Semi-WeeHly Kerald
F R ID A Y AUG.
5 , 1904 .
Connell Proceedings.
Regular Meeting.
Council met in regular session
on the ist, inst, and were called to
order at 8 o’clock p. m., His Hon.
J. J. Stanley, mayor, in the chair.
Present at roll call: Councilmen
Burns, Davenport, Johnsan, Kerr
and Lorenz, His Hon. the mayor,
the city Recorder and Marshal.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The monthly reports of the city
Recorder, Treasurer and Marshal
were read and refered to Finance
Committee. Also under this head
the Marshal filed a report on defec
tive and worn out side walks, com
prising 1720 feet belonging to
twenty-one owners, as well as about
300 feet of cross walks in urgent
need of repairing or rebuilding.
Committee of the whole council
on Depot street opening not having
formulated a satisfactory report,
the matter was laid over to a future
meeting.
The following bills were allowed
and the city Recorder instructed
to draw his warrants for same:
Geo. A. Robinson, rent for
July, 1904.......................... 3 00
W. W. Gage, salary night
watch, July 1904.............. xo 00
Lee Goodman, salary for
Inly, 1904.......................... 60 00
E. G. D. Holden, city record
er sun d, recorder’s fees.. 15 85
Frank Morse, city lighting
tor July............................. 27 00
tenant Burukoff,” the latest models
SUMMONS.
of the class, are totally destroyed IN t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t o f t h e
STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR
The Japanese escape without any
THE COUNTY OF COOP.
injury.
William Beyder, 1
July 29 :— The advance post of
Plaintiff,
vs.
;• Bait in Equity for a
the Japanese army is reported to be Julia Bnvder.
I
Divoroe.
Defendant,
j
within 10 miles of Mukden, the
T o Julia Bnyder, the above-named defend
Russian base of operations.
ant:
the Name ot the Btate o f Oregon! Yon
July 30 :— The Vladivostok squad are In hereby
required to appear and answer
ron cleverly evades the Japanese the oomplaiut filed against you in the
above entitled amt within six weeks from
ships and returns to the harbor.
the dste o f the first publication o f this
summons, to-wit: within six weeks from
Three Japanese urrnies, under the 2nd day o f AagaBt. 1904. toe same be
ing the date o f the first publication of thia
the generals, Okn, Kuroki and Sammons.
And if yon fail so to appear and anawer
Nodzu, completely ontmanenver
within aaio time, to-wit; on or before the
and envelope the Russian main 13th day of Beptember, 1904, the same be
ing the last day o f the time prescribed in the
army.
order o f pnbiioation, judgment will be ta
General Kuropatkin must either ken against yon for want thereof for the
relief demanded in plaintiff's complaint,
immediatlately retreat or accept a a snocinot statement of whioh is as follows:
the marriage oontraot between plaint
battle wbioh may result in a total That
iff and defendant may be dissolved, set
aside and held for nangbt and that be be
defeat of the Russians.
restored to the rights and privileges o f n
July 31 st:— Japanese attack and single person and that the enstody of his
two male children be given to him and for
capture several outer Forts at Port any other and farther relief as the oourt
may deem equitable and just.
Arthur.
Benrioe of this snmmoos is made by pub
Aug 1 st— A Considerable num lication in pursuance o f an order made by
L. Harlooker, County Judge o f Coos oonnty,
ber of Japanese are landed at Yin Oregon, dated the first day o f August, 1904,
that service thereof be mads by
Kow under the coyer of several directing
Plication thereof in the Semi- Weekly
[
sb xld , a newspaper published at theOity
warships.
o f Coqaille, in said Coos County, O regon,
Aug. 2 nd:— General Kuroki re once eaoh week for a period of six weeks.
ROBERT BURNS,
ports that the Japanese have occu
Attorney for plaintiff.
pied Yung Sue Pass after a brief
NOTICE.
fight with the Russians. The pasB
S a o o n d Sti»««t G n a d in g I m p r o v e
is situated about 25 miles east of
m ent.
