Coquille City herald., January 06, 1885, Image 2

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T h » Irreprcawlbl* O bjector.
In publishing a newspaper, and
using all legitimate efforts to make
TU ESDAY, JAN, fi, 1884.
a success of the same, the further
we proceed, ?he more difficult the
T h e S«*w Y e a r .
path appears. Experience, if prop­
With the dawn and advent of the
er attention be paid to it, is a true
year 1885. we send greeting and
guide; nevertheless, the insur­
hope* that all may enjoy a happy
mountable obstacle always appears
New Year. Let the bickerings and
in front —that is the ill-fonnded
predjndices of the past l>e buried
prejudice of many who think that
out of sight as far as possible. Let
their peculiar whims, failings and,
the misfortunes that have fretted
feelings on temperance, religion or
us, the projects that have failed, !
politics, must have strict attention
the hopes in which we have been
paid to, otherwise they kick and
disappointed, vanish and die with
threaten to stop their paper. Does
the death of the old year. As, “all
it never occur to these people that
is vanity and vexation of spirit, “ in
the writer is totally ignorant of
the words of Solomon, then, the
their—to him—obscure notions and
chief among the vain elements is
fanciful, wayward and rampant id­
retrosjiection. Ruminating on the!
iosyncrasies? l)o they not per­
past; its joys or its anguish, is !
ceive that the newspaper man is
useless. I f we can draw any sol-,
doing his level best to earn a liv¿
ace from a consideration of bygone
ing—and a hard and thorny way
periods, It is only in the lesemi iti
it is—and that he must divide his
teaches as a guide for future action. |
atteation with manv, while treat-
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all with moderation?
We must
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It would be of great value to this : treat all communications with the
community were the town incorpo­ respect that they deserve.
rated.
We would then have an ; Objection has been made to this
officer whose duty it would bo to paper printing an article on tem­
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look to the peace and well-being of perance, from the |>en of a worthy
all concerned. There is some law, female. Objection has also been
we believe, for the protection of been made to our criticón of gov­
unincorporated towns; but, as it ernment action in some cases.
becomes necessary for some jier- Some people would object if the
son Uxenter complaint, we fail — devil appeared on earth in sub­
owing to the disinclination of the . stance, instead of the spirit with
people to make charges—in realiz- Ì which, we believe, he afflicts a
mg any benefit from it, if we may j great many of these objectors.
The paper is not printed with the
except extreme cases.
As the euse now stauds, when­ expectation of pleasing everybody;
ever an insane biped wishes to still, our efforts are put forth with a
make night hideous, anil display desire to make it acceptable to nil.
his assilline proclivities, he takes I In commenting on the matter en­
liis stand at the hotel corner, or l closed, nil we ask is fair play, and
some other Locality equally promi- ! a little display of intelligent criti­
nent, evidencing a particular and cism; then, we have no fears for
unmanly desire to obstruct the j the result. We are young in this
passage of ladies ami children, and business, and being fully aware of
then he howls; and then all th e, our defects, we hope to improve
chicken-hearted nincompoops, who by persevering attention to all the
think that they are smart, j.»iu in ; details.
If a newspaper cannot exist with­
chorus etnei duplicate the disgust­
ing nuisance emanating from the ; out the support of those who think
principal, most prominent and that its columns are tobe devoted to
printing their effusions exclusively,
most despicable cur,
There are at all times persons, and of those who objects to essays
who wish to rule or ruin a commu­ of moral worth, it may as well die,
nity. They belong to all grades of but there is no great dangev, as
society—the temperate as well as there is intelligence enough ia all
the intemperate.
Failing in lead­ communities to overbalance and
ership of this or that clique or ; offset the insane bigotry and ig ­
party, their chief aim is to set the norance of the chronic objector.
community by the ears—iu a
I.oi-al 1'uwtoiu’«.
state of protracted war.
