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Hi BIG P' oos Hay Photo & C.nSHIS'IHIjD, OB. LIFE-SIZE CRAYON PHOTOS COPYING Mb ENLARGING FROM OLD PICTURES, VIEWING, ETC. ALL 8ZE!8 AKO STYLES OF FINE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN, For tho Fiivat Work .it ltoft.oiml.lo Prices Call on uh at McMlLLAN'8 OALLKUY, on A Hlrool. ' McMillan & beatt, Artists nml i'liotographors, Mnrshfiold, Oregon. T. S. Minott, (Huecmor to .1. I). (Jnrilohl.) Dealer in Tinware, Hardware, Farming Tools Front street, Marshfteli', Origin. Puinls, OiIh, VnriUHliof, llrtinliep, Doorw iiihI WlnilrtWH, Hiirilwnru, Timvtiru, filnsifwnro. Crockery, Willow-witre, SOLE .A-GKEUSTT FOB Bridge & Beach's SUPER! Stoves and Ranges. Nastourg & JSfiiBfc X3Ej$lIjE3BS I'JST IT C n CBl A L l t nh ukwi PI $ n J iB-H- , L. FllONT STUKBT, AlAHMHKIKI.n, Oil. We kcticontiitIy on liunil in our largo and coinmodimiK More, a woll selected stock, ciiiiiM.iiiBof the brut staple nml faiwy Hry (JihiiIh ol ittl Mutt, unit Urn i'IhiIcpmI Wroi'orlc mill BMvkvUoii. A law monk of Clothing Huts mid OupN Hooti ami show, Rubber mid Oil Clothing, Oil Cloths, Crockery, GI.im ami llardwiuv. 1'atnts, Oil nnd ViirtiliPi.aiiiiMwiiri),Tiiiwiiri,Ammiiiiiltiiii.Ciitlory,ooil nml Willowwuru, Sclmol Iiookaiiud Stationery, Iur- nishing (mode, Hosiery, Ktc. Eic OJC3-ABS A.TSTT) TOBAOOO. Our uxlonsivr show row are ntl.nl il ever broiii'lit to Coos buy. flooil W. 6i WEBSTER'S urui? mnifiW TAKE S Front Street, Murshfitdd, Oregon. T keen constantly on hnwl llto lmj-ost nml best stock of gootla in Southern Oregon. BOOTS A"D SHOES, MEN'S FINE SUITS, HATS AND CAPS, AKD GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. cosn-plete nsre-w JStocls: Fresh from tlio Factory. No old lyK' ''J "n"'1: , 0u.r nl,n L to keop,aron"t of tho timoH and sell our goods at reasonable prices. general Merolmndtee& Groceries ZfcTEW STOBB. XLMTOWSTOffi! The capacitv Doubled. 2STETW FBICTBI Ti-jSiiSESSMKi?:rtaa".fffi "Tf vSuwant to bo Mtontohod, call ond .00 us. &?ssr.. T. W llK.NNIl:, COOS BUY STEAM LAUNDRY, RENNIE & SMITH, PROPRIETORS, SlurohlloM, OrBOM. I - n. . ifiuno ne I nllWnnV JILL (VlnUO ur Mu"" a specially, Dlankots, jmn-qm'i " SATISFACTION GUARAMIEED. TOY THIS METHOD, '.AX).' Prayon Y, IlliBgipp,' iTtunftstQtf, Farming TooIh, Cutlery, etc. Wowlwnro. with the 'l",'''JiV,,P'i?,iisTllIPy NAS1WKO .1 HIRbl. II. 0, SMITH. WORK. Tho most delicate fabrics i.wwiimon. Gout's work "MffWMinaiini MAKHHFIELt). OREGONi " rhursrfhjr, 1 1 : : t ! September ti, iBgo. 8eo iid. for bids to patnt school build ing. If you want a fine piano, seo McMil lan. ' County court adjourned Monday ove lllllR. Tho Kmina Utter has cone to Oakland creek, Circuit court at Curry county next Monday. Anothornow houso ban gono up ut Ferndaio. J. Jankuiok, tho llosoburg jowollor, in on tho hay. Finest Htouk of boots and Shoes at tho I'ortor Btoro, Novels of V. Gllmoro Hims, at Honp HtaukmiH, atfic. J. T. Moulton, of the Coqulllo, was In town last week. Hon. A. (5. Jones and family havo re turned to ltoeohurg. JatnoH Aiken has recovered from hie recent rovoio ill iichr. Tlio Oreiion Hlnlo fair will eoinmonco at faluin next Munday. Tlio Myrtle 1'olnt brass band will play at tho County Fair. Wanted, 150 eoids ol stove "wood. Apply to K. A. AudorHon. The trout caught in Coos river thla Honson are unusually largo. Thorowill be. a inusquorado ball at North Head next Saturday night. Work commenced Just week on tho ofllecH of tlio Glasgow Co. at Glasgow. The Coon county fair at Arago com menced today, and will last three days. Quito a number of the bay people have gone to tlio Coipiille to take in the fair. If you want a fine silk