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T he C oquille H erald VOL. 28; NO. 33 COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, A P R IL 27, 1911 LODGER KNOCKED DOWN CANDIDATES BY ANGRY MOTHER BEAR PROF. HOWARD NOMINATED IS HIRED AS FOR COUNCIL P R IN C IP A L PER Y E A R $1.50 Central Railroad company, the first being known as the West Side com pany and the second as the East Side. The Oregon legislature fin ally designated the east side com pany, which had been organized by Honry Conologue, the well known The socialists held their caucus Ben Holladay and Ills associates, as Coquille logger, had an exciting ex last Saturday and nominated can- the company to receive the grant perience the other day that he will ! dldates for city offices .as follows: and eventually it secured the great not forget in a long time. While Councilmen for two-year term: J. er part of the land. In 1870 the his friends and the boys at the H. James, J. C. Noel, S. L. Curry. Oregon & California Railroad com Lanipa creek camp have been treat Councilmen for one-year term: J. pany was organized and the East ing it as humorous, Mr. Conologue i M. Sanford, J. D. Meyers, J. C. W il Side and the West Side companies The general nominating caucus thought for a moment that it was Judge Charles E. Wolverton ia were united in this new organlza A t a meeting o f the school board son. Articles of Incorporation were ill called for Monday night was held a serious matter, Recorder, L. S. Martin. the United States circuit today ren tlon. Thursday evening ¡P rof. C. A. How ed this week by a corporation ol at the Masonic hall, and six council-1 The other day, soon after lunch, ard was elected superintendent of The platform o f 19X0 was re-af dered a decision in the Oregon and In 1887, lured mainly by the rap cal capitalists, the name of whlcJ Is He the local schools for the ensuing firmed, which is in substance as California land suit, finding for the men and a recorder were placed In he started away from camp. Idly increasing value of the land ¡lie Coquille Valley Land and Im Alows: nomination for the coming election. j was surprised to find a young cub year. Btorlng to the United States 2,600,- grant held by the Oregon & Call The cou tty R. H. Mast called the meeting to | ou a log and had no trouble In We, the undersigned nominees of provement company. 000 acres of land in western Ore Prof. Howard graduated from Ba fornia company, the Southern Pa- order. | picking up the little boar. It was ker University at Baldwin, Kan., in the socialist party for the follow records show the Incorporators are gon, following the line of the rail iftc system began casting out its H. O. Anderson was elected chair as cute as could be, and Mr. Con 1907, with the degree oftPh. -B., and ing offices of the City of Coquille, a. S. Knowlton, R. H. Mast road through the state and throwing t a I hooks to secure the Oregon & Cali man and J. C. Savage secretary ologue had It In his arms stroking In addition he has had special to-wlt: six councilmen and one re out of court, to all lntenets and Geo. A. Robinson. fornia, and in March acquired all of Chairman Anderson then read the Xml admiring it when suddenly the courses in pedagogy, and school ad corder, do hereby pledge ourselves, H'rposeB, both the cross complaints (he capital stock and outstanding The company Is incorporated far •all for the meeting, which was to cub began to sqaeal. The next in ministration, and holds a state life if elected, to enforce the laws and and the interveners in the suit bonds of the concern. $25,000. ordinances of the city ag in our nominate three councUmen for on stant Conologue got a terrific clout certificate in Kansas, and booh w ill The court overruled tho demurrer During the years that the South The company has already pur year, three fo r two years, and a re on the side o f the head that felled be eligible to receive one in this power lies; and to submit as far as of the Oregon and California rail ern Pacific company controlled the chased what Is known as the Die - possible all ordinances to the citi corder. him to the ground. road company, a part of the South- state. He came here from the ud up to 1903, when all were with L. H. Hazard stated that It was He recognized at once that the County high school at Klamath zens for their approval or rejec son place, located at the head o ' 1 ni Pacific Co., to the complaint drawn from sale, 534,000 acres had The tract consists his understanding and belief that mother o f tho little cub had entered Falls, where he has been principal tion, especially such as relate to Fat Elk creek. o f the government, and sustained been sold in quantities exceeding taxes and franchises. Also, that o f 320 acres o f partly cleared land In falling, the cub got the. past year. but one candidate should be nomin objections. i lie demurrer of the railroad com one quarter section and 296,000 ated for each office, and not sev away and Mr. Conologue tried to pany to the cross-complaint of the Prof. Howard was very highly we will let the citizens of