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About The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1917-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1918)
Look at our stock of high grad« GranReware. Many , lino« and »11 complete. The prices mre right Puddlog Pans------10c to 36c K ettles................ 30c to 86c Tea Kettles -11.00 and $1.76 Coffee Pots.......................66c Double Boilers............... $1.30 Dish Psns . . Frying Pans Wash Pans.. Colander____ .. 66c to 70c 16c and 20c 40c and 60s Dinner Paila, Oval Dish Pans, Taapots MRS. BONNIE WALKER, Prop. Red Croaa Not««. the weather. Jas. Beahaai and P n H j Crowley ■nade tha trip to CoquUle Wsdnasday in the Chevrol«*. Tha man who cannot get a cant a pound fo r potatoaa on tbe ranch w ill malea mora moaay by fseding tbam to hens, haca, horaaa, or cattle, ra lbar thaa to ( o to Iba labor o f haulinc tbam away from boma át tha priea othar eomaly aad attractita aa poaaibl*. taad i* now. Whan I waa a boy, apoda 8till wa imagine we have solved tha problam and can ax plain why tha fa t on hogs. la a recent number o f Niagara forca which tmpala tha fair the Rural New Yorker it waa told how ■ex to adorn thamaalvea in all tha the farm ers o f Now Brunswick made co lo n o f tha rainbow, camouflage ev- pork o f eookod potatoes. They raise f T Uamiah and study to please, was potatoes fo r feed, not to sell, unless in this instance turned backward and it is a long priea. Several years ago when Tom Coke everyone triad to make herself as much o f a harridan and a frigh t as was farm ing at Sumner he told me possible. that he raised quite large quantities The object must have bean to Hoov- o f spuds and if the price was good he ariza on tha expenditure o f energy sold, if not he fsd them to U s sows. in personal adornment and a u k s a A man who figures that way on rais- more than Quaker primness and plain ing spuds gets a price fo r them wheth ness o f attire a virtue, by going to er it ia spuds up Or spuds down. Elisabeth Cutter M orrow gives an tha opposite extrema in order to dis courage every form o f feminine activ account in the W ellesley Alumni ity in the direction o f goodly apparel Quarterly fo r January o f the work and the use o f cosm etics, so that the beng done in France by IB women, ladies may be able to devote mere all graduates o f Smith college ex time to knitting socks and sweaters, cept one who ia ad English doctor, concocting war broads and filling tbs in helping French fam ilies to get a places vacated by men in tbe world’s ■tart in heats Ilfs again, where the sack heel needle and ten stitches on instep needle. Knit all the heel stitches onto on e needle. KITCHENER TOE— Break off thread leaving about a foot. Thread in a darning needle. Hold needles to gether with thread at right hand end. Pass thread through first stitch on front needls as if to knit and slip stitch off, pass thread through second stitch Casting and purling, disdaining to o f same needle as if to purl but lea vs stitch on, purl thread through first quit, stitch on back needle ss if purling and My good w ife is learning to knit. ■lip stitch off, pull thread through My good w ife is learning to knit, to second stitch o f same needle as if Anti-Saloon League Meeting knitting and leave stitch on, repost knit, until all the stitches are o ff; fasten Our homo’s in an awful mass; Hon. George W. Morrow, o f Michi .I’ve bad nothing to eot since tbe knit- gan, representing the national Anti- Saloon League, will visit Coquille There were 47 sweaters and 115 Thursday and make his famous ad And I won’t have either, I guess. pairs o f socks turned in from Coquille dress “Over the Top fo r a Dry Ameri Knit, knit, doing her bit, Nothing to eat till she comas out branch this week, and they were ca ." at the Methodist church Thurs beauties too, even an amateur could day evening, March 21, at 7:30. out H— The work was perfectly Was ever a fellow so pesky hard h it? see th a t Coming as he does at this time M y good w ife is learning to knit. done, and certa in ly reflected great when the National constitutional pro credit on everyone who helped in this hibition amendment is before tbe Am — H. W . D. magnificent result o f one month’s e f erican public, he will M heard with fort. The ladiee o f Roy district, who interest by all. Wa are talkng and The new directions, Just received, devote their energies entirely to knit practicing thrift and the country is fo r knitting socks, are here given and ting (in tbe Red Cross work) finished going to save on breweries and distil- all knitters are requested by Mrs. J. 76 pairs o f the socks, while tw o o f ■rise. S. Lawrence, the chairman o f tbe their number completed 7 sweaters. Mr. Morrow has twice crossed tbe knitting committee, te cut these out W s