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THE COOS BAY WEEKLY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 1908.
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Chairman Phelan Issues Call
for County Convention for
Party Conference.
DELEGATES FROM
EVERY PRECINCT
List of Voting Precincts and
Number of Delegates
From Each.
P. L. Phelan, chairman of the Re
publican county central committee,
has Issued a call for a county conven
tion to bo held In the court house In
Coqullle, at 10 o'clock a. m., Tues
day, March 24, 1908. The purpose
of this convention, as stated In the
ofllclal call, Is to perpetuate party or
ganlzat'on and confer 'as to candi
dates by which the party might in
dicate its choice and recommend can
didates to the electors.
The following Is a copy of the ofll
clal call:
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Tho Republican electors or Coos
county, 3tate of Oregon, are advised
that a Republican county convention
ivill bo held In ths court house, Co
qullle City, at 10 o'clock a. m. Tues
day, March 24, 1908, for tho follow
ing purposes: To verpotuato party
organization; to discus sand recom
mend Republican candidates for
county and state offices.
Tho representation by precincts
will bo ono delegate for each ten
votes or fraction thereof cast at tho
general election of Juno 4, 190C.
The following Is a lis; of tho dele
gates to which each precinct Is en
titled: '
Bandon 1 G
Burton 2
Coalcdo 3
Coos City 2
North Coos River 3
Coos River 3
East Coquillo 10
West CoqWllo 3
Door Park 1
Dora 3
Einplro 4
Enchanted 3
Four Milo , 2
Lako 2
Leo 2
North Marshflold 9
THREE DEAD
City and County Hospital De
stroyed With Fatal
Results.
ANOTHER SCHOOL
BUILDING BURNS
Bad Blaze in New York City in
Which Several Firemen
Are Injured.
(By Associated J'ress. )
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.
Ono of the buildings of the city and
county alms house was burned this
morning. Three of the inmates are
dead and several wounded. Two of
the dead wero old men whoso names
are unknown. Tho third, Edward
Korn, who was operated on ypsterday
died from tho shock. Tho building
was entirely destroyed.
ATTY. GEORGE FARRIN
A DEEP DYED BOOSTER
Times Reporter Unearths Publicity
Bureau in Law Oilices of
Furrln H Farrln.
A Times reporter discovered yes
terday that the Marshfleld Chamber
of Commerce and tho Coos Bay Times
aro not tho only institutions engaged
in scattering forth tho fame of Coos
Bay Queen' of the Sunset Sea,
Daughter of Destiny, mother of the
clam and other good things too nu
merous to mention. It was in tho
law offices of Farrln & Farrln that
tho hitherto unknown publicity
bureau was unearthed by tho keen
nose of tho Times ferret. It is a
modest little bureau; it occupies tho
bottom right hand drawer in Attor
ney George Farrln's desk.
This, however, in no wise affects
its potency as a factor In the upbuild
ing of Coos Bay. An Inventory ot
tho drawer shows about ono thousand
letters of inquiries. They aro from
all over tho United States and bear
tho postmark of foreign climes; if tho
answers to all those letters wero com
piled by some lexicographer tho ro-
LUMBER IS
BOTTOM PRICES
Now Down to $1 1 a Thousand
Base For Rough Grade
Will Advance.
A recent Portland dispatch says1
"Lumber which is now down to
$11 a thousand base, for rough di
mension, is considered likely to ad
vance as the building season becomes
brisker. Lumber was quoted last
year as high as $15 base, but the
cutting off of tho eastern markets
last fall by the advanco on freight
rates served to reduce tho demand
materially, and this was further
weakened by tho slump in prices at
San Francisco and tho decline in
building operations resulting from
tho panic of October.
"A good deal depends on the sup
ply of logs as regards the quotations
on lumber," a dealer said today, "and
suit would bo an encyclopedia, pari if the logs continue to become
excellence of Coos Bay. When tho scarcer the figures will advance and
School Building Burns.
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 10. Na
poleon's Union School, tho largest
building of the kind In the state, was
destroyed by fire this morning. A
repetition of tho Collinwood horror
v. as possibly averted by only a quar
ter of an hour, as it was but fifteen
minutes to nine when the fire was
discovered, and at nine, when all the
children should have been In their
scats, tho building was a mass of
flnmes. Tho flro broko out in tho at
tic, it is believed from a defective
flue. Tho school was rebuilt at a
cost of $11,000 last April.
the increased cost of production will
have to bo offset by an increase In
tho price of lumber."
Times scribe saw those letters ho
looked at Attorney Farrin's pate sym
pathetically, understanding for tho
first time tho reason for the ap
proaching evidences of baldness.
