The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-10

of sufficient depth to accommodate Nes'
sells drawing more than that without on
expenditure which would not be Justified
This mus, be painfully apparent 70
Portland.
John w Phillips, editor Of the Pselhc
Journal OF llwaco. passed through tho
city yesterday en- route to Portland, whore
he will visit for a day or two. Mr. fhh'
Hips says the primaries held IN IA
oific county Wednesday passed on ouie'
~. the republican ticket winning In nearly |
every precinct
NJ oppenhelmcr of Portland, was
passenger on the State from san Fran
cisco yesterday. He has been IN the klon-
dixie country for the past year and nv
auensly saw many Astorians there and re-
ports an OF them In good health GeoSe
smith. he says, mas an interest IN several
good claims and can clean up probably |
sSs,oN
Several forest fires are reported 20 De
raging In the woods at each side OF the
columbia by the river steamers. Millions
OF feet OF lumber az Martins blum were
consumed by the flames. and several
homes destroyed. ON the oresoa side fires
are burning back Oi wes,port, Columbia
City. and Go6le and Il is believed much
damage has been done.
Charles Grady. soldier NON Fort can
BY. was arrested Friday morning by OF
ncer Stettem and booked on a charge OF
being drunk and disorierly. Yesterday
Chief HaIIack notified the commanding
officer al the fort ot his arrest and re-
oeived a reply 70 treat the man as any or
dinary offender His trial viii come up
In the police court To-Day.
Petitions to the legislature are oeing
prepared Tor circulation throughout the
county to amend the read laws 80 as to
provide for the collection og poll taxes
and 20 allow road districts 20 levy taxes
FOR road purposes no, to exceed mills
and to Amend the city charter 50 as TO al
low % per cent Of the road money collect
ed IN the city limits to be used oy the
county.
I G. Megler and wife. Miss TyrTel.
p w. Langley. Kenneth {. J. Mackenzie.
T. A. Williams. Portland: r. o. Ressorg'
Brookaeld: A. W. Guthman, {. II. Bel.
t',,ierado; A. B. Fleming and wife. Geouse
II. Barnett and vfre SALIENT a. }: f0r'sr' is,
Seattle: A. j. Weller. New Ioss, SVSs.
Christianson. Fred S. Kellog, san Fran
cisco; A. B. Pillssbury, For, Stevens. are
euesis AZ the Occldcnt,
The second lumber raft built this sea-
son by the Inman- P0ulson Company at
Portland. for shipment TO San Francisco.
is nearly completed and will be ready TO
leave out the latter part Of next week.
some slight Improvements were followed
out in the building Of the raft, but in the
main il Is constructed on the same plans
as the one previously shipped TO san
Francisco.
A report has been published 20 the effect
that the Western Union office al Seaside
has been closed for the winter. This IS
an error. The telegraph ONCE Of the AS
torsa Columbia River railroad company
has been closed. but the Western Union
once will remain open all winter. ar
Giles b. johnson. formerly editor OF 5he
Nehalem Times. has been appointed as
manager, and will remain In charge OF
the offiee hereafter.
a new tug for the Borthwiek Lumber
Company Is being constructed near the
Astoria iron works The tug is 70 ne
about 70 feet over all, 5 feet depth OF
hold. and about Il feet beam. The keel
has been lad and the ribs placed, and the
work Of planking will probably commence
Monday. Among the bidders Tor the Work
OF furnishing the machinery is the Astoria
Iron Works. and Il IS likely that trm will
get the contract.
Swedish Luthern church,. A. Edlund,
pastor. Services in English At l0:So a. N.
Topic: Were Not ne Ten Cleansed7 But
Where are the Nine?" Sunday school az
l2I5. Mr. J. A. Levin. the travelling home
missionary OF the Columbia conference.
will preach in Swedish at 7:5 p. IN. The
pastor will preach at the school house IN
Fort Stevens in Swedish at p. m. and
in English al 7:ts. Il no one else has an
--c~isL
The vacant 10, az the northwest corner
Of Fourteenth and Exchange streets Is
used as the dumping ground for all the
garbage In that portion Of the city. The
hole Is an eyesOre 10 a civilized commun-
ity and a disgrace 70 the city, and should
De filled up. Old mattresses. tin cans and
broken glass are piled high on the prop
erty. and the notice posted by the owner
warning the public that the dumping OF
garbage is strictly prohibited seems 70
De Intellectual. II is a disease-breeding
hole and should receive the attention Of
the health officers.
A correspondent asks: Under what
conditions does Providence forgive pro-
fanity?" Really the Astorian isn't very
well posted. but Il will venture the fold
lowing reply: The good Lord will over
look any profane outburst on the part
Of a ship captain whose vessel Is stuck
in the mud. The disaster to the Garnet
Hin does not necessarily mean that Cap
tain Peterson has no chance Of wearing
wings in the hereafter. However. II he
swears because his ship is not at present
provided with wings, he might be charged
up with It, Ask the Oregonian.
In the county court yesterday the pc
tition Of Gus Gronnel 10 open road
running through o. A. Coles place, argu-
ment having been concluded, the matter
was taken under adyisement. In the mat
ter OF bridge across Adair's slough, II
being stated by Colonel Adair that II was
impossible 10 complete the bridge WITHIN
the specified time, II was ordered that
the time be extended, as asked for, 10 the
first day Of the next regular term Of the
county court. Before adjournment the
court was engaged in auditing bills. and
the apporiionment OIL funds for the sew
eral road districts will be made this
morning.
Postmaster Mcdonald yesterday re-
ceived a letter from farmer in Kansas
who is desirous Of locating in Clatsop
county. The letter contains many inquir-
les about the adaptability Of the soil OF
this section for farming purposes, and the
prices Of different kinds Of farm produce.
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