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WBS"W THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 19 15 EVENING EDITION. FOUR 9sm Thp army of shoppers who each year wait for HUB DRY GOOD GO.'S JANUARY SALES to supply their needs their lives here now. Bear in mind: This store does not hold sales each week or each month. HUB DRY GOODS are held for the single purpose of CLEARING OUR STOCK. Prices are not marked up and then marked down. See Tuesday's Times for Prices. Every Price Advertised is a Reduction From the Normal Price Corner Central Avenue E MAJOR KINNEY ESTATE TAXKH ' MAY UK SETTLED County However Can Not Compro- iiiIho Tnvos for Port, School s District or North Hcnil No coinpromlso could bo niado by tlio county court on bnck penalties nnd taxon duo tlio port and nclioot districts nnd the city of North Bond, in settling tlio Kinney estate tax mud dle, according to District Attorney LHJcqvlst. Thcso questions would havo to bo settled ty tho Individual organizations, ho said. On tlio county taxes thoro rests a penalty of $3,000, and Interest am ounts to about U9, 000, It Is said. F. B. "Walto, who Is attempting to coinpromlso tho taxes says thoro Is no now anglo In tho matter. JudRO Gklpworth has tho case of tho county foreclosing tho cstato under tidviso- mont, and will await present action boforo going any further In tho mat ter. Ho has 90 days In which to act. I Itonehefl Largo Sum Though tho exact amount of tho taxes that aro duo, together with tho penalties and back Interest, has not been given out, It Is estimated that tho sum will run very closo to $GL 000. i Tho county court has not assontcd to n coinpromlso to tho county's share of tho tax, but It Is claimed that body s not nvorso to affecting n liboral settlement. It lluri Precedent T. J. Thrift, county assessor, who ns hero today, declared his belief that to enncol any of tho back In terest or penalties would bo sotting n bad precedent. Ho bcllovcd that to start It In this Snstanco, would mean that tho samo consideration would havo to bo moi od out to tho Southern Oregon com pany, to Frank Boutin, to tho O. nnd O. laud grant and In many othor cases. In all of thcso Instances largo sums of back taxes, together with in terest and penaltlos nro duo. To lop them off, It Is pointed out, would mean tho loss of much money to tho country and lho sotting of a prece dent that might bo invoked later whon other taxes bocomo delinquent. Dr. 1), O. Vaughn, Dontlst, llnmn IiO, First National Hank building. Ranro Kagloi' Hall, Sat. ovo., Jan. If5lli, Mm tin's Orchestra. , Our Shoes aro Worn tho World Over. RKOAL i DOROTHY DODD , NETTLETON You can ho properly fitted by us, GORDONS Shoe Store "Shoes of Merit." Cor. Central Av, and Hrondway W CDMPR0MI5 iiHI HUB DRY GOODS COMPANY January Clearance Supplies Hundreds of Shoppers at Lowest Prices IGe Genuine Big Sale of the Year and Broadway. SHIPPING MEWS FEU IUJHIHS LIJAI) LINK DEPTHS IIOWKVKIt SHOW SOMK SHOALINO I DralKlnK Will AkiiIii Ho NedcHMii')' j Mariners Find Humboldt Hay i Now Huh Two Hare ' Recent wlntor storms havo mado but few changes In tho Coos Bay bar, is tho opinion of Captain McLollan, of tho F. A. Kllburn. Ho says that soundings taken each trip ns tho ves sel goes in and out of tho linrbor re main about tho samo, though ho stat es thoro Is a probability Uiat thcro has boon somo shoaling. Each trip ho mnkos n report of tho dopth of water found on tho bnr, the exact soundings mado at tho end of 'tho lead line. ' J lad at Kntranco ' At tho ontrnnco of Humboldt bay tho greatest difficulty