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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916 EVENING EDITION. THREE The Central Avenue Booster TtK CENTRAL AVENUE, Kill DAY, MARCH, ill, 101(1. No. 81 VOU ! i; A IIOOSTKK . fity, usl '0,,r frl9llt1, l ! lodgo t1t " ,lttoml .hogoclstlmtyouuroiiolHn,. . thc people round ahout yon, n!vllll..lclorflmltl.om. fSkWttat you're ..oiiinu them. . . .... forward movoinont, m, cry Improvement, -B00S hm nor whom you laor. BO"1'?0"!" nml tllD neighbor. Boost the siruiib- , .. to to a chronic Knocker; 2 o bo a process blocker, f !d ko your city bottar. ",t U to tho flnl ,cltcr- Boost u rmiirlliutail. SMI lili-A-W 1 1 1 liK- rill.'KIt l'l ffe- had our time of floojl anil gloom tfn nesred tlio awful doora of I doom, And wmo liavc entered In Bat now the sun of liopo poops out Old troupes wo can put to rout. So grin, confound it, grin. -FHAXIC I). COHAN'. flMILK-A-WlllliK OLD HAWS RESET "Tlioro's ono thing that's .curtnln," Says? my frIond Arthur Peek. ''A boll on tho stove in Worth two on tho nock." Another tiling's) cortnln, It's known far and wide, '.That a stitch In tlino Is worth two In tho slilo. smii.e-a-whim: - I mado n garden once or twice, In dayH of yoro I'WIll tliuso experiences suffice? Well, I diinno. It's kind of nice I may, against my wife's nilvlco Start in onco more. D0HSI3Y KR.EIT5ER. BMILK-A-Wlliu: 9 HTOItY FOR THE DAY wrono numiier Bum la "Auntlo, did you ovor got a propos nl?" "Onco, doar. A gentleman asked ma to marry him ovor tho telephone, hut ho had tho wrong number." If lovo wore contagious Coos Hay girls would work ovortlmo trying to calclt It. It's a poor variety of widow's weed" that will not produco orango blossoms. j Aftor you manago to tear av.av '.roiii a Coos Du.v man who talks tor 'a long tlmo and doesn't say anything on wonder why thoy muzzle doss. Fresh Stools of Films JUST ItmilVED (iirr VOl'R SUNDAY SUPPLY AT "The OWL" Frank 1). ('alum, Prop. Tlio Ccntiul Ale. Drug Storo Woman began lior carcor as a rib; now alio lo tho wholo umbrella. Sllenco would lmprovo hoiiio Coos liny peoplo'B conversation. ! A cozy corner Is a handy placo Into 'which to bwcop tho dirt. i Coos Hay young ladles who aro ac ' customed to reading Tho Times arb always observed to poeaess winning (ways, most amiable dispositions, In ' variably niako good wives, and nlways poloct good husbands. M n i Whon a Cons Ilay girl has a homoly faco uho gets a lot of satisfaction out 'of tho fact that sho has a pretty profile. THE CENTRA!, AVH.VU1S ROOSTER IMhllshed Every FrMny In the Inter est of Cooi Day In General nnd Central Avcmio In particular. for months, and Is deteriorating. It Id obsoleto nnyway, and you havo no right to expect much rent from It. You cannot rent H at all In Its prcs- JMitorc( nt tho Postofflco ns strictly Hrst-Clnss ninttor; there Is nothing Second-c nss nbout Central Avenuo. Subscription Price. .Your good will, and membership In tho Booster Club -v cut condition, nt least till tho Chau- Central Avonucltcs who had tho grip fllllt lM.ATI.'lf Ono Slrcot, Ono King, Olio Country. . . .'.nml Ono Wlfo nt n lime oim hemgion. To Do Good. OUIt PONTICS. Moro nuslner.R. A SORT OV SPRING IDYLIi Fresh from California Gardens Tlio Xniiu Smith Is bringing ns a iholco consignment of I-'itsIi VwlnliUi fioni San Francisco (ho Lest (ho niniki't nffnnls, and iliouM pirlvu hero In lliuo for tho deliveries Safu'rilay. In niMitlim to tho l'Yesh Vogctuhli's, wo will havo (ho unison Wo PrultK mid Delicacies that will alil m iniicli (o (ho delicious nm uf jiuir Suud.iy dinner. Hero Is u partial lltit: HOT IlOl'Si: LETTUCE VASVY IIIIAD LETTUCE CKLKItY ('n.ii'Lowi:u AUTICIUJKr.S radishes