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PORT ORFORD NEWS
VOL. IV.
.New Stage Line to Operate;
Twice Daily Mail Service
Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, May 6, 1930.
Grand Jury Dismissed
Curry county’s periodic fish war,
one that has alternately flamed
and smouldered for years along the
blue river Rogue, queen of sunset
fishing rivers, reached a new cli
max Thursday when Judge J. T.
Brand discharged one grand Jury
and impanelled another to investi
gate a group of fish and other cas-
Partial Release of
Census F ig u res,
Curve Work Stops
Number 26.
Political Situation Warms Up;
Primary But Ten Days Away
The work of eliminating the re
A partial release of census fig- „ verse
. curve on the highway in Port
ures for small cities and towns of
°
* 8t° P Thur8day and
Oregon shows that In a majority the gas shovel was moved north of
of cases the population has in -. town
. . where , it is employed In exca-
creased, in some instances to a con- 1 vation work of widening
" the high-
8
way
to
the
standard
width.
If t h e !
siderable extent, while in a few
instances decreases are noted. The highway officials secure a certain ■
A new stage line, for the hauling
comparison of the 1930 and the 1920 piece of pioperty in Port Orford no
of express and passengers, will be April W eather S tatistics es ¿ending.
i . The state primary election to be
census figures is given as follows: further excavation work to straight- i
Circuit Court N ew J s a m esth*‘d
en out the curve will become neces- i Gold Beach, May 2
°n
16‘ " but ten day8
inaugurated between Marshfield
Weather statistics for the Port
The grand jury dismissal follow-
1930
1920
sary. On the other hand if such Campbel!, indicted by the grand HWay and the candldate8 a" ara
and Crescent City shortly before
Bandon
1440 property is not obtained It Is un- jurv for , beft of f,Hh neU from now ........
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putting in their best licks to
July 1, at which time the new fed-
Empire
497
182 derstood It will be necessary to Charles H„gue, wag gentenced
round up the vote. The governor
jral contract for mail service be weather observer, show 13 clear had been discussion
Reedsport
.............. 1161
ship occupies the center of the
bring the big shovel back Into play j flve yearg ,n , he penltentl
tween the two points will become days, 6 partly clear, and 11 cloudy befOre the body by
Sutherlin
449
313
and make a deeper cut Into the hill Tuesday night Campbell made an stage with Hall, Corbett, and Nor-
effective. This was the announce days during the month of April, ' entitled to go before
Jacksonville ...
760
489
blad in the leading roles. 'White
to make a wide swing around the attemp, to escape, but shprlff
ment made today by W. M. McVay with 4.78 inches of rainfall. The | purposes of testifying.
521
278
more noise is being made about
corner
of
Sixth
and
Washington
1
npr
appi.ehended
him
at
his
cabin
and J. 1* Ward of Crescent City, daily range of temperature was.
518
546 streets.
Two of the cases included the Glendale .
'on Tom Cat hill and returned him
<^ rbett and Norblad campaign.
40
who were in Marshfield today April 1 _______ --------- 60
Harrisburg ....
564
573
this does not necessarily mean that
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looking over a possible site for a 1 April 2 _
41 state of Oregon versus Moser, an Huntington
Thursday in the afternoon traffic to the county jail
793
666
stage depot here.
i April 3
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Joe Ellis and Clarence Miller of
°"e ?
t* e *ead' or that
48 employe of Collier H. Buffington, Pendleton
6621
7387 on the highway was halted be-
of their chances
¡April 4 ...
4g charged with dealing in fish with-
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tween Denmark and Port Orford Myrtle Point were Indicted, tried i either
, . or both
..
Bend
8821
The contract for carrying m ail, April 5
37 out a license, and the state of Ore-
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1287
the powder crew were blow- end convicted on the charge of hog g7ithwi.stt'! n Sn
O8,' °
S tb*
......... 1350
was awarded some time ago to i April 6
Oregon candidate,
40 gun versus Burke and Buffington Rainier ... ........
