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VOL XXVI.
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THE PAPER THAT8 LIE
NO. 48.
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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY,
A
LETTER FRQM
FRIDAY. DECBMB
i Wood Yard for the Unemployed
John -E. Rosa met with the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce at aj
short session Wednesday evening to .
suggest the establishment of a wood- ‘
«I S.H. BANQUET NEW MILL HEAD
not adda l i as many
list as a publisher
has been a decided
yard in Coquille for the benefit of the
unemployed. Briefly his plan was to
furnish the logs or trees, with saws,
axes, etc. and pay for cutting them ‘
Bort Gould, of this city, was unan­
imously elected president of the Coos
County Game Protective Association
at its annual meeting in the city hall
here Wednesday evening. Vico presi­
dents from the various cities in th*
county were elected »• follows:
Bandon—Ed Gal tier.
Myrtle Point —E C. Barker.
Powers—Geo. Stewart.
Marshfield—Dr. C. W. Endicott.
North Bend—Denny Hull.
. Coquille—J. L. Stevens, (j
Harry A. Slack, of Coquille was
elected secretary-treasurer.
Recommendations to the game com­
mission included one asking for a 25c
additional fee for each deer tag is­
sued in th« state, the extra funds to
be used in increasing the bounties paid
for varmint skins—wild eat and eoy-
otte—who kill more deer than all the
hunters in the otate slay annually.
Opposition to the classification of
the steelhead as anything but a game
Ash was also voiced.
Mr. Gallier
stated that it was easy to tell the
difference batween a salmon and a
steelhead by cooking. Th« bones of
a salmon become soft m cooking, a
ntoelhead’s do not.
The association also recommended
that the commercial fishing season be
set ahead ten days, making it cloae on
Nov. 10 instead of Nov. 90, and to
open in the summer ten days earlier,
for all fishing stream* south of Coos
Bay.
The annual dues of the association
were reduced to 81.00.
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Legion and Auxiliary Meet
A pot-luck dinner, served by the
ladies of the Auxiliary, plus the fact
that both Auxiliary and Legion Post
were meeting in the new quarters,
served to bring out between eighty
and ninety Legionnaires and their
wives to the first social function and
the first regular meeting held in Che
new Legion and Auxiliary headquar­
ters last Monday evening.
The committee for tho dinner was
Mrs. F. W. Martin, Mrs. R. L Stew­
art, Mrs. D. E. Rackleff and Mrs.
Chapman. The meeting of the Aux-
iliary was presided over by Mrs.
Gladys Gano, president.
Tho Aux-
iliary sent 810.00 to the chairman of
welfare work in Portland to be used
for children of disabled veterans and
the ladies are to meet at the Christ­
ian Church Friday afternoon to work
on a quilt
The building, known for year» as
the Set-a-Sp«ll building, has been ren­
ovated, new foundations put in, new
floor laid, partitions tom out, entry
room built, new woodwork put in and
new wallpaper hung. Th* transfor­
mation was such as to surprise and
please the crowd that gathered for the
first meeting.
The committee in
charge of this work has been, for the
Auxiliary: Mrs. Arthur Hooton, Mrs.
H. G. Prey and Mm. Cy Gano; for the
Legion, D. D. Hall, Wm. Zosel and
Sanford Archibald.. Dr. James Wheel­
er was elected by the Poet as Service
Officer to take the place of Dr. P. M.
Drake who ia leaving the city.
Hoars for Mail Closing at P. O.
into stove lengths, and stacking, pref­
Nearly one hundred men and
erence to be given to married men
sat down to the Fathers and
with children to support. —-—_
In order to properly plan and carry banquet in the High School gym W
out such a program a committee con­ nosday evening. The occasion
sisting of C. C. Farr, J. L Stevens sponsored by the 00 boys of
and Mr. B om wts named and they will, Smith-Hughes class of C. H. 8.,
submit their recommendations to the w*re «“¡«ted by Mias Rose
directors at the first meeting.
her domestic science class
There
are a number
of unemployed
mother« of the boys,
who
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men in Coquille at the present tite*!fch* sandwiches._____________________ |
boys
themselves did
did th«
the sert-
serv-
probably nq more than usual at this i 1 The
rbe h
“*» themselves
and had
had also
al»» decorated
decorated the
th. large
laefi*'
season whin the camps arc shut down, I * and
front thia week, when D. D. ball, man- I There are some patOfis in connection
ager of the business, was succeeded by, „nt the campal<B «Rich wfl be of
Hal Baxter, and Heaser Mousey, who . interest to Sentimt advertisers.
