TM.
NEW COMPANY.
but the meaning is the same. There many true friends in helping to recov-
was no g[ory for slackers who were er the bodies of our dear loved ones
and the magnificent floral offerings Announces Policy in Dealing With
drafted into war.
Published Every Tuesday.
Dairymen.
Now wt are to have conscription anl many other manifestations of
“ As you already know, we have
for this war, yet no odium attaches sympathy and help, regardless of per
J. C. Savage
sonal sacrifice and expense, which has ; urchased the Coquille Valley Cream-
Editor and Business Manager.
to it, and, again, you know why.
We are, remember, fra.ernul broth been and is a great help to us to bear i ry company with all its rights, busi
ness and good will. We are now tak
Entered as second-class matter ers, having equal say in government- cur sad loss,
ing over the active management of
May 8, 1905, at the post office at Co al affairs.
D. W. Carpenter,
the plant and field and desire to an
quille, Oregon, under act of Congress
Lida E. Carpenter,
We are not to be conscripted by r.
nounce ‘ a all our patrons, past, pres
Chauncey Carpenter,
of March 8, 1879.
despot. We are to be conscripted by
ent and prospective, that in purchas
Asa I.. Carpenter,
ourselves. It is our own doing. We ;
Devoted to the material and social are a sovereign people, and it is our
ing and taking over this business we
Raymond Carpenter.
upbuilding of the Coquille Valley, sovereign will that we employ con
have in mind the possibilities of the
particularly and of Coos County gen scription for this war.
great Coquille valley, and a real de-
Marriage Licenses.
siro to become a factor in its devel
But it was a Hummer while it lasted. W ere you among the for
erally.
Furthermore, we are not to emplo / j
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tunate
who got in in time? W e hope you were. If not we want
conscription as a LAST resort, but as
May 10— R. W. Veatch and Flor- opment.
Subscription $1.50 per year, in ad
“ We realize that our success de
a FIRST resort. We, the freemen, do , ence Rhodes.
4o
call
your
attention to the advantage to you in watching
vance.
Phone Main 381.
not propose to use conscription to j May 11—T. Guy Devault and Leah pends upon your success, and it shall
be our constant aim to emulate the
drag unwilling slackers into the war I E. Schriefer.
There has been considerable talk
That thought makes, and ought t o ) May 12— B. F. Blosier and Myrtle same good business principles of fair
here recently about starting a ship
and honest dealing heretofore prac-
make, a big difference in the Araeri- E. Leeper, both of Marshfield.
yard in Coquille. Several local peo
Keep your eye on it--and if you see something that interests you
May 12— Leonard 11. Wallace and civeed by the Coquille Valley Cream
can
mind.
ple have expressed themselves as in fa
ery.
We are to have selective conscrip Emma E. Wallace, of Marshfield.
vor of a project of this kind, provided
“ We will endeavor at all times to
May 14— Edward Biescke and Ga-
tion. And yet again you know why.
it is feasible.
But one drawback at
-ay you the highest prices good busi
Some of us might fight. Some of us gerd Cottor, of Prosper.
present confronts the promoters— that
May 14— Ira Tripp and Roxie E. ness will justify and you will always
might nurse. Some of us must work
Don't wait or it may be too late. W e have three main line phones
of sufficient water in which to float the
ind us ready to pay you cash for
in munition plants. Some of us must I Hatcher, of Marshfield.
in this store. If one line is busy tell Contra! to give you another.
vessels to the sea. This obstacle can be
your
products.
With
the
strong
fi
overcome by only taking for construc produce food.
Here they are: 691 - 541 - 331
nancial backing we have and possess
THE BOND ISSUE.
Selective conscription will put !
tion those vessels of light draught
ind the life-time experience of some r»
fighters in the trenches, nurses in the
which the government is contracting
hospitals, skilled workers in the fac What Oregon Editors Think of tin >t our members in this line of busi
for, and it is hoped that the project
Measure.
ness, we believe we are in a position
tories, and farmers on the soil.That's
can be successfully launched in the
farmer lo command good prices for our prod
efficiency. Thus we will win the war.
We cannot conceive how
near future.
Those of us who want to “ do our can oppose the present good roads ucts; to operate and buy our manu
i/it" will not object to conscription. movement when it means so much to facturing supplies at the minimum
PAY AS WE GO.
