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1 v Oregon Historical Society City Hall X THE BANDO CORDER Handon By-the-Sca has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast VOLUME XXXI BANDON, OREGON, JUNE 22, 1915 NUMBER 24 WOOL MASTER IS OFF FOR CHINA Reception Given Jo R. E. L. Bedillion By Local Lodge of Knighls of Pythias A congenial party of friends, all but one of wbotn were Knights, gntheied around the banquet table in the K. 1. ball last night to bid farewell to one of Hiuidon's representative citizens, R. E. L. Hedillion, boon lo leave for foreign parts. The gathering took place at the conclusion of the lodge services and i ftcr the close of the school meeting in the high school building, starting in at 9:30 and continuing until mid night. During his twentyfive years in Han don, Mr. Hedillion bus been prominent i mong the K. Ph. and tliey took tins Means of expressing their npprocia uon of his cotnradship and regret at nis departure. Hy his twenty-live years as a lodgemnn, Mr. Hedillion is entitled to a veteran jewel. One lias been ordered and it was the regret of his fellow members that the decora tion had not arrived that they might have presented it to him on this oc casion. Thero were forty four present at the gathering last night. Kats were the first thing on the program, served by a committee consisting of S. John son, Victor Hreiior and C. F. Pope. At the conclusion of the banquet a Hood of oratory was tapped and among those who took part with repartee and reminiscence were Col. R. II. Kosa, I'M II. Fjsh, C. W. Wade, Captain Thomas White, J. II. Shields, Victor Hreuei'. Alderman I'ape acted as toastmast- c -.suggesting among other things things thai the motto of tlio order, C. H." stood in this instance for Friendship for the departing guest, Courage for him in his prospective inw adventures and Hedillion at whom the whole was aimed. In ilue time the pice on the orator i al program for J. V. Mast was i cached and in one of ids oratorical drorts, in behalf of his fellow moni tors he presented Mr. Hedillion .with i. fine .leather traveling bag as some t ling with winch to remember the Handon K. Ps. Mr. Hedillion responded nppropri iitely and there was a touch of pntnos iii his remarks at the severing of bonds that have grown firmer witli yc-.rs of association and fraternal in teieour.se James Mars was the only man pios eut not a Pythian. He was one of the earliest friends of Hedillion in Hundori and through his iiillucuco the latter wait induced to locate in Handon. .1. I.. Kronenhorg, another pillar of the H'indon of the past was also in 'itcd to be present but missed connections in some way. The lodge room was especially dec orated with greenery and (lowers, a special piece being the letters F. C. 11. in floral display. A feature of the gnthor'ng was the prosecco of rem.' of the old members of the order. Nels K.!Mmi.si-u was the only charter mem ber who was present but others of the old members present were Col. Kosa, .1. L. Hean of Lampn, Captain Thomas White and Mr. Hedillion. Mr. Hedillion leaves on the Kliz abeth tomorrow for San Ftnncisco. From there ho will sail for China and in China he expects to luivj charge of fostering the wool and shiop industry. Also the establishment of a woolen mill. This industry is one of the now commercial enterprises being fostered by the committee ropnu ting the government of China, now in t ho Un ited States. They are investigating Industrial conditions in tliit country and have the authority lo itiiemirago new enterprises a special bonui being provided for that purpose by (ho now Republican guvoi iinent. hi iU'dillion wl'l Id under w two i tit r conliiiit d'U'iiu which tJiuu lie CXpf Im to liulcu' tlw luntl.ll ( III I I llllW III tlilM ht)' IIU.I IIHk vl4l. iii il.ptii beyond which lime kawvw M pUiiH liuvti mi U iiw4i vsrejitl IIMt .f Will UlUlllftUMy lefUIH Ut H" .i.ii. nine It lw liVHtl fir y (ii.il wiu.li he tMiBt4or l. ll Will Itlet ftu Ut I tii'K in prepare I l"i lit vUi4llipM"i il III !' til 01 luw4 ettif 'W V tvUtK I" MtH 111- " ' "JU A NEW LAW FIRM FORMED New Corner and Old Timer Unite to Secure