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,-,. THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD', OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 19915 EVENING EDITION. . THREE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS I I. Lothard McClure f ATTORNEY AT LAW Practices in ii'i rumm. loom l-i l''ln"iBn Koimelt nntik I. H. Harper m nonoral Ropalrlng and Cabinet 1 Making. phono 349-J. rS". Wright " ' Wi XTiono 188-11. , l: nUILDINa CONTRACTOR Estimates iuruiBuuu uu luiiuuBv Br. H. M. Shaw , 4 , Eve. J'inr, nose nnu jiiiruai. , ' ' m.AHHKS FITTED L,. nrjiTTII.1 It. SHAW Diseases of Women nml CtriMroa DfllCO rilOuO JdU-J. iiuuiuu uv, ,ui 202, Irving Bloc. Jeniamln Ostlind CONSULTING ENGINEER AND AlltIHAIVA- nrrtrnn. 20C IrvltiK Block Phono 103-L or 2C7-J. ninrsmiuiu, uroguii . G. Chandler AftnillTKHT looms 301 and 302, Coko Building Mnrsiuioiu, urogon - - Wm. S. Turpen MarBhflold, Orogon. Eerl Riley Ballinrjer 11 nitviun AMI! TKACTIIRK IRosldonco Studio, 217 No. Third Bt. I'nonn .inn-ii IY0U AUTO CALL FORFOUIb'SAUIUS Phono 1W5-.I Night nml Day. WliKo Hlcpt'nnt Grill ICooil Cum. Careful Drivers I). J,. FOOTE. AIN'T IT THE TUUTII. Wo novor blamo tho tailor whon our pants wo linvo to pin, Wo novor blamo tho shoo mnn whon our eolea grow old and thin, Wo nover blamo tho hatter whon our Hda wo have to flout, Ilut wo always '''irao tho laun dry whon on. onlrta wear. out 0009 HAY STEAM LAUNDRY II i ono 157-.T. Low Rates for Handling Trunks Wo haul trunks between any points In Mnrshflold and do gonoral haullnp for roaBonnblo rates, BTAU TRANSFER .t STORAGE CO Levi IlelNucr, Proprietor I Phone: lUn-T. W-Xu IlK-Il HAVE THAT ROOF FIXED NOW See CORTHELL Phone 3171. SMITH'S VARIETY STORE, North Bend, for Fancy and Domestic CHINA PARISIAN CLKANINO AND DYKING WORKS 200 West Market Avo., corner Second St root. Under now rnnnagomont. Prices low, and all work satisfactory. Ladles' work a specialty. Phono 17C-J. J. S. STEVENS, Prop. SAVE MONEY by ordering tho famous ' M HENRYVILLE COAL i Nut coal. Iinr tnn l no Lump Coal, por ton .!!!.. !!!gfl.O0 Or. half ton of both $5.00 1). MUSSON, Prop. Pliono 18-J or lenvo orders nt lllllyer's Cigar Store. AT CAMPBELL'S WOODYARD North FroHt Htr&et, Phone K70. T. J. SCAIFE tg A. 11. HORGINS Marshfiplrl PA,NT AND mai&lllieiU DK0RATJNG CO. Khtlmutes Furnished I'liono lKJ.it. Mim.lifJell, Oregon THE COOS HOTEL Formerly of Marshfleld WASHINGTON AVENUE STADDEN STREET NORTH DKND 0. A. Aletllu, Prop. Pictures & framing Walker Studio DRY 10 3DC Th man that starts out with a candle to find a leak in th gas, gets quick re sults, but they ain't satisfac tory- -ztA WjtfflP jSzS VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, is the slowly acquired result of moru than 2 years' curing of Kentucky "Burley do tqjeXt$jfCfauJo&icco Gar. 1UL ZZZHZZDOC Koontz Garage Agency for OVERLAND CARSGOOD YEAR TIRES EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLES UNION GAS ENGINES Marine and Automobile Repairing a Specialty North Front Street :: :: :: :: Phone 180-J Marshfield-North Bend Leaven Miirhflelil nt llnsy Corner 10:00 a. in. UtOO.ii.iu. 5:00 p.m. Leaves North llcml in min utes later BENNETT; TRUST CO. MARSHFIELD, COOS CO., OREGON Capital, surplus and undivided profits ?12G,000.00 OFFICERS: J. W. Donnott, President Arthur McKcown, Secretary Tom T. Dennett, Vlco President Tlcnnott Swnnton, Trcnsuror Transacts a trust buslncsa only. Acts ns trustees of oxpross trusts and nlso ns executor and administrator of estates. Tho only Trust Company In Oregon outoldo of Portland organized undor now