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VOL II.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1907
No. 9.
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FOR COOS D.V,'
Company. Formed for produc
ing Building Material for
the Many Needs.
A FINE BASALTIC ROCK
Quarry Will Ho Opened On Coos
River and Operations
Started Soon.
A now industry is promised very
soon for Marshfield and one which is
badly needed. Messrs. E. G. Flana
gan, Patrick Hennessey and E. B.
Seabrook are the parties who will
give to Coos Bay building material
the lack of which has been the cause
of holding back development of thi3
country, to a largo extent. There has
always been an Idea that there was
no basaltic rock i this territory and
consequently no first-class material
for concrete work. There has been
on exhibition for at least two
months at the Chamber of Com
merce, some excellent quality of
rosk, hard almost as Hint, and the
very best for building and for con
crete work. People iiaid it looked
good and passed it up with a re
mark. The rock comes from a farm own
ed by Sir. Tribby, near the forks of
the Coos Itiver and the samples wero
brought in by the owner and placed
on exhibit. Nobody seemed to
recognize the value of tho property
and the rock which It contains, until
the men above mentioned took tho
matter up and upon investigation,
purchased the farm of ICO acres.
It is tho intention of the company
to immediately open a quarry and
place tho material on the market.
There are at least forty acres of the
rock which can be quarried to ad
vantage, and the samo is near
enough to water to give the owners
easy access.
Mr. Hennessey, In discussing the
matter, said it would be necessary
to build a road from tho quarry to
tho river before the company can de
liver any rock. This, however, Is a
small matter, since it is a mile, and
a road can be constructed in a short
time.
It will be necessary, as well, to
put in a rock crusher in order to
prepare the material for concrete
work. The owners already have In
sight several large contracts and ex
pect to furnish rock at a price that
will encourage concrete building on
tho Bay and even in other sections
of the county.
The owners have just made the
purchase and naturally, their, plans
are yet In embryo, yet the foregoing
Is an outline of what they expect to
do.
COOS COUNTY TO
GET. MAIL SOONER
Word has been received by the
Oregon Journal representative, who
was here some time since and prom
ised to make an effort to have the
Coos county mail hurried to this
country a little faster, that arrange
ments have been made by the post
office department to have all the
Coos county mail placed on train No.
15 which leaves Portland at 7:45 in
the evening, four hours ahead of t.he
train which has been carrying the
Coos county mail. This will beyond
doubt improve matters very materi
ally and land the mail in here one
day ahead of the time it has been
coming of late.
Mcculloch saved n
curriers' people
Two Hundred and Forty-three Ship
wrecked Passengers Rescued
as Food Gave Out.
Washington. Sept. 23. A mes
sage was received from Captain Mun
go, commanding the Bearing sea fleet
of revenue cutters, dated Unalaska,
stating that the cutter McCulloch had
rescued 243 persons from the ship
John Currier which was wrecked
August 9th in Nelson lagoon. AH
of the rescued persons were trans
ferred to the cutter Thetis on Sept.
ICtb, and the Thetis had discretion
ary orders for landing either at Se
ward or Seattle. The rescue was
timely as the food supply Ba.ved from
the Currier was Betting short.
KELLY WRITES WHY
HE DID NOT WIN
Tells Parents Climate Ruined Ills
Chance and That lie AVns
Weak and 111.
Baker City, Or., Sept. 23. Ever
since tho big meet at Jamestown tho
frlonds of Dan Kelly in Oregon have
anxiously awaited his version of his
dfeeat at Jamestown. In a letter to
his parents in this city, Kelly gives
tho first direct statement regarding
his showing at the meet. He writes
as follows:
"The big event for which I have
trained and worried so hard about
for months is over and I have lost.
After I was two or three days on the
trip I began to feel weak, but when
wo landed at Jamestown I felt in
first class shape. The day after we
arrived I stepped the 100 in 9 4-5
seconds. I kept working each day,
but in two or three days began to
feel weak. I drank the water for
two or three days before I found out
that It was almost poisonous. The
warm weather came about four days
before the meet and it was hotter at
night than during the day. After
tring to sleep in tho hotel two
nights I gave it up and went to sleep
in a tent. Here I caiight a peach of
a cold and didn't sleep well, either.
