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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1915)
The Coquille Herald PUBLISHED EVERY ren are having vacation days at V. C. Millers “The Girl of the Golden W est” Here Saturday We sometimes heal' of left hands I compliments. M. M. Youug mm I have used both hands wlun he pa.d his respects to the couuly commis sioners last week through 1 lie llei- ald Oue of tbe needs of this county is a Public Defender lor everybody, linn prihaps the couuty would pay fo ra cow poise ued by eating the county's giant powder; pay a muu hurt when working for the county or pay a couuty hotel bill, without law suds. TUESDAY Entered an seooml clans matter May 8, 1905. at the poet otlice at Coquille, Oregon, under act ol Congress of March «, 187». P. C. LEVAR, Le see. Devoted to the material and social upbuilding of the Coquille Valley par ticularly and c f Coos County generally. Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance Phone Main 381, When the project of a railroad bridge across Coos Bay was first broached,the writer, then in Marsh field, opposed it on the ground that it would be an obstruction to navi gation and a detriment to the ship ping interests of the upper bay. Marshfield people took the same view at that time, while North Bend, for fear ol being left oft the main line, was strongly in favor ol the bridge aud argued that it would not interfere with navigation in the least. As Marshfield’s longing for the railroad became an obsession she came to the North Bend view, and the bridge project was endorsed by both towns. 1 he first jolt that has come to the idea that a bridge is no obstruction to navigation came last week, when the steam schooner Yellowstone, going down the bay with a load of lumber, collided with oue of the partially finished piers of the bridge and knocked the stuffing out of the pier, escaping with no serious damage herself. It is con ceded that had the pier been com plete the vessel would have been badly damaged And this is only a starter. Coos Bay will know more and more about bridges and bar dredges as the moons wax and wane. Excursion Str. Eastlancf Capsizes at Chicago Between 1200 and 1300 was the toll of death when the excursion steamer Eastland, of Chicago car rying 2500 Western Electric em ployes, capsized in the Chicago riv er, Saturday. The accident was due to the load of liurnau freight becom ing unbalanced when the people crowded to one side of the boat. $300,000 have b^en raised as a re lief fund for the stricken families, the Western Electric company con tributing $100,000. The people of Chicago are doing all in their pow er to ease the suffering of the sur vivors and the mourners of those lost. Money and other aid is com ing from many sources but nothing can blot out from the minds of these people the horrible scenes witnessed as the stricken mass endeavored to save themselves from the fateful boat, or fill again the places left va cant in the plants of the Western Electric company. A grand jury investigation of the accident will be made Record Good Sport “ The Girl of The Goldeu West” is the second in the series ot ri- ltases made by Jessie L- Lasky in association with David Belasco and consisting of the famous dramatic bits originally produced under the management of Mr. Belasco This picturization is ol special interest, not only because of the world-wide fame of the dramatic production- • which enjoyed the distinction of being turned into a grand opera li bretto for one of the most noted works of Puccini— but because of its essential and special photodram atic values “ The Girl of the Gold eu West’’ has the same rare excel lence of qualities for the camera as for the stage, and the more com plete exposition possible in photo dramatic form makes the story even more picturesque and thrilling. “ The Girl ol The Golden West,” who belonged to the race of the “ forty-niners’ ’ and kept a saloon in a mitring camp of the Sierra Moun tains, is a character known to all people who in any degree lollow theatrical events. The story of her defiance of the gambler sheriff and her love lor the city bred “ road agent’’ is almost a household story. But never uas that story been told as effectively as in the present form, with all the details of the incidents which succeed one another natural ly upon the screen but which could not possibly be crowded into a two- hour stage performance The cast for this Belasco master piece includes Mabel Van Buren in the title role; Theodore Roberts as the Sheriff, Jack Ranee; House Pe ters as Ramerrez, the road agent; and other well known screen artists in the various important roles “ The Girl of the Golden West” has been produced for the screen by Cecil B. DeMille, and is the result oi some months of work in Californ ia, near the actual scenes of the sto ry. The production is