n MIBNOKFuLK WEEKLY NBWS-JOUKNAL : FRIDAY , APRIL 5 , t'J ' ( 7.
COATS WILL DE SHORTER AND
LAPELS WIDER THIS SEASON.
"PEG TOP" TROUSERS IN DISCARD
Fancy Vests Show a Return to the
Gaudy Days of Lnat Century Grays
Are Too Common Trousers Nnr-
rower Than Before.
( From Bnlunlny'a Dully. ]
With the coming of spring the
thoughts of tlio young turn townnl love
mul now olotht'H , nnd Ihu Eastertide IH
the spot on llio calendar which marks
the ilato for HlnniltnnooiiH Inylng aside
of the Bomber dross of winter nnd
Ix'iit. unit bloKHomlng out In gayer ,
lighter ImhllH , after the manner of all
growing things when the HUH begins
to spread wiirmor rnyB. With nnturn
there IH no chnngo from year to year
In style or color , nnil the nnino sur
prising bniiuly Is the result , hnt with
man It IB othonvlHc ; ho must huvo
something now to present with each
"octirrlng season.
Wlillo thin applies to men UH well as
women , the former Is not put to Hitch
ntralta for a oholco. The assortment
in not BO grout for the male' , hnt hl
Interest In what ho will ho expected to
wear Is no lens keen.
For years and yearn our English
cousins have boon the arbiters of fash
ion , nnd what In decreed to ho good
form has beou accepted on thin sldo
without question , though Bometlmen
with roinoiiBtranco. However , there
ban como to ho a noticeable consldorn-
tlon of American tauten In these de
crees , nnd Bomo nay the time will como
when the well dressed man on this
side will take the Initiative In matters
of dress. Thin In a result of the rec
ognition of the good judgment of the
American. The spirit of liberty and
lndop ndcnco has reached oven Into
matters of clothing and the American
Insists upon certain things In splto of
foreign mandates. American products
nnd American discrimination have
been found to bo possessed of sufll-
clont morlt for Americans and their
Influence have spread abroad.
Changes Slight But Positive.
It Is only within the last few weeks
that the proposed modes for the spring
of 1907 Imvo Blmmorcd down to an
easily recognized basis eapablo of In
telligent description. In comparison
with the last prevailing cut of coat ,
there has been a tendency to retain
the length , but the now lounge suit Is
reduced a full Inch snv to thirty Inches -
es for a man live feet eight Inches In
height. The changes are really very
Blight , but some alterations have boon
accepted , among thorn * a more full-
hanging effect from the shoulders ,
with only the faintest Indication In
the buck of defining the llgnro : very
broad collar and lapels , the latter soft-
rolled and cut with a graceful outward -
ward swing along the edge ; close sot
of buttons , well rounded corners at
the bottom , narrow double cuff with
button punning through the outer fold ,
nnd wide stitching on the edges and
pockets.
As for the trousers , they are to bo
Bomewhat narrower than of yore , as
well as shorter , with none of the peg
top which jins held for so long. The
turn-ups at the bottom are to bo wider
fully two and a half Inches , coming
just below the ankles.
As to materials for suits , soft fin
ished fabrics are' most favored. The
shades most endorsed will bo the blue
nnd brown. Both of these will bo a
Httlo smarter when containing n green-
striped or plaid design , or the blno
may Imvo n hair-lino stripe of white.
OVERCOATS IN TAN.
Light and Dark Grays Compete With
Popular Shade.
Climatic conditions are not such In
Omaha as to require the extensive USD
of the light overcoat except In the
very early spring , but their use Is
proving more popular every year , fol
lowing closely in the wake of eastern
customs.
The styles this year are being
shown In light nnd dark tans , whoso
utility has been proven , but greater
prominence is given to coats of light
and dark gray fabrics. The collars
r.ro often of velvet , but usually of the
same material as the coat and the nso
of the satin facing has been almost
discontinued.
The coats , following the general ten
dency of suits , are of medium length
and conservative styles of workman
ship. They hang very full , but with
barely perceptible clinging at the hips
In the longer styles.
HOSIERY IS SUBDUED.
