The Coquille Valley Ser.-hel
LIETE A LETTER FROM ÌHOME
VOL. XXVIII.
COQU ILL*, 0008 COUNTY, OM6ON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1«, IMS.
NO. M.
Started Below the Concrete Plug
at Three O'clock Yester
day Morning
Drilling at the Fat Elk well, which
was suspended several weeks ago, was
resumed at three o’clock . yesterday
morning, and operations are now be
ing earriad on 24 hour* a day. The
^installation of the six-inch casing
was completed Wednesday evening,
after the concrete plug at the bot
tom had been drilled through earlier
in the week.
Indications of both oil and gaa were
just as favorable when drilling was
resumed a* they were when the cav
ity was first plugged some two
months ago. There was gas pressure
' in the well and the bottom of the
concrete plug was greasy when it had
been broken up anr* bailed out
The Sentinel does not intend to
make predictions of any kind, but it
wHl not be surprised at any time
now to bear that an oil sand has been
penetrated.
Scores of cars were driven over to
the well yesterday and hundreds of
visitor« have been over to watch oper
ations this week.
J. J. Jnteey, secretary-treasurer of
the Coast Oil Co., who cams down
from Portland last week, will remain
at the camp for a part of the time
at least.
For several days he was
working at the well and is now in
charge of the office which has just
been finished.
Hooper C. Dunbar, president of the
Belleview Oil Co., of southern Cali
fornia, left yesterday noon for Lol
Angeles, leaving a request for wire
notice as to developments.
He ex
pects to return later.
As a safety measure the officials of
the company say that it may be neces
sary very soon to refuse admission to
visitors.
Heretofore every one has
been welcome to visit the well, and
it will only be because of the need
to protect the property that the rule
may be changed anff all viskora for-
.
County Historical Association
Last -Saturday morning at the hotel
here, the Coos County Historical As
sociation waa organised by delega
tions of two ladiss from each of the
federated Woman’s Clubs in Coos
county.
Th* purpose of the association is
to collect and put in book form, the
stories of Coos county pioneers before
these early activities are lost in the
death of all the pioneers, and to pre
serve for posterity, as well as for
school us*, the early Coo* county his
tory.
They also hope to collect and pre
serve historical relic* of southwest
Oregon, and will seek the aid of all
organised women’s and men's clubs
in accomplishing their purpose.
Officers elected
Saturday ware:
president, Mrs. Agnes Sengstscken,
Marshfield; vice president, Mrs. Geo.
A. Ulett, Coquille; secretary, Mr*.
Frank Connell, North Bend; treasur
er, Mrs. L. D. Felsheim, Bandon.
Deer Season to Open Tuesday
Coquille’s eastern Oregon hunter*
will leave this evening for the John
Day country, in the Ocheco National
Forest, in Grant county for the open
ing of the deer season next Tuesday.
The men of the party—A. N. Gould,
Geo. W. Bryant, W. E. Bosserman and
Henry Bryant—were out there last
year, but the party is increased thie
fall by two ladies. Mrs. Bryant and
Mrs. Bosserman. The ladies nay they
are not going along to cook for the
■ men, but are hoping to get a deer and
as much fun out of th* trip as the
men do. They expect to be gone a
week.
The other party, which went last
year and is leaving Sunday morning
is composed of Fred Hudson, J. E.
Pauleon, and Henry Adalphson, of
Elk river. It is possible that only
one of the last two named can get
■ avray. They are also going to the
John Dsy country for mule tail deer.
Scoots, Attention!
The first meeting of the fall for
Troop No. 14 will take place next
Monday, September 19th, and will be
held at the community building at
7:00 sharp. Every Scout who be
longs to the troop ie expected to re
port present, for this meeting ia of
great importance for the next scout
year. Many plans ar* to be discussed
and election is to be held, so come one
and all.
Trespass Notices, printed on doth,
for sale at this office.
r
■it on the Circuit court bench during
the trial of 'Percy Lloyd Hale, of
Marshfield, who waa indicted for
burning hi* house and furniture to
secure the insurance he carried. Dis
trict Attorney Walsh is conducting
the prosecution and W. B. Ridle the
defense.
Something less than 40 witnesses
have been subpoenaed and it is doubt
ful thst the case will be concluded be
fore tomorrow afternoon.
An abjection of prejudice, filed by
the defense, caused Judge Brand to
ask the Lane county judge to hear
the case.
