Port Orford post., August 26, 1880, Image 1

PORT ORFORD
POST.
NO. 14.
VOL. I.
T H E POST.
J.
U. UPTON
S O N , P r o p r ie t o r «
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P u b lis h e d E v e r y T h u r s d a y ,
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PORT ORFORD, CURRY CO., OR.
S V B S C K IV T IO X H i TVS.
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A D V E R T ISIN G RA TES R EA SO N A BL E.
TOW N
AND
C O U N T Y '.
T a x S a le * .
An im p re ss io n lias som e liow
found a lo d g m e n t am o n g b id d e rs
it tax sa le s in th is c o u n ty th a t th e
p u rc h a se of la n d s a t su c h sales is
a tte n d e d w ith ris k , since a n y little
irre g u la rity w h ic h m ig h t have
•rep t in to th e a sse ssm e n t, le v y o r
sale, w o u ld re n d e r v o id th e p u r -
diase a n d w o rk a f o rfe itu re of th e
<um p aid . N o th in g c o u ld be m ore
A bsurd, in th e lig h t o f tho law ,
a n d th e d e c isio n s, an d th e u n ifo rm
p ra c tic e in su c h cases. I n o rd e r
io a c q u ire
shadow of a s ta n d ­
ing in th e C o u rts, th e p la in tiff, to
void a tax title , m u s t firs t te n d e r
to th e p u rc h a s e r th e fu ll a m o u n t
of th e p u rc h a s e m oney, p e n a ltie s
a n d in te re s t a t th e rate of 20 p e r
s e n t p e r a n n u m if te n d e re d w ith in
one y e a r, o r 30 p e r c e n t, if n o t so
te n d e re d w ith in one y e a r. A t th e
e x p ira tio n of tw o y e a rs from th e
date of p u rc h a s e , th e S h e riff m u st
e x ecu te a d eed to th e p u rc h a s e r
w hich sliali in all re s p e c ts co nvey
th e fee sim p le title to th e la n d s
p u rc h a se d , w h ic h co n v ey an ce can
g e n e ra lly o n ly be v o id e d u p o n
proof of fra u d on th e p a r t of th e
p u rc h a s e r, w h ich p re v e n te d th e re ­
d e m p tio n of la n d s so ld d u r in g th e
legal tw o y e a rs of g race.
C u rry C o u n ty
A **<•** m e n t .
C o q u ille V n lle y F lo u r n n d C u r­
r y C o u n t y C o u * u iu e r w .
W e a re to ld th a t C o q u ille v a l­
ley w ill p ro d u c e th is y e a r a c o n ­
sid e ra b le s u r p lu s of b rea d stu ff,
a n d i t o c c u rs to u s th a t, w ith
d u e effort a n d c o -o p e ra tio n , C u r ­
ry c o u n ty m ig h t draw' h e r s u p ­
p lie s fro m th a t q u a r te r to th e m u ­
tu a l a d v a n ta g e of b o th sectio n s,
in s te a d of c o n tr ib u tin g to th e u p ­
b u ild in g of S a n F ra n c is c o and
C a lifo rn ia b y d ra w in g o u r s u p ­
p lie s fro m th a t so u rc e , w e s h o u ld
tak e c a re to c o n tr ib u te to th e i n ­
te r e s t a n d a d v a n c e m e n t of o u r
ow n c o u n try a n d o u r ow n p e o p le
in a ll w ays in an y w ise p ra c tic a b le .
B ut th e q u e s tio n of tra n s p o rta tio n
h e re o b tru d e s its e lf. C a n n o t th is
be overcom e? O n ly a few' m iles
se p ara te u s fro m th e line w h eat
g ro w in g re g io n of th e C o q u ille ,
a n d y e t w e draw' o u r s u p p lie s
fro m S an F ra n c is c o .
W e pay
#8 p e r to n fre ig h t w ith S an F r a n ­
cisco c o m m issio n s,p ro fits, c a rtag e ,
e tc ., a d d e d , fo r H our a n d feed
s h ip p e d fro m S alem to th a t c ity ,
a n d th e m oney th u s in v e s te d n e v ­
e r co m es b a c k to u s. C o q u ille
riv e r m ills can s u p p ly ail th is d e ­
m a n d fo r less m o n e y a n d be w ell
re p a id th e m se lv e s, b y h a n d lin g a
sm a ll sc h o o n e r—say 25 to n s —in
th e ir ow n in te r e s t a n d th a t of th e
fa rm e rs of th e V alley . O r, m ig h t
n o t C ap t. P a r k e r 's tu g be c h a r te r ­
ed fo r o ccasional se rv ice in th is
in te re s t? F lo u r lo ad ed a t B andon
w h a rf, can be la id dow n a t P o r t
O rfo rd fro m a w agon a t te n d o lla rs
p e r to n f re ig h t.
