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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07
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"Well what is II this tinlet asked
Mrs. Bowser as Mr., Bowser came home
the other evening to dinner holding the
hand of very dirty and very ragged
boy about six years old,
Didn't you hear this child crying
and waiting on the street," he queried
in reply.
NO, l didn't. There is so much noise
all the time that pay no attention to
nything,"
''Of course not. Half the population
Of the city can freeze and starve to
death In front of the house, and you
wouldn't concern yourself at all.
Thank heaven that was born with q
heart" ......
"And what do you call thisf''
This Is either q lost or an aban-
doned boy. | found him crouched
against the fence and hungry and cold,
and have brought him in to succor
him. He Ia 90 cold and exhausted now
that he can't talk, but after dinner we
will question him. He may have been
sent out by his mother to beg few
pennies to keep his brothers and sis.
ters from starving. or his discouraged
and desperate father may have aban.
doned him to the tender mercies of the
world. See that he has plate at the
table"
Mrs. Bowser took q closer look at
the boy and smiled. The boy returned
her look and seemed to be confused
and uneasy.
"Are you trying to scare him to
death?" demanded Mr.. Bowser.
Boy 10 Ravenous.
Mrs. Bowser did not answer but led
the way down to dinner and gave the
boy seat at the table and heaped hin
plate high with dinner. He was as
ravenous as young wolf, and after
watching him for awhile Mr.. Bnwser
said:
Poor child! l suppose this is the
frst meal he has sat down to for many
weeks. This place must seeIn like
heaven to him"
what are you going to do with
Amf" was asked.
Il don't know yet. He should be re-
turned to his parents tomorrow If they
can be found. II not, may adopt
him. One has only to glance at his
face to see intelligence far beyond his
years."
As the kid was cross eyed and snub |
nosed and fat faced, Mrs. Bowser
couldn't see the intelligence part, but |
abe made no comment, and directly
Mr.. Bowser continued:
IF this child Is adopted and xeared
as he should be, who knows the goal
be viii ultimately reachf'
That's true. He has begun well by
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07
BOWSER'S
HUMANITY

reaching for about everything on thS
table"
Never mind that or course he
hasn't been brought up to have table
! manners. wish you were more nu
name, Mrs. Bowser,"
Il could pick up a dozen lost chill
dren day. but have no clothes OF
food for them
Calls Wife Hard hearted.
III you were millionaire the poor
would be no better or for II. You
are selfish and hard hearted. You
have no sympathy for those In misfor-
tune, ANY evening may come home
and find Il man, woman or child frozen
to death In the vestibule.'
I'VE might put a kerosene stove out
there" she suggested.
Mr. Bowser turned red In the face
and was about to say something de-
clsive when the lost boy looked around
for something more to devour, and, not
finding 1t, he picked up his plate ana
slammed II down on the floor and be.
gan to kick and yell.
Here, what the devil is thisy shout.
ell Mr.. Bowser as he rose up, Young
man. what do you want?'
"Sunthln' 'teat," replied the boy,
Something to eat! Good lands, but
you have eaten more than three hired
men could already, You may get some.
thing more by and by, but not now
Wen go up to the sitting room Mrs
Bowser, why didn't you smile at him
and speak few motherly words?"
Mrs. Bowser took the boy by the
hah1 and led him upstairs. On the
way they passed the cat, and he gave
her vicious kick As he reached the
sitting room be walked over TO the
piano and began kicking that and shut
ding. Mr.. Bowser seized his arm and
hauled him away and twisted him
around and said.
We mustn't judge him too harshly
lie is hardly old enough yet TO know
whether we are his friends or enemies
lat it sad case that a child OF his
age is without home, perhaps with
out a father or motherf
Kicks at Howser.
Very sad, indeed, but still he ought
to behave himself answered Mrs.
Bowser as the boy kicked at Mr.. Bow,
ser and just missed one of his shIns.
HE will be all right as soon as he
knows we are his friends. He may
have father who came home and beat
him. and he has got in the habit of
fighting back. Bubby, come here. Now
look at me. | am your friend. am
going to give you more to eat aud a
warm bed to sleep In tonight | like
boys. Perhaps shall adopt you and
send you to school and let you live
with me all the time. What Is your
manner"
Cheese it," impudently exclaimed
the lad after a moment
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07

