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Squille (City lierais VOL 21. c o q u il l e M A Y O R ’S A D D R E S S . Professional Cards. To WALTER CULIH, M . D. PHYSICIAN AND 8UKGËON C o qu ille C i t y , O k *. Kronenberg Bldg. Next Door to P. O. Telephone 3. DR. M. 0. STEMMIER, PHYSICIAN AND SURO EON. M yu tlk P o in t , O bbuon . Office over Perkins’ Drug Store. I. HACKER, a b s t r a c t e r ok t it l e s . C oquille C it y , O bk A. J. Sherwood, ÀTTOBNBT -AT-LAW, N otabt P u b lic , Coquille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, A ttorney -A t -L aw , N otary P u b l ic , Coquille, : : Oregon. Hall & Hall, A tiobn b yb - at - L a w , Denial in R eal E r t a t i of Rll k in d ». Marshfield, Oregon. J. Curtis Snooh, D. D. S. D e n tist , Office two doors south Odd Fellow’ s Hall Will make Bsndon a professional visit the first Monday in eaoh quarter. Coquille, Oregon. __ I TZ J _____ E. D. Sperry. W . C. Chase. SPERRY & CHASE, torne«-at-Law . Office in R obin son H uilding, Coquille, • - • Oregon. E. G. D. Holden, L aw yer . Justioe of the Peace. City Recorder, U.8. Commissioner, Geueral Insurance Agent and Notary Public. Office in Robinson Building. Coquille, Oregon. Geo. Russell, M. D., PntaioiAN AND SruosoN, Office upataira in M ARTIN BUILDING Calls promptly answered day or night. Night call will be answered from Mrs. Wickham's Boarding Honse. Phone, main 136. Coquille, d : e n : J t i s t Oregon. . A. F. Kirshman, Office at Rssidsnoe, one blook east of Tuttle Hotel. Coquille . - • Oregon COQUILLE RIVER STEAMBOAT CO. str. D IS P A T C H Tom White, Master, Leave« I Arrives lU ndon....... 7 a - m . I Coquille. . . . 10 a m . Coquille....... 1 F-M. I Bandon . . . . 4 p - m . Connects at Coquille with train for Marshfield and steamer Echo for Myrtle Point. S tr. F A V O R I T E ,T. C. Moomaw. Master, I.eaves I Arrives Coquille....... 7 a - m . I Bandon..10:45 a - m . Bandon_____ 1 p - n . | Coquille . 4:45 p-M. S tr. R E X A Alva I,ee, Master, leaves | Arrive« « '<>< I nil l e ....... t p-M. | Hand« m i 5 P-M. 7 A‘ M 1 -iîo q ttille ... .11 a - m . Carrying passenger« and mail. Coquille River Transportation Co. S tr. L I B E R T Y W . R. Panter, Master. Leave« I Arrive« Band«»n.. . . . . 7 a - m . | C oqu ille. ...10 a - m . Coquille ....... 1 P M. | Bandon . . . . 4 p m . Make« connection with train at Coquille and up-river boat«. T. W. P AN TER, Managing Owner. the C o m m o n C o u n c il o p t h e C it y o f C o q u il l k : G kntlem en : Y ou are all famil iar with the provisions in our city charter which makes it the duty of the Mayor to ‘ ‘at least once in each year communicate to the Council the condition, financially and other wise, of the city, and recommend such measures for the peace, health and prosperity thereof as he shall deem expedient” I do not wish to seem officious iu making this com munication to you soon after taking up the duties of this office, hut there are some matters which I deem ex pedient for the peace, health and prosperity of our little city and to which it is ray duty to call your at tention, but in doing so I shall be as brief as possible to make the mat ters explicit. You are well acquainted with the financial condition ol the city which is fully set forth in our treasurer’s monthly statements to this body. While this condition is not all that could he desired, yet we are on a substantial basis and with careful and conservative admiuistiation, we shall, in due time, be able to keep up the running expenses and pay off all of our indebtedness without levying any taxes therefor— pro vided, ot course, that our piesent income be not materirlly diminished and no serious disaster befall us. If such a recommendation be neces sary to so able and competent a council as this, I would recommend retrenchment in expenditures in every possible direction when not inconsistent with the progress o f an enterprising and rapidly increasing population. I do not advocate a penny wise and pound foolish” administration; but as a former member of this council, I am in clined to think that the tendency has been toward rather a too free expenditure of the city’s funds. Nevertheless, I am bound to say, that on looking carefully over the several