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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1908)
SUNDAY, -DECEMBER 6, 190ft ....By Far The Best Yet.... This h the verdict pronounced of our Salt Fish Department Bloater Mackerel Eastern Tongues and Sounda Salmon Tips, Etc. Etc. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE ..nil ..an .' mm w E'iJ.XM3 ' iose luajriK mi Monday Night The city council will meet in regu lar eiiim tomorrow iiiultt. Will Tnch Herr- MIm Kmher SundquUt will open a elm In violin instruction thin win ter at $1.00 an hour. ' County Court At the session ol the county court yesterday It was ordered tliat James Cancy be allowed $1 a day tor look ing after the rock cruahera and other county property. Declarations Filed Declaration o( Intention to become . rltl.rn mm (Well In til OfflCC Of tllC county clerk yeMerday by Robert James Jackson, native of England, and by Alckaandrl rarkanlemi, native of Finland. License To Marry License to marry waa Issued to John P. Martindsle of Portland and Edna Johnson of Astoria; and to ChrlM Jacobaon and Anna Jensen ol Aatorla; and to John Lalne and Ann Jamso, of Astoria. Ilia Wif. Vary III- Upon a telegraphic aummona from h!a wife In San Francisco, who l alarmingly III. William Ebert, of thia city, left on laat evening's Portland expre. for the flay City. He feared Mm. F.turt would not aurvlv. until he reached her bedide. Called Horn. Suddenly Mra, Georgie Roc, who ha been here for aome montha aa the guest of her aUter, Mra, J. 0. Sutton, haa returned to her home in remlleton, upon a lad and Hidden summon to attend the bedide of her aged mother who la very ill. Mra. Sutton may follow her sister In a few days. Mlaa Saunder.' Funeral The funeral of the late Mis rt.n saundira will take place at 8 o'clock thia morning from the family home at the corner ot iwemn ami Exchange streets, Rev. William & Gilbert, pastor of the First I'resby terian church officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood cemetery. Married At Church- At the Betania Lutheran church laat night. Christ Jacobnen and Mia Anna Jemen were married by the Rev. Oudbrand IHensum, pastor of the church. There were present only a few Intimate frienda and relativea of the bride and groom. The young couple will make ther home In As-torja. A Co-Fraternal Stag Party On Friday evening last Aatorla Lodge No. 6, Knlglits of Pythiaa, of thia city, gave one of their thor oughly enjoyable stag parties, at i..ir tinndmime nuarters in the Pythian building, and had as their especially guests, about 75 of the Foresters. With such numbers and ...-I,. ..nmhlnntinn. 110 doubt la en- ..riotn nt the entertainment; It was up to the best, standard known, mA nnni) whn Were there ia ever likely to forget it, 'L , . - Ladies To Meet- ' A meeting of the ladies who are interested in the women's depart ment of the Athletic Club ia called lor Monday mailt, in the rooms of the Athletic Club. It ia desired that as niany of the ladies be present as U inailile. " Alreadv about 40 have been in their initiation fee) and first mouth's dues, thus evincing their determination to take part in the ac tivities of the organisation, Arreated At Rainier , A telrirmn was received by the nulice denartntent yesterday after nooh announcing that Thurman Peck, who ia wanted by the Astoria police, is under arrest at Kainier Peek ia accused of having stolen an iron eaullnir. valued at about $30 from the Pacific Iron Works ana ol hsvina sold it to a Junk, dealer Peck used to work in one ol the I,, ml bathhouses. He will be brought back by the marshal of Rainier. On To The Nehalem Harry Bell, of Portland, the young nun who created so mucn interest in mntor boatina here a year ago when he brought down the "Roches ter" from the metropolis to try thinas oitt with the local flyers, ar rived here veaterdav. en route to Nehalem, whither he goes to set up a new aah ana aoor