The Coos Bay times., October 01, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

THE DAILY COOS BAY TiM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1 908.
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LET US TALK IT OVER
PUBLIC PATEXCE FAILING.
GOOD EVENING. H
H Speak well of every one if
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WHATEVER THE flattering unction the Common Council of Marsh
fleld Is laying to Its corporat e soul, the actual fact remains, un
disguised and unmistakable, t hat the patience of the Marshfleld
-public is falling; and there may be p lenty of significance given of the
real extent of this lapse from confld ence and regard. It Is but another
reiteration of the old story of the arbitrariness of long-continued author
ity and the inevitable assumption of infallibility, and the consequent .ex
pression of Intemperate purpose; th ese tales are always told to the end,
.and the end is always (he same.
The people are just beginning to u nderstand that the council and its
committees and advisers are not so clever, nor thoughtful, nor consider
ate of the public purse and pride as they should be, and the realization
Is wrought of facts that permit no o ther accounting, such as the raw and
costly blunders developing constantly in the matter of the city's finances,
and the hard and fast program laid out and adhered to of secret sessions
to agree on unity of action In affairs of city wide public concern, along
rwith lesser manifestations of Incapacity and official disregard of the es
sentials of cost, convenience, and general conservation of the popular In
terests. V
The impression is justified that t he council and its group of attaches
are too closely knit, too unified In purpose, too compact and homeoge
nous, to serve the broader ends of re al public servlco and this conviction
leads to the downfall of all civic f alth and reliance. No council Is
above the electorate that puts It In power; nor does Its pretended adher
ence to the wishes and will of the people, always lavishly made under
reproach, relieve it of the charge of Indifference ,or worse, when based
upon such tangible pleas as Marshfleld now makes against the present
administration. The council is blundering badly In more ways than one,
and it will do well to call a halt In I ts autocratic course of doing things
irrespective of protest and counter-pleas from the public; especially in
-this matter of the change in the charter and alteration of old time' meth
ods in nomination of city ofllciilfc. A continuance of Its peremptory
schedule will Invite reprisals that tv en It may not flout. For if it dreams
lor ono Instant that Marshfleld is go ing to have a bond Issue crammed
down its throat without proper piep aration and essential scrutiny of all
preliminaries, it is going up agiinst a lesson in the efficacy of the lav
of the peoplo that will open Its. eyo s. It can have Its way about the
lionds, provided the taxpayers and t ho people generally have their way
first. This by way of warning! :,, ,t,., . ,
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THE COUNCIL A Nl) THE PEOPLE.
The Marshfleld city council and so me of Its officials seem determined
to place themsolves on record as ar rogant arbiters of the city's destiny
-without roferonco to the wishes or wants of the people or electorate. In
ipvery enlightened community In th o United States today, the people
linvo either secured or aro strenuou sly striving for the exercise of a
wider control in tho nomination and election of their public officials.
The primary system Is being nnlver sally accopted and adopted oven to
iho extent of naming United State s senators. In tho face of this un
animous public sentiment when a r esolutlon is presented to tho Marsh
flold city council to permit tho poop le to select their candidates for city
offices by a primary election Instea d of tho primitive methods of an
anto-dlluvian ago, tho city caucus, C ity Attorney Farrln promptly objects
to any such progressive step, City R ecorder Upton also protests against
-it and tho council lays tho matter on tho table.
Aro tho officials and members of t ho council suspicious of the peoplo?
Jt would seem so. They do not pro poso to trust them to name candi
dates by voting for them. They m ust bo named in tho personally di
rected caucus with fixed moves Ilk o an nutomatic numbering machine.
If tho members of tho city council th ink they aro tho masters of tho peoplo
v-of Marshflold Instead of servants thoy are In for a rudo awakening.
DON'T FORGET THE RECALL.
IJeforo The Canip-Flre.
The dancing flames, as from the logs
they fly
And upward leap as if to greet the
sky,
Seem like the souls of fallen pines to
me,
Eager, elate, at thought of being
free.
And now and then a soft, scarce
whispered hiss
That greets the ear suggests a part
ing kiss;
Or it's the sigh of one who at the
last
Recalls some happy moment of the
past?
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The girl who knows how to bo pretty,
though homely, has Solomon beaten to
a finish for wisdom.
People starve themselves and spend
more energy for n doubtful honor than
It would require to keep a whole fam
ily in beefsteaks.
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The man who is always agreeable
Is a half brother to the jelly-flsh.
The dead are usually forgotten be
fore the undertaker's bill is paid.
You will notice that a thousand
people talk philosophy where one
lives up to it.
The bachelor may always console
himself with the thought that "Peace
hath her victories."
In addition to the punishment that
belongs to him, every man gets a
lot that he can't account for.
In the midst of dreams of happi
ness one may always be certain that
fate Is winding the alarm-clock.
"A man doesn't regard his chil
dren as kin; cousins, aunts and
uncles, and that sort of thing, are
kin."
Since we have learned that the
Chippewa word for cranberry pie is
"masgigganibakwashigan" we have
not had the courage to Inquire what
their word is for buckwheat cakes
and maple syrup.
Wm. Randolph Hearst furnished
the plank and tho Standard Oil Com
pany the grease that made it easy
for Haskell and Foraker to slide out
of public life.
