The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-08
FRED WICKMAN APPOINTED
WATER BAILIFF YESTERDAY.
Instructed by Warden Van Dusen
To Prevent Taking of Salmon
During Closed Season.

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immediate steps 10 prevent Illegal fish.
Ing. Reports have cOmd 10 Astoria that
Shlinon were being taken from the river
above Tongue Point and Mr.. Wlckman
will leave for that locality this morning
10 investigate.
| hr. Wicknhn's appointment was ex-
prcici owing 10 his knowledge Of the
nHhlnR Industry. He received the fol-
| lowing telegram yesterday.
Tho board appoints you wmer ball
| w. Take immediate steps 10 stop IL
legal fishing"
| II was signed by Fish Warden Van
| DuHcn. ana Mr.. Wickman Immediately
| Nlgnlilrd his Intention 10 accept the al.
| polrtm"nt rhc bill creating the office
provided for the appointment Of as
| many water bdiliffa ns were ncccsEary
FOR actual service and allOwence for
expenses. Fish Warden Van Dusen
viii probably return from Salem today
ana viii make some definite announce
mcnt Of his future plans.
The schoorer Louis. with cargo Of
10000 feet II lumber and 2gi 900 laths
| from the Columbia mills, cleared for
San Francisco yesterday
Roalyn coal lasts longer, is cleaner
and makes less trouble with stoves and
chimney nues than any other. George
w, sanborn, agent. Telephone 1871.
Superintendent Butzcr. Of the clatsop
Mills Company. LEFT yesterday on the
morning train with Il crew OF men with
which 10 start up the lately leased
Smith sawmill NJ Rainier
The swedish ship Thessalus. Captain
l.agcrantz. arrived In the harb0r at
noon yeaterday. thirty days from Ma
gasak. In ballast. under charter to
Clifford a Kerr TO load wheat.
The Ray. Martin Bergh. Of Ballard.
Wash, will hold meeting In the In
| tcrrst OF the Swedish Baptist mission
In C3'ri as hail, near Thlrty-third 81.
ana Franklin Ave- this evening at 1880.
Application has been made 10 the pro-
bate court Tor thc appointment OF II. c.;
Van Duscn and ]. ID. McFarlane as
administrators OF the estate Of the late
A. II. stone. who died recently at
knappa.
hhlfT tloulu iilnh
that Saturday, the 9Th inst, Will be-
! the last day on which 10 pay water
rates IN order 20 avoid the penalty OF
* cents. which IL charged against all
delinquents
At a meeting OF the w. c. r. L. yes
terdly arrangements were made for
holding a service at the rooms OF the
union on next Thursday evening In
memory of Miss Willard. Mrs Kinney
ana Mrs. Blyles.
The jury In the damage suit of S.
Ncrmll, VS. the .. II, a. n. Co. for
the loss OF mule went out last night
at 9;t5 urdtr instructions from Judge
Mcbride to bring in sealed verdict
at $3.50 this morning.
Louis Martin is completing a launch
hfty-four feet long. with twelve-f foot
beam and four feet depth OF hold for
the Western Fisheries Company. which
Is to be shipped overland TO Seattle
and will be- towed from there TO Alaska.
The funeral OF ID. H. Heckard. OF
Lewis and Clark, who died at the hos
pital Wednesday morning, was held
yesterday from PVhl's undertaking par
lors. Services were conducted by the
Rev. Seymour Short. Of the BpiscO-
pal church. and lnterment was in the
Lewis aud Clark cemetery,
The four-masted German ship Peter
Rckmers. which lost her charter be-
cause of delay IN reaching port has
been libelei by sailors In the
sum Of $265 alleged to be due for wages.
The Rickmers is loaded at Portland
and will probably proceed TO sea after
the captain has furnished bonds.
The German steamer Eya, Captain
Peterson, which sailed from Astoria
some weeks ago. grain laden. for YO-
kohama and was obliged to put into
San Francisco to repair leak. was
driven out OF her course and severely
handled by a hurricane, and found 1t
necessary to make Honolulu in order
% replenlsh her coal bunkers.
II, ]. Abbott, OF Warrenton was oper-
ated on at the hospital yesterday and
one leg amputated below the knee. The
operation was made Necessary by the de-
velopment Of neurosis of the bone.
caused by kick received during a
football game seven or eight years ago.
The patient Is the son of r. A. Abbott.
The operation was performed by Drs.
Hall. OF Warrenton, and Bishop and
Finch OF Astoria.
An attempt was made yesterday to
start the stranded lightship on her In
tended trip through the sand to Ba-
hn A uInphAG %, IA.
Smiths Point marine ways and also
steam power are In use, and the lnten-
tlon is to draw the vessel distance
Of about one-half mile from her pres
ent resting place to the waters Of the
bay As she Is six feet In the sand the
task will not be an easy or a short
one.
The steamer Ruth is due to arrive
within the next few days to load Alaska
cannery supplies for the following five
companies: The TalIu Packing Com
pany Taku Fishing Company, Boston
Fishing and Trading Company, Thin
ket Packing Company, Western Fisher
les Company and the Boston Fishing
Company. Only the necessary advance
supplies and men will so up on the
Ruth. as the balance will be carried by
the Charles Nelson, which will arrive
here about April 1st, also from Seattle.
CONDENSED FROM CLIPPINGS.
Work on the new Salem postotfice will
be commenced next week.
The Inter- Collegiate Oratorical con-
test will be held In Corvallis tonight.
The funeral of the late Judge John |