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About The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1917-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1917)
Judge Hartocktr Operated On. Last Saturday Judge L. -H arlocker,' who ha* been a prominent figure in Coca county affa ire fo r . a generation, holding variouo county offices, suffer ed a severe attack o f indigestion. This was not considered serious until the follow in g day when he had to be brought home in an auto from biq A ctin g on a tip from someone— whether from local sources or from Bandon could not be learned— Officers Jackson and Hudson w ere down a t the fe rry Tuesday m orning about eigh t o’clock to intercept the jitn ey driven by Chss. Hazleton. W ith the d river w ere tw o Greeks, Dane Sugar N o resistance was offered to a search o f the car and on the floor was found a sack containing eigh t quart bottles o f H erm itage whiskey, one o f which had been p artly consumed. The boos# was taken in charge and the men placed under arrest by tha o f- a HupmobOe Wedneeday fo r a short ▼bit w ith M rs. Bowker’s sister, M rs. \ . L. Ham ilton. They expect to leave Sunday, accompanied by M rs. Ham ilton, fo r Pendleton and Heppaar. . £ Mrs. Purdy and Mjre. Bowksr are m aking a tour o f the Pacific coast The session o f the County court fo r and recently made a record run from W e went to the C. 4 C. F a ir Thors- day but can’t toU o f a ll the fa ir wq < I September term lasted a fu ll British Columbia to the M exican line Kr » w . W e paid the re p d a r fa re to \ plfc, the adjournment taking place in 82 hours. M rs. Bowker is a Hup- (lo enter and also thé same to M r». T r a p • guday afternoon. m bile agent and the company is hsrhape the m ost im portant action sending the tw o ladies out on this fo r a good dinner. W e than w a it across aim saw a lo t o f the bug» 1 p n during the session was the de demonstration trip . They have ju st lla which had m ore pedigree than tty* < ton to change the road d istrict sys- returned from that record run. clc “ Bulls o f Bashan,” then a lo t o f J tf* 1 » o f the county and g iv e each corn- They travel dressed in m ale a ttire U ntil o f khaki suits and aa both are expert o f ft»y which tiie Jersey fam lW 1 p it y a separate district. n , need not be ashamed. P ig s that a te 1 Put two yearn ago the county had ¿rapshooters they go aim ed fo r gam e ,ly h ig and pigs that are shoats— stalM 1 in divided into 81 districts, and s| or marauders. The car th ey use is o f corn that would look good, to a t » t It tim e the number was reduced to com pletely equipped w ith a cam ping ln- one from say cqrn state and sa m p jff < i That arrangem ent was changed outfit nnd a good many o f th eir nights % Plfi in order to g e t rid o f the su- are spent in the open. They are hav m. o f barley ditto. Then came the fn fitt ch Pears that comparé w ith the b ea t A pt j hrisor system under which each o f in g an excellent trip pnd enjoying it rtn pies that P ajaro, C alif èrnia; can’t < l districts was a sort o f indepen- imme sely. ay boat— as fo r pumpkins and squashs* j k principality over which the n. 1 “lot the other states have It” Tmr* j tnty court could exercise but lim it- r / it was in . 1914 so again this authority, so a comprehensive sye- p e»r, a long drouth was broken and C o f road w ork fo r the whole coun- the fa il rains began Septem ber 6. fwaa im possible. A law recently many exhibits o f teted provides fo r the abolition o f w ere the fru ito “ put up" in glass i If road supervisor system and it w ill pidkles which can only be equalJod grely dona aw ay w ith in 1911. our w iv e * A fte r this several ez That objection beiflg rem oved it is bite o f befe under glass but la porp imed much better to restore the ual m otion— want to get out. Th County A gen t J. L. Smith asks us •11 district, se that each commun- chickens w ere there from the kind to maks a hurry-up call fo r farm , w ill be able to levy such special w e like to pull o ff the rooet to Sara garden or piebald paaducts fo r exhi res as it desires fo r the im prove- M arie’s young bantams—and fo r the bition a t tha Otate fctir thjs month. fiU o f its own roads. And aa they rest, memory fa ils. In the Children’s Monday «m skH ept. i f , i* ^ T ^ d a y department* w e m fu t two o f the teach w ill be voted by the people especially the view ers anl denied by the court. which exhibits ran be m otived as ers from the Prim ary