The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-28


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ENcAMPMENT AT GEARHART--
II has been practically decided that the
annual cncafhpment this year OF the
Oregon National Guard win be held at
Gcathnrt park from August to ~.
II IL expected that 1900 military men
VIII attend the encampment.
| STORES WILL CLOSE LATER
| During the month Of August the retail
stores viii remain open until o'clock
each night, with the exception OF Sat-
urday. when they VIII close at the us
ual hour, The new rule goes into ef-
feet beginning next Monday.
VOTE FOR QuEEN-The vote for
regatta Guetn was counted last night
II now stands; Mrs. W. W. Rldehalgh
s3i2; Miss Francis Thomas. 3037; Miss
Amy Lemon. 22s7. Miss Nellie Lidweli
| 1881; Miss Birdie Gunderson $50; Miss
Maja Fredtrlckson, $685. Miss Madge
Sovey. $50.
DREW A KNiFE--A drunken half
breed logger drew knife on the propli
ctor OF the New Style chop house last
evening because he was not permitted
10 run the establishment. Before he
could DO more than break a window
an officer had him In charge and he Is
/ IN Ia In. Asa .IA Aan
Dir, BARR RETURNS HoME--Dr.
Charles w Barr has returned home af-
| ter an absence of several days on
the Sound. The doctor quite surpris-
I'D his friends by not bringing back a
lady. but he assures them that aie has
returned TO remain. THE Sound coun-
| try Ia all right and 10 IL the East, but
they won't do says the popular dem
tist ''rhe garden spot OF the world
is Astoria. and I'm glad to be home
again.
BUYS OLD AsToR HoUsE-David
| J.. Kelley, the prominent knappa lum-
herman. yesterday purchased at sher-
| ms sale an undivided two thirds in
te"cst In the old Astor house property
on Duane street described as lot L.
block u. McClure's. The consideration
WAS si1si.5 .56. Mr.. Kelley and MIR. Lewis
own the other one third interest In the
property, and they state that they will
inrnediatiy improve the property al an
outlay of about $1,000
FLED IN A BoAT-Eugene Boynton
trapper who has been In the employ
OF Ex-Fish Commissioner Honchen at
Frogtown. below Chinook. Is languist-
Ing in the county jail because he bor-
rowed boat on the Washington side
and forgot to return II. From the few
facts at hand II appears that Boynton
got into a domestic scrap at Chinook
| and 20 escape the Ire OF the natives
fled In boat that happened to be in
the line Of his flight. He was arrested
by Sheriff Linville.
COMPLETE THEIR CONTRACT
Ferguson and Houston have completed
their contract at Fort Columbia, Wash.
and that place now boasts brand
new wharf A new pierhead has been
constructed. with adjustable slip, the
latter manufactured by the Astoria
Iron Works and the much needed rail-
Ing has been erected the entire length
of the wharf. The same contractors
have finished the approaches to the
Lewis and Clark drawbridge, and they
are now awaiting the arrival of the
steel from the East.
LAND PATENTS FILED-There
were filed In the office of the county
clerk yesterday patents for timber
lands agregating 24O0 acres, all of which
have been bought up by the Burrows
and Rust Co., Of Saginaw, Mich. The
lands were originally held by the fol-
lowing persons: James E. Ferguson,
Alexander Campbell, William e. War
ron, Len Yillotson. Saginaw, Mich.
Maxwell Young, George w. Bell. Jr.,
George w. Bell, Joseph w. Suprenant,
j. f. Warren, Thomas S. Jewett, Sam
uel Ellison, Edward G. Bellknap, Har-
rison >ulen, George Coll
COME TO AGREEMENT--Arrange-
meats have been made that assure the
speedy completion of the
building on the property adjoining and
leading TO the O. r. & N. Cos wharf.
This Is the property in dispute between |
the railway company and James Welch |
and concerning which an injunction to |
restrain Welch from driving piles on 1t |
was recently obtained by the COM
nany. Under the compromise the
building Is to be constructed and the
result of the suit will determine the
ownership. The motion to dissolve the |
injunction will probably not be argued |
until the next term of court.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IN
CITY-David Starr Jordan, president |
of Stanford university and member of |
q commission of scientists appointed |
by President Roosevelt to investigate
the condition of the salmon industry
in Alaska, was IN Astoria visitor on
Sunday, The distinguished professor
has just returned from his Alaskan
trip, and win report 10 the president
the result of his Investigations. In an
interview he said that the purpose of
his visit to Astoria was ito refresh
the memory" rs TO the salmon situa-
ton here, To the Portland oregonian
he said; IF l were in absolute control
of the salmon industry on the Pacific