami poeslon. taken.
Some clearing of the Interior ii noce-
aary before occupancy, but it 1 expected
that moving in will coiumenca the lat
ter part1 of thi week.
Mao Overboard ' ' '.'
Lat night, bortly after 11 o'clock,
Win. iriimble, well known in tut city,
while en route to hi home, fell from
Commercial (treat Into the water of
tha bay. Fortunately Liverpool Jack and
a number of other were in the vlcln
ity, and hearing him floundering In the
water, hurried to hi rocuo. With con;
ilderabla difficulty a rope wa placed
around him, a young man descending a
laddei for that purpote, and he wa
hauled to tlie roadway. Ho wa taken
to hi residence near by with no more
erlou remilti apparent than a 'good
soaking.
Read the Morning Astorian. . - .
Ouita III-
(io. Davld'ou, well known in Atoria,
I. Ivlnir very HI at hi reid..'iic. Kourth
mid Bond lrct. Mx. Davidsou, wlio
wi iin i.f ih. lint been III for
about a vear of general tlWullly ami
w quite low jetcrdy. Mr. ltavldwin
wa at one lima county ncra aim
tha father of Ju. and rd Dnviuoa
of Seattle, Mr. Mamie Hume and of
tr. u'..iti.i tii.hli. nf Portland. 1 he
w ? . w
latter thro ar at hi ldld.
RegUtrattofl of Voter
lU'itUtratlon U progreing mow rap
taw a the day pass. For the am
number of day' in which registration
hava Una made thi year registration
ued that of but J-ar, Mi-n the
county clerk' ollloe chnwd bwt nittlit
the total w 01'2 tlio Attorla precinct
ohuwinir 4il while the outidc precinct
liad 151 a follow i Antor No. I, 75,
Atoria No. 2. 1i Astoria No. 3. 63 j
Atoita No. 4. 71i AaUwia No. 5, 79;
.Woria No. 0, 64 1 Antoria No. 7, 60
Clifton No. i. 4; Chadaell. 4) fbilaop,
K) John Day No. 1, 2i John Day No. 2.
S: Jewt-ll. 2 1 KnapM, 3; Miarhawaka,
It Melville, 3; New Antoria. I; Olney,
Si PiiKh, li Kealde. 40 i JSvemwn. i
Vrapt-r, li Warrelilon, 43; Walhwkl, 5;
Young River, 4; KNi. 1. '
Nw of Turi Norditrom
When the uw mm received In Hi
ilty .nf the paing of a forced diaft
Ly Turie Nordnlinm. in ildcogt, it wa
nppoacd that ho waa In Kurojw, but
Inter report how that up to Decemlier
I J h wa till in thi country. He
canned the draft he received In Chicago
at New York bank and then went to
San Frani'luco. He wa in that city on
IKtcmlier 12th and in Salt Lake on
tteoemUer. 1.1th. Hi thereabout !"
that time are unknown but detective
are following up clue that they have
trained. It 1 not known -why the Lon
.Ion banker wrote rciranling "0. A.
Cole'" letter of credit but It I expected
that word will be received from them
noon and It may then be learned if he
had a confederate. The name of C. A.
(Vlo i the one he ued in hi for-
gerio.
Chocolates
tie best in the world
50c a Pound,
One Piano Number with each $5.00 SALE to HERMAN WISE
Cntomen.
HAD A PLEASANT AND INTEREST
1N0 TRIP TO CALIFORNIA SAN j
FRANCISCO IS REBUILDING VKKY
RAPIDLY.
