The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-28


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;'isy :s.,si county Oaicl.g Paper,
Council meeting tonight, probably
a new city map is in process o.
preparation.
Sturgeon Is still being carried by
the ton 10 Portland.
II you want to be an Astor. invest il
A Astor-ia.-Al6GRy Herald
Masker's tickets for the ball on New
Years eve can now be procured of any
Of the committee.
The British ship EskdaJe cleared
for London yesterday, carrying 30, IA
bbls. flour, worth Sz0,495.
Present weather indications 90 no
favor the probability of a freeze up
That white owl theory doesn't work.
And now it appears that the dis
tinguished European influenza is only
just ordinary ''pink-eye." That let;
it ont
Sheriff Smith has returned, bring
ing with him H. A. Bishop. arrested
in Spokane Falls. on q charge OF era
beZZlement.
The county court wants al bill
against the county made and handel
TO the county clerk by ten o'clocl
next Monday morning.
a. w. Berry. C. A. Mann and Z. 4
Seeley filed articles Incorporating th
Union Real Estate and Trust com
pany. Capital S1G0,GGG.
Some Of The bows are beginning t.
get ready TO swear of. Others are 81
good already that they don't need &
make any New Year resolutions.
The British ship Gen. Gordon take
10 Liverpool 54,625 bus. wheat, WORT
$446Gj, and 12.470 bbIs. -four, wOrtl
Sf9,S82, 4 total OF values Of &9L5l7.
W. Z. Edwards. 4. J. Goodrich, J. Is
Fenes and L. ?. Quimby have filet
articles incorporating the Astorii
Real Estate company. Capital $50,
01G.
Tie committee in charge OF til,
masked skating carnival and ball NeT
Years eve Will receive, to-day, q
ladies and gentIemena' handsome new
costume.
The installation o. the newly elected
officers Of Temple Lodge No. Z, \. 7
and A. NJ, last evening was duly per
formed 10y district deputy 6. NJ, b
Van DEson.
The Phantasma was again per
formed 10 an apPreciativo auaienc
last evening. It is thought that III
performance in lis entirety, viii agail
be presented here in = nlonth or 81,
weeks.
In the justice court yesterday after
noon Chas. Hansen, accused of as
saUlt with a dangerous weapon upo
one Nurmberg, WAS held IN the sun
of $500, 10 appear before The mex
grand jury.
The Roseburg hcGjc5c shows Us
fellow named GoodkiGd who is tray
cling from place 10 place and issuin
4 Commercial Bulletin" .he gets a
the advertisements he can at FIVE do
lars each and promises to print 500
copies, Eut fails 70 do SO.
Well" said a prominent bUsines
man yesterday, Il bought q $500 plan
for my wife Christmas, that cost m
$40" How did you do that:' sal
the Asr0RIAN scribe. Easy enough,
ayas the answer. Il bought two lot
Il couple Of months ago and gave 81
for them. The day before Christina
1 sold Them for $659. See" we saw
They all do It.
Afessrs Hanthorn, Clutter and SaI
born. the hotel committee, report hav
ing reached $4,000 on their subscrir
zion LIST. The next thing Is TO inco
porate. The project viii not be a
lowed 10 languisb. hut viii be pu
through 10 success. The site. etc,
an after consideration. Some sightl
and stately sites can he secured; th
main point is TO get the 100000 sul
scribed, and start the work going.
The San Francisco Eramine
is going after the San Francisco pos
Office, Cor alleged delinquency in SUI
plying lis subscribers. What's tn
use? The post office VIII get the beS
of a newspaper every time. Why
Well, it looks as though the newspapt
was making a personal matter of i
and nothing hurts a newspaper s
quickly or 50 muchly as injecting il
personal feelings into public mention
Dallas, Salem and McMinnville al
holding meetings and discussing way
and means OF cooperation in buildin
railroads to Astoria. Dallas an
Sheridan are ii favor OF the Aiban
and Astoria railroad: McAiinnyill
and Salem favor the Salem, A
tOria and Eastern road. Meanwhil
work on the Astoria and South Coas
road goes right on. Work on til
western terminus Of The road bega
yesterday.
The newly appointed federal officer
have not yet selected their assistant
They think that IL Is }ime enoug
when their boads have been made on
and approved, and their commission
issued. It IS understood that The di
ferent appointees viii not experienc
any difficulty IN securing subordinate
for the various places at their disposa