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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1921)
I í ■ 1 Coquille lc. Paid. > ' Coquille, Ore. y^^Permit No. 3 FROM HOME X COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1921. Commission Is Gov. Olcott Is Coming Down t hr I A •/ y r r 7 y y « gg Items of All Sorts About the Preparations Making Here and Elsewhere For Next Saturday’s All-Day Program A. J. Sherwood received word from In its Sunday’s report of Satur day’s meeting of the State Highway the State Highv,'ay Commission Fri Commission at Portland, the Oregon day night that ^hey would be glad to ian seems to have got some slight accept CoquilJ-e’s invitation to be glimmering of the fact that a celebra present at the opening of the Co tion of the completion of the Coos quille- Marshfield Highway next Sat Bay-Coquille Valley highway is to be urday. They stated that Mr. Booth Parade After Noon The following interesting story of P. Whitney, road supervisor, Work 'held somewhere in this county some and Mr. Yec'n would' positively be Remember the Bridge Carnival the building of the first wagon road was also commenced under Whit- time the last of the week, but to still here and that the third mer iber, Mr. “Remember the Maine,” proved , At a meeting of the general cele between Coquille and Marshfield is ney’s orders on the bridge across have no definite idea of its location.» Barrett, would’ be also, unless impera many a time and oft a slogan to con bration committee Saturday after from the pen of G. A. Bennett, one Shinglehouse Slough, and this bridge It says in its summary that the tive business called him to eastern jure with. And now Editor McDaniel, noon, consisting of the executive of the old timers at the Bay. It was was finished September 7, 1883. The “commission will visit Coos bay and Oreg"1 bf the Cbos Bay Harbor adjures the committee and the chairmen of the -s. yet promised people of that city to “Remember the various sub-committees it was decid first published in the Marshfield Daily bridge was 440 feet long and 11 eastern Oregon” and further along -"’¿■L feet from* the ground in the center, that, News on April 20tli: f' that h will be here, but the commit Bridge Carnival” and talks thus ap ed that the parade next Saturday and the work of building was in “The Commission will depart for tee'is counting on his first assurance preciatively and enthusiastically should be held at one o’clock instead Preparations are being made by the charge of J. P. Russell. Coos Bay Thursday, The Commission that he knew of no reason why he about the coming Coos Bay-Coquille of in the morning as origioally plan The contract ’ for ' huilding the will arrive in Marshfield Friday, couldn’t come, and have advertised Valley Highway Celebration next ned. This was done in response to a citizens of Coquille to celebrate the completion of the paved highway be- bridge across China Camp Creek was April "29, to attend the celebration of that he will be here. I request from Marshfield for a later Saturday: tewen Marshfield and that city. Nu let to W. F. Hill and J. M .Siglin the completion of the hard-surfaced ' State Engineer Nunn has also been hour. merous old-timers recall the open by R. W. Getty, acting for the coun highway between Marshfield and Co invited to be present. - “Those of our residents who were The float committee over there ing of a wagon road between the two ty, at Coquille City, on August 24, quille. With this array of state officials here when the opening of the Coos phoned to the committee here that points, which, at the time it occurred, 1883, - at $1.50 per running foot'. ' z “On this trip the commission will and tv-- mayors and councilmen of all Bay bridge was formally dedicated Marshfield would be represented by was a long step in advancement, as This bridge, which was about 1500 look over the road between Coquille T es in the county expected to will recall that the people of Coquille, three or four dozen floats and decor regards the settlement of the coun feet long, was finished on March 5, and Myrtle Point and. will carefully ? sent, and with all the other Myrtle Point, Powers and Bandon ated cars if the pageant was held in try and the beneficial results obtain 1884. The News stated at the time examine the possible location of the I ‘ $ planned, the only obstacle practically suspended business and at the afternoon, but that they couldn’t ed. It is true that there was a trail that it was estimated that $500 Roosevelt highway link between Co which can possibly interfere with the tended, the function. We were grate get over for a parade at ten o’clock. between