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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1907.
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Coos Bay Times
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DAY AND ALSO WEEKLY I1Y
Tnc Coos Bay Times I'unusniNo Co.
FRED PASLEY, Editor.
REX LARGE, Business Manaoek.
The policy of Tlio Coos Bay Times
will bo Republican in politics, with the
independence of which President Itoo.'o
Tolt'is the leading exjionpnt.
Entered at the postofllce nt Mnrshlleld, Ore
goq, for trnnsmlKxlnn through the innlls us
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But, they are foolish. No man need
be afraid to say; in clarion tones and
defy all contradiction that Marsh
field, also known as the City of Coos,
will In a short time be one of tho
large cities of the Pacific Coast, and
the present generation will be pro
nounced Idiotic and imbecile by the
next generation, if attention Is not
paid to such Important matters as
the one mentioned.
Address all communications to
COOS HAY TIMES
Marshfield, Oregon.
THIS STKKKTS OK MAHSIIFIKL1).
SOONER or later Alarslifleld will be
a great city. Even the least
hopeful and most ncsslmlstlc of Its
citizens concede that. The only
question which seems to puzzle the
mind of any of Its friends Is as to
when Its greatness will begin to un
fold. The only objection its enemies
over made to it is that Its time of
development had not arrived yet.
But overi Its 'dilatory enemies must
admit that NOW many notable
changes are taking place and that
tho former country village is taking
on much of the appearance of a large
town, If not a fair sized city. Largo
brick buildings are being con
structed; foundations are being laid;
basements are being excavated and
within a few months the nppearanco
of the structural part of the city will
Lave been revolutionized.
The time Is therefore right at hand
when the city government und prop
erty owners must take up important
questions which have not been here
tofore considered and not tho least
Important is that ono which affects
the grades of city streets. The ex
cavation of the basement for the
now bank building on the corner of
A and Front street shows a condi
tion which, happily, for a bank
building can be obviated. For a
store building of any size, where the
commercial front must be on a level
with the street, It could not. Refer
ence is made to the seepage of water
if the excavation Is made below wa
ter level, which is reached on Front
street in about four feet. The mod
ern brick or cement building must
liavo a good basement in which can
bo Installed a heating plant and such
other modern Improvements as may
bp required. It must also be on a
grade which will permit the easy and
efficient sewerage of the building.
Tixe Chamber of Commerce and tho
city council should take thfs very
Important matter of establishing
' grades up now and in concert. Of
course tho Chamber would act
merely In an advisory capacity, but
Its advice would doubtless bo re
ceived with respectful consideration
of the liberal members of the coun
cil. To delay the consideration of
this question In some form will bo
unwise, for in a short time necessary
work will be either rondered Impos
sible or extremely costly, by the con
struction of buildings too costly to
chaugo or remove, and which will
mar and disfigure tho new city be
cause they aro built on no uniform
jsrado. Take, for example, that part
of Broadway from tho Intersection
with A street, south. Tho grade Is
at tho Intersection of tho two streets
satisfactory, but going south the
slopo is quite pronounced for two
blocks, then it Is lovel but marshy,
then it asconds to the brldgo across
Mill Inlet and after crossing tho
bridgo it Is a long level avenuo across
tho marsh. It Is an ideal aeet for
a groat thoroughfare, but It Is not
likely that anything like respectable
basements aro posslblo there unless
tho grade of tho street Is materially
raised. If raised tho Ynluo of lots
on both sides becomes greatly im
proved. IJasemonts both for heating
plants and foundations could bo re
served cheaply and tho work of fill
ing In around would bo slight.
Tho question of basomonttf Is a
Tory Important ono and lw caused
no end of discussion In such cities as
Bt Louis, Chicago, Now York and
other Important places. That city Is
at a treat disadvantage which does
Bot provide for them. Mnrshftold
has an admlrablo site for tho easy
attainment of the very host founda
tions and basements, but It can bo
spoiled and rendorod unsightly at
Utu outset If its people do not at
i ;e- -NOW take tho matter in
,ir,d. Somo short-sighted persons
aro afraid of being laughed at and
folded if they act on tho assump
tion that the placo will bocomo largo
tnd populous and so tboy aro against
improvements based on that theory,
TICHHA COYta' FIUES.
THAT the fire yesterday did not
destroy the whole of Marshfield
was only dtie to t'ne willing efforts
of the members of the fire depart
ment. The cause of yesterday's fire
was directly attributable to a terra
cotta flue. The heat ascending from
tho stoves boldw penetrated through
and ignited the roof and walls.