Open Weaves Are Out of Style , Plain
Colors Popular.
Plain colors , with possibly blocks
of subdued hue , will bo the ruling
style this year in hosiery , In contrast
to the variegated "color schemes" ol
last season. Gay colors may be had
In men's hose and will , no doubt , be
worn to harmonize with the extreme
styles in colored shirts , but the ten
dency is toward subdued hue.
Plaids and other novelties are dis
played In profusion , but the solid col
ors and the ever-popular blacks nnd
tans will predominate , nnd the "loud
er" styles will not be considered In
good taste by those who pay attention
to the dictates of fashion. This IE
particularly the case to the man who
wears low shoes and displays a good
ly portion of his hosiery to vlow by
the admiring public.
The deadly mosquito has at last
been vanquished by the abandonment
of the opt' " work or Inco hosiery ,
which have been ! < > HH In demand for
"overal years mul are now without
popular nupport It Is doomed re-
marlwblo thnt they woru over In great
demand on account of the discomfort
experienced In their line and their gen
era ! uncleanllnoHS. The tendency to-
word I In- disuse of this style of ho
siery was very pronounced hint year
and the up-to-dato habet dasher does
not carry u single pair of the style In
Htoclt.
NEW IDEAS IN UNDERWEAR.
Bright Colors Take Place of Tints.
Athletic Suits Offered ,
dandy colors are the rule and not
( he exception In underwear and n man
arrayed In many of the effects shown
would nearly prove a human Easier
egg In appearance. Him1 , pink , purple ,
bright yellow , and even gorgeous red
are some of the startling shades which
iiro dlnplayod In the show windows
> nd meet with ready sale.
The prices for the gaudy garments
iiivo been brought within the reach of
ill and their popularity has been such
IH to materially decrease the sales In
ho standard lines of balbrlggan gar
ments.
Hoc-out novelties displayed are those
n all line fabrics and mesh , which , It
s assorted , are much more comfort-
iblo than those of other materials ,
lut lit has been Bald that the corpu-
out person should beware of the ex
clusive use of the meshed nndorwear ,
as It Is said to have a tendency toward
congestion In the most uncomfortable
lortlons of the masculine anatomy.
Athletic nndorsuils for the athletic
nan arc among the creations manufac-
urors are striving to Introduce. They
; ; resent the knee length loose drawers
ind n later Idea for undershirts. It
.11 without sleeves , of course , th o"arm -
loles being cut largo , so as to glvo
| ) orfect freedom of motion , nnd the
alls come down "claw hummer"
shape , removing all tendencies to
'bunch" and all unnecessary cloth.
BLACK GLOVES FOR MEN.
Glace Effects Promise to be the Vogue
With Kids Second.
Gloves will bo widely worn during
ho next few months nnd , of course ,
at nil formal affairs during the entire
summer season , but the styles In
street gloves have been subject to con-
slderablo change. Tans were In great
domnnd for this purpose last year , but
have been almost entirely displaced
by the black glace. This Is a fad im
ported from the effete east , whore It
has been extremely popular for sever-
ill years among the younger sot and
' , now being followed universally.
SHIRTS , COLLARS AND CUFFS.
Comfort Is Given as Well as Style In
New Designs.
In shirts n veritable wealth of
styles , patterns and colors are offered ,
any one of which will prove season
able , and It In to be strictly n season
of color effects. All the seven cardi
nal colors have been used In more
than llfty-soven varieties of shades
both gaudy and subdued. The negli
ge shirt Is to be more popular than
ever during the rush seasons of the
last few years an < J the stiff shirt has
apparently lost Its adherents , ns but
few will bo worn or shown.
Pleated bosoms will bo moro In fn-
vor than over , but the pleats will bo
much smaller than was the case last
year , when wldo box plaits wore the
vogue. The present styles are of very
narrow knife plaits and practically
make the shirts of one thickness of
mate al , which will bo highly uppre-
clated by the wearer witli the advent
of warmer weather.
The unplcnted shirt will also be
worn moro than over , ns Its comfort
Is of unquestioned value , nnd dainty
effects In thin goods are being shown
that will no doubt bo much the fashIon -
Ion as the season advances.
