The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, January 17, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE COOS BAY WEEKLY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908. mnm&E wmwoM!ji$MMAMjamtuwti'ijrtmi ji.'x jiTmiMt-m'MJJtv c.j-Jt.i 'lnyfwwwi. iwiw BLUES HDS FOR SEME George Baines Claims Carriers Are Much Maligned and Roads Are Awful. Declaring tho mall carriers to bo greatly wronged In tho recont com munication published In thla paper regarding tho poor service, George A. Baines has returned to this city after a trip to 'Frisco saying that tho roads between Dora und Ro3obur;j wore never In as bad a condition as they aro this winter. "Nobody knows what tho carrlors have to contond with unless they mako a trip ovor this route," said Mr. Baines, last evening. "During tho heavy rains recently there wero landslides covering tho roads which would tako two and three weeks to cut through, at points about 32 to 3.' miles this side of Roseburg. "I know for a fact that tho car riers havo worked steadily for 24 hours without sleep or rest In carry ing tho mall between Dora and Rose burg. During tho landslides, when large hills would send hundreds of tons of earth across the roadway, which had a ravlno on one sldo and a perpendicular hill on the other, the mall was packed on horses over these Intervening spots at the rl3k of Mm carriers lives and those of the horses. "One horso had a number of mail sacks and my suit case on his back, but the Bide of tho hill was so steep and slippery that he stumbled and , fell fifty oj sixty feet down the ra vine. Tho mail and 3uItcaso wero recovered and tho horso was not badly hurt. Tho heavy loads of mall would bo transferred from ono point to another in this manner. "In many places tho roadway was deoply covered with water, and there was no possible way of getting the mall over without ruining It until the I freshets subsided. For long dist-j ances tho water was up to tho bottom of the stage and in several cases pack horses could not cross those places, without being drowned and having tho mail destroyed. "This, of course happened around Christmas and New Year's, when the rains wero so heavy, but It gives you an Idea of what has to be contended with every time it rains for a fow days at a stretch. When hundrsdi of sacks of mail are held for a few days because it is utterly impossible to move them on account of tho roads, tho mail from tho Roseburg ond and from Marshfield keeps piling up and adding to the confusion. "Only a certain amount of It can bo moved at a time over such roads and it is a frightful job for tho carriers to catch up after the delay and keep the mall running -regularly The roads are certainly the cause of the delay and no matter how many hor3e3 or men were used, It would not Improve matters to any extent. "As fnr as tho hiring of good men is concerned, nobody could try to do more than the men running the mall through between Doraand Roseburg. They tako an active interest in hav ing the mall on time and do every thing in their power to manage it. Tho mon at this end of tho lino ap pear to be good men, although they have no such roads to contend with as th0 other half of tho road. "The horses are somewhat scrawny but these are the only kind of horses which could stand such work. Horses which could pull a flat car on a good road, would drop from exhaustion by carrying their own weight through a section like that between Dora and Roseburg. I believe that tho mall iicn aro doing all in their power 10 provide a good service, but it is the condition of tho road which is re tmnslble. I havo been over the road nearly every winter and v can say that It never compared with the condition it is In at present."' Mr. naines left for San Francicco 'i the Saturday boforo Christmus v way "of Sumnor and Roseburg. He rived t the latter place on the following Friday, being over a week - ttln to Sun Francisco where ho has been visiting friends for seoril i 'To returned to the city yss terdny and states that ho managed to have turkey and a good time Chrht i ias day at one of the stations on the road between Dora and Roseburg, wherf the water had suspended