THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1908.
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EASTER HATS
real swell Easter Hats
We are showing
thebestandlatestin
A large assortment of
cfir1c in the New
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Brown and an tne
late colors.
Old Hats Remodeled
and Plumes Dyed,
Curled and Cleaned.
Our Prices Are the Very Lowest
BON TON MILLINERY STORE
GEORGIA PENNINGTON
483 Bond Street
MEMORANDA
YESTERDAY
ARABIA DUE IN FROM CHINA
VILLARD AND ST. NICHOLAS
OFF FOR ALASKA TODAY -LURLINE
BACK ON DUTY
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Portland-Asiatic liner Arabia
is due in this port at any hour, from
China and Japan. Captain Archie
Pease arrived down yesterday to pilot
her up the river.
The ship Henry Villard went to an
anchorage "off Flavel yesterday and
will probably make it to sea sometime
today.
The ship St Nicholas will go to
the stream today, and will take des
patch for Bristol Bay at the first
opportunity.
The flagship of the Kamm line, the
Lurline, Captain McCully, came down
from Portland yesterday evening af
ter nearly two months of retirement
on the. ways for general repair, and
looks very inviting with her new paint
and general embellishment. She is in
fine shape for her summer's business
and will not fail to get her share of
it. She went up on schedule time last
evening with plenty of people in her
cabins and a good block of way
freight. Jack Day, the new agent for
the Kamm line) will assume his duties
here tomorrow morning.
The oil' tank steamer Asuncion
crossed in early yesterday morning
and went on to the metropolis with
out delay.
The steamship Senator went up to
Portland early yesterday morning,
with 360 passengers from San Fran
cisco, and will return down on Satur
day. The steamer Sue H. Elmore will
leave for Tillamook Bay points at 5 !
o'clock this morning.
first of the Astoria fleet to reach deep
water this season.
The steamer Yellowstone is due in
from the Bay City at any time, and
will go direct to the' Tongue Point
mills for her outward cargo.
Notices to Mariners. .
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Lat. 51 37 min. N. long. 163 W.
passed spar projecting vertically, 6
feet above the water, apparently at
tached to wreckage, and 10 in. thick.,
March 19, 1908.
Lat. 41 50 min. N. passed a dressed
timber 30 feet long and 18 in.' square.
March 19, 1908.
Lat. 42 25 min. N. long. 146 50 min.
E. encountered heavy and very close
ly packed field of ice, March 19 ,1908.
Lat. 41 50 min. N. long. 46 30 mm.
E. encountered field of ice dangerous
to navigation.
John McNulty, nautical expert.
DONE BY DEED
Will of Amos N. Wright of Port
land to Adda L. Wright, all prop
erty. W. N. Huntington et ux. to Wal
lace Hunting, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, sec.
6-5-9 W., 167.57 acres; $10.
Columbia Harbor Land Co., to
John Evenden, lots 7 and 8, block 42,
Warrenton Park; $775.
Walter C. Smith and wife to John
Evenden, lots 7 and 8, block 8, Union
Square; $775.
Myra W. Chance et ux'to Louis
Marcelli, lots 1 and 2, block 5 in
Grimes' Grove; $600.
Northern Pacific Railway Co. to J.
Q. A. Bowlby, lots 1 and 2, sec. 10-3-8
W., and lot 12, sec. 26-4-8, 78.23
acres; $471. ,
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The man stftired correctly for Easter and
all other times is the man attired in BEN
JAMIN CLOTHES.
Because they are the correct clothes for
men, designed and built by New York's
finest artist in clothes craft. For that reason
they are the best. We are sole agents for
Benjamin Clothes in Astoria. Our Spring
stock is now all in. Prices are very mod
est. Spring Suits
$10 to $35
Confirmation Suits for Boys
Our Boys' Suits are the neatest, snappiest and pretties! i patterns eyer shown. Knee
pant suits in Knickerbocker and straight pants. $2.50 to $10.00.
BROS.
RAILWAY MEN OAint-K. J II
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WATER COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE.
' There will be a public meeting' on
Wendesday evening, April 15, 1908, in
the council room in the Moore build
ing for the purpose of erganizing a
commercial club. All persons inter
ested in the welfare of Warrenton
are invited to' be present. Signed,
W. P. HORNER.
At 8 o'clock.
f or uonmpanon.
I Mr. L. H. Farnham, a prominent
m . vcw arrivpH in Hmtrcist of Spirit Lake, Iowa, says:
yesterday with a good passenger ."UiamDenain s oiuin...
laoieiS are certainly """o
on the market for constipation.
fiive these tablets a trial. You are
certain to find them agreeable and
nlpnuant in effect. Price 25 cents
Samnles free. For sale by Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
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list. She transferred her people 10
the A. & C. and went to the Tongue
Point mill docks for a big load of
lumber.
The ship Berlin went to sea and
Alaska yesterday morning, being the
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Women BEElfiSHIVE Outfitters
New Departure at the Bee Hive j
We have added an extensive ana cieKiii '
Ladies' Dresses, Jumper Suits, Princess Dresses and Shirt
Waist Suits in silk, voiles, rajahs and; chiffon panamas.
