Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1913)
q T h c Herald, the vlu ¿ui> lished reliable newspaper W the Coquille Valley in which an “ ad' always bri-»«»* results V O L . 32, T he C oquille H erald CITY D IRECTORY Fraternal and B en A o ien t Orders F. & A. M.— KeicuUr meeting o( A . Chadwick I^odge N . 68 A. F. A A. M.. at Masonic Hall, every Sn unlay o night in eacli month oil ur before the lull moon. C. W. E niucott , W. M. K. U. M *»t, Secretary. E. I1.—Regular meelina of Beulah . Chapter (i, 1 an<l fourUl O Friday eveiunge of each uu nth, in Ma N o. C O Q U IL L E , COOS C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T U E S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 18, 1913. NO . 9 OREGON NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL BRIEFLY TOLD Events of Interest Reported for The Herald EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK r e c o il. K va H arrow , W. M J osei ' iiim : li, P bopi . ks , Sec. n Odd Fellow» Hall. C. U . t'l.KAVES, N. G. J. S. I. awhknck , Sec. a m i e k k b e k a h l o d g e , No". 20 I. O. O. K.. meets every aero ml and fourtli Wednesday night- inddd ’ 'ellows Hall. K m ii . y H kk S ky , S.. G, A nnik L ahrkncr , Sec. M A. H. Thrift tells of Old-Time Events in Coos (By J E. Jones) Transpiring in Oregon Boiled Down to Least Number of Lines and Yet Make the t O. O. F —Coquille Lodge No,68, i. O. Subject Understood. 1 . O K., meets every Saturday night sonic Hall. P E R Y E A R $1.50 AMONG THE FIRST SETTLERS Here’s W hat W orld’s Highest Wireless Tow er Looks Like West Salem is to license saloons Monmouth went dry by six -votes An Indian at Klam..th is in jail for forging a check. The wet and dry election at Hills BKCA Ml’ VK.NT, No. 25 O. O. F., meet e * he first mid third boro may be contested. (Coos Bay News) One of the best known pioneets of Coos and Curry counties was A. H. Thrift, now of Situ Jose, Cal. A resident of Coos rouuty, while re cently taking a trip through Cali- 'ornia, called on Mr Thrift at his home in San J o s e , and jotted down a few notes regarding the old pio neer and his connection with the early settlement of this section Mi. Thrift, when a lad of 13, left his home in Knox county, Ohio, aud crossed the plains with a com pany bound for Oregon. They ar rived at Portland on S?p'. 8ih. 1852. He remained at Portland a month and then went to Jacksonville, where he remained until May, 1853, when he joined the Periy B Mar pie company aud started for Coos Bay They came in hy way of Cam as Valiev and the Middle Fork of the Coquille River TURBULENT MEXICO The international uttisance to our south west kept even the placid and utbme William Howard Taft on the uneasy seat for a large portion of more than a year helore be went out of office. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have got to know Mexico well enough to realize that those peojile are not to coaxe.l, and there is a growing opinion in Wash iugtou that only a shew of force will ever straighten out Mexican conditions General Carauza, the leader ol the constitutionalists, is in high lavor at Washington, although little has been admitted tu that di rection. The Constitutionalists are in complete control of the greater portion of Mexico. It is notewor- thy that in the battles fought on Mexican soil, that large atm e. seem to be able to oppose one an other lor hours at a lime without many soldiers being hurt. The Huerta government in its last days has been having no end of financial difficulties, and this no doubt is largely instumental in having weak ened it. The rebels claim that they have about sixteen sold'ers to one rifle, and waut the embargo lifted so they can change the ratio. qjob Printing—New presses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please. SYNOPSIS OF MANY EVENTS THE NEWS IN TABLOID FORM Condensed for the Quick As similation of Busy Men and Women— General Round- I ’p of a Wide Scope Emma Eatnes has retired from the stage. Another