TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 19U& THE MOHNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OIIEGON. ...By i Far The Best Yet... Tim is the verdict pronounced of our Salt Fish Department Bloater Mackerel , Kastern Tongues and Sounds Salmon Tips, Etc. Etc. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE an, s TERSE TELES ft 1 11 County Court 'The December term of tli county court will coneve tomorrow. Declaration Filed , ; Declaration of Intention to become cltien were filed yesterday by Auguit Llndquist and huh Tuomin en, both native of Finland, Pay-Roll in Evldwca . Uncle Sum! employe at the" cat torn house and In that ervke were called upon to sign the pay-roll ye ttrday, much to the aiWction of all concerned. Your old uncle" In a pretty, good paymaster, by the way, Eye To Bualnett Seaiide Signal: "It la reported that wedding belli will loon clang again for our venerable friend McJntlre, The Signal prima wedding card in the highest alyle of the art. Don't forget ua, Mac, A Week of Prayer 'A week of prayer which 1ta been recommended by varioua Brother hood! and men' aocietjei through out the world," will be observed at Grace church thia week by daily morning and evening prayer at 9.00 and 7:30, with the litany Wednesday and Friday at 12 m. 1 '". On Special Duty Capt. Moore, of the United State Engineering Corpa, is now at (he forts at the mouth of the Columbh, working upon the new system of fire controf devised for the erfeetion oT range fireat the great fire Wtterlel. and ia doing excellent work, with the assistance of a number of spec ially trained aitanU. ; , . New Factory Opens The box factory of he M idtnnmnh STrunk & Bag Company of Portland c .i. .... ., " ww w opesi hi ooor 10 day, it is said. The factory will manufacture necessary article used by the company in' its Portland tore. " S. E. Wrenn will ' be in cnarge. , , Jj-Charle N. Hudson, f Trinidad, Colo., arrived in the city yesterday, laving come here to confer with Richard Leather and not until his aetival ilid he learn of Mr. Leather' death, Mr. Hudson it interested in the question of boat building and bad :hccn in communication ith oer- ohi here. He has a patent which he wishe to introduce, it k Hinder- 1 stood. Funeral Well Attended : The funeral of J, If. Dliiumd, who died at his temporary home at Tenth and Franklin, was held on Sunday aim vr.n wen miciujed, i tie Ma son. i had chuarge ,ol tl funeral services tint many of the members of the or der were present. The Rev. Gilbert conducted the funeral services. In teruient was In Greenwood. Dece dent formerly lived in Michigan and wa a member of the Masonic lodge there. Back To Astorian" . K, .ticuem. wno has been un to Portland for several weeks, re turned on last night's train. Fred Lenhart," who hat also been there for about the same length of time, came back at the lame time. J. II Seymour was also a returning na enger, as al.o were Carl B. Fran seen and Otto G. Morgan, the form er a Portland visitor over Thank- giving and the latter since Sunday morning. - Paulwn'i Body Found 1 lie oorty of Thomai Paulson, who wa drowned In the Xecanicum river about fwo week ago. was fnnm! yesterday. Paulson was a logger and ten into the river whi e trvinir cross on some log. Though every ciiort had been made to find the body nothing was ccomili1il .... tl yesterday. While hi death was evidently purely accidental, t nrru tier Gilbaugh is expected to make a perfunctory investigation Paulson was a member of a honit-il asociatmn, and his body will be jak en to Coble for interment. Funeral Notice, The member of Charity Lodge, No. SX are requested to assetntle t their lull ,on Wednesday, Dfcember 2nd, at 1:30 p. m., to attend the funeral of our late Sister Laura l Johnson. Hannah Porter, C. of H WV C. A. Poltl, recorder. , Regiatration ' The registration book will ctoe at 0 Clock next Fr dav sftrrnnnn and All those who have f"ai1l n register by that time will simply not or aoie to vote at the mun i-in.i tion. There are onlv four ,t... regnter. City Auditor Anderson yeaterday stated that he will keep his office open on both Wednesday and . Thursday night, from 7 to 9 o'clock, for the purpose of receiving regulation. He doe this to give tnose chance who are occupied in the day time.