Volume XXV
PINAFORE WAS
WELL RECEIVED
BANDON,
OREGON,
STORY UNTRUE
Edmund Keane arrived in Bin
don yesterday to announce that
James Keane and company would
Bandon for a Number
appear here this evening in the
star’s masterpiece Dr. Jeykll and
of Years
Mr. Hyde.
Mr. Keane explained that his ab
sence last week was due to the ex
EXCELLENT DIRECTOR ANO CLEiltRPUPILS tremely bad weather and the strong
I chances of being held over in the
I Bandon ami Coquille country from
Gilbert and Sullivan’s great comic the apparent freshets that were
opera “Pinafore,” put on at the threatening. During their absence
opera house in Bandon Friday and the management reports good bus
Saturday evenings, under the aus iness on the bay side, the seats in
pices of the Ladies’ Guild of the North Bend and Marshfield having
Episcopal church and under the been sold out three days previous to
direction of Piof. M. E. Robinson, ! the performances and on the nights
was one of the greatest musical suc of the big show there was standing
cesses ever given in Coos county room only. They will appear here
and shows that Bandon has as good every Thursday night hereafter ami
talent, if it is properly trained, as h ive the latest and best plays on
can be found anywhere.
Prof their list.
This is James Keane's tenth year
Robinson has few equals as a drill
in
Louis Robert Stevenson’s great
master and can handle a ^terii"
work
of fiction Dr, J -ykll and Mr.
with a skill that is almost beyond
description.
Carl Moore, the ac Hyde. It is the play that gave the
coinpanist on the piano, displayed young star a lead in the theatrical
a knowledge of the musical art sei pr »fession when he played this same
piece in Los Angeles during the
dom seen in any city or town.
The chorus work was superb ami same week that Richard Mansfield
the solo parts were so well given w is there, lames Keane played
that the audience showed the high Jeykll and Hyde in one theater and
est appreciation by their enthusia ti Manstield in th«’ other. The pl ly
itself is such a work of art that both
applause.
the stars left Lis An <eles with
E. B. Kausrud as th«’ Admiral
colors flying.
Now Manstield is
performed his part like a man who
dead and Keane is the only recogn z
had beer on the stage for years ami
ed Jeykll and lly ie on the stage
knew every detail of the work. J.
today. I l is a line ¡of acting tbit re
Howard Johnston as Ralph Rack-
vuircs all the vitality and strength >1
Straw was repeatedly applauded for
i the star and for this r«- non he st ites
his clever work and C. R. Wade as
! that this will positively be his last
the Captain performed his part in
year in this duel role that he loves
the most pleasingand dignified man
so well.
ner. Grafton'Tyler as Dick Dead
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eye was was one < f the favorites of
the entire chorus an 1 George I*.
Free Ferry at Bullards
Topping as the boatswain performed
his part so as t» make you forget
Thomas Coates has received word
he was Topping, and other men of
from
John F. Hall of Marshfield,
the chorus were artists in their line.
Mrs. J. R. Williams as Josephine county judge, that arrangements
made a splendid appearance and have been made for a free ferry at
her strong soprano voi e was Bullards beginning Feb ist. Tlx
well suited to the part. Mrs. C. E. hours of the ferry will be from 7 a.
Hollopeter made a decided hit in m. to 6 p. in. less one hour between
The role of Buttcicup and showed twelve and one o’clock. Persons
that she has talent on the stage. Mrs. crossing at other hours will be
This
W. F. |oncs as Hebe proved her charged the usual ferriage.
self equal to every emergency and will be a great convenience for the
her dancing in the last act was su traveling public, and will be greath
appreciated by both Bandon and
perb.
Bullards people as it will give them
Taken all in all the opera was a a much better opportunity to get
decided success ami while each solo from place to place than has ever
part w is worthy of special mention, befpre been accorded them.
the members of the chorus are
also deserving of the highest credit
and while there was no opportunity
Watch
to show individual ability either in Agnes Giles Gets
acting or singing, yet the complete
harmony displayed in both deserves
Miss Agnes Giles received the
particularly favorable comment.
