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t 4* • •• • * I / </ ■SV, Volume XXIV. BANDON, OREGON, A GREAT COMIC OPERA A IS NOW IN USE The Ever Popular Comic Opera H. M. S. Pinafore to be Presented Soon ON RIVER BANK !• a Fine Boat and Competent The most popular comic opera ever written is the celebrated com position ot Gilbert and Sullivan, H. M. S. Pinafore. It has been produced by every opera company in this country and England and it still is being presented nightly in one of the largest theatres in London where it has been running continuou: - ly for over fifteen years. Although a typical English opera it has been enjoyed by more American audi ences than any other opera and wherever it is presented it is greeted by cron ded houses. The ladies of the Episcopal Guild have engaged Mr. Robinson who produced “Qneen Esther” here two years ago, tc- drill the Bandon sing ers on the music of Pinafore and re hearsals have already begun and from the enthusiasm among the singers it is assured that the opera will be excellently rendered. Mr. Robinson brings the necessary costumes and scenery to make the opera attractive, and wherever he has given it the audiences have agreed that it was the best enter tainment ever given by local talent. Pinafore is a pleasing satire upon conditions exist ng in the British navy and is full of pleasing dialogue and comical situations as well as the music being the most btight, catchy and popular of all of the composi tions of Sir Arthur Sullivan. The opera will be presented complete in full nautical costume at the opera house in about three weeks, with a cast and chorus selected from among Bandon's best singers. To be Built on North Bank to do Towing for any Port 6APTAIN JOHNSON WILL BE IN COMMAND The new tug boat Klyhiam, which was built here by J. H. Price and towed to San Francisco some time ago, where her machinery was put in was brought up by the Fifield on her last trip and is now doing ser vice on the Coquille river, havin g displaced the old tug, Triumph, which has so long done the vork. While the Triumph was a good boat in her day, and would do good ser vice yet in a smaller harbor, yet she became wholly inadequate for th e work at this place, consequently a new boat with greater power was necessary. The Klyhiam is a mo lern tug in every particular and one that is equal to most any occasion. As compared to the Triumph she has a 350 horse power engine against 150 for the old boat, she is 91 feet over all as against about 75 for the Triumph and is 22 feet wide, while the Triumph is about 18 The Klyhiam is equipped with all modern machinery and is strongly built so that she can face any kind of a sea and will be able to to v vessele out and into the harbor when the old boat would not dare to undertake it. Shippers and others here .velcome her with delight, while at the sam e time they pay their respects to the Triumph who served her time and is now ready for the retirement from thia port. Capt. Johnson will be in command of the Klyhiam, and Mr. Holland chief engineer, while Joe McCord is the fireman. Rainfall for December Captain O. Wiren of the light house furnishes us the rainfall for the month of December 19 »8 as follows: Rainfall for month five in ches and forty hundreths of an inch, Days clear eight, cloudy and rainy days 23, The rainfall for the cor respond! ng month of 1907 was six teen inches and eighty four one hundreth' of an inch, making a dif- feJence of eleven inches and forty- four one hundreths of an inch. Wedded by His First Love An Omaha dispatch says that the acquaintance of Lee Bryan, merchant, of Craig Col., and Mrs. Carrie Younk.ns, of Omaha, who has become his bride was not of re cent origin. They knew ea ch other in their youthful days,and when their respective parents broke off their engagement Bryan went West and his sweetheart wedd d another. Bryan also married, but the union was not a happy one, and he separa ted from his wife fifteen years ago June I, he secured a divorce, and at once sought his schaolday sweet heart. He found her a widow of five years, and at once applied for a license. This was refused him on the ground that he had been divorced within six month. When the six months peri id re quired by law expired the license was secured and the dream of nearly a half century became a reality. Pioneer Teacher Dies The Coquille Herald gives the following account of the death of Prof. Milton Edmunds, a pioneer teacher of Coos County, and who was at one time the principal of the Bandon