Sentinel
THE PAPER THATO LIKE A LMTTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXX.
S354,000INTMES
Collected up to March 31—Maay
Warrants Used in the
Paymeats
Of the approximately <64,800 paid
in taxes last month, for the seven
cities of the county, <14,005.42 was
paid in warrants of one kind or an
other, according to County Treasurer
Chas. Stauff who prepared the follow
ing, showing what each of the cities
paid.
The last column will vary a
little Trom the actual receipts for no
account is taken there of the dia-
courit allowed for paying the entire
year’s tax, or of penalty and interest
charges. It represent» only the tax
levied on the properties on which
payment was made.
The total taxes collected from Jan.
1 up to March 31 this year, was <354,-
000, including warrants used in set
tlement with the county.
The psyment by cities was as fol
lows:
Warranto Special Tax
Cities
CoMee tiona
Empire
< 118 M < 289.97
Marshfield
.
28,630.08
8,609.78
5,303.03
Coquille
1,988.46
North Bend
•
none
21^88.18
8,523.80
-
482.40
Myrtle Point
Bandon
2,709.5«
4J877.75
EasUide
- 156.2»
585.05
, u •
814,065.42 <04,788.71
For Coquille school district No. 8,
the total collection was <8,114.87, of
which <4,570.88 was paid with war
rante.
Myrtle Point school district. No. 41,
paid $2,078.50, <856.08 in warrants.
Powers 8. D. No. 41, paid <3,318.72,
$2,506.03 in warranta. Arago, <1,172.-
77, watranto »108.64. Bandon 82851.-
Marshfield
91, <2,040.46 warrants.
821,348.72, warrants used <8,036.48.
North iBend <13,469218, warrante <4,
902.79. Myrtle Point Union High
<5,874.18, warrante <2,726.71.
Will Ruepen Hardwt Store
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Storers, who sr-
rlved here last TWMMf^MF^Mir
Mountain, Mich., expect to open the
Stevens Cash (Hardware store m the
near future, possibly in s couple of
weeks. (He is busy at ths present
time rearranging the stock, and get
ting ready to install the complete
stock
of new
hardware which
he has coming. (He has also ordered
new show cases, is making new dis
play tables, and when he opens for
business will have an up-to-date stock
of shelf and heavy hardware.
Aa here mentioned, Mr. Stevens,
through his brother, J. (L. Stevens, re
cently purchased the Eilingsson hard
ware store, next door tp the Peoples
Market. He is thoroughly familiar
with the hardware business, having
followed that business for the last ten
yeans or more.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have rented
an apartment in the Mrs. C. A. Gage
home.
Vinton* to Move to Bay
82.M THE YEAR
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, ORBGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1884.
NO. 1».
Well Looks Better and Better
Grade Contests Here Tomorrow
Oil and gas Indications at the Fat
Elk well continue to be most pro
nounced. Drilling continues every
day, with bailing every hour, and the
oil streaks and bubbling gas give ev
ery promise that there is a supply of
oil there, although in how large a
quantity cannot yet be told.
Although the operator keeps sever
al hundred feet of water in the hole,
ths bailings come out quite warm,
even hot, and Mr. Marion has reason
for his belief that not many more fest
of drilling will be necessary before
the reservoir is struck.
They are now drilling in the rock
where it is expected the pool will be
tapped.
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The Coos county grade acl
declamation contest which is to
held in the high school here tomorrow
at one o’clock, will present the follow
ing program of sonteotante: For Co
quille Isabel Unsoeld will give "The
Movie Fan;“ Dora school will enter
Wilda Shepherd, giving "Little John
nie Visits the Dime Museum;” Sitkum
will enter Erwin Laird; Catching In
let’s entry is Margaret 8pooner;
Marshfield will enter Jack .Boone, who
will present ‘iRcd’s Gang at the Mov
in’ Pictures;*^ Randolph will present
Msrgarete Carlson with "Biff Per ..
kins’ Toboggan Slide" as her subject; .
