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Mrs. Mollie Jenkins moved to
Elder Canterbury preached here
on Sunday. A goodly number of Coaledo last week. Her husband
his church from ihe lower river has employment near that place,
and she moved there, we are in­
w as present.
Dr. Elgin came down from formed, just for the time lieing.
51r. J. W. Bennett of the News
Myrtle Point on Sunday evening
and left for the bi*y yesterday; left for Marshfield Saturday, ac­
companied with his wife and little
morning on business.
Mr. J. Quick, of Lanipoy creek,! daughter who have been visiting
friends on the river the past week.
who has been sorely
• afflicted with t
a lame leg,
was able to attend j By the sin of omission, the
n
names of Miss Alice Snyder and
church here Sunday.
An invitation has been extended i Clara Mullen did not appear in
rojiort last week.
by the Post here, to the 0 . A. R. j the school
of Marshfield, to be present ! Both young ladies stand high on
here at the celebration on the the list.
The people of the bay are talk­
Fourth.
The tug Katie Cook came up ing of chartering a tug and com­
W ednesday evening to bring ing around hereon the Fourth.
Captain Parker up so he could get An immense crowd from the bay,
the stage for the bay the next is coming to celebrate at this place
and Baudon.
morning.
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ITE,
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ites.
urnen
Peter Cotton will run his swing
Steve Tripp has gone to Mon­
here on the Fourth.
Met hod int *oiith, *ervioi*8, by Rev. B. T. tana.
Sharp tire held h . s follow«. — First Sabbath j
An Idaho man got mail contract
The Ceres’ engine has been
North and Hast forks alteruatly, 11 a . m .
treated to an automotic lubricator. on the Coos bay wagon road route.
gud Sabbath. Pioneer church and at Iowa
Marshal Way, of Sumner, was in
alouoh ll
m : Third SabUith, Fishtrap
I f you do not purchase a town
11 a . m ; Fourth Sabbath Coquille City tl lot in Coquille City, you
He is going to
will town yesterday.
a . m . and 8 p. m .
ltosebuig to assume the duties of
ltaptist services, bv llev. J. (1. Canterbury; regreat it
at Coquille City the Rrd Sunday of each
Uncle Owen Cawlfield 1ms two operator.
month at 11 am and 7 p m .
Whitney k O’Connell aie ready,
Christian services, by Eld. S. B. Hollen- sons from Colorado coining to see
and will move into their new quar­
beak at Fairview drd Sunday at 11 a m . and him.
at upper North Fork scliooll house on 4th
J. Wes Nosier and ladv, of Baudon, ters this week.
Sunday, at 11 o'clock a m .
Two county commissioners of
By Elder Edmunds at Coquille City came u d Saturday to visit friends
the ‘.hid Sunday in euch mouth at 11. a m , and relatives. Wes is as fat as a Curry county, says the Recorder,
at Brown's sch<*>l house the 1st Sunday at
received 147 votes each, and are
{Kirpoise.
1 1 a m , and at Gravel Ford school house*
at 11 a M the drd Sunday.
J. A. Lehnherr recently drove a therefore tied.
Cniversalist services at Coquille City each
Mr. John A. Gray, of Marsh­
band of one hundred and thirty odd
1st Sunday at 11 a m , by Key. W. H. Nosier
head of cattle to the Umpqua from field, will deliver the oration here
on the coming Fourth of July.
LOCAL ITEMSL
this river.
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Uncle Johnny Criteser and a Those who have never heard him
Uncle J. S. Cocke, of Dora, was
Mr. Laswell, of Fairview, were speak will avail themselves of a
in town Saturday on business.
down Saturday on business with giand treat by hearing him, for he
Pace’s smoking tobacco at Char-
is the acknowledged peer of any
our notary public.
ley Elliott’s--Star restaurant.
speaker in the state.
Mr.
E.
S.
Spurgeon
and
lady
Good chewing tobncco nt Char­
We should like very much to lie
have gone on a pleasure and bus­
ley Elliott’s—Star restaurant.
iness trip to Washington county, at this place on the coming Fourth
Johnny Lehnherr ami lady were
of July to soe our old friends, but
and will stay till fall.
visiting in town last Saturday.
have to spend the time at Bandon,
Uncle J. M. Arrington and some
according to previous arrange­
< *pt Parker 1 »tought the tug other parties from Roseburg
are j
upon Saturday, Capt. Floyd being suiveying and segregating swamp­ ments. Our brother D. F. will
represent the interests of the
sick, t
land in the vicinity of Beaver
H EHALi) in our absence.
Dr.^O. E. Smith is in town at­ slough.
