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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1911)
T he C oquille H erald VOL. 28; COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911 NO. 27 PER Y E A R $1.50 FIELD TIMBER CO SEEKS TWO TEACHERS RESIGN; AWARDED AT TWENTY-ONE DISTRICT NO. PAMPHLETS TO MILLIS SAYS CONTRACTS MISS MILLER IS HIRED TO STOP ROAD LEVT COUNTY COURT SESSION BIRTHS AND BE THE FINEST II REPORT ON COOS BAY MAY II DEATHS OBTAINABLE COUNTY ROADS HAVE ROAD The county court last week awarded the co>.tract for building a new ferry scow f-T the Coquille ferry. It is to hnve ventilators, four uir compartmeuts and have the I posts battened to sides. The price is $175 and is to be completed New steamer service and a rail ¡A p ril 1. E. G. Porham also bid way project for Coos Bay were [ on the work. subject» that took C J. Mills, sup K Q. Porham was awarded the erintendent of the Harriman steam contract for improvements in tho ship line between tliii port and upper story of the court house, tbe Coos Bay, to San Francisco for a bid being $1(120. An additional month. He returned vesterday $375 is allowed Tor putting in the morning. skylight, aud the work is to be Mr. Milli s’ conference with lead completed April 15. Mr. Perham iug Harriman officials in San Fran was the only bidder. cisco involved the placing, if nec W illey & Schroeder were award essary, of a steamship service be ed the contract for plumbing and tween C oo; Bay and San Francisco, ____ the heating arrange- and the early construcilon of a °hanging 1 meuts, $198 being their bid. railroad into that place to connect with the main Southern Pacific j ^he court purchased a 10 ton line riinniug between Portland aud Monarch road roller, tbe contract Sail Francisco. Mr. Millis seemed i ^ul same going to tbe Beach Mun to avoid discussing the railroad j 11 facturing company for $.1 000 , project for Coos Bay, but admit- delivered at Myrtle Point. The ted that the enterpiise is receiving county was allowed $300 for the A complaint was filed iti the cir cuit court yesterday- by the Field Timber company, of Jackson, Mich., in which it seeks to have set aside the six-mill special ruad tax levied by the voters of road dis- ! trict No. 1 1 . The following report by Super The complaint alleges itregulari-1 visor T. N. Boone, of road district ties in the election December 24, No. 11, will be of interest to Herald 1910, when the tax was voted in readers. The report shows more the district, in that there were 26 i than half of the district already im ballots cast when there were only ! proved. Following is the report: 24 legal voters. On tbe Coos Bay wagon road It also alleges that there were 13 I there are 3,300 yards of plank road votes for and 12 against tbe levy, in good condition; two miles and and one blank, and that one ot 1170 yards of plank in fair con those voting for the levy was not a dition; 1068 yards of gtuvel road property owner. ¡ d fair condition; 538 yards of The company states that it owns gravel in poor condition; 390yards section 24, township 2G south of punching in fair condition. range 11 west of the Willamette me Three bridges, one 24, one 34 ridian, and 7,000 acres of other and one 26 feet in length, all in timber lands. good condition; four bridges, one It is thought that this is a con 48, one 53 and one 36 fei t, all in certed move on the part of all the poor condition; one bridge, span timber owners to knock out the 100 feet, approach 129 feet in road levy, the Field company act- lergth, in good condition. ing for the balance. On the Fairview-Coquiile road there are three and three-fourths miles of planking iu good condi tion, and one bridge ¡n good con dition. O d the Failview-Lee road there is one mile of dirt road in fair con The following petition for street dition; 175 yards of punching in improvements was drawn up by the fair condition. One bridge, 86 -foot committee in accordance with tbe span and 100 -foot approach, poor instructions o f the meeting of condition. On the upper North Fork road property owners March 4 , and will there are two miles and 1200 yards be circulated in a fewda\s: To the Honorable City Council of plank roads in good condition nf Coquille, Coos Coun.y, Oregon: and two and one-half miles of earth Five We tbe undersigned persons roads in poor condition owning property adjoining and bridges, 31, 15, 23, 34 aud 44 feet nhutting upon the streets herein in length, all good; four bridges, 21, 10 and 15 feet in after named, hereby petition your 