Warrants Now Being Called
Elsewhere in this issue City Treas
urer W. 8. Bickels is making a caM
for redemption of CoquiHe city war
rants, and nearly all the cities, school
districts and the county are doing the
same, for the tax collections being ap
portioned by County Treasurer Stauff.
In moat cases it does not bring the
city or district -to anywhere near a
cash bass, but the Non-Union High
district warrants are called up to Jan.
4 this year.
MRS. ZOSEL BUR
IED TUESDAY
Mrs. Theodore Zosel, after months
of serious illness which for the past
four months confined her to her bed,
passed away laat Sunday evening at
her home on Seventh street.
Funeral services were conducted at
the chapel at 11 a. m. Tuesday, by
Rev. Mallory Flanagin.
'Interment
was in the Masonic cemetery.
Mary Keocheter was born in Bavaria,
March 26, 1882, and was a few days
past 74 years of age at the time of
her death. She came to the United
States with her parents, landing in
New York, Oct. 23, 8878, and they
settled in St Paul, Minn. She was
married there to Theodore Zosel, Jan.
28, 1885. In 1680 they moved to Mc
Coy, near
and came to Coquille
Seven children beside her husband
survive her, and they were all here
Tuesday tor the funeral. They are
Mrs. A. G. Neumann, of Amity, Ore.,
F. C. Zosel, of Brookings; Wm. A.
Zosel, of McMinnville; Mrs. J. W.
Rabie, of Coquille; Mrs. Wm. Mantz,
of Maricopa. Cal.; Mrs. C. C. McDon
ald, of Portland, and Mrs. E. P. Pel-
tier, of Vancouver, Wash.
She is also survived by three broth
ers and two sisters in St. Paul, Minn.,
twenty-five grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
One of her life’s ambitions was re
alised, that of seeing her children al)
grown to manhood and womanhood
before she was called from earth.
Grange to Have Box Social
Wear your old clothes; a swallow
tail coat and a wing collar will sub
ject you to a fine at the box or basket
social which Coquille Grange is going
to hold next Thursday evening, April
18, with Myrtle Grange members as
guests.
The men are going to furnish the
baskets and the ladies will buy them
at 25 cents per. Awarding of the bas
kets will be by lot. Bring your own
pasteboards if you want to play cards.
There will be entertainment for all
and a regular old-time shindig en
joyed.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Vinton aro plan
ning on removing to Marshfield aa
soon as school closes neft month. The
reason is that he is required to main
tain his office as district engineer for
the 8. E. R. A. in the Bay city. His
district, aa engineer for the State
Emergency
Relief Administration,
comprises Coos, Curry and Douglas
counties, end as long aa ha must
maintain an office in Marshfield he
Jack Cramer An Applicant
believes it will be more economical for
J no. F. Cramer, or Jack, as he was
him to live there.
popularly known when he was princi
pal of the Coquille high school, is the
May Day Dance, April 28
iateet applicant for the superintea-
The annual May Festival and Dance deney of the Coquille schools, his ap
of the CequiMe Woman's Club will be plication being received this week.
held in the Aragon Ball Room here on After leaving Coquille he was super
intendent of schools at Bandon and
Saturday, April £8.
As has been the custom in the past, for several years past has held the
the ladies are making extensive same position in the Grants Paas
preparations for the affair which will schools.
be presided over by the queen to bo
selected by the high school student
Gill Talked oa Sales Tax
body today.
There was a very fair crowd at the
Other information will be given at
Community Building Monday evening
a later data. '
to hear State Grange Master Ray Gill
give his talk on the proposed sales
Operetta at Riverton
tex law which, as is well known, he is
The operetta, “An Old Spanish Cus opposing. To a great extent the au
tom," will be presented by the River dience was in sympathy with the
ton high school in their gymnasium speaker in his denunciation of the
this,(Friday) evening at eight o’clock. predatory interests which he claims
This operetta is being directed by A. are responsible for the sales tax law.
