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' 1 THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 191 4 EVENING EDITION Make Your Dollars Count at Our JJ,,.. , , . mmnrnrn. -u..i..i...i...i -i .. .. -, w 1 1 iMiiii mmm im Fifth Annual 1 t d. r d i i w w Men's Suits $12,50 Suits, Sale Price $ 8.85 $15,00 Suits, Sale Price $10.65 $20,00 Suits, Sale Price $14.15 $25,00 Suits, Sale Price $17.55 $27,50 Suits, Sale Price $19.25 $30,00 Suits, Sale Price $21.15 $35,00 Suits, Sale Price $23.65 Men's Overcoats $13,50 $16,00 $18,00 $20,00 $22,50 $25,00 $30,00 Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Price Price Price Price Price Price Price $ 8.35 $11.20 $12.55 $14.15 $15.75 $17.55 $21.15 Men's Raincoats $ 8,50 $12,85 $15,00 $18,00 $20,00 $25,00 $14,85 Raincoats, Sale Raincoats, Sale Raincoats, Sale Raincoats, Sale Real Gabardines, Real Gabardines, Tan Cravenettes, HUB CLOTHING AND SHOE CO MARSHFIELD zeassBrnmsM i MYRTLE POINT. 4 n PLANK ROADWAY ELS ABOUT iffl HIK MUCH INTEREST IN SAD SHAPE ESCORT RRE HITS IBKEfl! IN BiGDEBATE i Price Price Price Price Now Now Now $ 6.80 $ 9.95 $10.65 $14.40 $14.95 $19.85 $ 7.45 Boys' Suit or Overcoat 4,00 4,50 5,00 6,00 7,00 8,00 $13,50 Boys' Suit or Overcoat.. $2.70 Boys' Suit or Overcoat.. $2.95 Bovs' Suit or Overcoat. S3.aR Boys' Suit or Overcoat.. $3.95 Uvercoat.$4.70 Overcoat.. $5.35 Overcoat.. $9.15 DnT,Pl Boys' Boys' Suit oi Suit or Suit or BAN DON Pathway to North Bend Leads but to Destruction at Fine Mud Geysers Traffic between MnrxMlold nnil North Horn! wim In a nnil wtuto Sat urday night when Tout Madden planted IiIh limine hunt on tlio center of tlio plunk midway at North Front nml third streets compelling tlio nntotnoullcH to turn out Into tho nun! where they mink to their iixIoh. Ah tho motor cur wim out of commission nt tho time there wim llttlo remedy until City Engineer liurklugliuiii set n force of inun to worn laying ilnnl(H on the tntnl to piihh the honnu. While tho placing or tho linuiu In tho roiidwny canned eonnldornb!o nmnzeinont mitt deep dlBgiiHt on tho pnrt of tho nutoniohlle drlvoro, It waa learned that Mnddcti hnti it perfect right to block tho plank roadway, aa tho latter had hoen placed on tho corner property, recently acquired by lilm. Tho boiifo wan formorly iiHed ib a hoiiNohont and had been taken from Kh raft mid waa carried on roll oru acroHH the plank roadway to tho vent aide of tho lot. Tho roadway at thlu point ha been laid over private property In ordur to nliow rpom for tho Improvement of .North Front with paving. IHil woro ndverllHod for the work several weekK ago, but were tl.rown out to allow for more competition by providing for other than naphnlt paving In t lit npeclflcatlona. IthlH on the contract will Ik opened by tho City Council next Monday iiIkIU. Mndden watt compelled to remove tho plank roadway In order to irnu lilo buI'dltiK over to hla lot and tho nutoiuoblloH were compelled to go around It. When the city laid tlio planking over private property at thin point It wiih with tho Idea that the chance of Ita beliiK nmil before tho linproveinent of North Front waa Xtnltihod would be very n:im. but In this cnno tho unexpected happened mid confiialon followed. All day yeatorday autoa paawil ov er tho roadway nt thlu point, hut It wnB at tho rlak of dropping down be tween tie plaukliiK, which hud been turned lougthwhio. Tho entire trip from Marahlleld to North Head by road la gradually hc romlug an excltliiK adventure, with tho oiUIh being In favor of a intm--trophe of Home kind. The high bin if beyond tho old atnvo mill ahowa algua of allowing hiiKo chunks of auft reck to drop on people below. The plank roadway near tho Porter mill la like uklddtug ncroaa thlu Ice. Mud ahoota up In Koyaera that have thoae nt Yl lowatouo beaten In volume and color. At the rate the rendu n la going to plecea from wet weather and heavv traffic, tli- treat led roadway will bo nil that will be left by aprlng. Tho tracka of the Willamette Pac ific from the old atnvo mill to North