VOUME XXV.
SCHOOL OPENED
MONDAT MORNING
BANOON TOWED
OUT MONDAY
HEAD CONSUL OF
GREAT SUCCESS Large
Everybody Had a Fine Time
and Hilarity Reigned
Supreme
NUMEROUS FEATURES OF INTEREST
The Bandon Carnival for 1909 is a
thing ot the past, and to say it was
a great carnival would only be put
ting it in a mild form. It was great
in many ways, and was, without
doubt, the greatest event of the kind
ever given in southwest Oregon.
The weather except for a light
shower Saturday morning, was
superb throughout and our local
weather man is deserving of credit
for his part of the program.
The carnival started off Thursday
morning with a rush and a roar, and
kept up with increasing vigor until
late Saturday night,
As was an
nounced in last week’s R ecorder
Miss Mary Marsh was elected queen
and the coronation, which was an
imposing scene, took place und-. r
the big arch Thursday evening,
Robert M. Pressey being manager
of ceremonies. The queen was at
tended with maids and pages all
dressed in white. After this event,
came the big parade in the follow ing
Older: Steve Gallier,
Bandon Concert Band;
lier, first aide; queen
queen’s escorts, which
posed of Uncle Sam and the local
Womens’ Relief Corps;
Second
division: Knights of Pythias in
uniform and with chariot; Wood
ruff & Turner 3 room float com
pletely furnished; Bank of Bandon
float; Odd Fellows in costume and
uniform. Rebekahs with float; East
ern Star with float; Redmen wiih
float, representing burning man at
stake; Order of Owls and others.
The Redmen were awarded first
prize and the Rebekahs second.
The chief events of Thursday af
ternoon were the starting of work on
the Bandon Port Orford railroad,
and the big baby show in the Tim
mons building. The judges in this
show were Geo. W. Moore, Steve
Henderson and Miss Ethel Timmons.
The sixty or seventy babies present
were all so beautiful and winning
that a choice was hard to make, but
the prizes were awarded as follows
First prize in girls’class, one to two
years old, Margaret Alice Tuttle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. T.
Tuttle; first prize to boys, one to
two Lester Sorensen Jr. son of Dr.
and Mrs. L. P. Sorensen; Emma
Mae McCue, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Me Cue of this city was given
the prize for the prettiest girl baby
under one, and the little son of Mr
and Mrs.
Elgin
Strader was
adjudged prettiest boy under one.
while the fattest baby, according to
the judges was John Lawrence Nel
son, son of Mr and Mrs. Harry
Ne’son.
Friday morning dawned bright
and clear and early in the morning
great throngs of people began to
line the streets, and the crowds
continued to grow greater all day.
until in the evening, it was almost
impossible t* push your way along
the street,
Confetti, horns and
other articles of amusement were
very much in evidence anil carnival
hilarity reigned supreme.
The wind was a little too strong
on Thursday for the balloon ascen
sion, but Friday was an ideal day
and a little after eight the first ascen
sion was made. The balloon saikd
CONSTRUCTION WORK
HAS COMMENCED
ELECTRIC LINE
Men Are Slashing and Work
Attendance in All
Goes Over Bar Nicely and
Will Move Rapidly From
Grades, Big Increase Over
Starts on Trip in Tow
Now On
Last Year
of Tug Hercules
Local Lodge Will Give Free
Kuettner and Haas Offer to
The Bandon public school open
ed Monday morning, the total en
rollment being 326, an increase of
about thirty over the beginning last
year.
The school year in the new $35,
000 building, opens with much
brighter prospects than ever before,
and the surroundi lgs ai e much more
invi ing’ All pupils and teachers
are now down to good hard work,
anti peace and harmony prevail in
all departments.
The 326 pupils are divided in the
various departments as follows:
high school 45; eighth grade 25;
seventh 30; sixth 32; fifth 46; fourth
29; third 33, second 47; first 39
Prospects are good for athletics in
the high school this year, as there
are a good bunch of boys in the
school who are ready to take hold
of the events with a vim.
