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Chronological home APR 8 - MAY 13, 1904 previous 1904 | next 1904 | to newspaper menu Coq B 652 cont. Apr 8, 1904 Wm Jennings Bryan on Demo party. Historical sketch, cont; San Francisco in infancy, ‘49. B R Alfred Johnson, mill man. / Millard Shoemaker. P O Tribune. Salmon cannery Rogue. Lengthy on republican convention; L A Roberts, Geo Topping, W H Bunch, W C Chase, Dr. Mingus [<should be cp], Geo T Moulton, [other]; R D Hume, S B Hermann; W F Bowron, E A Anderson, J J Clinkenbeard; Stephen Gallier. Jas Watson. B C Lehmanowsky; E S Dean. [And other.] Nominations for various candidates. Lloyd Spiers and Fred McLean were named for commissioner for four years, Mr. Spiers being elected by a ballot of 76 to 69. + Death of Wm Nasburg (Sun); Emma Nasburg, Harry and Claud, Mrs. Louis C Lockhart. = Coq B 653 April 8, 1904 County court proceedings. H T Schweers, petition for divorce (partition). F A Laise vs Pacific Furniture & Lumber Co, action, A J Sherwood plaintiff J W Bennett, J S coke deft. [<cp] / M L Martin vs Clara P Martin, divorce. / Alice Kruse vs W S Chandler, action. [<cp] Anna Wulff vs G W Canning, foreclose. Mary McNamara vs W S Chandler, rec, action. [<cp] Lizzie H Monot vs T S Monot, divorce. Emerson Ferry vs Hillis Short, suit. W H "Bill" Williams dead, Riverton, closely with Buffalo Bill Cody. Double wedding ceremony. Bert Anderson Birdie Prewett, Dick Carmichael [print] and Grace Prewett. R B Ray. T G Summerlin. W H Schroeder. Supt Bunch. R P King, Middle Fork. Claud Nasburg. J A Davenport. Chas Gage, G D Mandigo.[< should be cp?] Wm Peddler, Aberdeen. Mrs. Ray, Myrtle Point. Misses Vivian and Gladys Gage. [<cp] J A Jackson, Parkersburg. W J Moon, Roseburg. Mrs. W L Kistner. Mrs. C A Pettingill, lower river. Ed Fahy and R W Bullard, Bullard’s Ferry. Rev Somerville, presiding elder ME church. / Mrs. J C Snook. Steamer Dispatch, politic. / Wm Bettys, Fairview. Deputy Assessor J S Lawrence. / M/M J L Bean, lower river, Bandon life saving crew. MM W W Gage. [<cp] / C M Skeels. The sawmills on the upper river are evidently doing business as the railroad company is handling many cars of lumber from that direction. + [cp] City, fire house?? Etta Danielson, lower river. / E A Tyrrell. / Ed Jacobsen, employed North Bend sash-door factory. G E Wilson and E F Goodman, Corbin, to North Bend for work. W T Burton; Alexson building; Monogram saloon. Z.T. Siglin was called to this place Wednesday as a witness in the dyking district case. + [cp] Master Game Warden says to arrest any person fishing for and catching small fish known as "shiners," it being decided they are actually young silverside salmon. n q at all. [cp] Mrs. Chas Adams, Myrtle Point. J A Davenport, Wm Goble, A R Davenport. Ray Hall, son of Jesse Hall, accident; Dr. Culin. / Married Earl Steele and Miss Phoeba [print] Simmons. Dr. Culin now owns an automobile which will undoubtedly prove a great convenience in his profession. The machine is known as an Orient and is of the buckboard type, which is well adapted to rough roads. The doctor and C. Romander set the machine up Monday and had considerable fun making short trial trips on the city streets. It is the first "auto" in the city and, so far as we know, in this county. + Martha Cecil, Chico, died; Jas H Cecil is son. / Mrs. Geo Conger, Fat Elk, died Council proceedings. Nasburg liquor license 6 month; ordinance for building sidewalk Coulter Street. J P