"All this misfortune made me
worry a great deal about my physical
condition and the day of the meet I
was eight pounds lighter than before
starting on the trip and very weak.
I knew I could not win, but I did my
beat. In the 100 yard dash, both
heat and final, I had a good lead for
tho first 50 yards, but was too weak
to finish 'a any form and was fourth
place among seven starteis. I was
beaten about five feet by the first
man, and Parsons, who took third
place, nosed me out about a foot.
There is no doubt in the world but
that I could ha-e beaten the best man
10 feet had the race taken place the
day I went down to Jamestown-or at
any other time. I was simply sick
on my feet, that was all there was to
it. I won the broad jump simply
on my nerve, as I had to run only
a short distance.
"In the 220 dash I ran my head off
the first 150 yards and did not have
strength to finish. I did not get a
place In my heat at 23 seconds. I
would consider this poor time when
I was running at home and would
consider a man a dub who could not
beat it. y
"My great mistake, which was re
sponsible for losing, was in going
south so soon. All the other athletes
came the day before the meet, and
tho climate did not have time to -get
to them, and they were in good
shape. I was there in the heavy,
humid atmosphere 11 days too long.
We should have stayed north and
gone down the day before, but Bill
did not want to pay the extra railroad
fare on account of the 10 day limit,
and he couldn't see that It would
make much difference anyway In my
condition; but we seo it now when it
is too late.
"I do not know how the people in
the west take my losing at James
town, but they understood pretty
well at the exposition that I was sick
and there was not much criticism."
In regard to his future Dan was
undecided as to whether he would
attend the Western University at
Pittsburg or go to Michigan. He ex
pressed a desire to secure- his A. B.
degree from tho University of Ore
gon, but did not think It would be
tho wisest thing to do at this time.
HAVE GOOD FORCE
OF MEN WORKING
John Mitchell and son Shannon
returned yesterday form a two
months' visit in Idaho and report
that tho Southern Pacific has a large
force of men at work on the railroad
grade this side of Drain.
In New Quarters.
Tho Oregon Electrical Supply Co.
Is now located In their new store In
the O'Connell building and will soon
tho Royal Bakery on A street, and
will open an optical business.
Dies of Bullet Wound.
Eugene, Ore., Sept. 23. Bert
Nunn, the victim of Crowley's bullet
in the pistol fight at Marcola Satur
day afternoon, died at the Eugene
hospital today -. at 2 o'clock. His
family wero at his bedside.
Special S. S. Service.
RevT C. A. Phlpps, tho Interna
tional Sunday school worker will
preach In the Presbyterian church
on Wednesday evening. There will
bo spclal muBic by the choir and a
solo by Mrs. McCray. Everybody Is
cordially Invited.
1ILES0!
m SAFE
The Captain, Leffingwell and
Party Are at Herschel
Island.
HOPE TO DISCOVER LAND
Part of Crew Preparing for the
Search. Others Will
Return Home.
Seattle, Sept. 23. A special from
the Times from Victoria says Dr.
Steffason of the Anglo-American
Artie expedition, has reached hero
from Alaska and brings the news
that Captain Mikkleson, Ernest Leff
ingwell and part are all well and at
Hereschcl Island. Mikkleson, Leff
ingwell and one other will make the
attempt to find land In Beaufort Sea
and are making sledges out of tho
wrecked schooner, Duchess of Bed
ford, and will leae from a point on
the boundry line between Alaska and
Yukon. .They sj-e not very hopeful
of finding a large tract. Dr. Howe
will bring the remainder of tho crow
home on a whale boat
NEARLY $400 PER
ACRE FOR F0TAT0ES
Captain W. C. Harris came down
from Sunner yesterday with some
fine Burbank potatoes raised by
James Stock. Mr. Stock has har
vested 117 square rods of his crop
and secured 19,000 pounds. Cap
tain Harris says that at the price
potatoes are now selling, 1 cents
per pound. Mr. Stock will have re
turns of $3S9 per acre on his pota
toes. BEAR KILLED ON '
THE EDDY RANCH
Mr. F. F. Eddy, who returned yes
terday from the farm he recently
purchased near Bandon In company
with Dr. Bowers, of Salt Lake, re
ports having seen a bear killed on
his property Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Eddy believes a farm Is worth more
her In the west where you have good
grazing and farm lands, fruit and
garden lands and good hunting
thrown In.
