The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-11

August Moberg, son.
Mr.. Horace Thing and party will take
their usual fishing trip today.
Judge Osburn expects to take a much
| needed vacation at Gearhart next week
Mr.. Frank Patton yesterday returned to
Police Judge Osburn $4,000 worth of city
bonds unsold.
DR.. Bartell reports an eleven pound girl
baby born to j. A. Fastabend, No. q
Astor street.
The teachers from The summer school
| at Gearhart Park made an excursion to
Cannon Beach yesterday.
All was quiet in Justice Abercrombie S
| court yesterday except that several at
tachment suits were instituted.
The Finnish Brotherhoods picnic ex-
cursion to Seaside today promises to be
very large one, and all may evpect a
| good time.
| A large number of people were in from
the country yesterday and with the stran-
gers on the way to the beaches the town
was quite lively.
The quartz now being taken from the
water works tunnel furnishes some fine
specimens which Mr.. Benin is always
glad to give to his friends.
The Arlon Sangerbund, Of Portland,
thirty strong, spent a few hours in town
yesterday, on their way to Long Beach,
where they will take an outing.
Spend Sunday at Clatsop Beach, Round
trip $1OO. Tickets on sale at steamer
decks. Thompson, Gatzert and Dwyer
leave Astoria at 8 "a. m. Sunday.
Yesterday in the police court Nels Sor-
ba was fined $1,000 for being drunk and
the case against Tom Granger for as
sault and battery was continued until
Tuesday.
The attachment suit of the Astoria
Packing Co. VS.. Billee Johansen, in which
the papers were served Friday night by
Sheriff Hare, it Is understood was settled
yesterday.
The Columbia Quartette, of Portland,
were in the city yesterday and went to
Gearhart Park this morning. Astorlans re-
member the good music rendered by them
on their visit here last week.
The train on the Seashore railway, car
rying the Finnish excursion, leaving
Young's Bay at $3.50 a. m. and Seaside at
5 p. M, Sunday, August 1lth will stop
on the way only at Warrenton and Gear
bart.
The bulkhead at the old 18th street cem-
etiry Is now almost completed and is
constructe in most substantial man.
ner. The Improvement is a good one and
Will be much appreciated by those living
in the neighborhood.
The A. f. C. ball on the night of August
2O,h at their gymnasium will be an i'm
mense success and the music by the
United States 14th Infantry band will
guarantee a large crowd. Tickets for
gents, $l,OO; ladies' free.
The Rev. b. Orth, OF st. Lawrence
church, Portland, wipl preach today at
the 10SO mass in the Catholic church.
Miss Bertha Hobson had a birthday
yesterday and her young friends gave
her surprise party. The affair was a
most enjoyable one.
Mr.. J. p. Clark, of Foard & Stokes.
yesterday received an invitation to the
Cotton Exposition to be held next month
at Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. Clark will attend If
possible, as it will be a particularly at
tractive exposition, the season having
been very prosperous one.
Yesterday there was dug up from the
bowels of the earth at the water works
a piece OF cedar post or stake, in a
good state of preservation, which Mr..
Benin thinks must have been driven. by
John Jacob Astor on the occasion of his
celebrated visit to this spot
Buy piano from a manufacturer who
his own instruments and not
from one who won't warrant his own
goods, hut depends on a local agent to
warrant them for him. Every Kimball
piano is backed by the Kimball Com
pany 6-year written warranty.
One of the large real estate men says
that If Astoria expects to build up and
enlarge itself the growth must come from
within. The citizens must talk up their
own town and advertise its facilities.
Cheerfulncss and an air of prosperity
should prevail instead of a general ap-
pearance of the blues.
The Baptist Sunday school will give it's
annual picnic to Flavel and New Astoria
IN Tuesday August 18th, by the steamer
Dwyer, leaving her dock at 10 a. IN. and
returning at p, IN. All desiring to Wis
I these interesting places are invited to
AXE advantage Of this pportunity. Fare,
'ound trip, so and 25 cents.
Judge Osburn says that next week will |
be lively one, as the fisher |
men win be paid off and will commence
o celebrate. He says, however, that dur
ng the last few years each year has been !
N Improvement over the preceding one in
his respect as the canneries have been
Employing a more steady set of men.
1t was noticed yesterday that many 1
4 the fishermen were quitting work for |
he season, and preparing to leave for
Ither fields. Mr.. Barker of Booths cam
lery, reports this season to be one of
he best in the history of that institu-
ion in ten years past. They wili COM
nence paying off the fishermen about |
nusstay and have the money now in 1
'ank with which to do 1t.
1t is amusing to hear the remarks made |
" people standing around the dock about
he new yacht Lady Madge. One thinks
hat she Is over-sparred, another that |
he has too much keel. and Others some
hing else. while the fact is that none of
he critics probably know anything about
boat of that size. The trial trip will
e made today. and 1t will be seen what
he can do. Mr.. Cribb Is confident OF
uccess.
officer Joseph Sinnott's slx-year-old
aughter yesterday afternoon fell through
hole in the roadway Oh 18th street near
and dropped upon the rocks
Glow. She was not very badly injured,
ut might have Jared much worse. Had
he tide been In, whcfh az this point Is
TX feet deep. the chances ara that the