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WKtKSXKR mm THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1015 EVENING EDITION. TWO ,i i ,, I. NEAR. TOWN n :: :: it :: :: n :: t: :t S! $aZdmn; msmiUJ IRVING BLOCK 1ST FOB GUHRY'BOOM FOR BANDDNLflOK INTO DEATHS ECHO OF TRAGEDYiDOG CASE RULING j.()itMi:u cowurssMW mni:it maxy fixi: nriLiiixus i in uv JIEHMA-XX j:Tlirsi.STIC i Says Tlmt Const Wad Will Sunn j I1 Hrlng (.'rant Development Xot i J lis nuti Speorli ki o i-:it nisrnn t rc-cuts llnV Appearance vtltli .!- 000 Worth or Wii'K l'l'' DrMiMer- IteCllllell (.Special to The Times. (Special to. The Times.) POUT ORFORD, Ore.. Aug. 27. ) nAN'DO.V. Oro., Auk. 27. Hnuilcm That there Is (treat development nt tho present time prooiit (iilto a promised for southwestern Oregon ,lmj. appearance In the way of bulld In the war future Is the belief of jnR nmj gradually the big vacancy In Hon. Hiuger Herninnn, who camo to j,e oentor of tho rlty caused liy tins Port Orford to attend the Agate i (uIRBtiou8 fire Is being filled tip. Carnival and to visit frlenda lit the locality. Air. Ilernianu, with mem bers of his family, is leaving for his homo in Rosoburg, making the trip In auto to Myrtle Point and front there to Roseburg. Probably no one In attendance nt the carnival enjoyed the visit more than Mr. Hermann for th reason that It rocalled for lilm old times and old friends. "It was Just 58 years ago when I first came to Port Orford," said Mr. Hermann In speaking of his present visit. "At that time Port Orford was tho soaport for all of this part of Oregon. It was tho first place In southern Orogon that I reached and I naturally havo a vory kindly feeling for tho locality. I wont from I hero with tho colony to the Co- 'qulllo Valloy and thon to' Roseburg when? I havo since lived but I on- j Joy coming back to the first place i that I roachod ln Orogon." "1 thought nt that tlmo that this place was to bo nn Important one some day and 1 still hold that same hollof. In fact I am vory enthusias tic about tho dovolopmout of this part of tho country. Southwestern Orogon la to bo a groat locality". A railroad is now building from the main lino of tho Southern Pnclflc Into Coos Hny. I firmly hellovo that thla road will extend on down the roast nnd dovelop Curry County. Hut I nin convinced of still moro railroad building. I think tho next move will bo a lino from Roseburg to Coos Hay nlong tho middle fori: of tho Coiiuillo Illver. This, 1 think Is n certainty because of the large amount of valuable timber in that locality which must be taken out by the owners nnd which can only bo moved by a railroad. and with bettor business building:) than the city had before tho district was destroyed. Hulldlngs just com pleted or In tho course of construc tion ropresont an expenditure of about $115,000. Tho Johnson building was finish ed nt a cost of nbotit $(5,000 and tho Stophons building will cost about $0,000. Tho II. 11. block is now be ing built nnd will cost $12,000. It is a fine structuro on one of tho main cornors. Down stairs will bo storo rooms nnd on tho second floor will bo offlco rooms which will bo fur nished to suit tho needs of the ten ants as they aro routed. Othors who own property are con templating tho erection of buildings in tho spring so that finally the big spaco In tho contor of tho city which a fow months ago showed tho form er buildings burned to the ground, will bo orcuplcd by modom business blocks. Tltoro has been a now era In building nt llandon and everyth ing that Is being erected now Is of a substantia nature Tho flro camo at a tlmo when It wns dUflcut to Bocuro money for In vestment and such a largo territory was burned that tho blow was a sovoro ono for tho cltj nnd for many Individuals, but In splto or financial dlfflcultloB in ninny places llandon Is building up u finer city than be fore, and moreover it is stated that theso Improvements aro being tnk on enro of by local capital. I ETER1 TO RETIRE PKXSIOX .IAMKS LANfil.OIS, icicKPKii ok hlanco lkiiit "At HnamlmiMr thft lffttnlnll llt-n. thors of Pittsburg are to build a! Official Xotleo of Rewind for Forty big liimbor mill and a railroad thirty miles In length which will extend Into tho timber district. With these links of road completed the Hues will bo oxteudod so as to roach ac ross the state and connect with the Northwestern and thon wo will have n transcontinental road, ami south ern Oregon will boo one of tho great est developments In the history of tho west. "I do not think that 1 am over onthuslastlc. 