trust law In this stnto. TO BEAT THE BUILDING GAME -:- :- has boon n hobby with uo for a good many years and a lot of our customers will toll you whon It comes to gettlug good, sound, durablo framing material at tho right prlco wo know our busi ness. Just toll what you want to build and tho amount you want to spond and wo'll got busy with our pencil and flguro out tho boit your wonoy can buy. Try ui. .. ,, ta V M ,.it,-w.dj.ii ? i C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. RETAIL DEPARTMENT CUT Till: FUEL DILL 1 TWO 1V U8INO OUlt WOOD PHONIC 100. 182 SOUTH DHOADWAT This Powerful Lamp. Requires no Repairs or Upkeep , The Double Efficiency Mazda Lamp is a , giant illuminant requiring but one-half tho i current por candlo power consumed by the ordinary efficient Mazda, I It has already gone into use by the thou sands in front of and inside business estab , lishments throughout tho United States, i Light given is brilliant' and white. It com i pels attention shows colors correctly means a flood of clear, beautiful illumination at remarkably low cost, ; Inexpensive to install ask us about them. Oregon Pover Co. Second and Central Phone 178 CALIFORNIA :n: fee 3C :nc - Empire Auto Service Leaves Empire 8:. 10 a.m. 11:. 10 a.m. .1:30 p.m. i CZDC Tfcww-n cAlFOvcr COQUILLE CLUB OFFICERS ! .1. K. Notion Chosen lVt'.xlileiK of Commercial Orgiiittnflon. Tho most lively and Interesting meeting of tho Commercial Club that had been hold In mouths took plnco nt tho council chamber. Tho report of receipts nml expenses for tho past year was rend by tho sec retary showing receipts of $lCfi nml exponscs of $87, leaving n balance on hand for tho year of $78. This added to tho $G7 on hnnd at tho beginning of tho .year Indicates it total of $13G In tho treasury of tho club. Tho election of officers for 1013 In nil being chosen by unanimous voto: , President, J. 10. Norton. Vlco President, C. A. Howard. Secretary, Allan Young. Treasurer, h, II. Hazard. Tho following woro nppolnto.l an commute to prepare now lltcrat iru: II. W. Young, C. A. Howard and J. A. Lamb. As a first slop toward getting Homothlng done with tho 2C0I) aero Hiiss tract near Coiilll a eommlt li'o of throo wna appointed to confer with tho Hush eompnuy nml sou what arrangements could bo mndo for u contract to slash and burn n small snmplu tract. This commltto con sists of A. J. Sherwood, Leo J. Cary and W. A. Darling. Coqulllo Sen tinel. CRABS ON THE CRAB LAW Wo wondor whnt would bo sail If n law were enacted prohibiting every citizen of Coos county except ouo from shipping nny canned ant nioii out of tho county. It Ih Just ns competent for tho LoglHlnturo to enact und tho governor to rim nuclt a law ns the similar oun In i elation to crabs that hag been paeso.1 nml approved. The crab law recontly passed .t Salem Is In contravention of tho i constitution of thu United States which provides that no state can I R.nt Its own citizens prlvllogoa and ' ImmunltloH that cannot bo enjoyed by tho cltlzons of other states. It , Is nuostlonnblo, too, whothor tho grant of nn nbsoluto monopoly of I an arllrlo of commerco to a single (citizen or group of oltlzons as is irtono In this bill, would ho uphold I by our stnto courts. Coqulllo Hon : tlucl. IRON ORE CLAIMS Fred L. Wilson, a mining onglncor who has become n toinpornry resid ent of Mnrshflold, It Is understood, Is tho roprcsontntlvo of a largo syndlcnto which lias locnted '15 claims In tho southorn pnrt of Cons county and tho Northern part of Curry, whoro Iron oro is abundant. Tho doposlts tiro between 20 nml 2D miles from tho terminus