Coquille under the Fat Elk drainage ditch. acres lu quantities not exceeding the eral as heretofore. The latter prac roll away and got on his feet as recommended by O. W. Wilson, who know from time to time the finan The land is considered to be equi I actual settlers on some o f the land ■ jgal lim it fixed by the grant. Sub- to the best in the valley, and will tice virtually placed two tickets In quickly as possible and started to established the Coquille Valley bank cial condition of the city. ill question, known as tho Lafferty .equently all of the 534,000 acres be subdivided into small tracts and the field and divided the vote, so run. He realizde that his only hope here a few years ago. In a personal i -irvenors, who come into the suit sold In quantities greater than one sold to homeseekers. It will prob A L L E G A N Y NEWS. that In tho event a ticket should was In making a getaway from the letter to the clerk of the school after tho filin g of the government's ,uarter section were sold for a price ably sell at from $125 to $150 per When board. He is a married man, and be placed In the field by another enraged heir, and he did. complaint. far greater than $2.50 an acre. icre. Mr. Gray brought up some of Ills party, It would give them a better he reached camp, Ills hair was dis is about 30 years of age. W ill Appeal Case. household furniture from North chance to win out. heveled and his hair was stil stand This leaves five teachers yet to What action the Southern Pacific Others took the position that it ing on end. to be hired— one in the high school Bend last week. company will take in the case as Mr. J. H. Price was in Marsh was not a party caucus, but a cau A hunt was made for the old bear and the third, fourth, fifth and n result of Judge Wolverton's de- field last Thursday on business. cus of the general citizenship of the and the cub, but they had not been eighth grades. i islon is as yet undetermined. The Mr. Kudmas has moved from the city; that a nomination was equiva located at last reports.— Times. court allowed the defendants ninety camp into Mrs. Matson's house in lent to an election and that the days in which to prepare answer, NO PU B LIC D R IN K IN G CUPS. this community. They moved here voters should be given a number of j should it be decided to file an an Bandon, Ore., April 15, ’ l l . l ire broke out in the Dishcr res so as to be close to the school with candidates to choose from. swer, and present new features Editor Coquille Herald: Oregon State Hoard o f Heultli Pro their children, who started to go idence, which v.’us occupied liy Mr. Chairman Anderson ruled that ac of the case before the couit, which and Mrs. L. J. Butterfield, about Dear Sir: In your esteemed pa cording to the call but one candi to school last week. W illiam 1). Kenton, appearing for th hibits T heir Use. 3:30 o ’clock this afternoon, and no per of April 13 you give ten good Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Rood were date should be nominated for each •I foinUnt railroad company, said he Portland, Ore., April 25.— Public reasons why the people of the coun office. very enjoyably surprised on Tuesday fire protection, the wind blowing r An appeal was taken from I is ia possession of. Victorville,, Cal., April 26. -With drinking cups w ill be banished from evening, the 18th, when about 18 'ill'’’, there was the same result, the Of course the case will be ap ty should deal with the merchants tills occasion, but on being put to ! •me end of the journey to the Los the state September 1st. The state or 20 of tho young people of Coos home was entirely consumed, and doing business in said county. a vote the chair was sustained. pealed finally to the United States Angeles jail almost in sight, the board of health has issued this or river came in and gave them a sur nothing could be done but stand Your reasons are perfectly correct Five candidates were nominated j ,i;»iae court, but whether from th tiiree prisoners en route from the der and it applies to public schools, prise party. Two boats, the Mllli- and watch it burn The contents decision of Judge Wolverton, over- in every way— no fault to be found for the one year term as follows: j railroad stations and ail east are affected in vastly different trains, of the house were all saved. There with those expressions. However, coma from Allegany, and Mr. Rut- W. C. Laird, W. H. Mansell, A i J rul'ng the defenda nt's demurrer, or The ruling of the degrees by the prospect of the des public places. soil's gasoline launch from down is no way o f knowing how the fire from an ultimate decision after a there needs ONE AM ENDM ENT, and Crouch, Fred Von Pegert and Joe perate legal struggle for their lives. board is now in the hands of the the river, brought the young people started. It was first discovered b> heunug of the case in the circuit this w ill tell the tale why so many Bledsoe. James J. McNamara, accused of state printer and w ill be promul o Rood's. The evening was spent ..uwreuce Stitt and wife, who sav people got into the habit of sending th e caucus then voted by .ballot jurt here, is as yet undecided. being J. B. Bryce and actually plac gated within a few days. money outside. Mail order to nominate threo from the above, in playing games and singing, after the flames coming from under the It li probable the o f . r Dr. Calvin S. White, state health ing the dynamite that blew up the s are strictly cash concerns, which refreshments were served. house at the back porch, and It Is the vote being as follows: the various lntervenors . " ' lim es building, is in a savage mood. officer, has proof that the public Every one reported having had a presumed that sparks from a flue our merchants try their -best W. C. Laird. 