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Ed Whit» Killed.
Sheriff ot Lane County Shot by Horsethlel
Eugene, Feb. 6.—News reached
Eugene early this morning that
PUBLISHED EVE RY TUESDAY Sheriff Withers was shot and fatally
wounded last evening,' 20 miles
D. F. Dean, Editor and Proprietor west of hero, by Ellis Lyons, whom
he was trying to arrest for horse
County Official Pacer. stealing in Jackson county. The
ball entered the sheriffs throat and
The
Devoted to th e m aterial and aooial a lodged in the spinal column.
oailding o f the Ooqaille Valley particularly whole body was paralized.
Phys
and o f Coos Ooanty generally.
Subscription, per year, in advance, $1.50 icians left this morning for the
scene.
The body will be brought
here this morning.
GENERAL DIRECTORY-
Sheriff Withers entered Lyons'
Theodore ltooseyelt.......................President house and was held by Lyons'
John H ay...........................Secretary o f State mother aud wife whilo the shot was
Lyons
Leslie M. Shaw.........Secretary o f Treasury fired with a Winchester.
Elihu B o o t......................... Secretary o f War escaped with a posse after him.
E. A. H itohoock........Secretary o f Interior
Lyons was former deputy sheriff.
Wra. M oody.................... Secretary o f Navy
Ho has, since going out of office,
Jas, F. Wilson — Secretary o f Agrioultuie
been in the penitentiary for em
John K nox........................................ Attorney General
bezzling school funds.
0 . E. Sm ith.................................... Postmaster General
Melyille W. Fuller..................................Chief Jnstioe
.
OB1GON S TA TE O T F IO IB S .
Deputy Sheriff E. M. Gallier, of
John H. Mitchell I
T, H Hana. ,
this eity, has just shown us a tele
Joseph Simon
f ..................U- 8 ’
.................................... Congressman 1st Dist gram from Eugene, signed by dop-
Fred Fisk, of Lane
M. A. M oody............. Congressman 2nd Dist uty sheriff,
stating that Lyons has
Geo. Chamberlain..........................Governor county,
F. I. Dunbar................... Secretary o f 8tate been captured and safely landed in
C. 8. V oore. u. .................... State Treasurer jail.
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J. H. Ackenuaiv........Supt.Pub, Instruction
We
understand
also that the
Joseph W hitney......................................State Printer
women who held Sheriff Withers
A. M. Crawford................................ Attorney General
whilo Lyons did the shooting, wc
H. S. Bean.
|
F. A. Moore,
> ............ Supreme Judges
in jail as well, and will be prose
C . E. Wolverton, )
cuted for tho part they took in the
W ,H . O doll...........................................
.........Clerk Board School Land Com. affair.
C, M. Bellinger.................. U. S. Dist. Judge
The latest is that Sheriff With
Zoeth Houser........................... U. S. Marshal ers has sucoumed to the wound
D . M. Dunne................... Collector Int. K bv . inflected by Lyons.
John H .H a ll................U. 8. Dist. Attorney
8BCOKD JU D IC IA L D IS T B IC T .
H. W. Hamilton....................................Judge
G. M. Brown.............. Proseouting Attorney
u. s. land e r n e s .
Henry B ooth ..................................... Receiver
J. T. Bridges..................................... Register
OOOS COUN TY O F P IO B B S.
L . H arlocker.......................................... Judge
L. H. Hazard...........................................Clerk
Stephen Gallier'.................................... Sheriff
J. B. D ulley................
Treasurer
T . J. T h rift................
Assessor
W . H . Bunch............ School Superintendent
Wno. H orsfa ll..................................... Coroner
8* B. Catboart................................... Surveyor
D. McIntosh........................ Commissioner
R . C. Doment........................... Commissioner
Lawyers
long.
briefs
are
tediously
Leading politicians aro forqucntly
willing to follow the public.
New York seems at last to be
really beaded towards reform.
