| Coos-history home Herald 1883 1884 1885 | 1886-8 1890 1891-3 1894 1895 to newspaper menu [Herald 1889 is currently only a fragmentary record.] Historical Newspapers OREGON YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO PUBLISH (or show publicly) THIS FULL DOCUMENT. For permission to copy excerpts. click here. compilation copyright (c) 2007 by Marilee Miller COQUILLE CITY HERALD COQUILLE, OR. [M. 2008; keywords need updating] 1889------------ NOVEMBER November 19 Health-provider Tot-MP business Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Dr. D. M. Brower, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. MP / Dr. J. J. Gussenhoven, Physician and Surgeon, MP. Health-provider Tot-Coq business Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Dr. H. E. Dunham, homeopathic physician, -Hotel, Coq. [M. what relation to Hark and Bob Dunnam?] / J. C. Stockman, M. D.General Practicioner. Coq. Health-provider Tot-Marshfield business Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 D. E. Smith Surgeon-Dentist [M. no doubt an oral surgeon, or tooth puller] in Marshfield. Tot-Sumner RR local-other RR-spur RR-phy? Improve? other-coal log enterprise-OSI livery poesy Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [M. Lengthy, poetic article abt Sumner. What was there, and other. Detailed. Who owned town ]. [it was a company town.] [Under the Sumner article it says O.S.I. owns. ] Mr. Lyman Noble logs for company by contract and bought Mr. Merchant’s adjoining farm at $6000 and will put up as [as typed] barn to hold 200 tons [M. by inflection on tape, I implied it was a lot; verify figure if needed] besides stabling his stock. Mr. Noble delivers the logs at the railroad landing while the locomotive of the Co., hauls them to the boom. The O.S.I. Co. own and operate about seven miles of track, in and around Sumner, and are still building. The branch of the track is climbing the hills and it is supposed will eventually reach Coquille City. But one locomotive has been used, this summer, but a second one will be put on next season. A good quality of good lignite coal has been discovered in some of the gulches of the valley, and will be utilized as locomotive fuel, or, perhaps, mined for shipment. + [M. 2005. A company town and logging RR. There’s no way it could have been part of ITRR.] Tot-BayCity mill-BayCity mill-Dean-indir Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [Brief article on Bay City mill. Either Dean mill was already in operation there or else there was another mill at Bay City then. ] Tot-Coq improve Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [the improvements in Coquille.] Crime road Locale-CoosBay OT-Roseburg Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 highwayman held up coach on CB-Roseburg Route. Paper business Tot-MP Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [West Oregonian publishing co at MP mentioned.] Holiday-Xmas entertain music dance organiz? misc-word-festivities…amusements misc-word-festive…man saying? Character? Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Christmas is coming soon and quite an interest is being felt in regard to the festivities and amusements on that occasion. The brass band will give a ball and other important arrangements are being inaugurated to make the coming Christmas more interesting than on any former occasion, so the festive young man should engage his best girl and get ready for a jolly time. + Entertain organiz? Drama Tot-MP Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [Vy brief; entertainment given by MP amateur dramatic society. Health-provider business Tot-Coq Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Dr. Sponogle, physician and surgeon in Coq. Paper Tot-Bandon business Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Upton and Tupper have sold the Recorder to D. E. Stitt of Bandon. Enterprise-SO-co mill-SO-co Tot-Empire Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 [Vy brief article on S 0 Co mill Empire] Paper name-Dean Tot-Coq business Ru2 CCH. November 19, 1889 J. R. [as typed] and . F. [as typed] Dean are listed as editors and proprietors. Tot-Coq RE business house? Farm Ru2 CCH November 19, 1889 Mr. R. D. Sanford, our real estate man has one of the finest residence properties in Coos County. A look through his magnificent dwelling and about his well appointed premises does one good. A year ago Mr. S. had not broken ground there but today there is no farm in Coos county that is so well improved or has such good buildings. + [lengthy descr of places in Sanford heights.] = entertain? Music organiz? Name-Hume Tot-GB Locale-Ellensburg Ru3 CCH November 19, 1889 Gold Beach Gazette. R. D. Hume is now instructor of the Ellensburg band... + November 26 Srh-ocean? Srh-[?] disaster-shipwreck Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 [Lengthy; wreck of the Fearless. ] Holiday-Xmas Tot-Coq business bldg name-Lyons Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 [ad:] Lyons’ store of Coquille is filling with goods for the holidays. Mill-[?] Tot-Coq climate timber log lbr Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 The mill [Lyons? Or Morras?] was idle a couple of days last week for want of logs. The raise in the river brought them plenty of good timber and fine lumber is being turned out at present. [cp] Tot-Porter