It la ­
e were asked, the other day,
conics the first duty in local gov­
as to the sociability of the people
ernment, for the citizens to con - 1
ill a rural district like this that
sider these cases and to take meas­
surrounds Coquille City. Well, as
ures looking towards an eradication
it may interest a few readers to
of the evil.
Where the object of ;
know what kind of people inhabit
a man, who is given to an over- j
this portion of the terrestrial globe,
weening amount of egotism, is to j
we give our six mouths’ experience.
domineer over his fellows, he j
The people are sociable without be­
should be sat down upon.
There j
ing demonstratively loud,
The
is no more unmitigated ass than j
visiting, similar to other localities,
the fellow who is burdened with :
is in the hands of the fair sex. The
an irremovable weight of self-con- j
men being empoyed principally iu
ceit
Support him, and he glo-
rural pursuits have but little time
sies with a fiendish delight in the
to devote to what may be consider­
success of his schemes and self ;
ed the siqjeifluous courtesies of
importance—ignore him, and he ]
every day life. We seldom, receive
may sulk—that is an attribute of
an introduction to strangers conse-
sudi characters—but it will enable
vuently, suppose that it, is not cus­
him to see the folly of his course,
tom ary, therefore, if we deem it
and
throw
the
light
of
expedient in the interest of ’ our
wisdom on his selfish and obscure
business, we sail in, rough shod,
patii.
and have seldom met with a rebuff
Small towns without the neces­
Invitations to visit are the excep­
sary safeguards for the protection
tion and not the rule—we have re­
of the community will always be
ceived but two during our sojourn
troubled, more or less by the niglit-
iu this placid vale of the “Beauti­
howlersto whom we referred in the
ful Coquille.” But do not imagine
first instance. The further it pro­
that we are giving vent toa howl of
ceeds without check or restraint,
disappointment on that score. We
the worse it becomes.
We have
have been accustomed to the left-
seen a vigilance committee in San
handed hospitalities profusely ex­
Francisco with five thousand mus­
tended in Spanish communities,
kets and two heavy sand-bag bat­
where the person inviting you, will
teries in dread array.
What vas
not only proffer his service gratis,
the cause? A few men, at first, be­
but also leave his house at your
gan to stuff the ballot-box; increas­
disposal; yet, notwithstanding all
ing in strength through the medi­
this, you are not expected to visit
um of perverse success, they began the house—not much. It would be
to terrorize and shoot down all the essence of impoliteness to take
who opposed them, until the peo­ advantage of so much civility.
ple discovered that to settle one Looking at the situation from our
conspiracy against the organic law, earlier experience, we see nothing
to complain of. Introductions oc­
there was no remedy but by having casionally would aid us in our
recourse to another.
Let us be present business, but, if those with
warned in time.
One musket is whom we come in contact are neg­
more than enough at present; ligent of that ceremony,where is the
therefore, as we have plenty of remedy? To come bown to a local
idiom, “ you may bet your boots”
good men in this community, let that we are not going to snivel a-
us take council together and show bont it. We are here—the people
that our women and children and suit us first rate, and we will do our
our streets must not be obstructed level best to ride and tide over the
by a pack of scoundrels.
i other depressing incident
w
C r i t ic is m o n
GorrrnuutNt
W ork.
We have been told that our posi­
tion is wrong in asserting that
those who'criticise the government
works are opposed to the same.
Indeed. We are truly sorry in ob­
serving the lamentable position
that we occupy in the estimation
of the critics. But, who are the
critics? Aye, there’s the rub! Are
they stonemasons, bricklayers,
architects or mechanics of any kind
that would warrant us in crediting
them with sufficient ability to crit­
icise the work? Not at all. They
are small fry, with a big bone in
view— they are animals with an an­
imus, and small animals will squeal.
