LODGE DIRECTORY. :
Local Option Column
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Anti-Prohibition Column
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Following «re the eaiuiidaU-a euit-irsed by , moral, civil and political life. 1' •••
Maaowlo.
I’hW Purpose of the Local tiption
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Coca County Law and Otdvr League
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Men are short
I » ANDON LODGE. No. 115. A. F. A M.
Ed. Racklelf for Joint R, preseutative.
I > Stated couiiiiunicat^iua brat Satur
NtMleeiclit
Law
Amendment.
sighted who deny this
day after the full uioun of each mouth
W F. Duller lo< KepreHvutative.
No man lives to himself.
All Master Masons cordially invited.
I liu following explanation of the'
John F. Hall for County Judge.
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t, 1« Oh. W. M.
It ia no argument ngiiinsl the pies p«*mUi>g am.-txliiient t- the local op-
W. W.G.ige for Nberiif
P. N blvom , Sec.
White Duck
ent movement to say you can not pr«- tiou law baa lieeii furuiaiieil to the
M. E. Cleghorn for County Clerk.
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* Sylvia Dongola
Dr. E Mingus for Coromtr.
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vent men fr»»nt drinking W* *ra not Oreguuiau by Rnlpb E. Moody, uu
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Archie McNair for t.'ouuiiiMHiooer
♦ Ramona Dong. Fox
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andon lodge . No. im , i. o. o. f .
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A. N. Gould.for Purveyor.
Saturday evening,
meet«
every
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no itibeti i < right, nor ought he to which ia favorable to the measure:’
Visiting brothers in goral standing cor-
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diaily invited.
have a legal l ight to open any place
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1 be people are in favor of local
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C. F. LOKENZ,. N. G.
A bill prepared by tbu Brewers' and and gild it with every attraction option, but not prohibition. When,
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A. J. H abtmam . Neo.
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W holesale Liquor Dealers’ Associa kuowu to ait and music uud light to therefore, the "local option law was
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Forester, of America.
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tiou will lie submitted lo th» voters in prey upou I be weaknesses of human submitted to the ductors for
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their
AOCKT QUEEN OF THE FOREST, No. the June election. It will be sub nature and lute humanity to its own
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approval at the general election held
♦ Russia Calf Tan
J 17, meets Friday night of each week,
mitteil
by
the
initiative
petition
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destruction,
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in Coucrete Hall, Bandon. Oregon A cor
in l’.XM it received a majurtty of votea
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dial welcome is extended to h II visiting the ballot it will read: “For Amend wruug to work such I jhvoc hi society,
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cast
thereon, as it was tielieved to be
biot iers.
W D. MARSHALL,
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ment to the Local Option Law giving and he who does it should I h < classeil
A. K ick ,
Chief Ranger.
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as repreaeuteii
Hail the voter* on-
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Fin. Secretary.
Anti-Frohibitionists and Prohibition among society e euemies tuel treated deratood that the proviaioua of the
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Bandon,
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ists equal privileges
Vote Yes or as such.
Woodmen of the World,
law made it iu many respecta a pri-
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Slavery is one of the great evils bibitiou measure containing utiftiir
BAMDI GAMP No. 'JI-'. W. <>. W. No.’’ This statement of the bill is
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meets iu regular seasiuu the first Hnd false.
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that bad ita beginning and will have provisions, ami not simply local op
always <>n baud.
third Thursdays of each mouth in the Ma-
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Look into the bill ami see if Prohi its end, as intemperance also. But is tion, it would have been defeated
Houic hall. Viaiting luenibera are oordially
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invited.
A. RICE, U. C.
bitionists and
Anti Prohibitionists there anyone so presumptions as to
It was not fully understood by the
O.C. W aldvoukl , Clerk.
have equal privileges. In the pream say the eml has already come* Sure people, at the time they voted upon
I), P. STR.4JYG, Jr.
E. H.IDS.ILL.
ble to the bill, we read “Providing ly none, either high or low or in any this law, that it provided that the pro
Practical Surveyor.
that this act shall not apply to the society, but admit, on reflection, that hibitionists might call an
PROFESSIONAL.
elevi ion
manufacture or sale of liquors al the great mass of humanity is yet in every year, while those iu
favor of
wholesale by brewers, distillers, Vin bondage to ambition, or greed, or
Dr H. I_i Houston, ters, or wholesale liquor dealers.” passion. But none, save a fool, will of license could only eall an election
It you want a home in Oregon, inveHti^ate our offerings.
every I wo years; or that thu probiLi
PHYSICIAN Sc SURGEON
Thus at oue full stroke all possible now defend the institution of slavery tionista were permitted to group sev
We have Timber ami Coal Lands, Farm and Dairy Lands, Stock Ranches and
Ottica over Furniture Steer*. H:euree,'.l tee 12, hope of prohibition is swept away.
as it existed tu this country.
