| 1897-CCH #2 coos-history home 1896 1897 #1 | 1897 #3 1898 to newspaper menu YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO COPY THIS FULL DOCUMENT info about copying excerpts is coming soon. Historical Newspapers chronological, with keywords [re-keyworded Mar 07]; COQUILLE CITY HERALD Coquille, OR. APRIL - MAY, 1897 APRIL April 6 Condit-attitude? Condit-signs-times climate Srh-Harbor-improve Srh- dredging Locale-CoosBay novelty-wood-piles govt Fish (out4) CCH b/z [or b 2?] April 6, 1897 Encroachment of aristocracy upon rights of peo ...no where more marked than on Coos Bay. Speculators built a crib in the channel if the bay where there was 24 ft water at low water. All complaint to proper dept in vain; govt engineer locally is blind or owners have "pull." It is shoaling channel; dangerous obstruction foggy weather, conflicts with rights of fishermen who catch salmon. But eyesore must continue...because it is property of capitalists. Seemingly they have right to dam Coos Bay with piles and then commence agitation for a dredger. ...Before dredging, govt should remove crib and allow disturbed mud to settle. Condit-Prosper Locale-UR school (out4) CCH b-z [or b-2?] April 6, 1897 Upper River Dept. We believe prosperity is near at hand if all put their shoulders to the wheel and push the car of progress along. We all have a work to do, and it is to be hoped that our town will be successful in inaugurating improvements..,. We need more school than we have public money to support, and if prosperity should come there is no reason why we should not have 9 mo. of school this yr. [cp] Sugar trusts.tariff misc OT-Oregon OT-Cuba OT-Hawaii condit-attitude (out4) CCH b-z [or b-2?] April 6, 1897 Fm Salem Capital Journal. Oreg consumes 15,000,000 lbs sugar and doesn’t make any. Had sugar paid a duty it would have paid $78,000,000 to treasury. But it came in free under reciprocity treaty w/islands. Americ people never got any benefit fm this. Diff between it and tariffed sugar on Atlantic coast was clear profit to sugar trust. Now new tariff bill to put still higher tax. Imposition of more than ½ or ¼ c a lb tax on sugar is robbery of the common people. We ought to own Cuba and Hawaii and quit taxing ourselves for benefit of sugar trusts. [cp] Tot-BH health-accid BH-Co (clip7) CCH Red 1 April 6, 1897 Bert Johnson came on a visit home from Beaver Hill last Tuesday. He still uses crutches as a consequence of his recent hurt at the mine. Other-coal Tot-Coq.machine Srh-ocean Srh-CoqR(ship) (clip7) CCH Red 1 April 6, 1897 J.C. Wilson received his steam pump for the Stockman coal mine at the edge of town, per steamer Coquille River last Friday. The engine has been in place and readiness for several days, and now work will begin in good shape. Uncle Jack is determined that the coal mine at this place shall be operated. Srh-river Srh-CoqR Srh-Dispatch Srh-Antelope Tot-Coq (clip7) CCH Red 1 April 6, 1897 The river steamer Dispatch and Antelope were lately transferred to W R Panter, G W Leneve, and D L Perkins, and on the 1st of inst. reached Coquille City under their new management. Cap’t Leneve has rented property in this city and will at once move his family here, from which point the steamer Antelope, under his mastership, will leave this place every morning for Bandon, returning in the evening, while the Dispatch, under Capt Panter, will continue on her present schedule. Other-coal Tot-Riverton b-act Tot-Coq (clip7) CCH Red 1 April 6, 1897 J H Timon, owner and operator of a coal mine at Riverton, was in town last week on business. Apr 13 Other-coal Tot-Riverton commute tot-Coq Srh-freight? misc-word-rustler misc-word-prospective.. advantageously Ext4 CCHb/bApril 13, 1897 J. H. Timon, owner and operator of a coal mine at Riverton was in town last week on business. Mr. T. is a rustler and is doing well, with the prospective early increase of his mine output which he is working into the market very advantageously. [cp] Tot-Libby Tot-Coq? other-coal transport-wagon enterprise-blacksmith Ext4 CCH b/b April 13, 1897 A.C. Wilson, proprietor of the new blacksmith and wagon shop at this place and company blacksmith at the Newport mines... RR-extension name-Graham CBR RR-name name-spreckels Ext4 CCH b/b April 13, 1897. Oregonian: Robert A. Graham, manager of the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern railroad, left for San Francisco last night, accompanied by Joseph W. Bennett, of Marshfield, attorney for the road. Mr. Graham, while in San Francisco, will meet Mr. A. Spreckles [sic] and will consult him regarding the early completion of the line to Roseburg. + [cp] Church Ext4 CCH b/b April 13, 1897 Easter services will be conducted at the Southern Methodist church 11 am Sunday during which hour there will be no service at the Christian church. And an appropriate Easter program will be given at the Christian church at night, during which there will be no service at the Methodist church. Tot-Coq Srh-ocean b-act Ext4 CCH b/b April 13, 1897 Mrs. Aiken returned last Wednesday from a protracted purchasing trip in San Francisco. Her stock of millinery goods is large ... seasonable stylish ... and were selected in person. Trust condit politic oil? Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Fm Union Co Farmer. 