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FIVE CENTS PER LINK PER
DAY.
E5I TIDE IN
FLOODS LOW PARTS OF COT
Runs Over Dike Along Railroad
Addition and Inundates
Territory.
LITTLE DAMAGE
IS DONE BY IT
Old Residents Declare It
Reached Highest Point In
History.
As a result of one of the highest
tides In Coos 'Bay In the last quar
ter of a century, all of Railroad ad
dition and in fact all of the lowland
about the bay is covered with four
to six feet of water. Points that
have not been innundated in the
memory of even many old residents
are this afternoon far underwater
and for a time, many residents along
South Broadway feared that they
might be compelled to move out.
Owiijg to the high water, the C.
A. Smith mill was unable to resume
operations after noon today. The
pumping station of the mill was put
out of commission yesterday. The
mill site is practically surrounded
by water but no damage has been
done aside from the stopping of
work for this afternoon.
Today -would mark the high tide
of the j ear under natural conditions
and according to the tide-book would
have reached 7.8 at 11:23 a. m. at
the bar. Of course, the crest of the
tide does not reach Marshfield for
a couple of hours after it floods at
the bar.
Coupled with the season high tide,
the elements have joined and made It
much higher. The strong wind that
has prevailed caused heavy swells
and the constant rain h. . liuoaid a.,
the creeks and inlets emptying into
the bay.
Tho North Bend mil', old town
mill and the Sash and Door Factory
at North Bend were compelled to
shut down early today, their fur
naces being flooded.
The flooding of the city south of
Mills Slough attracted hundreds.
The water was pouring in over the
entire length of the dike, making a
pretty waterfall scene. The dike
made a regular basin of that section
of the city back to the highlands
and was all filled.
Causes Much Comment.
The high tide is causing much dis
cussion among the older residents
of Marshfield. Many recall that
about 1889 or 1890, a tide submerg
ed Front street and all of the city
back to the Masonic Opsra House.
J. W. Bennett says that today's
tide was higher than that one be
cause the grade of Front street has
been raised several feet since then.
Mr. Bennett believes that today's
tide was the highest ever experienced
on Coos Bay.
Take Out Horses.
Bob Herron's barn on lower
Broadway was surrounded by water
about noon and Mr. Herron made
haste in having Doc Rowell, Teddy
and the remainder of his string re
moved to safe and dry quarters.
It was feared that the bulk-heads
recently put in along Broadway
would be floated away but they had
not been moved at a late hour.
ALLIANCE SAILS.
The Alliance sailed this morning
for Portland with a large number of
passengers and a good freight cargo.
Capt. Parsons believes that he will
be able to make the trip up so that
they can leave there again for Coos
Bay on schedule time, Saturday
night.
The Alliance outgoing passenger
list follows:
W. Olson, Mrs. W, C. Jenkins, N.
A, Barrett, Chas. Dilley, Ed. Nugent,
J G, Arnold, Mrs. M. L. Greenwood,
M-ry Greenwood, W. C. Ward. W. P.
Lvneh, Bert Hayos, Mrs. Bert Hayes
and two children, H. B. Shafner,
Mrs. Welnsteln, Mrs. Rose SklUln,
Duncan S. Taylor, C A. Schelbrede,
A AluqJiSt, II. MaMeehan, Miss Fer
ry,
THE COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
YE
Local Line Will Probably Be
Tied Up Tomorrow As
Result of Flood.
The Coos Bay, Roseburg and
Eastern Railway will probably be
tied up tomorrow as a result of the
flood. This afternoon at high tide,
there was about two feet of water
on the tracks near the Eagles Point
boom and at other places near the
depot, and it was reported that there
was about three feet of water on
the track on the Coquille side of
the divide near the Schroeder and
Johnson ranches. The train was
able to get through today, but at
the depot this afternoon, it was stat
ed that It was probable that there
would be no service tomorrow.
On account of the extreme high
tide, the water is not going down
very rapidly in the Inlets and streams
and this will be bad for the railroad.
This afternoon, the break in the
dike near the railroad coal bunkers
had resulted in the depot being sur
rounded with water within six inches
of the floor.
PlP
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Congressman Hawley Enters
Protest in Behalf of
Marshfield.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Repre
sentative Hawley has entered com
plaint with the postolDre department
about the slow service alon? the
route between Roseburg and Marsh
field. Residents of Marshfield and
intermediate territory ascert that the
carrier along this route Is not del
ivering mail according to schedule,
and has become altogether too care
less. The department has promised
to make an Investigation and take
steps to compel the carrier to ob
serve his schedule.
IOWA MAN SELLS A
ROOSTER FOR $100
Said to Be Record Price For Bird
In Hamilton County.
WEBSTER CITY, Ia Jan. 20.
