The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-04-11

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evening
chaflcs u, S,olpe. an allcgiant 10
Russia, received his FIRST naturaiIsa.
lion papers Thursday. 4
w E. Tallant has rented new aeln.
Ing ground up tho river and went up
yesterday u clear them.
Naturalization papers were issued 10
Jacob pakklla and Wilhelm Broanda,
both Of Russia, by the clerk yeater.
day
j1hn meyer. u native of Holland, de-.
elared his Intention 10 become eli.
zen OF Uncle SANS domain and was
granted irst papers yesterday by the
county clerk. There arc large num-
b"r on III" list now,
Registration IL proceeding altogether
loo slow Remember that everybody
who wants 20 vote must register and
that tho county clerk opens the office
every Thursday evening for the bene.
NJ Of those who cannot get there dur.
ina the day.
Ship Ernest Legourc which arrived
down the river yesterday was attach
Cd on a legal process brought by Alex.
ander Gilbert who wns formerly agent
of the company owning the Iegoune,
II IA for services amounting 10 $3.50 and
money advanced TO the amount Of
s2,2ii5t
Anton Adamapple. Clifton. fisher.
man, was IN the city yesterday try
Ing to find out why other men Ash
during close time and he cannot. He
has decided that tho other fellows
have either forgotten the law or DO
not care much about It. while In sim
ply desires To conform 10 the proyis-
ions OF the law and run less chances
Of getting into trouble.
The sales on the delinquent tax roll
OF 1891 IL lively and wili undoubtedly
be- completed today, The sale win
then he made on the rolls OF 1898 and
1899. which viii he concluded by next
Saturday or Monday, Property IL sell
ing high and timberlands seem 10 be
In great demand One bloch Of timber
land sold for over $500 and city prop
erly IL selling at q good price. The
deeds will be- made ont next week.
John Merdlth Johnston and ElInor |
Ely cronk were married yesterday !
afternoon at o'clock NJ the Baptist f,
Church by Rev. L. J. Trumbuil They |
are both popular young people Of this
city and have q host or friends VINO !
wish them happiness and long life,
Mr Johnston Ia collector for the o. |
II and N. Company. He Is musician.
and az preesnt Is leader OF the Colum-
bia orchestra,
New Jersey still holds the record as |
being the shield for eomblnations-pn on u
great scale. THE British Columbia
Packers Association was recently incor-
porated with cash capital OF $1,000
900 and its ncld OF operation Ia Brit
ish Columbia. No other state In the
Union allows such large corporations
to incorporate, but New Jersey gets a
good Nat slice out OF Il and let's them
come,
One ordinance fixing the salary of
the city physician to s25 per month
and the one granting an extension of
time to the contractor who Is making |
the repairs on Commercial street to
April IL, were signed yesterday, Re-
pairs are not moving along at very |
rushing rate and the indications are |
that the contractor win have little |
bin us. the result OF the $40 per day |
forfeiture The city council win not |
allow any more extension In the mat
ter, 1t Is said.
Jesse Baker auditor John Carlson |
and T. $, Barr, county commissioners
OF wahklakhm County. Wash, were In |
the city yesterday looking over roads !
and bridges to get ideas for the flu
ture work TO be done in that county. |
Contractor C. L. Houston took them |
out and showed some OF the fine steel
bridges OF this section. They were |
much impressed with the construction |
and intend to construct only steel
bridges in their county ln"the future
Our fine bridges pleased them and as
nothing is too good for Wahkiakum
County these modern structures will
replace the old ones now there. They
compllmented our officials on the tine
condition OF the roads in this section
Homer Fletcher is getting on good
terms with the doves around town,
Each day he gives them n treat on
corn. wheat and ofttlmes peanuts,
which they eagerly pick out of his
hands, He usually has his dispensa-
tory on Eleventh street between Com
mercial and Bond streets and the doves |
flock there when they see him at the |
old stand. It is interesting to see
them gather around and first pick
from the ground In front Of them; then |
when they see he is not going to harm