BANDON, OREGON,
Volume XXV.
THURSDAY,
Number I.
JAN. 14 1909.
H. M. S. PINAFORE ASK FOR BIG
ACCIDENT ON RIVER BOUGHT INTEREST
WORK STARTED
FDR MON
Coming Production of Pop
ular Opera Which is to
be given Next Week
APPROPRIATION
Steamer Coquille Hit* Stern
of Wolverine With
Tremendous Force
IN CREAMERY
Lumber is on Ground for
Bulkhead and W ork to
proceed Rap dly
United Wireless Co. Willing
Interest in shipping days in Ban
don will reach its climax on Friday
and Saturday, Jan 22 and 23, when
the Bandon lasses and sailor lads
carol the story of life on board the
H. M. S. Pinafore.
Tht story will be told in both dia
logue and song setting forth trying,
serious and comic situations, all re
volving about the old theme of love
for a lady in which a common sailor
lad is successful over his rival the
British Admiral.
The music of this little opera,
though a comparative recent com
position, has almost become a
standard classic, at the same time
more widely known among the
music loving world than that of any
other opera. Seldom indeed will
the people of Bandon have an op
portunity of hearing the rendition of
this class of music in their home
town and all lovers of good music
will of course avail themselvee of the
opportunity of hearing this popular
opera.
The solo roles are taken by the
best singers of Bandon who will
carry out their part in a very ac
ceptable manner and the chorus is
well balanced in the parts and is
probably the best chorus of home
people ever singing together in the
city. Mr. Robinson, the director,
brings with him the costumes and
scenery so that the stage will rep
resent the deck of the old British
ship Pinafore and every attention
wlfl be paid to detail that the public
may enjoy a splendid rendition of
th s little gem among com c operas.
Following is the cast of characters:
Representative Hawley In
Last Saturdoy as the Wolverine
pulled up at the landing at Rocky
Point to take on a couple of pas
sengers the Coquille was following
her closely and being caught in the
current of the river, butted into the
stern of the Wolverine before Capt.
White cculd stop her. The Wol
verine was badly damaged but just
to what extent will not be known
until the matter is adjusted. The Co
quille River Transportation Co. and
Captain Willard have agreed to ar
bitrate and each will select a man
and these two will choose a third
who will assess the damages, and
the matter will be settled. Members
ofj the Coquille River Transporta-
tation Co. very much regret the
situation, but are willing to settle all
damages in the proper spirit.
Carl Nelson of San Francisco
As was announced in last week’s
R ecorder James I ughead ot
Portland is in Bandon
instructing
the new bulkhead o.' the north
side of the river, which is to pro
tect the residence o( the 'ighthouse
keeper.
The lumber was take over yes
terday .and the work of construction
will advance as fast as the weather
will permit, Mr. Laughead is an
expert in this line an I will do a
good job. While the si u ture will
be of lumber yet it will »t did and
sufficient for the presen . .Jt hough
a more permanent wo k of some
kind will be necessary later on in
order to stand the wear of years.
WIRELESS-STATIfllt
to put One in Here if
Business Pays
ASK ONLY $50 A MONTH RETURNS
That Bandon will have a wireless
telegraph station in the near future
seems a settled fact as arrangements
are already under headway with this
end in view.
T. B. McCord, of Roseburg, rep
resentative of the United Wireless
Company, i^as in Bandon last Sat
urday talking with our business men
on the subject, and said that if the
company could get $50.00 a month
out of the station, they would be
glad to establish it.
This amount
should be easily obtained when the
amount of telegraphic business at
this place is taken into considera
tion. It will not be long until all of
the boats plying along the coast will
be epuipped,with wireless, and then
there will be lots of commercial bus
iness.
That the station would be a pay
ing one from the start cannot be
doubted, and prospects for its im
mediate installment are very good.
Tne citizens of Bandon should
grasp the opportunity of getting the
the station at once.
Keane A Big Success
James Keane, the great actor,
who made such a hit in Coos county
both four and five years ago, de
monstrated to the people of Bandon
last Monday evening that he is get
ting better every year.
