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Port Ortord Deep Water Harbor = KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Resources of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire PORT ORFORD NEWS Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, February 28, 1933. Volume VII. Guard Station Bids Open; Construction About May 1st cting to have c o n stru c tio n ' Steiwer Proposes Relief jnder w ay by M ay 1, h e a d q u a rte rs i W ashington, Feb. 23 — A bill • )fficials of th e U nited S ta te s co ast ’ <g-5639t. designed to provide f o r ' ... considering Afirr f* OOVPritl j v an _ ces by th e Recon ruard a rc sev eral .1 ai 1 — • loans o r _ ad nost unbelievably low bids w ith a stru c t io" f in a n c e C o rp o ratio n fcr rjew to aw ard in g the c o n tra c t for th e p u rpose of secu rin g p o stp o n e-' he new P o rt O rford co ast g u ard m en t of foreclosures of certain tation to th e low est fin an cially re- m o rtg ag es fo r a period of tw o y ears ponsible bidder, acco rd in g to ad- has been rep o rted by th e U. S. S en ices from W ashington. a te co m m ittee on B an k in g an d C u r Lowest of the 22 bids received by rency. S en ato r S teiw er w a s an active he coast g u ard is $22.594. su b m itted sub-com m ittee ,y Youhasz & Olson. G ary, Ind. The m em ber of th e ob calls for the c o n stru ctio n of a w hich d ra fte d th is legislation. The tation house, boat house, a launch- m easu re is offered as a tem p o rary m easu re to stem vay requiring jy leq u iim g the tt»c use of steam ----- an d em erg en cy ---------- ree and diving equipm ent, in ad- ; fo reclo su res on fa rm an d city r -1__. , hom es of . r a .. v alu atio n df $8,000 «XÌQA4Ì nr or ition to a reserv o ir an d dam . O ther bids are: L iesch & Tofte, less. irsn n eiu , $24,570; L. . H. .. ■ — offm ----- an - | T he bill proposes th a t $500.000, J [arshfield. H iitland. $27,000; B a rh a m B ro th e rs, 000 be m ade av ailable for p ay m en ts lent. $27,200; W m. W ills, S e a ttle .! to m o rtg ag e holders on b eh alf of j J713; Geo. H. B uckley Co., P o rt-j d elin q u en t d eb to rs provided th a t id $31.000; Sullivan C o n stru ctio n j m o rtg ag e h olders ag ree not to fo re-' O akland, Cal.. $31,138; Sig Ash. i cl0Se o v er a period of tw o y e a is ,' edford, $31,800; C. T ed B rad y Co., an d to accep t a red u ctio n of in ter- j »attle, $32.330; J. W. & J R HU1- est ra te to 4 p er c en t on to tal de rom M arshfield, $32,400; A. W linquencies. T he loans w ould be owat, S eattle, $34,300; B. T. Allyn, m ade th ro u g h th e facilities of t h e ' ortland, $34.889; H e rb e rt B row n, R eco n stru ctio n F in an ce C orpora andon. $39:968; C. J. M ontag. P o rt- tion. One h u n d red million d o llars also ,nd, $39,100; A. Del Guzzo, S eattle, 12,420; P a rk e r-S c h ra m Co., P o rt- w ould be m ade available to F e d e r a l. nd, $43.500; U h rb ran d & O sarum , Jo in t S to ck L an d B an k s an d to re -' Storla. $42.880; E. G. P eters, Se ceivers of su ch b a n k s w here d e lir.-. M au rer ie, $43,500; »to.uuu, F re d J . ---------- q u en t m o rtg ag es a re held. is. E u re k a , Cal., $43,582; F . C. I No ]oan w ould be m ade, accord- lard. M edford, $47.810; C u r r y , ¡ng to tPp proposed legislation, un- . « T H Gold | ess thp r . W p z~s c . 