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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1908)
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, HOI. THE MORNING ASTOHIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. AN EXCELLENT BREAKFAST IF YOU USE CHASE & SANBORN COFFEE NO CHEESE AS. GOOD AS OUR "MARTIN'S" ROSS, JUGGINS & CO. TOE COMMISSIONERS OF CLATSOP APRIL SESSION OP THE COUN- TY COURT OPENED YESTER DAY-BUSINESS OF THE DAY AS IT HAPPENED. LEADINO GROCERS. City Receipt The receipt for the first quarter from the cemeteries wa $67, and 'building permit $4. More Hppine Aured County Clerk Clinton yesterday Issued a marriage license in favor of Mr. Tony Marduich and Mis Jclica Marlncovich, both of this city. "Bunco" Kelly Author Bunco Kelly wa In" town yenter day oliclting tubitcriptioii for a book which he nay is in the pub lisher' hand. It i reported Mayor Wiie wa a subscriber. Fine and Forfeiture The report of police department for the month of March howi that f iiicik wti '- r - tcred and the fine and forfeiture . collected amounted to $243. Fell Overboard' A deck hand on the launch Louise took an involuntary bath in the river vcMcrday afternoon. In handling mine freight the rope broke and the man went overboard. He wa fished out on the gang plank. Sailor All Well- The three sailor who were sent to the hospital when the German bark Kcreu came into port nearly a month ago, were discharged and left the hospital to rejoin their hip at S o'clock last evening. Thl Afternoon The English Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society will be entertained this, Thursday, afternoon, by Mr. Cap tain Charlc Sanders, at her home, 440 Fifth street. Member and friend are cordially Invited. ( , Card 'Party The Ladie of the Grand Army of the Republic will give a card party in Carnalinn' hall this (Thursday) evening and a cordial Invitation is extended to everyone, Potal Buine Improving Assistant Postmaster, Otto lien- bom vestcrday completed the annual calculations of the year's business at the Astoria postoffice, to and tnclud iticr March 31. and his findings show an increase over the status at the end of 1907 of $2,502.13; the business of that year aggregated $21,648.33,, and of the present year, $24,150.46. Probate Matter ludae Trenchard, sitting for pro bate matters yesterday, made an order in the estate of Jlalvor Jew ncs providing the sum of $60 per month for the support of the widow and children. In the matter of the guardianship of the minor children, Marv and Stener Erickson, Ole Jeld ness was appointed guardian de novo for the youngster. Judge Hendrickon Ded Tudac C. A. Hendrickson ol Ham mond died in this city late Tuesday niuht of heart disease. Mr. Hendrick on was born in Finland 55 years auo and has been a resident of Ham mond for a number of years, and has held the office of police judge three terms. He leaves a wife and one daughter. The judge was a promi ncnt member of Xecarnic tribe of Red Men, No. 12, and will be buried this afternoon under their auspices in Ocean View Cemetery. Postponement of Inttitutlon The lodge of the Degree of Toca hontas, which was to have been to " Hituted by Deputy Grand Sachem W. A. C. Pohl at Hammond last evening wa postponed on account of the death of Judge C. A. Hendrickson. snett of Asnlrant Waino Tcrnu, Jokib Aho, Wainl Sandbcrg, Matt Alakkala and John Silver, all natives of Finland, and Carl Emil Pearson and Joel Swanson, both Swedes, filed their declarations of intention in citizenship yesterday. Fire on Steamer Nahcotta Captain Parker of the steamer Nahcotta discovered yesterday morn ing a lire In the ceiling of the cabin, near the smokestack, which was ex tinguished with the proverbial bucket of water. Fortunately the boat was at her dock. ' Captured Gray Eagle R. B. Dale, one of the assistant engineers on the government work at Fort Stevens, captured a gray eagle Tuesday. The bird had got its head caught in a sand protecting fence ' and Mr. ' Dale choked it , to death. It Is one of the largest speci mens ever seen in this part of the country and measured 8 feet and 4 inches when the wings were spread. It will be prepared for mounting by Emslie Houghton and sent to be mounted in the East and then sent to the museum of Ames college, Co lorado, of which Mr. Dale is b gard- uate. The Honorable County Court of Cltasop county went into regular session for the month of April, yes terday morning at 9 o'clock, Judge Trenchard presiding, and flanked on the bench by Commissioners John Frye and William Larson, with County Clerk Clinton handling the records, The forenoon session was devoted to the consideration of claims and ac counts against the county and they were despatched with the usual care and warrants ordered to issue for such as passed muster. An order was made and entered providing that owners of property along the line of Road No. 77, from the point where the county rock crusher now stands, for tne contract ed distance, shall be permitted to erect gates at the junction of the road with their respective boundaries. The matter of the insurance poli cies on the new courthouse were pre sented, examined and duly approved by the court and ordered filed. In the matter of Clatsop county's exhibit to the State fair at Salem, the court made an appropriation of $30(1 and directed that the same be placed in the hands of Manager C. S. Dow, who