schools. The Herald says: “No doubt many readers will be shocked to learn of the death of Prof. Milton Edmunds who died at The Dalles, Oregon, December 20, aged 58 years, 8 months and 20 days. Heart failure was the cause of Mr. Edmund’s sudden taking o't. The deceased moved from this county to The Dalles 18 months ago, where he leaves a loving wife and four children to mourn their great oss Mr. Edmunds was one of Coos county’s successful and popular teachers, having taught in a number of districts in the county where many children will learn of his death tion with deep regret.” Coates - Keyser The marriage of Lewis E. Coates and Miss Madilina G. Keyser was solemnized Thursdiy evening De* reinber 31st at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos Coates, Rev. Haberly officiat ing. Only the immediate families of the contracting parties were present. The many friends ol the newly married couple will extend congratulations and best wishes. Presbyterian Church Preaching at the Presbyterian Church the first and third Sundays of each month, both morning and evening. Su iday School and young people’s meeting every Sunday. Visitors and transients are coi- dially invited.. G eo . H. R oach , pastor, A. H aberly , temporary supply. For Sale—A complete course in A big line of dry batteries at the civil enginnering in the 1 C S wil Standard Electric Co’s Store o be sold cheap. Inquire at |this Atwater Street. office THURSDAY, of River to Protect Lighthouse WILL SUFFICE FOR TEMPORARY NEEOS James Laughead, of Portland, is here and will superintend the c in struction of a ‘ bulkhead” on the north side of the river where the water has been washing away the sand, thus endangeri ng the residence of the light house keeper. For some time the breakers have been washing against the north bank with such great fury as to render the conditions on that side of the river extremely dangerous, especially the residence of the lighthouse keeper. Captain Wiren notified the proper authorities of the condition some time ago with th result that Mr. Laughead was sent hereto construct the bulkhead, which will be of lum ber and piling, but will be built strong and will suffice for the present although it may not be permanent. The real need is for a stone jetty or a p le jetty with stone ballasting on both sides of the river nside of the bar, this would not only serve as a protection but would help to get rid o the sand in the channel and thus be of benefit to the inside harbor. The pile jetty which was started by the business men of Bandon and vicinity is doing good work, and will be of great service when it is completed, but the government should take hold of the proposition and carry it through. Cramer Stock Co. The Cramer Stock Co. appeared at the opera house again Wednes day evening when they put on the famous comedy-drama “The Octo roon.” This is a play somewhat similar to " Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which everyone has heard, and if anything the Octoiodn is a better play, and the way the Cramer Com pany handled it would do credit to any troup, whether they played in the large city theatres or in stni'ler places. Every part of the pl ty was well put on and the audience showed their appreciation by their constant applause. The specialties between acts as put on bv this company are worthy of special mention and are themselves almost worth the price of the show. The Cramer Co. will be here again next Wednesday '*ven- ing when they will play the rip roaring farce comedy “A Family Mix Up” This will give the peo- pie plenty of chance to laugh and the tr.up should be greeted by a well filled house. Fifield Sailed, Bandon in The Fifield sailed from Bandon Monday morning with 485,000 feet of lumber and seven passengers as fellows: Miss May Lovejoy, Mr. and Mrs. Francisco, Mr. and Mrs Broad Bent and daughter, and Mrs. Hemphill. The Bandon arrived in port Tuesday morning and is loading at the I.yons-Johnson Mill. She is in command of Capt. Jack Wesser- leigh, who formerly came in here on a sailing vessel. The Bandon has not been here for some time, but will run regularly hereafter. A. B. Daily of Marshfield was in the city Wednesday on business. Number 52. JAN. 7 1909. CITY SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR Grand Leap Year Ball Enjoyed by Bandon Society People The Leap Year Ball given by the Ladies’ Art Club New Year's eve was a successful event and one that will be long remembered by all present. The main feature of the evening's