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SECTION TWO. P A G E S 1 TO 8
VOL. XIX.
NO. *1.
Wallace Crouch Acquitted
Wallace Crouch, of Kontucfc Inlot,
on trial for tho third tino, in Circuit
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That Section Affi I* It was nearly 10:80 when the
a Fair Dual f roa
in* •dJo'mmd end all
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to feel that an important step
been token in securing the imp:----
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meat of this always -neglected road to
"Be careful Whom you select as judge Í Fishtrap.
Of Gelone To Be Ike Capacity He Will
'e f Ike Sink Credi
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Hurt loot jromr woo acquitted by tho
jury Wodnoodoy evening after they
hod boon out four hour*. Although
tho first ballot stood as tho proceed­
ing jurioa hod split—half for convic­
tion—tho acquittal half appears to
Sherwood Heights on the hill south
bars had tho hotter o f tho argument
of
tho main part of town has waited
as they swung tho others Into lino.
a long tim<f for street improvements
The proposal to convict for a leaser
crime was not acceptable to the Jury- bat it will gut them right this sum-
mer after the contract is 1st tonight.
A fter deciding to lay over the four
bids on the Sherwood Hill improve-
which started tho applause at the Waller Creek Flouring Strong
t road last Tuesday night "fo r
masting here Wednesday evening of
further consideration,” the council
Just as w* ge to press Ei
the rancher« living between Coquflk
Gould informs us that the water run ami some spectators went into
and Fish trap and the Commercial
ntag into the eity reservoirs on the mittee o f the whok on the water
Club.
to thresh
hill east of town fa 94 hours
The object of tho meeting waa to
day, through the main from both that question
start a movement looking to the nam­
haa bean up the narrow gooae neck
Walker and Rink creeks, amounted to angto.
ing of the road loading from tho
and
I between the Tuttle Houae and ths
4MA00 gallons,
Which he say*
bridge bore to'Fish trap as a market
een engaged
Brewster apsrtmsnU, and ths lfi-feot
parativety a small percentage
«llsy aast past ths Hariocker rnsi-
wasted. Thy amount o f water running to supervise th* Rink Creek
Speaking of bis talk with Judge
learned that the people her* wanted
dsnce. Ths improvsmants now to he
into th* present small reservoir
Wade s month ago, J. E. Norton told
mads coatemplate a broad Highway
ink creek above tbs dam k 200,000 it made ten feet higher they have
th* assembly that it seamed to be ths
more figuring, but say that
from ths First Street bridge past ths
a day/ some o f which k spill
policy s f the court to designate aa
Gardner Gange, directly up the hill
ing over, hat moat of which went into without invstigatlng further as to th*
market roads those highways in dis­
—front door entranee so to speak.
the main to help make that 468,600 character of th* ground on which th*
tricts where ths people voted.a spec-
k to be built, they cannot ap-
' Tho hnprovemanta the re will cover
am* out yesterday
a structure of that height—
four or flvo blocke and will bo of a
they said it would increase
permanent chaneter with concreto
ths cost of the work from $92,600 to
A right of way fence along tho
pnving and waDu and no planking ex-
|40,000 to build it 4 1-9 foot higher, roadway on tho dike along tho edge
cept for th« two bridges for tho north
it because quite evident that th* peo­ of Larsen Slough, between tho upper,
end woat approachea. There will ha
ple hors would not desire to build to or Weir's landing and the Philip
U M square yarda o f paving hi thia
boon before the court asking for such
the extreme height proposed.
place, was ordered to be paid for by
werk, 6660 square fast of concreto
s «oad and that the county court Was
As to the quantity, of water it will the county as compensation far rights
not initiating such matters. Mr. Nor­
he possible to impound with the dam of way granted.
Where property
cavation. On the hill there will ex­
ton reported that ho had urged the
raised 4 1-2 feet, they put it at 40 owners desired to build the fence
tend one block east and west past the
selection o f tho road to Fishtrap as
million gallons. City Engineer Gould themselves, the county will pay 7» mad* another raid in th*
Sherwood residence. Ths old bridge,
a market road, and also ths road
neighborhood Wednesday not
ya that th# four months summer cents a rod for i t
connecting with the Hall street bridge
skirting ths foothills from ths Figg
Sow will amoant to 12 million gml-
Ths resignation of .C. F. Johnson they caught on* moonshiner
on tho Myrtle Point road will bo re­
place to a connection with the Baa-!
and that with the Walker 'as road patrolman in the Broad bent eurnd 40 gallons at boose and 000 paired, and then the paving will be­
don rood.
gallons o f mate.
