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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1907)
ft ,Xfcf 9CS-? " .7 HERE IS A PAEAN Business Men Unite in Saying Panic Has No Effect There. TELL TALE OF GOOD TIMES All Lines of Trade and Traffic Moving Without Interrup tion. North Bend merchants and manu facturers Join In swelling the paean of prosperity that arises from all of Coos Bay. Tho only effects of tho panic that prevails all over the cum.i ry is purely psychological and man ifest only in a slight pause thai might bo called hesitating. But at tho people of North Bend seldom stutter either in business or pleasure, however, there is striking unanimity in the expression of good trado and good times reported. As ono man ex pressed it, Coos Bay 13 the best place in tho United States to bo during a money panic. Thoso interviewed spoke as follows: L. J. SIMPSON, of tho SJmpson Lumber Co. "Our mills will contin ue to run. Wo aro not cutting wagos or output in any department. There aro now 10,000,000 feet of logs in tho booms and 7,000,000 more in tho rivers ready to como down. Demand for lumber has not decreased in our market." C. S. WINSOR, Cashier Bank of Oregon: "I do not bellove tho finan cial stringency will seriously affect Coos Bay. We must be careful, that is all." THOS. B. JAMES, City Wharfing er: "Thoro has been absolutely no lot up in shipments either in or out of North Bend. Trado is steady." W. P. EVANS:, Davls-Schultz Gro cery: "Our wholesale trade has not fallen off any perceptible amount. I bollovo tho conditions will bo normal in a' few weeks." L. A. FHEY, Frey's Clothing Store. "Business is going right along. We are getting our share of a big pre Chrlstmas trado." MISS MATHEWS, Cash Toy Storo: B, F. PYOTT WAS Man Drowned From Alliance Deck a Recent Resident of Coos Bay Came From Los Angeles. Tho Identity of B. F. Pyott, who was -washed overboard from tho Alli ance when she crossed tho bar on Thursday of last week, 'has been learned. Mr. Pyott and family came hero from California about the first of September, 1907. They located in the house owned by Mrs. C. W. Tower, on north Front street, back of tho Flxup clothing store. Mr. Pyott was in Marshfleld about two weeks before ho commenced work on tho First Trust & Savings Bank build ing, whero ho was employed until tho striko occurred. Ho was employed as a common laborer, and at tho time COMING COOS BAYWARDS RAPIDLY. Remarkable Progress in Rail way Construction From Drain to Coast. LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS J. L. Bowman Makes Flatter ing Report as to Showing in Two Months Time. J. L. Bowman, o Portland, who recently made the trip to Coos Bay via Drain, expressed himself as sur pjised and pleased at tho extent of the progress on the railway which tho Southern Pacific in building from Drain to Coos Bay. Mr. Bowman's last Yisit to Marshfleld was about September 1 and between that tliuo and December 1 an almost incredible amount of woik has been accom l'libhed. Since then the cement work tor all bridges for a distance of ten miles from Drain has been complet ed. Steel has beea strung along tho DIES FROM EFFECTS OF POISONED ROOT Sad End To Play of Llttlo Dale Mcne gat of Ten Milo Country. Dale Wesley Menegat, tho four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Monagat, a rancher of Ten Mile, was buried in tho Odd Fellows' cemetery this afternoon, tho remains being followed to their last resting place THE COa iAV Of PROSPERITY. "Have Bold and aro selling far more goods than I expected." C. H. IIACKET, Coos Bay Manu facturing Co: "We hare contract for 1,500,000 orange boxes and aro running night and day to All the orders." JAS. A. ALLEN, North Bend Shin gle Mill: "Wo aro doing as much business as over and cannot All ord ers." E. M. WARD, Wholesale Hardware "Trado In my business has fallen off but It is moro owing to a general suspension of logging during the rainy season than anything else." A. W. MYERS, The Myers Depart ment Storo. "In trado I- do not no tice any decrease. In fact our trade is larger for last week fully 100 per cent against tho week corresponding last year." F. MONROE, Baysidc Paint Co.: "I can sell all klud3 of goods but I notlco a llttlo stringency in collecting large bills. I bollovo tho trouh'o will not seriously affect us." C. M. BYLER, Coos Bay Grocery: "People must eat and they are eat ing as healthy as ever." S. S. JENNINGS, The Novolty Storo. "I would rather bo in Coos Bay during a money panic than any whero in tho United States." S. ROGSTAD, Hotel Oregon, "Travel