n ert.i'''-
'.w-swj; -- -i- 7 ifisgzfiT ;?! ,
a
w
m
( v .
w V V. I , jJV t.V. i." W.j4.
, r n S VII
i.tf4-JK
V I
V'
r TWlwimT,i&W
--
i JZXT) LOCAL
From 3undayc Dally.
r
Ivy Gondron v at buying seed In town
yesterday.
C. E.A. Sclslrccm, of Tonmllc, wat
in toVn yesterday on business.
'
Z T. Thorn ar, nnd H. J. Blako, of
Alloginy woro Marthflcld visitors today.
The Alliance was barbound at Aalotla
yesterday, but was to try to get cut thtc
morning.
Mr. Lewis nn experienced woikman
in upholstaring-hss accepted a position
with 0. A. John .oo.
J. R. Uobcitton will leave ll is' even
ing to meet his v:fo and brother wlo
aro expected to nnivc over thu Drain
rojt).
i
Frank Elic't waB in town Saturday
nnd too': a new' separator home. 11 u will
increase his herd of milkers iwon and
pay strict nttention to dab-ring.
Dotarlures bv Areata March in
i
Antonio, 1 Burni-, Mies Mocy, Alice
Mary, J Cerdertn, Mrs Rirdetta, thicc
Children, R Wilsuii, V G'.fford.
A new (foxkoy engine received on tl.o
Allisnca fur H. .SEgstcckcu'a camp on
Pony sloush has been loaded upon the
ecow "SklraiMttr," and will bo taken
to the camp in a few days.
Cl&xton k Faraday, tho Marthfield
thotcgraphcrs, will oren a gallery in
Myrtle Foinl.Tcfiday, April 7th. Atter
the T:h their datc.1 at thnt place will bo
on Taesdayg of each wet-k.
(i'co. Ilughea returned Friday from n
trip to the interior, advertising and in
troducing his corn medicine. Ho went
as far Kmune, and eays tho furiUcr
he got from Cooa Biy the poorer he
found the ciuutry.
Kisrlnz without a cprtifl'ate of health
from a physician will bn unlawful in
Minnesota if a bill now beforo the
State Legislature btcemes n law. Be
fore a man may kiss he muit show
hat he has no contagious disease.
Wo ate intormed that tho ploamer
Acino will commence making roznlar
trips here again about April let. The
intention is that tho steamer, tin addi
tion to carrying lumber, will tow schoon
ers between tho Sinslaw and Sen Fran
cisco during the coming summer.
West.
Z. D, Brown, and J. If. Koltes and
.family took a tiip to tho new North
Rend by gasoline boat yesterday and
invited Mbs licamie, Maud and Ralph
Cflko to accompany them, They had a
very pleasant trip and oil wcrs loud in
their praise of tho new town and im
provements. DANGER OF COLDS AND GRIP
Tho greatest daugcr from coldBonU grip
Is their resulting in pneumoniB.if reason
nblc care i used, honevcr, and Cham
berlain's Couch remedy taken, nil dan
ger will be avoided. Among the tens
of thousands who have used this remedy
for these diseases we have yet to learn
M atdngle case having lesufttd iu pneu
monia, which shows conclusively that it
1b a certain preventive of that danger
.oub dleeuto, It will cure a cold or an
uttackof the grip in lets time than any
other treatment. It is pleasant and Eafe
to take. For sale by Jahn Freuse.
DEMOCRAT COMMITTEE
ELECTS DELEGATES
The Democratic County Central Com
mitteo met Friday at 10 a. n, in A. J
Sherwood's office iu Coquillo City, those
preaent being President A. J, Sherwood,
Secretary J, T. Hall and Commptteemen
,0. J, Dowoand J, D, Foster. The meet
ing was held in view of the coniinu
special olectipn to name a successor lor
the late Congressman T. II. Tongue.
