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Entered aa aecoud-claas matter May
K, 1905, at the poatoftice at Coquille,
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Oregon, tinder act of ÖongreßS of Mart1
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COQUILLE^ COOS COUNTY, OREGON, W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER
PASSES TO THE
GREATBEYOND
E lectric Rail Road M eeting
THE W ORK
OF MERCY
20, 1909.
W oo d en B lo ck s for Paving.
Tuesday afternoon’s conference
We give below an article from
ou the electric railway proposition
The Evening Telegram which, to
bv Messrs Knettner and Haas end
an extent, shows the value of
ed without definite results.
In the
DR. RICHMOND
W. E. Rackleff, an Early Pio evening another session was held Article by Floosie Overman wooden blocks ¡>s a material for
street paving, which would be well
P H Y S IC IA N AND SURGEON.
neer, Dies at Myrtle Point in the Commercial Club parljrs, at
of Philomath.
for our people to consider. If there
Office lit Slocum’ s Drug Store.
which there were present Messrs.
is a place anywhere in which
Coquiu.s, O rkqon .
Capt W. E. Rackleff succumbs F. I). Kuettner and Clias. Ringler,
Why crush out the cheery live», wooden blocks may be profitably
Ollioi Pbone Main 211.
to the grim monster, death, after of Portland, the latter being a part still the activity and silence the used as a paving material, it would
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a short illness. Captain Rackleff, ner of M r. Haas,and said to be jointly melody of the plumed beauties of certainly be in Coos county.
our large aud well-regulated log
living near Myrtle Point, while interested with him iu this move the air?
A. F. Kirshman,
Marshfield was represent
engaged in filling a silo, at hit* ment.
What more pleasant sound could ging camps, timber not fit lor
ed
by
Peter
Loggie and J. \V. greet ones ears in the early dawn of lumber is found in great quantities
D b n t ib t .
home on October 12th, was stricken
with paralysis. Dr. Stemmier was Suover; and Coquille by------------- a spring morning than the twitter that can be put in the water for less
Office two doors South of Post office.
In
called and all was done for him and J. H. Somers. The Uoseburg of a bird welcoming the sun’s return. money than anywhere else.
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that was possible, but in spite of executive committee present includ . What life more free and joyous fact, the tall stumps usually left in
human aid, he passed away on ed W. C. Harding, J. 0 . Newland, and natural than that of the feath the woods could be brought to the
mills where the cheapest of power
Thursday, the 14th. He leaves a J. II. Booth aud A. G. Marsters. ered songster?
wife, six sons, two daughters, a Atty. B. L • Eddy was also present.
DR. J. D. KELLY
Who could find it in his heart to is generated and saws arranged to
This conference lasted for nearly
reduce all hard, knotty logs, usually
PHYSICIAN ANI) SURGEON number of grandchildren, nephews three hours, duriug which the de still the activity, to silence the mel
ody of these airy creatures? Wno used for firewood or sent to the fire
and
nieces
to
morn
his
loss.
L'oquillo,
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tails were again thoroughly discus could wish to destroy so much ol pit. Thes? could be converted into
Capt. Rackleff was born at Port
Office in Skeels Building
sed. At its conclusion the follow beauty aud gladness? Still, strange blocks for paving at the minimum
land, Maine, on March 9, 1834 and
OFFICE HOURS—» to 11 a m. 2 to
ing statement was given to the to say, there are those who for mere cost.
4 p. ni. 7 to 8 p. ni.
died near Myrtle Point, Ore., Oct.
Planking for streets is expensive,
press:
sport, delight to crush out the cher
Residence Phone— Office Phone—
>4, 1909, being seventy-five years,
"A t the meeting of the Coos and ry lives, A rock 6r a rifle iu a from the facts that a far better grade
seven months and five days of age.
Douglas county railroad committees hoy’s hand often causes a tragedy of timber is necessary, and the wear
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The deceased was the son of
greater on account of the plank
with Messrs. Kuettner and Ringler, iu the feathered tribe.
William and Mary Rackleff, with
Dr. C. W. Endicott
splintering
so much and breaking
representing tho Coos Bay aud In
But those killed for sport are but a
whom he, a brother and two sisters
land Electric Railroad Co., the con small part of the slaughter. To at week points, necessitating the re
D k s tih t
came around Cape Horn from New
tract between the committee and satisfy the pride of the women of moval of the whole piece. The
York in their own vessel, the
Office on Front Street
the company was signed, providing the civilized world, birds by the article referred to reads as follows:
Ortolan, a small
two-masted
How long will wood block pave
that the company shall deposit with thousands are slain every year. Il
i Phone Main 431.
