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COOS BAY TIMES
M. O. MALONEY, Editor and Pub.
DAN B. MALONET, News Editor
Official Paper of Coos County
Official Paper City of Marahflold.
Entorod at the Postoffice at Marsh
tlotdf Oregon, for transmission
through tho mails ai second-class
mall matter.
I
EUROPEAN WAR ONE X
t YEAR AGO TODAY
i)i:o. ;o, join
An air raid Is mado by the Her
mans on Cuxliavcn.
The nuBslnns attacking tlio Gal
iclan forts of Cracow ' nro driven
back fifty miles.
The Allies mako iiiiBUCcessful at-,
tacks at Nleuport.
JTIME 18 SHORT
i-nHBIlE Is only ono moro day
I left beforo tlio closo of tlio
A yeap and overy ono who ex
pects to mako any good resolutions
bad better got busy and have them
listod in tlielr minds. Of courso wo
all know tbat a lot of thcBO resolu
tions do not laBt throughout thd,
year by any means, but if they aro
really worthy rnes thoy may help
some anyway If they only iasi a
month or two.
$$
t WITH THE TOAST
t AND THE TEA
$?
THK OLD COUNTRY DOCTOR
Ho'd stalk to our crlbsldo and ordor
us gruffly
To stick out our tongues, which
wo'd do with such dread,
And give, whilo ho handled our
pulses so roughly,
An ominous shako of his solemn
old head.
And thon, while ho llstonod to moth
er's description
Of things wo had eaten and what
wo had dono,
Ho grimly would fix his old Latin
prescription
For nastiost modlclnos under tlio
sun.
Those horrlblo doses! How mother
would scold us,
And beg us and buy us to tako 'em
in vain;
Thon, oh, how wo'd struggle when
father would hold us,
And squoezo shut our noses re
gardless of pain.
And when forced to open our
mouths (illicitly mother
Would sliovo in a spoonful that
strangled us, till
Wo Bplutterod it out Junt In tlmo
for anothor,
Its vile, nasty tasto'tt in our mom
ory still.
Soloctlon
HUllt
Thoy pinched him and ho can't got
ball,
Dut why Bhould ho got pooved or
pout?
As long as he's locked up In Jail
Thoro Is no way to find him out.
Whon you hoar somo Coos Ilay
girls trying to play tho piano you
reallzo how true It Is that n littlo
learning Is a dangerous thing,
QUESTION FOR THE DAY
Have you over noticed how much
noiso tho other fellow makes with
out saying anything? Well, do
you need any stronger argument
to mako you keep your mouth shut?
Whon a Coos Day man is allvo his
wife thinks that ho Is so insignifi
cant that alio Is surprlsod Unit a
fly doesn't step on him and crush
him, Dut whou ho dies alio gots
tho Idea that ho was so Important
that hIiu has to go Into debt for
flvo years to seo that ho gots tho
biggest funeral in town.
No Coos Day married man can
brag that ho has novor mado a mis
take. Even If he did got tho right
woman ho oftou haB to hook hor
gown up tho back,
A man can get 400 lovo letters
from her bofore ho marries her,
but ho never discovers that she
doesn't know how to spoil until after
ho has been married for awhile,
Tho troublo with tho optimist who
is always broko becauso ho says:
"Oh, well, yon can't tako it with
you whon you die," Is that ho Is
always trying to relievo you of your
burden of small change so that you
will bo light enough to fly in caso
anything happenod to you.
Every now and then you seo a
widow who acts as if sho was too
bashful to walk on tho game side of
tho street with a man.
THE
News of Nearby Towns
DAD MONEY HERE
During tho past weok several
counterfeit half dollars have boon
circulated in this placo. Thoro ap
pears to bo qulto a lot of them In
circulation in tho county at tho pres
ont tlnio. Coqulllo Herald.
.LOSES PART OF FINGER
Tom Moss, tho butcher, lost tho
first Joint of his forefinger on his
loft hand In some mysterious man
ner yesterday. Coqulllo Herald.
MEAT MARKET CHANGE
W. D. Moss, who has Just sold out
of tho Moss & Jones incut market,
will now engage in tlu business of
enttlo buyer. Before coming to Co
qulllo; Mr. Moss had many years
oxnorlenco In buying for tho Kan
sas City and other inarkotB, and what
ho doesn't know about boor on tno
hoof is not worth talking about. Mr.
Jones will locato In North Dend.
Coqulllo Herald.
