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VOLUME XXVI. BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910 WHITE CONVICTED WILL DREDGE 0: MANSLAUGHTER Gets County Clerk Wat»on Gives Out a List of Can Lightest Verdict The Homicide Category in didates AÎ LOCAL MILL Xaqwlh Poa, W, R. G, alty. L aura C. B randon , W. R. Press Correspondent. SCHOOL OPENED COQUILLE RIVER ft WOULD BOND FOR GOOD ROADS — Machine to be Built for Many Colonists Coming to Geo. W. Moore Lumber Co. Largest Attendance in His- . Operation In This e Oregon I his Probably has Biggest Log tory of the Bandon Fall Harbor in the County Public School Wm. White who was on trial at MANY SOOD MEN ON IHE TICKET Coquille last week for the murder of THE LOG IS NINE FEET IN DIAMETER his stepfather Leroy Jones, was convicte I of manslaughter, which is the lightest verdict possible in the The full list of candidates before homicide category. A lag nine feet in diameter at the the primaries of next Saturday have The prosecution was conducted big end was sawed by the Geo. W. been given out by County Clerk bv ' istricf Attorney Brown of Rose Moore Lumber Co this week and Watson. This list does not include burg, assisted bv Deputy I.. A. Lilj ill probably go on record as the the candidates for representative as <|vist of Coquille The delense was biggest log ever sawed in Coos coun they must file their nominating pap in charge of G. T. Tr«-id gold of this tv. It made 11,000 feel of lumber ers with the secretary of state. Candt city, and C. R. Barrow of Coquill' . in round numb« rs, or, to be exact, dates for committeemen have filed in The plea of the defense was insanity, I 10.917 feet of lumber, exclusive of only a few precincts and most of and those who were in attendance at waste of all kinds. Die log was red them are assembly candidates. court say that ii was one of the hard fir and of very fine duality. 1’he county candidates who have est fought criminal cases in the his There may have been bigger logs filed according to law are as follows, tory ot Coos county. The ca.-e was than this at some previous time, or the ones indorsed bv the assembly commenced Monday morning of last there may be bigger ones in the being so marked: week and went to the jury about io countv at present; but if so, we have REPUBLICAN. o’clock Saturday and the jury re never heard of them However, we Count * Judge — E. A. Anderson turned the verdict 'bout 4:30 in the would like to hear of other mills in (Assembly), H G. Hoy (anti As afternoon. It is said that the jury the county coming through with sembly). stood right for manslaughter and their big log stories, as it will be an Sheriff John Yoakam (Assem four for acquittal for some time, the excellent advertisement for Coos bly). lour finally giving over county, the home of the big timber. County C lerk — James Watson An appeal has Ireen taken and the ---- ow----- (Ass-mbly). judge has taken the matter under Along the Wharf County Treasurer—T. M. Dim advisement. mirk (Assembly). The penalty for manslaughter is Survexor—A N Gould (anti from one to fifteen years in the peni The Fitield sailed Saturday for Assembly). E. If. Kern ( Assembly). tentiary. White has not Ix-en sen San Francisco with 400,000 feet of Coroner—W. J. Butler (Assem tenced as yet and perhaps will not lumber and six tons of miscellaneous bly), Dr. R. E. Gohlen (anti As be until such time as the judge has freight. She had a big list of pas sembly). sengers as follws: C. Tuttle, G. decided on the appeal. Commissioner—Geo J .Armstrong Seeley, H. King. A LeClair, J. W. We are here to welcome thee.'' (Assembly) E. E. Oakes and Fred Wright, Harold Rust, Norman N Perkins (anti Assembly). It was a royal welcome and we Rust, J. B. Rust and wife, R >y For Commissioner of Port of Coos were tolti that the day was ours and Doan, E. R. Doan, Mr. Westfelt. Bay—L. J. Simpson and C. S. Win- we should say how we would like J. R. Stevens, Miss Mary Ferry, sor best to spend ;t, anti they would do Mrs I). S. Albert. A. S. Maxwell, Justice of the Peace, DisL No. 1 all in their