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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1915)
The Coquille Herald PUBLISHED EVEKY TUESDAY’ Entered as second class matter May 8 , 1905. at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, underact o! Congress of March », 1879. ______ P. C. LEVAR, Lessee. Devoted to the material and social upbuilding of the Coquille Valley par ticularly and cf Coos County generally. Subscription, (L it par year in advance Phone Main 381 , DON'T G E T E X C I T E D It is just as well— and far better— at this time when our Government is having a correspondence course on international law with Great Britain and Germany,to be ca!m;to leave the blustering and the shaking of the Big Stick to a few hotheads who in sist upon giv in g an entirely un necessary demonstration of their ability to make a noise. Our note to Germany,as Dr. David Starr Jordan says, is a clear state ment of the American position, and, having stated our case, “ *e can rest it until the end of the war, when the law of natious eutitles our citizens to da mages.” Dr. Jor dan points out, in calm language, that the German notes are all com promises between the civil authority, which means to do what is fair, and the military authorities who want victory at any price to save their own fast-wauing prestige.’’ To get into , the European war would be a terrible blow to our moral prestige, to our national and individual morality, and would cre ate most deplorable confusion at home. Aud there is no reason why we should get into the war. It would not help us; it would iujure us. As Dr. Jordan says: “ There is nothing in the world just now so important as that we should remain law-abiding, and war is the blind defiance of all law.” To get into the war would not restore a single life that has beeu lost, but would mean the loss of in nocent lives. 'American soldiers and sailors would be killed, and there is no reason why we should send them to death They have committed no crime. Their lives are as sacred as those of American tourist and business men. Chase the war bee out of your bounet. It is un insect that causes insanity. Already enough Amer icans have been stung by it.— The Star. In connection with the move ment now under way for the recall of the county judge and county commissioners, tht Marshfield R e c ord has commenced a bitter cam paign against ‘ ‘the Watsons.” It those who are in favor o f the recall really want to see it,amouut to a ny thing they had better make it a point to call off the Record. What quarrel the Record has with "th e Watsons” is not known to the H e r ald. But it Is a cinch that a cam paign s u c h a s was conducted against them by the Record last year will assure the retention of James Watson in the office of county judge, and the commissioners will share his good fortuue No matter what dissatisfaction may exist, the people have no personal animosity toward James Watson or R A . W atson— and the latter is not on trial A campaign ol unbridled abuse will bring to Judge W atson’s support hundreds o t votes that might otherwise go agaiust bun. That was the result last year, and it will be the lesult this year. Coquille is one of the nicest little towns in the world It has the best climate in the state; it is chuck full of nice people; it will be the residence town of the couuty, and should be the educational center; it has paved streets; it has an earnest and conscientious mayor, an accom modating and efficient city recorder, a cracking good board of council- men and a nice fat marshal. The town is all right— but in a tijw mi nor matters it needs fixing. For in stance, it a man lives here, invests his money here, presumably pays taxes here, coughs up regularly for the library and commercial club and everything else of a public na ture that comes down the p ike — and runs a picture sho w — he is stuck for $roo a year for a license to do business. If a traveling bunch comes along and sets up a merry-go-round in the heart of town, board and lodge themselves in tents aud leave no nickel in town that they can carry off with them - they do not have to pay any license Neither is the skating rink called on for any contribution to ward the town finances This sure ly needs fixing around the edges Florence Reed Appears in “The Dancing Girl” At the Grand Saturday there will be shown the five-part film version of " T h e Dancing G i r l ” by Henry A rthur Jones, which serves to in troduce another popular stage fav orite to the motion picture public. Florence Reed requires no other introduction Her wonderful por trayal in the recent Broadway suc cess " T h e Y e llo w T ic k e t ” placed her among the greatest of the young American actresses of the present day. Miss Reed iu " T h e Dancing G i r l " portrays the part of Drusilla, the Q uak er girl who later becomes L on don 's greatest dancer, with c o n siderable feeling and deftness. T h e Fam ous Players Film Co., who produced the subject, have supplied a photo production difficult to describe in cold type. T h e v a r ied emotions of the dancing girl, splendidly depicted by Florence Reed, the cumulative power of the situations, the overw helming dra matic influence of the frequent thrills, contribute to a production seldom equalled iu the extent and degree