VOL. X flL COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, NO. I I ' Uncle Samuel hasn’t co t started in this war but when he does watch our smoke as Kaiser Bill will surely have to wake up and realise we mean busi­ ness with a capital B. A ll the fellow s wish it was over hut there isn’t one that wants to return till Uncle Sam is through to his own satisfaction. 1 am becoming pretty efficient at rolling my own cigarettes now but it came pretty slow at first after being used to smoking nothing but cigars and my pipe back there in my office. Tell Frpd and fam ily I sent my best wishes for the holidays and also give all m y friends my holiday greetings for me as I can’t do it m yself. What to Da About the Hall- Front Street Bridge Yet f Undecided. Ever since the present publisher o f the Sentinel came to Coquille the city ctuncil has taken preliminary action which caused' the announcement that “ Hall street is to ha im proved," to appear ia these columns. Therefor* no prediction is made now, but ft would not bo surprising if that mush needed Hall street, bridge wap #ee-. strueted this year. Last month the council authorised the street com m ittee to order the re­ pair a f the bridge on the city engi­ neer’s report that it could bo fixed up fo r several years’ use at on expense o f 9276. However, when the proposition was put up to the property owners that the city would split 60-60 with thorn on the expense, Councilmen Borrow and Gardner objected. The form er wore w illing to spend from 9166 to 9260, with the city putting up s like amount, to postpone the improvement a few years, but the tw o councilmen protested against say street im prove­ ment being m ods at the expense o f the general fund. Whan Councilman Mansell reported the split in this Street committee ov­ er this point Monday the City En­ gineer gave the gist o f a conversa­ tion he had had with Roadmaster Murdock concerning that bridge. The streets o f Coquille fa n s s link in the Coast Highway, soma o f which may ha paved this year, and Mr. MUrdock stated that 12 to 14 ton rollers would have to ha taken across this bridge in the pursuance o f the work. That It would not stand up under such a w eight is evident. Ho ovoa hinted pretty strongly th a t' failure to have a substantial bridga at this point m ight interfere with any state week on the M arshfield-Coquille-M yrtle Point road. F ront streets, had told him that he would not oppoao the improvement if the council desired to make it this year. Other property owner* also In view o f the effect the lack o f a bridge m ight have on the state road work the councilmen fe lt that they should order an improvement on Hall i f possible and consequently Invited all taxpayers affected to meet 'with them et an adjourned session Thurs­ day evening. Last evening only one property owner was present to voice a protest against any new improvement while m aterial to so high, and after sevaral o f the councilmen had stated their positions it was decided to make an­ other attem pt to g ot all those affect­ ed by the proposed improvement to attend the next regular masting, March 4, and tell the council what they desired dene this year. The concensus o f opinion was that the property owners’ wishes should bo follow ed if possible. If they wore not w illing to either have a now bridge or stand the expense o f re­ pairing the old one the council will do what ft deems bast. Something has to bo done with the present struc­ ture which has boon condemned by the county highway department and other engineers. Barrow for Legislature. SET- *» ' Ä V ,- The friends o f Hon. C. R. Barrow are urging him to become a candi­ date for Representative from Coos county in the next legislature and he has the matter under advisement. Mr. Barrow msdaqa fine record when a member o f the legislature three years ago which w ill win him support should he decide to got in again this oar. Reports from the Bay are that Hon. A . K. Pack is undecided yet whether to become a candidate this year or not. Th« Four-Minnte Men. The four-m inute men who will speek at th* Scente next week erst J. J. Stanley, Monday night. Fab. *« J. L. Smith. Wedneeday night. Fab. 27 Rev. B. B. Paul, Thuraday night, Pab. 22. - Rev. 8 . G. Kagers, Friday night, March L C. R. Barrew, Satorday night, March 2. ; ». V 9LM THE YEAR. TO D AY, FEBRUARY 22, 1212. L ieut Jenson, o f the Signal Corps, w ill be here Monday evening to show the pictures with which the govern­ ment is attem pting to stimulate in­ terest in spruce production. The meeting w ill be held in Masonic Hall under the uspicce o f the Loggers and Lumbermen’s Legion o f Honor and will be free to all who can gain ad­ mittance. IS COQUILLE A T THE TOP? The total amount o f Baby Bonds and Thirft Stamps sold in the Co­ quille district