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The Coquille
THE TAPER TH ATS
VOL. XXVIII.
NO. 33.
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Corn Show Meeting, Aug. 29
Whether Coquille to to have a Corn
Show this fail will be the subject of
discussion at a meeting to be held at
7:80 next Monday evening in the city
hall. Call for the meeting was made
yesterday by J. L. Smith, chairman of
the Corn Show Association, and aar-
eryone in Coquille who desires to
arouse a greater community in
terest, a reviving of the times when
Coquille was the most active town in
southwestern Oregon, to invited to
meet with the association directors
and express his or her opinion on the
question.
Besides Mr. Smith, the directors
ore Goo. Jenkins, J. A. Lamb, Geo.
Hampton, Lyman Carrier, H. E. Hess
and X. D. Webb.
It to not expected to raise and spend
a lot of money on a Corn Show thia
year. There will probably be very
little available for booth prises; and
the talk heard around town to that
merchandise prizes be offered for
com, potato, apple and vegetable ex
hibits. In fact the concensus of opin
ion is that the cost of the show should
be cut to the minimum. There is
around 8200 remaining in the treasury
from the 1880 Corn Show.
FRIDA T, AUGUST 28, 1MX
Mill AeUrliy
TO CL
CASH MMENTS
Increased activity in the lumber
business in Coos county is indicated
in the re-opening of the Moore Camp
near Leneve, Wednesday morning.
For Hold Up on Warren Herzog
That also means that the Moore mill
at Eleven Last Evening—
in Bandon will also be operating
again.
|35 Not Recovered
Another report, current ia Marsh
field, but which has not been con
“Stick 'em up,” was the command
The Northwest Conference of the
Just what action is to be taken by
firmed, and which may be incorrect, is
issued by a figure who stepped up
M. E. Church South which opom
that the Coos Bay Lumber Co. plant, the county official« and employees who
from below to confront Warren Her
Pioneer Hall yesterday morning
the big mill at Eastaide, win be pretented a petition to the county
zog, Joe. Staninger and Ellsworth
come to an end after the evening ser
started up again after the first of court Monday, taking that all sal
Willett, at the north end of the Henry
vices Sunday at which time Bishop
September. This is denied in some aries be paid in cash, has not yet been
street bridge, a little after 11 o’clock
Moore will read his appointments to
quarters by those who should know, announced by Dal M. King, attorney
last evening.
the various churches in the district
and yet with the possible transfer of for the petitioners, and his aasoicate,
And within half an hour three
for the comng year.
the Coos Bay properties to another James Watson.
young men of Coquille were in the
Bishop Moore will preach at both
The original petition, as presented
large timber operator and lumber
county jail and are being held. The
services Sunday, and those who have
manufacturer there may be something to the court, contained 18 names, but
boys are Fred McNair, the one who
heard him the past week will welcome
out shakes.
Before
that doing on the Bay in the near future. before the court order, refusing to
held the automatic, Clifford Judd and
the opportunity to again listen to this
were made by splitting them
grant the prayer of the petition, was
Ellsworth Willett, who were arrested
able and magnetic speaker.
hand, a slow process.
With
made, eight of that number had pro
by Sheriff Hess, Deputy Culver and
Dr. W. L. Barr, who Was accompan
reduction mads possible with
sented a request that their names be
Marshal Howell at Willett’s home on
ied by his family from Phoenix, Aris,
r machines,
Mr. ■ Dornath
withdrawn from the petition. ,
Tenth street.
spoke at morning and evening ser
out to advertise hie product
If the petitioners follow the pro
For the two or three nights preced
vice, in place of the bishop yesterday,
he got a nice business going on
gram as outlined by one of them last
ing, Mr. Herzog, who conducts the
and will preach both services today.
