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About Coquille City herald. (Coquille City, Or.) 188?-1904 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1885)
C liu rcli D i r r r t o r j . Methodist services, l»y Kev. l i . H. Swnf- ford. are held ns follows: 1st Sabbath at North Fork 11 A. M. 2nd “ “ La nippy Creek “ “ 3 R “ " Fish Trap “ “ 4th * “ “ Coquille City *• “ L O C A L IT E M S . l)r. Steele lias returned to Marsh - ftdd. Fred "Webber was in town during the past week. Dr. G. Elgin was in town during the past week. C. H . Volk mar, came down from Myrtle Point yesterday. S c a lp A H I T O F F I I I I .O S O F 1 I Y . (BY IE GASCON.] F ir e B o iiiitj The following is a bill introduc A fire occurred M ark et R e p o rt. last Sunday Two little mice were in a trap Strange are the ways of fate— No dread had they at their mishap, Whilst nibbling at the l a t. ed bv Representative Roberts on night in the Robinson House, but the lfitli of Jan., and which passed j fortunately, it was discovered in 4 i . • 1 J* « » 1 A time and extinguished. A severe to the second reading on the 23d: Nor grief, nor anguish, did they feel, The prospect seemed to please; As. joyously, they made a meal On a small lump of cheese. Section 1. I f a person takes or gale was blowing, and if the fire had kills within the State any of the | reached the exterior of the building, following noxious animals, he shall it would have swept the town. the Too much care cannot be given to ; Treasurer of the county in which the burning of naked lights; a spark such animal was taken or killed, will sometimes fly and ignite dry the follow ing bounties: For every paper, cotton and other material be entitled Contented thus, why should they fret? They knew no cause for fear; Like laughing bipeds who forget. The end may be so near. to receive from J Thus like the mice we are confined; To fate we all must bend; Prepare, enjoy, yet, be resigned, W e know not when ’ twill end. for that is highly inflammable. W h ile ! every black or brown bear, two dol this occurence was,no doubt, purely lars; for every lynx or wild-cat, one accidental, yet, there are many careless people, who having no re dollar. wolf or coyote, three dollars; Uncertainty! W ell, do not grieve; There’ s much in life to please; The good and ill alike r ‘eeive, And nibble at your cheese. person who kills a sponsibility resting on them, make February the 1st commenced coyote or wolf, black or brown light of those who do. ----------------- » .— In ti former article we spoke of with warm wind and rain. bear, lynx or wild-cat shall apply C. Douglas, of Randolph, is in to nnv Justice of the Peace within the necessity of having a m pply of H . J. Collier is building himself town. I the county that such animals were water on hand, and facilities for a residence on Fourth street. l ebruary di d cloudy, warm and taken or killed, and present to him reaching the roofs of buildings; It is reported that our friend frequent showers. the scalp of such animal; and such that was at the time of the Bennett Nate Thrush lost a little child last Eugene O ’Donnell was in town Justice of the Peace shall examine fire; but, the danger once passed, week. I such person under oath, and, it and a little chin-music having been last week on business. John Scott, of Parkersburg, was Noah Loneve and family moved; necessary, may examine other wit wasted on it, no further efforts in town and left for Port Orford ! nesses under oath; and, il he is were put foith. A baptism of fire ! to Marshfield yeterday. yesterday. satisfied that the animal to which may prove an awakening from this Ren Smith, deputy sheriff, came j Judge J. TI. and Abe L. Nrsler it belonged was killed or taken state of torpidity and arouse our busi- paid this office a visit on W e d - over from Em pire City, on in the county, he shall give to such citizens to u keener sense of their nesday last. ness, Eridav last. person a certificate thereof in the responsibilities. — ——-------- ,T. P. Steralcr, of Dora, «¡11 a c - ! Onr citizens were planting po- torm riboJ in this Act. ! cent onr thanks for some eastern ! *»»<*** nmI « « -ly garden veg -1 etables last week. papers of a late date. Sec. 2. ^ A ^ Tin* D i'lia tc. ounty Treasurer, upon the presentation of a certifi The debate which lasted one between W . H . Nosier and There will be a necktie party at cate, signed and certified to by the 1 week, r ,, . r i, T a * . zi i , i i J. 1 . Easter, on the questiou of the the church in Coquille City on Justice of the Peace to whom the , , . , , , ,. . . , paid us a visit on Thursday last. eternal punishment of the wicked, Monday evening, Feb. 9th. head or heads of such animal