In flow of tho limited time beforo the
Meeting of tiio state convention on April
iitU, a5d id .iciordiwij iltli Uiruc-
JT'-'-'VV
lions from theStftto Contra) Committee,
it wan decided not to I otd a county con
vention. Tho committee acvordiriffly
(proceeded to elect delegates to tha itato
convention, naming tho folio inn:
From Mnrshfiold, K. K, Straw; Empire
City, C, T. MeCntlom; Bandon, Chris
Hasmusseu; Coqutllo City, L. H. llm
ard; Myrtlo i'oint, to bo ctcolcd.
SHOOTING AFFAIR AT GOLD BEACH
Result of a Combination of Poker
And Bad Whiskey
vTort O.-forJ Tribune)
On Friday nipht March ro, n parly o
flvo or eix jounc men were w Idling
away the hour? in a vacant house in
Gold Reach. While engaged in a game
of pekor, llcderick Wilson and Atiii
Foster better known a? "Jot Joe" got
into n dispute over tho iinmo and a
fijrht ensued in which Foster was mor
mlly wounded. As near as we have been
a oio to learn, tlie (acts are about as
follsMS. Tho two men jumped up from
the table and clinched each other. Iho
others present left tho room nnd as thiy
V.
did so one of the men called to Foster to
i .ii t- ... .Hi, -j
-iooR am jor uson was nrmca.
rojirrnas unnrmeu. laero was no
uitneisestn what followed. Tlio tight
oecured shortly after midnight, and
about t7?o o'clock tho Ehoriff who.
lives some distacro away, was awaken
ed by Wilson who ald that ho shot
"Joe Joo" and wanted to giro himself
up. After taking Wilson into custody
the Sheriff wnt at once to the scene
of tho shooting nnd found Foster tin
coniclcus. Everything possibio was
done for tho wounded man nnd the doctor
was telephoned for. Foster soon regained
cnnciouencsi nnd was able to give an
account of the affair, which statement
will be published in duo time. Upon
examination by tho doctor it was found
thatFoiter bed teen shot twico with
a as caliber revolver. Tho first fhot
passed through one leg under tho knee
joint and between tho bono and cordp,
tho other bullet entered tho left side
barely missirg tho last rib, ranjt-d
downward and crime out on tho eatno
sido between tho spinal column nnd
tho hip joint. At last account1) the
wounded man was very weak, nnd uf-
fcrinj: greatly with but slight chances of
recovery. At tho time of the shooting
Wibon was slightly under the inflnenco
of liquor. Wilson had a bearing Satur
day and has bound over to appear be
(ore the grand jury next Apyus).
From Tuesday's Dally.
The Shakespeare Club will meet with
MrB. F. M. Fricdberg Wednesday night.
M. D. Cutlip, the South Coos river
former was in town yesterday on busi
ness. J. P. Wilson, of Sumnor will leave on
the Alliance for San Francisco whero ho
will seek medical aid,
Capt. Harris will extend the run of
tho Sumner, to North Bond, daily,
commencing tomorrow.
T, W. Rennie who has been in Port
land for several weeks returned on the
Alliance.
The Flyer took about 20 tonu of tackle
and a donkey engine to Simpson's log
ging camp on north Coos river Monday,
The mill at North Bend shut down
Monday owing tn jthe eovere wind which
made it dangerous, owing to sparks fly
ing. Mrs. Wm, Glover and children will
leave on tho Alliance to join her hus
band at Eureka, where they will mako
their future homo
AndyHockela is slowly recovering
from a sprained ankle. Tho .night was
dark, ana so was Audy, and the mud-pn
Af-
ii i
u new summer pants looked bad anU pieCo of the broken cue and ihrow it at
verywet. Sajd Andy.'il 1 was 'zunk I tbo other gentleman as he. shot out of
not Care!J)llt I 'rnnW nhttilnn all ,1ll . . ' . !. t . . ', t. .
" ""' theUoor Tho JJece (Jew JwaJM tho J
JRHMEDIK IN GREAT
DE-
MAD
When cold and grip aro provnlont
tho quickest and nuroat ivmndlf s nro In
tfroat ilou-nnit. Mr. Joseph D. Wiltlnma
of McDuff, Vn. says tliat ho, was cured
of a 'very Uooi and laming attaek uf
la grlppo by ubIk Chamberlain's Cough
ltenndy after trying eovoral other pre
parations with uo effuct. , For salo tV
.ioiiu rruusB.
