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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1907.
No. 41.
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Conce
JP XT
tlioiflflstovjp markets, but failed. Its
ctiWlitlnjP'wns known to v.io other
llrSjifjV flip nltv. nml Inat nlr1i n f-
(mv(F had been found that the only
rej5rt left was an appeal to the
IlOrtlaild Clearing House ARsnp.ln.Mnn.
made Its anneal, and the executive
committee of the association, con
sisting cf A. L. Mills, W. Mackintosh
and J. C. Ainsworth, requested an
olllclal statement of the condition of
the bank.
The committee deliberated for
hours over the statement and did not
adjourn from its executive session
In tho onices of the First National
Hank, until after 2 o'clock this morn
ing. Then the following resolution
was passed unanimously, advising the
association to refuso to extend any
assistance to the bank.
"Portland, Or., Aug. 20. To the
Members of the Portland Clearing
House: Your executive committee
having made an examination of the
sccui Ities of the Oregon Trust & Sav
ings Bank, begs have to report that
owing to the nature of these securi
ties It does not feel warranted In
recommending that the Clearing
House Association render any as
sistance. "A. L. MILLS,
"W. MACKINTOSH,
"J. C. AINSWOItTH."
Nlulit Session Held.
This resolution was placed in Pros-
PERSONAL MENTION.
! LOCAL RAILROAD
HAS BAD SMASH-UP
Ames S. Johnston, ex-postmaster
of Port Orford, is in Marshfleld.
Mrs. U. F. Piper of Coos River was
here yesterday.
Misses Fanny and Ileno Getty were
Ainit-hflcld visitor yesterday.
Mr. Jay Mahoney paid a business
visit to Libby yesterday.
i
i Nine Flat Cars Smashed in Uimiiwny
Lawrence Saves Worse
Disaster.
One of the most disastrous smash
ups on the local railroad in several
years occurred yesterday about noon
when a train of logging cars, Marsh-
field bound, broke away from the en
Mrs. Catching and daughters of ! gine on tho hill about a half mile
Because of the bad judgment dis
played by Its cashier in the handling
of its securities, the Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank went into the hands of
Thomas C. Devlin, as reclever, this
morning. Humors that tho bank was
in a bad way were circulated about
..rn rnirlv In Min rfsiv. and when a
clerk with trembling hand pinned a ldent Moore's hands at 3 o'clock this
laconic announcement ot tno lauure lnornnm, uiu uu-uciurs iiuvum u
on the door of tho bank, at 10 o'clock 'in session most of tho night. Noth
there was already a crowd of about ing now remained for the bank to do
100 people, most of them anxious (but suspend operation. This tho di
deposltora, huddled about the en- rectors decided to do.
tr!nco According to an analysis of the
'president W. II. Moore says the bank's statement of its resources
bank went under because it was un-lniado by experts, the indication is
able to realize on certain securities. ' that the institution violated all the
E 10 Lytic, vice piesident and dlree-Maws of conservative and substantial
tor and Leo Freide, another dlrec-' finance in placing so large a bulk of
tor Place the blame for the trouble j its available assets in one class of
on the shoulders of V. Cooper Mor- ' scuiities, tho bank holding nearly
ids cashier of the bank. Ho is ac- $900,000 worth of Home Telephone
cused of buying recklessly, without bonds alone. t , , nnn m
uithorlty of directors, securities The bank has about 14,000 sav
whlch tied up tho bank's resources ' Ings accounts and over 2500 check
honelessly, that he also had loaned ing accounts. Tho savings accounts
arge sums to local and other enter- are with but very few except Ions less
rises in which he was financially In-1 than $1000, tno average being onl
crested doing this also without au- $57 per depositor. The bank has for
..:..' V. ' ,i.... n,.n Cnva iiia! months nast been making a wide-
inoruy. ivyi.wi.ci 1.." ""'": , --, . . m m,nl1 MV-
policy will bo to uegm to realize uv i--"u '"i"""" " --- - - --
once on the bank's securities for the ings accounts, and did a land-office
uusinesa uy wuu.