was H e returned home the same day. terminated on Saturday the 31st ult. Old fashioned wharf rats have presented, shall, within six months District attorney J. W . Hamilton Easter assumedjhe affirmative, and been introduced here by schooners from the presentation of such cer and Miss Ostrander, of C’oos bay, Nosier the negative. The school that came hero for cargoes. tificate, pay to claim int the bounty were married at The Dalles, and of debate is one well worthy of at H. Virgil,of Empire City, arrived therein named, out of any moneys are now at Salem. tention, as it affords opportunities in town Thursday, with the in- ' belonging to sm id county otherwise This town is out of onions, and for training the minds ot the young tontion of remaining some time. j than school moneys. the demand is great. Some one — preparing them for that period Tax payers take notice. T h e ' Sec. 4 The Justice of the Peace should go extensively into the cul- when they may enter the arena of school tax will be delinquent on ; to whom the scalp of the animal is ture of onions here. religious or political oratory. But, Pay up and save presented, when a certificate is we fail in seeing what has been set- the 8 th inst. F. M. Murphy arrived at Tex given, shall mark such seal]) by cut tl -d by this d< i ate. Y\ hat is the arkana, Arkansas, on the Oth lilt., trouble. ting off both ears and destroying The wife of AY. R . Getty, o f result? The adherents of each and found his father was dead. | have been entertained for a few H e semis his regards to his mam* Em pire City, gave birth to twin tlu m. Sec. 5. I f any person takes a coy sons last week, since which, one of j evenings, but they have retired in friends'here. ote or wolf, or panther, black or them has died. j the same spirit with w hich they ap Little Clarence Roy lie two years brown bear, lynx or wild-cat out proach^! 1 1 to discussion. “ Con Messrs. E. A. Anderson, F. Elrod old, had the misfortune to have of a trap, thereby to defraud the vince a man against his will, lie is came over from the ** one of his fingers sawed alraos f v ; and F. Haynes, owner of such trap of his bounty, of the s; mo opinion still.” AA"e H p bay, on business and passed through ” , , , in two, one day last week, 110 - . 1 & lie shall pay the owner of such trap will oftbr an opinion next week; not ~ in r i ^ „ was playing where his brother town on their return. . five dollars for each coyote, or [Kin- for the purpose of eliciting contro Senate Bill, No. 105, introduced . ]]icr. four dollars for each black or versy, but because we were request Edward was sawing a h>g and put by Siglin, authorizing county courts i j irown bear; three dollars for each ed to say a few words on the matter. his finger in the way of the saw. W e are on tl je “ ragged edge” of ; to incorporate towns, passed to sec- j..nx or wild-cat— to be r< ecovered, Eggs, per d oz.,..................... 20 c Apples, per bushel,............ 40 Flour, per barrel,................ G .00 Butter, per roll,..................... 40 20 Cheese,. . . . per pound,. . . . Beefsteak,........... “ ................. 8 Beef, per fore qr. “ ................ G do, per liindqr., “ ................ 8 M utton,................ “ ..................8 @ 12£ Salt P o r k ,............“ ................. 8 Corned Bee f , . . . . “ ................ 8 IT n T V 1 Q XXGiiiOj • • • • • • • • • •••••••• 15 Bacon (sides) . . . “ ................ 15 do ( shoul der). . “ ................ 12 T iO ivl • • • • • • • • • • n • • • • • • • • AJfltll, 13 a Potatoes, . . . . 1 u Cabbage, . . . . 1 Sugar, . . . . ......... “ .................. 12 ft KU Coffee, in tins, . . “ ................ 25' do, green,............“ ................. Tea, g r e e n ,......... “ .................. 30 ([i, li) rj r* do,English bkfst“ ................ ( o a l l i c e , .............. 10 u Beans.............. 4 Apples, dried,. . “ ................. 1 0 @ 16 < < Rasins, do u Currents, do 12 “ a AAool,.............. 151 n Dry H id e s ,.. 12 Green, do . . . 6 COQUILLE C o m m e r c i a l C o l l e g e , Students wishing to take a complete bus iness course, can avail themselves o f the privilege without incurring the enor mous expense and inconvenience of going far from home. A Primary Department W ill he conducted in connection with this institute, and instruction will be given to pupils of any uge and grade. Among the branches which constitute a'scientific course are, orthography, reading, elocution, plain und 1 «S PRIZE ful articles. SEND TEN CENTS FOIt POSTAGE mid receive free our new com bina tion Pencil; ban seven different use Just out. Agents wanted. Address IIA KT NOVELTY CO., Han Francisco, California. Business and social letter-writing, compo sition, grammar, political, physical and commercial geography, arithmetic, book keeping, commercial science, algebra, phys iology the laws of health, and the rudi- mentsof music—vocal and instrumental, etc. Tuition, the same as under our old system. Primary (per term )............................ $5.00 Secondary “ ............................. $7.00 C lark M il l e r , Principal. N O TIC E! A nyone wishing to have 5 or G yoke of 1 Y cattle wintered, will do well by calling on. or writing to, Chas. Watkins, at this place. Farmers! Look to Your Interests! George 13emn*tt, list]. of.Baudon, --------------- o ----------- Don’ t bo misled by misrepresentations of competitors. Investigate and see where you can buy the cheapest; in doii.g so, call at AAThitney k O Connell's, the originators of low prices on this river. They keep constantly on hand at their hard ware store in Coquille City, the fol lowing specialities: Tin, Copper and Sheet-iron ware; a superior article of Home manufacture ------- In connection with a------- Well selected stock of general hardware, stoves and ranges, wood and willow ware. Farm tools and Implements, Iron and Steel, Pumps, AYater-pipes and Fittings, Paints, Oils and Brushes, Lam ps and Crockery, Harness ISO S t*. ; wlq 1 costs, in an action on the case. anxiety for son le more high toned j on,l reading on the 2 oid ultimo. and Trimmings, Rope, Glass ware, Plated and Granite ware, Rifles, Near Myrtle l ’oint, January.— to the wife Nosier’s butcher shop is adorned Sec. 6 . I f a person be found fsneh as will make compliments I of C. H. Hunch ¡tson. Pistols and Ammunition, Terra Cotta Chimney Pipe, Bird cages and appropriate vending f«>r the home with a new brick chimney. An ad- guilty of obtaining ft« m a Justice circle, and ai«l in the education of dition to the appearance and an r,f the Peace* a certificate by false, Fishing tackle, and all Goods usually kept in a first class Hardware aid to the safety of the building. fraudulent or deceitful practices, \ V L * W I ^ I I An E n.rgitic Man juvenility. | It 1 j » 1 I « ’ l l or Woman in every J. AY. AY ilson and his son, J. D. and in bad faith, he shall forfeit neighborh *<>d oil the l ac he Coast. Store. C riquet is in full blast. This For f ill jiarii«"’ ars address. indicates more fully than a volume came down from Eckley with cat - ' five times the amount of the bounty A L . B A N C R O F T k CO., N. B. AA’ e make a Speciality of job work, and guarantee satisfaction tie and sheep for market on the | named on such certificate; such for. of assertions, to e.ur readers iti oth San Fianoisco. ‘28th. They took the sheep over to feiture to be recovered as is pre- er states, the delightful weather at Living Prices. scribed in the preceding section, the bay. • we have had during the latter part AYhitney k O ’Connell, Props. J. C. Youn g , of Oakland, Doug- and paid into the treasury of the of January. las county, arrived here on the 29. | proper county for the common use Matt Rickman, a Russian Finn, ... v . c. 1 . H e is prospecting for beef cattle, thereof. O-ecrgre McEwan while proceeding to South slough, i 1 , . . Sec. 8 . This Act shall take effect i • i.i • • •*. r and speaks highly of the stock in Coos bay. and m the vicinity nf i 1 _ . r i from and after its approval by the this neighborhood. Rocky Point, shot himself accident Governor. J. B. H unt lias built a splendid ly with a rifie. H e lived about C C Ç U I I I F C I 1 Y , O R ., IloilicN F o u n d . three hours afier the accident oc- j walk up the hill from his place to — ON— ! the school house. A few more cm red. On Saturday last, Nick Sap and him are enterprising men like In response to an inquiry ns to Nelse Lewis found a body at Coffee "VU" 3 d.nesd.~ 13 r Mar. -i, Dealer in. and manufacturer of, Tin, Copper Sheetiron Ware. Agate and Granite needed in this place. Cove, near Rocky point, which is IN our school facilities, we state that G. A. Brown, of Myrtle P o in t,! supposed to be Rasmus Toft, the there are two schools here, con WARE. was in town on Thursday. H e fireman of the ill-fated Sol Tliom- ducted by able teachers, and the ; as. The body was brought to E m X_.ajm.ps, 01rim.ri.eys and Lanterns scholars are making good progress. tells us that he would like to go pire on Sunday, and several parties The attendance is fair, and we be- into some business in this town, if view ed the remains, i he face and Saddles, and harness, rope, paint and oils, and a full line of F loor M anagers .