earthquake was felt at Panama ou the 13th. John Drew, the actor, has passed bis sixtieth birthday. Au earthquake in Petu last week caused hundreds ol deaths. Grant county voted two to one against the sterilization act. Drug store complexions will be n i g h t s o f p y t h i a h —L t m i m s higher under the new tariff law. Ashland has purchased a new Lodge No. 72. meets Tuenday nights auto truck aud chemical eugine. in W. O. VV. Hall. Tests for Annapolis and West K K. W atson . K K. S. Ore which runs $50,000 to the Point will be held at Salem Nov 29. O. A. M intonyk , C. C. ton has been found near Ausliu. Eggs sold in Philadelpbi 1 as r jY T H I A N SISTERS— Justus Temple 1 No. 35, meets first and Third Mon I en acres of Rogue River pear high as 75 cents a dozen last week. day nights in W. O. W. Hall. orchard sold recently lor $25,000. The British government denies Mss. G k i RQB D avis , M. E. C. When Maiple organized the com M rs . F red L ineuah , K. of K. Dr. C. H. Bailey has been named pany, tbe following persons were in that it is lending financial support ED M E N —Coauillu Tribe No, 46, 1. fruit inspector for Douglas county. eluded: Perry B. Marple, R S. Bel- to Huerta. O. R. M., meets every Kriihiy Slight nap. W. H. Harris, bill Jackson, Only one-sixth of the population An outbreak of measles among in W. O. W. Hall. J. S. B arton , Sachem. A- F DeCuis, Dr. Foster, K. G. the natives of Alaska is causing ol Oregon is engaged in agriculture. A. P. M ii . i . kr . C. of U. Lockhart, Dr. Shields, Dr. Coffin, many deaths. Lex Sweek, 0/ Portland, has been W. A.— Regular meetings of Bea Capt. Stark, Frank Ross, Sol Bow- selected by Ptesidenl Wilson to F > e Germany expresses no hope in n s . ver Camp No. 10.550 in M. W . A. ennaster, Dr. Overbeck, Charles Wilson’s plan lor handling the Mex- Hall, Front street, first and third Sat minister to Siam, urdays in each month. Pierce. Charles Haskell, and a few icatr situation. * M. O. H a w k i n s . Consul. Brown Hansard was sentenced to more whose names Mr. Thrift had R. B. R oorrs , V. C. 30 days in jail at Roseburg. for Tbe sardine fisheries of Brittany N ed 0. K eli . ey , Clerk. THE NAVY HOLIDAY lorgotteu. P h o to b y A m e r ic a n P re s e A ss o c ia tio n . bootlegging at Youcalla. have been put out of business by Let no one be deceived regarding N. A .—Regular meeting of Laurel Chas. Haskell was the first Sher modern competition. A Jap arrested for playing poker a naval holiday. While this may H E world Is full of so many wonders Dowtdays that tbe eriglnel seven . C amp No. 2972 at M. W. A . Hall, shrink Into utter Insignificance. Here la one of tbe many modern iff of Coos county. Billy Romance Front street, second and fourth Tues in Portland, had around his leg a Wireless telegraphy has been car be a wish fathered hy the Lord of day nights in each month. wonders It Is the blgbeet wireless station In tbe world erected eotuly wots the first county Clerk The first M ary K ern , Oracle. ried on from an aeroplane up to a belt containing $2700. the Admiralty of Great Britian, the as such. It Is located In New Jersey, along the Atlantic coast, and tbs families to arrive on Coos Bay were E dna K eli . ey , Kec. A movement is on foot to estab Right Honorable Winston Chur Marconi company uses It for transatlantic messages. The tower la higher than F. G. Lockhart’s, Dr. Overbeck’s distance of 60 miles. O. W .—Myrtle Camp No. 197, lish a broom factory in Portland to chill, and echoed through our own the government towers at Arlington. buL of course, loader thaa Ike wlreleee Tbe Nobel prize for literature was station 011 the top of tbe Eiffel tower In Paris. The New Jersey tewer Is be aud Judge Tolman’s. Curtis Noble . . meets every Wednesday at 7:30 House ot Representatives, and tween 1100 and 700 feet high. give employment to the blind. awarded recently to the Hindu poet p. in. at W. O. W . Hall. and family arrived a few days later. Lee Currie, C. C. A second creamery is being es seemingly tentatively endorsed by Alex Thrill, which was the name Rabindranath Tagore. J ohn L enkvk , Sec. tablished in Eugetie by D A. Muth. the Secretary of the Navy, yet A severe storm and blizzard on Mr. Thrift was generally known by, VK N IN G TID K C IR C LE N o . 