T he C oquille H erald
VOL. 28;
NO. 26
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1911
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ROAD MATTERS
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A prospectus of the Pike coal
mine property was received here
this week wdiich gives additional
information on the plans and pur­
poses of the company,
The name adopted by the com­
pany is the Pulaski Coal dt Navi­
The
community was greatlv
The city council met in regular
gation company, and the following shocked to learn early Monday
session Moudayuight, Mayor (¿nick
are the officers:
morning that C. M. Skeels, one of
presiding, all members of the
F. D. McClure, president.
the best known businessmen of the
councilwere present, as were also
VV, S. Richmnn, vice president.
city, bad passed away during the
the cityattoruey and city recorder,
J. R. Riggins,
secretary and night. Death was caused by heart
Following the regular older of
treasurer.
failure aud was a groat shock to
business a petition, signed by a
M. E. Ward and H. B. Gutbrey, the family.
large number of representative men
directors.
Mr. Skeels had not been feeling
and
women
was
presented
R. E. Doan, field superintendent.
welt for about a week previous to
to the council askiug that an or­
The company is incorporated for
his death, although he was not con­
dinance be passed prohibiting all
$ 500,000 of common stock and
fined to his home. He had intend­
theaters and moving picture bouses
$ 500,000 o f 7 per cent preferred
ed to start on a visit to his mother
to open thetr houses for business on
stock.
in Ohio last Saturday, but post­
Sunday nights. The petition was
The land is said to be underlaid
poned starting for a few days.
referred to the ordinance commit­
with at least five veins of commer­
Sunday he was out for a short
tee.
cial coal, totalling 30 feet in thick­
walk,
and attended church in the
A nuni 1 er of the residents of ness, and the U 8 . geological sur­
Spurgeon hill were present and vey shows six more veins, the size evening, where he sang in the choir.
Monday morning Mr. Skeels did
asked that an ordinance providing and quality of which are not yet
breakfast, but
for improving Spurgeon street be determined. It is said that a* com ­ not appear lor
passed and that bids for doing the petent authority states that there nothing was thought of this until a
work be asked for by the council. is under the 329 acres at least grandchild, who had slept in the
The ordinance was p issed with the 12 . 000.000 tons of coal; that with same room, came down and said he
did not appear natural.
Mrs.
emergency clause attached.
the enterprise properly equipped
Skeels rushed to his room, when
The ordinance provides for the the cuiput should be 1,000 tons
he was found to have already
improvement of Spurgeon street daily.
passed away.
The
upper
vein
of
coal,
as
shown
from the east to the west end o f the
Mr- Skeels had lived in Coquille
extension of the street, substan- for f of a mile by open cuts and a
cially aa follows: That the street tunnel too feet has a thickness of about 12 years, most of which
be graded the entire width of the 9 $ feet of good commercial coal, time he had been iu the geueral
roadway, with crown one toot exclusive o f two partings, each 8 merchandise business.
The second or
Deceased leaves to mourn his
above the gutter; levelled to a inches thick.
smooth, uniform surface except the middle vein 100 feet lower has loss, besides a large circle of
center 16 feet, which is to be ex­ some open cuts showing 5 feet of friends and acquaintances, a wife,
cavated to a depth oj nine inches extra good commercial coal, exclu­ an aged mother in Ohio, four
and filled in with gravel. A space sive of 2 partings, one 3 inches daughters, Mrs. Chas. Lorenz, of
Nosier, of
o f five leet was provided for in the thick and the other 2 feet thick. Bandon; Mrs. Fred
ordinance for sidewalk purposes The third vein, as shown in each of Bridge; Mrs. George Baxter, of
but the property owners have the 3 open cuts and a too foot tun­ Creswell, and Dollie, who is at
changed their minds on this and nel, covering a distance of over home, and 'two sons, Charles and
will get up a petition asking to A mile on the outcrop has 6 leet of Paul of this city.
have that space changed to four good commercial coal on the roof
The funeral was held Thursday
feet on a fix-lcc t line.
This will The fourth vein as shown on the afternoon, conducted by Rev.
allow two feet between the walk plat has 3 feet of gcod commercial E. 8 . Mace.
nod the property line. The mat­ coal very compact; then follows the
ter of permanent walk will be 5 th vein, no work done only 14
foot facings showing thickness of
takeD up later.