Goodman, J J Lamb, W L Kistner appointed judges; C A Gage, O C Sanford, N W Leneve, clerks, city election May 2, 1904. Bill of E A McDuffee for painting. Black Spangled Net Collarettes, Ladies Purses, Puff combs, Mrs. Noslers; also jewels and beads, Skeleton collars. MJB, Mocha and Java, finest coffee in town; Skeels. / W Wilcoxen [as typed], mill wood, 75 c load; call at Kerr & Co’s. Gentlemen’s "Shaw-knit" Hose, best in market, Pierces. / Spanish Puff, good smoke; Our Way. /Hominy, old-fashioned, way mother used to make, Drane’s. / Wild Rose, best Oregon flour on market, W T Kerr & Co. / Ladies sleeveless underwear Pierces. / Draperies, Silkolenes and Cretonnes, Pierces. / Ladies’ flannel waists, W T Kerr & Co. = Coq B 654 April 8, 1904 Gents; new line hats, Kerr & Co; Stetson’s Grizzlies, etc. / All kinds of linen; laces, ribbons, collars and gloves at Mrs. Moon’s. / Knowlton’s drug store, writing tablets, pencil tablets, pencils, pens. / Craze of the day (Indian work) Mrs Moon keeps all the materials. Northern Grown garden seeds fresh and thoroughly tested, 3 papers, 10 c , Knowlton’s. / Ladies nice waists and ready made summer suits direct from factory, Kerr and Co. / Linings and trimmings, Pierces; stock most complete in Coquille Valley and prices low as the lowest. / Good 5 c cigar, Fontella, Renown, Porto Rico Crooks, Cuban Belle, Cremo, Spanish Puff. [M 2004 apparently doesn't tell name of store] $500 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of person(s) set fire to stores of Wm H Schroeder January 7, 1902, January 12, 1904, shinglemills of Wm H Schroeder and F Muetzel Son January 14, 1901, January 14, 1902; $250 by subscription, $250 by County court. L Harlocker, County Judge. nq. Oregon Fire Relief Assn, payments sure and co on foundation as strong as Gibralter. John S. Lawrence, agent. nq. W C Paxson, for sale, good span horses (for farming) and one yearling colt. / Wagon for sale, Studebaker, 3 inch, complete with double box and spring seat. April 15, 1904 Rebuttal on R D Hume, Radium [assume paper], now [or foes it mean: not?] complimentary; tells what Hume doing for Curry county, what in legislature. [Historical sketch, continued in several papers; early day San Francisco, some problems with Mexicans; also about a Mormon prophet who caused a lot of trouble there.] [Lengthy on] Demo county convention. A J Sherwood, J W Mast, J M Upton, C F McKnight. Sherwood nominated for joint senator. Robert Burns, Curry County, for joint rep. R C Lee rep for Coos; County clerk J S Lawrence, R H Mast, J W Leneve (who declined); Lawrence nominated. Sheriff, W W Gage, Z T Siglin, latter on first ballot. Commissioners and other officers nominated: C T Coleman, John Porter, A D Boone, John Bear; Edward Fahy, I T Weekly, R Pomeroy; T J Thrift; A H Mulkey (school supt) David Fulton, H G Ploeger, E A Hadsall, Dr. Leep; other persons mentioned. Mr. Seabrook. Wm Turpen, J A Lennan; W H S Hyde; A G Aiken; J H Cecil; Lee Goodman; I T Weekly; W L Krantz; E A Adams; Ernest Snyder; A D Morse; E M Blackerby; O A Kelly; Wm Rohm. S J Colver; Dr. E E Straw; B Fenton; J J Lamb; Chris Rasmussen, J J Stanley; J F Hall, D J Lowe, Thos Barry; K H Hansen; J V Foster. [Comments on Schiller Hermann, republican]. [Further comments on officers chosen, including Z T Siglin, Mulkey, all others.] [Siglin should be cp?] [Demo convention, Siglin]. For Sheriff, Z T Siglin has had sufficient experience to demonstrate his ability. He served his constituents