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VOL II.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1907.
No. 79.
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WILlilE
TIMBER FRAUDS.
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Coos County to Get Attention
Now Two Inspectors on
the Ground.
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
Matter Will Not Rest Until Full
Particulars Arc Known. Lands
May Revert.
Nearly every section o Oregon
has had Its land fraud prosecutions.
There, have been convictions and ac
cording to those well posted, many
guilty persons have escaped through
technicalities or other causes. There
was such a great amount of fraud
that Brother Hene and his assist
ants were unable 'to cover the ter
ritory which needed attention all at
once, and so some of the 'more re
mote corners of the state escaped
for the time being. But these aro
now to receive attention and Coos
and Curry counties are Included In
the list of cguntles In which the gov
ernment will stir up old recollections
and deals' to such en extent that
some of our timber holders will be
lieve they have been buying gold
bricks of the- basest sort.
During the first excitement over
the fraudulent acquirement of the
government lands In this state gov
ernment secret service men came to
Coos county and examined the mat
ters for a time, but departed and
nothing was said or given out re
specting what they had found or
whether any action was to follow.
If there were any people in Coos
' county who had been interested in
fraudulent transactions, either as
buyer or seller, they likely heaved
tremendous sighs of relief when the
sleuths "departed and left the field
v'ith the Implied understanding that
a clean record would be reported to
headquarters. And It was so under
stoodthat Is that there were no
questionable matters to be Investi
gated. But It seems there was more to
the former investigation than was
learned and that there is another
effort to find just how certain lands
were acquired and whether they
should be cancelled by the govern
ment. It is not supposed that any
transations of a fraudulent nature
will bo uncovered so far as any citi
zen of Coos county Is concerned. But
an Investigation of the transactions
which have been made during the
past seven to ten years will be made,
nevertheless, and if it should possi
bly develop that there are those In
the county who hao obtained lands
by questionable methods, the sur
prise would be very great; even
startling. ' Bilt then, nothing miy
be set down 'as surprising when It
comes to timbor land frauds. Some
of the supposedly very best people
In the state have been connected
with unusual proceedings when they
were acquiring timber lands, and It
may be there are a few In Coos
county who need looking after.
There are now In Coos county two
of the government's best Inspectors,
and they aro hero for business which
It Is believed strikes very closely to
io matter of land acquirement.
What they may find will bo a ques
tion that will Interest the citizens of
the county until the facts are out.
From a reliable source It Is learned
there Is a probability that a great
amount of Coos county timber land
patents will be cancelled by the gov
ernment very soon, likely as high a
percentage as 50 In somd instances.
The present investigation, it is
said, will affect several large hojd
ers, in territory tributary to Coos
Bay and as well, some In the Co
qullle country. No names are men
tioned, but these will likely be
brought to light later on, when
suits for restitution will be com
menced In the federal court, of
which Mr. Bristol Is now In charge
as district attorney.
The Investigation does not affect
any of the holdings of the Southern
Oregon company, since this company
has a full title direct from the gov
ernment for the lands which It owns
and controls. It will have to do
with lands, In case there are such,
which have been acquired in the
common way which has caused many
holders trouble since the govern-J
went started its Investigation. This
will mean, likely, that the largo
lumber interests will find they havo
lands which came to them In ways
that were not as the government In
tended they should be, and by reason
of which method, they will be re
quested to release them to the gov
ernment that some person with the
Intention of taking these tracts in
the prescribed manner may file on
them and thus o-.vn them In the
good, old fashioned tray, where no
embarraslng questions will be asked
and the title will be considered safe
and sound.
Tho proposed Investigation will
come as rather a surprise to the peo
ple of Coos county since there was
a prevailing opinion that all Coos
county timber lands were In proper
hands and that tho titles were ob
tained In such methodical and
straightforward ways that nobody
could question the rights and privi
leges now enjoyed by their holders.
