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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, I'M.
XII K MORNING AST01UAN. ASTOKlA. OltKUON.
Suberb Assortment Christmas Gifts
Wt Invlu lnpctkn of Utt unusually larg and fin lln of
gift good w liavo en dinplay. Thr Maortment eovera t
Urgt varltty ol itylei md on ial at prkaa which will In
teract you.
Btor optn till I a. ffl. until Chrlatrruu.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
THE MODEL FOOD STORE
D8 TILES QF I
Library Clowa
Tha public library will be loed all
day Chrtttmaa.
Marriage Ucanat
LJcenie to marry waa Uaued yea
terday at the offica of the county
clerk to Robert Bruce Cab and Haiel
EUiabeth Hamlin.
Won on "2T- '
Th. holder of ticket No. 23 take
Comoa From Kanaaa
I W. Straufua of Coffey county,
Kan, a farmer, hat arrived in At
'torla with intention of settling down
here. A number of years ago Mr.
Strafui waa out thil way and he !
jwayi had a dciire to come again and
remain.
A Chrlatmaa Outing
Mr. and Mn. L. 0. Beltand and
family left here yeiterday for Al
'toona where they will become thi
holiday gueata of August Larion and
family for Chrltma; the whol
t . t . j -a. i .
. j.ii ..j ka utu Dttrty Icavina up ior roruana urn
Ml.. Paulina H.rrla, and ratted by m.l.
..a .1,. .-.. th. WW imriv ta eer urm, i
know of tha good fortune awaiting evening.
him or ber. '., . .
. ! Hera For Holidays
uhi B.tt.r i Mr. and Mn, William C Smith, of
"...-JrtcomK have arrived in A.tori t,
. ., ,Vi., n-.i.. . i. ... aa the holiday eaon with Mrs.
Acting Vine! oi j vhvb vw -
in. Smith'a parent. Mr. and Mrs. Man n
una uur slier uunw pt.w - - ..... .
L. L .....4 J,, . .k The lad Foard. Mr. Smith was quite .11 wl.H
. , . . . mi k. ...x tvohoid fever recently, and hai only
ia sun in peu, oui win yi vuu.j k -
. . . ' been up and around for the past two
. ' weeks.
Taking PrtcautionB !
T i ih nrimarv rooms at the Down For Holiday Reunion
McClure schoor ami one at the Adair ' B Hon; Ben. Scholfield and wife, of
k,.u,ii ..r fuiiilnaitJ veitcrdav Cornellin' Orraon, parents of Hon
afternoon, as a precaution against W. T. Seholfield, of this city and of
acarletina. And othera will b treat- the wife of County Assessor T. S
td aa occasion requlrea. A good aya-, Cornelius, arrived In the city yeter
i.m nr ,,.r,Hnir lo&lmt trouble. day. to head a happy re-union of th
. .. family at the latter gentleman's home
PrlaeaThla Aftemoonr-. V j . fi' here, today. Trust these fine old valley
Tha management of the popular famillca for dispensing such affairs n
"Bakeronlan" will diatribule tta the most approved fashion.
promised priaes, the ladlea', the boys'
mnA lrr. t 3 o'clock this afternoon. Writes From Tokeland
during the performance, and every Judge Anderson ia in receipt of a
will do well to letter from Charles Gamma!, who
be on hand. "w in the oynter business over at
Takeland. Mr. Gammal says he
His Bond Reduced "well and hearty, and sincerely wishes
Yesterday an order was made i t tlgt ne was able to pasa the holiday
the superior court of Wahkiakum wuu u. friends in this city, He
county, Wash., reducing the ball of ,em, his regards to all.
