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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913 EVEMIWG EDITION !,. - - i i COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MALONKY Editor mill Pub. WAN K. MAl.ONEV Xcus Editor Offlrlnl l'nHT of Coos County. OFJ'HIAL I'll'KIt OF TlllFTTn i OK MAIt.SliriHI.D. I Till! PKOIM.K'S PAPKlt. THE TIMES lm.s nlwnys boon proud of tho fact Hint was the people's paper and representa tive of the community 111 whhh II Is published. Thnt It Is ho regarded by tlie people Is evidenced by the milli ner III wlllrh they use It iih tlielr medium of public expression. Thlg evening's Issue contains sev ernl contributions thut me uboxo the nrerngo appearing In a juiihII news paper, nnd nro nil from subscribers if (ho Times. All these articles urn ivell worth reiidliiK, but "What I Heard nt Church." and "Our Ago," re especlnlly commended to the at lent I on of our renders its Interesting aitiil thoughtful articles deserving moro than passing notice. If you have nn Idea or n messag". acnd It to the Times. It Is your pa per nnd publlHhed in your Interest, and to make your life here more, pleaannt nnd profitable, always. IS UDICflED BE Tho San Hunnm. probably the finest finished vessel ever turned nut of the Kiuse ft IIiiiUh shlpynrd. waB lniiuched ihls morning nt s :!.". The launching was one o. the most Mticccssful In the history of the ynrds nnd was witnessed by finite n largo crowd. The K. .1. Daven port Company, owners of tho ltim lior schooner, were repreionted by -A. M. OrcouoiiKli. the Inspertor, who lins been hero during the eonstrue- (Ion of tho vetwel. The San Hamuli was ehilslened Jby Mian .lenuetle Xowlln, tho toll 3'onr old daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. James Xowlln, and grnnddiiUKliter of Mr. and W. II. Piper of Coos stiver. A bottle of iliHinpngne, tied "with beautiful ribbons, wrs broken over tho San Ramon's prow an bIio xrnrefully glided from tho way In Co tho hay. Tho San Uiunon Is 210 feet In length, has an extreme width of 11. li feer nnd depth of 1.". rest. She will cany about no ptiwiongoni mid ttbout 1.000,000 reet of lunihor. Siio Is finely riulshed, Mexican urnling nny being used, and Is modurti In every pnrtleulur. About Fohrunty 10, she will bo towed to San Francisco, where 750 Itorsopowor boilers will be Installed. Shu will probably bo operated on thu San Frauclsco-Coluuiblu Hlvor run. This evening, Mr. (ireonniiKh will vntcrlulu u number or fr'ntU mid parties connected with tho Snn jRamon'n building and launching ut n llttlo party In Xorth lleud. Tho Akutun, which tho Krtiho & Uanlta yardH nro hulldliiK for nu .Alaska cannery company wllll bo ready to launch In April but t'ne bin new vessel for the Nelson Lumber t'ompany will not ho ready until Into In tho Hummer n j There Must be Something Back of Besides the Advertising When wo nildetl blcyt-le-. to our business wo liml tho pick of nil American wlr-els. After thoroughly Investigating the iueiit.s uf (lie different makes, considering tlielr strong noil weak qualities point by point, we elioso The Rambler, Fox, Flier At $45, $35 and $30 s representing the very best products or Aiiieitcmi man ufacturer at tlielr respect io prices. i:cry blcjcle made bus some gxxxl iiualltles mill Is strong In some purtlcular, but careful Investigation will pioe to you that The Rambler, Fox and Flier Have More Strong Points Than Any Bicycles Made "Wo would llku to lime jou coiiio in and talk to us about them. V think we can voiiWiuv yon. Anyway jou will learn soinetliliiK