The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald., April 25, 1919, Image 1

Valley Sentinel
A N D
THE COQUILLE HERALD
COQUILLE, COO0 COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, ltlt.
YOL. XIV. p o . 16.
$ ttO T H E Y E A R .
am m ssosH B i
OUR FIFTH IK E
Coquille Going Over the Top
—Victory Loon Que
Four-Fifths Taken
Offer W as Rejected
KcîTnïCtl, 9100
A4« r**r. W r'4Bta, «100
l
E
N ^ ten . *&«•
Peli* *
r ilo * $600
G «o. m
«M0
A u to J. lobinsón, «SM
Total, $4<\450.
The Sentinel has never for a n
doubted that the patrioti« peo­
ple of the Coquille district would sub­
scribo their full quota for the Vtetory
Loan, but we hardly expactad to soa
it four-fifths subscribed on the fifth
day of the drive, as the bulk has ui
ally coma in during the last few days.
Tha way it stenda now we feat prend
of Coquille and tha people of the our
rounding country and «ángratulate
them upon the rapidity with which
they are doing thalr share to help pay
tha cost of victory.
Tho following ia the Mat 0 « thoaa
who bava subscribed and paid the first
Installment on their bends up te tan
How Jetan Quit the Farm
o'clock this morning:
B m a Wilson
The Little Outcast's Plan
A t P in t National
Donald
Wm. CandUn, $100.
Third C ants* Higl
Paul T. Ramsey, $XM.
Tha Fighting Faftht, a
Alvin Nealy, $60 -
a Wounded Son - Carol Xahskopf
E. H.
- 1— $g00
Terrifie Beane at tha Natami Bridge
Carrie B. Hamden, $100.
Maxine McGUvery
Ruth E. CandUn, $100
Coquille Ledge 4 L O. O. F „ $200 Death Bad e f Benedk
Audrey
R. L. Medley, «lb
The First I setter's Story
T. J. Thrift, $00
Bees Maury $160
E. E. Hampton A Sen, MM
Lae J. Cary, $1,000
Mary B. Cary. $1JM0
Mary Ella Cary, $200
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Florence Elisabeth Cary, $200 f\
Josephine Dorothy Gary, «SN
.Leo Justin Cary, $M0
John Francis Cary, $200
Mr. and Mr«. A. B. CsWphsH, $100
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. CarnhaB, $110
Letty W. Endieott, $600
The Oregon Glee Club waa
C. W. Endieott, $600
a capacity house for their
G. C. Pallor, «100. '
of tea
te
GLEE CLUB
CONCERT
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Mr*. Bakar Gives Startling
Facts about School Hous­
ing in Coquille
was started at that time which stay
be of vast benefit to the Coquille val­
ley in making the hill lands product •
revenue which will rival the dairy bot­
tom lande. The subject ia berry cul­
ture, especially logon berriea, which,
«re more prolific and have a batter
flavor here than do thooo grown in
tho Willamotto valley. A representa­
tive of a loganberry juice factory in
8elem was here last week for the pur­
pose of stimulating interest in berry
culture with the idea that eventually
a plant would bo located ia this sec­
tion, the haul to Salem or Eugene be­
ing impracticable for so perishable a
fruit. But the suggestion that the
berries could he crushed and the juice
shipped out is one which is entirely it te the amount which the county can
practical, until the acreage warranted spend for a bridge here, while they
a factory hers. It was stated that a figure that the coet of a high bridge,
100-acre production would bo sufficient with its long approach on the other
to enable ¿he valley plant to got busy side of the river, would be in the
at once and mmks arrangamants to neighborhood of $70,000.' With $20,-
care for thé product With logon bar­ 000 for the approach across the rail­
rio« 7 cents n pound or over 60 cents road and a constant expense for
a gallon, it can be readily see^that a maintenance, the county court does
few acres would bring n good income not feel Justified in considering the
larger bridge. And even if a cable
—with an outlet assured.
