NEW BOAT
ARRIVES AT
FLORENCE
lap of the contest Parker was
went over. Three men on it
first, Goude second, McLaughlin
last.
were warned to get on the boat,
two did so, but the third w m
At the finish Parker reached
slow and was thrown into the
the boat in the lead and with a
water. He was pulled out and
big bound landed into the Maple­
the passengers landed at Glen­
ton ferry, and called out No. 1.
ada. When it was certain the
and his dog which he was bring­
The Roamer arrived on, her ing in, followed. J. U. Goude
scow would turn over the ropes j
initial trip from Coos Bay Sun­ soon after got in shouting No. 2,
were cut.
A price for some 17 miles of
day about 12:45 and docked at but if is said that McLaughlin
The overturned scow and what road
M aple.
Wm. Kyle A Sons wharf She didn’t even murmur ‘third and
part of the loaJThat "floated was ton will be named by the South­
left Coos Bay at 6 o’clock that last” as he stepped in
The residence of Dr. W. D. part of one bed room was taken towed ashore-
ern Pacific sometime next week,
morning.
There is some talk that if this Tatom, who lives in the western out
and an effort will be made to
This boat is new and just from doesn’t settle it, several speedy
part of Florence was entirely de­ J " ! '
' settle a matter that may have to
S Z t ’X ROYAL NEIGHBORS
the ship yards and was built ex­ ones intend to make arrangement
stroyed
by
fire
Sunday
afternoon:
HAW
m
iinorue
m
v
K° to. the. C0L
urts- The
in
pressly for the Coos Bay-Florence for a relay race to the railroad
phone message, but it is almost
HAVE
CH
ILDRENS
DAY
f,uestl0n
1
3
that
which
the
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run, with Florence as her home and return, and call it a Siuslaw The alarm was sounded about imposssible to get what fire
~
amette Pacific company took
port.
5 o’clock when E. S. Dyer tele­ apparatus the town owns to that
Marathon.
Last Saturday -
the Royalj , -------
from - the county when
built its
its
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w n e n l it i DUUt
Capt. Ed Skog is in command;
phoned to central, and central 'to locality.
Volunteers dashed ¡Neighbors of America had a railroad grade into the Siuslaw.
John Takkis, engineer; John
J. P. Cox’s confectionery store, water over the smoking roofs * hildrens’ Day, and observed it
Petersen and Louis Petersen as
some one going from there to and sides of adjoining buildings bv entertaining the children of It took the road upon the under­
standing that a settlement would
ring the fire bell.
the balance of the crew.
and in this way undoubtedly Modern Woodmen, Royal Neigh be arranged later. A year ago a
The Roamer has a length of 64
The fire started in thekitchen and ■
saved
tfwm
hnru onA
---- children
U.’IJ __ as
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V
1IV111, " rr’L -
stipulation was drawn up between
feet, 9 inches; 20 foot beam, 7
was well along when discovered. much wind at the time, or it is invited quests.
Flames were eating through the probable that one or two more The children were gathered at the railroad and the county
foot, 7 inch hold, and a capacity
ceiling in the kitchen and into the buildings would have been de­ Acme and given a day of whereby a year’s time was grant­
of 55 tons. She is owned by a
ed for the making of this settle­
A big display of fire works has roof. Dr. 1 atom and the family stroyed.
company in which Capt Olsen,
pleasure. A feature was all the ment. This time is nearly up.
of the Rustler, and Capt. Skog, been ordered and Glenada will were in the front yard, and while The family have lost most ice cream they .»uld eat.
