VOLUME XXVI. Death of Mr». Geo. P. La rd C03S BAY COUNTRY Southern Pacifc Official» are Surprised at Our Great Development WAV BUILD ROAD VERY SOON The Southern Pacific officials who visited Coos Bay last week, left Sunday morning by way of Drain 1 hey were limited lor time so did not make a thorough tour of the county but stayed only one night in Marshfield. Among other things, the Coos Bay Times says ot the visit: They will go to New York at on< < and one ot the purp >ses of making the trip to the Eastern office ol the company is take up the matter of the branch to Coos Bay. E E. Calvin, the vice president and gen­ eral in mager of the road, was highly pleased with the country and w.i hopeful of the company taking favorable action on the reports that will be made regarding the locality. I11 talking, he was rather guarded on making any statements as to when the road wculd be built, but to C. J. Millis, the local representa live of the company, expressed him self as being hopeful that the report of what was learned here would meet with favor with the company. Mr. Calvin, vice president of the S. I*, said: “Mr. Mills is our press agent am he may have something to say But I can say that I like the country ver» n»uch This was my first trip into this part of the country. I in­ tended coming a year ago When Mr. Grimes ar.d others wrote about the railroad, Mr. Harriman wrote to me and asked me to come up here, but I was taken ill at the time and could not risk making the trip, and I have never gotten up here until now. We started from a point 60 miles from San Francisco and went through bort Bragg and up through Eureka. Crescent City and Curry county to Coos Bay. We were nine days in the automobile.” C. J. Millis says that all of the of ficials were pleased with Coos Bax and were enthusiastic about the harbor possibilities. They met at the railroad office Satuiday night with a few business men with a view of giving the visitors facts concern ing what is actually produced tn this locality. » NUMBER 34 BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 1. 1910 The many friends of Mrs. Geo. P. .airil were greatly shocked, when, on Monday, the news of her death was spread over town. Al hough •> he had been quite ill for a few days she was so much better on Sunday it was generally thought that the danger ha i passel, and consequent­ ly tiie sudden announcement of her death came as a doubl-r shcck. Grace Garfield was born in Marsh­ field, Ore.. Feb. 8, 1884, and died in Bandon, Ore., August 29, 1910, aged 26 years, 6 months and 21 lays. Deceased lived at Marshfield until she was nine years of age, when the family moved to Oak'and. Cal , wtiere she was educated, having at­ tended high school and also received a fine musical education. About six years ago the family moved b ick to Oregon, locating in Bandon and in November, ic;o6 Grace was married to Geo. P. Laird, a prominent citi­ zen and business man of Bandon. T<> tliis union one daughter wis born, who is now about two years old. Mrs. Laird leaves, besides her hus- band nnd little daughter, a mother, Mrs I. ] Radley, one sister, Mrs L. P. ’Sorensen, and one brother, Albert G 11 field, al. of whom have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in tin ir great bereave inent. The funeral was conducted at the residence of Dr L. P. Sorensen, Tuesday at 2:00 p in , being in charge of Rev A. I l iberi v, and in terment was made in the Bandon cemetery. The large c jncourse ol people who attended the List sad rites, and the numerous floral con tributions, which more th tn covered the casket, showed the high esteem in which Mrs. Laird was held. The Knights of Pythias Lodge, of which Mr. Laird was a member, at- tended the funeral in a body — 000 — Prof. Kausrud Resigns. N j PER.dTS FOB Gdüü hüâ DS A E allow ; d Other Development Work in Acting Governor Wires In­ Oregon Being Taken Up structions to Fire War­ by Business Men dens uof the County No more tires must be start'' ■ 30. -Septem­ , ranchers or others mit l further no- ber 5th the great Portland Fair and | lice and no pci mils must be given by Livestock Ex position will open in this city, amt continue uniil the tire wardens. Acting Governor Jav 10th, inclusive. An elaborate pro­ Bowerman sent telegrams to A. If. gram of races, livestock exhibits Powers and L J. Simpson .sking music, vaudeville amusements, anil them to notify all the tire wardens industrial events lias been prepared | tli.it no permits must be given f< A*' by the management. This will be starting fires until further notice the greatest lair of its kind vet held Illis is taken as a precautionary in the citv, -is a large number of measure as ni iny of the .»rest fires blood 'd animals recently imported, have been started by small fires of and the best known of the old slock, ranchers who were burning brush will be found. A great poultry show f lu law provides that no files shall will be conducted on the grounds. be started for burning brush or fields Trained anim Is will perform daily without a permit from .1 tire warden, and the races will bring out some 01 between june 1st and October 1st. With the new- order from the Gov- the fast Northwest stock. • rnor.