The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21


pcet of tho city nut the 1.-Two trccs very
materially brighten thu plcturN amt
should bc cultivated rather than dcS.
troycd
Yesterday nr Tutlc received a new
patient at the hospital, a man by tho
name " Enos, one " the sailors on tho
steamer queen, Ther Rrc now ,hre
mon IN the hospital nom the railroad
camn the nrst one on tho list hving IN
a conValcsccnt condition, and viii nroha.
bly, be DISCHARGED today
Yesterday gardeners were busy planting
trees upOn the outside boundary VI Mrs.
INgc's residence lots, A gentleman who
happened to notlcN the fact remarked
that Il was a good example Tor all house
holders AMI N,N,perty owners to follow,
Nothing ~ h,Autlhes - city az lines "
shade ,rccs upon all ot lts strccts
The following rOrtlandcrs wcrc IN the
city yesterday A. n, Smcltacs, John y.
Davis, L. \, Noble Ncnry nlackmam ".
n McAtc,, NJ q, Mcpherson and wife
Mr. and Mrs r. \, Benson u, N, Ne.
trick. Victor MoNtto, T. "A, \ Chulder-
man. Y, v, Hart and E A, Rcccc, an OF
NNNtn ANhAHNtNNh aN AWe NNNANtNN
The Associated prcss having the only
lines reaching Texas. wherV the Mahcr-
iitusimmOns light II expected to take
place today, will furnish authentic hullc.
tins TO the Astorlan exclusively II tho
nght com,A on bulletins will he posted at
tho otlicc at the beginning and during the
prvgrcSS Of this much.talkcl-Ot event
The old case of Welch vs. the O. r.
and ~ Co was yesterday finally reported
to the clr'ult court by Referee Runyon,
This case is an old landmark. and during
It's lifetime there have been several ref.
erccS. II has btSen pending Tor about thlr.
teen years, and Il ls expected that the
court viii render decision IN few
days,
Mr Harry PAllllps, who recently went
to Portland to attend the sick bed of his
brother. who has been m for long time
with consumption, wirVd last night that
death had claimcd another Mr. phillns
had many f1lcnls In this city who wilt
regret to hear OF hls demise. The funeral
will take place In the metropolis Harry
will return on Monday.
During the blow last evening two wircs
In front of Herman wisc's store became
crossed, causing grand mid-air display
cf electrical works The tines arr crossci
almost midway between two poles AMI
much difficulty will be experienced IN
raklng repairs, As a cocseQuence of the
crossing ~ the wlrcs. the telephone bells
ell over the city rang at short Intervals
all last night.
lt your business Ia not lar,yr enough to
justify extensive advertising, better con.
hnc your work TO the columns OF the
ls.st paper In town II IL pretty sure
thing that tho best people In town-those
whose trade Is most dcslrable-arc the
ones who take the hes, paper lts circu.
lation h made up ot the crvam of the
community and you had better gvt an
the trade YOU can out VI that rirculat tlon
before YOU turn to something else
Bates hints ON Advcrtlslng
on account ot theatrical performance
that Il to take place at Fishers opera
House ON tho 9Th. Herman Wise II com.
pelled to postpone his masquerade hall Tor
one night, that h, to Friday nlght. the
18th inst Remember the date. the Nth
OF this month. the place. Fishers ilall.
Gentlemen must have tickets. ladiVs free
A fine silk umbrella to the best Hus.
tained lady'a character. an oyercoat to
tho best sustained gcntleman's character,
three silk handkerchiefs TO the best lady
waltzer, a tlnc hat to tho hest gentleman
waltaer
The steamer q, H. yesterday took TO
the railroad camps above Tongue Point
ten new men, u lot ot dump cars, steel
rails and general supplies business has
been good on this section of work ana
II IL expected the tlmbcrlnR OF tho tun
mol viii commence IN day or two MIR
Corey went to Flavcl yesterday afternoon
10 overlook tho work ON the grade across
tho bay chief Engineer Curtis SAYS that
while this work h now nearing compile.
ton, the heaviest portion OF II il vet 10
ho done, as the earth work IL very large.
~ In the heavy mud bottoms
The work of laying the rails which re-.
Gently arrived ,or the Astoria street
Railway Company win not begin for some
time An Astorian reporter In converse.
tlon with Supcrintcn lunt Newell, learned
that the road would probably be- extend.
ed to Unlont0wn this summer but not 10
Aldcrhrook, ny extending the line TO
Unlontown, explained Mr Newell. II
would opcn up trnilic with nearly iWu
people, and, aH a business prop,sltion.
would he quite feasible, An extension To
AldurhrOok, however w0ul be- ANYTHING
hut comparative. owing 10 the fact TINT
the population of that portion Of tho city
is not great MIR Newcll further ntrtei
that, oven In tho event NJ u public
rark helns established NJ Tongue Point.
the line would not pay II extended. Tho
work of cnlarFlng The street ,ara IL
progressing rapidly, ami, whom completed.
VIII 10 away entirely with that little
Portland Joke of carrying them otr with
a shawl strap llltlncss with tn cur
linc last year was better than ever before.
ANA tho management hopes Tor another
prosperous year