mill-Porter Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 [Lengthy; Porter mill and what is over there.] [all that is in news notes.] [cp] Tot-Coq business bldg Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Work on our bank is progressing. A fine firs [sic] has been put in. + [M. Sounds as if banks in Coq were not as recent as had been thought. ] Health-death health-contag locale-CoosBay Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Another death from diptheria --that of a child -- is reported over at the bay. [cp] Entertain drama? Organiz? Holiday-Thanksgiving misc-word-entertainment Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Coquille City Thespians will give an entertainment on Thanksgiving. Enterprise-Cannery locale-CoosBay Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 not quote [M, seems to be cannery on the bay.] RE business Tot-Coq Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Sherwood and Sanford are selling real estate not quote. Holiday-Xmas Srh –ocean Srh-freight Srh-trade? Srh-Montesano Srh-river Srh-CoosBay Tot-Empire Locale-CoosBay paper-attitude Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Manager Loggie gives the people of Coos bay a free excursion to Empire per steamer Montesano to inspect his company’s Xmas stock of goods which are being sold very little above cost it is said. This is a little the best advertising scheme barring the newspaper channel, we have seen. + [cp] [M. 2004 doesn’t say what he manager of:. would it be S.O. Co store, or?] School Tot-Coq needed Ru3 CCH November 26, 1889 Plea for more school rooms in Coq. DECEMBER Dec 3 Tot-Coq business bldg enterprise-carpentry? Ru3 CCH December 3,1889 Work on the bank building is progressing nicely, and enough is already seen to show that it will be a very pretty and substantial building. + Tot-Coq bldg organiz? Literary Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 The Coquille City Literary Society will meet in regular session in Hunnewell hall. + Locale-[?] Mill-[?] Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 Supt. White thinks he will be able to start the mill up again in about one week.. With her new boiler and necessary repairs it is thought she will do better work than ever before. + [M. is this a Coq mill?] Tot-Coq house enterprise-carpentry Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 J. A. Collier residence being built. Very fine home. Tot-Porter Mill-Porter Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 Porter mill [lengthy] Tot-Coq dance music holiday-Xmas organiz Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 masquerade Ball Christmas Eve given by Trombone Band of Coq. not quote. Health-contag Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 [more on diptheria.] Health-contag school Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 The schools are closed on account of the diptheria scare. [cp] Locale-MorrasMill Tot-Coq vital Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 Born: at Morras Bro’s mill Tuesday November 26th, to the wife of Alfred Morras, a son. + Name-Hermann politic govt home-seekers-indir land Ru3 CCH December 3, 1889 [M.2008. during years Binger Hermann in congress or in land office, often descr. of his activities, mostly about bills he favors, etc. Little personal descr of him.] December 10, 1889 Health-contag health-treatment OT-Philadelphia character? Ru3 CCH December 10. 1889 The following prescription has been used very successfully for many years by the Sisters of Charity in Philadelphia for diptheria and scarlet fever. It is pronounced the best remedy yet found by those good people. Sulfate of zinc 1 grain Solid extract of digitalis 1 grain One-half teaspoon sugar Mix all with two tablespoons of water. When thoroughly mixed add 4 ounces of water. Take teaspons [as typed] full every hour for 12 hours for children one-half. Another consists of pure alcohol diluted one-half with water to be used as a gargle and a small quantity drunk 3 or 4 times a day. [M. 2008. first recipe doesn’t say whether to be drunk or gargled.] + [cp] = Entertain Ru4 CCH December 10, 1889 [M. The 1889 papers are absolutely full of “entertainments." ] Paper Tot-Bandon Ru4 CCH December 10, 1889 J. M. [as typed] Upton and other man sold Bandon Recorder to D.E. Stitt. Item-apparel entertain dance? Tot-Coq? Business bldg Ru4 CCH Dec 10, 1889 Masquerade suits are available fm Tom King at Leland Hotel. not quote. [M. doesn’t say whether Leland Hotel in Coq. M. 2008. Yes, I believe it was. ] Tot-Coq business bldg Ru4 CCH December 10, 1889 [M. already ads for] Lorenz store. Music organiz? Tot-Coq town-pride Ru4 December 10, 1889 Coquille should be proud of its band. Srh-ocean Srh-seashells item-collection fish-indir Misc Ru4 CCH December 10, 1889 Uncle Henry Camman at his home in Empire has the finest collection of curios from the ocean to be found on the Pacific Coast. SKIP has taken years of toil SKIP it would take several wagons to haul SKIP hundreds of thousands of pieces. SKIP collection of vertebrae, mollusks, barnacles, crabs, starfish all the way fm 4 -18 points. Several people have been shown part, but editor of paper only person so far to see all of it. + Gap Dec 24, 1889 School Locale-UR name-Volkmar character Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 Upper River Dept. Miss Tillie Volkmar's school at this place said to be progressing