In
will be in charge of the mill operation | tWQ
blocks tn Coquille Mr.
and Selling end. Mr. Baxter, who has Renoon found that there was iust one
been made manager, will devote his | <utwcrib.r in retch, but that every psr-
attention to the buying end, and there aon in the block was reeding that one
is not a man in the county who knows <opy Tbat ia a benefit to the advw-
log» bettor than he does.
bu, not „ _uch beto to the
Guy Summers will continue as book- s<nt:naj exchequer.
and this means of aiding is preferable “»*«»hly hall in a most attrartlte k**»er j1 clur
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i office.
to the indiscriminate charity which (
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Mt’ BaMt*r
Harley W. Covalt had been invitad rire of 50 cents a thousand tn the fir
takes no cognisance of whether a man
| to preside as toastmaster and th._m.rket was an i nd i c atio n of Utter
is willing to work or not.
manner in Which he carried the pro­ times in store for the lumber industry
gram along proved the selection io
and that he expected railroad and
The Rain Needed Here
a wise one.
,
other orders after the first of the year
About three-quarters of an inch was
Music was furnished by Oran Rick­ would insure continuous operation.
the rainfall Tuesday night and Wed­ ard, a boys’ quartet consisting of
He »leo stated that th. company
nesday and the indications were for Jask McCue, Allington Glaisyer,
would continue to extend its steam
sn old-fashioned week or month of it, | aid Farr and Cu» Galla», accompany ¿se maini until th« entire businees
but yesterday turned off bright and [ ied by Edythe Farr at the piano, and »ection of Coquille io covered, and
While the Sentinel management is
of adding ovary name possi-
ble
iu 1Ut u lg n0< unap.restive
of
taken tai tn Xekly ap-
by non-subscribers, and
hope» that eventually every one will
WB„t
ilMtead of
hi_
ik - l .
r-ss
elear. Last December the rain* began another solo by Mr. Riekard who was J that th* income from this
in ffiamaht
tho 8th
Sth and
>nd kept
kd»nt at it
it. for
fnr supposed to lead a
«* song by
r » all
.1! the ■ wnsaLI
nr
earnest on the
would provo
a great help in keeping had been here
three years, with-
several days.
_ in the
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I boy*
claw. __________
This was ,_ near
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a of the
This week’s rain'was a blessing to ’ and of the —
program
most
Coquille for the supply in the reeer- ■ young men had found it necessary to
Will Protect Road fro» River
And we only had H half long
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A n J
«nough. He had been a Coquille resi-
voir, at the head of Rink creek, was depart for 'practice on tonight’e vo- -A
A meeting «f tho Fort of Bandon, . "• .
u a — m
getting pretty low, only 12 feet in ( divil at the Community Building,
membem of the Fat Elk Drainage As-
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Mr.
Covalt
introdreed
Judge
the deepest part of the gulch.
The total precipitation since Sep- Thompson, the first speaker, who was was held here Monday to determine thwr “*W
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tember 1 is 11 inches.
*‘once
Mut action might be taken to protect __ _ __ — —.
,
remarks the judge said he had two
the Coquille-lFiahtrap read at th. old
confessions to make. One was that Jim Mast barn, across the river from
he had earnestly opposed the atsrt«
the Smith plant boom. There is a
Sra'tb-Hughe» work m th* Co- bond of the river there that throws
quille schodls, believing there would
the current against the bank, and al-
The Lions Club of CoquiHe haa ar­
though a bulkhead was built there ranged with ths local post office to
After reheasing morning, noon and
take over all letters received which
night every day thia week, the boys
are addressed to Santa Claus, and to
and girls in the high school vaudeville,
• attend to filling as much of the orders
“Hollywood Sketches,” or “A Night
as is possible.
Out,” are now ready to present one of
Every year ths pastel authorities
the most successful stage productions
receive scares of letters addreeeed to
ever to be undertaken by a C. H. 8.
th« mythical laint and during the
group. It is to take place this «ven-
part five years sines the organisation
of the local den needy chikhon hate
munity Building at 9 P- m.
