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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 19??-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1917)
¡ a s . Sta k Y. AUGUST 1% R if. SUPER* ir undents report 1ft Ml RANGE SPECIAL to 8PCOAL PRICE $ 50.00 SELCO Blue Enamel $75 59.50 COLONIAL N EW STYLE Invisible flue. summer, A te > he taw has was »► g He ter- tribution should be in tho some pro portion aa the assignment for le d Cross fund*; but as Myrti* Point had boon asked far only $1100 than out o f a total o f 114,000 for Coo* and Curry counti**, th* m«*ting did not this would b* n fair sh*k*. bock to th* eoe appointed th* d tag. for further In talking with th* Sentinel about th* chnrg* that the Grant Smith company 1* stringing out th* work H la doing on fore* account on th* Mrytte-Point rood end other projects in this county, Mr. Mu-dock soys there i* nothing to i t In th* first pl*c* th* compensation that company receive* for superintendant* o f th* work U not a percentage at th*. amount expended, but n fixed ram— •ight. par cant at th* preliminary es timate. On th* Myrtle Paint rend this amounts to 92720. This amount la s percentage at the preliminary es timate o f th* coat o f th* work and wilt not bo inereeeed in nay event Besides thi* there to the rental at th* Grant Smith equipment which amounted to about $409 in Jnly. TM* company has oAcae in New York, Chicago and other targe cities, as well as in Portland, and to engaged to construction work ell over the country. To “string" theta- work to pretraet this rentafl charge wouldn't begin to pay for the antra expense the company Incurred far superinten dence, for which they would get no ad ditional money in any event Urn charge to not only untrue but absurd. As to engineering costs, Mr. Mur dock says th* work oa the bond pro jects .in this county to all bring done by the State Highway Commission end paid far by the state. It is under Mr. Murdock’s charge ns Deputy State Highway Engineer, end though he has not suggested anything at the sort, w* can’t see how th* eounty court could discharge him from that position even were it disposed to dis pense with hie services at Homhwne- - IDEAL, $42 BEAUTY, $50 Thè Leiten fai the One. Th* following correspondence K m passed between the Myrtle Point Commercial Club *M Judge Wstson in relation to Murdock: The CeouMrdal Club’s D e a u i July 12. 1917. To the County Court of Coo* Coun ty, Coquille, Oregon, Gentlemen; *At n meeting of th* Commercial Club held July 11th, 1917, th* secretary urns instructed to writ* you asking that you demand Mr. Mur dock’s resignation a* County Soad- with on* o f the Urgent cam- mercial club* in th* county, would be heavily taxed, while that section was getting nothing *t aU out o f the bond fond, and did not wnnt am Inveetiga- Regular $65. . ROSE, $45 MAJESTIC, $75.50 37.75 44.25 40.50 68.25 19.00 'JU NIOR, $22 These prices will pevail until Satur day, August 18. We recommend Detroit Vapor Stoves i.ra.. for oil, gasoline or distillate • i ‘ ^ ^ ^ •,1 tary, by J. O. Stemmier. Judge Wat***’* Replies Judge Wstson acknowledged re ceipt o f thi* communication, informed th* writer that th* county court was not in »melon, and that th* matter would b* t*k*n up August 2d. Lost Monday Judge Watson wrote than th* following Utter: Myrti* Point Commendai Club. Notice will be given through the lo- The rainfall far the month of July Myrtle Point, Oregon. was 0,12 o f an inch; day* rainy, Gentleman: Th* county court, da- Rev. Frederick G. Jennings, Vicar. cloudy and partly cloudy, 17; days dear 14. Th* rainfall for the corres ponding' month o f 1910 was 2.19 in- H. 0. ANDERSON er cannot be collected. For the year* 1912, 1912, 1914, 1915 end 191« they now nmpant to 9692.17, and the court Mad out an attachment on the $449JS warrant just made out to that paper and now in Mr. Oddy*s banda aa county dark, and «Ino en aama otter warrants at smeller amounts issued Furniture and H ardware Christian Church. Bible School at 10 a. m. ^ this year. O. Wiren, co-operative ob Preaching service* at 11 a. m. server, Coquille Light station. T. P. 8. C. B. at 7:00 p. m. Preaching service* at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. Victor P. Morris, minister. Christian Science Society. Services next Sunday at l l i M a a . Subject, "Spirit." Wednesday evening meeting at S Coquilta, A h«. T A A t thè seasion of thè county court thti moralng thè datate of th* Co«* Bay Times and th* Bvoniag Record far printing thè de- Unquent tex lisi were erariderad and «neh one cut many linee. In thè' era* o f thè leeon i thè ctoim due it by thè county were ordered hrid and Judgo Watson wtU attempi te rotaia pari at it for taxes, which The “Record Pub- liahing company boa disputed and ra- fnaed te pny. The cane will go iato court far setti «meni. DAIRY RANCH POR RENT, stock for sole. Inquire of F. B. Phillip« a t th* Ladies Baxasr, Coquille. The eounty court will probably be in session for a day along about the 16th o f the mouth, and the further consideration at this matter can be taken up at that time, therefore the court requests that the Commercial Club respond nt once to the request of the court Yours truly, James Wat son, County Judge. FOR SALE—3-eer old filly. Cell Ed Gillespie, Fat Elk. 2 FOR RENT—Seven room bouse, elec tric lights, furniture end stoves in CANARY and cage for seta.—Mrs. Methodist Episcopal. today School at 10 a. m. Mr*. A ccident See our window display o f new Art Pottery Vases They are beauties and in three sizes 9,704 $12,676.40 964 1JMR44 6407 11,917.02 50, 70 and 85 cents MRS. BONNIE W ALKER, Prop.