Among the hundreds of depositors
who clamored at the door for admit
tance were poor women and girls, old
men, laboring people mostly. There
were shop girls, waitresses and
clerks, there were Italians, Greeks,
Chinese and Japanese, and in many
cases, the savings of years had been
wiped out. Tears fell freely from
tho nvns nf scores of women and
piris who wero hit the hardest.
lionnnt. of creditors and depositors,
with as much expedition as is con
sistent with the best Interest of tho
latter. Ho will do this as soon as
he has been able to reach an accur
ate idea of tho exact condition of the
bank. ,
Is Not Wow to City.
The failure Is an isolated calamity.
It-will have no effect whatever on the
stability of other financial institu
tions of tho city, nor will it redound
as
ins of the city, nor will it re u u whoM H trombled
a blow at Port and s credit In to cheekg ,ed whon the
money markets oi me uiuuu, '..V., closed and barred door broke tho
bank is one of the youngest instltu- cose ax
tions in the city, having been in busl- usn nfc bank g,oom 1)re.
ness Init three years, and its inauiity , the o((lce forco o a SCOre,
to open Its doors today is of no Mtai wJo w(jro bugy oyer books
consequence to other biislnossm in-, t answering telephones,
dustrial institutions of Port land It accou n , , tnntontl and harshly.
is just like the failure of any other "t,c"d together in little groups
individual business, inisu-"" -iul tal,.e(1 ,n BUbduod whispers.
Most of them had not oniy iosi men
jobs, but their savings, which they
had put Into their own bank.
In front President Moore, Receiver
Catching Inlet wero nere yesterday.
Mr. Gus Peterson of Empire was
in Marshllcld yesterday.
Mr. Ed Noah of Coos River was
hero Friday.
Miss Winifred Rood of North Bend
was in Marshfleld yesterday.
Mr. Rnab of North Bend was in
this city yesterday.
Miss Anderson of North Bend was
here yesterday.
Mrs. Wilbur returned from Ban-
don yesterday.
Miss Margaret Fox of Maxwell was
a city visitor yesterday.
Mr. J. D. Defreeso of Coos River
was hero yesterday.
Mr. A. Nicholls of Libby was a
city visitor yesterday.
Mr. J. Landreth of Coos River was
liprn Frldav.
Mrs. Gordon of East Marshfleld
was hero yesterday.
Mrs. Mahaffy was down from Coos
River yesterday.
Mrs. Munson of Ten Mile wa3 in
Marshfleld yesterday.
Miss Lillian McCann and Miss B.
Jennings were in this city yesterday.
Miss Sadie Kruse returned yester
day from a few days' visit in Bandon.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Rev. Brown
and wife and Mrs. Ingram spent Fri
day up Coos River.
Mi-3. Albert Matson and Miss L.
Johnson are spending a few days at
Pleasant Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton and Mr. and
Mrs.-Frledberg spent yesterday up
Catching Inlet.
Mr. H. D. Wallace of Catching In
let was a Mar3hfleld visitor yjester
day". Mrs. Wilson and daughter, Spence,
returned from a few days' outing Jit
Ttandon.
Miss Stella Wicklund passed
through Marshfleld yesterday on her
way to her home in Empire.
Miss Alice, McCormac and Mis3
Jessie Chase left for Coos River yes
terday. Miss Annio Wlckman passed
through Marshfleld yesterday on her
way to her home in Empire.
Mrs. D. Morso and Miss inompson
PRIZES FOR
PRODUCERS
from tho station and plunged along
at a thirty mile clip headed straight
for a long string of cars on the sid
ing next to the station.
But for tho timely work of Con
ductor Ned Lawrenco of the train, the
station building would have suffered,
serious damage. Lawrence jumped,
from the train at the switch which
opens off tho main track onto the
spur leading to the coal bunkers and
threw it just as two of the runaway
cars had passed. The two cars which
had passed ran down the track, col
liding with several which were on the
switch, ditching seven or eight of
them. The changing of the switch
threw tho other cars off the track
and live or six piled up in a conglom
erated mass of twisted wood anfl
broken iron.