214, there are more than '-57 varieties’’ New Jersey assumed to scold Mr the University Appropriation bills went to the Randolph mines, on the Great Lakes last week caused meets second and fourth Monday formerly owner of the other plant Cummins for his speech The of- were debated by approximately 75 nights in W. O. W. Hall. Despite the parcel post Wells- of reasons why there is not likely the beach north of where Bandon much loss of life and shipping. O ra X . M aury , G . N. tense— if there w as one, was ex- majority, and the Sterilization act M ary A. P ierce , Clerk, now is, in the tall of 1853, and re Fat go Expess company showed an to be a curtailing of navy building Bishop E T. Inglehart, ol Tokio, in any ot tbe great countries of the plained by Senator Cummin? to his by 110 . The County Attorney act tells the Methodists thau Japan is ARM ERS UNION.— Regular meet increase ol business in this state mained there until 1858 He then world. Already Germany has vetoed colleagues as a proteit ‘ ‘ upon the carried by 177 , the Workmen’s went to the Sixes mines in Curry very far from being Christianized. ings second and fourth Saturdays in last year. each month in W. O. W. Hail. the proposal, and that practically tendency of the executive to trench. Compensation act by 210 and the county, staying there until 1862 F rank B urkholder , Pres. Tbe Congregational conference All the Constitutionalist rebels of aud to invade the domain reserved concrete bridge across Cbetco by 92 . O. A. M intonyk , Sec. held at Salem last week was pro- settles it. Again, what, for instance, by the Constitution for Congress.” when he went to tbe Salmon River Mexico desire ol the United States The measles aod wboopiog cough would the steel trust, the powder mines in Idaho. Alter a year in is permission to freely import arms. raternal aid no . 398, meet« the nouuced ajsuccess in every sense of trusts, and the naval officers clubs, The Iowa Senator asserted that in ate still prevalent in the Rogue second and fourth Thursdays each the the word. Idaho he returned to Gurry county Formei Governor Patterson, ol month at W. O. W . flail. and army and navy trusts find to his opinion "that tendency unfortu river country. There are six cases and bought the Ruffner hotel at M rs . C hah . E vland , l’ res. Tennessee announces a change of Circuit Judge H. L Benson has do if there was a sudden falling offof nately grows from year to year.” of measles in the home of J. G, M rs . L ora H arrington , Sec. Eort Orford, of which he was pro heart and his espousal of the Pro made the announcement that he To make it clear that his remarks Porterfield at Euchre creek. Miss activity in building great armaments? prietor for a few years. hibition cause. will be a candidate for a place on Educational Organizations and Clubs A naval holiday would disrupt the were not personal the,Senator re Edith Lusk, who bus been teaching In 1866 he and A. H. Hinch lo the supreme bench. A strike of 2500 trainmen on the whole scheme of thiugs; and to called the fact he had criticised both the Gold Beach school, will resign OQUILLE EDUCATIONAL Proffessor Arthur C. Wood told bring it about in our own country of the former Presidents, Roosevelt her position on the account of a se cated what was afterwards known Atlantic division of the Southern LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the as the Lane blacksand mine, on the Higli School Building during the school Portland Methodists that the eyes the overwhelming power of the and Taft, upon the same score vere attack of tbe measles and re otiginal beach at Randolph, about Pacific has tied up traffic in Louisi year for the purpose ot discussing edu ana and Texas. of tbe country are