Head are float Inn nt aeveral pnlnta In mud and water and timbera lave been laid lengthwise under the tlea to provide a aafer bod for the tracka. but after considerable work baa been done tho trip la Hontothliig HUo "tho Jtocky Hoad to Dublin," and tho AVorBt la yoMo comu. AT Till! HOTELS. The Cliamller. O. C. Cnralln, Portland; Harry Jlnroui'tt, Sacramento; Then, ts, Kny.'San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. Edward McKoowu, Coaledo; T. M. Heovea. San Franelaco: li. U. Hal- algor, San Francisco; O. A. Olson, Chlcngo; Win. Candalln, Coiiullle. Mr. nml Mra. T. M. Wooda. Corvnl lta; T. M. Wllaon. Portland: 1). O. Jteekor, San Francisco: J. T. Coop or, Seattle; 1. C. Fallon, San Fran elaco. Tho Lloyd. C. H. Wothorllu. i.nrdlnor; h. C. Breiinor, Myrtlo Point; Joe. Hoon ev, Coaledo; A. Steffon, South Lil let. The Itlauco. Cbarloa Dowinnn, Rluo llldga, Mr. and Mra. I). K. Green. Coiiullle. Oscar llnuw, Hluo Rldgo: J. S. Sawyer, Medford: T. M. Wood, Em pire: J. A. Smith. Coos River; A. 11. Uodaon, Coos River: li. It. Vnr roy. Coaledo; Edward Council, llou ryvlllo;jA. F. Maalcoa, Stunner; A. Johnson, Gardiner; Axol Ruth John Maxson and Others Re call Destruction of Old Tug Boatjn Bay .John Mn.NBon, a well-known Mnrsh fleld pioneer, baa come forwwrd with a more definite story of tho doatruetlou of tho remains of tho tug Kurort whose bulk waa blown tip hint wo k than anyone. Mr. Mux Hon participated In It and recalls It vividly. lie Hiiya that ho and some others were Klvon $'Ju by Mra. Aniea, who waa fluunclug a Fourth of July cel ebration hero In 18!) I. to take six corda of wood, a carload of ahav Inga nml other Itiflamnblc materials ami put them aboard tho Kseort over on the mmlflnt. (loorge Itlch arda and ICd Wllaon wore ninoiiK tliusu uldlng. Prior to netting fire to tho niaaa, anine Itonian candlea wero shot off and Maxson nml hla aaaoclatia had to make a lively de parture to Kot away from It. Others Itecall It. Captain Ernst, of Coom River, and Captain Mntaou, of South Mnrah field, aald that tho previous report wero way off on the Kinking of tho Moasougor ami tho Kseort . Capt. Mntaou waa car laker of tho boat for a time and Capt. limit rncnlla both Inatnniea plainly. The Me aeiiKer, they any, caiiKht fire at tho dock nml waa turned looae and allowed to blow across the bay to prevent the fir- appending to the docks. Tlio ICacort'a boiler explod ed at 1C in pi re nml alio una broiiKht to Mui-alifKId ami the machinery taken out. Captain Mntaou looked after her and finally one Fourth of July ah"1 waa filled up with wood nml taken across the bay and act on fire purposely. Tho flre worka Incidents occurred In con nection with a Brow later. I. Iin do holds tho aamo view aa Capt. Mataou and Capt. Krnat. Clarence Cunnlnnham Knocked Into Conuille River by Crushing Blow Clnrenco CunnliiKhnm, n worker for tho Smith-Powers IokkIur com pnnv at Coiiullle, who waa workliu; on tlio Cedar Point Iok boom, was very badly Injured by a heavy blow from the crank handle of n boom winch. Ho wnB rushed to tho hospital nt Coiiullle In an un coiiHcloua condition. Cunningham waa winding up tho winch and tho heavy current In the rlvor conipollod tin use of consider able force. Tho handle of tho winch slipped from hla grasp and struck lilm an awful blow ncroaa the bridge of hla none Mini face, knocking him rrom tho boom Into tho rlvor. A follow work r of CunnlnKhnin'a grabbed him bv tho feet Just aa he waa disappearing and pulled him out. Ho aecured uld ami had tho youiiR man hurried to tho hospital for treatment. Hla condition was toporUd to ho serious. HEW FEATURE FAR THP'RIlin 1 u t S HL4.UmbU Those to Attend Should Notify Committee Before Sunday Evening Owing to tho umiBunl Interest b -Iiil- shown In the meeting of the '(iood Fellowship Club next Tues- 'ilny night, when a debate will bo held on the uostlou: "Itaolved, that the city of Marshfleld should at onco flcnulro nml operate a mu nicipal water system," tho conunlt teo In rhnrgo nnnounces that It Is very