I trail which pretty nearly wrecked
had their faith in Santa substantiated
Instead of seven parts, as formerly their school when the dag made a bee-
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by gifts received through the mail.
announced and advertised, it is to in- line for the school house, and created
—brfn-
Th« plan followed is'to investigate
uu*1* •*rht' The additional act is endless confusion among the children. [ The safety program contemplates the letters received, and in «
—« in eases
H.rmoay
“ wh‘oh A}1“*-
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n,r*r befot* the placing of a good boom «cross the I wbare worthy and needy children
i are
ton Glaisyer^Donald Farr, Gus Gailas o
at ho was the perpetrator of . bend with dophins and heavy boom 'involved,
an
attempt
is
made to
fil at
mH
to All
and Jack McCue will ring in a .bort the d^.
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d
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of ,
v*’“ ¿“T*£~«
sticks to keep the drift and a part of > hut a part of the order. Frank Mar-
(Hay-skit which should prove to be
T. L. Bailey was next called upon
the current from striking the bank. tin u chairman of tho committee this
one of th* evening’s feature*.
I to talk from a dad’s viewpoint and he
It is estimated the cost will be 8880 y,,,..
In all, the program will consist of compared existing conditions with or 8700.
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in order to carry out the Lions’ hoi-
popular songs, now and old, dancing, those of his school day* in th* east
After tho danger of freshets next day program, Mr. Martin states that
acting, and comedy.
The choruses His eon, Bob, was called upon to sn­ spring ia peat, and the port funda per- J boxes will be -placed in a number ef
are all large and pretty, their cos- “
ewer
“ from
*“■“ a
“ —
son ’ s
* “
viewpoint.
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mit a more permanent program, the atOTaa ¡B Coquille where need or out-
tumes quaint, and typical. Most of the a good job of it, too.
three agencies will get together again fTOWn toys may be placed and which
'R. V. Ferguson gate a semi-humor­
scenery will be new and together with
with th« idea of financing a butthead,' win be distributed on Christmas to
the pretty costumes they should make ous talk which enlivened the evening filled in behind, which will more ade-' children who might otherwise find the
a colorful sight when the spotlights and was followed by Lyman Carrier
quately protect the bank at this point, holiday season no different from any
wh& detailed the accomplishments of
are playing on them.
Admission will be 50c for adulta, the present class—the concrete ap­
Government Survey of Timber [ Anyone who haa used articles suit-
25c for student, and 15c for grade proach,' tho concrete retaining wall,
C. W. Kline, who has hgon with the able for such a purpose can be assured
school people. There are no reserve and the shop now building—all of
Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment, that they will be appreciated by both
seat«.
The program will last about which was done by
boys, the
8tation of the
8. Forest Service (the Lions Club and the children to
two hours. The order of staging is: school district fumi»
materials.
for the past two months, cam« in whom given.
Chorus 1: Harvest Moon.
He said the directors of district No.1 Wednesday evening with F. D. Kemp, I
Boxes for receiving such donations
Chorus 2: Hawaiian.
8 hoped before long to establish a
of Portland, who will work with him are to be placed at J. C. Penney’»,
One Act Play.
, better equipped and larger home econ­
here for a week.
| Slater’s Variety Store, Wm. A. Zosel’s,
Chorus 8: Alice Blue Gown.
omics department than that now con­
Mr. Kline has spent the past two J. L Steven’s, the ML States Power
Harmony Junction Singers.
ducted by Miss Roseman.
months in Columbia and Clatsop Co., th« Busy Corner and possibly h»
Chorus 4: Chinese.
One thought he presented was that
counties, making survey* of the tim- other stores.
Faculty Take-Off. •
prosperity is not relatively as good
. her resources of those sections and
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Chorus 5: Ne«o.
for agricultural interests m are peri­
will be doing the same in southwest
Eastern
Star
Electa
ods of depression. At first thought
annual election of Beulah
Oregon for the next two or three
this
might
seem
to
be
a
mistaken
Steam Spouted on First Street
mo„nth*;
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1 Chapter No. 6, O. E. S., was held in
; idea, but in recalling the recurring
T*“P1* 1Mt •’•"Ing, the
First street here resembled tho cyc^ of iood and p^,, tinH1 ia th< sis^r nrihi-Vtor^’h^couZt^or^ril
sms in checking either county or pri- foyowing being chosen to serve the
geyser section of Yellowstone Park paati one ¡. forced u th<
veto timber cruises agsinst each other chapter for ths coming year:
the first of the week with hot steam that his statement to correct,
and against the timber setually stand-
boiling
up
from
the
pavement,
but
others
called
on
for
a
few
remarks
Worthy Matrtef— Frances Zosel.
