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SAT QUI) AY, JUNE 20, 'OS THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOUIA, OREGON, YOUR BEST CHANCE For fine strawberries to can them. Quality and price is ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. LEADING m ItltS Of II TOWN Open st 11 o'Clock In order to re arrange our .lock so a to be better able to wait on our cuttonim, we will be closed until 11 o'clock today. Clia. Ileilborn & Co. In Th Orchestra Mi Ida Darling and Mi E.4ther Sundtpiist bave been engaged to play in the orchestra of the Astoria theatre. Both are well known in thin city and arc excellent musicians. Doing Well Edward Black, a former . resident of thin city, is at St. Mary'i Hospital, receiving; medical attention for a broken rib, which be received in an accident some time ago and in report ed to be rapidly recovering. K. P. Delegates C. W. Springs, Thomas B. Lough ery and H. M, LornHen, the three delegates from Astoria to the grand lodge meeting of the Knights of Pythias at Portland, have returned. The grand lodge session was a high ly interesting one. Looking For a Farm Frank and Charles Schultz, two young men from Kottnai, Idaho, are in the city looking for land for gen eral farming purposes, somewhere in the vicinity of Astoria and interested parties can secure further informa tion by calling on Manager Whyte at the Chamber of Commerce. Floral Festival f There will be a floral festival held at the Methodist Episcopal Church this afternoon and evening, from 2 to 10 o'clock. It is expected that fine rliinliu nl Ar,urf.rii u-ill tin in n He anil a V. J" J V ..... v - - fine program has been arranged. Refreshments will also be served for a nominal cost. New Company Papers were filed in the office of the county clerk yesterday for the in corporation of the F. Dresser Mer cantile Company, with a capital stock of $15,000. The incorporator! are F. Dresser, A. R. Wascher and F. A. Dresser. The, company will do a general mercantile business, with its principal office at Seaside, Chinook Wilt Celebrate Mrs. Charles Payne, of Chinook, was in town today making arrange ments for celebrating the Fourth in his thriving little city across the river, He announced that the people of Chinook are planning to make the "Eagle Scream" this year as never before. In the forenoon literary exercises will be held, in which the school children will participate with Strawberries for Canning' The season for this fruit will soon be over. Con sult us now in regard to price and quality. Scholfield, Mattson & Co. PHONE 1181 GOOD GOODSPHONE931 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. For a VICTOR OR -AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto ohnsonPhoriograph " Parlora Second Floor Over is now. Call us up about right. , . ' " GROCERS. ong and recitation, followed by a short addrcsv by Attorney II, M. Browncll of thin city. After dinner the boys will play ball and in the evening there is to be a grand ball an a display of fireworks, Going To Seaside The train to Seaside yesterday at noon was well filled with passengers. Though the weather has been cool mid cloudy in this neck of the coun try, up around Portland it has been sultry and even hot some of the time and people are apparently setting out on their summer vacations. Lately Portland has had some rainy days. May Enter Regatta The Guiding Star, the little sloop that arrived at Portland from Van couver, B. C, on Thursday after a long and venturesome voyage down the coast, may enter the regatta in Astoria in August. Announcement to that tffect was made yesterday by Captain Barnays of the Star at Port land. School Examinations School examinations were started in the different city schools yesterday afternoon, and will be continued until next Thursday. The role of honor list is not as large as usual at the previous examinations, owing to the fact that the new books that have been adopted, make progress more difficult for the children. Murder Didn't Out , Indefinite rumors of a murder at Cathlamet reached this city yesterday afternoon, but if the rumors had any foundation in fact it could not tie substantiated here. Officers of the Undine, which touched at Cathlamet for half an hour on her trip down yesterday, heard nothing of the sup posed slaying. Had Pleasant Trip Mrs. S. S. Munson of Warrenton has returned home after a delightful trip to Portland and up the river to the Dalles. While in Portland Mrs. Munson attended the sessions of the Pioneer society. The trip up the river to the Dallas was especially pleasant, Mrs. Munson says. The Chocolates V the best in the world 50c a Pound, . m Scholfield ft Mattson Co. Con VEXATIOUS DELAY IN CONTRACT ' JOB OF FILLING IN COURT HOUSE YARD MUST NOW BE DONE, SAYS JUDGE TREN CHARD, Although the contract for filling in and otherwise improving the Clatsop county court bouse yard was let ap proximately two months ago, practi cally .none of the work has been done. Visitors remark that the hand some building has a very poor setting. Judge Trenchard said yesterday that no one could regret the delay in the work, more than he, but that it is probable the contractor having the matter in hand will vcrysoon show some activity. "If he doesn't we will want to know why," said Judge Trenchard. "Of course very little can be done during this wet weather, but there was a long period of good weather when the work should have been completed. It seems that the real reason of the de lay lies in the fact that the contractor is