FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1008.
Try "Q U A K E
Flakes 10c
AN APPETIZINQ
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
LEADING
TERSE 11LES OF THE TOWN
In the Police Court i
The session of the police court was
very short yesterday there being only
cases of simple drunks, At they did
not appear their bail of $5,00 each was
declared forfeited.
Warrant! Signed
The warrant ordered drawn and
the ordinance pasted at the session
of the common council last Monday
evening were signed by Mayor Wite
yesterday morning.
Saturday Lait Day
On account of the 10th of the month
falling on Sunday, today and tomor-
row Will DC WIC IUM uuyi uuun wim.ii
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Saturday.
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Back on Visit
Mr. and Mn. Hugh McCormick,
who recently leaied their fine farm
out on Young' River, and moved to
Beavcrton, returned to the city yes
terday, on a visit and wil be here for
a couple of weeks.
To be Sent East
The body of the late William B.
Allen, the brother of B. F. Allen,
who died suddenly in this city Wed
nesday evening, will be shipped by
express to his former home on this
evening's train.
Licensed to Wed .
County Clerk Clinton yesterday is
sued a wedding license in favor of
Mr. David McCroskey and Miss Mary
L. Jones, both of this city. The young
people, it is understood went to the
metropolis to have the happy cere
mony performed.
Short Love Feast
The Clatsop County Republican
Central Committee was In session
yesterday afternoon foi a brief sea
son, the object of the meeting being
to meet the various candidates of the
county and confer as to the progress
and plan of the campaign. An execu
tive committee of three persona will
be appointed at an early day, to take
Chocolates
the best in the world
50c a Pound,
A Square Deal
We are here to sell the people of Astoria and sur
rounding country the best groceries to be obtained,
with a binding guarantee as to their superior quality.
Our prices are the same to all, and uniformly courte
ous treatment is accorded all onr patrons.
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120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET.
For a
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GROCERS.
over the detailed work of the cam
paign and thus avoid the calling of
the main committee in eion nave
upon larger and more important
exigencies
Petition Filed
The petition of E. L. Keezel, the
well known educator of Seaside, ai
un Independent Republican candidate
for the office of county uperintendent
of school, wai filed at the county
clerk's office yeterday afternoon.
Home Destroyed
The cottage home of James 11.
Minier was destroyed by fire yester
day morning early at Seaside. The
tire occurred at a- distance the fire
department could not traverse in time
to render any great service though it
endeavored to do lb.
Pleaded Guilty ,
Mr. Ekstrom, of Svensen, charged
with assault and battery on the per
son of one Hartman, appeared in
Justice Goodman's court yesterday
after, for examination, and entered a
ilca of "not guilty" and the issues
will be tried out in a day or two. He
i Hill under his bail of $20.
A Welsh-American
Thomas John Davies yesterday filed
his declaration of intention in the
matter of his future American citizen
ship, and at the same time Louy
Gadegaard, a native of Denmark,
tiled his formal petition for final pa
pers in the same behalf, and the honor
will likely be conferred upon him on
the 22d day of next September at the
fall session of the Honorable Circuit
Court.
Erroneous Report
From one high in authority, the
report regarding the re-incorporation
of the English Lutheran Church and
the remodeling of the church build
ing, it is learned that no such action
has been taken and the erroneous re
port is premature and incorrect. At
the meeting next Wednesday evening
the above mentioned matters will be
discussed and a full and complete re
port of their decision will be pub
lished in these columns.
So the People May Know
John Eister and D. C. Griswold,
both bartenders have moved into
precinct No. 3. We have the names
of other person who contemplate
moving from precincts where local
option petitions were not filed into
precincts where they will have an op
portunity to vote against local option.
We will publish daily the names of
such persons as change there regis
tration. So that the people may
know. Signed,
PRESS COMMITTEE CIVIC,
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.
Scholfield & Mattson Co.
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5M
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
Fate Still Unknown
The fate of Gus Victor Sandry, the
watchman on the Sanborn coal dock,
who disappeared mysteriously on
Tuesday night last, is still undeter
mined, though it is almost conceded
by hia intimates that he must have
fallen from the dock into the river.
The body was dragged for yesterday
morning for several hours, but no
development of the missing man.
