The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-09


der 10 avoid the penalty " 70 cents
which II charged against al dein-
qucnta.
Contractor johnson. who n at work
on the removal OF the rock Of thc
sylvia De Craase reef. has made ar
rangements 10 dump the rock on Inc
railroad right q way underneath the
trcntie.
In the probate court yesterday the
hearing Of final accounts OF J. W. Nc
Farlnnc administrator for the estate
Of George and Francis Abernathy, de-
ceased. was Het for 2 ., m. on Feb
ruary 18th.
=. r. Halfcrty LEFT last evening for
Butte, Montana. where he expects 70
spend several weeks In the interests OF
bia business. Ills clam cannery has
closed Ao,gn FOR she prclent VIII
reopen for business early IN March.
The silver tea set which has been
on exhibition In the window of the Ore
gon bakery win be rallied on during the
tea and social this evening at
Mrs Zlegier'H, on Seventeenth street
for the benefit OF the Woman's Relief
corps,
on account OF our good business this
week We have no time 10 change our
advertisement In this paper. Ladies
wishing 20 purchase goods during our
saIo viii be better waited on IN the
forenoon, as we are very busy In the
| !. gtar..a.a ghnuahausg
-sa-
salyers OF the schooner Pioneer are
20 receive their share Of the vessel. II
has been agreed that they viii be al
lowed one-half OF her gear, stores and
other apparatus. Each Of the nine men
forming the salvage party are TO re-
ceive 1000 feet OF lumber
d. j. Ingalls, was IN the city yes
terdAy afternoon on his way back to
his ranch al Skamokawa after n brief
visit 10 his Melville home. He recent
~ took twenty head OF cattle over 10
the skamokawa ranch and VIII live
there with one OF his sons. Tor the
present. AZ least.
The site has been purchased at Eu-
gene for a new hospital 60 be erected
| BY the Booth Kelly Logging Company.
| The contract for construction VIII be
| let Immediately and Il ls thought the
| building win be ready for use by Feb
ruary 10. A portion Of the building
now on the site win be used
A telegram received last evening an
nounced the arrival OF Gus Wood. OF
| this city, at San Francisco. on his re-
turn 20 the medical department OF the
| University OF California. Despite the
recent confusion on the railroads on
account OF the snow blockade. he ar
rived on regular schedule time.
The picture by II. II. Baker. now on
exhibition IN the window Of Hoenler's
confectionery store. Is an excellent
piece OF work. and the pathetic story
| Ii tells Is obvious TO the most casual
observer. The work Of Mr.. Baker Is
attractlng some little attention and
number OF his pictures have been on
exhibition recently.
The revenue cutter Bear has been
ordered to make It's headquarters AZ
Tacoma but on account OF insufhcient
anchorage grounds at that place mas
failed 20 report there. The city re-
fuses 10 put out more buoys as they
nut forth the claim that the cutter
could lay az anchor at the head OF the
bay or else on the east side.
|
The wholesale destruction OF the
beautiful little robins that are so num-
erous hercahouts now. by the ubiqui-
tous small boy with his air gun should
be brought TO the notice OF the proper
authorities and the offenders summar-
lily dealt with. There Is fine connect
ed with the killing OF these birds ana
the law should be strictly enforced.
DR.. Kinney who returned from q trip
70 New York last evening, tells OF
party Of seven Astorfans beside HIM
self, who met recently in New York
| City and all attended the theater as the
guest Of one OF Astorla's citizens. Quite
| a showing from the metropolis OF
Western Oregon In the big metropolis
three thousand miles away.
Auditor Nelson has sent TO Judge Nc.
Bride official notification OF the
| fact OF the acceptance OF the park act
by the people OF Astoria at the recent
election. Acting on this the judge will
now appoint the five members that are
10 act on the commission. The names
OF Ave citizens have been recommend
ed by the Push Club and they will
probably receive the appointment
The report OF the Nehalem read sur
vey has been completed and Will be
submitted to the county court at its
meeting today. The viewers, +. Gus
tafson, Robert, Lowe and N. Bosier,
were In the city yesterday and met
and agreed upon several points under
discussion. They decided upon the mid
die route through Mr. Nurnbergs place
The plats Of the road were completed
last evening by Surveyor Astbury and
will be submitted In conjunction with
the report.
The British steamship Norman Isles
arrived down the river yesterday after
noon. Her manifest fled at the custom
house showed her destination as Shang-
hai. and her cargo to exceed the enor-
NOUS total Of two million and half
feet OF lumber. nart OF the lumber
was lashed to the rounded decks OF the
vessel, which Is a most peculiar look
ing sort OF a craft, being on the whale
back order. The Norman Isles was
drawing but 20 feet so came down the
river quite easily.
DR.. Alfred Kinney. who has been
attending the clinics at New York fol
the past four months, returned on last
evenings train, accompanied by his
family. and in the course Of four OF
fve days win be settled down ready
for business once more. They returned
via the Southern route, stopping on the
return trip at Baltimore, washington
Atlanta and anent one day In SaI