Legal Work Chatburn and Gardner is the name of the latest addition to the legal fra ternity of Handon. The firm, which lias rooms in suite .'1 of the First Na tional Hani; building is formed by the combination of Frank J. Chatburn, councilman from, the Fast ward, and Iaurencc L. Gardner, recently of Portland but for the weeks of Huiulou. Mr. Chatburn needs tion to Handon people. past several no introduc Ho is an old settler in the city and one prominent ly connected with public alfnirs. Him self and family are hold in high es teem and his name will add strength to the new firm. Mr. Gardner is a graduate of Salem University and was a resident of that city. He first opened a law ofiice in Portland and practiced there before coming to Handon. In his brief stay bore he has made many friends and the now firm starts out in business with good prospscts. Pageant Plans For Saturday Klakahma Presentation Work Well Under Way The ground where the pageant of Klakahma is to be presented, is tak ing on an appearance of business Seats have been erected for the spec tators. Tent stakes have been plant ed, a cabin has been built, a camp fire has been located, canoes have been made and the country is being scoured for -ponies of the right marking The participants, male and female are busy preparing appropriate cus toms and ransacking 'the Chinook dic tionary for appropriate words for the occasion. Finest Watkins, fresh from the un iversity of Oregon lias entered with zeal into the work of assisting in the arrangements and staging the page ant; Prof. Kichards is busy attempt ing to harmonize Chinook songs into music; Miss Elizabeth Fox has some j songs that are prepared especially for the occasion, the girls are practi-1 cing on a number of new steps for j their dance; the bucks are attemptiiij: ' to cultivate a aswaggering gait and endeavoring to get the proper guttei als and grunts. People familiar with the motive of the pageant recognize in it sonietliin.' of great possibilities. Taken serious ly and staged with more and more at tcution to detail it lias in it the mater ial of an annual event that will altiact attention over a wide area. Considered seriously and elaborated on with fidelity to the original aborig inal and carried out logically it will do a great deal to advance the fame of this city by the son. The Speedwell loft for tlio Ivy this morning with a hold filled wit'i lies and the Acme came for a load. ORSKRVE CHILDREN'S DAY .Methodist Sunday School gives Appro priate Program for the Annual Event Children's day was observed in the MothodiHl church last Sunday forenoon with appropriate exereisos and there was a large attendance out to hoar the program. Tho following is the program; Welcome Itobort and Gonoviovo Knight Recitation Violut Adams, Exorcise Psalms of I 'raise Recitation Tholina Howo Recitation- Toddio Ruiido Recitation Clmilotto Rumlo Hxorclso Tho Plnntora IterllHtimt Dannie ("tin en limitation ThoiniM lima Hon Flornt' Knight ItwitiiUoti INtuI Kami Itlttl0ll 'l1ltllHR 0M' Itcciutiuii lUyinuml (JmlWbl kt'll'lBT i I TIlMIlt Ki.iiuii"!. Uuj.iii 'wnA Auiii u4 KfcrcW "Mumhtwr 04 iUu Moose Plan For Summer Campaign Lodge Men Are Awake. Seeing The Fair On $37.25 The Handon lodge of Moose entcr ntined visitors last week Thursday night in tlio person of Dr. E. K. Straw dictator of Marshficld lodge, Mr. Par sons, of Lockhart, Parsons Drug Co., vice dictator; Geo. Cook, secy.; Frank Catterlin, and Mel G. Duncan, past dictator, who succeded in instilling a portion of their Coos bay enthusiasm to their Handon brethren. They came over to discuss the Coos county Moos day at Handon and also the excursion planned soon for the ex position at San Francisco. Dr. Straw told of his recent trip to Frisco where arrangements were made for the Coos county Moose to lead the parade of the combined hosts of Moose on Moose day. Thero will bo 30,000 members of the fraternity in line and the men from Coos county, escorted by a troop of 50 cavalry will bo in the van. At the head of all will be tiie Moose concert band of Coos bay. An excursion party of Moose from this county will leave the bay on the steamer