• «t
BANDON
BANDON BEACH
A h H summer retort h m no equal on th« coast
notili of San Francia)>>.
Bandon is nutid for
Ita evenly temper) d eliinati , Hie mi all animal
temperature la mg It kh variable Ilian at anv
other point in the ( tilted blatta.
Destructive
winds and ejietfh.il »torma >n
unknown.
Homi seek) ts will lind many opportunità a lo t,
B«ndou I* located at the mouth of .'let Oequille
river,
mile from the Pacific Ocean, Population
KXI. Ha« Woolen mill, Stilugle mill, broom handle
.plant, caunery and MVsrsI »iwmill- in vtsinily
lia« water ayatem, good school« and church»«. 4
bo.it« daily on Coquille river
Steamers end
aohoouera to ban Eraueiaco, iiuiltimil cum mg
Volume XXII.
AWFUL DESTRUCTION.
BANDON,
OREGON:
THURSDAY,
APRIL 19. 1906.
Number 16.
Earthquake, Tidal Wave and Fire Destroys Principal Business Section of San Francisco.
Au awful calamity has visited Sau Francisco. Meagre rep »rta state that
A S|H-«'ial to the Heimrder Mt '4 Oil p m
Ford A Bester of Lam pa Creek, His Record is His Platform
Real Estate Transfers.
an earthquake and tidal wave visited that section of the stale and that the today sei that only '400 people were
I
who
are logging for tlm Cody Co.,
property loss will run into the millions and thousands of people have been kill«)! lo M mii FtaiH-lM-o 2 at Stanford tut
Furnished by the Title Guarantee
killed. To add horror to the situation tile broke out ami the business sec versify ami a lew at Sail J«-« No deaths were business visitors the first of the * F|
A Abstract Co., Marshfield and Co
The
visit
of
Hou.
J.
R.
\\
hituey
to
tion is butuiug The water maius were brokeu and the tire department at Oakland Wild rep >rt c lultig 111 from week.
is almost helpless. Dynamite was resorted to blow up buildings lo try to Sniitlietn California and i otliiug relialiti,
Douglas county the past week has quill«.
1 be Curry county people who were
check the flames. Telegraph and telephone communication was shut off and Property loss is uow estimulad at $100,CU0,-
W L Davidson et us, to llacliei
called to Portland as witnesses before stiengthenetl his political fences ini
a telephone wire was being strung last night between Oakland ami Sacra 000.
W illard, deed, lots 5(1 ami 24, block ti
People tiud him a business
mento What little news was received last night was coming via Chicago
At 3 air m »peetal to ill* Kecorder saya the federal graud jury, returned the n eusely.
Woolen Mill add Io Bandou.
arid Portland. The big newspaper buildings of the Call, Examiner and that the fire I» «till raging in Sau i rati* first of the week.
like man, oue who is able to stami
E J Davidson et ux, to Rance W il
Chronicle have burned and they are m iking an effort to get out their editions «two anil Is now In tlie residence district
A E. Cleghorn < f Coquille, candi upon tiis past record, and one who is lard, deed, lot 25, block (i, W oolen
from the newspaper offices in Oakland. The Grand, St Francis and Palace out toward» the hill
hotels have burned and theCliff House has tumbled into the ocean. All the
date for democratic nomination for amply able to till the office to which Mill add to Bandou
The water Is three feet deep from Kear
ferry boats have stopped running and panic prevails. 75 lives are reported
County Clerk, was interviewing our be aspires. Mr. W hitney has been
1> M Cliaileson et al to Martha Mc
ney street to the water front
lost in one hotel. The Chief of Police and Fire Chief were killed.
Nair,
deed. 1 acre in the S E cornel
Report that Chief of Police and Fire people this week.
conducting the st at»' printing office in
Most all the people were asleep ('Lief killed is false Fire Chief injured.
The catastrophe that has befallen
of
S
R
Charleson estate in Bandon.
