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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1908)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1908 TIIK JinitMM! SrORlAN, ,V.VlOIUA. UitfAlOS Select Your Xmas PresGnls Now Wc have just put on sale many hand some and useful articles. " Something to interest everyone. Meantime we continue to furnish the best of Groceries and Meats, Etc. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL JUS liS If IE II Pleaded Not Guilty Anton KuljU, of Clifton, charged with tlie sale of liquor without a li cence, pleaded not guilty lit circuit court yenterday, Auction 8le An auction tale of about 50 lira J of horse wu held t the George Warren place In Warrcn.oii yester day afternoon, and n attended by many from Astoria nd other citiei- Co To California Mr. and Mn. D. M. Stewart left yesterday to go to Southern Califor nia to p th holiday with their on, Donald, who it attending To mona college at Claremont, about 40 mile eait of Lot Angole. Art At Brother1! Bedside Editor George Cornwall, of the Oregon Timberman, accompanied by Mr. Cornwall, arrived in this city yeaterday morning on the ateamcr Itatsalo, to visit the bedside of Frank Benaon, i brother of Mra. Cornwall', who ia lying quite ill at St. Mary' hospital. The many friend of all concerned, in thia city, will be glad to hear of Mr. Benson' apeedy re covery. Park Levy The park commUslon yesterday filed with the city auditor ha levy for the coming year, aetting he rate at 3 mill. It had arranged to make t 2.S, but inaimuch axthe atate law re- u vi 1 1 vu aiiaia. aaic ktici its iia intuit u tentha thereof it wa necetary to void the fraction or decimal con tained In that levy, and It wan placed at the three mill ai being the near eat poaalble to that ' without going lower. I Around Again "J. E. Evans, the well known and popular keeper of Uncle Samt buoy tatlon at Tongue Point, wa in the city yesterday, accompanied by Mr. Evan, and ia making good progre from the pain and dure of the broken leg he waa subjected to ionic aix or teven week ago. He came down, and returned on the tender Columbine, which happened to be there at the propitious moment. Mr. Evan ahowi the effect of confine ment, but ia very cheerful in the light of hi rapid and aound recovery. !" . ,! J... .-.UX-J..U Hot Drinks Coffee and Chocolate. APPLES'.... Just received a shipment of fancy - Northern Spy and : ; Baldwin Apples ; Our prices are right. ; Scholfleld, Mattson & Co. phonb lisr GOOD GOODS phone 931 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET ' V DON'T FORGET 'that heating stove You'll Need It Soon. We have them. c. FOOD STORE Chrbtrtwa Store The Astoria store .are ''.doing a fine businc tint week, and every day they are tilled with shopper eager to (lick out something in the line of present. Some of the toret Lhuve rally fine display a, too, espee hilly in their show window, and na lurally tliee make it an iniereiiing matter even to walk down the streets, The delightful 4ycathrr of the past few day hai enabled nearly every one tq'gct out, and to many it has been a pleasure to drop into' the slore and lwk over their handsome displays, ' In Circuit Court Judge MeBridc paed upon the fol lowing case ye.tcrday: Anna Shed' rick v. John Shedrick,' decree of di vorce; John Waterhoute et al v. CItop country, entry of mandate; Mary J., Kinsey v. C. J. Curtii, act tted and dimiecd; F. M. Casto v. Alice J. Canto, default and decree of divorce; Regina Oxer v. Debt B. Howard et al, demurrer sustained. with leave to plaintiff to file amended contptaint; F. L. Darting v. Millie Taylor et l ordered that certain ex hibit filed in cane be returned. Want Attorney Prent Judge McOride announced yester day that on next Monday morning he will act cane for trial during tin February term of court and he re quest that all attorney who have caaet to arise then be prevent at that time, It ia probable that Judge Mc- flrlile will adjourn the present term next Monday, a it it expected the case now let will all have been pant ed upon by that time. It is probablj there is no other circuit court judge in the atate that work a hard an doe Judge Mc Bride, and it is con stantly said that the district should have two judge. Recently he has heard two murder cases, which are very trying for more than one rea- sonv Why Not Herer- With the departure for San Diego from San Francisco yesterday of naval board composed of Commander William Gill, Commander Edwin A. Anderson and