The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-28

al pNsent
I Beau nrummel. tho handsome SleN dog
/ belonging to Carrot hughes, ol rortland
/ is in tho city, visiting WIN rallanI
| Mr.. Egbcrt. superintendent of the IL
waco Railway and Nayigation Company,
! passed through the city yesterday from
Portland where he has been on bust
ness ,rlp,
/ The ladies OF THE MonlAy cub" Prcs-
I tyterlan church. win have 'rca,'
| Tuesday afternoon. Jan. ~ nom untN
/ < at the heme or Mrs. IL, y Pr2el All
! cordially Invited
: Workmon wcrc busy Yesterday placing
tho roofing ON the new building on Com
/ mercial street, between Eighth ant
: Ninth, Il win shortly be completed ana
Z ready for occupancy
, The erection OF a seventy-foOt telegraph
/ pole on the Astorian corner yesterday
7 afternoon drew largo crowd % rub
Der neekcrs" who manifested much IN
tercst in the operation.
( Mr.. c, W. Stone has re,elvsd from a
J party up the river green raillag, which
I decorates hts real estate oftice on Ninth
street II has been sGgegstcd that he
have the fencing oiled,
/ Much activity Is manifest among the
/ fishermen In both UniOntown and East
/ Astoria. Ropes are being stretched, gear
repaired and boats overhauled, preplra.
: tory TO the seasons work,
1t is becoming noticeable that the days
are materially lengthening. Artificial light
is not needed so early in che afternoon.
and already the coming ot the long spring
and summer Is unmistakably advanced.
The funeral OF the late Emil wesche
took place Sunday from the hall Of Sea-
/. side Lodge. A. o L. W A large con-
course Of friends and relatives followed
the remains to the last resting place.
Greenwood
business men. II you want TO fix up
your Office for the coming year. with the
best OF letter heads. bill heads, state
ments etc, call at the Astoriln Job Office
. where YOU will find the best OF stock
and material.
Exchange street Is In most deplorahle
condition Between Eleventh and Twelfth
Il Is In the river. The action OF the
council in repairing this street is most
( timely. as many teams have occasion to
use this thoroughfare.
Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Hiram carnahan were held on
Sunday from the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Taylor. corner Sixteenth street
and Franklin avenue. the lnterrment be-
ing at Clatsop Cemetery.
Paymaster Jones, OF Corey bros. made
a trip Saturday TO the railroad camps.
He reports everything as progressing
nicely and says much work has been
done since his last trip. The force OF
workmen has been greatly lncr,asN
\ beautiful evening gown Is Of white
satin, the trimming around the bottom
OF the skirt being festooned and held m
place at intervals Of six inches b. bands
OF seweled lace. The bodice has a SINH
gold velvet.
The work OF placing the 900 feet OF cast
iron pipe in the tunnel at the reservoir
was completed yesterday and for .he
first time water vas run through II. for
the purpose OF cleaning the tunnel. To-
day the work OF placing the WOODEN pipe
will commence.
Go to Elmore. Sanborn's Office and see
their new and handsome twine testing I
machine. Take along some OF the twines
"as good as Marshall's." IN your pocket. 4
and test them. Then see how much more 4
Marshal's will stand. It's money in your ,
pocket and fish in your net to find out.
Astorians are great on railroads. Every I
plat OF land In Clats0p. according to the 4
maps In the offices OF real estate agents. /
has at least three railroads running 4
through it, 4 party yesterday remarked
that plat of perdition could not be dis
played in Astoria without several rail-
road lines traversing II.
An Astoria banker Is authority FOR the
statement that a number OF bids are be-
ing placed by AstOrians for the new gov
ernment four per cents. Whether they
viii be successful In obtaining any OF The
bonds is question. II Is also understood
that large number Of bids will be for
warded from Portland. one firm al)ne
bidding on Sl00.O0 worth Of these bonds.
Al lAlt NtspfT HFANANFs vi az N4uuANlis B.
Sunday. there was given one OF those !
delightful evening services. which seem /
always to round OF a week Of care with \
a peaceful. and quiet feeling OF repose. /
The rector delivered an eloquent. short 1
sermon from the text, For we preach. /
NOT ourselves, but Christ Jesus. the lord; !
and ourselves your servants, for Jesus !
sake" Cor. 4:5. /
Most so-caiied salmon twines'' are roll |
ored with acids The acids rot the hbrc |
and render the material useless. In the
Office Of Elmore. Sanborn & Co. Is an OBJ |
ject lesson that ought TO he examined by
all,fshermen. IT Is the whole Of the ma
teriaI used In the manufacture of Mar
shall's twine-frcm start to finish. 90
there and examine the color right
through. You win see then why Mar
shalls is called the best in the word.
Yesterday well known business man
received a letter from friend in Roslyn |
3. c., in the Kootenai country, which |
stated that there was great excitement In I
that section over the new gold fed The |
town has had a phenomenal growth in I
the past few months, and now Dossesse |
thirteen hotels. with another in process |
Of construction. The gentleman thought |
that with all the cry ABOUT gOid, B0ln ]
bonds and gold reserve, that the new |
mines being rapidly developed, would
probably AFFORD a portion Of the desired |
supply OF the yellow metal
In conversation yesterday In the ofii e |
OF a prominent real estate agent, Mr.. C. |
w. Shively said that as far as he was |
personally concerned the location Of the |
railroad depot was immaterial, but that |
he was very anxious that the movement |
might be successful In securing the pave
ment Of through street from Smiths |
Point TO Tongue Point. lie thought that |
the successful growth Of the city de-
manded that there should be such n .
boulevard. giving access from all parts |
of the city TO all other part He further
said that with the establishment Of such
a street would naturally come the build
ing OF a through car line, affording cheap