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THE BANDON RECORDER
Bandon By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
VOLUME XXXI
BANDON, OREGON, JUNE 29, 1915
NUMBER 25
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GOVERNMENT LOSES
IN BIG SUIT
Case in Which County is Interested by
Nearly $400,000 Taxes Awarded to
Railroad Companies
The government was loser in n sup
reme court decision pronounced during
the past week and the railroad com
panies interested in the Oregon and
California land grants were winners.
The victory for the corporations which
involved the possession of a tract of
land said to be as large as the state of
Delaware is however a barren one.
While it confirms the companies in
their possession of the land it also
holds that they only hold an equity in
the land of $2.50 an acre.
The grants involved in this case
were originally given to the railroad
companies as a bonus for railroad con
struction. The provision which held
the prico down to $2.50 per acre how
ever is the one which has created the
trouble. The companies disposed of
flections where it seemed advantage
ous, holding on to the remainder in the
prospect of profiting by the rise, and
expecting to got around the $2.50
provision in some way or other.
Directly and indirectly this land
speculation has resulted in accumulat
ed unpaid taxes in this county amoun
ting to nearly fpur hundred thousand
dollars. While these large sums have
remained unpaid the county has been
hard put to finance itself and has been
compelled to resort to interest bear
ing warrants.
The suit was instituted in accord
ance with a regulation of congress in
tho federal district court of Oregon
o,i September !, 1908. The govern
r..cnt claimed that the railroad had
forfeited its rights by having violated
a provision which required it to sell
in not more than ICO-acro tracts for
rot more than $2.50 an acre, and only
to actual settlers. The government
r.ought to prove that the company had
cold in large tracts to timber com
panies at more than $2.50 an acre and
ltad adopted n policy to sell no more
to any purchaser for the time being.
The railroad contended that the pro
ision was not effective, because the
1 inils were unfit for settlement, and
furthermore, urged that tho govern
ment bo stopped from raising the
question of forfeiture because of long
t cquiesceneo in the company's disre
gard of tho selling provision.
About 05 persons who went upon
the lands and claimed to be actual set
tlors, within the meaning of the law,
brought a cross complaint, asking that
thu railroad company be held as the
trustee for actual settlers and requir
ed to sell to them. Some 0,000 per
sons who have not gono upon the land
to make settlements but who have ap
plied to the railroad company to pur
chase 100 acres intervened with a pe
tition that tho company be required
us a trustee, to convey lands to them.
Tho Stato of Oregon intervened
with the claim that the state levied
nearly half a million dollars taxes a
year on thu lauds and asked that the
lauds not be forfeited to the govern
ment in which case, the taxes might
bo lost, but that the railroad 1h requir
ed to sell them for tho benefit of the
government.
The Union Trust Conr.ny of New
York, trustee under n mortgage given
on tho land to secure $20,000,000 of
bonds used in building the railroad al
so intervened.
The district court declared the lands
forfeited, and thu caso was taken to
the Supreme Court of Appeal. It was
argued latu in April.
STANDING OK THE CON-
TESTANTS
W lllancho Cuthbort Mil!)
f" Mm. F. II. Fnsbender, .21107
fi l.cnnn Fullerton, 10771'
Dorothy Unglols 4080
i" ottiiitt uwin loor.
Al.lu Mors Willi
Mlnuli' MiUiirdy mm "!
' Violet Monro firtfl
' EiiIii Moom 60
' Hindu HIilnM 6W "'
Amy WliHUor IPJ i
liUm Wolf, fffefl
HOLD CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Class or Ten Unites With the Episco.
palian Church Sunday
A class of ten was confirmed in the
Bandon Episcopal church hist .Sunday
forenoon. Bishop Walter timnner per
formed the rites of the ihurch and
preached a sermon. The church was
specially decorated for tho occasion
and there was a large attendance. The
following were admitted to the church
on this occasion: Mrs. Garten, Alta
Mars, Marjory Lorcnz Eliba Wiren,
Joanette Upton, Ottilie Lcwin, Harold
Johnson, Randolph Johnson, Thomas
White, Arthur Gale.