Coquille, Oregon
schooner.
ment
last cn down town streets?
the committee, as trustees, the sum this ruthless destruction
were
Capt. Rackleff was a very public of fifty thousand dollars in cash and
This
question
is being debated by
.caused by sayiges, the ctlme would
spirited man and made many early
fifty thousand dollars in the stock ^ not seem so startling. But by the street contractors since the wooden
improvements along the Coquille
pavement 0:1 Fourth street, Port
of the company, pending the exe- civilized! It is appalling,
E. D. SPERRY
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river which are worthy of note, and
land, has been disturbed to put
cution
and
delivery
ot
a
bond
to
j
How
often
the
discord
in
an
other-
Attorney and Conticellor at Law
will long be remembered by the
down
pipes for the gas company.
secure the performance of the com- wise harmonious costume is a pair of
Office in Robinson Building
posterity of the early settlers of this
The wood blocks, ot yellow fir,
pany s agreement.
Messrs. Knelt-. u j„gS vvhose privilege has been and
county.
He built the steamer
ner and Ringler left lor Portland shou,d be to touch the clouds; or a were put down eight years ago by
Mary in 1 S 70 and also the Cordelia,
the same evening to have the con- stiff unnalural bird devoid of the Fisher, Thorsen & Co., under a 10-
in 1871 . In the winter of 1873-4 tract formally executed by the prop- grace ancl activity it once p0sessed. year guaranty, and the material
W. C. CHASE.
he moved to the home place, win re
er officials of the railroad company ” ; Xhe triend of God’s creatures is shows little if any wear or decay.
A TTO R N E Y- AT- 1. AW
he lived the greater part ol his
No further statement of the con- j saddened at every turn by the sight The blocks were treated with car-
Offio in Robinson Building, Upstairs
remaining years.
ditions ot the agreement has been of these mute, pathetic witnesses of bolinieum before being placed in
Capt Rackleff built a store house
given out, nor ts it known when crueRy above refined and beautiful position, and the treatment seems
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! ______.__ _ !\____ on his larm in a very early day and the $50,000 cash forfeit and the
to have arrested decay all right,
faces.
cartied a general line of merchan same amount of stock in the elec
C. R. BARRON
Were the destruction of life the while the traffic on the street has
dise which proved tube a great con tric railway company will be placed
not worn the surface of the blocks
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
venience to the early settlers. In in the hands ot the local committees only result ot this wholesale murder, to any appreciable extent.
j First-class References
it would be sad enough.
1878 he built the steamer Little in charge ol the movement. Until
Iu some places the rains have
But there are others. Regions
¡ Fifteen Years’ Experience
Annie, a neat stern wheeler which this is done it is not probable that
caused the blocks to swell into
once
full
of
beauty
and
song
are
C oq u ille C it y , O re
plied between Myrtle Point and much can be accomplished toward
now almost deserts, respecti.ig the hillocks, but these are taken out
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Baudou, and many pioneer of to raising the necessary $25,000 here,
presence of the feathered tribe. As and arranged in a looser manner.
day can look back to her time of and a similar sum in Coos countv,
birds decease, insects increase at the A bath of hot tar is given the blocks
usefulness with pleasure.
J. J. STANLEY
with which to make the necessary fearful rate, making in roads upon as soon as they are laid.
Neat the forks of the river he
That wood blocks have the
surveys and secure the rights of! j|le crops of the farmer. In this
LAW YER
erected a flouring mill, introducing
way. I he whole matter therefore Way, some one must pay the penal advantage in making a noiseless
the roller process of manufacturing still awaits the further action of
Martin Building
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Front Street
pavement is conceded, and it is not
ty of the crime.
flour, which was afterward destroyed Messrs. Kuettner, Haas, and their
C o q u il l k , O regon
so
slippery in damp weather as is
"But I do not kill birds,” you
by bre.
Later lie built a sawmill associates.— Roseburg Review.
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asphalt. Its first cost is something
say.
No,
but
you
consent
to
it.
You
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which proved a great benefit to the
do more, you demand it. The more than asphalt, on account of
O ut ou Bail.
people ol bis section.
A. J. Sherwood,
cause is thoughtlessness? Truly in the expense of treating the blocks,
IH a father died in 1876, and his
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day, that excuse is which are boiled in carbolineum,
In our report last week given of. thi» enlightened
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ruothet in 1880. The brother was
N otary P u b l i c ,
not us valid as it might have been that sells at 45 cents a gallon
drowned in the Coquille, aud two the Curly county shooting we were j J
The Southern Pacific has been
Coquille,
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in tiie Dark Ages.
experimenting on treating its ties
sisters, a daughter and a little son misinformed iu regard to Curry be 1
How long, then, will the blood of and timbers with creosote before
Below we give the
lie beside him in the family bury- ing discharged
j the slaughtered thousands arise to putting them to use. This creosote
facts us published by the Recorder,
ing ground on the old place
Walter Sinclair,
God? How long will the cries of a costs 10 cents a gallon, and is said
The funeral took place on .Satur which areas follows:
A t t o b s k t - xt -I j A w .
million starving restlings ascend to to preserve the wood from decay,
The state failed to show any evi
day and a large concourse of sor
but some contend that it makes the
N o t a b t P u b l i c ,
heaven, appeal that their sufferings material brittle and likely to break
rowing friends followed the remains dence of murder in either the first
be avenged? Only so long as we under a heavy strain.
