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THE
VOL. I.
FLORENCE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JULY 9, 1913
LOT
NUMBER 18
people of the surrounding tow ns
and country m ight hear of th e
im portant
greatness,
depth,
Width, length, breadth
and
thickness of the hearts of the
people of M ercer.lake.
Post-amble "W e the people of
M ercer lake in order to form a
more perfect union, establish
Twohy Bros, are loading a car'
l'he Siuslaw forestry service
nd litv
traB- now has available $2500 more of today with m aterials to ship to
qudbt>. provide for the common what is known as
w
- t morrow ov.er the line of the Will
fence, promote the
for USf }n ,avin|f 0ut the am ette Pacific railway to Elmira.
sense,
and f in i order
to -------........
secure the vape
Cape re
Perpetua
,
.......
rp e tu a road, which is so I 1 h’.S
carload of
For the first rim? in historv pleasures of these patriotic meet- badly needed by the residents of niater’- shipped over the new
the people of Mercer lake cele
i ...... and
__ i Lincoln-
t . ............
.
S a”
T ' Lane
counties
on line. Twohy Bros, have a station
brated
Indep ?n le i ? ?
Day.
h«t
7 ver n,0T -
the coast- T},ia m akes
a» at Elmira and will use th a t as
Owing to reaso is b e e known to that y e..rb we meet in some se- to|d ^ hich can be use(J f(>r that the base for freighting to the
themselves, the celebration was eluded spot a t deal old M ercer purpose.
front until the line is completed
held on the sixth of July. The lake,
to
the tunnel. This will not be
The additional sttfn-tfcill tie used
plans '' were
to hoi
hold i n n outdoor
The regular m eeting of t h e ' Front stre e t from Lincoln to Je f- ¡¡Ians
ere to
outdoor
This was followed by the sing- ¡minetiia tely to increase the force long
long, in the event th a t there is a
k j, •
j clearing up of the w eather
board of trustees held last Mon- ferson, W ashington from Front picnic but as the w e a k e r turne 1 ing of patriotic songs, and some and nigh tb
out
ra
th
e
r
inconvenient
thev
u-hn
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j
ew
.
1,3,1
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11
is
e
x
p
e
ct-'
, day night was full of interest.
to the Siuslaw river, by planking out ra th e r .inconvenient they who were present, gave a few ed[fin is h a large part"of’thenw dU The cut a t Portola is rapidly
” disappearing and work th ere will
City Suveyor Ford made a re- full w idth; Jefferson street from were changed to meet the oc- choice selections on the violin, hv next fall
casion,
and
it
was
held
in
one
of
organ
and
guitar.
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~
be fipished in a few days. Th^
port on grades and recommended Front street to’Second street, by
th-
large
ranch
housek
About
one
o'clock
the
ladies
UADI
CTAU
fCI
P
D
D
1T
F
C
line of road is now far beyond
taking the elevation of the streets plankiug 20 feet wide; and Gari-
At
ele\en
(»clock
all
being
brought
out
a
munificient
picnic
Elmira and will » arrive
a t Portola
of a large portion of the town-be- ner Avenue from Second street
rminTii nr nnu
» r iv e a t r o r io ia
assembled, the program was dinner.
r>/v«tv*nn..
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ruUKlll
OF JU
LY about the tim e that Twohy Bros.
fore establishing many perma- to Pacific Avenue oy planking 12
opened with the reading of the
In the afternoon the sun came
;
.finish their work there; so that'
nent grades.
He also gave the fee5 wide.
Declaration by the Goddess of out, and all assembled on th e
Several
weeks
prior
to
July
4th
there w ill-be no need to stop
trustees information on the qual- 'O rd in an c e No. 85, known as r ¡v,
.«-.ii
announcem
ents
h
ad
-b
een
made
laying steel until the Noti tunnel
lawn, w here they enjoyed thejn-
d ty of the w ater of Munsel creek the stock ordinance was passed,
“ Wh "
°rk "S
that
Mapleton
would
celebrate
¡g
reached.
and elevation of Clear lake, all trustees present voting for it. ....uni !' i i
'
’ " ' ° ■
1 selves playing old time games.
the
Nations
birthday.
The
Flor-
The
the .
11
events,
it
becomes
necessary
for
part
sta tin g an easy fail could be se- B? some m isunderstahding this W
, ,,
, ? '
" Among
----- ® those who took p'
“ ' * in . . . »
. . . .
’
» a s w tunnel
a iw i a itself‘preseht»
»«
cured from this lake with a final ordinance was placed on record
, J ’T X , °J
, lake to the
« ^ e several noted,, " n e band. had
engaged for greaW8t problem.