And we will have the satisfying him to have good roads to take his cost, and to avoid losses which are In
With the United States engaged in knowledge that, whether willingly or products to the market. The State of volved in an extended credit business.
a war which may last several years otherwise, the slackers, too, are doing Oregon is endeavoring to bring about With our superior facilities for doing
and one that will be the most expen their shore.
a comprehensive system of road build business, we expect to make a legiti
sive this country has ever been en
ing, which it should have done years mate profit and yet pay you the high
gaged in, the problem of finances has
ago, but, strange to relate, objection est prevailing prices for your prod
In C lass b y itself
been before the government officials
is raised by farmers, who will he the ucts.
Custom
has it that not till a man is most benefitted by a system of hard
“ In entering your field we contem-
for some time. With the idea of fi
nancing the war as the game is play dead shall his greatest deeds for the surfaced trunk roads.
Take Tilla olate doing everything which good
When present stock is gone will have no more at these prices.
ed rather than to burden successive public good be heralded, but one case mook county for an illustration with a business will permit a financial insti
generations with the payment, the exists in this city which I believe hard surfaced highway through the tution of our kind to do for the up
plan of taxation for revenue has been should be called more pertinently to county. The farmers would use it 12 building of the community. And just
formulated along the following lines, the attention of the public than those months of the year.— Tillamook Head is soon as we find the milk supply
•vill warrant, we intend to erect a con-
and the bills which will make these of a more ordinary nature. With the light.
lensary somewhere in the Coquille
taxes a part of our laws is now before i prices of fodstuffs advancing by leaps
^
Phone 691 and 541
Front and C Streets
Coquille, Ore
Congress and will perhaps be law be- i ;ind bounds overnight and the general
The thing which puzzles the Argus alley and believe that by so doing
fore this is read:
The new war trix j cost of living increasing with gigan- more than any other phase of the agi .vc will be able to pay you even eor-
bill proposes what is doubtless the j dc strides, one of our local merchants tation against the road bond bill is espondingly higher prices for your
U
CESESS■BOHBORESSSESE?
greatest line of taxation v»hich the h“ s set a mark which I do not believe the opposition of the voters who do ni Ik. We shall work to the end that
Ayrshire 3.4 61.5
American people have ever been call- ^
ke reached by many during the rot own automobiles, for if there ever this condition be brought about as B. Bartlett
Jersey 4.8 60.3 »>*•
Martin Schmidt
ed upon to face. It is intended to present decade. This is the case of was a measure drawn specifically pro oon as possible.
Jersey 5.3 58.5
“ We are in a position to assist ev- Herman Peterson
raise by means of this measure a bil the Coquille Valley Mercantile Com viding that one class o f property and
Jersey 5.2 57.6
Chus. Butler
lion and eight hundred thousand dol pany, selling through the retail house that alone would pay the cost of an ry deserving farmer to improve or
Jersey 4.2 56.3
lars annually, and to accomplish this of the Busy Corner Grocery, which is improvement the road bill is that nlarge his present farm; to erect Martin Schmidt
Herman Peterson
Jersey 5.8 56.0
more
or
better
buildings;
to
build
silos
immense problem normal income tax owned by them.
measure.
Why the rancher whose
Ayrshire 4.3 55.5
B. Bartlett
In more than a dozen instances
nd
otherwise
improve
his
milk
sup-
es have been doubled, exemptions
land would be improved by the con
Ayrshire 3.3 54.9
have been lowered to $1,000 for un (yes, perhaps an hundred) this com struction of a good road for which, if ly; to purchase more and better cat- B. Bartlett
Herman Peterson
Jersey 5.6 54.1
pany
has
protected
its
customers
by
married men and $2,000 net fo r mar
he did not own a machine, he would lie and thus increase his profits. You Herman Peterson
Jersey 4.1 54.1
ried men, the tariff free list has been making of each lot of merchandise a not have to contribute a cent, opposes ■vill ever find us ready and anxious
Jersey 5.7 52.5
abolished, internal revenue taxes in separate sale and closing out each lot the bill is quite beyond us.—Ontario to do everything we can to assist you Chas. Butler
Jersey 4.1 51.8 j
WHY WAS1E GREEN FEED AND BUY HAY?
and your community in its upward B. Bartlett
creased, the tax on liquor and tobac at the regular advance on the cost Argus.
