Volume .11.
DENMARK, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON : TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1885.
Number 16.
OIR LEGISLATURE.
Oregon Legislature convenes next
Monday. Curry county is, as is
usual, represented in the Assembly
lty a person who was repudiated by
tho voters of the county with very
marked emphasis. Coos county, be
ing largely Republican, can over
slaugh us without regard to conse
quences. Scott, and Stewert, and fi
nally Sutton, all repudiated at home,
have been forced upon us by the vote
of Coos county. This is an unfortu
nate condition of things down here,
as the reliance that Coos will "pull
him through" anyway, enables the
ringsters in this county to set up the
worst political reprobate of the gang
with impunity; and this sort of men
they have among them in good sup
ply, all clamoring .for recognition
and promotion, in recompense for
dirty work done and performed.
And it does not signify that these
place-hunters have no sort of qualifi
cation or fitness for the position, it
is tendered them in default of their
ability to be elected to any -other
position. Let us hope that it will
not always be thus.
ANOTHER COAL DISCOVERY.
Pur Ellensburg correspondent says
Mr. Joseph Yunker of Crescent
City, who is the present owner of the
extensive stock range formerly owned
by J. Ai Northrop, on what is known
as Shasta Costa creek, spent a few
days in town this week, Mr. Yunker
is quite enthusiastic over the discov
ery of what bids fair to be an exten
sive vein of coal on this creek. He
has sent specimens to San Francisco
which have been pronounced of good
quality. The vein where discovered
is about nine feet in thickness, and is
situated on the creek about one half
mile back from Rorue river about
forty miles above the moutn. Should
this new coal field prove as extensive
. as present prospects indicate, tho day
is not far distant when we will have
a new enterprise in full blast on
Rogue riven .
A Kumor .Fathered. Averill says
he will father the rumor that Col.
- Burhani who has been absent in San
.. Francisco for a month or more, will
-;Jhiot return alone. He states that the
gallant Colonel was married on the
11th and that the bride is a Miss Hill
from Massachusetts. The happy
couple are expected hero shortly, their
household goods having reached Ban
' don some days since. Their future
residence is now in course of erection
on the mill property.
Town Property Sold. Mr. Dick
Richards last week sold the half block
owned by him in Port Orford to Mr.
Lockhart who intends erecting a pret-
ty home thereon for his family for
whom Mr. L. will go to Colorado when
travel entails fewer discomforts. He
will brinir with him on his return
some fine Norman stock horses.
. Floras Creek Represented.
Messrs. Charles and Thomas Lang-
- lois, and Misses Mary Langlois and
Minnie Button, of this place, spent
the holidays on the river, and the
Berald mentions their presence at
Coquille City. The party returned
- home Saturday.
Off to Salem. Hon. Walter Sut
- ton, Joint Representative from Curry
and Coos counties, passed throu
Denmark Tuesday, accomprnied by
Hon. F. A. Stewart, en route for
Salem, to attend tho Legislature
- which opens on the 12th inst.
"Wagon For Sale. A strong, well
made and ngnt two-norso wagon is
offered for sale at a bargain. Parties
contemplating the purchase of a good
servicable wagon will save money
by calling at this office and learning
particulars concerning this one.
Returned. Miss Jennie Malehorn,
daughter of our estooined townsman
S. T. Malehorn, returned home from
Myrtle Point Friday, where she has
been engaged as teacher in the pub
he schools at that place.
HKIDGE APPROACHES COMPLETED.
Messrs. J as. P. and Andrew Olsen
relieved Messrs. Stitt, the original
contractors, of the work of opening
the road north from the county thor
oughfare to the bridge, and comple
ted the job in good shape last Tues
day evening. Wednesday and Thurs
day volunteer work was done in run-1
mng a grade around the blun at the
south approach to the bridge, and in
building up with logs and earth the
approach to the north end of the
structure. Taking into consideration
the bad state of the roads and weath
er, the much-needed bridge has been
completed and made available for the
traveling public in much less time
than was thought possible. It is an
enduring monument to the enterprise
of the people of this section, and it is
to be hoped that our example may
be emulated in the bridging of the
streams south of us.