Wants To Meet The
Man From
Coquille
Herman Smith Would Wreck Vengeance
on Man Who Told Him Bandon Was
Free And Easy Town
When the life savers take their ex
ercises there is always some kind of a
crowd to watch them in their evolu
tions, but for genuine interest you
should see the crowd that watches
tho city marshall when ho takes his
occasional stunts of exercise. Last
Thursday ufternoon he took a gen
uine bad man in tow and tho crowd
that witnessed the proceeding was
both ample anil eager. Herman Smith
is the name of the b. m. who gave the
marshall a chance to entertain the
boys. Smith had come over from Pow
ers, a desert station in the interior of
the county and it had been so long
since ho had seen nnything wet that
ho sort of overdid the busineis. He
stationed himself in n prominent place
and endeavored to give the grand
hailing sign of the order of Gambri
nus to each and every one who came
within hailing distance.
The eagle eye of Marshall Holman
detected him and it struck the official
that in the process of moistening up
Mr. Smith was in danger of becoming
a little too fresh. He seriously admon
ished that gentleman. But the later
thought the marshall was trying to
pass him the answer to the distress
sign in the order of "Cheor-up-Chnrloy
and Have-an-Onion" and did not pay
proper heed to the mnrshall's good
advice. Thereupon tho latter laid vio
lent hands upon Mr. Smith and the
hnrschidc may be said to have been
put in play. You may take your un
cle's word for it that it was something
of a skirmish. But in the fateful sev
enth the marshall got the strangle
hold on the opposition and laid him or.
his back in the bottom of a passiuf
wagon and hauled him to what our
friend Harry calls the city Bastile.
In the transfer from tho wagon to
tho cell there was more entertainment.
Smith raved and kicked like a maniac
but finally was caged.
In the morning he was assessed $10
hut lacking that amount was finally let
olT as a measure of economy foi tho
city.
Smith said ho was only anx'oin to
get buck to Coquille tlmt he might
slay one of the citizens of thai burg.
He said when he came from the desert
nmmr hn otmttii.il fir tint ..iiintt. c.mr 1
,
at the parting of the ways and specu
lated which road he had holier Hike
the one to Marshfield or the one to
Bandon.
He had been in Marshfield bo'oro
and believed that town welcomed pil
grims and granted them every priv
ilege. His recollection of Bandon 'vas
ililferent but a Coquille man whom ho
met assured him that there had been
a welcome change in tho city by-tho-sca
and he would do well to journoy
this way. Therefore when ho returned
to Coquille ho was going to hunt up
an axe and seek nut that Coquille
traitor and slaughter him.
Thu piling in Hint part ci Hn n Jot
which lien over the tld IliU tint 11
free rout of oil thin week. A buri- um)
by tho dux I go, wink Saturdny nnd the
trnde nil run nut on tin vvuiom of tun
liiwur ilvnr. l ntwimxl In wt'tl clout
mi IihiIi thli-k on the lint In um p'tr
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INDIAN PAGEANT
HAS FINE SUCCESS
Large Attendance at Out Door Entertain
menl. Annual Event Planned
When a determined and persistent
woman wills it the impossible conies
down from its perch and becomes a
docile reality.
Something less than a hundred men,
women, boys girls and children, some
in uniforms, some in blankets, some in
little but paint and feathers, and solve
in all stages between, disported in the
woodland arena and enacted, mostly
in Diintniiiime. tho Indian story of
Klakahma, Saturdny nighf.
The presentation was entirely by
white people. There were Indian blan
kets in the makeup, an Indian swamp
grass dress, Indian moccasins, beads,
baskets, weapons, but the aboriginal,
himself was missing. One, living at
Randolph had been invited to como
nnd occupy a prominent position. He
promised to come on certain terms.
He must have his expenses paid, in
cluding traveling and hotel bills for
himself and family and five dollars.
He was deemed to have absorbed too
much of the white man's thrift to be
a truly Indian and the invitation wan
not pressed.
A feature of the evening was a
down town parade. Most of the In
dini s made .up at Averill's store and
then war whooping and ki-yiing went
down Erst street on their way to the
grounds.
Palions came early and they kept
. oming until tho grand stand over
flowed. The cr.twd was good ttured
waiting patiently through tho inevit
able delays and applauding liberally.
