Oct. 20—Tidbits from The Daily Astorian, Oct. 19, 1882:

—The terminus of the railroad at St. Helens will be on Sprecht's place. The road will cross to Deer Island.

Note: The Astoria and Columbia River Railroad did not reach Astoria until 1898.

—"No thoroughfare" for teams between the two towns (Astoria and Upper Astoria, aka Uppertown, pictured). The crossings at each end of Cedar Street are removed, and communication is broken. We hear of a boat, about to be put on the "upper Astoria route."

Note: The two rival towns did not merge until a legislative act, passed in 1891, extended Astoria's corporate limits.

—... A Portland man recently took it into his head to come down to Astoria and start in business. Happening to mention his ideas to a prominent canneryman whose headquarters is at Clifton, the man is alleged to have said, "Oh, you shouldn't think of going to Astoria! The whole town will burn up sometime."

Note: He wasn't completely wrong. On July 2, 1883, a fire broke out that burned down several blocks of the waterfront, which was built on wooden pilings.

—The operetta of "HMS Pinafore" was given at Liberty Hall to a small but appreciative audience ... We would suggest that some measures be taken to repress the hoodlum element that so hideously demonstrate their idiocy at every entertainment ...

In the second act last night there seemed to be an incipient riot among the gods, and the policemen were like rainbows appearing after the storm was over ...