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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.
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Work For Good Men
Manager Whytc of the Chamber of
Commerce say that he ha good jobs,
at good wane, for several men if
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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