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ppr THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG ON, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1908. 9HMWJajmM3KKJM rIMIIKKA IflllWrBTM -1I1MMW IM'JtMMMl win iuwwu ujjtmwmmJCT COOS BAY TIMES an iNorriMiKiT r.n'i Hue an nemsi-ah it lrii- M9MF.I) KVIill l-VKS'SO Use 1WT .l'MA, AM) WEEKLY K The Coos ISny Times Publishing Co. Entered at the postoflice at Marsh fleld, Oregon, for transmission through the malls as second class mall matter. M. C. MAI.OXKV. . .Editor una Pub. VAX 13. .MALOXEY. . . .News Editor SUIISCKIPTIOX HATES. In Advance. DAILY. to Year ?E nn x months $2 50 tess than G months ner month r0 WEEKLY. One Year 'U-jO j ' The policy of the Coos Hay Ti.iU'S will ho Republican In politics, with the Independence of which President Ucosevelt Is the leading exponent. , Address All Communications to COOS HAY DAILY TIMES Marshflcld Oregon CLEAN UP DAY. day in It Tomorrow Is clean up Marshflcld. It should be made just what purports to he. A clean up day. Let us clean up the city. Marshflcld Is our home. It Is as necessary that the city be clean as our houses. Health demnntls It. Beauty demands It. Good morals demand it for Is there not excellent authority that says "cleanliness Is next to Godli ness." Here is where we are spending our lives. Let us make this abiding place as pleasant as possible. Clean streets, green lawns and flowers go far toward making life worth living. Let us do our share to make It such a place. Coos Hay with Its climate and fruitful soil might bo made an earthly paradise if everyone of Its residents would do their full share in creating It. Where nature has done so much let us do a little. The ladies of the A. N. W. Club nro deserving much praise for In augurating the movement. The public should show apprecia tion by making clean up day tomor row a grand success. POHL FINDS i m t si COOS COUNTY EltriT THEE IX SPECTOK KINDS .MOTH IN CO QUILLE VALLEY THAT AVILL HECOME 1'EST UNLESS STAMP ED OUT. MYRTLE POINT. Ore., May 5. A (JOIiD FACTOR. Now comes a brilliant scientist, a man of repute, of recorded achieve ment, and declares ho can, and will, manufacture gold of a fineness ex ceeding Government standards, at the rato of $100,000,000 a year at a cost of 10 cents on the dollar. Ho has discovered the secret of trans mutation and proposes to market It at an enormous profit and to give his Undo Samuel the first go at It. No man of today, who Is abreast of the progress of the hour, is at all surprised; this thing has been ex pected for thousands of years; and that it comes now, in tho common course of big and marvelous devel opments along scientific Hues, causes no rlpplo of amazement, but takes its fixed and leading place in the commercial program, along with air brakes, electric-lighted channel depths, wireless telegraphy and tele phony, etc., etc.; and as long as tho secret is guarded Inviolably and the processes roinnln unpatented as at present, it will be the arch-tiiumph of tho day, says tho Astorian. Once tho bars are down however gold will rank with copper and new standards will rise with radium perhaps a3 tho crux. Ton-cent gold has long been a cherished dream of tho editorial fra ternity; wo have yearned for It with an earnestness paralleled only by tho hopelessness of tho dream; nnd now tho blamed stuff comes hurtling along with a commercial tag on It nnd all tho prcscrlptlco barriers known to tho law and tho obnoxious cupidity of its discoverer and ex ploiters; but disappointment is our dnily portion, nnd philosophy our refuge; hence, while passively re grottlng our exclusion from tho now field and Its "Easy street" program, wo rejoice In tho marvel nnd wish it limitless success, oven to tho un doing of Wall street. Editor Coos Hay Times: Late Saturday afternoon I returned from an inspection of the orchards on the upper South Fork of Coqullle river, where 1 found tho Codling moth in great abundance, an insect which is one of the great dangers to all orchards. If no radical measures aio applied in these cases, tho whole valley may be Infested by this pest in the