Members of the Coquille Woman’s
Mias Harriet Long, state librarian,
Club along with a number of guest* who was in Coquille last Saturday
met Tuesday at the Guild Hall for •* morning for the annual meeting of
opening fall session. A splendid at the Coos County Library Association,
tendance was present which is an As waa a visitor at the C. H. S. library
surance thst the Coquille ladies Will In the morning.
again give their earnest support io
Representatives from all the li
ward making thia club year a *ucc4as braries in the county were present for
as the past ones have been.
the afternoon session at which time
Mr*. J. E. Norton opened the meet Miss Long gave a talk on the state
followed by all singing the feder library and its service. She stated
Moved Thousands of Catfish ing
ated dub song, "Oregon, My Oregon." that during her connection with the
Clint Hearing, assisted by local Chairmen of the various committees state library there had never before
sportsmen, has transplanted thous made short report*.
Several new been such an unprecedented demand
ands of cattish the past two weeks, members joined the club. They
for books, even during the war which
moving them from a slough, 100 yards Mr*. C. L. Ward, Mr*. E. L. W
heretofore had been the peak period
long and three feet wide, where the Mr*. H. H. Hartley, M m . J. W.
of demands on the state library ser
water was from two to four inches and Mr*. R. F. Miller. Mis* Marvin vice. She said they received about
deep, to lakes all over the south end Jane Hawkin* waa chosen by the clilb 50 letter* a day at the state library
of the county. The slough, which is as their candidate in the Harvest Fes from Oregon readers.
near Arago, b drying up and thous tival, which i* being sponsored by the
Mrs. Pearl Ellingson, Coquille li
ands upon thousands of fish have al Business and Professional Women's brarian, reports the same increased
ready died there.
Club.
demand for books and periodicals at
Mr. Hearing’s estimate of the num
After all business had been taken the library here.
ber of catfish, two to five ifichea in care of Mrs. Norton turned the rest
Mias Long stressed in her talk the
length that were transplanted ia from of the afternoon over to the program recognition due and which ia being
40 to 50 thousand, and very few were committee. Mrs. C. W. Kline, acting given to Oregon authors and gave
lost in the transfer to larger bodies for the absent chairman, Mr*. C. D. short sketches of sons of the writings
of water.
Walker, introduced those taking pert of a few of them.
in th* program. Mrs. Norton spoke
Some of the poems of Mrs. Frances
on the 8tate Convention of Federated I Holmstrom, of McKinley, wore read by
Gubs, which she attended in Port Mrs. Roy E. Boober. Mrs. Holmstrom
land last May. The next conventiM is a Coos county poet who has and ia
will be held in Roseburg, and th* receiving not only county, but stats,
speaker expressed the hope that many national and international recognition.
It’s really funny how a licensed would be able to attend from her*.
The meeting closed with a round
The Emanon Trio of Marshfield, table discussion of library problems in
guide, hunter and trapper, whom you
can’t lose in the woods, goto com consisting of Mrs. Lulu McKnight, which Min Ixmg offered many helpful
pletely turned around and loses his Mrs. Leslie B. Graham, Mrs. John D. suggestions.
sense of direction When oh th* high Bergen and their pianist, Mrs. LilMM
The Coquille Library board met
ways and in the eivlised habitations Hall, gave several selections. Theft
vocal numbers, “Morning,” “A BroWU Tuesday evening of this week for its
of man!
Take Lans Leneve for instance. Bird Singing,” “Rockin’ in the Wind,* regular monthly business meeting.
We don't believe Lans could be lost and “Big Brown Bear,” were greatly Mrs. Ellingson's report for August
out in the wildest sections of south appreciated by the audience and a showed that there had been loaned
during ths month 1419 books of adult
western Oregon, but whst did he do hearty applause was given them.
Last on the program was a very in« Action, 462 juvenile fiction, 99 adult
last week while on a trip to Portland?
He went out with Bill Stewart who tereating talk by C. L Ward, dty u- MW-fiction and 58 juvenile non-fiction
tote» «9 MM books in 81 day«.
was hauling peas to Hillsboro. Bill perintendent ef sehesh. Hfo eebjset________
had been up several nights on such was: “The Place and Value of Com- Forty books
the
trips and at the junction, south of munity and Social Club* in Our state library and the local library has
Roseburg, told Lans he waa getting Changing Education." After hearing purchased M new books since Aug. 1.
The board voted to have 100 books
sleepy and asked him to drive a while. this splendid talk we regretted that
Bill slept maybe an hour or at more mothers and patron* of the rebound in special library bindings,
which will make them more lasting
hour and a half—his. truck will only school were not present to hear it.
After the program the refreshment* than the original. The librarian re
run 20 to 25 miles an hour—when
Lans woke him up, saying he waa committee, consisting of Meedames O. ported that 68 books had been mended
C. Sanford, L. H. Hasard, C. T. Bkeels, and 42» renovated and shellacked.
getting sleepy himself.