of tho Smith-Powers logging railroad. Ilandon World. It. II. Hiirvcyorx on Floras Jim Shcan of Floras crook was In Langlols Friday, and reports a crow of railroad survoyors aro In tho vicinity ot Chochlng croolc. Ho stntos that they will aurvoy down Floras crook to tho brldgo south of town and down tho const. Watch and llston for tho toot of tho train In 101 C. Langlols Loader. ROAD SUPERVISOR NAMED I IM....1..., Iljttifjwk.. l-i IHnnntM.' ii ltfllli .Mile iliil JImii'h Appointment Tho County Court has named A. J. Counts to succeed himself ns sup ervisor of tho Daudon road district. For tho Four Mllo district appoint ment thoro wero two petitions bo foro tho court for It. It. Davis, prosont Incumbent, and anuthor for G. L. Glmlln. Judgo Watson suggested that a third party bo appointed. His suggestion was ac cepted and II. P. Clausen was named. Dandon World, 70,000 TOWN LOTS Assessor Thrift Informs tho Sen tlnol that thoro aro 70,000 town 1 lots on tho tax rolls of Coos County. How many thousands of theso rep resent an outright swlndlo to tho by falso representations whon thoy. but our ofMiaiul guosH would lio purchased them, wo don't know; that half of them aro not worth the prices at which thoy nro hold ! or have been sold and novor will , be. Coqulllo Sentinel. LETS TIE TIMDEIt CONTHACT. i Herbert Loekhart, a capitalist or 1 Marshflold, was In Dandon this week nnd wo understand that one of our local citizens got a contract for a ' large tract ot timber ror tlo purposes, I tor tho coming summer from him. I Dandon Recorder, ' rieFS1 Front pn mcCpunw ! TltAVMLS SIX DAYS TO MAKH SHOUT TltlP Mrs. L. It. Wilson left Inst week to visit friends and rela- tlvcs In Clietco, Curry coun- ty, which la not a grent ills- tanco from horo. Ilut In or- dor to get there, Mrs. Wilson had lo go from hero to Drain, thenco to Grants Pass, from that point tnko tho staco to Crescent City, Cnl., a dlstanco ! of ono hundred miles, then u tho coast a dlstanco of twon- ty-flvo miles, trnvollng In alt about 300 miles, taking six days to mako tho Journey. Gardiner Courlor. SHERIFFS WIN BACK TAX COLLECTING JOB SALEM, Or., Fob. 1C Sheriffs of tho stato won a victory when tho Hoiiho passed Heresonta tlvc Kelly's bill, providing thnt here after all taxes shall be collected by the Sheriffs Instead or tho County Treasurers, and It mentis thnt nil blllH Increasing tho salaries of tho luater officials will be withdrawn, provided this last mcasuro passes tho Semite. The last Legislature passed a law providing that tho County Treas urers should collect all taxes exropt those which wero delinquent, llo causo of the extra work, appeals woro mndo to this Legislature by tho County Treasurers of all counties, save Multnomah, for nn Increase of salaries. The committee on assess ments and taxation found Itsolf con fronted with tho problem of reduc ing tho salaries of the Sheriffs If they Increased tho salaries of thu County Treasurers. It wiih figured thnt to Increnso tho Bnlarlos of tho Treasurers would mako an additional burden of from $r.0,000 to $7d,000 on the tnxpayoi's, and thu House decided to roturn to thn old system. Contending that the plan of having tho Treas-irors collect tho taxes had proved satisfac tory, a iiumbor of members opposed tho bill. J n view or tho saving thnt would bo mndo, however, tho Houso patrod It. BRIEFS OF BANDON News of C'lty-by-tlie-Seii an Told by tlio World. Goo. M. Laffaw has purcHasod tho Dulck roadstor owned by Geo. Krdmiin. Georgo exports to burn up tho ronds botweon ilandon nnd tho various camps tho coming sum- nior. Tho Win. Howoll logging enmp near Prosper lias closed, thu timber having boon consumed. Tho Prosper mill has n largo supply or logs on hand mid Intends to start a now cuntp In tho nonr future. It will llkoly bo in tho Ilonvor nlough sec tion. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Drown nnd children, Mnblo and Janotto and Hil ly, loft Wodnosduy for Mnrshflold to mnko tholr homo. Thoy shipped their housohold goods. Tho Drowns linvo been rosldonts horo for a numbor of yenrs nnd havo hosts or frlomls who wish them success lit their now plnco or residence Dollovlng thnt a bath houso on tho local beach would bo a paying nttrnotlon, Cecil Stephen, nn ox porlonccd swimming Instructor and bath houso man Is Investigat ing tho feasibility of establishing such nu Institution within tho next row months. NEW CASES FILED Tho following cases havo boon filed In tho Circuit Court horo dur ing tho past week: L. I). Itasor, E. A. Uasor nnd E. Valjoan, partnors ns Itnsor Dros., vs. West Coast Dovolopmont Co. and Henry E. Leo. Sainuol W. Dninron vs Tho Smith Powora Logging Co. First National Dank or Ilandon vs Noriunn Phillips and Daniel Miller ot nl. 8. A. Smith vs Tho Stnto Indust rial Accident Commission. Until Mlllor vs F. L. llotsrord. Frank Llndgron vs Goo. L. Whool er. Coqulllo Sentinel. TEAM THROUGH BRIDGE Last Monday tho team Chris. Torres was driving foil through a bridge on tho Dnndon road about threo miles below this city, but wits fortunately gotten out of the wator thoro without receiving any sorlous Injuries, Tho brldgo thoro is ovor a Httlo draw draining rrom tho old Knowlton placo. Coqulllo Sen tinel. WILL HE MAItltli:i) TUESDAY. Lawronco Leech and Miss Ettlo Dlrdsall will bo married at tho homo or tho brldo's slstor, Mrs. Aldon Leech, next Tuesday aftoruoon. Mr. Leoch Is a well to do farmer of Smith Hlvor, whoro ho has prepared a homo ror his bride. Miss Dlrdsall Is a pop ular and well known lady or that neighborhood, und a sister of Mrs Alden Leech. A enso of sisters mar-1 rylng brothors.-r Gardiner Courlor, GOLD BEACH NUGGETS Cinry County .Seat News ns Told by tliu Globe Mrs. J. D. Cooloy and Mrs. Jas. S. Kennedy expect to start to San Francisco this week on business connected with tho settlement of their mother's estate. Mrs. Alice i Zumwnlt and J. S. Kennedy nro going ns witnesses in tho enso. The John It. Smith gold discov ery is bringing miners front nil di rections to tho plnco. Two or thrco days last week Gold Deach was as dry a town ns ono would caro to live In. There nro two plpo lines supplying tho town with mountnln water, tho Intnko of car.1i berate r1" rod up nml shut off tho an )ly. Had It not boon for Iwi or thrco wells In tho town probably n vntor wngon would havo boon In stalled from Imllnn Creek or some other sourco or supply. However, tho fault has been found nml re paired and tho town is In Its normal condition again. Mr. Juntos G. Wnlkor nnd wlfo of Gold Ilench havo purchased the McNcwmnn llnnch, consisting of about four hundred acres, with a latgu orchard upon It, nnd they nro now rozlly Installed enjoying rural lire. Their son ltobert 7. Wnlkor iins full charge nnd Is running tho ranch, which Is well stocked with cnttlo, Bltecp, and hogs. Mr. Thos. Smith nnd wife, who woro tho for mer owners, will mnko their homo with Mr. nnd Mrs. Wnlkor. BANDON WOOLEN MILL Illil In by Principal Creditors nt Sherlff'H Sale. Tho Dnndoti Woolen Mills prop erty was disposed of ut shorlff'B sale tho paBt week to two of Its creditors E. II. Tryan of San Fran cisco nnd A. W, McNnlr of Dnndon. Tho latter hold n court Judgement. Goo. P. Topping, who Is looking nftor tho Dank or Dandon nnd tho McNnlr Interests, stntos thnt Mr. Tyrnn Is reported to bo tavorablo towards making arraugoments ror ro-oponlug tho plant. No deflnlto plans linvo been worked out but ho Is willing to form some kind of nn orgnn'ntlon through which tho mill could bo oporntod. Dnndon World. 