Empire, via the black sand would be required to put the. roa4 quille and Bandon. Then the com- complete success of the celebration is ful then, and so expressed ourselves This necessitated a Change in the mines at Randolph, to the mouth of from there to Coquille City in good •mission will go down the coast to the weather man. spirit to those visitors for the ■ fine ¡hour of holding the speakifig and the Coquille river. This trail was condition for teams. Port Orford, backtrackirig again, and The Coquille Commercial Club’s of musical program in the groye, and . In the middle of March, 1884, Fred? then heading j»or the eastern Oregon ficial weather bureau says it will not shown. used in the ’50’s for pack trains be “On April 30tn Coquille, our coun- this event is now scheduled for 10:30 tween Empire and the beach mines Jarvis made a trip on horseback ov tour. By the time they return fit rain next Saturday. If it does he will ty seat town, will celebrate the open- Saturday morning. at Whiskey Run, north of the mouth er the route, and the following month vvill be time for the May meeting.” !oGe-."bi>ut 100 per cent of his repu ing of a road, second only in value to of the Coquille. H. P. Whitney, who (put a stage between Coquille City tation as a prognosticator. the Southern Pacific line which we Big Band Saturday did the principal butchering for the and Coaledo, connecting with the rail LOUISE RIDDLE TAKES welcomed. The people of that city Coos Bay section, used this trail af road across the isthmus and a steam The Music committee for £he Cele will celebrate the opening of the fine bration have made arrangements to MISS KALBUS’ PLACE ROAD MEETING TO BE terwards to bring cattle from the er at Utter City on the Coos Bay side. , HELD TOMORROW paved road connecting the County have one of the best bands which ev The portion bf the road from coast section to the bay, and it was The Sentinel is in receipt of advices Seat with the Bay. No better road er represented Coquille for that oc also used to some extent by the few Marshfield1 to a point on Isthmus In deciding to go ahead with the exists, and while the people have casion. Besides the local musicians, settlers who lived on the lower Co Slough opposite Coos City was com from Mrs. McComb, leader of Home quille and on the coast., It was mere pleted early in June, 1884. ! The Demonstration work in this' state,, building of a main trunk road in Coos waited long and patiently, the road is seven or eight, players from the Bay ly a trail, and a rough one at that, bridges across Davis Slough, Pope that Miss Louise Riddle has beeh ap county on a fifty-fifty basis with the now completed and will be formally have been engaged and a band of 21 as the writer who rode over it numer and King sloughs were finished the pointed successor to Miss Minnie Kal county court, the State Highway opened to traffic on the day set for or 22 pieces is assured. bus as Home Demonstration Agent in commission has put it up to the of the celebration. ous times can testify; and besides, it following month. Jno. E. Ross, chairman of the com “The celebration is not a money mittee, has ordered quite a reper could only be used in the summer and The last spike in the 90-foot Coos county, and the appointment ficials ■¿nd people of this county to do making scheme for the merchants of toire of new music and we Will have early fall as the first Sheavy storm bridge, on the road between South has been approved by President something and do it quickly. The'court does not see how it is Coquille—as business on that day will something different next Saturday. blocked it with fallen timber, and port and Wall’s place on Isthmus Kerr. It is statet that Miss Riddle is * possible to meet half the expense of be suspended. The purpose is to the reopening of it in the spring fell Slough, was driven on Wednesday, She the completion of the highway con draw together the people of Coos Practice has been the order of the day to the lot of H. P. Whitney, who had June 24, 1885. The road was then very highly recommedned. comes from Canyon county, Idaho, struction from the Douglas county county, for it is hoped by so doing with the members. to open it at his own expense in or completed and open for travel. It is the present intention to have der to bring cattle and sheep from The Coquille Herald, John Dean where she has been home demonstra line to Bandon without issuing bonds that the proper impression may be the band give a concert in the morn tion agent since 1917, and has given for additi:- il funds. And it will he made upon the governor, menibers of the ranches down the coast. owner and editor, which made its . . /?? iflle a bond» election to take the State Highway Commission, and ing before the program of speaking This trail was of no benefit what first appearance in September, 1882,, splendid satisfactaoh. She has been 0ell, trained -ftt^thefeggW >at matter unless urgently | other prominent state officials who l I and music in the park, They will ever to the settlers who lived on the claimed that; “R. E. Buck got aiyay work, having feeert student at ‘ the |needd<^ads m oti&r portions of th’?,' J have 'p^mised to .