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DR. MINGUS HAS PATENT
Projectile With Anchor Arrangement Invented by a
Marshfied Resident
Dr. Everett Mingus, of Marshfleld,
has invented an anchor projectile and
has It patented. The description is
given in the words of the inventor
bnd the accompanying cut shows its
shape and arrangement.
To all whom it may concern; Be it
known that I, Everett Mingus, a citi
zen of the United States, and a resi
dent of Marshfleld, Oregon, in the
County of Coos, and State of Oregon,
have invented a new and improved
anchor-projectile, of which the fol
lowing is a full and exact descrip
tion. This Invention is an improvement
In projectiles adapted, when shot Into
the ground, to become automatically
anchored therein. The object of the
invention is to provide a device of
this character, to be shot from a
cannon the same as projectiles are
commonly shot from shore or on
board of ship, to carry a line to any
given point.
With thU and other objects in
view, I have constructed a projectile
having in all respects the outward
formation of the ordinary projectile,
hut with arms forming part of the
periphery of the projectile, designed
to fly outward due to the action of an
attached line as the projectile is shot
and engage in the earth or other mat
ter in which projectile becomes em
bodies, thereby forming an effective
anchoring means.
The accompanying figure Is a cen
tral longitudlal section of my im
provement, on the line No. 8 shows
in dotted position as assumed soon
after the projectile leaves the can
non's mouth. In using the projectile
It is flred from a cannon on land or
ship-board with line attached. The
conical end of the shell is adjacent to
the breech of the cannon with the
line passed through the muzz:el and
colled up at the outside thereof.
As the projectile leaves the cannon
mouth It travols a short distance with
the line end foremost when It re
ceives the tension of the line which
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HAS MBA
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Manager of Mining Company
Brings Exhibit From John
L. son Creek Mines.
ORE ASSAYS GOOD VALUES
Sonic Runs 40 Per Cent Copper and
$130 Gold Intends Iliiild-
Ing Large Smelter.
Mr. James Mllner, of Los Angeles,
California, yesterday placed on dis
play at the Chamber of Commerce
room, some excellent samples of cop
per ore. which is heavily Impregnated
with silver and gold. Mr. Mllner Is
manager of the Oregon Mining and
Milling Company, whose headquar
ters is' at Los Angeles. It Is little
known that Coos county has any
mineral deposits of value, and should
you ask an old resident you would
be Informed there are no such de
posits. Nevertheless, some of the
samples which Mr. Mllner brought In
with him run as high as 40 per cent
copper, and carry gold to tho value
of $130 per ton, with silver running
gold a close second. This company
was organized last year after Mr.
Mllner, who is an experienced miner,
had prospected and examined tho
properties and recommended their
purchase. Tho company is capiatl
ized at three million dollars, but Mr.
Miner's business hero is not to sell
stock. Thero Is none for sale.
The property Is situated In the
southeastern part of the county, very
close to tho Curry county line. Mr.
Mllner came hero last year in search
of health and spent sovon months in
scouring tho country tributary to tho
location of the twolvo claims which
this company controls. Ho learned
of tho likelihood of finding good pay
ing oro In Coos county and accord
ingly spent some time in searching
It out. Ho was greatly surprised to
And tho properties so rich, and says
they run much greater vaules than
some of tho noted mines.
When ho camo up from tho south
this time, It was with the Intention
of making plans for building a smel
ter at tho mines. This tho company
Is unable to do, slnco Mr. Mllner says
they havo beon warned by tho gov
ernment not to put any smelter in
tno government reserve, in which tho
mines aro located. For that reason,
ho is on Coos Day with tho thought
of solectlng a location for tho smel
ter. Tho presidont of tho company
will bo on tho ground next Tuesday
and then some material move will bo
mado towards solectlng a slto and
preparing for reduction of tho rich
oro which will bo shipped from the
mines. Tho property is located In
tho Johnson crook country and is
about twonty-flvo miles from Myrtle
Point.
Mr. Mllner will ronialu hero for
about a month yet to look after the
affairs of tho company.
PURCHASES LARGE
ORDER OF GOODS
A, M. Prentiss roturned yesterday
from Portland, coming overland. Ho
purchased a largo quantity of now
goods while in tho city and will havo
a very select stock when tho con
signment arrives.
suddenly reverses it, the shell then
traveling with tho conical end fore
most; this reversed position Is due to
the tension of the line retarding the
momentum of tho posterior end of
the projectile.
