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MARSHFIELD, OREGON SATURDAY, MARCH 2,-1912, EVENING EDITION, EIGHT PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall g, 197
and Coom Hay Advertiser.
A'AAV
4 Tin ( OilHl Adiit
Mtfem II I mmvwmmm
m
L FOB
fl TROOPS 10
PEKH 10
JTBAG
10
INCOME TAX MEASURE PROPOSED FORMER 000S COUNTY WHAN
y nnoilal of China 'Con-
til Into Vcr.tablc Chan
nel House.
)ER, LOOTING AND
.LAGING bVLKTwntnt
Troops Behead Rioters.
lumor r-oreign ivhs-
sionanes Slam.
, -
II CAN TROOPS
MWIIKIJ TO PEKIN
tnv Associated Press.)
tanoN. March 2 Strong
Mimonts of United BtntcH
have been omorcu to
n.Lniinodlntely. nocorOJiu: to
patch received from that
BKIN, .Mnrch 2. Tho for-
BiiulstnrH Hero alter a -con-
i . ... f.l.. ! Jki
CO Ut'l'liieu io uriB unu -w
nil nvallnblo foreign troops
Incil at the ports of China.-'
ra of 1000 of Uvp various
nnlitloH will arrive- Hero '
NO 01 TO
ASK ELECTION
The Marshfield '.Improvement
League Discusses Water
Question ancliElection.
At a mooting of tho nowly formed
clvlo organization, to bo called "tho
MnrshnpJd Improvement League,' last
ovonlng 'Goorgo Dalnca was tho only
ono present who favored tho calling
of a speciial cloutlon byituo city c-oun-ell
for the purposo of voting on 'T.
J. Nolan'H proposition to soli tho vn
tor worlcs to tho city for ? 100,000.
When tlicaunttur enmo up, thoro.wero
twenty or moro woll known Marsh-
Held men present. Councilman Cop
I plo, who was prciiont, stated that tie
wouldlllurfn 2avo.nnioxpTCHSlon from
, tliu gatnorlug about tho matter. lii
Raid that 1m hnd opponod tho ape
rial olcrtlon. not becauho ho didn't
want to tll?.w the people to cxprohs
t'loir.KolTew ami Iwnuii lie fell thai
Bocteicd Prow to Coos itlay to ask tsw cn-ii'lle to nxpresH t'lom-
TlmeH , &lvos a .to wht'luor tJit-y wo'u in
iiurrt 2. -Although f .. ?y"r..of n 0.?0ftfor a prop.
f ,.l r. Iw.t.nitHmr I,. Il,,,""1 mill C3nmwiII-llHI lOOKf I .
$
House Democratic Caucus
Takes Sensational Action in
Favoring It for All Incomes
Over $5000 Per Year.
( Hy Asoclate I Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, March 2. Tho
Uoiiro and Senuto leaders of nil
Bhadcs of political belief gnvo thorn
Bolves over today to a discussion of
the sensational action of tho House
Democratic caucus lust night indors
ing what is In effect an lneomo tax
on all not Incomes, Including salaries
nbovo $5000 a yoar. That tho Houso
will pasBtho moasuro by a -party voto
within the noxt tea days or two
weoks Is -taken for granted.
Discussion thcroforo turned largo
ly on tho rocoptlon of tholblll In tho
Sonata. Its fato thoro BOoniB doubt
ful. Plans of tho Houso loaders had
tlio hill apparently will extend the
excise law now rotating to corpora
tions so as to lnclutlo co-partnerships
and Individuals. Tho bill Is to be
urged upon tho Houso ahead of tho
bill to put sugar on tho "frco list."
It was to mnko up a dollcit of moro
than $50,000 to bo loBt in tho cus
toms revenuo on sugar that tho now
taxing monsuro was devised. Tho
now plan of tho Democrats took tholr
Republican colleagues entirely by
surprise. Many of them have- not re
covered sufficiently to bo willing to
talk for publication.
BRYAN APPROVES HILLS.
