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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1907)
ttitttt0 THURSDAY mtm EDITION MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TllESS. VOL II. GREAT FUTURE FOR COOS BAY Cyrus Happy, Who Has Seen the Northwest Growth, Makes Prediction. 100,000 PEOPLE IN 1927 Buses Estimate on Resources and Tcritory From Which Trado May lie Drawn. Cyrus Happy, of Spokane, Wash., who is visiting his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kauf man, called at the "Times" offlce yesterday, and on being asked his impressions as to tho future of Marshfleld, said: "On my first visit to this place about a year ago, 1 thought I could see how, with plenty of push and energy, this city and North Bend might bo developed Into a place of twenty-five thousand peoplo in the next fifteen or twenty years if one or more of tho transcontinental rail roads should get here soon. As it looks to mo now, I can't see how It is possible to keep two or three such railways from building into this place in tho next five years if times con tinue prosperous. It further seems to mo that with tho coming of these railways there will follow tho deep ening of the outlet to the ocean and appropriate harbor improvement to take care of tho great tonnage of which Coos Bay is tho natural out let. Instead of a city of fifteen to twenty-flvo thousand people, It seems to mo now that the growth of this place" will not stop short of one hun dred thousand in twenty years from now. 4 "About twenty years ago I first visited Tacomar which was then about tho size of Marshfleld and North Bend. It had tho Northern Pacific railway and a short coal road. Its resources wero somewhat similar to those of this place. There was an abundance of timber and coal not far away. Everything was new and raw. Huge stumps lay thick in the ungraded streets. It didn't look good to me then, but in the face of tho competition of Seattle only thirty miles away, Tacoma has grown to a city of nearly one hundred thousand, while its competitor, Seattle, has more than two hundred thousand population. Tho Puget Sound cities now have a combind population of About 400,000 and are still growing. Coos Bay has a coast lino of more than two hundred miles all Its own. In the near future, and with rail roads running east from hero across Oregon, Idaho and tributary terri tory to tho Eeastern cities, Coos Bay will have as large a territory to draw from as any place I know of. When you 'add to these considerations the resources here to glvo employment to labor and tonnage to transporta tion and no competitor nearer than Portland, I am certain that you are to have a largo city here. I can speak tho more confidently from tho fact that I have seen my own home city grow from an inland village to a cosmopolitan city of about 100,000, and railroad center In twenty years." ARAG0 RACES WILL SOON BE ATTRACTION The promoters of tho Arago races have bills out announcing tho dates for the coming meeting. The races will take place September 26 to 28. Trains will be run from Marshfleld each day and return, giving people on this side an opportunity to attend every day if they choose. Last week there were nine head of horses on the grounds and this has been materially Increased during tho past few days. Among tho runners that will be on hand for the contests is Crescent, be longing to Guy Gould and John Her ron, of Marshfleld. TRAVELING SALESMAN ILL IN MARSHFIELD H. R. Fowler, who travels for the Pacific Milling company, of San Francisco, has been ill at his room in tho Pioneer rooming house for several days. A number of friends have called on him and gave what assistance they could to releive the monotony of lying in bed. Mr. Fowler's complaint is malaria, and at last accounts ho was improving. glLLLimm 1WTI SEVEN ELK KILLED ON FALL CREEK Hunters Have Goi d Success Drain Party Stumble Into Great Luck. Watt Short, Prank Lamberton, Al Waterman and Grant Eggers ar rived In last evening from their hunting trip at the headwaters of Fall Creok. The party left with the intention of hunting elk, 'and they came homo well pleased with their success, having killed two fine specimens. One was slain by Al and tho other by Eggers. Tho boys tell of their experience and say they went far beyond the country where most of the elk have been seen of late. A party