The New Years Shooting Match.
The shooting match advertised to
come off New Years was not so much
ofTi success as was anticipated, prin
cipally because of the unsettled
weather and the short notice given.
And strange enough guns, usually
so plentiful on such occasions, were
scarce, and amunation scarcer; The
shootists will assemble again soon
when every thing will be in readiness
and we may expect some "gocd shoot
ing.
The Breakwater. The Coquille
H erald says editorially of Harbcr of
Refuge: "It is claimed by those who
pretend to know, that the report that
150,000 will be expended on Port Or
ford is a certainty, and that the com
mencement of the railroad mentioned
is also a certainty, but. not likely to
commence so soon as tne improve
ment of tho harbor. Port Orford is
destined to become the principal deep
water harbor on the Northwest Coast
Denmark Takes the Medal. At
tho masquerade ball given at Coquille
Citv on Christmas Eve, Miss. Alice
Walker, formerly of this place, was
awarded the prize for the richest
costume, while Mr. Glenn Cox, also
late of this place, carried off one of
the awards for the best sustained char
acter..
New Coquille Steamer. The
Herald says Capt. Parker will soon
commence the construction of a light
draft, fast running steamboat to
carrv passengers between Bandon
and Coquille City, in connection with
the stage line to Coos Bay, and thence
to Roseburg.
BREVITIES.
John Unican brought up the mail
Monday, and reported Elk and Sixes
out of their banks.
W. H. Averill County Commisioner,
started for Ellensburg Monday to at
tend County Court
Mr. E. Clark, of Clark & Dwyer,
was in Denmark Saturday and Sun
day and called on the Recorder.
. Mr. J. L. Cox, late of this place,
is driving stage on the Coos Bay
wagon road from Laird's to Rose
burg.
Hon. Binger Herman expects to
leave Roseburg for Washington next
month, to be present at Cleveland's
inauguration. ' '
'The Coos Bay wagon road has been
so greatly damaged this Winter that
manv thousand dollars will be re
quired to repair it
It is stated that Crawford & Wilbur
have leased the Hubbard creek mill
and will run a tramway from the
same to Port Orford.
Mrs. E. M. Blackerby returned
from Sixes river Saturday where she
has been spending tho holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zumwalt
A protracted mooting, conducted by
Rev. C. B. Marsters: is in progress
near Bairuell's ferry. On New Years
night there were six accessions.
PORT ORFORD NOTES.
Weather still unsettled.
Mr. Herman Lando is the happy
father of a bouncing boy baby which
was presented to him on the 30th ult
Mother and child doing well. . Boys
seem to be in demand in Oregon.
Mr. Wilbur has been busily en
gaged in arranging the immense of
goods just received, which when un
packed ancr placed in position will
fill the store to its utmost capacity.
Mr. Barry had several tons of
freight discharged from the Parkers-
burg for his immediate use as well as
to supply his needs at the farm which
will be stocked and preparations soon
made to conduct an extensive busi -nass.
At last tho schooner has come and
gone. Messrs v nour and uarry,
with French Ned and Wm. Nord-
burg as boatmen launched a small
boat and pulled out to welcome the
"long looked for.". "Cast your bread
upon the waters and it shall, return
alter many days. xne vessel com
menced immediately to discharge its
cargo, and every available man was
pressed into service to lighter the
goods ashore, which work continued
day and night until completed. The
schooner sailed for the Coquille ' on
the 29th, and the captain undoubtedly
feels that a great weight is lifted in
making so successful a discharge
aiter naving - oeen tossed aoout so
many days. The Parkersburg ar
rived at the Coquillo , on the 30th
Ed.
