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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1895)
Wtii MtiiV ABTOitlAK, ASTOitiAj MtiDAY MOlWiNG, sMJiM-, mi JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. TLRMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. Sent by mall, per year J7.00 Sent by mall, per ironth 60 ota Served by carrier, per week.. 16 cts Address all communications to The Dally Astorlan. WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year, $2.00 In advance. Postage free to subscribers. The Astorlan guarantees to Us sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on tne WJiumma river. I Advertising rates can be had on ap plication to the business manager. The Weekly Astorlan, the second old est weekly In the state of Oregon, has next to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation in the state. Jno. T. Handley & Co., are our Port land agents, and copies of the Astorlan can be had every morning at their stand on First street. Telephone No. 68. All communications Intended for pub lication should be directed to the editor. Business communications of all kinds and remittances must be addressed to The Astorlan. THE TWO-PARTIES. Mr. Eugene V. Defos has sought relief uuin wio moiioiony 01 prison me oy wrltlng a '.etter to a Populist convention, in wium e uunounces me iiopuoucan ajia Democratic parties with equal vlru- wnce, ana aecmres mey are "Doth con- troiiea Dy tne (money power, and both debauched by Its Influonce." This simply moans that neither of them have seen fit to Indorse the doctrines pr encourage the purposes of men like Debs. They have their fundamental and Irreconcilable dlr- ferences, tut -they are not divided upon the question of opposing all violent and destructive processes for the solution of k i i,,,.lii D a. I V! the labor problem. Republicans and Dem- ccrats a.lke believe in law and order, and do not consider It either necessary or ex- pedlent to organize mobs and tie up rail- . , , roads In order to se:ure Just and fair treatment for employes toy employers, Mr. Debs calls this belmr controlled ni dubauc'hed by the 'familiar specter, the money power; hut to people who do not have to go to Jail cm account of their point of view, It has another and a, much more reasonable meaning. It signifies to them a decent regard for recognizor rights for established authority, and for the interests of public sympathy and prosperity. It is to the credit of these two great parties that they can not be used for the promotion of Ideas andi projects which antagonize tho Institutions of society and tend to Introduce arbitrary and des-1 perate methods for the aottlwncnt ot ordinary controversies. They do not agree about general principles and policies ot government, but they do agree about it.. ... m -u i - the matter of obedience to law and pro- teetion to life endl property. Whenever a party Is needed to give sympathy and aaelstance to a scheme of reform which . .. . , . ... ,, Ignores the duties of good citizenship, It lias to toe creatod for the occasion. Tho two permanent and formidable parties 'in our politics can not be persuaded or In- ... . timmatea, to give support to such an undertaking. They tre comnose J. gen- erally rpeaklng, of men who have the welfare of the country at heart, and who are against all proposed assaults upon the agencies by which peace in maintained end rights are preserved. Third parties , , , , " , ome Into being from 'tlrno to time be- cause the two existing parties will not ennsent to depart from the Una of fidelity to obligations of patrlotlam. T.io cranks and fanatics find that they must havo organisations of their own. But tha great majority of the people, representing the sotoer Intelligence ar.d honesty of the country, have no dlfllculty In getting along with the two regular parties be tween which their votes are divided. Dairy methods In this country are Im proving, tout are yet far -behind those ot Denmark, .which lurnlahed the most ot $i,000,000 worth of toutter Imported toy England .at year. England also spent 128,000,009 for foreign cheese In ISM, of which amount t'he United States furnish. ea 7,suu,ow and Canada 13,100,000. The people of Denmark have reached the foremost place In dairying toy tho thor ough and so lent I lie education of tlioso engaged In ... This fact points the way to success In the agriculture of the f,i- ture. Republicans rejoice 1n all evidences ot returning prosperity. The business Inter ests of tho country were stricken down by the success of Mr. Cleveland, on a plat form demanding tho immediate overthrow of the protective system, and at the head 01! a party which had shewn its friend ship In every way to free silver coinage, The Democrat of the house of repre sentatives, as soon as called toi-ih.