Don't Give Yourself THE BANK HERE IS A NEW GET IN LINE Extension Service of Oregon Agricultural College Offers Inducements to Boys and Girls to Grow Pigs on the Home Place Pig Clubs arc being organized a mong the boys and girt8 of Oregon by tho Extension Service of-the Oregon Agricultural College in cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry. U. S. Department of Agriculture, tho fitntc Superintendent of Public In itrue, tho county school superinten dents, teachers and parents. The Corn Club members are raising profitableyields of corn where it was thought impossible to grow it a few J oars ago, nnd it is hoped the impor tance of feeding crops to live stock on the farm may be emphasized ia this l'ig Club work. It would be well if all members of Corn Clubs would enroll i.x the Pork, Production work and thus loud a hand in the endeavor to improve the quali ty of swine in Oregon, and at the same time learn how to make more rapid r.nd economical gains in hog feeding. There will be two distinct divisions of tho Pig Club project. Division 1, tho euro and management of a brood low and littor of pigs. Division 2, tho feeding and care of one or more piils from weaning time for period of ( t least four months. The object nmong forming Pig Clubs among tho boys and girls may l.o briefly stated as follows: 1. To stimulate an interest in twine production and to teach the boys a. id girls how to raiso better and cheaper hogs by the uso of improved blood nnd tho growing of forago crops. 2. To increnso the number of hogs i Used on the fnrm in order that the meat for tho homo nnd that required to feed the extra farm labor may bo produced instead of being bought. II. To complement the work of the loy's and girls' Corn Clubs by showing thorn how they can profitably sell their corn through hogs. 1. To encourage tho homo curing of meats on tho farm. C. To tcucii tho boys how to judgo bogs and to Rclcct them for breeding or market purposes. (I. To encourage the growing of forago crops and discourage tho use of high-priced-foedn. 7. To instruct the boys and girls in a practical way in tho nuinngcmuiit feeding, sanitation, nnd prevention of diseases of swine, all of which Infor mation proves valucuhlo with respect to other forms of livestock work. 8. To give the boys and girls a means of earning some money for themselves while at home. 9. To instill in tUe lxys and girls vhil young a love of animals which will resut in their taking more inter est in fnrm life, and to furnish them at the same lime some work which will in a practical way, give an insight in to the business side of farm life and incite in them n desire to struggle for : ml attain success. I A Desk Phone i ; Because it takes less of jour time ami energy to answer. 'X. Because the coim-nlenco will cause you to use it more Dividends Bcraiue It cost oii lc ia dollar and I't'iilM Hiuii In the pus!. The nut of a diU telephone U 'ilt iTiitk per month li' thun one mil u ilti). Coos arid Curry Telephone Company Cause To Regret It because you reg'ecred placing your valuables in a safety de posit vault. Many bave re rreted tbeir tardiness inncting fires and burglars have cost them dear. Anything valu able is worth taking care of. Our vaults are fire and burglar proof. We invite your inspec tion. OF BAND ON REATERN1TY AND JOIN PIG CLUB Rules and Regulations 1. Any boy or girl between the ages of 9 and 18 years may become a member. 2. Each must secure at least one pig if he becomes a member of tho club. I!. Each member must care for his stock in person, nnd keep a record of the feed given and the pasture grazed also grow as much of the feed ins pos sible. He must record the weight of each pig when it came into bis posses sion and at stated intervals so as to determine the gains. The date of far rowing should also be recorded. -1. Record blanks, which will be furnished, should be filled out nnd cer tified by two disinterested persons. I C. Kach member must have owned i nnd kept a record of his pig for it It . e il i . iL-iiHi. iuur inonuis in oruer 10 compete for a prize. G. The mcKibcrs of tho club must agree to study the instruction and I rend the letters circulars and bulle tins sent by them. 7. Each mcmbar , must, whencever possible, show their pig at the local and county exhibit, and the winners of the county exhibit must show their pign at the State Fair. Hoys and girls who wish to enter tho Pig Club work but are unable to obtain brood sows or pigs will be as sisted in securing suitable stock from reliable breeders in their county. L. J. ALLEN SUite Pig Club Agent. Early Coal Milling in Orcgo Coal was first noted in the Coos Bay rogion. Oregon about 60 years ago, Prof. J. S. Newberry having re ported in 1855 that the coal deposits of Coos Bay had began to attract at cntion. Tho first cargo was shipped from tho Empire Basin, but the discovery of coal near tho head of Coos Bay soon transferal the point of produc tion