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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
SUNDAY, DKCliMIIER 20, I'M. TI1E WORKING AST01UAN, ASTORIA,, OllKGON. 8 " ' ii i jim&K fiF (f. life ' - wPw ' . - C .IMlllWiMilM . i i 'lliiiiiiiiijiiiilliiiiiiiMWWWMWMiiii ""iii lWUMMwMriiriri T r ni ' " 1 """ " . . SI IligiESSBSESBBMBSMMfcaMBM ' D 1 jLff Neat and attractive de signs in rockers. These make exception ally fine Christmas gifts for men or women. We also carry a com plete line of children's chairs. Stands and Library tab-1 les will never cease to beg in vogue. They are some-H thing for the honie.v" m (fell C l & u Ml am 11. J"W $33 If you wish, to please your wife and get her something that will always be a source of de light to her Buy her a China Closet. 9k i A ladies Desk will please your wife or sweetheart. We carry a complete line. ft 13 VI ill o 133 '!''' J.A''l,liM"'ileW'l:te,l,llW', n'StainM EffiThmturr:! We carry the; Globe -Wernicke sectional or elastic Book cases. Nothing better for a Christmas gift. 1 lEICOiici II Sewing Baskets Every woman who takes pride in her home to some extent sews, knits, 'does fancy work or crochets. Gentlemen: We have just what you are looking for, an artistic and complete line of Sewing BasKets made of selected reed with shellac finish. The most useful present you can give your wife or mother. On display in our windows. IH: A Mnmrrfi ftanffe la ftttt the thlflC lot 3i Woman's Christmas Gift. Q Useful gifts always show .-r-" W a wrnNAnrH Is more than merclv useful it's a real DELIGHT to the woman who uses It. flMore ' than this, It b a constant PRIDE to her. Its attractive design and perfect finish make It the handsomest Range known. Its polished top and body retain their finish with out stove blacking saving hard work and dirt. The Monarch Is ready at a moment's notice to be shown' to an admiring friend, tj It you haven t a Monarcn there's a need for this Ideal gift In YOUR home. Hbeal as a gift perfect as a fiance Built of Malleable Iron, polisbeb Steel plates anb Civets & Snap on flat Silverwcar We are selling at less thaa cost William II. Rogers silverwcar. Sec our wiudowa rurniture Co. 559-565 COMMERCIAL STREET V. A. Beharretl J. C. Carrington OCEAN, BAR, BAY, DOCK AND RIVER The teamship Rose City reached this port from Portland nearly 18 lours behind her schedule. She was caught in the heavy fog that has over- ' fcnng the Columbia about the mouth ef the Willamette for the past 40 lours, and had the bad luck to get in - the mud at the mouth of Bachelors Slough, from which position 6he Lur line endeavored to haul her at 10 'clock yesterday morning, but un successfully. She found release on the flood tide and came on down reaching ier dock here a little before 4 o'clock. She had over 300 passengers on board and was loaded deep with a general cargo. Among those to board her here, in addition to those named hi these columns yesterday morning, were Charles Darragh, an employe on tbe dredger W. s. iadd, who goes home to visit his parents, Captain and Mrs. Darragh, of San Francisco, for the holidays; and Mrs. George Haigh, the wife of the popular singer at the "Jewel" and their beautiful baby daughter, also on a Christmas home trip. '. ... ". -": Captain McCully, of the Luline, re ported last evening that the steamer Argo was on the mud-flats near Gil Sehan's, in the Willamette, and badly lisetd. She hailed him for a pull as he passed but it was too foggy for him at that time, 8:30 yesterday morning, and he kept on his way. It is presumed that the Argo got off it high tide about 11 a. m. and that she will be down tonight if all goes well with her. The steamship Roanoke was anoth er of the overdues from Portland, and she did not reach the Callender dock here until after 6 o'clock last evening, having been delayed in both rivers by dense fogs. She was due to leave here for the ' California coast at 6 o'clock on Friday morning. She had a big list of people and plenty of freight; and went to the lower har bor at 8 o'clock. The French ship Crillon, Captain Betrho, commanding, 144 days out from Liverpool, entered port yester day morning and is now in the lower channel awaiting towage to Portland. She is under consignment to the Portland Flouring Mills Company, and will take grain to Europe. Her trip out was entirely uneventful. The Lurline came down in good season last evening with plenty of business of all kinds and left back at 7 oclock, with the following named people on her register: Theo, Jacob son, Dr. Munsell, Charles Warmsley, Mrs. Foard, Miss N. Smith, G. Ken yon, J. R. Wright and W. L, Pellanda. The steamer Sue H. Elmore left Portland at 5 o'clock fast evening on her way to this port and will sail this evening for Tillamook Bay points with a full cargo of general merchan dise. The Callender Navigation Company has received word that the Coos bar is too rough to permit the steamship Breakwater to bring the hull of the Myrtle this trip. The company has about 30,000 feet of fine cedar stowed in the bull and hardly know which is wanted most, the vessel or the lumber. The Armeria, the flagship of the lighthouse fleet in this