According to the story of the en
gineer tho logging cars were In front
of the engine and were being pushed
along at a speed of about ten miles
an hour. He endeavored to slack the
speed and the strain broke a coupling
which let tho cars loose.
Men wore at work all day yester
day cleaning up tho wreckage and
from appearances several more days
of hard work will be required to
straighten out the tangle.
CITY HALL TO HAVE
ADDITION BUILT
Chamber of Commerce To En
courage Exhibits of Fruit
and Vegetables.
TO ESTABLISH SHIP YARD
Mr. Carlson, of Port Ulakely, Desires
To Locate Yaid In Or Near
Mnrshlleld.
There was a large attendance at
the Chamber of Commerce last even
ing and the business and addresses
wero quite up to the standard of in
terest. After President McCormac
called the meeting to order and tho
secretary had read the minutes of
the last meeting, the committee on
the Port of Coos Bay reported. Mr.
Grimes, for the committee, reported
that the committee had undertaken
the work of raising thirty thousand
dollars to build the dredge necessary
to dredge the harbor and' that C. A.
Smith Lumber company had sub
scribed $10,000, A. M. Simpson Lum
ber company had subscribed $10,000,
and Bennett & Flanagan "Bank had
subscribed ?2,U00; that no canvass
had been made, but that it was be
lieved the remaining funds would be
subscribed by citizens as soon as re
quested. The secretary stated that
tno committee should report back to
the two chambers of Marshfleld and
New "Work Will Include IJetter C'ala-,North Bend in order to receive au-
comiVittee the following list of
premiums:
Fruits-.
Gravensteln apples, best box. . . $5.00
Best exhibit of other varieties,
one box 5.00
Strawberries, 1 quart or more. 3.00
Blnckberrles, 1 quart or more. 2.00
Best box of pears 3.00
Vegetables.
Potatoes, 15 pounds !"&
Celery, 3 bunches 3.00
Other vegetables, best exhibit. . 4.00
Mr. F. B. Walte arose at tho closo
of the secretary's report and an
nounced that ho would add twenty
dollars personally to the premiums
offered for the best box of Graven
steins. The secretary stated that an
other member had also stated that
ho would give an additional sum also
for the best box of Gravenstelns,
thus making ttie prize for the winner
something more than $25.00.
On motion, Messrs. Clarke, Lyons
and Dow were appointed to act as a
committee to see that the orchard
ists of Coos county were notified of.
the prizes and thnt the exhibition,
was to be held at the Chamber of
Commerce in September, when Dr.
Wlth'ycombe and others of tho Cor
vallls Agricultural School would ba
present and address the farmers and
others of the county.
On motion the meeting aujourneu.
loose and More Room lor
Fire Department.
anlmous opinion of leading bankers
...,.i ln.Mnaca mnn who have been
asked for statements touching the
failure. No other banks will suffer
from tho crash of the Oregon Trust
and Savings Bank, and none of thorn
was In close financial relation with it.
The appointment of Thomas U
tu oa noivnv is looked upon as
tho best possible move looking to-
Devlin and Senator Josep aim on,
counsel for tho receiver, discussed the
bank's affairs.
v,..iii.ii smn.noo Friday.
If we could have secured $100,
, J.i Tn..i.i,r T.io-i.t " r.nlil Presi-
lUbV l1 I llliljf liifc,"-,
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i Lfioi. luuw.ui- - ,... iiiiii innr nriii.lv nielli. mi. v. . -
. .. " .i .! F fli nil 1 H aiwww - ..-.-., -w .
