Coquille City herald., February 10, 1885, Image 1

COQUILLE CITY ,OREOOS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1885.
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m s m s s < tiens.
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h s > m : i > t o
Cany M iirringe.
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ISosp oiisib iliticK o f JoiiriialiMHi.
Anil s .. ii!y fri*ml, our ilremii of lOY 0 is 0*1
A M a m li'W 'rN T:*t<*.
There are easy-going, well-mean­
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audacity, and. several manifestly
would not have needed the smallest
beginning ot a wink on her part to
“ Stop!”
The evils o f easy divorce laws
L. F. L ane .
J ohn I a m :. Hut, i*.iin we M»i u* thci-n Jea. ili^ sprlii iguor,
ing people that regard the duties
It was
not “ a very
I attract
lL U U l 'l U
LT li <lu . deal
U r .ll o
WL
<1 LI t i l l l u l l ,
,
_
"
» ' - « J loud voice,
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,
a great
f attention,
Ah! mi:cli l iloi; l>t if e'er our life cai i be
LANE & LANE,
From iits «11 Tiling fettors will*11 y frt*o.
' and very justly; but the evils o f j aml amenities or a publisher o f a Hie driver of a Second and Third *s e u ° 11,)<i>uf
Attorneys auil Conns !ors jit I ¡sn.
. do ki}OW. whati Yr iu lift* 1*,*;tide,
| easy marriage are seldom mention- ' iieWfT)!lIu‘r tlie samo as thoso o f a j street car slowed up and waite.I i'«»r
I','1
Wt* ran not In .pa our souls to o it divide.
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y
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1
”
Tiiumph for the wife, but the most
curious feature o f lier experiment
remained to be tried.
“ Y ou certainly do seem to attract
a great deal o f admiration,” said
the husband, supposing that the
pretended strangeness was at an
end.
She lifted her eyebrows in simu­
lated surprise, as though an imper­
tinent fellow had unwarrantedly
Land Cases a Speciality.
merchant who sells you a gown for ! the bell. It did not rim
Office ou Slain Street, opj*nsitc C >sn»op«>llt n \\ l i o n lu* i r . li.ti.1 . ua.-nvered In art, in s\ i>ip:i- ou ny i ui* ui< >raiisi.
vour wife, or a x
pair o f red-tep
lililí i Ui£fC
1 boots went on again.
In most o f our States ______
0 • *
Hotel.
Moved
by
that
*
t
>
v«r
of
sweet
subtle
ty.
Rosehurg,
Oregon.
“ Stop”
** as j I for V0**
1 .. t* jm i 1 ilor 1 8elt’1
1 or X “ T l!ou,ld
ll •
• o f
How can we think to bold, ia slavish thrall ! can I >o contracted as readily
candy
for
the
baby.
N
othing
is
J.M. SlOMN.
.JOHN A. GK \T 1'lie soil) ihat erst responded to that call.
The driver looked round the side
ministers,
I chills and fever. All
farther
from
the
fact.
The
duties
Siglin & Gray.
\ud this L f««*l will er while avenge iuv ' nnj nearly every magistrate in ­
o f his car, but saw no one. The
o
f
un
editor
are
o
f
public
moment
conductor heard the cry but only
Attornfys and Counselors At Law, to knowiLt. with another by thy side.
¡eluding Justices o f the Peace—
lianhfieltl. ( *oo» conn tv. Or-v> >n.
and public consequence, H e is in a saw the driver. Again the car pro­
O vficr —Holland l»ml dili^j, opposite Hlanc«» i'hv changdni ln*art will sonietinusmeekly j are legally competent to perform
sigh,
Hotel.
rj
the marriage ceremony. There are great sense a public officer—a cen­ ceeded on its way, and for the
And yearn for ln-r.who holds thee by that tie.
sor. "W hy, in many instances the third time the mysterious voice
W . S IN C L A IR .
