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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1909)
Nolte« N.M.* 4 h*.-*-» (iveig TUH ft* »r .i',n * ■■■ h <W the city ot Bandon, ky revolution jaand ■< • regular meeting Nov. 1«, 1909, pro MM tel'-waiA improvemti« upon vlreetr a iol- On South Fourth «treat, on the wuth »ide •hereof, extending from the northwest corner of th« Waterman's Park addition eaJ to ihe plank road thence south where thereu no wa Ik at this lime to Fifth street. Also on Pacific avenue (otherwise known a Little and Wood street) on both sides thereof (where walk has not already been built) extend ing from Atwater to Sixth streets. Said walks to be six feet wide and of usual specifications. Now unless a seperate written remonstrance against each or either of the above described and proposed improvements be signed by the owners of two-thirds of the real property adjacent to and abutting upon such streets or parts thereof as contained in each or either improvement, and such remonstrance or r monstrances fie hied with the recorder on or before the Sth day of Decem ber, 1909, then the common council will pass an ordinance declaring and ordering such improve ments. and both of them, or either of them that may not have been remonstrated against, which ordinance will assess the cost thereof to adjacent property, and provide for the collection thereof. Dated at Bandon. Oregon, November I Sth, liases ft LOAFERS' PARADISE Life of the Happy-go-lucky West Indian Negroes. LAZY JOY FOR LITTLE WORK. Six Month«' Labor Enable* Them to Loll In Indolence For a Year and a Half—Combing tha Islands For Man For the Sugar Plantations. A happy-go-lucky. stand up and fall down, genial. Inconsequential spirit an imates the West Indian negroes In their labors and in their begging. From the sweating toilers on the dock at Macoris loading sugar into the steamers, with their warning cry, "Bee-low!” to the men In the hold, to the grinning boys biMiling their fishing boats up on the beach at Dominica, they lire from day to day and take no thought of the morrow. A West Indian C. R WADE, negro with $50 will live for a year and 45-3| City Recorder, never do a stroke of work. Anti why not? IDs living costs him only it cents a day. lie lias his little Notice of Sale of Tide Lands cabin for the occupancy. A mnngo Notice is hereby given that the State Land tree grows In his yard, and he can Board of the State of Oregon, will sell to the pick plantains by the road at will. If highest bidder, at its office in the Capitol build he is too lazy to bake 5 cents will buy ing at Salem, Oregon, on December 14, 1909, bread for the family for the day. and at 10:00 a. m., of said day, all the slate’s in it few cents more will buy a dozen terest in the tide and overflow 1 inds hereinafter small fish and one large one. A single described, giving however, to the owner or own rrs of any lands abutting or fronting on such tide garment does for the women, and $5 will clotlie the man for a year, while and overflow lands, the preference right to pur chase said tide and overflow lands at the highe. i the pickaninnies run as God made price offered providing such oiler is made in them. good faith; and also providing that the land will The West Indies are the paradise of not be sold nor any offer therefor accepted io the happy loafer. Every year the Is less than $5 00 per acre the Board reserving th lands are combed from end to end for right to reject any and all bids. hands to work the great sugar planta Said lands are situated m Coo* county. Ore tlons in Sanio Domingo, and at that gon, and described as follows; Beginning at a point on the meander line of the negroes must often tie practically the Coquille river at the northwest corner of lol kidnaped to get them on Die boats. 