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VOLUME XXVI
LAST THURSDAY NISHT
BANDON, OREGON, APRIL
FAT ELK DRAINAGE
A GREAT SUCCESS
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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.
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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;
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Com.
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you will get results.
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