“ We have a right to criticise," they
say. Well, go ahead, if it is any
gratification. Sensible people are
aware of one fact in connection
with this criticism—it ivill lioive
about the same effect ns a drop pt
water on the back of a duck. It is
the must insane folly to be offering
objections to improvements that
are for the benefit of the communi­
ty. The parties who are guilty of
it have other reasons than the pres­
ent method of construction. The
powers that be, will net recognise
these people, who criticise, any fur­
ther. /I f they think it is right,
their right will be ignored, and
rightfully, too. There is a limit to
criticism, and this meddling by in­
competent individuals, many of
whom never saw a breakwater be­
fore they beheld that on Coos bay,
lias surpassed any and all judicious
limits. The critics ought—if they
are ever guilty of manual labor,
which, we^doubt—to employ a por­
tion of their time in digging rock
oysters at the breakwater, then,
they might discover its solidity,
and feel virtuously inclined to give
us an unbroken rest on the subject
of breakwaters, and vacate the po­
sition which enables them to antic­
ipate with such pleasing emotion
the change in superintendents.
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llic L o r a l lia iu l.
The festivities which accompan­
ied the exit of the old, and the ad­
vent
the new* year, were 'conclud­
ed on New Year’s eve by* a grand
ball, given under the auspices of
the Coquille City Brass Band. The
affair was a success in every feat­
ure; there being a numerous atten­
dance in honor of the occasion.
The members of ibis office receiv­
ed special invitations to be present;
but, ow ing to indis]>osition in some,
and family sickness, but one was
available. This invitation to the
printers to be present on the occa­
sion, took us by surprise; as, it
seemed to be the exception and not
the rule in Coquille City entertain­
ments. True, it is usual elsewhere
to admit reporters and thereby have
a fair report in the newspapers.
The boys will accept our thanks for
remembering us. Each succee*ling
day brings to the printer but a rep­
etition of his monotonous imprison­
ment, therefore, these graceful ac­
knowledgements of his weary pilg­
rimage aro like the oasis in the
desert—a green spot iu the mem­
ory to be always gratefully appre­
ciated. The members of the band
are persistent in their offorts to ob­
tain proficiency—they ore punct­
ual in attendance without regard to
the severity of the weather. May
they meet with the success that they
deserve. We understand that they
will give a dramatic entertainment
on some day in the coming month
CO .11M I S I C I T E D .
Mr. Editor:—Observing so many
items in the county newspapers
with reference to breakwaters, jet­
ties, <fcc., accompanied with asserti­
ons that the money appropriated is
uot disbursed in a proper manner,
I would bo glad to have the opin­
ion of the Herald, as to whether
there is any foundation for such
accusations.—Subscriber.
None whatever.
No money iB
expended for labor or material but
what is acconted for, and the vouch­
ers signed and transmitted to Wash
ingtou foi final inspection.
The
appropriation for the government
works is not disbursed in a manner
commensurate with the ideas of
some
persons—of course not
What should it be disbursep to
please those parties? They waat a
division, and friling in that there
is “ weepi ng, wailing and gnashing
of teeth.
NTO DJI
F ifty -th re e D ad BookM.
Under the above heading, the
Eugene City Register contained
an article on the evils engendered
by the diffuse circulation of books
of an obscene character.
It says:
“The mind staggers in the effort
to compute the amount of mischief
which these fifty-three bad books
are doing.”
The books may lie
bad, but they are not worse than
fifty-1 hree bad newspapers.
The
newspapers of the period which
have published the lying, debasing
articles of the late campaign, open­
ly—that have praised or abused a
man, and after the election, have
gone back of the first statement
and swallowed their own filth, are
ten thousand times worse then the
“bad book” with far less circula­
tion. The book whose circulation
is limited by virtue of the censor
ship exercised for its suppression,
has not the power for harm poss­
essed by the newspaper with un­
limited circulation; whose columns
are filled with the disgusting details
of a political campaign.
The fnct
is that the newspaper assumes too
much. When it descends into the
sink of Billingsgate, it should be
held accountable.
It cannot af­
ford, nor should it be permitted to
ossume^one face to-dny. and an­
other to-morrow.
The mind
would stagger in the effort to com­
pute that system of morals which
mode it compulsory to edit a clean
book, but allowed the newspaper
an unlimited license.
