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ACUIRES A FINE, HEALTHY
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ORjtt?0
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(o bo found thorc. Anything
lost or found Is nhvnys adver
tised In Tho Times.
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a omiiiiiiinlly Ht. -- '"'
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VOL XXXVI.
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MARSHFIELD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912. EVENING EDITION -6 PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall Jq " Q
and Coos Hay Advertiser.
Citv Council Rejects Coos
Bay Water Company's
New Franchise.
Tho Mnrshfleltl city council by
tnanlmoiiB volo rojoctcd tho appli
cation of tho Coos Bny Wntor Co.,
for a now 30-yonr frnnchlso nt
Increased rates, Inst night.
Tho mntter wns brought up by
Idler from Manager It. E. Corey
which requested tho council to
uke action on tho mnttor. Mr.
rwv. J. II Honnott nnd Jns. II.
Flanagan of tlio compnny wore
present. President Allen of tho
council, who wna In tho chnlr In
the absence of Mnyor Straw naked
jlr. Bennett If ho hnd any re
marks to make. Mr. Honnott snld
that ho had llttlo to any boyond
that tho frnnchlHO hnd boon drnft
cd after conferences botwoon tho
representatives of tho company nnd
a commlttco of city ofllclalB with a
tlew of Betting togothor on It.
Chalrmnn Copplo snld that ho
did not think that It wnfl hardly
Htcssary for tho council to voto
oa It, Lccnuso tho pooplo of Marah
tell had expressed their wishes
about tho wntor franchise, In Tuos
dajr's election. Howovor, ho snld,
be ai willing to voto on It.
Councilman Ferguson moved that
the frnnchlso bo rojectod. City At
torney Goss snld thnt tho propor
way would ho to havo tho frnn
thlso called mi for tho second
reading nnd thou voto on It.
Councllmnn Savngo moved thnt It
le taken up for tho second rend
In. This was dono and tho coun
, dlmcn all voted no. President Al
len declared tho frnnchlso wna ro
jected. Messrs. Dennett. Flnnngan nnd
Corey Immediately loft tho council
chamber.
CITY TAX LEW
IS DISCUSSED
Bfi Dntprminnrl of Mnvt
Council Meeting Reduce
Election Bills.
1ND IE
OE TERMINAL
Company Given Until Last of
JJext Year to Complete
Lines in the City.
Tho Termlnnl Hnllwny wna laat
't granted nn oxtoiiBlon from
Mit April until Dccombor 31, 1913
the time for complotlng tholr
"fs In Mnrshflold nndor tholr
wnchlso. Tho nppllcntlon to tho
woncll was mndo by W. S. Chnnd-
V. ni,-...n .. . .. . .......
. 7" vimuuiiT mined mai moy
"4 been delayed by threo or four
--reni tilings, ono wna In got
"as rails. n0 snld thnt n shlp
t of tho henvy steol needed for
The city council luut night took up
tho question of tho tnx loty In
iMnrslillold f()r next yenr. Klr.nl ac
tion wns postponed until next meet
ing to cnnlilo tho lliiiitico ronnnlttoc
mni uuiors to iooic uio mutter up
City Recorder Ilutler snhl Hint ho
thought thnt by exorcising u little
enro, n ten mill levy, tho sumo us
hiBt yenr, would sulllco. Ho snld thnt
If tho bund wns to ho pnld $150 por
...... m mi inu ensuing ycur, it might
tnko moro.
City Attorney Gohs snld thnt ns
tho nssosscd vnluntlon hnd boon In-
....,v... ..,.,, uk ji,.uv,UUU 10
nbout $2,500,000, n ton mill l0Vy
would glvo $2,500 moro thnn lust
yenr. wniio It Is proposed to buy
flro nppiirntus on which $L',00) pay
mont will hnvo to ho made, tho city
hnH finished pnylng for a steam roll
er. Plnnl action wns deferred until
noxt mooting, Mondny Dccombor 10.
Election Board Pay.
Tho bills from tho election bonrd
enmo In Inst night nnd there wns n
dlfforonco In thorn. Tho North Marsh-
Unlit nlllxlnla mil ! n I. Ill ,. r. ..
plcco, tho South Mnrshflold olllclnls
for $0.50 n pleeo nnd tho Central
Mnrshflold olllclnls for $0 n plcco,
nnd nlso u bill for $3.20 for monls.
