LOCAL
ITEMS.
G. W. Clinton,of Norway, was in
town yesferdyy.
Another Pioneer Laid
SIGN WRITING
to Kelt-
IClearence SaleH
Jnines A. Clinton, one of Coos
House Painting,
[Gilding and
Large supply of fine Onion sets
countv’s oiliest and most respected
AND
at Kuowltnu’s Brno Store.
Broozing,
citizens pa»8ed away at the home
Mr. Lorenz's folks are expected
Murine Painting,
C. O. Gi'.key, of this place, visit of lid Corman, on the North Fork,
-S L iV T
T H E * — -
Art
Decorating,
Carriage - Painting
borne soon.
ed at Myrtle Point last week.
ou the 11th inst at the age of 79
Fresco Painting
Qniilen mods and Onion sets at
Transferable
years.
The
deceased
has
lived
in
Grandma 3age will be down on
Linegur <fc Medley’s.
Coos county for the past 30 years,
the Alliance from The Dalles.
Paper Hanging Thoroughly Equipped for all Drawing and
and was the head of a large
The Allisiice sailed from the
In Dry Good, Rubber Goods, Hats, Boots and Shoes in or
F. W. Wright, of the Butler family who are greately grieved at
Designing,
. ..
.
,
k iu k s of
bay for Portiaud today.
Fumtin" iu Diatem-1
place, was down yesterday.
his euddeu demise. The deceased der to make room for Spring Goods.
Enameling,
per.
0. S. Andrews, at present o f
The republican county conven was uot ill very long, and this was
Calicoes,
(i aud 7 cents per yard,
now 5 cents.
Riverton was up yesterday.
the first time within his recollection
tion will be held nu March 29th.
Pyrograpby.
Ginghams 10
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7 “
Stucco Work.
i that a doctos had been summoned
L B. Ilolleulioek, of the Ncrtb
Outing
Flannels,
12J
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10
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HARRY
BACKENST0,
Go to Walkers’ the photograph
I fur bis r?lief.
Grandpa Clinton
(( iqUll.l.E
Fork, was in towu yesterdny.
Woolen Dress Goods 25c.
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“ 18 “
ers, ou Front St, for good pictures.
I leaves a large fnmily of children
Percales
12^c.
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8 “
Tbe steamer J. Warren made a
See the beautiful Stereoscopic and grandchildren who will greatly
Ladies Fine Shoes 81 25 to $3. per pair
trip up tbe Norfh Fork yesterday. ! Views of Ernest Stand ut Lorenz’s miss their leader and counsellor, as
Children’s and Misses, from 65c to 81.50 per pair
well as by a large circle of friends
Begin the wheeling season right | 6*oro
Men’s mill Boy’s H h I s , from 25c to $2
W. W. Sharp, of Portland, and and acquaintances
lie was laid
by going to L ong’s for a liauipler.
Rubber Goods Below Cost.
Miss Ida .Johnson, of this county, to rest in tbe Norway Cemetry,
Everything in the Store Cut in Proportion
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Order your oemeiry work fo
were married in Portland on the funeral services being conducted
Decoration Dnv. Stewsrtifc Host
The greatest remedy of the age for al^kiads'of Aches and Pains, Brui» s..
by Bev. Tnomas Bark low.
10th lost.
gate.
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Gravel Ford Gleanings-
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Cramps, and Colic, manufactured by
DON'T
THROW
THAT
Miss Mabel Lawhorn has came
Charley Butler, of the Point,
Creamery
Meeting-
home from her visit to Sumner
Gravpl Ford is still alive and
had business down this way yester
J . G. L A I R D , C o q u ille ,
w here she had a wrestle with the
BODY OVERBOARD.
The Carl Bros, of Norway have everybody well and got a move
day.
smallpox.
For sale by C. M. SKEELS, Frout Str'eet CoqndleCy
almost got their Butter aud Cheese on.