of four from Drain killed three elk In a vicinity where those familiar with tho country to tho eastward have not seen an elk In tho past three years. The ani mal killed by Waterman had six nrongs and that taken by Eggers had four. Frank Wyland and Mr. llcNalr, fire wardens, informed tho party that they had come across an 5lk carcass that was practically fresh. Tho hunter who had killed tho elk had simply cut off Its head and loft tho carcass to rot on tho ground. The meat from tho animals killed by tho Short party is being prepared by the Shafer brothers who live In tho vicinity where tho elk were killed. George Noah and Eu gene Terry were camped near where these hunters were, and they secured two elk. CLEVELAND IN BAD CONDITION His Plight Now Such That Grave News May Bo Expected Soon. New York, Sept. 18. "We must all bo prepared for bad news from Princeton," said a Democrat of promlnenco tonight who passed through New York on his homo up state, "because Cleveland's health is falling rapidly. He is troubled with gout in his feet, which is spreading to his knees, and has fallen off In weight 40 pounds within three months. Cleveland does not quite appreciate his condition, but Mrs. Cleveland does. "No communications of public or private Importance are now sub mitted to Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland is acting practically as his confiden tial adviser and secretary in all mat ters, and she Is fully acquainted with her husband's real condition." LIPT0N STILL HAS DESIGNS ON CUP Bristol, It. I., Sept. 17. Announce ment of tho fourth challenger for the American's cup by Sir Thomas Lip ton has revived interest regarding yachting. Designer Herschoff refus ed to comment on tho anticipated race next year but it is known that he has been in conference with form er Commodore Morgan of the New York Yacht Club, who managed the Columbia in 1901, also with C. mivor TspHn. who had charge of the Vigilant in 1899 and tho Reliance In 1903. FVnm an authoritative source it has been learned that Herschoff has nnmnieted nrelimlnarles for designs for a 90-foot sloop yacht, according to the so-called universal style, n is sajd this yacht is an enlarged Avenger, which has been so success ful during recent races. Had No News. nfflror .T. W. Carter made a busi ness trip to North Bend yesterday afternoon. When approached by a Times representative, Mr. Carter said he had nothing in the way of news to Impart to tho Times, though he had his head lull oi interesting items. Ono of these beyond doubt wno tiiA fact of his sending a special friend homo after sobering him up, whereas, bad it been some irionuiess n wmild have been slapped in- to the city keepsafe and ben obliged to advance a cash ban oi any where from $11' to $26, acordlng to tho size of his pile. Thlrty-ono Cases to Date. San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 18. The board of health reports thlrty ono case of bubonic plague to date, nineteen deaths and nineteen under observation, practically all of which will be verified. I Annie Packers "Wanted. Experienced apple packers or can use somo inexperienced hands. Long job. See F. S. Dow. 1 Try a Times Want ad, and bo sure. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19', 1907. I V, " - - BURTON IKES IS MURDERED CLEAN FROST WHILE ASLEEP Has President's Indorsement as Well as Taft's and Garfield's. HOPE TO SMASH MACHINE Cleveland Administration Does Not Fulfill Its Duty to He form Element. Cleveland, Sept. 18. Congress man Burton tonight gave out a statement in 'discussing the coming municipal election in Cleveland. Burton makes public for the first time President Roosevelt's letter. In tho course of the statement it is declared that the impression is that a majority of tho contest is to an exceptional extent complicated with national politics. Burton says he thinks this is incorrect for tho reason that his candidacy unless he is mistaken, is for existing condi tions under present municipal ad ministration which demand imme diate and radical reform. Tho aim as Burton understands it, is to re deem the city from control of a ring. The statement asserts that under the plea that the main desire of the administration is for a cheap car system, there has been built up a tremendous political machine and that every department of tho city government is used to perpetuate its powefT Burton