LOCAL ITEMS.
(•r»y«*l F ord I loin*
Hearst was elected to the U. 8.
Capt. Parker was iu town Satur senate last week.
L ois o f rain, and it look3 as
day.
Schetter Bros., o f the bny, were though winter had set in here.
The boys hod a pleasant dance on the river on basiness the last of
Messrs. Holt, Smith and Presler
the
week.
here on Friday night.
went to My rile Point by water the
A bill by Watts asks for a law other day and made the fastest
Mrs. G. M. Dyer, o f Bandon,
compelling
children from 8 to 14
visited friends here on Saturday.
time on record.
rears of ago to attend school at
J. D. W eekly in doing consider
Remember the ocean steamer east 12 weeks in each year.
The
convention at Bandon on Feb. 9th. measure is a just one.
able slashing this winter and his
Bud Cartwright writes from
Mr. A. G. Balch left on Satur brother, I. T., contemplates doing
Boise, I. T., that the weather is fine. day for Los Angeles. Mr. B. is a quite a lo t
Alex. Jackson has the shingles
W ill Averill 1ms received his good fellow and we wish him un
commission as [postmaster at Ban bounded success, and a safe return. about made for the new house he
His family will remain here.
don.
contemplates building.
M rs. J. E. Taylor, o f Bear creek, j The initial numl>er o f the Milton
I am informed that R. L. W eek-
spent several days in town last Eagle is before ns, and is the most ly has been on the sick list for a
wide-aw ake journal of the upper
week.
country. Chas. Besserer is the week.
Averill <fe D yer will soon fur
Jas. Johnson is the boss trader
editor and this accounts for it.
nish Bandon with a new water
Emma Frishkorn shot and killed o f this part
supply.
Chas. Shumate has sold his claim
Peter Gunderson at Manhatten,
The schooners Helen Merriam,
Clatsop conn tv this state a week to a new comer from Mich.
Suc
Parkersburg, and Coquill« are
ago. The dead man was about to cess to the new settler.
due here.
stab her father when she sh ot
A. Y . A. hoped I would recover.
Mrs. Amie M iller will open a She was justified, and will not even
I have so, unaided, and if he will
millinery store at Bandon, says the l>e tried.
call on me at Gravel Ford 1 will
Recorder.
Hon. J. M. Siglin wants a law
R em embek :
Don’t forget the authorizing county courts to ex give him a prescription consisting
G. A. R. ball on Birtbington’s wash pend money in building bridges. o f deer tails, hides aud liains that
day— Feb. *2*2.
This county is prepared to know will do him good.
Backwoodsman.
Our old-time friends, George the need o f such a law, and our
and Manly Roberts, o f the bay, people are anxious for the passage
D ora Itemw.
kindly shook us yesterday.
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o f the bill.
Plenty o f rain nnd high water in
Mr. N. C. Ijoreutzen edits one
Johnny Kronenberg made us a
tlr.s part.
page of the Gazette from Denmark, pleasant call yesterday.
He was
Mr. M cCulloch lias moved ¡his
and makes it interesting.
I just down from Salmon mountain,
C. Shepherd, the livery keeper at and informs us tlint the company stage horses from M cB ee’s to Tom
Coke’s at the old Middle creek
Bandon, wants to buy a number of is working right along and have a
good horses, of 11 or ;1‘2 hundred mile o f their flame completed. station. Tom is busy building a
stage barn.
lbs.
The snow there is 4 inches deep.
Richard Coke haying closed his
The Recorder announces the
J. W. W ilson and son Jeff., of school on Coos river has taken an
fact that Chris Long contemplates Calf Ranch, took a big band of
other at North Bend.
Success,
starting a salmon cannery nt Ban fat cattle to the bay market last
Richard.
don.
week. On their return they spent
I guess we will have peace now
J. O. Curless has commenced a a couple o f days in this place with in this neighborhood, since our
civil action against W . P. W right old friends. They inform us that fighter has gone awny.
for $60 before squire Mecurn at stock with them has kept in fine
Mr. W ilson is talking o f going to
condition this winter.