CITY PROPERTY.
eral “dry' precincts together with
a.m. 1:30 to 4, p in. ; 7 to 8 in the «venina.
The time will come when it will lie oue ‘wet so as lo permit the major If yon wish to buy, sell or exchange, cull <>u us and we will give you good
Now is it possible to get rid of the
Night calls answered from office.
aaloon under this law? No. There are just as foollab to defend the liquor ity in the dryvpreeincls to overcome
service. Homesteaders located on Desirable Government Land.
HANIHIN.
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OHKGON. so many loop boles and fences put business as it now exists.
the majority in the wet piecinta, and
to good level LOTS iii WOODLAND ADDITION, close in and cheap for cash.
about it that we could not get at it.
Slavery weut out through the vio thus force a precinct to become div
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Dr. S- I-i. Perkins,
All of which holes and fences are for lent throes of civil strife. This will even though a majority residing in
price. Hccurding to location..................................... „ I
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the saloon interests against the tern go with no less strife, but we still such precinct did not wish it.
PHYSICIAN Æ SU EU EON.
perance people
hope in a different way. It is true
W bile il was understood that when
Stock ranch of 520 acres; good buildings and otter improvements. U' |>er Here.
HANI1ON, OKHGON.
The bill provides that all ballots some perjury, some fu*ds, some miir ail election was called for the whole
We have dairy ranches, city residence propeity and acreage property within city
ders,
will
attend
its
overthrow.
not voted for or against prohibition,
Office at residence on Fourth Street.
county, such county would be dry if
limits.
Does Mr. Bryant presume lo say it went for prohibition, the people
shall be counted as voting against
BANDON OK
Oilice in 1.11 In rati ii Bldg
Dr. I». L. NT F. F LE
these
things do not occur under the did not understand 11ml if such
prohibition. To illustrate: Suppose
a precinct bad 500 votes. Of this 500 license system? His argument is all county election went against probibi
Under tiou it did not allow the county to be
only 300 should vote on I he question against bis own position.
OFFICE ROOM 4, OVER ANDER-
of prohibition. 250 vole for, ami 51» high license, unprincipled, irresponsi wet, luit made dry such precincts a-
son ’ h MEAT MARKET.
vole against prohibition.
It loses ble men violate Hie law. Bootleggers voted dry.
BANDON,
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OREGON. for the 200 who did not vote, with the and bltmlpigs are notorious in all
The pimple did not know that the
The quickest ami law provided that when a precinct
50 who did, make t lie vote stand 250 such territory.
GKO. P. TOPPING,
against 250, which is one short of a most effective way to reach the end went dry it denied the right of a per
ATTORNEY abd COUNSELOR AT LAW majority over all the votes east. Is of the evil is to raise the banier of
son living in that precinct to have
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that equal privileges?
the law square across the way, and liquor ill bis own house for the line
I he buynit; public is invited to call and get my prices on all kinds and grades.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Again, the bill provides that anj permit the people to defend the law. of bis family ami guests.
Fire Insurance.
elector may contest the election To say it cannot be done is to admit
The proposed amene lineili to t he
Bandon, - - - - Oregon.
“Thecoiinty judge shall have full and a weakness of our institutions that local option law correcta liiere ob
final jurisdiction to bear and deter every American citiz n will refuse to jeetionable features, while not li.--
O- T- Blumenrotlier mine the merits of said proceedings.” do.
stroying or in any manner interfering
Yes, quite an American idea ’ Deny
The temperaoce peopleagain appeal with the proper purposes of the law
U. 8. Conimitdioner and Notary Public.
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The amendment provides that
Filings and Final proofs made oil Home ing the right of appeal. They mean to the honest th<>ut;btfnI men of this
stead*. Timber Claims and other U. 8. Lands to say to the judge, “Decide againsi COllUty to judge between (tie honesty local option election shall otdy I’e
Money Loan* Negotiated on Approved us and God help you in the next elec
and integrity of the classes represent called every two years; prevents
Security.
