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flT h e Herald, the old estab
lished reliable newspaper of
the Coquille Valley in which
an “ ad" always brings results.
VOL. 30,
T he C oquille H erald
COQUILLE, COOS C O U N TY, OREGON, TH U R SD A Y, APR IL 18, 1912
NO. 32
DR. RICHMOND
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offlo.-iu ttiohaioil-Birksr U liliin {
THE MEXICO SITUATION
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“ Cascara Bark”
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Yera Cruz, Mex , March 18, 1912.
Offloa Phone Mein 211.________
Mr. .Sam Stephens and family.
Dear F rien d s:— T h is leaves tne
well and h appy, but I am on the
Dr. C. W. Endicott
run as ¡1 is g ettin g too w arm for
D e n t is t
me here, so I d o s e d out, or gave
aw ay, w hat I had and am on my
Office over F<"» V p * * - > Bank
w ay to G alveston .
I w ill have to
Phone Main 431.
Coquille, Oregon
wait ten days for a boat.
-y -w. •
i t<* 4 i«ve the real revolution has
et in and it i-> imp'-ssil-!
iredict
Vera
C li
l
ry in
telligent Mexi'-ao and . • d that
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
. p< r . . nt ol the bt tier class
Kichmond-Harker Building.
are opp-‘■ nl t<. Nta-l-.-ro ..id they
OltBCON.
LO^JlLl.b,
want io get ad c Him u r 1 me rev
Bolli Phones.
olution will not end until he is out
of the seat.
Two days before I left the ban
Office
Hours
Phone 494
T h e app ortion m en t o f J 46 . 570.60
9:30 to 12, 2 to 5
dits passed my house while I wus
packing my box. The soldiers the levy for the p u b lic sch ool sys
DR. A. P. INGRAM
tem o f the co u n ty for the year 1912 ,
were just behind them
CHIROPRACTOR
When I came to I’e. ■z to come is as follow s :
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Dist. No.
Amount
here the soldiers were lined up
1, Myrtle B a n k ..........................» 245.80
Room 2, Laird Bldg. Coquille, Ore.
around the postoffice, and when the 2, Hermann................................. 252.20
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train came there were soldiers in 3, A rago...................................... 399.40
469.80
each car with Winchester rifles. 4, Lampa .................................
A. J. Sherwood.
The train has been robbed lour 5, B row n s................................... 309.80
” E m pire......
457.00
A t t o b n k j - ât -L aw ,
times between Perez and Vera Cruz 6 ,
8 , Coquille................................... 3,270.20
N o t a s i P u bj . io ,
in the last ten days, and they go in 9, Marshfield .....
5,504.60
Coquille,
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Oregon
stores end take what they want. 10, Cunningham......................... 233.00
The soldiers killed eleven ol them 11, Parkersburg.......................... 437.80
12, Catching I n le t......................
367.40
near Perez a few days ago.
W alter Sinclair,
They do not seem to want to 13, North Bend.......................... 3,704.40
14, R iverton .................................
668.20
A t t o e « * t - a t - L a w ,
molest the ranchers except to take 15, Big Creek............................... 207.40
their gnns. I did not feel safe keep 16, Cooston ................................. 386.60
N o t a i t P u b l io ,
ing a stoic all alone as they seem 17, K entuck................................. 476.20
Coquille,
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Oregon.
to think a storekeeper has a truuk- 18, Flag Staff............................... 361.00
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19, Strangs................................... 201.00
ful of money.
20, Fish T r a p ..............................
361.00
I sold my groceries for just half 21, Randolph ............................... 604.20
E. D. SPERRY
their cost and boxed up my hard 22, M oon s..................................... 157.60
Attorney and Connoellor at Law.
ware and brought it to Yera Cruz, M , I.i-e ........................................ 425.00
Offioe in liobinaon Building
207.40
and did not get 25 per cent of the 24, Rackleff .............................
cost. But one thing I have to say 25, F airview ................................ 354.00
26, Haines Slough ..................... 309.80
is that the climate is almost perfect 27, M cK inley............................... 420.00
and the water is the best I ever saw. 28, Gravel Ford......................
476.20
W. C CHASE,
When our people came here it 29, Two Mile ............................... 489.00
A TTO U N EYA T-LA W
239.40
was raining and the rivers, were up :t0, Sumner
245.80
and they drank out of them as it 81, Rural ........................
Office in Kic h m on d -B a rk e r Building.
was unhealthy to drink water run 32, Dora ....................................... 194.60
33, Bald Hill.................................