district, Cap tain William Gregory, commanding, took a flyer to the Tillamook Rock yesterday, and to the lightship No. 67 on her way back to port. The oil tank steamer Asuncion ar rived down last evening about 7 o'clock after being delayed up river In the fog for 15 hours. She went to the lower harbor and will leave out on this morning's flood for the Cali fornia coast. ' The steamer Tamalpais was anoth er of the fog-bound fleet to get down here late last night. She is bound for the Bay City with lumber. The Sou.h Bay got down from the metrn'U at 6 o'clock last evening, lumber laden for San Francisco, and will get away over the bar this morn ing. The steamer Homer- arrived in from San Francisco last evening and went to the Callender dock where she discharged a lot of local freight before going on up the river. The big Spreckles tug Navigator ar rived in from San Francisco yesterday with the oil barge Monterey on her tow lines. The latter will go on to Portland this morning. The fine Hammond liner Geo. W. Fin wick is8ue in this port tomorrow from the lower California coast. NORTH SIDE NEWS MUm I. M. Wllllnrartti, o llwo, I the Kcrllle4 reprewnuttvc ol Tb AUwUn and will take cf f lllunii of utm, otitn lot Mbwrlptloiu and til kinds of printing. JLWACO CELEBRATED MISSIONARY. HNOOLULU, Dec. 19-Rev. W. S. Ament, the celebrated missionary has arrived here on his way from China to New York where he is going be treated by a specialist for a blood clot on his brain. The blood clot is the result of an accident suffered by the noted missionary. During the graeter part of the voyage here Dr. Ament has lain unconscious in his stateroom on the Nippon Maru on which steamer he will continue to San Francisco. The Astorian advertisements catch the Christmas business. L. E. Loomis of Nahcotta spent a few hours in Ilwaco Thursday on business. Mrs. T. L. Fraser was a visitor to Astoria the first of the week where she did some Xnias shopping. Mrs. Hoffman, who has been assist ing in the care of her invalid! father, James Howerton, returned to her home in South Bend, Thursday. Mr., Buck, traveling salesman for the Portland Flouring Mills, and A. J. Taylor, traveling for Pearson, Page & Company, of Portland, were in Il waco the latter part of the week, so licting orders among the local mer chants. Kenneth Coulter was a visitor to Astoria the first of the week. Mr. Cunningham of McGowen, was in Ilwaco Wednesday for a short time. R, A. Hawkins returned the latter part of the week from a short busi ness trip to Portland. W. A. Fowler . sucnt Tuesday in Astoria conferring with the lumber man, Geo. L. Colwell, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Butts of Goblc, Or., arrived the last of the week and in the future will make this J their place of residence. Mr. Butts has about 80 acres of fine farming land on the Sand Ridge and expects to go in for stockraising, quite exten- ; lively. He is haying one of tbe moit modern residence erected, which will surpass in beauty, any in that vicinity. O. G. Heller, who is in charge of the Ilwaco Electric Light riant, was a business visitor to Astoria Thursday where he had some repairs made on his dynamo, returning the same 'day, so as not to necessitate turning off the lights. . ,'. George L. Colwell, of Astoria, was a business visitor to Ilwaco the latter part of the week. J, R. Wright, who has accepted a position in Hillsdale, Or,, returned to Ilwaco this week for a brief stay, dur ing which he will ship his furniture, etc., and close all business he has In this city, Mrs, Matt Sprague of Chinook, was a guest of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Curry for a day or two the last of the week. Miss Edith Whltcomb Is expected home soon from Portland, where she has been visiting relatives, Wallace Stuart of South Bend who was recently elected slate representa tive, was in Ilwaco Thursday shaking hands with his many friends. He was the central figure at a fisherman's meeting held in the afternoon after which he, accompanied by the most 'prominent business men and fisher men, left for Chinook, to hold a meet- . i ni . . . - ing. Anursaay evening in that city. J. H. McAfee of North Head re turned the latter part of the week from a few days' visit to Portland. Miss Rebecca Markhain is assist ing in the dry goods department at the Aberdeen Store, during the holi day rush. ; David Hood of Ocean Park, passed through Ilwaco Thursday on his way home. Mr. Batliolomew of the North Beach Life Saving Station, was In Ilwaco for a few hours Thursd.w mi business, , Mrs. H. E. Christenson of Set. view, was in Ilwaco Thursday select. ing some Xmas gifts. AN OLD METHODIST. NEW YORK, Dec. 19,-Mrs. Mary E. Farrell, who is said to be the old est member of the Methodist church in the United States, celebrates her lOSth birthday today at her home at Midland Park, N. J. The aged, woman retains all her faculties and is in nood health, although she suffers consider ably from rheumatism. Three sons and three daughters, the eldest ,if whom is 82, are alive out of a family of 10, to see thir mother five years past the rentury mark. The mother has lived ail her life in New JerBcy.