(By Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
SEATTLE, "Wash., Mnrch 2. Wil
liam J. Dryan today expressed his en
tire approval of tho incomo tax and
tho frco sugar bills Indorsed by tho
mitcjenwhoUyBjclosj
imm.nhled by Yuan iSKI 'Kfcl
MAUI CHICKS
BURNED ALIVE
About :JG0 little chliflfo and fifty
chickens woro crannied .nllvo In n
lira which destroyed tho poultry yard
of Walter Spado bolow Ferndnlo
about 2 O'clock thf morning. Tho
loss Ih about $300. Ho (lid not have
any insurance
Tlio flr Is supposed to 'havo origi
nated from the explosion of an oil
lit wire thuiiiHe'vcH engaged" "."" il'lare:i rlillc-MouH-to blm,i hentor in tho broodor. Ttt'lio llttlo
kiB. H.ey fouglO the itt.rH'.7l0W0V7;1 '11". f
to It foiin 1 wis worth only .bout
) him.
aur conxldnr-i Chicks. jHJuontlv hMrlind iin nn in.
the outskirts or the dlty. ' ul1 number tiff pi-oplo rtf .Varshllelfl, cubator, wro bolnir iept warm by
oiitTh lliey look -we buii-, "" "" ""v o irnu imviuu hi. im:, ihc uii rinvc, iiie aire ;ni gainea
Bccnpltat.d mnoy 'hcadlmH! mw-ung, wnuti ni'iicato -mat tnoy .consldoraiae hoadwy w'hem dlscov-
nw ni? n tlio ntn.t in , "iinioi win nflraiinu uucciicmi -now. n.wreu.
"" '" .- :" . .. - - .......i.i .,....... .t .n ..... i m..
Mnnu Willi. ull'iunI i'Iii.i1 ""Kin nuiiiiuii niv lliuillinin' liruviii-
dull and many houm-fl -Hot -on I'l'lKftor It.
cMltnn popuTaiKtin Inn: iioipwii mnq .nllienHVJcClarcd
lill forthlrd prlvattj prt.mlst'H, "mi mt. u)jpm wiib right in op
Irrlnrditi havo been eriictid I'OHlnj; tho spotlh.l election nd that
Irwin. A largo part of Tao f inoy and tno rcKtiaf tlit,poxhi didn't
IriiH liurnod and lootoA. c want to bo rxjmUderoiI ho half-baked
TillfRlonarloH havo boon j as to think of pitying '$1(10,000 for
ro by On mutineers t Tao (ion.etUing that -wmuwortli only ,f 1.10,-
vconllng to a rt'port ro-v.00. Plnatlr dlialrmaii ILowan
tiitonOng
en today. It Is thought
hvwover. In welt informed
bat only ono or two havo
ed. It Is'bollovod thrr -wcro
ttlnillcs.
lldenHhat all uoldlors In tlio
ChlnofiO'army aro 1n -an
It Initio pillaging movement.
unaor tho hollof that tlra
republican delegates from
man Hill Kal moans the
of tht nortbern troops from
lea Ulogranhed todav to
LI Yuen Ileng. commnndor of
tucna troops at Nanking and
vnrd
nskod- tl nt anyant- j.reuu!mitnvrlsh
Ml to hnvo the niattor snbmltUid to
.n voto .now to say o .and Goo. Unlncs
wis tho only one responding.
Thoro was not ai vory large at
tendance nt Ut nlglit'ii mooting,
which wnn hold in tlio Finnish hall.
,Tiit .monyijorablp ocaoralUoo of itlio
new organization had Jiot boon able
to got to -work nnd tho committee
on .taming i tho orgajilr.utldii and ar
ranging other mattors concerning tho
permanent orgunlz&Umi could -not re
jiort owing to Chairman .I. C. Ken-
ilall being Ia Ilandoa. Air. Ittolgnrd
Tho .Mcnitifleld F5Lre iDwiartmont
responded with Engine Jo. I and
liooo enru'o. 1 nnd Is'o. iirospond-
;u hi iiiu ltp.i uiurin, uui uh ijio pince
was about t.000 foot from lire noarcst
liydrant they could -nocomplish lit-
ilJc.
(The wlnd'kopt tho flames 1tom' tho
houso, but owing to Uus oil jit wab
ticred for a. itlmo that itlio homo
would bo endangorod.
SMALL BLAZE
AT
;
VICTIM OF STRANGE TRAGEDY
M
TO GET
PLANTS RERE
Kuvtr Longer Itchlilciac.
Tlw quettlon about tho proposed
cuanno In o city charter relative
to elections was discussed at length.
Hkxry Jloy nnd a numbor of others
urjed -tlmt tlio nlnety-dny quallOca-'ren from Lawronco attracted much
Hon for votlnj; in tne out cnartor ueaitoutlon.