N ow , th e tra n s p o rta tio n p ro b le m
once s e ttle d , w h a t n e x t in th e o rd e r
of th e c o n su m m a tio n of th e v ery
d e s ira b le e n d of a v a ilin g o u rse lv e s
of a m ore p ra c tic a b le s o u rc e of
b re a d s tu ff su p p ly ? S im p ly th is .
L e t th e C o q u ille m ills g iv e u s a
fa ir a rtic le of H our, b e s tir th e m ­
selves in th e m a tte r o f p ro v id in g
w ays a n d m ean s of p u s h in g off
th e ir p r o d u c ts in th is d ire c tio n ,
a n d th e n le t o u r m e rc h a n ts and
c o n s u m e rs re so lv e to m eet th e m
h a lf w ay by p u r c h a s in g s u p p lie s
from th e m . T h is is a m a tte r we
deem w o rth th in k in g a b o u t by all
c o n c ern e d .
T h e fo llo w in g a b s tra c t of th e a s ­
se ssm e n t in th is c o u n ty is c o m ­
pile I from A sse sso r C u lv e r’s ro ll
as r e tu r n e d , a n d w h ic h w ill lie
su b je c te d n e x t M onday to th e
s c ru tin y of th e C o u n ty B o ard of
E q u a liz a tio n :
N u m b e r of a c re s, 42,283; v a lu e of
W ill V is it F u r r y C o u n ty .
a g ric u ltu ra l la n d s, #107,327; v alu e
A
rc
h b is h o p L e g h e rs , of th e R o ­
o f tow n lo ts, #9485; v a lu e of im ­
m
an
C a th o lic C h u rc h , w ill m ake
p ro v e m e n ts,
#39,630; v a lu e of
h
is
e
p
isc
o p a l v is it to C u r r y c o u n ty
m e rc h a n d ise , #27,245;
m oney,
n o tes, e tc , #33,428; h o u se s and d u r in g th e first week of S e p te m b e r
f u rn itu r e , ¿11,257; n u m b e r of and sp e n d S u n d a y , S e p te m b e r
h o rse s, 578; v alu e of h o rse s, #16,- 5 th , a t E lle n s b u rg .
324; n u m b e r of c a ttle , 3717; value
A b o u t D ue*
of c a ttle , #31,061; n u m b e r of
T h e s c h o o n e r M oso sailed from
sheep. 22,287; v a lu e of sh e ep , #35,- S a n F ra n c is c o
on th e
14th,
724; n u m b e r of sw in e , 749; v a lu e w ith f r e ig h t fo r th is p lace, an d
of sw ine, #1382; g ro ss v a lu a tio n , h e n c e is a b o u t d u e h e re now .
#312,873;
_
A n o t h e r H lp h t t o e r ln C u r e .
A c o rre s p o n d e n t se n d s u s w h a t
is c la im e d by a G e rm a n p h y sic ia n
to be an e x c e lle n t rem ed y fo r d ip h ­
th e ria . T h e in g re d ie n ts s u g g e ste d
a re sim p le , a n d ac ce ssib le to a ll,
w h ile, p ro b a b ly , no h a rm c o u ld
r e s u lt fro m a tria l of its efficiency:
R E C IP E .
T h e in so le o f an o ld sh o e, b u r n ­
ed to a c ris p , a lu m th e size of a
h ic k o ry n u t; red keel th e size of a
h ic k o ry n u t; b lo o d ro o t, 2 o u n c e s;
p u lv e riz e d fine a n d p u t th e m in to
one p in t a n d a h a lf of s tro n g v in ­
e g a r; ste e p slo w ly to o n e p in t; th e n
a d d 2 ta b le -s p o o n fu lls of g o o d
g u n p o w d er.
D IR E C IO N S.
W a sh th e th r o a t ev ery h o u r o r
o fte n e r, if n e c e s s a ry ; g a rg le it or
tak e a s p u n g a n d w ash as far dow n
th e th r o a t as p o ssib le .
F o o t C u t.
A c o rre s p o n d e n t from G re g g s
cre e k se n d s u s th e follow ing:
O n th e 19th, w h ile T lio s. C orn-
w ell w as c h o p p in g b ru s h on h is
ra n c h a t th e m o u th of G re g g ’s
e re e k , he b r o u g h t hi> ax dow n on
th e to p o f h is foot, le a k in g an u g ­
ly w o u n d . T o m m y lim p ed dow n
th e h ill to w a rd s th e h o u se a n d
san g a lo u d fo r rag s, w h ic h w ere
p ro m p tly b r o u g h t an d th e w ound
well c a re d for.
W liu
w i l l <«o f r o m F u r r y !