— J. Henry lieve that more pupils can be ac- ; >■" C!U‘ Bee a favorable prospect. body were bloated beyond recogni AVe hope that lie may succeed in tion, and not a vestige of the scalp Schroeder, John 13. Dully, Ralph eomodatod. remained, the skull being perfect H . Rosa. finding an opening. The Plaindealer says that an at ly bare when found; but those ac --------------- % «#» ---------------- lti ci ption C o m m it t e e .— M rs. Fast ol thr A**hlan«l .H u n lr r e m . quainted with the deceased were tempt was made to burn Flock anil <2. AY. Olive, Mrs. R. E. Buck, Mr. satisfied as to his identity by the Noble’s mill, a short distance south A L L A T BOTTOM PRICES. Louisville, Ky. The court of clothes. Steve Gallier, Mr. D. F. Dean. of lloseburg. M iss Laura Jones appeals having affirmed the decis A s most of the damage from the C om . on O rder .— Jns. C j «wright discovered the fire and informed ion of the court below and refused explosion was confined to the for and J. H . Collier. Mr. Flock, who ran to the mill and | to reopen tho case of W ra. Neft]> ward part of the vessel, and as the T I C K E T S , including midnight furnaces faced aft, it is probable extinguished the ihimes. I t was convicted of murder, Governor supper, $2.50. Retreshments serv- that Toft was not blow’n into the the work of an incendiary. Door 3 rpeu at Knott signed his death warrant water by tho explosion, but remain e ; « 4 . both Hotels. sevG» o’clock. The name of the Douglas Inde and fixed Friday, February 27, for ed in the hold until the vessel rol pendent has been changed to that his execution. Neal is the last of led over, while attempts were be of the Roseburg Review. It pre the perpetrators of the awful A sh ing made to raise her. H is watch was found by Geo. Davis while sents a neat appearance and de land murder, when the Gibbons raising the wreck last week, and a serves a liberal support. Douglas family were killed after two young great many are under the impres 1 st door north of Olive hotel, couuty contains population and girls were outraged. The mob at sion that his body could have been M ain S tr ee t , wealth sufficient to make two pa Ashland, in which a number of recovered shortly after the explo sion, if the vessel bad remained a- pers pn fit ible. A s the Independ persons were kill nl and wound COQUILLE CITY, float long enough [to permit of a Beef, Pork Mutton, Groceries and ent, it w’as an old friend; ed by the state tn ops, will be re careful search. therefore, we welcome it in its new membered as one of the results of A s we go to presA intelligence is Provisions constantly on hand, at the crime. AA'm. E llis was hanged received of the finding of the body the lowest market prices, and dress, and wish it success. by a mob after confessing his guilt of Geo. AYadliegh, engineer, oppo Fresh Produce taken in exchange. T, J. Perkins, o f Parkersburg, and implicating AVm. Neal and site Empire. The face is disfigured v3n24 was in towu last week canvassing but otherwise the body is not mu E llis Craft as his associates in the tilated.— News. for Parmenter’s electric belts, etc. --------------- . . ------------- crime. Craft was tried, convicted An exhibit of this belt will con J. B. Hunt left on the 1st inst., and legally executed and Neal is vince anyone of its merits. It is now to folloiv. H e is now confin w ith a span of horses, crossed the IDIEL^ILIELR X 2ST the only one we have seen that its river at Morras’ place and took the ed in jail at Mount Sterling, and trail by Fishtrap, Lampey, Bear, Drugs, Medicins, Paints, Oils, Candies, Cigars, Tobaco, influence could be plainly felt. will be taken for execution at Gray creeks, makeing tlie trip to Ban- Fancy Articles, Stationery and the finest quality of School Books. On being applied to the forehead, son, Carter county. H is execution don before night and beating the Th e on ly illustrated Magazine devoted to ihe Agent for the leading sewing Machines, Mason k Ham lin or the operator can see the electric development o f the Great West. Contain» a will be the closing scene in one of steamer. H e thinks very little amount o f general inform ation and ape- gans, &c. Old AATines and Liquors of the best quailty. sparks flashing, ami few can bear the most remarkable and brutal j work w’ould make a good trail on ' vast u / Jtlcie« on subject« of t nterMtu»11 aiLAWy Prescriptions carefully compounded the shock w hen applied in that crimes ever perpetrated in K en- i that route, which is badly need- L I V E and L E T L I V E . v ln 3 tf tucky. 1 Cfl* Front street, Portland, Or. way. $10 $10 $ 10 “ GRAND liiaiijiinitioii ISitll, THE PIOHEER HARDWARE WAV! Coqnille City, Oregon. j ODD FELLOWS HALL. Tin* Best Music Secured. SHELF HARDWARE, Guns and ammunition, llcm iles Powder, niaeksmitlTs supplies. New City Market MYRTLE DRUG STORE. Myrtle Point, Ogn. W. L. DIXON . . . . Proprietor.