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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1917)
T he C oquille H erald VOL. 35. NO. 35 COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917. BOTH LOCAL MILL COMPANIES ADVANCE WAGES OF EMPLOYES E. E. Johnson and Sitka Spruce Company Voluntarily Give Higher W ages R. A. Wernich, head of the Sitka will also furnish logs for this mill, ex Spruce Company, announced Satur pects to be ready to begin delivery day that his company had raised the some time this week, but with due al wages of all the men employed in the lowance for possible delays, will no Dollar mill at this place. This move doubt nave logs in the boom not later on the part of the company was inane than the first of next week. With without the previous knowledge of the both this and the Aasen camp running workmen and came as a pleasant sur at full capacity there is little doubt prise to them. The raise was volun that the mill will be able to keep con tary on the part of the company, no stantly at work und it is expected demand having been made by the em when the delivery of logs will justify ployes. that a night crew will be put on and Speaking of the Boutin tax matter, the mill kept running at least sixteen Mr. Wernich stated that his company hours a day. had nothing to fear as they were pro tected by their contracts, hence can E. E. Johnson, of the local mill, an not be affected by any action taken nounced yesterday that a new wage by the county. scale, carrying at. advance for all his The mill was closed down tempor employes of twenty-five cents on the arily Saturday because of a lack of day and taking effect from the first logs. In the meantime several mat of May had gone into effect. This ters pertaining to the machinery were raise on the part of Mr. Johnson was adjusted and new equipment installed. voluntary, no demand having been During the past week the sorting rolls made by the employes of the mill. have been extended on both trim saws Speaking of the matter yesterday he and the work of handling the lumber said that it was his intention to at all greatly facilitated. Also the trans times pay the market for his labor fer to the resaw has been remodeled and that, taking into consideration which will not only increase the the rapid advances in the cost of liv speed with which the lumber can be ing he had made the advance an handled but will eliminate a great nounced yesterday. part of the heavy work on the part of the men on this work. One of the employes affected by this The mill wright’s crew has been in raise is six feet high and a very Her creased by adding M. M. Jones and is cules in strength. The other day he constantly adding new features to the picked up a beam sixteen feet long equipment with the result that more and six inches square and walked off lumber can now be handled by this with it on his shoulder as if it was a mill than ever before. Th» output is ' feather weight. He is a foreigner, steadily increasing and but little trou though, from one of the Balkan states ble in getting eras to handle the lum in the southeast of Europe and when ber is experienced. These facts, tak complimented on his Sampsonian en in conjunction with the advance :n qualities lapsed into his native linjjo the lumber market is relieving the | and remarked “ Eru ssih tlaet sill wye local financial situation materially no lam.” We haven’t yet been able and every one concerned is wearing a to translate this, perhaps because we more pleasant expression than here lack a Herzegovinian dictionary. We tofore. thought perhaps that he wanted to Craine’s camp, near Riverton, which make it plain that he was no kid. NEW GOLD STRIKE. Rich Gold and I'latinum Deposit In Curry County. A new gold strike about 20 miles from Powers is reported here by C. C. Inman to have been made on a claim that is being prospected by parties with whom he is interested. As evi dence of the strike Mr. Inman, at the Gallier hotel Monday, displayed about a teacupful of concentrates about about three-fourths of which was pure gold nuggets and platinum; some of the platinum particles were as large as the head of a match. The display, according to Mr. Inman, -^presented the values from two pans of concen trates and is estimated to be worth approximately $300. Mr. Inman stated that he has a number of parties who have offered to finance the development of the pros pect. It is a placer proposition and he has about 700 acres of land sur rounding the place under bond. The men believe that they have found the original source of all the platinum along the coast, as the find is on a tributary to Rogue river, and in a dis trict that was mined successfully 50 years ago.