The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-17


the Court street to the Cedar street
school,
Some OF the new ladies' bonnets look
like the headpieces worn by the lead
ers of the Amazon march in popular
burlesque,
II you don't read Herman wise's ad.
in this issue you viii miss one OF the
best things that ever appeared in the
Astorian.
Miss Belknap. who has been teach
ing at Knappton during the last school
term. leaves this morning for her home
at nwaco,
Plenty OF air tight stoves In the mar.
ket but only one with hot air draught
tube. Tho Queen. at Fisher Brothers,
Price, sl0O0.
The social to be given by Minerva
Society a week from Saturday will be
one Of the interesting society events OF
East Astoria
Born-To the wife Of Chas. Ander-
son, Of Gray's River. at the residence
OF Chas, Olsen, AlderbrOok. yesterday
morning. twins.
Mr.. G w, Dean was in from the Ne
halem yesterday and reported that the
storm in his section of the country
was something unprecedented.
LOOK OUT for fraudulent telegraph
ic news in the Astoria afternoon papers.
None Of these papers receives one line
of outside news by telegraph.
The question OF the bridge over
Youngs river in connection with the
Lewis and Clarke road. will come up ,
before the county court on the Goth.
The display Of holiday goods Is in
creasing every day. and reminds the I,
possessor Of short pocket book that
the time has come to hustle around.
Yesterday the electric light company
sold heavy piece OF machinery to W.
F. Jones s Co.. OF Portland. and !
shipped the same on the evening boat.
AL who take part in the Character \
are requested to meet in the v
Of Grace Church this CTues- S
iay evening at 7:3O o'clock. for prac- a
ice. a
The woman who can enjoy a joke h
when it is on herself is a very unusual
haracter. An example Of the truth of
his saying was seen in Astoria yes h
erday. 4
A gentleman over from Knappton :
afternoon reports the five n
nasted schooner Louis as ready to
20 to sea today with a very large cargo .
4 lumber. \
The high water in the streams trib- y
ltary to the Columbia in the past few II
lays. has made the mighty stream OF
oregon look like the Missouri river in
/ spring freshet.
Don't forget that the Low Price Store a
las the only perfect fitting wrappers, L
he handsomest line of jackets and II
apes, and is selling them at wholesale n
,rices. 4S1 Bond street I
The children of Mr.. H. Ekstrom are n
III sick with scarlet fever. Several r,
'ther cases have been reported in the r;
ity. and a large number of school chill IL
rem are down with the measles.
A big jam OF logs was reported in the 81
willamette river yesterday which in D.
erfered with shipping and delayed the is
teamer Telephone so that she did not el
rrive until about o'clock last even 81
lg. Il
Notwithstanding the fact that the IN
was still going down yester- n
ay afternoon, there was a red sunset 70
nd the wind remained in the north %
lst. Perhaps the barometer made II
listake. W
The members OF the Womans Relief
orps are requested to meet this after
oon at l o'clock at the residence of
Irs. Weyland, 179 9th street, for the
urpOse of making bedding for the SOL
iers' home at Roseburg. ar
A living scow in the bay off 18th -.
-reet sprung a leak during the recent ',
form and is now almost completely
ubmerged. AS in the time Of the
eluge, it is presumed that the occu- 20
ants have fled to the mountains. -.
An alarm of fire was turned in from 10
OK yesterday. Companies 1 and and sn
lie Hooks responding. A small blaze ar
a Chinese shack at the corner Of DO
ond and Eighth streets was the cause ye
the alarm, but it was soon extin- I'M
lished bO
bo
There are now fifty-seven pupils in ou
lie Sixth grade under Miss Grant This wi
ass is large enough for two teachers,
nd is good evidence that Astoria needs
ore school houses or additions to those Tia
ready existing. No teacher can do Al