The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
ESTES,CONN DRUG co.
Commercial Street

ESTES-CONN DRUG co.
Commercial Street
The cold weather stll fingers around
despite the fact THAI the sun made an
ettort TO be seen yesterday, Observer
johnson seems 10 be unable to man
age the elements.
The Crescent Riding Academy IS
again open, Special arrangements
made for private lessons. Wheels
rented for s5 cents per hour Acad-
emy, 500 Bond steet.
The alarm OF fire rung last evening
about o'clock was occasioned by a
blaze in a chimney at Mr.. Delingrr's
residence. The fire was soon under
control, and no damage was done 10
the property.
Duncan Stuart has his favorlte r,le
In odd Uncle Eph" from way up
Sentry." It Is not exaggerat!on TO say
his equal In this line Is seldom reached
by professionals Library entertain,
ment. Friday.
Mr.. A. b, Hammond and wife will
arrive this morning from Portland. II
is understood that Mr.. Hammond will
spend some little time In Astoria, box
ing after the rHllroad. as we'll as his
own interests.
American Bible Society Repository,
Bibles and Testaments OF all descrip-
tons, and in all languages desired.
Sold at cost price. Suitable for dis
tribution, presents. etc. Repository at
Griffin & Reeds, Astoria.
Ross, Higgins X Co. have taken the
agency for the famous Corvallis"
-four. Three carloads arrived here for
them yesterday and they VIII IRON
now on furnish dealers with the s,une
at mill prices in lots to suit
Rambler bicycles are fitted with G.
and ]. clincher tires, the quickest to
mend. Do not pay $50 or $75 for sec
und grade wheels when you can get
a'97 Rambler for $50 or 96 for $50
W. E. Warren. agent. 547 Comm rclal
street.
The catch Of fish is still very light
but experienced fishermen state that
the condition Of affairs Is about an
average April season. 4 number of
fishermen have reported taking salmon
which had been badly bitten by sea
lions.
James Christy, a well-know1 water
front man, yesterday nearly cut his
finger off in an effort TO remove an
ugly splinter which had lodged under
the nail of his left fore1inger. He
started in to do the job himself but
finally had % get the assistance Of a
surgeon.
Quite a number OF Portland people
were down yesterday and went TO their
seaside cottages. to commence prepa-
rations for the summer season. It is
predicted that the summer will be a
long and hot one, and the rush for ac-
cumnnOdatlons at the beaches will be
unusual.
A strong wind yesterday churned the
waters Of the bay until whitecap5 were
visible all over It. The Ettle fishing
IS. in making their trips to and fro
bobbed UP serenely. In the evening.
when the fishing boats were coming
home scudding swiftly along. the sight
was a beautiful one and was admired
by the many strangers in the city.
Old Simon, of Nehalem, who was in
town yesterday, reports thar the wea-
ther is getting so dry that 1t makes II
impossible for him 10 longer manufac-
ture bricks from the mud IN the coun-
ty roads. He has a grievance with the
weather bureau man, but will soon get
even with him when he commences
his churning operations for the sum
tner and manufactures butter on the !
Oregon puncheon road from milk pur-
chased on the way to town.
from the roof Of the white Collar line |
warehouse. gentleman who saw the
fire rushed into Mr.. Trenchard's office, |
in the rear room of which a pile II |
mating and debris was found tp be
burning. A few buckets Of water soon |
extingulshed the flames, and no alarm |
was turned in. Ten minutes later the |
whole dock and warehouse and neigh |
boring docks would have been a mass
Of flames, as the wind was just right
for a conflagration.
There was a great deal Of talk |
the city yesterday con-
,ernlng the Grecian and Cuban wars
without a Dissenting voice the hope
vas expressed that Greece would wipe
rurky off the map and that the United
States would see TO vt that the Spanish
stdta,., linz no more men uD against a
stone wall, and then shoot them down,
with bets on the side as 70 how many
volleys it would require from the green