Hood River Apples
Some Fine Ones Just in
We Keep the Best of Everything
ROSS, HIGG1NS & CO.
THE MODEL FOOD STORE
1LRSE IlltS Of I Ml
Forecaster In Town
A tour of inspection o( the variou?
station In thin district is being made
by. Weather Forecaster R. A. BcaU.
Declarations of Intention
Olc Ness and Iver Vile, native of
Norway, yesterday declared their in
tention of becoming American citi
zen. Grand Jury In Session
' The grand jury was in session yes
terday and had several matter under
consideration. No report was made
but it is probable that there may be
one today.
For The Penitentiary
Emil Jansscn and Robert Casey,
who were sentenced yesterday to
term of 18 month and two year,
respectively, will be taken to the
penitentiary tonight.
Ha Returned
Victor Donald, who is well and,
popularly known in Astoria as the
late leading man of the Donald-Bell
Stock Company ha returned to this
city and is singing illustrated ong
acceptably at the I lager Theatre,
Will Meet Today-
The Ladic' Aid Society of the
Memorial Lutheran Church will be
entertained this afternoon (Thurs
day), by Mrs. Paulin Heck at her
home on Irving avenue near Eighth
street. Member and friends cordial
ly invited.
W. C. T. U. Call
The VV. C. T. U. will meet a
nsiiat in ihir room In the Seamen'
Home at 2:30 . today. All members
are earnestly requested to be pres
ent, business of importance also de
cision in regard to state conventions
to be rendered.
On Deed Filed
But one deed was filed for record
in the county clerk' office yesterday,
that of Otto J. Kramer to Chas.'
Wolf. The property transferred wa
fraction of lots in block 5, Railroad
addition to Ocean Crove, the consid
eration being $262.50.
Assignment For Clatsop Co.
' The following assignment (or
Clatsop county were made by the
Oregon Methodist Conference, at
Salem, yesterday; Astoria, C. C.
Rarick; Seaside, R. E. Myers; War
renton, A. A. Heist. No announce
ment of the assignment for Knappa
has been made.
Approval Filed
V A certificate of approval ot tne
Improvement of Tenth street from
south line of Irving avenue to the
ITALIAN
Fancy Italian Prunes for Canning
Our Prices Are Right.
Scholfleld, Mattson & Co.
phone mi GOOD GOODS phone 931
120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET
....FOR
VICTOR OR ANEDISON
PHONOGRAPH
-)G0 TO(-
Johnson Phonograph
Parlors Second Floor Over
north line of Kensington avenue was
filed In the auditor's office yesterday.
The contractor are Hcckard l5ro.,
the contract price being $4000, a bal
ance'of $1662.9) being still due.
Successful Young Man s
Mr, and Mrs, lycd Obcrg arc en
joying the vlxit of their son, Ernest
Obcrg, whose residence is in Port
land. Mr. Obcrg Jr. is general agent
of the Pacific Publishing Co,, of Cal
ifornia with headquarter at Portland
and has charge of a large force of
men.. ..... ".',. . '
Home Again
J, T, Ron and J. E. Higgin are
back from a trip to Southern Oregon.
The trip was a pleasant one. Their
expectation of purchasing timber
were not realized a the investment
wa not considered a good one. They
found a large quantity of good .tim
ber but the difficulty of getting it to
market i too great.
Can't Account For It
Senator J. C. Meglcr, with Mrs.
Meglcr, spent th day in this 'city
yesterday, on matter of business and
pleasure. Mr. Meglcr says that the
run of fish up his way is practically
nil, owing in -a measure to the ex
treme muddiness of the river, a con
dition of affairs he cannot account
for upon any known hypothesis. "
Loot Located
Two guns and over three dozen
graphaphone records, which were
stolen from the residence of F. A.
Fisher have been located. They were
found in a pawnshop in Portland and
Mr. Fisher left up on Tuesday night's
train after hi property. It is not
known what clue, if any, the Portland
authorities have as to the identity of
the thief. ,
Interesting Fan Item
E. M. Baker, who arrived in the
city yesterday front Portland, inform
ed a reporter of the Astorian yester
day evening that in a recent con
versation he had had with President
J. Cal Ewing, of the Pacific Coat
League, that magnate had promised
him that he would put Astoria on the
regular schedule next season and give
her a game a week, if those interest
ed at this point would assume to pay
Hot Drinks
Coffee and Chocolate.