Bandon.
Lane comity on business.
Rev. W. Lund will hold divine
The second quarterly conference
It is rumored that Johnny Miller
services in this place morning and j o f the M. E. church South, Cquille has sold his ranch.
evening on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Be ; circuit, will be held at Fishtrap j
Boliver 1). Souser.
««•»«
embracing the 3rd Lord's day. j
sure and go.
S e l l i n g l . l q u o r T » Vliiiorw.
Rev. H. B. Swafford will be pres
The Murry [>lace on Four-M ile
It is not to be presumed that
creek was sold last week by Mrs. j ent to assist The official bnard
any one will be opposed to the
Erickson for $10C0 to a gentleman please be present without fail.
principle o f the bill introduced by
T. P. Haynes. P. C.
from Grants Pass.
Mr. Daly amending the criminal
E. G. Michael. P. E.
Our local “ Ryan” is putting on
C apt Levi Snyder, o f the steam code with regard to selling liquor
muscle and will soon be able to
to minors.
meet John L. Sullivan, now that er Antelope has justly gained the
The amendment abolishes the
reputation o f a successful naviga
the latter is “ o u t ”
preseut feature which permits such
The meeting to take 6teps to tor and a courteous and obliging sales upon the written consent of
master.
H e is always on time,
build an ocean steamer to run be
never misses a trip and is always the parent or guardian, aud in
tween the Coquille and San Fran
ready and willm g to accommodate creases the fine to not loss than
cisco will be held at Bandon, F eb
his patrons. W e are under renew three hundred nor more than one
ruary 9th.
ed obligations to him for favors. thousand dollars, and the im pris
Mr. Chandler, the Singer sewing
L ong may he navigate the waters onment to a period not exceeding
machine agent, is with us again.
one year, and forfeits his license.
o f our lovely Coquille.
H e is a good, realiable man and
This o f course deprives justices of
The remains of our esteemed
we commend him to the people of
the [>eace o f jurisdiction to try the
friend and worthy citizen, S. E.
this part
case.
Steward, arrived here yesterday
N o law can be too strong to pro
A grand temperance rally will
from Oakland, Cal., where he died
hibit the sale o f liquor to minors.
be hart at M yrtle Point next Satur
a week ago yesterday, and will be
The present statute has been fouud
day night
Rem ember the time
buried at his farm near Lampey
insufficient to cure the evil, and
and go.
Elders Swafford and
cr«ek, this afternoon. The funer
the readiness with which it is
Haynes will be among the sjpeakers.
al cortege leaves here at noon to-
Bear creek loggers are jubilant day on the steamer Antelope. The evaded justifies the demand for
over the fact that they have been corps« is embalmed, and presents more strenuous measures. I f the
able by the high water o f the past with won ierful life-likeness the liquor seller has doubts as to the
few days to get their logs into the form and features o f our late age o f a customer, he can satisfy
himself, and if he has no means
river. Mr. J. E. Taylor was in friend and neighbor.
Steve was
town Friday and he is especially truly a good man aud was appreci o f ascertaining, no great injury
will be done to society, by keeping
happy.
ated by all who knew his worth.
on the safe side and refusing to
The Bandon Recorder has come Peace t d his ashes.
sell. This amendment should be
out the same size as the H e r a l d ,
One of onr Chinese inhabitants, flanked by another provision mak
but it has two patent pages still.
who bears the somewhat plaintive ing it a misdemeanor to sell to
W e wish the Recorder much suc
name of Ah Si, being weary with minors the seductive cigarettes,
cess, but in the mean time, Bros.,
the ways o f heathendom, and re which is the source o f so much evil
drop that patent inside as soon as
solving henceforth to lead the and demoralization to the rising
practicable.
peaceful life o f a Christian Am eri generation.— Daily News.
The work of getting out the tim can, went into Geo. Landreth’s
Diphtheria is raging in S. F.
bers for the new mill at Flem ing’s barber shop a few days ago and
slough has been commenced.
