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Greatest Display
- of Millinery
in Astoria can b Men at this popular Emporium of Style an Fash
. ion. Our recent opening demonstrated this fact, and still the demand
continues. The display of our New Spring Hats, the highest quality
of the stock and the low prices places us ahead. M you want satis
faction visit this store. Delighted to senre you.
BON TON MILLINERY STORE
GEORGIA PENNINpTON
483 Bond Street
COMMERCIAL BODY IN
SESSION
ROUTINE BUSINESS AMD NOT
MUCH OF IT ESTABLISHING
OF A STEAMBOAT LINE TO
CATHLAMET FAVORABLY
ACTED UPON.
The regular meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce was held last
evening with Vice-President Win
gate in the chair. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap
provde. A matter of considerable import
ance was brought up in connection
with a regular boat plying between
this city and Brookfield, Cathlamet
and Skamokawa and after consider
able discussion in which the reason
for the discontinuance of the former
service between the above named
towns was recited it was voted to
have a special committee call upon
the merchants of this city and secure
from them assurances of their sup
port for a regular service. , The com
mittee names was Messrs. Staples,
Macbeth and Curtis and they will re
port at the next meeting.
Manager Whyte was instructed to
send a communication to the common
council asking that body to appoint
a committee to make fire limits, in
the city and thus prevent the erection
of frame buildings within such limits.
Mr. J. C. Lee prominently identified
wit hthe Cardiff Coal & Coke Com
pany was a visitor and explained why
the company owned the mines with
such good prospects would lease the
property instead of operating it It
was the old story of dishonest offic
ials trying to freeze out the small
stockholders inflated capitalization,
injunctions and other legal entangle
ments and no money in the treasury.
Finally settled by leasing the prop
erty to the present company on a
royalty basis of 25 cents per ton.
The question has been asked several
times on the street today and the
above is the answer to it.
No other business being presented
a motion to adjourn was in order and
was made and carried at 8:50 p. m.
Manager Whyte's report was as fol
lows: A matter has been brought to my
attention which seems of considerable
importance. I have the following
information concerning it:
"Capt. Harry Haslam, formerly
master and part owner of the Steamer
Vanguard, which at one time main
tained a regular service between this
city, Brookfield, Cathlamet, Skamok
awa, etc, is now agitating the estab
lishment of a, regular line on this
same route, thus diverting a large
amount of freight and passenger traf
fic to Astoria. This line was estab
lished some five or six years ago and
learn its management was not satis
a good business, but from what I can
learn its management was nat satis
factory, eventually resulting in its
abandonment sometime ago. Mr.
Haslam is anxious to have our moral
support, of which I assured him, and
personally I am satisfied that the
future results, will fully justify
prompt action. The trade which this
line originally worked up for Astoria
has since been diverted to Portland
and these points are served by the
0. R. & N.and Kamm lines from
Portland."
PACKING HOUSE LOCATION.
Since the last meeting I have written
to the Swartzschild and Sulzberger
Meat Packing Company of Chicago
direct, also to Mr. J. S. Heisey man
ager of this firm in Portland draw
ing attention to the fact that as they
wish to establish their packing plant
for the purpose of export business
that Astoria was the most desirable
location in Oregon. It is understood
that this company expects to estab
lish an independent packing plant as
soon as possible, perhaps within the
next few months and Portland has
so far been spoken of as the site.
As yet we have not heard from
these people and do not know what
the effect of our communications will
be. We prepared an argument on the
transportation situation and forward
ed it
NORTH BANK ROAD.
Both branches of Congress have
passed a bill granting a right-of-way
across the Three Tree Point Military
Reservation on the North Bank of the
Columbia River 22 miles above its
mouth, to the Gray's Harbor and Co
lumbia River Railroad Company.
Thsi line is a proposed extension of
the Northern Pacific from Vancouver
to the mouth of the Columbia. The
company will forfeit the right-of-way
unless the road is built within two
years. This shows that railroad
building in our section is still con
tinuing at a promising pace.