Au ordinance giving the council oal measure. This measure shows
more power iu dealing with the sa­ several stratas of extra good com­
loon question, and repealiug ordi­ mercial coal of 8 to 15 inches thick
The sixth vein lying too
nance No 65, was passed, after the each
J. W. Perkins, lormerly owner
emergency clause had been elim­ feet further below shows 2 1 ^ feet
of
the Hilcrest orchard at Medford,
further below shows 2 i \ feet of
inated.
coal
on
the
roof,
an
8 inch parting, but now secretary of the Douglas
Under the old ordinance the
Development company ofKosebnrg
council could not revoke a license then 3 feet of coal on the floor, has left for points in Minnesota
once given, uud upon a saloon­ with the bottom ol the floor not where he goes to look after busi­
yet reached, showing coal through­
keeper being convicted of violat­
out from the parting as far as ness matters connected with the
ing the ordinance could
never
construction o f the proposed Coos
opened below.
graut him a uew one. This latter
Bay railroad. Mr. Perkins says
The
bunkers
are
to
be
located
provision was deemed too string­
tha.
money is at present easy in the
on the river and vessels will he
ent, and it was feared a court
east,
and that actual construction
loaded by gravity.
It is claimed
would not uphold it.
that a 500 -ton vessel can be loaded work will be commenced on the
Se dion 1 of the new ordinance
in two hours by the improved line within 60 days.—News.
provides that the council may re­
appliances to be installed.
fuse to graut a license to any per­
son or persons, etc., if such Hre R. H. Mast, treasurer’s sal­
not deemed fit and proper persons
ary .....................................
8.33
to be granted a license.
A. T. Morrison, fire chiefs
ROSEBURG
MAN
PROMOTES ROAD
STARVING CHINESE
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Hankow, China, March 3 —
Twenty-one persons were trampeled
to death at Spayang, Huapeh, pro­
vince today when a horde of starv­
ing Chinese fought for the food
which missionaries were aitempting
to distribute. A great many olhets
were injured.
The work of relief is attended
with some peril to those who have
taken s ipplies into the famine dis­
tricts for the stricken ones mad
with deprivations. A considerable
amount ot foodstuff was received
today by the missionaries, who im­
mediately planned a systematic dis­
tribution.
Their work was hardly begun
when thousands of desperate men
women and children, who had
learned that there was a chance of
their hunger being half satisfied,
swooped down on the supply depot.
An uncontrollable riot followed,
each fought for himself and the
weaker went down and were rnlb-
lessley trampled.
The fighting
continued as long as there appaar-
ed to be anything to fight for. The
missionaries are helnless.
The Educational League will
meet
Friday afternoon at the
school bouse. A full attendance is
desired. Mra. M. C. Hortont i f
Merehtleld, ta to »risk
ufiT ii
one was so bidly injured that he
dieil within two hours, m,other was
A sa t accident occurred Ht Laiu-
battered beyond prospect of recov­
pa last Suuday morning at 10 j
ery, and still another »as slightly
o ’clock, when little Gladyco S ell,!
injured in a yarding or donkey en­
the 8 -year-old daughter of Mr. and ;
gine explosion near Estacada, on
The following letter from Leland
The county court has been work­
Mrs. L. W. Sell was accidently shot|
the property of the Portland Rail-
Howey, who is a lieutenant iu the
ing on routine business so far this
and killed by her brother, a boy
j way, Light & Power Company, at
constabula ry service in the Philip­
term, one of the piincipal matte: s
| 6:55 Saturday morning.
10 years old. The ball penetrated
pines, will be interesting to his
being the consideration of r o d
the heart and caused instant death.
What caused the boiler to blow questions.
many friends here. Lieut. Howey
The lad’s mother had taken j
has “ made goo
since entering the up probably never will be learned.
A few of the busiaess men ap­
down the gun and gi en it to him
service, r,r t is now stationed on The fireman, Negl j<\ who had just peared before the court an l aske I
to shoot a hawk.
T: e gun was
been employed by the logging fore­
the Island of Samar.
that the Fait view roiel be com ­
rusty and did not » i / n well, and
man, says that he weut to the en­
Baguio, P. I.
pleted. Tbeeourt, however, woul •
Mrs Sell return» d for some oil. In
gine betweeu 5 and 6 , put in some
My Dear People:
not agree to complete tho road this
the meantime the boy was working
' wood and returned to the boardiug-
summer, although they stated a
I
have
already
one
letter
off
on
with tne mechanism of the gun
, house to eat his breakfast. Before
great deal of work would be done
hurriedly, and the little girl, who this mail and this one wifi not he finished, the logging
crew,
It is estimated that it would require
perhaps
come
amiss.