E. Haan and promises the finest
E. J. Werthmann, truck driver at
school entertainment of the year. The
stage setting Is very pretty, the cos Camp Coquille P-207, was commended
tuming is unique and beautiful and by the officers of that camp for his
each individual part in the east is well honesty in returning a parse which be
found last Friday evening. Ute purse
taken.
,
belonged to Mrs. Isaac IL Tower,
North Bend, and contained money and
ether valuables. It was found on the
highway near Fairview.
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Will Continue Until May 25— Sections in Curry and Lane
Counties Now under
Teachers Will Receive First
Contract
Cash for the Year
• The CoquiHe grade school, which
had been scheduled to run but eight
months this year, closing May 8, will
continue for the full nine months' pe
riod and close at the same time as the
high school, May 25.
Thia was faade possible by funds
from the l'ERA. Mrs. Mulkey receiv
ed word thia week that <20,601.25 was
available from the federal 1 relief
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funds for Coos county.
Of especial interest to the CoquiHe
teachers is the fact that from April 2
to the close of school, their salaries
will be paid in cash. This applies to
all except those who have other
means of support.
There are 28 districts in Coos coun
ty which will receive this aid. Co
quille’s portion is <5,106.30. Others
which wiH share in the allottment are
Empire. <5*42.50; Kentuek, <106; Mil
lington, <679.50; Fairview, <297.60;
Gravel Ford, 140; Powers, <1505;
Catching Creek, <50; Coos River,
<1702.85; Templeton, <162.60; Floras
Creek, <50; Myrtle Point, <1204.70;
Roy, 8157.50; Eastside, <786; Remote,
<157.50; Bandon, <2488.50; Prosper,
<122.50; Sitkum, <148.75; Lakeside.
<150; Alder Crest, <120; Bridge, <470;
South 81ough, <181.25; Bunker Hill,
<1134; Upper Two Mile, 8130; North
Lake, <243.75; Myrtle Point Union
High, <2816 65; Riverton Union High.
<549.50.
Tax League Favors Sales Tax
With candidates totalling nearly
half of the attendance at the Coos
County
Taxpayers
Equalization
League meeting, held in the court
house last’ evening, the session was
devoted principally to hearing what
the office seekers had to say.
Officer« for the coming year were
chosen, E. L. DetieCssn being re
elected president; 8. D. Fulford and
Jea. .NUsen, vice presi touts; ft. G.
Opperman, sm e ltery frreaa unr.
A motion that the League go on
record as favoring the sales tax and
that it make a fight for its adoption,
w»s carried by a three to one vote.
, Jack Lefevre made the principal
talk of the evening, devoting much of
the time to an attack on public util
ity monopolies, mainly the power
company, but his call for a c.how of
hands of those who were willing to
give moral support to himself snd his
associates in developing hydro-elec
tric power in Coos and Curry coun
ties, did not strike a popular chord
for no one showed a hand.
Thia la Clean-up Week
This week, April 10 to 14, is Na
tional Clean-Up Week and while not
starting on the first date the event
is to be co-operated in by Coquille for
today and tomorrow.
Possibly the
collection of trash and rubbish set out
for city collection wiH not be finished
until next week, but a collection will
be made.
At this time of year, and especial
ly this year, when Nature is patting
on her most verdant and beautiful
garb at an earlier date, it behooves us
all to co-operate and make our prom
ises as presentable as it is possible to
do.
To Honor OWest Mason
The Port Orford Masonic Lodge has
completed arrangements to take care
of the largest crowd of Masonic mem
bers over assembled at one time in the
history of Southwestern Oregon on
Saturday, April 14th, at 8:30 p. m.
Communications have been received
from lodges all over the state signi
fying their intention of having their
lodge well represented at this gath
ering. The members of the Curry
county lodges are joining with the
Port Orford lodge to make this a red-
letter day in the history of big gath
erings in the county.
There’s One in Coon County
Ray Gill, state grange master, has
said that there is only one school in
Oregon closed because of lack of
funds. If so that school is in Coos
county. The Bancroft school was
opened yeaterday after being closed
since December for that reason.
