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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1907)
I jl! fcj MM'WJ'-MM . . i-n Vwft-v eswwl WWIMlUim I UiMU 'M IWJ Win '-bvhiJ1 jffl THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1907. r (Mlt'il0tXl M l .w. I' WILL HAVE A GARBAGE LOT Council Instructs Health Offi cers to Secure one Close of Year's Business. The city health officer was in structed to select a suitable site for a garbage lot at the meeting of the city dads last night, the cost not to exceed not $1,000. As soon as the lot has been secured the disposal of garbage In the city, which has been bothering a number of citizens, will be a simple matter. Several team sters Kra anxious to secure to job of dlsjposlpg of fog garbage at reg ular rates, Councilmen Savage, Flanagan and Lockhart were appointed a committee to look after the furnishing of the new portion of the city .hall which. will be completed within a few weeks. The contract for the building of the jail and cells in the lower part of the new structure was let to Tuttle, Smith & Freer, a local con cern which underbid the Portland firm for the work by the sum of $300' the structure to be erected at a cost of $700. The iron work will be done by hand and will be stronger than work done by the Portland firms, and it is considered flattering that a local firm can outdo the larger firms in handling this style of work. All the unfinished routine busi ness was squared up and all out standing bills paid up to the end of the year. The chairman of the fi nance committee was instructed to prepare a report of the finances to be read at the opening meeting of the new council, which will be held on the evening of January 6. R1ZMH TO MARRY! Local Agent Dow Insists That Old Salt Will Have a Part ner on Life's Rocky Way. coos counr in re AS TOLD II WHIE IIP The Steamer Steamer Delhi CHILE WIDE H ILOiyLllUL Five Cows and a Calf Get. on Veranda, in the Pantry and Under the Eaves. In spite of the denials of First Mate Fitzmorrls, of the steamship Plant, Local Agent Dow, of the 'Frisco line, insists that this grizzled veteran of the sea will bo married before he makes his next trip to Coos Bay. Mr. Dow says that the mate has secured a leave of absence and ,will bo married in about six weeks, to Mrs. Nan Smith, a vivacious widow 'and the mother of throe hopefuls. Friends of First Mate Fitzmorrls are loth to believe that he is going to join the ranks of the benedicts fgr various reasons. One man asserts that tho mate is anywhere between forty and two hundred years old. The mate is one of these forcible leath ery skinned men who defy the marks of time, and there is no telling how old Fitzmorrls really is. If the cap tain's mate were asked the question he would undoubtedly assert that it was nobody's blank business how old he was or whether he was going to be married, or whether he intend ed to elope. The interest aroused over the doubling up with a life partner on the part of Fitzmorrls, however, is very great in Marshfle'ld, where the old salt has been known for many years as one of the best sailors on the Pacific. He could have been a captain many moons ago, but is better satisfied to play second fiddle on a ship rather than have the pas sengers worshiping at his shrine in rough and stormy weather. The mate Is a bluff man who ac complishes things and stands by the traditions of the sea. Beneath a rough exterior he has a kindly heart, and It has been suspected that he also had some sentiment hidden away be neath his blue shirt. What is not surprising to his friends is the fact that It took a widow and three child ren to find the romance stored awav 'for years In the heart of Fitzmorrls. Something Said in an Old Book About the Days When Marshfield Was Small and Morth Bend Was Good. Comparison With Present Develop ment SIiohs Progress. nOlnLLHIIuli Six egotistical cows made them selves at home in the residence of a California avenue lady yesterday af toruoon and Ofllcer Condron dron was sent to the rescue with sev eral cowboys. Mayor Straw re- Anl.