é > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 « W e Sell Are You Particular 3(=H=1E F IR S T NATIONAL B A N K The Earth About w hat you put into your Stomach? If you are — Coquille Valley Real Estate Co. G et S W I F T ’ S Brands WM. ODDY, M a n a u ik Two Door* South P. O. Coquille, Ore. HAMS, BACON AND FARM PROPERTY LARD Mo. 10. 186-acre Ranch Nosier & Norton DISTRIBUTING AGENTS Highly improved, one mile and a half from Coquille; two residences and two barns, one of which is the finest in the county; thirty head of fine blooded cows, six horn».'», wagons and fanning tools go with ihe place. Coquille, Oregon Price $30,000. Good Terms Phone Home 1 1 1 Farm ers 4 8 3 No. 76. A G R E A T B IG G LA SS ¿ J * U R £ r r tV IT FLAVORS of our pure fruit flavored soda is a rare treat indeed. It is a drink that always touches the right spot. Stop in and have one to­ day. You’ll enjoy every sip you take. You’ll enjoy the renewed vigor and energy it will impart. All flavors and all good. Millers Confectionery Stickney Gasoli ne Engines ARE THE BEST No 23 B Price $60 per Acre No. 130. Nosier & Norton Coquille, Ore. Roseburg-Myrtle Point Auto Line Farmers Price $3,000 J. L. LAIRD, Proprietor Rates Reasonable 9 E a s t In d ia n M a g ic . A traveler tellR a story of Indian magic. The juggler was a Malay, who stroked with his fingers the blade of a long knife or creese The observer saw water fall drop by drop from the blade, which became flaccid, like a strip of India rubber Thrown on the ground. It bounced about, but was a knife blade again when lifted by the juggler. An examination showed that there wus no water on the mat on which the observer saw the drops fall lug. Oregon Agricultural College ? purposes. Two Mocks from court house. I’rice $2,500. i!3 ir r^ tp ç $ t M M M i •& -Ö «5- » f» t» C I OLD R E LIA BLE—EQUIPPED WITH W IRELESS * $ Choice residence lots in all parts of the city from $200 up. STEAMER BREAKWATER August 3, 8, 13. 18, 23, 28 0 From Coos Bay July 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, .‘11 PAUL L. STERLING, Agent August 5, io. 15, 20, 25, 39 Phone Main 181 O-SSHtMCt « q I Coquille Valley Real Estate Co. WM. ODDY, M I Two Door* South P. O. an ager Coquille, Oro. O P G e tt in g R id o f H im . Me—I want to get married, don’t you know She- Well, why don’t you go over and talk to my chaperon? She’s a widow, you know - Yonkers States man. «G p ' . - w * >! r i C o u ld B o x T h in g s . Manager Yes; we need a man. It « in our packing department. Had any experience? Applicant - I've taken les gons in ho\1ng. sir Boston Transcript. Better than the Best M otor Trucks on IT H O U T our knowledge, the Columbus Labo­ ratories of Chicago tested F i s h e r ' s B lend F lour for a Dakota Wheat Grower. The an­ alysis ranked F i s h e r ' s B lend F lour higher in Gen­ eral Average, Gluten Quality, Water Absorption and L oaf Value than the best Dakota all-Iiard Wheat Pat­ ent Flour, which is the recognized standard for bread­ stuff efficiency. „ F is h e r ' s B lend F lour is a scientific combination o f Eastern I lard Wheat and Western Soft Wheat, preserving the best qualities o f each. Jt costs you From 20 to 25% less than a straight Eastern Hard Wheat Flour— docs Easy Payments W Our sales plan enables your truck to pay for itself. Remember you buy direct from the manufacturer. No commissions or bo­ nuses to pay. There are no jokers in this proposition, just practical, good business perception on our part, which accommodates a long-felt need among many present and would-be truck users. A simple note of inquiry, which will be treated as strictly confidential, will re­ ceive our prompt response. F isher ’ s B lf . nd F lour For Sale by All Dealers fisher flouring .MILLS CO. S E U. A S. T T A. L E Address E. E. GERLINGER SALES MANAGER 688 Washington St. Portland, Oregon C rescen t Ranges RENOWNED— RELIABLE Str. Elizabeth Made by the Pacific Stove and Range Co., St. Johns, Oregon Regular as the Clock Largest S t o c k of Ranges in Town San Francisco a n d Bandon First-class lare only Up freight, per ton $7.50 3.00 Fourteen Ranges on the floor E. & E. T. Kruse 2 4 C a lifo r n ia S tr e e t , S a n F r a n c is c o W e are prepared to effer six e f these Ran­ ges at the Reduced Puce of F o r R e s e r v a tio n , NOSLER & NORTON A g e n ts , C o q u ille , O r e g o n $35 O V E R 65 Y E A R S ' EXPER IEN C E P atents P OL K’ S' From Portland 