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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1907)
TIIK DAILX .COOS MAY TIMES, MARSIIFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JI?NE 22, 1007. SOUTHERN PACIFIC GRANT Published For the Information of the Hundreds Who Are Now Interested In the Pending Suits To Break Up the Land Monopoly In Oregon An Act granting lands to aid In the 'construction ot a Railroad and flijft raphLlne from theCentral Pacific Railroad In California, to Portland, In Oregon. (July 25,flffj Portland, In Oregon. (July 25, 18CG.) Be Is enacted by the Senate of Representatives of the United States of America In Congress assembled. That the "California and Oregon Railroad Company," organized under an act of the State ofCallfornia, to protect certain parties in and to a railroad survey, "to connect Portland in Oregon, with Marysville, In Calif' ornla," approved April sixth, eight teen hundred and sixty three, and such company organized under the laws of Oregon as the legislature of said state shall hereafter designate, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to lay out, locate, construct, finish and maintain a rail road and telegraph line between the City of Portland In Oregon, and the central Pacific Railroad in California in the manner following, to wit: The Bald California and Oregon Railroad Company to construct that part of the said railroad and telegraph with the State of California, being at som0 point (to be selected by said com pany) on tho Central Pacific Railroad in the Sacramento Valley, In the State of California, and running thence northerly through the Sacramento and Shasta valleys ,to the north ern boundary of the Stato of Calif ornia; and the said Oregon company to construct that part of said rail road and telegraph line within the State of Oregon), ibeglnlng at tho city of Portland In Oregon, and run ning thence southerly through the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue Riv er valleys totho southern boundary of Oregon, where the same shall con nect with th0 part aforesaid to be made by tho first named Company: Sec. 3. And bo it further enacted, that the right of way through the public lands be, and the same Is here by granted to said companies for the construction of said rallorad and tele graph line; and the right, power and authority Are hereby given to said companies to take from the public lands adjacent to the line of said road earth, stone, timber, water, and other materials or tho construction there of. Said right of way Is granted to said railroad to the extent of one hundred feet in width on each side of said railroad where it may pass over the public lands, including all neces sary grounds for stations, buildings, J workshops, depots, machine shops, switches, .side tracks, turn tables, water stations, or any other struc tures required in the construction and operation of said road". Sec. 4. -And be it further enacted, that whenever tho said companies or either of them shall have twenty or more consecutive miles of any por tion of said rallorad and telegraph line ready for the service contem plated by this act, the president of tho United States shall appoint three commissioners, whose compensation shall be paid by said company, to ex amine the same, and if if shall ap pear that twenty consecutive miles of railroad and telegraph shall have been completed and equipped in all respects as required by this act, the said commissioners shall so report under oath to the president of the United States, and thereupon patents shall issue to haid companies, or either of them, as the case may be, for the lands hereinbefore granted, to the extent of and continuous with the completed section of said railroad and telegraph line aforesaid, and from time to time, whenever twenty or more consecutive miles of the said road and telegraph shall be completed and equipped as aforesaid, patents shall in like manner issue upon the report of said commission ers and so on until the entire rail COOS BAV !BRlEFS TIMES' TELEPHONES Editorial Rooms - - - - 1331 Business Office - - - - 1 33 1 A Social Success. Tho social and concert given last evening by the members of tho Christian En deavor of tho Presbyterian Church was a great success. That the pro gram rendered was highly enjoyed was attested by the repeated encores. Refreshments of a delicious nature