$25 gold watch which was given awav
Prof. Rolunson, who had the train as a result of the voting contest at the
ing of the performers in charge is Bijou Theater. The vote stood as
not a stranger in Bandon as he was follows: Agnes Giles i860; Addie
here two years ago and put on Carey 509; Arza Inman 649; Emla
Queen Esther, and gave such VViison 115; Ora Watkins 127;
thorough satisfaction that when it Bessie Arnold 63. The watch is a
was known that he was coming gain beautiful « ne and Miss Giles may
people were especially pleased. Mr. well feel proud of it.
Robinson has traveled all over the
United States and during the last ten Marshfield also, after whi h he will
years has trained choruses in nearly return to Bandon some time in
every state in ¡the Union, and is Mari h and will put on Belshazzar,
everywhere recognized as being an under the auspices of the University
artist in his ptofession. He is gen Club, the proceeds to go toward a
teel in his actions ami is universally piano fund for the high school.
liked by the people with whom he Preparations for the event are al
works. He has a strong melodious icady being made and taking into
voice, ami knows just how to use it consideration the cause for which
in all parts, whether in solo or the money is going, there will no
doubt be great interest manifested
chorus work
Mi. Robinson left Tuesday morning in the affair. Belshazzar is Prof,
for Not th B«nd where lie has tiro Robinson's favorite production of
engagements, one with the high all th it he puts on and he u ill devote
schoo., and one, we understand,. special attention to making it the
with the Library Ass relation. He l>est entertainment ever given in
will probably put on an opera.al Bandon..
. .
People Here are Indignant
Over Oregonian’s Mis
representation
NO TIDAL WAVE IN COOS
CDUNIf
People of the Coquille Valley are
indignant over th«' exaggerated story
in last Saturday's Oregonian and
we understand that the same feei'Ug
exists at Coos Bay. The aforesaid
paper states that at North Bend a
child was washed of! the dock and
the body went ashore at Marshfield,
but • eports from tile bay are to the
effect that there is no truth in th«?
story.
The Oregonian goes on to
say that a boat belonging to the
Coos Bay Coquille River Trans-
poitation Co. is said to have maroon -
e I on a sand dune north of the Co-
quille river. In the first place there
is no such transportation company in
existance, and in the second place
(lie Ixxat was only a private launch,
belonging to Fred .Kerrigan of Co
quille, and the people ill it were on
the boat had a narrow escape but were
¡licked up by the Dispatch a tew
minutes after the accident and taken
t > Coquille. The accident was due
to the swollen condition of Beaver
Slough, owing
tn the r«’cei»i
freshets. Such a report as appeared
in the Oregonian is a detriment to
the whole of Coos county and while
that paper is usually reliable, yet it
certainly jumped at conclusions in
its write up of this particular event,
and the person or persons who sent
in such a report should be called to
answer for the same. tCoos county is
alri >ht and we have the most favor
able conditions to be found any
where, and we do not blam Coos
Ray people for being indignant over
the slam as Coquille valley people
are also, and the bay received a
worse slam than we did.
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Death of Pioneer
John I lamblock, of Parkersburg,
one of the early settlers of the Co
quille valley, «lied at his home last
Sunday. Mr. Hamblock was about
78 years old and has been tn C«x>s
county 35 or 40 years.
He
was a highly respected and an
energetic citizen.
Probably no
man in this section of the country
was better known than M . Hrin-
block and none was more universally
liked. He was of sturdy German
parentage, and spent his early days
in Missouri where h was married.
He leaves considerable property and
has always been a man of sturdy
habits. His wife died some years
ago, but he leaves five children, all
of whom are in this county. They
are : Mrs. Francis Flam, Mrs. Em
ma Drain, Mrs. Margaret Rose,
John V. Hamblock and Fug me
Hamblock.
The funeral occurred
at Co<piille Tuesday. Quite a num
ber from Bandon were in attendance
at the funei il. he being w< II known
here.
Number 3
JAN. 28. 1909.
