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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1908)
- :-'-' -?-, - j - i.i iiwi -.H.I)W.Mlll.ltl-.'JU JmtiiiB ii Hirl-y. f-v '-J1' '"' THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908, GIVES BANQUET FOR LDNELIES", W. C. Brown of Dallas, Ore., Entertains Widows and Widowers at Novel Feast. DALLAS, Ore., Dec. 4. W. C. Brown, affectionately spoken of by nearly all who know him as "Uncle Bill." celebrated his S4th birthday Dallas by giving a banquet at the Hotel to all -widows and vldowers In Dallas. In extending the Invitations to the widowers Mr. Brown went be yond his usual custom, as on his an nual birthday celebration heretofore he has invited only the widows. About 50 guests were present, the widows outnumbering the widowers nearly three to one. "Uncle Bill" proved himself a royal host and at the close of the banquet made a short speech, hark ing back to the days when he first came to Dallas, and dwelling on the changes that have taken place since. Mr. Brown is one of three men still living in Dallas who were here when the town was founded. Be ginning as a day laborer. "Uncle Bill" amassed a snug fortune by bard work and thrift. His annual banquet, Inaugurated several years ago, has come to be an event of more than local Interest, and for months before this last banquet he was the recipient of letters from widows in every part of the Northwest contain ing requests of all descriptions, from merely a plea for an Invitation to the banquet to offers of marriage and requests for financial assistance. Mr. Brown is remembered as the man who several years ago scattered $100 in nickels on the Courthouse lawn In Dallas for the children to scramble for. Last year he distribut ed a barrel of candy among the chil dren of this city on Christmas day, and he declares that he intends to continue the custom each year. . BUILD XEW BUNKERS. Eureka Coal Company Improve Property In Valley. COQUILLE, Ore., Dec. 4. Work has been resumed on the trestle and bunkers for the Eureka Coal Com pany a mile this side of RIverton. The trestle will have a length of j about 2,200 feet and is being built under the superintendency of Dan. Plymale, the down stream con tractor. Several men are employed on the job. The output of the mine, of which John A. Tawse is superin tendent, will be shipped to Eureka, California, by steamer out of the river, and marketed in that flourish ing city. WAR RUMOR NOT TRUE. No Foundation For Report ol Trouble In Hast. fBy Asoclated Press.l BUDAPEST, Dec. 4. The War Office declares to be without founda tion the reports that th Montene Krian forces are bombarding Catta ro, the Austrian seaport on the Adriatic sea. The Margaret lies Company will glvo a performance of "UNDER TWO VIilOS" at Odd Fellows Hall to night. .' "Under Two Flags" at ODD FEL LOWS HALL TOXKJHT. ----- t j Saturday j ! argams "Si X .'( Cans Tomatoes -c JJ Cans Yellow Crawford Peaches SMcs Corn, per can Kc :( cent CoIVih, the 11) -c Our Own Blended Coll'ee. If not satisfactory money refunded !Me Uncolored Japan Tea, the I!) :J0c New Orleans Molasses, 1 t I t f t i gallon T Fancy Candled KgKS do.. IOe 1 T ti'ood Apples, the box . . . . T.ic i 8 Bars Royal Savon Sonp.U.'Sc T Charter Oak Flour, best on earlli $!." This is only a fow of our ninny bargains.- AiionaCasfe j Grocery i ----- SALMON PACK ntt rtuirti I in1 1 bUbLAW l Largest Amount of Fish In Many Years Canned There This Season. The largest salmon pack made on the Siuslaw In fifteen or twenty years has just been completed, ac- cording to W. J. Kyle, one of the Florence cannerymen, wno is in Marshfield today. The pack of the two canneries will amount to about 15.000 cases of which the Kyle can nery packed about S.200. "The season was much better than we expected," said Mr. Kyle today. "For a time, It looked dubious, the run coming very late. There were very few Chlnooks this year. The sllversides were the largest we have had In years. It only averaged five and one-half fish to the case this year against seven last season. Many of the sllversides weighed more than twenty pounds. "We had to bring fishermen down from the Columbia and they made a good thing. We paid twelve and one-half cents per fish and in two drifts one night, the boats brought in over four hundred fish. This year, we had to pay the Chinese forty cents per case for packing." There Is a good demand for sal mon this year and Mr. Kyle