green oxioxs hekts squash carnage tiltllKX ASPARAGUS I'msii (jiikkx peas i'iu:sii spinach itiuiiAitii IH'Xril CARROTS TURNIPS ORANGES All M,e.i APPLES FRESH PINEAPPLES GRAPE FHUIT HA.VANAS SPECIALS FOR PICNIC PARTIES. -Mo Imio umingi'il lo provhla all tho necessities for tho picnic nwlieons. C'lmlro canned goods of all kinds; Crackers! Choose; "WII Hum; Sllccl llacon to tty with (ho fish In frt, overy '"""""it will niako tho "plcnle oats" all that jou could desire. Don't Forget our Picnic Party Stock when you prepare four your outing. Sanitary Food Store PIIOXK "la SERVICE FIRST (Formerly Nasburg's Grocory.) SECOND AXD CEXTHAIj ATIIlKt) looking man and wo man walked Into a rontat ogoncy tho other day. Tho woman leaned heavily on tho coun ter, and tlio man Inquired of tho agent: 'llnvo you any houpcs for rent?" "Oh yes," said tho ngent, "n num. flier of thorn; what kind of v. houso do you want?" "Well," nnnworcd tho tired man, "wo'vo been looking nt n good many, and wo'vo decided that It won't do to bu too particular around bore, wo don't want to bo unreasonable. We'd rather llko to havo a roof with shtn glcss on It that won't brcal: ranks and stampcJo except In tho hnrdor storms. Wo don't mind tho flower- 'I'Oil room so much, It It hasn't tlio grlmo mid torn patches of too many happy years on It. We'd llko a bath tub that don't scratch, at least with an interior oven enough so that It will dry out when idlo. If you havo n houso with window shades In good enough condition so thoy Mill afford soma privacy In tho ovonlng, we'd llko it, but wo won't Insist on that. i Wo rnn pnlut the bnsolioards our uolvos, and cover up tho worst of It. Wo aro also willing to rnko up and burn tho rejected millinery, umbrol las and othor bric-a-brac loft by tho Inst tenants (wo understand that is tho custom.) Wo won't hold out for any kind of convciileiico In arrange ment or plan of tho houso, or u 'cent of pnlut on tho outside Wo can get along for n tlmo with most unythlng that Is decont. Wo would, howovor, llko to hnvo tho porches (braced up a llttlo so thoy will bo tnfo with roasonablo caro In enter ing and leaving tho house, nml a few of tho top bricks reset (or removed) on tho chlmnoy, so that tho company who carries my accident policy won't cancol mo. We'll pay our rent, and 'are willing to pay a reasonnhlo price, tIf wo can got somowhero whoro mo iwoinon of our church won't bo too j proud to call on my wlfo, and whoro lis cloan enough Just to bo healthy." "Ah," ropllcd tho agont, catching his breath and a falling tear, "your frank, honest statement of tho caso !goes right to my heart. I could not possibly toll you that I havo nny- thlnir r kht now that wouiu moci your roqulrotnonts, but 1 bollovo you nro all right. Wo havo had ninny bitter dlsappolntnionts, but I really bellovo you nro a tonitnt that would treat n landlord right. SoJ many of them movo In, pay a month's ront, mid thon loavo without speclnl notice somotlmo during tho second month, taking with thorn tho window shades, tho llgh fixtures, tho hotwator tank, 'and tho koy to tho front door. I 'don't bollovo you would do that, and r'M liustlo nroiind and try to molt tho heart of somo landlord In your Interest." Tho ngont thon wont to tho owner of a houso Unit had been vacant tor nearly' a year, and thus addressed him: "Your houso has boon vacant tatiqun season sets In. It Is dirty mid ill plntincd, and generally tin 'athictivo. I havo a man who I think will ngrco to Btny nt lenst three months, nml pny fifteen dollars per. mils will mako forty-five dollars In nil. That sum will niuko tho houso liveable, In a way. If you will spend that amount on tho houso, I will nrrnngo with