nWfliU.
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I
TWO
J
IBDEII IS CBMl! shipping mews 1 SCDTTSBURG IS
Ciltli iSIIOK.MAKKlt TO LOOK ()V-
nit hash: hitiutiox iikki:
Vcw Violations of Deer Law, Hn"
I)ciu(y fiiimo Warden Tlioinns
No I'ImIi Shipment h this Year
Cuil Shoemaker, State Oatno War
den, Is coining to Coos to inn It o mi
Investigation of the game needs In
tills vicinity within the next 30 ilayt.,
according to a letter Just received
rrom him hy Deputy Oamo Warden
Thomas wlio this morning loft on a
trip Into tho Valley after returning
from Lnnglols yesterday.
Since his advent to the office Mr.
Shoemaker has heen limiting an at
tempt to visit all parts of his ter
ritory mid slzo up tho situation. Ho,
states ho has wanted to come here
for nonio time, hut other
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IlllllCS .
liavo Interrupted.
Through his district there
have
como hut few reports of Illegal limit- "aiiKs hihiii.uiuiib con , any.
.. .. ,. ..... .....launched the project and declared
111b, BUlll UI, X iiwmiio lino ...w. .....n
Iii ono or two cases dogs havo been
used, ho hollcvcd.
In Curry ho found there arc n
great many hunters. Cnl Wright has
gono Into Hint section, with head
quarters at Cold llcnch, taking tho
placo of his resigned predecessor.
Slnco tho opening of tho season
Mr. Thomas has put a number of
deputies Into tho woods at various
places. Theso men nro not paid a
regular salary, hut receive halt the
fines collected In cases icported hy
thorn, a stumbling block that oftet.
makes tho business of special gaino
wardens not overly lucrative.
No l-'Hi This Year
Tho deputy gaino wardon believes
thcro will bo no trout sent hero this
ycai for Coos county streams though
tho matter bas tlmo und again been
taken up with tho state officials and
several times they havo promised to
send young trout from tho northern
hatcheries.
It Is hoped that trout could hu
placed in Wooden Hock crook over In
tho IMcn Itldgo county especially
mid also tho promise was made of
about 20,000 black bass for Hoi
Lake.
Tho trout aro raised tu tho spring
and Mr. Thomas believes that iiunI
year, If plenty of work Is done in tho
meantime, shipments of fish will hu
received hero.
JAMES BENNETT AND
WIFEATEXP0SITI0N
Well Known Mui'Mificlil Couple De
cide to lU'tuin by RikiI To Vis
it Southern fulll'ninla
The Times Is in receipt or tho rol
lowlng letter from James lleiinetl,
clil'f engineer nt tho V. A. Smith
mill, mill Mrs. Dennett who left here
last wcok for u mouth's auto tour
of California:
"Wo arrived In San Francisco
... , , i.i i, ' ! v in .ii ....v u .i,. ..... if.i ti iii.-
without ii mishap of any kind. Wi , ,ryhlB , v,.rlmul mi ocean
wero six ilays and a hair on tliti roml. Krcylniniiil. A shark also was slght
Vhllo wo enjoyed every mllo of Hioi,.,, riirllu.r ,,0Wl 10 t.0,1Htj
Journey, It was a long and tliesomoi i
Journey, nud wo have decided to ship
our machine back by boat and return
by steamer. Wo saw many boiiutl-
fill sights and u fow comical ones -one
or tho latter being a pig with a,
boll on It. Wo Blurt for I. oh Angeles
AugUBt iS. Wo met MessrH l.ocK
luirt mid Duncan or MarshHeld in
tho Oregon building ytwterday.
llojiliig everything Is fine In Maish
fleld, wo send our regards to all."
E
fri;d mooki: dui
,S TO MI;D-
FORD IX A DAV
Hast Side Man .Makes (.luliK Tilp In
Dodge t'lir Leaves lor
Caliroiiiia
Mr. and Mia. Fred Moore and fam
ily of Kastslde, left this nioiuiiiK for
Kuiuka, Caliroiiiia, in their auto
car. They expect to upend the win
tor In California.