It deliberately cut off his queue. On
Four prisoners escaped from the
is estimated that the mill will cost being questioned as to the reason
Portland jail on last week.
about $2,000.
Wm. W insor will o f his conduct, he remarked that
The school book question is re
take the contract for the work, so “ Chinaman not muchee g o o d ; heap
we learn.— Gazette.
steal, heap lie, heap gamble; not ceiving attention by our busy leg
allee
time. islature.
J. J. W ilson, the watchmaker, bellee good people
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informed us before starting to Gar
diner that he would give the peo
ple o f Coquille a chance to sample
his work again on his return.
He
will stop a few days on ly; so bring
along your work when he gets back.
Messrs. Fred and Otto Schetter
o f Em pire City were over from the
Bay Thursday, to confer with rep
resentative citizens here with ref
erence to the building o f a wagon
road from this place to Em pire City.
Sufficient money has been raised
over there by the Messrs. Schetter
and at Bandon by Messrs. Averill
& 0 y e r, C apt Parker and others to
defray expence o f a preliminary
survey, which will be made as soon
as the weather will perm it— Re
corder.
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Now me Melican man, allee same
Sullivan was knocked out at Min
Chlistion. You sabbe!” Aud Geo. neapolis, Minn., the other day.
It
was listening.—Newport News.
is claimed that he got his arm in
Patents Granted to citizens of jured in the second round. At any
the Pacific States during the last rate, he was injured in several
week, & reported expressly for the places before th e , 6th round was
H e r a l d by C. A. Snow <fc Co. Pat- ended.
tent lawyers, opp. U. S. patent o f
D i e d .— At the county farm, on
fice, Washington, D. C.
Cunningham creek, this morning
J. E. Bingham, W alla Walla,
(Jan. 25.), James Budd, age 87
W . Ter., horseshoe pattern; J. A.
years. Mr. B. was found dead in
Buckley, San Francisco, Cal., venti
bed this morning. H e has been
lating cars; F. L. Emerson, Brent
very feeble in mind and body for
wood, Cal., gopher gun; W . J.
some time.
Murray, Jolon, Cal., car axle; W. C.
Qninby, San Francisco, Cal., E lec-
Hon. A. H. Crook has introduced
a
bill
in the legislature for an ap
trotyte; G. H. Sutherland, Walla
Walla, Was. Ter., steam boiler; E. propriation o f $20,000 to build a
wagon road from Chetco, to Port
S. Sutton, Snohomish, Wash. Ter.,
Orford. It is to l>e hoped the bill
loose pulley.
will pass.
gtorlr* for M U le P e o p le -M o . 1
j
Joe Dame ha0 sojd his 8plendid
As you have all been very good place six miles above town on
boys for
fully
an
hour
and river 40 Thofi- Deverick
of
the
Hora"
as it is a wet evening when nothing ! ^ ! dt? C il;
U is oue of tlie' ***4
el*e more useful can 1 » done, if
™ °ches o n the r.ver, and the
you will gather around the tire, | ‘" J f " ne.
Z
I I I U C D T I C C D C o * w i * h toeiamin*
H U i m I I w b l l w thi* paper,or obtain •»timat»*
on •dvwtiting ipm whet in O e » * * will find it on <•!• at
Uw AdvotiSng Agoncy ot
LORD &TH 0 U S .
THE SEW AID COMMODIOUS
to
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m y little story.
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* 1 *-vOO. Mr. D. has the appear
nice
was, y once
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ance of a good fellow and we are
upon a time, a number o f little
pleased to see him locate, but
boys playing upon the banka o f a
Swift and Sure,
should be very sorry to lose Mr.
small creek which runs into the !
Dame, as he is one o f our best
Coquille river, and which is called
men.
Beaver slough.
Well, the boys
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Makes the round trip between Bandon and
Coquille City every day.
got it into their heads to make
• -'• q u ill«* S i I h m i I.
