brought a succession of "Da-da-da-
cross between shorthand and a music
Simpson Dead Closed
da, ” like a dodgasted baby.
Then
scale, with Chinese letters thrown in.
when he was compelled to laugh at
Geo. Musick, who ha* been spending
Tue Buy papers report ihe clos
the idiocy of his attempts at speech,
S. Reed was up from Lamps Sun several days here, went over to the
ing ol the deal which has been they naturally thought his mind had
day.
Bay yesterday.
pending lor seme lime, by which given wuy. So that promenade home
S. j). Carl was down from Norway
C. L. Campbell and S. E. Brackett, lb«! Buebner syndicate purchases a ward was not a success as a conver-
Friday.
of Portland, spent a couple of hours
latge portion ol ihe holdiugs ol ihe sashiony. However, it is worth while
Karl Cbihiiolm spent .Sunday on in our city last week.
Cream of tartar, derived from grapes,
Simpson heirs in C oos county, in to have something happen to you once
in a while for the sake of seeing what
t is Bay.
Lyons A Jones aie ageDts for the
is
used
in Royal Baking Powder because
eluding the mills and interests in a number of people take a kindly in
Nemo Corset
Just rrceived some
Ed. Stein, oi Bandon, was in town new styles. Call and see them
m anulacluiiug plants in the new terest in your welfare and are ready
it is the best and most healthful ingredient
j Thursday.
town ol Nnitli Bend and olhe to volunteer any help in their power.
known for the purpose.
Ex-Mayor F. E. Allen, of Marsh
C.
F. Smith was up from Prosper field. was a county seat business visi properly there, and over 22,ooo And we are convinced that there are
yesterday.
Phosphate and alum, which are de
acres o f timber lands. The Simp fully as many people of that kind per
tor one day last week.
capita in Coquille as any other place
rived
from mineral sources, are used in
S. C. Small was over from the Bay
Dr. K H. Hopkins speut Sunday sons retain the o ld mill and bold in the world.
Wednesday.
ings
iu
the
oiiginal
town
of
North
some baking powders, instead of cream of
halting his hook and casting it back
Ed. Steinhoff was up from Bandon int" the river
Bend, as well as a large urea of tim
tYoman’s Study Club.
tartar, because they are cheaper.
Result— 1 fiah.
Saturday.
Wolf, the “ candy kid,” was up from her land, so they will probably con
If you have been induced to use baking
The domestic science department of
The Bneli-
Fresh Vegetables st s | times at ’Frisco last week, peddling out candy tinue to operate here
Lyons & .Jones
powders made from alum or phosphate,
to his customers at this place.
ner syndicate hails fiom Portland the Woman’s Study Club met yester
day after noon and commenced the
P. M. Kirshaw, of Portland, was in
use Royal Baking Powder instead. You
Warner A. Ackerman, of Marsh but it is hoped that they will oper chapter on Animal Foods in “ Nutri
town Friday.
field, announces his candidacy for the ale their plants, rather than simply tion and Diet.” Besides this there
will be pleased with the results and the
W. H. May, of Dora, was a Coquille State Senatorship in this judicial dis hold for the rise, and the lad that was a reading by Mrs. Kistner on
difference
in the quality of the food.
trict.
visitor Friday.
The lesson assigned for
the deal was clmed in San Fran- “ Meats.”
The meeting of the W. C. T. U. will cisco gives good ground for that April 3 is the remainder of the chap
T iy a can of that Tuna Fish at
ter, beginning with “ Food Value,” on
Lyons <fc Junes — only 15c per cun. be held at the city library March 24 hope.
ROYAL BAKING PO W D ER CO.
page 161.
at 3 p. m. A large attendance is de
George Hyde was in from McKin sired.
New York
The literary department meets next
East Fork Items
ley yesterday.
Monday, March 27. The program was
Mrs. Mary Carlisle, of Bandon, was
C. A. Holverstott was in from Fair- released from the county jail today
given in last week’s Herald.
A . T. Atnet, of Myrtle Point,
iew Thursday.
upon bail being furnished, for her
F.