Capital paid In ,,,,,,.,,.s l0O, 10000
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 65,0O0.0o
Undivided profits. ...,., iT,9s
DEPOSITS.
Subject TO check sB6I, ,s6s,70
Time certificates lS0,Ss5,72
Demand certlk.
cate. lS,6Sa,l6
Dividends uu.
paid 1000 S8l ,58S, ,ss
Total,n,,,,,,,,,,,"sl,0a on, GILL;
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07

at Astoria, In tho State OF Oregon, at
the close OF business, March sand. 1907,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07

This house of two stories and basement built of hollow blocks
ana with hnge blocks
The front
with fireplace and well parIor features The cost
estimated at $l5W $1,000 according the locality
nHNkI MIYIEkIND
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07

Total ...... ..,..... .$S41, ,334,7s
State Of Oregon, County of Clatsop
Ss.
I, J. B.Higgins cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best
Of my knowledge and belief.
]. u. HIGGINS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this goth day Of March, 1907.
E. u FERGUSON,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
GEO. H. GEORGE,
L. MANSUR,
A. sCHERNECKAU,
Directors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07

LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.....$ $4,000. 90
Surplus fund ..,... .,.... 100000
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses. and taxes paid, 12,70033
National bank notes out
standing ,,..", ..."... 100000
Individual deposits subject
to check .....$327,326.24
Demand certificates Of de-
post ......... 77006.80
Time certificates of depos-
1t ....... .... 272,196.76
Certified checks .. 5.85
United States deposits.
...... ...... =. 100000 726,535.45
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07
REPORT or THE CONDITION OF
THE
First National Bank

IL Nv lvuk1Unl1 0uu IL
at Astoria. In tho State OF Oregon. al
the close OF business, March asnd. 1907
RESOURCES,
Loans and Discounts .,,., 1854 9S
overdrafts. secured and un-
secured ,',.,.t. ,.,s,,s,, lu,Ads.li
Y. s, Bonds 70 secure circu-
lation ,...,,,,,. .,..,,,, $4,000 0O
Premiums on Y, 8, Bonds E. 10000
Bonds. securities, etc.. . bs,sso. 90
Other real estate owned, 10000
Due from National Banks,
tno, reserve agentsl 49,, its,ios,ii
Due from State Banks and
Bankers ,.,....,., ".,.. s2,s2S,sS
Due from approved reserve
agents 49,. ..",.., =, lsi.o7a,?7
Checks AMI other cash items s,iS5,4t
Notes Of othe National
Banks .,.... .......,,. gso,oo
Niekels and cents .,.... -, 66627
Lawful money reserve In
bank. via:
Specie 5000. ..si6TGo000
Legal-tender notes $4,000 i67.tSo.o0
Redemption fund vita L.
s. Treasurer g per cent OF
circulatIon) 80, ,..... $4,000
-------~-----4-.----4=-
Total ..,.,,,, .....,,.N,i22.l7 l7sis
TJApIT tTIgS
Capital stock paid In ...s 100000
Surplus fund .,..,. .,..,. 100000
Undivided proflts, less ex-
penses anl taxes paid, is.5s5.i3
National Bank notes out
standing .,...,.. 80. 100000
Due TO State Banks and
Bankers ,....,.. q, ,.. s,9lf.i5
Individual deposits sub
ject TO check s727.2T5.50
Demand certificates OF de-
posit 80, ,... 23G,Sos3t s63, ,66ssl
Total ..,..... ......$i.iss,i73,ia
state OF Oregon. County Of Cla,sop,
S.
|, S s. Gordon, cashier OF the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that
the above statement liz true TO the best
OF my knowledge and belief
s. s. GORDON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 27th day of March. 1907.
v. BoELLING.
Notary Public.
W. y. McGREGoR.
@. c. FLAvEL,
j. WESLEY LADD,
Directors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-07
Claws the Air.

