The Port Orford tribune., August 20, 1901, Image 1

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The Eastern press is all agog
Coos Bay News,
once again over the reported dis- I A post office has been established
icovery of the notorious Bender at Luda, Coos county, to be sup-
ktatk o f f ic e r s :
San Francisco, Aug. 10.—John fa mil»-, says the Albany Hearld. plied by special service from D ora.
U . S. Senator*—John H. M itchell ami
Winters, who was arrested for the officers have throughout the United I Laura Reed is postmistress.
tnsenh Sinton.
Selby
Sm elting W ork# robbery, has states for these, people, and m any About 100 veterans attended the
CoiigreMnuw—F irst District Thomas
confessed,of the crime, and so tar arrests have been made, but in each seventh annual meeting of the
H. Tongue.
$130,000 worth of bullion lias been caai, ft proved to be the
wrung Southern Oregon Veteran Associa-
Se.4eU?y^f1Stote^X\ri.P u n b ar.
recovered from the hay where he parties, a fid the misterv of their lion, held at Myrtle Point last week,
Wedderburn,
Oregon.
n.
had sunk it. Fur three days the disappearance is yet debatable. They were well pleased at the man-
K S ^ ^ K B U c h U trn .
dectectives have tried all sorts,of in Albany has a resident, B. F. Thay- ner in which the Myrtle Point pco-
timidation to make W inter’s confess, er, who in conversing with a H erald pee received and entertained them,
E R. MILLER, Proprietor.
hut their threats apparently had no reporter yesterday says that be
Chas. Stidham left for Sixes
I have just taken charge of this
effect upon him.
Finally he ask­ knows that the Bender family is C0U„try on Saturday last, with Ren
Joint Representative—R- D. Hume.
hecomd judicial district :
ed to see Superintendent Von der dead. T hat he has conversed with ftn(j £ evi Smith, to superintend the
frvorite Travelers’ Resort, mid
Judite J- AV. H am ilton, R oseburg.
Ropp, of the works, who, he said, a mail who was one of a party of working of their mining claims.
overhauled
and
remodeled
the
S e a t i n g Attorney, Geo. M. Brown;
was tlie ouly friend he bad. In 12 and helped kill them and lay .pbe g nijt|, Bros, own valuable dig-
same. Everything in connec­
E0MbUrg C0CNTV0FF,CKBs:
iiisconversation with Von dcr Ropp, them under the sod. A ery little ; gings in that section, and Mr. Stid-
tion therewith is
PORT ORFORD, OREGON,
County Judge—M.
W inters’ manner indicated that he j waS saj j about the matter, but he ham ’s experience is worth a good
C o m m is s io n e rs — I . H f . a k e , e n e ie ,
knew where the gold had been hid- : knows whereof he speaks and tells ^;t.ai hi properly opening
the
P. J. Lindberg, 1 o rt O rlold.
N ew and C le a n /
Sheriff—J- G . W alker, Gold BeaeK
den.
Von
der
Ropp
told
him
t
h
a
t
'
t|,e
story
of
their
ending
in
detail,
j
cjttimg
Takes
pleasure
in
informing
the
public
that
he
has
now
on
hand,
and
f-^Vk C V WowlrnlT, Gold Beach.
t t S
V « " i« -r Ä
1^ “ -
they had a strong case against him Mr. Thayer’s word is above ques- | A ,.e t h „ gaineJ circulation
and in F IR S T C L A SS con­
will continue to replenish, his large and complete Stock of G en­
A ssessor—L. 8. Dean, laiilgloW.
l ^ 'k
and that be would be sent to prison lion, and ,le ¡fl positive th at the
no pi.emiumg for exbibit9 wiu
dition. We have also a fine
eral
Merchandise,
consisting
of.
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uerin.Lang-
School S upt.—W illiam b. Guo
------| RATH ROOM | ------- LADIES and GENTLEM EN’S U N D ERW EA R,
for 30 years. He sai l:
Benders were safely taken
bo paid
the Di, trict Fair. t o b e
Surveyor—D.Cunniff, Jr., Gold Beach.
where hot and cold baths can
“
You
will
be
an
old
man
when
|
by
organized
coimui
ttee
of
12
ftt
Marshfield]
beginning Aug.
