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Coquille Ijerold. W E D N E S D A Y , F E R 17. 1909. ANOTHER OLD PIONEER GONE- John T. Moulton Passes Away Tuesday Morning. John Tilton Moulton, a pioneer resident o f this city passed away at his home near the public school building, yesterday morning, Feb ruary 16 , 1909 , at the age of 82 yeais, 10 months and 16 days. He is survived by one son and one daughter, George T. Moulton and Mrs. 8 . M. Nosier, both of this city. His wile preceeded him to the great beyond a year ago last June. We give below a sketch of Mr. Moul ton which we find in Chapman’s Biographical Record o f Western Oregon, which reads as follows: With what has proved to be lar- sighted and accurate judgment John T. Moulton came to the site of Coquille in 1871 and built the first house in the history of the town. Nor did his pioneering ef fort stop with this accomplishment, for he started a merchandising business, an equally necessary adjunct to embryo communities, and continued the same until gen eral prosperity had begun to pre vail in 1884. In the early days also he purchased a ranch of sixty acres adjoining the hamlet on the east, and retained the manage ment of the same until illness and increasing responsibility n ecessi tated its sale. Soon afterward he erected the cottage in the town which lias since been his home. son, is agent of the California and Oregon Steamship Company; Lula is the wife of S. M. Nosier, engaged in the laundry business in this town; William is deceased; Mattie is deceased; and an infant died when but a few days old. Mr. Moulton was a Republican in politics, and acceptably filled tjle CoquiUa’a Business School. A represeutative of tbe He kali ) \ Pa,d a v,sit to lhe new business scho° 1’ recenl,y ° P 'Ded ¡n Coquille, and known as Anderson’s Practical Business School, and as it is to son,e extent a Public institution, a short description ot tbe methods office of school director and road and objects of tbe school would supervisor. He was a conscien probably be interesting. Prof. F. B. Anderson, principal, tious, painstaking, and highminded gentleman, and commanded the is an experienced accountant, has gratitude and esteem of all who been auditor lor some of the larg profit by the present conditions of est lumber companies in the coun try, aud was until recently employ Coquille. ed in such capacity on the western J. P. Barkdoll Passes Aw ay coast. Previous to the latter work he conducted a school inthe state of Died, at his borne at Norway, Ore Missouri, meeting with consider gon, Monday morning, February 8 , able success as evidenced Irom 1909, John Peter Barkdoll, aged 70 | testimonials he bolds from former years, 4 months and 10 days. He pupils who are now employed in had suffered for many months from responsible positions . cancer of the stomach, for which Mr Anderson’s manner of teach everything was tried that could be ing tlie Commercial branches are done but all iu vain and death call interesting to tbe students to say ed him borne. tbe least. Mr. Barkdoll was born in 1832 During the course iu bookkeep moving to Garrison, Iowa, when he ing each pupil is expected to work was atilt quite young. Here he was one month in a Moot Bank, filling married and lived thirty years, mov the various positions and transact ing to Oregon in 1876. A few years ing the work each office requires. later be moved to Norway where be As an illustration we are told that bought a farm and has since made tbe Embryo Cashier of the Bank, his home. For the last fifteen years calls upon some students in tbe he has been very successfully en short hand class to take dictation gaged in the mercantile business. o f the business letters of the bank, He leaves five sons and four daugh ters, by a former marriage, in Iowa, and thus bookkeeper and stenog rapher receive actual business prae and a wife, four sons and four tice. daughters in Norway who must The principal requests that the now live without a wise father's business men of our city assist him care and advise. His old neighbors and wide circle in giving our younger citizens fur of friends, not only in C oob county ther practice in their studies, and but along tbe eDtire coast, with Mr. Anderson an nounces that upon whom he has been doing business a request of any business man one bo long, join in sympathy for the o f the advanced scholars iu short bereaved widow and children. Our hand will call at his office take pioneers are passing away one by dictation of any letters he may de sire to write, and afterwards trau one.