Mr, Mooio Just letiirued the flint
or tho week trom Crater Lake wluue
ho bad been attending the KnlishU j
or Pythias (oucUm and liuiduntnlly
made a reiord bieakliitf run in his
auto leaving Co'm iiuy In the morn
ing at (!:l'i with a lull car and
reaching Midion! at U. '' Hie wuue
evening.
There went five enrx lioni Coo
Uuy, Uut Moore's car, a Dodge, was
tho only one. to nmlcu tho diivu
through to Modf'iril the hum- u.t.
Ill Moore'h lar there weie Ue, D
A. Mail.eoil, roriiu'rl1 of N't n
Rend, hut now ol Coltuue Cu'oe;
C. A .Smith, or Nor Hi Ilend; Charles
Williams of N'lith lleud, and (ieoim
Illake, of Catching inlet.
The other tars and their ocm
pantii making the trip wore Mr.
mid Mrs t'haiicK Worrell and Mr.
uud Mis. Air ItitfKM. In .Mr- Wor
rell's car.
Mr mid Mm. W. it. Sliupon tindi
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Morton.
Mr. nnd Mrs. P. L. SwoaiiiiKen
Mr, Guinea and Mr. Gruhb.
Mr and Mm. HUgar McDaulels , I
mid Mr ond Mrs. ArchlB Philip. ,
About -s can.ll.iata we.o liitlut-1
iii miI, ilin fiiiuii.i.u: ir M...W.....I
...mi ... iii.t''- .......'.m.
Lodge on UWuiu Island ut tu.tei
Lake The coieiuouie weio
UBU.il and very liunrosslve.
nn.
Mr. Mo-no no lug to drive
thioiiuii to California by easy ataansl
and take life easv along the wa
Their many friends wl wish then
ID
ORD
RU
a pie-sunt joutnv ai.d n afi r
turn to 1 ins H.4 ,
I
THE
WOULD BUILD SHIPlMEW RULES ISSUED
.south :su has ovi:ii mictii-
Ol) TO ItltlXO PHOSPKIHTV
Project Lullliihed t Meeting
III
Chamher of Coiiiinerre (i'eo
cr.il I'liin I'm- It
Hulldlng of h sailing ship lurgo
enough to carry more than a million
and a half root of lumber and to cost
about $7',000 was broached last
evening at a meeting of enthusias
tic North lJond citizens at their
Chamber of "Commerce. TW pro-
nnuni umih iiiiidc that the shin be
built through public subscription
ami tho ntrrcMtiiiK o iomi moncjei
men and capital. Its construction
would furnish work for the heads of
niiuiy families on Coos Hay.
J" l"L KU '"I ' luninjmj ..in
, . . ,,,,. .i,,, ,l 1I111
iu ,i I'll ii nuui i nunuun.-) ...ini .
men piescnt.
llobcit Hanks, of the Krusc and
Mint lilu nnlimntiv u.nllllu ulllllllf in i
., m .. ,, irt.ri iB III
take stock In the uiuieitai.iiK,. it
!..... I .., .1.... ..1.1.... .. ...,. I
" r ,l " ..;
HMIli lli IIIII11. "- ..(-, "i
rates and that the Investment would
be a lucrative one.
Five members now form n com
mittee, appointed last evening, to
take up the project of building a
ship. They aro Peter Logglo
chnlrman, Fred llolllster, A. IC. Ark
ley, II. 0. Kern and Victor Ander
son. To the Marshflcld Chamber of
Coinmerco will be brought tho pro
postlon for tho purpose of Intel est
Ing tho local body. Tho mattor
will ho taken up at tholiMioxt meet
ing which occiiib very shortly.
llecaiisu of the rotten condition of
many of tho piling under the city
wharf at North Ilend Victor Ander
son stated his belief that now the
dock should bo repaired mid nlso
built larger.
VKSSKIj .MOVI.MKNTS
SlllIlMl
Speedwell, San Francisco,
11 a. m.
Yellowstone, San Francis
co, 1 t::iu a. m.
Due Hero
Kllhurn, Portland, Friday
morning.