COOS BAY CREAMERY
PLACES EXHIBITS
The Coos Bay Creamery has put
on exhibition at tho Chamber of
Commerce headquarters, some fine
samples of cheese, and a case of
butter. These products were not
shown before, and they add materi
ally to what a stranger can see when
he Is looking over what the country
Is supposed to furnish In tho way of
farm products.
FINE CRANBERRIES
FROM SOUTH INLET
Somebody, who did not divulge
his name, brought In a fine lot of
cranberries from a patch he set out
two years ago on South Inlet. Tho
berries are of fine quality and some
of them are as large as marbles,
which goes to show that there are
many things a farmer can turn his
land to in this country and reap
rich rewards.
MRS. RICHARDSON
IS MUCH IMPROVED
Mrs. Richardson, who was danger
ously 111 for several days, is greatly
Improved and is now out of danger.
Her gain is very gratifying to her
friends who at one time were fear
ful she -would not recover.
PILES ARE DRIVEN
FOR BANK BUILDING
William Noble has completed tho
work of driving the piles for the
First Turst and Savings Bank build
ing at the corner of First and C
streets and the work of preparing
for the foundation Is in progress. A
force of ton men are on the job and
the work will proceed with vigor.
"Gasene" magnifies tho shorty
comings of many other soapa. Try
It and compare.
HI Ell
IIS LEASED
Extravgances of Mining King
Force Him to Lease
' Rich Mines.
PRODUCT IS 27 MILLION
American Managers Rellee Output
Can- Easily Be Doubled.
Alvarado Was Peon.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 23. Tho
famous Alvarado mines in Mexico
have been leased by Jo3eph'A. Coram
and others of Boston. They are own
ed by a former Mexican peon, Prado
Alvarado. His sensatloal extravag
ance has attracted much attention.
Last year he made the Mexican Gov
ernment a proposition to pay tho en
tiro debt of the republic.
The mines have yielded since he
has owned them $18,000,000 and
fabulous sums have been offeredf for
them. Alvarado's extravagance have
landed him heavily In debt, and he,
at last, has been forced to relinquish
control of his bonanza. A leabe has
been secured by the Boston people
for fifteen years. Under the terms
of the lease payment of $100,000 in
gold is to bo immediately made and
$300,000 is. to be loaned 'Alvarado at
the rate of 7 per cent per annum.
The lessees shall have 55 per cent
of the net profits, the balance going
to Alvarado, out of which the $300,
000 loan is to bo repaid.
Alvarado estimates that at least
$27,000,000 can be taken from the
property each year. The lessee's aro
satisfied that with modern equip
ment the property can bo, made to
yield double that amount.
OIL INVESTIGATION
GOES MERRILY
ON
Attorney Milburn Asks Embarrassing
Questions. Supplies Cut Down
Because Flow Failed.
New York, Sept. 23. In the Oil
hearing today, when W. H. Tllford,
treasurer of the company, was cross
examined on the stand by John E.
Milburn, chief counsel of the defend
ants, Mllburn'a Interrogatories were
designed to show that the oil fight in
Colorado between the Standard and
Independent companies was begun by
tho Independent company cutting
prices and that no trouble was made
for tho Independent company except
those which came from natural
causes. Tllford explained that the
reason why supplies of crude oil had
been cut down to the sixteen Inde
pendents In Pittsburg filed just be
fore the agreement was made with
Standard, was because the oil supply
In that district was diminishing.
