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V ol . 2 7 : No. 5 . Entered i. h Hecoml-claae matter May 8, 1905, at the poatotfice at Coquille, Oreiron, under act of Congruos of March 3,1879. DR. RICHMOND P H Y S IC IA N AND SURUKON. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER ALERT SUNK B Y STEAMER. Probably Total Loss as Re sult of Collision. Office at Slocum’a Drug Store. O o q u i l l k , O regon . Offioa Phone Main 311. I i i A. F. Kirshman, D entist . Office two doora South of Post offioe. Coquille . - . Oregon. DR. J. D. KELLY PHYSICIAN Coquille, AND SURGEON • Oregon Office in Skeels Building OFFICE HOURS—9 to 11 a.m. 2 to 4 p. m. 7 to 8 p. m. Residence Phone— Office Phone— The steamer Alert, owned and operated by Captain C E. Edwards, was rammed and sunk about i this afternoon by the steamer Break water in the Bay just back of the Breakwater dock. A big hole was jammed in the Alert amidship and she sank before the Breakwater could get her over on the mud flats on the east side of the channel. For three or four minutes the Alert held fast to the Breakwater’s bow but the water rushed into her and she keeled over on her side and settled near the east side ot the channel, being about half under water. The Alert is believed to be beyond repair. SAVES EDW ARDS’ LIF E . Dr. C. W. Endicott D ent is t Office on Front Phone Main 431. Street Coquille, Oregon | I E. D. SPERRY Attorney and Connoellor at Law. Offioe in iiobinson Building W. C. CHASE. ATTO RN E Y-A T-LA W Offlo in Kobinson Building, Upstairs C. R. BARRON Attorney and Counsellor at Law First olasa References Fifteen Years’ Erperionoe C o q u il l e C i t y , O r e J. J. STANLEY HARD TO FIX BLAME. LA W Y E R Martin Building • Front Street O o q u i l ii B.' O reg on A. J. Sherwood, A t t o r n e y - a t - L a w , N o t ar y P u b l i c . Coquille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, A t t o r n e y - à t - L aw . N otar y P u b l i o , Coquille, : : Oregon. Hall & Hall, A tt o b n e y s - i t L a w , Dealer in R e a l E s t a t s o f all k in d s . M arshfield, Oregon. E. G. D. Holden L awtrb , J u s t i c e or t h s P eace D. S. Commissioner, General Insurance Agent, and Notary Publio. Office in Robinson Building. Coquille regon. M. E. WHITMORE. E. F. M O K R ISsy Coos Bay Paving and Con struction Company. general Plans Concrete contractors and Estimates Hiram Edwards, a sou of Cap tain C. E. Edwards, owes his life to the heioism of W. Willemeyer of the Breakwater. Edwards can’t swim but jumped off soon after the collision and had gone under once when the seaman on the Break water heaved over a lile preserver and jumped to" his rescue. With a speed seldom attained by a sw im mer in local waters, he reached Edwards’ side and pulled the life presetver to him. He kept by his side until the Buffalo Bill reached them. Harry Albertson, a fireman ou the Aleit, was also rescued by the Buffalo Bill. The crew of the Breakwater threw off lilies and J. R. Roberts, the engineer on the Alert, and Jesse Ott, another of the Alert crew, swam to them and were pulled aboard. Emmet Pierce and Captain C. E. Edwards were the only others aboard the Alert. They got up on the upper deck and remained there until the Alert sunk. Given Brickfi Stone ami Timber. Contractor. Phone 151-J Offices 117 Front Street, Marshfield Oie. Theo. BerpanShoe Mfe.Co. Incorporated. Manufacturers of The Celebrated Bergmann Shoe The Strongest, and Nearest Water Proof shoo made for lo g era, roinrrs prospectors and mill men. 621 Thurman Street • P o r t l a n d , O regon . For sale nr trade for Ranch. Eight.room house and five lots, large barn, henhouse and yard, woodhouse, city water. For eale on easy terms. E. H- Kern, Co quille, Oregon, It will be difficult to fix Ibe blame for the disaster and the investiga tion may result in freeing all. The Alert was lying at the Breakwater's wharf when the Breakwater was coming up the Bay. Captain Edwards evidently thought she w as go ng to pull into th; dock and started to back the Alert up. Instead of being en route to her dock, the Breakwater was going to her bunkers and she did not swing into the wharf as Captain Edwards had evidently expected. The officers ol the Breakwater, when they saw the Alert continue to back, reversed the engines but it was too late and she stiuck the small craft amidship. Had it not been for the Break water’s engines being reversed she probably would have cut the Alert in two.