The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-05

poets for the near future
1t was reported yesterday that Chas.
a E. Ward. who accused OF forgery the roadway
and short time ago sent from ly one deservii
Astoria the insane asylum at Salem. which all athlf
: died in that institution yesterday. interest,
The smoker at the A. =. C tonight is Yesterday 1t
strictly members only and out some arrange
sdders who should be refused admit upon between
tance must remember is only in COM mttee and the
. plance with the bylaws Of the club fire compani,
: down the exp
Retail stores report a steady i'm ment The n
proveEnent in business. It is remarks taken I'D at Il
BILE that in the dulest month Of the electric light
year. and in particularly dull year in bly, be given
Astoria there should be anything like ton OF the wat
an Improvement the city lights
A gentleman upon being asked yester- one Of the
day his wife was. replied that she Uppertown ha
was doing quite WELL and that he had Yesterday she
Just put her In the graveyard IL struck white Arctic
the one who made the inquiry being on the hill h
a cold-hearted reply. rieties mounte
parts Of her DO
Captain Charles Mace. vancouver b. fad among yo
IC; W. R. Payne. Detroit Mich 1. n. ton Of beer 6
Lott skamokawa; E. NJ CORVALLIS, tavorites aIreG
oregon City; and W. H Bruner Seat OF all sizes al
tle were at the Parker house yester all quarters Of
lday.
AS the Manz
Mr. H. G. Smith and wife returned ker House do
yesterday from Portland and while two whitebre
their vacation visited Vancouver, wn. one on each
Mr. Smith says business is looking up mained until
a little but all interest up to the docI
ters in the senatorial fight the pretty one
capital early morning
ed upon the
Miss Jessie Jewett, who was reported Jennie Eselia
yesterday being Ill in Salem has been that when
removed to the Good Samaritan Hospi- perches It is
tai Portland, where she is under the
treatment of DR.. Baker. Miss Jewett Nax, saturd
is affected with what threatens be +, the bassre,
a case OF typhoid fever. i1rnn.r,ou-n ri
Society will &c
| The contractors commenced work on var,, Tho m.
the railroad trestle opposite the o. r. ar, an No,
and N. dock yesterday. big pile ber doing n
driver and two scow loads Of lumber = .n,er+si,r
and timber put in position for the the evening
work. The railroad company is push nil, 40 ,avo,a
ing construction all along the line and M admission
next week win let additional contracts. a., od c,t d,
! In the police court yesterday VIM.
Larson was fined two dollars for being - Ae~'' s''
found drunk in a public place. Emil V, iile O'I VI
Peterson fined 80 for being drunk, 81 it'''p'','
and Charles Peterson. accused Of being o''' ". S1
drunk and disorderly. and kicking in on
the door in a downtown place. was fin ~ 80 'I
! ed s.. None Of the prosecuting wit -1
passengers wei
Foreman Morrison, OF the Western -'I ''iO'o,i q"
Union Telegraph Company, completed - 'l" 'l'
the strfnging Of the government tele- ua''''ae was
graph wire between this city and Fla ~
vel. The line is entirely new, much ,
shorter than the old line which went 49, . ~"
out the hills and under Youngs mn mn Hsl' an
river by cable, and is in no danger Of 'A'1
being knocked out by a storm 'ie s''et'N'en
There few in the city who know i a. ",ii, |
that possesses a genuinely artistic 80 'A
tenor voice Mr.. AL Firth, formerly ,ia' '''e hiie
with opera company, but now with ''ie h'
Mr.. AL Seafeldt is the lucky pOssessor ~ 'iE
Of very rich and sympathetic voice 'i''ei 10 ue7
He might make his fortune If he only '' ',i "e,'h
would cultivate himself for the stage na'ler Vi M
and stick TO legitimate opera. pun i II
| went ashore a
| Florist A. ]. Johnson who returned iei' VI
a few days ago from California was Pe ="
engaged yesterday in laying out and W NV t
decorating the Col Taylor lots at Clat- '''i any u
sop Cemetery. Next week Mr. johnson -,
will commence work at the F1avel Ho- % 7' Vi
tel. where he will three hundred ~
rose trees besides thousands Of tulips
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hyacnthes and pansies. He left last
night for a short visit to Portland.
| Yesterday afternoon while standing
in front Of Chinese store on Bond
street, team attached to Sherman's - =
hack became frightened by the explo-
sion OF a bunch Of fire crackers which
had been ignited under them, and ran
away. No special damage was DONE
although it a wonder that the
horses not badly injured on the ,u ,a.s,
rough streets and the hack torn to falling hair and
pieces CrrorR. so1p