The “Cycle” Billiard Parlors is the place to spend your leisure moments.
From Libby.
which is for the advantage of our
enterprising town. I ’m a thousand
Libby, Dee. 11. — As usual, this
1 times obliged to you, Mr. Kuu, tor
P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y TU E SD A Y this brief interview. I would like to | little town is very busy. T b e mi lies
come up again some evi-nrug ami j are in full operation, and at nearly
0. F. Dean, Editor and Proprietor have a talk with you about our dai- all times o f day and night, men
aud bovs with lundi pail iu hand,
ryiuganJ agricultural interests.
C o u n ty Official P ap e r.
‘Come in any time, my boy. I ’m and miner’s lamp on cap, go on
Devoted to tbe material and nocuil up always at borne for newspaper men. tbeir way to anr. from their uuder-
buildinp of the Ooqaille Valley particularly Huve another Cheroot. No man’s j gruuud work. Singly and in pairs
and o f Coos Goantv «enerallv.
candle gives aay the les» light be- ] and groups, others chatting, wins
Subscription, per year, iu advanoe, fl.fiO
I cause it hath lighted another," and I tliug and sometimes siugiu g. The
we were bowed gracefully out, with mules aud a few horses also bava
ih kept on t i e at
C. D A K E ’ 8
THIS PIPKR A d v e rtin ln « Auency, F>4 und 6» a hearty hand-shake and a pleasant their mining work to do. P o o r
M erchautn’ Exchange, Han F rancisco, C alifornia,
beasts! Home o f tbem go reluc
ecoutracta for a d vertiain v can be made fo r it. 'good night.’
And we thought as we wended tantly to tbeir work, while others
our way homeward. Here is wis plod along as though they kumv of
MH. CAN INTERVIEWED.
dom. No man’s candle gives any no, other or better method ot earn
the less light because it huth light ing their board and lodgiug, but
He Gives Good Reasons for the Faith ed another,” anil we mentally re all seem more cheerful on the
That is in Him.
solved to have our caudle “ up borne tiip eveu though they may i
against” Mr. Kan’s whenever prac be a little stiff aud weary. It is
Like all other up-to-date news ticable, and extract therefrom as said that some of the mules are
paper folks, the other evening we much of the light of his experience kickers, aud one of them tries to bite
elected ourself a committee of one to ] and observation as possible for the any person within reach wli >u
displeased. None o f the kickers
interview Mr. Kan. We found that benefit of our readers.
How a simple thing will some or bitters ate discharged, although
gentleman ‘cozily cornered in his times get “ onto a fellow,” and an they are often expostulated with by
private home den smoking a V ir chor itself there with hooks of steel. the drivers.
The school-house is one o f the j
ginia Cheroot, with a copy of the How it will cling and grow, and
last issue of the H krai . d in his hands bring up to one’s mind a long list best buildings in town. Within its j
walls, the children and youth who
heading our “ O’er True Tale.” He of memories long since laid away iu assemble are guidi-d iu their search ■
the
bins
of
our
forgstter
until
some
greeted us with the easy familiarity, . . . .
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. , t i slight breeze—zephyr-like as this, for kuowleilgp by Mr. McDonald
o f a natural-born gentleman, loaded
QVer the sul.,Hce ot the KOul> and Mrs. Ham Sleep.
us up with a Cheroot and a little ! and on the instant liow wide-awake
Mr. Geo. Bolster, former propri
stick with brimstone on one end of every faculty is. How forgotten etor o f the Libby Hotel, has sold
it, plunked us into an easy chair and incidents are all ablaze on the pages his ranch ton Mr. Johnson o f this
of the pass, and we grow stronger town. Mrs. Bolster aud her daugh
remarked:
ami better because of the revival. ters, the Misses E va aud Bell Tyr-
“ You gave me a great introduc Why, don’t you know that chance rel, are iu Monmouth, Oregon to
tion to your readers last week, and remark of Mr. Kan’s is one of the visit Mis. Francis Fishery oldest
I was thinking to call round, renew grandest texts ever put :ntcx o d tyi e? daughter of Mrs. B .) Mrs. Fishei
my subscription and ask what you L et us never forget it. “ No man s is very sick. It was reported that
had against me that you aired me candle gives any the less light be Mr. Fisher died in the hospital at
Portland, but Mrs. Bolster writes
cause it huth lighted another.”
up so mightily.”