congratulate these splendid work continent on a tour fo r a Dry Ameri and save fo r future reference, as ers— we’re glad they belong te Co- ca, and be is now counted one o f tbs there will be n e type-w ritten direc quille branch. ablest speakers on tbs American plat tions as has been the custom hereto form . He ia wall recommended by fore: Mre. Bertha Smith responded to our those who have heard him all over the appeal for a machine and has g iven country. Use needles o f such size that plain us the use o f a dandy up-to-date one The citizens will do well to hear knitting, sixty stitches around when for which wa are indeed grateful. And him at this patriotic rally, conducted laid double upon a flat surface end our friends, the Mansell Transfer Co., by the Anti-Saloon Longue. measured with a ruler, w ill tosesure pressptly hauled it to the work rooms about 4% inches (or 3 inches around.) for us. We are lucky! Set up 60 stitches, 20 on each o f three needles. Knit two end purl two The Beaver Hill ladiee are organis My dear E ditor:— In your last issue for 4% inches. Knit plain fo r 6Mi ing a Red Cross auxiliary and risked inches. us Tuesday fo r assistance in con p let- you mads a slip in printing my an HEEL— Put 30 stitches on one ing their organisation. We “ banded nouncement o f candidacy fo r re-elee- needle for the heel, leaving the other them a package” when they departed tion to legislature and printed C. R. stitches on two noodles. On the heel for home. Coquille branch with her Peck as signing the announcement in needle knit beck and forth, knitting numerous auxiliaries will surely ac place o f A . K. Peck. I don’t feel hurt about having my brother's name at on tbe right side end purlng on the complish much. tached to any o f my undertakings but wrong, slip off the first stitch on each in this case it is rather hard on C. R. row onto tbe other needle without J. E. Norton visited the work rooms knitting it. When there are 14 loops several afternoons this week, giving He is now a Captain serving in the. on each side not counting tbe one on the ladiee a ten minute talk on the army and in a much more enviable the needle, on the purl aide, slip 1 and serious flour situation which confronts position than a man who is offering purl 20 stitches, purl 2 together. Turn us. Owing to a shortage o f wheat to serve the voters in the legislature. I would ask you to give space for the work around, leaving the 7 re and wheat substitutes at the present maining stitches on the needle. Slip time, he wishes to impress on the this correction in your next issue and off the stitch last made, knit 12 housewife the dire necessity o f elim advise, Yours very truly, A . K. Peek. stitches, slip 1, knit 1, pull slipped inating bread aa fa r as possible from In reference to tbe above, we must stitch over knit one. Turn as before the menu until tbe new crops are leaving 7 stitches on the needle, slip available and urges a more plentiful say that Mr. Peck has nothing over tbe com positor who set the initials 1, purl 12, purl 2 together. Turn and use o f vegetables and fruits. Mr. continue in this manner, decreasing Norton is well qualified to speak on “C. R.” instead o f “ A. K .” The proof each time by one the number o f this important subject and it will be reader should have caught the error, stitches on the ends o f the needles, wisdom on our part to pay heed to o f coarse, but we believe that ninety- nine persons out o f a hundred would until there are 14 stitches only. have read that “ A ” as a “ C” and as FOOT— Tako up the 14 stitches on te the second initial they would have left side o f heel. Knit the 30 stitches The McKinley Red Crow. at least split 60-60 between a “ K” and that were left for the instep. Take Our Red Cross meets each Thurs an “ R.” up the 14 stitches on the other side of Learning to Knit. My good w ife is learning to knit, to knit, It’s solemn to sit near by, And look, as she frets in a panicky fit. A t the blood in her loving eye. Knit, knit, lickity split, Bound and detarmned to finish her h eel Now knit 7 o f the stitches left from the heel onto this needle, and slip the remaining 7 stitches onto the other needle. You now have 21 stitches on each heel needle, and 80 stitches on the instep needle. Let us call the heel needle on which you first took up your stitches the first needls .and the other the second. Knit once around plain. Now on the first heel needle knit te within 3 stitches o f the end, knit 2 together, knit 1. Knit instep needle plain. On second heel needle, knit 1, d ip 1, knit 1, pull slipped stitch over knit one, knit the remaining stitches plain. Knit around plain. Narrow on both heel needles at before. Continue in this manner narrowing every other tim e around until there are 15 stitches on each heel needle. Knit