Liao Yung and is a key to the de
A petition having been received by
fence of Mukden road.
the common council of the city of Co-
quilie, Coos County, Oregon, signed by
or 3 thimble
a majority of the property owners (street
skein wagon with double box, in frontage,) within the limits designated,
fair shape.
S. W . U p t o n ,
praying for the improvement of Second
street, old plat of the town of Coquille,
Coquille, Oregon.
W a n t f d .— A 2
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
The County Court of Coos County Or
egon, will receive proposals to build a
wing to the Hoffman bridge on Middle
Fork of Coquille river until 2 o ’clock p.
m., Saturday the 20th day of August,
1904.
Said wing to be constructed in the
following manner, to-w it:
Beginning
$ 1 1 5 8 5 at the East end of the pier of said
Rev. Mr. Myers, water rates, re bridge on the South side ot said river,
mitted until Sept. 15, ’04, in view running in a South-Easterly direction
of the fact that he had paid full rates 344 feet to an alder tree marked “ X , "
for two years and had used the near the top of bank, the piling to lie of
water but half the time, being ab white cedar not less than 7 inches in
diameter at the small end, to be driven
sent.
8 feet apart and at least 3 feet below the
New water connections were ap river bed, the piles to lie capped on a
plied for by Messrs Kerrigan, Russ level with pier of said bridg, with 8x10
Johnson and Doc Woods, all of incli caps and planked with 2x12 inch
which were retered to the marshal, planks, said planks to be spiked to piles
with 60 d spikes in end of each plank
(water supt.) with implied instruc where same rests on pile, the space be
tions to place these parties on the tween planks not to exceed 2 inches,
paying list as soon as possible.
The wing to be braced by piles driven
Marshal Goodman filed the ap near the hank on the South side of
pointment ot A. A. Leach to be wing and 16 feet apart, a brace running
from same at the ground to piling in the
Night Watchman: vice. W. W. whig near the top of p ilin g in wing
Gage, resigned. Appointment ap and to be notched so that half the
proved and $10.00 per month fixed brace will rest against the pile and
as the part of his salary to be paid curely spiked and all material used to
lie of good, sound merchantable timber,
by city.
The contractor to furnish all material
The C. B., R. & E. R. R. Co., and labor necessary to be used in the
asked permission to remove the construction of said wing. All work to
planking betweeu the rails of their be done in a good and workman-like
track through the city and fill same manner and under the supervision of
the County Court of Coos county, Ore
with crushed rock and gravel.
gon, or one of the members thereof,
Permission granted, conditioned Each bidder will be required to deposit
that the work be done in a substan with his bid five percent of the amount
tial manner and in such a way as of his bid, which shall be forfeited to
not to impede the ordinary business the County in ease the award is made to
h im fif he fails or refuses, for the period
of the street.
of two days after such award is made
The Marshal’s report on danger to enter into contract and file his bond
ous and defective side walks was in the manner required by law and to
taken up and the Mayor requested the satisfaction of the County Court up
to have an ordinance prepared cov on the day appointed.
Tiie County Court reserves the right
ering the entire report, making to reject any and all bids. All bids
the expense ot repairs, etc, a lien should lie filed with the County Clerk
upon the lots, unless such repairs on or before the time specified.
Dated this 4th day of August, 1904.
are made by owners after ratification
L. 1URLO CK ER,
by the proper officer, to repair or
County Judge.
rebuild the same and report said
ordinance at the next meeting
The ordinance was adopted and
approved; fixing theatrical and
show license at from $5 00 to $25.-
00 per day with penalties of from
$25.00 to $100 or not more than
fifty days in the city jail for any vi
olation of the same.
Said ordi
nance repeals all former ordinances
touching this subject.
At 10:40 p. m, council adjourned.
E..G. D. H o l p in ,
Recorder.
NOrCK OF PETITION FOE ijOGOINO
EOAD.