has been exceptionally large during the past month and tho hotel has been full all fall. There does not seem to be any let up now." W. S. WOOD, North Bend Hotol. "There Is plenty of trado but run ning a hotel dining room in an up-to-date stylo at prevailing prices for goods and board Is not a get-rich-quick scheme." WM. SMITH, of Reberg & Smith, plumbers and hardware: "Wo aro crowded in all lines of work. Have several houses in process of comple tion both here and in Marshfleld." M. E. EVERITT, Everitt Phar macy. -"I have noticed no decrease In trade nor experienced any diffi culty in collections." A. WHISNANT, Coos Bay Harbor, Printery. "November has been our best month both in advertising and j job work." I A NEWCOMER. o th0 strlke leIt off work wlth th0 rost of tho employes. Alter mat time he worked on some of tho othor construction about tho sity, and shortly before the Alliance sailed, concluded to go to Portland, where Mrs. Pyott had property. Mrs. Pyott was to precede him and he was to re main here for a time until Mrs. Pyott and the son were settled. But at tho last moment, he changed his mind and concluded to accompany them. The son was twelve years old. Thoso acquainted with the family say that I Mrs. Pyott was a refined woman and that tho man who lost his life was a hard working and ambitious man. Tho report which gained currency about town that suggested Pyott's being drunk at the timo ho lost his llfo was entirely without foundation, for his lntlmato friends said he never was known to be intoxicated and nev er drank to excess. Hue for a considerable distance. Mr. Bowman learned that tho work is in such shape that when it is resumed In tho spring it can bo pushed rapidly and ten miles of the lino will be fin ished within sixty days. There is too much work already accomplished ac coidlng to Mr. Bowman to think that tbo railway will delay construction in any manner and uccording to in formation received from authentic tources theie Ib no doubt of tho lino being finished to Coos Bay within a year after work is resumed. "When that railway reaches hero," Mr. Bowman continued, "It will dou ble tho population within a year. There is no section of the country that to many, peoplo aro talking o today as Coos Bay. Portland peo - pie who aro really Interested think tll,Uie best place on the coast. The rnrtfrft :innle exhibit in Portland was A-,- -- a splendid advertisement for this sec tion and was really an eye opener as to the resources and possibilities of the country." by friends and relatives of tho fam ily. Tbo little boy was playing with somo. companions on the bank of the lake last week and pulled what is known as "wild parsnip" and ato somo of the root, which is poisonous. Dr. Gale, of North Bend, was callod to atond him, hut arrived too lato to save him, the boy passing away on Sunday last. Tho parents desire to thank those who sympathized with them in their bereavement, tfllKLY JFIMigt MABSHFtELD, HIGHEST TIDE OF YEAR THIS WEEK Incident Floods Along tho Banks of Coos River Dyko Washed Out At Flagstaff. Tho highest tide of the year have caused floods along the banks of Coos Bay for the past two days and Another high tldo la expected tomor row. Lands which have been untouched by the waters of tho bay for the last, twelve months were completely sub merged Wednesday nnd Thursday. The dyke along the meadow banks at riagstaff woro worked away by tho flood in several places yesterday, temporarily flooding tho made land. No damago of any amount has been recorcVd. If tho water had gained another foot yesterday morn ing, however, the streets of the city would havo been flooded to a slight extent. Tho tide reached tho 10-foot stage this morning and will reach tho same point tomorrow morning, before re turning to its regular figures. Tho heavy southwest wind of Wednesday raised it nearly a foot above normal and the appearanco of tho boats along tho docks as they stood well above tho wharves, caused considerable comment. frOOOOOOOOOOOO DROPPED 8S FEET, ASKED FOR CIGARETTE. WASHINGTON, Pa., Dec. 9. O I Henry Wright, a hod-car- 1 rler, employed in tho construe- tion of a now brewery at Bent- leyville, this county, lost his i footng and plunged to the floor ' of tho structure, eghty-threo feet bolow. During tho progress of his flight he encountered two two- inch planks, which wore broken in twa'n, the final fall being a sheer drop of fifty-one feet. Wright lay Immovable for a O few seconds, and two physicians were summoned. O As they entered tho building they were met by Wright, who carelessly asked Dr. William $ Booth for a cigarette. An ex- amlnation allowed that not a bone was broken and but few minor bruises sustained. Wricht resumed his work im- mediately. GOVEtOTFMT BOAT VISITS C0CS BAY IiiRhdiouRe Tender Heather Arrives In Hiirhor With InsjH-'ctor on Board. After an absence of several months the lighthouse tender Heather ar rived in Marshfleld on Saturday and has been spending the day looking after tho gove" 'ment aids to naviga tion !