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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1915)
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I . i xnwi -.-... .mrinn hnnri uri niri nt ' m rinr i rnifiw m .nmiPTrm PTnrrTf1 rar ..,z ltrliurail lilfflSMntlllb .iiifflb ihu rail rLtiirifuiiusiu jMiijiuiiDimtia u YEARS U TOdflr IN LUMBER TRADE' mUMMSt FINISH CHMSIEL' ti COST S1MU 0 A 1 1 Qi: WKIili-KXOWXMAltSHKIKI.n MAX Kllll-I'l'l) 0 Kit Tllllin: CKIiKltATKM IIIIOMDAV TODAY ami:i:.sox whioiit, or hoi- XKK, WIIiD SODX 111 KIOIITV-TWO. vs Mini i.r.Mm:i: as OTIIKIt I'OItT TO SAX nsco niitixn iast AVKKKS TIMKS A.VV I'ltAX-1 TWO Best In State 'Building. Says Geo. M. Hyland Tells of Other Lesser Exhibits AIMMIO.YIMATIXV $in,MH OX JIAXO. SAYS TOUT TIMIASl'lt KIJ ASK al XTY 11KAU HAM' o)st ixi.irr imi'iiovi:mi:xt. C. C. I'ralt, one of MaruhfleliTB Cooa nay contintioa to be the load most venerable citizen, Is today col- "ret f MI'P" of ,ho Sr" Vr&n' , ,. ,. .,.,,, ,,., ,.. ..ipIwo ItimbPr market. shlppInK niore cbratlng his e.ghtloth birthday. "UlM11 iroo ,,,, nnich ,liniI)er the wan tho recipient of remembrances ( )aj)t woekg of KeUrunry as nny other from tho' many friends who had rc-jm)rt 011 the coast. Tho following fl? called that today wag his annlver- llreg nre given by tho IMoneor Woat- sary. ncsplto his fonr-acore yeara, J10 Jfl halo and hearty, active physlral ly and mentally, being as full of life and vigor an many half his ago. Mr. Pratt spent a largo portion or his lire In Kansas, coming to Coos Hay to malto his homo with Ms son, Vlnco Pratt. Slnco then, soverai oilier members of tho family have moved to Coos Hay. Dpsplto his advanced yours, ho Is nblo to read without glasses. Ho follows tho current nows closely, and Instead of waiting for Tho Times do llvory boy to bring his papor, ho wallis to Tho Times offlco almost ovory ovcnlng and gets one of the first copies printed. Simmer l'lmieer Here. Andorson Wright, another woll khown pioneer, will colobrato Ills eighty-second birthday on .March IS. Mr. Wright came down from Sumner today oil business. Ho Is stilt rug ged and active. Ho was born In In diana hut loft thoro when three years old and roslded noar Osltaloosa, Iowa, for n number of years. Ho crossed tho plains to Oregon in 1817 mid lat er inuilo two trips back. On tho Inst trip his parly baroly oscaped the In dians near Laramie, Wyoming. Ho canio to .Marsnnom wnon tnoro was only a houso or two In the town, Adam Porshbauor having located lioro a short time before. Mr. I'orsh baker, who for yoars has resided on tho Conulllo and Is now olio of tho largost Individual landholders In tho county, has potently heeii making his homo in San Franclio. Mr. Wright is an old momber of Tho Tlmog family, recalling today that ho had been a constant reader since its rirst Issiio. During all this timo ho has kept his subscription paid lu advance. orn Lumberman; . I'lr ami Spruce Abnrdeeu 2,5S0,00n Astoria I,2fi0,000 Ilandoit ulO.OOO "The Coos and Curry County ex hibits occupy so muih space that there Is a lameness some of our friends. M. Hyland, managing secretary of thu ( Oregon Commission, from San Fran cisco. 