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The Coquille Valley
AN
INDEPENDENT
NEWSPAPER
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VOL. XXXVIL
NO. 8.
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Burglaries, Solved
And Unsolved,
Becoming Frequent
Jr. C. of C. Had
Worth While Year
Coquille Becomes
"Bundles For
Britain" Conscious
Charles W. Ashton
Funeral Sei
For 2:30 Saturday
Original Slide
Feb. 20,1926
Arthur Ellingson
Had Lived 67
Yean In Coos County
George Gratke was elected presi­
With the slide just this side of
dent of the Junior Chamber of Com­
China Camp bridge cutting fresh
merce Monday evening at a meeting
Newsreels, radio commentators,
didoes and proving harder to con­
held at the hotel. Other newclub newspaper stories and those brave,
trol than at any time since the tunnel­
executives include Delos Richardson, sad letters Ifom England that oc­
ing was done there under the direc­
The police have not been able yet vice president; Tom Stevens, secre­
Chas. W. Ashton passed away at tion of Paul Van Scoy more than
A pioneer of the Coquille valley
casionally creep into print, have com­
to find any clues as to the person tary; Ludwig Scharfer, treasurer;
bined to make local women conscious midnight last night in the Belle twelve years ago, many readers have who came here when a baby boy of
or persons who broke into the J. A. Lawrence Gulseth
and
Marcus of the need to assemble Bundles for Knife Hospital where he had under­ asked when the original slide started two years, in 1873, passed away last
Ismb Company hardware store either
Shelley, two-year term directors. ,
Friday afternoon at three o’clock.
Britain. Two sturdy steps were taken gone an operation a couple of weeks to slipping on that mountainside.
Saturday or Sunday night.
Leo Sohler, retiring president of Tuesday to start participation here in ago to determine If his affliction was
The answer is Saturday evening, Arthur Ellingson had spent 87 years
A check over the store has not re­
in Coos county, in Coquille, Bandon,
the body, reviewed the work accom­ the nation-wide project of helping incurable. It was found that no February 20, 1928.
vealed anything missing except from
operation could help him.
plished by the Junior Chamber dur­ the heroic Britain».
Mr. Van Scoy was resident highway Marshfield and sometimes in the out­
the cash register where 85 or 38 ing the past year. Among the pro­
The funeral services will be held engineer at that time and although lying districts and was a man for
Mrs. U. E. McClary, to boost the
worth of pennies, nickles and dimes jects mentioned was the club’s do­
Bundles budget of the Women’s dub, at Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here he and his crew fought the earth’s whom everyone with whom he ever
had been left.
nation of 21 volumes of reference launched the first of a series of card at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, Rev. fault there for some months, they came in contact held the highest re­
Entrance was effected from the
books to the public library. Another parties in the afternoon. To assure Chas. M. Guilbert officiating.
finally got the tunnel cut through to gard.
rear, under the floor, and then by civic service of the club was main­
Charles William Ashton was born carry off the seepage and it has not
Stricken with a paralytic stroke last
a succession of parties. Mrs. McClary
knocking off some boards.
tenance work on the tennis courte issued her invitations with the pro­ in Sacramento, Calif., July 18, 1871, bothered very much since until this November while hunting during the
Whether or not it was the same
pheasant season, he had been con­
and the donation of a tennis court viso that each guest pledge herself being six months younger than his winter.
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bunch that broke out a window and
rules sign. A representative of the to give a party. Money, at these af­ brother, in-law, Arthur Ellingson, * Following is a reprint of a portion fined to his home in the Roy district
entered the Safeway store at the rear
what the s<ntin<>i reported at
since, gradually growing weaker and
organization was a member of the fairs, is raised by a 25 cent contribu­ who preceded him w death less than
is also not known. Unless the theft Civic improvement committee. Con­
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death came as a welcome release from
tion from each guest. Proceeds will a week.
there was of a few cartons of cigar- tributions were made to the Ameri­
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suffering.
be the Woman’s club donation to the k He came to Oregon with his par­
, ettee tbe manager, Geo.- Witters, can can Red Cross European War Relief
The funeral services were held
local Bundles for Britain organiza­ ents in 1873 and lived at Bandon and
The worst slide known since good
find nothing missing.