The truth
is that the bad book resembles the
bad newspaper.
You may discov­
er the character of the subscribers
by the scale of the success of ei­
ther.
If filth is supjiorted, the
men and the paper are always at
hand.
I V r iillu r it ic * »(' \Vrl(<T«i.
He is a good writer who in stat­
ing his argument, will convince
his readers that the said argu­
ment is unanswerable.
But, one
of the most peculiar methods is
that which while proving nothing,
defies contradiction. Such a writ­
er is, pre-eminently, dogmatic;
while seeking a reply, he assures
us that he is uot to lie convinced;
hence, all argument, is entirely
useless, and merely a waste of
time, if he only were to be consid­
ered. Again there are others who
attack an imaginary* antagonist -
this is a safe method; ns, while the
writer is dealing blows right, and
left, and enlisting the attention of
his renders, who> most probably,
are anxious to hear the reply of
the other fellow, he has the field
entirely to himself.
If the phil­
osophical portion be good, his ar­
gument will pass without meeting
any adverse comment.
This style
has the advantage of being useful
in training a writer for that period
when he may meet with tangible
opposition,
Street preaching has been pro­
hibited iu Seattle.
That is out­
rageous, and we demand as much
freedom for the preacher of the
gospel in this country as he re­
ceives in Europe. “ Ranters” (street
preachers) are a feature on Sun­
days in that so-called despotic re­
gion.
Let the municipal mug­
wumps of Seattle beware in their
abortive efforts to pluck the feath­
ers from the American Rooster.
In the language of that noble son
of Virginia—Patrick Henry, slight­
ly altered to suit the occasion,
“ Give us liberty or give us doath.”
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A large amount of sawdust from
back of the mill washed into the
river during the late freshet This
should be attended to at once, for
the navigation of the river depends
on it. Sawdust is.mucb werse than
sand, and has spoiled the naviga­
tion of more than one stream, even
the upper Mississippi having been
greatiy damaged by it. Once nav­
igation gone, this town is “goner.”
Memorials, asking Congress to
grant $100,000 tor the improvement
of the mouth of the Coquille river,
were sent to the various postoffices,
w ith a request that as many names
as possible be secured, and then
that the petition be forwarded to
Hon. M. C. George, Washington,
D. C. It is to be hoped that due
attention will be given this, as its
importance demands.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
STAYED.
Met ho
ford, an
let 2
2nd
3d
4th
The following from the Daily
"VT"otic« in hereby given that the eo-part-
nership heretofore existing between
Standard of the lat gives a concise A* A L i . Nosier
Aiul J. H. Hunt, Is thin day. by
consent, dissolved. Mr. Noaler *•-
account of the storm in the upper mutual
sumes control of the business, and all bill*
country: Reports from the snow­ dae the Inteliriu nre payable to bim.
Dated at Coquille City, l A. L . Noaler,
bound passenger train at Yiento is Oregon Dec. 10,1884.
( J. H. Hunt.
not as encouraging as wai hoped
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
for. The train is still side-tracked,
Land Office at Rose burg, Oregon, 1
25, 1S84. f
but a storm was raging yesterday, 'VT'OTICEis hereby November
given that the follow-
and the snow drifting badly. The i.V ing-named settler has hied notice of
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i • l t his intention to make final proof in support
Northern 1 acitic snow plow which I of hisoluim. and that saia proof will be
l,„.I rmonoil tl.o trnidr fr o m W n lln ln 1 made before the Judge or Clerk of Cooa
Had opened Uie traCK irom >» ail
;
Qt Empire City Oregon, on Tuesday
to Wyeth, is stuck this side of the January 6, 1885, viz: Thomas Drane. Horae
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stead No. 3389, for the N E h See 10 T »
latter station.
>\ ork is j^rogress- : s K ia West.
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He names the following witnesses to prove
mg ns rapidly as p o s s ib le , bu t ;
continuous residence upon, and culti­
vation
of, said land, viz:
there is no prospect of getting the f W. C. Hullnrd
all of Norway,
John Dimmer
train out for several days yet.