— Enterprise. scibe them upon the typewriter with out charge of any kind whatever. Killed Instantly. The courses are all taught by in 1. W. Daniels, formerly of this dividual instruction, text books city, was iustantly killed Monday being used only to obtain the form afternoon at the Cody camp on of tbe work. Lampa creek, by being caught be The class in shorthand and type tween two logs and horribly crush writing under the guidance of Mrs ed. Anderson are progressing lapidly Mr. Daniels is a young man about and show surpressing results tor 23 yeais of age, and was married the short period they have engaged last year -to Miss Valetta Leneve, in the study. of this city, to whom a little «laugh, We have had numerous conver ter was born six weeks ago, and sation with pupils of the school, whose many frieDds throughout and all speak 111 the highest term- tbe county extend their heartfelt of the instruction they are receiv sytnpathy. ing It must lie very gratifying to The report reached town from the principal to enroll upon his Beaver Hill this morning that a books the several business men who man in one of the camps at that are engaging in the work. The place had been killed in a similar school is daily growing larger and manner as the one mentioned above, its permanency in our city seems but we are unable to learn his name assured. Mr. Moulton wan a California pioneer of 1860, and an Oregon poineer of 1865. He was born April 1, 18‘J6, in Bucksport, Hancock county, Me., in which town his father, Dr. Rufus Moulton, was conducting a large medical prac tice. The elder Moulton was born in England and came to the United States with two brothers, locating at Bucksport, where he maintained a career of great professional ac tivity, and where he attained the advanced age of eighty years. He m arrjAranH ^.- Davis, a native dangr^r of Maine, who, after his demise married again, and even tually died in her native state There wore four sons and two daughters of the first union, and three sons and two daughters of the pecond, John T. being the old est son and third child. The 1st ter was reared in the town home at Bucksport, and received a fair education in the public schools. At quite an early age he acquired some business experienced- in his or the particulars of the acciilent. • «•> . native town, and was thirty-four Washington, D, C , Feb. 13.— years of age when he started for Representative Hawley, who has the west in 1850. been persi-tently urging the river Mr. Moulton made about the and hei bor 1 oimnittee to authorize first trip on the Vanderbilt line to the nan ..f the 11 «expected liahince the Isthmus of Panama, and after of the C-e>- Hav jetty appropriation reaching San Francisco remained there for six months. He next in op< rating the new Gov inment turned his attention to mining in dreilg« in Co s Bay, has l««•eiveil Sonora, Cal., and in 1851 became written »ssur.i.- <te from Ch Atman one of the first white settlers of Burton that his coinniltteo ha«l made Toulumne county, the same state. such provision 111 its bill. In urging this legislation, Hawley He was successful in the mines, and afterward mined in the Carson pointed out that local interests had valley and at Esmeralda, going raise I $15,000 for operating the still later to the Owens river to dredge, and indicate 1 that the un fight the Indians. After some expended jetty appropriation, now months he again returned to Tou lying idle in the treasury, might lumne county, Cal., and engaged profitbaly be expende«! in dredging. • - Coquille W ins. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The debate between selected teams from the high schools of Myrtle Point and Coquille which took place at Myrtle Point last Fri day evening was won bv the visit, ing team, who haudled the affirma tive side of tbe question which was, "Resolved, that Greece has done more for the W orld’s civilization than Rom e." Coquille's representatives were Owen Knowlton, Uretcheu Sher wood and Mildred Slocum, the lat ter of whom was taken ill and her prepared arguments were present ed by Iva Howey, while Messrs Summerlin and Haines and Miss Hall were tbe representatives of the Myrtle Point school, and M ew s Liljeqyist, Rutledge, of Marshfield, and Mallen, of North Rend, were the judges. The decision w as two to one in favor of the affirmative. The arguments were well present ed by both sides, and there is no question but that the honors were meritoriously bestowe«!, the other side showed marked argumentative ability with great originality. There was a good representation from Coquille iu attendance, and the Benson op>-ra house was packed with an enthusiastic and apprecia tive audience. The program of the evening opened with a song by Miss Jose phine Tbom, sung in excellent voice, and she was followed by H. O Anderson and the Misses Smith and Sweet in a vocal trio. Others who appeared on the program were Miss Mabel Houghton in a recita