T he C oquille H erald
V O L. 3 5,
N O . 16
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 , J A N U A R Y 2, 1917.
COUNTY LEW
STAYS 19.4 MILLS
t > practise it. He hud available fig­
ures showing exactly the amount that
was actually spent on each item for
the year just past and using this as
a basis he went over the list o f items
ore at a time, stating the amount by
which he considered they could be re­
duced.
County Court Listens to O b­
jections from Taxpayers—
Practice Economy
The largest reduction recommended
was in the road bond fund. It was
proposed to set aside a sinking fund
of $9UUU; the Chamber o f Commerce
thought that this might be carried
over to the next year.
HALL PLEADS FOR ROAD FOND
Says Faith with People Must
Not Be Broken
The county tax levy in Ccoa for
the com ing year will be 19.4 mills, or
(he same as it was last year, in all
1 arts o f the county included in school
('i. tricts having high schools. In dis­
tricts where there are no high schools
the levy will be 20.3 mills. The differ­
ence is caused by the levy to sustain
a high school tuition fund, which is
raised in the districts not maintain­
ing high schools. The county court
held a hearing of objections to the
items on the budget Saturday and
nlterwaida adopted the budget. Quite
a number o f cuts were made by the
court from their original estimates as
published the first o f the month.
At the hearing Saturday, C. R.
i eck was present in the interests of
ti c Marshfield Chamber o f Commerce
and recommended reductions in a
laige number o f items o f the budget.
In opening his remarks he stated that
the conditions that have prevailed in
tne county for some time past have
been such as to make economy in the
conducting o f county affairs a neces­
sity. He continued that the only way
lu knew o f to practise economy was
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School Superintendent's Office.
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Tax R ebates...............................................
Ini. on Dead Bonds and Sinking Fund
Ferries .......................................................
Roads and Bridges; expended by Su-
visors .....................................................
Chas. Hall, president of the Good
Poads Association, was present and
objected to any cut being made in
the road fund. The Chamber o f Com-
n rce recommended a $5000 cut in
two different items o f this fund. Mr.
Hall said that when the people o f the
0 unty voted the road bonds they
were given to understand that the
improvement o f roads not taken care
• d by the issue would not be neglected.
He pointed out that the amount sei
forth in the budget was no more than
v.is needed to take care o f these roads
• * d that it was decidly objectionable
think o f breaking faith with them.
A fter Mr. Peck and Mr. Hall had
■ mplotcd their remarks considerable
1 mission was indulged in regarding
the collection o f Luxes and the assess­
ment o f property.
In speaking o f the assessment of
property, Archie Philip related an
interesting incident o f a Marhsfield
i inn, who, several years ago purchas­
ed a piece o f property in that city for
‘ 300 and his taxes at that time were
•?I.o2. Lately he was offered $5000
for the property and refused it; but
he is still paying but $1.52 in taxes
on it each year.
The budget as it was finally adopt­
ed by the county court shows that in
a good many cases the recommenda-
ti. n o f the Marshfield commercial
L( ey were carried out. Revisions were
made in the follow ing items:
Estimate
. .S 1,200
12.00C
2,000
. 10,000
. 7,500
4,000
200
400
. . 3,500
. . 25,000
5,000
. . 7,000
250
Cham. Comm.
Recommend.
. ........ $ 900____
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. ........
1,500___
. ........
8,000___
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7 ,1 5 0 ....
. ......... 3,500___
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1 0 0 ...
. .........
3 0 0 ...
. ......... 2,500___
. ......... 20,000___
. ......... 4,000___
. ........
5,000___
. .........
200___
.........
100___
. ......... 18,100___
. ......... 7,000___
. ......... 3 2 ,0 0 0 ....
. ......... 20,000___
. .
.
..
. .
27,100
10,000
37.000
25,000
.
85,000 .
Am t. on
Budget
. .$ 1,000
. . 10,000
. . 1.500
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. .
. .
. .