Coquille,
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to their last resting place.
Tli e or second degree, but in order to
consent to it. The day that woman
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services were conducted by Rev. put the case up to the grand jury
H o w t o C u r e 11 C o l l i .
kind refuses to adorn herself with
nnd thus take the responfibility off
Thomas Baiklow, of Myrtle Point.
Be as careful os you can, you will
the spoils, then, and not till then occasionally take cold, and when you
Hall & Hall,
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of any one man, Curry was held on
will life cease to be offered a sacri do, get a medicine of known reli
A t t o b n b y s - at L a w ,
One W a y to Build Up.
the charge of manslaughter, which
ability, one that has an established
Drain! in R e a l E s t a t e o f a l l k in d s .
was a practical victory for the de fice upon the alter of Fashion.
reputation and that is certain to
Knowing all this, will we allow
Staufield, the new town in Uma fense, as this is a bailable offense
Marshfield, Oregon.
effect a quick cure. Such a medi
tilla county, lias back of it some and will probably result in the dis ourselves still to be led captive by cine is Chambeibisn’ts Cough Rem
Will we prefer stiff, edy.
glimmer of the way to build up a missal of Curry when the grand false pride?
It haf gained a world-wide
city. Its promotors offer lots for jury sets, which will not be until cold forms above our brows to reputation by its -emarkable cures
E. G. D. Holden
of this most common ailment, and
nothing to some bail decs and a next August.
L aw teb ,
Iu the meantime (lashes of color in the sunshine, to can always be depended upon.
It
.1 U.-TICB OF THK PEACE
bursts
of
melody?
merely nominal figure to those who Curry is out on $ 2,000 bail, which
acts on nature’s plan, relieves the
U. 8 . Oommisaiooer, Genera! Insoranoi
It is our say.
Let us not value lungs, aids expectoration, opens the
will reside here. Dr. Coe, of Port «as secured iuside of fifteen minu
Anent, and Notnry Publie. Oflice
land, is one of the founders, and he tes after Justice Cox had fixed the j fa’hion above life.
Let our hearts sections and aids nature in restor
in Robinson Building.
ing the sytem to a hoalthy condi
has an i lea, apparently that towns amount.
lie filled with kindness for these.
C o q u ille
re go n .
R. 8. Knowlton.
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God’screatuies— not one of whom tion. For sale . bv
are only possible where people re
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Cigarette Returns.
| falls to the ground without his
side in some numbers.
Ho many
Bay-up Notice.
t knowledge.
M. K. W H ITM O R E . E. F. MOHRI.SSY towns in Oregon regard a man who
Tlte first eight months under the
N. Lorenz having sold out his
Coos Bay Paving and Con comes into its midst to carry ou Dominion Cigarette Law, which for
For Sale.
large mercantile establishment on
business
ns
an
interloper,
and
fore
struction Company.
bids t he sale cf cigarettes to boys six
Front street to his son, H. N. Lor
stall development of the opportuni
teen and under, is eminently satis
g en eral co ntractors
J. M. Bright of Gravel Fold is enz, and now a settlement with the
ties at baud with prices for lots that
many customers to this business is
Plans anil
Estim ates Given would only nppear cheap to the factory, showing a decrease of 30,- offering bis fine dairy farm of 187 very necessary. All knowing them
acres, 40 acres good bottom land,
000,000
instead
of
the
usual
in
Concrete Bricks Stone and Timber* ¡purchaser of frontage on Broad
selves to be indebted to this firm
crease of from ten to twenty mil «itb new residence, good barn, and are urged to come in and settle at
Contractor.
way, New York City, that it is a
large, bearing orchard for sale, to
lions. This difference of millions, gether with all the stock, farming once
N. L orenz .
Phone 151-J
j wonder they grow at all. They
Offices 117 Front Street, Marshfield Ore.
H. N. L orenz .
it is estimated, would have been implements, crop etc. This place
would not in many instances, but for
wholly boy consumption. The is located 1J miles from creamery,
the remarkable and unexcelled at
N O T IC E
total consumption last year was and less than mile from two good
tractions that everywhere abound, I
270,000.000. The law is s’ ringent, schools.
