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PAGE FOUR The World’s Best Climate BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949 complete debate on the floor of Carl Mitcher and her son-in-law both houses of congress. There and daughter, of Dayton, stopped will be plenty of time for full G. W. (Wally) Darling left briefly here Monday enroute to and complete consideration of Sunday night for Emmet, Calif., San Francisco on a visit. BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Coos-Curry County Historian them next year. There’ll always to be present at the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney re What do you know about grist mills in Coos and Curry counties? be pending bills before any ses his father, who passed away on turned from Portland late last Where was the first one built? Who built it? By what power was sion of congress many non-contro Saturday. Wally will remain to i week. They report they visited it operated? If you can answer these questions you can be of help versial and minor bills. This ses aid in settling the estate. Miss Darlene Hogan at the Odd in preparing a good story on this subject for our new history of sion is no different from any other The Floyd T. Boltons were Fellows home, and that she is Coos and Curry. If you don’t know about the first one, perhaps in that respect, but the house pleasantly surprised by a visit doing fine. majority leadership properly as from their son and daughter-in-1 you may know about some later pioneer grist mills in this area. Joe Moore returned home Sat- sumes the position that such leg law ol Depoe Bay, where Mr. urday from San Francisco where Our information of the subject is meager and fragmentary and islation should be handled next Bolton is employed. he had spent part of the summer we need your help. year. Mrs. Herman Louis and Mrs. visiting relatives. Perhaps the first grist mill in the scarcity of flour and mill But the fact that the house Coos and Curry- we repeat, feeds by growing wheat, oats, has completed its work does not perhaps was brought by mem barley and corn on his farm at mean that congress can adjourn. bers of Dr. Henry Hermann’s Remote on the middle fork of The house must sit around and party from Baltimore in 1859. the1 Coquille. He obtained a smali mark time until the senate is Dod’s history, in speaking of set of steel burs, operated them ready to stop talking and get its FOR THAT HOME. BE SURE TO CONTACT the matter, says: Among the with a gas engine, made flour for work done. Our solution to this goods ... a 54-inch Page port- his home and feed for his live- problem will be to recess but CONTRACT OR HOURLY WORK able sawmill belonging to Henry stock. continue in session technically Schroeder Sr., and an 8-h. p.1 As far as we know, those mills until the senate is ready to ad- Crane Materials at 10% above Wholesale prices! boiler and engine and a pair of were run by water power, except journ this session. 24-inch mill burrs belonging to the Schroeder-Volkmar one, by The U. S. department of agri- William Volkmar. These parties steam, and the Jennings mill, by culture is apparently large had, prior to leaving Baltimore, gas engine. enough for one of its bureaus SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA entered into a partnership. The We have no report of any grist to forget the existence of an- mill was put up on the south fork mill in Curry county. But there other. The forest service is charg of the Coquille River, on the must have been some and we’ll ed with the task, among other Schroeder place, and was oper- be very glad to hear from any things, of helping stabilize the ated for several years, William one who can supply us with such lumber industry by stimulating Volkmar filling the position ot information. So far as possible new uses for wood products. The CLOCKS WATCHES engineer and Henry Schroeder give name of owner or operator, commodity credit corporation, in All Makes—Mantel, Alarm and All Makes—Foreign and/or that of sawyer and miller. • kind of power used, when and the same department, has charge and Electric! Domestic A miller, according to Web where located. Also whether ‘toll’ of the grain storage and price ster, is one who keeps, operates, grinding was done. In ormation support program. Prices Reasonable—all work guaranteed! or tends a mill, especially a Hour wanted for both Coos and Curry Accordingly, the lumber indus or grist mill. That mill, presum counties. try in the Pacific northwest is Report to your local newspaper still wondering why the CCC, in ably, was built in the early ’60s. In 1898, When Dodge's pioneer or direct to Emil R. Peterson, R. its first call for bids on storage Watchmaker and Jeweler Templar Hotel Building history was published it contained 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. bins for midwest corn, prepared a p o e m which we quote one specifications which require use stanza: of steel, thereby precluding the B We have a little mill hard by, lumber and plywood makers from A little creek which doth supply even a competitive chance at the business. Us all with flour, as fine and good After strong protests from the congressmen and industry, the As any needs for wholesome food. order was amended to include Evidently operated by water wooden bins but suppliers were power. given only ten days in which to Other grist mills in Coos coun prepare bids and get them to ty reported to us include these: the nation’s capital. WASHINGTON The house of The Brewer mill on Indian Incidentally, the CCC prepared Creek opposite Sugar Loaf Mt. representatives is just about its call for steel bins at a time The Reed mill near the same ready to adjourn for this session. when an industry-wide strike in Remaining legislation on which place. the steel mills was expected; if The Radcliff mill further down it has not acted consists mostly that had happened, could the steel ot very large and controversial the river. bins have been erected by har Up the north fork of the Co I ills such as the socialized med.- vest time? cine bill and the Brannan farm quille was the Minard mill. On Myrtle Creek near Bridge plan. Who Established First Grist Mill—Where Was it Lccalted—Can You Answer 'Em? LOCAL NEWS SMITH RIVER PLUMBING SHOP CALL OPERATOR CLOCK AND WATCH REPAIRING YOUR NEIGHBOR FEEDS He Buys Them From the Smith River Feed & Seed Co proposals was the Fish mill. requir In the north end ot Coos Coun weeks of healings and long and ty, John Monson recalls a grist :n mill o w n e d a n d opera tod bv Steve Johnson on his home place ; in what is known as the Temple-1 ton area. The Johnson place U now the home of Dan Walkei heater, in old growth tir. and family. Further north on Big Creek,! WOOD! -cord loads for $21 have had a small outfit some- what on the order of a large coffee grinder. At tlie time of the First World War, Lau rence B. Jennings met i Leave Orders at Leonard’s WOOD! MIMS MEDFORD H ■ ’ I r BARGAIN FARES—ROUND TRIP family plan, and joint fares discounts. Ask for de tail. ( all Southwest Airways, 2771, Crescent City. Du It Mty! LOCAL NEWS George Hall is confined to the Gold Beach hospital with shingles. First it was thought to be a bad case of poison oak until it did not respond to treatment. He is reported better. Mrs. Everett Jaggers, her two young sons, and her mother, Mrs. Prepare For The Winter Now! BUY AT CARLOAD PRICES! ROOFING Mexico, on a month’s visit to their tormer home. Miss Ina Payne, Sonny Chap man and Harry Payne spent the week-end at Junction at the Harry Payne home. They at tended the midget races at Grants Pass, Saturday evening. Pioneer — Fintkote 45-lb 55-11) 65-1!) 90-lb. rolls rolls rolls rolls (red and green) $2.90 $3.65 Mrs. A. E. Sandbo returned to her home late last week from a visit with relatives at Phoenix. Arizona. She reports that the temperature ranged up to 108 degrees, and that on her return trip at Indio, they told bus pass engers that it had been up to 120 there that day. She is glad to return to the local climate. Standard Hex (red or green), square.... Thick Butt (green, red or forestry blend) per square $9.00 Pete Lesmeister made a busi ness trip to Portland Tuesday. He attended Coos Bay Rotary Club luncheon enroute. E. E. HANSCAM & SONS Rev. Nick Neufeld is at Lake of the Woods Camp, attending a boys camp this week as an advisor. He will return Satur- i dav evening. SHINGLES Pioneer Merchants Harbor . ran Oregon
