Coquille IT era là
V ol . 27: No 30
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL C, 1910
state, land could be purchased from
$3 to $5 per acre for grazing pur­
An investigation of some sort or poses. That same land is tedav
another to determine the cost of the worth at least $20 per acre.
It is
high prices of living seems apparent so high priced that you cAnnot af­
in Congress, and fortunately for the ford to use it for ordinary range or
DR. RICHMOND
American farmer there are a few pasture purposes. You are there­
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
people there who are looking after fore compelled to cultivate this
Offioe over Rose’s Store, Front St.,
the
farmer’s interests from a high priced land and raise crops on
C oquille , O regon .
farmer’s point of view.
it to feed your cattle. You cannot
Offioe t’ bone Mein 211.
We have published from time to raise cattle as cheaply as you could
time in the Equity Farm Journal ex­ a few years ago when you could get
tracts from speeches made by dif­ land cheaper. And if the oost of
A. F. Kirshman,
ferent senators and congressmen, raising a steer has greatly increased,
but none have been of such impor­ why should not the price which the
D entist .
tance to the farmer in general as farmer receives for the steer in­
Office two doors South of Post offioe.
the speech made by Senator Mc- crease accordingly? If the earning
Cumber in tbe United States Senate capacity of tbe people of the United
Coquille
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Oregon.
on Feb. 4. Senator McCumber in­ States has advanced 60 per cent in
sists that the only investigation that the last dozen or fifteen years, why
can be considered fair is one that should not the farmer he entitled to
Dr. C. I/V. Endicott
will be extended so as to inquire in­ the same raise?”
D entist
to tbe cost of producing farm pro­
“ Does the average family on the
ducts. Farmers may not know it, farm—the husband, the wife, or the
Office on Front Street
but it is a fact that in tbe railroad daughter—earn any Buch sums,
Phone Main 431.
Coquille, Oregon
trains, in restaurants and hotels, even with the present prices of food
wherever tbe traveling public meets, products?
Mr.
President, you
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remarks about the farmer prosper­ know they do not, and I know they
ing unusually these days and get­ do not. The average housewife on
ting unreasonably high prices are the farm does not receive as much
more common than' anything else. compensation as the colored cook
Speaking on the subject, Senator in your families, and she does not
McCumber said among other things: have her Wednesdays and Sundays
“ It bas been customary to look off, either, by any means
upon the agriculturist as a sort of
“ I have stated that the countrv
laborer designed by the Almighty will have to get used to paying
to furnish food for tbe rest of higher prices for food products,
humanity,
for which necessary just as the farmer for years h ie been
function he has been conoeded tbe compelled to adjust bis expendi­
right to live in a bumble and un­ tures to the prices he has been com­
ostentatious manner, and the fact pelled to pay for the things which
that be seems to be rising from this he requires lor his use. And it will
condition is looked upon by tbe be no hardship.
The adjustment
balance of tbe world as the height may force greater economy. It may
of audacity that ought to be sum­ compel a denial of a few luxuries;
marily checked.
and who should it not?”
“ Mr. President, I am not imbued
"Mr. President, I represent an
agricultural citizenship in this Con­ with one atom of socialism. There
gress and I purpose to defend their is not one drop of that creed in my
interests all along the line.
I be. mental makeup. But I have a sense
lieve their labor is just as intelli­ of equal justice, and that sense of
gent as tbe highest priced labor in justice is outraged when I read of
the United Stater, and that tbev the men and women who have ac­
should receive for that labor, in its cumulated vast fortunes in this
product, just as much as other country out of a prosperity whose
skilled laborers receive for tbe serv­ foundation is agriculture— for, after
ices, and anyone who imagines that all, agriculture is tbe foundation of
be is going to secure any ligislation all our wealth— meeting in their
that shall leave the agricultural pro­ palaces to boycott the farmer’s pro­
ducts of this country unrepresented duct, to boycott the man whose
while other interests are protected, back has bended low in toil to sup­
may prepare for a long, determined port, with the greatest frugality,
and care for and educate his family
and vigorous battle.