Ono can quite easily forget a debt,
but debt somehow doesn't return tho
favor.
There are girls who always look ns
l they had just come in on the ex
cursion. Near beefsteak seems likely to be
come a favorite dish with even our
best families.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
TEe Flanagan &. Bennett Bank
At Marshfleld, in tho State of Ore
gon, at the Close of Business
September 23, 190S.
Resources.
Loans and discounts . . .$265, 778.17
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured 1,755.17
Bonds, securities, etc. . . 68,737.83
Banking house, furni- '
ture, and fixtures . . . 50,000.00
Due from approved re-
serve banks 42,015.65 I
Checks and other cash ,
items 2,136.81
Cash on hand 67.215.S4
Total $497,039.47
Linbilitics.
Capital stock paid in . . .$ 50,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid 39,329.20
Individual deposits silb-
ject to check 2S6.269.G0 .
Demand certificates of j
deposit 12,246.08
Time certificates of de
posit 108,866.45
Cashier's checks out
standing 92S.14
A woman physician In London
says that the women who wear low
neck gowns or open-work stockings
are much healthier than those who
do not. Being a woman she ought
to know better.
John Flanagan has established a
new American record for throwing
tho hammer. This Is not our Coos
Bay John, but Jack says there aro
some pretty good Coos Bay hammer
handlers who might challenge the
other Flanagan.
"You can't please everybody,"
said the man who is fond of moral
reflections, at the Millicoma.
"And far be it from mo to try,"
responded tho party of the second
part. "I'd be satisfied if I could
pleaso my wife."
Total $497,639.47
State of Oregon, County of Coos, ss:
I, R. F. Williams, cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that tho above statement is '
true to tho best of my knowledgo ,
and belief.
R. F. WILLIAMS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of September, 1908.
FRANCES McLEOD,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
J. W. BENNETT,
JAS. H. FLANAGAN,
Directors.
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Thoro has beon more- or less fun all over Oregon on tho scoro of tho
"Recall;" that newest, and yet untried, franchise of power held by the
pooplo. It may bo well not to forgot that it is on the statute-books.
Thoro is n reserve forco In that lnw that may bo Invalunblo when it is
least expected. It has tho snmo organic and unappealablo dictum thnt
-attaches to other popular laws and properly applied will bo just as ef
fective It may have values transcending many another and better known law,
and cortalnly its intent is admirable, since It gives tho peoplo a chance
to correct their own blunders and qualify their own faith In tho matter
of thoir servants. Wo hope nover to sco It invoked In Coos county; but
at tho samo time it is not wiso to forgot it, in office nor out of it;
the moro knowledge that it Is a reservation, logal and mandatory,
should mlmlfy tho chance of its bolng sot in motion.
We bollovo In placing theso powers directly In tho hands of thoso who
make thorn: Tho courts aro far too tondor in disqualifying tho un
worthy servant, and "tlmo is of tho ossonco" of this edict as woll as of
others of lesser Import.
First Bridesmaid They are
matched, don't you think,?
Second Bridesmaid Rather
sho's a grass widow and he's a vegetarian!
MARSIIFIEL1) FOR .MAKSIIKIKLIHAXS.
"Did you ever try counting sheep
when you can't sleep?" Julius Dlx
asked of Otto McKee at the Milli
coma Inst night.
"Yes, doc," Otto replied, "but I
made a mess of It. I counted 10,000
sheep, put 'ora on cars and shipped
'em to market. Tho wad of money I
got for 'em mndo me afraid to go to
sleep."
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
The Flanagan & Bennett Bank
of Myrtle Point
at Myrtle Point, in the State of Ore
gon, at the close of business,
September 23, 1908.
Resources.
Loans and discounts $10,007.00
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures 8,523.21
Books and stationery. . . . 546.00
Expense 1,474.70
Duo from approved reserve
banks 27,625.42
Checks and other cash
Items 28.24
Cash on hand 8,063.51
"You know Ethel gave Georgo a
very delicate declination of his pro
posal." "How did sho do It?"
"They are both nmatour photo
graphers ,and when ho wrote her n
noto asking her to marry him sho
sont him n negative of horsolf."
Egyptians demand a constitution; and they havo raised tho cry of
"Egypt for the Egyptians." Tho political fashion of overy people owning
hoir own couutry has practically clrcumunvlgatod tho globo. Portland
Tologrnin,
Ono of thoso dnys tho pooplo of Marshfleld will assert their ownership
af tho city of Marshflold.
"I understand sir, thnt you had
tho audacity to proposo to my daugh
ter. What havo you to sar to that?"
"Nothing, sir, except that your
daughtor had tho impudence to ac
copt me."
Total $56,268.0S
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in. .. .$25,000.00
Individual deposits sub
ject to check 29,318.08
Demand certificates of
deposit 250.00
Time certificates of deposit 1,700.00
Stoamor BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY, OCTOBER 3, nt 2 P. M.
Total $56,268. OS
State of Oregon, County of Coos, ss:
I, J. W. Lenovo, acting cashier of
tho above named bank, do solemnly
swear that tho above statemont is
true to tho best of my knowledgo
and beliof.
J. W. LENEVE,
Acting Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to boforo
mo this 30th day of September, 190S.
S. D. PULFORD,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
JAS. II. FLANAGAN,
J. W. BENNETT,
Directors.
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