entertainment was the fact 1 hat the ladies did the managing of affaüs till midnight when at that hour the gentlemen took the helm. That the ladies were superior to th* gentleman cannot be denied. No doubt most of the gentlemen were glad when the ladies’ choice was o\ er and they again came into their own. One of the amusing features o the evening was the Kangroo Court presided over by Mrs. Zeek and Mrs. Stephenson at which every gentleman who moved around ur • escorted by a ¡lady was fined fiive cents This was done to show the gentlemen that they' were to keep their place. W aether any of the ladies took advantage of theii las opportunity and popped the que tton we are unable to state. Altogether the evening was c ne o.' the most pleasant ever spent by Bandon people and the one regiet it that leap year does not co nt often J Nels Rasmussen and A. Munck were in Coquille T uesday on busi ness. S. J. Culver, Thos. Coates and Loss Gardner of Bandon have been attending court at Coquille this week. The county court Wednesday ap pointed Hon. Thos. Dimtnick of Marshfield to serve the unexpired term of County Treasurer Dully, deceased. Mr. Dimmick is one of the old pioneers of the county and is highly respected by all. The old schooner Gotonia, which for years was engaged in the Coos Bay trade and which was known at nearly every port along the coast, is a total wreck at Aberdeen, Wash., and her hull and what remains of her *argo was sold on Thursday last for $12 >. The Gotoma was built at North Bend for Simpson Bros, in 1872 by the late John Kruse, and was 119 feet long, 35.6 beam and 8.6 depth of hold. —Coos Bay News. G. S. Hilborn, of Millicoma, was in town Saturday, tran-acting busi ness. The old gentleman looks well considering his advanced age, and his numerous friends hope that he will enjoy health for many years, yet. Mr. Hilborn is one of the earliest pioneers of Coos and Curry counties. He was born in Paris, Maine, Jan 16.1820, and w ill there fore be 89 years old on the 16th day of this month. He settled at Port 3rford in 1856, and ten years later moved to Coos Bay. It was Mr. Hilborn who piloted the Baltimore colony from Port Orford tc the mouth of the Coqjille river in 1859 —News. For the first time this winter the outside mail failed to arrive at the Bandon post office Wednesday, but we will probably get a double dose this evening whi h fact will be great y appreciated by the post office people, as they are not fond of that kind of me licine. The government mail inspector was in this county this fall and promised to give the ong suffering public better mail service. We sincerly hope he will make good as people are getting tired of missing their mail so often, however there has not been much cause for complaint this winter, but then the rain has been comparatively light and the roads correspondingly good, so there would have been no excuse for not getting it here. WINS REBATE CASE Will Not Have to pay $29,- 000,000 Fine Assessed by Judge Landis DECISION SEI ASIDE ON TECHNICALITIES Washington, D C., Jan. 5.—The $29,000,000 fine case of the Stand ard Oil Company will not be re viewed by the supreme court of the United States. A decision of the court to this effect was announced by Chief Justice Fuller late Monday. The case came to the court on a petition filed by the ¡government asking the court for a writ of cer- tiori to order up 'the record of the case for a review of the decision of circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit bv which Judge Landis’ original decision imposing a fine of $29,000,000 against the Standard Oil Company for accepting rebates from the railroad companies was reversed. In the supreme court the case turned largely upon the right of the court to interfere, in view of the fact the case had been passed upon by the court of appeals, the government contending for such a privilege as right, while it was urged in behalf of the Standard Oil Company that precedents were against such proceedings. I'he ac tion of the court consisted in the announcement that the govern ment’s petition would not be granted. The effect of this annonucement will be to leave standing the decision of the c< urt of appeals which was ad verse to the government and favor able to the company. James Keane Coming Tne noted actor J unes Keene who was here a few yeais ago and made such a big hit in “Ismeraldi” will be in Bandon Monday evening January 11th with fourteen people and will put on the celebrated play “Fabio Ramoni” taken from Marie Corelli's