The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-06
AROUND TOWN.

I o how the passions, insolept and strong.
I Bear our weak minds their rapid course
along.
/ Make us the madness Of their will obey,
I Then die. and leave us to our grief a
i prey -Crahoe'
. Postal cards are not good form.
w. H. Coats. OF Saginaw. Mich, was in
, town yesterday.
Born. to the wife Of F. ]. Goodenough.
, yesterday morning, a son.
j. c. Bannett and W. D. Janier, both Of
san Francisco. were in town yesterday,
A new toque Is made OF black lace and
violets, and orramented with a Rhine
I stone buckle.
Largest and best line OF heating stoves
; at hard times prices. NJ. c. Crosby. Sol.
4 Oppenheimer. Trustee.
C. ". Brown and X. S. Williams, OF
Philadelphia, were in the city yesterday,
guests at the occident
llChtNs 10 tIlpple NlctN. Notui aNos alN
on sale at the o. II. * y. office in this
city a, Portland rates.
Tiny dinner biscuits, at thirty cents
a pound. now take the place OF rolls or
bread on well appointed tables.
Peter Dourel yesterday had the Western
Union Company place an electric clock
in his new house on Bond street.
Yesterday Ray Morton. of Ross, Hig-
gtins x Co, was very busy picking ap-
pies, not from the trees. but from boxes.
Messrs. E. A Seeley. O. E. Pettis, VI.
knight, n. s Nelson and S. d. Cooper,
all OF Portland. were at the Occident
yesterday.
Evening service at ST. Thomas blythe
sea. Skipanon. next Monday evening
March 81 at I:SO o'clock, the Rev. VIM.
Seymour Short officiating.
Willie Riley celebrated his ninth birth
day Wednesday evening by entertaining
number OF his schoolmstes. The boys
had good time, as boys Will.
The press room of the Astorian will be
open to visitors at 7:30 this evening.
when the regular eight page weekly will
be run OF on the new press and folder.
Remember that the subscription price
Of the Aetorian from March 1st is only
ten cents per week delivered, and collec-
liohs will be made on Saturday OF each
week.
A youngster yesterday when asked II
I he would have some more dinner, said
/ you can't put any more water into
/ bucket when il is full-that's the way l
} am, phull."
! When the up-to-date baby cries II does
/ not indicate that a pin is sticking into
( its delicate anatomy for the up-to-date
baby has no pins concealed about his fin
4 de steele person.
Sheriff Hare has returned from Salem,
whittier he went with Z. Enmark, who
| for pleading not guilty to a charge OF
| robbery, when he was guilty, Will sotourn
! for the coming four years.
The plat Of Garden Homes. a tract con-
sisting OF thirty-two blocks in section l3
township north. range 10 west, was
fled in the recorders office yesterday by
Thomas Williksen and wife.
Mr.. J. W. Read and wife, Of John Days
spent yesterday in the city. This is prob
ably the second time only in the past two
years that Mrs. Read has found an op-
portunity Of visiting the city.
The capital "a" occurs 37s1 times in the
new testament, and 1I,020 times in the
old testament The capital letter %
will be found but twice in the old tes-
lament and three times in the new.
Peter Peterson, OF Knappton, Howell
! Lewis, and c. Crandall of John Days
| Edward Hagrup, Of Frankfort, and L. w
Wright, Of Young's River. were amongst
| the visitors from the country yesterday
/ special invitation is extended TO all
/ to attend the social at the residence Of
Mrs. c. ]. Curtis, Exchange and 18th
streets, this evening, held under the aus
pieces of the young people Of the Congre-
/ gatiOnal church.
/ A number Of the vegetable gardens
about the city severely suffered during
the past storm. Young peas, beans anc
] ra0lSneS, winch were wen duNdHCtu1 HtIs
entirely destroyed. and the coming croI
is complete loss.
Considerable talk is going the rounds
! concerning the school election which Is
to come of Monday. Quite number
seem to favor the lady candidate, but nc
one seems to be able TO predict the re-
suit with any certainty.
Judge A A. Cleveland has just received
the news VI the loss Of his valuable horse
which had been placed for the wintel
at Krosel's ranch. From information re-
ceived. It would seem that the horse go
lost in a swamp and perished.
]. G. Megler, who came down from
Brookheld yesterday, says that they art
preparing for a large run OF fish this
spring, and all Indications point to a
good seasons business. The Brookfelc
cannery does not propose to be behind th'
procession.
The unusually bright and beautiful lit
tie daughter OF DIR. w. ]. and Mrs. Julis
Mcdaniel. died Of pneumonia at the fam
lily residence on Mississippi avenue iT
Portland, March 4th. Mrs. Mcdaniel II