P A G I RIGHT
Mrs. Henry Lorens on East First
street next Friday afternoon, Wash
ington’s Birthday. Feb. 22. from 2:80
to 6 p .m . Everybody invited.
Post— star Jno. Leneve reports
that six alien enemies registered hard
as required by the government. He
says these six are ail th at he knows
except one, who — y have registered
, at an office down the river, although
he said he would net recintar.
Secretary of State Ben W. Oleott
. has our thanks for an election pam
phlet which win enable us to keep our
A wall known Coquille burin—
man oa j * that ha only recently k a n -
ed that hit fathar. wh— ho— ia in
ona of tha central atataa. visited Ore
gon long before the Coquille — n was
born.
Tha fathar and hia brother
were sent out to tha Pacific coast
fifty or sixty years ago to find an
investment in timber for $80,000 for
the old gentleman. They wont boose
and repbKed this country n. g. They
said it wouldn't be settled in a thous
and years and that it was idle to
think at civilisation here. Much tha
s u m things, indeed, were said in the
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restaurant,
a t 7:80 last
the p liff look
H. W. Miller,
end hia eon,' George,
a t th at time end af-
the young« Milter
• poke a t Mr. Barr, who haa
in conducting the restaurant for
t M ill«. Mr. Burr grabbed a pok
er end lam hasted the young man ov
er the heed so forcibly th at gore wes
spattered ell ever the floor and oat
into the stre e t
A physician waa
needed to dress ths wounds.
A inter version of the affair is that
whan the Milters-entered the restau
rant the senior M ill« told his son to
lock the d o « . Whan ths young man
started to do so tha elder Burr, who
ia over seventy years of ago,
that ho and his son would be
teseiy outclassed in o « ra p , seised the
peker and struck young Milter over
the head aa 1 m waa about to lock tha
d o « with tbs results stated.
Both tbs Burrs were arrested tor
with a deadly weapon and
into Justice Stanley's court,
where they waived a preliminary ex
amination and were bound over to the
grand jury which will meat next
The old man was hold ia $600
bonds and the young o m in $260.
Ws hoar talk of other legal pro
ceedings against tha Miners in this
ease with tha Milters as defendants.
On Thursday this week at the office
of the Rev. Frederick 0 . Jennings,
Deer Increasing Now.
Rufus C. Colton and Mabel Iona Dem
Game Warden J. M. Thomas was s
Ths river was up and almost all ons, both of Riverton, were married. caller at this office lest Saturday
tha lowlands of ths valley flooded The witnea— wore Rev. Jay Claud morning. He says he ia certain that
Black, Mrs. Wickham and Mrs. Wal- the deer are increasing in this sec
again Tuesday.
tion of the state now. The departure
Cm i n k s l days have coos, but
County Agent J. X Smith says the of so many hunters for tbs war hag
there isn’t any ban on fish—nor ia
response to ths question nairas sen« diminished the amount of hunting and
there likely to be.
the farmers last week has been very the logging off of so much land has
Tonight a t the Scenic a Triangle prompt and gratifying and that every tended to concentrate the herds. Mr.
show, "Bad Boy" and Travel pictures one is anxious to hia part in aiding Thomas’ district is now greatly en
—7,000 foot of film.
tha government’» campaign for big larged and it keepe him busy looking
after the violators of ths game law—
C. A. Holvorstott and W altar Nor ger crops this ysar.
ris c a m in tram Fairview daring
Alva. Shelton,, who ai.listed from especially those who still persist ia
Tuesday’s downpour.
down ths river below Coquille, w rit« banting wjth dogs. Hs had a couple
Mrs. Norman Jameson returned home from across the water to his of man in Justice Dodge's court at Murdock Called for Examination
yesterday to her ho— n t Cmine’s mother that he went over on the Myrtia Point recently on that charge,
County Roadmaater R. B. Murdock
transport Tuacania on a voyage, it but let them off as easily as he could
is in receipt of a letter instructing
seems, Just previous to her fatal one; on account of their circumstances.
him to report a t Portland next Mon
and th at W in G . Barrow, of Coquills,
de for examination before the medi
L m Goodman Appointed.
was a ship— to on th at voyage.
^
cal board there. Mr. Murdock is not
A short council s— ion was held
Lika the Farmer» and Merchants
certain which application this latter
in
the
recorder's
ofeee
Tuesday
af
E»i ir here, the B i r k of Southwestern
is in response to, as he has three on
Oregon a t MarshfWhi is offering to ternoon to confirm the appointment file now, hut is of the opinion th at it
a
t
a
water
superintendent.
Mayor
start
out
every
school
child
ia ths one for a commission in the
E. E.
under 14 ia Marshfield with a thrift Johnson announced that four applica 20th Engineers, ths. largest engineer
tions
for
the
appointment
had
been
yesterday moraing
stamp. There are said to be 900 of
rogiment in the army and p a rt of
expecting to ratal
them, so this bit of patriotic work made and of the four he would ap wh— staff was on tha torpedoed
point
L
ee
Goodman,
eubject'
to
the
will cost tbs bank something over
ta *
. .
