The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-15

ON tho subjects pertaining TO tho work
and objects " the snclc,y Mrs Gratke
ls a diligen, aud consistent worker IN this
noble cause and deserves much praise
for her cfior,s to advance It's teachings
AMONG both tho young And old ot As.
toria,
Tho extension to tho rdclne Coast
Steamship Company's coal hunkers Is
about completed, After this Is done new
sllls will be rWt under the old shed and
the building viii DO otherwise repaired,
which will require about a month before
this part of the work Ia finished.
The second division, oregon naval
battalion, will leave FOR Portland ON tho
train this morning TO attend the cNnosl.
ton To-day Is Astoria and naVal day at
the exposition, and the second division.
with the two divisions oC PORTLAND. will
be omog tho chief attractions there this
evening The reserves. white In Portland.
viii be tho guests Of tho management OF
the exposition, and win give good ac.
count ~ themselves In the drln exhi.
billions against tho Portland hnya. The
division viii return ON the train Sunday
An Associated Press dispatch from Chi.
caSo announces the death ~ Denver Ed
smith, tho wen known pugilist. who Is
said TO have been shot through tho lungs
by his former sparr,ng partner. Paddy
shay, smith went To- Alaska some months
ago with Frank slavin and several ether
hshtors, returning last spring Ito was
met on the train by an Astorlan. TO whom
he said he would return 10 the states.
smith was a proficient man and his death
VIII be learned with regret by local sport.
INK men,
Why would tt not be well to establish
a regular agricultural experiment station
near Astoria, ON a smal. hut method al
plan, where the plants and fruits
that succcvd In tho scacoast coun.
ties might pc we'll ttstcde A number OF
toragc plants that succeed elsewhere have
been reported by farmers hero as n .lurcs
pruhahly from lack OF care In making the
cNpcrimcnt For nstaucr, tho vrtch WIS
rcportsd a failure bu, one ranchcr Who
Kept Il over until the second year SAYS /
that Il then developed into nnc plant. /
some experiments have hrcn made With |
alfalfa. and reported dead failures. but Z
one ranchcr who nurscd plant through I
It's hrst tender years. this SEASON. ana N,r /
i've years now, has cut even second crop
stalks rvc feet Ions Our counties here 4
have pcculiar.tics of soil and climate .
which make different treatment necessary /
Tor plants and fruits Few farmers have .
the patience or command the system for
successful experiment. 4 small phcy.
having upland and u1cland. and ulluyium
also. and various exposures. as might .
30 found on the wallush or Lewis and
Clarke. with one sood man IN charge
wouId DO sufficient to hcgn with. No
iouo, there arc owners who would con.
tribute the land, upon reasonable pros.
o""t Of such a station being efficiently
carried on Tor a term ot years.
9. H. Cooper whose gamc as a bowler
Is national. yesterday broke the alley
record Tor members. he and Hon. Rtnja.
min Young were bowling. tho former Civ
INK tho latter a handicap ot 10 pins. Il
beat him Ave straight games" said Mr..
Young. and then he got mad-mado Il.
That's too many Tor me" Mr. Coopcrs
score was a remarkable one. He started
~ with three strikes. following with A
pare. Then came six consecutive strikes.
On tho next to the last ball he got a CEN
err and took the corner lie counted
Is follows; 9. II, p y. y. Il. IS. ei. y. n
The score was made on alley No T. where
dr, Cooper always bowls great games.
The best previous record by a member
vas 56, which was bowlcd by n NJ.
'tcken over q year ago. when that gem
leman was looked upon as a phcnomlnnl
'layer. This score was also made on No.
alley. The highest score ever made At
he a. +. 9 alleys was Is. Thomas NIL
urn, an oregon Road club man. having
'owled Il during the regatta inter-elub
ontest Nicholas nm a Multnomlh
nan. holds tho third highest score. -. Mr..
'oouer's score wis beautifully made. In
he fourth frame he deserved a strike.
"t only two pins went down. Had he
made the strike then his score would have
zen 81