53 of 66 U S Judges are corp. attorneys. Standard Oil furnishes 16. Is there any wonder abt gov’t by trusts? [cp] Tot-MP Road Locale-UR Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Upper River Dept. Street improvements have been indefinitely postponed. Other-coal name-Ferry Tot-Riverton Srh-freight Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Riverton. Apr 12. The first coal was dumped into Joseph Ferry’s bunkers last Sat. He is now turning rooms, crowding the gangway on and having crosscuts and air courses cut; in fact, Ferry mine has begun business operations and will soon ship its first cargo of coal. [cp] Tot-Coq Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 City Treasurer & Recorder’s Statements Assets and Liabilities. Tot-Marshfield Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Articles of Incorporation of Coos Bay Commercial Co. T S Minot, J A Luse and D L Watson. RR-phy Misc-word-dandy Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Fm CB News. A new caboose was finished at the car shops last week, and pronounced "a dandy" by railroad men. + [cp] Dairy Tot-Marshfield improve machine Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Among various improvements at C.B . creamery is addition of elevator connecting first floor with cheese room. Tot-Marshfield Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 CB Chamber of Commerce organized Sat. Tot-Marshfield? enterprise-cannery fish? Rbc6 CCH b/a April 13, 1897 Mtg at Sengstacken’s hall to ascertain if it would be feasible to build and operate cannery at Marshfield with local capital. Church Rbc7 Red 2 CCH April (13?) 1897 Methodists. Rev. F. F. Gammage of Houston, Texas, arrived at this place last Sat. Mr. G. is a young minister of the M.E., south, and has been brought here for missionary effort and as a helper on this circuit. Name-Graham Tot-BayCity mill-BayCity (out4) CCH b-z [or b-2?] April 13, 1897 Fm C.B. News. It is rumored…Bay City mill property has been bargained for by R.A. Graham. [see also CCH b/a, CCH b/b] [cp] Racism-Modocs climate (out4) CCH b-z April 13, 1897. Redding, Ca. Apr 6. Only 100 members of (Captain Jack's) Modoc tribe...in pitiable condition verging on starvation. Severe winter. Sugar-beets locale-Coq. (out4) CCH b-z [or b-2?] April 13, 1897. Letters to editor and articles on plans to grow sugar beets in Coquille region. [cp] April 20 OT-Hawaii BH-indir name-Spreckels sugar-beets racism condit Ext4 CCH b/b April 20,1897 C.A. Spreckels, who controls the Spreckelsville Plantation, in Hawaii, has discharged every white man on the place with the exception of two, and has put Orientals in the places of the dismissed men. A desire to reduce expenses is given as the reason. [M. may be fm Oregonian; hard to tell; in column of outside news.] + [except spelling Spreckles.] RR-Natl trust? Condit? Ext4 CCH b/b April 20, 1897 S.F. Star. Old man Huntington has again been elected President of the Southern Pacific. The fact that he had to vote for himself to be chosen seems to prove that the directors do not constitute an altogether happy family. [cp] Paper fruit Ext4 CCH b/b April 20, 1897 New paper "Fruitage". Publ Portland. Not only the most valuable but the only fruit paper of America which admits no reading matter to its columns except that relating to fruits. [above that:] As fruit is rapidly becoming the leading industry of the Northwest, we have made arrangements to do far more than our share toward pushing the county forward in this respect and will do more of the farmers will show the proper spirit of enterprise. Animal-cattle RR-haul Tot-BH locale-UR Ext4 CCH b/b April 20, 1897 R.C. Dement shipped a car-load of beef cattle to Beaver Hill by Monday's train. Upper River. [cp] Misc Tot-Coq Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 [There was a labor exchange board in Coq.] Climate fruit Tot-Bridge Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 Bridge, Apr 19. The fruit trees are in full bloom. Courthouse enterprise-construction name-Kanematz Tot-Coq Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 Chas. H. Burggraf, architect, of Salem [skip] Mr. B. is the designer of our new courthouse and is superintendent of construction of same. He present with Judge Schroeder and Commissioner Weekly, who viewed the courthouse block and got Prof. Kanematz to locate the center. + [topic-Kanematz-cp04] Church Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 Easter services [to be] held in Meth. Ch. RR-extension condit-inducement name-Graham name-Spreckels Locale- CoosBay OT-Roseburg RR-natl? OT-Roseburg Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 The Coos Bay railroad. It is probable that the people of Roseburg will soon have an opportunity to say how badly they want the junction of the Roseburg & Coos Bay and S. P. railroads at this city. Arrangements are now being made in San Francisco by Manager Graham and the J.D. Spreckles [print] Company for the early resumption and completion of construction work, so we are reliably informed. It is, also, broadly hinted by promoters of the enterprise that it will be much cheaper to form the junction with the S. P. a few miles south of Roseburg, and that this will be done unless our people offer substantial inducements to bring the road here. The nature of the proposition to be made by the railroad company and when it will be submitted, are yet matters not definitely settled upon, but we believe that a reasonable proposition will meet with favorable consideration. Roseburg wants the railroad and when its early completion is assured our property owners will assist its promoters to the best of their ability. -Roseburg Review. + cp] Courthouse novelty-brick enterprise-construction character? Locale-CoosCo OT-Roseburg Ext5 CCH c April 20, 1897 Roseburg Review column: Fred Patterson, the brick mason and contractor, has gone to Coquille to bid on the new courthouse which is to be built there. He will give the people of Coos County a good job if he gets the opportunity. Other-mining Tot-MP? Locale-[?] Rbc6 CCH b/a April 20, 1897 The M.P. Mining and Devel. Co. have been tunneling for 18 mo, having first uncovered $2000 at what is called a “blow out” and it’s believed they are abt on to main ledge, which promises to be rich. Courthouse enterprise-construction Tot-Empire Tot-Coq prices OT-Salem novelty-brick Rbc6 CCH b/a April 20, 1897 The contract to build the new courthouse at this place was let by the County Court, in term at Empire City, last wks, to H. Snook, of Salem, for $11,625. The