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Bishop Scadding’s View
The Portland Telegram says:
“The Right Rev. Charles Scadding
has returned from his annual visita
tion of the Fpiscopal church in
Douglas and Coos counties, To
gether with three clergymen, he has
made Bandon the center of actiye
missionary work since July, cover
ing a stretch of 800 miles of sea-
coast. The bishop speaks of it as a
“walled-in country until it can be
pierced by’ railroads ” He is enlhu-
siastic over the magnificent op-
portunities of the country, the cli-
mate, the marvelous beauty of
mountains, river, and ocean, and
the growing alertness, responsive
ness and optimistic spirit of the
people Bishop Scaddiug has built
a small, rough cabin on Bandon
beach, and expects to make this
his headquarters for missionary ac
tivity during the summer months.”
over the river and came down on
1 he other side while the aeronaut
made a pretty descent with the
parachute, coming down on the
other side of the river in the sand.
About 4:30 p. m. another ascen
sion was made.
This time the
canon act was performed, and the
aeronaut and parachute came down
in the river and were picked up by
a gasoline launch. The third and
last ascent was made Saturday at
4.30 p m and was a beautiful one.
This time the balloon sailed to the
southward and came down on the
south side of town.
Another big feature of Fridry was
the launch race which was won by
Hermann Bros, of Randolph with
their brand new’ launch. This was
followed by a capsizing exhibition,
by the life savers of the Bandon
station, in charge of Captain John
son. This was one of the finest
events of the carnival and showed
up to great advantage the wonder
ful skill of the boys in han ihng af-
fairs connected with their work.
They were given round after round
of applause for their craftiness, by
the thousands of people who lined
the wharves.
The art and cooking exhibit in
the flat iron building was also a
feature of great importance and
showed up to a high degree the
handiwork of the people of Bandon
and vicinity and gave one an idea
of the great productiveness of this
country.
It would be impossible to enum
eiate the various articles on exhibit
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NUMBER 38
BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909
The disabled steamer Bandon
1 crossed out over the bar Monday-
Road
Hall Wednesday
morning in tow of the tug Klihyam
; ami the Coquille. After getting
i over the bar the Coquille was cut
j loose and the Klihy am towed her out
ROAD COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS
to the big tug Hercules which was
waiting outside to haul her to San
Francisco. The bar was as smooth
For the first time in the history of as a mill pond and the boat had no
The Umpqua Valley News says
Coos county a national officer of a difficulty, whatever, in getting out. that at a recent meeting of tin' Com
fraternal order will visit here, when She will be put on dry dock in San mercial Club of Roseburg, Messrs
Head Consul I. I. Boak, of the Francisco, thoroughly repaired and Kuettner and Haas, promoters of
Woodmen o* the World appears on put back on the run. The amount the Coos Bay and Ini and glectric
the scene next week to assist in the it will cost to 1 epair her cannot be line offered to post a bond of
initiation of a large cl iss of candi estimated until she is on dry dock $100,000 which they propose
dates, and will deliver an address to and investigated.
to forfeit,
if they do not build
the people of Bandon and vicinity
and equip an electric line from
at K. of P. hall. Mr. Boak will be
Coos Bay to Roseburg, by wry
in Bandon next Wednesday even Resolutions of Appreciation of Coquille and Myrtle Point within
ing, Oct. 6th and the big enter
twenty-four months, providing tlx-
The following resolution was people would furnish them the right-
tainment will be given that evening-
The local lodge of W, O. W. is drafted according to the authoriza of way. A delegation from Coos
working hard, making preparations tion of the Bandon Commercial Bay, Coquille and Myrtle Point wen
for the big event and it promises to Club, at their regular meeting held also present at the meeting ami
be one that will long be remember the evening of September 2t, 1909: all guaranteed their support and the
Whereas, we. the Bandon Coin proposition as it now stands, looks
ed in the history of Coos county
mercial Club, recognize that the very much as if the road would be
fraternal circles.