1 is _ satisfied th n a ♦ t unty C on stru ctio n Co., ich, $52.340; M. B. McGowan, th e m o rtg ag ee has first p ro te c te d ' > F rancisco, $53,887; L o n g tin & I his m o rtg ag e rig h ts by p ay in g ac- kin, San F rancisco, $65,958. ; cru ed d elin q u en t tax es for th e ! ,ower bids on a co ttag e a t th e m o rtg a g o r an d th a t th e m o r tg a g o r/ irt O rford statio n are: A. Del a fte r ex ercisin g o rd in a ry diligence izzo, S eattle. $5400; C. Ted B rady, to m eet accru ed in terest and prin h as d efau lted attle, $5430; A. W. Mowal. Seat- cipal p ay m en ts, $5522; Geo. H. B u ck ler Co., th ereo n o v er a period of six rtlan d . $5600; W m. W ills. S eattle, m onths. S e n ato r S teiw er h as expressed his ',00; B a rh a m Bros. Salem $5800; in ten tio n of u rg in g early action on I esch & T ofte, M arshfield. $5800. th is m easu re in th e S en ate an d b e - , The estim ate of D istric t Com- cause of th e em ergency c h a ra c te r , under Kelly and S u p e rin ten d en t of th e proposed legislation the C ’nnst onstruction ruction F fOUl'CIie, ourche, w wnvi. hen they » ...j | , 1 ■ le th e ir original inv estig atio n in 'H o u s e is expected to m a k e 's p e c ia l t,rua, v , 1929 w as on a basis of . a . ra n g em en ts to enable action th is ^ f o 7 th e estab lish m en t of th e session of th e congress. tion com plete, Including m odern its roads, etc. T he g overnm ent l*<»ultTV M e e t i n g l O I l l g h t 1 probably be able to save a I (F ro m W estern W orld) e . x ; now ' — t » ... tn .o W t Win II c o .. IO . . . . . p u ll« .. T A X A T IO N Taxation matters are upper most in the minds of taxpayers these days, and every agency is hard at work to determine in what way savings may be effect ed without jeopardizing the effi ciency of government. Every phase of the tax situation should receive the attention of citizens, and the News presents the fol lowing facts for their consider ation: The Siskiyou National Forest Reserve embraces 593,976 acres of land in Curry County, while the privately owned lands, sub ject to taxation, aggregate 345,- 726 acres plus the acreage in town lots. The Forest Reserve lands, therefore, form approxi mately 63 per cent of the total acreage of the county, and are TAX-EXEMPT. The assessed valuation of the taxable lands and improvements for 1930, ac cording to official records, was $5,715,854 and estimated to pro duce a total taxation of $223.- 184.24. Assuming that the Forest Re serve lands are taxable, and bas ing the assessed valuation at $10 per acre, which basis is founded on an agreement between the Government and Curry County whereby the former pays taxes to the county on 7,655 acres of 0. and C. Revested Grant Lands in the southern part of the coun ty—a basis considered by well informed county officials as a fair basis for the valuation of the Forest Reserve lands, which contain 4,611,500,000 board feet of merchantable standing tim ber, including the reserve supply of the valuable Port Orford ce dar, and applying the same tax levy—.0391—as is used on tax able property of a like classifi cation within the county, the Forest Reserve lands would pro duce $222,244.00 in taxes annual ly, if the same were not TAX- EXEMPT. The county records disclose that Curry county received di rectly from the Forest Service in 1930 but $¡125.07 from forest rentals and $20.88 from timber sales—a total of $345.95—to which should probably be added whatver sums the Forest Service expend annually for roads and trails, fire protection, buildings, and overhead, within the county. Under this setup the county would receive approximately 100 per cent increase in taxes, pro vided these Forest Reserve lands were not TAX-EXEMPT, mak ing a total taxation income for the county of approximately $445,000, based on 1930 assess ments. The