FERA funds permit its re-opening.
But that statement is like so many
of Gill's in his opposition to the sales
tax—they cannot be depended upon.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
will serve a potluck dinner in the
Parish House st 12 o’clock next Wed
nesday, April 18. Everyone is invited
to oome there for the noon meal. 25
seats per plate.
At the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce in the hotel Tuesday noon,
J. E. Norton reported having received
a letter from W. H. Lynch, head of
the Bureau of Public Roads for Ore
gon, that contracts have been let for
the finishing of the oiling on the
Coast Highway and that when settled
weather is assured the oiling crews
move on to the jobs. The first to
be done will be on the Florence sec
tion in Lane county, after which the
16 to 18 fillies below Port Orford will
be oiled. He stated that it would all
be completed by early summer.
Mr. Norton also reported on the
potato meeting held kst week.
While no date was set for another
meeting, the Coquille Chamber of
Commerce is definitely pledged to a
policy of "home-market for home
grown product«,” and another meet
ing will be held in the near future.
When that is done a definite pro
gram for organizing a potato grow
ers’ association for Coos county
should be ready to submit. From an
association point of view its aims
should be to concentrate on not more
than two varieties to be grown in the’
county; to see that all potatoes oold
by ita members were graded accord
ing to U. S. specifications; that the
sacks were properly marked with
the grade and with the owner’s name.
A brand for the association should be
adopted which will come to mean ev
erything to the consumer, so that she
will know when a potato is sold under
the Coos brand that its uniformity
and quality can be depended upon.
This program cannot be acc >m-
plished in a month, nor possibly a
year, but it is the moat worth-while
¡activity the Coquille Chamber has
¡Undertaken in some time.
V. F. W. Ponta Here Last Night
for Coos River, Pearl Nash will give
“The Bear Story;” the entry for East-
side-Cooston has not yet been report
ed, nor has the entry from Bunker
Hill.
Bandon will enter Kenneth
Stovall.
The grade school spelling contest
will be held in the Lincoln building
tomorrow at ten o’clock.
Playground Equipment Dance
Another benefit dance is to be held
in the Aragon Ball Room here to
morrow evening, this time for the Co
quille Playground equipment fund.
Mrs. E. L. Vinton is chairman of the
committee in charge and preparations
have been made for one of the larg
est dances of the season. - Admission
will be 40 and 25 cents.
GRANGE RECRE
ATIONAL MEETS
a- ■■ ■,
,
A series of recreational meetings
'or Coos county granges and commun
ity organizations to be conducted by
MiM Gertrude L. Skow of the state
college will be held from April 13 to
18, through arrangements made by
the county agent’s office.
Considerable
interest has been
Simulated in rural organizations
hrough supervised recreational pro
grams conducted by local leaders who
received training in this work from
Miss Skow during the first series of
recreational meeting conducted in
Coo» county a short time ago.
Miss Skew’s program in Coos coun
ty Includes meetings to be held as fol
lows: Friday, April 18, 8 p. m., meet
ing of Coquille Valley Leaders Group
it Norway school house; Saturday.
April 14, meeting at Fairview Grange
Hall; Monday, April 16, 10.-30 a. m.,
meeting of Parkersburg club at the
home of Mrs. J. P. Dexereux; Tues
day, April 17, meeting at Myrtle Point
Grange Hall, and Wednesday, April
18, meeting at North Bay Sid*
Grange* Hall.
Supervised recreational work to be
conducted at these meetings will con
sist of games, folk dancing, singing
and stunts which will be participated
in by al! of those attending the meet-
Mlga.
Dr. H. P. Swatland, of Astoria, de
partment -ommander of the Veterans
of Foreign Wans, addressed an au
dience <J 125 in I. 0. 0. F. hall here
last evening, which was composed of
veterans and members of the Ladies’
Auxiliaries. He also presented char
ters to the new Myrtle Point and
Marshfield p.-sta. Department Judge
Advocate E. H. Joehnk, of Mamh-
field, also opoke.
