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Bandon Recorder
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CHRISTMAS
Today is the shortest day of the
year, and a r.encon'8 work, for bettor
or for worse is done. Tho topsy-turvy
half crazed old world is to the hutting
point in its downwr.nl flight, and as
it rights itself about for a recurring
steady upward flight, our hope will
rise from the dead embers of the past,
to enable us with new ninbitilions,
nnd with renewed and stronger will,
with now desires to undertake the
work that is before un. It is most ap
propriate, that the Christinas season
should be co-temporaneous and usher
in with all its sacred and ancient tra
ditions, a season of joy, and promote
tho spirit of universal good will to
ward men. Like a benediction it comes
bidding us god-speed over life's path
way. It should be the earnest prayer
of nil, that none may be so lonely, re
mote downcast or unfortunate as to
be unable to share with his fellow man
in tho true and genuine Christmas
spirit and all that the name Implies.
MONTANA FARM LOANS
Montana litis evolved a rural credits
system all of its own making. Tho
plan is for n number of farmers to
join together and bond their hind ns a
security for a loan, the money to be
hnndled by some state official as a
trustee for the lender. The sthite re
cently passed a hw authorizing or
legalizing such u plan nnd designated
the stnte treasurer as commissioner,
cx officio to handle the funds. Other
than that the slate has nothing to do
with the operation of tho plan which
is ncccsnriiy rrutomntic.
Tho effect of tho plan is to obtain
monoy for long time loans at a mini
mum rute of interest.
Tho plan seems to have been pro
moted by A. I). Stillman, a farmer
of Knlispcl, Montana, who was for
merly a practicing attorney of Pen
dleton. Mrs. Carrie C. Van Orsdall, promi
nent in the order of Women of Wood
craft, was formerly of Pendleton, and
Mr. Stillman was her legal adviser
for that organization's officers and
now acting in tho capacity of financial
adviser for that order, Mrs. Van Ors
dall has endorsed the plat, of invest
ing one hundred thousand dollars of
that orders funds in the Montana
bonds. The plan at first regard as
ineffectual was thereby given an im
petus, calculated to insure success,
and afford for the Montana farmers,
the relief sought by them. Mrs. Van
Orsdall says that MontanU has one of
the best co-operative farm loan laws
that she ever saw. Her faith in the
plan is demonstrated by the fact that
as soon as it had been investigated to
her satisfaction she telegraphed to the
Treasurer of Montana the sum above
mentioned.
And now press dispatches indicate
that the greater portion of vessels
formerly owned by the Pacific Mail
Stcm-ship Company which went out
of business ostensibly because of the
alleged iniquitous federal marine law
but in reality because the hold-up
freight rates prevailing in the Atlan
tic were more profitable arc to re
turn to their former service. The J.
P. Morgan and Kuhn I.ocb interests
are merging to form a vast interna
tional speculation concern, with a no
minal capital of fifty million, to in
vest any where in North or South
America, Siberia, Japan, or any where
in the world that the prospects seems
to justify, and an a result of the pro
mising raid on the Pacific ocean,
have according to late indications
made the arrangements for the ro-es-tablishment
of the Pacific mail service
from San Francisco to the Philipine
Islands, with a better service than
ever.
Tho proposed occupation tax seems
to include every one except the school
teachers rnd day clerks. It is not
supposed that they will regard this as
a slight at which to be ofi"ended.
The factories of the Fast appear to
be running full time and up to their
capacity. They include not only
those making war amunilion, and the
necessities of life, but nlso those ma
nufacturing luxuries. In fact an idle
factory east of the Mississippi, is an
unusual tiling.
The late Col. William Coach several
years ago volunteered to contribute
?2ii toward n public drinking fountain,
and we understand that the sum was
paid to some one to hold until th city
or other citizens should take up and
perfect plans along that line. It ap
pears thnt two or three other contri
butions of a like sum are obtainable
This is a laudible idea and might
well be further inquired into.
