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K ♦ • • J . ; 9 À ♦ ? t L f C < è / f » I VOLUME XXVI LAST THURSDAY NISHT BANDON, OREGON, APRIL FAT ELK DRAINAGE A GREAT SUCCESS i. I I 7, 1910 NUMBER 13 HILL COMING THIS WAY TRY TO END MINE STRIKE FROM THIS PORT Sale of Land Grant May Water Nearly All Out of Conferences Between Union Mean New Hill Marsh. System Half and Operators are Now Considerable Business of Im- Railroad Will Discuss Cow Question Many Boats Arrive and De- Completed. in Progress portance to the City At Their Next part During Past Portland, Or., April 5.—The sale Transacted. A NUMBER OF BILLS WERE ALLOWED The city council met in regular session at the city hall last Thursday night and transacted considerable business of importance, among which was the allowing of a number of bills. The proposition made by the Ban don Water Company, which was outlined in the R ecorder a few weeks ago, was rejected. In this proposition The Water Company asked the city to pay $32.50 a month for water so long as the number of hydrants remained as they are now. and that a charge of $2 00 per hy drant should be made for all new hydrants put in. This contract was to be for a period of five years. After the proposition was rejecte ', Mr. Dyer, for the Water Company, notified the Council that the price of water for the city would again be $56.00 per month. A motion was carried to put up the proposition, at the next city election, of bonding tile town for a municipal water system. The extension of Pacific Ave. or Little St. was accepted, the work having been completed. The proposition of opening First street by moving the K. of P. h ill and the Ellingsen building was put up to the council and it was voted by that body to stand 50 per cent o’ the expense of op-ning the street. There may be a remonstrance against this movement as there seems to be considerable dissatisfac tion among citizens of the town over the matter. Bills were allowed as follows: C. S. McCulloch, city engi neer, $96.25; Recorder Pub. Co. printing, $14.55; Bandon Light <X: Power Co., $15.50- C R. Wade, salary, $50.00; Bandon Light Water Co., two months* service, $65.00; Coquille River Trans Co., $10.00; John Jenkins, hauling, $12.75: J. Sydman, $7.75; George Gage, coal, $45.00; F. A. Holman, salary, $75.00; Ira Tuck r, salary, $6 5.00; W. Matt Ebner, labor, $27.50; Mr. Duncan, l ib >r. $ra.oo; W. H Dibblee, salary, $21.50; County Clerk, Socts; E. B. Henry, salary, $31.00; A. Haberly, wood, <4- 50; Citv Meat Market, 51-45; Mrs. Jas Wakefield, milk, $6 20; Bandon Cash Store, $2.30; J. B. Moore, labor, $8.75; B. L. Tracy, labor, $3.45. < t Births During March The stork was quite busy in and around Bandon during March, and babies have been reported as fol- lows. « Mr and Mrs. Verne Mr. Garoutte , March ¡2th a girl; j and Mrs. Chas. Foster, March «3th a girl. Mr. and Mrs. F H. Col- grove March 23rd a girl. Mr. and Mis. Winsor a girl. O. L. Hopson and C. E. Lucas, of the real estate firm of ! ucas & Hopson, weie Coos Bay business visitors the latter part of last week. This firm has moved their office into larger quarters over the Bandon Bar, anti now have a very neat suite of office rooms. Th it the Fat Elk Drainage system of the Fat Elk marsh, near Coquille, is proving a success, is shown by the fact, that though the system is only a little over half complete, the water is nearly all out of the marsh. The contractor thinks he will h ive the entire system complete by July 1st The board of directors are tig uring at present on a concrete flood gate ,.t the mouth of the main ditch, but nothing can be done along this line until the water gets lower. Wm. Russ, one of the large sockholders in the company, will be tip from Humboldt about May 1st, and will assist in pushing the business to completion. This drainage proposi tion is one of the largest of the kind ever undertaken in this section of Oregon, and will be of incalculable value to a large area of excellent farming land. A Few Corrections. Ii) Mr. Perkins’ article last week, we made him say, in quoting Mr. Haberly: “It is true that the burden of taxes is not equitably distributed, it would be a grave mistake” when it should have read, “If it is true” etc. Then, in speaking of the Southern Oregon Co.’s 85,000 acres, lie stated that the valuation was about $1 