The word does not come to the
Times explanatory of the cause of
this revival In miscellaneous nosing
about by government detectives, but
it presumed it Is encompassed in the
general plan which has been lately
outlined, to the effect that each and
every section of the state which has
been neglected In this Important
proceeding will now -.ave whatever
attention it deserves. How great
has been the offense, if any, will
soon be known, for one of the In
spectors Is carefully examining the
records at Coqullle, while the other
one Is visiting some of the old set
tlers in the Ten Mile country. The
investigation is not to stop with a
superficial, half-hearted examination',
but will be continued until every
suspicion of jobbery is set at rest
and it is known that Coos county
citizens bear a reputation for recti
tude In the matter of obtaining land
titles, or else, which is considered
possible, it is developed that there
are a number of claims now field
throughout the county which should
revert to the public domain and bo
recaptured by the many people who
stand ready and anxious to secure
timber claims in this late day and
age.
Among the many claims which It
Is said will be restored to the gov
ernment's hands, are some of the
very finest timbered lands in the
county, containing old growth fir
and other good timber which would
in some instances make the valua
tion of 1G0 acres at this day, as high
as $8,000. But do not ask the
Times where these lands ore situat
ed, for that is a question that cannot
bo answered at present. As develop
ments transpire we may be able to
give more definite Information, but
the Immediate knowledge is some
what curtailed by the fact that gov
ernment officials do not talk to re
porters until they have their game
well In hand, and then the usual
Information is learned through suits
which are Instituted in the federal
courts.
One Interesting Item In connection
with the present inclination to delve
into the past land history of- Coos
county is that a great part of the
supposed unstable titles were obtain
ed during the past five or six years,
which brings the matters up to
practically the present time. No
doubt the inspectors will be In Coos
county for at least several weeks,
for, as has already ben stated, the
present Investigation will be
thorough.
Tho Portland Journal has the fol
lowing with reference to the new
deal which implies a decided deter
mination to clean up the business
wherever It can be located.
"Mr, Neuhausen will move back
to his old offices with United States
Attorney Wlllam C. Bristol, Satur
day, to renew the work In the Ore
gon land fraud cases that will bo
brought to trial in November. Mr.
Neuhausen will first finish his report
on his Investigation of tho central
Oregon Irrigation projects which he
made with Mr. Bristol several weeks
ago and forward" It to Secretary of
Interior Garfield. ' With this work
out of tho way he will bo free to re
sumo unhampered the work of
gathering in tho land fraud cases.
It Is probable that more special
agents will bo sent to Oregon to
probo into the work of Oregon land
frauds." Mr. Neuhausen will prob
ably retain his men and take them
with hlrti to his old ofiloes while Mr.
Qlavls will bo granted several new
agents to help him In the regular
work In his office."
To test advertising, a ''discount
of ten per cent given Saturday and
Monday on all purchases at Prentiss
& Co.'s. to customers mentioning this
ad..
W AMBON
MAIL ROUTE
Contractor Between Roseburg
and Marshfield Has Bigger
Job Than He Thought.
OTHER MATTERS TALKED
Vhaiiibcr of Commerce Meeting Well
Attended Important Themes
Discussed.
The Chamber of Commerce had a
full house last evening and many
ladies were also present. Mr. Eddy
and Mr. Goddard were the principal
speakers of the evening. Before
introducing them the routine busi
ness of the meeting was disposed of,
and Mr. Flanagan called attention
to the fact that the parties having
tho contract for carrying the mall
were thoroughly sick of their bar
gain and because of the bad roads
between Roseburg and this city were
anxious to abandon the job alto
gether. Mr Lyons entered into tho discus
sion of Mr. Flanagan's report at
some length and called attention to
the fact that a government Inspector
was recently hero and that ho was
probably the same one from whom
Mr. Flanagan got his Information.
He bolieved it would be a disaster
to the community If the mall route
should be abandoned. The mail had
become very bulky during the last
year and was growing In size every
day. Something must be done.
There wa3 some danger that a con
dition might arise which would make
it impossible to get mall from Christ
mas to March. Ho bolieved the
county court, the postofflce depart
ment and the congressional delega
tion should all bo Invoked.
On motfon the secretary was In
structed to take the matter up with
the postofflce department and write
the congressional delegation to take
charge of the matter before the de
partment. Mr. Goddard was then Introduced
and made an Interesting speech In
which he gave his impressions of tho
Coos Bay country in vivid language
and declared that he was so favora
bly impressed that he Intended to
make it his home. His first impres
sion was that the bay excelled any
thing between San Francisco and
Puget sound. He had traveled up
and down the coast and had seen
towns which were growing very fast.