Tha inecliiiif of the Ator!a Athletic
('lull, ut the Chamber of Commerce hall
Iiut niiihl. wa the larp!t awn.iea
liiiliciliii of tho club thu far. AUuit
ik) niemlM-r were prwnt to tranati
Home Important liuuuen, aim tw;
iitiillf.l It admirably. The committee
on donation luiv bee u hard t work
ii.l the aecretary retiorted, a reault,
Cut tlire ua nearly eWH) in igiil irom
enllei-tlon nd donation, and that the
Ivn.l ltiprcaMd to 173 to
date Ten m-v inemV-w Ij!n the roll
t ii.., m,.itinir and many more are
V ..... ...n .
iiioiiiliint. Throe committee on olli-i
t.itinn were ailwilnted a follow-. For
Commcrrial etit-W. A. Kiffner, Cha.
(iamrnul an.l Sherman Lovell; for Bond
trect-W. If. Vincent. O. B. Tracl and
A. Y. Allen. Jr.; for I'piiertown E. R
Ululr. A. L Miiiard and Otto A. Owen.
Ooive F. Judd. W. A. Kgner, J. a.
(iratkc, Cha. (Janunal and E. R. Blair
ueie elected the Board of Control, who
ill.. with the buttrtl of ofUoera act a
.itWt,ra ut the oamniwition. One of
the mot ImiHirtaiil piece of lulue
tiaiiMcte.1 wa the adoption of a con
stitution and by-law which i compfcte
in all it detail.
Tl. committee on wHTurinsr a hall re
iorted that no hall had been electea,
ua vet tliounh several were unaer con
i.eratlon. The meeting adjourned to
meet at the call of the president.
Navel Oranges
Sweet and Juicy
A large shipment jut in. Send your :
-' ' order ' and you will be pleased. Special .
price by box of half ;i
Scholfield Maitson :& Co. fs
112 ana rxu iweinn 01.
Phone 1181
Phono 931
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t Margurel A. Spcmr, administratrix
1 the tle of Herbert X. Spenoer,
who died from awidentul injuric iw-
tallied at the Wvatport Lumber txim-
pany' plant, on September 23, HH)7.
liled ajort to the county judga that
I he WestjH.it Lumber Company arreei
t,, nav the funeral expeiiite of the de
ceased, amounting to iaO. on condition
that a clear release from further Ha-
I4lity be given by the administratrix.
Tha court ordered the release given and
the amount collected.
J. E. Fcrguaon wa appointed admin
istrator, of the wparaie eoiaica oi
Walton C. Ferguaon, Fannie U. tergu
oiI and Ernest E. Ferguson, all deceas
ed. Hi bonds wcr placed at $2000 for
each estate. K Z. Ferguson, J. N. Gnf-
tin and R. T. Duvie were apiwinted
appraiser.
Patrick Lawlor, a administrator oi
the estate of Cha Gibbon, waa author
ized to ell real estate belonging to
the esUto.
F. V Dunbar was appointed adminis
trator of the estaU of ld Crosby. Hi
bond were pbiced at $100 and E. Z.
Ferguson. J. N. Griffin and T. R, Davie
were appointed appraisers. :
The final acctnint vI .H P- Noonan.
. a.lm!iiilratnr of the estate of L.
Diolemon. deceased, wa filed and it
,.o ui t, mist ixme approval of
same until a monument has been placed
over the grave, a devised by the de
ceased.
W. A. C. Pohl. administrator of the es
tate -of Alftel Anderson, deceased, ftlod
hi final account and the same waa ap
proved and confirmed.
Funeral Notice!
Judae F. J. Taylor returned to the
city jcaterday on the ateamer Senator
from a trip to California. Judge Taylor
li-ft herein December 21st for a visit
to hi family who are atopping at
ItcrU'icy a ltd wa exactly a month
alwtit. '
Wliile in California he spend hi time
in Kan Francisco, Oakland and Berk
eley and wa much interested in noting
the condition in tho cities, feinoe
the great disaster Oakland, Alameda
and Berkeley have grown wonderfully,
,nd are assuming a crowded appear
ance. Th dumand for house i o
gn-at, in tha cities on the cant tide of
the bav, that small bungalow are
hurriedly erected on par ground and
are easily rented at good price. The
cost of livini? i high, but the rapid
growth of tlie cities create a demand
that must L filled.
