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T he C oquille H erald VOL. 34. NO. 47 FIRST STREET CASE IN COURT Many Puzzling Phase» of Complicated Case to be Decided at Last MANY LAWYERS EMPLOYED COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916, ( ties on either side wanted only what \ was right. It may be added further that the noted P. M. Hall-Lewis was ' the city engineer who aid out the im provement and that Engineer Hobson came in before the work was complet ed; further that it was found advisable to change the grade in irpots after the ! contracts had been let, in order to make a fairly creditable job o f it; and that j the street as it now stands is not satis- ; factory to anybody. W hat Is a Farmer? Country Gentleman. NOW AVAILABLE Redmen, who has passed the age o f 90, was given a discarded phonograph by a white friend. He took the instrument to a music shop, where he was given a package o f needles and a few old rag time records and was taught how to play the phonograph, j George took his treasured posses- home and had conducted a I continuous performance concert ever since. The music set all the, village dogs to howling. After a week o f music three o f the dogs sud denly died. Others have been very ill, and Peter came to ask the arm o f the [ law to stop George’s concerts. Land Office Issues Circular Covering Much Data Relating to 0. & C. LAND GRANT TRACTS MOOSE CARNIVAL A SUCCESS J COQUILLE WILL VOTE fOR BRIDE Important Matters To Come up Tonight EXCURSION OF THE KNIGHTS Several important matters are to be brought before the Commercial Club at its regular meeting tonight, according to President J. E. Norton. The selec tion o f a candidate for the Railroad Ju bilee bride contest will be brought up and it is also hoped that the committee Carries Over Two Hundred men appointed two weeks ago to look from Coos County to after the entertainment o f the Jubilee Portland crowd on Coos County Day, will be pre- ] sent to discuss the work that must be done. These are only two o f the sev- ! eral things demanding the immediate attention o f the club and every person who can should be there. j sion Every four years the farmer vote is | "Singing box bad medicine for dogs” counted on a speculativ . basis by the ; said Peter, who owned the dogs that leaders o f the contendii.g political par ! died. "M aybe so it kill um Indian, Case W ill be Tried on Its lnlended to Fully Satisfy all ties. The counts vary and conflict for j too.” Merits, Says the Judge Inquirers the reason that they arc based largely Mr. Carson thinks the dogs ate pois upon guesswork, stale census statistics oned meat placed around a nearby and a hit-or-miss conception o f w hut^ slaughter house to kill bothersome rats. There was a hearing before Judge farmer is or is not. A Roseburg dispatch to the Coos Bay —Roseburg Review. Coke in Marshfield last Friday in the Times says: • “ In estimating the farmer vote en First street paving case which has V'ith as many as a dozen inquiries be The booze which was taken from the caused so much trouble in this city and masse it has been the custom to include ing recived daily pertaining to the dis- all males o f voting age in the hamlets, rooms o f Chris Grohs by ths officers in which is now going through the pro pos'tion o f the Oregon & California rail villages and towns that are so-called a raid several months ago and which cess o f being threshed out in court. road lands, the local land office officials, I agricultural centers. It takes in the has been cached in the city jail, was The Record touches some o f the more in c der to simplify the task o f making j hanker-farmers, the lawyer-farmers, ans vers, has completed a circular letter, shipped to California this week. That salient points o f this complicated case the merchants who sell more or less is, all that was left after the officers in the following review, which appears containing all the facts which will he of exclusively to farmers; it embraces the were through spilling it in the streets. in Saturday's issue: interest to the prospective locators. drifting multitude ot farm hands and - Harbor. The title o f the case is Z. C. Strang The letter is two full typewritten • W » w -------------------- - tenant farmers, the loafers and ne’ er- and about twenty other property own pages in length and is intended to satis do-wells o f the towns and villages; and ers vs. the city o f Coquille and Jesse P. Farm Management Survey fy all possible questions arising from in the enfranchised states it now in Beyers and Leo J. Cary, the latter two the location o f the lands, the terms un cludes the woman farmers and the far being holders o f city warrants. It is. der which they may be acquired, the mers’ wives. That the farmers o f this section may an injunction suit brought for the pur kinds and matters upon which informa It is a vast conglomerate total, with be induced to keep a more careful re pose o f setting aside the assessment tion may be desired. interests as divergent and to a consid cord o f the business side o f their farms, for the improvement of First street in The circular letter, stating