Lieutenant-Commander Frederick N. Freeman, plans are well under way for the establishment of t torpedo station on this coast. All available sites from San Diego, to Puget Sound will be Inspected. At present there is only one such sta tion, and that is located at Newport, R. I,, where the rigor of winter interference with the experiments. It is said that $1,000,000 will be spent on the new grounds, and and it is prob able that it will become the most important station in the country. Fresh Meat. . Spare ribs, pork tenderloin, and other meats fresh daily at Braden's new meat market. See ad, page 4m LAW5 . CO. Flocking From Camp . . Happily Remembered That' the,' Christmas spirit The membtrthip of the Norwegian reached the undying' fogging camps Methodist . Episcopal church of this all about the lower Columbia is prov- city devised a pleasant holiday cpi en by the constant arrival, from all odc for themselves and their pastor, direction,, of the stalwart employes Rev. O. T. Field, on Wednesday of the different logging camps; they night, when, at the. usual weekly come singly, in pairs, In groups and meeting of the membership, they pre by 'sijuads, and being promptly paid' sented that gentleman with a hand off at their rejecliv headquarter in some purse snugly filled with "coin I Astoria, diperse for the holiday sea ison, to such points a interest or en gagentcut dictates. Nearly all the camps are in process of closing for the holiday term, and some of them may remain closed even longer; 'hut none hereabout are reported as shut- ting down for any prolonged period Give Opinion " ; . City Attorney - Abercrombie ha prepared an opinion in relation to the eligibility of candidates to the water ommiMn, at the request of that body, The city, charier provides that a eondition precedent to holding 'office in that commission is that each commissioner should pay $25 taxes to the city. The city attorney holds that city taxe and school taxes should bolh be included. This will permit several to hold the office who perhaps might be excluded if the actual city taxes alone were consid- ered. Mr. Abercrnmbic, however, further holds that assessments and corporation taxes should not be in- cluded. This opinion will doubtless settle the comment and indecision that have tibtained in relation to the matter. Fine Dairy Equipment W. S. Carpenter, of the dairying firm of Carpenter & Chandler, of Grays River, wa in the city yester- day, and made ihe pleasant announce- not J,,, dropped. Lee Cadonau was ment that the work of putting their iargey Instrumental in creating in dairy business on an active footing tmst jn the pan 0 the seconi com. over on the Barr ranch,, ha been n.nv finishd and that the business is in full operation. He and hi partner are very cheerful over the prospects and the technical arrangement that have developed so evenly and sue cessfully on the place. Theie gentle me.; are from Turlock, m California and are experts in the business and will leave nothing undone in their new venture to make it one of the resounding successes of this section Mr. Carpenter claims that the dairy men of this northern country have not been getting what they are en titled to for their products and will endeavor to show how, and why, the profits should be better. The Cold Snap White the official thermometer in Astoria has not shown any very cold weather during the past several days, nevertheless tingling nose and ears have told another atory. The ther mometer showed only 31 degrees above the zero point, Fahrenheit, which i one degree below the freez ing point. This record was taken at the Western Union office, which, of course is not far from the river front and is virtually over the water. But up on the hilUidcs thermometer told a different story. There ice formed of sufficient thickness to support a big cat ,or even two big cats. Even an altitude of a hundred feet or less above the river seemed to make a distinct difference, Up around the city pary yesterday morning the roads' were frozen quite solid, so that a man could walk on the crust on the mud. Out in the mountains there were re ports of a heavy snowfall which re mained on the ground. Clean Your Chimney. George Ludwig, an expert chim ney sweep is in the city and will make your chimney clean and safe from fire for $2 or two chimneys for $3. . Place your order at the Astoria hotel or telephone Main 3S21, or leave your order at the Astorian office. Don't buy your Xmas can dies until you have seen our ...Home Made Candies... They we healthier and better and don't cost any more. ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St., Astoria, Or. 0 1 L ' Kt, i i - of the realm," to his astonishment - and gratitude, and for which he was taxed to make what he deemed ade- quale acknowledgment. After this pretentstion ceremony was over, and throughout the course of happy ad- dresses that followed, everybody was regaled with a multitude of good things furnished by the good women of the church; the whole affair taking record in the parish as one of th happiest of its incidents, ', ;' 'Not Many There- The meeting' called in Foard A Stoke hall last night wiih the object in view of seeing what the chances are of starting a second military company in this city did not turn out as well as, had been expected. The attendance was not very large. There not being a sufficient number present to warrant , the organization of a second company, four of those there made application to enter the First company. Their entrance into the Firsf company will give that organi- zalion its full quota of men. But it is said that the fact that the meeting last night was not a success does not necessarily mean that the project of a second company is dead. There ,eems t0 jiave ,ttn gome misunder- andines and a lack of concerted efforti t js gajd( and qUj,e a few of ,he men asgert that the plan should . ,' fmr inche of Snow Judge Trenchard and Commission er Moore and Frye, who returned last night from a trip of investigation of the county road out in the Ne halem Valley, stated that there was four inches of snow on the "summit" and on the tops of the mountains. The snowfall in that locality had been quite .heavy and apparently all of it remained in those places where the altitude was sufficiently grestt Judge Trenchard stated last night that the journey, which lasted a week, had , been satisfactory. The roads are in pretty good shape, and the new work is excellent The com missioner and Judge Trenchard talked with the resident of that part of the county over the work 'contemplated for next year. They (also went over to the eastern end of the county, a far a the Columbia line, and also visited Jewell, Elsie and Vesper. All parts of the Ne- halcm Valley were visited. The three gentlemen were pretty well tired out when they got back last night. Girf I In Custody From an officer at Fort Stevens, who was in this city yesterday, it is learned that the young girl, Emma Hearns, of San Francisco, who fol lowed her soldier-lover, Jack John son, from the Bay City, arriving here on the last trip of the Rose City, is now safely in custody of Sheriff M. R Pomeroy, and will be duly return ed to her parent in San Francisco. The young soldier frankly admitted his affection for the girl and made a manly plea to be allowed to marry her on the spot, to spare her good name even from the shadow cast by her impetuous action in following him up here; all of which commend ed itself to his officers and they en dorsed his course and it was thought they had gone to Fort Columbia or to Chinook to have the ceremony per formed, he being given leave for that purpose; but because the Major Guv Howard did not make the northshore run that afternoon, the young people went as far as Warrenton, on their way to Astoria, and were there over taken by the sheriff, and the young lady was at once turned over to him. It is held at the fort that Miss Hearns was very lady-like ir. her manner and careful in her conduct while at the post, and everyone seems pre possessed in her favor and that of her' lover, despite her importunity in endeavoring to reach him as she did; presumably on the old romantic Christmas Cards, Book lets, Callenders, Art Goods, Novelties, Fountain Pens, Box Paper and a big line of Books. SvensohsBooII Store 14th and Commercial St. DEC. Dance and Piano Contest For WISE .'''