THE
SIUSLAW
PILOT
S E M I '- W E E K L Y
VOL.
FLORENCE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 19U
NUMBER 70
TREE FALLS
ACROSS RAIL
ROAD TRACK
system of delivery and the possi-
i periods a week to the study of
j bilities of the coast route.
music in both grades and hig h
With the opening of the
school
since the beginning of the
through service on the W'illamette
year.
Acme has recently added
Pacific out of Eugene and the
music
to
their course and it is
declaration of Gorst and Kinney
probable
that
other schools on
of the Beach line that they will
the river will do the same
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: have one day communication
While Charley Lacey w as;opéned between Coos Bay and
walking from the mouth of the ' the outside, business men have !
ing
the slogan u,
of the
— to fulfill
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uiei London, Nov. 15—1:28 a. m .—
Wild Cat to Richardson last Fri persistently declared something
state.
EVERY
RURAL
SCHOOL
FieId Marshal Earl Roberts died
^day, he discovered that a tre e 1 must be done for quicker mail
STANDARD.
The
schools
that
‘asE
n>>fht in France from pneu-
had fallen across the Willamette , service.
will, by meeting one or two points n,on’a- A telegram from Field
Pacific track and bent the rails, i__,
Under
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■
. . . the new
,, contract
, „ , , mail , is c senators George E. Chamber-
T. J. Neely as guests, and J. VV. be able to standardize before the ' Marshal French, commander of
forcing them over a foot out of brought
into
Marshfied
on
the
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j
u
,
.
,
beginning of the year are Chica- tbe British forces on the con-
,
,
,
,
,
.
Iain
and
Harry
Lane
arrived
in
line.
noon train and delivered at the
m □ Ford, jr., R. F. Averill, C. Bu-
i .
Florence on the Beaver Tuesday chason and J. W, Bergman a hominy, Meadow, Noti, Dead- tinenL appraised Earl Kitchener
., . . .
He waited and flagged a freight offices later m the afternoon, a
n
°n
f ‘" Y ' " T " committee representing the Com­ wood, Mapleton, Acme, Ada, °T the death of England’s great
train which was hauling gravel, fact which means practically
and Florence.
soldier. The telegram read:
the
delay
of
letter
writ,ng
until
S
X
i
"
0"
y
mercial Clnb.
and the log was removed and the
All
of
the
schools
are
taking
‘ deeply regret to tell you
After dinner an informal re­
I ,
,
track straightened. The work the next dav.
an
active
interest
in
the
county
that
Lord Roberts died at 8 o’clock
v
.
.,
‘
,
,
,,
W.
Ford,
jr.,
president
of
ception was eeld in the lobby of
of clearing the track took about
Via the beach route would the Florence Commercial Club the Bay View Hotel
spelling contest.
this (Saturday) evening, ”
two hours and traffic was held up mean mail in here from Eugene met them at Mapleton and in-
x
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Field Marshal Roberts, who
At eight o’clock J. W. Ford, jr,
during that time.
m 15 hours instead of 36, the vited the to be guests of the club
The school board has placed was colonel in chief of the Indian
The point where the tree fell present time necessary through I. B. Cushman, president of the presided over a meeting in the several new seats in the high ¿troops, had gone to France to
Commercial Club room, at which
across the track ws ain the heavy H II 6 1 ° 'nt
declares Judge port commission, and T. J. Neely, 4ime harbor improvements and a school room to accommodate the give them his greetings. Soon
timber between the first and
a ’
a member of the commission, Siuslaww lifesaving station were new students, making a seating after his arrival he became
second crossing of the Siuslaw,
seriously ill. He suffered from a
joined the party enroute to Flor­ discussed. Those speaking were capacity of forty two.
at a place where the track makes
severe chill on Thursday and
ence. Here a large number of Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain
quite a curve, and no doubt
pneumonia
rapidly developed.
citizens welcomed the senators.
Senator Harry Lane, I. P. Cush
would have been the cause of a
His great age, 82 years, militat­
Shortly after their arrival the man and R. F. Averill. Engineer
wreck, if Mr. Lacey had nor dis­
ed against his recovery, the crisis
launch Beaver with the party E. F. Leefe who was present re­
covered the condition and stopped
in
the disease coming quickiy.
w
ho
had
been
joined
by
many
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sponded to a request for infor
the train.
Siuslaw business men, made trip mation.
to the jetties
The Florence band furnished
At six o clock a dinner party music during the evening,
was given with SenatorsChamber-1 The visitors left early Wednes
Captain Wm. Safley who re­
D. E. Severy, clerk of the
and Lane, Attorney C. T. Pay for Gardiner where a short
turned Sunday from a trip to
board, and C. H. Young, met at Mcknight, I. B. Cushman, and stop will be made.
New York, Nov. IT—The Brit- Portland, bought a new gasoline
That the changing of the mail the office of City Clerk and can-
t.sh superdreadnaught Audacious engine while in the metropolis
route from by way of Myrtle vassed the returns of the special
north “ t r i ? T ® ° ff thC 11 i8 a2 4 -horse Eastern Standard
Point to that of Florence and the election held November 13th.
rth coast of Ireland.
model and he is now installing it
coast route, which is claimed They found the returns the same
With the possible exception of in the Minnie Mitchell
w’ould result in more certain and as reported.