50. many hundreds, will « • • t -l i with the fly "G et out,” he snouted to the report drinking cups vie sucked under the porch In the wind • customers by giving credit. ■ cry nice time. W. H. Mansell, 33. the !"> days allowed th re l as a spreader of disease. Pneumo ers who sought to enter the com T - a certain extent, no doubt, it Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Jess Ott causing the blaze. Al Crouch, 30. company to file an an r, in . partment.. “ I 11 break these irons nia, htuberculosis, measles, scarlet and little Mrs Butterfield was sleeping or. son Harold went to Fred Von Pegert, 25. hope that they be reinstated in the is not to be avoided, as workingmen en your head if you start to come fever and typhoid are transmitted Marshfield last Wednesday. Mrs he cot and was aroused by Mrs. Joe Bledsoe, 22. case with a right to secure the land receive their payments weekly or The reporters rental .td in this way, and infection and dis Ott and little son stopped at Mr. Stitt, and the alarm was immediate Laird, Mansell and Crouch were in here.” wnlch they claim the railroad should monthly. ease come as a natural consequence. discreetly outside the door. But there comes the rub; the declared candidates for the one- Russell’s on the way home and ly turned In and as a result of the have sold them upon their being o f John J. McNamara, the indicted Dr. W hite believes the use of cup3 visited there until the next after rapid work o f friends everything month has passed and no payments year term. fered the stipulated price o f $2.50 in the citty schools is particularly was saved from the houso except have been made for goods bought. noon. The following were nominated for secretary and treasurer of the In an acre. dangerous, and gives the health au A silly story will prolong such tl.e ’ wo year term, and the ballot ternational Bridge and Structural Mrs. A lice Stemmerman spent a the range and a few things upstairs. Enough Intervene!». Iron W orkers’ courteously i .vited thorities too much to do to check day or so in Marshfield last week. As a result of the fire, the Rec crediting him. A fte r two or three ing ivsul e-l ns follows: In denying the application o f a e epidemics that get started in the callers to enter the com par t- months the purchaser is so deep in Miss Erma Camp Is visiting at order is a day late this time, owing F. C. True, 48. number of persons to be allowed to ment. “ You come to see %what a that way. debt that the merchant beconus die home of Mr. and Mrs. Thom to the fact that our force was con Fred Von Pegert, 33. Intervene in the suit, Judge W ol Drinking fountains will be placed big villain I am, I presume,” he siderably mixed up in the affair, .'raid he will lose the customer and as of this place. Dr. Richmond, 20. verton announced that there were in the Portland schools, which have said. He showed a disinclination to Mr. Butterfield being the office while the party in debt skiddoos— Some o f the people of this com . ors, 11. already enough lntervenors in the cuss nis own situation and smiled been found to be very satisfactory munity went up to Mrs. Roberts' on foreman. — Recorder. it her leaves the town or gets new A. W. Johnson, 24. suit to establish the rights of all good naturedly when the suggestion wherever tried. The same plan will Juuday last and had church. Mrs. credit from another merchant who Ned Kelley, 13. who might be concerned, and said AN OPEN LE T TE R . probably be adopted at railway Sta ..cherts is an Invalid lady and can will soon become richer in experi True, Von Pegert and Johnson w aj made that his present predic he would not permit any more in lu the Hon. W illiam Howard Taft. ament was one which might prove tons, and on trains Individual cups .! ,t attend church. ence. What matters it to the said wore declared the candidates. terventions or hear any more peti President o f the United States. will have to be provided. merchant whether he gets payment Miss Peterson, who has been do A. W. Kelley and John Lawrence serious for him. He vouchsafed ne tions to Intervene. D cir Sir and Brother— We, the The rule o f the slate board of ing some dressmaking for Mrs. for goods sold to a beat; the mer were placed in nomination for re answer. He also, inruling against further Ortle McNamigal, the alleged tool health will be enforced rigidly. It Pierce, went to Marshfield Saturday undesirable