The secretary was requested to cor­ bridge could be built for $26,000 or
respond with the Phes people at Sar $20,000, there would be the same ex­
teas to find out in what way tho Com­ pense for the approach, making it pro­
mercial Club could assist in develop­ hibitive from the county’s point of
ing the berry business in the Co­
quille valley. But of course, the first
step must M to get the farmers te
take an interest and have the re­
quired acreage planted. About $16
an aero te the estimated cast a t the
K
_ _ _
Chas. 1. Baxter, $100
First National Bank, $10,0M
O. C. Sanford, $900
Jaa. N. A Anna M. Jacobsen, $600
J. E. Poaef $000
H. L. Lukans. $60
L. H. A Mabel E. Hasard, $1,0M
M. G. Costa, $60
A. T. Morrison, $1M
Mrs. A. T. Morrison, $60
Lola Morrison, $60
Lae Goodman, $60
Alpha Padaraon, $M
L. P. A Ora Maury, «1M
F. C. Parsley, $60
Gay E. Stans, $100
Gaq, T. Moulton, $200
B. J. Brewer, $160
Deles C. Cete, $60
J. C. Lett, $100
Ned O Kelley, $M
Herbert Adams, $600
Marian D. Young, $200
Maggia J. Franca, $60
Chas. T. Sbaste, $«00
Chat. Harlockar, $100
F. L. Millar, $60
Ida K. Owen. $200
Sarah G tendon, $60
W. H. G land 00 , $60
A. H. Mansell, $900
A. J. Sherwood, $6,000
Richard David Jones, $60
NysoU A Leino, «100
Judith Collier, $100
B. A. Wimer, $1M
Annie Wimer, $100
Fred A. Wimer, $100
E. W. Gregg, $100
Fred Friteky, $100
John David. $100
J. E. X Fowl«, $1,600
H U Walatrom,.$JM
p. J. Michels, $6M
M. B. Treadgeid,
D. D. Pierce, $60
A t Fermera A M<
Farmers A
Chas. Oerdtag, $100
Wm. (tentar. $60
D. E. McDuffee, $160
W. D. Champion, $100
Mrs. Inox R. Chana, $60
W. C. Chasa, $1M
Webb Mast. $1M
H. W. Mast. $100
J. H. Oerdtag, $900
John V.' Shuck, $900
Mary J. Shuck, $1S0
Carrie B. Stanley, M
C 1 Fuhrman. $960
Myrtle DeLong, $160
PeUx Xester, $60
B. A. Wemkh. $1.0M
W .*0. Mor ley, $60
Maxine McGUvery, $60
Latead McGUvery, $60
R. B- Mena. $100
Tha
Mira
did,
hr Tha
*" sola work by Mies Loa
contralto
pecially enjoyed by the audience,
while the violinist of the evening, Mias
Margaret Phelps, wee compelled to ra­
te aa ancore following her
pleasing rendition of Ave Maria. That
tha violin te a favorite instrument
with Coquilla music lovera was dem­
onstrated once again.
The vaudeville part of the program
quite rivalled prof «—tona li along that
It waa really funny and tha
ya ware a —ream.
The tambourina dance made «'d e ­
cided hit, and added variety and en­
joyment to the evening’s entertain­
ment, which throughout eras of a high
r. Each numb— waa good, and
tho happy pleasing personali tie« of
the girla tent a charm to the whole
affair.
The accompanist of tho evening te
entitled to special mention—here was
an importent place well filled.
A ft— the concert the young ladies
were entertained with a dance at the
Ke-Ksei Klub rooms wham K U «er­
tala they had a moat enjoyable time.
The receipt«-ware ov— $400.
Wants to Invest in Landa
Joe. Baglay A capitalist from Hum­
boldt county, California, has been
this week endeavoring te buy
f — n colony of Humboldt peo­
ple who desire to locate in the Co­
quille valley. He te reported to have
quarter ef a militen dollars to in-
in term lands if the location,
and ether conditions are right.
Wednesday ha went up te Myrtle
Print te see what waa offered in that
Mr, Baglay was formerly a
of Cees county and con—
quently te pretty well informed aa ee
the dairying and farming possibili tie«
ef the Coquille ¿rail«?.
It te net stated whether the Bo­
tnet, will he salted to Mr. Begley’s
requirements hut there la ne question
that It would be one of the beet things
that could happen te Coquille to have
that laud settled up by a colony of
Defith of Geo. W. Norris
Not long age Miss Minnie Kalbus,
who te doing extension work fo r O. A.