('apt. Jensen of the steamer Eliz
when the shock occured
Buildings
a manner to at once commend the at
The Breakwater when 12 hours out from
San Fraucisco is appalling. The first
■J
T
Mars
et UX to A B Sabin, deed,
abeth has purchased lhe Sytlnani
fell and crashed in all directions and Ban Francisco bounil for C ook Bay. felt the
tention
and
respect
of
all
taxpayers
of
part
of
the
nw
| of sw sec 30, t wp 2h
property
and
may
move
his
family
reports, terrible as they were, did
shock and passenger« were thrown from
the greatest coufttsion prevailed.
th«
State
of
Oregon
He
is
making
here
from
San
Francisco.
8.
R
14
w
their berths
not convey half the meaning of the
E A Seaman el nx, to S N B Hunt,
Every
brick
building
of
over
three
No loss of life at Berkeley.
1 be Medford Commercial Club is the race on his record and hopes to
disaster and it is bard to realize the
deed,
lots 6 ami 7, blk IS, Dunham's
I stories was damaged, More than 1
West wiud commenced to blow going to raise $1500 for the purpose win purely on merit. He is not a
destruction that has been wrought.
add. to Bandon.
square mile of the greatest business which is favorable; otherwise whole of advertising the many undeveloped
mud-slinger, but accords to his op
The earthquake commenced at 5:15 district is iu flames. South of Mar
Mary A and J \\ I'elter to J A
resources ami climatic advantages of
city would be tire swept.
ponents
all the credit that is due Button ami T li Davidson, deed,
yesterday morning. At midnight it ket between 22d and Ferry, ami iu
It is supposed that the Stm. Eliza Soipthern Oregon
I hem. By taking such a fair, sensi parcel of land in Bandon
was estimated that three to four thou addition many oft be best buildings beth intended to leave the city for
\\ . F Dislier has sold his ranch Oil
ble
course tie is making friends on all
sand lives had beeu lost, 2000 bodies east, including city ball which cost this port yesterday ami unless she got the upper river and has moved to
sixteen million, wrecked or badly away Tuesday night it is very prob
Dr. I). L. Steel, Dentist.
had already been recovered. The U.
Bandon and will occupy his property sides. Roseburg News.
W ill visit Langlois April 25th, and
damaged.
able that her cargo of freight was de now occupied by Rev. Roach ami
!
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S. government has ordered transports
remain until May 3rd, Those re
From Kearney »♦. down Market the stroyed ami it may be some time be
family. Mr. Disher is candidate for
to take the dead to sea for burial as a city has settled three feet.
quiring dental work done call early
Candidate
for
Republican
fore she sails.
the nomination fur Representative on
The asylum at San Jose is com
great number were so badly mutilat
the republican ticket and the voters
Nomination as State
Primary election April 20th.
SAILED.
pletely destroyed killing 500 people,
ed as to be unrecognizable.
of
this
vicinity
should
remember
him
13
Stm
Elizabeth,
for S F.
Found
Masonic
emblem.
Inquire
Treaurer.
All Pacific coast tire departmeuts
when they vote al the primary to
Fifty blocks in the heart of the
13
Sch
Oregon
for
S F.
at
this
office.
have been called upon for assistauce-
Thos. F. Ryan, of Oregon City, Oregon.
morrow.
II Sell Advance for S F
city south of Market street are Martial law prevails
Don't forget that Dr. Steele, dentist, is
14 Seb Mayflower for S F
gr onnd
burniug
and
the
Government troops and Red Cross located in Biiudon.
Conceded now to be the peoples’
The basket social given by the Ban
E.
Morgan
and
wife
were
Bay
vis
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don Concert Baud hist Saturday choice for the office and is far in the
steadily sinking and the water flout doing all in their power to render re
itors
last
Tuesday.
evening was a success financially, the lead of tiis competitors.
LOCAL NEWS 18 YEARS AGO.
submerged and in flames. The Gold lief to the sufleritig.
Mrs. E. Lewin was a Coquille caller receipts being about $40, anti all who
Auother
shock
at
1:30
p.
m.
wreck-
Mr. Henckendorfl is now engaged
en Gate section is reported safe.
Judge Ryan is neither officer, stock
attended report a splendid time. The
ed many buildings that withstood the first of the week.
on
the schooner being built at this
Every city around San Francisco the firs' shock in other Bay cities as
G. Al Jefferson of Mankato, Minn, street parade, in which the members holder, agent or employee of auy place.
of the bund made up tn character, banking concern ami stands squarely
Bay is in flames and tire departments well at 8. F,
is visiting our town this week.
