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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1903)
W'ap, "WDfWWl'r ' H'WW- 4hH' - kjv V"M - " i l-l'WVfc.'1.V--',tlfc gfJ-Jt.... -'.'' fcM -v VMi I Jr. . s. ' V tt 4; .. -K - i.'-.! ..awuXiJ'-'y', Hi ! I ! 4 1 i t it ( THE OLD RELIABLE mi &AKIKG POWDER Absolutely' Pur THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE From Thursday' Dally. R. E, Ehlno, manager for the S. 0, Co. was np from Empiro City yesterday. Coos river ia full of chad just now and canny arc finding their way into market. Wm. Ward commenoed yesterday put ting logs into tbe water at hta logging camp on Davis slough. ""'.o schooner Advont arrived in the L. yesterday and docked at tho Bay City mill. Noble Brothers received yesterday from Schiller B, Hermann of Myrtle Point, thirty head of fine stall-fed beef cattle r 6. C. Brown returned yesterday from South Coos river, where he has been painting and papering the interior of E, R. Hodson'i residence, Major Kinney and,C. 8. Whltecomh are expected to arrive from Roaebnrg today,, on their return from a business trip to Portland in connection with Great Central affairs. . Coqnille Herald Ren Hoberg, of Norway, received o considerable of a cut and bruiao on his head, one day last week, by being struck by a falling tim ber while engaged in tearing down a barn. F. M. Fried berg, Wm Kardell and Chas. Lax arrived home yesterday from attendance at the qrand lodge I. 0. 0. F, They were brought by Smith Bailey over the Coos Bay Wagon road. John F. Hall stopped at Salem and will be home later. j Wm. Kardell, who has just returned, from Portland visited the rooms of the Oregon Information Bureau while there, and raye that nearly evory county in the Etate except Coos ia represented by a good exhibit, while the only showing he epve from Coos was a small piece of pol. isbed myrtle. This is not at all as it Lhould be. ) Coqulllo Herald Bert . Dean, the top meter, had a little trouble with ono ql his horses on Thursday morning. In attempting to make tho animal back up to the wagon he gav6 it a punch In tho ribs with n email etkk and the horse reniod up and struck him with both fiunt feet heforo ho could get out ot tho way, inflicting several ugly wounds on his head. It was a very clo'ee call from eorioua or fatal injury. Tho June McCJuroj is one of the host rounded out and uniformly at tractive numbrn of this magizine ever issued. Theru is nn uriuFually' long table of contente, aud not n pago of dead mat-" n ?r. .Tho unmbor opens wltn a maaterly n ppreciatiou by John La Fargo, ol the 1 -?o great French artists, Delacroix, u.'Camp&nd Dl8z,'the kind of art criti cism it iq delight to read, and HIue trVted with eome' exquisite reproduc tion tmt. HpnTy HuriandJT now 86h-J ial "My Friend Prouperb," canuot fai tc to a drawing card, The first install- meat shows the author at hta most charming boBt' The 'story opom in Italy, and proratsos to. excel in every particular In which ono looks for ex cellence from this splondld romancer. Two first claw articles nro "Au Ocean Graveyard," by T. T. McGrath, and "Tho Swimming Hole," By Eugoue Wood; tho first a stirriug account ot some of tho famous wrecks and rescues ot the Newfoundland coast, tho second a paper that no man who has over been a boy will read without emotion. Miss T4rbcll's8taudardOllchaptor"ThcGrent Consummation," which ono is tempted to pronounco tho boat yet relates the final dlacomfltUTO of the, .independents in their etlorta to bring Mr. Rockefeller and his colleagues to trial tor conspiracy nud tho npbuiUling of tho mammoth trust. "Comedy ot the catechised," a symposium of answers given by civil service applicants furnishes two pages of excellent fnn. while Kay Stannard Baker's article on Peter Cooper Hewitt's three