The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-25

air-tight stoves when you can get them
for half the money at iSi Bond street.
81. Agnes Guild will hold It's after
noon tea Friday, November g7th. at the
home OF Mrs, Page. on Fourteenth
street.
At the Bonbonniera-Salted almonds,
fresh on Thanksgiving morning. deliv-
cred TO any part Of the city. Give your
orders early.
Jasper Hovgaard and Adolph Slver>
son made tinal proof on their home
stead claims yesterday before Deputy
Clerk wherity,
The sale OF reserved seats for the
Grau Opera Company will commence
this morning at 9 o'clock. at the New
York Novelty Store.
Mr.. Isaac Bergman left yesterday for
his Gray's river ranch, where he will
inspect the work being done prepara-
tory to spring sowing.
LOOK OUT for fraudulent telegraph
ic news in the Astoria afternoon papers,
None of these papers receives one line
of outside news by telegraph.
Among the Portlanders in the city
yesterday were ]. W, Cook. Paul c.
Bates. f. Staudecker and E, A. Seeley.
all OF whom were at the occident
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. AL Bond street.
The ladies' Of the W. c. T U. will be |
at their hall this afternoon from
o'clock until 6 o'clock to receive dona-
tions for the poor. All needy persons
will please call after 4 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Roberts. OF olney. |
arrived in the city yesterday, Mrs
Roberts has been seriously III for the
past three weeks with measles and has
come to this city for treatment.
The Red Mems masquerade ball takes
place tonight. That it will be grand
success goes without saying, The Port
land costumer failed to arrive yester-
day, but reached the city this morning.
The Young Ladies' Sewing Society Of
the Swedish Lutheran church will give
a sociable and auction in the basement
OF the church Thanksgiving evening.
A short program will be rendered be-
ginning at 1880 O'Clock.
The tea to be given by st. Agnes
Guild Friday afternoon at the beautiful
home Of Mrs. Page on the corner OF
Grand avenue and Fourteenth street. |
promises to be a very successful affair.
1t is intended that the tea shall con-
tinue till in the evening. An excellent
musical program has been prepared by |
the ladies,
For the past month potatoes have |
been very scarce. Farmers in Clatsop |
county have been holding of for better !
prices and several large grocers have
been unable to obtain sufficient sup
plies The California product is now
being SHIPPED to Astoria and the far
imers of this vicinity will soon be COM
peIled to sell.
I Astoria will be well amused during
the holidays. Tonight occures the Red
Mems masquerade ball; Friday night
the Young Mems Institute social dance
and St. Agnes Guild tea, and the Grau
Opera Company will open a three days
engagement at Fishers tomorrow
night. The Corinne Company will open
the Columbia on December 10.
Good morning, Mrs. Jones; where
are you going so 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 it is the,
only place in town l can buy good.
corn-fed turkey, brought all the way
from the East especially for Thanks
giving"
Yesterday afternoon large load Of
lumber for the new bridge being built
on the county road near Krosels farm
was taken out. The remainder Of the
material necessary to the construction
will be taken out tomorrow. Several
men will begin work this morning and
it is expected the bridge will be COM
pleted so that travel will be delayed not
longer than from noon today to Thurs
day noon.
II has often been stated that the rise
in the price of wheat does not AFFECT
Clatsop county, but it does, neverthe-
less. For instance, the turkeys receiy-
ed this year are much poorer than those
of last season. A year ago wheat was
down and market turkeys were fat, but
this year, with wheat up to 70 and 20
cents, 1t does not pay to feed it to tur-
I keys. The best turkeys now obtaina-
BILE are those raised on small farms
! A great deal of interest is being taken
by local sporting men in the Fitzsim-
mons -Sharkey fight, which takes place
in San Francisco December 2. Many