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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1910)
--15- vwTs'wv1r .'" """ r ' TO k' ,-6 . 1 J4 k vHf-i , , HJKl H 1 A H 1 nKiEIIf H1M K t- 7 1 1 J wwm iH i s 11 I THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1910 - EVENING EDITION SI PAGES a - v Myites. J Baassi mr cw t-vm Mm g-TW7 Tyr'VCTUtTI THE HUB CLOTHING & SHOE MARSHFIELD and BANDON V Wish to call your attention to the NEW SPRING STYLES in the famous ALFRED BENJAMIN & COMPANY "CORRECT CLOTHES for MEN ?7 Our Spring line is ready for you. You know our Motto : " MONEY - TALKS." It is CASH ONLY, here, but we guarantee a, saving from 20 to 30 per cent, on every Suit we show you. Compare the Goods for STYLE and QUALITY then COMPARE our PRICES CLOTHING & SHOE O 'lf 4.jka CASH ONLY "MONEY TALKS'1 i:i TTwrrirff BTnTm it viymminKnswHmiam IE ESTATE (Continued from paco 1.) but was allowed to go to waste, and no others were allowed to encroach or even to make a proposition that certain water rights be turned over, so jealous was the owner that he would lose his powerful hold on the river and vicinity. There are other landmarks on the tract purchased, however, which bear witness to another side of the character of the big man who built up the Ashlnij industry of Southern Oregon. At one time, jusr beiore a cer'aln Fourth of July, the town of Weddtr burn -wished to celebrate, but had burn, a large tract of timber land, sawmills, fruit canneries, farm lands and a varied line of industries ia the Southern Oregon district. stnrtlnc with nractically nothing no place to hold a suitable carnival. In the early days, Mr. Hume, who Then the "Laird of Wedderburn" died a year ago, began Ashing opera- proved his right to the name by build tlons on the Rogue river and little ing a race track, grandstand, pad by little increased his holdings. He dock, etc, at a cost of $1G,000, turn deve.loped his particular seotion of ing It over to the citizens and saying: country in a wonderful manner and , "There's your track, go ahead and only ceased his strenuous operations, celebrate." which had earned for him the title the islands, passed the Senate today. of "King of the Boguer Illver," when he died. The great wealth developed by Mr. Hume includes 15,000 acres of land .J1MM113 AXbWKKS JOIIXXY. Dear Mr. Editor: I seen the piece what Johnny had This is located' along tho Rogue river , in your paper last night about them valley eighteen miles from its mouth I "holes" an' I want to tell you them and also along the coast for a ills- holes of his ain't 'cause his ma goes tance of Ave mile's. The town of to Tabernacle all the time. It's cause .Wedderburn Is located on the prop- his Pa drinks. I seen them "holes" erty and the sale includes tho trans-1 in school before the Tabernacle be fer of a general store supplying tho j gun. Ills Ma is all right. Johnny surrounding country, a hotel, a big dld'nt use tcr care so much about salmon cannery, two cold storage j "holes" in hayin' when everybody plants, one located at Wedderburn ' was blsy, and Ma says that all the and the other at Port Orford, two salmon hatcheries, one at Trail creek, on the Upper Rogue river above Med ford, and the other near the mouth of tho river. Tho Government oper ates the hatchery at the upper river and the Hume people have been op erating tho lower one. Tho sales also Includeu two saw mills located near Wedderburn, in tho heart o.f heavy timber. There nro about 5000 acres of timber land, a nnrt of which is the celebrated Port Orford cedar and tho remainder Is Oregon tlr. The timber is all heavy and will be retained by the new own ers hay in the world ain't worth what a sol Is. Onct I remember are house got a Are and Ma grabbed tho baby an' run out doors and left all our good Sunday cloths to burn up. We dld'nt care nothin' at all about It either, so's tho baby didn't burn all up. No slreo. I learnt a verso that said not to worry about what you was goln' to eat or wear, for it said to seek first tho Kingdom of God, an' all them things will bo added. M.vpo, nln't I glad about the Tab ernacle! Ma she went rite along all the time an' then she got Pa to go an' now we got a new Pa nn' I ain't (Continupd from page 1.1 street south from Nevada; B street, between Fifth and Seventh; Seventh street between B and Prospect ; Pros pect from Seventh to Davidson; Chestnut from Third to Prospect; Cedar from Third to Front. Old Business Cleaned Up. Considerable old business that has been hanging Arc for a year and more was cleaned up by ordering deficit assessments or rebates. A rebate of $G1C.1S was ordered divided among the property owners oi. ""uth Flanagan street. A il-Aclt assessment of $11S4.70 was ordered levied on Central avenue between Fourth street and Davidson street. The protest of property owners on the east end of the street against having to pay the deAcit for the west end of Che street cannot be allowed In any way, according to City Attorney Goss. F. P. Norton, who was present, said that he would pay his deAcit assessment providing the contractors were compelled to put i in a dirt All in front of his property, instead of the elevated roadway, the specIAcations calling for a dirt All. A rebate of $7S-1.39 was ordered paid to the property owners on Pros pect avenue between Seventh and Davidson sheets. DeAcit assessments were orderel levied on the following streets where 1 . innocent Bystander. bituminous paving "was put In hist -pjle maiden loudly whispered, "Don't Senate Passes Measure Enabl ing Government to Save the Animals. ' A it n hi The Battleship Whose Sinking Caused Spanish War May Be Floated. i Bv Associated Press.i WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23. A bill terminating the present lease of the fur seal killing on the Prlby- loff islands in the PaclAc and author izing the Secretary of Commerce and and removed if tho Senate approves Labor to declare a closed season on the bill passed by the House today v Asilated Prws.