Tho bills hud been approved when
Councilman Copplo discovered tho
dlfforonco In thorn and ho snld thnt
no uiougui nu mo oiiicinis should
bn lllllll till) ulimn nu limit umilnpa
hnd been tho snmc. Flnnlly It wns!
(icchloly to pay euch $u ns thoy hud
served on tho night nnd dny bonrdsr
uiii uui to iiny ior wieir menis. uuy
Atffiriwiv flnuu unlil llml tlinrn wna tin
provision In tho Inw for paying for
meius ior me oiucuou uiiiciuis.
Tho council canvassed tho voto In
Tucsdny's election. Tho results pre
viously announced wore doclnrcd Cor
rupt nml Morhi-h. Wlnklnr nml Al-
brecht woro declared duly council
innn niwl Tnlin Hntlnr nlnrlml rnenrd'
or.
Men-hunt Patrol Quits,
Mnyor Straw Informed tho coun
cil that II. K. Ilooth, licnd of tho
TBI TD bl D
0
I
111
Sensational Revelations Con
tained in Senate Committee
Report on Revolutions and
American Aid.
tllr AwofUIrd rrfH to Coot nay Tlmm.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Presi
dent Toft's attention tuny bo called
dittdly to tho conditions which Sen
ator William Alden Smith's sub-corn
mlt'eo found nlong tho Mcxlcnn bor
der In Its Investigation to learn If
American cnpltnl has boon used to
ferment revolutions. Tho report of
mo commission is soon to Do puuiisii
cd nnd submitted tcrtho sennto with
-oi'inln testimony, virtually changing
thnt President Mndoro wns favored
from this sldo of tho boundary lino
when ho led tho rovolutlon ngnlnst
Diaz, nnd that friendly nets to him
hnvo continued during tho rovolutlon
ngalnst tho government. Tho find
ings of tho commtttoo cannot bo' In
llcatov lit tins time. Somo nf 'bo
testimony in tho committco's report,
which will bo rendy In January, Is
to tho effect thnt tho Inhibition ngnln
st tho shipment of arms nnd nni mu
nition In to Moxlco ns being In Mn-
doro'H Interest
DEBATE
OVER
SURVEY
COST
Copplc Kicks on Spending
$1100 on Boulevard Pre
liminary Work.
Another bill for over $600 for mn
king tho survey for tho proposed
boulovnrd, from Mnrshflold to tho sen
wns prcsontcd to tho council hiBt
night by Fred Gottlns, who has
Mmrt'n it flin uiirvfii' ittidnt CMtv ln
" glnoor Gldlcy, caused qulto a lively
uuuiuo. mis iiinKes n iiiuu ui uvur
$1 100 tho survey hns cost so fnr nnd
It Is not complotod.
Couiicllmnn Copplo said thnt ho
wntitpd to nrotcHt vlcorouslv tiRnlnsl.
tho cost of this survey. Ho snld bo
had protested two weeks ngo ngnlnst
tlio cost nnd snld that ho wns nlmost'
dumrouuded to mm sucii n inrgo mil
coming In. Ho wnntod to know who
iiullinrlml II lln nnlil Mini If wiir
Illegal for tlio council to spond moro1
thnn $.100 without nn ordlnunco nnd
said that It should havo bcon stopped,
boforo. I
Pllv l'nnlnnnr nliltnv snld thnt. bo
hnd gono abend with tho work under
Instruction from tho council nnd thnt
tho city could not expect work dono
for nothing. Ho snld thnt n good
survoy wns Doing mndo.
A question nbout tho authorization
rnuio up nnd Mr. Copplo snld thnt
Ills recollection wns uini u was oniy
rn .. a...i.nt llipAiifli flin Tlnvunlfld
wii nun i. i. uwiii, iivuw ui . iui ii pihiu; t,...r,.. ..w ... ....