fund; the Youth Council and the tion. With these funds, the group on the lower river until 1920 when roads came into fashion in southern at the Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries
A bunch of youngsters, boys in
Christmas Seal fund. Material as­ Will purchase wool to supply wUUng *’e c“me to Coquille, his family join­ Oregon, occurred on the Marshfield here at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Rev. Geo.
the eighth grade and Junior High,
sistance was given by the Junior knitters whose rapid fingers use yarn ing him here four years later.
road at 8:30 last Saturday night, R. Turney of Marshfield, officiating.
have been rounded up and, after be­
On June 39, 1899, at Parkersburg,
Graveside services in the Masonic
Chamber in helping to organize the faster than their pocket books fill
three
miles from Coquille, and along
ing worked on by the city police,
1-------- united
in marriage to Miss Rose
un
cemetery were conducted by the of­
local Flying club. The club also with money to purchase it Wh«l£*
(Continued
on
page
five)
have revealed the hiding places of sponsored a soft ball team and a
1, who has suffered a double
ficers of Chadwick Lodge, No. 88,
an adequate supply of yarn has been
3100 to 8125 worth of myrtlewood
A. F. & A. M., of which Mr. Ellingson
Volley ball team, both of which play­ accumulated, funds remaining will affliction the past week in passing of
novelties taken from Harry Oerdlng’s ed one night a week at the Commun­
was a member, with L. H. Pearce of
be used to buy medical instruments, husband and brother.
factory during the Christmas holi­ ity building.
Four children were born to this
Myrtle Point acting as worshipful
(Continued
Page
Eight)
days.
union, of whom three are living.
master.
Announcement was
made
by
Some of it was found in a shack George Gratke that B. W. Dunn, su­
Their eldest son, Harold C. Ashton,
Arthur Randolph 'Ellingson was
near the old Sitka mill site and more perintendent of schools, will attend
was drowned in 1923. The surviving
Reports submitted by the four com- born Dec. 20, 1871, in San Francisco,
was dug up from under the old bam, an early meeting to present an outline
children are Mrs. Norma Zeile, of ! mittees on land use, farm home and the son of Mr. ‘and Mi s Peter El­
across the street south from the
Salt Lake City, who has been here i rural life, crops, and livestock at the lingsen, both deceased, who came to
for developing a track field near the
Safeway store which is open around
with her mother for the past two i first meeting of the 1941 County Out- the Coquille valley in 1873 and home­
school. Other project outlines
the bottom of the building at the rear.
The Coos County Bar Association, weeks; Mrs. Marjorie Warren, of ! look Conference held in the Odd Fel­ steaded a ranch on Lamps creek in
be discussed at the next meeting,
A lot of billiard cues and balls were Feb. IL
with nearly all the members who Fwsno, Calif., who x-etumed home lows Hall in Coquille on Friday, Jan. 1874. At the age of 18 Arthur went
also taken from the factory at the
The business meeting was adjourn­ were not out of the county present, a few days ago after coming to Co­ 24, will be revised by the respective to work in the shipyards on the lower
same time.
ed that members and their guests met for their annual session and ban­ quille, and will not be able to return committees in light of suggestions river which were operated by the
Another house entry not reported
might participate in u card party quet in the club house of the Co­ because of the illness of her infant made by those attending this meet­ pioneer builder, Hans Reed.
to the police took place in a home arranged by
George Gratke,
D. quille Valley Country Club last Sat­ daughter, and Milton C. Ashton. ing, according to plans outlined by
In July 2, 1899 he was united in
near the business section one after­
The latter returned to his home.in the general organization committee, marriage to Huldah Roy, the wedding
Richardson, Max Morgan and Tom urday afternoon.
Duncan Douglas was elected pres­ Seattle last Friday after spending a following the conferenoe.
noon last week.
Stevens. Thirty guests .of the Jr.
taking place at the bride’s home in
A tramp who may have been tem- Chamber attended the party, and be­ ident for the coming year, succeed­ week here.
Tbe past reports, general outlook the Roy district in the same house in
orarily living on the river near town, fore' it was over, more than half of ing D. J Grant, Jr., of Marshfield.