-r toy Mr. Cleveland, began work on a bill under the supervision of Mr. Wllsjn, designed to carry out. their platform. It was pass ed by the house, but the senate substi tuted another bill for It, which, under the lead of Mr. Gorman, the Dj.noeratlc manager of that body, changed the Wil son hill Into an Irregular and unsystem atic protection measure. Business did not revive after that bill wui passed because the free trade and ruling element In the Democratic party denounced It ai a base betrayal of principle, and de clared that at t'he first opportunity fur ther steps would toe taken toward free trade. Last November the people r.ml a chance to express their opinion, and they did so In a way that tf'aowel that there would be no more free tra-l-' legls tatlon for a, lot g time to come. Then manufacturers and other business men felt safe In making Home eaVulatlons ft.r the future, and business began to re vive. The indications are that we will have good crops and fair prlce.i, and good crops and fair prices help thi r.-vlva.' that the Republican vl-'torles started. Th 'Pt".'?"' rrcmlJcl la?t fall that timet would bejtln to Improve u i.iu.r cause was Indorsed by tho people, and the promise has been carried out. Times aro hotter, but they are not w)ioi:y good, and will not be until Republicans ara put In full charge of the administration or government affairs. Good roud appear to be one of the Investments that ray from the start. The first county In Now Jersey to thor oughly Improve its roads Is Union, and (he Increased valuation of Its property In a single year la 1,359,600. At Summit. N. J., the Increased valuation is $119,000, or over 23 per cunt. The Telford roads golng down xcw Jersey are pronounc ed excellent by all who drive, and a.so by bicyclers. W(J prnt ,n aotncr C01.umn a conmunl i catlon rom Mr j. p. Ha-wes, lato prln clpal of the Cedar Street School, who, In the course of his remarks, makjs ome very caustic comments on the conduct of school affairs In general In this city, Of course the sfatemcnts of Mr. Hawes are his own. Tho Astorlan publishes the letter because It presents in a clear and unmistakable manner a side of ;he con troversy which has up to the.-irnt time been unrepresented. The pufbllc generally will bo sorry to know that Mr. W. Drennan, who since the change In the administration of coun ty affairs has acted' as jailer for Sheriff Hare, has handed in his resignation and will retire from all connection with the Jail in future. While 'Mr. Drennan's sen sltiveneus over the escape of the seven prisoners on Wednesday nlg'ht Is no doubt the cause of this action, we feel correct In assuring him that the public generally lay no 'blame for the affair at his door, and realize that the matter was an un- fortunate occurrence which he certainly could not have foreseen. The whole trouble was brought about by Mr. Dren- nan's kind-heartedness, which the es- caping prisoners recognized and were quick to take advantage of. It Is a pity that he hag seen fit to resign, for the county thereby loses an honest and corn- petent ofllcer. THE FREE SILVER OUTLOOK. L. i . . . P''tldan ,wh "ave been luxuriating In the soothing dream that their particular form of neurosis was to spread till the earth was filled 'tn luitles must be by this time pretty w gustod w' outlook. A" tne .eadlng Northern states which have f.pok- en at all have declared against free silver, and have mado that declaration unanimous by tho concurrent voice of both parties. Even those which have been affected by the craze give unmis takab.e signs of returning sanity. Ken tucky, at least, on Its Democratic side, was supposed to ie irretrievably wedded to the whlte Idol of the Rocky mountain miners. But Kentucky has renounced the the ifetlsh, the Republican party even more emphatically than tho Democratic. It is true that Hardin, the Democratic candidate, has renouneoil the sound money platform, on which he was nom inated, and Is preaching free Bilvcr on the stump. Hut the probability Is that his heresy will cost him the support or thousands of Democrats, and it has made possible the election of a Repub.ican sound money governor even In a state BO "emocraiiR ana im- penetrably Bourbon as Kentucky, The Democrats of Ohio were supposed to toe so widely Infected with tho Rocky mountain 1ila 'hat they could be counted wii iui u, in uiiuum-'-'fiiuiii iur iroe- saver, But tneVi t00 have CiJ9t Tnllrman nnd his coteile Into outer darkness, where there is walling and gnashing of teeth. l,ley "D lnM ,r,ee ln tnu Bdme Hiavu iniui us ii'ivucuien. i au JiepuD- llcan8 ,nnd aircady p(.rf0rmd the same mortuary' ceremony. Iowa has been Ploughed and harrowed and sown with ,h ,LVV lou""mes Ior el In their Hate conventions It was put under the ban of party condemnation toy tooth Republicans and Democrats. Senator Cameron o Pennsylvania Is not a heavy. wl-ikiii iii iiih Ht-imiei uut ne nns oeen an Inlluenclal politician In his