354.60
ning off the surface.
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My advice to my many friends in 34, Catching Creek...................... 233.00
Coquille is to keep away from here 35, Daniels Creek........................ 361.00
C. R. BARROW
at this stage of trouble. I was told 36, Rodgers................................... 335.40
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
245.80
at the office of the American consul 37, Sugar L oa f........................
that people were leaving very last 38, Templeton .......................... 335.40
Office Phone 335 Main
and that the trouble had hardly 39, Coos River............................. 335.40
Residence Phone 346 Main
40, L ib b e y .................................... 508.20
begun.
C o q u il l e C i t y , O re
I think that over one-half of the 41, Myrtle Point.......................... 2,328.80
people on the Buena Vista tract 42, Rock Creek ............................ 188.20
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have left. There was a notice on 43, Norway .................................. 457.00
the front of my house from the 44, Roy ........... .............................. 386.60
American consul stating that the 45, A llegan y................................. 442.80
J. J. STANLEY
American government would posi 46, New Lake............................... 348.20
LAW YER
tively not intervene so long as the 47, R ow land................................. 213.80
American rights were respected. 48, Shiloh....................................... 181.80
Richmond-Barker Building
954.80
The Mexicans would read it and 49, E astside........ ....................
COQUILLB, O b KOON
come and shake hands wi.h me, as 50, Remote ................................. 181.80
51, U tter....................................... 348.20
much as to say it was all right.
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Now as I do not thiuk it would 52, B ancroft................................. 226.60
be a good time for my Oregon 53, North Slough.......................... 284.20
E. G. D. Holden
friends to come to Mexico, I would 54, Bandon...................................5, 026.00
IlAWTBB,
be ever so well pleased if the good 55 , Beavex S lou g h ......................
109.00
J u st io a o r tu b P e a u i
old Herald would print this in their 56, Esterbeck............................... 233.00
0 . 8. Uommissioaer, General Insnranoe columns that my friends one and 57, South Slough..........................
348.20
329.00
all may know what I think to be 58, Sunnyside ............................
Agent, and Notary Pablio. Offioe
59, Hall’ s C reek .........................
200.00
the truth.
in Robinson Building.
As ever your friend,
60, Prosper................................... 1,114.80
Coquille Oregon.
PER Y E A R $1.50
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SUNDAY SERVICES IN
COQUILLE CHURCHES
M. L Church South
POLITICAL—
ASPIRANTS
Services Sunday, April 21, p reach
ing by the pastor.
The subject at the e v e n in g ser
FOR ASSESSOR
vice at 8 o'clock will be “ W h at is
I hereby announce myself a can
Man."
didate for the republican nomina
You are invited.
tion for Assessor for Coos county at
The Sunday School has ch a n g e d
tbe primary to tie held April 19,1912.
its meeting time from t o to 9 : 45 .
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AGENT
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IN CITY
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J. L. LAIRD INSPECTS
ITEMS HIM
CONDITION OF ROADS
ALL SOURCES
C. H . C l e a v e s , P a s t o r .
pd adv
G eorge E. P eoples .
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
I hereby announce my Candida- y
Servi-es next Sunday as usual. for the Republican nominal n for^
Preaching at 11 o’clock.
State Representative from the Fifth
No evening services.
District, Ooos County, Oregon, at the
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
primary election to be held April
Frank H. Adams, Pastor.
19 , 1912 .
pd adv
J. S. B a r t o n .
CHURCH O F CHRIST.
Preaching each Sunday, morning
and evening, except the third Sun
day in each month.
Bible school at 10 a. m.
Christian E ndeavor each Sunday
evening.
You are heartily welcom e.
T. B. McDonald, Minister
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
1 hereby announce myself a can
didate for County Commissioner of
Coos County on the Democratic
ticket at the Primary April 19 , 1912 .
J. L. Laird left Tuesday for a
tour of inspection of tbe road be
tween Myrtle Point and Roseburg
G eorge A . S t e w a r d .
Australia has 16,000 miles of rail to ascertain whether the condition
road.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
would warrant the inauguration of
I hereby announce m yself as a candi
ST. JAM ES EPISCOPAL.
The Imperial library of Paris con automobile traffic at this time. He
date for the nomination as joint repre
Services first and third Sundays sentative from Coos and Curry counties,
was accompanied by E. E- Bender,
tains 2,000,000 volumes.
o f each
m onth.
