CkMMt lïooîxs.
been but very little rain in this Coos Bay- Items from ttee. 3T cwm . I
Mr. Russell, of the Unite’ States [ MYRTLE POINT EXCHANG E
Fred Webber is happy; it’s a! Mr. T. G. Whitted, of Enchant-[ geologicai survey, who has spent ;
country this fall and winter.
TUESDAY, DEC. 25, 1883.
son.
‘
¡ ed prairie, is canvassing this river Gj?o
rU;?,,..-.-
?• 1 i ZfiCsrrtle ZE’oxzxt, Ogzx.
Farmers are busy plowing
Mrs. Steinburg, of North slougn, ■ for some excellent books, among ■ near Mono kke) gays
iaya I
Has always a complete assortment
sowing, but if the freeze holds out
M«jrc About Kortk Forlx.
of General Merchandise, Boots and Shoes
much longer, they will have to was adjudged insane and sent to [which are the following: Deeds • there ig the reâült of
; volcan-I
Ed. H erald :
and Tobacoes, Hardware, Glass
the asylum last week.
of Daring by Both Blue ami Gray ; ic outburst. His studies > on the Ì Groceries
stop until spring.
Wood and Willowware, and evertliing
LeavingjMr. Hatcher’s place we
Wheat is $1.00 per bushel, oats
!
—
an
illustrated
work
of
acknowl-
[
old
bea
ches
led
him
to
the
usually
found in a first-class
Mr. Lewellyn and family, of
convie- I
cross to the right bank again, 75 cents and everything com­
Store, Highest price paid for coun­
Southport, leave to-day for Belling­ ■ edged meri^ by tlve able writer, ! tion that there have been two ice
try produce, hides, furs,&c.
where we behold a very nice body
mands a good price this year. I ham bay, via the Coos bay wagon Kelsey; Professional Thieves and ages over the world, and that the Cigars, Gash is our motto.
of land containing between 60 and
Detective'—one of the most inter­ second, dating back to the ' advent vlnltf
• Burke & Iiickyi
suppose the O. & C. R. R. causes road.
70 acres of fine, fer ’ile soil, 15 of the rise in produce. If present
esting
and
absorbing
works
ever
of man on the earth, was the most
The Arcata brought up a new
which are cleared of the timber, prices continue after the road is
written —by Allen
Pinkerton;
and have been cultivated; but, at complete, the farmers of this val­ boiler for the steamer Bertha,- Pictorial History of the United] severe and most protracted. He
the present, the place is lying idle, ley will make a good living with which will be in running order in a ■States by Alex. H. Stephens, em-| adds that the signs of glaciers are
as fresh as though left yesterday.
few days.
as the owner, Mr. James Rowley,
bracing, an account of American He has found living glaciers in
Front St. Cequiüe City,
less labor than heretofore. The
Two
whales
came
ashore
near
the
is now living near Linkville, Lake I R. R. is finished as far as Rock
i
Indians;
the
discoveries
.
and
ex
­
Co. The plaee was in a good state Point in Jackson county, and pas­ mouth of the Siuslaw, last week. plorations of the Span’ards, En­ the Sierras back of Mono lake, not
P roprietor .
of cultivation when Mr. R. left, senger train» are rurining to One measured over 60 feet long; glish, and French; the Indian far from the Yosemite valley. JOHN SNYDER,
. •<
They are about a mile long, and
the
other
was
much
small
pr.
but has quite a rickety, torn down Grant’s Pass.
This house is well supplied with every­
wars; the struggle of the Revolu­
<
H. P. Whitney, our roa d super- tion; the Mexican war; the history many feet deep.
thing necessary to make it a
appearance now.
The orchard
The grangers of this place are
FIRST GLASS HOTEL.
which used to be the finest in this doing a good business and are visor, is about to raise the long I of the Great Civil War; She Genten-
JNO. A- G-KAY,
T ables always supplied with the best the
neighborhood, is quite unproduc­ flourishing. About three years bridge on Cedar streetf"<G^cll con- *ji,ial .of American Independence ;
market affords.
ATTGRNEYAULÄV
vlnltf.
