Bandon Recorder
FoblisLeJ Every fhurxlajr by the •_ •
1 HK\k »tud’ed, I have
„n;l Iv’e
about <*onctu4e<l, that
(I »ill u«»t ¿0 a hunting for the lost
Antarctic- Pole; other men will
Rooorcwr F*utal0tUn« Company.
O. W KOPF. -
•
Managing Editor ! have to trail it, someone, else
i will have to nail it, someone else
must gain the glory and the medals
Knlerad st the tinnitoli Fotti.ttioe ng Second CIngs Matter.
j and the ¿oal. I would like quite
well to find it; I would like to
THURSDAY ................................................................... September 30 <909
get behind it, and to nail this sign
C ommander Peary is leary of the Men of Letters Series.
The upon it: “Notice to the Public
Dr. Cook, but the doctor says he “good gray’ poet,’’ who was untidy Shoo!” I would gladly cross the
»•/ill “Cook Peary’s Goose’ when it in perron and of almost vagrant planet, gather in the pole ami
habits, would find himself in un canit, but 1 have about a thousand
comes to a show down.
wonted company in a series which more important things to do. All
I n another ctluinn of this Issue, includes Shakespeare, Browning and my daily stunts are humble, and 1
we publish a resolution of apprecia Sir Thomas Browne. Opinions still often knock and grumble, thinking
tion, from the Bandon Commercial differ about Whitman's writings. that my lowly station is a a most dis-
Club to the Bandon-Port Orford Their involved thought and coarse gusting shame; one who swe its
Railroad Co
The Commercial ness of expression and suggestion around and sloshes gathering the
Club is ever looking to the interests aie wearisome to the student and beets and squashes doesn't stand a
ot the city and all realize that the repellent to the moralist. Tennyson, chance of winning much of glory
railroad will be a greater boost for upon receiving “Leaves of Grass” or of fame. All my work is dull ami
the city than anything else now in however, wrote the author in terms sordid; when I’ve fixed the sagging
fences and have carried in the coal,
sight.
of praise.—Oregonian.
1 rebel against the weary round of
toil so stale and dreary, and would
E ngineers engaged in the boun
T en years ago you could have
dary line survey between this country had your choice of thousands of like to borrow snowshoes, anil go
and Canada have found a part of the timber claims in California and the off and find a pole! But the preach
territory so rough that it is impos Northwest, running from 10,000,000 er says; Old chappy, you have
sible to survey it.
Perhaps some to 15,000,000 of feet to the 160 made some people happy,
time in the future, when it will be acres, now worth 50 cents to one have done your work so ably
needed as a base for lieu land scrip, dollar per thousand for fir, two it is beyond compare; everything in
some enterprising landseekers will dollars to three dollars for redwood is hunkdory! for there is no greater
be ino.e successful. Prior to the and cedar. These claims, located Rl°ry. than in having done your
Oregon land fraud trials it was al under the * Timber and Stone Act,” durndest! Therefore cease to tear
ways a source or wonder how some then cost merely the trouble of your hair!”—Walt Mason in Port-
of the Oregon lands in the mountain one visit and the payment to the land Journal.
91 50 p«« Year in A Ivane«. Advertising Kates .Made
Known on Application, .lob Printing a Specialty.
districts were surveyed, but test
imony introduced by the prosecution
cleared |up some of the mystery.
Some one may yet take up a home
stead on that boundary line.—
T he Coquile Valley Sentinel says
the Coos Bay & Inland Electric
line is going to be built. Good!
Push the good thing along, it will
be a big thing for Coos county.
The road is projected from Coos
Bay, by way of Coquille and
Myrtle Point, to Roseburg.
We
are also informed that the promoters
can probably be induced to extend
a line to Bandon, provided the right
of way from here to Coquille were
given. This is a matter that ought
to be easily complied with as most
everyone along the line would be
glad to give the right of way. This
is something for our Commercial
Club and business men to take up .
Let’s get busy and see what can be
done in this connection.
T here is no more striking
cxamole on the Pacific Coast of the
ruthless destruction of timber than
that which follows the gathering
of oak tanbark In the counties of
Humboldt and Mendocino in Cali
fornia the industry of securing oak
tanbark has attained considerable
proportions Oak trees 18 inches
to 3 1-2 feet in diameter, up to
40 feet to the limbs, are not uncom
mon. To secure this bark the trees
are felled and the bark stripped.
The timber is left untouched on the
ground to rot. Until railroad trans
portation can be furnished, this waste
will probably continue. The bark in
many instances, is secured from in
dividual claims taken by the home
steaders, the timber growth being
practically all oak, which is sacri
ficed in order to eke out a pre
carious livelihood.
