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SEMI-WEEKLY HERALD. 22: No. V ol . COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 25, 19047 Entered m second-class m atter Jul IT 8, 1004, at the poetoffice at Ooqi aille, Ore- «o n , under act o f Congrega o f March 3, 1879. Walter Culin, M. D. P h y sic ia n B ciiubon and CoquiLLZ C it t , O hs . Kronen burg Bldg. N ext Door to P. 3 . _ , . « T eleph one i . Stanley & Burns, Attarueys-nt-Law, Heal Estate, Collections. Hpecialties-Criminal and D. 8. Land Caaea, Notaries Pablio. CoqOlLLN, . . . . OnXOON. Qeo. Russell, M. D„ P h I8IO IAN AMD SUBQHOM, Offloe upstairs fa MARTIN BUILDING Calls promptly answered day or night. Night call will be answered from Mrs. Wickham’ s Boarding House. Phone, main 196. O oquille, : : : Oregon. A. J. Sherwood, A tto bn b y ■ at -L a w , N otaby P ublic , C oqu ille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, AiroBNIT-AT-LAW, N otasi P ublio , Coquille, Oregon. /. Hacher, A bstracter o r T itlbb . C oq u in .* C ity , O kb Hall & Hall, A ttorney *- at -L aw , Dealer in H eal E statr o f all klnda. M arshfield, Oregon. J. Curtis Snooh, D. D. S, D en tist . Offloe two doors noatta Odd Fellow’ s Hall Will make Bandon a professional wi-it the firat Monday in eaoh quarter. C oqu ille, O regon. 1 T E . D. Sperry. W . C . Chase. SPERRY & CHASE, Attorneys-at-Law. Office in Robinson Building, C oqu ille, - - - Oregon. E. 6. D. Holden, L a w t sb , City Recorder, U. 8. Commissioner, Gen eral Insoranoe Agent, end Notary Pablio. Offloe in Robin- eon Building. C oquille, Oregon. A. F. Kirshman, D entist . Offloe at Reaidenoe, one block eaat o f Land M oat be Taxed. Attorney General Crawford in re Sheriff Word issued an order this ply to an inquiry from Distriet At morning that poolroom gambling in torney W. J. Moore,of Klamath and this city must not be attempted, Lake Counties, hai rendered an op notwithatending the action of the inion in which be held in subeteUoe city council in adopting an ordi that all government and state land* nance licensing such establishments. are Assessable aa soon ae the appli through Uuder-Sherffi Mofd&a, cant baa done everything, including he notified the proprietors of the payment, to entitle them to a patent Portland Club and tbe local mana from the government or the state. ger of tbe Warwick Turf Exchange He holds in substance that timber that this afternoon, in case they at lands, homesteads, pre-emptions, de tempted to sell pools on tbe sastern sert land entries, etc., when final races, he would arrest them and proof and payment are made, and seise all the apparatus used in their the applicant baa reoeived the re work. ceiver’s final receipt, are taxable, “ I have investigated this matter whether or not patent has beoome carefully,” said Sheriff Word, “ and assessable when the proofs are all have secured the beet legal advice complete in the local land office, in the city. I am convinced that and the fees paid. “The applicant conducting a poolroom is in viola is then entitled to a patent,” says tion of the state law and as such the opinion, 'and if he has not been comes within my province. Tbe guilty of fraud tbe government can city has legally no right to adopt an not refuse to issue tbe same. There ordinance that conflicts with the fore. the first day of Maroh after statutes of the state such proofs and payment are made "The selling of pools is gambling would be the date that suoh lands — there is no question about that become liable to assessment for the I am determined to prevent all in purpose of taxation. Timber and fractions of the state law so long as stone lands on the first day of March I am an incumbent of this office. after final receipt issues." If the poolroom men see fit to go I d bis inquiry Distiict Attorney ahead and submit to arrest and Moore made reference to tbe statue have their property seized and then of “ Lands held up,” to which Attorn make a fight in the courts, all right. ey General Crawford makes the fol If they win and the courts decide lowing reply: “ As to lands held up, that operating poolrooms is not we do not understand what you gamblibg within the meaning of mean by ‘held up,’ but if for any the statute, well and good. Other reeson final receipt does not issue, wise the poolrooms will not be al whether by reason of contest or on lowed to run under any circum the initative of some special agent, stances. doubt tbe wisdom of assessing. ‘The men who favor tbe selling No final receipt has issued and there of pools on races assert that tbe is a definite charge that the appli state has no jurisdiction because cant has not complied with tbe law, poolrooms are not specifically men and if be has not he is not entitled tioned in tbe codes. Neither is to a patent, and no title either legal keno, if I remember rightly. Any or equitable would be in him; but how, I shall do exactly as I have in. if he has fully complied so that final formed the poolroom operators I receipt issues, the )&Dd is assess intend doing.” — Portland Journal. able.” — Oregon Timberman. Refused Favor by England. Churches to Merge. Berlin, Oct. 21.