items, I am unable to point out one which docs not seem to have been expedient aud necessary lor our peace and prosperity. The paramount object, and, in fact, the principal issue, upon which my predecessor and the members of this council were elected two years ago, was the question o f a water system to be owned and con trolled by the city. What a great amount of time aud thought and energy were necessarily expended iu accotnplishiug this object, only those who have been closely identi fied with it can conceive. But it has been accomplished and the re sult now promises greater satisfac tion than had been anticipated by the most sanguine. This system will, in time, not only pay for itself by the iucome it will produce, but can, if necessary, be made a source of revenue to the city. There are other public utilities which should be owned and operat ed by our city, such as telephones aud electric lights, but which, in the present condition of our excheq uer cannot now be considered. There is one matter to which I wish to call your attention and which seems to me to be o f great importance. This is the question of a pest house or hospital for indi gent patients having contagious dis eases. Auy city situated as is ours, so near the coast and a central and distributing point for all travel through the county, is liable at any time to have a case o f this kind to care for. This matter has frequent ly been discussed by the council, but usually during the excitement of a contagion. The old saw, “ In time of peace prepare for war,” may well fie applied to this case, and I feel like urging this matter upon you as one o f great import ance. The question of proper drainage and sewer systems for our city is certainly of great importance, as S tr. E C H O the health of the inhabitants is T. W. McCloskey. Master, ¡¿eaves I Arrive« greatly endangered under existing Myrtle P oin t.. .7 a - m . ! Ouquilb C*y MO A-M. Whether these con Coquille City. .1 p m . | Myrtle F t . 4:00 p - m . conditions. Daily except Sunday. ditions can be so modified and im proved as to obviate the necessity S tr. W E L C O M E o f a sewerage system, is a matter, O. Willard, Master, Leaves t Arrives perhaps, for the health officer to Myrtle Point I SO m . I CoquBlrCy 4Oh P E. It would seem that C-.mille l ity 7:00 A N. | My.tle F t 10:00 a - e investigate. I 'onnects with lower-river b«»U st < '.«juille the necessary expense of a sewer CRy lor Bandon sud intsrmevHais points. added to our present indebted Ample barge* f,,r handling freight. c it y , O r e g o n , T u e s d a y , ness would make the total amount more than the city could stand; yet, the lives of our citizens should not be weighed in the balance with dol lars and cents. What the proper course to putsue in this matter is at present, I d o not feel competent to advise, but call your attention to it as one for your most earnest consid eration. The ordinances of our city are lame and very deficient iu many re spects and should be revised and amended. Many of them are hoary with age and entirely unsuited to present conditions. Others, which have been virtually abrogated by being publicly and generally dis regarded, should be repealed. It has been said that the best governed community is the one having the fewest laws on its statute books, which may be interpreted to mean lew laws but those few strictly in- forced, but with justice and mercy. There are a few ordinances which seem necessary which are not on our statute books, and to which I wish to direct your attentiou as fol lows: 1. An ordinance to abate nuisances. This principally for the purpose of compelling prop erty owners to keep their prem ises in at least a reasonable condition from a sanitary stand point. 2 . A more stringent ordi nance taxing peddlers and ven dors. This for the protection o f our merchants who help pay our taxes, build up our town and spend their money with us; and for the exclusion, at least partially, of the numer ous traveling fakirs who take the people’s money for their trash, pay no tax, no water rent, sometimes not even their board, and carry what money they get out o f the town and county. 