The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-10

When Manager Mckinley signs one
more player his nine Will be completed
for next season.
MIR. S. II. Brown. Jr., Of Boston, IL
on his way to Astoria and viii meet
Mr. Hammond before many days
Mr.. Edgar J. DAILY. a well known trvav-
cling man Of Portland, arrived in the
city yesterday and left for nwaco,
Family tickets between Warrenton
Flavel and Astoria win hereafter be
sold by Ascent stone at the Telephone
dock,
Ralston Health Foods at the Web
foot Commission House, Chickens,
chickens, and chickens, at the Web
foot's.
The announcement that rle iiremen's
meeting would take place Friday night
was an error, The meeting oCNrurs to-
night
F, ], Schoheld. general landscape gar
dener and sanitary engineer, All work
guaranteed. Leave orders at Astorian
office,
Clara c. Holman. national r,,0Ciing
secretary, at Fishers opera House.
Thursday evening. February H. Don't
fail to hear her.
The degree Of Past Master was con-
ferred at the Meeting Of SITS, John
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, at the
meeting last evening.
Oregon bacon and hams, from the
ranch Of W. II. Lewis: fresh. clean and
sweet and 9 cents per pound. at
Foard 4 Stokes Co.'S.
Weather Observer Grover says that.
If 1t rains today 1t viii do 50 directly
in conflict with his prophecy. In other
words, he anticipates fair weather.
Dn<tryaa St.As- Ix-D~h ~ Nf,.hav-,,
Ia, who was recently reported as hav-
ing entirely recovered. Is still in bed.
although greatly improved in health
Engineer T. H. Curtis. OF the North
west Construction Co.. ard Chief En-
gineer ], Q. Jameson. OF the railroad
company, returned from Portland yes
terday.
John Mclaughlin, New Astoria: Nor
ris Emmonson. Gray's River: VIM.
Pope Peter wyman. and Fred Olsen.
olney; Abraham Hardeye. Blind
Slough, were IN the city yesterday.
Lieutenant c. A. F. Flagler, OF the
engineering department OF the United
States army, arrived in the city yes
teIday morning and left for Fort Ste
vens where he will inspect the work
recently done.
Today is the time set for receiving
and opening OF bids for the 10000 rail-
road ties and the construction Of GER
tain trestle work on tho line of road.
Quite a number OF contractors are in
the city figuring or the work.
Al the annual meeting Of the Public
Library Association held last Saturday
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Miss Dora
Dadollet; vice-president. Mrs. Upshur;
secretary, Mrs. NJ. J. Kinney; treasurer.
Mrs. G. Wingate
Mr.. William Soully. who arrived in
from the NehaIem yesterday. reports
that the roads between Wnllamsport
and olney are in very bad condition.
but that they are passable south Of
olney. He attributes the former con-
ditiOn to the fact that no puncheon is
used. while south Of Olney punoheon
is Ia use.
A. NJ. BOrland. the safe expert from
Portland. is in town and will remain
only two or three days. He will be
glad to attend to any safe work. in
the way OF opening safes, changing
combinations, or repairing Of any kind. I
Any message left for Mr.. Borland at
the Occident Hotel or at this office win
receive prompt attention
f. S. Ferguson has petitiOned the
county court for the removal Of c. A. |
Bottom as administrator Of the estate
of j. L. Moore, deceased. A citation
was issued by Judge Gray yesterday.
Ferguson is a creditor, while Mr.. Bot
tom IS not. Mr.. Ferguson is an old !
Astoria printer and at one time was
foreman Of the Astorian He is famil- |
larly known as Gene"
Foreman Morrison yesterday received !
a ''speeder' to be used on the Seaside |
line. Manager johnson, accompanied |
by Assistant Manager Conn0r. took a |
trip to WarrentOn on the railroad bike. |
They left the city ten minutes after the
train, but overlook 1t before Warren
ton was reached. A speed Of twenty |