Is oxpcrlonccd. Hero thoro aro practically" two bars now. Ono Is Insldo tho linrbor and tho worst of tho two, declaro marin ers. At low tide thoy find It almost au impossibility to got in and out. When coming in from tho outsldo, nftor crossing tho first ono, navlgntors must watch tholr channel closoly for it narrows suddenly und n trlflo too 'far ono way throwB them closo to tho jetty nnd, to tho other side, onto tho Band spit. Rnxlgo Hid flood Work Tho govornmont drodgo Mlchlo waB used nt Kureka last wlntor nnd did vnluablo work thoro. At tho present tlnio tho drodgo Is nt drays lllarhar whora uho has been operat ing bIiico Inst Novombor. Roports from thoro iudlcnto that tho dredgo has increased tho depth of water at tho entrance of tho harbor up to 25 foot nt menu low tldo and with a depth of 33 to 3G feet at high tldo. 'LON WAY TO TIPPKRARV" Peruvian Rail: (Joes Ahead One Foot and Slips Hack Two Old Ilorons played n mighty sad Joko on tho Peruvian bark Calluo when ho allowed tho ship to got with in GO miles of tho termination of un uneventful 1,800 milo voyago una then blow her hundreds of miles bnck, retracing hor steps ngaln. On Octobor 2 1, 101G, tho bark Callno, loft Callao, Peru, for Port TownBcnd, on Pugot Sound. Off tho Straits of Juan do Fucn and almost within tholr protection, tho nor'west or camo on with such forco tho skip por turnod and ran boforo It. Whon tho wind abated ho found himself nboard a leaking ship, short of pro visions and opposlto tho Goldon Gato. Tho tug boat Fulcon towod tho ves sel Insldo for ropalrs iuul lator sho will again essay to reach hor north ern port. OREGON HAS MORE THAN ITS QUOTA OK AUTOS A statemont of nutomobllcs regis 'tored In tho United States for tho 'year ending Decombor 2, 101G, shows a grand total of 2,190. G07. Roports aro missing from flvo of the 4S states, Oregon's total Is 23,582. A comparison of population and au tomobile statistics shows that, whllo this Btato ranks thirty-second in population In tho United States, it ranks twenty-third In tho number of uutomobilos registered within Its bordors. DR,. IT. E. KELTY, Dentist, 1101 Coko BWS. Phono 112-J. HKATINa STOVKS nt reduced prices. Pioneer Hardware Co. HHHHHHHiHMHHHHHHHHMHHHRHSHHHHHH IJB Hub Dry Goods Co "SMART RATES nmU ADVANCK OF r, CENTS TON III TWKKN PORTLAND, COOS HAY North Pacific Steamship Company Confirms Humor Advance In Arconlnnco With Cliniigvs Tho report Is confirmed thnt the North Pacific Steamship company has boosted the prico of freight tueon Pottland nnd Coos Day, both ways, 50 cents on a ton, making tho cost now $3.50 a ton. At tho snmo tlmo tho company announces tho re duction from GO cents to 25 cents as the minimum chargo on any small article of freight. Tlio rates go In to effect this wook. In making tho iidvanco tho com pany declares that freight rates In practically ovory lino havo been soar ing of late. This h clearly Indicat ed In tho shipment of lumber, oho rates having gono up sovoral times lntcly. At tho present tlnio tho Kllburn is tho only boat bringing frolgut from tho north. It Is rumored that tho Swnyno and Hoyt company, as Boon as tho boat Is uvnllablo, oxpoct to start competition on this run and nl bo (o San Francisco. T COOS RIVKR FARMER SAYS IT WILL NOT IIKLP Cites Los Angele.s Where Ho Claims tho Peddlers Got Possession of tho RunIu&ss Tho following Is a communication which has been rocolvod on tho sub ject of n public market: Coos River, Jan. 13. Editor Coos nny Times: I bco thoro Is consldornblo talk ot a public market in Mnrsltflold nnd I would say In regard to