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EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
VOL. XLIV, NO. 1!2.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MOKNING. AUGUST 17. 1895.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
1872 1895
Brothers,
Sell ASTORIA,
Lubricating
OILS
A Specialty
Ship Chandelery,
Hardware,
Iron & Steel,
Coal,
Groceries & Provisions,
Flour & Mill Feed,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Loggers Supplies,
Fairbank's Scales,
Doors & Windows,
Agricultural Implements
Wagons & Vehicles.
B. F. ALLEN,
Dealer in
Wall Paper,
Artist Materials,
Paints and Painters Supplies
Glass, Mouldings,
Japanese Mattings,
Rugs and Bamboo Goods
Centractor for
Fresco Painting, Paper Hanging, Etc.
765 Commercial Street.
Snap R Podak
at any 111:111 coming out ot
O our sto.e and you'll get a
portrait nt a man brimming
uet with pleasant tliounhts.
0 H.icti quality In the liquors .
we have tooffernre enough to
PLEASE ANY MAN.
Corne and Try Them.
HUGHES & CO.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
Conromly St., foot of Jackson, Astoria.
General Machinists and Boiler Makers
Land and Marine Engines. Boiler work, Steam
boat and Cannery Work a Specialty.
Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on
Short Notice.
John Fox. President and Superintendent
A. L. Fox.... I Vice President
0. B. Prael Secretary
They Lack Life,
There are twines sold to fishermen
on the Columbia river that stand In
the same relationship to Marshall's
Twine as a wooden Image does to the
human being they lack strength life
evenness and testing qua! i Lies. Don't
fool yourself Into the l-'l.jf that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "Just
at well." They won't. They cannot.
C.J. TRENCH RD, Agent
Wells, Fargo & Co. and
Pacific Express Co.
;-10P and PflOEjllX INSURANCE CO'S.
Custom House Broker
and Commission Merchant.
503 Bond Street.
Kopp's Beer Hall.
Choice Wines. Llquo'S and Gga'j.
KENTUCKY WHISKEY
Only handed over the oar. The largest glass
of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half, 51.
Free Lunch.
Cbas. Wirkkala, Proprietor.
Cor. Concomty and Lafayette Stt.
THOMAS MOKKO,
Th-j Blacksmith Those shop la oppos
He Cutting's cannery, is now prepared
0 do such odd Jobs as making new
cannery coolers, repairing old ones,
making new flshln boat irons, and re
pairing old ones, and all other black
smithing that requires first-class work
manship. Superfluous Hair!
Removed by the electrio needle. Eye
brows arched. Cure guaranteed. Con
sultation free. The NEW YORK AND
PORTLAND ELECTROLYSIS COM
PANY. Room 21, Rucker House. 598
Commerci'i) street.
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EVETtY ONE NEEDS A BCHTNE8 EDUCATION. Many young men and
women can spend b"f on or two years at school why not take a course that can
be completed In that time' The college Includes a short ENGLISH COURSE be-
(14 TA3HUIJ.M. - - DVUCIM DUdlilCd3 lAJUXUC, - rURIUUID, UK.
A Pointer!
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,
1. U OSGOOD,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
A NEW
Fishing Tackle, Baskets, Flies, Rods, etc. Baseballs, Bats
Masks, Cloves, Mits, etc. Croquet sets, Hammocks, Lawn
Tennis Balls, Bird Cages, Garden Sets, Children's Carriages
and Iron Wagons.
Come and See Us
Griffin & Reed.
NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY!
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Hats and Shoes.
All direct from the manufacturers. Call and see our shoe stock.
New Lines of Ladies', Genta and Children's Shoes--
Men's Congress Shoes $1.50
Meu's Congress Shoes 2.00
Men's Police Shoes ......... $3.00
Men's Kangaroo Shoes - . $3 50
The Heat Values Ever Known,
Inspect our olothiug stook. We have full lines of
Men's, Youth's and Boy's Suits..
Men's suits ranging from $3.00 up to 815.00.