C. Pursley is the agent for Ford
was up the East F olk looking lor cars in Coquille. He is offering some
J. P Tupper wus a Bandon visit freedom.
beef cattle last week.
attractive inducements to prospective third with $67.50 while Bandon, Myr high school salaries, the highest sal
or Sunday,
Dr. Walter Culiu reports the
tle Point and North Bend pay $66.33, ary paid here during the present year
buyers.
Mr.
and
M
is.
Leatherman,
of
$62.50 and $J1 respectively. Bandon | being equal to the lowest paid in any
Choice onion sets 10c a pound at birth of a ten pound boy to Mr.
The
Haberdashery
is
carrying
ev
and Mrs. Jack Hartley, Tuesday, Harrisburg, came in to visit their erything in furnishings, clothing and has a higher scale of salaries than Co of the other schools. In the matter
Knowlton's Drug store.
son Lloyd and family. They walked
quille but fewer of the teachers re of superintendents’ and high school
women’s and children's shoes.
Theo. Clinton, of Norway, was in March 21, 1916.
main long enough to receive the max principals' salaries, Coquille stands
from the summit to Lairds, where
H.
M.
Shaw,
M.
D.,Eye,
Ear,
Nose
town Saturday.
imum. Of the five towns in the coun ! third, Marshfield and North Bend
Lloyd
met
them.
Saved
HiB
Knee.
and Throat Specialist, will be at Hotel
ty having four year high schools, Co holding first and second places re-
Jim Jenkins was up from the lower
Baxter, Coquille, on Friday, April 7th
W m . Culbertson is building a
river Thursday.
Ten Robinson was down from Fish- quille is the lowest in the matter of 1 spectively.
1916. Glasses Fitted.
barn on the Howe place
trap Saturday walking with the aid of
Ivan Laird was in from Brewster
Clara Kraus, the daughter of Mr.
Sam Stout, superintendent of a cane. He informs us that he drop
valley Saturday.
and Mrs. M. F. Holbrook, of Bandon,
road district No. 4 , and County ped a cross cut saw on his knee cap
Alva Harry was in from Brewiter was adjudged insane today and com Roadmaster M erdock were looking while sawing wood and that the teeth
mitted to the State asylum.
cut rather deep, making a painful
valley yesterday.
Tuna Fish at Lyons & Jones lo c over the road proposition on the wound. He came to this place to con
Geo. Mullen was down from Myrtle
Coos Bay wagon road last week.
sult a doctor.
per can.
Point Wednesday.
J. D. Laird bought a Ford car,
Hal Baxter and (Roleaux) C. A.
W. W. Smith was in from McKinley Dooley, who have been in town for a turned it into a tiuck, and is using
A m azing T ran sfo rm atio n .
One may be u speckled trout In the
one day last week.
copule of weeks, went to the jungles it on the Sumner & Sitktim mail
country and a codfish In the city, ac
J. E. Edmunds was in town from in the employ of the Aasen Bros, last
cording to an observer, who believes
route.
week.
the Bay Thursday.
that many country boys would do well
R. A . EA STO N
to stay at home.
W. F. Magill was here from Bandon
Why pay the price for seeds in
A farmer,” he said, “once caught
the last of the week.
packets when you can get from two
D o They Bite?
u tine speckled trout, which he decided
to four times as much for your mon
to present to his aunt In the city. Ac
Farm, Field and Grass Seeds at
ey at Knowlton’s drug store.
cordingly, he wrapped it In green
K now lton’s drug store.
ff
W
hile
Jim
Laird
was
in
town
re
leaves and placed It In a basket In tbe
Cupid must have been out shiner
John Lowe, of Delmar was in town
fishing with the kids last week, as on cently he was asked by a local fish body of the wagon. As he stopped for
for a while Saturday.
ly one marriage license was issued. ertnan, “ D o the trout bite out your refreshment at a roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took a codfish from
Sam Stout was in from Fairview It wa sto George H. Rotnor and Kath way, Jim?”
“ Not that I know of, a nearby grocery stall and substituted
the middle of the week.
ryn Tucker.
I have lived out there all my life, It for the finny beauty.
