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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915-EVENING EDITION TWO OLD'PIOniEEfi DIES FEW TAKE E JOU DEXNINd, AHKI) 81), PASSES AWAY IX ItOSKUUUtJ MOTIIEIt OF F. H. STOREY DIMS AT HIS HOME HERE OXLY ONE APPLICATION FOK XEW TEACHERS CERTIFICATE TOTAL SCHOOI ENUMERATION GIVEX IX DETAIL Uin Hon, Frank Denning, Leaves Was Horn in I Yo.irs Ago- Oregon Sixty-four It, A. linker Advocates Warm Lunch Plan In Rural Schools Wants Further Consolidation Eleven Less of School Ago In Entire County Ah Compared to Last Year Cunio Hero to From HenUlo Jtcsldo IIS STOREY X A M S IECIEK69MI lJed.sIde and Returns Hero to Get 1 Word of Father's Death Called to the beside of his aged father In Itoseburg early last week, Frnnft Denning remained a tow dayB and on Saturday the doctor declared tho danger mark had been passed i'nnd Uho 'son returned homfe yesterday. Ho had no 8oonor got ten Inshlo his homo in Marshfleld, when,' via tho long distance, came wprd that- his fathor had Just died. Mr. Denning Returned to Itoseburg on tho morning train. Job Denning, tho deceased, was SO years of ago and perhaps as well known as any other old pioneer in Southern Oregon, whero he hnd lived for nlmost half a century. llotli Legs Wcro llrokcit Somo tlmo ago tho old gentloman broko a leg. This healed up and ho had an accident that broko tho other limb and nfter that he began to rapidly go down hill. Early last week ho becamo so low that tho sons and daughters wero called to his bedside, but ho improved. Tho doctor then said ho might live for eoino tlmo yet, or that ho might pass away at any moment. Tho Blck man told his son Frank tlicro wan no use of staying longer from JiIb business and tho lattor started homo on Saturday. When death camo Mr. Denning was Bitting up smoking. At tho tlmo of his death, another boii JnmfB Denning, of Wasco, wh'n .had boon hero vIMtlng with hlsf'bVothor Frank, wob at tho bed side Camo West ns Emigrant Tho deceased was born in Wa bash, Indlann, October 8, 1826. Ho camo across tho plains with tin emigrant party In 18-18, having many thrilling escapes from tho In dlnns. Soon nfter coming hero Mr. Den ning returned to tho Mrs. Catherine J. Storey died at the homo of her son, F. H. Storey, 9C0 South Broadway, at an early hour this morning of Intestinal trouble. Sho had been ailing for ovor a year, being first afflicted while residing In Seattle. Then alio disposed of her homo tlicro and camo to Marshfleld to reside with her son. Mrs. Storey was born in Yamhill County near MeMlnnvlllo, about CI years ago, her maiden name being Catherine lloyd. Sho was tho daugh ter of Henry Boyd. In 18C7 bIic was united In marriage with F. II. Storey and they made their homo In Yamhill County. Mr. Storey died In 1878, leaving a widow and two children. Mrs.J Storey Ib survived by two sons, F. II. Storey of tho Marshfleld Hard waro Company, and It. E. Storey, principal of the high school at Sil ver Lake, Oregon. Tho funeral services will bo hold from tho Dungan Undertaking par lors at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rov. O. LoRoy Hall officiating. Mrs. Storey's death will bo great ly regretted by tho many friends sho mn'do during her rcsldcnco in Marshflold. SIMPSON HEIRS TO PAY INHERITANCE TAX Total Claimed from Estato of Capt. Simpson is 8ll!,tt l:i Accord- Ing to Appraisement via tho Capo Horn route on a sail ing vessel, but in 18K2 tho gold rush In California brought him back ngnln and two years later ho moved to Oregon, remaining fpr a tlmo in tho Orando Hondo Valley or East urn Oregon, being