says ho had beon reluctant to have turned aside from national politics had it not been for the ap proval of tho president and Secre taries Taft and Garfield. Tho let ter from Prqsjdent Roosevelt to Burton says that for Burton to leave tho house would mean a loss of leadership in certain lines that cannot be made up, and he would be tempted to protest against Burton's leaving, were it not for the profound conviction that it is exceedingly de sirable for him to win out as mayor of Cleveland. BANK ASSETS FIGURE OVER TWO MILLION Devlin's Report on Defunct Oregon Trust and Saving Institution Is Out. Portland, Sept. 18. Receiver A. Devlin today field his report of tho financial condition1 of the Defunct Oregon Trust & Savings Bank of this city. The report shows tho Bank's assets amount to a grand total of $2,209.53G. Of the assets, thero is cash on hand amounting to $75,554 ofnvhich $24,323 has been collected by the receiver since August 21, tho day on which the bank closed its doors. A balance is shown by Homo Telephone bonds and other securi ties, somo real estate and leases, stock in other banks and amount duo from other banks. The report con tains nothing but a bare schedule of the assets and no reference is made to the face value of the securi ties or any property held by tho bank, nor is any estimate made as to what per cent of the bank's paper can be realized upon. LARGEST APPLE CROP IN COUNTY'S HISTORY Mr. F. S. Dow, who Is advertising in today's Times for apple packers, says the apple crop this years is tho largest by far that Coos county has over raised. Mr. Dow says it makes no difference to him how many ap ples are delivered to his firm, for there Is a market for all that can be obtained. He thought ho had bought between twelve and fifteen thousand boxes, but reports which are now coming In Indicate that the firm will have three times as many boxes as It expected. The company buys the en tire product of an orchard and Mr, Dow estimated the quantity he would get this year from his experience in former years, but now finds his basis for estimating is not reliable, and tho crop Is very much larger than over before. Dr. J. G. Gobi, the well known optician, of Medford, Ore., will visit all Cooa Bay townit durlnc Sept. For dates see this papar lator. Former Californian Is Slain Beside His Flocks in Montana. WAS A MAN OF MYSTERY Educated and Refined, He Told None of His Identity or Past. Helena. Mont., Sept. 18. James Kinney, formerly of California and a cousin or uncle of Harry Tracy, the Oregon-Washington outlaw, has been murdered by unknown persons near Toston, twenty miles east of Helena, while In the employ of the Riverside Land and Live Stock com pany of this city. Thero Is no clew to the identity of tho murderer or murderers. The affair is steeped in mystery. Tho coroner's jury re turned a verdict that death was due to blows from a blunt instru ment. The scene of the crime indicates that the murder had beenlplanned deliberately and was most effective ly carried out. Kinney had charge of a band of sheep belonging to the Riverside company and was camped In a little grassy park, miles from tho railroad. Kinney was unques tionably killed while lying asleep beside his flock. The skull was crushed from behind, and only a pile of ashes and a few shreds were left of his tent and belongings. Tho gold watch he carried was missing and there was no money about, although he was known to carry considerable sums. Kinney had two splendid dogs with him, and it Is not believed they would let any ono enter tho tent. As they are missing, the sup position Is that they wero killed also. Different motives are advanced as to the cause of tho murder robbery, the rangemen's war and the satis faction of an old grudge. Each has Its exponents, but the latter is given the preference by the officers. His singular character, his bearing and general demeanor Indicate this. Kinney was nearly CO years old, with the demeanor of a gentleman, and would never bo mistaken for a sheep herder. He had education and refinement, minded his own affairs strictly, did his work well and asked only to bo let alone. Ho never drank or caroused. He was but little known. Last winter he appeared at the ranch and applied for work. He remained two months and then left suddenly for California, his former home, he said. Nothing more wa3 heard from him