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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1908)
Fit IDA Y, JULY 21, 1908. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTOltlA, OREGON. BETTER BUTTER Have you had trouble in getting genuine Sweet Creamery Butter and really Fresh Eggs? We have some that will please you ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. LEADING ESSE HIES Of HE IK Moved Piledrlver Hirch ami J.icobcn'i pilcdrivcr lias lirtu moved uj to Twenty-third street to Mart the work of Improving that cirect hetween Commercial and Ex change street. Start Work J. G. Kelly, the cuntiiliiiitf eiiKinccr left for the waterworks yeMerday with a force of men to Mart the work t . . . , ..... fit br iiL'inu tnc water mm rai duck i I Creek into the present pipe line. Bridge Open Again It was stated Inst evening that the repairs on the bridge over Skipanon Creek would in all probability be completed this morning, or some time today at latcM. The bridge ha not been open for traffic for two or three days past. By Wireless The iteamhip President' sent a wireless menage to this city yester day morning stating that at 9 o'clock the barometer read 20.911 and the thermometer 54, with u ten-mile breeze from the northwest, and the weather cloudy. On Legal Bushiest Ex-United States Senator John M. Gearin wa in the city yentcrday, ac companied by Rusicll Hawkins of Portland. They came down on Irgal bnmc connected -with the pr-bate c.rt. and went back on the 6.10 cxpreM last evening, " New Administrator- ' In the matter of the estate of James A. Kenuck, of Detroit, who died scv- eral yc..r ago. Rucl Hawkins apioinieil as aiimminraior ycMer . I A . day, taking the place of William W. Curti, the former administrator, who died last year. The decedaut owned real property in this county, Attached Store ' Sheriff Pomeroy went to Wetport yesterday morning to serve an attach ment on the store owned by David J West at that place' The attachment followed the commencement suit for $937.50 filed in the court the previous day by Craig. of a circuit A. D. Beat Their Way The three young men who were arrested Wednesday evening for stealing a ride on he A. & C. train from Portland to Astoria were re leased by Chief Gammnl yesterday an outing at Seaside and as their capital was small, they decided to ride the blind baggage as far as As- JUST A SUGGESTION If you dislike to cook, let us suggest our fancy Canned Goods for your s picnic party or table iise Scholfield, Mattson & Co. PHONE 1181 GOOD GOODSpHONEMI 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH , , ' goto Johnson P Parlori Second Floor Over GROCERS. loria to nave the ruilroad fare. After bein being given good talking to ly the ... chief they were released and they proceeded on their way. Treated For Abscesa - Harmon Lacy, a popular young barber, in the employ of Mr. Peter, ne n, of the Occident barber shop, was operated on at St. Mary's hospital ycicruay, lor aoccss on inc spine, and at lat acotmK 'as getting i.. . : .. . i aiong finely. He win be out in tnc course of a couple of weeks. Operated For Appendicitis Minn Jenny Johnson, a resident of Knapplon, underwent an operation at St. Mary's hunpilal yesterday for appendicitis. Her condition is not considered very serious, and she stood the operation well, and at a late hour lait night was reported to be resting and doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Axle Company Meet The Hall Flexible Axle Company held a meeting last night when it was decided to issue utock in the new concern to be placed on sale in this city, to secure capital to further per pect the new patent. A set of the axles has been in use for the past two .months at one of the logging com 'panics aiid has proven highly, satis- ' factory. 'On Fishery Laws i I. N. Hylen, of San Framitco, sec retary of the Alaska Fishermen's .Union and II. Goranon. Seattle ;tgcI), uf )h;(t Unio Rrrivcd ,his ! morning and are conferring with Sec- 'rctaries Rosenberg and Lorntscn, of ! Astoria, as to (he policies to be pur- . ofl hfry Ugi)iati,m rccrnly j(.nacttd) anJ -on CKMa,jon Xo Uinhtr Utrcniithcn f'.sherv protective laws. I W Fint Watermelon- The Ko.Hj-JIiggins Company very generously sent a dandy watermelon over to the employees of. The As torian yesterday, and it was highly appreciated by all of those who had a chance to get a -slice of it. It was rich and juicy and luscious, just the kind that you want in the good old sum- !mer time. The company has just received a carload of the melons, and Chocolates the best in the world 50c a Pound, Iionograph COiJ Scholfield ft Mattaon Co. "you'll have to hurry" if you want one or more of them. , Saw The Rock Crusher I The lliri'l" riliprnt itf- W:tiH:itiriVii i county who came down to sec some.f ' il... ..... .1 .. 