C. L. Sparreton, of Langlois, spent
Arriving In tbe city, he presented
The Coquille Valley Creamery and none have ever bit me vet” ,
the fish to his aunt 'What do you
last week at this place.
started making cheese today. They replied Jim
Whereat the fisher mean?’ she cried. ‘This Isn’t a trout;
Jm t received a supply of very will make it a business to supply the man relapsed into a profound si It’s a codfish.’
flue onion sets at K now lton’s Drug trade on the river, and probably
Rather crestfallen, he took It back,
lence.
Store.
but on tbe road the boys again made
elsewhere.
substitution, and when be showed
M irion and Jess Clinton were down
Wilson Brought Back.
Dr. V. L. Hamilton is the possessor
tbe fisli to his wife It wns a speckled
fror i Norway yesterday.
trout. She listened to his tale with an
of a brand new Ford car. He traded
Ed Wilson was brought back from amused smile. 'Yes,' she said finally,
Miss Maggie Hanley was up from his old one in on the new one. The
California
by
W.
C.
Lafi-d
and
lodged
fit’s like you—a speckled trout In the
the lower river Saturday.
way the doctor drives he ought to be
in the county jail today on a charge of country and a codfish In town.’ " —Ex
G. N. Bower, c f Myrtle Point, was good for about three Fords per year.
non-support. He was one of the crew change.
a Coquille visitor Wednesday.
Garden seeds at Knowltou’s drug of the Barnacle, which wss captured in
T he S plit Infinitive.
’Frisco Bay and its entire crew ar
W A N TE D — Cbilham Bark. 1916 store.
Tbe spilt Infinitive Is tbe term used
Peel. Geo. T. Moulton
tf
Don’t forget that the last chapter of rested for counterfeiting. He served to designate the Infinitive form of tbe
a year in the Federal prison in Cali
verb that generally begins with the
Dale Flynn was in from the Fair- The Broken Coin will be shown at the
Scenic tomorrow night. But you’re fornia and upon being released was preposition “to." when separated by a
view country the last of the week.
brought
to
this
place
to
face
another
qualifying adverb or phrase, as In the
not likely to forget, for no such popu
District Attorney L ilj-qvist came lar serial has ever been shown on the charge.
following; "To briefly designate," “ to
Business Growing.
readily understand,” “ to suddenly and
over from Marshfield yesterday.
screen.
C. A. Machon has had a 12-foot ex completely change front," "he knew
Frank Catterlin was over from the
Babv Buggies and Runabouts tension built on to the east end of his not which to most admire,” “ to sweet
Bay on business the last of the week.
All kinds of Fruit Jars, Stone Jars, pool hall. He will install a new pool ly sing," “ to humbly walk.” This use
D.
P. Plymale, of Bandon, was a Stone Chums, and 1 10 gal Barrel table and a billiard table and when ev Is held by literary critics and gram
Churn, good as new
At Quick’s erything is arranged he will have one matical purists to be highly Improper,
Coquille business visitor Wednesday.
Not a jumble of stunts and thrills and hair-breadth
but It occurs abundantly In English
Second Hand Storp.
of the most up-to-date places -of its
The fishing season for salmon
literature, from tbe time of Shake
escapes, but a picture story that will
A. H. Mansell has purchased of kind to be found in the county. With speare to the present day. Nearly ev
closed to-day, to open again in July.
delight you all.
Johnson Buckley the residence prop 3 pool tables and as many card tables, ery standard author Is guilty of It, and
Daniel Barklow, of Myrtle Point, erty in Elliott’s addition, formerly he expects to do his share of the busi It Is very general In popular speech
was a Coquille business visitor Thurs known as the Strang property, and is ness.
The splitting of the Infinitive Is often
dictated by a sense of rhythm, the
now living there. The deal was made
day.
placing of the qualifying adverb after
Another Pioneer Cone.
R. S. Moore, of Portland, was a vis by Wm. Oddy.
the verb and before tbe weak adjunct
itor at this place for a while last
For 30 days, beginning F eb. 15,
Mrs. Annah Crunk, wife of G. W. or object which follows the verb re
week.
I will tune, regulate the action and Crunk Sr., passed to her reward Sat sulting often In disharmony of rhythm
polish any Coquille piano for $5 urday morning, March 11, after a few or stress.