ward tno resioiuv u.i ".",""- dent Moore this morning, -we. wimm
confidence that they will be re m but the BtrlnBOncy
bursed dollar for dollar. DoU to. not i ot Jn eagt , t
through his long career " "ie " la uirom raising the money needed,
auditor's office, close as socio, t on w 1th ,na ourbcashier is now in the
local and Eastern banks in tho trans ' . ' t dii10se of some of our
action of tho city's business i 1 il ilntl- r g 0 ent to Now York,
mate knowledge of tho value of ec urn We had
bonds and other seem "-., i""-.: a telegram f rom him yesteruay, say
hlm above almost any o"er n. ?ng he .would be in Washington today
could have been selected, In a post , b mission. I am not In a
tion to safeguard o JnteieBta , on t os tl
of tho creditors and deposltois w th pobk President Lytic and
a- sure, Intelligent and conservative 1'"? Le(j Friede that Morris
hand. ,, . I bought securities in large amounts
Devlin Files llond. I without the authority of the direc-
As soon as L. . Wilde, a director, ' t, t ho loaned pig sums to
and creditor of the bank nan .-- connmnles and enterprises in w.-
a full attenaance was recoraeu. .tv
committeo consisting of Clausen
Matson and Condron was appointed
to have plans and specifications
drawn for au addition to the city
hall to give more room for the fire
department and to accommodate a
new jail building. Y street, from the
center of Front to the harbor line,
was ordered Improved according to
plans and specifications in the hands
of the city englneci. Ten days no
tice was given of the Improvement of
nAHP.intn niunnt) ntl1 TOll Hi RtrPO.t..
left yesterday for a few days outing The mattCr of employing a regular
at Ten Mile. i engineer for the fire department was
Charles Gilbert and Roy Troxtol dlfcusse(1 and waa turned over to
of Roseburg are spending their va- Councllman Matson. John Golden,
cation on Coos Bay. who has a residenco on tho extension
Miss Ada Chapman ana jmiss beima i Qf y street wln be ordered to remove
.Toh:-s-on returned to Marshfleld 03- Jt The cIty engneer was ordered to
terday after having attended the 'epare plans for the Improvement
Bandon Institute. r i)co street and B street, and
Mr. Sid Klahn and wife left yes- OQ 'Front street to include Ailing to
terday for their home in Portland, d d covorlng wlth flre clay,
after having visited on tho Bay for . b
several weeks with relatives.
Mr. W. Perkins passed through
this city yesterday on his way to
North Bend, after having spent sev
eral days on his homestead on the
biuslaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Winchester of Seat
tle, but formerly residents of Coos
Bay, havo returned to Marshfleld and
are at present tho guests of J. W.
Ui!U and family
Victor Johnson, son of a member
of tho C. A. Smith Lumber and Man
ufacturing company, arrlvpd hero
from Minneapolis yesterday and will
: cumin for some time.
WARDENS AFTER LAW
BREAKERS WITH HOUNDS
thorlty from them to Incur necessary
expenses In the employment oi an
engineer and an attorney. On mo-
At the adjourned meeting of tho'tlon it was voted to approve and
city council held on Thursday night, ' adopt the report of the committee
SNYDER WINS SUIT
FOR POSSESSION
In tho suit brought by Eugene
O'Connell against John Snyder for
possession of the Pioneer building,
tried yesterday before Justice Pcu
nocktho jury found the defendant not
pullij. This verdict Is In conformity
wlth'the Oregon statutes which pro
vide for such a finding where a land
lord attempts ousting a tenant, ine
jury was composed of Cnpt. Llghtner,
L, R. Robinson, C. H. Marsh, W. J.
Rust, John Dolan and Lee Edwards.
Mr. Snyder's lease of tho premises
does not expiro until the ISth of
April, 1009. Farrln & Farrln repre
sented Snyder, and J. W. Bennett
had charge of O'Connell's side of the
case.
1 Ulu"lu"'. ",!," fiiwnit Court i yu",1,tw" "" ;,,,. ih,Wpi1 Mr.
. .-.lAn'f-VI 111 I 1111 Ull Uv l.rt IlinO TIIIIIIH'.lil lit I11I.VI ""
for a receiver, Presiding Judge Can-1 00Dwould not deny the charge was
tenbein named Mr. "' "" V."
