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. Wall Paper, Paints, Oil and Glass -365 COMMERCIAL PHONE 3821 MAIN Porterhouse Steaks Sirloin Steaks - -Tenderloin Steaks -Prime Rib Roast Beef Sirloin Roast Beef - Eleven Different cuts Veal Sausages - Pork Sausages - All other different lUcperib. Hamburg Steak - rank LrSmith Meat Co rlGHTlNG THE J3EEF TRUST" 12th Street,Between Bond and Commercial 253 Taylor Street, Uniontown '' nuns swift transit, the handling that outs for something a bit more modern and efficacious and patronize it. Old newspapers for sale at office, 50 cents per hundred. this - 15c - - 12tfc - 12c 10 to 12Kc 10 to 12c of meat for - 5C - 12 l-2c per lb. - - 12 l-2cperlb. kinds of Sausages for - - lOc nerlh