The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-16
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! Astoria. III hey were aGcoNipaiiiSV
Ehome by Mrs. Fowler's mother, Mrs
I Schultz, of Rainier, who will visit
them for short time. During w. A
Fowler's stay in Astoria, the vacancy
OF foreman in the logging camp was
filed BY his brother, Tot Fowler
! Miss Constance +. Muir and
mother left the latter part OF last
week for Portland where Miss Muir
will enter high school soon. She was
one Of a large class of pupils last
year, who graduated from the llwaco
public school.
George L. Colwell OF Astoria, is at
present in town experimenting the
closing OF his logging camp near IL
waco, after very successful year, in
which he has logged large and ex-
tensive tract Of land, belonging to
the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany, OF Oregon City, Or.
Mr., Richardson had severe fall
Saturday afternoon from a bicycle
which he was riding at high rate OF
speed. He was unconscious for some
time. owing to large and ugly cash,
cut in his head, when he fell. A ply
sician was hurriedly called and his
wounds were attended to- He is at
present able to be around, but it will
be some time before the bandages
can be removed.
Miss Margaret Rogers, who, during
the latter part Of last week, was con-
fined TO her bed, on account Of very
painful abscess on her neck, is now
able to be up, but it will be few
days before she will be able to take
up her work in the office OF the II.
waco Mill & Lumber Co.
R, A. Hawkins and family leave
Tuesday for Portland and the beauti-
ful Collins Springs to spend vaca-
ton OF two or three weeks.
Mrs. Hoffman returned Monday
from her home in South Bend to as
sist her sister, Mrs. H. w. Mott in
the care OF their father, James How
erton.
T. L. Fraser is business visitor to
Portland for few days.
Mrs. ]. c. Denton has leased her
beautiful residence on Lake street to
Mr. Meager, professor of the Tlwaco
public school, for the next nine
months, and she will spend the winter
with her relatives near Portland.
Mr. NJ. S. Gilvary and R. A. Ira of
Portland, who are interested in the
Pacific Peat Plant, near Ilwaco were
here the latter part of last week, and
the first of this week experimenting
some changes to be made in the ma
chinery of the plant, which will have
to be made before the plant will
prove success.
Miss Alvena Peterson left Tuesday
for Portland, to invest in her fall and
winter stock of millinery.
A beautiful baby girl was born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. S. Baseel OF
Chinook.
The run Of fall FISH on Shoalwater
Bay is not as good as was expected,
compared with the large catch of last
season Several fishermen have re-
turned and will put their boats and
nets to use fall fishing in Bakers Bay.
Fred Walker OF Seaview is the
proud possessor Of nice, new boat,
purchased few days ago. from Mr..
Hawks. Mr. Walker is quite sports
man and hunter and will have need of
this boat this fall and winter as a
duck boat
c. +. Fage, of Nahcotta, dropped
dead on Kleeb wharf, in South Bend,
the latter part Of last week, while
running to catch launch he desired
to take to OySterville. Mr. Gage
owned some large and very produc-
tive oyster beds near Nahcotta. He
was well known and highly respected
by all who knew him. His wife who
is in Helena, Mont, was Immediately
notified.
The work filling and grading Of
the street leading from the north end
of First street to the top of Simmons
hill is nearing completion. A large
force Of men and teams have and are
busily engaged in hauling the dirt
from the top of the hill and filing in
the low places. About FIVE or six feet
Of dirt has been removed, which will
reduce the grade at that place, very
materially, and much to the advantage
of the travelling public.
Mr.. Burlington and family moved
last week to South Bend and hence