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Graad Master Marcdll went to Florence
Moaday to visit the lodge there.
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THUZJZNO SUBSTITUTE
i .AJSTX) LOCAL
From Thursday's Dally.
Mrs. Chas. Lavine, of Beaver Hill, is
visiting In Marehfleld.
She Wasn't a Back Number
Some time ago Marshflold mother
told her prelty daughter that the young
ffiaa whocallei so ottett was staying too
long and lato at night, and called her
attention, to tbo Impropriety ot tho
I thing aad insisted that tho must tit
i aown oa una ana mat witnout any fur
ther delay. Tho young lady remarked
that was just what she had beeu doing
every time he called. She afterward
told her mother that eho needn't think
abe was a back number.
Bucklon's Arnica Salve
Ilna worlJ-wldo (amo tor marvnlnim
cures. It turpaaaea any other alv. lo.
tlon, ointment or balm for Cute, Corns
Dump. Boil. Sore. Kiilnnx ITI..r. T..
tor, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Chapped
Hands. 8kln Eruptions; iutallibln for
PI IBP. Ciirn cnamnttux! Dnl or,
Jno. Freuss, Druggist.
Mrr, C. Jordan, of Day City, was a
visitor in Marthfleld Wednesday.
J. O'Malley if haviag the interior of
tho Oirl saloon papered and painted.
W. 0. Bickford, late of the. Daniels
creek logging railroad, is now employed
at North Bend.
A farewell party was given for Mrs.
Arthur Noah and her mother, Mrs.
reacbey, at their residence in East
Marsbfield. Sept. 21. Tho following
guesta were present: Mr. 'and' Mrs.
Buckman, Mr. and Mrs. Davonport, Mr.
and Sirs. Llewellyn and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Humbert and family, Flossie
Jennings, Liule and Jennlo Tollofsen,
and Mr. George Hughes.
Mpeo'ally, frleadly with! Jack, whom
they rcouli3 as a rlend who deet uot
abuse their coatldanco. Ho, brosght
them up from North Bend overland
Monday venlug after dark, aided by
feylvester, and it la said that a aluiplr
account of thu trip hud its. advestures
would All sevornl tiacrea of tim PniBT
Mail, Mr, Marsden 4ept an uncertain
control over the cubs' movement .by
meana of two short chains fastened to
collars around their necks? Tho
thrilling moment is said to lmvu
been when tho boars started 'up n
trco and took tholr 'guide, phiktophor
and friend with them. Fortunately
Sylvester was near enough to rupond
to an agonliod call for help and managed
to sclxe tho vanishing legs of his com
panlon, and tho combined weight el the
two men was sufficient to bring tho cnba
back to tho 'ground. On arrival in
Marsbfleld they wera shown tho elo-
phant, and" they took to tho Ufa ot a
rounder as the duck takes to water.
Utlt they teemed yesterday to bo In tho
throes of the swearing off impulse,' end
while they were opn to the seductions
of nuts and sugar, thoy evinced a lordlr
disregard for the allurements of beer.
Their stay in their present quarters will
probably bo brief. '
Tho Coqnllle Herald reports that M.
J. Wllnon has sold bis ranch above Fair
view to Johu Lohnor, lato ot WIdoousIii.
Mr and Mrs, Tuttlo were moving
yeatorday from South Marshflold to
their now houso on tho hill In railroad
addition.
F.cJ. Samuels, secretary of tho Beavor
Hill Coal Co,, has been on this Hay this
week, looking ovor tho company's pro,
petty hero.
Rusty Mlko'a Diary Sept. 23, 1003
Kvery buitlnoas has somo good points.
Thcao points, It constantly advertised,
will bring business.
Fearful Odds Against HI m
Bedridden, nlono and destitute. Such,
In brief was tho condition of nn old
so dler by namoof J.J. Havens, Vr
aaile. 0. For yttara ho was troubled
with Ktdnoy dleoaso and nuhlor doctors
nor medicines onvo him relief. At
length no trloa Electric Bittern. It put
him on hla (eat In iliort order and now
hotostlfloe, "I'm on tho road tocom
ploto recovery." Bout on earth for Llvor
arid Kidnoy troubles and all forms ol
titomanh and Bowol Complaints. Onlv
50o. Qoaranteod bv Juo. I'muie. ilnu--
gist.
