The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-15
AROUND TOWN.

l look upon the simple and childish vir-
tues OF ~veracity and honesty as the root
OF all that is sublime In charactcr.-Em-
erson.
Pompadour effects are seen in shoes.
Charles s,Ou, of oIney, Is visiting in
the city.
J. c. Megler was down from BroOkneld
yesterday.
Yellow vies with green for fashionable
supremacy.
Mr.. W. G. Gosslin returned from Port
land yesterday.
C. W. Tackaburg. OF Denver, Colo, is
at the occident
Mr.. Larry Sullivan. Of Portland. is
visiting in h city.
Charles r. Thompson, Of san Fran
cisco. is in the city,
The gentle rain yesterday sprinkled the
streets and laid the lust
Mr.. J. LcCoy. OF Cathlamet, Is in the
city. a guest OF the Parker.
Frank s Reed. OF St. Louis, is in the
city, a guest OF the occident.
Mr.. P. c. Warren. a prominent citizen
OF warrenton. IS In the city.
Fur coats ard straw hats are the COM
bination most noted these days.
T. H. DeCaw and H. w. McCreery,
Of Essex. Ont, are visiting In the city.
Rev. Robertson and E. c. Belknap. OF
Knappa. were in the city yesterday.
August Davidson. OF the Nehalem. re-
turned to his ranch yesterday overland
Spencer NJ. johnson made final proof on
his claim before County Clerk Dunbar
Monday.
Sheriff Hare left Yesterday afternoon
for Clatsop, where he arrested an in
sane person.
The anniversary exercises Of the ]. o.
U. A. NJ. have been postponed until next
Wednesday. April I'D.
The steamer Telephone brought down 4
large number nj delegates yesterday to
the Presbyterian convention.
Il is we'll to be careful. but don't put
a thing away with such nicely that you
forget where on earth 1t is when most
needed,
A jaunty chapeau OF the sailor shape
Is Of white straw with bows OF black
and white striped silk. and has a bunch
Of violets.
George L. Hill and Miss Jennie Lewis,
both OF Bear creek. were granted a a
riage license by County Clerk Dunbar
Monday afternoon.
One gentleman was heard to ask an
other % yesterday, Are you slightly
acquainted with the truth, or do you
know her intimately?
City council will hold a meeting this
evening, at which It is expected there
will be some interesting discussion on
the question Of city finances.
Contractor Cory wants to know how
much more rain is due to complete As
toria's April allowance. This is an oD-
p~ortunity for Observer Grover.
It was a caution those $50 lots sold
yesterday at office of the Columbia Har-
Dor Land Company. They sold an entire
addition FIVE times over-ln talk.
Captain Johnson went to Chinook beach
in the interests Of the gillnetters yester-
day morning, and after completing his
errand there will go up TO McGo~an's.
Miss Bessie Ross and Miss Annie Nc
Lane left on the Gatzert yesterday norm
ing for Oregon City, where they will at
tend the Christian Endeavor convention.
Captain Copeland, Of the scow Vigilant,
arrived down yesterday from Goble,
reports hat he is discharging at the As
toria wood yard 2D cords Of fine fir
wood.
TIL weather was so rough yesterday
that the workmen who were driving
piles for the foundation for Kopp's new
brewery, were compelled to stop work
for the time being.
In the circuit court yesterday Andrew
Applegren, a native Of Sweden, was adj
mitted TO citizenship. The waterworks
case was argued and submitted and TAX
en- under advisement.
Mrs. Andrew Young, Young's river;
Fred Johnson, Deep river; Gus Kleebe,
Walluski, and Jacob Wilson, the butter
man Of Sk~amokowa, were among the
visitors from the country yesterday.
Foard & Stokes yesterday received
an assignment OF twenty barrels Of fine
Purifier Made
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