000,000, whereas we made him say $ioo,ooo, and a third error was in regard to the mills on the river. He stated in his article that all four mills on the lower river paid less than $1,300 taxes, and we got it “all four mills on the river,” omitt ing the word lower. We gladly make these corrections, and assure Mr. Perkins tbit the errors were not intentional, but only such as will creep into long articles like the one published last week, and cannot be helped ----- one----- The Grand Theatre Meeting. OTHER MATTERS IOF MPORIANCE ALSO The meeting of the Commercial Club was not very largely attended last Friday night, there being only about fifteen or twenty present, but it is thought that there will be a large attendance next Friday even ing as a number of important sub jects are coming up for discussion, among which will be that of allow ing cows to run at large inside of the city limits. This question is being taken up by other towns in the county, The Coos Bay cities have already “ put out the cows;’’ it is being agitated at Coquille, and at an election some time ago, the bovine tribe won out by a single vote. At Myrtle Point the question is being agitated, and, in fact, is the source of the greatest contention in the municipal campaign that is being carried on in that citv at present. Members of the Commercial Club present at the meeting last Friday night urged that the question should be agitated here and brought up for vote at the coming June election. This matter will be further discussed at the meeting Friday night, and it is likely that a large attendance will be present, as there are many people in town who have cows, aid will, no doubt, object to having their range in town cut o't. The matter of a public library and reading room was also mentioned at the last meeting, and will be further discussed Friday night. Everybody who is interested in conditions of general welfare to the town is urged to attend the meetings of this club every Friday night. ------- 000-------- Mr. Haberly’s Reply. The new Grand Theatre, which is to be operated by W. C. Selliner, is now nearing completion and will be opened to the public Saturday eve The opening play will be by home talent, and is entitled “Facing the Music.” This play has had a big run in all the large cities and is one of the most popular plays on the road today. The play will te under the auspices of the Young People’s Guild, of the Episcopal church. The Grand Theatre will certainly be a credit to the city of Bandon, and will be modern in every res pect. Il will seat about 475 people, a.id will be equipped with elegant opera chairs, steam heat, electric lights and a large and commodious stage, together with well furnished dressing rooms. The stage will be equipped w ith various colored foot lights so as to give any effect de sirable in a scene. In fact, it will be an opera house of which Bandonians may well feel proud and one to which they need not be ashamed to take their friends. In reply to Mr Perkins’ article of last week, on the Port Commission and Taxation question. I would just say IF A. H aberly . The Ruby, Oregon and Advance are all in port loading lumber at the various mills along the lower river. Mrs. Perkins, mother of Mrs A. D. Morse, has been on the sick list tor a week or ten days, but her friends hope that she may soon re- cover. Each dav sees the work of recon structing the Cod\’ Mill a little near er completion, and the mill will prob ably- be tn operation in the course of a month or six weeks. Mrs. Corrie C. Hubbard, of Inde pendence, President of the Rebekah Assembly of Oregon, is expected here Saturday, April 16th. on an of ficial visit to Ocean Rebekah Lodge. The tug Robarts, which was here from the Siuslaw to take over the government machinery’ which will be used in the work over there, sailed last evening about eight o’clock with The Tag Day social, given by the a scow load in tow. Bert Patterson W. R. C., a week ago Saturday, and Ralph Holman, of this city, ac was a decitied success in every par companied the vessel ticular. and a neat sum of money Mr. A Huber and wife, of San was realized, which will go toward Francisco, arrived on the last trip of the erection of a monument in the the Fifield, and will make their home G. A. R. cemetery of this city. We here for the present, having gene to were unable to get just the amount housekeeping over R. II. Rosa Co’s taken in by the ladies, but as nearly everybody around town was wearing store. Mr. Huber takes charge of from one to ten tags, we judge that the tailoring department of Smith ■ there was a pretty neat sum realized. Bros. & Sidwell. 