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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1923)
CO Q U ILLE. COOS C O U N TY. OREGON. K R ID A Y, M ARCH ». 1923. Will &end Exhibit to O. A. C. four and five o'clock this morning and' made away With 600 or 700 ci gar*. ‘ Mr. Uelycrosa could not tell ju *i bow many were in the show coca, not be estimatee that about 35 Robert Bums were taken, 100 Cnauccl.ors, 100 Roi Tans, and 150 Van Dycks. N ot all o f the cigars were loot, however, fo r the th ief in his hurry to get away dropped five boxes just around the Busy Comer when he saw Fred Evamden up the street. The latter ran down to the com er and heard another clatter down back o f Geo. Moulton’s office, but the th ief evidently stopped to pick those up. Entrance had bean gained at the rear door o f the cigar store by puoh- jn g the door in, after an attempt to jim m y the window proved fruitless. The thief also jimmied a rear win dow o f the Hudson Drug Store and had raised it about a foot, but when he knocked a bottle off the window sill ho evidently became frightened and l e f t Nothing has been mimed at tha drug store. * About a quarter o f five Wm. Don aldson entered hie restaurant, next A petition, asking fo r a recall elec tion fo r Carl Zimmerman, justice et toe peace at Powers, sod signed by 128 residents o f that district was filed with the county clerk yester day. A t the same’ time a nominating certificate fo r W. H. Kirby to run against Mr. Zimmennan at the elec tion was filed. Mr. Kirby's accept ance was endorsed on the certificate. The reasons stated for asking fo r Mr. Zimmerman’s recall are as fo l lo w »; ' y ’ f* "That said Carl Zimmerman in the capacity o f Justice' o f the Peace o f District No. I f , h ar not made a sat isfactory record fo r enforcement of the law. "Th at he has not administered jus tice impartially. — "T h at by reason o f his training and disposition ha la not qualified to hold this offioo as is shown by his record fo r the pest four yenrt. "T h at be has failed to co-operate with the present constable at said district in a satisfactory manner tor The New Dam Gives Promise o f Being Perfectly - Satisfactory eoquUle loat one o f her older d ti- A . N. Could reports this morning sens when Wm. Richardson, an octo - that he began to fill the big dam bn genarian, pased iw a y at 2:05 P. M. Rink Creek this week and that it is yesterday at his home near the Acad holding water just as well as he an- emy at the age o f fit years, 7 months i ticipated. In fact the teat well* from and SO days. He suffered a stroke of the top o f the dam to the bottom show apoplexy' about a year ago and had leas water from seepage than they been quite feeble since. For several 1 did befoie the gatea were closed. weeks past he had bean an invalid, In the 24 hours from Thursday to his pulse growing gradually weaker. Friday morning the water in the re For the past seven days and nights servoir raised two feet, and was standing at the 368 feet elevation. The spillway elevation is 389 feet, but Mr. Gould Intends holding the water at the 380 foot level when that is reached. O f course, the rains yes terday caused a more rapid rise than w ill be maintained and aa a greatr area is coveded the rise w ill be les- WORKING ON HOTEL PLANS TO CONDEMN FOUR TRACTS The hotel directors have held three sessions this week to receive and con sider plane fo r the new building. Mon day waning, A . C. Jenkins, o f A l bany, met with them to submit hie plana, and T uesday evening J. 8 Tourtellotte, o f Portland, sat in the On account o f his first w ife’s N o work is to bo begun at ones, a l though tha excavation job w ill prob health he came out to Oregon four ably be let locally, fo r the reason teen years ago, settling at Fargo in tha Portland neighborhood. She died in 1916 and about a year later Mr. Richardson came down hare and pur chased the home in which he has since Three Frosts «ad Baia Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday last Friday will ha the same one itly put it on at M yrtb proceeds are to be used Fred .u W in er, the Coquilie Cum- morcial Club’s representative at O. A. C., kas notified the local club of the opp< rtunity to advertise Coquilie and the JoquiU« va<iey by making an exhibit s t the 0. A . C. Business Show which w 11 be held in Corvallis March 30 and U . Thousands o f people are expected to be ¡«attendance at that time, a n i the dub decided to g o to £he exp. nae o f sending an exhibit. The Oer ling Manufacturing Co. have signified their willingness to furnish a inyrt w o o d ' exhibit, and as the space ul otteJ fo r each club is only six by ai i fe e t it is expected to make the inyr i e the principal display fo r this chib. Fred f-aya that Fred Harlocker, Loria Sthrocder and Arthur Hooton have expressed a willingness to aa- sist in preparing the booth. The letter brought forth consider able very favorable Comment at the masting i f the Commercial Cliff» W ed nesday evening, where it was read. Fred aah that he expected to he home March 1 and taka the matter up at greater 1 mgth. f m it No card playing on Sunday is per mitted; the prmence o f liquor is fo r bidden, and altogether It ie the strongest piece o f legislation on thn subject ever enacted in Coquille. A printed card ie to be furnished each pool mom whereon the ordinance ap pears in fu ll Beeides allowing the mouth grist o f bills, A. B. Gldlsy was pel 3228.69 on hie Rink creek dam ew tract. The old hook and ladder ttm which has stood in tha city hall f< lo, these many years, and has probi County Court in Somion The county coart in session this week made a deal with J. M. W agner fo r about 15 acres o f gravel bar in the South Fork, a couple o f miles above Broadband The consideration was $7000 and tha deal includes a perpetual right o f way fo r either a railroad spur or a wagon »road, and fo r tha aa# o f stand ng timber around the bar fo r high lino purposes. Drag buckets can be us: I in /attfcg the gravel. This is as good a gravel for road purpoaaa as there is in the coun ty and the court is fortunate in hav ing saeured i t Bids were eailed fo