ongtigod in farm ing. Worked for Rceenscd. It In interesting to nolo that S. II. Cathcart, almost r0 years ngo, worked fop Mr. Donning for n time. Iator tho decoasod moved to Looking QlnsB Valley, outsldo of Itoseburg, whoro ho farmed until Ills retirement a fow years ago. Ills wlfo had died and ho had bcoti liv ing with n daughter, . Mrs. T. M. Olllvnnt. v Mr. Denning wns tho fathor of eight children, soven of whom nro living. Tho children in tho order of their ages, nro an follows. Junius Donning, of Wasco; Mrs. T. M. Olllvnnt, of Itoseburg; Connor Den ning, who died sovernl years ngo; Mr. U. S. .Morgan, of Estn cada; William S. Donning, keopor of tho lighthouse utntlou at Point Iloblusou, Wash.; Frank Donning, of Marshfleld; Mrs. C. M. Idleman, of Portland, and Mrs. W. E. Wil liams, of Dull Itun, near Portland. Tho tlmo of tho fiineinl has not yot boon announced. ScrvIroB will bo hold In KoHohurg and tho burial will bo at Looking Glass, An Item In tho San Francisco Bulletin says that tho heirs of tho lato Capt. A. M. Simpson will pay an Inheritance tax of $62,343.02, ac cording to tho roport of tho Inheri tance Tax Appraiser J. S. Lamson, filed with Judgo Graham on Nov. 110. East again, Tho report shown that tho valuo of tho estato Is $1,050,983,159. A valu ation of $55,000 Is placed on tho Simpson family homo on Pacific avenue. Tho property waB loft to four children, ono of whom, Ilnrry W. Simpson, lms dlod since tho dcatl of his fathor. There nro cloven loss children of school ago in all tho districts of Coos county this year than .thoro wcro last year. Tho totril thfs year was last this oar thero was an increase which in the city schools there was a do crenso. Superintendent Raymond E. link er glvoB out tho total number of boys nud girls In each district excepting District No. G2 which has not yet reported but which has 30 children of school age. Thoro might bo a revision but any change would ho very slight. The districts nro reported ns follows: No. Name 3. I. fi. C. 7. S. 9. tho '10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. USED FLOUR SICKS DECOUATIOXS APPEAL TO HELGIAX PEOPLE THE niir rn hh it ' I I KM III Iwl n I i riiuc riLivi mi Ainm c Tiircnuv ' I II Mill I I I I I 1 1 I 14 I IUUULL lULuUnl I' EDUCATIONAL FEATl'HE GHEA'I Spciry Company Is Told How Sacks Wcro Used for Decorative ' Purposes in Ihiropo F. D. Fletcher, tho local represen tative of tho Sporry Flour Company, linn 'received n letter from tho homo office nt San Francisco which tellB .about supplies sent to tho Ilelglims 'through tho rollof committco. Tho company sent n largo quantity of flour. A letter rocolvcd at San Francisco tells of tho uho of tho flour 'sacks which la qulto Interesting. A portion of this letter follows: " 1 don't know whothor I hnvo ov o.' told you what has been douo with tho empty sacks that tho American flour has been sont In. In llolglum, tho mlllors do not pnek their flour 1u whlto cotton sacks ns wo do, but in hoa'vy burlnp, sacks of nbout 220 pounds, When tho American bucks with all sorts of Inscriptions and pic tures on them nrrlvod, peoplo took n groat deal of fancy to thorn. ' "Tho Conilto' Nntlonalo do" iC'AlImontatlon et do Pccours took advantage of It and started maga zines to sell the ompty sacks for tho benefit of tho soup kitchens and sec- FAMOUS STAK HAM. At tho Noblo Theater Tuosdny night will bo shown ono of tho host educational films that has been pro duced In a long time. It Is n graphic portrayal of tho noted Armour Pncklng Compnny's plant and feat ures tho making of "Star Hams", This brand Is ono of tho latcbt and mast