of its inteusity. W ith commendable discretion, the Famous Players have dressed the production in all the lavish fashion for which their subjects are justly famous T h e situations in the play permit of many impressive and massive settings, and these oppor tunities have beeu taken advantage of to the fullest mechanical extent. T h e assisting characterizations pro vided by the supporting cast are uniformly excellent, aud the com pany as a whole has been discreetly and effectively selected. T h e great out doors, that play an important part in the development of the drama, contribute not only an unique contrast to the many in terior sets, but are beautiful in themselves apart from the dramatic element of their introduction. T h e subject, w hich appears on the Paramount Program, and which is justly entitled to that distinction, will be the chief attration at the G rand Saturday night. His Meanness. “ W h y the d issa tisfa ctio n , g irlie ? ” “My husband lias such a small In come." “You knew he had a small income when you married him." “Yes, hut I didn’t think he'd be mean enough to insist on my living within profits; It."— Kansas City Journal. In spite of the limitless they i.re making, the manufacturers ot war material will fight to the j last ditch rather than raise t h e 1 wages of their employés. W hen1 times are dull or trade is slack in any line the manufacturers appeal to high Heaven as to the justice of their cause in cutting down tbe wages of their workmen. And they make it stick, too. When the w ork men ask for an increase and point to the large profits as one good ! reason w h y they should have it, then we learn that it is none of our business how much money the era ployers are making T h e wages of the employes are governed by sup ply and demand. Hopeless Case. Mrs. Ilemmaudhaw—I was Just read ing in the paper about a man who was driven to suicide by the third degree. Mrs. Shlmmerpate— Mercy! John just told me he exists to take the thirty- second degree at his lodge tonight.— Youngstown Telegram. All He Wanted. "Money* my boy, won’t buy every* tiling." “ I know, pa. but if you’d let loose a little of it you could get me a bicycle.” —Detroit Free Press. Reconciled. Visitor -I don't see how you can rec oncile yourself to being a farmer. Si Seeder—I couldn't if 1 didn’t see one of you city men once In awhile.—Phil adelphia Bulletin. • American manufacturers of mu nitions of war are making immense profits out ol the fighting European nations. Therefore we must em broil this country in the carnival of murder to enforce the right of these manufacturers to deliver their goods to the belligérants. When we get down to brass tacks, that is about the size of it. • W ent Over the Grade T h e car driven by Reuben Mast, Jr. went over the grade on the Ban- don road Saturday night when the steering gear went wrong as the re suit ot the hub rap hitting a post Reuben had turned arouud and. transferred loads with Paul Ford. It was while turning arouud that the SUNDAY SERVICES IN CUIIUILEE CIIUKCHEu The Baby’s Record M. L Church K e e p it W i t h a Sunday school at to a. iu Preaching at 11 a tu.and 7:30 p.m Epwortb L eague at 6:45 p in. Bible Siudy at the Putsonuge Mon day evenings. Prayer meeting T hursday s at; 7:30 p m. C. H. B k y a n , Pastor Christian Science Society DUNK BOTTS, Regular Correspondent (George Bingham) All Rights Reservd Coruer Third aud Hall streets. Services at I I a. m uext Sunday ! Sunday School a. m Wednesday evening meeting | 10 3:00 M. E. Church South Sun da y school at to. a. m. Preaching Sunday 11 a. m. and j she played it at a party Thursday 7:30 p. m. E p w o ith League at 6:45 p u . night. Prayer meeting Wed. 7:30 p. m. The Ryestraw storekeeper reports Choir practice Sat. 7:30 p. m. business improving at his place. He J. E. W a l b k c k , Pastor. says he would have had a good Itade church o p rm usT. this week if he had had any of the Prayer M eeting Wednesday, J ? things his customers called for. p .m . * Sunday school at a m. Ellick Hellwanger went to church Christian Endeavor p. m. last Sunday and all this week has Morning Subject— “ i’ lesumptu- been trying to get a tune off his o u h Sins ” mind. E v e u in g — “A Crooked Genera llaz Barlow caused a good deal tion." Tbe Public is cordi lly invited to of wonderment around Hogwallow all of these services. last Thursday morning by coming J ohn F L e o o e t t , Minister. to the postofflee with his new S u n day clothes on, his hair roached up Sheriff*s*Sale of Real Property on Foreclosure aud his shoes blacked in frout But the mystery was solved wh n the Postmaster opened up the mail aud fouud a letter from oue of Raz’s la dy friends who lives at u di-tance. Sira Flinders thinks protracted meetings should ba held oftener, both for tbe benefit of the siuners aud tbe preacher. PE R S O N A L S Mr. Bernhard Dernberg, after an unpleasant sojourn in Washington, has returned home. 10 Several strange faces are seen on tbe streets of San Francisco this summer. Mr. William Bryan and interest ing family, who have been s o jo u rn ing at Washington, have moved. In a short time they will depart for home, declaring there is uo place like it. 7 Notice is hereby given, That by vir tue of an execution duly issued out of the Circuit Court of the state of Oregon, for the Countv of Coos and to me direct ed on the 3rd day of July, 1915 upon a judgement, and decree «inly rendered, entered of record and docketed in and Day before yesterday Frisby Han by said Court on the 23th *la> of June 1915 ¡11 a certain suit then in said Court cock fouud a cow bell. With this j pending, wherein Adam Pershbukur T H E H O RSE O O CT O I 1 good start, lie will likely go into the j was plaintiff and J S. Lyons, Fannie A movement has been started by E. Lyons, C. Me. C. Johnson ami Dei cattle business. Johnson his wife, the Lyons-Johnson some one to put tbe Horse Doctor ( Lumber Co. a corporation, Alfred John The Weights 8Dd Measures in son Lumber Co., a corporation, Co.pi .