Almost at once Bill noticed that James Jacobsen, J. W. Laird, and 8. Among the new books receved ar*
they were going toward Roseburg H. Stockhoff, served refreshments to "Father" by 'Elisabeth, "White Bird
from the north, and almost at once the following present: Mesdamee J. Flying" by Bess Streeter Aldrich,
passed the city gate posts on the hill E. Norton, W. H. Mansell, C. C. Farr, “The Hearth of Happiness" by Anne
Georg* Leach, Paul Van Scoy, H. H. Shannon Monroe, and “Business Op
north of Deer creek.
Lans had not intentionally turned Hartley, C. J. Fuhrman, E. L. Wilson, portunities for Women” by Catherine
around and started for home, but lack Lyman Carrier, Louis Chameski, R. Oglesby.
ing definite information from him we L Stewart, M. O. Hawkins, J. E.
assume that ho took that right hand Paulson, C. A. Rietman, H. E. Hess,
Legion Opposes Prohibition
street, which runs into the highway C. W. Kline, Kennett Lawrence, F. 8.
The Salem drum corps of the
at an acute angle, just north of Deer Emery, Lafe Compton, Georg* Ulett,
creek in Roseburg and circled around J. A. Lamb, George Lorens, W. 8. American Legion, which has ranked
some miles out of town and turned Bickels, R. A. Wernich, F. L. Green- high in competitions at the national
left instead of right when he did Än- ough, W. V. Glaisyer, Leland Peart, Legion conventions for the past few
R. B. Rogers, Ernest Purvance, E. A. years, carried off the honors at Port
ally get back to the highway.
Woodyard, Bert Folsom, Wm. Candiin, land this week and won first plac*
Now, Lana, you toll one!
H. H. Coleman, E. Miller, A. E. Brad with the accompanying cash and other
ford,
Miss Florence Cary, Mr. and awards.
Fire Fighters Go From Here
Mrs. C. L. Ward and Mr*. A. M. Levy,
As had been anticipated the nation
Twenty young men from CoquiMe of Los Angries.
al convention went overwhelmingly
left Wednesday evening to join the
in favor of the cash bonus payment to
fire fighters in the Tioga country and
Washington Visitor in Coquille veteran* and for the repeal of the
twenty-four more went out yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith enjoyed a 18h amendment and prohibition laws,
afternoon. The first squad went out
but the predicted condemnation of the
visit
this week, from Sunday until
over the Lost Creek trail while yes
Hoover administration for the Bonus
terday’s bunch started from the R. H. Wednesday, with his brother-in-law,
Army troubles in Washington, D. C.,
Roy
R.
Graves,
of
Washington,
D.
C.
Lawhorn place.
the past summer could not muster
The
latter
ia
in
charge
of
the
breed
The men were recruited by “Penny”
sufficient strength to get to the floor
Sturdivant at th* Coquille Relief As ing experiments of the Bureau of of the convention.
Dairying
of
the
U.
S.
Department
of
sociation headquarters.
It was a gala week for Portland,
Fire Warden J. A. Walsh has 150 or Agriculture, and was on his annual with parades and all the color ard life
tour
of
inspection
over
the
United
more men out in the Tioga country
of a national convention and the Co
fighting the fire which has spread States. In Oregon he expected to quill* visitor* laud it as a very line
out to a six mile front and there is not •sit the experimental breeding farm* show.
much chance to stop it entirely until in the Willamette valley.
it rains.
j , - Mr. Smith took their guest out to
Sale Starte Tomorrow
The air has been full of smoke n Drain Wednesday over the Umpqua
thia section for a week or more but river highway and reports that that
Delinquent taxes for the year 1927
none of the fires are threatening se road is in splendid shape the Whole have been coming In surprising well,
riously except the one in Tioga where length, the only unoiled portion being according to C. G. Caughell, head of
between Scottsburg and the tunnel.
virgin timber is being burned.
the tax collection department of the
t-
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And the beauty and picturesqueneM
sheriff’s office, although he did not
of the scenery is incomparable.
know what percentage of the list of
Republican Rally, Sept. 29
real property recently advertised had
The first gun of this fall’s republi
Opens Retail Lumber Yard
been paid up on. Tomorrow (Satur-
can campaign in Coo* county is to
J. B. Simmons, who has leased a day) at the front door of the court
be fired on Thursday evening, Sept.
portion of the old Sitka mill site, house the sherilF* office will <tart
29. Speakers of prominence in Ore
opened a retail lumber yard there a public auction of the property fore-
gon have been Invited to attend, and
couple of weeks age and ia finding a closed for non-payment of the 1927
it is hoped that one or more of the
steady demand for building material. tax.
stat* candidates will be present, eith
Being operated at the mill, it ia handy
er Secretary of State Hal Hoss, State
for resawiug, and he can furnish any
Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, or Jas.