great invention provides a much needed and excollont popular account what tho Lord Kelvin considered tho moat important work in electrical scionce being done in America today. Tho three short stories are ol tho very beat: "A Little Matter ot Real Eatate," gy Myra Kelly is another iniinUablo pic- turoof East Side school life in New I fork; "The Looking Glass, "by Alice Brown, Is a beautiful love story, Bimplo and true: and "49 Message," by Charlos B. DcCamp.a rattling good telegraph yarn. Arthur Stan wood Pior's. "Tho Triumph," goes out literally in a blaio of glory, tho episode of a burning gas well, that makes a good story by itself. Florence Wilkinson has three little poems of child-life, ono of which, "A Botanical Adventure," is a masterpiece In factj the number simply bulges out with good things. A Farm For a Shirt J. E. Elkins, a resident ol Independ ence, Ore., and a plpneer of '15, has a very uniquo record;. For a year alter coming to Oregon Mr. Elkins did not know the tas to of bread, For a year he ,was without a shirt, except a buckskin he wore. Ho settled on tho N. L. Bat her place, a tnilo north of Monmouth, and erected a good cabin for tbo early days. This place was lator traded to a Mr. Eakins for a "hickory" shirt. This farm, consisting of 010 acres, ia now worth many thousands ot dollars and without a doubt Mr, Elkins' shirt proved to be ono of the coatliest ever purchaeed. Row at a Ball Game A Spokane dispatch ol Sunday tolls of a baeoball gamo which was a warm one in every respect: Two men were stab bed, several others were beaten ineonBl- ble with baeeball bats and 20 people en gaged in a roogh-and-tumblo bdttte In which knives, bats, bricks and stones following a baseball game between tbe Tekoa team and tbe Rockford nine at RQCkford, Wash., today. "Thank Heavens tnat diarenneiu is yet in n ciyilized locality. OREGON LAW NOW GOVERNS IN ALASKA Tbo Secretary of War today decided upon Governor Brady'e rcjuest for a ruling, that the militia law of Oregon' of May J7, 18BJ, is tho militia law gov- erlng at present in aska, except where superceded by more recent laws of Federal enactment. He, however, ad vltea tho Governor that no organization ol the mtlitiaof Alaska can be perfected under this law, which, in essential re gards, is obsolete, and that none should bo attempted in advanco ot appropriate legislation by Congress. From Friday's Dal.V Marshol Carter lias been cleaning up Front Street again. Mrs. Chas. Nordstrum ie again con fined to her bed by illness. I , , I JV . t i i t 1 J, O'Mnlley k having tho Owl saloo$ re-arranged and fixed up in fine shapo. . Tho contract has been lot for 476000 tons ot rock for the Aatorn jotty, to he dolivorod within 8 months, to au Astoria firm. A special train will run to Coqulllo City Sunday for tho ball games leaving Mntshfiold nt 8 a in. Faro will bo (1,00 for tho round trip, Some of tho business men are mak ing preparations to decorato their places with flags nud bunting tomorrow, and nil will probably follow suit. Clnronco Woodwnrd has boon confined to bis bed by sickness (or about n woek at tho homo of his slstor, Mrs. White, iu South Marshfiold. Following aro tho oftlcors oleotod By tho Western Star Itcbocka Lodge No 27 I. O. 0. F. for (ho ensuing term n. g Mary Hofer, v. g., May Coke; Sec, Llulo Butler, Trcas., Jennio Reed, J. R. Rochon has been putting tho flushing touches on Engine No. 3, ot the 0. B. R.