The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-12
AROUND TOWN.
FRIDAY.

AROUND TOWN.
FRIDAY.
What know We OF the world Immense
ReyoDd the narrow ring OF sense'
Lowell
Try sChnlinE's Best tea and baking powder.
Don't miss the linen sale at Dun
bars.
Mrs Leland. of wes,pOrt. is visiting
In tho City.
Groceries at the lowest prices at the
Pacific Grocery CO.
Mr.. q. w. Lounsberry went to Port
land last night on business trip.
Umbrellas covered and repaired by
practical workman. at lSS Ninth street.
In the police court yesterday NNNAeN
Bolster was fined S for disoraerly con-
dust
p. ]. Meany, the leading merchant
tailor, ls7 Tenth st. The highest price
paid for fur skins.
c. q. Paimberg, the leading contractor
ana builder. is prepared TO do all kinds
of jobblng and building work; f7s Duane
street.
o. Freiderburg. Mt Hood; John Tur-
p,e. John Day; A H. Klint. Gray's river;
sam Oliver and wife, Seaside. are reg
,soered at the PARKER house.
John Darragh has just completed al
handsome sketch OF THE collision which
occurred October 4th between the Peru
and Orion. Darragh is a deckhard on the
tug Relief.
Mr.. G. Wingate Is al the head OF a
movement to build public landing dock
contemplated to build such dock at the
foot of Fourteenth street.
In the county court Wednesday testi-
m0uy was taken in the claim Of D. II. |
welch against the heirs OF the estate
of Nancy welch and the matter was
taken under advisement by County Judge
Gray.
Try an oyster stew, for 25 csnts, at
the Parlor. next door to Hahn's shoe
store. Fresh oysters always on hand;
in any style. or delivered by the
pint or quart. at 8 and 50 cents. re-
spectively, in any part Of the city.
Mr.. r. Anderson. who has been resi-
dent here for some ten years left las;
hight via the Great Northern 10 pay
visit to his old home in Finland, which
he has not seen in ten years Mr.. An
derson VIII return in time for tha spring
elections.
The outbuildings attached to the resi-
dence Of A. B. Dubois at the corner Of
Fourteenth and DuaDe streets fell into
the bay early yesterday morning. The
plling was in had condition and the
storm OF yesterday proved too much for
it. The buildings are owned by Frank
L. Parker.
pretty sight was observed from the ,
water front yesterday afternoon when a ,
procession Of governmaH vessels, headed ,
by the Bailey Gatzsrr passed down the
river from Tongue Point. In the line OF
march were the Mendell, Manzanita,
Columbine and Commodore Perry. The
latter came to s5chor of Fourteenth
street dock.
The seagulls along the waterfront are
almost as tame these days as barnyard
fowls. The rough weather has driven =,
them in from the outside, and they =
stand perched on the pies till one ap-
proaches them within a few feet, seem
ingly too lazy TO move. The smelt and
tomcod which they follow up are about !.
gone from the river and they lay and
watch for tRIs refuse thrown from the
galleys Of the ships and river steamers :.
The o. RE- N. steamer Columbia, Cap n
tain Conway, arrived in at $50 yester-
day afternoon from San Francisco Ths
captain reported that he reached the vi
cinity of the Aghtshdp about o'clock
yesterday morning. The weather was 80 n
thick and foggy that ne could not see the
nghtship and could not locate it, as the
latters foghorn was not blowing until 4
O'Clock in the afternodI when the fog u
lifted. The captain sighted the China q
steamer Mogul which was cruising about p
the nghtship, awaiting a chance to come
into the harbor After arrival at his =
dock here. Captain Conway learned that ''i
the hghtship foghorn was not blowing pi
because there was no coal aboard the -
ship. He was also informed that there ~
were no pilots outside because all the \"
men on the schooner outside had been
used in bringing hl the vessels which had n'
'N0h-'' 'iil'Ou a-pt IldL uIlt OtHtI plOl
schooner has not yet been able to put to III
sea. The Braemar and four deep-sea PI
sailing vessels are at anchor inside the IL
harbor, near the mouth Of the river, u
awaiting their chance TO get 70 sea. The
tug Relief went down to the mouth Of 20
the river yesterday and returned again pi
as she could see nothing in the dense VI
fog. Captain Conway said the bar was M
perfectly smooth when he passed in. 10
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$4,000 o.
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