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About The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1917-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1918)
VOL. XIII. KO. 8. * “Squaw Winter” Thin Week. The annual abetba of officers brought out a larger attend«ace than usual at the meeting of the Coquille Commercial Club Wednesday even ing- Before the main event n few bills were allowed and the aims and ob jects of tha Pacific Coast Defense League were endorsed-by the appoint ment of a committee to draw up reso lutions to be forwarded to our Con- gressional representatives. The bill to carry out the League’s plans is now before Congress end was ex plained at some length in last week's Sentinel. . The secretary’s report of receipts and disbursements for the past year was submitted as follow»: From Membership Dam .... Contributions to Corn Show 1017 ...................................... Booth Com. 1917 Cera Shew Community ChrMaaaa Tree Donations ......... ......... Sale of 2 P ennants............... $30,000 FORE CLOSURE surr $601.17 Fred HoUbter aad F. 0 . Shores are Practically the entire membership the plaintiffs in a suit against Lae J. of the War Savings Certificates and Cary and Mary E. Cary and the Thrift Stamps campaign committees Coach tim ber company filed in the was present at the city hall Tuesday Circuit Court here yesterday by Mr. evening whan the organisation for the year’s campaign was completed. Hollister. The petition sets out that on May' Leo J. Cary, chairman of the exec 10, 1016, J. W. Coach made a dead of utive committee for the Coquille dis trust to Hollister for 96,086 shares of trict, presided, and before the even the stock of the Coach Timber Co., ing was over had thrown enough the property of that company consist taunts at the committeemen concern ing of 4,000 acres of timber in the ing the impossibility of selling the FI2000 worth of Baby Bonds allotted Lamps creek section. This dead of trust is alleged to to the Coquille district, that ha was have boon given to secure bonds far being called on every hand. That this #16,000 against J. W. Coach then out method of stirring up interest was af standing. Mr. Hollister surrendered fective is certain. By the dose of the stock mentioned to the Coach the session everyone wanted to talk Timber Ce. and received new steck and for the sake of bringing out toll ing points Frank Leslie was endeav for it issued in his own name. The petition ' then goes on to in oring to convince Mr. Cary that the cite that Mary E. Cary owns and holds 06,080 shares of the stock ol the Coach Timber company, the ea- Attorney Liljeqvist began a Mg foreclosure ease involving altogether nearly .$80,000 in the Circuit Court here yesterday. The Chandler In vestment company, of Marshfield, is ing the company to run behind at tha rate of $2,000 a year. Also that he sold $7,224 worth of timber to the Moore Co. in 1017 end ought to have $10,000 on hand, while instead of iL m O dined the honor and said that the the present incumbent was because he did not have the heart to wish it or him for a fourth term. It quickly became evident that the club was de termined to have an« of the two man named and as Mr. Cary so positively dt cllned the demand that Mr. Norton torve again became insistent. The latter gentleman, in his own defense, wanted to know how long a men should sorvo as president in or der to fulfill his duty to the commun ity, end protested against any con sideration of his name, afterwards of fering to submit te a choice between himself aad Mr. Cary. The latter stood pat on his declination. J. A Lamb said he had three thoughts—one of the present incum bent, one that Cary was the man; and the third that J. S. Lawrence would make a fine president. This brought a snort from our gen ial recorder who tried te even it up by saying that with one or two excep tions^ every man ia the club was qualified to be president except him- tself and -------- • pointing at Mr. Lamb. Amidst the tumultuous laugh- tei greeting the retort, the latter said he might never be president of the Coquille Commercial Club, but, be gad, he would fight. He was imme diately reported for duty ia the trenches. »L . - ----------- --- - J . ---------« -« - A —. _______a.' they had run in to it, thus greatly diminishing the value of the property. Other allegations a n that Manager Cary has used the assets of the Coach Timber Company to run a stock ranch and raise cattle, sheep and goats, instead of paying them te the stockholders os dividends; that he per mitted the stock on the place to die of starvation; that he keeps scrubs; end that the ranch, ought to pay $1000 à year profits but Is losing money. The plaintiffs ask: That Mr. Cary be directed to make an accounting of his transactions as manager of the Timber Co. H u t Mr. Cary and his wife be re strained from using the property of the Coach Timber Co. as their own, or from pursuing any other business It’s a Pic Campaign Now. in behalf of said company than the A. L O’Reilly, of the Extension business for which It was organized. Service st 0 . A. C., has been talking That the corporation