The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-23

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Nciting for the recovery ot old debts du
her In Ttlamook county from one Of tn
city lights: but the case was no, tricd, a.
/. the band OF gypsles to which she Nclongc'
were notified to leave town last nlgbI
Ross. Higgins & Co, have taken tn
agency for the famous Corvallis
flour, Three carloads arrived here 10
them yesterday and they will tcou
now on furnish dealers with the sam,
at mill prices in lots to suit
Steve Campbell and Loggcr McClarney
the Irish giant, wore In from Bear ercel
yesterday. II is said ,ha, the giant be
came 50 enraycd at the antics OF a larg,
deer 1y in the woods the other day. thai
he hurled his axe at ii, clipping on on'
OF the wings OF the pest. II was a goo,
shot
The SsO-pound drum cast Saturday night
by the Columbia Iron Works proved {,
be most successful piece OF work. Yes.
terday the drum was placed on the bis
lathe. and is being trimmed down ready
for shipment to Brix's logging camp OF
Grays river. This is probably the largest
casting ever made in Astoria.
/ A new river service has hecn inaugu.
rated between Astoria and Rainier. Ore
/ gon. including all intermediate landings.
The fine steamer Pilgrim" CAPTAIN A.
I L. Brazee. win make round trips daily.
except Sunday. leaving Rainier az 81
a. m, reaching Astoria at 1881. landing
at the Fourteenth street wharf ard de-
parting on her return at 80 Prompt
time and the best service Is guaranteed
for both passengers and freight.
The Astoria Iron Works yesterday
shipped ~ coolers and large lot OF can
merry machinery to the Carlisle Canning
Co.. Tacoma. Via Kalama and the North
ern Pacific Astoria is rapidly making
a reputation FOR the manufacture OF high
grade cannery machinery. and her prod
uct Is being shipped to all points on the
Pacific coast, including Alaska.
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at Il o'clock a. m. for
Tacoma, Spokane. and the East. Close
connection made at Spokane for Ross
land. Nelson. Saudow and British Co.
lumbia mining camps For maps and
Information call on or address
c. w. STONE,
Astoria, or.
Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
Zeigler celebrated the second anniversary
OF their wedding. The event is known
as the cotton wedding. Twenty-Five
couples were present, and games and mu-
sic filed the hours until late in the even
ing, when an elegant supper was served.
The house was handsomely decorated with
flowers and ferns, and many presents
were received.
Mr.. II. B. Dyer. an old-time friend OF
Mr.. r. J. Howell, Of Burleigh's, and who
formerly made record in the construc-
ton OF the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad, has just taken charge Of
the construction Of the Boise, Nampa &
Owyhee railway, with headquarters all
Nampa. Idaho Mr.. Dyer Is a young
man OF great executive ability, and win
no doubt be as successful on the Idaho
road as he was on the Gulf.
The work on Bond street is still delayed
by the lack Of material 1t ls now three
or four weeks since this Improvement
was commenced, and the bad condition
Of the street Is a menace day and night
to life. Monday night two or three per-
sons narrowly escaped falling overheard
in front Of the Occident. With millions
of feet Of lumber at Astoria's very doors
It is hard for the average citizen to un-
lerstand why It takes 50 long to saw out
4 few logs for street repairs.
PROPOsALS-PILE TREsTLE WORK. |
Sealed proposals Will be received by
The undersigned at its office in Astoria
until noon July 2. 1897, for the furnishing
II material and construction Of the pile
restles on the line Of the Astoria K Col
Imbia River Railroad between Goble and
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