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BANDON
The Only Exclusiv^ Dry Goods Store in Bandon.
IN
EARLY DAYS
An Article Written by the late
George Bennett, taken from the
“Pioneer History of Coo» and
Mrs. T. ANDERSON
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Latest and Newest Style« of
Curry Countie»."
We transact a general Banking Business and custo-
paers are given every accommodation consistent with
conservative banking.
PORRESPONDENTS American National Bauk of San Francisco;
Merchants Nations! Bunk, Portland, Or.; The Chase National Bauk of
New York; First National Bauk, Coquille, Or.
1'hiH Bank is eqoipped with a double-wall fire-proof vault and the latent and
of mauffapetu Mt eel aafe, affording the putJio tbe beat poaaible protection.
WHEN YOU VISIT BANDON
AN1) THE FAMOUS
BANDON
BEACH
STOP AT THE
TUPPER HOUSE
OKO.
LAIRD-
Rates $1 tp $2 per Day.
Special Rates by the
Week or Month-
Sample Room in Connection
for Commercial men.
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The fir-t donation claim taken np
sooth of the Coquille river on tpe
coast and extending almost as far
south as Port Orford, watt taken io
the year 1853 by Thompson Lowe,
better known as Tommy L-wo, wjjo
came here from New Orleans; and the
second by Chris Long, a Canadjan.
Tommy Lowe's was t^e jirs| Jipusp
built in all the extensive Country just
mentioned, and Chris Longs the
second; both of these were op I he
Tu< Triumph Towing Schooner Ruby to Seo.
Bandou Beach. After tbp»e; and at
the close of tbe name year, the site of
the town of Bandou was taken up, not
for th* gold that glittered in froot of
it for there was none; hut because it ing their turn to be towed out to sea. for the democratic candidate.
was a convenient place for a ferry, There were no hotel», no Halooos, no
Iu 1875, tbe first »t«amer, the Myr
and from its admirable position for drug »tore, or »tore» of auy kind, no t|e, was brought up from San Frau
commercial purposes, must, io course warehouse», there were no wagons 1 cisco by Capt. Furlong aud Mr. Brag
of time, necessarily become very v»l heavily laden with exports aud im This was the first steamer that ever
uable. Tbe first to occupy this was port» plodding their weary course to ran regularly on the Coquille. She
an Englishman named William Wyke- ami fro, there was Do sawmill or ran from Bandon to Myrtle Point one
wike, alias Billy Buckhorn, and a man steamboat whistle to iutrnde upon day and returned tbe next Some
named James Sanders. They were time monotony of the solemn silence time previously Alfred Machado put
succeeded by A H. Thrift and Louis that prevailed everywhere; there wrh a little boat, “The Mary” with some
Turner. They sold out to Christ Long nothing savetbecroak of tberaven as steam mHchjpeyy in ber, on tberiver
and Edward Eaby, and these to John it slowly »ailed through tbe sky, or but ebe did Dot make regular trips
Lewis and Neil. Lewis bought Neil the circles of whirliug sea birds over aud soon ceased to run.
By this time several new colonials
out and was sole owner until 1886, head. who dived down, aud flying
when be disposed of hie interest to close to where we stood, uttered »neb bad arrived from old Bandou, in Ire
Averill and Alberson; tbe latter sold untired, shrill and melancholy cries land, aud its vicinity, amoug whom
to Averill who theu liecame sole own that were euougb to surpass th«» feel- were Joseph Williams and bis three
er, but subsequently bp disposed of a iugs of tbe most resolute and fill tbe sons, Tom Popbam, James Ellis, R.
half interest to George Dyer. They minds with erroneous forebodings. B-Shine, Mrs. E M. Joyce, Miss K.
divided, aud Dyer became tbe owner Nevertheless we thought it was just Abbott aud subsequently Dr. Vance
of the town site. The first cattle in the very place for a town, and that it and George Lombard
Ip 1878 tbe first justice of tbe
troduced into this part of tbe countiy was only a question of time wbeu
south of the Coquille river were there would be a large and thriving peace was dnly sworn into office for
brought here in '53 by Chris Long, one there. It was tbe month of a tbe Baudon precinci. We were unan
all tbe way from Illinois. He arrived large river, aud all vessels passing in imously elected. Our duties were
here with twenty-five cows, three yoke and out must puss its doors. Tbe very light coDsistiug principally of
of oxep and two spau of horses. Tbe people, resilient for a long wuy down declarations and performing the
cows be sold at from £65 to J]00 per lhe coast, must do all their exporting marriage ceremony. A justice in tbe
bea t, a yoke of oxen for 9’250, aud a and importing there, and tbe immense far west sometimes comes across an
span of horses for 9'350.