future. I am sorry to say that the owners of such properties do not realize the seriousness; so far bttt very few have compiled with the law. So far as I know, the law provides fines up to $100 to bo Imposed by tho county court for such neglect. Please owners of such orchards, be forewarned. Right is slow but when It strikes it strikes hard. I do not wish to see harm done to any one and to avoid such, the industrious must and shall be protected if it is within my power to do so. As information, I will notify you and the Chamber of Commerce in Marshfleld and North Hend of having received the following letter from Commissioner Carson of the Third District: "Owing to necessary work to be done in other parts of the Third District, President Newell and Com missioner Carson cannot come earlier than In June. They will leave Drain for C003 county, June 5th, and may arrive in Marshfleld Juno 7th." All arrangements to be made for meetings In tho different sections of tne county are left to be settled and advertised by myself. However, I find It very necessary to ask for the assistance of all Chambers of Com merce or Boards of Trades, granges ind farmers to cooperate with me 10 as to make no mistake. All secretaries of such are respect fully requested to cooperate with mo in this movement so as to complete a program satisfactory to each and all. Since my work of inspecting is near its finish and there are only a few days work yet on the Coqullle side and on Coos Bay, the Ten Mile district and tho sloughs, which then will finish my work as far as inspec tion goes, I will be in Marshfleld by Wednesday or Thursday and if pos sible would thank the Chambers of Commerce In your towns to allow me a few minutes to speak to thoso pres ent at their meetings. M. G. POHL, Fruit Inspector, Coos Co. mint. It is handsomely printed on a finely calendered book paper, and the text illuminated with some excellent lull Mono engravings that add much to tho general effect. It consists of three eight pngo sections, replete with well written articles, all reflect ing the enterprising North Bend spi rit in felicitous combination with an nlr of literary culture and refine ment of which tho city may well bo proud. The advertisers gave abund ant evidence of their appreciation and enterprise In tho many generous columns of announcements making it as well balanced in business as it is beautiful In appearance. Alto gother It was a symphony in artistic excellence of literary achievement and typographical accomplishment. NORTH BEND PERSONAL CHAT Miss Maude Coke, a North Hend teacher, is quite ill of pleurisy. Mrs. George Sanford of North In let, was a North Bend shopper yesterday. Mrs. C. Hayes of North Bend, left this morning for Coqullle to visit friends. MRS. JAMES HAMILTON, who has been critically ill, Is reported some better today. The Omega came down from Por ter and will finish loading today at the old North Bend mill. Mr. and Mrs. C. Swanson and son will leave today for Portland where they will visit a few weeks. Miss Anna Peterson has returned to her home on North Inlet after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. John Freeland. Mrs. Smith and two children ar rived yesterday on the Alliance, coming from Pennsylvania to join Mr. Smith who is employed here and has provided a now homo for them. Mrs. W. Peterson of North Inlet has been suffering from a severe at tack of ptomaine poisoning as a result ot eating cannea sardines, a few days ago. She came here for medical treatment and Is improving. 6664M4M6666M6d64 t im i t . ; t I rersonal ljoies j E. K. JONES has gone to Coqullle on business. A. B. DAILY went to North Bend to day on business. MISS IIATTIE FERREY has return ed from Portland where she has been attending school. . W. COOK and wife, who have been visiting friends on Coos Bay and looking over this section went to Eureka last night to visit there. MARK M. CONDRON and bride left today on the Alliance for Port land and other northern points where they will spend their honeymoon. THOMAS NICOLS of the Pettyjohn Nicols Company, went to Bandon today on business. He will also visit other towns in the Coqullle valley. TOM JAMES of North Bnd, is in Marshfleld, temporarily talcing charge of the Alliance office here pending tho installation of Harry Skinner. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hudson and little daughters, Erma and Irene of South Coos River, with Miss Lillian McCann of North Bend, spent Sun day at Major Tower's grove on C003 River. Mrs. W. F. Bode and daughter, Miss Louise, will leave today on the Alliance for Colorado where they will visit friends. Mrs. Bode who has been In poor health expects the change In climate will benefit her. ADVERTISED LETTER LIST. List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the Marshfleld, Oregon Post office, May 1, 190S. Persons calling for the same will please say adver tised and pay one cent for each ad vertised letter called for: Merton Anderson, Mrs. Grace Arrlngton, Arthur Barwickton, H. Bentson, Claude Bowman, Tom Bur innd, Mrs. A. A. Church, Mrs. Kate Clayton, Otto Chotman, Concrete Chimney Works, T. Donnelly, Luther Elliff, W. E. Fergeson, D. C. Grls woid, John Grimes, Wm, Glover, Good & Co., J. R., Geo. J. Hamilton, A. Huston, Robt. E. Hunnicutt, O. C. Johnson, Alfred Johnson, J. T. Kar sen, Wm. Keene, C. A. Lander, Wm. M. Lind, D. J. McMillan, C. C. McClaln, Louis Martell, A. Matson, Albert Mattson, Miss Katie Mith, D. M. Moore, George Nettleton, L. M. Nelson, Mrs. Herbert Nlcholl, Alex Riser, Wm. Robbin, Anton Sie mlnskl, W. S. Spencer, B. W. Thiele, R. K. Thurston, Harry Tompkins, Leslie McLaghlln. W. B. CURTIS, P. M. MISS MATA CHRISTENSEN leaves for Marshfleld tomorrow. Report says she could tell some wedding plans if she would, says the West of Florence. Stutsman My omettting ror yon to igate JACK FLANAGAN, Mr. Frazer, Cbarles A. Howard and others constitute a fishing party who ex pect to get away this evening to try their luck. L. C. DURKEE has sold his Bay Pprk residence property to E. B. Gehrke at a good profit and will shortly leave here to go on the road for a tea, coffee and spice company. I. J. MONAHAN, representing Larus and Brother Tobacco Company, of Richmond, Va., and H. Wcster inier, president of the Campbell Alken Cigar Company of Portland, are on Coos Bay looking after trade here. They report bus'ness picking up throughout the Northwest. A H HAITI El' L PAPint. In the promotion of practical work In nceordaneo with its name tho Beautiful America Club of North Hend achieved an artistic triumph In tho hiBt edition of tho Harbor Issued under its nunpleo. Tho paper Is "a thing of beauty" Hint would do honor to nny city in Amorlca and rollocts credit alike on tho ladles of tho club and tho publishers, McDanlol & Wills- Color of the Lungs. Much has been written about the col oration of the lungs of workers lu mines In the coal regions. Physicians declare that men live Just as long with black lungs us with pink ones, the nat ural color. 1 nm sure of it. This has been proved In the soot of Pittsburg. In children the color of tho lungs Is rose pink, but as life advances they become more and more of a slaty hue, mottled with streaks and patches of dark gray and black, which are duo to deposit lu the lymph spaces of dust in haled on the breath. Eskimos and oth ers who live In an atmosphere free from dust retain the color of childhood, while, on tho other luind, the lungs of coal miners become often of a uniform Jet black shade.- New York Press. Waking His Audience. At about 3 o'clock one morning T. P. O'Connor was orating in the house of commons to twelve or fifteen members lying about In vnrious stages of drowsi ness. Sir Patrick O'Brien was among them and, now and then rescuing him self with a start from falling asleep, audibly engaged In conversation. "I protest against this disorderly conduct!" exclaimed Mr. O'Connor at length. "Tho honorable baronet Is con stantly Interrupting me." "Sir," replied Sir Patrick, with a gracoful bow, "the honorablo gentle man misinterprets my motive. 