Patronize Fred Jarvis, the pio­
tending to his profession of den­
It is said that Siglin will dis­
neer stage man. It is through the
tistry.
claim his title of “ Senator from
For a good smoke, go to the Coos and Curry,” uud recognize efforts of Mr. Jarvis that we have
Star restaurant, Charley Elliott that of “ Senator fiom Coquille a good road, good and efficient
mail and stage service between
proprietor.
and Curry.”
If you want a goal square meal ’ While fishing at North Bend Coquille City and Coos bay, and
for 25 cents, go to Charley Elliott’s last Wednesday, James Arrington it behooves all to give him their
patronage. The route is elegantly
Star lestauraut
cought a 74-foot shark. He made
equipped. See ad.
tf.
There are seven secret organ­ use of an extra hook and a pistol
Dr. O. E. Smith, the well kno.vn
izations iu this place, and evefy before landing his fish.
dentist of Coos bay is on the river,
night is occupied.
Uncle Tom Willard has just and is prepared to do all kinds of
Nuts, candies and other delica­ sent off for publication the first
dentistry. His reputation as a
cies too numerous to mention nt book from this place. It will he
first class operator is too well es­
the Star restaurant.
illustrated, and its object will be tablished to need any comments
Win. King and Morris Bennett, the furtherance of carpentery.
from us. The people will do well
a >
f Floras creek, were in this place
It would be a good thing if all to encourage his visits by liberal
one day last week on business.
tea were possessed of the invig­ patronage.
nerve-stimulating
Some elegant rooms can be had orating and
The Curry County Post gives an
nt a reasonable price, by calling on projvrtios that distinguish Mr. W. account of Hank Wells bolding a
H. Carothers’ “Mayflower Tea.”
Mrs. R. Mathison, of this place.
large black bear by the tail till it
t
f
Uncle J. B. Hunt, of this plnce,
is going to erect a big dancing
plat form at Baudon that will ac­
commodate every person who may
wish to dance there on the Fourth.
Dr. Elgin made the trip from
Myrtle Point to Empire City and
back to this place Friday. This is
pretty good traveling and is due to
close connection o f the stage, cars
and steamer.
Notwithstanding the Amethyst
had an immense amount of freight
for this river, she beat the other
vessels up, from one to five days.
She is one of the smartest little
vessels afloat
Three vessels sailed into this
river last Friday—the Amthyst,
Parkersburg and Helen Merriam,
the Amethyst, which arrived here
Saturday evening, for this place
and the other two for Parker’s
mill.
Messrs. Charley Elliott and
Harry Hunt will have a lunch
stand on the grounds at Bandon
on the Fourth. They will have
coffee, tea, pies, cakes, meats.
bread, eggs, nuts, candies, oranges,
lemons, etc, etc. Give the boys a
call.
Mr. W. H. Carothers has acted
wisely m following up the recent
action of the government against
adulterated teas. He is now offer­
ing to the public a guaranteed ar­
ticle of pure tea, imported direct
from Japan, under his own brand
and only in Perfection Tea Cans.
Its name is “ Mayflower Tea.”
Bud Cartwright, who was recent­
ly visiting his parents in this
place, started home from Browns­
ville on Tuesday last, and is doubt­
less enjoying ^he sand storms of
Idaho ere this.
Mr. Moulton got a lot of onions
from San Franciscoon Friday and
they went quicker. It is singular
that people do not raise onions,
for they can lie as successfully
grown here as anywhere.
Messrs. Dean
and
Belieu
brought down a raft of piles last
week from the former’s place on
North fork. The piles are to be
used by J. A. Collier of this place
iu the construction of a wharf in
the rear of the Robinson house.
was killed by Raleigh Scott, and
says it will explain further if we
disiro.
With a slight change it
would be reasonable—substitute
Hume for Wells, Upton for Scott,
and Sutton for the bear.
l l a p i c iliiffM A lo n g flic R i r r r .
fFrcm onr Traveling Correspondent.]
IE&
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iac I t , Prop.
Uncle John Kronenberg and i
Coquillo City, Ogn.
lady passed down the river Friday
Hauling Done at Reasonable Rates, vln ltf
en route for Port Oiford. Mrs.
K ’s health is not good.
DRESSMAKING
The inspectors for steam boats
IN
are looked for on the river and at the
The latest styles; also children’s
hay, to inspect steamers whose
clothing and ladies’ underwear, by
papers have expired.
Mrs. True at Moulton’s old stand.
John Lewis and Frank Tenni­
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son have converted the Arthur
Lewis place into a dairy, with
some 30 cows to start with—suc­
cess to them.
gfirand Swings
Capt. Tpm Floyd while ¡lulling
on a line one day last week slipped
and fell, hurting his back so se­
verely that he could scarcely turn
himself in bed for a while. He
is improving; meanwhile Capt.
Parker is running the tug.
Parker’s mill is shut down for
repairs, and for cleaning up.