to Newport, which remained the principal mine until within the last decade, sinae the Beaver Hill mine has been more successfully managed and become thee hief producer. The ' first record of coal production is con tained in the census report, when 43, 205 short tons were mined. An important dairy meeting will bo held at Langlois during the early part of February, when W. E. Jdycr, of the U. S. Department, I'rof. W. A. Barr of Corvallis and Prof R. R. Graves, Chief of the Dairy Depart ment of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, will be in attendance. A gene ral invitation is extended to all who are engaged in the dairy business, to attend this meeting the exact date which will bo announced later. Port Orford Tribune. Gardner plans to built a public dock is Cheaper! j and receive the of Service LAYMEN CONVENTION HELD IN PORTLAND The greatest religious meeting ever held on tho Pacific Coast will convene at Portland February 13, and will re main in session four days. It is known as tho "Laymen's Missionary Convention", is non-scctarinn in cha racter and will be ntteded by the male mumbcrs of every church in tho State of Oregon, south-western Washington and up the Columbia river as far as Pasco. The meeting is to bo addressed by some of the best known religious religious speakers of the world. Such men as A. R. Kepler of China, J. R. Trimjble, one of the big Methodists of America, James V. Bashford, famous college, president and now of China, Herman F. Swntsz, of the University of Berlin, Fred B. Fisher, of India, Henry H. Kelsey of the Congregati onal Church, Hugh L. Burleson, of the Episcopal Church, Morris W. Ehnes a former college football star, E. W. Naftzger the great singer, Herbert S. Johnson the great Boston preacher, J. O. Randall who added 107,000 mem bers to Methodist Church last year, James P. McKaughton of Turkey, J. E. Crowther of Africa, and S. Hall Young of Alaska, will be heard. These men are among the brilliant orators of the evangelical churches of the world and will repay a trip to Portland to hear them. Meetings will be held mornings, afternoons and evening. No collec tios will be taken up, and no subscrip tions asked. Special railroad rates on all roads. The Laymen's Missionary Conven tion of Oregon, to meet in Portland, February 13-16 and which is part of a nation-wide movement to arouse the energies of Laymen of nil evangelical churches in upwards of 80 of the lead ing centers of the country, will prove of importance to all the world. Ac the result of Conventions held in other cities, there is much informa tion. At St. Louis, actual gifts to the work totalled upwards of $6000. Christ Episcopal Church enrolled the largest number of delegates 113 nt Cinci nnati, nnd the Walnut Hills Baptist Church enrolled its entire male mem bership 77. A member of the Convention Com mittco at Toledo requested that he be put in touch with its naior.nl demoni uational leaders, so that he and his wife mig'ut guarantee the support of at least five missionaries. Tho ambition of Los Angeles is to oijcuro 5000 delegates. From Minne apolis comes tho information that the Lutherans arc making preparations for the convention there to a greater extend than in any other city. Outsido of Manchester, New Hamp shire, 00 towns were represented at the convention there by 426 delegates more thr.n one-third the total regist ration. J no. A. Goodell, Executive Secre tary, 300 Y. M. C .A. Building Port land, will bo pleased to supply full particuars to all who apply that de sire to attend tho Oregon convention. Tho committees having in charge the Lay men's Missionary Convention of Oregon comprise many of Port land's most prominent citizens, which of itself is a guaranty that the occas ion will be a success. The Conven tion meets Fobruary 13, continuing until February 16, inclusive. The only expense to dolcgatcs is the initial registration fee of $1.00 the expenses having been provided for by Portland capitalists. Able speak ers, reduced Mi road fares, the fact that the convention is open to all male members of all Oregon evangelical churches and the opportunity present ed of widely extending the work for tho uplift of humanity is creating great interest. This convention will emphasize and define the duty of all Laymen, impres sing them with the fact that they have a vital interest in church work, and that they arc not mere passive factors. With quickened thought, broadened vision and srenghtcned pur pose they will be uplifted by assicia tion with those who are so actively engaged in the movement. Every mab church member in Ore gon should regiHtor nt once. J. A. Goodell, Executive Secretary, will gladly supply fuler and more definite information to all who will apply.. His uddress, is 300 Y. M. C. A. Building Portland, Oregon. $020,000 beet ugar fuctory to bo built in or near Grants Puna, Plans urn on foot to get brunch line of rnllrid from Cuolimmi to Flo rence