The Coquille Valley sentinel., May 06, 1921, Image 1

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At New High School
Saturday’s Rejoicing U niversal-O ver 5,-
| ferryb oat, R o o sevelt fo r the fe rry
between North Bend and G lasgow on
000 People Here That Day.—Big­ | the
north side o f Cooa Bay was le t
to Kruse ft Banks an th eir bid o f
gest Event in County’s History
1110,800. Judge W eda estim ates that
I
The Parade Waa Mila and a Half
the total coat o f the RooseVeKrwhcn
the m achinery has been Installed w ill tion parade at 2 o'clock last Satur­
day afternoon was the largest and
be between $18,060 and $16,000.
A lex McLeod was awarded the con­ beet event o f its kind ever staged in
tract fo r the dredgin g o f Projects Coos county and w e doubt i f it has
No. 2 and 8 on B eaver Slough. Thu j ever been surpassed in the state, out­
called tkt
The People o f the W hole Coq
A rtistic floats,
work on P roject No. 1 is nearly done, side o f Portland.
la g to order, and w ith a few
end w ill require only 10 days to fin ­ beautifully decorated cars, tpnicsque
prin t* rem arks concerning the
Making the Occasion a
ish.
portaaet o f th * event, introduced
AU Represented
Unique Floats.
tha « if » » « * ii| 1|
The bid fo r clearin g the rig h t o f I and did m qre to
T . M orrison, chairm an o f tike bo
w ay o f the N orth Bank road below tho wonderful success it
o f d ireftors, who presided.
Another 50-60 Offer
T ra vellin g
Beaver Slough a t $160 an acre was any other one featu re.
A fte r th * invocation by Bov. A . B.
The C oos Bay-Coquille $
W h ile the m — hers e f the highw ay
men, who cover tho state, nay they
rejected.
Pendleton, the H igh School Glee commission did not enter in to fu rth er H ighw ay Celebration here last
The three bids fo r clearin g the I have never seen its equal and H ap­
Club, * f seven g irls , sang vary
details as to fu tu re highw ay con­
righ t o f w ay e f th g Coquille-Bandan I peared to strike th * thousands o f
ly , T h a W anderer’s G reetings,1
struction in Coos county w hile hero, te a t purely Coes county event that
road from Bander to Bear Creek I visitors unanimously aa tha perfect
M m . Helen S perry a t the piano.
they publicly expressed them selves as over happened. The attendance h er«
were a ll rejected.
I com pletion o f a stupendous undertak­
T h * seventh and eighth grade g irls intend in g t# g o the lim it in sid in g our on that day is variously estim ated at'
N otice o f the lettin g e f a contract I ing.
M ay-pole w inding waa a . beautiful
And w hile the Coquille
fo r the gradin g o f the Boeeburg high-1
d rill in which tha lH ti* folk s wound
w ay from Bandoa to Bem ote, a die-1 having charge o f th *
and unwound tho
tanee o f ten m iles, w as ordered ed-| ire deserving o f unstinted praise fo r
sB tho tim e fat perfect
vertieed.
I its success, H could not havo ap­
stop. •
A lso bids fo r the dredgin g o f Ken-1 proached the lim its H reached had H
B efore introducing tho othor
tuck Sclugh, the contrast to be le t I not boon fo r the most hearty
bars on tha program , Mr.
•ration and assistance from a l th *
the first o f Jana.
mad* a tow roasarks about
)th er cities in th * county. Marsh
m atters. Tha cost o f th * building,
and some o f our c Hi sens devoting
field, N orth Bend, Bandoa and M yr­
ho said, was $68,17240. A
th eir tim e fo r tw o weeks to tasking
tle Poin t w ar* there a fu ll 100 par
t it science departm ent is to ba ¡added
preparations fo r it. The result w ag
cant, and even B ridge had
this year and a manual train in g de­
a fine illustration o f w hat taam w ork
jentativa, which had to -
partm ent next year. H * also stated
w ill do. And H was. not alone team
tho mud. I t was not a local celebra­
th at ha is not a candidate fa r re­
work hero in Coquille but in the whole
tion. Tho en tire county participated
el act ion in Jam and ad via ad th at e f­
The Sentinel this week has to
M arshfield, North
A boat fiv e o’clock last night Coun­ county as w all.
md felicita ted on* another in tha
fo r t ba made to aocur* tho consent
chronicle one o f the most heart-rend­
ty Cloak Bunch reported to the coun­
com pletion o f tho firs t link o f our
o f soma on* to aorvo who la qualified
The petition’for this road was filed ing narratives Its editor ever penned. network o f highw ay* to be.
ty court that aha had carefu lly chock­ not only represented by a general
fo r this mo*
ed over the petitions fo r a read boqd turn out of their .cKisens but con. April 7, 1880. The viewers were ap- It occurred at the home o f Mr. and
T o attem pt a description o f a ll
fo r * tha election is hold.