truly extra- ordiuary, aud t h e management takes justifiable pride in assuring all photoplay patrons that in this instance their expectations will sure ly be realized in the highest degree. This picture will be shown at the Grand next Saturday at ten and fifteen cents admission. camp, Halley at tbe wheel. The Candlins Entertain Auto Collision Last Tuesday one of the cars of the Ford auto line between this place and Gandon was quite badly damaged by being struck by anoth er car driven by Joe Fish of Bandon. The accident occurred on a turn the other side ol Riverton As reported to the Herald the stage car was tak ing the turn slowly, close to the right band side of the road, when suddenly the Baudon car came into sight, going much (aster than was consistent with safety or good sense, and running on the wrong side of the road. Passengers in the Ford car say that they were at a full stop before the car driven by Fish hit the Ford One of the front tires of the smaller car was torn to pieces, the axle and radius rod badly twisted and the spring broken. Altogether the daniave amounted to about $50 Fish offered no help to the dam aged car but proceeded ou his way without ascertaining the amount ot damage inflicted. The other day the Record ran an article in which it urged the Cc- quille shotgun fans to put up their trophy and have the local men and the Coquille guns shoot for it, as there was some dispute about the right ol the Coquille guns tc hold it. At the same time The Record He Raced the Limited said that, if the Coquille club would not shoot for the cup in dispute, While on the opposite side of the Tile Record might get mad and of boat from tbe wharf, and abusiug fer a cup itself The Record is get the boat crew for fooling around ting mad and, if an arrangement there and losing so raucb time, a can be made (or a shoot here—say Marshfield citizen, when the boat during the time the Bridge celebra from Bandon Sunday night stopped tion takes p la c e -T h e Rnord will at Cedar Point to let the crowd offer a cup, bul if this date is too from tbe Bay transfer to the train, remote, let the gun artists from allowed bis wife to board tbe Coquille and Marshfield say so. limited without him, and minus Tnere will be this restriction placed money or tickets. When the boat on the gtwug ol the cup, however: stopped here he began a search for The cup will go to the team malting his wife to see that she didn't miss the high score and will be given to the train. He soon learned the the man on the learn showing the true state of affiars aud heaping highest number of birds.— Marsh more abuse upon the boatmen for field Record ! bringing him on up the river, he The Record need not worry about started down the track. He raced the Coquille gunmen not showing madly and arrived just as the tiaiD, up when they put up the cup They with a joyful little toot of her will be there to bring the trophy whistle, swung gaily around the home The Record is a good sport, I turn below the point. and here's hoping it will stay mad. »*•-« He Smoked Up Miss Anderson, a teacher in the Coquille schools, is enjoyiug vsea tion lays oa the East Foik with tin Au all day singing, with dinner, marten box for bis English spar- I Mo 1 lies of Qould and Hazard. ou tb9 ground, was given at Dog rows. He says these birds have to Miss Swantou, of 4[Jauadu and a Hill church Sunday. Raz Barlow, be looked after now a-Jays, as they sister of Bennett and Robert Swan who was present, conducted himself have gotten so they can't fight eith- ton of Marshfield,is visiting Mis Hi. well, with the exception of stepping er— even when they have a lot of C. Miller. ou the table cloth a few times while other different kinds of birds help- Saturday night a large number if reaching after pies. ing them. uf their friends and neigbbois gath f Tiro Hog Ford moonshine still is There is talk of having another ered at thb home of Hsily and Vei now having to run also in the day | street in Tickville. If this is done ns Laird for an 1 veniug ol soup time to supply orders for a proper the visitors won’ t have to walk back Neva aud Alva Harry gathered up observance of the Fourth of July, down the same street part of the crowd in their autonit The Methodists are preparing to Yarn Sims, while iqrt riding on bis biles. give a picnic at Hog Ford next; mule a few evenings ago, ran into Geo. V. Wright and I N. Paiks week Everybody in that section is the ditch just this side of the post of Roseburg came in Sunday on a expected to be present except tbe office. These ditches sbould all be motorcycle Mr. Parks is on cod Potlocks family. They are Baptists, moved back from the road (or the land business. Tobe Moseley hus been sitting protection of travelers, li. A EASTON around «nd saying nothing tor so j The Mail Carrier ran over Jeffer- C U R R Y C O U N TY C U Ü JN G S long it