Coquille
LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXX.
FRIDAY, JUNE ». 1984.
COQUILLE, COO8 COUNTY
NO. 24.
GAS PLANT SOLD
A new Coquille corporation ia in the
process of being formed, the stock
holders being Goo. A. Ulett, R. A.
Jeub, J. Arthur Berg, Dr. C. K. Riot
man, Lafe Comptoi^snd Dr. Ju. Rich
mond.
A deal waa completed yesterday for
the purchase of the franchise and
equipment of the Oregon 'Natural Gas
(Corporation. Beside the franchise the
sale includes all the gas mains and
meters, ths tanks, gas house snd land
where the plant ia located, just out of
town on the highway, all the equip
ment to use with gss now in storage
here, and the accounts receivable.
The new corporation will he known
as the Coquille Goa A Power Co. A
manager has not yet been named, nor
have the officers of the corporation
been chrsen.
The Coquille gas plant was installed
about Ave years ago, more than 8100,-
000 being invested in Coquille. Be
sides that the company installed gas
systems in many other Oregon snd
Washington cities.
A year or so sgo the Standard Oil
Co., of which the gas corporation waa
a subsidiary, sold the Oregon proper
ties and those purohaors hsve now
sold the Coquille properties for a
small fraction of the original coat
It la the purpose of the new owners
to continue the businem and build it
up to the greatest extent possible.
Should the well beyond Fat Elk
prove to bo a gaaaer when brought in,
it is probable that a deal could be
made for a supply there instead of
shipping the gas, in liquid form, from
California.
Mrs. John Dornath Jr. a Snicida
Funeral services are being held at
two o’clock this afternoon for Mrs.
John Dornath, Jr., who committed
suicide some time Tuesday night by
hanging herself.
The Dornath home is at the small
shingle mill, this aide of the John
Yoakam place, about four miles out
on the MarshAeld highway.
The
tragedy waa not discovered until Mr.
Dornath arose about 8:80 Wednesday
morning, and found the lifeless body
hanging over a saw In the plant.
Mental depression is the only rea
son known for her rash act.
Mrs. Dornath had been a resident
of Coquille about three years. Her
maiden name was Roanna Bowder and
she was 23 years of age.
Beside her grief-atrioken husband,
she is survived by two children, Clif
ford, Ave years of age, and Arthur
Lee, Ave months; also by brothers
and sisters residing in Eugene: Mm.
Mary Belcher, Mrs. Iola Maxwell,
and Ralph, Arthur, Ira and Lewis
Bowder.
Turner B. MadDensld will conduct
the funeral services and interment
will be in the Masonic cemetery.
ORGANIZATION
IS COMPLETED
Coos grown potatoes will be care
fully graded and marketed in new
' sacks which will carry a county brand,
as a result of activities of the Coos
(Produce Growers association, the or
ganization of which was completed at
a meeting held in the circuit court
rooms in Coquille Monday night, June
26. There was a good crowd from
all sections of the county present.
C. A. Baling, of McKinley, who has
served for the past two months m
chairman of the organising committee,
waa unanimously elected to be the
flrst president of the association. Wm.
Church, of Lenovo, will be rice presi
dent and Ervin Peterson, of North
to Co- Bend, secretary-treasurer.
a few
Mem bore of the organizing commit
Falla, tee were named aa directors to serve
until the flrst annual meeting which
will be held ia Coquille ou July 20 at
10:30 a. m
In addition to the three
officers, the directors include C. A.
Holveretott, Fairview; L. P. Trigg,
Norway; Rolf Hongell and George
'Landrith, of MarshAeld.
The three members of the | execu-
tire committee which will handle bual-
nens for the organization
between
meetings of the board of directors in
clude C. A. Baling, C. A. Holverstott
and Ervin Peterson.
General support of the association
by practically all merchants of the
county which was assured to the new
president of the organization is one
development which has increased in
terest among producers and waa de
clared to be a signMcant factor in the
succeea of the organization.
