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The Coquille Valley Sentinel
VOL. XXVIII.
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY,
READY TO DRILL
E. Marrion, president of the
Coast OU Co, returned Monday ev-
ening from his two or throe weeks'
trip to southern California with the
good news that the casing, drilling
equipment and everything else need
ed for the completion of the weH and
its control when it is brought in, is
on the boat which left San Pedro the
first of the week and is due in Coos
Bay tomorrow or Sunday.
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Nor is this all he reports.
leases which have delayed resumption
of activity at tbs well am now in
hand.
And more important yet to the
operation by the company is the feet
financial arrangements have been
completed which will insure that the
wen will be drilled continuously until
production is brought in.
Mr. Marrion also made contact with
independent operators in the south
which insures that as soon as
first well proves the claims that
in an oil Arid, drilling of others win
be started very quickly.
Naturally Mr. Marrion does not
care to give complete details of all
he lined up on his trip south, but his
aasursnee that an is in readiness to
develop the field, if and when it is
proved, is most satisfying.
Nor is the word “if” used in a
doubtful sense. There is no question
about there being oH in the 1600-foot
bore; the only undetermined point is
as to how large a pool there is. And
Mr. Marrion and J. Ellis Loreman,
the geologist, are as quietly confident
that good production will be struck as
they are that the hole is down 1600
feet.
Work was resumed at the camp on
Wednesday. An office building and
another structure for employee accom
modation are to be built nt once. The
wantar tank and pipe line are being!
instriled, and the boring through the
80-foot concrete plub at the bottom of
the bore will be started quickly.
Early next week it io expected that
actual drilling in new ground will be
32 Ton« of Pena Shipped
Including the seven tons of pose
shipped out from here last evening, a
total of >2 tons from the Tway, Ford
and Russ ranches, have been shipped
to the Ray-MaHng plant at HiHdboro,
for quick freeiing. The peak of the
picking season is expected to be
reached during the next two weeks.
Around 140 to 150 pickers have
been engaged this week in harvesting
the crop, and there will bo more next
week. But that is no inducement for
outsiders to come in looking for Jobe,
for there approximately 800 on the
waiting lists of the growers.
Inexperience on the part of the
pickers, and the fact that the peas
have not come yet to full bearing has
kept the earnings of the pickers down
to an average of »1.00 to »1.10 a day,
but it should increase to »1.50 next
week, with experienced pickers able
to gather better than 200 pounds a
day. The pries paid is 65 cents a
hundred pounds, with a 10* cents
bonus per 100 to those who stay for
the season.
Comic Section Commended
The comic section which started in
the Sentinel last Friday is to be a
regular feature in the future. Massy
favorable comments on this new ad
dition to the Sentinel’s feature items
have been expressed, and the fact
that each of the eight cornice has not
appeared in print--previoualy makes
them of first importance. The list
includes Mutt and Jeff. S’Matter Pop,
Folks. Little Stanley, Simp O’Dill, and
The Nobbs.
Attention is also called to the sev
enteen business houses whose co
operation with
advertisements
in
thia section make its publication pos
sible.
Those advertisers are Rack-
leff’s Pharmacy, City Cleaners A
Tailors, Nosier Beauty Shop, P. W.
Walker Hardware, Cream O’Coos Ice
Cream,
Hooton’s Electric
Shop,
Schroeder’s Jewelry Store, Geo. F.
Burr Motor Co., C. L. Willey Plumb
ing, Cow Bell Dairy, Coquille Laun
dry, Farr A Elwood, Patrician Beauty
Shop, Hudson’s Drug Store, Taylor’s
Battery and Service Station, J. S.
Barton Insurance, and Slater’s Va
riety Store.
Marshal Lewis English, who was
being assisted in the search by War
ren Hersog and Rosa Ricketts, found
the sack containing • »35.60, which
Fred McNair took from Mr. Hersog
at the point of a gun last Thursday
night, under a stump in front of Ells
worth Willett’s home, last Friday,
Just before noon.
With this clinching piece
dence the youthful hold-up
that the jig was up, but it
not
until twelve hours later
he
“came through” and admitted that
he did the deed. But in his confes
sion he claimed that he and he alone
was responsible for the robbery,
that the other two boys arrested were
not implicated in any way and knew
nothing of it beforehand.