The work of the Lytle road whch
is surveyed into this city, generally
understood to be part of the Harri
man system, is also being pushed
and a number of employees have been
put to work within the past few
weeks.
RANGE LIGHTS.
The Department of Commerce and
Labro has authorized our representa
tives in Congress that additional
range lights will be immediately es
tablished at the mouth of the Colum-
Ladies
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Women BEEsImVE Outfitters
EASTER SUITS
For Misses and Ladies
.Ranging in price from $7.50 to $37. OO
Children's, Girls' and Ladies' Spring Jackets
From ;;....... '..$1.35 to $12.50
Silk Shirt Waist Suits
Lingerie Suits n White and Colors, the Prettiest and
Daintiest Possibilities
bia River and off Tillamook Head
aid vessels seekina to enter the Co
lumbia after; dark. , These lights were
generally petitioned for by shipping
interests ou the Pacific Const and
by the different Chambers of. Com
merce and Commercial bodies.
. chatauqua;
So far as we are able to discern at
this time the Chatauoua proposition
will be carried through to a success
within a few weeks. It is now the
intention of those who are handling
it to have a full Chatauijua course
this summer. Three sites have been
offered, one of them by Marshall J.
Kinney, whose wife conducted a
Chatauoua on a well adapted tract of
land adjoining Gearhart Park where
there is an auditorium already
place. Seaside has offered a good
site through Mr. Cartwright and
Mayor Henninger. Rev, C L. Owen
of this city, the local committeeman,
is pushing the proposition as rapidly
as possible and I expect he will be
able to report completed arrange
ments within a very reasonable time.
Ross & Higgins of this city have of
fered a site on some land that they
own not far below Warrenton.
ADVERTISING.
The offices of the Chamber of Com
merce retained envelopes received in
their classified advertising campaign
until 12.000 were on hand and then
took a photograph showing how 12,
000 envelopes look in one office.
These photographs have been sent
to the various newspapers and mag
azines throughout the United States
who have carried advertisements for
the Chamber during the past year.
In this way the Chamber is co-operat
ing with the various publications, ad
vertising itself and at the same tune
advertising the publications concern
ed.
At the present time we are adver
tising the flour mill proposition and
we are working on that proposition
more especially. As the flour mill
proposition to a considerable extent
is one of transportation we are pay
ing especial attention to that subject.
Chairman Bowlby of the committee
handling this matter is studying the
situation very carefully and will prob
ably be able to report most fully in a
manner that will be entirely satis
factory within a short time.
It appears to me that the outlook
for Astoria is very bright. Because
others have tried and failed has but
little to do with the situation. Only
one man ever succeeds in accomplish
ing an important thing. Everybody
else fails in the attempts.
Mr. E Z. Ferguson is pushing along
his plans to establish a diking and
stump clearing company which in my
opinion will be one of the most im
portant things ever accomplished in
this country. We have a number ol
people here to buy land during the
month of March but there are no
cleared farms to be had excepting at
very high prices and therefore it is
rather more than ordinarily difficult
to sell land urider these conditions.
GAS LEASING.
The leases for the oil, gas and coal
proposition are being gotten in and
since the last meeting 1040 acres have
been leased. We have three more
leases promised us, two of which are
in the hands of attorneys and one of
which is in the hands of an estate
with heirs in distant places. It seems
that we will get the leasing completed
as soon as the attorneys, who are
very busy, have time to draw up the
papers. This matter, of course, is
dragging along very slowly and just
how slowly may be seen when I say
I have expected to have the leases
completed on last Thanksgiving day.
BRICKMAKING.
The brick making proposition has
cone forward in a quite satisfactory
manner since the last meeting and
Mr. Ogan is very well satisfied with
results achieved during the last two
weeks. While he has not yet got his
site siened up in writing yet he has
a. promise of the land needed and
most of it is signed up. He is ready
to rush the tests the minute he gets
the site preliminaries completed and
there is every reason to believe he
will be entirely successful. In a
small way he has made some tests of
clay that seem to point to good re
sults when the kiln is actually operat
ed, which will be in all probability
this week.
"The Burgomaster."