To one croasing on the ferry to San
Krancbvo, and lookbig up Market treet.
it appear a if the city had already
Uen rebuilt. Tlie row of large build
ing, on both ide of that thoroughfare,
present an apparently finished appear
ance. though the street have not as yet
been cleared entirely of debris, and
biiildintf material. The time since the
ftitadrophe, not quite two year, ha
been well utilized and a wonderful how
inif made. Wlien, however, one pasaes
to the section off iwrkct street tnej
mark of devastation are more appar
ent. Tha retail district wUI not be
changed, in location, though there will
no doubt be considerable business done
on Fillmore street ftr the businees
portion baa resumed it old territory.
In the norhlern part of the city many
building are being erected for real
t'ences, and Miiall line of business, and
tlie ground is being rapidly covered.
Several of the large buildings, that
were damaged by the fire, are just being
nreiiared for occupancy, while there
I are many that are still unfinished, as to
interior wik nut. m vw o
.iwisin rapidly. Strikes and scarcity
of material have tended to delay re
building but in spite of this great
rogress ha been made.
Judue Taylor thoroughly enjoyed his
visit and w9 much interested in what
he saw. He found hi family in excel
lent health and left them in that con
dition. They will remain in California
the balance of tlie winter.
llOap
Warm Underwear,
Warm Overcoats,
15 to 35 per Cent Off.
Save you from sore throat,
Save you doctor bills,
Save you from feeling sore '
Saves you money.
January Reductions are Genuine Reductions
when you trade with
Herman Wise
The Reliable Clothier and Hatter
Capt. Emerick, of " the Life-Saving
Service, who ha been in the city left
for Tillamook on the Sue II. Elmore last
night. .' -.' v'
Kenneth O'Loane, the local represen
tative of Blake. Mc-Fall Co. and B. E.
'n Voorhis, representing the Portland
Flouring mil, were passengers on the
Hue IL Elmore, bound for Tillamook
last evening.
Eugene McCornick and wife of Port
land are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gambell
in this city. Mr. McCornick is nephew
of W. H. Eakin.
G. Herb Palin, a journalist and special
correspondent of New York City, is
visiting Astoria.
The Public Library.
the NASHVILLE STUDENTS certainly
had that in mind, when he selected tha
the day w ith the entire company singing
present company. From the time tha
curtain goes up. there is always some
thing doing, either in singing their old
Southern Ballads, for which the negra
is noted, or some of the latest song of
the choru. If yon can afford only on)
show- this season, don't mis this OM
the best of all colored show.
TILLMAN OK THE WARPATH.
Greij Memorial Concert-
The Grieg memorial concert given last
evening at tlie .First rresoj tcnan
niurch for the benefit of the Seamen'
Institute, was a financial and w artistic
success, and reflected' much credit on
the managers and the artists who par
ticipated in the splendid program. It
waa & treat to music lovers who thor
oughly enjoyed it.
Dp. Knna sustained his fine reptua-
tion n all the numbers in which he ap
peared. Mr. John Allen, in her violin
solo, and in the violin, piano and cello
trio, captured the audience by her fine
playing. Tlie cello playing by Theo.
Fredcriksen wa also fine. Mrs. Chas.
Abercrombie' fine soprano voice Va
heard to good advantage, the Norwegian
Sinlng Society acting as a chorus their
strong and manly voices adding to the
All member, of Astoria Lodge No. 2, effect. All ir, all it was a fine program
U. F. B. of tho World, are requested to renterea' '
meet at their hall on Wednesday, Jan.
The Public Library will be closed to
subscriber until February 1 on account
of preparing the library for the free
circulation of books. Sulcriber are re
quested to return the books now in the
possession a promptly as possible. - Ihe
Reading Room will be open to the public
a usual
Those desiring application blanks for
tlia privileges of tha free library can
find them at the following places: E. A.
Biggins'' book Stow, Mis Craig's art
store, F. Hart's drug store, and at the
Library Rooms.