lands in question are Tax- Exempt and there is no way in which Curry County may tax same. There is, however, an equitable and moral obligation resting on the Federal Govern ment in the matter to alleviate, equalize and adjust, this unequal and unjust tax situation by rea son of the inclusion of approxi mately 63 per cent of the coun ty’s acreage in the Forest Re serve. This obligation may be liquidated in part by the Federal Government improving the har bors and rivers of the county where warranted and necessary —properly the work of the gen eral government—and thereby create additional wealth and prosperity through the general development of the rich natural resources of the county, which will in turn tend to ease the tax situation generally. The princi ple is sound and is recognized by the Government and has been made the plea of other localities for such improvements when- the Government owns a large proportion of the lands. * Port Orford’s plea to the Board of Engineers for the improvement of its natural deep water harbor is founded in part on such a manner of adjusting the unjust tax situation existing in Curry County. Number 13 Sub-Tournament Sat. Night; Pirates Defeat Gold Beach PORT ORFORl) LOCALS S atu rd ay , M atch 4th, is th e d a te set for th e b ask etb all to u rn a m e n t to be held In th e P o rt O rfo rd gym to decide the tw o e n tr a n ts from th is d is tric t so u th ern Coios and A m ong those a tte n d in g "Sw ift C u rry counties in th e d is tric t to u r D ay" a t Coquille last T uesday from n a m e n t to be held th e follow ing th is a re a w ere M r an d Mrs. J. W. w eek at M arshfield T he fo u r team s T yson a n d Mr an d M rs Jo h n p a rtic ip a tin g a re not yet defin itely F rom m . Sixes; C has. Fox of L an g know n as they a re chosen by the lois; Mr. and M rs. D avid McKenzie, d istric t to u rn a m e n t com m ittee, but Mr. and Mrs. R L. W ag n er a n d Mr. it is alm ost c e rta in th a t P o rt O r and Mrs. C laren ce W agner of E lk ford. Gold B each and B andon will R iv er; an d A. J. M arsh of M arsh ta k e p a rt w ith the fo u rth choice field, a form er Elk river resident. lying betw een A rago an d Coos Rev. and Mrs. T. B. M acD onald R iver. of M yrtle P oint a re spending some J u s t w hat team s will be p itted tim e in P o rt O rford re h ab ilitatin g a g a in st each o th e r will be decided th e ir property. th is week eith e r by d raw in g s o r J. A. G am ble of E lk riv er w as In p airin g s m ade by the com m ittee. tow n F rid a y on business m atters. T he tw o w in n ers of the sub-tour- Miss R u th C lark, principal of t h e ' n a m e n t will be en tered In th e dis- high Bchool. is confined to her h o m e ! tric t to u rn a m e n t and num b ered 7 w ith Illness. j and 8. T hey will decide im m edl- F red R utledge of G arrison L ake ately follow ing the g am es w hich tra n sa c te d business in tow n F r i - ' w inning team will be No. 7 and ! w hich will be No. 8. T hese nunt- day. R ay B. Jo hnson, son of Mel J o h n - ! * ers a re quite Im p o rta n t a s they son. a naval cadet. Is visiting relat- ’ d eterm in e who th e ir op p o n en t is to be in the opening gam es of the Ives In P o rt O rford. I M arshfield to u rn am en t. No. 8 will Louis L. K napp su b stitu ted f o r , ' play No. 4 w hich is M yrtle P o in t Miss C lark a t th e high school yes- in the opening gam e and No. 7 will terday. play No. 3, w hich is Coquille. R iv- F rien d s in C urry county of M '”8 j P,to n , j^o. 5 will play N o rth Bend, M a rg a re t Gills, public h ealth nurse, j^() j