tiifJ MiLy AsioiiiAN, astoma, Saturday morning, December 1893. ABOUT THE CITY. Water rates are due and payable to day it tiifi ollluo of. the clerk. John Uoberg yesterday proved up on 1,13 homestead claim to ICO acres at LeaBlde. Thfl long'oveidue bark, th Alxandw Black, arrived from Panama yesterday flhe comes In ballast. O. P. Henry, who was sent to the Insane asylum at Salem a few weeks u:.o, died on Thursday. Miss Ballard and J. W. Belcher will ting a solo at the services In the M. h 'tliurch tomorrow evening. The British ship Peter Iredale, hence 1' .r Oueenstown with wheat, was spok .1 November 4th In latitude 8 north, loiiKilude 118 west. ; -,v : 1 ! be uie usual wvlcf in :oi inan lanitimce at the Congrega ti'piil church on Sunduy iifternoon af 2:.",0. J. G. Schmid, Pastor. Charles Lawrence, who robbed a inun named Mafltlck In the resort kept by John Stephenson In the western end of town, wa bound over In the sum uf 2in) yesterday by Judge Osburn to r. vf.lt the action of the grand Jury. It waa learne-l yesterday that the ocvupantB of I Ward's boat, which was picked up off Smith's Point on Tliuisday, wer Charles Ilayburg and Turn Head, two of the employes of the cuii i.ictory. They got ns!:ure when the bo.it was upset. At the Norwegian Evangelical Lu lln'i. n church, Uppertown, service will be held as usual on Sunday next, the 1st Sunday of Advent, at 11 a. m., and 7;:: l p. m. Sunday school at 9:20 a. in. Tit . L. Nlssen, pastor. 'Jbe little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson of Seaside, who was 1. t In the woods on Wednesday last, Iium not yet been heard from. The parents have despaired of finding her alive, and the ImpreEslon Is general that she hus been drowned. ' A grand literary and musical socia ble will be given by the ladles uf the i.l. E. church congregation on the 8th lust., beginning at 8 p. m. There will te supper furnished, for which, with Admission to the entertainment, the low figure of 25 cento will be charged. .i.-aver Lodge No. 35, I. O. O, F. has -i.!Cted its olllcers for the ensuing term, ..mmcnclng January 1, 1894. They are . follows, N. Q O. B. Estes; V. Ci., n. C. rtyekman; H. S., John S. Illtchen; i H J. Q. .A Bowlby; Treasurer, i.'harlos ,&. WMfiht; Trua .., James V. Welch. There will be services at the Cun fcivKatlonal church tomorrow morning i. nd evening. Subject of the morning discourse, "What are the evidences of a Christian life?" Evening subject: "What is it to follow Christ?" The Sunday school meets at 12 m., and the .Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. The offerings made at the union '1 hanksglvlng cervices In the Presby terian church for the Portland Hospital have been received by that institution. There was In cash, $12.00, and $14 worth of fruits, canned goods and vegetables. The three barrels of provisions were delivered by the City of Frankfort with out charge. The convention of Oregon sherltfB will meet at. the Court House in tills illy today at 10 a. m. U is expected that about twenty will be present, among whom are; Sheriffs Knight of Murlon, Noble of Morrow, Noland of Line, Ford of Yaahlngton, Warren of Yamhill, Leslie of Crook, Word of Wusco, Conde, of 1 taker, Vice-President George Downing, Kelly, of Multno mah, Ganong of Cluckamas, find others, Sheriff Mottslc, of Columbia county, hus disappeared, and with hi in lias gone about $1,000 of the county's funds, lie collected about $13,000 In taxes, and It Is said, turned In bub $8,000. Ho has not been seen since Friday last, when Sheriff Kellcy, of Multnomah, met him on Third Btroet In Portland. He had about $1000 worth of county warrants when he left, IIo was elected by the penplo'B parly last year, and took pos nesMlon of his office on July tith, 1S92. his bondsmen, of whom there are thlr- I 'en, will bo sued for the nmount of the discrepancy, Vesti-rday's Orcgonian contains a long letter from Hon. C. W. Fulton, reply ing to Senator Cogswell's remarks upon Uu votu on the Durham bill at the list