- Unless there is a W, rush in the next few day the regis tration is likely to be comparatively mall-perhap not over 1600 and thi i not even an average registra tion tor a city the size of Astoria. All expired coupons from Carter' Studio will be honored if nr...... before December 10, 190a Hot Drinks Coffee and Chocolate. Good Things to tat 1 For your Thanksgiving Dinner prepare 1 from our stock. ..Mince Mea, Currents, , RaisinB, Plumb Pudding Cranberries," " Nuts and all kinds"of Fruit's, fresh and if wholesome.7 - Prompt delivery.' ;.i M l Scholfield, Mattson & JCo. ; Phone im GOOD GOODS phone 931 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET ; ' ,;" Take Charge Today '.The Athletic club will take charge tif thi'ir Imudnome new club house loday, December 1, as their lease of Ihe place run from this date. That weans thut the Astoria Amateur Athletic Association is finally fully launched, and it i likely that the activities of the 'club will be in full swing within a very short time. All those who have made application for membership are urged to make pay ment of their initiatory fee and of the first month' dues, and those who. do not make the necessary payments natuntlly will not ' be considered as numbers in good standing and en titled to the privileges of the club, J. M, S. Hawthorne is the secretary and all communications and duet should be made to him. In a man nVr the opening -of this club should mean much to the young men of Astoria, for it will offer many ad vantages that now ccm to be totally denied to many of ihcm, Right of Way Hen Ward is another of the heavy owners of property alonir the oro- poed route of the electric line to Seaside who states that he is quite willing to give the necessary right of way over hi property. Mr. Ward. however, say that he objects con clusively to giving a deed for the strip, with right of reversion after si term ol five year in case the condi tion precedent have not been lived up to. Mr. Ward says he will give a right of way for 18 months any time it is aked for, and he deems this period amply long enough. Hence t would appear as if at least several of the big property holder all thoie who have thus far been heard from arc willing to give the riithts of wav. though they apparently are not will ing to grant for the tive-year term, and at the same time one or more of them feel that they have a right to ask for certain minor changes in the route... LET CONTRACT TO PROP UP BUG OWNERS OF FOARD & STOKES HAJLL APPREHENSIVE OVER THE IRVING SLIDE. DON'T FORGET THATr' ! HEATING STOVE : You'll Need It Soon. We have them. ;W. C. LAWiS & CO. Death Follow Devotion At tbe ' family home, yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Laur.i Johnson, wife of Charles A. Johnson, breathed her last, after an illnes of 12 week from f typhoid-pneumonia, which it i believed, ihe contracted from the long and 'devoted nursing she bestowed upon her eldest son, wbo returned home from Alaska an J was stricken with typhoid almost im mediately he reached here. Every thing that love and -acalou care could prompt wa done to save this excellent wife and faithful mother. but the dread disease, abetted by the run-down condition in which it found her. prevailed against all effort and she is most grievouslv mourned bv her husband and children and a wide circle of friends in Astoria. She was bnt 37 years of ace and has dwelt in thi city since he came out from Stavanger, Norway. 20 vears aim She was the mother of ix children. five surviving her, two sons and three daughters. Adoloh. Oliver. Ruth, Emily and iVolct. to whom with their father, the happy convic tion remains that the mother and wife knew only the benison of real friends, no soul who knew her ever entertaining any other feelino- than that of love and kindly interest. Mrs. Johnson" funeral will take place trora the family home. 326 Grari.1 avemte, at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- noon, Wednesday, Rev, W. Seymour Short, rector of Grace Eoisconal church, ofhciatinir. She ha one sis ter in this city, Mrs, Nelson, and an other in Portland, Mrs, Berg, with a brother, in Stavenge'r, Erick Bekke Dramatic Entertainment The Idun Dramatic Club will cive an entertainment at Idun Hall, Up penown. tonight, commencing .t 8:15 p. m. The play "Rationclt Fjosstcll" and "El Httgvending" will oc produced and no doubt with the good music that will attend them they will be highly enjoyable. Ad mission, adults '35 cents, children, 20 cents. , Special Offer. To the Ladies of Astoria: Mrs. Hawks, 519 Dunne, proposes to fur nish materials and make garments for $25 to $50, all suits from $45 up, to be. fully equipped with silk linjngs. For a limited time only. Place your order odn. , All photos taken before December 20 will be finished promntlv. reirard- less of weather. Carter's Studio, 11th and Commercial. , " We carry ', Gunthers Dairy Milk Chocolates - 50c PER POUND Sold in any quantity from five cents up. - . 1 -" r -"s ,- , . ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St., Astoria, Or. Martin Foard and Frank Stoke-, yesterday let a contract to Fred enckson Bros, to construct a new foundation for the Foard & Stokes hall on Exchange street, now used as the armory by the First Company ft is probable that the work will consist largely in strengthening thi present foundations. So seriously have the foundations been affected by the Irving slide, is explained in the Astorian of Sunday morning, that Mr. t-oard became ap prehensive that the structure might even fall if immediate step were not Uaken to prevent. The building it self is strong and well built, of course, but the movement of- the ground has caused the supporting pile to bend until several tier are standing at an angle of perhaps 80 degree. It also looks as if the ground "at the rear of the building has been rising to an extent discern ible to the naked eye. The theorv advanced by Mr. Tee and another civil engineer who examined the structure is that earth from the top of the slide has been carried sub tcrraneously out under the tide lands and a slight part of the bay, coming to the surface under the building. One gentleman who has property in the locality state that this theorv is incorrect, in his opinion, but it appears plausible and is accepted by the owners of the building. Frank Stokes came down from .Portland yesterday for the purpose of looking the building over, and later in the day he and Mr. Foard let the contract - Out around 35th street there is also serious trouble with the Irving improvement. For blocks along that portion of the city the Irving work seemed to have started a movement in the ground in direct proximity to the avenue. Henry Lumpus, whose house faces on Irving at 35th street, will be compelled to more his house. it is said. It is also stated that an other property owner in that section will also have to move his house to save it. Such is the movement of the ground in that section that planks are doubling up. There has been much trouble with the water pipes, also. In answer to inquiries, Superintendent Johnson of the wat er department stated yesterday that the water pipes keep "buckling" up along at 34th and Harrison. While there had been a slisht movement there heretofore, Mr. Johnson says it Is three times as great now. It has been necessary to shorten the water pipe on 34th street two feet this fall. According to all who nave knowledge of the conditions, all this trouble has been caused bv the im provement of Irvinir avenue. For tunately the trouble is purelv local and in no case can extend over any wide area. lifteaia'e....- ....Astoria Thursday and Friday DECEMBER 3 and 4 Gilbert & Sullivan's Comic Opera H M. S. PINAFORE Martin E. Robinson, Director ' i BENEFIT ASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL M DRAMATIS PERSONAE. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B., First Lord of Admir ' alty W. F. Gratk fanf Pnrnrl n Pimminrlinn T 1 M. S. Pinafore V. A. Beharrell ft - - '', --' -- -. li Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman, in h love w.ith Josephine, J. J, Johnson i Dick Deadeye, able seaman,. .... C U. Judig Bill Bobstay, boatswain, J. Eldredg Bob Beckett, boatswain's mate.... ............Dr. I T. BaU Tom Tucker, midshinmite.. , F. Gregory 1 Sergeant of Marine F. Spittle jg Josephine, the captain's daughter... Mrs. Harry Flavel Hebe, Sir Joseph's first cousin.... Miss Ella Thomson Little Buttercup, a bumboat woman, '.'.;... .'...;. .Miss Laurie McCann First lord's sisters, his cousins, his aunts, sailors, marines, etc. Scene-K2uarterdeck. of H. ' M. S. 4 Pinafore, off Portsmouth Harbor. ACT I.-Noon. ACT II. Might An Elborate Production of this Popular Opera in Complete ' NAUTICAL COSTUME Prices 25 50 and 75c. - H - - On sale at Box Office. New Admiral Arrives. Astoria will be favored for the nevt few days by the presence of a new admiral, and that he is a Jolly enter tainer will be acknowledged by all who hear W. F. Gratke sinir the role of Sir Joseph Porter, in the comic opera "Pinafore" at the Astoria Theatre, Thursday and Friday even ings, December 3 and 4. . To Cure a Cold in One Day Taloj LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund monev if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25 cents Card of Thanks. I take this method of expressing my gratitude and ereat aooreciation to the kind" friends and neitrhbors and to the members of Temple Lodge, A. Jfr. 8c A. M.. for the manv j Kindnesses, assistance and svmnathv which they have so generously ex tended to me during the illness -of my deceased husband. MRS. J. H. DIMOND. POST CARD ALBUMS of all kinds and at lowest prices. S vensorVs Book Store. Fourteenth and Commercial