Ah: well, my frieud, I would not have it many ministers who never hesitate
to marry any couple that may ap- columns o f his paper have more was heard:
otherwise:
Attorney at law.
ply to them, whether the unfortu- ! b 'n o is for G olatorsof the law than
“ S top ’”
General Imuranc • ami Hon! Future Agent. For oft in dutTeriiio. rich redemption lies.
And
I
may
yet,
l>
y
some
mvs
erious
power.
This time the conductor rang : »coosted her, and pointedly turned
C oquille Ci i v. O ki gon .
nate persons are minors, bigamists, ' ^ 10^a"
f j lc'n fbeie aie a Hum­
Lead thee to life's rich, holier dower.
bice from him. H e undoistood
or p u'sons o f sane mimi and sound sand and one little crimes against the bell, for the voice sounded
1 \ ield lit« n to another's wins;»me wiles,
t T G. O W E N .
alu^ (bd not speak to her
<\> i *-nt. if l it;ay m are. draw thy soul
un >r.Js. Boys ai d girls who run our civilization that our laws do not close to him. They had just pass- j *i!‘l
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
To that loftier, r-a »re enduring goal—
tvs find 1 contemplate, that the editor is sup- ed a saloon outside o f which stood blither. Next, shediew hei shoul-
And sometimes win n thy way in life is drear, away from homo can alw
MAHS!inr:i.o, Oon.
der away from contact with liis.
Even the moral a group o f striking weavers who,
\N lieu love yields meekly t.> some doubting a minister, who ■ though a total ; l*'1"'*.1 to
ST H. H A Z A R D .
fear,
stranger to them, will inliict life- i a,lt1 hitelteetual tone o f many o f from their loud laughter, appeared By this time the spectators were
And the alluring spell of beauty's grace
our smaller towns reflect the cour- to bo enjoying something might- believing that he was annoying her
Attorney and Counselor at I_avv.
long
misery
upon
them
for
a
small
,
Cannot the sonl’s deep searching needs
dreadfully, and scornful glances
E mpiht : C ity . <>«<\.
foe. W ere it not for our easy mar- i a» e aIu^ honest) of the editoi of illy.
efface.
“ Look on top o ’yer car” cried were .aimed at him. H er final trick
Oh! may tin heart to thine speak tender1}*. J jiage laws, our easy divorce laws j ^10 Leal paper. H e wield* an influ­
J. W . B E N N E T T .
was conclusive.
It consisted in
Tin* sweet, soothing words of sympathy.
would ihul few supporters. l)i- j ence over his readers that is great­ one in a strong Yorkshire dialect.
Attorney at Law.
Kate Seafomn.
The conductor got o il his plat­ suddenly pulling her skirts clear o f
vorce is in most cases sought as j er than the church, and we say, in
M Mi LUToIJL
his trousers, and deliberately set­
U h i IE.* S S o ig u r d .
the only means o f escape from the a great t measure his standard of form and follow ed the direction o f
JX X * W A T S O N .
integrity is reflected by those who the weavers index linger. There ting her feet as far in the other d i­
l i n i n g the administration of miseries o f easy marriage.
rection as the end o f the car would
t Hayes tin* postmaster at
Attorney «inti connsvloi u*
<
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Extremists there are, oi co u rse ,; read his paper. N o one ever ¡-aw perched on the edge o f the sky
in Minnesota gave
a remote ou
î
->(>:)°d\ doubted that the
(W i ( i V. OuN.
who are in favor o f abolishing the , a live go aheail tow n that diti not light, hanging on like grim death, ¡ ! r
ton
for
resigning
his
a singular r
ide
demure
creature had been
wings fluttering helplessly, sat:
evils o f easy marriage, by a prohi. contain one or more newspapers o f :
Iru-t.
W
riting
to
the
First
Assist­
J. H .N O S L E B ,
A man arose
same nature. W c never saw it gray parrot.
! rossly insulted.
bition law forbidding any person, j ’
ant Postmaster Gt nera!, he said:
Notary Pulj’in
from the opposite side.
“ Well, if that ain’ t a rum ’ un,’
“ j desire and hereby give up and whether minister or m agistrate,, fal1- Anil yet as we started out to
co jt'ii.i.K < ‘11 •. > • n .