So far all
elevation of about 7o feet for a as having been passed a t - t h e
‘
°"
such as
‘The LaJy - th e occas.on and arrangem ents efforts to get under groQnd at
reservoir.
previous meeting, but the trust- the fol,o" Jng b ‘lndav\ a d6cent of the Lake” ; “ TKe Queen of
for a dance and show.
the west approach have’-proven
,
—
t
i • ... .
, - ' . „ » . „ j , respect for the opinions of Cloyer Blossoms” ; The Princess
A few days before the Fourth futile on account of the continu-
The resignation of Dr. Geo. P. ees claimed it had not been voted ^ omank)nd>
lires that they
and conflicting rumors were numerous ous rains. The' tunnel js n(W
Edwards,, as president o f the ™ and called ,t up • for final shouId d e d a re the causes whicb of W aves” ; . “ Oregon”
“ W okas” , queen of W ater Lillies, and the people of Florence could more than 2000 feet under ground
board of trustees, w as read and j action. .
’ ] impel them tQ
__ .
. not learn di finitely w hether there from the e ast end and is pro-
accepted. Dr. Edw ards gave as
Numerous details of city affairs
f ir s t Because the women-
i W ™
8 ,c el? bra> n or
K i t i n g steadily, but not very
hife reason,that city affairs in te r - , were also discussed and disposed folks had so much cooking to do
'i
TQIITPfirtQ I Arc
S. stormy weather-on Wed- rapidly, as the diiticultiesjn th e ’
ferred with his professional , of before adjournm ent.
that it took them two days longer
UN IMLILUUd LAKE nesday and Thurtiday caused wav have been unexpected at
uties.
C. H. Young was
On July» 1st a referendum peti- than necessary, as is generally
Each year th e neonle of-Manle I T " ? ? 0
nOt,
h° me 9ev<?ral 8ta^ -
Should the
unam oush elected to the office, ¿ion was filed1 against ordinance the case with them.
v V l u ‘be people of-Maple
to attend any celebration yet weather clear so th at it will be
f rjday morning the Florence
»
1
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A quit claim deed was present- 85, the signers thinking th at it
Second Because it being hay- creek. Fiddle creek and the lakes
... -txl-hy Wm. Kyle & Sons Go. to 'h a d been passed. The passage of dug time the men folks ate so
.
...........
„„ th e.
f„ r J X S ’X p on, ,!w ,«9U n ,“ f
th e City of Florence, conveying the ordinance left the referendum much th at they couldn’t cook annua! CT, h , n n r
This is held on the 4th of JuIy^M apleton.
title to a portion of Front s tr e e t , without effect.
Tuesday soon anytltjng ahead. “
or
as near as the w eather will I The w eather and condition of between -100 and 500 feet now
in front of the cannery property, a fte r M ayor Young qualified he
Third Because it being rainy
remaining. Eugene Guard.
There seems to have been a mix- was handed the ordinance to w eather the men could not, hay perm it. Thi< year they g ath ered the streets and grounds ma le it
up in the plats, and this deed ____
sign, _ .. but
at evening
he re- so they s a t i n the house an I ate on Sunday July 6th. The Flor- impossible to have anv p ro g ra m
... th
___
______„ ..........
ence b a ,« w a s irtvited and quité and the visitors amused th e n -
was made so the town would turned ¡to the recorder’s office and ate and ate.
a num ber of Florence p e o p l e d - ; selves as beat th e£ c o u ld during
have.clear title to the street.
with his veto, giving as a reason
Fourth
'Because 't vie
h e " popu
popu'-a-
,.................-
ru
.iiin oacause
a-
-t.nded.
x the day, lb the evening a (lance
Tht‘Jeouneil ordered the adver-' " th a t the boundaries were unjust tiori of M ercer lake ha I increa ;-J-
Nearly l.,0 peopjehad a s s rm b l-, wa3 givt,n an(, a sh()W jn th(>
Since t i
pu'Jo .u .o i of t ie
rising of intention o f improving to the citizens of Florence. ”
'
'
and the patriotic feeling whieTr
ed and the day w assp -nt iu lis *ti- afternoon and evening.
re ug mt'on of .Vm, Kyle as iio-t-
was grow ing rap. lly am mg th •
mg to tiand music, and a picnic
m i s a- eon lid 'ruble inter Mt has
young people could no longer be
dinner,
the menu carrying, a
niaiiv others and am free to say sup res ;ed.