H O SIER Y , F U R N IS H IN G GOODS,
be obtained. A BAR <s run in
MEETINGS OF THE (’OUKTa
you
get
out
and
it
will
do
you
no
'
several
years
ago.
¡>27tb.
T
bat
is
erroneous,
as the
connection with the Hotel, YOUTHS’ and C H IL D R E N ’S W’EAR,
C ircuit Court meets on the fourth Mon­
good
to
bide
the
gold.
We
know)
Denver-
Gol.,
Aug.
8
.
-
‘‘No
Kan-1
8tatu
a
p
propriation
of
$900
per
where
all
up-to-date
drinks
can
day in August of each year.
FANCY GOODS NOTIONS, RIBBONS, it is hidden in the water near the I g olBcerg ar# looking for the Ben-
C ounty Court meets on the first Mon­
can
used for n0 other pur-
be procured at the hands of an
days in January, April, July and Sep­
experienced, polite and accom­ LACES, EM BROIDERY, BRAIDS, ETC.
works and we will search e v e r y der
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• pose. This amount, at least will be
family in Colorado or any where
tem ber of each year.
modating bar-tender.
SU ITIN G , D RESS GOODS, DRESS FLAN NEL, inch. You may be sure th a t the else,” said C. S. Carpenter of this paid to exhibitors of livestock and
POSTOFl CHS IS T H E C O UN T!'.
gold will be found before you get city. “The officers in Kansas all for pavillion exhibits on that occa­
SA M E OF O FFIC E .
FEED S T A B L E , also, with rates SATEENS, PLAIN AND F IG U B E D O U T IN G FLANNELS hi a variety of colors,
F.
II.
Blake.
out of prison.”
Clietco,
know where the Benders are, and sion, and reports to the contrary
at popular prices, and as low as is
L inings, Silesias, B uttons, B indings, etc.
J. MeCutchen.
H arbor,
W inters finally weakened and they dont want them . They were
consistent with good service and
should not be ciedlted, as they are
Mrs. E. llardenbrook.
Also ac o m p le te assortm ent of Beautif tl Calicos, Apron and Dress G ingham s, told Von der Ropp tbat he had I
Irm a,
treatm ent.
killed by the posse that went in without foundation.
Miss
Annie
Doyle.
Gold Beach,
taken the gold and would take him 8earch of tboul) and tbeir bodies
W hite Goods, Percales, Lawn, In d ia I.inon, Lonsdale, Table Linen,
C . S. W insor
AV edderhurn,
Everything indicates th at the
to the spot where it was hidden, j .(r(J now at lbe bottom of Thayer
J . K. Hall
N apkins, Sheeting and Pillow-Slip Muslin, Towels ami
Illihee,
best racing ever held in Southern
11. ltuscher.
The criminal, in t npany w ith! |ak(J»
P o rt Orford,
C rash, House Lining, Ticking, Gil Cloth,
Oregon will take place on th e
J . ¡3 Capps.
D enm ark,
Superintendent Von der Ropp and
Carpenter, as a boy and young
Marshfield track during the Fair.
E. Backleff.
Janiglois,
a force ot detectives, left on a tug
u8ed to freight along the old
J . A. Haines.
There are now a number of crack
Eckley,
last night forCrockett. There they u .a i, frQ|n Tbayer t0 Independence,
J . D. Cooley.)
A guess,
runners here—horses whose backers
waited all night for low tide. t\ in-j a n J hag calnped at the Bender
Joseph H a re .;
H are,
All styles of
ters pointed out the place at th e ! rancb many ft time I£e wa9 at have confidence in their speed—
and their is no doubt but th a t the .
end of the railroad wharf, behind the ranch when the searching party
contests will be close and exciting.
the coal bunkers at the beginning discovered the bodies of Dr. York,
L. A. ROBERTS,
Considerable rivalry exists between
of the Vallejo ferry slip. At that Johnson and his little girl, and the
the respective owners, and the p u b ­
A T T O R N E Y A T LAAA
S A 1 > D E 1 > ,
point, at low tide, the mud is about four other bodies th at were never
lic can look forward to good sport.
four feet deep, covered by a foot of identified. Carpenter was personaly
M y r tle P o in t, O regon.
