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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1917)
- - - .........1 OUB GREATEST N E E D . Ship Building 1» an Im m ediate N a tional Duty. This nation has declared w ar on the g re a te s t m ilitary pow er in the world. Allied nations a re in need of supplies, m unitions and food more th an ever before. If we move our own arm ies to Europe and supply them w ith equipm ents, am unition and food we m ust have ships. Rapid building of ships is the im- m edate national need back of the whole situation for ending the world w ar and m ost of all our g re a te st im perative need if we a re to bear an honorable and efficient p a rt in the stru g g le we aave entered upon, and we cannot tu rn back, having put our hand to the plow. Shipbuilding is the im m ediate n a tional duty and demand. The Presi dent has removed contention from the Shipping Board and the country is now ready to go ahead, and get the bottom s of steel and wood th a t a re to enable our country to p articip ate and deliver our forces in the world s tru g gle for hum anity. In building the n ation’s equipm ent fo r the coean the Pacific C oast sta te s and the sta te s w est of the Rocky m ountains will render the m ost im p o rtan t p a rt. We have the harbors th a t a re secure. We have the raw m aterial for building wooden ships and are able to build the steel ships up to th e standards required fo r m od ern commerce. The industry has gone forw ard very encouragingly on P u g et Sound, a t P ortland, and a t San Francisco and Los A ngeles and m any of the m inor ports on the w est coast. P robably a hundred million dollars has been in vested in shipyards, and a t lea st five hundred ships of wood and steel are under construction. Before the end of the y ear the Pacific C oast shipbuilding industry should be tu rn in g out a ship every day and possibly two a day, and will be em ploying fifty thousand hands in th is industry. To illu stra te : Take the Oregon sit uation. In th a t d istric t about one hundred ships of wood and steel of all sizes are under co ntract fo r con struction, 23 contracts for steel and th e re s t for wood. P ortland has developed this indu;- tr y th ro u g h its Cham ber of Commerce until a t present 12,000 men a re em ployed directly and indirectly, of which 3500 to 4000 a re employed un der sub-contractors. There is $25,- 000,000 invested in the shipbuilding properties and equipm ent. But P o rt land is lim ited in fu rth e r operations by lack of w orkers. P ortland needs 5000 men capable of w orking on some kind of labor in building steel ships, and 5000 more to w ork on wooden ships. Alm ost any kind of wood w orker o r m etal w orker can be utilized and it is not a question of w ages. The w ages paid are b et te r th a n in alm ost a n y other line of in d u stry and w ork is steady all the y ear through. The G overnm ent will not let more c o n tracts a t P ortland until a t least several thousand ship w orkers can be secured. They m ust be had and it is the h ig h est civic and patriotic duty of every m an who can handle tools in wood work or m etal w ork or has in telligence and muscle th a t can be a p plied to these ta s k s to help build ships. Y oung men and old men, men with fam ilies or w ithout fam ilies, will find a shipbuilding cen ter a profitable and ideal place to serve his country, and th ere should be enlisted in this in d u stry 25,000 men before another y ear rolls by. The n a 'io n needs you. Mr. Mechanic. The world needs you. Com mercial bodies and new spapers and business men reading this sta te m ent can all do th e ir little bit di re ctin g men to shipbuilding centers. You will be helping the men and help ing the country a t its point of sorest need. If you cannot work on the shipyard send a suitable substitute anil help save the situation for w ith out ships we a re helpless. Places like P ortland and other points w here ships a re being built, or can be built, a re