shirt, latest (tylo, for only $3.7fi, call at tho Torter store. I). L. Hood lias a forco of men at work grading and loveling tho streeti at Glasgow. Lackutrom Ilros,, tho carpenters, are building two dwelling houses on the saudiist. Quito a numbor of Marsbflcldites went to tho sandhills, blueberrying, on Tueudav. Clias. Hi Jackson lias moved to Glas gow mid will take clurgo of tho ims Iioiici! thure. T. S. Minott has a full stock of har ness, ol all grades, at prices which defy competition. Daniel Uobcits, of Myrtle l'oint, and father of lion. J. II. Roberts, is very sick and not expected to survive. Attorneys S. 11. Hazard, D. L. Wat hou, J. M. Biglln and Joseph Hnro will leave for Curry county to-morrow. WA.vrci). Tlireo girlu to woik In tlie steam laundry. Good wages. Apply at laundry or address II. C. Smith. Tlicro aro L'l horses at tho fail grounds raeo tiack, seven of which are trotters. One of tho latter is from California. Herbert Loukhart lias accepted the position of bookkeeper or Homy Seng slacken, and will reside on tho bay. 1;. II. Miller is conducting the fishing business at tlio slaughterhouse, mid is making a very good citteli of salmon. Mrs. Jacob I.nndo roturnod from the Corpitllo, wliero ebo lias been visiting for the past threo weeks, on Tuesday. J. N. Nelson has takon down tho shoo shop, next to Mrs. Owen's restaurant, mid will build a fine building on tho lot. 12. II. Dean & Co. aro driving idles in front of tho stoic in Marshfleld und the wharf will bo extended toward tho chan nel. There was ovidently a laruo tiro on Foney slough on Tuesday, as n vast vol umo of smoko rolled up fiom that locality- Tho young ladies of Coqulllo City have organized a bond, and aro practicing on "Meet me by Moonlight, all by Your self," If you want to see tho finest gonts' underwear over brought on this bay," and tlio cheapest. Go to tho Forter Btoro. Tho assessment rolls show tho tax ahlo property of Coos county to bo $2,!M9,450. The lovy i8'2t mills on tho dollar. Tlio families of F.ugono O'Connoll and F. A. Golden, who have been camp ing for some time on Coos river catno down last week. Hell & Phillips havo oponod a saloon on tho corner of A and Codar streets. Itisnamod tho "Acme," and is fitted up in flno style. Woaro now propaied to produce tho finest work, equal to San Francisco's best. Call and see the now work at McMillan's gallery. Fdttard A. Hargreaves, of Gardiner, was on the hay last week and took out his cltlzon papers boforo Judge Watson, at Umpire, last Friday. Tho Bteainer F.mlly will tow tho rock scows of P. O'Neil down to San Tedro, whero Mr. O'Noll has a contract to got out rock for tho harbor. Prof. J. M. Peebles, arrived from Sa lem last week, and will eoinmonco a term of public school In the Acadomy building next Monday week, tho 22d. Tho now tug constructed on Coos rivor by P; O'Noll Is louding lumber at Porter mill, and will sail down to San Francisco, whero hor machinery will bo put in. llids will be received until noon on Saturday, Sept. 181b, at the Iteeordors ofllco Marshfleld, Oregon, for covering the sewer on Myrtlo street, from tho town woll to A etreot. For furthor par ticulars apply Kocordor'fl offlco. Ilest and cheapest bats in tho county at tho Porter store. Stolaon lints cheap r tlmn they can bo bought In San Fran cUco. Tim Ifprnld nml thn West Orpgonlan gut in their I mitt toot or tno Koseburg Uoviott, Tho attention of advertisers is called to this fact. Capt. LItllofioId has received orders from tho department to look out for tho old wreck In front of Glasgow as an obstruction to navigation. Cliai. Kodln is getting in 20,000 feet or logs por day over a mllo and a quar tor road. Peonlo need not tronblo thomaolves about Charley's bad luck at that rato. Floronco West: 1. 