9 of the big land grant of the Willam ette Valley <X: Cascade Mountain Road company during the past week to capitalists said to represent the 1 Hill interests, indicate to many that the 1 epotted Pacific Coast outlet for the Burlington will become a reality. It is believed Hill will build west from Billings, the present terminus to Boise, and thence westward through Ontario and across Oregon to Coos county. The purchase price of this big land grant will run up into the millions. If its purchase by Hill can be confirmed, and this railway is built, it will mean a great develop ment for Oregon, for it will open up the most isolated sections to settle ment Clark-Conger. INDIANAPOLIS,, Ind. April 4- The opetators and miners in the bi tuminous coal fields of the United States began with renewed ;i activity their negotiations looking to the BUSINESS CONSTANTLY ON THE INCREASE signing of a new two-year contract that will mean a resumption of work in the mines. Similar conferences have been appointed for this week That the Coquille river is 1:ecom in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Western ing a greater shipping port all the Pennsylvania and the Southwestern time is evidenced from the number districts. of boats that are arriving and depart iig; last Sunday, especially, this, port looked like business, as the Fi- Increased Bank Deposits. field, Elizabeth and Bandon, steam Reports of bank deposits in Ore schooners, and the Oregon and Ad gon and Washington on January vance. sail vessels, were all tied up at the dock, and there were also, the 31st, when state and national bank tug Klihyam, and the tug Robarts, examiners made their regular exami- which is here for the purpose of tak n itions, show a total increase in ing the government material up to Oregon of 30 per cent in savings the Siuslaw, and together with the deposits, and in Washington of 28 river boats, the entire outfit made per cent. This branch of the bank ing business is one which most close quite a showing. The Fifield arrived Friday after ly reflects the general prosperity of noon with 1 j 1 tons of freight and the mass of the population. There the following passengers. A Huber are now more than forty-seven mil and wife, Mrs. J. W. Cochran, W. lions in savings deposits in the two A. Frasy, W. J. Gunn, W. W. states, divided ir.to thousands of Sicknar, A. M. Sedgby, IL Vote, I comparatively small accounts. Tiiey Mrs. E. Peterson and G. W. Weber. speak of general and wide prosperity. She sailed again Wednesday with a --------- large cat go of lumber and shingles, and a big list of passengers. Among Fourmile Notes those sailing were: Mrs. Crowley, Mrs, Wilcox, A. Garfield, wife and A ten pound girl was born to Mr. child, R. G. Arntsled, F. E. Vol- and Mrs Chas. Davis, Apirl 2nd. mer, W. D. Lewallen, Lucy Lang lois E. R. Menstedt, Albert Kinley, and Chas is wearing tbit smile that F. Lehr, C. S. Lowman, J, O. Good won’t come off. Mrs. Wilcox and brothet, Harry will, C.eofge Shay, W. Brown, Tony Lowder, H. J. Peterson, Colbv Funk entertained a few friends last Sunday. A lovely dinner was White and H. B. Kaiser. served to which all did ample jus- The Elizabeth arrived Saturday with 95 tons of freight and two pas tice. Those present were: Delos sengers. She sailed again Wednes Gardner and family and Robert The day was day with 182,000 'eet of lumber, 31 Hunt and family, cords of matchwo >d, S cases of greatly enjoyed by' all. woolen goods, one bale of woolen R. P. Hunt has accepted a pos goods, two tons of miscellaneous, ition at Clarence Foster s mill, bet and a lair list of passengers. ter known as Clayton’s mill. The Bandon also arrived Sunday Everybody is taking advantage 1 f morning and sails today via Coos the fishing season and are out with Bay for San Pedro. 