I rrccU 'with the Empire rp^; lii any
XL*.
tive for the want of cultivatin' 5sgu limy
Idea of of the p^sts are alreadeUdn the and events clown to the pres<-nt
M ahsht - h / ld
and many of the trees are dead ^or ? < starting a store in their name, as
time.
dying. The district school house they were tired of paying two ground, and the work of raising the I Mr. Whitted, who is well known,
i
and E
s'cian and
is located within the limits of this prices for everything, We only | bridge will be completed by Christ­ being one of the framers of the Physio-Medical
half
mile
Surgeon.
Ofii.ce at
place. This is a spendid situation, had $350 on hand i (rather small mas.
v2nl9hf
. constitution of Oregon, is an excel­ north oí Coqaille Gity
The
boiler
has
been
taken
out
of
but is sadly in need of the energy to start a store) and this amount
lent, old gentleman and deserves
A, BARGAIN!
and muscles of some enterprising was paid out for merchandise, the steamer Coos, and the hull is your patronage. These books he
MRS. AMELIA R. COLLIER, Prop.
now
on
the
ways
in
the
ship
yard
. We have- the selling of a half section of
man.
i
has
are
good
and
you
need
good,
Of course outsiders hooted, but
K eeps C onstantly
land, half bench and half bottom land, near
[
undergoing
repairs.
We
under-
Just across the river and in sight nevertheless the little store pros­
i new, interesting books for your- Coquille City. It -would make a half,dozen
—AN.—
little
ranches,
or
a
good
dairy
and
good
is the neat little fart a of James pered; more money was brought [ stand it is Capt. Campbell’s in- ! self and children.
stock rai-eh. The price is $20. per acre.
Pull stock of latest styles
Killbery, Esq., consisting of a- in; trade increased until there is ! tention to cut the hull in two, and i
of MILLINERY goods, at aston­
Coquille City.
NOTICE I
make it some twenty feel; longer
bout 25 acres of splendid river soil, now about $8000 in the store.
Few towns has the natural ad­
All persons indebted to me, are ishingly low prices. Before buy-
all of which is in cultivation. “Jim”
I am talking Coquille to every­ than if is at present.
vantages that have the town whose hereby requested to call and make in elsewhere, call and see her varied
oame here seven or eight years body and am having pretty good
Mr. A. Machado, of the Coquille, name heads this article. It is sit- settlement by the first of J anuary, stock, which is too extensive and nu­
ago, and let me assure you, his success so far. I have got three i returned from the city on the last i uated in the very heart of a vast 1884. Fail not, as I must have my merous to mention here.
place does not look like it did families already
vln47.
____ . in the notion of j steamer. He went below with the i amount of farming land of a qual- books settled up.
then. Besides having all of his going. I think I can get several intention of disposing of his last i ity unsurpassed anywhere.
W. H. Carothers.
bottom land in cultivation, he has more.
—
» If I can so arrange things, [ season s catch of salmonj but the i In addition to this, it is situated
nl7-3w
about 10 acres of bench land rhe little colony will start about j P^ce offered was not sufficient to at the conjunction of the leading
“slashed” and burnt off, whereon the 1, of April next. They are all [ induce him to sell all at present. [ roads in the county, and in a con­
he pastures his horses and cattle. laborers and will go to seek homes, i Machado s salmon are highly es-, venient place for mills and facto­
Mr. Killbery gives some attention
With sincere wishes for your [ teemed by the San Francisco mer-1 ries. It is situated on tidewater,
O pposite P ostoffice ,
to horse raising of which be now welfare and
happiness, together; chants, on account of the careful .vhere all ocean vessels that we can
i
~
... I__
^-«4. in
..v. which they are put up, reasonably expect will ever come
manner
has a goodly number and one of with the rest . of . my Coquille
OocirLille Oxty-, Oreg-.
the number is a very nice stallion friends,
and he received®!, per barrel more over the bar at the mouth of our
Dealer in OEliEKAI. MFEKCHM-
Keeps nothing but the best goods, includ­
for what he has already sold than river can come at any time
of which Jim is duly proud.
He
S>ISE, including clothing, furnishing
I remain respectfully yours,
ing all kinds of Boots aiid Shoes-leather and
has one of the nicest house sites
was paid to other parties.