And II he can't I'm the woman who
CAM added the wife as she clawed the
air.
Before Mr.. Bowser could get things
straight the boy came running past
him into his mothers arms and gave
him a kick to be remembered by. and
then the three fled down the steps.
When Mr.. Bowser shut the door and
turned round Mrs. BOwser was on the
stairs. A smile Of human sympathy
was on her face, and as he nourlshed
his arms around and tried to utter
words she softly said:
Eyes, think it would be a good plan
to adopt him, and l promise to try to
be mother to him" NJ. QUAD.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06

San francisco, and its records were GO
ing UP IN flames. City Engineer
Thomas p. woodward saved all the in
struments, making it possible to COM
mence the important WORK OF recon
struction Immediately. For some tins
it was hot known that single direct
ing record had been saved, but for
tunately for the city and its people.
there were two men in the Office whose
heads held so much valuable lSnowl-
edge about San Francisco's surveys and
maps that they were able to guide the
work OF relocation before the few
traces left of the marks" We're gone
fore-er. One Of these men, Charles H.
holcomb. who has directed the field
force OF the engineer'sr ONCE for the
last 21 years. had the records so in
delibly written in his mind that he
saved the desperate situation. The city
owes him debt that In all probability
viii never be paid. Virtue, in his case,
win be its own reward. The municipal
ity has no provision for fitting ac-
Acknowledgements of such service as Mr..
Eolcomb was able to give. Notwith-
standing the fact that his expert
knowledge and experience would have
brought him munificent compensation
ifshe had left the city's service, he re-
mained at his post, having the LOYALTY
end fine sense OF Justice to refuse
tempting offers. He was needed in the
beginning OF the grea restoration; he
cannot be spared now Mr.. Holcon,b
has kept no hours. Days and nights
and Sundays have been all the same
to him. It Is true that g man cannot
be responsible for records for more
than score OF years without having a
proprietary interest In them. So 1t hap
pened that Mr.. Holco1nb could not have
LETT the tangis OF restoration to other
hands.
Supplementing Mr.. Holcomb's knowl-
edge was that OF Philip w. Brady, g
clerk, who held q most astonishing
record Of service. He has been in ths
: city engineers ONCE. since before thu
earthQuakosot 1868. so when the da,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06
By Anna Pratt Simpson

- HERE is man in San Francisco
who is insisting that his prop
crty is bounded by HIS fence. de-
spite the fact that She earth
quake shifted it several feet toward the
street curbing and Judged a lap or two
over on his neighbor's land.
.Didn't build the fence meself and
don't ] know It N-hen I see it2' de-
olared tie same property owner TO City
Engineer Thomas. P woodward, TO
whom he aplied tor. advice when the
crowded ont neighbor made Official
protest
The earthquake changed your lines.
my friend. said the city engineer. and
you must have another survey made
-.Not T. retorted the irate man as he
left the makeshift Office. On the gore
OF the city lsalI property. .Tn foley
the line OF ne fence And that was
tie last heard Of this man who deies
surveyors. private and public, as well
as earthqu uakes.
what VIII you do with such a case
asked
Nothing He VIII be looking for his
SURVEY IN good time" And Mr. Wood
ward went on 70 tell Of some Of his
other visitors.
Not all the people Eho have found
their way to the engineers ONCE have
1aish IN their fences. One OF the pro-
cession OF uneasy property holders was
woman. keen and gentle. who knew
that her fence had wandered. She had
no mind to tempt clouds to befog her
title, and welcomed the solution to be
fond IN Official surveys. A man,
wanting to rebuild on the foundation OF
his former home. found that it had
moved bodily anG that he was a tres
passer. also that his house would be
out or alignment with the street. He
was stnl further uaystifed when he saw
that his neighbor 100 feet away ap-
peared 70 be exactly where he was be-
fore the epoch making day OF terror.
Earthquake pranks are not easily COM
pretended.
such cases Gs these tax the good
judgment OF the city engineer, who.
while uphoIding the law, does not want
70 ba an obstructiontst. His advice has
70 be tempered by remembering that
any number OF people have built on
old foundations without ever thinking
OF such thing ss Zine" To most
OF the people who have so utilized the
old sites, a foundation is q foundation
and they have thanked the Fstes tha.
lsft them one. no matter where
The temporary structure" is a kindly
solution OF this particular complication
It puts on the day OF reckoning which
Is sure TO come. While the temporary
structure is getting old. the city en-
Eineer's Office is placing and replacing
al ths monuments so that when forced
readsustme1t comes, every record will
be n readiness for the men owning
walking foundations" to get their lines
corrected
All CT which means that some cf the
e4ost important OF the municipal rec
ords are being made and restored. but
80 quietly that they are scarcely men
toned. They are ali "class A." but
their structures are being duplicated
and hidden away IN books at such
widely divergent places that the city's
late experience can never be repeated
who has not been curious about the
unbidden surveyors who have been
dropping plumb lines, running steel
tapes. digging mysterious holes at the
street crossings and closing them VI
again. apparently not having found
what .hey were looking for and finally
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06

