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THE PAPEH THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXIX.
COQUILLE. CJ*OS COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, IMS.
NO. 23.
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I POWER PUH
Will Take Office July 1
Liljeqvist to Talk to C. of C. .
Geo. A. Belloni received notice
from Postmaster General Jas. Farley,
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Monday evening, that he had been ap­
pointed acting postmaster for the Co-
j quitle office. His commission as such
will be issued when his $14,000 bond is
received and accepted at the depart­
ment in Washington.
Although he will spend considerable
time in the office for the next week,
familiarizing himself wit* his duties,,
he will not take charge until Satur­
day, July 1. This will permit H. C.
Getz to make out the quarterly, and
annual fiscal reports of the office busi­
ness which has been transacted under
his supervision as postmaser.
Mr. Belloni will take over the job
with the best, wishes of all the patrons
of the office, who realize that -the ap­
pointment is'a recognition of his
services in thU section as an active
member of the democratic party.
■«^ GALLOWAY ON
THE SALES TAX
OILING STATE
HIGHWAYS
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A forum meeting of the Coquille !
Chamber of Commerce will be held in '
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the Coquille Hotel dining roim next
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Wednesday evening at 6:30, at which
Mayor Berg Has Declared-
Being Built by Smith Wood- time L. A. Liljeqvist will be present Mrs. Bryant Elected School Di­ Keith Leslie Submits Figures
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for School District No. 8
to discuss the Sales Tax.’
rector—238 Voters Cast
Cloning Agreement Is
Products—Will, Generate
There are Very few people who
To
Taxpayers
Generally Signed
Their
Ballots
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really understand how the sales tax I
law will operate, aside from the two
The report of Keith Leslie, clerk of
Whereas: July 4th, 1938, falls on
By the closest vote in the history
The new power plant which ia being per cent feature, and Mr. Liljeqvist
Tuesday, and
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built at the Smith Wood-Product» has devoted a great deal of time to of Coquille achool elections, Mrs. school district No. 8, as made to
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Superintendent aun«j,
Mulkey, «uu
and
Whereas: the local merchants and
plant, between the present boiler research and posting himself on the Leona Bryant was elected director for County
business men are anxjous and desir­
houso and the river, is expected .to be subject. There are many voters who three years by the voters of district"» read. to the school meeting Monday
ous that the 3rd day of July, 1933,
, ready for use by the middle -of Aug­ •re opposing this measure on general No. 8, Monday evening, receiving IIS' evening, show« the district'^ bonded
be declared » holiday and that places
ust, and the equipment will be here by principles, who might find it would votes to 114 for Ernest Purvance. Leo! indebtedness to be $54,000, all on the
of business be closed on said date so
the time the building is ready.
be to their financial advantage to J. Cary; who had not been mentioned I high achool building; outstanding war-
las a a candidate
candidate prior
to the
the meeting,
meeting, ■ rants $44,905.7^ and street improve­
as to give a three<day holiday at said
prior to
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The structure will be of steel rein­ have it passed and they will have an' tax
ment obligations, $3,816.71.
date,
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forced concrete, 67x51 feet in dimen­ opportunity' to learn just what the , received eight votes.
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Now Therefore, I, J. Arthur Berg,
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once before __ in ___
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past ... twen- , The estimated ■ value of the three
sion», and fully equipped to produce law will do, by listening -to Mr. Lil-
Mayor of the City of Coquile, Coos
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all the power the plant will need to jeqvist’s talk. No one is barred. Ev­ ty years has the lead iq the counting buildings ia $96,931.16, of the land
fluctuated as it did Monday evening, $12,500 and of .furniture and equip-
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operate all its machinery and electrity eryone invited.
and at that time the final result show-i ment, $16,584.86. The assessed valua-
thority vested in me, do hereby pro­
for lights.
ed a much greater difference than two! tian of the property in the district is
claim and declare July 3rd, 1933, as a
For protection against high water
New Grand Jury Drawn
$1,736,876. Insurance carried is $75,-
legal holiday within this city, and I
votes.
a string of piling has been driven
Judge Brand, who dismissed the
In the progress of the tallying, 000, although E. D. Webb, the retiring
hereby request that al) places of buxi­
along the river bank. Piling to the
Telegram
Confirms
Contract
jury yesterday until some time in which was conducted by the tellers, board member', says that may be re-
nes« remain closed on said date.
number of 200 were driven as founda­
The only oil news tjiie week is the
July, will leave after the Fourth to W. E. Bosserman, Lafe Compton, Dr. dueed to $65,000.