'They have the best oxaiblt ! In the Oregon building," he states ' in a letter to the Chamber of Com merce. Such a report, coming from a man who has followed eery display put Into the state building, is an encour- Ilrooklngg 300, 000 1 aging one. Steps now are being ta- Columbia Kivor l.GSO.OOO ken to make tho two county displays I Coos Hay S. 000.000 I.'agle Harbor ".OO.uOO ! Orays Harbor.., 1,570.000 .Pearl Harbor 1,250,000 Portland HS2.000 j Port Angeles 1,000,000 Port Ludlow r.80.000 lirmpqun 5S3.000 even better than ever. Types of na tive woods are being gathered for shipment, together with more pieces of furniture manufactured from the myrtle wood. Mr. Hyland was written regarding tho taking of the Coos Hay Hand to There ar plenty of funds In tho treasury of th Port Commission to on the part of complete the dredging of the channel ' writes lleorgo to the bar. aieonllng to the state ments yetertly at the monthly meet lug of the Commissioners. The first week In April Is expected to see tho finish of the dredging, at which time the Seattle will be moved over onto the Coqulli Ktver to continue an other project. Money still remaining in the treas ury also Includes approximately $25, 000 still to be used for Inlet dredg ing. No definite decision has been given by the Commissioners regard ing the purchase of an Inlet dredge a matter being urged by delegations from various Inlets. With the farmers on many of the inlets having practically no other roads to market, the Commissioners the Imposition. He states that he yesterday stated their belief that on Wiltapa 200.000 will do his host to have a meeting be- inlet dredging tho county 1 " twoen J. A. Ward and Mr. Levison, agree to pay at least half the cost Total 20,035,000 ulrector of music at the Pair. of dredging. Eastside NCouncil Votes Im provementSurvey and Grading to be Done Soon Improvement of Cooston streets, I Including the grading nnd plnnklng, ! amounting to approximately $15,000 . i was authorized at the meeting of the Kaslsldo Council last evening. Street ' grades will be established linmcdlato i ly by Knginoer S. II. Cnthcnrt nnd it s expected actual work will bo com menced within n few weeks' time. This Is the first benefit to bo dc- rived from tho annexation of Cooston i and Knstsldc, and Is tho realization of tho purpose for which tho two cities consolidated, the securing of Improvements. Previous to tho elec tion held in December Cooston resi dents pointed out that many of tho absonteo landholders refused to ex pend money for municipal proocls nnd that tho township did not contain j enough voters to carry through tho, projects In splto of tlio opposition. That the consolidation has had tin; j . . .f desired offect Is seen by tho uxpendl-1 uiro lumiurizuii nisi evening. jar- - i' HM PIPE o' VELVET' is a great teacher. When a man's smokin' he ain't called on to talk so much. He gets a chance to listen some. Sit $$&? I-a n Hod wood Kuroka 1, -123, 000 Albion 700,000 Caspar 77-1,000 'Tort Drags 1.50S.000 I Mendocino 755,000 Crescent City 320.000 Total. 182,000 44444 1IIO CUT IX It.VJ'KS tllf AMixlittJ Prm to cost Or Tlmfl. LONDON, Mnr. 0. An of ficial announcement by the Cuunrd lino reduces the faro for second-class . passage across tho Atlantic at $50 on vessels including tho Lu sltanla. Tho reduction was duo to tho diversion of traf fic from Urltlsh to American voesola on nccount of tho foar of (iormnn submarines. In a letter Just received from J. A. This question is to bo taken up Ward, ho points out the absolute with the County Court by tho Port necosslty of a relief map that may attorneys, C. II. Peck and .J. W. Hen be hung on the wall