satisfactorily and well in this position after his election fourteen years ago, and his age and past service make him better qualified than before. His opponent has made a good officer, but rumor has it that his supporters think that two successive terms are sufficient in that office and that Mr. Siglin will have plain and easy sailing. So here’s success to "Taylor." [M. evidently opponent means Gage; this is a nominating convention.] [cp] poem , echoes from the Republican convention [ not saying whether it’s local or otherwise.] Lengthy Wm Jennings Bryan on Democratic Party. / (Coast Mail). Chas McCullock to Gardiner, intends to open café. / (CB News). Wm Deubner, one of the pioneer blacksmiths, Marshfield, sold interest to partner Fred Hagelstein. = Coq B 655-8 April 15, 1904 (CB News). All preparations are being made for resuming work on the Crescent mine at Manwell [print]; means Maxwell] by the first of May. We learn from Supt. Jones that about 40 men will be employed to start with; that the bunker will be completed as rapidly as possible, and the work of sinking the slope will be pushed. Mr. Burke, who is now in Colorado, is expected here in the near future. + Reflections on Russo-Japanese war. Mrs. Woodward, AragoM Rohrer, lower river. W B Rohrer, lower river. . / E M Furman, popular piano man, Marshfield. / Hay selling $30 ton in Humboldt county. Born M/M Chas Matheson, daughter. / Master Bird Nosler. / L W Oddy, employed Arago by Aleck [print] Stauff. A L Nosler, Bridge. / J Kahn, well known buyer furs, hides, on the river. / C B Leep harness shop to former Our Way building. Wm Hicking, manager Prosper mill. / M/M Aaron Wilson, Bridge, boy. / Roy McEwen, well known this section. Dr. Snook. / Geo Laingor, Myrtle Point. / J M Harbison, North Fork, Sunrise creamery. / Adam Pershbaker and F L Carman, lower river lumbermen. Mrs. R B Ray, Miss Ollie Ray, Miss Dora Vermillion; Mr Ray. / G D Mandigo, Chas, Geo, and Ward Gage, camping and prospecting trip. [should be cp?] / Ellingsen & Jacobson furniture stock to North Bend. / Miss Sadie Schweers, Miss Clara Hare; Mrs. Hastings, Cunningham. Two carloads of wagons, buggies and farm implements were brought over from the Bay Monday. One car was for Myrtle Point and the other for this city and Bandon. + [cp] Rev Dahuff, ME church, Elkton. / I Contron, Marshfield, potato farmers. / John McLeod and family, ranch. / Bird McCloskey, Echo; Captain TW And Hon Sol McCloskey. [red ck mark] Steamer Welcome finished repairs at drydock opposite city wharf. To carry milk to Carl bro creamery Norway. [red ck mark] Mrs. Robert Tyrrell. / J M Rummell, Robert Burns, Gold Beach; Mr. Burns nominee joint rep. M/M G A Robinson, extended visit east, included St. Louis. / Climate, warm [more]. / M Rohrer, lower river; son O F Rohrer. / Mothers’ and Teachers’ Assn to meet; Mrs. Handsaker. Dr. Culin requests us to state that he is not running his automobile as a racing machine, that he does not wish to see anyone hurt and asks all bicycle riders to give him the same consideration on the streets as they would ask for themselves. + Women’s Study Club, entertainment to benefit Sacajawea statue fund; Native Indians will sing and dance, etc. / Christian church services Coquille, visitors from Myrtle Point, Willowdale, Riverton. Miss Jessie Tupper, A B C Club, Hotel Coquille, Lena Fairman, T H Meho. Laura Fox, Ethel Johnson, Florence Atkinson, Clare Sherwood, Susie Tuttle, Pearl Sweet; Messrs