The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-03
WARRENTON

WAKRENION
TO finish contracts for furnishing the
hotel
Go to the Spa for your candles and
ice cream. The only frst-elass place
In town. Crushed fruits always on
hand.
W. Pope yesterday brought In bas-
ketful Of fine mountain trout from the
Klaskanine which went on like hot
cakes,
Ice cream by the bushel at C, B,
Smiths. Ice cream soda a speciality.
Private parlors for ladies, ASS Com
merclal street
The men Of the Seashore Railroad
construction gang, have almost finish
ed laying the new rails between War
renton and Seaside.
Councilman Bergman's sensible argu-
ment at the Wednesday evening session
OF the council. secured the license for
the Last Chance"
Superintendent Lester is making fine
progress with the Flavel switch. He
says he will have trains running over
there in few days,
Mr.. George BARLEY, Of the National,
reports that business is improving
every day, and that Astoria win see
better times this fall
Mrs, G. W. Lounsberry yesterday lost
her purse, containing money and other
valuahles, Mr.. Lounsberry said 1t cost
him a weeks wages.
/ A social will be held this evening in
the parlors Of the Presbyterian church.
! The new minister viii be present and
a general good time is anticipated.
| Fred Norton's new straw hat created
a little sensation on Commercial street
yesterday afternoon. one might as
well be out OF the world as to be out Of
style
Assistant General Manager J. G. !
Woodwork, OF the o. r. and ", sailed /
for san Francisco on the Columbia yes
terday morning in search Of better
health.
Mr.. Francis, Co. G, First Regiment. /
o. ". c., visited the city yesterday
and left in the afternoon for North /
Beach. where he will spend his summer
vacation.
The steamer Thompson yesterday
morning carried a large number OF
passengers 10 the metropolis They !
were evidently bent on a Fourth OF
July outing
Agent Lounsberry, OF the o. r. and
y. Company, says that he has been so
busy during the last day or two that
he did not know whether he was afoot
on horseback.
Mr. John V. Creighton, chief clerk
Of the Northern Pacific general freight
department, L. B. Seeley. s. II. Brown,
Jr., returned to Portland on the Tele-
phone last night.
Mr.. Seidel, a well known insurance
man Of San Francisco, is in the city
and will spend several weeks drawing a
new map Of the city for the use Of in
surance companies.
The Flavel Land and Development
Company yesterday afternoon dedlcat-
ed the Raymond claim. This company
expects soon to put west side property
on the market with a whoop.
II you want Tooth Brush. Nail
Brush, Cloth Brush, Hair Brush, Hat
Brush, Shoe Brush, Nursing Bottle
Brush, or Nursing Bottle Tube Brush,
go to Rogers, 459 Commercial street.
A sort Of compromise seems to have
been reached by the business houses,
under which some Of the stores will
close on the Fourth at 10 o'clock a. m,
and open for an hour in the afternoon.
Mr.. W. H. Rowe, president of the
Ogden Street Railway and Water
Works Companies, win arrive this
morning from Salt Lake City on a
visit to his daughter Mrs. z. ]. Smith.
The only decorations so far to be
seen in honor Of the Fourth Of July
are in the windows Of Herman Wise's
store. The artistic effects are above
the average and worthy Of commenda-
ton.
Grand Chancellor E. P. Geary, Of the
grand lodge Of the Grand District Of
Oregon, K. Of p, spent yesterday at
Seaside, a guest Of A. A. Cleveland.
He returned to Portland on the even
ing boat.
Captain w. A. Johnstone left up
river last evening 10 spend his Fourth
in Portland. The captain has not had
a vacation for long time, and win
combine little business with a-short
pleasure trip.
The improvements being made on the
Flavel dock are making a radical
change in this piece Of property Cap
tain Flavel says that az soon as bus