tho paperhttiigcrs and disinfectant experts to do whnt Is 'necessary, and take tho pay ns tho rent Is pnld. That Is better than their ordinary run of collections nny way. Thon at tho and of tho thrco months you will probably havo a fstcady tonant, and, If you don't, tlio plnco will bo in n condition which "Will glvo It n chanco to bo rented to some ono else. How about it? J CEXTUAD AYEXUE JOTTINGS AlwajN Something. A numbor of a few weeks ago aro now suffering from spring fovcr. RMILE-A-WIIIIiE Ami Hheihlan Miles Away. "Wo noto that two hundred thousand trout havo been let looso (or aro going to bo) In Coos waters. Wo may now expect Henry Hugglns to dccldo that .Marshflcld is tho nest placo, after all, but wo hopp ho won't leave tho sheriff's offlco In tho lurch without getting n substitute. SMIIiE-A-WIIILE HKIt CltOWNlXG (U.OIIY Switches, puffs and cluster cuns, Uats and combinations, Pompadours and waves and whirls Dralds and transformations. SM 1 1,1 J-A-WH 1 1.K COIUIECT Tho cause of many worldly Ills Hlght hero I would condemn, For most of us climb nil our hills lloforo wo got to them. -vSMIMVA-WIIILE- fnow, In any easo." "Well," said tho landlord, after careful thought, "that Is surely a Knew departure but wo can try It out onco." Tims a deal was mado, two fam- I'llles and an agent mado happy, and ,'comethlng accomplished towards tho realization of n' "City Hcautlful." And all this Is a fact. Smiles irtnl Tear''. Wo noto with rogrct that Davo Stafford has sold out his drink, candy and Ico-crcam foundry. Wo hato very much to boo Davo disappear from tho cotcrlo of Central Avenuo favorites. Davo was always very good to us, extending You'll bo out no moro thnn you oro"0''11 liberally when wo needed It. SMI LE-A-WHILE MAItltlAGKS IT IS with terrible regret that wo announce that tlicro ain't been l any marriages on Central AVonuc since wo Issued the,1 Special (.cm;) ,Y enr editorial giving tho directory 'of our well-li-ilo Ibncholors. And ' tho worst of it Is wo don't know of j any which aro to take plnco in tho Inoar future. 1 What is tho matter with our young couples In this vicinity wo nsk? Thero nro enough young folks who aro keeping steady company and aeeu at Dob Mnrsdon's picture show ono or two nights per- week and yot they don't scorn to spunk up stiff 1- Icicnt to get married. Lonp year comes only onco In four i yours and this Is your chanco girls. Don't lot It slip. For tho past thrco years tho reason you nln't boon led to the niter Is tlio fault of tho .bachelors who hadn't courage enough jto propose, but now that It Is Lonp "Year you can do your own propos ing. P. S. Any person hearing of any marriages which havo took place or any nbout to took placo kindly lot us know so wo can mention sumo in tlio Doostor. Ave woicomo Mr. Anlcuor, His suc cessor, to Central Avenuo, and hope ho wilt deserve tho commendation from us at nil times. SM I LE-A-Wll I LE May Work Out Yet. L. W. Ja cobs says ho bought an automobile becnuso ho thought It would bo n big help In his business, but that nluco ho got to driving tho car ho finds that ho doesn't caro for busi ness any moro. SM I LE- A-Wl 1 1 LE V. E. Comvny Helps. Ono of tho biggest slgiiB of progress wo'vo no ticed lately Is that tho "Public Sign of Progress" has been removed from near tho Myrllo Arms. This wns dono In tho Interest of tho city beau tiful movement. SMILE-A-WIIILE When You Clean Up, Paint Up Too! Puint Your House, Paint Your Fence, Paint Your Barn. Good Paint Kills Germs and Makes thc Old Place Look Like Now, a Credit to the Town and to the Owner. HiU'd Luck. Iko Chnndlcr, in an Impulsive moment, rnn his enr Into "tlio ono Just ahead of him ono ov onlng last