tho matter I thnt It would work nil right for thoso who llvo Just nround town, but tho bulk of your vegotnbles como from tho Inlotfl nnd Coos Rlvor and nro shipped in by boat and tho men who ral8o thoin rnnuot got them to a public mnrkot. Thcso gnrdonors ship tholr produce to tho more limits and tho merchnnts nro doing n fair thing with them nnd thoy will contiuuo to Hhlp to tho merchants whether thoro Is n public market or not. 1 waH In I.os Angeles whon thoy woro opening tho public markets, and all tho mer chants, Greoks, Dagos, Jnps brought tholr stalo stufr to the publlo mnr kot and sold It chenp to koep It from spoiling tho consoquenco wns tho publlo mnrkot was looked down upon ns a ploco to got stulo vogotables and bad oranges, In fact ovorythlng that had boon kept in tho storoB and hnwkod on tho streets by peddlers until tho skin was worn off. Now your public market might bo good for thoso peddlors who como In from Coqulllo. They could got thoro with team and tho peoplo on tho Inlets and Coos Rlvor can only got thoro by bont. Just start your public mnrkot, Tho Japs and Greoks will soon havo possession of it nnd havo vogotoblo and fruit stores near by and It's n clnch thoy will run nil others out of tho business. That Is tho woy thnt It works In California nnd now n wnuo man cannot mnko a living gar denliig there. Respectfully, COOS RIVKR FARMER DOING GOOD BUSINESS Tho new tolegrnph offlco at Co qulllo Is doing a good business, ac cording to the following from tho Herald: "Tho Western Union Telegraph offlco. which was established at this pluco a couple of weoks ago, is do ing n good business, oven at this early period. Somo days tho mes sages como ovor tho wires so lively that It koops tho station masters ou tho Jump to tond to thorn nnd dls patch tho trains at the snmo tlmo. Ubby Cool, $5.00 ton. phono 73. OPPOSES M IKE Dll WEAR FOR WOMEN" IS AGED 91 YEARS MRS. ESTHER M. LOCKHAHT CEL. KHHATKS 1UHTIIDAY TODAY Oldest Pioneer of Cooh Ray Not En tirely Recovered from Recent Attack of Illness Mrs. Esthor M. Lockhnrt, tho old est pioneer of Coos county, today eolobrated hor birthday. Sho Is 01 years of ngc. Mrs. Lockhart has been a wonderful woman. Although sho suffers somo of tho physical ef fects of old ngo sho hns kept up romnrkably. Recently sho becamo quite- sick and It was feared that sho could not got ovor It but sho hns par tially recovered, although not entire ly. Tho Very Earliest Glen Alkon, who camo to tho Ray a fow years nftor Mrs. Lockhart, Is tho only other resident of tho Dny who nearly equals Mrs. Lockhnrt'a resldouco here. Herbert Lockhnrt and Mrs. Houry Sengstnckon aro tho only mombors ot hor family residing on tho Dny. Mrs. E. PoUoxfon, an other daughter, resides In San Fran cisco. Mrs. W. S. Turpen or Marsh fiold Is a granddaughter of Mrs. Lockhnrt. Tho following Bkotch of her Inter esting career nppearod In tho Coos Day Nows Bovoral years ago: Horn In Now York Mrs. Esther M. Lockhart was born nt UlysBes, Thompklns county, N. Y January 13, 1.825. Sho waB next to tho youngest In a family of ten children born to Peter nnd Elizabeth Selovor. Hor father died when sho wns eight yenrs old. Two years nf tor her widowed mother moved with hor family to Huron County, Ohio. AVus a Teacher Savon yonra lntor Mrs. Selovor also pnsscd away, and tho following year, at tho tender ago of sixteen, Esthor begun hor enroer as n toachor. Sho mot with great success in hor work, . nnd, entering Norwnlk Academy at 20, bb a pupil, was soon engaged ns; assistant, In which position sho re- milllirwt Itti Ml lint ttintrln