Westerner, San Francisco,
Saturday morning.
hwiiai,i:s off eoQriM.i:
Ciiplnlll Smltli of Daisy Says Re Saw
SliniliH mill I.evlntliiiiiN
Tho Poi'Haud Telegram says:
or tho t'oiiulllo river, tho steamer
Daisy, Captain 10. M. Smith, arriv
ing at the couch-street dock from San
Francisco, niirrowly missed collid
ing with a whale. The lovluthau
was lying fast asleep In tho path of
tho Daisy, and It barely woke up In
time to escape being cut In two. On
opening Its eyes and getting u
glimpse or the steamer the monster
tore through the water at a livelier
linj.ii linn, llmt ..i li lliltiiil I... .. uiili-
t AT THE HOTELS
('handler lintel.
II. II. Iielaud, Seattle: (leorge
Styling. PorHiiud: Itoheit Miller.
Poiilnud; L. A. Iilljeiplst. Coiiillle;
C. W. Ilackwood. Powers; A. (!.
'Tepee, Poiiland; .Mis. F. J. DeNeven,
Chicago; .Miss J. .Marshall; C. M.
( Itrown. Coiiullle; .Mrs. Itulph Dlppel,
llaudou; Mis. (Itiy Dlimel. llaiidon:
I . P. Davis. Coiiullle; II. L. lloeck.
."eaiue; .mis. .lames cowan, Lake-
Hide; Mrs. Nctn Noble, Lakeside.
.Mrs. O. C. Iliiiiy, Sltkiun; F. (1.
Leslie, Coiinlllo: (1. C. Motley, Sum
ner. St, l.nii;nce llolel
K. Kinney, North lliiud; K. 10.
Iluster, Portland; T. Joluuou, Pow
ers; 0. W. Ciimmliis, ludependmice;
Ames S. JohiiM'iu and lamlly, I'on
Orford; Frank I.iiiik. Co(iillle; D.
M. I.oieusou, North lleud.
Illanco Hotel
J0I1.1 It. Ilnrrini Liitiin.-i! A II
Hauls. Mrtle Point: Floyd Gal-!
1....1.1. v i. ,. ., .
111111111, lYiniu iit'iiii ni'iiiy iiiiei'K, 1
C'ios Kite,
A. W. I.undy, Gold (
I'cach; M Hllloll. Gold lleach; W.
W. Lawhmn. Gold lleach: Hubert
ClnL. Gold Peach: J. J. Mellon-1
..i.i n...,u in.,... i.,i.. m ..
aid, Coos llhtir: Aithiir Moe. Pow-
or; . L. iSteniiuermaii, Allegany:
Irvine Heynold. Hinplro; T. W.
MoriUoii. San Frnuelw-i: Churle
11. JimeH, halein; !;. Thom.n, Dulmar.
I.Io.mI Hotel
M. Clausen. Coqulllu: .1. I,, ll.ir-l
Ker, Jr.. llaudou; Carl Sltteu, llau
dou; Mi. P. C. Sltleu. llaudou:
Miw Louise Sltteu. llaudou; K it t It .
Redd Daniels Cieek; J. Harris'
uud wllo, Kokehurg; l''reil Saundern. ,
Hogebuig: George Stevens. Hiuidon.
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ui'irii'i.'iiiv i 1 .1.. '
m nil r.iu.1, 111-11411411
(.ennuis Aug o. 1
u.st o in the world
it heie tor laimlit. I
Sultan, the blitg
bus been brougl
I lie wuh exhlliltod
ion 111 till the I'U
Germany. Ho Is u
tllo fair In (ivriuauy.
vlaul of llesli
h and hone. j.Ht a to become n humorous writer, lllsenched Washington DC and Gcn
an Inch under ! Pet dog books, stall as 'A Snob." Dou ,.. Too ,,, . ,'. " ,', .,....
