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SUNDAY, JULY 20, 190S.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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LEADINO
Annotated Notary
The co.nmis.ion of Karl KnohWh
as a notary public was
reeeivfA in
the office of the county clerk yester
day from the governor.
For Final Hearing
In the matter of the estate of
Sophia Pearson, deceased, he admin-
Utrator, George Pearson, yesterday
filed petition in the probate court
asking that a date be set for final
hearing. A final accounting has been
made, The court set August 27 at
the day for final hearing.
Suit For Payment
The papers in an action brought by
the Tallant-Grant Packing Company
against .the Western Fishing Com-
pany were' filed in the office of the
county clerk yesterday. The aum of
$2104.67 is asked for in the com-
plaint. The matter arises out of a
contract made between the two
parties to the action in regard to
fishing,
Clatskanie Editor Diet-
Word has been received in this city Durjng the progrcs, 0f the games
of the death of E. C. Blackford, the at the London Olympiad several en
former editor of the Clatskanie Chief.. ,)lliritl have bcen reccjved at the
Death is said to have resulted from a offlfe oi Thc Astorian to what a
cancer of the stomach, from which he ijt It is the of ,he t;neaf
had bcen suffering for some time. He
underwent an operation for the dis
ease at Everett, Wash., a short time
ago,, but the operation was not sue-
cessful. The deceased leaves five
children, all of whom are grown-up. rfCOgniXed t0 t,e M,pcrj0r to ours, be
" cause it increases or lessons by tens.
A Fine Outing Place- T)te mtter Ss the ,en-millionth part of
Nehalcm Valley is becoming very
popular as a summer resort, reports
J. C. Pope, of Elsie, who was in the
city yesterday from the valley. He
says there are many outing parties
there from Astoria, Portland and
from other towns. The section is
receiving more camping parties th.s
year than ever before The roads have
been improved, making the traveling
much more pleasant than before.
Want Big Came !
A communication has been received
from the agent of the Vandalia rail-
. rt if . --t.! it
roau at lerre uauic, inu., Baiting ii j
. there is any big game in this vicinity, ;
such as bear, deer, elk, etc. The let-1 CllOCOlQ tC'S
ter explains that the writer is plan-!
ing a hunting trip with a party of
his friends who have heard that the
game they seek can be had here, and
hence the letter, G. B. Johnson, thc
agent of the A. & C. Railroad, to
whom thc letter was addressed, re
plied that the woods here are full of
big game.
Openi Tomorrow ,
Captian W. A. Johnston, who on
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JUST A SUGGESTION
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let us suggest our fancy
Canned Goods for your
picnic party or table use
Scholfleld, Mattson & Co.
PHONE 1181 GOOD GOODSPHONE931
120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET.
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For
VICTOR OR AN EDISON
PHONOGRAPH
: . , goto ' - :" ; .
Johnson Phonograph Co,
Parlors Second Floor Over
BUTTER
GROCERS.
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thc 25th of August, will round out ajing mmy things of real interest and
iliiurtcr-ccnniry In the service of tb!noting t)cm or rt.lcitriiai back home;
famous old stevedoring house ofalld it j, not iini)ro,a,ie thev and
llrown & McCabe, of ' Portland, as
,,;ir Astoria representative, will, to
morrow morning, mrow open ior
business, the new office of the new firm
.in succession, The McCabe Stcvedor-
lug-' Company, at No, 469 Bond street,
land will be glad to meet old friends ,p,oys Will Be Boys"
and patrons as well as new ones, and, . , , ... '
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bo,hi
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Keturn-
A. L. Clark, William Ross and
Thomas Dealey, who. have been in
Portland the past several days as
dclegte to the sessions of the Grand
Lodge,' A, O. U. W., returned yester-
day. W. C, A. Pohl, who has been
one of the grand trustees, was also
present. The meeting was an irtter-
eting one. The Astoria -delegates
had no candidates in the election of
officers, thouKh it is said that this
city probably could easily have se-
cured one of the Grand Lodge offices
,a. an effort been mhde, in that
direction.
What Meter is
system of measurement in universal
use in European countries, and is
39.37 of our inches in length; that is,
not ottitc 40 inches. The metrical
,. of .-..,-,- rmnmonlv
the distance from the equator to the'.
'orth Fole, actually ascertained by
measuring an arc of the meridian.
The Will Found . ,
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a(ln,inistrator of the esu,e of
m M c wfco met
aftff ft wil,
hf
came to light
jn Harry TwiHght w named
as executor. This will was made in
December, 190S, and was witnessed
by A. M. Smith, J. C. Swope and J.