-wl fliA liiaaantra nf tllA invasion and he sent the officer over to Marshfield Eagles Prepare For .straighten matters out, with the re sult that three cows and a calf were Impounded in the city poundery. As far as can be ascertained, the lady of the house had cooked an ex cellent dinner for herself and fam ily, and left It near the pantry to Big Annual Function Which Be Tomorrow Night. There will be a public- Installation nf thfi rpi-entlv nlentml oifirers of the cool. She stepped out on tne ironi Ea,es tomolw night m Eagle Hall porch and lounu two cows cum placently chewing their cud and dodging the Oregon "mist," which was coming down by the bucket load to the square inch. She was somewhat startled but pluckily closed the door In time to escape the fierce eyes of the"mooers." She ruminated as to what she would do and then decided to go out to the back and call the dog, but her V. L. Arrlngton, of this city, says the Myrtle Point Enterprise, has in his possession a small paper cov ered book of about 120 pages that is of historic Interest, being a write-up of trie "Resourced of Coos County, Together with? a Business Directory." It was published In 1S75 by Henry H. Gale, and affords Interesting com parison with the county at that time anil vha.t it has since attained, Jn the way of development, At thai tlmo the Coos Bay bar had a maximum depth of 1G feet and the minimum depth was from 12 to 12 feet! this has now been deepened until the minimum depth is far greater than tho maximum then. At the time the book was issued it is said that a Marshfield butcher by the name of Whitney used to drive cattle across the Coqullle river at Bandon at low tide. He certainly could not do the t.'ick now. At the time the book was issued Empire City was the county Eeat; it contained the only church building in the county and the court house was a "stately structure." Marshfield, then as now, was the principal city In tho county. It had about thirty business houses, six of which were saloons. Of North Bend tho book says it "is a peculiarly moral and orderly little town. No drunkards are tolerated here," which is something of a contrast with the modern North Bend. Bay City, East port, Henryvllle, Utter City and Co qullle City receive mention. It Is evident that Myrtle Point was not then in existence. The writer tells of the beauties and possibilities of the Coqullle valley. In the barn yards he saw the "Coqullle wagon," commonly called a sled. Tho wagons had not yet been Introduced here and the sled and ox team were the popu lar means of conveyance. The hun dreds of wagons and thousands of sleek horses now in the valley are certainly in contrast. The principal point in tho valley at that time was evidently the junction, of the South and Middle fork streams. The river I was then about 150 yards wide and I was navigable for vessels of light draught, small vessels running bo 1 tween here and San Francisco brought supplies to settlers and took their crops to market. Rowland Prairie is described and below tho forks was swamp and marsh lands, easily redeemed. If the writer could I behold these redeemed lnnds now ho I would realize that ho had not missed in forecasting a fino futuro for tho valley. Alliance Is Off Tho Bar Tho steamer" Alliance which was looked for this morning, arrived off the Coos Bay bar at noon today, but owing to tlio roughness of the entrance she will not come Into the harbor Until late this afternoon. Tho head winds which fought her all night On lier .trip south, delayed her a couplo of hours. 1 Will Como on llrcnkwntcr Word 'has been received In this city that Young's Musical Comedy Company, which has been advertised to play at 1 the local opera house for several weeks past, will positively arrive on the Breakwater, which leaves Port land Wednesday night. AXOTHKR SANTA CIjAUS FIRE I A Rur.flou Little Kov Is SerlouMy In- a jurcd by Christina" Ill-.zo. (Special to Times.) BANDON, Dec. 30. A. Hnberly's little boy was badly burned and se riously injured by a "Santa Claus" fire on Christmas Eve. Ho will recover. STARTS SEEKING HIS ' FORTUNE AT SEVENTY "Kill" Ward, Pioneer Woodsman Will Look For Gold in Alaska. COQUILLE, Dec. 31. The Sen tinel says: "Bill" Ward, the pioneer woodsman and general handy man, (everybody knows and likes him), is planning to embark for Alaska ere long and there spend his remaining days If necessary in an effort to make a fortune. Bill is hale and hearty de spite his seventy-seven winters, and Is not afraid to bravo the rigors of the frozen north. With him on tho journey will be Jack Conalngg, an other but younger woodsman, and they expect to set sail by April 1st. Sails from Marshfield Thursday ,Tnn rt no n-scrviiiioii win uo iioiu nrtor tho arrival of siiio unless ticket is bougut. F.S DOWAg-ent MARSHFIELD, : : : : it iiynwnnn OREGON ----- , W pecial Holiday Rates From now until after New Years, Kelly's boats will carry passengers for 25 x cents round trip, DAY and NIGHT. J. A. O'KELLY Proprietor. DOES THIS LOOK GOOD? hh;i E5ESZ5E525a5asaSHrarE5SSS5E5aSHS25HSE5ESH5E525IfiS5Z5S52Sa5SSOTnnntl ARE WE GOING TO SELL GASRAMGES? EKUSZTJiZ smKioEiaiamESKgrai A Cottage For $ Cozy Little Home at a Price Low Enough For the Slimmest Puree; Coryrlaht.' 