1). Cusliman wont to San Francisco last week for tho pur- poso of chartering a stenmor to bring in tlio new ongino for the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. mill. Chrietenson & Johnson havo been driving plies south of town for strcots. Ono street runs from tho mill south and ono from tho laundry branching into two streets. School will begin Monday, Sept. 22d, with tho following corps of teachers: Prof. J. 7tt. Peebles, principal; Caroline llutler, Intermediate; May Clark and Hertha Clark, primaries. Tho forest tires i aging in tho vieinity of tho Isthmus for several weeks havo destroyed several thousand dollars worth of timber belonging to K. 15. Dean & Co., and others. Tho Portland Chamber of Commerce had n meeting on Monday night witlr regard to securing the repeal of the mortgago tax And usury law, and n re vision of tho tax laws by tho legislature next winter. Tlio now comors on tho bay aro pre paring to organir.D u "Johnny Come Lately Society," which is designed to protect tho Interests of now settlers. No person who has lived hero longer than two years will be admitted. Henry Sengstackcn lias leased . the property on A street, between Pino and Cedar streets, for the tonn of five years and will erect a tmildlng thereon. Ex cavation is being made for that purpose Tho structure will be aOxlOO feet. Tho plans of tho new hotel to bo erected at Glasgow came down from Portland last week. Tho building is a largo ono and of tho best style of archi tecture. It is expected that work will hoon begin and bo pushed to a speedy completion. Tlio matter of Improving tho public school buildings is being agitated. It is high time something was done to itiako tho rooniR presentable. Thoir present condition is not complimentary to a giowing town which expects si big boom They should bo fixed up at onco. The Hendricks, Vallandigham Knights of tlio Golden Circle lloview Ileal Estate Co., of Kosoburg, thinks the real rstato men of the bay aro not posted in (lie business. Tho trouble is tho Ho- viow man did not make any headway here and il was not generally known lie was around. Messrs. Mul'herson & Ginsor havo oponml their wholesale house witli a largo frtock of liquors, cigars, ote. Mr. Heise, the manager, roturuod from the oui-t lastFiiday with a consignment of tho finest and purest liquors to bo had in tlio market and will be found oppos Ito tho Blanco. I. Flemmel, an Italian at Nowport, was badly injured by a cave in tho initio at Nowport yesterday. His svrlst was broken mid bin hip sustained injuries tho preciso nature of which could not bo readily determined. I)rn. Tower nnd Sponoglo went up yesterday to ndmlnis ter anesthetics and examine his hurts thoroughly. The now county bridgo across the marsh at the south ond of town, huilt by Christensen and Johnson, is 115S feet long and 2-1 foot wide. Tho drive way is 18 fc(jt tlius onabling teams to pass and there is n footwalk of six feet on one side. Tills is ono of tho best bridges in tho county, and is a great bonetit to the public. Tlio now steamer being constructed nt the Porter mill is a daisy for tho passon ger trade. Sho will havo commodious cubins and a hurricauo deck which will cover the entire deck whero paBsongors can sit without fear of sparks and out of tho sun. Slip will be a handsome ves sol. Her machinery has arrived and is of tho best quality. Somo months ago parties picked up a largo redwood log which floated into the bay and tho eamo was sawed up Into lumber and proved to bo a most beautiful grain. Tho cabin of the new schooner Willio U. Iluino was finished