THE IUlL ASWRLIN, FRIDAY MOKNLNU. JtLV 21,
Midsummer Sale
GENTLEMEN'S HATS
Wc Carry the Swcllcst an J Bt Assort J .in
I Hats in the City. All the Newest and Lat.
ot Blocks are to be Founi Here.
Wa hav Put xeptlaally loir prices on th entire ltn. price, which w
tMaramt to b at least
2R per cant Below AH Competitor.
A comparison ot our pric. with tho of others will convince yu that th:
g. th P-ac t bu?-
Martiia. av bt thr as
M.nrVv on th alsar o tVir country's
hvvr. They h.v : read of a pope'
gratitude, and how It kt prloed by th
in star vV Oregon to rats
merit fund t. thus gioiVy to names of
th gallant "on who hv failed 10 iv
vn th rlurtsitr transports; rM
they wteh ! t.l In th SaihW purpw.
Ii l Ma-vs V.iiwt May and Tsddr
Ht !x h. are th. prtnw movers In t".
affair, and I! ! to these mindful little
M'.v.w that th AicUn 1 tHtWttoJl for
an ;iaition of IV method whereby
ih fund can h assisted.
"It I car irunnxi to pr benrrtt
rm of Nm'NiX " saM ntti Walrer.
"and w have .-urvd th A. K. C.
may dUy u 4 Nil, but will
Urww our skirmishing till w obreln Ih
newnsary grading outfit"
Mr. McUtilr stated 1 lull Mr. Hammond
a now in Portland, an. I l vllt Astoria
within th next day or . Mr. Ihtm
rnwiJ left New York on Jul)- . going d'.
rtvt to St. Paul, whor h tarried a frw
iV- prf t cuntlnulnc hl trtii
want. WtMt lgitt1.nv nwy it.-li to
hi po.iit: St. ri cirfTt'n' h Hirly
nvittvr of vxjuJ vtiiKt.
A PKI.IJilTKlX AFKAIH
A vwy iijyll t wn rvra
tonlLir ftrnvn ty Mr. W. O. VI k:i
n at nr hvvn at rtw rortwr f foiir
BEST VftltUES - IH THE - CITY
nunl for tlv pur .' "Arsl w r twnth ttvl ajkt FrAnklln avrnutr al
turn to hWp tlx" vrron voiu!r nw I iMi h a Urn nuniU-r of r f rirmU '
THE FAIR,
The Place To
Save Money
506508 Commercial Street.
THE BEE HIVE
Astoria, Oreg.
Children' Tan Tennis Shoes, I5e
ChUdren' Black " "
Odd ca, Children's Slirper. 25c
40c
Tm abort art cloartnc W
ad h rrt thin for
ttsra
A Lot o( Lawns Reduced from
12tc and 10c to 5c
ladies' LiRht Colored Wrap
pers with larRe ruffle
TODAY'S WEATHER.
0!rmj!y fair wttw. f iom proNiMy
8lf.1t hown aiorw WaMtictoo cvMii.
AR0UNDTON.
Couotry NjurrmV.k at th Parlor. IV;
a taUoa.
National War atll knock ih Jrt out
of your throat. On tap at lit N'alKioai.
Clara chowovr la on of tho la:t a.!
Uona to th nwou at th Xailonal cf.
mtt run.1 ii avKfcft TVl. a!
ahj can say tn nr will b a
on. an.t -nuno. jut hk th TM ail
S!hrt wu:.J piy. Now. tlv popl
ouirM to inwHit what w nnalt K-
arr trytnif to Jo, ajt buy tots of tlcki.
wthr thy com or not. T!y ar only
voi." "At put It wn, nxt."
ivr.ial V!ur. "that w don't want
pnuwnt. o-r ft) tvtivr In attoiMniir.
Th ry laty il-railoii throughout
lh rooms vXoIimI much favoraW on
nwni an.! In wy othr tvirlK-utar tt
affair waa equally soxvnaiful.
Mrs. WlllctnNon wa atly aMrd by
Mrs. V. K. Warrn, Ml !yr ant M"
Uontxrr.
