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About Semi-weekly herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1904-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1904)
\ SEMI-WEEKLY VOL 22. COQUILLE CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 3, 1904. Entered as second-class matter July 8 1904, at the postonico at Coquille, % Ure- gon, under act of C o n fe s s of 187». Qono Fishing From tha Coos Bay News. Mrs. Nellie Owep was a passen ger North on the Alliance, Wednes day, having been informed by wire of the death of her uncle, Jacob Wortman, at McMinnville. Dr. Toye and bride arrived home Tuesday night by stage from Rose- burg. The brass band turned out, and many friends were on hand to give them a hearty welcome. Jas. Wasson, while working with a survey party at South slouth Saturday, fell on an axe, al most cutting his band in two. He came to town and was treated at the Horsfall hospital. Farmers throughout the bay sec tion have made up their minds to put a stop to hunting deer with hounds. Several of them lately in formed us that they will kill any liound caught running deer in their respective neighborhoods. A gentleman who sought and found “ perfect rest and quiett" in a Walter Culin, M. D. rural neighborhood ten miles from a railroad and three from a postoffice P hysician and S urgkon last summer, found also that he was C oquille C ity , O re . free frolicsome of the things of which Kronenberg Bldg. T«l«nhmie 8 one sometimes finds one’s self in Next Door to P. Ô. 1 elePhone 3- in imperative need in any locality One morning he developed a racking toothache that soon puffed his Stanley & Burns, cheek out to twice its natural size, Attorneys-at- Law, Heal Estate, Collections. “Yaas,” said the farmer with 8p<cialties—Criminal and U. S. Land whom the boarder was finding “ rest Cases, Notaries Pablic. and quiet,” “thar is a tootbpuller CoguiLLB. - O regon . daown in the village. I duuno how much of a raal dentist he is, but I know he pulls teeth.” Dr. M. 0. Stemmier, Hieing himself to the office of the P hysician and S urgeon . ‘•tootbpuller,” the sufforer found a Office over M yrtle P oint , March .9 sheet of writing-paper pinned to the P erkins’ Drug Store. O regon . door on which was written: “ Have went fishing. Will be back to morrow, when patients will A. J. Sherwood, John E. Fitzgerald, who was so be attended to immediately.” A t t o r n h y a t - L aw , Thiuking that the village doctor horribly injured in an accident on N otary P u b l ic , might give some relief, the poor North Coos river, as stated in last C oqu ille, : : Oregon victim went to his office only to find issue, is being cared for at Dr. I Horsfall’s hospital, but is still in a a card on tha door— critical condition. “Gone fishing. Call again." Walter Sinclair, C. S. Hilborn, of Millicoma, has “I may as well get my mail while A t t o r n e y - a t - L a w , I am in the village," thought the our thanks for a nice lot of ripe N otary P u b l ic , peaches. It is generally belived that disappointed man. Coquille, : Oregon. The Post-office was closed, and peaches will not tbrivo so clo°e to while the man was rattling the the coast; but those who saw the I r re poaches had to admit doorknob a small boy came along /. Hacher, that they were hard to beat for col and called out: A bstracter of T itles . “ The office is shet’ cause the post or and flavor, and they were also of master has went fishing. I recon good size. It was a surprise to C oquille C ity , O re he’ll be back when the mail comes many that they had ripened so early as the few pcacheB on trees in town in to-night.” There was a little drugstore across arc yet small, hard and green. Mr. Hall & Hall, the street, but when he was ten feet Hilborn lives back of the creamery, A t to rnkys - a t - L aw , distant the man read on the door: on Lower Coos river, but he evi D ealer in H e a l E st a t e o f a l l k in d s . “Gone fishing. Open to-morrow., dently has a warm, sunny garden M arshfield, Oregon. Disgusted and defeated, the suf spot. It it also evident that he un I ferer turned to go back to his quiet derstands how to raise peaches. ► •»♦-«------ -------- and restful retreat, when he met V io le n t A t t a c f i of O f:ir r lio e u C u r e - J. Curtis Snooh, D. D. S. a man on the corner with a fisting, «‘ «I l»y < ;iiain l»erlstln , «i to ll« * , D e n t is t , e r a a u «l D ia r r h o e a R e m e d y pole on his shoulder and an old to m id P e r h a p s a la te S av ed . Offico two doors south Odd Fellow’ s Hall mato can in his hand, “A short time ago I was taken “ How’re ye,’’ accosted the man. Will make Eandon a professional visit with a violent attack of