nicely. She is considered a good teacher. + Tot-MP holiday-Xmas business bldg Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 A Christmas tree in Wise and [??] store. school health-contag condit-signs-times entertain dance Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 [Diptheria still in town. They’re still holding [masquerade] balls and entertainments in spite of closing school on account of scare.] not q. [cp] Lhc Srh-river Srh-BeaverSlough Srh-[?] Locale-BeaverSlough Tot-Coq Tot- Arago land-indir Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 Modern maps of this county give Arago and Coquille City as being on a big lake with the river sinking, but coming out again about Beaver Slough. + M. does this mean basin all the way from Beaver Slough to Arago? Ie, plate?] [cp] Name-Parker Tot-Parkersburg-indir Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 [Brief entry abt] Capt Parker Tot-Coq food business bldg Ru4 CCH Dec 24, 1889 Johnson’s Bros market. Entertain organiz? Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 [ M. already articles about] Star Comedy Company Utility invention? RR-phy RR-other street other-mining Ru4 CCH December 24, 1889 Electricity promises to be the coming medium for transmission of power, not only for street railways but also for mining industries; and it is hard to imagine an agent for transmitting power which is more easily handled and the apparatus for which is, on the whole, more economical and inexpensive. = locale-[?] Dairy-poultry prices paper-attitude? Ru5 CCH December 24, 1889 It is singular that no one goes properly into the poultry business in this part. Eggs are 40 cts. per dozen and cannot be obtained for that. With good hens of the right age and properly cared for eggs can be had at this season as well as any other. Needed fish Ru5 CCH Dec 24, 1889 We must see to it that Coquille has a salmon hatchery. [statistics on what it would mean to Coquille, what salmon industry in Oregon is.] RR-hopes boomer Locale-CoosBay OT-Roseburg needed? Locale-SouthernOregon Ru5 CCH December 24, 1889 A railroad from Roseburg to Coos bay is said by knowing ones to be an assured fact for 1890. This would mean a genuine and permanent boom for Southern Oregon. --Review. [cp] Name-Hermann Locale-CoosCounty Tot-MP business bldg Ru5 CCH December 24, 1889 Hon. Binger Hermann will next spring erect a commodious store building in the town of Myrtle Point, Coos county. Name-Hermann business bldg organiz novelty-brick Tot-MP Ru5 CCH December 24, 1889 G. W. Orcutt, the architect, showed us the plans and specifications for the building this week, and we are satisfied that it would be a credit to any town in Oregon. The building will be of brick, a portion of it 2 stories high. The lower rooms will be used for store purposes, and the upper story for the I.O.O.F. Myrtle Point is fortunate in securing this structure. --Roseburg Review. December 31, 1889. Health-contag Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 Diptheria has shown no signs of further spreading and the patients are getting along nicely. Tot-Coq business bldg Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 New building in Coquille will house soda works, not quote [M. a soda shop, or actually a bottling works?] / Tot-MP organize Tot-Coq? Music RR-u5 CCH December 31, 1889 The Myrtle Point and Trombone bands have pledged to work together in more harmony. [lengthy article.] Tot-Parkersburg mill-Parlersburg mill-CoquilleMill&Tug Srh-river Srh CoqR Srh-ocean Srh-tug-KatieCook name-Parker lbr Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 [ad for] Coquille Mill & Tug Company. Dealers in General merchandize and all kinds of Lumber. Towing by the tug Katie Cook. J. Parker and Charles F. Doe, Parkersburg. Not direct quote. Tot-Coq? Food business bldg Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 pickled pork and corned beef of the best quality at Wimer & Campbell's. name-Hermann politic govt? Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 [Brief entry abt] Congressman Hermann. Other-mining locale-SuckerCreek locale-IronMtn Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 find of rich quartz on Sucker Creek on Iron mtn. not quote. Tot-Dora Locale-ElkCreek climate timber farm Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 Dora Items. Saturday’s storm filled the roads with timber. M. J. Krantz's barn roof alighted on the picket fence. It blew over on Elk creek, too. Mill-Minard locale-MinardMill log Tot-Dora Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 Dora Items. Another logging camp is to be started near Minard’s mill in the spring. Natl enterprise? Srh-canal Srh-harbor OT-OaklandCali OT-AlamedaCali Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 [lengthy on what’s down at Oakland, Calif right now. Lists Calif. Jute mill, a tidal canal which will place Alameda on an island and give Oakland harbor a tidal flow to the training walls.] [more] church character? Locale-UR Tot-MP Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 Upper River Dept. Those excellent people, the Dunkards, are holding protracted meetings in town. Climate Ru5 CCH Dec 31, 1889 Snow thinly on valley and covered hills. nq. Mail Tot-Coq Ru5 CCH December 31, 1889 list of names for whom there are unclaimed letters at P0 nq = home 1883 1884 1885 1886-8 | 1890 1891-3 1894 1895 to newspaper menu |