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CO VOL. XX, NO. 85. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1884. PRICE, FIYE CENTS., OREGON SHOUT LINE. A Short Cut from the Eat to Oregon. One ot the best constructed rail- ways in America is the Oregon Short Line, which, as a branch and feeder of the Union Pacific, leaves the main line at Granger, Wyoming, and pushes a little north of west towards Port land, Oregon. Three years ago Union Pacific officials were talking of con structing the Oregon Short Line from Ogden, Utah, and had made some preparation for doing so. A little later, new features in railway matters transpired, and the eastern terminus, or connection for the road was changed to Granger, Wyoming, and in May of that year active work of construction began, and since then there lias been a constant rush toward the Pacific with grading and track. As planned, the Oregon Short Line will secure communication with Portland, Oregon, and Puget Sound by a route of nearly 200 miles shorter from the Atlantic ocean than any other all-rail route now building, reaches the vast business of China and Japan by a route 700 miles shorter than either of the existing transconti nental routes, and develops a mineral, agricultural and forest empire, prob ably superior to that in any region of similar extent on the globe. As a "highway of nations" it will, there fore, rank among the first as a grand factor in the development of hitherto untouched fields. Beginning at Granger, Wyoming, a station on the main line of the Union Pacific, 820 miles west of Omaha, or 1360 miles west of Chicago, leading directly to the northwest through a fine grazing region, it is an easy grade from Granger up Ham's Fori:, until we come near the divide at Twin Creeks, where a long tunnel cuts through the ridge and gives easy access to Twin Creek Canyon, and taps immense coal fields, where the road owns and operates mines. From the tunnel westward the road passes through an interesting country to the valley of Bear river, and at Montpe lier, ill miles from Granger, reaches the heart of the Bear Lake country. The lake is a beautiful body of water, encircled almost completely by moun tains, and in extent five miles wide and twenty long. The road passes in sight of the lake at its lower end, near where it empties into Bear river. Here some 12,000 Mormons have ap propriated a land almost entirely "flowing with milk and honey," and as fair to look upon as mortal eye should oare to behold. The lake is an en chanting picture at the season when tourists seek its shores, and abounds in trout and feathered game, and mirrors for some thirty miles a suc cession of prettv villages and highly tilled fields. Leaving the lake and following the general course of Beat river for thirty miles, the line, at about 145 miles from Granger, reaches Soda Springs, .which has for years of the stage coach era been one of our city's most popular watering places, and now, with a railway to reveal its charms more freely, bids fair to rank with the first in the land. Its waters are at once delicious and efficacious, its scenery romantic, its climate of that quality which Caesar pronounced as "above suspicion." Here the com pany are completing fine shops and round house, and Soda Springs is to be the end of two locomotive divis ions. When the company erects such a hotel as is planned and beautifies the place by landscape gardening, it willl be one of the finest health and pleasure resorts in the country. Westward for seventy miles the track follows the Bear and Portneuf rivers, the latter for thirty miles, through a region not surpassed in scenic interest by any of similar ex tent on the line. At McCammon Junction, 191 miles from Granger, the line joins the Utah and Northern track, and at Pocatello, 214 miles from Granger, it leaves the Utah and Northern for the west Pocatello is 124 miles north of Og den, and the Oregon Short Line re duces the time from Montana to tho East 12 hours, while it makes Poca tello an important transfer point and eating station, having already very fine improvements. Pursuing its way over a fine farm ing country to the northwest, the Oregon Short Line, when 239 miles from Granger, crosses the great Snake river immediately