7,000
3,500
100
300
2,500
20,000
4,000
6,000
200
100
18,000
8,000
27,000
20,000
. . 70,000
Changes at the Court House BANDON PEOPLE PROTEST
AG AIN ST CONCRETE BRIDGE.
The numerous changes of officials
that were ordered by the people at
the election last November took place
at the court house this morning when
the newly elected officers took charge
o, their various departments. Many
c f those who are retiring at this
time have been long in the service o f
ti e county and there faces will be
missed by those who are regular vis­
itors at the court house.
In the Clerk’s office, R. R. Watson
this morning turned over his books
to L. W . Oddy. First deputy Nels
Gsmundson will remain in the office
with Mr. Oddy, as will Miss Inez
Bunch and Miss Esther Asplund. Ray
Jtub, who acted as second deputy
during the last two years will go into
the A ssessor’s office and Logan Kay
will conduct the ferry across the riv­
er here, the contract for which was
granted him Saturday.
J. P. Beyers has taken charge of
tne A ssessor’s office, succeeding T. J.
Thrift who has held that position for
f 1 years. A rt Selander, form erly o f
Sumner, but who has recently been
li- ing in the Willamette valley, Ray
Jeub and James Sullivan will assist
Mr. Beyers in conducting his office.
It will seem like old times again to
r :e W . W. Gage holding down his
position in the Sheriff's office. A s­
sistants who retired with A lf. John­
son from that office are Deputy Sher­
iff Warren Laird and Cai Slagle. A l­
so Miss Elvira Frazeen. Miss Fra-
zeen will go to Salem where she has
a position awaitnig her.
County Attorney Liljeqvist was
busy up to the last minute before
turning over his office to Judge John
Hall and Saturday tried the State’s
case against E. A. Beckett, and sub­
mitted the franchise for the Smith-
Powers right o f way, wnich he had
drawn up at the request o f the Coun­
ty Court, to that body.
Cook Bros. M ake Assignment
A fter being in business here for four
y t . 1 Cook Bros, last Tuesday closed
their doors after making an assignment
to F. D. Fletcher, a representative o f
the Sperry Flour company. An attach­
ment was also made by W. C Laird
for the amount o f $450. It is said that
their liabilities amount to about $1500;
buj it is probable that their assets,
when converted into cash will even all
accounts.
A number o f Badnon people were
here Saturday for the purpose o f pro­
testing to the county court against
the construction o f a concrete bridge
and the substitution o f a fill for an­
other on the road to the Curry coun­
ty line. Bids had been asked for both
ci ncrete and wooden construction and
the Bandon people protested against
the concrete as too costly. They de­
sired that wood be used and that the
money saved be applied to the gravel-
ir i o f the roud, arguing that a wood­
en bridge on a graveled road would
form a combination o f greater utility
than a concrete bridge on a mud road.
They asked that the county court give
consideration to wood for construc­
tion c f the bridges.
Judge Watson said that the bids
would be referred to the county road-
master to figure out in order to de
termine which was the lowest bid. II
n'so said that a legal question had
been raised and the county surveyor
had served notice that the board were
not proceeding according to law. Con­
sideration o f the bids would be post-
pined. In reply to the request o f the
Bandon people he said that it
was doubtful if the bond money
could be spent for graveling the roads,
that it must be spent under the super-
\ision o f the state engineer’s office
and the matter was not o f the con­
tract o f the county court. The bon Is
had been voted with that understand­
ing, and that the money would be
spent for “ permanent improvements,”
putting the roads on line and grade,
etc., and he did not think that gra vel­
ing the roads was contemplated as a
part o f the work for whch the m orey
was to be spent.
Consideration went over to the Feb­
ruary term o f court and will be taken
up at 10 a. m. February 8th.