— Western World. MAY DOUBLE FORCE. British government, and if possible the mill will operate a double shift, according to E. A. Christensen, mem ber of the firm of Sudden & Christen sen, of San Francisco, owners of the mill and the steamer Brooklyn, who spent several days heie the past week. It is understood that Sudden & Christensen have been appointed buy ing agents for airplane stock for the British Admiralty on the Pacific coast and in view of the recent purchase of a large tract of spruce and fir locat ed in the Boutin tract, it is anticipat ed that the local output will be in creased to the limit of production. Mr. Christensen also stated that the transportation facilities for the local river are inadequate anti his company may decide to secure another vessel for this port. Sudden & Christensen, together with another San Francisco shipping concern, have at present un der construction six large ocean lin ers. The first act of Mr. Christensen up on his arrival was to increase wages at the mill 10 per cent, the increase taking effect May 1st. He stated that the fir market is looking up again and that in his opinion the entire Pa cific coast is due for a period of re newed business activity.—-Western World. Prosper Mill to Increase Production Use Commercial Fertilizer for your Materially. I have Nitrate of Seda. The Prosper Mill company will soon gardens. commence cutting spruce lumber for Superphosphate, Land Plaster and airplane stock to be furnished t«e other Special Brands. See Quick. T.ic A 'in ored C uiser Montana L T he arniore«! cruiser Montana is a vessel o f 14,5<>0 tons, with a spee«l of twenty-tw o knots ami carryin g four ten-inch guua, besides sm aller ordnance, lle r keel was laid In 1005. T he North Carolina ia her sister ship. WITH OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Many the butt of most of the jokes and was closed with a bounteous repast which all enjoyed to the full. The principal feature of the eve ning was the wedding. George was dressed up in the dress spit of Judge Watson while the bride «Mis apparel ed in a wedding dress borrowed from a more recent bride. Judge J. J. Stan ley performed the cerqjnony in the most approved fashion and the newly wedded couple then received the best wishes for a long and happy married life from the assembled guests. Mrs W. L. Kistner, a sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. She also acted in the same capacity at the or iginal wedding twenty-five years ago. Cunsolidations of Districts Contemplated This Year. Superintendent Baker is this week sending out blanks for the annual school meeting. He is trying to get the districts to vote their taxes at this meeting in order to do away with the confusion resulting from putting this mutter otf till the fall meeting. A new form of budget is being put in use under the new laws and he is also sending out a letter explaining away the intricacies of the new meth'id. A petition is now being circulated by the Lukeside, Lukeview and Joint 2 districts for the consolidation of the three into one large district. The pe Orris and Lloyd Knapp returned titions will be submitted to the boun dary board anil if approved an order Monday from Portland. The y, ung will be issued that these districts vote men had intended enlisting in the on the matter at the annual meeting. Navy, but wnen they found such en- The Lakeside district recently voted ; listment was for four years, instead bonds to the amount of $5,U00 for a of for the duration of the war, they new building. came home without offering their ser A petition is now before the board vices.— Port Orford Tribune. to have a quarter section of land be longing to the Russ holdings trans ferred from the Coquille district to the Roy district. This is done so res idents on this land may send then- children to the nearest school without paying tuition. A petition is also before the board for the consolidation of district No. 1 and the Coos River Consolidated. The latter is already a large district, but Local Sportsman Makes Fine the former has had no school this Catch of Trout in River year, having bent all their pupils to Near Fishtrap the larger school so the uniting of these districts is practically assured. Empire District No. 6 has re-em ployed its present teacher, Miss Ellen Knudsen, at a salary of $100 per month. This is the highest salary- Has Special Tackle for Both paid by any one-room school in the Trout and Salmon county. Catching Inlet No. 12 has re-em Considerable excitement was ap ployed both the teachers, Misses Flor parent at the home of Rev. H. M. Law ence Jennings and Irene Weekly, at increased salaries for the coming a week ago Saturday which aroused year. This is one of the best small the curiosity of quite a number of schools in the state It has a new passersby as well as some of his Saturday the problem $7,000 building and is as good as a neighbors. was solved. Mr. Law had just re small sclool can be. The eighth grade exams will be giv turned from a fishing trip and it was en Thursday and Friday of this week. the enthusiasm of his family over his About 55 of the 84 districts in the large catch which attracted the at county will have pupils in some of the tention. Mr. Law surely must hold the 1.ranches in the exams. This is the best record ever made in the Coos championship of this section if not of the entire va’ lejf*as a fisherman, county scfiools. although in his modesty he will no doubt hesitate to lay claim to the BIG BANDON DEAL CLOSED. honor. Anyway, he is an enthusiast, Shipyard Sold and Will Be Opened so much so that he has been for years Up Soon. studying on schemes to outwit the A deal was closed at Bandon