1007. by G. W. Pnyne O Son, Carthatfe, 111. when Marshfield Aerie P. O. E. No. 53S, will hold its annual banquet and celebrate tho arrival of the New Year. The lodge will open proceed ings at S p. in., and then will come the public Installation, the annual i banquet bringing up tho close of the testivities. Each member will have one or j more fi lends at the entertainment, I the principal feature after the in way was u.ocueu at u.u imcn. uuu, u, stallatlon belng tho dlsl)osal o a a cow and a calf, which were trying ... . . ... . to reach the dinner in tho pantry. been secured by the members during m. .1., l. ,!.-. I...f " mere was iiouhub iu uu uu u... the pnBt cou,,le of daySi incidentally I hold tho fort, so the lady of tho u ,s rolmblo that a numb0P 0f the I liouso battened everything up tight mos(. notcd hunters wJ11 describe-1 from the invading army of cattle, and theJp es,10rlencea securing the ducks, I going to the telephone rung up tho n , f,, ,,,,i.,. ,.nt(1 city authorities to have tho brutes j tQ sacuro a certnla nuwber ior the sent to perdition. The rescuers enmo ,an liet shortly afterward and it was found , thpt thorn were two more cows stand ing under the eaves, dodging some of that mist. Flues Pistol Toter J. L. Goodman, of Coos river, .appeared In Recorder Upton's court yesterday morning on tho charge of carrying concealed weapons. Ho was arrested Sunday night by Olllcor Coijdron in a local saloon, whore ho is shld to havo been waving tho pistol around In a man ner calculated to Inspire alarm. Judge Upton assessed him $10 and costs for carrying a concealed weap on. Speeches from well known "birds" of tho nerle will be heard, sociability will be In tho ascendant, and one of the most pleasant functions ever held by tho local lodge is scheduled to be pulled otf tomorrow night. .1 mm S limttp &5xr. - c ' I We are, and the very best makes at the lowest prices. And for hot water for the bath and all other purposes there is nothing as cheap and conven ient as the Humphrey Gas water heater, Always, ready, We sell them, We furnish both the gas meter and regulator. I The Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co?; Marshfield and North Bend. aSH5?E5Z5cS2 3SBStn3a5HSaSESH55BaSHSESE5Z5HS2SHSZS25tEZSSSlt'El a cmr?.T! i i.miHmiTfa rirr, rarmffr-it ';rffy'''''-'-''''",' '-"' 1 QHOW fASRQ IMntcslnw Floor Cuev- is -' iy " Y VnJLikJ nj, smpo, nny style inado f j iri-''Tr,i Tnnr to order by tho Lnlke and FIXTURES Manufacturing Co. 4 THE MODERN COMPANY )' nil .vims' HiiilillMv. MarcMeld KssgsraLrorasTgg'risBffigrafflw ,OHr&a,.J2 n "Ik yaOT--rua.jr?rt' rMJBi COOS BAY MONUMENTAL WORKS I guarantee better work at lower pricef, tli.in can bo had olsewhere. Vo not onto monumeutnl woi k until you have SEEN Me K?5?Mf'i3rwi,i? F. M. Stewart, Piop, Corner 3d & D Sts. Vhone, MainlWU -$$ ).$$$.x)y$ 400'yQ4 fc0&$$ X EIMASIS s 66 An Ad!" .4 PERSPECTIVE, VIEW. Waived Examination. Will Ferry and Charles Day, recently arrested by Ofllcer Condron charged with run ning n game in North Dend, appeared befor Justice Ponnock yesterday and waived examination to the grand Jury, their bond being in the sum of $250. Many sa advrtU!n mU li not flulto vortklew ud still It U aoti J. A. REEVE, of Coqullle, Is a visitor in tho city today. W. H. SAVIXGY, of Coos River, Is a visitor In this city this afternoon. MISS DAISY JACKSON, who has been visiting Miss Cora Jackson at Lambert Creek, and other relatives on the Cotiuille, will return to i Portlnud by wny of Coqullle and , Marshllold. She will take tho i Breakwater when It makes its next trip, A. HANSON, of Portland, who has been visiting In the lower Coqullle Valloy, arrived in the city today and will return home on the Breakwater. He reports that tho Elizabeth nnd Bandon boata ar rited at Bandoii yesterday, aad that th eoaooaor Lael waal t Hero Is a cozy little cottage which has been built in Illinois at n cost of 5000. Its size is 2SV3 by 43 feet. Includ ing the bay window; height of story. 10 feet. Tho foundation is of brick. A collar may be excavated under part or under nil of the house. Tho outbid? walls nre covered with pine siding. Tho Interior Is trimmed lu natural fir lsbed soft woods. The largo living room openlu luto the dining room by sliding dooif Is a more attractive apart meat than one usually II mis In a one story cottage. The bedrooms are of good size and hav simple closet space. Tho kitchen is conveniently situated. O. IV. 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