all traffic. STATE CONVENTIONS Several Stnto Associations Met in Portland This Month. Tho following Is a list of Oregon soclettes that met In Portland this month; Jan. 13 and 14: The Northwest Re tall Harness & Saddlery Manufaetu rera Aaaoalatlon, Jaa. 14, 15 and li Oregon Horticultural Society. Jan. 17 and IS: Oregon State Press Asso ciation. Jan. 21 and 22: Retail Grocers Association. Jan. 21 and 22: Oregon Retail Hardware and Im plement dealora Association. Jan. Ti, 24 and 20: Pacific Federation of luiulbmnt and Hurdnurs dealers. FIRST NATIONAL HAS DIRECTOR'S MEETING O. II. llliicduyc Is Named President unU other Officials Are Retained List of Directors. Tho annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Soos Bay was held last night and the fol lowing officers and directors were elected: O. B. Hinsdale, President. John Preuss, vice president. W. S. McFarland, cashier. R. T. Kaufman, assistant cashier. Directors O. B. Hinsdale, John Preuss, W. S. McFarland, W. F. Jewett and E. Mlngus. "LIVING SXIOLETON" IS DEAD Weighed 80 Pounds Was 0 Feet And 1 Inch Tall. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Ji-n. 11. Charles H. Perry, who traveled with several of tho larger circuses for 1G ypars, figuring as "the living skele ton," was found dead recently from natural causes In a lonoly hut In tho outskirts of this city, where ho had lately led a hermit's life. Perry wa3 known to tho public as Eugene Feralto. Although he was six feet ono inch In height he weighed only 80 pounds. Kis widow, a son and daughter live In New York. Coos county as a market section for the wholesale houses of Portland and San Francisco is being recogniz ed since tho flr3t of tho year more than ever before. Numerous firms from both theso cities have many rep resentatives in tho field for trade, and every boat brings more traveling men who are competing for business. Each of the two boats from Port land brings from two to five travel ing men from that city and Seattle, who are anxious to swing tho trado of Coos county in their direction. Every boat from San Francisco brings another batch of drummers who are striving to swing the trade to San Francisco. Tho efforts of both cities are being watched with considerable Interest by local merchants, and tho competition 13 certainly not hurting the county merchants because It en ables them to secure their stocks at a lower rate than If only one city were looking after tho trade. Coos Bay Brick Firms Makes Hundred Thousand at a Burning. Brickmaklng as an established In dustry In Coos county has been made successful by E. L. Dexter, who has just finished burning a kiln of 1000,- 000 building brick. Mr. Dexter is manaeer of the Coos Bay Brick and Stone company, located on Jessie Smith's property on tho south lorK of tho Coos River. Ho came hero last summer from East Washington and formed a com- nnnv with Mr. Smith and other peo ple to manufacture brick. Machine ry was ordered but It did not ar rive until tho rainy season had sM. In, and this delayed jitters consid erably. Tho machinery compose-! partly of wlro cut and dry-pressed brick machines, arrived last October and tho work of making the brick commenced with Mr. Dextor :n clinreo of the nlant. Samples of the brick were brought to tho chamber of commerce this morning and nro on exhibition there They havo aroused much onV.islnsm and admiration from contractors' who havo seen them The bri.'-t Is ap parently perfec for butldln? p.r poses and for 'rout brick. Theri iJ also an excellon' sample of dry-piu3s. ed brick, and th samples whu'h were taken from tho body of tho kiln, are as fine as hiwe been seen here. Mr. Dext?r s'ates that tho i mm has a capacity of 30,000 brU: a day and that there Is material enougf. to last indefinitely where the plaut Is located. nip PITICP TDV Hlh Is! I m I si V PHOT KHm IN run I AbAiNi Portland Steamer Brings Big Load of Passengers for Coos Bay. The steamer Alliance arrived at her dock In Marshfield this morning at 10 o'clock with a full list of pas sengers and quite a large amount of freight. Tho trip was without Inci dent, the passage being made from Portland In good time. Tho follow ing Is the list