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"V'. îîs ■ OOQUILLB FAIXIT BINTtNIL, COQUILLM FRIDAY, JANUARY (, 1934. PAO! SEVEN LSUUUL'IR OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF picked it up and started towkYd the’ dug would com« to point in a field. and Bandon against Myrtle Point at | hunter. Ah! This was indeed a sur Harts would turn to his shooting the latter village. Following this By Law Latov« prise, the dog wasn't supposed to b* a c >mp*nwn and say, “go get the bird,” brace of fray«, Coquille opens with The holidays bave passed Christ- retriever. Wlwn within a few feet proving himsejf utterly unselfish in Myrtle Point Tuesday, January 16, in mas ia but a memory and old . 1983 of the pleased nimrod the old dog the matter. the community halt, while Bandon which left such a bad taste in many stopped, gave a huge gulp and down He was an enjoyable companion goes to Marshfield. The Friday fol mouths has been hewed down by the went the quad, feathers and all. snd it made no difference how tough lowing Coquille plays a second home long whiskered old gent who will My wife and I were over in the far the luck afield, his cheery smile al encounter with Marshfield, and Ban eventually sneak upon us all. A brand reaches of th« south Umpqua coun ways flashed forth and his sense of don invades North Bend. To the Honorable Msyor and Common Council of the City of Coquille, Ore new year ia here—. a year of promise Up to date there is little on which try at one time and our dogs treed humor wee never dampened. gon. » for better Sports and .better times. I Gentlemen : a big bobcat which we dispatched. We 'Herta ie going to be missed and to base sound predictions for sincerely trust that 1934 will bring Submitted herewith for your consideration ja^my report covering Re- were getting low on food for both missed a lot by his friends and old the season. 'Whereas Bandon ha« ceipta and Disbursements for th« year 1998, aa follows: * us better huntin’ than did the departed 4 dogs and ourselves so we decided to shooting companions. That familiar many lettermen, th« Tigers have had year. GENERAL FUND roast the ham« off the cat for the figure is goinx to be missed scouring little opportunity for ' practice or To'Balance ........................ I 59146 The depression of the past two dogs. We roasted them and they sure the field« in vuMch of “Chinks” and training because illness of many , Licenses ................. 412.00 years has taken a lot of joy out of the did smell excellent. We called the wending his way along the trout members, but more so because a aat- Fines ................ ............ 861.00 hunt for many sportsmen. Many have Road Tax ................................ 276.15 dogs to us and presented each with a streams, as he will be missed in so- isfactory hall for workouts has not been unable to afford hunting and Special Tax ............................ 12,1934» Y ham. Th« youngest dog was delight cisl life. 1 am sure that the Red been found. Both Marshfield, Co- Building Permits ........ 26.00 angling licenses und «.’ere kept from ed and fell to immediately. The old .Gods of the Forest are bowing «heir quille and North Bend have l>een de- Community 'Bldg, rents.. 158.00 thè fields, «(reams and marshes on dog sniffed the meat, walked over to heads in sorrow at the departure of tested by *»B” League outfits, to vu House rents ......................... 14.00 that account, while others, in the same Miscellaneous ............. ..... .... 32.50 further scramble MK« situation, while where I had cut th« paws from the ‘ Barney” Hartson. boat, loathe to give up their favorite Borrowed from Water Fund 3,000.00 ham, sniffed them, turned up his nose Upon my desk lies a New Year’s at Myrtle Point a wonderful abun By Warrants redeemed ........... pastimes, have braved the law and 9 6,02142 and with a dejected air und fallen greeting that I had Addressed to this dance of fine-looking prospects will 'Interest on same ................. 999.17 fished and hunted without .Jicenses. tail, sighed deeply, as if in disgust old friend of mine the night before not be settled until after the mid-term Bonds redeemed ................... 1 6,000.00 This fact alone adds to many arrests Bond interest paid 2,506.00 and lay down beside the fire. The his life was snuffed out. ' “Good when additional lads, including the made throughout the state the past Balance..................... .............. 