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13 - THE MORyTXO OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1912. ,L I I I MARSHFIELD WEARS 1 OF PROSPERITY Modern Buildings and Paved Streets Mark City as Most Progressive. CITIZENS ARE HOSPITABLE Business Section of Town Is Situ ated on Filled in Ground, but Hesldenee Parts Are on Land High Above Bay. BT ADDISON BENNT2TT. MARSH FIELD. Or.. Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) Almost the first thing: the Marshfleld visitor thinks upon arrival here is. "Why. this Is a city." Some how the place has a metropolitan air. arising: not so much from the appear ance of its well-paved streets or its fine buildings, but from some sort of an undefinable subtle aspect of streets, buildings and citizens combined. Every body seems to be In a hurry, rushing to Instant business of Importance, all are well dressed ana Dear themprint of prosperity, no heed is paid to strangers. In an Idle, curious way. How different this is from other cities of about the same size, where the entire population rushes pell-mell to the depot when "'the" train arrives or "the" boat ties up at the dock, every Marshfleld visitor must have noticed. And yet here are the most hospitable people one will meet anywhere. When you are once housed in your rooms at the hotel, or wherever you may stop, you will receive far more attentions and courtesties than you are entitled to. and from the very best citizens of the place. ' It was almost four years since I had been here, when I arrived last Friday night, and of course four years works preat changes in a place of the Import ance of Marshfleld, yet no place of like ilze In Oregon has so metropolitanlzed as Marshfield. That Is a long word, probably not In the dictionary, but It somehow fits the pase of Marshfield like a glove. Bay la Dredged. First, let it be remembered that the town was built on low ground. That is not to be wondered at, when it is considered that in those primitive days back In the early '60s there was no means of travel In this entire section save by water, hence no place to build a town save on a waterfront. There were then literally no roads, even the trails were very few. The boat was the sole means of travel from one place to another, or practically so. As the town grew it was found that at very high tide many of the streets were submerged, and a serious question confronted the few people here. When I was here before a great dredge had Just started work sucking mud out of the bay and filling the streets and such lots as were" on the lowlands. Perhaps It should be made plain that the main residence portions of the town are on high ground. The business part only is on the flat lands reached by the tide. This dredge plied away here for a long time, and acre after acre was filled, much of the area to a depth of as much as 12 feet- It will be under stood that after such filling consider able time had to elapse before paving could be done, but now nearly the en tire business portion of the town is as well paved as any streets In Oregon. And the business section is not con fined to a block or two or a single street. On the contrary there are at least 20 blocks in the business section, or a total frontage of something over 8000 feet. And beyond this the paved streets reach well up to the residence sections on the high grountl, while all of the remaining streets, "or practically all, are well planked and kept in good repair. New Buildings Rise. Since the Spring of 1909 there have been erected a great. many new busi ness buildings and a large number of fine residences, as well as many neat little homes. And these are mostly oc cupied by their owners, and there is scarcely a vacant dwelling or store In town. The Marshfleld people say that a larger percentage of citizens reside under their own roofs than in any other municipality in the state. They go far ther and insist that the average posses sions of the working people here are greater by far than in any other Ore gon city or town. All of these conditions go towards making a good city for all its inhabi tants, a desirable place to live In, a profitable city to do business In. And that brings us to the business houses, the stores and various marts of trade. Tou will here find Just as good a place to shop as in any city in Ore gon, aside from Portland, and practic ally as good as Portland. As there Is keen competition here, and practically no long credits or bad debts, it is likely that theriow prices at which goods are here sold would cause the proprietors of some, or all, of the large stores in Portland to ask how they do it. But they do, and seem to grow rich In do ing It. There are seven or eight new brick buildings, most of them three stories in height, which have been erected dur ing the last two or three years. The hotel, the Chandler, was put up three years ago last Winter, and it is five stories. There are other good hotels in the town which cater