THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 191 1 EVENING EDITION.
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displayed in our window We will give
the best pair in our store for the best
guess. Here's a chance to find out just
how much you know about values in
something you wear every day; and
maybe win the prize.
See the Exhibit in Our Window
It's made up of the celebrated Dutchess
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B. P. D. White Pine Expectorant
MENTHOLATED
For CougliB, Colda, Hoaracneas,
IlroncliItlH, Sorothront mul all tils
cnHoa of tlio thront nntl lungs.
U'h worth Ita weight In gold.
PRICE ttt AXR 50c per bottle.
PRICES RECLINING.
For Sale at "The Husy Corner"
Lockhart-Parsons Drug Co.
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY COMPOUNDED.
Till: Bl'SV CORNER 1MIOXK U08.
V. S. Dow yoBtorday nniioiincod 'a
decline or llvo cents per pound on
fresh butter, ranking two pound
Bqunrcs retail at seventy cents nn-l
cold storage bttttor retail at forty
live cents for a pound and n half
square. Flour also dropped five
cents per sack nud Is now retailing
at $1.55. Mr. Dow says tho egg sup
ply Is running heavy and ho looks
for a decllno In them.
AXI IT ROESNT MATTER
Why are wo here and where are wo
hound?
Nobody knows the answer;
iij me we wrnpi in gloom pro
found?
Nobody know tho answer.
Why are we born and why do wo
die?
Why are wo slated to struggle and
algh,
And whither away as tho days go by?
Nobody knows the answer!
Why doos tho wrong ho often pre
vail? Nobody knows the answer;
Why do wo see facos haggard and
pale?
Nobody knows tho answer.
Why arc we harried and why aro wo
torn
And hustled about from tho day wo
are born,
To win niggard thanks but a great
deal of scorn?
Nobody knows tho nnswor?
Why aro tho wicked 'bout twenty to
one?
Nobody knows tho nnswor;
Why do wo sigh for prohibited fun?
Nobody knows tho answer.
Why is the truth so ontnnglod with
lies?
Why Is It folly seonis fair as It flies?
Why nro wo fools, bo wo over bo
wlso?
Nobody knows tho nnswor!
Why does It rain whon wo want It
to shtno?
Nobody knows tho nnswor;
Why aro wo poor when we'd llko to
be flno?
Nobody knows tho answer.
Why do wo father bo ninny nilstnkes?
Why Is n dream gone as booh iib one
wnkes?
Why does n follow spend nil thnt ho
innkes?
Nobody knows tho nnswor!
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For twenty-four hour oinlinv a
nt I: 13 p. m., Fob. 23, by Mrs.
E. Mlngus. special government
meteorological obiorvor:
Mnxlmuin r,-,
Minimum s
At 1:13 p. in fil
4- Precipitation. . .
Personal Notes
.IAS LANDH1T11 of Coos River was a
Mnrshlleld visitor today.
MISS DOROTHY WATSON of Co
qullle Is a Muralt field visitor.
. . .none
Wind Northwest; clear.
THE WEATHER.
(By Associated Press.)
OREGON, Feb. 2-1. Occn
slonnl rain or snow flurries to-
night nnd Saturday.
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Takes Prisoner.-sheriff Qulne
and his thrco prisoners loft for Ro
Boburg on tho Drain Btago this morning.
Injures Foot C. II. Marsh uns
tained n badly bruised foot today as
n result of n honvy timber falling, on
It nt the depot whoro ho Is employed.
In Dcnllt Valley C. .1. Mlllls, lo
oal roprosentatlvo of tho Southern
Pacific Interests, is now In "Death
Valley", California. Just what his
mission thoro Ib and whon ho will re
turn Is not known locally.
BYRON HOLCOMH of Ten Mile Is
a Marahfleld busInoM visitor.
W. J. CONRAD oxpocta to loavo to
morrow for Portlnnd on business.
OHO. N: DOLT nnd family nro tho
latost victims of la grlppo epidemic.
MISS MA11EL MoLAUOHLIN is re
ported recovering from a sevcro
attack of pneumonia.
J. ALBERT MATSON expects to
loavo tomorrow or next day for
Snn Francisco on business.
MRS. IIATTIE NICHOLS expects to
leavo tomorrow for Portlnnd to
visit her daughter, MIbb Eunlco
Nichols.
DAVE LILJROTH of Hcnvor Hill hns
boon hero for n couplo of days
overhauling tho electric auto of C.
J. Mlllls.
Rend tho Times Want Ads.
VT .4W&.1B
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Chicken Yard Now I
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Nothing encourages chickens to lay better than to
have n large roomy pen i'or them to scratch around
in.
Build il out of 4-foot LATH and save almost
half in the cost of construction. While they last we
can make the low prico of
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Romombor, oIbo, that getting up
early is less Important than gottlng
busy.
Attaches FIkIi. John Parley has
nttnehed ten enscs or fish nt tho
Cold Storngo plnnt belonging to tho
Union Flshorles company of Portlnnd
to Bocuro paymont of a claim against
tho company nnd Mnnngor ChnBo.