Th ahort musical prirram. an f.-e!r(
Clothing Department.
lto,.' g.itn'j ttaal vrhlw, worth
a exit al osBta. sav'tt
Mn oJJ ! m sikw nannsl ami
1 .hx-k iftina, mai'ilar kSi aae-h; 'a:
I prK u otoas ' oat, m., J
.Vstorta, to Kok mM wh w smd th ons. was wvll rofKliYrU. An lnlrunin.H
motwyj n. Ths cttiaeoa .hwM to rmm. : jui by Mrs. Olsn ami SIN Ko was
br this. bcau It's Try important." irl'n whh tins rlrrloi. A vooal
TV two trams wtho ar to ooonwta by Mbw McOmhwII was WIhtru'.ljr rcn.
lru Jrs, rff r'J pt"Is, a.t i
1 po;a A. wv a'-l f n-
anl ca.. i-n.rn.-d -mooxd 'ry :
' ,h it ato .T-.I ':' '
t. t, V ;v, u
B
ct t!r champa-wrtip win o anown as r.i. a trtotijr alra. Wilkinson, Mr it
fha Molupra'" aaj 'Tha Shlvstya.'1 ' Thonton ami Mr. Jhn iltirwy was I
Ths v -(or will b the r1iSnts of two" thoroiahly a(HrriHalH). With other n.
hanJwms ba4als and thrv nwulalton trrtalnmrnt trw tlms was vry hapfNlly
Iru'w ha. which hav rMuTy ba ' vwnt arsl drtkious rfrhmnt lcwiy j
yat tM
it-n a Sa;M-'a .'rhlr'a wurOt
aoh, fwct prK-a tavh lo
M a all wool Aotck 11 suita t4
wr.h ttaliao iflolh; .M vsrywhata for
CO twr itul: our Drk-a oa r t"
I
cur0 by popular subscription.
ths aftrmoon to a ptoanant ckw.
r.ilt
Ths (ana wtU bv oaM at I ooKvk tm foliowtnc (vntlrmrn aiMnl a
thta a;n"0 anJ vwj Astorlan who . sra.
hrs ths star and strip shouM pur iMeasrs Oamrr. Marrou. 0. K. Illa
4 0c wnnr n anu (ins. onjw, jonnson. r. tvran.
Th Nut FrreCi craaa bonbona and
les cr a on tha coast at th Sra caMy
factory.
Our ics cream ts warranto! to b mad
mir (mm. Th Parlor, m: to John -Varsvn.
Th 3h4Vly
sot.
Folftvwtrf ar th nanva of th arUr
btti payers who wtH contt:
Th itcf!urs Tl4t tlior. Harry
Harrison. Uod HoK. Alrrvd Outafon.
E:tW MgtKti. H-trvAl Uwi. Willi
Omr3 Wrxn ani Karlow
M. Do l.ln and) It. C. Thompson.
Amona th p(ant wsr lit fallow.
Imt:
Mrs. O. J. Trn.ard. Mr. Onrfiy, Mra,
Pral. Mrs. (1. Ktnncy, Mrs. M. Hmilh.
Mrs. R.r. Mint Mun.uv Mrs. Win.
al. Mrv Wanl. Mrs. td.ltt. Ml",
IWIolrit. Miss Itoolllnc. Mrs. Wood,
rol Robb. Wilson 'Mr lrTnan. Mrs. IVt-rry. Mrs. Biokrs.
Frank Carlson, a jutJct ot th taar of :a, Wal:r Mayo. Frits Sovy. Jj j Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rot. Mrs. Oa'.
p...!. va. rrantvi bs final naprs ys- . SiroMMt. CJtrlia DarTKh. Vtcvf Carlton. Vntlar, Mrs. Oilman, Mrs. lliwHI. Mrs
I Ectwln nr!t r.d Krwnk Hanson.
Blanket Specials.
t whll or tj c:oa) doubt bl'k"t,
avod hy qua:. Just th thm
camrarc out, t" !
IM whll or ry colton bianks, rra
heavy qoalny: w:i wor.h It pr par;
IMH'lal. pr pair
tKM all comforts. mid wuh Pr whits
ottun. fam-y nurd
rach
Mn' fur fa Flura ha'.
I an.1 brown, our prk
colur bia k
.!
I Men csII jIoiJ cvllam, oar pna a-h k
i
j M and boys' enwh ban. a
I Mn har al wool nrra'T, raoh. l:
t-Vtl prlc
II
TIiM hrtvv c-- covrlr. pur whs
( rilUiHt rmf"rlrs. rxira viu:
racn
M'n's J'an pants, worth II ao p. p
our prtca
W mrry IjtI tira'i copprr rl"l
ovwail. th bt owrall m3; ry
pair fusrantesd.
ill
THE BEE HIVE.