Nann Smith July 15th or 22nd. An expense schedule has been made covering this trip, including the passage and hotel bills, meals entrance to exposition, and even such small items as trolley fare and shoo shines for a round figure of $1)7.25. It is emphasised that Coos county Moose does not mean Marshficld Moose but Moose from the whole coun ty. Tli3 Coos Concert hnndwill bp at the Oregon building and give concerts everyday for four days proceeding Moore Day. Tlio conspicuous position in the pa rade is looked on as quite an honor by ll.n fraternity and it is the first time ' the history of the order that such . :ef?tcuce has been shown. Any Moose going on the excursion or going to Frisco at all will find it to n!s advantage to consult Carl How "lun. local secy, for information as to special rates that may bo hud. The local Mooso are making a big ?'Foit to increase their membership ' y 100 before Sept. 1st. They have .i dispensation granted July 1st mak ing special inducements and some thing like ten have already been gath Mptl i:i. With increased numbers they plnn nnny improvements to their club rooms. Contest Vote Is Piling Up Interest Manifested All Along The Line In Recorders Popularity Contest The Recorder's free trip contest ap- i peais to have awakened considerable interest among the friends of tlio fair I cuudidates and the counter keeps on clicking witli the accumulating votes I of the rivals. Remember there is time to entor still into tliis race and that eight weeks are still to elapse before the wim.ur is to be announced. A groat many tilings are liable to happen in that time and whoever the winner may bo, it will not bo she who gives up al tliis stage of the game. Here are the rule governing tho contest. No one connected witli tho stores or buiiiinsH outtfi'priiiua engaging in tho contest Is eligible to tho priio. No cash slfM coiiiitod thai are moru than ton days old. I'ayinwiU of monthly account or of Imek ureotinU iiMuio within tun days of til tint ie(u nr piwMiitnl m counlwl. I'lvn rnU in i'Mtdi Mld count N HIM UUl 1 i'ttftll ll MIUH Iw uMtfllMMl Ml ill I I lilt tlllli.M I Hill li MlUllr ! Jr Many aid family tfefyii ' SMALL ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL DISTRICT MEET Reactionists Appear to Have Iroled (lie Meeting Con- The annual election for school di rector and clerk of the district, em bracing Handon was held in the high school auditorium last night and con sistent with the indiiference shown in the last city election only about seventy voters from the entile dis trict were present to register their wishes. Aftor report of the clerk and some minor matters the election brought j forth two candidates, namely, F. J. Chat burn and J. II. Jones the vote being 2(i to 11 in the order named. For olork li. N. Harington received .IS votos, J. W. Mast 1!) and Joint Nielsen Tho election is regarded as a tri umph... for the element which would cut down expenses and it it to be hoped this will not bo attempted at thr cost of efiicioncy. Handon schools have a good reputation and should take no backward stop. Arthur D. Mills Is Laid To Rest Brother Masons Accompany Remains of Real Estate Man to the Cemetery Tho news of the death of Arthur D. Mills came us u shock to Handon people Wednesday afternoon, a shock, cmTje,i amendments -was that the tempered, however by a knowledge of Ending of the wa rants will bring in the fact that he had been struck down outside money and in no way increase by paralysis on the Monday previous j th0 indebtedness of the city. He did not regain consciousness j The projects defeated were: to from.the first shock, which affected maii(! adjustable assessment districts, his" reft fcidb and is bo'.iovud lo hav j ocate.