up to yesterday was ap­ proxim ately 9M00. A t that rate there is no doubt o f the entire 972,- COO worth being sold this year. It was not until February i that any or- effective. Bulletins received from W ashing­ ton by Postmaster Jno. Loners stete that the daily sates o f stamps and Matt Kerrigan, o f this city, is in receipt o f the follow ing letter from his son, Matt, written on New Year’s day. This is the first letter we have had from any o f our Coquille'boys telling o f “ going over the top” and experienc­ es in No Man’s land. A s Matt wont out from hose with Harry Oerding. “ Curly” Larson and J. P. Michels, July 22, it appears that it took only 500 Subject to Draft. five months from leaving hare fo r the boys to receive their training, go over E ighty, men were examined here the pond and get into service in the Monday and Tueeday fo r military front line trenches: service by Dr. Richmond. This fin­ ished the examination under the re­ the tract was sold to private parties Dear Father: As this is the begfn- vised rulea except for ten men who for (4,000 the city would be out (hs ning o f a new year I will write you a will come next Friday. It will pro­ interest for several years and the pnr- Happy New Year and hope you have bably take a weak longer to complete pose o f the original purchase do- many more o f them and have no cause the classification o f the question­ fsated. for sorrow throughout the year. naires into a card index. - Only four o f the councilman were Most o f us got a day off today but Hugh Harlocker, the clerk o f the present but each one expressed 'the the whole company had their picture local board, thinks there are about opinion that if the waterfront was a taken out in about six inches o f snow 600 men in Class 1, who are liable to personal matter he would consider the ar.d if they turn out good I will try be called to the colors on the next price offered a fa ir one. M*."Mnasell and send you one o f them, said that when the citisens o f Coqplll# You know I am with a new outfit voted to buy the waterfront saute' o f new and none o f the home boys are them had visions o f six to ten thous- with me but I like the new company and ton ocean steamers discharging pretty well. Lots o f hard work and freigh t at the docks here after the very little time to ourselves but the creek had been dredged, but that not only thing that bothers me much is in a hundred years would that sight the cold weather, There are two “ deer” cases on the be seen here. Personally he favored Our company has been up to the criminal docket, at the February term selling but didn’t know what the tax- front and so that is over fo r the first of the Circuit Court here opening payers would say about it. experience. We are not billeted right next Monday, in which the defendants Councilman Hawkins, Lorens and a; the front now. are Palmer Endicott, Otto MagiUand Gardner also favored the sale If the A fellow ’s first experiences are apt Milton Epperson, o f M yrtle Point. city was protected in the matter o f to be lasting as I ltfiow I will always The first is fo r killing deer out o f bridge right-of-w ay over the property remember my first trip out in “ no season, that is, after Gov. W ithy- and the deed contained a clause g iv - man’s land.” When the fellow s are combe had proclaimed the season . . . . .. * ing the city the first option should first given the order to get ready fo r . the county ever desire to sell. s trip out to no man’i land, they are It was left with the mayor to as- on edge and are apt to swear at al- certeia if all the city 's tpquireaasats moot anything and then when we get would ha granted by the county court, started there isn’t a word said all the and the matter w ill coate up again [v ay up there, as ft teems everybody when the entire council is present li* thinking pretty soberly; teen after IGNORANCE NO EXCUSE The investigation instituted by the County Court and carried into affect by W. H. Wann, public accountant, reveals that Justice A . E. Shuster o f North Bend, owes the county a total of 9774.26. O f this sum is 1110 which Mr. Shuster told Mr. Wann was remitted direct to the state treas­ urer, but upon investigation Treas­ urer Kay says was never received. The County Court has asked Coun­ ty Treasurer Dinunick to make a form al application to Shuster fo r set­ tle ment, which is the only course un­ der the statute. Shuster has.inform ­ ed the Court that if they will give him ten days he will settlo the short­ age, which the Court has agreed to do. 'The treasurer has mad3 the de­ mand and has Shuster’s signature o f the service in his office. It seems that under the law he is not liable to prosecution unless he fails to remit to the treasurer after being officially notified. 