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ing out stumps along the right of stealing. Judge Brand sentenced
e eln
Beaverton
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1134
w Mr. McVay and Mr. Ward along April 7
51 charged with doing business with-
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2701 way to be widened.
' Ellis to one year in the penitentiary
,
.. headquarters
. ... .. are confident
2964
with C. R. Wade, a brother of the ' April 8
411 out filing proper articles of incor- Dallas . ..........
„
„
„
4
,
,
to
h‘*
prpv1™"
"*ord.
and
8a,‘8:
,ed
wl‘h
8Und'n,f
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St. Helens
3955
2220
latter. The new contract calls for I April 9
Hauling crushed gravel from the gavp M,1Igr
dayg (n th<> c<>unty...........................
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the senator, and
the ----------
information
45 poration.
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4640
3151
mail service twice dally to these April 10
Elk river plant continues to points I
is
given
out
that
they
have
a
per
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38
■ jail and a fine of $250 as he had not
Buffington is said to have gone West Linn ..... ............. .1275
1224 both north and south.
points and will give a service by ' April 11
fect organization In all parts of the
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been
in
trouble
before
before the grand jury and urged, Molalla
655
496
contract for which Curry county April 12
state, with a formidable list of
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in o u h a tn n o n t h o t th n Krinrrinrr
Canby
744
852
A gate Beach Park
¡ j u ^ f t t h ™ ^ ! ? " in.tJ^d o ? at “ u,nUh" “ w i t* cked away under
has long been agitating. The Ore-'¡'April 13
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47
1076
a special prosecutor to Curry coun
1144
gon stages, present holders of the ' April 14
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45
Agate Beach Park now presents the September term as is usual The >tor
w j |* b r o a d c a s t e a c h 'lU ght
Lebanon __
ty
to
try
fish
cases
was
an
insult
1846
1605
contract under the once daily April 15
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48
^ ^ " i e n k s ’ of’ X r t ' ^ ’ford ' thU we,>1< from 8tatlon KXE Port-
Ashland ......
to local and state intelligence.
4528
4283 a beautiful springtime appearance.
award, augmented the service with April 16
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41
5686 and many guests visited there over and tlavld Jenks of Port Orford land, giving his position on the Im
Oregon City
5734
a courtesy schedule in the after-1 April 17
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39
Buffington explained to the court
and
beater
Keller of Sixes.
Sunday., The list includes:
noon. The new contract calls for : April 18
______ 62
47 that he had appeared before the
The
entangled
divorce case of portant questions Involved in the
D. W. Wallace and G M Wallace.
twice daily service.
April 19
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53 grand jury to ask an investigation
May 10 Clean-Up Day Portland;
Clyde
Griffith.
Helen
Griffith and campaign.
Mr. Simmons and Ed L. K Hutton was heard
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by judge
While Joseph is making a whirl-
47 o t expenditures used in bringing a
Regular stage busses will be put April 20
Eugene, Ore.. May 1 Effort to ¿ i-k ';« ? 'C ^ 'u ill.;" Mr. and Mrs.
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campaign for the republican
on the route, with 16 stops to b e jAp,d 21
53 special presecutor to Curry county. beautify all of the state highways charie„ Rackllff, Myrtie Point; C. Brand and decrees entered granting
........ 64
50
made between here and Crescent, Apr** 22
r..a—
. . . . . .
in Oregon will be centralized on Illingworth, North Bend; W R. Griffith a divorce, with custody of noni*n«-ti°n. those in cloae touch
Judge Brand dism.ssed the grand Saturday May 10 which ha8 bppn
60
48
his two children, and annulling the | wlth the Political situation through-
City, it was announced. A special Apr 11 23
“
Proclaimed*“. V a t e ^ k i ^ y "c7e.mu¿ ^ ^ ¿ L X s ^ r ^ S O rfm d-‘ marrla«<' ° f the
Hutton. | out the state hold out no hop. for
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run will also be made between CoDApril 24
43 he wanted an investigative board
n _______ . ...
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his succe
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quille and Bandon. As soon as air i Apl 11 25
48
impartial
and
unbiased
in
the
duty
‘
.
..
.
Norb,Rd.