Jersey 4.2 51.7 I
and onward step of progress and prof Herman Peterson
co has been doubled, and stamps or price, without consideration of ad
Herman Peterson
Jersey 4.5 51.3
other means of taxation will be levied vances which may have taken place in
Those who argue against obtaining perity.”
Herman Peterson
Jersey 4.5 50.9
Darifood Products Company.
on life insurance policies, pipe lines, that commodity after their purchase outside money through the six million
Jersey 6.5 50.7
Herman Peterson
electric light plants, telephone and and before that lot was disposed of. bond issue are working against the
Jersey 4.4 50.6
The foregoing circular sent out by Herman Peterson
telegraph messages, theatres, club A pertinent case was that of the flour improvement of the by-road or later
Holstein 3.1 50.6
dues, manufacturers of automobiles, which was advertised in this paper als which they claim to champion.— tho Darifood Products Company, B. Bartlett
Jersey 4.7 50.5
which
has
just
purchased
the
local"
W.
C.
Cutler
last
week.
This
lot
of
flour
was
sold
musical instruments, jewelry, moving
Pendleton East Oregonian.
Jersey 3.8 50.5
reamery, to its former patrons and Martin Schmidt
picture films, gum, pleasure boats. at $10 a barrel when all other flour in
Jersey 6.2 50.2
the ranches of the valley, is in the J. C. Strong
The bill also provides for raising of the county was selling at from $12 to
The state pamphlet on the six mil
1
nature of an advertisement for that
C. H. Bryant,
This firm could
letter postage from two to three cents $13.50 per barrel.
lion bonding measure will soon be in
Official
Tester.
company,
but
we
gladly
give
it
space
have
raised
the
price
on
this
ship
an ounce, and postal cards from one
tho hands of the voters.
Do not
to two cents. Newspaper rates will ment to that of other stocks, but it throw it away without a careful without charge because of its opti
TRAPPERS— If you have Furs for
be governed by the zone system. One had been purchased some time before study. This seems like an opportuni mistic tone and further because we
el ¡eve the entrance of that company sale let me make you a price before
Yet the
draft of the bill proposed to impose and delayed in shipment.
ty for improved roads that we are not
a five per cent tax on all newspaper regular advance only was made in likely to get again if now turned mto this field means much every way you ship.
Geo. T. Moulton.
m the further de\elopment of our ag-
price.
Mr.
Norton,
president
of
the
advertising receipts, but the measure
down.— Hermiston Herald.
icultural industries and also in the
as finally prepared for the house does company, said in speaking of the mat
NOTICE.
supply of needed capital to increase
not apply to newspapers or periodi ter, that the firm from which this
J flour was purchased had gone to the In arriving at a sensible conclusion ihe efficiency of the dairies already P. C. Levar, having given up the
cals.
| extreme of wiring him asking what as regards the road bond issue it is established and encourage the estab lease of The Herald, with the end of
the month of April, all subscription
| his price was to release them from not unwise nor untimely to reckon lishment of otheis.
Conscription.
accounts are payable to the new man
| the sale. But he demanded delivery along the line of a twentieth century
Democracy is purest fraternpy
agement of the paper. All accounts
of the goods and yet sold them at the resident. Do not harken back to the
Curry County News.
days when our grandfathers crossed
We Americans are fraternal broth- 'regular price,
due up to the end of April for adver-
(From the Port Orford Tribune.)
eis, having equal say in affairs of
This meant to the company a “ pa- the plains in a prairie schooner drawn
John Mackensie returned Saturday tising and job work are due and pay
sta*e'
per loss," which was also an actual by a yoke of oxen, but just remember with an auto truck from Portland, able to P. C. Levar only, who will set
To be conscripted by a despot would j loss, of several hundred dollars, and that this is an age of rubber tires. which he will run during the summer tle all debts incurred by the paper
R oseb u rg-M yrtle P oin t A u to S tage Line
be humiliating; but there is no despot j the question “ what other man or firm Permit a few present day arguments aetween this place and Bandon. 'H e under his management up to that
in these United States.