To the Pacific N orthw est g » ■ ■ he-n tak "i in reg.rr.i to who
delicious list of dishes, chicken the honor of proCi ling i man t> ".,il b ' a p i i i n t '1 an I a num ber
that I consider the action taken
Fifth Because th e people o '
an.1
straw berries being quite head the American A ssocia'ion
■ re 'a t ett z-» i j ii tve been
by the General Land office unfair, M ercer Lake are so fe.v and far
prominent.
.
•
>
id .
unjust; and wrong. Bert Froh between, they feel th a t th ey ”
of Nurserym en for the corn'n r
l'i.’
.g
p o s s ili
Those
attending
re|Mirt
a
very
If andidat >s
m ader told the truth about his ought to cal! a great gathering
year. . The conventiön of th •
To the Editor of the Pilot
enjoyable
time.
».
»»owe, G.
association held ir. Portland l i ,
There appeared in the columns settlem ent and residence upon ing once a y£ar a t least, to take
J.
•ry. J. U.
his
claim
and
was
turned
down,
wa-êk was the fir-* u ■ «il l ; oi i •
of your paper last week a letter
a censuH of the populatipn^and in
The Launch Beaver made an
,
son,
Tom
W.
when
by
changing
one
o
r
two.
signed by M r. Potter, assistant
dulge in . an annual feast of extra trip to Mapleton Tiles lay organization c ei bel I w *st of
>.
vV
.
liuril.
the
Rocky
M
i
l
,,
u
words
the
m
eaning
would
h
a
v
e
M
flX
„
in
-r’
. an 1 ât its
Forester of the United States, in
a ftern o o n ^ {and brought
the final Busin
■ion Mo ris,
t • »n. Fri 1 ».
Sixth
which he gives the position of been very much different and no
and
last T hat the ' >41 *11- i > v V .
.1. U. (ìo.ii^
doubt
would
have
passed.
morning,_
.kingfon, o;
the»Forest 'Service in the Bert
Portland,
v.
i
;
,1,1
.
i
ií
i
nlv
el
I had occasion to lx? in Eugene
Frohm ader homestead case.
to read for the Siuslaw ed president. T i • i l l n • >i ’ -, ;
iy th a t a
Since he has mentioned mv this spring and looked over the
1(JC 1 clUlCS“"“ Corrected
bar One hour aft»
hlorenc?
will’lte
held
in
C
>
.
iV desire
desir the
jersoM.t.iy
•
t
i
1.
O
i,
»,
name 1 feel free to say th a f I records in this case in the Super
HIGH T I D E S
1
irij.i.
their
friends
have
sug
and
a
t
th
at
tim
e
a
Ht.
p.m.
lit.
str.i
ig
«
dort
visors
office
and
was requested to make the ex- visors
find th at Mr. I 'l l . - . . Ju ly 1. . . UM»:!- G.l
i).iu. in.
10:<»l 9.1 1 T ii...
4:11 I n
gested
the
consideration
of
their
W.-,|„
J
„
n
will
he
made
to
bring
th
e
associa
.
1
1
:55
G.5
apiination and report upon this Cohoon approved my report and
1O.55 9.4
\V !..
5:1U 4.1»
Th i.. I-Hy
12:41 O.'J Th’u..
•
for its names.
G I" !.1> tion to San Francisco
claim, and did so last September. Passe(l k on.
I £iave every Kri., Iiilv 4.
i»:,,| !».G
1 :2»1 7.2
E h ..
7 .i m ::.o
S ir.. Ju ly
Thik
office
is
Fdurth
class
and
.»
t».«:
meeting
in
1915.
•
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S
'f.,
2:o*
7.7»
My report was favorable in every reason to believe th at Mr. Cecil, Sun., July G. . 1:17 !t.5 2:51
7 ’:57 J.fl
7>
Suru.
the postm aster c iiiies under the
respect for Mr. Frohmader.
District Forester, also ap- M'.II.. July « « . . 2 3 •* 11.1 • » :*»'» s.O M n ..
Oregon is likely to become the
T ie » .. July
*.5
4:1* s .l
the civil s r/ic ? rule. No do 1 lit
T ip -..
There was never any doubt in pro'cd. it and passed it on. Mr. W7 I.. July !♦. . . 3:11.3
4:112 7.S
center of a great fishing industry
5:05 s.;j ’ W.tL.
those who become active candi
.
5 -n*- 7.1
h i ir . . J u l y
5 :5 5 ’< ’4
mv mind about his e n try - aiicT T ^ o tter s a v s i r tcen t to the In- T Tri..
within the near future if the in
July 11. ■ . »i:24 G.4
»1:4* S.5
I n ..
1.1»
dates
for the p ace will have to
7:4 4 G.lt
had supposed it was passed for te n o r D epartm ent clear, and I Sur.. July 12.