is thought by some that bis son Potlocks foot when be came in wife iB enforcing a atrict censorship, with tbe mail aud diew up at the (From the Gold Beach Globe) Cricket Hicks who has been read post office porch Monday No ser- Sheep shearing is now the ord-r ing in u farm magazine about germs ious injury resulted as tb mail was of the day among the stockmen ou in drinking water, now always looks very light on that trip, into the cistern before taking a; Tbe dry goods store at Tickville the north side of the river. drink of water. is putting on another grand “ CIos- C H. Pettinger who some two During tbe bard times and while | ing - O u t - to-Quit-Business-S a l e ” weeks ago received a broken leg the water is up Atlas Peck has been j These sales are proving quite popu- while working ou the new tiail usiug his hog trough for a skiff. lar, and the proprietor has decided around t h e Devils Stairs, was Columbus Allsop has put up a * 1 7 to put them ou regularly. brought to G o’d Beach a few d u o ago where he would be balidy to and Dora to Mrytle Point aud out McKinley district in the canyon medical aid sbould it be required. to the valley by auto Rev. Sco east of the North Fork mountain. H« is now at the home of Mr-, field lived tor many years on a farm Tba stringers used for plaDking are Gardner and we arc glad to stu < getting ulong exception dly well at Dora, preaching at the little 4x10. school house and at tbe different Mr. and Mrs. Swearingen and the uuder the care of Mrs. Wal'er C r- towns in the county. Later he held Misses Swearingen, of North BenJ, sei who has been nursing him. pastorates at Marshfield and at have been spendiog their vacation Evidently there will be some Myrtle Point. Since Mrs. Scofield days in tbe canyon above the ha.f- thing doing here at tbe August passed away about two years ago way house. term of tbe Circuit Court the wu\ he has made his home in Salem, Last Wednesday Mr. ami Mrs. tbe calendar is being filled up will) where his three daughters reside.! Robert Simpson, of North Bend, cases appertaining to or arranging His many friends in Cuos county their sous Robert and Halley and fishing righfs along the river. Sat are heartily glad to have the chance two grand-daugbters came up and urday a case was filed by the Weil- to greet him once more. stayed over night at ths Swearingen derburn Trading Company against Rev. F. E. Scofield Visits Coos Rev F E Scofield, who lor V. R. Wilson tried to smoke a ■ many years lived in Coos county, "loaded” cigar one day last week came in over the East Folk route 9ud provide 1 lots of amusemeut for I Friday, having made a quick trip the onlookers who gathered to wit j by electric and steam cars and auto ness the fun. A friend made Mr. from bis home in Salem to Mvrtle WilsoD a present of the weed and Point where he was called on busi advised him to “smoke up.’ ’ When ness. Rev. Scofield came to Co the cigar went off with » loud bang, quille today, where many old the crowd scattered, and Mr. Wil Iriends are gladly greeting him T o son and the Havana parted com morrow be will go to Marshfield for pany right on the spot. It furnish a few days’ visit with old friends, ed fun for every one but Mr Wil and from there he will go to Bandon son, who naturally didn’t take sty to visit his son, Ivan Scofield, and part in the merriment. plans to return by way of Coquille Last Saturday evening Mr and Mrs, Win. Candlin entertained in honor of their uepbew, A. R. C»od- lin, who is visiting them The even ing was spent ia playing cards and other games and music. Mr. A R. Candlin also told fortuites and some of the young ladies were somewhat surprised at the length of time it was necessary for him to hold both of thtir hinds in order to give the desired information as to their fu tures. Near tbe midnight hour re freshments were served and toasts given. Those present were: Mr. SDd Mrs. L. A. Liljeqvist, Mr. and Mrs. Cbas Harlocker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Candlin, the Misses Edna Har locker, Emily Harlocker, Erma Co lin, Alice Colin, Gretcben Sherwood Geneva Robinson, Lets Mast, Mar ion Youug and Messrs. Harry Sharkey, Wolff, F. E. McKenna, Michaels, Hugh Harlocker, R a y Burns, Earl Lesii , A. R. Candlin. On a recent trip to Coquille the writer saw the best garden on the road at Hanson’s place opposite the McKinley school house; The heaviest crop of oats at the couuty hospital farm. Some crop when a man has to follow the mower and put the swath out of the way for the next round. Beautiful flowers at the Hastings place. You will travel many a mile before you see as fine a show of geraniums ns there is at the Bullock place. The Frye place at the edge of town is a show place for flowers. J. S. Bar ton and Mrs. Barton have some choice specimens of dahlias; they surely are beauties. B. A. Seaborg and eighty fishermen for