Uty 1'CSCOCK irom juuw lO uw, ni"
Must Have Been Hungry
raiiUon's meat murket, on Four
teenth street, suffered a smashed win
dow about 3 o'clock yesterday inorn-
Intf and the lo of a piece of smoked
salmon and Mr. l'aulaon, who is gen
erous to a fault, declares that whoever
did it might have hud the fish- for the
ankiiix if he had only let the window
atoiicj but unluckily he was not there
to be informed of the extremity of
hunger the poor thief was laboring
under. . , , . ,
First Methodist Church
Sermon them's for Sunday: At 11
i. in.. "Reconciled and savea. ai
7:30 . m., "The frke of a Crown.1
BeHinninir with Sunday evening, Jan
uarv 3. a series of sermons on "Great
itiestiuiu" will be presented. During
the nmth. "Man": "The Trees of
Life and Death": "The Second Com
in of Christ"; "The Final Judgment
Day" and "Endless Punishment of
the lmoenitent," will be discussed. A
cordial Invitation is extended to the
public to attend all services. Strangers
rill be waniilv welcomed. C. C.
Rarick, pastor. - f"
Singing Society
The Swedish-Finn Singing Society,
the "Lyran," will give an entertain
ment in the A. 0, U. W. hall on
New Year's eve, and will watch the
old year out and the new year in.
There will be a program, and much
merriment Is promised, This is to
be the first concert of the society,
PERSOIIAL r.lENTIO?l
as
same bondsmen being retained In the
premlees, tha individual responsibility
of the 29 signers being simply abridg
ed to that extent.
Reduced Ratea Via 0. R. ft N. For
The Holidays,
The 0. R. & Vt. Co. will sell round
trip tlcketa at reduced rates between
local points on account of Christmas
holidays. For further . Information,
apply to G. W. Rogerts, agent 0. R.
& N. dock, , :..,,
Para It License-
In the city auditor's office the an
nual license for the street cars run by
the Astoria Electric Lighting Com
oany was made out, and the bill turn
ed over to the chief of police for col
lection. For each car the company
pays an annual license of $30, or $210
in all. '
Hot Drinks
Coffee and Chocolate.
Haa An Alluring Look , ,
Aside from a superb menu for the
'day, the Occident dining room has
been very daintily prepared for the
day and the appointments are of
sort to Inspire an appetite which
only the elaborate list of edibles can
gratify. Christmas means something
jat Uncle Charley Wright s famous
old hostelry and there is no doubt
many a patron will be delightfully en
tertained there today.
"Ferndale" Butter will please the
most fastidious. Ask your Grocer, ,
DI IP'
Just received a shipment of fancy
Northern Spy and
Baldwin Apples
Our prices are right.
Scholfield, Mattson & Co.
PHONE 1181 -r: GOOD GOODS PHONE 931
' 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET ,
No Paper Tomorrow
Thr many readers of the Morning
Astorian are informed that there will
be no paper published at this office
tomorrow owing to the holiday claime
of the Christmas wesson, and the rea
sonable demands of the 36 people on
the pay-roll here including "Tim" the
office cat, and the natural de
sire of the management to meet those
demands. Sunday's paper will be O
the front however as usual, and a
usual, meaty with news of ' Interest.
And with this isftie there goes forth
the best wishes of the Morning As
torian's proprietor and force, to each
and every reader and patron for t
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Yearl
On January Second
The pleasant word is out in this
c:ty, in quite, authoritative tasnion,
that Hon. Edmund Burke, Tongue, of
Forest Grove the respected district at
torney for the fifth judicial district of
Oregon, will enter the marriage atate
on the second day of January, one
week from Saturday next, at that
place, the lady honoring him in this
important premise being Miss Maude
Acnes Shannon, of that city, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T
Shannon. "Bert" has scores and
scores of friends down this way who
all wish them abundance of unalloye 1
happiness in tin relation. He ha
been mighty quiet about it, but even
weddings will out.