'Die Bandon hook and line and several good will make regular trips here again catches have been reported. as scon as the Cody mill starts oper Mesdames Cope and Palmer ation. were Bandon visitors the fore part of the week. ---- noo---- Week. Gne of the happiest weddings of the season was solemnized in Co- quille, Tuesday, when J . E. Clark. chief engineer tor the Estabrook Co., of San Francisco, and Miss Aura Conger, of this city, were united in marriage. As is known by all, the bride has been a faithful employee in the R ecorder office for about three years, and though we were suspect ing that something would happen soon, vet we did not think it wou’d be “so sudden” and consequently were greatly surprised, when, on Sunday morning she came to the home of the w riter and tendered her resignation, announcing tnat there was “nothing doing” in the typo line for her any more. On Tuesday morning the hapity pair, accompanied by a few friends, embarked on the steamer Dispatch for Coquille, and were given the fire salute by the Estabrook boats, and though it was pretty noisy, it wasn't a circlin'stance to what occuired on their return in the evening, when the Fifield, Bandon, Elizabeth and Klihyam all turned loose with a noise that was sufficient to wake the dead. But the end was not yet; when the pair stepped ashore they were gteeted with showers of rice, and were then hurled into a go cart, especially prepared for the occasion, being decorated in red, white and Miss Connie Robison is visiting blue, and hurried ofi to the hotel, Gormand-Ford Co. 1 her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs. J. the cart being pulled by friends who. A. Cope. were deeply interested in the affair. The Gormand-Ford Co. which is Will Winner and family hive Mt. Clark and his bride will sail holding forth at the opera house this on the Bandon, f r San Pedro, for a week in a repertoire of comedy and moved to Port Orford, where they P ete . wedding trip, and will probably drama, are being greeted each even will spend the summer. locate in San Francisco later. -------- OOO------- ing with large audiences and are They are both excellent young pleasing the people to the highest The Rebekahs gave a Progressive people, the bride being the daughter degree. 1 he troupe is composed Whist Party at the new L O. O. F. of Mr. and Mts. J. L. Conger, of of eleven persons, ail of whom are this citv, and we can speak person artists in their line. Thev will be hall Tuesday evening, which was ally for her owing to her associations here all the rest of the week, and well attended. This was the first with this office for so long a period. I each night will put on a play of the gathering in the new’ hall and every Mr. Clark is a young m in of sterling highest class. One great feature of body expressed themselves as will worth and is holding down a very this troupe is their specialties be pleased with the hall and as having lucrative position as chief engineer tween acts, and they keep something I assed a very enjoyable evening. for the Estabrook Co.’s boats. The going on every minute, so there is The formal opening of this beautiful entire community will join in wish not the long, tiresome wait between hall will take place on the 26th of ing them all the pleasures that life acts that often characterizes troupes the present month, when it will be dedicated with appropriate exert ises. can afford. of this kind. It is expected that a great man y Odd xx>— Fellows belonging to the several Wm. Candlin, the Coquille trav lodges throughout the county will be The normal school question is eling man, is in Bandon on business. present on that occasion. A full de fairly before the voters by the initia Mrs. Van Valkenburgh and Miss scription of the hall will be given tive bill for Monmouth framed by Blanche Van Valkenburgh went to her Alumni. This separates it later. Myrtle Point last Saturday to meet wholly from politics, and gives the the latter’s two brothers who have voteis a fair chance to express their FOR SALE—A lot of two and been at Camas Valley for the past choice. Schools are a necessity-* three year old heifers. All coming mo ith on business. They all re we must educate the boys and girls in this spring. W. S. Marshall, turned to Bandon Monday. —and we must have teachers, the Langlois. 9 71. normal school is the place to train Closing out wall paper and paint and prepare these. Vote, Yes for stock at cost S. McCatchan, next Monmouth. J. B. V. Butler .Sec. Advertise in the R ecorder and to Bijou theatre. rjtf Com. i3tf you will get results. • .• * » • . I *