Mr. Ashton was a very active man information, and recommendations which Mr. and Mrs. Ellingson have
a. .peered at the back door and asked them indicated a desire to join the . Harry A. Slack was chosen vice pres­ and helped in many ways in the made in previous discussion, will be resided for the past several .years.
for some soda with which to cook. club. The party wound up with a ident; Tailant Greenough, secretary, development oi the logging Industry considered by each of the committees
For many yean he engaged in the
The kind-hearted lady also gave him Dutch lunch.
and Willard W. Mclnturff, of Marsh­ in the Coquille valley. He operated in formulating the final report to be furniture and undertaking business
a part of a glass of jelly.
field, treasurer.
built boats, put in most of the submitted to the second meeting of in Bandon, Marshfield and Coquille,
She was not home that afternoon
At the business session the asso­
on the lower river, later sell­ the conference on all committeemen selling his last furniture store here
and when she went to get breakfast
ciation went on recoi
mill and Smith which will be held in Coquille on the to M. J. Hartson nearly 30 years ago.
a change in the Coos
next morning found that her three-
afternoon of February
.
Later he operated a hardware busi­
pound can of coffee wae gone.
of the peace set-up, with one justice
According to the schedule announc­ ness on Taylor street which he sold
He and Mrs. Ashton built one of
The man of the house found that
court on the Bay, with a salaried of­ Coquille’s nice homes, at the north­ ed, the land use committee will meet to John and Pete Miller and still later
If you are a woman, how would ficial presiding, and not leas than four
cigars he had left on a table in the
east corner of Third and Henry on Tuesday, February 4, the livestock a second hand store on Front street.
living room were gone, and also a you like to have a mouse crawling J. P. offices in the county. They streets, where they lived for some committee on Wednesday, February
For the last eight dr nine years he
down
your
back.
watch. Upstairs a number of tissue­
also favored a salaried office In Co­ years but more recently have re­ 5, and the crops committee on Thurs­ and Mrs. Ellingson have resided on
We
heard
Monday
of
a
lady
who
wrapped articles had been strewn
quille but desired the Myrtle Point sided in the house built by Arthur day, February 6, all meetings to be the ranch up the river. During that
about, but nothing was missed as a spends a considerable part of hertime and Bandon courts to continue on the Ellingson, comer of First and Henry. held at 1:30 p. m. in the county agent’s time he has made many boats for
result of that dressing table invest! in a down town office, who put on fee basis.
office.
customers and they were good boats,
her coat to go home at noon. Feeling
Claud Giles paid a glowing tribute
gation.
At the dinner held in the hall Fri­ too. One of the boats he made was
The youngsters who have been something at her back her first to his former partner, Chris Boenen,
day noon there were about 75 in for Haldane Holmstrom, in which the
rounded up for the myrtlewood theft thought was that one of the men was who had passed away the day before
attendance, including several mem­ latter earned the fame which came to
tapping
her
between
the
shoqlders.
are compartively all recent arrivals
and resolutions of condolence were
bers of the Coquille Chamber of Com­ him as a daring river man.
She whirled and the mouse which had approved.
here from Washington.
He is survived by his widow; by
Mrs. Aurora Willard received word merce, several of whom made short
been
clinging
inside
the
collar
of
The Tip Top and Slater’s Variety
J. W. Mclnturff did a fine job as
one son, Denton Ellingson; one
yesterday that her aunt, Mrs. Wm. talks.
Store have also suffered considerable her coat, ran down her back and toastmaster at the banquet to which
Due to the inability of E. D. Webb to daughter, Mrs. Dena Pierce;
four
Tennison, had passed away at her
losses the past few weeks, presum­ sought other refuge.
also the newspaper men of the coun­
be present the Canaries did not grandchildren; one brother, Chester
home
in
Crescent
City,
st
ten
o
’
clock
Her shrieks and shudders, we are ty had been invited, and all enjoyed
ably from the purloining by these
warble but J. L. Smith led the group Ellingson, ot Oakland, Calif.; and
told, would convince anyone that the very fine banquet, prepared and yesterday morning and that the fun­
light-fingered youths.
in the singing of well known songs.
seven sisters—Mrs. Amelia Lafferty,
eral
would
be
held
at
Bandon,
the
women really are afraid of the rodent. served by Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Maloney.
The other musical feature was fur­ Myrtle Point, Mrs. Jennie Price and
time to be announced later.