In the realm of colors the manufac
turer has apparently expended his
greatest effort nnd the colors shown In
shirts rival the renowned coat of Jo
seph. White ns n background , with
small figures , stripes or squares , will
bo very much In favor and what Is
known to the trade as self-colors or
figures of the same color as the body
ot the garment , will suffer lack of ap
preciation on account of the ninny
bright hues shown.
It Is also evident that bright pink ,
heliotrope and blue skirts will boorn
by many discerning dressers , but
brown hues will be oschowcd.
For extremely hot weather unstarch
ed shirts , with or without collars and
cuffs , will ho worn n good deal and
the silk shirt of soft texture will be
ns popular ns over for undress wear.
The coat shirt has been firmly estab
lished In masculine favor and nearly
all shirts of good quality are made In
this convenient and comfortable style.
Of course , stiff white shirts are not to
be relegated to the dress-suit class or
entirely Ignored , ns this style is estab
lished from custom of many years
among older men and is as cool In ap
pearance , if not In reality , as many of
the moro modern styles.
Cuffs and Collars.
The attached cuffs are also in the
ascendancy nnd some novelties are
being shown In the way of reversed
cuffs. A novelty In material Is a shirt
of linen with a body of French madras ,
but the price Is such as to bo prac
tically prohibitive for general wear.
While the styles In collars have not
changed to an appreciable extent , It
has been proven that the turnover Is
to bo the most widely worn of any
style oa account of Ita comfort , and
ho who Is blessed with a low neck
has reason for appreciation , although
thu higher fold collars will be his sal
vation ,
The turnover collars are made with
wide points , nnd in fact the width of
all collars has Increased considerably ,
Thu stitching will not be noticeable on
the pioper thing In collars nnd the
plain , Indistinct stitching will he the
favorite. This style will he a boon
( or the fat num.
In standing collars the wing collar
will be less popular than heretofore ,
although Its une ban Increased to n
argo extent during the last few sen-
sons , and the baud collar of moderate
lelght will displace the wing. There
ire many varieties of the latter style ,
which will be worn Indiscriminately
for business nnd dross wear during
the warm months. Straight , standing
collars for dross wear are the only
proper thing for strictly formal func
tions , hut oven the points of these arc
being made with an eye to comfort by
iffordhtg the wearer considerable
space.
CHILDREN'S SPRING STYLES.
Charming Possibilities In Material Pre
sented Despite Simplicity.
Simplicity should characterize the
dresses for children but even with thin
always in view charming possibilities
may bo developed In planning and com
pleting those little frocks. Wash ma
terial Is usually selected for the young
er children from one to two years of
age. Those made with yokes nro the
preferred styles for little girls nnd are
very daintily made with tucks and
lace. Little Oretchen dresses are also
shown on empire lines. Both long nnd
short sleeves are shown in these nnd
the materials generally used nro Per
sian lawns , nainsooks and barred dimi
ties. For llttlo boys the pleated dress-
all In one suit are considered correct.
They are Russian blouse effect , some
lire trimmed with imbroldery bands
nnd have Dutch neck , and short
sleeves for mid-summer. For older
children from two to six years , waist
dresses are fast taking the place of the
French frocks , which wore shown two
seasons ago. They are made very
elaborate this season. Very small box
plaits stitched close together worn
with a broad sash to define the waist
line nro very good. The short puffed
sleeves gathered Into lace-frilled bands
arc pretty nnd the lower edge of the
skirt Is either hemstitched or trimmed
with Insertion above the hem. The
material is usually dotted Swiss , Per
sian lawns or chocked dimities. These
dresses range In price from $1.50 to
$15. Bonnets for llttlo folks como In
endless variety. There Is the plain llt
tlo French cap for the tiny babe but
for the child about a year old the swell
thing Is the little turban made of
shirred mull or dotted swlss. They
also come In straw with trimmings of
hico , largo ribbon bows and flowers.