that it is erable extent as conflicting as are the H. F. Keyes, farm management expert Coquille, the plaintiffs claiming that intended as an answer to all letters of interests o f those who dwell in cities. o f the O. A. C. Extension Service, will the assessment for the work was not inquiry, begins by setting out the acre Economic, social and educational devel spend three weeks in Coos county. He legally made, and particularly objecting age ot the lands as located in the sever opment in the last decade has practi arrived last week. to the payment by the city o f more al counties. There is in all a total of cally “ derubenizedV the "rube v o te ," The first step in the work planned by than the amount of the original con 1,690,320 acres. A list o f the lands by as politicians were fond o f referring to tract plus five per cent for extra work. township and range will be sent to the Mr. Keyes is to obtain, from as many it in the not so distant past. There are several lawyers in the parties desiring same upon request, but farmers as possible, complete records Stump spouters can no longer appeal case. L. A. Liljeqvist represents the no attempt will be made to describe the for the past year on various points such to the farmer vote by simply proclaim city of Coquille. Graves & Mclnturff lands beyond indicating their use under as acreage, yield, expenditures, re represent the property owners who are ing that the American yoemanry is the the three classifications as power site ceipts, and a great many others. These backbone o f the nation and that such the plaintiffs. A. J. Sherwood repre- lands, timber lands and agricultural figures will be strictly confidential and and such a party candidate will cherish ents the warrant holders and G. T. lands. The classifications o f the lands averages from a number o f farms only and protect its interests as the special Treadgold represents the contractors. was commenced August 1 in the south will be published. By comparing these interests o f a class. The real farming Ellinson & Hergom are the contract ern part o f the state, according to the reports with each other and with re farmer o f today is alertly aware that ors. They made a contract to improve officers, and will be continued north ports from other sections, Mr. Keyes whatever affects the great industry of the street. It seems that, according ward, being completed, it is believed, will be able to tell each farmer how his the nation affects the great industry of to the contract the work was to be about the last o f the year. While the date farm stands as compared with the agricolture. done for a lump sum, namely $8,875. o f opening is not definitely known, it is others. Thre* averages will be made, The politician who can today separ Also according to the contract the work thought the land in Josephine and Jack- one o f all the records received, one of ate the farmer vote as an entity can was to be paid for on the unit svstem, son counties will be ready for entry be the ten best records and one o f the do so only by happy inspiration. He meaning that a certain price per yard fore the end o f this year. The method poores l. certainly dan no longer make use of was to be paid for grading, certain of securing preference is yet undecided, County Agriculturist Smith who is such a commodity as the "rube vote.” | price for curbing, etc. but will probably be by a drawing. cooperating with Mr. Keyes, says it is In its place has A fter the work was started the city It has ceased to be. The remainder of the circular iegiven hard to make the farmer believe that come into existence a discriminating changed city engineers. The new en to describing the conditions o f settle this work is being done entirely for his intelligence that will demand national gineer figured up the work done ac ment and explaining the eligibility of benefit and that it is not going to cost welfare above all things and will re cording to the unit system and the con the iocator. The usual homestead laws him a bunch o f money before they get fuse to be hoodwinked by the petty tractors were paid on this basis. The will apply. Power site lands are with through with it. He cited one case shams and buncombe o f politicians. amount paid the contractors under this held, and the timber will be sold from where a farmer thought that Mr.Keyes system is $1,739 more than the lump Baker figures the value o f its auto the timber lands to the highest bidder and himself were sent out direct from sum of $8,975. There was also extra tourist industry at $1500 a week. on u cash basis, without the land, and the tax collector’ s office. work ordered which amounted to$l,100. with provisions in favor o f the small The property owners object to the as buyer. Agricultural lands must show sessment being made against their improvement and proof may be made property and object to the sale o f their within three to five years. property to satisfy assessments for the improvement to a greater amount than Members Are W ell Pleased Makes Survey for Irrigation Tw o Full Days of Fun- Big the original lump sum contract plus with Results Obtained Project W aler