of passengers who ar rived: Herman Erickson, P. Erlckson, Edwin Erlckson, Chas. Wlttlg, Ida Wlttig, G. O. Werth, Mrs. A. Smith, G. N. Gutrldge, 'Agnes Nellson, F. L. Pierce, G. M. Partridge and wife, Jas. Partridge, Beth Partridge, Phil lip Partridge, Dorothy Partridge, A. J. Allen and wife, Kenneth Allen, Harry Allen, E. P. Sheldon, L. S. Dennis, Jr., I. Nugent, Thos. Brande, G. E. McCutcheon, C. A. Mead, J. M. Bundleman, A. B. Bennett, R. Allen, W. H. Normal, A. L. Danson, Chas. Crook, Tony Burke, Thos. Reed, P. A. Smith, A. Strombcrg, Wm. Newmans, Sam Bennett, Ida Woodward, Mrs. O. McDonald, Geo. McDonald, Salter Holmes and wife, Frank Hardy, Robt. W. Stewart, W. A. Grlswold and wife, John Green wood, W. E. Pearson, Orln W. Rank, Jas. A. Conro, F. E. Kennedy, Ed. W. Bennett, John Prell, John Mur doch, E. A. Payson. ALLIANCE LEAVES FOR PORTLAND The steamer Alllanco left for Port land thl3 morning from North Bend at 10 o'clock with quite a number of passengers and considerable freight. Dan Hogan, of San Francisco, acted as purser on this trip as Purser H. W. Skinner ha3 taken a month's vaca tion and will leave on tho next steam er for 'Frisco to visit relatives and friends. Tho following Was tho list of passengers: L. O. Embom, N. A. Barrett, John Grant, John McDonald, A. P. Ander son, D. A. Utter, wife and baby, R. M. Rau, A. C. Tower, Frank March, C. R. Watson, C. A. Brand, I. E Lawrence, K. Alexander, H. P. Mau zey, J. H. Robertson, A. P. Goss, James Merchant, Mrs. Hattle Pickens and baby, Arthur Murphy, Joseph Corolino, Charles Corollno, A. B. Dailey, Geo. Gibson, Frank McDon- cld. MVRTLE POINT MUSINGS Doings of tlio Wcelc as Told by the Enterprise. W. S. Ray and Geo. Bclton, of Marshfield wero tho guests at the home of W. Leo this week. Grandpa Rayf who has been sick at tho home of his son, Leo Ray, with heumatlsm, is improving In health. Marshfield barbers aro evldontly In it to boost the sale of safety razors nd other similar equipment for home use. They havo agreed to charge 25 cents straight for shaves. W. R. Haines, tho Marshfield piano man. remembered a number oi nis friends with somo choice pieces of music on Christmas, many of them finding their way to Myrtle Point. Claude Waters, of Leo, returned Wodnesday from a trip to Seattle havln been gono about three weeks. V A3 at Seattlo but threo, days when he decided that there was no place like Coos county and immedi ately decided to return to this fa vored spot as soon as ho could. Mies rniHr nhnnrtiRr loft Wednes day for Elk Rlvor where sho is to teach a term of school. Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Racklcff ar rived Wednesday from Sllverdale, Wash., where they have been living since their marriage. They expect to remain hero for somo tlmo, and, their friends hope, permanently. Mrs. Rackleff was formorly Miss Myrtle McDonald. Her parents re main at Sllverdale. Miss Klttlo Thorn, who has been a nurse In the hospital at Eureka foi tho past two years, arrived' Thursday morning, for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pierco, of the Middle Fork left Wednesday for Los Angeles, California, where they ex pect to spend most of tho winter with relatives and friends. Mr. James Button and Miss Myrtle Mullen wero united In marriage Wednesday evening, tho first, at the Myrtle Point hotel, Rev. Thoa. Bark low officiating. Fred Brace, of Eastern Oregon, has been here this weok looking over tae country. He Is an old mining man and took an Interest in the ore taken from th mlnoa In thla looalltjr. ------- Tattle of theTown Little groins of fnct sifted from tin; cliaff of gossip flying up and down tho town. Will Hold Dance. The boys of East Marslifleld will hold a dance next Saturday night over La Palm's store In tho town across tho Inlet. A Pioneer 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 homo In Camas Valley, Douglas county, on January 8. Will Give Informal Dance. An Informal dance will be given by the office force at the C. A. Smith Lum ber company's handsome offices next Saturday evening to their friends In this city. Sells Out His Interest. J. W. Duncan, of the. Coos Bay Furniture company at North Bend has sold