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rp" V '"WWllW!liiSRippSfT ir? "",',,iw-.'i ( '"!,f THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1911 EVENING EDITION. ta '-t. T : I. fe fts FNCLE SAM'S EXPERTS ON 'ARMING IN COOS AND CURRY .re )1L SURVEY OF THE MARSHFIELD AREA ACCORDING fTHE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPORT OF C. W. MAXX AXI) JAS E. FERGUSON. TO (tinned from Inst Saturday) PEAT To areus mnpped as Peat Includo'tho taayed vegetable remains, usually oc curs tnrougn tne.soii section. Tidal marsh is mainly confined to area subject to tidal overflow What's the Matter With Our Mail ? Wittklns Siijh Coos Itny Is the , Victim of lied Tape nnd the Spoils System. ' , &k-5 r i &k jrous smau areas occurring streams, lagoons, and In old beds. Several small areas are d west of North Slough In the Issnnd area, on tho CoaBtal Plutn h of Prosper, at Crooks and Flnr- Ehlce'tff and In n few other places. only extensive body occurs along north side of the Coqullle River, Ending to tho upper end of Beaver Kgh and occupying an area it 4 square miles. from Coos Day. It has been formed from the fine, sllty, and clay soll ments carried by the Coos River and other streams and deposited as niiid flats or alluvial fans around their mouths. It Is cut by meandering sloughs and stream channels, and Is entirely bare of vegetation or sup ports a growth of tules, rushes, ?tlt grasses, and other varieties of sal ine plants. It Is more or less com- pletcly submerged at high tide, nnd i'1 is maintained In a nearly continuous I state of saturaton with brackish wa'.' fn mnnv nf thfiRn amnllnr nrnnn thn 1 ,'gerlal contains a varying propor- Owing to its low-lying position, Ijof mineral sediment mixed with inck of drainage, and high content of Inure peat. The larger area ly- Balt, it Is of no present agricultural Sweat of Coqu.llo consists of truo Importance. It Is capable of rcclil- -it, being quite uniform In texture matlon only by the .installation of , rjj composition to a depth rnnglug costly systems of dikes, levees, drnln- 'n 12 inches to 3 feet or slightly age channels, and pumps to lift tho 5 ... iwe. Tho material here is compos- water over the levees. , rof partially decomposed vegetablo a.tixi ta uter, forming a denso fibrous miss The .MarsnilclU area is situated in Editor Times: Tho money your uncle Samuel pro vides to carry his malls over all star routes, is more than ample to convey them in nlr-tlght and water-tight re ceptables nnd get them through' on time over any kind of n road. Tho trouble Is, Samuel usually lets his mall contracts to higher ups; the higher ups let them to tho next higher up nnd so on nil along down the line five or six times, every fel low getting a rake off, until the poor devil is reached at the bottom of the ladder, tho fellow who actually car ries the malls and receives practical ly nothing therefor from Sammy, nor anybody else, except voluble condem nation. Your uncle grills him, the public lamba8ts him fore and nft to its henrt's content, ho Is tho only fellow In sight, so everybody Jumps him, absolutely oblivious of tho real culprits who havo received tho greater portion of tho appropriation nnd rendered no servlco therefor. Tho Inst contractor, in order to com ply with his contract at all, must needs carry freight nnd passengers and tnko In washing arid do a little plain sewing on tho sido. And so our common mall between hero and Roseburg Is chucked under tho spring scats In tho stage coach, tho seats CONDENSED STATEMENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COOS BAY At tho Close of Business, September 1, 1011. Resources. Loans and Discounts $209,719.02 Bonds and warrants 88.S52.46 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 25,000.00 Real atnto, furniture nnd fixtures SI, 472. 