11 I.. Iflit and ..-s Dn ' and Dom of W.ir ' were erv UooKer. of tho I. S Ainu,
irntloit on
1" in, he- I
.iv'' j.oiinili 1 1 I urn wlip , n
ullii 11 i'm. o liul in ' ill
1
COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY,
itKuriaTioNH ok xi:v kkamh.vs
LAW OIVV.S OCT
All the Provisions Xnt Covered
List .In f Iviiicil hy (lie Hu
i (Mil of .ulgiitlcn
In
WASHINGTON, D. ('., Aug. 2fi
I'm Hal regulations for the enforce
ment of tho now seamen's law have
been Issued hy the Ilureau of Navi
gation. Utiles for the enforcement
I of limnv nrovlsloiis of the measure
I cannot be framed until tho Attorney
0cncr. 1)MS ,mMCI, ,,,, tll0 offu. t
of certain clauses in the law referred
t i,i, r. , i
me roguiauons sent to collectors
of customs, shipping commissioners ))lU tllc nnmcs 8t1, IlllRer , nmny
and other officials cover that sec- Instances, however, tho younger gen
tion prohibiting "allotments" or tho orations now occupy tho "old home
advanco piiyinont of a seaman's ! stead." Among tho familiar names
wiilmu n iw.i-imiiu nlli.il. limn l.itinn.
. , ., ,
dent rolntlves of tho seaman. All al -
flotmontB m..t ho Hhown on tho hI.Ip'h
--.-.. --
- .. !! l .. .. ..1111 .
in iiiius. iie.uiiiiucH win ne reiiiseii
where the nrtlclcs show violation of
tho law.
rhi. reL'tilntlniiH linmnin iiffoi-Mvo
November lth as to American ships
and March lth. 101 C. as to foreign
"
vessels, except In cases where treaty
provisions would ho violated, when
tho ofrectlvo dato Is postponed until I
abrogation or the treaties. Notlco or '
tennlnatlon ot treaties Involved al-
ready has been given, and most ol J j,ucJ Mc.Merrltt. George Snelllng H,nt0 antl lntor f(-,,loral J"BO for tl10
them will bo abrogated automatical-' nnd others. ' i Oregon district, once held court In
ly on July 1, MUG. i Win. Sagablrd still lives nea.' tho old hotel at Scottsburg. It was
Tho State Department has prepar-' Scottsburg and Chris Hacker is an- there ho tried Jack Knott on n
eil amendments to tho Consul reg-' other survivor or tho early days. OT chargo or murder, ono or tho nttor
ulatlons cos eiing tho duties Imposed ' tMo rcnl carly settlers, howewer. I ey8 1)0B A c oibhs, later (lover
upon America,, Consuls abroad by, vIorttMrs?!"- Oregon. Gen. Joseph Lane
tho new law, which has been stili-' xitirclmrI, IiiivIiik tlletl on tlio lth ot tho ruinous Indian Hghtor and states
niltted to tho Ilureau for approval. hiBt July. Mr. Suwyors is still act- man. later being governor and V. S.
Do and makes frequent trips to Sonator from Oregon was a fro-
Gardiner with his motorboat. j ,icnt viBtor at Scottsburg during
t WATERFRONT NEWS t, ti.0 JoTothZ is l.uiis- " rl- ' " Wo0"-
4 B0,"1,l 1,,,1wl vMi tho nnlilc r!wnnl -T8 0M0 of u, cnri,0Bt 1"l0,tt
.
Wireless Men -- Recause
Need
tors" Ro!,e,rrrwrrlrelnm.H!oX
fusm-cto'oY'thlssU-S:,, K'S
notlco that in Portland 011 September
...... u ...... ,. .... . ...W.....W.
3. win no neiii an exam.nntion for
more operators. They aro needed
aboard tho now lighthouse tenders
now being put Into operatlton From
Washington comes the word that the
successful me,, .nay he used either
soiiH, or "on 'the AHanHc 'c-msL
making llaltlmoro tho headquarters, j
Rail (iaieniont llc(uiu. When
Hugh Mcl.aln ami Henry Sengstack-,
011 met the members of the Rivers j
and Harbors Committee In Portland j
a few daH ago they had with them J
a large sized picture or tho bar and
,tho north Jetty with tho steam .
schooner Cl.1r011u.nt wrecked on tH '
end of It. They said this was per-
u ,. , , .., ... ,1.11
naps the nest Illustration that iouPI
bo used or Coos Hay's illio need of ,
II1.II1I Scows Hero
Tho Krusu & Hanks shipyard at
North Head has been awarded the
contract for building three largo
scows Tor the .Miami Quarry com
pany which was recently awarded
the woik or extending tho Sluslaw
Jetties. Reach hargo will be :!L'
!0 feet mid will carry about 100
tons or rock.
