THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
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SOME ONE TOLD US
"Toot Your Horn If You Don't Sell a Clam"
Clam scasou is here and we have them in shell,
but equally fine in cans; minced and ready for
use.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
THE MODEL
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On Ten-Day Leave
Eugene Biuslng, driver of Chemical
No. 1, will leave the department to
day on a ten-day leave of absence,
being relieved by Harry Foster for
that period. ,
Jetty Official! To Portland
Major Mclndoe, at the head of the
government jetty work at the mouth
of the river, with hi chief assistant,
Gerald Bagnall, went to the metropo
lis yesterday morning on the 8:20 tx-
prm,
Repairing Dolphint
The Ferguson & Houston pile-driv
er went below yesterday to begin he
work of repairing the dolphin and the
government dock, recently Injured by
the big Benson ea raft that got
adrift there a few wek ago. '
A Breakfast Blew
An alarm of fire wa turned in yes
terday morping at 7 o'clock, the call
coming front a small home out on
Smith''. Point, being answered by
Hose No. 1 and 2, and the combina
tion wagon; but the fire had been
subdued before the apparatus could
make the long and difficult run.
Foundation Work Begun
The work of driving the piling for
the foundations of the new Pacific
States telephone headquarters wa
begun yesterday by Ferguson &
Houston, on Exchange street, anJ
nothing will be allowed to impede
work of construction that can by any
business expediency be avoided.
Put Into Retirement
Once again the big Regatta grand
stand has been knocked down and put
into retirement for a period of one
year. Il was an excellent idea, that
of building that necessary and useful
adjunct in sections easily bestowed
and certainly saved, the rule making
for economy and convenience.
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Retail A Well
The well known cigar house of Gus. jn Bayonet Drill
Schoenbaechler is being moved from Thc Fim Company, Coast Artit
the old stand on Commercial strcf t jt.ry( lrjetj mi gome ncw wriTk iasl
to the more commodious quarters re- n!gnt WH. Captain Abercrombic put
cently occupied by "Jap" Morrison, thc men trough a bayonet drill,
on Eleventh street back of Whitman' Thnt is the bayonets were attached
book-More. Mr. Schoenbaechler in- j the ortin!,ry Tjflc triils. The at
tends to develop his industry to te- ' - .'.-.
tail proportions as well as wholesale,
and make the business count at both
ends; and his custom will follow him
wherever he goes.
laced Under Bonds-
Guy E. Turpin, the complaining
witness in the case of George Thomp
son, recently arrested on a charge of
stealing a suit case and several suits
of clothes from Turpin, was yesterday,
placed under bonds of $150 to appear
as a witness in thc ease when it is '
. 4 Strong Points .
We Sell High-Grade Groceries We Deliver
Them Promptly We Charge a Reasonable
Price We Treat Our Customers With Cour
y; ' ' . 1
Scholfield, Mattson & Co.
phone mi GOQD GOODS phone m
' 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET
" , . . , FOR A,,..
VICTOR OR AN EDISON
PHONOGRAPH
-)GO TO(- ;
ohnson Phonograph Go,
Parlors Second Floor Over
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FOOD STORE
culled for trial. There are said to be
sonic peculiar phase of the matter.
The intimation i made that the pris
oner ha openly boasted that the
complaining ( witness would never ap
pear against him,
Wai Astoria Man "
It has been ascertained that the
name of tfhc man who fell from the
steamer Hassalo near Portland Mon
day evening and drowned wa AfTif
man, and it i presumed that be lived
at Sixth and Bond street in this
city. A toon an the accident occur
cd the Hassalo stopped for 40 min
ute and made a search for the man.
but nothing was seen of him. He had
a ticket from Portland for.Kalama.
and It I said that he had been drinking.-
Progressing Rapidly
T. S. Cornelius, the county assessor,
state that the work of making the
new assessment is proceeding rapidly
and many of them have been complet
ed. Soon the work of totalling the
assessment will be taken up. Mr.
Cornelia say that taxpayers may
now ascertain what their assessments
are and that everyone is welcome to
call and find out. "All that can be
asked of them is that they behave
nicely and act with reasonable polite
ncs If things don't appear just right,"
says Mr, Cornelius. The county board
of equalization will be convened on
October 19.
Mr. Mahone Here
Ex-Reverend ,and Legislator-elect
L. D. Mahone, of Mnltnomah county,
was in the city yesterday, shaking
hands with hi old time friends here.