Mnrp.luuii Pntrol. hnd In formed him Dovelonmont Coniiinny's tract. City,
thnt tho organization would proha- Itocordcr Ilutler dug up tho minutes
bly consc soon. Tho organization or uio provioun iuvuuuk """ tumi",
wnu rnrmmi n pnmiln of vinm nuo thnt tho survey had boon ordorodi
to hlro n nlBhtwatchninn for tho through tho Reynolds tract and
ll uirouKii on iu inu tuiioi.
ir. Mi- rvinnln until Hint lin did not mi
ll IlKltlllnw IIIU1. lll'LUlluj m ' ,-,-. w ......
city hair been contributing $20 por dorstnml It was to cosi r, my sucu sum
month townrds tho salary of tho of monoy nnd thought that tho pre
liminary Hiirvoj tuuiu uu inn ."
PEACE PAGT IS
TO 6E SIGNED
Armistice Between Turkey
and Greece Will Be Signed
in a Day or Two.
nr AmocUI! I'rrn lo Cooa Ilr Time.)
LONDON, Doc. ii. Tho armlstlco
between Grcoco nnd TiirKoy is to uo
concluded In n dny or two, according
to n news ngency dispatch from Con-
stnntlnoplo. Ismail Kcal Hoy, louder
of tho Albnnlnnu, has a statement
from Avolona protesting ngnlnst tho
bombardment of thnt town by two
Greek gunboats, according to n iIIb
pntch from tho Austrian cnpltnl.
HEIjIEK VOn AliHAXIA
J
M
Negro Pugilist and White
Girl, Lucile Cameron, Are
Married in Chicago.
tlr AMoclttti Vmi lo Coos Hay Tlmei.
CHICAGO. 111.. Doc. fj -Jack John
son, tho negro pugilist, wns married
hero to Lucllo Cnmoron, tho nine-
tcon-yonr-old whlto girl of Minneapo
lis. Tho coromony wns porformed nt
tno homo of JoiniBon'B mother by n
negro prenchor.
uv Plan of Homo (overiinieut Pro
posed by TurkH
llr AuocUtM I'rft. to Coo Ilr Tlmn.)
CONSTANTINOPLK, Doc. 5. Tho
Turkish council of nilnlstora hns pre
pared n schema of govornmont for
Albnnln, which hns boon submitted
to tho Sultnn for Imporlnl nctlon.
AUST1UA .10IN8 IN
' riuui Biroot work wna now wna given power to n on un
"jrduo forty days nnd thoy did for of Chnrlos Doano to soil
t know Just whon It would bo yards of dirt to tho city for
"re. Another enimn nf ilnlnv wns conts n vnril. t!'0 Till .o bo d,
i - . it nun it. nuiliu uu
iv. i ,Ano,her cnuso of dolny wns
X? '"Junction proceedings on North
JC. V.101, llllB' o said, wna
"out adjusted, tho company hnv-
wcaoison for tho purchnso of right
V',fcms llla Property. Then
i. . H1. "rondway, tho company
uniting for tho council to or
ItLJ 1,.ard Hraco paving bo
h Cc,n,trnl n"l Curtis, so thnt
uL .ula not u Put to tho ox
leiv f c,on-t,MctlnB tho lino prac-
,71 twlco- , Thon another cnuso
'ay was hu inability to securo
SfflthLy ""-ough tho 0. A.
tL,lm. yanlB nnd tho Alliance
&-uf,e for tho Bten "no
Wu1!"1' cPl), wnnte(1 t0
call,." tlI0 concll could not act
i th. hiiQt mter- "o said that
Wit Anln0 ,W0U,d "0t OXI,,ro UUI
-o or... I l tno"Blt thoro wns
the mi".1 neces8Uy of granting
. r?teS8 ' &
Ur 0f iT" . DU.,U l,,u- ln graui
fortant t txton8,n now was 1m--rouiJ
i , , them becauso they
' and , the'r pinna nccordlng
414 nni ? , 3 u waa srnntod thoy
louan ,,..1,ko Investing sovornl
'4 thaid?lars ,n PPerty. Ho
ra fn, .uth?y hn a'80 ordered
A l0t the lino,
CU?fCl!n,an Ferguson wanted to
w fn. . would bo tho final ro
Ur Chnn extension of timo, and
Coun?niler sa,(l tlat It would.
CeS ti,man Al'en said that ho
nd fn ..? was no particular do-
tk. ..r "lo road now Ami Ihnf
would not harm tho
"-.
ivJ.9 Deceml.n i .,.
c Ladlps' ' ouranco saio ai
"t wp1 Emporium will continue
-to. wlth 15 ana 30 per
Jt
ir ..-.
