The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-29

anchored their big pile driver alongside
Fisher Brothers dock and commenced
driving piles for their nc,' wharf,
Mrs, Dawson and child were yesterday
afternoon thrown out OF their buggy In
warrentOn. and both were badly shaken
up
st. Mary's Hospital Is at present quite
full % patients. Yesterday afternoon Mrs
Morton. OF Skamokawa. and Mrs, Phil
lips. Of Portland werO added to tho LIST
OF patients,
The Polyanthus Club will give mu-
steal and literary entertainment at the
old Uppertown schoolhouse next Thurs
day evening. The anair promises TO eo
a most enjoyable one,
Cornelius Ricrson. Nehalem; NJ l.
Spear. Elliott's Landing; I Kelly, North
Shore: p. ]. Glanz. Fort Candy. Z, }.
poonsy. OF Harc, werc among the coun-
try visitors yesterday.
Mr.. II. ]. Weeks and family yesterday
went TO san Francisco on the steamer
State Mrs Weeks has been aillng for
some little time, and hopes to regain her
health by change OF climate.
There are a few tickets left for the eS-
cursion 10 Greenwood on Decoration Day,
Those desiring them should call on Judge
Cleveland this afternoon between ? and
o'clock at his Office In the Kinney build
ing.
The funeral OF the late Gust Hultkraus,
who died Tuesday at st. Mary's Hospl-
tai. OF consumption. took place from the
undertaking parlors OF VIM. Pohl yester-
day. The interrment was made az Green
wood.
McClure's Magazine for June Is a most
artistic number II contains handsome
portraits OF Mark Train. stories by Rud-
yard Kiphng and stephen Crane. and ar
tlcles on Harriet Beecher Stowe 10y EliE-
abeth Stuart Phelps
'Astorians cannot DO better" said a
business man last night. than cultivate
the most friendly relations with Portland
where there is much capital ready Tor
investment here. II the right spirit Is
shown and proper Inducements offered.
Six persons yesterday declared their in
tentions OF becoming citizens, and, incl
dentally, voters OF this grand and glo-
rious country. They are Johan Helmer-
sen. Hans HENDERSON, John Einmo, An
drew Langseth, B. E. Wahl, and Ole
Jensen.
Mr.. Bartholomew. who for some ten
days past has had gang OF men at work
at Warrenton repairing the Old locomo-
tive on the Seashore road. reports that
good progress Is being made with the
work. The engine viii soon be almost as
good as new.
The literary program TO be rendered
by Professor Wenyon. on Monday even
ing. at the NJ E. Church, promises TO
be unusually entertaining, rne selec-
tions range through tragedy, pathos ana
humor, making diversified program
which all should enjoy
Mr.. VIM. Ross paid a flying visit TO
Seaside Wednesday. and being unable TO
make connections for the returning boat,
was Obliged to sleep in the cabin without
a light all by himself He was somewhat
afraid OF an attack by bears. but got
back TO the city all right.
Special Agent Wilcox. OF the United
States fish commission. who has been in
the city for some days. is going up the
river next week TO the Cascades ana
gather statistics in that vicinity. He Is
a little afraid that II he does not make
a visit in the upper river soon he will be
debarred by the food which Is reported
TO be coming.
1t has been suggested by a number OF
merchants, as well as some OF the com
mittee Interested in the celebration OF
Decoration day, that all OF the stores
should be closed at least between the
hours OF a m. and p. m. in order to
give all Of the employees an opportunity
to Join In the celebration and make the
exercises OF the day more complete.
Just as the steamer Arcata was leaving
Portland about o'clock yesterday morn
ing, Mate White was taken down sick
and compelled to retire to his stateroom.
Upon the arrival OF the steamer here he
was taken to ST. Mary's Hospital, a
very sick man. Last evening he was
reported as resting a little easier. Mr..
Wickstrum was secured TO make the
trip on the Arcata In Mr.. Whites place.
The test made OF pile driving at the
DWyer slip yesterday developed one fact
worth knowing. II will not take much
work TO dredge out the channel In front
Of the city. The weight Of the hammer
alone, resting on the top Of the pile,
drove It down ten feet, thus showing the
bed of the river to be very soft Long
piles will be necessary on this part OF
the work.
Mr.. Contractor Wakefield yesterday
had several more test piles driven on the
water front The result was much bet
ter than anticipated. II is said that
smile mile long spread over the counte-
nance Of the genial contractor when the
results were announced to him. Presi-
dent Curtis and the entire engineering
corps were out TO watch the proceedings,
and stated that the experiment was most
satisfactory in every particular.
Colonel John Adalr, B. Seeley, s. II.
Brown, Jr.. L. b. Seeley, and Walter G.
Smith arrived yesterday morning from
Portland, and commenced work again on
the matters connected with the Flavel
hotel As soon as the surveyors get the
plats completed showing the lines be-
tween the hotel and the railroad, work
will commence on the erection Of the
building. The architects plans have all
been completed, and matters will be
rounded out in few days time.
II Is said that umbrella making Is one
OF the most important Industries Of the
American people. Something more than
thousand patents have been taken out
during the last decade. This Is all very
well, but no living man has taken out a
patent by which the owner OF an UNI
There's more clothing destroyed by poor
soap than by actual wear. Hoe Cake"
soap contains no free alkall and will not
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