about blcjcles, Hy tho way, wo carry the liugest line of bicycle sup. piles, repair (Mi-Is, etc., on Coos Raj. No mutter where j on buy your wheel or what make, we hmo Hie supplies. Come hi and see us, "The Gunnery" Nest Door to fJinnil Tbeater. HOLD MEMORIAL here mm Program for Tribute to Mem ory of George MoCutoheon Tomorrow Afternoon. Director It. N. Kenton this after noon announced the following? pro gram for the memorial services vtlMi the Coos Day Concert Hnml will hold Sunday nfivrnoon at -'::10 at the Masonic Opera Houso Tor the Into George MrCutrhoon. it member of the orgnnlantlon. who was burled last Wednesday at his home In Carlton, Oregon. liarltono solo, "Flee ns a Hud".... A. handles. Invocation Hev. H. E. Drowning. Tronibono solo. "Tho Holy City".. Hoy Cnrpentor. Eulogy i Hev. It. E. Drowning. Chopin's Funeral Mnrch Hand. , Dedication Nearer My tiud to Theo Hand. DENMAItlv ITEMS. i (Special to The Times.) 1 DENMARK, .Ian. 'J t).-Walter .Mathetiey was n foot piiBsongor to llandou Inst week on business. The Co-Operntlvo Cheoso Factory will begin tunklug rheoso within u few weeks. Already n supply of. wood is being preparod mid the plant is to bo put into llrst class Hhape bororo the Hummer's work be gins. I Atllo Farrlor. who was Injured while chopping brush a week or more ago, Is mending as fast ns could ho expected mid hopes to tie about soon. Mrs. Mathoney mid two youngest children wont to llmidon the llrst or the week to visit relatives for u few dnys. ft'itirfit' f'niinu rnlitrnnil fi-nm llnn- 1 ilni, Itiul tt'jiftl ti'lwu,, It.i total ltuuii ' under tho enro or Dr. Mmin for several days for mi arrested case of blood poisoning. Mih. Foreman walked to I.uko port nnd buck, Saturday, n distance of some eight miles, declining that perfect weather mid ahadowy woods niade every step of the way n plea sure. ! Many I.akeport people nro ex pected to bo present at the Den mnrk school program next Sunday. I There must have been n great i many parcels to come by parcel post of late, as the carrier reported nt Denmark thnt the stagu broke down somewhere above and iih we nro now three dnys behind on mull, wiu mo prone to lie novo mm. E. J. Dement bus been III far severnl days but will not give up mid (jo to bed. DAXCK nt FINNISH HAM SAT I'RDAY night. EMiEHItECK'.S or chestra. -I'.rfnriir t-t HT-TrTm.i rrTrf-"rl a Bicycle Krout Street, ITO GET HOMES FOR NEWCOMERS Chamber of Commerce Takes Steps to Secure Quarters for New Residents. APAHTMKNT iioisi: TO in: i:ni:rn:i iiehe. ; - I'rellniltifii'v nlnim nave near- , ly been perfected for the erec ' tlon or u fine large, modern I apartiiient house within n few blocks of the business district. It is planned to stnrt the ' r structure within a short time so ' i that- It will lie available for use In enrly summer. Accoinniodn I tlona for a dozen families may I he provided. 0 At n meeting of tho executive committee of tho Mnrshllcld Cham ber of Commerce yesterday nftor noon. iiteps were tnken to try nnd provide homos and living aonrtmoiita for tho influx of population Into Mnrshflold. It was derided to try and Induce Mnrshlleld property ow ners to build homes or apartment houses and in nddltloln to this, Sec. Motley was Instructed to ndvertlso In Snn Francisco. Portland nnd Spo knne for builders to romo to Coos liny to erect housecs to rent or soil on the Installment nlmi. About ?""i will be expended In this advertising. I. S. Kaufman brought tho mat ter up. Ho said that tho situation wus serloim hecnuso all tho houses in town were full nnd that It was with