WEDDING RINO IS
CAUBE OF JN.1 Um-
Mrs. Sam Epperson hna
blood poison In a finger of
her left hand caused from
wearing her wedding ring
which was too tight and
caused her finger to becomo
swollen to such nn extent
that' blood poison bus result
ed from It. Coqulllo Herald.
LUSE HOUSE DURNS
Palatini Rcsldenco at Suthcrllii
Ic
Destroyed
Fire that broke out shortly beforo
midnight Friday completely wiped
out tho $-10,000 J. F. Luso resi
dence, overlooking Sutherlin, and
considered ono of tho finest and
most elegant country homes in
Southern Oregon.
Tho Luso family was attending n
Christmas tree celebration in town
and discovered tho flames upon pre
paring at a Into hour for tho homo
ward trip. Owing to tho dlstauco
of tho country placo from tho town
flro fighting equipment, littlo could
bo dono toward controlling the
flames and, although moro than 100
volunteer flro fighters workod hero
ically, tho placo was a total loss.
DIES AT HOSEDUHU
A Rosoburg paper says: "Mrs.
Frank C. Rodgors, a popular lady
of this city, and a resldoat '. RFe
burg for tho past nine yo.r. Clod
at tho homo of hor moth iv, Mid. fa
dlo Pensloy, 527 South Mill Kroet.
Mrs. Rodgors had been Jl bo it ilght
months, having an affliction : tho
lungs. She was 2C years olJ. A
sister, MrB. Nolllo Frieze, of Fossil,
and a brothor, D. A. Peasley, of
Qurdlnor, who In addition to her
mother, survlvo hor, aro expected
to arrlvo lioro for tho fuuoral.
Mrs. Rodgors' husband was omploy
cd on tho Rosoburg-Myrtlo Point
stage routo.
t AT THE HOTELS :
$
Chandler Hotel
A. II. Cotter, Moro; C. A. Uallntlo,
ICugeuo; N. C. Nelson, Eugene; F. S,
Pitt, aardlner; J. E. Aasen, Co
qulllo; S. P. Dartlett, Coqulllo; E.
P. Adams, Myrtle Point; R. V.
Jones, Portland; J. It. Boulholf,
San Francisco; William Caudllu, Co
qulllo. St. Limrcnco Hotel
J. C. Hurley, Coqulllo; Thomas
II. Haulcy, Coqulllo; Mr. and Mrs.
8. E. Buor, Myrtlo Point; Mr. and.
Mrs. G. C. Wilson, Myrtlo Point;
John R. Smith, South Inlet; Morris
A. Joffo, Powors; J. J. Jones, Pow
ers.
Blaiu'o Hotel
C. S. McCulIoch, Coqulllo; Henry
G. Schufer, Powors; W. O. Stull,
Allogany; A. W. Johnson, Coqulllo;
W. S. Bonobrako, Catching Inlet;
W. Babeck, Powors; W. Haydon, Jr.,
Emplro; 11. F. Macgenn, Emplro;
Ed O'Brion, Powers; James Pyron,
Powors; C. W. Egenhoff, Sumnor.
Tito Coos Bay man who Is always
bragging about his own achlovomonts
wouldn't bo such an Infernal pest it
he was bragging about ours.
No Coos Bay man ever went home
with a black oyo becauso ho let tho
other man do all tho talking,
It somotlmes takes a Coos Bay
man fifteen years to explain tho
sweot littlo uoto ho scribblod In
fifteen seconds and sent to her.
SALEM Oregon railroads ox
pcuded $2,S22,0G8 in extensions
and Improvomonts during tho twolve
months ending Juno 30.
ROSBBURG J. H. Scott, head of
a corp of engineers relocating tho
Pacific highway, sends word that no
will reach Rosobug In ten days.
SILVERTON Mrs. Elizabeth
hlttock, resident of tho city sluco
184G, died of heart troublo, aged SI
years,
COOS WYTrMES.MRSriFWCDOfefiofts'HUffSDA'DEok'BaO; 1915-EVENING
WELD'S FIRST
t: :
Whon tho doors of tho saloons
closo tomorrow night Marshflcia
will have done away with a business
which has existed in tho city for tho
past 40 years. Liquor has been le
gally Bold In Marshflold for that
length of tlnio. Liquor was iiBod
hero oven farther back but the first
retail Biiloon opened was In IS (ID: It
was tho Pioneer, and was ti' log
structure which stood whero tho
Palaco restaurant on Front stroet
is now located. The saloon was
opened and conducted by A. P. Do
Culs n French Caundlau, and the
illquor sold was Bhlppcd here from
San Francisco.