"The Burgomaster," the most tune
ful of all the many musical shows, is
Manager F. M. Hanlin's offering at
the Astoria Theatre, Saturday, March
28. Coming as it does from a most
phenomenal Chicago engagement, and
with Gus Weinburg and Ruth White
heading the long list of players, it
will surelv be welcomed to Astoria
with more than usual interest. Both
Gus Weinberg and Ruth White are
warm local favorites and number their
friends by the thousands. Besides the
stars, the company includes Loo Ken
dall, Fred Bailey, J. J. McClure, Geo.
McKissick, Jos. F. Rooney, 'Robert
Albright, Marion Mack, Maria Grand
pre, the Lockhart Sisters and the
original Kangaroo Girls. 4
PERSONAL MENTION
II. J. Langoe, editor of the Pacitio
Skandinaven, of Portland, was a busi
ness visitor in this city yesterday.
W. II. llurlburt, formerly a promi
nent official of the O. R. & N. Com
pany passed through the city yester
day en route to Seaside, whither he
goes in the interest of his health,
which is impaired somewhat.
W. H. Barker, formerly of this city,
but now of Vancouver, B. C arrived
in this city yesterday to attend the an
nual meeting of the Columbia River
fuckers' Association.
Hon. Kenneth O'Loan. the Hibern
ian representative of Blake-McFall, is
in this city again, arriving yesteruay
afternoon from South Bend, via Ray
mond which latter city having gone
dry last Sunday, accounts for his ar
rival here thus early in the week.
J. M. Arnold, for Los Angeles, is
in the city, awaiting the departure if
the steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay.
Editor S. G. Williams, of the Skam
okawa Eaele. was doing business on
the streets of this city yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. Linton, ot warren
ton, were in the city yesterday, hav
ing driven over during the forenoon.
I. B. Savace. the well known right-
of-way man for the Northern Pacific
Comnanv. was in the city yesterday,
closing up some matters for his prin
cipals.
W. T. White, representing the Fa-
cific Taper Company, was doing busi
ness here yesterday.
Inspector of Customs cnarics
Haddix returned yesterday from
Portland, whither he went in official
charge of the British ship Largimore.
DONE BYJJEED
S. G. Trullinger and wife to
Annie M. Linneberg, lots 12 and 13,
block S, Trulilnger's Astoria; $150.
C. C. Knaoo and wife to Chris.
Holten, 8 acres in sec. 20-87 W.;
$900.
Au. Bvvnv to Sakri Loppakka,
lots 16, 17, block 18, Taylor's As
toria; $500.
Chas. Hull to William Hartill, 80
acres, sec. 31-7-9 W.; $1000.
Gav. Hsr Carts Blanch, to Cat.
A woman who has been a victim of
Indigestion and Is kept to a dyspeptic's
diet most of the time was Invited to a
dinner which she was anxious to at
tend.
Sho went to her telephone, and,
trusting to a somewhat unreliable
memory, she asked to be connected by
the ever obliging "central" with tele
phone 2304. When the connection had
been made she began her plaintive
query without any prefatory, "la that
you, doctor?"
"I want very much to go to a little
dinner tomorrow night," she began
rapidly, "and do you think It would
hurt me If I ate just a taste of soup
and perhaps a little fish or the least
trifle of game and a bit of salad or
Ice? I really thluk my stomach"
Here slio was Interrupted by a voice
from the other end of the wire.
"Madam," It said softly, "cat what
ever you choose and as much as you
choose. The more you eat the better
It will please me. I am not your doc
tor, but I'm Burrlam, the undertaker."
Exchange.
Harrow Etiquette.
Harrow In not strong In customs,
but even the school on the bill has a
few peculiar to Itself.
One of the most singular Is that
which strikes every visitor the hug
ging of the wall In the street by small
boys, whether they are In flannels or
out of them, whether they are covered
with mud or Immaculately clean and
smart, whether other and older pedes
trians are elbowed Into the gutter or
not
Never do you see the younger Har
rovians walking In the road. Why?
Because that Is "swagger," a crime of
the first magnitude.