He was in route to Seaside for a few
days' outing, and seemed glad to grt
back among the Astorians. He is the
only independent member of the
Multnomah delegation in the coming
legislature and has but little to say
,., ,hc Senatorial or any other
mietion of importance, thinking no
doubt there will be an abundance of
opportunity for talking directly to
the pvirpose once he shall be sworn
in at the Capital next January.
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CilOCOlQtCS
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the best in the world
50c a Pound,
Scholfield St Mattson Co.
tendance was good again last n)lit
and the men teem to continue to take
' b keen interest in the work. It i
j said 'that 'the contfant drilling will
; prove an excellent thing for many of
i the mew who work in store or at
i other Inside work, and who thu get
I very little physical exercise. , Lee
Cjjdoneau and other are still work
jitijr for the formation of a second
I company and the autlook i thought
j i't he very promising.
Black Hand Letter
, The receipt ,of the "black hand"
letter by the three proprietor of
boarding houses in Uniontown has
naturally caused much excitement in
that part of the city. Every stranger
U naturally being closely watched and
many of the resident there have sud
denly bloomed out as amateur detec
tivra. '-.Yet apparently nothing of s
definite nature has been ascertained,
though in the minds of some suspic
ion point in one certain direction
very strongly, Inspection of the let
ter, which are written in Finnish,
shows one. fact with indubitable
clearness. They were written by a
man who received his education in
the public schools of this country, for
every line show most clearly the
"vertical handwriting" which ha been
taught in the public school for the
pat ten or fifteen year. This verti
cal handwriting i peculiar to the
public schools of thi country, with
but few minor exception, and once
learned it is hardly possible to dis
unite its influence on the chirography
of any individual.
County Court
At the session of the .county court
yesterday it was voted to allow the
sum of $400 for the Clatsop county
exhibit at the state fair in Salem, and
a warrant for this amount will be be
drawn in favor of C S. Dowwho will
have charge of the display. The court
spent a long and busy day in dis
cussing many matters, mostly In re
lation to the county roads, and
among other things it was voted to
grant Mr. and Mr. Charles Guillame
the sum of $75, in full settlement of
a claim for damages arising out of
the fact that they had to fence the
road running through their lands.
The petition of the Multnomah Box
Company for permission to cross the
county road for logging purposes
was granted. Proposition of Alex
Akren to build a water tank at the
Young' Bay bridge for $50 was ac
cepted, and he wa instructed to start
thc work at once. A communication
from Mrs. W. S. Kenny in relation to
a road through her place was placed
on file. R. Barth was allowed $100
for rock that is to be taken from his
property near the Klatskanine Falls.
His Funeral Todair
The full name of -OU Van," who)
was tound dead in Ins bed I uesday
night, was ascertained yesterday
when Norris Staples brought to light
an old check which he had given to
him half a dozen years ago and upon
which was endorsed the name Of W.
C. Yandenberg. It is definitely known
that he had been a soldier in the civil
war and therefor the Cushing Post,
G. A, R., will take charge of the
burial, which will be today, at 8
o'clock this morning from the Gil
baugh chapel. Interment will be in
the G. AtR. plot in Ccean View cem
etary, An inquest was held last ev
cning upon the death of the old man
and a verdict was returned in accord
ance with the finding of Dr. Fulton
that death was caused by apoplexy.
Rut beyond the fact? that the name of
the deccdant has been definitely as
certained little information has been
gained of his identity and life. His
signature on the check would indi
cate that it was written by a man of
some education. He was of, a quiet
and reserved nature and seldom talk
ed of himself. It is said that quite a
number of years ago Norris Staples
let him have $80 with which he was
going to Portland to make final ar
rangements for a pension, but the be
setting weakness of many of his class
arose in him and he spent, the money
in drink. The pension "might have
lightened the burdens of his old age,
but all chances for it were lost when
he threw the money away in a few
days' debauch. .
Morning Astorian, 60 per month.
ALES TAGG
Ice Cream 25c qt.
, Fresh Chocolates
Candies, etc
Made fresh every day In obi
own factory.
843 Commercial Street
PROSPECT INTERESTING!
ASTORIANS
RAILWAY ACTIVITIES IN CLAT-
SOP AND TILLAMOOK
COUNTIES.
In conversation yesterday with a
well known citizen of Clatsop county,
who is well versed in the railway
situation as ij is at present, and like
ly to devetope hereabout, he gave out
the following cheerful word anent thc
recent reports:
"The immediate resumption of con
struction on the Tillamook road, by
thc Harriman force, mean an early
occupation 'by Harriman of hi re
cent purchase of waterfront terminal
property at Astoria; and this, id turn,
means a marked business access in
city and county. )
"The Tillamook road forks, in the
Nehalem valley, with the main line
running direct to thi city and the
branch line going southwest to Til
lamook bay and city; this being the
expres language employed in the text
of the company' franchise; and which
lands potcntcy and terminal signifi
cance to the Astoria end of the project-
" "It is expected, also, that James J.