County Court Grants Franchise
to the C. A . Smith Timber Co
In a Most Business-Like Manner, the County Court and Representatives of the Railroad
Company Discuss the Proposition Only Questions that Attracted Attention
W ere those of Compensation and of Safeguarding Rights of County
MUCH-HERALDED OPPOSITION IS SILENT
Only Dissenting W ords Uttered By Archie Philip, W h o W ished to Submit Matter to a
V o le o f the P eople -P o w e rs ^ a j l île Y /ou ld Not A sk That
The franchise asked, for a common
carrier railroad along the county right
of way from Bunker Hill to Summit
was granted by the County Court on
Saturday to the C. A. Smith Timber
Co. That corporation hud been sub­
stituted for the Smith-Powers Logging
Co., who made the applications because
the former corporation is a cpmmon
carrier ar.d the latter is not. The com ­
pany was given 30 days in which to ac­
cept the franchise. The only material
change from the provisions which had
been agreed on between the court and
A. II. Powers seems to be the reduction
in the price to be paid by the county to
the company, for gravel to be used for
toad purposes.
The tentative franchise prepared by
District Attorney Liljeqvist, which was
satisfactory so far as it went, to both
parties, was used as a basis, and was
filled out by the County Court a to
some o f the provisions to be agreed
upon or formulated.
The franchise provides for a right of
way sixteen feet wide, from the point
where the county road leading from
Coquille to Marshfield crosses the rail­
road o f the S. P. Co. at Summit to a
point due west o f the intersection o f
the spur track leading from the S. P.
railroad in or near Bunker Hill to the
saw mill o f the C. A. Smith Lumber
and Manufacturing Co.
The term is for 99 years.
Work is to commence within six
months and be completed within two
years.
Roadway must be left 24 feet wide.
Bond o f $25,000 must be furnished.
Gravel to the amount o f 32,000 yards
must be furnished at $0.50 peryd. This
is the amount estimated to be required
along the stretch covered by the fran­
chise. Other gravel for road purposes
to be furnished for 25 cents per cubic
yard between Powers and Myrtle Point,
and for 50 cents between Myrtle Point
and Marshfield,
No grade crossing o f the county road
shall be made.
Plans for construction must be sub­
mitted to the County Court and be ap­
proved before construction is com ­
menced.
The above are only some o f the pro­
visions which were filled in and on
which a formal agreement had not been
reached between the county and the
company. The most important point
seems to be the cutting down o f the price
of gravel, which practically amounts to
adding some thousands to the com ­
pensation to be paid to the county,
over the proposition made by the Smith
-Powers Co.
Other provisions fill many typewrit­
ten pages and seem to cover all the
points o f objection that have been
raised by the uninformed, and to fully
protect the interests o f the public and
the county. Among these is the one to
the effect that wherever the railroad is
to encroach on the roadbed o f the wag­
on road, the company must provide ad­
ditional room.
I f any one went to the court house
Saturday afternoon for the purpose o f
seeing a display o f fireworks, he must
have felt disappointed, for the Smith-
Powers railroad proposition failed to
bring out any furious noises. The ap­
plication was discussed most amicably
and no definite opposition developed.
The hearing had been called for the
purpose o f hearing objections, if such
were held, aginst the granting o f the
franchise asked by the Smith-Powers
Logging Co.
On account o f the fact that the
Smith-Powers Logging Co. is not a
common carrier, the C. A. Smith Tim­
ber Co. had been substituted as appli­
cant, that company being a common
carrier.
Judge Watson stated the terms of
the petition as they have been hereto­
fore published, and also the verbal un­
derstanding regarding compensation and
other matters which would have to be
covered if it came to granting the fran­
chise asked for.
He stated that he
had received no protests against the
granting of the franchise, although he
bad received some communications on
j the subject.
A. H. Powers said that John D. Goss
was spokesman for the applicants, but
he went on to state very briefly what
was wanted. The only new point in­
volved was that there were places along
the proposed route where the old wagon
roail right o f way had been abandoned
and was not followed by the new right
o f way on which the highway was be­
ing constructed, but the old right of
way still belongs to the county.
On
certain curves where the width was re­
quired he wanted the benefit o f the old
right o f way if needed.