absolutely a t the m ercy of the labor situations, and th ere m u st be a selective and co-op e rativ e cam paign to advance the building of ships, or ofir country faces the m ost serious situ atio n in i u h is tory. From Murdock’s July Report. On the road p roject Irom the Henry stre e t bridge no rth to the Cunning ham creek the R oadm aster reports on A u g u st 1st: The g ra d in g has been completed nnd the g ravelling is about one-half done. The piles have been driven and capped for the bridge a t Charles W at son’s ranch. The to ta l expense to d a te fo r the rem oval of old stru c tu re s grubbing, grad in g , gravelling and b ridge a t C harles W atson’s ranch is $5556.50. F ifty thousand fe et of re p a ir plant ing a re being laid a t Fain-lew . On th e Coquille-M yrtle Point road w ork is in p ro g ress over the first milt a d ja c e n t to Coquille nnd on the second m ile n o rth from M yrtle Point. A cam p has oeen intalled a t Norw ay. Five thousand cubic yards of m aterial have been moved. An average of sixty men a re employed. O f the Coaledo to C edar Point p ro jec t the R oadm aster says: “ The co ntract is seven per cent completed. Seven thousand yards of m aterial were moved d u rin g the m onth. Only w ithin the la st ten days has the ra te of progress reached w hat it should have been two m onths ago. A lthough there a re unquestion ably a larg e num ber of additional dif ficulties in g e ttin g w ork under way this year, there have been none which could not have been anticipated and none which a gooil construction com pany would recognize a s legitim ate reasons fo r delay. It m ight be noted th a t on the Coos B ay-N orth project on which an agreem ent was signed six weeks a fte r the aw ard of this contract to Mr. Perham , alm ost as much work has been com pleted to date.” In D istrict No. 5 the following notes a re m ade by Mr. M urdock: “The g raveling project two m iles from M yrtle Point on the A rago road is in progress. “One-half mile of grade has been prepared for graveling between Fish- tra p and Coquille and will be cov ered within the next m onth. “The approaches to the Hoffman Slough Bridge have been gravelled. “ Mr. W eekly is com pleting his con tra c t aw arded la st y ear on the Big Creek road near B ridge.” need the Sunday School and tki s KUAÜ WDHK TO CONTÌNUE age School needs them . A cardinal pr> (C ontinued from first page.) cept w ith the School is to provioj the best possible lite ra tu re and in way if they can possibly be com pleted struction and take an active intere t under the term s of the contracts. in all the things which in te re st the As to the la tte r clause, the opinion pupils. was expressed th a t th e w ay Mr. P e r- ltam is g e ttin g a t his job betw een here Boy Breaks His Arm. and Coaledo it can be finished this season. R oadm aster Murdock, how L ast Tuesday Le N orm e Pownde , ever, whose Ju ly re p o rts indicates only Sheriff G age’s nine year old g ran - 7,000 cubic yards y e t moved, will son, who has been living w ith him f< r have to be shown. the p ast two years, while up a t Brid> e L. J. Sim pson w as before the court broke the inner bone of his left for - T hursday asking th a t the road from arm near the w rist and a t the san e N orth Bend to S unset Bay be m ac- tim e put one of the w rist bones on ad...nized. G rading work is now in the opposite side of the arm out of progress on th a t road, and the court joint. While visiting his aunt, M r .. ordered th a t a sandy stre tc h of two Frank Fish, he tried the sw ing a t the miles, the w orst p a r t of the project, school house and was throw n out, bis should be m acadam ized, and will a d arm strik in g a rock. vertise fo r bids for th a t work. On the presen t P erham co ntract Ask Anyone Who Has Used It. the plans culls for the retention and There are fam ilies who alw ays aim m aintenance of h alf a m ile ir. length of the China cam p bridge and also to keep a bottle of C 'ham berlair's Colic and D iarrhoea Remedy in