be dissolved to the schools of the Coquille valley and a receiver appointed. this week about pigs end poultry. It ie a part of the government campaign to increase production in the country, and Mr. O’Reilly has had the assist Coach, who claims that the stock of a n t of J. L. Smith and C. T. Mulkey the Coach Umber company which Hollister and Shores hold belongs to in presenting the plan. the aetata of her late husband, and Tuesday aad Wednesday the schools here were visited, yesterday that it was unlawfully obtained by they held very encouraging meetings the plaintiffs ia this suit, is sueing at Myrtle Point end today are up at them to ragain possession of that stock. Fishtrap and Arago. The Farmers £ Merchants bank/ «T o a disinterested spectator it here has agreed to finance a limited would look as if that suit ought to number of boys in the pig business by be decided first to determine what in leaning them the money to *nahj the terest the plaintiffs in the later suit hold in the Coach Timber com start at $ per coat interest Other really pany If any. beaks elsewhere have also done like wise and the moveanent is practically The same interests back of this suit rondo s determined fight to secure the removal of Mrs. Cary as guardian of her''toother Arthur’s estate, in order ta get in their hands s majority of the stock of the Coach Timber com pany, aad failing in that are now on another tack to get the upper hand through the appointment of a re- - First Pkpm Oat of Date. The business of making American citizen» by the naturalization method h nearly at a standstill in Ceos coun ty. Of an the men Usted to appear before the Circuit Court here this month to gut their final papers, ealy three will be examined. All the rest have first papers mors then ester yuan old aad the U. 8 . Suprepe Court has rated that those of older J. C. Almack and Prof. R. E. Baker f|b l of what the school children here sad elsewhere were doing in the Thrift 8tamp campaign and the re port* they made were extremely en couraging. J. J. Stanley said that the confec tioneries reported a sudden decline in the amount of-eandieo sold to child ren, and he declared he wouldn’t bo outdone by the children in thrift en- doevor f he had to forego his cigars. Mr. Cary announced the appoint ment of the following committees in communities which ore included tn / F a t Elk—Chris Terns, Mary Ol son, Libby Fish. Lower Fishtrap—Goo. Henninger, Sylvia Hardman, Inez Pinkston. Excelsior (Upper Fishtrap)—Nile Millsr, Stella Barldow, W. O. Finley. Riverside (North Fork) — Fred Johnson, D. A. Moore, Nellie Brener. Feirview—Pearl WUley, Carrie E. Benham, Elma M. Roberta. McKinley—Frona Lawhorne, Mas on Wilcox, Edna Brown, Sarah Forbos, Wanda Harry Wilcox. Dora—Wilma Bunch, Maude M. Weatherby, Emma E. Easton. Roy—Annie Winter, Jas. Jacobean, Lottie Miller. Johnson’s Mill—W. D. Newton, Clara Moser, R. B. Knife. Sitkam—Alex Austin, J. D. Laird, Minnie Tnyior, Fred Weaver, Verna Laird. Beaver Hill—Florence Cox, Paul Boyd, Blanche Cox. Coaledo—Jno. Yoakam, H. Witchcy, II. L. Cad man, Ruth Dungan. To make the committees published last Friday complete, the followiag ladies were added to the local town committees, the first named gentle men as chairmen having been previ ously appointed: C. W. Endicott—Meedamee Hettie Leslie, Mabel Hazard, Julia Johnson, Grace Norton, Misses Allis Phillips end Hattie Sw eet C. R. Barrow—j^aedames May B. rrM u rrc a a , ifm u «o n iw w , / »»c v ", Coquill« has b*«n haring a squaw winter this wsak. After a day of The Comadttes for the Wmr raw winds and driving rain Tuesday Savings Stamp Drive Now the storm turned to snow about 10 All Appointed. «’clock at night and the ground was whitened for the first time this win Go Over the Tap. ter. There were only very slight traces of the fleecy snow loft the fol The following students in our city lowing morning, however, the rain schools have sold over fifty dollars' that fell later in the night washing worth each of Baby Bonds aad Thrift it away. Wednesday, we had some Stamps, and are enrolled in Superin tendent Churchill's Rainbow Regi- oning leaving the wooden walks, bridges, and some roofs white yes terday morning, though the group Mary-Esther Johnson . .800 $200 lewns end cement walks bald their Harold Gould ..................4S2 108 own against it On the bridges and Avis H artson........... .374 93.60 high walks the cold air underneath Evelyn Oerding ..............822 80.60 helped to preserve it But wo have Lois Morrison ................260 66 had wintry weather this week for the Marian Norton ............... 232 68 first time this season and nobody has Eugene Allen . ..................229 67.20 seemed particularly enthusiastic Maxine Paulson . . . . . .. 2 2 4 6« Margaret Shores ........... 221 66.28 about it Clarence Barton . . . . . .. 2 2 0 60 You can’t SPEND Your Money John Seeley ..................1.200 60 Londy Church ................. 200 60' * and Alyce Dell Johnson .,..220 68 SAVE IT TOO! Helen Lyons . . . . * . I. . . 218 64.50 Buy War-Savings Stamps! Jean Pointer . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 4 61 Velde Schroeder ..........,.204 61 Hal Howell ......................200 60 Total .........r ..............4760 1190.00 Londy Church Is the only high JENNINGS WILL GO TO EUGENE Rev. Frederick O. Joinings, Vicar of St. James’ Episcopal church here, Informs us that he has accepted 8 call to the pastorate of the Epis copal church at Eugene and expects tc begin his work there the first of March. The Eugene parish is the third largest of that denomination In Oregon, and Mr. Jennings is certain ly to be congratulated on becoming itr pastor. While his many friends here in his own church mad outside of it will regret to see him leave this the government has drafted to fill them out are getting to work on them. The Coquille teachers are putting in time afternoons and evenings and the Myrtle Point teachers will be down here tomorrow to do their b it An index card about 4x7 inches is used end the answers to 47 questions cn each questionnaire must be indi cated on a card for each man, which will then become s part o^a card in dex that will indicate all that each man has told about him self on his questionnaire. Buy War-Saving* Stampe! A rm trosi to R ob Again. Commissioner G .,J. Armstrong, of Band on, has decided to stand' as a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for the office he now holds at the May primaries. Ha is thoroughly conversant with th« business of the county and batter qualified than any new man couU be to perform its du ties. With a»'much unfinished road work as Coos county has on hand now and will probably have until after the war ends, it will be well to keep ex perienced men, thoroughly familiar with the details of this work at the helm. The people will no doubt think about this office, as we do that it is no time to swap horses while eross- i the fifty dollar mark Sat- Mr. Churchill writes seek rho wine a personal letter i them e bronze service but- Certificates, haring n maturity valu» of $100. This money will be used for the benefit of the Govern ment until its maturity, when tha greatly increased sum will be invest ed for the benefit of the school in n library, and Other needed equipment. As the treasury ¿Í the district hap pens to b# empty st this time, the Board will issue a warrant and pur chase about $80 worth of Thrift Stamp« to be kept on hand by the teacher, Mrs. Minnis M. Hermann, at her home until the school opens on the first of April. A number of resi dents of this district have taken out a t high as $30 worth of W. S. S. The Marshfield school on Friday re ported their first member for the Rainbow Regiment. Keith E. Hall, a nine year old boy, who 1s the son of the chairman of the County Savings Executive committee, is the first on# to cross the Una, so far as reported from any other town school, except Coquille. Many meetings are being held in the school houses throughout the county to organize the Thrift Stamp Csmpaign. The Myrtle Point com- mitt«« ia organising as rapidly as possible, end the Coquille committee has two meetings scheduled for this week at Riverton Friday night and Fishtrap Saturday afternoon. Seventeen pupils of the Coquille schools, of whom nine are in the Fifth grade, have sold $1100 worth of thrift stamps, averaging about $70 each. The North Bend school has col lected $260 for enrollment fees in the J jrin r Red Cross«. Society. The big . . ____w __________ land and Mbs Eva Schroeder. Mor* rrOP*rty ,n ln * Val* y ' ' F. E. McKenna—Meadsmes Mabel The Assessor’s Summary of taxa- Wernlck, Mary A. Branstetter, Vir- Me values in Coos County shows a gins Lamb, Carrie B. Hamden, Edna total of $20,008,8$6 on the rolls ia Hartson and Mabel Laird. the county, to which our railroads J. S. Barton—Msadames Eva Cur- V>d other public utilities contribute rie, Elda Anderson, Irens Jones, Susie $868,286. Folsom, Sarah Wickham and Lima It b worth whib to note that mere Sterling. b in the port of Coos Bay district For the systematic canvassing of $«,*41.612 worth of property and in the town, which b to be done once the two Coquilb river port districts a month throughout the year 101$, $10,311.208. This shows that the Co districts similar to those of the Red quilb end of the county has $2,068,- Cross drive win bo assigned te the , «*1 more property values, as aasasaed various committees. j than the Coos Bay end. and that the This evening a delegation will go Coquilb watershed outweighs the to Riverton to help start the work .Coos Bay Watershed fully 26 per there, going down on the Sitka Spruce cent in values and in county and state Cn. bunch, “May.” taxes paid. Tomorrow a delegation will go up ! ---------------------- ~ to Fishtrap jsehoolhouM to hold a No Amount b TOO Small “Thrift” rally them at 2 o’clock. . 1 , To Land to Your Country. The tkird rural ateetingbf the earn- ‘ Buy War-Savings Stamps! Coos county should enroll and send their enrollment fees to Mbs Edith M. Stalley, of Marshfield, chairman of the Chapter School Committee. Figaro Your Own Tax«*. The Summary of the Assessment Rolls of Coos County for 1817 by A s sessor J. P. Beyurs, published else where in this issue contains a great many facto ef interest to a great