state, ond his open committal to free silver, par- "ally eeconded, until recently, toy the t'lol1"'y "Jni of hi colleague Quay, had Insplivd a great deal of apprehension that tho Republicans of Pennsylvania had toecn widely Inoculated with the dls- ens - 1,111 ltl t5iolr recent convention they took epeclal pnlns to stamp with tholr eimv'lintlc il'ivMnnrnvnl tha nnnlHnn of Senator Cameron ond to declara In explicit terms against the freo coinage of sliver. Tho Democrats In that state do not count, but there Is no question th'at their position on the money Issue Is in harmony with that of the ndmlnls. trallon. Maryland has spoken through both parties In t'ho same way. The Demo. emits cT Nebraska, undor the lead of Hryan, alone among the Northern states, have declared for free sliver. The Ite- puhlkians of that state have a'so here tofore hren suffering from the same sick, nes-i. Hut they are rapidly recovering. and If not entirely eonvalsoent this year, tnoy may be expected to show a complute restoration to health toy the time the next convention shall meet. The Mls- sourl pemoerats are dlvldvd on the quea. lion, ana ll.iind, the free silver apostle, managed to secure the triumph of his faction In tho convention and an expres sion In favor of free Silver. When you hmVand d"wn to "ho .one or barbaric unthrlft. where the people ex. pect the government to do for thorn what prollllc nature has left undone, you strike '"T11 ?ntlmont for rr(, llver- 8,1 nun uieiB in no political rorce 111 tn stand of Mississippi for free silver. It nas no popular Intelligence behind It 80 that the outlook Is not cheering- for the free silver politician who has been counting on a tldul wavo of rascality In the prti.ie sentiment of the American peo. pie to float him Into plaeo and power amidst the wreck of all honest Invest ments nnd all business enterprise. Sines tho people of tho Northern and Central states have come to understand Just what Is 'meant by free silver they have, made short work of It. There Is no Northern state except on the extreme western fron tier w'aero It has any footholdand It Is safe to say thtat by next year there will not bo a single Northern state, not even on the western frontier exception made of the silver mining stateswhich will send a free silver delegation to the Re. publican or Democratic national conven tions. PRHMLYTl R ELY DRAWN UPON. . Editor London Titbits (looking over a copy of the paper) You have published as original another lot of American Jokes this week I iee. ( Assistant Yes, sir, I . 1 Editor And some of than seem quite fresh. What drawer did you get thorn from? 1 Tho one next to your table." ' jreat Heavens ! You should have o 1888 drawer. In the ver la for 1893, blawst taken them from tho next row. This draw you! WIFELY SOLICITUDE. Mr. McSavnt !rct Scott, Lamella! What are you waking me up in the mid d"e of the nlirht for? Mrs. 'AleSwat I want to know, dear. If the mosquitos are biting you as badly B9 thy are me. A SHORT SERMON. Ciil'.Jrcn who read my lay, This much I have 'tp say; Each day and every day, . Jo wCiat Is Tight Hitdut things In grenj and 0m.1l I; Then, though the sky shou-ld fall, Sun, moon, and star, and all, Ycu shall have light. This further would I say; He you tempted as you may, Each day, and every day, Slieak 'what Is true True things in great and email; Then, though the sky should fa".'., Sun, 'moon, and stars, and all, Heaven would show through. Flga, as you see and know. Do not of thistles grow; And, though the blossoms blow White on the tree, Grapes never, never yet On tho limbs of thorns were set, 'So, If you : -rood would get, (5ood you inu toe. Life's Journey through and through, Speaking what Is jiist and true, Doing what Is right to do Unto one and all. Wlhen you work and wlwn you play. Each day, and every day, Then peace shall gild your way, Though the sky should fall. Allco Cary. ASTORIA'S ADVANTAGES. Some of Our Good Points Described toy a Contemporary. The latest Issue of the Monthly Ore gontan, the organ of the Oregon Coloniza tion Society, says: "The writer, In the Interest of the Col onization Society In general, and the Monthly Oregonlan In particular, visited Astoria about the middle of July. Having never been in this (as the As torlans are given 'to calling It), Venice of the Pacific, I was surprised to llnd most of t'he touslnops part of the city tide worthed twice each day, It Is to this constant rise and fall of the tldo and IhA 1,r.i.plnir hrpezea -from will ocean, thnf the people of Astoria aserltoo the credit of -freedom from malarial diseases. The Btreet.1 and business tolocks are built on piling and these are never Interfered with toy the ceaseless ebb and How ot the tide. "Astoria Is agreat fishing, canning, and lumbering city, und therefore It Is easily understood that this tldeland Is the most valuable property In tho