The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

AROUND TOWN.
wEpNEspAY

AROUND TOWN.
WEDNESDAY
10 be happy one must not only conform
10 the duties and exactlons OF his station
but the station Itself must coincide with
hln Views and aspirations In lite,-chsrses
Lever.
Ine county court will meet in regular
session today.
Herman wise came down from Knappa
yesterday.
Commercial street. from Tenth to sixth
h sadly IN need OF repairs
Chief OF Police Halloek. who was taken
slck The nrst OF the week, Is Improving.
Donald Ross returned last nisht to
Aioany. after visit OF two weeks In this
city,
The British shin Largo Bay win be
sowcd up to Portland today by the Har-
vest Queen.
Deputy sherf Stewart went down TO
clatsop Plains yesterday to serve papers
in foreclosure suits.
Yesterday was regulation dog day.
the east wind making the weather very
sultry and disagreeaole
Auditor r. D. Keuttner leaves on the
Columbia this morning for San Francisco,
on short trip for his health.
In the police court yesterday Jack Car
ter forfeited s for drunkenness. and Tom
Howard was fined 50 Tor vagrancy.
l's doctors business 90 study health,
doctors confidently recommend HARPER
wh!skey. Sold BY Foard & Stokes Co.
Astoria. ore.
The ladies' OF the Emergency corps are
requested to meet ct Rescue PariOrs at
a:sO p. m. today. business OF importance
win come up.
Lighthouse Inspector Morong L. S. n,
leaves out at O'Clock this morning on
tho steamer Elmore for Cape Meores'
light. on a trip OF inspection.
The tlmbers for thc foundation OF the
Page block ..ave been procured and placed
on Twelfth street Work will probably
begin within the next twenty-five days
The sidewalk al New Astoria has been
completed. and Is OF great convenience
to the people residing In that vicinity.
The new walk is s.s75 feet In length, and
Is Substantially built.
The West Shore Mills company have Just
received large lot OF ar eordwOod from
Stella. Wash. which they are Offering az
very low figures. See advertisement in
another column.
Attention Is called to the fact that the
Astor House dining-room will be reOpened
Sunday morning. and win hereafter con-
tinue 70 serve meals TO regular boarders
and transient guests a; moderate prices.
corum a BOggs proprietors.
The warm weather Of the past few days
has caused severai forest fires along the
lower river. and the atmosphere In the
eastern portion OF the county was dense
wiki smoke. Thus far the fires are not
serious. but may be II the present warm
weather continues.
A fire was reported in the woods yester-
day above Tongue Point and wen back
towards the Lewis and Clarke. The ex-
tent o. the fire. or the damage q IS likely
to do could not be ascertained. The river
boats reported that no other fre was
noticed on either side Of the river on their
way down.
The British ship Garnet Hin has been
posted as missing She sailed from PORT
land, oregon. August /. for Astoria. and
has never since been heard from. Rumor
has II that she foundered in 4, feet OF
water al the mouth Of Willamette creek.
Her officers and crew are said 10 have
reached shore in safety. She was fully
insured.
: As the Seaside train was passing
through yesterday evening a truck was
laying on the track. In front Of the o. r.
a ~ dock. and narrowly escaped being
run over A few shrill whistles from the
approaching engine told the driver Of the
danger and 1t barely cleared the track
as the engine passed. The train pulled up
after passing the spot. a short distance
0f where the truck had been standing.
The British ship Largo Bay arrived in
yesterday. after passage Of 4s days from
Shanghai The Largo Bay was Is days TO
the is0th meridian. which is about half
way, and alternately encountered strong
head winds and calms until a few days
before reaching the lightshlp. Captain
Adams states nothing was spoken the last
three weeks. The Largo Bay is chartered
TO load -four.
Some time Monday night a clothesline
In the yard OF W. W. Parker was robbed
Four suits of underwear and other cloth
ing was taken by the thieves. to whom
there is not the slightest clue. The stolen
property was valued at about 80 Chief
Hallock has been notified and win watch
the pawn shops for the missing clothing.
This is the first robbery Of the kind re-
ported this year.
It is said that o. r. & n. Company and
the White Collar line will make a sweep
ing reduction in passenger rates between
Astoria and Portland. The new rate will
go into effect September l2. The round
trip will be S. and single fares 3L2j It
Is thought the railroad company will meet
this cut, and that rate war will ensue.
Before the winter is over the rate will be
reduced to 81.
Laurson Staut, Mary Hanson, f. A.
Nowlen, c. w Hodson, E. A. Reece, ].
Watts A. W. withers. d. W. Corey. J.
d. Hunt. s. Schmidt A. w. Whitmer and
family, p. w. Gillette and wife, Portland;
]. F, Page, Mystic Conn, Robert Burd,