I Hamilton. The will was made in
the best in the world
50c a Pound,
a
Scholfleld ft Mattson Co,
due form and was admitted to pro
late, and yesterday Judge Trenchard
revoked the letters of administration
granted to Mr, Hunt and appointed
Mr, Twilight executor. The estate is
valued at about $1000.,
Interested In Aatoria '
Messrs. J, R, Rittgcrs, of Crimes,
Iowa, and 1. !'. Rittgers, of Salina,
Kan,, kiiiMncn and men of an inqur
'ing turn, and who know how to store
'away engaging facts for future use,
are spending a few days in Astoria
and Clatsop county, incidentally on a
tome of lncjr ,,. people may come
out here next year. Tbey are des
patching Astoria pan east and
otherwise doing friendly service to
; this city and county,
ore the Astorian tells this: Two fine
Jyoung lads of Astoria atood on the
! brink of a chasm in the hills back
of the city yesterday morning. The
precipice was sheer, for 20 feet. They
bantered and dared each other to
jump down the face of it; but both
forebore for want of a real induce
ment.' Finally, one offered the other
a nickel to make the leap, and the
coin had no more than passed before
the one who acccptcd.it made the
leap,, landed easily on the turf below,
and then sat down, white-fated and
hurting seriously with a sprained
ankle. It cost a dollar or more to
have the injured limb fixed up in a
tourncquct; but among hia chums,
the jumper is a hero for boys are
boys, the world over. -
Want Timbers Removed
The Regatta Committee is anxious
that the pile of big timbers on the
dock at the foot of Eleventh atreet
be removed by the A. & C. company
to the end that the regatta commit
tee could erect a grandstand there
during thc regatta. Yesterday a let
ter was received from the local agent
of the company stating that he did
not certainly know if the timbers
would be removed. While it may be
a pretty big job for the company to
take thc timbers away and back
again, the regatta committee is hop
ing that it will be done. It is known
that Mr. Johnson, the local agent,
will do all that he can to assist the
committee, but the actions of the A.
& C. have not bcen such as to please
the committee on one or two matters.
For example, this year the railway
refused to give anything toward the
regatta.
Apparently Not Insane ,
August H. Ruouala, who was tak
en in custody by the sheriffs office
several days ago on complaint of
some of the man's companions that
he was apparently insane, was re
leased last evening by order of Judge
Trenchard. None of the men who
know Ruouala most intimately could
be prevailed upon to come forward as
witnesses in the matter, and the
prisoner's attitude since he has been
locked up indicated no trace of in
sanity. Asked yesterday by Judge
Trenchard if he knew that his friends
were saying that he is crazy. Ruouala
expressed amazement at such a sus
picion, and replied with force: "Me
no crazy." He talked as rationally as
some of the men who complained
against him. He has been taken into
custody before, however, and it may
be possible that at times- his mind
becomes unhinged.
Fisherman Drowned
William McMath, a well known
seiner among the fishermen of the
Columbia river drowned yesterday af
ternoon at the Millers Sands seining
grounds. The body was brought to
Astoria on the steamer Lurline at
5:30 o'clock last night by Coroner
Peacock, of Wahkiakum county, and
is now in charge of Undertaker Pohl.
The deceased was "45 years of age,
and had been fishing on the Colum
bia river for many years. He had no
immediate relatives, in this vicinity,
but a sister lives at Laurel, Indiana,
who has been notified of his death,
Just how the accident -occurred is at
ALEX TAGG
CONFECTIONERY
Fresh Chocolates
Candies, etc.
Made fresb every dayln oei
own factory.
843 Commercial' Street
the present time unknown, but Coro
nef Peacock said the man had just
started out for the night's-fishing, and
it is thought that in some manner he
fell out of his boat while setting his
nets, and became entangled in them,
and drowned before assistance ar
rived." The arrangements for his
funeral have not yet been completed,
and will be announced later.
Bought Fine Place
The Antonio Furtado farfti out
Nehalem way was recently advertis
ed for sale by the1 administrator,
Louis Myllcnback, and last night the
bids were opened in the office of C. J.
Trenchard, probate judge. Of the five
bids for the place, the one made by
Captain John C, Reed, of the Wal
lula, was the highest and was ac
cepted by the court. The farm com
prises 112 and a fraction acres, and
brought $2700, This is considered a
good price though all agreed that
the place is well worth every dollar
and ' more than it brought. The
Furtado farm is well known. The
prices offered in the bids go to show
since the construction of the new
road out Nehalem way that land is
being valued much higher, and prob
ably in a few years will be far higher
than it is now. The bids were as
follows: J. L. Houghton, $1751; J.