tm rt Pinn. mnn Goodwin Lockhnrt, on March .Rrotliicts. It is possiblo that tho 10,18 IS. matters can bo carried to such a Crossed tho Plains point thnt warehouses and n cannery In tho spring ot 18G1, tho Callfor- can bo ostabllshod and tho nssocla nla gold excltoment bolng at Its. tlon thus lmmiin Mm -...., ... height, Mr. Lockhart disposed of his! ," "'I8, 1,a"ai , ho ""nors ,,ro proporty In Ohio and started with his I ,,,lctB nmI n,So sI,,I tliom to othor wife and Infant daughter for tho points whoro markets can bo found. WO8'- After travel ng many miles by wa - !tor and rail thoy arrived nt St. Jo- I soph, Mo., whoro thoy purchased ox - on. wagons nnd supplies, and Joining a largo company of othor adventure - I somo spirits, started on their long Journey across the couthiont. ' On lea'Sg St. JoHepi: Mrs. Lock - , hart undorwent a novel experience, bolng obliged, on account or tho sick-1 Mnnt Industries 1 ness of hor husband, to wnlk besldo' Another matter which will bo tnk tho oxon and, with whip In huud, 'en m iinrinir ihn vnnt. i.. , drlvo tho team to Council Dluffs, the c" Z J T -, m f B0" man in chargo of tho baggugo wagon lC"r,"f ,I,oro l'yrolls and Industries yoking nnd unyoking tho niilmnla ror for North Rond. Harbor Improvo hor. Aftor a tedious and perilous nionts, goods roads and a terminal 1 Journey of flvo months they finally rnto on the mlim-,,! iw n arrived at Oregon City on September , lll ,h0 "roaiai for Co?s I5a 13, 18G1. arQ otIl0r nmttora which will recolvo Taught At Yamhill espocinl nttontlou during tho coming t ."iv ii'iuiif h iiiinn nnr nffiimi yici Lockhnrt began teaching school In Yamhill county, whoro sho romnlned for a year. Sho thou moved with her husband to tho Unipqua Valloy, whoro thoy Hvod for n yenr, when they wont to Coos Day, arriving nt Empire City Octobor 18, 1SG3. Klrht Whlfio Woman Hero Mrs. Lockhnrt was tho first whito woman to sottlo In Coos county, Sho tnught tho first school In tho county, boglnnlng nt Empire City In Novom ber, 19GL Mr. Lockhart was n (. ibu tv IIUI III llllll J1IO. membor of tho so-stvled "Coos Dnv Commercial Company," and the sup posedly rich coal claim nt North Rend wns assigned to him immediat ely upon his arrival In tho county. Indians Hostile Thoy romalnod tit tholr post for two months, surrounded by hostllo Indians, whoso actions finally bo canio so warllko that tho family had io uurriouiy pacK tnoir belonglugs nnd fleo for tholr lives to Eniptio City, tho only settlement in tho coun ty. Slnco then Mrs. Lockhart hns mndo her homo on Coos Day. Mr. Lockhart died In August, 1882. Mrs. Lockhart is tho mother of six child ren, four of whom aro living. """DIES AT MYRTLE POINT Mis. Ella Southmayd, aged G5 yoars, died at her homo In Myrtle Point. Her death was duo to an attack of tho grip, and she had boen In fnlllnnr linnlMi nM oAi .!- . I ""I iui ouiuo uttiu iiub, nor miBtmml died with n the naat Pcar m at lowest prices, will surely - find the opportunity of CO. holds just two big sales each year. These sales No goods are brought into the store for sale purposes. There is No Juggling With Prices Goods in Every Department are Greatly Sacrificed PIH FOR THE YEAR NORTH HKND CHAMBER OF COM MKKCK HOLDS MEETING Directors Aro Elected nnd Roports Mndo and Future Prospects Aro Discussed I Tho momborfl of tho North Rend Chamber of Commerce hold their an nual mooting Inst night. Thoro was a largo ntteudnuce nnd much enthu siasm wns shown and an nctlvo year ahead is planned. Tho members olectod tho follow ing board of directors: Potor Logglc, Goorgo