Thomas Lewis is putting a new’
set of brasses on the wrist pin of
the engine, having been troubled
a groat deal by its heating.
Freddy Mehl returned home
from San Francisco per Amethyst,
where ho has been learning the
coopers trade.
Tho business
would not justify him in staying
away from home any longer.
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.Ilimhti<*lil 11 4* iii «.
Umlerfliijned will have on the ground»*
nt Coquillo City during the coming
celebration on the coming
Fourth of July
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grand
The new steamer was launched
on Saturday evening.
THE
THOROUGHBRED
STALLION,
YOUNG FR A N K ,
Will "stand on the Coquille river the ensu­
ing season. Frauk was sired by a Grey
Eagle and St. George horse his dam a Ber­
trand and Messenger mare: is 4 years old:
15 14 hands high; weighs between 1100 and
1200 pounds; of symmetrical proportions
of mahogany color; pentle temper well
known to l>e transmissnblc.
The owner is ready try conclusions with
anyone who thinks he lias a fast horse.
Season opens April 2G.
Will stand at
Coquille City (Buck's stable), at Sain
Smith's place and at the old ltackliff placo
(Joe Laird’ s), and remain at each place two
days, visiting each place every ninth day
Terms $5 for the season.
By the insurance $8.
,
O. D. Sargent,
u34 3m
Owner.
SWING.
Everything
will be done to make
this one* of the greatest
features of amusement and
pleasure of the day. FRANK S.
BUNCH and JOHN H. SNYDFIS,
_______ Proprietors.
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Mrs. C. W. Olive.
OLIVE & AIKEN-
Have just received at
t lie ir n o w
A Large Variety of
Don’t Read This,
Unless You Want to Buy
T l x e H ia /t o s t S t o r i e s
BOOTS and S H O E S LADIES ANDOHIIDREN’S ZE3IATS
Of the very best quality and at tho
F lo w e r s . C s t r ic lr
Lowest Living Rates.
P lu m e s and.
O. G. Huntington,
Tips-
L aces.
The Areata arrived on Friday The Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker,
morning with a small list of pas­ will be found at all times ready to wait upon,
and accomodate customers with everything
sengers.
Donald McKay, an old resident
of this county, is spending a few
days on the bay.
in our line, at the Coquille City Bootand
Shoe store; one door north of the Olive hotel,
Main street.
Dn.îN <t H untington .
The Lobree mill has changed
hands and possession will be deliv­
ered next month. C. II. Merotiant
is the purchaser.
GRAND
Inder the Auspices of the
Coquille^City, Oregon,
FROM
DEALER AND
COQUILLE, CIT!
Manufacturer o f
COOSBAY,
Tin, Copper and
Sheetiron^Ware,
C arning tlie l . S. Mails.
Agate anti Granite ¡W are,
AND
Passengers
LAMPS, C H IM N E Y S A N D
Stage leaves Co<p title City evert/
dag ( except Sunday) at 6 A. M.
and l P. J/., connecting irit/t
the Cars and Steamers fo r Coos
liag each trip.
Leaves Coaledo fo r Coquille
Cifg at 9:30 A. M. and 5 P. 31.
LANTERNS
Passengers leaving Coquille City on the
morning trip can visit Marshfield and Em­
pire City, having two hours in each pine-.)
and return to Coquille City tho same even*
ing.
rS?“Go with the Mail and always make
connections.
Through Fare only 1*1.50.
JARVIS & ARRINGTON, Psora.
C. W. ZUMWALT.
Ageut.
Coquille City, Ogu.
n38tf
Jas Cai-twright, Chas. Langlois,
Clias. Zumwnlt, Jno. Snyder and
Jno. Shelton.
Tickets including midnight sup­
per............................................ $2.50
Proceeds to go to “ Our Home.”
9
A
SADDLES,
AND
H a rn ess,
Rope, Paints, Oils
ami a full Line of
Shelf Hardware,
IRON and Blacksmiths’ supplies.
I make my own Tinware, and
will do any repairingor order work
promptly, and at prices aw low as
the lowest.
v2u26
1884.
Grand Celebration !
JOLT till, 1884. at C o p t City, orepn.
The people of Coquille City would respectfully announce to the
public generally, that the coming 108th National
Anniversary will bo Celebrated at Coquille
City, Oregon, on Friday, July 4tli, 1884, *
b y the following P r o g r a m m e :
1st.
National salute—Thirteen guDS.
2nd. Forming of Procession on Main street at 104 o’clock.
3rd. Grand Procession.
(Balance of program when furnished.)
MYRTLE DRUG STORE.
Myrtle Point, Ogn.
C om m ittee.
FLOOR MANAGERS.
vlnG. *
cash .
George
McEwan
Sew Stage Rente!
At this plaoo.