The trotters are also numerous,
HARNESS & BRIDLES
water. When the tug first reached acquainted with the members of the
and the “ knowning ones” say it
Crockett Winters pointed out the posse which went in search of the
Probate business a specialty.
Made to Order.
will be difficult to pick the win­
spot in the water where iie said he murderous family when the bodies
ners.
1-11ti-«*l e t lI u i-n o M M O i l ,
A Complete Stock of
had thrown the gold. Superin­ had been unearthed.
News was received in town yes­
tendent A on del' Ropp marked the
In the posse were Ed York, Col.
ALL KINDS OF SADDLERY HARD-
J. M. UPTON,
B O O T S ABW S H O E S .
terday of a sad accident which oc-
place
on
the
wharf
and
the
tug
York, W ill Wright, Joe Davis,
AV ARE.
At greatly reduced prices.
A ttorney and Counselor at Law,
steamed away to wait for low tide. James Brock, afterward sheriff ot cured on the West fork of North
Sa«l<lle-JllnuketH , H its, A c ., <S:c.
This morning Winters himself Montgomery county, and eleven Coos river, Sunday afternoon, re­
B A N D O N , U ltE G O N .
I I A H I > W A K 1C.
gut into the mud and water up to others. They followed the Ben- sulting in the death of Mrs. Wm.
H arness and Saddles repaired at living
liis neck and for an hour and a half j ers l() Thayer lake, where they ov- Branier. It seems th at while tbe
prices.
.Office u p stairs, in Eldorado E uildinj
groped for the missing bullion. U|>! urlook lbein and killed the whole family were eating dinner at 1 p. m.,
L a n g lo is , O r e g o n .
T IN W A R E ,
to 1<> o’clock $110,000 worth foul falni,y . They tied stones to"the! Mrs' B'»>ner decided ‘.e go in bath­
J. H U N TLEY ,
been recovered. This includes t 1*« I bodies and sunk them in the lake, ing, in a de‘*p hole close to the
four bars of fine gold. W inters I Tbuy gwore a solemn oath never to house. She had been gone but ft
DR. J . J. C A LD W E LL,
Attorney & Counselor a t Law
« K A N IT IÍW A H
- H I C
1'-«.! had put some of the bars in M 8- teH wbat thev had done, but lbe short, time, when her brother lle
lie n -
I ’ l i v is i o ij i n m u l S u r g e o n ,
bath-
I He said that one of the bars had
ff#| quietly pa8ied around ry M.ehelhr.nk, arrived at the ba
NOTARY PUBLIC,
P O U T O B F O B l) ,
O R E G O N . CROCKERY, LAMPS and LANTERNS, CU TLERY ,
C LO C O | broken and some small bars had alnoUi{ tbe officers of the state not mg place, and noticed her str ’gg>-
gf
1
!
®
1
t I.
«V . l t <11*
11 1 * I in tY A O i I I f l I P
tbe
'
n2
*n
t
*
’e
Wiltcl'-
He
immedifttely
MIRRORS, ETC.
droppeu out It is now only a ■ , to lose any sleep looking for
O iieoon .
G old B each
Diseases of Ladies and Children a Spec­
question of careful search to find Benders, as they were not wanted went to her assistance, but was u n ­
ia lty .
the rest of the $280,000. Winters any more. One member of the able to bring her to shore, being
n o t h in g b u t t h e b e s t ,
¿Vili Practice in all Hie Courts of this
claims that he did the job;*..! alone. p()S!(e d ied several years later a.td completely exhausted when he got
GROCERIES— -
C O N S IS T IN G O F
State.
Shad II nelson,
J . E. Kai lie s.