If the officials cannot agree upon
are interested. The capacity of make a real Fourth of July some of them could smell smoke, everything the house contained.
a
price, it is stipulated that the
noise.-—
the engines are 75 horse power.
it was thought to come from a
The house and contents were
matter
will be carried before
A freight schedule has been
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Porter ar­ rubbish fire that had been burn­ insured in the Oregon Fire Re­
the court
established of $3.50 per ton from rived in Glenada last week. They ing in the neighborhood.
lief Association of McMinville for'
A conference between Ralph
Coos Bay on all consignments will reside in the new bugalow
Soon as it was discovered an $700. Ed T. Maher, of Glenada
Moody,
attorney and the Southern
from San Francisco and Portland, belonging to Charley Fox.
effort was made to save what is the resident agent, and the
Pacific
company at which a
,and $4 per ton on local shipments
but only
only the
The new store building being was 7 in the , house,
7 : DUl
the matter of adjusting the loss is
tentative
figure would have been
between Coos Bay and Florence. erected by Gee. Colter
° f the ff° " t
now under consideration.
made
was
scheduled to have been
Vienna June 20. —Nine aviators
Wm. Kyle & Sons Co. are
„ .*•
j
**
held
this
afternoon,
bpt the con­
s h y in g agents for the Roamer.
™ —.1 W-K
lost their lives today when a mim
ference
was
postponed
until the
ic war in the air was suddenly
the inside “right
and further information as to away
attorney
could
consult
further
turned into a tragic reality,by the
sailing dates, etc, can be secured
with
the
railroad
officials.
accidental ripping of a dirigible
from them.
, Mrs- Wm. Kerr returned home
The road taken is along the
airship' by a biplane while both
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last Saturday.
because
were flying at a great height dur- Siuslaw
- - - river
- - - and,
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---- of the
ON THE t
E- F. Arnold has finished a aew
ing the Austrian army marten-' U,8^ ° - he water traffic prevalent
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li
.
tn p m arl
urno
little
m i
QTiiCTfii AVCD TD AH I ,-Ve r°Om ^uga*ow f°r Charley
vers. Both crafts were destroyec the road was little used. The
□InLlLfl UVLK IKAIL Fox. The building of the house
and their occupants nlhe miltary county court holds that the resi­
was done in recprd time, and Mr. ; The word “ liar” passed before - A good game of base ball
was j and naval officers were bumec dents along the Siuslaw who use
It seen , that the outeo.c . f
played
Sunday
afternoon
Thomas
Russel
drew
a
knife
and
the road may prefer to receive
- the race betweerr prominent1 . .
J
be- mutilated beyond recognition.
money for the road taken and
Florenceites from Mapleton to I Martin says that water melons slashed M. W. England, his tween Florence and Glenada, in
neighbor, after a quarrel, accord­ which the outcome was in doubt
Washington June 20.—An exS be able to spend it to a greater
the railroad last week caused con- are ripe *n b‘a Patcb n°w
until
the
last
inning.
The
first
ing
to
the
testimony
of
the
state
change
of wireless messages be­ advantage in the Siuslaw-district
siderable dispute, so to settle the
The tragiway is now being
fc matter on the return trip, it was made into a two-foot gauge track. in the case against the Glenada tally of the game was made by tween President Wilson and Em than to have the railroad build a
man who is charged with assault Johnsen in the second inning, peror William was made public new road, at a great expense.—
over.
Glenada can come back-at base with intent to kill.
and in the third inning the today at the White House. The Eugene Guard.
On the home stretch, or last ball. Watch us.
The case opened in the circuit visitors secured their first score, messages sparked through- 4062
court late yesterday afternoon while the home team added two miles of air between Tuckerton
Percy Cox has installed a new
and a jury was obtained bv 10:30 more counters. In the sixth inn­ N. J. and Eilvesse Germany near cash register.
It is a fine
this morning. It is composed of ing both teams gained a tally Hanover.
machine.
C. R. Hastings, C. P. Devereaux, each. A sensation was created
J. M. Jensen, N. A. Emory, A. when Anderson, of Glenada,
W. Shortridge, J. E. Redford, A. circled the diamond on a home
C. Calbert, E. H. Carter, C. E. hit, and in the same half Mon­
Simms, F. E. Bangs, William roe brought in another chalk
mark, tying the score.
McCollum, and W. R. Deckert.