wcok while showing Claire Svnyno tho courtcclcs of tho City, lite says tho car wasn't hurt much, and tho sum ho will collect from his collision iusiirnnco policy will ro- fpny the damage many times ovor. SMILE-A-WIIILE TiNik'tho Zost Out of It. J. T. Ilarrlgau says that tho mlnuto his opponents all wlthdrow from the campaign for county commlsslniior ho lost hoart, an ho now" fools that tlioro is a conspiracy to forco tho offlco upon him, which Is not fair iplny ovon In politics. Ho fools llko Justlco Hughes. SMILE-A-WIIILE -SMILE-A-WHILE- LITTLE HEAUTY SPOTS OF MAltSHFIELD Os'IO of tho most charming little hits of artificial Improvomont which greets tho oyo of tho beauty seeker In Marshfield Is Unit portion of Eighth Terrace lying be tween Eighth and Tenth streets. !'. E. llohfi'lil Hi'spoifds. A flno garden plot has boon laid out by Mr. Ilohfohl on tho vacant lot on Third, near Central. This not only improves tho appearance of tho lot nut is a practical improvomont, as tho product of tho gardon wilt not only bonoflt Mr. Itohfold'a fnmlly, but perbnps others ns wall, nlthoiigh .the placo Is pretty wall lighten. v SMILE-IA-WIIILE ('has, Lash Hriugs Gardens. Charles has moved Into tho houso Just ncross from I. S, Kaufman & Co.'s office?, nml Is already putting fin garden, cleaning up tho promises, -MILE4-WIIILI- centh.Uj avenue sayings JIM LEAVENS has rofusod many of fers to go on the grand opera Btngo, S.M I LE-A-WI LE Have You Noticed Our Newly Deco rated Quarters? UKAX ll' VOL'lt TVPEWniTElt Or Itnthcr, Let Mo' Do It. t 'l wlu d0 bettor woik, will lust longer and will savo you tlmo !b lU!er' W guaranteo tho work nnd our 1,rlcos aro rea80U Bit' CaU a"a KCt lh lnaCh,Il aJ,d 'ur,l,Bh 0U0 rr "U t0 die We are overhauling your typewriter. New Machines on Easy Payments JLdc 3 Ce"tral Avenue. Phono tI.")i-J. AUTOISTS DON'T MISS THIS "aVe lusf i,, I.. ,.... ... . i,..r rrlr... lililllO t tlm I "llll'K l mo IlllllOIIS .muimi ..-.., 1 I MlIJ'irM8(St "ut0 u,' nl tnbo factory in tho world. VALUES, ANllVc AXl SI:uv,H IS GUAHANTEED 11 V THE MAKEltS let UK , "HI mako adjustments on (ho spot. Como In "d you, Warshtield Hardware Co. Hfoart.,. T,,e ,,st Uio Harslivaro lino, It's sweet and very fragrant, too, And cool nnd clean as morning dow; You'll find no matter where you aro; Tho EL HOI-TAN Is tho best cigar. Wo have, however, many others, and mining (heso choice needs you aro certain to find ono that will pli'iiso your ta.sto and Just fit ypur face. Your favoilto periodical, nlso. A gaino of billiards If It pleases you. ...THE... Smokehouse Geno Crosthwait Jim Kellond Fred McClees. Ono need not go clear tlioro to seo .,, tastefully arranging pots of It, It Is visible from almost any- f0wors on tho front porch. Some whoro In West or South Marshfioid. itlllR of tho cl,inij,nB vnroly, which wnai was onco an ugly mil, nil lvoul(1 COVOr tho roof of tho porch, overgrown with trees and bU8lies.(W0U, furt,,or upfovo npcarance8i uas neon magicniiy convoricu uuo a scene of ovar changing varloty. Whon Uio street wns graded, big ratoam shovols woro hauled to tho'A . ........ IW " scono, nun auor noing pnoiogrnpiiou land shaking hands, staTtod In to tear up tho green hillside. Siiiclmr at their work, thoy ' ii iRcinnnl nut llm illrl nnd iliimncil It . . , , -.,,., MM.nnnn.i I., .1 .. into tho stroot whoro It could bolJrtlvw ""-" '"' "" k washed out by tho wlntor freshet and siread out ovor "North Lake." This process loavlng tho landscapo somowhat bare, It was "furnished" tastofully by carefully arranging tlio steam shovels, d it mp curts, old lum lior, tool houses, wlro cables, nnd. other effects nnd draporles so thoy would show to tho host advantage. This