Daily coast mail., January 11, 1903, Image 12

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Lutheran Church.
HI S T O It I 0 A 1. Sketch of
tlu Swt'dMi Kvannelleal Loth
ern Co c Hay Congregation In
Mara tleld Oregon:
After necejiary preparation by
the H-v. r Carlson who Halt
id tliiM place the first tluio in Sept. 1SSI
A Swedish Evangelical l.nthran coug
rt'tfatiuti was organised tlio Nihility of
September, 1881 coutittiug of 44 com
municants. Atthe same meeting it was
decided toeieel h ehurch building !tl x
50 feet, which wits ilitlicnUd tn 51ay
18S5.
A cull was ttien i.teiulnl to the Hev.
C. Si. Kyilen who hwaiiii' the first per
i nt lie lit' pastor of this congregation.
le retinal J mi. I 1SS7.
A successor was rieelved in tlm lS-v.
A A. Sveril, anil he entereil into hH
duties as paMnr of the chnirh in .Inly
IS.S7. lie reiirtsl from tlio service ol
the church in April ISM, leavimr the,
congregation vacant till it? Aug. lS'.Ct
The Kiv. 11. T llortllo'H served the
rongrralJon as it pastor one year.
At his removal in A uplift l&lH.iall
was extended to an. I xee td hy the
Hev. C. 51 Kl'j'un. who mivjiI as ps
tor from J8!U to 000
Call wni extended in June 1101 to the
Hev It. F' Hei gisnn, lliepresi nl n'lnr.
He enteml the lleld in Decenber IWU.
The congregation then niiinl tit To
cnmmunicMitH ami 175 members. At
the prvretit ilay thennniher of coin
iimnd ant i ISO. anil the numher of
numbers is 4U0, anil I lie congregation is
self-supporting anil pron e on.
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Riggs' Photographic Gallery.
Owen & Noble's Cigar Store.
TiilC plesantet place in town to pasi awav an iiihi
hour is at Owen k Noble's cigar (-tore Hero n Urge
back room In provided with tables anil chairs. 'I ho
latent papers are kept on file, anil any one, friend or
stranger ia welcome to make himself at home, so Innx
as he ronducti himself us a gentleman. It is an nx
cellent pltce for a quiet game of whist or foln. and some of
Marshfleld'a wildest citizens, businesn anil professional men,
can be found there any evening, pitted attaint each othur in
(tames of skill with the card. No gambling ia tolerated at
any time, and minors are strictly excluded. Thin is strictly u
resort for gentlemen.
A first-claM stock of cigars, tobacco and smokers article
is kepton hand, and the business is prospering, under tlm
management of A. I'. Owen, an old and popular resident of tlio
Ilay.
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Marshfield Lighting Cos Plant.
E. B. Dcatx & Co.
PK It II A I i tlm urea'int factor
in Ihoirnwtli and ilewlopinent
if .Marrhtield has heou the saw
mill and htn.heriutr liiilnen
coinliii!i.il hy K. II )rau A Co
for over .'Mtyeara.
During I hit tfrealr part of thin lime
they operated I lit mill whieh now forma
a van hintf l.iml mark on the MMiihern
nil of tlio MMter front. Thla mill was
built hv John I'e'hlmker in (WIS In
1871 It wan puichiiM'd by K It. In A
Co. a firm cniullmr of K. II Dean,
I)4vfd U'ilcox and C. II. .Merchant.
The UrM two repld.il in K411 FranclccK
Mr Mr-ri'liMiii, IiihI liwn In the ninpliiy
of theSimpHJua at North llend tor many
year before. He had entire charge of
the Hi 111 V liinlnri-H here, while hla two
pitrtnerinlteiiileilto lhn llirignl lumlNir
ami bn it t; of en iIh In San H111 clro.
Die mill I'Hdiu-Npucltv of alfnit Wl KID
feet a day, 11111I it ran Meadily, eiir eller
ear, giving employment to' many men
nnt making .Marrdilleld the renter of
activity on the upper bay. A faint idea
i'f the ngyreira ' amount of lumber turn,
ed out max he gained from the state
ment that nearly twenty block m of the
town were ralei-d from the level of the
marsh ami rnudfhu with r-awilunl from
the mill.
In 1HH5 the mill in town wiih permau
eully uriKtidiineil, and thelirin traunferred
operation to the Ilay Cliy mill, which
had bfeu iUicliHed from 'tlm eit'iittt of
A lihree. who had built it a few yeara
be'ore. Thin mil) was imurnved and
given n capnrily of alMint (KI.OQO fuet n
day and has been operated steadily to
th" present time
On Drc I. ISIll .Mr .Merchant with
drew from the firm, which was then
in a prorperoua condition. Four )ears
and one monih later he took charge of
tho -fbilm of the firm . us receiver, it
pokitiuu which he Mill IioIiIh, and his
management has placed the business
again on its feet.
In the mean timo Mr Wilcox possed
nway, and his interest wan luter pur
chafed hy ('. F, Dillmau, of Sacramento
11 r-on-in-law of I). II. Dean.
I). B, Motilten. formerly book-keeper
in the Kan Franchro ofllce, acta as ugent
there. Duriug. the tempornry nbeence
of Mr. .Merchant, an absence made im
peratively iiecercary by failing hrulth
caused hy too cIomi application to bus
iness, he in represented here by his son,
W. T. .Merchant, and the afTiirb of the
firm aio running smoothly as of old,
and the mill is grinding along steadily
with a crew, several of whom Imvu been
in the employ of tho firm for over a
quarter of h century.
During nearly theentiro limn of the
flrin'soperathns here, tlio ".Mill Htoro"
boa been headiiiartera for tho general
merchandise trade of 51arshfleld, and
more goodn have passed through the
old brown building than any other
structure in the country. A very com
prehensive stock is carried, and nearly
any want can be supplied.
Thomas Howard's Jewelry Store
A. B. Campbell's Grocery Store.
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II i: I'll To Data (irocery, of
Uampuell is
log, In I'm best located and one of the bent
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proprlolor In the Itogera build-
arranged groceries In the city. This store
was opened 111 January. KKX) by A. II. fllack
k Hons of .Myrtle Point. .Mr. Campbell was
employed In the store from tho start, and in
July of the ran u year lie In company with
W. II. Kick w 'lh. iHiuuht outlllaiktV Sous A little over a
year lalnr.M' Kickworth, desiringlo lake up lilachopeu truile,
sold out to .Mr Campbell, who Mill conducts f o huslneis with
marked surreal. .Mr. Campbell was burn aid rnised on Coos
Hay, and he I nun of he uuiulxr of vouu men of whom
.Marshlleld has reaon to lm proud He studies hit hur-lnr
and aiiuk to keep his store worthy of Its name, t'p to lUte.
To pleasant riiauiirrs he adds strict reliability, as well as a
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nrogresivoiind liboial spirit. He Is assisted by his yonnuer
brother IMgsr who also takes great interest in the wants of
their many customers, mid a pleasauter place to trade would
Im hard to find.
.Mr. Carnpliell carries a full and complete stock of Ntaple and
fancy groceries, from tempting breakfast foods o richest
materials for dainty desserts; also flour feed etc. Trices are
as low us the lowiut and entire satisfaction in guaranteed on
every purrhate.
The combination of right treatment often makes a pernmn.
ent customer from one trial order, and those who want their
dollars to go as far us porsibln can not do better than Invest
them at thin store. Do not forget the place-corner of Front
and A ntreots.
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