Pageant Sat. five per cent for extras. The city con tends any extras needed can be ordered E H. Kern returned last week from but the property owners claim that the J. L. Smith, county agriculturist last the north fork where he had been for Two days o f uninterrupted fun mark city has no right to order extras in ex cess o f five per cent o f the contract year organized five testing associations, several days making surveys for a ed the celebration of Moose day last and after a year's operrtion requested smail irrigation project on the farm Friday and Saturday. A fairly large price. The contractors claim that both city the members of the various associations ] owned by Albert Bettys and L. T. crowd was in attendance and it is safe Strang. The water for the project will to say that all enjoyed themselves and contractors figured on the unit to express frankly their opinions of cow He received be taken from Evans creek and will greatly. basis and that they are entitled to pay testing association work 87 letters from association members, place under irrigation something over on that basis. The celebration opened Friday morn * But the contractors were paid with typical o f which are the following: “ I two hundred acres. ing with the crowning of Mrs. Ed Bren ! According to Mr. Kern, the farmers think the work o f the Cow Testing As city warrants which were issued by the ner queen o f the carnival and the turn are overlooking an excellent opportun- city and these warrants have in turn sociation should tie continued for an in ing o f the key o f the city over to her been sold by the contractors for the definite period. I have found the work | ity to increase the productivity of their by Mayor Johnson. J far ns by allowing the water o f the worth many times its cost. The infor purpose o f raising money, to’ innocent Immediately following this came the parties. Leo J. Cary and Jesse P. Bey mation gained from the tester relative many streams o f this section to go to parade. Several cups had been put up to feeding and grow ing o f crops in ad waste during the summer months. ers are among these purchasers. "W e have a heavy rain fall," said as prizes for floats, among which waa The city admits having over paid the dition to the records has been especial Mr. Kern, “ but in July and August, one for the best business float, the best ly valuable. contractors and repudiated the war "Signed, T. M. Collver, Coos Bay I when the water is most badly needed, farm float, and one for the best frater rants in the sum o f the amount that Testing Association.” we lo not have i t . ” It is his belief nal float the local Moose excepted. was over paid. "T h e Cow Testing Association is the These three classes o f floats were made To further complicate matters some best thing that has ever come to the that the farmer, by applying water to conspicuous in the parade by their ab o f the property owners have paid their dairymen o f this part o f the state. his land by artificial m eans at the pro sence. A cup was awarded each of the assessments for the improvement in There is nothing that will increase the per tim e could, in many caBes, secure two decorated automobiles, belonging full; others have signed the bonding act value o f grade as well as pure bred cat two crops where, at present, but one is to E. E. Johnson and Henry Lorenz. realized, and that other crops could be agreement by which, the city claims, tle as will records o f production. The Moose float was an elaborate affair increased. they waived all rights to protest. Oth "Signed, B Bartlett, Myrtle Point and it is probable that it will be enter * ♦ * ---------------------- ers have had their property sold out to Testing Aisociation.” ed in the parade at the Railroad Jubilee. Heaton Bros., o f Schools, members Newspaper Ads. Best meet the assessment and the property The afternoon o f both days was o f the Washington Testing Association, is in different hands. taken up with street and water sports The city had admitted a willingness says: "W e are more than pleased with I Charles T. Jeffery, president o f the o f various kinds, simple in themselves, to return to the property owners, pro the work o f the Association and think Thomas B. Jeffery company, o f Keno but very amusing to the participators that our money has been well spent. ratio, the amount over paid but is not sha, Wis., says: "T he newspapers are and the onlookers. Probably the most willing to do this unless they are pro We have learned a great deal about in a class by themselves. I advertise exciting contest o f either day was the tected from the »arrant holders, taking feeding and are gettihg more out o f ’ in them beesuse they are flexible med- water fight o f the two fire companies the stand that they should not have to our cows. The testers who have done ; ¡urns, capable of giving the quickest over a treasure box. pay the money back to both. The war the work in the Association have been action, that is, they piovide the means Saturday evening a water pageant rant holders claim that they bought the very capable. We are members o f the I for us to concentrate our forces on a