session of the legislature. It is ivureely likely that Mr. Cogswell will mako any reply for the simple reason that there was no ground for dls- usslon. Mr. Fulton shows clearly that bis ruling was correct, and that there being a quorum present (Including those who did not vote, but who were counted as voting In the negative) the sixteen votes In the uilh matlve were nudlctent to pass the bill. In the Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow there will bo a class meciiiiK at 10 a. m., nt 11 a. m., sermon by the pastor. Rev. J. W. Bushong, p. P. Sub Jeet: A Model Church of trie N'lno leenth Century -a iVtmu Worth Sie-.-. ii .l'i j,. m., Young 1'eoplx'n l;a!ly, to which all young people are eirdlally invited. At 7:30 p. m.. Or. Rushong vill, ty Invitation, deliver a permon before the Elks of Astoria, who will cltend In a bedy, mid occupy re served seats on' the west side of the nirc Isle. The tomnvinlty In gen eral le Invited to attend this seivlce. Fi.me special muolc for the occasion will be rendered. JEFF'S, The Only Restaurant ARE YOU It is the small annoyances; like a lost collar button, that fret and worry. Sour milk Over night; no milkman in the morning; no cream for the coffee; no milk for the baby. The. GAIL BOBDEII EAGLE BRAND Condensed Milk is always ready for use. Use it for tea, coffee and chocolate; for icecream, sum mer drinks and general cooking purposes. Your Grocer and Druggist sell it. This Country Is full of fat, healthy BUY OUR WORLD FAHED "Fisherman's Choice" BRAND COTTON TWINE Following sizes always kept in stock by Elmore, Sanborn & Co.: Numbers 24, 28, 32, 30, 40, Soft Laid. ; 15, 18, 24, 30, 42, 48, 5-1, Medium Laid. COTtON- - ROPE. Our thread laid and twine laid cork and lead lines guaranteed the best ever sold on the Columbia river ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OF SALE. Notice is hereby given that, pursu ant to an order of the county court of Clatsop county, Oregon, the under signed, administrator of the estate of Sarah E. ColTman, deceased, will, from and after the 16th day of December, 18i)3, proceed to sell, f' private sale, for cash or uv "vurity, all the right, title u::-. Interest of the said Sarah E. Coffman, deceased, at the time of her death, in the following described real property belonging to said estate, to-wlt: A tract or lot fifty feet wide off tne nortn ena or inai particular parcel of land belonging to the said estate, described and bounded as follows, to-wlt: Beginning at a point on the west side or tne county road, leading from Seaside postofllce to Sklpanon Landing In Clatsop county Oregon, 4S0 feet north of the north line of Section 21. township 6 north, of range 10 weBt, and 272 feet west of the west line of section 15, or tne same township. Thence north along the west line of said county road 2G5 feet to a Btake and 213 feet west from said west line of said section 15, thence westerly to ordinary high water mark of Necanlcum Creek, thence southerly along the line of ordinary high water ii ark 2ti5 feet, thence easterly to place of beginning. Sold tract herein adver tised to be sold lies llfty feet on the county road leading from Seaside to Sklpanon, and extends west from said county road to ordinary high water mark of Necanlcum Creek, in Clatsop county, Oregon, and will be sold as a whole or In subdivisions. W. W.' PARKER, Administrator of the estate of Sarah E, Cofi'man, deceased. Astoria, Oregon, Oct. 18. 1893.. ciwirrmT For the City Elect ion to be Held December lib Mayor, ALFRED KINNEY. Auditor and Police Judge, K. OSUURN. ' City Attorney, JOHN H. SMITH. City Treasurer; J. W. CONN. City Surveyor, RICHARD HARRY. Street Superintendent, WILLIAM CHADWICK. Police Commissioner, JOHN KOPP. Harbor Master. GKOUOE HELL. Councilman First Ward, ISAAC REUGMAN. Councilman Second Ward, A. SCIUCRNECKAU. Councilman Third Ward. RENJAMIN YOUNG. DR. GUM'S IMPBOVSI) , LIVER PILLS OKLY0XE FOR A DOSE IS YOUR STOMACH SOUR. 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