country behind with its almost inex incident in the tieing of tbe nuptial
In 1858, Aunie, eldest daughter of haustible supply of rare and valuuble kuol that is not uninteresting, such
Judge D. J. Lowe, was born io April timber, and its bills and vales, whose as the former husband objecting to
at Myrtle grove, opposite where l'ark numerous flocks of sheep and herds tbe marriage, fiqt also unusual and
ersburg now stands. She was tbe of cattle woold be fed wbeu tbe coun significant. A bride and bridegroom
first white child born on tbe Coquille. try was cleared and settled, must have present themselves before us. and,
Her cousin, eldest daughter of ber thia as their shipping port. We made having banded us tbe necessary doc
Uncle YelveatQU M. Lowe, was the onr way to Thompson Lowe’s. He uments, we commenced. As we were
second.
was tbe first settler here and took up from tbe old country where great im
It was in the summer of tbe year tbe first donation claim. Tbe moment portance is attached to tbe cereraouy,
1859 that tbe Twin Sisters sailed into we saw tbe place we liked it. After we always read moat of tbe solemniz
. <1 r« ling in a targe ation of matrimony according to tbe
the Coqnille. She was of Hbout twen lie;' r, ~
I! - ' r :i> a
>11.1 r it Li ng ritual of tbe Church of England, aud
ty-ton burden and had a small stock tov
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itb particularly that portiou of it where
of merchandise on board. She was
f» •• fro;: irn the woman promisee to obey him, love,
received all along the line with vocif no t,’ to r>*••
.I--, -at < ’ run! ■ «b. | bouor and keep him io sickness and
erous applause. Everyone living Mn til: nigl ■
tbe banks, together with their wives Here tyaa t ne ocean. < u« g i eat cum mer health. When we were after repeat
and children, cheered aud cheered cial highway of t|ie world before ns ing tbe words just mentioned iu a
until thpy were hoarse. They all by day, and its soft, gentle murmur» slow and solemn manner, “Say judge
exclaimed lhe
naturally looked upon her aa tbe to soothe us to sleep at night. Tbe hold on there awbil
forerunner of a big and prosperous soil here and along tbe coast is a fair bride, “'as for keeping me 'tie he’s
future. She was like tbe gate of a black loam and is very productive. It bon nd to me, as for to love aud honor
great canal that was now opened for is true that although Indian corn I have no objection to do so. so long
the first time to let in tbe flood. She grows as high here as it does any as be loves aud honors me. but as for
showed unmistakably that vessels where else, yet it duesu't mature well obey, obey be damned! Look here.''
could not oulv sail iuto tbe river, buf owipg to oim summer temperature be said she in a very impressive manner
that in addition she could make ber ing so low. but we grow citrons and and with an imperative shake of tbe
way up to tbe forks, a distance of for muskmelons, the product of a semi head that could not be misunder
ty miles, unaided. Hurrah! Now tropical clime alongside potatoes and stood, “I never oileyed any on« since
there was an outlet for their agricul turnips, tbe products of a temperate I was boru and nijiy I he damned if
tural produce, their coal, iron, copper, clime, cucumbers and tomatoes, pump I am going to begin now " Here the
platiuum and other minerala, and for kina am) squash, onions, parsnips, car bridegroom refused and told ber be
an almost inexhaustible supply of tbe rots, cauliflower and cabbage all grow didu’t want ber tp obey him unless
tallest and beet firs, tbe largest uud on tbe same soil and side by side. she liked and turning to the aston
most beautiful myrtle.and the choicest We attribute all this uot only to the ished justice be asked him to leave
white ceday in tbe world. Hon. Cours- soil but to tbe equability of our cli that part out. He did so and the rest
sens. Commander. Capt. Rackliff de mate. Tbe monibly meau difference of tbe service proepedpd smoothly and
served every credit for bis confidence, lie tween January, our coldest mouth uninterrupted to tbe end.
In 1883 the first sawmill in Bandon
daring and skill. He was accompan in tbe year, and that of August, onr
ied by bis eon William, and came hottest, being only thirteen degrees. or vicinity was erected by R. H. Ross,
here from the Umpqua, and t-o pleased Thia is probably owing to tbe north it was built about two miles inland
was be with tbe prospectsof tbe conn west wind which prevails iu tbe sum ftpd in a country abounding with the
try that be sold out all hi, property mer, and the southwest wind in the beat spruce, fir and white cedar.
Tbe first Christian church ever
there and permanently settled on the winter, and very materially aided by
creeled
on the lower Coqnille aud iu
the
Japan
curreut
which
flows
in
be
hanks of tbe river near Mjiile Point,
which he bongbt from Mr Ben Figg. tween Cape Arago and Blanco, and a|l {hat extensive country lying be-
In 1873 George Ber.nett, accompanied between wLose arms, stretching out tweeu it and California and bow far
by hie two sous, Joseph W. Bonnett fri m tbe mainland, it is sheltered down that way we are uuable to say,
and G«o, A. Bennett, and George M. from all winds save tbe west, and also was built in Bandon this year. It
Sealy, arrived at fCmpire City per with considerable mor« warmth in it» was consecrated on tbe 12th day of
steamer Eastport, Capt. Whitney. waters than it has in tbe colder and August, 1883, by Archbishop Segbere.