—The British gov St. Louis, Oct. 19.— A definate ernment has positively refused to step has been taken toward the am grant the request of Germany to algamation of tbe Free Baptist permit the latter to use Walfish Bay Church of America with the Disci for landing troops and supplies for ples of Christ, or the Christian use in the war against the natives Church, now holding a National con in German Southwest Africa. The vention here. A committee appoint refusal will seriously interfere with ed at the last convention to consid tbe German military plans in South er the propriety of the union has re west Africa, aa Walfish Bay is the ported favorably, inasmuch as the only good harbor for 1000 miles The roports of doctrinal faith of the doctrinal faith along tbe coast. of the two is practically the same. German reverses in Southeast Africa Anotoer. committee has been ap. coutinue to be received. Tbe Ger pointed by the Christian Conven man station at NomtBas has been tion to complete negotiations with captured by th6 Hotentots. the Baptist in accord with the re A Question of Tacks port o f tbe committee on reo omen- dation. The union will add 100,- Any reader of this paper, sending 000 memberr to the Deciples. 25 cents in silver, by postail note or in one and two cent at imps, will be But They Do. sent The Daily Journal one month; A very dirty, debased and ignor or The Sunday Journal two monts; ant looking man came to vote in a or the Simi-Weekly Journal three township in Michigan. Said one months; or the Weekly Journal four o f tbe ladies offering him a ticket: months, and in addition a match “I wish you would oblige us by vot safe filled with taoks, postage pre paid. Addsess The Journal, Port ing this ticket.” "W hat kind of a ticket is that?” land, Oregon. said he. “ Why,” said the lady, “you can C oqu ille . - . Oregon see for yourself.” “ But I can’t read,” he answered. ‘•Well,” said the lady, “ thie bol- lot means that you are willing to S tr. D IS P A T C H let the women as well as the men Tom White, Master, vole.” Leaves I Arrive« Bandon ........ 7 a - m . | Coqnille ------10 a * m . "Ie that it?” he replied, “ then I C oq u ille ....... 1 F-M. I Bandon ------ 4 F-M. Connects at Coquille with train for Marshfield don't want it; the women don’t and steaiper Kjho for Myrtle Point. know enough to vote.” S tr. F A V O R I T E Tattle Hotel. COQUILLE RIVER STEAMBOAT CO. Leaves J. C. Moomaw. Master, | Arrives W anted Special Representative in this county and adjoining territories, to represent and advertise an old S tr. R E T A Alva I.ee, Master, established business house o f solid I .e » v c I Arrives Salary 921 Coqnille....... 1 r-M. Bendnn . . . . 5 r - 'J . finanoial standing. B andon___ 7 A-lf. | Ooquille... .11 A-H. weekly, with Expenses advanced Carrying isuwenger. and mail. each Monday bv check direct Coquille River Transportation Co. from headquarters. Horse and boggy furnished when neoesary; S tr. L I B E R T Y position permanent. Address Blew Bros. A Co., D ept A. Mon- W . R. I'anter, Marier. Leaves | Arrives on Bldg., Chicago,. III. C oquille........ 7 A-M. I B * n « W . 10:4ft A-M. Bandon......... 1 F-M. | CoqnlUe 4:4ft F-M. Bandon .......... 7 a - m . | Coquille . . . 10 a - m . Coquille...... 1 F-M. I Bandon . . . 4 F M. Makes connection with train at Coquille and up-river boats. T. W . PAN TE R , Managing Own«-. Sheriff’s Order to Oemb ler F o b S a l B- —One Bon Married in a Pest House by Telephone. Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has decided to employ no man over thirty-five years of age. Over 1,000 men have left its service. They probably hold, with some oth ers, that G2 is tbe definate age of disability. Capt. Ira Keihtlev, who made such a mark in clearing up Rizal province of insurrectors, has hasten, ed to make his mark agais by clear ing up the funds of the Philippine exibit at St. Louis and vanishing, leaving a shortage of $4,000. — --- * Domingo Revolution Forestalld. Washington, Oct, 21.—United States Minister Dawson to San Domingo cables to the state depart ment that the Dominican govern ment has purchased abroad 20,000 rifles and a large snpply of ammu nition in order to be prepared for any possible revolutionary move ment. Political M uddle. San Francisco, Oct. 21.