1 feel certain that this Is what is to happen and although it wns 58 yoars ago when 1 lauded In Port Orford and was Impressed with tho possibilities of southwestern Oregon I am now more fully con vinced than over that my Judgment about this part of the Pacific coast country was well founded. "That Is the reason It gives mo mull pleasure to lie In Port Orford, mid with Its natural advantages as a harbor 1 fully expect one day to uoo It an liupoi'taul horuor of the no'itthern Oregon Coast." Xot IJi'-t SihmmIi. Previous to tho Agate carnival, it was advertised that Mr. Herniuiiu was to be one of tho principal speak ers of the carnival celebration but Jt had also boon announced In some paper that this would bo the lust time that Mr. Herman would appear before the public as a speaker. He was asked at to this point and as to why he had decided not to ap pear In public ugaiu, If such was the cusc. "Goodness gracious, no," said Mr. Herman, "I had no suck Idea. It must have been a Joke on me. Koi many years I have lived at ltose burg and at Washington, 1). C, and nt both places I have done quite a good deal of public speaking and 1 have no Idea of slopping now. A man can never say that ho has spokin for the last time until he must answer the flual call. I love Years of Faithful Scrvleo Duo Xet Spring: (Special to Tho Times.) POItT OKFOHI). Oro., Aug. 1'7. After sorvlng as keeper for n light houso nt ono point for about forty yours, Jnmos Langlols, who Is In chargo of tho light station at Capo Hlanco, may bo pensioned by the government next spring Thoro has boon no official announcement of tho kind but tho report Is that Mr. l.ang lols' long years of sorvlco at ono of tho important lights on tho Oregon const uro to bo thus recognized. Several years ago tho government bad built a rino $ti.utiu resilience ior i0Bay Mr. Lnnglola and ho ami ma lamiiy aro (iilto comfortably located but he has put In u largo portion of his life at Capo Hlanco and raised his family thoro and It Ih understood on vory good authority that bis futhful per formance of duly for so many years will be rewarded by a well dosorved lest ami pension. Cap" Hlanco has ulwnys been re- crmtv eorxTY (.it.xi .iritv ix i:stk;atjx(; allf.okd cki.mkk Fverj thing Fn in Slaughter of Sheep 1 Hugs Hogs to .Minder lie I'o le Them (Special to The Times.) GOLD I1KAC1I, Ore., Aug. 27. Killings of mnny kinds are being luvostlgnted by tho grand Jury and ell cult court of Curry County. There has been considerable killing of u sheep, killing of n dog, killing of n deer, killing of a hog, and there was also to be taken up tho killing of a man but the slayer In that ease stopped proceedings by being found dead In Flores hake where he hud committed suicide. 'I ho Mini Killing The fact of tho matter Is that thoro might havo been considerable difficulty In securing an Indictment iigalnst K. 11. Xeff, for tho murder of A. J. Wlttninnn nt Lakeport. There wore no eyewitnesses and nothing to connect Xeff with tho murder excepting tho empty siicll which fitted Xeff's gun and found near tho body nnd the notes which Xoff left behind. Hut he could havo been easily Indicted for attempting to kill Charles Walker, the school teacher, whom ho shot at but did not wound and who took his gun away from him. However, Xeff having been found dead In tho lake whore ho- had com mitted suicide tho man killing case will not require a grand Jury Inves tigation. The Sheep Killing. The sheep killing case created much Interest. It was alleged that Asa Carey killed and ate a pet sheep owned by Willis White. Tho case Is ono which has been hanging fire. It Is said that .left Hayes was tho chief witness and that ho Is not In the country uny more, llowover, tho grand Jury apparently did not havo sufficient evidence and re turned not a Into bill and tho de fendant was discharged and the bonds released. The Hog Killing Tho hog killing case It Is 'Haul, will bo iiilto Interesting when It comes to trial. An indictment wns returned ngnlust a man for killing ono or moro bogs and tho hog kill er will bo arrested. Ono witness boforo tho grand Jury wns brought many miles from back In the moun tains to