6, which said point is 1320 feel east and 1965 In November of each year the sugar feet north from corners factions 17, IS, 19 and boats, little sloops and schooners that 20, running thence along meander line a spend the remainder of the year trad follows, to-wit: ing among the islands get Into the S 84 ° e I 30 feet. Santo Domingo negro trade. Their S 74 0 45' e 492 feet. captains and supercargoes, when they North 96 feet to low water line N 75 ° 15' w 257 feet along low water line. bail1 them, and the owners go up and N 73 0 10' W 232 feet. down the islands toiling the negroes N 80° w 137 feet. that on a certain day the vessel will S 100 feet to place of beginning, containing sail for Santo Domingo and take all 1.31 acres, being tide land fronting on west hail who want to go to work on the sugar of lot 6. sec 17. T 28. S R 14 W of W M plantations. Applications and bids should be addressed to Take Ihe little island of St. Martin’s G. G. Biown, Clerk State Land Board, Salem for Illustration. For a week the Island Oregon, and marked "Application and bid to Is combed, and on the appointed day a purchase tide lands." G. G. BROWN. dozen sloops and schooners are crowd 39-l0t Clerk State Land Board. ed into Marigot bay. The night before Dated this Sept. 28, 1909. the negroes have begun to stream Into (tie little town that sleeps through the year, waiting for litis one day to bring it to life. Boards are laid across boxes, and rum and whisky are set out to arouse the negroes to the pitch that will carry them out to the vessels January Fourth to February Eighteenth. IMIO bound for the plantations. Ail day the men stream into the Practical work, lectures and demonstrations town, traveling barefooted along the will be g ven in such vital subjects as General sandy roads, swept in by the sailors, Farming, Fruit Culture, /Xnimal Husbandry, singing their song of riches to be had Dairying, Poultry-keeping, the Business Side of for the asking. Ahead of the men walk Farming, Foresti/, Carpentiy, Blacksmithing. tlieir women, toting heavy boxes on Mechanical Drawing, Cook ng, Sewing, Dress their bends, while the men are dressed making, Home Management, etc. All regular course- begin January 4lh and in their best, with a cocky straw’ hat end F ebruary I I th. Farmers’ Week Februaiy perched on one ear. swinging n dandy 14th to 18th. cane and carrying their shoes In their A cordial invitation is extended to all inter« st- hands. At the outskirts of the town ed. Good accomodations may I • secured at they put on tlieir shoes and swing reasonable rat**s. No age limit above 16 years. gavl.v up to the open air bars on the No entrance requirements. Prominent lecturers beach. have been secured for special topic-. I he in Tile women Ing the big boxes down structional force of the College numbers 100. Excellent equipment. to tlie lieach and wail at being left A special feature in the Farmers’ Week alone until they, too, become filled which comes this year Feb. 14th to I8lh. Lec with the excitement of the scene and tures, discussions, and a general reunion urge tlieir men folks on. The men For fuither information address hang back and laugh and drink and Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College, Cor deny that they are going. vallis, Oregon. "Is you goln’. Big Ta win ?” "Naw. Ah ain' goin‘. Ah Jus' come tuh see.” "Yas. yo’ Is goln'. Big Tawm. Git in dat boat.” AT "Come on heah, boy. Ya. ha!” And all the time the rowboats, load ed to tlie gunwales, are plying back and fortli between the shore and the MRS SARAH COSTELLO sloops. By sundown the beach is swept clean and six little sloops and a schoon ”"ixice oleiui minis 25 ami 50c a er make sail and drift out of the har night; fl.25 a week; f.*> iiniontb bor on a dying breeze, loaded down BANDON ----- OREGON with a thousand black men and wo men. who will wake in the morning witli a raging thirst. Then woe be to the captain who has not filled his wa ter casks, for there is sure to be at least one body to be given to tlie sharks after the fight around the butts! When the vessels drop anchor off Macoris the plantation foremen come Off anil look over the cargoes and pay the shipmasters $2.50 each for passage money for the negroes. Then the McCALL PATTERNS blacks are herded ashore and are cred V i ltl't ited lor style, perfect fit. «impimtv .in I reliability ncxrly 40 yr.tr». Sold in i ea v ited with 30 cents a day for a month every city and to’vn in tfic United St.ites ■ • I Canada, or bv mail direct. More - I tl in for working from sunrise to sunset in any other make. Send tor tree catalogue tlie cane fields. By that time the $2.50 Met AI L’S MAGAZINE passage money is paid back. Then Mote «ub.criber, linn -inv other fish maganne million a month. Invaluable. 