0 In ibe Circuit Court of the Stale of Oregon in and for the County of Coos B c i" !â b u a T ^ r ä S a la iy A Tragedy. I T T Y OP. AY. n American newspaper reporter, ids and purchases half an old com that he discovered in the window o f an * t curiosity shop. She is so impressed by l ' ■ in: i ript ion which promises and adventure that to ro ance ives up her position on the wspaper in order to d e v o t e h e r s e lf to si living the mystery. The derision o f her editor moves her to ft him a year's sal­ ary that she can do it. She starts for the strange country ami throughout the story she is shadowed by I i those who strive to — —. thwart her at every turn. How she triumphs over the most astound' ; > ins, her hair-breedth escapes and thrilling advenluo • t< l .1 the Uni­ versal’s new magnilict nt | icu::-: *.• rial, T il 1 ". 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Woman appreciates the tasty, the dainty, the ornate and the USEFUL combined. These quali­ ties are all embodied in Electric Heating Devices WE HAVE LU THEM OREGON P O W E R CO. ....l o a r— - ■ 3S9G . '1 V Announcement I_IA\ ING bought the plant o f the Co- quille Mill and Mercantile Com­ pany, the undersigned is now prepared to till all ordvis for any kind of LUMBER Especial attention will be paid to the local demand, and ev >ry effort will he made to supply anything needed at the shortest possible notice. Your orders are solicited. J ohn D. G oss » Plaintiff vs. [ J ohn G. M ullen as admin- | istrator o f the Estate o f | John W. Negithon, deceas- ; summons j ed, Alfreda Negithon, John I By ESTHER VANDEVEER j Doe and Mary Doe and all I I heirs known and unknown | o f John W. Negithon, De- | lu u public park lu liio de Janeiro ceased. a lady baiidsotuely dressed walked Defendants, j To Alfreda Negithon, John Doe and alone. The fact of ber being unat­ Mary Doe and all Heirs, known and un­ tended caused those who saw ber to known o f John W. Negithon, deceased. wonder, for It Is not usual for one In the Name o f the State o f Oregon: of the higher class to be out alone. You and each o f you are hereby nolitud When she deliberately took a seat at that you are required to appear and one end o f a bench, at the other end answer the Complaint filed against you, of which sat a man. the surprise was in the above entitled Court and cause, even greater, for she appeared to be within six weeks from the date o f the a lady. She had been sitting but a first publication o f this summons, to wit, within six weeks from the 15th day few tniuutes when two gentlemen ■ if February, 1910 and if you fail to ap­ walked by. ''Gentlemen." she said, “ this man pear on or before the 28th day o f March, 1910, said date being the last day o f the who Is sitting near me has Insulted time prescribed in the order for publi­ me. May 1 ask you to get his address cation, judgment will be taken against that my natural protector may demand you and each o f you, for want thereof satisfaction ?" for the relief demanded in plaintiff’s The tw o men stopped, lifted their complaint, a succinct statement o f huts and offered their services. The which is as follows: That plaintitf recover from the above accused tuan denied that he had offend­ named defendant John G. Mullen as ed the lady. She begged one o f the Administrator, o f the e-tate o f Johh W. others to call upon her at ber hotel. Negithon, deceased, the sum o f Six Hun­ He did so, sending up bis card, bearing dred Dollars together with interest the name o f Uoger Stone, Denver, Colo. hereon at the rate o f 8 per cent per an­ "1 am fortunate,” she said, “ In not num from the 1st day of June 1912 to only finding a countryman to assist me date and the sum o f Seventy Five Dol­ In this affair, but one from the chival­ lars as an attorney fee herein together rous west. I am traveling with my with the costs and disbursements o f this suit. That a decree o f Fore­ twin brother. Ho Is not with me this closure issue as against all o f said evening, but wilt be in later. Will you defendants and all persons interest­ be the bearer for him o f a challenge ed in the hereinafter described real prop­ under the code for tomorrow morn­ erty,and that the same he sold in tne ing?" manner prescribed by law, to w it: The Mr. Slone's