,.. T-n..iii ns soon as no
ceiver. mr. uuvi... .-,- . ,
was
i...n limtfOVPP
"Wo believed tho other banks
would como to our aMlBtnnce even
UUi !-
turn-
notified' of his appointment filed
his bond for ?50,uuu. i- """."" up till early tins in
mediately approved anu uo ""- the Clearing housu a"'"" -""
charge S the affairs of the bank : at e us down WG were helpless. We
10:30 o'clock this m" ;"
only formality attend In. the .change
lunuuiuj --.. .. be,
was a greeting uim """"-" -" "lver
tween President Moore nl
Devlin Tears stood in the eyes oi
S.e hekd of the institution ae he , sat
down for a confidential conference
with the receiver. For two nB"B e
has not slept a wink. The blow feu
heavily on Mr. Moore, and ho Wancn
ed with pain as he saw several no
llcemen holding the impatient and
jostling throng of depositors bacK
nfoliSs notice was posted on
tho door of the bank at exactly iu
oclock, though that sin,nesaXr
wrong was evident an hour earn"
W,enBtho doors to the saving awoun
depositors did not open at 9 o cIock,
tlio usual hour.
Notice on Door.
"Portland, Or., August 21, l-0'-Owing
to the inkbillty to realize on
our slcurltles this bank is closed b
order of the .directors.
"The Oregon Trust & Savings
BanKasSclosed by order of the
Circuit Court of tho State of ure
5S'Jl H22T& bCeel?duly ap-
pointed receiver .ffty and
u-ni lmve charge ot Its properw
effect. "and will conduct l ynp
"Customers of tno al"JthQ lBide
vault will Please come to the siae
door on Sixth street.
Whon the bank found that U wa
becoming hard pressed " endeajoj e
to realize on some of Ha securing
Game Wardens Glenn Aiken and
Cal. Wright left yesterday morning
for Falrvlew, out on the Roseburg
wagon road, where they go to look
up a man who Is reported to havo
been running deer with hounds.
BECKETT WILL LEAVE
BLANCO BAR SITUATION
E. A. Beckett, the popular bar-
.tender at tho Blanco saloon will sever
. it f.l ..!.. ..Innn rt
nis coimecuon iu vnuv ini.o vu
nlght and prepare for opening busi
ness in Conuille on the first of Sep
tember Mr. Beckett has been at
the Blanco for eighteen months and
has never lost a shift In that time.
He will open a saloon in Coquillo
where he has a building about com
pleted. SMITH LUMBER COMPANY
LAYS TRACKS ON WHARF
The Smith Lumber company forco
Is laying tracks in their Marshfleld
yard for the accommodation of cars
which will be brought by scow from
the Bay City and new mills.
"""Our affairs are entirely In Mr.
Devlin's hands, but I am confident
that under his receivership the cred -:".
.,i .innnsltors will realize dol
lar for dollar. It may take many
J' fnr dollar. It will take many
before the bank's affairs are entirely
liquidated." Telegram.
WILL HAVE SPEEDY
RACERSAT ROSEBURG
John Hereon departed' yesterday
morning for Roseburg where he has
a string of race horses In preparation
for the coming fair and race meet
Mr Horron has some good animals
and he intends to bring back some
Itosolurg monoy when he returns to
Marshfleld.
STATE SECRETARY OF ,
. LIBRARY COMMISSION
Mrs. Kidder tho assistant secre
tary of tho "State Library Commis
sion" Is in this city for a few days as
the guest of Miss Elizabeth Kaufman
Mrs Kidder will spend Sunday with
Miss Alyce McCormac at her home on
Coos River, and leave Monday by
Drain for tho vpUo.
Remember! Hot chicken pie to-
day at Davla & Davis' Bakery.
NEWS OF NORTH BEND
Doings as Recorded by Times' Regular Correspondent
Tho Glazier Book & Muslp Com
r.,r.v i Mia name of a firm, which In
a few days will open its doors to the
North Bend public, uneir sioro i
situated just south of the Midget
Cafe on Sherman avenue. Tho firm
consists of F. E. Glazier and his son
Fred. , , . .
They will carry musical instru
ments, sheet music, school books,
stationery, and talking machines.