He wanted it
understood that he did not propose to
interfere with the wagon road bed, but
where it was necessary to infringe on
that, as laid out, the company was to
grade over and fix it so that the county
road would not be interfered with. He
stated emphatically that the applica­
tion was “ not for a logging railroad at
all, but Jor a common carrier.”
Mr.
Powers also repeated the proposition as
to compensation to the county in the
way o f furnishing gravel for road work
to any point along the line at 50 cents
per yard, to ay. amount sufficient to
gravel the road from Marshfield to
Summit, eighteen feet wide and 18
inches deep; also to furnish gravel to
the county for other road work, at any
point between Myrtle Point and Marsh­
field at one-half the present rates ask­
ed by the Southern Pacific.
A later discussion o f the rate brought
out the statement that the S. P. rate
now is $18 per car to Myrtle Point, $22
to Coquille and $25 to Marshfield.
It
also brought out the opinion o f the
county court that these rates are so
excessive that even cutting them in
two would still leave the price consid­
erably above what it ought to be. Still
later the point was raised whether the
railroad company would be allowed to
make the proposed rate to the county,
and District Attorney Liljeqvist stated
that he had called up the chairman o f
the Public Utilities Commission and
asked about this and had received an
unqualified approval o f the legality o f
such a proceeding; and as it would all
lie with that commission, he thought
that this should dissipate any fear o f
trouble on that scure.
Mr. Powers also wished it understood
that the company could not undertake
to furnish small quantities o f gravel at
the rate given, but that the agreement
should specify that quantities" o f 1000
yards or more must be taken in one
order; also that some provision should
be made as to the time o f year, be­
cause it must be during the summer
months when the gravel could be taken
out o f the river bed.
A fter hearing the proposition as out­
lined, an opportunity was given anyone
present to make any objections that he
had against the plan. There were pre­
sent two representatives o f the paper
which had pronounced the Smith-Powers
proposition “ so objectionable as to be
unworthy of consideration,” “ about as
unjust and indefensible a proceeding as
we can imagine;” with “ not a single
redeeming feature;” and had repeated­
ly pronounced the compensation “ pure
moonshine.” Y ettheon ly “ ob jection "
that found voice came from N. G. W,
Perkins, o f Bandon, who arose to re­
mark briefly, after hearing Mr. Pow­
ers’ remarks, that the proposition
seemed "perfectly reasonable” to him.
Mr. Goss had put in a word here and
there, but made no set plea nor argu­
ment. In fact, the whole discussion
had the appearance o f a friendly talk
between two business men who had a
straight business deal on which Mould
be advantageous to both, and neither
one o f v horn had any desire to get the
best o f each other.
The only note sounded not in har­
mony with this came from Archie
Philip, the newly elected county com ­
missioner. Being called upon by Judge
Watson for an expression o f his posi­
tion, he stated that he had not looked
into the proposition thoroughly, but
would say that he was opposed to it.
He would not vote for it except that it
be submitted to a vote o f the people.
The only thing approaching a “ spat”
came in here and was pulled off by
Messrs. Philip and Powers. Mr. Pow­
ers remarked that he would not submit
the matter to a vote o f the people, but
would go ahead a id condemn a right of
way. Touching Mr. Phillip's opposition
to allowing a railroad cariying logs to
run anywhere near a wagon road, he
said that they would be “ hauling logs
through the streets o f Marshfield inside
of two weeks.” On Mr. Philip’s re­
mark that the Marshfield franchise was
submitted to a vote, Mr. Powers came
back with; “ Yes, and was carried ten
to on e.”
This brought into the lime light the
consideration that has not been aired
in the newspaper discussion: that, as
common carrier, the company can force
a right o f way by condemnation pro­
ceedings, and neither the County Court
nor the Coquille Hentinel could stop
them. The county would then get what­
ever damages might be awarded, and
would probably get far less considera­
tion than under the amicable agreement
proposed.
L. A. Liljeqvist had prepared a tenta­
tive franchise. This, he said, had been
done merely to provide a basi3 to work
on and an indication o f some o f the pro­
visions that should be embodied in such
an agreement. This had been gone over
by Mr. Powers and Attorney Goss, and
it was now read to the Court. Some
blanks had been left to be filled in later
when the data was available or the
points had been agreed on. The main
points, however, had been covered, and
provisions were formulated that would
seem to protect the interests o f the
county in every conceivable way.
