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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1908)
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15,.1908. i i t r, , ., , isyft&ft3gHMswgii Tattle of the Town Little grains of fact sifted from (ho chaff of gossip flying up mi(l down tlio town. " ' , Entire Silk Department As An Extra Special WANTED To buy small houso and lot close In. See Title Guarantee & Abstract Co. A I'lonccr Passes. R. E. Scran ton, one. of the pioneer loggers of Coos Bay and well known to most of the early settlers, died at his home In Camas Valley, Douglas county, on January 8. t xZ&KxitfWki iSSn iflfl A 4 Will Glvo Informal Dance. An Informal dance will be given by the offlco force at the- C. A. Smith Lum ber company's handsome ofllces nc.t Saturday evening to their friends In this city. Sells Out Ills Interest. J. W. Duncan, of the Coos Day Furniture company at North Dcnd has sold out his Interests In the plant to tho Simpson Lumbor company, tho value of tho plant being placed at $10,000. Mr. Duncan Is expecting to locate another business on tho bay with in a short time, anouncement of which will bo made later. COMPETENT girl wanted to do general ltousowork. Apply Mrs. W. T. Merchant. WANTED Kitchen cabinet, side board or book case, In exchango for now Victor Graphophono with Records, In splendid condition; costing $42.00; bargain. Address 'W," care Times. CImscs Deer "With Boat. F. J. Hayes, tho local optometrist, made a trip up tho river about 20 miles last Sunday and on his way back saw a yearling doo swimming in th-3 water. Ho gave chase, but could not turn his boat as quick as tho animal turned In tho water. Getting up close ho tried to lasso tho animal, with tho Intention of presenting it to one of tho parks on tho bay, but tho doo succeeded in getting iiway from him because hi3 ropo was too short. Celebrates His Rescue. Tho ex cook of tho Bertie Minor, who claims that ho had nothing to eat on tho ship for two weeks, was fined ?5 in Judgo Upton's court Tuesday for drunkenness. Tho prisoner was discharged Monday with consider able pay and proceeded to tank up to celebrate his arrival in the bay where ho could get something to cat and also to drink. Ho became greatly in evidence Monday and was placed under arrest, and if ho hadn't been ho would probably been minus his "roll," judging from tho- way he proceeded to distribute It. FOR SALE Restaurant at bargain. Apply North Bend Drug Co. FOR SALE 5-acro fruit farm near Marshfleld $1,000. Terms $250, 5 per cent every 3 months. Title Guarantee & Abstract Co. FOR RENT Flats in tho O'Connell building Phone 1233. GIRL WANTED To do general housowork by Mrs. J. A. Matson. FOR SALE Furniture. Must sold by the 15th of January, quire of Times office. bo In- DANCING SCHOOL Every Monday and Thursday evening at Odd Fol lows' Hall. Private instructions from 2 to 5 same afternoons. I also intend starting a class in elo cution and dramatic art. Call and seo mo at tho hall. C. P. Smith. FOR SALE Cheap and A No. 1 billiard tablo at an exceptionally low price. Mickey's, North Bend. FOR SALE One lot in Caplos Addi tion to Marshfleld. Tor particu lars apply to Mrs. Luclnda Chris man, 5G7 Milwaukee Street, Port land, Oregon. Remains Laid to Rest. Tho re mains of tho late Ora McClay, who passed away a few days ago at tho Mercy hospital in North Bend, were laid to rest in Allegany cemetery Monday afternoon, Rev. Thurston, of Marshfleld holding tho funeral services. The funoral was holtl from the homo of Gtirge Could, of Al legany, a ielativo of the deceased, and quite a numbar of relatives and near friends attended the last rites. Sovoral people from Marshfleld at tended tho services, leaving here on the Juanlta and returning on the same boat in tho evening. Creamery Meeting. Tho rocont annual meeting of the Coos Bay Creamery developed tho fact that tho past year has been an excellent one for that concern. Tho butter and cheese produced brought tho highest prices In tho dairy market. The following directors and officers wero elected: J. J. Cllnkenbeard, H. E. Bessey, W. H. Smith, W. F. Hodson and George Ross; Ivy Con dron was elected treasurer, J. J. Cllnkonbeard was elected president; W. F. Hodson, vice president, and Geo. Ross, Secretary. H. E. Bessey was elected general manager. Operation Is Performed. An op eration was found necessary in the case of tho little girl of Mrs. Delia Robinson, that sustained a severe fall, at tho hospital yesterday morn ing, but tho physicians do not hold out much hope for the child's recov ery. Dr. Housoworth assisted by Drs. DIx and Mingus, attended to the case, and found a b,ad fracture of tho skull, the brain tissues being badly injured. Tie small patient re covered consciousness a short while yesterday and asked for a drink of water, and then rolaxed into a stupor again. Today thero are slight pros pects of recovery as tho child has taken nourishment in spite of her serious condition. t P. J. HAYES Resident Optometrist. Eyes tested free. Broken lens replaced. WORK GUARANTEED. Mnrshfield, Oregon. ;HtttHUMtMlll --9-h t tgnggcgTOyCT:raojZ3agKrag3Wg g QUICK DELIVERY K For convenience