Kd. Cole Is now at work patting It) the
(our new "treat lights, s
A, J.'.DavIe, tho North Bend mnrohant,
was In town yosUrdy,
K. A, Anderson Is having hlsconl scow
rebuilt at Heed's shin yatd.
J. M. Walker of Coqulllo has moved
to Marshflold whore ho will rotldo,
Th6 Alphu was towod from Porter to
North Bend yesterday, to finish hor load.
Jits, W. Cowan Is pnttlng another
story on his houso In South Martbfluld,
Presbyterian Chyrcfi
Bahliath school at 10 n, m. Ray,
Duncan Molluor will prenoh at U a, m,
and Itov. F, 0, Blrtumo will prcaoh at
North Bond. Y. P, H. 0. 15. nt 7 p, rt,
, Thu( pnslor will prcnoti nl fl p, m,
Bicclal mttilo In thoovonlug,
Mr, and Mrs. Sawyors of tho Allegany
hotel camo down Thursday and stayed
ovur night.
The schooner Westorn Home arrived
yesterday, bringing some miscellaneous
freight for Marehfleld.
C. H. Starbnck ot North Bend left for
Portland on tho Alliance and will spend
the winter there.
Mrs. A, Q. Aiken and her dauttbtcr,
Miss Alice, returned on the Alliance
from San Francisco.
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John Johnson of North Bend left .on
the Alliance on bis way to Oregon City
where he goes for his family.
Empire School Ohen
School opened at Empiro Monday.
There were 31 enrolled. The earae
teacher, Mies Weaecla being employed.
The Empire echool is in good bands
under the tutorship of Miss Weeeola
who is an English as well as German
and French echolar.
Travel by Sea
The Alliance arrived yesterday bring
ing tho following paesongors in addition
to tho list received by wire: Mrs E J
Holt, Miss Rita Gist, Chas Baxter, Wo
O'Connell, It Kaino, S J Dofreeso, A
Benson-, M Olson, M. J, Anderson and
wife. .
The A. N. W. club met at tho homo
of Mrs. Wm. Nasbnrg, A very profit
ablo mooting Is reported. Tho club
moets next tlmo with Mra. F. X. Ilofer
Ohas. Ueorgois having tho electric
lights In hla sioro rearranged, adding to
tho display.
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Mrs. 0. A. Lock wood and children of
Myrtlo Point, has been on tho bay sev
eral days visiting friends.
Card of Thanks
Mrs, F, Hagoletolu and children wlah
tothitnk tholr friends and neighbors
and tho ordors ol I, 0. 0. P. nnd A, 0.
U, W, for tholr klndnois ntnl sympathy
nt tho tlmo of tho sickness and doalli of
tho lato bolovod husband and lather.
OBITUARY
Instead of with Mrs. L. M. Noble,
lattor being absent from tho city.
the
Geo, Osgood by was up from North
Bend yesterday, being still obliged to
wait with a rrnirh nnd rano f,m l,JPPWCe,
effect of his recent accident.
. Did Some Shooting
T. F. Crawford (Gumboot Kelly) was
brought before Justice Hyde yesterday
on a cbargo of assault with a dangerons
weapon, it being alleged that he took a
couple of shots at Gus Peterson the day
before. His examination was tot for 2
p m today, and he gave bonds for bis
Mrs. Helen Stafford, who has been
giving health treatment hero for some
time, is a pastenger lor Portland on the
Alliance, expecting to return later.
Miss Mary Quick, of Coquille City, is
ft passenger on the Alliance, on her way
to Monmouth to attend the State Nor
mal echool.
A. H. Gaffney at North Bend left on
thli; Alliance fo'r Hancock, Michigan for
his family. He will return to Coos
county in November.
Speaking of tho ''Yankee" crew of
the Reliance, a SpandinavUn paper
points out that Captain 2ar is a Scotch
man and all the rest of the crew ore
Norwegians excepting two Swedes and a
Dane.
We wish someone would engineer a
successful movement for closing all
etores at six o'clock. Then we might
have light enough to see by all evenlug,
without waiting until the turning out
pf the lights in the stores diverts enough
Juice in this direction to make the
(amps really incandescent. ,
A well known local surgeon was tell
ing Tot an operation for appendicitis
which ho had performed, and diecorcr
ed that tbo seed of a date had caused
the trouple. "How long had tho eord
been there doctor?" Baked a listener.
"I really couldn't say," wbb. his reply,
"I couldn't find the date."