"F or the last few months the —just as dear to him as are those of
farmer bas been securing better re­ tbe boycotters organizing against
muneration for his labor in (he the farmer to destroy his meager
higher prices paid for his products profits.”
‘‘ Mr. President, the farmei hnN
than be has received since the war.
Ha is, however, receiving not one never boycotted any article be­
cent more for any article than he is cause of its high price. H p has not
justly-entitled to, and in my candid been ignorant of tbe fact that in the
opinion he is not receiving ns mneh commercial field he has for years
today as he is going to receive iu been compelled to trade an article
the future, and in the very near fu­ which cost him twice as much in
ture. And the public, mav just ns expended effort as has been expend­
well begin to understand that the e d upon the article which he re­
day of equal justice to the farmers ceives for it. But he haB been hop­
of this country, though loDg delayed, ing that the day of justice would
is near at hand.
Heretofore the soon duwn. At last be catches the
products o f his labor and the labor glimpse of brighter hours to come.
of his family have bad to compete He feels Qiat tbe sun of his pros­
in open market with articles pro­ perity is about to rise. He has not
duced by the cheap labor of the heretofore organized, as has every
D. S. JA C K SO N
W . H. JACKSON world. The day of overproduction other industry in the country, for
of food products
has nearly his own defense. But if, by any
passed.
Consumption is rapidly act, either legislative or boycotting,
overtaking production, and we are be finds that he will not be treated
reaching a trade condition when tbe squarely, you will certainly hear
JACKSON BROS., Props.
farmer's work, hour for hour, will from him. He is able to organize
be worth just as much as that of the hie forces into one of the most for­
COQUILLE, OREGON
artisan, the bricklayer or the car­ midable bodies in this country.
His work in that direction is already
penter
in your great cities.
Successors
to McCann and
Halley
‘ The value of the product of your under way. By your action in boy­
cotting his product you will give
First Class Meals at all mills and your factories is governed
by the amount of capital invested, renewed grounds for a strong agri­
Hours at Bottom Prices.
cultural organization.
When that
the cost of the raw material and the haB been accomplished he will meet
price paid for the labor wbioh cre­ you in tbe boycotting business, and
M. E . W H IT M O R E . E. F. M O K R IS 8Y
ates it.
If the amount of capital when the farmer is stirred up to the
Coos Bay Pavinj? and Con­ required today to economically pro­ defense of his rights you will find
struction Company.
duce and liDe of manufactured ar­ him the best boycotter ou earth.
He is used to hardships, used to
ticle is twice as much as it was fif­ rigid economy, and be has a decided
g e n e r a l CONTRACTORS
teen or twenty years ago, and if the advantage over the rest of the world
Plans and
Estimates Given
labor employed ie twice ss expensive in that he can get along without re­
Concrete Bricks Stone and Timber
as it was then, your manufactured plenishing his stock of what he pur­
Contractor.
article will advance in price accord­ chases from the world for an in­
Phone 151-J
definite lime, while you cannot get
Offices 117 Front Street, Marshfield Ore. ingly, and tbe farmer will pay that along three days without that which
advanced price. And yet we seem his labor produces.”
to be (truck with a fit of consterna­
tion if the same governing princi-
NOTICE
| pies are applied to the farmer's pro-
All Coos County warrants drawn
Incorporated.
I duce.
on the general fund and endorse I
“ And when, Mr. President, be­ prior to July 1st, 1008, will he
Manufacturers of
paid on presentation at my office in
The Celebrated Heramann Shoe cause of increased prosperity over I ; Coquille,
Oreg. No interest will be
the
whole
country,
the
farmer
pays
The Strongest and Jienrest Water
!
allowed
on
any of these warrants
Proof shoe made for loggers, miners more for the things be buys, why
> after December 10th, 1009.
prospectors and mill men.
should he not receive more for the ) Dated this 7th day of Dec. 1900.
621 Thurman Street
j things he sella?
Ten years ago,
T. M. D imvick ,
P ortland , O kboon .
County Treasurer.
tlfroughout the western pert of my
Entered ah second-class matter May
8, 1906, at the poatoffice at Coquille,
Oregon, under act of Congress of March
3 ,18 7 9.