47 APPLY FOR DAIRY FARM Thnt good dairy farms aro at n promlum In this section Is Indicated by an Incident which occurod ro contly. John Thorhnvon, n success tul dairyman or Curry County who hits been lit search of n now location wont to Coos liny to mnko applica tion ror tho rental or n place, of whloli ho had been Informed, Ho found tho proposition n fnvor nblu ono but to his sorrow was told that his was tho 17th applica tion received by tho ownor. Hoallzo Ing his chnnchea wero slim ho re turned. Dandou World. CI lAHM HACK ON HUN Tho stoamor Chnrnt of tho Co qulllo Hlvor Transportation Com pany, attor having been tlod up slurc thu suspension or tho WUInrd licenses, Is back on her run ngaln, tuning started yesterday, a. W. Lenovo has tnkon Captain Wlllnrd'u plnco nt tho wheel and II. J, Far nuy, ot Portland, who arrived Tues day, Is onglnoor tit the placo of 1J1 mer Wlllnrd. Dandon World. MYRTLE POINT BIRTHS city, a daughter: to Mr. und Mrs, It. J. 11111. or nulls l-took, a uaiiBii tor: to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ilollon beck, or tho North Fork, a dnugh tor; to Mr. and Mrs. Lnnoy Parrlsh, or tho North Fork, a son Dr. Stommlor says that tho tour births on ono day is not so reniarkablo, oa that they rail on tho anniversary or his birth. "Horn Wednesday, Fobruary 10, to Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Lowman, n dnughtor. Horn Sunday, February 7, to Mr nnd Mrs. E, E, Nelson, a daughter." COWANjNCURRY James Cowan, Sr ot Mnrshflold, timber cruiser, who has beon cruis ing In tho vicinity of Port Orford for bovornl weeks past, wbb In Dandon ono night this week nnd roturnod again tno noxi uay m tho timbered section In tho south - em part of Cooa County. Dandon Recorder. """lakeport's future"""" It Is reported rrom reliable sources that slnco tho Lakoport I .mid and Harbor Company linvo abandoned tho canal projoct of Floras Lako tho County Court .vlii take tho matter up and sell lots to tho highest bidder. This will ho a picnic for tho ellngto converts to 3ot their fill at reduced prlcos anil perhaps to an ovorflow. Langlols Ltnder, iir. nu-uiiiiiT ""'" y "' """"" j iho well will bo by wngon and t&m Tl. Mvrtle Pol it Filter r so savs- of cours0 n,ld dl,ontJ on thq WIU- orn-Frlday Fehn.ary 5, to t,on of tno road9' Tho' wlU rob- Ur.'ald Mrs' too. F? I urn otthls ?Wy bo held up ror several weeks, ar- k. A.. I If.... l....iu tjiiifliLillllillli BANDON FIRE BUGS Claim That Many Fires There Wero 'Not Accidental. Tho Ilandon Recorder says: "Has" Handon a fire bug? This is a question thoughtful citizens of this city nro asking theniBolves. There I nro a number of circumstances that tend to strengthen tho suspicion that Bomo or our recent fires woro not accidents. The Inst four havo oc curred within a fow minutes of mid night. "Petitions nro being circulated among the business men ot Ilandon and will be presented at tho next meeting ot tho City Council Wednes day evening asking for Improvements. In tho fire alarm system nnd a mora efficient method of handling tho chemical apparatus which tho city now owns. ' JUDGE WATSON ILL James Watson received his .com mission ns County Judgo by ap pointment ot Gov. Wlthycombo last Saturday, but boforo ho was dblo to act undor It en mo tho news that