¡n this county would have acted in a to confront you, then look them •xperlenced hardships getting the time. Any one having such an ac- i
Leave
In past wars in which Americans j like manner?” has as yet received no squarely in the face. That is the only truck here that he will not fo|get count will confer a favor by present- :
engaged an odium attached to con j answer. Can any of our readers giv e way to settle the matter honestly. loon.
Myrtle Point
Shortly south of Eugene he ing it at once.
scription, and you know why. First la satisfactory answer to the query? That being the case we are certain gave up trying to follow the Pacific
P. C. Levar,
7:40 a. m.
that every voter who has not already
came calls for volunteers. Then, when ,
________________
J. C. Savage.
Roseburg
Highway, in which he says h* found
become convinced that Oregon should
all had volunteered who would. th<'
Card of Thanks,
6. a. m.
places that he stuck a stick over five
slackers were conscripted, “ drafted"
We feel heartfelt thanks for the no- be pulled out of the mud will resolve feet long out of sight, and turned off Best Remedy for Whooping Cough.
6
hours
Running Time
to
do
his
bit
by
easting
his
vote
for
was the word used in the Civil war, hie and persevering efforts of our
“ Last winter when my little boy
over the mountains to the coast. A r
the first real sensible measure ever
had
the
whooping
cough
I
gave
him
Connecting with Coquille Auto Lines
riving at the mouth of the Umpqua
placed before the people which was
he found that the truck would not Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,"writes
intended to do a real good and not
J.
L.
L
aird
M y rtle P oin t
negotiate the beach' sands, and he Mrs. J. B. Roberts, East St. Louis,
make a few grafters rich.—Coos Bay
1
11
.
“
It
kept
his
cough
loose
and
re
(lad to have it towed up the river to
Harbor.
Mapleton on a scow and shipped on lieved him of those dreadful cough
the train to Coquille. Coming down ing spells. It is the only cough med
Eighty per cent of the automobile.- from Bandon Friday some o f ttit icine I keep ip the house because I
If there are reaHons which prevent you from taking the moat ac
in Oregon are owned by persons liv parts worked loose and he had a have the most confidence in it.” This
tive part in the support of our country in the crisis we are now facing,
ing in the cities, and not one cent of breakdown near Sixes, and it was remedy is also good for colds and
One side of your Pass Bobk will show all the money you have
you can still do “ your hit*’ in some valuable capacity.
! t he proposed proposed $11,000,000 Sunday evening before the truck fin croup.
received. The other side will show all you have paid out, and
the cancelled checks are your receipts.
I bond issue is to he used on roftds in ally arrived at Port Orford.
The enlistment of thousands of men in the fighting corps will
This fine arrangement is yours if you will open your check ac
cities. All the money goes on county
and has necessarily created a tremendous demand for clerical help
Deputy Fire Warden, B. W. Dean,
count here.
ronds, and as only 20 per cent of the with Harry Pearse and Geo. Quiggley
of every kind.
The Civil Service is calling for help.
Examinations
Your
account will be given careful and considerate attention.
auto license will be paid by those liv as assistants, has been opening the
are being made daily and will continue for months to come.
The
ing in the country, that means that
Government is urgently in need of both MEN and WOMEN in cleri
old Bald Mountain trail from the Mid
i the auto owners living in incorporated
cal capacities.
Business men throughout the Nation are inconven
dle Elk letter box to Salal Springs. |
C A P IT A L and SURPLUS $60,000.00
cities
will
pay
$4,800,000
o
f
the
$6.-
ienced for lack of trained help.
This trail has been quite a conven
000,000 bond issue.—Tillamook Head
r ' v
pPr0S!;len,t
L H HAZARD, Cashier
ience to Fire and Game wardens in
R . E. SHINE, Vice President
O. C. SANFORD, Asst. Cashier
A few months in this school will qualify you for these duties and
light.
their [wtrol duties, and will also make
will prove a most valuable asset during your entire life.
can
get
rid
of
the
hard
Considering the activities of State
it easiyr for hunters to get into the j
Master Spence on the one hand and mountains.
est and most disagree
The Celebrated
Think it over.