— Coos Bay Times. Grange Organized at Bandon. Bandou Grange, the most west erly in tne United States, was or ganized last ¡Saturday by 8tate Deputy Cyrus H. Walker, with 36 charter members. This makes four Granges Mr. Walker has organized since coming to Coos county, all starting out strong and giving promise of large success. There are now five Granges in this county, that at Myrtle Point having been organized several years ago. Coos is now eutitled to two sets of delegates at the State Grange. Following is the list of officers for the Bandon Grange: Master, Frank F. Eddy; Overseer, J. A. Cope; Lecturer, M. G. Pohl; Steward, Emma J Kite; Assistant Steward, Ella M. Young; Chaplain, C. B. Zeek; Treasurer, R. M. Pres- sey; Secretary, D. H. Jackson; Gate Keeper, J. R. Burnett; Ceres, Fannie Eddy; Pomona, Pauline Hunt; Flora, Della Cope; Lad> Assistant Steward, Polly C. Randle- man. Next meeting will be Saturday, Kov. 6th. Coos county is now certaiuly ou the Grange map. any in the county. At Norway one will meet J. H. McCloskey, also his sister Miss Minnie, who is post mistress and storekeeper. They own and operate one of the best A Thriving Settlement and equipped creameries in ‘.he state. H. B. Quain, a butter maker cJ Hospitable Folk. national reputation, (to the craft at least) is iu charge of the plant. A Do you want to take up a home cut of the exterior is run here. stead? If you do, don’t go to Lee or environs. All such work has been done many years ago. In go ing to Lee from Fairview the Mast family property is the fits! that you will find improved. W. P. Mast and family arrived at the place now known as Lee in the year 1868. With the exception of the father and husband, the family still reside at Lee and vicinity. Webb Mast aud brother .Hardy reside on the From Fairview on to Lee and "eld place ” A cut of Webb Mast through the places heie mentioned, and his wife appears in this issue. stock raising, grain and vegetable culture is paramont. Dairying is a success and the rural cousins are thriving. . . LEE AND VICINITY. Woodmen, Attention! For the ccuvenience of those who are unable to attend Lodge, 1 will be at the Lodge room from 10 to 12 on the first and last Suudays of the month to receive dues, or they may be mailed to me at Coquille. G eo . H artley . P er Y ear Boys! Girls! Columbia Bicycle Free! Greatest offer out. G t your friends to subscribe to our magazine and we will make you a present of a $40.00 Columbia Bicy cle— the best made. Ask for par ticulars, free outfit and circular tell- ing “ How to Start.” Address. "The Bicycle Man,” 29-31 Evst 221 rft New York City, N. Y. CALL ON D. L. Perkins House Moving. H. H. GRENOLD, Prop Successor to W. A. Goodman Coquille, - - Oregon 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 Is prepared to do all kinds of House Moving on short notice. Jack Screws Charges for Rent. Reasonable. Store Your Potatoes Uncle Sam Handsaker, one of the best known of Lane count) pio neers, died at Dexter, this county, Tuesday, October 5, 1909, after a Five Cents Per 100 l b s FortheSeason of 1909 lingering illness due to old age. and 1910 Uncle Sam was born at Hatton, Derbyshire. England, November 19, W h y keep your potatoes at home to handle when 1831, and was therefore 77 years, the roads are bad, when you can store at 10 months and 16 days old De the above price for the season ceased came to this country in 1843, landing at New Orleans March 28 of that year with his mother, two sisters and two broth ers. Ten years later the Oregon fe C o q u ille W areh o u se ver, then a prevalent contagion throughout the east, brought him west from the old home near St. Louis, coming across the