I Harry Ross, barber at the J. B. Mc
Collough shop in this city, has just
sold a Barred Plymouth Rock roost-
jer at a price which will cause poul
try fanciers in thlB section of Iowa
to sit up and take notice. The bird
was sold to J. B. Smith of Fort
Wayne, Ind., and the price received
for him was $100, which is the most
any central Iowa poultry fancier has
ever received for an individual
chicken.
-loss has been breeding Barred
Rocks for some years and has been
a regular exhibitor at the nearby
shows for several years. His birds
have always scored well. The roost
er, sold to Smith, was shipped on
approval and the check for $100 has
been received by Ross. While this
is a "top notch" price, Mr. Ross
feels certain he has chickens in his
pen which are worth more.
Prior to tho Ross sale, the record
sale hereabouts was held by John
E. Olmstead of this city, who got ?50
for a hen several years ago. Hamil
ton county has quite a reputation
over the state as being the home of
several high class breeders of fancy
show poultry. The Minneapolis,
Chicago and Dqs Moines poultry
hows always bring a good s ri g of
premiums to this count.
MM TRUCK
UNDER HER
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MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SQUALL HMD
ON THE WIRES
Long Distance Telephone Ser
vice and Western Union
Out of Commission.
One of the wor4 3qualls that has
ever struck MarsMle d and the inner
bay prevailed late yesterday after
noon and during the night. It was
estimated by many that the wind
occasionally struck an elgbrty-mlle
clip. It was not a steady blow but
a typical squall, fitful gusts at fre
quent intervals threatening to tear
things loose In general. However, It
passed over without doing many par
ticular damage.
In consequence of the heavy wind,
long distance telephone and tele
graph wires are still down. The
telephone company's toll lines suf
fered severely, it being impossible
to oven get Coquille this afternoon.
It will probably take many hours to
sestore the service. Manager Schet
ter hasn't any Idea of when ser
vice will be restored by the Western
Un'on.
The long distance te'ephone wire
ion which service was restored about
3:30 ypsterday, went down a-jaln
about fi.30. Just as soon as ser
vice was restored on it yesterday.
The Times through th courtesy of
the Roseburg Review, was furnished
with some of the principal news of
the day, including the news of Cham
berlain's election as senator.
ALARM CLOCKS WOKE
UP THIEF'S CONSCIENCE
Carries His Load of Booty to Police
unci Asks to He Arrested for
. His Crime.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 21:
It required a gross of alarm clocks
to awaken the conscience of Mix
Gross of G10 Kater s'reet, a salf
confessed thief. Weighted down
with so many alarm clocks that he
could hardly walk, Gross walked into
Hie police station at Third and D
Lancey streets and placed the bundle
on the floor.
"I stole them clocks and I want
to be arrested," Gross told the desk
sergeant.
Gross said he had stolen the clocks
from the Pennsylvania Warehouse
company hoping to sell them, but
that his conscious had troubled him
so much that he had lost his nerve.
"The alarms kept ringing when I
was carrying them around," said
Gross, "and everytlme one sounded
It gave my conscience a jolt. I de
cided to have myself arrested."
John Coulter, president of the
Pennsylvania Warehouse Company,
Identified the goods and Gross Is b
ing held while his record can be In
vestigated. 'Roseburg Man Fails to Estab
lish Claim to Coos Bay
Railway Holdings.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 21. A
Jury In the Federal court returned a
! verdict in favor of the Southern Pa
cific in the suit wherein T. R. Sheri
dan, of Roseburg, sought to recover
from the railway company several
blocks of land embraced in am addi
tion to the town of Marshfield, Coos
county, claimed by the defendant
corppration. Counsel for plaintlf
was granted 30 days by Judge Wol
verton in which to move for a new
trial .or file a bill of exception.
MISS MAIJLH CLARE MILLI8
will sing "Sunset" at the Chamlnade
concert In Masonic Hall, Wednesday
evening, January 27. This will be
a rare- tret for all lovers of good
singing who have learned to expect
something flue whenever Miss Mlllui
appears.
HVY your Tinware and Granite
Ware AT MILNER'S.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1909 EVENING EDITION
0 HURT
ON CZi
Second Officer John Holland
Falls Through Hatchway
and Breaks Hip.
John Holland, second officer of
Czarina, sustained a broken hip and
other injuries as a result of a fall
down the hatchway of the essel.
He was removed to Mercy hospital
yesterday and Is getting a'ong a5
well as could be expected. Dr.
Horsfall who attended him said that
unless there were unexpected com
plications theTe was no danger.
Mr. Holland was in charge of the
crew who were loading. How ho
happened to fall down the hatch
way, no one knows. A number of
the crew were nearby and were at
his side a moment after the accident
occurred. He suffered intensely from
the fracture.