making copious notes in. fat Official
hooking books? They are the men who,
under the direction OF the city engi-
neer, are doing the work that means
confirmation of property titles for the
people bereft of proof OF ownership:
they are the men who are resetting San
Francisco's monuments and -indicat-
ing locations" the marks from which
the new city and It's people VIII make
their future maps and records. In fact,
they are straightcning up the surveys
for every pipe and conduit that has
lodgment on or in city. property; they
are opening the vaylfor all sorts OF. big
construction that VIII come with the
new sewer system and other important
improvements.
The earthquake and fire sent. the city
engineers onice back to the nrst, chap
ter OF municipal history on every
hand. there is much talk of the rcstora-
tion of titles under the McEneTney act.
but almost nothing has been said of
the endless work that is being done
without herald or hubbub in the city
engineers Office and without which the
points of beginning would all be sad
ly mixed
This resurveying began Immediately
after the flames had burned out their
fury and is being conducted as fast as
loyalty and limited money viii permit.
A majority OF the monuments have
been relocated throughout the city; in
fact, the work that originally took
three years to accomplish has been
done in about Is months. 1t is OF first
Importance in the great scheme of re-
construction and regeneration, and
there is nothing in it more stupendous.
The detail IS bewildering. It would
have been dificult enough If the fire
had only destroyed locations and its
immeasurable heat had reduced the
monuments to powder and splinters,
but the earthquake played havoc with
the lines. imaginary and otherwise, IN
til
Some new east and some aew west,
Ana soine ne" over the cuckoo's nest.
Indeed. the city engineer and his field
force are having a busy time readjust-
ing those Tines" that went hither and
yon. Frequently they have to boy to
the inexorable seismic law and recon
cile physical discrepancies with former
facts. In short. the city engineer from
now until the millennium of perfect IL
ties when the last survey shall have
been made. viii have to be a solomon
as well as an oracle.
The Men Who Knew
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06

came to reopen and reconstruct the
Office, he was sort OF hall OF records
all to himself His service WAS OF the
greatest value during tho emergency
days, but since that time he has been
lured into the unofficial world whera
he can turn his knowledge to matsrial
benefit for himself.
Thinking back over the history OF
San Francisco, Mr.. Holcomb recalled
that after the days OF the Spanish
grants, when the elastic rawhide meas
ures confused the titles to land In this
western country, the first official sur
veys had established Locations" almost
to the exclusion OF "nionum ents" the
first, per Sc, being pcrishabie. There
conditions prevailed in what was known
as the old 90 vara district bounded by
LarixiIl, Market and tho bay. a section
swept clean by the fire. It was then
that Mr. Holconlb's memory was ~
good as block book. He hastened into
this burned district with AZ many Of
the field deputies az he could get to-
gether, realizing the necessity for tden-
tifying the last vestige OF the "loca-
ticns.'. A bit of brick llouse here ana
part OF a store there had to be verined
before the strenuous people of the city
obliterated them. The surveyors had
to be in a hurry to get ahead of the
people who wanted to begin their lives
again.
Searching around in the ashes when
they were warm was wearying work.
but insistently urgent. Mushroom
shacks sprinsing UP were not con-
duciye to the duplication of lost rec
lcontinucd on Next PaEs.)
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06
The Men Who Knew

The responsible men OF the engineers
once we're not found wanting when
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-06

who has not been curious about the
unbidoen surveyors who have been
dropping plumb lines, running steel
tapes. digging mysterious holes at the
street crossings and closing them up
again. apparently not having found
what they were looking for and finally
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28

Mountain Home, Idaho, March
10th, 1907.
The village council met in ad-
iourned session with Members Ma
honey, Harley, Rhoades and MANI
present.
The folio wing bills were exam
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28
Hip the Library Fund.

