The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-22
WARRENTON

Mayor Taylor yesterday signed the or
dinanee granting permission 10 ID, X,
Warran and Fisher Brothers TO extend
their wharf to the harbor line.
The ladies % Astoria should not over
look Mrs Ross grand closing cut hat
sale, beginning this morning ana contn-
ulnE during the next week,
Reed-Ever try your hand at writing
one OF those tl0cO priSc storiese Wright
No tried TO tell one once. but the
girl refused me.-Cincinanu Enquirer
Among the Portlanders In the city yes
teriay were; ], Nj. Turney, ", r. Smith.
1. h, and r. A. Seeley. J, Z, Garrison,
5. H. Brown, Jr., and W. J. honeyman
E f. Sharon. the grand secretary or
the Grand Lodge, l. q. q. r. will leave
for Portland this morning. MIR, sharon
made many friends while In tho city
The river steamers last night. through
the kindness OF the companies, waited
until 10 o'clock TO convey the visiting
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Contractor Normlle has twenty-five
teams and thirty-ive men at work grad
ing Grand avenue. The work will be
pushed TO a finish as rapidly as possible
Yesterday afternoon Captain Robinson.
OF the Narana. entertained about fittren
OF the Rehekahs. All OF the visitors en-
joyed their trip to the ship very much.
and the sight was novel one 70 most
OF them.
The new maps hung In the once OF the
Columbia Harhor Land Company yester-
day, are two OF the handsomest ones ever
made in Astoria. Mr.. Robert Paul Is the
draughtsman.
For once Astoria has MADE good rec
ord and Observer Grover has reason 10
be proud OF his success In furnishing
four straight days OF sunshine while
there were visitors In the city.
Yesterday evening the visiting Odd Fell
lows and RebekAhs grouped themselves
at the corner OF the Astoria National
Bank. and Photographer Snodgrass took
several snap shots OF the gathering.
With the railroad contracts being let
and the bright weather everybody Is en-
couraged over the outlook. II makes a
great deal OF difference In mans feel
ings whether Il Is raining eats and dogs
or whether the sun sines.
Rev. Father Dielman who has been
working hard for number OF years,
will leave Saturday for a few weeks va
cation in Montana. During his absence
Father c. Pauwelyn. OF Butte. Mont, will
officiate At the Catholic church here.
The subscription made by the citizens
TO defray the expenses OF the band ana
the steamer Potter for the odd Fellows
excursion yesterday. left a handsome sur
plus, after paying the band. for Fourth
OF July purposes. The o. Rand " Co
very magnanimously donated the use OF
the boat
Merchants yesterday generally reported
business as being duh. although there
was a slight increase owing TO the num-
Der OF visitors in the city. There was.
however, an air OF cheerfullness about
most Of the business housese. caused by
the news OF the letting Of the railroad
contract. and the prospect OF other con-
tracts being closed In the near future.
A meeting OF the womans auxiliary
will be held by Grace Church and Holy
Innocents' branches at Holy Innocents
Chapel, Upper Astoria, this afternoon az
3:3O. Mrs. SellwOod, the diocesan secre-
tary, from Portland. will address the
women OF the church and any others who
are interested in the work on this sub
ject: The Woman's Auxiliary: What IL
a. rgu,ra,.Ht.ttts.r IL
The following instrument was fled in
the county clerks ONCE yesterday: AS
toria, May 1s.-To the county clerk OF
Ciatsop county and 90 whom IL may con-
cern: Finding myself. on account Of sick |
ness in my family, unable to devote the |
time necessary to successful campaign, |
/, Henry ]. Weeks, nominee OF the Peo- !
pies party for the office OF recorder OF |
conveyances OF Clatsop county, or, do |
hereby resign as a candidate for said |
office. (signed) Henry J. Weeks"
One Of the stockholders OF the Scand- !
nayian Packing Company, which lnstitu- |
ton is Independent Of the combine, stat |
ed yesterday to an Astorian representa- |
tive that he thought It strange that none |
Of the three propositions made by that |
company had been accepted by the ish-
ermen. I'VE proposed TO the committee |
stationed at our cannery: ~ That they |
take the cannery and run It free OF |
charge for the season, the fishermen to /
guarantee the Indebtedness OF the men |
to the cannery-rejected: C) we offered
TO pay the men four and one-half cents
CJ we proposed to pay
fve cents per pound for fish, the fisher
men TO take their pay In canned salmon,
marketing the goods when and where
they pleased-rejected." The gentleman
further stated that there were ninety
canneries In British Columbia and Alas
ka against which the Columbia River
packers had to compete, and that there
was not such a great difference In the
quality OF the canned goods produced