3 . A strict ordinance against vagrancy, if well advertised and strictly enforced, will fre quently keep undesirable char acters out of town. The matter o f more city wharf room has been often discussed by this council and it is generally con ceded that more room is an abso lute necessity and that the neces sity increased with the days. The heirs of the late J. A . Lyons have made a proposition to the city to lease a small piece of frontage for a term of years to the city if the city will build a wharf on it. This would give temporary relief, and I would recommend that you take immediate action iu the matter if satisfactory arrangements and terms can be made with these heirs. The retiring council did some ex cellent work in the matter of charter amendments. There are yet some matters, however, in out charter which could be changed to good advantage, owing to change in conditions and other causes. But as our state legislature does not meet until next year, I shall not now discuss the changes I would suggest. Respectfully submitted, J. J. S t a n l e y , Mayor of the City of Coquille. C ou n cil P roceedin g. 00 75 40 00 Adjourned to meet July 6 th at 8 o ’clock P . M. Age and the Presidency. President Roosevelt will celebrate his forty-sixth birthday just before the date set for the November elec tion. lie is the same uge as the German Kaiser. The Republican candidate for vice-president, Mr. Fairbanks, has not only had the good political fortune to have been born in Ohio, but he is still in the prime of life; he is 52 years old. In the ordinary course of events both men should have before them many years of usefulness. Mr. Roosevelt was the youngest man ever inaugurated as president though he was not directly elected to the office. Of those directly elected by the people the record is held by President Grant, who w o b 47; Clevolaml comes next, having been 48 at the date of his inaugu ration, whilo Garfield was 49. If Roosevelt is elected and lives to be inaugurated he will still hold the palm for youth. Until Zachary Taylor’s day all the presidents when they were inaugurated were in the late fifties or early sixties, William Henry Harrison, the oldest of them all, having been 68 ; Taylor was 51. From that time forward no presi dent has been 60 years old at the date of his inauguration, with the single exception of Buchaunn, who was 66 . Lincoln was 52, Hayes 54, Harrison 55 aud McKinley 54. Iu this direction, as well as many oth ers, the tendency to thrust heavy responsibilities on younger men is Bteadily becoming more pronounc ed.—Telegram. W eak H ea rt*. 5, 1904. NO. 51 ■MniUlHHISHIliNlHISfiWMIHilllHIl* Note and Comment. Council met in called session Iasi Friday evening. Bonds of R. S. Knowlton as city treasurer and Lee Goodman as marshal, were read and approved. Liquor license granted to J. P. Tupper for six months. Ordinance assessing property owuers for construction of sidewalk along west side o f blocks 42 and 43 Elliott’s addition adopted. The council decided to occupy their present rooms lor their meet ings for the ensuing year. Temporary water rates for cream eries fixed at $ 2.00 per month; creamery and laundry $ 4.00 per month. Mmshal instructed to investigate aud report on application for change o f water service to residence of Bert Seal and others in that vicinity. The following standing commit tees were appointed: Finance, Geo. Leach and W. T . Kerr; Streets, B. H. Burns, D. H. John son and J. A. Davenport; Ordi nances, Geo. O. Leach, D. H. Johuson and W . T, Kerr. The mayor’s annual message was read and ordered published. The following bills were allowed: BuLLxrm for letterheads..............$ 4 J. A . Seed, hauling......................... Krewaon A Goodman, crossing on Third street.................................. 20 Krewaon A Goodman, sidewalk on Coulter street................................ 