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COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912-EVENING EDITION
THE
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WRITES ABOUT
OLD MEXICO
Conditions in Southern Re
public Described by Former
Coos Bay Man.
IKES
ANSWER
10
GRftfFORT
Says Jacob Evans Was Legally
Married to his squaw
Wife.
That conditions In Old Mexico aro
ovon worso tlinn tho tologruphlc nows
reports from tlioro have Indicated, Is
shown by a lettor which Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Smith, of West Marshfield,
hnvo Just received from Charles L.
Freer, a former Coos Day man, who
Is now located near Mnzatlan, tho
principal Pacific port of tho troubled
land. Writing from Mazatlan undor
dato of April 22, Mr. Freer says:
"I am writing Just a few lines
to lot you know that I am still In the
land of tho living. This revolution
Is raising holl down horo. Tho Am
orlcanB and foreigners aro tumbling
ovor themselves, getting out of tho
country. Somo of them hnvo boon
hold up for nil they hnd nnd hnvo
mot with rough treatment at tho
JinndB of tho Mexicans nnd all havo
boon moro or less robbed. I am tho
only American tort in mo imunui
country back from Mazatlan. I enmo
In horo a few days ago as they sont
mo word thoro was Intervention and
that American troops had been put
across tho border, but when I got in
It Boomed to bo only a rumor, so I am
going back io San Marcos tomorrow.
80 far, I hnvo boon very lucky. I
havo boon held tip sovoral times by
small bunches of rebels, but I hnvo
alwnys irinnngod to stand thorn oft
and tho big bunches hnvd not botn
orod mo much. Thoy Btolo two
horacB of mtno, but ono of thorn
keeps coming back, ho has had a man
shot off his bacK iwico ana uu
tlmo ho gets away and cornea homo
with n snddlo on bin back.
Bo far In tho last two months
about BOO men havo boon killed
nrpund In this vicinity, among them
flvo vory good friends of mine. Con
hnc, tho capital of tho stato, has boon
taken and looted. Mazatlnn hns boon
taken onco but not looted, as tho
banks and business houses put up
monoy not to loot It, but It Is nlmost
. .. , . tnlrnn ntrnln nrcttV SOOV ,
Evqry morning slnco I hnvo boon in.
thoy tnko bunches of prlaonors out
nnd sbpot thorn. Tho postofflco In
San Marcos has not been running for
months and when It wns running tho
bandits psed to hold up tho mall and
tnko whnt thoy wanted nnd destroy
tho rest whonovor they .folt Ilko It.
This part of tho county is simply
In tho hands of bands of bandits who
hold up nil those, llttlo towns nnd
. .i.ii.iiiiiinn nmi wimn thov nro
strong enough thoy go nftor tho big
townB nnd I dont know whon this
thing Is going to Btop. i wisn 1 .
I am Bonding this up by n frlond vyho
la going to Snn Dlogo on n Gorman
tramp stcamor. I often think of you
all and vyould llko to bo with you
at tho presont time, but whnt llttlo
I havo Is all tied up horo and I can
not afford to loso it. If I am run
out of tho country, I shall como up
nmong you again."
l'oiiiTics in coquille
A caucuH or cltlzons to placo In
nomination city officers took placo at
Noslor'a hall Monday evening last.
A. J. Shorwood wns choson chnlrmnn
nnd II. O. AndorHon secretary.
Tho following offlcora wore noml
nntod: Mayor, A. T. Morrison;
coiini'lliuon, to Borvo two yonrs, W. U.
Lnlrd, J. II. Cording, G. O. I.onchi
city rocordor, .1. 8. Lnwronce.
L. II. Hazard, James Watson and
J. .1. Lamb woro appointed a com
mitter to fill vacancies should any
occur. Coqulllo Ilornld.