Every oue of Ihem a gpn"i.io bargain.
We XL in Hosiery, Underwear. Hats, Crips, Trunk, Valises, 1 iunkots and Com
forters, White Shirts, Colin, Culls, Suspenders, Eic.
OREGON TRADING GO.,
600 Commercial Street.
THREE LOTS.
In a desirable location,
CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION.
On the new Pipe Line Boulevard Just the place for a cheap home.
A Block IN ALDERBROOK.
STREET OAR LINE will be ejtended this sumiujr to wilbin 5 minutes
walk of this property Will eell at decided bargain.
ACREAGE.
In 5 or 10 aore tracts inside the city limits, also adjoining Flavel.
GEORGE HILL. 471 BondSt., Occident block,
HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
ROSS HIGGINS & CO.
Grocers, : and : Butchers
Astoria and Upper Astoria,
lot Teas and Coffees, Table Delicacies, Domestic
and Tropical Fruits, Vegetables, Sugar
Cured Hams, Bacon, Etc.
Choice - Fresh - and Salt - Meats.
Hair Goods nanufactured All Styles I
Wigs, Bangs, Switches, Combings
Made Up, Dressing, shampooing,
Bleaching and Dyeing. Children s
Hair Cutting.
MRS C E SEDERLOF,
3SS Commercial 5t.? cor. Eighth.
KrRearLlfe
nnttme .ncrre. ... J
time.
A man may be foolish,
And fiendish and ghoulish,
Like the villain, deep-dyed, in the play
Bat there'll never be rumors
Of his wearing "bloomers,"
Because he ain't built that way.
But when he wants a good
fitting suit that is well made,
and will wear, for little
mdhey, he calls on me, where
he can find the test values in
Men's or Boy's Cloth
ing:, Furnishing Goods,
Etc.
STOCK
2 blocks from High School.
A BARGAIN.
IS THERE?
Ia there a man with heart so cold.
That from his family would withhold
The comforts which they all could find
In articles of FURNITURE of th
right kind.
And we would suggest at this season,
nice Sideboard, Extension Table, or se
of Dining Chairs. We have the larges
and finest line ever shown In the city
and at prices that cannot fall to pleas
the closest buyers.
HEILBORN & SON.
flSTOlp PUBLIC LIBW!
READING BOOM FltEE TO ALL.
Optjp every day from 3 o'clock to 6 :30
and 0:30 to 930 p. m.
Subscription rates $3 per annum.
Southwest cor. EU th aaai I
St.
MUSIC JiJLLtLt.
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KEATING A CO will open their
Music Hill at 33 Astor street,
8tturday the 16th. Tbey will
keep numberless good liquors
and cigars besides baring food muslo aU the
Tf FALL t)UTL00K
Large Crops in Oregon, Wash
ington and th Southwest.
RAILROAD LINE8 CROWDED
Orders Being; Rushed for Additiona
Equipment ly All Promi
nent Lines.
The reports of R. O. Dura & Co. on the
crop outlook of Oregon, published In yes-
terday a edition, with reports rronv prl.
vato sources in both Oregon, and Wash'
lrurton. novo made the railroads some'
what uneasy as to their ability to handle
the Immense tonnage In, sight.
The wheat crop of Washington and Ore.
gon la of such ImnHte proportions that
railway managers are looking for a traf
fic to begin in the next lew weeks that
will tax their carrying ' capacity, beyond
precedent. In the Southeast the pros
pect never was more promising, ana tne
Missouri Valley Is burdened with crops to
a degree perhaps mever fem In previous
years.
The great crush, that la bound to come
on all the railway lines will be increased
materially by the fact that during the
period of lack of confidence ana Inactiv
ity the railroada ihaive allowed their roll
ing stock to deteriorate, and the heavy
yield from th'a vast grain fields of the
Unite! States will pile -up along lines
which, at their best, would be unable to
meet the demands. The l'aclflo North
west, which wery month sends millions
of shingles and millions of feet of lum
ber eastward, will also add to this out
going freight the immense crop now in
the fields, end tire main- volume of traffic
will be from the empire west of the
Mississippi on toward the Atlantic slope.