Hccauso of the lack of feed caused
by the early winter, many cattle are
reported to have died in the Hamilton
country' in Grant county and ranchers
expect -that many more will be lost
before relief is found. The hay crop in
this vicinity was short this season and
the bad weather made feeding impos
sible. The condition has so affected the
cattle market that prices are drop
ping, milch cows being offered for as
low as $-10 per head. Cattlemen in
other parts of the district also are
having trouble in feeding. Oregon
Observer.
In a letter to the editor of the Re
corder, dated at Hcppner, Oregon.
Jim Wilson writes ns follows.
"I am feeling fine and hope you arc
the same. It is a long time since wo
left Bandon. I havn't dropped you a
line because of lack of time having
been too busy with matches. In Port
land I wrestled with four in one hour
and threw them in twenty five minutes
They were all 1200 pounders. Dutch
wrestled with O'Connell and lost his
first fall in 20 minutes and the sec
ond in 12 minutes. 1 wrestled with O'
Connell here in Hcppner, giving him
a handicap of II times in one hour and
threw him the three times in U2 min
utes. Last Saturday I wrestled with
Ilonson the "Terrible Dae". 201 Itis
nnd I won the two falls with a toe
hold, ")( first in i2 minuter and tlie
second in 2! minutes. I am going to
wrestle with a man named Hartnvm
at Condon, Oregon next Saturday. He
has the roputnting of winning from
D. Proller and Westorgavd and weighs
1!)0 II). Put I expect to beat him. Will
close wishing you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year,
JIM LONDOS,
alias Jim Wilson
District Attorney Liljcqvist left
Wednesday Salem, where he will at
tend a meeting of the district attor
neys of the state. The meeting has
been called by the attorney general so
that each of tho representatives of
the law in the counties of the state to
have a general understanding of the
new prohibition law which goes into
cfTect two weeks from Saturday.
Sentinel.
The. Hvquisito Marguerite Clark Wins
New Screen Laurels as "The Pretty
. Sister of Jose,"
Marguerite Clark, the fascinating
stage and screen facorite, attains the
greatest triumph since her advent in
moion pictures in a charming photo
production of Frances Hodgson Bur
nett's celebrated romance, "Pretty Sis
ter of Jose", produced by the Famous
Players Film Company. This sub
ject is the latest Paramount release
at the Grand Theater, Sunday, Dec.
2fith.
In the rule of Pepita, the title cha
racter of this tender romance Miss
Clark has ample and varied opportuni
ty for the display of her inimitable
talcnts.Pepita is a young Spsyiish
country girl who has come to live
in Madrid with her brother. At the
time of her arrival in the gay metro
polis the city is ringing with the fame
of the handsome bullfighter, Sebasti
ano, with whom all the women are in
love. Warned that she, too, will suc
comb to the spell cast by the heroic
matador, Pepita vows that she will
not even speak to him should he ad
dress her. Subsequently he sees her,
falls in love with her, and begins an
ardent campaign to win her heart.
Haughtily she spurns him, nnd in her
pride defies her with look ami gesture
although her heart is breaking with
love for him. At last he is wounded
nigh unto death in a bull-fight. Then
it is that her pride surrenders, and
through her love wins him back to life
and strength.
"The Pretty Sister of Jose" is an
impressive and sympathetic portrayal
of a subject that has furnished the
finest prose and vorse in every langu
age love in its tenderest form. The
scenery is exquisite, and faithfully re
flects the atmosphere of the story.
Hut above all else, Miss Clark's gifted
interpretation of the capricious Pepita
will be recorded as one of the most
notable screen characterizations ever
presented.
School Improvement
This school district has added a
manual training course and the boys
arc having their first lessons in car
pentering in building a workshop on
the school grounds. Yesterday being a
nice day the building grew from the
foundation almost to completion, ex
cepting the rocf. The boys, though
, small, many of them, were busy as
I bird dogs all day and made as much
'noise with their hammers and saws as
real grown up carpenters.
