The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-29

" oxydiEed silver. costing SIS each ON
the second floor are the billiard rnoms,
which will ~ complete In every detail.
and the same attention will herr bo paid
to the decorations The dancing hall on
the third floor Is finished In the same
style as the balance OF the building. and
will be one Of the handsomcSt rooms
In the city, A small staEe on tho main
aeor viii accommodate a lady orchestra,
W. II. Lewis, Of Jewell. who was In
the city yesterday, reports hat on his
last trip out ~ the Nchalcm over tho
county road, he had quito n serious time
with his team Just beyond the walluski
bridge, Tho rad IL 10 very had con-
dition az uhat parttsu,ar point, n his
horses, Staying on tAc steep hlllS'dt,
were thrown down and were unable 10
arise until he had embarrassed them and
dragged the Wagon back. This was a
difacult undertaking as he Wa all alon'
al the time and had half a ton OF As
torla merchandise In tn wagon, This
Is the worst place OF the road between
Astoria and Olnvy, There are many other
bad spots. and IL would seem as though
thu county. or somebody. should mako an
effort I put this road In decent repair,
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The sad intelligence was received yes
tvrday OF the death OF Mr., James J.
Stokes Sr., at Berkeley. Cal, Mr., James
Stokes Jr. was present a. the time, but
Messrs. Frank and Phil. Stokes. who lee
on the overland train last night. will
only arrive In time to attend the funeral
The news Of the death OF their father
reached Astoria after they had departed
FOR San Francisco. The funeral will taxi
placs Tuesday, on which day the stores
Of p. A Stokes and the Foard & Stokes
Company will BE- closed. Mr.. Stokes Il Il
OF old axe, and was a member Of the
irm OF the Foard & Stokes Company.
His three sons residing In Astoria, are
well known citizens,
J.. 5. Girdner. who returned from Cor
wallis yesterday morning. says that the
Oregon Agricultural College. which he
has been attending in that city. Il a
fine school. and that all OF Its pupils re-
ceive n practical education. There are
some 400 students in the college, The
building is finely situated. n the sur
roundings are most picturesque The
boys are making a race track which VIII n
completed will be one OF the best In
the state. A paper called the College
hATpElcAtIt ~ RAbAAoAt1 W AAN oN@eN'N3
Mr.. James o'Connel. OF Foard &
Stokes. returned yesterday from his visit
to the Sound. He stated that business
in that territory was dull. but that s.
attic was picking up considerably Poles
are being planted in most OF the hop
fields but the growers do not anticipate
a large crop. European stocks are very
large and prices very low. II was runor-
ell amongs the boys that MIR. O'Connell
took INTO himself a wife while on the
Sound. but the report could not be con-
hrmed.
At last nights meeting OF Rescue Club
there was a large attendance and a splen-
did program was rendered by the menu
bers. The Club Is becoming a recognized
factor in the city for the lettering OF the
condition OF It's morals. Prcsid nj Estes
Is a hard worker There were eight
signers TO the pledge last night. The
COMMITTEES on program this week L. Miss
Bessie Sabo. Miss Bertha F%annon, and
Miss Alice Noe.
The Dalgity Iron Works yesterday
completed the contract for re-tubing tn
large boilers In the Fishermen's Packing
company = TNLhUllsIlINFuIs ANlN WIN
they will the manufacture Of a
lot Of new Jensen cannery machinery for
shipment to Alaska. In order to com
plets the work on time, they were com
PEELED to telegraph to Portland last night
for two additional men.
Thee. Christians. Walluskl: John Bun
Ike. and Andrew Young. Young's River:
F. Bartoldus. Walluski. Mrs. John John
son. Young's River, J.. w Reed, John
Days, L. W. Wright, Bartoldus' landing.
and Andrew Anderson, OF the Lewis n
Clarke, were in the city yesterday.
r. F. Brightman, who has Just returned
from Maine on his way to Alaska, IS
engaged in the manufacture OF oil near
Sltka. Mr.. Brightman Is well known in
Astoria, and will remain here until Tues
day visiting with Ray Morton.
The members OF the Apostolic Lutheran
Church confirmation class yesterday
passed their examinations, and will to-
day be admitted to full membership in
the church. There are twenty-four mem
bers in the class.
r. L. Durham, president OF tho Com
mercial National Bank, Of Portland. came
down on the steamer Thompson yester-
day and was Just in time TO get the re-
suits OF the Republican primary.
The county treasurer yesterday sent
to the state treasurer 1850 and will this
week send another $4,000. completing the
balance Of 1880 due from Clatsop coun-
ty for state taxes for 1896.
A. NJ. Llndholm. OF Greenwood, N. De-
lude, of Pillar Rock, W. r. Chisholm,
and r. London, John Days. and Barney
| Gallagher, Young's River, were amongst
the visitors from the country yesterday.
A little III, then a little pill. The III
has gone, the pill has won. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are the little pills that
cure great Ills. Chas. Rogers.
The storm OF yesterday. together with
the election, made a dun business day.
The atmosphere cleared up in the early
part Of the evening but gales are predict
ed for today.
The Rev. Buechler, will hold service
today at 3 p. m. in the Finnish Lutheran
church. Eighteenth street. in the German
language.
Mr.. o. +. Jacobsen returned yesterday
from Deep River with his bride. II ia
understood they will make their HON in
Astoria.
It was rumored yesterday that Frank
! Gerdes Is making good progress in his
practice work on the bicycle.
Mr.. ]. o. Hanthorn has postponed the
trial trip Of the Ida Hazel until better
weather a be had.
II is thought by the old prophets that
the present storm will be the windup OF
the stason.
Today IS Palm Sunday and the different
churches will fttingly celebrate the oc-
casion.
The predicted gale promises to be a
first class one.
It's all the same, a slight cold, on
gested lungs, or severe cough. One Min
ute Cough Cure banishes them. Charles
Rogers.