Sunday school Oregon, subject to the votes o f the
During 1911 New York averaged a careful chauffeur capable of con every Sunday at 10 a. m.
republican electors at the primary to
ducting
the
car
safely
over
hazard
he held April 19, 1912.
one murder every 34 hours
Paid adv.
A. J. M ARSH.
ous.places. We are informed that Archdeacon W m . H orsfall, rector.
The colors of the new Chinese
the Coos county end of the road is
FOR ASSESSOR
flag are red, yellow, white, black
in fairly good condition, but as
I will be a candidate for the Republi
and blue.
can nomination for the office of Assess
soon as Douglas county is reached
or of Coos County, at tbe primary
The Swiss government has a several miles of rough and danger
election to be held April 9. 1912. 1
monopoly of the salt trade of ous passageways are encountered.
served ss Assessor of this county from
Switzerland.
The following report shows the 1895 to 1898 inclusive. My m otto:
Douglas county officials claim to
•‘Justice to all.” I respectfully solicit
K. H. Hansen,
Hood River’s first annual Apple have no available funds to repair amount of bills approved by the your support,
pd
adv
Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Blossom Carnival has been schedul roads which recalls to mind the state purchasing board for the vari
ed for May 2-5.
fact that through the negligence of ous institutions for the month of
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical
The United States and Australia the officials of our neighboring March :
wizard who has invented so m a n y
consume nearly all the sulphur pro county damages of no small mag Oregon State Insane Asylum.» 7,817.12 contrivances for the amusement o f
Oregon State Penitentiary.... 4,019.93
nitude were paid beneficiaries in State Institute Feeble-Minded 1,466.76 people in their homes, has complet
duced by Japan.
ed a successful experiment with a
The mounting of waterproofed the death and injuries sustained in Oregon State Tuberculosis
Sanitarium
................... 1,478.99 moving picture machine that will be
photographs of friends on the fin the collapse of a bridge. It would
920.44 manufactured so cheaply and in
ger nails is a new fad in Germany. be better to guard the safety of Oregon School D aef Mutes
travelers than to be liable for fur Oregon State Training School 2,018.47 such a manner that it will become
Iron has been smelted in Sweden
Oregon Institute for Blind.
334.39
ther damages which might accrue Oregon Soldiers’ H o m e .......... 1,606.53 as popular a form of home enter
for more than 2,000 years, and some
over dangerous roads.
State Purchasing B oard.........
7.20 tainment as tbe magic lantern o f
of the ancient turuaces are in ex
day* gCtl 'X i y
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Automobiles are now running
istence.
Total ...... » 19 , 669.83
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from Roseburg to Olalla and will
Don’
t
be
surprised
if
you
have
an
A cornet that can be played by a soon be extended to Camas Yalley,
Will Walker, a young farmer of attack o f rheumatism this spring. Just
roll of perforated paper, like a and it is the aim of Mr. Laird to
the affected parts freely with Cham
Roy, Oregon, lost a horse in a very rub
berlain's Liniment and it will soon dis
piano-player, is a New York man’s have auto service the entire distance
appear.
Sold by all druggists.
peculiar manner while clearing land
invention.
when conditions will warrant safety on his farm. A number of tree
A noiseless aeroplane being tried to his patrons.
stumps had been blown out, gather
out by the British army is so quiet
The mail is now reaching Co ed together and burned. With bis
that its motor cannot be heard 50 quille on schedule time though helper Mr. Walker was dragging a
yards away.
much difficulty is experienced. log to the fire made by the burning
“ California Raisin Day," which Horses are changed every eight stumps, and just as they drove the
was inaugurated three years ago, miles with the exception of the team alongside the fire, one of the
will be celebrated again this year journey between Bridge and Myrtle horses got its foot caught in a root.
FOR
Point, a distance of twelve miles.
on April 30.
The helper went forward and kick
We are confident Mr. Laird* is ed the foot loose, and the horse
In a recent bail storm in Lang
try, Texas, 50 grown Angora goats doing all in his power to give his reared and lell backward into the
and 320 kids were killed. The many customers safe and efficient fire. The men made frantic efforts
service and is deserving of much to get it out, but the heat was so in
bail was the heaviest in years.
praise for laudable efforts to that tense the animal was dead in a lew
THIRD DISTRICT
Governor West has been advised
end.
moments. The horse was valued at
by the Studebaker Wagon Compa
$500. His death struggles were
I will impartially enforce the crimi
ny that it is their intention to pre
MYRTLE POINT NEWS
said to be heartrending.
nal laws without fear or favor.
sent the Tuberculosis Sanatorium
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Mrs. J. Masson, Master Roy
Important to secure pub
at Salem with a Studebaker wagon. O’Connor and Emma O ’Connor—
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
lic confidence in
The Bureau of Statistics shows her nephew and niece— came up American Bed Cross Society, died
the courts
at
her
home
in
Glen
Echo,
Md.,
that American automobiles are ship from Fortuna, California, on the
pd adv.
