WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, :.TE! MORNING ASTQRIAN, ''ASTORIA, OHEUQN, .Choice Fruit to Cao..i JUST RECEIVED Some Fancy Salway Peaches We will sell at 7fc per box while they last. , , ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. "i " THE MODEL MERSE 1BLES jTTHE TOp Had Back Set iu,, ., ,.-,,;. . Frederick Luntcn, the man who shot .himself in the left brcust a week or two ago, i getting lng nicely at the luiKpitnl.il On Sunday be received a back let, but. i.;8pparenily getting over.it rapidly. . , ,; t .. ,f -,, la Getting Better ;, ,j f ,, iy,yufi: Jams ; McDonougbi of Altoona, who waa taken to St, Mary' hopital several day auo with pneumonia, i getting along a well ft could bo ex pected and hi condition la said to be not at all alarming. ; , 'j v Another Petition Out A petition wa placed in circulation yesterday- for Councilman Robinson, who thu apparently announce hi wlshe to run again for place in the Common Council. Gust Holme, who 11 a petition out for the water com- mission, will run for the eight-year term. ; ' " - ,'" - Laying Temporary Walk Until the trustees of the Henry Welnhard Estate shall be ready to lay their final walk of concrete about the new hotel to be erected here In the Spring, they have ordered the construction of a temporary walk in front of the site on Twelfth ttrcet and it will be of great convenience. Petition Out ' Nominating petition were placed n circulation yelerdy for Dr. W. C Logan a a candidate for the common council from the aecond ward for the four-year term, and for Jame F. Kearney a a candidate for street superintendent on the repub lican ticket. ' : Wire And Wlrele- Astoria it again in full possession of her wire communication wilh'the outside world, including ,Norih , Head, all wire' having ' been restored to t duty yesterday; and we 'still liavellic United Wirclcs on Smith' . Point, that no sort of a gale may interfere with. . En Route Home , Editor W. T. Gilbert of the Aberdeen- World, debarked . from the steamer Cascades here yesterday, coming up from . San Francisco en route to his home and business on the upper coast.; He, is a bright and interesting young newspaper man and is putting out a paper that is a credit to his city and himself. Mr. Gilbert took the evening train for the metropolis. Warrenton Whisper- Dr. B. Owens-Adair has left for a protracted visit with friends at Em pire City. Mr. and Mrs. William Dodge, of Pasadena, California, are visiting at the home of Mrs." P. C. Warren, the sister of Mrs. Dodge. Last evening a reception was tender ed to Rev. A. A. Heist, at the home of Mrs. W. C. Barnhart. Mr. Heist Is pastor of the M. E. congregation at Warrenton. The Gottenberg System . The main object of XV, L. Ro,bb' recent visit to this city was to' in vestigate the , chance of establishing the Gottenberg system of handling the saloon business of Astoria, and of ascertaining the sentiment of her citizens in this behalf. The doctrine and plan is, for the city to lease out the saloon rights of the entire city, to a company, under specific conditions as to scope and character of the sa loons it will maintain always keeping in view the welfare of the city and ,R AUT ! Home Made 10c Per Scholfield, Mattson & Co. phone ii8i GOOD ; 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET FOOD STORE the business, upon stated sums of compensation each year. It has woHf.f 'jdinifiitfyJnl matt) 'places it chief and, brut 'tmlity is the exact regulation and restriction it imposes upon the member ;of Jt.s organisa tion, ...It will be. .set forth in lull in the course vf few days, if .Mr. Robb shall find it acceptable to the people here. . , , Back Prom Sound - 1 ' '" John Fo, of the ' Astoria " Iron Works, returned last night from a trip up, on the Sound. - He hai been gone about 'two : weeks.' Mr. Fox says that buinef up there in hlu line 1 somewhat depressed. Registration by Pretlnct Cit yAuditor Andcron , last 'even ing stated that the registration yes terday totalled 128, and by precoincts wa a follow t; Precinct 1, 3; pre cinct 2, 9; precinct 3, 14; precinct 4, 35; precinct 5, 37; precinct 6, 20; pre cinct 7, 10. ' ; ; , s Ready For Boring A meeting of the directors of the Clatsop Fuel & Oil