is only ono of many lmprovo monts fthat aro rapidly mhklng a City Beautiful out of a towuslto that enjoyed at ono tlmo only such beau ties as tho rough hand of Naturo can bestow. KMILE-A-WIIILE 1)11. W. A. TOYE, 4. DENTIST Hours a to 12; 1 to 6. Iloom 204, Irving Illdg. Central Avonuo. Mnrshflelil flshlu than spado up tho gardon. Tlioro nro othors. SMILE-A-WHILE A. K. PECK says if tlio pooplo com pol him to take a seat In Uio legislature ho will have tlio stato mako his seat out of Coos county Myrtlo. SM I LE-A-WI 1 1 LE GENE CItOSTHWAITH Is authority for tho statemout that much bettor Pittsburg stogies can bo made out of red cabb'ago than tho common green varloty. SMILE-A-AVHILE ,-. PAY YOUIt P. O. DENT Hugh McLaln, P. M desires ns 'to notify patrons of tho P. O. that bthelr box ront Is duo today and If ithey will kindly call and settle by paying a quarter foe tho next quar ter In advance ho will tako It very kindly. Them as don't pay prompt Hugh bays thoir mail will bo put In the A. n. C. boxos alphabotlcally speak ing and that ho thereafter won't bo responsible for the same. Hugh says that them as . forces him to put their mall In with the common rolkses mall needn't complain If their mall Is lost or given out to Bomebody olso or opened by tho P, M. by mistake. P. O. patrons will pleaso ovorn themselves accordingly. -SMILE-A-WIIILE- HAIIRY M'KEOWN has been wcar- lug his Sunday host suit on week days recently, Wo thought maybe as because- It was "Dress Up" week ho was doing it, but wo told him we didn't see how ho could afford 1 to wear his best clothes on wcok days and Harry said ho couldn't j afford not to being as all tho rent of his pants and coats and vests was woro out and his best was . all ho had. SMILK-A-AVHILE '. Walter nutlor wants to know why aro young ladles at tho breaking up of a party llko arrows? Docauso 'they can't go off without beaux and aro in a quiver till tlioy get one. Then they go off In dlfforent direc tions. S.MILE-A-WHILE Tho convenience and profit of Times Want Ads will ho demon, titrated by n (rial. QUESTION KOlt THE DAY r nought your spring bonnet yot? SMIIEJA-WHIMJ 1- AIN'T I? THE TKUTII Perhaps this tnlo Is old nnd stale, And It- may not bo funny, Uut any gnl will call you pal As long ns you have money. famp mm THE NEW WONDER $12.50 PHONOGRAPH Plajs Victor, Columbia, dv any 10 or liMncli M: records, Cbinojn nml hear It. MARSHFIELD NEWS CO. C8 CENTRAL AVE. (Formerly FrlzcenVi) Wo deliver nny magazine or periodical on tlnto of Issuo :: :: :: ii' y hMMMVMMMBMBMHMnWMM If it isn't an ANSCO it isn't the best $2.00 to $55.00 Films and Developing REHFELD'S 220 Central Avenue Marshfleld kmdj Basil mi Angel Cake Saturday and at Sunday BARTER'S DEW DROP ANN Don't Forget the Light Lunches Central Avenue You Want Good Insurance Thfat's the kind I write. Prompt adjustments of all losses. Fire, Life, Accident and Casualty. Havo Just added to my lino 0110 of llio leading live-stock In Hiirnneo companies In tho United Htates. E. I. Chandler Coke lliilhlluii Murshflelil - 'J Teach Your Children to Save Money It's the First Step in the art of getting ahead. See that they have a Savings account IN THIS BANK First National Bank HOME OF THE SAVER Marshfield, of . Coos Bay Oregon B E PREPARED to hhmv PROSPERITY A JOYOUS RECEPTION anil CONTINUOUS WELCOME. You can't entertain prosper- iiy, anybody, or enjoy llfo properly yourself unless you have muslo In the homo. SEE US AT ONCE. Thomas Music Company Consolidation of Wiley II. Allen and W. R. Haines Muslo Stocks U.'l Central Avenuo. PLAN TO TAKE SMnndlay Dinner AT THE Chandler Hotel A GOOD MENU The Huh of Central Avenue I- I ; Phono 1 - i viii ra i Avenuo. 1-