- no permits can be given un­ At the regular meeting of the der any circumstances until further Good Roads Association held here notice on account of the dryness of last Tuesday, a number of promin­ the country and the danger from ent speakers urged with all their fires spreading at this time of the power adoption of the amendment year - Coos Bay Times. * next. November which will permit ------000------ counties to bond themselves for heavy wagon road construction. Un The Grange Exhibit. til such provision is enacted, the good roads people feel that progress Editor R ecorder ; Realizing tin is handicapped, but if such a meas­ the fact that the w.-itber has been ure is enacted by the people, they very beautiful for some time, let t.s are confident many Oregon counties hope th it Saturday, Septemlw r 3d will at once begin heavy’ work. will be o exception to the rule, but C. C. Chapin in, promotion m 111- will l>e a nay in which we can all en ager of the Commercial Club, has joy the first Agricultural l a r in been touring Western Oregon urg­ Eandon. ing the land owners to cut up tlieir Not only are agriculturists and tracts into such holdings as wiil pe members of Bandon Cringe N-- mil the man of average means to ic 398, requested to attend, but ail quire a home when he comes to the citizens of the community, who an state. His argument shows that in interested in building up this section 111 inv regions tracts are* entirely too are invited to patticip.it>' in making large now for the humble homeseek this tile banner dav in al! the bister >• er to purchase. As the great future ol the agricultural indusrrv in the of the fruit business, dairy industry Coquille valley. and other agricultural lines is with All visitors w ho arc* able to con­ the small tract on which the owner tribute something are earnestly re­ does most of his own .vork. Mr. Chapman voices the general hope of quester! to send the same early in the s ate that the land will besoseg the morning. as the committee wid regaXed that every man coming will lie at Concrete II ill at 9:30 a. m. to have no difficulty in securing such receive exhibits, Also < veryone i acreage as he can work to advan- invited to bring something Í »r the basket lunch at 12 o’clock, noon t atie- Chicken, biead, cakes, salad, baked beans, in fact anything that goes to Miss Sperry in Education?! make' up a p datable dinner. Tut. C ommittee of B andon Work. G range , N o . 398. « P ortland , Aug G b iuary. Beilinda ldw.uds was born ui Kvn’.ucsy 59 years ago. Altei growing to womanhood she moved with her husband to Arkansas .m.. Aug. 27.—A ered would seem t > bear out tin. -ingle political feature marked Theo statement: fore K •oscvelt’s vis'd to Chevei.ne 1 line billion feet of lumber will today erd that on ■ aroused the col­ bat el v cover the amount destroyed onel mightilv. The one app. trance in Oregon. Washington, Idaho, ■M politics came when the colonel Montana and California Of the«e was shown a copy of an editorial m five great forest -t.it **s. Oregon .11 I the New York Evening Post, which be shown to lx the heavies loser violently attacked Rnoseve’t for hi- with a total of 1,000,001»,000 fee . recent anti-coipor.it ion spot dies These figures are only partial, v The colonel swung his list, scowled c< niprehended when it is known that and said: the burned timber would inn: fur­ ‘■I hive nothing t » say. This is nished homes for a city ot 1.000,60 » the kind of attack that I expected people, 1 his is estnn iting an aver­ the Evening Post would make list age of 15,000 feet of lumber to ea a as soon as another genuine piactie.il house an feet, worth the 1904 campaign. a toial of £174,409, while the loss in Onthern Oregon alone is now 8 io, ■ ---- 000---- ! 00 >,000 feet or more, Five-Caught at Coquille ¡strict Forester Chapman also stated that the report that the fire The Coos Bax Times of Tuesday situation had been materially relieved was incorrect. ‘ The ciaiditiou is says: about the same,” he said “Th it Walter Sinclair, Joe B!’» ’SIH‘ means that nncontiolled fires aie Frank Denison, Albert Fish and Henry Johnson were haided before lading in Crater natibn il forest, in the City Recorder at Coquille, and the Wallowa reserve, in eastern Orc lined £25 apiece for gambling. All gon and Washington and in the p lid and the “little g.utie" w ill prob­ Columbia forest resetve at the head ably be remembered by II vf them of Lewis river, north of White Sal- mon in Washington, l’he losses .ire longer th in the usual one. tremendous.” For some time there have h( cn rumors afloat at Coquille of gatnbl'ng and the officers have been i>n ih< Presbyterian Church alert. Las. Saturday night, Shvrifl Gag<‘’got the tip that “there a- Next Sunday, Sept. 4th, there something doing” in Walter Sinclair's law office. So with Marshal I lick a in will be the usual services. Sunday and the nightwatch, he proceeded to school for Bible study and praise at the place and on walking in found .1 to a.in. Poaching at 11 and X good game in progress. The chips o'clock and young people’s meeting were there ami no one could deny at 7 o’clock. Strangers and resi their guilt. dents ha. mg no other church home, Rev. It is likely that the- “quii ’ games” conic and worship with us. Geo W. Taylor, past» r of the Pres will be much quieter in Coquille byterian church at Myrtle Point wid from now on. preach. Roosevelt To Geo. E. Topping and Members of the Bandon Concert Band It has now been nearly four years since I commenced mv duties as Mu sic.d Director of the Bandon Concert Band. During this time I Irate had the pleasure and satisfaction of di recting one of the best bands in this locality. The Band at times had a large membership and has been re­ duced to small numbers, but have always maintained a good band, due to the efforts and interest shown bv the members; and the relations be tween the director and band have al­ ways been of a pleasant character. The Coos B iy Times of last For these and other reasons I have Along the Wharf XVednesday says: Miss Luci.