over that sublime attraction, American Falls,and thence fairly enter the lava beds, which have for sp many years blocked the devel opment of Idaho. These lava beds have proved the worst obstacle ever encountered in railway construction. To make this road in fact as well as in name, "The Oregon Short Line," the locating engineers were instruct ed to make it perfectly straight wher ever practicable. Hence, from Amer ican Falls to Boise valley, a distance of about 240 miles, it is practically an air line. It was between American Falls and Shoshone, a distance of 82 miles, that the "heaviest work was done, and the country was the worst, but much heavy grade was required west of there; although supplies were more easily obtained. The blasting of lava was often more difficult than had it baen the hardest granite, while the making of fills was none the less difficult on account of the scarcity of loose earth or gravel on or near the line. Shoshone is 312 miles west of Granger, and is an important point on the great railway, because it is the junction of the Wood river branch, the location of immense shops, and the nearest point to the-Great Sho fiHone Falls of Snake river, 22 miles south. These three features of the place, and its location in tho valley of JLuUle Wood river, with crood water and land, will make Shoshone an im portant point on the line. The Wood river branch, running to Hailey, Ida ho, a distance of 57 miles, was com pleted last summer on the same iflgnificent scale exhibited on the main line, and it is proposed to ex tend northward to Ketchum during the year. .. Tie famous Goose creek country & only 40 miles south of Shoshone. It is the finest agricultural region in Idaho, east of Boise valley The river placers of Snake river are large ly tributary to Shoshone, and will combine with the railway, farming, gr;iziug and scenic interests and a delightful climate to bixild up a solid little city. Westward from Shoshone the road has been completed to Oregon, and is operated by regular trains to Clad well, Idaho", and the new town where the road crosses Boise river, a dis tance of 4GG miles west of Granger. The track is completed about 40 miles beyond Cladwell, and the three bridges spanning Snake river are partly in place, or else completed. Ere another New Year comes, it is hoped that the Oregon Short Line will have closed the short gap be tween its present western end and the Oregon Railway and Navigation line in Burnt Eiver Canyon, and a through route will be opened for traffic, giving all rail to Portland and Puget Sound by this shortest of all lines. The main line to Burnt River will be 537 miles in lengtli. According to surveys made by the various lines, the distance from Chicago via this route to Portland will be about 2200 miles: to Puget Sound 2350 miles. This is from 150 to 200 miles shorter to the same points than the Northern Pacific route. It will open up to Salt Lake a region into which 75,000 peo ple went during 1882, and 100,000 in 1883. It will open up 50,000,000 acres of wheat lands, the most im portant available forest area in the world, a mineral belt as extensive and rich as all Colorado, fisheries which now eraplov 10,000 men and produce S10,000,000yearly, coal and iron in terests sufficient to keep busy a na tion of manufacturers, and possibili ties in the way of foreign commerce, now impossible to calculate or com prehend. It is a field well worth the attention of Salt Lake business men, for to capture even a small portion of its commerce when well developed, is worthy the ambition of larger cities than ours. The management of ihe road is in the hands of capable, good men. As one of the branches of the great Un ion Pacific system, the general man agers of that system are at the head, with W. B. Doddridge as General Su perintendent and JL Blickinsderfer as Superintendent. First class passen gers express and mail trains are run on the road, with sleeping cars at tached and good eating houses locat ed at proper intervals. The main line was made a postal route a few months ago, and a vast country, formerly sup plied by slow coaches with mail and express, now receives them in less than one-half tho time formerly re quired. Salt La lie Tribune. The Question of land Grant