- 4asonnt a VM dMCk feed
flS? rioU. w,u have & hurry.
"it.JJ-K nd cooked food
""erau Hal niDIKS IlAZAAJ
nlclit-wiitchmnii. Chns. Donne. Mr
Ilooth snld that somo of tho mom
bora woro dropping tholr subscrip
tions. Until It is definitely known what
tho patrol will do, tho council will
not tnko nctlon on it. Ilowovor, no
appropriation wns mndo Inst night
for tho Dccombor contribution by
tho city to tho salary of tho pn
trolmnn. Itoiitlm, Proceedings.
Strpot Commissioner l.nwhorno
now wna given power to net on an of-
IUU
ton
cents n yard. t!'o Tilt .o bo damp
ed In the Brnct bo'ween tho city
park nnd tho Duobnor proporty In
North Marshflt'3. Mr. IKnno said
thnt Mr. Diiebner as wiling to
pay for filling lis part of tho
stroot If tho city would pay Its
shnro. Tho dirt is to bo taken
by Mr. Donno from tho upper end
of Pnrk nvenuo, whoro ho Is ex
cavating for n house.
It. L. Kester, who has oponod a
rollor Bknting rink on North Front
street, used for n tlmo ns n prizo
flght aronn by John Herron, askod
tho council to mnko tho skating
rink llconso of $G0 por year pay
ablo quarterly becauso ho said thoro
was only four or six months out
of tho year that ho could run. Tho
council agreed to this.
City Englnor Gldloy reported
thnt tho dumping of garbagb along
Elrod near Broadway waa a nuls
anco and would cost tho city $100
or so to remove it. Tho dumping
of garbago Insldo the city limits is
prohibited and it was ordoded that
signs be posted there and that any
ono violating tho regulation In the
future bo punished.
City Engineer Gldloy asked that
something bo dono to keep tho
floathouso on tho water front on
North Front street from damaging
tho mouth of tho now sower. Ho
suggested that some piling bo dri
ven, to protect It. Tho matter was
referred to him and Street Com
missioner Lawhorne to handle.
Mr. Gldley also said that some
thing ought to bo dono about the
Contral nvenuo wharf. It is in
a very dangerous condition. Ho
said tho C. A. Smith Co. had been
promising for two montha to repair
It. but had not done so. Mayor
Straw Instructed him to hayo the
planking torn up and a fence built
aprosa It o prevent people from
City Attorney Gobs said that the
Wharf north, of. the city hall a
ways was In bad shape and jBhoulj
at
(Continued on Page Two.)
Approve Pimm for Halkaii Confer
euro In London
my AinocUtrd Prrti lo Coo Hay Tlmcu.J
nUDA PEST, Hungary, Doc. C.
Tho Austrlnn-Hungnrlnn govornmont
lino rnnimiinlontnil to tho British COV-
ornmont Its adhesion In principal to
tho proposed conforonco of ambas
sadors of tho great European powers
on tho liulKiui situation 10 oo iiuki in
London.
V K
DMinll iiiiwuint. n hundred dollars or
so. Ho said it was spending n lot of
monoy on Just n prospect. Further
more, ho said tho city attorney hnd
recommended ngnlnst tho proposition
of tho Hoynold'a Development Com
pany and thought that a halt ought
to bo called.
f- ni.ii.... onl.l tint lii. liml nrlnil
.mi uiinuj i .... ..w :, i
Bimniv on the council's resolution
and that ho had tried to carry out
Instructions.
Councilman Ferguson and Savage
said that Mr. Gldloy had not gono bo
yond his Instructions. Mr. Ferguson
said that thoy had gono ahead with
out knowing what tho oxponso waa.
Ho said that ho guessed tho council
men woro n lot of chumps. Mr. Cop
plo Bald that ho guessed Ferguson
Mr. Gldloy said that ho had orlgln
n., ni,i Hnmn of the mcmbors that
tho survoy would cost $1,000. Mr.,
Copplo said that when the bill enmo
i.. i-t mnntlnc. ho had been told1
thnt $200 moro would comploto It.
