Many Fríen ds
and
Patrons
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have about completed our first year’s b usiness among you, with
entire satisfaction, and take this opportu nity of thanking you for
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the success we have attained and the liberal pa tronage given us during
Our business has exceeded our highest expectations
the past year.
and we are flattered with the thought that
SQUARE DEALING TO ALL and PARTIALITY to none, BEST QUALITY GOODS and LOW
been the key-note of our success.
PRICES has
We are ever striving to obtain bargains for our customers and in the future it
shall be our aim to give each and every one the same attention as in the past.
1 he wise buyer wants the best that
He doesn’t want a dollar’s worth that requires another 25c. to make it worth a dollar.
his dollar will buy.
be fooled into thinking he gets $1.25 for his dollar—just once.
He may
If you like a straight deal, goods actually worth their
price, latest things, lowest prices and everything guaranteed as represented, try this store.
Our line consist* of everything usually carried in a general stock.
We think
we
call
the
show you
largest
stock of Dress Fabrics, Muslins, Fine Linens, Summer Wush Stuffs, Hosiery, Ribbons, etc. ever displayed in
wiU find the price in every instance to be right.
Meats and Flour.
Bandon-—and
you
Our Shoe Dep artment is by far the largest in town and we have shoes for every
We keep our Grocery slock fresh and carry a full assortment of choice and
member of the family.
and best selected
We devote a great deal of attention to our Mens’Furnishing Department.
of Hats, Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery, Fancy Vests, Mens’ and Beys’ Ready-to-Wear
staple Groceries,
Smoked
You wili find here the largest line
All kinds, sizes and prices.
Clothing.
Bandon,
i
will make it a success'
He has se
aud prominent effectually protecting
tbe harbor on three sides The beads
are formed of most durable rock, with
bred up for years by specialists in
bold water from seven to ten fathoms
berry culture ami be thinks that
immediately against them. Tbe beads
further improvement may come to
afford at hand all tbe material and of
them from Otegon ml and climate.
excellent quality with which to build
a breakwater, which would have tbe
He has nt i-resent 22.000 plants of
Port Orford. Or., It is staled with i <iians bunted the elk on forest trails
effect
of manning a bleak stretch of
eleven varieti»--under cultivation, but
much I ruth that no county iu Oregon ’ and in river bottoms. but witbin the coast 600 miles in lengtb with a har
four varief i»-». of which ire in béni in;.
is quite so interesting from many last month three elks were seen on bor of refuge, which now it has none.
the scrub land along Sixes river, 30
I'hose pro living are the August
The war department has estimated
viewpoints as Curry, probably tbe
miles from the ocean.
Luther. Magnon. Improved Mam
that
a breakwater 2,000 feet long
least know n and understood of auy
Returning to Port Orford there ate could be constructed for less than
moth and Eleanor
The
otlier- in the state. Sixty years ago it.
WHS
many interesting things to say. The $3.500,000, which would give avail
planted are ihe (Hen Mary. Enor-
a wilderness traversed by half-hidden little town lies at the side of the only
able protection to about 90 acres, with
mous. Crescent, Tennessee Prolific. |
trails; today it I- a district of stage I natural harbor between San Fran a depth of from 6 to 12 fathoms. A
Sample and Aroiua. The August
routes and trails, promt of one port. I cisco and the straits of Eel Fuca number of years ago congress appro
> Ticbenor bay, or Ewing harbor, as it priated $150,000 for preliminary work
Lnth»-r and Magnon have sir wn the
only, where a coastwise steamer
[ is nantically called, lies 10 miles on such a construction, which was
bast results, thus far, but Mr. Stew
t nch» - regularly on its from Sau
¡south of Cape Blanco, latitude 42.44. never used. The assurance of a rail
aid expects ¡Io show something to’
road down the coast from Marshfield
Francisco to Coos Bay anti return
longitude 124.30 west, ami is a deep
to Eureka, thence through California
equal or exceed I hem hi other vari
Lying along the Pacific ocean at I broad, capacious roadstead, having to San Fraucisco over the Santa Fe
eues another season. He moved onto
the southwestern corner of the state, on the west and north a beadland, i leads tbe people of southwestern
bis place but three years ago when it
perpendicular on the harbor side and Oregon and masters of coast wise ves
Curry count y has gained a high di-
sels to believe that tbe breakwater
350 feet in altitude; it has the very
was covered with stumps and native
scheme will agaiu be agitated.
giee of picturesque imp< -rtance, bill
best holding ground of any road
Piesent conditions in southwestern
growth aud the development shown
far ami away beyond this last mem stead on the coast, composed of sand,
Oregon demand suitable facilities,
bas I eeu ma<lo when lie was not busy
ttolied fact, is th»- county's acknowl- loam ami decomposed slate. A quarter and so soon as they are obtained
at his trade as a contractor and build
edged wealth of natural resources. of a mile outside of the extreme south , rapid progress will bemadeina score
of industries for which tbe natural
er. He has six acres that he proposes
point of tfie beads the water deepens
Abundant m-iamli'ig fir. .«dar. , pine.