I
got
that
had been sitting in a chair holding
I which is employed by the Pittman
about
$6,500 to complete the road
“
whacking”
big
co-oporation
and
her doll, jumped up and rau in
Bros., began assembling for the
It was ordered that the contract
Thanksgiving
front of the muzzle just as the installment letter
day’s toil.
.Some were warming
for completing the entire road could
weapon was in some manner dis­ Eve and as I was invited out to a their bands. In their midst was
be let at a lower price per m il»
“
baile”
that
night
and
did
not
get
charged. She was so close that the
James Pittman, one of the con­
than apart of it, which the court
back till 1:00 P. M. and as I started
powder burned her clothing.
tractors in charge of the plant, and
admitted, but stated that it would
for
Santa
Tomas
next
morning
I
Funeral services were held Tues­
who was acting as foreman. He
be impossible because of other
I got a
day at 11 o ’clock uear Riverton, at could not write sooner.
had evidently reached the engine
roads in the county h iving to be
the home of Geo. Sell, grandfather letter from Cora the same day so some moments before it blew up,
repaired.
of the little girl, where the body both together 1 had considerable to and bad tin re been any dangerous
It has been decided to purchase
be
thankful
for.
was laid to rest.
Rev. T . B. Mc­
steam pressure apparent he would
Friday morning at 9:10 twenty- have known how to relieve the sit­ a steam or gasoline roller for coun­
Donald conducted the services,
ty road work, to be used in prepar­
two of us loaded oursevles down uation.
ing roadbeds for graveling and in
with canned chow, bread, meat and
Pittman and all those about packing the gravel. The bridge
canteened water, for the inner man,
him were killed except the man committee appointed by the com­
and cameras, spy-glasses and re­
whose name has not yet been mercial club took up the bridge
volvers
and took an eighteen
learned and who was hastened to question with the court agniu last
kilometer hike straight up to Mt.
the Good Samaritan Hospital and week, the object being to get the
Santa Tomas. It sure was some
is yet unconsious, Fireman Neg- court to agree on Ferry street for a
Safe blowers blew open the safe
“ hike” through some of the most
bise eays that he was approach­ site and, il possible, begin building
in tb e d e p o ta t Myrtle Point Tues­
beautiful country I have ever seen.
ing the engine and had come with­ this Summer.
day night, an 1 secured ab>ut $3
The vegetation of the whole coun­
in 30 or 40 feet of it when the
c »sh and an express package con­
The court is still partial to the
try is as luxuriant as I have ever
explosion
occurred.
He
was Collier site, however. The mem.
taining jewelry valued at $25. The
seen, everything from tree ferns com­
knocked down by the concussion, hers would not commit thonselves
cracksmen departed without leav.
mon old Oregon ferns, pines, firs,
but as he went down saw the 30- on being asked wkethrr they would
ing a clue, and up to the time of
bamboo, wild Martha Washingtons
horsepower boiler dart through the agree to the former location, if a
going to press no clue had been
nearly as high as I am in full
air and the bodies of his fellow petition signed bv a majority of the
secured as to their identity at the
bloom and all maunet of strange
workman flung in every direction voters asking for the same, should
sberifl’s office.
flowers and shrubs to just plain
with deadly force.
They gained entrance to the de­
be presented.
grassy prairies, with grass knee
pot by removing a duo-, to the ware­
Tbe court, weut to H andon Tues­
high. The height of the moun­
house and opened the safe with a
day, on invitation of the Bandon
tain is 6298 feet, and lrom its sum­
charge of nitro-glyceriue.
No oDe
commercial club, to attend a good-
mit the view is as beautiful and
heard the report of the explosion.
roads meeting
A general discus­
far greater iu magnitude than the
sion on road matters occupied the
Pali of Honolulu. Looking down­
meeting. The chief speakers were
C onger-Sigsby.
ward at an angle of about 45 de­
Judge
Hall, F. F. Eddy, W. T.
Married, at the residence of the grees to the west, 1 looked toward
County Assessor T. J. Thrift left
bride’s father, George L. Sigsby, Liugaveu Gulf and the China Seas Monday for Marshfield and North Dement and R. H. Rosa
DEPOT SAFE IS BLOWN
OPEN AT MYRTLE POINT
ASSESSOR T. J. THRIFT
STARTS DEPUTIES MON.
uear Coquille, March 2 , Mr. Earl
Conger and Miss Evah Sigsby,
Judge E. G. D. Holden, officiating
These young people are "to the
manor b oin ” of this
county,
whence the best wishes of many
friends go with them in their uew
relation to each other and to the
state.
it sure was beautiful.