out his Interests In the plant to tho Simpson Lumber company, the value of the plant being placed at ?10,000. Mr. Duncan 13 expecting to locate another business on tho bay with in a short time, anouncement of which will be made later. Chases Deer With licit. F. J. Hayes, the local optometrist, made a trip up tho river about 20 mi!?s last Sunday and on his way back saw a yearling doe swimming In thj water. He gave chase, but could not turn his boat as quick as the animal turned In the water. Getting up close ho tried to lasso the animal, with' the Intention of presenting it to one of the parks on the bay, but the doe succeeded In getting away from him because his rope was too short. Celebrates Ills Rescue. Tho ex cook of the Bertie Minor, who claims that he had nothing to eat on the ship for two weeks, was fined $5 in Judge Upton's court Tuesday for drunkenness. The prisoner was discharged Monday with consider able pay and proceeded to tank up to celebrate his arrival in the bay where he could get something to eat and also to drink. Ho became greatly In evidence Monday and was placed under arrest, and If ho hadn't been he would probably been minus his "roll," judging from the way he proceeded to distribute it. 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 Marshfield holding tho funeral services. The funeral was held from the home of Georgo Gould, of Al legany, a relative of the deceased, nd quite a number of relatives and near friends attended the last rites, jevorrtl people from Marshfield at tended tho services, leaving here on tho Juanita and returning on the same boat In the evening. Creamery Meeting. Tho recent annual meeting of the Coos Bay Creamery developed the fact that tho past year has been an excellent one for that concern. Tho butter and cheese produced brought tho highest prices In the dairy market. Tho following directors and officers wero elected: J. J. Cllnkenbeard, H. E. Bessey, W. H. Smith, W. rF. Hod3on and George Ros3; Ivy Con dron was elected treasurer, J. J. Cllnkenbeard was elected president; W. F. Hodson, vice president, and Geo. Ross, Secretary. H. E. Bessey was elected general mnnager. 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 tho child's recov ery. Dr. Housoworth assisted by Drs. Dix and Mlngus, attended to tho case, and found a bad fracture of the skull, tho brain tissues being badly injured. The small patient re covered consciousness a short while yesterday and asked for a drink of water, and thon relaxed Into a stupor again. Today there aro slight pros pects of recovery as tho child has taken nourishment in spito of her serious condition. Gulls Very Tamo on Hay. A re markable feature of Coos Bay's bird life Is the tamenoss of tho soagulls which mako their home hero in lar' numbors. Thoso birds do a gr:J good for the various .communitlfs on th ebay acting as scavangors, anJ It is against tho law to kill then, Result Is that thoy havo became ns tame as chickens and tho wharvot aro covered with them most of the time. Whon it is taken into consid eration that duck shooting on tlm bay Is prevalent all ovor the places where the gulls fly, the laws agalnt shooting the birds aro pretty well kept, otherwise tho gulls would be quite wild. Lucy Is S-fe In Port. Word has been received In Marshfield stating that the schooner Lucy, which was aupposefl to be storm-bound from I San Pedro to tlm Vmpqua river, Is I In Port Townpend, Wash., whore sho arrived on Saturday last, forty dns I from tho southern port. Tho schoon . er made several ineffectual attempts I to make the Umqua harbor but se I vero southern galc3 which blew her well out of her course, finally caused the boat to run to Ptiget Sound where she would not be bar-bound, it Ln"s Art Club Meets. Tho La dles Art Club will meet at tho home of Mrs. F. M. Fly next Friday after noon. The club met at tho homo of Mr3. W. B. Curtis last Friday after noon, tho attendanco being somewhat light in respect of the funeral of tho lato John Dolan. Deserts tho Sea. Capt. Schmeho has forsaken a sailor's lifo for tho loss exciting existence of a grocer man and Is now proprietor of tho Michigan Grocery In North Bend. Its former place