The Catholic press proposes a
literary crusade in behalf of Cathol
icism.
Is Germany giving Venezutla
iron pills to assist her benevolent
assimilation?
Congressman Rumple, of the sec
ond Iowa district, died in Chicago
of cancer.on the morning or the
31st of January.
Paris has been edified by our
cakewalk and coon Bongs.
But
Paris only knows these things in
the French translation. La prome
.ado du gateau et chansons Afri-
eftino.
In CrasD of a Blizzard.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 3 .—A heavy
fall of snow, accompanied by a stiff
northeast wind, formed a good-sized
blizzard, which began at daylight
today. Street-car traffic on several
lines was at a standstill. The storm
is general throughout the state,
especially in the northern portion,
and the Black Hills country reports
one of tho worst storm of the win
ter. The temperature is ton above.
All early morning trains in and
out of Lincoln are tied up, and the
street-oar service there is stopped
entirely. The transcontinental train
service across Nebraska will be af
fected if the storm continues a few
hours more.
Kansas City, Feb. 3.— Rain, hail
and snow prevailed in tho last 12
hours over this part of the Mouth,
west, with thunder storms in Miss
ouri, Mouth Central Kansas, Arkan
sas- and Oklahoma. In western
Missouri ¡.bo rain turned to sleet,
damaging wires to a greater or less
extent, but causing no serious
trouble, although trains in and out
of Kansas City wore delayed slight
ly, and the street-car service in Kan
sas City was impeded. The tem
perature at Knnsas Ciiv this morn
ing was 15 above, and from 30 to 56
in southern Missouri, Kansas and in
Oklahoma.
Germany acts with her new navy
Des Moines, In., Feb. 3.— With
like a little boy with a toy gun. the mercury at 15 above zero, a
Someone must suffer even if the fierce gale from the north, accom
inevitable spanking follows.
panied by heavy snow, is blowing
Now that the United States has here today, while roports from west
acquired n Colon and a vermiform ern and northern Iowa indicate
appendix, by the Columbian Treaty, even more severe weather. The in
it will soon be necessary to cut the dieations are for more snow and a
further drop in tho temperature.
latter off.
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Thoro was nothing amusing in
the alleged death of the Sultan of
Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, of
Sula but his aggravated title robbed the U. S. Navy, died on o f the
even that event of solemnity.
steamor, China, on the voyage
For a quiet and eminently re home from Honolulu on siok leave.
spectable old gentleman John Bull
Spruce, youthful and debonair,
seems to have found himself in the Hon. Chnunoey Depew stands
rather disreputable company.
out prominently in that body of
Hall Caine is not only the father statesman known as the United
of plays, but the father of a son States Senate.
who writes plays that reach the
New Jersey is now about the
stage.
only Enstern state which permits
Italian physicians have discovered the slaughtering of live pigeons at
the bacillus of pneumonia and have matches, in the name of sportsman
succeeded in destroying it in a few ship, but a bill Las been introduced
in the legislature to forbid this
instances.
useless cruelty.
A similar bill was
When Mr. Reed Smoot gets to introduced in the last session but
the Senate he will find a large failed to pass for some «unexplained
assortment of ice-pitchers, stuffed reason. The present bill, we hope,
clubs and other tokens of esteem will wipe a blot from New Jersey’s
awaiting him.
fair name.
Count Boni de Castellano has
Thorc are many cheap flings at
again been elected to the Fronch tho Dolhl Durbar based on the ap
Chamber of Deputies.
The usual parent hcnrtlessncss of such a mag
crop of duels and newspaper fights nificent display in a country whore
will follow in due timo.
misery and famine are perennial.