Company was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, when the oil situation was considered at length. Two outsiders who are interested in the local oil outlook were also in the cpnference. It I laid that alt is in readiness for the commencement of the boring of wells and that actual work may be expected to ntnrt very soon. An Official Quest ' W. F. McGregor; collector of the port and representing the customs service here,' and President W. T, Scholfield, representing the i Astoria Chamber of Commerce," left yester day on an official visit to their duck preserves up thi river beyond Coble. They did not announce their call to the inhabitant of that rerooje region, and Intend to take them by surprise. What the result are-Jo be, are a bit problematical. t ' tj l'; X A Still Alarm '.; ,- v , A still, alarm was turned into the fire department early , yesterday morning, the call coming from Park er" wpodyard in the west end of the city, and wa. occasioned by a wire on the wood-sawing machinery be coming shortcircuitcd.. Chemical No. 1 was on the spot quickly and quenched the blaze, while No. 1 hose was on the spot to render what serv ice might be required of it. No par ticular damage was wrought. Hobson Here Thursday Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson will speak in Logan Hall Thursday night in the interests of the Democratic nominee for president. For the past two years Mr. Hobson has been making innumerable speech es before Chautauqua assembles and V. M. C A.', and invariably his whole argument has been a vigorous upholding of the Roosevelt policies for a great navy, especially on the Pacific, and for a navy to protect and retain the Philippines. These things Mr. Bryan has just as consistently opposed. How ..Mr Hobson can gracefully make a straddle which per mits him to now publicly come out Hoi DriMs Coffee and Chocolate. HRAUT ! Sour Kraut Quart. GOODS PHONE 831 r as a' spellbinder for the candidate wk.if! policies he lias been emphati tally opposing isn't very clear, Nevertheless Mr. liobnon la a very interesting talker, especially when discussing questions pertaining to a greater navy, and doubtless Logan hall will be filled by a crowd wh6 will.be eager; to see and hear the man who tried "to bottle up Cervcra," , . Helping Auditor- John Nordstrom' is assisting City Auditor, Anderson in the registration of voters. The work requires ; two inert, and yesterday both were kept busy all day long. '(I'M Philharmonic Society . . ' There will be a rehearsal of 'the Philharmonic. Society in Logan, hall this evening, , commencing, at 7' and members are urged to be pres ent. It will be an Important rehear sal, and several of the soloists will ng. , " , ' . Declaration Filed Four, declaration of Intention i to become citizen were , filed in , the office of the county clerk yesterday. The 'inert' were Fridrich Urich) native of Germany; Julius Lubilzky, native of Germany; John Hjorten, native of Norway and Andrew Lyster, native of Norway John F. Thorburn, na tive of Canada, and Eniclius Ander son, native of Denmark, applied for their full paper and their hearing wa set for February 16. For High School , , Superintendent Clark of the city schools yesterday placed a set of the new International Encyclopedia in the High School. The set has been in his office since it was re cently received. This encyclopedia is presumed to be perhaps the best Cjf the numerous excellent ones on the market and should prove highly valuable to the pupils in their re searches. It contain some 25 or 30 volumes, ; Going To Eureka P. L. Stangcland, member of the Common Council, is going to Eu reka, Wash,, the latter part of the week for the purpose of building "a house there for Nick Weber. Mr. Stangcland i employed by the Co lumbia River Packer' Association to construct the building. Though going away just at the .approach of the municipal' campaign, Mr. Stangcland, who will run again for a teat in the council, -expects 'to come home occa sionally so that he at least can keep in touch with affairs here. New, Tank For Atoria " Manager Hiram Lienenwcber, of the Standard Oil Company' plant and business in this city, has been apprised, from headquarters, of the intention of the company to