9 A. M. July 2, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29 than the man who makes himself the sole object of all his affections and exertion*. A selfish person misses the w urn heart throbs that come with the joy of doing good to other*. Parties having property for sale or bouses for rent will find it to their O REG O N an d W A S H IN G T O N advantage to list same with the ALWAYS ON TIM E l No. 63—Four-room house anil two lots for $050. A good buy. H V O N PEGERT & 0<>O C <>00<>C aX>O Q O O O e and forthwith wrote Fine stock ranch, l>est in Coos county to the chief gunnery officer of H. M. S Carrying United States Mail and Passengers’ Baggage ami cheapest on our list, all tilings con­ Orion to make sure. Through the ver\ sidered. Thirty acres bottom land in kind courtesy of this gentleman I am Office at th ir d 's Livery Barn, M yrtle l ’oint cultivation; 7 acres hill land in oats; a able to state for certain that the dis charge of the Orion’s guns was dis Home Telephone 461. Farmers Telephone 156 good quantity of saw tint her' fine stream tinctly audible ninety-seven statute water running through place; good out­ miles from the ship, the sound taking range for stock, new 9-room residence; some where about eleven minutes to good barn and outside buildings; good travel the distance.—Letter in Ixmdon orchard; place well fenced. All farming Spectator. implements, mower, rake, cultivators, C o u ld H e lp H im s e lf. plows ind other tools usually found up­ It was the anniversary of his young on a first-class ranch; wagon, harness; 160 head of old goats and 40 or 50 kids son’s birthday, and the proud father, This great institution opens its doors who felt that he ought to give the lad go with the place. Good terms. for the fall semester on September 20th. something, stepped into a bookseller's shop. Courses of instruction include: General Price $4,000 “ What kind of a book would you Agriculture. Agronomy, Animal Hus­ like?” nRked the assistant, to whom bandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteriology the other had confided his purpose Botany and Plant Pathology, Poultry “Something that would be useful and CITY PROPERTY Husbandry, Horticulture, Entomology educative,“ said the father, forgetting Veterinary Science, Civil Engineering, No. 43—One t!-room residence and lot that he always detested such books in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical En­ ■50x100, within four blocks of postoffice. his own boyhood. gineering; Mining Engineering, High­ “Well, here is a very excellent one Terms if desired. Price $1,300. way Engineering, Domestic Science, on ’Self Help.’ ” No. 47—One good residence and lot “Self Help!” exclaimed the father Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestry, within five blocks postoffice, $1,500. “Ben doesn’t need anything of that Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemistry, Phys­ ics, Mathematics, English Language No. 51—Choice residence and lot BOx kind. You ought to see him nt the din ner table!”—San Francisco Star and Literature, Public Speaking, Mod­ 100, four blocks from postoffice, $1,800. em Languages, History, Architecture, No. 55—Nice house anti barn, 1L Art, Industrial Pedagogy, Physical Ed­ acres, fine orchard; eight blocks from DO GOOD TO O TH ERS. ucation, Military Science and Tactics, postoffice, Price $4,500. Don't live for yourself, and do and Music. not be afraid of diminishing your No. 61—Good 7-rooin residence, all own happiness b y promoting that modern conveniences, hot ami cold of oilier*. H e who labors wholly water, nice barn, orchard and all kinds for the benefit of others and. as it Catalogue and illustrated literature muled free on application. of berries. Six lots, four of which arc were, forgets himself is far happier goo I bottom—the liest for gardening Address Regi&iar, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. Merchants Bank NEW CAR AND GOOD SERVICE 10 Acres No. 1 bench land, one mile and half from Coquille; six acres in cultivation til in orchard and strawberries; good 5-room house; two barns and a silo; 15 stands of bees; three dozen chickens; all household furniture; horse, buggy and farming tools. A dandy, profitable and pleasant little home. Half cash, balance to suit purchaser. and W ALLIN G 'S AUTO LIVERY S 160 Acres Price $52.50 per Acre e x c l u s iv e a g en ts - 151 Acres Twenty-five acres bottom, 36 acres in