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
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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.