94 Cnh nnd slnht pxclnmco iuv,v.i.vv Trtnl resources 9305,070.0- Liabilities. Capital stock $100,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits r.,88C.2C Circulation 25,000.00 Deposits 11,100.00 Total liabilities 9505,070.03 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: W. S. Chandler, prcsldont; M. C. Horton, vice-president; Dorsoy Kreltzer, Cnshicrj John F. Hall, John S. Coke, 8. C. Rogers, W. U. Douglns, F. S. Dow, Wm. Grimes. W. P. Murphy. fine roots and nlant remains of a rk-brown color. A certain amount tno southwestern part of Oregon and iriftmernl matter or river sedlmtnt occupies a stretch of country lying Iricorifornted with tho neat. Tho tween tho lower foothills of tho ructure of tho material is close nnd Con8t rnnB nd tho Pacific ocean. , mpact and usually tho deeper por- Tno totnI nrcn B 627,200 acres, on Vino mnrn f..H.. ,l.., .,,,.1 VBU SQUaTC lUllCS. I wmu m.u ...w.u IUIIJ UVLUUJllUBUUl ! s .,. ... . .. it in r.mnr nn,i r.n,.. ,..., The upland section of the area Is ,on,lc" w" Piongers ana men urns ho Peat Is underlain by a heavy, characterized by an unusally rou.h dragged, teetered and churned Ity clny similar to the subsoil of the " uroKt topography and the cc .. n rnr.'nn. ,., ,a oqulllo sllty clay loam and ndjncjnt currence or mnny small valleys which ' " " J "" , 5).I types. In the largo area of tho ,orm nnrt or Uie drnlnngo system of ""' "" - '., . 1 ype near tho mouth of Beaver slouuh "" Coos ""' Coqulllo Rivers. Tio "" "- " '" the depth Is greatest along tho outer northern third of tho area Is cranurt t,int our accommodating postmaiwr fcge of tho area near tho border of '' thc Co08 Rvcr nnd tho wldo do- ls oW,s t0 ,nu, k 0,lt to h'8 I'n" tho river plain. Tho donth of tho I'rcsslon formed by Coos Bay with lrons Wll n spoon ino registered Kntorlal decreases near tho chanuel tl,c vnrlous sloughs and Inlets trlb- inll fnros a llttlo hotter. It Is fc fhr. rivm. u-i.M .ho i... i..i utnry to the bnv. Tho Comillln iilv. thrown in tho "boot" of tho coach '4 ' 1...V.V V..U MUhVll l'4IIU -- - unyiiy rises to form a flnt, slight- ' -",-,mo ceiurni pari anti wnn uiuu uu, Buuniifu uu, wauuin-u levated ridge alone tho strenm. ,,s tributaries forms tho largest wd spat on only by tho driver nnd n the email areas west of North dralnngo system of tho nrcn. Tho his companion In tho front sent. Tho ngh the Peat Is usually not horn- roKiier nnd moro elevated uplands condition of tho registered mall nt i. ..... i.. i... - ... .. ..... jneous. but contains Dockets of "-" ie ensiorn nnu soutnern re tho end or tho journey dopends on- lA, and In many cases the surfaco K'os. A well defined Constnl plain tlrcly upon whether tho driver nnd covered to a shnllow depth with ccurfl as a narrow belt of low clevn- his mnto were shod In loggers boots, nd-blown sand. In this locality uon extending nlong tho const from cum shoes or mocassins. o Boll is usually shnllow nnd reits tno southern end of the area nearly Tlioso nro n few of tho thlncn tlint l u Bubatrntunv of sand of n coarso to Co08 nn' Tlle topogrnphy of tho nro tho mntter with us nnd our mall. -. Ulnlil llnalmi . .. .... .!..!. j rm . medium texture. '"""' " '' uiuniiniing to . if nioro of ,ho ,nnov nniirnnrlntod STATEMENT OF CONDITION Flahagau (8b Bennett Bank of MARSHFIELD, OREGON At (lie close of business September 1st, 1011. Resourced. Loans nnd Discounts $397,393.93 Banking Houso 50,000.00 Cash nnd Exchnnges 141,646.53 Total $588,010.40 Liabilities Cnpltnl Stock paid in $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 54,165.72 Doposlts 484,774.74 Total 588,040.40 Hello! Hello! Housowlves of Marshfleld ubo Marshfield Creamery