S IU S L A W
PILO T
S E M l- W E E K L Y
VOL. II.
FLORENCE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER :>1 |..l'7
ALLIES MAKE
CHAMBERLAIN
ADVANCE ON
WINS OUT BY
NORTH LINE
23,451 VOTES
Washington, Nov. 19—Foreign
Portland. Nov. 20. —Complete
9 office dispatches to the French and official returns from every
embassy here today referred to county in the state give George
a greot loss of life inficted on the E. Chamberlain, democrat, for
enemy by the allied troops and United States Senator, a plural
» spoke of the success of the ity of 23,451 over R. A. Booth,
Erench scouting parties in secur republican.
ing informotion of German troop
The result was Chamberlain,
movements.
111,748; Booth, 88,297; Hanley
Supplementary informatiou re 24,314.
ceived here reveals that the last
In the race for governor, Dr.
three days’ fighting resulted par James Withycombe. republican,
ticularly disastrously for the ad received 121,037 votes; Dr. C. J.
versaries as regards the execu Smith, democrat, 93,594. Gov
tion inflicted by the allies re ernor Elect Withycombe receiv
pulsing attacks.
ing a plurality of 26,443.
To the east of Ypres, the Ger
mans left more than 1200 dead
in a space of ground not more
than 500 to 600 meatres square.
In the vicinity of Saint Mihiel,
a ftjr having made successful ad
vances, our troops withstood the
seock of reinforcements of the
the enemy, holding all points
previously taken.
NUMBER 71
NEW MAYOR
POULTRY
TAKES OATH
SHOW PRIZES
OF OFFICE
AND RULES
WE CAN’T HELP BUT THINK IT
be held next Monday afternoon at 3 oclock in the school
house. If you are a voter you should attend.
A thief believes that everybody else in the world steals
if he gets a chance.
.
’S
3 firr0UCh’ he is t0 be ^tied; if
health is the cause, he should try a liver cure; if he
deliberately acquired it, there not much relief for
misery.
his
has
his
18
If. l i e neW ,n?ay5>r d°Se not do everything just as we
think he should—he is a MEAN MAN.
t a ^ m ? ,ahPterSOnhal beenbabied 311 hiSlife’ Jt dosen’t
take much to peeve him.
ABOLISHMENT MASCOT OF
SCHOOL HAS
MAY HAVE A
PATSY HAS
RECEIVED FINE
MAJORITY
BIG SWIM
ROSE SLIPS
C. D. Morey, elected Mayor of J
The Siuslaw Poultry Associa
Florence at the recall election
tion will hold its annual show on
last Friday, took his oath of office
the 4th and 5th of December.
Tuesday morning, and is now
Arrangemhnts
are being made
Mayor of Florence.
to-take care of a much larger
At a special meeting of the
exhibit than was held last year.
Council held Wednesday after
Prizes will be made to the 1st
noon the resignation of D. M. and 2nd cock; 1st and 2nd hen;
Kyle was accepted. Adjourn 1st and 2nd cockerel; 1st and 2nd
ment was taken until evening.
pullet; 1st and 2nd pen.
At the Council meeting in the
Special prizes will be awarded
evening O. C. Stanwood was in addition to the above. An
selected to be councilman to fill
nouncement of which will be
the vacancy. A 20-mill levy was made later,
also orbered to meet the out
A blue ribbon will also be
standing indebtedness, and cur
awarded
for the best exhibit in
rent expenses of the year.
each variety.
It is estimated to pay off the
Where only one pen of one
outstanding indebtedness, a levy variety is shown, a blue ribbon
of 7 mills is necessary. For the
will be given only when in the
current expenses of next year opinion of the judge the birds
the levy for each department is are of suffieent high class.
as follows; officers salaries 6 mills
The prizes and ribbons will be
street work 3 millls, lights 3 mills awarded Saturday morning, Dec
general fund 1 mill, making for ember 5th.
this purpose a total of 13 mills.
N. B. Hull has been chosen to
The valuation of the City of act as judge of exhibits.
Florence will raise on a 20 mill
Further rules and announce
levy, about $4,75000.
ments will be made later.
Portland, Nov. 20. — Capital
When the gasoline schooner The University of Oregon has
punishment as a penalty for I atsy, Captain \ahlbusch, was
been distributing slips of the
murder has been abolished in bound up the coast from the Um
Frau Karl Druschi rose. This is
The Siuslaw Building Material Oregon by a majority of 65 votes
Company are getting out the on complete returns as they now pqua River yesterday, a fine a beautiful white perpetual, and
Scotch terrier belonging to Ellis when the head gardiner trimmed
frame for a school house for the stand.
Burkhold, the first officer, leaped the rose bushes last spring the
Mercer Lake district. It is to be Complete and official returns
into
the sea and was drowned strongest slips were set out and
20x24 feet, bungalow effect and from 29 counties, and complete
before
assistance could reach staited, Now they are being
shingled all around and when but unofficial returns from five him.