He says th a t he made 14 trips from ()U his j (,|ltb bej revcaled wliat the to land himself. Others appeared
Teas, Green and Roasted Coffee, Cocoa, Chocalate, Spices, E xtracts, a
Public Land Cages a Specialty
on the scene by this time and the
the vault to the wharf, from which ,
baj j ()ne rt ltb tbe Renders,
H U D SO N & H A IN E S .
body was recovered. Every effort
Choice
Variety
of
Canned
Goods,
Dried
F
ruits
of
all
kinds
in
Stock.
he
dropped
the
gold
The<
smelter
'Tin:
story
that
the
Benders
are
MINING & REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
officials, however, are positive th at
ilvj„g aild working is all rot, at resuscitation was made but re­
GEORGE M. BROAVN,
E c k le y , O re g o n .
he received assistance from some Carpenter says, iu view of their sulted In failure.—Mrs. Bramer
A ’C T O K N E Y a t l a w , Valuable Mines, F arm s, Stock Randies
one. The detectives think that his age, had they not been killed thirty was the only daughter of the Into
C igars, P ipes and T obacco.
Miuhelbrink, and was living
story that he did it all limseli is y ta |.a Hg() 'I'b,. old man Bender
mid Tim ber Lunds F o r Sale.
with her husband and four children
-
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
correct.
would now be 91 or 95 years old,
House and six acres of well improved
C and y, N u ts, C itro n , Lem on nini O r a n g e P e e l.
on the Raine place, which they had
Sail Francisco, A u g —Itw assiftt- and his wile at least 90. “ Young
lai d iu AVilbur, Douglas county for j
rented. She was highly respected
sale, or will exchange for property iu
ed a t the office of the Selby Smelt Jo h n ” Bender would m,w be G3,
j . 11. UPTON,
by all who knew her, and her sad
O FFIC IA I, directory
BAT VIEW
HOTEL,
J o h n W in ters S a y s l i e B ob bed
th e S elb y S m elter.
P. J. MASTERSON,
DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
iiiülüis Harness Shop.
R ubber
O il
G oods,
C lo th in g ,
Mens’ & Boys’ Hats & Caps.
Myrtle J oint, Coos county.
V . 8.
Snerrv’s
and Oregon Flour always
JCom‘jan>;at"o<,n tlial
11 force!,“ld Katen,,t le8i ll’““ 'M- Kale death
K jp v ix j w
j on hantLii"g
of divers, under the managem
lageiuent of wa8 not “ Young Jo h n ’s” sister, and
lias cast a gloom over the
com rnunity.
C O M M IS S IO N E ll,
the Pinkertons, had today taken wa8 supposed by the neighbors to
,
,
,
,
j
$65,000
of gotd from the spot be hi> wife, though nobody
ever The United States treasury now
IΠA P P H O TE L, BACON, LARD, BEAN'S, CO FFEE, SUGAR and ROLLED A lt., . where it worth
was hidden by AVinters, knew positively.
holds the greatest horde of gold to
L angloih , C cbkv Co., O regon .
Port Orford, Oregon,
making nearly $200,000 already re-
The last time Carpenter passed be found anywhere in the world,
Sold as low as the m arket " ill perm it.
Dealer in Town Lota, and Im proved L.. IÌ2NAW P ro p rie to r.
covered. It is expected th at the through the place the only thing On the morning of Aug. 1st, when
To meet the necessities of the times, my goods are
and Wild Lands.
balance of the stolen treasure, remaining of the building and or- ibe business of the day was com*
F ilin g s ami Final Proofs Made on
First-class in every respect.
M arked D o w n to the L o w e s t F igures Possible amounting to $80,000, will be re- chard waa tbe little pile# ol stones menced, there were in the vaults
Orders taken for Suits and fits
G uaranteed.
covered inside of 24 hours.
which had supported the corners of «04,354 297, .in in crea^ for the
Hom esteads and Pre-em ptions.
Goad Feed Stable attached.
W inters is etill detained by the the house. Every thing else had month ot $10,000,000 and lot the
G E N E R A L CONVEYANCING.
I
C A L L AN'I> G E T P JK IC E N I J E F O R E B U Y IN G III pi ENA If E R F . officers in this city, but has not been carried away as mementoes, year of $71,422,422. 4 his immense
Iteen formally charged with the Guo of Carpenter’s brothers got a p||e of gold coin is field against the
P. d. LIN D BER G ,
_
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crime. The fact that
he has not table leg from which ft cane was following items; Gold certificates.
been
charged
with
any
crime
lends made; his mother got a wushtub, a $293,535,1189; reserve, $150,000,000;
WALTER SUTTON.