Kdltor Times:
In tho Issue of May 1, I notice ai.
other lcttpr from P. A. Oraffort,
which has becomo a thing of llttlo
moro thnn ordlnnry comment, ho
stated ho wns not nwnro of tho fact
thnt his undo wns termed a "squaw
man," nor did ho know his undo
had any "children from this modo of
living." I would llko to hnvo Mr.
Grnffort know his undo, Jncob Ev
ans, solected that squaw from a num
ber of squaws, took her to tho Justlco
of Pcaco at Emrtlro City and was
logally married, according to tho
laws of tho Stato of Oregon. This
marriage which was solemnized by
tho Justlco of tuo l'oaco anu recoru
G0AS1
EAGUE
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BALL SCORES
Portland Victor Over Vernon
Oakland Wins Slugging
Match.
.7G9
.538
.180
.4G2
.462
.304
STANDING OF TEAMS
Onkland 20 0
Vernon ! -
San Frnnclsco ..12 13
Sacramento . . . .1- i
Los Angeles . . ..l- i
1....t1n1r1 7 1G
AA4
PORTLAND, Oro., May 3. Port
land took yesterday's gamo from
Vernon by a two lo ono scoro. Tho
games in tho Coast League yesterday
resulted as follows:
At Portland E-
rortlnud J 0 2
Vornon x c
At Oakland
IIIO JUBllCO Ol 11IO i uuviu uuu v.u." Al, 1JHK1UIU1 - -'
ed In tho courts of Coos county, was gncrttmonto 6
R. H. E.
Just as lawful n mnrringo as that of
Mr. P. A. Grnffort's ratner anu room
er, Bolomnlzod In tho Stato of In
diana, or wnatovor Biaio uioy wuro
married In.
Mr. Oraffort Would havo ono oc
llovo that his uncle, Jacob Evans,
.n.i.iiii..l Hila trmrrlnen nnd tho
llfo of somo 3G yoars when ho lived
with this squaw (his legally wcuucu
wlfo) and cmiuron, a uiuur rm
13
8
San Francisco 4
At Los Angeles R. H. &
Loa AngoleB ..' 10 17 8
Oakland 17 24 4
ATTENDS WEDDING BY PHONE
Coqulllo Woman Listens to Ceremony
Over Wire,
wlfo) nnd children,, n biitor romom- Tho tolenhono Is nn instrument
brnnco, I will say this squnw during ramlo U80 0( on many occasions in
.. 1. ..ahm l.iknt tinlla. fnr Tr. . I .1.1 HnllHnnt nml mltHM-
WEAR A BENJAMIN
tneso many years kuih huuhu u business, uocini, pmiuti mm """"-
I'jvans, uau hib ihuui " "" ""'rious oinor nnair, uui. it w -od
and mondod hla clothes nnd g00(i fortuno of Mrs. W. II. Schrood
nurscd him in sickness, and In tho or wf0 0f oUr jowelor of this city, to
-i.u .i.i.a tno 1.1a onln rnmnnnlnn. I ' i.. . .1 n.nr.ta frnnnmlttna
chrllor days, was his boIo companion,
Whon ho located on a nomcBicau
which Is now known ns "Bhoro
Acres." Thoro woro no wngon roaus
but JuBt a rough trail, provisions had
to bo carried on ono's back for Bpv-
..n1 ...Una nml ttila anltflW WAR 1)V II Id
sldo on all occasions, carrying her
load with him to ,got tno sum 01
llfo safely stored away In their llt
tlo homo. It Is hardly fair for a mnn
nlmost n strangor to term this llfo
of mnny years which Jacob Evans
llun.l rultli thin Hnnnw Mils lawful
wlfo "or modo of living" as ho cnlls
It) n bitter romombrnnco.
Wo who woro ncquninicu wun Ja
cob Evnns and neighbors of his,
know personally that Jacob Evans
lived hnppy with his family until ho
got old and childish, and, as all old
peoplo, got moro or less cranky,
which cauaod him and his family to
Boparato. This la tho truo cnuso of
hla living nlono tho last fow years.
