The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-05

ject any and all bids.
NORTHWEST CONSTRUCTION co.
CALL FOR A MEETING.
| In the interest of Astoria's growth and
advancement and the unity of action
In planning the future city, all real es.
tate dealers and property owners are re.
quested to meet at the Office of the As.
toria Land and Investment Company, or
! Bond street, opposite the Occldent, Fri
day evening, September 9Th, at 8 O'clock
for the purpose of discussing and forming
social and business organization.
A. r. CYRUS.
Captain b. F.. Packard is in Portland
on business trip.
Mrs, A H. Mallory, of Portland, is Wis.,
iting Mrs. G. C. Flavel.
Representative Irving, of Cathlamet,
was in the city yesterday.
Col. John Adalr, of Sunnymead, was in
town yesterday on business.
A Pauison secured the contract for the
erection of Mr. Fultons new house.
Otto Schuman, the famous marble cut
ter OF Portland, was in town yesterday.
Contractor Hanlshaw of the water
works, went to Portland on business last
night
j. w. Cook, the canneryman Of Port
land, was in town yesterday and stopp I'd
at the Oceident.
The county clerk yesterday issued a
marriage license to Andrew Olsen and
Anna Severson.
Alex Gilbert and family have returned
from Seaside where they have been
spending the summer.
j. w. Mccormick caught a 3-pound
salmon trout off Finlaysons do,k YES
terday afternoon which was a beauty.
A. %. Johnson, of Chinook was visit
or in town yesterday and reports that
fishermen of that place did well this sea-
son.
DIR. Estes and family have returned
from their summer outing at the beach
and are at home again to their Astoria
friends.
Prof. Thielhorn was a lucky fisherman
yesterday, having caught a large string
Of tomcod which he proudly carried up
the street
Today the Pacific Commission Co. will
sell for account of the conslgnees, 100
boxes Bartlett pears at 40 cents box;
come early.
Coffee and cake soclable at the Scandi-
navian Lutheran Mission Society, Upper
town, on Saturday night. Admission %
cents. All welcome.
Mrs. II. L. Boyle returned Yesterday
to Ocosta where she will spend the win
ter, probably returning in the spring
to make her home here.
10. &. Van Etten, president of the Asto-
ria Land and Investment Company. OF
Chicago, viii arrive today to take up his
permanent residence here.
Ross, Higgins & Co. receive another lot
OF choice Bartlett Pears today; also Ital-
ian and Silver Prunes. Peaches, etc., and
Will sell the same at very low prices.
c. Il. Lester, superintendent of the Sea-
shore Railroad, was In town yesterday.
Mr.. Lester has moved his family from
Seaside to Warrenton for the winter.
C. l.. Parker and family, Seaside G. w.
Riddle, South Bend; b. A. Seaborg, Ilwa-
co; j. West, Westport Il. Dayton, ana
%. Lawrens, of Portland, were guests CT
the Parker House yesterday.
]. w. Cook, s. Farrell, Miss S. R.
Schlussel, Il. A. Reece and wife, S. j.
Mayer, j. NJ, Shelly. Portland; NJ. Kohn
San Francisco, and Jno. Wrightman of
Sallspell. Montant registered at the Oc-
,ident yesterday.
Manager w. II Barmorc, of the Gear
lsrt Park Hotel, made his weekly visit |
% town yesterday. He states that his |
lotel will remain open for several weeks |
yet, as a number of Portland poop.e are
'cmlng down this month
Since the new freight tariff on canned !
a,mon went into eject on the trans
continental lines the packers have been
ending stocks on from this city in a
lively manner Several OF the cnnnery-
men are shipping every day.
Mr. Geo, W. Riddle. president of the
lshermen's union of Shoaiwater Bay,
Who Is in the city on business, says that
e Is not here In the interest of the can
erymen, as was stated in error yester-
ay, but that he anticipates that there
ilQ he no further trouble between the
shermen and the Gamers at that point.
Yesterday MIR. G, Wingate presented
he Historian with some specimens of
ruit grown at Eugene which were very
ne and of delicious flavor. The aver
ge size of the prunes was Slax1l2 inches,
elbow plums S-ix 6l5; ''Gravenstein'
pp,es. 12ls inches in circumference. The
'ult was grown by DR.. Coolidge, secre-
lry OF the state board OF equalization
nd shows what can be done in Oregon
y proper cultivation and intelligent
Iethods
After the clouds and rain of the last
w days the magnificent sunset last
ght was n most welcome sight Banks
gorgeous clouds hung In the western
Ky as IL forming grand setting to the ,
'dutliui picture lHS ptOoH AnNi was
ne stream OF FURNISHED metal dropping ,
to the distant sea, so smooth were
5 waters and so perfect the Illusion.
the bright tints changed into I
ore semlbre hues as the twilight deep !
led and soon the mantle OF night be-
'rinbled with the bright stars settled 4
'er the earth and gave promise or !
ght days to follow. s
A meeting OF the Columbia River Pack :
$ Salmon Propagating Co was held
the Office OF the Eureka and Epicure
Sg. Co. yesterday morning The report
Superintendent Reed was received wlta \
cry feeling OF satisfaction. Il showed \
at already over three million eggs had u
en- put on the propagating trays, ana n,
at eggs were being turned out at the