Charley Forty went over to the
battling almost hopelessly. Alameda
Call on Zeek, Bandon, for Seed was first-class ami after it was over on tlm platform that
At 3 o'clock it was estimated that
Bay Ibis week. He has just sold tiis
suffered ami Santa Rosa is com loss of life tu Southern California Oats, Seed Barley and Seed Potatoes. the sidewalks were strejvn with pants
“ The state funds SHOULD NO T ranch in Curry for $2,400.
buttons, pieces of suspenders ami
pletely wrecked, not one story being will reach 10,0<H>
Assessor Thrift is around ibis week
be I SED for lhe BENEFIT of any
Ferch and flounders are running
hair pins that were lost by the people
left on top of another.
Berkeley is
finding out bow much our citizens are
Property
loss
in
Oakland
esti-
paiticulai
BANK
or
.MONEY
LOAN
in
the river and several big strings of
during the spasm of mirth.
wiped off the map and the great Stan-,
worth.
mated at ten million dollars.
these
fish have been brought to town
ING INSTITUTION; that ALL
ford University is destroyed, only one
Jos.
Wendle,
formerly
of
this
place
this
week
Chris Long has been the
La-t Siindav Mr. amt Mis. Mtli1. Mr. anil moneys of the Slate DE1’( »SITED in
small building left standing, and San i — The latest from San Francisco
but now of Crescent City, was calling Mrs Dave Peikitis and the tishmg editor of
itimates
that
50,000
lives
have
been
most
successful
local sport.
Jose is leveled to the ground.
BANKS by tlm STATE TREASUR
<m
old
friends
the
past
week.
the
Reorder
accepted
the
invitation
of
Mr.
! lOt
lost.
Died at lus home on Two-mile,
The city ball in San Francisco was
INTERESI
V. N Perr.v came down from Co and Mrs. Zeek to join them on an outing to ER should DRAW
The night watchman at the Circle
April
17, ItSSK, Patrick McKenna,
Wbiaki-v Run. At ti 30 Mr. Zeek took the
destroyed and the street car tracks
City mill, 5 miles south of Bandon, quille yesterday to bring the ballot ribbon«, said gid dap, and we were off. A i which SHOULD he PAID into the aged 7t> years. Mr. Edward Fahy
were distorted and twisted. Dyna
That the' conducted the funeral services.
I repo Is that lie noticed a disturbance boxes ami supplies for the primary two mde drive brought us to Bullard’s Ferry STATE TREASURY
mite was used to blow up buildings. 1
where we found Mr. Bullard awaiting us j State Treasurer be PROHIBITED
| of the water there and"tbat it washed election.
Adam Pershbaker returned tins
People crowded around and 75 were
will) th(8 ferry beat and soon had ua laud'd '
up two feet on the banks
A
report
While
engaged
in
his
work
at
the
week
........ San Francisco where tie
killed at one place.
on t rra tirmn oil the opposite shore. An I from SPECULATING with the state
also comes from Coquille that the rock quarry last week, a heavy rock other four mile drive brought lhe partv 1« |
pnreha
«<1 mai’liinery for bis m w
Modern steel buildings stood the
’ regulator in the \\ ilson jewelery fell on Geo. Button’s foot crushing Mr. Z>ek’a ranch wlieie a tew mmules stop funds in anv manner, ami that Im re I
mill
up
th« river 11« will have double
eruption better than the brick H Illi store slopped. From these reports it
Wils made to inspect tire siirroiilidliigs
Mr. ceive uo other salary or remuri 'ration
ami
breaking
three
toes,
making
am
circulars
and a power edger, It Will
frame ones.
is evident that lhe shock of lhe earth-
aid M is. Zeek have it veil cozy little cot for bis services than tlm salary al
pntation
necessary
.quake
must
have
reaclied
ibis
section
lie
lieii"
m
a' out forty days.