C. P JEN'S EAT, Al aster.
tiou.”
ittg the wet and dry side of the ques grouping ami gerrymandering of
Office in room 10 Bejrerle Building, Ban
But suppose be decides for prohi lion. And ask you to throw ttie districts, and allows each precinct to Tins St< am. r is N< w. is St rang I v Ini ill, and fitted with (lie Inti st improvements, and will
don. Keaidence on Butte Creek, Oregon.
Heal Estate bought and Sold.
give a regular 8 duv service, for passengers and freight, between the
bition, have we got it theu » No. The weight of your influence and vote determine what shall be the rule in
Coquille River, Oregon, and ban Fraucisco, Calif.
fence is thrown down for the druggist where you are convinced it will do such luecinct. So that if a tLhjority
ELBERT DYEIC, Agent' Bandon. Oregon.
who may be tempted lo sell it. He the most'good, for th* greatest num of a precinct votes dry it shall be dry;
E. T. KKl'SF, Managing Agent, 207 Front Street, San Francisco, California.
can sell on a prescriptio i “which pre ber, your own kindred included
if wet it sliall lie wet.
scription shall not be used but once.
We won this victory once faitly
Should the Miuemlineiit be adopted,
Notice the clever trick with words, and squarely. But we were cheiileel it will make the present law a purely
The Old Reliable
(.'or rec t Abstracts for any
not and but in I lie same sentence, out of it through the most 11 tiling precinct local option law as it was
part uf Coos Comity fur
Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers
which means, till it as often as you technicality and neglect of otlicials originally represented to lie, am)
want to. If they meant that it could elected to serve l be people, by th»- which the people thought it was at
iiifthcd on Short Notice
be used hilt once, why put the word pt esumpHous and arrogant bulldozing the time it was adopted, giving each
I’ric- N Kight.
not in.
of men conteuiphiblu alike for their side the same ami equal piivileges.
Heavy Forging
COQUILLE,
- - OREGON.
Again, th* liquor dealers do not methods and purposes.
1’be amendment also raises the
Ship Work
like the penalty attached lo the (res
We
ask
for
a
square
deal
ami
a
fait
number
of
signatures
necessary
lo
and Logging Work
ent taw. It is too bard when they chance to try the merits of the present call an election from 10 per cent ti
i<* our Specialty.
are caught. Ten to thirty days’ im ’ociil option law, and for otlicials who 30 per cent. To permit 10 per cent,
O k koon .
B andon ,
prisonment, and $50 to $500 tine is will give an honest enforcement of it. a small minority of any community
too much when one of these good law Vote for the taw and for the otlicials to cull an election (Hits it in the
abiding citizens is caught breaking endorsed by the temperance people power of a few not only to thrust aD
the law.
If the penalty is light if you consider our cause just. Make expense upon the tHxpayeis of tip
enough he can stand it all right. So justice iiud sobriety your cause amt comity, but such light could be ant)
with a big show of being magnani- defend it whenever, wherever au<< lias beeu easily utilized as a weapon
mons they provide "On conviction I e however yon honestly can do it and of persectilion or blackmail.
J. W. SHAW, Agent.
shall lie fined not more I bail $250 f< r feel the satisfaction that comes to
The ninetidmi nt further provides GEO D. GRAY A <’<>., tint i Agis.
Marshfield, Pilone 441.
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Market.
St.
San
Francisco
the first offense, and each subsequent one who knows they are doing right ibat the sale of liquors in wholesale
You Can't Expect to Get
offense be fined not more than $500.”
Vote for local option ami against quantities by Is nil til'd brewers, and
Worth for $1, Hut
That
is
easy,
say
$1
and
costs,
or
$25
the
proposed amendment to the law distilleries ami wineries or wbole-uh'
Can
Get
Your
You
once a mouth as they do with some
W. W. lloREBRAUGH
MOJYEYS
WORTH at
houses, is not to be construed i.s a
“We can’t all have money,”
saloons not a thousand miles from
violation of tlx* law. Tin' (uirpose of
here. Any thing to bo fair, though,
local option is to control the saloon
Myrtle Point.
said Brother Bill
and give both ,sidea equal privileges
The high school graduates this ami the sale of liuuurs iu retail quail
tities. I tider ti e present la-v, six old
Dunle* in KtitiiM hiii I Shoe*
These and other featuriA, equally ye ir are Florence McCracken. Maude
“But we can at least look as though we had.”
I tie precinct in which a bt ewe i v is
Repairing neatly and promptly done at
as unjust, make it impossible to get Bill'll and Claude 11 (»lies.
lorKted vote dry, it would preveni the
CALL ON
lowest living prices.
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prohibition.