The tension of tho line retards the
trigger disk while the body of the
projectile, being free, travelB forward
with great momentum and thereby
releasing the arms during tho flight
B
TALKS
OREGON FRUIT
Large Eastern Exporter Says
Ashland Has Best Orchard
In the World.
FARMSSHOULD BE SMALLER
Roasts Oregoninns and Tells Their
Faults More Hustle Needed
In the State.
of the projectile. As the projectile
strikes with conical end foremost it
becomes embedded In the soil or
other matter, (assuming that it does
not strike rock). The number of
arni3 carried may be Increased and
decreased as desired, from that
shown; also various other Immaterial
changes may be made In the con
struction without departing from the
spirit of the invention.
INJURED IN
EXPLOSION
F. W. Wood and Son Will Badly
Burned In Explosion of
Leaking Gasolene.
WERE GOING TO COOS RIVER
Accident Happened on Water Front
ami shock was l'elt on Sher
inan Avenue.
Saturday morning, about 7:30 a
serious accident happened at the wa
ter front, as a result of which F. W.
Wood of the firm of Wood Bros.,
prominent North Bend real estate
dealers, and his son Will are suffer
ing from some severe burns. They
are both confined to their beds, but
aro getting along as nicely as can
bo expected, though it will be some
time beforo they will be able to be
about ngain. Will is the more seri
ously Injured. His face Is badly
burned and his arms were also
scorched and burned up to the el
bows. Mr. Wood's burns aro con
fined principally to his face and
hands.
It appears that Mr. Wood, with 'his
wife, his son, his sister-in-law, and
Mrs. Froy were going to take a trip
up Coos river. Mr. Wood and his
son went down to get tho boat, a
gasolene launch, In readiness. What
caused tho accident Is a matter of
conjecture, but it is supposed that
gas had accumulated in the boat and
around tho engine, which was ig
nited by tho sparker. At any rate
Will was stooping over the engine,
and had just started tho wheel when
thero was a flash and the boat, and
boat houso wero In flames. The
flames caught tho piling of tho wharf
at tho corner of tho box and veneer
factory and for a moment It looked
as though a general conflagration
had been started, but tho flames wero
soon put out on the wharf. Tho
boat, however, is a total loss, save
for tho engine, which seems to bo
intact. Tho boat houso was pretty
well burned up, and is also a total
wreck. Saturday afternoon the boat
house got adrift and was going on
tho tldo, towards Marshfleld. Both
Mr. Wood and his boy stayed nnd
helped to quonch tho flames, beforo
going to town to seek medical as
sistance. Tho boat and boat houso "belonged
to Mr. Froy, tho clothier, who is in
San Francisco on a business trip.
It Is a mystery how tho victims of
tho accldont got off without more
serious injuries than they received.
They wero both Insldo of tho super
structure which protects tho machin
ery and tho shock was of such force
that It was felt up on Sherman ave
nue. Tho rear of tho boat was blown
open, and tho wreck shows every
slgu of a most terrific explosion.
WILL TRAVEL MOUNTAIN
TRAILS FOR TEN DAYS
Frank Ilaguo and Dr. TUchardson
left yesterdny afternoon for an ex
tended hunting and Ashing trip. Thoy
went to tho head of tldo water on tho
South Coos river and from thero will
follow tho river and Anally break
over towards tho North Fork and
como out on tho East Fork. They
will bo absent for about ten days
and oxpect to get along without tho
aid of a pack horso.
(Oregonlan.)
"The finest apple orchard west of
the Rocky Mountains is at Ashland,
this state," said W. N. White, one of
the leading apple buyers and export
ers of the world, at the Portland
Hotel. Mr. White is the leading
member of W. N. White & Co., 76
Park Place, New York City, perhaps
the leading apple Arm In America.
For 30 years, according to Mr.
White, the firm has bought and ex
ported more apples than any other
concern In the world.
"I have seen many fine orchards In
the West this trip," continued Mr.
White, "but that one owned by Mr.
Helms, six miles out of Ashland, is
by far the finest. I would gladly give
him $10,000 for his ten acres my
self; but he holds them at $14,000.
Hood River is a splendid apple sec
tion, but I predict that in time Ash
land will lead them all. Medford also
has fine trees, but the head of tho
Rogue River Is almost perfection for
some kinds of fruits, especially ap
ples. The grapes at Ashland are
equal to anything in California.
"Oregon does not yet realize what
Is within her borders. For Instance,
flgs can be grown practically all over
the state. Walnuts can be raised at
an enormous profit in this state. In
the long run few, If any, crops pay
better than walnuts.