-i ,i rtiua of the stat". This handsome, craft has a j.-.iv"iment Hphthowso Inspector on board who visited the lighthouses and tho other government points at the mouth of the harbor today. Tho Heather operates between Capo Blanco and Alaska, supplying now buoys whoro old oucs have gone astray, rearranging thoso that havo drifted, and furnishing supplies for the lighthouses along tho coast. Sho will bo here several days attending to tho government stations before re suming her trip to other points along tho coast. 9 GOLDEN HAIRED WOMAN JUROR IN DIVORCE CASE v O DENVER, Dec. 9. "Hilda SmIth!" As the clerk of the county clerk callod tho namo yesterday 4 t afternoon, a young woman, with masses of fluffy golden hair O and dancing hluo eyes, stepped O jauntily forward, and Colora- , do's taloswoman was ready O to "answer truthfully all quos- t tions touching upon her quallfl- cations to sit as a fair and im- partial juror in tho case at bar." Miss Smith was empaneled O 1 4, pon an Oj,ou venlro in tho trial 1 of a jivorco case, brought by a mani an( Bat jn the juror's box ,4, i)e8ide five men with no signs of I i.i.i.. , umatjuji, "Gentlemen of tho jury Judge MeCall paused In his ln- structlons whon ho glanced at the smlllnK face of tho girl juror, "and lady of the Jury," , he gallantly added, and then i 4t, nrnneadfid. The Jury found In favor of the plaintiff, and gave h(m a do- O cree upon the grounds of do- sertion. Thero aro moro hunchbacks In Spain than anywhero else. Belgian girls aro taught to do housework and marketing as part of their school lessons. OREMM, FRIDAY, DilElrtMnmTm CORONER'S REPORT ON WALKER'S DEATH The Probable Result of Ciuullo Burn ing Out Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon. Coroner Everett Mlngus, who was ""'" ueWS umi a new steamer n,i rimni.n ..-,.i.. i... .,'l9 to make Coos Bay on her regular called to Empire yesterday by tho death of Thomas Walker in thy flro which destroyed hl3 homo In the ear ly morning hours, held no inquest, but instead gathered what evidence there was and will make a report ac (.oiuiug to tno evidence. Dr. is'ingus thought it best, under tho ciicum stauces which surrounded the affair, not to impanel a jury, as there was no evidence of foul play and the ac cident was bimply one of the many occurrences whicn go to make up the great list of casualties, with no prob ability of mystery. It was learned that tho deceased had been drinking heavily on Wednesday and was down town until late at night. At half past eicven, two young men escorted him to his home and left him at the door. That was the last seen or heard of him until shortly 'after four o'clock tho next morning, when Mrs. Lee Cook, his next door neighbor, saw tho houso in flames. Help was summoned, but the fire had gainod such headway that there was no possibility of sav ing the building or removing any of the contents. The body was almost entirely con sumed. There was nothing left of it except small parts of the skeleton, and many of tho bones were entirely eaten away by the Are. T. J. Lewis, of the Johnson undertaking house, was called to prepare the remains for burial, and brought the grew some corpse to Marshfleld yesterday afternoon. The most plausible theory ad vanced by those acquainted with tho habits of Walker is to the effect that the Are was caused from a candle left burning and which, as it burned out, communicated the flame to somo inflammable material upon which It was placed. It was known that ho used candles for lighting and tho theory is generally accepted, slnco the fire was beyond doubt a slow one, being discovered four or five hours t'ficr ho had ietlred. Tho body will bo interred tomor row afternoon in tho Odd Fellows' cemetery, In Marshfleld, with short services at the grave. The burial will take place at two o'clock, Rev. Thurston in charge. Friends from Empire will attend. SAYS THAT DUCKS ARE SCARCE THIS YEAR J. D. Magee, the Ten Milo rancher, is in the city today and will remain over until tomorrow. Mr. Magee was seen by a Times reporter and ques tioned regarding tho hunting and fishing in the Ten Milo country. Ho