J. H. and A. J. Badabangh made
Clias. Stanff, of the firm of factory completed an.I ure expecting
HERO OF SANTIAGO A C HRISTIA N i
Tbe
raius
came
down
and
the
us a pleasant busiuess call yester Cruse and Stanff, provision dal- the balance of their machinery on
day.
ers in Marshfield, had busiuess iu the coming trip of Mandalay, and river came up out of its banks « • r a t i n i . T h e W a r « « r r c s p o u t i c n l , j
spreading all over bottoms.
In I lls tireur
llm ih .
!
A big supply of Newhro’s Her- Ibis city on Friday.
they will call a meeting ut there
The new steamer, the J. Warreo,
The stockholders of the little Creamery on Saturday, March ttie
picide at McDouald’s tousunal
Glad
! schooner Mizpah have succeeded in 1 at 10 a. m. for purpos of electing made a trip up this Week.
parlors.
to see it. It looks fine and is the
[selling
the
vessel
to
the
North
a board cf directors and to explain fastest boat that ever came up T r i I* 111«* W h o l e ■ r u l l i . A N r o o u i l
F. Long & Sons
have a full j
to the patrons on what plan the fuc-| this fat.
C o u i *I-.11 h r i m i W o u l d A u n i l i i -
aud complete line of saddles and j Alaska Salmon Co.
We hope she will be
l a l r i l i * F.ii«*i»ií«‘ ¿
harness.
W. H Schroeders little boy fell tory’ will bo run the coming season i b a c k again s o o d .
and
tbe
steamer
Welcome
will
leave
j
There is plenty of mud up here
The Mandalay will take a deck I and broke bis legone day last week.
Admiral Schley is threatened by
Coquill at 8 a. m. aud take all those { just now.
load of. lumber at Price’s mill I This is the second tjmo ho has
B illa r d P a r lo r
his enemies, and the cause is at
ttint want to attend the meeting the
happened
to
this
misfortune.
The
school
nt
the
Rural
Acad
next trip.
round trip for 25cFach. They would j emy will continue oue month tributed to George E. Graham, the
Nearly all of the yellow flags are like for every body that is inter
War Correspondent, aud his book
Albert E. Seaman the Attorney,
longer, though quite a number of “ Schley and Santiago.”
came oyer from Marstield Frilay tRkpn down and no more naw cas ested in the dairy huisnees to come.
pupils
have
stopped.
There
are
es of smallpox are developing, and
This book contains an autograph
od legal business.
H. (i. A J. D. C a u l , Props.
22 at present.
The teachers are letter of Schley’s addressed to
our town is fnst assuming its nor
B orn .—I n Coquille City, Feb mal condition.
in attendance nt the examination. Graham, iu which Admiral Samp-
ruary 16, 1902, to Mr. aud Mrs.
Some of the pupils quit on account sou is by inference criticized for
Don’t l.et Your Children go BearJootod-
George P. Miller, Jnines Mast
J. Lydick, a son,
of smallpox, though the scare is uot having been present when the
J. W. Byers and Louis Hpller of 21 prs. infants’ shoes, per pr, 20c rbout oyer now.
A full supply of the leading va the North Fork are down with 1 Lot women’s shoes, per pr, Si 25
Spanish Flest was destroyed.
W save glad to know the 14th
rieties garden ami flower seeds at about 700 fine logs which they 1 “ misses’
What a horde of petty politicians
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1 60
Knowltou’s Drug store.
are clamortus against Schley, aud
1 “
chilhron’s “
“ “
50 of February is at hand.
eel I to Mr. .Tohneon, of tins place.
A great number of logs have for what reason?
1 “ men’s heavy “
“ “ 1 )5
J. G. Beliew and family, of
F. Long <fc Sons will have on
“
fine «
“ “
] 25 gone down the river. We are It has been suggested, that Presi
Myrtle Point, were passengers to band a full stock of Hamblpr 1 “
1 “ hoy’s medm. “
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1 00 lookiug for Louis Heller’s to came dent Roosevelt is lookiug with
Baudon on Saturday’s boat.