with it and piesents a very fine appear anco. Joseph Gilbert, of Empire, also mado a card table of the same material, which Is very tlno. The Coos Hay Photo & Crayon Co.'s reduction in prices will continue tho re mainder of tills month. Hemoinberthe reduction is only to introduce our work, Cabinets, Btrictly first-class, only $3.00. I'm Ilea desiring photos of Teachers' Group, mado at llam?on, can secure them at $1.00 each, (bIzo 14x18) at Mc Millan's gallery. Also vlowa of bsach at llandon. Oall and see them. Tho advertisement of Honno & Smith, proprietors of tho Coos Bay Steam Laundry, appears in this paper, and they commend themselves to tho patron ago of tho public. They have intro duced tho Tioy system of laundrylng; will redress linen with either gloss or domestic finish, which is bo successful In all Eastern cities. They have tho finest ami latest machinery and will do good work. Painters, Attention! Scaled bids for painting school build Ing in Marshfleld, will bo recoived at the office of John F. Hall up to 2 o'clock p. m, Saturday, Sept. 1.1, 1600. Build ing to be painted outside with two coats of paint and suitablo trimmings. Spec ifications can bo soon un application. The Board reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. By ordor of tho Board of Directors of School District No. V, Coos county, Oro gon. John F. Hall, District Clerk. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed Ictterd remaining in tho Marshfleld, Oregon, post olhce. Sept. 1st, 1890. Persons calling for tho samo will please say advertised; Aviberg, J N due ioc IkolM, John Ilennet, Mr Ilrown, Willis A lirown, W C a Cain, Miss Jennie Cherry, R W Druinmond, William Entrusl, Jsnkki EllHonh, MIm AiikIIi Hume, Mrs Lisslr R Jacobsen, J , lngas, August a Iicey, Arthur K (Care R C Hardie) Lindstrom, Wilhelm a Urn, Mr Llrtgrccn, Ivart Lepploji, Anna Greta Mcllrt, Charity lcConneII, Slicrmsn Veil. Top Niucn, H (Care Mr Halermeir) Nystrom, Anders I'crry, GiHrt 1'eterson, Herman a Kiyton, Or Ii 1 Kosswinle, Herman 3 Rotjcrts, Miss A Jane Snow, N D Steele, S V Snanclcr, R Sutherland, I A Thompson, 1 M Thornton, J W won u liuicomi) Wilson. Mrs W T Morion, May Wavcrly, James A. D. Bor.DKii, P. M. Miss Miuiiio T. Clay, who recently passed a successful examination as pilot and navigator, has been appointed cap tain of tlio steamer Minnie, running on Sebago Lake, Mo. Tho census shows that California has two slate quarries which have producod during tlio year 1899, $13,8S9 worth of slate at an expense of $32,037. At that rate tho slate will get rich. A firo occurred at tho Slaughterhouse last week in one of tho outhouses con nected with the main dwelling. The outbouEQ burned and tho shed connect ing with tlio dwelling was consumed, but tho boys not their work in and suc ceeded in saving the house. A now coasting steamer is to bo built at San Francisco this winter to run be tween that and Gray's Harbor and in termediate ports. Capt. Schwarts, formerly of the Thistle, will have com mand, and he will have her built so she can como into tho Coquillo. Herald. Passengers on the steamor Telephone wero treated to a ghastly sight as the steamer was leaving Portland Sunday morning. Ab Madison street waB pass ed, tlio lifeless body of a man hanging from tlio cast abutment of tho new bridgo was Been. It is not known who or what tho man was. It is sup posed to be a case of suicide. Sailors on tho San Francisco front say that tho schooner Una, which runs to Gardiner, is a "hoodoo." Two years ago wboh she entered Ran Dieso bay a man was drowned at Santa Fe' wharf. On her next visit a woman's dead body was found floating alongside. Last week she entered