Taking Mr. Graffort's own statomont
that ho learned of his undo, Jncob
T.i i... n a vnnrs ni'o tiirmicn niH crnnu-
j I ItltUf v Of - ii" w.
motiior. Mrs. Manna urnuori. uui
tiirniH-ii nnmn cnuso. only known to
himself, Mr. Oraffort doomed It
hnrdly wortli whilo to iook nis uncio
up until somo four years ago, Just
about that tlmo or boforo Jacob Ev
ans sold his placo, realizing aome
nlno or ton thousand dollars, wiucn
I think was tho inducement which
caused hla rolatlvoa from tho cnat to
look him up. Wo know that thoro Is
much Vnoro satisfaction In finding
an undo worth ton thousand dollars
than finding ono living from hand
to mouth on n homestead In tho
backwoods, which was tho csbo of
Jacob Evnns boforo ho sold out somo
flvo yonrs ngo.
"A son of this samo modo of liv
ing," JAMES 8. WASSO.V.
ENTERTAINS AT COQUILLE
WcdnoBday evening, Mny 8, nt 8
o'clock, thoro will bo a lltornry nnd
musical program at tho Masonic hnll.
Mr. O. Lo Roy Hall, of Marshflold,
will road tho poonis of Riley tho
Ilooslor poot. Coqulllo Herald.
TAKE NOTICE EAGLES!
Memorial Day, Sunday! All
Eagles requested to attend mooting
nt hall, 1:30 p. in, Sunday, May 5.
Ry ordor of
WORTHY PRESIDENT.
RAND DANCE SATURDAY ovon
lut?. Mny 4. nt 9 o'clock sharp at
EAGLES' HALL. All NEW Ml'SIO.
TOU ARE INVITED.
HOWARD'S genulno MEXICAN
TAMALKS dollvered any plnco In tho
city until It! OVMM'K at nlglii.
Thoy nro READY to SERVE. Plume
a:w.
Try Tho Times Wnnt Ads.
A Kodak Will
Tell the Story
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ll. t,.r. , loll tlio tinth Ami with a
KolnK, Mm can prove the number of
fish ,u l.nvo caught Don't go fUh
lng without R KODAK.
KODAKS $1.00 to $tl.S.O(
3-A FOLDING POCKET KODAKS:
nt only $20.00
Red Cross Drug Store
Developing nnd Printing Promptly
Done
HOWARD'S gonulno MEXICAN
TAMALES dollvorcd nny placo In tho
city until IS O'CLOCK nt night.
Thoy nro READY to SERVE. Phono
CAN SECURE
Flno Incomo proporty In Southern
California In oxchango for Coos Day
proporty.
COOS RAY LAND . INVESTMENT
COMPANY.
JOHN W. MOTLEY. Mummer.
Barnard & Langworthy
Eli-clilcnl Contractor, nnd Supplies.
PI!ONI IKI-R.
170 So. Rrondxwiy, uot door to
I'nlon Mint Miiikct.
rccolvo unuBual words transmitted
by wlro through thovuluablo messon
gor. Claronco A. Clinton, brother of
Mrs. Schroeder, was united In mar-
rlago to Anna M. bimonson ni iu
rosldcnco of tho groom's father at
Norway on Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Schroodor, with rocolvor at nor
oar, rccolved tho minister a wuru
over tho phono that united tho happy
couplo In tho holy bonds of matri
mony. Whilo Mrs. Schrocdor was
not In n position to recoivo h iwo
from tho brldo or pnrtnuo oi mo uo-
l.,lnl,l vlnnla U'hlrh fnllOWCll tllO
coromony, nt loast ono of hor BonBea
hearing received Its fullness of a
marked degreo nnd tno uniquo cir-
cumatanco contributed onjoymont
that will dwell In hor minu wun
ploaBiirablo rcmombranco equally ns
well as tho hopo sho cntortalns for
tho hnpplnosB of tho nowly-woddcd
couplo. Coqulllo Ilornld.