Ho refused to O. K. tho bill but tho
other mombors of tho flnnnco com
mltteo did and It was paid.
Dosldes the labor bills, somo bills
for provisions and tonta for tho Uot
tlna survoy enmo In. Thero waa also
a bill from Uobort Kruger Jr., who
wanted half pay. $15. for twelve days
ho has been laid up aB n result of an
Injury to hla foot, while working or,
the survey. Ho said Mr. Gottlns had
old him that he waa entitled to some
thing. Mr. Gldley would not recom
mend tho payment of the claim, n
fact ho asked thnt the bill be laid
over and a physlclan'a cortlllcato Be
ci,?ed to show that Kruger had been
laid up ton daya.
COOS COUNTY' CASE
Oregon Supremo Court Hands Down
Decision in Strong Action.
(Special to The Times)
. r iXi n, Tinr B. Tho Oregon
Sunroine court' has handed down a
, Inl the case of Lew s Strong
vs7 Coos County, appollan ,i inw v ,
a county roau, reverut,
In tho lower court.
POWERS UNITE
ACTION
France Declares She Will
Stand by England and
Russia.
Itlf Aiioclttfel Pmi lo Coot IU- Time.
PARIS, Dec. G. Franco apoko
plainly today on tho European sit
uation, when Premlor Polncaro told
tho commltteo on forolgn affalra of
tho Chambor of Doputlea: "Wo
stand by our allies and our friend
ships." Tho premier was laying down
tho policy to bo purauod by
Franco In tho Ualkan sottlement.
Franco's allies nro tho other mom
bora of tho trlplo entonto, Groat
Britain and Russia.
BIG SLUMP III
SOCK
MARKET
umicia IN DISTRESS.
Vessel Gets In Trouble Crossing
Out From Eureka.
RAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. -Putting
out from Eureka the steam
Bhln F. A. Kllburn, owned by the
Noith Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
Bgna led for asslBtance and headed
back or port. It was thought she
might have "truck the bar In cross
ing The Kllburn carried a crew
of 25 men and about 40 passen
HEAVY' SELLING ON NEW YORK
EXCHANGE- CAUSES DOWN
WARD SHOOT IN THE LEAD
ERS TODAY'.
D AMOcUted lYm lo Coot Day Time.
NEW YORK. Doc. C. Heavy
soiling of stocks sot In at mid
day, sending general avorago of
tlio Pnnifinn fn tho lowest, levels In
some months and in somo ln-
stnncea to tho lowest of tno year.
Tho tono of tho market was moro
feverish than at any timo alnco
laat Monday when tho United
States supremo court decision In
tho Harrlman morgor case awak
ened tho market from a long
apathy. The decision dovolopod a
goneral feeling of pessimism In fi
nancial circles. Today tho weak
ness affected United States Steol,
which sold under 70, on extensive
offerings, and Harrlman shares al
so showed weakness,
In ordor to got. BLUE STEM
FLOUR Into every homo I will ori
SATURDAY BELL- FOR 1 PER
BACK, CASH. A. T. HAINES.
IS TAKEN UP
Chamber of Commerce to
Meet Friday Night to Con
sider Delegation.
A mooting will bo hold nt tho
Mnrshflold Clinmbor of Commerce
Friday night nt 7 o'clock to discuss
sending n delegation to Washington
to ondonvor to securo federal aid in
fitnrtlng Coos Bny harbor nnd bnr
lmprovomonts nnd to especially urgo
tho Jetty construction. President
Grcono has had tho mntter up with
Sonntor Bourno, Congrcssmnn Ilnw
loy nnd tho engineers nnd will proh
nbly report on It then.
dipt. Mncgonn of tho Brenkwntor,
who lino boon urging action In tho
nmttor, stated todny thnt Coos Bny
hnd tho greatest opportunity it ovor
hnd to Bccuro fcdornl nld. Ho snld
thnt It wns Imperntlvo that n strong
dologntlon bo miit to Washington
nt once. Ho declnrcd tho dologntlon
should bo thoro now.
Ho snld thnt nlthough tho now sur
voy wns bolng dono, It would not
ronch Wnslngton In tlmo to do nny
good nt this sosslon of Congross, un
less It wna strongly urged nnd tho
govornmont olllclnls thoro mndo to.