not in shape to handle his contract in the manner that he should. Of course we are willing to sympathize with, any poor man who is trying to get a start, but it is expecting too much to have us wait all summer to have a few loads of dirt hauled down the hill. I am sorry now," went on Judge Trenchard, "that-we did not give the contract to a reasonable bid der, for in that event the grass would probably have been growing on the court house land by this time. It would only have cost a few cents more each cubic yard, too, but naturally the bid went to the lowest bidder." With good luck and the persistent efforts of Judge Trenchard it is ex pected that the grounds. will be put in shape very shortly. Grass will then be planted at once. As soon as the grading is completed, the work of lay ing the cement sidewalks will be com menced, and with a handsome lawn and cement sidewalks, the appearance of the place will be materially changed. journey was made on the Bailey Gat zert. Likes Home Talent The baseball editor of the Skamo kawa Eagle has this to say: "The ballgame at this point last Sunday was a walk-away for the Chinook7 boys, they running off with the laurels and a score of 8 to 2. Our imported battery was far from our expectation and the fans are beginning to think we would fare no worse if we used home talent." Commencement Oration , A. E. Clark of Portland a promi nent attorney of that city, has ac cepted the invitation to deliver the commencement address to the grad uating class of the Astoria High Schools. Mr. Clark has notified the superintendent of schools of his ac ceptance, and as he is known as a man of fine ability and as an excel lent orator, it is probable that the address will be a worthy one. Out of Quarantine The regimcnj of infantry in quar tine on the transport Sherman was released yesterday and taken up the river to Vancouver Barracks on the Harvest Queen. About eighty of the men could not be accommodated on the Queen and were taken up on the Spencer. The, patient on he trans port who is sick with the smallpox is reported as doing very well. . His name is Joseph Van Zandt, of Co. G,. 1st Infantry. Fourth of July The committee having the Fourth of July arrangements in hand are particularly desirous that there be a good representation of vehicles in the parade. 'Everyone who has a vehicle, anything from a baby carriage to an atuomobilc, is cordially invited . to decorate it and have it in the parade. The entertainment is certain to be an excellent one, though to make it a fine success will require the active aid of every citizen. Members of the committee are working hard and re port that the finances are in excel lent shape. , Dance Saturday Night. ' The Star Social Club and the Pa cific Orchestra will- give a dance at the National Hall on Saturday even ing, June 20th. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy a god time. Ad mission, gentlemen, 75 cents; ladies free. 6-19-2t. 444M " '.; . ' , ' ' ' ,. f I SALE OF TAFFETA SILK RIBBONS j! :: NOT CHEAP RIBBONS, BUT GOOD RIBBONS, CHEAP i " , , X A one-day sale of extraordinary good quality all silk taffeta ribbons, in black, white and all the desirable T . . colorings; widths from No. 1 to No. 15'). Ribbons of the very best quality and exceptional values. All who 3' attend this special sale of ribbons t No. 5, All colors and black 4c No. 7. All colors and black..!. (jg INo. 0. All colors and black 8c No. 12. All colors aud black 9c No. 16. All colors and black c No. 22. All colors and black 1 3c nn yd tin TO JOIN CLATSOP AND TILLAMOOK WORK ON COUNTY ROADS TO CONNECT TWO SECTIONS NOW NEARING COMPLE TION. Henry Tohl, a merchant at Ne halem City in Tillamook county, and Fred Zaddach, a resident of that section, were in Astoria yesterday. They were shown over "the new Clat sop county court house and express ed great admiration for the handsome building. Judge Trenchard showed them about. "One great thing we need is a road connecting the two counties of Til lamook and Clatsop," said Mr. Tohl, "and it begins to look now as if the road will soon be built. At least, it will son be finished up to the Clatsop county line by the Tillamook authori ties." A reporter of the Astorian asked Judge Trenchard what Clatsop county expects to do in the matter of joining the two counties by means of a thoroughfare. "We are right at work on the road now," he said. "In fact, we are at work on two roads. The one is what is called the 'beach road,' and the other is the on that, runs south from Necanicum postoffice. This latter thoroughfare is the one that unques tionably would mean the most as a channel of inter-communication be tween the two counties,. It is still required that we construct this road south from Necanicum to the county line, a distance of about eight miles only. A preliminary survey has al ready been made, and it is expected that a permanent survey will be or dered at the next term of court. The contracts may then be let this fall. I understand the Tillamook county road is within a mile or two of the line now, so that at the outside the work yet to be done is not very great. There is a pretty country down in that section, and with the opening of a road leading into Clat sop, there is little doubt that many of the settlers would come this way to make their sales and purchases, probably to Seaside. It really will mark a sort of an epoch when these roads meet and thus join for the first time the people of the two countries. ALEX TAGG CONFECTIONERY Fresh Chocolates, Candles, etc. Made