Call on Lyons & Jones when you
and guarantee the work.
O. Sum days’ illness, during which all that
want a Nemo Corset.
ner. Phone 926.
Administrator’s Notice
loving hearts could plan, or willing
Hector Macpherson, of Corvallis,
Just arrived at Rose’s Cash Store, hands could do, was done for her com
The undersigned has filed his final
was looking our city over one day last our new Spring and Summer line of fort. She was attended by her three account as administrator with will an
nexed, of the estate of Walter Drane,
week.
up-to-date goods, consisting of fancy youngest daughters and one son, be deceased, and the County Court of the
F. S. Lundy and Sam Barklow, of voils, whipcords, Jacquard suiting, sides other relatives and friends, who State of Oregon for Coos County, has
Myrtle Point, were Coquille visitors silk crepe, silk suitings, French serge, will sadly miss her. The funeral ser made an order fixing the first day of
vice was held at the cemetery on the May, 1916, as the time for hearing ob
dotted Swiss and ginghams.
Friday.
to the same. Objections to
hill near Bancroft Sunday at 2 o'clock, jections
said account must be filed on or before
W. R. Pickford, of Empire, was
1 Simplex Cream Separator, 900
Rev. C. D. Price officiating.
said
date.
P. F. DRANE,
transacting business at this place yes lbs. capacity
1 Little Giant Rus
3-7-6t
Administrator.
Mother Crunk was known and lov
sian Steam Turbine Separator, 400
terday.
ed by many. She had a kind word
1 Remington Sboles
Geo T Moulton will pay highest lbs. capacity
Teachers Elected.
and ready sympathy for all who came
INCLUDING
market pries for wool and mohair typewriter No 11 in good condi to her home, and not one can say she
tion.
At
Quick’s
Second
Hand
Store
3-14if
did them harm. She lived to a ripe
At a meeting of the board of educa
2 reels Neal of the Navy
The picture houses on this circuit of old age and was ready for the sum tion last Thursday evening, all the
G. W. Barkley, of Myrtle Point, was
Myrtle
Point,
Coquille
and
Powers
mons from her Master when he called teachers now employed in the Coquille
2 ”
Get Rich Quick Wallingford
a Coquille business visitor the first of
have closed a deal for the General her to rest.
A Friend.
schools were offered their present po
the week.
1
”
Pathe News
Film Co. service of licensed pictures,
sitions for another year. As yet it is
G. S. Matthewson and Harvey Min- j replacing the Universal which have
Not So Bad.
not known how many of them will ac
1 ”
Comedy
ard, of Dora, were in town the last of been used for the past six months.
cept the offer, but it is hoped that
the week.
Like the report of the man’s death most of them will remain. Continu
ATTENTION, F A R M E R S !
We
* ull stock of best quality Garden i „ ()W carry B |jne „ f the Best Stock about which we have read, the news ous service on the part of the teach
ts in bulk at Koowlton s drug Ton jcg- Stock and Poultry Prepara in our esteemed contemporary of the ers is a very important factor in the
Seeds
»tore.
tions on the market.
SA TISFA C Herald editor’s breakdown last week efficiency of the school. Coquille has
G U /R A N - was “ greatly exaggerated;” and we been exceedingly fortunate (luring the
Mrs. Claude Moon, of Powers, spent TION P O SIT IV E L Y
Ask for free booklets. won’t give him a scoop on an item last few years in securing good teach
a couple of days visiting at this place TEED.
- Fat mere Union Store
2-15tf
like that any more. It is true that ers who were willing to remain on the
! last week.
one side of him went on the retired job. Realizing the importance of re
Marcus Brown, of McKinley, was
list all of a sudden, but it was only a taining satisfactory teachers when
The
Revival
Meetings.
attending to business at this place
short vacation, and it was on duty they have been secured, the hoard has
| last week.
The revival at the Christian church again the next morning, a little the made a practice of raising the salary j
Great worse for wear. Cha.s. Walker and E. of such teachers each year until an es- I
We have the very best onion sets closed Wednesday night.