Besides the address of Head Con future of our city and the relative built. This would be a big thing
sul Boak Wednesday evening there position which the Coquille Valley for Coos county, although a ro»d 01
will hold in the commerce of the this nature, if it did not reach Ban
will be music, recitations, etc.
The public is urged to attend Pacific coast, lies in seenring bettei don . Iso. would be of no use to us
this program.
The suject of Mr transportation facilities; and that the in this city, but we are informed
Boak’s address will be ’‘Fraternity.” prosperity of any locality has al by men in position to know that
ways been and is vitally dependent the ultimate intention of the com
upon the degree of excellence of pany is to come to Bandon also
Rebekah Couvention Great its highways:
and that they will in all probability
Therefore, be it resolved, that we, come here as soon as they’ go to
Success
hereby recognize the worth and Coos Bay, provided this city’ and
integrity ot the organizers of the community will furnish the right
The Third Annual District Con Bandon-Port Orford Railroad and
of way from here to Coquille J his
vention of the Rebekah lodges of express our appreciation of their
ought not to be a hard task, as it
Coos county was held in Bandon last efforts:
is probable that every in n through
Friday, and about sixty visitors
And be it further resolved that we, whose land the road would pass,
were present from the lodges at hereby pledge our moral and finan
would be glad to give the righ’-of
Coquille, Myrtle Point, Marshfield cial support to these gentlemen and
way, and it is a matter that should
and North Bend.
their project and earnestly commend be looked into at once.
The convention was held in the them to the serious attention of all
Among other inducements that
K of P. hall which was beautifully citizens interested in the future wel
could be brought to bear, would be
and artistically decorated for the fare of our city and the country
the connection with the Bandon-
occasion. Most of the delegates ar tributary.
Port Orford Railroad, which is sure
rived on the noon boats and were
Committee:
to
be built, and thus with the line
escorted t > the hall where a big
R, M. Pressey,
extending from here to Coquille
banquet dinner was served. The
J. W. Mast,
the new company could control the
tables were spread with almost every
C. R. Mcore.
traffic ot this entire section, and
thing imaginable, that is good to
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the Coquille liver harbor and Coos
eat, and the many bouquets of beau
Bay would be connected by rail,
New Tax Roll Index
tiful ffowers, most artistically ar
and
with the outside world which
ranged, added greatly’ to the
would
be a great advantage to both
pleasure of the occasion.
A new tax roll index which will ports.
The afternoon session of the con
make the records of Coos county
The proposition was discussed at
vention was interesting and instruc
even better than before, and they the meeting of the Commercial
tive, as was also the evening Tlx-
are already the best in the state Club Tuesday’ evening and much en
Ocean Rebekah lodge put on the
without this innovation will be issued. thusiasm was worked up. It will be
degree woik in the evening and
The new system comprises a com discussed again next Tuesday night
were highly congratulated by’ the
plete index of every pro|x rty owner ami it is hoped that there will be a
visitors for their excellent work.
in the county and also an index full attendance of the members to
Bandon people all know how to
showing where a record of each hear the discussion and advance
entertain, and the Bandon Rebekahs piece of property may b.e found. It
theories as to how the work can be
are among the foremost in this art, will enable the assessor to ascertain
accomplished.
consequently the visitors were shoe n at a minute's notice who is the own
Other matters of importance
every courtesy.
er of any specified piece of property which came up at the meeting were
Mrs. Clara Goetz of this lodge as in the county as well as to locate
the report of the carnival committee,
I). I). P. presided over the conven expeditiously any and all property
which showed a slight deficit, and
tion in a most dignified mannner, owned by’ any given i
individual in > discussion of the question of a Port
and it is only putting it in a mild the county. Under the old system--
Commission for the Coquille River.
form, when we say, the convention or lack of system--this work would
was a success in every particular.
have entailed considerable arduous
labor as well as a great deal of time.