M. W. England, the man who
In the eighth inning the locals
was in a critical condition for piled up three more tallies and
LH\i
several days not expected to live the Florence fans felt happy.
a long knife wound in his body, 1 he game ended with the visitors
gaining another scorejin the ninth
was the first witness.
He states that he lived oh a inning and resulting in a victor
homestead near Glenada, adjoin-1
home team with a score
ing that of Russell, and that he of 7 to 5-
! had trouble with Russell over a
Frank Busky, umpired the
dispute in fence lines and the Kame ®ud it was conceeded he
right to pasture cattle. The tes- did K'Mxl work,
timony was that Russell accused
Kendall, for Florence, and
England of stealing some wire, Thompson for Glenada, pitched
and England responded with the 8°°^ ba*l> and Sundays’ game
D Y E R & B A L D W IN
challenge of “ liar” and a slap indicates that in, some future
across the face. The stabbing »ame they may try to show^who
’
Our Stock Of
followed.
can stack the most blanks on the
The penalty for assault with a tailly sheet,
dangerous weapon is from six
Next Sunday a game between will be the most complete in the valley. We will receive addition
months to ten years in the peni- Florence and Mapleton is arrang­
to the stock jwe now have on hand on every boat that comes in.
tehtiary, or from one month to ed for, and is expected to be
SEE US FOR
one year in the county jail, or j played hard.
CEMENT, LIME, SEWER PIPE, DRAIN TILE,
a fine of from $100 to $1000.-
Morning Register.
LIME FERTALIZER
LOADED SCOW TURNED
WILL f/FER
TO J£TTLE FOR
WAGON ROAD
WHAT’S DOING
IN GLENADA
TELEGRAPHS
INBRIEF
VERDICT
FLORENCE
OF GUILTY
WON, SCORE
FOR RUSSELL
7 TO 5
HO E
Kjàtun
I E THE
That Gives
Pleasure
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Store
Siuslaw Building Material Co.
Doors, Windows, Moldings, Roofing Paper Etc.
will buy you an All Wool
Suit well made
We are showing a varity of Patterns and Models
We also^show in better grades from
$18 TO $25 SUITS
of well known makes like HIRSCH, WICK-
WIRE SCHLOSS BROS. FITFORM.
If-you are hard to fit you can choose from 500
samples and have a suit to your measure
W e are pleased to show you a t any time
WOOLEN MILL STORE
Conqueror Hats
Douglas Shoes
Florence, Oregon
!J. A. PARKER GETS
VERDICT OF $ 2 5 0 0
TURTLE SUNDAY
All Suits Reduced
A scow that was in tow of the
Minnie Mitchell Sunday after-
J. A. Parker went to Portland noon turned turtle just below
about a week ago to 'he present Kyles cannery, when Ben Martin
when his case agains the C. A. turned and headed for the beach
COME AND SEE ME
Smith Lumber Co. of Marshfield W|th it.
Cleaning and Pressing a Specialty
was called in the Supreme Court.
The »cowj. was loaded Jw ith
The case was a hotly contest- railroad iron, several oil tanlfs
ed one in which Mr. Parker sued and
powder and*Jwas
Made in Florence Clothes
the.company for a breach of con-, brought from Mapleton,
Next
to
Telephone
Office,
Oregon
tract and resulted in a verdict of i The load was ajheavy one, and
$2500 for him.
-
j near Acme its condition indicated
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that it was leaking.
Martin
At the last regular monthly thought that he would be able to
meeting of Suslaw Local No. 17, make Glenada withjit, but when
U. F. of the Pacific, it was de- he arrived opposite ^Florence it
qided to place the price of Salmon had listed badly and water was
i [°r !?*! season. ®t 4 cents per lb, j breaking^over the scow. He (TT"-
for Chinook and 2 eents per jb. cided to beach it*!on the Glenada
We make» speciality of made to order clothing.’
• or .5:1. ei.; c>i:j.
8l(je
wh j,e turnwj jj,0 3C3A-
I have reduced the Price of all Suits
H E N R Y HYRKAS, the Tailor
The Pride of
Florence
Cleaning and Pressing.
Buttons made to order.