were served during the Intermission. The receipts of the evening's" enter tainment were ?47.75. The money is to be applied to a fund for the purpose of sending a delegate to I Independents, the International convention In Seat- baseball aggregations of Marshfleld, tie the coming summer, I,. t(J tesfc their dlamond nl)lllty Miss Lillic AVny-The Times ; is ' the Marshflold LcagUe team. in receipt of a letter from Miss Lll- ( lie Way, Myrtle Point, who has just;'They aro confident they can put an returned from the Jamestown trip j articlo of ball that will give tho which she made as a successful con-1 Leaguers a close run for honors and testant In tho Telegram contest. ! takT'thls method of Issuing a chal Mlss Way expresses her apprecla-' ,ene tlon of the manner in which Coos; .. . . boutiiport .nine. Active opora- 1'ino Strawberries". Mrs. Frank But tho event of a lifetime will bo tj ttii ,.ot..,io nJ.nin',1 Mm tho concert of tho Bnndon Band null jvatv-iuuj inuounu ....- Times office with an exceptionally fine variety of strawberries. The fruit -was so luscious and of such slzo that three would suffice to make a comfortable meal. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have an elegant truck farm south of Marshflold. Valuable Timber Claim. O. C. Rico yesterday purchased a IGO-acrc timber claim belonging to the John Kruso estate' which was sold by J. W. Bennett, referee, at the court house in Coqullle. The claim is an exceptionally valuable one, and brought $5,550. Challenge League Team. The ono or the strong Some good preacher ninv 111 tn n a l.l . take . caption to this. NUut be eVn ei ,tho dictate of Wup ownS e rush go Provided, That the Company com- road and telegrai,h authorized by pleting its respective part of the said railroad and telegraph from either of the terminal herein named to the lino between California and Oregon before the other company shall like wise arrived at the same line, shall have tho i ight, and the said company Is hereby authorized, to continue In constructing tho same beyond tho line aforesaid, with tho consent oi the State in which tho unfinished part may Ho, upon the terms ment ioned in this Act, until the said parts Bhall meet and connect, and tho whole lino of said railroad and telegraph shall bo completed. Sec. 2. And be further enacted, that there bo, and hereby is, granted to the said Companies, their success ors and assigns, for the purpose of aiding In tho construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and to securo the safe and speedy trans portation of tho malls, troops muni tions of war, and public stores over tho line of said railroad, every alter nate section of public land, not mln .eral, designated by odd numbers, to tho amount of twenty nlternato sec tions per mllo (ten on each side) of said railroad lino; and when any of said alternate, sold, reserved, occu pied by homestead settlers, pre- empt ed, or otherwise disposd of, other land3, designated as aforesaid, shall be solccted by said companies lu lieu thorof, under tho direction of the sec rotary of tho Interior, In alternate sections designated by odd numbers us aforesaid, nearest to and not more than ton miles beyond tho limits of said first named nlternato sections; and as soon as tho said companies, or cither of them, shall filo In the office of the secretary of tho Interior a map of tho survey ot said railroad or any portion tlioreof, not less than sltxty continuous miles from either terminus, tho Secretary of tho Inter ior shall withdraw from sale public lands heroin granted on each side of said railroad, so far as located and within tho limits beforo specified. Tho lands horoin grautod shall bo applied to tho building of said road within tho States, respectively, where in they nro situated. And tho sections and parts af sections of land which shall remain in tho United States within tho limit of tho aforesaid grant not bo sold for les than double tho minimum price of public lands when sold: Provided, that bona fide and actual settlors undor tho pre emption laws of tho United States may, after duo proof of settlement, Improvement, and occupation: And provided, also, that settlors undor tho provisions of tho homestead act, who comply with tho torms and require ments of said act, shall bo entitled -within th0 limits of said grant to patents for an amount not excoedlng eighty acrea ot the land so reserved by the UalUd autea, aaytaJa In thia act contrary aotwltbaUaCUa. , this act shall have been constructed. and the patents of the lands herelnJ granted snail nave ueen issueu. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, 4 and will be rushed to completion as that the grants aforesaid are made, upon the condition that the said companies shall keep said railroad and telegraph in repair and use, and shall at all times transport tho mails upon said rallorad, and trans mit despatches by said telegraph line for the government of tho United States, when required so to do by any department thereof, and that the government shall at all times have tho preference of the use of said rail road and telegraph therefor at fair and reasonable rates of compensa tion, not to exceed the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. And said railroad shall be and remain a public highway for the uso of tho government of the United States, free of all toll or other charges upon the transportation of the property or troops of tho United States; and tho same shall be trans ported over said road at the cost, charge, and exponso of tho corpora tions or companies owning and oper ating tho same, when so required by the government of the United States. Sec. G. And be It further enacted, that the said companies 3hnll file their assent to this net in tho Depart ment of the Interior within one year after the passage hereof, and shall complete the first section of twenty miles of said railroad and telegraph within two years, and at least twenty miles In each year thereafter, and tho whole on or before the first day of July, one thousand olght hundred and seventy-live; and the said rail road shall be of tho same guage, as th,o "Central Pacific Railroad" of California, and bo connected there with. Sec. 7. And bo it further enacted, that tho said companies named in this act aro hereby required to oper ate and uso tho portions or parts of said railroad and telegraph men tioned In section ono of this net for all purposes of transportations, travel, and communication, so far as tho government and public aro con corned, as ono connected and eoutlnu- ( Continued on pago 5.) county people supported her in tho recent campaign for votes. Although every mllo of the journey was en joyed she is heartily gladto get back to Coos. Falls From Horse. Rufus Cook had an exciting experience Friday morning at the race track In which ho narrowly escaped death. He was riding one of the horses when tho i animal balked, throwing him to the ground. Cook held on to tho bri dle rein and compelled tho animal to go around in, a circle until he quieted down. The young man's Injuries consisted of contusions on the head, arm and leg. Seymour Bell Returns. Seymour H. Bell, who has-been attending to business in Tacoma for the past few weeks, arrived on the Bay yester day and states he is to be located hero until the new gas plant to be put in by Hewitt and Bell Is com-j. pleted. Mr. Bell states that active work will begin at once and will be finished In about live months. E. Howard Corbett, an engineer, will arrive today. Mrs. Bell and son will arrive on the next trip of the steam er Alliance. Addition to Church. Active con struction on the addition to be built to the parsonage of the Methodist Church was commenced yesterday wnicn nns seiecteu a program ui bii- . uiu uiciaics or your own c T cred, patriotic and classical music un-1 not by tho sentiment of nnv0,lSCience, excelled. This band is truly the best In any city th0 size of Bandon, and Inspired by tho music of tho waves as they dash beneath tho great natural bridge and resound in Noptuno envo will be a green spot In your memory long after Sousa's masterpieces have been forgotten. Tho concert alone will bo worth many times tho prlco of a ticket. LUXURY OF BATHING. Few people know the luxury of a bath. One can bathe in ice water on a cold day If ho will but be careful not to remain in too long, and rub with a coarse towel until his skin is aglow. Dry your head so that you can run your fingers through your hair and feel no moisture and you never wil have neuralgia. Dress and stand before the bonflro five minutes and you will feel llko jumping over the Pacific Ocean. Men are often chilled by trying to remain In the water as long as women. The weak er sex Is tho strongest sex In tho water. All mermaids