J. Arthur Berg, Mayor.
tions for the power plant.
sit on the Mulnomah bench for a W. V. Glaisyer and E. L. Vinton, the
There were 409 boys and 4'28 girls, announcement that a telegram was
The concrete foundations have al­
couple of weeks. Before dismissing vote was tied on at least a dozen oc­ from. 4 to 20, in the district last fall, received Tuesday from J. P. Furr giv-
The Chamber of Comemrce commit­
ready been poured and a crew of 20
the jury he ordered a new grand casions. At one time Mrs. Bryant who were presided over by four men ng approval to the contract made tee which circulated the closing agree­
men are at work on the construction
jury to be drawn, the result being as led by twelve; at another Mr. Pur­ and twelve women teachers in the with the Coast Oil Co. last week for ment for July 3 and 4 yesterday af-
of the building.
follows:
vance was three ahead; and not until elementary schools, four men and five a portion of the company’s acreage. • ternoon secured the signatures of 59
The steam end of the building will
Thos. H. Ness, foreman; Carl the final slip was drawn from the hat women in the high school.
That the rotary will be here early in Coquille business men; as far as
hourte 650 h. p. boilers, capable of
Evans, Geo. A. Coan, all of Marsh­ wax the result known.
The clerk’s report on receipt« for July to start a new hole is confidently known it include« every business
producing 1200 »team horsepower.
anticipated by W. E. .Marrion.
field; Wm. H. Mansell, Coquille;
Two hundred and thirty-eight at a the year was as follows:
house which closes on Sunday, Gov.
The power will be generated by two
Lloyd Leatherman, Lee; J. L. Burtia, school meeting in Coquille reminds Ca.ih, June, 1932
Meier has not yet declared a state
$ 574.30 '
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steam-turbo generators, one capable
Arago; Ernest E. Bender, Broadbent one of that open air meeting at the Taxes paid
holiday for th« three days, but Mayor
of producing one thousand kilowatts
Washington buildipg in 1916 or 17 County school fund
Berg’s proclamation for Coquille in­
and the other 500.
when it was decided to locate the Elementary school fund - 3,990.86
sures that practically all business
Part of this squipment is being
State school fund
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990.00
high school on ita present site.
• houses will be closed from Sat-urday
brought from Wenatchee, Wash.,
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1,550.00
When Chairman E. D. Webb called Vocational «^nation
night. July 1, until the morning of
where Mr. Ulett purchased it from i
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5,666.50
for nominations for director and For tuition
Cha«. V. Galloway, chairman of the the 5th.
the Puget Sound Light 4 Power Co.
clerk, Mr. Purvance was presented by For transportation
The list of those signing the closing
- 3,821.03 State Tax Commission, spoke in the
ft was replaced there by power from
State Highway road oiling crews C.- C. Farr, Mrs. Bryant by R. L, Other sources
288.82 Circuit court room last Friday eve­ agreement is ss follows:
the big Rock Island dam in the Col*
Total
... . $36,197.78 ning, before a crowd which nearly
have bpen working in southwestern Stewart, Deo J. Cary by Chris Ter res,
Hudson’s Drug Store, T. Warner,
umbia river.
filled the room. He came at the in­ .Medford’s Grocery, Rackleff Pharm- -
Four men have been dismantling Oregon the past week, patching some all Mr director, and Keith Leslie for Unpaid warrants duripgs
year
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$87^80.18 vitation of the Coos County Taxpay­ acy, Williams Cash Grocery. Fuhr­
the plant at Wenatchee and loading stretches of highway and putting on clerk by H. A. Young. Mr. Leslie re­
Grand total
- ’ - ' »74,086.91 ers Equalization l.eagjie to address man Pharmacy, Coquille Valley Mer­
ceived 220 votes to one for J. L.