-t- uy f!7 voles;. U.buy ifiro , affected his heart. His death occur- j K;,10i beaten by 170 votes," a majnritj red in the emergency hospital and his j 0f nearly 5 to 1 against it; and to al body was prepared for burial and Uik- ow a jncreass in tho rate of taxa en to the Klliugsou undertaking estab- j Hon, beaten by 13 votos. lishmcnt from which he was taken by of the councilnien, Sam Johnson is members of Handon lodge No. 130, A. F. & A. M. in which during his later years the dead brother had been an active worker. Tho casket was con veyed to the lodge rooms where it was opened and brother members, friends and relatives were given a last chance to look upon the dead. From the lodge rooms the remains were taken to the cemetery and placed in a grave beside Mr. MillV mother. Tho Masonic service was used at the grave with W. E. Craine in charge as Master and C. B. Hownian assist ing as Chaplain. At the time of his deatli Mr. Mills held tho ofiice of junior warden, of tho lodge. He was public spirited and a tire less booster for Handon. He had faith in the agricultural possibilities of tllis section and did all in his power to further the improving of tho land. He was in demand at public enter tainments and had much talent as an amateur actor. Mr. Mills was born at Jamestown, N. D. July 3rd, 1883 and spend his early years in Norl Dakota and Min nesota, For a while he was an em ployee of the St Paul railrdad. He came to Handon in 1911. He is survived by a fathor, J. I). Mills, formerly day clerk of the fJal lior hotel but now witli Hi eSt Paul hotel in Portland, and a sister, Mrs. Edna Strauhul of this city. Also by an uncle, Prof. R. A. Heebo of Momence, III. Prosper Defeated at Rase Hull The Prosper huso 111 team proved ousy for the Mooso in tlio game of Sunday afternoon. The game whs characterised as a slugging match in j which tho homo town had tho advan tage. Tho seme was 21 to 8. Tho lino- up: Moot Gilwoii; Hull, pj Mngluy. , lb; II. Piore,a.s; C. Plorw, t lJeix- unstw, e fj Homing, I f; II. MeKair, , r f; TuriuN', 3 L, , ituir in MaUoM. iii I llailsal, p; liiU(, i l; Webb, a; IhhmJiimii, ! b; J'edetMtii, I f, lwnr f, A Jfi enwii I f. Th M "'' I'sll Min will K" l" fewer Nttniae, June HI i mm lb ball iMaeer of (feel wm Imta. K tMteUM rU u( ti (ut lite munit (r NOT VIOLENTLY FOR ANYTHING 'Three Measures Carry And Three Are Defeated al Annual Election. Bonds Carry Water The voters of Handon spoke in the matter of the proposed amendment" and ordinance Wednesday, giving as sent to three of the amendments and dissent to two of llieni and the one ordinance. The noes were hearty and vigor ous and of a quality calculated to be heard quite a distance but the yeas were uttered in the dilVidcnt tone of a June bride and one of them, that on the proposed addition lo tho water system was t.o faint that it required close application to hear it at all. Hut it was a yes, however, and Handouians who have the future of the city at heart were glad to got any kltul of an assent. The proposition j failed on the West side but the Fast side came to the rescue with enough 1 voles to carry the measure b, a ma jority of five. The other two measures wero to allow the payment of special assess ments in installments, which carried by 1(5 votes and the proposition to re deem outstanding warrants through the issuance of bonds to the amount of forty thousand dollars which car ried by a majority. A string point in favol. of tllis amendment which hud inrrrpqr mnWitv nf nnv f tht sleeted in the east ward over R. G. Stevenson by a majority of 15 and in the East ward, J. W. .Mast and Nels Rasiuussen were returned by plural ities over E. Lewin. Following is the vote in detail: Amendments Carried To pay special assessments by in stallments. No. 302 and 303. For East, 5(5, West (57, Total 123 Against- East, 15, West, (52, Total 107 Majority for, 1(5. To redeem outstanding warrants lo the amount of $10,000. Nos. 30S, 300. For East, (il, West, 70, Total 131 Against, East, 4(5, West (5(5, Total 112 Majority for 22. To improve municipal water system up to ?80,000 bonds. Nos. 310, 311 For East, (50, West, (53, Totiil, 123 Against, East 1(5, West 72, Total 118 Majority for, 5. Proposals Defeated To make assessment districts accord with tract proposed for improvement Nos. 300 and 301 For East 18, West 53, Total 101 Against, East 58, West 80, Total KiS Majority against, 37. To buy an auto truck fire engine at $0,500. Nos. 301 and 305. For East 17, West 19, Total 'M Against, East 01, West 115, Total 20(5 Majority against, 170. To permit an increased levy of tax ation Nos. 30(5 and 307. For East 11, Wost 51, Total 1)5 Against, East (51, Wost 77, Total IPS Majority against, 13. l.v... ....ii,.Mii,i,..i .... tl... ....of t.;,i,. 