The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-01
AROUND TOWN.

| Oi ehc ldpl5-Wuter WORKS DuilQerS
BIZ contractors will hold the fort today
Jno Axton, Of Nemah, is at the Par
ker
G. N. Dnlman, of Spokane, is at the
occident.
Water rates are due and payable at the
office today.
w. H. Harrison is on visit through
the Nehalem.
This is the beginning of new quarter
at the postoffice.
j. Dillon and f. NJ Grimes, of Seaside,
are visiting the city.
"A. S. Fleet Cascade Locks, is regis
tered at the Occident.
Joseph Hoaaday. of Portland, is in
town, attending court.
F. A. Crosby, of Gods Valley, register
ed sat the Parker Sunday
II. b. Hobson and L. Grant, of Young's
River, were in town Sunday.
The rattle for the picture at Griffin &
Reeds takes place this evening.
S. X. Stanley. of Seaside, was in town
yesterday, registered at the Parker.
F. j. Bachelor and w. L. Goldberg of
San Francisco, are guests ,of the Occi-
dent.
j. c. Wyatt, of Portland, spent Sund ~
IN Astoria, on a visit to his father, ]. B.
Wyatt.
R. L. Boyle, the real estate man, went
to Portland lest evening on a short bus
iness trip.
Fire Engine No. 1 was yesterday en-
gagged in testing the water pipes near
Bond and Eighth streets.
| Postmaster Wise finished his quarterly
reports last night. The Astoria Office
continues to show an increase in business.
Frozen Oysters-Don't forget that the
Pacific Commission Co. keep the cele-
brated Frozen Eastern oysters, always
fresh.
His Last Drift" the painting at Grif-
fin & Reeds, will be r9fIled at 7:3O this |
evening. Nearly all the chances are
taken.
At 12 o'clock last night Chief Green
took charge of the fire department. Chief |
Fosters time Of service having expired
at that hour.
Ladies' Inverness Trilby Cravenette
| rain coats In hlna nd GRO
can be found now at c. II. Coooper's |
Dry Goods Store.
Andrew Amelia forfeited s. in the po-
lice court yesterday on a charge of |
drunkenness and Peter Denima was fined |
s. for a similar offense.
There are only a few chances left in the
drawing for the painting at Griffin 4
Reeds book store and the rattle takes
place at 1880 this evening.
The Northern Pacific receivership mat
ter, said a prominent man about town |
yesterday, is in almost as mixed a con-
dition as the Astoria water works re-
ceivership.
The Astoria Land and Investment Co.
have just issued in two colors hand
oOIilt pdlIpil4el ueSCTlpllN6 VI ASlOTld,
which is being sent all over the country
by the thousand.
f. II. Hansen was yesterday deputized
by Chief Loughery to go to Portland ana
arrest a man named Larsen who is want
ed here for petty larceny
Herman Prael and Frank Parker drove
out to Olney Sunday afternoon and re-
port the roads in excellent condition
no dust was present to trouble travellers
and the fine day made outing a real
pleasure.
The large amount of work going on all
over town in the laying of the steel pipe
for the distribution water works system,
gives the city an air of prosperity that
attracted the attention of al strangers
who have recently visited here.
The steamer Astoran will be put on
the ways today by Mr.. H. B. Parker and
her bottom will be thoroughly cleaned
and painted, so that she will he able to
make the best possible time. The cabins
win a.so be newly painted and everything
put In shpshape for her Portland run
in about ten days from now.
The board of equalization was In ses-
sion yesterday. Only routine business
was transacted. A number of errors in
the assessment rolls were corrected. No
changes have been made in the gross val
uation of property in the county. Now is
the time for tax payers to appear If they
have any grievances to present
Some complaint having been made by
citizens as to the recent advance made
To- tho ~ Y,,I'ir Of tho prO1ninpnr |
dealers stated yesterday that he did not
think there was any cause for com
plalnt on the part of the public. The
prices at which milk was served al
summer entailed an actual loss upon the
dealers and the prices now proposed are
only slight advance and wll permit
of only fair living profits.
In Uppertown there is family of con-
siderable social standing, which its MEM
bers guard jealously, but all of them have
a decided fondness for beer, and they
rush the grower in an ingenious way.
They place the bucket in a basket and
shut down the lid. This basket goes up
and down the street a number of times
every day, and people in the neighbor-
hood wonder why 1t is that that family
goes to market so much.
The Casino Opera Company viii appear
at Fishers Theatre Friday and Saturday
of this week. Friday evening they are l
to sing Mikado and on Saturday Pinafore
will be given, Judging from newspaper
comments and from the opinions of ali ,
who have seen this organization 1t is
hrst-c.ass in every particular, and its ap- I
pearance here presents everyone with an {
opportunity which should be prohted
by, to enjoy short season of high-class
comic opera.
There are tricks in other things than
trades9 remarked an observing citizen
the other day as a gentleman stood In {
front Of the Astordan office trying to I
light his cigar in the breeze that was S
Blowing. "If that fellow would open his .
hands a trihe in back of the match that
the air might circulate he would find IL
an easy matter to hold the flame. BY
closing the hands tightly Behind the sue
tfop ~ tha air nuns Out the blaze every