The flowers are in every conceivable
color and variety , perhaps the daintiest
are the for-get-me-nots and the French
roses. Very catchy are the poke bonnets -
nets with embroidered frills , bows of
ribbons and flowers. They also come
In straw , similarly trimmed. The
wash hats nro shown In sixes from In
fants to misses. They are made of
piques , embroidered Swisses nnd mulls
with pretty Ince trimmings. Most of
the hats this season come with the
buttoned crowns , making them abso-1
lutely washable
Some of the washable coats for the
children one and two years old are
very beautiful , having handsome hand
embroidered cuffs and collars. The
coats nre made of line piques and lin
ens and are shown In most of the deli
cate tints.
Many attractive shoes are shown
this season for the children. They
como In colors , whites , tans and blues.
The preferred styles arc the one nnd
iwo strapped sandals. The barefoot
sandal will bo very popular. These
can be had this season in patent leath
er , white kid as well as the Russian
leather.
Llttlo short sacques for the babes
are shown to match the shoos In color.
Among the attractive novelties shown
Is the Infants short coat or Nightin
gale. It Is made of white cashmere ,
peculiarly cut with flowing sleeves nnd
made elaborate with hand embroidered
designs. They cost from $1.50 to $5.
SOMETHING NEW IN SHOES.
Men Turn With Sigh of Relief From
Pointed Toes to Wide Ones.
After a year when pointed shoes in
the ascendancy , the wider toe returned
to its own nnd will be greeted with
acclaim by the general wearer , al
though the styles of lost season were
not extreme enough to cause the dls-
discomfort experienced with the same
style shoe eight or nine years ago.
The general tr * > nd of shoes last season
was for a straight edge on the inside
of the shoo nnd this holds good with
the new shapes , but the toe Is con
siderably rounder and even the broad
"bulldog" lasts will be In considerable
vogue.
As the shoes will be made wider ,
their length will bo made correspond
ingly shorter , and any number of neat
and attractive lasts are being shown
among the early arrivals.
The popular leather for the coming
season will undoubtedly be the patent
colt , ns usual , but the dull leathers ,
especially of gun metal , will also be
largely worn.
The reaction from the highly polish
ed shoes to the more subdued shades
last year was tlio feature of the
season , and will bo omnipresent this
year , and the patent leathers will be
utilized more for full dress and semi-
dress functions. It is claimed by ad
mirers that the gun metal and un
polished leathers are more comfortable
during hot weather than the highly po
lished leathers , although not as dressy ,
and comfort Is pro-emlno'itly the con
sideration In all lines of dress , ac
cording to the present Btyles.
Tan shoes will be In greater demand
than during the last few years , as
they had tin off year last Reason , when
they wore worn but little. Indications
among retailers point to n much larger
Halo of the tan variety nnd stocks have
been hard to secure on account of the
Inability of the makers to supply the
sudden nnd unexpected demand for
this color of footgear.
RECOLLECTIONS OF SERVICES
THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS SINCE.
NO MILLINERY OPENINGS THEN
A. H. Moldenhauer Tells The News of
the Service That Was Held In This
Community Before the Advent of
Special Music and Easter Llllles.
[ From Mondny'n Dally. )
An Easter Sunday in Norfolk thirty-
seven years ago. An Easter without
the city churches. An Raster dovold
of palms and Easier lilies , of choir nnd
special music. A simple Easter , yet
with the same true spirit that murks
the real side of the services of today.
This was the Easter that August Mol
denhauer was asked to recall from the
memories of thirty-seven years ago.
Pressed to toll something of these
first Eastern In Norfolk , Mr. Moldon-
hauer spoke of his coming to Norfolk
thirty-seven years ago , of the little
cluster of houses that inndo the town ,
of the two score or so of Inhabitants ,
and of the llttlo hand of German resi
dents who built Norfolk's first church.
In this church the Lutheran Easter
services of the day were held.
The Easter services that Mr. Mol
denhauer recalls wore held In St.
Paul's church , It being the only church
building In this vicinity until 1872.
Rev. .T. W. Kldder hold services In
English In Norfolk at the time , but
'the German church was the only
church building near the settlement.