< from time to time hesi ate I in tend ering my resignation. During the Sperrv of Coquille, daughter of The Fitield arrived in port Friday four years we have met twice a week Judge and Mrs. l£. D. Sperrv, has — oo>- - with good list 01 <>f pas passengers and a | wiiu a goixi recently received an appointmi nt to for rehearscls, with the exception New Schooner Brought down possibly of a month or two, and a prominent position in St. Mary's j big cargo of freight. . She sailed wanting to be relieved at the [»res College in Knoxville. III. She i- again Saturday with 407.000 feet of River ent time. I hereby tender my resig­ now on a trip to Alaska with the lumber, 300 piling uid the following nation, to take effect August 31st, principal of the college. Miss E. P. passengers: Lloyd Spire* and wile, Mi.-» Hallie Davit, Howard, who is het aunt. Tin small schooner “Randolph’ ¡910. j Mo M. J. Ha. ley, R. G. ArrnMea?, J. L. built bv Henn m Bros ot Ran I »Iph Judge and Mrs. E. D. Sperrv are In conclusion I wish to heartily Kror.-nLerg, H. Van OiJeu, P. Hat.ley, Roll for John Anderson, was brought think the music lovers and public in M irslifield accompanying M s Gam«/, Mr«. S. L. L'oly, Mi*» N. J uoi’ n down the river the latter pirt of last of the citv of Bandon and vicinity S ierry's mother, Mrs. I-.. IL 1 Iow- George Cox, J. Wilwn, (ieo. Trace and wi.e, week. She is a very tine little vessel for their loyal support and en-Jard of I liree Rivers, Mich., who i Mr«. G. F. Gimi--, A. N. CunninJ.an. A. : and will lx* used for hauling Ireight couragement. on her way home after an extended ■ Jone« and G. Fallehey. I The Elizabeth arrived Monday To the Merchant» of Bandon to Rogue river, Port Orford and She siiled I wish to thank every member of visit with her daughter other places along the coast, and the band for the good will and in­ today tor Portland, from where si. with eight piss tiger- and i<;r tons may lx? put into service .wa fish b ».it terest shown me, and especially Mr. goes to Seattle, where she will be i of freight. She sailed again Wed and to get sea lions, etc. As a member of the committee for Topping who has helped me in a joined by her daughter, Mis-. E P nesday with 54 tons of freight, 207,- great many undertakings and to Howard, .and her grand daughter, 000 feet of lumber, and the follow­ the Grange Fair, I was selected to call upon them rchants to rolicit do w horn I am indebted for many fa- Miss Lucia Sperry, on their return ing passengers: Card of Thanks C. E. Leri . P. S. Milchell. H. F. Wfi hl. from m /XI. isk.au trip, From there nations to be given as prizes for the vors. To my successor I would say they will proceed to their Eastern E. W. Sullivan J. me-. V. Roth. Mr. and Msa best exhibit, of each kind. I shal F. G. Roca. Mr». H. Ccchran, L B. I loll, a- XV • desire to express our heartfelt come. A welcome h mil is exten I- home. Judge and Mrs. Sperrv re brek, E. J. Lamb, wife and twe children, J. therefore visit you and consider turned this afternoon to their lioim M' ler, I . Ihilow, E. Bak, wife, two children, my doing so, solely as my duty, E. B. K avsritd . thanks to dl the Fiends and migli I ed to you. in Coquille. Mr*. M. Huber, A. Evani, Fr I Truffa, Min which I willingly accept for the lairs who so kindly assisted ns in on -000-— Kate Wickham, and N. Omtnan !«on and w 'e. good and welfare of the community recent Ix-reavement, caused by the St. Mary's College, ol which Miss C XV Felter, of Colorado The Elizabeth will probably arrive and tor your success. death of Mis. Laird. Springs, is here for a few weeks Sperry has been principal fo» many next Monday, and -ail again the fol G eo P. L aird , I with his brothers, J. W. and XV. XV. years, is one of the leading .and suc­ Respectfully, 1<»wing Wednesday. M r . and M rs . L. J R adi ey cessful colleges of the Middle West. Felter. He has l»een under tin- M. G. P ohl . D r . and M rs . I. P. S orensen . weather for some lime and cam*- ---- UW----- The Bandon sailed Monday via M r and M rs . A lbert G arfield with the hope that the climate here Mrs. Clint Malehorn drove up Coos Bay for San Pedro with 430,- W anted Competent girl for house- and other relatives 1000 feet of lumber. might benefit his health. from Langlois Wedr.esday. I work. Mr» L. P. Sorensen, • • • • ------ OOO----- Hear Van. Steamer Coquille leaves B andon Saturday evening at 5:45 p. in., reaching Cixpiille in time for s*r- vices' and returns to Bandon after services, This will give .ill a chance to hear Van once more. Round trip only 50c. F or S ai . e Sorrel horse, weight about 1,300 lbs, nine years old, and perfectly sound Will take £90. Can Ise driven single or double G eorgi C ondie , 33-4tx Walstroin’s Landing. » • • • I