Mrs. Pau l' Lam son ht the northeast
election referred to her by the court tributod to the spectacle in a aray that pointed April 16, 1880, met May 18,
the floats and ears in th * r t ~ i f i is
M rs. Gertrude
part
o
f
the
city
at
K
o'clock
Tuesday
the previous day, which contained will not soon be forgotten, furnish- 1880, and filed their report July 1,
im possible, w orthy as
called upon and rendered tw o vocal
evening when th eir little throe-
about 1060 names. She reported that big some of the boot floats In the 1880.
o f special mention. But there a n a
selections in a very pleasing and an
months
old
baby
was
fa
ta
lly
scalded
she had found « fo r 1,000 names o f p* '* d*’
a
William Hall, county surveyor,
few which must be described.
joyablo manner.
Such a response as the cK iw w c# Died hie report, July 1, 1880. It by the overturning o f a percolator
registered and legali/ qualified votare
T h * parade form ed on T aylor
J. A . Ahnack, form erly superin­
on the petitions, though there w ere these towns and of the neighboring .hawed that E. A. Anderson worked filled w ith steam ing hot coftoo. The street and tha separate entries, which
tendent o f tho C oquill* schools,'
— —j. — y . 8 g ( ^ y in the lift country made to the invHatioa Co- i 0 day, snd received $20; T. M. Her-
had been banked on Second and H all,
than introduced to make the
where the voters had neglected to quillo extended on this occasion will nuul worksd g day* ^
from Fuhrm an's corner around to tho
tary addraee. H e made a vary
17 d .y i aBd
ita tft th© number oi th oir ©l©ction do much to cement kindly fooling and | i8; W. R. Getty
CHy H a ll, fo il to lino ns th eir tarn
a rly and inter estin g talk to
cordial relations in
entiro county, received $84; Holm fieimor worked 11
cam * and moved sm oothly and w ith
class attention waa paid b y Me
i
d tjtu n d rocolvwl 822 . « . Benron
psasiaian up flsoond street a le a g tho
tom . H o ask
quitted herself In the teak
W k n d 4 days had received $8; J. W.
Una o f m u k y . w '
-r,- *-
being dedicated alm ost daily, that It
took, attention is caUod to tha eon- /udd work#d , d« y, and received $12;
P o le w in c the m arshals and th *
is only a va ry fa w communities where
gratulations voiced by the Coes Bay w
worked 2 days and rs- playing w ith tho hitby w he tana hs a band came seven Sudsbakers contain­
a splendid high way, such as w e have
Umes, which we olaowharo reproduce. ceiyed M , AII mi Urquhart worked 4 basket beside her whan the accident
ing Gov. O lcott, M ayor Ham ilton,
her* now, could bo dedicated on* day
The fruition of such an undertak- ¿ .y i and received $8; James HiU happened. There was an avsn on tho the members o f the axecutive
than 20 nor m ore than 40 days from
and a fin * school building th *
oil
stove
end
tha
percolater
a
t
the
ing
as
the
building
«
f
a
paved
coa-
worked
5
dayt
^
racaiv#d
|w
tha filin g o f tho petition. Tha court
m itt**, t ii* State H ighw ay
H e took tin
highway aigbteep m iles in Charles CoUier worked 2 days and ra- end o f it i Tho oven had ju st been sion party, th * county court,
then made an order providin g fo r an
signs o f a g n a t fu tu re fo r CoquiUp.
taken
o
ff
tho
stove
when
the
perco­
adjourmont until M ay 10 to take up * * *
1
$4; Wm. Hall, Surveyor, work-
and councilman o f Coos county cHioa,
H * spoke of th* first school MM
and rtctirud geo; Wm lator fe ll in tho basket sp illin g Its
tha m atter and directing D istrict Coqullle valley will form one of tbs ^ i 6 ^
aid tim e residents and other prom­
which waa buUt over on Cunningham
boiling
contents
on
the
baby's
boast,
60 m ile, at 10 cents
A ttorn ey Fish er meanw hile to pre­ rroateet mUeatone. in cur county s Hall
inent cititens.
in 1867 and prophesied that
while the covers o f the thing rolled
mUe |6.00. Total, $203.00.
pare a form al call fo r tha bond elec­ liatory. It is the first highway of ^
In the order in which they appear­
new liv in g m ight aas this now odifle*
Iw o ways on the floor.