famous of, meat products, tho sanitary feature of its preparation winding' tho commendation of pure food- products. Tho hams aro placed ens work. People buy thoso sacks, SHOWIXG SAXITAKV METHOD, om(roldor them, paint on thorn, IM nil'il'AIII.Ml AK.mll It (1 . innlm nil unrlii nf llilnno mil nt il.niit serviettes, sofa cushions, screens, fans and oven women's hats. " The most popular sack Is what thoy call "Tot d' Indian" and It is tho Sporry Flour Company's Ameri can Indian brand flour. Empty sacks of this brand soil for 20 liuncs up, which Is a lot of money for something that Ib usually thrown away in America. It Is especially popular becauso all of tho local ar tints try their hands at painting col ors Into tho head of the Indian and ombrolilorlng It. They get somu 37. Sugar Loaf, 38. Tomploton' 39. Omega 40. Eastport " 41. Myrtlo Point 42. Hock Crcolw . 43. Norway i 14. Ray 45. Allegany 4fi. Now Lnko 4. Etolka 15. Shlloh 49. Enstslde 50. Itcmoto 51. Henryvlllo 52. Bancroft 03. North Inlet'"' 54. Dnndon 55. Wlllanoh lnlot 57. South Inlet 5S. Sunuysldo 59. Halls Crock GO. Prosnor I 01. Ocean Viow Thero aro now 8omo 0,8(13 pupIlB C2. Hear Creek In Coos against 0,873 pupllB oi! last C3. Johnsons Mill - yonr, or a decrenso of 10, nccordlng, 64. Four MIIo to tho present figures. i(15. Sltkum CG. Lakcstdo 07. Excelsior ' G8. Larbon Inlet 69. Denver Hill 70 Edon 71. Alder Crest 72. Coalcdo 73. Pleasant Viow (Strlngtowu) 74. Pleasant Hill 75. Locust Grovo 1 Myrtlo Ihink 2. Hermann Arngo Lam pa Twin Oaks Empire Daniels Creek Coqulllo Marshfleld Cunningham Parkeraburg Catching Inlet North1 Rend RIvorton Dig Creek 17. Kentuck lnlot IS. Flagstaff 19. Fat Elk. 20. FIshtrap 21. Handolph 22. Rlvorsldo 23. Leo 24. Pleasant View 25. Fnlrvlow 2G. Hayncs Inlet 27. McKInloy 32. Grnvel Ford 29. Two MIIo 30. Sumner 31. Powers 32. Dora 33. Dald Hill 34. Catching 'Creek 35. Scusldo Hoys Girls To tal 10 22 19 24 TcacherB examinations nt Coqulllo this week wero taken by but 24 teachers, against Irf or 5 0, tho av erage of former years, eald Raymond E. Hakor, county bcIiooI 8Upcrlntcn-JG,8G2 ns compnred to 0,873 dent. Ho wob In tho city1 on his j ear. In' tho rural districts way to Salem whero, as a nicmbor of tho State Board of Examiners', ho will aid in tho correcting of papers from all the counties of tho stato. Last summer this 'board had somo 18,000 manuscripts to go through. Mr. Uakcr hopes tot be through In tlmo to attend tho State Teachers meeting In Medford on December 2S. Only Ono Is Now Out of tho 24 taking tho examina tions, thoro was but ono person who had not taught before. At previous examinations thoro have alwnys been a number applying for their first certificates. Mr. Uakor attri butes tho falling off mostly to tho fpet that In September thoro went Into effect more rigid rules and higher qualifications. Advocates Warm Lunches Mr. Bnkor Is highly pleased ov er tho progress that Is being made In tho rural districts regarding warm lunch Idea. Alroady nt Brldgo and Norwny tho plan has worked out vory successfully, ns well as in Marshfleld. Near tho Brldgo -school lives a woman who furnishes Boup for tho children nt two conts a bowl. They settlo their accounts at tho. end of tho month. This gives them something wnrm nt tho noon day meal, In plnco of tho old tlmo and detrimental system of cold lunchas from still colder tin buckot8. Tho children can bring vegotnblCB to tho woman in charge and bo paid tho regular market price foi them. Wants Otliei; Consolidation Also Ju Coos Is spreading tho Idea of consolidation and also tho fur nishing of ndequato qunrtora for