PARASOLS We have an elegant line of parasols to
match the dresses; navys, reds, greens, pongee and
white: prices ranging from 50c to $4.75.
EASTER HATS The last call before Easter; come in
the fore part of the week and make your selection of
a pattern hat. ;
The Brownsville, Woolen Mill Store
'Annual Meeting of Directorate of the
j Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad Company.
WATER TO BE DRAWN Uv
BIG RESERVOIR - LITTLfc.
ONE TO BE ENLARGED.
A special meeting of the water
commission was held at 2:30 yester-
Mav afternoon in the office in the city
hall with Messrs. Wright, Trenchard,
Bowlby and Van Dusen present. Mr.
Elmore and Mr. Brix being absent.
Assistant Superintendent Johnson
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was instructea to (iraw on
n the larffe reservoir, locate any ex-
:s. it,. .nJ nnnlv a coat 01 1
lhllllg ICrtlvn cum "yt'-j "
asphaltum where it is found necessary.
Tho rlprk was instructed to ad
vertise for bids for raising the will of
the little reservoir two feet and build
ing a party wall between the reser
voir grounds and the residence ot
P. L. Cherry; and strengthen tne
north wall and grade off the grounds.
TOO LATE TO KICK.
T anneal to the business men and
property owners of Astoria to awake,
and see to it that Hon. Jas. W. Welch
nominated for Representative at
the primaries on Friday. Mr. Welcli
has been a wheelhorse these many
tr ttio advancement of the
yctus. iwi -
material and moral interests 01 As
toria. On the school board, and as a
member and president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, he has spent his
time and money for the general good.
If by your apathy, or indifference to
your duties as citizens, he fails of the
nomination on Friday, it will then be
too late for you to do any "kicking."
CITIZEN. ,
Yesterday's noon express from ;
Portland brought to' this city a group !
of railway men to attend the regular
annual meeting of the board of di-j
rectors of the Astoria & Columbai
River Railroad Company, and the J
session was held at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon at the office of the company,
on Twelfth street.
The affairs of the company were
discussed at such length as was es
sentia land whe nthcy had been prop
erly disposed of, the election of offi
cers and directors for the ensuing
year was taken Up with the following
result:
President. Francis B. Clark; Secre
tary, M. P. Martin; Comptroller, F.
D. Kuettner; the associate directors
being H. C. Xutt, John McGuire, L.
C. Gillman, A. D. Charlton, and Wil
liam Harder.
In conversation with a reporter of
this paper President Clark said there
was nothing of immediate note, nor
of prospective importance, with re
gard to either the Astoria & Colum
bia, or the Seattle, Portland &
Spokane roads, just at this time, and
that the presence' of the party in As
toria was due solely to the biuiness
exigency of the day, the meeting al
luded to above.
All hands returned to the metropo
lis on the 6:10 train last evening.
High Grade
iroceo
Fruits and Vegetables
at the right'price . . : . .
TEA
Good tea, close price.
There is no other way to
build a good business or
keep a good business.
Tour rrocer returns jour money U joa 4ea'l
lUScbUliog'i Bents w W Urn.
THE PIPE'S ANTIQUITY.
In Asia and Africa, besides Ameri
ca, the pipe dates from prehistoric
times, and in Europe generally it has
tvpn in use since and during the Ro
man period, if not before. One of
the most learned antiquarians says
that smoking pipes of 'bronze are fre
niientlv found in' Irish tumuli, or sep
ulchral, mounds, of the most remote
antiquity.
The Palace Restaurant
Acme Grocery Co.
THE UP-TO-DATE GROCERS
521 COMMERCIAL STREET '
PHONE 681 I
NEW TO-DAY
Just Opened.
First-class Dressmaking and Ladies'
Tailoring. Mrs. McLeland, 159 Ninth
street. ,
does not wane as time progresses.
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and al!
can be obtained, in season, is a plan
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"
The Commercial.
One of the coziest and most popular
resorts in the city is the Commercial.
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixtures air go to
make an agreeable meeting place for
gentlemen, there to discuss the topics
of the day, play a game of billiards
and enjoy the fine refreshments serv
ed there. The best of goods are only
handled, and this faot being so well
known, a large business is done at the
Commercial, on Commercial street,
near Eleventh.
"Modern" Delights.
When a man j asses under the hands
of a barber he wants the best skilled
treatment to be had in that line. In
Astoria, the man in search of such
manipulation, goes direct to Petersen's
"Modern" shep, at 572 Commercial,
and gets it in any ot the six chairs
maintained.
The ever-increasing popularity of
the Palace Restaurant is evidence of
thm ennd manacement. and the serv
ice. at this popular dining room. For The very best board to be obtained
a long time the reputation of the in the city is at "The Occident HoteL'
house has been of the best and it Rates very reasonable.
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 Ion these things and
gets them at their bent.
GOOD WOOD.
If you want a good load of fir wood
or box wood ring up KELLY the
WOOD DEALER,
The man who keeps the
' PRICES DOWN.
Phone Main 2191 Barn, Cor. 12th
nd Duane.
New Grocery Store.
Trv our norn tnivfi.rA t i.
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet, & Co., grocers. Phone Main
1281. ' ,, :
Just received a new line of umbrella
covers. See C. H. Orkwitj, 137 Tenth
street