This, however, does not alter the
fact that it was Clifford Judd’s .38
revolver, which the latter had pur
chased from Willett, which was used
in the hold-up. Nor does It change
the fact that the three boys were in
conference last Thursday on the
street, and that the tip received by
the sheriff’s office was that McNair
wae going to use Judd’s gun at mid
night. The fact that Hersog locked
up an hour early wu all that prevent
ed the officers from being on the
spot when the stunt was pulled.
Nor is any member of the sheriff’s
office making an apology to Judd and
Willett for taking them into custody
when they found them in company
with an embryo footpad.
With McNair’s exhoneration of the
pair, there was nothing for the officers
to do but release them.
In making his confession McNair
expressed himself as ready to go be
fore Judge Brand today, plead guilty
and receive his sentence..
KILLED WHEN
CAROVERTURNS
Ira William Daniels Jr., passed
away in the Mast Hospital at Myrtle
Point Saturday, August 27, at three
p. m., from injuries received in an
auto accident which happened at 1:30
p. m. the same day, just on the out
skirts of Myrtle Point Young Dan
iels waa driving a heavy Oakland
sedan and, after rounding a curve,
had apparently used the brakes which
caused the front wheels to lock,
causing the car to turn end over
end three time« without leaving the
highway.
.
Mias Genevieve Norris, of Myrtle
Point, and Harry Kelley, of North
Bend, the passenger* in the car, were
slightly injured.
Ira William Daniels, the eon of
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wilson, of
Marshfield, was bom at Lamps, Ore
gon, January 4, 1909, and at the time
of his death was 23 years, 7 months
and 28 days of age.
Besides his
mother and stepfather, he is survived
by two half sisters, June and Marie
Wilson, and half brother, Jimmie Jr.
The funeral was held in Myrtle
Point Monday afternoon and the body
was laid to rest in the Coquille Ma
sonic cemetery beside bhat of his
father, Ira William Daniels, Sr., who
wm killed in a logging accident Jan.
14, 1909, when Im Jr. waa but ten
days old. Being of a sunny disposi
tion his passing will be mourned by
a large circle of relatives and friends.
Refief Assn. Needs Clothing
The Ways and Means committee of
the Coquille Relief Association is
mking anyone who has garden stuff
or produce to put away for next win
ter, and who is unable to buy the
cans, to bring it to the Relief head
quarters snd the committee will can
it on shares. Mondays and Thursdays
have been set as the days for the pro
duce to be deHvered and arrange
ments can be made by calling 98-R
or the commissary, 109-J.
Never before have so many gar
dens been planted in Coquille and the
way to save a large portion/of it is to
can it for next winter’s use.
Another matter in which the Re
lief Association ia deeply interested
now is clothing and shoes, and anyone
having any articles of clothing or
old rimes whch can be worn ia , re
quested to notify the committee, either
by phone or in person.
It doesn’t
make any difference how worn the
clothing is, the ladies «rill mend it
and put it where it will be appre
ciated. Of course such wearing ap
parel should be clean, but the com
mittee will repair it
New Restaurant Opened
Mrs. Amelia Nelson, formerly of
Bandon Poultry Show in Dec. Myrtle Point, but who came here from
Bandon has decided to hold its an Marshfield, opened a restaurant last
nual Poultry and Egg Show again this Saturday in the W. 0. W. building,
year, ths dates selected bring Dee. between the Nosier Barber Shop and
11, 12, 18.
the Bergen Flower Chop.
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M. E. South Appointment«
Says Other Two Not Guilty
Every
In our final article before school
. The most enthusiastic preliminary
Corn Show meeting in many years opens may we check finally with stu
dents and parents. Please be sure to
was that hold at the city haU “
have all questions and registration
evening to decide whether
festival should be held this year, af checked before Tuesday, September
Sixth. Also remember that students
ter being passed up last year.
The vote on the motion to have the are to remain in school all day Tues
Com Show waa unanimous, with more day. In the grades the district-owned
than twenty-five business men pres textbooks will be distributed to each
ent.
teacher on Monday, September 5th.
A good start toward raising the The general faculty meeting on Satur
sinews of war wm made when over day, September 8rd, will enlighten
»IftO in cash and merchandise were teachers as to duties, responsibilities,
subscribed.
. S necessary rules and regulations, and
Various reasons; all of them good. general administrative policies. Sec-
wsre advanced by the speakers
tional
faculty meetings vu
on mvuu«/
Monday
teia fer
wa *
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spending a few dollars in a I Coquffle will taka up necessary regulations for
separate building programs.
celebration this faM.