until August, when he again ap plied for and was given work. Ho took his band of sheep to the hills and there met his death. It is said he has a sister In California, and his most intimate friend at tho ranch says he was a cousin or uncle of Harry Tracy, the outlaw. Ho has been burled at Toston. FURNITURE COMPANY DELAYED BY BREAK The North Bend Furniture com pany which lately opened its factory in tho city to tho northward, had some trouble with its machinery early in the week and was unable to operate for one or two days. Mr. Duncan, the head of the concern, has several expert workmen direct from the east who aro familiar with all the crooks and turns in the wood working buslbess arid tho factory is enabled to turn out the finest worK. 3,000,000 For Masons. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. Under the will of the lato Thomas R. Potter, the entire estate of about hreo million dollars is given to the Grand Lodge of Masons of Pennsylvania for tho education and support of Male orphans of Master Masons. Balloon Awards Mode. Brussells. Sent. 18. The finish of tho international balloon race, which started on Sept. 15th is awarded. Thoro is Intense Interest and anxiety for seven contestants who havo not yet landed and it is believed their pilots attempted to cross tho Gulf of Gascong and risk a landing In Spain. Later All balloons are accounted for. Try a TimeB Want ad, and bo sure. BREAKWATER CAME IN EARLY YESTERDAY The Breakwater arrived in over tho bar yesterday morning shortly after 5 o'clock and anchored at North Bend at C. Tho unloading occupied a part of tho day and the remainder was spent In completing the discharge at Marshfleld. The boat brought 350 tons of freight. Sho will sail from Marsnfleld this morning at 10 o'clock. The follow ing passengers came on tho trip: Thos O'Fenlgln, E. W. Wester berg, B. Hughes, J. C. Wilcox, O. J. Forman, Mr3. Forman, O. G. Cody, Miss Llttpald, A. J. Sinister, O. John ston, J. W. Anderson, W. Andreson, A. S. Nlchol, C. Mace, B. Mace, F. Donaldson, J. C. Murray, L. Saund ers,' F. A. Ford, C. H. Walter, F. Walter, B. Walter, R. S. Wagner, F. Bonton, John Ferry, Miss Blunden, H. Fox, B. Gandell, F. Law, W. W. Halland, E. Hclnsaker, J. Natt, C. Ferguson, C. Sonanson, J. Thorpo, O. Jacobson, Miss Iverson, Mrs. Iverson, Frank Iverson, A. B. Smith, C. W. Llnne, C. Jenkins, J. Mokey, F. O. Coates, S. S. Davis, E. Ene gren, Mrs. Hastrog, A. Hastrog, Miss Hastrog," F. Lahan, H. Hustrog, F. Flske, A. C. Abbott, E. Wallace, W. Wlbon, W. Warren, S. B. Keith, Mrs. Keith, Ray Keith, Miss Keith, S. Keith, C. elth, J. Keith, A. Eckstein, J. Schlussell, N. Taylor, Miss Carter, Mrs. Murray, R. Caldwell, J. Foss, W. Crosser, P. Short, J. Curren, Mrs. Curren, 10 storage. FEAR REMOVAL ' OF FAST TRAINS Southern Resorts Are Alnrmcd at the Possibility of Retaliation. Chicago, Sept. 18. The proprie tors of winter resorts in tho south have become seriously alarmed lest their business of tho coming winter should be seriously lnterferred with by tho action of railroads in curtail ing their train service from points In the north, as a result of the fight which has been waged on them by many of the southern states. It has been generally reported throughout the south that in conse quence of the cutting of rates by tho legislatures, tho roads" will not be able to furnish the through fast trains and fine equipment they have in the past and that in consequence travei will be greatly curtailed. The Southern and Seaboard Air lines are said already to have de cided to discontinue their through fast trains between Now York and Jacksonville, Fla., and to bo labor ing with tho Atlantic coast lino to Induce It to follow the same course. FOUND NO TRACE OF MISSING CREW Steamer Sent in Search of Bruce Expedition Returns With out News. Edlnburg, Scotland, Sept. 18. A telegram from Aagaard,. Norway, states the steamer sent in search of William Bruce, tho Arctic explorer, failed to find him. Bruco started on . . .. n. a trip along mo norm uuubl ui Prince Charles Foreland and has not been heard of since. The steamer Exnress. which recently" wa3 at Spitzbergen with tho Wellman expe dition, found traces of Bruce's camp at the end of August, but no sign of Bruco or his companions. An other steamer sent In search of tho nnrtv Vina Inst returned and re ports conditions critical, tions aro being