The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-01


every instance the players have missed
one or more halls Mrs, Ingalls, excel.
lent score stood FOR the daily record,
| Tho farmers interested In the proposed
, cooperative creamery Will meet at tho
rooms ot tho Progressive Commer TAI A.
ISOLATION next Saturday. and further DO.
tails of organization will bc discussed.
The association committee will also he IN
attendance at the meeting, and will ro.
port tho progress thus far made IN this
most Important matter one ot the mem.
bcrs ~ this committee stated last nlsht
that several VI tho principal farmers and
dairymcn cf tho county have gone into
the proposition with will, and he cN.
| pressed himself as being satisfied that the
movement would he successful A definite
understanding will be arrived at az tho
mcctlns.
The Elder arrived In yesterday evening
Crom san Francisco after having expert.
enccd a very rough trip ON tho way up,
Thursday morning at Z o'clock the Elder
broke ono % her propeller blades. which
delayed her arrival hero Tor sumc time.
The trip Was one which H. seldom *.
pcricnccd between the two ports, strong
head winds accompanied by rain and
heavy sea being encountered all the way.
Tho Elder crossed In at hlgh tide last
night when the bar WAS eomparatvely
smooth, and laid over here 10 minutes bc.
fore proceeding Go Portland she had few
pasSengcrs on tho "trip and was also llght
In freight Among her passengers were
A. T. Brakke and Fred Norton. ot this
city,
A. T, Rrakke arrived homo from Alaska
on the Elder yesterday evening Mr.
BNkko has been In tho employ VI the
Alaska Packers Association az BRISTOL
bay since early last spring. In the ga.
pocity of bOokkccpcr lie states the pack
all over Rchrtng sea last season exceeds
that Of last year, The salmon taken thcrc
arr rcd and similar To those taken In the
Fraser river Mr.. Rrakkr came 70 san
Francisco from Britsol hay on sailing
schooner and had long and tedious
passage, the trip occupying IS days. There
WAS good weather all the way. aud a fair
wind Is always met With on those tips
He reports having q good. but lonesome
time In tho far north. and is glad ,o gc,
back 70 Astoria,
49,. .,--s''-
The case ot r. X Johnson. who Was
sued for amounts due employees was
heard before judge Mcbride In the dls.
ErIEI 49, sH.lnN Tahg..s.
"A scinlng ground, and his men sued To ~.
cover wages due them. Tho jury. after
being out about two hours. rmrncd
verdict Tor tho plaintiffs giving them
almost tho tull amounts asked Tor. John.
son was represented by Judge winton.
During the course ot the trial one og the
complain ng witnesses. a man named Roc.
GO, became very much excited. and In the
course of his statement employed adire.
uves more forcible than solcc,. Judge
Mcbride ordered that he be placed under
arrest but. In view % the mans apparent
ignorance Ot court etiquette. his honor
suggested 20 sheriff VILLAINS that he give
Rocco a lecture, and then turn him loose.
Yesterday evening drunken man stag.
gered down the sidewalk on Commercial
street. and his helpless condition attract.
cd everyone within a block He was an
old man. probably farmer from his ap.
pearance. and he evidently thought hc
was roaming among the tleids OF his farm
rather than walking on the sidewalk OF
a wcll-goyerned municipality. lie plunged
and rolled with every step and his rca.
lures wore a troubled expression, as |
though he were trying In vain to escape |
from some Imaginary enemy. Ills long
arms swung violently. and he stood /
about six feet high-though not by any |
means built In proportion-and an over |
coat which had seen better days covered 1
h.s ample length. on passing the R,c |
Hive store he became entlnglrd In A baby /
carriage and it WIS some time bcf1r, he 1
could discngage himself he finally rot /
up. l,uy.ug the vehicle somewhat dcmor. 1
allied. and strodc down town towards the /
bank corner, where be tried to steady /
himself. Several ladies. await ng an op. |
portunity TO pass, went by. and the old /
mum oy this time was spicd by a police
man. who carefully housed him In f1r IN,
night