taciory, naving Just disposed of a similar Interest at Portland. He will Jeave out on won dnv. if the day ia propitious, in a J5 foot launch of his own. Cathlamet Girl Better- Last night It waa stated that Made- line Lono-tatne. the Uatniamet gin hA U ill it St. Marv'a hospital, Is improving and her condition now ia very promising. The whole matter ht ttiraried much attention at Cathlamet, and the prosecuting at from there has oroceurcd a written statement from the girl, in which she is said to have told the ttnr from heslnnlna to end. From reporta that reach thia city, politics ar nam nlav na a part in the epi sode in Cathlamet and no little bit terriess Is engendered. sm With Wire ' the compound fracture ot thr hnnes of hia lea would not heal, rwr Trnn. loeffer. who has been at St. Mary s hospital tor month or more, yesterday aubmitted to a peculiar operation. A ailver wire was inserted and the two ends id ttmrtrred hone brought to gether. The operation consisted ot ..ainr th ends toerethcr witn me ov - , . wire. Dr. Forsstrom waa in cnarge t !,. ,... It Is aaid that the aew ing of splintered bones together with silver wire Is not uncommon, and there Is every hope now that Tarppa will soon recover Bids Are Opened In the ofiue of the city auuiior yesterday -afternoon bids for the improvement of the alley upon wiucti the atreet car tracks run between .Will and 42nd streets were opened !.! bv the streets com- mittce of tlie common council. There wr ihr bids. The estimate made of the probable cost of the" improve ment by Mr. Tee, the city engineer, wa S.WKO. The bid of A, u. l'alm- berg was for $2797; that of Birch A acobson was for $.1050; and that of L. Lebeck. for $.125. The commit tee will recommend that the bid of Mr 1'iilmbera be accented, By a glance at the figures it will be seen that the Palmberg bid was a nttl nK.r iW) under the city engineer' estimate. This imiirovemcnt is mad necery by the fact that trie piles und nihcr foundation of the old im provement were badly decayed and had become dangerous. Will Entertain Visitors Secretary Thomas Grant of th Washington Chamber of Commerce has written to the Astoria Chamber of Commerce saying that the , Wash Imrton organization is arranging to accommodate the members of other Chambers of Commerce all over the country who may wish to visit Waahinaton durina the approaching inaugural ceremonies, Jf any mem bera of the Astoria Chamber o Commerce desire to make a trip to Washington during the inaugural ceremonies March 4th next, Sccre inrv Grant writes that he will be more than pleased to know of thei coming that his organization may show them any hospitality and at- entions possible. Secretary Whyte of the loeal orsanization would be ol:wl to forward anv names of As torians to Secretary Grant who may wish to be accommodated. Hot Drinks Coffee and Chocolate. ....APPLE Just received a shipment of tancy Northern Spy and . Baldwin Apples Our prices are right. Scholfield, Mattson & Co. phone U8i GOOD 060DS phone m 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET , THE MOIININO ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. AXES AND TILLAGE FOR PAST 12 YEARS V SHOWINO THAT REPUBLICAN BASES IN BOTH MATTKKS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED Just to amuse and interest .he voter, of Astoria on the eve of the .municipal, election, tnc Astorian i offering , another group ,.( rr.mn.ir.iive fieurea. which, like -it others emoloved in this same be- half .in no honor to the pledges or perspicuity of. the Citizens' adminis- traii,,n and trive no assurance oi imorovemcnt in the (impossible) vent of their re-election to civic trust here. t The figures run from the year 1896, the last year of Republican Hnminanee. to the present year of f ilisWraee. and show conclusively "true" and and "helpful and this body of rulers hasl heen to the trust confided to them. The .neak for the taxes and the I milincro of the vears and prove, tnai the Republicans laid down the reins' of government, the low rate of tax and assessment they stood for, have never once been duplicated nor even tnnrhed: but. on the contrary, have exceeded those bases, by leaps and bounds, year by year; City Taxes. $12.673.41 Republican Admin. $18.232.17 Citiatena' $15,684,45- " Air.inst The Bulkhead- It is announced that the local Socialist paper, the . Toveri, is cr.