testify In tho case. Whilo tho details of the charge In tho In dictment havo not yet been made known, It Is said that It will bo alleged that tho accused killed nnd butchered u hog owned by an other man. Other Killing. Tiio dog killing caso wafl dropped on account of some technical errors. Thoro wore aevoral deer killing enses wlioro It was alleged that tho ac cused slaughtered the game out of season. Ono lunn Is in Jail await ing Indictment on a chargo of hav ing deer meat In his possession 11- CTKItV COl'XTY (2RAXD Jl'ltV IX- vi:stk;ati:h lakkpoiit school Woit.v Over Reported Shortage In District Funils Caused Xeff- Wlttmiiiiii Deaths A Xeai' Killing. Coleman Hoberts was ono of tho two prisoners who wore waiting for tho grand Jury to net. Ho was arrested In the southern part of the county and It Is nlloged that ho pounded another man with a ham nior, so sovoroly that his victim was Imdly hurt. Theie are several other matters garded as an Isolated spot. It Is which may ho Investigated and which about five miles from the main conn- may develop highly sensational fea- ty road and formerly thoro was onl.v tines. a trail from tho road to the station. Hut now a good road has been built Times want ads bring results, troin tho main county hlghn and ' ' " j It Is passable for an automobile or n a h-n -pr prvri n wagon. This puts tho capo In much tr"A g SP fif I&I S closer connection with tho rest of "8-1 Ji LVIrlLvJ the country. Koopor Langlols baa two assist ants. The second assistant, X. ' Xead, recently urrlved to take the nosltlon. He comes from Dustruc- tlou Island to Hlanco ami Is a man I with a good loconl in the light house i short Klhw Hoof servlco. il'lioh-o Pot Itoast In addition to the light house the'ltiimp Itoast ... I naval wlrcles station Is located at! Sirloin Steal; ., I the eapo. Tho wireless boys have T-Hono Steaks .. an automobile in which they can gel Itound Steak .. about and thla gives them a closer j 1Mb Steaks (Special to The Times.) (IOM) H12ACII, Ore., Aug. 27. While tho body of It. H. Xeff, mur-derer-sulcldo, nnd torrorlzor of tho Lakeport neighborhood, was being dragged from Flores Lake where tiio fugitive lind ended his life, tho grand Jury of the Curry County eh cult court wns starting a probo into the financial affairs of the Lakeport district which arc said to have led up to the killing. It appears that there has been discovered a shortage In tho school funds nmounttng to some $00. Thoso acquainted with Xeff say that the old man had worried about tho school shortage and feared that ho, as n property owner, would suf fer financially when tax payers must mnko up the shortage. It Is explained that Xeff lived alone and brooded over tho matter. Ho was against Charles Walker, tho teacher, nnd whoso wife Is clerk of the district. Xeff attempted to kill Walker but did not succeed. It Is supposed Xeff killed Wlttninnn bc causo ho thought Wlttninnn was a sympathizer with Walker. Then tho grand Jury started an In vestigation of the financial affairs of the school district. Tho money troubles of tho school havo caused n murder and a suicide and some one may bo found guilty of causing tho shortage. .il'ix.m: LOSS CALKIXS HOLDS THAT is wiTiiorr axquisii Kven Though the Ciiiiluc Is Worth )ji7."0, Owner Does Xot Suffer Serious Pain Tomorrow, Saturday, wo will .sell iiicalh for tho following low prices FOIt CASH OXLV Per Lb. Honing Hoofs Hie I'-'c ..tso, I'J i to connection with the towns. On in-! Mutton Stow i: tic lie l.'e I.V l.-.c 15c He j-jc lie PORT ORFORD BRASS BAND IS A FINE ONE leader It. V. ltuffiiu Has d'ooil Mil- si en I Organization Ono of Attractions Tlicro (Special to Tho Times.) POUT OKFOIU), Ore., Aug. 27. One feature of public entertainment In Port Orford which uttrncts more attention than anything else Is tho hraBn baud. It la known ;iu the Port Orfonl Hand nnd It is a mu Blcal organization which would do credit to any locality and which furnishes much enjoyment for tho pcoplo of tho place. Tho band plays for local dances nnd on other occasions and at tho Agato Carni val was ono of tiio big drawing curds, furnishing music through tho day and for tho dances ovory night. In an enormous dance hall which was erected for tho occasion tho band allured hundreds to the dance floor. Tho band bus only been playing for the past four mouths hut the members havo taken