The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-10

The steamer George ". Elder came
IN from San Franclec y9etefday after
noon and after Unloading freigh. At
this port left up the river
A postal card dropped % u. cree,
Page building, will bring 10 your home
sample. pages, free, explaining Ellis
History OF the United States.
ItOslyn coal lasts longer, is cleaner
aud makes less trouble with stoves and
chimney nueB than any other George
w. Banborn, agent. Telephone 1911.
John A. Montgomery has openej
shop At 42i Bond street and In prepared
10 10 all classes OF plumbing and tim
ming at the lowest possible rates.
Pastor Rydqulst, Of the swedish
| Lutheran church. viii leave tomorrow
| for Moscow Idaho, 10 attend Il confer
entc to be held there February 10.
Dr. Rhoda G. Hicks. who was asso.
cinted with Dr. Rogers at Portland, In
here and has an office at b73 CONNER
cial street. for the practice of Osteo-
pathy.
II you want groceries that are gro
ceries. goods that sell on their mer-
th. goods that make customers and
keep them, 20 10 a. w. Shipley, the
reliable grocer
w. II Parker ~ planning 10 erect
several nov cottages In UppertowD this
season The plans ARE Already COM
pictcd and when ne buildings are Nm.
lkhcd they viii make a very credltable
addition 10 that part Of the city.
| =. K0ndo, an officer Of the Nippon
| YuA.n knlFha line. states that two new
and Well-cdnippcd steamers. each OF
5000 lonb displacement. are being built
| IN Japan IN oidcr ~ accommodate the
growing business on the Orlent-Yictoria
and Seattle line,
Tho New York World says. ELLIS
| tnlted States History iS popular and
very lnterasllng The author takes un-
disputed facts. the salient features and
presents them IN the most fascinating
manner. with due regard 10 accuracy.
he is never tedious
The American bark Harry Morse. now
/ at san Franclsco. has been chartered
! Iby The Alaska Fishcrmen's Packing
| Company to carry supplies to its can
! merry At Bristol hay, The vessel VIII
| leave san Francisco about May J, a
crew from here going down 90 take
! charge u her
The county court adjourned at noon
! Yesterday until Monday, when the Ne
! halcm road matter will bc taken up
! for consideration. The court has re-
ccyed up 10 date reports from only
thirteen of the twenty road supcryis-
uip 4 this district The dellnquents
are liable TO suspension from office.
Frank VI. Secly. formerly conduc-
tor uC the Astoria & Columbia River
| railroad. killed his wife at Oakland.
California, Friday night and then com
mittod suicide. Scely was quite well
known In this city. having left here
but n few days ago,
rhc American bark Ferris s. Th0mp-
SON. from san Francisco. is In port and
win taxi on a partial cargo Of shocks
from this place and then return To San
Francisco She will be engaged In the
tupply trade for the canncries Of Alas
ka during thr coming season.
cay Attorney Smith and Councilmen
SChciueckau ana Cook. composing the
committee sent recently to Salem In
| the interests Of the proposed amend
IN, nis e. the city charter returned yes
,rriay Mr. Smith gave II as his op-
lniun that the bill would go through
with possibly some amendments.
The farmers OF the west side OF
Youags river ARE making commandable
,frurts TO open up that section cf the
county tS voluntary work AT road
building. They have fairly good road
now to the Lewis and Clarke road at
the h.galls' drawbrldge and the greater
part cf the work was done in this way.
The celebrated child pianists Pdloma
and Carl Schram will appear in this
city Saturday afternoon Feb. 16 These
Infant musical prodigies. aged and IL,
have performed In all the large cities
ul the country and their appearance
here will be appreciated by the music
loving public. They come under the
NNHIlNtfN VI slAt NNiiAA'' y NANhs
President Brown. OF the Northern In
dluna Normal School says: Ellis Ills
tory OF the United States IL the most
comprehensive work ever published on
| he subject. lIcsdes being a complete
history. II has engravings which alone
are worth the price OF the book. / con-
slider II one OF the most valuable
works ever offered TO the public"
Olson Brothers, whose logs have been
doing considerable damage to the Lewis
and Clarke drawbridga recently. ap-
peared at the county court Yesterday
and stated that they Won repair all
the damage done a boom has been
placed across the mouth of the slough
and no further danger Is anticipated.
In from San Francisco yesterday after
The captain of the steamship Buck
| ingham, which came In yesterday, re-
ported sighting derelict some miles
west OF the bar as he came In. The
hulk was bottom up and appeared to
he that OF schooner that had been in
| the water a long time. The pilot
schooner left in search of the derelict,
! but no word has come yet OF whether
she found anything.
$. Hayashi, the Japanese imperial
consul for district covering the states
Of Washington, Oregon, Idaho Monta-
ma and Wyoming and the territory Of
Alaska, January 81 moved his head
quarters from Tacoma to Seattle, He
will occupy the former offices OF the
Vice consulate there, at S29 Olympic
Al