Streets. POLL TAX COLLECTOR'S DAY IS OVER TERM EXPIRED YESTERDAY, THOUGH COUNTY COURT MAY EXTEND IT. Dudley Blount, the official poll tax collector, yesterday ' appealed to Howard Brownell, the prosecuting attorney, for warrants for the arrest 'of four men who had both failed and refused to pay their poll tax. Mr. Brownell, not 'wanting to rush the men into trouble, called each of them up by 'phone and asked if they were willing to pay up-'-and notified them that in the event that the mon ey was not forthcoming instanter it would be his plain duty to issue the warrants. Three of the four at once "got busy" and handed over the casn, while the fourth seemed to be in doubt. If his $3 is not forthcoming the warrant will be issued for his arrest. , While yesterday was the last dav of the time set for the collection of the poll taxes it is probable that Mr Blount will ask the county court to extend the time for a week or more to the end that he may (ret in some more of the money that he has his eyes on. It is said that hardly one-third of the money has been gathered that should be, though it is also said that Mr. Blount has made a far better showing this year than- has been made for a long time. Next year it is proposed to 'Vet after the rlehnquents in even a hard er manner. Of course if the county court extends the time for a week or so there is still time for many of the delinquents to be seen, and it looks as if the collector is srettine in a mood to ask for warrants against all those who don't pay up promptly. FOOL PLAN FADES. ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 30.-The identity of the person who recently disturbed the Navy Department at Washington by starting a post card chain of contributors of stamps to be applied to a fund for building a $16.- 000,000 battleship to be called the United States, has come to light in Ithaca. H is Early W. Cooper, a son of a manufacturer and inventor. Cooper said that he realized the im practicability of his plan. A NOBLE PURPOSE. ROME, Nov. 30 -The General As sembly of the International Institute of Agriculture closed yesterday with an address by Signor Titoni, the Ital ian foreign minister. He said that the meeting was the first session of the parliament of the world and that it affirmed the solidarity of nations, races, people aud governments and had as its object the amelioration of the condition of mankind in its war upon the parasites of speculation. Guilty of Counterfeiting. ' Passing counterfeit money is . no worse than substitutng some un known worthless remedy for Foley's Honey and far, the great couch and cold remedy . that cures the most obstinate coughs and heals the lungs. We make a specialty of bridge work, and, give a ten years' euaran rtee with all our work. We request all our former patients to call at this office and have their teeth looked over and if any of the work has proven unsatisfactory we will gladly repair or make over (if necessary), free of charge. Painless extraction by Vegetable Vapor . .....50c Extraction by Vitilized Air. first tooth, 51.50: succeeding teeth. $1.00: $5.00 for full upper or have same extracted. Slver filing .. . ..50c up Gold filling . '.11.50 on Enamel filling .. ..$1.50 Porcelain crown ...$5.00 Gold crown '. I'. .... .$5.00 Bridge work ... . . .... .$5.00 Best plates ..$10.C0 Office hours: 8:30 a. m. to 8 o. m.l Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m,' Lady al ways in attendance. Swedish - or Finn interpreter. "Fitting the Eef Tmf' isth Street Bet. Bond . ; and Commercial 253 Taylor St. Uniontown We have no other shon hut tfc- two mentioned above- Dressed Turkeys, the choicest Ore gon birds, 25c and 30c Fancy dressed Oregon chickens, 15 .' 18c 20c. '.-.'.' Fat Oregon Geese, 20c and 25c. Fat dressed Oregon ducks, 20c and - 25c. Oregon creamery butter, 65c pet square. Fresh ranch eggs, 35c per dozen. Beef for mince meat, 5c to 8c. Prime rib roast beef, 10c and lZjc Tenderloin, sirloin and flat-boM steak, 10c Smith's absolutely pure and fresk kettle-rendered lard, 65c for 5-Ib pail. Smith's little pig hams. 17 c Smith's breakfast bacon, 17c Roasts of Veal, 8c, 10c, 121c and I5c Choice shoulder roasts of pork, 10c and 12 c Mutton roasts, 10c, 12JC and 15c Excellent pot roasts of beef, 6c, 7; . and 8c Boiling and stewing beef, 5c and 6c ree Homes:! ' 92:000 Acres of timber; and Agricultural Land ' in the Umpqua Forest Reserve OREGON to be opened to entry Tan. 20 For lists, blue crint mnTT withy vacant lands roarkei thereon and full imfnrmnt regarding filing, etc. 6 ;; - Send $2.00 to ' .Kosebvr. Abstract Cc. Koseburg, Oregon. LOObli LliAF LTjjjGi. k.s a r i kinds made bv The T. S n,tim, Company.