Pin Ilio Drane
Oregon.
Tne following is this report of John Munford
Als«» at the sanie time and place,
the weather up to 5 o’clock last
Philip Drane. Homestead No. .1W , for
evening:
i the S E X of N E tf, E X of S Et* and 8 W V
Qiparia—Cloudy, calm; fi de­ of S E quarter Sec 9 T 29 S K 13 West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and culti­
grees below zero; river gorged.
vation of, said land, viz:
Dayton—Clear, calm; 2 degrees W .C . llullard
all of Norway,
Munford
below zero.
' John
Tom Drane .
I Oregon.
Walla Walla—Cloudy, calm; Johm Itiminer
Also at the same time and place:
titer. 0.
W. C. Bullard. Homestead No. 3381, for the
>\ nllula—Clear, calm; 2 degrees s w \A Sec l i T 29 s it is west,
below zero
i He names the following witnesses to prove
Mr.
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Mr.
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i his continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
Umatilla—Cloudy, calm; ther. 0. pi"!1f ; IH
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all of Norway,
Pendleton—Cloudy, calm; 3 de­ Tom Drsne
Oregon.
John Munford
grees below zero.
John Rimmer
Also at the same time and plaoe.
La Grande—Cloudy, stioDg east
John F. Munford, homestead No. 3055 for
the S K of N E V . N E h of N E
Sec. 11.
wind; 18 degrees above zero.
and S W quarter of N W quarter Section 12
Cayuse—Cloudy, strong
east township 29 S R 13 west.
He names the following witnesses to prsvs
wind; 18 degrees above zero.
his eontinaons residence upon, and caltiva-
of said land, viz:
Meacham—Cloudy, calm; 14 de­ tion
W. C. Bullard i
Philip Drane f all of Norway,
grees above zero.
Tom Drane
[
Oregon.
Kamela—Cloudy, calm; 10 de­ John Rimine
Wm . F. Benjamin.
grees above zero.
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Register.
Willows—Cloudy, ealin; ther. 0;
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
snowed hard one hour.
Land Office et R sebnrg, Oregon, ♦
November 15, 1884.
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Celilo— Cloudy, calm; ther. 0;
'otice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in­
light snow this afternoon.
tention to make final proof in support of
Dalles—Clear, calm; ther. 0; his claim, and that said proof will lie mads
before the jodge or clerk of Coos county, at
light snow this afternoon.
Empire City. Oregon, on Wednesday, Jan-
Bonneville—Five degrees nbove uarv the 7, 1885, viz: John S. Cocke, home­
stead No. 3105. for the W
of N E J* . N E
zero; snowing: strong down stream V* of N W and N W k of S E $4 section
28. township 27 S R 11 west
wiud.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his
residence upon, and cultiva­
Portland — Cloudy,
southeast tion continuous
of. said land, viz:
L A La whom
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wind; 10 degrees.
(loo W Norris
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all of Fairview,
Huntington— Cloudy, calm 4 Thomas Norris j
Oregon.
T G Norris
degrees.
Also at the same time and p'uce
Union—Cloudy, strong south­
Melvin Newlaml. pre-empt wm D R No.
4183. for the S W XA of ti e S E \. E 1 1
east wind; lb degrees.
S W » 4 and S W V. of 'S W }A soe.ioi; 23, T.
27. S R 11 west.
Baker—Clear, calm; 5 degrees.
She iinine.H the follow ing » ito ckhow t<» provo
Wyeth — Cloudy, blowing and hercontinuous upon, end cultivation o f.
said laud, viz:
drifting; ther. 0.
L A Luwhorn
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UP THE WILLAMETTE.
John S Docke
Thomas C Norris
Thomas Norris
all of Fairview,
Oregon.
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Ashland—Clear; wind south;
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warm.
Register.
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Grant’s Pass—Wind southwest;
raining; cool.