, in addition to his shingle and
week, and seek a mandamus in Cir
pool room on First street, adjoining
This morning's session of the Con
manufacture.
cuit court, compelling the payment of
the hotel building, had been accom
ference was taken up with receiving i About a month ago a man, Fred
salaries in money, the final settlement
panied home by Willett. Last even
reporta from the various churches of Hyde, a carpenter and builder, hap
will rest with the Supresne court for,
ing Jos. Staninger also accompanied
the conference, discussion of church pened into town and entered the Dor
as one large warrant holder said,
them, the two leaving the pool room
problems and in deciding where next nath warehouse. There he saw the
“If the officers and employees secure
about eleven when the usual hour for
year’s assembly and conference shall new «hake and realized that at last
a mandamus, we (warrant holders)
locking up to midnight.
be held.
he had found what he had been look
will intervene and carry the case to
As they reached the end of the
The Missionary Society of the ing for for years, something that
the highest court in the state."
bridge, McNair with a handkerchief
Church, of which Mrs. P. D. Hartman, oould be used in building a distinctive
There to good reason for the posi
over his face, stepped up from the side
of this city, is president, is holding house, different in appearance from
tion the warrant holders take, as there
of the bridge, ordered Willett, by
its session each afternoon of Wednes any ever built before, and with such
to also excellent reaeon for the de
.Come to the Odd Fellows building
pointing at him, to roach into Mr.
day, Thursday and today.
wonderful possibilities of develop
mands of the office holders and em
Herzog’s hip pocket and extract the Saturday, August 27th, if you want to
The list of pastors in attendance at ment that thousands of houses could
We desire to call attention to the ployees. AM those whose salaries are
wallet, containing 835 or 840, and forget your troubles Tor a while. The the conference, which includes all but bo constructed no two resembling registration plans for the high school.
not fixed by law have received reduc
store
room
on
the
corner,
formerly
oc
then to get the pocket-book from
two or three hi the district, is as fol each other.
Parents with questions, please re tions in their pay and in addition have
cupied
by
the
Hub
Clothing
Co.
will
Herzog’s other hip pocket But he
lows:
. wjj* - ■
Ordinary frame house«, or concrete, member August 81 from 8 a. m. to 4 and are being compelled to discount
bad left that at home and there was be the scene of the Dahlia and Glad
Bishop J. Arthur Moore, San Fran or brick, rpmmble one another to a p. m. in the high school library. This their warranto anywhere from 10 to
only a keytainer there, which was Show, sponsored by the Coquille cisco.
large extent, but here was some day is to be given over to parents. 25 per cent As one employee states,
There will be
later found in front of the A. M. Flower Lovers Club.
Dr. X. T. Clark, Nashville, Tenn. thing that would allow infinite vari Students,
remember
registration “We would much rather take another
other
flowers
also
and
when
you
see
Lamsney residence.
Rev. W. B. Smith, Bandon.
ety. A wavy roof, maaa ¡to-looking Thursday and Friday, September lot cut in pay, and receive cash for our
them
you
will
surely
forget
there
McNair then allowed them to go
Rev. P. D. Hartman and Bev. . G. A. pillars which contained but a few and 2nd, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. in the services. The county would save
on and disappeared. The tennis shoe was ever such a thing as depression. Gray, of Coquille.
feet of lumber, perfectly concaved or high school library.
Four teachers money in that, the amount that to now
marks show that he crossed under the This show will also prove that we
Rev. R. U. Wald raven? of CorvalMs. aonvexed corners, window framaa, will be on duty on answer questions
Tolng to warrant purchasers in the
can
raise
as
beautiful
flowers
here
as
bridge and ran up the gulch a dis
Rev. J. A. Hall, Junction City.
complete
your registration. form of discounts.”
doors, window awnings, anything and
anywhere.