A series of Thimble Parties will
be given by the Entire Nous club for
the benefit OF the Library Fund, and
all who are interested in the work
and desire to see the library prosper
and its fie d of usefulness enlarged
a urged t. attend. The first of
these ( arties will take place at the
| one of Mr.. ]. d. Watts, on Sat-
urday afternoon, March 80, from
800 to SEQ o'clock. A fee of ten
cents will be charged, refreshments
will be served and a musical pro-
gram rendered.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28
FIRST BAND CONCERT
A GRAND SUCCESS
Initial Appearance of Local Musical Organ
izatiOn Under Prof. WaSem Genu-
inc and Pleasant Surprise.

Little Miss Nell Smithson ap-
peared with Johnnie Pence in a
cute little sketch which was not on
the program, but which greatly
pleased everybody. She also did a
neat song and dance speciality and
appeared with the band in Down
Among the Niggers," cleverly inn
personating a little 'Topsy," and
doing a cakewalk and other fancy
steps.
Prof. Wascm and L. w. Ever
son played a duet for cornets, LA
Belle Crcolc,'' and Mr.. Everson
also rendered cornet solo and sang
a couple of songs.
The concert nettcd the band q
neat little sum, and much credit is
due Prof. Wascm for his painstak.
ing labor in drilling the several
members and bringing the band
as a whole up to its present degree
of efficiency.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28

In spite of the fact that the town
had barely recovered from the ef-
fects of the big X. of P. ball, and
that Marc was billed for the night
following, a large audience greeted
the Mountain Home Concert Band
at Gsrrett's opera house last Friday
evening.
Prof. Wascm had prepared an ex-
ccllent program and every number
from ''Stars and Stripes to
American Republic - was greeted
by spontaneous and generous ap-
plause.
Mrs. w. T. Montgomery sang
two selections in her customary ac-
complished manner.
A male quartette composed of
Messrs. Harris, Everson, McWil-
liams and Bradford sang ''Nellie
Was a Lady," giving as an encore
the old familiar ''Crow Song in
which Mr.. Bradford made the hit
of the evening with his deep-voiced
''caw, cav. Z"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28
Mix.up at Bruneau.

AS the result of a criminal as
sault at Bruneau on the 18th of
this month, j. A. Sawyer is lying
at the Lone Star lodging house in
this city with broken leg and stf-
fering other painful internal in
juries.
According to Nj. Sawyer, Roy
Hodge and George Crocheron, .be-
cause of remark which Sawyer
made about a. certain party AID
which in reality did not amount TO
anything (but which one Robinson
elaborated and impaired to then)
pounced upon him without warnir e,
and unmercifully beat him into M
, sensibility, breaking his left leg
and kicking him in the face and
head.
Justice Slime ordered the as
sailants to desist, but not until four
of the eye-witnesses of the affs r
forcibly stopped them did they y
any heed to him. The justil 9
also secured from Mr.. Sawyer a
short deposition. Mr.. Hodge went
to Silver City Saturday and plead i
guilty to charge of assault and
was fined one dollar and costs.
Mr.. Sawyer claims that the bus
mess men and other citizens of Bril-
neau are with him in the matte T,
and are highly wrought up over Ii :
brutal assault, but so far none #
them have offered TO assist him II
the prosecution of the offenders. CT
course there are two sides to ever '
case and we simply publish th4
facts as stated by the victim.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28

In order to create a spirit Of COM
mendable pride and friendly and
helpful competition, the Maverick
has decided to offer $50 in gold
to those citizens of Mountain
Home and vicinity whose homes
present the cleanest and neatest
appearance during the year 1907.
One hundred dollars will be di-
vided as follows:
For those having residences, but
no lawns, flowers or shrubbery,
the first prize will be $40; the sec
ond, $50; the third, $40; the
fourth, $40. All prizes to be paid
in gold at Maverick office July 20,
1907.
The following ladies will be ask