Mr.
Goss said this was all satisfactory to
his clients, and if the Court could think
o f anything else it would be put in.
Mr. Goss asserted that the whole
right o f way, for a part o f which the
company asked, had not cost nearly as
much as they proposed to pay, and if
they had to use condemnation proceed­
ings it would not cost nearly so much.
It was now about train time, and
Messrs. Powers, Goss and others took
their departure.
The matter o f the
proposed price o f gravel then received
some discussion, and the Court seemed
to be o f the opinion that a lower price
than that named should be made. This
change o f the terms that had lieen dis­
cussed was made in the franchise which
was filled out and passed on later.
prevail that the eastern game was plan is to equalize the assessment and
superior in some way to that played to stop the leaks in expenditures.
The
on the coast and the betting odds league will work for the best interest
Local football fans were hardly were 10 to 7 and 5 to 3 in favor o f the I o f the county, not for its members, and
whatever is done will be along an hon­
able to control their feeling of ela­ Quakers.
- .
-
est effort to advance the common in­
tion last night when the news came
terest o f all.
over the wire that the Uni> ersity ot County Tax Association
The membership committee will set
Oregon football team had defeated
To Be Organized out at once to secure new members, an
the University o f Pennsylvania by
initial fee o f one dollar per year will be
a store o f 14 to 0 at Pasadena. No
(North Bend Harbor.)
charged to defray actual expenses o f
details o f the gam e were available,
The meeting held in this city Tues­ the secretary’ s office, such as providing
but none were needed. The Oregon
day to perfect a temporary organiza­ stationery, stamps, books, etc.
None
boys had accomplished what many
tion looking to the permanent organiza­ o f the officers are to draw a salary.
considered almost the impossible and
» - • - »
tion o f a Coos County Tax League was
The next meeting will be held at the
t! ose who have stood behind them in quite successful and all that was in­
Beckett Found Guilty
call o f the chairman and will likely be
the face o f adverse newspaper opin­ tended for the meeting was accom­
held at Coquille. The officers hope to
E. A. Beckett, who was arrested
ion and with the betting odds against plished.
have a membership o f 800 or 1,000 to
last week on a charge o f unlawfully re­
them knew that their faith had not
Frank Burkholder, o f Coquille, waa start off with when the meeting is
ceiving liquor from a transportation
been misplaced.
chosen temporary chairman and A. S. held to elect permanent officers.
company, was tried in Justice Stanley’ s
Aside from the mere fact that it Hammond o f North Bend, aecretmry.
court Saturday and was found guilty
Besides these two named there were
There are now more than 180,000
and sentenced to 25 days in jail.
He was the biggest contest o f the season
was to begin the serving o f the sen­ fo r the Oregon boys, the game was j present, Fred Hollister o f this city, members o f boys and girls agricultural
tence this morning; but he has appealed | o f unusual significance in the world I,ew Branstetter o f Coquille, J. Finley i clubs in northern and western states.
! to the circuit court and the sentence is j ot sports. It was a contest for su- Schroeder o f Norway, Claude Giles o f Twelve years ago aurh an organization
did not exiat in any part o f the United
j automatically suspended pending the p e m a c y between eastern and west- Myrtle Point.
outcome o f the trial.
According to those interested the 1 S ta tp p .
| ern football. The opinion seemed to
Oregon W ins Big Game
PER Y E A R $1.50
Glee Club-Splendid
The entertainm entgiven by the Uni-
vernity o f Oregon Glee Club at the
Scenic Theatre Thursday evening was
splendid in every respect and was de­
serving o f a great deal larger audience
than was present.
Regrets are ex­
pressed by all interested that more ap­
preciation was not shown by the people
o f this vicinity o f the efforts o f the.