imme dately erect a large new tank for the storag'e of oil in this city, and on the sit? of the company' present hold- ngs. Mr. Lienenwcber does not say what the dimensions of the new tank tre to be, but indicates that it will be bg enough to meet the ever in creasing business of the port and City. , Her, Son Injured- Mrs. M. E. Potter received word yesterday that her son, Archie Mes senger, formerly of this city but now living in Seattle, had met with a serious accident. While inspecting work of which he was foreman, he fell a distance of forty feet, striking on his head. For a day he lay un conscious, and it was feared death would result. Mrs. Potter leaves on his morning's express for the bed side of her ton, and will remain until all danger is past. The physician in attendance fears inflammation of the brain. Mr. Messenger has, besides his mother, two sisters, Mr. John Jeffers anu mrs. a. uraven, residing in this city,, and one brother' in Vancou ver, Wash. On t Flying Visit- Prof. W. D. Lyman, professor of history at Whitman College, at Walla Walla, Wash., a brother of the late, lamented Horace Lyman, well known in all this Qregon coun try spent the day In Astoria yester day. Dr. Lyman is out in pursuit of material, facts and views and historic addenda, tor be devoted to the new and complete history he is compiling, for publication, early in the coming spring, of the great Columbia' Basin.' The work will soon be in the hands ACE2C TAGG Ice Cream 25c' a Gt. FRESH CHOCOLATES, CANDIES, ETC Made Fresh' Every Day in our own Factory. 433 Commercial St., Astoria. Or. ONll PIANO NUMBER , I Seethe Dip Front Long Lapel t - and' , CUFFS I ' ; i t 1 1 . , '.;, This Falls ; ' Models for Men are a little out of the ordinary and yet .HERMAN ? of its publishers, Geo. P. Putnam Sons, of New York and London, and will be the first wdrk of it char acter and scope ever published upon the theme the Columbia River coun try, people, reources, and beauties. Professor Lyman has spent the past suftimer upon the upper reaches of the river, going as far north as Windemere Lake, in British Colum bia, ana has collected an , immense array of valuable detail and scores of splendid pictures of the basin. He was here to gather like data, and returns to bis Washington home this morning, in possession of much that he desired to complete the descrip- tibe work a it applies to this end of the great waterway. The' profes sor is an ardent champion of the open river," and was a delegate to the recent great convention of the Rivers & Harbors, Congress at Washington. . Filed Protest In yesterday mornings' mail May or Wise received a communication from John Riley remonstrating against the assessment on , certain property. The remonstrance had evi dently been intended for presentation to the council at its meeting Monday night, but was mailed too late to reach it in time. Mr. Riley states that he objects to the assessment of lot 3, block 55, Shively's, and states that he would like to know why it is so much higher than the assessment on lot 2 on the' same side of the street and lot 3 on the opposite side of the street. ', After Their Brides- Three fine, hearty young Finns yesterday purchased transportation at the Twelfth street offices of the A. & C. R. R, Co., for New York and Warsaw, Poland. They intend to leave New York on the Lusitania, on November 4th next, and are going back to Europe for their brides whom they will bring on to the homes they have established for them in old As toria. They constituted as happy a group of young fellows as has been seen in this city for many a day. The departed on the evening express yesterday. ;Their names and ages are: John Hanson, ,28 years; Sven Westemark, 24; . and Edward Beijr, 28. "; 7 ;. ': ,.,V 7. Has a "Tarrier" Now-- , The whole world seems to know of Dr. R. J. Pilkington's penchant for homely dogs; and all his marine friends are interested in keeping him stocked up with hideous animals, but all of unquestioned breed, of course. , ' His latest acquisition is , a Russian terrier, which .for hideousity lays "Chops" his Alaskan- completely in the shade. The new dog is of dark blue,' long and ' unkempt hair, bright ' dark eys,' 'and ,a natural born 'scrapper," ITe is