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About The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1917-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1918)
; v ¡m :*ii? ' Wt 1 $LS6 TMK YEAR. In the Juvenile Court Judge Wutaon cum * of two boy* to decide. Arthur Johnson 1« still in the Ju venile ward at the Jail awaiting a hearing in that automobile case. He is accused of taking Joy rides in a ear belonging to his grandfather, in which he had invested some money. Also of having purloined tires and ac cessories. He is said to be almost a mechanical genius and only needs a Start la the right direction to make a useful and successful man. He will have a hearing tomorrow morning. Frank Maupin, who was committed to the State Training School at Sa lem May 26, 1914, and is supposed to he out on parol, was arrested at Pow ers, on complaint of A. W. Burton, who charged him with stealing a lot of candy and some money. Justice Zimmermsn committed him to Jail, and Judge Watson has written the Salem institution to And out Ms status in connection with H. hM th« T h at In th« ' tè a Last Saturday paoplp; here fully fa sway over its qatae; is also to ths goad; Eh or $866 «a tha gasi; gene over tha top and (a id to «ha good; Pat Elk ahd Beaver HOI are also In the dear; Fairview la ft; Pish trap is behind but for S ” THÈ BIGGEST tha they will ha at ia up to 12. M. T. of ths Clinton, at Fish trap, had told us about six actus yiddiag seven tons to tha re anxious to MO What it was liks. Mr. fia ta to I mm only a quarter at aa aera but baia ha will .get a the eng* Mr. Johnson various parties who ham mill m*- ehinery for sale and tolls ns that ha expects to have tha mill to operation again by October. la rebuilding tha mill will be turned the other and to and tea hand saws jdaeed at the west sad, so that, taking the logs oat of tha beam they will mom oast through the mill and ths finished lumber will earn* out new tho preeeat loading dock along tho railroad spur. It to n matter at congratulation to all our paopfa that tha principal indus try of our city far nearly forty yearn to to ha pot to operation again to the near future and that tha Coquille mill will soon rise from its ashes with bigger contracts and mom work than •mr. If* pay roll of $60,000 or $60,- 000 a month and ita cut of 40,000 foot a day am matters wa did not aippm- etote aa fully before as Wo did when are faced the possibility that they worn to Gage Gate tha Lean*. The wails of tho now opera hou hava bean up for some time and tha frame work for tho interior parti tions fa in place, but work has be held up this week for the iron for the roof trusses. And even if the ir had bam ham the truss timbers that warn to ham been cut by the Johnson Mill would still ham boon shy. -tit rangements hava bam made, however to ham that work dose at tea Sitka Clyde Gage has leasad the Machon opera house for a term ci three years, with tha privilege at having ft for two more if mutually satisfactory. Clyde Dr. Bojrl Here The factum at Anderson's Han to morrow night fa going to worth hearing. Dr. Boyl fa one of tea favorites at the Chautauqua platform and fa going to spank at Myrtle Point Monday night. It fa treat to ha able to hoar him at Os- only M overflowod land in thiq valley that a grass which will “carry on’ whilo ths land ia still inundated ought to prove a godsend. Rice and cranberries are amphibious crops but Reed’s Canary grass is tha first thing wo hava ever seen in the forage line that will make the waste placet pay rant. Owen He Knowlton Writes From the Avi ation Field and Others Tell of Trav els in France While on Furlough. - * The County Court. Plana to Toko Up Severo! Project* is Near Future. The petition for a Daniel’s Creek- Eaateide highway was dismissed, the remonstrance having more signatures Here fa a fatter Just received by R. than the petition. The county has in S. Knowlton from his son, Owen, dated curred an expense of $1864.86 in sur in England, Jane 16, veying the route of this proposed road 1918:* and District Attorney Hail was direct ed to get ft back from tha petitioners i I fast wrote to pod we bava and their bondsmen. Jhaa of Arc’s Birthplace. moved again and this time to a camp The roadmaster was instructed to t France, Juno 9, 1918. wa ara to gat our training to Dens Mother and Dad—I haven't prepare plans and specifications for work. Ike squadron was di- bud s word from anyone for tho past paving a section of the Marahfleld-Co- in two, “flights” being sent to two weeks and it may be another week quii le road 2800 feet long and 16 feet wls. This was das I or two before mail will come again. wide running through Bunker HilL to the lack at room