hold of rlio work with much enthusiasm, They decided that a good hand was ono of the host lulvortlsoinonts for tho pluco and they sot about to make their band n really good ono nnd succeeded, Tho lender of tho band Is H. W. Iluffuii who camo from' Arngo. Mr. Huffuu has been lender of olght different bands In tho stnto and had given up band work but when ho camo to Port Orford ho found tho band boys making a strugglo to or ganize so agroed to tako them In hand. Ills efforts liuvo been re warded by a splendidly trained mu sical body which will do much to ndvoiilso Port Orford. The following nro tho membors of tho band: X. H. Larson, Jack Zunnvnlt. Louis Knnpp, Win Cope, Itobort Thorn, Andrew Spurgeon. Lynn Woodcock, .Mori Woodcock, Weston Zumwult. Clyde Davidson, Lowell Johnson, Delinnr Wright, K. .1. Loney, Kugeno White, Herbert Unlcnn, Hornll Forty, John Stone, X. F. Woodcock. BAD RIVER INDIANS NOW RICHEST TRIBE Xeaiiy Million Dollars Worth of Pine Timber Xear Ashland, Wis., to bo Sold ASHLAND. Wis.. Aug. 27. Pino Umber valued at $820,000 on tho unci itiver reservation, near Ash tllr AnotlaleJ rfl to Cto Day Tlran.1 COLD HEACH, Oro., Aug. 27. Loss of a dog, although the niiimal mny bo valued at $7fi0, cannot cnuso tho owner any mental anguish, ac cording to tho decision of Circuit Court Judgo Calkins In an Inter esting damage case which cnine up at their term of the Curry County circuit court. The caso did not come to trial but It went far enough to bring out some unusual details, j A man named Fox owned a fine i Alredalo terrier which was killed j by two other men. It Is understood ' that tho defense did not intend to deny the Tnet that the dog was kill ed but intended to allege that the . dog had killed a hog and In re- tallatlon the dog was killed. Asked Dig Damages. . Tho owner of tho dog brought suit for $750 for tho value of the dog and $100 further damages be cause of tho mental anguish caused by the untimely death of the dog. The defense filed a demurrer. It -was alleged by tho owner In his bill that tho dog was worth $750 lie-, ciuiBo It had been trained to kill ' varmints upon which large bounties arc paid and that consequently the d'fg was capable of earning the owner largo sums of money and was therefore worth $750 and that loss to that amount was sustained by reason or his being killed. .Might Xot be (i'ooiI The defendants In the demurrer' claimed that while tho dog may havo been trained to kill wild ani mals It was not shown that the animals had over killed any and thereforo was not shown to be of any great value. On this point the Judgo decided that tho plaintiff should not have Introduced ovldenco In tho com-, plaint, and that It would havo been' proper to hnvo stated tho value of the dog but that tho reason of such vnlue should havo been proved la ter by evidence. Xo .Mental Anguish. On tho point of wnntlng $100 for casing or the mental anguish tho defense claimed In tho demurrer that tho owner could not feol anguish for tho loss or a dog but could on ly expoiionco such feeling as In re lation to a human being. Fpheld ,y .Judge. Judge Calkins sustained this con tention. Ho held that the loss of personal proporty could not bring nbotit mental anguish in n hiiinnn being, unil a dog In the eyes of the law Is personal property. Tho own er of tho dog thoroforo cannot get $100 on that score and thoro Is now on record a circuit court decision in Curry County that tho death of a dog cannot cnuso the owner any pain, howover valuable or faithful tho dog may ho. In Wrong Komi, Judgo Calkins hold that tho ob jection to the complaint should not havo been brought In tho shapo of a demurrer unless against tho wholo complaint. Ho said It should havo been asked to strike each separato paragraph from tho complaint but'ho allowed tho clmngo to bo made in ordor that tho points nt issue could ho brought out. Tho caso In Its present stato was thus dropped which was disappoint ing to many dog owners In the court room who were anxious to see what would bo tho final issue. Dog-, Valuable. Dogs In Curry County aro highly Important personal proporty because they are used for hunting purposes and for handling horses and cattle and also because all dogs are as sessed at a valuation of $100 each so thoy must bo worth whllo keep ing ami suirtciently busy to earn their taxes, If money is spent