cultivation; good new house and barn; tine spring water; good orchard: 25,000 feet fine timber; close to good school and church; on good county road eight miles from Coquille. A money maker. Reasonable terms. Good new house and barn; 35 acres of bottom land in cultivation; 20 acres -ood timber; close to school and church; nicely located eight and one-half miles rom Coquille. A genuine snap. Terms to suit purchaser. When you buy a Stickney Engine of us, you know that we’re always on the job at the other end of the tele­ phone wire. The buying of the engine Is the first thing and then you will need supplies. We are here on the job to take care of you without your bothering with letter writing to cor­ porations hundreds of miles away. NOSLER & NORTON Price $17,500 No. 12S. Always on the Job 85 Acres Good bottom land, nearly all in cultiva­ tion ; fine 8-room residence, all modern and up-to-date, good wood house 26x28 two-storv; splendid spacious barn with sujierb equipments; nice family orchaid and all kinds of fruits and berries. Two and one-half miles from Coquille. All farming implements included in price asked. This is a good buy. Let us show you this property. Good terms. No. 124. A strano* R . c i p , F o r Acting. R. E.SHIRE, V.-Pres. THEY HAD TO KILL GAME. A J . SHERWOOD P r o Perhaps the most striking Instance L. H. HAZARD, Cathler 0. C SANFORD, A n t . Cashier of voluntary balluclnatlou ts that re­ So T h o y C o u ld n 't W a s te P o w d e r on • corded by an Intimate friend of the M a n - E a t in g C ro c o d ile . actor Talma. Langlols states that the In “Aniiuul Life lu Africa” Is the great tragedian told him that when­ following curious narrative, which ever he entered on the stage he was shows the Indifference of the uatlves OR C O Q U I U l i B . O R E G O N . accustomed by force of will to make of East Africa to the sacrifice of hu his brilliant audience disappear and to man life: T r a n s o c t s a G e n e r a l B a n k i n g B u ein e«** substitute for them a bouse full of One morning 1 was standing on the Beerd of Dlreetore. Cerreepeedeete. \ skeletons. The emotion wblcb these banks of tbe Lujenda river, lu Portu­ ghastly creatures of his own lmaginn- guese Ea*t Africa, watching, with my R . C . D e m e n t , A . J . S h erw o o d , N a tio u a i B a n k « C o m m e rc e , N ew Y o r k C l | tlon excited served, he declared, to frleud, Mr. Maugham, our stores cross L . H a r lo c k e r , L . IE . H a z a rd , J C r a c k e r W o o lw u r t h N ' l B o u k , S a n K r a u c i give additloual force to bis own Imper­ Ing. We had Just come to the conclu T e a ia h H a c k e r . R . E . S h in .. P i n t N a t ‘1 h a c k o f 1 ‘n r t la m i. P o r t 1 , In ' sonations. ■Ion that what we had fancied was the protruding nose of a crocodile was. B r ig h t P u p ils . in fact, only a piece of rock when a R. S, K nowlton , President G eo . A. R obinson , Vice-Pres. * % These are some of the pupils' answers local native, who was standing near, R. II. M ast , Cashier. to examination problems: said. “ If you will come with me to The countries benefited by the over­ the village 1 can show you a big croco­ flow of the Nile are Europe, Asia, Aus­ dile.” Mr. Maugham electing to stay tralia and America, because they are and superintend the porters across the river, I went along with the “boy.” nut there to be drowned. The village in question lay but some The source of the Nile river is Its 300 yards distant and proved to be of COQUILLE. OREGON main strength. considerable size and full of people, Example—A boy paid $8.25 for a w ho at the moment were in a state of wagon and sold It for $7.75. Did he pleasurable and noisy excitement over Opmed for Cusines March. 1 9 0 9 gain or lose, and bow much? the arrival of our large caravan. “But Answer—Me gained on the cents and surely there can be no crocodile here lost on the dollars.—Kansas City Star. C O R K KS P O N D E N T S : with all this noise going on?” I re­ ________________ marked. “Oh. yes.” nonchalantly re­ I.add & Tilton Rank, Portland First National Bank, San Francisco plied the guide “He lives here and T o n g s. National Park, New York First Trust & Savings, Coos Bay Tongs were said to have been In­ does not mind the people.’’ Sure enough, on reaching the bank vented In China B. C. 1122. but repre­ sentations of them have beeu found the first tiling l saw was a huge croco on the Egyptian monuments B. C. dile basking at full length and with 2200. In India they are claimed as In his mouth wide open on a rock not more than twenty yards away. He use since B. C. 000. and their principal was not in the least disturbed by the employment in that country, where chattering of the» women and children, fires during the most of the year are and there was no question of stalking S P E C IA L T R IP S superfluous, was to facilitate the hand­ him. It was only necessary to sit Anywhere— Any time ling of dead bodies In the fuueral leisurely down on the bank and put a pyres. Seventy pairs of tongs, some bullet through his shoulder, when, bronze, some iron, have been taken after shutting and opening his mouth from the ruins of Pompeii. a few times, he fell off the rock and sank like n stone. . The headman was quite pleased, say­ T a x le s s T o w n . There is a community in France ing that the animal took some one. Phone.-H om e 106 ( BA XTER H O TEL where not only are there no taxes, but usually a woman or. child, at least Farmers Day 4 8 6 Stands the timbers on the communal lands are once a month. “Why. then,” I said In Night 26 3 l C O Q U IL L E G A R A G E sufficient to grant each |K?rson a small astonishment, having noticed that annuity. This happy land Is Montmar- about every second man seemed to be Ion, in the Midi. There are seven elec­ provided with a firearm of some sort, tors in the hamlet, so to avoid anything “did you not shoot It?” “Ah. well, we like rivalry the seven return them have very little powder, and it Is very > £ > Q € < > O C O O O O C <>O O <> Q <>O O <>O C < selves to the local council. Cutting expensive, and we are poor and re­ F re d V o n P e g e rt C . I. K im e down the trees and selling them Is suf­ quire all we have to kill game.” was ficient to provide a livelihood for these the surprising though characteristic simple people, whose tastes are so mod­ answer. est that they may be termed by some uncivilized. N a m e d F o r H is S a ta n ic M a je s ty . M E C H A N I C A L It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that hardly a county in the British W e s tm in s te r A b be y. All visitors to London make it a isles is without some place or thing point to visit the famous Westminster with the designation Devil, all of which prompts the thought that his abbey. But in reality there is no such G e n e r a l I'.lacksmithing, Satanic majesty must be a holder of a place as Westminster abbey, because ' Wagon Making, .Machine considerable amount of property on the abbey disappeared many, many [ Work, Pattern Making and this terrestrial globe The Devil’s ! Casting, Automobile Work. years ago. What they see now is the Punch Bowl, the Devil’s Bellows, the church that used to belong to the nb 1 Devil’s Kitchen, the Devil’s Beef C O Q U I L L E , OREGON bey. aud the pro[>er name for this Tub. the Devil’s Frying Pan. the Dev building is the Collegiate Church of Si ll's Lake, the Devil’s Dike, the Devil’s Peter. They keep up the old name Caldron, are a few instances which Westminster abbey because people occur at random, scattered about in like it. Just as they keep the blood various parts of the country.—Dundee stains in the Tower freshened up with in i llilllpl Advertiser paint now and then.—New York Sun. • Business Directory ( A D ir e c t o r y o f e a c h C it y , T o w n a n d V illa g e , g iv in g d e s c r ip t iv e s k e t c h o f e a c h p lat e, lo c a t io n , p o p u la t io n , t e l e ­ g r a p h . s h ip p in g a n d b a n k i n g p o i n t ; alflo C la s s ifie d d ir e c t o r y , c o m p il e d b y b u s in e s s a n d p r o fe s s io n . D es ig n « C opyrights A c . A ny d be sen d in g a s k e tc h and d escrip tio n m s ? qu ickly a sc e rta in o ur o pinion free w h e th e r an InretiM on Is prob ably put e n ta b le . C om m u n ie*. t Ions Ft rlctly co n fid e n tial. HAl------ . . . sen t fre e . O ldest ag e n cy fo r se c u rin g p atentF. P a te n ts tak e n th ro u g h M unn A Co. ret e ll ip \ec eci.ll n o fico, tic e w a rg e , . In h a e ini wo wit ith n o u m t ch c ourge m t in Scientific American. o f i»ny « n e n tlü c Jo u rn a l. T e r m s, * 3 * y » e a r : fo u r m o n th «, *. * L Bold So ld by a ll n ew sd ealer*. Tgrk T h e bodies of these Ranges are made of one-piece Wellsville Polished Steel. Call and see them A tir M Hk H — SÜ H r m L a B H H Q , m , Q O Hi New and Second-Hand Goods N Hi ...