Anil AM II. n MA.(.Hi A. .I.A HA... .. I
1.1111 ii.i tnu iujmjil uii inu iimv niu-
Toy. Unloso tho roport Is called for
from Wnflhlngton, It will not bo sent
from olthor horo or Portland for
somo llttlo tlmo.
Cnpt. Mncgonn doolnrod todny thnt
If It wub necessary ho would mort
gago his proporty to ralso funds to
go to Washington nnd urgo tho cnuso
of Coos Bny. Ho snld thnt tho secur
ing of tho survoy In tho fnll or win
ter, whon tho bnr wns nt Its worst,
wns n grcnt thing nnd should bo
plnced boforo tho Rivers nnd Har
bors commlttco. On tho Inst trip out,
whon W. G. Carroll, n govornmont
onglncor nccompnniod him, ho mndo
somo spoclnl soundings. Mr. Carroll
asslstod. Ho took threo coursos, ono
llvo hundred feet from tho black
buoy, ono 250 feet from It nnd ono
nbout 100 fcot from It nnd tho depth
Bocured wns about 1C foot. Thoso
soundings hnvo bcon conllrmod by
thoso of Englncor Charlston In tho
spoclnl survoy.
Cnpt. Mncgonn says thnt ho has It
from tho host authority that tho
thing to do Is to go right to Wash
ington and mako tho fight In bohalf
of Coos Bny.
Cnpt Mncgonn hna taken the mat
tor up with Henry Songatackon nnd
A. II. Powors or tho Port Commla
Blon, President Groono of tho Chain
bor of Commorce nnd othora.
It la understood thnt $80,000 np
proprlntion for Cooa Bny, which Gon
ornl Blxhv recommondod In tho Riv
ers and Harbors roport, la for tho
mnlutnlnnnco of tho now bar drodgo,
which la to bo brought horo noxt
Bummer.
Donald M. Charlston, who has
chnrgo of tho now survey of tho har
bor and bar Is rushing tho bar work
as rapidly as posslblo and hna prac
tically complotod his soundings. Ho
Is now compiling tho roport and It
will, It Is understood, confirm tho re
ports of Capt. Macgeon. Ho found tho
shoal, which tho latter reported, and
found only about sixteen or olghtoon
foot of water thoro. Tho shoal Is at
a very dangerous point.
Mr. Charlston made tho most of
tho Kood weathor In making his
soundings and was very successful In
the launch Tramp, which ho secured
for tho work. Tho rnpldlty with
which ho Is handling tho work la
moro than gratifying to thoso who
havo been anxious to havo tho survey
completed In tlmo to got It boforo
tho present sosslon of congress.
CHAMBER OK COMMERCE NOTICE
Tho rogular monthly meeting of
the Marshflold Chamber of Commerco
will bo hold Friday evening at 7
o'clock. AH aro urged to bo present,
as Important harbor mattera aro to
bo taken up,
D. C. GREEN, President.
TIDELM
IS
E
D
RIVERS AND HARBOR BILL.
Tho Oregon nnd Washington
river nnd hnrhor appropriations
recommended In tho river nnd hnr
hor bill boforo congress nro:
Coos Bny Hnrhor, $80,000: TI1
lnmook Buy nnd Bnr, $307,000;
Nohnlom Bny, $100,000; Wllla
motto nnd Yamhill rlvors ubova
Portlnnd, $12,000; Siualaw River,
$8(,000.
Washington Pugot Sound, $2G,
000; Grays Harbor and Chahalla
Rlvor, $30,000; Skagit Rlvor, $25,
000; Wntorway connecting Pugot
Sound with Lakes Union nnd Wash
ington, $1,005,000; Wlllapa Rlvor
nnd Harbor, $43,132.
Columbia Rlvor Mouth, $1,000,
000; at Cascades, $100,000; at
Threo Mllo Rapids, $000,000; nt
Uppor Columbia nnd Snnlto RIvorn,
$480,000; botvcon Bridgeport nnd
Kottlo Falls. $25,000; Columbia
nnd Lowor Wlllnmotto bolow Port
lnnd, $280,000.
MANY ABBIVE
ON BREAKWATER
WIM DUCKS all kinds. Eloven
moro days In which to buy them.
KTAUFF GROCERY CO. has them.