The Christmas tree, or, properly
speaking, the New Years tree took
place in Wilbur's hall where Santa
Claus held supremo rule and dis
pensed to the juveniles of Port Orford
and vicinity the expected assortment
of presents, and and all appear de
hted with his beneficence. The
selections of Mrs. Captain Tichenor
committed by the juveniles and re
cited to the audience were splendid,
the recitations by Masters Blacklock
and Culver were very nice, the seven
little girls' recitation about the birth
of Jesus was superb, also some select
readings by Mrs. McBride, Mrs. Nel
son and Mrs. Wilbur were well ren
dered especially the latter lady de
serves very high praise for the beau
tiful and pathetic . rendition of that
superb piece entitled, "Santa Claus,"
which portrays an annoyed father on
Christmas eve, ' after some
loss in stock speculations, surrounded
by his children, who question him
about Santa. Finally he angrily tells
them that he is all the Santa Claus
there is or ever was, and sends them
to' bed an hour earlier than usual.
The children cannot reconcile in their
minds their father's statement . that
Santa Claus does not, in fact, exist,
and, following the teachings of their
dead mother, offer up a prayer. The
father, after musing in an abstracted
manner for a time, thinks of his chil
dren whom he so summarily dis
missed, and realizing his harshness,
steals up stairs to do mute penance at
their bedside and overhears their
prayer for the desired presents, con
eluding with, "God bless papa." Se
quel ne presents came and ever
after the children were satisfied with
Santa Claus. Mrs. Wilbur portrays
the feeling of the place superbly,
Capt. Tichenor was called to the front
to address the audience and stated
briefly and eloquently that the rising
generation amongst us were the ones
in whose minds to instill the good
precepts of Christian teachings, and
should be urged to become a factor
in our Sunday school. Immediately
after the close of exercises a ball was
given with the hall crowded.
Capt J. F. Dunham has completed
his little steamer for Beaver slough
and is now prepared to carry passen
gers through on time and in good
shape. The. boat is 38 feet long and
will carry two or three dozen passen
gers and several tons of freight on
about one foot of water. Mail
THE LATEST NEWS.
Eight feet of snow at the Dalles.
Butchers in Portland have advanced
the price of beef 25 per cent
W. H. Vanderbilt is infirm in
health and disappointed in his sons.
Official reports show that 226 per
sons were killed by the earthquake in
Spain on the 29th.
Blaine has ordered the dismissal of
his libel case against the Inianapolis
Sentinel pf course.
There were last June 24,082 vessels
under the American flag, with an ag
gregate tonage of 4,271,288.
The total Vanderbilt losses in Wall
street by W. H. and his two sons, W,
K. and Cornelius, are estimated at
$50,000,000. .
Mrs. Mercy Simmons of Lebanon
aged 90, has just received a pension,
her husband having served in the
wnr of 1812.
Walla Walla stock men estimate
tho loss of cattle at 50 and sheep at
90 per cent if tho weather continues
any length of time.
President-elect Cleveland was to
resign the Governorship of New York
to-day, the Gth. Lieutenant Govern
or Hill succeeds him.
The Philadelphia and Reading col
lieries neat Shenandoah, were shut
down on tho 29th, throwing 2,000 per
sons out of employment
Northern Pacific trains have been
snow Dound near nerron oiding in
Washington Territory, and 2,000
pounds of beef and 1.000 loaves of
1 1 TT r-
bread were sent from Portland last
week to provision them.
An inventory has been taken of
General Grant's possessions to satisfy
the claim of $150,000 held against
him by W. H. Vanderbilt The lat
ter agrees to take $100,000- for the
claim.
The cost of cable dispatches has
been reduced from 50 to 40 cents per
word on account of the completion of
tho Mackey-Bennett cable. It is
thought that the decrease in price
will increase the business 20 per cent
On the 24th ult, Judge Sullivan
rendered his decision in the Hill-
Sharon divorce case, which has drag
ged its slow length along in the San
Francisco courts for something over
fourteen months, granting to the fair
plaintiff an absolute divorce and or
dering a division of the property
of defendant which is worth at least
ten million dollars.' It is stated, how
ever, that Senator Sharon's estate is
his separate property, and, with its
income and profits, is exempt from
this decision. General Barnes, his
attorney, says Sharon is greatly anoy
ed by the present decision, but of
course will appeal, and feels confident
of reversing it He stated that the case
pending in the United States Circuit,
to test the validity of the marriage
contract, will be prosecuted energeti
cally. Whether the old reprobate
wins or loses, it is likely that he will
write no more letters to his mistresses.