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23. The battleship Maine, sunk in tho harbor cf Havana, Is to be raised tWITH-THE i TOAST AND TEA GOOD KVKXIXfi. I wonder why It is that we are not all kinder to each other than we are. How much the world needs It! How easily It is done! Henry Drummond. There are some Coos Bay people you can't tell the truth about without giving the Impression that you are running them down. Under the provisions of the bill, it will be possible to examine the wreck to discover the cause of the destruc tion of the vessel. longer bowl. proper to also borrow the bujs GOOD SUIT at the I M Hi Lb 11 a. 1 ? J Trices Range From !?H."0 to $23.00 In almost anything we do Some dangers lurk. But one thing that kills but very few, That's overwork. Of the 10,000 acres, In addition; afraid nor nothin' any more when Pa in tho timber land, there are S000 acres of tillablo land, well supplied with water and which Is n rich land, well adapted for agricultural purpos es. It is tho Intention of the new owners to open tho territory of the lower Rogue river, long shut off from the rest of the world, by platting S00O acres into Avo, ton and twenty aero tracts. This will mean an awakening of oomeshome. An' Ma she just sings now all day long an' I'm glad when Pa comes home. . Say, did you know that preacher down there glvo a man some gold money cnuse ho throw'd up his Job of sellin whiskey and was going to bo honost? Ma says that If God's going to fin ish up this old world next May when Mr. Hnlley's comet emus that these tho entire district. When the lands what have alius been looking out for wero owned by Mr. Hume nothing could bo bought, mid Instead of Invit ing settleis to locato In his district ho spent every effort in bottling up the immense resources of the country and river bv buying overy Inch of land along the river from tho mouth far back towprd Its headwaters and keep ing tho Itinerant visitor away with groat signs bearing tho placard, "No Tr0""as," The water. power of the river. "Which is Immense, was never utilized No. 1 all tho time '11 thon be huntln' a placo where they can get away from nioetln' God and they won't be nono neither. 'Twould bo awful for Johnny an' his Pa both If they was that way. Ytmrn, JIMMY. P. S. You' printed Johnny's piece and now you've got to print mine. I never seen my. name in print yet. Hope you print it. jyear: Central avenue, commercial, , avenue, ourfn ami ueuirai, .savin and South Second street, Third street i and Fourth street. I A deAcit assessment was ordered on South Broadway to clean up that proleet. When this was brought up, i F. P. Norton wanted to know who got the money for the old planks that were sold off the street when it was improved. He was told that all the j property owners were supposed to have taken, tho planks that were net used In bulkheading, etc. He sail this was wrong ''because he had bought nnd paid for some of the I planks. The matter will be lnvestl- ! gated and tho Chamber of Commerce asked to explain. F. M. Friedberg w;as ordered re bated $20 on his assessment for the South Broadway Improvement provid ing ho pays his assessment within a few days. you dare!" But later on emerged with tousled hair; And while what happened was ais-1 ' creetly hid, I somewhat am Inclined to think 1m did! With severely moral rectitude, What one might term pulehrltude; With judicious use of brains Coos Bay justice reigns And it raihs, and rains and rains. At Coos Bay rail will meet sail, E'en tho' high winds prevail, But whether on boats or trains Jupiter Pluvlus holds the reins And it rains, and rains and rains. $.! Fresh Butter Sterilized Cream, Steril zed Milk, Butter Milk - COTTAGE CHEESE ICE Call up Coos Bay Ice & Cold Storage FKEK DKLIVFRIKS 8 A. M. and 2 P. M. Phone 73-J. " -H-K-8-83'! rws -M-R-B-n-n-n- tt-tt-n-a-tt-tt-a-tt-a-a-si-"1'" Some luck as them. Coos Bay men pursue bad often as bad luck pursues OXFORD IS AV1XXKH. .Defeat Cnmlii tilge by Three Lengths ' In Boat Dace. I JBv Associated PrevO PUTNEY,- England, March Tho Oxford 'varsity defeated Read The Times' Want Ads. 23, Cam bridge by three lengths in the annual boat raoe on the Thames today. Oh! rainy old Coos Bay, the place that's always wet; she'll ne'er suc cumb to dry rot,' and this Is worth a bet. Oh! rainy old Coos Bay, you've ozone and to spare; you'll And its 'Impress on the cheeks of her mai dens young nnd fair; you'll And the doctors Idle and tho undertakers glum; you'll And the lowest death rate lu the State, and that is going some. You'll And no poorhouse can didates, nor the omnipresent hobo, & MP W W A (Roofing! Insist on Malthold and you will have a roof that l s a r0o( water and weather proof for years to come. Maltha m i 0 that makes good because It is made by the original m ready rooAngs 8A. rl .iAClSC ' m w. ... . . , .-' - 'cause Coos Bay cops have little e'so I tQ ParatTine WfLlVlt UO. OALlFOItXW to do but soak mm in tne. coco, uii' ik . Heaven blessed-Coos Bfij', with Its a C. E. NICHOLSON, Local Distributor cities oy tne seas excuse me just a moment, the poet's got to sneeze. Note the progression: It is still perfectly proper to borrow sugar I when company comes, but it is no rtSI -a-a--a-n- a-a--a-- -K-n-n-tt-s-n-a1""" , I A Want Ad will sell it for yo k &