34, honorable body aud ask that tbe leDgth, condition poor; five miles streets lying adjacent to and along, of earth road in fair condition. Total number of improved roads or in front of, sai l property be im proved in the following manner as follows: E ight miles and 4130 feet of to wit: Said streets shall be graded; after planking. Three thousand fifteen feet the same are graded sewer pipes of sufficient size and capacity shall be punching. One thousand sixtv-eight feet laid, and said streets, commencing at the property line, shall be parked gravel. Eight miles and 2934 feet of for a distance o f eight feet; sidewalks of standard concrete formation shall earth road. Total length of road 18.07 miles. be laid along each side o f said J serious consideration. | °ld road roller, to apply on tbe ••We are not ready yet to make ! Purchlue P rice of the uew Thomas Boone was appointed definite announcement concerning the time of commencing work on I 8 UPer * ' S 3 f of road district N o. 11 until » successor should be ap the road,” said Mr. Millis at the pointed aud duly qualified. Imperial Hotel yestetdsy, ‘ Is the project a certainty? 1 he was asked. ‘‘ Well, we hope something will he done at an early date in that regard, hut we are not ready to announce definite plans at pres ent,” he said-— Oregonian. RAILROAD LANDS NOT TO BE RESTORED TO ENTRY The following letter from the | Department of the Interior was I recently received by the Roseburg [ land office and was printed in the i News. It is thought that the same ruling will apply in the Southern Pacific and Southern Oregon laud Contractor Perham- has a force « grant cases: o f several men busy this week re- Department o f the Interior, Gen modeliug the upper floor o f the eral Laud Office, Washington, D. court house. j C., Mnrch 3, 1911 fw o new rooms, 16 x 16 feet, have Register and Receiver, Roseburg, been cut out of the east end of the Oregon, Sirs: main court room; one a jury room In accordance with departmental and the other a privata room for the instructions of February 14, 1911, judge. A I 2 x i 2 foot skylight is in tbe matter of tbe suit instituted being put in the center o f the ceil by the government against the ing of the court ronm, prism glass Oregon and California Railroad being used in the ceiling and wire Company et al , to obtain a judicial glass in the roof. declaration of forfeiture o f the The side entrance to the court company’s grant, you are hereby room is to be closed aud the main directed to advise all applicants doorway will be in the extreme rear and inquirers for lands involved o f the room. A vestibule is beiog in tbe pending litigation that in built at this entrance. the event a decision favorable to The outside doorway to the old tho government is reudered, upon jury room has baen cloied and the the demurrer heretofore argued entrance is now iusile tho court and submitted, the lands will not room, and the partition between it thereby be restored to settlement and the waiting room are being and entry, because under the rules made sound-proof, as are also the o f the department, lands covered walls of the new jury room by outstanding patents, or other A corridor lour and one half feet claims of record, are not subject to wide has been tsken off the office other disposition until, UDder the of tbe County superintendent lead- . , ,, , , - .. authority of this office, notation of tng to a door in the east end ot the .. . ... . . the cancellation of the outstanding court room, to be used by persons claim is made on the records of the having business iuside the tailing. local land office. It is deemed ad The room on the opposite side of visable that you furnish the press the corridor is for the convenience with notice of this action as a of attorneys. Tbe superintendent’s matter of news, but without ex office is much smaller than formerly, pense to to tbe government, but double doors connect it with Similnr letters have been sent to the attorneys’ room, allowing the the other land offices of the dii- two' to be thrown into one large tricts in which lands affected by room when examinations are in the suit are located. progress. Very respectfully. The room; will be re tinted, the 8 . V. Proudht. woodwork re-finished, four new la- ( 8 I” ned) Assistant Commissioner vatories and toile’s added, a tele Board of Law Review, by W. B. phone booth installed on the second Pugh. floor, atid a tit v • t h'ndelier for It appiars that a good many lighting the court room will be put people have gained the impression in. that