diitrrhcea “You’re the man that’s stopping the first Monday in each quarter. and believe I would have died if I out to the Jed Stoner place, ain't had not gotten relief,” gays John J. G oqu ille, Oregon. you? I thought so. Well, if ye ain’t Patton, a leading citizen of Patton, nothin’ else do, rnebbe you’d like to Alabama. “A friend recommended ì go fishin’. They say the fish air Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and E . D. S perry. W . C. Chase. bitin’ like all possessed over on the Diarrhoea Remedy. I bought a twenty-five cent bottle and after Coonynuck River. The minister taking three doses of it was entirely SPERRY & CHASE, an’ Jedge Bates an a lot o’ other cured. I consider it the best reme Attorneys- at-Law. fellers have jest went over an’ ye dy in the world for bowel com ye kin have a lift in my wagon if plaints. Forsaloby^R. S. Knowl- Office in Robinson Building, ton. ye want to go an’ try youur luck.” C oqu ille, - - - Oregon. “I ’m afraid my luck i» against me The proudest day in the lite of today," replied the “city chap" as Nellie J McMillin of Rushville, he walked homeward with his hand lud., was when the County Board E. G. D. Holden, clasped to his thumping ja.v.— July of education presented het with a L a w yer , Lippincott’s. gold medal for punctual school at T Jastioe o f the Peace, City Recorder, U. S. Commissioner, General Insurance Agent and Notary Public. Mr. Geiser Fraises Oregon. Southern Office in Robinson Building. C oqu ille, Oregon. I Geo. Russell, M. D., P h y s ic ia n and S ubobon , Ollioe apetaire in MAKT1N BUILDING Calls promptly answered day or night. Night call will be anawered from Aire. Wickham's Boarding Honae, Phone, main 136. Coquille, : : : Oregon. i A. F. Kirshman, D bntiht . Office at Residence, one blook 6ast of Tuttle Hotel. C oquille . - . Oregon. OQUILLE RIVER STEAMBOAT GO. Str. D I S P A T C H Tom White, Master, Leaves I Arrives Ban«Ion....... 7 a - m . I Coquille----- 10 a - m . Coquille....... 1 p * m . j Bandon . . . . 4 p - m . Connects at Coquille with train for Marshfield and steamer Kjho for Myrtle Point. Albert Geiser, who helped to de velop the Bonanza into a producer, and afterward sold it for almost a million dollars, has returned from Southern Oregon. While not de tracting from the greatness of the Eartern Oregon mineral belt, in which he is heavily interested, Mr. Geiser spoaks of the southern district as the coming Cripple Creek of Oregon, and states that section is on the eve of demonstrat ing to the world its wonderful min eral resources. He is strictly silent as to his own intentions as regards becoming interested there, but it is well known that his firm has ac quired some valuable holdings, which will be thoroughly exploited some time in the future. Mr. Gei ger has specimens of ore secured while away, and which are thickly sprinkled with the precious metal. — Telegram, July 28 . - . * - ■ — Blames the Trusts. SL Petersburg, Aug. i.— M Menshikoff, the well-known writer, St r. F A V O R I T E who formerly accused Jews in J. 0- Moomaw, Master, America of responsibility for pro Leayes | Arrives Coquille....... 7 a - m . | Bandon. .10:45 a - m . moting the present war, now Bandon......... 1 p - m . | Coquille. 4:45 p - m . charges “ the gigantic American St r. R E X A trusts, anxious to find new fields Alva I>e. Master, for exploitation in Asia,” with the Leaves | Arrives With the Coquille...... 1 P-M. j Bandon . . . . 5 p - m . main responsibility. B andon....... 7 a - m . | Coquille— 11 a - m . view to promoting ship building, ( 'arrying passengers and mail._______ the government has promised to Coquille Ri ver Transportation Co. loan money to purchasers of Rus sian-built merchantmen. Str. L I B E R T Y W . U. Pan ter, Master. Leaves I Arrives Bandon.........7 a -M. j Coquille. .. .10 A-M. Coquille ....... 1 P-M. | Bandon . . . . 4 P M. Makes connection with train at Coquille and up-river boats. T, W. PANTKR, Managing Owner. V HERALD. acre ranch on river 1 Imnk, opposite Fishtrap, to go at , a bargain if sold soon. Inquire of Chas. James. F or S ale . —20 tendance Miss McMillin is 16 and has attended school since .she was 5, and in all that tiind she was never absent or tardy. The last four years she has lived iu the country, which made punctual attendance a serious matter, but her record is un broken. She has graduated now. — Ex F or S a l e — A large 3 -yerr-old colt, 16 bauds high— will make a 1400 or 1500 potinds horse, kiud disposition and gentle; color dark, nearly black, with gray spots o d back and hips. Also a good sad dle horse and driver. For further particular enquire of or address EL J. Michael, .Myrtle Point. The animals may be seen