Leaves Bandon about 7:30 a. m ., arriving
play-houses ou the banks o f this
The following pupils are entitled at Coquille City alnrat 11:30 a. in. Return
little creek and a number o f them to honorable mention not having ing, leaves Coquille City about 12:30 p. m .
set to work quite merrily, and there missed more than one half day and arrives at Bandon about 4:30 p. m.
I*?~This Steamer connects at Coqnille
was quite a lot o f them, too; a lot last month—Abbie Hudson, Lizzie
City with the “ C E B E S ” for Myrtle Point.
o f sprightly, bright-eyed little fel Hudson, Emma Rogers, M ollie Through fare on both boats, 50cts.
lows, so many that I cannot recol Mehl, Laura Stevens, Ida Turner,
FOR SALE.
lect all their names, but there were Nerva Spaur, Arthur Flinn, Claude
$2000, one-half down: A good farm of
Johnny Lamont, and Tom Green, Nosier, Fred Nosier, Ben Lawrence, 87 ncers good land improved, situated at the
and Tom Willard and the Morras Walter Colvin, Geo. Moulton, Bird junction of South and Middle forks of Co-
boys and Billy Pitt and Sammy Nosier, W ill Barrows, Ed Canter qnille river. Call on D. McNair, adjoining
the premises.
McAdams and Johnny Jenkins nnd bury, John Hudson, Lee Barrows,
The Best Bargian*
a whole lot o f other little fellows Jessie Canterbury, Milas Cnnter-
A H T E L # P E,
Levi Snyder, Captain,
1 33 % acres
of good bottom la- d, seven
whose names I cannot think o f ju s t ; [)Uiy > Chas Baxter, Guss Stillwell,
miles below Coquille City, on the river,
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t' Well,' children,
they Johnny
price
$1200. Liberal time on $400 o f the
Stillwell, Ernest Lyons,
amonnt.
Twenty-one head of cattle for
made their little playhouses all Callie Wickham, Harry Boyrie,
$000. Enquire of S. W . Oilman, or at this
along the creek, the little jolly Will Stillwell, Annie Stillwell.
offioe._____________________________
n41tf.
jokers, and scampered here and
Mollie Lehman,
thore barefooted and barelegged,
Jan. 24, "80.
Teacher.
laying out nice little playgrounds
An Hn«l to Don«* S c ra p in g .
tor flowers and sugar beets and
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg, 111.,says:
posies, and all wishing for the time
‘ ‘ Having received so much Benefit from
T li© U n d e r s i g n e d
when Oregon would grow big, and
El frctric Ritters, 1 feel it my dnty to let
they would grow big too, and be suffering humanity know it. Have had a
OPENED
men. W ell, now, chjldren, there running sore cn my leg for eight years; my
wera a few bigger boys who were doctors told mu I wonld have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputated. I used, in
sailing a toy-boat up and down the stead, three bottles of Electric Bitters end
creek about this time, and they seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
were shouting “starboard” and my leg is now sonnd nnd well.”
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a bot
“ hard-to-pprt” and other nautical tle, nnd Bucklen's Arnica Salve nt 25c per
expressions, just like great big men box by J. H . Nosier.
and like sailors, and they thought
and
b o n d R e s u l t « in E v e r ) Caw e.
they could sail their boat much
Is prepared to buy or sell for
D. A. Bradford, wholesale papir dealer of
better if they could dam up the
reasonable consideration.
Chattanooga, Tenn., writes that he was seri
creek with rocks and stones and
He has the following for sale:
ously afflicted with a severe cold that settled
keep the water in. So they began on his lungs: had tried many remedies with
The Greatest Bargain Out
to throw rocks into the creek when out benefit. Being induced to try Dr. King’ s
New Discovery for Consumption, did so
one o f them exclaimed.
“ W o are aiul was entirely cured by use of a few bot
A great flianee for makng Money,
good boys aud we know that wo tles. Since which time he has used it in his
$323.—Two splendid lots on a corner, in
ought not to do this without leave family for all Coughs and Colds with best the best part of Coquille City, with good
Lots cleared and
from our papas; let ns send Robert results. This is the experience of thous I kix house with “ L .”
and whose lives have been saved by this
fenced.
