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THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFI&t), dftEGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1915-EVEWING EDITION
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COOS BAY TIMES
V. O. MAMJNKV, h'dltor nnd Pub.
DAN M. MALONEY, News Editor
Official Tnpcr of Coos County
Official Paper City of Marshfield.
Addreos all communications to
COOS HAY DAILV TIMK8.
J ' l ' TWiJ U'.
SIUSLAW MAN WILL
SHIP CHRISTMAS TREES
Entorod at the l'ODtofflco at Marsh
Mold, Oregon, for transmission
through tho malls ai Bocond-cluss
mall mattor.
Industry Promises to Become Ex
tensive ono for That Part
of tho State
A unique Industry Is told of In tho
Sluslaw Pilot of Florence which
says:
"C. W. Currnn, moss king of Ore
gon, lma Just received an order to
ship two carloads of Christmas
trees. The consignment will ho ga
thered from the small fir and pine
that are now growlnc on Mr. Cur-
ran'a placo north of town. With this
shipment will go a halo each or
IiUckloburrlcH and rhododendron
bushes. Tho shrubbery will bo used
for holiday decorations.
"Mr. Curran Is alive to any na
tvrnl product that Is marketable and
Is continually striving to find a salo
for things that grow hero. This in
dustry of holiday greenery promises
AuBtro - Herman and Russian to develop to u considerable manni-
nrmics continue struggle for mastery i tudc.
in IttiHHlan Poland.
i.iiCiScnstochown, northwest of Cra- KAItTIIQUAKK PKIVT
cow, is evacuated by tho Austrlans.
Ilio GorniniiH collect ifiO.ooo In i siioi-U InVctt at Florence on tho HIus-
Z EUROPEAN WAR ONE
t YEAR AGO TODAY
NOVKMHKH 28, JtU I
I
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NEWS OF NEARBY TOWNS
itoGUE mwiin NEWS
tho nolghborliood of Arras to niuko
an effort to break through the Al-
HcV lines.
A force of 70,000 Turks starts an
attack on tho Suez Canal.
- NQVUMHIHt 1!, 11)1 I
Tho Austrlans rctlro from Hit
kwlua whore 1200 prisoners wero
taken by tho Russians.
Eight battalions of Austrlans aro
repulsed by tho Montenegrins.
Tho Allies take tho offcnslvt
along tho Yscr. (
Emperor William Is with tho Gel
man army in tho East.
IT'S YOU
MEN may theorize on how to
build a city. Hut when all
is ttald, there Is only ono way
In which to accomplish it. The way
Is suggested in tho following verse.
"Heal towns are not made by men
afraid
Lest somebody olso gets ahead.
When everybody works mul nobody
shirks
You can raise a town from tho
dead.
And if while you mako a personal
stako
Your neighbor can mako ono too,
Your town will bo what you want to
SCO,
It Isn't. your town, It's you.
law
Tho last issue of tho Sluslaw Pilot
records the following:
"Several pcoplo In Klorcnco felt an
earthiiuako shock last Saturday night
about 0 o'clock. Dishes rattled on
tho Bhelves, pictures swung from the
wans, furmiuro moved in Its n ace.
stoves wero shifted ami pedestrians
wero halted in their walks. There
was no damago done so far as is
known.
PHKFKHS 1IOHHH STAOKS
I NEWS OF OREGON t
ItOSHmma Tlio bankrupt stock
of tho ItoHchurg Garage was sold to
C. W. Parker, of Cottage Urovo,
who will open It In a few days.
BUTIIKIU.IN Mayor I). W. Hank
or bought a lot west of tho First
National Hank building and will
orcct a modern brick busluoss block.
HAKHIt (leorgo L. Huffman, n
rancher, killed his throe daugh
ters, ageil !, fl, lind 8 years, by
giving them cynaldo of potassium
and then killed himself In tho same
manner, leaving a uoto stating that
everything had Kouo ngi ,. him.
SUTIIHUMN Howard Everett,
president of tho Lubo T.aud & De
velopment Company, has bought tho
Sidney Strong orchard tracts, pay
ing $700. pur aero, or a total of
$1!,G00.
KOSKIMTRfl Four generations of
tue iiiitrhason family ate Thanks
giving dinner together.
GANYONVIM.K Robert fltowart,
an old time citizen, was seriously
Injured by falling from a wngo'n
when tho horses Jumped,
AUIANY Lester McCourt, aged
22, was run over by an Orogon
Electric train mid his head cut off.
GRANTS PASS Tho question of
issuing bonds In tho sum of $80,
000 for building a now water sys
tem will bo. voted on by the people.
MOI.AI.I.A Daughorty Hrothors.
successful young farmers, havo orig
inated a now variety of corn which
thoy call Orogon Dent.