above the Coos nett. The amount of road taxes and Curry exhibit, whore the crowds spent within the territory tributary passing dally may easily see It. Peo- to the Port during the pnst year will pie come so fast, filing through, he be found with the view In mind of: says, that there is no time to explain ascertaining whether or not this sldo' tho location of Coos Hay to anywhere of the county has received Its quota, near the majority. Only a few can of tho road appropriations, be personally met. With a map, he A definite arrangement with thef believes, the people could seo for County Commissioners regnrdlne In- lot Improvement is sought. Tho Port declares Itself willing tp bo held ac countable for all Inlets up to a cer tain designated point for which the i were county shall be held responsible, those Cliiiimel Ownership DNitutcd themsolves Crowds are KnorinoiK. "The Director of Admissions," writes .Mr. Word. "told mo tho crowds horo than equal to that , mure 444.C.4404.t XOTICK. Dr. J. L. Mnssoen, veterinary sur geon, will bo at tho Chandler Hotel I.IHIIV coal. Tim kind VOl Imvn and Torrcy's stable, Wednesday, Aim.i.s Lhi;u. mono 71!. Pacific March 10, whero ho may be Lively nnd Transfer Company. . suited. . .. , HHLInBBBBBBBBBBRIBfllHfrTIIlllinlLLlBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV uAJT ' M ZBHBSQBK'TntmonnlLnlLVH - v xfil InnmmmmmmmmmmmmHM V mmH Inmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm " . LnmnVw, '9fk S'ftf!fnBBPLnaLnBn9nnBBBBBBBBBBBBBBn7 -nlliv inHlLnBBBBBBn VnBBBBBBBlnnBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaV1lnllBnBBBBBBBmtL M )fcl" T oinnBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV co- hlblts. 4- at Chicago and St. Louis combined Title to all tldelands lying between on the 11 th day of their respective the harbor lines Is In dispute. On , w..,-...w.,a. iiiviu iDiiu uuuui Jllll- !".. v, v, iFti.i.iv uu iii:a itlfj IUII1K over that tho attendanco will surpass taxes, claiming It as tholr own. other any othor exposition of this kind In parts are owned bv tho stato. Tim I the country and tho fair Hsolt Is pre- I'ort attorneys wcro Instructed to eminently suporlor to any othor tnat look up tho law rogardlng the own- has ever been hold." orshlp of tide lands so situated with Slnco the opening or the Oregon tho view of settling this unfiling , building Mr. Ward has found himself question for all time to come. exceedingly busy, attending to Innum-"1 According to the nttorneys, this erablo questions and putting tho fin. is n point that has never been decld- isning louencs to tho two county ox-led by tin Oregon court. They say tho caso will probably be taken through tho Circuit Court, to tho Stato Su- niFR lil Mnwifl Qnm-iA !',romo Court for tllclr r"K. it is1 wwiin Known thnt tho stato owns at least l-ntl.ei- of Dr. Miiifli It. Sl.aw PavseH l l " ,0W wn0r ,nnrK' ,)1U tl10 el,n- Away 1'ollowliig Stroke of Par. "oI lima ln somo ",acC8 ""saos bo- i,lj-.ss8t Vears of .g0 ; twoon tlio low nmllilBli water mnrlts. I 'I', IIIILIItWlM ... AI..I... . ... Dr. II. M. Rhau- tliln innriiltif nv. m-.,. ...... .. . M . " - " " " viiDHiur iiuiny isuilgsiaCKOU Was ceiveu a teiogram rrom Ills -wlfo at Instructed to publish tho annual Windsor, Novia Scotia, tinnounclng' stntoment of tho Port of Coos Hay tho death of her father, William V. nnd together with tho attorneys to ..iun, iikuu 6t jetira. tie uau neon preparo a