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vesamam imncu utl IVI « 1CW rVUlffirttn •
Besides computing the timber
Charley Gardner’s crew stopped it ww E. L. Detlefsen, J. L Smith, J.'1"*’
Worthy Patron—Theodore Clinton.
and Wm. A. Zorel.
Th.
,U. ki^’’
mak*a tn>* ”*P i Associate Matron—Clara B o es ei m an
Monday. In front of the Penney [ L
* Steven,
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: ■
- showing how the firs, cedar*, myrtle,
store the plug in the «nd of tho steam
Associate Patron—George Ulett.
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CLUB TO HELP
QANTA DI IT
OrtAN 1 M WV 1
VODVIL TO BE
PIVI7M TA KTIPU’T,in< ot
kll
1 V-lNlVn I
The following are the hours of mail
departure from the Coquille post-
ofllce, handed us by Postmaster Geta i
who asks that particular notice be
taken that while first class mail for
the north arid east does not leave un­
til 5:30 each afternoon, that parcels line had blown out and that wm
The banquet itrelf was most s*is-
post packages are sent at 4:80 and quickly remedied.
must bo in the office prior to 4 p. m.,
In front of th« Cow Bel) Dairy an tying, the menu consisting of sand-
or wait until tho next day:
upward protruding joint had been wiches Dickie. i>e.n. enff«. nU .nd
For Myrtle Point, Broadbent, Pow­ covered with concrete and when the toTcrekm
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ers, Norway, Bandon and down the «team heat expanded the pipe, either
Throughout the program there wm
coast, first claas and parcel poet, 8:00 the pipe or the concrete had to break I frequent reference to the very able in-.
a. m.
| and the iron lost out in the contest of
' structor of the Smith-Hughes depart- '
w M.
w Cunning,
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For Marshfield, first class only, 9:50 strength. That Was also easily re- meat, W.
and A the fin*
1 paired.
work done in Coquille High School
For Myrtle Point, Roseburg, and
Steam from, the mill is now fumish- under his tutelage.
j ing heat to the following buildings or
train, first class only, 18:90 a. m.
Besides the boys of the class the
For Bandon, first class only, 10:90 places of business—City Cleaners, Co­
i fathers and guest« present were the
quille Sheet Metal Works, Norcott’s
following: Henry Ellis, J. T. Morris,
For MdKinley and Leneve routes, Stulio, the Jas. Richmond building,
John McCue, Geo. A. Ulett, Wm. A.
the
Coquille
Hotel
and
annex,"
the
first class and parcel post, 8:80 a. m.
Zosel. T. L. Bailey, 8. M. Neuler, C.
For Marshfield, first dam and par­ John and Chas. Oerding offices, and
W. Gardner. H. Martindale, F. H.
cel post, 4:80 p. m.
th« 3. M. Nosier building and apart­
Wagner, R. H. Bryant, W. E. Crore,
For North Bend, outside of the ments, with prospects that several t
E. L Detlefsen, W. V. Glaisyer, Geo.
county and east, first class only, 5:90 more will be hooked up in the near ‘ w
“. Bryant. A. L Hooton, Wade H.
p. m.
future.
| Arstill, J. L Stevens, Henry H. Hart­
Note: All parcel post mail for
It is also expected before very long
ley, J. B. Gillis, J. L Smith, Delbert,
Marshfield, North Bend, Portland and to extend the main up to the city hall
Donaldson, W. H. Wiggins, H. Berry,
the East should be in the postoffice not on Hall street, and down to the Sen­
H. V. Holverstott, R. J. Holvsrstott,.
later than 4:00 p. m. for th* 4:80 p. m. tinel corner on Second.
Curtis Holvsrstott, C. A. Holverstott.
dispatch.
F. W. Martin, E. F. Grider, H. A.
Coquille Woman’s Club cook books Young. Geo. E. Oerding. Hale B. Eu­
make appropriate- Christmas gifts. banks, J. R. Bunch. D. F. Thompson,'
They can bo secured at the city li­ H. W. Covalt, Lyman Carrier, F. A.
brary.