-iinst the seawall oronosltion. and at the same time is opposed to all the proposed amendments to tne charter. Much interest is being manifested in the election in Union- loi n where there , are nuite a fe Socialists, and while at ftst It was stated that they as a rule were not takine any interest in the election, it is now said that many of - them will vote That thev will have an Infliienee In decidlna the contest be- iween Mr. Karinen and Mr. Carney r the council acems to be an- Jtted. ; '.'' . ' "" Reoi.tration o - Several men anneared at tne pllice ,f the eitv auditor while the regis- ir,.timi books were open aod wUhcd to have their names put down who had not had their first papers the retiiiite one year. One man had only had his first papers a few days vhen he wished to register. Yester day it was ascertained that one man who was not qualified to vote naa, Kv inadverlanee. recistered. It also waa said that many of the Socialists if Uniontown were not taking nmmh interest in the election to hut nevertheless ouite a few of them registered. ni.nn fiearlrllnff Here Bishop Scadding of the Episcopal in Astoria yesterday at noon, and last ngiht participated in the services at Grace church. Many of the communicants of the Mmi-eh were nresent and. found great pleasure m the services ana tne aa- i.... nf the . hishon. He maae a short address, in a familiar, conver totinnnl tone, di-nliiic with the sub ct laid down for the last mgnt 01 the special week of prayer. 1 ms ..,,ninr it 0 o'clock tllC bishOO will hnA services at Holy Innocents ehanel. and at 11 o clock at Grace ,i,..,rh At 4 o'clock he will be pres ent at the junior auxiliary, and in the evening will hold services at seasiue tu vU t of Rishon bcaddina ts a notable event, and is so looked upon by the communicants of the cnurcn Durina his stay in As toria Bishop Scadding is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Drenham an Dusen. Dance and Piano Contest for Wiss Customers at Logan's Hall Dec. 30th. Piano number with each $5 purchase. . a ii sal SWa. . fn r 'i- I' T m at i :,ar m w -.m tva 9, r t d :s w 1 MOKE 11 W t'l MIL Between Dec. 1st and Dec. 31st 1908 1896, 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. ' 10.5 1902. 10 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1908. $15,225.81- " $15,863.41- " f $17,708.14 " " $16,279.70- " $19,892.99 M " $20,401.34- " - " $34,736.54 " $22,240.50- $37,451.12- " ' $34,704.78- " City MUlage. 6 mills Republican Admin. 9 Citizens' " 10 " " " 10 " " ' " 10 11 11 18 11 10 The last Free day was Nov. I 19, 1908. AH Suits Wise cus- Hats !: Overcoats tomers holding Furnishings af sale checks for at Reduced that date, will Reduced !l priCes please present prjces them and get their money f back. . : H E AN WISB Astoria's Reliable Clothier and Hatter ARRESTED BEG AU SE t OF THREAT TO KILL is probable r r ii r.hurrh Services Today. 1 . --i 1 REALTY TRANSFERS EMPLOYEE OF KELLY LOG GING CAMP ACCUSEU Uf . GETTING AXE AND GUN Then Kruse Catering Co. to H. Fisher, lots 27, 31 and 32, block second addition to Gearhart Park; Adda L. Wriffht to Mrs. jenme At the instance of D. L. Kelly, of the Kelly lofeging camp near Cliftoir, . .rrinl ' issued VCSterdSV fOT Swett, lot 7, in block 8, McClure's the arrest of one of the men of the rove; $300. camp who cnargea .wu Wm C. Barker to James T. Stod-1 threatened to kill his employer. The dard. south half of NE. 1-4 and NW. warrant ran against John Doe, but 1-4 of S. 32, and SW. 1-4 of 5E. 1-4 the mans name is a. ownn, vvi- .1 c tn f e V P ? m nt Seva B. Stewart and wife to James in response 10 a can iui . Stoddard. N. 1-2 of NW. 1-4 of anee, the sheriff and one of his depu- . 