Sold to John Rear
In tho early 70's DeCuls sold the
place to John Dear who conducted
It. When tho saloon was opened it
was ono of the only three buildings
en tho wator front of tho city. At
tho time Mr. Dear conducted the
placo thcro was no bank in tho city
and Mr. Boar acted In tho capacity
of banker .as well is selling liquor.
Ho kept his own monoy and any that
.might bo left in his chargo at his
.residence. Ho had n trap door In
tho floor and under it ri, littlo brick
vnult whero ho kept the money.
Somotlmos ho was tho only ono who
had much cash on hand nnd thoro
wcro occasions when ho loaned mon
oy to tho lumber companies to pay
off their men. i
Had Hroucry Hero
Deer wun made In Marshflold as
far back as -15 years ago. About
1870 Qeorgo Staurf and William
Raichcrt, who was known as Dick
Richard and "Old Dick" started tne
operation of tho brewery. Tills
was tho old browcry whero tho Ba
loon of that namo and tho wholo
calo houso is now located. Mr.
Stauff soon after sold out to Hal
chert nntl In 1874 built n browory or
his own at Uttor City which was
then qulto a settlement.
At Empire First
Dut thoro woro saloons on Coos
Day boforo tho first ono was started
at Marshflcld. Emplro was tho first
cottlotnout on tho bay and thcro woro
saloons thoro beforo tho Pioneer
was started in this city. A. C. Rog
ers Ih mild to havo boon tho first sa
loon man In Emplro. Others of the
early day saloon men In Emplro
woro Hopkins, Dllly Duckhorn, Hank
Darrott, Frank Knowles and Jim
Kolloy.
CustouiH Different
Tho early day saloon customs woro
dlfforont from what thoy aro now.
Nothing less than twenty-flvo conts
was nccopted. Dimes woro not In
circulation then. Tho system of
r
GEORGE LAIRD WILL
HAVE FINE DAIRY
Ranch on Coqulllo to Do A Finely
Apixiliitctl Ono and Highly
Modern
Gcorgo Laird Is to havo ono of tho
most modoru dairy farms in this part
of tho stato according to tho follow
ing from tho Western World of Ban
'.lop.: " Sovon puro-blood Holstclns, pur
chaBOd at tho Star ranch In Curry
county by Gcorgo P. Laird, woro
brought to lmndon last Friday, and
ion Saturday shipped up tho rlvor to
tho now Laird ranch. Thoy aro of
tlio finest and highest-priced stock
in this section of tho state, and will
to tho uuelouH for a herd of equal
quality. Eleven head of young stock
for tho sumo owner aro at tho Sweot
ranch, whero thoy will bo fed until
spring. A numbor of thoroughbrod
bogs and littlo pigs havo also been
taken to tho ranch.
M. G. Lutsoy or Curry county, who
will havo chargo for Mr. Laird, took
Ids family and bolouglngs thoro Tues
day and will boglu at onco gottlng
the dulry plant organized.
Ih Near Itivertoii
Tho Laird ranch consists of about
130 ucres opposlto and extonds about
u mllo south of Rlvorton, along the
rlvor. It commands a beautiful view,
tho houso and barn setting against
the side of tho hill, considerably high
er than tho rest of tho laud. Tho
house Is a modem slxroom bungalow,
with all tho latest couvonleuces down
to a shower bath.
Darn Flno Ono
Tho barn is tho envy of overy Co
qulllo valloy farmer. It can accom
odate about 50 head, has concreto
Door, steel stanchions, stalls that
can bo Rushed out with running wat
er, and nil tho latest tramways ana
conveyors. It also has a mammoth
hayloft. Commodious outbuildings
for pigs havo also been constructed.
Place Doing Cleared
Much slashing has been dono on
this placo during tho past fow months
but thoro U moro to bo dono. AVhon
r.11 tho nvallablo bottom land has beon
'cleared thoro will bo sufficient to
keop from 50 to GO head of cattlo.
Tho way In which Mr. Laird is
keoplnk up quality In building his
plnco, indicates that ho will havo ono
of tho most up-to-date ranches In
tho county,
SALOON
STARTED 46 YEARS AGO
treating was different. When u
man entorod tho saloon ho was sup
posed to buy drinks for whomever
was there. Thon ho could Walt
and accept drinks from tho others
who camo in and bought and it was
porfectly proper. It was thoruforo
v.'lso to got in tho saloon early no
tlio later comer had a good many to
buy for when ho entorod.