He ap
peared here tn “Fabio Romrni’’
supported by a company of fourteen
people, everyone artists in the pro
fession.
The opera house was
crowded and the constant applause
from the audience was evidence of
how mnch the play was being en
joyed.
Mr. Keane has as leading lady,
Miss Neva West, who is also widely
known on the stage, and as “Nina”
in this great play, she showed
powers as an actress seldom seen on
any stage.
Mr. Keane as Fabio,
had an excellent opportunity to show
his powers as an actor, and he cer
tainly displayed them in a manner
that could not help pleasing anyone
with an appreciation for good work.
The other members of the company
were strong in proportion. “Guido
Ferrari” by Richards C.laye and
“Respetti” by Mr. Cooper were
handled in a way worthy of special
mention and “Pietro” and his friend
“Pontelli” by Swift and Flynn fur
nished the comedy for the play,
and their work was much above the
average seen on a stage here.
Taken all in all the play was a big
success and Mr. Keane will no
doubt be greeted with good houses
so long as he keeps up such a
standard of plays.
The company
will be here again next Monday
evening when they will play “Facing
the Music,” a great comedy full
of chances to laugh.
City Transfer
All kinds of draying and transfer
ring.
FOR SALE—mill wood
rom Cody's mill $2.00 per load.
Coal sold and delivered at lowest
prices
J. Jenkins, Prop.
A big line of dry batteries at the
Standard Electric Co’s Store of
Atwater Street.
The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Por
ter, K. C. B. First L>id of
Admirality............... E. B. Katisrud
Captain Corcoran, commanding
H. M. S. Pinafore....... C. R. Wade
Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman in
love with Josephine.............. J. H.
Johnston.
Dick Deadeye, able seaman
Grafton Tyler
Bill Bobstay, boatswain... .Geo.
P. Topping.
Bob Beckett, boatswain’s mate
Glias. Hubbard
Tom Tucker, midshipmite - - -
/
Geo. Manciet
Sergeant of Marines... .Claude
Adams
Josephine, the Captain’s daughter
Mrs. J. R. Williams
Hebe, Sir Joseph’s first cousin
Mrs. W. F. Jones
Little Buttercup, a bumboat
woman.... Mrs. C. E. Hollopeter
First Lord's Sisters, his Cousins,
his Aunts, Sailors, Marines, et.\
Scene—-Quarterdeck of H. M. S.
Pinafore
Act 1—Noon
Act 2—Night
Foresters Bali
The next big dance will be given
by the Foresters of America Sat
urday evening January 30th.
A
good Ane is assured and those who
attend will get the worth of their
money.
troduced Bill In
Congress
DREDGE OREGON HERE ANO AT BAY
Washington, Jan. 1 ¡-Represent
ative Hawley has introduced a bill
appropriating $ 150,000 for operating
the new dredge Oregon recently
constructed for use in the harbors
along the Oregon and Washington
coast. The bill provides that the
dredge shall first operate at Goos
Bay, then go to Coquille, Tillamook
Harbor,
Grays
Harbor, Wil
lapa Bay, and other such points as
designated by the Secretary of War.
He also introduced a bill providing
Four Mile
that the unexpired balance of tl:<
appropriation for the jetty at Coos
During the recent he ivy storms
Bay, amounting to $25,000, be ex
the phone line was practically use
pended in operating the dredge
less but is in running order now.
Oregon now at Coos Bay in
Benj. Shields of Bando is out on
widening
and deepening the
the
Cope and (ackson ranch help
channel at that point.
ing operate their thrashing machine!
Fourmile wai well represented in
Obituary
to *n last w eek. Those who exhibited
themselves on the street were: D.
Mrs. J. B. Hunt, wife of J. B G rdon and wife, T. H. Shaw and
Hunt, died at her home in Eugene, wife and Mrs. J. A. Cope of the
Ore. December 16, 1908. Mrs South Fork.
