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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1908)
f WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, V.)M. THE MOUSING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. V Economy Fruit Jars Simplest and best; wide mouth; easy to eal; sure to seal; easy to open; air tight; sanitary. CLATSOP'S SUMMARY 4 nil . . I ROSS, HIQQINS & CO. LEADINQ GROCERS. they have experienced down in the ol "border state," This in the first contingent of the new arrivals that urc due at Fort Stevens this summer, but just when the others are to land there is not known with any exacti tude TERSE TILES Of THE Little Daughter Born Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Suhrs, a duuulitcr. last evening at 8 (clock.. l)r, Knic was the attending physician. Must Go To School The appalling large amount of chil drcn of Astoria wlio failed to attend school during the last term, was the subject of a heated discussion at the I meeting f the school directors last I night. Conditions will be greatly ,. j changed next season said one of the a short address was absent, being call-. members, and the children will be cd out of town late yesterday after-1 compelled to attend school, the chief noon on an important matter of busi-jof police will be instructed to detail ties, lis oath of office was read, all of his officers to arrest any.chil- however and placed on fde, and hcjdren who should be at school and was appointed to serve on two committer. I Work For Good Men Manager Whytc of the Chamber of Commerce say that he ha good jobs, at good wane, for several men if i ..... cy will can at his office this morn ing. On Legal Business James G. Wilson, of the legal staff of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company is in the city on business of importance for hi company. He will return to the metropolis on this even ing's train. Up From The Capes Captain Stuart, of the Cape Disap- ipomtmcnt life-saving station, was a buMiic viitor,in the city yesterday, hold them until they can show a vorablc excuse for their absence. fa- New School House At the meeting of the school direc tors last night the problem of making room for the large amount of chil- School Repair All the school in the city that are in need of repair will be given imme diate attention was decided at the di rector' meeting lat night. The work will include almost all of the schools and will be completed before the next term opens. returning to his post on the evening 'irv" who wcrc W11 during the train. This hardy seaman and valua.!,ast cno1 ,m"' was ,0"K ta,kcd ot ble officer says thing have been a bit j Superintendent Clark's records show lively down his way lately owing to the great numbers of fishermen out on the bar, requiring the constant vigilance of the station he command as well as that under direction of Cap tain Wicklundi at Point Adams. The Local Societies The local Norwegian singing so cieties are making great preparations fr the i'aciiKcrfest to be held in As toria during the regatta in August, flitch enthusiam is already displayed, and, under the leadership of Mr. F.d ward Wahl, it is expected the As toria:! societies will earn a foremost place in the Sactigerfcst. Returned To Astoria Mr. and Mrs, E. M. Crawford have returned to the city after an absence of about nine months, most of which was passed in traveling in the East and portions of Canada, in the id ler c-t of the National Hospital As sociation. Mr. Crawford will again asinine charge of the National Hos pital Association' work in this city. Mr. Crawford says he is glad to get back to Astoria, though he and Mrs. Crawford greatly enjoyed their jour neying over the country. Are Paying Bills All those who have bills against the Fourth of July committee are urged o present them at once. Those who fail to get their bills in promptly may have to wait quite a while before pay ment is made. The committee hopes to have a little bit of surplus when all payment are made and it is gen erally felt that a very fine showing wa made on the Fourth for the amount of money expended. Tell Roosevelt, Somebody The wise old stork who has charge of the special delivery of babies in this district of the mundane sphere is a buxy bird; and he is good friends with all the doctors; one especially having engaged the winged messen ger's profound good will, This phy sician, in the course of a' couple of decades, has received from the that there wcrc I486 children on his rolr with the average daily attendance of 1240. A 16-room building is being considered and although no definite xtcps were taken in that direction, all directors agreed that something wilf have to be done between now and next September, to accommodate the increasing attendance. Boats Still There The promise made by Col, Roesslcr to stand back of the Columbia River Packers' Association in the matter of the trouble over the seining ground leases on Sand Island has not been Ined up to, apparently. The men are Mill there and it