fresh every day In on own factory. ' 843 Commercial Street ATURDAY will secure values never before afforded No. 40. - .' No. 60. No. 80. No. 100 No. 150. heretofore there has been no com munication by vehicle." , The county is now completing the road between Seaside and Elk Creek, and then a bridge will be put over Elk Creek. From there the beach will be used to Hug Point, where it is contemplated that it will be neces sary to cut a hole through Hug Point, which is comosed of sandstone. The Point is a bold and rather high ridge extending out into the water, and the tunnel seems the only way to solve the problem. From the Point the beach will again be used to Arch Cape, and from Arch Cape there is now a puncheon road to the county line, but it is planned to change the route a little and make a good, grav elled road. There is plenty of gravel in the vicinity. With the completion of the road to the county line' south of Necanicum postffice, there will then be a county road clear across the county to the Columbia line. PERSONAL MENTION John Kopp and Miss Lena Kopp have returned from Bozeman, Mon tana, where they have been visiting with relatives. Miss Hidden, who has been the guest of Misses Estes of this city, has returned to her home at Port land. The Rev. Gustaf E. . Rydquist of this city will leave for Eastern Ore gon Sunday evening on a business trip. He. will return on Thursday next. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Van Tuyle have returned from their wedding trip to South Bend, Wash. F. E. Ford from Portland was in the city yesterday. C. D. Lataurette is in the city from Oregon City, Ore., stopping at the Occident. . W. P. Hawly of Oregon City was in town yesterday. W. E. Thomas of Portland is regis tered at the Occident. R. S. Jones from Portland is regis tered at the Occident. R. A. Hawkins is down from Ilwaco registered at the Occident. f " H. B. Leonard, a resident of Eugene is stopping at the Occident. Albert Utzinger of Seaside is regis tered at the Occident Hotel. T. A. CARLIN GETS CONTRACT. For The Construction of 3 Huge Gov ernment Transport Docks. SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Of-ficial advices have been received at the office of the construction quarter master at the Presido thatsthe con tract for 3 huge government transport docks and the reclamation of tide flats near Fort Mason, has been awarded by the war department to T. J. Carlin a New York contractor for $1,197,000 is the lowest of several bids submitted It is expected that. within a month the work of construction will be well un der way. The docks, it is expected will be completed in about a year and a half. The combined length of the three docks, is 1,500 feet and the wid est will be 118 feet broad on the outer edge reaching the line of Lewis St., The official government harbor line. The depth will be 31 feet at low tide which is enough water to dock the. largest battleships. RY you in Astoria. ' . All colors and black fa ; - , , All colors and black gc ' ..,.;':.' All colors and black 2(C ' All colors and black 23c ' All colors and black 25c ' ABLE DEFENSE FOR THE STEWARDS CAPTAIN KNIGHT OF THE FIRST INFANTRY, DENIES THAT THEY UNFAIRLY SEEK TIPS. H. E. Knight, captain and adjutant of the First United States Infantry, until today in quarantine, denies with considerable force and apparent in dignation that the stewards on the transport Sherman are the cruel and predatory lot that some of the re leased passengers accused them of being. The Astorian recognized the fact that there were two sides of the story and gladly print the following communication from Captain Knight: United States Army Transport Sherman, Quarantine Station, i Astoria, Ore., June 18, 1908. The Editor Morning Astorian. Astoria, Ore. Sir: I have just read with disgust the article in this morning's edition of your paper entitled "Harsh Words for the Stewards" which appears on page 4. In fairness to the stewards, allow me to most emphatically deny the whole story. I have traveled on a good many transports but never have I received mora courteous attention than on the Sherman. . : Your masculine friend with his "figure of soldierly bearings," who re fers to the waiters as cool, calculat ing, cruel scoundrelly robbers," is probably some discharged employee of the Civil Government of the Philippine Islands. I may safely state that all officers on board the transport willing and gladly endorse this statement and only hope that everywhere they go they may receive the same gentle manl treatment as that which they received to the transport Sherman. Very respectfully, H. E. KNIGHT, , Captain and Adjutant, , First U. S. Infantry. KNOX CONGRATULATES TAFT PITTSBURG,June 19-Senator Knox immediately upon hearing of Secretary Taft's nominatioh sent the following telegram to Secretary Taft: "I sincerely congratulate you upon the result at Chicago, Pennsylvania, and as usual, will head the list of your enthusiastic, supporters." Senator Knox expressed himself in terms of warmest gratitude for the loyal support given him by the Pen nsylvania delegation and others. 1 continued: "It is an excellent nomin ation, the party will support M. Taft with enthusiastic loyalty. He will btf elected because the country has con fidence in his ability, his integrity and his good sense'Mr. Burke's fight for a just basis of representation in the republican conventions was the most important incident of the convention". Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. ' jOd