that port and on the same day a yacht capsized and seven peoplo were drowned. Many sailors would not ship on hor now on any consideration A dispatch from Hon. B. Hermann brings welcome news to Una county. Our citizens are under great obligations to our representatives in Congress who have so diligently looked after our in terests. Tho following telegram will oxplain ilsolf : Washington, D. C. "Sont. 8th. 1890. Ed. Coast Mail: Rivor aud harbor hill has passed and forwarded tho presi dent. C003 bay and Coquillo remain ns tiiey passed bouse. Uongratulation. Binoeu Hermann. Tho production of tho play, "Won at Last, or the Heart of AbIios," on Satur day night, was a decided success. The ball was filled, tho main floor and the galeries being occupied. Mr. Albert Lando, who acted the leading character, fully sustained his. reputation as an actor of more than ordinary ability, and tlio others members of the Drnmatic Club won morited approval. Miss Band sustained her character admira bly, as did also Mrs. Nystrom, in fact all tho members did well. O. S. Benner is a host in himself. Gardiner Items. From Our Regular Correspondent.'! ' "Weather very warm. A. W. Koid has gonoto San Francis co. Mrs. W. B. McKenzio returned homo la6t Friday. Mrs, A. W. Spencor, of Dean's crcok, was in town Saturday. AVo understand that Rev. AVm. Wells, of Rosoburg, will preach hero next Sun day, Harry Sacry and wifo of Oakland, weio tho cuests of Dr. Mackey last wook. Miss Robocca Balderreo loft last Wed nesday for Salem, where sho will attend fii-1ir.nl. Mrs. A. "W, Reod is stopping at Snoflt den Springs, in hopes of restoring her health. Gnrdlnor is threatened with a water- famine; "tho just and tho unjust" aro alike praying for ruin. Mrs. Frank Fly has gono to S3n Fran cisco to meet her husband, who lias just roturnod from Alaska. Miss Mamio Nicholson returned home from Bay City last Monday, after an ab sence of about two months. Henry "Wade has leasod his hotel to a gontleman from tho valley, who will tako charge in about a week. School opened last week with Prof, Ecclestmi, as Principal, and Miss Allda Culy in chargo of the primary department. COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. September Term, i8qo Watson, judge. PRODATB BUSINESS, In matter of petition of Ernest W. Hermann, guardian of Wngner heirs, (minors) to sett real property. Order of sale. In matter or petition of J. R. Llghtner, guar dian of Llghtner heirs, (minors) to sell real prop erly. Order of s-tle. In matter of petition of I. A. Simon and D. P. Strang, executors of will of R. M. Strang, to sell real property. R. J. Cuisans appointed general guardian, and order of sate made. In matter of petition of 1!. Ko3e, administra tor of tho estate of J. S. McNnara.tra, deceased, to sell real property. R, J. Cussans appointed guardian ad litem. Sale ordered. In matter of estate of P. M. Hcuser, deceas- cu. sale connrmed. In mailer of estate of Green N. Farrln, de ceased. Final account approved. In matter of, estate of Frank Bridges, de- ccaseu.-rinai account auowea. Estate of Ada and Ella L. Stora, (minors), Order approving bond of John Dear, guar dian. In matter of Estate of Emma Campbell, de ceased. uracr connrming sale oi real properly, In matter of estate of Andrew Hongell, de ceased. Will of deceased probated and Chas. Sclander appointed executor. ROAD MATTERS. Supervisor l D. Smith ordered paid $ioo for work on road district a. B. R. Banning allowed $ao for services as bookkeeper on Middle lork wagon road. W. U Dixon, allowed .85 for powder, etc., for road district 24. Edwards & Dalmas, allowed $41.35 for lumber for road districts 4 and 20. Morras Bros. , allowed 