University men. A great many reasons
have been expressed to explain the
small attendance, and not least among
them seems to be that the bad taste
that was left in the mouthes o f the lo­
cal people by a college glee club some
two years ago, was responsible for
their not being more responsive now.
However, there is no comparison be
tween the two entertainments; but the
people have been 4»w/inred too late.
The Glee club played at Marshfield
and Rowers before coming here and
went from here to Bandon and North
Bend. The expenses o f the trip were
about $700 and it is doubtful if this
amount was realized by the club from
the box office receipts.
Dean Ralph H. Lyman, o f the School
of Music, o f the University, who had
expected to take the trip with the club,
was called to California on a business
trip and was unable to be with them.
As will be seen by the following pro­
gram, Raymond Burns of this city and
the only Coos county man in the club
played a prominent part in the enter­
tainment Thursday night:
Part 1
“ A Warrior Bold” ...........................West
Glee Club
Bass Solo— “ Italian Boat Song,” Mat­
tel.
'
John Black
“ De Songs Ma Mammy Sang,” Soulee
Glee Club
Violin Solo— “ Hungarian Dunces”
.......- ............................
Brahms
Robert Scearce
“ The Autumn W ood»” ..................Gaines
Glee Club
Piano Solo— “ Papillons d ’ Amour”
...................................................... Schuett
Raymond Burns
“ ’ Neath Mistletoe” .................. Ambrose
Glee Club
Part II
“ Wake Miss Lindy” .
Warner
Baritone Solo— “ Prologue from ‘ I
Pagliacci’ ” ............... Leoncavallo
William Vawter
“ Syncopated Spasms in Song”
Moore, Holzman and Burns
“ Optical Illusions”
Moore and Morrison
“ Extract o f Grand Opera” ........... Root
Smith, Scearce, Weinheimer,
Beach and Burns
“ As I Sit and Dream at Evening”
N elson.................................. Glee Club
A fter the performance was over the
glee club was entertained at a dance by
the Ko-Keel Klub and whatever the
university men missed in returns from
the show was made up by the welcome
accorded them by the Ko-Keel Klub.
The club rooms were decorated with
the Oregon colors, yellow and green
ana every effort made to make the vis­
itors feel perfectly at home. During the
course o f the evening the glee club fa ­
vored the party with a number o f songs.
As the party broke up they gave a rous­
ing cheer for the Ko-Keel Klub.
SINOPSIS OF
M i l EVENTS
News of County, State and
National Interest Told in
Brief Concise Form
GOLD IM PORTS ENORMOUS
Seven Eclipses of Sun and
Moon in 1 9 1 7
A t Gold Beach the Rogue River sal­
mon run is reported the best in history.
Oregon flux fibre is found adequate
for manufacture o f fishermen’ s twine
which now sells at $2.35 a pound.
According to a report, the sale o f the
holdings o f the Gardiner Mill Company,
including many thousands o f acres o f
timber along the Umpqua, may be
closed before long.
An officer of the United States army
recently received $12,000 from a New
York firm for a collection ot stamps.
The collection was famous all over the
world and it took years to gather it.
The Coos county court has awarded
Edwin Ellingson o f Coquille the con­
tract for constructing a pile bridge
across Hoffman Slough, his bid of
$1290 being the lowest submitted. Hag-
quist & Bjorquist were also bidders.
The Coos County Commissioners have
engaged L A. Liljeqvist, the retiring
district attorney, to handle the five tax
foreclosure cases, including the Kinney
cases, which were begun during his
term o f office.
The Bergmann Shoe company o f Tort-
land is enlarging its output and has
a,dded a waterproofing shoe oil to its
line o f products. The report that Mr.
Bergmann has sold his interest in the
company is untrue.
Considerable attention is being given
in Washington to the report that farm
machinery manufacturers, recently in
session at Chicago, decided to raise the
cost o f their machinery thirty per cent,
and to discontinue credit to farmers
who buy implements.