Bicycles for 1902. and nlso a fal
l “ ladies’ hoes, 10c per pair. uext, as there is tiue wa.er to reun gtet eouceru on the great aud won
and
complete
stoek
of
bicycles
While Plymoth liocks, (Hazel-
dorful proularity Admiral Schley
them iu.
1 “ men’s socks, 20c.
wood strain). Eggs, $1 for 13. fixtures. Leave your order for the 1 “ men’s 15o collars now 10c.
is creating iu his trip arouud the
Miss
Inez
Bunch
made
a
visit
Rambler bicycles.
F. M. Gevrez Coquille, Or.
O . M. S k e e l s .
G o q u ille , O reg o n .
home last Friday and returned ou country.
Is if possible Schley may prove
A. G. Balch arrived bv the
Miss Hattie Price, of Biverton,
Tuesday.
fMyrtle Point Enterprise.1
a formidable presideutsi candidate?
visited with Roy. Mr. Price’s Mamlnlny from Southern Cal
Mr. Taylor Wrtkly, of Luda,
A slide occuried on the Sugar
HEADQUARTERS FOR T O U R IST S AND C OMMERCIA L T R A V E L E R S .
Certaiuly, Roosevelt is too brave
folks iu town several days last ifornia, having gotten world of the
passed
this
place
Wednesday
and'sincere a man to assist Schley’s
illness of his wife at this place. Loaf grade Tuesday. Woik of re-1
week.
morning.
enemies because of be baying be E n t i r e l y 3 S T e - w M a n a g e m e n t .
Mrs. Balch, is however, much moving the slide was commenced \
Mr. and Mis. .1. II. Schrneder,
The Miuard boys of Plasaot come a possible candidate.
immediately and the road was soon
improved.
o f Arago’ went to T. P. Ilanly’s
Hill, brought down a large raft Sampson’s friends are afraid of the
open for travel again.
.lolin Peart hn3 his trestle
near Biverton, for a visit the last
of lumber for Mr. Hollenbeck a wonderful Huceess this new book of
Electric Eigrlrts in ©very Hoorn
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J
.
T.
Lewellen
who
has
been
in
erected across the bottom from the
few days ago.
o f the week.
Graham’s is meeting with. Why?
^
I railroad to Hie hill at the mouth California for the past four months
Mr. Frank Fish is still milk because this book with its 500 pa Rate j from oue to two dollars per day.
Beit Wasson ami Foste, who are nf Cunningham, and will soon be for the benefit of his health, return
ing his Weekly visits.
ges of eloqueut facts, and its fifty
ed
to
this
place,
Mouday.
Hia
mining in the Eckley district’ were
..... .. able to deliver coal iu all Kinds of
J. P. TUPPER, Proprietor.
Mr It. Sumerlin will preach at pages of actual photographs’ so
down today and visited Mr. and wenther. This tramway will be a health is somewhat improved-
Two children cf Mr. and Mrs. the church at Gravel Ford the 4th thoroughly refutes all the charges
Mrs. Drydeu
great convenience to the people
made in the first court-martial, and
Jas. Houser, who reside at Bridge, Sunday in February.
Editor J. C. Roberts’ of the iu its iuirueedisto Vicinity.
puts it eutirely out of the qustlou
nn tbe middle Fork, died very pe
Glowing
Beauty.
Myrtle Point Enterprise, paid us
The Enterprise does not accent culiar deal Its last Hatardav night,
to start a s ecoud oue, that the
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a pi»as >nt cill yesterday morning our apology of las! week for slight
press
antagonist io to Schley
t hey were suddenly taken ill and
W A TC H E S,
NO VELTIES,
w bile iu town.
irregularities in our makeup, and iu a lew hours the younger child
are turning heaven and to stop its
EXGITING TIME IN NEW MEXICO
S
IL
V
E
R
W
A
R
E
,
^Clocks,
Jewelry,
scolds
ns
for
giving
an
item
from
6ale
and
tlius
killed
the
wave
of
en
Proffs. Bunch. Ready’ and Nosier
died, the oilier child Hged four
are examining the papers of recent that paper without credit, lint it is years, living but a few hours after. Jack Musgrove s Bandits To Be Exteminated thusiasm for Schley aud his cause
Rings. Everything to be found
which is sweeping the country.
applicants for certificates here to all right. While we did not mean The cause of the deaths is not
in a first-class Jewelry Store at the
to steal the item outright, wo pot it known but it is supbosed to tiave-
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 14.— Pursu.
