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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1909)
CatjitiUc lim itò. V o l . 26: No. 24. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, W E D N E S D A Y , FEBRUARY IT, 1909. Entered rh second-class matter May 8, 1905, at the postoffice at Coquille, Oregon, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. DR. RICHMOND A PARADISE FOR HOMESEEKERS. The Many Opportunities of the Coquille Valley. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. B y L ouis E. E a c h u s . Office at Slocum’s Drug Store. When a farmer or a business man contemplates going to a new coun try, he wants to know what that country is like, what are its busi ness opportunities, what it pro duces. This is applicable to any country. What then are the pro. ducts, the opportunities, and the environs of the Coquille valley? First let us consider its products the dairy products rank among the first in value. Tba valley is blessed with sufficient moisture and an abundance of warm sunshine. The blending of the two sets all form of vegetation present tingling with life. The native and imported clovers grow luxuriantly and pro vide the cattld with a rich pastures which lasts about ten months in the year. This increases the quantity and quality of the dairy products, but though breeding of good stock increases it still more. I find that goodJersey stock is rapidlyreplacing the scrub cattle heretofore raised. The average cow should produce at loast $75 per year in better fat, but a higher grade of cattle produces from $90 to $110 per head the year. The climatic conditions are favor able for cheese making which in dustry is rapidly expanding and prospering. Cheese and butter are not all the dairy products. We must not over look the value of the skim milk. Skim milk, if fed while warm and just from the separator, will fatten the hogs, which makes the income a little more. Every little bit helps, you know. Among other farm products are hay, potatoes, garden truck, berries, fruit, and live stock. C o q u il l e , O r e go n . Oilio ‘ Phone Main 193. Kesidece, C30. A. F. Kirshman, D e n t is t . Office two doors South of Post ofiloe. C oqu ille . - . Oregon. Dr. C. W. Endicott D e n tist Office on Front Street Phone Main 431. Coquille, Oregon E. D, SPERRY Attorney and Counoellor at Law. Office in Robinson Building W. C. CHASE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Offioe in Robinson Building, Upstairs C. R. BARROVi/ Attorney and Counsellor at Law b'irst-olnss References Fifteen Years’ Experience C o q u il l i C i t y , O rk J. J. STANLEY LAW YER Martin Building • Front Street C oqu ille , O beoon A. J. Sherwood, A ttobnsy - a t - L a w , N otabt P u b l ic , Coquille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, A ttorney - a t - L a w , N otabt P u b l ic , C oqu ille, : : Oregon. I Hall & Hall, A ttobnets - at L a w , Desisi in R ea l E s t a is of a ll kind s. Marshfield, Oregon. E. G. D. Holden L awyer , J ustice o r the P eace The principal kinds of hay that iB in the most demand is oat and j grass. Each of these produce un der favorable condition about three to three and a half tons to the acre. This, if sold at the average price of $12 a ton, will add to the farmer's buckskin sack to the extent of about $40 the acre. Not bad, eh? The potato crop is an important crop which ranks next to the dairy products in value. Almost every farmer plants an acre or so each year. The potatoes yield from 100 to 300 sacks the acre. If 200 sacks art. raised and are sold at one cent a pound, they will bring in about $200 to the acre. Two hundred dollars to the aero isn’t bad is it? Almost everything in the vege table line iB raised here and pro duces well. The market is always good and good prices are paid for everything. Many varieties of berries grow on the hills and through the val Agent, and Notary Public. Office leys. Une can go nowhere with in Robinson Building. out seeiug them. If one goes to Coquille regon. the hills, blackberry and raspberry bushes, and huckleberry and goose berry shrubs obstruct his progress. Qreat clusters of elderberries hang Incorporated. temptingly low. I f one goes Manufacturers of through the valleys, every little way The CelebratedBergmann Shoe evergreen blackberries and elder The Strongest and Nearest Water berries tempt him to stop and sam Proof shoe made for loggers, miners ple o f their fruit. Strawberries prospectors and mill men. grow very large and flavor delicious 621 Thurman Street They are rapidly taking first rank P o r t l a n d , O beoon . as money producers. 0 . 