city. "Astoria 'has a fine harbor close to the open sea, and because of this she ex pects iwhen the railroad Is finished, to be the. principal point Of shipping on the Northwest coast. That' railroad she Is bound to have. A citizen -who would in sinuate that there Is any doubt about it, would toe ostracised as disloyal to the test Interertts of the community, and a traitor to the state. The writer is It tho opinion that the work on the rail rrad will be started by Mr. Hammond before t-hl9 reacnes tho eyes of tho read er. The people of the city aro In dead earnest, are well organized, are of one mind, and have the matter so nearly ac complished at this writing that It teems Impossible that It shou.d fall. However, the rest of the country may look at the enterprise, It Is euro to toe of lasting ben efit to Astoria, and the fact that In the face of t'he hard times tho business men of that coty Wave pushed so great an un dertaking to a successful Issue, speaks highly for the spirit of enterprise and push which exists there. If every city In Oregon would awake and put on a like amount of "git there," there would be a revival of business which would put millions on millions of money into circu lation ,und make Oregon the best-known instead of the least-known state in the groat West. Among other thlnes the Monthly Oregonlan would have 2)0,000 cir culation Instead of 25,000. 'The falmon canneries of Atno:-la are doing a rusbring business in July, and it Is a great sight to seo the procss from the time a great chlnook Is taken until he Is ready for the table. The vIpiw ot the river and bay In the evening or "arly morning, as the fishing boats are going to or returning from work, 1 a slg.it well worth a trip from Portland to see, but space will not permit us to go Into a mlnuto description of these things here. Astoria, among other tilings, has one of the best dally papers In the state, the Astorlan, and the only trade paper devoted to the salmon fisheries indus tries Is published as an edition of the Weekly Astorian. This trade edition Is only about four month old, but Is already widely quoted by the Eis'.vn grocery trade Journals. Astoria has two good nanus, urn nu merous large mercantile houses, but not a single hotel worthy the name and fame of the city. When the railroad gets Into Astoria, a. really good Hotel will oa an Imperative necessity. The people of tne iMorm'wesi nave heard a good de-al' of Astoria lately anil may expect to hear more." UNEXPECTED CALAMITY1. New York Millionaire (pale tout cilm- My dear we shall have to put off the party. His Wife (dreadfully agitated) W hat has happened? "You know we had engaged a duke. "Yes." "And a woman with a past." '.'Yea." "Well,, they've eloped together." NOTIFK OF I-TLrNG OF A'SSE-WMEXT ROLL NO. 3. I WANE) STREET, IN ADAIR'S ASTOItlTA. Notice Is hereby given that Assessment Roll No. 3. containing the special as sessment for the Improvement of Duane street, from the west lino of 35th street to the east line of 37th street, all in the city of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by John Adair and commonly known as Adair's Astoria, 'has been filed In the ofllee of the Auditor and Police .Tut re and is now open for Inspection nnd win so remain open until tho lS;h day or Si-ptcmber, 1895, prior to which time all cbieetlona to such must be filed (In writ ing) with the Auditor and Police Judge. The committee on streets nnl public ways together with th3 stret assessors, of the City of Astoria, will meet In tho council chambers nt the city hall, In the c Ity of Astoria, on tVednedy. Sept. ?8tli, l:fd. at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m., to review and equalize such af.'wnun: . id report Kit Ir action to the commo.i roun- c"' ' K. OSBURN, Auditor and Polio Judge. Astoria, Or., September &th, 1893. THIRTY-SEVENTH STREET ASSESS MENT -NOTICE. I Notice is heretoy given that the nssess- , i ment made toy Ordinance No. 19So, ot tne j 1 City of Astoria, conllrmlng the assess- ! ment on roll No. 6, for the Improve nmit j yf j7th street from tne souui !" ne street to the north line of Commer- rla' street In Adair's Astoria, Is now . due and payable In United St-ito gold , unJ Wer coin, at the office of the city tresHurer and If not paid within S days j from the time of publication of this notice ; towlt' On or before September ISO, j ,,', council will order warrant . i'.,.i th collection of the same: rieonre Anderson. Lot 8, Block 14... Jl'H.fO , wn Baker Lot . Block 1 73.73 y n HnwM (half) Lot S. Block 15' M.8 ..J . H-ioVn Lot 4. Block 15 lTri.oo Gust. Holmes. Lot , "Block 15.... Jens Nelson. Lot 1. Block 1 Anns C. Olsen. Lot 1. Block It..... i.v-rti-lic Peterson. Lot R. Block IS, T.t.T. , Ts.?.! : 175 M , JO0.00 si!. n.nl Ynnnir fha'.f) Lot S, Block In.. Bv order of the Common Coucl'. Attest: K. OSBURN. Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria. Oreson. Sept. th. 1895. FOURTEENTH STREET-IMPROVE-iMHNT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, Ore gon, have determined to Improve 14th street from the north lino om Grand ave. to the north line of Bond street, extend ed easterly, all In the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by J. M. Shlvcly, by grading to Its full width and estab lished grade, and that between the nortn line of Grand ave. and the north, line of Exchange etreeet (except th e crossing of Franklin ave.), the Improvement shall consist In removing planking and timbers on said portion of said street, construct ing sidewalks, and placing gutters along each sldo and planking said part of said street between gutters wltn new and sound fir plank three inches in thickness. Between the north lino of Exchange street and the north line of Bond street extended easterly, the improvement shall consist In removing all timbers, planking and piles, and building said structure anew. All of the Improvement to be made In accordance with plans and spe cifications and ordinances In relation thereto. The lands and promises upon which the special asaeosment shall be levied to defray the cost and expenses of such improvement be, and tho same are desig nated as follows, to-wltJ Commencing at a point where the north line of Grand ave. lntcrsescts the west line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim, and running thence north along said line to where It intersects the south line of Bond street, or said street ex tended easterly, and thence easterly on the south line of said Bond street extend, ed easterly to a point where such line run easterly win intersect the east line of Lot i. In Block IK, )n said part of said city and thence south on a straight line through the middle of Blocks 135, 118, 115, and 17, to the south-west corner uf Lot 10, Block 17, thence west to the place of beginning. And nil lots, lands, and premises In said district and not in any street or alley way, are hereby designated and declared to toe subject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of such im provement and plans and diagrams of such work or improvement, and of the locality to be improved, have been de posited by Wie city surveyor with the Auditor and Police Judge for public ex amination arnd maybe Inspected at the office of such officer. At the next regular meetlntr of the Common Council following the 'lnil pub lication of this notlco, which mj-.lng Will bo held on Wednesday, Septe na:r IS, '181)5. at the hour of 7:30 p, m., at the city hall, any objections that may be ma-tie to such Improvements will be con sldered toy the council, and If by the time of said meeting a remonstrance against such Improvement, signed by residents of the city owning more than one-half og the property In said district shall be filed with the Auditor and Police Judge such improvement Bhall not be or dered, if at all, except by a vote of two thirds of all members of the council. By order of tihe Common Council. Attest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and. Police Judge. Astoria, Or., Sept. Dth, 1395. ALLEYWAY ASSESS.1ENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that t'ho assess ment rrJade toy Ordinance No. 1982, of the City of Astoria, confirming the assess ment on Roll No. 2, for the improvement of the alley-way running through Blocks 3, 4 and 5 ,from the west fine cf 38l'h street to tho east line of 42d strjet, In Adair's Astoria, Is now due and payable In United States gold and silver coin, at the olllce of city treasurer, and If not paid within 5 days from the fln'al publi cation of this notice, to-wlt: on or be fore Thursday, September 2tith, 1S9S, the Common Council will order warrants Is sued for the collection of the same: Anglo-American Pkg. Co., Lot 1, Block 5 $30.r,3 Anglo-American 'Pkg. Co. Lot 2, Block 5 $90.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 3, Block 5 $00 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 4, Block 5 S50.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 5, Block 0 $90.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co., Lot 6, Block 5 J90.33 Anglo-American 'Pkg. Co., Lot 7, Block 5 $00.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 8, Block 5 530 T3 Astoria .Box Co., Lot 1, Block 2 $ O.St Astoria Box Co., Lot 8, Block 2 $'J0.33 Astoria Street R. R. Co., Lot 2, Block 2 $30.33 Rudolph Barth, Lot 7, Block 2 $?0.33 Fishermen's Pkg. Co., Lot 3, Block 2 $H0.33 Fls'hermen's Pkg. Co., Lot 4, Block 2 $0.33 Flshei men's I'kg. Co., Lot Bloc!; 2 $00.33 Fishermen's Pkg. Co., Lot 6, Block 2 $30.33 O. Hanthorn & Co., Lot 1, Block 3 $90.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 2, Block 3 $90.33 J. O. Hant'horn, Lot 3, Block 3 $90.33 O. Hanthorn, Lot 4, Block 3 $90.33 .1. O. Hanthorn, Lot 5, Block 3 $10. 