Splendid Pear Crop.
"The pear crop at Medford has In
creased by late climatic conditions
fully 30 per cent. Salem has a great
future. Tho town is well laid out
and excellently placed to catch the
business of the Willamette Valley.
The Willamette Valley, by the way,
has few equals In America. So far It
is barely scratched. Wasteful meth
ods are employed, land Is held in
large farms of 1000 acres or so,
transportation lines aro poor or none
at all, and Intelligent marketing is
neglected. When this valley, Hood
River, Medford, Ashland and other
places 'are held In small plots of
about ten acres for fruit and berries
and say 40 acres for farming pur
poses, then such towns as Salem,
Ashland and Medford will be ten
times as large and wealthy as they
are now.
"The only thing I see to object to
in this city and state Is that the peo
ple are slow: Easy natural sur
roundings, where nature almost gives
a good living If a man but holds out
his hand to take It, and lack of com
petition has made the people too easy
going, not alive to the main chance,
as the saying Is. Take the case of
eggs, butter and milk, for instance.
"Portland, right In the heart of a
natural dairy country, has the high
est price on butter of probably any
city in the Union. Pure milk Is al
most Impossible to get. The price
of eggs is beyond all reason. Now
with such a market as this, with a
great and growing city simply clam
oring for eggs, butter and milk, do
you seo anybody In Oregon alive to
tho chance to make a fortune out of
such a condition? .
Says State Is Asleep.
"No, sir. They just move along In
the same sleepy way. The first thing
they know Chicago, for Instance, that
has more rustle in a day than this
city has In a month, will jump In
hero with Eastern eggs, butter and
dressed poultry and sweep the mar
ket right out of the hands of tho al
most lazy local farmers.
"Tho average Oregon and Wash
ington farmer Ignores chickens. Ho
leaves eggs, butter and milk to the
women folks. This part of the coun
try has for many years been In some
thing like tho position of China, sort
of cut off from the rest of civiliza
tion. Tho railroads havo been largely
responsible, but be that as It may,
tno fact remains that tho Pacific
Northwest Is on the eve of some great
changes. The easy-going mossback
must go to the wall or else wako up
and get busy. Chicago, for Instance,
with her railroads reaching for mar
kets oven as far away as Portland,
Is no respecter of 'old families." All
Chicago cares about is money, the
good hard cash, and if she ever gets
In hero with her merciless financial
ways Oregon farmers and merchants
will have a poor excuse to howl. They
havo their chance right now, thoy are
calmly sleeping over It. If they wake
up with empty pocket books to find
tnelr market In Portland and other
Coast cities being supplied at reason
able rates from 1000 miles away, It
will be no one's fault but their own.
Thoy need not come to mo for any
sympathy. '
"With such land, such a climate,
such a market, It Is almost a dis
grace that things hero should bo in
tho condition they nre. Portland Is
crying for butter, paying In some
cases CO per cent over tho prlco paid
In other cities and tho farmer is
roaming leisurely nlong, going fish
ing today and working a little to
morrow if it is not too hot. Ho hns
scrawny cnttlo and his chickens nre
half hawks. Portland and, In fact,
tho whole state of Oregon needs to
bo spurred like a lazy horso. She
nas tho speed and tho strength, but
she is lazy over tho fact that her
oats and grass aro too easy to get.
But this cannot last much longor.
Those who keep on sleeping will be
left bohlnd, and fully deservo to bo."
Little doubt will exist In Mr. Del
mas' mind as to Thaw's now counsel
earning every cent of his (25,000 fee,
STUTSMAN COMPANY
BUILDING ADDITION
The Stutsman Real Estate com
runy are having r. 12 foot addition
built to their Front street office.
SMITH LUMBER COMPANY
LAYS TRACKS ON WHARF
The Smith Lumber company forco
is laying tracks in their Marshfleld
yard for tho accommodation of cars
which will be brought by scow from
tho Bay City and new mills.
MR. SHERMAN RAISES
ENORMOUS CABBAGE
Mr. S. W. Sherman was down from
"Sunny Nook Farm" Friday bring
ing with him a head of cabbago one
month old and weighing 21 pounds.
It Is on exhibition at the office of tho
Chamber of Commerce; where thoso
fukHnc can notice its romarkablo
growth.
HUNTERS RETURN FROM
THREE MILE CREEK
James Cowan, Oscar Gulovson,
Nick Stambone and Al Sleep havo ar
rived home from their outing at
Three Mile creek, seven miles from
Bandon. While absent they had a
splendid time and killed ono deer.