Gambling Flourished
It has not been so many years ago
that gamlilng flourished In connec
tion with tho Biiloon. Tho frequent
ers of tho places played for high
utukes and the old timers tell of
spino famous games which were play
ed In the back rooms of tho Marsh
flcld saloons. Thoy woro open
gambling rooms and wero well pat
ronized. After tho shooting uml killing of
n man in a local saloon tho gamoimg
was dono away with and there) nev
er was public gambling again. This
roform camo nbout whon John S.
Ccko wns mayor of Marshflold.
No Keys Needed
Up until about eight years ago tho
saloons wcro open all the tlmo, days
nights nnd Sundays. No keys wero
needed ns the doors wero novor
locked. Along about thoso times
everybody had plenty oU monoy and
thoy spout It. Tho saloons wcro
.patronized lato at night sufficiently
thnt It paid thorn to keep open.
Then camo tho closing of tho sa
loons on Sunday and at la o'clock
at night. Now they nro to closo for
tho lust tlmo and go out or business
Early Dottlegger.s
If anyone is arrested for bootlog
glng after tho first of tho year It
will not bo the first time. Beforo
saloons oxlstod on Coos Bay men
woro arrested for bootlegging In tho
CO'n nnd In tlio GO's.
COQUILLE VIEW STATED
It wns a sorrowful looking bunch
of men tbat wont homo to Powers
on tho train Monday from Marsh
flold. Thoy woro drunken men, mon
with bandngod heads nnd black eyes
and bruised up faces. They had tho
nppcaranco of u wild Western
crowd on a vacation. Coqulllo Her
ald. WED IN COQUILLE
COQUILLE, Ore, Dec. 30. Sev
eral weddings took placo horo dur
ing Christmas weok. Mllo R. Dun
ham and Naomi Bollou wcro mar
ried by Justice- Stanley. Claud
Brown nnd Miss Mlnnlo Smith, both
of Flslitrnp wcro also married horo
by Justlco Stanley.
GcSuCan
'TQIii1iiiiOTt3I
TO-DAY
From Your
Hardware
or Grocery Dealer1
CITY TO BUY WATER WORKS
Marshflold will operate Its own
municipal wator works, replaco
tho old mains and oulargo tho
present system. Just when tho
city will take ovor tho plant has
not been decided. In tho mean
whilo, howovor, tho water com
pany has agreed to plpo wntor to
ny and all now homes which may
bo erected in Porhnm Park, so
yood water sorvlco is assured,
also telephouo and elcctrlo light
service. If you aro looking for
an attracttvo bomcslto closo In
at an oxtremoly low figure and
easy torms,
"SICK REID ABOUT IT"
Second Hand
Pianos & Oraans
We have some second-hand
pianos and some slightly used
instruments that will be sold
at exceptionally low prices,
and terms to suit.
L. L THOMAS
MUSIC STORE
73 Central. Avenue
The Question
The money Question Is tlio
question of every iiiiiii'h future.
Do not think that becauso joii
have but littlo money that It Is
not worth -while to Mart an ac
count. Tlio account opened now
may ho tlio foundation of your
fortune.
First National
Bank of Coos Bay
Marshflcld,
MM
OLDEST RANK IN COOS COUNTY
Established 1880.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits $118,000 -
Interest paid on Tlmo
AND BAV1NG3 DEPOSITS
Officers
1. W. Dennett, President. v I l '
J. II. Flanagan, Vlco-Presldcnt.
It. I Williams, Cashier.
Geo. F. Winchester, Asst. Canuter.
High Quality Groceries
Our own prompt and particular delivery service Ef
ficient clerks being out of the high rent district and
keeping our prices as low as consistent with good busi
ness makes
Conner &. Hoagland
The Leading Grocers Dealers in Good Groceries
797 South Broadway. Phones 348-J and 326
GRAVEL'
Wo aro now prepared to furnish GRAVEL in any tuantltlei
from pllo In our yard or In carload lots, at following prlcos:
From pllo on ground, ?2.vr per yard.
Canoad lots, taken from cars, 2.00 por yard.
Retail Dopartnmat.
C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co.
Opposlto PosOfflco.
Abstracts
rOK KIHJAULU ABSTRACTS OF TITLE AND IM tHtMATIOrt
ADOUT
COOS BAY REAL ESTATE, See
TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., Inc.