building is to be brick, and this contract includes everything except vault doors and jail work. {also article abt the architect and superintendent of this work. see CCHc. ] Silk name-Kanematz Tot-Coq? Tot-Bandon item-notions condit-outlook racism-origin boomer Rbc6 CCH b/a April 20, 1897 Mrs. Hattie Stowers of Bandon ordered 200 skeins of embroidery silk from Prof. Kanematz a few days since, and later 50 skeins more. She will prepare some fine needle-work for exhibition to the public at the state fair and on othr occasions. Other ladies at Bandon desire to give a helping hand to put our silk product before the world, and the Herald takes this opportunity to thank them for their interest and thoughtfulness. Prof. Kanematz has done wonders in the silk industry, almost wholly without help or sympathy fm public, and the proffer of Mrs. Stowers is very encouraging to him and will prove an immense help toward advancing the industry of silk culture and advertising our section and climate. + [cp] Church Rbc7 Red 2 CCH April 20, 1897 Easter services. Meth Sun AM & Christian church Sun PM. Choir members - - some sang in both. Apr 27 Crop sugar-beets r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 [Article on ] growing and harvesting sugar beets. County court r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 Coos court proceedings Locale-UR RR-phy Srh-river Srh-CoqR condit-outlook condit-improve r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 Upper River Dept. with work on RR and river improvements going on, a hard times ball will soon be out of order. [cp] Name-Kanematz Tot-Coq other-coal r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 Prof Kanematz was engaged last Wed in locating a vein of coal at the mine above town, to bring operations nearer to engine station. The vein is 40 inches thick. Other-coal Tot-Riverton b-act OT-Roseburg r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 A Roseburg coal mining co has taken an interest in mines at Riverton and lately visited to inspect the demands of the business. Srh-river Srh-CoosR Srh-Ruth r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 C. B. News The Ruth will be ready to commence making trips on N. Coos river this week. County-court CBR-fares Prices condit? RR-passenger Tpt-Coq r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 County court proceedings CBR&ER&N co. Fares paid for indigents on train to Coquille City. $2.30. [cp] Srh-ocean Srh-Arcata name-Graham Tot-Porter Mill-Porter Mill-CalifLbr character r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 Parties arriving on Arcata said it was rumored in the city that R. A. Graham had purchased sawmill at Porter, and all projects of Calif Lbr Co in this county. This means that work will be resumed at Porter mill, in harmony with the management of everything Mr. Graham operates. [cp] County-court name-Kanematz Tot-Coq r-f1 CCH e/a April 27, 1897 County court proceedings [lists J S Kanematz as selling clothing.] County-court suit courthouse enterprise-construction name-Giles prices Tot- Coq Tot-Empire-indir Tot-MP-name Tot-Marshfield-name OT-Salem OT- Roseburg OT-Portland Ext 5 CCH c April 27, 1897 [part of court proceedings] Extracts of orders relating to procuring attorney for county injunction suit (to restrain county court from incurring obligations to exceed the amount of $5000). removal of county records to Coquille City, temporary quarters, bids and award of contract for erection of courthouse and jail, hiring superintendent to oversee construction of same; sale of county property not deemed necessary to remove. A.J. Sherwood employed as attorney for county in injunction suit. That the records of Coos County be removed to Coquille City from and after 12 o'clock midnight, on July lst, 1897, under and by direction of B.f. Ross; removal to be made as expeditiously as possible. All business to be transacted at Coquille City from and after 12 o'clock after July 1, 1897. Bids for construction of courthouse and jail are as follows, to wit: D. Giles, of Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oreg .... $16,487. H. Snook, Salem Oreg $11,625. C.W. Patterson, Marshfield, Coos County, Oreg.... 9,900. Welch Bros., Salem, Oreg 14,800. F. F. Patterson, Roseburg 13,875. Stokes, Zeller, and Guerin, Portland, Oreg ... 13,922. John B. Shipp, Salem,Or 13,500. Bids having been examined and C.W. Paterson [sic] the lowest bidder, having notified the court to consider his bid off, the court awarded the contract to next lowest bidder, H. Snook, of Salem, for the sum of $11,625, with W.T. Gray and I.L. Patterson, of Salem, Oregon, as sureties, in the sum of $12,000. Chas. H. Burggraf engaged to superintend the construction of courthouse and jail for the sum of $360, ie, for a period of six months. J. Henry Schroeder is authorized to receive bids and let contracts for such materials and necessary fixtures as is not included in the contract [sic]. + county Courthouse Tot-Coq Tot-Empire Rphy16-20 CCH d Apr 27, 1897 [where is first?] and specification to complete the courthouse and jail subject to the approval of the clerk. [skip] B.F. Ross is authorized to advertize for sale lots l, 2, 3, and 4 in block 24 Empire City with the same buildings thereon and sell the same to the highest and best bidder, provided that a bid be had for a sum to be determined by the court , and sell all other property belonging to the county which he may deem unnecessary or inexpedient to remove to Coquille City. Same shall be sold for cash or 90 days time with approved security. [Several of these have been new paragraphs.] Conditions of sale shall be such as will secure Coos County in the possession thereof until after county seat is removed, to wit: Until August 1, l897, and that all personal property not sold remain on the premises within the building free of charge until by the county. [M. is something left out?] | other-coal condit Tot-Riverton racism-origin Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 Riverton Riotings. Riverton, Apr. 26. Many of the B.B. coal miners went out of the mines and refuse to work any more until they are paid up for what they have done. Most of the places vacated have been re-filled with colored miners. [cp] Other-coal Tot-Riverton location-LR Srh-river? Srh-CoqR Srh-CoquilleRiver (ship) Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 (Riverton Riotings.) Coquille River took away another cargo of coal from the B.B. coal bunkers last Saturday. J.H. Timon is having an addition of 50 feet of bunkers built on the river. This will make his bunkers 107 feet long with a capacity sufficient to load any vessel that will call in. [cp] courthouse enterprise-construction Tot-Coq friend? Paper-attitude? Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 Chas. H. Burggraf, a popular citizen of Salem, and architect and superintendent of construction of your new courthouse, will move to this place during the work on that building. We shall be pleased to have Mr. B. and family among us. Utility Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 [article abt construction water-works] Utility Tot-Coq Locale-Southport Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 Telephone Company is going to put in new poles between Southport and Coquille City. Courthouse Tot-Coq town-pride character? Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 A call was made last Tuesday, by posters at several points through town, for volunteer help to clean off the courthouse block... As many as 65 persons were working at one time... The scene was vastly different from what it has been so long when it lay in its native wildness, clotted with brambles and evergreens -- myrtles, firs, hemlocks, etc. -- with a few upturned roots of the giant growth of former years, and the great trunks prone and decaying, now piled up and consumed with fire. This was a gift of our good citizens to the people of the county in appreciation of their good will when the question came up to relocate the county seat. The patriotism, sense of justice, and independence of the masses of people can always be relied on, and a reflex will not be wanting in response thereto from the good people of the community. The donation of a most desirable site in the heart of town by one person, a block of 300x200 feet with wide and well-defined streets on all sides, was munificent and creditable to a degree. Then the public gives rent free for one or two years suitable buildings for the courts and offices, vault for safety of records, and now this little additional gratuity will go to assure the people that their confidence has not been misplaced. [commas, punctuation not verified; and I have skipped around in longer article.] CBR RR-phy Tot-Marshfield Rphy16-20 CCH d April 27, 1897 Coos Bay News. No 1. engine is being overhauled at the car shops and it will be a few weeks before the necessary repairs are finished [cp] Courthouse Tot-Coq Tot-Marshfield e-4 CCH e April 27, 1897 (fm Coos Bay News.) [M. couldn't tell even by reading.] Plans for the new court house at Coquille City were in possession of Judge Schroeder -- [skip]- and those wishing to see them were permitted to do so, at the Central Hotel. [M. 2004; Central Hotel is in CB.] MAY 1897 May 4 Trusts condit? Racism r-f1 CCH e/a May 4, 1897 Labor Exchange More than 30 yrs ago question of black slavery settled. Today greater question confronts us. ...Only way to battle against trusts and the monopolies of capital is for people to form co-operative trust. Best one is Labor Exchange. -- the Inland Empire. Dairy Tot-Coq? r-f1 CCH e/a May 4, 1897 The creamery is receiving abt 10,000 lbs milk now and supply will rapidly increase to capacity of plant. Courthouse geology-rock enterprise-quarry locale-UR Rtx 2 CCH f May 4, 1897 H. Snook, contractor for the construction of the courthouse at this place, arrived Saturday and viewed the situation, as well as interviewed many of our citizens. He left yesterday to investigate a rock quarry on the upper river. + Courthouse prices paper-cut Rbc 7 Red 2 CCH May 4, 1897 [ Cuts – 6” x 7” of Courthouse to be built.] Date it should be finished Jan 1, 1898. Cost including furniture $15,000. [paper-cut] courthouse paper enterprise-construction misc-word- temple...justice e-4 CCH e May 4, 1897 [Cut of new courthouse. Cut says] Coos County's New Courthouse Coquille City, Oregon. [caption:] The Herald herewith publishes an illustration of the handsome new courthouse to be built for Coos County in Coquille City this summer, as also a description of the same, as to dimensions and style of construction, as given to the Salem Statesman by the supervising architect, Chas. H. Burggraf esq., Salem. The cut is the property of the Herald, made to order for the interest of its readers. Signed by the editor of the Herald. [Head:] Brief Description of Coos County's Temple of Justice. [Sub- head:] A handsome modern structure designed by a Salem architect and to be constructed by Salem contractor. [first one is all caps, second has first letters of each word (except small words) caps.] [M2004 I believe this is all + except the bracketed material.] -- Harmon Snook, of this, [sic] city who was recently awarded the contract for the construction of the new Coos County courthouse at Coquille City, will leave for that place today, and upon arrival there expects to begin operations without delay towards pushing the new Temple of Justice to completion. Chas. H. Burggraff, also of Salem, is the architect of the new structure, which is to be modern in every particular. It will be two stories in heighth [sic], besides a basement of ten feet. The dimensions are 60 x 86 feet. The entire building will be of brick trimmed with stone. The basement will be used for the jail, sheriff's residence, and heaters. The jail