on the barkontlno Gleaner Is now filled by tho first mate Eton who has been promoted to a captaincy. Pnntltorlum Is Closed. Special Constable Cox, who Is In placo of Marshal Carter during tho latter's Illness, closed tho Unlquo Pantltorl um yesterday on a writ of attach ment filed by the former owner, Clifford Bayless for non-payment by D. M. Wllklns one of the partners of the concern. Breakwater Leaves Portland. Word was received by tho local agents of the Breakwater that tho steamer had left Portland last night for Coos Bay and she Is expected to arrive in the bay tomorrow morning. She will sail Sunday morning at tho service of the tide. Will Build Towing Boat. Messrs. Hayes and Smith, of North Bend, have gono In with the Reynolds Lumber company on the building of a 45 foot gasoline launch, which will be erected near the company's mill on Pony Inlet. Tho boat will bo used for towing logs for the mill and general purposes. It will be finished in time for tho spring business. Registration of Voters Judge Pennock has secured a bunch of registration blanks for voters for tho county election which will be held next June and they can be secured at his office. Each voter registering must bo accompanied by two free holders as fitnesses to prove that ho Is qualified to vote In the coming election. Condition Critical. J. G. Hill, the North Bend man who last week at tempted suicide, has changed very little since that time. At first he seemed somewhat improved, and ex pressed a desire to recover. At the jresent time ho seems to have be come much weaker, and at timen scml-dellrious. His condition is very serious. Bandon Recorder. Chamber Meets Tonight. Tonight is tho regular meeting night of the chamber of commerce and a large attendance Is expected to bo pressnt to consider matters vital to the growth and prosperity of Coos Bay. Reports of various parties on ques tions which havo been recently agi tated will be heard and a general boost meeting will bo held, to which everybody Is cordially Invited to at tend. Filo An Attachment Tho "Din ning Car" located on Front Btreetr; which has been operated by Lucia & Doan as an eating house for several weeks, has been closed by an attach ment filed ngalnst it by the Hibbard grocery store for debts contracted with the latter. Tho defendants havo seven days latitude in which to an nounce their Intentions before judg ment will bo mado by Judge Pen nock. AVill Resume Regular Run. W. J. Maloney, who last summer superin tended tho construction of the steam schoonor Bowdoln, is in Marshflold this week on the steamer Fulton, and will mako another run In placo of the catftain who Is ill In San Francisco. Mr. Maloney informs us that the Howdoin, of which he win be cantaln, will In another month bo completed, and ready to go upon her regular run. Bandon Recorder. Rout on January 25. Bort Potor ;on, tho local exponent of tho manly rr nf rolf defense, nnd "Montnna 'H," a heavyweight from tho min ing regions of Butto and vicinity, will jv a Ur-round bout In tho gkatlng r!rk In Marshfield on tho ovonlng of ' r 25. Peterson is training In r field, while tho Kid is trallng , h Morta Bend. The bout la at oatoh- i , Ml Pefonon la nearly 20 i ' ,'ls lighter than the Kid, belni? . ,f !) pounrti. loth men er- i-r.lnlns diligently ft8cu day and the ' tfHl urnmlae to bo decidedly ln- tcrostluK. , .t.'t Fmlno In County. Retail er of meat In Marphfield and North Hend are having quite a time latnl stcurlng enough of the product from J off tho hoof to satisfy the Inner de- "ands of the population of Coos Buy. Beef, especially, Is scarce some days 'and on other occasions thero Is .enough to go around. Tho locnl butchers aro kept quite busy round ' lng up enough beef to supply the ' market, and a number of them are 'ordering meat from Portlpnd to 111 i In this depressing vacuity. Which all goes to prove that tho rr.' 