The lumber trade will be eastward from
the Pacific slope and northward from
Arkansas, and somewhat northward
from Texas and Louisiana,
As a general thing cotton and grain
traffic will take th'e same direction! as
that of lumber from the Southwest.
Even lumber traffic which shall b des-
tdnied Into Kansas and Nebraska,
from the yellow pine mills, will take
the same lines, as will much of th cotton
from Texas and Arkansas destined, for
the Memphis and St. Louis Markets. The
Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain' roads
ere th'e great cotton carriers, and they
ere likewise the anaio lumber transport
ers, but these products take the same
direction in reaching the markit cen
ters and fields of distribution In the
fall and winter cotton and lumber will
struggle for a chance to iwove to mar
ket. Usually cotton Is given the pref
erence and lumber must wait. In the
Missouri valley there will be so much
traffic In grain that all availabls cars will
be required, and the connecting lines1 In
the Southwest of such systems as that
of the Goulds will have but a poor show
ing in borrowing cars of the Kansas
lines with which to care for the cotton
and lumber trade. Altogether, the pros
pect for a blockade of the latter is caus
ing much apprehension among shippers,
. In view of the above facts the North
western Lumberman' recommends con
certed! action to secure some guarantee
from traffic managers of the roads that
lumber should at least fceive am equal
chance with the other commodities. Per
haps it will1 be found necessary for lum
bermen, or associations of lumbermen
to build oV purchase cars which can be
exclusively itmployed In carrying lum
ber.
All these lines are making strenuous
efforts to meet the demands that will be
made upon th'em. Arrangements are be
ing made to press Into service every
available car, and on all hands cars are
being manufactured at a lively rate. In
the iMiddDe WUst the heaviest crush
promises to occur at the Eastern ter
mlnals of the Northern Pacific, and that
road is already doing what It can. In
other quarters there Is great activity. It
is reported that the receivers of the
'Philadelphia end Reading are negotla
aing with the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany to build 1,000 more freight cars.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
has Just ordered 500 standard box cars
of which 260 will come from the Wells
& French Car Company and 250 from tiro
Michigan Peninsular Car Company. The
Calumet & Blue-Island Is to let a con'
tract for 200 box cars of thirty tons ca
pacity, thirty-four feet long, equipped
with Westlngbouse air brakes and M,
C. B. automatic couplers. The Queen &
Crescent 'has placed a large order for
box cars with the Ohio Falls Car Com
pany, and the same shops have received
an, order from the Alabama. Great
Southern for 120 box cars, to have plas
tic roofs and Moore doors. The Pennsyl
vania has placed another order for box
cars, 'to be delivered during August and
September. The Ohio Falls Car Mau
ufacturlng Company, of Jeftersonvllle,
1ml., will make 200, and the St. Charles
Car Company, of St. Charles, Mo., 200
TheSj oars will have National hollow
brake beams, Winslow roofs and Wagner
doors.
WIRES DOWN.
Owing to a break in the telegraph line
last night there are no Associated Press
dispatches in today's Issue. The acol
dent occurred somewhere least of Clifton
but the exact location of the trouble
could not be found In the night. It is
hoped that the break will be r.pilred
today.
The Daily Aitorian positively ouaran
tee to adiertitfrs a larger City circulation
than all other paper$ puMitlted in.Aitoria
combined. , -
WAR BETWEEN CONTRACTORS.
Strong Organization Formed Which Some
Refuse to Join.
The contractors are havinv a.
as a result sfetreral of them are at log
gerheads. Shortly after the ntnn.ix.ri fnmiji
their organization shm rhrM wka
the oaatractnrs dVcided to form one also.
xny met in tne office of Joseph Bur
prenant, one week ago last Tuesday,
and discussed the martM- . Aiw.i -
pressed the Me that It was too oon to
organise end one in particular, IWm.