essential that It should be known bow ninny to provldo for at the banquet which will precede the discussion. While tho Invitation to tho debnto Is g iicrnl, it must be known not later than tonight how many will nttoml. Notification should be mnno to Dr. (J. W. Lcallo chair man of tho couunlttco on arrange ments, nt tho earliest possible mo ment. Tho cominlttco on nrr-innoinenta la composed of Dr. O. W. I.eallo and Mayor F. K. Allon. Tlio com mittee on program la comnoacl of C. It. Peck, D. L. Hood and Jena Hansen. Diatrlct Attorney U. A. I.IIJrvlst nml M. C. Malouoy will speak In the affirmative on the question to be debated, while O. T. Trendiiold, of ltiudon. and W. lT. Douglaa will apoak on the nogatlvo able. Follow ing the ri:ular program thero will iu f tl'a.llillllif a titllru In a lltllilliiir C" .', " ". "' " "". oi iiiob' proKuui, wim mi oiiiiuiain- tic meeting la In prospect. KINDLY REMI3MI3EK AND OI VIS lS A TIUAL i:vi:kvtiiix(J in tin: hakcuv link MARSimiSLI) UAKINO COIPAXV !:: NOItTII SMCOXD ST., XKAIt CIIXTHAI, AVH.NTH. PIIOMI lis. wii.ia.MirniM'Acn'io .motou -Envioic. Car leaves Central nvqnuo, Mnrahflcld, ovory thirty mlnutci, be ginning nt 6:30 a. in,, to 0:30 p. in. Leaves North ifond crer; thirty minutes beginning C:I5 a. in. to 0:-l5 p. in. Fares: Ono way, lCc; Hound trip, 2Cc. S. S. ALLIANCE KQL'IPPIM) WITH WIItKLKSS. SAILS FROM PORTLAWD FOR COOS BAY SATURDAY. JANUARY 24, AT 6:00 P. M. ROUND TRIP, $18.50. Connection with the North Itiiuk Hoad nt Portland. North Pacific Steamship Company, Phono 1 1. C. I'. M'OKOItni:, ARcnt. DUCK HUNTERS HUE GROUCHY Coquille Sportsmen Compelled to Look at Myriads of Fowl and Not Shoot After having had no duck shoot ing (luting the open season because of the si unity of the waterfowl on the Cnqulllo and Ita trlhuturlea, the apoiManien of the valley aiv- now compelled to witness great flocks of ducka feeding In the ponds in their ynrda and In every stretch of water available, accordlnn to Attor ney J. C. K mlnll, who haa returned from Coiiullle on legal business. "The hunters of tho Valley." wild Kendall, "are threatening to take their 'open season' when the ducks are around ami suhstract it from the open season under the Federal law. Thero are more guns nml dogs to the square foot at Coquille than anywhere In tho state, and the hunters nre mighty sore that tho ducka have remained away un til tho close of the open season. They would llko to take It out of tho hldca of the ducka for being so mean." Kendall roporta that tho rlvor 'a about six feet hlgher than usual because of the heavy ruins in the mountains nml that tlio storms have driven the ducka in from the ocean In such numbers that they are a danger to navigation. KAtiLK'S HALL. The benefit ball given by the Marshfleld Aerlo of tingles Saturday night was a big success, over -50 being In attendance. Tho exact amount made will not bo known for a few days, but it notted a hand some sum. which will be usod in giving Gregory Canty an education. If you hnve anything to soil. rent, trade, or want help, try a Want Ad Admirers Present Purse for Sccurinti of Tympani Set Required as Addition Whllo the Coos Ilav Hand wna practising Friday night in ita qunr-j tors on Front atreot. tlio mourners wero given nu agreeable aiirprlst whon a purao of $100 rolloctod from the many admirers of tho hand waa presented to them to nsalst In tli- puriiase of a set of tympnul. or drums, which have boon requir ed for tho proper expression of numerous selections of music. The prosontatlon waa made by H. O. (Iravea ami the responses woro made by Director It. N. Foutnii nml other members, the baud heartily Joining in a vote of thanks to tho donors. To ndd to the lutorost of the evening, tlnro was prosout nn ex pert with tho drums in tho person of C. F. Swinglo, who has been visiting hla brothor-lu-lnw, Superin tendent of Schools Parks, of Myrtlo Point. Mr. Swingle bna played aa a professional in Kansas City. Salt Lak- City. Minneapolis, Los Angeles nd other cities, and Director