We were
far above the clouds and these mov­
ing over the landscape kept the
view constantly changing.
One
cannot realize until he has visited
these Islands what they are and
even then he cannot imagine the
magnitude of Luzon until he has
climbed Santa Tomas.
To the
south a level, palm clad river di­
vided valley from twenty to forty
Leave tor San Francisco.
L. A Liljeqvist and George Gage miles wide and one hundred miles
left Wednesday for San Francisco long stretched to the mountains
iu the interests of the Riverton and Manila Bay to the south.
To the north and east one vast
coal mine. It they accomplish what
they cxp-ictto it will mean an ad­ sea of mountains stretched as far as
ditional vessel to load at the mine, the eye could reach, interspersed
and other good things for River­ here and there with cultivated
valleys and grass and pine plains.
ton and the liver.
We reached the summit at 2:45 p. m.
and staved all night so as to enable
Sunday School Club
us to see the far lamed sunset and
The Cozy Corner Sunday school
sunrise in the morning, and either
class of the Christian church met
one o f these occurrences paid us
at the home of Nina Kelley on
for our trip more than ten times.
Monday evening, and made ar­
Toward evening the atmosphere
rangements for the furnishing of
ol the valleys to the west thickened
their new quarters at the church.
up and covered with shifting whirl­
They also organized the Cozy Cor­
ner Class Club.
The club ex­ ing clouds so that only at rare in­
pects to meet evety two weeks at tervals could the earth be seen.
the homes of the members.
After j Just before the sun went down
the business matters were com-i however the clouds burst in every
pleted the young folks spent a very ' directio0’ some of ,hem rising and
enjoyable evening with games and b, ,llng straight «P leaving a wide
music. The first club meeting will ch innel thro them that gave us tne
be at the home of Miss Hazel of the most beautiful sunsets I have
Moody on Friday evening, March ever 8eeD T,le valleV to tbe south
! and the mountains toward the
10
east took on a bluish-purplish tinge
Dr. Wetmore, of Myrtle Point, J resembling, at least I so imagine
attended Mr. «keels’ funeral.
; the purplish haze of Scotland’s
_________________ heather clad hills.
The sea and
Birdie McCloskev, of Norway. [ clouds were shot
with golden
was a Coquille visitor Wednesday, j screaks and two
little streaks
I). H. Johnson went to Myrtle across the water were as red as
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blood. After the sun had gone down
Point Wednesday to take Mr. Dav- we stayed on and for dozens of
enport's place in the butcher shop at miles in all directions the lights
that place, Mr. Diveoport having began to twinkle like stars in an
cut his hand quite badly.
inverted heaven.
It is absolutely
---------------------------impossible to tell you >11 that I saw
Mr. and Mrs. Gen. Baxter and and if I could you
could not ap-
little daughter arrived from Cres- preciate it. I feel that in tbe past
well Monday evenin i , coming to at- few months I have been especially
tend Iho funeral o( Ms>. MHvtef'8 fortunate in seeing this old world
tether; Ç M M».>1(,
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BATTLE FOR FOOD1
Section 2 provides that the coun­
salary................
5.00
cil may refuse to graut a license to E. II. Kern, su rv e y in g .... 45 50
a person or persons who have been A. W. Kelley, office sup­
plies ...................................
3.75
convicted of violating the ordinance
within a period of one year prior to Irvin Hodsou Co., blank
date of application.
b o o k s ................ 57.00
Section 3 provides that the conn Peart Eros.,
c o a l . .. ....
4 00
cil may revoke a license at any time Beaver A Chadwick, paint­
if a saloonkeeper has Leeu con­
3.00
ing .....................................
victed of violating the ordinance, Harry Flanders, team work
1.75
and may remit the license fee for Jas. Medlock, street w ork..
5.00
the uuexpired term it they desire, I Kirue A Von Pegert, bl^ck-
although this is nut mandatory.
smitbing............
235
E. A. Beckett asked for a re­ J. B Pointer, team w ork ..
4.00
newel of his saloon liernse, but as Baxter Hotel, meals for
be bad been convicted under the
p rison ers..........
7.75
old ordinace, which is in force tin- | L. 8 . Martin, use o f ro p e .. 2 25
til the new takes effect, the license T. D. Sweet, street work. . . .