For recall, 93;
one or two men, the whole crew
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quicker service has become Against recall, 78; Majority for
of 800 officers and men was
Mr. J. W. Grimshaw and son
more than a rumor and now recall, 15. For C. D. Morey, 104;
rescued by small boats from the who have taken homssteads north
stands as a probability is shown For G. W. Evans, 73; Majority
White Star liner Olympic, which of Florence, were in town Satur-
by the fact that Senator Cham- for Morey, 31.
wus about two miles away when day to get their household goods
berlain, Congressman Hawley The report in the last issue of
it heard the wireless call, and and poultry, which was shipped
The^attendance at the Florence! Following is a summery of it immediately rushed to assist from Portland by rail to Maule-
< *. the United States Postoffice the Pilot was wrong.
The
Department have written Judge majorities getting mixed, The High School has increased from the report for the schools in this the disabled battleship.
|ton
John Hall inquiring into the new above is a correct count.
t lirty at its opening to forty supervisory district as given by
• 'sci i ars-
Supervisor Bossen.
I his makes an increase of ten Number of schools in session 34
and also ten more than was en
Number of
children
’
rolled during the entire time last school 705
year, or an increase of 33 1-3 per Per cent of boys in
cent this year over last.
district 47.4
This year the work of the high
Per cent of girls in
school has been taken up with district 52 5
great interest by the students
Schools having perfect attend-
and with two teachers to devote ance-Greenleaf. Mapleton high
time the classes good results are school, Beers. Upper Maple creek
being obtained.
Ada, Duncan Slough.
T huraday afternoon the student
Attendance of 95 per cent and
x>d> of the high school met and above — Mapleton, ' Glenada
organized a High School Dramatic Meadow, Fiddle creek. Alder
Club, the purpose of which is to Ridge. Herman, Lyons, Earl
study and give plays and enter- Minerva, Florence, Hale. Mercer’
tainments during the school year.
Attendance of 90 to 95 per
In the past the high school has cent Deadwood, Acme Sweet
given several plays which have creek, Reed, Portage
been received with appreciation
Average per cent of attendance
by the Florence people.
in the district 93.
Number of children neither
absent or tardy 441
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Schools having received the
The Lane county court has greatest number of visits from
made an order officially declaring Ljarer’Ls Acme 17, Florence 9,
the town of Glenada wet. The
Ada 5, Mapleton 8,
order states that liquor may be Greenleaf 5.
Dress Shoes for Men, Women and Children
sold within the corporate limits Only 12 9cbools received no
of the town from Janaary 1st, v’sit8 ^rom Parents.
1915, to December 31, 1915, The Increasing interest is being
town went wet by a majority of sbown by both patrons and teach-
Loggers and Cruisers
eight votes out total of 110 cast. ers’
Mapleton, Glenada, Lyons and
The federal reserve banks be- Acme have organized literary
gan busines Tuesday, and the societies and are giving interest-
fenderal reserve board already ' nff Programs twice a month,
has before it plans to widen their Not‘. Walton, Alpha, Dead-
field of operations.
' wood are serving hot lunches to
----------------- the school children, prepared
by
W. H. Harrison received a tbe children.
Everything is
Brightens the Kitchen
shipment of doors, windows and supplied by the parents thus en
A complete line of rainproof garments
mouldings from Portland via ta>b’ng no extra expense to the
American Gentlemen and W. L. Douglas Dress Shoes
Mapleton Saturday, for his new district, Other schools are plan
house now building in Chicago ning to serve one hot article of
Chippewa and Cutter Loggers and Cruisers
Addition.
food each day. Miss Van Matre
——- . .
when she closed her term of
The Cook’s Delight
W hile hunting near the lakes school last week at Alpha, gave
last Monday, Lou Warnock, of an interesting program and then
Eugene, had the misfortune to served hot chicken soup made by
have two of his fingers blown off. the children with her assistance,
side of his face an ear lacer- Acme has organized a Patron-
ated with shot from an accident- teachers Association which is
FLORENCE, OREGON.
al discharge of his gun. He was proving to be a helpful factor in
i Joe. M o r r is J r ., N o rm a n G. M o rris .
brought to Glenada to have his their community.
wounds dressed.
Florence has been giving three
SENATORS CHAMBERLAIN
AND LANE VISIT SIUSLAW
On Their Way to Coos Bay the Senators
are Guests of the Florence
Commercial Club
COOS BAY PEOPLE WANT
MAIL VIA FLORENCE
THE OFFICIAL
COUNT OF RE­
CALL MADE
LORD ROBERTS
DIES WHILE HE
VISITS ARM Y
B R im S H
BATTLESHIP
DESTROYED HAS B0UGHT A N£W ENGINE
HIGH SCHOOL
SUPERVISOR
INCREASING IN
REPORT OF
ATTENDANCE
5
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