to the popular trade, notably the Central, Blanco, Coos and La Win. Two Banks In Town. A nretty good criterion of any town oar, ha hud hv lonklne at the banking situation. There are two strong bank.4 and several trust companies nero. ine oldest bank was started nearly a quar ter of a century ago by "Pat" Flana gan and J. W. Bennett, or "Joe," as he is usually called. The firm was Flan agan & Bennett. Later it was incor porated as the Flanagan & Bennett Bank. The elder Flanagan died in 1897. He was one of the characters of this section and had a great deal to do with building Marshfleld. He was born In Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, and came to this section in the early 50s, settling at Bandon, which town he started and named. In those days the only safe way to get to Bandon was by the way of Empire, then across to the Coqullle and down that river. The Flanagan Sc. Bennett Bank pros pered from the first. When the elder Flanagan died his holdings went to his son, James H. Flanagan, and there has since been no change, Mr. Bennett be ing the president and Mf. Flanagan the vice-president. The latter gives all of his time to his duties at the bank. The latter is a lawyer, his son "Tom" and his son-in-law, Arthur McKeown, being associated with him in practice and various business enterprises. The Flanagan & Bennett Bank has a branch at Myrtle Point. The two combined have resources of over $1,000,000 with a cash reserve of $423. 122.98. The capital, surplus and undi vided profits of the main bank amount to $103,552.67. This bank has a splen did banking room in a fine three-story building, the various Flanagan & MARSHFIED, COOS BAY'S .HUSTLING- METROPOLIS I iMnTJMWmrMMMMWMrssn-i i m inT" . ' ' LBV V ! Lit wt . .' at J4i - 3 J yV 1 1 IV? I " 2 S: ... the up-I Jt r." i rmptp hi f " : M i Q M P 0 Bennett enterprises having stairs rooms. The First National Bank of Coos Bay Is also a strong concern, though of recent birth. It has resources of about $625,000 and capital and surplus of $111,419.78. It also occupies a splendid banking room in a handsome two-story brick block. City Has Two Dailies. Marshfleld has four newspapers, two of them being dally and two weekly. The oldest is the Coos Bay News, con ducted by G. A. Bennett, a brother of J. W. This paper was originaiiy started In Empire in the early '70s, T. G. Owen being its first owner and man ager. Then it came Into the hands of the late Captain T. B. Merry. Later It was purchased by General Siglin and "Joe" Bennett and they removed it to Marshfield in 1876. G. A. Bennett has been conducting it for many years. Another weekly, the Sun, is conduct ed by Luse & McLeod. Then there is the Record, for which A. R. O'Brien is responsible, and the Times, conduct ed by M. H. Maloney. The latter are evening papers and they are well con ducted. In fact the Marshfleld people have every reason to feel proud of the press of the city. When I wrote from North Bend I neglected to mention that there were five churches there, each occupying Its own house of worship. The denomi nations are Episcopal, United Brethren, Roman Catholic, Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian. In Marshfleld there are seven- houses of worship, occupied by the following denominations: Bap tist, Church of Christ, Episcopal. Meth odist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Roman Catholic. There is also a Methodist congregation on the East Side, which worships in the school house at that place. So it will be seen that Coos Bay Is not a whit be hind the best sections of the state in the way of churches. Hia-h School ' la Modern. The Marshfield High School building is one of the most beautiful structures in Oregon. Certainly no building has a finer site. And the grammar schools are also admirably housed. In fact, the people here pride themselves on their schools, on the beauty and arrange ment of the buildings and the thorough, ness of the Instruction. No young man or young woman who passes through the Marshfield or North Bend schools need ever say that life will be a failure through a deficient education. And that brings us down to the bet ter side of life all around Coos Bay It has a God-fearing and Intelligent citizenship. Every surrounding is good. You will find no hoodlums, no rowdyism here. It is one of the most healthful places in the world. Fevers like ty phoid are here unknown. In the Sum mer it is one of the most attractive places ever seen. Flowers bloom the year around. Gardens grow almost perennially. Palms grow outdoors all j . I, - Kov T nn a will rfnen IUUU11U l"C wuj -".' -r here In the open air, bamboos will grow In great groves it given uie uiiaiitc. E.lta rf all IHnrla D-rOW to TierfeCtion. and the markets In town are well sup plied at moderate prices ine year around. Frosts Are Few. How. about the Winters? Well, it rains here some, as it does all along the Coast, but there is very little wind, The Winter climate is very similar