1 f c; 97 T. 6 It;.. wnt tn Clifton Friday night . BIIU WW w v. w. , I J 1.1- N., R.7W.I $10. and arrested Mann, ana orougni mm i t? t 1.. and huthanrt n n Astnna vesteraav. ne was .udi r k.. mau'v -- unhH.w - r n -!.. t.. I fl hlvlr 7 Pine 1 A itn in the eonntv tail ana iai V. VIDIKC, IV. L v, " , iwvnvu - ' Grove: $400. er the warrant was served on mm on th ( nni rnarce. According to the story of the mat ter in the office of the district at vceterdav. Kellv had some trmihle with the man, who either quit or was discharged and imme ..t.l.r drmnnrted his waites. Seiz PERSONAL MENTjON M. Zimmerman of Portland was a DUSlnCSS VISHOr nsrc ycsiciuaj ..Up.. .v.j - - - wa, registered at the Parker House, ing , . b. .ccud d . . . . 1 1... T.atir- it is said, ne pro day in Astoria yesiemay. " - ; Mrs. Lou Moody and sister were cured a rifle and threatened to shoot in the city yesterday, ana guests at mm. - the Occident. ir tt n i.i r Cin Tfronriccn nmiiliii Mnrli Money 1 was one among the Ijundreds of During the months of October and A. - J itt .itir SfetHr11V I Mn,iniKpr an A in December to date. tourists noicu in j'"""J' i - . , ., . Captain and Mrs. fercy wuns uty Treasurer Lca.c, the city yesternay, DON'T FORGET THAT HEATING STOVE You'll Need It Soon. We have fhem. c. LAWS a CO. To Whom It May Concern. Notice ia hereby given to all whom it, may concern, that the year is near ing ts close and there are a number of births and deaths still unreported to the county health officer for Ieg.il record. All such delinquents are re quested to file the necessary certiti tp nt one according to law, In or der that the official health records of the county may be made up and closed on December 31st. nR. NELLIE S. VERNON, Health Officer, Clatsop County, Ore. Sale and Social. fharltv Lodce No. S3, Degree of Honor, will give a social and sale of fancy articles Saturday afternoon and evening. Refreshments will be serv ed. We carry Gunthers Dairy Milk Chocolates 50c PER POUND Sold in auy quantity from five cents up. ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St, Astoria, Ot Willis were in .frnm Fort Columbia. T a. Merriman. of St. Louis, was here yesterday on matters of busi-j ness and was domiciled at tne Merwyn. n. P. Lonestaff, of Montreal, spent the day here yesterday, and was quartered at tne wortnern. H. D. Stanton of the Kogue Kiver country was touring this city yes terday and went to the metropolis on the evening train. H. T. Munson of The Danes, was sojourner in Astoria's midst yes terday and left for home on the evening express. R. E. Gladwill. of Tacoma. was in Astoria yesterday on a business quest. C. G. Farktnson, ot waua waua, few hours here yesterday on .- - - business tour of tne city,, ana o,oni. Hnwn to the coast on the evenlnor train. T. S. Hutchins, of Knappton, was in the city yesterday. Astoria H. F. B. T. At a mpetinir of the Astoria High School's football team held at Coach Aherrrotnhie's residence Saturday evening, Laurence Upshur was elect ed captain of the 'IW tootbaii team and Laurence Rogers was elected m.n-r A W. Wricrht was also elected assistant manager. Light re freshments were served and the boys spent a very enjoyable evening. First Methodist ' Themes for today: 11 aj m., 'Sat isfied"; 7:30 p. m, "The Fall ol i Swift Politician.", All politicians are cordially invited to attend. Specially nA music at both services. All seats 6 . . r.. ...... j.-. 