as soon as Ibe demurrer is de cided the land office will accept til Geo. W. Martin, an old resident ing on the 2,300,000 acres of unsold here who moved out to Lane coun O. k. C. lands It is the purpose ty last summer, is in town this of the government to correct (bis week making arrangements t < impression, aud to that end this move back to Coos county. Mr. letter has been seat to tbe land Martin says he likes Coos county office. and Coo* county people best The demurrer mentioned in the J B and W . H Meyers were in letter has been argued and the de from Lee Wednesday, bringing a cision of Judge Wolverton is ex- wildcat and a panther skin on pected at aDy time. Last fall the which they received bounties. A government gave him an assistant bounty of $10 for the county and in order that be might devote his $ n for the state was received for pntire time to the consideration of the pauther. This animal came theO. A C . case and therefore his down from the mountains, during decision is expected now at a very the snow in January and is said to early date. have grown fat on Mast B ros’ It is only during the past year or sheep. ' two that the government has under. WORKMEN REMODELING CIRCUIT COURT ROOM The second regular meeting of the commercial club occurred Monday night in the temporary quarters o f the club, President R. H. Mast, presiding. Most of the evening was devoted to a gener.u discussion of m Piers looking to the growth and develop ment o f Coquille and the Coquille valley. The bridge site came up again, aud several who advocated the Ferry street site previously, stated that they wouid be willing to ac cept the site recommended by the comity court in order to facilitate matters Attorneys present gave it as their opinion that no delay would be necessary in case of con demnation proceedings were in stituted, as the matter to be ad judicated after the verdict would be onlv ns to the amount of damages Tbe idea had prevailed among the members that possession of pro perty for building purposes could not be obtained until the final de cision of the courts. The committee on advertising reported that nothing definite had been done in getting out advertis ing matter. It was the sense of the meeting that a first-class pamphlet be published, and that no expense should be spared in compiling ma terial and insuring mechanical per fection. W hile the committee is having this pamphlet published a small folder will be gotten out for immediate use, as Secretary Leneve is badly in need of printed matter to use in answering inquiries. After the commercial club ad journed, a quorum ot the old cham ber of commerce being present, a meeting was called by Judge Sperry and the money remaining in the treasury’ o f that organization was voted to be turned over to the Coquille Commercial Club for ad vertising purposes. The sum in the treasury is said to be in tbe neighborhood of $ 8 o or $ 90 . The next regular meeting o f the streets six leet in width; the next commercial club will be March 2 7 . eight feet shall be parked, and at the outside of the parking there shall be a standard concrete curb ing; the next nine feet smoothed, but left with dirt surface and tbe center of said streets shall have a road way eighteen feet in width of Six carloads of timbers for the bitulithic or other hard surfaced Coquille Lumber company mill had pavement as good. The streets hereinbefore men been received Wednesday, four of tioned are as follows: which bad been uuloade I. First, Second, Third and Fourth Only one carload of timbéis te- in the Elliott and Notley additions; mains tc be brought over. It is Heath, intended to begin raising tbe Elliott, Henry, Coulter, between the framework of the mill the last of Beach, and Collier this week, but the machinery will south line of Elliot addition and the not be brought over from the Rey north line of Fourth; Division and nolds m ill until the sidetrack has Maple in the Notely addition be tween the south line o f First and been put in. the north line of Fouith; Hall, S- M. Nosier installed a new Taylor and Moulton in the Elliot four-borse-power gasoliue hoisting addition between the south line of engine in his warehouse this week, Fourth and tbe north line of Sec and as soon as his track is put ond, all in the City o f Coquille, down will be ready for business. Coos county, On gou. And your petitioners will ever He also intends to put in gravel and coal bunkers for the conven pray. PETITION FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS READY TIMBERS FOR MILL