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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1909)
TPKP"Tf"JHj'ip7f THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHRELD, OfiEGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1 909 EVENING EDITION fe: Ht3 i pOOl'DALL'S AWFUL TOLL. Senson Has 1' I-d'stwl SKty-scven Day, I"11 ljlsl ,s ullI ,ntrAnO. Deo. 4. Football has claimed Its annual toll. Thirty dead, 2iG crippled, many for life, and scores still hovering on the brink of ...... i. in the BiirKlcal wards of hos- pltals throughout tho land; that's the tale of the gridiron covering a period of 07 days. Tho figures of football's toll for 1909 down to date o fnllnWR! are " L.i .Innthn 30 Total Injured ........216 Collego players killed ...... 8 High school players killed 20 Athletic members killed 2 College players injured 171 HI3I1 school players injured .... 40 Athletic members injured 5 The open gamo, hailed to 'be sans brutality by collego enthusiasts, wrcught fearful havoc. Twenty of the doad were schoolboys under 20 years of age. Eight collego men, properly trained for the bruising en counters, were sacrificed, while only two members of athletic clubs or semi-professional teams were placed on the altar. Of the 216 players maimed, para lyzed and dying from tho effects of injuries sustained, 171 aro wearers of college colors. Tho giants select ed from near and far for tho past- time, conditioned and trained to "pink" of perfection for smashing contests, were forced to bear the brunt of the Injuries. Forty school boys, many of them under 15 years of age, assisted In swelling the total, while only five semi-professional players were reported in the list of cripples. MARSHRELD ELK MM im&ftti&&-$?2ii-jmvmlMvt$ihr! ONLY 21 DAYS UntI hristmas It is none to early to commence making your preparations for gift giving. We are better pre pared than ever befuro with everything that the happy holiday season suggests. Wo have a full line of CHRISTMAS TAGS, CUR STMAS SEALS, CHItlSTMAS WRAPPING PAPER AND CHRIST MAS BOXES. You will want these for your Christmas packages and wo have everything you will require. Come here first. Our lino of Rooks is the largest in Coos County, in assortment, quality and quantity. Our line of Fancy Roy Sttttuncry Is largo mill contains all tho standard makes ETON HURL- RURT'S and WHITNEY. Our Stock of Holiday s Unsurpassed WILL HOLD HIES ABOUT XERCISES SUNDAY JUHTC WRECK Program Arranged for First Annual Exem plif cation of Lodge's Tribute to Its De parted Members for Tomorrow THE FIRST ANNUAL memorial exercises of Marshflcld Lodge, No. 11G0, Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, will bo hold Sunday afternoon, December 5 In the lodge hall in tho Mas line 1cm pie. The exercises will be "oea to the public. A fine program hus been arranged for the services wh;o:i will open at 2:30 p. m., special mu sical numbers being arranged. A ten-piece orchestra will furnish the instrumental numbers. While Marshfleld'Lodgo has no departed members, It will simultaneously with the other lodges of the organization throughout tho country pay tribute to the Order's dead. Tho following is the program th at will bo rendered: TOYS, ROOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY TOILET SETS, DOLLS, DISHES, FOUN TAIN PENS, WAGONS, CARTS, VELOCIPEDES, HORRY HORSES, TOOL CHESTS. Your Shopping Trip Is Not Complete Until You IIuvo Visited Our Store. NORTON & HANSEN STATIONERY COMPANY M iRSHFEELD, OREGON H N BEHBraraaa To The Public Owing to the rush of business the last few weeks we have- . been delayed in displaying our But early next week we will have on display by far the largest and Most complete line of HOLIDAY GOODS that has been our pleasure to show you At prices within the reach of all V mmmmn&lpRMB& Alt tj I A m m nHMHHrari v ORDER OF EXERCISES. Processional Orchestra Opening Ritualistic Exercises MARSHFIELD LODGE NO. 1160, B P. O. E. Quartette, "Nearer My God to Thee" Mr. Sam Marsden, Bro.jL. W. Traver, Bro. J. W. Flanagan, Bro. W. A. Toye. OPENING ODE Air "Auld Lang Syno". "Great Ruler of the Universe, t All seeing and benign, Look down upon and bless our work And be all glory Thine! , Oh, hear our prayers for our honored dead. While bearing In our minds The memories graven on each heart For Auld, Lang Syne." Orchestra, "Ave Maria" Gounod Eulogy, Rev. Frank Richard 'Zugg Vocal Solo, "O! Dry Those Tears". . . . . Dell Rlgo I Miss Maude Painter Orchestra, "The Palms"... . . . . .'Faure v Closing Ode..' . . .. ...Lodge " ' Orchestra. ', 'if OFFICERS OF THE LODGE. Exalted Ruler JOHN D. GOSS Esteemed Leading Knight J. W. FLANAGAN Esteemed Loyal Knight W. R. HAINES Esteemed Lecturing Knight J. W. HILDEBRAND Secretary GEO. GOODRUM Treasurer E. D. McARTHUR Trustee M. C. MALONEY Trustee L. W. TRAVER Trustee ' M.C.SMITH Tiler F. M MARHOFFER Esquire W.H.KENNEDY Chaplain FRANK M. PARSONS .Inner -Guard F. M. PAINTER ) ' MEMORIAL COMMITTEE C. F. MCKNIGHT EUGENE CROSTHWAIT W. U. DOUGLAS USHERS. WM. LAWLOR J. T. HARRIGAN THOS. STACKHOUSE