“ My Dear Sir,” chirru ped the
E. G. D. H olden . that Mr. Fisher has recovered from
his late illness.
pencil pusher, “you’ ve got at the
The boy (R iu g u e ) who was Lnrt
wrong end of the business. ”
To Put Slate Offices on a Salary-
at the mines, some time Hgo is re
“ How so, prithee?"
covering from liis injuries.
“ Why, I came here to interview—
The Capital Journal. Monday will
There is considerable sickness
you—
not to
be interviewed
myself.
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publish
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official
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show
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that | in camp at present
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by putting all state officials on a rea- La grippe aud Measles seem to be
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interveiw
a tnnyi
luun, you
uiuHt
after
sounble salary, unu putting ull tees the principal ailments
him, and not wait until he comes
iuto tlio state treasury the taxpayers
An Italian named Carlos Jurra
round to smoke your Cheroots?”
could be saved about. $50,000 a year. ¡died at tbe hotel on Monday uigbt
“ Ha, ha, lia! So you decline.
The Goverm r gets a constitutional ot this week, he had only been
W ell, many another great man has
salary of $1,500 a year, and salaries here two days and was intending
attempted to put aside the man be
on boards and commissions of $2,- to work in the mines. The pro-
hind the pencil. What can 1 do to
750. Annual
appropriations the \ prietor o f the hotel did what they
make you happy?’.
past yvmr for his office $0,950. The | could to relieve the poor man’s
“ Well, Mr. Kan, I ’m not going to
Superintendent of public instruction sufferings, and after death came,
state how I came by the information,
gets a salary of $2,500, aud approp the men boardters o f the hotel,
but some of our business men want
riations for his office, including with gentle hands prepared the
to know how you figure out such n
clerical aid, amounts to $12,687.35 body o f the stri nger for burial.
reduction in insurance rates by
per annum. The state treasurer Their work was skillfully done, and
bringing in more wnter nd a volun
gets $5,311.87 salary and $2,900 a a neat coffin was ordered from
tary fire department— I do not sup
year for clerical services. It is gen Marshfield, Tuesday. The
still
pose vie fcan aspire to anything else
erally understood that when there form was lifted in to the coffin, a
very soon—aud will be glad enough
is demand for money ho makes a last look on the peaceful face by
to get that.”
great deal more than that loauing those who bad done what they
“ Why, man,” he rejoined, “ That’s
idle state funds to banks and large
as plain as a pike staff,” and he firms. The secretary of stato gets | could, and then the wagon rolled
reached for a Home Insurance Com $2,850 in salaries. $14.840.01 in foes ! slowly away with its load, and those
¡assembled went their way with
pany’s scratch book which some j
and $8,983.55 a year from the legis ! thoughts o f sympathy for the wid-
liow or other had got iuto his den. !
lature for clerical services in liis j mv and fatherless children in fur
“ First, we must have a Board of!
office. He turns over of the fees I away Italy.
Trade; because that’s an institution '
$1,1 34 55 ami this leaves a net an-
A young man named Davenport
which rightly managed, helps in ull j
ual total for running his office of was quite badly burned iu the
directions. It will take hold for a
$22,342.01. The appropriations for mine» several days ago by gnnpow
more adequate water supply, ns
the state printer for four years in | tier explosion. His hurts were
well as the fire department “ lay”,
cluding 1901-2 are $120,424.24, not j painful, but, we are informed no.
or the advertising of our city anil
including deficits to be made up by | serious.
valley, nnd the inducing of man
the next legislature, or $31,807.06
Mr. Alva Westgute of Coquille
ufactories to locate here, and—.
per annum for printing nnd binding. I was iu town yesterday on a can
“ Yes, yes, my dear sir, but, if you
A reduction in compensation of vassing trip, accompanied by Mr.
please— one thing at a time. I like
$25,000 a year could be made and ¡Darby.
W e wish Mr. Westg.ate I
broad gauge men, but our business
still pay salaries larger than other i success iu Ins new business.
men want to know about easing
slates pay, and at the same time
D kle .
their insurance rates. How do you
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convert $25,000 of fees into the
figure that out?”