GRANTS PASS Slxtoon mills Is
tho limit under tho city charter for
a levy and the Council has adopted
a budget to como within tho amount
that can bo raised by city taxa
tion. 1:UGI:NH--Frank O. Hurke. elec
trical superintendent of tho Orogen
ltoguo Hlver l,udy Gets Enough of
Auto Travel
Tho Port Orford rlbuno says:
"Miss Mary Reckett, who for tho
past soveral years has been a popu
lar saleswoman in tho dry goods de
partment of tho Weddcrbiim Trading
company store, was In Port Orford
over night returnlnc to Rokiio river
from n visit with rolatlvcs at Port-
laud. Miss Ilcckctt camo In via. Ma
pleton, and sho said that tho change
at Port Orford from tho Jitney to tho
horse powor stage was a welcomo
one.
"In coming down tho beach from
tho irnipqua to Coos Iluy tho stago In
which sho was riding upsot, and a
similar accident waB narrowly avort
ed on tho Daudon Port Orford Jitney,
so that tho old family buckboanl and
tho faithful horso whb a welcomo
sight to thy young lady.
Notes of Gold Reach and Vicinity
From tho Globe
Geo. Sutton was a visitor In town
ono day last week enrouto to his
home In Port Orford from a visit
to tho San Francisco fair.
Miss Maria! Hillings, of Illahe,
and Mrs. Myrtle Moore, of Agncss,
are spending n fow days in town,
tho guests of Miss Echo Marsters.
Reports from Pistol River say
that Ed Lawrence is little If any
hotter. His lower limbs aro paralyz
ed completely.
Tho new store of the Wedderburn
Trading Company in Gold Ueach has
been opened, with Perry Dodson In
charge.
Wm. Hunter, ono of tho passen
gers of tho ill-fated Santa Clara,
arrived here Friday evening, coming
in an auto from Handon. Ho
charges the Santa Clara's wrecking
to tho Captajn's carelessness and
says tho loss or life was wholly un
necessary. Arrangements havo been made
whereby Mrs. C. 1). Lainson will
take over tho nreakora Inn on a
leaso covering a period of time from
thrco to five years. It Is stated
tho house will go under the new
management December 1.
MYRTLE POINT NOTES
Notes
of That City Told
Enterprise
lit tho
NEWS OF LANG LOIS
ONLY TWO LEIT
All Other Ralli-ond Engineers linvo
MTt Hnllrond Work
Tho lJinpo.ua Courier of Gardiner
says:
Of all tlQ construction ntmlnnnrfl
who havo been employed on tho WIN
lamottc-Paclflc rallrond botweon Eu
gene and Coos Hay slnco tho begin
ning of construction work, Engin
eers M. II. Hedolfo and F. I). Hrown
nro tho only ones ronialnltig on tho
Job. ICnglucor Hedolfo has chnrgo
of tho construction work botweon
the Smith River and tho Sluslaw.
whllo Hnglneor Hrown has chargo of
tho work botweon Smith River and
Coos Hay.
"Owing to tho storm or tho past
fow daya and scarcity or material
for building tho S. P. Rrldgo across
the llnipcjua, most of tho men havo
been laying off."
WIN GOLD MfclUIj
Several Coos County Men Honored
at lAiKMtlon
Among thoso awarded gold medals
at the San Francisco exposition
horticultural show wero .tho fol
lowing: O. W. Olhbs, Hausor, cranborries.
William H. Ilartloy, Myrtle Point,
Oravontstoln apples.
William K. Ilartloy, Myrtle Point,
potntoos.
Happenings at. Curry County Town
Told in tho Leader
Earlo Halo is hero visiting with
his parents, Mr. and Mtb. L. W.
Hale, of Lauglols.
J. 13. James was down from Haro
to attend tho big shooting match
held In Lnnglols.
Colonel C. T. Hloomonrothcr, tho
well-known Civil War veterans, was
in tho city on business from his
ranch.
Al Ferrler, of Denmark, was
among those attending tho shoot
ing match In Lauglols.
A surprlso party was given for
Mr. and .Mrs. Matt Lux at their homo
In Denmark.
J. Frank Wcndllng was looking
after business afralrs In tho South
Fork tlo camps.
Chas. Quern, who visited Tor a
fow days. with his brothers hero, loft
for Oakland, California, where ho
will visit for a time with his wife
and children before returning to
his work at Juneau, Alaskai
Gcorgo W. Uryant has Joined tho
fraternity or "Long-Lino Skinners".
Ho has accepted a position with Joe
Laird on tho Roseburg-Myrtlo Point
Btage, and will drlvo between this
city and the Sheep Ranch station.
Jas. D. Clinton, or Norway, left
via Roseburg for San Francisco
where ho will visit tho closing days
of tlin nxnnnlHnn. Deforo returning
homo Mr. Clinton will visit his broth
er In Uutto County, and rolatlvcs
at other points In tho Golden State.