Htate o f Oregon, )
County o f Coos, J
In the Connty Coart of Coos Ooanty.
In the matter of the Application of M. C.
Bingham to Establish a Logging Uoad
in Coos Connty.
To John Not ley, D. F. Dean, W. W. Ongo,
and to any and all persons having or
claiming any interest in any of the lands
through whioh the Hoad hereinafter de
scribed is proposed to be located:
Yon will please take notice that M. V
Bingham has this day filed a petition and
map in the county oonrt providing the loca
tion o f a right o f way for a logging road
through lands now in yonr possession in
section nil. tournsuip twenty-eight south of
range twelve west of the Willamette meri
dian, in said oonnty, and said application
come on to be heard before said court
Leading Events of the Twenty- will
at the next regnlar September, 1004, term
thereof, on Thursday, the seoond day of
Fourth W e e k of the W ar.
said term, being the 8 th day o f Heptem
her. 1904. at ten o’clock in the forenoon
o f «Aid day, thereon for the appointment
July 25 :— Rusaian Vladivostok o f viewers to locate said lvmd in said oonnty,
whioh oonrt will be held, at whioh time
squadron is sighted 70 miles South in
yon are required to be and appear before
■aid oonrt and file yonr claim for any dam
of Yokohama harbor.
age« that yon roav consider yon will bus
July 20 :— For fourteen hours the tain in case said right o f way is located as
by said map shown and in said petition
Japanese and Russians engage in a prayed; and fnrther, yon do then show
if any von have, why said right of
fierce battle on the pass of Ta Tche ennse.
way should not be located as by said map
shown
and projected.
Kino. The Russians are finally The point
of commencement, the plACc
driven bark with a loss of 10,000 o f termination and the lands through
whioh said proposed road is songht to be
men in killed and wounded. Two located sre as follows: Beginning at the
o f the east end o f First street in
Russian general aro killed and the center
N otify '! addition to the town of Coqnille
City
(now
014? of Coqnille) Coos oonnty.
commander-in-chief general Kuro
state o f Oregon, and running thence in an
patkin is among the wounded.
earterly direction across lands owned by
John Notley, being a portion o f the nonth
July 27 :— Russians evacuate the half o f the northwest quarter and the
northeast quarter of the southwest quar
town of New Chuang and the garri- ter of section six in township twenty-eigh t
south
o f range twelve west of the Willam
sous are occupied by the Japanese. ette meridian,
in a*M oonnty and state,
hearing
southward and rumnng
July 2H: — A division of Japanese along the slightly
north side o f the canyon about
torpedo boats creep into the harl>or sixty rods to where said canyon divide«,
thence following the sooth branch o f said
of Port Arthur and hidden in the canyon along the north side thereof in a
southeasterly direction to the east line of
deuse fog discharges several torpe the land o f the said John Notley.
Witnean my hAud and the seal of the said
does at the Russian flotilla of do
Coart o f Coo«county this 19th day of July.
etroyers. Three Russian torpedo- 1904.
JANES» WATHON,
boat de«troyer8,]ineludiBg the "Lieu-1 (■ fftl.i
CUrb
(now City of Coquille) Oregon, between
B or Main, and C streets in said city,
by filling and grading the same and the
said Council having ordered a survey
thereof, which said survey profiles and
estimates are now on file in the office of
the City Recorder, the same having
been adopted by said council. It was
further ordered that notice of said im
provement be published inviting pro
posals for said work; said proposals to
be received and filed at the office of
said City Recorder on or before the 10th
day of August, A. D. 1904, at 4 o ’ clock
p. m.
Now t h e r e f o r e : All parties interest
ed, or desiring contracts for said work
or improvement are invited to examine
the report of the survey or profiles, esti
mates, etc, now on file as aforesaid, and
submit proposals for said work.
By order of the Common Council of
the City of Coquille, Oregon.
^
E. G . D H olden ,
City Recorder.
Dated this 22nd day of July, A. D.,
1904.