surprise at this singu­ west one half of the southwest quarter lar proceeding was even greater than w'.j s w '4)o f section three« 3 ),the north­ before. lie asked the name o f the east quarter o f the southeast quarter (n e'4 s e '4 ) o f section four (4) and lot man for whom be was to bear the four (4i o f section ten (10) all in town­ challenge and was told that It was He en­ ship twenty-five (25) south range twelve Harrison— Frank Harrison. west o f the Willamette meridian Coos deavored to learn something of the mauncr in which the lady bad been 111 county Oregon. That all o f the interest o f Iheabove mimed defendants and each treated, but she appeared to be so o f them and of all persons claiming by averse to going over the disagreeable or under them in the above described details that he did not press the mat­ real property be forever barred and ter What added to the mystery was foreclosed. That the plaintiff have judg­ that the man who had offended the ment and execution against the defend­ ant John G. Mullen as administrator o f lady was also an American named A P re t t y H o t S to ry . the estate o f John W. Negithon, de­ Mathews. The next morning the two parties Cbabert, the fire klug. who was a ceased, for any deficiency which re­ mains after the proceeds of the sale o f met on the ground chosen. Mr. Har­ popular favorite lu Londou over eighty the above described real property have rison, who was the Image of Ids sister years ago, claimed to be able to swat been applied to the satisfaction o f said and looked equally feminine, was at­ low arsenic and oilier poisons with lm judgment he rein. That Plaintitf or any tended by Mr. Stone, the other princi­ puuity. Visitors to his entertainment other party to this suit may become a purchaser at the sale o f said real pal's second being u Brazilian. His op­ were requested to come provided with property ¡that the sheriff execute adeed ponent protested ugaiust the proeeed- phosphorus, arsenic aud oxalic acid, to the purchaser and that said purchas­ Jng. for which he said he was un­ which he proceeded to consume before er he let into possession thereof forth­ able to account. He disclaimed any their eyes, taking an antidote after with. Intention o f interfering with Miss Har­ n urd which was supposed to neutralize Service o f this summons is made by rison, and If be bad unwittingly dono their effects. Theu. to show that he puplication pursuant to an order made ! so he would apologize. The lady's de­ was as impervious to heat as to poison, by the Hon. John S. Coke Circuit fender refused to accept nu apology, he would take a raw leg o f lamb Into Judge, dated February 12th 1916, direct­ and preparations were made for the an oven beateil to 220 degrees and re ing publication hereof in the within encounter, which was to be fought main inside until the Joint was cooked, newspaper for a period o f sixweeks. with pistols. w lieu it was carved mid banded around John C. Kendall When the tw o principals were placed to the audience. Tbe performance Herbert S. Murphy 1st N at’ l Bank Bldg. Attorneys for face to face at thirty paces Interval concluded by Cbabert rubbing a red Marshfield Oreg. Plaintiff. and the signal was about to be given hot shovel 011 bis bead and face and 2-15-7t to fire Harrison made a signal for de­ allowing any one who wished to drop lay Then, addressing his opponent, molten sealing wax on bis tongue und he said: bauds —Londou Mail. Notice of Final Settlement "Jim Mathews, you don’t know me, E s k im o C a n d y . Notice is hereby given that the un­ for you have never seen me before. I Tallow is the Eskimo's candy. It dersigned, has filed his final account in am not Frank Harrison. 