116 for lumber, (list. 19. Wise& Bender, for spikes, dist. 15, ji.10. The following bills were ordered paid for "lay ing out Newport nnd South slough road: W. E. Richards, $31.60; W. Kern, $15.60; A. Stcckel, $15.60; M. Talbot, $12; W. H. Given, $14; D. W. Hayward, $14. Empire and North Bend road ordered changed to conform to plat of town of Yarrow. E. B. Dean & Co., lumber for dist. 2, $27.85. Fees of surveyor, axmen, chaihmen and view ers on re-location of Catching creek road, or dered paid. Eugene O'Connell, for powder, etc., for Mid die Fork road, $240.40. J. D. Garfield, for powder, etc. dist. 32, $14.60. B. E. Hampton and J. Waters, for work on road, district 20, $6. Petition ior location of county road from a point on Newport and Empire City road to South slough bridge. Road ordered opened. Petition for road fromalapoinf where Bandon and Fislilrap road leaves Lumpcy creek road. J. B. Hunt, S. B. Hatch and W. a Whit-appointed viewers, nnd S. B. Cathcart surveyor, to meet at mouth Lampey creek Sept. 25, 1890. Petition for road from southeast (comer of northeast quarter of section 3, township 26 s, range 12 west (Daniel's creek). Ordered open ed. Petition of Thos. Ashton for a road of public easement. Ordered opened. Re-location of Catching creek and Curry county line road. Ordered granted and opened. Bridge ordered built In road district 37. Middle Ford road. Report of Sol J. Mc Closkcy shows cost of construction since April, 1890, to be $10,493.63; amount drawn on treas urer, $8,800.00; amount due $1,693,63. Order ed paid. Petition for a bridge across Coquilleat Laird's place. Postponed. Petition for bridge on Middle Fork of Co quillo at Rock creek. Clerk ordered to adver tise for bids. As 10 making a fill on the Myrtle Point and Douglas county line road on Sugar Loaf moun tain. SoL 1. McCloskey appointed to superin tend and authorized to draw $525 when com pleted. The contract was let to H. H. Brown- son. W. T. Lehnherr. supr. dist 20, allowed i6. Wm. Roberts appointed road supervisor of district 20, irr place ot u. ones. 3000 feet plank allowed dist. 8, for a bridge, MISCELLANEOUS HATTERS. T. A. Walker, constable fees In case of State vs. Whitlock. $20. Fees of Coronor and jurors at inquest of Mrs. Addic Mackey allowed; also fees for Inquest of lames wavcrly. R. W. Bullard, justices fees in case of State vs. Harvey Gross; alio fees of rSoniUble. Or dered paid. J. BMarshall, justice's fees in case of State vs. liarvcy Gross; nlso constable and witness teas. Ordered paid. 'Dr. Cook, medical attendance on Mrs. Mc- Mackin, $53; and on Ed. Whitlock. prisoner, $1. Dr. Evans, attendance on Mrs. McMackin, $5. D. II. Hutcheson, attending Wm. Fairfax, insane, io. H. Sengstackcn, medicine for Mrs. McMack in. $20. Airs. M. Kerrigan, nllowed $3.25 on account ol lames waverly. Dr. Sponogle, examination of Wm. Fairfax, insane, $5. H. G. Ploecer, treasurer, ( salary. $7t D. L. Watson, county judge, salary, $200; traveling expenses, $17.25. Sol J. McCloskey, commissioner fees, $22.60; for supervising Middle Fork road. $i3. John P. Goodman, commissioner fees, $21; ior receiving auuuie roiK roau, $xo. Dr. McComuc, medical attendance on paup ers nnd insane, $32.50. W. Roskamp, allowed $6; and C Anderson, $2.50, for attending paupers. In matter of tax for 1890. Taxable property, $2,149,450; tax of 2t mills ordered. School tax, tne-mills; unbersity tax, one-tenth mill; princi pal and interest on bonded debt, one-half mill; soldiers and families, two-tenth mill; county pur poses, fifteen and two-tenth mills. Warrant ordered issued for collection of taxes. Each of the county papers allowed $10. G. A. Bennett, printing blanks for sheriff, $30. J. D. Garfield, for sprinkler, 75 cents. Geo. Camroann, for painting, $2.50. Gilbert & Evensen. for work, $4.15. Z. T. Siglin, fees as sheriff, $166.50. Wl . umn, lees as cleric. $410.20. 