SHIP OREGON LUMBER
AMn Ticc m rMPi Aim
mimu i.uo iu tivuuHlMU
Dig Freighter Due In Poll hind
TjiKo Large Cargo Anot her
Ship Loading New
POHTLAND. Ore., Aug. lit!.
From a seml-ot filial source It Is re
ported that the Hritish admiralty
will havo a steamer at Portland in
September to load a lull cargo of
rallro.id ties for the 1'nlled King
dom. Her name has not been de
clared, but It Is said that sho will
have capacity for handling u.r.oo.oon through tho tiuwiltien law of com
loot. It is believed this Is only the mon consent, tho town being now
roiorunner or similar business which
wl" r''"'t wbelhcr the war ends
, ,,,.1 , 1
' ' in' mini, tu 1, in iiii-
tll'l shlpinenls or the product to
1 Kumi'o lit the last year tho Inrer-
U110 Is that the Mock or lumber on
band over there Is running low.
I ...1. i. in 1 .
1 ho llrllluli steamer llackoiuack.
which arrived at St. Helens from
Isnu Francisco last night, will load
a full .a run of 1 1r f,,i- 11... r..u.i
Kingdom.
01 in . 1 . 1
bhe will mho out mon"
11. .. . . ...
man ii.iMMi.euu leei.
tho
hulk of
which will be lakei, on at St. Helens.
Show III tiuUh loading al Westport.
ti. -1
. ... OTi,iini'i iff uuiiKi- tllilllVI HI .
F. Thano Ar Co.
PIWCII WRITCIt DKAD
I.) Vau. lalMl l'r.' iu i',, i) Ttrim
LONDON. Aug. :l!.--Walter Lewis
Knmmiel. who endeared hlnuelf to
KiiKllth beau a the writur for Hf-
., ., .
oen .veals of a weekl.v column ol
I'onmots entitled "Chaiivarl" In
Punch, is dead at las home heie. au-
ed li. Hy prou-mlnn u hiw.vor. Mr.
Manuel abandoned the bar In 1U01
popular loth
eiiiu,
In Fiicl.iud an I ni
REAL OLD TOWN
WAS FOINDHI) IV I Will AND (MIX-
Tint FOR .11.1, HOl'TIIHRV OltH- .00kout Mountain, In Tennesse dm-1
(JO.V MANY XOTKD (ii:.i:RAI,S,,K ti,0 c'lvll War. Other nillltnry ,
WIIRIJ STATIOXHD TIIKRH men of note were from time to!
JARLV SHTTLHItK' CNILDHHX
STILL AI.OXO CMPQCA
The Iloseburg Review prints tho
following interesting history of
Scottsburg and the Hnipnuii valley
which wll be of interest on Coos
Hay, as many of the residents that
mentioned there are well known here
and the Umpiiita valley and Coos Hay
,lttV- 'jolmi closely Interlinked
for
. years.
AIoK lll Unipnun Hlvcr.betwecn
VAMon and Scottsburg are many,
fine farms. Here, too, most of thoiUmpnun argonauts claim to havo
or,L,lm ,,.,., l,nv.. miHsn.1 nwnv
"rC! ItlllUS 11111101, 110I1O 1II0WI1,
J. A. Sawyers, Andrew Sawyers. Cy-i
1 ,, Mmi.t,,.i t.' rk,n,r ri, tint.!
rus Heddon, A. K
Ozour, Job nut-
riol.l. Illman wcnthorly. J
A. Pat -
terson, .1. H. heads, P. J', paimcr,
'A. W. Reed, H. II. Hurrhartl. W. D.