“ W ill you exchange seats with
’irrender the Post ottico, o f course ti. perform a marriage ceremony »‘•ay, some people otherwise perhaps said the conductor. “ We ca n t stop
luckkiug after things untili n;v except on a proscription sig ed by properly balanced, Hunk the duties • P olly; we 11 take you off when we rneV” he very gallantly and polite­
C A R L H- V O L K M E R .
l
>V IS appinted.
1 recoin-
ly said, lifting his hat most defer­
a regular Bishop. This, o f course i aml responsibilities o f an editor | gets to the depot.” And off they
A
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Attorney and Counselor at Law.
memt .led Taylor, who hassn’t
are no more than those o f a huber- started. W hen they reached ('hes- entially.
You
know
the
pay
is
is
impracticable,
even
if
it
were
des­
much
to
d
i.
M tbti . k 1’ uint . C > >; C •:**«* :v 1* • ■ *«'•
Now, lie had been
forem ost
W e nut street, something in the net­
«»lily >'!!• a yea*- and it has cost me irable. V license lew wcul.l nlso j iSsher. Wlmt a delusion!
Will practiue in all tii oo.:ii .... •
among the original og lers—the
liait my cr< ;> a> wt il as neglect o f have its objectionable
featni-es,! 1'«>lize tllis nlore tlmu otller edi!ore. work o f telegraph and ele ctro light
my ^to
fur Eve been in a fuss
because our field is wires must have irresistibly re­ veriest simpleton o f them all.
A. M. C R A W F O R D .
fr. mm ♦! first re -nth after 1 took however strii t it might be. The I " (? sui)l><'i,° ’
“ Thank you, sir,” she replied, ns
wider, and one that has heretofore minded P olly o f her native forest.
Atto ney and Counselor at Law.
h olli
;it' a man who shrines the present law is virtually a license
bland as a w hite heifer, “ but I pre­
< lev vil t tell t!m lrnth.
'J'iie fact law, although ministers anil mag­ been looked after ns we have tilled She walked sedately to the conduc­
l^ G en n al lu>urauce agency.
is ! ve g !. a wife and lu r two sisters istrates do not have to procure a it. O u r la b o r s , t o t h e t h o u g h t le s s , t o r ’ s ond o f tlio c a r and in a plain­ fur Li sit beside my husband.”
K w o n w , Oim.
Thus, with the same stone she
who liv in the store where the special license authorizing them are inquisitorial and impertinent, tive voice said; “ Wait for m e!” flap­
J. P. E A S T E P , M. 1).
Post oil * is and theirs bin some
vet wo know they are not. ped her gray pinions and make- killed that vulture bird and the
to marry
on the premises.
W ere and
Piiiatci as . Svu kon end Or.tfsran’ iAV.
tenvbli lows
iws anoui
about openin
lett
UTn'ine
opcniu
letters
:
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r
i
.
i
imiv,i
ii:g a scarlet parabola in the air dove mate w hom she had undertak­
Special attenti' -n given t »ili 1 s44‘ilseS of WOill- which l dont accuse cnnvbody but <mlv these ministers empowered to
e
have
to
tloal
ul,m>*t
c
i
t
n
.)
ror.i
*
f(»rn:s
of
en anil cLililre:i. ami ail i
en to instruct as to the philosophy
ilisias»-. Cas *sof i >h *t«tr s <10; teeth ex- cverybttdy has ther suspicions. But perform the marriage ceremony with strangers to us, and arbitrate with her red tail, alighted on one
o f male gallantry*.
tract«*»! forôOc,*ii. ■ Kiel1. I*4 ' *.*;'i: l tr *atnu a; win: in in will bo wimmin as long as
who : hould pay, say, ÿôüO for a li- differences between peojile who are : 0 f the electric light wires. Site
for K!i«uniiû!si a uiul > Qiir , ia 1>}' the med-
H nrsu
their is curiosity which the snake con.-.. *, there is no doubt that ilio o- strangers to each, and expose frauds | would have been wiser had she
ic.-.tcj v.q* >r l* *. i.
i;«ii!!«* City.
i Z\ ( • %
OfAe.’ jt r-
it*
tl
lavs
• lit into ti.t*m (■ver siiicp! tii
who have grown gray swindling remained on the car.