tion, Flentge Perkins, a vocalist, ai d Forrest and Lola Green in an instrumental duet. Notice ia hereby given that sealed bills will be reeeiveil for the grading of a portion ot the Oounty ltoail known as the Coos Bay Wagon Road in Road Dis trict No. 30, Coos County, Oregon, ac- cortling to the specifications on file with the County Clerk and a copy of such npi i iticatiiins in tile hands of W. E. W ilcox, Special Road Master of R. D. No. 30. rive percent, of amount of bid to be deposited with the County Clerk, and all bids to be filed with the County Clerk of Coos County, Oregon, on or be fore the 4th day of March A- D. 1909, at 10o ’clock A. M. Tlie County Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated tins 10th day of February A. D. 1909. H. E. W ilcox Special Road Master of Road District No, 30. which w ill be open ed a b ou t the first o f n ext m onth. Ar- ran gem en ts have b«eu made with J. \v. L en eve for the new bank to O ils, cleans and look s after his ponderous locom otive every few hours. Iu the little deli cate watch there are w heels which m ake m ore revolu tion s than those o f the fastest train and d o it d a y after day. Is it not reasonable that these little wheels should be attended to occa sion a lly. Let us do y o u r w ork for you . ALL WORK GUARANTEED E. C. B A R K E R & CO NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that sealeit bids will lie received for the improvement of a portion of the County Rood known as tlie Coos Bay Wagon Koa«l in Road Dis trict No. 12 in Coos County, Oregon, aci'ording to the specifications on file witli tlie County Clerk and a copy of such specifications in tlie hands of H. E. Wilcox. Special Road Master of R. D. No. 12 , bills will be received for part or the whole of such improvements. Five per cent, of tlie amount of bills to deposited with tlie County Clerk, and all bids to be filed with the County Clerk of Coos County, Oregon, on or be fore the 4th day of March A. I). 1909, at 10 o ’ clock A. M. The County Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 10th day of February A. D. 1909. H. E. W ilcox. Special Road Master of R. D. No. 12. Sound Ring Flour, Headquarters at Marshfield. 1909, at the W. O. W. Hall. "George" and “ Martha Washing ton”, "Uncle Sam,” “ Columbia” and "Lafayette” will be there in full costume to receive and make you welcome. Tbo program is as fol lows: Instrumental Solo, Miss Lennah Woodward, Recitation, How Girls Study, Miss Nettie Bel- on«, Readings Seleoteil, Mrs. Tozier, Instrumental Duett, Misses Edna McDonald and Edith Perrott; Read ing, Sketch of the Life of Geo. Washington, Mrs. Rogers; Vocal Solo, Miss Ester Bovd; Recitation, Selected, Mrs. R. It Watson; Quar tette, Male Voices; Recitation, Se lected, Misg Emma Sherwood; V o cal Solo, Miss Wilson; Columbia D-ill, 12 young ladies; Quartette, illustrated in pmtouiioe, by MisB Kerr. The Program will he foil, wed by a Colonial Ten, T h e ailmission is 25 cents, which includes refresh ments. Come and have a { ood time’ No «•barge made ut the tables Coquille Branch at Big Ware house. FRED TRUE in charqe. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Now is the time for cheap Lumber Merchantable Lumber Notice is hereby given that sealed bills will be reeeiveil for the improve ment of a portion of tlie County Road known as tlie Coos Bay Wagon Road, also the Coquille-Fairview Road in Road District No. 11. Coos County, Oregon, according to the specifications on file with the County Clerk, and a copy of such s;iecifications in the hands of H. E. Wilcox, special Road Master of R D. No. 11, bids will be received for tlie whole o r part of b o c I i improve ments. Five per cent, of tlie amount of bid to be deposited witli tbe County Clerk on sucli bids, and all bide to lie filed with tlie County Clerk of Coos County, Oregon, on or before tlie 4th day of March A. D. 1909, at 10 « ’ clock Colonial Entertainment. A. M. The County Court reserves tlie right The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist to reject any and all bide. Dated this 10th day of February A. Episcopal Church of Coquille, will D. 1909. give a Colonial Entertainment, on H. E. W ilcox. Special Road Master of R. D. No. 11. Washington's Birthday, Fel>. 22, E. B. Fish who recently ratuin ed with his family from a loog camping trip through this state and California ami are now at their home in Bamlon, came up Fri'luy an I met many friends in town. He mfoims us that they i.nd a nice trip Married, at the home of the last summer, except for the fact that nearly all the members of lhe family bride’s parents. Mr. nnd Mis. J !