Miller, strongly opposed the Idea of
combine. Lust Tuesday they met again
and an organization, was effected. Mr.
Miller was not present and his name
is not down as a member. The pot be
gan to boll last Wednesday when the
bids for the erection of the residence
of Ey W. Tallant were opened In the
office of Architect Ferguson. There were
ten bidders in all. Mr. Miller was the
first to hand in his bid, followed shortly
'after by the bids of the other nine con
tractors, each of whom stated to Mr.
Ferguson that should the bid of William
Miller toe considered they would with
draw their bids. Of course this riled
Mr. Miller end opened the eyes of Mr.
TalUnt, who was present. Th 'rumpus
then started and resulted In Mr. Tailanit
refuel ng to consider any ut the bids sub
mitted, leaving the room-in a rather un
pleasant frame of mind.
Mr. Miller says that he was asked to
Join the combine, which he refused to
do, believing that the proper time had
not yet arrived for holding up prices,
which he claims was the principal ob
ject of th'e organization. "They Intend
to add," says Mr. Miller, "ten per cent
to their bide, which sum shall be dlvldea
among them. I refused to entertain the
Idea, and for this reason they did not
want my bid opened, which was as low
as the lowest bidder."
Mr. Ferguson, when seen In reference
to the anatUcT, said: "At the time of the
opening of the bids for the building ot
the Tallant residence,, I knew nothing
whatever of a contractors' combine or
organization. Nine out of the ten bld
dre informed me oa handing in their pa
pers, that if Miller's bid was opened they
would immediately withdraw theirs, arid
the matter was explained to Mr. Tal
lant. The purpose of the organization
is to saVji builders from a clasj of me
chanics who cannot do good work and
Whose irresponsible bidding occasions
much trouble and reflects in1 a measure
upon the ability ot the bona fide me
chanics in) the city."
Exactly how the difficulty will be
patched! up is not known, as the most
of the house builders are rather reticent
about discussing the cljsh. Mr. Surpre
rant says that the statement made by
Mr. Mill'cir that 10 per cent was to be
added to all bids and that the amount
would to divided among the combine
is Incorrect and that no such Idea Is
contemplated. He says that the object
of the organization Is to protect them
selves against Irresponsible ontractors.
Meanwhile the awarding of the con
tract for the Tallant residence remains
unsettled and it is not at all Improbable
that new bids may be asked for.
The Daily Aitorian positively guaran
tee! to adiertisen a larger City and
County circulation than all other papert
published in Attoria combined.
RQAXi ESTATE EXCHANGE.
Talk of a Large Organization of Owners
and Dealers.
The latest topic of conversation among
real estate men Is the formation of a
general real estate exchange, upon the
plan In vogue in Chicago, and which
has been the means of the phenomenally
successful real estate market In that
city. '
In view of the rapid growth that As
toria is to have ln the immediate fu
ture, If property owners and real estate
men would sea this city prosper as it
should, and the growth and Improvement
taike place In the old city that all desire,
and not have this portion ot the city
play a subordinate part to other and
newer locations, combined action on in
telligent lines Is absolutely necessary.
Nothing, perhaps, coud better serve the
purpose than a reul estate exchange
in which all the members unite in a
schedule of prices, keeping within the
limits of reason and agreeing upon such
figures as will be profitable and yet not
putting prices so high that purchasers
will be seared out and locate their bus
iness enterprises elsewhere. Each first
of January the schedule of prices coula
be revised, or oftener If the exigencies ot
the times demanded It, and In this man
ner cutthroat competition could be
avoided, reasonable profits assured to ell,
uniform business methods adopted, ana
an era of prosperity Inaugurated that
would surprise all. "In union there is
strength," is en adage .particularly ap
plicable to the handling of property dur
ing such times as the extraordinary
growth of a. city or community. Wise
courses should prevail and harmony ot
action upon agreed lines will certainly
produce the best results.