MAHSlIFlEIiD AND COQUILLE CIT1 OREGON
GENERAL AGENTS, EAST81DE AND SBNGSTIACKKN'S ADDITION
AGENTS FOR CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD LAN DM
nENRV BENGSTACICEN. MANAGER
NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
S. S. F. A. Kilburn
SAILS FOR
PORTLAND (Via Astoria)
DECEMDER !U.
FROM SMITH TERMINAL DOCK
For Further Information Call ISO. L. G. GUSHING, Agent.
EXPERT WELDING of METALS
Steel, brass, cast, iron and aluminum castings made
like new
DEMONSTRATIONS DAILY.
Koontz
Phone 180-J.
Puget Sound Bridge &
Dredging Co.
Dams, Bridges, Buildings. General Construction
. COMPLETE PLANTS FOR HARBOR WORK
Our Coos Bay office has available for Oregon Coast
work the
Dredge "Seattle"
tfco most powerful, best equipped and most thoroughly modern
twenty-inch hydraulic dredge In Pacific waters
Coos Bay office,
Marshfield, Oregon.
EDITION. .
Oregon
Phone 100.
Garage
North Front Street
Main office,
Seattle, Washington.
I HI
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PRissiorJAT
Dr. A. L.
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Offlcoilrv.n: "I
Office
,10"rs: 11 to la r!
-1 and
Phones
ls 0co I.13.J. Rft, f
. ' Il('i lilt.
J. M. Wright
EatlmatesfurniahS?.08. ,
" "Hett
Dr. H. M. sham
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Knr and Throat BpccUlu
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'o 330, llooms
MATTIB II. SHAW,
Physician ana 8urgeo J
DR.
noiiO UU0.J,
H.
G. Rlltlnr
uiVII, ENGINEER
304 Coko Bid ph0n6 UH
Room
-UUUD J.
W. G. Rhnnrilnn
ARCHITECT
Rooms 301 and 302, Coke Balldlw
Marehflold, Oregon.
T.J.HOAIFH A.n.nODOo,
. .,,m,.w,
Estimates FnrnlJwi
Plioao 140-R. JUrslifUM r-i
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TIME TA1UB
WILLAMETl'E PACIFIC MMCi
CAR
LCI1V0 " iMU
Marahflold ' North rLt
0:45 a.m.
7.45 n.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:30 n.m.
12:50 p.m.
7:00 is. -
8:00 1
9:00 la.
i 10:15 tin,
i ' 11:00 lb.
ll! i
1:16 pja,
2:00 j.
3:00 pjo,
4:00 pa,
5:15 p.m.
S:SS p.m.
North city limit on);.
7M5 p.B,
1:15
2:45
3:45
5:00
P.m.
p.m.
P.m.
p.m.
5.40
p.m.
C:55
P.m.
7:30 p.m.
SAVE MONEY .
by ordering tlio fsmou
HENRYVILLE COAL
Nut coal, por ton I4M
Lump coal, )or ton 5JM
Or half ton of both $4.W
D. MUSSON, Pf.
Phono 18-J or Icaro orden M
lllllyor'n Cigar Btore.
WOOD-GOOD WOOD
W. II. LIiiko has It nt 9HM m4
$2 cash per load, also coal, vWb
prices reasonable Gnrbago wewf
od. Phono 2274.
SOUTH COOS RIVEIl BOAT
BEIWICB
L.UNC1I EXl'HESS
leaves Marshflcld eTcry dj
8 n, in. Leaves head of rim
at 8:15 p. m.
STEAMER IUIND0W
loaves lioad of river dally Ml
. in. Leaves Marshflcld at 2 f
in. For cliartcr apply on bosrd.'
ROGERS & BMITH
Propriotori
PARE TEN CENTS
City Limits North Bend, 8. '
nn COMMUTATION nn
J TICKETS $1.78 LV
Blarahfleld-North Bond Auto ,
Una
Can overy ton nlnutc Uq
O a. in. to 13 p.m.? to Soa
SlouRh onco a dav, leaving
11 h. in. to Empire threo 1.
a day.
GORST KING, lTop.
MERCHANTS CAtf
Good Meals
Driooc Rpn.c-nnah e
Cor. Conuuorclal and D'dr. -,i
4
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WESTEKN Luan iw"
BUILDING CO.
Assets $240,000.00
Pays 8 per cent on savW
. S. KAUFMAN fi P0.
nna reasuio
0
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dungan mlNQ I
undertaker will W " J
charge '
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