art of tho gen tle sex. Orientals living on the Pa- MARSHFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL MISS M. BLACK, Matron Hospital for Surgical and Medical cases. Ratos rasn able. Phono 991. fast as possible. The work of mov ing tho church will bo started Mon day morning. The addition to the church will also be started at that time. """Adjuster Here. Roderick E. Smith, representing the London As surance Corporation and Niagara Insurance Comparfy as special agent and adjuster, with headquarters at 322 Worcester Building, Portland, Oregon, will return to that city on the Alliance Sunday. This Is the first time these companies have had a special agent in this territory. Cold Storage Addition. S. GIl roy, carpenter contractor, yesterday started construction of a 39 by 32 foot addition to the Coos Bay Ico and Cold Storage Company plant on Front street. It will be rushed to completion for the Helming Baines Company. Tho new structure is to be used by tho firm for an office and warehouse. , . ..u.uuni or any Pre,., " ' however good, nor the blnn,iu!Cher of. any excursion agent, however J? WHO WILL GOT Till. ORAvn " K""v Ul """"mutton. iiiuoo uusiring to avoid tli nf t1, ,1.,. .. ., ... ' .. u.i,UL iu Kui uckets should to Norton & Hansen's lmnt .-. . Diureatid news stand today. Every purchaser of a ticket ,t the advance sale will be glven a c containing tho same number as the ticket. These coupons win bo place! In a box and shuffled. The first cou pon drawn out will be entitled" grand prize the choice of tho large and handsome Photographs now on exhibition in the new French-pM windows of the Hotel Central. Th second coupon drawn out will be en titled to tho second choice of the photographs and so on until ten cou pons havo been drawn. The drawing will take nlacn nf o'clock Saturday evening. The lucky person who will get the grand prlzo of a first choice of the beautiful pictures of Bandon Beach now on exhibition win, no doubt select "The Sphinx." This Is a work of art and should becomo ono of th0 prize photographs of the world. While it Is but a photograph of a hugo rock on Ban don Beach It represents tho profile of tho head of a beautiful woman, reclining gracefully on the waves! Tho chin, tho lips, the nose and even to the eye and eyelashes, are almost perfect. But It is the hair I nCPnntr. 41nJ- n..n 1..1.. 1 . a tnnnm Tt nil .Innnn.la wil IMl I UUV;"D "'11- "' u "-' " 'WOUUeriUI. See turn on the steamer A llauce today or t WQnl am, that picture, for It is hut ono of a After a two week s sojourn Mr. Jg best man Proteatant j dozen views by the most artistic pho- Douglas has been spending the time nnt,loHn nPil lllt twn ,,,. tlmt . i tographer on the Pacific Coast, Mr. In Salem, Eugene, Portland, Bel-, , ,,. . ,,. , Wronshall. who will 1m nrowni , tions tending to the reopening of . cific Islands take their dally bnth and tho Southport coal mine by tho i sport in tho water more graceful than Southern Pacific Railroad Company ' any amphibious animal. Their skin wer0 commenced yesterday, when I is ktpt cleaner than that of the white the survey was started. Committee ' Meets Success. Tho committee In charge of the sub scription list to tho Coos-Douglas electric railroad met with very satis- races. When you take a dip In the Pacific think thnt your foster brother Is on the other edge of tho same bathtub. "Half devil, half child," as Kipling factory success yesterday afternoon j describes him and states the road is in hearty fa vor by those who have been 'ap proached. Family Returns. W. U. Douglas, wife and daughter Bessie will re- SUNDAY EXCURSIONS. In the winter go to some church. It does not matter by what name it llnglwm, Seattle and Vancouver Charge Church Services. The members of tho Epworth League of t the Methodist Church will have charge of tho services at the Metho dist Church at North Bend Sunday evening. New Soda Fountain. The Blanco Cigar Store has installed a soda and Catholic are lead to the same gate of the samo j Heaven. But do not think that be cause you attend church regularly and pray unceasingly that God Is there and nowhere else. Tho churches have not a corner on God. He is In every blade of grass and tho song of every bird". He whispers to you softly In the. rustle of the leaf ft. .,.. m. n n,la speaics 10 you in mo sougn oi tnc xv 111111WH uv.M.ltktJ JL LUC IIKHIJ LUIICI I rumbling wave, and