See Our
LADIES' COLLAR
for 10 cents.
trday by Judg Gray.
If rv are not aunc our k crvam and
French tvmt brtboi you are nt iW !
tlntr th tt. Th 3; candy faciory. j
i
Wanted-flirt f.r C"t hoa--o:k; rooj ;
w to rwht peron. iaH at cornr j
Conmercial and S.nth ret. or Ex
For rnt-Tir furnished room, on,
p-ounj floor, suitable for llrtht house
keoin. centrally locate.!. 4 Eirhan !
Isrt, near Ninth. j
PRKSIPKNT M'KINLET MAT
ATTEND THE REvJ.VTTA
laninoT Ex:-HJdJ to Mar.y tmin
uifwJ Mn. iri New Attrac.
tiiina e-urrd.
OOonndl. Mr". I;il. Sir.
1 Mrs. Ktntk-y. Miss U Ikwllliai.
H.iUR,rn
Mm. r.it.
t,i. Mrs. Hustler. Mrs. U Kinn-y, Mrs
Hyktnd. Mrs. Itnwn. Mrs. W.rrn. Mm. ;
llu-Ki.n. Mm. I. Mrs. Thin Mm. M.-o
ler. Mm. l K. Warren. Mm. Il.ilden, '
Mm Snort. Mrs. Van Iun Mm, V
.nml. Mrs. SN.'hls. Ml.t HMrKls. Mm
Fox. Oklrs. Worslcy, Mm. Ssrlft. Mm. '
. . .. ,k. mh.e. a th ! Taylor. Mrs. At:n. Mr. M V"nrvll. M'
Olrla' dr.e of I "htn: Ihu
inham t and yk trlmwaa
cnbroty and fsn.y braid; ai.t i 1
1 W. U ad 11 yar.. pric. tson
X.a paper napkins In pUln whll a
oolort; speotal pr. pr l
lhr p-s. ho, rak and td. .rr
child will want on f Ih bo i pr
't "
pr.f. each .
suaint.d to b watsr
o
- l..tflnll
rvKif.a commit :e di-uwed cn maner
of drafanir an wwrai Invitation to ; ,tr"T
Hrlrot McKinl)- to attend the bK and CMIs
rnet to be n.4.1 In this city. commencir
Olsen. Mm. McK'ean.
Mm. Will TrulUnn-r. Ms-s
tJonbeiner.
Albert Dunbar
Drift Baow floor till at Hm Pal
Harkat.
Bst 4aot sai. Rila Boa raaUar
aat, lit CoaimsTdal strssL
Enjoy a food aipiar. meal for 1 enJ
at ft. Dtnrer Kltchtn on Ninth str:.
TFhlta cook.
Bt California win. eeata Pr !
taa. Ala OUbtrt. Ml. actat for Aatona.
TaWpboM U.
Oreata Pur. Rya. Annrlca'i finest
vtaaksy. Th. only pur. food,, ruajan
ld rich and mtllow. Joh L. Carlson,
al artnt.
Kelly, traaafrw wafons deltrer hoi
wood to any part of th. city oa saort,
aotloa AH order left at ZapT. forni-
taro tora OB Commercial itrsst, wH
TacalT, prompt attention, felepb.n.
44.
Barcaln. in new and ncond hand
vaeals, from SS up. New and flrt-3iaa.
whseii kept for rent. Sol. arerua for
tb. famous Rambler. Repairs and tur
rla at lowest rates. Columbia Eleo
trlcal ft Repair Co.. 53 Bond.
Th. new Creamery Reatauraat. Bond
trest, near th. alley between Uth and
nth street, servei ih. best Vnt maal
era Mt out In Astoria. ETerythln Is
arw, neat and clean, and abaolut. satis,
faction is fuaraateed all paUona.
AuiftsH 3. It I kiiown that th pr-i-
CITY Cor.Vll. MKl-nV.
Shanahan Bros.
576-580 Comniercif il Street.
s
H. Sharpie's Cream Separators
Concert every afrrwor and erantr at i dent coot em plates a trtu to'.o th Te-loa- ,
-VAShl, " 2M Astor street. irtTen .ir park country on or atKKit the rr.W- 1 illutl ItiMtte- TraTsa-Heil
at th
by Kelly and Davie, th two lr!h nobW
men. Sund a Nylund, propnetors.
die of Amrust, and as there are no con.