Fon tou la making efforts to get him to mnke hla homo In Marshfleld. The addition of the tympnul sot with a professional like Mr. Swin glo to play thom would be a fine feature for tho completion of tho Coos Hay Iftuul and It Is probable that the wish will bo realized. .Many Attend Concert. Yesterday's concert was attended by GOtl peoplo, nn unusually largo at tendance considering the severo atorni that was prevailing. Tlio program was oven better than usual and elicited much applause. A bass horn solo by Sidney Drlscoll es pecially won much prnlso. SclniM-ddlng to Leave. Joseph Schmeddlng, duo of tho most tnlented young musicians who has ever been in Mnrshftold, will lenvo shortly for Portland to locate. Ho will devote his entire time to music. His departure will bo greatly rogrot ted by the many admirers and frlonds that his ability has won. Two Drunk!, Fined. J. T. Mur phy nud Alex Hloom were arrested last night by Hal Stutsman nml Gor don Smith on the charge of drunk enness. Cordon Smith Is taking the plnco of Hill Shoupe since the latter sustained an Injury to bis! light leg. The prisoners wore, brought before City IUeordor nut-1 lor and fined f5 oaclu i Have yom,' Job printing dono at The Times office. I In Tho Tlnios. XOTICli OF PKINTIXU OF LIXJAL NOTICKS. Notice Is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Marahlleld, will receive soalod bids for tho printing of legal notices of tho City of Mnrshllold, until sovon o' clock P. M., Moudny, tho 20th day of Janunry. 10H, In a newspaper of general circulation In said City, for tho yoar 1911, each hid to bo accom panied by a sworn statement of paid circulation of tho papor making tho hid. Tho Common Council rosorvos the right to rojoct any and all bids. JOHN W. UUTLlilt. Hecordor, IiQUIPPKI) WITH WIltKLKSS. Steamship Breakwater ALWAVS ON TIMIi SAILS FHOM .MAHSIII'lliLD: SAT., .IAN. :t, 1 p. m. SAT., .IAN. 1(, 7.SI0 a. m. SAT., .IAN. 17, 1!WH p. m. SAT., .IAN. 'J I, 7! ii. m. SAT., .IAN. ill, 10.00 ii. m. SAILS l'ltOM POIlTLAM): 'JTKSDAV, .IAN. (I, H p. in. 'IT liS I JAY, JAN til, 8 p. in. TL'liSIJAY, .TAN. 'M, p. m. 'JTIiSIJAY, .JAN. U7, 8 p, m. Tickets on snlo to nil KnMcrn points ami Information n.s to routtl ami r;Mcs cheerfully funil-beil. Phone Main itf-L. II. .1. MOIIlt, Agent I RIVERT0N COAL FOR $5.00 PER TON Phone 165-X CHAS. LAPP EDISON'S LATEST A atorage battery that continual over charging will not barm. I JO IiS NOT COKUOUli AT TliUMINALS. CONTAINS NO ACID. Will not lose ita cliargo whllo standing Idle. 19 GUAHANTliliD FIVE YKARS Coos Bay Wiring' Co. in:t llromlwny. AgcntH for Port of Coos liny. 1EBON0O SAILS FROM MARSHFIELD FOR SAN FRANCISCO TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, AT 10 A. M. San Francisco office, 8(1.1 Fife Illdg., or Lombard St. Piers No. 2T. Intcr-Occnulc Transportation Co., O. V. McOeorge, Agt., Plume 41. POTATOES Wo hnvo Just received several tons of tho very best potatoes thnt grow In Coos County. If you. hnvo been getting poor qual Ity, try n sack of ours and you will bo pleased. Also havo somo seed potatoes of tho Early Itod Roso and Dur bank vnrlotioa that wo nro soiling for ?1.D0 per 100 pounds. CAPE ARAGO COFFEE. Coos Bay Tea Coffee andSpice House Phono aOJJ. iao North RroadwAr STOCKINGS, Pickaninny Stockings for Hoyb nml Girls The Best Wearing Stockings on the Market. Sold n. The Electric Shoe Store. 180 So. Rroatlwny. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co, RETAIL DEPARTMENT LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, MOULDINGS, SASH AND DO0513, ROOFING PAPER, ETC. OUT THE FUEL BILL IN TWO BY USING OUR WOOD. phone loo. isa soura broadWA STADDEN ALL KINDS of PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK, Bromldo Enlarging and Kodak Finishing. Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., Inc. HENRY SENGSTAOKEN, Mnnnger FARM, COAL, TttniER AND PLATTING LANDS A SPEClAItf' GENERAL AGENTS EASTSIDE MARSnFIELD OFFICE, FnONE U-3. luyuildiE CITY OFFICE PHONE 1U1. .North Doud. In The Tlnios. r.s-j