8. Commissioner, General Insurance Theo. Dcrjinan Shoe Mfg.Co. T h e safe and reliable t i w n - . ^ ® Tue pr!ncipal kinds of fruit grown here are; apples, pears, cher ries, plums and prunes. The ap ples grow as large, flavor as good, S tr . E liz a b e th and color as beautiful here as they Capt. Olsen, Master. do any place on the coast. The Will m ake regular trips be* / fact is Coos county apples canoot Coquille River and San be beat, and are bard to equal in color, or flavor, or both. Pears Francisco. grow very large and luscious here, Ifo Stop-over at Way Porta. Electtic Lights. Everything in First and they will soon becomes one of Class Style. the most paying crops. Cherries also do well and flavor fine. •crew ¿ ¡^ T T l i e New and S p eedy,.^ ® CALL ON D. L. Perkins and inspect the largest and most handsome line of Gents’ Furnish ing Goods in the City. The Newest and most handsome thing in the City in BOOTS AND SHOES This is an ideal place for live stock. The mountains are excel lent for goats and sheep; the low land is good for cattle and horses. Goats, like the deer, live moetly by browsiDg, and they find unending varieties of plants and shrubs to browse upon. 8heep also bav# a “ puddin,” in the way o f good feed. These mountains are remarkable for their grass producing qualities. Every foot of them is covered with grsss or timber. The clovers and other native grasses supply the cat tle, with a rich pasture. Cattle, that range these mountains are fat enough for beef even as late as Christmas. The horses also keep in good condition till late in the winter. The winters are not se vere enojgh to hurt them any. There ip one other product that exceeds in value all the rest com bined. It is timber. Timber is the greatest product this country pro duces, or will produce for years to come. The timber products, like the farm products, are varied. Many kinds of timber, fir, ceder, spruce, myrtle, maple, and alder, all these, and more, cover these mountains and valleys. The softer of these are made into commercial lumber, some of which goes to foreign ports. The hard woods, myrtle and maple, are cut into lum ber for the furniture manufacturing companies which make the finest furniture on the Pacific coast. Coal is another valuable product. The area in which it is found is large, and the chances are that many more mines will be opened in the near future. Large quantities of this coal are exported at the present time. These are the principal products. Now let us consider the opportuni ties. Has the farmer a chance to get along in the Coquille valley? He can buy land all the way from $80 to $200 the acre, according to location and improvements, and can, by husbanding his time and resources, pay for hm home in three or four years. A ten or fif teen acre farm is sufficient to sup port a family and still leave the farmer a neat sum to deposit in his local bank. There is a number of fine open ings in a business way here. The brick business would be a good in vestment for a man of means. At present there are but few kilns in the valley, and there is an increas ing demand for brick. There is plenty of good clay and sand that is not utilized but which could be procured and turned to some ac count. A cannery would be a good in vestment There is no cannery in the Coquille valley; but if one was built, it would have a great supply of the raw products. The paper manufacturing busi ness holds out a grand opportunity for some lucky fellow with the "longgreen.’’ An inexhaustible supply of alder awaits the woods man’s axe, and the paper rollers and presses. Paper is rapidly g o ing up in prices, for the reason that the supply of the raw material is getting limited. This means money for some one. What about the environs? That is a difficult question to answer. California is known as the Italy of America. If that is a close com panion, then this part of Oregon must be a combination of the Switzerland and the Weatherlands of America. Both the highlands and the lowlands are here; so also is the mild climate. Everything that is produced there is also pro duced here, but here we have them beat in resources. Theirs are fully developed; ours are yet in their in fancies. So much the greater and grander is our future. EFFORT TO SAVE CAME BIRDS. New Bill Offered Closely Lim iting the Privileges of Hunters. With an eye single to forestering and perserving the game of the state, the joint game committee of Senate and Houso prepared a game code recently which makes many important changes in existing con ditions. The bill was introduced in the Senate by W ood nnd under suspension of the rules is, if possible, to be sent through tbat branch of the Legislature and then to the House. Under the new code not more than five China pheasants may be killed in one day and not more than 10 in seven consecutive days, dating from the first day of the week. The wording of this clause will prevent hunters from killing five birds on Saturday and five more the next day. Moreover, the open season for upland birds is reduced to one