The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-30

to uonv In any of its appointments,
Mr. / w. Munson. OF the Fort Stevens
lighthouse, is reported to bo very ILL., Med
cal aid was secured from Astoria aad It
IS hoped that In a few days she viii be-
gin to mend.
MIR. Gus IuldoSrand. who drove out over
the pipeline road Monday evening, reports
that the road Is In fairly good condition
and thousands OF cords ot wood Is piled
up all along the lice
some fine samples OF growing flax wcrc
exhibited yesterday The pl@ats were u
or Is inches long. and were grown eS
Mrs Or Adair on her sunnyme1d farm.
The seed was own May q
In the circuit court yesterday Judge
Mcbride rendered a decree OF absolute
divorce in the suit OF John Matter vs.
Emma Matter The couple had been
married about two months,
Ross. Higgins & Co. are still in busl-
ness at the old stand and will give
as good value for the money as anyone,
Entrance to their store from east side
while street repairs are in progress.
Contractors yesterday made good head
way IA raising the Brown block. II Is
expected that today or tomorrow the
Bond street improvement will be entirely
completed. for which the public will be
duly thankful
Ross, Higgins * Co. have taken the
agency for the famous Corvallis
-four. Three carloads arrived here for
them yesterday and they VIII from
now on furnish dealers with the same
at mill prices in lots to suit,
Yesterday Charles Rohr succeeded In
moving Fishers store building about L
feet back from the street Bookkeeper
Carney was in fear OF his life. for II the
underpinnins had givea way he would
have been dumped out OF the back win
dow into the water below.
Theodore Rabies and Paul Hansell. vino
were arrested az Warrenton, Monday
charged with stealtE and killing cattle
were arraigncd yesterday in Judge Aoer-
crombie's court and placed under Ss@
bonds eaca, and will have their prelim-
mary hearing at 70 o'clock this morning.
II Is desired by the committee that
those parties VINO have agreed to furnish
evergreeus for the decoration OF the
speakers stand on the Fourth OF July
deliver the trees by Thursday morning.
The boys a-d girls or the liberty car,
Pioneers and members Of the G. A. r.
will be given seats on the platform
A new river service has been inaugu-
rated between Astoria and Rainier. Ore
gon, including all intermediate landings.
The fine steamer Pilgrim" Captain A.
L. Brazee. will make round trips daily,
except Sunday, leaving Rainier at $50
a. m, reaching Astoria at l0:30 landing
at the Fourteenth street wharf, and de-
parting on her return at 30. Prompt
time and the best service Is guaranteed
for both passengers and freight.
The board Of delegates OF the volunteer
fire department met Monday night and
decided to keep up the organization Until
such time as law might be enacted
the purpose TO issue a certificate to any
one who has served seven years IN the
department and stands clear on the books
Of the companies
Mr.. NJ. J. Roche, formerly night editor
OF the Oregonian, now Northwestern pas
senger agent of the Rio Grande West
ern railway, with headquarters in Port
land, spent yesterday in Astoria. Mr.
Roche is one Of the jolly agents, and
makes friends wherever he goes. He says
the Ogden Gateway route Is getting its
full share Of passenger traffic.
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at II o'clock a. m. for
Tacoma, Spokane, and the East. Close
connection made at Spokane for Ross
land, Nelson, Sandow and British Co
lumbia mining camps. For maps and
information call on or address
c. w. STONE,
Astoria, Or
Mrs /. Bergman's residence last night
was brilliantly Illuminated, and the rooms
profusely decorated with handsome low-
ers. Roses galore, great punches Of dais-
ies, mock orange blossoms and ferns were
everywhere. The occasion was the after
noon tea and evening sociable given by
the ladies' Of st. Agnes Guild Of Grace
church These entertainments always at
tract large numbers. and yesterdays was
no exception 10 the rule. In spite Of