M in Ut NUrht.
llU-tln eve.ics u rrt.'Cr with th pr-
pumd rranemnt. It I not tmprubai) , ..vorv met In rwuair nl.
Remember w sell our pure cream for ! that trss nation's chief xcjUv may bejuy .., m kist nlithi with Conn.
tl.S per aniH gallon. pack.l and ! prevalW upon to exfnd ai jo-irnrj w
Irrered and for any quanrlty not ! J th mouth of th CoiuroWa. and thus
than two (tal!or.e at n Pr faln. Th beco n- th central farur of a rand ova.
Partor Candy 8tor. Irion whsch would certainly await him. In
; th evem of th commute ajrovln the
Mrs. Oh ler will rive a reoeBon to m. I a,.uon th Washtntrton dU-
vltd friends at her B-)r4 s'rt re- j m b duly advise.1. and unred !
denes this event na;. Th emerralnmetM.
pace
b-- -h prvSdnt th healthful
cilman Aurvn atwnt. Th mlnutesi of
th last roettn were read arsl approved
A peltson was presented by th K"era
Trust cniny. askinc that tltry t
alrowvd to pay their aanmru for th
Improve rv.it of Aft atreet from the
wat si.V of Sixth strl to th west
.1.1 of Ninth street. In inetallmenls.
Referrcal to Ih strewt com mlu.
A ptiuun was prren te.1. iUtnd by
property ow.ars, aoklna tr.it the ci.y
h anticipated with much pleasure by ; th trrp would Involv.
thesw who expect to be present. j l!w Arvtjc to b railed In cut.
1 -in . et.Mr retauonshtp with th
Teas, parte, socials, era, supplied ' uyxl ppte rw ubulWliryr and develop. : furnl),h th ma,rj for tM inn'v.
with our deluius chocolate and cream jn,, rurc of th arwat f Tw-nitloth street frxn Conuner.
bonbon, we glv special atu-nnon i"!,. ,u F.x han street, and th p ti
the manuf:tur of any pecu comer. , . .. t rm were also ex.'
tion. 1 cream, wa er K-e. saerue, or m th, roTniors of California tlumrf w put th stnvt In g.d orU-r.
frapp. The Spa candy factory. ! pj WishlrurMn. Referre.1 to str-.-t eommltt with p-'wer
" I w.LI rrAnt a tele. 1
rut.-wo county agsx for 8tudhaker' ! rrrn
rl ZZZ Z. fu been rel ' Mf of Cailfom.a wouid a h -nd crew, ,n)r mt imaXu tar lhr ,
reived and will b soM at th moat reus
eorsWl prices.
read i'-aiin that rive Ala., . communl-art.m was recelve.1 frn
i Sooth En'ls and th Cnlrt . (w d,Irct No. 1. sxat.
That SL Louis profeaftir who didn't
aooeeed 111 having the United Btatee
aUed I'sona might make himself useful
by thinking up some jpd ihort Dam.
for the bo.-siteos carrtaga.
ifor th alnrl tvlt rnts. From ns ; rr,..om to , t1P reqaremomi o" th
!m wwircs K wa also announced that 0Ky conmrvK'tKi of a buddlns; to
t both the lor distance and th short j, by ir-n and to be u.-.! by th
of th rfcftf -n -nartn- boiia. and they
theref-e tnd.-d to lfi crty !'' for th
... . rm idMahca chsnpi-i ssrtintners
.m-n- ..11 u v. ... - . - comoanv
Salvation Army Hall Friday w. . ..m. ........
led bv Staff Catrtain MaOH Bry. of 1 .aiurT.. .-.-..-...
New Tork cfty. At th c!o-e thene will
be served Ice creum an.1 cake, w cents.
Admljwlon fri.
mmmunU-atlons we- mad from tn
Vici.-rlt ard Vawuver la.-ross teams,
in.lltatlns; th.it th-y would b on hand
to tatc5 port In ihe thre laya' program.
a ailot'ted.
City Att.-re'v Alle'i re.-onimndd that
as th WliMtaie h.l 1-n eule.l
awr .a rh 'Hy that warrants t placed
In tlsi ln.l- ..f th chief ot police for
Ihe collection of th r.mte.ted awes.
niK. tn mothin his recommendation
wns alot).