Mr;. 0. J. Scoley nnd her daughter,
Mrs. E. Mlngus, will leavoon tho, Al
linnct for a visit to frionds nnd relatives
in Sau Francisco.
Geo. AVitto of Portland, tho gontle
matt who will put in u full stock at
groceries, arrived on tho Alliaucn'und
will soon luivo liia goods on tho ahclvca
In tlioL'ckh'jf! store room nt North Rend.
Denulv sheriff E. M. Ga.ll.ir came
over on horseback on offlel.l bu.lnci,
Sun lay evening nud wan storm bound
here yesteidny, intending to return to
tho county scat today.
Tho Alliance nrrivod from Portland
yesterday oyening with n full passenger
list nnd n largo amount of freight. Shu
experienced heavy weather oulsido.
Shu sails couth nt.l p. m. today.
Fred Bnrkor.of Fnirv.'cw ramo over
on yesterday's train with tho intontloti
of ttkln;; parage for San Francisco to
bo o'porattd upon for appendicitis, but
may place himself in care of a physician
here, instead.
The Alilanco has coma unusual pas
sengers on thio trip, in tho shape of
five livo elk. which 'aro en route to a
park in Los Angeles. Tbcro aro in the
band n bull, a cow and three calves.
They aro quite tame and nro standing
the trip nicely.
Emmett Piercn was in town yesterday
from his logging camp on the north I
fork of tno Coquille, where ho is cutting
timber iu preparations for tho summer
work. As soon as a donkey, which he
bns ordered, arrives ho will pat on a
crew of about 14 men.
Ernest Stauff has eomo new views 0
North Bend which gives n good showing
for that place, and it really would do
some of tho Coos Bay knockers good if
they did no more than look at tho views.
It would be good for their toro eyes
don't yer know..
A letter receive 1 Sunday from C. W.
Paterson, states that he is, still at tho
San Francisco hospital, where he racent
ly underwent an operation, and that ho
expected to bo there about two weeks
longor. He is gaining in strength nnd
is now able to walk about his room.
Mrs.;jtonebrake's funeral
Tho body of Mrs. H. S Bonebrako who
died in Portland whither she had gone
for medical treatment, were brought
homo on the Alliance. Funeral services
will ba condoatod at tho Baptist church
at 10 a. m. toJay, Rev. Tlios. Irvine
officiating, assisted by Rev. R. 0, Leo.
Burial will take place at the cemetery
on South Coos river, where two child
ren of (ie deceased are buried,
Arrivals from Portland by Alilanco
March 30; II S Boaebrake, E Kaston,
W C Reeves, J, L Reeves, II R Mc
Dowell, H Ransier, D Ransier, T Davis,
C A Moomaw, J Carl, I Carl, D 0 Rieno,
II G Ploeger, A C Culberg, E P Sheldon,
F Rubin, 0 Teatz, S 0 Endicott, W II
Podler, E H Tanner, II Moyer, T W
Renn,C j A EndIcoU 8 ijaglev M
Longstreot, I Barklow and wifo, AV D
Davis and wife, G WItto and wife, Edith
Taylor, Ethel Witte,
Racket in a Saloon
A racket In tho PK Saloon Sunday
about noon caused a transient excite
ment on Front street. Ono 'uontieman
'hu ...,.. , ovor .... bead
ith a binrd cuo nnd thon ra. Tho
Lnn.,nmfln wun .flq m -Mmhi nn
grip
street nnd seared u years growth nut ol
an luoffiinslvo eilUou whoivna standing
nt the SetigiHiiekea corner. In the
meantime tho tlrst 'named gontlemiui
fdded nway lit thu distance, and thu In
cident wmi closed with no ureal damage
to any ouu but tho billiard cue.
DELEGATES ELECTED TO
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Prlmartra were, huld In Marshllotd
yesterday nftornnon for tho ulectlon of
delegates to tho ltupubliuaii county con
vention, to bo huld ut Coquillo City next
Friday.