&.E. reilroad, which was ioceutly ditched at shingle houso slough, nnd Bho will be ready to go out again Monday. The A. N. W. Club ..met Thursday afternoon at tbo homo of Mrs. Charles Dungan. A profitable meeting was had and Miss Edna C'Conncll will entertain the Club next Thursday afternoon at Kittyvillo. Road Supervisor Norton ia having tho Fourth street bridge put In good ropalr, and tho street committee is having First street temporarily repaired, to that both will bo in safe condition for tho crowds that will pass over them to the cemetory on Decoration day. Buperintendant L. II, Robortfon goes to Coqulllo today to put in about 45 new phones and whilo there will rebuild some of tho lines and put in a largo number ol now 40 foot polos. Lineman Colo occompanies him, Mr. Cole will remain and finish tho work of putting the lines in fino order. Supt. Robert- eon is getting tho lines nnder his man agenent, in fine condition aud is im proving tho rural lines so theentlro pop ulation of Coos county Is in handy access to phone communication. Whilo Carl, tho IS year old con of John Matson of Catching slough was working a 4 year old Imaro to a diso harrow, Wednesday, tho animal took fright and ran away. Fortunately tho young man was not on tho harrow, ns he had stopped to let the mare rest. After running n short distanco she caught ono of her legs under tho harrow and it was broken and mangled so badly that tho animal bad to be killed. Had a Picnic Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Dow, Mr, and MrB. F. S. Dow Mrs, P. C. Levar.'Mr. Diiuont,' Helen and Ted Dow and Mary Lovar took a launch ride up couth Coos river yesterday and spent a pleasant day. One of tbo incidents which was de cidedly absorbing whilo It lasted was whon little Helen foil into tho river and her mother hadtodaah into tho water waist deep to rescno her, tho men (oU:u belug absent. The little girl was mak ing a great start as au amateur swiui mor, as she was keeping afloat on hur back aud didn't let her head go under. J'oad Work Needed Fred Wilson, of Sum-ior, was in town yesterday. He has Just returned from itoseburg over tho Coos Bay wagon road. Ho soya the road ia iupreity good condi tion beyond Middl'o creek, but this a'de of thero is bad, and between Foirviow and Sumner is almost impassible. , Tho good effect of cutting the timber away trom tho road is seen on tho Cher ry creek hill, which used to be the worst placo on tho whole road, Sltico tho timber has bcon cut back bo that tho sun and'wjfod 'can gePto-tho road iF;dric8 up quickly nnd la now In good ahapo, ' Some cf the same oort of work is" badly needed between Bumuor nnd Fair viow and on the North fork hill, nnil II It woro dona that part ot tho road would bo In potfil condition n largo part of tho year, hntoftd ot only for n month or to In tho Fall. Tho county could wbll afford to np proprlutu souio money for this purposo, nud It would bo to tho interest of tho Hay to make a strong pull to hnvo this dotio. As It is now, much trndo from tho settlors along tho wngou road Is diverted to tho Coqulllo on account of the Im possibility of hnullug n load over tho piece ol road meutlonad. Shot Through the Heart, (Eugono Guard, Monday 25.) It was n sad accident that happened across tho rlvor from Eugoue yesterday afternoon, wheroby J, D. Foshco was ln nUntly killed, Mr. Foahoo had token n 22 callbro rlllu from tho house with which to shoot n troublesome cat, and in climbing tho plank fenco about his homo tho top board broko, lotting him fall forward nnd outward. In falling tho gun fell butt down and tho short stock allowed tho Lammur to strike n stick ot cord wood that lay innopportunoly by, ex. plodlug tho cartridge. Tho leaden mus songer pierced his heart and he tell for ward on his lace, dead. Mr. Fooshoo was forty-ono years of age nnd had bcou a resident ol this coun ty somo fourteon years. Ho had bcou married somo years to a daughter of Palmer Ayers, but no chlldtcn had blessed their union. Tho burial will tako placo at the 011 lespl cemetery tomorrow forenoon, Schooner Berwick Probably Saved The schoonor Berwick which went ashoro recontly at tho mouth of Roguo