Getting Better Faat-
Rees Thomas, the well known engi
neer for the S. Schmidt Company,
cold storage packers, ' who several
months ago got some salmon slime in
a wounded hand, and from which he
has suffered intensely ever since, 'a
now improving steadily and begins to
see his way out of a very pamful and
unpleasant condition. His hand is
healing rapidly and it is hoped he will
be practicaly all right by the dawn of
the new year.
Received Hi Appointment
E. M. Cherry, of this city, acting
British vice-consul at this port, yes
terday received his appointment from
Lloyd's committee, London, as their
agent at Astoria, with a jurisdiction
extending from Cape Flattery, on the
north to Cape Lookout on the south,
intersecting the Columbia river at the
mouth of the Cowliu river. This ap
pointment is thoroughly well placed,
and Mr. Cherry's numerous friends
here and in Portland will be glad to
note the honor conferred.
Has Closed Contract-
Mr. Martin, the representative of
the U. S Life Saving Department, whj
is here for the purpose of negotiating
the construction of a telephone line
between the Tillamook life saving sta
tion and the town of Garibaldi, yes
terday closed a contract with Brough
ton & Wiggins, of Portland, for the
80 fine cedar poles necessary in the
work, and they will be sent down
here at once and will go forward to
destination on the steamer Argo on
her next trip to those waters. He
secured the bunch, plus freight to this
point at about $165.
tif
May Move To Bandon
Crosman Timmons, the well known
canncrvman. " of this city, and of
Bandon, who, with his family, haa just
returned to this city from there, after
a successful packing season, may
eventually move to that country, as
his interests are growing rapidlv
there. Some years ago he purchased
at a nominal figure several hundred
acres of land on the waterfront at
Bandon, and later platted and incor
Dorated a lame body of it into an ad
dition to that city, 'it is Mr. Tim
mons' intention to move his present
cannery to the land he owns and put
it on the waterfront for the purposes
of commercial convenience and des
patch, and hnild a business block up
on the cannery site thus vacated; the
fulfilment of these plans making his
continued residence there practically
imperative. And what may be A
toria's loss in this business, will cer
tainly be Bnndon's gain, as both cities
wilt promtply realize!
There is no butter on the market
"just as good" as "Ferndale." Insist
unon the cenuinc. oacked only in
squares in our wrappers., Carpenter
& Chandler, Grays River, Wash. ui
DO N'T FORGET
THAT
HEATING STOVE
You'll Need It Soon. We have tltetn.
w.; c.lAvs &- col
We desire to express
our appreciation
of past favors
and extend our sheerest
wishes for
A
Joyous
Christmas
to all
Win Tie Doll-
Miss Maggie Laws, of 514 Grand
avenue, is the fortunate winner of tha
beautiful doll valued at $14 that has
been given away by the Waterman
Department Store last night to the
person coming the closest to guessing
the eorrect number of shot that have
been disployed in a small glass tumb
ler for the last ten days in one of the
windows of the store. After counting
the shot last night Mr. Waterman
found that the glass contained just
2063 of the small lead balls and as
Miss Laws' guess was 2036, just 27
of bcina the exact number, she was
awarded the prize. Over 500 guesses
were cast among them several others
that came pretty near being the right
number but Miss Laws' closest oppon
ent was Miss Annie Henderson whose
iruess read 2166. There has been con
siderable interest shown during the
last week or so and for the last few
dava the contest grew quite exciting.
The doll is a beautiful affair being a
China one, attired in the latest and
most fashionable clothes in the doll
world. It stands fully three feet high
and is no doubt being shown by the
happy winner to many admirers this
morning.
Don't Need The Money-
City Treasurer Dealey has the sum
of $1545 in general the fund, and the
sum of $5149.34 in the street funds
for which calls have been made on
the warrants. Some of the warrants
were called several months ago, but
the owners of the warrants do not
take the trouble to present them,
though they are no longer drawing
interest The city treasurer is natur
ally desirous of having them paid out,
as he wants to clean up his books as
much as he can for the end of the
year. '
Cut Hia Throat-
Arthur Quigley, of Skamokawa,
made a desperate but futile attempt
to commit suicide by cutting his
throat on Thursday night. He was
brought to this city yesterday morn-
inar and taken to St. Mary s hospital,
where it was said last evening that his
chances for living seemed to be exccl-
Dr. Henderson treated ths
frightful gash in Quigley's throat.