Ilnzor, E. F. Russell, F. W. Wood, II. II. Wcldy, A. K. Arkluy. S. Jennings mid A. G. inai. Tho Inst throo namod nro now mombors nnd tho others woro ro-elcctcd. Will Elect Officer This afternoon nt -I o'clock tho di rectors moot to elect n president, vlco president and secretary and mnnngor. It Is undorstood thnt Scc- 'retary Smith will bo elected again to havo chnrgo of tho work. Mr. Smith mado n report of tho work dono during tho yonr. Ho re ported tho organization In a healthy condition and recited many things which tho organization had accom plished during tho yenr. Would Help Fanners It is planned to tako up sovoral matters during tho coming yonr, Ono plnn which tho chambor will pnrtlcu- rlarly work on Is that of forming n growers' association. Tho jdoa Is to organlzo the fruit growers, farmors nnd dalrymon In tho district south of tho Douglas county lino and west of u, Coqulllo dlvido with a vlow of "ringing tho consumer nnd producor closer together and to assist tho far mors Mil finding a mnrkot for tholr I It Will also bO a lHirilORn In nlmwlnnl. ,zo tll0 nroducta of tho iiistrU . Prouucis or tho district. '. A n,oet'K of tho farmers and I momoers or tho Chnmbor or Com-i 1 'morco will bo hold at North Hond ' next Saturday at in a m .!,., .. i iJfaTA BtwJ,? aL0m' To- ' ir ,t,, or'"tIon of tho asso- ! U1U,0, yonr. Tho heads of tho dlfforent comtnlt- iees or tno Chambor of Commerce mado roports of tho work nccom- j pllshed during tho year. It was de cided to hold n banquet tho latter pari or this month when residents of tho Tonmilo country will bo asked to bo presont and take un tho matter of n fish hatchery to keep the lakes sup - loieu wiiu iisn. The seciirlmr nt In. dustricsand terminal rates will niRn bo discussed at that time. Opening Streets Thoro wus qujto a livoly discus sion nt tho meeting Inst night In ro gard to tho matter of opening Sher man nveuuo through to Morshfiold, win mo opening 0r Nowmnrk to con nect with tho Empiro road. It was suggested that a committee now l.nv. lug tho matter in chargo should con- i u i t i . . for with a committee of tho cimm-'s ppsoiute certainty in all your cooking operations, roasting, ber of Commerce or city council 0f leaking, bl'Olling, SteWilig, etc. M,rshtioid. u was suggested that i IT IS THE SCIENTIFIC WAY. You regulate the oven to a ZZV h?,? a"d 9 away, knowing 'th i exact , Lment the quicker route to tho beaches. i ?aK,"P Wl." be done. No worry or constant attention needed. -mo opinio., winch prevailed at bb.VTi'!!.a.V ."'?' .T"" ' ' S ZZ HVX o, Z .. , ,V,UII u4 lllu wator front road on which thero Is limn i..nt. i . "un "iuv-u iruvoi uetween tho two ifttles, and then tnk .... i, .... of Shorumn avonuo and Nowmark. ! Phone 361 E SATURDAY NIGHT MARKS CLOSE OF FEDERAL SEASON Hlnlo Law Says No End Until Jan uary .'It, Hiii Deputy C.'iuno War den Says "Nothing Doing." Old Sol, whether or not It h raining, will tuck his hend undo; tho western horizon next Saturday afternoon and with his going, goos tho annual duck season. It's a fact, tho last gun is soon to sound nlong tho marshes and tho sand hills. On tho whole, this duck season hns boon only fairly successful. Huntors contoud that tho season opens n month too early In tho vic inity of Coos Ray. They had hoped that an arrangement might bo mn do whereby the mouth could no loppod off tho early season nnd tucked on nt tho last, thus giving hunting hero until tho middle of February. May Havo Law Passed. Such n law as this would havo to como through Congress. It Is possiblo thnt n bill to this offect may somo tlmo bo