1 am Eugenia the matter of the administration o f the Phillips, widow o f the man you ruined Is put up in blight red packages made The estate o f Sarah J. Ferry, deceased, and and drove to suicide three mouths aft­ out of the feet of 11 waterfowl that the County Court has set Thursday, er our marriage. I b a 'e followed you women cut off the red feet of this the 16th day o f March, 1916, as the day all the way from Virginia City for the bird, whicli is called the dovekle. draw and the County Court room in the Coun­ express purpose of killing you. 1 found out the bones and blow up tbe skin so ty Court House at Coquille, Coos Coun­ as to 1; ke pouches, which they fill ty, Oregon, as the place for hearing ob­ you yesterday and took measures for with reindeer tallow for their little jections to said final account, and the this meeting." None of tbe food that the Es A deathly pallor spread Itself over folk settlement o f said estate. Dated this 14th day o f February, the face o f the tnan addressed. His kiinos cat seems very inviting to us. 1916. enemy nodded to the man who was to but they are extremely fond of It and W illiam F loyd , give the signal. He hesitated. The are very apt to overeat. It Is said by Executor o f the last Will woman raised her pistol, and her ad­ explorers who have gone into Green and Testament and o f the ‘ land that it is no uncommon sight to estate o f Sarah J. Ferry, I versary followed her a c t- A white see an Eskimo man who has eaten an handkerchief fluttered to the ground. 2-15-5t Deceased. The man's hand trembled; the wom­ enormous meal o f the raw frozen flesh an's was steady as a rock. Tw o shots o f the reindeer, seal or walrus lying M e n t a l D is t u r b a n c e . rang out, and the man fell with n bul­ ou his back and eating blubber until “ Did *that alienist prove that yon he cannot move.— Exchange. let In Ids heart were crazy?” The woman stood for a few moments "No,” replied the defendant, ‘‘but he looking at him who had blighted her M o re T h a n O ne. admit tod that lie was nearly so before life and on whom she had taken re­ The clergyman of a country village, the lawyer got through with him.’*— venge. then sank In a swoon. reprehending one o f his parishioners Washington Star. The finishing of this tragedy, occu­ for quarreling with his wife so loudly pying us it did but u mluute or two, and frequently as to be a source o f per did not give tbc seconds any time to petunl disturbance to the neighborhood. prevent it Indeed, they were para­ In the course of hls exhortation re­ lyzed with surprise. When the woman marked that the Scriptures declared fell her second ran forward, took ber that man and wife were one. "Aye, that may lie, sir," answered up and bore her to the carriage in which she had come onto the ground. Hodge, “ but if you were to go by when He took ber to her hotel and called tne and my wife are at it you’d think there were twenty o f f t . ” —Loudon for u doctor, for she was hysterical. Meanwhile Mr. Stone busied himself Globe. to prevent the affair from getting out, C o n s o la t io n . and by pledging the few persous in­ The mistress, not wishing to offend volved to secrecy and bribing the po­ lice be succeeded Hnd It uot been for her cook, who bad been with her bat the burial o f the slain man the bribe two weeks, announced In a low, well modulated voice, "I am sorry, Ellen, would uot have been necessary. We will supply a large As soon as the lady was able to hut the master found fnult with your Government Map, pre­ travel she sailed for the United cooking today." “ Lor’ , I don't take no notice o f 'lm. States, and on the same steamer was pared by the Interior mum. It's his blessed nature to And her second In the duel. From the time o f that episode Roger fau lt Ain't he always finding fault Department, at 50 cts. ! Stone was a changed man. The trage- with you ?"—Argonaut. 1 Jy at which he had assisted, the each, by mail prepaid. M a s o n r y W e ig h t s . wrecking o f a woman's life, affected Granite or limestone masonry, well These maps are official him materially It's not easy for a man to witness a wonianw sufferings dressed, weighs 165 pounds per cubic without being strongly drawn to ber. foot: mortar rubble weighs 154 pounds, On reselling the United States Stone dry rubble 128 pounds and well dress and tlie widow both sought the west, »d sandstone masonry 144 pounds. B u reau o f A n im a l where they lived Stone visited Mrs Its A d v a n ta g e . In d u s tr y P u b lic a t io n s Phillips frequently ami in time begged Teacher—What Is the difference be­ her to permit him to devote the rest of his life to her Though grateful for tween the sun and the moon? Pu plt- 1 his sympathy and the service he had Flease, sir. the sun’ s bigger and health­ ; rendered her. rhe told him that It ier looking than the moon because