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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1912)
fJThe Herald, the o ld estab lished reliable newspaper of the Coquille Valley in which an “ ad” always brings results. V O L . 31, I* he C oquille H erald NO. 9 IN ALL LANDS C O Q U I L L E , C O O S C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 14, 1912 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 MURDERERS MUST HANG Friday, December 13, is a day of ill omen for the five murderers at j the state penitentary. Governor | VVest has issued a statement that he , will abide by the will of the people, | and that the reprieved men will be hanged. Interesting Items Regarding He says that there may be times the Consumption of Intox when the circumstances will cause icants in Various Countries his office to use executive clemency but that “ hanging is to be the order — No Liquor in Iceland of the day.’’ In a formal statement issued No TURKEY — Turkey is a Moslem vember 7, the governor said: country and therefore is a total- “ The quesliou of the abolish abstinence nation. Practically all ment of capital punishment was the intoxicants consumed in the fairly presented to the voters of the country are drunk by foreigners. state, and they made it plain that There are only three breweries in they are in iavor of hanging. all Turkey. While I am, of course, disappoint N k w H e b r i d e s - The natives of ed in the result, I have no com the New Hebrides cultivate a plant plaint to make or criticism to offer. from which they make an intoxi “ I fought for the abolishment of cating drink; but as soon as they capital punishment because my con accept Christianity they dig up the science dictated such action. I have roots of these plants, bring them always been opposed to it and al together ami burn them in a great ways will be. fire. They all become total abstain “ However, the voters of this state ers as a matter of^course. have declared their wishes in the J a p a n — Japan and Great Britain matter and I intend fo abide by have practically the same laws re their deeison. There may be times garding pauperism, but Japan has when circumstances will cause this only 24,000 paupers, while. Great office to use executive clemency, but Britain has 100,000. A Japanese, hanging is to be the order of the statesman was asked to explain dav. Friday, the 13th day of De this, and sagely answered, “ The ceraber, should be a red letter day Japanese diink tea; the British drink for many of those who favor capital ptiuishment. I am sorry our seat alcohol ” N e w Z e a l a n d — Once in three ing capacity in the death chamber years the people of New Zealand is so limited, for we undoubtedly may vote whether to continue the will be obliged to turn away many salpons, reduce their number, or who have been looking forward to abolish them altogether. In the this event. However, we will do contests held thus fnr the vote for the best we can.’’ Seven men who are condemned prohibition has steadily risen, until it is a majority; but a three filths to die on Friday, December 13th, majority is required to abolish the are: Mike Morgan, convicted of saloons, and that has not yet been killing John York in Josephine county; F'rauk Gariison, convicted obtained. of killing Roy Perkins in Coos F r a n c e — France drinks more than any other European nation, county; Noble Foulder, convicted and immense money interests are ol killing Louis Gilbert in Klamath involved in the manufacture of liq couuty; John W. Taylor, convicted uor. On the other hand, F'rance is of killing Donald Stewart and Geo. the scene of an active campaign Hastings in Multnomah county; against the practice of drinking, and Charles and Geo Humphreys, and it is no uncommon sight to see convicted of killing Eliza Griffith in strong temperance placards posted Benton county. The Humphreys brothers’ case on the walls, placed there by gov has been appealed to the supteme ernment authority. court on stay of execution, and un G e r m a n y — During recent years less the court decides agsinst them there has been a marked decrease before the fatal 13th, they will not in the amount of beer consumed in be Included in the hangings. Germany. During the past five ----- » « # > «----- --------------- years the decrease has amounted to Mrs. Duniway to Write 175,000 000 gallons. The words of Suffrage Proclamation lvmperor William have doubtless contributed much to this, for he has Upon Mrs. Abigail Scott Duni urged over and over aud with great force, the folly of the drinking hab way, the pioneer suffrage