8,792.40 younger dog gleefully pounced upon Huntin’ ” is the salutation upon it well-known Tommy Ostrander of 1961 year or two. th« ham discarded by hi« senior pard- Fata prevented Harts ever receiving and 1932 fame, became eligible. If A. >17,612.0» >17AL2.OS * Mighty few new guns were in evi ner while the latter gave him a look the card, but it cannot prevent me anything, we wifi favor the Bobcats dence the past two years as in years of the utmost contempt. WATER FUND from «ending that same hearty wish as the most Hkely to be at the top Dec. 81, 32 ToBalance ............ ........................ « 0,708.»» long past. Many old ragged hunting It took the old timers to really show from my heart, serosa th» border into throughout the season. Dee. 81, *33 « Collections from consumers 16,117.63 ■ , I coats were mifA in evidence, as well up the present generation in both the Great Unknown—**good huntin,’ New services 10.00 Ai Coquille High ’ s Red Devils face this as patched up boots and leaky shoes. rifle and wing shooting. Never in Harts.” Miscellaneous ............... 397.10 4 atrong Myrtle Point representation in But take it all in all a hunter and a history has such a shot been develop By Warrents redeemed ... 9 7,218.11 1 their opening game, following it three Interest on same ......... 360.16 fisherman are optimistic cusses and ed as Doc Carver and there probably Sport Briefs Bond interest paid ... 6,36247 nights later with the Marshfield fray, they get a kick out of the game never will be. Take the old time duck Miscellaneous expense. 1.8» ■gain on the local boards. Up to (By Mark Seeley) whether they sport an old-fashioned hunters around here for intance, most Loaned to General Fund 8,000.00 gun or a brand new one, a new hunt of them #re crackerjack wing shots. Mike Mikulak and the rest of th« date Coquille has won two pre-season Balance ................. .. 8,240.00 ing outfit or an old patched up one. I pride myself upon the fact of being Oregon football players who are to frays and lost two, bowing to River >26,173.72' >26,173.72 It doesn’t take high priced guns and able to shoot along with most of the shflw here next Friday night need ton, 30 to 32 and 23 to 30, and de feating Arago, 61 to 13 and 81 to 16. clothes to make a sportsman; true boys when the ducks are flying and little introduction to the sport fans of STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND sportsmanship ia in the heart and not yet an older timer—my dad—haa a Coquille and other Coos county towns. This speaks rather well for the local Dec. 81,*33 To'Balance ................................................... 868.74 in the clothes or guns. A true sports habit of allowing me up pretty regu Nor, for that matter, do these famed ■coring ability, but it also shows that Dec. 31, *38 OXHections, unbonded liens............. 797.10 the Riverton **B ” Leaguer« must have By Warrants redeemed .......................... 28.50 man may be distinguished by Ms ac lar like. The only excuse I have to athletes require much publicity to Interest on same .* .......................... 3.28 tions above everything else—his ac offer is like the old fellow’s alibi down folks other than those who follow the a first-rate outfit this winter. ' Interest on warrants outstanding 90.00 The starting five that Coach Hart tions while afield, or along the stream, in Curry county, years ago. Two old t'end of the pigskin art. Who does Balance ....'........... ................ .. 1,614.06 ley has been using consists of Robin or even in social life. men engaged in fistic encounter. One n't know of th« individual successes > 1,696.84 I 1,63644 At the large sportsmen’« meetings ■was aged 90 and the other 76. The of each of this sextette or of the son at center, Davis and Morris at the University of forwards, and.Collier and Stonecypher held in Portland and elsewhere snd ddest won the fight. The result was mark made by the IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND at the guards. Five reserves are al which I have mentioned in past issues, that the younger fighter was being Oregon football eleven thia fall? Dec. 31, ’82 To Balance . » 4,696.53 so listed, they being Bob Bailey and Mike, Mark Temple, Leighton Gee, always the subject is brought up con kidded about letting the old man whip Collections, bonded liens.. 8,966.37 Dec .91, ’33 Bernie Hughes, Bree Cuppolette, and|L’*>uie Donaldson, guards; Don Hick- By Bonds redeemed ........... 'A 808.12 cerning the abolishment of automatics him and he replied, “Well he ought Bernie Hughes, Bree Cuppolette, and Chuck Wiahard are the lads of thel**"' ient«r7 «nd Harry Kelley and (Balance ............................ 