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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1909)
1 -I . 1.i4atltUL- J0J , v, ,, f- 1 Zy' ' II !lilUiiill'y jhiiiMw1 sfflsiiteiw3mffl atttg-fgL!l3!fla0r' 1 ItTflfJgaSSCJ THE COOS BAY TIMES, JWA&SrIFIfeLD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1909 EVENING EDITION. NEWS FROM ALL OVER COOS COUNTY MYRTLE POINT POINTEHS. A'cws of Upper Coquille Valley From Tito Enterprise. The Myrtle Cree"k Mall announces that Herry E. Hermann, formerly of this place, will open .1 jewelry store ,nt that place about the last of this month. The high water doused tho electric lights and Myrtle Point and Coquille 1iave been in darkness during the greater portion of the -week, except for the oil and gas lamps that have substituted for tho electric juice. R. P. Endicott has again come in to possession of the barber shop and fixtures that he recently sold to Ad. Ames, and has moved the outfit to the small building at the corner of Bpruco and Second street, formerly used as a barber shop. Mr. Ames lias gone to Pendleton, with his wife, and will there engage In business. Wednesday, while duck hunting In the Bender swamp, S. D. Pulford got Into deep water with his heavy boots and heavy clothing. Ho managed to support himself and keep his head above water by clinging to a picket fence until he was taken from his perilous position by Russ Hermann, Claire Dement and Gaithor Harrison -who were out on the swamp In a "boat. A feature of the freshet and an Indication of property loss was evi denced by numbers of apples, putifp- 'lcins and squash in the drift. Hun dreds of bushels of apples crime down stream and found lodgement In the drift along the shores where there was fruit for anyone who choose to take tho risk of gettlhg them. David McNair and Ben Shull wore large contributors to this gra tuitous fruit distribution. The only stock loss reported was that O. Reed lost a couple of head of young cat tle. It was reported that C. W. T)ye had lost somo fattening hogs, , but this report was dlsproven. NEWS OF COQUILLE. Coos County Seat Events As Record ed In The Sentinel. Died In Coquille, Wednesday, 'November 24, 1909, Robert Dean. Tfatlve of Tennessee, aged 89 years and 11 days. Funeral services con ducted by Rev. C. H. Cleaves at tho Methodist Episcqpal church South, Tuesday, November 25. In terment at Masonic Cemetery. .Eleven marriage licenses have "been granted by County Clerk Wat--Bon this, month. This email a number as were granted last xnonth but there are still seven more days In which to exceed the previous xecord. Captain Wlllard of tho Wolverine, was among those who sustalnpd loss in the freshet Monday night. The Wolverine was tied up to tho boom at his place up the liver and when tho Johnson log raft came down the Tlver sho was In some way jammed Into the boom and her propeller torn off. A deal will be closed next week whoreby Miss Ray Collier will be come owner of Miss Fanny Getty's Interest In The Popular confection ery storo on First stieet. Miss Col lier has been emplojed for several years at the ofllco of tho county clrok and will continue her work thero for tho present, she having so cured tho services of Miss Xeta Smith of Rosoburg to take tho place of Miss Getty In tho storo. The new Arm will bo known as Collier & Collier. Tho work of planking Hall street, which was contracted for by the mayor and recorder last week, was to havo begun this week but when 3Xr, Drano had his material on the ground and was ready to proceed, a discrepancy in the contract was dis covered and tho work will be held tip for a wey days. Tho original sur vey on this street was made by County Surveyor Gould, but the Actual grading survey was done by 'City Surveyor Kern. Tho original ;grado was 1 1-1 per cont from Sec ond street north, but Surveyor Kern was Instructed to chango tho grade lo 1 por cont. Doc Itowcll to Run. Georgo Iler- , ron Is anxiously awaiting a telegram "from San Francisco concerning a 'rnco that Doc Rowoll was to havo tun either Saturday or today, Tho r liorso is In cxcellont condition, and air. Horron confidently expects a winning. Read tho Times Want Ads. ' PARENTS LIVE ON COQUILLE Relatives of Victims of Argo Disaster Here No More Details Heard. No further details have been re ceived regarding the Argo disaster at Tillamook and deep sorrow is felt here by the many who were ac quainted with victims of tho acci dent. Besides Captain Levi Snyder and Henry WIckman, several other mem bers of the crew aro well-known here. J. H. Snyder, the chief en gineer, is a brother of Captain Levi Snyder and both were raised in the Coquille valley. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snyder, live near Myrtle Point now. Purser Stimpson is also well known here, having formerly sailed on the Alliance in and out of Coos Bay. Other members of the crew were also formerly with the Alliance. So far, aside from brief messages announcing the death of Henry WIckman, The Times Saturday print ed the only details of the disaster in its Associated Press dispatches. OF &P. BOS! Railway Said to Have A Couple of the Bay Feeling the Local Pulse. R. O. Graves of the Coos Bay, Bo(se and Idaho Railway, stated to day that he had absolute evidence that the Southern Pacific has a couple of agents busy around the Bay endeavoring to arouse sympathy for that organization and incidental ly doing a little plugging against the Coos Bay and Boise line. Just what they hopo to accomplish Is a, ques tion. It is understood that the agents are broaching the question of gain ing permission to bridge the Bay In case the Southern Pacific should re sume the construction of the Drain line. Besides this, Mr. Graves un derstands they are leaving the Im pression that the Southern Pacific will build shortly and are thus try ing to throw water on tho enthu siasm over the Coos Bay and Boise project, evidently to make It difficult for that company to secure right of way, etc. F. D. Brown, the Southern Pacific engineer who had charge of survey ing of tho Drain Coos Bay line and later tho survey down tho coast to Crescent City, passed through here Saturday en route to Portland. He had been at Bandou in conference with Steve Henderson, general man ager of the Bandon and Port Orford Hallway. Just what he was doing, no one knows who will tell. Somo thought his visit was to ascertain whether or not tho Bandon and Port Orford line was encioaching on the survey that tho Southern Pacific had made south from Bandon and oth ers thought It might mean that the Southern Pacific was backing the Bandon and Port Orford. IMUEFS OF UAXDOX. News, of Clty-Hy-tlie-Sea As Told Hy Tlio Recorder. A seven-p(und baby girl was born tq Mr. and Mrs. W. J .White Satur day, November 20th. Te old tug Triumph has been sold to tho Columbia Contracting Company of tho Columbln river, and will bo taken up to that place as soon as conditions are favorable. Mrs. B. S. Swonglo and her moth er, Mrs. Jennie D. Flshburn, arrived horo last week from Portland to join Mr. Swonglo, nud they will make this city their futuro homo. Thoy are now cozily located in tho new cottago recently erected by Mr. Knowlton of Coquille. Mr, Swonglo purchased Geo. P. Laird's lntorest lu it Ho Bandon Hardwaro Company some time ago. A debate on the subject of the SM II fContlnuod from page 1.) temperance man as you all know, but I am first an American citizen and shail abide by the rule of the majority. This city has recently de clared for license, and I am bound by that vote, it being my duty and Intention to see that the law Is obeyed and the ?G00 license paid. The liquor element, so long as It obeys the law;' has rights the same as any other Interest, and if elected mayor, I shall protect the lawful rights of every Interest. I am oppos ed to forcing this issue into munici pal politics during my term. In re gard to this much discussed ques tion, I want both sides to under stand that, as an officer, I shall do my best to enforce the law which the people by their votes may put before me. 7. Fire ordinance. The outra geous rates of insurance which busi ness men are forced to pay in the business district drives away capital and is too heavy a burden upon our business interests. But that condi tion will continue until we have an effective fire ordinance. I am in fa vor of a fire ordinance which will be approved by the underwriters of fire Insurance, and then I shall seek to enforce that ordinance without fear or favor and the provisions of this ordinance should not be waived for the benefit of any special Interests or individual. With an effective fire ordinance, the rates of Insurance would In my opinion, be greatly re duced. 8. Water system. The present water system is Inadequate and un satisfactory, and I wish to go on re ord as being against the giving of a long time franchise to the pres ent company or to any other com pany. But I believe that the matter should be left open In such a way as to give the people the opportunity to say whether or not they desire to install a municipal water system such as has been tried in other cities and proven satisfactory. 