In the way of enterprising peo­ goods, dress goods, boots, shoes notions robber-Oil and Rubber Suits, Satchels,
E rnst M altravers .
stationery, clocks, hardware, crockery and
hereabouts and he himself, is
Trunks, Harness—in fact goods too numer­
Williams, Or. Dec. 16, ’83.
The machinery for the stave ple we could wish our Jot better, glassware etc.,, etc., etc. •
ous to mention. MasonicdBuilding, Marsh­
building a cosy cottage aid we
but
that
they
are
behind
those
of
AISO, 3
inill, being built at this place, ar-
of choice F ubnuubb field, Oregon.
do not know what else is going to
Torn to JPieces.
rived on the Arcata, and was mov­ other towns in this state, we doubt A splendid assortment
W. G. WEBSTER, PROP.
vln49
take place in the near future, for
ed to the mill in a remarkable if it could be pio- en. The class
“Jim” is a “jolly bachelor”-—but
of houses **•*'■'
they
are
Shortly before six v o’clock -■***-
last ’*' I BJLLVIL
KJJJVAVAJ
L1II1C/.
\yil
Cl J ICtOU,
J —
■ ~ building,
O’ shows
short time.
On KJU.11U.
Sunday
last, VU
on yx
don’t say anything about it, as he Friday afternoon, Ah Gee a Chi- visiting the building, we found that] that they have come to stay, and all
takes the H erald and is a bed­ naman, was killed in Dean & Co’s i
rock-democrat “and^j^’ifar^j
ilk at this place, .while-
if-J
—AND—
?IS
S theYeiTM^he ' en
^et
engagedfnEhe KiggiAg IWKinf^f' Cnina^reiy-in the lath mill went [ eter, 16"inch face" and weighs If i ®elf as
encouraged with his
in company 1\/T with T K his father
and J. under
them
ZE-Zorse-Siioex'-tig'
K
1_
----------- ------ : door -----
LVJLIO.
JLU
U11C OAIU
11VI JJLlUnjj
for --------
the ■---------
above ***'-■•■'
men- | j tons.
It AO
is the
simplest Cl and
most coal prospects at Coaledo. He
brothers. '"
Mr. Johnson has about tioned purpose, and not returning [ powerful engine of its size on the considers his best vein an upper Neatly arid promptly done, at the
15 or 20 acres
res of
of fine
fine river land ; iu a reasonable time, some of his [ .bay and well suited to run the ma- one that he discovered some two lowest living prices. , Shop next
i
i i
.
i . i
v -
and about K 8 fiPTAe
acres at
of ir.flTA
it are m
in culti­ countrymen
went down to see what [ chinery of the stave mill. The years ago, which is nine feet thick door east of Lenevds drug store,
vation.
kept him. On arriving near the! other machinery in the mill at and shows seven feet of clean, hard Coquille City, Oregon, j
The remainder of his claim con­ Rriving shaft, they were horror | present consists of one ■ swing cut coal, without a fault. A quantity
a
a
w-n
sists of bench and hill land the stricken at the sight before them,
off saw, one bolter, one Spalt ma- of this coal is1 being extracted for
value of which lies, chiefly, in the and gave the alarm which brought chine for sawing heading i( the only shipment, to San Francisco as a
C edar , fir , ash , maple , myrtle ,
fine fir timber with which it is Mr. J. Durand and others to the one of the kind on the coast.) sample of what can be furnished
Alder and spruce lumber always on
densely covered.
Tom has, like scene. Ah Gees head and chest ■ The rest of the machinery will ar- in unlimited quantity after the
hand and for sale at the lowest rates.
most of us, got an almost never- iay on one side of the driving shaft,! rive, on the next Arcata, land will mine has been properly opened.
ending task before him, in reclaim­ one arm was wound around the j consist fof cylinder saws) jointers All persons who pretend to know Oneof the largest and most complete
TOWING
ing the soil from the wilderness. shaft, and the balance of his body j and heading machine. • U-ie work anything about the outlook at the stock of Boots and ShoesBver brought to
the river including Men’s Fi?neh calf, doub By the -Tug KATIE COOK, on
But he has a cheerful partner in was wound around the shaft and I in and around. the mill © simple captain’s mines agree that they are le
and single sole, and heavy and light kip
the river and bar, at reasonable rates.
the person of Mrs. Johnson.
broken into fragments by striking [ and ver^ substantial; the Vmachin- | good. The only drawback to their boots; high cut walking, plotgh and brogan
shoes,
and
fine
calf,
French
ihs,
sewed.