is not posible for the association to use its seines with any effect. Just what the outcome will be is problematical, it seems, though it now begins to look as if the mat ter will have to be fought out in the courts, and that apparently means that the season's seining will be lost to the association. OF FINANCES COUNTY TREASURER W. A. SHERMAN'S LUCID REPORT , SHOWS BALANCE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE LEDGER. That the finances of Clatsop county are in most excellent shape is demon strated by a glance at the report of the county treasurer, William A. Sherman. The following summary, as prepared by Mr. Sherman, shows for the six months ending June 30 all the moneys received on account since the last account was filed, and also all the disbursements made since that time In the county treasury there is now a balance on hand of $47,498.34. The following summary is well worthy of etudy: Receipts, Balance on hand per last report $ 11,837.77 General Fund. Taxes for 1907 $ 82,298.95 Delinquent taxes 516.27 Penalty and interest....... 1,029,41 Clerks' fees, 6 months 2,842.42 SCHOOL DIRECTORS' MEETING SUPERINTENDENT CLARK IN TRODUCES MEASURE TO IN- STALL BUSINESS COURSES IN THE ASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL At the regular meeting of the school directors in Superintendent Clark's office last night quite a large amount of business of a routine na ture was transacted. John N. Griffin the newly elected member of the board was not present at the meeting as was expected, being called out of town at a late hour yesterday after noon. Those present were J. A. Eakin, James W. Welch, F. J. Taylor, T. L. Ball and Superintendent A. L. Clark. The reading of the minutes of the . : i ... ,i Sheriffs fees, 6 months. Fines, Justice Court.... Fines, Circuit Court.... Sale road scraper Rent road scraper Sale old lumber Sale old wood Sale old buildings Sale old pipe Sale old furniture Nelson & Gray, refund.. 58.90 267.00 100.00 200.00 20.00 39.95 39.40 65.00 5.00 12.50 13.00 Three Fire Summons The Astoria fire department has its hare of business yesterday, being called out three times before high noon. Twice No. 1, Chemical, made to the Sundquist home at the Court House fund, taxes... County library fund, taxes. County school fund, taxes.. State Land Board 3,000.00 87,519.80 31,712.85 327 26,601.56 Liquor fine 10.00 29,611.56 57.00 31,989.25 943.22 943.23 old I runs bird just 1507 bouncing little kiddies, corner of Ninth and Exchange streets, and he knows of four-score due to both times to put out fire in the moss arrive in the next few months if all goes well, and the stork can maintain the fights. New Ranch Boss Ex-County Commissioner William Larson came into the city yesterday for the first time since the "Fourth," and brings the pleasant intelligence that on that great anniversary Mrs. Larson presented him with a lusty lunged son and heir, and that the new ranch boss and his mother are well and happy. There is no doubt about ic Commissioner's state of beatt- tle whatever. Out of Town John F. Griffin, the newly appoint ed school director who was expected to be present at the meeting of the school directors last night, and deliver Recruits Arrive A coach load of recruits, 40 in num ber, have arrived at Fort Stevens from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, coming out under custody of a corporal. The men are a fine lot, physicially, and are m"rle glad to get to the cool coast country after the sweltering weather Chocolates the best in the world 50c a Pound, that clung to the kitchen roof; and during the noon hour, this same appa ratus, with No. 1 Hose, and the Com bination wagon from headquarters made a smashing fine run to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Utzinger, at No. 130 Bond street, whose roof was ablaze, having caught from the kitch en chimney. The boys worked swift ly and sure under the leadership of Chief Foster, and the fire was put out with a loss of $25 or $30. Fruits for CANNING FANCY CALIFORNIA APRICOTS Per Basket - 30$ Per Crate $1.15 Ripe Hawaiian Pineapples, each, 50c Scholfield, Mattson & Co. phone U81 GOOD GOODS"0"5831 120 'TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. A Good Thing Superintendent Clark introduced 3 measure at the school directors' meet ing last night that aroused a great deal of enthusiasm and met with the approval of all the members present. The proposition is to install in the Astoria high school a business course so as to enable any one who desires to take up bookkeeping, shorthand or stenography, they can receive in structions in this city and be fitted to accept any position, in any of these capacities without going to Fortland or some other city to secure the schooling. The only expense he said would be of engaging another teacher and fitting up another room, which is a small consideration indeed, in view of the benefit that would be derived thereof. For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto Johnson Phonograph Go. Parlors