said ducks aro very scarce this year, and the fact is rather remarkable, since thero has In the past been thousands of tho fowls there at this time of year. Mr. Mageo saw three men out on the lake last Sunday Ashing with salmon eggs. They caught, 91, 84 and 83 line trout re spectively. They were out a little over an hour. The Lake creamery has closed down for the present, ow ing to jack of material. It will re main closed for two or three months. OO HENRV VILLE HAPPENINGS. O QtQQfQ$WrOQQ4''4Q Henryville, Dec. C. Mr. John Miller was in Marshfleld Monday. Mr. T. Russell was a Henryvlllo visitor last week. Mr. M. J. Bowron, of Henryvlllo, was In Marshfleld Tuesday. Mr. A. Kelly was a Maxwell visitor last week. Mr. Fred Kruse, of Tleasant Val ley, returned home Monday from Marshfleld, on the launch Meteor. Mr. John Grundy, of Coaloda, waB In Marshfleld Monday. Mr. Fred Kruse 1b building a gaso llno launch and expects to have it finished In three weeks. Miss Gladys Ferry, who has been visiting at Henryville for the pat week, returned to her home in Marshfleld Monday. Mr. BSvgeon, of Coaleda, wa la Marshfleld Monday. Mr. Meadows was In MnrehfielU Tuesday. Tho launch Banahtw made a trip up the Isthmus Tuesday. Mr. McCutcheon is the under ground boss at the South Port mine. A number of hering have been caught on the Iathmui. The heavy rain lately ha caneed tho big cut on the Summit to Hde In. Mr. E. Thoroaa, who has been pros pecting In Sixes ( returned home last wook. Flowers are one and a half degrees warmer than the surrounding air. A man's chanoes of a sudden death aro olgbt tlmos as groat as a woman's. NEW STEAMER Mr. George W. Hatch, of San Francisco, who came in this morn ing over tho Drain stage route, trips from San Pedro to Portland and other coast ports. Tho ship is tho Hnnallc, owned by tho company which operates tho Kllhurn which was taken from the Coos Bay traffic some months ago and put on a south urn run. Mr. Hatch saw placards in tho Portland hotels stating that tho Hanalic would sail tonight from Portland and would call at Coos Bay, He had been waiting several days for the Alliance and had turned his fli'.t-nf linotr 1 twl lind lm.ir.Tif r..n r tho Breakwater. When the accident happened to tho Breakwater, ho tinned his ticket back and purchased A COOS RIVER SUMMER ROMANCE. A Summer Vacation Results in I Creation of Another Happy Home in This Favored Sec tion. Summer vacations and their ac companiments are not without their happy terminations. Tho paragraph- crs take great delight in satirizing tho summer girl and her numberless engagements, but they never tell.the side which culminates In marriage. When tho stoamer Plant arrived In thcsbay yesterday it brought Mr. and Mrs. Georgo L. Gould, and thereby hangs a tale which has to do with a summer vacation that had no relation to thoso which tho humorist chroni cles. Miss Myrtle H. Birch, of Chlco, California, a school teacher, recently spent a few months on Coos Bay and Wisconsin Syndicate in field for Coast Product on Large Scale: BOUND FOR MARSHFIELD Dearth Tn Wisconsin Causes Investi gation And Purchase In ForestH of West. A party of Wisconsin lumbor men -h -. Tnnina "M" TTVnnr Alfrfwi CUU.UBUU Ui. .l .. -., . Rogers, and M. S. Ka Lauber havo started for Oregon and will arrive in a few days. They represent a largo t.JT,.- L,i.n, n.i w.n make Mr AUltlUVt WJM-.wv ..-.ni,n nt 4lmhoT InnHn f Ti this ZlZ Tho party 1b from Madison, Wis., and .will come directly to this city from tho east, and after they have .-. i.lw.t linv u'ntlt In thl ReC - BUUUJVU nil"!, i"vj ... .- tlou they will go to Washington to look oei- tho timber field in that state and mako more purchases. The rapid cleaning up of tho tim ber in Wisconsin during tho past ton years has caused numerous mill men located on tho great lakes to turn their oyes to this portion of tho west coast to Invest In timber lands. It is expected that thoso men aro tho for runners of a great many who will en ter Ihe local Hold in their search for any timber that remains to be pur chased. For years the timber buy- ing has beW ruphing along In Ore - gon until in a short while the mill owners timber will have all the avaliauic held for manufacture of lumber. FRUIT GROWERS WANT INSPECTOR Would Kival IIwmI River .In Quality And Advertising of lro- , ducts. There Is a movement on foot among the fruit growers of tho coun ty to have an iuspector of frultB ap pointed for this district. From tho interest being Bhowu In the matter it Is probable that there will be ono appointed for the first of tho year. To