Th quarterly rvport of th rtty tress,
urer and that .rf th and. and Ml.-
were referred to th way and
mra") cornmlllr.
An ordlnanc waa read rh flmt and
ond tm rrutatlrHf th various kinds of
machine uml for publlo amvavwr.
aui-h .is atcrestvte. vlta-rtipes. kl'l
or any other old kind ot scopes,
well as merry o-rnin.ls. ami slmlUr
nw.ianes. th Idea being 10 red th
Keen hrufor reulre.1 of the ..perat.
tloner, o,M do whatever eta was n ' " " " 1
iironiOiriVe. Hie i-w
day. of I- !aJ lT r,,, lT ounr"
this being a reduction of t per qiMrter.
Cm motion the rule wer suspende.1 and
the ordinance tm lM-..ughl up for lis
ftruu passac. and passed. ' I j
An ..nlliianc was reail the lirnt and .
oml llnw providing lh.il hereafter th
Hty. ah'ii co.wtructing an an- y. "
or street crowing. hIiouM make th asm
; r.f ris.tie.l ro. k Inai.wl of plank, wh. r.
ever th.- highway to cunstru.-td wa.
over solid swxl
An oplraain- waa rd Ih third tlm
'and pawed authorising lis- au.lltor and
t.ntt ! Mct.
FISHER BROS.
Geneml Supply
House for
Family Oroccrles.
Bailders' Heavy and Shelf Hardmare, Ship Chandlery, Etc.
NEW LINE OF
Side-Boards, Dining-room Tables and Ghairs
Chas. Heilborn & Son.
Cnpon the petition of Mary A. Gillttt, j Um-ernor rT has Xn f T.nai.y lmr contract, and re4,uired to erex t a
on of th (Wrs of tfes eta t Nancy viied to d-Hiv-T the oo-nlng address arxl MilMa building, which waa po..d.
Welr-h D. H. Writ, administrator of ,r-fere th emfsxj. Inrtlatlon have aU j x rommunl-ilon was rewd from Ful.
aid wait was ctted o appear on thio been extn.Jed to the s-verel state ,ljn brothers wherein they preeented a
-th , A,.u 10 how ratw why he had i oUcer. th ;najorl-y of wh wlU no wtl for legl er.-lc rendered the ciy.
rot filed hi. final account. 1 doubt accept. j Referred to th wy, and mean, c.snmit. hortl-w th audits and
. r. r-. rr. !: ? , -i , .m. .h
a,mon rur. Is still backward of . J" . ! " "tJ .0. .I coll,.,, ot tJ-s ..reel emen, lvt.d
rarsMrmtloo of said engin hous In sny
manoer In which the rlty saw fit. as
t-y l-b-vd that that mi wuulil
" - - . .... 1 ...a In a '.Hat fr MMB
Oil 111" PNLU aiMi nvm-a -
betveflt rf I. I k for th cotwera-lion
of the street crossing on VmmrcisI
street at it IniersecOon with Tenth
!rL
An onltnaw s-as t.ruugnt up i'r .
Th
The h"
or a arr.ng.-n--n.- u. -.cunrauwe- . 7 '" for th Irmwvemenl of
Sand IsU-vl Wednesday nixht MiH ; native born juvemie v.mn--. i re .r - against rna cuy ana recomme..i'u p.,- rf m
a.it Tirt r.-irrt eacn. I n tn eivr torm m 0111 7
and on th tr '.rwre was
A CHILD ENJOTS
The peasant flavor, cent: action, and
aoothlnf effect of Syrup of Figf, when In
seed of a laxative, and If the father or
mother be costive or bilious, th. most
-ratifying results follow I:, use; ao that
It is the best family remedy known and
very family should have a bottle. Manu.
factured by rh. California T Byrup Co.
FOR REGATTA VISITORS.
Th. regatta committee detlrea a per
or.s who have rootr.. to rent, with or
without board, to leav. their names,
wttti number they can accommodate, at
fcadquartT, corner Eleventh and Bond
ttrti, any afternoon between now and
th. firn of August. Please sUt price,
tor regatta week.
HARRISON ALLEN, Secretary.
The poye Is said to have originated the
tuiiV'.-nial peac idea.
