The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-26

ner.cs, Their appearance In the river
las, season was at least week earlier
| The baseball game played hc,wcon tho
Astoria and Fort Stevens clubs At tho
warDntcn grounds sunday resulted IN a
victory Tor the latter. The gamc was
exciting throughout rho score was II
to si.
II. Hughes " n. Hughes 4 Co. salmon
brokers. % san FranolSco. Is in the city
calhng On his old time friends among the
canncrymen Mr.. Hughes says he Is
simply on pleasure trip, as he has ~
tired from active business,
An evening paper says; Saturday a
big run ot Chlnooks came into the river
and the fishermen had about an they
could do 70 kcvp them from going up the
river" Why dldu, they throw salt ON
their tails and catch themt
The arm ot Nelson s. Goodin have nm
shed the grading On Eighth street and
are now open 20 private contract for any
kind 0f work In grading or excavating.
Their address can Dc learned by consult
Ing the Ast0ria's classified column.
The r J. Potter. while on her way 60
nwaco with passengers for Long Beach
got stuck az the head of sand Island
Saturday evening. She remained hard
aground until . o'clock sunday morning.
when she got on with the high water.
The great councn of the Improved or
der of Redmen convenes In Portland to-
day. The following delegates from this
city left yesterday evening to b. In at
tendance: W. =. A. Pohi A. A. Cieve-
land. J. \. Hu,chlns. Frunk Rogers. {.
A Mathena, and Lee Herring.
\ verde, ot accidental drowning was
returned yesterday IN the case Of George
Autov!ch. who was drowned near Ltcn-
enwcber's cannery Saturday evening.
The funeral took place IN the afternoon
and the remains We're Inferred In Green
wood cemetery.
Good whisksy Is both doctor and tonic
Better looking than any doctors. better
tasting than all medicines. For general
family use. nothing equals whlskey. and
HARPER WHlSKEY IS pre-eminently
the family wh.sksy sold by Foard 6
Stokes Co, Astoria, ore.
The s,oop yacht rrdlne took a party
of pleasure seekers Sunday 20 the mouth
ot the river. The Undlne was command
sd by Captain Anderson and the party
consisted q twelve young men They
proceeded as f1r as the whisu!ng buoy.
but as some of the party became seis!ck
yhey pui about there, arriving home late
In the evening While on the way home
the sloop fDuled her mainsai on trap
spls on Deslemona sands, tearing II
badly.
Terry McKean gave a very successful
dramatic recital AZ Warrenton Saturday
evening. under the auspices OF the La
dies Free Reading Room society. This
was Mr. McKean's second recital there
this season. and shows very plainly his
popularity In that community. HIS pro-
gram consisted Of whHcomb Riley's +.
Knee Deep IN June" Old Fashioned /
Roses, Eugene Fields Little Boy Blue"
Seem Things az Night" and his own
character sketch. - Bit OF Nature"
The Bloscope on Commercial street Is
doing a good business. judging from the
number Of people who 90 to see IT, II
Is in fact a first class show. at an aston
ishingly low price. A more Realistic and
lne-like scene could not be imagined !
than the Black Diamond express trav-
cling at fun speed Another scene well
a girl comes In and buys a cent yeast
great Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight. Special
features are introduced each night ana
one may 20 night after night without
getting tired Of the show.
At Foard & Stokes great emporium
they have introduced new wrinkle In
modern storekeeping, which might be
copied with much profit by others. When
a girl comes in and buys cent yeast
cake, as 30 many do, and stops at the
door on the way out 20 collect a pickle
rebate. a clerk ls employed 20 sound
big gong. II Is amusing 10 watch the
effect Of the alarm about the time the
gentle Dilferer gets the pickle fairly In
her mouth.
The revenue cutter Perry arrived in A.,
Sunday morning, "a hours from Port &,
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