62, Bear C re e k ..........................
277.80 ped every year to Mexico, the West last steamer. They had been spend April 12.
63, Johnson’ s M ill......................
303.40
Indes and various countries in Asia, ing the winter with Mrs. Masson’s
64, Four M ile ...............................
271.401
South
America,
Oceanica and parents, Dr. and Mrs. O’Connor.
65, Sitkum ..................................
240.80
Mr. A. Hogue, the merchant,
66, Lakeside ...............................
335.40 j Africa.
67, Excelsior
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258.60 j The State of Oregon covers 96,000 has been quite ill for the past week
68, Larsen Slough.......................
226.60 square miles of territory— 61,459,- but is now improving under Dr.
69, Beaver Hill ................. ........
265.00
200 acres. Within the confines of Leep’s treatment.
70, Eden Valley .........................
143.40
Frank Southmayd has been very
71, Buell .....................................
156.20 j this great state are to be found ac
72, Junction...................................
162.60 tivities in nearly every line of com ill with pneumonia, but Dr. John
73, Pleasant View ...................
450.60 mercial endeavor.
son is getting him on the road to
74, Pleasant Hill.........................
252.20 j
recovery.
The
world’s
greatest
wireless
sta
75, Locust Grove
290.60
Monday morning there was quite
76, Glenn Junction
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194.60 tion has been built in Italy power
77, Bridge
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641.20 ful enough to communicate with a frost, the thermometer standing
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78, W . T. Dement
............ 181,80 North and South America when thirty-two degrees at six o’clock.
79, Lattin ............................
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380.20 similar stations are erected on this
Mrs. R. Lundy is very sick with
80, West N orw a y.................
............. 341.80 1
side of the Atlantic.
creeping paralysis, but was re
81, Laurel L a k e .................
............ 303.40
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Smith, age ported better this morning.
82, Coos C it y ..............................
405.80
E W IL L be in the market this
83, Lake View
271.40 respectively 98 and 91 years, still
The ladies of the Methodist Aid
84, Sanford .................................
213.80 run a small trnck farm near Char
season for Cascara Bark, pay
Society gave a tea at Mrs C E.
85, Bunker Hill ........................ 564.40
lotte, Michigan, doing practically Broadbent’s. About fifty ladies
ing the highest cash price and
J l, North L a k e ...........................
258 .60
all the work themselves. They have and a sprinkling of gentlemen en
The stale apportionment in A u
furnish sacks free.
-r»
been married 69 years.
joyed a very dainty luncheon as
gust will be about $1 75 per capita
well
as
a
social
time.
By payment of over $600,000 of
based on tbe last enumeration.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lee went
This will enable boards of directors outstanding warrants against the
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to plan intelligently for the full general fund, which were drawing to Portland last week via Roseburg
interest ai six p.r cent, the state to enjoy a short visit. He will re
year’s public school
treasurer has succeeded in placing turn in a week or two, but she will
W . H . B u n c h ,
the state out of debt. No bonded visit her mother for a month.
Co. Supt.
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indebtedness is allowed against the
Why Hi Was Late.
In Germany when the miners go state, and consequently the only
to work, ttajy take off their clean debt outstanding was that against
“ What made you so late 7”
“ I met Smithson.’ ’
clothes at the mine’s mouth and the general fund- There are $750,-
"W ell, that is no reason why you
then bathe and change on leaving 000 \et to be collected from the should he an hour late getting home to
supper.”
work Shower baths and lockers counties for the first half of the
“ I know, but I asked him how he was
by the hundreds are in the coal state taxes and with the payment feeling, and he insisted on telling me
about
nis stomach trouble.' ’
F. C. TRUE, Manager
country of Germany aDd miners of $200,000 for the Oregon City
“ Did you tell him to take Chamber- i
are never seen abroad in working locks there will still lie over $500,- lain’ » Tablets 7 "
“ Sure, that is what he needs.” Sold
clothes
000 in the treasury.
by all druggists.
MARCH EXPENDITURES
STATE INSTITUTIONS
HON.
C. S. JACKSON
PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY
Cascara Bark
F. S. Dow
Wholesale Commission Company