citizens, most respect- chant has patrons who are honest corder, aad received the following intervention in the Oregon and Cal ully beg and pray that you will provides that after September 1 no j t>f the dynamiters' ring, was In the morning, returning the first o f the or pay cash at each deal, and by votes: ifornia suit, made the same point mobilize 10,000 United States sol person or corporation In charge of week. j .ignlest humor of them all. ' 1 m overcharging such customers he will A. W. Kelley, 17. against would-be lntervenors in the diers on the borders of the Coquille train or station or ; holding a pat hand,” he said gaily, any railroad Clarence Gould went to Coquille soon make up what the other has J. S. Lawrence, 39. case of the United States against valley so that the Japs may not en electric car or any public conveyance l a ml I ’m drawing no cards. I will Friday to see his sister, Mrs. Grace not paid. Lawrence was declared the nom tho Southern Oregon company, a su J ter into the harbor of the Coquille, or any public or private school, or j talk only at lue proper time, and W oodruff, who is very low with ty Merchants combine and keep inee for city recorder. to secure title to the United StatcB •ffect a lauding and invade the any state educational Institution, phoid fever at that place. blacklists; your way of dealing cn- O. C. Sanford moved that the ! ,hat w i" be la,er' to land granted the Coos liuy United Slates by crossing the Co- shall furnish any drinking cup for A lta Soule spent Sunday at her ourages dishonesty squandering of chair appoint a committee of 3 to None of the men havc bten out o1 Wagon Road company, a litigation quile valley. Also that the farm money for things never needed, and fill any vacancies which might occur their separate compartments si .ce public use, and no such person shall iiunie In this place. She Is going to resombllng the Oregon and Califor ers of the adjoining county of Coos permit on said railroad train or sta they left the starting place. In the . ijh school in North Bend. me by one your cash lealers on the ticket between now and the nia suit In many ways. .nay have the opportunity to dis day time, they wore only shackles, tion or la the various educational Mrs. Charles K roegar went to will take advantage of mall order election. Motion carried. pose o f their pigs, poult y butter, History of the Litigation. Institutions the common use of the out at night while asleep they Marshfield on the boat on Tuesday, muses. CChairman Anderson appointed O. eggs and spuds at a rem unerative The land grant suit was filed in to drinking cup. morning. I will give you an example. In one C. Sanford, T. T. Land, and B. H. were shackled and handcuffed •lgure, thereby relieving " Brother April, 1208, follow ing the passage , the guards. Captain I’aul Flamtr.er Mrs. Emmett Pierce Is visiting store in Coos county. I bought sev Burns as the said committee. Henry” of the great burden o f pro of a resolution by congress author- I of the Los Angeles detective force KJU1LLE CLUB TO MOVE her uncle, who is very ill. eral years ago an all wool outing viding rations for all o f the 40,000 i7.1ng the United States to begin suit I said the prisoners gave no trouble juit, we will say $5. However the R E V IV A L MEETINGS. INTO L A IR D BUILD ING M AY I troops you are now mobilizing on to quiet title to the lands granted figure paid was smaller, and paying .he revival meetings In progress whatever. “ But we have taken no M c K i n l e y i t e m s . tho borders of Diaz-ridden Mexico, the Oregon & California railroad in chances and none of us have had cash I received fiv e per cent dis it the M. E. Church, South, con JAS H. JAMES, I , . « « and 1869 as an inducement to count. ducted by Messrs. Law and Curry, much sleep.” The old "K ok eel K lub” has re Captain W ilcox made a trip to Chairman of the Committee. build a railroad from Marysville, on Flamm er declared that one of the Being an outing suit it consisted evangelists, Is full o f interest and organized and will hereafter be Coquille this week. Approved April 15, 1911, by the the Central Pacilic, in California, to of pantaloons and coat. Three anthuslasm. Law is a good, plain, men had confessed fully to all the known as the "C oquille Club.” The James Laird passed through here .6. I,, of U. C. Portland. plots that have been carried out. years have paused, the suit has been forceful preacher, and Curry, the directors are Judge Sperry, Alfred w.i his way to Marshfield Saturday. J. E. QUICK, l uese lands consisted of alternate washed time and again and is not linger, knows his business and han Johnson, Sr., Geo. E. Peoples anil Mrs. Hulse, has been very sick, bu Secretary. sections on either side of tho rail ADJOURNED TO FRID AY. bad yet, and serviceable. dles his choir with ease. Assisted Dr. Endicott. it is thought that she is Improving road right o f way and originally; The commercial club met on last To get a waistcoat to match the .y Mrs. Law, the soloist, the sing New quarters have been secured i little now. » NOTH E li TIU KET. consisted