The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-29

situation
Mij1r cramef, government inspector.
has recommended that the lJl On which
the public building stands be- flled %
the level of tn street, ana inslruc.
tlous 90 proceed with the work arc *
prc,cl from Washington within f~w
days
The rummage shle IL stlll on at tho
ald McAllon a Mcdonnell store Dur.
ms the pas, few days the mock Of
g,5tt his been added 10. and now a
purchaser may fnd anything he might
want, There 10 lafgs assortment
n goods on hand and genuine bargains
are offered
Mayor Bergman returned yesterday
from hls Guys river farm. He has
attached his signature 20 the ordinance
granting ., tho United States q iO.year
lease on a tower 'lic a. the foo, o. Tenth
rtfcet. and also 90 the bin which au-
thorEts city Surveyor Tee ~ make
survey % The proposed Astor street *
tension.
Visitors 60 he courthouse complain
that ~ hallway II nearly always
crowded n,h dogs and thnt the man
whl fails 60 look before De- steps ls
( liable {, tread upon spm- canine. One
/ Dog IN psftlrular q hlmrly black AMI.
NAL answering t1 She name. ITO" Is
apparently ~ ,hc belief tina, h. is a
courthouse nx.urc. but 10 fortune is IN
store f1r him. 40 h.s life has already
been threatened
Captain Frank J Smith. ot this city.
and M,s Ror,h simpson NJ Amlly,
Yamhll county we've married in this
city SUNDAY af,r,n,nu County Judge
Gray officiating The ceremony was
performed AZ Judge Grays home Cap
a,n Smith ,s local agent u the Van
eouycr Transportation Company while
the bride 3, he daughter ~ e n Wal
lace. one u the mos, extensive fruit
Frowcfy 90 orcE'n.
When some months ago. Harry Twi-
/ light the popular young brakeman on
,hr 4. & c., had the misfortune 10
lost m arm and a leg In an ACCIDENT
A. warfcaion. Ms friends set about 20
assist him financially Yesterday the
amount collected t,7tg5. was turned
oycr 90 him This money was co'icc;ed
az the unIon depot, Portland. at Sea-
ri!c ann As'nrla. bur does not include
,ht con,r.sut 70 made by Mr Twi-
Iurars follow employees 10 the railroad
The present, far wbi.h the recipient Is
mos, grateful will materially assist him
n his preparations f.r she future He
wen, Eoyt Co secure hrnaal limbs,
lar railroad company lcfayng The cx-
p.arr attached 10 the trip.
Trc watering tank recently Installed
by sheriff Liny.u, ana Fire Chltt
Stockton has already become an I'M
p.rtlnt adjunct A, Grst there was
sumc rr.acsm ~ ,he manner Ia which
ths tank was constructed the idea be-
ing that Ii should hav. been low
trough Instead ~ .yllndcr nnk
sasriT Lnvune explains That a trough
such as Is here referred Q, would prove
q rendezvous f'r DOGS and that {,
would De rendered useless The tank Is
about four feet In height and Is pro-
vllci with an cxhaus; pipe which runs
90 within Few Inches ~ the top OF the
cylinder The cxNaus, keeps the water
moving constantly and dust wIll not
accumulate on top " the water, as
would otherwise be- the case II Is an
nccnDusly arranged device and well
wor,a iha $50 or SIS wAich (, cost,
The GueulAr Hanging and Gaping
machines for packing salmon have been
operated with success AT McGowars /
canncry. salmon is packed With these
machine, without solder, The cans are
pu, through one cooking only while
the solierei cans are putthrough two
There Is no venting, An examination
Of the pack put NJ shows only per
cent loss In defective cans while In !
the solderd cans there Is about s per (
cent. 4 test " speed In packing sAowsE
that the capplng machine capped 10 :
cans per minute ~ 94Oo cans per hour
President II. $. MCGOWAN, Of r. ]. Nc /
Gowan & Sons. says the pack now be- /
lng put up Is for the market. hut the !
machines are being operated prellmin-
airy to outing them In condition for
active service next season, When fully
perfected they will be principally used
in packing fruit and vegetables,
Captain w w, Babbidges new boat,
the Electro, was successfully launched |
at / o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Il. /
NJ Leathers' shlpyarl The new steam-
er was chrs:ened by Miss Hazel Bah
bldge, daughter OF the captain, A large
crowd was present to see the launching,
which was successful in every particu-
lar The Electro Is one OF the most
substantially constructed steamers ever
built On the Lower Columbia river. She
is 70 zee, in length, Of II feet beam and