.. ii lil J faut hi Ittnn Vtai I oiiI.aIiiiI (Iin
lllJ, ron"bU',tl-N'rM'oll Improvemwit Leaguo as
.. S ""' l" '.'. nl'o nanio for tho orKiinbiutiun. A
natno foreign ministers r,nlinitft,i i ,,.,, fr ....ruin.
tCZX'RK?:1 "'"tln: P1? nnd to d.s.gaato
rill tin hW Rniiinl.. n7Vi. Ul nignu iu:'-"iig, mo orKiuiuu
KarbrntS.folUtUh '' .''"VU'B .clodded to hold ...vo
Huan nhf imn . SMB " 'f'11'
I'ln COatrol In PnWn. t rn.
do scon wnothor they aro
pjr mnn uio muthioors.
f"Kn rroops" l'lmiM.
ion of the minister -In call-
ioreign troops to Pokln
on at a meotlnc r.nn.
i rMiilt of a communication
onao it, aRklng tho pow-
! fflPafUlroa tn nrnvnnl fur.
el'Pd mid Iosh erf nrnn.irlv
funlcarion Is rfgarded as
out iiks foreign ministers
uio action was neccfl-
b loreign troops will bo
nd will patrol the Hy
1 day time.
pCn IS TiOOTRD.
'ed Press io Coos Bay
Times.)
March 2. A serious re-
"' iue aiBorder occurred
1 & detnohlllnnt nf n.HL
by a blind mnrnh,l !.
Me Kuol Hslan, father of
Kit- nJEDr nnd "holled
fate. They lootod much
Fi ouraod a portion of tho
IUTINY AT Mrntnrcv
fated Press to Coos Day
Jiraea.)
Xfftrh O rrt .
Chinese ifrll";
fisarmed and n0i.n.,.i.i
?"tlly. The Othnr trnnn-
Llpjhe barracks.
-S? S!fSEAKKW
candy SAT.rc n o. .
2LDAY at STAFFnnn'fl.
f Q ANNOUNCEaiENT1
li AllfAn h.tti
' lm v" w open her
ru?"aer millinery In Coos
rrKet avenue. Mnrai,fli
fMarch 6.
C0?,P Blanco hotel.
ILE8, 4,U"V and
ES DANGER
OF PASSPORT
The line homo of Carl Anderson at
I3ny Park, one of tho best In that
addition, narrowly oscnpod ibolng de
stroyed by Jluo this morning. Hnd
lt not been' for tho prompt action of
W.m. Jlruman, who rooms. at tho An
derson homo, tho place would havo
3robnfa)y been destroyed.
The II ro originated la. the kitchen,
.evidently from a spark .from tho
range. It had gained oonuldorablo
llicadmny whca tho nunse dliKiovorod
jit. .Mr.. Uurman was mtSeepLiip-Btnlrs,
ibut .promptly mspondad. and by utll-
Uzlng in .barrel f water lcept on tho
'back -jvoroh oxtlngulshrd tlio blnzo
liufnroat spread from the Idtehon.
Mrs. Andcrscm nnd two-Uays-old
bifnnt'ran were In tho liouue at tho
tinio nnd much lanxtoty wns fjclt for
Uium. ,
The loss Is fully covered "by Insur
uico, Angudt ;Rrlzoon, thi local
ae&nt of 'tho company, staler! tills
moratitg.
MOR
(Dy Aaiioclatod Proas to Coos Bay
Timos.)
WASICINGTON, Wnrch 2. Itepno-
Hontntlvo WIIhoii of Itonnsylvanla told
tlio House coninilUei) on rules todny
that tho action of tho MnssachusottB
uoldlors In stopping tho romovnl of
the striken' children from Lawrence
wan tho beginning of tlw passport sys
tem In tno united states, itepro-
Honttttlvo Wllaon argued that tho fed-
oral eovornmont had the jiower to In
torforo whon tho power of tho stnto
was being used against tlio citizens.
Tho delegation of strikers and clill-
rotalued instead of biug changed to
thirty days, mi City Attorney Goes
and others had favored. Mr. dloy
said that In t&'tlng this stand Mr.
Goss was simply nctlng .In conform
ity with a sfand ho was taking In tho
mayoralty election contost in behalf
of Mayor Straw. Mr. Hoy said that
If tho 30-day qualification was con
stitutional he bQlkavod that tho
ninety-day provision was, also.