WEDS IN COQUILLE
John Juzn, Former Mnrshflcld Young
.Man, Married There.
Tho following from tho Coqulllo
Ilornld will bo of Interest to tho
Cooa Day frlonds of John Juzn, who
formerly lived with his pnronta In
South Mnrshflcld nnd who for u
couplo of years was employed In tho
composing room of Tho Times:
A qulot nnd vory protty wedding
occurred Wednesday evening, May 1,
at 8 o'clock, whon John A. Juza and
Ella May Johnson wero united In
Minrrlnpn nf tlin liollln nf tlln lirldo'fl
parents by tho Rov. C. II. Cleaves o
tho M. K. churcn boiuii. ino unuo
was born nnd rnlsod In Coqulllo nnd
la lili-liK' natnninnil liv nil who know
her. Mr. Juza Is n young man of
good habits and hns mndo mnny
frlonds during his sojourn In this
city, n period of about three years.
With tho exception of ono Intlmnto
lady friend of tho brldo, only rola
tlvoa of tho family wero presont nt
tho uuptlnlB, A supper served after
tho coromony was greatly onjoyet.
by all. Tho well wishes of tho ontlro
community go with Mr. mid Mrs.
Juza In tholr now lire. ,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
County Clerk Watson Issued tho
following marriage licenses during
tho weok:
Clnrenco Conklln nnd Cnrrlo Mnr
ton. Wllllnm G. Woods nnd Dorlo noat
rlco Stayton.
John A. Juzn nnd Ella May John
son, both of Coqulllo. Coqulllo Ilornld.
The most skeptical men and
the hardest lo suit are the
very ones who appreciate
BENJAMIN OLO TinCS
tho best when thoy como to
try them on. The 'fabrics
arc all wool the tailoring
perfect n guaranteo of
good service and shape keeping.
Wo can fit you correctly Now nil storos
can advertise to do these things Most oi
them with truth BUT thoy cannot agree to
save you from $4.00 to $7.00 on a Suit. BE
CAUSE thoy do not have our system of
selling merchandise.
Cash OnIy"MoneyTalks'
At $15.00 and $17.50 wo are showing
values that aro incomparable Let us
show you.
"Money Talks"
$tiS8&&r 'IIS
I n'illinlHlPf) I
filHIMlel?
Mimlm BilH
Ml M.k. .r 1
BenJ"iln OotHca
Hub Clothing & Shoe Co,
Marshfield.
Bandoa
IM
T. J. iOAIFB
A. H. UODQINi
nOOD INVESTMENT
Tin eo 7-room houses, rent for $30
per mouth; will sell at n bargain.
AUG. FIUZEEN.
Ronl Eatnte nnd Insurance.
fiS Contra! Avenuo Mnrahflold
0
Marshfield PainL
(3b Decorating Co.
ictlmmtM MARSHFIELD,
Puralahed Phone U0U
Oragop
E. C. Barker
Watchmaker and Jeweler
100 North Front Street,
MARSHFIKI'R, ORE.
We Clean and Press
Ladies' and Gent's Suils
Goods Called for
and Delivered
Coos Bay Steam Laundry
PHONIC MAIN B7.J
RALTON mill TRAVELLE, EukIIsIi
comedy artists, closed last night nt
tho ROYAL nftor plnylng to good
houses. They pleased their audi
oncos In souks and comedy, thoy bo
Ing original and of English stylo.
Tholr costumes and quick changoa at
tracted especial attontlon. They
will piny n return ongagomont next
Tuesday night.
LIbby COAL. The K!ndYOU have
UAVAY8 UriRI). PHONE 72 Paclftt
Livery & Transfer Co.
f HI;!.)
Stick a Knife Into
n pleco of our ron.st beef and note
how tender It Is. Put n morsel In
your mouth and thou you'll know
what moat toothsomenesa menus.
Same way with the test of moats.
Put them to t' o teat of tasto nnd
tenderness today.
MARSHFIELD CASH StARKET.