Mr
and
Mrs.
Henry
Adolphsen,
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mail connections are made h ere,‘Aplil 26
The Joint representatlveahip from
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Coog
y
who
has
called
on
all
civic
organl,
Port
O,
ford;
Tom
Kroll
Ralph
Buy Cedar Timber
44 it had before it
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the Crescenty City men will like- , April 27
______
zatlons of the state to aid in the
j lm Hollenbeck and Dan ' Marsh brothers completed the ' 4008 “nd C«rry counties is a con-
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42
wise inaugurate such service, the j April 28
work.
state -----
feneration
gar- j»ul.
,, I>
O
• J *«
----- The
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... B—- of Murphy
Coquille- Mrs R V Dun- purchase last week of the Port Or-1 *88t for the rePubl|can nomination
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men now looking forward to this i Ap^JJ 29
« I ermitfi Required May 15 den clubs inaugurated the move-
’ i ’a.8hfield- Edmund Galilei ^rd cedar timber on the home-i betwe8n four ‘ »ndldates, with re-
,
April
30
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40
arrangement.
Curry County Fire Warden White ment, with Mrs. Jessie M. Honey- and Mr Barnum, Bandon.
I stead of Henry Patton on Bald ! p<" 18 f,om Co° 8 c° ur>ty. where the
announced last week that begin- man. Eugene, as chairman.
Mountain creek, estimated at 200,-i h,‘aVy vot*' lle8' K«Pre«>nt*tiv«
Mi. and Mis. Keltner, Mr. and 000 board feet. It is understood the I Lou,B KnuPP 18
The new company will start op -; Average _____ .____ ............ 61
44 ning with May 15, burning permits
In preparatlon for
‘n the lead of
the tourist Mis. Harold Savage, Mr. and Mrs. '
erations during June, at which tim e;
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will be required for the burning of trave| , hi8 BUmmer
gcoutg
purchasers contemplating cutting I all the others, with Chenoweth
Rudolph
Jepson,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Art
I
a depot will have been established I
Program MflV 14
ipiobHbly second. Hunter third, and
« ashings. Mr. White also states m,iniheri rf chambers of commerce Chrli.tensen, and Misa Dorothy! the stand this season.
here, the men announced It is not I
Qf
Tichenor at the tail end.
to,d that the state fire marshal has fu r -|- .ld !,rI.„,< .. c,ub„
rh|I(, ren
known w
wi
e 1,1 c ’
“ I by motion pictures and hand col- n,8he<l live miles of telephone wire and numerous c hers will turn out i;uj:h . all • f Marshfield, were
The county Judgeship nomination
um.it. guciii. of Hr. t iu Mrs. H.
the loca ein u n a,
r,-,el.d p ain t-!ored s'i<le8 will be presented at the for tbe repair of the telephone line
nomination on the republican tick
May 10 to tidy up the roadways.
b
Sauers,
Sunday.
will be made to secure 81
OW TO LIVE et will probably go to Fred 8.
U 1 high school gymnasium Wednes- j to the Rocky Peak lookout sta-
er of Marshfield for that position.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ferry and (
Community meetings are beink
EOIX GKH . . .
day evening. May 14, at 8 o’clock : tion, and for the construction of
Moore, the popular county aaeesaor,
Painter is now visiting in the east
by W. V. Fuller, public relations 1^4 new line to a primary lookout called all over the state by the dau^nteis. Elizabeth and Francis,
with Bowman In second place, and
and could not be reached by the official of the state forestry de- station to be installed on Crushy leaders to assign various Jobs and ol Mudford, accompanied by Mr.
B y J o h n C la r e n c e F u n k
Walker third. The present incum
company today.
bent, Judge Bailey has no opposi
partment and George Griffith, pub- Ba*d at the headwaters of Euchre territory. Each mile of highway and Mrs. Geoige W. Soranson a n d ’
tion for the democratic nomination.
Mr. Ward and Mr. McVay came lie relations specialist of the Port- creek Work of installing and re t i l l have two teams working on children visited the park Sunday.
