The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-06

naplus, afe reSisleied at the Occident,
Today is the feast of the Epiphany, or
tire manifestation OF Christ to tn Gen.
tiles. There win be celebration OF the
Holy Communion a Grace church al $3.50
a. m, and evening prayer with sermon
at 7;S0,
II you have hides WOOL n,irs. rags.
bone, or any kind OF Junk for sale. shin
Il TO r. NJ. Castor. los Fourteenth stree,
Astoria. oregon, Or write him and he
will call at your place and set II. lie
pays cash.
Largest and mos, complete sssortmea,
OF air-,ight heaters In the city. An the
kinds advertised in this paper NAV be
seen and compared at our store. then
your selection viii be satisfactory to Won.
Foard & Stokes Co.
Twenty dog ltcNnses were taken on, YES.
tevday In the once OF Auditor Ne,so,
This number falls short by a sood many
Of the taxable eanines IN Astoria eu,
eood many more win probably be taken
oat in tho next few days.
The o. r. 4 n, towboat oklahan,, YES.
terNiay hrOught down the ship Paiawan.
and government harse No. 5, loaded with
gun carriages for ScarboroIsh head The
barge rvas Immediately Jowed across the
hay to the head, where the big machines
Were unleaded.
The o. R. = ~ syyo-ner State OF Can.
tornia arrived from san francisco AZ
s;so yesterday morning, having made one
Of the quickest trips on rNecord. There Is
no rough or foggy weather AZ the mouth
Of the river which obstruo,s uAese boats.
which are as regular as rlilroad trains
Shares OF tie Alaska Transportation
and Development Company Of Chicago
are the mot desirable investment before
the pubic. Safer than savings banks and
bank stock. Paying large dividends
Shares one dollar For Information nd.
dress W. I. Dudley. general agent, Hal
Ter building, Seattle Wash.
The nesd Of additional transportation
facilities TO Alaska is daily evidenced In
the growing trade with that territory.
Several huDdpsd thousand feet Of lumber
besides large amounts OF gersral mer-
chandise are now waiting shipment. II Is |
believed that one or tvo steamers win
soon be pressed into local Astoria ser
vie.
The Riverside bowling club IS WIDE
awake In its methods and Is determined 10
encourage its many patrons as circuni.
stances will admit. For the week dating
from January 4. two prizes wiz be award
I'd TO the best boviers The fist prize
will be S or its equivalent in goods At any
store in town: second prize s25O in casn
,r goods
Workmen yesterday again commenced
aging rails on the railroad in good earn
'si, and reached Clifton in the evening.
There s only one more soft place to 20
hrc'ign ANA then all viii ne plain sailing.
Ah the slides have been removed me
ridges are under way. and rail LAYING
rom Gobie weS+ is in sood progress. The
inc will be finished on time.
" the regular monthly meeting OF the
'oluu7bia River Ffshermen's Protective
nion there was a large attendance OF
lembsrs present. and they discussed the
respects for the fishermen the coming
sason II is report ID thai they decideu
hat owing TO the advance in The nrice
twine and the poor outlook for the
almon market they wold no, 90 TO !
llch expense in preparation for next
ca son
Nlcles or incorporation Of the KaleYa
'utusl Protection Insurance association
'ere filed In the county clerks office ~.
srday. The incorpo-a;ors are Thomas c
lokko. Jacob Kaukonea. X. A. Jurva O
\. At-ain. Franz Kaukonen. Andrew E
Iolm. and Thomas Turkkala The Oh 0
scts Of the association are the mutual d
'otecton and indemnifylny Of its mssn- t
7cs against loss by fire. and Its sources OF 1
.venue are the Jues and assessments OF n
; members. a
The annual business meeting Of the
CONGREGATIONAL church was held last even
g. Full and interesting reports from
'cry branch Of its work were given ana
hcers elected for the enCulng year Dur
z the past year II Gl4s liquidated all its
'rears for running expenses. and has
Used all but Si5 Of itts iHlebtelness for
e Improvements finished year ago.
he pastors salary was raised 500 and :,
e church voted 10 raise the remaining =,
Of its Indebtedness before next month.
County Clerk DIabax' presented his
mi-annual report to the county court :,
sterday afternoon. The report shows
at during th- las; six months of 1S7 =,
p charitable expenses Of the county were :,
'2lsp Total amOUnl Of warrants drawn -
all funds war 81 1882. ~arrants cut
1nding December 81. $96s37.6O Totai nj
n in treasurer's hands December 81, J..
1851 The total liabilities OF the county -,
& Fl2l&7.9J; resourceg. including tax %
rchases. afier deductlng 80 per cent for
unity school road. school districts ana u
y taxes and r.ropeo,,s asgese y,,.,,,,s, J =