GREATER RECEIPTS
Will Play in His Masterpiece
Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde
Biggest Musical Success In
THURSDAY,
Substantial Showing in Local
Post Office Over
1907
The receipts of the Bandon pi st-
office for the year 1908 exceeded
those of 1907 by the large sum ot
$850.01. The 1907 receipts were
$2570.29 cents while those of 1908
reaced the big figure of $3420.30.
This amount includes only the ac
tual money taken in for stamps anil
box rent. If the money order busi
ness were also figured in it would
bring the business up many
thousand dollars more. The large
increase lor the year shows that the
city and country around are in
creasing in population at a rapid
rate. In the face of the fact that
the ¡>ast year has been considered a
hard times year and the Christmas
postal business tell eff materially,
the increase for the year is remark
able.
Four Mile
C'ay Garoutte was on Four Mile
last week.
Mr. Rea cf North Fork left
for Portland recently.
School has begun in district 64
with Mrs. Rea as teacher.
Herman De Long was a Bandon
visitor Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Delos Gardner was visiting
friends and relatives in Bandon the
¡last week.
Geo. Tyion has been in hot pur
suit of a cougar, but up-to-date he
has failed to cAtch it.
Twin boys arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips January
5th. All are doing well.
Storm Storm is the talk of every
one you meet, the roads are getting
terrible between Dairyville and
Bandon.
The creeks.along the county road
were all out of their banks during
the past storm, causing consider
able trouble.
The telephone line w is nearly
all down along the fourmile creek
but S. J. Wilson with the tools on
his back had things alright before
many «lays had gone. We can now
get central at any time.
Mr. Miller of Four Mile has had a
serious time with one of his limbs.
It is feared that he u ill have to be
operated on before he gets relief.
Mr. Miller’s oldest daughter is also
ill.
(BULKHEAD BUILT
MORE ABOUT
Structure and will
WIRELESS STATION Substantial
be of Great Benefit to
Government Property
T. B. McCord Has Reported
Favorably for Station at
This Place
LOCAL
PARTIES
ARE
INTERESTED
In a letiter received by a Bandon
business man from T. B. Me Cord
the Roseburg representative of the
United Wireless Telegraph Co. that
gentleman says that he reported
favo ‘ably for a wireless station at
4t Bandon anti will either be here
himself or sentl a man in the near
future to further investigate the
situation, and hopes by that time to
take some definite action in regard
to the matter. Local business men
are very much interested in the
proposition and w.ll be ready’ to act
as soon as the company is ready to
go to work.
A wireless station for Bandon
would be of great value, not only
for taking messages from vessels at
sea, but for commercial purposes as
well, and busmess men are very
much interested in getting a station.
Mr. McCord says the company is
ready to act at any time so there
seems to be no reason why the sta
tion should not be installed* in the
near future, as the volume of busi
ness will easily be sufficient to pay
from the start and will increase from
month to month.
Teachers’ Examination
Six inches of snow is reported
to have fallen on the divide between
the North and South Forks.
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Mr. and Mrs James McAdams o
Foresters Ball
New Lake took advantage of the
The next big «lance will be given beautiful weather last Sunday and
by the Foresters of America Sat visited at the Cope and Jackson
urday evening January 30th.
A ranch, returning home the following
D. H. J.
good time is assured and those who day.
attend will get the worth of their
m< >ney.
Woodruff & Turner the house
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furnishers are showing over 100 de
Sunrise milk is home manufac signs nf wall paper,’new and com
tured, is sweetest, purest and best. plete lirie. Prices from 2’3 cents
For sale at R. II. Ro «a Co’s store. per rail up.’
MARINE
ARRIVED
Jan. 22—-S. S. Elizabeth, from
S, F„ Capt. Olsen, 25 tons
mdse, 4 passengers
Jan. 24—S. S. Wilhelmina, from
Coos Bay, Capt. Christensen, 50
tons mdse.
Jan. 24—S. S. Fifiekl, from, S.
F„ Capt. Jensen, 68 tons mdse, 6
passengers
Jan. 27—Wilhelmina, from Co s
Bay, Capt. Christensen, 25 tons
mdse.
SAILED
Jan. 24—S. S. Elizabeth foi S.