— Tbe grand jury today decided to instruct tbe district attoruer to institute proceedings to oust tbe elction com missioners on the grounci that the commissioners violated their oath of offloe in not properly appointing election officers. Saint Louie Quake. S t Louis, Mo., O ct 21. A slight earthquake shock waa felt here to day. It traveled from the north- west to the southeast, and rattled dishes and windows, but no dam age is reported. fine 3-yeor-old Durham bull, and also a nice pet fawn; price $3. Good separator S tr. E C H O to trade for a 2 -y e a r -old heifer or T. W . McCloskey. Master, two yearlings; reason for selling it Lessee I Arrives $800 will buy a 200-acre Stock Ranch Myrtle P o in t ...7 A-«. I Coqnille C-y 9:30 A-lf. is too small; capacity, 275 or 800 in Bonthern Coos, with plenty of ontly Coquille CRy 1 r n. I Myrtle F t. 4 » r-«. pounds C. A. Pendleton, Fat Elk. inf Uovsnunent land. / . J, 8 t a » h v D uly except Sunday Large quantities of iron ore are being shipped from this country to Europe. Most of it goes to Ger many. To what extent this export may grow is a question of reason able transportation rates. The only competitor the American ore has is the Swedish ore. A divorced woman was married to a new husband by a Catholic priest in New York City last week. Ib is was because the man from whom she obtained her divorce was not “ a baptized Christian” when they were married, and therefore it was no marriage. -------— -------------- — T a k e n W ith C ru m p * VVm. Kirmse, a member of the bridge gang working near Little- port was taken suddenly ill Thurs day night with cramps and a kind of cholera. His case was so severe that he had to have the members of the crew wait upon him and Gifford was called and consulted. He told them he had a medicine in the form of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that he thought would help him out and according ly several doses wer« administered with the reeult that the fellows able to be around next day. Tne inci dent speaks qnite highly of Mr, Gifford’s medicine — Elkader, Iowa, Argus. This remedy never fails. Keep it in your borne, it may save life. For tale by B. 8. Know Don. P ee Y ear ROTE AMD COM M ENT. As matters now stand, politically speaking, the Republicans have 22 Philadelphia, Oct. 20.— Braving the danger of contracting smallpox votes to win from the possibly Mrs. Eva Lyons, a widow, today doubtful states, end the Democrats married Frederick Meborn, who is 88 . critically ill with tbt malignant dis The once much vaunted “ Vesu ease, rit tLb u iinii ij i'l Lubpital. vius«” the dreadful dynamite cruis Four miles sway from the pesthouse er, is to be turned into a torpedo Magistrate McCleery said the practice vessel. Tbe cost will be words over tbe telephone that tied $70,000. the nuptial knot, while the bride Physicians inquire as to the oause was sitting by the bridegroom’s cot. for the increase of insanity. It is The magistrate read the ceremony probably the guessing tournaments and the words were repeated by in newspapers as to the exact num Superintendent Morgan at the hoe. ber of vote« to be oast for presi pital end of the telephone. When tbe queetione of love and dent. devotion were reached the magis There are twenty-three sets of trate asked: “ Do you aware to missionaries stationed at Tokio. keep her in sickness and in health?” No wonder the Japanese govern The proxy repeated the question to ment has been a little pnzzled to Mähern. “ I will,” he replied know which is the genuine re through the transmitter, loudly ligion. The result is all religions enough for the magistrate to hear are tolerated and the Japanese take distinctly. They were then pro no stock in any. nounced man and wife. That every Russian subject shall Seek Evidence A gain at Mor know at least how to read and mons. write there must be founded in Rus Evanston, Wyo., Oct. 18.— W il sia every year, 3,260 schools. And liams H. Kensington, a leading Mor this must continue for 260 years. mon and United tates Commission Things are not quite as bad in New er at Afton, a Mormon settlement in York City where it is impossible to Uinta County, has been arrested, build school houses fast enough to charges of polygamy being prefer keep up with the increase of popu red against him. Residents of Af. lation. ton are greatly excited as the result A Swiss professor has discovered of the visit of secret service men of the Government,who are Baid to that a tooth may be painlessly ex be gathering evidence against Mor tracted by shutting the patient in a mons who, it is alleged, are prac dark room and exposing his eyes to a blue light o f sixteen oandle power ticing polygamy. for three minutes, causing him to Atlantic Coast Storms. lose all sense of pain, though retain ing consciousness. This recalls the Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 19.