In the north prcciuot, W. J, Uutler,
acted as chairman and II. Lockhart as
secretary. Tho following delegates woro
e,cc,cu: u" ioW, r immnlcK,
Lpck,,Brt W J ,,a,,w- B IU"' llobl
I f..... l.. V... M..'l...n
nniauuil, inn tiuuiutut
Iu the south precinct J. W. Bennett
was chnlrmati and F P Norton cecrcUry.
Delegates were elected an follo'ws:' l.ovl
Smith, W R Curtis. E.A Anderson, J W
Bcnnott, J S Coko Jr, J T McCortnac,
F V Norton, Ii Mlngus, N U Douglas,
Henry Holm, W T -Merchant, John
Snyder.
SUICIDE OF ALLEN URQUHABT
End? His Life by Shooting at River
ton, Sunday
Word reached hero yesterday ol tho
suicide of Allen Urquhart at Rlrerton
Sunday. No particulars wcro received
beyond tho fact that tho unfortuualo
man shot himself. Mr. Utquhnrt was
well nlong in yonro, Ho rcaidod at Coal
cdo, but had two brothers, Alex nud
Duncan, living nt Riverton. All hnvo
been in Coos county for a quarter cen
tury or more.
from Wednesday's Dally.
Justico U'm. Turpiu of Empiro was
in town Tuesday.
A. A. Simpson has leased tho J.
.Sullivan place on Hayuos nlough.
J.
J. II. Thrush, who has been on tho
Sullivan plnco on Ilnynes slough has
moved with his family to Empiro.
Fred Hanton of Willanch slough took
a header from his gasoline boat Tuesday.
Ho managed to got aboard again though
very wet.
Tho new Donkey cngino belonging to
II. Songstackon for tho camp at Pony
slough will no taken down thero today.
II. A. Scott has taken charge of it.
R, 0. Dement tho cattlo king of Myr
tlo Point brought two ecow loads of cat
tlo from Tonmiio and Haynes hlough
Tuesday for his ranch on tho Coquille.
A. II. Nicols of Corvallis arrived in
town Monday and is visiting with his
brother Tom Nicola and hia undo Mr.
E. Marsh.
Z. T, Siglin Informi tho Mail Ihft
tho largo barn on tho Kruso placo at tho
head of tho Isthmus elough was blown
flat by th; heavy wind of Monday.
The young people of Marshflold ro
gret to learn that Mrs. Jeeso Farrin Lab
concluded not to givo tho second course
of hor dancing class. It would throw it
moat too lato in tho season. '
Wo call especial attention to tho ex
citing ami mystifying story which ap
penrfl on the Becond pago of this Ibsuo.
It was prepared especially for tho Coaht
Mail nnd will appearln no other paper.
II. G. Ploeger, who went to Portland
rccoutly in quest of relief for his arm,
which had been giving him much trouble,
returned on the Alliance, His arm is
much belter and his general health is
much improved!
"'l " l I",' I'H'
m-U.m i ! m
h. W, Mauaoy wan, out tiundny for tho
lint tlmo slnio his attack of very torl
oon llinuis. Alt will bo glad that tho
old gontluniAn In making s"d progroas
on tho rotul to recovery.
Departures Houth by Alllaueo March
.'It : Mtsa S Kick worth, MIhs Kelllo Iter
nett, Mm, I)r Mlngui, Mrn 0 J Smdey
August Vioron, (jeo Forty, Mrs (Jro
Ferry, Mrs Ellen K
Cllv Mit Alii.to.lB
veil), .Miss Aiit0Kl
30, L Miner, Frank
Kolly, Mrs A Morloo
Works, MrsSnrnliUlover, Emily, Stulla,
Elmer'iuid Jamoi Qlovcr, 0 N Wilnon,
J P Wiliou, Cull IV l'nuay. six iu tliu
stcorago.
N0T1CB
Notlco in horoby given thnt my wlfo.
Jane E. Slestrein, hits loft my hcduid
lionrd without raiue or provocation, nud
I will not ho responslblu for any unbtH
alio may contract.
Notlro Is nlso given thnt I tun willing
to pay tho faro on any steamer fur any
of my children who may wish to return
to Coos Bay.