From 400 to
600 cords of bark can be obtained
from a claim. Thousands of feet of
good oak
timber are sacri
THE COQUILLE RIVER LINE
Humo* and
Philosophy
• •
Sirs, In field & Bandon
THEORY AND PRACTICE
Twin Screw, New •nd Faat
X don’t care for money
I N It theory
1 can have a small supply
1st Class Passage,
Up Freight.
To keep my family from starvation
And some few extra trinkets buy.
Enough to live in easy comfort,
A luxury lust now and then.
But still 1 Hnd I'm chasing dollars
The way 1 notice other men.
Our
We speak of money as the "needful,'*
And very truly now and then
It Is a useful thing and handy
To have on hund a live or ten.
As to a larger pile, we scorn It
And look at It somewhat askance
Unless we have a chance to grab it.
And then we wrestle for the chanc«.
City Transfer
are your interests. Fair
good service our motto
Cal. St.,
San
rates
and
Francisco
J. H. JOHNSTON, Agent, Bandon, Oregon
The man who hasn't any money
And none inclined to reach his mitt
Philosophizes very largely
About the vanity of It
He thinks he s happier with nothing.
But still at that you'll find him rash
Enougli to jeopardize his pleasures
If he can trade a part for cash.
30
BANDON REAL ESTATE g
AND LOAN COMPANY r
In theory as we look things over
We think how- worthless 'tis and vain.
In practice when they hand It to us
We don't reject it or complain.
It is a fact, and 1 believe it—
At least that's what I've heard them
say—
Th.it those who have contempt for money
Will met# It easily halfway.
All KINDS OF REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD
Money Loans Negotiated on Approved Security.
All I S Land Matters a Specialty and Prompt
ly Attended tc. Pension and Insurance Agency
Bond Brokers 1 rans-Atlantic Steamship and
Railroad Ticket Agency
o
Did Well.
"Were you ever in love?" asked the
gay and care free young woman of the
confirmed old grouch.
“Sure I was.”
"When was that?”
"Before 1 was old enough to know
any better.”
"Was she pretty?"
"Oh. she would pass in a crowd.”
"How did you act?"
"Well, 1 managed to keep out of
asylum.”
OfTinn
'-HULL
K«»« iiim 2 and 3.
New Den liolm
BA IM IDO 1ST
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OR
C. T. B i . umenrother , Notary Public
YOUR ATTENTION
Sound Advice.
Is called to the fact that COL C. T. BLUMEN-
R< > 111 ER of Bandon, Oregon, will insure Saw
millmen, Loggers and other kinds of workmen
against sickness, accident or death at reasonable
rates. It will pay yon to call on him and see
what he offers in that line.
Fire Inaurane^
Burglary Insurance
IO
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Unquestionable Security
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Prince Rupert Business Property
will make furtlines for thone who invest in it now.
as did Portland, Seattle. Spokane and Vancouver
real estate for those who invested in these cities
ten years ago.
Today Prince Rupert is the Cynosure of all Eyes
No other city on this continent is making sued
rapid advancement in population, commerce anh
building. Prince Rupert's present
and future
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tion of safety, high returns and increasing value,
winch is not sHorded in an equal degree by any
other form of investment, open to Hie public today.
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share in this great progress.
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Send ns hank check, express or postoflice money
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' I amt no use to sit and Limit
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If you wish a bottle cold--.
It you love the goods that's old--
That they are past is the best that can
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o
Profits—Security
The ultimate noticonsuiuer has to go
about with a pad on his neck.
All kinds of draying and transfer-
ing
FOR SALE—mill wood Tbe letter tlint never came wits prob-
rom Cody’s mill $2.00 per load. ably identical witb the one that never
Coal sold and delivered at lowest went
prices.
j. Jenkins, Prop.
Don't mourn for past pleasures
Is your subscription paid?
♦
A. F. Estabrook Co., 245
government of $400. Thousands I
F or the purpose of. providing
of our Westerners refused to “bite
ture
material for ties and other uses,
at the timber bait.’—there was *‘too
much timber for the Government j nearly 3,500,000 trees have been
Rail-
to give away, even in a life time.” 1 I planted by the Pennsylvania
.
'
Everybody
knows
now. how road company during the past year.
Michigan
and Wisconsin men ; It is said th.it this work constitutes
flooded out here and get the prizes i the most extensive forestry plan yet
along with the railroads and big undertaken by any private corpora
corporation-timber grabbers. For tion. It is certainly an object lesson
tunately for the people of the United for the whole country, as it is inter ‘‘I am broke.