Pook, A. T. MsrriMu, F. F. M u « b ,
-r^rfc. '
*,n^n<
*Mw’ •* ’ ta
ta •~tion'
Secretary—Imogene Neal.
Treasurer—Alice Eviand.
Conductress—Catherine Ruble.
haV* Bn accur“‘* ch*rk
th* rtand-
Associate Conductress—Illma Leb-
in< timb*r in “* UniUd 8UU*’ but manowsky.
n>ore important ia the information as
The other officers are to bo •P-
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of
pointed by the Worthy Matron.
country’s timber resources.
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It is estimated that ten yean will
Redecorating Liberty Theatre
be required to complete the survey in
The interior of the Liberty Theatre
the United 8tatm.
is being redecorated this wook, and
when th« job is completed it will pre­
vent a most attractive appearance.
The work is being done with a spray
paint gun and it is surprising what
can be accomplished by spraying a
surface with paint instead of brushing
it on.
The ceding of the auditorium ia a
two-tone futuristic conception, while
the wail» are to be three tone, orchid
baek rround with green and yellow
high lights. The sound boxes and
the outline of th« proscenium arch are
to be a bright gold.
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With their schedule nqw arranged
and practice well on its way, the Co­
quille High basketball team ia look­
ing eargerly toward the coming sea­
son and «specially to the opening pre­
season game to be played at the Com­
munity Building, Saturday, December
18. Arago, of the class “B” league,
will be the opposition in thia encoum*
ter. ,
From advance notice the Arago
quintet has the reputation of being a
formidable foe. They have practically
the same Uneup they used in 1999 to
place high in their league standing
and to obtain the oportunity of cosa-
peting in the tournament. Arago pro­
bably has an advantage over the lo cale
in that they have boon practicing
throughout moet of tho fait TMt
teamwork and precision wilt likely bo
better duo to this, but with more ma­
terial oe hand, C. H. 8. has greater
possibilities and should enter the
fray with even chances.
Coach Hartley has announced no
starting lineup and with only one regu­
lar back from last year many now faces
win appear. Hartley is planning on
carrying twenty men on his squad.
Ten are to be first stringers and ten
second team. Of eourse, there will be
changes in these groups as time goes
on. Among th« boys on tho first
squad are Eliingaen and WiHiams,
centers; L. Seeley, Ellis, Shaver,
Smith and McCue. forwards; Pulford,
8tovens, Chard, and Glaisyer, guards;
and Woodyard, either guard or for-
The second squad is to consist of
chiefly lower classmen.
They are
Pook and Stoneeyphere, centers; Mor­
ris, Farr, Holvsrstott, Martin, and T.
Stevens, forwards; and Parrott, Mat­
ney, Gailas. and Ireland, guards.
Others are also turning oat and if
after catching the swing of tho court
9*“»
they may also bo used.
Eligibility is a hug« item which is
st present confronting the boys. It
w their duty to see that they are up
in their studies and pass when the
mid-term exams come. If they don't
t will prove they haven’t much school
spirit.
Basketball schedules for A and B
leagues of Coos County, and debate
•chedules for the district were ar­
ranged at the meeting of tho Coca
County Schoolmasters* club held at
the Coquille High School building last
Saturday morning.
"A” league schedule is as follows:
Jan. 19, Coqdtlle at Myrtle Point;
Roseburg at Marshfield.
Jan. 17, Roseburg at North Bend.
Jan. 28, Myrtle Point at Bandon;
North Bond at Coquille; Marshfield
at Roseburg.
Jan. 90, North Bend at Bandon;
Marshfield at Myrtle Point; Coquille
at Woatborg.
February 8, Coquille at Marshfield;
Myrtle Point at North Bond.
Fob. 9, Bandon at Roseburg; North
Bend at Marshfield; Myrtle Point at
CoquiHe.
Fob. 10, Coquille at Bandon.
February 18, Bandon at Myrtle
Point; Coquille st North Bend.
February 17, Myrtle Point at
Marshfield; Bandon at North Bend.
February 90, North Bend at Myrtle
Point; Roert>urg at Bandon; Marsh­
field at Coquille.
February 24, Marshfield at Bandon.
February 27, Marshfield at North
Bend, Roseburg at Coquill«.
February 29, Bandon at Coquille,
Roseburg at Myrtle Point.
March 0, Bandon at Marshfield.