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock
council’s approval, who would accept Tuscan ia.
W. *E. Cleghorn informs
the position for the $76 a month it will go out to Portland Sunday morn-
letter ju st received that he has
now pays.
The appointment was
Don't W ait
moved from Clovis, California,
unanimously confirmed and Mr. Good
DO
IT
NOW!
Empire in ths soma state.
man was also clothed with police
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Everybody who pays tor ths
powers and named as deputy mar
tinel for a year in advance now gate
shal. His bond was fixed at 1260.
As Reported to Salem.
the Oregon Former for three years
In a report mads to State Superin
without extra charge—as a prs
Thrive by Thrift!
tendent of schools J. A. Churchill, the
Buy W ar-8avingt Stempel
Alex McDonald, an export sign
first of this weak. County Superin
painter a t Portland, who used to live
tendent Raymond E. Baker gave the
Sm ith Powers Sued for $6000.
here, ia ia the city now for e few days
following figures for Thrift Stamp
and may bo found a t the Baxter Ho
Henry Ware began suit in ths Cir
soles made by pupils of the Coquille
tel.
cuit Court here this week against the
schools:
Yesterday morning Mr. end Mrs.
Mary Esther Johnson, fifth A, $193; Smith-Powers Logging Co. tor $6000
J . A. Collier, who Uve three
Avis Hartson, fifth A. $60; Helen damages on account a t injuries sus
down the riror, became the happy Lyons, fifth A, $61; Maxine Paulson, tained when hia lag wes broken by
parents of s bouncing ten pound baby fifth A, $60; Eugene Allen, fifth A, a trip line a t Camp 2 near Powers
boy.
$6$; Alyce Dell Johnson, fifth A, 68»; March 14, 1917. Ha was in the hos
pital for sight months as a result
Tbs first eleven days of February Margaret Shores, fourth A, $61; Lois
of the accident and is still disabled.
Morrison,
fourth
A,
$64;
Clarence
Dorman In bis "P rim itive Superad-
was a period of greet dearth a t the
Barton, second A, $00; Evelyn Oerd-
tlous” telkrm f an Indian who bad been
County Cterk’t office here.
Not
badly h u rt by a grisxly bear. The med
marriage license eras issued during ing, fifth A, $60.
icino man prw crlbed a m ixture of rat-
Mr. Churchill says th at the chew
ell th at time.
ing here made by the seven pupils
ilttmakee’ heads, 'woniout tnocraslna and
For Sale—New set at Encyclopae named of the Fifth grade of our city
iotuieco, aeaKoued with petroleum and
dia Britannic« (11th Edition) bound schools was the best report th at had
n il pepper, of whk-h tbc puticut was to
Why
Not
“Valerftine”
State?
in aheap morocco a t e vary reasonable been received tor any one grade in
take a pint every h alf hour. “He w as a
When we note that Oregon’s birth brave man, but be died w ith the ut-
price.
P. O. Box 668, Marshfield, sny school in Oregon.
Coos county
Oregon.
8t3 has for some time had the habit of day as a state was on St. Valentine’» most expedition,” and a t the tribal. In-
day, we wonder why she has never i|uest It w es agreed th a t the remedy
The County Court is advertising in getting to the front, and Coquille
been
known as "the Valentine state." «roa ÍBuItleas, but th at death wee due
this week’s Sentinel for proposals to here won a signal victory by distanc
Oregon made the country the biggest to the dootdP» om itting to dance and
g rav e l th e rem ain d er of th e new high ing the rest of the county and Mow
kind of a valentine present when she yeil.
way from Bandon south to ths Curry ing the whole state.
Hell G ate Bride*.
gave herself to the Union. And but
Hell G ate bridge in New T o rt re p ra
county line.
for the casting vote of F. X. Mathieu aeots a m aas o f UMNO toad of steal
Minta* Men Here.
A. L O'Reilly, of the O. A. C Ex
a t Champoeg on May 2d. 1842, Ore- alone. Its arch spans an Interval
tension Service, came in Tueeday. He
Dr. J. F. Reddy, of Medford, mem
of 1.017 feet, m aking It tlie longest
is a government man eant out to ber of the State Bureau of Mines,
steel arch la th e world and tb s heav
stimulate interest in pig clubs
Henry M. Parka, director of the Ore
iest bridge of any description ever
L ast Number 5 Days Later.
poultry dubs.
gon Bureau of Mines and Geology,
built serose en obstado. T w o masetve
The
next
number
of
the
Lyceum
Improvement taxes on the lots in und W. C. Moiras, of Seattle, a min
course has been postponed from Peb. tow ers support tbc euonnoua w eig h t
ing
promoter,
were
here
all
day
last
ths east and of the city where the
I I to Feb. 26. This num b« will be They rise to s bright of 200 feet <m
streets were planked and sidewalks Friday investigating mining matters s lecture by Arthur Walwyn Evans, each side of tba river. T he ends of the
built two years ago will be due Fab. in this section end Mr. Parks was
bridge rest upon ro a r ponderous shoes
here again Tuesday.