1>: they receive their 30 cents a day in est style., pattern., dreasmakinc, nnlhmrv cash for the next six months until •lain sewing, tin. v needlework I >>■ etiquette. good .lories, etc. On v 50 oni. r the cutting and grinding season Is year (worth double), including a lire pattern over, when tlie sloops show up again Subwnbe today, or send lor .ample ropy and take them to their homes for $2.50 WONDEBFVL INDUCEMENTS to A gent S. Foetal bring, prem im • it ogw each. paid in advance. A and new cash pnaeoflen. Address Tlie foremen collect from the planta nil Mel ALL CO. JMtoiM W »7» St.. MW YOW tion owners f>3 cents a day each for pay for the black hands, but with their share of tlie money the negroes can live for a year and a half before they 60 YEARS’ have to think of doing another day’s EXPERIENCE work And they do it. Year after year tlie trade is plied, and the islands are comlssl for men for the planta 4 tions. and year after year the negroes 4 return home to eighteen months of lasy joy.—New York Tribune. Oregon Agricultural College Winter Courses FURNISHED ROOMS The Pacific A- i NANI 11. ! re fi. I. TREWtiMIK V D? MugSl I Set Mgr An Adventu t Ttat Nearly Cost a Z t Official hit Lift The atlendaiils in zoologii al irde;.t are expi red to daiigic of v ■ 1» sorts. The superintendent < f tlie C:u ■lnnati animal park once I d an d venture with a python wliicli cane near costing him Ills life. It became necessary to make - ’tu» changes in the snake house, and ti’.e HU|sTintendent. Mr. Stiqlieus, \i is in the cage of pythons, anticipating no danger, when to ills dismay he saw the largest snake coming toward him. hissing and darting its tongue angrily’, instantly lie realized his danger. The su|>erinteiideiit <|iii< kly grasped the huge reptile just Imck of ihe neck with his right hand and with the lefl clubbed the creature two feet lower down, where the greatest muscular power of the python is located. He tried to thrust the writhing ma.’s Into a uIng box. but the python coiled Its twelve feet of length round the man’s leg and began' to constrict, carrying its lightening colls higher and higher. Struggle a« lie might. Mr Stephens seemed helpless In the s< i|>eut's grasp. His hands were so moist that the scaly body twisted in them. Perspira tion streamed down Ills face. The python had worked Its head free a tel was darting Its horrid tongue almost In Its i let Illi’s eves. The man threw tip bis hind instinc tively to shield bls face, and nt tl.e same moment the snake seized and began swallowing It. By this time the attendants had rushed info the cage, and they began beating the python. Not liking tic- treatment. tlie big snake relaxed iis coils. Mr Stephens jerl-ed bis hand free and broke • ff one of I lie python’s fangs in Ills thumb In so doing. "If I had not held on to Its ic-iviont muscle.” said the superiiilerdent. ' 1 have no doubt it might have siranghd me. As long as I kept my grf|> there ! felt confident, but I was pretty wea'c after the adventure.” R. li. ROSA, VPrc» I C. TIHMON^ Praa. IN A PYiHON'S COIL* Bandoh Invesment Corporation Reai Estate. Loans, Insurance WE FEATURE OUR SPECIALTIES ìimmjns Waterfront and Felter’s Addition If your Piano is worth anything it is worth Expert Tuning Any other kind will ruin it All my work guaranteed Drop a postal card and I’ll call b E. B. Kausrad Bandon, Or -gon The Opera HAS-A SELECT STOCK OF AGREED WITH THE ASP. The Frenchman Got Around the Law Aoninst Hissing. Wines. Liquors & Cigars A gentleman who had been nncore tnonlonsly hustled out of -i Paris play Stenin Keeron Dea «¿lit house because lie hissed when the cur tain fell on the second act brought an | COURTEOUS TRETMENT action for damages against