r to be opened March 27 fo r the construction of bridges across South Slough on the Empire-Sunset Bay road, and across Catching Slough on the Eastside- Ceos River road. Permission was granted Edward M. Paulsen and J. R. Hultin to construct a standard guage logging railroad through tha town plat of Lakeside. The application o f Beaa A Martin at Riverton, and Cart C. Wilson at Coaledo fo r dance hall permits were denied, but one was granted to the McKinley Community Club. Payment o f $21.60 fo r right o f way i-in-law, Mr. Jessup, o f Boston, o was killed by a street car a short pareel o f land on tha North Bank to a fter his marriage to her daugh- road to Allan and Mary Randloman , Locas Collamera. The county surveyor and viewers — M. T. Clinton and T. P. Hanly— Edaa M. Olson Han Goan wars instructed to view and appraise Her many friends h e n were shock the right o f way for tha section o f the ed to learn that Edna M. Olson, Roosevelt Highway between Fat Elk daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Olson, and Lamps, and the form er to lay at the Fat Elk section, had passed out, surrey, mark and moroment it. away at 7 A0 yesterday morning at Delegations from Arago and Fish- the ümedburg Sanitarium at Marsh- trap asked fo r road improvement in their sections, and the court will use tion fo r appendicitis last Friday. 8he what market money they have fo r sms taken ill with influenza about the Arago district in gravelling to three weeks ago; but the immediate ward M yrtle P oin t The court will cause at her passing was pneumonia also endeavor to scrape money from follow ing tha operation. somewhere to gravel the road from She waa 22 years, six months and Fiahtrap to the union high school at fifteen days at age, and waa a grad Arago. uate o f the Coquilie high school and The McKinley delegation in Wed- waa a member o f the Girls’ Honor resday thought they had not reeaived Guard daring the world war. ail the money they were entitled to The funeral service w ill take place on the road in their section, and the Saturday (tom orrow ) morning at the court set next Tuesday aa the date Undertaking parlor and tho ia torment for the threshing this matter out. A t still be in tha Masonic cemetery that time the county’s auditor, W. H. She leaves to mourn their loss be- W arn, w ill have his figures com plated, showing just what has been two sisters: Elmer, Basil and M yrtle spent in that district. and Mrs. Larina Bogard. A fte r her graduation she was em ployed in the office o f Dr. Geo. E. Dix at Marshfield. .She then went to San Francise©, where she had a posi tion for a year in tha office o f the M i— chimttH Bonding cooiptnyi and then returned to Marshfield, Mayor Nosier and, all ritwrllm aa were present fo r the regular meeting o f the city fathers Monday evening. The principal business transacted w a i the* adoption o f the pool hall ordin ance,, which while it permits the play ing o f pool on Sunday, has claws M it which w ill operate against any pro prietor who disobey* the law. One o f the provisions is regarding the loitering o f any minor around a pool hall and the /penalty fo r both proprietor and minor is sufficiently heavy to render one offense sufficient More than that the council alen, has power, under the new ordinance, to. grant a license and aa It is discre tionary with them whether they grant a licensy and aa they also have possible liability and a f t * offering >300 an i .ere fo r damages, where the benefits will fa r exceed any damages they are standing pat and w ill let Mr. Devers file the suit. Wm. Euss* attitude ia a little d if ficult to understand, fo r he stated be fore a n estin g o f the Commercial Club har« a fe w years ago that there would be no trouble over rights of way if tae highway was built hack from the river. The court agreed to give him three approaches tom the highway to his land, but he comes back and aaks fo r andtbar one, that they ail be grsvslled and the right of way fenced. It makes at least j 800 or M.000 more tkan the county court is wilUng to pay and condam nation m it will also be started against him, unless he accepts their offer, or possibly the ditch might be moved to his side o f the highway. This would eliminate the building at bridges cm the ranchers’ side o f the highway and would probably make the right of way coat Isas, ever. It It was necessary to pay Mr. Russ fo r the fu ll 150 feet needed. There is an Oregon law which pre vents the court from figuring bene fits to the Russ tract, from tha lo cation there, in estimating the value o f tho land, but the benefits can be used to offset damages only. This law works a hardship in the present ease on the eourty, but notwithstand ing, the court w ill not yield and pay more. Mrs. McAdams is the fourth owner whose property w ill have to be eon- A Peculiar Ruling The latest inspector at the post- office here warned Postmaster Len ovo aga nst accepting checks fo r stamps and newspaper postage, and even went so fa r as to refuse to ac cept as erfsh those that were on hand. It seem« a little strange fo r one whose cl leeks go st their face valua at Portland, San Francisco and New York— as well aa in tha office o f the U. S. collector o f internal revenue fo r the Oregon district— to learn that they won’t go at the local poetoAee. That rule ia on a par with tho infinity A ll the old papers you want far kindling fin e, or any other porpora, at 5 cants a hundís at tha Sentinel of- fo r the amount ha off« The city recorder \ to audit the claims o f may then be paid without waitinig fo r a regular council m eeting. Mr. Faustman has found It d tteu K to secure help when he needed it because the laborers were unwilling to wait a waek or two fo r their pay. Another matter brought • ap by W ater Superintendent Faustman was the rotten condition a 4 some o f the wooden pipe, laid in' 1911, bstwasa the Rink creek dam and tha junction o f tha Rink and W alker croak pipe lines. The council docidod to take a half holiday Sunday afternoon and make a trip o f inspection over the line to decide fo r themselves what should ha dona toward repairing tha city’s water conduit