month, from October 15 to Novem ber 15. As regards bob whites and other species of quail, the season is closed completely until 1919. Only male China pheasants may be killed at any time A special provision is made to protect Van Lran Bros., of Albany, and other breeders of China pheasants; they are allowed to sell live birds reared in captivity, when pinioned, either in the closed or open season. This clause was in serted in order that the stocking of game preserves in this and other states might not be interferred with and to allow those who do not hunt the privilege of eating pheasants if able to pay the high price demand ed for live birds. The duck season is made to vary for different parts of the state. In the Willamette Valley the open sea son, according to the code, will be from October 15 to February 15, but the number which may be killed in a week is reduced from 50 to 25. Deer hunters will be restricted in their enjoyment of the sport from August 1 to September 15. Only bucks may be killed at any time. Special provision is made for Robert O. Stevenson, the present State Game Warden, the prospec tive law being so framed tbat he cannot be discharged for political reasons. He will be permitted to hold bis office during the two years of his term which have not expired unless the Governor can present good and sufficient cause for reliev ing him of bis official duties. All branches of the law are fully covered by punitive provisions, vary ing from fines of from $25 to $250, imprisonment 30 to 60 days, in the discretion of the court. Unsports manlike conduct is also covered ky the new regulations. An Honest Day’s Work. $ 1 .5 0 P er Y e a r Everybody Bowls Speaker McArthur proposes that, so far as his influence shall count for anything, the Lower House of the Oregon Legislature shall do an honest day’s work. There is something refreshing about an official determination of this character, and especially ns it Now opened to the public, and everyone can in applies to the conduct of Legisla tures. Properly speakiog, the as dulge this pleasant and healthful exercise to sembling of Legislature is an oc their hearts’ content. Two perfect alleys casion for the transaction of public Gil hey Building, West Side Front Street business and for nothing else. It should be, in fact, a serious occu pation which involos something more than a vacation at Salem where in some one may meet with state wide politicians and acquaintances. 4. J SHERWOOD Prêt. R^E. SHINE, Vit. Prêt What is done needs to be done after I. H. HAZARD, Ctvhler 0. c. SANFORO, Aitt. Outlier thoughtful consideration, and the same rule applies to what is attempt F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K ed to be done and is deservedly re jected. The legislative business of o p C O Q U I b liB , O R E G O N . whatever character is important} T r a n sa e ta a G e n e r a l B anking B u sin ess Whether the act of the Legislature be good or bad, the effect of it is Board of Directors. Correspondents. with the people of the entire state, A . J. Sherwood, National Bank o Commerce, New York City and to avoid haste and immature R. O. Dement, L. Harlocker, L. H. Hazard, Crocker Woolworth N ’l Bank, San Francisco judgement requires attention— work Isaiah Hacker, R. E. Shine. First Nat’l Ba-V of Portland, Portlan d. suck as Speaker McArthur declares the Legislators should not shirk. The present Speaker is a young man and necessarily new at the po litical wheel; but in this effort tc in ject energy into the House proceed ings, Mr. McArthur evinces a splen did qualification for the duties he hag in hand. I f he can change the old custom of legislative dawdling until the last few days of the ses C Street Coquille, sion, with the ill-advised rush that closes the biennial season of law making, the people of Oregon will indeed be indedted to him.— Even ing Telegram. At the New —Ulllg Bowling Alley Osmuqdsoi) & Gaffey, Props A. P. MILLER, Stationery, Fruits, Cigars, To bacco, Confectionery. .......------------ PIONEER MEAT M AIftET Ellis Seeking an Oregon Youth to Enter W e s t Point. Washington, Eeb. 9.—Represent ative Ellis has been notified that his appointee to the West Point Military Academy has failed to pass the entrance examination. Another examination will be held at West Point February 23, and Ellis is an xious to obtain the names of any eligible boys willing to go there to take the examination. If no one presents himself, there will be a va cancy from the Second Oregon Dis trict next year, F oley’s Orino Laxative is a new remedy, an improvement on the laxatives of former years, as it does not gripe or nauseate and is pleas' ant to take. It is guaranteed, E. J. Slocum. Bandoli Recorder. We Carry Lard, • U p ’"is, Bacon, Sausage, Fresh and Salt Meats. £ We are headquarters fo r everything in the meat line, wants always