interfering with tile former’s seiniug grounds aud privileges. At this rate tbe Circuit Court will not adjouru in four and one half hours after it is called as it did at the April term. (From the Port Orford Tribune) Capt. Johnson, veteran of the life saving service at Baudon, ac companied by his family, pasBi d through town yesterday by auto ou a visit to the fair. It ia the Capt’s first real vacation in many years, and he expects to thoroughly enj y it. The Baby s Record Keep it With a KNOWLTON’S DRUG STORE •% A nnouncem ent II A V IN G bought the plant of the Co- * * quille Mill and Mercantile Com pany, the undersigned is now prepared to fill all orders for any kind of LUMBER Especial attention will he paid to the local demand, and every effort will be made to supply anything needed at the shortest possible notice. Your orders are solicited. E. E. J f o t ÏNSON ij a & =301===3r== = ) B r = - = 3 [N Hot Points 1 Cut Down YOU CAN GET THEM NOW OF THE OREGON POWER CO. fo r $ 3 .0 0 Where the Price Before Has Been $3.50 A. J. Marsh returned Friday from a visit to Coos Bay. While on tl i RememLerthis Iron is guaranteed for 10 years; bay Mr. Marsh visited tbe*owners and will save you no end of bother every week. L. H. Hazard, Mrs. Hazard and of the Carnival grounds at Aga'e daughters, Surveyor a n d Mrs. beach, and received from them a Gould and children are enjoying va j statement in writing giving ihe Car cation days and camping on the nival committee full control of the east fork. grounds and the road leading to Beatrice and Madge Harry are r= i rc r = = i r = i m r- • -~i them during the Carnival lime ^ spending vacation days with the This puts the executive committee Norton children at Sumner. in a position to baudle every ques by said Court on the 28th lav of June and all tide lands fronting and abutting the same 368.5 feet, all in township 28, Mrs. Ben Swanton and three chil tion that may arise, and gives them 1915 in a certain suit then in said Court south From the National Capital of range 14, west of the Willam pending, wherein Adam Pershbaker dren came up Friday from Marsh power to keep the Carnival from be was plaintiff and J S. Lyons. Fannie ette meridian, in Coos Ooun’ v. Oregon, K. Lyons, C. Me. C. Johnson and Dei and being the tame premises which (Continued from Pagel) field to visit her sister, Mrs. M. C. ing a “ wide open” affair. Johnson his wife, the Lyons-Johnson Crosman Timmons and wife conveyed would dig a financial hole that the Miller, aud enjoy vacation days on Lyons and said C. Me. C. Lumber Co. a corporation, Alfred John to said J. son Lumber Co., :i corporation, Coquille I Johnson, and being the premises on most ingenious statesman would the East Fork. Notice ot Sheriff’ s Sale River Mf’g Co., a corporation and Rob which is situated w hat is known as the find hard to fill. What position ert Dollar Trustee were defendants in mill of Lyons-Johnson Lumber Com Col. Ha ry moved a donkey Sat By Virtue o f an execution duly issued favor of plaintiff and against said de pany, near Prosper, Coos County, Ore- the President will take in regard to urday from Walter Lawhorris’ to | by the Clerk o f the Circuit Court o f the fendants by which execution I an» com ; g»>n. Also the boom and boom privi these matters is still unknown. He Brewster valley. He and James County o f Coos, State o f Oregon, dated manded to sell the property in said exe leges belonging to the first parties or said a short time ago that be had Devault have a contract for hauling the 24 day o f July, 1915, in a certain cution and herein aft» r descrilnid to pay either of them used in connection with action in the Circuit Court for said the sum due the plaintiff of Fight Thou said saw mill. given no consideration to the ques logs to the mill for Ed Abernathy County and State, wherein John A. sand Six Hundred Eighty nine arid Also all the machinery consisting of, Roeblings Sons Company, a corporation 72-100 Dollars, with interest thereon at three boilers 66 x 16; two engines 16 x tion of revenues. But it is sate to Who robbed the Bank of Myrtle as plaintiff recovered j'udgment against l he rate of eight per cent, per annum j 18, one Clark Mill 9 foot, 60 inch edger, say that other members of the ad Clarence Gould for the sum o f Three the 28th dav of June 1915 until carriages, head blocks, live rolls, cant- Point? A man by tbs name of Hundred Sixty One and til-100 Dollars, from paid together with the costs and dis- i ing gear, shafting, boxes, collars, ministration are doing a lot ot hard bursements of said suit taxed at $34.00, steam feed, pulleys, couplings, belting, Miller is in the States Prisou for on the 5th day o f Jan. 1915 and earnest thinking on this sub Notice is hereby given that I will on an attorney fee of if500 00 and costs saws, frames, buildings, all tools and the deed, and yet I have heard