83 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 6, Block 3.. $!0.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 7, Block 3 $00.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 8, Block 3 $ 0.33 Holmes, (1. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 1, Block 4 $10.33 Holmes, l.. 1. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 2, Block 4 $90.33 Holmes, G, P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 3, Block I $ 0.00 Holmes, U. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 4, Hlock t $90.33 Holmes, CS. P. Johnson, and G. A. NVBUn, Lot Block 4 $10.33 Holmes, G. F. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot C, Block 4 $90.33 Holmes, G. I'. Johnson, and O. A. Nelson, Lot 7, Biock 4 $30.33 Homes, (). P, Johnson, and G. A. Nebcin, Lot 8. Illock 4 $00.33 By order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OSBURN. Auditor nnd Police Judge. Afiorla, Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1895. THPUTY-FIFPir STRiEET MI-l.VT NOTICE. ASSESS- Notlce Is 'hereby given that the assess ment made by Ordinance No. 11)83, of the City of Astoria, conllrmlng the assess ment on Roll No. 4, for th9 Improvement of 33th street 'rom the north line of Franklin ave., to the south line uf Du ane. street in Adair's Astoria, Is now- due and payable In United States gold or silver coin, at the olllce of tho city I treasurer, and If not paid within 5 days tiom lac nnai pujucauon 01 m's no tice, to-wlt: On or before Thursday. Sept. iithtl 1S91, tho Common Council wiM otdr -warrants Issued for thj collec tion of the same: Car E. Ktmba.l (east half) Lot 3, Block 18 $ 52.88 Mary H. Lelnenweber, Lot 5, Block 18 $250.00 M Lelnenweber, Lot 6. Block u $lo; r; G,,orKe v. Norton, (west half) Lot 3 lock 18 $ 52.S9 Mrs. Maggie rtir.iee. L,ot s, hiock r.'5LTO.iw Sohool pist- x0. Ij0t it mock 19..S317..'12 gonoo; pi,,. So. i. Lot 2. Block 19.. $105. 77 i,ulra . whalley. Lot I, Block 1$..$:W.00 M:iry jan Woods, Lot 7. Block 19. .$105.77 pA, orcier of the Common Council. , Attest: K. OSBURN. Auditor and Police Judge, Astoria. Oregon. Sept. 6th. 1S9.". . Mrs. T. S. fiuwTons. Chaitanoogs, Tenn., says, "Shllor's Vltallzer SAVED MY LIFE." I consider It tne best rerj- , - dy for a debilitated system I ever ineil." For Dyspepsia, Liver or Ktd ntv trouble, it excella. Pi lve ?6 cts. For Bale by J. W. Conn. TUn IT C 7wV Reprint-is Show Royal Baking Powder superior to alt others. FRANKLIN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given rhat the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, Ore. have determined to Improve Franklin avenue from the west line of 20th street to the east line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim, all In the City of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by J M. Shlvely, by planking said portion of said avenue with new and sound llr planks two Inches In thickness, which are to toe laid diagonally In said avenue, upon the planks now In the same, nnd which are to extend from edges of railway track to curbs, all to be done strictly In accordance with plans and specifica tions and ordinances In relation thereto, The lands and premises upon which special assessment shall be levied to defray the cost and expense of such lm provement and tho district embracing said lands and premises be, and the same are designated as follows; to wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of lot 7, in block 144, In aaid part ot said city and running thence easterly on the line running through blocks 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 and 150 and separating the two tiers of lots In said block to .he cast line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim and thence southerly on the east line of said Donation Land Claim to the line separating the two tiers of lots in block 1, and thence westerly through tho centers of tolocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,. upon the line dividing the two tiers of lots In the same to the east line of 20th strcc- and thence northerly on n straight line to the place of beginning. All lands and premises in sail district and not in any street or alley are sub ject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of such im provement and plans and diagrams of such work for Improvement and the local ity to be Improved havo been deposited by the City Surveyor with the Auditor and Police Judge for public examination and may bo Inspected at tho office of such officer. At the next regular meeting of the Com mon Council after tho final publication of this notice, to wit: On Wednesday, September 4th, 1895, at the hour of 7:30 p. m. at tho City Hall the said Common Council will consider any objections to said improvement being made and If a remonstrance against such Improvement signed by persons owning more than one-half of the property In suJi dis trict herein described and upon which the specialy assessment is to he levied shall be filed with the Auditor and Police Judge before the said time of meeting of the Common Council no such improve ment or work shall be ordered except toy the concurrence of all the councllmcn elect. By order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Ore., Aug. 24, 1895. PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER. Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro posals will be received by the committee on Etreets and public ways of the city of Astoria, until Wedncsduy, Sept. 4t 1895, at 2 o'dOoek p. m. for supplying the City of Astoria with 50,000 feet (board measure) of street plank, stringers, timbers, side walk lumber, etc. Ii-oposals ilial'l be endorsed, bids for lumber and filed with the Auditor and Police Judge on or before the above date, stating the price per thousand at mills or on dock, and also price per thousand delivered on streets, as required by the superintendent of ftreets. A'll lumfbrr must be good sound fir, free from sap, shakes, loose or rotten, knots All lumber to be furnished in quantities and at times as ordered by the street superintendent. Bills will toe paid monthly Oby warrants on tho City Treasurer) for all lumber de livered the previous month. The right to aejec-t any and all bids hereby reserved. No contract will toe entered Into unless approved by the Coir.Trvon Council. By order of the Committee 011 Streets ana l'ub.lc Ways. Attest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, August 31, 1895. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OF DUANE STREET. Notice is hereby given that L .Leback, Contractor for the Improvement of Duane street, in Adair's Astoria, under the pro visions of Ordinance No. 19a, on the 12th day of June, 1895, filed in the ufflce of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the certificate of the City Surveyor and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Streets and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, if no objections to the acceptance of euch work be filed and the Common Council shall dea-m such Im provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of said Improvement or any part thereof, may be filed in the office of the Auditor and Police Judge on or" before Wednesday, June 19th, 1895. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1-S95. Cholera Morbus Is a dangerous com plaint, and often Is fatal la its results. To avoid this you should use DeWltt's Colic & Cholera Cure, as soon as the first symptoms appear. INDORSED BY THF, PRESS. Gentlemen: This is to certify that 1 have used Krause's KeadaL-ne Capsules with satisfactory results. I bought a box which cost mo -53. and one cansrle cured me of a dreadful sick liMdnche. My wife and mvself nave both used the medicines manufactured bv the Norman Licbtj- Mf'c Co.. nnd we re commend them to the public as being Jjust what they are represented. Respectfully, W. J. HUTCHISON. Ed. Gazette, Pleasant Hill. Mo. Tweiuy-flve cents, for sale by Cl.as. Rogers, Astoria. Or., sole agents. Tiltl DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE. Mr. O. Caiilouette, drugglmt, Beavers- v ile. III., says: "To Dr. King's New Dis covery I owe my Uf.. Was talcn with La Grippe and tried all t?ie physicians for miles about, but of no avail and was given up and tald I could not Lve. Hav ing Dr. K ng's Now Discovery in my store, I sent far a botltie and began Its use and fpxn 'the first dos began to get bitJter, and after using three bottles was up and about ujriln. It is worth its weight .n go:d. We won't keep store or oouae without ot." Get a fre- tr!l ut Chas. Rogers' drug store. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice Is hereDy given that the partner ship heretofore existing between the un dersigned, under the firm name and style Oregon Transportation Company, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All outstanding bills or accounts being pay able to Capt. IMul Schrader. und he as suming the payment of all debts due by said drm. Astoria, Or., Slav 13. 1893. PETER H. CRIM. PAUL SCHRADER. PROVEN A BOON. Gentlemen,- I have always recom mended Krause's Headacne Capsules wherever I have had a chance. They have proven a veritable boon In tn family nenlnst anv and all klnd v headache. Yours truiv. i J. K. WAI.TEn. ! Leavenworth, Kansas. I For tale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria. Oregon, sole agent. EXCHANGE STREET IMtROVEMENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Com mon Council of tho City of Astoria, Or egon, hnve determined to Improvo Ex change Street from the weit lino of 17th ftreat to the east Una of 23d fctreet, all in the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by J. Xf. Shlvcly, by planking said portion of said street with new ana sound fir planks two Inches