power to make it a hap W. A. Grimes, Ruth Forester, H. —A. E. Shuster. py one J. Forester and wife, and three Justice of the Peace, Dist. No. 2 We were taken immediately to the others, names unknown. —C. L. Pennock, Constable, Win. hall where the tables were already The Fifteld arrives again to-mor B. CoJt spread for dinner. And hew we did row with 20 passengers an«l too Justice ot the Peace, Dist. No 3 enjoy it, from clam soup to buckle tons of freight. —E. G D Holden. beriy pie! After dinner nearly Die Elizabeth arrived in Friday Justice of the Peace, Dist. No. 5 everybody went to the beach and t86 tons cf freight and the follow — E. A. D.xlge, Constable, J. C. spent a couple of pleasant hours. ing passengers: Ira Tucker, W II Brown. Returning to the hall at 3 o’clock, Dibble, Miss Martha Korth, E F. For County Central Committee an hour was spent enjoying a lively Swearingen, wife and four children man—Precinct No. 7, C. E. Mav- camp fire. The words of welcome and several others names unknown. bee; Precinct No. 8. J. A. Ward; and good fellowship, the little inci Die Elizabeth sailed again Sunday Precinct No. 9, D. L. Buckingham dents relate«! of the clays when “Our with 234,000 feet ot lumber, 34 and Duncan Ferguson; Piecinct No. Boys” were young and gay, leaving cords of match wood and 30 tons of to, Chas. B. Selby; Precinct No. heme and friends at the call of duty, miscellaneous and the following pas it, F. E Allen and J. W. Ingram; left a thrill in our hearts that will last sengers: Jessie Richardson, Ethel Precinct No. 16, C. A Sehibrede; many days. Richardson, Georgia Richardson, Precinct No. 19, J. D Hamlin; Pre F. A. Richardson, wife and child. After an excellent program of cinct No. 24. J. S. Barton; Precinct songs and readings by the Bandon Joseph Dobbins, C. F. Phipps, Mrs No. 25, Robt R Watson; Precinct ladies, we were again taken to the A. Sprague, F. Sturdevant, C. A. No. 29, R. H. Rosa; Precinct No. dining room and served with cake Weinheiinent, Mrs. O. H. Barn 30, C. A. Jamieson; Precinct No. and coffee. The Post and Corps hill Mi. Cahill. Mr. Bez. 32, J. W. Clinton; Precinct No. 34, then took us to our boat which was The Elizabeth will probably arrive L. A Roberts to start homeward at 5 p.m. We Saturday and sail about Tuesday. DEMOCRATIC. found the “Favorite” instead ol tl e The Advance sailed Sunday for For County Judge—John F. Hall. Coquille waiting for us and we went San Francisco with 41x1,000 feet of For Sheriff—W”. W. Gage. aboard Our homeward trip was lumber, the Washcalore and Rubv Surveyor Frederick W Stevens quite as pleasant as the downward Countv Commissioner — Thomas one, and ii variety is the spice of arrived Monday, the Oregon was towed over from Coos Bay’ Tuesday Coke, T. P. Hanly. life, we had a spicy time, having to by the Klyhiam, and the Albion change about so often to let each sailed Wednesday for San Francisco. G.A.R. and W.R.C. at Bandon < ne have .» turn al li sting. Some Th- Esther Buhne will probably looked like storks standing on one sail today. t ....................... I foot for lack of room to plant both. In response to an invitation of the But the time passed pleasantly with Bandon Grand Army and Re iel singing ami good cheer, and when Presbyterian Church Corps to spend the dav with them, 1 we reached home we voted it one _____ thirty two of Goquille G. A. R. and ' of the bright days of our lives that W. R C. sailed down the liver Sat would stand out from the others and The services in the Presbyterian urday, Sept. loth to the City by the- I leave a bright spot in our memory. church next Sunday will be as fol Sea The morning was beautiful anti Wc extend to the Bandon Post lows; the steamer Coquille made g«-..«l and Corps our thank- for a happy Sunday School at 10:00 a. nt. time. Preaching at 11 10 a.m.; subject day, for their unselfishness in their When we teached Bandon our enteitainment, giving their whole ! —“Christ in the Vessel. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. hosts were waiting to receive us. time and energy for our pleasure. Preaching at 8.00 p.m.; subject Long before landing we could see May we always work together in the silk dags waving and hear the love and harmony, with patriotic de —“His Riches—Our Riches ” All are cordially invited to attend strains of the Star Spangled Banner votion, living the principles of our As we stepped ashore we heard the order. Fraternity, Charity and Loy these services. hearty welcome— NUMBER 37 H. C H artranft , Pastor. The river dredger is working on Coos River on the government pro INCREASE OF FORTY FOR THIS YEAR ject. The dredge is going over the river from the mouth to Major Tower’s cottage on the south fork, and snags and logs are being re- * 1 Bindon’s Public Schools opened moved and placed on the banks Monday morning with a total enroll They will later be siweJ up and inent of 366 pupils in all grades. burned. Roy Rozcll is in charge ol This is an increase of 40 over the the dredge. There is a reef in the first day last xe.tr; the enrollment at river which will be opened. The that time was 326. This would in dredge will continue at work clear dicate that Bindon has sustained a ing the river as long as the condition substantial growth in population during the last year. The High of the water will allow. The government dredge Oregon School opens with an enrollment of is expected here the latter part ol 56 this year as against 45 last, a the month and will start in work at gain of 24.5 per cent. Pony Slough miking the bay chan The pupils in all grade« are as nel the full width according to the follows: high sch '<>!, 56, eighth government project. grade. 23; seventh gi nle. 24. sixth A dipper dredge and snag puller i?r.,i<le. 37; fifth grade, 31; fourth is to be built on the Coquille river grade 38; third gra le, 47; .second tor use there. The work of building grade, 48: first grade, 62. it will begin as soon as the bids are I The teaching staff this year is: H let. It will be similar to the one I ' C. Ostien. supt., Mrs Ostien and used on Coos river, and be operated | Miss Rose Hutchins, teachers in th«- to clear Coquille river, amounts high school. The grade teachers having been appropriated for re are: Pensie Kopf, first; M irx’ Marsh, moving the snags and the rocks.— second; Dorothy Gibson, third; Coos Bay Times. Inez Lusk, fourth; Kate Rosa, fifth; Louise Latimer, sixth: Vivian H it chins seventh; Pearl Walker, eighth Four Mile Locals The only n *xv teachers from a The Four Mile Socialists had a dince last Saturday night and a pleasant time was reported. Some took too plentifully of tire water I.ut the managers of the dance soon got them quieted down. Mr. Davis' family have been hav ing quite a tussle with tonsilitus, but are some better at last account. E. M. Clayton moved his familx to (.ravel Ford where- Mr. Clayton has bought a ranch. We aie.sorry to lose these good neighbors, but wish them well in their new home Everyone is wishing for rain, but lite weather does not look like it would come very socn. Wallace Pomeroy has rented what is known as the McClellan ranch Mr. Pomeroy is an experienced dairyman and will surely have suc cess in this move Mrs. Anna Wilcox went to Ban don the fore part of the week; she has been visiting on the creek tin past two weeks. P ete -—000----- If Stale Printer Duniway has made a saving to the taxpiyers of the st te of $40,000 in three years, wliv doe« he not show it by facts and figures? All this great saving is credited to utterances by the state press through articles probably written or inspire«I by the State Printer himself In fact, all such savings were made bx the S -cretarv of Stale under con It tions over which Duniwav had no control. The figures quoted by William J. Clarke, the Republican. ■ flat salary candidate, who stands j alone as pledged to this great reform, are taken from the record-, in the Secretary of State’s office. They are “material and contain facts and figures which the voter and tax payer should know,” savs Judge Galloway, (democratic) circuit udge of the Chi rd District. (Paid advr-tiM-ment by W«. R. Claike.) The State Good Roads Associa