Second Floor Over Scholfield ft Mattson Co, 3W Stockholders Meeting A meeting of the stockholders of the Oregon Coast Company, the sub sidiary organization formed in con nection with the Astoria, Seaside & Tillamook Electric Railway Company will be held in the office of G. C. Ful ton at 10 o'clock this morning, for the purpose of perfecting the organiza tion. By-laws will be adopted and officers elected. For the past several days Messrs. Ferguson and Van Duscn, who are taking an active part in the proposed electric line, have been offering shares of stock for sale 'among business men of Astoria and hav- met with very fine success Within a few days, it is expected, the list of shareholders and the amounts of stock each has taken, will be made public. There are now some 40 or 50 stockholders. It is requested that all tockholders attend the meeting to day. Institute fund, fees City of Astoria, special tax. Astoria City Park, spec, tax Astoria City Library, sp. tx Town New Astoria, special tax 182.14 Town West Seaside, special tax No. 44 449.02 Town Warrenton, special , tax 3.15 Astoria public road, road tax 262.75 Public road fund, 5 per cent U. S. land sales 635.63 Special road funds, special tax . . . 23,973.90 School District No. 1, spec ial tax 22,613.87 Other school districts, spec ial tax 10,907.03 Total receipts $241,807.67 Total . . 253,645.44 Disbursements. General Fund: Warrants paid .....$ 66,281.05 Interest on same 4,423.42 Court House Fund: Warrants paid $ 34,194.33 Interest on same 155.46 Summer Excursions. During the months of June, July, August and September the Ilwaco R. R. Co. will sell round trip tickets daily from all points on North (Long) Beach to all points on Clatsop Beach at rate of $1.75. Return limit thirty days. 6-23-tf 34,349.79 County School Fund: Apportionment orders ..$ 24,349.94 Institute Fund: Warrants paid 170.15 City of Astoria: Paid to City Treasurer, taxes 33,691.62 Other Cities and Towns: Taxes paid to their Treas urers 688.32 Astoria Public Road: Warrants paid 105.00 Special Road Funds: Warrants paid 9,391.92 School District No. 1: Taxes paid to District clerk 22,580.541 ther School Districts: Taxes paid to District Clerks 10,115.35 Total disbursements . . . $206,147.10 Balance on hand 47,498.34 Warrants called and not presented for payment: General fund $ 7,000.00 Court House fund 1,100.00 ALEX TAGG CONFECTIONERY Fresh Chocolates. ii j vohuics, etc . Made fresh every day In ou own factory, 843 Commercial Street previous meeting, and the following business was disposed of. The report on the building and re pair committee was read and the committee was ordered to see that the repairs were made on the Shively school roof, also repairs to the inter ior of the building. The committee on supplies reported favorable and their recommendation for a new international encylopedia for the Astoria high school was adopted. The statement of the high school commencement exercises was read and placed on file. The communication from E. P. Bradley, acepting the principalship of the Adair school was also read and placed on file. The oath of office of J. N. Griffin for school director was read and placed on file. A communication from Superin tendent Clark recommended that a business course be installed in the high school consisting of bookkeeping stenography; shorthand and typewrit ing, was read and thoroughly dis cussed and placed on file. This proposition 'on the part of Superintendent Clark aroused quite a little enthusiasm and if adopted will be a great thing for Astoria as it will enable the students to be fitted out for a position of this kind, without going to Portland or some other city to receive the training as is now necessary. The election of a new school clerk to act at the meetings was postponed until the next regular meeting. A resolution introduced by F. J. Taylor authorizing the building com mittee to make all necessary repairs to the McClure, Taylor and Adair schools, including an upper exit being made from the second story of the McClure school, to Grand avenue, The plan is to cut a door in the side wall of the schol and build a run from it to fhe sidewalk of Grand avenue, so that the pupils on the upper floor can leave the building without going to the ground floor. Similar exits were ordered made at the Taylor and Adair schools to be used n case of fire. New committees appointed were J. N. Griffin and James W. Welch com mittee on building and repairs. F. J. Taylor and J. N. Griffin committee on supplies, As it is a well known fact that As toria is badly in need of more school rooms for the pupils that numbered 1486 during the last term, with an average of daily attendance of 1240, a new 16-room school building was talked of fora considerable length of time, Mr. J. A. Welch going so far as to make a motion that the board offer $100 to the architect, who would draw up the best plans for the new house, the motion however was not carried as several members thought it would not be advisable at the present time