plains by ox team, Deceased settled in the ü iilÄ S ü S Umpqua valley near Oakland, in 1854. About this time began the struggle with Indian,, and Uncle Sam proved himself of the right pioneer spirit when he volunteered under Captain Laban Buoy, Com pany B, 2nd regiment Oregon mounted volunteers, and later did FR0N1 STREET, COQUILLE ORE. similar service under Captain P. C. Noland. In 1856 the Indians were W e carry a good line of W altham , subdued and peace declared. Hav Elgin, South Bend and Howard Watch ing helped make the land habitable, es. Before purchasing a watch else Uncle Sam’s next thought was to where call and examine our stock and get married and settle down, and on get p r i e s . W e guarantee our prices to November 27, 1856, at the home of be as reasonable as any. the bride’s parents on Camas Sw.ile, in Douglas county, Miss Sarah Johnson Cannon was made his wife, Rev. John Dillard officiating. Iu 1869 deceased moved to Lane county, locating 20 miles west of Eugene, near Dexter. In 1895 lie moved to Eugene where he re.ided, until with failing health, he went to the old home place near Dexter ~\ to pass his declining days. Lard, Uncle Sam left as a heritage to bis children and the people general Hams, ly an interesting book entitled “ Pi oneer Life," recounting much of the We Carry Bacon, early history of Oregon and his own Sausage, experiences. Deceased leaves a wife and the Fresh and Salt Meats. following children: G. W. Hand saker, Portland; Mrs. J. M. Keen We are headquarters for everything In the meat line, Your ey, E. B. Handsaker, Eugene; Mrs wants always receiues prompt attention. J. M. Guiley, Ashland, Mrs. W. L. Bristow and Mrs. P. N. Laird, Pleasant Hill; T. S. Handsaker, Arleta, Oregon. The eldest daught er, Julia, died at the age of 12. A. J. SHERWOOD Pie». 8. t. SHIRE, Vise P m Funeral services will be held to- l. H. HAZARD, Cashier 0. C. SANfORD, Aitt. Ceihler dayjat 10:30 a. m at Gordon’s un dertaking parlors, Rev. E. C. Wig- FIR ST N A T IO N A L B A N K more officiating, after which the O P C O 9 U I L 1 L 1 B , ORBGOpC. body will be taken to Portland for cremation. T r a n n n c t s a G e n e ra l B a n k in g H uB inesa Mrs. Handsaker will reside with her daughter, Mrs .1 M. Keeney, Board of Director». Correapondenti 374 East Fourteenth street, city.-- R. O. Dement, A. ,T. Sherwood, National Rank o Commerce, New York Cit Eugene Regi ter, Oct. 8th. L. Harlocker, L . II. Hazard, Crocker Woolworth N ’t Bank, San Krancieo F. Mr. and Mrs. Webb Mast. - -•> - Coos Awarded Prizes at A-Y-P. A logging camp is being conducted by the brothers, as well as caring J. A. Ward reports that up lo for the farm. Mrs. Mast, Jr., is date Coos county has received two the postmistress. Mrs. Charlotte grand prizes, four gold medals and H ., the mother, is hail and hearty one bronze medal, the gradation as the cut accompanying this article being, grand, gold, silver, bronze, will show. and favorable mention. The grand prizes, (highest awards) are, one lor the North Bend Mlg. Company, myrtle wood furniture, aud one for J. G. Fish, of Coquille, myrtle wood furniture. The gold medals are: Coos Bay creamery., cheese; Sumner creamery, cheese; North Bend Chamber of Commerce, exhibits of shell fish. The bronz medal is ou Graham’s mounted game exhibits. No award has been received up to date on Coos county coal ex hibits. — * -*• ► - Home Rule is Irish Dream. London, Oct. 7.— T. P. O ’Conner will sail for the United States at the request ot John E. Redmond, thq Irish leader, to explain the political Mrs. Charlotte Mast. situation to the supporters of the Irish cause in America and to ap After leaving the Mast place, the peal for funds to carry on the strug J. C. Hervy place on the Gravel gle for home rule. The nationalists Ford road is the first. Mr. Iletvy regard the approaching general is erecting a modern home. J. A. election as one of the most critical Yoakam is the master builder, and periods in their history, and the full informed 11s that the place would power of their organization will be ----- ' » —----- - be a “beauty.” utilized in helping the liberals de Notice to Mariners E. D. Myers, who has been re prive the House of Lords of the siding at Lee twenty-six years, has power to vote which they claim is Capt. Hanson, of the schooner the sole remaining obstacle to home a nice place on this road. Nearing Dora Blum, reports that at 3 p. ra. rule. Gravel Ford, W. V. Schroeder may ---------- -»•»■-»-------------- on July 27, 1909, in latitude 36 09’ he interviewed. Ranch Deal Closed. north; longitude 129 30’ west, he J. D. Bennett, of bridge building passed within a cable's length of a A deal was closed today, where lame, has a beautiful home. He small vessel flouting bottom up, by Messrs. Will Cox, Tom Rennie has been a resident thirty years. about 4 feet out of water. Stern and three other men take over the Fred Moser is the postmaster ot was broken off pretty well amid Peter Petersou ranch on Haynes Gravel Ford and conducts a cheese ships. Bottom was dark color with Inlet. The ranch comprises 310 factory. He and his wife are rep- no gins« or barnacles showing. The acres aud is said to be one of the i derelict w h s about 50 feet long and best ranches iu Coos county. The no name was visible. price for the tract was fourteen J ohn M c N u l t y , Nautical Expert. thousand dullars, and the buyer- have had an offer of six Ihousam -»«• >« ... advance since buying — Coast Mail For Rent Cheap. too acre ranch on Myrtle Creek, 18 miles from Myrtle Point, 7 miles from Bridge. 20 acres cultivated tnd fine orchard, good 5 room house and fairly good barns. 2 years lease wanted. Address, Mrs. A. C. Kurtz. Bancroft, Oregon. »1.50 Lane County Pioneer Dies. T h r n e x t Píllate A piece of flanuel dampened with Chamberlain’s Liniment and hound on to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame back or pains in the side or chest give it a triul and you are certniu to be more thin pleased with the prompt relief which it af fords. This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains and is certain to please anyone suffering from that disease. Sold by R. S. Knowlton. 13, 1909 . Bryan'B Daughter for Congress Denver, Colo. Oct. 8.--Follow ing the announcement of Mrs Ruth Brvan Leavitt that she would accept the Democratic nomination lor con gress, friends of her father started a , boom for her today. It is undet-1 Notice to Taxpayers stood that Mr. Brvan has consented to her making the race and it is The Second Installment of 1908 taxes will be delinquent if not paid predicted that he will speak in her behalf if she is nominated. on or before October 4tb, 1909. W. W. Gage, Automobile delivery of rural Sheriff and Tax Collector. - «•* - mail is D o t an improbable addition Sake- alive! Here comes that to the postal service. If country Mr. Fred Moser and Wife, awful “ pure food” wiley person in life ia not rapidly approaching the resented here. sisting that apple rider should be ideal in this country, we sbotlld like Between Gravel Ford and Nor made from apples. to know why, way the country ¡s on a pat with S. DOW W. H. Schroeder Jeweler co. COQUILLE V A LLEY PACKING It ta generally conceded that there are four “ express” tea. oris why a parcel« post law will not lie enacted by Congress. They are: Fiist, Adams Express C o, second, The Southern Express Co., third, Wells Fsrgo Express Co., and fourth, The United States Express Co. NOTICE All Coos County warrants drawn on the general fund and endorsed prior to February 1st, 1908, will he paid on presentation at my office in Coquille, Oreg. No interest will be allowed on any nf these warrsnts after September 30th, 1909. Dated this 22nd day of Sept. 1909. T. M. D immk k , i County Treasurer, I-atah Hacker. R. E. Shine. First Nat’l Bank of Portland, Portland. S A M É nf Goiinille filier Transportation Company Leave Coquille 9:30 A . M. ii CC •c u Arrive at “ Ci U CC it ii 4» 7 : 3 ° i “ P. 9 A. 4:30 “ 10:30 A. Il (( II M Leave Bandon 6:30 A. 1 « it c • a Arrive at “ (I (I II 4 ( Cl it (I ii 1:30 P. 7 A. 11:30 A. 1:30 A. 4:30 p - CC u Ci CC u Try an Ad in the Herald