Creek flow also to utilise, w* can get section of district 27 was accepted.
gin and run up the hill, to connect with
There wore 19 ranchers in attend­ bottom land on the Hoffman place an additional 10 million gallons—or ' The court took action on several
Ths offender was G. Toocos Bor- the north and south paving on Elliott
ants at this masting and many of near tho mouth of tho Middle Fork,
total of 02 million gallons for th* applications for relief from the in­ satto, who was living across Isthmus street, which will extend eouth from
thorn took part in tho discussion, W .l which have boon overgrown with this
months.
digent fund. These o f Lille McCam- Slough from Delmar, and had a small the new bridge at Gardner’s Garage
B. Smith, Frank Willard, E. R. Ham­ thistle. Last year it was sowed to
Thia will not give th* 72 million gal­ man, of North Bond, and Bertha ■till outfit. Ha had svidsntly
to a point between tho Sherwood and
den, Frank Robison. M. T. Clinton all barky and the two’crops grew togeth­ lons that would be needed to furnish Newton, of Powers, wore deified. there for some time as he had
Mehl residences, and oa Henry street
er,
tho
barley
coming
out
second
bust
spanking to tho point
an average of 800 gallons per capita Those granted were to Emma Stoach, tenta and other paraphernalia.
which runs between the Sherwood and
Ths general tenor o f their remarks in the encounter; but this year com for 2,000 people; but that is probably of North Bend, »10 a month; Mary J.
D m boose was found planted I Hailockar
Harlocker residences s block seat for
eras that this section of road district has been planted on ths ground and as overestimate anyway, as the yoafra Smith, of Prosper, »12.60 par month; around in the brush, five gallons at a|g«o feet
No. 19 was one of OM richest in the It is hoped by keeping it thoroughly in which w* shall need to us* stored and John Grimes, of Lakeside, $10 a
When approached by the of-
r<MT bida
county, that they had paid taxed for cultivated to control the intruder. Mr. water for four months will probably month. Ths monthly allowance of
he submitted to arrest
which
yea* after year which would have put 8tover understood the court to any be few and far between. Th* long Jaa. Merton, o f Riverton, woo die-
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this road into perfect condition, and that Frasier Hoffman was to bo given est time over recorded Between drinks
He was taken before Justice
the work on combatting this pest in —that k between spring and fall
ley yesterday ted was given the itmR |,
lowest teas by M
ths sections on tho Middle Fork, tho rains here—Is M days, and there
-9900 fin* and six months in Jail. Ho
prk, for , xcaT. tion was 60
no month between May and October
■ays he can pay s part of th* fin* at L * , * ^ ^
rmrtj. for «tearing and
in which we d«
His most earnest plea was f o r L ^ ^ W00, (w bieh was the high-
ial road tax would entail, but thought
abundant rates.
toe A im coUkdog he had. "Shoot ms. L * ftrar, fm thk item ); for cedar
it time to demand their rights and an
A J. Sherwood and Bert Gould
but don't hurt my dog," was Ms first iumbw for po«ta slid mudsills, |26
went to bat agate, thia time over tho
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eteomu.
per thousand; fat fir lumber, belle,
question what would happen to
There were half a dosen or More I apteee, etc. for th# decking at bridges,
eity water supply if the
"eknn-outs," a eeatrivane* fastened to I jjo per thousand; for concrete pev-
above the Rink creek dam should bo
th* lid of his copper boiler still, ly- L g $y.86 par square yard; for silo­
logged off. The former instated that
ing sound his camp,
“ 7 neuter walks 20 cents per square fo ot The
if the timber was removed ths
of empty whiskey kegs.
| |ump aum was $6,996X1.
