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About The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1917-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1918)
d ollar or may number o f dollars la the shops o f a bribe to secure the H orsfall, Jr. During this hymn six young girls— Miases Helen and D elia Sherwood, (sisters o f the brid e), Ma- jo rie and Adrienne Hasard, Pauline carryin g w hite rib bone and form ing an aisle fo r the bridal party. W ith the closing strains o f the hymn, tho bride entered on her fath er's arm. She was beautiful in a g o wn o f white satin charm cue# w ith a fo il court train and elaborately trim m ed with pearls snd overdrspes o f tulle. The v eil was also tu lle snd was arranged in sem i-coronet style srith a wreath o f orange bloesonu. She carried a hand some boquet o f w hite carnations and In justice to its e lf the Sentinel must say something about the employment o f M r. L iljeq vist by the county court to bring action against those newspa pers and publishers who have re ceived m ore than the prescribed 10 cents a description fo r publishing the T ax Summons in Coos county during the last five or six years. In 1913, A . R. O'Brien published the tax summons fo r the year 1906 in the Evening Record at Marshfield. The county court, w ith Judge H all as county judge then, asked fo r bids fron t where he could assist H. G. Kara fo r publishing that list. It is s mat- in running tbs m eeting, likew ise fac tar o f court record now that there in g the audience that none m ight s*is- was a combination, or perhaps better, take his signs o f approval or disap a conspiracy between A . R. O’Brien o f proval. T ru ly it is s wonderful sight the Record, M. C. M aloney o f the Coos to see a pep-sucker directin g a Tax Bay Tim es, and Lew A . Cates then payers Leag ue, whose object is to re publisher o f the Sentinel, and that duce taxas, sim ply because be has whils O'Brien made a bid o f Ifi cents a line fo r a ll m atter besides descrip been separated from his teat. It was this same Maloney who broke tion, the other tw o bid 11 cents and the uttor silence which grootod Chair 12 tt cents a line respectively in order to throw tho w ork to O'Brien a t 10b cents. He eras to do the work at a price said to be >3,000, end the balance over that was to bo divided among tbs throe conspirators as velvet. The county was charged >11,800 fo r this work or about >1.50 a tract fo r ecch lot and piece o f land advertised, and has paid ju st about >11,000 o f that amount. This le ft »,0 0 0 to di vide between the throe and it was due to a disputa between Low A . Cates and J. C. Savage, then jo in t owners o f the Sentinel, about the division o f their share o f the sw ag that the case o f Savage vs. Cates g o t into tho Circuit Court hors developing testim ony as Further i f Judge Skipworth’s deci sion in tbs Kinney esse Is sustained sad the Record is only allow ed 10 cents fob sack description, where it collected a dollar and a h alf, aU that would be le ft fo r the Record out o f (fee >11,000 ra id it would bo about was served la the dining roans. Mrs. Anderson Lamb and M rs. F a y Jonoo presided over tbs tea table. It was m ost artistically decked w ith a basket o f snap-dragons tied w ith beers o f tulle. M rs. J. W . Leneve, Mrs. F . K. McKenna, Mrs. O. C. Sanford, Mies Edna H arloeker and Mias A U * Ph il-' lips assisted in tbs serving. * The bride is the oldest daughter o f M r. and Mrs. A . J. Sherwood snd grand-da ugh ter o f Mr. and M rs. fl. C. Rogers o f M arshfield. Sh* has been the honors* a t numerous social affairs sines her engagem ent was an nounced in October. Sh* is on* o f Coos County’s boot known and most popular young women, and baa es pecially endeared h erself in tha com m unity through bar untiring work as chairman o f tho local Rod Cram unit. The Rev. Frederick G. Jennings is the only son o f M r. and M rs. Freder ick Jennings, o f Bristol, England. H * is a graduate o f B ristol Cathedral School and atteoded W oolaoy H all, O xford. Sine* com ing to this country in 1913, ho has bam graduated from tho Episcopal D ivin ity School a t San Francisco. Ho sms form erly vicar o f St. James Episcopal Church in this c ity snd a t th * present tim e is rector o f St. M ary’ s Episcopal Church in Eugene. The bride and groom w ill leave shortly fo r Portland and w ill later take up th eir residence at S t M ary’s Rectory, Eugene, Oregon. Revising Expenses Upward. The first m ove th * people favorin g th * recall to reduce expenses mad*, was to nominate a man fo r county judge who says with entire truth and frankness th at he cannot afford to be a candidate or accept th * office ex cept on th * express understanding that his salary is to ba raised at tha earliest possible moment. I t eoaoso to some extent a t least, that the quarrel th * advocates o f tho recall have Is net so much w ith th* actiena o f the present