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HtlDAY, MAY 15, 1908, THE M011N1NG ASTOIilAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. A PIANO NUMBER WITH EACH $500 SALE TO WISE CUSTOMERS Try Dunne's Marshmallow Cookies P. and COCOANUT SNOWBALLS Fresh and Delicious i n and the , , Of Mull E 1 1 i M mi t H OR H m The kind that the more you ROSS, HIjGGINS & CO. LEADING TERSE IIS Of IE UK Stocks and Bonds We will buy or sell your mining tock or builds; try tit. F. J. Catcrlin & Co., Portland, Oregon. 5-15-3t, New Cashier ' Rom, Jifgini & Co. have encaged Mi Delta I'endcrgant as the cashier j to till the vacancy caucd by the res ' Ignation of Minn Leincnwebcr which will take effect on Saturday. Health Improved Leo Wine, who hat been upending lome time In Spokane, necking health and recreation, returned a day or two ago and hit appearance ipeaki louder than word that he wa successful in hi quest. Lien Filed Yeiterday John A. Montgomery yetcrday filed a mechanic's lien, through hit attor ncy, II. M. Browncll, agaimtt lots 3 and 4 in block 85, McClure'i Astoria, in the urn of $-'67.30, for work done on certain building! thereon. Saw the Ships W. J. Dc Lashiuutt and wife who were in San Francisco when the At lantic fleet nailed in the bay lay it wa the most beautiful nivtht they ever aw and time cannot efface it from their memory. They returned from their outing on Wednesday. Posting Notices Sheriff M. R. Pomeroy wa out in the country around Olney yesterday, posting the formal notices of the local option liquor election that is to come off in that precinct June 1, along with the other choices to be made at that time. Battleship Day At a special meeting of the Board tf Education held Wednesday evening a resolution was passed to close the schools on the day the Atlantic fleet is scheduled to pass the mouth of the river, which will be next Wednesday, May 20th. Special Committee Meeting The special committee appointed to prepare the proposed amendments to 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 he 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. Scholfleld, Mattson & Co. phone ii8i GOOD GOODSpH0NEM1 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. I For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto Johnson Phonograph Co.. Parlors Second Floor Over cat the better you like them GROCERS. ( the charter of the city ct Astoria and j which arc to be submitted to the I voter at the next city election will ; holds iti next meeting on next Thuri day evening, May 21. ' Still They Come With a desire to be on the record in that behalf, Anton Johnson, a na live of old Norway, yesterday filed formal declaration of intention to be come an American citizen in due i course of time and the law, with County Clerk Clinton. School Closed Yesterday The public school at Westport clos ed yesterday for the season, and it is reported that the principal, Frofessor Tandy, will take the school again next year at an increase of salary, He has 37 pupils when the books and doors were closed. Fortes Calangoes Funeral The funeral of the late Fortes Ca langoes was held at the Eagles Hall yesterday afternoon under the au spices of the Astoria Aerie, Rev. Father Vasilco of the Greek Church of Portland officiating. The interment was in the Eagles' plot in Greenwood cemetery. Deeds Filed Yesterday S. G. Trullingcr and wife to Olga C. Peterson, lot 19, block "A", Annex to Trullingcr's Astoria, $1850. U. S. to John Sandstrom, N. E. 1-4 section 33-7-9 W. Mutual Trust Co. to F. F. A. Hildebrand, lot 1. section 21-8-8, $15. S. E. Harris to F. F. A. Hilde brand, lot 1, section 21-8-8 W., $10. Marketing Stocks F. J. Catjerlin, the well known stock and bond broker, of Portland, was in the city yesterday, hunting up a num ber of his clients and making some new ones incidentally. He is pleased with Astoria and will be back again before the summer is over, with his family. He returned to the metropolis on the 6:10 express last evening. Eighth Grade Exams About 50 bright young Clatsopians yesterday entered the field of the eighth grade examinations that were instituted in nearly all the school dis tricts of the county. When they shall have finished tomorrow night, their papers will be sent in to the examining board, and the list of sucessful young sters will be announced from head quarters. Will Retire Today- It is reported hereabout that Prof. J. V. Branstrator, of. Seaside, the Re publican nominee for the office of county , school superintendent will withdraw his candidacy from the hands and records of County Clerk Clinton, today. And in the course of developing politics, R. M, Woodin's I Scholfleld ft Mattson Co. ""li'i'i petition as a Democratic nominee for the office of representative in the Legislature from this county, will be filed at that office during today. Rails All Laid- The last rail of the I. R. & N. exten sion, from Ilwaco to Mcgler, the dock and station immeditcly opposite this city on the Washington shore was laid yesterday, and Superintendent Budd is busy ballasting the new line and making it traversable, in order to meet the new service to be installed on it June 1st. It will be in prime condi tion by that time. ! A. F. A. A. in Session The regular annual