t. e of the long bridge a t Coaledo. house for use in case it is needed, ai.d I t w as also decided to use gravel find th a t it is not only a good invest ment but saves them no end of sufft -- and m acadam on some of the fills ing. As to its reliability, ask anyone south of Bandon. who has used it. The widows’ pension and indigent cases stil rem ain to be considered and S H E R IF F ’S SA LE O F R E A L PR O the a u d itin g of bills is not yet com PERTY ON FO RECLO SU RE. pleted. NOTICE IS H EREBY G IV EN , T hat under and by virtue of an E xe Will Be Here Next Wednesday. cution and O rder of Sale issued out of the C ircuit C ourt of the S ta te of J. L. Sm ith, C ounty A gent, a n Oregon for the County of Coos on the nounces th a t Mr. B. A. W ard, Biolog 18th day of July, 1917, in a certain cause in said C ourt pending w herein Coquille-M yrtle Point Cow T esting ical A ss’t., U. S. D epartm ent of A g C. T. Skeels is plaintiff, and J . W. riculture will be a t the Coquille City Association. Rutledge, in person, and J . W. R u t Hall on W ednesday, A ugust 8, a t 10 ledge as A m in istra to r of the e sta te a. in. to m eet w ith all the fa rm e rs of of C lara E. Rutledge, deceased, ace The following are the cows in this association who have given m ore than this d istrict, who a re interested in defendants being case No. 4784 of 45 pounds of b u tte rfa t during the p e r try in g to eradicate th e destructive the said C ourt and com m anding me to sell the h e rein afte r decribed real iod of 30 days, ending Ju ly 31st, 1917. d ig g er squirrel, which does so m uch property to sa tisfy the sum of $270.‘0 dam age to farm crops. Breed !b~ B. F. Owner w ith in te rest a t 6% from 25th day Mr. W ard has been very successful of June, 1917, and tax es $2.58 and 56.9 G. Jesey Jam es Jacobsen G. Jersey 53.8 in cooperating w ith the fa rm e rs atto rn ey fee of $50.00 and costs and C. H. B utler disbursem ents $10.00, to g eth er wi»h 52.8 throughout the sta te in poisoning d ig accruing costs. I W ILL ON SA T U R G. Jersey Theo. Clinton g e r squirrels, jack rabbits, coyotes, 52.6 G. Jersey A lbert Schroeder DAY, TH E 1st DAY OF Septem ber, 1917, a t the hour of 10 o’clock in the 52 5 etc. G. Jersey H erm an Peterson A t th is m eeting Mr. W ard will dem forenoon of said day a t the Coum y 51.7 G. Jersey Theo. Clinton ourt House in the City of Coquille, 51.5 o n stra te his m ethod of poisoning ro C G. Jersey W. C. C utler Coos County, Oregon, offer for sale 61.1 dents and will p rep are a batch of and sell a t public auction to the higo- G. Jersey A lbert Schroeder 50.8 poison and d istrib u te it equally be est and best bidder for cash in hand G. Holstein Lundy & Son 50.4 tween all the fa rm e rs p re sen t if th ey all the rig h t, title and in te rest of t ’le G. Jersey W. C. C utler D efendant in and to the follow 50.2 will ag ree to tak e it home and m ake said G. Jersey Theo. Clinton ing described real property, to-w it: G. A yrshire 50.0 use of it according to his instructions. B. B a rtle tt Beginning a t a post m arked “ C. S.” As the d igger squirrel is one of our on the q u a rte r section line 5.94 chains 49.4 Herman Peterson G. Jersey 49.3 m ost serious pests, m any fa rm e rs of east of the q u a rte r section corner on G. Jersey Geo. Davis w est boundary of section 31, 'n 48.6 this section will certain ly w ent to tak e the John Strong G. Jersey tow nship 27 South of ran g e 12 we it 48.9 advantage of th is o pportunity to m eet of the W illam ette M eridian in O re Theo. Clinton G. Jersey G. Jersey 48.0 Mr. W ard a t this tim e and learn from gon; and running thence e ast 5 12 Geo. Davis 47.4 him the best m ethod of eradication chains along the said q u a rte r secti n Theo. Clinton G. Jersey line; thence north 9.72 chains to the W. C. C utler G. Jersey 47.1 and control of such rodents and also south boundary of a roadw ay 45 lin .s A lbert Schroeder G. Jersey 47.1 to obtain th e ir share of the poison wide; thence w est 5.02 chains alo: g Theo. Clinton G. Jersey 46.6 m ixture which Mr. W ard will p repare the south boundary line of said roa 1- Geo. Davis G. Je rse y 46.0 for those who a tte n d this m eeting w ay; thence south 9.72 chains, mo e or less, to the place of b e ginnirg, Herm an Peterson G. Je rse y 45.9 W ednesday, A ugust 8th, a t 10 a. m containing five acres of land, m ore ir John Strong G. Je rse y 45.6 a t Coquille City Hall. less, all in Coos County, Oregon. C. H. B utler G. Je rse y 45.6 Said sale being m ade subject to i dem ption in the m anner provided by As Curry County Sees It. G. Je rse y Geo. Davis 45.5 law. W. E. Cross G. Je rse y 45.4 W. W. Gage, The Coos county sawm ill men, com W. E. Cross G. Je rse y 45.3 Sheriff of Coos County, Oreg< n. prising the big in te rests in the coun W. E. Cross G. Je rse y 45.2 D ated Ju ly 24th, 1917. VV. E. Cross G. Je rse y 45.2 ty, have asked the governor of the SUMMONS. A lbert Schroeder G. Je rse y 45.1 sta te and the county court to stop W. E. Cross G. Je rse y 45.0 road work, because the 8-hour day In th e C ircuit C ourt of the S ta te of M artin Schm idt G. Je rse y 45.0 and good w ages is draw ing men aw ay Oregon in and fo r th e County from the lum ber cam ps and mills to of Coos. work on the roads. W. C. T. U. of Coos County. V esta Lewis, Plaintiff, This is about as bare-faced and vs. The W om an's C hristian Tem per hard-handed a blow as we ever knew ance Union of Coos county m et a t of being delivered a t the laboring Jam es B. Lewis, D efendant. To Ja m es B. Lewis, the above nam M yrtle Point Tuesday and W ednesday rnan. And Gov. W ithycombe, endors of this week. D elegates from Bandon, ing it, has w ritten the county judge of ed d efendant: In th e Nam e of the S ta te of Oregon, N orth Bend and Coquille w rre present Coos recom m ending the abandonm ent from over the county. The first day of road projects th a t the mills m ay you a re hereby notified th a t you a e dinner was served picnic style in the g et the laboring men. It is a sure required to a p p e a r and answ er the Grove. Forty-five w ere present and proposition th a t if the road w orkers com plaint filed a g a in st you in the enjoyed a fine spread. lose th eir jobs th ey ’ll not work for above en titled su it w ithin six weeks The afternoon session w as given to the mill men who fo r the sake of per from the date of the first publication reports of officers an<f superintendents sonal benefit would deprive the w ork of th is sum m ons, to w it: w ithin six weeks f(om the 17th day of Ju ly , 1917, of the various dep artm en ts and a very ers of sa tisfac to ry employm ent. in terestin g paper w as read by Mrs. I t ’s ju st such proceedings as this and if you fail so to ap p ear and a n Mary Campbell on “The W ork of the which causes the grow th of the I. W. sw er on or before the 28th day of A u W. C. T. U. in a Bone D ry S ta te .” W. and anarchism am ong the rabid gust, 1917, the sam e being the d ate of Special m usic in the afternoon was and favors a leaning tow ard social the la s t publication of th is sum m ons, given by Misses C a rte r, A nnin and a ism am ong the m ore conservative.— for w a n t th ereo f the plaintiff will a p ply to the court for the relief dem and vocal duet by the M isses D rake. Gold Beach Globe. ed in her said com plaint, a succinct The evening session gave an in te r sta te m en t of which is as follow s: T hat estin g program of m usic, solos by Will Enter S . P. Employ. the bonds of m atrim ony heretofore ex Rev. D rake. M rs. Pem berton and Mrs. Ellis Dem ent and piano and organ G. R. H arper, who has been w ith istin g betw een the plaintiff and de num bers by b lisse s C raw ford and A n the local cream ery since its purchase fen d an t be annulled, set aside and held nin. Then cam e the silver m edal con by the Darifood P roducts Co., has re for n a u g h t; th a t plaintiff be aw arded test. Mrs. H enry, of Bandon, Mrs. signed his position to tak e one w ith the care ar.d custody of the two m inor