ami n double bridge nrroan North Fork unliable or team nnd truliu. Lumber ramp rut tlm Columbia river mmtinuw to open, Ml. Helen khlp yard jti nmDatU In build fs Vt'uJ, nw.lly lumUr mrrimt. Ml, t fg iiri09 i Dies In Crescent Gty Hospital Mrs. Irma Colegrove, wifo of coun ty Commissioner, Delmer Colegrove, died at a hospital in Crescent City January 20, 1916, following an illness of nbout ten days. Mrs. Colegrove, whose maiden name was Miss Irma Clark, was born in Ohio Nov. 17, 1879, and moved with her parents to Curry county in 1891 the family settling a few miles south of Pistol river where the Irma post oflicc was named after the deceased. About fifteen years ago the deceas ed was united in marriage to Delmer Colegrove and to this union four children were born, who with their father, live to mourn their loss. In addition to her immediate family Mrs. Colegrove is survived by two sisters and one brother Mrs. Jas. Miller of Myrtle Point, Mrs. Henry Ismcrt of Pistol river nnd W. T. Oiark of Brook ings. Mrs. Colegrove was an industrious and homo loving woman, nnd as friend wife and mother, discharged the du ties of life faithfully and with loving kindness. Not only her family, but the entire community in which she lived, grieves over her untimely death, -Port Orford Tribune. Curry's First Convention The first commercial convention ever held in Curry county will take place in Port Orford the second Tues day of next July when tho Hardware Dealer's association of Coos nnd Cur ry counties will bold n semi-annual cently met in annual convention at Bandon, which m.iting w.-.s attended by Wm. Gillings of this place to which is probably due the fact that the as sociation set its next, meeting for Por Orford. Port Orford Tribune. Cupboard SIMPLE. WHOLESOME RECIPES. O suggestions are more helpful ami more acceptable (o the house wife lu helping her with her cullntiry duties than good recipes upon which she can rely, and which are not beyond her means. Every woman has a number he L "SUE? SUT,roT,n!; which h which she constructs her melius, but new dishes are alwuys ucceptitble. nnd the simplicity Mini wholesomeuess of the recipes that follow will recommend them to every woman. Smothered Steak With Onion. Take round or chuck t-tenk, dredge 11 ,vlth Hour, then pound It thoroughly with a meat pounder or the edge of n plate, immediately put in a frying lwm In which a liberal amount of fat has been heated. Itrown the steak quickly on both sides, then pack it lu a pun or casserole (eaerole preferred). Be tween each I ii ). of meat imt n layer of thin NllecM of imloii, seasoning each layer with salt. Add one cupful of water fir every Ihreo pounds of ment. Ilaeo In n inoderntuly heated oven auil cook slowly until tender. Thin Is a dcslrnbln method for nil tough steaks. Spinach, German Style. Cook the spinach by stenm or In n very little water lu n closed vessel orer a slow Are until it Is tender; then chop It very tine. For every pint of spinach mince one-half cupful of fat pork mimI fry It until crisp. Turn the splHitrh Into the frying pan with the fried ment and bent thoroughly: then add onu-thlrd cupful of vinegar or ipniou Juice for each pint of spinach and Kusou with salt. Turn at once Into the serving ilLnh nnd garnish with sliced hard boiled egg. Cauliflower. Separate a crlp white head of caull. flower luto llowerots, wash them thor oughly and rinse lu a little cold suited water. Tie lu a cheesecloth and cook In a steamer or In salted boiling water for twenty minute. Remove them from the cloth nnd chill. When ready to serve arrange four small llowerets 04i a crisp lettuce leaf on a salad plate and between each floweret place n small Hwtlon of ripe tomato out length' wine. Mask with a mayonnaise dress Ing and garnish with nuts. River on the Rise The warm south wind nnd rain which visited this section the Inst of tho week evidently made an impres- sion on the snow which was banked upon tho hills southeast of here. Tho river started to rise Saturday night! and came up at a rate of about four feet an hour at Myrtlo PolnL By I Sunday morning it was still rising at ' this place, and all the low spots bo tween hero nnd Myrtlo Poi.it on thu road were overflowing and thin put thu auto Ntuge oil" the run. CoqulllcH mull going eaut was dinpuU'lied on thu Steadier Myrtle ynstenluy. The train went through to Power ami brought Hid i'alern mull down yenlerduy even ing. Tlii morning Ihn wwtur wuv m veml frut higher (huu yuttunhy. Vi'Uvtv tUvru wum iluly of grueii km tiowrlng m the rtvur ymluny, tfxiay I koIImhk M wulr All m -mm SPARKS GOOD GROCERIES AT REASONABLE PRICES. PROMPT DELIVERY & COURTEOUS TREATMENT PHONE 291 border on the river. The water is several inches higher than it was at the last ficshct and is still rising. The eastern mail came down on the steam er Myrtle this morning. The snow again began to drift down this tno ra ing and the weather has again taken of a cold aspect. This