Drum, McPeak, Moffat, Will Sweet, Ned Boyd, Roy Fox, Geo Gage [should be cp?], Thos Mehl, Joe Harper, Earl Elliott. Odd Fellows to Bandon, supper, lodge work, 40 persons from Coquille and upriver. [red ck mark] / Death of Lottie Davis obituary. Elizabeth arrived in Bandon; A Pershbaker, Ruby Pershbaker, B T Moss. Sailed April 8 Mrs. C Adams and son, Mrs W H Bunch and 2 children, Mrs. R B Ray, Ollie Ray, Miss Dora Vermillion, D S Rouse. Cargo 300,000 ft 1 br, 100,000 singles, 30 tons coal, 60 tons misc. freight. = Coq B 659 April 22, 1904 Semi annual summary statement of financial condition Coos county / A letter from B R Banning on Argentina. With clouds for his electric battery and the globe for his transmitter, Nikola [print] Tesla proposes to convey messages, power for commercial purposes, and human speech to the utmost confines of the earth. "In a year or two," he says. Tesla? Tesla? Seems to us we have heard of him before? + [national filler?] [List of] demo county ticket, nominees. Sherwood, Burns, Lee, Lawrence; Z T Siglin [should be cp?], Bear, Fahy, Thrift, Mulkey, Fulton, Kadsall, Leep, Cecil. [Jury list for April term, not only gives names, but occupations and towns; some well known names here.] Marshfield, Ore. April 19. 1904 Editor Bulletin: –Oblige your humble servant by publishing the following item, it being a question of dates, and I have received several notes on the subject: The tide gate constructed on the slough tributary to the Coal Bank Slough, and which is crossed by the railroad that connects the mine with the bunker at the mouth of Isthmus Slough, Coos Bay, was built and finished in the month of June, 1885. Mr. Richard Walter, who was cashier at that time, and who resides in Marshfield, will, no doubt, verify this statement. I was employed on its construction. Robert Starkey. [ref. to RR should be cp] County court proceedings. salaries, expenses, bills. / (County court). C H Fry Supt from January 1 to March 14, ‘04 $143.70. Beaverton Coal Co., 23 tons lump coal $79.90. [<cp] C M Skeels oil for court house $4.50. Steamer Chico, Bandon, arrived from Portland April 16; D S Rouse passenger; sailed 19th. 50 cords matchwood, 75 bundles broomhandle squares; 15 tons household goods; Dr. A W Kime, A Gross, J K Scott. [red ck mark] Steamer Elizabeth arrived Bandon April 15 from San Francisco; sailed 17th 260 feet lumber, 56 ton potatoes, 20 ton coal, 40 ton misc freight; M H Hersey, D L Perkins, M F Shoemaker and wife; G A Robinson and wife; Mrs S E Robinson. [red ck mark] Alfred Johnson, millman, narrow escape from accident. / Notice to contractors for bids, 2 additional rooms, with basement, added to present school building. O C Sanford, clerk D 8. Miss Mabel Dean. Al Smith. Johnnie Perrott. Mrs. J T Nosler. Mrs, Webber. Rev W B Smith, Fishtrap. J H Hamblock and son John. Chas Green and wife, Lampa Creek. Entertainment for Sacajawea fund, 29th. Dick Buell, upper river. / Dr. Steele, Bandon dentist. / Rebekah entertain. Mrs. Dr. McCormac, Marshfield. / J H Timon, Lampa Creek coal miner. / R B Henry, Myrtle Point Hotel. B H Burns bought elegant Hamilton piano sold by E M Furman. M L Martin, piano tuner, to Fishtrap to work [M doesn’t mean permanently]. I Hacker. J T Nosler. M/M D F Dean. Miss Virgie Gage, Fred G. [<cp] E M Blackerby, Bandon. I T Rose; W C Rose. F J Fahy, Parkersburg mill and store. [red dot] / Martin Alexson married Mrs. Nannie Fellows. Sam Norton, Redding. / Andrew Hayter, carpenter. / Jas