Vendetta. Mr. Keane is one of the leading actors in this country and his reputation is nation wide. It is said that he is backed up by a troup of the most clevet ac tors to be found anywhere, and the public will be assured of a first class performance. There will be vaude ville between the acts thus causing no waits, which are always so tedious when you are anxious to see how the play is coming out. Elizabeth Sailed Sunday The Elizabeth crossed out over the bar Sunday morning with 300,- 000 feet of lumber and about 15 tons of freight. She also had a good list of passengers as follows: Mrs. L. Bitmap, Mr. Gehrig, Mr». J. S. Tilton, Ruby Tilton, T. H. Peter son, Win. Peterson, Mrs. Snyder, Ira Snyder. The Elizabeth has re duced the passenger rate to San Francisco, from Bandon to $7.50, a reduction th it will be greatly ap- preciated by Bandon people who travel. English Walnuts I am agent for Brooks <N Sons fo Carlton, Ore. for their celebrated English Walnut trees. This firm is the only English Walnut importers in the state. B. L. H urst . FOR RENT—Hall over |»ost- office. Addaess or phone Thos. Devereux, Parkersburg, Ore. 5» tf. 'Si 1 City Council to 'lake Pro gressive Camp ign in This Li > î That the city con 1 il is deter mined to make a pro pessive cam paign for street and <>• 1 :r improve ments. is evident fr > n 1 • actions . of recent council sessions. Among the chief improvement- r > be mule at once is the opening o Columbia Ave. from Atw iter -treet to the county r >ad A full sized pi.ink street 70 feet wide, with raised s lew d ; on either side will be constru :ted Phis property is partly owned by S. E. Hines who has signified his intention of dedicatng it to the city, providing the city make the improvements as indicated. We understand that the Bandon Manufacturing Co. is also making preparations to extend the street north af Oriental hall through to deep water, and in ikeja first cl iss wharf some where near where the buoy now is. Other street improvements, will be the rep. iring of the big bridge of Fourth street, and the town steps are also to be repaired an 1 made perfectly safe. At a recent meeting of the counil City Recorder C. R Wade tendered his resignation to take effect January 16th. I'he coun cil has not yet acted on this resign 1- tion but an^effort will be p it f n th to have Mr. Wade rec insider his lo tion and withdraw' his resignation. F. II Van Norden returned Mon thly from a trip to M irshtield Robt. Fredrick, who is well posted on nautical affairs, returned from San Francisco recently where he has been for some time. He re ports business conditions as being good, but says there are noboats on themirket for-.hipbuilders at present but will probably be some in the spring, when it is likely that J. II. Price, the Bandon shipbuilder will get one or two good contracts, and the ship yard here will again be going at full blast. it you want to get the best to be had for the money, you should pat oonize home industry and home in stitutions. The Bandon merchants can do as well by the people of this community as any ca alogue house, rr any merchants in any town, and if you spend your money it home you stand a chance < f getting it back some time, but if yon send it away' you will sure never see it again and it d es not help to build up your community. If you have been in the habit of get ing your merchandise elsewhere, try your home merchant a while and see if y<»u do not get bett r satisfaction. Drs. H. A. Fo and W. H. Crowell have ltasei Steele build ing, opposite the < er Hotel and will open a Chirop Institute. Dr. Foster has be practicing in Bindon for so net past and h s established a pra that justifies them in opening istitute jvheie they w 11 be prepu > accomodate the increasing nu .■ coming to the institute to be . J. There will be a ice S iturd ly evening Jan. 16th •i Oriental Hall. The music will be fumi bed by the new o chestra composed of Jas. Whetstane, violin; Carl Moore, pian > C. G. Adams, clarinet, J. L. Litzen- berger, cornet; L. T. Slither and, trombone. I'he New frehestra has large reportoire of the latest music and it will be rendered to the entire satisfaction of the dancers. There will be no pains spared to make the evening one of the most enjoyable of any social evening of the season, and those who attend will be assured of getting everything they want. The members of this orchestra are well known to Bandon people and . what, they can do in the musical world is higlny appreciated by all. • © < • ! IMPROVEMENTS • ■ •