Wed finny philosophers of the river and nesday whereby *!ie local shipyard small streams of Oregon. He has now finished his investiga was sold to the Pacific Shipbuilding company, a newly organized corpora tions and has, so he believes, solved tion of San Francisco with a capital the final problem. Anyway, he has stock of $250,000. The consideration perfected several lures which certain was $12,500. The buyers were repre ly ‘‘get the goods.” As proof of this sented by Attorney J. R. Cunnyng- statement he showed the writer a pic ture of over seventy-five finny beau ham, of San Francisco. Mr. Cunnyngham gave out the ties whichvhe caught in the river near statement that his company expects Fishtrap in one day’s fishing. He did to begin operations here within 30 not state how long he was fishing but days and that they would construct probably not over eight hours be two vessels. It is understood that the cause he is a union .nan and would people of Bandon would put the yard .noUwish to be busy for a longer per in condition as per the offer made iod of time at one stretch. The prev ious Saturday he caught forty-seven through the New Era Club. The deal was made by the directors trout in four and one-half hours. This of the Bank of Bandon and was con basket of fish weighed thirty-five curred in by the New Era Club com pounds—some basket of fish itself. mittee. According to those interest The catch last Saturday was compos ed in making the sale, Mr. Cunnyng ed of smaller fish and weighed only ham stated that the new owners may about twenty-eight pounds. Mr. Law credits his success to the build the first two vessels for their own use on the Coquille river. He al kind of hooks which.he uses, and as a so intimated that there are other in fisherman the writer thinks that sure dustries here that might be developed ly has more or less to do with it. Mr. and there is some conjecture as to the Law uses a hook of his own inven probable service contemplated for the tion, and one which Î3 being rapidly adop' ’. by the real sportsmen of this vessels. Mr. Cunnyngham stated that his locality. It is v Hat he has named company will endeavor to secure the his tandem hook and he claims for it services of as many former local ship that it ...11 “ gc1 the nihHcrs.” His carpenters as possible. W'hile some two phenomenal catches more than are still here the majority are work prove his claim. He is also . mu salmon fisherman, ing at the trade in other places. While little is known here concern as is nroved by his success on the riv ing the new company those locally in er between Arago anc: Fishtrap last terested in the yars are fully confi fall. At that time, when the fish dent that they will start operations at were running good, he always brought once and Bandon’s long slumbering in in a fine basket (no, not basket) of dustry will again be revived.— West salmon every time he went out, which was pretty often. For salmon fish ern World. C. McC. Johnson, of this city, who ing he also uses a tackle of his own will have charge of the shipyard, ex invention which consists of a special pects to go to Bandon in a few days ly designed gang hook with the usual and start the necessary repairing of spinner and also has an “ attracting the works and be ready for actual op | spoon,” which he avers increases the erations as soon as the necessary tim : strikes over seventy-five per cent. In bers can be secured for laying the addition it has a ballast sinker, so at tached that it does away with that first keel. most aggravating trouble of the troll- MARRIED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. er. the twisted line. The gang hook used by Mr. Law, ; Geo. S. Davis and Wife Celebrate instead of being rigidly attached one to another, is flexible, each hook be Silver Wedding. Last Friday, May 11, was the twen- ing mounted on a separate gut and , ty-fifth anniversary of the marriage the gut attached to the spinner, thus of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Davis, who not only doing away with many miss live a few miles above this city on the es but never losing a fish once he is Myrtle Point road, and the occasion hooked. These two hooks promise to was celebrated by their friends with make the name of Mr. Law a house a surprise party with several unique hold word in the homes of every fish features. They were invited to spend e.-man on the Pacific const if not of the evening at the home of Albert the United States In a few /ears The Schroeder, a neighbor, and their hooks are both patente' and will be neighbors and friends in this city, to placed >n the market a* some future the number of over 40, were notified time. In the meantime hr Is being to he present. The evening was spent beseigrd hy local sportsmen for sam in pleasant pastimes, with George as ples o f his art. CHAMPION OF IHE COQtILLE ALSO INVENTED TACKLE USED WILD BOAR HUNT. Local Sportsmen Capture 400-I'ound Wild Hog. The hunting of wild hogs is not confined to the wilds of Curry county, as the experience of four Fatal sports proves, but may at times be enjoyed within a few miles of this city. Last week William and Tom McAdams, William Donaldson and Charles Per- rott, who i « living on the McAdams’ place on ti.j Marshfield road three miles from this city, had an experi ence with a wild boar which cost the latter his freedom and may cost the life of one of their valuable dogs. The hog in question escaped from Tom McAdams’ herd several y a r s ago and since that time has been roaming the hills in a wild state. He had caused much trouble to ranchers in that vicinity and terrorized several of the inhabitants by chasing them in past years. The boys started out last Thursday with their four dogs to en deavor to put an end to the depreda tions of the animal, with the result that the dogs soon picked up his thail and cornered him in the march and a battle royal ensued. The boar gashed one of the dogs severely in the early part of the battle and it was then that they conceived the idea of c.p - turing him alive. Ropes were se cured and after many failures a rope was gotten around his jaws a.-.d he was soon securely “ hog-tied.” A horse and sled were taken to the place and the animal was brought to the ranch house where his tusks were ex tracted and he was turned loose in a secure stockade. At the time of the capture the boar weighed in the neighborhood of four hundred pounds but was very thin. Those who have seen him say he will reach the six hundred mark when in prime condition. At the prevailing price of pork this capture will net the boys a tidy sum as a result of their strenuous sport. A year or so ago, while traversing the woods back of his place, Tom Mc Adams discovered the boar, covered with blood and badly lacerated amout the head and ears. An investigation showed where he had a battle with some other animal and a careful search showed a plain blood trail lead ing away from the scene. His curi osity aroused, Mr. McAdams followed the trail and soon came upon a two or three-year-old bear which was just breathing his last. The bear was badly torn and gashed and in one place Tom saw where the boar had thrown the bear a distance of ten or twelve feet in the course of the battle. He said the bear would have easily weighed two hundred pounds. STEAMERS SOLD. Breakwater and Kilburn Will Remain on Run. Press advices of last week state that the steamers Breakwater and Kilburn have been sold and that both will he taken from their present runs which touch at. Marshfield. Speaking of the sale of these boats the Coos Bay Times says: “ The loss of the two vessels will be a serious blow to Coos Bay shipping. The service es pecially between Coos Bay and Port land will suffer. While the railroad can handle it, the water transporta tion forced rail rates down in many instances and now that the regular boat service is to be eliminated, the Southern Pacific will probably ad vance them. The Breakwater has played an important part far Coos Bay. The loss of the ship will be at tended by a sense of halfv ay personal loss to many in addition to the busi ness loVs.” The steamer F. A. Kilburn and Breakwater which have been sold by the North Pacific Steamship Company of which C. P. Doe is the head, to Crowley and Mahoney, will continue on the Coos Bay run. They will be operated under the name of the Emerald Line. Andrew Mahoney, one of the new owners, is well known on Coos Bay and recently came into prominence because of his successful deals in vessels. Mr. Crow ley owns tow boat lines on San Fran cisco bay. L. G. Cushing, who has been agent for the North Pacific company, will continue as agent for the Emerald Line.—Coos Bay Harbor. PER YEAR $1.50 NEW MANAGEMENT TAKES HOLD OF THE RIVERTON COAL MINES J. R. M cG ee as Trustee Takes Charge and W ill Conduct Future Operations J. R. McGee, of Riverton, returned for several years as the Gage mine last Wednesday from a trip to Port but during that period of operation proved a sink hole for the money of land with the news that the final ne the operators. The Gage interests gotiations were complete whereby he opened up several veins of coal but secures control of the Kay coal mine seemed unable to make the mine pay at Riverton. This property has for the necessary expenses of the operat several months been operated by a ors and was abandoned. Later a lease company of which W. S. Hall was was taken by the company which Mr. manager, but in future the mine will Hall represented and has since been Several motnhs be operated under the general super operated by them. vision of Mr. McGee. On May 7 he ago this company also got into finan was granted a trust deed of the prop cial difficulties and were forced to erty and on that date formally took hedge on their operations to the ex tent that they were unable to supply possession. The mine will be operated on a I the demand and it was at this time much larger scale than formerly and that Mr. McGee stepped into the game Mr. McGee, with his experience as j with the above result. “ Jack” has made many friends all foreman of the mine, connected with his previous experience with both this along the river during the many years and the Rouse property at that place, he has been engaged in the mining of is in a position to get far better re coal and these together with those he sults than could possibly be secured has made by his pleasant personality