will expend same and make due returns thereof, with bills attached, to the county clerk and court. In this relation the court, considering the olca of the Promotion commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce here, for an appropriation for county advertising purposes, made an order providing the sum of $500 in this be half. The court made a detailed exami nation of the work done by the aecnts of Bushong & Company of Portland in the matter of equipping the courthouse with steel furniture and fittinus. and found the entire service to be just as contracted for, with some pronounced additions, made gratuitously by the contracting company and put itself on record as ideased and satisfied with the ful fillment of the contract and ordered a warrant in full settlement, and re leased the company from it con tract bond. PftmtJ Lnnw(oW m ttui wmnmo fartr in thet culminating eonteitl ol VlflVIW. MWfVW , this comDetitive age ana when of ample character it place it fortunate poticsjor m the front rank of The Well Informed of the World A fiinrl ri twnnnal knowledtre it reatlv enMibal to the achievement of the vMf Hra w f - " V ' f - highest excellence in any field or human effort A Knowledge of Forms, Knowledge of Functions and Knowl edge of Products are all of the utmost value and in quetfjons of life and health when a true and wholesome remedy desired it should be rMembered that Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., is an ethical product which hat met with the approval of the most eminent physician and mum itniiwrul taticfartinn. Km-jiiim it u a temedv of Known Quality, Known Excellence and Known Component Parts and ha won the valuable patronage of millions of the Well Informed of the world who know of their own oersonal knowledge and from actual use that it is the first and best of family laxative, for which no extravagant or unreasonable claims TliL rih.tl.l rrryAj tint Kn Inner anI fawvarmftf Ifhriwn under the name ofSyrup of Figs and ha attained to world wide acceptance a the most excellent family laxative, f, As its pure laxative principle, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians f .1 r n I f I f.l Jt. l .t l I and tne wen imormea or tne worn 10 dc tne oea we nave adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and Plivnr ri Cuwina a mnr fuRir fbis-nrihv tS lru mW- m but doubtless it will alwavs be called tor by the shorter (fvtt alwavi nntt. wtu-n rirriaiin7 the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package, whether you cau tor oyrup or rigs 'or bv the full name Syruo of 1 r-i- c : rigs ana taixir oi jcuiuu it ' -V K4.A J tare made, T. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.., London England. .iter UDUISVILLE.KY. londngland. NEW YORK.N.Y CLEARING CUT-OVER LAND OF STUMPS Chocolates the best in the world 50c a Pound, PLAN IS TO INTEREST WOOD DISTILLING COMPANIES IN THE BI-PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE MADE OUT OF WOOD. and Irving. The alarm will then be sent to the different houses through the transmission box from headquar ters. No matter what part of the city the fire is in, always call for fire de oartment. six eleven. If this is fol lowed as directed above the quickest service will be had and in case of fire it is quickness that is desired, j .. Proud of Their Work- Messrs. Barry and Kerr, the rep resentatives of Bushong & Company of Portland, who have been here for the past ten days installing the steel vault furniture at the new courthouse, finished their work yesterday and are proud of the show it makes, not only for the building it graces and serves, but of their handicraft and the splen did goods pit out by their employ ers. Finding,' in the course of their task, that there bad been certain nooks overlooked in the general scheme of equipment, these gentle men quietly filled the vacancies with additional document cases at a cost of $190. and made no charge for it simply for the sake of making the presentation of their metal outfit complete and perfect. SATISFACTION In Prices Groceries and service is guaranteed our ' customers. Pleased patrons among our largest assets.. Scholfield, Mattson & Co. PHONE U.1 GOOD GOODS fHONE Ml 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. ., imr To Her Seaside Home- Mrs. L..A. Carlisle, the well-known nroDrietress of Locksley Hall, at Sea side, who has been visiting for sev cral days past with friends in Port land, while en route home from uos ton. is in the city on matters of busi ness for a few days and will go hence to the hall. She is anticipating much nleasure from the home-coming of her son, Dr. Will Carlisle, who for some years has been the family dentist of the Czar of Russia, and who will arrive here late in June, accompanied hv some distinguished friends. Mrs. Carlisle will return to Russia witn her son later in the Fall, and in the maentime is negotiating the sale of her splendid property at Seaside For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto ohnson Phonograph Co, Parlor Second Floor Over Scholfield 4 Mattson Co, A new plan has been suggested by the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Wilson, and Assistant Secretary, Mr. William Hayes, for the clearing off of stumps from cut-over land for agricultural purposes. In brief, this plan is to interest wood distilling companies in the bi products that can be made out of