A plan recommended by the organ
ising committee snd adopted by the
association calls for the appointment
of a business man in each town in the
county to act as an associate non
voting director to work for the inter
est of the association and the mer
chants ia each town sponsoring the
sale of locally grown potatoes and at
tempting to bring about better stan
dardization and methode of merchan
dising. Appointees in the various
towns include J. E. Norton, Coquille;
K. H. (Hansen, Myrtle Point; C. 8.
Murphy, Bridge; Wendle Medford,
Powers, and Orville Haga, Bandon
The appointment of the associate di
rector in Marebfleld and North Bend
was not made at the meeting.
Burbank and Netted Gem are the
two varieties which will ‘be recom
mended by the association for the
main crops of- potatoes. This action
wm taken after merchants from all
I sections of the county expressed a
preference for these varieties in meet
ing the demand of consumera.
The
sale of early potatoes late in the sea
son win be discouraged and the new
crop handled through the association
wiN bo labelled ae “new potatoes” un
til euch time aa the executive commit
tee decides. After that they will be
sold as “bakers.” Low land potatoes
will be discriminated against and
carefully inspected by the committee
to prevent the sale of potatoes as No.
l’s through the association which will
not be of the highest quality.
George Jenkins, county agent, was
requested by the chairman to secure
additional information on
sacks,
brands, labels, etc., aad report at the
Ant annual meeting which will bo
held in Coquille on July 20.
Edmond Chaney Killed Today
GHAS. N. MI
WFIHEDM
Edmond Chaney, ».year old eon of
E. Hall Chaney, waa killed thia morn
ing when the speeder on which he wae
riding near the Chaney camp, just out
from Powers on Baker creek, was At Flower Show Here Last Sat
ditched, due to the spreading of the
urday —List of Prize Wia-
rails. The young man has boon man
ning Entries
aging the camp for hia father.
The body was brought to the
The Masonic Temple was well filled Schroeder Funeral Home in Myrtle
Coquille’s annual Aower show has
Many friends will regret to learn of
the passing away of Charley Wigant last Saturday evening with members Point Funeral arrangements have come and passed, and making allow
ances for the disadvantages of a toe
at the Mast (Hospital in Myrtle Point of the Eastern Star chapter and Ma not yet been made.
early season, its sponsors feel that it
yesterday morning at 2:46, after • sonic lodge and the parents of the
girls who were being initiated aa Canary Grana Seed Harvesting was an. unqualiAed success and de
short Utaess.
______ ___ morning
_______ he
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,____ members of Job’s Daughters, Coquille
cidedly worth their while.
On _ Saturday
complain.
Harvesting of canary grass seed
od of not feeling welt and hie wife in- Bethel. There were 26 young ladies
There were several departures
will be started by J. L. Smith and E.
from the former programs, the most
stated he remain at home. He went who received the degrees.
L. Detlefsen within a few days. The
The outstanding feature of the
important of which was that no musi
to work, however, with Mr. Hufford.
seed has ripened earlier than usual,
cal or ocher entertainment besides
Mrs. Wigant, thinking her husband whole session, which lasted ’ nearly
due to the scarcity of rain the past
the exhibits was prevjded. But it had
would not return home for lunch, went four hours, was the splendid Work of
two months and the warm weather.
honte
the
Roseburg
'Bethel
which
initiated
little effect on the attendance, except
to her work and did not return 1
It was feared the rain the Arst of the
members of —
the —
Coglile
Bethel.
that instead of conning all at once,
until 6 p. m., when she found Mr. -, WU The ----------------------
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week might add enough weight to the
people strolled in at their convenience
gaut eo Ul he was unable to call help, The precision of their work, both the
heads to cause the grana to fall, which
and departed in the same manner. The
He had returned home within twq ritualistic and the drill, the charming
would have ruined the chances of har
registration showed that the number
hours after going to work and ha4 beauty of the young ladies, all of
vesting. However, the precipitation
whom are under twenty,- and their
of spectators was only a little below
been «lone all day. Dr. Hamilton
was not much more than mist, only a
that of last year. This is considered
called and rushed Mr. Wigant to the enthusiasm for their Bethel, made the
tenth of an inch registering in the
a gain in advancing the educational
hospital and operated for obstruction evening most interesting for the old
24 hours.
purpose of such shows, because vis
of the bowels, in a vain effort to save er visitors who hsve seen much of
The total rainfall since last Sep
lodge work.
itors cannot be presumed to be pres
his life.
tember 1 is now 43% inches.
ent for the sake of entertainment
The evening began with a 6:30 din
The funeral will be held Saturday,
only.