As the first band of warriors, head-
iid by Johnnie Shields, wise in ii.dinivl
lore, came skipping out for their littlci
stunt around tne totem poie, tney
'ut quite n dash for many a manly
form had nothing to protect it from
the norwester save breech clouts and
' fairly thin coat of paint. However
t'ey got a hand both coming nd go
' ig and felt encouraged. This scene
served to bring out tho youngest ac
tor in tho troupe, "Baby Conrad" loan
'.! for the occasion who enacted the
oart of the baby Hessna being shown
to tho wariors.
All were gorgiously painted, many
urder the artistic hand of Architect.
Karl School who himself resembled a
Pueblo Indian. Although the shades
of night dimmed these some from the
.iiidicncc it had its effect upon tho
players themselves and they disport
ed w'tli the gusto of savages.
Chief Coquille Ernest Witkins had
a sporty he.ul dresj of regulation
proportions and a g,y blaiuct and a
pipe that would cause even warring
Europe to smoke foi peueo. Sage
Trondgold also stalked around in a
blanket for which a Piute would trade
a herd of ponies.
Warrior Byrne reembtcd a Sioux
scout and Warrior LeGore would hnve
iieen welcomed as a brother by any
baud of Modocs. Cnri Avcrill could
have posed for a picture of Oceola the
Seminole and as for Prof. Richi'.rdj, his
bow itihl arrows were tho genuine nr.
tide and the beads braided in hif hair
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a Siwa "h squaw.
There wore many good costumes n
tnong the younger men and cultus
Theeko Earl McNair was as mbchi-
vous as any Indian could possibily be.
Of course the older squaws had
1 100 tatood on their chins. Mrs. Mines
had an artistic rig, Mrs. Walker had
a dress of swamp grass, the skirt
made by a squaw for the event and the
cape one that had seen service nmong
the aboriginals. Mrs Averill had an
excellent makeup and received many
compliment for her handling of tho
part of Hindi Worn. Mrs. Guy Dippol
as Hossnn and Old Polly had a number
of appmpriatu continues and carried
out her part exceedingly well. Mrs.
Kromtnborg an Old Mary, the IiiUmi, I
wild to Imvu wiuiiVoifoltod the old
wouldn't khiIi ii wd talk with ninth
skill mid her dosrriplivo Interlude
wr warmly hujiInujM.
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MMMiUmt4 etmUl m Ik amiiplli
Jrl in liurir Mnwiug hiwumJ t) ty
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the good work of many can not be'
dwelt upon for lack of space I
Perhaps forty automobiles were
parked in the road beyond tho place'
of the pageant. Something over a doz- j
en auto parties came from Coquille
and many were there fiom Dairy ville,
Langlois, Port Orford and even from
Gold Bench.
Among those from Coquille were
Reuben Mnst, E. Johnson, Balloni,
Fred Slagel and families Mrs. Ida
Owen, Mrs. A. J. Sherwood, Miss Clair
Sherwood. One boy walked up from
Langlois to attend.
The net results of the pageant are
$110.85 and Mrs. Kronenberg who or
iginated the idea and through whose
energy the success of the event is
largely due is determined that the
money shall serve as a neuclus for a
sum with which to purchase a site for
a Carnegie library. The subscriptions
to periodicals for the coining year
were taken care of by the proceeds
from the Hnnrahan dance and the
play given by tho Ladies Glee Club
which will care for tho wants of tho
library for the coming year and for
this reason the time is deemed ap
propriate for the starting of a move
menl for a library building.
Many helped to make tho affair a
success nesuies mose whose names
appeared before the public. Jack
Kronenberg attended to tlu lighting,
J. L. Kronenberg looked nfter the
seats and Win. Mast and Mr. Gregory
built the canoe and the cabin. Many
others helped, not the least of whom
was Miss Henry, librarian who made
wigs, collected blankets, distributed
advertising and was tireless in her
efforts to make the affair a success.
Wedded Near To
Nature's Heart
ear Creek Couple Are Spliced
in The
Shade of a Grove Bordering a Hay Field
An out door wedding was the fea
ture of Bear Creek social circles last
week. The event took place Satur
day at high moon in the sha'de of a
grove of majestic trees on tho edge
of a hay field.
Tho principals to this unique wed
ding ceremony were G. C. Worth, a
rancher of that section and Miss Jincy
Ann Cox, (laughter of John Cox on
whoso farm the event took place.