Forfeiture. The sub-committee of tho house committee on public lands, to whom was referred the question of the order of land grant forfeiture bills to be considered, has reported that consideration will be begun immedi ately, in tho following erder: Texas Pacific, Oregon Central, Ontanagon and Slate Line, California and Ore gon, Oregon and California, Northern Pacific, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg, Atlantic, Gulf and West Indian, Pensacola and Georgia, ilonda, Atlantic and Gulf, Mobile and Grand, Selma and Borne, Yicks burg, Shreveport and Texas, Sioux City and St. Paul, Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, and the Wisconsin Central. The report was auoptea 03-1110 mil committee, and the clerk was directed to give a copy to the press signed by Chairman Cobb. The Texas Pacific grant, to be considered first, was originally made to the" Texas Pacific railroad, and is now claimed by the Southern Pacific. Tho land amounts to 14, 700,000 acres, and is estimated to be worth $10,000,000. Large Land Transfer. ThelandH belonging to the Coos Bav Wagon 2SJSS ZUKnHNHHE, CANNERY, Dr. S. Hamilton of Eosebnrg, to S. ANi "F. Chadwick. as renresentative of "W. I H. Besse of New Bedford, Mass. Mr. I Besse represents the Oregon Southern J Improvement Company, and this cor-1 XlZZZE W, ties, most of which is heavily tim- i bered, and on which are valuable val able mines. The transfer of this property is considered to assure the speedy construction of the Boseburg and Coos Bay Railroad. The com pany was organized for the purpose of developing the lumbering and min ing interest of this section, establish ing steamship lines, ship-yards, etc., and the residents of Coos and Doug las counties look upon the transfer ss evidence that the company is in earn est in their expressed, intentions. Oregonian, 12. Arrangements have been iriade by the O. R. & N. company with the Oregon Construction company by which work will be continued without interruption on the Baker City branch to the intersection with the Oregon Short Line. The connection will be made sometime dnring tho summer. Private advices show fully that matters have been so arranged in New York that there will be no in terruption in the prosecution of work upon any part of tho Oregon railway system or its cognate enterprises. The hanging of John Elfus, or Elfers, for the cold-blooded murder of Dan Haggerty, will take place at Walla "Walla next Tuesday. Tho ex ecution, in accordance with the de cision of the county commissioners, will be a private one, in a high en closure twenty feet square, into which nono will bo admitted except the officers, the medical fraternity and reporters. A Street Sematlon. Cur of Mexico, There is a genu ine sensation on the streets of this city, from the sale of printed verses, gotten up by an enterprising mer chant, setting forth the wonderful cures wrought by the great pain-reliever, St. Jacobs OiL All classes buy them. THE GREAT GERMAH REMEDY FOR PAIN. Relitrei and eurJ EHEUIIATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbsro, BACKACHE, EE4J1CHK, TOOTHICS; SORE THROAT, ' QCrXST. STTEL14-SG3. stoaxxs, Senses, Cats, Erslsef, rnpSTBITES. BURNS, SCAXDS, Ad U other bodilj acbei npn enn 1 Bonis. SoM by all DniZEttti ml De3n. DlrocUoci (a 11 Th9 Ciirisi A.7oele? C:. (Eumwi U A. VttCn C.) E.lUao, SiL, C S. A. King of the Blood Is not a "cure a!," It is a blood-purifier and tonic. Impurity of the blood poisons tlie sys tem, deranges the circulation, and thus in duces many disorders, known by different names to distinguish them according to ef fects, but being really branches or phases of that great generic disorder. Impurity 01 Itlood. Such are Dyspepsia, liilllousness. Liver Complaint, Constipation. iWrrotw Dis order, Headache, Backache, General Weak ness. Heart Disease, Dropsy. Kidney Disease, Piles, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin Disorders, Pimple. Ulcer. Sirellino, tc. dr. JSLins or the Itlood prevents and cures these by attacking the cawc. Impurity of the blood. Chemists and physicians agree in calling It "the -most genuine and efficient preparation for the purpose." Sold by Drug gists, SI per bottle. See testimonials, direc tions. &c. In pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases ot tbi Blood," wrapppd around each bottle. D. RANSOM. SON & Co.. Props Buffalo. N. V. FOARD & STOKES. AFl'LL MNEOl' Fancy Groceries. WINES AND LIQUORS HARDWARE AND Ship Chandlery: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Ln Welch's ev Building S. ARNDT & JFERCaEN, ASTORIA. - OREGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH sM0P-4;ii , AS" ..Js r --- r n:i pl.. rj DUIIdr OHUU All kinds Of Gpr a fW"Rn A T WOUT? oljiliflJ5Uill. W VJXL Promptly attended to. A specialty made odWng CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. REMOVAL. The Astoria Passenger Line WILL AFTER THIS DATE HAVE ITS headquarters at its Stables next to B. B. Franklin's, two doors bfiow Thk Asto kia office. First-class Livery service. Carts with horse furnished, for one dollar per hour. Carriages on application The Atorla Passemrer Line Hacks will leave for Upper Astoria from the stables. Horses taKen to ooani. MRS. T. O'BRIEN. BOAT BTTILDHTO, R. W. LEATHERS Has reopened his boat shop, over Arndt & Ferchen's, foot of LaFayetie struct, tnd Is prepared to turn out first-class boats. alij werk: guaranteed. Mrs. R. QUINN, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, Crockery and Glassware, jQk. Fixll Stools.. NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY BECEIVED. Northwest corner Squemoqua and Main Streets. nl7-3m W. E. DEMENT & CO. DRUGGISTS. ASTORIA, - - - OREGON Carry in Stock, DRUGS, CHEMICALS, TOILET and FANCY ARTICLES. Prescriptions carefully Compounded P ammffFjr EsIgglg3Tfg br47nLBr -ri iP6, Ed. D. Curtis & Co. iarjets, DsMstery TJNSUKPASSED STYLE AND FINISH. NEW FURNITURE, A COMPLETE STOCK. HMi are ait SMp Claifllery A. VAN DUSEN & CO.- DEALERS IX Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binnacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil.. Wrought Iron Spikes. Galvanized Cut Nails. Agricultural Implements, Sewing Machines, Paint and Oils. Grorcrfe. lc. T he Gem Saloon. The Popular Resort for Astorians. FOU THK Finest of Wines and Liquors Go to the GEM SALOON. ALEX.CAMPRELL. PROPRIETOR. ASTORIA IRON WORKS, BKNTOX STRKKT, NkAK I'AUKKU IIOV.SK, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAfflaiflMAMEMCTlMS BoilerWork, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a spe cialty. Of all Descriptions marie to Order at Short Xotlcc. A. D. "Waps, President. J. G. HURTLEK, Secretary. I. V. Cask, Treasurer. Jonx Fox.Superlntendent. C. H. BAIN & CO. DEALERS IX Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms Turning, Bracket Work. A specialty, and all work guaranteed. Oak, Ash, Bay, and Walnut lumber : Ore gon and Port Orford Cedar. All kinds or boat material on baud. C. I1.BA.IX & CO. THE LATEST STYLES IN WALL PAPER AT B. B. FRANKLIN'S, NEXT DOOR TO ASTORIAN OFFICE. A very large Stock from which to select. "Window curtains made to order. ESMy patent Trimmer to cut Wall Paixr will bo found convenient to my patrons. BARBOUR'S SsOnin 1st Tkreads HAVE KO ECLTTAL. -THE The London Fisheries Exhibition HAVE AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL -TO- Tie Barloir Brothers Compj -FORT1IK- SUPERIOR5TY OF THEIB FLAX NET THREADS. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. PARKER HOUSE, EI. B. PAKKEK. Prop.. ASTORIA. - - - OREGON. AI. CROSBY. - - Day Clerk- Phil. ROWERS, - - Night Clerk. Jas. DUFFY has the Rar and Billiard room. First Class in all Respects. FREE COACH TO THE HOUSE. IT IS A FACT -TIUT JEFF'S CHOP HOUSE OX Concomly Street is the Best in Town. -THAT 1U- Iin.s Alvmys ou Haml FKESH Shoal "Water Bay and East ern Oysters. -THAT- "JEFF" IS THE BOSS CATERER. THAT Up ha brcu I'roprletor of tho "Aarora Hotel" In Kuapplon ncvcnjear. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. A Good Cup of Coffee AND OYSTERS AT Mrs. Powell's Coffee House, On Main Street next to Oregon Bakery. Campi Restaurant. XEW AXE Yi'ELIi EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT. L. Serni has rebuilt his establishment and Is prepared to accommodate the traveling public. A good meal furnished at any hour of the day or night. 