THOS. JAMES WM. N. EICBLAD DR. GEO. E. D1X COMPLETE ROSTER OF MARSHFIELD LODGE NO. IIOO, II. P. O. E. GOODRUM, GEO. McARTHUR, E. D. SKINNER, H. W. HARRIGAN, J. T. PARSONS, F. M. MARHOFFER, F. M. PAINTER, F. M. FLANAGAN, J, W. SMITH, M. C. MALONEY, M. C. HOWARD, H. G. GOSS, JNO. D. FARRIN, E. L. C. TOWER, H. S. KENNEDY, W. II. McKEQWN, H. J. HAINES, W. R. HILDEBRAND, J. W. MILNE, J. B. HALL-LEWIS, P, M. TRAVER, L. W. LYON, WALTER JAMES, THOMAS B. SIMPSON, L. J. SCHILLING, J. EUGENE MALONEY, DAN E. McCOLLUM, C. F. DOUGLAS, W. U. CARLETON, G. W. TULLY, P. M. TOYE, W. A. STAFFORD, D. Y. ROTNQR. GEO. H. GILBERT, Q. E. RUST, J. B. BURMESTER, H. 15. LANGENBERG, GEO. BLACK, GEO. N. ROSS, GEO. F. KRONHOLM, J. J. CROSTHWAIT, EUGENE CHASE, E. C. HOUSEWORTH, A. L. TAGGART, C. C. RUSSELL, T. C. GRIMES, WM. HAMLIN, J. D. KEANE, C. J. NIEHAUS, d. A. EKBLAD, W. N. ENDICOTT, C. W. BARTON, J. S. LILJEQVIST, L. A. SMITH, W. E. lockhart, ii. miller, w. f. 1 moffett, w; t. johnston, j. a. Mcknight, c. f. lawlor, w. m. chandler, e. i. DIX, GEO. E. MATSON, J. A. BERGMAN, C. F. PERHAM, E. G. McPHERSON, G. G. NEFF, A. E. WELLS, II. A. McDIRMAID, J. J. STEMMLER, J. O. GRANT, FRANK FELLOWS, W. J. WERNICH, R. A. ADELSPERGER, A. E. we saw him strike. on the South Spit "and got in Eddie Johnson Telis of Dis aster at Tillamook Last Week. Eddie Jbhnson, a son of Me. and Mrs. Peter Johnson, has just written his mother a graphic description of tho Argo disaster which he witness ed. He Is a member of the crew of the Oskosh which was lying In Tilla mook harbor at the time, and he with others aided In taking passen gers off the stranded vessel and later aided in picking up tho lifeboat full of passenegrs and crew outside tho bar. Mr. Johnson was on tho Oshkosh when Ernest Cutllp, another Coos Bay boy, met his death a few weeks ago and being an eye witness of tho drowning of Henry Wickman, an other Intimate acquaintance of his, beems a torture that fate rarely In flicts. His letter follows: "I suppose before you get this, you will have seen In the paper about the wreck of tho steamer Argo on Tillamook bar. Well', as we from tho Oshkosh wero mixed up In it, I will tell the whole story as It hap pened and I say without boasting that we saved at least eighteen lives. Both the Argo and Oshkosh had been bar bound In Astoria for sever al days. Thanksgiving Day, tho weather changed, and tho captain said we would go the next morning. We left Astoria at 5:30 a. m., and at dawn reached the bar. Here we fell In with the Argo, also outward bound. As wo run about three miles to his two, we soon left him behind. We got to the Tillamook bar an hour after high water, and came right in, tying up at Garibaldi (about one mile Inside) at 1 p. m. The Argo didn't get down off the bar till over two hours later, and as it was near ly low water, wo didn't expect him to come In till tho next tide, In stead, In ho comes, and pretty soon Then he went tho trough. Tho seas put him on his beam ends and they broke clear over him. All this ttmo we wero in our rigging and could see plain. Next, ho set his foresail, and lost one man doing It. Then, the steam pipes bursted and ho was . helpless. He bumped around for half an hour and finally got outside again. We could not go out becauso It was too low tide, so we went down to the United States Llfesavlng station to help them. They got the boat out to her In twenty-three minutes. They stood by a while, and then headed for the beach. The first breaker turned her over, and they could not right her again. We waded out, and as they came in wo grabbed them, and haul ed them ashore. We were in ovor our heads half the time, too. Three, a woman, an eight-year-old girl, and one Hfesaver' wero drowned right In front of us. Wo worked there till dark and then went on board. At 11 p. m., we went to sea to help tho others on tho Argo. We found ono boat with ten peoplo in It right away, and altho wo cruised from- Capo Menrs to Tillamook Rock till 9 a. m. today, we could not find anything of tho other boat. It was tho captain boat and also had ton peoplo In it. Tho mate when wo picked him up said the other bout had headed for shore, and If they tried to land I guess thoy aro all lost. When wo crossoa in this morning tho Roanoko and another steamer wore cruising around, then, and they might havo the other boat. When that boat came In under our leo, tho poor fellows had an anxious look, I can toll you. . . ' Woll, I am all tight, but as I was up all night, am sleopy so will close, "Give overyono my regards, v "EDDIE. "P. S, I was in dangor once and that was In tho Surf helping thoso peoplo out, but I got oul again, so It was nothing. Henry Wlcknian from Empire was tho station man who was drowned. We could see him out In the surf and followed him as he drifted up tho beach, but wo couldn't help him,' as wo had no linos on shore, and a man couldn't so out alone or he would never como back." Whon you want CHRISTMAS gool9 at the right price, go to MIL.N'EH'S. CLAUSK.VH Shoes for ECONOMY. EASTSIDH Is a Winner.