Mr. Holland was formerly second
officer on the Breakwrter, later third
officer and on the Alliance, and but
recently was appointed second officer
on the Czarina.
Capt. Dug-jan of the Czarina, Is
laid up at 'Frisco and the accident
to Mr. Holland is a sevore handicap
to Capt. Wall. However, the Czarina
was able to sail today.
MYRTLE POINT POINTERS.
News of Interest In Valley As Told
By Tho Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Abbott wel-
nnmflfl o firm vminn1 c?-ii fx listfn
home in this city on Saturday, the
1 9th. Being a barber, Mr. Abbott
will undoubtedly find use for the
I little shaver.
I E. Arneson raised some unusual
ly fine cabbage this year on his place
northeast of town, some of the heads
weighing from 18 to 24 pounds. The
vege'ables stood the storm finely and
the big heads are still in fine condi
tion. The county court this week ap
pointed R. L. Weekly as road super
visor of this, the 23d district. There
were several applicants for the of
fice before the court. Mr. Weekly
succeeds S. C. Braden in the office.
There have been several changes In
the boundary lines of the district;
but there are still thirty miles of
road for the new supervisor to look
after and thlF, it is thought, will
keep him fairly busy.
The scarlet fever situation ap
pears to be thoroughly under con
trol, with no new cases appearing.
There are cases of diphtheria appear
ing In Curry county, against which
precaution against Importation of
germs be observed. Myrtle Point
should not desire an epidemic of
diphtheria in addition to the conta
gion that has already afflicted the
children and preventive measures
f should be adopted If such Importa
tion threatens.
The school officers of this district
have received official notice from
County Superintendent W. H. Bunch
of the division of district No. 24. All
of that portion of 24 lying south of
the north fork' of the Coquille has
been added to Myrtle Point district
No. 41, the' division having been
made by the district boundary board
in session at Coquille this week.
An agreement was made that there
should be no division of the school
property or money at present owned
by district 24, but district 41 will
gain by adding to Its taxable prop
erty and Increasing the enumeration
of school children.
Mrs. Henrietta Barnett, nee Bry
ant, wife of J. W. Barnett and
daughter of Henry and Ella Bryant,
died at her home in Myrtle Point,
Tuesday, January 12, 1909, at 11
p, m aged 25 years, 8 months and
13 dqys. Mrs. Barnett was confined
to her bed only two weeks, but suf
fered intensely with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Henrietta Barnett was born in
YoncoKa, Douglas county, Oregon,
April 29, 1883. She came to Coos
county with her parents in 1894
and has lived In and around Myrtle
Point for over 11 years. She was
engaged for some tlmo In teaohlng
In the public schools In the country
districts around Myrtje Point,
At tho annual meeting of tho Co
quille a,ley Fruit Growers Abeo-
ORIR BEND CHILD THOUGHT
. TO HAVE FALLEN IHTO BATf
J. W. BtlETT
THRPTRI! APTTrii
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Prominent Marshfield Attorney
to Preside at Bar Associa
. tion Banquet Here.
J. W. Bennett has been selected
las toastmaster of the banquet of the J
I Coos County Bar Association which
'the Mnrshfleld nttornev will crlvo at
the I. O. O. F. Hall here next Wed- North Uend' nlously 11dpiks
nesday evening. The banquet will ed Ifist evenlnB and supposed to
,.,... ... , , .have bejn drowned. The child was
xuuuw u, meuiiiii; ui uiu uewjy iui in
ed association, the purpose being to
make the temporary organization
permanent.
It is proposed to make the banquet
one of the most e aborate evjr ec'v
ed in Maishfield. Invitations have
been issued to every lawyer in the
county and seats will be1 laid for
about forty. Messrs. J. W. Snover,
L. A. Liljeqvist and Tom Hall are
the committee in charge.
Among those who have been in
vited to respond to toasts are
Messrs. Roberts and Pulford of Myr
tle Point, Messrs. Topping and
Trcadgold of Bandon, Messrs. Sher
wood and Hammond of Coquille,
Messrs. Guerry and McLeod of North
Bend, and Messrs. McKnight and
Goss of Marshfield.
Contract Taken and Will Add
Meat Sum to Mainte
nance Fund.
Capt. Peters of the dredgo Oregon
and the committee of the Chamber
of Commerce in charge of tho dredg
ing'work, have taken a contract to
dredge the s.lp at the C. A. Smith
mill. Under the contract, the dredge
will receive $200 per day for thv
work so that a neat sum will be
added to the fund for the malnte
nance of the dredge here. The cost
of operating the dredge Is about $80 t
per day. I
In order to take the C. A. Smith
contract, the consent of tho United
States engineering office at Portland
had to be secured. This was readily
granted. The slip dredging will be
gin Friday when the Nann Smith
Bails as it will savo time for the
dredge to pull in there and do the
work before It moves to a more
distant point in the bay.
