The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-04-09

PEOPLE Of Push 10 have bridge con. /
etructed over the Necanlcum river,
which was made last January. Judge
Gray said last evening that the mat
terB were stated exactly right in the
evening papers. He aaid that IL has
been the purpose o. the court 10 con-
struet the bridge all nf the time, buh
That a. The time the application vas
made the winter f-cahsfs were on and |
that Il would be lmboysible 10 con-
struct the bridge until In the sum
mer when the watfr was low; that the
matter had merely been permitted 70
lay over until the May term Of court.
when IL was the purpose, TO advertise
for bids and construct the bridge
later.
Dr. Estes iAfln enthusiast In art and
history. He has some fine paintings
that do justice 70 born artist. Among
them IN one he recently finished az q
present to DIR. Smith. Of Portland II |
IL the reproduction of Corner Of a |
Doctors Dea." and IL wonderfully well !
executed Another Is painting OF |
Astoria In 1850 which In OF historic In
terest- The painting was from the on.
dy picture In existence OF Astoria Of |
that date II shows the postotiice,
which was the first west of the Rocky |
Mountains: also the old wharf which |
connected the saw mill with ships and |
was the first on the coast. When you
consider the history " Astoria this
picture ia Of great value. The doctor
has many fine paintings. products OF
MA own skill He also has many In.
tcrcsting reiica
There was little excitement last
evening on Bond street. near the foot
Iof Fourteenth. when Charles Green.
captain OF ash boat and partner OF
Lighthouse" Nelson. fell overheard.
The captain and his partner. Nelson,
we're walking dong Bond street when
the latter fell through a hole where
the railing had fallen down and left
danerous place. Nelson rushed
around for assistance and secured sew
erAl men among them Harry Phister.
While PhIster wac rushing around 10
help rcscue the man he stepped Into
the same hole. II being 10 dark there
he could not see. and fell Into the riv-
err Roth ,nen were pulled out unln-
jured but badly wet. The place. II Is
said. is dangerous. and. on account Of
the Intense darkness, ls regualr
trap and should be attended to. Har-
ry PhiHter's brother and Lighthouse"
Nelson and others rescued them.
Again Frank Cooley aud company.
including Little Terry were greeted
with large house, The Ballet Mas
ter proved very enjoyable comedy
and the laughter was continuous. Ter
ry Mexican appeared IN an entirely
different role and proved his sersatil-
ity George Graves did an excellent
piece OF character acting and Miss
kIngsbury presented 4 charming pie
turc as Rosa the daugntar. At the md
OF the second act when Mr. Salmon is
brC Rht home with all he ran comfort
ably carry the audience shrieked w,'h
laughter, Mr.. Cooley. as the literary
humhug, Mr.. Pollack. was the cause
mLcI elation. Tho little curtain GALS
er "A Tip on the Rrc't" was well
presented by Mr., Cooley and 'iadvs
Kingsbury. Tonight "A Knlgh; OF the
Mask" in which Terry Mexican has a
principal part and consequently VIII
be seen to better advantage, viii he
presented. The scene is laid IN the
seventeenth century and the costum-
Ing is very elaborate
Reports come from Alaska that that
country ts turning out 10 IL great
agricultural country, The experiment
tai stations established by the gov
ernmcnt have produced many surpris-
es, In places the grass grows as high
AZ u mans head, thougPthe thermom-
tNcI iuls az ~" ~ " NN6iNVs pNiVW
zero in winter. At Rampant, E6 de-
grees north latitude. winter rye sowed
in the fall came out in the spring
in perfect condition with this low lem
perature, The grain ma.ured by the
first OF August, Barley sowed IN May,
1901. was matured by the middle OF
August, Oats md potatoes thrive in
many places, Cattle are being kept
at all points already except at Nome.
II Is claimed by a representative OF
the department of agriculture that
homcsteads OF 500 acres each, to 100000
families can be obtained from the gov
ernment In Alaska He says she has
abundant resources to support 100000
persons,
An exciting runaway occurred yes
terday afternoon about 8 o'clock, in
which delivery wagon was badly
damaged and Charles Dougle was sent
TO the hospital unconscious. While
driving the team of Fisher Bros, down
the hill near Kopp's brewery the
tongue of the wagon broke through
the neok-yoke and forced the wagon
onto the horses, which caused them to
run away. They ran about hundred
yards at the top OF their speed and