at Wm. James’ place l^miles west of Myr- tie Point. It seems that the King of England is always late at church, and has ordered that the sermons must nev er be over fifteen minutes long. But then he behaves quite well while in church— never snores, does not whisper, does not turn around every time some one comes in, and never puts a nickle in the plate. A wealthy sugar refiner in France has offered to buy a considerable group of the Philippine islands. If the United States will sell. The trouble is he wants to be the sole ruler and set up a government of his own. O f course the United States cannot listen to such a prop osition. A Big Real Estate Bargain Two bnndred acres with 7 ,000, 000 fioe standing timber, 3 , 000,000 of which can he bandlogged. Good bouse and barn, 70 acres in grass and good orchard. A big bargain —at 115 per acre. (Jail 00 H ebald . Notice to Taxpayers. N O T E S A N D CO M M EN T N O TICE IS H EREBY G IV E N T H A T the Board ot Equalization for the County of Coos state of Ore gon will attend at the office of the county clerk of said county, at Co quille. Coos County, Oregon, on the 2 qth. day i f August, A. D., 1903 the same being the last Mon day in said mouth, at the hour of nine o’clock a, m. of said day and pubicly examine (he assessment rolls and correct all errors in valua tion descriptions of quality of lands, lots or other property. Now, therefore, all persons hav ing business as before the said Board of Equalization will take notice and appear at the time and place aforesaid, and make due com plaint, otherwise the assessment will stand as returned by the assess or. Witnesses my hand this 31 day of July. T . J. T h r i f t , Assessor Coos County, Oregon. On the 17 th of next September no less than thirteen Pennsylvania monuments will be dedicated at Antietam upon the nnnivereary of the battle. Variety. To hear a haphazard programme may be all right, but to enjoy for an hour or more, humorous and serious songs and recitations about the tender subject of “ Home"— that is all righter. The children will have a larger part, Mr. Hand- saker and Mrs. Thompson will re cite and it will be a program with a difference. Christian church, Thursday. — »— K irk - — - - ll<-n<laeh<- “For several yeers my wife was troubled with wbat physicians call ed sick headache of a very severe character. She doctored with sev eral ¡eminent physicians and at a great expense, only to grow woree untill she was vnnble to do any kind of work. About a year ago she began taking Chamberlain’s Stom ach and Liver Tablets and (today weighs more than she ever did be fore and is real well," says Mr. Geo. E. Wright of New London, New York, For sale by R. S. Knowlton. Knowlton's Drug Store A statesman named Bower has has been nominated for Congress in Pennsylvania. Arter looking over recent majorities in that district the joker remarks that he will prob ably be the left Bower. The dredging of New York Har bor must be tesumed. The White Star liner Baltic, now the largest ship afloat, draws $ 6 % feet, while the depth of the channel at high tide is cnly 34 feet. She cannot load to full capacity till the channel is cleared. Economy is the rule iu New England. Owing to tbe vigorous competition of tbe trolly lines, one of the great railways, the New York, New Haven and Hartford, has cut down its mileage something like 3,000 miles daily. This will save a half million yearly expenses. NO. 8 @ ^ 7 T 7 3 ~ \ §) Toilet Articles, School Books and School Supplies, Kodaks and Kodak Supplies, Tine Stationery a Specialty. Coquille, Oregon. C o q u il l e Steam Laundry P H O N E 116 NOSLER & LYONS Norfolk, Va., is sending a corgo P R O P R IE T O R S ot bituminous coal to San Francisco by steamship. The Minnesota, built at New London, Conn., will carry 20,000 tons at nearly $7 per Experienced Help Reasonable Rates ton freight. This will yield a hand Special Rates to Families and Hotels some profit. Coal fetches a high price on the Pacific coast because We make our own soap and know its ingredient«. No injurious chemicals used. of its scarcity. Our baskets will l>e left at all the principal points on the river. Navigating the St. Lawrence in Goods called lor and delivered in Coquille City. tbe summer is especially dangerous H on account of the fogs which pre I. H. HAZARD, Cashier R. E. SHINE, Vlos Pres. vail. To overcome this and enable A. J. SHERWOOD, Prei. steamships to pass up and down the river, an electric cable has been laid along the channel. An instru O F C O Q U lU K a B , O RH G O | 4 . ment on the steamer indicates any deviation from the channel. T r a n s a c t» a G e n e ra l B a n k in g B u s in e s s Best of Work FIRST N A T IO N A