leader in the state, is to be conferred the dis its of Germans. liuction of drafting, in her own I c e l a n d — The island of Iceland handwriting, the proclamation de will not allow a drop of liquor to claring the woman suffrage amend be manufactured in Iceland or im ment to be in effect, for Governor ported. Therefore all its 78,000 West has announced that when the inhabitants ate total abstainers. time comes to issue the pioclama Therefore, also, Iceland has no jails tion, he will go to Portland and or penitentiaries, there is no court have Mrs. Duniway write it, when and there is only one policeman he will sign it and file it in her own There is not an illiterate person on handwriting in the state’s archives. the island, nor a child ten years old — Portland Telegram. that cannot read. That is what temperance would accomplish ev Fall Fashions for Men erywhere. LIQUOR LOSING ITS GRASP f|Job Printing— New presses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please OREGON NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK Transpiring in Oregon Boiled Down to Least Number of Lines and Yet M ake the Subject Understood At the Astoria city electiou on December 11, the womeu of Oregou will have the first opportunity to vote afforded under the amendment extending suffrage in Otegon. T h i town of Lents, and territory adjacent thereto consisting of uear- ly two square miles and containing probably 10,000 people, hasuow be come part of the City ol Portland More fish have lreen planted this year in the streams ol Oregon than in any former year, numbering 7.247,546, and consisting of trout, salmon, bass, croppies, catfish, etc. For the first time Oregon will have a splendid exhibit at the big land shows to be held at Minneap olis and Chicago, and the advertis ing value of the exhibit will be ol great value. From Morrow comity comes the report of a sheep which produced a fleece of 6-inch staple wool weigh ing 28 pounds and worth nearly $8 50. This has been sent to east ern land shows as a part of Ore gon’s exhibit J. D, Palmer of Cottage Grove has sent to Horticulturalist Lewis of the Oregon Agricultural college twin and triplet apples which are considered an unusually rare freak in fruit, as he desires an expert opinion and also wishes to learn the name of the apples, grafts having beer, sent him several years ago by a Salem friend. A £20,000 fire during a 20-tnile gale, with a loss of ro horses, oc curred in Roseburg November 9. This is thought to have been in cendiary. While the fire was in progress the residence of Mrs J. W. Moore burned to the ground. She knocked a lamp over in the excite ment of the big fire. John G. Van D\ke, a pioneer of Jackson county, died there recently at the age of 76. He crossed the plains in 1852, and in early deal ings with the Indians was a prom inent figure. For many years he ran a pack train between Medford aud Crescent City, and was one of the founders of the Presbyterian church in Jackson county, The Ashland Equal Suffrage league with the purpose of fitting themselves for the political world, has written to the Uuiversity of Oregon Extension department ask ing for a course by mail that will teach them economics, sociology, political science and, in fact, all an educated voter should know. The department will arrange a set of correspondence courses along such lines and be prepared to instruct not only the suffragetts of Ashland, but of any other community in the A f r i c a — The hope of Africa, so Vests will button up the front state. far as temperance is concerned, lies this (all. John Morgan of Brownville has largely in the agreement made According to advanced styles this Ereen lost since October 29, some twenty-two years ago at the Brus season, nearly all of the real} nifty sels Slave Conference, in which the trousers will have two legs. The where in S.ott mountain, a part of European nations agreed to keep watch pocket will be in front, and the divide tret ween tbe Calapooia Telling his distilled liquors out of most ol Afri the chewing tobacco pocket behind. and the Mohawk, camping companions he would not ca, and to respect the prohibitory The hats will be plain this year, arrangements that might be made and very lew aigrettes or willow be back that night as he was going to watch an old deer runway that in any part of the Dark Continent plumes will be worn. he knew uf, Mr. Morgan left camp by the European nations holding a Silk hat% will be worn by gentle protectorate over it. This agree men who are trying to burst into and has not Ereen seen or heard of ment has done much to lessen the society; also by corn doctors and since. Hunting parties are out, but have little hope of finding him alive terrible evils of the importation of undertake!