Ingalls, Miss C arter, Miss D rake and the Southern Pacific ta x departm ent children, A sa Lewis and K ath ry n Mrs. Campbell, of M yrtle Point, spoke a t Portland a t a sa lary considerably Lew is; nnd for such o ther and fu rth e r and all did so well th a t the g rading of larg e r than the local company could relief in the prem ises as to the court the judges w as very close. Miss C ar afford to pay, although they were very m ay seem m eet and equitable. Service of th is sum m ons is m ade te r was aw arded the m edal by the lesirous of re ta in in g his services. county president, Mrs. Blanche Mr. H arper and fam ily intend to upon you by publication th ereo f in the Coquille H erald, a new spaper publish Faulds. leave the 10th of the month. ed in Coquille, Coos County, Oregon, The W ednesday sessions w ere given for a period of six weeks beginning over to business and plnns of work S. S. Classes Picnic. with the 17th day of Ju ly 1917, by o r for next y e ar w ith the election of of The Interm ediate classes of the der of the Honorable Jam es W atson, ficers. The newly elected officers are: President, Mrs. Blanche Faulds, of Sunday School of the M. E. Chuch County Ju d g e of Coos County, Oregon, Bandon. Vice P re sid e n t-a t-la rg e. Mrs. South, with th eir teachers, Mrs. L. dated the 17th day of Ju ly , 1917. , J . J. ST A N LE Y , _ Jennie H azer, of N orth Bend. Cor B. W oodruff and Miss Mildred N orton, A ttorney for P laintiff. responding S ecretary . Mrs. Henry, of enjoyed a pleasant picnic on the banks A ddress- Coquille, Oregon. Bandon. R ecording S ecretary . Mrs. of C unningham creek last Tuesday ev 44-50 Chapm an, of N orth Rend. T reasure . ening. The central feature of the oc Mrs. Lowe, of Bandon. S u p e rin te n casion was a dog roast, which su r Sum m er Com plaint. dent of Scientific T em perance Instruc passed all previous attem p ts. Sing D uring the hot w eather of the sum tion, Mrs. E lla G uerin, of M yrtle ing. gam es, and a general good tim e m er m onths some m em ber of alm ost Point. S uperintendent of M others’ were indulged in and every one en every fam ily is likely to be troubled w ith a n u n n a tu ra l looseness of the M eetings. Mrs. Cecil C a rte r, of M yrtle joyed them selves to capacity. These classes a re composed pf the bowels, and it is of the g re a te s t im Point. Superintendent of P ress, Mrs. portance th a t th is be tre a te d prom t - F. G. D rake. o f M yrtle Point. Super younger Teen age boys and girls and ly, which can only be done when the a re a fine lot of young people. They m edicine is kept a t hand. Mrs. F. intendent of L egislation and Law E n I forcem ent, Mrs. R obert Annin, of take an in te rest in th eir lessons and Scott. Scottsville. N. Y.. sta te s, first used C ham berlain's Coiic and Di M yrtle Point. S uperintendent of Sab- j combine th eir efforts to m ake recre a rrh o e a Remedy as m uch as five yea' s ath O bservance and E vangelism . Mrs. ation enjoyable and profitable. It is ago. A t th a t tim e I had a severe a t a t this age th a t the currents of life tack of sum m er com plaint and was Chappell, of N orth Bend. suffering intense pain. One dose i»- N ext y e a r’s w ork will consist la rg e begii to set strongly and the force of ! lievetl me. O thers m em bers of n v influence becomes a factor in the s it ly of p atriotic relief w ork in aiding I fam ily have since used it w ith like uation. O ur boys and girls of this the Red Cross society. J resu lts." N O TICE TO CONTRACTORS. $100 R e w a rd , $100 Highway C onstruction, Coos County, Oregon. Sealed bids for m acadam izing a p or tion of the Em pi>e-Sunset Bay Road; T ar Heel to C haileston Bay, in Coos County, Oregon will be received by the County C ourt of said County a t its office in the C ourt House, Coquille, Oregon, until 10:00 A. M. Aug. 18th, 1917. No bid will be considered unless a c companied by ca .h, bidder’s bond, or certified check for an am ount equal to a t le a st 5 per cent, of the total am ount of