12,768.78 and pump guns from the field. The to iick me hadn’t he? Look how In meeting the B*rlon, forwards; but up to And Oregon All-Btars. general opinion seems to prevail and much older he‘ is than 'I am.” $13,56140 >13,561.90 “Bill’s Place” five they are contact-1 d*U the 1<,ttor has b««n having study is expressed even by outdoor writers that’s my excuse when it comes to Ing a real team, one that is composed t duties which have cost him his eligi- of some of the big dailies that the shooting with my dad. IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST FUND ,n th* *vent th«t th* dlfllcul- You know, it’s mighty hard for me ot ex-C. H. S. luminaries bolstered Dec. 31, ’32 By Balance ................................................. abolishment of these guns would be $ 8480.91 Dee. 31, ’33 Interest paid ...................................... 6,948.85 a blow to the game hog, for with a to get away from the subject of ducks. by the addition of Coach Henry H. |ty ** ’’•«hted he can also fll) in at To Interest collected .. ............................ $ 2,634.70 Hartley, who during his collegiate e*n^®r *» can Collier, while Davis can double gun he would only have two There has been so much good duck 12,146.96 Balance .................................... .. day« at Willamette University was go “ to guard. Th —— *-—««-.----- give «— These combinations shots to waste or make his kills with weather and everywhere you took in the Red Devils a fairly well rounded an all-around athlete throughout the the Coquille valley the sight of thou >14,779.76 at one time. However, I believe that >14,779.76 squad on paper, but it will take “A” thia is the wrong impression. The men sands of ducks meet your eyes. And four years he attended the Salem in League competition to iron things STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS who seek to put over legislation for everybody is talking duck. Sorts give stitution. He was placed on all out; the promise is there and it wll 12/91/92 12/81/33 Inc. or Dec.* the abolishment of pumps and auto a fellow “duckritis." I sure hop« th« Northwest mythical aggregations in Warranta Outstanding burst forth if the machine can click matics are not aiming at the game poor birds get all the fish out of their (rack, basketball and footban, and > 30,106.76 > 37,09446 > 6,98640 General Fund ... on all cogs. 4,351.02 7I1&4O 3,636.92* hog, except indirectly. I can readily system before they depart from the •f late, despit« th« fact that he has Water Fund......... 3,794.39 added many pounds to hi« already Special Fund« ... 8,7664» 2840» see a conservationist’s ideas on the fresh green feed here. I’d much pre Red Devils, Bill ’ s Place, Win I .. , subject. As far as game hoggishnees fer eating a flying fish, fin* and all, large frame, he has returned to a > 38454.17 I 3321.68 > «147545 Coquille High gained its second goes, why a man with a double gun in preference to th« sort of ducks we high degree to his old-time form. victory of the season, Tuesday night, can be just as big a game hog as a bagged the last of the season. I’ve The ax-Red Devils who team along Bonds Outstanding defeating Arago 31 to 16, in the com- » 25,000.00 $ 23,000.00 Funding 1927 ......... > 2,000.00* man with an auto or a pump—per never eaten a flying fish, either, but with Hartley are Denton Ellingson, 7400.00 54OO.OO 2,000.00* three-year tette rrnan; Lina« Seeley. W.“'1' n the »«ond Red Henry Street Bridge haps a bigger hog. As I have said nevertheless I’d Jtake my chances. 7,000.00 fi,006.00 1,000.00» Beach Street Bridge Devil win over Arago, the previous before sportsmanship rests in the Along the fore part of the season four-year letterman; Worden 'Ellis, 95,961.69 Sreet ‘Improvement 9645347 808.12* Tame concluding, 81 to 13. Max Morgan, Jack McCue, Thurman heart alone and just because a man a stray mallard hapepner in some 18,600.06 18,600.00 Water, Series C ... Earl Morris led the loeal attack 30,000.00 D .. 30,000.00 carries a pump gun or an automatic manner to find his way up the river Hickam, Ray Woodyard and Wil H 20,000.00 20,000.00 E ... one-year lettermen; and with 14 points, counting three field »< liams, is no reason as classing him as a and 'alighted near the ranch. 