will probab'y put an end to the warm rain nnd cause the water to fall, but it is quite like ly that most of the people Would prefer high water to the cold and snow. Co quillc Harold. Commercial transcontinental tele phone service to New York City and intermediate cities has been inaugu rated by the Pacific Telephone, Tele- graph Company at Portland. Another : step of industrial progress by a great i industry. Albany is to have a chiropratic sa nitarium. Astoria soon to make solid fills! on I 9th and 10th streets. Wasco Co. has awarded contract for construction of Tygh grade and White River grade roads cost $21,890 Astoria is building scenic highway to summit of Coxcomb Hill. Railway earnings for December show increase of 18.7 per cent oveer last year. Prosperous railroads ate name San Frnnci-jeo wa, however, i.p the surest indication of returning plied to 11 three settlements. Tho good times. United States flag was raised over tho A crab station is being established , town in 18 10 and the population vapid- nf Autnrin fnr uliii.mnnt nf xrnlis in Iv increased, reilidllll!' no: hulls !)0l) ill ! f U' states. fc-stacaua Horner tiros, expects to covones was toiiowen uy cicwos oi manufacture wooden silos. fortune seekers, so that by the end of Albany has new departmenint store 1849 the city had nn estimated popuUi with $40,000 stock. j tion of 20,000. From that time on Astoria will have an $85,000 clay ( San Francisco has grown rapidly. Tho manufacturing industry. first regular overland 'mail communi- Wusco county once hnd 130,000 cation with the East was established .square mile.j. i.early four cime3 the hy pony express in I860, the charge size of England a. d Wales Card of Thanks We extend our heart felt thanks to our kind friends who so gently as sisted us during the death of our dear husband and father. And to those who contributed the beautiful flowers timl special thanks to the W. C. of U Mrs. Hilia S. Dark Dasio D. Dark, I'HE LARGEST PRODUCING COW IN THE WORLD This is a picture of the Holstein- Fricsiun cow, Duchess Skylark Orms- by, the new world's champio'i butter producer. The results of her 305-con- secutive-days' test, conduted by the .Minnesota Agricultural College, show that she milked 27,701.07 pounds, near- ly fourteen'tons, or over twenty three times her own weight. The butterfat contained in this year's milk yield weighed 1,205.09 pounds, this being a fat percentage of nbout I..I2. Figured at cash valuo and the dollar and rents' estimato Is one of thu prime reasons fur the popularity of the ilolRtein-I'Vieslnii row, and allow ing 35 rents u pound, shit produred a bout f 500 worth of eoinmervinl butter. Think of ItT Morn thun thlrly-flvu 41) pound lulm! The lft pruvlou re cord for the .106'iiintinjlvowIuy' but' Utr lat wan Imld by I'lMlnriu l'ldu Johunim Itur JUIflhN. tilu pri'duM All mmi hw milk, but It mnlun m) 1UW immlt Im kyUitr limp. Ui , , . - JMM i A Rainy Day Need Not Be Dull Cheer up I Get to wut in a Fish Brand Refi Slicker $3.00 Strong, easy f: light, and i.x.' pnxf, nbsphiU '. Reflex Edges str water from n. nlnginatthcfri'..' Illacti, Yf HoworOIivckti.iU. Piotctor Hat. Jj ii nts OWUtS Satisfaction Citarant,nt A.J.TOWERCO. 'Sra Ten Dollars on Ounce for Postage The first selMemeni on the present site of Sim Francisco dates from 17 76. It consisted 0i n Spanish militaiy post (presidio) and the San Franeit co mission of .San Francisco do Ai.is. In 1836 tho settL'ineni of Yerl a llne na was established in i little cove, southeast of Telegraph 1 1 ill. "Il-.u I May, ,18-18. The new. of the geld dts- for postage being $5 for half ouncf. In ! 1869 the completion of the Central Pu ' cific Railway to Oakland marked the beginning of transcontinental railway commuication. (U. S. Geological Survey.) At the Nai-rr Celilo Rapids, the Columbia river w onTy 150 ft. wide. 'i'his is the prono.id site of the great- cu power pla. t in the IJ. S. Duchess Skylark Ormsby 12151 1, who now IioIiIh tho world's record re- ghrdlcss of age, class or breed, was bred by R. B. Young of Buffulo Center Icwa, and is owned by John B. Irwin of Mii.neapolis, Minn. Her sire is Sir Ormsby Skylark 17010, ad her dam ij Oakhurst Duchess Clothildo lOOOHjj, Ly John of Ilaruoveldl, :iftW, a bull that was Imported In dam in 1 Tho new champion butterfnt produc er was born Oct. 31, 1909, and fresh ened at thu age of five years and three days. Throughout the tent she was oared for by Axel Hansen, and never missed a feed, never required thu sir vIcoH of a veterinary, and wm iiev. i' fed anything but ordinal y lommerciul cow feed. turtiilnly thin wonderful "lllr.iK iiiid'WIillu" cow rhown mii utlnutiv profit on Hit) year edgr urroui.t, for lo bur production uf V'i' woilli "f ittfiiiiuiiejul Imllur iinitl be uiMinJ li, punim) ttumiul uf Mm milk ami lU hr ulf, k UN uthivvv MoM lAdak Wlli wmtly J'I'M oil wv iji twk mv m 4tlm lbs umui utwi-JUwJ is 4m mw fJinjiiji Umi on IM tm on iwtnmi imim