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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1915)
mm I OLDKST HANK l Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $118,000 - ' A.xS'W.SS.'S -Sns Officer, J, V. lleniii'tt, I'ruslilciit. .1. II. Fluiiiiyun, Vrci'-Pi csldont H. 1 Williams, Cashier. . 1 Winchester, Ast. Cash lor. Dozens of Savings Accounts Have Been Opened Here This Year Not all .largo accountsbut the smaller depositor knows he is just as welcome here. For months we have been urtjintj the opening of a savings account here because we want to encouratje thrift and industry. We pay interest on savings accounts. You may open an account at any time in any amount. FIRST 111 BUK OF COOS BAY Safety Deposit Boxes For Bent. Scaidiraafiai-lmerfcai Bank "WHERE SAVINGS ARE SAFE" Yooir toosiiifiiess ns much appreciated., HOURS 9 TO 3 SATURDAY EVE 7 TO 9 OCEAN BEACH AUTO LINE d'orsl 'i King. Curs Ii'iivc .Miirslificltl 7 n. in., 1! p m. mill 5 p in. ('iii-s loiivct for Niuplro 7 n. in., ID n in., 1, 1! ami 5 p. in. Cars Leave Sunset Hay 7 a. in., I) a.m., ami ." p.m. l'utoH, Umpire, !l."c; 'J'niliccl or Smith Slough, ."Or; Sunset Hay 75c T Tie T! OPINIONS DIFFER AT ANY RATE NO ONE KNOWS NEWSPAPER COOS BAY TIMES FhrSs THE COOS nit xrv BEiETT BUI T iiziii rd T'l bins as to wlhemi ttlh ffirsit miews papeJT advertisement was ported,. Some say ami old sheet!: supposed oto have been pobMslhed in. 1591 and mow om file lo the Bri tish Muaseumni deserves the newspaper adve)rtisiiinigo has a wondefff el Hsitoiry. Eft Is to day one of America's most iranpoiritaiiiit lines of lbosnmiesSo exactly how mmoeh Is spent yeariy In newspaper adver tising In the 2 1 ,GOG papers In America., Perhaps $500, OOOoOOOo Sonne corpora tions spend $1,000,000 advertising Is worth while,, Every nap-to-date merchant advertises. COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE i I i i l I a co.mpm:ti: mm: ok tun NEW PERFECTION OIL COOK STOVE may aiavavs hi: rouxn at SUMNER HARDWARE CO. MARKNT AVNXUN MAIISIIFINM), OHN. DUNGAN UNDERTAKING PARLORS will bo kept oi'i:. to Tin: runup A regular Mute licensed undertaker will ho In cliurgo riioiio il)5..1 At the Exposition When you visit the Panama-Pacific Exposition, look for the Exhibit of New Perfection Oil Stoves and Heat ers in the Palace of Manufactures. Let the Demonstrator show you how efficient a good oil stove really is. New Perfection Oil Cook-Stove For Bttt Rttulu Utt Ptatt Oil It has abundant heat always ready like gas. It bakes, broils, roasts and toasts like a regular wood or coal range but without dirt or ashes. No odor. Does not taint the food. Does not overheat the kitchen. Especially good for hot summer cooking. Made in several styles and sizes. Ask your dealer. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) MurslilUlU -V S. Clilinncjs Fireplaces J. N. BAYLISS Any kind of brick work at prices thnt nro right. And nil work guaranteed Cnll nt "Tho Fireside," JoluiBon lililg., 137 Second .St. French ranges, boiler work. IMiono 434-J MERCHANTS CAFE I'opiihir l'lnro for Good Meals Prices Reasonable Cor. Commercial ami H'dw'y. : 1915 E MEET AT Official rrogriim FRIDAY, ,IUIiV U.N'I), 11)15 No. 1 Trot or pneo, ono-hnU mile, two heats, each heat it nice, 2:35 class, porno $100 No. 2 Running, 0110 halt mile, purso .1180.00 No. 3 Trot or pace, one-half mile, best two In tlirco heats, freo for nil, purso $1!KJ No. i Novolty race, ono mllo, .'10 for first to qunrtor post, $10 for first to hnlf-nillo post, $55 for first to throu (liiartcr post, $75 for first fo mile stuko $200 No. C Motor Cyclo, 5 miles, $25 to 1st, $15 to 2nd.... $40 SATCHDAV, .IUIA it, 11)15 No. C. Trot or paco, ono-half mllo, two boats, each hunt a race, 2:35 class, purso. . .