.
As a last, final announcement con
No one expecta to raise or spend
the »1000 to »1600 which some corn cerning teachers, we received the
shows have cost during the past de resignation of Mrs. Payton Just a
cade, but it was felt that a chow like few days ago and are announcing the
the first one or two could be held to election of Miss Letta Wallace, from
Brooke, Oregon. Mias Wallace has
a »500 or »000 cost
Coquille needs a good laugh, Was had five years* experience teaching
>ne of the thoughts advanced, and a and is a graduate of Oregon State
Corn Show, with ite jollity and get- Normal and the University of Oregon.
May we at this time express our
together spirit will be a splendid
tonic and revive the depressed feel thanks and appreciation to the Monde
ings of everyone.
and patrons of the school for the
AU the coast country of Oregon te splendid co-operation and general re
making a sacrifice, or should be, to sponse to school Mans. We appreci
attract tourist travel, and the invest ate the interest and attitude of all
ment thus made is expected to return parents and patrons.
The Board has been untiring in
dollars for every cent invested. Of
equal importance is it to get on to • their efforts and plans for the im
more
familiar footing with our provement and upbuilding of the
friends and neighbors in Coos coun school. A new foundation has been
ty, show them that Coquille te a live «laced 1 under the Washington Build-
town still and appreciates their visits, ing,
_ th
the haU in the High School BuiM-
The speakers at Monday evening^ hr r has been widened, and the dosnes-
meeting included Lisle Goodwin, Les- He
„ science room has been enlarged.
lie Schroeder, Sam Taylor, J. E. Nor The Board, in their deliberations, felt
ton, F. W. Martin. Lafe Compton, that this work was necessary and in-
Lyman Carrier, J. A. Lamb, E. D. evitable and with the extreme low cost
Webb, K. E. Medford, and others.
Merchandise prises, instead of each
awards, wHl bo offered for exhibits'
this year, and it may be that the
original Com Show idea, with local
mercantile display», will be resumed,
but the community centers will be ty-
solicited also to bring in their com,
As a reminder to students in the
spuds, apples and farm products ex grades, remember that half of ths
hibits as in the past.
first and second grades and all of the
J. L. Smith, the originator of the sixth,, seventh, and eighth grades are
CoquiHe Com Show back in 1914, is to be in the Lincoln school. And half
chairman of the Com Show Associa of the first and second grades and all
tion board of directors for this year, of the third, fourth, and fifth will be
and he announced that another mset- in the Washington building. Grades
lng of the board and the business men 1 and 2 remain semi as last year.
would be held in the city hall next
Parents assy get regulations con-
Wednesday evening, at 7:30, and ev eering the beginning class from a
eryone present last Monday te ex previous issue of the paper.
pected to bring some one with him.
We are printing st this time a com
The band has declared it will fur plete list of the staff comprising the
nish its services free this year, ex Coquille Public Schools.
cept for three or four musicians from
Washingtea Building
the Bey, and it te thia spirit of co
W. E. Thompson, Principal; Mrs.
operation which can put the Cora
Ines Chase, Hasel Adams, Elsie
Show over this year at a minimum of
Strauss, Naomi Cobb, Helen Stan
expense—if everyone puts his should
brough, Mrs. Edith Walton, Miss Let
er to the wheri.
ta Wallace.
Two evening show» are again
Lincoln Building
planned, one of them, it te hoped,
Wade H. Arstill, Principal; Melvin
wlH be presented by the Monotony
Kathan, Rosabel Shone, Kenneth
Killers.
If the enthusiasm shown Monday Thompson, Mm. Marie Stewart, Char
evening grows as the Coro Show idea lotte Andrew», Dean Harding. Mm.
spreads there is every reMon to be- Alberta Tyrrell.
High Scheel
live that the best fall festival Coquille
Henry H. Hartley, Vice-principal;
has ever presented will be ready some
William Cunning. Mrs. Ruth Beyers,
time next month.
Beatrice Morris, Kathleen McClintock,
Phyllis Hall, Dean of Girte; Jean
Barnacle Bill Takes a Dtp
Hill, Clarence Osika, Boys’ Adviser;
Barnacle Bill; do you know him7
Harriet Gould, Sereetary to Superin
Well, he is a pharmacist in Coquille
tendent. Mm. H. H. Coleman and Mm.
who recently built a sailboat for nav
E. A. Woodyard am accredited music
igating the Coquille river.