Tho sontlment of Uio mceUng ap-
poarod to bo in favor of the ninety
day qualification and Jl. A. Copplo
ald that if lt was detlrod to havo
It made ninety days a commltteo
should bo appointed to wait on tho
council and urge tho cunngo. Ho
mild that ho had noticed that when
ever a commltteo appeared before tho
council thoy got about wnat tnoy
wanted. He said bo had opposed the
change from nluoty days to thirty
days an long ns he count nno now
thought If tho league would appoint
a half dozen strong lungod men to
appoar beforo the council thoy might
got lt changed back. Chairman How
ard appointed Messrs. Rolgard, Hoy,
Albrecht, O'Connell, Daines and Ras
muBsen to take tho matter up with
the councllmen Individually and at
noxt Monday night's mooting to have
tho ninety-day provision restored.
This change also brought up a
discussion of tho proposed division of
tho proposed division of tho city In
to wards. C. I. Relgard spoke
against It, saying that the ward
system was being discarded by all
tho up-to-date cities and that If tho
vote was too great to bo cast at one
polling place the city could bo di
vided into voting precincts.
I. S. Smith, H, G. Hoy and others
thought it would not do any harm
to try the ward systom and If lt didn't
(Continued on page 1.)
Samuel Gompors, president of tho
Amorlcan Federation of Labor, was
piasont, as was John Golden, presi
dent of tho" Textile Workers' 'Union.
Representative Dergor of Wluconsln
asked for fedoral investigation of tho
nffalr, particularly with roforonco to
tho relations of tho Amorlcan Woolen
Company to tho strike of its opera
tives. "The Amorlcan Woolen Company,"
ho eald, "has for yoara boon tho re
cipient of a government subsidy in
the form of a high tariff. It has
been claimed that this was levied to
protect labor. Yet in spite of this
claim, it is generally conceded that
Its oporatlvea aro among tho lowest
priced of those In any industry In
America. This striko took placo as
a revolt against a reduction of about
50 cents a woolc out of wages aver
aging less than ?G per week."
IJAIt DRRDGR IUDS.
Illds on tho bar dredgo for im
proving the Coos Day bar were
opened by Major Morrow at Portland
Wednesday. Tho Fruhllng Dredgo
company of Now York and tho Seattle
Construction Company were tho only
bidders, bidding on several different
types. Doth were inside tho $350,
000 lotnlt. Major Morrow will for
ward the bids to tho war department.
It Is likely tho Seattlo concern will
got tho contract.
Don't forget to see "MR. BOB" at
the MASONIC OPERA nOUSE SAT
URDAY EVENING.
E WILL BE
HIT Bf STRIKE
(Dy Associated Frees ,to Coos Day
Times.)
LONDON, March 2. Great ports
In tho United Kingdom, particularly
thoso in Walds,. from which tho coal
Is shipped to every part cet tho world
and tho center of an Iron and stcol
Industry, naturally wero tho first to
ieol tho offectfl of tho strike of moro
than 1,000,000 minors in England,
Scotland ana Wales. Many iron
works in tho various districts aor
wows in tho vnrlous districts aro
In .Swansea 1b at n fltiindstlll. Tho
tin pinto works in Walee aro closing,
owing to a Inck of coal. Six hun
dred mills will bo Idle is a fow days
and 40,000 will be out of employ
ment. Prices of food nro Incrcatlng
rapidly vorywhero.
Chamber of Commerce to Try
to Bring in New Industries.
Other Business.
At a meeting of tho Mnrshflold
Chambor of Commorco Inst ovonlng,
a plan submitted by tho special com
mltteo on the location of now Indus
trios hero to sccuro additional fac
tories was approved and arrange
ments made to carry lt out. Tho
plan Is to Bond copies of tho spe
cial edition whlcli Tho Coos Day
Times will l6suo In a wook or so to
about 1200 wood working or manu
facturing establishments throughout
tho country with n vlow to Interest
ing thorn In Coos county ns nn ex
cellent location. Tho spcclnl editions
will bo followed up by letters giving
oven moro dotallod Information In
roforonco to tho particular indus
tries. This Is tho most systematic
effort, according to statements by
members Inst evening, that tho Cham
ber of Commorco has oTor mado to
bring now InduBtrlcs to tho bay.