9. Generally. I am in favor of a clean, orderly administration of city affairs in every department, and shall, If elected, do my utmost to bring about a civic condition which will be an example to other munic ipalities and the pride of every citi zen of the city. Very respectfully, I. S. SMITH. Port Commission has been arranged by the Commercial Club with the following speakers, C. R. Moore, Geo. P. Topping and Steve Hender son on the affirmative and C, R. Wade, E. E. Oakes and R. M. Pres sey on the negative. The debate will bo at a public meeting In two or three weeks and there will prob ably be considerable enthusiasm dis played at this time. PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 29. Track wheat prices: Club, $1.02; Bluestem, $113; RoJ Russian, 99c; Forty Fold, $1.05. - M DIRECTOR Tho way to build n city is to stand together. Coos Bay factories and Jobbing houses iniikc and linvo for sale many things that Coos County people buy in Portland niul San Francisco. Keep the money at home. It helps prosperity. i Tito follluiug is a list of reliable nnd up-to-date establlshine ms that aro worthy niul deserve your patronage. ' ' PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY North Bend Iron Works Iron and bronze castl ngs. logging tools a specialty. Nelson Iron Works, (Inc.) Manufacturers of Machinery and Supplies for Mills Mines, Ttnjlroad: and Logginn Companies. Wo are pioneers in the manufacturing ant repairing of fins Hntrtoes. Don't forget our Gas Engine Supplies Foundry ami Maeliino Shop The Modern Company e3 Marshfield, Oregon SAX IS VICTOR IN 10TH ROUND fContlnued from page 1.) ' nent dazzled by short arm punches. It was Sax's round. In tho 3eventh, Sax was leading but In the latter part of it, Dough erty got a stiff left In to the jaw. It was Sax's round. Tho eighth round started with an exchange of blows. Dougherty at tempted to rush Sax again but the latter came back and had his oppo nent clinching to save himself pun ishment, i In the ninth, Sax landed frequent ly but mostly light blows. The tenth as far as It went was all Sax's. He rushed Dougherty from the start and the latter was clinching to avoid punishment. Fin ally, Sax had Dougherty well back In the latter's corner. Dougherty cot un close and reached over and got his hands on the latter's shoul- ders but did not lock them, Sax's hands were free and he landed several short arm jabs to the body. Somo cried foul and Referee .Hunter separated them. In an Instant, they were back In the same posture, Sax landing short arm jabs to the body. Monohan in Sax's corner began to yell foul and tho two separated. Monohan began to talk to Referee Hunter and during the discussion told Dougherty to come back. The latter went to his corner and sat down. After considerable jangling, Re feree Hunter announced the decision for Sax, declaring that Dougherty in returning to his corner in the middle of a round without the consent of the referee was idvlnc un as much as if the sponge had been thrown! up. In regard to the foul, Referee Hunter maintains that under the agreement of the two fighters on a deviation from the regular Marquis of Queensbury rules, Dougherty's holds on Sax was not a clinch and that the latter did not foul. Dougherty and his trainer Light- grow persisted in urging to continue the fight but Referee Hunter and! Sax wouldn't listen to It. Slugging Preliminary. The preliminary between Jas. Durrand and John Muldoon was a slugging match from the start. It was to have been a six-round bout but Muldoon' was fleshy and started at too fast a clip to last. Both land - ed frequently. In the second, Muldoon simply wilted after a rapid exchange of blows. He was apparently all tired out. The gong saved him. He came back In the third with a rush but after a minute or two,;; SIIALIj never TOUCH MINE sank to the floor apparently exhaust ed and took the count. The preliminary between Sing Hosan, the Chinaman, and "Bis cuits" Lightgrow was called off on account of tho Chinaman being un able to get to town. Monohan was referee of the pre liminary. Manager Herron announced today that the gate receipts were $272. There is talk of arranging a bout between Chas. Jost and Sax for the near future. --o- t - "Y Of Coos Bay Manufacturing and Wholesale Houses : : : Phone 3?1 NORTH BEND, Ore. All kinds of repair work and FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS. 4 i Supp Hnrflliflohl Ore. Wholesale CANDY, CRACKhRS CIGARS, PIPES,.ETG. 1 It Will Make You ' fighting mad to read how Judge Lindscy was ostracized and ahused for his share in the investigation that ended in the showing up and conviction of the thieving County Commis sioners. Read "The Beast and the Jungle," in the DECEMBER EVERYBODY'S. Special Display By NORTON & HANSEN THE SMOKE HOUSE AUGUST FRIZEEN'S a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-- By Day and by a an t " f , A Talks For You. f a 1 a K I It a It is a thing bf bead- ty and brings trade every day. C00S BAY GAS & ELECTRIC CO. 3 a -H-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-n-n-tx-a- I jtjjj..jjtj.jj--n-a--a- a i Doane's Transfer $ g We do all kinds of transfer A work. Trunks and baggage a 7 specialty. Good covered wagon, y $ everything kept dry, meet all H y boais and trains dally. Good 8 i and prompt oorvico guaranteed a .. 