There is said to be a strong anti- As n matter of fact, the Durbar
American sentiment in Germany. brought money into India and dis
That's nothing. Just think of what tributed it among the working
Tho taxes will fail npon
a lino lot of respect for herself classes,
Germany is cultivating everywhere. the wealthier classes, and the show
was a necessity to hold the respect
Colored ladies are advancing so
and affection of a childlike people.
rapidly in book learning that while
women will have to make an equal
O u r M ,.n « lr r .l O o lln r a n B o x
advance in cookery.
is the value H. A. Tisdale, Summer-
Utah legislators who opposed a ton, S. C-, places on D eW itt’s Witch
compulsory vaccination law were Hazel Salve. He says: “ I hail the
compared to "Jack rabbits.”
The piles for 20 years.
I tried many
lower house thereupon justified doctors and medicines, but all failed
tho pertinenco of the comparison except DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salvo.
by passing a set of resolutions con It cured me.”
It is a combination
demning such epithets as applied to of the healing properties of Witch
them.
Hazel with antiseptics and emoll
Wealth has its disadvantages. ients; relieves and permanently rures
Miss Helen Gould receivos about a blind, bleeding, itching and pro
thousand begging letters a week, trading piles, sores, cuts, bruises,
and of these about one-fonrtb are eczema, salt rheum and all skin dis
requests for money, a tenth for eases. R. S. Knowlton.
" I o s d s , " and the rest petitions for
crazy notions that would injure the
recipients and belittle the bene
factor.
If Miss Gould should be
<Q
so silly as to comply with money
i
I rh,B signature is on every box of tbe
demands made
?• f ™
^ fh, Laxative BromcQuimne . i Tablet*
a pauper insi ide of 20 weeks
day
Captain Donaldson, of the steam
Corvallis, Feb. 5.—In a desperate
encounter Ed White, the convict er Homer, reported on his arrival
who recently escaped from the Ore here on bis last trip, that he sound
gon penitentiary, V as killed near ed the bar carefully ou the way in
Eddyville yesterday. After receiv and the least depth of water found
This was at less
ing a shot through the body from a was thirty feet.
Winchester rifle in the bands of than half tide.
Doputy Sheriff Robert Warnock.
Captain Donaldson is known as a
White turned his 44-caliber Colt's careful and reliable man, and bis
revolver to his own forehead and report may be accepted without
sent a ball into bis brain. He died question.
five minutes afterward. Tho body
While this does not indicate that
passed through Corvallis today on such a depth will be maintained
the way to the penitentiary.
under present circumstances, it does
The encounter happened in the indicate how easily such a channel
vicinity of Robert Warnoek's bouse could be made permanently by a
After the encounter Sunday, White little more work on the part of the
crossed Alsea Bay to Lutjens and government. The sand was scoured
traveled north and east. Monday out by the force of the run of high
night he spent in a barn owned by tides, aided by the large amount of
Charles Bruner, and Tuesday was fresh water brought in by the
seen in the Chitwood schoolhouse, heavy rains. Even diffused as this
from which he was driven by per current was, it was sufficient to cut
sons who were going to hold a out the sand to the dopth indicated.
meeting. From»there he went east Confine and direct the force of the
ward up the river, where he obtain out-going tides by the south jetty
ed breakfast at farmhouse. His planned by the engineers, and
whereabouts had become known to more scouring force would be
officers, and they were in pursuit. brought to bear on the bar by the
Wednesday he passed down the most ordinary tplcs, and thirty feet
Yaquina river to tho vicinity of the is by no means tho limit of the
Warnock farm. There, while pars depth that may reasonably be ex
ing up the railroad track with Sec pected.
tion Foreman Hewitt on a handcar,
Is it any wonder that our brightest
Robert Warnock observed a man people are begining to realize the
answering White’s deception on fact, which is recognized at a glance
the county road. When he noticed by outsiders— that Coos Bay, even
the handcar and its occupants the our dear old familiar Coos Bay,
convict proceeded to secret himself is destined to be one of the few
in the brush near. The handcar great ports of the Pacific Coast of
passed on a distance of 150 yards North America?