Anyone
having
flowers
of
tance and thence to the Willett home
Rev. N. D. Wood, Medford.
about a house could be furnished with Schedules, book lists, and general in
According to one of the attorneys
Herzog immediately phoned down any kind is asked to bring them. And
Rev. J. X. Walbeck, Leland, Idaho. these «hakes, stained or natural, a formation will be available. Wo are
for the petitioners, the basto on which
best
of
all,
it
will
not
cost
yon
a
penny
to Marshal Howell and very soon
Rev. J. H. Dill«, Spokane, Wash.
alight torch burning giving the ap anxious to have all high school stu their claim for cash payment to made
thereafter Sheriff Hees and Deputy to see these flowers for there is no
Rev. C. F. McConnell, Milton, Ore. pearance of age, and yet so beautiful dents register on these designated
is found in section «0-854 of the Ore
Culver, who had boon tipped off that charge whatever (not even a silver
Rev. Lester Taber, Troy, Idaho.
a structure as to be truly a work of days.
gon eode whch states that all wages
offering);
but
we
would
like
to
have
a hold-up was on for midnight, ap
Rev. T. 8. Wheeler, Roseburg.
art.
In thia issue students and parents paid by state, county or municipal
you put your name on the registra
peared on the scene.
Dr. J. X. Crawford, Nashville, Tama.
In devising his plans for making a will find the course of study which subdivision must be in gold or silver
T Vkohar
Several of the fire boys had also tion book that we may know how
Rev. J.
Fisher filMexm^ass
Simpaon, **-- I
able to withstand haa been worked out Pleaae study coin. Furthermore the claims of of
many
enjoyed
coming.
The
commit
accompanied the marshal, and reach
Rev. H. S. Shangle and Rev. J.
and storm, Mr. It carefully. We are not going to ficers and employees, for salaries, the
ing the Oerding corner, the whole tee in charge has been working faith McKee, Walla Walla, Wash.
Hyde studied th« construction of a print theMntire high school schedule pay of jurors and of any other county
fully
on
this
show
and
they
are
doing
crowd piled into the officers’ cars. All
Rev. J no. F. Reagan, Deer Ixtdge, dirigible where tension is ths under sines it demands too much space. The
employee whose employment to made
except Willett. ¡He had accompanied everything in their power to make it Mont.
lying principle. Ha then apptod the school day for the high school is di mandatory by statute, is a preferred
a
success.
So
show
them
your
appre
Herzog to the phono but when the
Rev. T. B. Reagan, Butte, Moat.
Idea to the shake-built representation vided as follows: Classes begin at claim, over any for supplies and aar-
officers arrived he faded out.
The ciation of their efforts by coming and
Dr. W. H. Nelson, of San Franctoeo, of a house he has built in one cor 8:80 a. m. Classes, on an average, are
vices which era left to the discretion
cars were driven to Willett’s home at don’t forget the time nor the place— who addressed the conference this ner of the warehouse. The shake ie 55 minuet in length. The noon hour
of the employing agency.
Road
August
27th,
in
the
corner
room
of
once, possibly 20 minutes elapsing be
morning.
nailed at the thin and upper end. Just ie from 12fl0 to 1:10. The last class workers would come under the dis
tween the hold-up and the officers’ ar the Odd Feel low« building. Those en
Rev. A. J. Starmer, Le Grande.
under the lower end of the row of closes at 8:00 p. m„ following which cretionary powers of the court and
tering flowers are asked to have them
rival nt Willett’«.
Dr. J. X. Harper, Spokane.
shakes to nailed a strip, one inch or we have a 40 minute activity period. payment in cash to not prescribed by
there
by
ten
o'clock
in
the
morning.
In the house they found McNair in
Rev. Oscar Gibson, Baker.
two inches in thickness. The tension All practices, conferences, assemblies the statutes.
his underclothes, Clifford Jud, who
Rev. J. P. Bray, Medford.
of the shake, thus slightly curved and student body meetings are to be
On the other hand should warrants
Coo* Ahead of Willamette
had left the pool room about ten
Rev. C. 8. Coberly, Tangent.
laterally, makes the wall .as solid as held during thia period. School offi run on for years, because of cash pay
minute« before Herzog, and Willett
Referring to the growing of peas in
Rev. J. T. Croot, Richland, Oro.
any clapboarded house, and yet the cially closes at 8:40 p. m.
ments to employees the county's
The theory to that Judd was in on the Willamette valley, as compared
Rev. H. A. VanVliet, Noxson, Mont. wall, which can be made to look of
Now to answer questions concern credit would be still further impaired,
the framing of the robebry and had to the Coos county experiment being
Dr. W. L. Barr, Phoenix, Aris.
great thickness is mostly air, furnish ing the primary department. It ie and there would be no sale for war
tipped McNair off that the throe were carried on this year, Barclay Hender
The Northwest Assembly for young ing a eooi interior tn summer and an adopted policy of the school to
rants at any rate of discount.