1 Inter rupted, it is true, but It was with tho intention of waking tho honorable gen tleman's audience." An Austrian Dogberry. The Vienna meii of law once dis tinguished themselves in a unique man ner. A Wachau peasant had been caught in the criminal act of throwing stones at rabbits. He had not hit them, nnd tho rnbblts had decamped without so much as suspecting the at tack, but the peasant was hauled be fore the high courts of justice. His de fense was that the rabbits had been close to his garden and that he had only tried to frighten the greedy ro dents off his cabbages. All tho same, ho was condemned to three days Im prisonment. The peasant appealed against the sentence, but in vain. If a rabbit had been killed, said tho authori ties, the peasant would certainly have stolen It, nnd stealing a rabbit was an unlawful action. And thus the man from Wachau wont to prison for three days, and the wise Judges of Vienna bounded into fame for their method of applying tho "if" and "and" theory. Westminster Gazette. MRS. JENNIE GRISSEN has return ed to her home In McMlnnvllle for a short stay. She recently pur chased considerable property on Coos Bay and is arranging to im prove it. She has let the contract for a two-story business block on Sherman avenue, near the Murphy building, in North Bend, and Is also arranging to grade and im prove another corner which she owns there. No Piratical Innkeepers These. One lives mighty well in Normandy and Brittany, even at the smallest Inns. Of course the fish are as fine as can be found In the world and in great variety. In season you will get mo3t excellent oysters, nnd you rarely find an Inn ho small that It does not have a dish of appetizing crevettes, or shrimp, t mong tho hors d'oeuvre. Tlu meats are Inwirlnhly good: chicken is omnipresent. One rarely gets wine ou the table in this part of Prance unlcs It Is specifically ordered, as little wine Is made in Normandy or Brittany. The drink of the country is the native elder, for which no charge is ever made at meals. To those accustomed to American cider the French cider is not particularly palatable, but It is a wholesome drink and after one be comes nccustomod to it quite enjoy able. Prices are invariably low except in the larger places. One can tour Normandy. Brittany and Touralne and live delightfully at an expense of from ten to twelve francs ($2 to $2.40) a day, this Including your bed nud three meals, with all the cider you can drink throwu in. Frank Presbrej in Outing Magazine. Tracts suitable for summer homes on Coos River, 10 acres of bench fruit land on tide water, $100 per acre. GO acre tract of bench fruit land on tide water, $50 per acre, Lots for Summer bungalows, 82y2 feet by 132 feet, $250 each, These lots are located on warm, sunny myrtle banks, Lots for summer homes and cottages, different loca tions, all fronting Coos River, $50 each, and up, Tracts suitable for purchaser one acre up to one hundred and sixty, Ideal piece of land 4y2 miles from town, north side of river, has all the benefits of sun, 7Yz acres, price, $2,000, $500 Cafe, outfit complete, all goes for $375. Lot, 125x 1 55V2 feet, improved house and barn, close in and a good buy, $2,900. Coal right on 160 acres, for $2,000, or on the entire tract for $4,800. ALDER PARK $20 to $30 PER LOT. 2 Lots well improved, in Millington, a corner. $ 400 A corner on Broadway, 50x100 feet 1,150 2 Inside lots on Broadway, 50x100 feet 1,050 House and 2 lots on Broadway 2,000 Gasoline boat, 4V2 feet beam, length 22 feet, 4 horse power engine, for $300, or will trade for real estate, A business lot with two residences, on Second street, This is a buy, $8,500. 44UHtMtttMH(tM -- t H M t H t n I I ) M M 1 ) ,,)! ;; The Uncertainties of Home Bread f Baking f Are a waste of money, time, patience and flour as baking day loses all its terrors if you only use Diamond (D) or Home Made Bread. These brands are equal to the best Home Made and better than most, It Is held In the highest esteem by all lovers of good bread. Sweet, white, nutritious, wholesome, and of flavor. Always ask for Diamond (D) or Home-Made. COOS BAY BAKERY most delicious For Reliable Abstracts of Title Investments and Sale of Real Estate TITLE GUARANTEE and ABSTRACT Co. 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