BROUGHT FROM BAY ience o f those who handle gravel and coal. 500 CLUB ENTERTAINED AT SLAGLE HOME T w o teachers in the city schools, Miss Lulu M. Porter and Mrg. Ella Porter, have handed in their resignations to the schocl board, and tbe same were duly accepted by ihe board a( a meeting Tuesday evening. Miss Porter, it is understood, re- s gned on account of poor health, aud Mrs. Porter in order to be with h->r daughter. Miss Porter is teaching iD the high school and Mrs. Porter in the eighth grade. Miss Maud Miller, of Eugene, has been secured to teach in tbe high school next year, but the board has not as yet hired a teach er for the eighth grade. Miss Miller is a graduate of the state university at Eugene and has had several years experience in teach ing. Tbe school board has the appli cations of teacher^ for the otbar grades under consideration, and expect to lie ready to hire all the teachers for next year in a short time. LOGGER KILLED WHEN ASLFEP ON THE TRACK Supposed to have been asleep on tbe track while intoxicated. John Glenn, a logger employed at the Smith-Powers camp N o. 2 . was killed Saturday evening by a work train. The wheels passed over his chest. Glenn, who in company with two other loggers had spent Saturday afternoon in Marshfield, was said to have been badly intoxicated. Late in the afternoon they started to walk back to camp, the other two leaving Glenn to come on alone. It is supposed that he went to sleep on the track while in a stupor. As the engine was pushing several cars ahead there was no chance for the engineer to see him. The train was brought to a stop after a a brakeman felt the car pass over the man. Deceased was about 40 years old, and has no relatives in the west. Vital statistics (or February show 11 deaths, 21 births and eight mar riages in the countv. Following is the record ot deaths as repoited, date of death and place o f resi. dence: Erminia Disher, Feb 8 , Ban- don. D. Gant, Feb. 10 , Rural. Henry G. Hathaway, Feb. 10 , Coquille. Infant son ol J. A. Noyes, Ieb . 1 1 , Eastside. Philo Noifhup, Feb 13 , Myrtle Point. John Turner, Feb. 14 , Riverton. Ella Strom, Feb. 17 , Bandon. Christopher Ledgerwood, Fed. 19 , Bandon. Andrew Holm, Feb. 24 , 10 miles southwest of Marshfield. Henry Baldwin, Feb. 26 , Ban don. David Smith, Feb. 28 , Coquille. Following are the births. Wm. C. Hyden aud wife, Marsh field, Feb. 1 , girl. R. P. Harrington aud wife, Marshfield, Feb. :,b o y . A. J. Kjelland and wife, Nor'.h Bend, Feb. 4 . girl. Raphael Biasca and wife, Arago, Feb. 4 , girl. Ray Dean aud wife, Coquille, Feb. 5 . boy. Wm Perry and wife, Bandon’ Feb. 5 , boy. Jas. Wages and wife, Eastside, Feb. 6 , girl. W. B W right and wife, Ken- tuck Slough, Feb. 9 , girl. I.,W . Panter and wife, M yrtle Point., Feb. 1 1 , boy. D. Davis and wife, Myrtle Point, Feb. 1 1 , boy. August Schroeder and wife, M yr tle Point, Feb. 1 2 , girl. Geo. Button and wife, Bandon. Feb. 19 , girl. L. M. Roberts and wife, Co quille, Feb 2 1 , girl. Frank Morgan and wife, Bandon, Feb. 23 , girl. Dan R. Lewis and wife, Myrtle Point, Feb. 29 , girl. Second Piano Recital. Pioneer Lady Passes A w a y Norris C. Morgan and wife, Dan The second of the series o f four Death relieved Mrs. Abigial E ll iel Creek, Feb. 2 7 , boy. prize piano concerts will be given iott of her sufferings, Tuesday after Geo. E. Miller and wile, Ban by Prof. Henry’s pupils at the Sce noon, at the borne of her grandson, don, Feb. 28 , girl. nic on Friday evening, March 2 4 . George Elliott, at Eastside, aged 81 An excellent program, consisting years, 4 montha and 21 days De oi piano solos, duets, violin solos ceased had been in failing health and orchestra and vocal selections, for many months aud the end was has been arranged and the occasion not unexpected. She passed away will no doubt be a rare treat to surrounded by many relatives, who music lovers. A couple of moving had ever been present at her bed Mrs. Stewart Lyons entertained picture filmi will also be given side to administer to her every in houor of Mrs. C. J. Fuhrman, after the music part o f tbe program. want Deceased was a native of Each admission ticket entitles the Ohio, her maiden name being Sapp. Friday, March 10. The bouse was beautifully deco purchaser 10 a certain number ot In that state she was married to rated with Oregon grape, jonquils votes, which m >y be cast for any Hiram Elliott, who departed this and potted hyacinths. pupil for whom the holder desires life a number of years ago. W ith The afternoon was pleasantly to vote. A