rlter, was roportcd yesterday in on ex cellent condition. Tho most of her car go bad been taken odt In good shape, she had been swung nround head to tho sea, and the tugjKatlo Cook was to try to get her off on last night's jtldo, with excellent prospects of success. Tho schooner is said to bo practically unin- furod. The Copper Queen was taken off sev eral days ago and is now in Roguo river, From Saturday's Dally. Mrs C Mills and Mrs W. B. Spoor of vr DuninlB Creek woroiu town yesterday, Ray Wateon, ol Coos City was In town yesterday, and reports things flourishing in that neighborhood, o Father Donuelly will not return until Tuesday nnd thoreforo thero will bo no services In tho Catholic church Sunday, o- Sir. nnd Mrj. Captain Nelson of the Life-Saving station, sent n fine largo bouquet ol flowers to tho boyB of the G. A. R. for the Decoratton day. Frank Hayes ia running his cheeso factory at Coos city, full blast, nnd is making up his own nnd Watson Bros' milk. . Tho Alliance arrived from Portland and tho Areata from San Francisco yes terday afternoon. Tho AIHojico will toil South t his afternoon. o- Henry Hagelstoin, whohnB boon at tending the State Agricultural college nt Oorvallis, arrived homo overland Thursday evening, A. Brli Igoa oamo up from the govern ment wo rka to attend tho memorial ter vices am 1 decorato tho graves of our nations "fallen hereon. o i Jens Jlanson lino bought of tho heirs of Wm TliomKH, decensod ICO acres of coal Inr ,d near tho head ol Joe Nay slough, which id Ijkoly to bo a valuable p'lecoof proporty. aw. Q ." " ,..l iiev.Peck will ;preach nt'tho Method-., fit Episcopal pbdVch in Coqulllo on Bun- day Morning, and will deliver nn ad dross at tho Union Gospel Tsmpornnco tnootluft nt night, nit churches uniting. John S, Coko Jr. and Mlao Annie Anderson woro mnrrlod In Ban Francisco at noon on Thursday. They will spend n month visiting tiau Joso, Los (latoa nnd Saratoga, boforo rotumlng to their homo In Mnrshllold, to recolvu tho con grutuliUkms ol tholr numerous friends. Methodist Church Thero will bo no tervlcos nt tho Metho dist Church Sunday. Sunday School nt 10 o'clock. Baptist Church Sunday school nt 10 a. in. Preaching (Services nt It n. in. Topto Athletic virtues howattnlned, text let Cor. ui?l B. Y, P. U, at 7 p. m. Evening service at 8 p, in. Topic, Tho Hncrot Life, toxt Lukol'2:2 3, prayer mooting Thursday 8 p. in." All are cordially Invited. Travel by Sea Arrivals by Alllanco, from Portland, May 20.-0 V Hartman, M Weaver, Louise Rooeo, R Krattlg and family, John F Hall, Mrs H A Dopuo, 1) L Clonic, Mrs Wm Qrlmmers, Mliw Ruby Stewart, Mrs C L Brown, C II Merchant, Geo Derslok. 11 C McAllister, C M Hol lingsworth, LStowart. W W Hlilclmiglt, Mrs G A Beunett, C Poabody, J Smith, A B Hathaway, F W Wegnor, 0 L Hardy, Mrs J E Lyons, M Roes, P Blake, G Myron, E E Wilson, Mrs Fl comor.H Clovoland, J F Leggett, T RoJ. Following is tho paisongcr list by Areata, lor Ban Francisco. Miss Mc Graw, Miss Btowart, Miss Brown, I) Dimegan, E Dirnent, Fannio Muriel, Bybl Hunter, Minnie Melbourne. 0 Lows, J Baumgartner wlfo and threo children, J Btubblus, Lowls Btubblns, Mario Doyoo, J W Doyoe and wlfo, R Mayne. BLACK FIGHTER WINNER t' Walcott Bests. Smith in Portland' FourRoundsofFurious Battle Portland, Or,, May 20-Aftor four rounds of fast and terrific fighting last night before tho Columbia AthletioCliih in the Exposition building, "Mysteri ous" llillb Smith, owing ton broken hand which ho had rccolved in tho third round, jvna forced to quit, nnd reforeo Jim Noll gavo tho fight to Joo Wnlcot, the Black Demon of Boston. Whilo iho fight wns on it wnB by fur the fnBtest fought in Portland in many dnye, nnd whilo Smith was forced to quit, It waa clea"r that ho waa weakon- !(,. .