Time and tide may solve the problem
in their usual mournful fashion,
though it is yet hoped he is safe.
Making Good Progress
By Monday next the rails of the O.
R. & N. railway on the northshore
will be laid to the dock at Megler the
new station directly opposite this
city, and before the first of June the
road will be ballasted from there to
its junction with the old line out of
Ilwaco, and it would surprise no one,
if in a very short time the steamer
N'ahcotta was making her run to
Megler instead of to Ilwaco, accord
ing to the new program for the
summer business of the O. R. & N.
system.
Sunday School Convention
The Clatsop County Sunday School
convention is to meet this afternoon
at 2 ;30 o'clock at the First M. E.
church in Seaside and there will un
doubtedly be a very large and Inter
ested audience. Rev. Charles A.
I'hipps, the state secretary, will be
present and assist in the work of
the hour. The delegates from all over
the county will be met at the noon
train on its arrival there, and lunch
will be served to them all at the
church immediately after. It is earn
estly desired that the attendance be
as great as possible as the session
promises much in the way of valuable
work and real interest.
Details Lacking
Yesterday morning E. A. Taylor,
the father of James Taylor whose
death in Mexico was chronicled a few
days ago, received the following tele
gram dated El Oro, Mexico, and was
sent by the company by whom the
young man was employed. "James
Taylor was buried in the cemetery
here, the body being taken care of by
the company and his friends. The
grave will be properly looked after,
am writing fully." An effort is being
made through Senator Fulton to re
ceive permission to have the body
brought back to Astoria for inter
ment. Wanderer Returns
A. Skylea, who returned from a six
weeks' tour of Illinois and Iowa, two
or three days ago, reports the spring
weather in those states as pleasant
and seasonable. The commercial con
ditions were not very encouraging as
most of the manufacturers are run
ning on short time and reduced forces.
The fact that this is a presidential
election year probably is largely due
the curtailment of business but why
such a condition should exist is not
determined. The railroads appear to
be busy but when the large amount of
rolling stock lying idle is taken into
account, small traffic would make it
appear they were more busy than they
really are.
Anders Hanson Dead
Anders Hanson, who was so severe
ly injured at the jetty when the pile
driver toppled over, died at 7:20
o'clock yesterday morning at the
Post Hospital as the result of his in
juries. He was 45 years of age and a
native of Finland. He leaves a widow
and one daughter. It has been known
for several days that there was no
hope of saving him as he had four ribs
broken and his lungs were punctured.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed but he will be buried
under she auspices of Lewis and
Clark Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 180,
and the interment will be in Oceart
View Cemetery.
Just Saved Him
One of the current marvels of the
city is the consummate ease and safety
with which the little youngsters of
Astoria scale the hills hereabout and
come through with their lofty jour
heyings without scratch or accident.
A case in point arose on Wednesday
evening, on the Sixth street hills near
Commercial, ..when a lad about eight
years of age, founding himself hang
ng on the face of the big bluff there,
with one small root to hold on to and
a group of anxious women and chil
dren above and about him, encourag
ing him "to hold on". A. L. Steele
was on his way home to dinner and
saw the predicament the little chap
was in and quickly scaled the front
of the bluff and reached him a stout
limb, in the crook of which he was able
to wind an arm and suffer himself to
be drawn safely to the summit. He
was in great danger of a SO-foot fall
and what might follow it.
COUNTY COURT IN
SESSION
ENTIRE DAY WAS DEVOTED
BY THE COMMISSIONERS, TO
THE ADJUSTMENT OP IM
PORTANT ROAD MATTERS -COUNTY
SURVEYOR RESIGNS
The county commissioner of Clat
sop went into session yesterday morn
ing at 9 o'clock for the second day's
work for the May term, with Judge
C. J. Trenchard and Commissioners
Frye and Larson on the bench and
Clerk Clinton in charge of the rec
ords, as usual..
An order was made directing the
County Judge to purchase a type
writer for the use of the county as
sessor, and the same will be furnish
ed at the earliest possible moment.
The bond of Howell Lewis, as sup
ervisor of road district No. 17, was
submitted and approved by the court
The resignation of County Survey
or R. C. F. Astbury was presented
in open and the same was accepted,
and Ceorge Stevens was promptly
appointed to serve out the unexpired
term of tb? office, the same being cov
ered by a nominal bond.