roport on tho amount of uk in ueu lor Hcvorni weeks, follow- work done nnd tho funds exponded ing two Htrokcs of paralysis, though slnco tho contract was signed with up until that tlmo ho was quite act-, tho Pugot Sound Hrldgo and Dredg-' ,V0, I ing Company. , Pour months ago today Mr. Mattlo, Tho dredging bill for Pobrimry , H. Shaw was callod east by word from ' which, minus tho 10 per cent kept , homo saying hor father was fast fall- back each mouth for tho fail' ftii Ing. sho loft at oiico with hor two ' porformanco of tho work, amounted' cniiuron. They aro now In school, to ?17.7:il.Sl was paid over. There! thero and It In probablo thoy and still remains lu tho tronsury approx-i their mother will not lolurn until linntoly sin.oon to rt..ii, i. i.. ' n, -i . .i , . - " . Liu ciuno hi inu scnooi year somo tlnio lu early Juno. I'lio deceased leavos Sether street is tho main thorough faro In Cooston that Is to rccolvo at tention, tho plan, nccordlng to tho Councilman, being to grado and plank the street for almost half a mile. Thoro are several shorter street that will bo Included In tho project. Mr. Cathcart, City Nnglnoor of l'astslde, was two weeks ago author ized to look Into tho matter. It wan his preliminary bid ostlmnto that was Hiibmltted last ovonliig. Ho bo llovos tho cost will ho between f 2.2ft and $2.50 a front foot, this to In clude tho nurvoy, tho grading and tho final planking. Tho Cottncllmon stato that tho work will bo taken up Immediately and completed this spring. To Appoint Deputy Assessor W. C. Weaver wns last ovonlng rec ommended to County Assessor Thrift as a deputy Assessor tor Kastsldo. ' 'Previous to tho mooting tho Council stato they had nn understanding that. tholr recoiumondntlou would ho fa vorably acted upon. Dissatisfaction 1 with tho county assessment within the city of Kastsldo has boon a point I of diseatslsractlon and tho Council-) men believed that tho appointment j of a local man as a deputy would ro suit in a. nioro satisfactory assessment. No tobacco promoter of Vft' mufciAni i wiiwii' mam m as a IW1 n m mi :timz surpasses VELVET redeclion' and concentrated thinking. This Kentucky Burlcy dc Luxe, with the aged-in-the-wood mellow ness and witliotit a trace of hi to, truly deserves its name "The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco." Jpfe&&f(yeu!kgaeea & ICZ3D CZ3CZZZZZ3DQ NO OTIIlMt MI'SIClli lXSTUOIMNT AITOItll.S Till; V.IRIC I l'XTKItT.V!N.MKXT OK VICTROLA Ami ulillo the Vlclrol.i cnteitiilim, (asle.s of yo;u' it also develops (lie misi I'lilldrcu. All stylos and klnda of Vletroljs an hero priced ?l5.oo to $250. Terms of payment may bu arranged If dc Ircd L. 1j. Til O.MAS, MaiuiKCf. mmmsssmEzss&is&E&Lim, More Trail Than Poetry. five THOMAS H. INCE. PRODUCING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK MO V. I!?.ti PICTURE CORPORATION, WHOSE ARTISTIC ABILITIES ARE 2ENL0N THE IMPROVEMENT OF PHOTOPLAYS (MUTUAL PRO- CRAM). nel project. 