meeting of the Astoria Freight Agents' Association was held at the office of General Agent G. B. Johnson, of the A. & C. R. R. Co., yesterday afternoon. The usual routine business was transacted, there being nothing of a special nature ex cepting the election of officers which resulted as follows: President, G. W. Roberts; vice-president, John Day; secretary, G. B. Johnson. AU Getting in Line Superintendent E. R. Budd, of the I. R. & N. Company, arrived in the city last evening, on business con nected with the projected excursion that the O. R. & N. people are going to run down from Portland on "Bat tleship Day," in conjunction with the steamers Potter and Nahcotta, and his line of railway, from Megler; de tails of which will be forthcoming in due season. Overhauling the Wreck At the instance of Captain Gener eaux, the "agent of the San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters, who C ASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Th Kind You Have Always Bought Z . W t! tilif V' ' H'lii : AmWr&:-SM- : ji Zr - "AtXc Air 1 II UL Till II llll ! I ' l. " mm : xvfh Bears the Signature of i ill'-'"" I'Hil : ConrlfM 1908 k icmoss bros. a CHJ fins Cloth MaktfS and a . rTf Wff r? MAN W1LS ASTORIA'5 was in, the city yesterday, looking in to the conditions surounding the dere lict steamer Minnie E. Kelton, the bar tug Wullula, Captain Reed, went to the wreck at midnight last night and pushed her high up on the shallows, for the purposes of lightering her of the water now in her, and eventually floating her to dockage at this city, where her deck-load of lumber will be discharged, the vessel then going to the Willamette river for dry-docking and general repair. Captain Gener eaux could not speak definitely of the extent nor cost of the work, but thought her ultimate restoration well within the possibilities, at an early date. After 2S Years After a quarter of a .century of faithful and satisfactory service with the famous old stevedoring firm of Brown & McCahe. of Portland, in their Astoria branch, during which time h. maintain th nam and standards of the business at par with all men, W. A. Johnson, will on Mon - dav next, loav fnr a Hv mnnfW . imr at Hot Lako. in Farn fWnn. whither h mee (nr a,ww trv at th. famous snr.W, that invariahlv master the nan. r,f rhenmatUm and in the hope that he may rid himself of the affliction; a quest in which his many friends in Astoria will wish him utter and lasting success. Mr. Johnston will be succeeded at the old office on Bond street here, by H. M. Delhanty, of Seattle, who comes over at once to take charge of the business for the firm of Rothschilds, and who will be followed at an early day by his family, Mr. Johnston will return to this city when he leaves the springs, but his future is yet to be planned out in full, in a business way. Home From California- James Finlayson,. who has been in the Golden States for the past three weeks on pleasure and business com bined, has returned to his Astoria home, satisfied to be here, and yet pleased with many interesting things, including the great naval display he ii,'" ULUHILUt rolnr I RIGHT. TTTFTT1 iSTYLE 5HOP athwart his route down there: Caotain Thomas Dealey, treasurer of this city, has returned from his trip to San Francisco, delighted with the magnifi cent naval parade that took place there. He was the traveling compan ion of Police Chief Charles Gammal, and returned with that gentleman on the steamer President to Seattle, whence they parted the captain to come home, and the Chief to finish his tour by a trip over into John Bull's dominions. J. T. M. Hawthorne is also back from his outing at the Golden Gate, and charmed with the pleasant experiences gained during his quest there and the coming of the great squadrons. Ships and Sailors ' The daily dearth of marine items continues, hence the absence of the usual column devoted to that depart ment of Astoria's activity. The achoon. ier W Cyrus is en route to Knapp jton' from,San Die for a !"rTgo OI T , . ine "eamer !S" Lo0P- after ,oad,nS "heat at Port- i ,and' where she is due at anX time ' now take on deck-load of lum I ber at the Columbia mills at that port. The Echo and thC Churchill, of the I Simpson fleet are both berthed over there, idle at present. The Heather has returned from a cruise to Gray's Harbor and is busy about the bay, The State of California will be down from Portland tomorrow in time to leave out from the O. R. & N. docks at 4 p. m. The Geo. W. Elder is due at the Callender piers tomorrow afternoon, en route to the coast of California. The Harvest Queen came down yesterday afternoon with , the Russian bark Albyn on her hawsers The Albyn will leave out today with her cargo of wheat, for the coast of South Africa. The oil tank steamship Atlas arived in from San Francisco last evening and will go up the river today. The Ladies' Guild of Grace Church will hold a kitchen apron and delica tessen sale Saturday, May 16. Next Of course the "M A N : : WHO'S IN" the suit has :: something to do with ithe appearance of it, but I "THE MAN BEHIND" I the suit is also impor. :i tant. You want to know whether his claims are :: valid, as you want to thp fv o inrl the. 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