I From the Coos liny New«)
state treasury, thus effecting a
“ I wish you would give some
The Coos Bay creamery made
change of $50,000 a year in favor
thing hard! Why, look hero my
of the taxpayer. As anew term of nearly 200,000 pounds if better
boy. How many merchants have
four years begins after the next j during flip past season. The cream
we at present? We will say there’s
election the mutter should be now ery is still in operation, but the
twenty-five, and for an example, use
discussed nnd the proper salary ¡output o f butter at present is lini-
these figures. Then suppose these
| ited.
figures put into the platforms.
twenty-five merchants carry on an
The city election, held Inst T ups
average five thousands dollars in
I dav, resulted as follows; John S
They Both Confess.
surance. For a further example.
j Coke, mayor; F. P Norton and H
«ay they are paying nine percent!
(and the rates are higher than ^1 Louis. Dec. 12. In the I uited C. Noble, com.oil rnen for three
that in one of our rangesj which Hinte» District ( onrt today, Ben I years; E. A. Eickwortli, councilman
makes the sum of $11,250 annually 1 Kilpatrick, the Montana train roll- for one year; Judge Hydes reoord-
paid by them in insuran e premium» | W «"spec-t. was sentenced by Judge i er.
Dr. Mi ngus made a trip to the
on $125,000 worth o f property. N«w, Adams to 15 years' imprisonment in
with plenty of water and a woll- the State Penitentiary, at Jefferson sandhill lakes, Saturday, aud return-
organized fire depnrtmcn, hand -and «Sty. Mo. P revious to this notion w-ith two fine honker geese and si me
chemical engines an 1 hook uni hol by the court. Kilpatrick made a con ■ lucks.
der company it is hut simple his fession, in which he stated that he
Rails for the road and mine, and
tory to say these rates would fall at hail forged the names of Helena sheet iron for the bunker, were re-
least one third, which makes a sav National Hank officials to notes of | reived Inst week at Crescent mine
ing to our business men of $3,750 that hank stolen in the Great North No. ‘2. New machinery will he set
a year and tliis sur -ly would silence ern express robbery, near Wngner, up ns quickly as possible, ami th>-
auy kicker who growled at the ex M'lUt., last July, nnd that he after force of men em plojsil will he con
pense of a lloaid o f Trade
With wards disonsed of a number of them. stantly increased.
The machinery
these insurance lutes reduced to six Tin- sentence followed a jury ver used in thv-siokmg of the Coos City
per cent(and perhaps less) they dict. finding the prisoner guilty on shaft will not bo removed.
It has
would he paying only $7,500 for one of the 17 counts in the indict- been housed in, and will be used
$125,0011 insurance of insiemi $11,- ment against him.
i when work is agaiu resumed in the
250. Any man enu figure it out if he ; Laura Bullion, indicted jointly ! spring.
has ever seen an arithmetic, ami it’ s with Kilpatrick, was also found ,
not only iu figures, hut in fact guilty on one count, but was not sen j
For Sale by Tender.
since the same has been the history tenoni. Judge Adams announced- j
thnt
lie
did
not
wish
to
send
the
two
1
of every new town.
I will receive bids for uiv house
“ I think you’ ve got the insurable prisoners to the same penitentiary, |
and 4-acre plat in N otlev's addi
interests of our merchants way up,” and would defer sentence on the
For par-
woman until he ascertained whether tion to Coquille City.
we ventured to suggest.
Honiara apply Ht the II kr ald office.
it
was
within
his
jurisdiction
to
i
“ Thai don’t cut any ice, mv dear
T hom as T a y l o r
boy. No matter what the amount, send her to some penitentiary out- •
Keswick, Cal.
the proportion would be unchanged side of Missouri.
S k ills
All kinds>
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•nd it would be the same with mills,
marufnrtnrie, and ah >pg of all kinds
Why, when f was on earth firat,"
he continued, ,1 knew i town where
insurance companies gave many
manufacturers a wide lierlli at six
ami seven per rent, who were earger
for the same risks at three and
a half iiinl four per cent when the
eitv came to have an adequate water
«upply and a tire department to
match. There’s nothing like water
and pumping machines to put down
insurance rates, mv bov.”