county court as w ith w ar eoaditiaM which hav* au ds everything eoet mom and hav* affected th * coot o f every W . J. Rust was the next candidate and ha was eulogized by Frank B. Cameron, form erly publisher o f the A gitator, sad now o f tho Bo*. Lock o f legal knowledge should b* no bar to a good man’s selection as county . udge, was Cameron's piea; and bis scratching fo r the county to recover >10,800 out o f that bunch. The prop o rtio n on which suit is to begin against O’Brien, M aloney snd Cats* and Savage, however, is th at each os* o f them is individually responsible fo r the whole amount i f none o f it can be collected from the re s t A fte r this case against the combine is disposed of, there w ill s till remain one against the Sentinel under its present m anagem ent This paper bid the lega l rate o f 10 cents fo r each description snd one and ninety-five hundredths cents a line fo r other m at ter fo r tax summons publication in January, 1916, and was the lowest bidder, the other bids ranging from 2 Vi to 5 cents a line. It w ill be noted that this bid was practically only one- sixth o f the combiné’* pries— that the Sentinel did the work fo r 24 cents a tract, w hile O’Brien e t a l w ere paid >1.60 a tract. This nomination, coming from the source it did, was mors than L . A. L iljq v is t could stand and he secured Securing this contract on a compe recognition and proceeded to slrin titive bid at so low a price— which was practically no higher than the charge fo r space on display advertising at commercial rates, the Sontinel feels that It was saving the county a good deal o f money and that it should not be cut down to 10 cents s description, as would be done by the enforcem ent o f Skipworth’s ru lin g; it did the work low er than anyone alee offered to do it, and w ill certainly resist any at tem pt to force it down to a figu re be Judge Watson, Mr. LU joqvist said, low a ll reason. could not bo named to oppooe him self. A t the rets the Sentinel did the Ho then paid hi* reepoets to Camer work, the combine instead o f gettin g on in a stinging, sarcastic arraign >11,000 fo r publishing the tax Ust o f ment and wound up by placing Camer 1908 would have received only >2,000; on’s name bafor* (h e mooting. His snd i f an equitable judgm ent is ren talk was greeted w ith prolonged ap- dered in the case to be instituted that is about what the Record w ill b* a l Chairman Korn objected to any per lowed. sonalities being indulged hi and stated On th e other hand, i f the Sentinel be know that M r. Rust was honest, had boon paid a t the rate the Record that be sms capable and had had ex charged, insteed o f gettin g »,1 0 0 fo r perience in handling b ig affairs, publishing tho fou r Tax Summonses among which he mentioned Mr. Rust's fo r 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912, H would trusteeship o f a portion o f th * Kianoy have received about »6 ,0 0 0 . Counted only at 10 cents a descrip tion tho Sentinel would be entitled to throe or fou r tim es os much on the fou r summonses as the Record is to t its one summons. 8 * fa r as the Sentinel is concerned its publication o f those tax summonses was s straigh t business transaction and there is nothing about H that K has the slightest desire to cover up N or are wo attem pting hors to try our case in the newspaper— only to present the facts to vindicate our selves before the public, in view o f the local proceeding's in which It seems we are to be involved as a re sult o f having done a lo t o f w ork the county needed cheaper than any one else w as w illin g to . do it—and cheaper than w e ever before did a batch o f lega l printing in a newspaper exper ience o f over fo rty years. In tho m atter o f tho Larson Slough road tho court accepted the report o f the view ers recommending a location on the north side o f the slough. This is the location that Julius Larson has been figh tin g fo r the past year. - There is a house belonging to J. H. T hrift Gets Splendid Support M cCloekey righ t in the county road T. J. T h rift received a splendid tes tim onial o f the esteem in which he at N orw ay as it has been re-located, was held by the men at the Sitka m ill and Mr. McCloskey was allowed >100 fo r m oving the house. last week when a petition, signed by On the Ladd A H arris bridge con practically every man a t the m ill, was presented to him, urgin g him to ac tracts north o f the Bay the final ac cept the nomination fo r repreeentative counts were filed, showing all bills in the legislatu re and callin g on the against the county paid except »2 9 .