. . ...
Thompson, Nelson Grubbe, Walter
Lyons. Sam Turner, Capt. Hinsdale.
, ait. Cornwall. W. F. .lewctt. Chris
''""""'i im-uiiuiu iiiiiu... v-.u.i.
,,. .... ',.,..,, ,., '" ......,'.
nuiiry vuuu, wiinuiu n uuu
j0, Levi Scott, Captain Ratcllfr.
T. P. Sheridan, Henry Woodwnrd,
'- '' Williams, Juoge Ready, Cov.
Olhbs, fleii. Joe Lane, Judge Stmt-
on James McTavish, Daniel Stearns,
vyriiH iiciiiion ami r. i-. I'aiincr.
t,i. i , ., m,ni..n..i unw in Mm
,,"8,neH "1 develop.nen of the I Oregon s
fToSni2,ir.SoB,fori,B,w" th
'" Uour, was lllH0 f01, In,in ,1L!"H built at
... . . ...
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of l1"8 I)"1"- ln. .?'' . ' lU1"u
""05 ,w" 80 " " ". ""
c,()os (,,lt' "H n ll0,uI luB now un-
dor tho nianagenient of Otto Gustar-
J";;, Zrt U?"S
gone by. Ilesldes being nn excellent
hostelry, this hotel was then a also u
sort ot s'jclal center and It has hous-
ed many a scene ol gaiety. Mr. Palm-
or and family were popular hosts.
SS.J0''8 woro n,WnyB 8,nd t0
s,.oUHburg was first settled In ISr.O
,)y hov, Sc()Ui ol) imttorfloltl, .las.
Mc.Merrltt nnd two others. Georgo
Snelllng came a little later and start-
'iVIVtlln'r.1"!. liroMHt111,1,1!1.1!
"tructuro which ho brought in omul
(-"l'o Horn. Win. Sloan located ilur-
J)K tho mnw yonl. nl)(JUt lW(J n,oa
fHrt,or down the river whero l:e
wiped out by tho great freshet of
ISM, and It 1 cumins but a memory
to this day.
Ono or the bust Known residents or
Scottsburg was Cyrus lleddou who
settled hero late In tho year or 18." 1.
He was a survivor or the Indian mas
sacro at llattlo Hock. Curry County,
on August IS ot that year. It was ho
who, arter a fierce battle with tho In
,,ail8 the Coqulllo river In 1S."1.
finally carried to safety his
wounded companion. L. L. Williams.
This heroic struggle liiBted for many
,1,,vi n'"l l,s repllnl, togethor with
the fight at llattlo Hock against ter
Ihle odds, constitutes two of the most
thillllng inchleuts of pioneer history.
.Mr. Williams later sened two terms
las dork of rmpqua County and three
' terms as clerk of Douglas County.
Ills portrait, as he wiib dressed In
pioneer garb, now hangs In the Odd
Fellows' hall In KoBeburg.
Mr. lleddou proxed a leader In
business as well as subduing tho hos
tile natives, and added fame nnd for
tune to the town of Scottsburg In
biter years he was ably assisted b
his son J
N. lleddou, the present
"'Aldvnr nt rnttuXwwtr wlm wnrviw
unincorporated. The present Mr.
Heddon Is a nathe mi,,, having been
horn there In l.s.Mi lie and his two
llllliulltei M Hllll miniMtn 11 L'.iniir.il
store In Scoltsburg. and 0110 or the
daughters. Miss Knimu acts as Post-1
mi;ess. Mr. lleddou has large land
U , ",',It'r "l"
ness Interest and Is rated among Hie
,, Bbstantial men in the coiint.,
He Is a dlieitor of tho First Nat.
,onnl ,,nlll; of Gardliior,and a 1110111-'
''er of the Hoard or Commissioners
nf til.. IlA.t nf I'.. 1...
' 'v . 1,1. ... 1 iiii'iiiiii.
a nw mltim.. ... t.-i. t i, urut.,11
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.iboiit pioneer hislon In Scottsburg
'' Itinlt.v. Dining the mining ex-
l'l0"uiu "l So,l,"01' Orogon and
'Northern California Hi tho earlv
BO's this was the main supply point.