Gold Peach Globe
Pandon School District still heads
Oregon fir will bo used m the floor 1gt numerlcal,y hl Coos County,
of the Dallas post office instead of .,,,. MllPBiirjni(i OMiv R(iWn iumns be-
hind, towit: 802; as against 855.
Community Silver Ware
Flower-de-Luce
25 Discount
On All Of This Pattern
50 Year Guarantee Ware
Useful Things For Xmas
I
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Percolators
Flowered China
Tea Cups
Casseroles
Express Wagons
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Toy Wheel
Barrows
Electric Irons
See Our Blue Bird Dishes
Shop Early
McNair Hdwe. Co.
"The Home of Good Hardware"
Phone 481.
Wt will remain open until 9 PM. this week
'News of Earlier Days
j (From tho Recorder 28 years ago)
J Tho Feller boys had opened up the
t Hear Creek road for travel.
J Two gentlemen named Leonard,
father and son, from the Fast had op
lo'ied a boot and shoe business in the
Simpso'i buil.lii!g.
At the close of the inspection of
Co. K, Col. It. II. Rosa was presented
I ...:n. .l:.l n.... ,.l ...,1,1
Willi fCllll flnvi;i iii'ii fe1"1 cin"i.Miv.
straps by the company.
Congressman Hermun had iutioduc
cd a bill in Congress for an nppropria
Hon" of $18,000 for a l'f- saving sta
tion for Itendon.
The Carothers building, lately oc
cupied by Lyons the merchant is to
ba made into n hotel by Cbns. bliot.
Walkcr,& Robinson are constructing
a slaughter house on t'.io bluff a mile
south of Handon.
Frank Mancict arrived from Fllens
burg and will go to house keeping on
the bluir, south of town.
J. A. Laughcnd sold his butchcrshop
Wo FiiL'eno Robinson and Is'iam Walk
: or.
II..,,:.. 1 l..i.vit.
misses iiiitwu iyti tmM .utij
Houghton were collecting funds for
a Christmas tree in Rosa's hall.
1). K. Stitt, Handon's livoryman, had
moved his family from Curry county.
(From Recorder, 25 years ago, 1800)
Among the advertisers were Doe &
Parker, Parkersburg; Thrift & Ung
lois, mdso.; .Ins. Howell, barber; Os-
bom & Hoyd, livery; Rosa & Lowe,
druggists; .1. V. Hawkins, coopor; J.
II. Yager, hardware; G. M. Dyer &
Sou, gen. indue.
M. W. Kennedy, Howell & Record
and Murik & Tuppor mixta applica
tion for liquor licenses.
Frank Frame, brother of Mr. K.
Walker was up with a party from
Del Norto, (ill. looking up proupocU
in Coos county.
Rev. V Fdl ton hold sflrvico in tho
school Iioiim.
Work wim prognmr.ing on the Row
burg to Cunt Huy rnilnwd but it looked
n if Hut first limUlliiuuit n film ib
idy would liMVv to bo forth mnilnir.
(-Mpt. It. K. UuWlW ttnialiMl a Job
f mmmhn In the CVmiuIU rivr.
MMr NtfJa ItaU'i diwlvd
ortnrWp in lb mill bu t in
JiairyviM. Mr. Uabm iim Jwt
ud iwt JHi4 AM"" " "lit"! 'in- imt
IWH.
A SENSIBLE RE
MEMBRANCE The enjoyment of your
father, husband, brother
or son will be greater if
you have remembered
them by giving a present
that is useful as well as
"Ornamental."
Any wearing apparel
is a useful gift and ac
cepted generously.
For suitable presents
in standard lines see
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SIDWELL
In the Ellingson Bldg.
ed a number of turkeys and gecso in
Handon.
Mrs. It. F. Tuppor presented her
husband with n Kl-lb baby girl for
Christmas.
The rainfall for lit days in Decem
ber was 7..'12 inches.