Dr. McCormac, ns president, pro-
Bldwl ntlnBt evening's meoting. Thoro
was only a fair attendance.
KxiMsltlon Commltteo.
Tlio following commltteo was ap
pointed to act with othor Oregon
delegations In selecting a slto nt tho
Panama-Pacific exposition grounds in
San Frnndlsco Mnrch 11 for tho Ore
gon building:
F. S. Dow, J. V. Smoaton, Arno
Moroon, C. A. Smith, G. X. Wond
llng, C. J. Mlllls, L. J. Simpson, S.
D. Mngncs nnd J. M. DInko.
Othors may also bo added if it Is
found that -any other Coos Day mon
are planning to bo 1n Snn Francisco
about that time.
It was decided to hold a special
meoting noxt Friday night to tnko up
tho question of closing Mill Slough.
Mrs. Nettie Whetstone, Daugh
ter of Late County Treas
urer Dulley, Shot.
WOUNDED BY NEGRO;
PECULIAR INFATUATION
Stewart Coleman Commits
Suicide After Writing Note
of Explaination.
(Special to Tho Times.)
PORTLAND, Or., March 2. Infat
uated with n woman with whom ho
wns not acquainted nnd to whom ho
had novor spokon, Stowart Coloman,
n colored man, last night shot and
seriously Injured Mre-. Nottlo Whot
Btono, who is said to bo n daughtor
of J. D. Dulley, a formor treasurer
of Coos county.
Dollovlng thnt ho had killed tho
woman, tho negro commlttod suicide.
Ho left a noto saying ho hnd fallen
In lovo with tho woman and nftor fol
lowing hor about two weoks and ro
nllzlng ho novcr could hope to marry
hor ho doctdod that no ono olso
should. Mrs. Whotstono wns em
ployed as a domestic in a local hotol.
IS KNOWN HERE.
Mrn. Nottlo Wlictstono Left Coqiillle
About Eighteen Montlm Ago.
Tho news of tho nbovo tragody wllL
bo rocolvod with sorrow-by tho many
frlondB of tho Dulloy family In Cooa
county. Mrs. Whotstono was born
and raised Jn this county, having
upom mosi or nor uio nonr Sumnor
and on tho Coqullle. Judgo Jbhn F.
Hall stated this afternoon that Mrs.
Whotstono left Coqulllo with horr
hiiBband nbout eighteen months ago
for Portland. Her fathor died a fow
years ago. Ho had sorvod as county
troasuror for many yoarB nnd died'
In ofllco, T. M. DImmIck bolng ap- .
pointed to succeed him.
A brother of Mrs. Whotstono re .
sides In or near Coqulllo. Llttlo
has boon heard of hor or hor hus
band slnco her doparturo n couplo of: .
yoars ago.
BANK
ADITS
GIVE BATTLE
FAILS TO END STRIKE.
SPALDING Daseballs, BATS, Mitts
and GLOVES at MILNEIt'S.
ASIC your DOCTOR about nAINES
FLOUR.
For Houso CLEANING UBe SnER-WIN-WILLTAMB
PAINTS and VAR
NISnES at MILNER'S
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 2.
Despite yesterday's announcement of
increased wages in nil but two of tho
textile mills the strlko Is oftlclally
no nearer settlement today than bo-
foro tho news of the Increase was
received. The nttltudo of tho strlko
loadors and many members of tho
organized labor bodies contlnuod
strongly In support of tho original
demands which groatly exceedod tho
offer made by tho mill owners.
ALONO THE WATER FRONT.
The Nnnn Smith sailed today with
a cargo of lumber from tho Smith
mill for Day Point.
Tho Randolph left this morning for
Rogue river points nnd Port Orford
with frolght and passengers.
Tho Redondo Is due In early to
morrow frm Snn Francisco and will
sail from here again Tuesday noon.
The tug Gleaner arrived in port
jesterday from Umpqua river nnd Is
waiting to tow the schooner Lily out
to sea as soon as that vessel has fin
ished loading lumber. It Is expected
that they will leave tomorrow.
"the wonder"
Millinery store will be open for
business In the Odd Fellows' building
on Front Front street, Marshfleld, on
Wednesday, March 6.
The public la cordially Invited to
come and Inspect the stock.
TROUT FLIES, Silk Lines, LEAD
ERS and POLES at MILNER'S.
