Wm. TfpWBrw?.!.- jkwt , rnyimmw'wjf$rwrqrrwT'' i .iijH.jfi ,,;jpif fT --. F& Y ; i 1- ' ! ?r .j ,. I i I i rif ..., - - I tf THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, '1915 EVENING EDITION. THREE Vi Or J L f tf fi.s The Central Avenue Booster ! "! V vol. t CENTRAL AVENUE, FRIDAY, DECEM11EH 10, 11)15 No. 00 A Big Selection of Gift Articles Gift seskers are showing their hearty appreciation of the giN selections offered by this establishment in a most substantial manner. The healthy growth of our business is most gratify ing to us. ' , Notwithstanding our increasing business our facilities have never yet been taxed. to the utmost; We solicit an opportunity of showing you our goods and prices. Here are a few suggestions: Friendship Bracelet links in Sterling Silver and Gold Filled, 25c BRACELET WATCHES ' LAVALLIERS SILVER SETS GIFT RINGS PARISIAN IVORY ( CUT GLASS PENDANTS . v ; WATCHES FINE SELECTION OF AGATE JEWELRY Wilson Jewelry Store . 78 CENTRAL AVE, ' PHONE 151-L Open Evenings. THE CENTRAIi AVENUE UOOSTKIt Published Every Friday in tho Inter ests of Cooh Dny in Gonarnl nnd Central Atciiiio in pnrtlculnr. Entered nt tho Postofflco ns strictly First-Class matter; thoro Is nothing Socond-CInss about Contrnl Avenue. Subscription Price. Your good will, and tncniberehlp In tho Booster Olub TUB HUD Al VAT OK 11)15-10 A Cnntntn HAVE YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED NOW AND AVOID ' THE CHRISTMAS RUSH JAY DOYLE TAII.OHINO CLEANINO, PRESSING Will call anywhere any time. S.(l Central Avcniio- I'liono 250 For Christmas Gifts VOTIIINK IH NICER- THAN A SELECT IIO.V OK HTATIOXBIIV We liavo tho latest books lit fiction unci will bo pleased to or der am book yon, deslro. , . Tor tho little folks, onro Santa, Clnun' hcndimnrtorsi MarshfieldLNews Company (I'ormeily l-'rUccn'H Store.) ; Central Avcniio Wo will deliver nny iiiuruzIiio or newspitpcr ti) your homo on the day of publication. Don't Delay in Picking Out the Christmas Gift ' Conic In now whUo wo ntlll IniVo n larue assortment of those hundsonio MYRTLE WOOD NOVELTIES. You rau't find n Rift that will ho ns much npprcrinted. They are light, easily packed, nnd tho cost of heading them is Hinall. REHFELDS ' Special Onlcr Work u Specialty Phono 275-J. 220 Central. Avcniio . MA . EFFICIENT SERVICE PROMPT AND CAHEKUL ATTENTION OIVEN i i TO ALT LINUS OK INSURANCE s: V E. I. CHANDLER, Insurance Agency .". " Coke Ilnlldlnc - Mnndifleld, Ore, t DONT BE A TITEWAD . ADVERTISE IN THE BOOSTER INFORMATION hns lenkod out that rehearsals arc soon to begin for a Cantata, to bo Btmg by Cen tral Avonue talent on Now Years Eve. Tho libretto was obtained by a lit eral translation of a number of the Btanzas of Onmr Kayam's "Itubnyat" made by Enill dnbrlolnon from an cient conies In tho orlglnnl Persian found on his shelves. 'With tho as sistance of Emll Handel and Otis Wilson ho unlocked tho mysteries of tho verso and polished thorn up n bit for tho occasion. Tho characters will bo allegorical. Tho nuiBlc was composed by P. R. Anthony, tho Central Avcniio con ductor, with tho assistance of Dr. Toyo in tho Instrumentation. Tho work was dono In Dr. Toyo's office II. .1. McKoown has kindly offered the Chandler hotel, It is snld, for tho performance. Tho room best suited for tho setting of tho plcco will bo choson. Jack Carter has volnntcorcd to cIoho tho performance, if necessary, at twelve o'clock, and has prepared a short oplloguc. " Dosldcs thoso already montlonod, othors who nro assisting officially arc. Conductor Gorald Hunt Costumor .lay Doylo Scenery Hoy Lawhorno Stago Manager Frank Framo It Is expected that many of tho leading citizens of North Iloiul will bo Invited to take part. lly rare good fortuno wo woro able to secure a few stauzan of tho libret to, with tho names of tlio characters represented, which ufo hero given to afford tho public somo Idea of tho scopo and quality of this ambitious local production. Regular prices will ho charged. No advance Also no crodlt. Special trains from Coqullla Vnl loy points'. . Kimeinblo (Opening Chorus) 1 RnnflU fnr tlin aim wlin Rrnl(nva ln flight ; . ' The liberties wo cherished till' to night Will shortly bring tho New Year daylight in, And show our grlofs In an improp er light." " Clias. Van Duyn (A Dorvlsh) "Hoforo tho .phantom of fatso morn ing died, Mcthought a voice within tho tav ern cried: 'Woll if this bunch is not gonteolly stewed 'Tis surely not hecauso wo haven't tried." Fred, KJetcher (Tho Daughter o'f tho Vliib) "And, as tho cock crow, thoso who, 8t6od boforo, Tho glasswaro shouted 'Don't that mako ya soro, Wo'vo gotta boat it put o' horo p. d. q. So coiuo on follows, lots h'lst Just ono moro'." Duvo Stafford (Tho Cypress Slender Minister of Wine) . , 8w l.