The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-16

I ANNAN ~ NNNNNNNNA hFhN ff'HN
property owners " new dwellings, to by
erected In the carly spring 60 accom-
mediate new comcrs and there promises
20 be quite u boom IN new buildings,
There waA a gathering at Rector Shorts
last evening OF one OF the classes " Older
boys each OF whom invited u young LADY
to him, An ENJOYABLE evening
was had. as arc all evenings spent with
the dominic,
Yesterday afternoon a are alarm was
! turned In from box g. but. OWNS To- SOME
( cause the bell at No IS engine hous,
struck eight, ten and eight times. The
Chemical started for CppCrtown hut the
trc was at the corner VI Ninth and Astor
streets, In u Chinese building
Contractor Houston Is making good
prOgrcSs with the new building which u
being erected on Commercial street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth. Mr Erickson p
new building On the corner OF seventh
and Aston streets is also assuming pro-
portions,
The public l. cordially invited 70 call
At our office and examine our new man
OF Astoria. which shows this portion OF
Clatsop county from Tongue Point to
the Pacific Ocean. II Is the NEST cont
plote city map IN the state OF ores ri.
II. l. Boyle y Co
Mcssrs G. wtngatr and q, W stone.
two OF Astorla's most prominent cltiacrS'
have formed u cop~artucrshtp Tor th'
purpose OF dtaling IN real estate These
| gentlemen were In business toicther w
this city several years ago, lnd will un.
doubtedly do their share OF hu'lless,
Go to Elmore. Sanborn's Office and see
their new and handsome tW'no testing
machine. Take along some OF the twincs
las good as Marshalls,' In your pocket
and test them. Then see how much more
Marshall's will stand. us money IN Your
pocket and hsh In your net 20 und oNt
Much ~unfavorable comment was made
Yesterday among the merchants At the
I extremely high rate OF fire Insurance pre-
valent in Astoria. which Is u heavy tax
on business In this city, and accounts Tor
the somewhat higher prices OF goods IN
Astoria. II IS said that the Insurance
rates are out OF reason
Notwithstanding the ~prcVdiling cold
weather. the ain glass has continued TO
drop. and Weather Observer Flguri ot
Portland. t~elcgraphed down yesterday
stating that u would be dangerous for
vessels to leave this port within the next
thlrty-six hours, us there Is every ind''
cation Of a severe storm.
The Society Minerva" will give a so-
cial on next Saturday evening. at S
o'clock. In the old school house. AZ Upper
town, for the benefit OF the children %
Mrs. johnson. who recently died In this
city. A fun attendance is expected. and
an enjoyable time promised for all Who
adopt this method Of aiding a worthy
charity.
What do you think OF my fence signs
between this city and OlnryF" asked a
Commercial street merchant OF a cus-
toner. Il haven't seen Them" replied
the man. but II you bring the fences
around I'll give you my opinion. really
haven't time to walk out and see such
things. | read the newspapers, you
know" And the merchant scratched his
head.
The Society Mlnerya's meeting last
night was well attended. and a good pro-
gram was rendered. A speech by sir A..
T. Brakki, a sons by l. O. Belalnd. read
ing, Anton Sumstad; declamallan. Bert"
Jansen; reading, a. Eide. defamation
Grace Kyle: reading. Ola brake; writ
ing, Ed. Lund. reading. Christ knutzan'
reading OF the society pape by soius
Jensen.
Most s~o-called salmon twines' are COLI
ored with acids. The acids rot the fibre
and render the material useless. In the
office OF Elmore. Sanborn & Co. Is an OBJ
ject lesson that ought To b. examined by
an fishermen. II Is the whole Of the ma
teriaI used In the manufacture OF Mar
shall's twine-frCm start TO huish 20
there and examine the color right
through. You viii see then why Mar
shalrs is called the best in the world
The past several days OF fine weather
has caused "a resumption OF operations
all along the railroad line. At the
Young's bay bridge the work Is progress
sing rapidly. both drivers being continual
" al work. Al the several camps along
the line OF construction large forces o'
men are at work and Mr. Corey says
that. II the good weather should continue.
IN. line from Astoria to Goble would bo
completed. The river Is very rough. AM
Il Vas impossible yesterday 20 haul
rock from Tongue Point TO the camps
At n meeting Of the school directors Of
the city Of Astoria. held Monday evening.
January 10, 1856. It was ordered that q
night school be hereafter conducted AZ
the school building on Exchange street
opposite Hain's mir commencing Tues
day evening, January II, 1896, at : o'clock, |
and continuing every evening. excepting
Saturday and Sunday. until further Cr-
ders. The school TO be free to all pupils
under the age Of q years. and a nominal
tuition fee Of one dollar viii be charged
for each one attending school above that
age.
Everybody seated about the stove Of %
hotel had told a story the other
night when a. =. Bradbury dropp d H..
jack was asked TO regaIe the gather
Ing with something to enllven the occa-
sion, and he did so by unfolding a MARIA
tive in which himself, his better half
and another woman figured. The scene
laid in Portland md the story told
Of a lively chase by an Infatuated woman.
his fight to Salem, how he was trapped,
and then the final arraignment at a sta
ton house. During the recital everyone
remained perfectly quiet, waiting for the
denoucment. Then" said Jack. lust az
the copper was taking me back to the
cellroom, / woke up" The crowd Of liz
who had swallowed the story ms
II progressed got up and filed out.