¿0 present. £ A de ¿also participate in the parade at one 1 middle and upper sections tr>f the Co-s ► with Bagjtes, he haVfeig.. « ,'j’clocfe r^nd ■f- quille river. Their only means of [driven his team over the Coos Bay Kansas Agricultural College at Man-~ ■county are provided for at the same mand will be made upon thesenfficiSls^ the for recognition, and if this demand is- ! yh&t communication With Empire, the & Coquille wagon road first.” We 'hattan; and also having spent two time. concerts will be published later. years at Pratt Institute and one year So the court has decided to call a backed by six or eight thousand peo principal town of the county and al answered him in the Coos Bay News, so the c lhty seat, was by way of stating that the road was not com in post graduate work at the Univer meeting of representatives of the ple in a public gathering it will have Cleaning Up Myrtle Wood Grove commercial bodies of the county for I its weight. Beaver Slough; a tramway With a pleted when Buck came through— sity of Washington. Practically all business was sus Mrs. McComb plans to corp® to consultation, at Coquille at 2 o’clock “One member of the committee who mule and cart owned by Judge Gil two bridges still remained unfinish was here to personally extend an in pended here Friday afternoon and a bert Hall across the isthmus, con ed—and that he had to secure the Coos county With Miss Riddle this Tuesday afternoon, April 26. The reason that more time is not vitation to North Bend said: ‘We hope working force of 60 to 75 men turned necting Beaver Slough with the assistance of some of the workmen week, reaching here Wednesday or given for this call is that action must the people of .North Bend will come, ¿out at the Myrtle Grove and spent head of Isthmus Slough at Judge to get his wagon across the gulches. Thursday. Coos county has always been more ¿be taken at once if a bond election is that they will' have a municipal float five hours cleaning up, grubbing out Hall’s place which could only be When the last spike was driven in reached at the service of the tide. the bridge between Southport alnd than satisfied with our former county 'to be called on the date of the spec in the parade, as well as floats of , brush and carting Off trash. None of In 1874 the Utter coal mine was op Walk’s place, a little before ¡noon agent and present Bank Agricultur ial state election to be held June 7.-'- other classes, that they will come and the new seats nor the speakers’ stand So the Commercial Clubs and accept of our hospitality, that we may were built that day, however, and ened in the vicinity of Coaledo, which on June 24, 1885, John D. Garfield’s ist, J. L. Smith, who was educated at the little village which sprang up team Was the first to cross the bridge. Manhattan, and our people need have Chambers of Commerce of the vari prove to the people of North Bend that is something that must be done near the head of Beaver Slough was Williams’ mule team from Marshfield no misgivings in getting another stu ous cities of the county are urged to that- we are neighbors of the most this week. .Everyone is busy getting ' jeady for the biggest celebration Co called, and a narrow guage railroad went through a few hours ahead, but dent of the Kansas college to take lose no time in providing for repre friendly sort.” sentation at the meeting here next was built from the mine to Utter the planks were not spiked down. Miss Kalbus’ place. “We nowAiave a fine opportunity to quille has ever had, blit there are a City on Isthmus Slough. The en County Judge Geo. M. Dyer and wife Tuesday. show in return for the favors receiv good many men in town who have not Pluvius Still Pelting Us terprise did not prove a paying in and Fred Schetter and wife made the ed at the Bridge Carnival, our appre done anything in the grove yet. Let’s vestment, and after a few months, trip to Coquille City the same day, May Have Base Ball Team ciation of having with us the people ¿all take a turn apd not expect a few For the past three days the occa during which some cargoes of coal and they were the first to