The last letter which Attorney Far
rln received Is partlculaly interesting,
especially to Tho Times. It was
from W. H. Dlckerson, Thompson,
Iowa, and contained six months'
worth of subscription. Mr. Dicker-
on otntoo In Vi t lf-it SM 4-1-1 n 4- Un 1 n n
,,.,,. "u "" tj10 participants in the Grants
interested about thirty families in PaBS.Marsnflela debato returned on
uoos uay, ana an intend to como out
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Debaters Return.
hero during tho summer months.
COOS MAN FROM GOLDFIELD.
A New York Fire.
NEW YORK, March 10. A score
of firemen wero Injured, several seri
ously, and hundreds driven from
their Jhomes in many buildings
threatened by a flro which destroyed
p. big brick block at 38 West Eigh
teenth. Loss $200,000. A big
boarding houso was seriously threat
ened and the Inmates escaped with
South Marshflold IS difficulty. Tho big department store
JUlssourl 3 of Siogel Cooper caught flro several
IMyrtlo Point 15
Newport 3
North Bond IS
Norway G
Parkersburg 4
Prosper 3
RIverton l
Rowland l
South Slough 1
Sumner 3
Ten Milo '. 2
It Is recommended that precinct
caucuses bo held not later than Sat
urday, March 21.
P. L. PHELAN.
Chairman Rep. Co. Contral Comin.
13. L. C. FARRIN, Secrotary.
times but was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Pittsburg l!ln.(.
PITTSBURG, March 10. Eight
firemen wero hurt at a flro in the
business section of Williamsburg, a
suburb, today. Tho financial loss is
$125,000.
P. E. Larson, wife and child re
turned this week from Goldfleld, Ne
vada, and left at once for Allegan,
whore they expect to spend tho sum
mer. Mr. Larson ownb a flno ranch
on the Coos river, in addition to soma
mining property in Nevada, but at
present finds the Coos Bay country
tho most Inviting. Ho reports busi
ness very quiet in Goldfleld because
of tho prolonged strike in tho mines
there. Ho says that contrary to tho
general understanding the struggle
In tho Nevada mines Is not between
tho mine owners and tho union men,
but a certain radical element of tho
union that insist on running matters
with a high hand. Only one of tho
largo mines are in operation, and
many union men aro at work there.
All tho mines aro under guard of
United States soldiers, but these aro
to bo withdrawn in a short time and
a state constabulary substituted. It
Is feared that the change may cause
further trouble. Mr. Larson states
that tho necessity of having overy
mino guarded prevents tho small
mines from running and tends to
mako tho country very quiet. Mr.
Larson expects to return, hut says he
is pleased to bo home again In good
old Coos.
AN ANARCHIST THREATENS
TO BLOW UP OMAHA BANK
A Card.
To tho members of tho Republican
Party of Coos County, Oregon:
Gontlomon: I lioroby announco
my candidacy for tho offlco of County
'Superintendent of Schools, subject to
your pleasure In tho primary election
to bo hold April 17, 190S.
Respectfully yours,
" W. H. BUNCH.
'r "" A CARD.
To the Republican voters of Coos
County, Oregon:
Greotlng: I heroby announco my
self as n candldato for tho nomina
tion for School Suporlntondont of
Coos county, subject to your pleas
ure at tho Republican primaries.
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ROBERT GOETZ.
Mnxvi 1o Pint O. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cameron moved Saturday to
Plat C, whoro thoy have a comfort
ablo little homo ready for occu
pnncy. Thoy aro located west or tho
county road, a Bhort distance beyond
tho O'Connoll property.
A Loup Year Boy. Tho question
of what was to becomo of all tho loap
year girls arriving on Coos Bay wns
partially solved this morning, when
a young draughtsman, wolght nlno
pounds, put in an appearance at tho
C. M. Hlmebaugh homo and an
nounced that ho had como to stay.
Mother and child aro doing woll, and
Architect Hlmebaugh Is designing
air castles that would mako a Fifth
nvenuu mauslon look llko a flslior
man's but, ,
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, March 10. At 10 o'clock
this morning an unknown anarchist
ontorod tho Merchants' National
Bunk of this city and demanded a
largo sum of money, at tho same time
displaying a bottlo believed to con
tain nitro-glycerlno nnd threatened
to blow up tho bank if tho request
was not compiled with. Tho man
talked In a rambling manner about
having had $5,000 In tho National
Bank of Commerce In Kansas City
when It failed. "And sinco you fol
lows are all in together, you had just
hotter hand mo ovor my money or
I'll blow you and this bank nnd all
of us to hell," suddenly said tho fel
low, as ho produced a three-ounco
bottlo containing a thick, yellow
liquid. Tho vlco president said ho
would go nnd get tho money, but tho
fellow commanded him not to mako
a movo or ho would drop tho bottlo.