^
, these f u
tion th at had bean asked. I t was re­ his kind to bo constructed in south-
ed tho fo llo w in g w ere tho presenta­
replaced by another and
The baby’s basket is said to have
cited In this order that «hare having —
" Oror>"
— heightened whim Mr. Sherwood J J
tions:
Addressing h im »sIf to th * younger
raen
r . c . boon throe or fou r fe e t from tho
bean 8039 votes cast a t last fa ll’s msth of Tillamook county. It moans ^ ^ two of
Scotch K iltie , mounted.
member? o f his sudienco, «sp ecially
T. M. Hormann, who stove; no one touched it before H
election fo r the candidate fo r Jus­ nuch la the d ev.lop m .n tof Coos Deni„ t ^
Dan B arklow , with U s sta g* coach*
tha students, ho 'to ld thorn that
ounty and of tho entire section south were OB th( pUtformi to stand aa I fe ll, though a ja r tvhen the oven was and four.
tice o f tho Supremo Court, 610 voter*
schoris can not bo dedicated by
ware required to stake a petition fo r if tho Sinalaw ,nd
oi **** f 0** he read their names. Chaa. Collier removed m ay have been tho cause i f
Tw o Coquille H igh School floats.
word i, only Ly deeds, by good hard
**
ohje«k1eeeon of the ta ltU, , resident of CoqullU( but its fa llin g. That H should ovor have
an election effective; and that there
Marohflald d&nVcipal float.
w ork and by those inspired w ith high
so far aa wo are aware the only other gone so fa r seems to be incredible but
being an ex coos o f that number o f j isnefita of better roads, w c wi
G lasgow F o rty, N orth Bond float.
purpose-* and lo fty ideals. In this
the lrnt who i. still living the fa ct, alas, is unquastionabls.
sign eri to the petition fo r a road ■muro their building throughout thie pionear
N ew H otel, N orth Bond float.
building they are to bo angagod in
The funeral services took place at
Anderson, of Marshfield,
bond election in this county, the em tory with ovor incroeaing mil.- i§ E A
Band on municipal float.
m astering thaw future, not in the
u d hJ the home a t 2:30 W ednesday and
court would a t aa adjourned m ooting go untU, m on. of tho spmkor. «id , f. th^ . inlaW( of Judff# ^
Ban don boosters on fo o t boaring
m ere study o f mathem atics, history,
i, very nearly $0 years of age. Wm. ware conducted by Rev. A . B. Pen­ hugs banner inscribed “ A-bandon-ed
on Tueaday, M ay 10, taka action in ro havs a freight and passenger
ete., im portant a* thssom ay bo. Their
Hall, then surveyor, was tho father dleton.
compliance w ith tha request o f the >ot at every mans door.
by the sea.”
aim should
ba
It was early in tha morning when of Jud<, John ^
who ba| iarved
The young parents are, o f course,
M yrtle Poin t municipal float.
caas alone, but tha true success o f
•ople began to pour into Urn city, |Q mMy
„ a count offlciaL distracted with g rie f. The funeral
CoqOiUe B ridge, municipal fleet.
life which is tha realisation o f so li
nd tho barricade at tha point where
Mr ¿Jrwood wondered how far took place on the anniveroay o f their
Junior M issionary Society, Coquille
in aarviea.
he Smith-P-wcr. logrin gro^dcro«^
^
^
te . road wedding one year ago. Am ong tho
float.
Th e groat h istory o f this country,
a tha highway on the waet i<tee of
now; alao how many signors o f tho card o f thanks below
M yrtle Poin t W om an’s Club float.
declared M r. Ahnack, is to ba w rit­ to tell Hs randera how delighted ha
are tw o grandmothers and a groat
MMHcoma Club float.
ten on th * Pacific coast, and ha urged was w ith his recant visit to Cooa
grandm othcr o f the child, His name
“ ®c0CT ____
r>1__
. ..
viewers or chainmen for $2 a day.
C oquill* H igh
School A tU o tk s
his young haarors to
county which also happens to have
When OmmgMr Ofcott ori the
^
Cheirmen R. A. Booth, was W alter Lamaon.
flo a t
*
selves that th ey m ight b* fu lly «quip­ bean his first. Ha saya ha enjoyad
The
sym
pathy
o
f
tho
whole
com­
iro. member, of the Stete H*hway
CommUsion. remark-
L. O. O. M. and Lagionairos float
ped to take their part in n u kin g it.
ovary minute o f it and was vastly
munity goes out to the afflicted fam ily
and marchers.
Ha cloaad w ith an appreciation o f pleased to moat tho people down here
iifith is terrib le bereavem ent.
R oyal
N eighbor*
flo a t
M yrtle
1
«
•
*
*
*
.
”
rotorring
to
th.
fact
I
the invitation to b * present and ax
as w ell aa to aa* this M yrtle land.
P o in t
pressed g n a t pleasure a t having bean Coos couAty and southwestern O re­
Card o f Thanks
M yrtle Poin t schools, showing old
h©rt.
gon has a charm e f Ha own, the Gov-
W o tako this means to tender our ind new methods.