offectod. Early Btorms In this vicinity tailed to bring tho ducks from tho North. Not until somo tlnio in Novombor, did thoy bogln coming In to nny oxtont and oven thou most of tho hunting resulted In "skinny" bags. Deputy Oamo Wnrdon Thomas an nounced that ns far ns ho 'is con corned tho season has got to cluso on tho night of tho lfith of this month. This Is tho Fodornl law. Tho last Legislature passod a statuto extondtng tho hunting hero until i January 31. Inasmuch ns this is contrnry to tho Fedoral law, It is understood that tho govornmont takos tho precedence. At any rnto tho gamo warden insists that arrest will bo mndo of anyone caught hunt ing ducks nfter tho mlddlo of tlio mouth. The Joy of SEASON I 1 nnn ho YnilRQ if wn DAtrr iamtu oao v,... ,.... u, I ." M" ' T.w."w " Juu "ic vw Peasant It IS 10 See VOUf bakmn nnmfi nilt ilist riflllt: llOVV i disliearteninn to see VOUr timn because of a "too hot" or "too chances? Cook with gas, and baking ALWAYS. The Result of Cooking with Gas m,a tne time you formerly spent up aIt0!l '?, is now your own- wonder,lllV 3as wi a'd yu Oregon Power Co. ISIH1 OFFICERS ODD KELI.OWS AM) UKUIJKAlla HOLD .IOINT INSTALLATION Following Ceremonies (Members of Lodges Gather About Hnnqii Hoard Slimy Aro Present Joint installation of tho Odd Pel. low and tho Robckuh lodges was held lust ovonlng In tho lodge rooms on North Front streot. Following the Installation tho mombors onjoyod a hanquot. Oscar Gulovson, D. D. G. M., wj tho Installing officer for Sunset Lodge No. 51 of tho I. O. O. V, The following officers woro Installed: M. O.- Fred Grlnholds. V. G. -E. H. Gherko. Secretary Israel Lando. , Wurd-T. Llndborg. I. G. C. Thorwnld. 0. G. Oscar Gulovson. R S. N. a. J. W. Hunt. L. S. N. a.--W A. Hill R. S. V. a. 13. L. MeCliire. L. B. V. G. C. I. Lando. It. S. S. y.-H. Ferguson L. S. S. Mux Fairing1. Chap.A, Hagomelstcr. Sunset Encampment Installs Tho now office ot Sunset En. campment No. 13 woro Installed Lr A. Hngcmolster, D. I). G. P. Ther wore: C. P, Charles E. Powers. II. P. C. A. Sohlbrcdo. S. W, Herbert Phillips. Ecrlbo I. Uindo, Treasurer J. II. Hall. j. w. W. II. Ferguson. Guldo Curl Albrooht. 1st. W. Robort Peters. 2nd W. C. C. Going. 3rd W. W. 11. Curfls, Jr. th W TIiob. J. Scniro. 1. S. E. 11. Gohorke. O. 8. Fred Grlnhold. 1st G. T. Chnrles Lax. 2nd G. T. T. Llndborg. Now Officers for Rebckahs Mrs. D. L. Rood, I). I). G. P. In. stnllod tho now officers of tlio Kobe Itnh lodgo, Vc3torn Star No. 7. The officers aroj ' N (L Gortrudo Scalfo. V. (L ltllla Rosa. .Secretary Mrs. Jeunlo Denned. Treasurer Mrs. Nolllo Owen. Chup. Eva Dresser. Wnrdon Mudgo Simpson. Con. Lillian Thorwnld. L G. May Dlnko. O. (1. Emily Dlnko. R. S. N. (I. Kate Laudti. L. S. N. G. Ellon Rudnas. R. S. V. G. Mrs. Tom Coke. L. S. V. G. Mrs. J. Leo Drown. .MAIL COMICS THROUGH Two Day's Accumulation Arilvr In Mnrshriehl Today Two days mall camo through on tho morning train and was welcomed by ovoryono. Somo of tho papers al so arrived, but nut nil of thorn and it is bollovcd thoro may bo somo more on tho ovonlng train. Little word hns boen received re garding tho passngo of the stages and It Is not known whothor or not the mnlii troubles nro now through with on the road. Dr. Losllo, Osteopath, Mnr-shflcld Danco .Faglos Hall, Snt. ovo., Jan. lfJth. Martin's Orchestra. Perfect Baking n UHO. I UU KIIUW liu anrl mfltnrial.Q nn fnr naunht. slow" fire. Why take enjoy perfect security in making a fire and cleaning stP in today ancUind out In your housework. now JX A j.-. , , jm !Hj- roiwgMlMlflBKMHiBaaiaiBilMiHMB . . fB