He had seen Eugene, Medford and
many California cities, some of which
has sprung up in places whore a
short time ago he had seen an unln
habltated plain. But all these places
seemed o him to havo limitations.
They wero inland towns or had
scant harbor facilities. Ho believed
the largest city In the nation must
always be on the sea coast and that
Coos Bay had a harbor which war
ranted her in expecting to become
a large city. The natural resources
werenot absolutely necessary to her
greatness as her harbor would be the
magnet for a vast Interior country.
But she was In the unusual and ex
ceptional position of having resour
ces so stupendous that It was doubt
ful If any other harbor was so well
favored.
Mr. Eddy was In excellent condi
tion to make a speech. Ho said at'
the outset that ho had succeeded In
milking flvo cows and that ho was
well Installed at his new ranch down
on tho Coqullle. He described the
Intermountaln country and tho
southwest In eloquent and poetical
language and entranced his audience
by beautiful word pictures. Ho spoke
of his old home in Salt Lake City
which he believed would become 0116
of the great cities of that region if
not the greatest. Ho spoko of tho
wealth and development of tho
southwest .and capping tho climax, ho
showed how all that wonderful In
terior country needed and must have
an outlet on tho Pacific ocean and
that tho most availablo would seem
to be the great ocean harbor of Coos
Bay.
These meetings" aro always Inter
esting. Secretary Lyons provides a,
good program for every meeting.
Ladles as well as visitors in the city
aro always welcome.
Dance nt Sumner, October -Bh.
Sumner and Tioea leare . Uarslifleld
at 7 'clock tekrp.
DEAD WHALE CAST
UP AT TEN MILE
Excursions Will Run to Locality To
day and Sunday Is 711
Feet Long.
Stage passengers on the Drain
route are getting incir eyes full this
week and all who arrive in Marsh
field seem well pleased with tho
money they spent for tho trip, and
there is an occasional one who is
bound to hurry back and take an
other view. The attraction is a large
whale that was cast upon the beach
about a mile this side of Ten Mile
creek this week. The stories con
cerning the size of the monster vary
as greatly as thoso told at eastern
seaside resorts respecting the ap
pearance, Blze and actions of the sea
serpent. As an example; ono man
who came thought the whale was
about thirty feet In length, while
Mr. Peter, tho traveling man, who
always sees the, best sjde of every
thing and also the largest, says the
whale is seventy-two feet long. He
is positive the leviathan is as long
as he Bays, and bases his report on
tho fact that he measured It 6y pac
ing the beach. Tho Incident is creat
ing considerable interest and excur
sions are forming for trips to the lo
cality today and Sunday. Several
parties were out yesterday to see the
unusual sight, and ono party was
stuck on the mud Hats last night un-
,tu a late nour. urn uicy arrived in
I North Bend from whence they start
ed, about eleven o'clock, and so did
not feel the Inconvenience of the
I night overshadowed the Importance
of having seen his yhaleship.
-Ladies' suits at Prentiss & Co.'s.
WILL SOON OPEN
SHOP ON FRONT ST.
Messrs. B. F. Roberts and T. J.
Dolan, who were here some time ago
and made arrangements for starting
a lodging tool and ship works estab
lishment, have arrived in Marshfield
1 and are busy at their site on North
Front street in erecting their build
ting. They have a tract 85x28 feet
and expect to be ready for buslnec3
within a week. Ttt-y havo associated
with them Mr. Win, Tharp, who is
an equal partner In the enterprise.
They have for a starter the follow
ing machinery: 150 pound trip ham
mer, latest improved lathe, 24 Inch
drill press, 10 horse power motor;
emery wheel, blower, and they will
open business with two forges. The
firm have a very convenient loca
tlon, being next to tho water front
and also facing Front street, thus
.making the establishment availablo
from two directions. All three mem
bers come directly from machine
shops In Portland and aro expert
workmen. Messrs. Dolan and Tharp
have their families with them.
Underwear, lowest prices, at
Prentiss.' .
AMERICANS ASK
' AID IN LONDON
During Present Season Many Have
Become Stranded on Euro
pean Soil.
