The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14

| IISSllpuhuOIly 40 lnCneS.
Total precipitation from September LIST
1894, to date, 72S5 inches.
: Excess of precipitation from September
LIST, 1884, 10 date, 5.61 inches.
e AROUND TOWN.
Mr.. Healy, who Is Just from the East
: is the new mixologist at the Casino.
| ?, Mr.. Christensen Is today receiving TWEEN.
ty tons Of hay from his ranch by one oi
the small steamers
Loyal Legloners, don't forget the pic.
mic Saturday, June Is. Meet at Miss War.
ren's school at $3.50.
Refreshing showers laid the dust and
revived vegetation yesterday-in fact the
day was much like and April day.
The large consignment OF fruit Received
from San Francisco yesterday by Finlay-
son off the Truckee is being rapidly dis
posed of.
i The removal of dwelling house in the
lower part Of town caused the temporary
suspension Of business ON the car line
yesterday morning.
The Astoria and. Columbia River Rail-
way Co. yesterday filed suit for right of
way condemnation against the Anglo
American Packing Co.
H. b. Lift Portlands leading suit and
cloak's house, will have handsome line
OF dresses, cloal1s and wraps for sale at
rooms dn the Occident Friday morning,
June 10.
Last night at 70 O'Clock the street
lights went out and dense darkness,
scarcely relieved by a star, enshrouded
the city. Late prowlers had to feel their
way home.
Messrs. Shaw and friedman yesterday
completed their purchase of the Bryant
and Matthews dry goods stock from Re
ceiver Smith, at so cents on the dollar
and took possession of the same.
Ryan. the Australian, and Armstrong,
| the Astoran, will engage in a sparrlng
match of six rounds for points at tine
Casino next Monday night. 1t is ex,
pected that scientific contest will take
| place.
The trap men Of Bakers Bay will soon
l
| on the traps again, and will soon be so
| long as to necessltate it's removal. A
| visitor from THAT district reports that the
| fishing Is good and that everybody is
| happy.
A couple Of young girls are in Astoria,
who ran away from dneir homes la rvrt-
land a few days ago. They are dwelling
in Swllltown and ought to be back home
with their mothers. 1t is understood that
their whereabouts are unknown to theft
parents.
Chas. Fromerty, passenger from Port
land on the State yesterday morning, on
his way to San Franc SEQ was arrested
here, on the arrival of the steamer at
the dock by officer O'Berg. The arrest
was at the instance of "a Portland firm
TO whom the man owed a bill which he
paid, and WIS released.
Cheap Charley knows how to keep In
good physical condition, although com
fined to a store long hours. In the rear
of his store he has erected full-hedged
gymnasium, where every morning before
breakfast he spends an hour or more in
exercise. The idea is "a good one and
worth much to every merchant and office
man,
The following were among the passen-
gers for Portland last evening on the
steamer Bailey Gatzert.: Miss Weigand
r. o. Nelll, Miss s. Crang, DR.. Nicholson, |
j, West, .E. Pease and wife, Mrs. NJ. |
j, Kinney, A. Leander, l.. ID. Williams |
and son, Miss Wentner S. Stanley, Mr.. |
Bradbury, c. w, Fulton, s. Schmidt, G. !
CORNWALL.
Mr.. George Bartley went to Portland |
suddenly Wednesday night, summoned |
there as q witness in the suit against the
Holl1day estate brought by one Kaser.
Kaser lis an old man who claims that
he has worked ON the Holladay place, be-
low Seaside, for II years without COM
pensation, other than his board, and now
demands $40 per month for Il years.
The extension of Irving avenue three
blocks further east from 18th street,
would open up some of the finest cheap
residence property in the city. Well To-
Gated good ar and water, 1t possesses
all the requisites for healthy building
spots and 1t would seem that the property |
owners in that vicinity would take some
steps to have the Irving avenue improve
ments extended.
The ladies OF the library are much
pleased by the large number OF exceed
ihgly interesting artacles reported for
exhibition, II variety is the spice of life,
there win be spice there, as the popu-
htion Of Astoria represents nearly every
country in the world, and doubtless the
ladies can secure an exhibition OF greater
variety than tiny other city OF its size.
Those who have seen the list say there
IS no doubt about IT. the exhibit will be
fine
The following were among the passen-
gers for Portland ON the Potter last even-
ing: G. b. Hecphill. Judge Bowlby and
wife. Miss Rogers Mrs, Hawl1ins, +. NJ
lagy, Geo II. Myers, A. l.. Frazier G, |
Dillman, c. w. Tottam, +. DLckner, ],
Whipple, Mrs. Normile. S. Street and
family, r. r.. Burnett, Mrs. p. L. Cherry
b. A. Seaborg and wife. ]. s. Fish and
wife, Mcintosh. C, c. Pratt, NJ. N.
Adams, A. c. Wdrt, w. Loser and wife,
C. Williams. s. Normlle, L. Vinier and
wife.
Many complaints have been made re-
Gently by residents on Mob Hin that
flowers are being stolen out OF their
yards. II is not so much the loss Of a
few blossoms, as It Is the destruction OF
plants and tsampling OF flower beds that
annoys the people, II persons would ask
for flowers they could get them. but this
thing OF entering the grounds and tear
ing up plants, pluclcing choice buds and
beating down the beds and shrub>
berry Is a nuisance. Some Of the
depredatorV are known and the res
idents are becoming very tired OF
these visitors. Among those whose yards