The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-10

| WHlGkcy' lns only pure kOOuN, guar
ltntecd rich and mellow. JOHN l..
CARLSON. Sole Agent
Spokane claims that the recent freight
rates announced by the Great Northern
discriminate In favor OF Sound cities
against Eastern Washington
a logging engine on a scow and
pile driver belonging TO Root Brothers
are at the Fisher Bros dock waiting
for tow 10 Chinook river.
Master Mechanic j. Graham. Of the
%. II. N, co. rail lines returned from
IL visit Of inspection 10 the IwacO road
yesterday and lcft for Portland.
John a. Montgomery has opened a
shop at I2l Bond street and II prepared
10 do all classes of plumbing and tin
Ming at IA lowest possible rates.
ROdyn coal lasts longer. ~ cleaner
and makes less trouble with stoves and
chimney hues than any other George
w sanborn agent. telephone 1911.
4. Dunzgcr ls distributing among his
customers q very neat little pocket
memorandum book. containing also cal
endnr and tide tables for the current
year
I'D Peoples. former resident OF H.
waco and lately a successful business
man ~ Skngway. visited his old home
yesterday and leaves today for an east
ern trip
Special Agent Beckwith looked after
the Offices Of the Pacific Express Com
! pany on the |. H. A n. Company line
on North Beach yesterday. returning
last evening.
There is always something new TO be
found at the Boston Restaurant The
Sunday dinner includes turkey with
cranberry sauce. A first class place for
ladies and gentlemen.
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel Maddox have
returned from Portland where they at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Maddock's'
uncle. the late Col. r. NJ. X, Smith. OF
the Tenth infantry.
! A very pleasant Informal hop was
given at Hauthorn's hall on Friday
evening. In honr of Mr.. X. s. Howard,
Jr,. OF Portland. who has made many
| friends during his soJourn In this city.
| At the meeting OF the city Teachers
Association yesterday the regular term
election resulted In the choice OF Prof
| Payne for president, Mrs. Lemon, Vice
president and Miss Warren. secretary
1
| The British ship Royallst recently
cleared from San Francisco for New
Zealand with cargo Of railroad cars.
consigned 10 the government OF that
| colony The cars were valued at near
ly half a million dollars.
The sixteenth anniversary Of the or
gGnizatlon OF the Sailors Union Of the
| Pacific coast was celebrated at San
| Francisco last Wednesday Over 800
members OF the union In marching uni
| forms attended the ceremonies.
A bureau Of information Is to be es-
| lahlished at san Francisco for the bene-
| NJ OF colonsts arriving on the Pacific
coast. OF which. according to figures
given by railroad men. there viii be In
| the neighborhood OF 100000 during the
coming summer months.
A complaint was made to the county
court yesterday that loggers had been
damaging the county road near the
| Upper Necanicum river by hauling logs
across the highway. The loggers will
be- instructed TO repair the damage In
default OF which action may be COM
menced
Splrthon Jasapis was arrested yes
terdav on charge OF threatening to
kill one Stathes Davis. The defendant
| runs a junk store on Ninth street and
Davis boarded with him. A dispute
occurred in the settlement OF the
board-bill and the complainant says
his life was threatened
Seattle In Tears" Is the head over an
| article In the Tacoma Ledger announc-
ing the erection Of government ware
| house In that city. Also Seattle is de-
nounced by what the war department
| called "a piece OF unfair sharp busl-
ness" in submitting a second bid af-
ter learning the terms Of the proposal
submitted by Tacoma contractors.
The Western Cedar Company OF Raj.
nier Is building SO-lnch tlume to
extend about two miles back from their
wharf into large body of timber,
from which cordwood. ties, pillng and
spars will be lloated down to the river.
The company has let contracts for cut
ting 10000 cords OF wood. Forty men
viii be required to keep the flume in
operation.
Ross Higgins 4 Co. have completed
arrangements for supplying their meat
market In this city from their own
plant. Stock Of all descriptions will be
purchased expressly for the firm and
prepared for market at their stock
yards at Warrenton, recently purchas-
ed from f. w. Preston. George W.
Warren who has acquired an interest
IN the film will have charge OF this |
department Of their business.
The plans for remodelng the court |
house have been changed by the county |
court IN place of the vault in the re- |
corder's office being enlarged the one |
In the clerks office will be extended to |
the county court room and the clerks |
Office will be enlarged by the partition !
being moved five feet into the hall. The |
stairs vii also be changed by doing |
away with the present back stairway |
and having the others start from near
the door to the sheriff's office. After
the repairs to the building are COM
pleted, several changes win be made
in the location Of the various offices.
The recorder win move. to the clerks
office. the sheriff will move to the re-
corder's office and the present sherlff's
quarters will be occupied by the as
SCISSOR. The assessors Office will be a