In thickness which are to be laid diagonally In sold street upon the planks now In the same and which are to extend from edges of railway track to curbs, all to be dono strictly In accordance with plans ana specifications and ordinances thereto. The lands and pren.ses upon which the special assessment shall be levied to de fray the cost and expense of such Im provement and the district embnac.ng said land and premises shall be and the same nre designated as follows to-wlt: Commencing at the northwest corner of Lot 6, in Block 121, In said part of said city, and running thence east on a straight line to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Biock 126, and thence south on a straight line. to the southeast corner of Lot 1, in Block 111, and the-ice west on a straight line to the southwest cor ner of Lot 6. in Block 112, and then-e north on a straight line to the place of beginning, all lands and premises in sala district and not in any street or al ley shall toe sutoject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of such im provement and plans and diagrams of such work for Improvement and the lo cality to be Improved, have been le pcslted by the City Surveyor with the Auditor and Police Judge for public ex amination and may be inspected at the office such officer. At the next regular meeting of the common council, after the final publica tion of this notice, towlt: On Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 1895, at the hour of 7:30 p. in., at the City Hall, the ea.d council will consider any objections to aald improve ment being made, and If a remonstrance against such improvement, signed by per sons owning more than one-half of the property in said district herein described, and upon which the special assessment is to be lev.ed, shall be filed with the Au ditor ar.d Police Judge before the said time of meet.ng of the common council, no such lmnirovemtnlt or work shall be ordered except by the concurrence of all the Counc.lmen elect. By order of the Common Council. ACtest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Pollre Judge, Astoria, Oregon, August 1S95. NOTICE. Of Intention of Common Council to re establish grade of Exchange street from west line of 18th street to east line of 23rd street. Notice is hereby given that the common council of tho City of Astoria have deter mined and intend to alter and re-establish the grade of Exchange street In that part of the City of Astoria laid out and corded by J. M. Shlvcly from the west line of 18th street to the east line of 23rd street, so that the grade of said portion of said street when so re-establisiied will bo at heights above the base of graded as established by ordinance No. 71, en titled, "Ordinance No. 71, to establish a base of grade for tho streets of Astoria" as fellows, to wit: , At the crossing of Exchange street at the west line of ISth street 24.5 feet. At the crossing of Exchange street at the east line of 18th street 24.5 feet. At the crossing of Exchange street at the east line of 23rd street 24.5 feet. The grade to be on a straight or even slope between said designated points and to be of even elevation .throughout the width thereof at any point. At any time within ten days cf the nnal publication ot this notice, to wit: Within ten days from the 7th day of Sep tember, 1SS5, remonstrance can be made against said proposed re-establishment of grade and if within said time a written remonstraneo against the fame shall be made and illtd .with the Auditor and Police Judge, by the owners of three fourths of the property adjacent to said portion of said street, such proposed al teration 01 grade shall not be made in any event. Uy order of tho Common Council. Mtest: K. OS'JURN, Aualtor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, Aug. 21, 18J5. NOTICE OP COMPLETION ANI1 AC- UhrTaNCE OF 42ND STKEET. Notice is hereby dven that N. fMln.tnn & Sons, contractors for the improvement of 42d street, in Adair's Astoria, und.r the provisions of Ordinance No. 1940, on the Uth day of June. 1S35. filed in the ofllee of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the cert.flcate of the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Streets and Public Ways. Arter the expiration of the time here inafter specified, If no objections to the acceptance of such work e tiled amd the Common Council Bhall diem such im provement properly completed, according 10 me contract ana plans and specifica tions rnereior, the same may be accepted. Objeotlona to the aeceDtance of wi.M improvement or any part thereof, may be nieu ,n tne omee of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Weiinesdav. June 13th, 1805 K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1895. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore exlstlne be tween C. J. 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