properly you never regret it Pan at the PARISIAN and buy your Fall Outfit. ba" EVERYTHING FOR MEN $30.00 SUITS for $22,50 WATCH OUR WINDOWS Special Lard Sale 5-lb. Buckets 10-lb. Buckets - 65c - $1.25 PALACE MEAT MARKET Phone 406 J 1 80 No. Broadway Children calling and telephone orders given special attention Times Want Ads Bring Results North Pacific Steamship Co. STEAMSHIP SANTA CLARA HAILS FOR PORTLAND SATL'KDAV, AUHl'ST liHTH AT XOO.V FOIt Fl'IlTIIKK IXFOHMATION SMITH TKIt.MLVAL DOCK l'llOXH JiWJ J.J. STUIIH, Aflat KQUII'IM-JI) WITH WIKGLKSS Steamship Breakwater ALWAYS OX TIMK. SAILS FROM MAKSIlFIKLnKVKUY SUNDAY DURING AUGUST AH 8:00 A. M. AXD FKOM I'OHTLAND KVKHY THURSDAY AT A. M. riiono 35-J. H. J. MOIin, Acta- inter-Ocean Transportation Co, Weekly Service Coos Bay and San Francisco. STEAMER WESTERNER FREIGHT SERVICE ONLY Will Sail From San Francisco, Tuesday, August 24, San Fiancl-.co Offlco, (100 l'lfo Hiilldlng, ami Tier Number ffl Coos Bay Agent, C. F. McGEORGE, Phone 44 l I I I I I I I I Making Business Better A.. ... . i Iia univnLi a awl full i (h.nt i . M...i... Jl .. ..i. .!..!. ' count f tiio 0xpeno of frolulitlitK fenonulor .Mutton . ZSZZrZ rZ.,-1 do " nment has - -' M,.on Chop. rttitmiiitLi4Lkii tit. iitni'lMiv it ill,! I JlK ill 11 I lUll foi I'ort Orford. No, my uddre-t-scs "-'..." " nt the I'ort Orford carnival wore i "'..- p....... ....... ,,,..,. ,. i the timber t; wlrl.MU vlHlln.i lYiim lllun..n In Con i I.Olll .MllltOIl OlOllS Lie l,,J l 1110 lllteitOr. Ill addition 10 ....v - v .. ...... ,.. I 111,, tlnill.ll .i.w 1, li.illn.. .i-lll lt.ii.r. il STOXF.S FLY AT orAltHY A blast at tho quarry raised a 500 pound stono which in Its fall camo through tho roof that rm-m-a land, will bo distributed among r. 17 tho Lolstlug oiigluo to the south of .milium, mini; 01 wiioiii uro cuiuncii, mo cui. tiio stone hit tho iiiuiuiiiK 10 oiiicuu uoiico received ;oi uio engine and made ny tne Indian office from tho sorco- dent In It. o n . : ."v... uvi-iiBiuu a in me j-uii u..wn. ei nun.-- ...,,,,, , . . ' i nin v.ii pimiw , -. uie uiuuer, eac a Indian will havo tl- . ,v n in i by no moans my last public .ppcar- ""' " " l' ' vrhul , J c' ;,lo to tho land on which tl'o timber relo ftho Queen Anno cottage, .1C0." It will probably not bo before mniiy " " " i l ""l We. stands, avoraglng about SO acres for Handon Recorder. That Mr. Iloruuui will 1 a public moiillw. Tho present crow In weaker for muy yort to come Jgir,inr W1" ,,Kll ,w " u,,"t" quite evldwit If one may Judge bythe' ' "" L-hunjio In tho location, his present appearance. He looks Tho wireless boys eanio from. a Me ten years younger tbuu be did flveIco station ami it U qulto probable vHi-ii an snd one not aeouaiiited that they will be tent back to that with his long resilience In Oregon could hare scarcely believed that part of the coast as tuo wirelosH men -in the navy who speak Spanish and' moio than half a century aw he j who are aouiiaiuted with tho .spun y.uti one of the pioneers who ualMdiu lekJut people aro In demand j build up the coast country. for those po'its. Leg of l.miib Fork Chops Should Fork I.olu Fork . Log of Fork Corn lloef . Veal Stew . Shoulder Shoulder We leach norsou Lie ! It Is claimed by govorntneut ex- Uoast l.'e ' ,01t8 Wat the Chlppowa Indlnns of mo Had Klvor reservation tiro tho richest trlbo in America, with ono 'exception. They havo moro than a i million and a half dollars to their credit In tho vaults of Ashland and boiler a large largo stono was sent down In tne , IHc , I (le , l'V , toe Ye:il tac , Wiluth from tho salo of plno from vul Chops Mel rormop allotments. Enterprise Market I .Havo jour programs printed lit 'Jiio Tliues offlco. SAVE MONEY by ordering tho famous v HENRYVILLE COAL Nut coal, per ton $li00 Lump coal, par ton ! !$.l'.B0 Or half ton of both !$L7fl 1. MUSSO.V, Prop! Phono IP-J or leave orders nt lllllyer'a Cigar Storo. D KSP1TI3 tho handicap of war, business Is on tho up grade. If each one of us contributes u Httlo oxtrn push it will soon bo hotter. It moans trying harder and keeping at It longer. It means continual optimism ami faith In tho future. And It means careful, sustain ed, well planned nowspnpor ad vertising in many Instances. The Coos Bay Times will bo glad to assist thoso who want suggestions as to holp push business. MIX ' 'VUXUiSJEm J-'.: v' I ..V4 iA Ml S.