make the ' sional showers the weather bureau of Coquille." The V drive will be a to do it all. Base ball talk is becoming quite were shipped, the mine was closed; through trip after the last spike was promised to us have been coming very common on the street and it is al- pleasant one, and the entertainment but the little railroad was kept in driven. Cy Goodman claims the hon frequently and with such liberal ■together probable that Coquille will afforded will be well worth seeing. Decoration Committees operation and was a great improve- or of having, brought the first wagon downpours as to make us fear that be represented in the Coos County The city administration will go, a. The Street »and Decoration commit ment over the old way, in the mat load of freight over the new road. He .autos will find it difficult to navigate League. Those most active in sport move is on foot to have a float in the tees have ordered about $100 worth ter of passengers and freight traffic brought a load of chittim bark from the slough in front of. the Sentinel ing matters have secured a lease from parade, and hundreds' of citizens will of new flags which, with those be between the Coquille and Coos Bay. Coquille City, using an ox team and office next Saturday even with pon W. H. Lyons of his field in the north bake a day off and with their families longing to the American Legion and Beaver Slough, however, still remain took back a load of flour. toons. end of town, rent free, but with the enjoy life in the beautiful park in the Commercial Club will make a. very ed as a barrier to any extensive traf By July the road was in good Friday night gave us a sleet storm condition that any agreement is sub the .County Seat. fic between the two sections of the shape, and an item in the News says and Saturday gave us as kaleidoscopic ject to the sale of the property; or a '< “And of course every car will be fine display. The decorator who was here last week wanted $2 for every country. that there was a great deal of trav changes from shower to sunshine and base ball organization might be ef tagged ‘North Bend.’ ” flag put up which would have run In the late ’70’s Coquille and Coos el between the two sections of the back again as the most typical April fected which could purchase six acres this item away up out of reason. The Bay people commenced talking county. The average time made by day. Last night and today, instead of of the tract on liberal terms. The The Floats From the Bay committees have a very nice plan county road from Coo.s Bay to Co- buggies between Marshfield and Co the clearing weather we have been next consideration would be the erec The following Marslifield firms worked out for decorating the streets quille City. The latter place was quille was four hours. (In the Pion hoping and expecting to see come tion of a grand stand. From the in in its infancy and contained but eer History of Coos and Curry coun with northerly winds, for more than terest being shown it is a pretty safe have agreed to have business floats and the myrtle grove, which they will in the Highway Celebration parade execute themselves, with assistance comparatively few houses at this ties it is stated that the road was six months, we have had a continua bet that base ball will be one of this here Saturday: Allen & Lewis, Mar of others. time, but gave encouraging signs of built in 1884. This is a mistake.) tion of the same monotonous south shmmer’s recreations here. tin Candy Co., Going & Harvey Co., becoming a town of no mean import E. A. Anderson, who was owner of west gale that has prevailed for near Hale Music Co., Noble Theatre, John Two Orchestras Saturday ance in the not far distant future. the livery stable at Marshfield, was ■ ly a year and rain enough to keep Legion Has List of Slackers J. Bateman, Marshfield Auto Co., Kerr Talk, however, was all that it among the first to drive a freight ducks, , Through misinformation we stated geese and other web-footed bi amounted to for a number of years, team over the road. The News in the peds thriving and wood piles growing ♦ The local post of the American Le Gifford & Co., Coos Bay Iron Works last Friday that Hegdahl’S Orchestra gion has received a confidential list and Lyons & Rooney Garage. as it was considered that the county first week of July stated that E. A. a fine crop of moss. of the slackers who evaded the war Besides these the following indi had been engaged for the open air was too thinly populated, and con Anderson drove a team over the 'draft, from Adjutant General White viduals promise» to have decorated dance here on the day of the cele sequently too poor, to