Milburn developed that the oil firm
of Schurner & Teagle, of Cleveland,
an Independent company, was not
forced Into the Standard's control,
but had been taken over after many
suggestions from tho officers of the
Schafield-Schurner. .-
SALMON FISHING
WAS FINE SUNDAY
Captain Josephson, of tho launch
Teddy, took a load of people down
the bay Sunday morning to troll for
salmon. They had an excellent
catch. Among the party were Mr.
Hayes, the opometrlst, Mr, Taylor,
the candy man, and wife, and Max
Zimmerman and wife. There must
have been a hundred people on the
lower bay Sunday, the total catch of
salmon b y trolling amounting to
over a ton. Most that wero caught
were sllversldes, but still there were
many chlnook among them. It was
one continuous splash all over that
part of the bay and tho sight was
truly exhileratlng. The fish aro grad
ually working up tho bay and In an
other week should be in the upper
part.
C.A.SMITH TO ARRIVE
. ON STEAMER PLANT
Mr. J. E. Oren has received a tolo
gram from C. A. Smith stating that
he will arrive on Coos Bay today on
the steamer Plant. Mr. Smith Is
deeply interested In the proposition
to dredge the Bay, and tho Port
Commission will likely get busy
.after his arrival.
$50,000 OREGON
BUILDING GRANTED
Bcaer States Will lie Represented
at Alaska-Viilcon Imposition.
It has practically been settled that
Oregon will be- represented nt the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, at
Seattle, in 1909, by a $50,000 build
ing and $50,00 collective exhibit. It
Is honed that more monoy can bo
secured from the state legislature ,for
both purposes, but that sura is avail
able. At the meeting of the Oregon State
Commission, held at Salem, yester
day, Archlteqt David C. Lewis, of
Portland, was awarded tho contract
for the construction of the state
building at the exposition. It was
also decided that headquarters for
the commission, where frequent
meetings may be held, will bo estab
lished in Portland within the next
two weeks.
Efforts will bo made to have tho
various counties and individual or
special and class exhibits to the col
lective display made by tho state so
that Oregon may have the honor of
outdoing the record made by Wash
ington at the Lewis and Clark expo
sition. The commission exports to take
a junketing trip around the state,
possibly early next month, for the
purpose of interesting local chambers
of commerce, boards of trade, com
mercial clubs and other "boosting"
orcanlzatlons in the state's plans for
a fine exhibit. It hasn't been thor
oughly decided yet, but arrangements.
for tho exhibits from each county of
Oregon will be made through some
particular prganization which Is
tamlllar with all tho resources of tho
section.
It is tho desire of tho commission
to begin tho work of collecting the
exhibit at once, that is, to determine
just how large an exhibit and of what
character may be expected from all
narts of tho state and from all the
various industries represented here.
Architect Lewis was advised today
by the commission of his selection,
with thS- suggestion that ho prepare
a preliminary sketch of the building
within the next few weeks.
AUTOMOBILE LINE
FOR UPPER BEACH
Eugene Men Will Establish Service
Between Florence and
Jaivls Landing.
Eugene, Sept. 23. Thos. Neefe,
D. M. Kemp and Warren Andrews
will establish an automobile service
for passengers between Florence and
Coos Bay. The trip will be made
along tho beach which is a fine
stretch for automobiles. When the
tide is O. K. this run can be made in
two hours, but a longer time will
likely bo used, even with a much
slower time schedule. The length of
time It takes to reach Coos Bay
from Valley points will be greatly
lessened. The distance between
Florence and Coos Bay Is 40 miles,
with a ferry across the Umpqua
River, half way.
SOP FOR ENEMIES
OF STANDARD OIL
Company Plays for Sympathy
Through Promise of Reform
ing Organization.
New York, Sept. 23. A repre
sentative of the Standard Oil com
pany, said today; "Tho statement
that a conference, of Standard Oil
interests will bo called for the pur
pose of changing tho name of the
company and effecting a re-orgaulza-tlon
in general, Is without' founda
tion. We can do nothing so long as
tho company Is under Investigation,
I can say, however, that as soon as.
the Standard Oil company has freed
Itself of tho labyrinth of litigation,
now Involving It, tbero will be a re
organization and capital stock will
bo lcreased to an amount in harmony
with tho value of Its assets, say to
$400,000,000.