Nor
on their way home.
son, in charge of the quick-freezing people, which closed its sessions keeping the cold out in winter. The eliminate mid year classes. This was
will it be possible to sell a warrant
No trace of the money could be department of the Ray-MaHng Co. at Thursday evening, was exceptionally poorest of lumber makes just qg.effec necessary and ia beat because of a
pending the final settlement of the
found although the officers spent the Hillsboro, said when here last week: fine, the total registration for the tive a support in the walls as the certain amount of confusion and not
ease, should a mandamus bo secured
night in searching for it and tn ques “There to no question about it; you week being 125.
highest clears, and there has to be having facilities to care for such. The in Circuit court
tioning the trio.
have ue beaten." Bigger crops and
Credits granted at the close of the no solid plank wall on which to nail
The county court, as was antici
The robbery was evidently planned consequently more returns to the Assembly totalled 155, some present the shakes.
pated, passed a resolution denying
for the evening beefore but the meet growers; a better offensive against receiving two.
The Sentinel is not pretending to
the petition, and it to now up to the
ing of Herzog and Willett, with “Pen the aphis and cut worms, was what
The first leadership diploma ever give a detailed account of bow these
petitioners to decide whether the
ny" Sturdivant near the end of the Mr. Henderson meant.
presented by the conference, under beautiful house« may be built, it only
/text step shall bo taken.
bridge, and the consequent conver
And the aphis are still being con the new merger plan, was awarded suggests that there ie something very
Impartiality in presenting these
sation scared McNair off. The tennis trolled, although it has meant a con Mrs. J. A. McKee, of Walla Walla.
worth while investigating down in the
few arguments has been the aim of
shoe tracks under the bridge were stant fight with spray. H. S. Cadman
Christian culture
degress
were warehouse, and Messrs. Dornath and
the Sentinel, for it can be readily seen
very plain and in leering the acene says that the daily cost of the Dia given Mrs. Jennie Howard, of Med Hyde are more than glad to explain
both parties to the controversy have
the tracks went over two differeent mond L spray from which the solu ford, and Miss Sybil Weathereil, of anything in connection with the
fust and reasonable grounds for their
route«, showing that last night was tion ia made haa been 810 for the past Walla Walla.
building.
position.
not the only time he ran from the month. This does not include labor
Christian culture diplomas were
A carpenter can more quickly sense
spot.
or equipment, just the ten quarts of presented to Dorothy Jackson, Rose the possibilities of construction than
Sneak Thieves Take Hats
McNair, who formerly lived here, Diamond L which to stirred into 50 burg; Edith Hounshell, Spokane; can the lay man; he can realise how
Sneak thieves have been busy sev
returned a few weeks ago after re gallon« of water.
Nannie Lou Neighbors, Corvallis; a shake-built house such as this will
eral evenings the past ten days, slip
ceiving his discharge from the navy.
Both Mr. Tway and Mr. Cadman, Ruth Oldridge, WaMa Walla.
reduce the coot of building, and all
ping into the entry of the Pioneer
Judd and Willett have been prelim who will begin picking this week, are
The Walla Walla representation its other advantages.
Church while services were in pro
inary fighters on boxing cards in quite optimistic that a good crop will was awarded the distance cup, and
Whether contemplating the con
gress and stealing hate. Two were
Coos county and Willett has been in be harvested, and every one who goes Coquille the attenadnee cup.
struction of a new home or not, a visit
taken one night and one each on sev
trouble before.