Alex Aken was granted the privi
lege of maintaining a floating dock in
the Lewis & Clark river at the county
draw bridge over that stream, on fur
nishing the court with the requisite
bond.
A number of plats of townsites and
additions were presented for approv
al of the court and all were examin
ed and approved of record, to wit:
Toloyana, Riversea, Concurse and
Centric.
Supervisor J. W. Welch, of the As
toria road districts, was removed, and
D. R. Blount was immediately ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
It was ordered by the Court that
a contract be let for the clearing of
the Fort Clatsop road, to D. B. How-
ater for $25, the same to be paid upon
the completion and approval of the
work by the Supervisor of Road Dis
trict No. 18.
E. E. Foster presented in open
court a deed for a 40 foot section of
land in section 2- 5- 7-West, for road
purposes, and the same was accepted
by the Court and the Clerk was in
structed to draw a warrant in the sum
of $75 in settlement therefor. The
viewers appointed in the laying out
of the road were Messrs. Bartoldus,
Stevens and Jamieson, and the time
set for the viewing.
The petition filed by Jonas Norem
et. als., for the vacation of a certain
fraction of a county road, was pre
sented and continued for further con
sideration. It was ordered by the Court that
A. L. Fox purchase the necessary
gear for the draw-bridge over Young's
River according to the plans adopted
in this behalf.
The judge and clerk of the court
were directed to call for bids for the
laying of the planking on the War-renton-Flavcl
road, and report in due
course.
Whereupon, adjournment, sine die,
was taken.
Drowned at Seaside
.Clarence Churchill and A. G. Wil
son, both of Portland, went on a fish
ing trip yesterday morning up the
Necanicum River at Seaside. Shortly
afterwards word came to the
Seaside House that one of the men
had fallen in the creek and was
drowned. E. A. Miller and others
started for the scene of the accident
and located Mr. Wilson who said he
was quite a distance from his com
panion when ne was startled by a
cry from Mr. Churchill. Rushing back
to where he was no trace of the un
fortunate man could be found except
the bubbles in the water. The body
was recovered in a few minutes. Mr.
Churchill was about 32 years of age
and a member of Aerie No. 4, Order
of Eagles. He was a married man
and a waiter by profession.
Will Cost $30,000
The work of the Astoria & Colum
bia River Railroad Company, on its
long line of trestling in and out of
this city, is to be continued until the
entire system has been thoroughly re
vamped and made solid and sound for
some years to come. The company
has appropriated the sum of $30,000 to
this line of repair and it will cover
the re-stringering, re-tieing and gen
eral overhauling of the elevated right-of-way
from Tongue Point to War
renton. Superintendent John McGuire
is on the ground and giving the en
tire work his careful oversight, in fact
he gives all the time to it he can
spare from his regular and devoted
interests to church work. The com
pany has loads of material for the
improvement all along the line, with
the major portion of it piled up in and
around Warrenton.
Funeral Noticel
All members of Astoria Lodge No.
2, United Finnish Brotherhood of the
World ,are requested to meet at their
hall, Friday, May 8, at 1 o'clock p. m.
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Anton
Johnson, late wife of our brother,
Anton Johnson.
SAM PETERSON', Pres.
CHAS. WIRKKALA, Sec.
Ship's Notice.
The undersigned, master of the
British ship "Kelburn," of Greenock,
will not be answerable for any debts
contracted by the crew without my
written order. Signed,
ROBERT MILNE,
Master of "Kelburn.'
Astoria, Or., May 6, 1908. 5-8-3L
Noticel
The members of Charity Lodge No.
53, Degree of Honor, are hereby no
tified to attend the funeral of our late
sister, Helena Johnson, which will be
held from the Finnish Lutheran
Church, on 18th street today, Friday,
at 2 p. m.
HANNAH PORTER, C. of H.
Attest: Wm. C. A. POHL, Recorder.
Bertha M. Clay's beautiful book
"Dora Thorne" has been dramatized
and will be the attraction at the
Opera House one night only, May 10.
Like the book, the play has been
greeted by praise everywhere and
there are few if any plays in this
country that have won the popularity,
as has "Dora Thorne. The company
that is to appear in the company
production it is said, is far superior
to any that has ever presented this
beautiful play.