At ouo tlmo there were nine btores
iu the upper town and an equal
number In tho lower. Not less than
Mil) mules woio In use In tho pad
tiaiiis, carrying supplies to the mines
at Gold Hill. Jacksonville. Yerka.
Kerbyvllle and other nlaccs Autumn
mill was actuallv c.irrled piecemeal
""" "" """") 1 iu hi 11 1MIV.V.11U111
trom Scottsburg to tho mines pear
,.,., .,,., v . ,
0l" " " Null,,n" KUMt de
"",,,, ""' up tor a wagon roan,
This clamor was so Insistent that It
was sent heie to lav out and 'build n
inlllt n v ro.ul R w is Mid t'Mt It
AUGUST 26, 191 5 EVEIMIWG
(was here he learned tho art of hill
i climbing, for his road seemed moio
likely to go over a bill than around It I
i
tin mutter how hlch It was. THIS I
facult., which lie iicitttred while In,
Oregon seems to have had a far
reaching effect, judging from his lat-1
er brilliant success In touting tho f
enoinv hv his famous charge up
, .tntloiinil nf tho mouth of the
Unipqua Ilivcr. Theso included
General K. O. C. Ord, and (lenerals
Price, Hood, liardoe and lleauregard
the four later becoming nHer
ward prominent (onnnanders in Hie
Confederate army. All were grad
uates of West Point.
Scottsburg had probably the sec
ond postotflce in Oregon, the first
being nt Oregon City. A contestant
for second placo is Astoria, hut tho
beaten the Columbia Kivor town.
Wm. Sloan's sawmill and furniture
factory were located in the lower
town and James McTavish oijencd
tho first storo there In ISM. The
storo was in a tout made from the
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sails of tho wrecked schooner lloS'
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lUillilll. ,1 lllj l ill! IIIIIU.lU muni- 11.
Sloan's factory is still in the hands
of John Redden. Among the early
storekeepers was the late T. P. Sher-
idan, who later located at Roseburg.
ii0 jifKi n ii, son anil n iiiuiieii
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llnr'wrc Hue. R. L. Stratton. wliO(
was later ono of the prominent Jur-(
Ists or Oicgon, had n slaughter house
hero in lSRS. Judge M. P. Dcady.
I aftcnvtmIs supreme Judgo or this.
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Tim first Rnn-uolnir vessel built III
south of the Columbia ltlvcr
schooner rmpquu. It was
dnnt lulillcr ,1,1.1 f1fllll IlltlU.
1,1.1.1. ,v ,,vu. ..! k, ...ill ..... .....M
dale was Hrst In command. A relic I
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of tho str. Washington, which lies
,,,,,. the wmrf nt seottslnirK to
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KMoy and It was the Hrst steam-
or operated on the rinpqua Hlvor.
Although tho hull was covered with
steel plating. It was a comparatively
HIimll nllfti l)c)nB 0l)H (Imn li0 feL,t
In length. After several years of
service the machinery was taken out
and tho hull sunk wheie Its decaying
form still rests.
Account hnni.-a nt some nt the nld.
" Scottsburg stores ,o still ln-
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possession or Mr. llodilen. ineso
j,0ok8 roiitiiln Itonis or accounts with
practically all tho early storekeepers
' n" olr houuiorn uregon towns.
A few of the prices listed in IS
I wore: Calico ' I cents por yard: sug-
air, $t! per such; candles, 10 cents
I por pound; whisky, $l.i!.s to $1.10
per gallon; eggs, :i() cents per doz
en; lard, " con Is per pound; flour.
$3.00 per sack; cofrco sugar, :J0
cents per pound; hair dozen cups mnl
saucers, $l.7fi; hulf-iloen 1-Inch
plates, $1.2.; four tumblers, 7."
cents; zinc washboard. $1.00.
Scores of other things were llstod.
W000! WOOD!
Kindling wood, por load i$1.7."i to $u
Aldor wood, 10 to 21
inches $i! to ijcj.BO
Fico Delivery
W. II. M.VtiO
Phono 227-J. North First St.