7:12 S.7
Sut..
vestigations of the Government
Suit.. J'|!
13. . . !i -,2 «.(»
* :3* *».9 Suu,-
take
an examination and a
patent, and was very’ much sur- hcliev’e it did.
M i , , JuTv
I . . jtît ïil tl. I
confirms the report of extensive
H:3O 9 .0
M. n.. Julv
choice
will be made from, the
Tn.
Ju
ly
15.
.
.
¡1
:1
4
10:20 9.1
Tu .. •inly
prised when I recived notice th a t
There are many things that W.’,|„ .July 1C. .
halibut hanks off the coast of
. 12J »» .lisi 1 l:o * 9.1
W .J.. July
ones
passing
with highest per
his entry had been cancelled.
may be charged to the Forest T im ,.. July 17. .
12:47 »4.S Th,,.. Julv
Lincoln County. A large mirrf-
1'i-i.. July 1 V . . »1:03 11.0
7.0
1
.24»
centage.
Fri..
.
Julv
It was on the thinnest kind of a Service, No! some of The officers s.it.. July 11». . . 0:31 *.* 1 :57 7.*’
ber of launches are now being
Sat.. July
■
Sun., Julv 2 0 . .
1 :o* *.5
22Í* .7^;- Suu.. July
technicality, and no doubt the ot he Forest Service, but this -AI..n,.
fitted-
out at
Newport,
on
.Iu.’
s.l
Rev. John Drumin has been
M ui.. Julv
decision was rendered by a new case *s «not one .of 4hem and I T ie -»..- J s - v
T iu . Julv
Yaquina
Bay,
for
the
purjiose
of
exhibiting
quite a long scar on
W. ,U J j H i
W. ,|„ July
clerk in trie Li. S. Land office
tbe
people of this Tin,¡ .. Tub
exploiting these recently dis his face this week.
D in ., Julv
We have
i i
who was follow ing closley printed Vlt’inity will give the Service s.ir,. J I ily
I'ri., July
covered banks, and those which been ca 'ef 1! n it to ask the cause.
Sfft., Ju
credit for doing its full duty in Suu^ .Jui;.
.instructions.
have already started ojieéariorls
Sun.. July
M....... July
2S.
this
case.
1 have known Bert Frohm ader
a
r e . returning to port with
T ie ».. iulv
* : 43 '».5 T , | h . . Julv' 2!».
W. „.. July
!»:I2 *».9 W...I .. Julv 30
GAEL H. YOUNG
and his land since May 1967. 1
capacity
loads of splendid fisji;
Thur.. Julv
10:37 9.3
D i,,. . -I'll.' 3 1 .
M E T A P H Y S IC S .
‘have had occasion to know more
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The extent of the banks is stated
HIGH
T h a i t h e « p irn o f m a n w ill
L
altor.t this homestead than of
A rt Johnson started M onday
to be sufficient to supply the P a
}>.!>,. H t.
• v e r w h o lly g iv e up u ie ta |ib y « lr a l
ih.
I'ri.. Aug.
1 . . . 11
11 :30 9.5
Fri.. All«.
1.
----- —— — — -------- to motv his crop of velvet grass
cific
Northw est with fish for
ln v e » d a u tlo n a 1» Ju»t a» little t o
Sut,. An?.
12:57 7.7
J ,
Sut., Au«.
I h * e x |ie i (,-d a a th a t In ord er not
hay. He has al»out 8 acres on Sun.. Aug.
1
years to come.
S',,,.. Au«. '3
M..n., Aug.
- i í H.4
a lw a y » to l>e b r e a th in g btvl air
M.ui.
A11«.
4
his North Fork ranch.
Tun.. Allg.
-2 !■»-» x.O T u-.. Au«. 5 .
M A N ’S D U T Y .
n v « h o u ld « to p b r e a th in g a lt o
1»:24’
U nder a joint agreem ent of the
W.-.I., Aug.
".7
Wed. . Au*. G.
10:10
The electric light plant will be T*1'*1-
g e th e r
M etn p h yetra w ill a lw a y s
T h e dutv o f a m an la to he
- 4 : 2 0 *.7
Southern
Pacific
and
Santa
Fe
Ghtr.. Au«. 7 .,
11 17
U x c fu l'to hla fe llo w m en : If poa-
e i l a t lii t h e w orld a n d , w b at'a
- 5 :10- * 5
Fr,.,
Au«.
K
-
shut down forj about a -week.
a ,'“ :
0:07 S.5
»11.le.' to Is? u se fu l to m atiy-'t>f
*nore. e x la i w ith e v e r y o n e, b a t
Sut . Au«. ‘ II.
