The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-02
L0WNEY'S
CHOCOLATES
at
THE SPA

dent.
Presbyterian church viii give a basket
picnic this morning a, Young's river.
In the dense tog yesterday the revenue
cutter Perry took a run down 10 the
mouth OF the river, and, on returning was
reO0rted nom the cape as a steam |
schooner passing in.
Three drunks raked In by the police |
Saturday and Sunday nights forfeited |
their ban in The police court yesterday. |
Two Others were arrested In the evening |
and Will be tried this Afternoon.
3 Mrs. Gl!dden the pianist az the Louvre
nightly draws large crowds Of people. who |
enjoy her musical ability and efforts 70
! please all with a large and varied pro-
gram Of popular and operate music.
General Freigh; and Passenger Agent J. |
c. Mayo. OF the A. & c. Is dguring on
moving his Office more into the center
1 Of the city, and yesterday examined
number Of locations on Commercial
street.
= so- ->s.--.zs
! Major Glen, I. y. Day. and Coileo,or
Dunno. the Portland committee 4 ;se As
, toria regatta. were in The cay sunday
They are enthusiastic over he coming
carnival, aud say 1000 Por;landsrs will
= be here,
pa f~ahaa ~ IL . -
r contract for the erection OF the Spexarth
and Bracksr building adjoining the city
hall, and will have II completed In Is days.
t Construction work Will commence in
: few days.
President Hamblet OF the Progressive
Association has added 10 the creamery
committee the names Of Z. A. Taylor and
o. ]. Petersen. The committee now stands
c. W. Carnahan. F. p. Kendall. F. W.
= Newell, Z. A. Taylor. and o. !. Petersen
II. Greene, freight solicitor OF the Great
Northern. and r. NJ Boyd, travelling
freight agent Of the c. VI. & 81. p. rail-
= road. were at Clatsop beach Sunday Mr.
b Boyd has been transferred 70 Spokane.
= where he will open an office for the NIL
waukee.
There are more strangers in the city
D now than have been seen here in months
past. Just who they are or whether they
are merely summer visitors is not quite
clear but It Is believed that many OF
! them are here because rhey want to see
4 the ioo,n n destiny
Harper Whlskey ID rapidly becoming
= the national beverage It's the one thing
!, all parties agree upon. Republicans,
:, Democrats, POpullsts. Even the know
nothing" party knows one thing; the
merits Of Harper whlskey. Sold by Ford
y & Stokes. Astoria, Or.
* Artist SwOpe Is hard al work on the
e huge Chinese dragon for the regatta par
ade. Already the head Of the monster Is
we'll under way, and 1t Is formidable
le enough to satisfy any Oriental. The body
ie will be 50 long that It viii have TO be
y built out Of doors. there being no building
ie obtainable large enough TO contain the
beast-or sea serpent.
10 II the Progressive Associations special
u train from Goble, carrying free excur-
IA sion Of up-rlver merchants and farmers
Il from the eastern end Of the county and
from Columbia county. that they might
meel and get acquain ed with Astoria
= merchants, how many Of the latter would
. be at the depot TO welcome the yisitors q?
le 1t is reasonably certain that the train will
y be run, whether only the two or three
7, active firms Of the town turn out or not
- The Push Club viii be there. anyway.
General Passenger Agent ]. c. Mayo OF
the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad
has announced the following summer ex-
curslon rates, which will DE in effect until
October 10: Astoria TO WarrentOn and re-
turn, 50 cents;; Astoria 10 Flayel and re-
turn, 35 cents; Astoria TO sunnymead ana
return, 80 cents; Astoria to New Astoria
and return, 40 cents Astoria 10 Seasle
and return week days only, 81; Astoria
to Seaside and return Csunday's only)
20 cents; Gearhart and intermediate points
take Seaside rates.
VI. W. Hunt. administrator of the es-
tate Of ]. ]. Shaw, deceased, yesterday