The man who
beyond White, when Warnock can’t see it is too dead to skin. Wff
alighted and returned to the place are sorry for him.— Mail.
where the convict had disappeared
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Within a few minutes White was
Bandon Recorder.
discovered moving along in the lane
The high water during the recent
leading passed Warnoek’s house.
The house was only about 90 yards rise took out about 50 feet of the
distant from the convict’s late hid north approach to the Sixes river
ing place, and a horse was tiod to bridge.
On Wednesday there were three
fence in front. Warnock at once
leveled in Winchester, and, without schooners lying at the Bandon
firing his revolver, White turned wharf each having three masts.
and ran toward the horse. War This is the first time in the history
nock opened fire, tho first shots be. of the place that the like has oc
ing for the purpose of inducing the curred.
fugutive to halt. White, however,
Two business changes have oc
ran to the horse and lost several curred here within the last week.
seconds in untying the animal. Thomas Anderson has again taken
Then he attempted to mount, when hold of the Bandon Meat Market,
a ball from the officer’s rifle passed succeeding Bnrgerou & Barre, and
through his clothiog. Then White, John N. Langlois has bought out
hastily changing his plan, left tho Ledgerwood k Corson’s hardware
horse and started to rim to the barn business and taken charge.
near tho Warnock house. He had
Fred Meld has « s ig n e d his posi
gone but a short distance when a tion in the life saving service here
ball from the Winchester stopped and has gone to work on the jetty
his flight. It entered the small of works. Fred was No. 1 in the sta
the back, and White staggered and tion and has boen in service here al
dropped to his knees. Whilo ;in most continually since this station
this position he placed the muzzle went into commission. In Mr. Mebl
of his revolver against his forehead the service loses a
..mpetent and
and pulled the trigger.
faithful servant.
Clarence Boice
Within a few minutes Sheriff takes the place hitherto filled by
Ross, who had also been in pursuit Mr. Mehl, and R. E. Gardiner has
joined Warnock. When the officers been taken on as a substitute until
reached him White was still alive, an appointment is made.
but he died five ininuetes after
wards. When reached he was ly
Stewart & Westgate, tbe marble
ing on his face. His right hand, <tnen, have just done some nice
with* thumb on trigger, grasped the cemetery work at tbe Masonic cem
handle, and his left hand held the etery. A beautiful headstone was
truzzle of his revolver, just as he placed at tbe grave of Anna J.
clasped the weapon as he took his Alexson, the late daughter o f Mr.
own life. His hat lay near by, and and Mrs. A. Alexson, formerly of
was burning at the point where it this place, but now of California,
had been set on fire by the dis and a large and beautiful coping
charge of tho revolver.
and monument at the grave ot the
The body was taken to Eddyville, late Mrs. J. C. James, of near this
where a coroner’s inquest was held. city.
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The verdict exonerated the Deputy
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEM ENT.
Sheriff from all blame and found
that the fugitive came to his death
o t ic e is h e k e b y g iv e n t h a t
tho undersigned has this day filed her
by gunshot wounds inflicted by
final
acouunt as tho administratrix o f the
Warnock and by his own hand.
estate o f Bird Vowell, dooeased, and that
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East Fork-
Sherman Flinn loft homo on the
20th for Myrtle Point after Mrs.
Flinn and tho baby. On the 29th
he went home on horseback, having
gotten his family as far as the Dora
postoffice.
At Mountain Glade ranch the
high water of the 24 th was over tho
top of part of the fonces next to the
road.
Barker-Chtih’ler-
A Thirty Foot Channel.
Wednesday, tho 4th day o f Mnroh, ISOS,
thnt being the third day o f tho regular
1!KW March torn? of the County Conrt for
Coos county, Oregon, has been set by said
Conrt as tho day for hearing objections to
said final account and the settlement of
said estate.
Dated thia 2nd day of February. 1903.
MAKY A. VOW ELL,
Administratrix.