(From Recorder 20 years ago, IS'Jfi)
T. G. Hloomenrother and Miss Dai
sy Hunt were married at tho Presby
terian church us n preliminary of the
Christmas exercises.
The schooner Ella Lomnto was
wrecked at Cape Arago.
Rev. W. C. Scott had finished his
house and moved into it.
Dr. Kimo moved into bis new house
this week.
Adam Persbakor hail a now chim
ney put up on his mill at Prospar.
N. H. Harklow returned homo from
a lengthy visit in California.
Tho happiest family in town was
the Razor family. They had all joined
singing school nnd were having voic
es sharpened and cultivated.
At tho last meeting of tho lyceum
tho wonians' suffrage question was
decided in the afllrmativa.
(From Recorder 10 years ago, 1900.)
1,000 cases of salmon was the out
put of the cannery.
A new bank opened up for business
in Co(iiille City.
A panther was reported in tho
vicinity of Rosa's mill.
Ono of Peter Nelson's little girls
had an arm badly burned. It caught
from a candle on the sieve of her dress
Abia Harrows was having one of his
feet drofsued which he hail carved with
an ax.
Rev. M. O. Brink held services in the
M. K. church.
Frank Holmnn and .Miss Jo Han
cock wore married.
There mm iuite a thunderstorm
during the week with hail.
Alfred Counts had his shoulder dis
located when hit) wagon upset trying
to dodge u mud hob near Rosa's mill.
Horn Dec 10th, a son to Mr. and
Mr. Virgil Fuher.
A Hon wim born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Jul gondii, Dim-, nth.
(I'hiiii Itoranliir II) ymm ngOi 1105)
K. A. I'tnwn, It. W, lliillunl had
pvUifawui out far n (lib butchery to
Im mtiuUUiml n Uui OpIHo river.
IS. 11mm4umhIm ipiiin'd from u Dip
in im vmmmm ami iiww pio-
Mr. and Mrs. Wandling were solic
iting orders for cutlery.
Archie Taylor, son of J. C. Taylor
of Prosper, died of inllamalion of the
heart.
Cannon and Crites h.id contracted
to cut the Cody logs from below Lam-pa.
Some recent pamphlets received at
the library are tho Oregon Hhie book
for lOin-lti; Digest of the Labor laws
of Oregon; First Annual Report of
the State Industrial and Accident
Commission; School Laws for 1010;
Constitution and Statutes of the State
of Oregon, relative to Roads, High
ways, Ilriilges suul Ferries.
PARAMOUNT PltTURF.S
"Itootle'H Itaby" by John Htrange
Winter and "The Man in the Cane
by Grace Livingston Furniss.
The Paramount Picture Corpora
lion provides a novel entertainment in
presenting two great stories as a com
bination feature. The two subjects
cor-related in this unusual manner
are "Rooties' Hnby", the world re
nowned story by John Strango Winter
and "Tho Man on the Case", by Grace
Livingston Furniss, one of the great
est comedies from the pen of this not
ed dramatist. The two stories include
every element of dramatic composition
ranging from delicious comedy to
thrilling drama. "Rooties' Unity" is
the story of a deserted child, who, to
tally unconscious of tho great good she
is performing, rehtores to Iter mother
the happiness that bad departed from
her. Portrayed by Mimi Yvonne, the
famous cldld actress, "Rooties' Itaby"
will long live in the memory us one of
the most tender nnd simpathetH' child
stories ever realated on tho screen.
"The Mun on tho Caso", by way of di
verting contrast, is a farcical story
story of a young millionaire who rJi
ns to mnrry a girl who will love linn
for himself and not bis money, and a
sentimental ininantic girl who deter
mines to marry wholcly for lovn n ek
tail of tho (Inanciul standing of the
mun who winti her heart. How tl 1
inlllioiiiiiri' and the girl iMi'i t, unib
utrungii and uniUMing iiintin I i inl
and full mudly in luvn with iu It idlu i
Is humurnunly uiifnlflwl on tin. rmi,
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