RAY 0LLIVANT is reported down
with la grlppo todny. Fred Wea
ver hns Just rocovorod from a
siogo of It.
MRS. CHRISTIE of Gnrdlnor will
lonvo for hor homo tomorrow, hav
ing fully lecoverod from her ro
cont operation.
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LOST Pair iium glasses
Reward for return to C.
Bey, Chandler hotel.
In
L.
case,
Liud-
Resides his other mistakes, tho
liar usually ovoreatlinntoa hiiuinu
credulity.
Goodiimi Relter Thayor nrlmea
yesterday received n tolegram from
Oeo. Goodrum who hns been III nt
his hotol In Portland stntlng that ho
waa iiblo to bo up for the llrst tlmo
nnd would return na booh na ho wns
nblo. This will bo grntlfylng nowa
to Mr. Qoodrum'H frloudB,
MRS. HORTON nnd children arriv
ed horo from Portlnnd yesturdny
to Join Mr. Hortoti who tock M.
D. Poyntz's plnco In this territory.
CIIAS RODINE of Allogany wbb in
Marshllold yestordny to moot his
daughter who returned from n vJb
It In Portland and other northern
points.
I HAVE A good private hoarding
nud rooming liouso with ton steady
boardors. Must sell becnuso of.
Blckness. Furniture nonrly now.
Cost over 1500; will sell for ?2G0
as I must get nwny imniodlntoly.
Address P. O. Dox 79C, Mnr8hflold,
or call Times office.
WANTED Girl for general lioiiho
work. Small family, no children.
Mrs. John Lafon.
Whon a baby Is homely thoro is al
ways Homebody to say that It looks
like Its father.
A womnn can carry a lot of stuff
In a hand bag, including, occasional
ly, n llttlo money.
Among other things In which wo
man Is man's superior, might bo
mentioned her gift for blaming It on
tho men.
FOR SALE Holstelu calves from
tho famous Condron heard. Ad
dress S. W. Shook, Mnrahflold, or
Phono 3031.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts
declares tho monoy rulo Is over. Rut
doos ho think tho goldon rulo will
over begin?
Not Willi Hernell. Mnnngor Ror
noll of tho Mnaonlc Opora Hoiibo an
nounces that tho threo Itlnornnt mu
sicians from Stithorlln who woro nr
rested yestordny nt Myrtle Point on
n folony chnrgo woro not ongngod by
him. Ho snyB ho undoratnnda thnt
thoy enmo horo to tnko n position
with n company which ono or two
of Ills dlschnrged nctors nro talking
of organizing.
LEE TOTTEN, a former resident of
Marshllold who moved, to Texas n
fow ycara nr,(, uiu yoturpod with
ha family and taken il position at
tho Smith mill,
JACORSON, who hns tho contrncf
for building tho Jettlos nt Flo
rence, nrrivod horo on tho Rronk
wntor en routo to tho Sluslaw to
resume the work.
A bncholor In Phllndolphln hns
boon bequeathed a prlvato hospital
with slxbrphan Infants In It. Just
llko tho old thing to contest tho will,
FOR SALE Rloodlioiind pups. Will
mako flno varmint dogs. Address
S. W. Shook, Marshllold, or .phono
3031.
10CentsPer;100 Lath
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;' number of chicken raisers on the Bav
o already taken advantago of this offer.
I'OR RHXT Four aero ranch. Apply
W. N. Ekblad & Son, Hardware
Store.
WANTED A Xu. 1 starch Iioncr, nt
onco. wagea ?2.00 per day. At
Mnrshlleld Hand and Steam Laun
dry, Phoue 229-J.
Wilbur Wright declnres thnt llght-
honded persons should not bo allowed
to noroplnuo, but In n spill n light
head ought to bo bettor than a heavy
ono.
nnn?;n
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t CHAMINADE CLUB
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 t
t MASONIC OPERA HOUSE t
X SEATS ON SALE AT t
Z 'BUSY CORNER'. !
t ADMISSION 50o AND 75c '
y.
Promises Consideration. R. M.
Jennings, gcnornl mnnnger of thr
Oregon Power company, todny ro
colvod a letter from Gov. West In
reaponso to a mossngo which ho nnd
others sent tho govornor urging him
to npprovo of tho bill constituting
tho Oregon Nnvnl Resorvo mllltln.
Gov. West snys thnt ho will glvo
enroful consideration to tlio mossages
whon tho tlmo comes for him to pnaa
on tho measure.
rriefs op iiaxdo.v. '"
CHARLIE LINDSEY. tho fnmous
oil export, la calling on his Coos
Rny frlonds. Ho anya ho cannot
boo much In tho Jap wnr senro be
cnuso ho has lost his glasses.
DR. LEE, Elijah Smith's physician,
nrrivod, on tho Rreakwator yeator
day and reports that Mr. Smith U
rapidly recovering from his re
cent illness nt tho Good Samaritan
hospital in Portland. Mr. Smith
will cotno horo as soon as ho la
nblo.
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FIRE RUG AT RAXDOX.
News of Clty-Ry-ihe-Sea A if Toltl Ry"
Recorder.