SUMMONS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF COOS.
Warren C. Parker, Plaintiff,
)
vs. _ _
} Suit in
Bartlett Doe, Nanoy H. Kezar, Equity.
Martha A. Swan, John F Moore,
Chas. H. Moore. Frank G. Mooie,
Geo. l.D oe, Mellon L. Doe, Frank
P. Doe, Chas. W. Doe, Chas. B.
Gonld, Ralph W. Goald, Rath W.
Sargent, Albert A. Sargent, Kath
ryn Sargent, Arthur F. Doe, Cal-
viu W. Doe, EminA W, Barns,
Mary Ellen Boone, Lnoy D. Hyde,
Loring B. Doe, Ella F. Lincoln,
Mary Margnirite Doe, LaurA M.
Doe, Lulu K. Doe, Mary A. Kezar,
San Francisco Protestant Orphan
Asylum, a corporation, Pacific
Hebrew Orphan Asylnm, a cor
poration, Roman Catholic Or
phan Asylum, a corporation, The
Hospital for Children and Train
ing School, a corporation, The
Boys and Girls Aid Society, a cor
poration, Golden Gate Kinder
garten Association, a corporation,
The Board of Regents o f the Uni
versity of Caifornin, a corporation
and Body
Politic,
Union
Trust Company, a corporation,
and Execntor, including all the |
heirs at law and devisees of Chas.
F. Doe, deceased, and J. W. Ben- |
nett, Adminislrator, Defendants.)
T o Bartlett Doe, Nanoy H. Kezar, Martha
A. Swan, John F. Moore, Chas. H . Moore,
Frank G. Moore, Geo. I. Doe, Mellen L.
Doe, Frank P. Doe, Chas. W. Doe, Chas. B.
Gonld. Ralph W. Gonld, Rath W. Sargent,
Albert A. Bargent, Kathryn Sargent. Ar
thur F. Doe, Calvin W. Doe, Emma W.
Barns, Mary Ellen Boone, Lucy D. Hyde,
Loring B. Doe, Ella F. Linooln, Mary
Margnirite Doe, Lanra M. Doe, Lain K.
Doe, Mary A. Kezar, Ban Francisco Prot-
estent Orphan Asylnm, a corporation, Pa
cific Hebrew Orphan Asylnm. a corporation,
Komnn Catholic Orphan Asylnm a corpo
ration. The Hospital for Children and
Training Bchool, a corporation. The Boys
and Girls Aid Society, a corporation. G old
en Gate Kindergarten Association, a corpo
ration, The Board o f Regents of the Uni
versity of California, a corporation and
body politic, and Union Trnst Company, a
corporation:
In the nnmo o f the Btate o f Oregon, you
and each of yon are hereby notified that
yon are required to Appear and answer the
complaint filed against yon iu the above
entitled suit within six weeks from the
date o f the first publication o f this sum
mons, to-wit:
Within six weeks from the 26lh day of
Jnly, 1904. the same being the date o f the
first publication o f this summons.
And if
von fail to AppeAr and answer on or before
the fith day of September, IBM, the same
being the last day of the time prescribed in
the order of publication, judgment will be
taken against yon for want thereof for the
relief demanded in plaintiffs complaint, a
SQOOiOft BtatfOMBft of which is as follows:
(1) That an instrnmont o f conveyance,
to wit: A deed from Charles F. Doe to
barren C. Parker, dated February 30. 190:1,
and recorded April 13, 1903. in Book 38, At
>nge 349 o f the Record o f Deeds for Coos
•onnty. Oregon, bo reformed so that the
description o f I And contained therein ahali
read as follows: lot numbered 2 , also snoh
»ortions of lot numbered 3 and the 8 . W.
4 of N. E.
of Sec. 22 as lies south and I
east o f Bear creek. All in Tp. 28 S. o f R. j
14 W. of the Willammette meridian in
Coos connty, Oregon, containing 83.7ft
acres of land, more or less, excepting from
this sale and reserving to the party o f the
first part the tide lands along Coqnille j
river fronting the foregoing deeoribed ,
land.