Just across the river is a nice agffinst the cross beams, which are I ery is conveniently arrayed, and [ immediate development seems to
Timber, match-wood and stave fim-
Boy’s boots and brogan shoe.
little ranch owned by Ben. 0« within a few feet of the shaft. Af-j great care is taken to insre safety I be the difficulty in the way of get­ Ladies
French kid button, doth top and ber purchased.
Shull. He has between 30 and 40 ter his arm was caught by the belt, | from accidents for the mta to be ting the coal to tide-water, which kid fox and i>ebble goat, sewei shoes.
Orders for lumber ¡filled in quanti­
acres of very fine soil about 15 of the body must have been pulled be- [ employed. The bolter is ^crang- ■•elsewhere would be looked upon as Misses’, Children’s and Infmt’s shoes of ties to suit, and at the lowest living
all
kinds,
etc.,
etc.
JgURemunber
—
-Every
rates.
a mere bagatelle.— Mail.
which are in cultivation. Ben tween the belt, cutting it in two [ ed that the bolt is dog fasfthe
pair is Warranted.
R
1 car­
J. PARKER,
runs this in connection with the and throwing the head and chest i
A
large
s.ock
of
gum
boots
<n
hand.
Coinintmiea ted.
riage by one movement,; and is
M. L. HANSCOM,
R.
-M
athisc
S,
Propr.
one we told you. of last week, on one side of the driving shaft, I
IRVING M. COOK.
worked by a man standing on the Editor H erald :
vln46.
which is situated about a mile a- and scattering the lower portion of 1
Parkersburg Coos county Oregon.
The school at this place is mak-
side of the saw and not inh; nt of
vln!8tf.
bove here. J. W. Criteser has him in different directions on the I it as in other mills wherHoss of I ing fine progress; there is .no bet­
both plaees leased for a year, so other side. After the discovery, ■ life and limb frequent^^eeur. ter school in the state. The pres­
Ben has nothing to do but take his the mill was shut down, and the | The rapid and workmanlie man- ent term commenced on the 26, of
FURNITURE STORE
“ease,” and trim his pipe.
jWtions of the body gathered up | ner in which everything ilbeing ! November, with Prof. John E.
A little farther down and on the and taken.to the China hout-e, near done is worthy of special tientiom [ Day as principal
Anyone wish- A well selected stock of entirely new
opposite bank is the farm of John the stave mill, -where ceremonies and reflects great credit p
I ing to go to school can do no bet- Furniture, wall paper find wiidbwshades
complete, oil cloths, straw mating, mirrors
Wood. Jack has been here about extraordinary ware.»Jaa1,d.-.by- the Umlo, Hire-fri g s eam-ffi-of J jhri
| ter than to come here. ---
and looking-glasses, picture flames in
______ , B.;
| w
eleven years and has about 15 acres friends of the deceased. Ah Gee
Wilbur is a nice place; the so- variety, with cords and tixtxues, bed
springs, hangings and cal; ta ^tc. pic-
Items from the Malu
in cultivation and has some 50 or had worked in and around the mill
l ciety is good, and there is not a
sfii)vf _Mnish-
Professor Gamp, county^; >£jl
uo one need, ^tm^s^^^«ltoorder
60 acres more of fine level land Ac,. during the last six years, and being
vCTroer, pl ain-osr faix. jbinet
PROPRIETOR,
de
Hiuer an
uu -inteUittentA^P^fea^C^ill hoId^F«- [ fear that their boys will be given
be redeemed from the wild state considered rather
and turned work to Siiit' Kjf^rs.
CONSTANTLY
Also watches and clocks and repairs for the
wherein Nature has left it. Mr. fellow was i made boss of the China- [ exmainalion of tcaGi^s^--^] IS to drink.
same. New Home sewing machine agency;
Keeps
mill.
He
belong-
¡P
lace
on
Thursday,
L.