London, Oct. 2. Americans in
London complain that never In their
experience abroad have they encoun
tered so many stranded members of
their country as during tho season
which is just coming to a clo3e.
DuVinir tho rush month a veritable
army of distressed Americans havo
lined up at the entrancqf o big hotels,
steamship offices and other places
frequented by Americans, and have
implored assistance. A largo num
ber of these aro fakers of tho worst
order, but a majority of cases tho
applicants aro genuinely In need.
It sneaks well for the American
Society that no genuine case of dis
tress has been allowomic pass un
aided, and a sum exceedreg $4,000
has-been, spent in rendering assist
ance, an increase of $1,000 over last
year.
-Skirts, latest styles at Prentiss.
Pays Ten Dollar Fine.
Tho Union saloon proprietor was
fined ten dollars and costs before
Judge Upton for selling liquor to an
Intoxicated citizen of Marshfield.
Postponement.
Owing to mlsconnectlon and
not obtaining tho films tho Crystal
Theatro will not open until Monday,
Oct. 7 at 7:30 p. m., when tho man
agement will Beo that the very best
that can bq obtained in this line will
bo given,, to ,the people ot, Marsbflejd
at tho popular price of 10 cents to all,
FORD CASE II .
JilfirS HANDS
Counsel of United Railroads
Will Soon Know His
Fate.
APPLAUSE IN COURTROOM
Spectators Rouse Ire of Judge.
Tilt Borwccn Hency and
Byington.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. Tho case
against Tlrey L. Ford, chief counsel
of the United Railroads, former at
torney general, accused of tho brib
ery of Supervisor Lonergan, went to
the, jury at 6:25 o'clock tonight. As
sistant District Attorney Heney con
cluded the closing argument for the
prosecution In a speech of great
power and effect at 5:40. He spoko
two hours, following Earl Rogers,
who made a brilliant address of ar
gument for tho defense. Judge
Lawler began reading his charge to
the jury five minutes after Heney
ilnlsheu. incipient npplause was
duelled a scoro of times and once
when Heney flashed a stunning an
swer at Attorney Byington who had
interrupted him, the crowd broke
of having sen his whaleship.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. In his
closing argument Heney said the
cause of corruption In municipal gov
ernment was the want of the crimi
nal element and the public service
corporation for something thex. aro
not entitled to under tho law. "They
want money. And how shall it bo
except made by such corporations as
the United Railroads," continued
Heney. "All you have to do is to
change a twenty million dollar cor
poration over night Into a ninety
million and If you tako enough from
the cars to pay Interest at four or
five per cent a year upon your ninety
millions you will find bankers will
ing to buy your bonds and stocks
and who thereafter deplore and de
nounce men who, from a sense of
public duty, demand that this sort
of thing shall stop because, say these
bankers, they are hurting business.
They are hurting our town, yes, and
when tho surgeon applies tho knlfo
and removes tho cancer the patlent
says: 'ThatMiurts, ' can't 5'u give
opium; I can't stand the pain.'
Heney declared tho reason Ruef
13 not placed on tho stand Is "becauso
wo do not trust him."
Attorney Byington asked what tho
prosecution is keeping Ruef for if
it did not trust him. Heney replied
"That's our business." Byington
then complained that tho defense
had no chanco to talk to Ruef and
that the prosecution guards aro al
ways within hearing distance
"That's a fact," shouted Heney.
"We wanted to hear what you would
say to him. Wo wanted to seo how
much you would offer him."
Tho applause tiat followed called
forth the lro of the court.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. At 11:30
the jury In the Ford case wero lock
ed up for the night.
STANDARD OIL
INVADES NEVADA
Company Secures Territory in the
Oil Zone Close to
Reno.
Reno, Nev Oct. 3. That the oil
prospects of Reno aro not being neg
lected by tho oil power of tho world
Is evldonced by tho fact that tho
Standard Oil company Is represented
here, and has been for many weoks,
by men who aro among tho most
able of Its advisory, and that theso
men havo quietly acquired posses
sion of section 30 directly In tho zone
and 'covering the channel of oil as
revealed by indications. Two hun
dred and forty acres of this ground
wero acquired from tho government,
It Btands In tho name of S. D. Nes
tttfih, whoso connection with tho
Standard Oil company is well known.