It Is the duty of a city to take all
precautions possible for the preven
tion of just such conflagrations as
occurred yesterday. It is nothing
more than orimlnal neglect not to
have ordinances covering fire protec
tion. Only on Thursday night Mayor
Straw brought to the attention of the
city council the fact that ho was ab
solutely powerless to take any action
regarding terra cotta flues, or stove
pipes extending through the roofs
because there were no ordinances
covering them. By all means let us
have somo kind of ordinances at once
which will deal with Are protection.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
WONDER, 1)11) HE GET THE
SHIRT?
(Albany Herald.)
Tho other day a professional hobo
went to a residence in Albany and
instead of asking for something to
eat, Inquired of the good lady of the
house if sho would do some sewing
for him. The lady Is of a generous
nature and said she would, where
upon the "Weary Willie" produced
a button and asked her to kindly
sew a shirt on the button for him.
to decide which Is the greatest peach
producing state, and will make a fine
showing this year. This refers to.
fruit, not girls. Everybody knows,
not only the state, but the town
which produces the "peachlest" girls,
so there is no room for a contest in
that line.
SYNOPSES OF LAND AND
MINERAL DECISIONS
OLD AND YOUNG BARKS EMBAIUC
(Coqullle Sentinel.)
Marriage licenses Issued In Port
land Saturday incljde one couple
aged 85 and 82 years, and another
to a "man" 19 and his bride-to-be,
1G years. Owing to the limitations
which old Father Time has placed
on mankind ono of these couples
is bound to escape some of the
trouble that may bo encountered by
the other, unless-the divorce court
or parental spankings are Invoked.
Furnished by Woodford Harlan
Land Attorney Wash
ington D. C.
Coal: The time within which a
claim must be perfected by purchase,
whon the filing when first offered Is
properly rejected on account of a
defective township plat of survey,
nnd is thereafter allowed on correc
tion of said plat, should be computed
from the date when the corrected
plot Is filed and the land open to dis
posal. Final Proof: Failure of the local
land office to forward flnaj proof will
not defeat tho rights of the entry
man. Local officers may require party
to submit additional final proof, and
it claimant refuses to do so the local
officer must render their decision
thereon.
Local officers should thoroughly
scrutinize and test the reliability of
all proofs by cross-examination and
should tako Into consideration facts
within their personal knowledge In
passing upon final proof.
Guano: Guano Is a mineral, and
may be entered under the mineral
laws.
Alumina: Alumina is not such a
mineral as will except the land con
taining the same from settlement
and entry as agricultural land, or
warrant the allowance of a mineral
entry thereof.
Slato and .Marble: Land chiefly
valuable for slate or marble Is min
eral in chnractor.
SAN FRANCISCO'S NEW MAYOR
(Boise Statesman.)
San Francisco experiences a great
change In retiring Eugene Schmltz
as mayor and placing Dr. Edward R.
Taylor in the positlpn. Schmltz rep
resents all that is bad In municipal
affairs, while his successor stands
for the highest standards In both
private and public life. Tho new
mayor is declared to be ono of the
most high-minded men of tho city.
Further, he Is a man of great ability,
and it is believed he will be able to
straighten out the snarl in city af
fairs and glvo that great municipal
ity at the Golden Gate an adminis
tration htat will be creditable to It
and to the entire country.
PERSONAL NOTES
A PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF IT
(Belllngham Herald.)
Tho master of the Ill-fated Colum
bia went down with his vessel. This
makes matters easy for the Investi
gating committee. Tho dead man
will be blamed for the wreck. If he
had lived it would have been neces
sary to revoke somebody's license for
several days.
WELL, THEY'VE WAITED
BEFORE.
(Portland Journal.)
Tho trusts aro safe for anothor
two years at least, ticcordlng to the
decision of Republican leaders not
to meddle with the tariff In that
tlmo. Tho peoplo's Interests can
wait, Indefinitely.
THERE ARE MOMENTS ..
(Wnlla Walla Evening Bulletin.)
Moments must occasionally nrrlvo
when E. H. Hnrrlman envios tho
quietude which his former rallwny
colleague, J. J. Hill, now enjoys.
Miss Stella Wlcklund returned
home in Empire yesterday.
Mr. R. Blasco, of Coos Blver, was
a business visitor In this city yes
terday. Mr. DavU, of Ten Mile, was here
on Friday.
Fred. Wilson, of Sumner, was a
visitor In this city yesterday.
Mr. V. Pugh, of Empire, was In
this city yesterday.
Mrs. Dlmmlck, of tho Stave Mill,
was In this city Friday.
Miss , Harris, of Sumner, was a
Marshfield visitor yesterday.
Mrs. W. F. Piper, of Coos River,
was In this city Friday.
'
Mr. J. A. Dubell, of Coos River,
was a Marshfield visitor yesterday.
Miss Jennie Curren, of North Bend,
was In Marshfield yesterday to call on
frlonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Fryo were here from
North Bend Friday.