Tho Randon Helghta Land nnd
Trust company olectod olllcors nt
tholr mooting last weok na followa:
Cluls Rnsmussen, Proa.; R, II. Rosa,
VIeo-proa.; A. G. Thrift, Sec. nnd
Troaa. Tho dlroctors of tho com
pany aro; J, L. Krouenberg, R, H.
Rosa, T. P. Ilauly, Chris RnamiiBaon
and A. Q. Thrift.
C Smith Lumber 8c M
lione 190-J
FOR RENT Xlne.n.uiii anil llve
room housea In Wost Marahfleld. ???tt?U8 t?tt$S??SnnU?
inqulro Hall & Hall.
Retail Yards 1S2, South Broadway
FOR SALE Three homestead relln
iiulshmonta, wrlto Box 253 Co
qullle, Oregon,
y.XTED Girl In kitchen at, Hunk,
or Hill BQardlng' liouso.
iE22ssani5;na
fen-R03" Stage Line
"") stage lHtHeen TN.oi., i V?.....i..,..,., CV?.. , ,....
i(ij;i; iiiniTs mill
c. , -'"siuih itiui .iiiiraiiiii'iu.
uajs at 7 n. m.
1?niut 041 rrt
WTO SClIIu,,
rshfleld. Anvnt. ROSERURG. Ore.
12MAlUCTAVt(Mai.s
C. P. RARXARD,
PHOXE 11
h KINDS
OF JOB PRINTING DONE AT THE TIMES' OFFICE
FOR SALE High grade Chalmers
auto. This machine is in good con
dition and has only boon run nbout
2,400 mllos. Has 2 oxtra tlrea,
1 oxtra lnnor tubes, a comploto sot
of auto tools. Wlil trado for part
city property vacant lots preforrod.
L. Amadon, 17S Broadway, Marsh
flold, Ore.
FOR SALE Complete gasoline en
glno pumping outfit. Tnn.k nnd
all. Guaranteed. Will sell at sa
crifice. Dr. Durmlster, North Bond.
WANTED Girl at Stafford's.
Yoisr Morning
Beverege
Wo moan coffeo, of courso,
Not ANY coffeo, but a puro blond
that la appetizing, stimulating and
wo have tho Idontlcal article.
Wo have hoard many good things
said of our coffees. Said, too by
housokoopore who luve gono tho
rounds and come baok to stay.
Tho prlcoa from 30 cents to
cents tho pound.
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Tho Phooutx, n flnoly oquljiped
pasHcugar anil frolffht steam sehoou
er arrived In port this morning nt
0:30 and went up to tho Prospor mill
to lond lumber. Tho Phoonlx Is
nbout tho slzo of tho Eliznboth nud
has first clasa passonger accommoda
tions for 22 pnssongors and will car
ry about 350,000 foot of lumber. Tho
Phoonlx bolonga to tho Kruso Co.,
nnd will bo run horo by thorn, It be
coming upparout that tho Ellzaboth
could not handlo nil tho bualuoss of
the company botweon this port and
Frisco, so both boats will bo on tho
run horoaftor. This mnkos three first
class passengor boats botwoun hoio
and Snn Francisco.
Tho Rnndon Recordor says:
"Saturday night about 11 o'clock
flro was discovered In tho aliod at tho
rear end of tho Arcade saloon, and
at about tho salilo tliliu ft almllur flro
was dlacovorod in tho rear of tho
Opora Baloon. Roth flro woro ovl
dontly of Incendiary origin, aa thoy
were lusldo tho buildings nnd In onch
caso a barrel containing straw and
othor trash lu which bottldd beer hnd
beon packed, waa whoro tho flro waa
dlacovorod. Fortunntoly in both In
stnncoa tho flro waa dlacovorod nlmost
Immodlntely and was oxtlngulshod nt
onco without tinning In tho alarm.
"There Is no cluo as yot to tho flro
Honda, but n enroful wntoh is bolng
kept, nnd fchould the culprit nttompt
another audi work, he or thoy. will
surely bo npprehondod."
Seeds ! Seeds'!
Wo hnvo recolvod a full lino
good reliable Seeds for
FIELD
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of
Cook's Grocery
PHOXE 180
Full Lino Gurden Seeds
Just Received.
NOTICE.
Notlco Is horoby glvon thnt Doric
Chapter, No. 53, Order of tho East
ern Star, will hold an oloctton at Ita
next rogulnr communication, Febru
ary 28th, 1911, nt vhicli tlmo n
treaauror will bo elected for tho on
suing year.
All monlbors requested to bo nro-
I Bont.
1 By order of the W. M
FLOWER GARDEN
AND VEGETABLE GARDEN
GRASS SEEDS
Wo can supply you with
RED CLOVER TIMOTHY
ENGLISH AND ITALIAN' RYE
ALS1KE VETCH
Don't forget our SWEET PEAS
In solid colors 2 ouncos for 10 cts.
FERTILIZER
Wo have Just wha't you want for
your gardon ajid lawn, Ask us
about It.
The Bazar
HOUSE OF QUALITY,