Captain O. H. Robinson has re
modeled his boat Nakomas, install
ing in It a 35-horse-power automo
bllo engine, and commenced a reg
ular schcdulo between this city and
Gravel Ford. He will carry both
freight and passengers.
John Felshor and family departed
on tho last trip' of the Elizabeth
from Handon for San Francisco,
whoro they will spend a week or ten
days nt tho exposition. J. F. Felshor
and Chas. Miliar aro running tho
Felsher dairy ranch on Catching
Creek during tho family's absence.
JNEW LAW SUITS
C. W. HRYANT ARRESTED
Now law suits started In the cir
cuit court nro as follows:
Suulo M. Hullicrt vs. L. C. Hul
bcrt. Suit for divorce
Coos County, Oregon, ox rel John
Coy, vs. Patrick Hanrahan, Henry
Hess, Stephen Galllcr, J. Ira Sld
woll, W. T. Wobb and H. T. Dcwltt.
Cora E. Walling vs. Wm. R. Wall
ing. Suit for divorce.
Harry G. Huntley vs. Graco O.
Huntley. Suit for dlvorco.
Gcorgo aicnn nnd W.T.Forbos vs.
Menusha Woodcnwaro Co. and U.
Folsom.
Alleged
That Ho Tio.pax.scil
Mining Property
on
C. W. Hryaut was boforo Justlco
Stanley's court In Conulllo In a
criminal caso brought against him on
mo chargo or trespassing on a min
ing claim. It was alleged ho had
broken Into a cabin on u claim of
the Salmon Mountain Coarso Gold
Mining Company, which was organ
ized sonio years .ago by tho lato
Orvllle Dodge, and taken some tools
from it.
Brynnt claimed that ho had niado
a subsequent filing oil this claim and
had a right to bo upon it.
a goon neat or testimony was
taken, tho caso lasting all day. .
Tho ofrenso with which Hryant is
charged is a felony and puntshablo
with a torm In tho ponltoutlary, and
Justlco Stnnlcy hold him to tho
grand Jury, on his own recognizance
Coqulllo Sentinel.
FRANZ THOMSKN 1KAI
Regarding tho death of n well
known Curry County man tho Port
Orford Trlbuno prints tho following:
Franz Thomson, who was born In
'i. ...... ii. mm jwilll? llhUf UlUli 111 lUlk-j
li.ifl nKfinnn .Wip.ittilinH 111. iniT
Mr. Thomson, a fow years ago, was
proprietor or tho Star ranch In north
ern Curry, where ho leaves many
fi lends and acquaintances who will
regret to learn of his denth.
WILL 11UILI) HOTEL
ROSKI1URG .MARKS LIJVY
SALMON SKASON CLOSHI)
Catch on the Sluslaw Not Good This
Vojir
Tho following Is from tho Flor
onco West:
"Tho season for commercial fish
ing dosed hero last Saturday. Llko
nearly all tho rlvors of the coast, tho
run of salmon hero was light this
fall mid tho puck, of canned fish Is
very small.
nrw ii. .. . .. !.. . ....
Pnwi.r- Cnmnmiv. niivrmvlv .w.i.....1 I .. "' " '"i-u Helming UlOir II8II to
death when 2:100 volts of ulortrlclty ,"" '"V,"r:. "5.0,:ff.t'... ,,.ltKOI".ory 'Io
passed through his body.
(W llvnrnil tlm innkit rtlilmml.. .....i n......
Clinch was high man on sllversldes.
H
I'av Tliero Is 8 1-2 .Mills for School
Purposes
ROSKUURO, Ore., Nov. 29. At a
special meeting of tho taxpayers of
tiio Kosoliurg school district, hold at
tho Lane school building, n tax levy
ot 8 1-2 mills was authorized with
which to defray tho expenses of con
ducting tho schools or tlis city dur
ing tho year 1910.
Rased on nn assessed property val
uation of $3,000,000, togothor with
tho moiioys to bo derived from the
stnto and county apportionments and
tho high school funds, tho district
will receive JIG.822.C0 from tho 8
1-2 mill levy.
.MUCH HANDON .MAIL LOST
That a great deal of Randon and
Curry county imrcola nost mall was
lost on tho Santa Clara Is tho bollof
in Handon, as a largo number of
mercnaiits Havo not received goods
that aro known to havo bcon shipped
prior to tho wreck. Only ono Uan
don mall sack was recovered. Han
don Westorn World.
Tho Gold Reach Clobo says:
"Word comes from Agncss that
It will soon havo n now hotel, Tho
building will bo located near the
storo and tho Post Offlco and will
bo n modorii, 20-room structure.
Mrs. Sadlo Lucas will bo proprietress
of tho hostelry, which Is evidence
to thoso who know her that It will
bo second to none on tho const.