W.
Wood, like most pioneers, has had men in the « lath
lath mill.
machines on hand.
vw secret
aonrof nr
era rn-zn linn j • -LOOtt.
J
( Wilbur, Or. Dec. 15,1883.
0. E. EDWARDS PROPRIETOR.
rather a tough time of it, and in­ ed to some
An
assortment
of
organization
----------1------------ ------------------------------------
vl n45 tf
J same as our Mason- | , At this time this markegi^w-1
deed has had some sad misfortunes something the
At a stated communication of
Boots and shoes,
;
but he is undaunted still, He is | ic order and the funeral serivces ; ing its main supply
--- of er h from ¡Coquille
City lodge No. 68, A. F.
Hats and caps,
- [le’ at 40 cents pjozen, ■ and A M heH Saturday evening>
hewing timbers for a mansion and | were conducted by the brothers of '■ the Coquill«
Stationery, Inks,
ere long we may expect to see it i th ■> society. On Sunday his re- [ delivered here, where theyfl at 50 J)ec> g, iggS, the following officers
assuming proportions “as we be-j mains were buried in the cemetry (bents.
_______
,
______
, were
duly
elected
and installed by
Dry goods and
i:— “ i.TT-iiua«™»
4.~u, the con- -K-x
CC-—Chas. S. Day,late of Souto^ Ip. m ., Chas. Olive, assisted by P.
lieve
Uncle Sam” took
! On x,.
the . hill, the Chinamen “
present
Clothing La­
JTT.
tract to construct it.
started
for vhome
i wearing
; . white
. . and purple
_ rosettes, t i who
. . recently
,
; .
Wm. Morras, for the ensuing
J. H. NOSLERf Prop.
• was headed
. -i i ; of his
• parents
. in
• New
- at , , . a ' be- , M.
dies, Gents
Patience, kind editor; more ne: T ! i The funeral , procession
Masonic year: John Goodman
by the Chinese flag and a China- [ came insane soon after 1^ San i yy jyj . Price Robison Sr. W.;
week.
and Childrens
Q uill of P aradise .
man on horseback rode on each j Francisco. J. W. Ross,ta was i George McEwan Jr. W.; S. L.
Splen id assortment of drugs,
General fur­
medicines, chemicals, oils, brush­
-L Day
»■..JBL--
Treas;i Thos- Willard
side
of
the
casket,
which
was
haul-
[
on
the
train,
took
charaf
■
Leneve
Josephine County Correspon<l-
es, candies, cigars, tobaccos, toi­
nishing
goods;
he reached Omaha, jes.he j Secty.; Chas. Olive Tyler; J. L.
I ed in Anderson’s wagon. The cer- ¡till
;
ence«
let and fancy articles, station­
i emonies at the grave consisted of • was consii igned to the ^ob Roy Sr. D.; J. A. Collier Jr. D.; B.
also groceries,
ery and everything else usu­
Ed. H erald :
ally found in a first-class
Sharp, Chapli: in.
It has been a long time since I invocations and an offering < of [ since which time nothin^^en
Canned
goods,
drug store on hand and
have wrote for the H erald , and chicken and pork to Josh, to be le- [ I heard from him.
constantly receiv­
The Truckee finished her cargo
Cigars, tobacco
ing new and fresh
no doubt you think I have forgot- , nient with Ah Gee. His effects
|
Tile
Inaskers
should
|mber
[
Saturday
and
left
this
place
Sun-
goods.
Call
on
him
and
candies. Ho pays the high­
ten my promise to furnish ypu ; were also burned at the grave, and i
for rare bargains, as he
Mrs. Moore of the [inson j day at noon.
It is thought that
some news items from this part.
' his countrymen spared no pains in i ■ : that
proposes to sell extremely low.
est price for country^ produce*
house will serve midni^pper sflt and the S. Danielson will go to
I 'jâF’Best JLiqunr foi Medical Uses,
We are having some cold and giving Ah Gee a decent send off.
t
rt ató tf.
i on New Year’s night, f
* ®ea to-day*
frosty weather here. There has [Coos Bay News.
New
COQUILLE MILL
MYRTLE POINT
FOST
OFFICE
C. ANDREWS