The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-08

Every state IN the linton Was rep
resented In Astoria except Maine and
Pennsylvania, Therc were more Tex
ans here tban representatives, from
any other state There were sixteen
from beaumont. the oil center, alone.
The regular annual meeting of the
taxpayers 0f school district No ! win
be held In the Shiyely school building
on June isth, nj T;so y, m On the
game date wll be held the annual
school election for the election of one
director
The schooner Anita has been char
tered 10 carry cargo OF cedar tele-
phone poles from Wertport To San Pc
dro, Cal II was necessary 10 cut ports
In her bows In order 20 get the poles
into the hold. She liz 10 leave for
Westport today
The funeral ot the late Louis Boent-
gen. lr.. will take place this afternoon
at 40 from the family residence on
Duane street. The funeral win take
place under the auspices OF the Eagles
and the intermcnt win take place In
Greenwood cemetery
A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ~
To the right party we rlll live ex-
elusive sale of our product in ciatsop
County Require limited advance
payment for the goods, .AddreFs. In.
ternational Power Vehicle CO.. Draw
er q. stanford. conn.
What struck me most forcIbly,
said an Eastern traveller yesterday,
" IL the handsome women In this
country. Their complcxions are health
Ter and they seem 10 possess more life
and ylgor and energy than the women
Ut the East, They hook like pictures"
one of the greatest surprises to
HN't Ne4d - fE'lHhl'ilA haNNAlAA HiAh
yesterday, Is your music. have
Travelled all over the country and l
never heard finer music than was fur
nished by your local band Ii would
do credit 10 the largest city in the
country"
y1a hn, A..
to ba used In decorating the grave Of
Louis Boentgen today. A large eagle
has been woven out of flowers, which
viii be PLACED on the grave and ii Is
considered by those who have seen II
as thing OF beauty and "a fine piece
NJ art.
Out Of consideration OF the splendid
work performed by the Astorian in
rendering assistance In making the
entertainment of the members Of the
T. =. A. success, the members OF
this great order made the editor of
the Astorlan an honorary member OF
the order yesterday.
II. p. Ahlberg, OF Grays River. re-
turned from Fort Plain, Wash. where
he had been in attendance upon a ses-
sion OF the State Grange. He says
there were over 30 members present
and that a great number of well-tO-do
business men We're among the number
He brought back with him some of the
enthusiasm Of the meeting,
----
AS soon as the present freshet in the
Columbia win permit, II Is the inten-
ton of the lighthouse board to estab-
lish a gas buoy showing a flashing
white light near the position of the
present inner bar buoy, This will be
done as an experiment only, and II 1t
does not give satisfaction 1t will be
discotinued without notice.
Society people of Astoria abandoned
their regular society work this week
and made II q general social week In
which they spent the time entertain
Ing visitors Next week promises to
be an active week in social circles. The
weather looks favorable, the evenings |
are getting longer and this stimulates
the people to look for pleasure.
Now for the Fourth of July celebra-
tion! Let everybody get in line, The
committee requests that as many mer-
chants as possible begin to prepare to
place floats In the parade as 1t takes
considerable time to design prize win
ners and there will be several good
prizes offered for best floats. Musi-
clans, songsters, etc, should also CON
suit the committee consisting of Rev.
w S. Short and Messrs. Griffin and
Thompson who win have charge of
the music for the occasion, 1t Is hop
ed to get at least $50 voices in the
choir for this feature Of the program,