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"CHiFOOKSAXMOT
TODAY'S CATCH
lso nil kinds of deep mii fKh,
iu available.
FISH HUMAN v MARlvHT
Phone ill)
SAVE MONEY
by oideiing (ho famous
HENRYVILLE COAL
coal, por ton si.oo
xm
1 mn co'al or to.j ';-',,.
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F "nU t0" ' ! L' 'V ".V1"3
' .MUhsO.N, Prop.
Phono ttf-J or lent o orders t
llllljerV Cigar Store.
HAVE THE ROOF FIXED
NOW
Sec C0RTHELL
Phone 3171
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dungan i
1 undertaking
1 parlors!
H will be kept ll
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Dj A regular btato Iheuseil H
uiidei taker will bo in Bj
H chargo H
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EDITION.
but those will suffice. Tho books
were very neatly kept and tho band
writing was par excellence.
Tho present day Scottsburg Is
termed by some as being merely a
relic of the past, yet it bus an ex
istence all Its own. The arrival of
the steamer Kvn from (iardlner and
tho beach Is the dally event, while
the auto Btnges from Drain and those
from Allegany meet here. The lat
ter brings through passengers from
Coos Hay, avoiding tho more circuit
ous beach route. Motor boats also
como hero dally front Onrdlner nud
other points on Hie lower liver.
Tho Allegany road also passes
through the Loon Lake district, one
of the finest dairying legions to bo
round anywhere. Some of its tim
bered districts arc said to contain
aking;
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i
.B
usiness
B
etter
DKSPITH tho handicap
of war, business is 011
tho up grade. If each
0110 or us contributes
11 little extra push it
will soon bo better.
It means trying harder mid
keeping at it longer.
It means continual optimism
ami .a. 1.1 111 1110 iiiwne. uc
And It means careful, sustain-B
cd, well planned newspaper ad-
vertlslug Hi many instances.
The Coos
Bay Times
will bo glad to assist thoso who
want suggestions as to help
push business.
FOR
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HOME, AN INVEST
MENT OR BUSINESS? IF SO, LOOK
THESE OVER
Dairy ranch, with 20 cows, horses and all tools
65jicres bottom plenty of bonch and range.
Dairy ranch 160 acres 70 bottom. Good
buildings
Dairy and chicken ranch, everything roady to go
to work. 1 60 acres,
Improved ranch in Harney County for trade or
sale,
Six acre home with house and fruit. Coos River.
Several improved dairy randies in tho county.
House and two lots on Meade street, $85 "cash
and $15 month.
Huose and two lots on Sherman avonuo, $550
cash, jfr.ft
Apartment house and store cheap, or will trade
for ranch,
20-acre tracts for home-seokers, Splendid lo
cation, Easy terms,
Cottage with all improvement, $300 cash and
$20 por month,
Very desirable residence on fine street, $3400,
Terms,
One of the most attractive and best-paying ice
cream and confectionery stores in the county,
A fifty-room, full up, paying hotel,
An established furniture storo in desirable loca
tion, For terms -and descriptions of any
of the above, write us, call at tho
office, or phone.
We have many more desirable buys
KOOS OREGON
DEVELOPMENT CO.
NORTH BEND, OREGON
- a
the greatest volumo per acre of ma
nlflcent timber to bo found nnywh "
in the slate. Considerable i0RK"6
hns been done In tho Mill Crcolt and
Camp Crock districts, theso atream,
forming tho outlet of l00n jl9y
The scenery iii the Allegany district
Is said to bo wonderfully nne
well worthy of a visit. ' a
In common with all th0 Wcst
part of tho county Scottslmrg .,
much Interested in tho construction
of the proposed wagon roa,i from
there to Reedsport and South Head,
at the mouth of tho t'mnnn u, "'
Resides being a most ilrtur,.fn '
highway this road would b0 ono of
great convenience nnd no sinnll j,n.
oflt.
Dniico lit Rink, Snt. nlglit .,
per ticket. 1,1
00
SALE
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