CURREN BROTHERS
LAYING GAS PIPE
Curren Brothers havo a forco of
workmen busy laying gas plpo In
Marshfield for the Coos Bay Gas &
Electric company. Thoy are putting
tho first pipe In on Front street and
are laying It two feet below thp sur
face. They havo a contract for two
thousand feet, which will take tho
conduit from the Dow warehouse to
a point above Third street. Tho pipe
that Is being laid Is three Inch,
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! .unciiininicn
Borah Trial Develops Fact That
Assassinated Man Was
. implicated.
TRIAL OF SENATOR IS ON
Twelve Jurymen Are Accepted by
Prosecution Several Express
Friendship for Borah.
Boise, Sept. 23. Borah, nfter one
years' servico in tho United Stales
senate, having been elected to take
his scat nt the coming session of
congress, was placed on 'trial today
before J ml go Edward Whitson, in
tho federal court, charged withcon
splracy to defraud tho United States
government "out of tho title to many
thousands of acres of timber lands
in Bolso county. Indicted with Bornh
aro twelve other persons, while It
is claimed tho conspiracy extended to
10S residents of southern Idaho who
acted as entrymen, taking timber
claims which wore subsequently
turned over to tho Barber Lumber
company corporation which em
ployed Borah as nttorney.cloaked' un
der tho tltlo of John Doc. Attorons
for tho government today disclosed
In open court tho fact that former
Governor Stcuncnberg was indicted
in the indictment and is alleged to
have had a leading part in tho so
called conspiracy. Tho announce
ment came as a surprise to the com
munity at largo, several of the tales
men examined today declaring they
had never hoard it intimated that
Steunenberg had In any way been
connected with tho land frauds Inves
tigation. Little or no progress was
made at the morning session of tho
court, but during tho afternoon, tho
government attorneys temporarily
passed twelve men Into tho jury box.
All of theso are mbject to further
examination by tho prosecution and
to complete tho examination by coun
sel for tho defense. An odd phase Is
given to tho caso by the fact that
one of tho men passed Into the jury
box today Is Thomas B. Gess, a local
real estate dealOr, who served as
foreman of tho Haywood case, and In
which caso Borah served as stato
prosecutor.
Several of tho jurors wero ttnepo
rarlly accepted. They claimed ac
quaintance with Borah and one
openly declared ho held tho defend
ant In high esteem. Ho felt, how
evre, he could deal out justice to him.
Three proposed jurors who declared
their belief In Borah's InucceuL
wero promptly challenged by th gov
ernment and excused. District At
torney Rulck concluded the jjrors'
examination and questioned them
closely as to any fooling of prejudlco
against him for his active part In
securing tho Indictment of Borah
and whether they believed ho had
acted for personal motives pr In good
faith as public prosecutor. Nearly
all said they had given tho matter lit
tle thought. They also declared they
would not permit tholr reverence for
Governor Steunonborg's memory to
Interfere with rendering a just ver
dict In the caso at trial.
OLIVER GRAND JURY
UPHELD BY COURT
California Indictments Still Stand
San FranclscO Jloodlers Lose
Out in Supn'iue Court.
San Francifaco, Sept. 23. Tio
Btato suprome court late today ren
dered a decision upholding tho va
lidity of tho so-called Oliver grand
jury. On this decision dppen:!d t!
fate of Indictments found subsequent
to last March.
Tho attack was made In tho grand
jury by William M. Abbott, of tho
United Railways. Frank im"
John Martin and Eugene Diaubla nt
tho San Francisco GiTs & Ele" ' C
and othor defendants, to tost v
lldlty of tho Indlctmonts charj.nr
tkom with bribery. Thoy contended
that In Fobruary last tho naraos of
the new grand jury woro drawn and
whllo tho Oliver grand jury had not
boon discharged, Its poworn lapsed
with tho first stops taken to mnnnol
its successors. Justice McFarland
filed a dissenting opinion.
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