The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-13

dorsed II the polls today
The British steamer Arab, 2g74 tons
n ON her way 10 Portland from Ma
gasakl. She brings no cargo but a
miscellaneous cargo for tbs Orient
awaits her al Portland She II con-
ngnod 10 DOdwel 4 Co
You will miss II II you fail 10 notice
the holiday advertisements In the As
torian. You just canndt afford TO do
your xmas shopping at ths house
wh0se stock ls Of insufficient value 10
b. worth advertising in these colums
quality shakes hands with lOw.price
at our place. II is nDt often these Two
mcGt but Just nov they're hanging
out regularly at Jonas' Cash store
You know him-JOnes? He's the nrtn
that pays the freight Located al
Portland. lOs and ilO Front
There IN no reason why George +.
Wrlch should not b. elected as city at
torney lie had ys'ar's experience al
deputy under former city attorney
and made a careful and efficient Of
hccr His election VIII insure care
ful administration Of city affairs.
There In no doubt about the election
of Jas r. Krarncy MS superintendent
Of ntro,tE. The fact tflat the street de-
partmeut has bcen run marty 20 per
crlt cheaper under his administration
than under u citizens, will bring TO
him the support Of taxpayers and
voters.
Mr. Elmore's record as mayor, OF
Astoria needs no rec recommendation. II
Is generally conceded that he made an
excellent mayor and the business OF
the city was conducted on business
principles As police commissioner he
will bring the same careful considera-
ti1n into the administration OF the po-
lice department AZ h. did while mayor
a city indebtedness over the limit
mark. de1cimcy Of thousands Of dol
lars; with no street improvements
during the year will be the repetition
ot municipal affairs. u the so-ca ! d
nSn-parliEln ticket is elec;1d. The
nominc.S are good men. but their busi-
ness slgaci.y is sadly deficient The
tax payers cannot afford another year
ike the past.
.---. PA
Having lArg. invoice Of shoes ar
riving January /, and In order 70 make
room for same, we will commence
Monday. December II. 10 close out our
entire stock OF fine mems boys and
children's shoes at and below factory
costs. We have splendid line Of
ohildrcns shoas. Mems shoes almost
given away. Fred Walters. corner 18th
and l;ond streets
4 fairy grOtto could scarcely present
a more beautiful appearance than does
the Bonbonnirre these days The
varied and many colorcd Christmas
tree decorations are SO arranged that
in the aggregate they form an artistic
display which Is worth going a good
ways to see. The show cases and
counters are nllod with choice candies
and other dlintias that are hard TO
resist.
Mrs. 5. Elmor,, Mrs. l. Peart and
Mrs. ]. T. Lighter. with Miss Halsted
ard Miss Elmore, have cushiors, large
and small, for sale; from the big
d,Wny couch pillows TO the tiny
sdchet that perfumes your dresser.
Nuthing pretuer or more useful for a
Christmas Gift could be found. Come
and see them at the Methodist fair
Thursday. Dec. Il, sale opens at p.
M, corner Ninth and Commercial SITS.
An "old ruunder' says that the
present system OF voting is not proof
against fraud one method of cheat
ing ir the count is used whare the two
election clerks ara in collusion. They
sit ~ that they can touch feet and
when the Judges call of Smith" the
clerks agree through pedal telegraphy
to tally the vote for Brown" In
some elections, like that Of today the