June 30, at 2 p. m. at the chapel. In ner for the visitors.
George W. Taylor, Br., president of
The grand officer» present included
terment will be in the Masonic ceaae-
the Flower Lovers’ Club, and Alton
Mrs. Victoria Erieksonn, grand guard
tery.
Grimes, the general chairman, wish to
Charles Norman Wigant was born ian for the state, Delmar Shaver, as-
express their appreciation and sincere
Jan. 21, 1878, on the South Fork of sedate grand guardian, , both from
thanks to the members of the various
nd, Mrs.
grand
the Coquille river, above Powerq. He ---------
Portland,
Mrs. Cora
Cora Young,
Yc
Next Monday is to be special day committees whose untiring efforts
, from Roseburg. Mrs. Shaver,
was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
guardian, and Miss Carroll, Honored for boys at the playground. Making made pcesible the smooth functioning
Wigant, who came to the county
the very early days.
/ ;
' • * M Queen, from Bethel No. 5 in Port of kites will be the special feature. of the organisation that is essential in
On Jan. 16, 1904, he was married to land, were also present, as were Mr. Supervisor 8ayre is aeking-that all carrying out this or any other enter
Nora Moon, daughter of Noah and I and Mm. Bates, of Myrtle Creek, who boys and girls who have kites bring prise. Organisation is the part of a
Louise Moon, a North Fork pioneer 1 are connected with the Roseburg them and those who do not will bring Aower show which, the more efficient
string. Boards, paper and paste will it is, attracts the least atention. Only
family, at Cedar Point. To this union Bethel.
those who have to depend upon it,
Following the initiation ceremon be provided.
came two daughters. May, now Mrs.
Girls’ day Wednesday attracted a know how necessary it is to success.
P. Brown, of San Francisco, and Ha ies, the installation of the following
Mr. Taylor and Mr. Grimes extend
sel, now Mrs. Glenn Hall, of Orland, , officer» of Coquille Bethel was held; large and interested group, i • The
I Honored Queen — Margaret Pur- older girts chose up sides with Marion the same appreciation and thanks to
Calif.
Hess, captain of the blue, and Mar the people of the town who brought
There also survive three small | vaace.
garet Stewart, captain of the red. In their flower» in such great quantities,
Sr. Princess—Zelms Bosserman
grandchildren, Leonard, Glenda and
the games the blues seem to have and also to the special exhibitors and
Jr. Princess—LeVelle Waistram.
Violet Hall, and throe sisters and one
been more succesaful, having won in the out-of-town garden clubs which
Guide—Dorris Compton.
brother: Mrs. Fred Massey, of Broad
the following: Capture the Flag, Red sent beautiful and representative dis-
Recorder—Mary Kern.
bent, Mm.-Etta Doherty, of Klamath
and Blue, aad Potato relay. In the
Treasurer—Marion Hees.
Falla, Mrs. Mary Gartin, of Powers,
Bean Bag race a tie resulted.
Some of the exhibits were worthy
and William Wigant, of Klamath
Chaplain—Marilyn Compton.
■ Librarian—Margaret Stewart.
The younger girls played
such of special mention. Mr. Bergen, Aorist
Falls.
Orgaaat (pro tern)—Marianne Ax- games as Farmer in the Dell, Mnl- from MarshfAeld, had a formal display
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Mr. Wigant
worked for the Coquill*
Co. off Praatfe; Mid MeAaN.
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of cut Bowers and petted ptanta. It
Rabbit in the Nest, etc. Most of the consisted of four tall baskets of white
k- will
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Marshal—(LaVelio Dale.
cheery greetings
be missed
along
boys employed themselves by play and red carnations connected by or
1M Mewenger
I
the street. He loved hunting and Was
—Jean Peterson.
ing ball.
chid trie streamers, arranged effec
2nd Messenger—Jean McNelly.
known as a good old scoot by all his
In the races the following were win tively against a black background
hunting companions.
y ■
3rd Messenger—Elizabeth Varney.
