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V O L. X IX .
NO . 81.
C O Q U ILLE . COOS C O U N TY ,
F R ID A Y . A U G U S T 19, »2 6 .
sssrs
PAULSON 1 IT
m in tha
m «1 a t
o f Mr.
and evi-
doutly thought
Ms way, and Ms mind had become so
depressed that he could b eer the load
¡h « had
Beside the fa ct th at ho was peeved
because S h eriff EUingeen could not
g iv e him pokes protection, there was
also the fea r, continually thrown up
to Mm, that ho had a w hite elephant
on h b hands which would never pay
out and he probably thought tho $9,-
000 inaurance would be b etter than
nothing. But aside from m aking the
application necessary to eoHect the
insurance he had dene n a th in ff^ M
wards hurrying its paym ent.. '
The suggestion that ho m ight be a
little o ff b pooh-poohed by M alabo rn
and W elk er who say that he thinks
stra igh t end d e a rly ss aver and
that the secret o f Ms gu ilt was m ore
an he could boar alone.
The penalty fo r incendiarism, even
though it b one’s own buihiing, b
from three to five years in the peni
ten tiary fo r a fire in tho day tim e,
and from five to ten years s t n ig h t
Ths case cannot be presented to
the grand ju ry until the third Mon
day in October, but Paulson has w aiv
ed a hearing by h b confession, and
be rrtsaeed on bonds whenever
the request b m ate.
The question ss to who set fire to
ths Paulson dance h ail a t Coale«
the 19th o f July has boon settled
Y esterd ay afternoon O la Paulson
walked into the sheriff's office
etated th at he did it bim self. A
why, by Deputy S h eriff M alahora, he
stated that ha was afraid some
else m ight be accused o f the act, and
triad fa r it, and he didn’t want any
one else to su ffer fa r Ms sins.
T b e confection came ss e distinct
shock to M alabo rn end, as soon as ft
became nobed about the streets, to
a ll \pb friends end acquaintances, who
cannot understand why he did it,
having done it, w hy he confessed.
Y esterday m orning Paulson walked
back and fo rth around the court house
and a fte r dinner w ent down to C. R.
B arrow 's office aad told tho la tter
what be wanted to do. The attorney
w ent w ith Mm and told Deputy A r
chie W alker th at O b had som ething
he wanted to ta il.
M r. M ai shorn end the three '
in to the sh eriff’s private office where
Paulson’s first words wars, “ I ’m tho
man you’re looking fo r.” Asked what
be meant, he etated te s t be burned
M s dance halt. “ D id you coDert the
insurance?” “ No, aad I don’t want
it, I ’m broke end I w ant to g it
through w ith th b as soon aa I can.1
H e then want on end told how I
had sat th e fire and a ll details to con
nection with it. M r. M abborn
m ediately telephoned to D istrict A t
torn ey Ben Fished to come eve.-1
th e Bay and g e t M e statem ent, which
the totter did and Paulson signed R.
M r. Fish er having takan ths manu
script back w ith Mm to M arshfield,
the Sentinel cannot give n verim tbn
report, but the follo w in g b the sub to lopvo yesterday w ithout him.
stance o f what the l onfte stan stated.
A fte r being sworn he told how he
had Started construction o f tk m '" “
s t Coaiedo an the lfith o f last Fel
h a lf o f the $4600 he had in cash to
a ry ; that he had spent $6,600 to cash, hie form er w ife, end also gave her a
besides Ms owa labor M its const
valuable property in Bellingham . Hu
tion
T h at he had taken out $2000 n t’s attorn ey appealed to the Su-
hi insurance w ith B ert Fotoom, an
other $2,900 w ith N ed C. K elley ami
upon tho le tte r's frequent suggestions
he had taken out »»o th e r $2.000
p olicy, m aking $ 9,000 fa» aH.
T h at whan bo found the sh eitff
not goin g to give Mm police pro
tion K med# him so mad and i
that ha decided to burn the hall.
Whan the Dokkies gave th eir ball
there on the evening o f July 16 be
told them they Would have to furnish
th eir own protection, and ha was than
figu rin g on burning it.
TRYING TO
COLLECT $2250
On Saturday afternoon, July 16, he
w en t to M arshfield sqd ordered w
dance posters fo r tho follow in g Sat
urday night (w h ich he has n ever ta b
an from the Gaaoot office) and earn«
other things and returned to OoaloAo
that evening.
Sunday noon he w ent Into the toilet
in the men’s drsating room , sp l"
o il and axeeh ior aH over the floor,
set three candles in the m iddle o f the
muse, lighted them end started fo r
Co«|uifle where he attended the 1
gam e end waa sound asleep at
home o f Ms sister, Mrs. Hans G is-
hoR, when Ms brother, John, t
phoned th at the dimes Kail was
firs. TM s was between 10:60 sad 11
o’clock. W hat kind o f eandloa they
th .t wnnld I—* ten hours be
Ron Over by Traffic Officer
Hom er H elverstott h id a narrow
escape Saturday night whan a ear,
driven by Traffic Officer W illiam s,
hit him aad knocked him down. M r
H olverrtott was crossing fro m ths
n ea t m arket to ths /hospital corner
on Fron t street end as the ear swung
around ths corner he thought he had
tim e to g e t out o f th# way, bat W il
liam s swung in d oss to the curb and
fo re burning down M r. Paul eon did hit him before he could jum p. W heth
er the car ran over Mm or aot Mr.