mado to other steamer. Prepara send an- LUMBER ORDERED FOR SUMMER HOME W. S. Chandler has given on order to tho Smith Lumber company for material for a largo summer home. Ho will erect tho building forwlth and the lumber is being taken to his Coos River property this week. Tho homo will bo built on liberal propor tions and will bo 00 foot square. It will bo in bungalow stylo and with largo and commodious verandas. Tho contractor will start work on tho structure as soon as tho material Is on tho ground. Chicago Rejects Charter. Chicago, Sept. 18. Now charter authorized by legislature for tho city of Chicago was rejected today by a vote at a special election by a ma jority of over 62 thousand. Only a little over half a vote was cast, tho total being 181 thousand. Homo made broad at Corthell's Delicatessen. No. 64. mit1 i. f i i i ,,n , i.. r.-iuj. miyntm DiuJLL bHOoLO REMJSGENCES Excavators at Empire Uncover Cranium Which Shows Evidence of Murder. FORMER DISAPPEARANCES Old Timers Relate Incidents of For mer Days to Substantiate Murder Theory. Empire has a sensation. It is the real thing this time. Wm. M. Turner and G. E. Cook aro doing some repairing on tho "old comer" building preparatory to be ing occupied by Gus Peterson for a saloon. Between that building and tho old dance hall thero Is qulto a largo court, which was partly board ed over leaving a dumping place for ashes, broken bottles and trash gen erally. In leveling off tho ground preparatory to setting some posts a human skull was found. This caused considerable talk and the old residents began to mako cuesses as to who was the unfortu nate, and Coroner Mingus was sent for yesterday and Tho Times man went along. A careful search was mado, but no additional bones were discov ered, except some animal bones. Thero It was, tho grewsome skulL tho upper part only, with a largo hole in the forehead, that gave every Indication of having been done with a blunt instrument of somo kind. It also showed evidences of having' been done many years ago. Tho rusty garrets of faded mem ory were ransacked for somo ono who had mysteriously disappeared. It was related of thre men who came to Marshfleld in tho spring of 189G to dispose of somo fish, that they started from Marshfleld pretty well supplied with wet goods and when opposite Pony Inlet got onto tho flats. A man by the name of Louis Berger got out to shove tho boat off, when the boom flew around and hit him. When tho other two got tho boat righted and looked for their comrade ho could not be found. Afterward tho life-saving crow mado a. search. From that day to this ho has never been heard of. Tho narrators did not explain how It connected with tho finding of tho head 11 years after under a building five miles away. Then there was tho caso of a man by tho name of Baker, a deck hand, who disappeared. At tho time, the story was ho had started to wait to Bandon and was never heard oi! afterward. It was generally be lieved he got lost In the woods. was ho? Who can tell? In tho last 20 years that corner has changed occupants and about 9C boro a bad reputation. At this lato date it is next to iniposslblo to form any correct theory. Tho Times man remarked that probably that skull was tho hoodoo that had been holding poor old de serted Empire down. "No." remarked the man who was digging, as ho slowly straightened up, "this is not tho one. But we will keep digging till we find an other skeleton. That is a hoodoo, and no mistake. And when wo do find It you will see Emplro tako her nroner nlace in tho world a city to bo proud of and full of life and en- orgy and Elijah Smith will bo but a memory." The most probablo solution of tho mystery Is tho ono put forward by Mr. Codding of Marshfleld. Ho says a few years ago there was a doctor by tho name of Cook living in Em plro had a very largo collection oi skulls of all kinds and sizes. That a flro caused them to get uauu scattered and this Is probably one of them. ISSUES RAILROAD ORDER. Lincoln, Nebr., Sept. 18. The Rtnto Railway commission today is sued a formal order commanding the Wilmar and Sioux Falls railway to furnish cars at sections along its lines for shipment of grain direct to Omaha. This follows complulnfsv tint Hin fJrnnr Northern as ownors CC tho Wilmar and Sioux' Falls brancn waB discriminating against Omaha IB furnishing cars. BUY your groceries at SaoMfc. I