An Am erican farmer visiting old
Am ! ‘ 1 vil o f clmap cltrical marryers on the p u b lic —who regard any inter- j
f tl.e gnrtli mi ( ■ i Enden
The lamps were nbont to be lit. countries is struck with the warmth
C.
T O W E R . L I. D.,
■ v.- (lot f ml every block o f a village or town
on ’t pro;*:)--*e to e it bm ,1-m
1 he current was turned on, and
,vi!h their lie‘far ions
o f the stables. They m e usually
‘life•!:ers kn i V»';« for the salec of 8’ id would be materially decreased, fere i
Physician and Curjcon,
1
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•lie
3
ou
r
\(
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l“
t
me
ki
.<
>w
at
<
:nice
or.tr::
goon
on
ar. t i(
o f stone, with thick walls, close-
What we might call ilie corner oils
M ir.; tni:i.-.).
» ] : j i ♦
! til
1* : * i 1 ] •
v 1 1e mail riid“ !• tt) go
r I y \. ■ 1
the
ir
::ve j) :• rsm?d
shutting doors and windows, with
cat
marriage .,o\) would be to a
tl;
W -C .A N G E L L , M. D-
with-
!
her
voice:
, vb.tT p’
Hines SO 1( i11 g ; in fact
stone or brick floors ami low* ceil­
T 1 and the b
Yu * t:
i
»
»
“ Sto]»!'
ili'.'.nc C, Hi at Ilioty ¡ •t as:
ings. Ventilation is secured by
Physician and Accoucheur.
DC.UK ated in the hands
■nu ii
lit«
Ami she fell, a helpless mass en O penings into the loft, and in win­
ivelv t w men. On the thou ;!: they thought they were do
ot c a:
COQUILLE CITY, OGN.
.
I
on
niEiikii
l 1. \
the."“ men would find ing a legitimate business.
the pavement a dead parrot.
ter the air is close, heavy, warm
other
vlnitf.
l»v inte
than by the three i! n .-K:; ry to pio ¿Torni
“
and often full o f odor— this is not
n; m m y : one ol* them told us once, \vWn
i i
O. E. S M IT H ,
«•eurges, war
A
îtrïii«*
W
i
ll
I*
o
s
ln
l.
L a . L l ì
the “ sweet breath o f kino,” but,
nifiri'iages ns possible in order t; nski.d where lie drew the line be-
4
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1
nevertheless, tt is cowy enough for
u it nee an I f.tininc*. I lu is true pay ioi tin
iergeon Dentist.
lieensc and make* tween honesty* and dishonesty, that
1 hold it to he truth constantly*
any
body.
:d il is the mea.-ure o f our
fll us
*. living
! >E( i( )N.
a P
tail
Hence they would he did not think it was dishonest self-evident, says Clara Belle in
¡Stone floors in stables, kept
di* credit ami di sgrace.- W . E. be tempted to marry every couple for him to obtain money so long as the Cincinnati Enquirer, that every
viril :’.I
warm so that water will not freeze,
« divistone, Fremici •of Great Brit- making application to them. It is lie did not do anything that the law man will defend a woman against have one great advantage.
W hen
/r* -5"^
n
tv
X-/ • itili, in the 1 louse ( f Commons.
the
cows
and
horses
are
taken
out,
true that the offense o f m a r r y in g could punish him for.
In other all men except himself.
I f you
•
the bedding put to one side and the
iu rei) fi.