brought down 1,200 cases to go to San Fran cisco. FLAX BIG RABHIT-DRIVE. Hermiston Settlers Hope to Exter minate Furry Pests. PENDLETON, Ore., Dec. 4. Set tlers on the government reclamation nroiect near Hprmlstnn are nlnnnlnir tha fli-et ..aViJ.lt-At,.n tr. V. V.1J I- this county for years. Though the j ..Ir a g,,, ,3 IookIng for sometnIng, plague, which has carried off thou- as It Is plain you nre. either she has sands of the rabbits during the past , lost it or wishes what she has not pos few years, has, greatly reduced their ', sessed." numbers, it has hppn fminH that ! "B"t what I have been looking for those remaining are sufficiently nu- merous to ruin fields of young alfalfa and to injure young fruit trees. Since the construction of the main feed canal and the monster reser voir .the Hermiston Valley is almost entirely surrounded by water, the Columbia and Umatilla Rivers being on two sides of it and the big canal extending almost entirely across the other side of the triangle. It Is therefore believed that by a system- atlc drive, carried out on a larce ci ,vm eu ! i0 ti, wwuv tti t mmi, uiAiiuai ittv turn plete extermination of the pests. CARING FOR MILK. i A Few Maxims of Value to the Young Housewife. Tuberculosis kills 5.000.000 people annually. It may be carried through Infected milk. Select a milkman who has clean hands, clean clothes, clean wagon, clean cans and clean bottles. Do not select a milkman because he sells milk cheap. Refuse milk tunt shows a deposit of dirt In the bottom of the bottle. Do not forgot that dirt In milk Is a menace to health. Do not forget that dirty milk may kill the baby. Always keep pasteurized milk cool. Use at once. Do not forget that germs multiply more rapidly in pasteurized milk than In any -other. Do not leave the milk uncovered nuy wliere. Do not leave milk In a warm room or unchlllcd Icebox. Protect it from flies. Do not leave It out of doors In the sun or exposed to eats and dogs. Do not use the milk bottles for any thing but milk. Wash nnd scald milk bottles as soon ns emptied Return clean bottles to the milkman. Buy only bottled milk. If possible. While these "maxims" may horrify some good housekeepers who would never think of being guilty of the negligence Implied, there are homes without number, nice homes, too. where sanitary and hyclenfe rules are violated constantly In some of these It Is because the housekeeper is young or inexperienced; in others, where the c-are of the kitchen nnd marketing are left entirely to servants ignorant or constitutionally careless. To those housekeejM'rs let us whis per that that attention to the meanest detnll In housekeeping is not Ignoble. It Is not only woman's duty, but her great privilege. A man cannot make a home. He may build the houses. flails nrul chambers, roofs anil domes. Hut the womon of the oRrtli. God knows Hid womun build the homes I Sop display of prizes for RED-ME.V- MASQUE BALL in Lockhart's window. Miss lies as Cigarotto In "UNDER TWO FLAGS" tonight at Odd Fel lows' Hall. Stoamer HREAKWATER from Coos Bay for Portland sails SAT- URRAY, DECEMBER 5, at 8 A. M. m e Found What vS'jc Loo tied For, . . . ..- !. .--. , Original. 1 Pearl Lcighton was a trim little ) body. Just turned eighteen, with fair hair, blue eyes and one of those soft i feminine voices that usunllv eo with ' such a physique. She was Innocent as n dove. But Miss Lelghton had n younger brother, aged nine, who was as full of mischief ns his sister was free fron guile. What did the young scapgrace do but paint on Pearl's new silk um brella, of which she was very proud. In white letters the words, "I'm look ing for a lover." Miss Lelghton. dress ed In her daintiest costume, passed through the hall buttoning ber glove. Ik- re. ! 51$ out through the front door on the stoop, cast her blue eyes up the sky. which was lowering, then at the ground, which was wet. returned to the hall for her umbrella, and as she put It up looked again at the sky, fearing that. It might rain Instead of trizzle and damage the umbrella. Con sequently she did not see the Inscrip tion. Her brother saw it from an up per window and rolled on the floor in i an escess of glee Pearl had not gone far before she bethought herself whether she had brought her portemonuale and if it con tained any money. Opening a little bag on her arm. she took out the porte monnale, which contained very small change, mostly copper and nickel, nnd ! was counting It