They spent a week at the creek and
caught flsh and sea food In abundance.
BECKETT WILL LEAVE
BLANCO BAR SITUATION
E. A. Beckett, the popular bar
tender at the Blanco saloon will sever
hie connection with that placo to
night and prepare for opening busi
ness In Coqullle on the first of Sep
tember Mr. Beckett has been at
the Blanco for eighteen months and
has never lost a shift in that time.
He will open a saloon In Coqulllo
where ho has a building about completed.
WORK ON ARAG0 FAIR
GROUNDS PROGRESSING
W. F. Keller, of Arago, Is In
Marshfleld looking after matters con
nected with the coming fair and race
meeting at Arago. He is very en
thusiastic over the prospects of hav
ing a good meeting and plenty of ex
hibits and says that everybody is in
terested In the fair. The buildings
are being erected and the track has
been worked down to a very fine
condition, being in excellent shape.
Subscriptions havo been liberal, yet
there are more needed and that Is
part of his business In Marshfleld
and this side of the divide.
COOS BAY SHOULD TALK
COALING STATION
Peter Locale Says liny Should lie
Advertised As Coal Country
Continually.
GREAT BUILDING ERA
ON IN MARSHFIELD
The building era for Marshfleld is
under full sway. The three large
brick and concrete structures are
being rushed as fast as tho material
can be obatlned and workmen can do
the work. Piles are being driven on
the Bennett and Flanagan bank site
and at the First Trust and Savings
Bank site. Every contractor in the
city Is busy and people with plans
for new buildings And trouble In se
curing workmen to do mo building.
New homes are going up in every
direction and the progress is very
marked. Strangers coming to the
city are Impressed with the showing
which is made daily In Improvements
and acknowledge that there 13 some
thing doing on Coos Baj.
INVESTIGATION OF
ALLIANCE COLLISION
Portland Inspectors Probing for
Blame Seven Witnesses Ex
amined by Board.
Portland, Oregon, Aug. 24.
Seven witnesses were examined
yesterday before Local Inspectors
uawaras ana i-'uuer, Jn tno Investiga
tion for tho purpose of Axing tho
blame for the collision between the
steamers City of Panama and the Al
liance, which occurred on the morn
ing of August 8 at Nigger Tom Is
land, at tho mouth of tho Willamette
River.
Little testimony of value was
brought out beyond the formal ac
knowledgment of tho captain of the
City of Panama that his ship did
strike the Alliance In the stern and
caused considerable damage.
Tho Arst witness was Captain H.
T. Groves, superintednent of the
dredges of the Port of Portland.
Captain Groves was in command of
tho Portland at tho time of tho
trouble, and testlAed as to the nosi-
tlon of tho dredge, signals given and
to the fact that he called to the offi
cer camo under tho observation of
each at tho time, the story did not
differ from published reports of tho
disaster. The testimony of Captain
Jessen, of the steamship Georgo W.
Elder, was irrelevant and Incomplete.
Ho stated that ho was asleep at the
time and knew nothing of tho mat
ter. Captain A. W. Nelson, master of
tho steamship City of Panama, was
tho last witness examined. Captain
Nelson admitted the main points of
tho story heretofore told of tho ac
cident. During tho progress of tho trial
Attorneys Snow and Flanders inter
posed a number of questions, which
did not niter tho trend of tho tale
told by each witness. Captain Willis
Snow, pilot In charge of tho City of
Panama, was not called upon. His
testimony will be taken this morn
ing, as will that of other officers of
tno City of Panama. As far as tho
tnklng of testimony Is concerned tho
mntter will end today.
Naturally, tho Now York police
man who was publicly degraded
hopes' that he will . eventually get
something of the same sort of
sympathy that was extended to
Dreyfus.
Mr. Peter Logglo was In town yes
terday after having been at Bandon
for about a wcok. Mr. Loggle found
things at that city In a progressive
stato nnd thinks tho placo Is show
ing as great improvement as tho
cities on Coos Bay. Tho Prlco ship
yard Is progressing well nnd tho pulp
mill is now said to bo assured. Ev
erything shows bustlo and there aro
no Idle peoplo In tho placo.