Pioneer nyeat
A very pretty wedding took place
at tbe tc side nee of Mr. and Mrs. J
Chandler near Lee, at 11 a. m. Sun
day, Jan. 25th. when their daughter,
Miss Cora, was united iu marriage
to Verner Barker, of Fairview. The
JOHN80N, DEAN & CO., PROPS.
bride is one of that bevy of bright
and beautiful girls which Lee and
vicinity haa produced, and which
would be hard to match iu any
community of the same size. The
FRESH MEATS o f all Kind Constantly on Hands, also
groom is one of Fairview's industri
ous and estimable young men and
their fortunes are joined under the
happiest auspices. The ceremony
t h e H i g T i e e t lE^rlc© f o r y o u r
was performed by Rev. Thomas
Barklow, of Myrtle Point. Cylde
C iilc lt r u s , a n d - w a n t -4 0 d o z e n .
Barker, brother of tho groom, acted
as best man; and Miss May Chand
ler. sister of the bride, as brides G la m s on S a le T u e s d a y a n d F r i d a y
maid.
The bride looked lovely
dressed in white silk. Those pres
ent were the family of the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. George Moorehouse,
Mr. Frank Bunch, Mr. J. L. Barker,
Mr. Charles Bennett and Mr. B- In
gram. There were many beautiful
HAVE THE VERY “LATEST IN
wedding presents, both useful and
ornamental. After the ceremony an
elegant wedding diuaer was served.
They think of making their home
in Coquille City, where the best
wishes of their many friends follow
I f we can not suit you with what we !,«i i.. etwca we oau make any
kind to your order.
them.
p r iv e t ,
Fish, Clams and Chickes
LYONS’ MILLINERY
Ladies, Misses &. Childrens Hats.
Lyons’ Millinery Store.
Sanford’s Bargains
T h e la te s t in
-IN -
REAL
ESTATES.
MILLINERY
acre farm near Dora, GO acres
$2800 1G0
hnttnm i n n n l f . t v n f . i n n H n t n n n A f im-
a t M r s . G. M o o n ’s
U G b l U l l l H i U U l v l V I t t l u I i f D a l l t l l U v villi
$2400
ber and pasture, good house, barn,
orchard, an excellent bargain.
320 acres good timber land near
Snmner. Look this up. „
New 4-room oottage and 4 lots,
$650
n n v n n r
II
i luictinnflB
UUCIUnDO.
A i ^ '. U i D a A U h U U
n j v .
it
acre dairy farm near Prosper,
$2500 40
'III DiirAfl h n f f n m
nrtnflflv a l a n v a i l
llv
HQl UO
uuvtum
Uiuntlj
UlOltiCU,
good 6-room house, good bam.
some personal,'property; easy terras
Neat oottage and 2 lots near AoAd-
$400
p
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fiilj»
Dress Trimming and Fancy Goods In General.
ing done to order.
Fair house nod barn 3 lota, 2 to
hntf
l i c anriurr
fm it f i i m o a v o n >
u u i i t mn
wiu, D
n i i i i g lnili,
$400
2 2-5 acres bench land, edge of
town, fair house, spring water, lar s
nice.
$500
K block, good location. Best bar-
c m i til
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quille.
3 fine corner lots, fine view, best
building site for sale m this city.
$100
3 fine corner lots in Academy Ad
dition. Installment plau, Just
think of it.
$700
Nice house and 2 lots.
$550
Good 6-room house and 1 lot near
Academy. A nice homo.
Not far
Beautiful residence and 2 lots on
corner near Court House.
$225 126x200 feet near Aoademy, clear
ed, lays nice.
It is impossible to describe my list in this
column. I f you are look'.ng for a Rood
piece of property at a reasonable prioe, I
can certainly sail you.
Remembet, I rent bouses and farms and
do all kinds o f agency business. Gome in
and see rae before buying. I can save you
DOLLARS.