warrants from the contractors in good Association for the second year.” [ certain city or community. They make was held on the river consisting of a J. W. Vandervelden, o f Roy, Ore., faith and should not be the losers. | possible a fine art o f advertising strat sham battle between two ixiats and a states: “ The evidence o f my faith in egy. And they get quick action when shore battery. Some very good fire The questions is whether the con testing association work is contained in works had been obtained for the occa it comes to sales. tractors are to lose, tie warrant hold my action o f continuing in the organi "T he newspaper is undoubtedly the sion and the affair went off smoothly ers, the city, or the property owners. zation the second year ” ami mad« a beautiful spectacle. A fter In short it is a question o f “ Who is the More than one hundred letters telling most personal medium one may use. I the sham battle a feature high dive by goat. ” o f the benefits o f the association have mean D y that, that it gets nearer to Al Daniels gave the crowd a decided The newspaper is the A motion was made for a judgment been received and such evidence o f the the people. thrill. Cotered with cotton which was on the pleadings and it was the argu value o f this work should be worth greatest purveyor o f facts in existence. set afire Mr. Daniels dived from the And since advertising is nothing more ment on this motion which Judge Coke consideration by every man who has high wharf into the river below. heard yesterday. A fter hearing the never known the value of dairy herd than one process o f converting facts — Both Friday and Saturday evenings attractively arranged -r t follows that lawyers the court said he would with records. were occupied by a street daace in no advertising campaign is complete hold his decision on the motion until the without including^ertain newspapers.” front o f tha Herald office, and although whole matter has been tried on its mer Rainfall for July over a hundred feet of the street was its. fenced off for the dancers the crowd Phonograph Charged The Herald may add that the mlx-up The rainfall for the month o f July was so large that the dancing space W ith Killing Dogs was crowded, while the surrounding in which the First street improvement was 2.19 inches: days rainy, cloudy and found itself involved seems to have part cloudy were 16; days clear, 15. atreeta and entrances were packed with started in the engineering department The rainfall for t h e corresponding ' Singing box is b a d medicine,” ] spectators. and to have increased as it went along, month o f 1915 was 0.96 inches, a differ wailed Indian Peter, a resident o f Hood T h e cup for the bast decorated win until the city and the property owners ence o f 1.23 inches in excess o f last River'» Indian colony, when he met dow was awarded to Geo. Robinson. found themselves lined up on opposing year. Respectfully, O. Wiren, Cooper City Marshal J. K. Carson yesterday. Nearly every business house in town sides o f a question that could only be ative Observer, Coquille Light station. Two weeks ago Indian George, leath was well decorated and the contest for settled by the courts, although the par- —Western World. er faced patriarch o f Mid-Columbia the bast window was a close one. TESTING ASSOCIATIONS TAKE PER YEAR $1.50 Candidate to Be Nominated by the Commercial Club at Meeting Tonight SPLENDID PRIZES OFFERED S. P. GIVES FINE TREATMENT Bride W ill W ed Mr. Eugene Coosites Go in a Bunch and A Salem man has invented and i s ! Straggle Back Lane in Mock Ceremony manufacturing a quick and permanent. nickel plating liquid. - ---------------------- The Knights of Pythias excursion to Ben Fisher, o f the Railroad Jubilee New Train Schedule Portland last week took away over 100 committee, was in town Saturday mak o f the residents o f the Coquille valley, ing arrangements for a candidate from I The Willamette Pacific ran its first i most o f them from this city. About here to enter the race for the bride of ! through passenger train Sunday when j 100 more turned out from the Bay side the Railroad Jubilee. The Moose car | the train leaving Eugene in the morn* : o f the county, and the excursionists nival being in progress it was impos ing went through to Powers without a tallied over 200 at, Reedsport. This sible to do anything definite, so the change, and the train from Powers was double the number guaranteed by matter has been left to the Commercial went all the way to Eugene. the Knights. club which will probably act upon the The north and south bound tiains One o f the saliant features o f the matter at its meeting tonight. meet at Reedsport as formerly and whole affair was the manner in which Candidates will enter from all the here under the new arrangement the the Southern Pacific put forth its best towns of the county and the ones in train crews are transferred. efforts for the com fort and pleasure o f each town with the highest vote not Under t h e new arrangement the the excursionists. Not only had a very elected will act as bridesmaids. trains to Marshfield will leave at 8:55 low rate been made, with