All Coos County warrants drawn
iriesistibly drawing them to become
Anyone wishing such a location
the
penalty of violation by dealers, will find this a bargain. Write to on the general fund and endorse I
Incorporated.
Oregonians in spite of u s— Labor!
prior to February 1 st, 1908 , will be
either in sale or gift, being lrom $10 01 call on him at that place.
i Press.
Manufacturers of
paid on presentation at my office in
toliino.
The
police
have
authority
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Coquille, Oreg. No interest will be
The Celebrated Herrmann Shoe
T h e H eal r in a le r .
to
seize
lrom
boys
in
public
places,
allowed on any of (hese warrants
The Strongest and Nearest Water I Apples fur Sale in tho Orchard.
A piece of flanD el dampened with after September 80 th, 1909 .
tobacco and cigarettes, and take the
Proof shoe made for log er*. miners
Chamberlain’s Liniment and bound
Dated this 22 nd day of Sept. 1909 .
Those wishing to pick their win names cf the dealers.
prospectors and mili men.
on to the affected parts is superior
T. M. D i m m i c k ,
ter’s
apples
can
get
the
best
varie
(521 Thurman Street.
to any plaster. When troubled with
County Treasurer.
For Rent Cheap.
ties for 20 cents per box from C. A.
P o r t l a n d , O r e h o i .
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lame hack or paina in the side or
Pendleton, Fat Elk Creek.
chest give it a trial and you are
Timber
Land
For
Sale.
too
acre
ranch
on
Myrtle
Creek,
N otice to T a x p ay ers
18 miles from Myrtle Point, 7 miles certaiu to be more thin pleased
$2200
buys
118
seres
estimated
G ood Ranch tor Hale.
from Bridge.
20 acres cultivated with the prompt relief which it af at three million feet, part cedar,
The Second Installment of 1008
fords.
This
liniment
also
relieves
A well improvid place of 26 acres end fine orchard, good 0 room house
taxes w ill be delinquent if not pabl
with a fine borne and good build and fairly good barns. 2 years iheumatic pains and is certain to near Gravel Ford, one mile from
on or before October 4 th, 1900 .
ings, crop, etc., on Fishtrsp. Ap lease wanted. Address, Mr*. A. C. please anyone suffering from that j river. Address E. W, Gregg, Co-
VV. W . G age,
di >-8»«. Huid by R. S, Knvwlton ' qnill*, Oregon.
Kurt*, B*ti roft, Ot*gnn.
Shut iff and Tax C ollectoi ply to 8, Edward* 00 th. pise*.
$ 1 .5 0 P
W oodm en, Attention!
. For the convenience of those who
are unable to attend Lodge, 1 will
be at the Lodge room from 10 to 12
on the first and last Sundays of the
month to receive dues, or they may
be mailed to me at Coquille.
G eo . H artley .
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ear
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D. L. Perkins
and inspect the largest
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line o f Gents’ Furnish
ing Goods in the City.
House Moving.
H. H. GRENOLD, IV p .
Successor to W. A. Goodman
Coquille,
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Is prepared to do all kinds of
House Moving on short notice.
The Newest and most
handsome thing in the
City in
Jack
BOOTS
Charges R e a s o n a b l e .
AND
SHOES
Screws
for
Rent.
Store Your Potatoes
Five Cents Per lo o l b s For the Season of ipcy
and 1910
W hy keep your potatoes at home to handle when
the roads are bad, when you can store at
the above price for the season
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D O W
W arehouse
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FR0N1 STHEET,
COQUILLE ORE.
We carry a good line of Waltham,
Elgin, South Bend and Howard Watch
es. Before purchasing a watch else
where call aud examine our stock and
get pries. We guarantee our prices to
be as reasonable as any.
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Theo. HtTginan Shoe \lfit.Co.
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piO N EER ME 0 T M AIftET
Lard,
Hams,
Bacon,
Sausage,
Fresh and Salt Meats.
We Carry
We are headquarters for euerything in the meat line.
wants always receiues prompt attention.
COQUILLE VALLEY
Your
PACKING CO.
A. J. SHERWOOD Prtt.
R. E. SHINE, Visa Pres
I. H. HAZARD, Cashier
0. C. SANFORD. Asst. Cashier
F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K
O P CO Q U IL iU B, O R E G O N .
T r a n s a c ts a General B a n k in g B u sin ess
Board of Direotora.
Correspondent!.
ft. C. Dement,
A . J. Sherwood,
L . Harlocker,
L . It. Hazard,
Jt.E . Shine.
Inaiali Hacker.
National Hank o Commerce, New York Cit
Crocker Woolworth N ’l Bank, San Francise
First N at’l Bank of Poiiland, Portland,
afluís of Coquille River Transportando Company
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