They already havo in stock a good
lino of photographs, graphophones,
and Victor talking machines, also a
complete stock of records for these
machines. If you can't understand
English, German, French, Italian or
any of tho Occidental languages they
will sell you a Chinese record and
you can pass away an hour or two
listening to tho singing of the prima
donas of tho Celestial umpiru.
Your correspondent nau wi iu"
ure on visiting their store of listen
ing to music reproduced on tho best
graphophono made.
At present tho members of tho firm
are busy unpacking the goods which
are arriving on every steamer.
Visit Sunset Ilench.
H. C. Behnke and A. H. Derby
shire took a trip to Sunset Bay
'ihursday. returning Thursday oven
lng. They report having had an en
joyable time.
Mncliinery Is Moved.
The machinery, which caused so
much trouble to Mr. Bell of the Coos
Bay Gas & Electric Company, was
loaded on a dray, bolonglng to the
North "Bend stables, yesterday after
noon and hauled to Porter.
Teachers Return from Institute.
Prof. A. J. Raab, city superintend
ent of the North Bend schools, Miss
Grlfllth, principal, and Mrs. Bevler,
Miss Kirkpatrlck and Miss Gamble,
teachers, returned yesterday after
noon from Bandon, where thoy had
Deon attending institute.
Arrive from Ohio.
mirh Clover Miller of Breckrldo,
Ohio, and Miss Ida Mitchell of Wor
cester, Ohio, teachers In tho North
Bond public schools, nrrived hero on
tho stage Wednosday. Miss Miller
will teach tno fifth grade and Miss
Mitchell will give Instruction iu
drawing and music.
Returns from Homestead.
Mr. Vincent Gamble has returned
from a five weeks' stay on his homestead.
Hnvo New Safe.
Behnke Bros., the real estate deal
ers, received a now safe yesterday.
and to authorize the committee to
incur tho necessary expenses for tno
purposes mentioned.
The president called on Mr. Flnne
gan, a representative of tho Port
land Journal, to address the Cham
ber in regard to "Late Malls." Mr.
Finnegan responded by making a
clear statement which showed that
tne Southern Pnclflc train, No. 13,
was tho mall train and that it reach
ed Roseburg too late to meet tho out
going Coos Bay stage. He suggested
that it would benelit both his paper
and the business men of Marshfleld
if the mail should bo sent down on
number 1C as then tho C003 Bay,
stage could get through on time.
He also suggested that the secretary
write to tho postmaster at Portland
on behalf of the Chamber asking that
the change bo made. Mr. Finnegan
stated that ho was surprised at tho
inquiries made on the outside In re
gard to Coos Bay and that some
twenty porsons in Portland wero
waiting for his opipion of tho coun
try on his return, to decido whether
to locate here.
The president called on Mr. Carl
son of Fort Blakely, who was pres
ent to state his intentions or wishes
with reference to locating a shipyard
6n the Bay. Mr. Carlson stated that
he was on the Bay for that purpose
and that It was the Intention of him
self and associates to bring their
machinery, of which they had a largo
quantity, from Fort Blakely and
commence business hero if tho
Chamber of Commerce and citizens
would aid in furnishing a site. The
site, ho said, had been practically se
lected and was satisfactory, but ho
would have to satisfy his asoclates
as to tho price In order to obtain
their consent. ' In this tho Chamber
could help by contributing somo-
On motion It was voted that tho
president appoint a committeo of
three to co-operate with Mr. Carlson
in obtaining a suitable site and hav
ing the ship yard established in or
near Marshfleld.
