The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-01

WARRENTON
trance Of the county Jail. The improve
ment was a needed one,
Miss Harriet Kinney, who for the
past year has been attending school
in Portland, returned home yesterday
for two months vacation.
Airs. Belmer and daughter. mother
and sister OF Mrs. Nelson Troyer. ar
rived on the California steamer Mon
day. for summers visit In Astoria,
George holland and J. f. YOUNG have
been announced as the orators at the
Fourth OF July celebration to be held
in Alder grove, near Grangers' Han.
Herbert Warren and the syphon. ere
ated considerable excitement about the
corner OF 9Th and As,or street yester-
day, The boys take theirs in barrels
now.
The handsome new life saving station
at Fort Candy is now ready for the
Corrugated iron roof The boys will
soon be able to occupy their new quar-
ters,
VanDusen's real estate and insurance
office now presents a handsome ap-
pearance since it has been furnished
with a new coat OF paint inside and
out
Five Cinnamon who attempted to
make a landing from the steamer Sig
nal yesterday afternoon were rejected.
as were also five who wanted to land
in Portland.
Mr.. Monroe Sander, representing
Meyerfeld. Mitchell & Co. San Francis
CO. is spending a day or two in the
city, and will return on the Columbia
tomorrow morning.
The steamer Electric yesterday went
to Stella for another raft OF piles for
the Flavel dock. The o. X. took a
large lot Of supplies for the railroad
camp above Tongue point.
II you want a Tooth Brush, Nail
Brush. Cloth Brush. Hair Brush, Hat
Brush, Shoe Brush. Nursing Bottle
Brush, or Nursing Bottle Tube Brush.
go to Rogers, 45s Commercial street.
The wife and children OF Major Kin
zie. Fort Candy. will leave tomorrow
for a visit in the east. The major will
accompany them as far as Portland
The older sons will make visit to
California.
The steamer Harvest Queen, which
arrived down yesterday afternoon.
brought eighty tons Of fresh salmon
from the ishwheels at the Cascades.
The wheels Of the up-river are appar-
emily doing a rushing business.
The new time card put in effect as
the result Of the recent combine Of the
river boat lines, while giving the trav-
cling public better service in many re-
spects, does not improve the mail SER
vice between this city and Portland.
Mr.. Chas. Gibbons yesterday even
ing brought in several more punches
Of rye from his place which measured
fully eight feet in height, and are
magnificent specimens Of what Clat-
sop county can do in the grain line.
Sam Roberts, Of Olney, who has been
fishing for trout during the past few
days, sent in word yesterday that the
basketful that he intended to send
to his friends at the Parker House were
so tempting that he ate them himself.
Contractor Goerig's men have COM
menced grading the stretch between
Kinney's cannery and the Pacific Can
Captain Jacobsen is driving
the piles through the Telephone dock
and soon the line through the city
will be ready for the rails.
Mr.. Stinchcomb, who was run over
by one Of the grading teams at the |
head Of Tenth street last week, was ]
reported last night as being in a very |
low condition. The authorities at st. /
Mary's Hospital are afraid that he .
cannot live very much longer.
1t is estimated that without any hur-
rying Of the work, the grade for the .
first ten miles Of the railroad above
Tongue point, will be completed in six
weeks or less. Paymaster Jones says
that he was able, on his last pay trip,
10 walk over nearly the entire grade.