and p ow prs g w |ll d raw will re g re t to learn th a t she re M„ rshfield N o 2. So from th e cently fra c tu re d h er an k le w hile rn a j,ov can readily he seen th a t d u ty in L inn county. | th e n mbei a team d raw s is v eiy P IA N O B A R G A IN L ate mode! im p o rtan t piano located here in the vicinity of T he referee fo r the S atu rd ay P o rt O rford. W ill sell for the bal- gam es has not been chosen, but will an ce due on c o n tra c t w ith term s probably be selected from Coos like re n t; if in terested w rite a t county. once to H. B McNeil. 41(1 E a st Im m ediately follow ing th e gam es Main stie e t, Medford. Ore. F21t3c the p o rt O rj ord H igh School stu Mr and Mrs. J. P. M asterson den t body will give a d an ce and a and children w ere recent d in n er m idnight sup p er In the gym. P rep- g uests of Mr. and Mrs. Jo h n Don- | a ra tio n s a re being m ad e fo r a big aldson of D enm ark. tim e and everybody Is co id lally In- Mr and M is S. J. R eynolds w ere ! vited to atten d . A m o d erate charge g uests last week end of Mrs H a ttie will be m ade to assist th e stu d e n t C hesley of Langlois. ! body in m eeting th e ir m an y ex- H enry Jo hnston, cooperative penses. w eath er observer, G arrison Lake, R em em ber the d a te of M arch 4 - Jins a P o rt O rlo rd visitor, w ith the com ing S a tu rd a y and th a t th e i l l s Jo h n so n S unday ' gam es will be well w o rth a tte n d in g 1 Mr. and Mrs. C larence W agner o! «« <h- fo u r a re •7 "* - e , m atched and som e real b asketball A shland are visiting a t . the « hom of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. W agner. Mrs. Is in th e offing. A dm ission Is but W agner will be rem em bered as th f 25 c en ts for a d u lts and 10 cen ts fo rm er Miss Jew ell Crow w l„, for children. P lra te s D efeat Gold B each ta u g h t in th e g la d e schools in P o rt T he P o rt O rfo rd P ira te s d efeated O rford. E. L. W hite an d d au g h ter, M ar th e Gold B each high school Boys g aret, w ere re cen t visitors in Co- a t Gold B each S a tu rd a y n ig h t, w ith a score of 32 to 15, an d th e Gold quille. W ork is progressing as rapidly as Beach high school girls defeated w e a th e r p erm its on the new post- the P o rt O rford girls 21 to 13 th e H arvey C rook re f office building being erected by sam e evening J. P. M asterson, and tr a n s fe r of ereed th e gam es to everyone’s s a t th e office to the new q u a rte rs will isfaction w hen R o n , t h < • » ... W - £ u n til th ey a re six m o n th s of ag e? I estim ate w as m ade. T h is question w as discussed last T u esd ay n ig h t a t th e p o u ltry n ig h t 1 C H U R C H C A LEN D A R school a t w hich it w as estim ated Rev. D. J. H enry. P a s to r th a t a p ullet should n o t cost m ore unday School 10 a. m. th a n 80c fo r th e six m o n th s period. "oung P eople’s F o ru m , S u n d ay T his w as based largely on fig u res ! of n in e co st rep o rts m ade in 1931 I ning 7:00 p. m. h u rc h Service, T h u rsd ay , a t a t w hich tim e it w as fig u red th a t it | co st on th e av erag e, locally. $1.13 I) p . m )n M arch 5 Rev. Iverso n of Med- p er pullet. Since th a t tim e th e item s probably be m ade early In M- rch d will be in P o rt O rfo rd to su- th a t go to m ake up th e cos» of T he W om ens' Club e n tertain ed ■vise th e can v as for pledges for ra isin g th e pullets have reduced T h u rsd ay evening a t th e ir club su p p o rt of th e C om m unity from 25 to 40 p er cent. room s a t card s fo r the benefit of ich d u rin g th e en su