by one not wholly familiar with the all join the Herald wishing him the j best success in the world in this new coal veins of that vicinity. Mr. McGee also secured leases on est venture. other coal bearing lands at Riverton | J. R. McGee was in town yesterday and in the near future will announce from Riverton and said he hoped to plans for opening up these properties have the mine in full operation there on a larger scale than has heretofore by tomorrow. He was accompanied been undertaken in ttiat district. by Mr. Patterson and they went over The Kay property has been oper some of the final details of the mine ated by several companies since it business with their attorneys while was first developed. It was known in town. CITY FATHERS. CITY OFFICERS ELECTED. Regular Meeting Takes Up Street Commercial Club Ticket Wins in a Walk. Matters. The mayor, recorder, city attorney, Yesterday was city election day and city engineer were present at and proved one of the most quiet days council meeting, but only four coun- of the year. The Commercial Club cilmen answered to roll call, Nosier ■ ticket, composed of J. S. Lawrence for recorder, C. R. Barrow, M. O. being absent. Mr. Kellog, after six weeks’ prep Hawkins and J. W. Miller for council- aration, presented the plans and spec men, was elected by enormous ma ifications for the improvement of jority. Several other citizens evi First, Hall and Second streets, but dently aspired to civic honors, but the council desired a week to look seem to have neglected to inform them over, and more than that they their friends of their candidacies, and had about decided to put off the im as a result received but one vote each. provement of these streets for a But one hundred ballots were cast, year, with the chances good that it showing that the war interest is greater than all others in the com will go over two years or more. On Mr. Epperson’s estimate that munity. Following is the vote: it would take about 11,000 feet of For Recorder: J. S. Lawrence............................. 90 lumber to replace that which is utter M. J. Hartson................................ 1 ly worn out on First street, the coun cil figured that the total expense of For Councilmen: replacing the planking on these two C. R. Barrow................................. 81 M. O. Hawkins............................... 97 blocks would not be more than $10 J. W. Miller.................................... 96 for each 50 foot lot. W. H. Mansell said he had inter J. E. Quick..................................... 1 W. Kistner..................................... 1 viewed practically all of the property Bill Johnson................................... 1 owners and all had expressed a will O. C. Sanford................................ 1 ingness to pay for the repair work S. M. Nosier.................................. 1 pro rata rather than be compelled to put down a permanent improvement H. A. Young................................... 1 this year. If the property on the For City Marshal: street will all bear its share of the Virginia Lamb............................... 1 The winning candidates will take repair cost, with a cash payment, the members of the council will probably office at the council meeting held the drop all street improvements for this first Monday in June. year. In order to ascertain whether the owners would make this cash pay er next year. The war isn’t over and ment for new planks, the city attor we havn’t begun to send troops to the Good ney was instructed to prepare the European battlefields yet. necessary papers, which Chas. Bax times and high wages are the rule ter agreed to circulate for signatures. while war is on. City Engineer R. N. Kellogg pre Another argument presented against the postponement plan was sented his resignation to take effect that next year it would probably be May 10, and the council accepted it. impossible to sell improvement bonds He will resume his position with E. bearing six per cent and the addition G. Perham on the Marshfield-Coquille al percentage would more than eat road work at once. The council then adjourned till up any saving in material and labor which might be gained by waiting till Wednesday of this week, the 16th, next year. More than that, it is fu when they will meet to canvass the tile to expect labor expense to be Iow- election returns. United States Super-Dreadcought Wyoming Preachers Drag River. Rev. T. H. Downs and Rev. H. M. Law went up the river yesterday morning in the latter’s boat and spent the day searching for the body of Mrs. Carpenter, dragging the river for nearly a quarter of a mile. F if- I teen or twenty other boats were there engaged in the same work and volu- 1 teer divers took turn in using the diver’s suit that had been procured— but all without result. Among others from Coquille who were up there were Z. C Strang, O. A. Mintonye and Mr. Mockler. Victor Morris, of Myrtle Point, will photo bv American Frees Association, speak at the Christian church at 7:30 The Wyoming displaces 26.000 tons and Is 562 fr»t long and carries twelve tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. ! trweive-lnrb guns. Bhe carries a crew of 1,043 oftUx rs and men /