>. weie ili more or lees all a'i ng lhe IWklow in ,M > i tie Point oil Wed- nemlay, February 10, at 8 p. m.f way. R. H. Mast returned the lait of Mr. Allen Kuasell Ranter, and Miss Barklow. Rev. the week from a trip to Portland Florence Arilda whither he went to procure books Tbos. Barklow, uncle of tbe bride, stationery anil supplies for the ! officiating. Tlie ceremony took Farmers and Merchant’s Bank, of 1 place iu the presence of relat ives C o q u ille , Our Friend, The Engineer 1 and 2 inch stock $8.50 per M Complete house bills furnished at short notice Estimates Cheerfully given NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice hereby giveu that sealed bids will be received for tbe improvement and construction of a portion of the County Road in Road District Eo. 18, Coos County, Oregon, according to tbe specifications on file in tbe County Clerk’ s office, and a copy os such speci fications in tbe band of Lloyd Spires. Special Roed Master of Road Distrist No. 18. Five per cent of tbe amount of bid to be deposited with tbe County Clerk with bid and all bids to be filed with the County Clerk on or before the 4th day of March A. D. 1909 at 10 | o ’clock A.M . Tbe County Court reserves tbe right to reject any and alj bids. Lloyd Lpiies. Special Road Master of R. D. No. 18. Firewood at reduced prices. Flanders or the Mill Office See G. Jill. & M. GO. SS82S8 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice ¡8 hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the impr ve- ment and construction of a portion of tin* Cou itv Roa I in Road District No. 2b. Coos County, Oregon, according t«» the specifications on file in the County Clerk’ s office and a copy of such speci fications in tbe hands of Lloyd Spires, special Road Master of Road District No. 2b. Five percent of bid to be de posited with the County Clerk with bid. All bids to be filed with the Countv Clerk on or before tbe 4th day of March A. D, 1909, at 10 o ’clock A. M Tbe County Court reserves tbe right to reject any and all bids. Lloyd Spires. Special Road Master of R. D. No. 2b. Confetti Bail m Coquille, Oregon, February 20,1909 In Nosler's Hall 8UMMON8. In tbe Circuit Court of tbe State of Ore gon, in and for tbe County of Coos. Lillian Curren, ] plaintiff, vs. Suit in equity f or Horrace A. Curren, I divorce, defendant, J To Horace A. Curren, tbe above named defendant: In tbe name of tbe State of Oregon You aie hereby notified that you are Ian ^ a ^ew in vited guests. B oth required to appear and answer tbe com plaint filed against you in the aliove en j b r i l 1 e f t D ( I ? room »«*« * '“ 1 ^ v o r - titled suit within six weeks from tbe date of tbe first publication of this sum- ! kaow n here and have a host tow it: within six weeks from tbe °* *nen‘‘8 wh o will wish them an 27th day of January 1909. tbe same be- «b u n d s n e e o f jo y in their new r e ia - ( ing the^aMnof the first publication of Grand Confetti Battle at 10:30 Grand March at 9 Confetti Free Music by Gage’s Orchestra Prize Two Step 11:30 O ’clock in the lumber business for seven The new Harry building just o ccu p y the vault in the large L e - years. This proved a losing ven And ¡f yOU faj| ,0 appear am! answer across the street from the Tuttle neve store b u ild in g oil F ro n t street tion. l h e groom ia the son o f C ap- ture, for fire destroyed a stock No Pains Will be Spared to Make this the Event of the Season in w hich an « fti e room is Im inir 1 tain Panter o f the stunner E ch o, j on n' je f°re the 10 th «lay of March 1909, Hotol is ntaring completion. The in which an . m e room ia Being ’ the same being the last day of the time worth over $100,000, and both Mr. furniture which was ordered from prepared. ®n ‘ *• assisting Ins father on **ie i prewriheef In the ortler of publication, Moulton and his partner, T. Lewis, ..... — boating business. T he b ride is the Hie plantiff will apply to the Court for Goff k Goodmau is on hand and as - I , , , , , ,, ... the relief demanded in her complaint, a 1 lost about all they had in the You wiii pay j ust as much tor | yo u n ge st d a u gh ter o f Mr. and Mrs. j substantial statement of which is as soon ns n little papering ami inside world. In 1858 Mr. Moulton took painting are «lone the fifteen rooms a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough j Barklow. M yrtle P o in t E nterprise, follows: That the marriage contract heretofore Remedy as for any of the other [ the contract to dig the miners’ D.ncL“,Î f , . . on the second floor will be ready cough medicines, but you save j For Sale an«t now ex>st'ng between tbe aforesaid j ditch in Tuolumne county, at an | piaint'ff ami yourself, tlie said defend- for use and will be kept by Mrs. money in buying it. The saving is T w o or three nice new bun galow I ant, lie wholly dissolve«! and hehl for S 2 S 2 S S estimated cost of $1,600,000, but