50,000.00 F ... • • 60,000.00 goals in the first half and four in the game hog in any sense of the word. grabbed the old gun, sneaked along Steve Steams, a California high second to apply the momentum to the The main idea of abolishing pumps the bank and jumped him up and school and Oregon State rooks’ prod I 6,808.12* $2434 53.57 $248,98149 scoring. Two sensationai shots by Col and automatics is to save game birds. proceeded to knock him down again. ust. $294,729.42 lier also added to the highlights, and Total Indebtedness .......................... $287^215.86 > 2,486.44» The main interest, however, lies in And here is the idea on the subject. I made my way to the house with him, as a whole «he entire lineup performed Sum« in the above table followed by (*) show decreases in indebtedness. seeing the performances of the col A flock of birds theft comes within exhibited him to my wife and then creditably, the floor game of «Davis’ STATEMENT OF BALANCES range of a hunter armed with a picked him and dressed him. As his lege boys from Eugene. The six of and his lighting play drawing com them are three-year football veterans double gun present two shots, both heart My in the sink it beat steadily Dec. 91, *33 General Fund.................................... $ 3,762.40 ment. Water Fund....................................... 9449.90 within killing range, while the same for at least a half a dozen beats. under th« colors of th« lemon-yellow Coquille grabbed the lead and Street Improvement Fund. 4......... 1,514.06 flock of birds tjiat come within range Relieve it or not—but it’s the truth. and green and, therefore, have com Improvement (Bond Sinking Fund 12,763.78 maintained it throughout all of the of an automatic or pump gun «re But thst duck didn’t hsve anything pleted their varsity gridiron daya. Improvement Bond Interest Fund >12,146.06 periods, leading 10 to 6, 18 to 9, 22 to Oash and securities on hand..... usually out of tenge by the time the on Bill Feterscbe’s big Chinese roost Professional football or the coaching 16,196.08 14, and finally 91 to 16. Lineups: third shot is fired by an ordinary er thst he “killed” a few seasons field is open to them unless they Coquille (81) >27480.14 »27,280.14 Arago (18) shooter and three more shots are back. He put the bird in hie hunting choose to go into the businem world. Davis (2) F (2) Collier Of them Wiahard has had varsity sent after them. The result is that coat and arrived home an hour later Respectfully, F (8) Sinko aside Morris (14) W. S. BICKELS, . seldom are the fourth, fifth and sixth a stray mallard happened in some basketball experience, but Robinson (4) C (6) Cornwell City Treasurer, shots effective, or in other word« flopped from his hand and led Bin a from this on« instance, high school Collier (5) G Schroeder “killing shots.” They do not bring merry footrace ’round and ’round th« court circles were the last competi Stonecypher (5) G (2) Kribs the bird to eartlh that is struck by the kitchen before he finally cornered it tion to amount to anything for the evening. Others on the squad are Randleman 8 During the winter months, Bailey (1> shot immediately. Sometimes a ■nd wrung ite neck. Upon dressing team. Mik« Mikulak, Leighton Gee, Mark Kelley 8 Miller bird hit in this manner flies for a th« bird ft was discovered that one though, they often took to basketball Temple, Bernie (Hughes and Cuppo- Don ild son 8 Barklow as a means of keeping in condition. mile or two before alighting, or on shot had penetrated ite heart. letti. Hickam 8 Pauli Years ago, two youths bagged a ' In high school, neverthless, Mile set wings sails to distant cover. 8 Webb Calling carda 60 for «1.00. They was an ail-state guard at Minneapo- These birds die a lingering death or Chinese rooster below town. Referee: Lorens, Coquille, fall exsy prey to some prowling pred were coming up th« railroad track l.s High, T«mple an all-state forward ,/A game following the high school atory bird or animal. There are when they observed the game warden at Pendleton in 192», Hughes a mem clash saw ‘^Bill’s ¡Place” over-run the ber of the state championship quin One of them hundreds of thousands of such birds approadhing them. Arago Independents, 44 to 20. Far shot each season so it may readily be shoved the bird up under his arm be tets of Medford High, Gee a Cali rier led Arago’s scoring with eight fornia all-star from Hollister High, seen why the people who are crying neath his coat The warden stopped points, while Linus Seeley counted for conservation are aiming legisla them and conversed a few momenta and Cuppolettie a Minnesota high 10, Ellis 9, and Woodyard 9 for Co school performer. Mikulak and Tem tion in the direction of pumps and au and then went on down the track. He quille, as the leading loeal point tomatics for their abolishment. With had only gone a short ways when with ple were also members of the 1930 gainers. a roar of wing« the bin! zoomed out Frosh team, while Wiahard ’ s record every hunter shooting double-barreled This was the second successive guns, which are scarcely seen in the from beneath She startled violator's prior to his varsity duty is unknown. victory for the «Bill’s Place” five, This should reveal, then, that the coat and flew to a