M rs. H a rriett 8. Macs, aa alw ays
h eartfelt thanks to tho kind friends
Cooa Bay Iron W ork*.
when ah* sings, delighted her audi­
and neighbors who aided us in ovary
A llen ft Lew is, P referred Stock
ence w ith a vocal solo, w ith M rs. M.
possible w ay, a fter th * calam ity, flo a t M arshfield.
O. Hawkins a t tho piano.
which took from us th * babe so dear
Graham’s G arage, CoquQU.
Chaa. A . Howard, who was fo r six
to us all.— M r. and Mrs. W . P . Lam -
Musson’a T ran sfer Co., Coos Bay.
years superintendent o f our city
son; M rs. Joseph W yan t; Mr. and
Gorot A K in g, Boo and Dart ca n ,
oehoola and now occupies a sim ilar
Mrs. C. C. Lennon, and fa m ily ; Mrs. Cooa Bay.
^
tha Columbia H ighw ay. Ho told how
position a t M arshfield, was tho next
N . C. M endenhall; M r. and Mrs. Dick
H illstrom TransportftJon On* t
nearly completed the Pacific H igh ­
Wood and fa m ily; M r. and M rs. H ar­ trucks, Cooa Buy.
way was, only 80 m iles rem aining
Ha recalled a m eeting a t Boeeburg
ry Hampton and fa m ily; M r. and Mrs.
Freshman Class, CoqufUe H . S.
to
bo
paved
and
that
already
gra
vel­
some y e a n a go w ith Bav. C. H.
Cap W yant, Ernest W yant and Bay
H enry L o n a x flo a t Coquille.
ed,
w
hile
the
Columbia
highw
ay
was
Cleaves, a t one tim e pastor o f th *
W yant.
Cooa B ay Service Station.
also finished from the coast aw ay in­
M . E. church, South hero. A a both
Pacific F ru it ft Produce Co., Marsh­
to
eastern
O
regon;
and
said
tha
next
tha preacher and the teacher w ere in
field.
To
CoBsidtr
Toll
Rate*
two
main
projects
to
be
taken
care
the itinerant class, on com paring
Hancock’ s G rocoteris, Coquille.
looked worn and dilapidated, was still o f w ere the D allea-C alifornia high­
On W ednesday o f next week the
notes they agreed that am ong a ll th *
H ale M usk Co., M arshfield.
w ay and the road from Boeeburg Public Service Commission o f Ore­
places in which they had lived, there
strong and serviceable.
M cG eorge G ravel C o , M arshfield.
waa one which held a p ro m in e n t
The contrast between the old coach down through this va lley and south gon w ill hold a m eeting a t the court
Union OQ C o , Coos Bay.
posKion in th eir eette»atlon"and to
and th * new waa strik in g; but there to the C aliforn ia Una. AU roads lead bouse here, a t 9:30 a. m. to consider
T h * Hob, M arshfield.
was no prouder man in Coquille that to Portland, he declared, so’th e com­ th* application o f th * Cooa and Cur­
which th ey alw ays had and alw ays
Coos fe y Roofing ft Supply Co.
would Wok back a s home, however,
day than Uncle Dan Barklow when, pletion o f this road would mean a ry Telephone company fo r permission
Uberty Theatre, Coquin*.
greater
Portland,
when
H
was
com­
fa r they m ight wander. And forfta ch
to increase telephone rentals in Co­
w ith th * Governor perched on the
N oble Theatre, M arshfield.
pleted.
A
ll,
too,
would
lead
to
Co­
quille, when com man battery service
high seat beside him and th * com­
o f them the place th ey thus honored
Fuhrman’s Pharm acy, Coquille.
quille,
and
this
would
mean
n
greater
and to which th eir hearts w e n aa
is furnished.
m issioners in th * body o f th * vener­
K ern-G ifford, Coo* Bay.
constant as th# needle to tho pole
able vehicle he drove into town and
M artin Candy C o , M srshfisld.
met th * celebration com m ittee a t th*
waa our lH tio cHy o f C oquille
E. H. M erlin, Dodgn Bros, cars,
course, th# audlssw# waa M r. How-1 H ighw ay Commission w ill IplH 60-60 I Sentinel corner,
Mawhftald.
ard’ s a fte r th at to load w here ho with Cooa eounty on oithor a gravelled | H waa now a fter ten o’clock and
S. M. N osier, Coquille.
would.
road from tho Douglas eounty lino the program o f th * day began w ith a
Coquille Service Station.
H i* talk than turned to tha teach- to Coquill# or a d irt road a ll tha w a y ! concert by the band when a ll repaired
tag of Am erican ism In th* sehoaU to Bandoa, at tho oottotr1« option. I to th * city Myrtle Wood G rove and
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