C. E A. Sikhtiikkm
Abovo offer cuaranteeil bv.
Hk.nkv S:.s(iHrjiCKi:N.
4-1 Ol
s Hnlhr Pino
Jess Thompson wan lined t dollars
in Jiiatlco court Monday for dleoiderly
conduct on Sunday, when ho ami Jasper
Fisher had romo dlthYnlty on tho xtrrot.
Both mon wuro plecod under urrust by
Marshal Carter, nt the time, and put
up $20 each cash hall, for their appear
ance Both men showed up, nud Fish
er was discharged.
Improvements
Tho Rrollor man is making some
necessary improvtnunts, Planking th
alley nud making ready for Installing n
'lino ico chert. Double doara for tho
convenience ol thu waiters is another
improvement. Mr Farrin says ho is
enjoying the largest restaurant uurlnera
now that ho has over had in Marshtield
and is feeding more people than nt
any tlmo since ho started. He icilizoa
that his big trade is the rcHiilt ol lionet t
effort and trying togivaeuch jiatron the
worth of his money. Iio is ruapinc the
harvostnow uf seed sown in thu ndver
ing Held,
haniinatlon Saturday j
Tho examination of A, Abbott on a
chnrgo of assault with a dangurou t
weapon lias been set for 2 p, m. Satur-1
1 day. In tho mean time tho defentlnnti
is undor f300 bonds to appear at that
time. 1
Tho charge crows nut of a mix-up
which oecured Saturday nt China camp '
bridgoontho C. Ii. It. E. It. It. when
Abbott is nccuted of having hit ouu
Wm, French a belt alongside thu head
with n wrench, laying him out for
qnitouwhile, It is expected that ho
will be ablo to appear iu court by Bat
day.
Uiiclaiincfj Letters
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
tho Marshfield Oregon Post Otilco April
1st, 1003. Persons calling for tho
eamo will pleaso say advertised.
W E Brando!, L W Ileal ii, John
Beobsl. Milton Crawford, Henry M
Clay, 0 A Carlson, Dogaro Carlo, F II
Doulton, ChaB. Dungan, Adolf Elspring,
MrB Emmn,EllJB, Wm Eseelslinn, Ralph
liroen, Drfjeh'tct Movaninl, Geo W
Harris, Mrs'lirlta Hougol, (i AHaskala,
Arthur Kouryorro, John Larson, R J
Mnntf, Chan Mnrj, Richard Murry,
A B Nowell, D Pierce, John Reilloy 2,
James Richards Jr, Wm Robinson, MIhs
Christine Ruth, Fred 0 Sanson, W D
Simpson, Stove Suite, Ed Yandecar 2,
Miss Bertha AVatere, Mra M Wright,
Mies Lillio Welch, Frank Winchester.
W. Ii. CtniTiH P. M.
n( 'fliiiuiqiin jo iHiiu u oji iiI-i-m
-.tupl jo.o0 aq) poaaMBiiu 'ua
OltlUB orj) tlf AVOJ OAV 'piowof U JO
WV11 P3MMUWJ '0AnIld vy 0110 onj
'HAVjB.PIOJJOf Bttl8llOCt;JO ?)ruj Olf UJ
9q jo pJn AvojtomiBijqiv uoilAi
.- . :? WZCS.;iuut.
' DrylnrrPronnrtitloiin almpty doreK
op dry caliirili tlioy dtyaiji tho aosretloua,
which ndhcto to tho inombrnuo and deconW,
iiono, enunlni! a fvr moro iiortoun t rouW o tliaa
iho ordhuiry form of ontnrrh. Avoldjulldry.
lug inlmlimtn, ftiinon, nnlArsort mid Mtuira
nml lino (hut whloh clonunoN, noothea and
heals, Kly'n Croaln Rahn ii wuch n remedy
nud will euro cntnrrh or cold In (ho licfld
ennlly and ldoannutly. A trial nlza will h
umllud for 10 (mntn. All dniKjlHln noil lh
fiOo.aUo. r.lyllrothora, CO Warren St., N.Y.