$n juur ureal An't .iii - ,.. . ..... u i.uiu mo oven; noiri 77 u, Jeast, nnd vdou't Maine t. " If tho loaves are not ns "? d llclit as they bhould be. JL Ukey t,,B f,our- T Yon will save money and '' I,.. ,inl - iuj; tiO, Hi lames " Avo. and Waterfront Spend your evenings with Good Fellows Do j on enjoy a Bl K""10 f llllllaids, a good pool gume, n pxid Cigar? If J on do, you will always find lliom at The Smokehouse 'Central Avenue's popular meeting l)It. V. A. TOYU, DENTIST , Iloom HOI, Irvine "Ml.'. I Central Avenue. Marxhfield "When, tho Now Year reviving old desires, Tho thirsty soul for nourishment perspires, And our tvo quart allowance has run dry, Great Heavens think 'of making out on Hire's," i Frank Cohan (A Vision of Dcslro) Como thon, my lads, and fill a cup to clear Today of past regrets nnd future fear. Tomorrow, why tomorrow 1 may bo In Cnllfomla, nnywhero but hero." Dr. Dk (Despair) "And thoy who linger for a lonely toast, Condemned to two small quarts a month, nt most, Must groan to seo tho ruby of tho vino Gush hither by express, or' parcels post." Low Thonins (A. Foolish Prophet) "And not n drop thnt from our cups wo throw, Uut seen our small allowance run ning low; Kvou boforo tho waning month Is old Methlnks It will . have vanished long ago." Harry McKoown (Tho Wild Hunter) "Myself when young did oagorly fre quent Tho old buffet, and hear great ar gument About it and nhout; hut overmora Cnmo out that same back door wherein I wont." Ivy Condron (A Mnglc Shadow Shape) "Ali, boys, could yon and I with Fato conspire To graBp this -Borry four pint Bclioino entire, i Would wo not referendum it, and thon Got out and work to raise the lim it liighor?" Dr. Toyo (A1 Fainting Traveler) "Or would BOinu' winged nugol, ere too late, " ' Arrest tho, y.et nnfoldcd' roll of fate, And lot us wuko nnd find it nil n dream, A ulghtmaro, duo to somo fool CKNTltATj AVKNUK SAYINGS 1 Nothing I.Ike It In California. llnrry McKcown, who recently re turned from San Francisco, visited all tho first class hotels, but says ho didn't Hud ono ho felt bo much nt homo in as he docs In the Chandler. SMILK-A-WIIILU lliislnesH Improving 'Gono Crosth wait says business has linprovod n, hundred per cent since Al Joiiboii got bnck from tho lOast, nnd Jim Kclloud is kept bo busy ''keoplng acoro" that ho will hnvc to get an extra man. SMIIiK-A-AVlIIIiK Kino Hut Unsatisfactory lien Clvandlor Bays ho saw so many gor geous sights at tho fair that its all a kind of smoar In his memory, while n first class giimo of baseball Is just ns exciting, and leaves you with some clear recollection of JuBt what hap pened. . SMILK-A-WH1MC think wo nto." ( Iko Chnndler (A Drowsy Wor shipper) "Yon swinging doors that look for us ngaln , How soon horeaftor will thoy croak and strain? How oft, hereafter, rusting on tho hlngo, Look for tho old familiar push, in vain?" Gcorgo Anderson (An Angol Shnpo) "And when next month, Oh com rades, you shall pass Dy this lock'd templo of tho stein and glass, Think of tho oldtlmo frlouds with whom you roamod Klyslan flolds, turn'd out to winter grass." TAMAM When Jn Want of Fire, Life and Ma rine insurance which insures, see SENSTACKEN the Insurance Man Do Your Christ mas Shopping Early and Do It On Central Avenue Neglected Opportunity. Honry Scngstacken has In his window a hand illuminated sign advertising u hog ranch for rent. With tho pow erful stimuli annually given to Pork by Congress, w'o don't uiider- strand why anybody having n hop; ranch woufd want to let go of It. SMILK-A-WIIIIii: Moro Improvement. . Further changes nrc being mndo In tlo Lloyd Hotel. Tljo street balcony Is being romovod nnd tho bay wlndown brncod up. Will Chandler Bays If thoy don't quit fooling with this land mark they'll flpoll tho architectural design altogether. SMlIiK-A-WHILK Churilnhlo Indeed. I. S. Kaufman sayH wo shouldn't ho too hasty In charging I'ortlnnd with Bhoor malic iousness In reporting that' Coos Day's harbor Is so Bhallow. It may bo duo to