(. !) iimlnv iliu tnrrlliln (ilinlntl. niont hojrjiB receiving from his black opponent, For tho first threo rounds Smith hold hla own, whon Walcott cut looso nnd It waa oyldont that thero could bo but ono ondto tho battlo, nnd that Wnlcott wonld carry nway tho winner's end ol tho purse, Tho fourth nnd Inst round was terrific. Both fighters fought savagely, Smith, landing very stiff punches 'on Joe's body and hoPd, Thoeo blown did not ceem to hurt the Boatonlon, Infactthoy sooni to make htm all tho more vager, ho caino backoHoh time, toklng what was coming, nnd landing blown Hint woro wearing Smith to the staggering stago, Walcott rallied a scries ol blows to tho body nud hla right to tho heart, and sent tho white man to hlu corner stag goring nud nil but out. Aftor Koforou Noll declared Wnlcott winner, Joo rushed to Hmith'n corner nnd shook Hmtth'ri hand, Thou going back to his corner, tho little black can non bull turned n couple ol cart wheels, just to show how good he wm fool ing. Alter tho decision he snld: "Smith ti ted to boa good man, but now ago has told on li Int. Ilo was not tho 'Smith I have fought before, I'tie llnrrciit Monu, It bo hnppctui that tho position of tho moon Is hucIi that tint full moon pre ceding tho mitiiumnl cquuiox for nov um! hiiccoxulvu nlghtii In the httltudir of London rliti'H only nine or ten inln ulci Intur each Huccoinllnt ovunlng. ThlH phenomenon U called tho "hnrvuttt moon" from n notion thnt It U it provl hIoii of nil who Providence calculated to fitiiblo the hustmiidiunu to tuku euro of hltt khiIii nt ulKht If thero Is no much of It Hint It cannot bo handled durlug daylight. KltONHOLM-Iii Wont Marshfiold, Mny 27, to tho wlfo ol Chas. Kron-, holm, a BON. MAURIliU TIMMKIUIAN- 1JARZKE-At North Bend, Oregon, May 29, Mnx Thinner man and Mies I.rU llariw. CHISM-SIMMONS-Mr. Chrit E Chlsm ol tho Island and Miss Jessie Sim mons, both ol whom returned from Coos Bay on Thursday'r steamer Al liance, were joined in marrlogo at Eureka that day, Mny 21, 1003, by Judjo Baldwin. Mias Anna Lehmanowaki of Coos Co., Oregon and W. 0. Bonner ol Euroka being tho wltncaacs, Glula and hla bride reached their Island homo Monday evening, and to them wo extend our boat wishes and congratulations, Ferndalq Enterprlie, ANDERSON-WICKLIJND-At thef.u thoran church in Marahflold Oregon, May 23, 1003, Alexandor Anderson and Borlha Alenn Wlckluud, Tho ceremonoy waa performed In tho prcaonco of n large number ol tho friends ol tho contracting parties, about 400 Invitations having bcon (saucd. After tho wedding tho party repaired to I. 0. 0. F. hall, whore tho occasion was celebrated with n grand ball. The new ly married couple, who nre well known au tho Bay nud have a largo clrclo ol friends, will rotlduat North Bend, whoro Mr. Anderson Is employed as a ship carpentor. OMNKKNBEARD-UKT'I YB-At the residence of R, J, Coke In Marshfiold, Or, Muy 21, 1003, J. D. Cllnkonbeard and Miss Annie Bettys. Tho brldo la tho charming dnughtor ol Mr, and Mrs, Hiram Bottya of Fulrvlow tvhero she has mittiy friends, Mr. Clin kinbeard is ono of Coon River's most substantial nud respected young mou, nnd is a favorite of nil who knowa him, The nowly married couplo received numerous nlco and iiBoful presents, Among thnto, present were Mr. and Mrs J J Cllnkenbeard, Mr and Mrs. W R Pipor, Mr nnd Mrs It J Coko,' Misses BoatnlB, Fosbay, Anna Oblnkon bojml, Mnudo Coko, Mosira Albert Bet tys, Geo Cllnkonbonrd and Ralph Coko Mr. nndMra. J. D, Gliuklnbourd left on tho train Monday for Bandon, wheru they will asond a fow dyn before not thiug down to Iioubo keeping nt tholr new home in North Bend, followed by the congratulations nnd best wishoa of a host of friends. DIED KBONIIOLM-In ."West Marshfiold, Or., Muy 2d, lOIKS, Infant sou ot Mr, uuu Mrs, ChaH, Kronholm. .-4 -- ikJfri ;Sr, --vmt "wir - t