the mana ger of the said house. Th<' court decided in favor of the hissing gentleman, adding that if a spectator Is allowed to show his de light by indulging in applause his OREGON neighbor has also the right to show BANDON disapprobation in an audilile fashion. But the law in France was not always so tolerant, in die middle of the sev BOOTS - AND - SHOES enteenth century ft was strictly for You can't expect to get $2 worth bidden to hiss in n playhouse, and In for $1, but you can get your every thonier there wore a number of money’s worth at “gardes Françaises" with strict < rders to arrest any person Infringing the ! law. But the French are not easily put , Dealer in Boots and Shoes. down by silly regulations, and when ever they see an opportunity they at tack the authorities with that fearful Repairing neatly and promp weapon ridicule. In tills case such an tly done at lowest liv opportunity came at the Comedic ing prices Française during the performance of “Cleopatra," a play by Martnontel. It was a badly written, dull work, and the people were waiting for a chance to give vent to their opinion. At last tlie chance came. The manage mont had ordered a mechanical asp for the great scene in tlie final act, when Cleopatra put« an end to her life. The actress raised the asp, which started hissing, whereupon a spectator Nowlj’ furnished large ligb* rooniH Telephone Electric Lights rose to his feet and cried: "The asp is quite right. We all share his opinion!" Rented by single night, week or Roars of laughter greeted this jokp, month and as it was foreseen that a similar INQUIRE AT OFFICE OF scene would take place every night the piece was withdrawn from the reper tory. have hid .1 c ns.ider.t b 1 e amount ot experience with these s[ iendid garments, and we know tli.it they can ip it be c<|u.ili(.< 1 ai ain where near tin ir price li . >u are rea Iv to buy unii a.I Suit or Win ter < >vi 100.1t i t ti» quote you seine prices and show you some styles. GROSS BROS. M. Smith Bros. & Sidwell Homer Street Bandon, Oregon BREIJ Eirs ROOMS and LODGING ihe BANDON STEAM LAUNDRY —FOR SALE OR TRADE-Mov Bring your ing picture machine, calcium or elec j • Bol» trie lights. Pictures for two nig hts I show. J. F. Smith, Bandon. O e. i 46 4tx j Woi’R to T he R ecorder Real Estate Snaps Are not always floating around, but, I have a few that will surprise you. both in city and farm property INSURANCE Insure your home or business property before the fire comes You can have your choice of a big line of companies. K. bl OAKES The Real Estate Man I Hotel Gallier Rate» St.oo to $2.00 per day. week or month. Special rates by Sample Room in Connection. Oregon J Bandon ■31 P atents VIENNA BAKERY AND CAFE UNDER NEU’ MANAGEMENT I R A D L IVI A H FS 3 D esigns C opyrights A c . Anyone .ending a .ketch and doeerintlan mav anlckly aacerUUn our opinion fre«? whether **n invention m probably pet ent.•»hlo < ■■irmunim- Uon..lrlctlyo>nt1.!entiHl. HANDBOOK ■ ■> I it.•■■la Milt free, illdeat .»en.-y for ,<•■ tiring pel-' ,. 1‘atenu taXen through Munn A Co. r-eir« M* cm » noticf. notice, without charge, charm». in In the Scientific American A handvometv IIInMmtM w.-Vv rulation of any •«’ out lti<* J-• u • il , »r four month».91. ^Mjbyali * î,arff«*«*t dr I ALL KINDS O p BREAD. PASTRY AND CAKES ON HANI) Groundhog. Teacher was telling her class little stories In natural history, and she ask ed if any one could tell her what a groundhog was. Up went a little hand, waving frantically. "Well. Carl, you may tell us what a groundbivr 1s " "Please. ma’Rni. It’s sausage." ®Y- crib, * « Ma«aa>ne SI 11 El J )S Ar BI.A« KNYIITIIS IMI Wagons of All kinds Hade to Order Meilis lit all hours from 6 a m to 10 p m. Special atten lion to parties after datici*« or social gatherings ami only the best material wi’l be nsed .our patroo ige kindly requested by KENNEDY WAGOXJIAKF.KN Horseshoeing a Specialty , Job W»rk attended to promptly and all work guaranteed to give »atid* lion. feasonabte, Shop on Atwater Street. Baadon, Oregon. Prices Nl. SMITH. P rop . I ormerly Steward « S. S. Elizal>e’h