$1000
M aft
M afcefS
We do our
part to make
your a p p e a r
ance all that it
shonld be.
Our styles are correct, and our
fit is hb your form requires. If its a
money consideration, we are able to
please you Our f ibrics nre the latest
and best.
Stamp
]VErs. O. Moon
f ' l h i u D f U i p n (til
n f t 111
h i It)
a nvi/iA
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pilut).
$500
$350
You will find the latest In Fall and Winter Millinery at
my store.
Sanderson Building near the Wharf.
$5will by an Organ
O n ly $ 5 el m o n th
on. th e in s t a llm e n t
p la n .
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$10 a Moiitii
W ill O et
33ia.no.
Y o u
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You can save this amount if you will and make your denr„ones
happy. No homo complete without a piano or an organ. I f you arc
looking for best values
For Spot Cash or on Time Payments
We are prepared to interest you and make the assertion that we
enu do MORE for you than aDy other Piano or Organ House in the
country. I f von are interested write at ouce.
THE BIG SIX: KIMBALL , CHICKERING. WEBER. MILTON,
VOSEJHNZE, with the giant WHITNEY Is a combination of
soundness, strength, beauty and tone unequalled anywhere.
Twenty.eight other makes we handle.
We also have in stook a fine line of Violins, Banjos, Guitars and
Mandolins ntjprices from $5 upward.
A full assortment b f strings.
Steel strings 5 cents each. New music received weekly.
CHAS. GRISSEN MUSIC CO.
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FHED SLAGLE. Tailor.
O- F. H ALL
M A B S H P IE I
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D,
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OEE.
Death’s Harvest
deprives you of
Mr. Coggins went to Mrytle
Point with Mr. Flinn but came back
on foot. When tho water was at
the highest he stayed with Daniel
Taylor, and from tbero it was only
by traveling tho hill side that he
was able to get along.
Laural Stemmier is home from St.
Louis visiting his folks. Since he
left home he has worked his way
through the Sims Dental College
and received his degree of D. D. S.
The Harry brothors have been
getting out ship knees at Mr.
Stemmler’s place and the flood took
down stream those they had in.
C oquille , O rkoow .
The mail carriers are strictly in it
for rough trips these days. Saturday
the snow on the mountains was up
The steamer "J. Warren” will
to the saddle skirts.
John Poiter's daughter, Grace, make regular trips between Grave.
who was badly burned a few weeks Ford a n d Myrtle Point od Wednes
ago liv lmr clothes catching fire day of each wo >k, leaving nt 8:30 a
from the fire place, is getting better.
m. and arriving at Myrtle Point nt
South Dakotn is about to make 11 n. no. Leaving Myrtle Poiut at
footbnl! playing a crime in that 1 p. m. and arriving at Gravel Ford
state.
This phase of education is 1 3;,y0 p. m. C apt . J. M. B r i g h t ,
not encouraged in the woolv West.
Manager.
your dear ones.
Never comes to the customers buying their goods at
Show your love for the one who
is gout by providing a monument
worthy tho memory of that one.
A large monument or n small
marker, whichever you choose at
For every dollas you tender the house you get Ita equiv-
his place, will show the best judg
ment of first-class designers and lent in value.
workmen.
The business we do has been built on these principles,
P E R R Y ’S
Coos County Marble and
Granite Works.
If you are thinking of build
ing let us figure with you
on all kinds of lumber, and
mouldings.
t
L Y O N S ’ M IL L .
Disappointment
S t r a n g ’s
STORE.
and it is on these principles we stand.
V q ) @ Y
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Flonrland
Feed-
Stock in all Departnents complete-
Em porium .
Glassware and Dishes, W ood and W illow-
ware.
Umbrellas, Leggings and hightop Loggers
shoes.
Outing Flannels,Mackintoshes,Rubber goods
Blankets, Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear.
Z. C. STRANG, Prop., - -
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Coquille, Oregon.