tho mist of the r the in off which have come in 01 lato for Ico cream sodas and other soft drinks. S. I. Man Arrives. J. W. NIer, the Southern Pacific right of way representative, will arrive on tho I bay in a few days to attend to busi- i ness matters regarding tho railroad. L. J. Simpson Returns. L. J. Simpson, who has been In Portland on business for several days, will re-' fir tree. His vplce Is heard in the sea Is His breath. In His anger the earth trembles and quakes. His compassion falls like the dew of ' Heaven, and His love Is th0 flowers, Marshfleld at 8 p. m. Tho launch nourished by His tears. Love na- Eagle will meet train and carry North ture and nature's God will not hate ' Bend people home by 9 o'clock, yo'i. See Bandon Beach and live! Adv. Bandon Beach to point out to the expursiontiHs tho water-worn stat uary rocks,, chiseled by the waves. Tho "negative of "The Sphinx" Is valued at $1,000, and some places at even a higher figure. Round trip from Marshfleld and North Bend, $1.50; children under 12, 75c. Launches leave North Bend at 7:30 sharp and go direct to rail road wharf. Train leaves at 8 a. m. Boats arrive at Bandon 11:30. Boats return at 5 p. m. Train returns to turn on the steamer Alliance today. Clearing For Streets.. L. D. Smith has a crew of several men en gaged in clearing for streets in East Marshfleld and reports rapid pro gress. Swcetmnn Buys. M. A. Sweet man yesterday made a purchase of a nice location in Sengstacken's ad' dition. R?P. EmmmBaBMWWmMSBBMBBi WHO SAT Neighbors, chimney o sweep is he cause your IC, but it is to bottom si; amined in you do ly once at THE FIRE you snould leaneu 'ou muj draws t. Tho be clean case of defj pw. Lei flue krfc Blanco IJigar S1 Finest Observation Train Ever Seen On the Pacific Coast and the Coquille River Fleet Bandon Band Will be Inspired Tho Bandon Observation Train death about you. Dress In your gay and Coqulllo River Fleet Excursion will go tomorrow, Sunday, Juno 23, rain or shine. Tho harder It may rain In tho morning tho quicker it will clear up in tho afternoon. If it rains pitch forks at Marshfleld, the chances aro thoro will bo golden chariots of gold- And a cheap 50 cent umbrella will est colors for all nature is clothed In her Sunday best. But do not bother with laces, nor tatting clothes. Wear short skirts and base-ball shoos so that you can run about on tho sandy beach as graceful as a gazelle, and enjoy yourself. Bring a bathing suit sure. When you see tho huge bonflro you will be acklng to tako a dip. If you haven't not come amiss for tho englno will storo bathing togs get a suit of blue spit out great gobs of sparks for tho fow minutes it takes to climb Bea ver Hill. But most girls and sonio boys aro fond of sparks (on Moon light nights). Old maids had better bring along cotton umbersols as a protector from sparks. For sparks might set them on flro and slzz their curls. Bachelors should carry Ma cawber Green umbrellas. If you love tho sunshine, which Is yellow and Sunset City, which Is red, tho grass which Is green and tho sea which is a marine blue, be sure that (you paint your black umbrella a bright yellow, red, green or blue. Do not wear futeral clothes for aa outtao. Thr ar team enough without wrapping Ue black lac of jeans, which makes idenl bathing suits for men and women and es pecially children. Tako your kodak and get a prize picture. It will bo printed in tho Times and you will see your name in print. But more important than bathing suits or kodaks, is tho lunch basket. Hav0 two baskets filled to the brim with meat sandwiches and straw berry shortcake, for you will be hun gry as a boar. Leave ono basket on tho boat to eat lunch returning, and take ono down the coast where you can picnic in Myrtle Groves, while feasting your eye on the beautiful, picturesque, water-wora statuary chlwled by ta wave. I BSTOi i a - 1 1 US , iHst nlit. pi haVe jfour Efi thAc be- h &lhMr! P K V P.-5?vl wellit s O. Kj Nr5toTli " " We W fluoA'omXtop j iS rf id and x- EH m. &Zf wtJS! Rl ects whllh H W&L t ' 'TUBErM alve word at S tffl Armnr I S', A L J! m si n -riJiy aaunwi m ijiits wv vn vwws, $ n at uie jua &on vivant i li I lunch counter. Quiet, I I t GO I I flPH cleciai and moder- f I I at8. The story 'is told in 1 I I four words. B 1 j MilRSHFIEED I I 1 1 . BESf I I sin.vir.ir. I I I LA BON WANT I North Front Street I I Opposite City Hall I 3