Murray, Hotel Coquille. / Mrs. Mark Cutlip; Mrs Geo Topping, Bandon. Steamer Liberty repairs; Antelope. [red ck mark] / Souvenir postal invitation to St. Louis fair, Mrs. Ida Owens. / Henry Rohner [print], former Bandon, now California. = Coq B 660 April 22, 1904 Jason Machado, Myrtle Point; to Coquille for electric treatment with X Ray. / Miss Grace Gould, North coos river. / Mrs. Birdie Hoover, Bandon. / J M Byers, working North Bend, home Fishtrap to visit. Married, at Fishtrap, John Hickam and Eva Robison, Rev W B Smith officiate. / Herman Messer, position sash-door North Bend. R D Jones, Coquille, sawmill. / Willis Hoover, Norway, to North Bend to work carpenter trade. Dave Johnson, M H Hersey. / W C Chase; Wm Rich; republican st convention. The city marshall had a crew of men at work the first of the week laying new water pipes to the depot, to Mr. Kistner’s residence and barn and to the ice plant. + [cp] Miss Wilson, who has been teaching the school near the Junction, has finished her work in that district and expects to teach the Arago school this coming term. + [cp] Mrs. Robert Tyrrell, Arago. / D L Perkins; Jesse Beyers purser steamer Dispatch during absence. [red ck mark] Mrs. Catherine McAdams, real estate. / S W Upton, resigned from Bulletin, charge Geo A Robinson’s store during latter’s trip to St. Louis Fair. Chas Williams, owns Thos Devereaux place upper river. / T L Graves, photographer. / Accident at E A Howie place, above town. R M Morgan, W A Goodman place. / M/M Geo A Robinson, Grandma Robinson. Socialists held mass convention last Saturday; nominations Joint senator W H Ray; rep. M Brewer; co clerk, C B Leep; assessor, C H James; commissioner 2 year E J Coffelt; commissioner 4 year, B F Smith, chairman county central comm, J D Myers; Sheriff, treasurer, surveyor, school supt left blank. Mrs. Icy Bartholomew resigned as school teacher, poor health, to join husband in Seattle [more]. Elaborate Indian entertainment and loan exhibit for benefit of bronze statue of Sacajawea, for Lewis and Clark fair [lengthy] Mrs. Sperry (composed the music) Mrs. J C Snook, President Women’s club; reserved seats on sale Monday at Knowlton’s, 35 c. Admission 25 c. Children 15 c. Nolan shoe, at Skeels. / Candies, all kinds, Croy’s. / 20 pound rice $1, Lorenz. / Mens long Oil Coats $1.75, Lorenz. / Seed oats, wheat, corn, Skeels. / Nice line perfumery, Our Way. / 3 cans Eastern Corn 25 c Lorenz. / Fresh cookies, Our Way. / Oranges, bananas, dates, always at Croy’s. Apr 29,1904 Wm. Jenniings Bryan on Demo Party. Letter from B R Banning on Argentine; mentions H S Kribs and Mr. Nelson as being there, a Mr. Fellsman from Marshfield expects to go back to US as prices are so expensive; low wages, $10-$40 a month, and prices of goods. Bridge Items. C H Nosler. Telephone lines progress. Stout & Weekly log camp; Jim Houser’s camp. Creamery; Samuel Johnson; Bill McBee, wife, Charivari [tt went astray]. Married: James T Rookard and Lottie Belieu. St Louis Expo to open April 30, some stat. / Kansas entry to St. Louis expo 12 foot ox made wholly Indian corn, red for body, white for horns, yellow for tail, and "agricultural poem" [more]. = Coq B 661 April 29, 1904 Issues of the coming election (national) [rather vague, but lengthy]. Historical sketch, continued, by area man; still on San Francisco region, mostly political scuttlebut, tells very little about San Francisco proper. / [Another political poem.] F A Laise vs Pacific Furniture