Mr. W. B. Cottkey, the well
'W A T C F _
day. They will finish tomorrow.
separated from the heading giving lieeu caused by some kind of pois not to instructions from Governor known Chicago publisher, is keep
right prices.
Sam Boss, of the Dalles, has credit and made it nopear so.
oning though a thorough search Otero, of New Mexico, the Sheriffs ing bis great million dollars plant
How about tbe WATCH?
W a it h a m
W a tc h e s
been heie for several days vis
I f yon care to invest in Real failed to shed any light on the sup of Guadalupe, Union, Lincoln and at Hammottp busy night aud day,
iting Mr. J. M. Drane’s fsmilv
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r
c
c
o
r
r
e
c
t
timekeepers.
Is
it keeping good time?
Gbaues Counties are organizing and the mail orders that are coming
who are friends of long stand Estate, I ca D probably please yon position as no poison of any kind pussies of picked men to hunt down
Some are better adapted to
in, i ach let * ei con tail) it g one doll h >
in
qra'itv
and
price,
among
my
Or
do you do a good deal of
could
be
found
about
the
place
ing. Mr, Boss started for home
" o n e c l a s s o f se rv ic e than]
23 farm properties, 15 houses and Another child of Mr. and Mrs the members of the .luck Musgrove ana fifty cents for each copy i
Friday.
guessing to know where you are?
t o a n o t h e r , b u t a l l are
lots, 12 vacant lots. 4 business Houser’s has hpen very low but baud af bandits which has recently this wonderful book, servo to kee |
A. W. Jenks, of Harris, Califor houses, acreage, timber and coal will probably recover.
terrorized that region. This means a small army of clerks very, ver y
t r u s t w o r t h y and durable,
Our specialty is watch repairing.
nia, come up by the last Alliance lands now in stock. I loan money
that a war of exteoiuiuatiou will be busy.
and all are guaranteed.—
If
you watch is cut of order bring
and will locate in Coos counly.JWe on approved security.
Here is an anecdote taken ut ruu
Several B o r n . —At ./oheson’s Mill, Feb.10, waged against the outlaws, and ex
S ix sizes and variou s qualities
fro m 7 J ew eled to *3 Jew eled
are glad to see these young men residences and a store to rpnt 1902, to Mr mid Mrs. James Mer- citing times are expected in that dom flora Graham’s book.
it to us.
We will repair it in a
_ —G o ld , G old Pilled, Silver
comeing in. Tbev make the best reasonable. Two houses and lots tba daughter.
portion of New Mexico to which
Tbe Brouklyn was alone— “ On
A n d N ic k e l
skillful
manner.
cnees.
o f citizens.
the outlaws have retreated. They our starboard side were the four
to sell on the installment plan.
Fred J. Ward is the postmaster
aro said to be in the fastness of tuo Spa nisti vessels, each one of them
R.
D
.
S
an fo rd .
at the new pcstoffiice at Crescent
About tbe first o f March' The
plaiuly in view and each of them
Real Estate, Coquille, Or. city— the young milling town on Wild Capital) Mountains.
Evening .Journal, an np to date
The Governor addressed a strong firing.
If Schley had given the
afternoon news paper, will begin
During the prevalence of small the isthmus.
letter to the -Sheriffs of tiro four slightest indications at tlmt mo
publication in Portiaud by the pox at Coquille I)''. .T. W. Strange,
Our printer friend. August Eick- | counties mentioned urging them to ment that he was afraid of the re
Jonrnal Pi intiug Cympany, Alfred our resident dentist, devoted Ills, worth, of Marshfield, who has been I “ end the reign of terror in the isol
D. Bowen, general malinger.
time to attending the wants o rendering valuable assistance op j ated settlements of Eeaateru New sult, or if he had ord-red the belin
out over to take the brooklyu cut
patients outside of town.
