The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-26

The boys In the skagway store are stiIi
sending gold dust to the Ford 4 Stokes
co.
The families OF Mr.. r. A. Stokes and
Mr. George sanborn spent yesterday az
Seaside.
Mr.. and Mrs George Flavel will leave
for an extended eastern tour about Sep |
terabcr l.
The dog days will soon be here, ana
this means that II Is time to lay In your
winter WOOD
The skagwAy News OF August T. re-
ports that the tug Astoria Is complete
wreck on the chilcat reef
II .nu waus A piano. see Allan, S& Com
merciai street This IL positively the last
week OF HIS stay In Astoria.
Mrs.. w. s. Stone. wife cf Cashies stone
Of the O. r. & n. Company, with her two
sons. arrived from San Francisco yester'
day
The regatta committee were ousily en-.
gagged yesterday winding up the business
which will close their season OF arduous
duty.
Astorias spOrtsmen are preparing for i
hunting trips to Tillamook this fall me
shooting there Is said to be exceptionally
good.
Work on the new spexar;h building is
progressing rapidly soon Commercial |
street will be graeed by another business
block
General Freight and Passenger Ascent /
]. c. Mayo Of the A. & g.. returned yes
terday from Tilamook on The steamer I
Elmore.
ferry McKean Jr.. viii have charge /
OF c. r. Higgins desk at the Astoria Ma
tional bank during Mr.. Higgins absence
in the east.
Isaac Isaacson. who was locked up in 1
the county Jail as an absconding debtor
was released yesterday on settling with /
his creditors.
Miss FlorettA Elmore will leave for |
washington City. to resume her course OF
studies al Mount Vernon seminary, about
September Is
Mrs. J. II. Branson, sister OF Mrs, Dr
Estes who has been spending the sum
mer in Astoria. left last evening for her
home In Waco Tex
The shipping season Is coming on. ana
-. yssls s.Ft tNhnul in AlttANE-
mia. there will probably be an increase Oh
vessels visiting this port.
Jack Fursey. superintendent OF the
Trescott Packing Company. leaves Por'-
land Tuesday for a months WISH N
his old home in England.
Captain Conway. Superintendent Of the
water lines OF the o. r. y. and cap
tain Archie Pease, were passengers on
the Gatzart Wednesday evening
IT is reported that Mr. J. 5, Dellinger
has severed his connection with the ioeAi
newspaper feld IN order TO enter 'nat o.
Portland. with new afternoon paper.
Up 10 the present writing the p1iues
searching for the body OF the fisherman
Pallo. who was drowned during NJ re-
gazta races. have been unsuecessiul IN
their efforts
The West Shore Mills company have just
received a large lit Of ir cordwood from
Stella. Wash. which they are Offering al
very low figures. See advertisement in
another column.
II is announced by the a. & c. r. T. K
that taking effect today they will meet
the g cent rate on salmon made by the
Great Northern road to New York. via
the Northern Pacific line.
on the down trp from Portland yester-
day, the Gatzart passed the Potter al
Brookfeld when the latter STOPPED TO
take on a passenger, and maintained her
advantage until reaching Astoria.
Miss Kate Niemela who has been an
Invalid at the hospital for several weeks
was removed yesterday by Sheriff Will
nams and turned over 20 her parents al
their request and taken 10 Nehalem.
When Portland can send Thousands 10
Astorias regatta Astoria should not
make fuss when a hundred Of her cit
liens attend the coming Portland expo
sltion. Reciprocity Is the life Of progress.
The water department states that in
yestigation in the vicinity OF the post
office fails TO reveal any obnoxious mat
ter in the water. They think that there
f,fb for the
complaint recently made.
The o. r. d y. Co. will place the Elder
on the san Francisco run, beginning
probably next week. II is understood
that an unusual amount Of wheat will
be sent 20 San Francisco this season Tor c
trans-shipment TO Europe
Il
The A. & c. r. r. r. is selling a num-
Der of coupon tickets out Of its city once
70 all eastern points at the lowest rates
applicable from the Pacific coast. They
also have on sale tickets to all points on
the Northern Pacific line.
Superintendent Of Streets Thomas Lin
Vile, yesterday fixed the bad places IN :
the road near Nurnberg's farm. The
bridge across the creek near there was
also repaired, so that driving In thdt =
direction is now pleasure.
The sidewalks on Commercial are 50 r
worn that the spikes Eotrude sufficiently :
TO trip pedestrians y nd tear ladies
dresses. Doubtless the gallant superln- q
tendent Of streets will see that the Offend 1
inR spikes are driven out Of sight. 6
The high price of salmon, coupled with Il
the general shortage this year, will stim-
ulate it is thought by many, the fall pack
on the Columbia river. lines In Astoria
promise in consequence to be better this
winter than for several years past. /
A mart OF a womans wearing apparel I
was picked up on Duane street yesterday t
by one OF the city officials, together with t
n hat pin. Attached TO the piece Of goods 4
IA a buckle, in which is inserted a photo d
rraph. presumably that Of the owner g