extreme dltllculty that living apartments could he obtained. Ho said that tho lulltix a llttlo Inter Is hound to be much greater nnd II Mnrshllcld wants to tnko advantage of tho boom from the coming of the railroad, the citizens will huvo to tnko steps Immediately to provldo living quartern for them. W. S. Chandler stated thnt ho thought a number of locnl people would start tho erection of housos Just as soon as tho Southern Dacllle actually starts construction on the bridge or this end of the road. Ho snld thut some hud to be shown be fore they would believe It. Ho sug gested that tho Heynolds Develop ment Company he requested to try nnd cooperate with parties who will build houses for rent or for sale on easy tonus. To (let Woolen Mill. The Stnyton Woolen Mill of Stay tou, Oregon, Is considering moving to Coos Day If some locnl capital can ho Interested In the venture. A gen eral letter from tho owners was ro colvoil asking about transportation, water, etc. Henry Sengstncken said that everything could bo provided all right unless It was water and lie suggested thnt they ho usked If tho salt water from tho bay could bo utilized. This aroused Arthur Mc Keown, who Is Indirectly Interested In tho Coos Day Water Company, nnd ho usked thut Mr. Sengstncken drop tho wntor question. See. Motley will confer with tho company, which says It employs about lot) people and has a ready sale for Its output. Other Work. C. F. MrKiilght. D. C. (Ireen nnd Dr. Tower were Instructed to an awer Congressman llnwley's roquost for data which can he used against tho proponed plan of making tho Kin plro Hovouiio olllco u branch of tho Portland olllco. F. W. (Iraham, head of tho pub licity department of tho flront North ern Hullwny, has written for picture mid data of Coos County, which tho Hill lino will use In n pamphlet, ad vertising Oregon. See. Motloy was Instructed to supply tho data. See. Motloy was nlso Instructed to furnish data mid pictures for a free wrlteup of this section to the West Coast Lumberman of Tncoinn nnd a magazine houso in Portland, (leorgc Hotnor. Henry Sengstncken nnd Ar thur MrKeoxvn wero named an n commlttco to assist Mr. Motley in furnishing this data and some for tho Portland Commercial Club nnd nlso to secure photos of local hunting scenes for n Portland magazine. To Clear Trail. Honry Sengstncken suggested Hint May 1 bo declared n holiday, on which tho pooplo of North Dend and Mnrshflold turn out mid aid In clear ing a trail over tho proposed boule vard route from Mnrshflold to Hocky Point. Ho said thnt If all the peo ple wound turn out, tho trail could bo "brushed through" In n dny and a lino walk provided prior tc, tho com pletion of tho boulevard. Ho sug gested thtH the negotiations of tho right of way bo hastened so that this could ho done. KAIIiKD ()uAlil.l.X('l-:. Tho Alliance sailed yesterday for Portland utter n stop at Coos Day. She had a big through list nnd took on a nu tuber horo. Among thoso sailing from Coos Hay wore: F. II. Hooves, W. H. Johnson. N. C. Kennedy. Mrs. N. C. Konnody. J. W. Jlontgomory, 11. Slnnns, C. J. Per kins, J Mofory, Jr., Stnnley Dnkos, C. E. Hay ward and Geo. Jncobs. Among those arriving from Knroka on tho Alliance were: O. I'tterenhuck, J. M. Nye. Miss Lillian Heller, Miss Lena Uruwne, A, H. Hart. C. M. Stewart. A. Frances, W. C. McLean. F. C. Williams, D. II. Thompson nnd A. M. Fredericks. STEAMED FllMELD will SAIL from 1JANDON for SAN FHAXCISCO Tl'KSDAY. Passengers take train at 2.00 p. in. from Marshtleld. W. S, Skeltou. n merchant nt Stanley, lnd.. sava lie