1 ., I !... . .. i iui uic vihiiii; luiiu ui vuii(ip county i were' taken out to the rock crusher hrynd Olney hy Judge Trenchant ')cnterday. Tlicy were particularly desirout of seeing I lie operations of the crusher, as Wahkiakum county is contemplating the purchase of one of Itlie stone -breaker. The party re turned to town about 5 o'clock last .evening, aiid the visitor were well i iiIo;ibc1 with air I In-v . " Plenty of Music The regatta committee are hard at work, and this year's celebration promises to be the best one ever held in Astoria. Three bands of music j have already been engaged, the two; local organization and one, the big gest band is from Portland, The .committee arc now in communication with still another band, and if the ; ,,T0Va arrangements can be made there will be four organizations in all, that will be so managed that there will be musical at all times, Ninety-Five, and Jolly Astoria's venerable citizen, Robert S. McEwen, who for the benefit of his impaired health, has been seques tered at St. Mary's hospital for some months, is improving steadily now, and was out and down town yesterday greeting his many friends. Mr. McEwcn hopes to leave for the metropolis in a few days for a pro longed visit with friends there. He is 95 years old and retains an avid interest in the current affairs of the day. - Will Summer He F. E. Allen, accompanied by his wife, son and daughter, have arrived in this city from San Angclo, Texas, and will remain here until the end of September. They are delighted with Astoria and Clatsop county and may make it their future home. Mr. Allen is a prominent, realty dealer at San Angclo, and takes a very practical view of things as he finds them here It is to be hoped he may become so favorably impressed, as to cast his lot with Astoria and aid in her cer Stain development. Develops Insanity August II. Ruouala, a Russian, re siding in one of the big boarding- houses in Uniontown, developed symptoms of insanity Wednesday and late that night his friends made com plaint to the sheriff's office. Deputy Sheriff Archie McLean took the man in custody and, he was locked up all day yesterday. This morning an ex amination into, his sanity will be made. Judge Trenchard was out of the city most of the day yesterday and therefore the hearing was neces sarily postponed until today. Merry-Go-Round Here " Once again are the children happy, for the merry-go-round is here. It is set up on the vacant lot just west of the county court . house, and the merry whirl of the big contraption and the seductive strains of the music are attracting all the little folks in town. This mcrtjy-go-round is one of the many fun-making things that Mr. E. J. Arnold owns, and he is here in person to see thaf(the little ones and such of the grown-iups as want to renew their youth all have a good time. Mr. Arnold is the gentleman who will have, charge of all the street sports during the regatta. Little Boy Drowns Little Martin Morast of Warren- ton, 9 years old, was drowned m Skipanon Creek Wednesday evening about 7 o'clock. He had been seen playing about the water with a long pole, and later when he failed to come to his home a search was made. The body of the unfortunate little lad was found lying at the bottom of the creek, and thought it appeared as if it had not been in the water very long, all efforts to revive him proved unavailing. ' His father is in Eureka, having gone there about a week ago, and it will not be possible for him to arrive home for the funeral, which ALEX TAGG CONFECTIONERY Fresh Chocolates.'' Candies. etc Made fresh every dayfin our own' factory, 843 Commercial1 Street Suits Bought at WISE'S Pressed Free Whenever You Say So I X ' 1i h,C If there is a firm of wholesale tailors who make better Z we have not yet "heard of them" of course, like everyone, we have medium grade X Z StlltS fl.1.n Kilt niir ninA inWnrnA rarfaft- Giti,rr er.it n- Crtm' Have no peer in America. ME . Aoria's Reliable Clothier P. S. One Piano Number With Each $5.00 Sale will be this afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in Ocean View ceme tery. Wanta Crawfish- Mr. F. Robinson, 8181 Dearborn street, Seattle, has written to the Chamber of Commerce, explaining that he is a large dealer in crawfish. He has heard that there are some of the largest and best of these crusta- ceons to be had along the lower Co lumber river and is anxious to cor respond with fishermen or others who would be interested in catching a supply of crawfish and shipping them to him as certain intervals, say every day or every other day so that he would be able to depend upon a supply for his trade." He says that if such an arrangement can be made he can build up a big business in Columbia river crawfish. Parties in terested can write this dealer direct. Arrested For Larceny William Thompson was arrested last niglit upon the charge of having stolen two $20 gold pieces from Jacob Ilenning. Henning is a fisher man, and several nights ago was drinking. He fell in with Thompson, and while sitting In the rear of the Bunker Hill