11. liuncti, school superintendent, sal ary. $tr J.75. Florence Smith, for examination of teachers IV. Frank Bunch, same. $q. Roberts & Jones, of Empire City, granted a liquor license tor one year. Schedule of wages on the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad & Navigation Co., for con struction work; Choppers, from $1.75 to $3 per day. Hewers, from $3 to $3.50 per day. Graders. $1.75 per day. Rock drillers, $2 per ilny. Muckers, $i.7S per day. Teamsters, two horses, $30 per month and board; four and six horses, $40 per month and uoaru. Pile-driver men, $3 per day. Bridge carpenters, $3 per day. Foremen, from $3 to $4 per day. Cooks, from $40 10 $50 per month. Ten hours to constitute a days work. All car penters must furnish their own chest of tools. Board, $4,50 per week, in Co.'s camps. Boarding camps will be established at conven ient points along the line, butit will not be com pulsory for men to board at company camps. Pay day will be about the 15th of each month for work performed in preceding month. R. A. Graham, w. a King, Manager. Supt. of Construction. BORN, On Coos river, August 24, 1890, to the wife of L.iggciic Litnunui, h uauguicr. At Coquillo City. Or.. Sept. 2. 1800. to the jWe Tf Rev. J. L. Adams, a son. IB mbmwm Man DIED. At Myrtle Point, Or., Sept. 8, 8oo. Earl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Giles, aged five years. At her homo In Oakland, CaL, Jane, wife of Win. Lyons, and mother of J. A. Lyons of Co quille Cjty, aged about 83 years. O'Connell'a mixed paints can bo Been on ovory baud, beautifying the town of Marshfleld. A good farm of 240 acres ob Tetu&ile lako for sale cheap. Inquire at this of fice of Gray & Hill. Vexlar pa alia plaster i Europa forsel- as genom, Flanagan & Bennett's bank, ilarehfield, Oregon. In order to introduce our now work wo continue tho low prices until August 15th, only, Cabinets, the very finest, $3 per doron at McMlHan'a. , Plilaff Wasted. Tho Coos Bay, Kosebarg & Ewtotti Railroad Co., will receive bkte far ekfcr piling. Piles to measure froa twety flve to sixty feet in length', a, fee pany may order, nnd to be sot left Uhm ten inches in diameter t the mm)1 & To bo dolivcred along the rfftbt-ef-iniy where needed, or in the ttftten of Isth mns slough. Bids trill also be received for cedar ties, 8 feet long, 6 inches thick, and not less than 8 Inches wide; to be bowed p.nd faced on top and bottom. Ties to be delivered nlong the riftbt-Gf way of said company at epch pent ad at each times as they may direct. Tie'' and pilingto bo paid for laspectieft and acceptance by the company. Address bids to W. D. K Supt. Construction, Marshfleld. Or. House and lot for salo. Inquire, at thin office. A good browery property on Coos bay for salo cheap. Inquire of Gray & Hill. Chimneys, to be safo from fire and draw well, should not be less than six teen inches square inside and bnilt up from tho cellar. TTso good brick with clay, instead of mortar, up to tbo comb. Plaster it inside with clay mixed with salt. Top with the best brick, well wet and laid in cement. Do not let wood come too close to the brick, and don't let the stove pi po como nearer tbaneighteea inches to the ceiling. Tho recent census bulletin on mines and mining says: "The earliest records relating to production of quicksilver ia California are for 1800, cinnabar having been first discovered there in 1845, and bat very little quicksilver was prodseed prior to 1850, when active work was commenced