Open sc •.vers run
minors might be punished by re- : words be did not regard it wrong 1 haven't noticed it already, you have
manure cleaned out, the hose may*
O. Oi.u , »:,*.
Until a vocation o f license, but the lieens- to steal if he could do so without it I ! only to look for it an hour or so in he turned on and all washed out
1er ( >i’ z, >m-• o f the
vZnt.Vlf
,
go • the
tlie V
water
supply* was
few years ;T*
1 nis.rryer would always find some , being found out and have it proven , ¡my place o f mixture o f the sexes, j sweet and clean. There is no wood
)nly one w ay to prove that he had been tie- on him. It was for just such em- j Clap your eyes on a pretty woman | about the floor to becom e saturated
!ow well.
f; ;n one
J . -A»..
loyod on { ceived and had violated the law ergencios as this the public press without male escort, and tw*o phe.
phe- " it h m ine anti to gi\e oil ammonia
solitary scavenger is employe
C o q u il l e C it y , O hugon .
constantly, so the air is not bur­
GENEUAL AGENTIV for t l*
of C'tv half-time for cleansing, repairing unintentionally
7 , as given its licensed liberty.
We nomena
will become
obvious.
dened with its fumes.
proj»rrtv, boa n1«
1* • ‘ . v;i,'l*<'r. fan.i*.
rauche**, tdc. Office iu lierait! building.
and maintaining all the streets.
The plan o f local option is prob­ shall not shirk the responsibility. Firstly, there will be a large amount
H orse stables ought not to be too
—
Public
Herald.
Houses have been
condemned ably the one which promises the
o f open and covert staring at her, to close,but they should be warm. Few
J. F. H A L L ,
all o f which her obliviousness is of people seem to be aware that the
w holesale as unfit for human liabi-j best results. This plan provides
Goats as farm stock.— The goat
Surveyor,
tat ion, to the intense disgust o f the 1 that in every township the voters
course only assumed. Secondly, if horse bears cold with less suffering
F ob C oos ( 'orxTv, < Ins:*a>N.
is the animal for the ranch and the
than any other o f our domestic an­
one
o
f
the
starers
happens
to
roal-
Office: With T. G. Oivcrr. 1 -(;.. Ma shfu Kl.
, ’0twiik ?taUdinf.. JlU S *!“ !! a ' cide " g t h g o r not marriage |(() um 11 css W est_ 6ay8 tbo M idland
imals, unless it be the Newfond-
J T ifi’crftfCt mri»“ of r.l! iurvtytd :tr.l wi
n«
.
•__ize that others are at the same
these adverse conditions, these j shall be permitted within the boun-j
land
dog. W ith food enough the
Farmer.
inner. There will yet spring up
. . . . . . . .
terwd lands furuifihcd on abort noth <. vitti iamilies live ami Unive vigorously. | (] ;ili 0 S Gf
township, and in case j , i..... n „ n fi , . _ , v __ 1fltai»l0 i.... :____ it. ; game
irarae he
ne will
wm manifest
maimesi plainly
luainiy ms
his horse will keep in better order than
a large and profitable business in
An action was brought recently the question is decided in the af- j the carcn8ses o f the yoUng and the disgust at such treatment o f an un- sheep, if both are exposed to the
¡7ni i
severest winter, with only tlieslicl-
before Mr. Justice Hawkins, in , firmative, they shall provide for j ^ mcentmted milk and cheese cent ! ! ,rot,'<'tal l'0,mt-v * utte,1y ignoring ter o f open sheds.
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Nevertheless,
WATCH-MAKER A J E W E I .E R Rnglnn.l, ti> recover the value o f -the appointment ..f one res]>ectn- , Eagt to „ j ar„ e c itie9. This will his own offense.
such exposure is exceedingly bad
A husband and wife got into a economy. The horse stable should
two casks o f herring turiiished in ble citizen with power to perform one day provide profitable em ploy­
C o q u iiill© C i t 3 T C r.
» ^ r W o r k o f all <v ■scriptions done at short
The man was some­ bo warm and free from draughts
j 1854. “ W hy such long delay?” ask- marriages. In most o f our small ment to thousands and healthful street car.
notice mid extruinrly low prices.
i ln-17. j ed the Judge.