Tho GUNNERY'S POCKET
FLASHLIGHT is not GUARAN
TEED to expose GRAFT, but It
will THROW LIGJIT whevo LIGHT
IS NEEDED.
Steamer in From Portland
Early This Morning Af
ter Choppy Trip.
Tho Brenkwntor arrived In thin
morning from Portlnnd aftor a
rathor choppy trip. Most of tho
passongors got n docldod touch ot
Bonslckncss.
Tho Brenkwntor hnd n good enr
go of frolght nnd about 125 pass
ongors. Sho will Ball nt 8 o'clock Satur
day morning for Portland.
Among thoso arriving on hor
woro tho following;
Mr. Irwin, Mrs. Irwin, M. Irwin,
Mr. CuylcB, Miss Russell. W. H.
Troglown, W. Greonburg, L. Groon
burg, A. Greonburg, J. D. Greon
burg, Mrs. A. 8os8t, J. II. Stretch,
Mrs. Strotch, Goo. Ebrlcht, Mr.
Wnllnco. Mrs. Wnllnco, P. 8. Mlt
cliol, Mrs. J. Crawford, Miss C
Crnwford, Vorn Potors, L. O. Laur
son, A. F. Wniinco, Mrs. A. J
Qunto, D. Elmoro, C. Rlloy, O.
Augustlno. E. II. Zlskn, O. W. Ir
win, O. ErlckBon, D, N. Rosonfold,
J. H. Miles. Mrs. Miles, Morlo
Miles, F. h. Jonos, E. Chtlberg,
T. Tants, H. Clausen, W. II. Daven
port, M. 15. Mltchol. F. B. Btirgcs,
Mrs. Baylca, Mrs. D. R. Donnla, D.
n. Donnls, A. B. Chnlr, M. B.
Donnhoy, A. J. Forgor, Goo. James,
F. E. Dompsoy, Win. Alfred, O.
Hess, II. II. Iloan, C. E. Irwin, Mrs.
O. B. Irwin, E. W. Mnddon, H. S,
Dorr, 13, Baylea, E. Morgan, T,
O'Hnrn. Chun, McNalr, Mrs. J. A.
Hagadon, II. M. Jonos, Loo Wall,
A. II. Cnso, C. F. Mlllo. C. 1
McNnlty, I. It. Towor. W. C Fons
lor, F. Gunn, C, F. Thompson, W.
J. Hatflold, Wm. Cllft, "Mrs. O. V.
Ellorbeck, Mrs. R. A. Annln, W.
II. Noblo, Aug, Gor, Emma Cox.
Capt. Mncgonn reports tho Colum
bia bar waa very rough yesterday
whon ho crossod out. A half dozen
or bo Btcambrs woro barbound thoro,
tho Breakwator bolng tho only ona
to cross out.
Tho suit, coat and skirt salo nt
tho Ladles' Emporium will con
tlnuo next week at 35 and Cj por
cent off.
OH Y'OU DUCK MULLIGAN.
STAl'FF GROCERY' CO,
IS THERE a DETECTIVE ON
your trail? .BUY a FLASHLIGHT?
at tho GUNNERY and EXPOStf
HIM.
Noted Suit Involving Control
of Property Along Lincoln
County Shore Goes Up. '
SALEM, Dec. G. Tho supreme
court allowed n writ of orror In
tho cnso of tho Corvnllla & East
ern Railroad Co. vs. tho Stato, nnd
it will now go to tho supremo
court of tho United Stnto for nd
Judlcatlon ub soon ns Attornoy Gon
oral Crnwford can forwnrd to that
tribunal tho necessary papers. The
suit In brought by tho company to
restrain tho stnto from soiling tldo
lnuds, valued nt millions, it claim
ing them under nu old grnnt.
Tho Btnto will ralso tho question
In tho Federnl court, thnt tho net
granting tho lands was In contra
vention of tho bill admitting Ore
gon na n shite. In this bill It waa
provided thnt nil waters ot the
stnto should bo public highways
nnd frco to tho pcoplo forever. The
tldolnndB nro loented nlong the
const of Lincoln county nnd the
ownership gives tho compnny prac
tlcnlly a monopoly thoro In tho
transportation business on both
Innd nnd sen.
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