. it on four -freight cans, the first of a seal eoat in other places.
Another report was submitted by the voters on the very live question cantile Co., J. A. Lamb Co., W. J.
Ten mile« of seal from Gold Beach Smith. In announcing the vote Mr.
which M to arrive here Monday.
Ferbrache, Drue Cunningham. C. K.
Ray-Bwrtflp, -electrical engineer, south has been finished, as has been Webb laughingly remarked that the Clerk Leslie showing that the oper­ of the proposed Sales Tax law.
who installed and operated the elec­ a three mile atretch south of Bandon, one was cast by Mr. Smith himself. ation of the school was conducted for
Mr. Galloway is as well posted a*- Norcott. J. G. Page, J. S. Erwin, J.
On the more important matter, that the 1932-33 year at a saving of 114,- any man in the state on tax matters, A. Fitzpatrick, E. W. Gregg, Arthur
tric plant of the Sitka Spruce Pulp and an eight-m^e piece from» Bandon
of approving ths budget for the 1933- 110 21; that is the expenditures were the vital need for a re-adjustment or L. Hooton, Schroeder Jewelry Store,
4 Paper Co. at Empire, will overaee toward Riverton.
Another repair job was for six 34 school year, the vote was much that much less than the budget revision of tax laws; he knows that Coos Feed 4 Seed Stor«< Southwest­
ths installation of the equipment here,
the counties are in a great deal worse ern Motor Co., C. L. Willey, Roberta
•nd will then be in charge of the miles of road north into Reedsport smaller, though the favorable majori­ adopted last June.
and also some of that city’s streets ty *as large. ■»
The greatest saving was on the plight than the atate, and did not hesi­ Beauty Shop, E. L. Townsend, J. A.
plant
At this meeting, participated in by operation of plant item in the budget, tate to declare that the adoption of Thomas, Leneve's Sporting Goods 4
The crew on the Middle Fork is just
With the extra men now on con­
struction work, the Smith plant payroll completing a five-emle paving job taxpayers only, E. G. Opperman, in a the estimate being $5,814, and the the sales tax law will help ths eoun- Hdwe., Peoples Market, E. G. Opper­
and municipal subdivisions a man, Noaler's Grocery, Dunham’s. F.
Contains ths greatest number of from t)ie county line this way toWard wall presented talk, urged that th» actual expenditure I3.242.94. The
votem cal) a halt on excessive expen­ greafcat saving was effected by the great" deal'more than it will toe state. •A. Wimer, New Deal Market, Coquille
natpes it has had for the past year Bridge.
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When a five-mile county road job ditures, and Chris Terres spoke of tie letting of a contract for janitors’
The earning power of the land with Valley Sentinel. Safeway Jhore, 469,
and a half, tK^re being 140 employed
out of Roseburg is completed the crew urgent need for reduetion in expenses, services after the budget wa» adopted.
______its constantly mounting load of taxes. Economy Canh Market, J. C. Penney
there now.
The next largest saving was $1,- is being destroyed, Mr. Galloway de- Con Slater’s Variety Store, Gould
Mr. Ulett stated yeafierday that he there will move Saturday to Camas the consolidation or elimination qf de­
anticipated working two shifts in Valley and oil that road,- which has partments in the high s-hool, and 587.60 in teachers' salaries, textbooks I dared, and these real property taxes Furniture Co., Thrift Grocery, Ideal
been considerably broken up, and will anywhere else a cut could be made. and supplies. The budget item , was cannot be paid. In Coos county but Bakery, Bergen's, H. N. Lorenz, E. L.
the saw mill beginning July 5.
But the voters by their ballots $26,746.28. spent $25,158.68.