A
Another story is of a Coquille
The principal speaker of the eve­
nished by H. S. Norton on his saxo­ Mrs. Rose Ashton, Coquille, Mrs.
couple who were going up the coast a ning was J. C. Dezendorf, of Portland, heart attack was the cause of death.
phone, accompanied by Bobbie Bums Lillie Hartig, Bandon, Mrs. Ellen
She
was
eighty
years
of
age
last
Oc
­
short time ago. They took their whose subject dealt with the divorce
at the piano.
Cart, Hubbard, Ore., Mrs. Ruby Mar-
lunch along and also a package con­ problems. In his talk he expressed tober 5.
.tin, Reedley, Calif., Mrs. Maud Dug­
She
and
Mr.
Tennison,
who
died
at
taining garbage which they planned the conviction that the presiding
A. E. (Red) Denser of this city, •n dropping in the oeean at a con­
gan, Alameda, Calif.
Crescent City, December 12, and
sawyer at Brodie’s Shingle Mill at venient spot. Mr. Husband dropped a judge should sit in on property set­ was buried at Bandon, were former
A sister, Dr. Belle Merrill, and a
tlements
and
divorce
arrangements
Norway, had an experience Tuesday package, all right, but when they
brother, E. P. Ellingsen who was
Coquille residents who left here
evening as he was returning home opened the other for their noon lunch to see that the rights of both parties many years ago.
Coo» county sheriff at the time, met
from work that he will not soon for­ found only the garbage brought from were protected.
A constitution was adopted and death in automobile accidents.
She is survived by four daughters,
He also favored the organization of
get and that he is alive today is due home
One of Mr. Ellingson’s outstanding
Mrs. Nina Morgan, ot Riverton, Mrs. permanent officers were elected for
kindergartens under the jurisdiction
to the fact that there were can trav­
Aud Hultin and Mrs. Wm. Panter, the Coquille Flying club at the meet­ characteristics was his universally
of tbe courts, to insure that young
eling the Myrtle Point highway at
of Bandon; Mrs. Josie Christy, of ing held in the city hall Sunday eve­ cheerful disposition and his good will
children will be properly cared for
habitually expressed to all with
the time.
>
San Francisco, and one son, Lloyd T. ning.
and
trained
when
they
lose
one
of
In some way his car skidded from
Never
The club starts off with a mem­ whom he came in contact.
Tennison, of Crescent City, with
their parents by way of the divorce
the pavement near the Geo. S. Davis
whom she made her home. Mrs. J. bership of 35, the Oregon Eagles Fly­ self-assertive or domineering, hum­
mill.
place, beyond Johnson’s Mill and the
E. Perrott, of Bandon, is a sister-in- ing Club having Joined with it Mem­ bleness of character was another out­
One
of
the
nicest
affairs
yet
spon
­
Wallace B. Dement welcomed the
old Geo. Chaney railroad crossing
standing characteristic. He was a
bership dues were set at >30.
law of’the deceased. -
It turned upside down, into the sored by the Rotary club was the banqueters on the part of himself,
The club is buying a three place good citizen, a man whose integrity
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water, and when it had settled down Ladies Night dinner given at the Dal King and Ed Roberts, the Myr­
cabin cruiser. Piper Cub, which is was never questioned, no matter how
Mr. Denzer had only about an inch hotel last evening. The Rotaryanns tle Point attorneys in charge of prep­
not expected for six or eight weeks often he might have had occasion to
of al- space between water and floor were out in force and the banquet arations, and the response was given
yet and with -the Oregon Eagles question, the integrity of others. A
boards to get his face to the place rooms of the hotel was filled to by J. B. Bedingfield.
builder, one who helped for more
plane will then have two ships.
capacity.
Other speakers were County Judge
where he could breathe.
Until the Arago landing field is than a half century in th£ develop­
It is reported in Portland, although
Rev. Chas. M. Guilbert gave a Ervin L. Peterson,
Commissioner
A Greyhound bus, driven by Harold
ready, the Coquille club will make ment of this southwestern Oregon
it has not been released there yet to
Mullin of Manhfield. was the first splendid talk on the aims and func­ Lars Peterson. Edgar McDaniel and
use of the North Bend airport.
empire.
the press, that besides the smaller
car to come along but soon there were tions of Rotary and stressed the true Wm. L. Baker.