PRUNES
A....
Scholfield ft Mattson Co,
Co.,
a certain sum commensurate with the
detail, Thl is a matter that may well
be taken up by the base ballist of
the City-by-thc-Sca In time to close
such a pleasing program in ample
ymc.
Start New Contract
Captain J. A. Monroe, accompanied
by his daughter, Mis Hazel Monroe,
left up yesterday afternoon on the
steamer R. Milcr, for Roscdalc Log
ging Company' camp two miles
above Calhlamet, where he will drive
spacious boom for that concern,
His big piledriver is at Brookftcld,
and will join him at the site of the
new contract.
Petition Before The People
C. Wingatc, one of , the members
of the Port of Astoria, wa abroad
yesterday with the initiative petition
rtyquired to get that important
measure before the people of this
city, and he experienced no trouble
whatever in getting signature to the
same. It require about 200 names
and these he will have in very short
order; when'the bill will be duly filed
with Auditor Anderson,
Logging Accident
An accident happened at Oak Point
Tuesday afternoon in the Hammond
Lumber Company' camp in which
Ceorge Longway, a logger, was pain
fully injured. He fell from the trestle
of the company' railroad and broke
hi leg and wa internally injured.
He is now in the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Portland, having been
brought there Tuesday night. The
full extent of his injuries is not
known-
Philharmonic Rehearsal
' There was an excellent attendance
last evening at Logan's Hall of the
membership of the Astoria Philhar
monic Society, when, under the lead
ership of Dr. Emil Enna, who arriv
ed down from Pottland yesterffay,
the first grand rehearsal of the doc
tor' beautiful and romantic opera,
"The Mountain King," was gone over
with splendid uccess. The render
ing of this opera at the November
concert will be one of the notable
musical features of the present year.
Headed For Astoria ,
The following well known South
ern Pacific officials left Portland
yesterday for a tour of inspection
over the road and right-of-way of the
. utv vu nuu iiiis-wi'nn v tnv
w "Lytic" system, from Portland
ne
to the coast, and after going over
the branch line running into Tilla
mook Bay, will come out over the
main line up the Nehalem Valley to
Astoria, the Pacific terminal of the
road, to-wit, Messrs. R. B. Miller, E.
E. Lytic and J. P. O'Brien. It is not
known just when they will reach
here, but not later than the 6th of
October. The trip will be made by
train, auto, and team.
Bids Due Tomorrow-;
The call for bids uttered by the
Astoria Water Commission for the
construction of the new 20,000,000
gallon reservoir are to be opened to
morrow evening at the session of the
water board at the city hall, and it
is expected that there will be bids
ubmitted from Astoria, Portland and
Seattle in this behalf. There are those
who aver that the estimated cost sent
in ny Engineer Kelly at $103,000, is
actually too low, and that the bidding
is to range considerably above that
figure in which event it is likely the
Commission will pass the matter up
for the present.
New Time Schedule
Commencing next Sunday the new
time table of the A. & C. R. R. Co.
will be effective. The new schedule
will be the same as that of last win
ter, the night train leaving Portland
at 6 p. m. instead of at 5:30 at pres
ent, arriving here at 9:40 instead of
9:20, the time of arrival now. The
Saturday night train will probably
run through to Seaside but the dining
cars will be taken off the trains. The
company would continue the dining
car service but as these cars are own
ed by the N. P. R. R. and leased to
the A. & C. the latter company will
relinquish them, the leases having
expired. ,
New Lease Negotiated
F. M. Simonton, of Portland, is in
ALEX TAGG
Ice Cream 25c qt.
Fresh Chocolates
Candies, etc
Made fresb every day In rai
own factory.
843 Commercial Street
Why wait any longer if you need a nice
rocker for your home. We have them
in all styles
wood and reed and in golden weathered
and mahogany finishes.
Come and see them. We will be pleas
ed to show you through our lines.
Have you seen our new range on
display in our window? x
Astoria Furniture Co.