will comprise six cells with large and convenient corridors, bathrooms, etc. On the first floor will be the offices of the county judge, county clerk, sheriff, treasurer, assessor and surveyor, and recorder, also the county court department, each roomy and well lighted. In the second story will be the circuit court room occupying a space 35 x 66 feet, with two jury rooms and the judge's retiring room in the rear. At one side will be a large consultation room for attorneys, and in another corner is the county school superintendent's department. The county clerk's office is to have a vault 8 x 19 feet, extending partly across one end, and directly beneath there will be a similar place for storing of old records. Other vaults on the main floor are in the offices of the county judge, treasurer and recorder, each 6 x 6 feet. There will be a private stairway leading from the sheriff's office to the circuit court room and also to the basement where the jail is located. The height of the main tower is to be 100 feet. The new building will be heated throughout by a hot water system. It will be finished with white cedars [as I typed it] and the counters and furniture are to be of Oregon myrtle, produced in that section. The cost, including the furniture, will be $15,000. The contract calls for its completion by January 1, 1898. The new edifice will stand on an elegant block in the center of the city which was donated by a citizen to Coos County for the purpose. Mr. Snook expects to have 20 or more men employed on the work, about one-half of whom will be from Salem. All the material -- brick, stone and lumber -- will be made in Coos County. --Salem Statesman. [all is +] May 11 Utility Rtx 2 CCH f May 11, 1897 F. E. Nelson will resign position at electric light works. (Marshfield Sun) RR-suits RR-right-of-way Rtx 2 CCH f May 11, 1897 several suits by RR for right of way of judgments. [should be cp] fish? Enterprise-Cannery locale-[?] misc-word-shy Rtx2 CCH f May 11, 1897 Coast Mail: The cannery project is still going ahead: it is now only three votes "shy" of the number required before the property is organized. These may be secured today and in that case there will be an organization meeting held soon. Locale-UR utility Tot-MP needed Rtx 2 CCH f May 11, 1897 Upper River Dept. Electric lights and water supply is [sic, verified] being agitated by our sister towns. Is it not time Myrtle Point would wake up and do something in this line? Other-coal condit-progress Tot-Riverton name-Spreckels BH-co Srh-ocean Srh-freight Srh-bar Srh-trade condit OT-SF [Rtx2] CCH f May 11, 1897 We were reliably informed that the week following April 28th, the output of coal by the Bandon Block Coal Company increased from 12 tons to 30 tons per day, leaving a neat profit to the company. It is truly gratifying to know that when properly handled this mine is a financial success, and it means much to the people of this valley. The company, which has spent many thousands of dollars in opening this mine, is greatly encouraged and believes this will soon be among the best paying mines on the coast. …We were informed that much of the coal fm this mine (Bandon Block Coal Co) has been bought by Spreckels Co and sold in S.F. market as Beaver Hill coal, which certainly speaks well for its quality. Every effort shall be made to secure continued improvements of river bar, which still a menace to shipping. + [cp] school Lhc-census Locale-Coos Rtx 2 CCH f May 11, 1897 Coos county's school census. 2043 males, 1982 females -- total 4025. Curry County enrolls 409 males and 340 females for total 749. Courthouse suit? Enterprise-construction? Court crime Rtx 2 CCH f May 11, 1897 Up to going to press, the injunction proceedings against the construction of the court-house have not been finally acted upon. The court overruled the demurrer that the county's attorneys had prepared an answer, and the hearing of the case was postponed until after the disposal of the Russell murder ease [sic; = case]. + War.OT-Japan Srh-ocean Srh-dock Srh-warship [out5] CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Japan will expend $213,000,962 in the next 8 years on new war ships, armament, and dockyards, if plan of her naval dept be carried out. This will give 67 ships, 11 torpedo boat destroyers, and 115 destroyers. Courthouse suit Locale-UR Tot-Coq (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Upper R Dept. Our citizens were sorry to learn that the erection of the new courthouse has been indefinitely postponed. Climate Tot-Coq? Tot-Bandon (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897. Bandon Recorder. Sun Apr 25 was hottest day for many years. In Coq City it reached as high as 94 in the shade. Name-Kanematz. Tot-Coq item-yardage prices (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Good dress gingham, checks and stripes, 6 c a yard at Berlin Store. Srh-ocean Srh-CoquilleRiver(ship) Srh-CaptDrisko Srh-Homer (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897. Steamer Coq R -- Capt Drisko, formerly on Homer, in command. Novelty-Brick health-provider (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897. A brick and tile mill of modern make and comparatively new, for sale or trade for property in or abt Coq. Dr. Moore. Entertain excursion beach pursuit-baseball Tot-Bandon Tot-Coq Srh-river Srh-CoqR Srh-CaptPanter (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Capt Panter of stmr Dispatch gave free excursion to our people in Bandon and return last Sun. It was a charming day, which fact induced a large crowd to go to the beach. A large scow enabled the steamer to tow half again as many as stmr would carry, and there must have been 200 persons in the crowd. Baseball game played by Coq and Bandon, kid nines Coq 21 Bandon 11. Srh-ocean Srh-CoquilleRiver(ship) OT-SF Srh-Czarina Srh-Homer Srh- CaptDrisko Srh-river Srh-CoqR Srh-freight boomer? Character? Crop