secure fUe services of an in spector It ia necessary to have u witi lton signed by twenty-live fruit growers of the county. From the progress being made la getting up the petition It Is believed that there wtll be no trouble securing w names. The formation of a county fruit growers' association, to be affiliated with the state associ ation, i also causlug a great amount of Interest- among fruit growers of the Coos Riv er aud Coqullle Valleys. Numerous irult growers nre asking ror jne .mi f nunninMnn nnd tho prospects aro that tho first of tho SUP WES! COOS BAY RUN. ti asportation to Drain on tho Southern Pacific. When ho saw tho announcement thnt the Hanallo would call at Coos Bay, he thought he could not risk another' disappoint ment, nnd so came by train and stage. Tho Hanallo Is a ship of larg er capacity than the Kilburn and If sho makes this port regularly will relievo much of tho congestion in. passenger traffic which at times is unfortunate for the Coos Bay count ry. Tho steamer should make this port by Sunday morning if che is not delayed In sailing. Ho was Informed by tho Breakwater peoplo that tho delay to that ship might not bo for more than a few days, as It was In tended to patch tho hole and proceed, and make tho full repairs on her next trip north. th0 Coos Rlver- Whn hcr0 8h0 me,fc Mr. Gould and a friendship which soon ripened Into deeper sentiment was formed. Tho eventual result was that Mr. Gould recently jour neyed to Chlco and thero claimed his bride. Tho marriage took place at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Birch, tho brldo's parents on November 17. The groom Is a well known rest- (dout of Coos county and has resided most of his llfo at Allegany, on tho North Fork of tho Coos river. Tho couplo will mako their homo at his ranch, Riverside, a short dlstanco from Allegany. Mrs. Gould has a brother in Marshfleld, Mr. F. C. Birch, of the Red Cross u.rug store, whom "ho was visiting at tho timo she met Mr. Gould. A host of friends wish tho happy couplo an overflowing mca3uro of all tho good things that llfo holds in storo. p T1US WOMAN GETS EVEN Beats Life Insurance Co. By 4 Living 100 Years NEW YORK, Doc. 9. Mrs. Betsy Gage, of Brooklyn, who celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary last week, received from tho Equitable Life Assur- ance Society on tho anniversary day, a present of $121.80 and a boquet of roses in honor of her distinction as tho most success- ful investor in llfo insurance on v record. Mrs. Gage began her experl- ment in llfo in tho Equitable in 1880, when she was 72 years old. She purchased for $2000 an annuity of $275, payable , . , v uu..jr . -- """ "V"" , The expectancy tables at that , time gave her eight years. Six years later sho invested I A . $1300 In another llfo annuity ! of $211, payable quarterly. At O that time the mortality tables gave her a little moro than five years of life. IV But Mrs. Gago outliveu tho ,., ti ,!, n nnrimries caicuiuuuiia "" net result that sho has drawn ovor $12,000 from Equitable So- ciety oi an investment of $3300. year will seo a live organization la existence. It lo believed by the fruit growers that thoy cannot fnll to benefit by following In tho steps of othor big fruit growing sections in the stato an,i havo an association to supervise tho fruit Industry in order that they, miy reflect notnlng out cruuu uu coos Bay fruit. Tho lmmonso amount of advertising that has re sulted from the Hood River organiza tion has given po elopotlsued tlon has given peoplo outside tho stato tho notion that Hood Rlvor products aro tho only kind of any mo ment In Oregon. The' display of Coos Bay fruit In Portland hns caused comments from tho biggest fruit growors In tho west. Tbo fruit Is said to bo equally as good, If not bPtter, than tho Hood River productions. Consequently It Is firmly belloved that with a good fruit growers' association tho Coos Bay apples may even gain greater famo from their perfection nnd pur ity than tho Hood Rlvor product. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN CHICAGO JUNE 10 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Chicago was victorious on tho first ballot In tho Republican National committee for the locution of tho Republican National Convention of 1908. Tho date on which tho convention will meet Is Juno 16. Tho voto stood 31 for Chicago 18 for Kansas City; and four for Denvor, after which ' ChlcaKo was solccted by acclamation. Senator Fultoa voted for Chicago W. Ja & i. b ju 1 mil 1 tmiiuemmmmssmftvmmmsmm SB ssss 55 B'l 'JAIL'S MSBS rfS.-ma.T.yA v