build such new road for the purpose of deliver- bration. This was incorrect as Wm. I. O. O. F. Celebration Tomorrow \ at Salem. There are over 600 in the cars in line on that day: a road. It might be stated in pass ing 120 dozen of Hudson, & Young’s Zinner and Tracy Leach have each E. H. Merlin, R. T. Kaufman, The We are requested by the committee state who are reported to have evad 's ing that the population of Coos coun- famed soda water at CoQuille City. been appointed to secure an orches in charge to notify every Odd Fel ed their duty and the government has Hub, W. J. Conrad, Thos. B. James, ' ty in 1870 was 1644, and in 1880 it Besides the soda water there was a tra of home musicians who will ren had increased to 4834. H. P. Whit number of large bottles bearing la low and Rebekah in Coquille and vi begun active prosecution against all Robert Marsden, Jr., John J. Bate der the music for the dances. In case cinity that they are going to miss one who can be found. man, Gordon ’ s Inc., Geo. W. Shelly, ney, who was very anxious to have bels of a Chicago brewing company. The Legion is authorized to notify Isaac R. Tower, Marshleld Auto Co., it rains the Coquille Club dapce hall , the road built, not alone for busi Dan Young, who accompanied Ander of the biggest and best things ever and Goulds’ Hall Will be the scenes ness reasons, but who recognized son, informed us that these bottles put on by Coquille Lodge No. 53, if the Sheriff whenever, an evader is and Joe Williams. they fail to attend the doings at the known and cause his arrest. The list Judging from present indications of the largest dances ever held in the. the fact that it would prove a factor contained medicine for the horses city. -'of no mean importance in inducing which were liable to Ibecomè afflicted hall tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. sent the post here contains about 20 the Times thinks that Marshfield will From the dinner at six o ’ clock until sames. . make nearly as big a showing in the settlers to come to this new coun by the heat on the riv er. Just Back From the Islands midnight there will be something do celebration as if that event had been try, was not discouraged. He kept We are not dispose« 1 to argue the ing every minute. staged in that city. Found Coast Road Good agitating the matter and finally suc Dr. W. V. Glaisyer, county herd in It is the celebration in honor of the ceeded, as we learned, by looking ov question of priority rtf passage over E. F. Russell, who recently made a spector, is enjoying a visit from his er the files of the Coos Bay News, of this road with a team and vehicle; ont hundred and second anniversary business trip to Eureka, California, in E. R. Peterson, who was a couple father, Herbert Glaisyer, of Forest which paper we were nower and ed but as to R. E. Buck’s exploit in butt of the founding of the order. his own car, says that going down he of years ago the very popular leader Grove, in this state, who came in Fri ing in and getting over the road by itor at the time. found the roads along the coast in of industrial club work in this coun day afternoon. The elder Glaisyer Calling Cards, 100 for $1.50. Work was commenced on the road main strength and awkwardness we as good condition as at any time last ty, has completed his college work has been visiting (the Hawaiian Is in 1883, and the first work done on may add that he did'not go it alone summer. Indeed, in California, where at 0. A. C. and has bought a part lands since the first of the year and bridges was the driving of piles but was accompanied "by P. E. Drane was county Judge, as stated in Mr. more work is being done on this road of the Peterson ranch on Haynes In came up from San Francisco on his across Coalbank Slough, half a mile of this city. Bennett’s article. In 1883 the county than in Oregon, they were better. let, which has about 25 acres of tide 'homeward trip. Yesterday the Doc from the Newport coal bunkers, west During the conts ruction of this commissioners were S. C. Rogers and Coming back after it has set in rain lands that lie' in excellent shape for tor and his father went down to Ban of Eastport. The piles were driven first Coos Bay-Coquille Valley High H. W. Holvertsott; in 1885 they were ing again the trip was not as good a tillage, and is doing some strenuous don for the week end, but they will in March, 1888, under the orders of H. way in 1883 to 1885,, Ge^o, M. Dyer Chas. E. Edwards and Thomas Norris, one. work on the place now. return tomorrow morning. Gus Bennett Teils the Story of Its Con struction 36 Years Ago--Sooners Buck and Drane made the First Trip Over l F X c