Enroll today.
the number of favorable resolution«
C. 1 . Pearse was in town from his
able
part
of
the
week’s
passed by individual granges on the
All Commercial Branches. Day & Night Sessions
home on Middle Elk the first of the
other, so far as the grange is con
w o r k b y sending the
week, and made application to join
cerned on the bond proposition it ap
Regular as the Clock
the mechanical luancti or Uncle Sam’s
ANDERSONS’ PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Awarded Gold Medal
wash to us.
pears a case of whether the dog shall
army. Mr. Pearse has been a First
Coquille, Oregon
1 wag the tail or the tail wag the dog.—
P.
P.
I.
E.
San
Francisco,
(915
Lieutenant in the Oregon militia, and
Hillsboro Independent.
The School that is here to help you.
is subject for call to duty until 60
TL strongest and nearest water-proof
years of age. He is a first class me
ShodB made for Loggers, Cruisers,
Proper Food for Weak Stomachs.
chanic, with a natural gife for hand
Miners, Sportsmen and \Vorkers.
Kirst-dass fare or..
♦io.ro
ling men, and would be a valuable
U p freight, per ton .
M0
Men's Comfort Dress Shoes
TTie proper food for one man may man in tho engineering department
be all wrong for another. Every one of our army.
should adopt a diet suited to his age
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If it can be washed we
Strong Shoes for Boys
E. & E. T. Kruse
and occupation.
Those who have
Honor Roll for Cows
can
do
it.
Manufactured by
24 California Street, San Francisco
weak
stomachs
need
to
be
especially
The
following
table
gives
the
names
Buy direct from the factory.
Theodore Bergmann
careful and should eat slowly and of the owners and the records of the
Hive complete, knockdown, $1.90.
mnsticate their food thoroughly. It cows in the Coquille-Myrtle Point
For Réservations
Shoe Manufacturing Co.
is also important that they keep their Cow Testing Ass «iation which have
Crate o f five, knockdown, $9.25
J. E. NORTON
6 2 ' Thurman St
Portland, O regon
bowels regular.
nen they become produced more than 50 pounds o f but-
P A R K E R 'S
Empty Hives, knockdown, $1.20.
H AIR B A LS A M
.*sk for the Bergmann Waterproof
A gent, C oquille, O regon
constipated or wl :i they feel dull or terfat .luring the period of 30 days
A toilet preparation o f m erit.
sh* e Oil.
Help« to eradicate dandruff, s
stupid after eating, they shoull take ending April 30, 1917:
For Restoring C olor and
Peautjr to G ray or F a d ed H air.
Chair.oerlain’s Tablets to strengthen
Owner
Breed <*Fat lbs
Mr. and tl-OOBt Drugglsta
the stomach and move the bowels
g p
Phone main Ï74. Factory opposite S. P. Depot.
ERCORNS r Removes Corns, CaJ-
Coquille. Ore.
Mop« %ll pain, ensure* comfort to U m
They are easy to take and pleasant in F. L. Lundy & Son Gr. Hoi. 4.6 70.9
.'S walk*ngea.*y. IM. by mall or at D m »
•oos Chemical Works. PatcbocMs M. f .
effect-
S. S. Reed
Jersey 5.6 65.9
f*
*11 U
U
1 he Coquille rtcrftlu
SOLD OUT
Not the Store— Just Nox-all Flour
That’s A ll
This Space.
W e occupy it every week.
Act quickly
Can you use peaches in gallon cans? Try this one.
White Mountain Brand per can . . 45c
Have you tried that fancy Pickled Pork at 25c lb?
It's a bargain today.
Wheat Eats at the old price, 20c per package
Mothers’ Wheat Hearts at the old price, 20c per pckg.
fhe Busy Corner Grocery
t f. > ■ ".--zzami
mm
¿. E. JOHNSON
Lumber—Si1 os— S h i n g l es
B U IL D A ¡riLO
j 1 W isconsin or Stave
Any size from 8x20 ft., 15 tom» to
J6x36 ft., 155 tons
Prices on lumber ami any informa
tion on lumber and silos cheerfully
given.
■dp
J
Do “Your Bit”
INCOME and OUTLAY
The Busy
Housewife
FIRST NATIONAL
E'ergmann Shoe
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
B E E
BANK
Str. Elizabeth
San Francisco
a n d Bandon
H I V E S
CilQUILLE LAUNDRY & ICE CO
I
J. H. OERDING & SONS
j
Get the Want Ad Habit