$100 No. 7 Illuming, flvo-olghths mile, purso $100 No. S Trot or pace, ono mllo, throo heats, ovory boat 11 race, purso $160 No. 9 KunnlnK, ono and ono olghth nillos, for Coos and Curry County horsoa only, purse $200 No. 10 Consolation race, for nil horsqs not finishing as good as second, purso $75 No. 11 Motocyclo race, $25 to 1st, $15 to 2nd, purse... $10 XOTICi: TO CltKDITOItS Nothe Is hereby gUon that tho undersigned, by ordor of the Coun ty Court of Coos County, Oregon, has been duly appointed administra tor of tho estate of Alphouso I). Iloouo, deceased. Saw thoiefore. all nortons having I claims against wild ostato aro hereby notlflod to present the wuno to tho undersigned nt the ofllco of John l Hall, Itoom 11, Kldorado Illock, Mnrshflold, Coos County, Orogon. duly verified as by law roiiilrod with propor ouherg, within six montliB from the dt heroof. Dated this 11th day of June. 1015. AKCIIIK HOONK, AdinlnUtrator of tbe otato of Aliihonso I). Hooufl, deeoaifld. First Inserlloii June It. I-ast .I11- M OMMH C H 28, 1915 EVENING EDITION. Robert Sfcaricey, Poet lean War :: CIXKHHATF.S MIIITIIIUV SUX-, dav aiti:h iu-:siih:xci: ok MOIti: THAN JIA1.K UHXTUHV ON COOS HAY HAS COOI 'HKAI.TII AND KINK MIWIOHV ' Robert Stnrkoy, one of the old residents of Coos liny, yesterday I celebrated his birthday, lie was S5 ! years old. Not only Is ho ono of tho few veterans of tho Mexican War still living In Oregon, but he bus lived on Coos Hay slneo IS03 and during nn almost continuous residence of over half a century has J seen many Improvements. Ho bns seen Mnrshflold grow from nothing hut it mud holo to n modern city Mr. Stnrkey's life story is an Inter esting one, us ho was In tho United States nnvy and on iiieiehant ves sels and traveled extensively in tho earlier days of his life. Mr( Starlicy was born Juno 27, 1S30. Ho followed tho sen ns n hoy nnd wns In New Orleans when the cnll for volunteers caino for tho Mexican War. This wns In thu fall of IS 10. Mr. Sturkey enlisted in tho nnvy. With other recruits ho wns tnken from New Oi leans on a bont on which wns Admiral l'orter, then nn under officer. Mr. Stnrkoy took part In thu blockade of Vera Cruz. Ho wns on the frlgnto Potomac. Other boats there at tho time were tho frigate Rareton, tho Ohio 71, tho sloop-of-war Albany, tho Oormnntown and others. A llttlo Island known as Antonio I.nznrdo, then out of gun shot of Vorn Cnu, wns tho hend (inaiterH for tho bouts. Tho frlgnto on which Mr. Htarkey was serving and tho John Adnms, n sloop-of-wur, were on tho blockade until tho army came. Helped l.aml Troop. (louornl Worth wns In coinmnnd of tho first brigade thnt landed. Speaking of this Incident, Mr. Star key said yesterday In recalling tho early days: "Kach vessel had to land some of tho troops. Our vessel had tho Second Pennsylvania Volunteers. Wo hud 2000 men aboard besides our sailors, hut had only n short dis tance to go. The troops fortified themselves nnd after three dnys nnd tlirco nights Vorn Cruz wns captur ed. This was In March, 1817. (iocs Around the limn. "A fow of tho boats remained there, but most of them wero or dered away. I went to Norfolk, Virginia. I wns young then and anxious for more active service, and asked to ho transferred to some boat that was going to en. I was transferred to thu sloop-of-war St. Mary's, mid in bur went to lllo do Juuelro, around Cape Horn, to Val paraiso mid finally to Mouteruy "At tho latter pluco wo hoard of tho gold discoveries. This was In tho fall of 18 IS, b you see 1 heat tho puoplo who cuiuo In thu gold rush or '10 to tho Coast. "I was young then and know llt tlo ulso than tho sen mid in fact nothing else nppeuled to 1110. I had to work on tho water, or near It, ami there wus no In 10 of thu gold finds for inc. On Store Ship. Mr Sturkey was ono of 17 of tho men on tho St. Mary'ti who wore drafted for survlcu on tho South ampton, n Htoru ship Ho inudo u trip to Sun Pedro Callfeoruln and tho vessel curried among other freight, $2500 In money for thu pny of troops. Sim Pedro then wns scarce ly a town. It consisted chiefly of a poorly built store house. Tho bout took on Cnptiun Smith mid 11 company ft drugoous who had coino over tho Santa Fo trail with ((moral I.11110 who was nfturwnril toirltorlal Governor of Orogon. Theso soldiers were In