the stumps. In a number of places, according to Secretary Hayes, com nanies who make a business of dis tilling products out of stumps have cleared off the land free of cost to the owners. Dr. L. E. Hawley ex oects to start West within a few weeks and he has promised to come to Astoria and ascertain while here what products can best be made out of the kind of stumps that are found in Clatson county. The stumps that have been cleared off by such companies for the most nart have been Norway pine, these comoanies have operated in Michi gan, Minnesota and the Southern States. The forest service is making a thorough study of wood distillation problemsxwith reference to utilizing waste material and through Dr. Haw lev. when he comes here, it is hoped that the Chamber of Commerce may be able to devise a cheap plan for removing stumps and at the same time secure a valuable wood distil lation plant for Astoria. Some of the leading business men of the citv have been interested in this proposition and there is prob- ablv no doubt of the fact tnat tne visit of Dr. Hawley will result in some practical way. PERSONAL MENTION , Mrs. E. M. Baker left for Portland last evening on the Undine and took her furniture. John Enquist, keeper of the De struction light station, is on a leave of absence for one month and will soend the larger part of it with his brother. He reports that all at the station are in good health and spirits. Andrew Asp left yesterday for Roswell, Idaho, where he has an ex tensive farm. He expects to be there through planting. In the Police Court- Three culprits were before his honor, Judge Anderson, in the police session vesterday afternoon, charged with the violation of Ordinance No. 1341. The first of the trio was fined $10.00 or five days, and at the end of his sentence he will be turned over to the justice court on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. The other two were fined $5.00 or two days. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. RESPECT AND SYMPATHY. Resolution Adopted Yesterday by Colleagues of Mrs. W. J. Barry. The following resolution was adopted by the City Teachers' Asso ciation at its general meeting held yesterday, and speaks for itself: "Be it resolved, that, "Whereas, it has pleased Divine Providence to remove from his fam ily the husband of one of our most esteemed teachers, Mrs. Margaret Barry, we, the teachers of the As toria schools, hereby desire to extend to the bereaved our sincere sym pathy. Be it further resolved, That these resolutions be published in the city papers and a copy of the same be sent to Mrs. Barry. (Signed) ' LILLIE LEWIS, J. GERTRUDE HULSE, MARY GARNER. Committee on Resolutions. AGRICULTURAL BILL. IN CASE OF FIRE Follow the Directions Given Below for Quick Service. The. fire deDartment headquarters phone number has been changed from 1301 to 611 and the chiefs phone from 2541 to 831. Chief Fos ter requests the public in case of phone alarm to proceed as follows: Ring two bells for Central, th . call for fire department, six eleven. Head quarters will immediately answer fire edpartment headquarters. Then state where the fire is, for instance, Third and Bond, or Thirty-fourth Sssion Devoid of Charges and Impu tationsWill Finish Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, April l.-The de bate on the agricultural bill was de void of charges and imputations which marked its consideration on Monday and Tuesday." More progress was made with the measure than on any previous day, and the indications are that it will finally get through ' tomorrow. To day's discussion dwelt on the propo sition for an increased appropriation for the farmers' bulletins, which, however, was refused, and upon the subject of road building by the gov ernment, the, trend of opinion being that such work should be done by the State! -v ' The session opened with a bitter attack on Attorney-General Bona- oarte bv Clark, of Florida, who de nounced him as being no lawyer and unfit to hold office: The occasion for the utterance was reporting out of the committee of resolutions by Clark calling for a statement of expenses connected with the peonage investi cations and prosecutions. That the resolution was simply to further and unnecessary attack on the Attorney General by Clark was the declar'ation of Caulfield, of Missouri, who led the opposition. The resolution was tabled. NOTICE. f". Beaver Lodge No. 35, L O. O. F. Regular meeting his (Thursday) evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in third degree. Visitors welcome. OLOF ANDERSON, Secretary. WOOD!, .WOOD!!,. WOODllf, William Kelley, of the Kelly Trans fer Company, yesterday closed a corn- tract with the Tongue Point Lum bering Company, whereby he take over two thirds of the fuel-wood oot put from that establishment, or tw carloads per day; and is now ready to receive and fill orders for inside fire wood, bark and boxwood. Mr. Kelley desires to sincerely thank his old clientelle for past favors, and will glad to renew his service with them and such new customers as shall need all manner of fuel on prompt caB. Telephone Main 2191 or leave order! at Kelly Trensfer Company office, 565 Duane street CASTOR I A For Infants and Children, ma Kind You Haw Always Bought Bears the Signature of ALEX TAGG GOrJFECTIONERY Fresh Chocolates Candies etc. Made fresh! every'day in oar own factory. 843 Commercial Street