to take such action in view, of the fact that the location has as yet not been decided on. Although nothing definite was arrived at in this respect the in dicator are that something soon will be done, in fact will HAVE to be done, to accommodate the large amount of scholars that is increasing each year. . The following bills were all ordered paid: Teachers salaries. $2270.50: jani tors' salaries, $245: bond interest. $150; John Hann, $10: Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. for June, $3; A. L. Clark, $150; Kelly Transfer Co., $14.75; E. Hauke & Co., $3.40; City Lumber & Box Co, 60 cents; Fisher Bros. Co., $4; Frank Hart, $31.25; Steele & Ewart, $2.40; Astoria Electric Co., $10.50; Foard & Stokes Hardware Co., $3; Sanrinen & Haga, 50 cents; Prael-Elgner Transfer Co., $5; James Finlayson, $1.50; P. J. Goodman, $1.50; Ed. E. Lewellyn, $1.50; R. Car ruthers, $1.50; D. H. Welch, $1.50; WOULD HAKE SWISS CHEESE HERE A BIG PROJECT PROPOSED FO ASTORIA THAT WILL MEAM MUCH IF CARRIED OUT GERMANS INTERESTED. For the past nine months the As toria Chamber of Commerce lias had under consideration a matter of the grcait moment to the city and U Clatsop county, and now it begins U appear as if it is capable of near realization. Certain Germans, men of apparent responsibility, have propos ed to the Chamber of Commerce to establish a cheese-making industry here, and in. addition to establish a plant for the manufacture of what it, known as "powdered" milk, in contra distinction to the condensed milk of commerce. While the plans of these German gentlemen have been made quietly, there seems no questkm that they mean business. Within a week or two H. Wiese, one of tho projectors, is expected in Astoria. The Chamber of Commerce ha become convinced that the German! are entirely responsible and that they mean business, and the matter has now reached a stage when it can be predicted confidently that a favorable outcome of the project will probably be attained. But the plans really mean more than is apparent at first glance. If the cheese-making plant is establish ed and this now seems to be an as sured thing it is then planned to commence bringing over here from Germany many men and women whe are skilled workers in the cheese business, as they and their people be fore them have been for many years. It is even said that these Germaaa will plan to interest thousands from their native country and hold out in ducements for them to come to Clat sop county. The magnet to draw them will be the dairy business, a busi ness with which they are familiar. Large supplies of milk would be "re quired to meet the needs of the cheese-making plant, as well as in the 'powdered" milk industry, and there fore it is essential that there be a large number of people engaged i the dairy business. Mr. Wiese, who is expected here soon, is from Kiel, and it is from that locality in Germany that it is expected to draw the German farmers and their families. It is also said that the climate in the locality of Kiel is not greatly unlike that of Clatsop, so that the foreigners would at least in that one respect find themselves very mucji at home here. ' The Chamber of Commerce within the past few weeks finally arived at the conclusion that it could safely guarantee the conditions precedent demanded by Mr. Wiese before he would establish a cheese-making plfal in Astoria; namely, that a certain amount of milk would be guaranteed for daily delivery. At first it seemed difficult to provide for the amount called for, and a meeting of the local dairy interests will be held at the Chamber of Commerce again withia few days to further consider the matter. In addition to getting milk from Clatsop county, farmers from Deep River, Gray's River, and other points on the other side of the Co lumbia have entered into an arrange ment whereby they would agree t deliver certain quantities daily. There is no doubt that if the mat ter is carried out it will prove of the utmost interest to the city and county It is proposed to make Swiss cheese. It is said that the demand for this is greater than the supply in Europe. and there is also a constant demand for Swiss cheese in England. 'The facts and figures seem to show .that Swiss cheese manufactured here a be set down in London, for example, cheaper than the German and Swit zerland cheeses now are. . Ben Hansen, $1.50; Maxwell Young; $1.50; John Peterson, $1.50; Andrew Malagamba, $1.50; J. S. Delinger Co., $1.50; Astoria Theatre, $50; Postal Telegraph Cable Co., $1; Pacific TeL & Tel. Co., $4.35; O. W. Whitman. $4.50; school board journal, $1; total, $2979.75. Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. & N. docks at 6:45 a. m. daily. Round trip fare to any roint on North (Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only. Sunday Excursions to Long Beach. Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. & N. dock at 6:45 a. m. daily. Round trip fare to any point on Norta (Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only 7-1-C