condit needed? Misc-word-hustle saying town-pride? (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Fm Bandon Recorder. Coq R came in Wed eve 55 hrs fm SF with Capt Drisko master. D. was on Homer 3 years Czarina 18 mo reputation being genial and obliging man and a lst class skipper. ...The more business the boat gets the lower freight rates will . Order all goods shipped on the Coq R as we have mgng owner's word as well as Captain Drisko's that freight will be delivered anywhere on river as cheap as any other steamers running to this county. Again we call to attention of shippers ...all produce raised and shipped fm this river will be credited to us if sent out by our boats, but if sent by some other route will get credit. Get in and hustle, gentlemen, for our section. Srh-Harbor-improve Srh-river Srh-CoqR Tot-Bandon govt-works novelty- wood-piles (out5) CCH f/a May 11, 1897 Sealed bids will be received by undersigned at Bandon Or ...for the following piling to be delivered at Govt Works at Bandon. Locale-UR CBR right-of-way suit farm prices CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897. Upper River Dept. [CBR & ERR & N CO: notation above item. M.] W.W. Endicott was awarded $500 damage by jury for RR. right of way through his premises. This was surely small enough. While it does not destroy much land it virtually ruins the little farm for which Mr. Endicott paid about $1500. Srh-river Srh-CoqR Srh-Fawn Tot-Bandon Tot-Coq CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 Stmr Fawn has been put in repair and resumed her run fm this city to Bandon and return. Natl-coal condit-strike condit-hard-times prices paper OT-Pittsburg CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 Letter from Pittsburg. Miners making 20 to 75 c per day 300,000 laboring men fm Pittsburg vicinity; not one-tenth of whom have steady employment even at low… wages. Remainder… work at intervals, and iron mills are cutting down wages as fast as… dare. …Men went out on strike, but forced to go back and stand cut or starve. From everywhere else… (same thing). Yet our paper, though occasionally refers to hard times, is advertising many products and life seems quite pleasant. No reference to starving or difficulties. School Tot-UtterCity CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897. Miss Nina McGaffey secured the school at Utter City [teacher]. Srh-CoosBay Srh-[?] Srh-shipbuilding Tot-NB CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 Fm C B News. the new vessel being built NB prob launched end of month. Srh-ocean Srh-river law? Condit govt paper-attitude CCHX+ X+5 CCHf/b May 11, 1897 Fm S.F. Star. Gasoline vessels much used in harbor and as sm freight vessels in ocean. But craze for regulation of private matters by public law threatens to drive them off the water. (Were often running w/just one man and govt reg now required an engineer on board in addition, who must pass exam and red tape). If Congress would mind its own business, the states could attend to theirs. CBR right-of-way suit CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 CBR & ERR & N Co vs J M Endicott – verdict of jury for defendant. Damages $510. Srh-ocean Srh-Webfoot Srh-Omega Srh-freight lbr OT-SF OT-Australia CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 Schooner Webfoot sailed to S.F. w/.cargo 380,000 ft of lbr. / Barkentine Omega sailed with cargo 684,000 ft lbr, has arrived at Freemantle Australia after passage of 97 days. Srh-ocean Srh-Homer Srh-AliceBlanchard travel? OT-Astoria OT-Portland CCHX+ X+5 CCH f/b May 11, 1897 Passenger rate war on between Homer and Alice Blanchard. Agents of Alice Blanchard have posters quoting rates to Astoria and Portland $5 cabin $2.50 steerage. .. Now is the time to travel. May 18 Tot-Rural Tot-Powers condit-prosper fruit road Rtx2 CCH f May 18, 1897 Rumblings from Rural. …You see we have heard that a huge “wave of prosperity” was soon to reach our coast and we are putting our roads to good order that its progress may not be impeded. Such a prospect for a bountiful yield of fruit, I have not seen for many a day. Most of the trees were literally covered with blooms and the fruit is now setting nicely. + [cp] School Lhc-census election Rtx2 CCH f May 18, 1897 Coos County has 71 public schoolhouses and 2098 legal voters for school purposes. Curry County has 18 schoolhouses and 520 legal voters. Utility Tot-Coq Rtx 2 CCH f May 18, 1897 Mr. Whetstone, superintendent of waterworks, last week replaced the old wooden mains on Hall street between First and Second with a small galvanized iron pipe. Fruit Paper Rtx 2 CCH f May 18, 1897 Tthe "Lady apple, a small fruit but very prolific and palatable. [brought to editor by John Rowan] Branch measured 27 inches and had 30 sets or bunches of blossoms averaging six blooms each, or a total of 180. School Tot-Marshfield town-pride? character condit-prosper Rtx 2 CCH f May 18, 1897 The Marshfield school is very prosperous, having pushed to the front under the united, energetic, intelligent efforts of the school board and Prof. Golden, the efficient principal. ...since the new school house has been occupied, and will now rank with the best in the state. Srh-ocean Srh-Farallon OT-SF name-Graham Rtx2 CCH f May 18, 1897 Coos Bay News: R.A. Graham was a passenger on the outgoing Farallon Friday for the city. [cp] Politic natl condit paper-attitude? Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 [national item]. It is plain Populists will not make unreasonable demands. Democrats will make all reasonable concessions. Free silver Republicans will throw down everything to accomplish a union of forces. As to U S Senator, the reform people will have no choice between a man who will use influence to turn state to hands of Mark Hanna or man who will vote to return greenbacks and issue $5000,000,000 in bonds. They will have neither. Conference by reformers come up with “propositions on which practicable action may be had.” [cp] Trust OT-Pittsburg Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Pittsburg, May 9. Rumor tt beam pool has collapsed, though local manufacturers will not discuss. Pool was composed Carnegie Steel Co, Lackawanna Steel, Illinois Steel, Chenango Steel, and Jones-Laughlins. [cp] Courthouse enterprise-construction condit Tot-Coq OT-Salem Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Capital Journal: Mr. Snook, the Salem carpenter who got the contract for building the new courthouse at Coquille City, has returned quite discouraged. He has spent nearly $100 traveling back and forth, only to find that the county commissioners, court had to annul his contract. This is not due to any fault of Mr. Snook nor of the county court, but because warrants are already out for all the taxes levied and delinquent, and that the court has made an error in setting aside enough money to build courthouse of these taxes that are already drawn against. RR-exten locale-CoosCo OT-Roseburg Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Roseburg Review Judge E D. Stratford…tells us peo there [in Coos Co] think RR co prepared to push their line to Roseburg this yr. Srh-natl Srh-ocean law govt Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Order sent fm Washington, forbidding gasoline or naptha launches to carry passengers, has been withdrawn, and owners of those craft happy again. Condit other-coal natl racism-origin Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Wilkesbarre, Pa. May 6. Legislative committee investigates starvation wages paid to miners. Many testified much less work than year ago. Importation of foreigners who work for less than English-speaking miners. They also attributed more accidents to these careless, inexperienced men. It was apparent even miners making the highest wage were earning barely enough to live upon by exercising the strictest economy. [cp] Novelty-wood-broomhandle Tot-Bandon Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Alonzo Davis is putting an addition on the broomhandle mill in shape of a long shed running south fm main bldg. (fm Bandon Recorder) Dairy Tot-Coq? Ext 6 CCH f/c May 18, 1897 Skimming station now running regularly. [MP] Name-Graham CBR RR-extens Srh-freight locale-UR Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 Rumor has it that R A Graham will soon arrive overland, having shipped $100,000,000 by steamer to commence railroad construction. (Upper River dept.) + [cp] Other-mining Locale-JohnsonCreek Locale-SalmonMtn Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 Placer mining Johnson Creek / Ash Moore superintendent of Salmon mountain mines brought $400 gold dust to town…fm those famous mines. [week’s run w/partial cleaning]. Politic agric paper OT-Albany OT-Salem Ext 7 CCH f/d [re 17] May 18, 1897 Albany Democrat. Salem papers keep up cry for extra session legislature. Outside capital city [crops important, other things not matter.] Srh-[?] Srh-shipbuilding Tot-NB Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 New vessel just completed NB prob be launched Sat 29th. RR-haul lbr Tot-Coq mill-Lyons locale-CoosBay OT-SF Ext 7 CCh f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 7 carloads lbr shipped fm Lyons mill via the bay to SF. First by that route in quite a while. Fruit(pests) locale-CoqValley locale-LR Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 Caterpillars are ravaging the fruit trees in some sections of our valley. They struck this neighborhood pretty hard, but our citizens have been fighting them to good advantages, while they have done much damage on the lower river. + Other-coal RR-spur geology-rock Tot-Coq Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 A new lead of coal has been struck at Stockman place at edge of town. Uncle Jack Wilson much pleased. Strike now 40” thick, and 12”, with a thin seam of slate between. Work to begin tracklaying at once. Srh-ocean Srh-Homer Locale-CoosBay OT-Astoria Srh-AliceBlanchard Srh- freight [? satire] condit? Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 Call [paper]: The tramp stmr Homer has at last found a definite place to run on route between here and Astoria, will run opposition to Alice Blanchard. A regular rate war now in order and peo will be able to send freight to Or in a few days for $1 a ton, while passengers may be carried for nothing, with meal ticket thrown in. [M. facetious, or sincere?] Misc Agric enterprise-coop Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 Labor Exchange depository now ready for business. Bring along deposits such as bacon, potatoes, …chickens and anything you may have to deposit. Business bound to succeed if people will only…push it along. Law health-misc street Tot-Coq Ext 7 CCH f/d [red 17] May 18, 1897 All citizens notified I will officially…inspect premises of each within corporate limits of…Coq City... and... request.... comply Ordinance #6 requiring all premises to be cleansed of standing or waste water, rubbish, garbage, offal, etc. [fine for non-compliance]. …Urge…citizens…nail planks on sidewalks and [replace broken boards with new.] Misc condit enterprise-coop Ext 7 [red 17] CCH f/d May 18, 1897 Labor exchange (not merely that one trades butter for blacksmithing. But that he gets a receipt for his deposit and then can ask anyone else who has deposited for services of that value. Condit Saying? Enterprise-coop? Paper-attitude? Ext 7 [red 17] CCh f/d May 18, 1897 Inland Empire. Capitalists are as much a product of labor as anything else, and it may be truthfully said that labor is the father of its own tyrants and oppressors. Let working men quit producing capitalists by working for themselves only. Srh-ocean Srh-CoquilleRiver(ship) Novelty-wood-broomhandle lbr mill- Lyons Tot-Coq Ext 7 [red 17] CCH f/d May 18, 1897 Steamer Coq R…took on several thousand broomhandles and a