for all on Bids am to bo asked for both mac In the army are so fast “over this bland. Wa ara to a camp wham Changes adam and concrete. This is to con here” thqt one can hardly keep in to actual work to do and tbs anas nect the paving in Marahfield with Where you are youmolf, let alone In tha shop am going to get all Ibe mind that this side of Bunker HilL expecting some poor Postmaster to that they need. So far I have an idea of your whereabouts. The roadmaster was instructed to have not bom pat to anything special At ppm sat I am with the Begt. prepare plans ..and specifications for hut am haping to gut in the Photo Headquarters of the 161st U. S. Inf. ths Improvemefiii of the roads to Dis tricts No. 4, 18, 18, 16 and 26, to ac graphic R« This stay bo permanent, and again I There fa m cordance with tha resolutions adopted though I ham never hem able to gat by those districts last fall before vot aswa when or where he is to enough to eoo muck of it. It fa ing taxes to improve. The court has rfeird. Until further notice of n nature that would probably give dofinita information from old address (Co. G.) At Ant > tbs enemy, and terna John D. Goss, attorney for the corpor it favor leaving the company, ta. But I expect to get ations that worn preparing to contest had sudo some very good the payment of them taxes, that no but again, it la a, moat pleas- further action will be taken along that « to gain more friends, so I line. I t is intended to take up only \ the turn of events were moat the most essential part of the work in districts at the present time, So you fael, Judging from my fat- iers, 4hat we a n always on the move; Fifty-two limited service men unler the rest being left until the war is . and pa we have been. It has brought the command of Lieut B. R. Hodgin over. Thè salary of C. C. Dana, ths in about more or lees of inconvenience, came in from Vancouver last Saturday spector on tits Perhem contract west for the time, but ft has Its faverabU evening to assist in the production of points, for ws have seen much of sprues lumber at the Sitka mill here. of Coquille, was raised from $110 to France, the beautiful, and France, the Lieut G. B. Coker, M. R. C, la the $186 a mouth. blaterimi Every little village has medical officer accompanying the Dennis and Margaret Donovan, who have no outlet from their ranch, ex its tala to tall, of the part ft has troops. This detachment Is the 86th cept over private property, petitioned played la some history making event. Provisional Squadron of the Signal .And It fa not itrange, for France has Corps Reserve, Aviation Section, and for an outlet or “gateway,” through Coleman’s land and the road baso ths stage upon which h y been many of the men had not beta in ser Fred vice two weeks when they arrived Sat viewers, Surveyor McCulloch, Peter acted much of Europe’s history. Loggie and J. A. Collier were instruct urday evening. ed to Inspect the proposed gateway syfa position here or his duties, but 1 WEN tairyau of some of the internaUm; The Boar croak people having pe things that I have seen. Off-hand I titioned for a re-locotkm of the road am even anable to cell the dates to running up the creek from the Co- mind, but they are impressions, once quille-Bandon road across the volley. made, never to be forgotten. I had Roadmaster Sawyer, Peter Loggie end the good fortune of twice visiting the J. A. Collier were directed to “view” town in which Victor Hugo was born August 19. It is a beautiful old town, just like With this increase in its corps of this The project hearing in the matter of the pe the picturee that one sees of old employes ths Sitka Spruce Co. has tition of Hobsqn and others for French cities. It is built on the banks inaugurated the two shifts a day plan of a portion of the Bald of the river Doube, and is in every di of spooding up production with some a Hill vacation road north of Myrtle Point was rection surrounded by high hills. In departments working three shifts, al set for 6. . * addition to this natural defense, every though there has been more or lees W. D. Sept. Newton, W. B. Rohrer, G. C. hill is fortiAed against the old time of two shift work for some weeks Gouthler and others have petitioned past. method of warfare, but nojr modified selves out as best they can. And I to meet the present demands should As very few of the soldier work for a new Toed starting'from the Co- think now that we are finally located the occasion arise. men are experienced mill men they quiiie-Myrtle Point road near John to work that everything is going to At another time circumstances al have been divided among the tare« sons Mill and running down the river bank about a mile to the Burgese