igndrnuco, nnd boforo wo pass Judgiuont it might ho well to write and find out whnthor Mr. Lothrop knows (hero Is a good harbor at' So attlo. HMIIilCA-WHIIiU ' A Nwir Accident. rlVob Stanley, whllo going homo In his gasollun boat this week, was working out u now poem, and forgot to duck when ho went undor the Kriiso Avcnuu brldgo, hitting his head and knock ing a flno poetic Idea out of It. Dob Rays his boat Is n speedy ono. and If the tldo had boon running in ho might havo been fast onough to do him n real Injury. H.MILK-A-WIIILi: What Ho Wanted. Tho people, In olcctlug Mr. Copplo, took him strict ly at his word. Thoy thought hi pcliomo of rotronchmont could host bo carried out in tho old city hall, at least for tho present, just as n lit tlo matter of economy. SMILK-A-WIIILK Konio Difficulty. Cnrl Evortson und J. F. Tolnndor suffered, in Tues day's election, from tho sanio troublo which tho bloodhounds In tho "Un do Toiii'b Cabin" company complain ed of, "poor support." SMILICA-WHILK "I try to tnko Just what I get And bear it llko a man;' Hut though it costs mo deep regret, I must confess I rnn." (JAHL KVBUTSIJN "Thoy laid mo out, I must admit, Hut not so much I ruo It Whoii I rpfjoct, by gum, that it .. Took two of 'em to do it," r J. F, TKLANDBR "Thoro's nothing to it, whou I run, To stir a man's ambition; I sometimes think 'twould bo moro fun If I had competition." JUDQB IlUTLEIt SMILK-A-WIULK 1KRS0NAI MENTION. DAL CATHCAItT roturnod Tuesday from nn extended Southorn trip. Dal says tho most oxtouded part of it was tho voyago up to Handon on tho S. S. Ellzaboth, which was bar bound. Ho roports a flno trip, and thinks ho protty nearly reach ed tho South Polo; ho could havo told doflnltoly if ho had had his Instruments along. See tho First National Hank ad today for plan of dUtrlbiitlnK fifty havings accounts free. SWEET PEAS r I ! "SEEDS THAT GROW" After numerous requests and calls for HPK.NTKH SWEET PEA SEEDS, wo havo taken tho agency for nurpeo, of Philadelphia, llur- peo has been In tho aoed business slnco 1870 and his seeds liavo been tested and proved aB SEEDS THAT flltOW, Ask for a cata logue and seo tho Sponcer varieties wo havo In stock. Plant thoso seeds now and also in March or April and you will havo Sweet Peas near tho Wholo year. "THE OWL" FltAN I. COHAN, Tho Central Avenuo Driiii Storo. Last Five Of the Ten Commandments Of Our Grocery Store 6 Thou shalt not try to make life miserable for the man behind the counter. the Lord khowa ho has n tough tlmo anyhow. 7 Thou shalt not forget that we are always thank 1 ful for cash. wo need It to pay tho Jobbers 8 Thou shalt not bring your horse or dog into our store. wo nro not running a menagorio 9 Thou shalt not swear at us over the telephone. wo don't savvy it. 1C Thcu shalt love thy grocer as thyself, for if thee toveth he and he love:: three, then he will give thee groceries " '" if you pay for them. P. S. Wo have some choice Itrcnkfiua Foods for these cold mornings. COOK'S GROCERY P ROMPT OPULAR ROGRESS1VE Phono 180. Cooking Apples While they last per box . . . 35c We have some of the best BULK COFFEES produced and which some claim are even superior to the higher priced canned coffees. Order a pound at once. 25c - 30c - 35c - 40c per pound 'PIIESII SHIPMENT OK CAMl'OItNIA mUITri ONTIIK !. ' ' IIAIIIVTOHAY ' '?" Sanitary Food Store SERVICE FIRST (Formerly NiishurK'N (Jroccry.) PHONE Ulil SECOND AND OENTRAli For Christmas Gifts KEE OUR WINDOWS CARV1N0 KETS, COMMUNITY KIIjVER HETH, CASHEROIiE, CIIAKINO DISHES, PERCOLATORS, POCKET KliASHMOHTS, MECHANICAIi ERECTORS ETC. Marshtield Hardware Co. Tho hcht in tho Hardware lino, llroadway and Central Phone ni CENTRAL AVENUE MUSIC STORE PIANOS, ORGANS, VICTROLAS, RECORDS, SHEET MUSIC AND EVERYTHING IN THE MUSIC LINE We will be glad to arrange terms if you cannot pay all cash. Thomas Music Company Coiibolldntloii of Wiley II. Allen and W. It. IlnlnesMuslo Stocks OH Central Avenue. "They who wish to prosper must work and save" -scott Spendthrift! and IdlerK nro tdinlhir; a Koiieratiou of them would bankrupt a nation. Tho profusions nro thc Nutlon't htlOlltitll. I r A bank account here leads to a seat in prosperity's corner INTEREST PAID ON SAVINOS ACCOUNTS 1 first National Bank of Coos Bay Marshfielcl, Oregon 5? " PLAN TO TAKE Sumday Pinner AT THE "Chandlw Hotel The flub of A CJOOD .MENU , b GeutrtU A place, -y