With a razor Quigley had evidently
struck two or three times, and left a
single gash that reached almost from
ear to ear. But ; he . had failed to
strike in deep and neither the jugular
vein or windpipe was severed. It is
said that this is the second time Quig
ley has attempted to take hs life. He
is a comparatively-young man, and it
is probable his mind is slightly de
ranged, judging from remarks somt
what incoherently made by the
wounded man yesterday.
Mrs. James Peters and son, George,
an,l Mi Nora, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hill, are down from
Portland to spend the holidays at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sovey and Fritz
Sovey are in the city for a Christmas
homing with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sovey, of the Lcyde.
Charles Phillips, of Hillsboro, ar
rived in the city yesterday to spend
Christmas 4 with his daughter, Miss
Ethel Phillips. '
G. R. Osborne left up last night for
Salem to spend the Christmas holi
days with friends and relatives in old
Marion. Mr. Osborne preceded
him. .
Miss Bertha Reese, of the Astoria
teaching staff, has gone to her home
in Hillsboro to, spend the holidays
with her parents and family.
lion. William Holmes, one of the
leading lawyers of Marion county, ar
rived in the city yesterday, to spend
the Christmas season with the daugh
tcr. Mrs. Raphael Bonham.
Hon. Harrison Allen, of Portland,
was a business visitor m mis cuy
yesterday, returning to the metropolis
on the evening express.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McShatfco have
gone to Moscow for a Christmas
with the parents of Mrs. McShatko.'
Mr. Shatko returns to this city on
Sunday, but hia wife and baby will so
journ up there for a week or more.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Cummin have
returned from 4 month' sojourn in
Montreal '
Mrs. A. M. Ford, Miss E. McCrea,
Adrian Ford and J. E. McCrea, de
part this morning on the Hassalo for
Bear Cliff, where they become the
rrt nf Phil McDonnoueh until
Sunday. ; , ' 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. Shannahan, of
Forest Grove, have come to Astoria
to spend the Christmas holiday at
the the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
TTnitien. Mrs. Knutsen : is their
daughter. """ "
Mrs. Howard M. Brownell ha gone
to Oregon City to pass ten days at
the home of her parents. -
i m m fdi i s iiiij
A merry Christmas
For you and me;
I hope that
Many more we'll see.
SEARCH FOR SHIP.
HERMAN WIS
Astoria's Reliable Clothier and Hatter
IIMMMMMIItltttftitM .ttimiitmsWWH
NEW YORK, Dec 23.-The 10,000
ton French cruiser Amiral Mube, com
ing from St Pierre, Miquelon, a
French colony, where there were re
cently disturbances among the islands,
arrived at this port today. Her com
mander, Captain Constant, will hold
a conference with the French consul
here with regard to beginning a search
for the Fabre line freighter; Neustna,
which has not been sighted since leav
ing New York for the Mediterranean
on October 29th last
REALTY TRANSFERS
' Charie H. Hall to John H. Jeffers,
S. 1-3 cf lot 5, block 38, Adair's As
toria; $2000. '"
(Martin Mattson and Frank Mitchell
to Malinda A. Mitchell, lots 3 and 4,
inS.18,T.7NR.7W.:$l.
Tohn Chitwood to Edith M. Green
land, a lot beginning at a point ISO
feet south of the northwest corner of
block 8, Olney Astoria; $200.
Fresh Meat
Spare ribs, pork tenderloin, and
other meats fresh daily at Braden s
new meat market. See ad, page 4.
FERNDALE" Butter costs no
more than the half water kind. It is
all Butter, Ask your Grocer. .