.Tiideo C. A. Sehlbredo of Marsh
fleld, having just become a member
was asked for a speech and respond
ing in his usual graceful and inter
esting manner discussed tho matter
of tho Coos Bay-Roseburg electric
road. He felt, ho Bald, that the peo
ple of Coos Bay had not done what
thnv r.mild do and that they should
bestir themselves. Tho people of
Roseburg had been led to believe
that if Roseburg would subscribe
12G,000 tho same amount would bo
subscribed at the Coos Bay end. Ho
had been at Roseburg recently. Ho
felt rather ashamed to bo obliged to
meet tho people thero and explain
why Marshfleld and North Bend had
fallen down, when the Rosoburg end
had subscribed $125,000 in three
days. Ho believed that road was of
vital imporatneo. If it wero built
there would not need to bo any de
layed malls. More than this tno riuo
so well described by tho man who
wrote tho letter for tho paper the
other day, would bo relieved of its
bumps and Its charges. Tho peoplo
of Coos Bay should rise to tho oc
casion. Roseburg had done so, and
Hosoburg was confident that tho road
could bo built. Ho had consulted a
largo financial houso In Portland
who wore anxious and willing to help
finance tho road if it should bo push
ed. Tho Judge was enthusiastically
applauded.
Mr. Clarke asked for a .report from
tho committeo composed of tho offi
cers of tno unamuer whu cih
I charged with the duty of offorlns
' premiums for the best exhibit qt cer
tain fruits and vegetables to bo left
at tho Chamber of commerce,
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
CLOSED WITH BANQUET
Bandon GatlierhiK Was Success from
All Views Elulity-slY Teach
ers Were l'l-ebcnt.
Tho annual Teachers' Institute at
Bandon adjourned Thursday night,
after tho Bandon Commercial Club
had entertained the teachers wltn a
banquet and social dance. The ses
sion commenced on Tuesday and tho
Institute held each day from nine in
tne morning until four In tho afterr
noon. Thero was a total attendance
of eighty-six, which -was up to the
usual attondanco upon Coos county
institutes, iho program is said by
returning teachers to have been ex
cellent and tho institute was greatly
beneficial. There, were lectures two
evenings of tho three and some very
good addresses wero given. The
Marshfleld and North Bond teachers
arrived homo yesterday on the noon
train, among them being the follow
ing: Marshfleld Miss Adah Chap
man, MISS Uivaruu isniiauii, una
Selma Johnson, Mrs. "Wilbur, Miss
Alico McCormac, Mis3 Chaso, Miss
Bradley, Mr. Reedy, Miss Kaufman,
Alifcs Mary Mln )t. Miss Laura Escolt,
North Bend Mr. Traver, Mr. Rob
inson, Miss Anderson, Miss Winifred
Rood, Mr. Raab; Empire Mls-3 An
nie AVickman, Miss Nettle Morse,
Miss Stella Wlckman; East Marsh
fleld Mrs. Gordon; Miss Thompson,
of Ten Mile.
W. G. PERKINS PROVES
ON TIMBt-R CLAIM
W. G. Perkins returned yesterday
from Florence where ho had been to
appear beforo the U. S. Land Com
missioner and illo his proof for his
timber claim which is situated in the
neighborhood of Gardiner. Mr. Per
kins has a fine claim and has had sev
eral flattering offers for It.
CHARLES LEE OUT
AFTER HIS ILLNESS
Charles Lee, who had been under
n .inrtnr'H cure sincfi last Sunday, was
out for tho first timo yesterday, sinco
his Illness began. Ho Is greatly im
proved and with a few day's quietudo
should be as good as. ever, and per
haps ablo to Umpire Sunday's ball
game.
MR. SHERMAN RAISES
ENORMOUS CABBAGE
Mr. S. W, Sherman was down from
"Sunny Nook Farm" Frlduy bring
ing with him a head of cabbago one
month old -and weighing 21 pounds
It Is on exhibition at tho office of tho
Chamber of Commerce; where those
iafinc cau notice Its remarkable
growth.
START ON EXTENDED -CAMPING
VACATION
Mr J. R. BunlU and family started
yesterday on an indefinite tour with
two teams and a camping outfit. Thor
aro taking tho road for tho purpose
ot Ef.eklng lioal'h. Mr. Bunch owns
two farms on tho east fork of Coos
uivnr nnd has been In this country
They will journey uy
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easv stages and expect ultimately to
reach Klrbyvlllo, Oregon, beforo ro-
Tho secretary reported for tho J turning to Marshfleld.
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