The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-07
ESTES-CONN DRUG co.
Commercial Street

Point and the Eagle clnnery, says that
II the present weather continues his
men win make rapid headway on the
pile driving.
American Bible Society Repository.
Bibles and Testaments OF all descrip-
tions, and in all languages desired
Sold at cost price. Suitable for dis
tribution. presents. etc, Repository at
Griffin 4 Reeds, Astoria.
VIM. Anderson. NJ. Campbell. Deep
River; Hans Rasmussen. Tucker Creek /:
Alex. Havra Checked Cr,ek; II. Khnt.
and daughter. Grays River; Mrs. Nc
Cormac, Wise; Mr.. Pope. Chas. Gillian.
F. Mattamore. olney. We're in the city
yesterday.
The Hon. BENZ Young returned yes
teriay frNum the session OF the board
OF regents Of the Normal school at
Monmouth on his journey home Mr..
Young came by the way OF South
Bend, Wash, in which vicinity he has
fine ranch.
us Claltsop 10 lose the opportunity
Of advertising herself through the beet
sugar experiments being made all
over the country under the auspices OF
the government was question
heard propounded In a prominent mer-
camille house yesterday.
The regular equipments on the $50
and SIS Crescent bicycle are Dunlop De-
tachable Tires, Boston Lam4natei Rims.
Padded and Laced Saddlcss. Wood and
Steel Adjustable Bars Purchasers
taught to ride free OF charge. Sales
room and academy SOC Bond Street.
Sherman & Thing agents.
A gentleman Interested in manufac-
lures says that with the pure water
of Astoria and the fine clay at Fort
Clatsop. there is an excellent oppor-
tunity for live people 10 manufacture
high grade pottery, equal to the Ohio
product. and supply the California
and Sound markets at big profit.
Mr.. Alex. Gilbert, who returned from
Ilwaco yesterday. says that all are
for the fishing season I'm
Bakers Bay. The weather was 50
rough yesterday that the Dwyer. which
had a government barge loaded with
lumber in tow for Scarborough II ad,
was unable to land at that point,
and had to put back with her tow.
It rains and 1t doesn't rain. Yester-
day afternoon about o'clock shower
came up and those who were stand
ing in front Of the Occldent witnessed
a strange sight. West OF north and
south line drawn from the east end
Of the hotel Il was raining quite hard,
while east Of that line not drop was
falling, the sun shining brightly all
the while.
The friends Of Mr.. W. II. Watts,
Of Corey Bros, who spent all last
year in Astoria, viii with regret and
sorrow hear OF the death NJ little Flor
ence his fve-year-old daughter. The
sad event occurred in ogden last Sat
urday. and the mother. who left here
Friday. did not arrive In time 10 see
her child alive. The little girl was
favorfte wherever she was known. and
had gone on to Utah with her father
ahead of the rest Of the family.
The total rainfall for March, 1897,
was 11.ss inches. Only In two years
since 1884, when the record was be-
gun, has the rainfall for March equaled
that for March this year. In March
1887. 1911 inches fell. and in March
1894, 14O4 inches fell The least rain
fall recorded in any March since 1884
was in 1885. when only Isl inches fell.
An old resident, commenting upon the
excess Of rainfall this season, said
yesterday that in 1865 not a drop Of
rain fell in this section Of the country
In ten months, and yet the barley crop
went Is bushels to the acre.
Prof. Winter F. Cooper, the blind
phrenologist. will give private phren-
illogical examinations at the Astor
House, rooms and 5, today His sue
cess in reading character cannot be
questioned Many Of our citizens have