¡-n
n;-t-vrrn .4 no ibsîiiiiï“ <iay
I radidly and soon attains a great resources of the couuiry has so weii
prtpared it. A wealth of the finest granite
bringing him a steady ami ample in myrtle and oak. it is one of tbe richest !
depth, tlm effect of which is to permit and marble will lay nntonched ; Im nd red a of
come
Tbe Hood River ami Wiliam timber section-on tbe Pacific coast.
heavy ground swells setting in at the square nolea of valnable timber will stand
ette Valleys have attained to some Mining prospects in gold silver ami
-roadstead. From the south point of uncut; quarter section» of land auperblv
suited to stock raising and dairying will re
reputation m the berry line, but Mr
copper, developed. undeveloped and the beads, due east to the base of
main covered with scrub growth: Coalfields,
Steward is a pioneer in demonstrat
t hose vet uncovered, place Curry Humbug, a mountain peak, the har prospected tint undeveloped, will ooutillll«
ing wbat the Coquille valley may d<<
bor is four miles broad. It. is exempt in their primitive slate, unless Hdeqnate
Other valleys will need to look to county in line with some of the best
from all sunken dangers eitber in it means to get the goods to market are stip
their laurels when the Coquille is known immoral districts in tbe north
plied, 't he railroad is going to ile built
or in its approach, it is eqm-diataut
developed ami Us reputation estab west,
I’nere are paying placers on between San Francisco and I’uget down the coast and the fact is gratifying.
It will be the sure means of adding to the
liaheil in ibis industry. It will not. any one of the dozen or more small
sound and 229 miles south of the state of Oregon wealth which now lies hid-
iu Mr. Steward’s instance, now lake a
streams and rivers that tnrbiiletitly CoJiitubia river. The laud is high
back seat for any country iu tbe
world
But wait until there am hun tear ways through forest ravines on
dreds of growers like Mr. Steward their windings to the sea. and back
cured pedigreed plants that have been
SIHINX
KOCK,
Strawberries
in Coos
BANDON
fairy tale but can be verified by any-
doubting Thomases
Mr. Steward’s patch lies on a shq -
Standing at the lower
iug billside.
Mammoth Fruit of Lus
cious Quality.
side tbe visitor sees veritable wind
rows of berries lying tier upon tier,
from the ruddy- ripened fruit of re
markably firn- flavor and fi xture l<.
Strawberries in Coos County!
tbe drooping Lius --ms -pleading its
Well we guess, some!
pet da upon the gronml.
Can
you
imagine
a
berry th Ht
would not go to tbebottom of an or
dinary teacup, but remains suspended
against tbe sides!
Myrtle Point has
produced such a berry.
Fourteen berries to a heaping quart
picking
berries early
He began
in May and
promises friends some of the fruit,
freshly picked
from
his
vines, for
their dinner next Christmas.
With
favorable seasons and proper bleed
ing and cultivation there ia no telling
box ia wbat is shown in that measure
what tbe soil
meut.
county may not accomplish in I be
A case of 24 boxes running rom 14
to 18 berries iu the box. when you
come to tbe wholesale department.
Berries that measure from 5 to 7
incbee
in
berry line.
As for profit, take your pencil and
figure it out
160 berries the
Wllj
they run. counting 20 berries to the
circumference quite tbe quart, should make at least two gal
ordinary.
A
and climate of Coos
Ion» of fruit; at 50 cents a gallon that
single vine with 160 manned
But catting it down
a
few, call H
the count lakeu by the writer, after
wort h
maoy berries bad already beeu gatb
-bowu of alHHit a quarter H<’|H WHP
ered from it, and this was of tbe or
lOtN) pl'ints, meaning al
diuary run of tbe patch selected at
estimate
random
money $250
B
Steward of this plao® has
demonstrated wbat may lie done in
tbe
berry
line
by
but
25 cents;
iu
lbw pAicb
a very low
pi<»luce in
that it would produco
year. I- theie any crop
or auy country to heat that ’
Mr. Steward took land that a few
developing tbe
years ago was considered alt»’
above results. His achievement reads worthless, but be Las g’-p« at iw.j-j-y
• good ctal lik« au
Souvenir
Postal Cards
viue is worth a dollar fur «
ami maturing berries were seen aud
H
amt it will lead them all wjiere On-
gon berries are obtainable. Enter
prise.
\iab>an Night i pi - lucti u in » sci-Hn.ih
ner and
2 f«»r 5c
at
RICE’S
■ Jewelry Store,
Bandon.
I
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-fi-f. p-S-3 5-J-kiM
if
Wonderful Natural Resources in
Curry County.
for
miles
Rogue
along
river
quartz prospects winch need but
velopnieiit
to
prove
their
wealth,
while the stream itself supports sum»
of the most piosperoiis salmon fish
eries < ii the coast.
Within
a ball
d z*-n mihs of Port Orford, the
town of I he i-oiiniy. gray granite and
gray marble are found in immeuse
dep
it--,
th<> qnnlity of
equaling any
world's mark*t
like
th« stone
product
iu tbe
As a limiting a id
lishi g I-re-« t ve Curry comity rank
pro ally,
wjili
any
t-eydiun
•P
yn11 we«t. It is a fat cry from
J
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When
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F’ N r»K
IHF LIIFI.F. FOLKS ON
BANDON BFACH,