to that of Portland, save there is hardly ever a frost here. Nobody minds the rains. The moisture falls soft and balmy, the air is ever delightful, fogs are almost unknown, no wires are needed to keep out flies or mosquitoes. You might look the world over and not find, a finer place to live than onCoos Bay. And by coming here and staying you are sure to be In at the birth of a great city. Are you thinking of changing your location? Are you fighting Jack Frost in the Winter and mosquitoes in the Summer and malaria all the time? Are you surrounded by undesirable people? Have you a family that you wisn to bring up in a way to be able to send them out into life strong, wholesome, well grounded in learning, In sobriety manly men and womanly women? If you do, and at the same time live In a place w.here the minimum of effort will get the maximum of returns, where DEALING SQUARELY WITH THE PUBLIC What assurance have you after you have pur chased a piano on which a reduction of from fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars has been made that you have really bought at the bottom price? How are you to know that the next buyer who hap pens in will not get an additional twenty-five or fifty dollars' reduction? Does it seem reasonable to you that a piano built to sell at three hundred dollars can be sold for one hundred and ninety and leave a legitimate and fair margin of profit for the dealer? Bear in mind this fact no merchant sells his goods at a loss, and the piano that is offered at a reduc tion of one-third to one-half off is a dangerous and unsafe investment at any price. It is built to de ceive, sold by dealers whose policy is to charge all the traffic will bear and who do not hesitate to take advantage of the fact that the average buyer is un skilled in piano construction and the quality of ma terials. On our floors may be seen pianos that are very low in. price; as low, in fact, as good, dependable pianos can possibly be made and sold. They are the product of factories which have established their reputa tions by the merit and quality of their pianos, and the prices, save for the addition of Eastern freight, are" identically the same as in New York, Boston or Chicago. No efforts made by our salesmen to convince the buyer that the low-priced piano equals in quality the best, but you will be told and it will be proven to you that, dollar for dollar, your money will buy more real piano quality here than at any other store in the West. Because we respect the intelligence of the buying public and because we know no other method than to deal fairly, squarely and out-in-the-open, you may rest your case with us with the positive assurance that you will get the best piano possible at the price paid. Easy payments, of course. VICTOR TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS SEVENTH AND MORRISON STREETS HEIRESS IS IN DEMAND LETTER ASKIXG FOR HUSBAND BRINGS 1176 REPLIES. Mm, "i ij t i & i; - v .4 -y L 11 , mi n.r, T f tt-- r. Meanwhile "Miss Radcliffe," Rather Good-looking and With $30,000 in Prospect, Is Not Found. ELGIN, 111, Nov. 17. A letter from "Miss Z. X. Radcliffe," of this city, of fering her hand and $30,000 to some "well-mannered man with style," pub lished in San Francisco, has caused Postmaster Hemmens, of Elgin, to re ceive more than 3U0 letters a aay au dressed to the prospective bride. Min -nartciifffi'R letter was addressed to the Mayor of San Francisco. It read: "Will you please publish this to help . fiH a Tiiinhnnri? I am a rather good-looking woman of 27, and if I don't get a husband py iu i win iuo a $30,000 estate. I don't care if the man is a hodcarrier or a bricklayer, so long as he is well-mannered and has style. The letters already received number 1176. Some are addressed In youthful hands, and others in the shaky script of age. A majority of the letters are bulky. Many of them appear to con tain photographs. In her mall are boxes, packages and framed pictures. One corner of the postofflce floor is de voted to it. Not only California, but all parts of the country are represented in the postmarks of the letters from aspirants to Miss Radcliffe's hand. Meanwhile, search of this city has failed to discover Miss Radcliffe, and she has not called for any of her mail. ASSESSSMENT IS ARGUED Slalheur County Bankers Complain at Taxation Rate. VALE, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) The Malheur County Board of Equalization is finding plenty to do this year. Some dissatisfaction hag been created In the STOMACH SOUR AND FULL GAS? GOT INDIGESTION? HERE'S A CURL Time itl In five minutes all stomach distress will go. No indigestion, heart burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid, or eructations of undigested food, no dizziness, bloating, foul breath or headache. Pape's Dlapepsln Is noted for its speed in regulating upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest and mo3t certain remedy la the whole world and beside it is harmless. ' Millions of men and women now eat their favorite foods without fear they know now It is needless to have a bad stomach. the dollar planted will surely bring a splendid Increase then come to Coos Bay and look the situation over, jjo not take my word for it, do not take nrMv'a word for It come yourself and come prepared to remain. MANY IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS Six Counties Show Attendance of 21,623, or 17 Per Cent of People. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.)- There are 237 Sunday schools and 21, 623 people who attend them in the six counties of Linn, Lane, Marlon, Polk, Benton and Lincoln, according to fig ures which have been compiled by G. W. Rohrbough, of this city. Mr. Rohr bough 4s the missionary of the Amer ican Sunday scnooi union ior mo Al bany district, and has charge of the work in these counties. The' population of his district, ac cording to the 1910 Government census, is 130,110, so about 17 per cent of the people of the six counties are regular attendants at Sunday schools. Linn County leads the other five counties, both in number of Sunday schools and attendance. Lane County ranks second in number of schools, but Marion County is second in number of scholars. Linn County has 58 Sunday schools, with a total attendance of 5599. Marlon County- has 50 schools, with 5506 scholars. 'In Lane County there are 55 Sunday schools, and the total attendance is 722. Polk and Benton Counties each have 32 schools, the attendance In Polk County ' being 2720, .and in Benton County 2480. In Lincoln County there are 10 Sunday schools and 596 attendants. Large Fruit Acreage in Prospect. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) Farmers and horticulturists of Clark County are buying fruit trees and setting them out In large quan tities. One firm in Oregon, during the past week, has delivered a shipment of more than J400U worth. Including ap ple, prune, peach, pear and plum trees All trees shipped are passed on by A A. Quarnberg, Horticultural Inspector for this district. The highest point of woman's hap piness Is reached only through moth erhood. Tet the mother-to-be Is often fearful of nature's ordeal and shrinks from the suffering Incident to Its con summation. In Mother's Friend is to he found a medicine of great value to every expectant mother. It is intended to prepare the system for the crisis, and thus relieve. In great part, the suffering through -which the mother usually passes. The regular use of Mother's Friend will repay any mother In the comfort it affords before, and the helpful restoration 'to health and strength It brings about after baby comes. Mother's Friend Is for sale at drug stores. Write for our free book for expectant mothers -which contains much valuable Inform mation. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. AlUaU-'Co; S U PAPE'S :1 I C AvalW t; 2 chain tmahgules ot ril ? DIAPEPSIE Lb$M f MAKES DISORDERED STOMACHS 'ktJVM FEEL FINE IN FIVE MINUTES. ;f V. Vii fS V5fS if Mi CURES INDIGESTION. 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A trial order con ' vinces of the Palace superiority. Note Our Shoe Repair i n g Depart ment business is growing wonderfully on account of the good service. "We call for and deliver shoes without extra charge. Phone for a driver. Cull B a 113. fltVfll Enst 1030. IIV7 county relative to the various tax as sessments levied, some property hold ers asserting that they have been over taxed. TK Via nlf .rB WATA th fifSt tO CnteT a complaint, which they registered be fore the board Tuesday. lesieraay ui merchants of the county were before the board, because the board thought the merchants had not been assessed enough. Cpre i now Ulied Initeiid of y0'",'' COULD NOT SLEEP NIGHTS SUFFERER FROM SKIX TBOCBLH TELLS HOW HE FOUND HELIK1'1 IN SAXO SALVE. "I suffered from a severe ekin af fection so I could not sleep nights. I was almost crazy with Itching. I would scratch and almost tear myself to pieces. I tried a great many reme dies without relief. When I saw Saxo Salve advertised I decided to try it and one tube entirely cured me. I recommend it wherever I go." A. U Morgan. Endicott, N. Y. Many persons around here puffer so much from eczema that they cannot sleep at night. Saxo Salve stops the terrible itching and soothes and heals the eruptions. In all kinds of eczema, salt rheum, tetter, barber's itch,- etc., Saxo Salve has wonderful healing poorer because it penetrates the skin pores and de stroys the germs at the very seat of the disease. We give back your money if Saxo Salve does not help you. Woodard. Clarke & CO., Druggists, Portland, Oregon. ... .nt.-hnl f1flf ness. nay lever. muui..- . "-"t.t: lion r.ultli.g from cnronlc nual tJ'T.C'"" the beaa. ooine , T.i .nH ni r . .-. EOs tuba. KONDON MFO. CO., lwlnnnU. Mlna. feu; J 11 Mamma Savs i Its Safe for Children., CONTAINS NO OPIATES For Sale by All DrnsElats. S5&WSS0RR CLEANS " vCva : SCOURS : hSAPOVXI POLISHES