S t r ik e » » * 'Jeela-od on the Northwest
Steel company at 11:45 o'clock Satur­
day by the Metal Trades council, fol­
lowing the refusal o f the company to
meet the same demands o f the unions
that were responsible for the strike
which was called on the Willamette
Iron & Steel works Friday.
C. I. Iteigard, attorney for L. F.
Slavens who is now employed in the
woods near Bandon, has just received
official notification from the patent o f ­
fice at Washington that Mr. Havens
has been granted a patent for an im­
provement o f the pulley or block used
in logging and in the handling by cable
o f heavy articles.
Counties are not liable under the em­
ployer liability law for injuries that
may be sustained by their employes
while engaged at their duties. This is
Four-Legged Suffragettes
the opinion o f the supreme court, re­
stated in the case o f Thomas J. Clark
A female deer with horns was killed vs. Coos county. Clark won a verdict
during the hunting season in southern against the county in the lower court
Oregon. E. F. Averill, inspector for the and the decision is reversed by the
biological survey, recently received a re­ higher court.
port from John B.IIammersly, one o f his
Oregon’ s public school children grade
trappers in the Rogue river country, above the national average, and Port­
stating that he had made an investiga­ land’s public school students rank the
tion and found that the animal killed was highest in the state, according to the
really a horned doe. The animal had a report filed Wednesday by the retarda­
forked horn on one side and a spike on tion committee o f the legislative coun­
the other, the report states, and was cil o f the Oregon State Teachers’ asso­
probably four or five years old. W. L. ciation in convention at the Hotel Port­
Finley, state biologist, states that a land.
similar discovery was made several
The third annual Dinner Dance given
years ago in an eastern state and was by the Coos Hiid Curry Telephone com ­
authenticated. Inasmuch as the state pany for its employes at the Hotel
law permits hunters to kill deer with Chandler Saturday evening was one o f
horns, the shooting o f the horned doe the bright events of this holiday season.
was no violation.
The gathering brought together the
employes o f all departments o f the
Sells to Mrs. W alker
telephone system in Coos county and
there were about 75 people seated at
F. C. True, who for the past two the banquet which had been arranged
years has been the man behind the in the main dining room at the Chand­
counter at the Racket Store, has sold ler.—Times.
his interest in the establishment to
New York, Dec. 27. With only three
Mrs. A. O. Walker, who will conduct business days o f the yeai remaining
the store in the future.
During the after today, gold to the amount of
two years that Mr. True owned the $ 639 , 300,000 has been imported into the
Racket Store he increased the stock United States from all sources during
considerably and built up a very aub- I 1916. This includes a fresh consign-
atantial trade.
Mrs. Walker expects I ment o f $4,600,000 from Canada, de­
to conduct the business along much the posited at the Philadelphia mint to the
same lines as those followed by Mr. j account of J. P. Morgan & Co., and the
True and will doubtless enjoy a contin­ | arrival at the assay office here today o f
uance o f the success achieved by him | $8,000,000 from Canada, consigned to
She will be assisted in the bookkeeping the same firm.
by Mr Walker who is employed in the
Four eclipses o f the sun and three o f
sheriff's office.
Mr. True has nothing
the moon, the greatest number possible
definite in view for the future and is
in a single year will occur in 1917, ac­
undecided as to what he will do.
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cording to a memorandum issued by the
It is said that the British allica are naval observatory at Washington, D.
offering the apruce manufacturers of [ c . The last year in which seven eclip­
Oregon and Washington a substantial ses came was early in the last centuiy
advance over their 1910 buying figures, and the next will be in 1935. On Jan­
with an agreement to take their entire uary 8 there will be a total eclipse o f
output. Spruce from Oregon and Wash - the moon by the earth’ s shadow, visible
ington haa revolutionized aeroplane con­ throughout the United States, begin­
struction in Europe. An English aero­ ning at 12:50 a. m ., and ending at 4:39
plane captain recently in this country a. m , Eastern standard time. Be­
reported that the allies now have 32,000
air machines in use most o f them built tween 2 and 3:39 a. m., Eastern time,
| the eclipse will be total.
o f Pacific Northwest spruce.