M'ore about it latet
Alft ’Hi I M achtidi. of Bandon wa- btewery from manufacturing ni v
Keep these articles for future refer here Sunday to attend the funeral beer in its present location, and ferve
it to estal>iisli it* plant in some' pr-1
euce.
of his brother's wife. Mrs J. Machado cinct that veiled u<-t. practically
MB. BKYANT
AND
OTHERS ret urnitig Wednesday.
tiscating the' plant located in the dry
And »ee the new line of Sample, for
A NSW FRED.
The firemen have ordered a new precinct; ami though a whole's det
Imd at gle'iit expertise establishe d Ills
The arguments against l< cal option hose cart from a Chicago bouse, place of business pi a certain location
hi tbt‘ letters ami pamphlets from Mr. which is expected to arrive iri a it outli if the pre'citict would go dry, lie wotihl
Bryant and others of Texas and el** or six weeks. It is a better < art than lie preventeel froeu eloiug luis'iie'ss al
tin- location, eve>n though be did not
whe.e. is best ail wi red by the people the one at present in use and wdl tide) ! sell to any one living within such dry
of Texas themselves, who have more milch to the » flicieticy of the tigli'P's precinct.
(gpOKANK,
WASH.)
'l'lie amendment proposeei takes
than three-font ths of their State voted The boys pay for the carl out of tin- r ; .
this iinju-i iiml objection'll feature'
dry already, without any idea of vot own funds, besides having contril
out of th* law.
I lie amendment fur
ing it wet again. In fact the state is nted $70 worth of new hose to the
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ther provides that when a precinct I
Nelli by
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city.
ready for an amendment to the State
goes elry it shall not go into effect
In August th* reunion of South until '.kt days
I hi- give's ii -alooti
Constitution milking it illegal to sell
liquors for ¡beverage purposes, which west Oregon X et-*rans .Xssoctat lot. man who was legally doing business!
will be held at Myrtle Point and it is ill the' pri'rinet before it weut elry 1
amendment no doubt will be voted the intention of the local veterans to
tilin' Wllliiu which to dispose'of Ills i
soon. It is a forlorn hope to quote make it one of tie pleasantest gath fixture's line! sleek. Nee I easeeimlele
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men so far away as also to misquote ertngs in th*asHocian’s history. There man can object to this provision.
I h,. ■.«•»» Itriuc M»rr In N<>w K« «<ly tor Hu-Hi« »»
F i«-rything Mrw and Freah.
The |er*-eiit local option law wa<
so eminent and good a man an Lin ar* four locations that take lure
drawn ley line-»- who are it. favi>r of
coln
But maybe it in a hope, and at,out lit entertaining the veterans of
prolnbitieeii, an I not local eiption; nml
hope is siveet Io even the vilest men this pari of the stat* ami it is Mvrll* Ils eneictlliellt was seenreel llpo'i itle
The persistent assumption that tlie Point's turn this year. Usually the ri’piese-tilati.ell that it was a local op
temperance movement aims to regu Myrtle Point reunions have been tta- lion measure. Sine«* tie* true' i-ff-'i’ls
Fine line of Fancy Candies.
Imported and Domestic Cigars.
of tin- provisie'ii of su.-li act Ii.iv • now
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late one’s appetite by law is false. mo-t largely attended b*can“i» of it- ta'eil ehse'OVere'd llleel made Ill'WII.
Th* rnoveni nt aims only to make il central location and it isrx|iecled that til* taw sleeinlil I’e' titilell I.’el see lliat if
legal a business which is society's the August gathering will I* mi ex really will lee' wil l! It Wils eerigitmllv
greatest enemy, to put evil under the ception in that particular. A imet theillgllt ali i r q»r<''•■’iteel to lie, simply
BANDON
a local option law ; ami the adoption
Will not make a man look dreaaed n|> if he has a three days growth of lieard
ban of the law rather than to give mg of committees will soon lie held of the'■mendm-nt now pro| s*<| will
N'ce dean roani«, 25 and 50 ib a i.igbt ; $1.:
Presto,
change. Just -leo into
sanction of th* taw. An a business, u ami plans laid to make the reunion a make it a h'cal e ptn n iaw containing
HE.
F MORRISON'S Barber Sliop
a «cell ; $■ 00 a month.
gives an unfair advantage to prey tip- -m-ce-s iu every particular. Euler no provision which ia mA fair ami |.
amt lie will make von look like a gentleman.
Hot and < ol.l Bath.,
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equal
to
all
parties
MRS NARAH COSTELLO. |ot! the weakness of humanity, hence, prise.
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