saloon, it is alleged that the robbery took place. The bar tender of the saloon told the. dis trict attorney, Mr, Brownell, last flight that he saw the prisoner take the money and that he refused to re turn it when called upon to do so. It is understood that the prisoner claims that his atcion was without felonious intent. He was preparing to leave for San Francisco this morn ing. Is Less Truancy Like Astoria, the Ctty of Pendleton has .'had - trouble wi,th the large amount of truancy from the public schools. During the past year, how ever, there has vbeen a striking de crease in the truancy, and this bet terment is due almost wholly to the enforcement of the state law regard ing attendance at school. According to the Pendleton newspapers, there is an increase over last year of more than 10 per CSnt, and this increase is wholly' attributed to the compulsory education law, for while there were MAM Art , n y ' if : 'W it' " IU 4 :mMi. '(':' '4. U .,V 4 ,.v is... 4T it 02O to 03B Not one but "several" fine makes. IRMABJ WHtS no criminal prosecutions as the law provides, there were a large number of cases in which parents were warn ed, but in which the warnings were sufficient. Interested Tourists A party of Pennsylvania tourists arrived in this city yesterday and are registered at the Hotel Occident. They are all from Du Bois, in that state and consist of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Du Bois. Mrs. A.' M. Vosburg, C. J. North and Mr. and Mrs. F. Patchel. The parties named are all interested in the Wheeler Lumber Company, of Nchalem, and Mr. Du Bois, it is said, owns several thousands of acres of fine timber lands in the Nehalem country. They were joined in this city yetserday by President Wheeler of the Wheeler Lumber Co., and the entire part will leave out this morn ing at 3 o'clock on the steamer Geo. R. Vosburg, for the Nehalem country, where they will spend several weeks in a summer outing. Want Senator's Aid Portland Telegram: So much con fidence is reposed in Senator C. W. Fulton by the Taft managers since Fulton handled the credentials com mittee at the Chicago convention that the Senator's views on the conduct of the coming campaign are desired. Frank Hitchcock, who has been se lected by Roosevelt as the chairman of the Republican National . Commit tee to run Taft's campaign, is now in Colorado giving instructions to the Western National committeemen and state chairmen. Two days ago Hitchcock telegraphed to Fulton ask ing him to join the gathering in Colo rado and saidthat he would adjourn the session until next Friday to give Fulton time to arrive, if he would come, senator r niton, however, de clined, as he desires to remain in Oregon until Congress assembles. The Discriminating Stork The ancient and honorable old stork, which for a century or more, has been assigned to the Astoria district .in the distribution of babies direct from the headquarter depot for such blessings, has proven itself not unmindful of the assiduity and faithage is respectfully solicited. Open of its colleague here, . Dr. O. B. evenings. 7-15 tf A ! n clothes than WISE clothes f Estes, and yesterday left at his Sixth , street home .a handsome and hearty little grand-daughter, the daughter of Mrs. S. K. Diebel, of Chicago, who is at the paternal home this summer. . The doctor is very placid about the happy circumstance, as usual, but he is altogether pleased and quite amenable to the congratulations that are pouring in upon him. Just by way of change, yesterday, he went up to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly, on Grand avenue, and helped the old bird in the bestowal of an other little daughter on that happy couple, and finished an active and pleasant day by setting the broken left arm of the little five-year-old daughter- of Mr. and Mrs. John ' Thompson, on Thirty-eighth street; the child having broken that member between the wrist and elbow in the course of play yesterday morning. The' Passion Play. ' This well known religious drama will be shown at The Jewel Theatre, beginning Sunday afternoon, July 26, and continuing to and including Wednesday evening. Evening performances, . accompan ied by a lecture will begin promtply at 7:15. Afternoons .excepting Sun day, only one performance will be given, starting at' 3 o'clock. A program that is highly interest ing and of an educational nature is promised yet the price of admission will be within reach of all ten cents. 7-24-3t Sunday Excursions to Long Beach. ' Steamer Nahcojtta leaves O. R. & N. dock at 6:-'S a. m. daily Round trip fare to any point on North (Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only Summer Excursions. During the months of 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 New Business Venture. Mr. E. G. Gunall has opened a boot and shoe repairing establishment in the building at the corner of Eighth and Commercial streets, formerly oc- cupied by N. Akerman. Your patron- 0