I1HS
Mechanic’s pavillion
tage e l their place anil each "lie was quit k •
'
to
a
small
deglee
iowed
him
und«r
the
law;
that
the
Frank
Langlois,
th«
well
known
turned into a morgue.
10 I ill iu love with the situation and ex-1
'File ci n’ract to build the schon I
rancher of the Dairy vi II h section was pl) sail wish that il week or a month or a Slat« Treasurer be PROHIBITED boll«« l'il t In-, district was let Io I ,ee
a caller hi Bandon last week. A,'«ui 'iiiililel eoulil be spent Hit re. lhe woods from having interest, directly or in Simpson l"l $2H5, lie furnishing I Ii •
a year ago lie fell am! a .small piece at lIns lime of llie year is i strong attrac
tion to most, people, lire lie ilodeiidrons directly, either as officer, stockholder, inatei nd. Till" building Will be 22x31!.
of bone was splintered from the ver ii« just beginning to butst. into Idooni ainl
('apt I’. Nelson of the Lizzie Prien
agent or employee of any banking in
w
tebra which formed a small abscess, i'sm will be a veritable mat of coloring.
will
not sad to the river after tin-,
«4
BANDON. OKEUON
and while b«re lie hud ibis i muovei I I he white lilies, the dasiis and the butter stitution in which any of tlm moneys
V
trip. He will go Im thinks, to Men
cups
form
a
beautiful
carpi
t
si
tting
mid
of the State ar« deposited or |, atied.
by Dr. Houston
NAN I KANt INCO. CAI.
there are many other Howers, sliruba, bushes '
I docino of Humboldt- ( apt ‘'Dick
One of the stales to use convict tiul trei a bursti g into bloom that the lisli
Inis been m ibis trade fi i about ’J
.Mr-.
N.
Lorenz,
of
Coquille
left
We kave opened tub offlee in the .}iu i . s I ki II building
labor in road c instruction for a long in; editor docs not preleud to be aeipiaiiiteil
years, coming first in the Cbampmii.
I
ne,
day
for
Redding.
Calif.,
where
west of the Postojjice in Uundon for the purpose of doing
tun« is North Carolina, anil this Com wit".
Another shott dtive thioiigh the famous t4!'« goes to visit Iler daughter. Mis. next ill th« ( lias Neilson, tlii ti III III«
mon wealth is ci edited with liaviug
a general Real Estate business, and are note pre/m red to
Hclim M i’iam and filially th« Lizzie
"lit bliicksand iiiiumg district and Whiskey S S. Norton,
abo it tiie best system of highways to linn Citik. oiu stopping place was reached
Pl ica
lie hail In comi'ii familial lig
handle Farm. Timber a nd ('oa! La nds a nd Toon Proper
.Miss Ediii Hayler of Coquille vis
be found in any state of th« union While the mell folks w. re t a king earn ol I lie
lire
on
i I d - 11vi i ami has many ft iemi-
ty- Our San Fra neiseo office brings us in eon tart udth
similarly situ lie I with reirard to pop team nml getting the lislnng tackle and ited in Bamlon a few days last week. here nil" "ill tmlv regret that 1«
A distinct 1’iirtliqtiak« slim k i- re-
capitalists seeking desirable inuestnients and affords us
illation and industries. North Car rock oyster tor,Is ready lor busimss. lhe
must go ■ l-ewllele willi Ills spli mild
iailn H prepared hot coffee mid opened up tM iied fioin Ashland on the night of
■
'lina
ha-
set
an
example
that
i-
being
special facilities for ha nd! i ng !a rge tracts of limber or
ci.«ugh ot the lunch baskets to give a hml
LlZ/l' Pilei'
closely a’udie I bv in mv othet E i-tei n I what was hi Hl oh tor the mam sp e.- il It A| rd 2ml.