The proposed scheme Is a. good one,
and will no doubt be carried out by the
eraterprlsdnig business men of Astoria
engaged in handling property. The time
for action has come and the sooner the
gVntllemen get together at.d agree upon
a plan of action the better it will be
for the Interests of ail cjneernea.
A REPLY TO WELCH.
The Editor Aatorlan:
I noticed In an evening sheet some sturt
written by James W. Welch which 1
think Is about as lame a defence as 1
ever beard end not being no scholar my.
sett I may be able to give my Ideas as
good as him. perhaps better, for from all
I have heard he don't know B from a
bull's foot, which I do. la. the first place
what Job Is the committee on Health
and Police appointed to oversee anyWay?
Are they a gang of pupp'.ts for the police
department, or have they got any pow
era at all? If they are going like a lot vt
Infants to howl about the charter ana
other crazy excuses whvn they make a
break they had better throw iup the Job.
One thing I know, and that Is that Mr.
Billy Welch and the others which Is on
the Health and Police has tte bl'ood of
the poor devil now In the hospital on
their heeds, and they cain't get away
from It. And further Welch tells a lie
when ha blames other people, for as
soon as be seen, the burn up in. the Asto
rlan this morning be went down as quick
as the lord would let him and bought
the ma'ttressea which can be proved by
a dozen witnesses among which was me.
"INDIGNANT"
Citizen of the United States, and as
good man as trrv Health and Police
outfit.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.
Buy a piano from a manufacturer who
warrants his own Instruments and not
from one who won't warrant his own
goods, but depends on a local a Kent to
warrant them for h.'m. Every Kimball
piano la backed by the Kimball Com
pany's Ave years' written guaranty.
, ILW'ACO EXCURSION.
The steamer Ocean Wava leaves na
vel's wharf at ( o'clock Hunday morning
'ir Iliwaco. The Hth Infantry Band will
furnish music both going and returning.
Tick-fa purchased Sa.turd.iy only DO cents
for the round trip. Sundry morning
the pries of tickets will be 1.
RAGING FOREST FRIES
Bridges on the Pipe Line in
. Great Danger.
A CHINAMAN BURNS BRUSH
But the Flames Quickly Beach
the It id e and Spread
for Miles.
For three days that dread element,
fire, has tv.eiv raging along the pipe line
from the waterworks eastward and the
danger has been much more Imminent
than is generally supposed.
The fire was - started by Chinamen
burning brush Just below, the Shively
place and spread in a most unaccounta
ble, end unlooked for manner. From en
incipient brush, clearing effort the blaze
soon developed into a first class forest
fire, beyond the control of man. Quick
ly reaching the green fir on the top ot
the ridge tliW Are by its Intense heat
dried the foliage, which suddenly burneS
as if a powder magazine was flashed off,
the bright flames ascending high in the
heavens, making a weird and beautiful
sight lit the middle ot the night Wednes
day. From here the fire spread east
ward, rapidly covering several mlliS and
destroying much valuable timber end
hundreds of cords of wood.
All Thursday, Thursday night and yes
terday, gangs Of men. (from the water
works, lrcoded by Messrs. D.hm end
Hamshaiw, made vallunt efforts to pre
vent the destruction of the bridges on
the pipe line, and thus save great ex
pense to the city. The water commission
and engineering department did not se.-m
much alarmed at first, but yesterday a
gang of men, under the engineers, were
engaged protecting bridge No. 1, which
seemed certain Kit destruction, but up
to the present writing has been pre
served. During yesterday the Are, which
had passed on beyond this bridge, broke
out alfresh In its immediate vicinity,
and soon galnid strong headway. Mr.
Carruthers, who has been wigaged In
getting out cordwood along the pipe line
and has already lost over one hundred
cords, Joined the forces quickly assem
bled by one of the engineers, and did
Effective work In beating back the flames
Some loosened th' earth on neighboring
banks with picks and others with shov
els threw it upon the fire. The neces
sary cVose proximity to the flames by
the mwi made it very hot work, while
the dense smoke was suffocating In the
extreme.