This is one of the beet bargains
here to our papas and get leave
Wonderful Disoovery. Trial Bottles free ever offered here.
and then we can throw- in more at J. H. Noslor’ s Drugstore.
80 acres of the finest fir timber on the
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river,
2 miles above Coquille City, near the
stones into the creek and have lots
R ueltlen*« A rn ica S a lve.
river, with logging roads to it.
It is esti
o f water to sail onr boat.” T o this
mated
that
there
are
3,000,000
feet
of good
The best sal ve in the world for cuts, bruis
all the other bigger boys agreed, es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet timber on the land. The land will be sold
lik« good children ns they were, ter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and at a very great bargain.
The cheapest—148)^ acres 2 miles from
and they sent Robert off to obtain all skin eruptions, and posilivelycures piles, Gravel Ford. 30 acres in cultivation. All
or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give
leave before they would throw in perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. good land goodout range for a took. House
Bam 30x42
Price 2.r» cen<s per box.
For sale by J. H . 26x16 with ahed addition.
any more stones.
good orohard, 6 head of cattle, lot of hogs.
W ell now, children, the other N<,slt‘r
12 stands of bees, fanning tools.
Good
Httle boys who had built the play
VIA1CDIF.D.
timber on uncleared portion of thb land.
All for $2200 enquire of J. Stnrdwart on the
houses got together, and they all
At Port Orford. Jan. 9, Mr. Chus. Post premises or of the undersigned.
decided that, if the bigger boys and Miss Nancy Nordburg.
:*’ A A ACRES of excellent timber, fir and
persisted in throwing stones into ;
< / U U cedar, near Coquille City, for sale at
BORA.
reasonable rates.
For particulars, enquire
the creek, the water wonld rise nnd
of J. C. Laird or of the nndersighed.
Near Norway, Jan. 12, to the wife of John
overflow its banks and wash out
TH R EE LOTS.
Root, J r., a girl, weight 8 q lbs.
their little playgardens and play
A House of 5 rooms centerally located in
Near Norway. Jan. 17. to the wife of Jason
houses. And what do you think, L. Uandleman, a son, weight 9V4 lbs. Moth Coqnille City verv cheap for cash.
W H tT E CEDAR
children, bet Tom W illard, a bright er and child doing well. Bov christened 1 U A Rcre8
white
cedar
timlier
1 O U land, one-fourth mile from Bear
prom ising little fellow, began to Birdie Isom.
creek. Very Cheap.
draw out a remonstrance, just like
Brewery for sale— capacity ot six
J»*.
Ilurke.
Wm.
Rohm.
CU»*. Edward*.
barrels.
Good Location— Every
big people, and they sent it to their
thing convenient.
Satisfactory reasons
[>npas, saying that they would rath
given for wishing to sell.
ne and a half acres one-half mile from
er scoop out the mud o f the creek
Coquille City, on stage road; house of
with their hands, than allow any
five rooms, wood-shed, good cistern, 130
And Company.
fruit trees, some bearing— Very cheap.
stones to be thrown into it, and
1
acrw* 0X1 North fork near Gravel
that they would scoop it out too, if
1 O I Ford: 23 acresoleared, house 16x26,
barn 30x54, smokehouse, wood-shed, bee
the bigger boys would only give
Deniers in
house; 4 stands of bees, 2 cows, household
and kitchen furniture, farming tools, wagon
them a chance.
and harness, 15 acres of crops: range out
side and convenient for 100 head of stock,
Now, children, is not that the
is less than one mile from school house and
Will keep constantly ou hand
way all good little boys should do?
post offee— $2300.
acres. 4 miles above Parkersburg,
All good little boys should help
on Coquille river; 23 acres bottom—
each other along in their games
ballanoe bench and hill land.