- laboring vote o f the county to back 90 due the Coos Bsy Iron W orks, snd up bis candidacy. M r. T h rift has not payment o f that account was author ized. yet signified his intention to make the About a m ile o f road from M cKin race but i f sufficient encouragement is given him, he w ill probably do so. He ley to Cherry Crock was ordered would make a good legislator and one graveled six inches deep snd 8 fast who would attend to the duties o f the wide. W ork w ill begin a t once. Tho court is preparing to repair the road office. over tho mountain from Coquille to F airview and lumber w ill bo pur chased a t once fo r that work. Tho repair o f the Cherry Creek rood, which has been badly damaged, ‘ was ordered. New plank w ill be pro vided. The largest amount o f flour re The report o f the survey o f tho turned by any one person in this J Easts ide-Daniel's Creek read has been section was the 23 sacks recalved by filed, and action on that project now the Fanner's Store here this week ' aw aits the view ers’ report. from Frank Fish, o f A rago. M r. and 1 Tho name o f M ary M. Bond, o f Mrs. Fish have an old-fashioned fam - M yrtle Point, who has le ft the coun itly, and he usually gate in a year's ty, was taken o ff the indigent lis t She supply a f flour in the summer. L ast had been gettin g >7.60 a month. year h e bought tw elve barrels, and I •- The name o f A dalle H erriott, o f they have Hooverixed so effectively M yrtle Point*, was taken o ff the indi during the la tter part o f the year that gent list a t her own request. they are able to send back about h alf An appropriation o f >26, a month, o f it to help out in the European food was asade to Ira L. C ollier, o f Spur geon H ill, this city. W o also learn from the Busy Cor Daisy Edmond was allowed to re ner th at A lb ert Fish, o f the same deem property in N orth Bond that section, has turned in tw o barrels o f had been sold fo r taxes on payment flour. o f >12JM.w The names o f others who have re The petition o f 0 . C. and Anna turned flour during the pest week are : Haase to bo allowed to redeem lots hi the city o f Cooe 'B ay on paym ent o f Geo. H alter. >18£7 was granted. M. T. Clinton. The application o f County Surveyor Glenn C ollier. C. S. McCulloch fo r the purchase o f Mrs. Bond. an auto fo r his use was denied. H. W . Young. The application o f E m ily Bryden L. P. Maury. fo r sid was referred to Commissioner Frank Dun gey. Philip fo r inveetigation. Chris Tarrea. A resolution to purchase the Co L. H. Hasard. quille w ater fron t between the fe rry and the laundry fo r »,0 0 0 -was adopt ed. The Fox factory building there was purchased fo r » 0 as a tompor- ary store house fo r equipm ent It is planned to build a warehouse here la ter on. The deed fo r the property here was accepted and a warrant or dered drawn fo r the purchase price. A petition fo r the repair and im provement o f the Eckley road was re ferred to Commissioner Arm strong with power to a c t The petition o f J. A . Hobson snd others fo r the vacation o f the Bald H ill county road fo r about one m ile W w e e n the Hobson pises snd the Cooper bridge was referred to the roadmaster fo r a ropert. The application o f the Coquille Can nery Co., fo r permision to use ex plosive« to clear the river fo r seining, was granted. The application o f M ary B. Burns fo r a widow's pension was postponed to give her an opportunity to perfect her papers. Meantime, as she ha* ten children under <18 years o f age, sh* was granted an allowance o f >40, s month, from the indigent fund. David Fulton’s allowance o f >16 s That Rond Is a Daisy. month from the same fund was dis W e h av* never seen the Coquille- continued, he having arranged to be M yrtle Point road in bettor shape nor cared fo r on account o f his property. made a quicker trip over it than last This recalls th* Monday afternoon, Nineteen Tons of Batter. i statem ent o f Deputy Sheriff G ag* as to its condition 20 years ago when it Tuesday th * McClookey cream eries was barely possible to got over that here snd a t N orw ay shipped out to road on horseback. Thor* was m ire Seattle a carload o f butter, that is knee-deep in th * swales then snd it 876 eases, the root o f th * ear being was op snd down aU the tim e over th* pieced out w ith 76 esses of cheese. sm allest hillocks. This road has eoet There w ere 28,000 lb o f butter and 6,- a m int o f money first snd last, but Is 000 !b o f cheese in the carload. Mr. is a fin* on* today w ith room enough McCloskey says th * d ry weather is fo r tw o cars to pass easily anywhere. already affectin g the yield o f m ilk farth er up tho river. 23 SACKS SENT BACK As w * had anticipated, "Frenehy” Bargeron was acquitted in the district court her* last Friday on th* charge o f assaulting Frank G rant w ith in tent to k ill by shooting him with a pistol a couple o f months ago. Thera used to be property qualifica tions o f voters snd in some cases th ey s till linger. I ndeed a relic o f this kind en tirely out o f keeping w ith th* sp irit o f tho ago, m ay s till be found in our Oregon laws. But ju st Im agine what would hav* happened last night if th * N orth Band bunch had attem pt ed to restrict the votin g at t il* caneas to taxpayers only.