1 J. T. Drain mado n first report on dnught- nil HHseBsniontH nuuiii in Pmmn,.n,.. ors, thrpo of whom wore at his bed- with tho South Marshfleld fill. Tho slilo this inoriilng and ono son In Port Commissioners .loclarod thein Seattle. In the early fifties Mr. Drown selves satisfied with what has been vas In Oregon and Idaho Interested accomplished In securing tho money hen In mining , four yertrfl nK0 outstanding and unanimously voted IIO Visited Bniilliorn fliMimn ,,.m. 1,1., ... ,....,. ,., . , . . w. ...... ..,.., ,..o , iuiiiin iiiiii ror nnotnor month. Ac m. unw. daughter, wife of Dr. H. Times want nils bring results. .neiHi BEWARE Of Spectacle Fakirs AVouId you lot a Irnnsient doctor i-cinove vour ap peiulix No, you would consult your I'niuilv doctor. I lien why trust I lie most useful oiau vou have the eye to a chance of Imvinjf it ruined (Jnod eyej mean bread and butler; without thorn you could not earn your living. Take no elmuees! Come to us. ltISMIhIHKIi:--Wii are optical specialists, em ploying n slate-licensed optician. Also have a eom- li ,i,ii1v,sp;iv.c!i.,.It. 1,liult' ycmv yw tfs auk All mirk uttiti'initiTilMHiu if bach if not mitts factory rl!i'2lJ4L"S' S' ,(H) i'11' IMtl-'I'lHU ttl'C tltC iHUt ' K3i2ailn4jtx. j; i Red Cross Optical Dept. Itl'll Cliass DUl'tJ sTOIti: Plumo V22. TmmKm' ' '".fcMM tmtm Ji(trr(ut, ltiloo.l n t S Hl uryi4itirai to ui.l (a hu (HH VMM lut ih-uoi Jiduul u I lurto IB HH iwia quuilii l i If iu Dv.SH uiuMiiui' tin1 I Yuu H9VSmH U I yvur nn ,u j yv ,tli, E9BC2BBBBIB Tt Black Silk Stove' Polish U nnlonlr ni' cmonil.-nl,iu' II i V-1 a It 111 mil nilkyliulralliitti iiuiollHiib ,' . tlivillian) ny ni ylf Ii li.u lour ihui telViitf 14 Kr.hiMrv OT I ml lltoillr !' i'l torgri uTi. n you 1, i" ri 1 "' i ' ,""' ''' k (Sllk Wu'i '' '' ' " ,1". !. III..I. U ,1 ivliih Mltunjjaii Hi I iHfuvtfptfllAhVivm.r riuAwmuirviuiki I. m, i r 11 rllU.k&Uk lliiui )vu, II 11 rhctc Si'lc Stova r-olUh Wot! ., Slcr'ina. llli.ioli. , I" allltikMlk AtrDolnit Irulniiutl 1 1 .t.-. ry. Ui n ,' litH.,niitiniiii. ii' ilt'ili , trvviuu r if i inuvs iwiiMiiroi. .' i It. I ktl.ll I if I. I, M "fk cording to tho roport of yosterdny uiero win do at least ?2.'i00 In ns sessiuentH ror which tho property owners benefited will havo lo be' sued. Port to Drain ,i, triiU Again yesterday 1'. (j. Porham submitted a bid for filling and drain, lug the north arm of Mill Slough, his estimate being $3000. The Port Commissioners refused tho bid and will have tho draining done under their own supervision, bollovlng they can do it a groat deal eheapor. Tho i leaning out of tho drain box 1 as been coinploled by Kuglneer Rob ert Kellog atter several woeks, work ing with a crow of men both day and night, according to the service of tho "'. t no norm arm must drained before tho J 1000 city becomes nwillublo. A little type A little ink Has often caused A man to think And put hard times Upon the Mink The lesson concealed in this doggerel is this: Newspaper advertising not makes them think- but it makes bit of only them now bo from the think of your product, service It mak( your store, your THU AltT DKCOIt.Vnxo CO. Is aril ,ar t i 1 f L 01 ItfUtw lit I lf I mvttU ftf-Z JfflffaiHt gJHi J A .wrrra DliACK SIliK STOVi: POLISH l'or Sale by KCIlltOl'lll'u K llll.DI'.XIIIMM) Phono 177, now roady for hiiKinaaA in, .. film Kolaitlon of wall paper and paints. Wo do house, sign, and auto painting, paper hanging and tinting. Vour patronage U sollcllod, and we will Minrnnteo satisfaction. Olio "e a trial. Wo can save you nioiioy trade-mark a want to CO. thi; aut ni'coitATixt; A. T. I.KWIR. .MRIinirnr Shoii -6U .Market avunuo West. :es vour nam nv come to mind when there is he supplied Newspaper advertising is a mighty weapon against dull times !r. II. H. KHIl'V, DliVi'lST ' il'houo HJ.J, Doom sol, Coke bldg, Xtasutmsm-" -4.rTv t I il-ls.Swiffr in MiilF i ifcJ.