The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-04-26

worst part Of the road.
Coroner pohI received telegram Ut
late hour last night from G. A.
Tewknbury OF Boston. Mass, instruct
Ing the coroner 10 give his brother, a.
q. Tewksbury. a decent burial. The
funeral will take place sunday at 1
o'clock p, m. and intcrment viii take
place In Greenwood cemetery.
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The street cars run regularly now
10 Aiderbrook. which In great ac-
commodation to the citizens Of that
setcIon. A new car was put on yes
terday afternoon and II runs az
smoothly as n palace car. With the
splendid new roadbcd and the new car
service tho local stree. railway COM
pany IL making n great hit
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Loweriown IL not behind In progress.
The extension OF the street car line
in that direction has already wrought
more changes In the way Of improve
ments. and with Uuuer and Lower
town both growing and the middle por-
tlon Of the city also In the van. the
next year win find Astoria far beyond
former conditions.
A Portland is-year-old girl. Bella
Mahkoyick. who has been visiting
friends In uppertown became sudden
ly deranged yesterday morning and
wandered from the house In partly
disrobed condition. She was dlscoy-
cred by Mrs Ludwig Larson. who took
her in cared for her and finally re-
stored her to friends.
A committee composed ~ Or. pix
Ington. Or, Bali. Hon. Harrison Allen
and Prof. II. n. Lyman has been ap-
pointed by President carnahan, OF the
Astoria Progressive Commercial Asso-
citation, 10 take care OF Lee Moore.
house. The Daiies Photographer. who
win take views to exhibit at the st.
Louis and Lewis and Clark exposi-
tons
c. n. Fuller, representing Lindsey
Bros, Company. ~ Portland. 10 In the
city for the purpose OF obtaining water
transportation for s7oo cedar telephone
poles from the Columbia river 10 Los
Angeles. california. This industry
promises TO bec,me important In the
future to this section and 1t IL hoped
that he win succeed in his first ship
ment.
G. l. Houston and J. p. Ferguson
have entered suit in the circuit court
to compel George Kaboth to cancel q
claim to lot block "A. Mcciures' ad-
dltion Plaintiffs aiege that they and
their grantors have had possession for
10 years and that defendant has no le-
sal right TO the property The lot Is
q valuable one. loacted on Duane street
between Teath and Eleventh.
One OF Jur townsmen says that the
owners Of -hs sand hills IN the neigh
borhcod Of Fort Stevens have but lit
lie realization OF The large amount Of
gold there is there. Another assay OF
the average sanda obtained from the
yard In tront OF the Hotel Flavei few
days ago, assayed $3.50 per cubic yard
In free gold. This gentleman thinks
there are good mines here al home. as
shown by these assays
An announcement was made In a To-
cal paper a few days ago that Mr. A.
Il Parker was putting In fish trap
at John Day In defiance OF law and
order an dali the customs and conven-
tionalitles OF the state OF Oregon and
the fishing industry. Mr., Parker stat
ed yesterday that II all grew out OF
the fact that he was engaged In put
ting In a ,idegate at John Day. one
Of the largest In the state, and that
some Of the unsophistlcated mistook Il
for fsh trap.
When there Ia a news item afoat
Astoria Is the best place In the world
to a newspaper man, The people are
all courteous and they catch an item
as quickly as the people Of any place
In the world. As an illustration: A
few days ago lunatic was brought
down on the noon train, An Astorian
reporter was on his rounds with the
usual inquiry Anything new " In ten
minutes after the train had arrived
people In every part Of the city had
learned of the arrival OF the lunatic,
and In response to the inquiry for news.
said: ''es. lunatIc was brought
down on the train a few minutes ago" !"
A news item that is news item trav-
els here like wild Are and the eiti-
gems are always ready TO ;mpart news
to the knight OF the quill