Co, settled; Aasen Bros vs P F & L Co, settled. L J Simpson vs Great Central Land Co, default and decree for plaintiff. Lizzie Minott vs T S Minott, decree for plaintiff and care of minor children to her. In all other cases on docket against P F & L co proceedings stayed by filing petition bankruptcy in U S Court. (Circuit court proceedings). [part cp] Allegany. Captain Leneve sub for captain Edwards, Alert. Steamer Alert, daily trips to North Bend, Marshfield, after April 1. Rev McPherson, mumps. C Rodine, roads. Vivian and Gladys Gage. [<cp] Miss Emma Lorenz, 2 showers; Mrs. J A Lamb’s, Mrs J W Leneve’s. / H J Winters, optician, through town. / Born M/M Wm Shuck, boy. / Earl Simpson, Bulletin office. Earl Steele. J W fields. R W Lundy. / The Railroad surveyors have moved their head camp to Port Orford. + [cp] Merchants to close all stores 7 PM. / Oliver Wilson, building for steam laundry. / Chat [as typed] Huling, Myrtle Point. / N C Medley. Steamers from Bandon, excursion rates for Sacajawea entertainment; r t 50 c. [red ck mark] E C Roberts, MPE. / Other editors (Mail, Sun, Citizen), t. J H Cecil. ./ T L Graves, photos Citizens’ city primary. / Rev R A Reagan. Marriage licenses C J Daily and Agness Stitt; Abner Noah and May Davenport. / Rebekah entertainment. / Grand jurors, Leach, Perkins, Spires, Robinson, Henry Hermann, Fahy. Bandon woolen mill, topic; prospects for pulp mill. Prohibitionist convention: nominations Dimmitt, joint Sen; rep. C D McFarlin; Clerk, Frank Sumner; commissioner 2 year E A Howey; assessor J B Sweet. Coroner, Mr. Coleman. Hugo Romander, M/M C Romander. / Geo Bunch died; used to be engineer at Wall & Co mill. / John Perrott, dairy-eggs. / Ithamer Robison, Fishtrap-Cloverdale. Closing business at 7 except Saturday night. Z C Strang, W T Kerr & Co, Geo A Robinson by S W Upton, Coquille Valley Packing Co, N Lorenz, J A Lamb, M A Pierce, P E Drane, T H Mehl & Co, Fred Slagle, Mrs. A Balch, Mrs M Nosler, except fruit and confectionery, Mrs C L Moon, C W Martin, Ellingson & Jacobson, J S Kanematz, Coquille Jewelry Co, Emily A Hersey, V R Wilson, C M Skeels. [Lengthy on ] wedding Samuel Norton and Emma P Lorenz. / [Commentary on] Mulkey nomination for Co School supt. B661 continues in 1904c MAY 6 - JULY 1, 1904 coq B 661 [cont] May 6, 1904 Wm Jennings Bryan on Demo party. School fund apportionments; now lists 77 districts; [still nothing I can put finger on to point to Delmar region]. D 8 Coquille 2114.36. D 31. Rural (North Carolina); D 28 Gravelford. 55 Beaver Slough 228.25. 69 Beaver Hill 218. Coquille Academy notes; end of year, exams, class items. [The sexual difference:] Woman is not a man inhabiting temporarily a different kind of body. [Lengthy.] [National filler.] [Comments on] R D Hume, and opponent Judge Hamilton, politic. ] Circuit court proceedings. W E Baines vs Marshfield City, injunction, submitted on a demurrer. [M. same as CBR man?] [cp?] = Coq B 662-6 May 6, 1904 [co court, cont] M L Martin, divorce. Great Central Land Co vs John Kollock. Several various parties vs W S Chandler; one says nonsuit; other says verdict for plaintiff $250. C H Codding vs Belt Line Railway Co, action, default and judgment for plaintiff. Emma M Lyons vs W T Kerr, foreclosure. [cp] Steamer Elizabeth: Mrs. C Rose, Miss Kinnicutt. [M. any relation to Prof Kinnicutt?], B C Rucker, R H Rosa. Sailed with 260,000 ft lumber, 20 cords matchwood; Mrs. Captain Anderson passenger [among others]. [red ck mark] Allegany