V. N. Perry, C. W. Olive, Mrs.
Jas. Cartwright, Mrs. C. W. Olive,
Mrs. Jno. Snyder and Mrs. R. E.
Buck.
Ruching 'Embroidery
Veiling, Scarfs etc- etc- /
we will sell cheap for
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
R ecep tio n
a n d O rn a m e n ts.
Straw, Plush, Silk, Satin or Velvet, which
BALL!
FRIDAY, JULY 4,
2 £ i ‘b'b©:ELS,
Hais trimed to order a speciality.
A logging camp has been opened
under direction of the new com­
pany in the vicinity of Empire City.
A. Nasburg was elected senior
warden of the grand lodge F. k A.
M. at Portland during its session
last week.
Mrs. A. G. Aiken.
LOOK HERE. Millinery Store!!
[From onr Regular Correspondent.]
The Fourth of July will be duly
celebrated at Empire City iu the
forenoou and by a grand ball at
The new coasting steamer which
Marshfield at night
was launched at the bay last week
The ra ffo f piles is ready for sea
has been named “ Coos Bay.” She
The new
will make two trips per month to and will go this week.
Coos bay, going up as far as the tag Escort lias the contract to tow
It
Sinselaw one trip and up to Port­ the same to San Francisco.
land on the next. Freight will be consists of five sections.
A man named Kruger, familiar­
the same price from the bay and
Portland. She will be rigged as a ly known as “Old Sigel,” hung
two masted schooner, andvill go to himself on Friday night in his
San Francisco under sail and there cabin, just belo\v Empire City.
He was a German; hail been nearly
receive her machinery.
It is desired that people leave 20 years in the. U. 8. army and was
He said recently
their small boats elsewhere than at well educated.
the steamer landings. It is often to friends that he was out of money
and employment and he believed
the case that a skiff is stove and
ho w’ould hang himself, but no one
that unavoidably. There are al­ thought he seriously intended it.
ways places to be found where the He was found Saturday morning
steamers do not land, that can be hanging to a rafter of his cabin.
Another victim of whisky.
utilized for landings.
Wharves
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have generally been built for the
Powilcr .lliixiizlnc K xplosion .
Denver, June 10.— The Giai t
accommodation of steamers, and it
is not right to occupy them with Fow’der company’s magazine, con­
taining 10,000 ms. tomto ¡)owder,
craft that are constantly in the
located three and a half miles east
way. The steamer hands make of the city, exploded with terrible
this request, and we hope it will force this morning. A large num­
ber of plate fronts in the business
be heeded.
portion of the city were wrecked.
Everybody acknowledges that
A new farm house, 300 yards dis­
the H e r a l d has been of great tant, was completely dmolished.
benefit to the river in many ways. The occupants escaped without in­
There is no clue to the
In this we think they are right, jury.
but it needs more support, that we cause of the explosion.
can devote our whole time to it,
and thus make it far more effective
than it has been. If you have not
( AT)
subscribed, do so at your earliest
convenience. This summer, it is
our intention, to give a detailed
ON
description of the whole county;
and to do this we shall depend
upon the assistance of tho people,
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to some extent.
Owing to the fact that Bandon
and Coquille City are the only
places, for all this great section of
country, that are going to have a
celebration on the Fourth of July,
it behooves the people of both
places to make preparations for a
On June 7th there was organ­
large crowd, as it is evident that
without such an effort it will be ized by Mr. Charles Olive, Deputy
impossible to entertain those who Grand Master, nt this place, Beulah
will attend.
Chapter No. 6, Order of the Eas­
Now that we are going to have a tern Star, when the following
crowd here on the Fourth, would named persons were installed as
it not be well for our people to officers, for tho ensuing year:
Mrs. McEwan, W. M.; Win.
clear up the rubbish from the
streets? There are places in town Moiras, W. P.; Mrs. B. F. Collier,
that are too dirty for any other A. M.; Mrs. Carothers, Sec.; Mrs.
use than a pig sty. Clean up and Morras, Treas.; Mrs. Skelly, C.;
look decent when you expect stran­ Mrs. Yager, A. C.; Mrs. Aiken, A.;
gers, if you will not do so at any Mrs. Olive, R .; Mrs. Tennison, E.;
other time. Some have started the Mrs. Roy, M.; Mrs. Willard,; E.;
ball to rolling, and we hope to see Miss M. Robison, War.; Mr. P.
nice, clean streets before it stops.
Robison, Sen.
FEED AND L IV E R Y STABLE
W.
L
DIXON
Proprietor.
I3 S T
Drugs, Medicine, Paints, Oils, Candies, Cigars, Tobaco,
Fancy Articles, Stationery and the finest quality of School Books.
Agent for the leading sewing Machines, Mason <fc Hamlin or­
gans, && Old Wines and Liquors of the best quailty.
Prescriptions carefully compounded
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