Departm ent to Pterestod in the im provem ent o f the F lora W oodward Burns sent the the ear containing them Will go out on our .gram m ar schools, who were .ty rdpds in the section where they live, court $21.99 fo r the redem ption o f Tuesday morning’s train. H ow ever, charge o f the w ork and pleated to itcwMl be readily seen that everybody section 11-30-1$ from delinquent tax Mr. Smith and his assistant w ill try state that there a n 300 entries by w jll be bettor satisfied than under the sale. to handle everything that caa be M g district system , there are th * children in art and gardening. The petition o f Emma Saunders fo r brought to Monday, ad the latest O f cheese there w ere 11 entries fo r to many divers# interests to be con the cancellation o f an sssissmsnt o f gathered is bound to be the freshest. prizes and several other exhibits. ] ' sidered in m aking a special levy. $10.44 against tim ber to 13-13 was Many farm ers and ranchers have M a n y -o f the prizes h ave already MpJnder the new law the county road- denied, the court being w ithout ju ris ths idea that the season has been dry been awarded, among them we saw $ m aster w ill exercise the powers form diction. end unfavorable to the production o f |o one lady fo r “ various,*’ not a ll Meek e rly conferred on the local road OBr The petition o f the Simpson E state first-class samples o f afanoft every- fa it prizes. i f l ; ygj porvisors, and road forem en fo r each Court Goon Back To District Pino—Will LAST CALL FOR FAIR EXHIBITS the sack before r seeding town, H a- zleton put it up to the Greeks that they would come in and g e t their breakfast and than i f tha c o is t was d ea r go back fo r the booze. This they did, but the coast w asn't en tire ly clear being obstructed by too much Jackson and Hudson. There wore tw o flaw s in their story, however; which knocked th eir claims o f finding it higher than a kite. F er rym an Logan K ay says that their car was the first one across the fe rry that m orning and another ¿ In tim sa « says ha saw them cache it and knows w kat was to the sack because he in vests gated. victim s o f eirctunotancoa, w ith H azle ton the owner o f the booze, that the charge against them was changed from b ootleggin g w ith its $100 fin e to one o f drinking in a public place and th ey w ort fined $10 apiece and tha $2 expenses o f Constable Dunham over to Boaver H ill. This thy paid, a fter which one o f them feelin gly re marked, “ They w o n t g o t rao In no dam nod jitn ey again.'* J Just «h e n H azleton’s tria l w ill bo hold la not settled but Recorder Law - renee yesterday fixed up a bond fo r him and he is note a t liberty. The practice o f bringing boose by jitn ey to one which the officers are determined to stop anti with the new booze ordinance to force they have m ore backing than form erly. Good W ords For Coquille. » L a st Tuesday a party o f the offi ciale o f the H. M. ByUeaby company o f Chicago, and o f the Oregon Pow er Co., one o f He branch organisations, came to Coquille and made a trip down Co.; Judge B. S. Croescup, Its a tto r ney; B. H. Clingerm an, its general m anager; A . L. M artih, the Marsh field m anager, and F. E. McKenna, the local m anager. The published report that these gentlem an w ere negotiatin g fo r the purchase o f the Bandon E lectric L igh t plants appears to have been without foundation. A ll o f them expressed them selves as very much pleased with the ap pearance and a ctiv ity m anifested at Coquille, and they predict fo r this eity a bright future. Checking U p the S. O. Lauda». In connection with the articles pub lished elsewhere in relation to the Com Bay W agon Road land grant it to interesting to note that L . F. Bay- ley, a governm ent land inspector, taxes and coats now aaaeesed against them to considerably in excess o f $ 200 . 000 . Th ere w ill he e patriotic m eeting o f women hi the city hall Monday. Septem ber 17, a t tw o-th irty p. m. A on ASKED FROM COUNTY COURT ™ A sm all sob o f Job* Lon g; o f Lam^ pa creek, < Spencer, 10 y rs .) has a fine exh ibit o f lets Boas potatoes. Hty fath er had pedigreed , stock— e bulr • nd yea rlin g,. U h in te r e s t«* So bring the beet you have and help us make the boot possible showing. W e won the ribbon in tbte'dtetrict tost year and we want to keep it. A few suggestions. Pack a ll vege tables and fru it carefu lly so that they w ill not be bruised or marred. W rap each apple and potato in a 'Separate piece o f paper. A void washing pota toes aa it ruins the skin fo r exhibition purposes. Use a soft brush in re m oving the d irt from potatoes. Corn on the stalk should be pulled up by the roots, and a damp cloth should be wrapped around them when it is brought in. The samples exhi bited a t Salem last year were as bright and fresh aa if grow in g in the field and the adm iration o f every visi tor.