No; custom prescribes that the place
for any boy who Is not a "three-yearer"
Is as close to the wall as he can possi
bly get London Chronicle.
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For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Sfl IfJji-j',
Signature of Wi&rW
GERTRUD E MUDGE
In "What Women Will Do," Astoria Theatre, Sunday, March 29th.
"The Deputy Sheriff" at the Star.
A country officer, a couple of city
toughs, a comical saloonkeeper, a
scheeming landlord, a regulation
"mortgage holding" villain, a mother
ly old aunt, a loving young lady and
gentleman, a drunken sailor, a redic
ulous farm boy, an Irish rooming
house keeper, and a typical girl of the
streets most all characters found in
every-day life go to make up the
cast of "The Deputy Sheriff" which
the Donald-Bell troupe are playing
at the Star. The play tetls a simple
interesting little story, unlike the
usual "rube" play inasmuch as it is
clean all through and holds one's at
tention without a speck of vulgarity
or unreality. The comedy is refresh
ing, and well handled. The two best
parts falling to Mr. Donald and Miss
Phillips, although everyone in the
cast are good. One specialty, an il
lustrated song and a film of moving
pictures take up the time between
acts, making an entertainment worth
seeing.
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NEW TO-DAY
Just Opened.
First-class Dressmaking and Ladies'
Tailoring. Mrs. McLeland, 159 Ninth
street
The very best board to be obtained
In the city is at "The Occident Hotel"
Rates very reasonable.
For Good Wood
From the Tongue Point Lumber
Company, 16-inch stove length. Call
up Prael-Eigner Transfer Co., Phone
221
Just received a new line of umbrella
covers. See C. H. Orkwitz, 137 Tenth
street
New Grocery Store.
Try our own mixture ot coffee the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main
1281.
Kodak Supplies.
A full line of films, papers, cameras,
kodaks, etc., just received at Hart's
Drug Store.
The Clean Man.
The man who delights in personal
cleanliness, and enjoys his shave,
shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As
toria, always goes to the Occident
barber shop for these things and
gets them at their best
When You Travel
Be sure that your ticket reads vi
the O. R. & N. and connections, it
costs no more then via other lines.
Through tickets to and from all prin
cipal points in the United States,
Canada and Europe. G. W. Roberts,
Agent, O. R. & N Dock, Astoria.
"Modern" Delights.
When a man i asses under the hands
of barber he wants the best skilled
treatment to be bad in that line, la
Astoria, the man in search of such
manipulation, goes direct to Petersen's
"Modern" shep, at 572 Commercial,
and gets it in any of the six chairs
maintained.
The Commercial.
One of the cosiest and. most popular
resorts in the city is the Commercial
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixtures all go to
make an agreeable meeting place for
gentlemen, there to discuss the topics
of the day, play game of billiards
and enjoy the fine refreshments serv
ed there. The best of goods are only
handled, and this fsat being so well
known, a targe business Is done at the
Commercial, on Commercial street,
near Eleventh.
The Palace Restaurant
The ever-increasing popularity ol
the Palace Restaurant is evidence of
the good management, and the serv
ice, at this popular dining room. For
a long time the reputation of the
house has been of the best and it
does not wane as time progresses.
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and M'
tan be obtained, in season, is phn
that will always win, coupled as it is
with the best of cooking and prompt
service. A common saying nowadays
is "Get the Palace habit"
Altwins Are All Winners.
The Zapf Hardware & Furniture
Company, of this city, has just put
on the market the best and nicest
baby go-cart for the money ever
heard of in Astoria. It is the Allwin,
and is to be had at the modest figure
of $5.25. It is. one of the easiest
riders in carriages, and the baby that
is indulged with one dimples all over
every time it goes out. It runs smooth
as silk and folds up till it is almost
unrecognizable. Call and examine one
before putting money into something
not nearly so satisfactory. The
Allwins are all winners, sure enough!
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Mellowed With Age,
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Packed in Vacuum Cans,
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THE UP-TO-DATE GROCERS
521 COMMERCIAL STREET
PHONE 681