Coal
lands,
or
tracts
suitable
for
colon
iza
t
ion
.
mV
ami Southern states. It has bo n so was ‘J 31) mid Illis was I In1 second meat I. I
W . A Sweetman and J. W Ru-t,
successful in getting good woik and ih< dav, so it was plain to be se< i, th.it
’if
If you have property for sale in either town or coun
die
hustling leal estate men from
it a very low cost, that the dem illite whs it" danger of miyoue starving
r
try, in large or small tracts, come in and talk it over with
Marshfield
were llamlon visitors to-
onstiation is legaided the best yet I'lie id Xi four bolirs were s, ent on tile
m i i« in ill« coiin1! v of the handling beU'-h. Mt hl and I'elkins wen* tin lock
us. II 'e hope to establish ourselves in business here by
of convicts. The op«n air woi k is
-t< r etperis ami as they seemed ibout
5 fair dealing and courteou s treatment. .Ill property listed
said to be beneficial lo lhe heallli of twelve oi title'ti gallons it must lx nilmittril
the prisoners, and is taken up mor« .hat they woe adepts at the biisim s. I’ll,
with us will receive our very best attention
■new»-"
eagerly than the drudgery of some 1 ulh's ; atliert d agatr s and shell« and Z> i k
-erro.
callings
which
involve
all
insole
em-
Come in and let us get a eyu a i n ted.
)o|il> d t lie ti-Il i illtor. Zeek catlghl a r i k
plo) mi’llt. Il is also slated on good ■ tl without I he coil mill Hie I ■ e. c 'in.lit one
T. R. WHEELER. Manager.
auihoritv that North Carolina i- com «■ii large ti-h I lint In "kc t he ho >k and ot
paialively human* in irea'ment of war. I III- »C lies «11 Ils back Well- ; lallilv
ptisoners. as none of th« abn-es ai 11 ml« mid r, gistered any wlieie fi"in t wo lo
prehended in woi k distant from tile
,«vi ml p niiids.
penitentiary have been recorded.
\l I Lie« o’el'S'k the big Hi nt look p'lti-e
L ii ugh» i*
led the dinnir tlixt th« ladles ptidtiiid
Easter lias co i « right in the spring brought jov at the time anil ni_litniaie
You are invited to cab and see tl»p new up- lo-date
time, when nature j' tus in its joyful later. This latter condition howevt r must
not be tak* n to o ll-ct on lhe dinner but
note ■ f new li’e We welcome it es
wa* simply call«« d l>v having befte* eie
t
pecially bt-cause of its contrast to the sight than »tor ige capi -ity .
dreariness of winter, It till typifies
On lhe return trip it .lilfeient rou e W HH
ch>
s n which broil lit us ‘-hr.ingh ill ■ Aio-
life f< om i lie deH'I.
u<ll
r
aoii
mul i'.-thv raitche' wlii-li i
Five i assent!«!s on the down flip
I nr»-
rt'oeked with a tine gi elc > t sheep
of the Alliance were subpoened Wit nli al places f..r this i mpo-e. A si
nt t»p
nesses in 1 lie lan I fiumi cases now warm ih- t tlm Fain In me. m<
. tbr H
being tiled in Portland. They pa-sed w iv it l" a I h - iuv mil plate, with
through town on their way home at s ii r t>niliti s. and shows w Imt can
liy |c sistenl .»ml intelligent labor
Port Orford and vicinity.
On aritvii's' a: the bnllatd In me the le--
A so Mi Thompson who is working tn itn s of the celebration ot i hr golden wed
dihgeuily on the same cases, came ding"! Mi. mid Mis llamlilock had Ixen
down on the san e steamer, but re- in pr"gr*-a during the day ami the party
m due I In re to meet hi« wifi' and son wet« lhe teclpienl" "f a b x et th« weddll'K
eike aid a b"x "f apjdis grown oil Mr.
Mr«. Fbompsoti is at present teaching
Hamld'> k’« pl,ice one mil« from the oc< nn
here.
I il illy' Hie d iv the«' estimable old people
We are glad to report that all the W> re pri «nled «oh nuuieroiis tokeus of
««teem •lol i< is I" I e hoped that they will
sick al'« Convalescing.
An.>tlier R. R man passed north enjoy minx mere vi art tn health mid Imp.
pinesH.
last 'Tuesday. He has beeu down th«
At. 7:15 tile c.yiivevaiice arrived at the
coast trying to arrange bnsiness ss tn Z>ek hom»; fifteen nornte« later the gentle
rain began to fall, and we were glad
ligoi ! f way. etc.
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Spring Furnishing G°o^s
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