1 y uive us a trial. a a PHONE 31-J op 273-X. I . ... 1 -a--t-----n-t-tt-H-a-a LIPS THAT CARESS A STO- , ', ', GIE, SMOKE A Have that Roof Fixed Now See CORTHELL PHONE KIO-L. L, J. KOONTZ Machine nnd Repair Shops GENERAL MACHINIST Steam and Gas Engine Work At Holland's Ljat shop. Front street, Marshfleid, Ore. If you are a Coos Bay Booster you must drink Coos Bay Beer Phone 1271 for a dozen N0R1H BEND, ORE IF THE TIMES DOES YOUR JOB PRINTING IT WILL ni! NEAT AND TASTY AND WILL AT- TRACT ATTENTION. Electric Sign DERBY NOTICE OP ANNUAL 3IUICHal ELECTION OF THE CUT op' MAHSHFIELD. No' ice Is hereby given that 0 Tuesday, the 7th day of Dppember 1909, there will be held at t,, C1' Hall of the City of Marshfleid Coos County, Oregon, a regular general election, for the purpose of lectins a Mayor to servo for the term of two years; for the purposo of electing two members of tho Common rouncll to servo for tho term of thruo years each; for the purpose of electing one member of the Common Council to servo for the term of one ear, for tho purposo of electing a Recorder for tho term of one year; and for tho purposo of submitting to the le gal voters for their approval or re jection "An Act to amend the Char ter of Marshfleid, Coos County, Ore gon, so tho Council of Marshfleid shall have power to grant franchises for street and other railway pur poses without petition of the owners of property nbutttng upon tho streets occupied thereby; but, subject to the right of the Council to refer tho ordinances, granting such franchise, to a vote of tho people of Marshfleid,. Oregon, before they become opera tive, and to tho right of tho people to demand the 'referendum' thereon as provided by law; and, providing that such ordinances shnll not be come operative until Thirty D.-os after final passage," and for the pur pose of submitting to the legal voters of said city for their approval or rejection "An Ordinance granting to J. M. Blake, his heirs and assigns, the right to build, maintain and oper ate a railway system upon Front Street North, Front Street South, Broadway North, Broadway South, anil Kruse Avenue East In Marsh fleid, Coos County, Oregon, to bo operated by electricity or other mechanical power except steam, for tho purposo of carrying passengers express, baggage, mall and freight, and requiring grantee to handle, haul and switch cars or trains of cars of railroads over his tracks at such uni form and regular rates and under reasonable regulations to be flxed by said Ci'y of Marshfleid." The said election will be held be tween the hours of Nine O'clock A.M and Six O'clock P.M. That J. R. Lightner, John Bear, and A. G. Aiken have been heretofore by the Common Council of said City appointed as Judges of said election, and F. M. Frledberg, C. A. Pennock and Roy Lawhorn as Clerks of said election. JOHN W. BUTLER, Recorder of the City of Marshfleid, Coos County, Oregon. The Ground Work TO ACTUAL nOMESEEKERS. If you want a home In the best residence section In the city amongst the best bunch 01 people in the world? and at reasonable prices, don't over look the fact that SENGSTACKEN ADDITION TO MARSHFIELD pres ents you this opportunity. Parties intending to build a shanty need not apply for this property as wo only want a class of settlers that will put up good respectable homes and to those we will give terms to suit their pocket-book. See TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO, General Agents. HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Manager. Marshfleid, Oregon. General Aceata. Eaatside. SIXTY CENTS PER DOZEN ? I PINTS for a n 1 a t a a "High Life" Steara Beer. S1.20 FOR FIVE JL u.ijjiAJ.t' JvEtJ. 92.20 for 10 gallon keg. Phone your order to COOS BAY EAGLE BREWING t a 1 tt I tt it a a 1 COMPANY " PHONE 277 .MARSHFIELD " -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-rt-a-a-a-a-a FOR SALE I have a fine hotel range, the best made with all the necessary cooking utensils that I will sell cheap. See WISEMAN 180 Broadway, Opposite Times Ofllce- fc. k. fAflJiiBMMiBfcLrje--.----4Jj' im"!" "' Till 1 ' M 1 ' -aiiJffil??nl-:l-