* They stood at the back o f th* exhibit and had been placed in a trough which was kept filled with wa ter. See i f you can t find something in your orchard, fields or garden to bring in to M r. Sm ith’s office here on »Mon here with their production. A lexis Cope is here and he and his are alw ays interesting. J. J. M orris, o f Bandon, a breeder o f Jersey stock, to also among the live ones. ' Mhny o f very early tim ers mto a f te r y e a n and shook hands and re minded each other that th ey had to adm it age. The track to good and everything that to, is first c la s s .* And the Band— resurrected a fter 12 years— only played three tim es dur in g last year. You heard them Fin e! wasn’t it? considerin'— E. B. Lane. M. E. South Appointments. W e note by the report o f the M. E. South Conference a t Portland that Rev. H. >L Lew has been assigned to C orvallis. Rev. W . J. Fenton w ill bo superintendent o f the W illam ette dis- trict, Rev. S. G. Rogers comes to Ce- quille, Rev. S. M. Roberts is assigned to M yrtle Poin t and Rev. J. E. W al- beck to M edford. Rev. S. M. Cheek has been transferred to the Pacific Confer ence. - # . , jj This looks as i f the proposed fed eration o f the tw o Coquille M. E. churches had been vetoed by the bish ops. one who has seen his place on Coulter street recently w ill agree with us that he ha* the best kept lawn and his neat bungalow fu lly as attractive floral surroundings as any place in the city. Indeed, when it comes to landscape gardening we are sure Mr. Smith W ill Make Survey. Laird w ill take the cake. The past J. L. Smith, county agent, has been season has been so unfavorable that appointed to take a survey o f the such results aa he has attained are food and implement resources o f Coos a ll the m ore surprising. ( county, this the only county in the state wherein the W er Department W ill Deposit in State Banks. has ordered the survey made. This survey must be made at qnce and Mr. The Farm ers and Merchants Bank Smith has asked the various organiza here has received n otice from the tions in the county to assist him. treasury departm ent Washington that the governm ent w ill h ereafter make deposits ia state as w ell as aa- tw o new reed view ers. P eter Loggia, tionat batiks, end blanks have been e f N orth Bend, and J. A . C ollier, o f fam ished in case the local bank de- Coquille, who w ill act with J. 8. Saw- rides to take advantage o f the privt- yer, deputy roadmastor, aa the third lege, This w ill also affect banks at member. The new men take the M yrtle Point. Bandon and Marshfield. placée o f F . P. Norton, who has re- ---------------- $ ------, signed, »and Judge H arlocker, who to The “ h igher ups” are never safe tm- too ill to servo. - such a prohibition law aa Oregon. -------------- ---------f z m S D. ia. Foote, the k in g Boo o f the «to Another m atter o f considerable im portance to the issuance o f an order providing fo r the em ploym ent o f prisoners sentenced tn the county ja il in work on tha roads. This order to to go into effect aa soon as suitable arrangem ents can be made. Under the law providing fo r tkto em ploy ment o f prisoners the county court w ill receipt to the sh^-iff fo r such prisoners as they are taken from the ja il, and they w ill be placed In charge o f the road supervisor, who to given aU th e powers o f the sh eriff in tak ing charge o f them. Prisoner» who have been sentenced fo r a definite number o f days w ill have to work fo r that number o f days on the highway.