items, Bunch, Gould, Rodine; also school North Bend. Prizes given for garden contest (to children) by Women’s Study Club. Gilkey, Lund, Watson, Kerr, Robinson, Price, Hungate, Harlocker, Mansell, Jacobson, Patterson, Miller, Kerrigan, Leonard, Watson, Williams, Krewson, Briggs, Neaudow [spelled in print], Goodman, Lawrence, Jacobson. Bancroft items; telephone lines Middle fork, Big Creek, Rock creek in running order. Riverton items, mumps and measles. Mines working with only a few hands and most of the people working on roads or in the camp. [M. logging camp? Or mining camp?] Jesse Simmons, Chas Matheson. V N Perry. R C Lee. D J Lowe, Bandon. R B Ray painting residence, Moulton St. bridge. / W W Gage, Coos river ranch. [cp] Allen Collier, Noah Leneve, painting house. / A D Williams, Smith Premier Typewriter Co, Portland. / Oscar Wickham, Ben Crow, property Northwest town. Arther Ellinson, store. / C C Bunnell, resigned as plumber J A Lamb, b. / Carl Walker; Geo Collier. Sacajawea entertainment last Friday masonic hall attended by one of the longest houses ever seen in Coquille. + Elijah Smith, president. S.O. co; R E Shine, secretary, t. [cp] / S C Endicott, school, dentist; Dr. Strange. M/M Joe Hudson. T J thrift. Geo W Martin real estate Moulton bridge. J H Cecil, Pete Johnson contract for Masonic lodge to clear and level NE corner their cemetery nq. Cy Goodman, mail Myrtle Point-Roseburg. / E W Fahy, mumps. / F F Winter, Riverton. T H Mehl new goods; hardware. / Letter from Geo Collier. / Nosler & Lyons, to put in steam laundry; Oliver Wilson rescinded order for his building, machinery. Citizens primary [not caps]. J J Stanley, mayor. Council N Lorenz; L H Hazard; J A Davenport; recorder, E G D Holden. Dr. Russell. / Herbert Adams, Riverton farm; engineer on Seattle vessel. / E O Potter, republican nominee Judge; Judge Hamilton. 10 bars good laundry soap 25 c Kerr & Co nq. / Prospects for Coquille baseball team for summer. T H Mehl lists the kinds of implements he stocks, some by brand, some by description. T L Graves, photographer, moving. / W T Burton, Our Way. Coquille Ice & Cold Storage; new 3 ton ice machine to arrive on Elizabeth. Captain Polhemus; river-harbor indirect. / J C Watson, eggs. / Mothers’ & Teachers Assn meeting. City council; Krewson & Goodman bid for sidewalk Elliott addition. City marshal withdrew his appointment W C Benham as night watchman. Bills allowed, salaries, Mrs Emily Hersey, lumber for gutter 9.09; E A McDuffee, painting ladders 9.20. W W Gage, water pipe 25.92. [should be cp] = Coq B 667 May 13, 1904 Plans for Lewis and Clark expo to be held October 1905, Portland. Curry County Corbin Mill, Mussell Creek, shut down; reference to furniture co fiasco; only thing putting men in upper part county the Jewell mining ditch. Judge Woodruff; creamery. Ophir now called "New Canton" for all the Chinese nq. [in slang, of course]. [<cp] Poss. Doyle store. 6 acre map of US, growing crops, at World’s Fair. [List of ] mining districts in the state; Prof O F Stafford, University of Oregon, "Mineral Resources and Mineral Industries of Oregon"; 50 c. nq. [cp] Mr. Bryan on the Demo party. [Editors comments on ] Mr. Coke’s canvass (republican) being in straits. Lengthy political. [should be cp?] / Discussion of local option. [prohibition] B. Recorder. Hon J W Hamilton, judge 2nd Judicial district. The John Burroughs Society is having contest for school youth? On the native birds of Oregon. nq at all [lengthy.] Cass