000 mark and is still growing. The returns come from the Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska and Cuba, as wall as from all sections o f the United States. The campaign o f education being conducted by Loo J. Cary, chairman ’ or the Coquille district, to progress­ ing splendidly. Ten to s dozen speak­ ers have been attending sack o f the school house meetings and Mr. Cary Nobody Becomes a Citizen. reitorte that no on# refuses to help Every naturalisation case before in this work, even though ho never the Circuit Court here yesterday fell made a public speech before in his down. Only throe candidates fo r cit­ izenship appeared. O f those N. C. Next week the local committee for Larson, o f Powers, had no certificate canvassing Coquille will get into the o f arrival in United States. John field and no one will be missed nor Nestor Lynda, o f Band on, had only fail to have an opportunity to loan one witness and will be given s their mite to the government to assist chance to come with another next week. Percival H. McDonald, o f North Bond, had a witness who, ac­ WU1 Repeat “Farm Folks.” cording to instructions racsivsd from The Methodist ladies in view o f the the Department o f Labor, was not largo number o f people who wore not qualified. The papers furnishod by Fred able to bo present when they put “ Farm Folks” on the boards at Ma­ Stone, o f Coos River, wars too old, * again "i. ht feet sonic Hall three weeks ago aad the and ha “ has - to • begin inclement weather on that occasion with the single exception noted above, all the cases were dismissed. There have decided to repeat it at the same i- only one German enemy alien on place on Saturday o f next week, Wo are sure that many o f those who the list. They all have to wait until - JO usual. While up there and at work the Fritzies send up bombs that light up the whole territory for about three minutes and if they see a group o f men working, their artillery com- menees throwing shells at us. If we see their rocket, start up we either fall flat or elm stand perfectly still urtil it gets Cterkagain when we re- sume work. Friteie’. flares act on the same principle as . sky rocket and if we happen to be looking we can me them go up. The light seems to be held up in the air by a parachute. A good many o f the shells pass over our heads, back and forth, as each side is searching out the battery o f the other. Believe me • fellow can hear them go- ing past. Then when they shell us s fellow tries to get his whole body hid under his steel hat or helmet as it is called, We also have a couple o f gas masks to wear in case they try to give us a taste o f that, and believe me they sure use enough o f the stuff under favor- able conditions. They use it in the form o f hand grenades, bombs and shells from their big guns that hold as much as fifteen gallons and then they use it in the form o f gas clouds or banks where they shoot it in streams from their tanks in the treenhes and the wind carries it over, When it first starts a person can see it in the form o f a vapor but only for a moment and then it becomea invisi- ble, or nearly so, and can only be da- tected by smell and a person don’t want to take to big a smell or make a hog o f himself, as the saying is, or H is curtains for him, as it is very dsad- ly. The Bodies have about half a dosen different kinds o f gas that kill instantly or nearly so. If gas is de- auve uw iv v w m u w w iiow , '•* ____________ i Loáis J. Simpson’» Platform as a Candidate for Governor of Oregon. In announcing m yself o r a candid- date for nomination for governor on ih* Republican ticket at the primary election to be held on May 17, 1218, 1 dt sire to appeal to the voters o f Ore­ gon as individuals, who, as such, are well qualified to judge the issues o f the day and will vote as their judg­ ment shall direct. I am a republican and believe in the principles o f the Republican party, and above everything I am sn American and believe in the principles o f my country. I am not a member af, nor affiliated with any particular faction or pert o f the Republican party; nor s I pledged to support any a f the candidates for office et the coming primary election. I pledge the people o f Oregon that, in conducting my cam­ paign I will not support any particu­ lar candidate for office in preference to the other candidate far the same office; that 1 will not promise appoint­ ment to office or political patronage to anyone; that if nominated and elected I shall enter office with neither prom­ ise nor pledge to redeem, except those which I give to the people themselves; reserving the right to make such ap­ pointments and to conduct the office e The other suit against these de- fen(UnU u for mutii . ting the car- ^ o f a doe to disguise it. Game Warden ^ ^ 2 lic tr in theM in cold storage an