®. as he was seventy years ol age and strong drink into Africa. Red flannel undershirts have gone had heart trouble. Having hunted A s i a — The countries of Asia out ol style among the more parti all over the divide for forty years, would be entirely free from the sa cular dressers. - - and knowing every creek and bill, loon if it were not for the pressure Twimrufl of rheumatism, backache, it is believed he did not lose him of foreign interests and the presence stiff joints ami shooting pains, all show self but that in some way became 1 your khlneys are not working well. Urin- of foreigners. The religions of Asia ! ary irregularities, loss of sleep, nervous* helpless from accident or sickness, — to our shame be it said— pledge i ness, weak hack an«i sore kidneys, tell j as there is an unusual amount of I the need of a good reliable kidney meJ- their adherents to total abstinence, I icine. 7oley Kidney I’ ills are tonic, ! snow in the hills for the time of year- though they allow horrible iniqui I strengthening and restorative. They | build up the kindeys and regulate their ties Irom which Christian nations j action. They will give you qirck relief The boy’ s appetite is often a source of are measurably free. The mission and contain no habit forming drugs. amazement. If you would have such an appetite take Chamberlain's Tablets aries are laboring to save Asia from Safe and always sure. Try them. Fuhr- They not only create a healthy appetite the iuflux of the white man’s alco nun'ti Pharmacy. hut streiiRthen the stomach an t enable ►.*».— hol, but they have a tearful sttuggle it to do its work naturally. For sale by I Pay printer promptly, please. | all druggists. before them. MEKfiEK OF SAWMILLS ON COQUILLE HIVER OF PROPOSED NEIGHBORING SYNOPSIS SEWER ORDINANCE COOS COUNTY NEWS NOTES STATISTICS The Coos Bay Times ol Friday last says it is reported that the Dol lar Lumber company is behind a move ,0 effect a - ^ r o. aU «be ^ ^ ( J OTHERWISE lumber mills on the Coquille river. While the rftatter has been kept very | -------- quiet, it is understood that consid- Interesting Happenings and etable progress has been made and Doings of Nearby Neigh that it is not unlikely that it will bors from Correspondents go through. E. E. Johnson, who has been and Exchanges more or less closely associated with ____ the Dollar Lumber company in MYRTLE POINT POINTERS their connection with the Ran The M E- Church ladies gave a dolph company, is also in the Lyons aud Johnson mill near Bandon and d,nu«r on election day which clear- the Coquille Mill and Mete ntile jed co m p a n y at Coquille. He also hand-1 Mrs. Chester Lee entertained the led the output ol the Coquille Lum- ' Art Needle Work club at her cozy her company which receutly went home on Fourth street on Novem into the bauds of a receiver. Mr. ber 8. Dainty refreshments were Johnson is also interested in the served and fully enjoyed. Kruse Shingle mill and the logging Dr Calloway aud wife, who came company that furnishes the logs for here to locate a short time ago, are the Randolph mill and which is having a serious time. Mrs. Cal building a railroad up Bear Creek loway started for Roseburg two to a big tract of timber owned by wetks ago, was taken with an at the Dollar people. tack of heart trouble and is still al Outside oi the lumber business on Sheep ranch a very sick woman the Coquille river that is handled by The Doctor is with her. E. E. Johnson, there are two mills, Several friends of Graudpa and the Coquille Lumber company that Grandma Withey gave them a sur- went into the hands of a receiver 1 prise dinner on Saturday, Novern and is probably easily purchasable, ber ^ ¡n ce]ebration of their haviitg and the Prosper Mill company at reached the fiftieth milestone on the Prosper. long matrimonial journey they have 1 here is also the Geor ge W Moore together. May they have Lumber company at Bandon that is many mare. Among those present the largest mill on the river. It is were: Mr. and Mrs. James Arring understood to be the plan to get all ton, Mrs. M. Lee, Mr. and Mrs the mills in. Briton and a number of others. --- - Whether the plan will take in the logging companies is not at Gold Nugget Found in present known. Crop of Coquille Chicken SILK AND CANVAS FROM WOOD PULP P E R Y E A R $ 1 .5 0 Mrs Turner B McDonald, while dressing a chicken the other day, discovered a glittering object in the crop which has been