'I he finest Liquors and Cigars at the bar. Two doors west if Ike Foster's. n2S-f,m 1AJIGI SERRA. r THE BEST Boarding and- Lodging House. Chas. TVallman has opened a boarding and lodging house south of O'Brien's hotel,.near the gas works. The table is supplied with the best the market affords : go -d food and clran beds will be furnished at the regular prices. Olve nit a call and satisfy yourselves, CHAS. WaLLMAX. Figures lew Lie ! AND JEFF ' OF THE CHOP HOUSE Can prove by his books that he Is doing the biggest business of any RESTATJEANT In the city, and he will guarantee to give the best meal for cash. H, B: PARKER DKALKlt IN Hay, Oats, Straw. Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand Wood Delivered to Order, D raying, Teaming and Expres3 Business. Horses ana Carriages for Hire. DKALKK IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. MUST i'IAKi Mrs T."V. Eat on. MKs Florence Carnahan. EATON & CARNAHAN, I1EALKI15 IN Fine Milii Fancy Goods. Cass Street, next door to Odd Fellows Building. I. W. CASE, IMPORTER ANl WHOLESALE AKl U! TAIL DEALEP. IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON B. F. STEVENS & CO., CITY BOOK STORE. Have just received a mammoth stock of Books. The young and old, neb and poor can all be accommodated. AGENTS FOR THE Kranlcli A, Bacb and Slandsfeltlt &. Notni Pianos aad WcHtern Cottage Organs. Orders for all kinds of Music or Instru ments will be promptly filled. B. F. STEVENS & CO. TRANSPORTATION LINES. Oregon Railway & Navigation CO.UPAMY. OCKASI DIVISION. Durlnjr the month of January, 1884. Ocean Stenuiers will sail from Portland for San .Francisco, and from San Francisco for Port land evervs days, leaving Ahisworth Dock, I'ortland." at MUIuIsht. and Spear street Wharf, San Francisco, at 10 a. r. Through Ticket sold to all principal cities in the United States. Canada aud Europe. RAIL DIVISION. Passenger Train- leave Portland for East ern pt.Iaisat 7:30 P. ?,I. daily. KIVF.U niVI.NlO.V (lllilille Columbia). Boats leave Portland for Dalles at 7 : A M. AT-SO ; Leave Port -1 f 7" T j hind for l.Monl Tu. I We.lThu.1 Frt. I Hui Astoria end I III lower Co- n lunibU....lRAMfi AM RAM 6 AM Dayton. Or j7 AM J ',7AM,' fejH!! i !am SAM 7 AM Victoria.BO;g AMJ6 AMlgyHiB AM.P AM CAM Losres Astoria for Portland at b a. in. dail ex cept Sunday. Pullman Palxca Car runnins between Por -land, and St. Panl, C. II. PKESCOTT, Manager.. A. L. STOKES, Assist. Mip't. of Traffic JOHN MOTR, Sni't of TrHtlic E. P. ROGEK3, General Agent Passonger Dep't. Oregon & California R. R OREGOX & TRANSCONTINENTAL COMPANY. LESSEE. On and after Dec. 2d, 18S1. train will ruu as follows : DAILY (Excep .-uudaja). EASTSIDE DIVlhlOX. Kctwcrn POUTL.lvl itiul OK.lXT'.S PASS MAIL TRAlX. LEAVE. ARRIVE. Poitlaml 7 :"0a.m Grant's rasl 2oa.m. Gmnt'sPass I0:i0i m Portland -iris r. m. ALBANY EXPRESS TRAIN. LEAVE. ARRIVE. Portland 4 :00 p. m. Lebanon 9 20 p. m Lebanon.. l M a.m. Portland... 10 :05 a. m The Oregon and California Railroad Ferry makes connection with all Regular Trains on Eastslde Division. WESTSIDE DIVISION'. Between Portland anil Vrvallla MAIL TKAIX iEAVE. ARRIVE. Portland 9 :00 A. M.lCorvalli 4 -.30 p. M. Corvallls 8 -JQ a. M.iPortland 3 -JSt v. m. KXriiKSS TKAIN LEAVE. ARRIVE. Portland 5 :C0 1 M McMinnville 8 -.00 pm 3IcMiunviller:13 am Portland 8:20 am Close connections made at Grant's Pass with the Mages of the Oregon and Califor nia Stage Company. JKrTIckc's for sale at all tins principal points in California, at Company's Onice, Corner F and Front its., Portland, Or. Frpfght will not he received for shipment after 5 o'clock p.m. on either the East or .West side Division. U. KOEHLhR, . JOHN' MUIB. Otn'l Manager. " Mip't- of Traffic. A.L.aTOKE.S, E.P.ROGbRS. 'Asst Snp't. : General s't of Traffic T Passenger Dep't. Ilwaco Steam Navigation Go.'s WINTER SCHEDULE. Astoria to Fort Sttuens, Fort Canby, and llwa-.o. Connecting by stages and boats for Oysterville, Montesano and Olympia Until further notico the Ilwaco Steam Navigation Co.'a steamer A ill leave Astoria On Mondays Thursdays, and Saturdays (Oysterville and Montesano mall days. at 7 A. M. POR Ft.Stevens, Ft. Canby and Ilwaco ON Tuesdays. Wednesdays, and Fridays The steamer will lpave Astoria at 9 a.m.. as formerly, not being confined strictly tu schedule time. Fare to Fort Canby and Ilwaco, .75 cts. 537-11 waco freight, by the ton. In lots of one ton or over, 2 per ton, SSiy-For Tickets, Towage or Charter ap ply at the office of the company, Gray' wharf, foot of lienton street. J. II. D.GRAY, Agent. Shoalwater Bay Transportation Co. SIBIIIEK ROUTE. Astoria to Olympia, Touching at Fort-Stevens. 