u-nni,i not take $100.00 for the relief a single oox ot roieys Kidney Pills gave him. "1 had a severo uttack of kid ney troublo with sharp pains through my back and could hardly straighten up. A single box of Foley's Kldnev Pills ontlrnlv .. lloved me." Sold by Lockhart & I.H0UU3, me uusy uornor. Importaeft AnooMec To The People of Con Comiljl'. The Finnish Co-Operulivc Store desires lo announce an importuui dtmi in (he operation of thai establishment, hi which every customer is h HjH in the profits. Hereafter a careful and complete record is lo he I'cpl of all who liuilC(li this store and at the end of the near, after allowing the sum of sir ,,. c, , on the investment and for e.vpenscs and depreciation, all the remaim,,, ,m, fits will he set aside in a dividend fund which will he divided uniouq customers, just the same as if thci were stockholders. The total pruhh m he apportioned pro rata, I he same as a dividend fund. Thus Hie lnnnrmu illiimr lOIICa nn) Mill, spent iii Irude, the (renter ionr returns at the end of the ear. I f. worth, under lite new Co-Opcralive plan, (he cuslomer (jots the prol',1. This broad and comprehensive manner of co-operation mjikcs it possible for cvcrione to share in ils benefits and profits without huvinj iom- mo)m. act null invested in shares of stock. Come in and hi us convince on. H Firaslhi UROAnWAY First National Dank amaE North Bend News Chas. Thompson and Mllo Hichnrd-1 son or tlie .ortn iionil-.larsiiiieiu au to lino have gone to Mcdford to visit relatives. Ollbert (lllbertson, who returned from (llendnle, Oregon, his old home, this week, reports thut he sold his rnnrli there. It. L. Simpson has gone to San Francisco to consult specialists about his eyes and to Join Mrs. Simpson and the children for a short stay. H. M. Davenport has entered on u honiostond on Elk HIver, Curry ' County, nnd will move his family' there us soon us ho finishes n cabin ' nnd some other Improvements on tho claim, which has considerable oak timber. N'nrtli Ileiiil Hiibai'i-lbara Tor nnrtv ' Hue phones have been untitled that nfter Fobrunry 1, the rato will he In creased from $1.2."! to l .no per month. J W .lni'iiltunll urin nt Air nml .Mrs. j. A. Jncobsou of North Demi. I !... ..A..I...W..I 1.l ....lln.. I.. tl... .... I ii.is iv-:i0iii-u mis j;wgiiii;.i in mu vjuu Day Manufacturing Company's olllco nt Snn Francisco and moved to Med rord. Chas. St. Dennis of Ten Mllo has been appointed deputy county asses sor for the north part of tho county nnd will do tho work which has hith erto boon dono by (Joo. W. Artls, who moved to Arizona. Dr. H. (!. Onle, formerly n woll known North Dond physician, writes Dr. Dartlo that he has moved to Onkes, N. D nnd resumed tho prac tice of medicine there. Earl L. Powell iud wife of David City. Nebr., nro now residents of North Dend. Mr. Powell having open ed a law olllco here. Mahor Kinney tins not yet had tho c-:-n -f V,.:tt ;.:il P.us. att.itklng tho annexation of Phil II, withdrawn and City Attorney Mulliii Is proparlng to fllo answers to them. Mnjor Kin ney promised n couplo of weeks ngo to have tho cases ilronnnil. It Is understood that nt Snn Fran-! cisco this weok. tho Swnyno nnd Hoyt pedplo will closo negotiations for tho purchnso or tho Merchant's estate tract of tlmbor on South Coos HIver. Mr. J. C. Morchnnt of Marsh Held left this weok to negotiate with thoin, It Is understood. Since the reorganization, tho cupltnl of tho North Dend Lumber Mill has boon Increased to $100,000 mid tho nnmo changed to the North Dend Mill nnd Lumhor Company. It is expected that when the overhauling 0f tho mill Is completed In nhout two months, tho mill will omploy nbout soventy-llvo nion. rutting over 7.1, 000 feet of lumber por tin v. Thu cliiBter light poBtB'on Sher man nvonuo havo been Installed and nro now lighted up In tho ovonlng, milling groatly to tho nppearnnco or the business district. Don (Jardlnor has returned from n trip to tho SliiBlnw country, and re ports that lust Tuesday, while ho was nt Clnrdlner. Copenhagen Hrothors fired tho big blast of, 7.000 pounds of dyumnlto. 