For hi« costa and disbursements in
this suit, and such other and fnrther re- ;
lief as tho court may deem o r o t and eqni- |
table.
Bervice of this summons is made by pub
lication in pnrsnanoe of an order made by
L. Harlooker. aa Oonnty Judge of Coos
County, Oregon, dated July 23, 1904. di
reeling that service thereof be made by
mblication thereof in the " S a m -W m i.v
IlltL D ,” a newspaper pnbli »hod at the
City o f Coquille, in said Coo« comity, onoe
e«cn week for «period o f ail weeks
A. J . SHERW OOD, .
Attorney for Plaintiff. \
No, Henry, President Roosevelt
will not likely be at the Christinn
church, next Thursday. If he comes
be will be given a pass and you will
have to pay ten cents.
Washington, Aug. 1 .— Acout 30
cases of bubonic plague pur week
aro being reported from Hongkong,
while Asiatic cholera bas also made
ita appearence at that point.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been duly appointed adminis
trator of tho Estate of Mary A. Vowell,
deceased, and that all persons having
claims against «aid estate Are herebr re
quired to present them, duly verified, to
the undersigned, at the office of A. J. Sher
wood in the City of Coqnille. Coos county,
Oregon, within six months from the date
hereof,
Dated this 13th day o f July. 1904.
W. W. G a o k .
Administrator of the Estate
of Mary A. Vowell, deceased.
NOTICE
FOR
W. T. KERR & CO.
Has just received a complete stock of new
Worsted Dress Goods, Silks and
Velvets.
An elegant assortment o f new Wash materials fo r early
spring
Immense line of staole ana Fancy Ginghamsf Prices 8 13-
to 20 cts. per yd.
.
Large assortment of white and champagne colored merceri
zed Oxfords fo r Waists from 20 to 90 cts. per. yd.
Pcalt s, in latest patterns 7 1-2 to 20cts per yd.
Go' co, 20 yards to the Dollar.
PUBLICATION.
United StAtes Land Office, Rosebnrg, Or.,
June 20,1904.
Notice is hereby given that in compli
ance with the provisions o f the act o f Con
gress of June 3, 1878. entitled "An act for
the sale o f timber lands in the StAtes o f
California, Oregon, Nevada and Washing
ton Territory,” as extended to All the Pub
lie Land States by aot o f Angnst, 4, 18a2,
LEWIS E. BROWN,
Of Riverton, oonnty o f Coo«, State o f Or
egon, hAS this day filed in this office his
sworn statement No. 6247, for the parohase
of theS. X o f NW. t fa n d S . W o f ' N E . *
o f Section No. 8 in Township N
Range N o .il West, and will offer proof to
show that the land songht is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim to said
land before jAmes Watson,Coauty Clerk of
Coos ooanty. Oregon, at the offioe of oounty
clerk o f Coos ooanty, Oregon, at Coqaille,
Oregon, on Saturday, the 17tn day or Seo
lumber, 1904.
He names as witnesses:
Wm. Myers,
Cland Waters, Clarence Waters and Ar
thur Brown, all of Lee, Coos connty, Ore
gon
Any and all persous claiming adversely
the above-described lands are requested to
file their claims in this offioe on or before
said 17th day of September, 1904.
J. T . BRIDGES,
Register.
Ladies' Ready-made Summer suits
and waists.
New Spring Clothing for Men and Boys.
Remember our Popular-price Shoe department, New and
Stylish footware is arri ung Daily.
Large assortment of up-to-date Hats just received, compris
ing the Steadson, C rizzly and Dunlap, the best on earth,
We also carry a complete line of Groceries, Fiour
and Feed,
Our Price are Right. Farmers, bring your produce to
W. T. KERR & CO.
Dairy Produce
F> TO DKTE,
SW EET CREAM
ROYAL LIQUORS,
ROYAL FITTINGS,
ROYAL TREATMENT.