A JUMBO NEWSPAPER.
The New York Sunday World Will
Issue the Largest Newspaper
Ever Printed.
On Sunday, May 10th, The World
will issue a Twenty-fifth Anniversary
Number, which will be without e-
ception the greatest, most attractive
and best selling number of that great
newspaper ever issued. It will con
tain in the neighborhood of 200 full
size newspaper pages. It will cost
nearly $100,000 to print and distribute
the same. Each copy will cost about
10 cents to produce. There will be
separate color sections devoted to
automobile, music, real estate, na
tional affairs and to New York, the
Wonder City. Besides all of this,
there will be the usual firstclass news
paper comic weekly and magazine.
The price remains the same. No
extra charge is made for the enlarged
number. Edition limited. Order at
once.
DONE BY DEED
Frank Spittle et als to Mrs. H. A
Fox, south one-half 20 acres, Shively
D. L. C; $275.
John Mattson to M. J. Knively,
lot 12, block 21, New Astoria; $1.
Clark W. Loughery to John Erick-
son, lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, block 7,
Taylor's Astoria; $100.
M.J. Kinney to K. Sunell, lot 12,
block 21, New Astoria; $400.
For Typewriter Supplies see Lenora
Benoit, public stenographer, 477 Com
mercial street
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. J. E. Ferguson arrived home
on the last night's Portland express
from a visit to Forest Grove.
Samuel J. Serrell and wife of Pon
tiac, Mich., are on a sight-seeing trip
of the Pacific Coast and may remain
two or three days.
MRS. DOWIE'S SHARE.
CHICAGO, May 7. Mrs. John
Alexander Dowie was awarded $400
by the appraisers of the personal
property of the late founder of Zion
City yesterday. They filed their re
port showing that instead of the great
wealth supposed to have been held by
Dowie, the total amount was $1200.
Mrs. Dowie received the widow's
share, one-third. She still has a claim
on the real estate, whatever it is or
may prove to be.
TCA .
How little it isl How
little it adds to the weight
of the cup! It has cover
ed the sea with ships for a
hundred years.
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t&a Sskililag't B4; wt pw bim
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
LOST WEDNESDAY EVENING
on Commercial street, between
Sixth and Tenth streets or on Tenth
between Commercial and Exchange
streets or on Duane between Ninth and
Tenth and Commercial street, a pair
of gold rimmed glasses. Finder Urt
at 236 Commercial street and receive
reward. 5-8-ti.
Biliousness and Constipation.
For years I was troubled with bil
iousness and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. I lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and
cathartics only made matters worse.
I do not know where I should have
been today had I not tried Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
The tablets relieve the ill feeling at
once, strengthen the digestive func
tions, purify the stomach, liver and
blood, helping the system to do its
work naturally. Mrs. Rosa Potts,
Birmingham, Ala. These tablets art
for sale by Frank Hart and Leadinf
Druggists.
"Dora Thome" will be the attrac
tion at the Opera House May 1Q for
one night only and will no doubt be
greeted with a large bouse as this m
one of the best known plays on the
road. The present company is by fat
the best that has ever appeared is
this beautiful play each member being
particularly suited for his or her part
and the press and public have beea
unanimous in their praise of the com
pany and play.
' Skatersl
The rink will be open Tuesday.
Thursday , Saturday and Sunday
nights. Every day at 2 p. m. 5-7-2L
ASTORIA THEATRE
SUNDAY
ONE
NIGHT
ONLY
Bertha M, Clay's Beautiful
Love Play
Dramatized by
Lem. B.Parker
A FLAT WORTH SEEING
Prices 25, 35, 50, 75
JUST ARRIVED
Gold Fish
25c and 35c EacK
Hildebrandl & Gor
Old Bee Hive Bldg.
ALEX TAGG
CONFECTIONERY
Fresh Chocolates,
Candies, etc.
Made fresh every'day favour
own factory.
843 CommercialJ Street
12thjSt..,r Below Commercial
Short Orders and Oysters at
nn nours. l ne Uest thejjj
Market Affords
Good Service
Fresh Oy.iers always on hand f
one pint rtf.
to 1 0
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TONNIE TIIEAUDEAUS.