The signed blanks) must be handed to
the librarian before January 20th.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Senator
Tillman is on the warpath 'with hi fa
mous pitchfork because of the attorney
eeneral'a announcement " that he wiS
suspend the operation . of that portion
of the railroad rate law which require
railroads to cease carrying coal or other
minerals produced from mine which,
they own after May 1, this year,
"I propose to introduce a resolution.
declared Senator Tillman today, "in
quiring into the rights of the attorney-
general or any other officer of tho gov
ernment to suspend the operation of tha
direct demands of a law passed by con
gress. My resolution will inquire int
the authority by which the attorney
general has entered into such an egroe
ment with the coal roads. In connection
with it I shall take opportunity to aub
mit a few pertinent remarks."
22, 1008, at 1 o'clock P. M., to attena
tha' .funeral of our. late brother,! John
Brtker,,,.,By, order Sam " jeterson, tfresi
dctt.. Ohas. Wirk'kala, Seoretary.':;. .
Will Debate at Tillamook
The debating team representing As
toria, in the coming debate at Tilla
mook, left for that place, on the Bteam
er Sue H. Elmore, at an early hour this
morning. The team is composed of Mis
Bertie Wise, Miss Jennie Jeflere ana
Curl Thomas, and is accompanied by'
Prof. A. L. Clark and Mrs. John Jeffers.
tha latter acting a chaperon to tho
young ladie. 1 The debate may take
place tonight or may be held tomorrow
iikvht. and the Astoria team' will repre
sent the affirmative in the resolution
which is as folowsi "Resolved, That
the government should operate the rail
roads." Astoria has confidence in, it
representatives, and hope to hear of
tholr success.
Mills Started-- " ' .
The mills of the Tongue Point Lum
ber do. which have hen shut down for
repair, -were started1 op 'again yesten
day. The repairs have not been com
pleted out orders ahead warranted the
resumption. It is expected that the Aa-
toria Box Co, wiU start up on Monday
next..
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0 0 0 PERSONAL MENTION 0 0 0
"THE OLD SONGS OF THE SOUTH,"
The lovers of the good old time melo
dies will be certainly welt entertained
next iwek at the Star with the delight
ful tunes of the old Southern Ballads of
tho times 'Befo' de Wr." THE NASI!
VILLE STUDENTS has always been a
nnmnnnr. ueiallv . selected bv. the
. i r v '
management for their singing quality.
Itf has Vn .been conceded that no one
tan "get"5 the harmony- and music out of
those songs like the real darkey. There
is also added ' to ' the, entertainment,
plenty of good, clean comedy, and some
of the latest and most popular ballads
of the present time. The show is
especially for ladies and children, There
is nothing so entertaining a a good
singing show, and the Management of
Good Bargains Left.
' The great bargain sale of Chas. V.
Brown, the family shoe man, is still
going on and, although a most remark-
R V. Holder, of the Northwestern
line, is a business visitor to Astoria.
a B. Baker, of the Erie Dispatch,
is in the city from Portland.
John OatervolCof Clinton, is a visitor
to Astoria.
IFrank Smalloy, of Crooked Creek, is
in the city. '
D. A. Donelion of San Francisco . Is
in the city.'
Harris Addis, of Portland, is a -visitor
to Astoria.
Geo. W. Cowcn. of Denver, arrived
in Astoria yostcixlay.
W. S. Spencer of Gueydan, La., is
registered at the Occident.,
JUST RECEIVED
a fresh shipment of
Lowney's Candies
M ;s Pound Boxes 50c .
$ ?! jjanfl up. 'I
v' Boxes' 15c to $2.50
Tag'g's Parlors
483 Commercial St-
Star Theatre
j Week Commencing Sunday, January 26th
The Original CllIHlJan'S The KinS
The Only . & them all.
The Best Original Calculated to
x Alwajs -NASHVILLE pleasechlrei
sirlL STUDENTS from6tC3"