SAD CASE OF
OREGON WOMAN
(Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day
Times.)
SALEM, Oro.r March 2". De
spondent over hor Inability to oarn
sulllclont monoy to keep hor foun
children from stnrvntlon, Mrs. L. F.
Jollson, ngod 30, admlnlstorod a
drink of cynnldo of pt.tnsslum to
each of thorn and then drank n fatal
doso herself. All flvo woro dead at
noon today.
Tho tragodv occurrmi in Mm linm-i
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay ot the city In tho rear of a houso
Times.) ucciipiou oy tno family. Tho pollco
MONTREAL. Canada. March 2 knm? notIlnB of It until n lottor wna
Surprised whllo thoy wero dynnmlt-1 1? 0,vo" tnro,Kl1 " mlla tolling of
Ing the Wost Montreal branch of tho
Royal Bank horo onrly today, a gang
of flvo bandits, all maskod and hoav
lly armed, dolled tho pollco posso
and gave battlo. Ono robbor wns
klllod outright and Charlos Fltz-
pamcK, son of tho local chief of po
iico, was uaujy wounuou,
tho purposo of the woman tn win
her children nnd horsolf. Tho let-,
tor rond:
"I. know tho law requires nn In
vestigation. Do ns llttlo as posslblo.
Tho plain fact Is I cannot oarn
enough monoy nlono to kemi from
starving. Somo ono Induced my boy
of tho robbers was captured a battlo ; to l01"'0, nnl now l mu to 4
occurred In the outskirts and tho'..' .' cnH?t seo thorn starve.
othors aro being closoly pursuod. I ," . , 11, ," "",0, n,?"y ,u mV I'"0
No loot wns taken from tho bank. ,,ut Ji 1 ,t,bur' "8 nl -
two more of tho robbors fell un-i!' r uy"'.,u ""uu BO mc. C.s.
dor tho flro of tho doIIco nnd woro
seriously woundod.
The attempted robbory was ono
of tho most daring In th history of
uanaua. i-asi night a Canadian Pa
cific Railway watchman saw tho men
loltorlng around tho station and
tracked them without bolng noticed.
Early this morning ho saw tho mon
crawling through tho bank window,
tho protecting bars having boon saw
od through. Ho notified tho pollco
and a posso surroundod tho building.
Suddenly a terrific explosion In tho
bank completely wrockod it. In tho
confusion tho robbors mado tholr es
cape but lator wero cornered In a
shack In tho outskirts of tho cltv.
Tho chief of police and his son In
tho face of a heavy revolver flro en
tered tho building and engaged In
a duel with tho men. Ono robbor
was klllod outright and tho son of
tho chief of pollco was badly wound
ed. The two wounded robbors escapod
with their pals.
They probably owe tholr escape
to tho fact that thoy woro oquippod
with snowshoos and their pursuers
wero hlndored by the doop snow and
finally abandoned the chaso.
TROUT LEADERS with LOOPS 30
Inches apart at MILNER'S.
Don't forget to seo "MB. BOB" at
tho MASONIC OPERA HOUSE SAT-
uiiuax .u vjiiiiiv.
turbnnco, but I am too confused to
writo."
Upon rocolpt of tho lottor tho po
llco went to tho houso nnd finding
lt locked wont to n tent whoro tho
bodlos of tho flvo lay huddled to
gothor. Tho bottlo which had contained
cyanldo of potnsslum told tho Btory
of tho final act In tho llfo tragody of
tho family,
Tho woman, It nppoars, had boon
thrlco marrlod. The1 son roforred to
as having run away was Russoll K.
Strong, aged 17, tho son of a formor
husband. The mother had beon do
pendent upon him to help support
tno ramlly. Tho husband's where
about la unknown. Ho is said to
TlAVE YOUR PHOTOS TAICEN at
tho Quatormaaa Studio.
Don't forgot tho placo, BARTER'S,
opposite tho Blanco hotel, for ta
males. ONLY a FEW DAYS LEFT to buy
at a DISCOUNT from tho COOS BAY
CASH STORE.
YOU can ASSIST your WIFE by
getting HAINES' FLOUR.
Don't forgot to seo ".MR. BOB" at
tho LSONIO OPERA HOUSE SAT
URDAY EVENING.
Good CANDY and good TAMALES
at BARTER'S, opposite BLANCO hotol.