tion is very anxious for th? people to lx come better acquain'ed with t petition 35| on the billot, which reads: "No county shall create anv debts or liabilities which shall singly or in the aggregate exceed the sum of $5000, except to suppress insur rection or repel invasion or to bail.I permanent roads within the county, but debts for pern anent roads shall be incurred only on approval of a majority of tho<e voting on the «pies tion '* Those a’ work for the pas sage of the amendment permitting the b mding of the county for road work sav .t will be the biggest step Oregon has made toward permanent improvement for a long time The vanguard of the Fall colonist travel from the East ami Middle W«st to Oregon is arriving on every train Reports tr im the imnvgi i- tion officials of the railroads are to the effect that this travel will ■<.- heavy and that a large number ■ new citizens will reach Oregon lies year. People of the state should make special efforts to welcome the newcomers and make them feel at home in tii ir new environment. Help should be given in helping them find suitable locations. Oregon people have a distill t duty to per form in giving aid and comfort to the homeseeker who will be with us in large numbers this fall distance are Miss Rose Hutchins ol the high school and Miss Vivian Hutchins ot the seventh grade The young ladies are sisters and .come from Ottawa, Kansas, and .are both Chehalis, Washington, is doing graduates of the Ottawa University. some good work in advancing new methods of burning out stumps on ----- <xx>------- logged off lands. The Citizen’s Club Bran«! new huggv for sale. Less of Chehalis recently held tlemonstra than actual cost laid down in Ban tion ■> of the char pit in« thod ot bum don. Best running gears made. ing stumps and the t< sts were very This is a bargain and I mean busi successful. It is thought the gen ness. See B S Swengel at Ban eral adoption ot this means ol clear don I lardwate Co. it ing cut oxer lands will be of goat value to the Pacific Northwest. Not onl\’ all the comforts ol home, I but more, may be found on the Rain Does Not Mar Fair “FIFIELD ’ Spacious, well ven tilated rooms, «all with hot and cold Salem, Or., Sept. 17 —Children's running water, electricity, and wil 'day, the sixth and final day of the ling service. The most liberal man I forty ninth Oregon state lair, opened agement. It | dark and gloomy this morning. The | crowds that have remained are en- : deavoring to get the most out of the M usic Class exhibition which is still as gixxl as on the- brightest and bigg« st days ot Miss Wirjifred McN tir will start .1 the present show, except for the class in vocal and instrumental musii ! weather. The visitors do not seem at her home in Bandon. Call on ’ to be < act down, but the attendance her for particulars. 37*2t at the grounds and track is poor it is not raining as heavily as veste relay — - k XJO— but the race track i-'a veritable se i of mud and the camp grounds ate.* elamp. Very few campers, however, will le.We before tomorrow evening, but will remain to see the big show- out te»day .«nd witness the manage ment’s last sky rocket bid goexl-bye for one year when the fiftieth lair will be held, bigger and better than ever, because >t will l><- the s« mi cen tennial celebration of Oregon Agri cultural fair' - birth. The consolation trot for the $ igoo purse is the principal event sc i.ed- tiled for this afternoon on th«- track. There will also he a pacing event tor pacers in the 2.15 cl.«ss, and three running events. All children are admitted to the grounds free today, the day being dedicated to the ycungsters. G. T. Treadgold — <xx>---- Basket Social at the new Baptist Assembly Candidate before the Re You can do better lor cash if von Church next Saturday evening. All. publican Primaries lor Representa invited. Proceeds used for the new tive in the State Legislature from buy your hay, grain and feed of T. building. Come and enjoy yourself. Cuaa County. W. Robison at the Centr d Ware- Ladies invited to bring basket». j houM. »7*tf (PU JU^UM)