B. Baumgarten, $2050; A. Osburn,
$2155; Louis Ellingson, $2250; John
C. Reed, $2700.
An Instructive Picture
Henry Newman, manager of the
pleasant little Jewel Theatre, has re
turned from Seattle, where he has
been for the past week making ar
rangement for another Jewel theatre
in that city. Mr. Newman has secur
ed one of the latest productions in,
picture films entitled the "Passion;
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nouse in tnis city tne nrst tnr.ee days!
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hour and fifteen minutes in running . farmerj tornorrow t0 asCertain just
it off. The picture which of !how-mBch milk can be secured in the
rCg,tfuS nature win oc .ceompamwi of Astor;af both ,Wes o
by a lecture tor one of the members river and thereb fettIe a ,on(f.
of the Georgia Harper company, and;m90ted
question.
win mane an cxcciicm entertainment
for the many patrons of the popular
little theatre. Mr. Newman who has
bcen engaged in the moving picture
business in Astoria for about three
months, has in that time -given the
public some excellent and highly in
structive pictures, and his house is
usually comfortably filled by the J
regular patrons. The new house at t
Seattle secured by Newman will b,e
managed by him for the first 'ten
days or so and after that time Mr.
Newman's brother-in-law will rep
resent his interests there.
Oil Company's Affairs-
Just when the affairs of the Deep
River Oil Company 'seemed to be in
the very best of shape some unto
ward events have occurred that have
proven a bad set-back to the actual
work of developing: the oil. Mr. R. !
A. Wade, the general manager, has
also been in bad health, but the
rumors that he has "skipped out" are
merely not only entirely unfounded)
but rae-said to be foolishly unfair.
Mr. Wade is now in Portland. The
I a te rrr in Pru-Mirm Tn
following telegram has just been re
ceived by E. Lf Babbidge from Mr,
Wade, and it indicates that he is pre
paring to straighten all matters out:
"Hold pipe; will send you bill of
lading and will take up all matters
within a few days." Mr. Wade is a
gentleman who stands very high
among his wide circle of friends and
acquaintances and it is manifestly un
fair, so his confreres assert, to im
pugn his actions and motives simply
because a temporary hitch in the oil
well affairs has arisen," and in addi
tion to all this, it is known that even
if he should not be personally able to
handle the matter in the manner that
he hopes to, plans are on hand to
conserve the interests of the concern
in the best of shape. - Those most in
timately concerned in the matter are
not worrying over the outcome.
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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 allten cents.
7-24-3t
Sunday Excursions to Long Beach.
Steamer Nahcotta 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.
WILL DISCUSS JIAfiY
' QUESTIONS
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AN INTERESTING MEETING
OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE IS PROMISED FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT.
The regular meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce tomorrow night
will hcra information concerning the
progress that has been made during
the past two weeks on the various
propositions that are before that
body for consideration..
There now seems to be no doubt of
the fact that a new and a jetter tele
phone service will be assured for this
long suffering municipality. !
The incorporators of the oil and
gas boring 'company will elect direc
tors on August 12th, which, is ac
cording to law, the earliest date at
which this election could be held.
It may be expected that drilling will
begin in the very near future.
The surveying on the electric road
is making progress, and the Cham
ber has taken steps now to stir up as
much interest as possible in the Til
lamook end of the proposition.
The machinery for the brick com
pany ought to arrive here now on
any day and as everything is in readi
ness for the installation of the same,
it may be expected that brick wil! be
made locally within 30 days.
The colonization and dairy propo-
I sition is being pushed along and Mrs.
i Weise, the wife of the colonizer who
comes here from Germany, has in
formed Mr. A. Schnerckau that she
will
arrive here tomorrow and se
cure a home to live in. Her husband
- "Xtime now. Dr. arr, chair-
of the dai committee and Mr.
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President Scholfleld will appoint
delegates to the Portland good roads
convention which meets on the 11th
of August This convention : will
stir up a new proposition which
seems to have good prospects for
success. It is to construct a road all
the wav from San Dietto, Cal., to
Alaska, such that automobiles and
buggies can make the entire distance
. . noint, .,..
j.. - ra,;fnrriia h.. 9,rriv ,ot(.H
thirty millions of bonds to insure the
road from San Diego to the Oregon
line. The Portland convention will
endeavor to finance the road through
from the Southern to the Northern
boundary of the state. And Portland
ers will very likely try to make this
same good road afford them an out
let to the seaside. Therefore it is
up to Astoria and to Astorians gen
erally to endeavor to get one end of
the road. .
The Canadian government, it is
asserted, ' will build the road on
through Canada after Washington
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that state. It is believed
that mil
lions of dollars would be left along
this road annually by tourists and
that in reality it would be of as much
importance to the state as an addi
tional railroad.