The bridge soon became completely vn-
vePoped In thick smoke and those on the
east end were obliged to retreat up the
line towards their camp, not knowing
whether they would find a camp to go
to or a means of escape. The crackling
of the flames and falling of tres as they
were burned were sounds of terror to all
arid brought home vividly the accounts
of the fires near Olympla, Wash., where
villages were completely surrounded and
many lives were lost. Here only property
was at stake, but the arch fiend is always
awe-Inspiring, even at a distance. iMr.
Carruthers will be a 'ehavy loser, and It
the pipe line bridges are destroyed It
will cost the city a-large sum of money
besides considerable delay in th? con
struction of the water system.
Nothing has been heard yet from the
men who .retreated eastward from bridge
No. 1 yesterday, but It Is presumed that
they were able to look after their own
eajfety. Th'a men1 who were out all night
Thursday were quite exhausted yesterday
end unable to do their full quota of work
on ttVj reservoir, but no one could blame
them for that. The Are department say
they are ready to go out and lend' their
aid If the water commission desire.
The Daily Attorian positively guaran
tees to advertiseri a larger fifty, County
and dtate circulation than all other papers
published in Astoria combined.
AN ADJOURNED MEETING.
Council Met Last Evening and Transact
ed UnllnMved BusineF.
An adJournUl meeting of the common
council was 'held at their chamber In
the city hall building last evening.
'Mayor Kinney was .absent, and the
chair was occupied by I. Bergman, presi
dent of the council. All councilmeii an
sWtTed to the, roll call expect P. O'Hara,
The business transacted was as fol
lows. A communication from Frank Pat ton
cf the Astoria Savings Bank, asking
that their bill of 300 for lithographing
the $10,000 city bonds, be paid, was re
ferred to the committee on- bonda.
Reports from the str'.et committee stat
lr. that N. Clinton & Sons hud com
pleted their contracts an the Young's
Bay road and the crossing on 4i:h and
Bond streets, were adopted.
The report from the samji committer
that Clinton & Sons have completed the
Bond street improvement at a coat ot
15,117.09, was adopted.
A communication from the committei
on struts and public ways, on the ap
I'icatlon of the Sunset Telephone Com
pany, asking tho council to emend or
dinance No. UW so as to allow It to
hang wires at uny height not less than
27 feet above the str;ot, provided they
be hunjr in other respects In conformity
with ordinances now governing the mat
ter. The report gives th company the
privilege of stringing their wires at a
height not less than 30 feet and was
adopted.
An ordinance appropriating the sum
of 6G0.6O out of th'.- general street fuird
for the benefit of N. Clinton & Sons, was
read first and second times.
An ordinance appropriating out of the
same fund for the benefit of the same
Highest of ail ia Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
imx n 1
firm the sum of $3,117.09, for Mm 4mprov it
men t of Duane street, was read first
and second times.
'An ordinance, introduced' by Council
man Welch, restraining the distribution
of hand bills and printed advertising
matu.r on the streets, was referred ta
the committee on health and1 police ar.d
the city attorney.
Resolution that the commute. on
streets end public ways be requested to
Interview the water commission for the
purpose of ascertaining whether It will
not be willing to grade 16th street, ncxi
to the reservoir, so that it will open thj
street; adopted.
Resolution that th'e board of assessors
be instructed to make a speclai assess
ment) . for the improvement! of Bond
street; adopted.
Resolution that the wmmitt'-e on
streets and public ways be Instructed to
call the attention of J. Q. A. Bjwlby ana
the Rev. T. A. Hyland to the fact thut
buildings owned by them, project into
Astor street, end to request dhese gen
tlemen to remove the buildings back to
the street line; adopted.
Resolution declaring the Intention of
th'a council to re-esta'blish the grade on
18th street, from South line of Irving
avenue to nurt'h line of Exchange itreet;
adopted.
: Resolution directing the board of as
sessors to levy t h'- assessment for the
Duane street improvemeno, from west
line of 36th to east line of 37th street;
adopted.