teachers in rural districts. At Glon Crook tho school directors first bought n horso for tho teacher, MIsb Delia Majorpwioh to rldo four mllcB to school on. This was not n BntlB fuctory nrrnngomont nnd . n Btnnll houso has now boon built for her near the school building. Twolvo formor rurnl school dis tricts liavo now been groupod by consolidation Into four. Under this now syfltom moro money is available, hotter teachers enn bo hired nnd far bettor school buildings given for tno fso of tho children. Dowlopcs Rural Districts But thoro entora another point In this -connection. Mr. Bnkor points out that such a system also tends to hotter dovolop tho districts, to bring moro peoplo Into thorn nnd honco a greater land cultivation. Ho has noted tho trend of tho families In Coos from tho cities to tho rurnl sections nnd welcomes tho ndvont, declaring that It menus tno ouiKiing up or tho outlying dls tricts. 12 23 27 23 28 27 9 247 447 5 42 32 337 Gl 13 23 41 18 17 14 5 24 9 17 20 30 27 39 17 150 9 10 on 3 3G. Coob Rlvor Cons. G3 13 20 8 47 188 (I. 17 33 10 14 20 5 90 7 19 13 24 442 12 9 14 11 02 1G 28 22 20 248 408 11 31 21 3G0 51 3 21 27 15 18 31 7 20 9 17 12 21 27 47 IS 125 8 10 18 3 55 11 18 9 47 17C 7 25 27 12 15 19 G 91 13 27 13 19 420 11 14 18 12 81 19 42 nl 45 5G 49 29 495 855 10 73 5G G97 112 1G 44 G8 33 35 7.1 12 It IS 31 32 51 54 80 35 281 17 2(1 40 G 118 21 38 17 91 SGI 13 42 GO 28 291 39 11 181 20 4G 2G 43 8G2 23 23 32 23 17G 35 not reported r ARE TO DETERMINE THE STATUS 0FAN AMATEUR Important Matter to lio Decided at a Meeting in Now Yoik City Tills, .Month JUjr AuotUttd Trtu to Cooi Dr Tlmo. J SAX FRANACISCO, Dec. 20. Tho concerted effort which will bo'"0. Glen Creek made in Now York city December'77- JJr'lKO 27 by tho govornlng bodies in nll!7s- lament in n knitted covorlng, known ns tho y ,loaurill results, though they t tnnl'IimAtln n.iil ilinf otllilrml nil.l ' DllltiUtUlV !. till. I HtllWlWM ill... cured, Tho covorlng rotuins tho fine natural flavors and eliminates tho smoky tusto which has been ono of tho drawbacks of tho only method of curing hams. Mntt L. May Is tho Southwestern put blue eyes in the Indian. ' Thoji soli n small calendar In tho shops that bus on top of it, n binall miuinturo sack of Sporry flour with the Indian's Head and Inscriptions painted on it. " I also recoivod not long ago, a branches of sport to reach a mutual understanding relative to tho nma tour status of competitors is ex pected by many to bo tho most im portant athletic meeting hold in tho last decude. Evory portion of the country Is affected and Inter ested and any decision that may bo arrived at will bo far-reaching. So many sided Is tho subjoct mutter In hand that many believe It will ho impossible to npproach Its many angles nt ono conference, and that somo kind of n commlttoo will hnvo to be appointed to report Inter, oftor overy viewpoint has been thoroughly considered. Whilo tho Amateur Athletic Un ion specifically deflnos nn nmntoiir, Its application constantly has been a thorn In tho sldo of athletics nrd nothing would bo moro woleimed 79. Brown Hill SO. West Norway 81. Laurol Lako 82. Coos City 83. Lako Viow 85. Sanford 85. Bunker Hill i. West Allegany Joint No. 2, North Lako 7 10 18 43 13 15- 25 1 G 4 25 11 12 11 :ig G 10 27 11 21 18 8 SI 4 15 8 1G 31 11 12 33 G 5 1 24 11 9 12 40 8 17 18 10 12 20 9 G2 11 1G 19 18 34 74 21 27 5S I 11 8 59 21 '23 S2 II 27 45 21 33 3S 17 113 15 35 3514 3318 GS32 30 from District Total Tho addition of 02 makes a total this year of G8G2 wliilo last yoai the total was G.873. Thus tho total In tho county Is ll less