He plans to Walsh wit and humorist, and accord of cast steel, each w eigh.ug MOjOOO
20, next Wednesday.
spend two months this coming sum ing to the advance notice« it will be pounds, th a la rg e st caatlags ever made.
Ths County Court has purchased mer in making « mineral survey of highly entertaining and instructive.
C*nttged»a as Pat*.
from Albert H. Dym throe lots in the Powers district.
Lately It baa been discovered th a t the
for $1600. They or* to be
Money Saved Works ■
dreaded centipede o f th e eontb w estern
to build shads to bouse county
Day and Night for you.
$140 Raised on K. C. Drive.
states bos its good u— . Tlie centipede
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Lest Monday, Feb. 11, Leo J. C ary
has a pair of strong Jaw s and feeds
Jock Guyton, of Marshfield, has ac and F. E. McKenna in four hours
exclusively on sm ell h o u s e h o ld poets,
F ifty Dollar» Reward.
cepted the position of secretary to raissd the $140 which was Coquills’s
each as fleas, moequltoc*. mot Us and-
Robert N. Stanfield during his cam quota of the Knights of Columbus
A reward of $60 will be paid to any roaches. It Is o u t of the most valuable
Feign to secure the republican nomin drivs. This was just one-fifth of ths person giving information that will household pet-i one can have. As the
ation for U. S. Senator from Oregon amount subscribed to the Y. M. C. A. le*d to the arrest and conviction of bite of th e centipede U poisonous, M la
The Joss donee for the benefit of in the Coquille district and corres- the culprit or culprits that broke into oo proper plaything for the baby, but
as an ex term in ato r of peats It Works
the Home Guard was quite well pat (.-onds to the national figures of $7,-
000,000 for the K. C. and $86,000,000
it tie Puet-luteUI-
day and Light.'
ronised considering the bo4 weetii
for the Y. M. C. A.
gemer.
that evening. The receipts were oi
Never Mod It.
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$72 with something over $69 «
r a r m n - T h i s eccentricity yon apeak
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of the Circuit Court next Monday,
No. sir. I’d b a re you know th a t lbene
Feb. 18, and the grand Jury will con
was never any heredity In our fam ily.—“
Washington's Birthday.
vene the earn# day. The regular Feb
ItoHton T rsn w rip t.
The ladiee of jtbe Presbyterian
ruary term of court will open Mon
Church will hold an Apron
day, Fob. 26.
WORDS OF CHEER.
and Silver Tea a t the residence of
Lieut. F. C. Barbasetto, of tba U. Mrs. Henry Lorens on Ernst First
8. Hospital Service and Lieut. H. C. »treat next Friday afternoon, Wash-
Word* of cheer are word* *1
Peterson were in town this wei
helpi w ards e l gloom are werde
in »ton’s Birthday, Feb. 22, from 2:80
They have been investigating the sa
of harm . There, is a bright old*
to 6 p. m. Everybody invited.
itery conditions of the logging comps
as well a* a dark ride t* every
and miirs in Corn county.
phase *f NIe and te every hear.
Lest Saturday wes pay day on the
Bey end on Monday the postoffica a t
Marshfield issued 180 money orde
aggregating over $2,000.
Outside
men who have coose ia to work in the
shipyards were sending money hoot
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Mails Deport.
Marshfield and Eastern
Myrtle Point
8:80 a. m.;
Paw—
Marshfield
Bandon
660 a. m.;
A rogo (by beat)
Molla Arriva.
Myrtle Point
6:1» a. m.;
Powers
Marshfield
9:00 a. m.;
Ba ndon
6.40 a. m.
7:28 p. m.
2.00 p. m.
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Friday, the 16th, tonight, a Tri
angle picture entitled, "Bed Boy."
Saturday, the 16th, a play entitled,
“Devil Dodger," featuring Roy Stew-
Art.
Sunday, the 17th, Margery Wilson
in "Mountain Dew."
Monday, the 18th, an 8-reel program
including “Fighting Trail," i.
tirnal serial th at draws a full
every Monday.
Tuesdaf. th e 19th, no show.
Wednesday, the 20th, “Fatal Ring,"
Patiie News, comedies, etc.
Thursday, the 21st, “Battle of Ar
ras” or “The Retreat of the Ger
mans.”
This is very interesting,
don’t miss i t
Friday, the 22nd, we will have the
famous actor, Douglas, Fairbanks in
th at fins play sntitiad, “Doubls
Trouble."
Also e 2-reel Keystone
comedy. They ere extra good.
Coming, “The Tate of Two Cities."
W orth T r y leg. .
P hotographer— W here te th a t new efl-
•oo boy?
Asolatane—H e te up In the d ark room.
P h o to g ra p h « — W bat In lie doing up
Utero?
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•Vestetent—When I now lilm a few
minutes ago be was bolding bin pay
envelope In front of the enlarging ma
chine.—Exchange.
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