Resolution declaring the intention of
the council to establish the grada on
Irving avenue, from east line of ltjth
to east line of 21th street; adopted.
Resolution directing the board of as
sessors to make the assessment for tha
construction of a sewer oro 14th street;
adcipted.
Resolution declaring the Intention, ot
the council to establish the grade on
38th street, from the north line of Ex
change street, northward to the ; wharf
UW--, on the south side of the river;
adopted.
Warrants were ordered drawn upm- the
proper funds for the payment of lh
following bills: F. J. Kearney, 57.50; Mag
nus C. Crosby, 75 cents; Astorioi Iron
Works, $3.
MISSED THE BOAT.
Excursionists to llwaco Remained All
Nl'ght. '
Tuesday ai party of ladies and children
who went to Ilwaco for the ride missed
the returning boat and had to remain all
"hlght. As none of the party werji pre
pared for such' an emergency It was a
question what was to De done. In the
emergency the courteous ofllccrs of the
Ocean Wave, which was to lay over night
at Ilwaco, oame to the front and arranged
an Impromptu railroad excursion to ithe
beach, where all had a moat d .llghtful
time, and upon their return a fine spread
was l.i Id out for the entire party on boura.
the Wave. The captain opened -oysurs
and the cook set up some it his Justly
celebrated coffee. Crab and cod fishing
was indulged in by the party with great
success and after one of the renowned
breakfasts of the Wave the delayed ex
cursionists returned to the city Wednes
day morning.
REAL ES TATE TRANSFERS.
C. R. Illgglim, to John achate,
contract for deed to Lots 4 and
6, Block 3, Astoria Addition tot
'Warrenton 136
C. R. Hinsglns to Gretta, Makarai
nen contract for deed to Lots 6
and 7, (Brock 3, Astoria Addition!
to WariVnton 136
C. R. Hlgglns to Mrs. Etta Lars.n,
, contract for deed to Lots 7 and 8,
Block 6, Astoria Addition to War
renton , 135
THE REASON WHY.
Why Is it that every one Is going to
the Forester's Ball August 20th? There
are two reasons; first, because they have
it lni Fisher's Hall, end that is the only
hall in town that has a good floor, anil
second, that Parson's Orchestra, of Port
land, furnishes the music.
JOIN THE WOODMEN.
Join the Woodmen of the World. Char
ttr feo, each person, $3.00, which abso
lutely Includes all expenses. Organize
Saturdiy night next, August 17. This
order never had over thirteen affe
ments In on year. Match that record.
GRAND BALL AND CONCERT.
This event of the season will be the
grand concert and ball at Fisher's Hall,
August 20, under 'the auspices of the
Forresters of this city. Parson's orches
tra of twelve pieces will furnish the
music. Tickets, $1,
PIANO TUNING.
For piano tuning, please leave orders
at Grillln & Reed's book store, Commer
cial street, or address Th. Frederikson,
Piano Tuner, 2071 Bond street. Telephone
No. 24.
ACREAGE FOR SALE-CHEAP.
Ten acres in Summit Addition to Asto
ria for sale at an extremely low figure,
In view of all our railroad prospects. Will
make terms to suit purchaser.
Address R. Lldddl, Astoria, Oregon.
EXCURSION TO S'JJASIDE.
Steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave Fla
vel's djck at 9 o'clock Sunduy morning,
connecting with train leaving for Sea
side at 8:30. Fare for tho round trip $1.
FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BOARD.
A well-furnished suite of roons, with
use of parlor, and, if desired, good
table board, at reasonable rates. 403 Du
ane street, corner of Ninth.
Mrs. Blnkers Whatl Going away?
Why! Servant Please, mum, when i
come yesterday you gave me the keys to
your trunks, and. drawers, and chests,
and Jewel boxes to keep for you, Mrs.
Blinkers Yes, I did that to show you
that I trusted you. What is the matter?
Servant-Thur don't one of 'em fit. New
York Weekly.