The dredge is now doing exce'lent
work, pumping about 300 cubic
yards of dirt per hour. Capt, Pe
ters ls anxious to start work on the
lower Broadway fill in order to re
plenish the fund for the maintenance
of the dredge. This contract will
bring It about $3,000.
elation held in this city last week,
tho old board of directors was re
elected and tho officers who have
served tho association during tho
past year were again chosen. Tho
meeting was not largely attended
owing in part to tho stormy weather
that prevailed and prevented many
members from coming in from tho
country. Tho directors are: T. M.
Hermann president; G. G. Swan,
secretary; D. R. Lewis, treasurer;
B. B. Bartlett and Georgo B, Mor
Igan, Roports of. tho officers were
recoived and approved, and the fi
nances 'show all bills paid and mon
ey on hand.
DON'T FORGET tho IMHS5K
DANCE at tho Knights of Fln'anl
Hall, January 23d.
beats ron ciuMiN,inr: coy.
CERT, JANUARY 27, ON S LE VV
V. J. HITLER'S OFFICE.
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Successful IIbjA-
Experience ;,css hou ,a "
r largo cities attar
testing nil advertising methods are
now uslns the dally papers excto-shcly.
No. 164.
Carlo Wittick, Five Years 0T&
Mysteriously Disappears
Near Mill.
I HAD COME DOWN
TO MEET FATHER
Efforts to Find Little One Or
Body Futile Up to Late
Hour Today.
Carlo Wittick, the five-year-aUl
son of Mr. and Mrs. V. WltUcfc C
last seen on the wharf of the Northi
Bend mill where he had cprae
meet his father on the latter'n re
turn from his work as a raftsiaaw.
for the Simpson Lumber Company.
Whether tho little fellow got
near the edge and slipped In. ar
, whether he was caught by a gxst cE
wind that mrrked the squall pre
vailing about that time' Is merely
a matter of conjecture.
i The child was last seon allxa
about 5 o'clock. He was then. an.
the wharf but a safe distance front
the water and Fiank. Hunter did not
pay any heed to him. Tho family's
home is but a short distance from
tho mill and the little fallow fre
quently came down In the afternoon,
to meet his father.
Friends and neighbors of the lam
Ily kept up an all night search last
night for the little fellow, but It
I was a futile one. Today many bcata-
are dragging the bay near the seeme
but it is feaiod that tho tide- prob
ably carried the body far avray It
the child was drowned as 13 general
ly believed.
To Use Explosives.
About noon, tho high tide com-
vJ"el S!fJ? ! IT0
UUUl lO ill uiiibb'i'b two utij
near
where the littlo fellow Is thonsht
to have fallen In.
It was planned to resume the
search for the body about 4 oMoc5c
this afternoon when powder, dyua
mlte or other explosives will b
probably be used in an effort to floact
tho body.
MADE A HULL'S EYE
IN HIS GLASS KYR
Walsh's Real Optic Shot Ont Wifh
Air Rifle, mid Ho Is H't .agate:
In tho Same Way.
wmir vnnir Ton 91 wmtnm
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Wa,sh' age(1 teen, whoa Cattur
ls caretaker of the Bayonno Ciftr
,PaTk' was walk,nB a,onB Aym
mat city, on nis way nomo earor last
summer, when ho was shot In tie
eye with a bullet from an air rifle ra
the hands of Isaac Greensteln. Tlie
latter was amusing himself by fir
ing from tho window of hl3 home.
Walsh was removed to the City Hos
pital and when the wound was heal
ed ho was provided with a glas cy.
Santa Clans, left an air rlfls for
l Wallace McKenna, aged fifteen, oC
No. G4 West Thirteenth street, an,
yesterday, after he came front
church, ho took the rifle out and
showed It to a number of hi com
panions and gave an exhibition or hU
proficiency. Ho saw a boy eomlnj;
along on tho opposite side and point
ed the rifle toward him. The boy
was William Walsh, and he crletl
out in alarm;
"Please don't shoot that at me! t
lost an oyo last summer by belns
shot with a gun like that'
I McKenna flred tho gun. "Wals
dropped unconscious to tho ground
and McKenna and his playmates ra
I homo badly frightened. Tho bullet
had struck Walsh sqiiarely in his
glass eyo and shattered it. At tns
hospital tho doctors succeeded la
removing tho fragments of glass
from tho boy's aoeket and aW He
would come out all right. Metewru.
was looked up on a charge at -afro-.
o'oub 9"B'Mt. He wild ' Vail n
Idoa he waa golnt? to hit Walfn. Thu
fxvin"" ni't be asked to pav an or
dinance piohlbltlng tho use of air
rifles in the city.
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