Hoi vs rstott doesn’t know, uut he was
badly shaken up aad bruised and has
had to use a cans since. Mr. W il
liam s says he didn’t see M r. Hohrer-
stott until his car struck him and
didn’t knew there wns anyone to the
street. T h at alw ays has bean a dark
Rttobori Road la Better Shape
G eorge B rya n t m anager o f tho
Coast Auto Lines, says ths Koeeburg
road is in so much b etter condition
now than earlier ia the season that it
has been possible to reduce the tim e
o f the stages, aad that the bus leavin g
Rushnrg s t sevsn in ths m orning
and Marsh-
roaches C oquille at
Sheriff Nelson o f Clatsop county
was raeaBad F riday la st and H . J.
Slasher was elected to te a t office by
a m ajority o f about 400. Nolson was
accuaad only o f drunk senses, neglect
Carthy was given a ten day pea
to transport a donkey engine fr o m 1
Coquille to F a irrivw . T . M. D ever- j
eux, J. G. Hesa and E rvin Shu
ware granted perm its on (h e Tw o |
MUe Coed, P ert P eteieo ii on «m e-half I Arthur
ElUaffson to Start Con-
straetion Soon of Mod-
era Structure
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The county court r a in n h I o i
J. C. Savage returned Wednesday
Arthur EUingson b e t Monday be
from , a tw o weeks’ v is it a t the Inman »»re >Mt Wednesday with all three
gan tearin g down and burning the old
Mines in the Sixes R iver in Curry f**»bers present. Coneidereble busi-
team s building ju st north o f the Farm
county and is very enthusiastic over * • » wai «Reposed of before they final*
ers A Merchants Bank building and
thg work «lone by that company and
Tuesday 6 . C. H arry began excavat-
their prospects fo r b ig returns in the
having 1800 square fea t o f floor space. | b ig fo r tho basement and foundation
near future.
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o f the concrete structure. Mr. R l-
A fte r several months’ preparation
Htutors to Take Radio Outfit |tiagson b planning to build there.
U m company began actual m ining op
The new building w ill have e fron tage
erations in the canyon o f the South
both Front and T a ylo r streets,
'Fork ju st before M r. Savage le ft fo r the sums paid m onthly fo r the re lie f
north o f the bank. I t is
home, so he has as yet no idea o f the o f indigent soldiers in th eir respec
probable that the Coquille H ardware
tive 0 . A . R. poets w ere approved.
Co. and Hudson’s D rug Store w ill
On recommendation o f S h eriff K l-
_____ have quarters on the ground floor o f
Uagsen and D istrict A ttorn ey rich er,
the sheriff’ s office was authorised to
Low wiN have s suite o f rooms on ths
«• p lo y a deputy sh eriff fo r one month
wcond floor.
st a salary o f $160 to collect delin-
Mr. ElHngson having gone to Curry
fittent taxes, o f which a# g rea t many
county on s hunting trip , R was im
appear on the tax collection records.
possible to ascertain ju st when build
A resolution was adopted addressed
ing operations w ill begin.
When the dem olition o f tho fram e
United States engineer fo r the
o f Oregon, requesting that the
building began one old resident told
M r. ElMngson that he had s lo t o f
rn Pacific crossing over B eever
money invested in R which he would
like to g e t out before the building
was destroyed.
T h b old landmark
was form erly occupied by a saloon
whan tt was abutt ed where the F . 4k
Joe A lbin i, o f Sltkum, w as cer M. bank now Wands, and had m ors
tainly a happy maa, when he called recently been occupied by H enry
at the Sentinel office Monday a fte r
s abstract office.
noon on hie w a y home from N orth
Bend. He had w ith him ia his car
Days of 1872—50 Year* Ago
his little daughter, Crams, eleven
The various com m ittees o f Co-
years o f age, whe had been under
treatm ent by the Doctors K aiser at quille’s Golden Jubilee to bo celebrat
North Bend f o r the past tw o months ed August 80th a rt so busy m aking
She suffered from a congenital de- preparation and arrangem ents fe r one
I form ity, both her fe e t being doubled grand and glorious day o f happiness
under backward aad w rong side ap, tad fun and one to be remembered fo r
and had never walked a step when roars to corns that they w ill not take
to toll the publicity com m ittee
he took her there. In a month her
ything.
foot had baasi restored to th eir nat
But w e A n assure you that nothing
ural position and shq was w alking
goin g to be overlooked or neglected
around barefooted and g o in g up and
down stairs Hundreds | f people la to make you glad you cams.