Assessor Thrift announces that
the complete tax roll will be finished
and ready tor delivery’ to the county
Poitland, Me., Sept. 23—Com
clerk about the first of October.
mander Peary entered the United
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States for the first time since his last
Notice to Tax Payers
dash to the pole when he arrived at
Vanceboro this afternoon.
There
thousands of citizens greeted him
The Second Installment of 1908
enthusiastically and later he was Taxes will lie delinquent if not paid
given a loving cup. He ate lunch I on or before October 4th, 1909.
with the mayor and will be tendered
W W G age ,
a banquet tonight.
Sheriff and Collector.
38-2
Peary Given Loving Cup
See Spencer for reservations on
Bitakwater, at the office of the . Number 3 cedar for building pur
I Bandon Light & Water Co, 3® ti puses. See Estabrook Co. 26t I
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Post Bond to Construct
Entertainment in K. of P.
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Actual construction work on the
Bandon Port Orford railroad was
commenced Thursday, the first day
of the carnival and since that time a
force of men has been busy, slashing
and clearing away the brush along
the gulch, by the big bridge on
Fourth Street, That the railroad
will be pushed to an early coniple-
tion is now an assured fact, and de-
velopments within the next few
weeks w ill show more conclusively
than ever, the determination of the
company to put the road through.
As was announced in a previous
issue of the R ecorder , the con
struction work is starting from this
end and will be pushed through to
the other end with all haste. There
is a source of inestimable wealth
•dong the line that the road traverses
and there is no doubt as to its being
a paying proposition fiom the start.
Oregon Apples at Spokane
Portland, Ore., Sept. 28.—
(Special) — “Oregon apples will be
well represented at the Second Nat
ional Apple Show at Spokane, Nov
ember 15 20,’’ said R H. Rice,
manager of the apple show’, who was
in Portland during the past week.
“While the crop is generally much
smaller than last year, the quality is
of the very best and growers in all
parts of the state are showing the
keenest interest in the various con
tests. While the first apple show
was an unexpected success, we have
assurances that the second exposi
tion w ill be even' more so, as the
growers want a chance to exhibit
their choice apples in. comparison
with fruit from other states and the
prize list gives an opportunity’ for
every apple raiser to compete. The
contests includes carloads, ten boxes,
five boxes, single boxes, barrels, jars
and plates with cash premiums rang
ing from $ 1,000 sweepstakes in the
carload classes down to $3 for a
single plate of five apples.
“All the railroads have united in
giving a rate of one-and one-third
fare for the round trip to Spokane
during apple show week and also
allow visitors to go by one line and
return via another.
“The National Apple Show dates
giv growers an opportunity to ex
hibit at local county fairs and apple
shows such as those at Albany and
Hood River and then have plenty of
time to ship to Spokane and win
additional honors and premiums.
“I have been in many of the fruit
growing districts of Washington and
Oregon and in nearly all sections
the report is the same—a small crop
of fine quality."
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Few Fish in Columbia
Astoria, Or. Sept. 25—There are
practically no fish in the river at
the present time, as the runs of
Notice to Mariners
large salmon and steelheads have
stopped, and no good catches are
Capt. C. J. O’Brien of the Am. S expected until the silversides appeal
S. "City of Seattle” reports that tlx in October.
light on Hog Recks, Alaska was
not burning at 247 a. in. Sept. ¡7,
Quake Felt in Three States
1909.
Also that for ten miles
north and south of Swanson Bay,
A slight earthquake occurred in
Graham Beach, the channel is filled
southeastern
Missouri, Southern
with logs and refuse from the local
and
Central
Illinois
and another in
mills making a dangerous obstruc
Indiana early today,
No great
tion to navigation.
The red can buoy marking the damage has been reported
rocky patch on the west approach
to Point Wilson, near Port Town-
Bring your baby buggies to Wood
send, Wash. . is reported oft its ufl & Turner’s and have the stire
position Sept. 40, 1£OO.
set while you wait.
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