' For
Good Coffee
Big Presents
Try
Great AmBrican Importliii Tea Go's
Big Value Stores.
171 Oommerclal a., Astoria.
but a .mail
ahowlng ma.1. It is wrought that b
twen now and July Kth, when a fiill
moon tkle s due. th run will materially
Increase.
Th big Boton Shoe Company has ar
rived in Astoria and opened a itore at
No. 4S Cjmmrclal strvt, where they
wlH corxluct a glgams- saenfl' sale of I
feaon.le f'io:ar fr the next !ay.
Th company ha a factory at Lynn,
Mass., and Saita Rosa, Cal., where nhey
malu thr own goods. They say they
rn an.) wilt sell boots and shoes
cheaper than rtallrs can buy thm.
With this opportunity before us, no on
In A'torla n-d go barefooted..
Perry Trullinger and Judson Col In.
dulged a fxjlltlcal dlcusion on Com.
merolal strvt -f-r'lay that attracted
a crjwd. Th eloquence gr In volume
when Mr. Trullinger accused Secretary
Alg of nourishing th solirUrs on em
balmed bef. Mr. Cos, who cralma to
know something of th grat puMIc qu-
Itions now moulding into future politic!
bwues. to. umbrajpe at th Indignity.
It was Mr. Cole's dlffl'ilty In pltchtn
hisuturance to a sa.tlfacvry stentorian
altitude that drw rh lltnr. Frndlns;
hVmef outbalanced In artrument and
ctwtthted In votce, Mr. Trulllnger re
tired.
TO AID THE SOLDIERS'
MONUMENT FUND,
Astoria'if Small Boys Will Play a Game
of Ball Today for the Cause.
Th lHtle boy. of Astoria are not only
bright and manly In deportment, but full
to the brim with patriotism. Love of
country and devotion to the (lag are n
ttments already deeply Implanted in their
valiant little heart.. They are chlvalric,
too, and hav read with thrilling Interest
of th hecolo a lev-men ts of our boy
in blue of the soldiers who, In far .way
Izjtlr.n in th Unfed States, wearing th
regulation blue uniform of Uncle Sam's
domain.
Mr. George 8aiborn stated that h
would contribute two tons of Rosstjn
eo as a trophy for one of the events.
Th winner, or winners can convert It
Into tl2 cash at retail price.
One of the best known and most
.klllful tlrhtripe and slack wire per.
formers of th American vaudeville stag
will exbiMt over 'ii wiatr hi front of
the grand stand each afternoon during
th regatta.
Th committee was advised by J. ti,
Seymour that he wo Id donate a hana-o-ne
merlal for on of th rowing events.
Scre-tary Allen stated that th 00m.
mlttee would at one endeavor to secure
a suitable store room In the vicinity of
the Flavel do-k for th Astoria Rowing
club'. sM's, in order that the boys may
facilitate their practice.
, Pruel CO.,
II.Vj; Ortf-
ment.
F. W. Frgus"n, 12; H. F,
H.75; Astoria f.v-eniiig .-sews, i.jo; um- j
M . U . f i X.
Z" 'ZJLV.l' , ,h ..v. ' and MI' judge to exc,t
ment of th sularie. of th city officials
for the monbh of June and that Oi
warrant neiu uy ianurr 1-. a w-'l ,, nni.i ,,,-,
'but th matter was laid over till next
I meeting and a copy of the ordinance wai
! ordered snt to th school board, with
Aslor street
ith trt to
the west aid of Nnlth street. JTh or.
dinanr was pass'-d.
An onllnance authorlxlng til auditor
leas or
lot I, bkx-k H, logeilier Wlll Hie blilHIUig
Itiiaad thereon, to srhwil district No.
1 for a t.i-m of 10 yearn at a rental of $1
the general fund be paid. The commit,
tee also Instructed the treasurer to pay
Wm. G. Gosslln 14.400. U out of the A'luir
general fund, this amount to be later re.
milled out ' the general fund, but
technical otijectlons were ralsd and th.
matter was hid over till th. next
meeting. The committee', report waa
adopted.
The committee on health and poke
mad the following rvport, which was
oktted: Recommended that I mi
Bowers, flund & Nylund, John Stevenson
and Mlr at Wrttfht granted liquor
licenses, and th. following bilk, be or.
dered paid
H.
LABORERS WANTED ON
THE RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Superintendent MfJutre Reports' a
Scarcity Owing to th Good
Times Elsewhere.