be Diseases of C A T T L E , would not lie right for one whose goes to bed earlier. ! nerves had been shattered to burden HORSES, P O U L T R Y , D is c o u r a g in g . | one who seemed to have a pleasant Jester—Poor old Skinflint has hts etc., 50 cents a volume career before him. Besides, she had a life on her conscience. To this latter troubles! Jimsnu— What! Why, he'» postpaid. These are all statement he said that if he had had making barrels and barrels of money! time to gain a . reet 'ynderstnndlng Jester—1 know, but the price of barrels I Government documents of the ease the life would have tieon has gone up >n his conscience Instead o f hers, but and some are' out of K n s w W h a t H is F s w D a y s M e a n t. It would not linve been a heavy load Qunckly—By the bye, have you got print. to l>ear By dint of persuasion he finally gained Ills 1 olnt And »ow the $10 ntxuit you that you don't need for 1 tragedy is In the dim distance, and Its a few days? Snmckly—I have, but I | might noeti it »otite ilute. Exchange keen edge has been worn away Government Maps and Documents Write us for any Gov­ ernment Publications. ! R. E. JO H N SO N % U. S. 1Ì0VFKNMENT DOCUMENT EXCHANGE I hi 2 ■áP F r « and Easy Servants In Japan. Fighting Fishss of Siam. O*- *— . o-*-»— In Ja|iuu domestic service Is very The Hi. rnese devote great care to the honorable. Domestic servants rank cultivation o f their famous fighting before tradesmen, who are considered Aebes, known as plaknt. The Interest at the bottom o f tile social ladder In In the fights, on which the spectators i the absence o f his master a servant st ike large sums of money, is so great will receive the callers and chat away th it the license to hold them brings a familiarly, but politely, until the ar­ la ge annual revenue to the king of rival o f the bead of the bouse. After Slam.—Westminster Gazette. i rubbing bis knees together aud hissing and kotowing he will Invite you to ¿ E x c u s a b le . take a seat—on the floor, or, more "Miss Short says she's only thirty, correctly speaking, on your heels, with ai d I’d swear »he’s five and thirty If a fiat cushion between your knees aud sbe'a a day." the floor to make the ordeal a little 'Well, you see. I've heard she was a less painful. He will theu offer you rather backward child, dear, and didn't five cups o f tea. Even after bis mas­ le trn to count till she was five.” —Ex­ ter has arrived he may stay In the change. room aud Is likely to cut Into the con­ versation and quite certain to laugh E x p a n d in g . AND at the smallest apology for a joke. He The Old Friend—I understand that brings ull his sisters and cousins ami your practice Is getting bigger. The aunts to he Introduced when be takes , Young Doctor—That's true. My pa­ service, and the house Is seldom with- th-lit bas gained nearly two pounds In out a few o f them engaged on soma the last mouth. business or errand. In the European Call and see us or telephone hotels in Japan the servants are all C o n te m p t o f C o u rt. men, who are dressed In Indigo cotton Defeudaut (lu a loud voicel—Justice: and we will call and see you. If doublets iL a hose and run about bare- Justice! I demand justice! J u d g e - fooL— London Answers. Silence! Tbe defendant will please r*- we don’t do your printing we both n:emt>er that he is In a courtroom.— A Prince’s Chilly Dip. lose money. Penn State Froth. Prince Henry o f Prussia Is an ar­ dent sailor, says Pearson's Weekly, but he Is known among the bluejackets as a great martlueL The following story Is typical o f Ills methods, and shows that although he expects those under his command to put up with all kinds o f hardships, be Is by no means above "roughing It" himself. One day, when he was on board a A public long distance toll station has been established at warship in tne North sea, he suddenly r Beaver Hill in the office o f the Southern Pacific Company. gave the order, "A ll hands to bathe!" It was a bitterly cold day and the The McDonald A Vaughn Logging Camp above Beaver Hill water was like Ice. The order was may be reached through Beaver Hill. Call Long Distance. so e.idently distasteful that one of the officers ventured to make a mild protest to the prince. 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