30 per cent of the first half of the Hand, Ralph E. Nosier, The Title Co.,
He also said that prospects were continue down the mountain into the
For maintenance and repairs $1550 1932 taxes have been paid and in Ned C. Kelley, Title Guarantee 4 Ab­
excellent for continuous operation of Ten Mile country, a ten-mile stretch. seemed to agree with M. O. Hawkins,
citizen member of the budget com­ was estimated and $412.05 was spent, other countie; the situation is as bad. stract Co., C. H. Hodgdon. C. D.
the whole plant throughout the sum­
mittee, that the committee h*d trim­
The debt service difference of $8,-
80 Acres of Peas Planted
mer and fall.
H x estimate of the first year’s rev­ Walker, V. R. Wilson, Geo. Unsoeld,
med the budget to the Vninim-im, and 666 58 was not a real saving for it enue under the sales tax operation H. E. Meredith, R. F. Miller, Niles
The flrat new logs to reach the mill
Geo. Jenkins, county agent, report­
thia summer will be from the J. E. ed at the Chamber of Commerce meet­ ’hey approved it as presented 76 to had been estimated that $8,000 would was $6,000,000, which he declared Motor Co., Frank Ball, Mt. States
be paid on warrants, but due to the would not cost more than 2H per cent Power Co., G. 4 S. Blacksmith Shop,
Paulson camp on Floras creek, about ing Wednesday evening that there 23.
On a previous vote, to incres.-e the lack of tax receipt« the $8,000 was to collect and administer, instead of Coquille Machine Shop by C. W.
July 1. Bradford 4 Culver and Iver­ are about 80 acres of peas planted for
This also reduced the in- the 5 >4 per cent which the law’s op­ Gemer, Geo. F. Burr Motor Co. (Sales
son 4 Laird will begin delivering logs September harveating this year. This' budget this year «by more thart 6 per not paid.
4 Service), Natural Gas Corporation
from their camps on Rock creek by in 45 acres less than last year. The cent over last year’s base, the in­ ercot payment on warrants from the ponents claim.
•J.lgeteri $1800 to >1,138.42__
The sales tax will supplement the of rOegon, B. J. Smith, Fred Kunz
the middle of July, and the Bryant largest acrjgge will be on the J. E. crease was voted 70 to 30.
Even at the reduced annual coat of
Th- emergency fund of $300 was income tai law on which exemptions of Oregon, B. J. Smith, Fred Kunz
Legging Go. camp in Brewster valley Ford ranch’below Cedar Point, man­
maintaing the schools, it will be three not touched and there was a saving were lowered and rates increased by Garage, Mike's Implement House.
is expected to be in operation by the aged by H. S. Cadman.
or four years yet before the base, set of $294.56 in library books, nuppliss the last legislature, and the combina­
same date.
Clinton 4 Christiansen
The growers have made arrange­
tion of the two will relieve the heavy
will begin hauling logs from Eckley ments with a Portland broker for dis­ by the county assessor a dozen years and transportation.
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Boys Find It Hot in East
The greatest increase in expenses burden under which farms and city
mountain for the plant here in about posing of that portion of the crop ago. catches up wtih the actual re­
Letters from the Wade Arstill-Fred
quirement« of funds for school pur­ over budget estimates was due to the property is now staggering. And if
ten days.
which is aot frozen, and there is ako
Fuhrman-Duane Fitzgerald - George
poses,
and the need for voting on the alteration in the high school building the sales tax is not adopted July 21,
a go>d proepect that the C. C. camps
Ulett group from Coquille who left a
six
per
cent
limitation
will
then
ex
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where
the
balcony
of
the
gym
wa«
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there
can
only
be
one
answer:
an
in
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Cutting Shakes Here Now
can use a lot of. the surplus.
couple of weeks ago to attend the
walled off from the auditorium. The crease of property -tax which will re­ Chicago Fair, atated that tiiey ex­
There is also the probability that pire.
Another evidence of the upward
excess in capital outlay was $335.82. sult in greater loss of their property
pected to reach the Windy City today
trend of business conditions in Co­ a small cannery equipment • will be
Insurance cost the district $41.62 bjr the citizens of this state.