• 1 2»»'» 2.7 rwb-oads, it is announced th a t á
7:1»» H.4
while im provem ents are being
'¿/A J',''
Sun . A UK. Tn.
- I lw m : f a i l i n g 0*4». t o h e u eefu l
m o r e e» p e« la lly w ith .«effective
new railroad will be built along
*:14 S.4
Mun.,
Atl«.
in eii. w h o . In d e fa u lt o f |»uhll<-
to h is n eig h b o rs, a n d . fa ilin g
made to perm it them giving
',,'g vj. 10:011 »¡.1 14:15 N.5 T u -.. Au«. 1 11.
the Oregon coast, construction
2 ..
th e m , to h im s e lf, f o r , w h e n be
« ta n d a rd . w ill e a c h fa »hi, in It In
11:04 »1.5 10:10 •Ml JW-d., Au«. 13-
|
longer
service.
-
T
h^
A
ug’
n
.
to begin a t the present northern
1 1 4 'i »1 .1» "Tt7twr-w.fr Thu.. Au«. 1 4 ..
h elp s o th e r s he a d v a n c e s th e
Id» o w n w a y .
N ow . w h a t ha»
P rl., Aug. 15.
Fri., Au«. 1 5 .» ,. H:21
h ith e r to heefl term ed m eta p b y a
g en era l In te r e s ts o f m an k in d
term
inus
o
f
the
N
orthw
estern
O KI » G
1 he apartm ents upstairs in the
a "’
H»«-. Au«. H . . . I »1:5«:
J u s t a s h e w h o m a k e« h im s e lf
!<•» <apr o n tta fy no a c u te m ind,
0:2.5 s . l
Pacific line a t Sherwood Cal.
Sun.. Au«. 1 7 ,» ., 7:2b
store buildings erected by W. H. m '"«'. a “«.
b u t to reiM ium e It e n tir e ly la
a w o rse m a n d o ea h arm n o t o n ly
o V, s._>
Mun.. Au». i S . 7 . 1 7:5»
The road will be built up the
Im p u M lb le: h e n c e • cr itic o f
to h im se lf, b u t tq a ll th o s e to
1:21» 7.1»
' O’Kelley and Geo. Melvin Miller w d i . I'X
T«»-.-; Au«. I O .... » : £ !
«I V
w h o m h e m ig h t b . v . A ml »
k rcmt. tn MyrtU Point, iw Coww' • p u re
w i ll B e uwuy l wl, o n e By M r and T l11
"21 1 -'' g;;;«* jj)
0:04 I »
f i j S t r S f i j l S i * h lm a f lf a b e tte r
la»t 111 tem p ted a n d w h e n o b ta in
to County, and will then proceed
3:2» s . l
Fri. Am«.
.4-44:21 2.3
ed rnuat b e iu v e a tlg a te d an d aub-
o n e. so he w h o d e a e r v e s w e ll o f
Mrs. Ailes, who have moved in, **•- Au». 23... t-or no 4:»tí ».1 Snt., Au».
J
.! 0 :4 5 2.»
U up the valley of the Rogue River.
J o t e d to th e o n tv era a l t e s t b e
h im s e lf doea good t o o th e r s by
•1:4s ».O i Son.. Au«.
.1 0 : 1 * 3.3
and the otherfby Capt. A. Erick- m “” .’.
5:4»!
7.0
!
Mun..
Agg.
c
a
u
e
e
o
th
e
r
w
is
e
th
e
re
a
re
no
th e rgry fa rt th a t b e la p rep ar
. 11:1»; 3.M '
connecting with the So. Pac.4
sell and wife, who recieved th eir Ï!”ù- *"«• ^2 • K .-ll 5..I "SCI 7.0 iT u u .. Au».
. 1:52 1.0
m e a n s o f r a ile v ln g tbto preaalng
in g w h a t w ill be o f s e r v ic e to
'2:24, .4 4 , main ,íne « t G rants Pass. It is
!»:27 S .s
»:1H X 2
W»d.. Au«.
JlJM-.O.H*
r e q u ir e m e n t, w h ich m ea n » »oin e
m e n .— Seneca
household goods on the Patsy its Tim.. Aug? -•» .. 10:21
’ .W ill »L-I
M.t 0 :2 7 S.5 ' T h i i .. Au«.
.) 4 UNI Orf
th in g m ore th a n m ere th ir st fo r
v í 3 2 8tat*d th a t work w’lf begin this
1 1.-©4|
JO2f7» » .0
F ri.. Au«.
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last trip and will soon be settled.
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