UNDERTAKER.
additional weight to the belief th at neighbor the wash boiler, and so on general fund of free gold, $01,318,-
N O T A R Y
P IM IL IC
508. On July 25th last reports
he will be leniently dealt with' for until a ll was gone
A Complete Line of Caskets, Coffins
were received at the departm ent of
P O R T O R F O R D - - OREGON.
confessing
the
crime
and
locating
mid T rim m ings.
San Francisco, Aug. 10.— Walter
the n mounts held by foreign nations.
the spot where he secreted the bul­
N. Diinniick, formerly chief clerk
Orders taken for Tombstones and
They were as follows: Bank of
lion.
of the United Status Mint, who is
A full se t of Notary an d Conveyancer’s
Cemetery Railing.
England, $183,330,081; Bank ot
blanks will be k ept on hand
Times ha vc changed. 1 he »teain - under arrest for the e mhcZzlemcnt Germany, $158,383,434; Imperial
PO RT ORFO RD, OREGON.
ship Great Eastern was broken up of $33,000, was at one time a rcsi Bank of Russia, $315,408,114;
a few years ago becaus she was con­ d< nt of Portland, Or., wlieie he wa­ Bank of Aiistro-llungary, $190,314,-
sidered too huge to l>c run at a pro- in business as a merchandise laok- 130; Bank of France $178,233,-
YOU
fit. Now, the Celtic, a larger steam- cr. Dinimick,s bonds have be en
J. W. S T R A N G E ,
230.
ship, is running profitably between placed at $37,000 !L has not yet
CAN
New York and Liverpool, and ¡m found bondsmen and is in the d is ­
The Catholic orphanage at St.
D P k liT IH T .
anrUiioff vou invent or improve; also get
CAVEtrjRADE-MARK. COPYRIGHT or DESIGN
order
tor
a
still
larger
steam
ship
tody
of
Chief
G.
W
H
izen.
ot
the
Paul.
Marion com ity, was burned
PROTECTION. Send model, «ketch, or photo,
C O Q U IL L E C IT Y , O R E G O N
for free examination and advice.
has been placed.
Secret Service. Diinniick will be nbiiilt the l ‘t.
Loss $10,000.
urraigneil Moihiny. I lit* detectives There was no lo-s of life, although
The Roseburg Review tiiya th at
, bl.y Imve a strong ebainol evi- there were a number ol el<»se es­
CO. AVill visit C urry C ounty sem i-annually
Patent Lawyer». W A S H IN G T O N , D . C . 1
the third srnry of the new .AlcCulleii duuce against him, while he de- capes. A defective fl io was the
House has been completed. Over elat es lie is innocent. Il is explain cau-e of tlie lire.
,re has been lined
that the* reason Dimmick was liuii’l
JO SE PH HARE,
three mile» of wir
Sj»»t «i.ii SiuuLe l» u r I »rs Awuy.
not arrested at the time ol the rob-
T o q u it tobacco easily nn’d forever, bo n»a<
for lights and electric call belli. ,M.,.y „ aa bw.auae „f tbe frtCt that nctio.
fu ll of life, aervo anti vltfor, take M To-
It is expected that the building, lbt. evj(ience was at that time i l l - Uao, tho wonder-worker, that make« woak men
Notary Public & Conveyancer
strong. AU <lrugifi«ts» 80s or SI. Curegnaran-
K S T IÄ T H E T F 0B V 0.
which is a handsome one, will lie complete, and renmined so until tced. Booklet and sumplo free. Atklresn
ItiK M ria « çttAlitfaear» urnr .irsaeci, acte al? F
bterUng Uemedy C o . CUicngo or New ^o rk .
Wntlaatin* two K j x $ r o f «us7 o th e r c r a n i
ready for occupancy iu 00 days.
I a day or so ago.
*fic< n û by ij.j.t. ; 1«'<; K T T i l l ; G Í.S Í l ï « C.
NOTARY PUBLIC,
usi hid m mu, nits, etc .
Ten per cent. Discount Allowed for Gash, Except
on Flour.
PATENT
Agent for Wells, Fargo &
Co’s Express.
BOOK ON PATENTS
À A X IS
SREMSE
_ yo^HALL cTr.LAl.ERS OF.ST.il «1.LY. J y t
LANGLOIS, OREGON.
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