The ceremony was performed by Kev.
A. Huberly in the presence of eighty
five invited guests. 'Tho bridesmaids
were Misses Taloma Kandlenian and
Clara Sliced and the best men were
Henry and Glenn Cox.
The bride was dressed in white silk
and carried a shower hoquct of white
roses.
Previous to tho event the wedding
party and guests lined up to bo photo
graphed, this part of the ceremony
being under the skilled hand of L. I.
Wheeler of Bandon who made tho trip
to Bear Creek with this end in viev
Succeeding the event a bountiful wed
ding dinner was prepared to which all
of those in attendance did ample
justice,
Witli the congratulations of all the
happy couple will settle down imme
diately in a farm belonging to the
groom in the Bear Creek country. The
Bear Creek country is coining to tho
front as an agricultural locality and
the trip down to it makes a fine ride.
Those attending the wedding from
Bandon wore Mr. Wheeler were Mrs.
Ogren and Miss Elizabeth Fox.
O. A. Trowbridge, President of tho
West Shore Oil Company, accompani
ed by W. II. Button, C. It. Wade and
Spencer Trowbridgo motered out to
tho well last week. This was the
first auto to venture over that moun
tainous road this season, and while
koine and was encountered, no great
difficulty was experienced, .Spencer
brought back a good Hiring of trout
with him.
And oiico more the Poll OiToitl Air-
uIm Carnival Is undor wuy und is ud.
vorllsml for nitxt August ll, to, iml vuiiwn or nyiuo roinu a. imboriy
JlsL It Is 11 foul' yours old insllUJ-lpJ " (tUHim wpnly, Mr. odtf uf
Uim um gulling mttiM- 0M1 yi. Wu "1 Hi" Uiu Imy.
Mm, TdliiiiflK and $biUnm kim ii? UwIHuwh, runiwr tur Uu (il
rwoliftg b math mUmilug at fssWiiur Htswimwi uu m IwmJ
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DRAINAGE QUESTION
BEFORE THE COUNCIL
Attorneys Discuss Hile Case, Water Im
provements Planned
City
Attorney Treadgold and At
C. K. Barrows of Coquille
torney
threshed over the I lite poniTdrainirig
proposition before the city council
last Wednesday night and considera
hie ancient and modern history wa.-
delved into. This discussion revolved
around the draining of a pond on the
southerly part of town which was at
one time made to drain through the
Franklin avenue sewer. Tho original
Franklin avenue sewer did not reach
this pond but the engineer in charge
supposing that the matter of pay
ment could be later arranged ran a
branch to the pond and drained it. The
residents of Franklin avenue objected
to this extension utiles Hite would pay
his share of the cost of the sewer
work. The technicalities of the law
forbade this and tho drainage connec
tion was taken up.
Tho winter rains caused IbA" poiuL
to form as before coiistitutljAi.n me
nace to the health of pccpPliving
mar it an Hite brought suTfVto coin
pell n connection. From the outcome
f tho talk Wednesday night an effort
vill be made to have this comici'lion
made by paying back by Mr. Hite to
the residents of Franklin avenue of a
certain proportion of their assess
ments covering the original cost of
the work.
The council discussed various
means of raising revenue to finance
the city and supply the loss that will
arise when the city feels the loss of
.lquor licenses. A tax on vocations
has been resorted to in the earlier his
tory of tho city and it is quite likely
that such a tax will bo now imposed.
Foundryman' W. F. Kogers called
the attention of the council to tho fact
that some time previously the council
had decided on an oflicial lamp post
with the idea of having the lamp
posts of the city uniform and that the
official lamp post was not the same as
the cluster lights recently installed
on First street. The council decided
to allow variations in the lights with
the stipulation that all should be of
the same height.
Each of the five saloons now doing
business of tile city applied for an ex
tension of the water system ill 1 e as
tilling six mouths and tho same was
granted. This represents revenue of
$2,500 for the city.
Tho city oificials are now bending
their energies to dispose of sonic of
the bond issues authorized in the lust
election. Bonds for the outstanding
warants wil be promptly sought hut
R is not likely that tho proposed ex
tension of the water system wil be as
speedily gone about. The finance com
mittee has first to consider whether
or not the increased water system will
find enough paHronage to pay the int
erest on tho debt necesary to be as
sumed in order to get the system. If
the water department can not be made
to pay for itself it is not likely that
the city wil go tin; full limit of the
$80,000 bond issue at this time.