great deal of enthusiasm her husband she crossed the plains has already developed at M yrtle in ’49. locating in Douglas county, spent in doing needlework. Refreshments, consisting ol sand Point, and Coquille people should and coming to Coos bay in 1864. wiches, pickles, coffee and cake turn out in order to keep the piano Ten children, six of whom are liv here as well as to enjoy the recital. ing were the fruits of their union were served. Tue follow ing guests were pres A large number of Myrtle Point H er death is mourned by numerous ent: Mesdames J. A. Lamb, Fay people are planning to attend the relatives and friends. The children Jones, Edward Lorenz, Allen Col concert here. who survive her are William Elliott, lier, 11. N. Lorenz, Ray Watson, of Lsnglois, Curry county, and Fred Slagle, Cbas. Gage. Dave BANCROFT Mrs. Alice Gall, Milton, Fred, Dollar, L. P. Maury, It. S. Knowl- J. C. Strong came up from Myrtle Frank and Edward Elliott, of Coos ton, J. S. Lawience, W. H . Lyons, Point Sun lay to get tbe rest of bis County. Tbe funeral is being con- Alf. Johnson, E. K. Johnson, W. things from th= ranch. ! ducted this afteroo m and the re- C. Laird, Wm. Candlin, Geo, The weather has been so favora- j mains will be laid to rest in Odd Peoples, Tom Dimmick, Geo. able for work that many of tbe Fellows’ cemetery in this city.— Lorenz, Chas. Evelyn, Bert Folsom, farmers have their plowing about Sun. Ed Gallier, Jas. Thompson, D. D. done. Pierce, M. O. Hawkins, Bert Gould, Several families on Myrtle Creek To S u p p ort Old Maids. Oliver Hanford, Cal Slagle, W. C. have the la grippe since tbe mild St. Paul, March 11. Designing Owen, E. M- Lyons, C. J. Fuhr weather set in. to use the money collected for the man; Misses Effie Coliier, Mabel H. G Cameron aud son Todd are Support of indigent spinster», the Wilson, and Mary Davenport. spending a few days with W. A. i Minnesota legislature is seriously Fish and family, until Mr. C. gets considering a bill to impose a tax of Raab Re-elected. better of bis lameness. The school board at North Bend Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Crunk, S r, $5 annually upon all male person» are visiting their daughter, Mrs. above the age of 30 years who are held a special election last Saturday decide Albert Rice and trying a change of unmarried, or who cannot prove to allow the voters to that they are persons of such mor whether or not A, G. Raab should air for the benefit of their health. al character as to be unfit for b i retained as superintendent of the Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Appleton made a trip to tbe South Fork last matrimony. According to the pro North Bend schools for another week to bring over the household visions of the bill, it will be in force year. The election resulted in a goods necessary fur a short stay on from aud after February 28, 1912. vote of t i o t o 96 in favor of re ENTERTAINED IN HONOR OF MRS. C. J. FUHRMAN taken to cancel patents and restore the lands to tbe public domain. During this period a number of patents have been cancelled and Mrs. Fred .Slagle entertained the the lands opened for entry. Be members of the Five Hundred club sides the O. A C. case there are a Tuesday afternoon in houor of number of cases pending in tbe Mrs. Ward Gage, of Riverton. federal courts wherein the govern Several o f the members of the ment is taking steps to have a club were not present, but enough number of patents cancelled. After guests were invited for four tables. a patent is cancelled by the court The rules of the club were sus it generally takes two or tim e pended and a prize was given. Mrs, montha to have proper entries and D. D. Pierce being the winner. I notations made at Washington and Salad, wafers, cream cake and the lands thrown open to entry. coffee were served. It has been the policy of the gov ernment Dotto publish a notice giv K S. Dow made a short business ing the date wnen lauds cancelled visit in Coquille Wednesdav. Mr. by the courts are subject to entry, Dow has purchased the first atito and therefore tbe only way in which delivery truck to be used on the taining Snpt. Raab. the home ranch. a person can know when they can bay, and will use the same in con- Dr. G. W. Leslie, osteopathic tile on such lands is by watching | nection with his wholesale busi- I f yovr suit is not right you have F. C. True made a business trip [physician, Eldorado block, Front the local land office records. ne»*. street, Marshfield, Ore. no right to take it. Jeff D. Wilson. to Bandon Monday.