Free Industrial School
Tho Freo Industrial School held
preliminary meotine in tho room ovor!
the CofTee Club last Saturday.
It was a email beginning in every thing
but the number of boys and girla and in
enthusiasm. The seats were mado of
rough boards laid on chairs and boxes,
and as thero were not enough to seat all
wirhout crowding, it caused much mer
riment and some confusion,
Mrs. Dow told the boys and girls the
object and aim of the work, and C. H.
oiamu gave mem a snort talk on
"woods" and where found etc., to which
they listened atttentively. Owing to
the departure of Mrs. Dow soon for Chi
cago, tho work will bo postponed for a
while, to be taken up on her return,
whin ehe hopes to have tho room com
fortably seated to accomodate all who
deeiro to attend.
Tassengers on the Alliance for Port
land and Astoria, Sct. 23: Mr andMrs
L H Roberts.Mr and Mrs A F Kees.Rev
and Mrs B J Hoadloy.Miaa Mary Quick,
Mrs L G Stockel.MrsLG Cursons.Mrs D
Dreyer, Miss E Droyer, Miss Mary
West, Miss May Pureell, Miea Blacker,
by. Mrs Mamlo Noah, Mrs Nettle
Peachoy, Mrs II W llawes, Miss Alice
Fields, Rev Duncan McRuor, Messrs
Leon Maneur, James O'Connor, K 0
McDowell, Mil Horsey, L W "Record,
J W Hanks, C F Lindley, J Robllllard,
Jamca R Wall, J 0 Whlltlngton. L L
I Bunch, H Toelle, F G Buncb, Albert F
Merchant, James M N Merchant, W H
Mitchell, J W Reynolds, L D Kinney,
Axel Hagstrom, Ulrich Johnson, 0 H
Starbnck, Herman Peterson, Oscar
Peterson, Siegfried Peterson. W P-
Bhiveley, LD Blue, Charles Beattle, A
HUaffney, W G Wilshlre, Sylvester
Johnson, A J French, W M Burgess, B
P Hanawalt, 8 in stearago.
A. B. Jenkins, immigration agont for
tho Southorn Pacific ia at Coos Bay on
a tour of inspection, getting somo Infor
mation about Coos Bay eo ho can Intel
ligently talk of this locality when peo-
plo mako inquiries through itho immi
gration department, Ho has received
many enquires of lato about this county,
F. S. Dow aud II. II, Sporry went up
to Allegany yesterday for two or throo
days of hunting and fishing.
Captain A. M. Simpson arrived on tbo
Bay Thursday on his way back to Ban
Francleco, coming in by way of Drain,
Hans Reed brought tho lumber up
from North Bond yestorday for tho now
scow which ho will build for tho electric
light company,
Kelly Discharged
The caso agasnat T. F, Crawford,
charged with assault with a -dangerous
weapon, was dismissed by Juitlco Hydi
yesterday, for lack of evidence.
Rusty Mlko'a Diary, Sopt. 38, 1003
The business you do today ought to
holp increase your buiinoss for tomor-
a
row.
Fred HageUteln arrlvod
Thursday evening from
Wash., being tao days late
tho funoral of his father.
overland
Hoqtilam,
to attend
Episcopal Sunday School
Tho Protestant Episcopal Sunday
School which has been closed during tho
summer months will reopen next Sua
day, September 27th, 1003," Everjosa
cordially invitod to attend the tervtcet
nt lf n'.k . ' T-."
u. .w v wiwa a. tu.
Suicide an Unknown
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fas ." X i
uco
0. II. Merchant, F. M. Friedberg and
J. T, McOormac have been appointed
appraisers of tbo partnership property
of Duebner & Hagelstlen.
J, D. Dyer was down from Sumner
raeterdav. Ho renorti that farmora In
that vicinity are commencing to dig
their potatoes. The scarlctlna patients
are all recovered.
What Is Life?
In the last analysis nobody knows,
but we do know that It Is under atnet
law. Abuse that law oven slightly, pair
results, Irregular living meana de-
ranCfiOIBnt Of Ihnnrn.n. .o.i.l.l l
Constipation. Headache or Liver trouble
Dr. King's New Life PJIIa quickly ro
adfusisthis. It's gentle, yet thorough,
Only 25 eta at John Preuss' Drug f toro.
From Frlday'o Dafy
Mrs. Geo. Schroeder is visiting friends
nt Coquille City.