Hunt’s maiden name was Miss
The new school house which is
Celia A. Boyd, she was born in ^>eing eerectedron the North Fork
Russel county, Va. May 3, 1837. n district No. 64 by Hermann De
She was married to J. B. Hum, Long is nearly completed and prep
June 26, 1855 and came to this coast arations are being made to have a
with her husband in 1870 Celia winter school start in the near fu
Boyd Hunt was the mother of four ture.
teen children, nine bays and fiv
One of Cope and Jackson’s young
girls, all of whom have’grown to
manhood and womanhood except horses was badly crippled one day
one Celia Ellen, who died in infancy. las', week by running a pitch fork
Mrs Hunt joined the Baptist church in its fore leg above the knee, but is
now on the road to recovery. This
when ¿young and was a faithful
should be a good warning to others
Christian until the time of her death.
as occasionally you find a pitch fork
She leaves a husband and ten
laying around the barns where
children to mourn her loss. Mrs
horses and cattle perambulate.
Hunt was a resident of Coos county
for a number of years and live 1 in
Bandon for several years, where she
The Cramer Stock Co.
has many friends who will learn of
her death with much regret.
The ever popular Cramer Stock
The sympathy of the entire Co, appeared at the opera house
community in which she died and Wednesday evening in the big three
and where she had formerly lived, act farce comedy “A Family Mix
will be with the family in their time Up” and the way the people scream
of great sorrow.
ed and laughed one would have
thought the | house was coming
down. It was a string of fun from
MARINE
start to finish. This company is
ARRIVED
a well balanced troup and their
Jan. 9.—Schr. Ruby, from S F, work is highly appreciated by the
Capt. Korth, 10 tons mdse
people of Bandon.
Jan 10—S S Elizabeth, from
The house was well filled Wed
S F, Capt. Olsen, 40 tons mdse, 8 nesday evening regardless of the
passengers
fact that it was pouring down rain
Jan 11—S S
Fifield, from almost every minute of the time.
S F, Capt Jensen, 40 tons mdse.
This ^company will be here again
SAILED
next Wednesday evening when they
Jan 8—Stinr Bandon, Captain will put on that popular comedy
Wesserleigh, for S F, 425,000 M His Friends Wife and they should be
greeted with a well filled house.
Lumber.
Jan 12-SS Elizabeth, Capt. Olsen
for S F, 235 m lumber, 15 tons
English Walnut*
mdse, 1 passenger
Sell* His Interest in
Bandon Creamery
W. W. FOSTER IS THE PURCHASER
W. W. Foster, of San Francisco
originator of the Golden State
Creamery Co. has purchased the in
terest of Carl Nelson, also of San
Francisco, in the Bandon creamery
and Mr. Foster and Mr. Green, who
has been associated with the com
pany for some time, are n >w the
owners of the local plant and are al
so in the commission business in
San Francisco, and will be exclusive
agents for the Golden State butter
and Bandon Creamery butter. Mr.
Creen has been associated with this
company for three years nnd is
thoroughly acquainted with the de
tails of the creamery business Mr.
Foster is also a man of wide ex
perience in the creamery business
and the new firm which will be
known as Creen & Foster will con
duct the business in a more system
atic manner than ever before, if such
thing is possible.
A number of alterations will be
made to better equip the plant tor
handling the large and increasing
trade, and the dairyman and farm
ers who patronize this creamery will
receive every courtesy that can pos
sibly be extended to theirrt Mr.
R. M. Pressey, the local manager of
the creamery is a young man
thoroughly acquainted with the bus
iness in all its forms and details and
his butter is equal to any on the
market. The dairy business, not
only is now, but is destined to
continue one of the leading industries
of Coos County, and of all South
western Oregon, and Bindon will
no doubt be the headquarters for a
large scope of country in this line.
The Bandon Creamery Co. sees this
great opportunity and is preparing
to meet all the needs, consetjfcntly
the local plant will be altered and
enlarged at a rapid rate.
One thing that should be given
more attention in this section is win
ter milking. Butter at this time of
th year sells from 10 to 15 cents
per pound, more than in the sum
mer, while the cost of producing a
pound of butter fat is very little
higher.
Root crops of all kinds
that make good winter feed grow
in abundance, corn and clover for
silage grow naturally here and lum
ber is cheap, and barns can be built
at a low figure, and then the rain
and mud will not be so disagreeable.
