The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-21


August Johnson. Otto Nelson, Chi
nook: VIM. Anderson. Deep River; John
Anderson, Oneida; Axel Hilstrom. and
Matt Urall, Blind slough. were In the
city yesterday.
The machinery OF the Dalgity Iron
Works, purchased q few days since by
Messrs. Foard & Stokes, has been re-
sold to the Columbia Iron Works,
Messrs, Earl, Freeman & Harrison.
The woman's Auxiliary Of Grace
Church will meet this wednesday,
afternoon at ESQ o'clock, at the house
of c. l. Houston. Commercial street,
for missionary reading and intelligence,
II you want drugs or druggists sun
dries. so to Rogers. 459 Commercial
street He carries a full assortment in
his line and sells at the lowest cash
price. Call and examine goods and
prices.
Mr.. H. c. Breeder. the well known
furniture man Of Portland, and Mr. W.
F. Hall. Of the Portland General Elec-
trio Company. who spent Sunday at
Flavel looking over the new hotel. have
returned home.
The annual meeting OF the women's
Exchange will be November 10, 1896.
Fancy and useful articles given or to be
sold on commission will be received on
or after that date at the library rooms
corner l1th and Duane streets.
The planking over the water on
Bond street is now extended nearly to
Fourteenth. The roadway will be much
wider than it has been in the past, and
bicyclists will appreciate the smooth
riding path between the car rails.
Mr.. Frank Damant states that II is
hard for him to understand how far
mers can object to the charges made
for stabling teams while visiting in the
city. He says the livery men only
charge 25 cents for each feed Of grain.
P. J. MCGOWAN. Chinook; H. D. Taft.
s c. Mitchell and wife, san Francisco;
T. W B. London, A. y. Smith, E. E.
J. E. Taylor. L. b. Seeley,
Portland; and W. r. McKinzie, Garchk-
win, were registered at the Occident
yesterday.
1t was reported on the streets yes
terday afternoon that a number Of vot-
ers who had been on the fence, declared
their intention Of casting their votes
for Mckinley because they saw Martin
Foard and Frank Stokes in the process
sion Monday night.
The Uppertown tannery yesterday
received some large orders for leather.
One was from Hudson & Riley, Cal
gary, Northwest Territory. Stockton.
Cal, and Chicago also sent in good or
1ers. Astoria is making a record for
high grade leather.
Chas. Dougherty, AL Schroeder and
J. Jacobs left Monday morning for a
hunting trip in the vicinity Of Knappa.
They are well supplied with great ex-
so undoubtedly the on
aught will be fierce, and their return
s awaited with grave anxiety by their
riends.
A well known Astorian who has just
eturned from trip through Eastern
oregon, and who attended Pennoyer's |
address, at The DalIes a few days ago,
ays that the telegraph reports Of a
rost were correct. The hall was filled |
When Pennoyer began to speak, but be-
ore he got half way through two
birds Of the people left.
Fish are running very slack indeed,
ust now. The water in the river is at
IN extremely low stage at present, and
.nything to encourage freshet would
10 an untold amount of good to the fish
rman. Unless there is a change for
he better, and that shortly, 1t is said,
is not unlikely that the canneries
nay be closed down before the end Of
his week.
BY some accident or otherwise, a
arge log, some three feet in length, was
wing in front Of the main entrance Of
he Opera House last evening. After
he entertainment was over and the
oors were thrown wide to permit the
Kit Of the crowd from the building, be-
ore the obstruction was discovered, a
lumber Of ladies fell over this log and
arrowly escaped serious injury.
Captain Mccoy, Of the Relief, was
importuned by young lady
nd gentleman who were anxious to be
AIKEN TO sea that they might be mar
led on the briny deep. Much to his re-
ret he was unable to accommodate
hem, and the last seen Of them they
we're looking for another skipper. 1t is
Understood that the lovers are first
ousins and have had some difficulty
securing parson or justice to tie
he knot