C. in this county, offered in addition to
what the college requires o f her to
Judge Watson Says Struc undertake to tench a class In domes­
tic science among our high school pu­
ture Can Be Erected
pils in her spare time wthout charge.
Hien at Grade
In this wey our girls would get some
o f the advantages o f a training such
That Coquill« will have to b« sat­ ,as tho Bandon and Marshfield die-
isfied with a grade c rolling low
l°w 1 tricts have been paying thousands of
M d «e, with a landing on the 3.
S. P.
F* I dollars in salaries to secure. The only
macks on Parry street, ia a conclu­ expenses to the district in connection
sion we roach after a talk with Judge with the entire matter would be a few
Watson this week. The matter of fi­ dollars for the rental o f stovos and
nances is the obstacle which pre­ tl;e purenase o f the cooking materials
cludes the possibility of an overhead to be used in the lessons. O f course,
bridge, ever the street and the rail­ such an pff— was gladly and thank­
road tracks *thd it has ftseolved it- fully accepted, will be the assump­
self into the question of taking a tion o f every reader, for, aa fa r as the
grade eroesing structure, which the district ia concerned, it would be like
Judge says can be built in 1920, or picking up gold in the street. But
waiting for some years for ths high you have another guess coming. Tha
bridge which we want
offar was declined, whether with or
When the eourt decided to appropri- without thanks we did not learn, on
$10,000 a year for three years, he ground that tha board was not
y estimated the cost at probably willing to incur any additional ex­
fitfi,000 and had not determined how pense at this time. I f the Coquille
ths last $10,000 was to be secured. district is so poor aa thn>, we should
They still hold that «40,000 is the lim­ certainly' hate to admit it.
the immediate erection o f a building
o f sons« kind, there waa an undercur­
rent o f economy in many o f tha talks
which indicated that Coquilla te not
yet ready to take her proper place aa
tha educational canter o f Coos county.
As to tho location, the only action
was a resolution that it waa the sense
o f the club that the present controver­
sy between the school district and
Barrow A Strang should be settlid
speedily— either In or out o f court.
Both sidra disclaim responsibility for
delaying the case now In court, but
it te dragging and tha chib wants to
e it hurried te a settlement
O f ell the speeches made we can
only mention that o f Mr. Bak— ’s, who
said that Coquille had poor— school
buildings in proportion to population
than any one-stors town in the coun­
ty, with a single exception. He also
stated that tha county nurse told him
that the found a great— percentage
o f children defective, physically and
tally, in Coquille, than she had
ever before encountered in any school
she had examined in several years’
experience. That these defects were
due in a groat measure to cramped
and crowded conditions, unavoidable
with the present facilities, waa a log­
ical conclusion.
The floor space required fo r pupils,
according to modern ideas, is 16
square feet, Seven and one-half feet
te the limit in the assembly room. The
400 cubic feet o f air spec« required te
cut down te 120 feet in some o f the
«me.
And he also said that the state su­
perintendent could, i f he decired, take
«w a y Coquilte’s rating as a standard
high school because the facilities were
entirely Inadequate te teach science.
W hy don’t we build a modern
school ? Talk won’t do i t It takes
money and aggressive determination.
Getting Ready to Build
Gao. Leach has bran maturing his
plane for the new hotel he and his
associates intend te build and this
wk the plans were prepared end
submitted to the contractor fa r estim­
ates. Ha has definitely decided to
build on the lots owned by himself and
Mrs. Wickham and work te expected
to start soon after the first of May.
In Judge Skipworth’fi Hands
tha low ground across the steer there
is little, current in the channel here
and no d rift st all.
Moreov— , the
roadway on the other side would be
impassable and th e.d ra w could be
lifted and teft open while the flood
was on without inconvenience.
Referring again to finances, we
have no assurance that the present
ounty court or any other, would Jbe
witling to appropriate a larger sum
than $40,000 fo r a bridge here, even
if we waited for years and the bridge
is imperatively needed now.
White the Sentinel rogreU that the
larger bridge idee must be abandoned,
it also appreciates the fact that Co­
quille will never get anywhere with
internal dissention and strife and it
advises that we all boost fo r the
bridge which can be secured next year
and lay aside our great— ambitions
until 3 time when they can be realiled.