4th Messenger—Mary Edna Lorenz ners: Potato race, Grace Cummins, painted with a ailver moon. The bas
flrst; Gladys Cummins, 2nd; 40-yard kets enclosed an immense bowl of
5th Messenger—Beverly Norton.
Graduated with Highest Honora
Dash. Joy Norton, let; Emma Frances mixed Bowers in which delphiniums
Sr.
Custodian
—
Virginia
Harteon.
Mrs. Bertha J. Simth hao received
Three-Legged race, predoimnated. The low border at the
Jr. Custodian—Georgianna Johnson Mulkey, 2nd.
letters and newspaper clippings from
Margaret Stewart and Marian Hees. front and sides was of potted petun
inner Guard— Mary Lou Nosier.
Mrs. L. L. Turner, whose husband wae
In the dash for the younger winners ias. Inside were baskets of Ane rases
Outer Guard—Betty Kern.
associated with John E. Rose in the
were Paul Lewis, let, and Bonnie and potted tuberous begonias, glox
Choir
—
Peggy
Wernich,
Joan
Week
purchase of the Farmers A Merchants
inias and schizanthuo. The begonias
ly, Marjorie Van Alstlne, Margaret Milligan, 2nd.
Bank here, about 15 yearn ago, telling
Because of the 4th being a holiday, were especially attractive for their
Smith,
Phyllis
LsGore,
Betty
Axtell.
of the graduation from Polytechnic
next special day for girls will be brilliant waxy blossoms.
They are
High in Long Beach of Lomax Tur
Friday, July 8th. However, after that seldom seen in gardens but are beau
A Trio of Fire Alarms
ner, Jr. The young man graduated
date Wednesday will be observed reg tiful grown in the shade among ferna.
with very high honors, his rank en
After a silence of more than two ularly as special girls’ day.
Our indefatigable Mr. Cooper, of
titling him to a scholarship at Stan months the Are siren was used three
The playground operates on each the Myrtle Point Greenhouses, had
ford. He was also prominent in timee the past week. Last Thursday day of the week from Monday to Fri
a rock garden in which true alpine
athletics and swimming, and waa yell night it wae a chimney Are at Jim
day, inclusive, except for Wednesday. shrubs and flower» seemed to he ac
leader of the school for football and Brockmanis while the department waa
July 4th, as mentioned above.
tually growing.
The plants were
basketball.
out for regular practice.
It has bedk arranged to have
spaced in positions that are best
At 1^:30 Monday noon the chemi woman on the ground each day.
suited to rock work. Blooming plants
Fan Dancer at Liberty Tonight cal was called to the Lester Clausen
were interspereed among the ever
ranch, this side of Riverton, where a
Next Wednesday and Thursday,
greens, to show how color can be ob
Am.
Legion
Jr.
Leaguera
Win
back Are from the truck set a load of
July 4 and 5, the Liberty Theatre is
tained by the use of low growing an
For the crowd last Sunday’s Junior
presenting pictures of the recent hay on Are. The wind was from the
nuals and perennials. Many of the
League game at Powers was a Ane
rear,
so
a
tractor
was
hooked
on,
the
Bear-Carnera light in New York. The
plants were too new and unusual for
exhibition, but before the ninth inn
full light of eleven rounds, in which truck turned around and the burning
the writer to attempt to name or de
ing the Coquille youngsters knew that
hay
pitched
off.
Not,
however,
before
the Italian behometh was knocked
scribe. Besides the rock garden, Mr.
their championship aspirations were
down eleven times by the California it had done a 826 damage to the
Cooper had a display of gladiolus and
truck.
having a rough time of it, the locals
Baer will be shown. There will bo
other plants. Among his glade were
barely
nosing
out
a
10
to
8
victory.
The third alarm was at 10:45 Tues
no pal night admission next week,
a basket of Pfitser’s Triumph, largo
Powers threatened midway through
day morning when the overheated
the price being 10 and 36 centn.
orange scarlet; a single spike of Alba
the battle, and in the seventh inning
Tonight and Saturday the lovely stove in the ten house, on a trailer
tross, a beautiful pure white; Picardy,
of W. W. Westbrook's ear, set the unnecessarily put fear into Ray
Fay Baker, in person, will give her
immense salmon apricot, and Minuet,
Woodyard’s lad.
