The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-04

and Eleventh streets. Will be open for
restroom" on july 4th, All are
welcome.
Boys wanted 10 sell peanuts today
and on the Fourth az the Parlor con.
feetionary store. Apply early this
morning.
Cream Fure Rye Americas finest
whisky. Toe only pure goods; guar
anteed rich and mellow. John l.. Carl
son. sole agent.
The Bemi-annual reports Of the
county clerk and the treasurer
viii be examined by the county court
which eonyenea tomorrow.
Remember We guarantee our ice
cream TO contain nothing but cream
and sugar and flavor. II Is fifteen
cents per pint at the Parlor.
Mrs. O. +. McClane and daughter. OF
Portland. who have been visiting in
this city and at Seaside for the past
few days, have returned home.
Roslyn coal Is the best and most eco
nomieai coal for household use In As
loriR. Try II once and you viii have
no other, George w. sanborn. agent.
Telephone 1871.
NoTicE.-All persons having rooms
10 spare for the accommodation OF 9TH
OF July visitors are hereby requested TO
send their names. address. number OF
beds and price for same TO ALERT
puNnAR. Secretary,
To those VINO drink whiskey for
pleasure: Harper's whiskey adds
Ecst 10 existence. To those who drink
whiRkey for health's sake. HRrper's
whiatey makes life worth living. Sold
by Foard a Stokes CO.. Astoria.
Chairman Wise. Is greatly dlsap-
pointed that the electric lights which
we're promised the committee for the
arches. BY Receiver Coolidge. Of the
Street Railway Company. were refused
at the last moment. and Il was neces-
sary to substitute Chinese lanterns for
them.
Jimmy" Montague OF the Oregon
ian Is In Astoria to take in the Fourth
OF July celebration. as a guest OF the
city Jimmy" has proved himself a
friend OF Astoria and II an instance Is
reported wherein he Is not given the
best there Is TO be had In town the Of
fender viii be promptly deported to
Skamokawa.
Articles OF incorporation OF the
Columbia River and Alaska Salmon
Packing and Cold Storage Company. OF
which we have previously made mem
tlon. were filed In ;he county clerks
olhce yesterday. The incorporators
were c. F, Leavenworth. OF Portland; v.
Rildner. OF Baker City: J. r. Lacey. OF
Astoria. and II. T. Hendryx. OF Baker
City. The capital stock is si,O0O,0OO
divided into 100000 shares. For the
present the head office viii be in AS
torla.
Charles Meyers, a logger. was tried
IT, the police court yesterday for an
indecent act committed on the corner
Of Fourteenth and Commercial streets
at a. m. He affirmed that he was not
guilty and was n peaceable hard work.
Ing man who had come here to enjoy
the celebration; that a couple Of men
who were with him were making
little disturbance and that officer
Thompson came along and arrested him.
though he was the only one of the
men well behaved, officer Thompson
testified that he saw sundry indecent
acts committed by Meyers, and
Furthermore contradicted several
minor details of his evidence. Prosec-
cutting Attorney Smith argued that the
officer was dlslnterested party and
would have no reason for arrestlng the
accused, whom he had never before
seen, while II was to the interest of
the accused to proclaim his innocence,
The Judge assented 10 this and in Inn
posing the very light fine of $5 stated
that he made II light because the ac-
cused had made no trouble for the
officer, and before denying his guilt
had apologlzed for the act. He also
stated that had our streets been
brightly Illuminated he would have felt
1t necessary to impose heavier fine.
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