L B A N K There is money enough if the right person have it—an average of Correspondents. Bond of Dlreotoro. $94 for every family in the country. National Bank of Commerce, New York City R. U. Dement, . A. J. Sherwood, Of tbe total money in the United I,. Harlocker, I,. H. Hazard, [ Crocker Woolworth N ’l Bank, San Francisco Isaiah Hacker, R. E. Shine. I First Nat’l Bank of Portland, Portland, Or. States, estimated by tbe Comptroll er of the Currency at $2,688,000.000 over one-half is outside of the Treas Automobile acciuknts, owing to ury and the bauking institutions the high speed at which they are and is iu daily use in business. run, have become frightfully com About all the telephone lines in mon. Almost every day some peo this country have been built within ple cf wealth and uote are killod. the past twenty-five years. The The amusement appears to be more lines of the Bell system include fatal to lifo and limb than fox bunt 400,000 miles of wire, reaching 20,- ing. On Long Island a Judge has 000 cities, towns and villages. GENERAL LIN E OF CHEMICALS. DRUGS, PATENT recommended that the people resort And yet it is though the work of MEDICINES, DRUGGISTS’ SUPPLIF.S to the shot gun to prevent high construction is in its infancy. Cli TOILET ARTICLES, ETC. speeding, and bring tourists within matic conditions, mountain ranges thé" law. The general disregard of and rivers are no longer impassable law, by owners of automobiles, is barriers, P r e s c r ip t io n s tbe worst feature of the case. A lot of college bred girls in cen Another canal capable of develop tral New Jerney, taking advantage ing 150,000 horse-power is to be of the scarcity of farm bands, have Having had many years of experience in this line constructed at Niagara Falls. It gone into the field and are making we are prepared to give all the will cost $10,000,000, and at the it fashionable to do a man’s work best of satisfaction. lower end there will be a sheer fall for pay— $2 a day. Some scores of 300 feet. At this rate Niagara have survived the blisters on their promises to become one of the hands from work and on their greatest manufacturing centers in necks from exposure, and will per the world. sist to the end. Bishop Potter feels very much Oklahoma has been treated shab abroad just now. He printed an bily. Her population is more than interview in a newspaper declaim ing against vulgar display of jewel 500,000, or greater than that of ry and riches, and in the same col Rhode Island, Vermont, Utah, Dakotas, umn with it was a police story Nevada, either of the about Mrs. Potter’s having lost Oregon, New Hampshire, Wyom ing, Delaware, or Arizona. She diamonds valued at $ 50 , 000 . had more new railroads bnilt last It is a good thing the price of year than and state in the Union, beef began to Boar when tbe tem and has more money in her banks perature was in the niuoties. No according to population. sensible man would fill his stomach Is Charles M. Schwab one of the with heat producing food, under such circumstances. Be a fruit and generous and selte-saci¡firing men vegetable eater for a little while ever known in business? It is said that he has voluntarily paid back to and keep cool and healthy, Mary Anderson announces that his associates in the Bethlehem it took Watts, the famous English Steel Co. the $1,900.000, which artist recently dead, five years to they put in, receiving nothing for paint her portrait, she talked so it. It sounds magnificent; about a million poor folks who bought steel much during the process. stocks and lost one-half ot their in The summer school at Harvard vestment are anxiously waiting for university has one studedt 82 years him to come around and earn their old. He thinks it is never to late blessing. to learn. There never has been such a worthless report of a great war as Notice. We the undersigned want it un that which drizzles from the censors derstood that the tickets marked and cable concerning the Russo- Dispatch and Favorite are not good Japanese contest. Wireless tele on Str. Antelope, and that when such graphy is all very well, but a liar tickets are purchased from Capt. less service is wbat we need. If Panter they will not be honored. some American correspondent on Signed: T hos . W h it b , the shores of the China Sea would J o h n C. M o o m a w . Kerr & Co’s, is the place to get throw down bis pen and come home yonr suits of clothes for men, and give the public a coherent youths, aod children. statement of the strength and . atti New goods at the New Drug tudes of armies, he would do much to illuminate the situation, Store. New Drug Store. I GEO- A - CHURCHMAN. PROF A Specialty. Golden Building - Coquille, Oregon.