when she dronned a ! coin. While looking for It she heard a very pleasant aud well modulated masculine voice say: "I perceive you are looking for some thing. May I be of service to you?" "It's only a cent or at most a nickel. Don't trouble yourself." But he did trouble himself and. find ing the coin, raised his derby hat with one hand and banded her the piece with the other, looking Into her azure eyes with a pair of black ones that were dancing with good humor. He was young and evidently a gentleman "Thank you ever so much." she said, not understanding the merriment In his countenance, but relishing the ad miration that accompanied it. "Have you lost anything else?" he i askeu. "? UO. What makes you think I j has been found.' When? "Why. just now." "Then I am very happy." She brought her eyes on his In mild wonderment; then, lowering them to the ground, she walked on. ne did not take the hint nnd walked on with her. "But you don't know," he said, "whether it will prove a blessing or a curse." "What?" J "This coveted thing." I "Th? nlckel -vou toua fr e?' "Ob- no! That's only a nickel. j can neither be a blessing nor a curse." "What do you mean is a blessing or ! a curse?" "This thing you ure proclaiming to I the world you are looking for." Again the look of wonder. "Really," I she tnld. "I haven't the slightest Idea I "That's surprising. I think you I should give notice whether you have lost It. whether you wish a new one or whether you have never had it at all I assure you It makes a great deal illfforoiioo M ! She nut on ns hauchtv a look as she i was capable of nnd said, "Since It has ' been found I think further discussion i of it is unnecossnrv ." "Then why not take In the notice?" "What notice?" "The notice that you nre looking for" i He paused. She was not one of the kind to order away one who, having I put her under 5 cents' worth of obliga tion, seemed disposed to form a street ucquiuuiauce, uui ue saw mat sue looked distressed. "Pnrdon me," he said, dropping his bantering tone. "Some one has been 1 playing n trick on you. The temptation to rally you upon It has been Irresist ible. If you will examine the cover of your umbrella you will see for your self." Sho lowered her umbrella, ne held his own over her nnd, taking hers by the handle, showed her the Inscription. "Weli, I declare!" she exclaimed. "Have I been parading with that thing up? Tom did that. My umbrella's spoiled, and I'm the laughingstock of the town." A tear stood In her eye. Closing the umbrella, he said lu his kindliest toue: "I think the letters can be washed out, and, as for being a laughingstock, I'm sure the Innocence so apparent In your face, your figure, your step in deed. In everything about you pro tects you. Exchange umbrellas with mo." "Thank you very much. Where shall I send yours?" , "Mayn't I call for It?" ' "Perhaps that will do as well. Then you can return mine at the snme time." He called that afternoon with hei umbrella, from which every vestige of tho lettering had beon removed. As ho stood waiting at the door for an an swer to his summons a small boy came around the house. "That sis' umbrella?" be asked. "It probably Is. Why are you rub bing the sent of your trouFors" "H'm; guess you'd rub the seat of your trousers If you'd had pop's cane lammln' It bb I Imr," LOUISE C. 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Everything will be found here and we are always glad to help you in your selec tions, We especially wish the attention of those desirous of sending away presents to friends And would like to fill their orders in time to insure arrival before Christmas, NORTON & HANSEN FRONT STREET -----' 4 Jj, T v VV A i i CRIBBS & MASOX beg to an nounce that all those wishing Xmas photos from their studio must have them taken on or before Wednesday, December 9, as no sittings will be accepted after that date it being impossible to finish before Xmas any taken after that time. Everything in feed at HAINES. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTIOX. Notice Is hereby glve'n that the undersigned, heretofore doing busi ness as Carr & Lash, painters and decorators nt Marshfield, Oregon, have dissolved said Arm. The busi ness will be hereafter conducted by Charles D. Lash who will perform all contracts, collect all accounts and assume all debts of tho firm. Marshfield, Oregon, December 4, A; D. 1908. H. E. CARR, CHAS. D. 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