Blue seals were presented to Rose to the Dornath plant will be interest
down to thoee 80 or more acres of
eral other evenings, until a watch was
This probably was their first job pee fields below Cedar Point agrees burg, Spokane and Walla Walla for ing and instructiv«.
posted. Tuesday night a robe was
and to likely to be their last for some with them.
percentage standings, and the red seal
stolen from the J. L. Smith car in
Not to Gravel Cat-off Road
time.
Mr. Henderson told the growers was presented to Corvallis.
front of the ehureh.
When quizzed by the officers during here that his company would not con
Gravelling of any portion of the
Both Coquille people and the vis
Another source of annoyance was
the night the boy« appeared to be on tract for peas in Coos eounty matur itors seem \o be very much pleased Marshfield-Empire cut-off road trill
the bunch of hoodlums who created a
the verge several times of breaking ing before Sept 1. The Ray-Maling with the success of the ten days’ not be done this year, according to a
disturbance alongside the church
down and confessing the complicity Co. contract with the General Foods sessions, and the visitors with the decision of the eounty court Monday.
Sunday evening while Bishop Moore
of all three in the plot When lodged Corporation ia for «,000 tons of courtesy and accommodation extend The intention to spend 82,000 oa the
eras speaking, and etill another was
in cell with another young fellow, quick-freeze peas and they have al ed them.
road this fall was made in a court
the boys, young men even, who knock
Willett broke down and blubbered, ready purchased from the producers
A myrtle wood gavel was presented order early this month, but so strong
ed letters off the bulletin board in
but somehow held on to himself and 4400 tons. And they are able to pur to Bishop Moore at yesterday morn were the protests made against im
front of the church. It to mortfying
did not spill anything.
chase nearer home all they want up ing’s session of the Conference, and proving unnecessary roads this year
to have to apologise to the visitors in
The gun used in the hoH-up was to the last of August.
at this morning’s session, Xrnest Pur- that the court rescinded its previous
Coquille for the actions of boys and
was found at the WiHett home.
But, according to information re vance, of Coquille, was elected Con action.
men who know better, but do not eeem
Commiasoner Hagge, of Marsh
ceived, there is no other section, with ference Treasurer, and will have the
to care how bad a name they might
Has Skimmed Milk for Relief in a night's trucking distance of Hills handling of all conference funds for field, brought the matter up at the
give the city.
The Coquille Relief Association haa boro, whore peas can be produced in the next year.
meeting of the court Monday and ex
need for a kitchen stove which can be September and if thia year's experi
pressed himself, as in favor of going
Will Supervise Pea Picking
placed to good advantage with a des ment turns out as well aa present
through with it. Commissioner Carl
Mr.
Hansen, field man for the Ray-
titute family. If anyone has a used prospects indicate it will, there ia no
voted no, giving aa hie reasons th'
Maling Co., Inc., of Hillsboro, arrived
stove the association would like to reason a thousand acres of peas can
unanimous opposition, outside the
in the county Tuesday, August 28, to
hear of it
city of Marshfield; the Cooe eounty
not be grown in Coos county here
supervise the harvesting of green
“Penny" Sturdivant also tells the after—for September maturing.
warranto rt nation, and other valid
peas which have been contracted to
Sentinel that he has an offer of Ave
objections to doing it thia year.
that film by eight farmers in the Co
MYSTERY: Do you know what it
gallons of separated milk to be de
Judge Thompson sided with Mr.
quille Valley. Mr. Hansen reported a
livered at the association depot in the meant ? Come to the C. X. Party, on
Carl, stating that he was opposed to
successful crop in the Rainier and
Sentinel building every morning if Friday evening at 7:80 and you will
carrying on any project which might
This win be Mr. Longview section, where he super
there are those who are unable to buy And out Meet the other “mysterious”
wreck the financial structure of Cooe
vised the harvesting of a crop imme
milk who wish to make arrangements guetta at the south end of Henry 8t
county, as thia matter threatened to
diately before coming here.
bridge. By order d L I U
to call for it daily.
FLOWER SHOW
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