“ATTENTION”
George Saueis and George W ll-1
The real fight for this office will
here today in company with Cap land office of the U. S. forestry ser- J Pair will be taken up and complet- it. one on either side, while the Hams came up from Smith River !
state trucks will gather up the rub
tain Jack Douthit of the Rogue vtce. New lantern slides and mo- ed prior to the opening of the fire
FTER enllstuieat oue of the occur at the November election be
to spend Sunday with Mr. Sauers '
bish and carry It away.
river fery. They stated the piling tion picture reels are to be shown season.
first things a roikle learns Is tween Bailey and Moore, probably.
parents at the park.
for the new bridge had been driven this year, and everybody is invited
1 correct posture.
When the com-
The commiaalonership scrap is
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Allen and Mr MHiid, ‘‘Attention!" Is given, the warming up and Commissioner 8y-
C. M. T. C. N ew s
across the river. The visitors ex to attend.
Tourist Travel Increases
u ... a k
I
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D
aad Mrs. E. R. Herndon and daugh-, young soldier plnees his feet at an pher has real opposition in his
pected a large increase in travel
Grants Pass. Ore., May S.-Tour-1 Vancouver Barracks, W a s h , Ur Mary
Mr a„d Mrg R. , llngle of fort,-flve degrees, throws
over the Coast highway with the
ists are coming to Oregon at a April 28 Information of impor- p William® Mr. and Mr». F W
Fishermen Act
«boulder« back, hla head up, hands from A. H Bolce of Langlois
completion of this bridge. — Coos
Newport, April 29 — Saturday fa8ter rate this yenr than ever be- tance to prospective applicant« for
Mih aenaatacken of <lrnw® In big chin and keeps bi« ab but piesent indications are that
» .» u n . t ,
“ X ” ,r ..i s “
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>
>• ■»- he will win out. The democratic
Bay Times.
commercial fishermen of the state ! f°re “^cording to registrations maln-
candidate, Charles ‘Berry of Lang-
who
are
members
of
the
Oregon
.
.
.
.
|
slble.
met here and organized the Com j tained by t*1® Grants Pass chamber
|
course discipline Is one of tlie Iola has no opposition.
National Guard is contained in home In the park Sunday.
E ntertain For Mrs. Sauers mercial Fisheries association, with of comn)erce
Wednesday about 26 Bandon high "laln factors In this attention sill
Another ten days will tell the
According to complete record,
I el#a* d_ ^ Pr*1
bester Sauers and Mrs. b. the object of perpetuating commer
M r s ._____
22. by Major General George White «chool studenta held a picnic In the
,,ut ,ber® *■ mora ,o ■’ ,bH" final story, and, as anything can
R Pugh were hostesses Thursday -clal fishing in the streams of the maintained
for the first four commanding the latter organlza- ^ /k , end enjoyed swimmlng ln the ^ “,'
happen within that period in pol
afternoon at the home of Mrs. »tate. The coast counties of the months of 1930. the registration is tion.
itics,
the foregoing is based on the
lake
and
played
baseball
They
d
e-,
-n<,
lBh,S
e
iX
with
state
were
all
represented,
R.
b.
21 per cent above what It was for
Sauers at a delightful party with
dared the water was warm enough ,|IP functions of the vltsl organs situation as it appears at this time
Under the provisions of
Mrs. Harold Sauers as the honor McCleay and C. H. Buffington com-* the similar period of 1929. The rec
ln,s i to enjoy the sport.
Moreover, they realize that per- from information gathered from the
guest. The afternoon was pleasant ing from Curry county. Mr. Mc ord is maintained, aocording to memorandum, eligible guardsmen
Fishing has been good during the i 8onal morale and brain power art best available sources.
Cleay
was
chosen
chairman
of
the
chamber
officials,
despite
the
fact
who are accepted for C. M. T. C
ly passed with cards, delicious re
past week, one trout 26 inches long ! inore
to •'« at top-notch In
freshments being seived. The guests association, and a full board of that heavy snows in January block may be excused from the National r-ii
.1,. !<..