FOURIER BROS.
MaisliiU'ld Trleidioitc North Reiul
2UI.J TuoMiuKets nt
Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire
and Marine Insurance
Title Guarantee and Abstract Co.
HKNRV 8U.NG8TACKKN, Mgr.
CoqulIU Offl.e Phons 191 Marshfield Office H-J,
Farms Timber Coal and Platting Lands a specialty.
Qaatral Agnt "EA8TSIDK"
Steamer Washington
Will Sail From San Francisco for Coos Bay
Saturday evening, May 4lh
F. 8. DOW, Agent.
OcmbDocL
EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS
WM. S. TURPEN
Architect
171 FRONT 8T.
Blanchard's Livery
Wo havo secured tho livery busi
ness of L. II. Ilolsnor, and nro pre
pared to rondor excollont sorvlco to
tho peoplo of Coos Uay. Careful
drlvors. good rlga and ovorythlng
that will moan satisfactory sorvlco to
tho nubile, phono us for n driving
linrao. n rig or anything needed In
tho livery line. Wo nlso do truck
ing business of all kinds.
RLANCHARD RROTHKRS
Phono 1HH.J
Livery, Feed nml Sales Service.
1 II Flrt and Alder Streets.
Steamship Breakwater
ALWAYS ON TXME.
SAILS FRON AINSWORTH DOCK, PORTLAND. AT ' 0 A. Jj .
. . ..... ...... ...... .......i i nmi, 1,'iimt MAItmillKLD.uToJ
iKi, mil, liiiiii join, nn nun ....... """"",.:,.. ,,iiu
SERVICE OF THE TIDE MAY 1th, lOlli, intli, Otli, lMthM
L. A. PARKIIURST, Ajt
Phone Mill W
Tin.' i.'imi.'vh ni.' roos HAY'
S. S. ALLIANCE
EQUIPPED WITH WIRRLRSS
Cnilc TTi.mt fnn-c Ritr frr PnrrlnnH
.Friday, May 3, at- 12:00 Noo
CONNECTING WITH THE NORTH HANK ROAD AT TORI
NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPAQ i. ,
i.i. ii- o. F.McflEOnCRiJ
We Have Been Successful
In buying n largo stock of first
class Eloctrlcnl mutorlnl nnd can
glvo our patrons a vory low prlco
on houso wiring. Get our prlco
you can't afford to miss It.
Coos Bay Wiring Co.
Phono 237-J
VAST AND COMMODIOl'B
Steamer Redond'
EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS AND SUIlMAIUXn f-
SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR C00S I
Tuesday, May 7, At 3:00 P. M.
lK'1'i.'ii.ni ' i.' i ' Til A N'SPOltTA'llON COMl'A'
Pl,n.u. p. F. McGEOnOtJ
R. J. MONTGOMERY
Real Estale and Insurance
ln North Front Street
let t
iosy
AND GHT AFTUR THAT ROOF. HUT FIRST COM'- '
OUR PRICES ON SHINGLES AND ROOFING PAIL"'
SRINGLIiS $1.50 AND UP.
ROOFING PAPER, ONE PLY, S1.25 AND "
C. A. Smith Lumber & Mf
RETAIL DEPARTMENT.
A Modorn Brick Building. Electric, WANTED ! ! !
Light, Steam Heat. Elogantly .
Furnished Rooms with Hot CARPETS UPHOLSTERING AND
and Cold Water. ..
II O T E L O O O S ! PIANOS TO CLEAN, by tho Pneu-
C. A. METLIN, Prop. matlo Cleaning Company. Orders for
miiea. uu tuuia a uay una upwarus. work taken at
C.nr. rirnnilwnv nml Mni-knt I -.-..r. r. .......
.; "...'v'. " " uuiiiu iiAiivux
PHONE 100
uiuuunay aim Aiur
Marshfield, Oregon.
The Electric Sltoc fl
'""'"SS"
TnBBWswiw-
180 So. Broadwsx