Superintendent MoOulre, of the A. k
C. railway, has returned from Portland,
where tie went to employ laborer, to
pro-ecu te the extension of his line to
the government reservation.
"We want V men Immediately," said
Mr. McOulre, "and we can't get them. I
vMted all of the employment ag. n-le.
in Portland and offered every ra) Ji'.l
Inducement to get workmen to come i r,
but the mn are not to be had."
"What cause, the shortage," ar.Ved th.
reporter.
"There is too much work for the men
who will work. Of course Uwro Is th
osual surplus of Idler., who eke out an
existence without resorting to manual
exertion, but such fellow, we d.rr.'t want
under any circumstance. W. . jn't g;t
team, or scraper either. The situation
th understanding that It would b
pamed a- soon as they adh'Ted to thir
part of the contract.
Horn minor matters wr discussed
at soma length, after which the council
adjourned.
CITT AUDITOR'S REPORT.
City Auditor Nelson ha. compiled hi
report for the second quarter of th year,
and it was filed for record yesterday.
G. Foster, 2fc; Iren Junta, II; H. jTh, report shows that the financial con
J. BhleJda. H7.92; James Petty, 13S0;
James Gorwer, 2.
The committee on streets and public
waya reported the following bill, and
recommended payment:
H. F. Prael Co., 11.50; Foard A Stokes,
$2.50. The report was adopted.
The committee on fir and water rec
ommended payment of th following
clalrni:
Astoria Street Railway Co., $6.50; C.
A. I4nerewbr, 2C; Tlrenwer & Jlolnvs,
$10; J. V. Marten Co., $30; Bchofleld
dfauke, 2. U; C. A. Lelnw')r. $4.60; As
toria Railway Company, $6,60; West
Shore Mills Company, $8; Foard
Stokes, I46.E; Fred Salx, $2.15; 8. H. Wll
let, $1; Water Ornmllon, 701.15.
The committee reported that the Invea.
ligation asked by O. Zl'gler in the a
letred negleoC of the fire department at
the time his house burned, had been
held, and the fire department exonerated
from all blame aa they acted with eom
mendabl promptness. Aa the suggested
changes In the fln alarm system would
cost about $2000 th. committee recom.
dltlon ot tha clly Is better than ha. been
represented, th total rndetotedn" b.
Ing 1178.406.97. Tho summary of th. res
port follow.;
INDEBTEDNESS.
vfMt.lr.aJ horuta fexcentlna
stre 179,OM00
vt...rt,...J .liwi bonds 23.4K8 65
Warranis (x-ptlns; street) 17.&N.1 M
Street warranrts tm n
R. L. Boyle & Co
Leading Real Butate Dealer ol
ASTORIA, OREGON
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ASTORIA MEAT COMPANY
i Tslsphon. No. a J
I Handles Only the Choicest Meats
I 4t CesiSMfxIal !., Mit Psises Rslaraat.
The PALACE
Open Day
and'NIfcht
W. W. Whipple, Propriator.
Finest Restaurant North of San Francisco
ATTENTIVE1 SEjnVICB....
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PRIVATE ROOMS FOR LADIES.
538 Commercial St., Astoria, Oregon
FEE
SAINT PAUL
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m
IB
NSURANCE
COMPANY
Total indeibtedneaa $224,607 80
RESOURCES.
Cash on hand, aa per treasur
er's report I 17.IU $4
Taxes outstanding tAfa
(Street aJMessment. outstanding 22.431 66
Total reeoiirces 1 46.200 83
EVERYBODY LOOK.
Get yourself a pair of John Hanti'n,
Peterson ft Brown', and J. P. Goodman',
best $4 (adie. and gents' shoe, for 25
cents. Call for particulars at M WeU h
block. AMERICAN SHOE) COMPANY.
ST. PAUL, MINN., JAN. imt, 1899.
Capital .... $ 600,000.00
Reserve for Unearned Premium 1,010,407,87
Reserve for all Other Liabilities 222,091.07
Net Surplus oyer all Liabilities 784,8R,78
Total Assets . . , $2,623,987.72
PACIFIC DEPARTHENT.
CHARLES CHBIBTBNB18N, Managsr,
B. GOODWIN, assiitaat Hahaftr.
317 California St., 8. F., Cal. AHtorla, Orcgo.
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