Mr. Logglo Is thinking some of at
tending tho Deep Water way conven
tion at Memphis, Tennessee, some
time in October, being ono of tho
two delegates appointed by Governor
Chamberlain. Tho only matter which
will keep him from going Is tho
great expense connected with such an
undertaking. There Is no provision
for defraying tho expenses to these
conventions except by a man's pay
ing It himself or for tho community
which he represents coming to tho
front and making up tho money. In
speaking of Coos Bay and its re
sources, Mr. Logglo said tho beat
thing In his estimation to aid in call
ing the attention of the country and
government to Coos Bay Is to ever
lastingly present the fact of our coal
facilities and tho convenience which
It would offer as a coaling station for
tho U. S. Navy. Ho says we cannot
get this fact before the country by
simply printing it In the local press,
but It needs somebody on tho outside
at conventions and national gather
ings to keep telling tho peoplo about
It.
Miiungton. Ho purchaoM .1. 1
ber of tho C. A. SmltH e I
will have one of tho bSffifti
near this city. ' Iarmtol
WERE MARRIED AT
C0QUILLE Clll
Mr. C. J. Tlbbetts nf a,..
Afra 55 A TX.1 .. ""rii
-..-. . ,. UU..IUW1S or Manul
.u ...uwu-u ui me Methodist,
sonngo In Coqulllo las' Frldav
1"UUDlu' ,a ,l haricot gardner
has a fine rannli nt o. .'
were married by Rev. El!l Jl
.,-... tufiuuuiai cnurcn.
Fish doesn't agree with n...J
but as Harrlman doesn't like Flijl
11. uuBui ia 00 possible to avoid (
suriuus uigestivo difficulties.
Business Directory,
Boarding Houses.
MRS. Y0AKAM GETS
HER APPOINTMENT
Mrs. S. A. Yoakam has recleved
her appointment from State Dairy
and Food Inspector Bailey and v. Ill
assume the duties on tho second of
September. Tho appointment Is not
for Coos county alone, but covers tho
whole state, If the chief commissioner
chooses to send her outside this territory.
MR. POTTER BUILDING
FINE NEW RESIDENCE
C. E. Potter Is building a fine now
farm residence on his placo near
"VELVET" EGGS
Mak,e your
chickens pay
vrell for their
board
It's not hard to got eggs
In summer, that's the natur
al time for hens to lay the
most. It's easy for thorn to
pay you then. Ordinary feed
will give you tho ordinary
supply of eggs; but tho lit
tle difference in coot for a
practical ration Ilka
PURINA POULABY FEEDS
enables you to get moro
than tho ordinary supply of
eses.
Now thoro's a reason for
this. Only tho best, pure
and sound grains and seeds
SO into Pnrlna Poultry
Feeds, which are balanced
scientifically for -the build
ing of frame, feathers and
eggs. No Gut, no smutty or
burnt wheat, no drugs or
trash, In any "Checkerboard
Bay." Ask your dealer or
write to
THE ACME MILLS CO.,
Portland, Ore.
MFiswsnjPxrmvvxEmnnpmi
MRS. J. T. ARCIIAMBBAU,
COHNHU SltOOND AND B 8TBBITJ,
If you want a nico, quiet pla
board, centrally located.
Rities: Meal 25 eentt.pcrday m
jroi iiiunwi f io.w.
TUPPER HOTEL
Oontrally located with tke be!
of aooomntodationB. Commeroil
mn given spocial attention.
Coquillo, : : fo
Lawyers.
C. R. BARROW
ATTOHKBT AMD COUNBBLLHR-AMl
First-class Refcrenocs
Fifteen Years' Experience
Coqdillr City, - - - OmjJ
Travel.
OOQUILLH RIVER
BTEAM BOAT Cl
Doss & general steam-bjsl bw
nesa between OoqullleandBudc
Tba "FaYorite" and "DUpilii
make round trips daily.
STEAMER "COOS RIVER"
a. a Bocjnis, PBonurros
Makes regular daily trip fid
South Coo River to Manhfii
and return.
Miscellaneous.
D. D. CAMPBELL,
DnY Wood and Coal.
Ca deliver Wood and Goal to ti
part f the eity on ihort nolle.
Title Guarantoeand Abstract C
Hutchwon Block, Manhfleld
Abstracted Estate, Insurance
Wo aro now prepared to ";
nisli oorreot abstract on inert
notice.
Henry Sengstadien, Kanagtf
SINGER & WHEELER & WILSON
SEWING MACHINES
If you intend buying a Hawing machine irhy sot buy
best' I will soil you one on easy terms and pay a good pncl
for old ones in oxchange. Speoial bargains in secoad hand mf
ohinos. Needles for any kind of machines 25 nts per down.
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North Bend, Oregon.
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It will double your
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