COOS COUNTY.
Capt H. W. Dunham has pur
chased the steamer Coos and intends
running her between Empire City
and this place. If the Dunham's
keep up their stroke they will assume
control of the Coos Bay navagation.
The bodies of Fred Weaver and
his son, drowned last week at North
slough, have not been found, though
great efforts have been made to re
cover them. .
Hon. J. H. Roberts passed through
Ikirshfield last week on his 'way to
open the Legislature at Salem. The
News says he will introduce a bill to
disfranchise any person who marries
a school mam without a license, or
marries the same woman twice with
out a divorce, inis is a measure in
the interest of Civil Service Reform
and will materially effect tho tariil
on wooL ...
ELLENSBURG ITEMS.
A. M. Gillespie made Crescent City
a flying visit last week returning on
the 27th. X ""
During holidays times have been
lively and everybody seemed to be
enjoying himself.
No, Mr. Editor, Badger was not
holed up last week as you intimated,
but was just slightly off his tap.
Mr. Robert Zumwalt, R. D. Hume's
efficient superintendent of the ranch
across the river, has resigned his
position, and for the present Mr.
Issac Coy will take his place.
The tug Pelican came in one day
this week with a small lot of goods
for R. D. Hume, and brought in as
passengers A. H. and F. S. Moore.
The tug left for Smith River in about
an hour.
The schooner Lizzie Prien arrived at
this port on the 28th ult, coming in
on an ebb tide. She brought a largo
stock of general merchandise for the
Ellensburg Business Association, and
will take out quite an amount of wool,
hides and grain from the warehouse
of the same firm, besides about thirty,
tons of salmon from the cannery oi
R. D.Hume.
Judge Woodruff and wife are in
town awaiting an opportunity to go
to San Franciseo where the Judge
will receive treatment for his failing
health. Judge Cooley and family
are also here awaiting an out-going
vessel. The Judge intends going
to Florida, where he expects to locate.
We very much regret to him and his
family, but, in wishing them success,
whe hope the Southerners will change
the Judge's politics.
Mr. Charles Gray, who brought up
the mail one trip last week came near
losing his life in an attempt to cross
Hunter's creek, some two miles below
town. The creek was high and rapid
and Mr. Gray was thrown from tho . ,
horse into thewater, bating the mail
pouch which he was carrying on his
shoulder in the endeavor to keep ' it-,
dry with him., Mr. Gray could not '
again reach his horse, and had to
swim for shore with all his clothing
on, including an oil suit After strug
gling with the angry waters until he
was almost exhausted he was .forced
to let the pouch go, and with a strug
gling effort he succeeded in reaching
shore. The mail pouch ' was after
wards recovered. This accident
should arouse an interest among our
people in having these mountain tor
rents bridged, as it is worth a man's
life at times to attempt to cross some
of them.
DIED.
GUEKIN At Eckley, December 25, 188i,
John L., son of Geo. H.- and Cella Guerin.
af ter a short illness, aged 9 mouths and 6 -
days,
J. UUNTLEY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
ELLENSBURG, OREGON.
Particular attention will bo paid to Land
busisiness.
J. A. GRAY. j. M. 8IGLIN.
SIGLIN & CRAY.
ATTORNEYS and COUNSELORS AT LAW,
MARSHFIELD, OREGON.
Will practice in all cf the Stale and Federal
- Courts.
J. W. BENNETT,
ATTOllNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
MARSIOTELD, OKEGON.
Colluctions a Specialty. 'Office in Coos Ray
. iVews Lnildinv.
J. H. UITON,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCER,
....ALSO....
Real Estate and Collection Agent,
Deuiuark, Curry Co., Oretfou.
LANDS AND TOWN PROPERTY
bought and sold tor a fair coitiJuisMon,
taxe paid and a general ayenoy busi
condsuuted.
L.
P. FISHER'S
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