0110111111: the u-nv for im Btonm shovel to clenr the ontrnnco to tho Schelleld Creole tnmmi ir saya good progress Is being 'mndo with tho work. N. C. MoLeod and A. II. MeKny havo formed u pnrtnorshlp In tho real estate business nnd opened of Urea In tho Kekhoff building, J. U. Mulliii. II. 1 !pP,iI1o,.i, and Chlof Anderson havo completed an Inventory or tho North Dend city property showing It to ho worth $20, 22.1.00. This Is excliiBlvo of tho 1020 reet or wutorrront, known ns tho North lleud city dock. Tho street coniniltteo of tho city council havo ordered tho Oregon Powor Company to put incandescent lights on overy second polo along tho now waterfront roadway to Mnrsh tlold. Mnrshlleld has nlready llghtod its portion of tho road nnd this leaves only the short strip ncross "No Man's Land," controlled by tho county, botween tho two towns, that Is not lighted. Miss Stella Wlcklund of Empire la tho guest of her Bister. Miss Alpha Wlcklund, in North Ueud this week. Tho Pot-tor mill, which has boon closed down for tho past weok owing to tho big drlvo bolt bolng broken, will resume operations today. The now bolt arrived on the steamer Har dy from San Francisco yestorday. The Hustler Is on the beach un dergoing some repairs to ono of hor propellers. As soon as the re pairs are made, alio will sail for Gold Heach with general merchan dise. It Is oxpected thnt tho special drill and entortalnment by the Mod orn Woodmen of America lodge In Hie tiiuiir tit u "innrnii C riiililin. VJ!J&iJX&&f1!,Mr Marshfieltl Hicjh School Team Defeated, but Athletic Club Team Wins. ' The Marslifleld-Xortb lleud High school basketball game ut North lleud hist night, ending In a score or IC to.ii, in favor or Nortn Dend. was a close and exciting gmuo until tho middle or the last half, w;ieii Mm-tdiUeld seined to go to pieces and ul.lowed North Dend to mnko several baskets In succession. A good crowd from Marsh flold mmin the ti-ln In 11 blir auto irnclc. mid severnl othor enrs carried other students to the gmuo. Much enthusiasm wits shown and nil spectacuhir plnys wero cheored loudly. During tho Inst linir, 1s nacson took Carlson's place nt cen ter, Carlson being unnblo to play. Tho preliminary gnmo between the North Houd Alumni nnd tho Marshrield Athletic club was won by Mnrshrield by u senro of 21 to 10. Several ehnngOB wero mndo In tho Mnrshflold Athletic club s lineup during tho Inst hnir, Larson taking Freeman's place ut center, nnd Ek blad taking Dyerly'B place nt for ward. Mnnnger Lnrson says that .Mnrshflold has tho best team tu tho county and desired to say that ho would challenge any team In the county. Tho llnoupy or tho High school to.:i.;a v.u, Mnrshflold North Houd l.ecocq Hudson Center. Cnrlnon-lsnacBon Incohson Hlght Forwnrd. Clark Hansen Left Forwnrd. Seaman lingo Hlght Guard. Kniso Chnpollo Loft Guard. The Independent teams lined up ns follows: .Mnrshriohl. North lleud. Freoninn-LiirBen Van Kilo Center. tf'ls Dowey Hlght Fordwurd. Ilyerly-Ekhlad MeNny Hlght Forward. Morrow Klblor Hlght Guard. Giniiiils Conro Loft Guard. Prof. A. T. Darker of Marshflold acted aB roforeo of both gnmea nnd Prof. Porklns or North Dend nctoil ns umpire. Tho Mnrshflold High School bas kets wero mndo by Carlson, with 4 fouls by Lecocq. ThO North Ilnml linul.