Hill will take up, at once, the exten
sion of the Astoria & Columbia River
line from Seaside to Tillamook and
it is not likely that Mr.' Harriman
will be permitted to reach Tillamook
first. Officials of both systems have
been over their respective territorities
very recently; and the conclusion is
a safe and pertinent one, that there
i to be a quick and gamey scramble
for the cream of one of the best and
greatest of the undeveloped sections
of all Oregon, and such a contest by
such forces as are aligned in this in
stance cannot but re-act fortunately
and even richly upon Astoria, the bi
terminal of the sads at interest."
PERSONAL MENTION
Rev. Mr. Oslund and Professor
Alexis, who were in Astoria in at-
tendance upon the Lutheran confer-
ence, started on their return journey
to Spokane yesterday.
Hon. H. B. Parker went to Seaside
yesterday to get ready for his annual
outing at the Oregon State Fair at bead and lace opera coats and pnn
Salem, a proposition he never fails cess gowns made by Worth, Lafor-
to attend and keep in touch with
Captain P. H. Phisterer, U. S. A.,
who has been stationed at Fort Co-,
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.he goJng ' via Utica N. y.,
where Mrs. Phisterer, who preceded,
him last month, is now awaiting him,
at her old home., " '
Fritz Sovey .will soon depart for
Vancouver, B. C, to engage in bust- j
ness for himself, and has a host of
Astoria friends who will wish him all
manner of success.
T. R. "Dick" Davies is another As-
torian to be taken with the Southern
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TWO MARKETS
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We comejamong you with the intention of giving you meat at wholesale prices. We have
cut the cost of meat to about one-half what yon have been paying, and we intend to keep
the price down, just as we have done in Portland during the past three years. ' It is our
hope to get the patronage of every family in the city. Come and select your"; meat and
see it weighed on honest scales. .We do a strictly cash business and no delivery These
are our prices every day in the
BEEF
Meat for soup...... 3c
Meat for jelly..... 3c
Beef to boil.. ..' 5c
Beef to stew..... 5c
Beef to bake 5c
Brisket Beef 5c
Plates of Beef 5c
Pot Pie Beef........ 5c
To cook en casserole 5c
To spice and boil. 5c
Beef Hearts 5c
Beef Liver'.,;-. 5c,
Corned Beef 6c
Fancy. cuts of Corned Beef.., 8c
Shorts Ribs of Beef 7c
Pot Roasts of Beef........ 7c and 8c
Roast Beef 8c
Shoulder Steak : . 8c
Round Beef Steak i. .l0c
Very fine Beef Loin Steak. ....... Uc
RESIGNATION TEflRED
BY fill BERRY
POPULAR AND EFFICIENT
CLERK OF WATER COMMIS
SION MAY LEAVE POST.
George VV. Lounibcrry, for thc past
several years the popular and very
efficient clerk of the water commis
sion, has tendered his resignation,
and it is probable that it will be acted
upon at the meeting of the commis
sion on Friday night,
Mr. Lounsbcrry was reluctant to
talk of the matter yesterday, but it is
known that the resignation is in the
hands of the commission, and some
action will have to be taken. The
place is said to have become a dif
ficult one of recent years, involving
no little labor, and it la understood
that Mr, Lounsbcrry wishes to take
up something that won't prove such a
strain on his health. It is said to be
a possibility, however, that some ar
rangement may be made to lighten
the burdens, perhaps by allowing
some assistance. The many friends
of Mr, Lounsbcrry will regret to hear
of his intended resignation.
Perhaps there is no other public
position in Astoria that requires "the
right man in the right place" more
than this one docs. The clerk of the
commission is in constant contact
with the public, as men, women and
even little children come to pay their
water rates, and this, with the cleri
cal, work, makes the position no
light one.
Oregon fruit fever, he having left
yesterday to look up some special in
terests he holds in that section and
behalf.
Chief Deputy A. Y. Anderson, of
the Customs office, will leave this
morning tor a JU-day vacation, and
his functions in that important de
partment of govenmental work will
be carried out by Inspector C. H.
Haddix.
SMUGGLED GOODS UP.