- Those who are imprisoned to serve out a fine w ill be allow ed a dollar fo r each day’s work to apply on that fine, so that they w ill hove to labor aa many days as the number o f dollars they have been fined. Prisoners who refuse to work w ill be g iv e r only broad and w ater until they change th eir minds, and w ill have to work aa additional day fo r every day they are on each a strike. F ive o f the ten men in the ja il are expected to be sent out to work c the roads in a few days— those who are able-bodied and are serving i n I t has been decided to work some o f the prisoners on the highways and some on the N orw ay rock quarry. The position o f bridge tender at the South Slough bridge was abolished, throw ing J. J. Bums out o f a job. The bridge there w ill henceforth be In charge o f the rood forem an fo r that district. - *TJfp road mas ter was instructed to g o t data in regard to th e proposed fe rry from N orth Bend to G lasgow to connect w ith the new highw ay build in g north from the la tter point. The date are to be used in an advertise ment fo r designs f o r the ferry . ip tended; but tt was la w ritin g o f tha paym ent o f $60,- 267 o f the Boutin taxes o f 1013 and 1914, penalty and interest last week the Sentinel fe ll into the common newspaper error o f assuming that a ll payments o f tax monsy are available fo r the redem ption o f county w ar rants. O f course, w e all know wall road purposes an<f fo r p ert purpoem. A ll these funds go into the county treasury and are paid out by the county treasurer in one w ay or an other, but only the p a ri belonging to the county can be applied to tiu demption o f county w arrants; while the state taxes are paid by the county year by year whether or not a ll the D m county u caught com ing or going. So it appears that only $48.000 o f the six ty thousand paid last wssk by ths Boutin interests w ill be available fo r the redem ption o f county w ar rante and the paym ent o f the interest oq thorn. County Treasurer Diinmick fo r the differen t funds ten ted la tha m atter o f the petition b y M. J. Ksantz and others fo r the gra vel lin g o f 600 rods o f the rood between G ravel Ford and Dora, the court pro mised to take the project under con sideration in m aking up .the 1918 bn-iget. u . G. Erhart asked fo r a refund o f taxes he had paid on Iota be doss not O' —, through an error in the descrip tion o f bis property. The court was powerless to rem edy the error, but advised that he collect the amount p rid from the owners o f the lots or t i -e out a certificate o f delinquency Reuben Lyon wanted a .Yafund o f $10,14 on account o f a special road tax to had paid in D istrict No. 8 in It 12, the 26 m ill road tax fo r that year having been declared void. The court couldn’t help him. A n allowance o f $16 was made to Mrs. Z. B. Collura, o f M arshfield, from the indigent fund. Leona Morehouse, o f North Bend, was given $100 from the snme fund fo r herself and fam ily. A d sil H erriitt, o f M yrtle Point, was allowed $10 from the same fund. Irene Reese, whose application fo r P rio r to 191), all penalties and In- torvst on delinquent taxoo wont to the districts and porta, along w ith the principal o f those taxes, but to th at year the law was changed ao that nil tiie interest and penalties now go into the county treasury. H eo happens, however, that the Boutin taxes ju st paid w ere fo r the years 1913. and 1914, and are not affected by the 1916 law. N or can w e see why the chanbe should have hem made. The districts whose taxes are not collected and which have to issue warants and pay interest on a floatin g debt, should, it ’would seem, gut som ething out o f the in terest on those delinquent taxes, when they are paid, to reimburse them fe r the interest they them selves are compelled to pay out. Probably the change waa made by the legislatu re w ithout any consultation w ith the people most interested— though, o f course, the benefits are now d istri buted among a ll the taxpayers o f the county and it to to son s extent taking Bishop Sumner to M urry. The R igh t Reverend W alter T aylor Sumner, Episcopal btohop o f the dio cese o f Oregon, announced ju st a fter his return to Portland from a trip east, that ha to to m arry Mtos M yrtle M itchell, o f Negaunee, Mish. Form al public announcement to not to bo made until plans fo r the wedding are com plete!. Btohop Sumner has bean In charge o f the Oregon diocese since Janaary 1916, and to w ell known In this section o f the state. Boya H a y « a Smash-up. ' The M arshfield Record says that « Ford car belonging to the Em ery garage waa rented W edneeday night by tw o boya from Coquillb and Thurs day m orning was found north o f the M idway, screes the railroad tra éis. The ear had go ne over and turned bask toward tha. „ __ ...\Æ The c a ttli era o f the dairy cow* which have been killed as tniercolou s are asking fo r bet ween $600 and $600 damages, w ere continued until the October term o f eourt, fo r the d istrict attorney to pass' > m ¡3 r