Drake sat down again nnd told tho
stranger ho would talk It over with
him. Tho man agreed, nil tho time
keeping the bottlo In his hand. The
follow said ho had been for 48 hours
without food, so Drako suggested
that they go and get something to
oat. Tho man said "All right, but
don't try any monkey business or you
aro a dead man." President Hamil
ton of tho bank overheard enough of
tho conversation to ennblo him to
grasp tho situation, and ho tele
phoned for tho police, and with two
plain clothes mon followed Drako
and the auarchist to a nearby res
taurant. Tho detectives slipped up
bfhlud the man as ho sat thero and
pinioned his nrms, relieving him of
the bottlo boforo ho know what was
up, Tho bottlo was Bent to chemists
for examination.
SCHOOLS HAVE FIRE DRILLS.
A flro drill was held at tho Marsh
fleld school Friday afternoon. Tho
building was vncated in ono minute
nnd forty-flvo seconds. The drill was
very orderly and no confusion was
apparent. ,
Tho movements of tho pupils wero
made with the alertness nnd precision
of militia, and was n compllmont to
tho teachers' methods, as well as tho
system and management, handling
the 500 In this brief space of time.
A flro drill was also held at tho
North Bend school. Tho tlmo was re
ported as two minutes.
Tuesday. Tine debate was held In
the First Baptist church. A recep
tion was tendered the vlsotors after
tho debate. Tho Marshfleld repre
sentatives, two girls and a boy, Bpoko
against two boys and a girl. Tho rea
son for the adverse decision is ac
the debate was made shrdlu shrdl m
credited to tho fact that a division
of the debate was matte and part of
the argument necessarily omitted.
Tho Fire Drill.
Parents of Marshfleld children who
read tho account of the Cleveland fire
Wednesday may bo interested to
know that the Marshfleld school
building may be vacated within two
and a half minutes. The lire drill Is
conducted with an entire absence of
unnecessaray noise or disorder of any
sort.
Two New Pupils.
Two now pupils have been regis
tered during tho past week, one in
the fifth.
Charcoal "Work.
Tho seventh grade has taken up
charcoal work.
Pupils Finish Logarithms.
Tho tentht grade pupils have fln
ishem logarithms in algebra and will
take up geometry Monday.
Essays Submitted.
Six or sevlen compositions havo
been submitted from tho high school
for'Mr. Bell's contest.
BREAKWATER ARRIVES
FROM PORTLAND
Boat Reaches Bay on Schedulo Time
Friday Morning List of Pas
sengers. The Breakwater arrived in and
docked at Marshfleld Friday morn
ing. Following is a list of tho pas
sengers arriving from Portland:
Mrs. Gage, Lee Florence, Miss Ful
ler, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Travelle, L.
A. York, H. N. Carey, O. Larsen, C.
Walgele, W. Cole, W. Miller, H.
Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bushnell,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lemanskl, R. M.
Raw, L. Oswald, P. M. Wood, Jno.
Rogers, Mrs. Glldden, U. B. Kiks,
F. Lynch, G. Douglas, H. Douglas T.
Douglas, G. Sellers, C. Gosney, Mrs.
Goesney, Miss Goesney, H. Evans,
J. Bond, W. Ford, F. Patros,
L. Levenson, E. Larson, G. Gunn, P.
Dalgle, Jno. Hammond, B. Dissls,
Geo. Storey, S. Nosk, J. Wilson, O. R.
Bean, C. Bralnard, E. W. Hendricks,
A. Barglund, H. Hegach, F. Christe,
F. Davis, H. Wllkenson, W. C. Emery,
Mrs. Glllham, D. McCarthy, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Bradfleld, C. Evertson, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Jones, C. Dewltt, J. D.
Pulcher, J. A. Kemepick, C. Watson
Mrs. Horsfall, E. Johnson.
HAIRCUTS GALORE AT TACOMA.
Barbers Fight, Price Is Reduced One
Half, Offer Inducements.
TACOMA, March 6. More hair
cuts wero sold in Tacoma during the
last few weeks than ever before In
tho same lengtht of time. The rea
son is that thero Is a fight on between
the boss barbers, nnd the price of
haircuts is being slashed daily. Iu
many barber shops it was possible to
have such work done in tho most ap
proved stylo for 15 cents. Very few
barbers charged more than 20 cents.