plain until the foot measured from the back o f the heel measures $ tt inches. TOE— * On the first needle knit te within three stitches o f the end, knit 2 together, knit 1. Inotep needle knit I, slip 1, knit 1, pull slipped stitch o f the end, knit 2 together, knit I. Second heel needles, knit L d ip 1, knit 1, pull dipped stitch over knit one, knit remaining stitches plain. day at the McKinley Hall. W s have a good attendance. Moot o f the la dies bring their lunches, come early and stay late. We have finished 10 pajamas suits; 12 pairs bed socks, three dozen hand kerchiefs and several hundred gun rags, which will be sent to Coquille at Our Red Cress wishes to thank Mr. Sam Stout fo r the sewing machine which he kindly donated. Mrs. R. M arcey, M ajor)«, and Mrs. Oecar Bunch visited us last week and at the d oes gave us their names for membership to ear auxiliary. They were already Rad Cross members having Joined during the drive in Do- Germana. Those women not only had to be o f tbe right kind fo r the work but each woman bad to put up 1300, fo r her travailing expenses at sea, her tridental expenses on land and her personal outfit, and had to stay in the service not leas than six months without pay. Get this from some o f the letters written by those women: “ Everything that the Ger mans could ruin, they did.” The hor rors o f these ruined villages have not been over-described— they eouldn’l be.” “ The Germans, hare as every- where, thoroughly destroyed nil farm - 50c to 75c 11.20 to $1.50 Pull-Eaay Gordo» Cultivator Three-Prong Coltivator Hoe. H. O. ANDERSON SEND THE SENTINEL TO YOUR ITS W EEKLY VISITS ARE BOUND TO INTEREST THEM : IN THIS COUNTRY TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT TAKING IT. THEY WILL BECOME INTERESTED IN IT TOO. IT IS THE PAPER THAT IS DIFFERENT. made a sacrifice, fo r she bad bed te give fo r the fight and was glad. Pointing to a Uttle girl with both hands cut off by the Germans, she ■aid that mother mad# a sacrifice. I THE SENTINEL, COQUILLE, ORE. was talking with a man not long since, who thought the Germans were be ing slandered. Bah! There are folks who think the devil is a gentle man, and would give Judas Iscariot a letter o f recommendation. Billie 2, me boy, don’t forget this, you have given the Germans a char Matkodlat Charch. acter that is not aa easily redeemed Next Sunday is T hrift Sunday You are cordially invited to nil ms the character o f a cannibal. throughout the entire country in all R. A . Easton. the churches. W ill you not attend A . J. Whiddon, Minister. your church and show that you are Death o f Belle MeGaffln. behind tbe movement fo r th rift? Subjects at this church next Sun Lizsiebelle McGuffln died last Sun day at tbe home o f her parents, Mr. day: Morning, “ How To Make God Real and Mrs. J. W . McGuffln. She M only eleven years old but had been in Your Home.” Evening, "T h r ift” seriously crippled and a great euffer- A ll other services at tbe usual er for the past six years, Her trou- bles are attributed to an attack o f You are invited to worship. infantile paralysis, and the blasting S. G. Rogers, Pastor. fo r county road work was known to have aggravated her disease, if in deed, it did not have something to do with its development. Tbe funeral services were bold at the Methodist church i t 1 p m. on FOR SALE— Bay mare, four years Logger Violently Tuesday and the interment was in old; weighs about 1260 lb ; good Charli Zupon, a logger from the Masonic cem etery. worker, gentle to drive. J. W . Aaaen’s camp, was pronounced insane McGuffln. fltl* Card o f Thanks. here the first o f the week by Dr. FARM FOR SALE— 136 acres, 20 Richmond, and ordered committed to To the neighbors and friends who acres o f bottom in cultivation; 60 the Salem Hospital by Judge Wat so kindly ministered to us daring the acres hill land in grass. 2 miles son. He went out Tuesday morning. illness o f our daughter and after our from Coquille. George Colvin, Co He was picked up by a freight train recent bereavement wo desire to ex quille, Oregon. crew last Saturday while walking on press our heartfelt thanks. Mr. aad Mrs. J. W . McGuffln. the track. The engineer whistled and whistled for him to get off, but be did not and the train was stop pod a few feet from him. Members o f tbs crew picked him up and carrie i him to Marshfield. Zupon ia an Austrian by birth, is about forty years old and single He is said to have about $600 on deposit in a Marshfield bank aad other sav ings. So fa r as known, ho has no rei- Two Marriage« Hart This Week. Last Monday noon Rev. 8. G. Rog ers perform ed a m arriage service for G. Smith and M yrtle Hahn, o f Marsh field. Tuesday at # p. m. be said the How quickly the loas o f a $200 bet werde that made Raymond C. Chase affects tbe sportsmanship o f some