MILK AND
\J
BAXTER BROS. PROPS.
IN QUANTITIES
ICE
TO SUIT
coquine ice & Cold-Storage Co.
Baltimore Fire Clothing Sale
Hawkins- Building, Cor. I stand Main A cro ss from Bonk.
S ale begins
A U G U S T 5th,
At C O Q U ILLE,
P o sitiv e ly E nds
T he Scream ing, Screeching, H o w lin g M addening Flam es
at 8 a. m.
A U G U S T 13th
T H E G R E A T F I R E IN B A L T I M O R E F E B R U A R Y 11th.
at 1 0 p. m.
The American Clothing Company Secured the Entire Stock of
The Baltimore Clothing Company at 25 cents on the Dollar.
2500 buildings were destroyed, yet this company suffered principally from smoke and water. Its building with
stood the flames to a remarkable degree, yet its stock was thrown upon the insurance companies, and these paid 75 per
cent of the company’s losses. My Eastern buyer purchased the entire stock at 25 cents on the dollar at the wholesale
cost. The insurance company’s loss is your gain. The biggest values iu clothing ever offered in the Northwest. A
river of Bargains we offer to the pubile now.
H E N ’S FA LL CLOTHING at Fire Sale Prices.
1000 of the Swellest Fall Suits that were ever
359 Men’s Wool Suits, Sizes 34-35-36 only 500 Men’s Swell P'all Suits, in sack and frock,
shown, consisting of all the new patterns
Baltimore Clothing Company’s price $10;
handsomely trimmed and tailored
100
iu Cheviots, Tweeds and Worsteds, fine
the American Clothing Com
Black Worsted Suits in this. Baltimore
French, English and German imported
pany’s Fire Snle Price is .
worsteds iu black, blue, and fancy; a swell
Clothing Company’s price was $15; the
line of blue Serges in single and double
American Clothing Company’s (p n O r
breasted; also Vicunas, Thibets, Unfinish 500 Men’s All-Wool Suits, in all shapes,makes,
Fire Sale Price is . . . .
d ) / ,y Q
ed Worsteds— making kn all the grandest
colors and sizes, in fancy mixed effects,
aggregation ol Swell Fall Hand-Tailored
bought by tbe Baltimore Clothing Com
Suits that will be shown on the coast;
pany this Spring to sell for $12.50; the
Baltimore Clothing Company’s price was
American Clothing Company’s
$20, $25 and $30; the Amer-
Fire Sale Price is .
ican Clothing Company’s
$3.95
$10.95
$4.75
The Insurance Com
panies paid the Differ
ence.
PANTS at Fire Sale Prices.
Youths' long pants, Suits in black Cheviots only sizes 17,
18 and 19 only. During this Sale
.
.
$3 95
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits in black and da:k mixtures sizes 8
years to 15 years in 2 and 3 pieces. During this Sale
........................................................... $195 and $2 50
Boys’ clothing, sizes ftom 16J0 ig only, form
er price $8 and $10, Fire Sale Price $ 3.95
A full line of Men's Derby ribbed underwear
in blue, brown and cream colors tbe
finest of its kiud former prices 75c and f t
Fire Sale Price, r«r garment .
40 c
1000 Pair of Men’s Pants in all-wool hairline stripes and
pretty check eifects, Baltimore Clothing Company’s
price was $4, $5, $6 and $7: American Cloth
ing Company’s Fire Sale Price is .
$ 2 .5 0
A full line Furnishing Goods almost given away
Overshirts, all colors and styles worth from
75c to $1 50. Fire Sale Price. . . 40 c
Suspenders, 25 cent suspenders
. .
15 c
40 ’’
"
. .
20c
50 **
’’
. .
25 c
OVER CO ATS A T LESS T H A N H A LF PRICE.
S T R I C T L Y O N E P R IC E TO A L L . ^ ^ » ^
Remember the Sale Positively Ends August 13th.