In the Mississippi valley where
lumber is high the farmers build big
barns, why not do it here where
lumber is cheap? Humboldt county,
Calif, is producing winter butter.
We can do it in Coos and Curry
counties.
“What»” Never?”
Owing to ill health I am com
pelled to leave Bandon.
Monday
January 18 will positively be my last
day in the gallery. Everything in
cluding a fine show counter for sale
at a bargain. Will sell all or any
part of gallery outfit. View nega
tives tor sale. Portrait negatives for
sale to owners. Good row boat also
for sale.
J. W. Lint. 52 t2
The Elizabeth arrived from the
City Sunday afternoon with a good
cargo of ¡freight and a number of
passengers’ She had a fairly good
trip up (the coast and was in port
only about 48 hours loading up at
once and sailing again Tuesday with
235,000 feet of lumber and 15 tons
of plunder. The passenger list was
FOR RENT—Hall over post-
not very heavy this time. The office. Addaess or phone Thos
Elizabeth will return early next Devereux, Parkersburg, Ore.
week.
.
5« <
I am agent for Brooks & 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 .
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Well—hardly ever has there
been so much interest in a local af
fair as is being displayed in the re
hearsals which are being held each
evening for the coming production of
the comic opera “Pinafore.” About
forty of Bandon’s best singers are en
gaged in the preparation of this
popular opera and all will appear in
proper nautical costume at the
opera house Friday and Saturday
evenings Jan. 22 and 23.
For Sale—A complete course in
civil enginnering in the I C S wil
be sold cheap. Inquire at this
office
Everything in my store at photo
graph gallery, including books, sta
tionery, post cards, tobacco and sun-
ries at cost. M. A. Norton. 52 t2 FLOORING-COD Y LUMBER CO.
Resolutions of Con io’ence
Whereas, That ror th> first time
in the history of our camp death has
come to our midst and has taken
from among our number our ¡son
and neighbor, Grant Ames: there
fore be it
Resolved, That we’ tender our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved widow and children in
this hour of their personal sorrow
and affliction, and may the Divine
F ather give them strength and
comfort to sustain them in their
loss,
Resolved, That in the death of
Neighbor Aines our camp has lost a
kind neighbor mJ ffi; ie t officer.
Resolved, Dial diese resolutions
be spread on the minutes of our
camp, and th it c .es be sent the
bereaved family a. I to the Bandon
R ecorder for pu t .cation
Camp Hall 01 Table Rock
Camp No. 9176 M. W. of A.,
Bandon Oregon.
Committoe
E. B. K ausrud ,
H. C. O stien ,
E. E. O akes .
Robt Fredricks '
left for Port
land on a business rip recently.
J S Lawrence ot Coquille was in
the city Wednesd i on business.
Miss Eva Shrotder of Coquille
visited Sunday with her sister Mrs.
Capt Snyder and family.
Mrs. M. E. Dygert is in Marsh
field this week on combine 1 business
and pleasure trip.
W. C. Holland and wii.- o. Rogue
ri ver were in the city Wednesday
on their way to "arshfield on busi
ness.
G W Bowman, the cigar man, is
in Portland on busine-s. He writes
friends in Bandon t! at they are hav
ing good sleighing leather.
FOR SALE—One bay stallion
colt coming two years old. Well
bred. Address E J Hutchison,
Bandori, Oregon.
52tf
The many friendi ot Wm. H.
Berry in Bandon and Coos county
will be pleased tc learn that he was
appointed chief clerk of the senate.
W. H • Norval and Gfco. Gage of
Riverton were in the city last week
on their return from Dairyvillo
where they had be n in estimating
the real estate boom in to <t section.
Deputy
Game ’Virden
Cal
Wright of Marshfield was in the
city Wednesday on business. Mr.
Wright informs us tint 1 is possible
that a deputy will be q minted from
Bandon to look at
violators
of the game law.
Frands Thomse.. . „angles was
in our city Thursda) on business.
He reports that the r al estate boOm
at Denmark is a su< cess and that a
party from ¡Portland arrived Wed
nesday to pay the balance on the
property they had bonded.