It was to n log structure , rough and
plastered with clay , that the German-
American citizens of Norfolk went
thirty-seven years ago for their Easter
service. Hero Rev. John Heckendorf ,
the first pastor of the church , carried
out the same service that on Sunday
was held again In all the Lutheran
churches of the land.
There was no special music , no
church choir In the service of these
first Easier Sundays In Norfolk. The
hymns were sung by the congregation
and no organ strains mingled with the
voices of the people. It was the sim
ple service of the church carried out
in true spirit. The Lutheran memo
rial services of that day were held on
Sunday , Mondav and Tuesday. Today
the services are held on Sunday and
Monday.
The coming of Easter thirty-seven
jears ago was unheralded by millinery
openings. The newspapers had not
come to Norfolk and the fashionable
side of the day went unheeded. The
one feature not connected with the
quiet religious services of the day was
the distribution of Easter eggs , a cus
tom highly appreciated by the children
cnen ns now.
Since these days the life of , the people
ple has become more complex. The
country has developed nnd prospered.
The log church In time gave way to a
neat frame building dedicated on Aug
ust 23 , 1878. This second church
homo of the St. Paul congregation Is
now to give way to a larger more com
modious structure. Other churches
have come to the city nnd on Easter
Sunday today special Easter services
are held from n dozen churches. The
solemn event they represent was like
wise the Inspiration for the1 service
and worship of the pioneers In the be
ginning of Norfolk.
Nellgh Court.
Ncllgh , Neb. , April 1. Special to
The News : Jurors for the April term
of the district court of Antelope coun
ty have been drawn ns follows : Joe
Sherman , Theodore Hoeffor , Henry
Beckwlth , Sam Couch , Vic Fee , John
Icklcr , Fred Miller , Walt Older , J. M.
Perry , E. E. Adams , G. Turner , M. M.
Snxton , Ed Liebel , F. Mosec , M. A.
Decamp , Joe Patras , Hurley West , G ,
Fletcher , Joe Hutto , Richard Born , W.
McClellan , W. Morris , Peter Loven-
zen , Geo. Miller. Court will convene
April 15 , but 'the jury will not be call
ed until one week later , on the 22d.
Easter Service at Niobrara.
Nlobrnra , Neb. , April 1. Special to
The News : Unusually attractive Eas
ter services were held hero yesterday.
In the morning the Presbyterian
church was appropriately decorated
with banks of potted plants and a. well
directed girl chorus , under the leader
ship of Mrs. A. B. Yantis , rendered ex
cellent music. In the evening the
Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal
churches held attractive services , with
baptisms at the latter.
Fairfax Minister Leaves.
Fairfax , S. D. , April 2. Special to
The News : Rev. Mr. Burns of the
German Evangelical church has been
assigned to a charge In Iowa and left
last night. Ho has been in charge
hero for two years.
The Fairfax high school gave an en
tertainment In the Starcher opera
house. It was well attended and enJoyed -
Joyed by all. Prof. Cowles and his
pupils are receiving many congratula
tions.
All the churches la Fairfax observed
appropriate Easter exercises and a
largo crowd of out of town people were
present
CLEARWATER IS STIRRED OVER
QUEER TRAGEDY.
CLARENCE ROTH IS THE VICTIM
THREE COMPANIONS MADE NO
REPORT OF DROWNING.
t
BRUISE FOUND ON LAD'S FACE
His Mates Left Him Dead In the Water
and Went Home Three Hours Af
terward One of Them Led Search
ers to Wrong Spot.
Clenrwater , Neb. , April 2. Special
to The News : Clarence Roth , aged
seven , accompanied three other lads
to Marwood's bayou yesterday after
noon. The three other lads returned
to town without young Roth , but said
nothing. At 9 o'clock the boy's parents
became frantic over his long absence.
The three companions , pressed for an
explanation , acted quecrly and offered
no definite explanation. They said the
Httlo fellow "had followed them. " One
of them finally led the way to the wa
ters' edge nnd declared the boy had
boon at a certain spot. Ftirther
pressed , he reluctantly admitted that
the real spot where the boy had boon
last seen was 500 yards away. He
hold a lantern out over the dark wa
ter. The missing boy's hat was float
ing on the surface. At twenty minutes
before 11 the lad's body was found
near the hat. Ho had drowned in
three feet of water , water so shallow
that , had ho been In control of his
senses and muscles , could not have
been over his head. A scratch was
found on his face , just below his nose
on the right side of his lip.