“ W ell,” said the and intelligent communities, mar- food to the chronic invalids o f city what dudish in dress. The woman but well ventilated. A n y old sta­
ble may be made warm by board­
plaintiff. “ I again and again, wlien- Huge would, o f course, l.e prohibí- ! u fe The A
goat poBse6se8 was under twenty, and as pretty as
ing inside on the studs and pack­
I. O. G. T.
nature and art are in the habit o f ing in leaves or other dry light ma-
Morning Star Lodge i ev" 1 <*>«'•> « “ <> h i,°- «sked for ted; lun in »11 the larger towns, a j a„ the m ents o f tUe common g o a t,,
| pnyment, until at last he to ll me : State marriage agent would be ap- ftnd furilisl]es a valuabls fleece, the COInl)mlng to produce. Ih e y were
teriaL The stable ought to be so
No* 464,
w arm that water will not freeze in
Meet» at Coquille City every ^ Thursday to go to the devil, upon w hich j pointed. I f the business were thus uBe ^ which is only limited by its | c,liltting on the very subject that I
it. This temperature can be more
•renind. Viaitini; uiend erri of tlii* order, in j thought it was high time to go to 1 at once legalized and restricted, the Bcarcenes8 as its beauty js unques-1 havo here ’-n trod need,
good »tandinj». are cordially invit d.
easily secured than most fanners
your lordship,” a remark which ; evils e f easy marriage would to a | t*(()lfK|
qqi0 q e aanq f or g()at
“ Percival dear,” said she, “ I will
, T
...
.think. The doors must shut tight
->V,v
I was received with roars o f laugh- 1 great extent disappear; though
L t ills ¿or fa th e r k practically un- prove to you that I am right, nnd | and the stai)le he llot too large>
O. F.
are unnecessary . for farm
ler, in which the Judge joined.
is idle to hope that an ideal state j
boi, ahko useful in the take only ten minutes to do it, if , | Blankets
,
I. O.
“ F a ctsco.n o to light now and o f things ,,, regard to marriage can j nmnutacture ot hnrness, shoes, and ><*« H promise not to get angry | and work horses. | ‘?*r
Coqnille Lodge No.53
• l
»
*i i> n \i n
, nii
ever be brought about in this
,
,
,
f
• about it.
vents the r,iou i.i 1 1 hair, however,
Meet» nt Coquille City every Saturday even
a
.
\ gloves, leaving out scores o f mi-
ing. Visiting brethren, in good standing, then, says the 1 all Mull Gazette,;
Then and this
* uib is
in always undesirable
uuiicainuiic ud
up- -
!
“
which
seem
to
coutilct
strangely
"
ld*
cl,her
L
’
legislation
orwlm
t
^
useg
TuIined
witll
,
hc
hait
H
e
closed
the
contract.
cordially invited.
on horses which are worked or driv-
she
drew
herself
up,
as
though
the
ou harq
t<* sweat freely.
i with the theories o f P ’O doctors, j ^ H L inpoianfc people call uhiki on f0r lap-clothes, etc, the Angora
A. F. anti A. M.
For instance, at Howden, a dirty, SU(l,lon*
, <0, , _____
is preferable to tiger,
bear or husband sitting beside her was nn \ The heavy coat is so long drying
Chadwick Lodge, No* 68* desolate village on Tyneside, a hoy
entire stranger, and waited for the that lue ses often take cold, both in
4\ hen vessels or timber sink to buffalo for beauty aiid utility.
Meet» at Coquille City on Saturday tv. n-
ear to fill with passengers at Union ^*e stable and out o f it. C arriage
the
ing on or before the the full moon in each was born who, at the time o f his great depths in the ocean
: horses, and those used for driving
month.
A boy digging for a skunk in » quure.
! and under saddle, should be blank-
birth, had four grandparents and pressure is so great that water is
John Goodm an,
Pensylvania,
“ Now, she whispered behind ! etod in the stable. Light, all-wool
great-grandparents
alive, forced into the pores o f the wood Lancaster county,
W. M. i five
They effect a
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