“Yes, I kn iw” mum ured the
pencil pusher. “ Water is good for
purposes of navigation. Home peo
ple druik it, and it ’s a rank enemy
of fire, nnd you need not be assur
ed,” said the scribe, reaching for
his hat, "but that the H erald Will be
in at the front to advocate anything
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worth 50 cents.
Our holiday price 35c.
|f lents’ Alliga
tor Leather
Slippers, $1.
Holiday Goods, Toys, Etc.
Steel Locomotive and Passenger train 23 inclus long
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Men's nnd B ov’s Swemt-
Toy Garden Sot. consisting of a line, spade and
lnade of wrought steel, good sire, for 2-> ceuts.
75c $1.25 $1.75
useful kitchen utensils, per
Tin Kitchen Set, consisting of 21 piece»
box, It) cents.
up.
cents
C H R IS T M A S TR E E O RNAM ENTS,
Kid Bodied Dolls, 12 inches to 20 inches, 25 cents to $1.50.
Medium Sized Dressed Dolls, jointed, neatly dressed in all costumes, 25c.
Tinsel Garland, 5c per yard.
Mechanical Locomotive Engine, large size, 25c.
ren’s C uds and Saucers, Floral and Gold Decorations, no.
Gents' Dress Hats the Intestin styles
lowest iu prices!
Gent's Mustache Cvps and Saucers, beautifully decorated in
signs, 25c.
Bohemian Glass Handled Baskets for trinkets, comes in red,
Opal shades, 30c.
neckties all styles and
aile», 10c, 15c, 25c.
C plates, -
leudan manufacture, an exquisite parlor —
( Y ’ orrd Crayon Pen
dis 6 assorteci color»
in telescope box, 5c
large
5c.
Hair plus.
1 Hindu i . for
Ladies’ moroco lea th-
cr pocket book, me ill
’25t.
Irmi niiug,
” Toy Cart, substantially built, biggest for 2ÓC.
Pictuos Boooks, large variety, lc each and up.
S - tap Admins, large size, elegaut'y decorated, wo tli 50c, for 25.
Dominos, per set, 15c.
T o » Bows and Arrows, per set, 15c.
da; nnesr Kites, 5o.
l a lies’ I' aiiev Work Baskets, 5c to 30c.
Good size d Plinto Album. Celluloid front in d’ Pinsh hack, 50c.
B e t t e grade in Photo Album », $1 to $30.
5c $r 25 ainl up.
Hooks
carili for
in 1
eves, 3
vC
T ov
Carpet
Sweeper; not »
toy, but small,
‘ does
practical
-‘¿ ÎL - J s ÿ " work, 25c.
,—8—
i
for
Chill’s Silver
Knife, folk arid
Spoon set, trip-
~ - ÌT
Gandy and Muts.
pie plated, 25c.
Chocolate Cream. Plain Mixed and Fancy
n Top, nicely paint-
pound,
A-piece glass table,
Tc.y Horns and Ti urn-
pets, finely deco-
'atial in colors, 5c.
et not sxaccy itye
Watches, with chains,
cents.
cut but plain clear
;ut glass, 30c per
Doll Bog
gies of all
kinds. 46c,
5 Of, $1-00.
set.
Oood Bristle Hair
25o
Brush,
FREE!
French hasting cotton, 2 spool*
for 5 cent»
Trunks, trnys aud
compartments, exact
duplicates of lari*
ones, 25c to $1-00.
Embroidery Hoops,
l inches to 8 inches iu
’iainetiir, anv size, 5r
Medium quality
nand sa «vs, 60c.
T a i l o r s and.
Coin Purses, 3 for 10c.
G E lN T S ' f u r n i s h e r s
M artin 's B u ild in g .
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C o q u ille O re g o n j
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Telescope*!
sizes, 50c to 1-J^
Yes we are always rushed but if you leaue your order with
in the next 10 days we can guarantee you the neatest
and nobbiest suit or pair of trousers you suer wore
and haue them in time Jor the Holidays.
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Extra line glass table pitchers, fully
>y Hatnmci
steel, 5c.
cast
an-1
Ag*M
sauce pans, 15.2*5®
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¡\QneniQtz.
shields,
Stockinet, dress
5 cent*-
per pair