ought north and on March 5, 18I'J, Mr. Sturkey re ceived his dlschnrgo from thu navy. Ho then liwnmo a pilot on tho Sua rumunto River. Kurumeiit was then nothing hut a (amp from which mlneih stai ted out. It wus known as Kmbarca Doro and thuro was not a frame building In tho pluco. What people wore thuro lived In touts and ono big tuut wus a stora and another was 11 roatnurant mid ox tuamu wero drlvou through the pluco," (Jons to I'liimina. In Jnnuury of 1850 Mr. Staikoy shipped 011 the vewtol Susan, of Now York, and went to Punnniu In 182 ho shipped on tho big stoninorlmllt boats hero lu the oarly dnys (ioldeu (late, which, In addition to passengers, wus to transport sold lors of tho V. S. Fourth Itifnutry. (ionurul U. S. (irant, at thut Umo it lloutomint. wan with tne rogl 11101$. It wus not 21 hours after tho imgerH and oldlor were aboard that cholera broko out among tho soldlari. Untie Cliolrni Vktlins. In telling of tills ineident .Mr. Star key aald; "The dUKMie uouw very Imd and w lost about 150 of tho men. Veterae, 85 :: ,, itHillllv ht "H iHIIIHf tlliilllH IIIIIIIBSk xvXl Ibbbiiiiib ItOltKIlT STAIIKKY .Mexlcuii Wur Vetenm nnd Coos liny rioneer. Tho surgeons mnnnged to keep tho disease from spreading to tho pas seugors and wo did not let thorn know how bad It was. When any one died they wuro covered up until night, when wo would tnko them out In it boat and drop tho bodies overboard. Myself nnd one othor innn hurled many of tho (lend sold iers In tho water. Wo would sow them up In sacks mid tlo n piece of Iron to their feet so they would sink. There wns no othor way to dispose of thoin. Wo burled 30 In thu wnter In ono night. "Those In chnrgo wnnted somo of tho pnssengers to trnnsfor to other sninller hunts which wore lenvlng, but tho pnssengors would not do tills, ns they nil bad n pref erence for tho lnrgur vessel mid tho Golden (Into wns n big bout for those times. Ijist Kong Vojngo. "Finally tho dlscnBO wns checked and everybody was lnnded on nn Is hind nnd wo got tho bont clenned up so wo could start 011 tho trip to San Francisco Ono of tho man who died nt thnt tlnio wus Mnjor Goro, who was a personnl friend of Giant. Ho died of fever and not tho cholera. "Tho trip on tho Golden Onto was tho last I made 011 n big ves sel. 1 inudo other shorter trips on smaller bouts, hut thoso do not count after being 011 thu big bouts. ' WoiIin ul C011I Hank. "I wnndored up to l'ort Orford nnd stayed there for two scusons loading lumber, Tho lumber wns lightered out to tho vessels mid I hud charge or tho lighters which wero operated by a cable. I loft there la tho fall of 18R3 ami camo to Coos County and wont to work for Patrick Flanagan nnit S. S, Maun, who had the Newport coal mine. It was called Coal Hank and Ih what Is now known us Uiiby. I still stuck to the work on tho water mid had chnrgo of the lighters. Ves sels could thou go on Coal Dank Slough as far us F.nstport, mid thu coul wus lightered down to tho vessels." Mr. Sturkey know many of tho old timers bore mid when ho wns working at Coal Hank know mem bers or thu Flanagan family when thuy wero llttlo children. In IKUR ho wont to Yuiuiiui liny, but says that ho did nut find it satisfactory thuio iih thero was nothing but thu oyster business and concluded thut he hud better c 01110 hack to Coos Itay, which ho, did In I8G0 mid wont buck to work again at Coal Dank. Could HniiieMcnd KasUldo. "Thuro was one mistake I made," aald Mr. Stnrkoy. "I Intended to homostuud where Kastsldo is now located and would have done so, hut I concluded that thuro was not ountiiih work In tho Immediate h Inlty to make It worth while for mo to rosldo thoio I had planned to tnko It up us u hnmoetoud nnd build a liousu down 011 tho point, hut It wus too far nway from work mid I gave It up. It would, of courBO, have boon a highly valuable pluco of property for me In lutor yours." Helped llulld YcnsoN. Mr. Sturkey worked for ninny years us u ship fastener, his know ledge or aeumaushlp being aliiuhlo to him In this Hue of work. Ho wus