in g y ear, T he th re e m a jo r item s in p ullet th e library. he question to be discussed at production, labor, feed an d cost of Qnrintr C ron s O u tlook farm Prices at 51 per cent of pre Old Ironsides Not to w ar Thp governrnent price index Miss C ath erin e Sm ith has been tirsday evening s service by Rev. chick, w ere found to have been re- spring V rops UUllOOh Visit Port Orford assistin g in th e local post office for nry will be "W hy U nite W ith th e duced ap p ro x im ately 40 p er cen t round \o n c loo I>ri^nt (>f g ra in s w as 34, down 18 points several days past. w h ereas o th er item s, a s litter, de- . from a y e a r ago; w ith fru its and u rch ”. S o u th w estern O regon is not to Mr. an d Mrs. F ra n k W eed of <bout 45 atte n d e d th e F o ru m p re d a tio n , in te re st on investm ent, (F ro m W estern W orld) I v egetables a t 59. dow n 11 points; have th e privilege of seeing Old G arrison L ake have been e n te rta in etlng last T h u rsd ay even in g pre- sp ra y an d m edicine, brooding, an d | A none-too-favorable m a rk e t o u t- ; m e a t an im als 51. dow n 17 p oints, Iro n sid es w ith o u t a trip to P o rt ing Jh e lr d au g h ter, Mies C rystal ling c h u rc h service. T he study m iscellaneous expenses w ere esti look in gen eral for sp rin g sown d a lry products 68, dow n 17 p o in ts; land 01 S an F rancisco, according to W eed, of P o rtlan d . the gospel of M ark is b eing con- m ated to have reduced from 25 to crops an d v egetables is ind icated , an d thp p o ultry a n d egg index a t advices received by the P o rt O r ted by the F o ru m u n d er th e lea- 30 p er cent. by th e second section of th e 1933 <gj u p g points com pared to Ja n u - Mias M arth a F elshelm of B an ford C ham ber of C om m erce, unlm ship of Rev. H enry. All th e above costs re p re se n t to fa rm outlook ju s t released by th e a ry 1932. O th er indexes w ere given from S e n ato r M cN ary an d Cor don rem ained over F rid ay n ig h t af- l e v T u rn e r B. M cD onald of Ara- ta l cost, including both cash costs O regon ag ric u ltu ra l extension «erv- f o r 'im p o rta n t individual . farm u com gressm an H awley, w ho sta te th a . I te r 'h e gam e to be the house guest w as in a tte n d a n c e a t la st T h u m an d lKv, c a s h costs. F ig u rin g on a c ice. m odities. the h ig h est of w hich w as N uvy d e p a rtm e n t has decided I Mlsi’ Beggy Corson She accom W ith resp ect to th e w h eat s itu a fo bs service. It is p lan n ed to have tu a l ci basis, w hich w ould include r eggs a t 100 p er ndversely cen t of th the --------------------- ---------- e reqUPHt thp Pharn. J panied th e local girls' team to Gold j an lm prov|gpd s. M cDonald p resen t T h u rsd ay p ay in g o u t cash d u rin g th e tim e of tion, due to th e poor w in te r w heat 1910-1914 level. T he o th e rs ranged her to have th e fam ous old w arship B each S a tu rd a y n ig h t :ht of th is w eek tc give one of raisin g th e pullets. It w as estim ated prospects, m uch depends upon the dow n w ard to 30 per cen t for som e S. J Spoerl o f C hinquapin R idge v isit th e n a tu ra l deep w ater h a r - illu strated d raw in g ta lk s th e cash co st would av erag e ap p ro x acreag e of sp rin g w heat, according of th e grains. bor a t P o rt O rford th e only no tra n sa c te d business in tow n S a tu r im ately 55c p er pullet. T hese figures to th e circu lar. The w orld supply of bar, n o n -riv er m outh h arb o r having day. will not hold tru e in all cases, some w heat is still am ple, w ith a dow n Legislature