1'ort Canby, ! I warn XortJi Eteiich. Oy.sierville. lYortb Cove. IVtcrwonH 3'oint. Slo- iuiuui, .i3ontct!ino. And all points on Shoalwater Bay. and Graj Harbor. GEN. MILES. Strs. GEN. CANBY. f Ou Columbia. Kivt-j GEN. GARFIELD " Slinalwati:rBa 4 MONTESANO " Gray's. Harbo Connecting with Stages over Portages. U'ave Astoria for Olympia. at - - 7 A. 31 On .Mond ys, Thursday and Saturws arriving at Montesni.o the dav after k-awu,. Astoria through iri in ini hours. Leave Olympia for Astoria on same days. Columbia Transportation Co. FOR PORTLAND. (FAST TIME.) The popular steamer FLEETWOOD, Which has been refitted for the comfort o passengers wUl leave Wilson and Fisher's dock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.i.1. arriving at Portland at 1 P. M. Ketuming leaves Portland every Tuesdays arid Thursdays at 6 A. M. Arriving at Astoria at 1 P. At. An additional trip will be made on Sunday of Each Weeti, Leaving Portland at 9 o'clock Sunday Morning;. Passengers by this route connect atKalama for Sound ports. U.B. SCOTT, President. BUSINESS CARDS. Q K. THOMSON, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Room No. 6, over White Houso, ASTORIA, OREGON, c. vr. fultox. a. c rtrraox. FUI.TOJI BROTHERS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rooms 5 and C. Odd Fellows Building. T .A. BOULBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Chenamus trcet, - - ASTORIA, OREGON rt J. cmtTis, ATT'I" AT LAW. Notary Public, Commissioner ot Deeds for California, ew York and Washington Ter ritory Rooms 3 and 4. Odd Fellows Building, As toria. Oregon. N.B -Claims at Washington. D. C, and collections aspecialty. A V. AXL,E, Astoria Agent Hamburg-Magdeburg and German-American FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. jg C. HOl.DKX, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN SURANCE AGENT. O. IV. L.EICIL. ARCHITECT AND DRAUHTSMAN. Scholars received for Course of Draughting. 3-Ofilce over White House Store. QF.L.O F. pakkeh, SURVEYOR OF Clatsop County, and City of Astoria Office :-Chenamus street, Y. M. O. A. hall Room No. 8. A C. PAXTOSJ", 31. !., Etc. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Graduate of University of Toronto, Canada. 52?"Ofllce and Residence at Mrs. E. C. Ho.den's, corner of Main and Astor streets, Astoria. JTR. X. C- It O ATM AX, Physician and Surgeon. P.ooms 9 and 10. Odd Fellows Building, ASTORIA, OREGON. TAY TUTTIiE, 31. J. PHYSICIAK.AJSD SURGEON Office Rooms 1, 2, and 3. Pythian Build ing. Residence Over J. E. Thomas' Drug Store. p r. HICKS, PENTIST,? ASTORIA, ---- OREGON Kooms In Allen's building up stairs, comer of Cass and Sqcmocqhe stret . D"c AESAX1SS, Latoor Fort Stevens, has come to Astoria for the purpose of practicing MliDICINE AND SURGERY. Will visit patients hi the country and city. Office in Odd Fellows Bul'dlm.'. Residence above Catholic Church. GENERAL STEAMSHIP ACENCY. Bills of Exchange on any Part oi Europe. 1AM AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING well known and commodious steamship lues, STATE LINE, RED STAR. WHITE STAR. hamburg-american, dominion line, NATIONAL, and AMERICAN LINK. Prepaid tickets to or from any European port. For full information as to rates of fare, sailing days, etc, apply to I. W. CASE. GKO. P. WHEELER. Notary Public. "W. L. BOBB. WHEELER & EOBB. GENERAL Eeal Estate I Insurance Apts. We have very desirable property in As toria and Upper Astoria for sale. Also, tine farms throughout the county. Accounts carefully adjusted and collec tions made. We represent the Koyal. Norwich Union and ianca hire Insurance Co'., With a combined capital of S30.O00.O00. THE Travelers Lift aiut Arririi-nt Insur ance Co, of Ha tford. and the .11 un hattnsi Ij'JV insurance Co.. of New York. We are acents for the Daily and Weekly Nnrthicesl Keics, and the Oregon Vidette. All business entrusted to our caro will re ceive prompt attention. STOHE &DAYES0N COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Dealers In LTHHBEK, HAY, GRAIN, POTATOES, AND coram produce. Advances made on Consignments. 1