The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-20


in town yesterday.
Thos. McGrotty, Of Woodland is quar-
tered at the Parker.
f. R. Lay, of Portland, is in town,
stopping at the Parker.
J. II. Chalker, of Gresham, Or, is
registered at the Parker
r. L. Boyle vent to Portland yesterday
on a short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIen Cameron, of Port
and, are at the Occident.
Capt. Ed Hallock understands how to
give the grand hailing sign.
Wallace Gillette was in town yester.
day from his Clatsop ranch.
Walt ingalls,, of Lewis and Clarke.
paid visit to Astoria yesterday.
The Telephone last night took up five
cars Of salmon for Eastern points.
Nathan Bergman has gone to Portland
to spend the Jewish holiday season.
The officers apprehended a hypo fiend
yesterday and ran him out of town.
Utzinger's new horse is a strapplng big
! one and makes good time on his beat.
j. r. Coulter, secretary of the /. r. and
N. Co., registered at the Occident yester-
day.
The Cascades yesterday made her sixth
trip with barges Of stone for the jetty
in week.
Ben Ward. county treasurer, is now
rapidly recovering and viii soon be on
deck again.
Judge j. II. d. Gray went to Portland
last night on a business trip. He viii
return tomorrow.
Supt. Wilson. of Fort Stevens, was in
the city yesterday visiting among his
numerous friends,
One cannot get a stove put up for love
or money, and the wood yards are doing
a land Office business.
The telephone comrlny yesterday
strung 6I2 pounds Of wire, or an average
of 100 pounds to the man.
In the county court yesterday Helen
Syenson, examined for insanity, was dis
charged WITH a reprimand
Judge Mcbride went to Portland last
night and win return in time to open
court next Monday morning.
Mr.. Copeland who mas been engaged in
the scow business up the river for many
years, was in town yesterday
Jim Fox says the ducks are coming in
to Tiilamook by the hundred and there
viii soon be plenty in the market.
Mr.. II. T.. Button leaves tonight via
Portland, to Santa Cruz, Cal, for visit
to his friends He viii return next
month.
A parasol was left at Chas. Rogers
drug store sometime ago. owner can
recover same by calling at this Office and |
paying for this advertisement.
Col. E. C, Hughes now visiting in |
Boise Idaho, wired yesterday that "a
box of game will arrive today for the
boys. Evidently the Colonel is having a
good time.
Dr. Walker yesterday purchased "a
fine ok head of Griffin 6, Reed, which 1t
Is understood Indian Louie secured at |
Elk Creek, and which the doctor win |
put in his office.
Mr. Dan Mathlot representing the
~ H..
city, says that his company wiz soon |
erect a large tank in Astoria for the
distribution OF oil.
Morning prayer and litany at Grace
churca today at 10 O'clock Evening SER
vice as usual at 1880 Tomorrow (Satur-
day. Is S. Matthews Day Holy com
munion at 10 a. m.
Capt, Whtcomb, OF the Cascades was
hclrd to remark yesterday that the gov
ornment had contracted for a special
supply of 1000 tons of rock for the
work ON the jetty.
Engine No. was tested again yester-
day at Da,gity's Iron Works, on a cold
water test under which she stood pres
sure OF $40 pounds. Another test viii be
made today with steam pressure.
Ed, Miller, one of the drivers OF the
Prael Company, had his hand so badly
hurt that Superintendent McTavish has
to drive the pipe line teams himself in
making tho distribution for the water
system.
Wor1 was received yesterday that Mrs.
Hidebrand died in Germany few days
since. She leaves four children in the
United States: Mrs Martin Foard Gus
ana Fred Hildebrnd and Mrs. p, Brach.
al of this city.
II the weather holds good today and to-
morrow the contractors will finish laying
the brick lining of the reservoir. The
gate and power house IS wei under con-
sIruction and the building, of solid stone.
presents very handsome appearance
Senator Mitchell is in correspondence
with the department at Washington in {
nm effort to secure the services OF the l
columbine In entertaining Exalted Ruler :
~ H. Hay, of Washington, ID. c., d. p. g
D: e. who is to visit Portland the 18th Z
Of October ;
by request of quite a number of As :
.orans, who wish to spend :heir Sundays \
n Portland the o. r.. and n. CO., always I
lert to comply with the wishes of their n
has arranged for boat to r
cave Astoria Saturday night and leave c
Portland Sunday night, $
The county is furnishing too.s to the b
Inherent road districts which will be t,
ised where needed and returned to the "
'ounty for use elsewhere. A pow ana "
'eraper have been furnished to districts 4
70. and Is, and No. IA has been fur
li9led with logging Jacks. No. has
'een supplied with two hammers ana
'hree drii.s for blasting. a
The laying of the wooden pine from the N
lead works to the reservoir is now W
''most completed and Contrbctor Parelll I,
'as the ditch dug to within a short dis W
anee OF the reservoir. This Is one Il
4 the hnest pieces OF work ever done d
n any water system. and the wooden r,
ape which is being laid Is a perfect and n