lot of lbr here from Lyon’s mill. May 25 Dairy Tot-Coq? RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 Amount of milk delivered at skimming station increased 100 % during past week, butter increasing . other-coal Tot-Riverton RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 Riverton, May 24. The Bandon Block Coal Mines have changed hands. Robert Marsden will take charge. [cp] Other-coal Tot-Riverton Tot-Bandon? RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 (Bandon Recorder). Robt Marsden and Peter Loggie are abt to lease for a term of years the Bandon Block Coal Co’s mine at Riverton. [cp] Condit-Attitude enterprise-coop church-indir saying? RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 Labor Exchange. If philanthropic millionaires who build churches and subscribe to soup houses, really mean to be of material use to the toiling poor, why don’t they encourage such humane schemes as the Labor Exchange? Natl Name-Elijah-Smith enterprise-SO-Co locale-CoosBay OT-NY OT-TX RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 Elijah Smith, of New York, Texas, and elsewhere, president of S.O. Co. was in this place early last week. [cp] BH-surr Isthmus locale-BeaverCr politic-indir other-coal RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897. Capt Dale returned fm city last wk and is preparing to build a few houses and make improvements on property adjoining Beaver creek coal mine on the Isthmus. The mine property of R C Chambers and Co. Mr. Chambers is state senator in Utah. (CB News) [cp] Politic trust RR-natl RR-SP anti-character RR-n4 CCH g/b May 25, 1897 Roseburg Review. No man should be elected to legislature…who is not pledged to vote for an honest measure to regulate R.R. freight rates. The S.P. Co has been allowed to rob the people in the past – future must be looked after. [cp] Saying lifestyle natl-filler Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 The shirtwaist girl with the frizz-iron curl and the straw bed, weird, queer, now walks the street with a smile that's sweet, and her necktie under her ear. + Locale-UR Tot-MP fruit Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 Upper River. A few ripe strawberries have made their appearance in Myrtle Point. agric(pests) Tot-Riverton Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 Riverton Riotings. Vera Zana asks in the Marshfield Sun for some method of destroying the caterpillars. We recommend first: take an old sack and crush all the worms that are gathered in clumps. Go around each evening and crush what you have collected. 2d. Spray your trees with a solution of one pound of London purple to about 80 gallons of water. Fruit(pests) locale-Coos Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 Our fruit men are fighting the caterpillars at all points. The pest has been very aggressive in some localities. Name-Kanematz Tot-Coq silk Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 Prof. Kanematz's silkworms hatched out this morning -- to the day and almost hour set by him for the event. + [also in opic-Kanematz-cp04] Orher-mining locale-JohnsonMtn Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 Collier Bros. mine up on Johnson Mountain. Name-Kanematz Tot-Coq silk item-yardage agric-wool? Ext 8 CCH g May 25, 1897 [Ad.] Our ability as expert dealer [sic] in silken goods is well proven by the phenomenal sale Of our silks during the past week. We have no more of the Rhadames, Armurh, Pointelle, and Pon-Gee, but still there are a few left of Habutai, Surah, Taffeta, Changeant, and Satins which we are still holding down at the prices of free wool. Come early and don't be disapo't'd [sic, verified ]. Berlin Store. Misc-money natl (out6) CCH g/a May 25, 1897 Complaints abt free silver not having same value as silver coins of same weight. Let us not be diverted from the one great issue -- restoration of free and unlimited coinage of silver equally with gold at ratio of 16 to 1 without consultation with other nations. Govt locale-CoosBay politic? Srh-ocean Srh-dredging Srh-Harbor- improve (out6) CCG g/a May 25, 1897 Senate passed joint resolution to permit War Dept to contract for dredging work Coos Bay, instead of building a dredge as required by statute . It is inferred that House will concur as soon as it takes up genrl legislation. Paper (out6) CCH g/a [Fm start of 1897 papers. J.S. McEwen & D.F. Dean Editors and Proprietors of CCH.] Travel Srh-ocean Srh-river Srh-CoqR Srh-freight Srh-CoquilleRiver(ship) disaster?-shipwreck(almost) other-coal Locale-CoqR Tot-Coq Tot-Riverton Tot-Parkersburg Tot-Randolph Lhc-Coos-descr? OT-SF saying? Character (out6) CCH g/a May 25, 1897 Letter to paper fm Southern Cal. After embarking on stmr Coq R we started off...nicely...when we stuck on a sandspit just a short distance fm Coq. By aid of Dispatch and an old root on opposite side of river, with rope attachment set free for short distance. After arriving Riverton and taking on good load coal made another start, only to fetch up on mud a 2nd time. Here, by aid strong hauser, released again, then went well till passed Parkersburg, where we stuck for sure and had to spend Sunday night stuck in mud between Parkersburg and Randolph. Sunday night tug dragged us off. That part of trip more like sleigh riding than boat riding. When we were in deep water again we anchored and spent 2nd night on river. Mon morning pulled up at wharf, as there wasn't enough water on bar to even let us slide out. We had to stay there till Wed, when we started out being nicely jolted up, as old boat would bump bottom with fall of every swell. We got to deep water all right, and all fine some time when one by one we hunt our passenger bunks. Trip was one of finest ever made between Coq and S.F. Ocean smooth, engine didn't miss single stroke, for kindness I don't think the crew of the Coq R can be equaled. = home 1896 1897 #1 | 1897-#3 1898 to newspaper menu |