reported by experts to be a gold nugget. Tbe piece of gold is about the size and form of a kernel of rice. The chicken emerged Irom the shell at Bridge and lived there un til it had attained an age when it was necessary for it to “ scratch for itself,” when it was removed lo the From Germany we '.earn how to make the most out of a tree in an industrial way as, in Germany, many a tree which as cord wood is worth little more than three fourths of a cent a pound is converted into artificial silk worth two dollars a pound and into artificial bristles of cellulos acetate worth four dollars a pound. A whole industry! has Fo,,ts Place’ ,hls where il was sprung up in the last decade for the P^pared for the table of Rev. T. B. McDonald and family. The fowl express purpose of scientifically had been here some time after being converting wood into cloth— wood, moreover, which would otherwise brought from Bridge and was given be wasted In Saxony, for exam considerable space to feed over on ple, a yarn called “ xylolin” is made tbe Fonts premises. Mr. M. O Hooton had some from paper as well as directly from building sand in tbe vicinity and it wood pulp. From that paper yarn, was Mrs. McDonald’s belief that twine, cord, carpet, imitation can vas and even whole suits of clothes the chicken gold hunter secured the have Ereen made, all of them proof nugget from the sand but Mr. Hoo-i against the action of botli hot and ton is positive this is not the case. It is well known that gold exists cold water. A large corporation at Bridge and it is the supposition has built a factory not far from Ber it was at that place where the chick* lin for the purposed making a yarn called “ silvalin” from spruce, o f !en was rewarded for its prospecting, which there are fairly large tracts . In lhls event tlie m,SSet was in the in Germany. Like its cousin, 'crop of the fowl several weeks. Can any one tell us how long it “ xvlolin’’ “silvaliu” can be woven takes the domestic bird to grind tbe in the loom to produce whole pieces of cloth which in their essence are grist of hard substances in nature's mill? II it requires but a few days nothing but transformed trees. The whole German cellulose and there is, evidently, gold in the soil nitrocellulose industry is a brilliant within the city limits of Coquille. Mrs. McDonald has found small example of wbat efficiency means agates in the crops ol fowls hereto in the utilization of wood. The pro duction of artificial silk from wood fore dressed by her and many times is alone a triumph of the applica expressed a desire to find gold, and tion of science to industry. The at last her vigilauce has been re process devised by Cbardonnet em warded. The flesh of the chicken was rich ploys an ether alcohol solution of and of delicious flavor but tbe rea nitrocellulose. At first the liquid was squirted through a fine open son therefor is not wholly attributed ing, the resulting thread congeal to its mining exploits. ing in cold water. Each thread was composed of a tube with a Enough for Her liquid interior. As it emerged from the fine opening it was rather D - a diirllgsion „ f the fitness coarse, but it was spun into a thin r . . . . filament later. Nowadays very fine °f things in general someone asked, openings are used, as small as 8 800 “ If a young man takes his best girl of a millimeter,— Exchange. | to the grand opera, spends £8 011 , a supper after the performance, and For the Ladies I then takes her home in a taxicab, | should he kiss her good-night?” McCall’s Magazine, the leading An old bachelor who was present fashion journal in America, is 50 c growled: I don't tbiuk she ought to a year, the Coquille Herald $1 50 a expect it. Seems to me be has done year. For those paying in advince (iuite enough for her.” we will give the magazine and a - • *---- Wm. !.. Cook, who was postmaster 1 15 cent pattern of your own choice, at Xeihart, Montana, writes: "1 recom from your first copy of McCall’s mend Foley’ s Honey and Tar Com together with the Herald for one pound to all my people ami they are nev year for i t 75. This offer is good er disappointed with it. Foley’s Hon- mi l Tar Compound for eotitrlis and only for a limited time. See adver- j ev colds trives best possible results.