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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1921)
£-■ vY" - ' “ ■* ü f r r * v' > ' » ¡ f o r - .at«: -4'<• ••«' ' w tf. r * ' .fu FRIDAY, APRIL 82. 1981 NEARLY KILLED ham r u n of the local club v u Tory largely attended loot Sundoy, not withstanding the iaelemancy a t the weather. About twenty-five come ov Biff Awning Falk on Attorney er from Marshfield, including several Pulford—But n Step ladies, end oil enjoyed the picnic din- From Death the passage of the a st of soagreed providing for the payment to Coes county by the United States of taxes, interest and peaaltisa ea what Is known os the Coos Bay Wagen Bead Load Grant in the sum of 6498,141.», approximately half a millioa dollars; and also providing for the payment to Coos county by the United States of 26 per cent of the net sum the gov-1 ernmsnt should receive from th at part of the lands of th at g ran t'ly in g in Cosa county when they were sold by I the government, after paying the Southern Oregon company or its as-1 signs for the extinguishment of its titlg to the wagon read lands ondi all ether expenses incurred in esanco-1 ties with the resumption of the gov-1 iru B in t title to thtirt th ttr I The city ebuncil was ays in made complete with a full complement of ehration committees waf held a t the city hall Wednesday evening a t which time the various budgets of proposed expenditures were submitted by the and possibly sub-committees. These budgets to- EIGHTY-SIX YEARS OLD and advice will be of benefit to the city generally in conducting its af fairs. He will succeed Dr. Endieott as chairman of the water committee and as a member cf the Ordinance and Finance committees. The first buisness considered by the council was the granting of a. fran chise to Paul Ford to operate an auto stage line over the city's streets on the Bandon route. For this privilege he ia to pgy $60 a year and must asointain a schedule of least four round trips a day whenever the weather and condition of the reads permit. Ths ordinance creating a Park Commission was unanimously adopt- ,od. * Under its provisions this com mission has supervision over all pe,rks md playgrounds belonging to the city and will have the authority to erect and manage the corn show building for which funds are to be provided other than from the city's general fund. It will consist of five members over to him. The auto race committee are plan ning on allowing net more than fif teen entries for the race and proba bly less to amke the start about'three minutes apart. Sufficient patrolmen will be employed to keep the high way d ear during the hoar and a half it io in progress. Two dosses have been designated—light cars and henr y ears—and a first prise of |76 and second of $26 has been offered fop each dam . The music committee has arranged for a bond of 80 or 22 pieces, having .. scared seven or eight musicians from the Bay in addition to the local players. John E. Bom, chairman of this committee, says it will be the beat local band Coquille has ever heard. They will render popular airs mpoughout the day and evening. The float committee, which has one of the hardest job* of all on its hands, it visiting other towns of the county with excellent success in yetting floats and decorated ears lined up for tha parade. They have pcopared the following schedule of prism to be offered which is attractive enough to loam i the largest and most spec- Duo to the weather end o defect in At 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, At the trope the ecorec nude by the in- dividuol member* wore no where u i torney 8. D. Pulford had the misfor to their uouol averages, end we ore tune to be passing along the walk be unable to report what percentage each side 8. M. Nosier's grocery and had shooter mode, but out of 600 possible only got port way under the wooden shots for each team the Coquille club awning under which moat everyone living In the east or north part of the won over the visitor* by I t birds. Those from Marshfield who parti cipated were Peter Bue, Bon Chandler, so many hundreds of times during tits W. C. Conrad, Chao. Fuller, L. L. I j post fifteen or twenty years, when his Thomas, Wm. Ekblod, Geo. Larsot attention was attracted by a sort of Frank Lace, Fred Smith, Jos. Conley growling, tearing and rumbling noise. For a second he couldn't sense it, but almost instantaneously he realised that the awning was falling. Wheth er to jump towards the wall of the building or the street was a question, ed to go over b> • wink in favor of the or a return bwt he was not quick enough probably oc- to *et from under. Ha says his sen- action wm of being in the middle ef __ I the street with everything falling will u .1— a I *round but **• actually hadn't got off the sidewalk. . A piece of timber, probably one ef - i- I the rafters that upheld the structure 11 fell across the flat of his right foot— I but fortunately broke no hone, though I he has suffered intense pain from H I and found walking very difficult! That I wm a minor m atter, though, compar i l i ^ I TC I ed with what happened to his unfor- I tunate head. He wm probably be tween two o{ the rafters a t the time, ills Valley for if it had bean a two-by-four th at S*4“1^** struck him he would hardly have iggeet thing U twj to tell the story. As it was ipiille Valley | when the roof came down he wm ill only shut bruised in half a dosen points, under tore will be U t, hat as well as one on his thigh, siile on that chough the heavy overcoat ho wore led on this I furnished seam protection, ho Bay side The .hock wm so g n a t that ha Municipal Floats—600 and HO. Community Floats—HO and HO: School Floats—620 and |20. Business Floats—ISO, |20 and flO. Clubs, Lodges and Fraternal Or [ grades recommended by the city en gineer and giving notice ef intention ganisations Floats Decorated Cars—126, $16 and |10. to MtoblilA them. Most Unique Feature—626. The date for hearing Mrs. H attie L The Farade Committee is working [ Bledsoe’s petition for the vocation of ten feet on