The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-28

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man. OF san Francisco. was In the cit,
yesterday
The Alderbrook base ball nine has chal,
lenged tho Astorias for a game, 10 tax,
place Sunday.
Ross. Higgins x CO, have taken the
agency for the famous Corvallis
flour. Three carloads arrived here for
them yesterday and they Will from
now on furnish dealers with the same
at mill prices in lots to suit.
Engineer Jameson returned yesterday
from trip over the line, aud while MAX
ing an inspection OF the grade, took oc-
casion to instruct the contractors to hur-
ry the work. The tunnel near Ryuer,
sons wll De nAishcd in about sixty
days.
The office Of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company will hereafter be
found at the wells-Fargo Express Of
fee, Curtis Trenehari. agent, where
tickets to all parts OF the world can be
had and all information for travellers
obtained.
The business houses on Bond street,
between Ninth and Fifteenth. have ar
ranged by private subscription for four
additional street lamps, so that portion
OF Bond street will De an up-to-daJe
thoroughfare, and with its new pave
ment viii be the most popular street
in the city.
The committee on fire and water has
decided TO use It's best efforts to induce
the council to pay the 500 asked for No
Is horses and apparatus Mr.. McGregor
who was opposed to paying that price.
has yielded to the wishes OF the nj. .ority
The horses have been replaced IN the
engine house.
Contractor Wakefield was in the city
yesterday and said that he expected TO
close the gap on the railroad line be-
tween Tongue Point and the Eagle can-
merry by June % or July l. The work
goes a little slow because the company
will have nothing but the best. ard Il
takes time to get out the best piling.
Today is Ascension day. There will
be a celebration Of the holy communion
at Grace church at a. m. Blshp Nor
ris will visit the parish this evening %
administer the rite OF confirmation.
Service at 7:3O. Evening prayer and
at Holy Innocents, Upper
town. tomorrow friday at $3.50 p. m.
A number Of prospectors returned yes
terday from the Lewis and Cowiltz rivers
among them being Thos. p Christensen,
R. B. Rasmussen. George Landers and
o. W. Webb They report that there is
rich mineral in that country but the
trails are so rough that It IS impossible
to get 1t out at present They staked off
a number Of claims.
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.
Miss Nellie Busey is preparing TO
open a kindergarten school at her resi-
lence, 235 Grand avenue. Parents who
desire TO obtain such instruction and
for their children would do
well TO consult Miss Busey. Her terms
will be found entirely reasonable.
The Rambler is the hit Of the 20th
century. It has many lmltators, but
no equal. There is no reason why you
shouldn't join the throng and buy
Rambler. A wheel doesn't cost much
IN the end. Easy and convenient terms
AN be made. w. e. Warren, agent,
I49 Commercial street.
At Grace church last night Bishop
Norris held Ascension day services, and
It the close confirmed a large class, tho
ollowlng being the members: Mrs. Iil-
lebrand. Neil Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. Har.