Clearwater feels intensely over the
tragedy. It was thought today that a
coroner's inquest would be held. No
arrests had been made up to a late
hour.
Mates Keep. Under Cover.
The three mates of the drowned boy ,
still reticent , kept under cover this
morning and had not appeared on the
street up till a short time before noon.
"It was not my fault ; I didn't do It ;
I am not to blame. " These are the
words of two of the lads.
Clarence Roth was a little follow In
his seven summers. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roth. His father
Is proprietor of a saloon In Clearwater.
The three lads with whom the lad
went.to the bayou yesterday afternoon
were boys named Gorie , Ratlebaugh
and Lamb. t
Reported No Accident.
At C o'clock In the evening Mr. De
Camp passed this trio returning from
the water. They said nothing as to
the missing boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Roth missed their
child at supper. They began hunting
for him. Not until 9 o'clock did they
get the information that the lad had
even been to the bayou with the three
other boys. At that late hour they
found young Gorle , n widow's son of
twelve years and a lad bearing none
too good a name in the community , who
when sharply questioned , declared that
young Roth had followed him and his
mates to the bayou in the afternoon.
He finally consented to point out the
spot where the missing youth had last
been seen. He pointed out a spot
500 yards away. Then he retracted
and admitted that the first point was
not the true one. After much time
he did lead the searchers to the exact
spot where the boy had gone into the
water. With a lantern ho designated
the location and under the lantern's
dismal guide light the missing boy's
hat was found.
At twenty minutes before 11 Ralph
Thompson , with a stick , located the
dead body of the drowned boy. It lay
on the edge of a deep hole , but was
In shallow water. The bruise on the
face was clearly visible.
Young Gorie had nothing definite to
say. The other two lads remained con
sistently silent
"It was not my fault ; I didn't do it ;
I am not to blame. " That 18 as much
definite Information ns has been so-
cured.
L. C. BARGELT WRITES OF WEST
Former Norfolk Man Enjoys Living at
Myrtle Point , Oregon.
Myrtle Point , Ore. , March 18. It has
been so long since I have talked non-
tense in the columns of The News that
I think the readers will pardon mo if
1 give them another passing Jab.
There are things about this country
that might prove newsy nnd interestIng -
Ing If they can be rightly presented
nnd therefore this effort. Just at pres
ent the Oregon country , and this sec
tion with It , Is enjoying n great ad
vancement. Since the Lewis and
Clark fair favorable attention , seems
to have been attracted hither and it
is reported that settlers are coming
Into Portland at the rate of 1,000 a day
on the homeseekers' excursion rates.
Not ninny have yet reached this sec
tion , but they nre sure to come. At
present there Is a hick of boat capac
ity to handle the freight and passenger
traffic but that will shortly bo reme
died , nnd that Is about the only way
in at present. The stage roads are
almost Impassable to wagons at this
uouson. Many come nnd go on horse
back , but the main travel is from San
Francisco nnd Portland by boat. Work
Is now well under way for a branch
of the Southern Pacific to como In
here via Drain nnd take a course
thence clown the coast. Workmen this
winter have been constructing three
tunnels on the line and In the spring
It lo expected .that active construction
work will begin Ilnrrlman appears to-
be using his host endeavors to keep
this const to Ills own use , hut the trend
of other systems west does not prom
ise him n permanent monopoly , and
Coos bay will certainly bo chosen by
one or moro of them ns a Pacific ter
minus. It Is the best harbor on the
coast between the Puget sound and
the Golden Goto nnd has advantages
over oven them nnd it cannot always
remain Isolated ns It now Is. Portland
Is so far from the coast and It costs
so much to keep the Columbia dredged
that it will bo a wonder If Coos bay
does not rival It some of these days.