WID Plead Guilty
description of lumber needed, on short
W. Mott, candidate for congress.
notioe.
Mickey Fishenry and Jack Phin-
negar. when taken before J us ice
115,000 in Warrants Called
Stanley Tuesday, waived preliminary
County Treasurer Chas. Stauff has
examination and were bound over tp
made a call for Coos county general «
the grand jury for stealing a couple
fund warrants, endorsed prior to July
of hogs from the J. E. Ford slaughter
1, 1980. interest on them will stop
house near Cedar Point They also
next Monday, Sept. 19. The total of
intend waiving grand jury investiga
those called is slightly over »15,000
tion, aad will go before Judge Brand,
worth.
plead guilty and tak* their jolt
LANS DROVE
IN A CIRCLE
in Bandon last evening; a resolution
was adopted protesting against the
proposed loan of a quafter of a mil
lion dollars by Coos county from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
John H. Caylin, of the State Tax
Commission, was present and made
the principal talk of the evening,
speaking particularly on the three
initiated bills to be on the ballot thi*
fall, the Tax and Debt Control Con-
*titutionaY*ramendment, the Tax Su
pervising and Conservation biH aad
the Personal Income Tax Law Amend
ment bill.
While Mr. Carkin did not say that
this is the reason for the adoption of
those measures, it ia known that they
are necessary to provide fund* to
take up the slack caused by th* failure
to levy a state tax last year, or a
heavier state tax on real property
than Oregon ever paid before will be
needed in the next year or two.
Went to National Convention
Coquille has been quite weH repre
sented in Portland this week, those
being there for the 'National Legion
Convention festivities being Mrs. 8.
H. Stockhoff, Mrs. Gifford Kern, Mr.
■nd Mrs. Ray Jeub, Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Martin, C. W. Cano, C. W. KHne,
Lafe Compton, A. O. Walker, J. Ar
thur Berg, R. F. Miller, C. P. Zum
walt and Lana Leneve.
FAIR STARTS
NEXT WEEK
The Coos A Curry County Fair
opens at the fair grounds at Myrtle
Point on Wednesday of next week and
all exhibits must be in place by Thurs
day morning. This is the 21st annual
fair to be held at Myrtle Point and in
many way* it promise* to be as good
or better than any that have preceded
ft.
Especially in Smith-Hughe* and 4-
H club work ha* an improvement been
noted each succeeding
r, and th*
fair is earning to be ee
md as an
exhibition of what the young folks of
the counties ar* doing, rather than a*
a uhow place for their elder*’ prod
uce.
It ia at county and state fair* that
the public can gain the best idea* of
the resources and product« of the
state and its many communiie*, and
the Coo* A Curry Fair ha* long been
known for the excellence of it* exhi
bits. And everything grown or pro
duced in the two counties will be
shown to a certain degree.
There 1* also the entertainment side
of a show of this kind, whose enjoy
ment furnishes a relaxation from the
daily business grind, and theee fea
tures form a very agreeable addition
to the more serious agricultural and
manufacturing displays.
Horse racing is one of these fea
tures and the fair this year is assured
of a large number of race horses than
for many years.
Carnival booths,
ride* on all kinds of novel equipment,
bicycle races, greased pig contests are
but a few of the many entertainment
features included on the program.
There will also be a dance at The Oaks
on Thursady, Friday and Saturday
evenings, music to be furnished by
the Silver Spray orchestra.
General admission price thi* year
is 25c, and 25c to the grandstand.
Children under ten, free if with par
ents. All high school student* and
school children admitted free next
Friday.
Myrtle Point and the fair associa
tion extend* an invitation to ths
world to visit the fair next weak.
New Road District Created
At its session this month the coun
ty court ordered that all claims for
predatory animal bounties for the
balance of the year be received, but
not paid. The budget for this pur
pose has been exhaimted.
The court also ordered the creation
of a new road district, to be known
as No. 48, taking parts of Districts
No. 19 and 8. The new district is a
strip long t*le Pacific, north of the
Coquille river. Thirteen names were
on
petition requesting th* erea-
tion
• ”*w district.
Dr. Poling Gone East
Dr. Daniel Poling, advertised to de
liver a talk at a mass meeting here
this afternoon, did not keep his Coos
county engagements. He left foe th*
east last Saturday to assist in the
nation-wide search for Col. Raymond
Robbins, noted dry leader, who mys
teriously disappeared while on a trip
to Washington to interview President
Hoover.
amine card* IM for 1140.