at New Almaden. Outside of California quicksilver has been pro duced in two localities in the United States; in Oregon, to the extent of 2000 flasks, and in Utah, where about 200 flasks were reported." O. J. Menocal and several other gen tlemen of the engineering staff of tho Nicaragua canal construction corps have just reached Washington from Grey town, on a short leave of absence. They report commendable progress already on the great engineering project. Bev eral'million dollars have already beea spent and the activo work of canal con struction is now woll under way and so well started and under such favorable financial auspices tbat tbe success of the ecbeme, they say, is assured. The Weather-Crop B nils tin of Sept. 6th, says: "Potatoes aro being deliv ered and large supplies of them are ob tho market. Peaches are quite plenti ful, though the average crop is sot as large as usual. Melons are nnnsally plentiful. The largo prnno crop Is be ing dried. A full harvest of all products is sow being cured, stored or sold. Prices are good. Reports of large yields of wheat, oats and' barley continue to be received. The average yiejd for the state will un doubtedly be larger than for years, while tbe crop will be the largest." MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. Sept a Stmr Emily, Roberts, from S F, to Porter mill. Sept 2 Schr Orient, from S F, to North Bend. Sept 6 rSttnr Aiax. Donaldson, from S F, to SO Co. Sept 6 Stmr Arago. Thomas, S F. Sept 7 -Tug Columbia, Mogee, from Gardi ner, to North Bend. Sept 8 Stmr Areata, Marshall, from S P, to SO Co. S tiled. Sept z Stur Areata, Marshall, S F. i Schr Emma Utter, Allen, S F. x Tug Columbia, Magee. Gardiow, ' a Schr Ida Schnauer, S F. 3 Stmr Emily, Roberts, Rodeads, Basineaa Personals. "Looking Backward," at Sengetaok en's. Take your subscriptions for oil papers to F. P. Norton. Riggs, our photographer, taken the lead for fine photographs. Golden offers a full line of fishing tackle, at reduced juices. Delicious soda water on draughts again at Goldon's drug store. Call at Golden's soda fountain to drink of that delicious soda water. O'Connell's celebrated mixed paints, for sale at O'Connell'a hardware Btore. Large consignment of dress goods sold out at cost, at Sengstacken's. Large assortment of new trout flies at Golden's drug store, at reduced prises. Mason's fruit jars in gallon, quarto and pints at O'Connell's bard ware store. Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries given away at tbe Coos Bay drug store. Particulars at the store. What is Angeline? Send to Golden's drug store for descriptive pamphlets M you are a sufferer from rheumatism. The Tenbroeck bouse in Empire City slocatedina pleasant part of tews and is fitted with largo snnny rooms good beds and good tables. Charges reasonable. Try the house. Buegies, road carts, spring wagoss, farm wagons, hand carts and wheelBar- ' rows, also the famous Tiger and Whit ley mowers and all popular sulky bay ' rakes, at O'Connell'a hardware store. In drinking Golden's soda water yea have tbe assurance that you are avoid ing tho dangers of imitation flafsriBge, mode from injurious chemicals. Only pass frit juices used. Send ia year er deM. Oases of 2 dos. $1.00, 4 doc. $.0. Why do you allow your losse to fee worn out by colds when a alty eest bottlo of Dr. Murphv's Svron ol Tar and Wild Cherry will give yon immedi ate relief? For sale by all leadiag druggists arid dealers in patest medi cines, Pay U. All Demons knowing thisuelna ia debtee! to the Bfc"drlgaed are wnmsifi to Bouaro their access isimiiUmr and oblige, Jakm L. Fanm... u Si SUM ! I m if tt liil L it . , j-ABs1- .i r.t. tuSSSSSSmimmtiM