2.00
could not be granted.
He will Home Tel. Co., telephoning
2.65
have to close his saloon March 10 Frank Morse, street lights. 126.80
and wait 30 days for the new ordi
Water Fund.
nance to become operative, when, Joho Hickam, water supt.
since his conviction was more than
salary................................. 37. 50
year ago, he may be granted a li- Jas Medlock, work on wa­
cense. Had the ordinance passed
ter system......................... 24 50
with the emergency clause this de­ J. H. Oerding, work on wa­
lay would not have been necessary.
ter system.........
7.00
The following bills were allowed: Wm. Hickam, work on wa­
General Fond.
ter system....... 1 1 0 0
Joho Hickam, marshal salary $37.50 Ooquille Hdw. Co., hard­
John Hickam, horse h ire.. 10.00
ware .................................... 20.50
A. \V. Kelly, recorder sal­
W.
C. Laird, return of
ary............... ..................... 50.00
meter.................
8.40
N. Plyler, deputy marshal
salary, ............................... 70.00
C. M. Beard, who has been con­
L A Liljeqvist, city attor-
fined to bis borne for about a week
n«f »«'ary ................. i 41 f t with tb" grip, 1 « «bit t«
Bit
io
a
.
Bend to take over the supplies and
sta-t the deputy assessors in the
field work, which began through
out the county Monday.
DAIRY ASSOCIATION TO
TARE CHARGE OF 0. K.
An increase of about $ 3 , 000,000
is expected in the assessed valuation
A meeting of the Coquille Val­
this year, making a total of about
ley Dairy association was held Sat­
$ 19 , 000,000 for the county.
Following are the deputy assess­ urday, at which a board of directors
was elected and plans perfected for
ors who will assist Mr. Thrift:
taking active management of the
C. J. Vanzile, North Bend.
O. K. creamery. Geo E. Peoples
W. J. Rust, Marshfield.
C. H. Jackson, Coot river and returned from San Francisco the
last of the week, where he complet­
north end of the county.
Archie Collier, on the Coquille ed arrangements with the owners of
river between Myrtle Point and the building to lease the same to the
dairymen, and made his report at
Handon.
J. S. Lawrence, tributaries of the meeting.
Another business meeting of the
the Coquille in the east part of the
association
was held Wednesday,
county.
Mr. Thrift will do the work in which was given over principally
to discussing methods of handling
Coquille and Bandon.
cream and by-products.
Following are tho directors:
J.
F ish Granted License.
Albert Fish, bartender f t E. A D. Graham, VV. II. Hull, J. P.
Beckett, was granted a saloon li­ Clausen, C- E. McCurdy and J. VV.
cense at a special meeting of the Miller.
The directors mot. Wednesday
council at noon yesterday. Beckett
afternoon
and elected the follow­
could not secure a license, so it was
taken out in Fish’s name to avoid ing officers for the association:
J. D. Graham, president.
closing the saloon until tbe new
J. VV’. Miller, secretary-treasurer.
ordinance becomes operative.
W. S. Graham war. hired as
the dangers I may run in later buttermakcr.
The creamery will he opeu for
years, if as you say the Japs
business Monday morning.
think they want these islands.
I am sending you a sprig of fir
Candlin Home From Curry.
found on Santa Tomas. It is cold
up there, so cold that I nearly froze
Wm. Candlin returned Tuesday
wrapped up in two heavy wool from nn eight day business trip to
blankets aml~a!l my clothes on. I Oold Beach, Port Orford anil other
am also sending a pi.ture of four Curry county points. Mr. Candlin
of us, Lts. Howey of Oregon, Cap- reports the roads very bad in
pieman o f U. of Florida acting as p'aecs, but thinks the Curry coun­
officer of the day, Lt. Hoffman of ty end better than in this county.
Mich. A. College and Lt. Eckman At Oold Bench they have let tbe
of U. of Ohio.
I don’t look so far contract for a new $ 2.000 school
removed from a hod carrier do I? house, and prospects are good for a
It is a very poor picture of Hoff­ large amount of building at Port
man too. He looks like a fretful ! Orford.
kid in this picture.
Wm. M. Way, who has been away
I must close as in five minutes
will be taps, so good bye.
Wish­ from his desk at the depot for >
ing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy few days because of an attack of
N 4 # Ycst-, I am 94 Aver, Yours,
tbe grip, is repotted to be improv
teg,
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