Preceding the talks a very fine pro
gram was presented by the ladies of
the Coquille Auxiliary.
Post Commanders who addressed
the meeting were Harry Oerding, of
Coquille; Mr. Foster, of Brookings;
Henry Lecocq, of Marshfield; and
Mr. Bartlett, of Myrtle Point
Presidents of the auxiliaries who
spoke were Mrs. Foster, of Brookings,
Coast Highway Association
M m . Snyder, of Myrtle Point and
M m . Oerding, of Coquille.
The annua! meeting of the Coast
Following the session in the lodge Highway Association is to be held in
hall a most enjoyable and enjoy«! Crescent City on Msy 4 .and 5.
lunch was served in the banquet hall.
Ed. W. Miller, manager of the as
sociation, in sending out notices to
Health Atw’n Lucheon Tomorrow member individuals and communities,
writes that **»11 officers, directors,
The annua) spring luncheon of the
committeemen and supporting com
Coos County Public Health Associa
munity organizations should attend.
tion, of which Mrs. R. A. Wernich is
Officers and committees will make re
president, wiH be held at the Chand
ports and review the activities of the
ler Hotel in Marshfield tomorrow, Sat
association for the past year. Officers
urday, at 12:80 o’clock.
for the ensuing yesr will be elected.
Mrs. Edna Kellond Clark, who so
Probably some changes in the articles
greatly delighted the ladies of the Co
of incorporation snd by-laws to pro
quille Woman’s Club here Tueedsy,
vide for broader activities will be
will sing.
made. Thia will be a most important
Dr. W. V. Gtaisyer will speak on
meeting.
the subject, "Eradication of tubercu
“All supporting Chambers of Com
losis in cattle.**
merce and community clubs should
Members snd others interested are
invited to attend. Reservations may check their accounts with the asso
be made by calling Mrs. A. E. Brad ciation and bring up arrears, if any,
to date in order that the Association
ford.
may close its year with a balanced
budget. To date the association is
Joyce’ Beauty Salon to Open some 8600.00 behind for the current
Joyce’ Beauty Salon will be opened yesr. All expenditures have been
in the room in the Coquille Hotel kept within the budget and if all ac
building, next door to the Coffee counts are brought to date, each com
Shop, the latter part of next week. munity doing its part, the association
Its
proprietress,
Miss
Joyce will close the year with a balance.
Wright, is not a stranger to Coquille, Have you done your part?”
having visited her mother here twice
a year for the past five or six years.
Few Days Left to Register
When the preparstion of the room
County Clerk Oddy announces that
is completed it will be as dsinty and
‘he clerk’s office will be open next
attractive a beauty shop as can be
Mondav
and Tuesday evenings, from
found anywhere. And. the equipment,
al! the latest and most up-to-date, aix to eight o’clock, to permit voters
will be direct fram the factory, never to register. Tuesday is the last day
on which the registration books will
having been used, even for demon-
be open till after the primary.
•’tration purposes.
CCC Boys to Leave April 20
Capt. Koziatck, commander of the
CCC camp at Fairview, has received
instructions to entrain the young men
who are to be moved from there to
Sturgis, North Dakota, next Friday,
April 20. The camp this summer will
bo eared for by the Forestry Service.
Tuberculin Clinic April 30
A tuberculin clinic will be conducted
in the county health nurse’s office in
the court house on Monday, April 80.
by Dr. M. Earl Wilson, county health
officer. Ths clinic is ires and anyone
who wishes may attend the clinic for
testing.
Mrs/li. A. Wernich Chôma aa
Resident—Marshfield Ladka
Present Program
""lie Coquille Woman’* Club met
Tuesday afternoon at the Episcopal
Parish House with nearly a hundred
ladle» present. The program which t
- Kas sponsored by the Marshfield club
brought forth i a number of ladies'
from there
there along
alo with the many from
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here who were present to hear the
wonderful program which was pre
sented.