11. ui viiuiiviiiituii .M iiiu u.ni. nil in wit; , following is tho vote: J. W. Mast (53, 1 K. Raamusson, 50; E. Lowin, 111; Dyer 1; Mold I. On tho Wost .Stovouion 51. side: Johnmii, 09; .Mrs, llodiu Entertain A plonsant social event of last wind; l'rly Blvon uy Mrs. J. If. liwuu " u " I'umlw f I'ur l'ly Moods by wm' of eoiiiiiwinurttlJng hor birthday. ' Twenty un gi'osU wsie present and Lite afternoon was iileaaantJy soonf " in eurUI way. KefiosliinwiU were nerved Ruling Hut course of IJie after-; immii The faMwwduf jrueete were iwm- M. .Ian. Iavw eJwrta , Km' Annie mtntw, mm, 'J'ttoier, i'eiifr, futlie, Je.k awn. JiU, i NieUmi, W 1'ei.U.r, U KNIGHT TALKS TO KNIGHTS K. P. Memorial Held at M. H. Chinch Last Sunday Kveiiing Living up to their declaration for Charity, said Rev. C. Mayne Knight to the visiting Knights of Pythias at tlio Methodist church Sunday evening. Charity covers many things, he as serted. It means help for the noedy, clemency for the erring, relief for the unfortunate, consideration for tho de praved, tolerance for the eccentric, tho simple and the frivilous, Die ab staining from gossip or thinking ovd. It is a big contract to be consistent in all these things, said Mr. Knight. Ho spoke of the other qualities lo which Pythians aimed, "friendship and Imsii evolence" and said the Whole consti tuted a grand creed and one which if persisted in would lead to Cod. Tiie meeting was the aniiuual me morial which the Knights are accus tomed to hold annually in honor of their dead. There was a large at tendance at the meeting and a feature of tiie musical part of the program was a solo by Mrs. Arthur Sweet. Sought For One Thing Kept For Another Peculiar Case of J. R. Slillwell Brought to County From Vancouver John R. Still well is released fiom one charge to face another. He left Handon about three years ago for tho ostensible purpose of promoting so cialism, and later joined witli various religious societies and reform move ments. During the spring of 191-1 tho neglected wife instituted divorce pro ceedings qAd askc.l for permuncnt nuppuit for tho family. Stilhvall jsj tuined for tho sole purpose of fighting the alimony, offering to grant all other relief asked for. He was unsuccessful. The divorce was granted July 3rd, 191 1. The day of the trial lie became a fugitive and since then has sought to elude tlrj or der of the court directing him to pay $25 a month to his family. Left about penniless the mother w...i unable to keep the family together. They worked out and the world has not dealt kindly with the children nor even the mother. Tlio father hill first in San Francisco and later in Van couver, Washington. He was apprehended and returned under the law making it a penalty for a father to fail to support his child ren. Hut meanwhile tho 1915 legis lature amended the law so that it did not apply to a divorced father. The law became effective aftor Stillwell's indictment. He was discharged from that indictment by the operation of tiie law. Hut meanwhile he had been relum ed and now ho faces the charge of contempt of court yet to be heard. Through his attorneys, G. T. Tread gold and Walter Sinclair he has filed a motion asking tlio court to modify the decree to the extent of eliminat ing the alimony order. An outing party left Handon .Satur day for a trip down the coast below Langlois where thoy will camp for ton days. Tho party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Watkins, Mr. and Mrs Roy Corson, Miss Kate Cliathurn and Er nest Sidwoll. However tho party had not got nicely settled bofor Ernest Sidwell was recalled to go to Sun Francisco and meet a brother who Is ... . ... . v,B,tll,B t,lu W0"L '. J Xo. ion and plans to extend his visit to Han don. Mr. Sidwoll loft on tho Hroolilyn Sunday evening. 10 Co it) (i (V 0) ' 0) 4 ft) STANDING OF Til 15 THSTA.NTS CON- llbinehe Ciithhurt Jtilg Mrs. I'. II. FosiieiHler . 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