• of the Calf Ribs Neighborhood into! the race for Coroner. If he e n te r s ! spector of Tickville, was down last River Mf’g Co., a corp »ration and Rob ert Dollar Trustee were defendants m the race ho will stiive to be elected, i week making iuyestigatiou of the favor of plaintiff and against said <1 *- feudality by which execution 1 am coi - conditions in this section, and found as tbe office pays well. manded to sell the property in sain ex - that Poke Easley has raised two cution and herein after described to p v The Horse Doctor is well known the sum due the plaintiff of Eight Tho 1 - in this section, there being very few bogs that are several pounds under sand Six Hundred Eighty nine ai d weight. 72-100 Dollars, with interest thereon .t horses aud cattle and dogs that he Raz Barlow, who has long cher the rate of eight per cent, por annum has not attended, and in each case from the 28th dav of June 1915 un I aid together with the costs and dn he made it a policy to always re ished an ambition to own a tall sec C ursements of said suit taxed at $34 0 ), main and console tbe owner, after a ond band bicycle, has at lust re and an attorney fee of *500 00 and cos 3 alized his aim, having swapped a and expenses of said execution.I will < n large per cent of Ibe animals bad pocket knife for oue while in the Wednesday thellstday of September Id 5 died. at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of said He assures all that if elected, his Calf Ribs sectiou the first of the day at the front door of the Conn y Court House in Cooa County, Orego 1 , new duties will not in any way in week. Those are much safer than eell at public auction to the highest bid the later models us Raz says he can der for cash in hand on the day o: sa! \ terfere wjth the practice of bis pro all the right, title, interest and estate fession, and he will pay strict atten ride into a deep ditch on these tall which sai l defendants J. S. Lyons, Fa .- nie E. Lyons, C. Me. C. Johnson, aud tion to the office of Coroner by ai- ones without getting hurt. Del Johnson his wife, the Lyons John The editor of. the Tickvilie T id teudiug all the piouics aud Satur son Lumber Co., a corporation, Alfred day night break-downs, where ings has come to the conclusion that Johnson Lumber Co., a corporation, C >- quille River Mf’g Co. a corporation and there is any possibility of a case. now is the time to subscribe for the Robert Dollar Trustee and all persons Furthermore be will divide his time Tidings and made that announce, claiming under them subsfquent to the Plaintiff’s Mortgage Lien in, of and to ment in his last ¡Bsue between tbe two moonshine stills. said real and personal property, said mortgaged premises and property here Sidney Hocks says he doesn’t c .re Very little is known of the Horse inbefore mentioned are described in Doctor’s past lile, years ago ht hav if the government won’ t allow whis said execution as follows, to-wit: Lot 5 of secton 17, and all title lands from ing ing retired from tbe public gaze be key to be shipped through the end abutting the same, and also begin He says it would be too ning on the section line between sec hind his long, bushy whiskers aud a mails. tions 17 and 18 at a point 277.5 feet pair of square spectacles with green great a risk anyway. north of the southwest corner of,lot 5 of Yam Sims, who cannot »ing, is on section 17; running thence north 74° glasses in them, west to the low water line % of the ¡eft T he Horse Doctor baB made a de the program for a song at the Dog bank of the Coquille river, tlienee up stream along low water line to the li ie cided success out of his profession. Hill church next Sunday. between sections 17 and 18, thence south He started many years ago with only Poke Eazley says he bets the fel on said line to place of beginning, also the west 368.5 feet of lot 6 in section 17 one case, that of a calf that had low that writes all these patent med and all tide lands fronting and abutting chewed up uud swallowed its wean icine testimonials for the papeis is the same 368.5 feet, all in township 28, south of range 14, west of the Willam ing rope, and by degrees he has ao awful sickly man. ette meridian, in Coos County, Oregon, built up a practice to the point Isaac Hellwanger has been invited and being the same premises which Crosman Timmons and wife convey d where nearly everybody for miles to attend a birthday dinner over on to said J. S. Lyons and said C. Me. C. Johnson, and being the premises >11 around owes him. tbe far side of Musket Ridge next which is situated what is known as the Miss Flutie Belcher