The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-18

AS AS NViNlN OhNO0 W.
Commercial Street
ehration at II. childrea's carol service
at ESQ p, m. sharp
Chas Mullen. arrested for vRgrlncy
yesterday, WAS fined $50 in the police
court. The fine was remitted. coad.-
tioned upon the defendant keeping
away from the lower end OF town.
T. Olsen. the druggist was arrested
Friday might by Constable Wickham
for selling morphine and cocaine to a
woman without PHYSICIANS prtscriP>
zion. The case has been continued uAtl
Tuesday.
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 & Reeds Astoria.
Dave Keith. John Days; John Chris
ITEMS, Bunle Brothers J, c. Kayseth,
Young's River; Jas. Leahy. Fred Ole
sen. olney; Tongie and Peterson, CHI
nook: VIM. Anderson. Eric Manuela,
Dsep River. were In town yesterday.
Rambler bicycles are fitted with G.
and ]. clincher tires, the quickest to
mend. Do not pay $50 or s75 for sec
ond grade wheels when you can get
a's7 Rambler for $50 or 90 for $50
W. E. Warren. agent. 47 Commercial
street.
Contractor W. Sanderson is building
a new pile driver at Kinney's dock and
reports having more work than he can
handle. The next piece OF work he win
undertake will b. the driving OF the
piles for the foundation OF Flavers
new house.
Just received for Easter, n splendid
assortment OF silk waists, every oGe
a beauty; also 4 magnificent as:ort-
ment OF dress skirts In silk and wool
en- material, at 33ls per cent less than
you can buy these goods elsewhere.
I. Cohen, 49l Bond street.
Engineer Dillman returned of the
railroad yesterday and says that
the rock work is progressing rapidly
and that the dredgss in the bottom
lands are doing good work. Rail lay
ing will begin before the people know
that the grading has been finished.
The town was full Of people yester-
day and the merchants did a big bus
mess. Easter flowers. Easter dinners,
Easter candles, Easter eggs and every
thing Easter occupied the time and
attention Of those determined to cell
ebrate the big feast day Of the year.
The catch of fish yesterday was not
very large. but the quality Of the CHI
nook remains above the average. The
dirty condition OF the river, the high
water and the unusual number Of
snaes and eddies are assigned as the
causes Of the poor takes, although the
April catch is never great.
In the Louvre John Gragg, the logger,
in a dispute was hit in the head with
a stool. causing a severe cash, from
which the blood flowed freely. He was
taken up town and the cuts sewed
ND by a doctor. No arrests have yet
been made. 1t is said that every time
Gragg gets drunk he gets into trouble.
Miss Hess, Olaf Erickson, Olaf Ole
sen. Albert Anymore, W. ]. ingalls,,
Lewis and Clark; Mrs. Casey, d. Up
ton, Crooked Creek; T. ]. Kelly. Knapp
ton; III. c. Proebstel, Deep River; F.
Bartoldus, John Chisholm, John Waltz,
Walluski; Joe Craig. A. NJ. L!ndholm,
Greenwood, were in the city yesterday.
The city auditors report for the quar-
ter ended March 81 shows the total
city indebtedness to be $212, ,97776, with
total resources, including $s9S9.12 cash
ON hand, Of 66s,358.O4. The following
items Of receipts were noted: Fines
and forfeftures, s1O38; sundry licenses,
$1OO7.5O; liquor licenses, s6OOO.5O; taxes
$2952.S3; from streets, $1165.Gs; from
road tax, S314.59
At a meeting Of Rescue Club last
night there was a large audience pres
ent to greet the new officers, and an
exceptionally fine program was rem
dered. The following members parti-
cipated: Mr.. F. Parker Mr.. w. F.
SnodgraEs, Miss Busey, Dr. Aug. c.
Kinney, the Rev Mr.. McCOrmac and
Miss Byrd. The committee on program
for next week is Mrs. c. ]. Larsen,
Miss Dickie Byrd and Mr.. James Ba1n.
A policeman could have found some
wholesome work to do last night, had
one been around the door Of Rescue
Hall during the clubs entertainment.
A crowd Of well-knOwn hOodlums were
congregated Just forward Of the fold
ing doors and created a disgraceful
scene at the end Of each number on
the program. Another time and the
Astorian will feel jutsifed in giving
the names Of the disreputable young
sterB.
A syndicate headed by Rev. Mr.. Wal