Norlh Bend Improvements
(Citizen)
Tho Common Council of tho City ot
North Bond-met in special eeasionf Sal
urday evening for tho purpose of con
sidering bids on the city wharf, (to bo
constructed according to the specifica
tions drawn np by Mr. Loggle,) and aleo
tho city jail. Tho wharf contract ie to
bo let to Mr. Painter who Is to do tho
work, according to his bid offered, for
$2.30 per 1,000 feot: all material being
furnish upon scowb at the wharf. Tho
jail contract was given to Horn & Lrwlf.
wood, who aro to build and furnish
material as well, for (340. No other
business waa taken up at the meeting,
John 8. Coke mado a business trip to
tho county seat yesterda.
A Rosoburg dispatch says: Ju
J. A. Buchanan hold an inquost yoator
day over tho remains of n man who
committed suicide by banging, tarco
miles west of Olalla, noar the foot of
Camas Mountain. The man was appar
ently about 45 years of ago, 5 feet 8
Inches tall, woro a brown coat and vesr,
cosduroy, trousors and black foil hat.
He bad blue oyes, medium heavy sandy
muetacho and a beard of two weeks'
growth. No clow was obtained as to
his Identity. Ho had a roll of nlanket.
throe pipes, a'good supply of tobscco, a
razor and strop and 20 cents In coin.
Ho had no papors whatever about his
effects or person.,
Mrs. Ruth Collvor wan born In Portage
county, Ohio Octohor 4, 1827. Hho
lived lu Ohio until she was elovon years
old, nnd with hor parents Mr, and Mrs.
Win. ltlco moved to Iowa In 1830. 81m
was married lo Alfred Daliibrldgo Collver
at Uur-Onk Illdgo, Iowa, Docomlicr 25,
1811, and to this union a family ofven
hoys acd four glrli woro born, all of
which aro living except two ulrls. They
lived togathor until his doath May 7,
11)01. X
They loft Tipton, Cedar ctUnty, Iowa
tho flrat of April 18T.1, rrosred I ho
Plains as far na Salt Lako City, Utah,
nnd stayed ovor winter with tho Mor
mons. Camo to Oregon In tho fall as
Oregon City. Iho next iprlng inovod
to Long Tom, Lano county, Oregon. Tho
next fall moved to tho French mitln.
ruont In Douglas county, Oregon.
Thoy moved on Coos river in August
J657. In tho spring of 18HI thoy moved
to Catching Slough that being hor homo
uutil hor doath, September 18, JP01.
Hor ago was 75 years 10 months and .
10 dayti,
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BORN
MUKOI! ANT-In Marshflold. Or. . Sent.
20, to the wife of V. T. Merchant, a
daughtor,
DIED.
I)UNBAIt-In this city, August 18, 1003.
Margaret, beloved wlfoof Kobort C.
Dunbar, a native o.' California, aged
23 years 8 months and 1M day.
Abon ia takon from a fian Fran
cisco paper Tho doceaeeJ had many
friends in Coos county, .
As an exemplification of tho uae
of printers ink we with to call attention
to tho fact that an adannouunscing salo
of honsohold goods inserted byRe'v.F.n.
Strangohas had the result on soiling
nearly all his goods, and those who waut
somo of his goods should call at once.
Ho baa somo good bargains loft yet.
The Czarina is scheduled to sail from
San Francisco at 6 p. m. Saturday,
A new roof ia being put on the Eric
son residence adjacent to the- Lutheran
church.
Boxing Contest
Arrangements aro being made to pull
off a 15 round boxing contlst at Manh
Held, provldod a match can bo arranged.
Mr. D. L. Chllders, mnnagor for Solk-yi
Deputy District Attornoy Farrin
mado a flying trip to Coqulllo City to
day to proaecuto tho caso of tho Statu of
Oregon vs George Schmidt. Schmidt
was charged with the larcony of a pair
of shoes of the valuo of 5 from a dwell
ing, The dofondant was bound ovor to
tho next circuit court under a bond of
f 1000, in dofault of which ho ia now
registered at tho Hotel do Galller.
Dr. Horsfallla having tho finishing
touches put on his yard and will reul
the same to graaa for a lawn.
Otto Schottor claims to bo a hot num.
ber at trolling for e almon, but wo
haven't seen any of hit floh.
Condon Recorder: Public school
started hero latt Monday, with lt:i
J . .-f) w VWW(I 0 W -----. ...