to Adjourn Mrs. R L W ag n er an d Mrs. Clai am ple d ep th of w ater, south of A Grange Meets ___ n _____ will a tu ra lly be lo v e r w hile o th ers w ard tre n d in in te rn a tio n a l trade. ence W agr er of Elk R iver w ere to rla T he d e p a rtm e n t bases its ob E x p o rts fro m th e U nited S tates I t is expected th e leg islatu re will 3 M ost W est«rr. O ran g i held w l„ ru n higher. jection on "channel co nditions’ shopping in tow n F riday Mr. and ‘. te re stlh i, m eetin g a t L anglois A n o th er im p o rtan t item w as have declined to a record low level. a d jo u rn th is w eek an d th a t w hat- w hich is ta k e n to m ean th e lack of Mrs C larence W agner a re v isitin g day evening, receiv in g tw o b ro u g h t o u t in re g a rd s to how m any w hile th e ca rry o v e r has i n c r e a s e d 'v er legislation is en acted fo r the protection w hile a t an ch o rag e from a t the hom e of Mr. W ag n er’s p a r m em bers, th e Misses Mehl and chlclts a poultry m an would have to enough to offset th e effect of low | g pne ra l tak situ atio n will be rushed the so u 'h an d southw est, as the ents, Mr. and M rs R. L. W agner. To e. and th e tr a n s fe r of m e m b e r-. f lRure On In o rd er to have a defin- yields an d reduced production. Sev- i th ro u g h a t the la s t m inute E M R usk of R usk M ining Co., eral c h a rts a re given in th e c ircu lar ! (,atp lltt|p cf |m porta n c e to th e p u b -, chan n el itself is of am ple __ d ep th for 1 of E lk R iver, tran sa c te d business of Miss F inley fro m th e Me n u m b er of pullets in the fall. to illu stra te th e w heat outlook , Hc mPeting the needs of the de- “ ^ " t i l ’dirMUonH excepting the In tow n .Saturday *y G range. Miss F inley w as A fter considerable discussion. It w as T h e possibility of som e local prPSS|on has been accom plished, but ' — - - - - inted le c tu re r for th e g ran g e aRrPed th a t as an av erag e 2t4 south ar.d southw est Old Ironsides | H enry A dolphsen and W H. ty A gent K nox show ed m otion , c hicks would be required for each sh o rtag e in feed g ra in s an d hay is R ig gtl|| t ^e hope of th e tax p ay e rs is due in P o rtla n d on May 10 on h»r S heridan tra n sa c te d business a t Gold B each S atu rd ay ires of fa rm In te re st; D r Ja y p ullet p u t in th e laying house If indicated, ow ing to d am ag e to fa'! th a t som e co n stru ctiv e fin an cial [ good will m ission. Mr and Mrs. P aul W agner and orvallis delivered a real in ter- 100 pullets w ere to be p u t in the sown crops in w estern O regon. The (aW8 wi)| hp enacted before ad- rp|leve th e situ atio n Mr and Mrs. C lyde W agner of Elk ig ta lk ; and H aro ld B ritto n re- lay in g house in th e fail, 250 chicks d am age w as especially severe <” • \ O UIh|nent _________ — . Mining Active j riv er w ere P o rt O rford visitors 1 L incoln's G e tty sb u rg addres? w ould liave to be o rd ered In the fall o a ts an d v etch crops. he re p o rt also co n tain s ou»iook I « . e r» _ M yrtle C reek, Or., F eb 25 The j S atu rd ay and Siindny late h o u r a b o u n tifu l luncheon spring. T h is would allow fo r m o rta l sta T te m e n ts on potatoes, hops, flax. A r r t S l c d I'-l" B r i ' n k l l l g ity. ro o sters and cull pullets th a t H uck leb erry claim and the Lotz M rs E. J B ak er re tu rn e d to h e r served beans and on com m ercial v eg eta w ould have to be considered gold m in e, the la tte r a rich strik e home S atu rd ay a fte r spending a«v- Into Hatton’s Cabin T he next ir -e tin g will be held bles and melons. T h ere