Opera Coats And Princess Gowns To
5. Be Sold At Auction In New York.
i NEW .YORK, Sept. 2. At auction
'sales which will take place today and
on Friday, in United States Marshal
Henkcl's . office, a number of costly
riare, Reverdot, Paquin, and other
well known French dressmakers, will
be sold.
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- liners Torraine and LaPr0vence.
Montague was recently convicted in
the United States court for violating
the criminal law and sentenced to a
short term of imprisonment in the
penitentiary on BlackwelPs Island,
The smuggled goods were forfeited
to the government.as a result of Mon-
jtague's conviction. The goods to be
auctioned off today are catalogued as
' worth $3,325. :
mmi Meat
FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
12th Street, between Bond and Commercial
Formerly the Boston Market (Werthes Brothers
k 273 Taylor St Uniontown; Formerly Esa Pouttu
week:
Best Tenderloin Steak.... J. ....12jc
Prime Rib Roast Beef,. .......... 10c
Very choice cuts of Prime Rib
Roast Beef 12Jc
VEAL
Veal for broth......... 6c
Veal for stew,. 8c and 10c
Roast Veal ..10c
Fancy cuts of Roast Veal.. ...... 12Jc
Veal Cutlets ..12Jc
Extra choice Veal Cutlets.. ISc
Veal Sausage 12Jc
SPRING LAMB
Shoulder Roast Lamb. .....,10c
Fancy cuts of Shoulder Roast
Lamb . . 121c
Hindquarters Spring Lamb... ... ..15c
Leg of Spring Lamb.. ....... 15c
Spring Lamb. Loin Chops,.. ......15c
Spring Lamb Rib Chops., 15c
Frontquarters of Spring Lamb.t.12Jc
BIS SIGN PAINTED Oil
LRI
MISCHIEVOUS SCHOOL BOYS
HAVE PAINTED CHARACTER
"O 8" IN GREAT FIGURES
THE 1908 class of thc Astoria'
High School has, made irs mark. On,
the roof on the east side of the
High School building has been paint-
ed the characters "0 8" in letters '
that may be seen from all over the
heights to the eastward. Just when
this was done is not known to the
school authorities are hoping that the i
time the great sign was noticed was
last Monday morning. Possibly it
was done Saturday or Sunday night i
Judging from the appearance of the
characters as seen from the street,
they were put on with paint, as hard
ly anything else would leave them
so clear cut and plain Some of the
school authrities are hoping that the
material used was nothing but chalk,
so that the whole thing will wash
away when the rains come; but this
hope is apt to be a vain one. From
the surrounding heights the letters
look as big as this:
0 8
A year ago the 1907 class painted
their "0 T. on the roof, and it stayed
on until the roof was painted over at
the instance of the board. It is prob
able the school authorities will have
to order that the new sign be painted
over, and if not the presence of
the great sign there during the win
ter would undoubtedly be a source of
much glee to the bnes who placed it
there and to all the members of the
class of 1908. The letters are perhaps
eight or ten feet long, and are formed
with much precision and skill.
HALLEY'S COMET COMING.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. Astronomers
at the Yerkes observatory in Wil
liams Bay, Wis., began preparations
last night to record the first obser
i vations of the Ve-appcarance of Hal
ley's comet. This comet appears
once in 76 years and according to the
figures it ought to come in sight some
time during September or October.
"There is a chance," said Director
Frost of the observatory, "that we
may pick it up this Fall. It will be
faint at first, but brilliant later. It
has been under observation for seven
centuries.
"It is an erratic comet, and it may
not be seen at all this year. We are
preparing to photograph it. A com
mittee of astronomers was appointed
at Put-in-Bay last month to consid
er plans for observing the comet con
tinuously during its two hours ap
pearance near the earth.
For Sale. " 4
Twelve shares Northern Oyster
companies stock, one hundred and
thirty dollars (130) per share. Apply
Imperial Restaurant. 8-9-tf.
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SUNDRIES
Pork Sausage, fresh every' hour.. 12Jc
Hamburg Steak, fresh every hour.-. 10c
Smith's Liver Sausage 10c
Smith's Head Cheese i(jc
Smith's Frankfurters lOc
Smith's Bologna j0J
Smith's guaranteed absolutely
pure and fresh kettle-rendered
Lard, 5-lb. pail 65c
Sugar cured Breakfast Baconour
own make . ...... ........ ...I7lc
Best Hams ................ ..I7jc
Half a Ham 17
Sliced Ham 25c
Sliced Breakfast Bacon 22c
Boiled Ham , 25c
Sliced boiled Ham 30c
Dry Salt Pork j.'jjj-
Pickled Pork j'n.I