Now
J. L. Barker, of Fairyiew, came that all danger of contracting the the Sun during the a’iseuce of Ed- j Mexico, esused by the murderiug of tlie tight, it is perfectly possible
to town Thursday and spent a day disease at tnis p l a c e is past he will itor Luse, dropped in to see us [ and pillagint outlaws,” and promis that pacific wauld have seized us S e w in g M a c h in e n e e d /e s ,o i/ and r e p a ir s
or so with his son, Fred of this be in his home office, he having yesterday. He goes back to the ing that he will recommend to the all. But as coolly as if he were
place. Mr. Barker tells ns that Canto home last Satntdav, arriv bay tomorrow. H i has our th raks next Legislature that r< wards be saying he would join a pleasure
givou those who are instrumental cruise. Commodore Schley said to
there in coosidf rahle complant ing np the river from Currey for courtesies.
in capturing and convicting the Cook all iu the same breath, ‘ Well,
from vaccination in his neighbor c >untv, via B m Ion on the morn
largest Oak irae in the'world.
brigs nds.
hood, but that there is nothing ing boat.
we are goins to stay with them,
Patients desiring his
keep her in toward them,’ aud in
serious.
servicis can now call on him at
Grants Pass Fell. 10,-What is
the next instant, to Ellis, Get that
his
0
lquille
office
where
he
will
Little ElswortK. tbe yearold son
uudoubtly the largpst oak tree in
The Boston Physician who rid rang), Ellis.’ Ellis steppep out
o f Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McCloskey bogl.it to sos them.
the world is discovered in Western iculed ami opposed vaccination and from the shadow of the turret and
died at their home at Myrtle Pai 't
L. W. Cnlbprtson, son of Win. Josepino county in the lower end went into n smallpox hospital to took the range.
1,200 yarda.’ he
yesterday morning at one oclock. Culbertson, of the North Fork ar j of tbe
Illinois
Valley. This prove his immunity contract!r| the snug out and turned to step back.
Thus another flour
has been rived in town Friday on his way * big tree is nt least much bigger diseuso iu its worst form aud may The Dext moment his headless body
plucked from this family circle. home, lie having been away since I than the much talked o f ”giant oak die.
dropped to tbe deck. A six-pound
Thfae herievod patents have tbe October '93. The young man has of Germany,” which is deserebed
shell had knocked his head off.
In
showing
that
being
President
aympathynf all.
been in the service of Uncle Sain as an old oak stump, ten feet in
did not make his fatherly feeling Two men »ere about to tbrow tbe
a good portion of this time, havioe ' height and 20 feet in circumference j
less acute Mr. Roosevelt felt the body overboard, but, in tbe midst
G. S. Davis, the Norway cream
been on the Cruiser B dtimour and at largest part of the trunk. This
touch of nature which Shakes of a rain of missiles, with every in
ery man. returned from bis visit to
guuboat Concord in the Philip- tree is old, very old, ¡ d fact, that
Humboldt county, California, by
peare to truly said makes the whole dication that the Brooklyn was to
pines. It so happened that be was ¡only the decaying stump remains
be sacrificed, with almost every
the Alliance accomoani^d by bis
world kin.
in the Army during the big naval I of what was once a giant tree,
thing depending upon tins mau to
father who will visit his many
battle at Manila anil did not get to
The giant-Southern Oregon oak
While the other powers are urg frout of the couoiug tower, Schley
friends here for sour» time, and
take part in that, but was having can be seen by every passenger ing China to hold fast to its deter said quickly, 'Dont throw that
also a young man, Ed Gillespee,
some exciting service on shore at making the stage trip between mination not to sign the treaty body cveiboard. Take it below ana
who will wor-t for Mr. Davis this
that time. After tfiis Mi. Culltert Grants Pass aud Kerby. The tree putting Russia in possession of we’ ll give it Christuu burial.’ ”
snminer.
sou went westward across tbe east- «lauds in nn open field, aud roeas- Manchuria Russia is holding fast
Schley’s euemies must b? right.
