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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
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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.
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A ladies Desk will please your
wife or sweetheart.
We carry a complete line.
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We carry the; Globe -Wernicke
sectional or elastic Book
cases. Nothing better for a
Christmas gift.
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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.
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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-
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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.