Butter If your grocer does not koop it call up nilOXE 7!J. Free delivery S a.m. to 2 p.m. also STERILIZED CREAM & MILK ICE, BUTTERMILK, COTTAGE CHEESE "THE FRIEND OF COOS HAY" S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS Sails for Coos Bay From Portland Sunt ay, October 15 at 6 P. M. CONNECTING WITH THE NORTH HANK ROAD AT PORTLAND NORTH PaJIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. PHONE 44 C. F. McGKORGE, Agent Have Us Launder Your Underwear Wo wash theso garmontB cleaner and better thnn tho work can bo dono olsowherc, and they aro not worn so much. Wo do not shrink them, ovon woolen garments nro returned tho same bIzo ns when sent us. Wo Iron the garments nicely, make ordlnnry repairs frco of charge and you havo fresh clean, swoot under wear ready for each week's chango. Bundlo yours up with next week's laundry bundle. Marshfield Hand & SteanELauadry I'HON 220-J Business Directory Following is a list of Rolinblo Business Firms that It will Pay to Patronlzo. STADDEN All hinds of photograph work, bromide enlarging nnd kodak finishing. mvi Ih little similarity In texture J ls ero"el '' tho streams draining ror 8Ucn I)Urpoge8 wnB n,,,,,0l, wl)0ro 'Jjcn tho small bodies of the tyjip the western and southern parts of tlio lt 011B,lt t0 be wo W0Illdn.t hnVo immlq mrL'oi S"- 'vtmmMxy ot ' "" . "H.WitU'H of te 1 ' ..r-'HReat donosl Until somo remedy Is found nnd wo havo discarded our canned member of Congress nnd captured a real llvo ono, wo who llvo In the wild must expect to contlnuo to receive our mnll nny old tlmo nnd In the condition of chowder nnd hnsh. GEO. W ATKINS. Mdy lli IftnirnH n-nn ftnurtMltiAil nli'.t n tYCf Ulrt luntt lhtnnniiii I..L. il " ""T "--.. "" "- "'",""": mm "" biicIi n pain. I larai', utivuimi; ui llli'b "."vb nun i.m iivuib, J lll'nt HlrenillB texture, nro unimportant nnd tho Coos nnd Coqtiljle rivers havo .... .i... .!. n-i ... lOrillOll fdllilllirdf Ivolv lirnn.l ulnl... .D III. UVIIUBilB. JIIUIU UCl'lir Ull ... ---. ...... u IMIWIID. jVi Slough nnd In other pnrts of w"lc" we cenred, nro covered ream bottomlnnd nreas of Peat "u" " ue,1S0 Krowtn of willow, un- wcro too smnll to bo shown "erwruBn, uiies, rusiiea nnd otli"r ho mnp used. Such nrens nro 8"i"in"niic plants. The upland por- nssoclated with obstructed lu,n ,H covered with orlglnnl or ico- nml mmtavvnmnv miiiII. UUIl-grOWUl fOrt'Htfl Of fir. Sliriirn. II. wviiiiBnniiii'j vwii- r ,-... r . . dnr, hemlock, alder, mnplo and other l,,B aiI,,u """ nro VIUUCU "l ltoU ,0 ily of Peat west of CantiMlo tr'8- -"".."" ncro' V"c.,cnrea I,u,a ,!1 nhv Mni.i...n.i nn, ,,.! LumbemB Is the nrlncl.ml iminatrv tno "'" wctlona which is sultnblo fcr, nrncterlstlc plants which orl- nml W Proportion of tho po.ni. f1arm,nIB Is hol,J nt, r' l,0 $25 n 'ro' formed n dense mass over tho Intlon ls wi "mo phase of 'dng on the location with re bottomlands in this .canon "-try. . . SVflT .-... .. .' r u-niniK fnin nn,i r..ai.n. rtgricu 1 1 ii rn I (levelnunioiit lina .ii.n "" -"" "" i-biii nu.u lllowa form n denso growth largely confined to tho Iowlai(ls Is dlfilcult to clear. Whero nlong the Coos nnd Coqulllo Rivers irger vegetation has been re- nnd tho rnpld growth of Junsus, nrens of the r.vor plains nro clearod nnd swnnip grasses upon nr?as nnd under cultivation. Dairying Is nro noi properly uraineu is iiw principal typo or rnrm.ng. Tno hnt troublesome. Tho dnln- nianufneture of butter, cheese, and tho typo In tho Coqullle bee- condeiibod milk nre lmportnnt indus 1 11 bo effected by n system of tries. Cooperative or Indepeniwt nnd canals, which were pat creaniorlos nre locnted at Marshfleld, structed In tho summer of Coqullle, Myrtle Point mid othor As with other pnrts of tho places. Much of the milk