Stroup, tho Halit weight Champion of,Bcbo,ar8 ' attendance. Mrs. E. M.
Pittsburg, Pa., is hero mokinc tho.fiackott Is principal, Mr.
, B. Robortsob, Grand, Marshal of tho
Oregon I. 0. 0. F and Dr, J. 0. Twitch
oil, who came hero last week with Giand
Master Marcelli, leaye this morning tor
Gardiner, on their way home to Rose
.. barg. The lodges bere.have been receiv
'Jb jtttf vsJuabli Instructions from
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Two Tame Bears
Jack Mareden ie tho proud proprietor
of two large bear cubs of the black vari
ety, which ,he keeps in the back yard
at the brewery. They take k'ndly to a
civilized life and are very tame, being
The schooner Josea Minor arrived
the bay yesterday and the Charles
Falk- was taken to the lower, bay,
Wm Bremer, ol Allegamy, waa In town
yesterday. Ho brought In somo fine
Gravenstcin apples, wnlch wero hn.,0M
by H. fleugetackon for shipment to San
Francisco,
arrangements,
A contest with Stroup was econlly
pulled off at Scotia In which Solloy
worsted his man In the Oth round.
These gentlemen are employed at tho
Libby mines and aro permanent real-
dents anJ will soon givo somo sparing
exhibitors.
A challenge oppoars In another column.
From 8aturday'e Dally.
Isaac Laudrlth, tho carpontor, is on
elck list.
Milton Ed-
munds, atslstant, and Miss Pearl Walk
er has tho primary room. Mr. J. C.
Logan was to tako tho intermodlalo de
partment, but concluded otherwise, and
Miss Wakoinan.o! Dalryvlll, will (HI
tho vacancy. Miss Wuldyogol baB
charge-of tho room this week.
Nor'.h Bond mill has shut down on ac
count of the scarcity of logs, '
A Boy's Wild (lido For Life
With family around exectlng him to
dlo, and a rou riding for Jifo 18 miles,
tn (Ml f)r. Knu'h Nw lllnpnonrv Inr
Consumption. CouvIih and Colda. W. II.
Brown, of Loeavlllo, Ind, endured
death's Hgonlon from asthma; but this
wonderful medicine onvn Instant rt1lif
and soon cured him. IIo writes: "I
now sleep soundly overy night." Like
marvelous euros ot Consumption. Pneu
monia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and
Grip prove ita matchloaa merit for all
Throat and 'Lung troubles. Trial bot
tles free at Jobti Preuii,
IIAGELSTIEN-At at hla homo In
Marshflold, Or., Bapt., 10, iooj. Fred
Hngclatlon, aged 01 yoars, 0 months
and 21 days,
Fred Ifagolatlen was born In Holtteln.
Germany, March 2y, 1812. He camo to
tho United States nnd lo Coos Bay In
1875. IIo woikod at his trado of hlnrk-
smith at Noith Bond nnd lator at Gar
dlnor. In tho Fall of 1870 ho undo a
trip bark to hit nallvo tond whoro ho
waB married, bringing his brldo back
with him. Tho following year ho formed
a partnership with Win, 0, Duobnor In
blaclttmlthlng btislncsi, nnd in their
shop oppoelto tho ship yard ho has boon
on duty nearly ovory day in ti, jnHt
twenty-three years. 'Jh fact lllut
tratos tho character of thu deceased. Il,i
woslndustrlour, faithful nnd tiustworlhy
In thu fullest sonso of tho erm, nnd no
man in tho community was moro uni
versally respected. Ho had served on
tho city council, and at tho tlmo of hla
death was a mombor of tho honrd of
directors of this school district. I Jo waa
a incmbor of tho I. U. 0. F. and tho A.
0. U, W. About throo wcoka ago ho
wan8ttddenly'takon 111 whllo at work in
tho shop, with somo complication of
the heart. Ho had boon conflnod to tho
hoiiBo.ovor eluro, but was up on tho day
of his death and was visited ty' Mr,
Duobnor nbout 12:15, whon they ' talkod
ovor affaire at tho shop. At that
tlmo ho showed signs of relapso, and
about an hour later ho passod away, Be-
sides tho widow ho loavos two eons and
throo daughters, Fred, Alloo, Honry,
WUda and Elsie. All aro at homo ex
ccpt Henry, who la In Seattle, IIo has
been fiont for and la oxpeotod to arrive
by Wednesday, the funoral bolng post
poned until he gote here,
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