“What are you goiug to do?”
States, Gifford Pinchot, backed by ested in timber conservation and “1 don't know.”
”1 can tell you.”
President Rooseveltt finally go, other benefits bound to accrue from
“Well?”
an
intelligent
system
of
forestry.
ahead of the grabbers by placing
“Go to work and get mended.'
150,000,000 acres in forest reserves. This activity of the Pennsylvania
Expensive Economy,
Railroad Company was brough
-•-October Pacific Monthy.
don’t you smoke a pipe in-
so many cigars?”
about by the problem presented o
for?”
T he Coos B iv Times says the an insufficient supply of crosstie tim
ouee and on
whole of Coos county should work ber for future needs. It was a
1 saved the
problem
which
the
managers
of
that
$10
”
together and that what is good for
company
felt
must
Be
taken
directly
one section of the county is good
Adequate.
Is going to marry Miss Hus
tor the whole county. That is the in hand. The first step was experi tle. “Brown
”
"Why. I thought he didn’t care for
sentiment the R ecorder has stood mental planting of locust trees on
athletic women.”
for all along, and we heartily agree vacant lots and farms between Phila
"Well. but. you see. she has demon
with the Times in all it says along delphia and Altoona, and as this strated that she can earn enough to
support a family.”
this line. Coos county has two har promised splendid results a gene ral
The Reason.
bors, Coos Bay and the Coquille forestry policy was outlined; nur
The night is chilling.
suries
were
established
and
syste
Cold and dank.
River. Both can be made much bet
The grass distilling
matic
planting
begun.
The
work
Poison rank
ter than they now are, and in fact
The moon Is setting
both are getting better from year to has been steadily carried forward
'Neath a veil.
from
year
toyear
by
the
planting
of
Anil 1 am Retting
year, And with the improvements
Cold and pale
now going on and projected, there ot red oak, pin oak, European larch,
Why am I sick with
Discontent
will be much greater results realized. chestnut, yellow popular and white
And writhing quick, with
Anguish rent?
Coos Bay is soon to vote on the pine. The company has not only
Am
la felon
question of issuing five hundred worked on its own account to the
Fleeing fate?
N<>. watermelon
That 1 ate.
thousand dollar bonds for building end, as the management believes,
that
in
twenty-five
years
its
present
dre. ges and harbor improvement.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
The bonds should and no doubt will efforts will produce a sufficient sup
The more expensive a joke is the
carry.
Coos Bay already has a ply ot timber for its use; but it has funnier
it is as long as the other fel
Port Commission and it is said that also encouraged forestry generally low is putting up for it.
property has already advanced to by supplying trees for planting to I Sometimes the pen is mightier than
more than the amount of the tax. toother corporations and to indi the long and elaborate petition for par
don.
Coquille River should not be behind viduals. The French farmer long
in this matter. We should establish since demonstrated that the growing The man who baa a large and varied
assortment of affinities should be some
a Port Commission at once. This tree is a profitable crop, though it thing of an authority ou the course of
work has been put in the hands o requires more patience to realize true love.
certain persons in the valley, but as upon it than the average American A case of kidnaping is sure to rouse
the ire of parents when the kid naps
yet there aie no visible lesultsfrom possesses. The system inaugurated until after 8 o'clock in the morning.
their labors. They should get busy by the Pennsylvania Railroad com
I
And then, besides, it can't be noticed
at once and see to it that an elec pany follows the French idea and I that tilings to eat taste any better now
tion is called for the purpose of vot practice. It is a system that other that they cost so much more.
ing on the project. If this valley great corporations and interests Hard work always seems to have n
relation to hard times even If
was ever in need of anything it is in could extend to their own and to direct
you are out of a job.
need of this Port Commission. National advantage.--Telegram.
ficed each year to the bark gatheier.
Property will be greatly enhanced
—The Timberman.
in value, as a result and shipping
facilities will be greatly improved.
W alt W hitman , little under
stood, less appreciated as an author
Now is the time to buy wall paper
during his life, has come into prom
as it is going at to per cent reduc
inence in the reading world in a re
tion to make room for our new stock.
cent bigoraphy written by George Woodruff & Turner, the House
Mice Carpenter as a contribution to Furnishers.
3otf
interests
$7.50
3.00
The Pacific
MRS SARAH COSTELLO
I
Alvin Munck, Prop
BANDON, OREGON
Nice clesn rooms 25 and 50c a
night; $1.25 a week ; $5 nmontb
I BANDON
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OREGON