The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-11

o. Ilagan has gone 10 San Fran
cisco for q two.weeks' VISIT He cx.
poets 10 go east. and will probably re-
turn here in about two months.
The report ~ the police department
shows a total recclpt for hnea and for
FIXTURES OF t7S5 for the month Of Au-
gust. with IS arrests Tor that time.
/
/ The fnil eeaBon OF salmon hshing
opened Yesterday on the Columbia river
aud although number Of fishermen
were out the run is reported ~ light.
RoSlyn coal lasts longer Is cleaner
and makes less trouble with stoves and
chimney fiuea than any other. George
W. sanborn. agent. Telephone 1911.
Miss Nellie UtElngsr started yester-
dAy morning on the Columbia for San
Francisco. whcre she Will remain sew
eral weeks the gues, Of Mrs. Nelson
Troycr
The schooner Pioneer. which arrived
In from San Francisco on Sunday, pro-
cecdcd 10 Knappton. where she viii
take on cargo of lumber for the re.
turn trlp.
John Doe. arrested Saturday nlght as
common drunk. was fined s. In police
court Yesterday afternoon. but the hne
was rcmItted on account of prisoner
being held two days In iall
II. H. Seeker. late city EDITOR OF the
As,orlan. left last evening for Portland
on the Bailey Gatzert He will go 10
I.eavenworth. Kas.. where he has ae-
cepted situation as city editor OF the
Times.
The famous Oriental midway now ex-
hibIting az the street fair in Portland !
has been secured by the MANAGEMENT
Of the fruit fair NJ waila walla as
one Of the attractions for their exhibit
in October.
The woman's Foreign Missionary So
cletv OF the M r. church will give
tea this afternoon az the home OF Mrs
s. C. Turner. iss Commercial street.
from 10 O'clock. All are invited
TO attend.
The barkentlne Encore cleared at
the custom house yesterday morning
for Melbourne. Australia. with 7s5,bii
feet OF Oregon pine, valued at T655N,
on hoard. She was loaded at Knapp
ton and win probably leave out this
morning.
W. w. whipple left last evening for
San Francisco to purchase gasoline en-
glnes to be used In the schooner Jessie,
now laid up az Seattle, She win con-
tlnue to be used for hailbut nshing,
but Mr.. whpplc thinks she win be
much improved by the addition OF
power. II
A Salem young lady while on a visit
tn Klamath Falls found two-headed
wnter snake about fourteen inches long, {
which Is perfectly developed and heal
thv Its heads start from the neck, I
side by side. and are entirely lndepen-
dent Of each other.
The steamer Monmouthshlre will ar I
rive down the river today with a car G
go OF general merchandise valued at I
ssi,SOiSO. She will, before leaving out, Z
take on $50 tons Of coal here. that was I
towed down from Kalama on barge (
by the Calender Yesterday. She Is
bound for the Orient.
The Tacoma Elks, stirred by the ex-
ample OF the Portland lodge, are now
the proposition OF giving a c
carnival at Tacoma next year based on
much the same principle only with the
addition OF many new and attractive c
features to make It far eclipse anything q
of the kind ever held In the North
west.
Charles Ring and Thomas Corbett re- r
turned Sunday evening from an extend c
I'd bicycle trip through the state Of I
and up into British Co I
umbla. They expected to be gone .
about two weeks but Mr.. Corbett was I
called home. They report ]
4 fine time. excellent weather and s
good roads. They left Astoria on Mon c
Jay Of last week and went via Long a
Beach. n
Captain Downs constructing quarter n
master at Fort Stevens. received word r
Yesterday morning TO let the contract
FOR the construction Of the nine els
terms at the fort to A, NJ. Blaker and I
r. NJ. Sparks, of Vancouver, Wash, at v
I4.62l. although their bid was S,O24 {
higher than the government estimate l
of the work, theirs being the lowest Il
bid in. The bids were opened last o
Wednesday. t