In one shop tho proprietor Is adver
tising haircuts and tonic for 20 cents,
and is also giving all his patrons cou
pons on a $50 gold watch. In tho
meeting of boss barbers it was de
cided to reduce the price from 35
cents to 25 cents. Many declared
they would make it exciting for all
if tho prico was cut down. It was
reduced and as a result the fight is
on.
CAM Hi
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IS
LAUNCHED
Marshal Carter Ordered to Ar
rest Violators of Gar
bage Ordinance.
And now you folks who havo been
careless about dumping tin cans,
garbage, wastta paper and refuso of
all kind", etcetera, etcetera, beware.
In keeping with the campaign season
Mayor E. E. Straw will shortly start
a crusade against tho violators of tho
garbage ordlnanco recently passed by
tho city council.
Marshal Carter has been officially
notified, that after duo notice has
been given the citizens, ho is to bur
nish up his star, fill his pockets with
arrest warrants and go forth on tho
trail of garbage offenders. Further,
ho has been notified to follow tho let
ter of tho ukase without fear or
favor. Rich and poor, high and low,
all will feel the pinch of stern justice
if they disobey. It is particularly
specified by the mayor that the ob
noxious practice of throwing papers
and other wasto papers where they
will blow around tho city will meet
with quick punishment.
PROMINENT MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
PLACE CHILDREN ON A
PERIOD OF PROBATION
Tho Hollonbeck Children of Bandon
Aro Placed in Coos County
Homes One hi Marshfleld.
Judgo Hall came over Mondny on
court business. In tho juvonllo court
he heard tho complaint against tho
Hollonbeck children and discharged
tho oldost boy from custody. Ho
jnado an order placing tho other
threo children in probation for six
months. Tho youngest girl was
takon by Mrs. R. O. Hoberg of this
city and tho eldest by L. R. Robort
son, tho telephone man of Marsh
fleld; tho boy was sent to Allen Mc
Leod until a homo can bo found for
him. All of tho children aro bright
and Intelligent, nnd all thoy need
nro propor homes In which to bo
brought up. Tho judgo also hoard
tho caso of tho Coquillo Mill and
Mercantile Company vs. J. N. Jacob
son, deciding It In favor of tho for
mer. County Commissioner Lloyd
Spires and E. A. Anderson arrived
Wcdnosday nnd are holding tho UBual
session of tho county court. There Is
considerable work to bo don at this
session of court In regard, to roads
and bridges. Coquillo StUel.
Tho West.
The East may have its merit;
It may be heaven or near it
Give me tho West,
It su'ts me best;
I love its frank free spirit.
That traveled gent of story,
Ulysses, met no glory
To match theso pines
These plains these mines
Theso mountains high and hoary.
Oh, whpre live women fairer;
Whero braver men or squarer?
Why, ev'n tho crlmo
Is on scale sublime
A kind of epic error!
'Tis clear the Lord created
From plan more elevated
Than brought to birth
Tho rest of earth
This land ne'er duplicated.
HARRY MURPHY.
Former Postmaster of Detroit Seeks
Relief in Death From Financial
Difllculties.
(By Associated Press.)
DETROIT, March G. Ellwood T.
Hance, tho first vice-president of the
Union Trust Company, and former
postmaster of Detroit, shot and killed
himself at his home hero today as a
result of financial worries and poor
health. It is denied that the affairs
of the Trust Co. aro involved.
COOS COUNTY REGISTRATION.
BREAKWATER LEAVES
FOR PORTLAND
WIFE ADVERTISES
STINGY HUSBAND
Leaves His "Bed of Rough Boards"
and "Hoard of Potatoes mid
GhigerMinps."
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., Mar., 6.
Tho following notlco was printed In
a recent Issue of the Courier-Journal,
of Deposit, this county:
"To whom It may Concern:
"I, Bertha Ellis Crawford, hereby
stato that I havo left Ford W. Craw
ford's bed of rough hardwood boards,
and also his board of dry potatoes
and glngersnaps, with just cause and
provocation.
"When a man will store his money
away in a trunk and lock it up while
his wife takes care ot tho cows and
horses with summer underclothing
on, rather than to tako some of his
coins and buy her some clothes, ask
a wife, then, If sho has just cause to
leave her husband? Ho will also
store his money rather than pay his
bills without the force of law.
"BERTHA H. CRAWFORD."
Sails Saturday Afternoon With Large
List of Passengers Those
on Boaixl.
The steamer Breakwater left her
Marshflold wharf this afternoon at
2:30 on her northward trip to Port
land. She carried the following pas
sengers. J. O'Brien, Y. Daulet, P. Komptsls,
Charles Wilson, J. E. Ritschln, M.
