The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-18
Go to the Star Grocery for your oauer

Go to the Star Grocery for your oauer
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Hot Scotch and hot Tom and Jerry
at the once.
Mr.. \ sOucnsoa OF Gray's river, was IN
the city yNstNdsN,
Groceries at the lowest prices at the
Pacific Grocery Co
Why buy Christmas presents when De
Yo is giving them away,
carload OF fresh cald'rs and nuts ~
Foard \ Stokes Co. ,or Nmos,
ASK for sample OF Chase 3 sanborns
famous teas. az Ross. Higgins 4 Co.'S,
\ FUN line 0f hanging. stand and han
ouet lamps, suitable for presents at F'NN
4 stokes CO,
y. J. Meany, the leading merchant
tailor. lsI Tenth st. The highest price
paid for fur skins,
MIR. \. Il. Hammond lctt CcC PORTLAND
last evening and from there will 40 to
Montana on neNt Monday,
r. :. Edwards Frank Mcpegmott w,
y. Belinger. Portland; pr Raymond and
wife. [. s, army, are at the occidenL
I.oSt--A ladies' plaza leather pocket
book. containing ribbon and y sum OF
money. Reward will he paid on return to
AstoriRn Office.
The hearing ot testimony IN ;he contest
OF the will OF job Ross, desc"os'd, came
up before Judge Gray yesterday and ar
gumen, r. the case was continued un'n
this morning,
You havs a number ot presents TO make,
and necessarily must limit the amount
to he spent on each gitt: therefore YOU
must go to Shanahan Bros the only
store that sells cheap
\ pure whlskey agrees with any food
in fact aids digestion Il tones the s'om-
ach. iacreases the now OF the gastric
juices and so promotes strength and flcsh
4 pure whiskey like HARPER WaisSey'
Sold by Foard & Stokes Co, Astoria. Or.
Services at Grace church tomorrow. ith
Sunday in Advent. as follows: Early cei-
ebration. 5 a. m; morning prayer and
sermon, II a. m; sunday school 1850 p
m. evening prayer, 80 p. m. Holy limo.
cents Al $50. Bishop Morris IS eNpec;'d
to be present and will preach,
Shares Of tne Alaska Transportation
and Development Company OF Chicago
are tho mos: desirable investment before
the pubiic. Safer than savings banks and
hank stock. Paying large dividends,
shares one dollar. For Information 0d-
dress W. l.. Dudley. general agent. Hal
Ter building. Seattle, Wash.
The funeral Of James Sherman, the
ltsht keeper on Tenas Illihee island, VINO
was found dead in his boat AT that place
last Thursday. viii take place from Pdhi's
undertaking parlors al 10 o'clock today,
and the remains will be conveyed 10 Clai-
soy cemetery for interment NEr, McBreeH
OF Portland. a nephew by marriage Of the
deceased arrived on the Gatzert yester-
day afternoon to attend the funeral.
II has been suggested thar Observer
johnson so arrange the weather as 20
keep in the harbor the twelve vessels
ready for sea until after Christmas. and
that upon that day the citizens charter
boats. proceed to the lower harbor 1rd
there hold a carnival or regatta, bidding
Goispeei to the outward bound fleet
Some good races might be arranged and
a few OF the captains who have not spent
CHRISTMAS in port for many years would
doubtless enjoy the entertainment
A robber. or robbers. sometime Thurs
day night entered the store Of Fisher
Brothers by breaking a pane ont Of a
rear window. opened the rear door, took
the till and all that was in it. about fl2,
and a few pocket knives. relocked the
door and climbed out Of the window. Ill
IS supposed that small boy was put
through the window. No trace was left
OF their identity. but It is supposed that
It is the same gang which has recently
committed other depredations. Yesterday
James Christy found rhe til floating in
the river