distant field. And field any more, it would really save All-Stars will not be novices at the Bandon being defeated, 42 to 28, Sat the lives of lota of ducks. But it is that ”Jead” bird got entirely away. Dr. Miles In this fray Coach game. And if they were, their size urday night. doubtful if such legislation could ever NKR VINE Hartley counted 18 pointe and Seeley Another old timer ha* “cone west” would likely carry then» through, the be passed. There are too many big 12, these thirty markers being the "Did the work*- gun manufacturers and wealthy The recent death of M. J. (Hartson team average being within three or bulk of the total made by ‘Dill's says sportsmen to buck. And not only mark« the passing of another hunt four pounds either way of 180 to the Place.” A novelty of this encounter Miss Glivar wealthy sportsmen but the poorer ing companion and a great lover of man, which means that dose to 1060 was that Hartley, Seeley and Denton sportsmen as well. Few Indeed would the oufcof-doors. “Harte,” as I af pounds of beef will pound across the WHY DON’T Who will sppear on the Oregon Elligson. though playing at the same be in favor of laying down his favor fectionately called him since ’way community hall floor for the Eugene All-Star basketball team which will YOU time, alternated at the center poet, ite “pump-stick” or his trusty auto back there in the old horse and buggy boys alone. The weight of Hartley the offensive moving along spredi- meet the Bill’s Place Are in the Com TRY IT? will further add to this, as ho weighs matic to save the live« of a few hun days, was a sportsman who loved a munity Building here next Friday ly, nevertheless. dred thousand ducks. Half the fol- _ __ BMI _______ three months good dog. He was I a man Whose heart well over 200, while the other mem- es loses who are crying conservation at ' warmed in quick response to the call bens of “BiH’s Place” quintet range the tops of their voices would besitat« ,t the forests, the marshes and the from 160 to 190 in weight None of 'oiees of his favorite trout streams. the men who will play are under flve to give up their pumps and auto Something akin to worship was en- feet ten inches, in height, the tore mattes. You betcha they would! who probably pre exactly on that It is a strange thing how bird dog? ihrined in his heart for all these mark being 'Morgan and Ellis, while hinge — the things thst it takes to will offtimes refuse to «at even the all of the collegiates and most of the cooked meat of the bird that they love make a separate world in which a locals are thought to be six feet and 'over Of the great .put-of-doons loves to hunt. My dad and J have each ■' ■*" " 111 • ■ taller. < W iMe Unless two pints of bile juice owned two of the finest duck dogs that to pilgrimage. , It wiH truly be a gigantic specta flow daily from your liver into Nothing suited Harts better than a hunter could wish for and both of cle; the Oregon All-Stars meeting the your bowels, your food decays in them refused to eat duck cooked in to crouch in a marshland blind and vour bowels. This poisons your Bill’s Place basketball team Friday, any form. In fact they would become watch the ducks slant in to his de whois body. Movements get hard January 12. toys, or to tread the stubble fields and constipated. You get yellow greatly insulted if any of the meat tongue, yellow skin, pimples, dull was offered them. They were unlike with hie dog in search of pheasants, ryes. bad breatlu bad taste, gas, Th« Coos county high school league to stalk the buck in his mountain re the dog which a couple of Coquille dizziness, beadache. You have be gets its start next Friday night also, hunter« took on a quail hunt several treat, or to whip Ma favorite trout come an ugly-looking, foul-smell ing, sour-thinking person. You years ago. He was a farm dog and stream. He enjoyed the companion but luckily the Red Decile draw a bye for this evening, thus allowing the have lost your personal charm. they took him along in lieu of b bird ship of a brother sportsman, or was Everybody wants to run from you. Coquille fans to attend the indepen dog figuring that he would scare up content to roam the fields in com dent fray. The lineup for this initial But don’t take salts, mineral pany with his dog. When it camo to the bird« for them. He flushed the waters, oils, laxative pula, l*xa- evening, however, pits North Bend birds okeh and on of the hunters sportsmanship Harts possessed a trait Whan Ua against Msrohfield la the Armory, downed a bird. The day daqtod ta it. noteworthy of mention. ANNUAL REPORT of City Treasurer--Year 1933 » ——dL > > y The Favor of Other Men \l R\l\! 4