W. Greene, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Smiley
and two children, Charles Anderson,
Miss Agnes Nelson, Emll Nelson,
James Crltchlow and wife, Miss Gea
bo, Charles Waegle, A. J. Drews, J.
B. Fox, Capt. Westdahl, H. G. Van
Dusen, W. C. Irvine and wife, Miss
Vera Irvine, Mrs. E. Kelly, Miss Jen
kins, H. A. Canfrled, L. B. Winget,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Larrey, Mrs. Har
rington, Mr. Kauffman, E. E. Thorn
ton, S. Lelnwebber, Miss Mabel Gray,
D. E. Distrlck, George Erlckson, C.
J. Kopet, W. E. Dews, E. A. McCor
mack and wife, H. C. Miller, O. Holl
man, Mrs. E. Morris, E. E. Morris.
D. E. Vandecar and wife, E. W.
Erlck, J. B. Sonnegan, C. M. Smith,
J. Sheard, R. Morrill, O. Hansen, J.
F. Baru and -wife. Miss Martha
Baru, Mr. Gulovsen, H. O. Knight,
Mr. Hollenpeter, C. M. Coy, J. S.
Miller, S. J. Mathews. W. W. Wis-
well, W. Duslns, S. Plchi, J. D. Mc-
Laln, S. Cum!, . Bruno, J. Hennen,
V. Anderson. '
Up to last Thursday evening tho
following registrations from tho dif
ferent precincts had been filed with
the county clerk:
Bandon 250
Burton 15
Coaledo -; 1
Coos City 3
North Coos River G
East Coquillo 8G
West Coquillo 93
Deer Park l
Dora 21
Emplro l
Enchanted G
Four Mile 16
Lako 15
Leo 12
Marshfleld, North 5G
Marshfleld, South 119
Missouri 28
Myrtlo Point 157
5
81
24
22
. I 41
11
3
2
G
4
Newport
North Bend .
Norway
Parkersburg .
Prosper
Riverton
Rowland
South Slough
Sumner
Ten Mile . . .
Total 1,097
SMALL POX AT SUNSET BAY.
A CASE REPORTED TO HEALTH
OFFICER MINGUS EXPOSED
MAN ESCAPES.
Dr. Gale of North Bend, reported a
c.se of smr.il pox at Sunset Bay to
IIp.i in Officer Mingus today. All
txposed persons, except ono man
named Dean were placed under quar
tine. This man got awav and is sun-
posed to be on his way to Marsh
fleld or Beaver Hill. Officers havo
been notified and will bo on tho look
out for him. The case is not virulent
and tho prompt action of the physi
cian is hoped to stamp it out promptly.
Small Pov Refugee Caught. Tho
man named Dean who vas exposed
to tho case of smallpox at Sunset bay
and escaped the quarantine was ap
prehended in Marshfleld Saturday
night and returned to tho camp.
Thero havo been no further cases,
and It Is hoped tho disease may bo
confined to the ono caso.
CLERGYMAN'S TOOTH
STRIKES 8150 PEARL
Pastor's Discovery of Jewel in an
Oyster Is Preludo to Den!-
er's Find.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 4. The
Rev. J. Max Longsdorf, pastor of the
United Evangelical church of Tower
City, while eating oysters, bit
a pearl, which, whon examined, was
fouud to bo worth $150.
The dealer who sold the oysters
then looked over the remainder of
his stock and also found a pearl
whleh was appraised at $100. An
other of his patrons found a pearl
valued at $60.
PLANT SAILS FOR
FRISCO FRIDAY P. M.
Billed to Leave tho North Bend Dock
nt 2 O'clock List of Pasreu-
gers for Buy City.
The Plant was billed to leave the
North Bend dock at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Following is tho list of
passengers for San Francisco:
John Johnson, Charles Powers, A.
Klotyek, L. A. Frey, Mr. and Mrs.
Watson, B. Bergstrom, R. E. Shine,
John and Mrs. J. Hoist and child,
Mr. and Mrs. O. Fielde, C. W. John
son, Clyde Kendel, D. W. Henderson,
F. M. Stewart, H. Lockhart, C. A.
Rohn, J B. Rust, C W. Harstman.
Mr. and Mr. C. W. Fournler, Mrs.
A. E. Fiako, Will Spencer, John
Saner, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Laugh
rldge, J. McDonald, P E. Weaver,
C Ruling, Captain Dallequlst.
"Everybody loves our baby," sings
a poet laureate. What liars tho
neighbors are sometimes.
"Tho wise virgin will throw away
her lamp and use gas" is tho revised
version, according to Otho Hopson.
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