of 3,100,000 acres. the Monday eventmg, but owing to the suit I bought such In Coquille City. ing Is fine. Everybody ought i in the Laird building and the fur It has been decided by a number School started hero this week, terms of an amendment to the grant F or it I paid two-thirds of the price oar them sing and Law preach, caucus the same night they adjourn- niture and other belongings of the with the largest attendance there of citizens that another ticket will passed by congress in 1868 and 186 cu till Friday night of this week, 1 paid for the other two garments .ot everybody come. luh will be moved from the old has ever been here since the school v placed in the field for city o f cpcctlied these lands should be solu when the regular business meeting and this waistcoat Is gone long ago. fices. No candidates have as yet lab rooms on Front street the first district was organized. by the railroad company in quanti flume Property Reported Sold. WM he held. One half of the price paid for It >f May. I-. F. R. H eller was quite badly been secured to go oil tho ticket, ties not more than one quarter sec A report became current here a would have been much more than The two front rooms will be used inured last Friday ovenlng at the Put it is said good men can be se tion to one person and for a price N ellie Lane, the little daughter o f 1 should have paid for it according few days ago to the effect that Mr. It is pro Z3 reading and writing rooms, while H eller mill. He was working near cured who will do so. noc greater than $2.50 an acre. to dealings with other Coos county Keasey would take over the Hume Jli. and Mrs. Tom Lane, who has f i e large room used by the M. W. the planer and in some way his posed to endorse a part of the can u is because it claims the pro- property, which he and associates been very ill for some time, was V. as a lodge room w ill be parti trousers were caught In the ma didates nominated by the citizens' firms. \ Lions of the act granting t^e land some reported a little better last night tioned in the middle and convert chinery and drew his knee Into tho naucus last Monday night. Such lessons Jast quite a while. uave held under option fo r to tho railroad have been flagrant Do away with your credit system, ¡me. The report was confirmed to -i.,l today. ed Into two large rooms. The back same. His knee cap was cut in two ly violated that the government Captain Butler, of this city, went George Goodrum, after spending if it must be. A man who can not us by one o f our reliable townsmen, com will then be fitted up for a and the muscles on the front o f his brought suit to forfeit the lands to bring several dayB In Coquille, re-turned to pay in four weeks is less able to who had Just received a letter from to Marshfield Thursday to billiard room and the front one used leg were also cut quite badly. At .lie United States. hts home at Marshfield Wednesday. pay you in four months. Save your Mr. Keasey, as well as one from the oack his automobile, which broke for card tables. last report he was resting easy. Congress passed an act in July, Ned K elley started Wednesday cash customers by charging the attorney for the Hume estate. The down near Marshfield last Satur- | The M. W. A. retain the dining . ,86, granting any railroad company for Portland for a Bhort visit. BUYS N E W PRESS. price with an honorable profit add deal is carefully watched by the en- Jay- room and will fit it up for a lodge that would build the desired line to R- E. Shine and family, of On George H. Baxter, formerly of W hile absent Mr. Kelley will attend ed, and if you are wise give a small tire community as it w ill doubtless; iall. Portland every alternate section ol Cal., arrived In Coquille yes- discount, and you will find you will mean a great development In this Mrs. Woodruff, who Is very low tills place but now editor of the tho M W A. convention at Hood public land along its route, to the | -ciday, where they will now reside. section.— Gold Beach Globe. , get your full share o f business. with typhoid fever, is reported as C res well Chronicle, last week install-; River. amount o f 20 alternate sections per Mr. and Mrs. Arthur EUingsen L. A. Langley, local manager of ed a new cylinder press to be- used W. C. A. POHL being In about the same condition mile. Two companies were organ Mrs. Ray Dean returned home and little daughter were passengers J i w |ay in printing his paper, and other the Home Telephone company, made ized in Portland to secure this grant The latest In shirt waists at Rob- Wednesday, after spending several to Marshfield Wednesday, return-» _____________ work In connection with bis print- , a business visit to Myrtlo Point no and both wer* called the Oregon it m 'i, days with her parents at Arago Wednesday lug home Thursday 8'lh«drlbe for the Herald. $1 60 lag business WINS LAND GRANT CASE WHY PEOPLE TRADE WITH MAIL ORDER CONCERNS NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICERS WILL SUBDI VIDE LARGE ACREAGE ANOTHER FIRE AT BANDON TUESDAY P. M. MEN CHARGED WITH TIMES DISASTER JAILED j