sev the 27 day o f August, 1915, at the and and expenses of s id execution. I will logging tools and implements, also any ject. C o u r t House Door, in Coquille, Orewon on Saturday t he llth day of August 1915 and all other machinery, fittings, con eral men say that they did not be - - in Coquille in said County, at 10 o'clock rt the hour of 10 »/clock A. M. of said nections, pumps and any and all other lieve that Miller robbed the brnk. in the forenoon o f said day, sell at pun- »lay at the front door of the County personal property used in or in connec East Fork Items Strange, isu’ t it, that a man will he lie auction to the highest bidder, for Court House in Coos County, Oregon, tion with said mill. Also any and all cash, the following described property, sell et public auction to the highest hol machinery tools, implements and Born, July 14, 1915, to Mr. and in prison for a crime that vou don’t | to-wit: The north half o f the soutn ea-1 der for ca«h in hand on the day of sale, other personahproperty which shall be here quarter, section thirty, township two: - all the right, tit!»*, interest and estate hear any one say they believe he after purchased for use in connection Mrs. Lloyd Leatherman a daughter ty-four, south range eleven west o f tie which sai l defen»Iants J. 8. Lyons, Fan with said saw mill, be sold by the Sheriff M ra. Leatherman, of Harrisburg, committed? Funny, isn't it? Ex Willamette meridian Coos County Ore nie E. Lyons, C- Me. C. Johnson, ami o f Coos County, subject to the lease of There gon, containing eighty acres more or Del Johnson his wife, the Lvons John the Bandon Power Company, upon that is visiting her son Lloyd arid family. cept for the man in prison. less taken and levied upon as the prop son Lumber Co., a corporation. Alfred must be a screw loose some place. erty o f the said Clarence Gould or as j Johnson Lumber O >., n corporation. C<>- portion o f said premises described as follows, to wit:- Mr, Barrie, of Stockton, Cal., thereof as may be necessary to * quille River Mf’g Co. a corporation ami “ Beginning at a point 391 feet north Ed Abernethy is moving his snw much came in over tbe Coos Hay road satisfy the said judgment in favor if Robert Dollar Trustee and all persons and 72 east from tne Meander corner, mill to Hail-y Laird’s pi ice he in John A. Roeblings Sors Company claiming under them subs quenf to tl»« Wednesday. He wants to buy on the left hank o f the Coquille River against said Clarence Gould with inter Plaintiff’ s Mortgage Lien in, of ami to between sections 17 and 18, Township tends to move the engiue Friday. young cattle. J Call On Us for Them L uy est thereon, together with all costs and said real and personal property, said 28 south, Range 14 west o f the Willam ette Meridian in Oregon and running thence north 85° IV east 250 feet; thence south 4 45' east 348.5 f e e t ; thence south 85° 15' west 250 f e e t ; thence north 4” 45' west 3*18 5 feet; to the place o f beginning containing two (2) acres more or less in the County o f Coos State o f Oregon. Said Sale being made subject to re demption in the manner provided by Some of the Brewster valley folks disbursements that have or may accrue. mortgaged premises and property here A lfred J ohnson inbefore mentioned are de.-eribed in went to Coquille one night last Sheriff. said execution as follows, to-wit: Lot 5 Dated at Coquille July 28, 1915. of sect on 17. ami all tide lands fronting week in their cats to enjov the Orville Wilson, of Sumner, 7-25-5t and abutting the same, and also begin pleasure of the picture show et<7. ning on the section line between sec- brought out a load of stuff to Mi- That was easier and quicker than Sheriffs Sale of Real Property on Foreclosure , tions 17 and 18 at a point 277.5 feer nard’s for the men who are fo build l north of the southwest corner of lot 5 of going half that diatance with a team a new bridge at Miuard’s mill. Notice is hereby plven, Ti.at by vir | section 17: running thence north 74’ I, Springstea I and family came tue of »11 execution duly issued out of west to the low water line of the left Jss DeVault and Col. Harry did the Circuit Court of the Mate of Oregon, Lank of the Coquille river, thence up a good job grading the road mar in Saturday- from a trip to their for the Coun tv of Coos and to me direct stream along low water line to the line between sections 17 ami 18. theme sooth ed on the 3rd day of July, 1915 upon place near Roscburg. ibe Dora school house. judgement and decree duly rendered, oi» said line to place of beginning, also Bennett Swanton and three child entered of record and dockttad in and ^the west 368.5 feet of lot 0 in Section 17 G o od work is being dons in the A bunch of youug driven out last week. cattle was Dated this 6th day n f July, 1915. A lfred J ohnson J r ., Sheriff o f ( oos County, Oregon. 7 6-5t