Wanted.
Ixcal manufacturer' agent to st2
and install our NevefCool Boiler la-
sulator and Fircless Cooker; sells "m
every household; permanent income
of $1300 to $2000 per year; few hun
dred dollars required to handle propo
sition in this town. Address for par
ticular. Range Boiler Insurator Mfj.
Co, 3S9 E. Wash.. St, Portland, Ore-
Washington State pairy and Food
Commissioner Davis, writing in part
regarding "Ferndale" Butter: "Your
block of butter received and scored.
This is a very fine piece of butter."
Hadn't you better try it? i
NAME MEANS SOMETHING.
When A. E. Petersen- built and
named the "Modem" barber shop, he
meant that it should stand for what
it was called. No patron has missed
a single feature of the modern ton
sorial parlor f t that house; and every
nrw vice in the way of perfect
comtort and service is constantly add
ed as it develops. The latest is an
expert bootblack, the best in the
business; a qualification that makes
his employment really odern.
Frog Legs.
Fresh Frog Legs Braden-Adams
Meat Market
"FERNDALE". the quality butter-
Are you using it? Ask you Grocer.
ts n m
Don't buy your Xmas ; cas.
dies until you have
, - seen our
...Home Llads Candies.-
They are healthier
and better and don't cost
any more.
ALEX TAGG
483 Commercial St, Astoria, Cc
3w
Christmas Cards, Doc.!;
lets, Calienders, Art Gcc-j,
Novelties, Fountain Pe:i.s,
Box Paper and a big: I in?
of Books
SvensansBcoIlStcrc
14th and Commercial St.
T T 11 T . -t
run .ujsi hi
Astoria's Greatest Clothiers
"FERNPALE" Butter is made uf
i a ni
creamery.
Christmas Poultry
and Meat at Smith's
Fancy dry-picked Turkey's.. 20c to 25c
Fat Geese, extra choice 18c to 20c
Fattened, dry-picked Ducks. 20c to 25c
Extra choice selected Chickens, -
Hens and Springs 15c to 13c
The very choicest cuts of Prime
Rib Roast. Beef cut from our ?
Christams cattle .............. 12 Jc
Large Porterhouse Steaks with a
big tenderloin 15c
Legs and Roasts of Genuine Spring
Lamb 15c
Shoulder Roasts of Christmas
Pork. ..........10c and 12Jc
Smith's Sugar-cured little Pig
Hams .................16c
Smtih's Sugar-cured Breakfast
Baron ,.16c and 17ic
Smith's absolutely pure kettle
rpnrlerpH T.ard. S-lb nail. 65c
Various cuts of veal from 8c to 15c
nil from our fancv Christmas calves
Every kind of sausage yoi can call
for .". ....10c, 12jc
Kinfl Creamerv Butter, oer roll. . . .70
Fresh Eggs, per dozen 35c
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.,
"Fiehting the Beef Treat? ,
12th St. berw Bond and Commercial
253 Taylor St. (Uniontown)
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Victor Double Disk 75c Records
now on hand. Full stock of
Victor and Edison Machines and Records
Finest stock of VIOLINS on the coast.
All at Eastern Prices.
' ; Mr. Citizen:
. Buy from your local merchant, he sells his
goods as cheap as you can buy them in Portland or
elsewhere.. The Astoria Merchant buys the Seawall
for Astoria but the Portland Merchant does not.
"A. fi. SPEX ART H I
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1 1 Cold Weather Specials ! I
$
Now is the time to lay in your supply
of beverages for the winter raoaths j
Vigoral Beef Tea $2.50 per j
Fluid beef in tubes 50c per dozen, high
grade Rock and Rye and all other stan
' dard bottle goods at the most reason
able prices. -
J AMERICAN IMPORTING
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Phone 1881. 589 Commercial fet.
Importers and' -Wholesale Liquor Dealers
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