'iij, of rattlo is another ono of the ruTH'-mm money-making proposition-? awaiting tho newcomers to this section. Want Incorporation. The matter of incorporating East Marshfield as a town will cor:e up at the present term of tho county court which 1b in session this week at Coquille, and is expected to pass. Tho citir.prs of tho ambitious municipality across tho in let are going In for civic honors and are seeking improvements in every direction with great prospects of success. Makes Last Shipment. Henry Bishop, the local commission merch ant who has been handling much of tho fruit of Coos county, mado a ship ment of fourteen boxes on tho Delhi for San Francisco this morning, as the field has been pretty well cleaned up. Mr. Bishop has made Marshfield his permanent resldenco and will bo actively Identified with the fruit busi ness in this section during the com ing season. We Hope So. Railroad develop ment in the state of Oregon for tho past few year3 has been so uncertain that It might not be proper to an ticipate too much from the Harri man system, although there1 is ex cellent reason for belief that tho close of 190S will seo both tho Till amook and the Coos Bay Hue well along toward completion, with at least a beginning mado In centril Oregon. Oregonian. Charges No Theft. Joseph Endl cott, who a fow days ago told a rep resentative of this paper a few things about his brother, Moses Endicott, losing logs of the "K" brand, slated today that ho does not accu3o any body of theft In connection with their loss, and that while ho traced somo of tho "K" brand to the by ho has no Idea whether they wero stolen or not and until ho does ho will make no charges concerning same. Ho says thero may be moro than ono "K" brand In tho county. Two Moro in the Toils Two moro North Bend men were brought ovor to Marshfield yesterday charged with operating gambling games In that lively city. They wero W. T. Cook, charged with running tho game of "Klondyko," and Davo KUnk, charged with running the game of 21." This makes ton mon who aro charged with gambling In North Bend. Tho last two wero brought to Justice Pennock's court yesterday by Constable Johnson, of tho neighbor ing city. Davo gave $250 bond for their appearance before tho grand Jury. To Havo Leap Year Dance Invi tations havo been issued to tho Leap Year dance to be hold by tho Fra ternal Union of Marshfield In tho Odd Fellows' hall tomorrow night. Tho ball room is handsomely decorated, the decorations which caused so much admiration at tho Hahatonka Club dance having been loft In posi tion for tho dance tomorrow. Tho decoration committee of the organiz ation has been busy for tho past few days attending to further decorations of tho room. Carnicl 15rigs Gasoline Tho steam schooner Carmel arrived In tho harbor this morning and tied up at tho Standard Oil warehouse with about ono liundred drums of gasoline from San Francisco. The steamer stuck on the mud bottom of the bay just as sho was approaching tho dock and could not tlo up properly until tho tide came In. Tho scarcity of gasoline on tho bay during tho past month will bo relieved considerably by tho arrival of tho cargo, ns very llttlo was left to supply the river boats with propelling power. Seek Information nt Portland. A number of newcomers to C003 Bny stato that It would bo a great con venience to havo booklets pertain ing to this district distributed at some point in Portland, where new comers from tho east would be able to find out about this country. One arrival on tho Alllanco snys that ho could find out nothing about Coos Bny by enquiry, bo he came down to seo the placo for hlniBolf. It la ex pected that Secretary Lyon will make somo arrangement for distribution of the booklets on his prewit visit to Portland. reminds Ilim of Komp. Oeow Goodrum received an omlmia, obloi ? pnckRge In the nostofflcf f:.vn vy p person In Marahflld yesd-nKy i" ' ' lit looked ao deadly thV h ou 1 I not open It before frl " " -"t, hut lualstod that Hi" 111 t ' I discovered In hla store whera t o I lr- i 'Mer would not dra it " eh '-r-iMon. Somo friends kindly opei ' ' it for him In tho store and found a Venn" doll rigged up like hla oil ""isnimy" .down in Mississippi. Ho said the sight of It made him homo 1 sick and ho pinned It on the wall. T'ls Is tho second coon doll whloh he has received In a few weeks, and ho la myetlfled ns to the sender. ARAS A. LANDLER, of Acme, Ore., visited frleuda In Marahfleld yesterday.