" D*TM<»n who walks and thinks
County Clerk Records
I «trulght than otherwise. And wliat
were Mrs. Henry Sauers, Mrs directors was elected. Resolutions aded the highways. During ^pril Guard field training camp upon .
Is true In the service Is equnlly true
Instruments filed with County
Mabel Gillings, Mrs. E. A. Malloy, were adopted deploring the effort the records reveal, the Increase was approval of their commanding offl-
Q I P . U'oLimr
n nH
exilian
life. rarrlpd
The body
func Clerk Caughell for record during
Mrs. Fred Jamieson, Mrs. Delmar and threat to close the streams of 48 per cent above the same period cers, on June 21, 1930 Memeberg so
o.
w aning IT
i r»
p
|(w
(H,H( when
Hg na(uri.
relieved will draw their National
the past week include many from
Wright, Mrs. Harold Johnson, Mrs. southwestern Oregon to commercial | of time for 1929
Portland,
April
29
The
Interstate
intends
It
to
tie
carried.
Guard pay for the period spent at
northern part of the county, aa
^Crawford Smith, Mrs. N. P. Grant, fishermen.
commerce commission today ap-' It is quite true that men are more the
camp with their units, and trans- proved the application of the likely to be offenders In this regard follows:
Mrs Roy Corson, Mrs. Ella Knapp,
B um s To Celebrate
, Burns. May 1 On Ma>' R Bllrn8 P”2^i!T"„iOri>O[*l8"d , 7 ^ , 7 " ’
®ou,hern Ba®lfi7 to acquire the than are women. An Innate pride
Mrs. Orris Knapp, Mrs. Grover
Women’s Club
Fannie Corbin. Elton Corbin,
™
„
Tichenor, Mrs. F. H. Charlesworth,
The regular meeting of the Wo- will hold a big celebration in con eligible
" " . ” for C. M. T. C. mileage to Clackamas
and Eastern railroad. sustains the latter which unfortu James Corbin. Earl Corbin and
, ..
,
Mrs. Ray Zumwalt and Mrs. Wes men's club was held Thursday a. nection with the opening of the and from their homes.
and the Clackamas and Eastern nately Is usually lacking in the for Olive Corbin, each quit claim deed
luer. One has only to observe the
ton Zumwalt of Sixes
ternoon at which time Mrs Ella $5,000,000 plant of the Hines Wes
General Paul A. Wolf, U. S. A., I was authorized to acquire a four iiussershy to realize how rurelea* to Fred W. Jamieson.
Knapp and Mrs. Mabel Gillings, tern Pine company, and excursions p commanding
. . „
i at Vancouver
. omvuu . vi Bar
»«i mile logging road in Clackamas people have become regarding Hie
Clarence Lee, 8ylvla Quigley and
delegates to the District Federation will be run on all railroads, includ racks, has agreed that such eligible county. A four mile extension to the pro(>er carriage of their bodies. And F. O. Nordberg, each quit claim
Club To Give Dance
of Women's clubs convention at ing a train from Portland with bus- guardsmen will be accepted at the j Clackamas and Eastern will be the main reason Is sometimes much deed to R. R. Smith.
The Women's club will give a Grants Pass, gave reports of the lness men of that city In attend- Citizens' Military Training Camp made with the Southern Pacific rd<‘»'l»«r than It appears lo be on the
E C. Pangle to Iva Whitman -
dance and supper at the Woodman proceedings of the meeting. Mrs.
surface.
It Is s state of mind deed
up to 6:00 p. m. of June 22.
I near Clackamas station.
hall Saturday evening, May 10, to Gillings was elected treasurer of
based on physical unfit nesa.
The person who Is bubbling over “Tirilted Slates to F L. 3plr«e -
raise funds to pay the expense of the district federation. Installation
with vim, vigor and vitality Just patent.
the delegates to the recent con of officers of the local club was
nuturnlly carries himself properly
vention of federated clubs at _ held Thursday
_____ evening with Mrs
John Hampshire location mining
tnd the roriverse Is equally true. claim
Grants Pass The Ponting orches- BernaJ Forty acting as Installing
I'o tie a slouch Indicates either an
tra will furnish the music.
officer. The club agreed to aajlst
I Incxcusnble wtate of mind or a de-
' I'l' il luck of physical realliency
in the May 10, clean-up day pro
School V isits Court
commonly known as "pep."
gram.