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mer flow o f water there would
Carl EkseU't was 97241.02.
tieally cease. Mr. Gould, oa tee
Afitone Jensen Bean Gate Up I Psert Brothers’ was 97S99J0.
other hand, eras sura that th* |
Dm Anton. Jenmn boon earn hra
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vegetation with which Nature surely
oesepkd the attention of to* Oireelt r * ~
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loiTKed-off land in
court th* past two days sad was gtv-1 Ths lumbar prices rangad tram $22
two would bold just as much surface
en to ths jury about noon today. D te *
p^ * hon“ ^ ,or
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moisture os ths tisaber does
k an appeal f t o . justice court te ^
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per th^
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sponge would be just as effective in
Six months or —n ago I * * 0 of
bhW*r* * * * • • P »** of 20
Mooatpla States Improvement*
ns in the other. He agn
ths
ofilcan
arrested
Jenson
for
bavins
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1««» ior coocrete sids-
The Mountain States Power Co. teat la case the land was cleared and
wins
and
moonshine
teM
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poaasssiM
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-tarted this weak the stringing o f n cultivated th* water Sow would
and
he
plead
guilty
in
Joehak’a
court,
f
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prieoa
ranged
in
the
summer;
but
no
on*
will
think
v/ire to Powers t o , furnish electric
w#®
g t®FBi is jpi]
fined. I
*2.85 p«r ii|UATfi yM'Oe
current to that town. An additional of making a clearing about thal res-
Later
he
was
urged
to
fight
the
wire will also bo strung from Qoquille
but Joeknk said it was ^aposaibk tel
The statement was mads that Co*
to Myrtle Point. They have also just
view s f hk plan. He received the
finished running a wire from the main quill« k better situated for an ample
team answer on appeal to the circuit |
lina ever to Cooper bridge on the «rater supply than any other city in
court on writ of r
North Fork where .the city o f Myrtle the county; but, of course, hi case the
Stoll, hia attorney, than appealed tel
Point is going to build a 6am and in­ unexpected happens and this becomes
th* Supreme court, where tee ease to
stall a pumping plant for the city's a city of 9,000 inhabitants it will be
necessary to go much farther than
water system.
pwxung.
standing on tho street and wnen he
Tho installing of tho larger insula­ Rink Creek to gut enough water.
Not content with this predicament retornad for it he found the trafile of-
Tho financial considerations involv­
i continued to sell boose at his home fleer had left a bilkt doux requesting
tors between hors and Marshfield has
Two daughters, Mrs. K. O. Barker,
ed In the $90,000 bonding proposition of Myrtle Point, and Mrs. Geo. Tarty,
Bay Park and whan ths oMesrs 1 his presence befocr Justice Stanley,
were threshed out, the general opinio« of Tar Heel camp, wem down there
mt to arreet Mm agate, they were His offense was not having hk license
being that we could never expert to when he died. Mr. Gould had just re­
Hewed by some at Jensen’s regular pistes attached to the car, and the
pay off all our water bonds la n grow­ cently returned from San Bernardino
sterner* who were surprised to find justice thought 916 would salvé th*
ing town, where more mains and fre­ and M n. Jas. Richmond was tear*
• officers there.
law's injured feelings. When R. H.
quent extensions of laterals wars ra-
For this offense he pleaded not Mast had repainted th* truck thia
fiulred.^
illty, but in s jury triol befas* Jus- spring he had fallad to put the tags
Some of his hearers were a little
astonished when Councilman Mansell
far* sentence was announced Attor- the ear to Bandon tbs day before, re-
averred that all that had ever kept
ney Stoll gave aotteo of appeal to the Imained all night and returned to Co-
him from being a socialist was Co-
circoH court and It k this appeal Iquilk hef see the lynx-eyed efileer
which has been ep this week.
j spied it. Needless to say Mr. Sher-
quille’s experience with a city-owned
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kod replaced th* toga In a hurry.
water system
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FIGHT CANA- *
DIAN THISTLE
ONE LESS STILL
AT DELMAR
Lfit« Three Times Thia Week
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Nureery B—hn— la Better
' The mail train has been Ute three
day« this week dee to "engine
Frank W. Settlemkr, District Dep
trouble.” Looks as if ths S. P. shunt- «ty Grand Master of the Grand lodge,
ed its dilapidated engines onto the A. F. A A. M., who has jest visited
Ceos Bay line. In travelling over the the Masonic lodges in thk section of
line we have noted thal H seems llkejtbe state, k In the nursary business
ha entirety Afferent sort ed a road M*Wa •* h#m# sad new has two mil­
es soon as one strikes the audn lias
■PPle tie «« growing, all of which
at Eugene.
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jten e been sold. During the war hue-
iness in that line went down to tho
Professional and lludnrnn Men I »•nishing point, and Mr. Bettiemier
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own plowing on hk 400-
The baseball game eehednk d for j acre raneh ad joining th* city o f Wood-
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engagement between th* businee* and hk lm* now that he keep* 99 M
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