F., Capt Olsen, 320 in. lumber,
tons mdse, 20 shooks, 4 passengers.
Jan. 24 —Schr. Ruby, for San
Pedro, Capt. Korth, 410 in. feet of
lumber
Jan. 24—Wilhelmina, for Coos
Bay, Capt Christensen 25 tons
mdse.
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Guild Serves Banquet
Notice is hereby given that the
County Board of Examiners of Coos
County Oregon will hold the regular
semi-annual examination of appli
cants for state and county papers in
the court house in Coquille begin
ning on Wednesday Feb. 10th, at
9 a.m., 1909, and continuing until
Friday Feb. 12, at 4 p. m.
Program for County papers:
Penmanship, History, Orthog
raphy, Reading, Physical Geography
Arithmetic, Teaching, Grammar,
Physiology, Geography, School
Law, Civil Government, English
Literature.
The program for State papers will
be arranged to suit the convenience
of the applicants.
Dated at Coquille, Oregon this 25
day of January 11909.
W. H. B unch ,
Co. Supt.
Brant and Jack Taylor had a very
narrow escape last week from a fall
ing tree as they were taking a load
of logs to the new mill. The tree
just missed the boys anil team but
hit the logs they were hauling and
broke them in several pieces and
Presbyterian Church
knocked one horse down but
Preaching
at the Presbyterian
excepting a bad scare no serious
Church the first and third Sundays
damage was done.
of each month, both morning and
P ete .
evening. Sunday School and young
people’s meeting every Sunday.
Dairyville
Visitors and transients are cor
dially
invited..
G. W. Rea left for Portland
G
eo . H. R oach , pastor,
Monday on business.
School started on the North Fork
last Monday with Mrs. G. W. Rea
as instru-tor.
James Laughead, who has been
here constructing the bulkheul on
the north bank of the river so as to
protect the resilience <»f the light
house keepers, finisheil his work
last Tuesday anil has gone to Coos
Bay to put in some beacon lights.
The work on the bulkhead here, al
though it is constructed of lumber,
is substantial and will answer the
purpose for the present at least, al
though it is quite probable that it
will be necessary to construct a
bulkhead of cément some time in the
future. For the present th«' lumber
structure seems to be able to with
stand the storm and breakers.
English Walnuts
I am agent for Brooks & Sons fo
Carlton, Ore. for their celebrated
English Walnut trees. This firm is
»he only English Walnut importers
in the state.
B. L. H urst .
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City Transfer
All kinds of draying and transfer
ring.
FOR SALE—mill wood
rom Cody’s mill $2.00 per load.
Coal sold and deliver«'«! at lowest
prices.
J. Jenkins, Prop.
Subscribe for the R ecorder .
After the performance of “Pina
fore” Saturday evening those who
took part ar 4 a numbo of friends
were given a banquet at K. of P.
hall by the ladies of the Guild, un
der whose auspices they had work
ed. The tables fairly groaned un
der the load of good things to eat,
and m H present did ample justice to
the tempting viands. ¡After the ban
quet, some time was spent in social
games, music etc., in fact they al
most sang Pinafore over again. A
most pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all present.
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Basket Ball this Evening
There will be two basket ball
gam«s this evening at Oriental hall,
one between the girls of the Bandon
high school and the North Bend
high school and the other between
the boys of the Bandon high school
and the boys of the Miller-Cleaver
BusinessCoIlege of North Bend. All
teams are in the best of condition
anil two good games are assured.
Frank Carr of Coquille was a
ciry visitor Tuesday.
Wm. Candlin was in town
this week interviewing customers.
Prof. Robinson reports that Pin
afore book No. 35 was not returned
to him and asks that the party hav
ing same will kindly return it to
the R ecorder office.
The Fifiekl arrived in port Sun
day from San Francisco with 68 tons
of merchandise and six passengers.
She will sail tomorrow morning at
6:00 with 550,000 feet of lumber and
up to the time of going to press she
had seven passengers liooked. The
Cody mill ran over time last
night in order to ge‘ a load for the
Fifield, as there is lots of water on
the bar at present and she can
easily go out loaded to full 1 ajraeity.