go better than before. But the length me to visit the birth-place of the shifts, leaving the former empolyes place. County Surveyor McCulloch of time thatjwe spent doing nothing lowed in charge of the more particular ma historic Character in French his and Messrs. Loggie and Collier were has taken the pep out of most of us. most chine work. tory, "The Maid of Orleans,” born in it was Just six months from ths time 1412 and condemned to death in 1481. The newcomers are from all parts instructed to view this project July 24. Maskey having recently died, that we enlisted to the day that we The home stands just as it was 600 of the country, many of them being her Helen widow’s psnsion of $26 a month arrived in the training camp, and m years old ago, Southerners. They also hail from so with ths church she that length at time we all got quite attended. and New York, South Carolina, (Texas, was discontinued. , On seeing the old home one badly discouraged with things in gen is brought to the realization of how Missouri and other states. They are The allowance of Mrs. Genevievs G. eral. from the indigent fund was has been the advancement in the a husky bunch of men and with few Robison increased from $10 a month to $28, A Mg percentage of the girls and little exceptions the disqualifications which home life, at least, among the peasant having recently been taken to the woman in England are working for or class, placed them in the limited service she for their houses are built on the Bandon hospital while ill. in the army and navy. This is the same general plan today. One stand class are slight. * first camp we have been In that we ing in front of the church can sae, on The regular meeting of the 8itka The county warrants issued over have seen many of them. They also the side 6f the hill about one-half mile Club Wednesday evening was employ seven years ago and remaining un were ordered advertised for can have a regular organised force of away, a very beuatiful cathedral. This ed as a reception for the new men paid farm girls in moat parts of the coun was built who are being welcomed into the club. cellation. in memory of her, for ft was try. In fact, the men are all in the on the site of this church that she saw The petition of George Elliott and W. A. McCulloch of the Eastaide- army and it ia up to the women to do ths visions that proclaimed her the de Son« Powers News. the work. In this camp the women Marshfield ferry boat Transit for an of France. The town of Powers is getting away other in wages was refused. are working along with men in some liverer The whole country is so interesting, with the laurels of the Bay towns now. The increase of tho construction work of the pianos and one could write pages of fascin In county road viewers were given the last week three of the five men more time to file their report in the end seam to ha doing good work. ating talas that one heart in the vil incarcerated in Jail here registered matter of the Mettman creek road up Others do tha cooking ate., and ac lages visited, but ft is getting late from the logging counting. In fact, they are used now and I must hold off further ac the South Coquille. camp metropolis on Kentuck Slough. The proposed “gateway” for Mar counts until Tims again awaits the This week an order has been made garet Wood, of Daniel’s Creek, was Mood. I am in the best of hsalth, by the county court for advertising approved. and what Mao matters “over here?” the letting of a contract for the new Mamie Sanders, having left the bridge at Powers. Ths bids will be county her allowance of $10 a month opened and the contract awarded at from the indigent fund was discon the August term. tinued. Walter McLood’s application for » Shipp«! 200,000 Feet. quit claim deed for kits in the Indus E. E. Johnson has skippsd out two trial addition to Bandon on payment hundred thousand feet of lumber since of $83.46 taxes and coats at tax sale the fire at the 26th that destroyed the was allowed. mill here and tha piles on the dock The pay of W. B. Phillips as night are thinning out. The Myrtle Point watchman at the Court House and Lumber Company is now engaged in Hall of Records was raised from $40 sawing a big bunch of esdar from the to $60. Johnson Camp on Dement creek, Levi Smith ,of the ferryboat, Trqn- where seventeen men are employed, *it, was given an increase from $115 to fill contracts for that material to $128. mada Just before the Are. Mary B. Burns, of North Bend, was allowed $40 per month from the indi gent fund, pending the the perfection of her application for a widow’s pen- si on. The Bennett Trust company's peti tion for the annullo»ent at $1,789.12 of FIFTY-TWO. MEN TO SITKA