114 ju ey T H E As Senator Dick, of Ohio, is to manage the state campaign, it may lie assumed that he will make the times pretty lively for hss oppo nents. Who tied the oow’s tail to his leg in the process of rnilk- i rg; said she had not dragged him over two miles before be realized he had made a mistake. H o w Mark Twain says it has been a dear wish of his to exhibit himself at the St. Louis fair and got a prize. Since the Emperor of Wit cannot come himself, he will do as the Empress of China has done, send his portrait. Reports from Russia that our ambassador, MoCormick, is unpop. ular in St. Petersburg, or anywhere else, are denied by the State De partment. Mr. MoCormick says he is on the top wave of popularity, and he ought to know. Besides at present be isn’t in St. Petersburg, but is taking the usual Bummer out- ing. Must you be dragged before you realize you are making a mistake in not using Electric Lights. IM H » n iU I H S 4 H U S »«fif liM M C o q u il l e Steam Laundry PHONB U « NOSLER & LYONS Captain Richmond P. Hobson is P R O P R IE T O R S again among the Yankees, after having made an address on his big navy scheme at a peace conference in New York. He thinks the best way to keep the peace is to knock your enemy down. Just now the Special Rates to Families and Hotels Captain is enjoying the luxuries of Tuxedo Park, among the select We make our own soap and know its ingndients. No injurious chemicals used. four hundred. Our baskets will lie left at all tht principal points on the river. Goods ealled for and delivered in Coquille City. Mr. Cleveland is out of the presi dential race. Congressman Flana gan of New Jersey recently asked him if he would accept the nomina tion if offered to him at St. Louis. The reply was: “ Absolutely no. Under no circumstances would I take the nomination.” In this re spect Mr Cleveland is as stubborn as Speaker Cannon. Experienced Help Best o f W o rk Reasonable Rates ‘OUR WAY” Q U IC K -L U N C H No one maintains that base ball is a dangerous game; certainly not to the “ fans.” Nevertheless there is now in the Jefferson Hospital a young man named Binder who broke his neck a few days ago while sliding to home plate. He is numb below the arms and recovery is doubtful. He took his chances for the gratification of the “ bleachers.” Reports say there is a great con sternation in London over the cost of the gowns and the value of the jewels worn by Mrs. John Astor. Nothing outside of heathon nations have ever been seen like the bar baric display she makes. The silly season must have begun earlier th«n usual in London. In New York Mrs. Astor’s dresses by unnoticed. According to the graphic news paper correspondent, the eyes of the world have recently been fixed upon a submarine torpedo boat, oalled the Fulton, at Newport, R. I. The boat should re illy be called the Langley flying machine, for it stayed undor water all niglit, and successfully torpedoed three imagi nary battle ships. The imaginary loss of life was simply enormous. COUNTER ce Cream, Ice-Cream Soda Á Ice-Cold Soda, & Milk Shake. 1 ----------------- I W . T . B U R T O N , P rop . Front Street, Coquille. T h e la t e s t in M IL L IN E R Y at M r s . G. Ia. M o o n ’ s You w ill find the latest in spring and summer M illinery at mg stor Dress Trimming and Fancy Goods In General. Stam p ing done to order. It looks now as if the release of Messrs. Perdicaris and Varley might be peacefully effected; but what are wo to think of the propo sition that Raisouli visit the St. Louis Fair after he has made a pi ous pilgrimage to Mecca? He should not omit this American tour, for there is an earnest desire here to see a real liye bandit who has actual ly wrenched an American from the bosom of his family. There are those who fail to see what the money standard in Pana ma has to do with building the canal in the United States zone, or with the contractors and workmen. The contractors with the U. S. government will of course contract in American money, and that is supposed to be on a gold basis. Panama is a district sovereig"ty. and can use any kind of money it prefers. In fact it has little use for money at all, with little need of clothes or automobiles Finest L u u ch G ood m F ig Wafers, Sweet Crackers, Cigars and Tobacc Fresh Nuts, Choice Confectionery, Oregon Fruits, Tropical Fruits. Phono 109. are caused by indigestion. If you eat a little too much, or if you are subject to attacks of indigestion, the stomach expands -swells aud puffs up ngainst the heart. This crowds the heart aud shortens the breath. Rapid henrt bents and heart disease is the final result Kodol Dyspep sia Cure digests what you eat, takes the strain off the heart, cures indi