privilege o f A complimentary vote o f 5000 will be a. m. and 3:44 p. m., while the train to a long stay in Portland, but ample given with each nomination and addi Powers will leave at 9:10 a. m. and 4:00 train accommodations had been pro tional votes may be obtained at ten for р. m. a cent. vided, and a quick run was mads. A I This brings the train from Eugene in steel vestibule train of five coaches The North Bend Herald explains the I thirty minutes earlier than it came on took the crowd from the other side o f contest as follows: the old schedule, and makes the morn the Umpqua into the metropolis, with This part o f the program for the ing through train about that much out change or unnecessary delay, ar coming Jubilee will be one o f the big later. riving in Portland just after six o ’ clock. events o f the three day celebration, and The through train starts from Powers During the trip the S. P. officials and every section o f the county visited is in the morning and will be known as trainmen were at the service of the out to win. No. 1 £Ding out and No. 2 on the re passengers, and it is safe to say that a The ceremony uniting this happy cou turn trip. The morning train to Pow very appreciable amount o f good will ple is the first on the whole program, ers will lie known as No. 4, returning was won by the railroad. and will be celebrated at North Bend as No. 5. As a “ scenic route,” the Willamette on August 24th at 2 p. m. and the The through freight service on the Pacific, now the Coos Bay Line, has honeymoon will last until the close o f rievv line started Saturday with the been praised by writers whose enthus the Jubilee at midnight July 26th, but j rates as specified by the company in iasms are bo much more easily aroused the honor o f the winning maiden will th* •> application to the Public Service than those o f the writer that perhaps remain for all time, as the uniting o f Commission. he would better say but little about it. so important a part o f the State o f — • ------- The incomparable bsauty o f the Ten- Oregon, hitherto isolated, with Eugene, Coos Gets $ 1 2 ,0 0 0 mile lakes evidently lies out o f sight which in this event represents the en from the track. The Tsilcoos lake, tire East, will remain a pleasant mem S ale Treasurer Kay has appropriated however, is a very beautiful body of ory forever in the minds o f every vis ti.e interest collected from the irre- water, as viewed from the car window, itor who witnesses the ceremony. d .cin e school fund for the past year. and its shores are clothed in the un She will also be presented with a Tot* census showed over 2(18,000 school broken verdure about which we like to $100 diamond ring, a $50 wedding trous с. .iidxen in Oregon, an increase o f read. In fact, the green hills, the seau, an elaborate float typifying the nearly 3000 in one year. The funds growing grass and the universal ap spirit o f the Jubilee, and accompanied were apportioned as follows: pearance o f freshness form one o f the by five bridesmaids, who will be chosen C os county $12,000 most attractive features o f the coast from the list o f contestants in the coun L)> iiglas county ......... ............. 11,000 country, to those coming in from the ty receiving the highest number of L'nn county 14,000 dry and dusty interior. From this votes in their order. Lt nton county .............................. 7,300 standpoint, the scenery along the Coos Each bridesmaid will receive a $20 Clatsop county 9,400 Bay Line is well calculated to impress costume and a gold bracelet, suitably Union county 9^499 our visitors most pleasantly in summer, engraved, to always remain a momento and in winter its attractions are also o f the biggest and best event ever held, great to anyone coming from the re or ever could be held in the Coos Bay gions o f snow and cold. country. The Coquillers who went out on the The time allotted for this contest, excursion have been drifting back ever though very short, will be a whirlwind Three Instances of Alleged since Thursday and are all pretty well campaign with candidates in every rounded up at home again with the Attempts to Rob nook and corner in Coos county and memory o f a most pleasant visit to the everyone out for the signal honor. only metropolis o f which Oregon can At least three cases o f alleged short boast. Drainage Bulletin Issued - - changing came up here Wednesday By Agricultural College when the Cooper Brothers shows played Opens August 15 h re In each case the complaint re The Oregon Agricultural College Bul sulted in a return o f the money claimed A week from today, August 15, letin, number 137, for July o f this year to be missing. marks the opening o f the deer season, The first complaint was entered by- should be especially interesting to the and many o f the local sportsmen are farmers o f Coos county. It is entitled Glen Barker who claimed he presented already planning their trips into the “ The Drainage o f ’ White Lands’ and I » ten dollar piece, and received change hills. Other Wet Lands o f Oregon.” and is a f' r only five. He told his story to The law provides that dear with comprehensive