, BEHARRELL & CARRINGTON
the city for the purpose of negotia
ting a lease of the building and prem
ises now occupied by the "Hagar"
moving picture house, and it is ex
pected that Mr. Hagar will relinquish
the place on the first of November
next Mr. Simonton expects to put
on an extended line of moving pic -
tures, coupled with a vaudeville line,
and operate on a circuit with Albany,
Salem, Eugene, Walla Walla and
Astoria. Mr. Hagar, however, avers
that he holds a lease on the premises
i
jthat not ase until June next;
and this proposition will have to be
met before the new deal can be
closed. .
Drill Last Night
The First" Company, Coast Artil
lery, had a successful drill last night
at their armory. The attendance was
fair and those present showed the re
sults of their past work and interest,
by their improvement. On next Wed
nesday night there will be a regular
inspection and a full attendance is
expected. On Sunday, October 11th,
target practice will begin and on that
day and on each Sunday following a
section of the company will have
practice at the targets, making a full
company practice for the month.
The interest taken by the boys of the
First is laudable and a fine precur
sor for the Second company which
has already nearly enough applicants
to permit of organization. "
Did a Friendly Turn
The Astorian has it upon excellent
authority that Hugh McCormick has
negotiated all the indebtedness pend
ing against the machinery end of the
business, as J. D. Magner stood for
it, Mr. Magner being a warm per
sonal' friend of Mr. McCormick's.
Just how far this intervention goes
toward mitigating the troubles of the
Pacific Coast Oil & Gas Company,
cannot yet be determined. Those in
near interest with the business want
ed Mr. McCormick to take over the
general management of, the business,
but this he declined to do as he did
not care to commit himself to affairs
with which he was unfamiliar in
every way.
Committees Appointed
The following committees have
been appointed by President Schol-
field of the Chamber of Commerce to
secure the right of' way for the pro
posed electric line to Seaside, the
surveys having been completed, and
to make the survey from Seaside to
Tillamook via Cannon Beach. H. G.
Van Dusen, W. E. Buffum, " J. H.
Whyte and F. L. Evans are appointed
on the right of way committee, and
E. Z. Ferguson, H. G. Van Dusen and
Norris Staples on the committee for
solicitation of funds. F. L. Evans is
an advisory member of both commit
tees. About $1500 will be needed to
complete the survey from Seaside to
Cannon Beach which it is thought
can be secured in the latter district.
and finishesin leather,
They Cot Out, Alright - led complaint about the lack of de-
Capt. E. B. Parker, of the Hotel jspatch employed by the Norther
Parker, has a bunch of pigeons tamed ! Express Company, as between this
to a point of familiarity that is very J city and Portland lately. It is claim
interesting; and they are frequently ed that no effort is made to make
on exhibition down that way. Yes- the business what it stands for, the
terday the captain, with both hands immediate handling" of i?ood in
(full of feed had seven or eight of
them swarming all over him ,. and it above and beyond the freight sys
scrapping for the fodder,- when , he 'tern of the railways and justifies its
gradually drew into the hotel office, 'claim to the express title. For in
tbe birds not knowing nor caring stance, a package, a rush order, was
where he went so long as they got 'picked up at Portland on Tuesday
the feed. Once inside, however, they 'afternoon at 4 o'clock p. m. for As
realized they had been inveigled into'toria, and was not delivered in this
new quarters, and made hot clis- 'city until 3 o'clock p. m. of jester
persal, some of them finding the day; which for an important rush or
open doors, but three of them mak- der is aggravatingly slow express
ing an exit through the big glass service. If it takes 23 hours to de
window next to the door. The cap- ( liver express matter on a two-train,
tain spent the afternoon putting in 100-mile route, on a downtown deliv
the new panes required, and the ery of two blocks, it is time to look
pigeons sat on the opposite eaves all
the afternoon "coding" jeers at him.
Express Means Express
There is a good deal of warrant-
..Big Cut in Wall Paper..
Must close out our line of Wall Paper. All the
latest designs. 1-5 Off Until Oct lO Only.
If ycu are contemplating any work-of 'this kind,
call end inspect our stock before purchasing else
where and you can save money.
Eastern Painting & Decorating Co.
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