-nlu u.nw. mndo hy Hodson, Ilnge, Jircobson, Hansen (I). In the nrollniliinvv irnnm ilw. t,.. ... ,-... O.....V VIIU HH- lowing wero baskets mndo: MniBhflold Otis (2). Ilyorly. Freeinun. Ekblnd Ci), Larson and 1 fouls by Morrow. Hoforeo Darker gnvo Mnrshflold one point on nccount of a foul by North Dond. The North Dond Alumni baskets wero mndo by McNny, Klblor, Dow oy, and tho fouls by Dowoy (2). Conro and .McNny. Kekhoff Hall In Xorth Dond will attract a largo nudlonco this ov-' onlng. Tho ontortnlnment promlsos to bo ono of tho best of tho kind ever given on tho Day. I S. nogstnd, proprietor of tho Oregon Hotel, will ro-open tho din ing room of tho nosteiry tomorrow. Capt. G. J. Hlchardson roturned yesterday from n trip to Hoguo HIv er nnd will lenvo Monday for tho Sluslaw. Op BASKET BULL AT NORTH BEKD Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. HENUY SENGSTAOKEtf, Mgr. CoQulllg Offlco Phono 191 Platting Lands a upeclaltjr. Farma Timber Coal and Marahfleld Office 14-J. General Agenta "BASTSIDE." emeEt th cill nmi, j uut iiw llllm ) oi Staple and Fancy (iroeprjos NT MILLION FI EXHIBn iviarsnneiu unambei of Com. mcrce ueciarcs for Bio Appropriation by Stale, A resolution drarti'd by c, F J' Knight urging tho 111 proprlatlon t' tl iiniifliin 1... 11, ., r .. . .. v .,-.., v.u.. t , wn (,un ieg:: niro lor huh hiiiio'h 1 xidlilt at tli Punamn-Pnclllc expo uioln nt slj Francisco In 1 !) 1 ,1 wn:i adoptcl i tho Mnrshlleld Chainbir of rf-. morco Exoctitlvo Commlttco rc;!a. dny afternoon. Tho resolutions net forth thattli stuto or Oregon should mnko an 1 Itiuto display or Its gnat natonl resourced nnd thnt It would greitlr aid In the development or the ititi Copies of thu resolution will b Immediately sent to Senator Sol't nnd Hopresontntlves Plirco nnj Bi: ton nnd to othor members ot lit legislature. Some of tho legislators have ttti trying to trim tho npproprlatlon kt tho fair to $100,000 or ro, but Sett tor Smith tins hoen fighting hard It secure u much lnrgor uninunt. Senator Smith bulluvcs that an ei collent exhibit by tho atnto would ti of Immouso vnluo lo tho whole itiii mid especially Coon mid Curry cow ties, which huvo n grenter variety of natural resources mid open greattr opportunities for development tu Investment thnn nny other section. SISTKIt IS DEAD. W. 11. Cox htiH Ji'Ht re . 1 word of tho death or Ids r'!'r Mi. Poter W. Do wen. ut Sllverics. Oregon. Ho rnw her 1 at four 1 m ngo when 110 visited nt Sllve'i 1 ('....reining her tho Pi -land Dn g.inlnn (inlilhlicil tho following Mb lici picture: "The fiuiornl boivIccs of Mri Poter Dowon, n pioneer 01 is wero hold nt Dothuny Chrlitlu church or which orgnnUntlon w hnd heon n member slnro 1S5J. Sundiiy nrtornoon. Permlllla W wna born In Pintto county, Mlsioorl, March 3, 1839. On July 7, 1SS sho wna mnrrlod to Peter V. Do, who Biirvlvos hor. To this unlot waa horn two boiib nnd two daut torB, nil or whom nro living at S vorton. Thoy nro G. D. llowen. Sj II. Ilowon, MIsb Hhoda llowen Mis. C. C. Zlmmormmi. Mrs. Do hnd mndo hor homo nt this Pi Blnco coming to Orogon In 1S46. Just Arrived A complete new "" c' SHOES. IIKAVV nnd IHIM SIIOKS. The lK'ht inadc, ana the (irlco $4.00 and $4.50 The Pair The lowest price first a the first (irlco Is the lnut V nlwnys nt the FIXUP Marslifleld North IW iM:m Rflfl u