is laid up week. Tb feature of the event will mill of Lyons-Johnson Lumber Com with a cold, which she caught while be tbe big dinner, and Isaac will pany, near Prosper, Coos County, Ore gon. Also the boom and boom privi standing iu the draught of air that twist his whiskers back out of tbe leges belonging to the first parties or either of them used in connection with escaped from her accordeon while way. said saw mill. Also all the machinery consisting of, hub cap struck the post, badly was deferred uutil such time as tbe three boilers 66 x 16; two engines 16 x 18, one Clark Mill 9 foot, 60 inch edg^r, beudtng one of the rods of the steer money ou the bonds arrives carriages, head blocks, live rolls, cant ing gear, shafting, boxes, collars, ing gear. Unaware of the damage, steam feed, pulleys, couplings, belting, the driver started the car, but when saws, frames, buildings, all tools and East Fork Items logging tools and implements, also any he tried to make a small turn the and all other machinery, fittings, con wheel spun atound without chang nections, pumps and any and all other Weduesday 3 ourley & J -nes, of personal property used in or in connec ing the course of the car. He called Myrtle Point, drove out over the tion with said mill. Also any and all to tbe passengers and put on tbe other machinery tools, implements and Coos Bay road fifty-four head of personal property which shall E h * here brake, but before he could stop the beef cattle. T h e y drive to Rose- after purchased for use in connection car it reached the edge of the bank with said saw mill, be sold by the Sheriff burg and ship to Portland- T h e cat of Coos County, subject to the lease of and ran over, landing nearly bot tle were the fattest, smoothest the Bandon Power Company, upon that tom side up One ot the passen portion of said premises described as bunch that I ever saw. T h e same follows, to wit:- gers left the car before it went over “Beginning at a point 394 feet noth day a bunch ot calves and cows and none of those who stayed with and 72" east from tne Meander corner, weie drive.i out by another buyer. on the left bank of the Coquille River it were injured. between sections 17 and 18, Township « « • »« Mr. Weaver, of Oliphant and 28 south, Range 14 west of the Willam Weaver, of Marshfield, is moving ette Meridian in Oregon and running City Council thence north 85° 15' east 250 fee*.; to his farm in Brewster Va lle y , a thence south 4J 45' east 348.5 feet; The council met last night with part of the Coke place. thence south 85° 15' west 250 fe et; thence north 4° 45' west 348.5 feet; to all the members prisent The usu- Tom Coke was in Brewster va l the place of beginning containing two »1 monthly bids were authorizrd ley last week. (2) acres more or less in the County of Coos State of Oregon. paid and the council authorized the Said Sale being made subject to re Mrs. M cVey went to Coquille laying of 100 feet c f concrete side demption in the manner provided oy Thursday to see her father, Wm. 1 law. walk bordering on the properly of Dated this 2nd day of August. 191". Thomas, whose strength was failing the Coquille Land Co. near tbe east A l f r e d J o h n so n J r ., fast. Sheriff of 1 00 s County, Oregon. end of Second street in E llio tt’s ad 7 *6-9t It would be well for Biliie 2 to le- Mr. Robert Lansing has accepted a lucrative position .it tbe White House. Robert is a deserving \oung man and we wish him much success. KNOWLTON'S DRUG STORE member tnat “ the shot that was fired at Lexington was beard around the world.M T hat shot was fired that men might be men, not things. 1914 will be remembered as tbe year when Belgium fired 1 “ shot that was heard arouud the world,** That shot was fired that meu might be men, not things, and every shot fired since that A u gu st day except from Billie 2 and his crowd has been fireti lh.«t men might be men and not things. WILI/1AMJÖN HAFFINDRCn ENGRAVERS PRINTERS gun detv ^ œ ! tlcô E ô A n nouncem ent V IN G bought the plant of the Co H A quille Mill and Mercantile Com pany, the undersigned is now prepared to fill all orders for any kind of L U M B E R \ dition . The mutter of the improvement of Hall street to connect with the new road when it is put around the hill at the end of First strret w is discussed and the city engineer w s instructed to draw up plans and es timate the cost of same. The ladies of the Library Associa tion placed before the council a proposition wheieby the city would help the library to the extent of $|n a m ntn T11 m v t . r w .a ili-ru sed at some length but action upon it % Esp< cial attention will he paid to the local demand, and every effort will be made to supply anything needed at the shortest possible notice. Y our orders are solicited. E. E. JOHNSON %■ & Hot Points EDBE DE DEDO Cut Down YOU CAN GET THEM NOW OF TH E OREGON POWER CO. for $3.00 Where the Price Before Has Been $3.50 Remember this Iron is guaranteed for 10 years; and will save you no end of bother every week, p Call On Us for Them r = = n m r = i p = ^ i m i ~ ~~—=ir^ B A B AK ER Y like ours is the best friend the good, hardworking housewives of this community have. If you are in a hurry for a fine cake, for instance, we’re here to serve you. 1 T V B A K e R V COOK UR O S . PR O P Herald Ads Bring Business