Tho wholo investigation of tho oil
possibilities hero, so far as tho Stand
ard Oil Is concerned, has beon dono
very quietly, and till tho present
time no word of it has leaked out.
. -nLqts , in West Bunker Hill at
$10p .to $250 Seo, J, D, Jphpson &
Co.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE
PASSES THE COUNCIL
Fire Ordinance Now Effective Two
Questions for the December
Election.
At tho meeting of the city council
last evening, tho first matter up for
consideration was the 'emergency
olausa whereby Its passage would,
bring Into immediate effect the flro
ordinance lately passed by the city
council. This was passed and will
be effective upon being signed by tho
mayor.
The ordinance licensing teamsters
was repealed, with tho provision that
all unearned portions of licenses
should hq repaid to tho teamsters.
An ordinance was passed provid
ing for tho submission to a vote of
the citizens at tho December election
a proposal to enlarge tho city limits,
and also to submit to a vote at tho
same time, a proposal to increaso
the limit of indebtedness from Us
present status, $25,000, to an
amount not In excess of 5 per cenc
of the assessed valuation. The north
limit of tho city under tho proposi
tion which will bo submitted will bo
tho south lino of North Bend, or
what has been known In tho past as
tho Plat B properties. Theso wero
lately Included In tho city limits
of North Bend by a voto which was
taken in that city In June. Tho new
territory to be taken in under this
vote, should it pass, will be the
O'Connell property, Bay View, Bou
levard Park, and Schetter's addi
tions. Tho eastern boundary will be
described by a line running north
and south nbout midway between tho
bay and Catching Inlet, taking In
the city of East Marshfield. Tho
south line will bo far enough south
to Include Bunkor Hill addition.
There will bo no change in the west
ern limits.
Father Edward Donnelly came bo-
foro tho meeting by request with a
proposition to sell the city a tract
of land SOOxGO feet, lying between
West Marshfield and South Marsh
field, which tho city would use as a
thoroughfare, thus connecting tho
two sections of tho city. Tho propo
sal contained a provision which
makes It obligatory upon tho city to
put tho streot through.
The city marshal was Instructed
to collect wharfago from F. S. Dow
for tho use of tho wharf at tho foot
of C street. Tho city attorney was
Instructed to tako steps towards
opening Front street at that portion
of tho warehouse occupied by F. S.
Dow through to tho south lino ot D
street, proposed.
Peter Gulovson was granted a por-
mlt for tho uso of tho Intersection of
C and Brondway for storing build
ing material.
FEARED SEPARATION
Soldier Expecting Separation Kills
Wife and Himself.
Now York, Oct. 3. Claudo E.
Perrv. a soldier of tho coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Hamilton, and his
wife, were found dead in their
apartments In Brooklyn. It Is boS6
lieved Porry shot his wife and killed
hlmsjjlf. Prospective separation
from his wife Is believed to bo tho
cause.
A Fourteen Pound Son.
A son was born last night to Mrs.
Charles Hadqulst of West Marsh
field, which according to the report
of Dr. Mlngus, weighed 14 pounds,
Tho mother was doing flnoly when
tho doctor loft tho residence and Mr.
Hadqulst says tho family Is trying
to sustain tho reputation of Coos Bay
as u producer of tho unusual.
Halscy Jury Discharged.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. Tho jury
Impanelled for tho trial of Theo
dore V. Halsoy for bribery, was dis
charged on a showing that the de
fondant Is In a serious phyblcal con
dition nnd will havo to undergo a
second operation this week which
may provo fatal.
Daltou Gels Reprieve.
Spokane. Oct. 4, Jamos Dalton,
sontonced to bo lidng-'d for tho
murder of olllcor Honry StoUts, was
granted a roprlovo of sixty days by
Oovernor MeiM on tho plea that a
last appeal for clomoncy could not
be prefected boforo tho date sot for
execution.
Gout) to Portland.
E. G. Flanagan departed recently
for Portland, whoro ho goes to visit
Mrs. Flanagan, who Is undergoing
treatment in that city;-
Ladies' coats at Prentiss & Co.'s.
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