House 20x28
bam 42x60; good, young orohard, bearing;
Boots
and
Shoes,
Hats
and
Caps,
aud plays, and then there would be
good timber on the on the place; good out
side range for stock. Price. 1230.
no bickering and quarreling, for F U R N I T U R E ,
dt* 13tX‘ for 160 acres of land, 80 acres under
n
r fence, 600 fruit trees hoose, bam 60X40.
there is too much o f that already
Drugs and Medicines of all Kinds,
V g«od range for cattle adjoining.
among the grown people.
It is
^|t*900 ft r House and two lots m Coquille
Grr oceries, C roclrer y
CD City; very cheap.
always easy ¿noufeh in Coos county
» 1 4 0 ACRES on Coquille river, 80 acres
a n d Grlaes T 7 7 "a.re,
¿ t O bottom land, 6 aores cleared, bal-
for bigger l>oys to get water enough
Which will be sold at the lowest living
Iance good timber, cedar and fir -convenient
to sail their boats, without running cash prices or given in exchange fo to log. Small house with three rooms,
$2200. Or, 120 acres including the bottom
their surplus water over into the Wool, Hides. Eggs and all Kinds of land and house <11200—a splendid chance
for one wishing to make a home.
Libera;
playhouses and playgardens oftheir
IF a x m . E ^ r c d -iic e
terms given.
One choice business lot in Coquille City
little playmates. There is a lways For which a market can be fouud, nnd the
—very desirable.
A BARGAIN.
rain enough,
goodness knows, highest prices will be allowed.
acres at Gravel Ford, all bottom
Call
and[prioe
goods
before
purchasing
and always plenty o f mud to be
land.
60 acres nnder cultivation,
elsewhere.
v4n32
30 aores good pasture.
One of the best
scooped out, so that good little boys
places on the North fork; would make a
should live in harmony, and it is to
good dairy farm. For particulars enquire
F U R N I T U R E STORE,
of the nndersighed or on the premises of
be hoped they will.
J. B . Fox, Gravel Ford, Oregou.
3F - !N£2Lrl5L, T ’ r o p - ,
' M oral: Live and let live.
A well improved farm o f 100 Reres on Fish-
M ausumkld , O on .
trap
50 Acres bottom land; ;ood house and
Michael Liber.
Dealer in Fnrniture, Doors, GlHss‘,and Pic
Land Agency!
Land
Agency
insr
Coquille
City
V
EDWARDS, BURKE O
Myrtle Point, Or.,
11
Dry Goods and Clothing,
158
Uncle Bosier Brown died at the
residence o f
his daughter,
Mrs.
Ubanks, at Oakland,
Douglas
county, on the 13th insk
Mr. B.
was for many years a resident of
Halls prairie in this county, and
was admired for his many sterling
qualities by all who know him.
H e was truly a good man and will
be sadly missed. He leaves sever
al children, one— Mrs. W . P. Her
m a n n - living on this river.
barn and orchard; isa good home for any
one. Price •KiOO. Liberal terms given.
130 acres three miles up. the North fork.
27 aerea pJowland cleared, good house; barn
E400.
School houae within 300 yarda of
the houae. Can be made one o f the beet o f
farma. Very little waste land—good water.
Send for Price List of raw Furs nnd Skins,
Price $1300.
Inquire of P . Dean or the
Roots, Water fowl's skins and wild Game
undersigned.
to
W . Goiildspee,
160 aerea three-quarters of a mile up Lara-
Boston, Massachusetts.
pey creek from the river. 20 acres cleared,
30 fenced. O f the timber, 40 aerea are white
cedar—good timber.
20 aerea grazing
ground on np land. House 28x30, barn 30x
Pure tired Brown Leghorn and Plymouth 30, 300 fruit trees young and bearing. Small
Rock Poultry for sale by Derwurd B. Cart fruits of several kinds and good varieties.
wright.
Yoncolla. Douglas County,
Price $ 1250— Liberal terms.
Oregon,
Enquire of Walter Sinclair .
ture Frames, etc., and agent
dewing Machines.
BLOODED
for W hite’ s
v ln ltf
FOWLS.