Not only that n glance at the map
will show that Coos bay and the Co-
qullle river are not far off of a line
running west from New York , taking
In Toledo , Chicago , Davenport and
Burlington , Omaha , .Cheyenne , Salt
Lake and which might with propri
ety bo termed the zone of wonderful
achievement nnd development. This
Is the natural port for a vast stretch
of virgin country In Oregon and states
to the east that have scarcely been
touched , as yet. It is the outlet for
the Klamoth Falls country and will
surely be opened wldo some day. With
Its wealth of" timber , coal , fruit and
garden possibilities Its mild and equ
able climate and other remarkable ad
vantages the Coos bay country is cer
tain to be heard from in the future
and many nre getting in on the ground
floor. The development has not been
slow , considering the Isolation of the
country. Without a railroad to con
nect It with the outside world , the
Coos bay country maintains five nice
towns ranging in population from 1-
000 to above 2,000 and all of them are
growing and have grown since first
established. We have two advantages
over San Francisco. There have been
no earthquakes in this section and wo
have great coal fields that the Califor
nia city does not possess as n requisite
for a great seaport. Seattle Is ahead
In development , but she Is worse off
In the n\atter of storms and resultant
shipwrecks.
C. A. Smith , the great Minneapolis
lumberman , has just acquired valuable
lumbering property In this section.
He is quoted as saying that there Is
five times as much lumber within a
ladlns of seventy-five miles of Coos
bay , as has been cut In Minneapolis
In the past fifty years and Minneapolis
Is known as "the sawdust city. " That
is a strong statement , surely. Certain
It Is that this section will some day
produce the lumber for the balance of
the country. That with Its coal fields ,
its fisheries , its agrlcultural and dairyIng -
Ing interests , its fine climate and its
commercial possibilities Is bound to
develop manufactories and with them
cities.
The climate is simply great. There
is plenty of rain In the winter time ,
but that Is endurable the people here
long for It to rain when there is much
weather without it and 'we are getting
acclimated enough to cordially acqui
esce. It may be that rainy weather Is
the natural thing In the winter time
anyway there is less sickness and bet
ter spirits among the people when It
Is raining A day or two' of snow and
frost is nil we have had this winter
while in the summer there are but a
very few days that are uncomfortably
warm and even then the shade and
the nights furnish coolness verging on
the chilly. Roses nre In bud , flowers
In bloom , early vegetables are well ad
vanced toward maturity , grass Is a
foot high where it is not pastured ;
fruit trees of the early variety are In
full bloom and others budding this ear
ly In the season. They do not think
of protecting water pipes here. They
run on top of the ground or just under
the surface. The Tiouses too are not
built to keep out the cold. I doubt if
there is a lathed and plastered build
ing' In town unless it Is the brick
blocks. The house we occupy is built
of upright boards on , , the inside with
rustic" or weather boarding nailed
horizontally on the outside. It Is inno
cent of studding except for the cell
ing and roof. People in such a house-
in Nebraska would surely suffer from
the cold nnd the heat If it didn't
blow over Into the next township In
the first windstorm but we have not
been uncomfortable and most of the
time In the winter wo have but a kitch
en fire going. Most of the houses are
built differently , however. They have
2x4 uprights with flooring for Inside
walls and rustic on the outside.
Cheese cloth is tacked on the inside
nnd wall paper Is pasted on that. The
outside Is , of course , painted and most
of the houses are kept neatly painted.
Fuel to heat a dozen Norfolks goes
to waste or is burned In this valley
every year , but when labor Is hired to-
work It up and haul It It becomes a
fair price , even hero. We are burning
wood from a tree that was more than
five feet in diameter. The same tree
is supplying dozens of families with
fuel at this time. At the mills the
slab wood that would be In keen de
mand in Nebraska Is dumped into
heaps nnd burned.
Myrtle Point is a pretty little city
with waterworks of the gravity kind ,
electric lines nnd telephones. It is
twenty-eight miles from Marshfield on
Coos bay. It is twenty-two miles from
Bandon at the mouth of the Coqullle.
Great development is in progress at
both of these ports nnd when cities
grow up there the Myrtle Point coun
try expects to bo called upon to feed
the people , as it has the best country
for dairying nnd agriculture.
L. C. Bargolt.