on Oregon as the Senator John Sharp Williams of, turn to her home at Myrtle Point, cational topics. artuy and navy, which has a three miles inland from the present hKNA A nderson , Pies. leader in social reform. Mississippi, and Senator Owen of while her sister will complete tbe The new Chinese government thorough hold upon Congress, E dna M inako , Sec. ocean beach. At that time, Bill will investigate the decline of the Oswald Hansel was hanged in would have to be broken, This Oklahoma injected themselves into unfinished term. O KEEL K LU B —A business men’ s Hill, who was then deputy sheriff * tea trade, which has fallen off great social organization. Hall in Laird's the penitentiary at Salem Friday would be a job even larger than the controversy, and Mr. Owen re at Empire City, came to Randolph building, Second street. ly in recent years. morning for the murder of Judge our esteemed ex President Roose ferred to the reading ot the Presi Blunders in Print A. J. S herwood . P ios . and arrested Hinch for killing an Frank J. Taylor, of Astoria. F red S laolr , Se,. velt uudertook in last year’s cam dent’s message by Mr. Wilson, as The Postoffice Department asks Indian woman. A special term ot having been described by the press Another O. A. C. hen has broken paign. In the hurry and bustle attend court was called lo try the case, and the people to use more care in ad O M M ER C IAL C LU b J. E. N orios as “ a message from the throne.” He ing the getting out of a daily news P resident; J. C. S ataoe , Secretary the record, laying 303 eggs in one dressing mail matter, to save loss A WHITE HOUSE WEDDING denied that the President had used paper there is always a likihood er Hinch was acquitted. There is to be a White House wed aud delay in delivery. year. She belongs to a flock of five Shortly afterwards, Messrs. Thrift Transportation F a cilities that have each laid over 280 eggs ding this month and Washington is "the big stick,” and characterized rors may creep in. The Boston and Hinch sold the mine to John Secretary Garrison thinks that it R A IN S — Leave, south hound 9:00 a. quite giddily excited over the event. the position ol Senator Cummins Transcript has dug up the following Pershbaker and went to Curry coun will be possible for the first deep- m. and 3:00 p. m. Nortli bound in a year. and others as actuated by jealous amusing slips which it has discov , 0 :40 a. in. ami 4 :40 p. m. The H ill lines will put on the Miss Jessie Wilsou is to become the draft vessel to pass through the partisanship. Speaker Champ Clark ered in newspapers and on printed ty, where he bought the large dairy bride of Mr. Francis E Sayre and Panama canal by Feb. 1. OATS—Six boats plying on the Co run between Portland and San farm on Floras Creek which he still quille river afford ample accor.-nio- Francisco palatial steamers with the knowing ones say that it is a of course, had to have his say about signs: Tbe debts of the great nations of . owns. After following dairying, dation lor carrying freight and p.^en The young the matter, and issued a statement gers to Ban.Ion and way points. Beats sufficient speed to make the run in “ splendid match.” Notice on the door of residence: stock raising and dealing in mer the world have grown 20 percent in giving his O. K. to the man who leave nt 7:30, 8:30, 9:20 and 9:.r0 t. m. 24 hours. Maybe lovers do not belong to the mighty “ Please knock the bell out of order chandise for many years, be retired the last ten years. The debt of this and nt 1:00, 3:30and 4:45 p. nr.. treat the boots off him at the Balti Niue out of 15 of the largest four hundred. Mr. Sayre is lo be Sign in a Chicago drug stote: from business late in the 'go's and county increased $100,000,000. r AGE—J. L. Laird, proprietor. De- come an assistant in William Col more convention In all fairness to paits 5:30 p. m. for I; osebuig via docks in the Portland harbor have "Save your coupons aud get an art : moved to California. He is now 78 Mrs. August