HAS ITS DIFFICULTY
Tho Gold Heach Globe says: "Ow
ing to uoiatcd shipment of ready
prints, tho Globe appears this week
on a shipment received many mouths
ago, tho last In tho sljop, and If tho
Koamor, which Is not yet unloaded,
has not any for us, the Globo will
necessarily have to appear noxt weok
on plain paper.
MAKF.S THE HAHS
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We back the winner T pckcd Sj
with 3 Coupon ! Gc 2Q or 10c I
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and now a Winner!
A few months ago we said:
"Light 'cm. They go good."
Today thousands of smokers arc sayinf
'ur 1:1 1 tm . n-r-..rr,... 1
You bet they're winners. Try them.
,Jtyittjfy4u05taKvGr.
MARHIHD AT COQUILLK
Tho Coqulllo Sentinel prints tho
following:
"Hon C. Smith and Allco G. Hayes,
of Powors, wero united In marrlago
at tho M. B. parsonago hero by Rev.
T. H. Downs. .Mr. Smith runs a
logging oiib'lno at ono of tho lum
ber camps noar Powers and Miss
Hayes arrived recently from Min
neapolis, Minn.
Upt, Olson Reaches tho Curry Coun
ty Ports
"Tho first of last week the Rust
ler and Roamer attompted to cross
Into Rogue river. The former miulo
It nil right, but tho latter struck bot
tom and then put to sea and return
ed to Coos Hav. Cant. Olson, who
was on tho Rustler, went up to Cops
nay uvuriaiui .ami rriuny ultornoon
ho dropped Into Port Orford with
tho Roamer, going on and crossing
into Roguo river tho same ovoiiIhl-.
Capt. Olson is nn experienced bar
man, and it is doubtful If his peer
can uo round in running tho bars
along tho Oregon const.
WILL OPBN CAMP
the
TAKING SCHOOL CENSUS
Much ltoio.t Manifested In Pro
, codling at Handon
Tho Handon Western World says:
"Tho annual school census Is be
ing taken this weok by C. M. Knight,
clerk, who will bo propared to re
port to tho county court by tho first
of tho mouth. Much Interest Is ink-
en in -tho census hero as Handon had
ieu tno county for a number or years
up to last year whon Marshrield with
965 was first. Handon had 9G0.
According to mo school laws of Oro
gon tho county must levy a tax of
$S.00 pro rata to aid in the support
or tho schools and In addition tho
siaio gives approximately J1700.
CONFKSSKS HOHHRRY
Goorgo T. Wlckllne, a young man
rrom California, confessed to having
robbed Donnoy's restaurant at Han
don of $7.a5 uud a gold watch. Ho
volunteorod the confession and said
ho was forced to tho rohbory because
ho was broko and out of a Job, Tho
restaurant man would not prose
cut 0.
WILL LEVY PORT TAX
At tho last meeting of tho Port of
Handon It was doclded to levy o
throe mill port tax which will raise
approximately ?l 5.500, says tho
Western World of Handon.
Coos Hay Men to 0Hnilu on
bliiMnw
Operations on tho Sluslaw river
aro told of In tho Florcnco West
which says.
"Messrs. Ilanna and Holmes,
whom we mentioned lust u-enu nn
looking for cedar timber for making
railroad tlos, aro expected hero im
mediately from Coos Hay to begin
work.
"They havo n rnntrnpt tiw aninni
hundred car loads of ties and have
opiums on consuiorauio tlmbor on
North Fork.
"Wo are Informed that they will
employ 100 to 150 men.
PAST CENTURY OLD
James Haft, Aged 10;l Yean,, Moves
to Handon to Live
Probably tho oldest man in Pnn
county is told or in the following
from the Westorn World of Handon.
' Handon now has a centenarian
among Its rosldpnts, James Haft of
Lnnglols, who is 103 years of ago
having moved hero to spend tho wln
tor with relatives. Mr. Haft yester
day met his old friend, W. R. Wells
a local cltlzon. They had not seen
oncli other for 25 years. Mr. Haft
and Mr. Wolls wero neighbors at
Olnlla In Douglas county, from tho
time of their first meeting which oc
curred in 1S55 during tho Indian
i. Vi. , j3""1"" uregon. They aro
both halo and lienrty. Mr. Woll8 is
7 o.
DRY TOWN ITEM
.T,Sa'8 u, Port Orrord Tribune
Port Orford is not a bad town,
but it might bo Improved by ono or
two arrests for bootlegging."
"The Children's Hour
Protect the children
from the draughts.
Keep the damp and chill away
with a good oil heater.
Inexpensive to operate easily
carried from room to room. Smoke
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Standard Oil Company
(California)
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J. II. FIhikiraii, Vice-Presldont, r
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