produced FAST AND COMMODIOUS Steamer Redondo EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS Sails from San Francisco for Marshfield Sunday morning October 15. INTER-OCEAX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. Phone 44 C. F. McGEORGE, Agent. nnd bountiful nnd Is very favorable for the growing of tho crons men-1 other streams. Somo extensivo tlonoA "" wcu ns ,0 man' not now ' prouueea. (THE END) DR. WINKLER uses NO DRUGS or knife. I NOTICE TO FISHERMEN. j i Wo want fresh salmon and nro prepared to pay tho highest cant. , EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS Steamer Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME SAILS FROM PORTLAND AT 8 P. M. ON OCTOIIER il, 10, 17, 2 AND III. SAILS FROM MARSHFIELD AT SERVICE OF THE TIDE ON OCTOIIER 7, II, 21 AND UN. L. II. KEATING, AGENT PHONE MAIN 85-L DEARY'S GUN SHOP Complcto lino ot nicyclo supplies, socontt-hnnd bicycles for sale. Guns, bicycles, etc., repaired. ( Umbrellas covorcd nnd repaired. E. HANDEL, Vtop. No. 1107 No. Front St. Phono 180-K !amland nlong tho Coqulllo River. U manufactured Into butter in j.i!- 4 , " 4ur lUU"J UJ "..' . .,., ..,.,.. . ... . . . ... cular8 see C. G. HOCKETT. Co il nren of this typo Is subject to ov- vnto creameries, and n lnrgo qunuitty low during the winter months. U handled by cheese factories. When fully reclaimed nnd clearod A lnrge portion of tno euTFlvaied m Pent should provo to bo very pro- area of the lowlands Is devoted to ctlveo for hay and grn'n crops. In forage nnd liny crops to feed d'i'ry Pier parts of tho coast region soils stock. General farm crops, lnclud- thlfl chnrncter have been found to Jug root crops, potatoes nnd other f- Emplre City, ot ' GEO. F. SMITH. Coos Rive Hl Km Baking pgf i m itmsm M A Belter m Baking Powder lft vory well ndapted to the produc- gotnbles, corn nnd other grain cr'ns i of vegotnblos, Including onions, nre grown principally for homo con-' elery, asparagus, beans, letuce, nnd sumption. other tilled crops. I There Is nn Increasing Interest In , Tho culture of crnnberrles has nt- fruit-growing. Certain soils of the -trnntnri attention to ttin nrnnn nf Pont nro nr, .w.nntii. n.ionin.i tn ,1m ..,,! " - ... .,,.... .-. . x., ...m ...VJ llivillllj IIIIMJUVII IU IV '. In tho vicinity of North Slough. Sit- turo of bush fruits nnd apples. U j irai crannorry nogs nro in hearing rt the present tlmo the Grnvonsteln up-' present nnd other small tracts are be- plo Is tho principal variety shipped to Ing prepared and planted to this outside markets. Tho largest areas' crop. Only n small portion of the of so'ls adapted to apples occur In I typo In this section, however, offers the lower parts of tho hills and iiK'i uiu mum iHvuraum coiiumons ior mo mo natural terraces which occur growing of this crop, becauso of tho mainly in tho Coqulllo River and great variation In tho texturo nnd tributary valleys. Tho lowlands ur' other condit'ons. i frequently too poorly drained to lo Near Coqulllo clenred Peat land In ndnpted to orchards. j Himaiiio condition ror cultivation Is Tho agricultural development of valued nt $150 or moro nn acre. tho nrea 1ms been retarded by tho TIDAL MARSH nok of transportation faculties nnd Tidal marsh consists of an admix- connection by rnllroad with othor, ifiiro of heavy s Ity clay loams and lmrts of tho State. A consldomblo lays genornlly of close and moro or ,,re!l of tho bottom lands romalns to; 4-ss impervious structdrd and usually bo rocla,mcd b' drainage. When f blulsh-grny to crav or dark drub WUB ,B Pviuea many oi mo nous ' ior Tho lower portion of tho soli w, undoubtedly prove to bo hlgiiiy Kates reduced to: Day &oc, 75c ann SCtlOn IS frenueiltlv nmttlpH with lr. nrmlnntlvn. Pnrm lnnjlc In io