The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-24

| haInef topuuStlC weather, Sus-
gested the Cheerful Idiot to a friend
yesterday. "Huhg' Somewhat tros.
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All members OF the Ladies' Guild are
requested to meet at the Hotel Tighe
wednesday at o'clock. Business Of
Importance
At the onbonnierJ>-Salted almonds.
fresh on THANKSGIVING morning, deliv-
cred to and part OF the city, Give your
orders early.
The Gienmorag is stu on the sand,
but steady strain is kept ON her
ashore and it is expected she will be
aoated in a few days
Messrs. C. r. Haraden. J w. Conn,
j. W. welch. Jno. Griffin. and Pat Law
Ter were passengers for Portland on the
Lurline Sunday night
LOOK OUT for fraudulent telegraph
ic news in the Astoria afternoon papers,
None of these papers receives one line
of outside news by telegraph.
The Republicans will hold primaries
tomorrow to select delegates to the con-
lvention which nomlnates candidates
for the council The latter body meets
on Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Van Dusen went
to Portland Sunday night, where Mr..
vanDusen was summoned to attend the
Pareln waterworlxs case in the United
States court.
The New York World says that Sem
ator Mitchell will be appointed secre-
tary Of the interior. The Eastern pa
pers will insist upon having Oregon in
Mr., McKinley's cabinet.
Don't forget that the Low Price Store
has the only perfect fitting wrappers,
the handsomest line OF jackets and
capes and is selling them at wholesale
prices. tsl Bond street
The costumer engaged for the Red
Mems masquerade ball on Thanksgiv-
ing eve has arrived in the city and
may be consulted at Herman wise's
old stand on Bond street.
The contested election case between |
Messrs Herren and Elliott will be tried
at Chehalis on December .. The Gues-
ton involved is one affecting the regu-
larity OF Mr.. Elliotts nomination.
The Western Unions gang Of ten men
kho were called to Portland Saturday to
repair damages done TO the wires dur
ing the recent storm. returned to work
on the Eeaside extension this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Timson celebrated
the first anniversary Of their wedding
last evening. About fifty friends were
entertained. Numerous congratulatory
kilograms were received by the young
couple,
Mr.. l. Mcdonnell, Of the firm of Nc
Allen & Mcdonnell. is down from Port
land for a few days. Mr.. p. H. Nc
Donnell who has been in charge Of the
local establishment, leaves for Port
land in few days to select line Of
holiday goods.
The steamer Wenona brought several
horses over from Deep river yesterday
and while she was loading one, more
frisky than the rest, took it upon him
self to jump into the icy Columbia. AZ
ter a good deal of trouble the horse was
made to swim aschore.
The Corinne Opera Company will
open the Columbia Opera House on the
evening Of December 10. There are thir-
ty-six members in the troupe, which
has met with great success in Califor-
MIA Corinne played here last season
and drew a large crowd.
Mr.. D. Mcpherson, who is engaged
in the engineering department of the
Astoria and Columbia liver Railroad, re-
turned from Rainier yesterday morning.
The severe weather Of the past few
weeks has seriously interfered with
work on the construction OF the line.
Captain Steele Of the Hawksdale, has {
his wife and children with him on this !
voyage, and one Of the pretty sights of
the streets Sunday afternoon was the {
three little girls in blue sailor suits ac- ]
companied by one Of the sailor lads,
who was as proud Of his charge as a
peacock on a sunshiny day.
Good morning, Mrs. Jones; where /
are you going 50 early?" II am going /
to the Pat Market to buy my Thanks {
giving turkey" why do you go there, /
Mrs. Jones? Don't you know Pat is !
Irish?" That's all right, but 1t is the, {
only place in town 1 can buy a good c
corn-fed turkey, brought all the way /
from the East especially for Thanks ]
giving" ,
Judge Gray returned Saturday from
the Wallush whittier he had gone to
examine the bridge just east Of Krosers
farm. He found that it was in a di-
lapidated condition, being almost i'm
passable. The structure has been in
use for the past eight or ten years. A
new bridge, sixty-six feet long and
fourteen feet wide, will be built imme-
diately The road will be closed to
traffic probably Wednesday afternoon
and part Of Thursday.
A movement is on foot among some
prominent timber men in Cathlamet