the Supremo Court had decided lto was Judge without commission, Ahd still tho County Court hasn't got action on nnythlng but tho monthly bills. For Judgo Watson was taken down Saturday with a sovoro attack ot tho grip and has been confined to his bed most of tho tlmo stneo. So no session of tho County Court hns been posslblo this week; but a meeting is called for next Monday, by which tlmo It Is hoped tho now Judgo will bo nblo to preside Co qulllo Sentinel. NEW WAREHOUSE OFFICERS Tho new bonrd ot directors of tho Farmers Union Wnrohouso had a meeting horo nnd elected otftcors ror tho ensuing year ns follows: W. L. Klstnor, Prcsldont; ?.. T. Wonkloy, Treasurer; W. C, Chase, Secrotaryj W. II. Klrby, Managor. Tho threo first nnmed, with W. Lea, Key, of Myrtlo Point, nnd Geo. W. Smith, ot Mnrshflold constitute tile Hoard ot Directors. Mr. Klrby has chargo ot tho Coqulllo Wnrohouso and G. a. Swan or tho ono nt Myrtle Point. Tho local manager ot tho warehoiiBo at Marshriold has not yet been solcctod. Coqulllo Sontlllel, PORT 0RF0RD STORE A business houso will soon open Its doors In Port Orford. O. J. Ma ther nnd O. Lenovo havo engaged lit tho fcod buslnoss, and for tilts ptirposo linvo routed tho M&Blersqh storo building on Gth street. Tho company which will bo ktt,own ns Mnthor & Lenovo,. havo a stock of hay and grain now nt Mnrshfleld, which will bo shipped In at tlo first opportunity. Port Orrord Trl buno. SIUSLAW JETTY DAMAGE HIv Dents or Piling Swept Awny by Storm. Tho Floronco West snyB: "Tho rocont storms carried atx bonts of tho piling from tho end or tho norllt Jotty nt tho mouth of tho 8luslw. "F. E. Loefo, ho government .el glnoer, Informs us that tho tl&m ugo In not serious and will not ?0 oxponslvo to repair, but Jt shbvfB what Is liable to occur If tlip .con struction work Is not resumed for n yenr or two. ' ' s Mr. Loofo thinks probably1 the damago resulted from a satiu sp)t form lug on tho south side which ex tonded out toward tho ocean far ther than tho end of tho south Jetty nnd forcing tho water from the rlvor over against tho north Jijtty. Later on tho spit will probably wqsh away and lot tho wator spread out again. ' DELAY OIL WELL. Tho West Shoro Oil Company, pp oratlng on tho Coos-Curry I'opki y lino about flftcon miles from; Dftn don, by tho way tho crow files avid about twonty by wngon rond, Is. he d up temporarily awaiting an addition al Installment ot casing, which will weigh sovomi tons. Tho traiiBdom- tlon of tho casing from Dandon. to VALBRUSH LOSES LICENSE Tho Patsy enmo In from tile north with Captain F. A. Jqhtiftoti In command. Captain JohnsOn 'his boon master of tho Tillamook fdr n couplo of yeara or so, bul tpat boat has been laid up for nwhllevs: Tho license or Captain Valbu'gu, master ot tho Patsy, was recently suspended for ten days, so Captain Johnson wns placed In charge of tllo boat. Florence West. ' UMPQUA SHIPPING. Tho following- roport Is given py j, p. Christie, secretary or the Port I ot Umpqua, ror tho year 1911 i Nulh- uor 0r steam vessels crossing ;qa , Umpqua bar, 337; sailing schoqnes', 13; L'liKolInn schooners. (1G: bArKM. 11; lumber sililpments, 13,d40,OQO feet; shingles, -195,000; miscellane ous frolght, H.C10 tons. GArdJner Courier. GARDINER CLUD ELECT'S Tho annual business meeting: bf tho Women's Literary Club was held nt he homo ot Mrs. Henry Wuuo ad ei lected officers for tho ensuing year, s follows: Pros.. Mrs. R. II. Fields: ns Vlco Pros,, Mrs. Rota Jowott; Sc;, Miss L. Dumas; TroaB., Mrs. L. , 'Myrick, Gurdluor Courier, iur which wufiv win uu (,uuuuuvut I Hamlon Keeordor. i i