Flower
Show
Next
Friday
moved
in
from
the
outside
to
take
—Friday. They enjoyed the day in
quille is at the John Domath 4 Sons
more than the estimate.
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Another sales
tax opponent
claim
warehouse at the depot. In anticipa­ care of the No. 2 grade, but the
One of the display« to be shown at
The district lost $6100 as the result vhich Mr. Golloway denied, was that Kansas City, where Ralph L. Smith
growers
are$iot
figuring
on
ehanging
secured accomodations for them at
tion of the demand for his grooved
’he Coquille Flower Show next Friday, • of the county redaction of per capila
he proposed law would aid the utili- the Kansas City Club and that eve­
shaken, Mr. Dornath has contracted last season’s method of handling the '« to be an exhibit of floral paintings. 1 tax to $10 per pupil.
■ies of the state. His investigations ning visited an old house, more than
for a large supply of bolts; he has in­ crop until it is fully demonstrated It may not be generally known that
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■»roved to him that such would not be 100 years of age, where the old fron­
that
it
is
an
industry
which
can
be
stalled at the plant here a »hake cut­
there are several artists of merit in
District Needs the Building
'he case, and he added that in no other tiersman, Jim Bridger, is said to have
ting machine, a Diesel engine and a carried on year after year.
Coquille and they are to show their
of
the United States were public utili­ lived for a time. They are enjoying
The
Stratagem,
or
shorter
pea,
will
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
direct
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blower system, and including himself
own and their pupils* work. Pencil
ties taxed heavier than in Oregon.
the trip immensely, notwithstanding
and sons there are now ten men em­ bs. grown exclusively this year.
drawings and pen and ink sketches, as on at their session Wednesday eve­
Mr. Galloway was quite hopeful for the hot weather.
pother matter mentioned by Mr. well as those of color, ere wanted, so ning, in declining to take advertising
ployed there. He also cuts shakes
" ’Jenkin« was th« possibility of provid- be r.ure to enter them.
space in a publication, adopted a the adoption of the law at the July
at the North Bend plant
election, but it is, of course, uncertain
His last order is for(the shaken and | nr meat and vegetables, raised in the.
S. P. Dollar Day for-Fourth
There are also to be good display* rule that all the money spent for
how strong a vote the Portland labor
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county,
for
the
C.
C.
C.
camps.
The
timbers for a shake house at Reeds­
of house plants and binds. The com­ publicity should go to the Coast
The first offering of Dollar Day
port With the completion of the i imposition is being worked on by his mittees having the different displays Highway Association which is the organizations can pile up against it. transportation for the Fourth of July
Signal Oil Co. service station and I office and it may be possible to pro- in charge are working hard and the in- chamber’s major project this year.
period will mark Southern Pacific’s
double cottage for the auto camp at. r ”ide a much larger market for local | dications are for a good show regard- Coquille pledged $20 a month to the Chaney Family Here for Summer part in excursion travel over the
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Roseburg, plane are now under way rr.iwers than they have heretofore l«»» of the adverse weather conditions association’s support for the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Chaney re­ holiday thia year.
At the suggestion of E. D, Webb, turned Tuesday evening from Pasa­
for another double cottage there. , enjoyed.
thin spring. Individual exhibits are
Announcement to thia effect was
Fred Heidt, who is here now with Mr.
also to be one of the big attractions retiring member of the school board, dena, Calif, where they spent the made here today by F. A. Pook, agent
the
chamber
directors
ddcided
to
of
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Si<>n
Destruction
Costly
Domath, ia the interior designer of
winter, coming up in their car. All of for the company. Based on a cent a
and a number have promised to put
throe attractive new buildings on the
Edwin dement, 28, and Charley W. ”n I1*1 °nM- Don’t forget the data, fer the lease on the Community Build­ the family have been enjoying good mile, the low fares are to be avail­
highway in the Deer creek bottom at Royer, 19. both of Langlois, were June 80th,
80th’ and
>n<1 bring
b™g your flowers, ing to School District No. 8, provided health, and Geòrgie, for the benefit of able from June 30 to July 4, inclusive,
Roseburg.
fined $.?5 and costs each in Justice Plnnts. birds, fish, etc., and help make the city council was agreeable. The whose health they went to southern he said, with return limit of July 11.