-.. ' " Customers AT Logan's Hall Invitations will be out in a few days Are you a Wise Customer? Suits and Overcoats Cut according to the latest fashion; tailored by experien ced tailors; guaranteed by America's Leading Clothes Makers and backed by Herman Wise. What more need be said. Prices range from $20.00 to $35.00 We also have more moderate priced garments... H ER.M A Astoria's Reliable Ciothier and 1 latter v" P. S." Another FREE DAY this month-better; trade at T . ground lover." that "all the world loves a PERSONAL MENTION First Lieutenant J. Prentice, of Ft Stevens, was a visitor in the city yesterday. ' J. P. Redmond, of Portland, spent the day here yesterday, a guest at the Hotel Occident. ' J. T. Brennan, of San Francisco, wa among the big group of tourists noted here yesterday. " T. Freund, of San Francisco, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. J. G. Carruthers, of Binghampton, N. Y., spent the afternoon here yes terday, going back to the metropolis on the evening traia , T. C Murray, of New Orleans, was among the crowd of visitors reaching this city on the noon ex press yesterday. COMING ATTRACTION. "In Wyoming," one of the finest. road productions of the present day will be seen here next Sunday. Per haps not since "The Virginian," has the stage been offered a hero at once so human, so manly and .so irresist able as Mr. Mack's "Bob Rickards." The glorified cowboy has appeared in fiction and stage again with his som brero and his wild antics with a six shooters. The thing about Mr. Mack's cowboy, that has appealed so force fully, is that he is real. He is a man. He does some things that society does not sanction as proper; but his instincts are sound, his heart is big, he is generous and honorable, and a man to be trusted with a woman. He has lived the wild, elemental life of this kind, but he knows and loves the better way when he sees it. , . Notice. A grand ball will be given in the Deep . River hall at Deep River, Wash., Saturday, December 19, 1908, the steamer General Washington will leave foot of Twelfth street at 8 p. m., returning after the ball. Fare round trip, 25 cents; admission to ball, 75 cents; ladies free. A grand time is assured to every one that at tends. mi. You' Can't Look Foolish in a I r"Ti "1 1 I V N Sure Of Itl Customers buying clothes at Wise's on the "Free Day" get their money back. But if you don't strike the "Free Day" you're sure of good goods at reasonable prices. .u NAME MEANS SOMETHING. When A. E. Petersen built and named the "Modern" barber shop, he meant that it ahould stand fr wh.t it was called. No patron ha missed a single feature of the modern ton sorial parlor at that house; and every new device in the way of perfect comtort and service is constantly add ed aa it develops. The latest is an expert bootblack, the best in the business; qualification that makes his employment really wdern. These pure, fresh Oregon meats can be found at Smith's and at Smith's only for these prices: '. ' Small Legs of Lamb. .... . y 15c Lamb Loin Chops ...15c Shoulder Lamb Chop...s..,....12ic Whole Shoulders to Roast. 10c Frankfurt Sausages .............10c Bologna Sausages .10c Blood Sausage 10c Liver Sausage . -10c Head Cheese ....... ......10c Ham Sausage .......... .!.A...,;15c- Smith's Pig Pork Sausage., 12Jc Shoulder Roast Pork....... 10c, 12Jc Whole Shoulder Roasts! f-.'hlli Shoulder Pork Chops. .......... 12c Loin Pork Chops ...15c Loin Rib Roasts of Pork.. .. .,15c Pork Hocks ..... .;.;8c Fresh Pig Feet.. .....5c Smith's Pure Lard in 5;lb.ailSy65c Sirloin Steaks ...... ., J. L. .t. lOc Tenderloin Steaks 10c Best Porterhouse Steaks-viU2c,.-15c, "T" Bone Steaks. .....12Jc, 15c Round Steak .......10c Best Pot Roasts. ........ ,..,..7c, 8c Beef for Boiling. ............ ..5c, 6c Prime Rib Roast Beef. .. .. 10c, 12Jc Pickled Pork VI . 121c Dry Salt Pork J2jc Smith's Pig Hams,. 16c Breakfast Bacon ...:16c, 171c Fresh Eggs .... 35c dozen Your choice of 'several' 'different''' brands of Creamery Butter, . . '.70c Fine fresh, dry-picked Oregon '.' Chickens, Hens and Springs.,,. 18c FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO., "Fighting the Beef Tiuat" 12th St. betw Bond and Commercial 253 Taylor St (Uniontown) We have no connection with anv other market in Astoria but these two j WISE I I s Copyright 1908 by . & . tCHlUSJ BROS. CO, Fins Clulne Mak.rt Baltlmrt an Nt Ysrii f 9 T f s REALTY TOAHS F EC i " U. S. 'patent ' to " Peter Ant NE: i-4 of SE.'1-4 ors. '32, T. R, ia W. ........ , - - W. G. Jean and wife to M'-, Foster, N. 1-2 of block I'u dilion to Astoria; $50. : Peter Anderson and wife to c Stone-Oregon 'Tisii'n r Cu., 1;2 atr ' in S. 32, T. 5 N7., R. 10 W.; $lfXi). I , Sure Of It! 'Customers buying clothes at Wis?. on the "Free Day" get their mon back.. But if you don't strike t'n "Free Day" you're sure of good goo H at reasonable prices. a 4, BEING DRnS5CD POT: CHRISTMAS DINiNL7? Evervthini; hert . i -. ... to inatce it ana t:ie rcsl. of the day snccess. Umbrellas, Shirts, BathK'-.L-r, House C' 1 Fancy Vi ' Gloves,. 'and ev- .yi -over.' A?toiia'B Gr; Open Kvcri . ;-rcr T7- V. r .V. X , j 9 4.