10c per pound.
kn ow lton ’s Drug crowds and intense interest prevailed A. Folsom guided the erratic foot tahlished maximum has been reached.
throughout the meeting. Mr. Price’s steps of the patient to his home, At present the maximum is $75 per
j Store
great gospel sermons were of interest where Dr. G. Earl Low pronounced month for first and eighth grade
E.
A. Folsom is still making chang-
j es and improvements in his confec to all and greatly strengthened the the trouble as the bursting of a small teachers and $70 for the other grades
church. We hear much praise both blood vessel and prescribed some med below the high school. Service in the
tionery stand.
within and without the church con icine that we will never forgive him high school has been less permanent
Isaac R. Tower, the auto dealer of cerning Mr. Price’s fair and loveable for nor forget. The most entertain than in the grades so a definite max
1 Marshfield, was a Coquille visitor one method of presenting the plain, sim ing feature of the performance was imum has not yet been established
day last week.
ple gospel.
to see the concern expressed in the there.
It might be of interest to the peo
Much credit for the success of the faces of Messrs. Walker and Folsom
FAR M E RS— G e o
T. Moulton
meeting is due to the efforts of Mr. when the editor tried to explain that ple of the district to know that Co
wants vour hi les. B-Iter see him
Claude Nosier and his chorus of sing they needn’t be alarmed.as he was ail quille is the third town in the county
about it. He wants furs also 9-3t;
ers, who did excellently in the sing right, the net result of his effort* be in average salary for grade teachers
Last week a man registered at the ing. We feel that the meeting will ing a repetition of the first syllable of for the present school year. Powers
Baxter and his signature is a puzzle bring forth fruit for some time to his would-be oration. The attempt to stands first with an average of $81,
in black and white. It seems to be a come.
1 use more emphatic bmguage only Marshfield second with $75, Coquille
MEKELr MENTIONED
There is a Real Difference
rilHBMAN’S PH4IIIUAEY
Protessional Cards
Dr. C. 1/1. ENDICOTT
D E N T I8 T
Office over FirHt National Bank
Phone Main 431
324, Office
514, Res.
G. EARL LOW, M. D.
P h y s ic ia n
an d su rgeon
Office over Farmers & Merchants
Bank
Dr. G. W. LESLIE
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Graduate of the American School
of Osteopathy of Kirksville, Mo.
Office in Eldorado Block
Marshfield
Oregon
Dr. R. H. HOPKINS
C h ir o p r a c t o r
l.aird Building - Coquille, Ore.
Mrs. N. L TYRRELL
NURSE
Phone 574
Coquille, Oregon
E. D. SPERRT
A ttorney an d
C oP N SK I.I.O R AT I.A W
Office in Robinson Building
at
L aw
Office in Richmond-Barker Bldg
C. R. BARROW
A tto rn e y
ano
C o u n sello r
at
L aw
Office Phone 335
Residence Phone 346
J. J. STANLEY
LAWYER
Richmond-Barker Building
Coquille, Oregon
A. J. SHERWOOD
A tto rn e y
at
L aw
First National Bank Building
Rooms 2-3-4
L. J. LILJEQI/IST
A ttorney
at
L aw
First National Bank Building
Coquille, Oregon
WALTER SIN CLAIR
A tto r n e y
Notary Public
at
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W. C. C H A SE
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Coquille
"Going Up”
Supplies are high
Machinery is high
Overhead is high
But laundry prices haue re-
mained the same.
We have given the mat
ter of laundering years
of careful study.
We
have kept persistently
at the task to produce
work that was free from
harsh methods. We have
succeeded.
Our wash
ing process has recently
been improved. Proper
washing is the founda
tion upon which is budd
ed the art of successful
Laundering.
Satisfac
tion guaranteed or mon
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: : : : :
EOQUILLE LAUNDRY AIDE U l
The Ideal Handsome Lover and the
Ideal Beautiful Sweetheart.
Watch for the Date
“The Broken Coin”
THE END, Wednesday Mar. 22
Pathe Program
Every Monday
Universal Feature
Wednesday and Friday
Don’t wait for bills-come along
any evening and we will
guarantee a good show
5 cents
Usually
15 cents