(llendale-Raining; cold; no wind.
Roseburg- No wind; warm; oc­
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casional show ois.
Persons wishing to buy farms, wild Imd
Ct mstock’s—Cold; wind north; or town lots, improved or unimproved, will
cloudy.
do well to call on (). C. Huntington, “ City
Eugene City—Cold; wind south; Boot A Shoe store.** Coquille City, liefore
purvhasin „Elsewhere. ns he has in liis hands
warm.
for sale a large variety of real estate, and
Harrisburg—Sleeting;
wind c m furnish buyers with lands nny in quanti­
ty. from n quarter section ranch, down to a
north; cloudy.
half lot iu town, consisting in part of the
Albany—Cold; wind northwest; following:
sleeting and rain.
S51IO a c r e * , good, large dwelling, com­
modious
ham, tine young orchard, good ant
Salem—Cold; sleeting;
wind
houses, :t0 acres under fenoe. 15 in grnss and
southeast.
15 plow land. There are upwards of fifteen
Aurora—Sleeting hard; wind million feet of fir and ce ar timber on the
land which is of easy access to the river.
north.
lOO srrrN , 100 in the bottom, 25 im­
Oregon City—Cloudy;
wind
northwest; sleeting; thermometer, proved; new frame dwelling, good orchard,
bam, fine spring, and 10 bead of cattle. 3
20 degrees.
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The Duchy of Schleswig, recently
wrested from Denmarck by Germa­
ny, is in a state of ferment over
the law originating with Bismarck,
forbidding any «>f the people from
speaking the Danish language.
Bismark is a progressive states­
man; believes in the virtue ot sil­
ence. All the unfortunate inhabi­
tants of Schleswig, who may be nn-
unable co speak German, will, con­
sequently, have to keep mum in
public.
NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION.
Land Office at ltosebnrg Oregon. I
Dec. 11, 1884. \
'VJ'OTICE ia hereby Riven that the follow-
1 \ ing-nnroed settler has filed notice of
his intention to mnke final proof in snpitort
of his clnini, and that s A i d proof will be
made before the judge or clerk of Ooos coun­
tv. Oregon, at Empire on Wednesday Jan.
21, 1885, viz: O ttoH . Prey. Preniption D. S.
No. 4129 for the lots 10,11,14, and 15, Sec. 11
T 31 S. B. 12 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz.:
I. Bingham 'I
John Morris ( all of Myrtle Point,
John Neil
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Oregon.
John Baker J
Wm. F. Benjamin,
________________________________ Be t/is ter.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, 1
November 29, 1884. *
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten­
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
clerk of Coos conntj’ , at Empire City, Ore­
gon. on Friday, Jannary 16, 1885, viz:
Thomas Langlots, pre-emption D S No. 4052.
for the S E quarter of N E quarter. N E
quarter of 8 E quarter of aection 8, N W
narter of S W quarter and S W quarter of
[ W quarter section 9, township 30 S R 14
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva­
tion of! said laud, viz:
Walter Shoemaker, Millard Shoemaker,
of Denmark, Oregon: and Steve Gallier and
Edmond Oallier. of Coquille City, Oregon.
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house, bam and orchard, also good fences,
etc., adjoining Coquille City«
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£1 s e r e s , all lxittoni. 6 cleared, aP good
tillable land; house, barn, outhouses, or­
chard etc., X mile from Coquille City.
41
O n e suburban lot. containing l t f acres,
nent cottage, 100 fruit trees 3 years old; very
desirable for a family residence, being X a
from mlie Coquille City.
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POST OFFICE
Store,
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C. ANDREWS
PROPRIETOR,
CONSTANTLY
Keeps
An assortment of
Boots and shoes,
Hats and caps,
Stationery, Inks,
Dry goods and
Clothing L a­
dies, Gents
and Childrens
General fur­
nishing goods;
also groceries,
Canned goods,
Cigars, tobacco
andcandies. He pays the high­
est price for country produce
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