than last yoar. & PER CAPITA MONEY IN HANKS IS HIGH Oregon ropresontntlvo of Armour's vcry beautiful portfolio from the Star IlnniB and ho arranged for thocommuno of St. Joasoten Boode, production of this film nt every undo from .ono .of , thoso .sneks, molug plcturo houso In this soc- Ono half of tho cover was made from Hon, as all tho boat stores handle It tho part of tho sack containing tho head ami tho other half had tho part of tho sack with tho wording. It Times Want-ad than a clearing up of tho question I nnd a ruling made that could bo ' made to "stick" when occasion!1 . arises to mako use of it. GUARDIAN ASKED A petition for lottors of guard' una ory well painted and edged and laushlp In tho ostnto of Paul nnd , It Is claimed that thero is moro money in bank per capita nt Rogue rlvor than at any other point on tho coast In support of this It is pointed out that tho last report of tho Curry County Bank at Gold Beach shows total deposits of S1,U68.' , , i A Bully V1 Christmas Present One that will never be forgotten. One that will continue to be enjoyed, appreciated and utilized years after all the others are forgotten. One that injects a whole lot of big new thrills. That's what an Overland means to you and yours for Christmas. There's nothing like it. Place your order immediately for a big, beautiful, 35 horsepower five passenger Overland. It has every comfort and convenience. Have it drived up to yonr. frout door on Christmas morning! $750 ROADSTER $72 310(101 Hit, f. o. It. Toledo Isaac R. 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LAWRENCE, HOTEL t oriicr Market and llromlnny Wo solicit nil our old patrons of tho Ldoyd and nssuro them tho samo reasonable rates. E. W. SULLIVAN THE LLOYD FAMILY HOTEL Housekeeping Apartments Tno rooms, ijiH.OO month Electricity and Gns. Freo baths Sleeping rooms, ."jil.no nk., up t Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. Dams, Bridges, Buildings. General Construction COIVLETE PLANTS FOR HARBOR WORK Our Coos Bay office has available for Oregon Coast work the Dredge "Seattle" tho most iioworfiil, best equipped nd most thoroughly nioder twenty-incli hydraulic Oredgf Ik TncHIc water Coos Bay office, Main office, Marshfield, Oregon. Seattle. Washington. DRY WOOD nt CAMPBELL'S W00DYARD North Front Stroot Phone 870J MERCHANTS CAFE Popular Placo for Good. Meals Prices Reasonable Cor. Commercial nnd n'dw'y. " Get Results bound In leather with a silk lining." HaTo your LETTER heads, bill heads, etc., printed at THE TIMES offlco, Frank Fisher, of Dnndon, has been prosonted to - tho Probnto Court. Thoy nro minors and tho ostnto Is valued at $1900 Coqulllo Sentinel. Dry Goods ami Shoes on sale cheap for ten .das starting Monday at (low Whj'iJ storo on Itrondwny. WEAVING All kinds a spec ialty. Mrs. W. W. Nason, 680 12th Courth. So. Phono 220-R WOODGOOD WOOD W. II. Lingo lias it nt $1.50 nnd $2 cash per load, nlo coal, with prices reasonable, Cailmgo remov ed. Phono lii!7-J. GRAVEL1 Wo aro now prepared to furnish GRAVEL In any tuintltlel from pllo in our yard or in carload lots, at following pricoi: From pllo on ground, $2,?R por yard. oanoad lots, tdkeu from care, $2.00 per yaro. Retail Department. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. Opposite PosT-Offlce. VUon 1W' Subscribers, Please Note CARRIERS aro Instructed to put papers on porches or In other sultablo plares whero thoy will bo safo from wind and rain. Sub scribers aro requestod to notify tho office when ovor theso Instructions, aro not bolng followcu. Phono complaints and other innttors pertalninb to delivery to ! nn 100