He waa
teachers for high school and have
giving his 15-foot yacht a try out
filed their credentials as such with
Sunday, and had to swim ashore down
the superintendent.
near the mouth of Fat Elk, when a
Jani tern
crosswind caught the sail, swung the
Clarence Gould, Head Janitor, Sen
boom around and the boat capsised.
With him at the time was Fred Fuhr ior High School; Earl Gould, Lincoln
man, but neither of them wm more Building; H. L. Johnson, Washington
seriously damaged than a good soak Building.
Signed, Chester L. Ward, Superin
ing.
Yes; you’ve guessed it; Luckey tendent
Bonney was the intrepid sailing mas
ter of the craft, and he says it did
not take tong to get her ashore, the
water dumped out and ready for an
other tacking cruise on the tortuous
Coq «file.
Rev. P. D. Hartman was returned
In the Pioneer church here for an
other year by
Bishop J. Arthur
Moore, who announced his appoint
ments at the closing session of the
Conference last Sunday evening.
The people of his congregation, as
well as aN Coquille people, who have
grown attached to Mr. and Mm.
Hartman during their year in this
field, are very much pleased that
Bishop Moore acceded to their request
and has permitted Mr. Hartman to
remain hem for another year.
Other appointments in the Port
land district for the M. E. Church
South include Itev. R. U. Waldraven,
of Corvallis, sa presiding elder; to
Alsea, Rev. J. E. Waldbeck; La
Grande, Rev. A. J. Starmer; Medford,
Rev. N. D. Wood; Corvallis, Rev. W.
R. Wilder; Roseburg, Bov. T. 8.
Wheeler; Baker, Rev. Oscar Gibson;
Milton, Rev. C. F. McConnell; Ban
don, Rev. W. B. Smith; Tangent, Rev.
C. S. Coberiy; Willem., Bev. J. P.
Bray; Weston, Rev. Frank Sutton;
Richland, Rev. J. T. Croot; Myrtle
Creek, Rev. J. T. Patterson; Frank
lin, Rev. J. 8. Crocker; McFarland,
Rev. J. A. Hall.
Rev. 8. D. Walters, who loft Co
quille a year ago, was transferred to
the Arisons Conference. He has been
attending a theological seminary in
New York eity for the past year.
FLOWER SHOW
A FINE SUCCESS
LOG OF FIRST LEG
Geo. H. Chaney Reporte on
“Marguerite*«” Southern Trip
as Far as San Francisco
n
Geo. H. Chaney, owner of the
“Marguerite,’* which left Bandon on.
Aug. 4, arrived home Wednesday,
coming up by rail from Loa Angeles.
The “Marguerite" reached San Fran
cisco, Aug. 12, and left there for San
Pedro on the 15th, making the Loo
Angeles port on Aug. 19. just five
days on the second leg of the trip.
Yesterday Mr. Chaney brought to
the Sentinel the following tog of the
first part of the trip south which we
are sure our readers will find as in
teresting as we did. We hope Mr.
Chaney will furnish another article
for next week on the remainder of
the Marguerite's maiden cruise:
Here follows a short description of
the cruise of the sailing yacht, “Mar
guerite," from Bandon to Ban Pedro
during part of August just past.
We cast off hawuer from the tug,
Klyham, near the Whistler Buoy
about three miles off the mouth of
the Coquille river.
There was a
brisk breose and somewhat more than
an average sea running. Two ef our
crew of tour were seasick shortly ov
er the bar. They stood their regular
watches, but the cook could not cook,
feeling better on deck, so the deck
hand and cook shifted berths. Below
decks was in confusion with supplies
of all kinds, personal effects and other
impedimenta churned up together.
Standing rigging worked slack very
shortly. This condition and ignorance
as to what sail the boat would .itand
decided against hoisting mainsail ex
cept for an hour the first day. We
were abreast the Blanco Light about
midnight the fourth of August. Very
little wind, a short, choppy
that
gave us a good shaking up during the
night, good visibility. Next day we
had a
wind from the sewth
Towards evening fog
with a
lifted and we lighted the coast about
three miles distant with outlying
rocks. Saw a big intend rock south
ward and passed over <mme kelp. Con
cluded we were in the neighborhood
of the Bisters rocks between Port Or
ford and the Rogue river reefs. Wo
came about immediately on sighting
the coast and stood out to sea, but
the wind failed and we were Com
pelled to anchor in twelve fathoms,
since an inshore drift wae moving us
towards the reefs. We posted an
achor watch and I roused at midnight
to find a fresh breeso Mooring from
southwest.
