The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-13

ting received 25 tons Of salm,n yefttr-
day,
Johnson Pros. the Twelfth street
groccrA. made contract yesterday
with the Toledo Scale Company for
two fne computing scales. These
scales are the finest weighing machines
made, and are becoming very Popular
with retail merchants. the gorid over
| one Of the IollieSt picnic parties that
ever made merry on he banka Of the
/ Necanlcum River will bc there
today The party In composed u
Judge Cleland and family ard Mrs,
Baird and family. 1t Posiani urd Y.
n. Stevenson and family. Of this city.
DO you want to get good pair Of
shoes az Il very low price2 See s. A.
lGimre, 5I3 Bond street. who has Just
received Il nice new stock No use In
paying fancy prices when you can get
durable and stylish shoes for almost
half what you pay at other stores. Call
and see.
! Wares Cyrus met with an accident
lat Seaside yesterday that might have
been a fatai ore Ile was working at
the top Of an old telegraph pole, when
j Il suddenly gave way. aud Mr.. Cyrus
took e tumble" lie was badly shok-
EN- up and wrist was dislocated. but
he escaped serious injury.
The next great event win be the un-
ion sunday school excursion 10 Seaside
c Aug 2ist The rates win be rs
cent? for all over Il years Of age, and
20 cents for All under Is years. Mem
bera OF the Congregational. Baptist
land two Methodist schools, under Is
years Of age. wlil b. charged % cents
Astoria court OF the Fores,ers OF
America wIii have meeting tonight
land several ol he leading Fo.csters
Of the state will be present, among
/ them being Grand chief Ranger c. q.
Burkhnrt. Of Albany. and Grand Ses
retarv $. Kafka. OF Portland. All
members Of the court here arr re-
questcd TO be present.
The funeral Of the late Harry I.au-
tenback occurred yesterday afternoon
Int Coroner Pohls undertaking parlors.
the services being conducted by the
IRev. Mccormick. The services were
attended by large number OF friends
Of the deceased. The floral tributes
were very beautiful The remains
were laid TO rest In Greenwood.
oyster suppers are never out OF sea-
son al the Toke Point oyster house.
because Toke Point Eastern oysters,
developed In our waters, have the
popularity OF being In season the
year round, This popular house has
the popularity Of serving the daint-
lest delicacles OF all seasons In the
most appctising manner at all hours
Of the day or night.
The work OF dyking the tideland
about the east side OF the mouth of
the Lewis and Clark river Is nearly
completed. All that now remains to
do is TO inclose Jeffrles Slough. This
has been the most ifiieult part OF the
job, as the stream Is one Of the largest
OF Its kind ,and the strong current In
tcrferes greatly with the work The
completion Of this dyke will mean one
of the finest pasture properties In tho
country
The wheel of justice made another
turn yesterday afternoon. c, ponael-
lly was fined so FOR fighting, and F'd,
Ness forfeited $40; he had ben arrest
ed for fighting A. Anson, 10 year
old boy who was arrested with Ness,
for fighting. pleaded not guilty. on
account of his age, Judge Nelson al
lowed him to go. but Informed the
young man that If he was brought in
to court again, he would not be let
loff so easily
\ number of citizens of the city
think there are altogether too many
thieves hanging around the town. Not
a day passes without report of some
robbery, and many times it is no small
affair. Quite a number OF fishing nets