California, is feeling very well.
’tanlcy-« court Wednesday. Their of- ,he Community building a riot of city is the lessor.
Embracing all stations on the rail­
This will not entail additional ex­
Whether they will remain in Co­ road's lines in six western states, the
Presiding Elder Coming Sunday fense which consisted in destroying color ■nd the •kow •
pense to the district which m now quille for more than the summer has excursions will provide both for
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Rev. R. U. WaMraven, of Corvallis, several highway signs south of Ban-1
oaying $300 a year for its use for bas­ not been decided. Mr. Chaney stated
nreriding elder of the M E. Church gon after the dance Saturday night,
short and long-distance travel, it was
Former Resident Passes
ketball, class plays, commencement yesterday that he had no piarvi for pointed out.
Routh for this district, will be in Co- was one which caused highway of­
Mrs. Geo. Halter received notice exercises, and anything Irise spon­ engaging in logging.
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ouille tomorrow evening to conduct the ficials to carry their investigations
this week of the death of het brother, sored by the schools.
Their yacht “Marguerite" hl lying
through
and.
the
young
men
pleaded
last quarterly conference for the year.
Fish
Market
Opened Here
Guy Johnson, which occurred at El­
at the San Pedro dock.
in the church parlors. He win also fill | guilty. Those signs coat the state
The Coquille Fish Market, of which
lensburg,
Wash.,
on
June
3.
He
was
Botany Class Here Yesterday
the pulpit of Pioqeer Church Sunday money tr i they nrtist be let ^lone,
Carl A. Holgren ia proprietor, opened
also a brother of Herbert and Fred
New Farr & Elwood Store
morning.
for business Tuesday at 444 Front
Prof. Stinson and 18 students of
Johnson, of Fairview. William John-
A Chrin * n Science 'Lecture
Farr 4 Elwood are opening a feed street, ft ia their plan to have fresh
won. of Portland, and Mrs. Clem Mor- his botany class from the University
Ralph L. Smith to Visit
Paul Star’- ° ’«ley, of Portland, a <ran. of San Francisco.
of Washington stopped here yester­ store in Bandon on June $4. making fish, crabs, clams, etc., every day;
Ralph L. Smith, president of the member of th- 3>i-d of Lestureahip,
Mr. Johnson, who was 50 years of day to replenish their supplies at three they will have in the county. they are fresh because Mr. Holgren
Smith Wood-Products plant here,'ac­ of the Mother Ch’nrch;—the First age, was born in Coquille. He left 'be Safeway stork. They are travel­ The others are here and at Marshfield. catches them daily while Mrs. Hol­
Note the
companied by his daughter and a Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, here 25 years ago, and after working ling in several ears and expected to Orval Haga, who Jias been driving gren conducts the shop.
friltnd of hers are expected here Sun­ Ma.ss , will deliver a lecture on Chris­ m the railroad out of Marshfield for 'amp at Port Orford last night for truck for the company, will be man­ prices in their adv. elsewhere in this
day to spend a day or two. They are tian Science in the Odd Fellows Hall a couple of yean, went to Ellensburg, several days. Tfeey wil go down into ager of the new store, and will also issue. The shop is to be openSn Sun­
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on their way from Kansas City to here, at F p. m. on Friday, Juns 30. where for 28 yean he has been con­ nothkrn California and then swing handle the freight shipments down days.
Los Angeles, where the Smith home The general public is invited to come ductor on the Ellensburg-Pasco divi­ east, being aevaral weeks on their there. He moved his family and
and hear this free lecture.
trip.
household goods to Bandon last week.
Calling cards 100 far »1.00.
will be opened for the summer. _
sion of the North Pacific.
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