young, alert and ambitious and had a fight with every dog he met between the docks and WITH EACH 15 SALE TO , , .. .i . J- J V f 1: :'v.V :r-A.:i f , ; ; : -, Y I ( ' - A Ederheimer, Stein & Co. UAtltl , "You Can't Look Foolish in a Wise Suit' At from $20 to $30 Astoria's Reliable Toggery the doctor' home yesterday when he came ashore from the schooner W. S. Talbot, just in from the Aleutian Island. , He wa presented) the doctor, by Captain Knutsor, ''.of the Talbot. Luckily, the doctor gave Chops away to the master : of the British ship Claverdon when she sailed from here not long ago, else there , would be no peace on: the block where Dr. Pilkington dwells. Many Register . .. . s " - ?. v..tJ, All , day yesterday there was a steady stream of voters going into the city auditor's office for the regis tering for the coming primary and municipal' election. It kept Judge Anderson and his assistant busy waiting on the men. Apparently there is already " enough interest in the coming campaign to compel voters' to register early. The registration : dooks ior tne national election closed last evening, at the office of the coun ty clerk. There was a rush there, too, yesterday, as many wished to register and had neglected to do so until the last minute. The registra tion books for the municipal election will remain open for a time longer and voters are urged to register as soon as possible. County Court At the meeting of the county court yesterday very little business of much importance was transacted. A peti tion for the opening of the Tillamook road was allowed and A. W. Dun can, Albert Johnson, and Gelo F. Parker, the' county surveyor, were appointed viewers for. the same, and were directed to meet at the Necani cum postoffice at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of November 10. The court ileat wonderful Spare Ribs, tbe finest and choicest cuts 8c per Ik Tenderloin Steaks, buy all you want 10c per lb. Sirloin Steaks, everybody can afford to ;buy..; 10c per lb. Small and Choice Porterhouse Steaks........ 12c ;perlb. Extra Large and Fancy Porterhouse 'Steaks . 15c per lb. Prime Rib Roast Beef, the very choicest cuts,...10c per lb, ' (For some of these cuts we have been charging 12 c) Sirloin Roast Beef only..... . ...... 10c per IK Many Cuts of Beef........ ..:.,...........,...... 3c, 5c and Be Oregon Pig Pork:... . ........v.,.........;:...:..;.;.2..:.5c to 15c Great Quantities of Fancy Oregon Veal ! ... Gc to 15c Lamb, Delicious Lamb V ;.:..........,. .,...; 7c to 15c Columbia River Salmon, fresh..,., . 3 hi for v Creamery Butter G5c per roll. ;' f raoll L Smith Heat 'Co, "FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST" 2th St. between Bond and Com. 253 Taylor, Uniontowa WISE'S 'CUSTOMERS t .. . wise further recommended that George Stevens be employed to assist in securing the levels. The report of C. E. Linton, superintendent of road district .No. 1, in relation to repair to the Alder Creek bridges and in re gard to the road to the railway shop was read and approved. A contract was entered into with the Kelly Lum ber Company for 36,000 feet of lnmr ber at $12 per thousand ' delivered. The court also Instructed the clerk, Mr." Clinton, to'draw warrant for the payment of $423.29 to T. IL BlaisdclL The report of the experts who examined the books of tie county , clerk, treasurer, school sa- perintendent, , justice of the peace, and sheriff, and the clerk was instructed to draw a warrant for $200 for payment of such set-trices. A new typewriter was order! for the sheriffs office. A telephone was also ordered for the office of the county school superintendent. The county judge was authorized to" procure 200 planks for the road be tween the Lewis and Clark and War renton. Arrangements were also made for the, repair of the road from the Walluski bridge to the highlands on the north. The clerk was in structed to notify Howell Lewis of district 17 that there is the sum ol $234 on hand and that he should ap ply same in improving the upper enj of the road in his district. ' Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteel to cure any case of Itqhing, Bimd, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50 cents.; Values at Smith's Ranch Eggs 30c per doz.