of Call pa trons the Laundry omco will be open Saturday evenings until 8 o'clock. Phono 571 today. Our wagon will call. COOS BAY STEAM LAUNDRY nMHMHunHHMiMaiiiMiunw(Hia Marshfleld nnd North Bend. GET YOUR J '----- 4 .. FROM T IV IT. Gulls Very Tmno on Bay. A re markable feature of Coos Bay's bird life is tho tameness of tho seagulls which mako their home hero in largo numbers. Theso birds do a great good for tho various communities on th ebay acting as scavangers, and it is ngainst tho law to kill them. Result is that they havo became as tamo as chickens and tho wharves aro covered with them most of tho time. When it is taken Into consid eration that duck shooting on the bay Is prevalont all over the places where tho gulls fly, tho laws against shooting tho birds aro pretty well kept, otherwise the gulls would bo qulto wild. PIIO.NU 1331 ft - -- - - tmm:tjmj:an:ttmtt:n::t?,nt::a X F Ml Paris of (he World i We use the necessary facilities for sending money to all parts of the world, and without danger or loss. .. .. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of g COOS BAY, Marshfield, Ore. g wtmmntttmttatttnttttttmttntttttmtttt STEAMER "FLYER" M. P. PENDERGRASS, Master. TIME TABLE. Leaves MarshflId 7:30, 9:00. and 10:30 a. m and 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 o'clock p. m. Leaves North Bend at 8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a. m., and 1:45 3:15 end 5:00 p. m. Makes dally trips oxcopt Sundays. Faro: One way, 15 cents; round trip, 25 cents. Use The Times want ads. get a lot for x little. Tou Our Removal Sale is Creating a Great Amount of Interest, People from Everywhere Have Attended and Gone Away Satisfied, in Many Cases Bringing Back Their Friends Why Has This Sale Been a oiiccess, Because we Advertised the Truth; offered you Clean Up-to-date Merchandise, and at Prices that were Bargains Come Early and take advantage 36-Inch Black Taffeta Silk $1.20 We offer you the best "Wear Proof" black Taffeta silk, the kind you have always paid $1 .50 the yard for, and considered the best value in town. Thursday and Friday Special . . . $1.20 36-Inch Black Chiffon Taffeta Silk $1.40 As an extra special we offer you a fine high grade chiffon taffeta silk 36 inches wide, guaranteed quality and regularly sold for $1.75. Thursday and Friday Speck! $1.40 36-3nch Black Taffeta Silk 95c yard This is an extra good quality at $1.25 fufl 36 inches wide, Thursday and Friday Special .... 95c 19-Inch Taffeta Silk, All Colors, 63c A full large stock of Taffeta silks, in all shades of blue, pink, lavander, gray, red, black, cream and white, the best value in town at 75c. Thursday and Friday Special .... '63c t-niiTitimri iiiii in i ii -! nc miifn ! mm i himim h win ihb i ihmiiim 27-Inch Jap Silks 42c yard Our wide range of Jap silks, big variety of col ors and shades to choose from, our regular 50c quality. Thursday and Friday Specid .... 42c Entire Dress Goods Dept 20 per cent Less Regular Price This Week Only. t All Ladies Misses and Children's Cloaks One-half Price ' A Big Reduction in our line of Boys', Youths' and Children's Short and Long Pants, Suits and Overcoats 3IG REMNANT COUNTER TOMORROW mm mm HlI L49 Mi Lf 11 11 lLji ?e m n m 2XjJ t$2ISv C& Mm a MasM Mm ami s EM. mW m m w, yw r?i rj Qr-iAu-bA.- nj v , mi vn t but 4.tT mzrfto iwa Tim in "TB BUSY STORE" gwiajsa'iWn A FEW OF OURS BARGAINS : A FINE 8 room house all modern with lot 100x100, closo In, for 55000.00 2 GOOD houses, 5 rooms each and lot In North Bend, all tot 2000.00 5 ROOM Houso In West Marsh- field. Lot 70x90, for S2500.00 5 ROOM House In Forndalo. Lot 50x140 for. .. .51700.00 THREE good buildings, lots 12GX100 for $575.00 WE have some Front street business property for sale reasonable. 5 LOTS on Broadway for $2700.00 8 GOOD lots In Bay VIow for $850.00 DAIRY ranches, fruit and coal lands for sale. COME and mako your choice. r M.A.Sweetman&Co.j Offlco back of Red Crosa Drug sjore. Phono 703. ' $$$$V&$$$$S$$d$$5$ i&5l5$$W I DRINK ABSOLUTELY PURE BOTTLED BY Mirrasoul Bros. PHONE 1531 SGOSSStSOSS The Southern Oregon State Normal School At ASHLAND, Ore. Offers especial opportunities for teachers to roflow foi" tho teachers' examinations in Fcbrunry nml August, mid to tako worlc in Pedagogy unci in Special Methods of teaching in tho various grades of tho training school. Blnco tho public schools of Oregon nro calling for teachers who can teach manual training, ninny aro taking udvautngo of tho Industrial work lately Installed in tho school. Expenses of hoard and lodging and tuition nominal. Tbe State. Normal School at Ashland Is enjoying tho largest appropriation of state funds erer granted n Normal school lu tho history of Oregon. Catalogues sent on application to tho PRESIDENT. READ THE WANT ADS. and FASTEST BOATS ON THE BAY. Half Hour Schedule. Rui- Between Marshfleld nnd North Bend Made In 12 Slinutcs. Private Landings. Faro: One wavf 15c; rouia trip, XSc. 3. A. CKEliLY, Proprietor. Cab Call Servlco AT ANY HOUR Good Hcarso and Vehicles. JIKISNEK, MILLER & CO. Livery, Feed and Sale Stable Wood for Salo. Third and A Sts. Phono 1201 MarshQold. Uso Tho Timoa want ads. You cot a lot for a littlo. -J