employed nt the Hood shipyard and worked lor John Kruso, who nnd ulso worked oil bouts hul.t at North Head. He helped build the W'osloin Shoro, which wns 0110 of the lumest leesols of tho kind built on Coos Hay. I.'dilur imd l't. Mr. Starkey also had sinio expor lento in the newspaper biulnoss in tho oarly day. John Donn owned the CoiUlll Herald mid Mr. Starkoy noted ns tho editor In 1SSI mid-tolls somo amusing Im-ldoutH about this work. Although he says thnt like many other young men, ho fallod . THREE andM Y Old tt tt u n n thi: viiiiani: 111:1, ij SCHOOL ' (Tho following Is ono of tho many pooins written by Mr. Stnrkoy.) I remember n village, a bright llttlo spot, Whore I first saw tho light of tho dny, Its dear homely aspect will no'cr bo forgot, Tho' I wnndcr lor nyo rnr nwny; Tho fields and tho meadows, tho rivers before And tho dny I Inst bndo It Inrowell, I remember, nml tho' I may , j henr It no more, Tho deep tono of tho vll Ingo school hell. In youth wo nro fitful, wo hnsto to bo freo And fly from tho monitor's rule; Tho yoko in tho dlotanco, thero's nono of us sec, Wo heed not tho blosslngs of school; Tho futuro lms chnrms which wo long to explore, On Its troubles wo enro not to dwell, 'TIs this mnkc8 ma remem ber I'll henr It no more, Tho deep tono of tho vll lngo school hell. " .' In youth wo must study tho lessoiiB nnd lenrn To prepnro for tho battle abend, 'Twill nld In combating tho evil wo mourn, Where'er In life's Journoy ' wo trend; , Let no fancies lnclto us In visions to nonr, In Improving oach mo- 4 meat's tho spoil, Then wo'll romomhor with Joy tho' wo hear U no more, The deep tono ot tho vll- Ingo school boll. 4 to tnko tho educational advantages offered him In his earlier days, ho had n Btrong tendency for good lit erature nnd rend n great deal. Ho hnd n nnturnl tnsto for tho best In literature mid himself Is oulto n poet. At different tlmos tutuugh his IHo nnd trnvols no put Into verso tho things which Impressed him most. I'iiIiIInIkv Hook. In 1880 ho selected somo ot tho best or theso and hud thorn publish ed In hook form. Tho hook wan gotten out ut tho Coos Day News offlco nt Kmplro under tho direction of tho fattier of J. M Upton. Tho Coos liny Nows is tho snnie pnpor now published by (1. A. Honnot't In this city. Mr. Stnrkoy has n ropy t tho hook and it contain many ex cellent poems of n divorslty ot sub jects nnd sentiment which show deep though nnd oxtonslvo Investi gation 011 tho part or tho writer. I.lkex Outdoor Mfo. - Mr. Starkoy ror nino years re sided 011 tho Archer plnco near tho Knstsido mill or tho Smith com pany, mid thero hint an orchara and homo. For tho pnst 14 months ho lived In Mnrshflold and says that ho ft-ols tho difference of not hav ing tho outdoor life. Ho enjoys wonderfully good health ror u person or his uge, but says thnt confinement In tho city has mused him to ho loss nctlvo than when ho wns doing a llttlo work out of doors, nnd hnd bettor oppor tunity to inovo around, No llclutlvct Here. Mr. Stnrkoy has no relatives In this purt of tho country. Ho was married while In Paiinma, but his wlfo '.Mod n llttlo over n year'nrtor ward, leaving nu Infant daughter, who was taken to bo rallied by his wife's parents. Ho has grand nteces In Liverpool, hut slnco tho war In Uuropo ho has not heard from thorn lately. Hits Fluo Memory. Thoro aro not many people who reach their 8Dth birthday nnd who attain thnt ugo to find thomselves us hearty ns Mr. 8tarkoy( Ho has retained n splendid memory, has re..d a great deal and takes Intorest In events, and apparently thero Is no reason why ho should not have many more birthdays. GAItniNKIt .MAX HUIIIKI) Tho Gardiner Mill Company at Gardiner closed down for the funeral of Kmmanuel l)e Costa, an old em ploye of tho mill. A wife and daugh tcd surviving came through Marsh field on their way home from Call foriiln where they spent the. winter and arrived shortly after Mr. Ho Cos ta's death. ! 1 . I II .1.1 'i 1. ni! L 'sertlon, Jalv l- " "U. T!T"f IWsJpflsw iwrsWbsHttMff fc,. . F. Jfl