City Restaurant
Theo. Bergman Shoe Mfij.Co.
W h a t D oes it C oat to Furm.
$1.50 P br
Y ear
Alex Stauff Passes Away.
A lex Htau ff, one o f Coos county’s
leading citizens and best-known
pioneers passed to the great beyond
Sunday, April 3rd, at his home in
Marshfield, only seventeen days be­
fore reaching bis three score years
and ten. The deceased was born
in Germany, April 20th, 1840, and
at the age of two years came with
his parents to America, locating at
Baltimore, Md. In 1861 he came
to Oregon and for a number ot
years taught school in Coos and
Douglas counties.
Later he was
appointed deputy sheriff, and after­
wards elected assessor of Coos
county, which office he filled with
efficiency and honor. Later he was
elected county clerk, for three con­
secutive terms.
In early days he took up a home­
stead on Halls creek which is now
the well-known Stauff dairy farm
near Arago.
Mr. Stauff was in
Indian war veteran, having con­
tended with'the red man in what
was then Washington Territory.
In January, 1872, he was married
to Miss Mary Isaacs, who survives
him as well as the following named
sons and daughters: Charles, Wil­
liam, James, Mrs. J. T Hall and
Miss May Stauff.
T o o E co n o m ica l
Once upon a time, a man who was
too economical to take a paper, sent
his little boy to borrow the copy
taken by his neighbors.
In his
haste, the boy ran over a four-dol-
lar stand of bees, and in ten min­
utes looked like a watery summer
squash.
His cries reached his father, who
ran to his assistance, and, failing to
see a bard-wire fence, ran into it,
breaking it down, cutting a bandful
of flesh from his anatomy and ruin­
ing a five-dollar pair of pants. The
old conr took advantage of the gap
in tbe fence, got into the cornfield
and kilted herself eating greeD corn.
Hearing the the racket, his wife ran,
upsetting a four-gallon churn of
rich cream into a basket of kittens,
drowning tbe whole "flock.”
In
her hurry she dropped a seven-dol­
lar set of teeth.
The baby, left
alone, crawled through the spilled
cream into the parlor and ruined a
twenty-dollar carpet.
During the
excitement the oldest daughter ran
away with the hired man, the calves
got out, aud the dog broke up
eleven eetting hens.
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Card o f Thanks
The undersigned Wish hereby to
express their most sin-ere thanks
and gratitude fnr the timely assis­
tance, sympathy and substantial aid
of the many frien ts of Myrtle Point
in their late illness and bereavement,
of their beloved w:fe, mother and
daughter.
Mtts. M . A ppleton ,
M bs . L . M . A asen ,
T. 8 . E vern den ,
M rs . S . S hields ,
E rnest E vernden ,
J oseph E vernden ,
L esley E vernden ,
S usie E vernden
J ames E vernden ,
C has . E vernden ,
F red E vernden .
n iie iiin m ls m .
More than nine out of every ten
oases of rheumatism are simply
rneumntism of the muscles, due to
cold or damp, or chronic rheuma­
tism.
In such cases no enternal
treatment is required.
The free
application of Chamberlain’s Lini­
ment is all that is needed, end it is
certain to give quick relief.
Give
it a trial and see for yourself how
quickly it relieves the pain and
soreness.
Tbe medicines usually
given internally for rheumatism are
poisonous or very strong medicines.
They are worse than useless I d cases
of chronic rheumatism. For sale by
R. S. Knowlton.
C arpenters : — The
iioncyinan
Hardware Co., of Portland. Oregon,
have sent a hurry-up telegraph or­
der for 68 more self-setting planes,
to the makers, Gage Tool Co., Vine-
land, N. J.
These planes ere in
demand aod our local dealers can
get them of seven other Portland
dealers as well as those in Oregon
City, Hood River, Seattle, Tacoma,
and other coast cities.
Many of the Slips for
The Free
TOWN LOT
Have not returned, so I have ex­
tended the time to April 16,1910
REMEMBER
Y ou incur no obligation whatever; the only re­
quirement being that you present the slip
in person at my office on or before
the above date
1 J. STANLEY