Belmont is presi everybody concerned it is proper Myrtle Point,carrying the United Sla.es been lotind in a dangerous coudi- lege, at Williamstown, Massachu plague free.’ years old, aud his wife who came dent ol a New York Society entitled to recognize the fact that the leader mail and pasenger». tiou due to the decayed piling or setts, where the young couple will ship exercised by President Wilson Advertisement of institution in to Oregon with her parents in 1843, Society for the Prevention of Useless OSTOFFICE —A. F. Liuegar, |*o?t- live. Mr. Sayre aud Miss Wilson South Dakota: “ Maternity hospital when a child, is aged 74. Their Giving, abbreviated to "Spugs.” master. The mails close aa loliuw,: excessive overloading. is directly responsible for the tariff have beeu brought together through Myrtle Point 8:10 a. m. and 2:35 p. m. many friends in Coos and Curry Senator Lane, ot Oregon, has in The old Wall Street brokerage legislation that has been enacted, Female patients only. Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. in. their work among the poor. will be pleased to learn that they firm of H. B. Hollins & Co. has Manitoba Free Press, quoting Bandon and way points, Norway ami troduced a bill in the senate asking and if the cutrency bill ” gcu> MONEY LAUNDRY W ILL STAY Arago 12:45 p. m. Eastern mall 4:45 for an appropriation of $1,500,000 through” at this session of Con Ralph Connor: " I who have never are enjoying good health, consider gone to the wall with liabilities of a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: a. m. Laundry machines used by the for dredges to be used in improving $5,000,000 and assets of about gress it will be because of “ execu set loot outside my native shoes ” ing their advanced age. Treasury Department for cleaning tive control” — or by any other From a New York paper: "Em ily the Columbia river bar C ity and County O fficers $50,000. was a queer girl, and so, for that “Tommy” Sheridan Assigns S.ate Engineer Bowlhy is in As- money sent in by banks for redemp name that would smell as sweet. Mayor .......................... A. T. Morrison Moreau, the French inventor who Recorder ............. J. S. Lawrence matter, was bet father.” --------- ---- --------- toiia helping 10 plan a system of tion, will be retained by the present recently won the Bonnet prize lor Treasurer........................... 'K. H.-Mast A western bank announces: "We T. R. Sheridan, former piesideut flying with his hands off the con CURRY COUNTY CULUNGS trunk highways lor Clatsop county, administration. This has been made City Attorney.......... L. A. I.iljeqvist Enginee- ...................P. M. Hall-Lewis lor which the voters recently au plain by United States Treasurer make the interest of our depositors 0f tbe First National Bank of Rosc- trols o. his machine, is a printer Marshal ..................... C. A. Evernden John Burk. The “ Laundry” will (From the Port Orford Tribune) our interest. burg and one of the best known employed at his trade in Paris. Night Marshal ............. John Hurley thorized a bond issue. make an annual saving ol $250,000 Jas. Kennedy of Gold Beach, Water Superintendent S. V. Epperson Newspaper on deceased financier: ¡n the state, has made a volun- H. H. Tu rner, a Salem attorney The Postoffire department has in Fire C liie :..................... Walter Oerding to the Treasury. contemplates starting a butcher- " I le Is reputed to have made 6 tary assignment in favor of Attorney Councilmen—D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels who was disbarred in 1907 lor structed postmasters to accept mail shop in Port Orford in the near fu million dollars in as mauy years ” O. I’. Coshow, of that city. The as- W. C. Laird, G. O. Leach, W. H. Ly PROFESSOR TAFT'S PULL directed to Santa Claus during the ons, Leo J. Cary. Regular meetings frauds in connection with grafting Card of a cleaniug company: HijjrniueDt was made at the request Former President Taft still has ture. first