An endeavor is being made to se
cure the visit here next June of the
National Lumber Manufacturers' As-
e rt if iAn in frsfv nrlttiA it 16 An
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route to the Seattle convention.' As
the Astoria Chamber of Commerce
helped the Northwestern lumber deal
ers and lumber associations to secure
this convention for Seattle, it is now
askiug these interests to assist it inj
getting the desired visit of this great
lt
. . . . . itne rim lines, was m Astoria yester
mean much towards reviving a keen . ...... .
interest in local lumber affairs.
All in all, the meeting of the
Chamber tomorrow night ought to be
rather more than ordinarily interest
ing.
ASHTON COMPANY LEAVES.
The Ashton Stock Company, who
has been at the The Hager Theatre
for the past five weks, closes its en
gagement tonight. The news comes
with much regret to the amusement
lovers of Astoria, as the company is
without doubt one of the best stock
companies ever seen here, and made
many friends during their stay here
and should they return at some future
date they will receive many hearty
welcomes.
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 $175. Return limit thirty
INVEST SAFELY III
. OLD CLATSOP
REAL ESTATE MEN POINT OUT
CERTAIN FACTS OF INTER
EST TO ALL 'WHO ASS
BUYING.
On the lSth, 21st, and again on tha
23rd of June there appeared editor
ials in the Portland Oregonian refer
ring to the burden that will be laid
upon the taxpayers of the metropolis)
through the bonding of the city "tm
the sum of five million dollars. The
prophecy is made that the taxes will
be increased very largely. These facts
seem worthy of re-statement in As
toria because of the fact that
number of Portland realty men are
now endeavoring to interest local
men in real estate, in the metropolis.
Astoria real estate men point out th
fact that, while there are unlimited
opportunities for excellent invest
ments right here in the city and all
through Clatsop county, it is Jiardljr
the part of wisdom to invest money
away from home in a city that m
already beginning to feel its burden
of taxation. Of course .it may b
said that the Astoria realty men point
these facts out because they desire
to keep such investments for. them
selves. That is probably true. It
may be quite true, and still not mili
tate against the potency of their ar
gument in the least '
It is admitted here that there are
still some investments in Portland
realty that may be not only safe bat
excellent. But they are not to be
picked up every day,- nor will they be
found by men who know little or
nothing of the conditions there.
One effort in particular is being made
to interest Astoria investors on the
peninsula, where it is said that the
Swift people may build a packing
house. Any one who knows anything
about the packing house districts of
Kansas City, St. Louis, and other
towns, will hardly hesitate in prompt
ly turning down this propostion as
first-class investment. ... Proximity t
a packing house simply kills reahy
for a residence section, except for the
poor classes. The smells from a
packing house "talk for themselves"
for a mile or more. .
'Meantime local realty men do not
hesitate to urge investors to buy al
most anywhere in Clatsop county.
With the advent of the new electric
line, and with the half a dozen other
activities that all seem practically cer
tain of being made realities within a
reasonably short time, there seems
no reason why investors should sot
take up local propositions eagerly.
One argument may seem a pretty
strong one. It is a fact that Portland
men are investing in Astoria and ia
certain sections of the county. They
ought to know.
PERSONAL MENTION
Hon. I. N. Maxweli, of Salem, was
business visitor in this city yester-
da He will summer at Elk Creek.
Rev, John Waters, of St. Mary's
parish, has returned from a week's
stay at the metropolis, where he was
in attendance upon an institute held
under auspices of the Catholic clergy
there.
Charles Humphrys, manager of the
Postal Telegraph here, is expected to
return to Astoria today from Oregon
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City where he went Friday night t
join his wife, who has been visiting
friends there. Mrs. Humphry will re
turn with hfaa. ' " f
R. T. Haversham, formerly the
chief engineer of the A. & C, and
now in the engineering department of
day. Mr.' Haversham now resides in
Portland, But he said yesterday that
he was glad to get back to Astoria
for a day. He was down on business.
New Business Venture.
Mr. E. G. Gunall has opened a hods
and shoe repairing establishment in
the building at the corner of Eighth
and Commercial streets, formerly oc
cupied by N. Akerman. Your patron
age is respectfully solicited. Open
evenings. , ' 7-15-tf
Card of Thanks.
In the absence of her husband, and
father, Mrs. Morast and children
desire to thank the people of War
renton and Skipanon for. the kindly
sympathy and help given us in find
ing the body of our beloved son and
brother, and also for the pretty flow
ers. I also wish to thank the Anchor
Council of K and L. of S. of Astoria,
for the pretty flower piece they sent
to an unknown sister. It was surely
appreciated. -
Mrs. M, Morast and Children.