receives prompt attention. You COQUILLE V ALLEY PACKING CO. BSTRACTS A BSTRACTS A BSTRACTS A B STRA CTS TITLE GUARANTEE i AND ABSTRACT COMPANY 3 Marshfield and Coquille, Oreqon. > » > A. E. Hadsall, city engineer is OJ able to be on duty again after an attack of grip which laid him up We have completed a thorough, up-to-date for several days. He has quite a A b stra ct P lan t. lot of work ahead for the city in the manner of layiug out streets, We are now ready to furnish correct ABSTRACTS at short establishing grades, etc. notice, nnd orders will receive careful and prompt attention. Geo. W. Moore, who is a large I’ a r u in u n iii F o l l o w s f.n U r q i i i r . stock holder in the Cody Lumber Marshfield office adjoins Flanagan & Bennett Bank Pneumonia often follows in grippe but never follows the use of Company, and who has been at his Coquille ' “ " Coquille Post Office. Foley’s Honey and Tar, for la grippe home in Port Huron for some time, MARSHFIELD PHONE, 143. coughs and deep seated colds. Re returned on the Fifield and will COQUILLE PHONE, 191. fuse any but the genuine in the look after business affairs in con Phone at our expense when ordering ABSTRACTS. yellow package. E. J. Slocum. nection with the mail here. He TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., was accompanied by Mr. Spain E. January 1, Modern Woodmen of J. 5 . Barton, Abstractor. Henry Sengstacken, Manager. America, had a surplus of $1,906,- Pierce, who will spend a short ABSTRACTS A B STRA CTS A B STRA CTS 988,95 invested in gilt edged bonds, time investigating conditions on the and a further balance of depository coast Mr. Pierce is very favorably E. 8 . D E A N O. R. HENSLEY funds of $1,627,915.85; or a total impressed with the future prospects ------------- ► -------------- of Bandon and the Coquille valley. surplus of $3,534,904.80 in the bene Blizzard in Middle W e st. Mr. Rea just returned from Porb fit fund, and a further balance of Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9.— Railway $355,225.74 in the general fund. land. He reports a bard trip as men, streetcar managers and tele And this, too, after levying only the weather was stormy all the time DEAN & 11EMSLEY PROPS. graph companies are today strug eight assessments during the year he was gone. The wind storm of last week 1908; one less than before in years. gling agaiusta blizzard which seems W e wish to announce to the public that blew down a large fir tree on a to be general throughout the state. —The Modern Woodman. donkey engine nearby, completly - -------------------- - A raia set in last night. There was we carry nothing but strictly first-class Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds demolishing the engine. The en thunder and lightning—all the that may develop into pneumonia gine was one Mr. Clayton had meats. Everything that is found in an up- features of an Autumn downpour. overnight aie quickly cured by rented for logging purposes this Later the rain changed to snow, Foley’s Honey and Tar. and it sooth to-date market. Courteous treatment. winter. the mercury dropped to zero nnd es inflamed membrances, heals the j Ed Rackleff is opening up a store Front Street, Coquille. the wind attained a velocity of 52 lungs, and expels the cold from the in the I’antsr building. A. G. Hoyt system. E. J. Slocnm. miles an hour. will l>e at the helm. Mr. Uackloff Railway trains are belated on all If the .North Po e doesn’t want to is putting in a first class stock of 35SSSSS8 roads, the cutting wind aDd the in be discovered, it hid bettrr dive , goods and will be able to accommo tense cold makiog traffic difficult. under the I e g, for an Eskimo with W h e n Y o u W a n t Good Coal B u y date the public in an excellent man a scientific education, is going after I lr v a m r lliitlt-n e lr lr w in liir . ■ ner. The above is the name of a G e r -! it. For the first time the North The Fifield arrived Tuesday with man chemical, which is one of the Pole is up against somebody of its 147 tons of freight and 20 passen many valuable ingredients o f Fo own class. gers. Among those coming on the ley's Kidney Remedy. Hexamethyl- netetramine is recognized by m edi- Foley’s Orino Laxative cures Fifield were: G. W. Moore, 8. E. cal text books and authorities as a constipation and liver trouble and Pierce, E : B. Fish and wife, H. Fish, uric acid solvent and Antiseptic for makes the bowels healthy and reg M. E. Fieh and wife, F C. Many, the urine. Take Foley’ s Kidney ular. Orino is superior to pills and Mrs. Macy, J. R. Edwards, Cbas. Remedy as soon as you notice any tablets as it does not gripe or nau irregularities, and avoid a serious seate. Why take anything else? Seaburg. F. Seaburg, H. 8. Judd, E. Vansky, H. Van Alslioe. malady. E. J. Slocum. The People’ s Market PEART’S COAL Leave Orders at the Scales