I X h fln w ill be a basket lunch ia tha
E
HER FEET ARE
STRAIGHTENED
uid cream w ill be fam ished free.
There b goin g to be e genuine old
tim e dance in Goulds' H all in the ev-
to “ Turkey in the S traw "
the lig h t fantastic to tho very
test o f jess.
Gather w ith us around the b ig
amp Are in the evening.
\ This b goin g to bo the day o f "A u ld
L a n g S yn e" when old aetjuaintanees
w ill meat and experience o f long ago
b ill be lived again.
Come, one, come alll. W e are try
in g to get invitations to every pioneer
in the county but i f you know o f any-
>ne net receiving an invitation take
thb as authority to invito them.
Com m ittee.
Jenkfns stated thin th eir offer to the
court was that the county ghrs them
shout 8 acres o f land,
to or ad
join in g their ranch, a t good as what
was deeired fo r the highw ay, or that tm p
Bridge Open to Traffic
the county pay them the esseeeed wjth
sand doHars.
value at th eir etump land, d e a r an
The
bridge across the riv e r here b
M r. Savage states that tbs company
S acre tract and put it In as good con- .
i wing ing fre e ly end easily under the
is very optim istic over the outtook
dttion as Is the part needed fo r the
power o f tha Ford engine now, and
and expacta favorable reporte from
highway.
Engineer Archibald says he expects
the operations in ths near future.
Inasmuch ss the new highw ay w ill
to open it to travel th b week, pro be
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lly today. The bridge craw yester
Glad the Recount Was Made put th em ,righ t on the state road, so
day w ere cleaning the debris o ff the
that they w ill not have to pass over tcxt
W h ile so little w as found to ju stify their neighbor’s land, as at proaent, m« n1
leek, gettin g the few rem aining tim
a recount on the republican vote fo r to gat to tho Bandon road, and consid-
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e r s on the approaches in pises aad
governor in the state prim ary, the «rin g that the com ity's o ffer was fa b , tlon
putting on the last touches. Only
Sentinel is glad it was demanded. the county court refused to accept M r. '¡n ill'
,
. « I f o f the earth fill has been put tn
Had it not been, a very la rge per Jenkins’ offer and have paasad the then , three o f which, at b a st, are o f p i***
th b end e f the approach, but
centage o f the people o f the state m atter up to tho highw ay commission I ™ 7 g n a t im portance W s re fe r to j M *><„, M the fe rry b discarded that
would alw ays have believed th at Ben which w ill sta rt condemnation p ro-1the 1
A few care w ere per-
W . O lcott was not the choice o f the c codings.
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m ltted to cross yesterday afternoon.
voters end that illega l means had
E veryth in g in connection w ith the
Th e roadsnastsr was instructed to
bean used to giva him s m ajority.
operating
machinery
is
w orking
prepare plane end specifications fo r
,
A s it is now evoryon# must be satis
im oothly and M r. Archibald exports
tho grading o f 2*60 fo o t op tho M yrtle J*
fied that the election, except in one
to be able to turn it ovsr to ths re g
Bob t-Lam pa Creek M arket road from htrh
Portland precinct, as fa r ss the re
ular operator In a fe w days. Ths
the and o f h a r t Brae, con tra ct It I
count went, w se free from fraud or
also called fo r bids fo r tho grad in g
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glarin g
irregu larities.
Singularly
pointed b y ths county eaurt as y e t
and gravellin g o f a m ile o f tho N o r-1 ,n ,
enough the beneficiary o f the frauds
may-Me d e la y M arket road, between
tn that lone precinct was M r. H all
tbe fo e t o f the h ill a t the Clark place |<lrub
and not M r. Olcott.
end the Pinkston piece. Bids fo r both
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“ Slippery Gulch” in the days o f ’4 »
joke w ill be opened S e p t 9.
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was a very successful presentation o f
Why Not a Coo« Co. Bud?
The county refused (h e applieatkm
Th
the olden days here last week— a t
An item elsewhere published states o f the eR y o f Easteido fo r a loan o f w ill
least it resulted in enough funds be
that e Roseburg band is to receive county funds. A m asting o f tho tax- Nortl
in g secured to pay o ff the note hold
$900 fo r three days’ concerts a t the payers to Road D istrict 8, to ha held the <
fo r Inst year’s baseball deficiency end
M yrtle Point fa ir next month. W hy at the Larson Slouch school house I enter
such discrim ination against horns in S ep t 2, was called by the co u rt The Bay.
dustry?
Coos county eertafaily has purpose o f the m eeting is to decide fou r
$192.60.
as goad musicians as Douglas and whether the $116» JO apodal tax voted the d
when anything ia goin g on s t tho bay last year shall be expended on the I th e r
they don’t find it necessary to hapert main road, as was the intention when from
P
W ood G rove at Coquille a t 11
instead o f s t the J. N . Jacobaer
ss h eretofore announced, owi
the had ceadRtoa e f the Kink