At ths time two
canvas aAre.
fan dance which has packed the
light lavender and one of the best
Their baby was arieep in the tent were out, but Powers lit on Jess Bar
houses, wherever she has shown.
All the exhibits from the clubs were
when the Are started but Mrs. West ton for three hits and four scares.
good but visitors were enthusiastic in
brook took it out before it was in The Coquille let-down almost proved
their comments on the basket of pom
To Put Lights la the Cabin
jured.
to be their undoing, and in the last
pon dahlias from Bandon. The Bow
N. C. Kelley reported at the Lions
The damage there amounted to two frames she had to add zest to her
ers were perfect in form and in the
Club luncheon yesterday noon that around >40. The Are occurred in the play.
blending of shades. The colors were
there are now sufficient funds on hand street back of Mrs. Seeley’s grocery
Walks aided Coquille, otherwiise
from light orange to bronze with or-
to pay for installing lights in the on Henry street.
Powers might have won. Summary:
<hid.
Scout cabin and to build a line of
R H E Mrs. J. H. McCloskey, of Norway,
benches along the walls. The Scout
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Coquille
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Bandon Will Celebrate
brought her usual generous contribu
cabin committee was authorised to
Powers
8
f
tion, of Ane flowers and carried away
Bandon ia to celebrate the Fourth
have the work done at once.
Batteries — Barton and Vincent;
the customary number of blue rib
Two members were “booed” into the next Wednesday, with a good pro Rolfe, Jones, Gossler and Murphy.
bons.
gram
which
will
start
Tuesday
eve
Confidence Club, an exclusive organi
Score by innings:
Mm. Frank G. Wilson’s lovely bas
sation within the Lions Club, consist ning. A boxing card and a dance at Coquille Runs 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0—10
ket of cut flower» arrived too late to
ing of those to whom the club has re the Silver Spray will start things
Hite 01000200 1—4 be considered by the judges, but it
On Wednesday
fused to give a vote of confidence. Tuesday evening.
Powers Runs 00020340 0— 8
was one of the moat beautiful in the
Dave RscHeff, Franl^ Pook, Geo. there will be an American Legion
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show. The flowers used were all
Junior
league
game
between
Co
Ulett, Bob Stewart and “Dutch” Clin
This afternoon, Friday, June 29,
white, many of them unknown to the
quille and Bandon, big picnic in the
ton are members.
Coquille meets MarshAeld in a crucial
writer. She also had a potted Longi-
park, band concerts, golf at the
game. Victory will win the eoenty
florum lily and other planta.
Remits Second Quarter to State Westmont course, and a display of championship, while a MarshAeld vic
Another exhibit that came in late
County Treasurer Chas. Stauff re
tory will place the two in a tie for
but attracted much attention was one
the top honors. ..
mitted Coos county’s second quarterly
of Indian Pipes (an orchid) and other
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tax payment to the state treasurer, on
forest flowers in green, woodland
Tuesday. Saturday waa the last day
Peraonal Property Tax CoHector moos. It was brought by Mr. Bonne-
4th of July Picnic at Fairview
for ita receipt at Salem. The amount
Wallace L. Finnic, of North Bend, land of Fairview. Mr. flonneland also
sent waa 118,630.90.
Everyone is invited to bring a bas
in whose behalf a well-signed petition brought a tall, potted tobacco plant.
ket dinner and join in the community
Mr. Taylor had a table of splendid
by Coos Bay business men was pre
picnic at Fairview on the Fourth of
sweet
peas. Not all rarities can be
July. The notice of thia celebration sented to Sheriff (Hess, waa laat Sat named for printing but among some
urday appointed as personal pi ope rt y
received by the Sentinel did not say
tax collector. He entered upon his of the best were: Doreen (American)
whether there would be any program
large pink; Ray Boy (American)
or not, but the Fairview people al duties Monday of this week.
large, brillant red; Syble Henshaw
NEXT MONDAY
TO BE KITE DAY
"* !" £"?
ways makethese Fourth of July pic-
ales enjoyable.