MMim IIaIi.i Mimm twIlliMtifc tmtit alitAit link
irrllalo or rmmo mieflrlug. lUprcndaltaeU
orcr imJrritnlodiidfttifrymirfico, roliot.
I JfJtf inil,0,ilti.Iy Iho imlnf ul liifliuaumtloii.
J Willi J'Jy'a Crcmm Balm youarp aruiod
ugumat Nal Catarrh aud Hay FeVcr,
C8SfMHttffMI
!IF YOU WISH TO ADVERTISE
IN NEWSPAPERS"
ANYWIIUHU AT ANVTIMB J
Call on or Wrlta
IK.C.DAKK'S adyertisiho agency!
64 ft 65 Mcrchanta Exchange
TIIR
CMCANHJNO
AMI IIIIAI.I.NO
CATARRH
CUJtIJ roil
OATABBH
Ely's Cream Balm
IVuy Btnl iiltiuatit in
Uiiv (.'ont<ii no In
Jurknii ilt 111;.
it Wiiitrkljr atnl-,t,
(lltrt lUllrf at mira.
Il lllin SimI f fi."
AViV:,:- COLD i HEAR
Hull niul I'MtuM Itin lfiiilifnn. Itrdufta tii
wMf ot Tstloint Huirll, .rgt Ht. to CtliU M
Urttfvkl (if li mall; TtM Kl, 10 (t-nlt liy mull.
liLV IinorUKUa.w WMi.nbUttt, Nfw lurk.
Am94 . CO -YCAnO'
EXPERIENCE
Tnaoc Mnu
Oraians
CopvmaHTs Ac
Anrnno ,ii1ln n ittleli ami i!trtlMlon mr
nil. tr Mrariaiu our ui.iiilnn fit lmlir mj
1H. k!r iurartiu iiur iilliln ft
luirrmloo liirnblilr I'atrfitdilr. oiiiumiilrA-
i iiixlricllro tiOUontl
i Kit iricllro noilatiiui, llaiiilbook un l-ilnilt
. IIMntl anefirr fur arurliitf tA
i iiaiiii
r tttr fr
rmmila Utn llitnueli Xuiiii A -. '!
11 rR. inii nutncf tor ircurinc tiint.
1 .1
fl'tfUl not Iff, without cliarva, lu lti
Scientific fliiicrican.
nlf llloitmlot wok,. Irieil rlr.
t nr rtaiiiltm I'lurtitl. a nn. f J a
riuonttii, IL rkil.l lijr all rt-nlul,ti.
&Co.30,D'" New York
uroc?, ci v u w4iiiD.ti. it. c.
-ir iiur tuuntbl, L Holi
UrancUl
Our Monthly Publication
will keep you posted on our
work and methods. Mailed
Free to the
ADVERTISING MAN
of any responbio-j " '
&
3-
m
OTflSffi
m)Sm
v&m,vrt
SffiU
lli'iaV
I
THU IIIOOCliT ni'VMATION UVKIIYWIIKIIR
wupur
C o hi p 8 I) I o Pocket
-STHRI.'OSCOPK APIMRATU6-
Thu Miiallest Htereoscopo with thu
strongest optical effect. Highly llniHlied
in different colora with rich gold nnd
i-llver ilceoratioiiB mounting"), Includ
ing 20 V. F. Photographs, Vinwa of nrt
(genro). PRICE ONLY f I 00. S-wt
every wluuo prepaid in httlor foi i.
AGKCT8 WANTED.
LIJ.IPUT STEIIIiOSCOPIi CO.
FORItEST BUILDING,
Phllaetrrfrhia
THE STEAMER
ARGATA.
. O. XJiLt,OX, Mantel.
Will MuKe Ilciilur Xrlfia
-BETWEEN
COOS BAY -
AND
SAN FRANCISCO'
-OARRYING-
PASSEMGEnS AND FREIGHT
AT ,
- LOWEST RATES. ' !
Oregon Coal & Navigation Co,,
Fropriotoss,
F.S.DOW, Agout, Mflr8hflold,'9regdn
B,0, UO, Ageat, Empire Ohy, Orojcod
IJT v im
rrnmfffi
- -r - -.rjrlffc.
i