Tuttle, au«l used by the patrons of in what you get, not what you pay. in beautiful loca tion s. In qu ire at I n* uKhV \ "d ,or *ucl‘ other » nd ,ur‘ her ho unfortunately lost heavily in 1 relief ir. the premise« ns to tbe Court her hotol, while Pr««f. Anderson s The sure-to-cure-you quality is in [ tbe H erald office. ! mav seem just and equitable. this undertaking, and in 1860 en every bottle of this remedy, and Business school occupies one o f the --------------- -------------------------------------------- - Service of this Summons is made by you get good results when you take gaged in litigation with the com- Jh* C iisr o n publication in pursuance of an order] ground floor rooms. The other it. Neglected colds often develop! pany. T h ere is n o case on record o f a mnd® and entered of reconi, «aid order lower room will be used for «tore serious co n d itio n s , and w hen yon ! P 011 „t. (>r reanltinir in nm>n j being made by the Hon. John F. Hall, In 1865 Mr. Moulton exchanged purposes in the future. his California home for one in Ore be sure y ou are g ettin g on e that H on ey and Tar h a - been taken 1909 directing that service thereof be gon, locating on a ranch of one “ For several winters past my w ill cure you r cold . C h am berlain s s, 0 pS ,[le Co u g h and brea k s up ! made by publication of «ai«l Summons hundred and sixty acres on the Co wife has been troubled with a most C ou gh R em edy a lw a ys cu res P rice Die co'ld q u ick ly” Reiuse anv Inn |>u<^ » » « - k mr ,.crio«l ot six weeks, in — 1 _ — »- _ p or sa ie , ? w , , »T . tlie Coquille H krald , a newspaper pub -1 quille river three miles south of persistent ttnd disagreeable cough, 25 and so cen ts a b oltle. tjle g en i, nie F o l e y s H o n e y and H«hed at the City of Coquille, in th e ! by R . S. K n o w lto n . which invarably extended over a T a r in a y e llo w pack age. E. J said County of Coos and State ol Oregon. Beaver slough. The following period of several weeks and caused S locu m . Deled tin« 21st dey of January, 1909. year he began to work in the Simp Sewing Machines ........ mm — R. H. Smith. I her many sleepless nights,'' writes Attorney for Plaintiff ' For Sale or rent ut Goff «k Good- son ship yards, and in 1868 con Wiil J. Hayner. editer of the Bur- tracted to put in hydraulic pressure ley, Colo., Bulltin. "Various rem NOTICE TO CREDITORS in the Lane mine at the mouth of edies were tried each year, with no .% ^ i» ln lliir tii. Notice is hereby given that the un- ilersigneil has bean appointed adminis AT NORTH BEND the Coquille river. In 1871 he be beneficial results. In November Worse than an alatm of fire at trator of the e-tate of Margaret A. Ba- ----------- —. came permanently indentified last the cough again put in an ap infill is the metallic cough of croup Is now open fo r the r e ce p ker, Decease«!, bv the County Court o f , .- , , _ pearance and my wife, acting on bringing dread to the household, the state ««f O««*gon for Coos Countv. . F o ie y s H o n cy a n d l a r clears the with the town which owes so much the suggestion of a friend, tion o f patients. T b e term « All persons having c aims against the air passages, stops the irritation in pur- Careful mothers keep Foley’s Hnn- to his enterprise and forethonght, chased a bottle of Chamberlain's ev and Tar in the house and give a ie f l O I » r week and «•state are require,] to present the same the throat, sooth es the inflamed and where he married Mary J, C ough Remedy. I be result was it at the first sign of danger, Fo- upwards. K»»r particular« E. C H O LLOW AY, PROR marvelous. After three ley’s Honey and Tar has saved Bunn, a native daughter of Illinois. indeed natrd by the statute« of tbe State o f , p° u g n disappears, o o r e and in- appiv to Bread, Cake, Pie«, Cookies, Gin- 1 Oregon. flamed lu n g s are healed and stren Five children were born to Mr. daes tbe cough entirely disappeared many liule lives and it is the only gersnaps, etc Special attention Dated at C««piille, Oregon Jan. 12,1909. gth en ed , and the co ld is e x p e lle d and Mrs. Moulton, two sons and and has not manifested itsell since.” safe preparation for children as it given orders for banquets, dinner, This remedy is for sale by It. S. contains no harmful ilrugs. E J. 1 Admin. >traW>r of the<Fsia'te of Slargaret iro® the sysle-n. Refuse any but picnics, etc. three daughters: George, the oldest Knowlton. Slocum. 1 A Baker, Dereas.il. ^the geuume in the yellow package. First Street, - Coquille, Oregon NORTH BEND. OKEOON Tickets $ I BURN Spectalors 25c Rouse’s Coal The Best Coal in Coos county Leave Orders W ith W m . Oddy Phone Main 295 The Mercy Hospital ,^r„g,,toc^:!l:il,)r .r ’,r;;iflt t Sisters •*» City Bakery, obs,ina,p of Mercy a