each sMo of Tihrd street with the Float committee in prepar for the two blocks west a t Taylor wm ing for the parade. by turning to Vol. 11. of the Records The Burlesque committee is not ad set for Monday, May 2. of Coos County, pages 264 and 266, vertising any of their stunts before in which the m atter is set out in full, hand, but they have all had experi exactly m stated by Gee. W est In ence m comedians , heretofore and in them records a t a session in which their part of the program will be Jaim e Watson, county Judge; G. J . entertaining. Armstrong and Archie Philip, county The Amusement committee, among commissioners; L. W. Oddy, county other things, are planning a program dark, sad W. W. Gage; sheriff; ore of street sports, including tug-of-war stated to have been present the fol- between Coos Bay and Coquille Val- lay, free for all Taces, and High School athletic contests. Nothing definite has yet been beard from Gov. Olcott and the State I abated the nuisance a t th at time. Highway Commission but positive as I Mary J. Johnson—Next house surance of their present next Satur south of Mr. Elliott's. day is expected today or tomorrow Mary J. Gallier—Next home south after the commissioner*’ meeting to of Mrs. Johnson’s. , Nellie F. Dement—Just east of Co- day- At Marshfield the local committee The American Legion committee ia | quille Service Station. mat with the executive committee ef I The bid submitted by Wm. Peart preparing to handle the dance which, the Chamber of Commerce at dinner. for the improvement of Beech street weather perm itting, will be held on The most active interest wm mani from F irst to the Enowlton Haights’ their open-air platform near the Bet fested in all phases of the coming bridge, wm 86c a yard for excavation, as pell. In case of rain Goulds’ Hall celebration. Committees to co-operate has been reserved for the affair. Heg- 21 1-2 a quare foot for concrete side with the Coquille committees were dohl’s orchestra will furnish the muo- walks, |28 a thousand feet for plank appointed. This applies principally in place on the roadway, or 8776 for to the floats and decorated ears, Of the program of /music .and which it is hoped Marshfield, North a lump sum bid. As this was higher than the engineer’s estimate the bid speaking in the grove mention has Bend, Bandon and Myrtle Point win not been mode, but it will be given enter for the parade. was rejected. Councilman Simpson and Gregg in our daily edition next week. They were also greatly interested rngrees above referred to; Summer E xcuskm Rate* All roads lead to Coquille. H it the in the auto race which is proving one and Engineer Gould were appointed a tripe across the con tin- Monday the 8oathem Pacific au committee to supervise the construc highway on Saturday, April 80, and of the best advertising features of d its the passage of this nounced the restoration of excursion tion of a municipal float for Coquille’* the Jubilee. Two of the councilman, rreement of Judge Mar- rates to all points east, the some as participation in the Highway Cele who were seen, ware in favor of clos idge Watson on or about m in force in 1917 before this coun- bration parade. ing business completely on that day, », th at he should receive try wont into the war. and Mayor «Ferguson intimated that Conditions fai California it of the amount the gov- Tickets will be sold from June 16 he would issue a holiday proclama d Coos and Douglas corn- to August 16 and the time limit will E. E. Johnson returned last Mon tion for the entire day. . unt of the Southern Ore- be October 81. The old excursion rate day from a ten days’ trip to Son This morning the committee went in the Coos Bay Wagon of one and one-third farm for the Francisco. Hs soys there is a great down to Bandon to secure Hs promise his presentation of his round trip will be restored. ___ deal of building going on around the 119,686.88 against Ceos This rule applies to all tronscontin-1 taxes’ that came in on 'o r before bay there and also in Loo Angeles but of co-operation in the day's doing* I refusal of the County w tal railroads. Excursion rates from April 6, in time to evade the intsr- that the lumber m arket has not pick next Saturday. r H and their issue of a the east on all lines were announced ,OTt p ^ t y . Archie Walker, ths ed up very much yet. Another Baby Clinic I Elbert Bod* Coming to U m Boy' 11,000 to him in full pay- several months ago. Now ths west ( bookkeeper there, infoms us th at the While down there he ran across claim on May 4,19*0. and gets them, too. Gradually We are amount of 1920 taxes already turned Copt. A rthur Self, who is in com Next Monday, April 26, there will It ia reported by ths Ceos Bay to accept the w arrant so settling down to old conditions. over to Treasurer Dimmiek amounts mand of tha 8tanley Dollar running be another Baby Health Clinic held ■ - -- — - - " » I to 8660,000 and that it is expect sd between Atlantic ports and Son at Coquille a t the city hall a t 10 a. stands payment of that Judge John 8. Coke and Court the amount collected by the 6th, but Francisco. Copt. Self is an old Coes m. Children will be weighed and re iatereet thereon from stenographer Mrs. Nellie B. Scott I not yet an the books, will amount to county boy who waa raised on a ceive a thorough physical examina , and costs. ! started today far Gold B en», where 660,000 more. Even se, that 8000,000 ranch a short distance above town, tion by one of our physicians. Miss is Gov. W est’s suit was the April term ef the Curry county would be a little leas than half of the his father being J . B. Self. Mrs. Geo. Elisabeth Campbell, county nurse, snty court hare adopted circuit court will convene next Mon- tw o taxes, which amount to 11,279,- Lester is Ms sister. Hs left the Co who is to conduct ths d in k , says - order: jday. It requires one overnight Stop MO. Practically oB cf last year's quille volley 22 years ago. Ths she is anxious th at th s mothers of all -------- at Bandon and another a t P ert Or- taxes thus for paid « in Stanley Dollar is owe ef tha Dollar’s