T h e C oos B ay N ew s say s: E a c h
c o u n ty is e n title d to one s c h o la r­
s h ip a t th e S ta te U n iv e rs ity . I n
a d d itio n each c o u n ty is e n title d to
a sc h o la r-s h ip fo r e a ch S e n a to r
a n d R e p re se n ta tiv e . C oos is e n ­
title d to th re e , C u rry to tw o . W ho
w ants to go?
■
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■ —
llc c f F a ttle fo r (h e V a lle y .
M r. M cG lone, of u p p e r S ix es
riv e r, w ill cro ss over to R o s e b u rg
w ith a la rg e d ro v e of b e e f c a ttle
a t an e a rly day. T hey w ill p r o b ­
a b ly be tak e n hence to P o r tla n d
by ra il.
N liip M in i oI
A new vessel 137 foot k eel, 37
foot beam , 11 foot, h o ld , is c o m ­
m enced a t N o rth B en d ; one a lm o st
as la rg e w ill be re a d y to be
la u n c h e d a t M arshfield in a few
w eek s. A steam tu g b o a t o v e r a
h u n d re d feet long will be c o m ­
m enced a t E . B. Dean & C o’s s h ip ­
y a rd in th is place soon. C oos
c o u n ty b u ild s m ore v e sse ls th a n
all th e re s t of O reg o n , nnd she
f u rn is h e s c a rg o e s fo r e x p o rt n e a r ­
ly e q u a l to th e b a la n c e of th e
S ta te co m b in ed . —Coos B ay N ew s.
B u tte r is 40 c e n ts p e r p o u n d
E a s t of th e M o u n ta in s. P e o p le
w ill w o n d er a t th is e x tra o rd in a ry
p ric e of b u tte r in a re g io n h e re to ­
fo re s u p p o se d to boast “ c a ttle on
a th o u sa n d h ills ."
S n l l n l H r r r ir * .
S h e riff's b la n k s of all k in d s
p ro m p tly p r in te d in th e b e st sty le
at th is office.
S allal b e rr ie s are rip e , ric h a n d
a b u n d a n t in som e p laces ju s t o u t
from th is to w n .
W a te rm e lo n s w ere in th e m a r­
k et e a rly in th e p re s e n t m o n th ,
75c a n d #1 each at P e n d le to n .
h a rd -w o rk e d , b o n a fide se ttlo r
a g a in st h im . T h is is m an ifestly
F .l le n « h u r < .
u n fa ir, a n d calls a lo u d fo r a re m ­
T h o u g h t p e rh a p s pen sk etch es
edy.
in b rie f, c o n c e r n in g th e d o in g s,
T om m y E d so n h a s sold h is ex ­
h a p p e n in g s , p ro s p e c ts , e tc ., h e re
ten siv e p lace a c ro ss th e riv e r to
a n d h e re a b o u t m ig h t be w o rth to
S. B. G a rd n e r. T h e la tte r p r o ­
y o u r re a d e rs th e tro u b le of c o l­
poses to g re a tly Im p ro v e it.
la tin g th e m .
T h in g s a re p ro m is in g m ore liv e ­
COOS BAY ITEMS
ly th a n u s u a l.
M uch v a lu a b le tim b e r has been
T h e fish in g season is n e a r a t
d
e
stro y e d on C oos Bay by fo re st
h a n d an d p ro m ise s to be a p r o s ­
p e ro u s one fo r th e o p e ra to rs in fi res.
T h e A rcata w ill d isc o n tin u e c a r ­
th is e n te rp ris e .
ry in g p a sse n g e rs, c o n fin in g h e r ­
T ho m ill is in o p e ra tio n , an d
th e lo g g ers u p th e riv e r are h a p p y . self to th e coal tra d e .
A bout 159 e x c u rs io n is ts sailed
T h e E lle n s b u r g s h ip y a rd is, a t
u p to H e n ry v ille u m le r th e a u s ­
p re s e n t, o n e of th e im p o rta n t in ­ p ices of tho M arshfield S u n d a y
s titu tio n s of th e p lace.
School.
F is h in g o p e ra tio n s w ill be v ig ­
M r. K ro n h o lm ’s boy had cach ed
o ro u sly p u s h e d a fte r th e firs t about. #39 in h alv es, w h ich w ont
w eek of S e p te m b e r.
th ro u g h th e G a rd in e r fire, b u t camo
M iss M ary W in s o r so jo u rn e d o u t a solid m ass.
T h e M arshfield H ancock C lu b
am o n g u s sev eral d a y s, th e g u e s t
in
v
ite s R e p u b lic a n sp e ak e rs to
of h e r s is te r, M rs. S heriff G a u n t-
h a lf tim e on th e lloor a t its m e e t­
le tt.
T h e C o u rth o u se is s till o c c u ­ in g s.