W. J. Sweet, son of our •). B. ern hemisphere to Europe and uresSO feet adout its maseivc trunk, to Manehuria, which it hail long He must be a coward and uot a
from
there
across
the
Atlantic
and
at
the
ground,
and
Is
27
feet
Sweet, of Lamps cre.-k, wh> has
before the treaty was negoti Christian.
Col- back to his hotnJ in Coos, thus mak- atound at the higest point which ated.
been zttervling high ach
lfornia for some time, arrived from ing a com -dele circuit of the globe, can be reached bv a man ^landing
Humbolt by the last Alliance and I’ ll is is quite alt achiov-ineut for a on the grouud. From all appear-
The President’s refusal to approve
joined his folks al the dairy fairn mau of bis years, and the stories of onces lite tree is perfectly sound, the recommendation of the army
his
experiences
will
he
llatened
to
and is still thiifty and growing brevet board that Theodore Roose
on the lower river.
He is a n 'e x
emplary young man with whom with intense intere«! by many iu rontinually. While this giant oak velt be breveted colonel and briga
attracts little attention, as a mat dier general for gallantry in action
our community will be will pleased . the future.
ter of fact It ts ranch larger than during tlio war with Spain reflects
the so calb-d “ giant oaks” of Ger credit upon hia discretion aud ju d g
/ Y 7 &
many and other countries, that are ment.
so loudly proclaimed the
glut
P A R K A N D W A S H IN G T O N ST U F .K T S
oaks of the world.
No living person is better qual
rORTI.ANI), OREGON
ified than Mr. Graham (author of
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A . P . A rm stron g, LL. 15-, Principal
“
Schley
anil
Haul
¡ago”
)
to
writp
The book "Schloy and Santiago”
A practical, progressive achool con«j>i<uoua
is out. It is sai l that copies will be Intelligently of this thrilling expe C thorough w ork, with Incfirrd* o f graduate*
sent to the president, King Edward, rience, The parti-ans of Reliley *n jxjaltiona ar. l*ookkeeper.« and ■’ rnographer*.
to the representatives of the United will get much satisfaction iu read- Already proud o f a I uk I i standing wherever
States abroad, snd the commanders ttiis honk, as it contains an accoui t know n, It ateadily grow « l»ettrr and better.
of foreign navies. It is nil light to t y an eyewitness and places the Open all the year «indent« admitted any time.
supply the books to the persons credit wiieie it intensely int 'rest Private or d a n iustructioit. Leant what and
bow we teach, and whnt it coat« Catalogue free.
mentioned, but evidently one has ing, the work will be of much his
- - . —
Hoard o f D i r e c t o r * ----- - —
torical
value,
and
shoo
Id
be
read
been omitted who might read the
D . r . T H O M P S O N , P R E S ID E N T
work to some advantage. His name by all pa'rietic Americana, both
yooog and old-—Oil City Blixxard D. SOLIS COHEN * - DAVID M DUNNE
1 is Maclav. -Spokane Spokesman.
W. It Hayter, o f Artgu. is in
tOWD.
EMPORIUM STORE.
PaintiBg ni Graiiim
Liquid Electricity!
“SGHLE 7 ÍÑD SINTIAEO".
The Clyde
Is the place to spend your leisure
moments. A ll kinds of soft
4|drinks and fine cigars.1!
H O T E L C O Q U IL L E
W ilson Jewelry Co.
Atlas O a ts
J
»
If you want a good dish of mush
for Breakfast call and pur
chase a package of A t
las Oats. On Sale
at Lyons’ Store.
J-
ot
~
Lyons’ S a w Mill
! Deals in all kinds of rough and
• j
Dressed Lumber.
MOULDING A SPCIATY.
I