The fishing season closed Fri
sent to schools all over the State.
completed will make one of the counties indicate that the people
Captain Edward Skog, of the
Whether he deliberately com
1 he Florence school received day November 20th. This year Roamer, left Tuesday for Port
coziest little school houses in this of Oregon at the recent election
mitted suicide or went overboard
the fishing was controlled by the
part of the country.
voted favorably on the measure to pursue a saucy seagull riding Wednesday a dozen of these slips Fishermen's Union. The silver- land in answer to a message that
and they were planted Teursdav
The work is being done on the providing for discontinuation of
his step-father Geo. Peterson,
on the waves nearby is a matter afternoon in front of the school sides were sold to Wm. Kyle 4 was seriously ill.
vacant lot at the corner of Lin the death penalty.
that has not been fully determin house.
Sons, while the other fish were
coln and Front street, and the
< aptain Robert Jones, of the
The total vote on unofficially ed by the members of the crew.
salted at the Rose Hill cannery. tug Roscoe took the Roamer out
frame will be hauled out ready is, Abolishing Capital Punish
One of the reports is that he
A good run was had this year.
to put together.
Tuesday on ¡ts way to Coos Bay.
ment, Yes 100,081; No 100,013 started swimming boldly toward '
the gull and all at one disappear
ed beneath the surface, failing
to come into view again.
Dr. J. V. Milligan, Synodical
Another version of the tragedy
Missionery
of the Presbyterian
is that the dog seemed to have
church
of
Oregon,
will visit the
been suffering from an attack of
Sunday
schools
of
Acme and
the blues, and for that reason it
Florence,
Sunday
November
22,
is surmised he may have decided
1914.
He
will
address
the
Acme
to end his troubles in the briny
deep. The animal was prized Sunday school at 10 o’clock a. m„
and the Florence Sunday school
highly by his owner.
at
3:00 o’clock p. m. He will '
The Patsy arrived at Albers
also
hold a conference of Sunday
dock last night, bringing a capac
school
workers at the Presby
ity cargo of fish, a portion of
terian
church,
Florence, to which
which she discharged at Astoria.
all
are
invited.
In the evening
She will leave on the return trip
Dr.
Milligan
will
preach in the
with a general cargo. She is
Presbyterian
church,
to which
one of the fleet operated by the
all
are
invited.
Elmore interests.
The above was taken from the
Evening Telegram of November
I he People’s Transportation
11. On the arrival of the Patsy Co., operating boats between
in this port last Thursday, Capt. Portland and The Dalles, is build
Yahlbusch informed us that the ing docks at Lyle, Mosier and
dog had been found by some Hood River.
fisherman in the Umpqua and
taken to Reedsport. He seemed
no worse for his experience ex
cept that in his endeavor to reach
Dress Shoes for Men, Women and Children
the coast he was attacked by a
large flock of Seagulls, who pluck
ed all the hair from his back. It
is thought by the crew of the
Patsy that by proper application
Loggers and Cruisers
of restoratives, the dog will re-J
cover his usual amount of hair.
Every boy and girl in Oregon
will have a chance next year to
take part in a hog raising con
test io be backed by the Portland
Union Stock Yards, the State
Bankers’ Association and other
C. W. Curran brought to this organizations interested in the
Brightens the Kitchen
office this week a fine head of agricultural develoment of the
A complete line of rainproof garments
cabbage weighing eight pounds Northv- at.
It is planned to
American Gentlemen and W. L. Douglas Dress Shoes
and nine ounces, after being permit the young people to bor
trimmed of it outside leaves.
row money on the security of
Chippewa and C utter Loggers and Cruisers
This is not a remarkable size, their parents or school principal
but is on exhibition at the Pilot which will enable them to buy
office to show what can be raised their hogs for cash at current
I he Cook’s Delight
in the sand.
market rates, the money to he
Without irrigation or extra repaid when the stock is sold.
care this was grown in the sand The ooys and girls will be re
soil in the corporate limits of quired to keep an accurate record «
FLORENCE, OREGON
Florence, and is only one of of all their expenditures and to
many samples of vegetables that submit ¡«¿complete report of their
{Joe. M orris Jr., N orm an G. M orris.
are raised on the sand lots of operations at the end of the
Florence.
year.
CUTTING OUT HOUSE FRAME
FISHING SEASON
CLOSED WAS CALLED TO PORTLANL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKER VISITS SIUSLAW
Woo
Good
That Gives
Pleasure
Now is the time to provide yourself
with woolen wear to ward off the
chilly weather. We carry a com
plete line of
SHOES..
A New Stock Just In
Underwear
Hosiery
Shirts
Blankets
All Wool Suits, well tailored
WILL BE EN
COURAGED TO
RAISE HOGS
$15
FINE CABBAGE IS
RAISED IN SAND
Copeland & Rider
Gotzian
Chippewa
Aluminum Ware
1 wenty Year Guarantee
Granite Ware
Catlin’s White
WOOLEN MILL STORE,
Morris
Son
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