11.. i are tree., strangers curmauj. - corned. C. C. Raritk,' pastor. Memorial Lutheran. Sundav school at 10 a. ra. There will be no morning service owing to the nastor's absence at cninoo. TTveninir service at 7:30. Services held in the Congregational church, cor ner Tenth and Exchange streets, ah are cordially invited to worsnip wun us. Rev. Gustaf E. Rydquist, pastor. Presbvterian; Morning worship, 11 a. m., "At the Receiver"; Sabbatb school, U:li; Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; evening worship, 7:30, "The Best Investment Miss tk. Hnhsnn choir director. Solo in the evening by Mrs. Harry FlaveL vr.1. Annie All are invuea. vv in. male .. -j, .... S. Gilbert, pastor. Annual Sale. . The Ladies of the : Alderbrook rj,cKti.rian church will eive 'their annual sale on Thursday, December 10, in the church parlors. . Notice B. P. O. E. Elks. All members of Astoria Lodge No. 180, B.. P. O. Elks and visiting broth ers are requested to meet at the lodge-room Sunday afternoon, De cember 6th, at '2 o'clock, to march from there in a body to the oer house to attend the annual memorial services which commence at 2:30 p.m. THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. MM $22 744.95 on warrants on tne gen -i t..nA and on street improve- Cl.ll IUKU - fiiU sum constitutes the ..t.nl. ,mmint naid out during that inM.tinc interest. Yesterday iun., ...... "O ,-w Mr. Dealey issued a call tor i:uii on the Sixth street improvement "THE DEVIL" TONIGHT. ! r.oinr to "The Devil" seems to be the proper thing to do tonight. The Ervin Blunkall Company with its combination of star picked players promises to give a pleasant snocK xo society in general, and the theatre patrons in particular, of this good City of Astoria, beats are seumg with rapidity and everyone seems bent on having a look in at the pe culiar peripatetic peregrination vi tuie MnffPstir Kinor Menhisto. We are promised a refined, subtle, per suasive personage in one oi nis u ter moments, in this play of the Devil, which character will be ar tistically taken by Mr. Ervin BiunK- all, pleasantly supponcu vy u -company. Fresh Meat Spare ribs, pork tenderloin, and other meats fresh daily at Braden's new meat market. See ad, page 4.. YOUR LINEN Norwegian-Danish. Morning worship at 11 a. m. and evening at 7:30; Sunday school at 10 a. mV Scandinavians are cordially in vited. O. T. Field, pastor. When you're among strangers or at any fun ction undergoes the most exacting criticism, and your character to a large extent judged thereby. So it behooves you to wear only the best at all times both in fabric and fit. You can secute the very best of Shirts, Collars, Cuffs Etc, here at the lowest of cost commensurate with superior workmanship . and fabric Let us show you S. Danziger&Co. Astoria's Greatest Clothitrs. IT IS SAID THAT EVERYBODY IN ASTORIA EATS SMITH'S MEATS WHY SHOULD NT THEY AT THESE PRICES Smith's sugar-cured Oregon little Pvg Hams, 16c per pound. Smith's sugar-cured Breakfast E- con. 171c per pound. Smith's pure ket,tle-rendered Lmrd, Mb. paid,. 65c (It's all pure Hog Lard; no bJ drippings or other adulterations.) Smith's Pure Pig Pork Sausage, 12t per pound. . .. Hamburg Steak, as pure as, pure cast be, 10c per pound. Liver Sausage, 10c per pound. Head Cheese, 10c per pound. Roasts of Fine Oregon ' Pork, 10c, 12k. :; Delicious Roasts of Veal, 10c, 12&C, 15c. Roasts of Mutton and Lamb, 10c. . 12ic 15c. Prime Rib Roast Beef, 10c and 12i. Beef for boiling, , stewing, braising and pot pie, 5c. Pot Roast Beef, 6c, 7c, 8c Come to Smith's and take your pick of any loin steak in the market, such as Sirloin, Tenderloin and Flat-bone, 10c per pound. Your choue of several different brands of creamery Butter, 65c per square. Fresh ranch eggs,, 35c per dozen. Frank L. Smith Meat Co. Fighting the Beef Tnst, 1 2th Street Bet. Bond and Commercial 2M Tavlor St. Uniontown j j i - - We have no other shops but fee two mentioned aDove. ree uomes 92.000 Acres of timber and Agricultural Land in the Umpqua Forest Reserv OREGON to be opened to entry Jan. 20 i Cfr ; For lists, blue print 'maps with vacant lands niark&i thereon and full imformatica regarding filing, etc. Send $2.00 to -' Eosehurg Afcstrtit Co Eoseburg, Oregon.