The officers elected were E. R.
It was a very enjoyable evening, wooden vessels for the national de­
others. The men lifted the car high international features of the organi­
Smith, president Woodie Connelly,
with
stjries of bar association ban­ fense program which are to be built
zation.
enough that a window could be
vice president; Dorothy Diets, re­
Maurice and Ronald Williams ac­ quets of years ago, humorous and at the Kruse ft Banks shipyard on
broken and Mr. Denzer rescued from
cording secretary; C. M. Hanevold,
Coos
Bay,
that
two
of
these
craft
companied in a very effective man­ serious addresses and one and all
his perilous position.
treasurer; Raymond Kirkendall, Pat
are to be built at the Port of Ban­
After receiving first aid treatment ner by Verene Bailey at the piano agreed this bar association banquet
Holland and Wm. Strong, directors.
don
’
s
shipyard
at
Prosper.
The
and
also
in
the
role
of
announcer,
with
did not suffer by comparison
One of the ugliest fish to come out
by Mullin, Denzer was brought to
~ The club will meet again, at the
source of the report indicates that it
gave several numbers both in solo and those of former years.
the Coquille Hospital for treatment,
city hall, this next Sunday evening, of Coos Bay waters in a long time
is correct.
duet on the violin. The enthusiastic
was the freak bass which Frank De
not a great deal the worse for hl»
Feb. 2, at 7:30 o’clock.
applause by which they were greeted Howard Kyle Here For
Costa caught in Isthmus slough re­
harrowing experience.
gave ample proof of the appreciation
cently and which was on exhibition
Had Been Gone From Here
of their really quite remarkable per­ Visit Before Joining Fleet
at the People Market for a time. Two
Fred Bull Buys J. E. Axtell’s
A Quarter Of A Century
Howard Kyle, who joined the navy
formance.
pictures of the pound and a half bass
Insurance Agency
A saxophone trio composed of a couple of months ago, arrived home
Clifton Burgess, a brother of Mr». are now posted in the Sentinel win­
The Fred R. Bull insurance agency Stewart Norton, Dan Estes and Sunday morning from San Diego.
“Dance that others may walk,” is J. F. Schroeder and an uncle of Miss dow. The protruding lower jaw of
on Front Street last week purchased Spenny Russ, accompanied by Bobbie Califon a nine-day leave before be­ the very pertinent comment in the Eva Schroeder of the sheriff’s office, this denizen of the. deep give hihi a
and took over tbe insurance business Burns at the piano; rendered several ing asigned to duty on one of the adv. in this issue, announcing the dropped in to see the latter yesterday most unappealing appearance.
of the Title Guarantee and Abstract numbers which were very well re­ vessels in the Pacific fleet
President’s Ball, wjiich will be held afternoon. Miss Eva had neveAeen
xJ, E« Axtell says the title
ceived Jay. the. assembled gue»U- .
. He left the same morning with; his .
OwMahnii. here Saturday eye- her ijncle before, he having enlisted
in; tfce'army’in iff»/'
ffcl King, president of the newly ioijcs
surance and abstract business IS in-
visit a sister m luCDarnon xor ning
TIckett are gljpef iftiuple.
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He had bro*
tite IBP
wcritTwar'and was
buBness as if should be ha
for treatment »T infantile partly
Rotaryann guest individually. Mias
accompanied
by Mrs. Burgess on the ‘ She is in a quite serious condition,
He »reports having seen
victim and the rest sent to the na­
Warranty- and bargain and Sale Muriel Dae was also present with Davis, who left here some months tional organization fpr the Warm trip-across the country from their having suffered a severe apoplectic
Deeds tor sale at The Sentinel office the other guest entertainers. ;
ago to joiq tbe Navy.
home in Baltimore, Md.
Springs sanitarium.
Seventy-five At
Outlook Conference
Bar Members
Make Merry
Mouse Gets
Itoo Intimote’T
—
Mrs. Wm. Tennison
Passes At C. C.
Nearly Drowned
In His Car
Flying Club To
Have Two Boats
Rotarians Enjoy
Ladies' Night
To Build Two
Boats At Prosper
Look At This
Beautiful Fish?
President's Ball
Saturday Night
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