and third Mondays each month. operations in school laud, has pe mouth of December and to turn it W. E. Burrow passed through “ Don’t take the life out of your 0f Bis creditors. A careful inventory something of a pull in Washington titioned for reinstatement. over to cbaiitably inclined persons. ....4. J. Stanley rugs by beating them Let us do of Mr Sheridan’s liabilities show Justice of the Peace According to figures prepared by as has been illustrated by the fact Port Orford with bis team last Fri Ned C. Kelley Constable.................. The national Anti-Saloon league it in a more sanitary wav ’ 1 they will total something over $ 152 ,- day od his way from'Wedderburn the State Railroad Commission 74 that a contract has been let lor endorsed the candidacy of Rich ---- ' 000; his assets will not rtach more .............. John T. Hall persons were killed and 422 injured the new government building a) to the farm of A. Perschbaker near County Judge mond Peatson Hobson lor senator Commissioners- -W. T. Dement, Geo.'J. On* turvlce Barred. than $ 40 , 000 . Most of Mr. Sheri- The building w ill1 Riverton, which he and his son-in- on the principal railroads in the New Haven. Armstrong A famous Loudon bnrrister was upon dan's creditors are Douglas county from Alabama, on the ground that law have rented and where they James Watson stale from December 1, 1912 lo tie built of pink Tennessee mar C lerk.............. Oscar W. Underwood is too close to ono occasion cnlled upon to defend a Sh eriff.......... ................. AV. W. Gage ble, which the former President will reside for an indefinite period. rook tried for murder, being accused of people, from whom he borrowed va ............ T. M. Dimmick Novemlier 1, 1913 Treasurer ..... the saloon interests asked tbe Department to use. and it B. W. Dean ma.le a trip to Gold having poisoned Ills master. Tbe bar rious sums. IucluJe I in the list of Assessor ........ ................. T. J. Thrift Edward F. Trefz, of the National Secretary ol Labor Wilson ad Raymond E. Baker School Snpt. assets are several small tiuct? of will cost $607,326. Beach last wkek in connection with rister after a must able and brilliant ................ A. N. Gould Chamber of Commerce told tbe Surveyor dressed the convention of the Am land. None of them, however, ate defense of tbe culprit secured an ac- ............... F. E. Wilson hie poaitii n as deputy sheriff in Coroner ..... CONTEST BY THE EXECUTIVE Portland Ad club that the people of erican Federation of Labor at Se Health Officer ...... _Dr. Walter Culin 1 ulttsl- The cook' nnxl0U8 t0 show bl" said to be of great value Senator Cummins ot Iowa stirred charge of Lib Haines’ property after gratitude, the Northwest should talk more ~ . 4 I 4 . 1 .. a n 1.1 “ "Tell ' T V 11 m 4» « I f . whatever W h flt.P V C T . . said, me. sir, attle, declaring for a federal em After deducting tbe cost that will about the human side of life and up something of a hornets nest by a tbe sbootiug affair at Eckleyv Haines can I do for you to reward you?” The ployment bureau and statiug that be iucurred in settling the assign was a bachelor about 50 yeais of ietiei will get the very best triumphant counsel answered, "My | less about apples, turnips aud other political speech in the New Jersey ment, it it not belieyed Mr. Sheri tbe labor department as now organ I products of the soil, as an induce- campaign, in which ht criticised age, and leaves an estate value I at good man, do anything you can. but PRINTING for the love of heaven don't ever cook dan will be able to p<y hia credit ized would co-operate with the ! ment to increase the population of the control of Congress by Presi approximately $10 000. the office of Coquille Herald for me’” ors more than 20 cents on tbe dollar I unions. Iu the election iu Curry county dent Wilson. Senator Marline of the community. Thursday nights in Odd Fellow» Hall. J. S. B arton , C. P. J. S. L a whence , Sec. K R M. R T W E F F C K C r B S P v o ic