— It is blue^glass craze of a quarter of a reported that five vessels were century ago. wrecked in the storm which is sweeping the east coast between Americans have something to Miami and Palm beach. Tbe wiers learn. The Bon Marche at Paris is are down, and tbe reports cannot the biggest retail store in the world. be confirmed. The schooner James It employs 4,000 women among was wreckei near Palm beach, but whom are 200 interpreters. Some the crew were saved. of these speak fifteen languages. The Albany bishop who recently An iron rule of the house is that expressed his omotion by kissing J. when any employe reaches the age Pierpont Morgan in public has of fifty-six, retirement is compul probably received some confidential sory, and she spends the rest of her life in a Home maintained by the advice by this time from Hobson. Tbe Long Island railroad system proprietors. is to be provided with a third rail to propel cars by electricity. Re cent improvements have made tbe third rail harmless to those who may happen to come in contact with it. $2.00 Recent revelations show the Ger man army is no longer the “ proud legacy” left by the old Emperor William. Its degeneracy, as ex posed by Lient, Bilse, has been ad mitted by tbe authorities, notwith standing the punishment of the author and the prohibition of tbe sale of bis book. Among the charges brought against army offi cers besides gambling, drunkenness, financial recklessness and licentious ness, is that of “money marriages” as tbe sole escape from ultimate ruin and disgrace. Is this an ex ample to be commended to our soldiers? Knowlton's Drug Store Toilet Articles, School Books and School Supplies, Kodaks and Kodak Supplies, Fine Stationery a Specialty. Ooquille, Oregon. U P TO DATE. ROYAL LIQUORS, ROYAL FITTINGS, ROYAL TREATM ENT. B A X T E R BROS. PROPS. NEW, RAM BLERS T R IB U N E S LATEST AND AND Best Wheels 0 ut M IT C H E L L S Rare Bargains In Second-Hand W heels. W h ee ls to Rent. Repairing Done on Short Motto#. ALBERT FISH, East End ot Front St. . . . COQUILLE, OREGON L H. HAZARD, Csihlsr R. E. SHINE, Vic« Prsi. A. J. SHERWOOD, P m . F IR S T N A T IO N A L , B A N K op COQUIUUB, OHHOOp. T ra n sa c t» a General B anking Bueinena Bssrd sf Director». Dorrst, sidssts. R. (J. Dement, A. J. Sherwood, L. H. Hazard, L. Hnrlookur, R. E. Shine. Isaiah llacker, National Bank of Commeroe, New York City Crocker Woolworth NU Bask, San Fram inco First N atl Bank of Portland, Portland, Or. FO X BRO S. GENERAL DRAYING. COQUILLE, OREGON. Meet8 all Boats and Trains.. Goods Handled with Care and Dispatch. A G E N T F O R R IV E R T O N C O A L . C o q u il l e Steam Laundry P H O N E 1X6 The Hon. Henry G. Davis is at one with President Roosevelt on tbe subject of arbitration. He says tbe PROPRIETORS idea appeals to his sense of fairness. Conciliation, he odds, is the highest practical expression of intelligent Experienced Help Reasonable Rates thought on this subject. The Man Special R ates to Fam ilies and Hotels chester Guardian of England, one of the best papers in that nation, says the President of the United W e m ake our ow n soap and know its ingredients. No injurious ch em icals used. States himself is to be thaoked for Our baskets will be left at all the principal points on the river. G oods called for and delivered in O oquille City. accepting without reserve the pro position to invite a second confer ence of the Hague at a time when a man of narrow party aim might have preferred to put off bis reply uutil November. IN Q U A N T I T I E S SW E E T CREAM 1NOSLER «$ LYO N S Best o f W ork Dairy Produce A good deal of surprise has been expressed in Indiana and a portion of Illinois, over tbe brilliancy of the epigrams which flow from the Chi cago pulpit. Tbe following was the output for a recent Sunday: Hu mility is never seen in the mirror. Where clothes reign character ab dicates. It’s but a slippery step from smartness to sin. God will not fill your heart because you empty your brain. People who cal culate on an eleventh hour repent ance always die at 10:30 p. m. The trees we raise, and not the ones wa drop from, determine our worth. Everybody says "A m en” to the man who prays to b« taken out of this wicked world.” M IL K A N D Coquille i c e & ICE T O S U IT Cold-Storage Co. HR T H E Who tied the oow’s tail to his leg in the prooesa of milk ing; said she had not dragged him over two miles before tie realized he had made a mistake. H o t j t r M ’u .c la . E ffl.r tla .e r Must you be dragged before you realize you are making n mistake in not using Electric Lights.