survey o f the drainage j Marshal Epperson, who interviewed the horns may be killed from August 15 to projects that have been carried on in show people with the result that the October 31, the bag limit being three this state as well aB a treatise on the other five was returned. in each season. The law further pro The others who cla'med they were vides that the deer, after being killed, various methods that have been or may be employed, the results obtained and I n»l given the correct change were Tom must be properly tagged with a tag Peart, each o f them be- taken from the license bearing the the approximate cost o f the various [ Lane and methods employed, and the benefits de I ing two O T three dollars short. name o f the hunter and the date on An effort was made to nave warrants rived therefrom. which the animal was killed, and to be ¡sworn out but after Justice Stanley Some attention has Eieen given to the attached in such a manner that it shall I hud held a consultation with County drainage problem in Coos county, but be in plain sight at all times. I Attorney Liljeqvist over the phone, Mr. Game Warden Thomas in speaking o f there are Btill thousands of acres the Liljeqvist’ s opinion being that it would the approaching open season says the yearly yield o f which could be mater be hard to prosecute unless it could he following six points should be remem ially increased if the surplus water was proved that the parties had been short bered by the hunters o f deer: not allowed to remain upon the land. changed with intent to defraud, it was First, get your license. A few weeks ago W. L. Powers who decided to let the matter drop as each Second, he careful what you shoot. is one o f the authors o f the drainage o f the three persons had their money Third, tag your deer immediately. bulletin, was in the county and spoke returned to them. Fourth, keep the proof o f the iden to audiences composed of farmers, in The above story was told in the Re various parts o f the county, impressing ] corJ aa tiappening in Myrtle Point imt tity o f the deer. Fifth, don't shoot does or fawns. upon them the importance o f well really happened in Coquille. Sixth, leave the dogs at home. drained lands. Not only are there lands He says that the game wardens hope that can be improved by draining but { New Mail Schedule that it will not be necessary to prose there are large areas o f low lying lands : cute anyone and they ask the coopera that are, under present conditions, With the new train schedule which tion o f the hunters in seeing that the worthless, which, if properly drained^ would become some of the richest wen* *n^° e^ ec* Sunday comes a cor law is complied with. ,, responding change in the mail schedule. tracts in the county. | The O. A. C. bulletins are furnished Under the new arrangement^the mail San Francisco Men Coming free to residents o f Oregon upon appli leaven the office at 8:35 a. m. and 3:30 cation and this particular one affords p. m., the trains leaving the depot at Word has been received from the material o f unusual value to the Coos 8:66 a. m. and 3:30 p. m. An the north San Francisco Chamber o f Commerce and south bound trains meet here both county farmer, that 75 to 100 leading wholesalers of in the morning and in the afternoon, that city will visit Coos county during the time is the same for both. the week o f the Railroad Jubilee, com Street Ordinances Passed Postmaster Leneve states that all ing in early in the week and staying eastern mail should be in the office not for the first day o f the Jubilee. Ordinances bonding Elliott, Third and later than 8:20 a. m. The San Francisco business map will Henry streets for proposed improve travel in their own special train o f S. P. Rates Stand ments were passed by the city council Pullman sleeping cars, dining arid ob at their regular meeting last night. ( servation cars. On Wednesday the The city engineer repotted recom m end-( The Oregon Public Service commis- train will visit the Coquille valley and ing warrants to the amount o f $2270.94 »'on authorized the Southern Pacific to / .9 i file the new tarriff establishing rates the men will spend several houn in Co be drawn in favor o f the Longaton meeting the water competition ¿ tw e e n quille. It is their desire to meet the Construction company for work par- - Portland and points on .......................... the Willamette business people o f the city in their Pacific and on the Coos Bay, Roseburg tially completed. places o f business and to become better The petition o f the Farmers’ trans and Eastern branches. Included is a commodity rate on coal acquainted with them. They desire ne portation company for a reduction o f from Marshfield, Bsaver Hill and Cedar rates on the steamer Dispatch was Point. The commission explained that more than this in the way o f entertain ment as they expect to live on their granted. construction rates have been charged The regular monthly bills were or on the new Coos Bay branch and that train during the entire ten days’ trip, (rum August 17th to 27th, j the new rates are lower Record. dered paid. SOME SHORT CHANGE ARTISTS J