(Continued on sixth page)
Coquille’s Glad and Dahlia Show is
over but J think the memory of those
beautiful Bowens shown test Saturday
will remain with everyone for many
days to come. Thst the show waa ap
preciated was plain to be seen when
one took a look at the registration
book, there being 556 registered,
while there were probably many who
did not. There were visitor» from all
over the United States and many wore
the expressions of astonishment at
the sine of flower and length of stem
on our glads and lilies. One group of
California people that I talked with
wanted cultural directions, seeming
to think that we used some particular
method unknown to anyone else.
When I told them that we raised them
like that all the time here, it was
hard for them to believe, for they
thought the elimate of California so
3-Yr. Old Saved from Drowning
far surpassed that of any other state,
Robert George 8-year old son of
that perfection could only be reached
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Taylor, Jr., had
there.
The glads shown by Myrtle Green a narrow escape from drowning at
houses. Myrtle Point, were truly mag Wedderbum, Monday afternoon. The
nificent I counted 44 different vari Taylor and C. W. Gano families and
eties on the table and Mr. Cooper Wm. Bettys had gone down Sunday
should receive some good orders from for a few di.rs’ Ashing, and Mrs.
lovers of these flowers, which he spec Taylor w.J with the youngster on
ialises in. The dahlia display in the the shore while the men were out in
front window was by Frits Hagen, the boats. The boy had run down the
of North Bend, who took over the Her sand to the water’s edge several
bert Armstrong . collection. To look times, always etopping short before
at them made one want acres, so as getting his shoes wet. Suddenly Mrs.
to grow them. There were also some Taylor heard a splash and seeing a
fine private entries, Alton Grimes child’s garments in the water, but not
having some of his beauties on dis knowing it was her son, she plunged
The water is
play. Mr. Royce, of the Coos Nur in and putted him in.
series, Marshfield, bad a very fine dis very swift along there when the tide
play of orientate, particularly suited is going out and had It not been for
for foundation and specimen plant her prompt action, he would probably
ings. His displays overflowed the cor have perished before the men in the
ner windows and took up a good-eised boats could have reached him. Aside
apace inside. Mr. Alder, of Engle from a cold ho la none the worse for
wood Gardens, did not display any of his bath in the Rogue. The two fam
his own stuff, but brought over Frank ilies returned home Wednesday. Mr.
Gano's 28-pound Chinook was the only
Sacchi’s display of beautiful tomb .
There were so many beautiful flowers fish caught.
shown in the different exhibits that it
175 Register First Day
is impossible to give them particular
mention, but they alt made the show
Supt. C. L. Ward reports this morn
a success.
ing that there were 174 high school
The regstration clerk Juat rent me students who registered out there
the compilation of the out-of-town yesterday and he anticipates there
visitors: out-of-town, 110; out-of-state, will be 76 or 80 today. This will as
40; out-of-county, 69, and there were sure practically the same enrollment
probably many other» who did not get' as last year which varied from 246
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page.)
ISO Working at Smith Ptent
Next Monday Ia Labor Day
The Smith Wood-Products plant re
sumed fulj time operation this week
with 160 on the payroll in both plant
and saw thill.
M. O. Hawkins, receiver for the
Coquille Lumber Co. mill, stated thia
morning that the mffl would not re
sume operations before Sept. 12. It
had been expected to start yesterday
but the Evans Auto Loading Co. st
Marshfield advised that they would
Because next Monday ia Labor Day
the regular first of the month ses
sion of the city council will be held in
the ci|y hall, Tuesday evening, Sept.
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to 2M.
No one can teH yet what the grade
enrollment is to be but Mr. Ward does
not expect it to vary greatly from
last year’s.
The Coquille schools this year will
function 100 per eent on district-
owned books for the grades, and to
date but 621« of the »500 budgeted
for purchase of school books has boon
expended.
If you want to subscribe for a Port
land daily the dubbing combination
we offer with the Sentinel will eave
yon noMJ.
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