*' Fulir- 1 tisement elsewhere in this issue. I man's Pharmacy. The provisions of the proposed sewer ordinance may be briefly sum marized an follows: Tbe city engineer or other officer iu charge of sewers under the direc tion of the street committee shall Sixteen Births, Eight Deaths have general supervision and con W ere Reported to W alter trol of all sewers and he use drains. .Section 8 reads: “ No connections Culin, Coos County Health shall be made with any sewer or Officer. drain except by persons regularly icensed to perform that class of work, or by any person or. peiaons The following are the births aud unless acting under the personal deaths occurring in Coos Couuty direction and control of tbe city en during the past month. The phy gineer, and before receiving such sician at Marshfield reporting the license such person or persons, other deaths marked with a star (*) failed than tbe city eugiueer, must fur- to give the name of deceased, which uish the common council with satis is the most important item on the factory evidence that the applicant certificate of death. is a person skilled iu the business BIRTHS and qualified to secure a license.’ ’ 5— To the wife of Wni. O. Sher Such person must also pay a lea wood, Marshfield, a sou. and tile an indemnity bond, of which 7— To the wife of Jesse Ott, Al the amount is not given, for tbe legany, a daughter. protection of the city. No connec . 8— To the wife of Leslie King, tion shall be made with anv sewer Coaledo, a son. unless a permit shall be obtained 9— To the wife of Irvid Nord from the city recorder. No fee strom, Parkersburg, a son. shall be charged for such permit 10— To the wife of Curtis A. Tet- -»here the work is to be done by a tit, Marshfield, a son. person licensed to perform that io— To the wife of Jesse A. Luse, i-iass of work; but where the work Marshfield, a son. is to lie done bv others a fee must 12— To the wife of Drane Beck, be paid to tbe city recorder aud the Norway, a daughter. work shall be done under the per 14— To the wile ol Wm. Peart, sonal supervision and control of the Coquille, a son. city engineer or other officer in 20— To the wife of Melvin L. Al charge of sewers. Any peraon mak exander, Myrtle Point, a daughter. ing any opening or connection to 21 — Tothe wife of John W. Flan the sewer without such permit agan, Marshfield, a daughter. ■ hall be subject to a fine of from £5 22— To the wife of Chas. Vincent, to $100 for each day such opening Coquille, a son. or connection shall remain. 26— To the wife ot Jesse Taylor, All owuers of property abutting Lee, a daughter. on streets or alleys through which 27— To the wife of W. L. Mas sewers are laid must make connec sey, Marshfield, a sou. tion at their own expense; and in 27— To the wifs of Oscar Erick case of failure to do so after due no son, Bay Park, a son. tice, the city may make such connec 29— To the wife of Vernon K. tion at the expeuse of the property. Rood, Coos City, a son. But no one shall be required to 30— To the wile of Janies Bark- construct a sewer connection longer doll, Norway, a daughter. than the distance lengthwise across DEATHS the block in which his property is 3— Emily Terris, Coquille, aged located and 80 feet additional. Tbe council may order any build t7 years, 26 days. 9— * Married woman, Empire, ing to be provided with sewer con nections, and in case tbe owner fails aged 48 years, 10 months. 12— ‘ Widower, F.astside, aged to comply, the city may do the 63 years, 9 months. work at bis expense. 13— Reuben O. Kirkpatrick, Co No persoo shall maintain, use or make within tbe limits of tbe sewer quille, aged 79 years. 15— Wm. Tracy, Myrtle Point, distiict any water closet, privy, cess pool or urinal of any kind, unless j aged 42 years. 22 — Infant son of Elmer K.Lund, it be connected in a proper manner with tbe sewer, and all such not so Marshfield, aged 1 year, 1 month connected are declared to be nui and 2 days. 22— Winnie Morgan, Bandon, sances which must be abated by the property owners, under penalty. aged 40 years, 1 mouth, 1 day. 22— Ransome Arnold. Myrtle The ordinance carries the usual provisions governing the material Poiut, aged 12 years, 10 months to be used, tbe manner of construc and 27 days. ---------» --------- -- tion, etc. Wood— would you bring us wood on that subscription account to the Have you paid tbe priuter? Herald ? BIRTHS • DEATHS, OCTOBER 0 DC DEI EIG DE DO YOU WEAR G L A S S E S ? D o Y o u H a v e a n y T r o u b le W ith Y o u r E y e s? IF Y O U D O it will pay you to have them examined and corrected at once. I am locating permanently in Coquille and will be glad to examine your eyes FR EE of Charge. A ll work done by me is backed by an Absolute Guaran tee and I am here to Make Good. A sk me for names of satisfied customers in Coquille and talk to them [xTsonally. W atch and Jewelry Repairing W. Frank Petitt ^1 *0 Front Street, Opposti ) Farmer* A Merchants Bank DE DB EIE DE