the bid. A corporate su re ty bond will be required for the faith fu l perform ance of the co ntract in a sum equal to one- h alf the total am ount of the bid. Proposal blanks and full inform a tion fo r bidders m ay be obtained a t the office of the County Clerk of said County, or a t the office oT the Road m aster, in the C ourt House, Coquille, Oregon. Plans and specifications and form s of contract m ay be seen a t the sam e place or m ay be obtained upon the deposit of $15.00. The rig h t is reserved to re je ct any or all proposals or to accept the p ro posal or proposals deem ed best for said County. COUNTY COURT OF COOS COUNTY Jam es W atson County Ju d g e G. J. A rm strong County Commissioner a rc h ie Philip C ounty Com m isrioner A tte s t: L. W. Oddy, C ounty Clerk. Coquille, Oregon, A ugust 6, 1917. 2t T h e r e a d e r s o ( th is p a p e r w ill be p le a s e d to le a r n t h a t th e r e Is a t le a s t o n e d r e a d e d d is e a s e t h a t s c ie n c e h a s b e e n a b le to c u r e 1« a ll it s s ta g e s a n d t h a t Is c a ta r r h . C a t a r r h b e in g g r e a t ly In flu e n ced b y c o n s titu tio n a l c o n d itio n s r e q u ir e s c o n s titu tio n a l tr e a tm e n t. H a ll s C a t a r r h M ed ic in e Is ta k e n I n te r n a lly a n d a c t s th r u th e B lood o n th e M u co u s S u r fa c e s o f th e S y ste m th e r e b y d e s tr o y in g th e fo u n d a tio n o f th e d is e a s e , g iv in g th e p a t ie n t s tr e n g t h b y b u ild in g u p th e c o n s tit u tio n a n d a s s is tin g n a t u r e In d o in g its w o rk T h e p r o p r ie to r s h a v e s o m u c h f a i th In th e c u r a tiv e p o w e rs o f H a ll s C a t a r r h M ed ic in e t h a t th e y o ffe r O n e H u n d r e d D o lla rs f o r a n y « a s # t h a t It fa lls to c u re S e n d f o r lis t o f te s tim o n ia ls . The Celebrated Bergmann Shoe Awarded Gold Medal P. P. I. E. San Francisco, 1915 The stro n g e st and n e are st w aterproof I Shoes m ade for L oggers, C ruisers, Miners, Sportsm en and W orkers. Men’s Comfort Dress Shoes Strong Shoes for Boys M anufactured by Theodore Bergman Shoe Manufacturing Co. 621 T hurm an St. P ortland. Oregon A sk fo r the B ergm ann W aterproof Shoe Oil. . A R K H iP S tlA h i BA LSA M .Lumber—Si1 os—Shingles WHY WASTE GREEN FEED AND BUY HAY? BUILD A FILO Wisconsin or Stave hzo from 8x20 ft., 15 tons to 16x36 ft., ¡55 tons Prices on lumber and any informa tion on lumber and silos cheerfully given. INCOME and OUTLAY On*» side of vour Pass Book will show all the money you have received. The other side will show all you have paid out, and ihe cancelled checks are your receipts. This fine arrangem ent is yours if you will open your check ac count here. Your account will be given careful and considerate attention. F IR ST NATIONAL. B A N K C A P IT A L an d SURPLUS $60,000.00 A. J . SHERW OOD, President R. E. SH IN E , Vice President ■ n o N a B B n B n H L. H. HAZARD, Cashier O. C. SANFORD, Asst. Cashier B n B ^ H B B B a B H r a REDUCED EXCURSION FARES WEEK END FARES on sale Saturdays and Sundays between all stations Cushman to Powers and Bandon inclusive. Return limit following Monday. SPECIAL SUNDAY FARES. Round Trip Tickets, at very low fares, will be sold on Sundays only, between all stations Marsh field to Powers inclusive, iimiteci to date of sale. Ask your local agent for tickets and further infor mation. JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, Portland. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES ■ ■ ■ W a M M M a k . 'l 'S i l i | l l l D E R t J O H N S » . - » , , ™ Com»» Cal louses, e ta ., stops a ll pain, ensures co m fo rt to the feet, a »fees walking: easy. 15c. by m all or a t Drug* gists. H lsco s Chemical Works, Patchogue. M. 1 E. E. JOHNSON Any | A to ile t preparatlou o f m erit. Helps to era d icate leale dandruff, j f o r R e s to r in >g g C C o olor l o r and . F e a u t y t o G r a y ' o r F ad ed H air J &'><’. and 81.00 a t Drutrglsta ;