The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-13

commissioner Thomson on charge nt
sending lcwd and obscene matter through
The mall Deputy United Smirs Attorney
May, VI Portland. prosecuted. I, appsarydI
at tho trial that Smith wrote letters 20
members %, the Washington legislature
about some real or fancied grievance hc
had against one NJ l,s members Tho ct.
ters We're written AMI received while ,nci
legislature WAS In session az Olympia
Smith asa not deny writing thr letters
but seemed 20 think there was NO im-
propricty in doing so CommisslourrI
Thomson bound the defendant over Go theI
United States grand jury. Smith was
taken TO Portland last ulsht 20 charge
q Deputy United States Marshal Morse
Fifteenth street one Of mo prncp.l
residence streets " the city is i0 sat|
condition. The 'hrronghars 8. ml OF.
holes. and no rrort az rsnaIr Nas been
made rtr a long slime IN, street vasI
Improved in iNe and eNg.nl 5n one or
two occasions. has newer neor cleaned
10 consequence the plank bias rNu.d and
now ,hc stree. IS ir a nmsn'11'. .n~dl.
ti"n. Yesterday o lumber wagon wen. lu-I
Co one '' iH' numerous h'..f and ' vas
only after a. Erca. dvll 80 hlri work thatI
'hr .rJm~ter was ph'. Inrr..u1 on
r'.'''.a street IS 'li am .Ntm"e at Poo
many neglected. i7"r'neN.'r.. '' astoria
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~.N.' TOD even ('l- community hn' lF.
'''li.l'H Psi 800 worse 'aau that ~ many
'.n'r streets. 'Hal'"'n Ifz.nE.r. %.
ih' council street commute. has used his
p''. efforts io ~' nre ihe Improvement
'' ''',r streets ln n''' or repair 'o' i'..
unch refuses 90 iaS' AuY action ArI
'h' crossing inho Us s''. Remarkable 1".
't NAV s''m 'N'r" Us mo- iHnl provided
. 'or repair work ana t'r ,h'~ reason many
streets soon become useless
lA" democrats 't oregon have "om-
pI'i'd Arrangements t'r ta'ir Jefferson.
IAN banquet In Portland. which wlIi hr
h''d ihis evening Tho banquet VIII t1k'
place az Nais'os restaurants prize 81 a
pla''. Many Astorans, p-pmln"r. iH Che
,oNNs''s OF th" party. have beer invited
'' attend and one ~ '7" principal sp~tk.
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