Box of Dynamite in Sack
Last Sunday Frankia True, the
young son o f Fred True, found s box
of dynamite in the vacant lots north
o f Dr. Richmond’s hospital.
There
14 sticks o f dynamite — giant
powder, enough to have made con­
siderable o f e stir in that neighbor­
hood if they had gone off. Besides
this box whicht was half full o f wa­
ter there was a pap— box contalnmg
copper wires and caps and a long
fuse, the wires being somewhat dis­
colored but not yet green. It looked
as if tho outfit had been there several
weeks, possibly it was placed there
before the armistice.
Who it be­
longed to and for what purpose it was
intended te be used we can hardly sur­
mise, but that the one who dropped it
there intended to use it fo r no lauda­
ble purpose te the natural conclusion.
Draft Evader Surrender«
Wc had just started
yesterday
afternoin te note that the jail
was
still
empty
as
it
had
in
f—
the
past ten days,
when Archie Walk— came down te
esk Judge Watson what should be
done with e young man from Dora by
the name o f Roy 8wan, who had just
surrendered himself at the sheriff’s o f­
fice as an evader of the draft. > Both
the sheriff and deputy sheriff happen­
ed to be absent, but the judge told
Archie to put Swan behind the ban.
The young man had doubtless been
considered as and— age f — he said
that he had spent months in tha east
and had never been asked ta r hie reg­
istration card.
Judge Skipworth now hrs the ease
Georg* W. Norria, ene of the eld­ of Cora county against the triumvir­
est and mast widely known citisene of ate who made that “frame-op” to di­
the Palrvtew section, died of pneu- vide the $9,000 from the publics tkm
ef the 190« Tax Summons, Ilka “ All
Ha left young Saar, ef the same
Gaul,” into three parte, und— ad
neighborhood, who skipped out with
merit; ead there remains only a
m, ia Chicago, and daw not km
tain fearful looking fa t a t
1 Ike pul at the
where ha 1$
m
».
In the Front Ranl(
So fa r Coquille standi away up
towards ths head o f the list in Coos
county, in the Victory Loan IriVe. She
has already taken four-fifths of >h«r
quota while Bandon reports hers one-
fourth taken and Marshfieri is about
one-half through.
W e hope to see
everyone take hold here, however, and
put the Coquille district over the top
by tomorrow n igh t
HOLLISTER
AS BOOSTER
White the Sentinel doesn’t always
agree with Fred Hollister, it certainly
does admire tne whole-hearted enthu­
siasm with which ha advocates any
project which enlists bis support.
Meeting him - the ether day at the
court house he had two strings to his
tow — the Roosevelt Highway and the
opening for berry culture in Coo*
county; and the rosy optimism and
breesy assurance with wnich he cham­
pioned both were enough <0 sweep sny
caviler *or doubter off Ms feet. He is
at his best when presenting facts and
figures to show how brilliant a suc­
cess is withiri reach in some communi­
ty effort.
And it certainly seenm
hardly possible to exaggerate the ben-
afits that will flow from the construc­
tion o f a surfaced highway, the entire
length o f the Oregon coast, connect­
ing with a similar one in California,
and making a year-round highway
between Portland and San Francisco,
at very near a water grade. Nowhere
in the United States can its scenic at­
tractions be equalled.
On one side
will be the boundless ocean and the
dashing surf, offering a panorama
that change« every moment, and
wheth— fo g enshrouded or sparkling
in the sunshine, greeting the ear with
an eternal diapason. On the other
side is an endless panorama o f tree
clad heights interspersed with shel­
tered valleys in which meadows and
cultivated fields delight the eye and
give the home touch and color. Moun­
tains and forest and saa, the three
greatest features o f scenic attraction
are never absent, and, no matter what
the season it is an evergreen shore
where the pine end cedar remain fade­
less through all ¿he mutations o f the
dying year.
Imagine what this will mean m
tourist travel when every fam ily in
the Un^ad States comm te own a ear,
and all are planning a visit to the
Pacific coast. And fieri let every man
on this coast constitute himself e com­
mittee o f one to see that every man
and woman in all these coast counties
goes to the polls on the third o f June
and registers a vote for the $2,600,000
state appropriation for this highway.