M. Hermann. John Rowan, Arago. Mrs. Katie Magee. W C Rose. Dr. Strange. Register before midnight Saturday or you will be out. Dr. Kirkpatrick. Sol McCloskey, Norway. Mrs Fairman. Geo, C O Gilkey. Miss Grace McCormac, Marshfield. / Earl Steel moving to Marshfield. Ray Golden, interests of Portland house [business]. / Mrs. Frank Willard, ill. / J F Wyatt. Mrs. James French, Arago. Wm Hite, Bandon. Atty Tom Hall, Marshfield. M/M Fred Slagle. J W Hobbs, Eugene, IRS inspector. / Atty W C Chase. G M Short, Myrtle point atty. / W L Gray, Myrtle Point artist [M. means U L]. Lark Mast. M/M W A Goodman. l. Robert Walker, Bandon. / L A Roberts, Myrtle Point atty. E E Johnson, mill D Myers, stallion Black Prince, this season in this vicinity. School district 19, bids for new schoolhouse. Miss Eliza Ayre, Marshfield, M/M DR Toy, Myrtle Point, telephone office. Earl Nosler, working in logging camp Coos River. / W Erick J Freeland [as typed] married Selma Peterson. / Steamer Favorite excursion Bandon Sun. [red ck mark] M/M J A Jackson, Parkersburg. Fred Von Pegert through town on way to attend aunt (Mrs. Carlson) funeral Bandon. Dr. A W Kime, Bandon, to locate at Cottage Grove; Dr. H L Housten [print], Portland, to take place. Arago P O: W H Schroeder resigned, Mrs. L R Woodward appointed. M/M W T Dement; M/M B F Figg. / C S McCulloch, republican nominee for surveyor. / J H James, accident. M/M E W Fahy, North Bend. / J S Lawrence and L H Hazard, to Astoria for lodge meetings. Tom Mehl had his auto out for a spin last Sunday. It is the latest model, double-geared, broad-gauge, broad-tired, seven "bike" power and runs without oiling. + E J Fahy, bookkeeper Parkersburg mill and store. [red dot] / Mrs Geo P Topping. / Russ Johnson’s new residence, Spurgeon Hill, Lukens carpenter. W H Schroeder, to take wife to Sodaville; health poor especially since fire at Arago. [M. evidently to treat at spa, not to move]. W R Davis, L W Mauzey and Jack Swanzer, of Marshfield, came over on Thursday’s train and went on down to Bandon in hunt of some horses for the Flanagan coal mine, at Marshfield. + [cp] = CoqB 668 May 13, 1904 R D Jones, who leased Lyons sawmill, to start up in few days. [More]. Mrs Gus Carlson died meningitis; daughter T J Perkins, nurseryman, near Parkersburg. [red dot] W F Disher and family; he delegate to General Presbytery in Buffalo New York; Mrs. J C Logan. Mrs. L H Hazard. / John Yoakam, farm, on Marshfield roads; A C Lukens. / Morton L Tower, Government Surveyor bar and harbor improvements Coos and Coquille. / Mrs. Icy Bartholomew to Seattle to join husband; Mrs. Maury. N Lorenz; M/M Sam Norton. Mrs. M McDonald, Mrs J T Nosler. /. Mrs. S P C Johnson. / T L Graves, photographer, pictures / Number of votes for the winners in city election; lightest vote in years. Some nominees on prohibition ticket resigned; ticket as stands: joint senator Dimmitt; joint repres. J A Davenport; sheriff W A Goodman; clerk, F M Steward; assessor, J B Sweet; commissioner 2 year I N Wilson; for 4 year, E A Howey. Designs in McCall Patterns. Anyone purchasing $2.50 dress pattern at W T Kerrs may have a pattern free. nfq. A F Kirshman, dentist, 1 block east of Tuttle Hotel. / Poem on the origin of name for Oregon. By Star Key. [Historical sketch, cont, still on useless information about former problems, this time seeming to be some prisoners on a ship, cholera, other not helpful information.] = home 1903 | previous 1904 | next 1904 | to newspaper menu |