The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-20

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trrday afternoon By Undertaken Pohl
In the presence Of u number OF friends
Tho funeral expenses were raised by
popular subscription.
workman employed by contractors
Houston Il Ferguson. while working
on dock ut .Hrookiield, Wash, foil
through the rotten planking into the
water The man was with difficulty
rescued from drowning by the other
workmen. lie WAS severely injured by
the falling timbers. but hopes to be a,
work again In few days,
Coroner Pohl. who held nn inquest
over the body OF Ed. Iorenza. who
committed suicide at Warrcnton, states
that the jury found that he came 10
his death at his own hands as already
published, The funeral viii take piacn
this afternoon under the auspices Of
tho Workmen, OF whose lodge he was
a member, and the place Of intermsnt
viii be Ocean View cemetery.
Papa katzenjammcr's aggregation
didn't do thing last nigth 10 the
weekly button tournament Ren Al.
len made Close 10 a 10 average, r.
Peterson averaged 30, and Cooper over
". although the ex-champIon claimed
TO have made almost 30. The team
total for thn ,hree men was COG, which
In the hihgcst 80 far and win probably
stand for some time.
| Actual construction work on the
Universal sash and door factory has
been commenced. and IL force OF men
In now busly engaged at Smith Point,
Already the company has between
10000 and 10000 feet Of iumebr on
the ground, and about $500 feet ad.
dltlonal will be completed within The
next 90 days, Another barge load OF
lumber win be brought down the river
today for The factory.
(, The customs officials have received
work from the trasury department at
! Washington that the fine OF $500 Inn
posed on the French bark General
Faidherbe has been reduced 10 SO.
, The Faidhcrbc came 10 Astoria from
Hobart, Tasmania, and failed TO bring
II consular bill OF health, After the
line was imposed an appeal was taken
to the treasury department,
An afternoon and evening tea will
be given by Gushing No. }, Womens
Relief Corps, at the residence Of Mrs.
Pauline Ziegler. No 3i4 Seventeenth
street, on Thursday, the Goth Al
friends Of the corps and OF the g. A.
II, are cordially invited, There win bc
good singing. music. fortune telling
etc. and a good time Is anticipated
THE funds received are to be csei for
a good cause,
Manager Coolidge. of the Astoria
Electric Company, expects to com
plete the East Astoria extension "a
stnet-car line by the end OF the pres.
ent week. The work has been rushed
in the East End. II will be two weeks
before the trolley wire IN strung. Az
soon as the work Of laying the rails
is finished, the West Astoria force
viii be doubled and work on the west
extension rushed. It is impossible to
state definitely just how soon cars
will be running over the extensions,
The bar tug Tatoosh returned yes.
terday from the Sound. where she had
gone to receive some repairs. The tug
Pioneer which was In service here
during the absence OF the Tatoosh.
Twin return to the Sound today. She
will tow around the Dutch bark Pax,
which has arrived down the river
The Pax will go ON the drydock at
Quartermaster Harbor to receive some
needed repairs. Whether or not she
has been chartered has not been learn
ed, II Is reported, however, that she
ds on the Tacoma engaged list.
The coroner's jury met last even
ing at the coroners office to hear the
levldence OF the two remaining wit
nesses in the Jarvi murder case Mrs
Jarvl, who was to have been present
was not on hand, and as Attorney Full
ton favored postponing the case until
morning, on account of having other
engagements, the case was postponed
until $3.50 this morning, This viii en-,
able the jury to view the scene of the
murder in daylight which they intend
doing this morning
A, s. Tee, who has been engaged In
preparing tax deeds from the county
to the sheriff for delinquent property
Is making good progress and II Il
lprobable the sale Will be undertaken
again on Monday, The exact amount
OF money collected thus far by the
sherlff is $9S657,7S. and. as the time fol
collections will not expire for several
months 1t is evident the delinquent
roll this year win be one of the small.
est on record. Up to April all per
sons paying half their taxes will have
unll the first Monday in October 4
lnaY the balance.