Gold Beach, May l.—The students
Mr. Malloy Still 111
If you are walking with droop- In the seventh and eighth grades of
The condition of E. A. Malloy,
ii” ahouldera, If you are hollow
8r„ 92-year-old Port Orford resident
Metal Prices
■ hi sted. If you shuffle along will the local schools visited the court in
remains about the same, with a Lead (pj y j
be d down, take a square look at a body today, and Circuit Judge
— 5.50c per pound
' iourself.
you will know Inline Rrand m a d e an interesting talk to
slight, if any improvement. Mr. Zjnc (8t
_4.75c per pound
iiilely If your careless attitude la them
Malloy will be 92 years old on May | Cop p e r ____
-13.77c per pound
' n, rely mental flop or If It is deep-
20, and his many friends are hop- j gj]ver
-42.30c per pound
-I'lited. If the former, start to rem
Msr Orris Knapp. Mrs Ella
ing for a restoration to his usual (A)uminum <N. Y ) 24.30c per pound
dy it at once through your own Knapp. Mrs Mary Rice motored to
good health.
J Antimony (N. Y ) _7.62c per pound
• oorta.
Use your will power to Bandon Saturday.
do It. You will be poaltlvely stir
' Nickel I n g o t_____35.00c per pound
prised how soon you will be step
• Track Meet Tomorrow Platinum (N Y . ) _46.00 per ounce
The liadles Aid will meet to-
I Hr.’ out with the best of them,
The track meet, postponed from i <^uic,c8llv*,' <S-
—$115.00 per 76-
looking and acting the man that you morrow afternoon. May 7.
April 26, wull be held tomorrow on
,b' ^*aa*t
really are.
the grade school grounds at 1:00
tin the other hand. If yon are
The regular monthly meeting of
II red and lack the “get-up” that you the library board wilt take place
o'clock. Riverton will compete with
County Grants Park
> much envy In others then walk Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock, to
Port Orford in many eventa.
Roseburg. Ore., April 29 —The re- j
» fast as you can to year doctor, morrow night
quest of Oregon for the establish-1
loll him your troubles, let him pre-
Oil Well Down 900 Feet ment of a state park of 80 acres {
t cribe the remedy, snd then take
A lot of men rich enough to cor
south
of
Clear
lake
on
the
Rooee-
:
Coquille. May 5.—The Fat Elk
it conscientiously.
Perhaps It will
be a habit or so that will have to ner a stock In Wall street would
oil well here Is now down over velt highway, south of Reedsport
to hy the hoard.
Again, It may give It all to be young enough,
900 feet and oil indications are be has been granted by Douglas coun
mean more fresh air or exercise, these April days, to corner all the
coming stronger as depth is gained. ty court. It was announced today
more or lesa work or food
marblee In the game on Main street
The drillers and officials of the The tract is desired to preserve th,
In any event, whatever It la that
company are confident that oil will heavy stand of rhododendron
vou need to bring yon out of the
More than one fond parent has
be found, and that the well will
Reedsport has requested the right
ou<h cliisa fake your medicine
demonstrate what has been the be to reserve 120 acres of land south
l.e a man. The world lovea the had the conceit taken out of him
i
b ally fit and frowns upon fter having solved all hie son's
lief for many years- that oil exists west of Lake Marie, extending to
n!”-bra problems, by having John
. rs. Therefore, “A tte n tio n ! i or
in commercial quantities in this ward the Umpqua lighthouse. Th!« This scene of the Oregon Coa», Isis-,
-oath
'.1 Orford,
en p la c e d in I4 hotels between Kuae-
i o ,.n i.: ”
ny return home next day to tall
section.
lequrst has also been gra:>tad
burg and Portland by J. R. Crus
huid
Or<
iJ ;
Western Newapnprr U nion.>
him the answers were all wrong.
H