SALEM CPBY AND THE CHERRIES.
(Pendleton Tribune)
Salem seoms to hnvo permanently
adopted tho namo "Cherry City."
Tho capltnl city Is entitled to It, cer
tainly, ror no bottor cnorrles nro
raised In Oregon than in tho vicinity
of Snlom, covering n radius quite as
largo as tho Wlllumetto valley. Tho
writer has paid much nttontlon to
fruit raising for ninny years nnd has
long slnet been convinced that tho
Wlllamotto valloy raises tho best
ebonies In tho world. Other sec
tions mny oxcol In apples or prunes
or other varieties of fruit, but there
Is no other country in tho world
that can rnlso perfect cherries.
Sign
Wrating
Of alKUesaltllonsX
House Jtix, pa-
per hanMngfrgraln-
ing, carrWe paint- I
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OF COUUSE HE MEANS OREGON.
(Eugono Register,)
nsaari'as enterecL.tho contest
I -fai
Strictly pure
sold on all jobs.
J. B. Rohr
Oppodtc Bear's Uvery
Stable
Mrs. dale was a guest of Marsh
field friends yesterday.
Messrs. R. Robertson nnd Joe
Davis, of North Inlet, came to Marsh
field yesterday on business.
Mr. W. O. Christtanson, of Jeffer
son, Oregon, 13 In Marshfield to visit
friends and look at tho country.
E. M. Furman, tho Coqullle piano
merchant, is in Marshfield.
Frank Marhoffer 'was in from Bay
City Friday.
Mrs. Frank Rogers, of Coos River,
wa3 In Marshfield yesterday.
H. Behnko, of North Bend, had
business in Marshfield yesterday
afternoon.
Capt. W. C. Harris was down from
Sumner yesterday.
COOS BAY CREAMERY
RUSHED WITH WORK
UmsbliMo Take Order for 0(10 Cases
of Cheese Because of Heavy
Business.
The Coos Bay Creamery received
an order lately for 900 cases of
cheest. The factory was crowded
with orders, and could not book this
one Cheese is bringing 14 Vj cents
delivered at Marshfield, and prices
promise, to become even higher.
There la always a steady demand for
Coos Bay cheese, but this year's or
ders exceed anything heretofore recorded.
NOTICE TO MASONS.
All Masons In good standing are
requested to meet at the Masonic
Temple on Sunday at 1:30 sharp, for
the purpose of attending the funeral
of Bi other M. B. Zlmmer.
By order W. M.
Norls Jensen, Secretary.
FIRE DAMAGES
LUND'S HOUSE
Breaks Out in Roof and Gains
Headway Before Depart
ment's Arrival.
TERRA COTTA FLUE CAUSE
Volunteers Assisted In Taking Fur
niture Away from Iliii-nliig
Building No luminance.
The Alec Lund house on A street,
just off Second, was discovered to bo
on fire shortly after five o'clock yes
terday evening, and before the alarm
could bo turned In nnd the fire boys
responded, the roof was burning
fiercely. The house is a largo frame
building and was occupied by three
families. Thero Is an L on tho rear
of tho building aiid tho fire stnrted
In that part, where Mrs. Harding's
family live.
Mrs. Harding had Just built a fire
to prepare the evening meal, and
soon afterwards, a neighbor's girl
gave the alarm. Tho fire apparatus
was promptly on hand, but to the
spectators, tho houno seemed likely
to burn to tho ground despite all
that could be done to save It. As
tho bo-3 unrolled the hose, the noz
zle becamo entangled in the drum
and what seemed several minutes de
lay occurred, and tho flames were
getting greater headway.
The roof and interior of tho sec
ond story wore blazing for tho en
tire distance across the building
when the first stream was turned on.
Another stream was soon playing on
the west end of tho building and on
an adjoining house. In ten minutes,
tho flames wero subdued and the
only damage was to tho upper sotry
where the roof was practically de
stroyed and much of tho Interior
work charred and rendered useless.
The other families In the building
wero those of John Schcoland and
Alfred Hausor. All tho dwellers lost
considerable through the great quan
tity of water that poured upon tho
furniture and goods from above, and
the houso was soaked from basement
to the roof. Most of tho goods wero
removed during tho excitement and
nearly all the windows wero broken
to allow passage for goods.
Tho firo started from a terra cotta
Hue which led from tho stovo in tho
Harding apartments. When tho
flames wero extinguished tho fam
ilies gathered up their goods and
piled them about whore they could
identify them and then took tho
dry articles back Into tho dwelling
There will necessarily bo consider
able repairing to do, and it will bo
some time before tho families get
settled comfortably again.
There waa no Insurance on tho
houso.
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