The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-21

| The T. j. Potter came down last night
but brought light passenger list.
Captain Sullivan brought down 81 pas.
sengers but considerable freight for
Astoria.
The principal consignment OF freight
for this port was so Angora goats which
are TO be taken to Gearhsrt Park for
Theodore Kruse. Goats Of this breed
are peacable a. rule but they are hard
to manage. " took the whole crew Of
the Potter from Captain Sullivan down,
with tho aid Of Agent Roberts, 10 get
the valuable animals landed. When q
goat wants TO be perverse he Is the king.
lholt In the business. There y nothing
lhe can't do with his horns and steward
lwho gets one OF those crooked bone
prongs In his ribs is inclined TO drop
THE animal. Being little they are carried
by one hora and dragged along up the
gang plank. Some Of the crew grabbed
them around the waist and walked up
1.-THE plank like man with q big Teddy
bear. A goat with his waist encircled
by the brawny arm Of deckhand Ia an
IignobIe sight, to say the least Those 30
goats seemed like 800 before they were
all landed and the three last brought
off By one strong deckhand; with goat
in one arm, a eve In the other and
booting along in front Of him a yearliha
lamb which was just sprouting horns
AT the Tongue Point Lumber Com
pany's dock the Beulah, Captain Skipper
win be ready to put to sea in few
days. This vessel win take 100000 feet
OF lumber to San Francisco. Other yes
sells due for loading at the company's
dock are the Daisy Freeman and the
j. B. Stetson.
The United States lighthouse tender
Heather, Captain Byrnes, left early
Monday morning for the Sound wher'
she will be engaged for an indefinite
time changing channel buoys and Other
laids to navigation.
| The gasoline schooner Della entered o.
the custom house yesterday, the carg'
being cheese from Nestucca Bay.
The schooner Churchill Is at Knapp
ton. from San Francisco, loading lumber
Tor return.
The City Of Panama, Captain Nelson
entered at the custom house yesterday
from San Francisco to Portland.
The steamer Breakwater, from Port
land to Coos Bay, cleared at the Gus
tom house yesterday.
| The steamer George w. Elder, from
San Pedro and way points to Portland
entered at the custom house yesterday
The steamer Redondo, with genera
lcargo for this port and Portland, entered
from Seattle yesterday
The steamer Johan Paulsen, with gen
eral cargo for Portland, was one of the
entries yesterday at the custom house
from San Francisco,
On the A. & @, R. r. has gang Of
workmen putting down new ties on the
trestle near the Parker House. The ties
are watched closely on these trestles and
the company has gang OF men at work
all the time putting in new sleepers.
The grandstand committee of the Re-
gatta celebration has the work OF build
ing the grandstand at the foot Of
Eleventh street well under way. The sup
ports for the seats are all placed and
the boards forming the place where
sightseers will view the sports viii soon
be in place.
The Sue Fl. Elmore arrived in last
night from Tillamook with passengers
and big cargo of dairy products. She
left out again this morning at o'clock
with her limit of passengers aboard all
bound for the Tillamook Fair and Car.
nival
The Della left out yesterday for Mes
tucca with cargo Of merchandise and
provisions.
The Gerald O, passed out yesterday
bound with freight and passengers for
Silet&