gestion, dyspepsia, sour stomach, A V e ry C lm c C a ll. and contributes nourishment, “ I stuck to my engine, although strength and health to every organ every joint ached and every nerve of the body. Sold by R. S. Knowl- Quite a retinue of government was racked with pain,’’ writes C. W. tou. olerks and officials are travelling Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of The pill that will, will fill the bill, about the country with the so-called W ithout n gripe. Burlington, Iowa, “ j was weak Philippine Commission, eating the olaaoae the liver, without a quiver, and pale, without any appetite and To Take one at night. good things provided by the public, all run down. As I was about to DeWitt’s Little early risers are smoking its cigars and drinking give up, I got a botte of Electric small, easy to take, easy and gentle what is offered. The list includes Bitters, and after taking it' I felt as in effect, yet they are so certain in Col. J. 8 . Pettit, Major J. B. Porter, well as I ever did in my life.” results that no one who uses them Capt. J. R. M. Taylor, Chief Clerk Weakly, sickly, run down people al is disappointed. For quick relief L. W. Pepperman of the Bureau of ways gain new life, strenght and from biliousness, sick headache, Insular Affairs, and Capt. T. Harde vigor from their use. Try them. torpid liver, jaundice, dizziness and man who acts as the “ disbursing Satisfaction guaranteed by I i S. all troubles arising from an inac officer.” What he disburses and Knowlton. Price 50 cents. tive, sluggish liver, Early Risers where he got it to disburse is none - are unequalled. Sold by R. S. of the business of the public. Somebody iu New York recently Knowlton. The ill fated General Slocum died after eating strawberries and cream. And now Dr. Darlington, The Social Workers, so-called, are seems to have put out from her health commissioner for that city, in session at Portland, Me, Social wharf freighted with women and announces that he had ‘previously Talkers would be a better name children and fully equipped for the remarked upon the danger of eating People with all sorts of schemes for horror that resulted—rotten fire strawberries. W on’t the doctor improving the morals of the com hose, rotten life preservers, rotten kindly tell the public what is safe munity, especially the tramps, the management. Whoever else shares to eat The list would be a curios criminals, the delinquents, etc,, will in the blame it is certain that the ity. read essays. They propose a prac government inspectors are primar — .— * - e i t s ------------- — tical projiaganda of modern philan ily responsible. The fire hose cost A Big Bargain thropy for poor and peculiar people. 16 cents a foot, while a good arti cle costs $1.25. The refusal of Chief Justice Fuller has a son in Chief U. 8 . Inspector Lundberg to In a neat plat containing about 2 acres, on which there is a lovely the U. S. Coast Artillery. He re answer questions put to him at the orchard in Coquille city — right cently married Miss Virginia Wise, coroner’s inquest will not save him near the business part o f town. of the old Virginia family of which or the government. A thousand A host iunocent lives cry aloud for the For particulars call at this office or ' Gov. Wise was a member. of naval and army officers attended punishment of the perpetrators of addrese Adam Perahbaker, Pros the wedding. per, Or. the massacre. -- - iL vU ixch . r a r t l i o r M rs . C. M o o n FRONT STREET, COQUILLE, OR. SS3S8SSSSS3S N e w Drug Store.! GEO- A- CHURCHMAN, PROP II GENERAL LINE OF CHEMICALS, DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, DRUGGISTS’ SUPPLIF.S TOILET ARTICLES, ETC. m P r e s c r ip tio n s A Specialty. Having had many years of experience in this line we are prepared to give all the best of satisfaction. Coquille, Oregon.j ÌGolden Building 3S3T Chas. Grissen M usic C ° IMIarelxftelcl, O re. Agents for leading makes of Pianos and O rgans We buy far Cash from Manufactures and therefore can sell you at bottom prices. Wo also carry a full line of Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Strings And everything else in the musio line. CHAS. GRISSEN MUSIC CO. I O O. 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