The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-14

ana the launch had to be beached in
order TO get the twister removed.
IN the justice court yesterday after
noon was held the preliminary exam
nation Of Augusta Davidson on an
information charging her with the lar
ceny Of $40 from Chris F'rantzen. The
defendant Was discharged.
The meeting Of the w. G. 4. u. to-
day will be- an important one. Dele
gates to the state convention viii be
elected and The annual reports OF the
various lines Of work VIII be submit
ted By the superintendent
The river pilots have been taking
soundlngs on Astorln recently. They
are using the government steamer, the
Lincoln. The party was composed Of
Captain W G, SNOW. Captain Harry
Eniken and Captain w. II. Patterson.
NbptHlh William Day. inspector Of
this lighthouse district. is IN receipt
of an order transferring him from his
present position TO commanding officer
Of battleship. A well-deservcd pro-
motion His successors name Is not
uS yct known
There will DC no services at the
Salvation Army for ono week. The
officers have been called away 10 at
tend large Salvation Army camp
meeting In Seattle They win be back
on Wednesday the Goth, whch meet
lngs will be resumed as usual.
ion Sunday school excursion 20 Seaside
ca Aug 2ist. The rates wili be 70
e"ntF for all over II years Of age. and
10 cents for all under Is years. Mem
bers of the Congregational. Baptist
and two Methodist schools. under IL
years Of age, viii be charged % cents.
DO you want 10 get good pair OF
shoes at Il very low price? See s. A.
Gimrc. $40 Bond street. who has just
received 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 nee.
Mrs, Andrew Lund. OF uniontown,
met with very painful accident on
Monday evening While walking along
the rocky beach, she fell and disio-
Gated her right arm at the elbow |
However, she is doing very nicely, and |
expects To recover the use of her arm |
very shortly.
Pete neRock, of Portland, said TO We |
an all-round bad man. was arrested |
last night for threatening 10 kin a |
woman and barkeeper. DeRock is
u scrapper, and generally shows fight |
when put under arrest, but last night |
two officers nabbed him, ana he was |
tame enough,
Captain Henry Emken. one OF the |
best known pilots on the Columbia, |
recently purchased q small farm about |
two miles east OF Mount Tabor, near |
Portland The captain viii plant some |
fine fruit and shade trees on the land. |
fix up nice strawberry bed, and |
build an elegant house on the prop |
erty. He will then move his family |
there, and rent his home In the city.
The examinations for coIn;y aud
state teachers certificates were held
Yesterday at the court house. lre en-
aminatlons were condn.ed h, Fror.
A. l., Clark of this city. owing TO
Superintendent Lyman being out OF
the city The applicants We're; For
state certificates, Jesle Sanls, Of AS
toria. Amy Holmes, OF Astoria, Miss
Clayton, OF Seaside, and Miss Ewing
of Seaside; for county certificates, Miss
Eade, Miss Douthit and Miss Lucy,
Morton, all Of Astoria, Miss cole, of
Wise, and Ralph Worsley of Svensen.
The Columbia River Fishermen's
Protective Union held its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening In the
hall on Astor street, This organiza-
tion numbers $500 members having
gained during the present fishing sea-
son about 176 new members. The cleo
ton Of officers to serve for another
year took place. II, NJ, Lorntsen, the
present secretary was reelected. The
following trustees were elected, Chas.
Johnson, Martin Johnson, George Mum
zell, Paul Stangeland Gus S. Nelson,
Thomas Nelson, Edward Edling. The
union has made splendid success dur
Ing the past year and is in prosper
Gus condition.
Last night about half past ., Tom
Russcl, who has been working in Sher-
mans livery barn, got into row
with Charley Hess, another of Sher-
mans employees. Russell struck Hess
in the head with pair of scissors
Hess promptly knocked him down, and
bounced his head good ana hard It
seems that Russell threatened 10 jab
Mr.. sherman with the scissors, and