D e lin q u e n t tax es a re a lre a d y a d ­
p ie d by a p riv a te fam ily , and no
ste p s y e t tak e n to w a rd re in s ta tin g v e rtise d in Coos c o u n ty for c o l­
th e C o u n ty offices a n d re c o rd s le c tio n by d is tr a in t a n d sale of
th e re in , in re sp o n se to th e d e c re e lan d s.
D r. S m ith and E . O 'C onn i 1
of J u d g e W atso n .
c a u g h t o v er tw o h u n d re d tro u t in
Quit«’ a n u m b e r of new b u ild ­
Coos riv e r.
in g s w ill go u p in th is place if r u ­
Six h u n d r e 1 and fifty feet of sea
m o rs m ay b e c re d ite d .
wall is c o m p le te d a t th e bay w h ich ,
Wo a re n o t y e t a d v ise d as to
it is p re d ic te d , w ill do m u ch to ­
w hen th e a d jo u rn e d te rm of tin
w ard s tr a ig h te n in g th e c h a n n el.
C ir c u it C o u rt w ill be h e ld .
T h e N ew s sh o u ld n o t concede to
M r. W in so r of y o u r place, h a s C latso p c o u n ty a la rg e r p e r c e n t,
been in s ta lle d as h ead saw y er in in cre ase in p o p u la tio n th a n Coos
foots u p . C la tso p 's gain is fic ti­
H u m e ’s m ill.
T h e B oard of E q u a liz a tio n , c o m ­ tio u s, so o b v io u sly so th a t we w on­
posed of th e C o u n ty J u d g e , C le rk , d e r th a t any c itiz e n o f th e c o u n ty
a n d A ssessor C u lv e r, w ill m eet can ho fo u n d to s e rio u sly in d o rse
h e re n e x t M onday. I t is in tim a te d tho fo o tin g . C oos c o u n ty has a
th a t a p re s s u re w ill be b r o u g h t to la rg e r p o p u la tio n th a n C lu tso p ,
b ear to have u n im p ro v e d la n d s w hile h e r p e r c e n t, g ain since 1879
held fo r s p e c u la tio n by n o n -re s i­ h as m a n ife stly been g re a te r. T h e
d e n ts a n d o th e rs , ta x e d u p o n a school c e n su s g iv es C o o s over 1999
basis e q u a l w ith im p ro v e d lan d s m ore c h ild re n of school age th an
o f s im ila r q u a lity . J u s t w hy a C la tso p c o n ta in s.
C O H U E S P O N I > U N C E .
p re m iu m s h o u h l be offered for
n o n -o c c u p a tio n an d a c o rre s p o n d ­
in g e m b a rg o laid on la b o r an d e n ­
te r p r is e by th e ta x in g p o w ers by
way of a d is c r im in a tio n in fav o r
of th e fo rm e r am i a g a in s t th e la t­
te r, is a q u e s tio n o u r B o ard of
E q u a liz a tio n m u s t a n sw e r so o n e r
o r la te r; a n d w hy n o t tak e th e b u ll
by th e h o rn s now? U n d e r o n e
c o n s tru c tio n o f tho law , th o A s­
se sso r w o u ld seem to have no
ch o ice b u t to p lace a “ cash v a lu a ­
t i o n ’’ u p o n a ll la n d s , and since
lan d s w h ic h c o st th e ir o w n er #15
to #25 p e r a c re to c le a r and fence,
have u g re a te r “ cash v alu e" th a n
w ild la n d s h e ld for sp e c u la tio n ,
a n d by b e in g so h e ld , re ta rd th e
se ttle m e n t o f th o c o u n ty , w hy, u n ­
d e r th e c o n s tru c tio n a fo re sa id , tho
A ssessor h a s no a lte rn a tiv e b u t to
assess th e la b o r of th e s tru g g lin g ,
I n one of h is facetio u s m oods,
S ig . p e rp e tra te s th e follow ing
s tr in g of “ g litte r in g g e n e ra litie s ;’’
Tim D e m o c ra tic p a rty and tho
F e d e ra lis t p a rty .
T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty and tho
A nti-M ason p a rty .
T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty and tho
W h ig p a rty .
Tim D e m o c ra tic p a rty a n d tho
K now N o th in g p a rty .
T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty an d th e
F re e Soil p a rty .
T ho D e m o c ra tic p a rty am i th e
R e p u b lic a n p a rty .
T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty and tho
good L o rd know s w h at n ex t; h u t
th e D em o c ra tic p a rty all th e tim e.
M r. A. L . N o sle r's h o u se c a u g h t
fire from th e b u r n in g fo re st, and
was e n tire ly c o n su m ed w ith c o n ­
te n ts . W ill re b u ild a t once.
J u s tic e s a n d C o n sta b le s w ill do
well to se c u re an a s so rtm e n t of
b lan k s of us.