flinr 1.UU; WeeK JJ.UU tO JO.0U. HOUSa- Beaver Hill Coal MOUNT DIAHLO ND JOSSON CEMENT. Tho best Domettlo and Imported brands. Plaster, Lima, Brick and all kinds ot builders material HUGH McLAIN GENERAL CONTRACTOR OFFICE, SOUTH BROADWAY. PnONE 201 $100 Reward For any sowing mnchlno I can't placo In first clnss order. Supplies for all machines furnished. Lenvo orders, drop a postal card or phono Rogers hotel. C. S. Leibendorfer Expert Machinist. Phono 1 ILL Reference O. O. Lund, leather butcher BlancharcFs Livery Wo have secured tho livery busl ies of L. II. Helsncr nnd aro pre pared to render excelent sorvlco to tho peoplo of Coos Bny. Cireful dilvers, goon rlss f.nd ovorythlng hat will nienn satisfactory service to tho public. Phone us for a driving: horse, a rig or anything needod In tho livery lino. Wo nlso do truck g business of ull kinds. ilLANCHARD BROTHERS Livery, Feed nnd Sales Service. 141 First nnd Aldor Streets Phono 138-J NOTICE OF SPECIAL REDEMPTION OF IMPROVED JJOND3 T. J. SCAIFE 8$ A. II. HODGINS Marshfield Paint, b Decorating Co. Estimates MARSHFIELD, Furnished Phono 140L Oregon Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Mgr. Coqullle Office Phone 191 Marshfleld Ornce 14-J, Farms Timber Coal and Plnttlng Lands a specialty. Gensral Agents "EA8TSIDE" &ct MARSHFIELD'S POPULAR FAMILY HOTEL THE LLOYD ,i stains, and considerable organlo sections rank in productiveness with keeping apartments with gas ranges 110.00 to 118.00 per month. FREE r- ,, ,7, o wwv..w.. ... . H,uuvim.u.s ...ii. uqo t0 H8.00 per month. FR -matter, consisting of more or less de- those In the best farming sections of BATHS--E. W. SULLIVAN, Prop! FAST SERVICE TO ROSEBURG Our stages leave Marshfleld for Roseburg at 7 o'clock every evontng and afford quickest connections with Southern Pacific Railway. Faro ?6.00. COOS HAY ROSEHURG STAGE LINE. OTTO SCHETTEH, Agent, 120 MARKET AW, Mandiflcld. O. 1. HARNARD, Agent, ROSEHURG, Ore. THONE 11 X Modern Brick Building, Electric Lights, Steam Heat. Elegantly Furnished Rqoms with Hot and Cold Water. nOTEL.COOS C. A. METLIN, Prop. Rates: 50 cents a Day and Upwards. Cor. Broadway and Market Marshfleld, Oregon. Few, if any, medicines have met with tho uniform success that has at tended tho use ot Chamberlain's Col ic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The remarkable cures of colic and Di arrhoea which It has effected In al most every neighborhood have given It u wide reputation. For sale by all dealers. Notice Is hereby given that pur suant to the provisions of the Chap ter V of Title XXVI, L. O. L., and in accordance with tho terms nnd con ditions of said bond, the City of Marshfield will take up and cancol tho special Improvement bonds of said City of Marshfleld, Coos County, Oregon, Issued on the 1st day of November, 1909, and numbered" from 6 to 22 Incluslvo, of said Issue respectively, bolng each for tho Rim of $5Q0 and bearing Interest at 6 per cent por annum, and will on tho next semi-annual coupon period of raid bonds, to-wlt: on tho 1st day of November, 1911, pay to the proper owners and holders of said bonds, face value of each thereof with ac crued interest to said date and the owners and holders of said above de scribed bonds aro hereby notified to present the same for payment and cancellation to the undersigned, the Trensurer of said City at his office In tho Flanagan & Bennett Bank In said 'City of Marshfleld, Coos Coun ty, Oregon, on said dato for pay ment, cancellation and redemption, and are further notified that Inter est thereon will cease at said Inter est payment period, to-wlt: on Nov ember 1st, 1911. Dated this seventh day of October,. 1911. R. F. WILLIAMS, Treasurer of tho City of Marshfleld- W "fli- w i .jJlEh. 1..L