We loft Bandon Cork county. Jre- more expos«>d portions of the coast. uss is ted by tbe Rev. J. Heinrich, of
laud, on May 25th, 1873. per City of We were greatly pleased with tbe Roseburg.
In 1886 onr first newspaper “Tbe
Baltimore, and arrived at New York beach and its aurronndiDgs. Its pic
Bandon
Recorder’’ was established by
in June, then Boon left per rail for turesque rocks, caves and arches,
P. O. Chilstrom and J. M. Upton.
San Francisco, thence, as formerly have very few, if any, riyals, and a« a
In 1888 the first seboouer was built
stated, for Empire City, We wer health resort we need only meutipn
at
Bandon. She wqs tbe Ralph J.
induced to corpe here ffom what we that the fn-sh and invigorating breeze
bad read of tbe cjimate and resources that comes in there oyer an oceaq ex Long; cost £7,000 and was owued by
of this papt pf Pregoo, and after an pause of nearly four thousand miles, Chris Long. R. H. Rosa, Chris Dan
experience of many years, we believe the nearest land to it on the opposite ielson and Capt. Jensen.
At the first election of town offi
there are few more equable climates side being Yokohama in Japan. Wtt
cers
J. M. Upton was elected record
to be found auywbere, aud that its We bonght out Thompson Lowe and
er;
E.
A. Bedillion marshal; tbe five
agricultural, mineral and other re others, and also bought out tbe beach
five trustees were W. H. Averill, Geo.
sources arp all that could be reasoua fronting on tbe lands of T. Lowe's
M. Dyer, Robt. Walker, D. E Stitt
b!y required.
donation claim from the government,
and
J. B Marshall.
We left in a day or two after for and which was formerly a resort of
the Cpqoille. We arrived tn due time black sand mines, and onr purchases
at the piptltb pf Bear creek, and from extended on tbe north np tbe Ijne in
ROOM FOR ALL IN OREGON.
thence to Harry Baldwin's place; corporating the town of Bandon, and
Oregon
has an area of
96,030
there we remained a few days and in tbe south beyond tbe only road
square
miles,
or
61,459.000
acres.
It
from thence to tb«» ferry at tbe river leadiug to tbe beach.
is
3500
square
milee
larger
than
New
mou’h. Thia is npw tbe site of the
In 1874, a petition was sent
lively and flourishing t<rgn of Bandon. to tbe County Court to have this por Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,
It was a gloomy luo'^ng place at tion of the Randolph precinct formed Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
that time. There was pply one dwel into a new precinct and for which we York. New Jersey and Delaware all
ling bouse there and that was a small nnanimonsly selected lhe name of put togpt|ief. As thickly peopled as
one and aitnated at thg foot of a Bandon. It was granted by tbe court Rhode Island, it would maintain a
small bluff
Tbe adjoining lands and tbe first election beld io Jnne population of 30,729.600. and as
were covered with dense b»p»b; there 1874. Tbe jndgea were Judge M. densely populated as England it
were no wharfs lined with ship Dyer, Olof Nelson and Louis Turner. would' give habitation to 51,933,024
ping laden with tbe choicest lumber, Tbe first man to record a vote was people. Of thia vast domain but
nod with tLeir big white gaps lazily Col. Tima, Johnson. There were only 3,000,000 acres are cultivated. This
flapping iu tbe breeze quietly await 11'2 votes met and nearly all of them leave# 58 458,900 upeupivated.
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Suitings,
Trimmings,
Dress Goods
and
Ladies
Furnishings.
Bibhone, Collars. Gloves, Belts, Calicoes,
Corsets,
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ladies Muslin Underwear», etc.
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Bandon,
Everything
for
Christmas!
A Beautiful Assortment of Pleasing
Xmas Gifts Now on Display.
TOILET CASES-Pretty and serviceable,
PERFUMES-The best and most complete
line in ever shown in town.
DOLLS-See our Doll corner,
No better or
larger assortment ever shown.
TOYS-To please the boys and girls, All kinds
of toys at all kinds of prices.
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Books, Notions, Albums, Fancy
Stationery, Gold Pens, Triple
Mirrors, Work boxes, Cuff
and Collar boxes, Brushes,
etc, etc.
C. Y. LOWE
l'>i»vigsgi»t9
BANDON,
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OREGON.
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Merry Christmas!
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We wish to thank tbe people of Bandon and vicinity for
tbeir patronage
year and ask a continuance of »awe
for the eoming New Year.
You will find «a always seedy
to serve yon wi^ tha beet goods at reasonable pries«.
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