a re some L eo nard and F ra n k lin Wilson, of last y ear of the R iddle vlcinily. , eral days as the guest of Dr. and ,ow (¡razing Fee Bill ___ next T u esd ay n ig h t M arch 1. a t the outlook notes on several o th e r com ag es 18 and 19 cousins, w ere a t an d th e C ontinental m ine and the ( Mrs. A rth u r G ale In Bandon shington D C.. F eb 25 T he ' h ig h school S u b ject for discussion m odities. alth o u g h it is plan n ed to TP«TPn H. new ..... ■ww«»wwV —. J. M M artin p ro p erty e a st of Myr- Mr. and Mrs. Vine of Middle Elk te ste N ew port T h u rsd ay to cover poultry, dairy, livestock and l e a k d i n g a i in In cu b atio n and B rooding.” u ’ the" m ining csb ln of tie C reek a re undergoing extensive ' shopped in P o rt O rford yesterday te today adopted th e Steiw ei fall sown crops in a c irc u la r to be ents ln I C A Nilson and W a ite r F ren ch y jo in t resolution d irectin g the released in A ug u st T he fo u rth sec L B H atton on the Middle E lk and a lte ra tio n s an o Im provem Salem , O r . F eb 25 Ju d g e Cha Mr new ditches. drove to P o rtla n d S a tu rd a y ta ry of a g ric u ltu re to fix graz- stealin g m any artic le s of value, de- th e w ay of tim b erin g tion of th e outlook will cover tre e fees for n a tio n al fo rest lands H C arev of P o rtlan d w as ap p o in t le sam e ra te s ch arg ed in 1932 ed late T h u rsd ay to succeed J a m ts of „< « .- I bound w . » O ,.n d . . C w U n w U i m .n . k w b ~ . .u .n .n , k u n d ., „ ,,b , w M ott as sta te co rp o ratio n com " A is Is a red u ctio n of 50 p er cen t v th e ra te s ch a rg e d in 1931. m issioner, th e la tte r now being th e m and, prices an d costs of farm pro- e h earin g in J u s tic e W rig h t 1 co u rt out gold In lim ited q u a n titie s fot by his d au g h ter. Mias E thel, who co n g ressm an-elect from th is dis I several y e a rs w*” a ssist in th e b akery in m ust now be tak en by th< d u cts gave the gen eral index of > la st Friday. tr ic t 80-Foot Bridge Collapses (F ro m W estern W orld) An 80-foot log suspension bridge on u p p er F ourm tle cre e k leading to the fo rm er I-aird logging cam p col lapsed a fte r the heavy ra in s re c e n t ly, but fo rtu n a te ly w hile no one w as crossing T he bridge has been In c o n sta n t use by ra n c h e rs in th e up per valley T he bridge b ro k e In the c e n te r and fell Into th e canyon 60 feet b e l e - . An e n g in ee r fo r the county has m ade a su rv ey and it will _ probably be reb u ilt in th e n e a r fu t urP T he ra n c h e rs a re now using tra il th ro u g h th e eanyon. Riverton Ferry Bids Rejected by Court IF ro m W estern W orld) P B. H olland of M arshfield w as the low est of six b id ders for th e operatio n of th e E n e g re n fe rry , on Coos riv er a t $50 a m o n th w hen th e bids w ere opened la st w eek by the county co u rt, a n d upon fu rn ish in g pro p er bond the c o n tra c t will be aw arded him The o th e r bids ranged aa h ig h as $120 Five bids w ere su b m itte d on th e R iverton ferry, th e low est a t $59 90 a m onth and th e h ig h est $80, b u t all w ere rejected, w ith new bids a d v er tised to be received M arch 6 T he county h a s been p aying $70 a m o n th fo r thia ferry, b u t felt th a t w ith the low bid offered on th e E n eg ren ferry, w hich has tw ice as m uch w ork as th e R iv erto n , th e la tte r should be o p erated a t a lesa ex pense th a n th e low est bid offered. Mr. D art, w ho la still u n d e r th e d o cto r’s care, w as up th e Sixes W ednesday th e first tim e since his accident.