The meeting was opened by ths
president, Mrs. J. E. Norton, who
presided for her last time after three
very successful years as leader of
this club. Mrs. Norton, in a abort
talk at the close of the business aseet-
ng, thanked the club ladies in co
operating so nicely with her. ,8he
'Iso presented the club a beautiful
nyrtlewood gavel as a token of her
appreciation.
The chairmen present made short
reports on committee work. The
nominating chairman, Mrs. J. A.
Lamb, announced the candidates for
the new club year, which begins In
Msy: president, Mrs. R. A. Wernich;
vice president, Mrs. O. C. Sanford;
second vice president, Mrs. H. E.
Heus; recording secretary, Mrs. O. T.
Gant; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
R. E. Boober; treasurer, Mrs. Kennett
Lawrence. Delegatee from here who
will attend the state convention of
Federated Women's Clubs held early
in May at Roseburg will be Mrs. J.
E. Norton, Mrs. A. E. Bradford and
Mrs. M. Earl Wikon.
Plans for the May Day Dance which
will be held at Graham's Hail April
28th are well under way. The queen
and her attendants will announced
next week.
The annusl May Day luncheon will
oe postponed until the third Tuesday
in May, due to the convention at
Rossburg conflicting with the regular
date.
The program for the afternoon was
ndeed very entertaining, being a dro-
musTcST7 called “Following Foster’s
Footsteps,” Foster being an American
composer. The reason for calling ths
play a dram us i cal is because it is part
trama and part music. This hour of
entertainment with twenty beautiful
voices made it a very worth while af
ternoon. The Chaminade Quartette,
■imposed of Mrs. Chas. Stauff, Mrs.
C. W. Endicott, Mrs. Ben Ostlind and
Mrs. C. 8. Henderson, were among the
-ingero. Solos were given by Mrs.
Stauff, Mrs. D. A. McIntyre, Mrs. C.
I. Gillette, Mrs. E. Harrington and
Mrs. Edna Keltand Clark. Mrs. Reidar
Bugges was reader %nd Mrs. Wm.
Horsfall, pnanist.
At the close tea was served by Mes-
dames M. 0. Hawkins, C. C. Farr, F.
L. Greenough, Raymond Jeub, J. E.
Norton, H. S. Norton and Mies Cath
erine Wernich. .
Legion Auxiliary State Officer*
A special meeting has been called
for Friday, April 18, at 2:00 p. m. to
entertain the following state officers
at an afternoon tea, to be held at the
Legion Home: Mrs. Dorothy Eiken,
state president, Dallas, Oregon; Mrs.
Mabel
Mclnturff, state secretary,
Marshfield;
Mrs. Dorothy Templar,
president district No. 4, Klamath
Falls; Mrs. Collie B. Holder, state
inance officer, Sheridan.
Dinner will be served the ladies at
¡he Coquille Hotel before going to
Powers, where they will present the
new unit at Powers with its charter.
A large delegation from Coquille
will also attend, including the follow
ing officers, who have charge of the
nttiation: Mrs. Bonnie Green, presi
dent; Mrs. Lenora Hunt, first vice
president; Mrs. Robah Robison, act
ing second vice president; Mrs. Gladys
Gano, chaplain; «Mrs. Eula Schram,
junior past president; Mrs. Gladys
Wheeler,
sergeant-at-arms;
Mrs.
Mary Gilbert, acting music chairman.
Scout CaMn Help Needed
All Lion and Legion members are
requested to be at Myrtle Park next
Tuesday evening, April 18, at five
o’clock to continue with the Scout cabin
work. The excavation for the build
ing is practically completed and the
foundation work is next in order.
Alumni Defeat« Red Devlin
Bill’s Place basket ball team, com
posed of former Red Devils players,
was too much for the high school
squad last evening, and won from this
year’s tournament champions, 28-17.
The Playground Equipment fund did
not realize very much from the ben
efit gams, aa there were not many
prosent.