It is quite likely that the hint liitng
to be attempted will be the rejuvena
tion of the water service system in tho
ity. The poor condition of tho service
in certain parts of the city is thought
to be responsible for a fulling oir in
the number of city water patrons
which is beginning to make itself
felt. For this reason it is likely that
the distribution system in the city will
he the first thing attendid lo and an
t.'fi"oit will be made to Mill a bond is
sue of $ 10,000 to accomplish this pur
pose. Presbytery Meeting
A call meeting of the Prenbytcry
wuh held in the local Pruiliytoiinn
rhurch hint week Tuonday afternoon
nnd evening. The meeting wnw culled
for the apportionment of the homo I At prosont 11 vn of the uiuji aid tompo
niissfon fund. Those prosut wr Ihsjinry and Ihrwo only nro iogulnr.
llovs. J. H. Ktubbb.lluld of Miirsliflslii,
V. U. Khlinlan of North Bond, J. K.
Financial Report Of
Bandon School District
The following Is tile report or too
Bandon school district as reported at
the last annual meeting:
Casli at beginning of year ? 52.01
District tax, 10i,2t;.5t)
County tax (i(!50.8r
State tax 1707.55
Tuition 1100.
S50 desks sold, 1350.
Total
18702.115
?1 002:1.75
Teachers' wages,
Fuel and supplies, 1550.80
New school house and site, . KVJO.il'J
Interest on Bonds, l!Hi:t.-ll
Total ? 1 75 18.45
Cash on Hand ?121!!.!)S
Acres of school land, 20
Est. value grounds & bldgs. ?00000.00
School furniture, etc 2500.00
Insurance on property, .... -12000.00
Average salary male teachers 10(5.00
Average salary female teachcrR$(7.00
Bonded indebtedness 17500.00
Time warrants 1S025.00
Common warrants K'OHi.OI
No. children, of school age in dist. 01.'!
Teachers, 1 male, 19 female, total 2.5
No. library books
1 150
The Judge Is a
Cheerful Prevaricator
Will Reel OlT a Few Thursday Night to
Promote Beach Walk
The date for the commercial club
play which has been in preparation for
some time past lias been positively
set for Thursday, July 1st at the
Grand
Thu play which was at one time
considered under the title of "Tho
Rural Judge" is advertised under the
caption of "A Cheerful Liar" nnd
both titles are eloquently descriptive.
When you consider a rural judge who
is an amiable fabricator, you get nil
idea of a situation around which a
good plot can be woven.
The characters are said to bo well
adapted to the actors who have as
sumed their parts and a good enter
tainment is assured.
An aditional recommendation ia
found in the object sought to be bene
fited. The beach walk makes access
easy to one of Bandon's greatest as
sets in these breezy summer days and
the maintenance of the walk is a pub
lic enterprise. Tho walk has already
been repaired and the money for this
purpose it is expected lo realize from
"A Cheerful Liar."
Tlie cause is u worthy one ami ail
should give it their patronage.
The following is the cast of charac
ters: Hastings Hussel, J. P., the cheerful
liar Hoy Tlioni
Randolph Dearborn, an accessory
before the fact, Dr. L. P. Sorunsen
"Rev." Ezra Stiggius, a gold cure
practitioner Tom Laird
Gen. Boomer, Chicago realty million
aire I. T. Lillard
Guy McGuflin, a country coni-tahlu,
Everard H. Movie
Flora Boomer, who has a g.iod tHe
when she wants to, Mrs. L. Febhcini
Birdie Swcetlove, houKokeopor al a
gold cure, Dorothy Gibaon
Lucretia SpriggiiiR, Hnoniur school
ma'am, Minn Poarl Cralno
Synopsis:
Act I. Deception.
Act II. Detention.
Act III. Destruction.
Curtain rises at 8:30.
At the llfo saving station thoy nro
awaiting sonio word from tho gov
nriiuiont making permanent tho llrt
of const guards In tho Incut survlro
This ramus about Uiioujfli Uiu work
lug of Uim eivil rvi and Hit. Uoiiim-
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