Bonds A re Not Taxable
Mr. Cary, who te the local chairman
here in the Victory Loan drive, as­
sures us that there te no doubt all sub­
scriptions made in amounts o f not
more than $10,$00 will be allotted in
full. He else says that no one in Ceos
county will have to pay normal income
tax on thoae bonds— unletia he has more
than $60,000 invested in them, so that
they, are practically free from «11
taxes except income and inheritance
taxes. Better get some o f these bonds
white the getting te good.'
Street Improvement Order­
ed on Hall amt First
.
Streets
“ That is something wh'ch no form ­
er council has ever been ablo to do,1*
declared O. C. Sanford at the regu­
lar session o f that body last Monday
evening after tkey had unanimously
declared their inteation te improve
Hall and First «tract? with a bridge
and hard surface pavement, as well
as to lay the necessary sewer on both
streets. The Sentinel has been chary
about stating that the improvement
would be made this year, fo r on at
least throe other occasions we ha be
announced that this improbament
would be mnde, but now that the
council has gone on record as favor­
ing it and are advertising their in­
tention to improve in this issue there
is no question but that those rotten
places in the downtown streets will
bo replaced by a satisfactory pave­
ment and bridge, unleaa two-thirds of
Lie property owners protest against
it and from what we can learn a
large majority o f thorn are in favor
of the work being done this year.
The newer will begin 60 feet south
of Second on Hell street round the
corner at the Hamilton hospital and
run west on First street, with an out­
let in the Taylor streot sew—.
The
block west o f there will also be pro­
vided with sewer connections, tiie out­
let being in the one on Willard street
ne— the Liberty Theatre.
The estimated cost is $1924.18, for
which all the adjacent property will
be assessed, except those corners
which have previously helped pay for
the sewer on Taylor street. The lat­
erals will be laid to the property line
and it is assured that a map will be
kept of this project so that property
owners may find the sew— connec­
tion without digging along the whole
fro ml o f their lets.
The bridge at Hall r i d Front will
be an improvement by itself from the
south si te o f First street In E lliott’s
addition to a connection with the njw
bridge south of Front, and on Front
street to a connection with the pres­
ent pavement. The estimated cost of
the structure, which will have a 20-
’oct roadway is $1938.88.
On Hall from Second to the west
»ide o f First in E lliott’s Addition and
' First from Hall to Willard the hard
lurfacing, sidewalks, curbing, bulk­
heading, grading, etc., is estimated to
coat $19,297.98. On First the pave­
ment is to be 4-inch concrete covered
with two inches bituminous rock the
same asphaltic top as was used on
Front street, full width o f the street,
white Hall street will be paved with
40-foot hard surface o f the same
character. It is estimated that the
cost o f the improcmcnts on Hall and
First streets will be about $12 per
front foot for sewer, paving and side­
walks. A 60-foot lot would pay $60
n ye«-, under the bonding act, and
‘.hat figure is very reasonable consid­
ering the prices which have prevailed
for the peat two yeafs.
What to do with the rubbish which
is accumulating in the downtown sec­
tion is a question which is bothering
the council greatly. The dump on the
hill can only be reached fo r four or
five months during the year and dur­
ing the off-season the tin cans, ashes,
crates, boxes and other trash which
make our alleys and streets so un­
sightly ere a constant fire menace as
well as givin g us the appearance of
a jay town. The fire committee waa
requested to find some solution o f this
vexing problem.
An hoar’s discussion orf the bridge
and the Taylor street «11 waa fruit-
leas as far as Results were concerned,
the council waiting to sec whether the
county court would assist on the fill,
end also where the bridge te to be lo­
cated before purchasing a right of
way.
The Valley Well Satisfied
So far as we can letrn the Coquille
Valley is well satisfied with the new
train schedule soon to be inaugurated
on the Southern Pacific hi this county.
Not having been crying for the moon,
or moonlight rides to Portland, we ere
not disappointed.
The Bay papers
propose to boycott the railroad, how­
ever, and ship in their freight by boat
from San Francisco if they can t get
that night train. ,
It cost Jack Little, o f North Bend,
«20 to imbibe toe much lemon extract
test Tuesday. That has always bran
I» favorite tipple tai jre hftjMra «totea.