Image provided by: Bandon Historical Society Museum
About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1910)
COMMOM|T.y STIMSON- 1 CONOVER j I I ». Ry MARTHA V Is t nvrrW>t. mn. ‘jf Arwrlou« !•»•»• I 4~”__________ J I aehk » I vail a • » Ml m It w i« ntghl w i H«1R durknr r*' l’fr HoliJay finding tit» wnl h r tor tooth in gtr-ti nr»» 1 I, PurcliAM am ill qn.intitv rl rtf i to «Lent«. No wliiili the hungry I kandaom«r. mors the ptngaol a forty eight lours* Li-d. •«rvtccable. or Dining the night, the moon ai.»e. ■»or« «ppraciatcd 1 tilt-* and thirst awoke inc and by giit could b« I moon light I found tin- npri ig. made. Bcautiful Again m< re than twenty mill’s ol M lonrf aa itlaata. des< rt ay lx fore me, covered with and it laata a miles of alkali crystals, so purely liletimc. Se« it white that the r<-fb-cti n of the sun. and décidé for striking lhe eyes, was extremely youraclf. painfull, the heat, too, was nearly Sold unbearable. At three p. in. I reach ed the Black Rock, a formation of Exclusively liasalt, nearly black in color, beyond by it stretched the desert, r.ot a spur ol vegetation, not a drop of water on this desert can lie foil nil Its length B andon hardware company north and south is one hundred and fifty miles the width from ten to fif FURNISHED ROOMS teen miles. Before entering this sand basin, a hot spring of nearly boiling AT water leaves the basalt rock it is so warm that meat can be boiled in it. By following the small stream half ol a mile, the water bad cooled enough MRS SARAH COSTELLO to be used for drinking purposes. The sun nearly roasting us caused Nice ubmn rooinn 25 and 50c a uiuht, $1.25 a week; $5 nmontb me to stop and rest. With the blan kets I formed a tent and tin ler it, BANDON OREGON myself anil animal found some shade and relief. Next to the water was some grass, which, after the sun was MY CLOTHES ARE AT THE sinking in the Western horizon, fur nished the mule with feed for the coming march. For myself, I hid the good luck to see a sand heron, which was shot ami made me a good supper. Although it was sunset, it was still scorching hot, the whole atmosphere Where Yours Ought Jo be was in flickering motion, the night approached, one star after the other A. F. DERINGER C Prop. bedecked the clear blue sky, and now the north star made its appear Clarence Y. Lowe ance; this my guiding star for the coining journey, this the only sta O regon tionary star in the northern hemis BANDON phere, the direction I had to follow. bruggist and Apothecary In a line with the north star are Is ;nst in receipt of a new stock of two others, known as the pointers, a part of the seven stars called the Drugs and Chemicals, Patent and Proprietary Preparations, Toilet Ar “Great Bear.” All the stars rotate tides. Drug Sundries, Perfumes, around the north star, and by ob Brushes, Sponges, Soap, Nuts and serving the positions in which these Candies, Cigars. Tobaccos and Cig constellations are at a certain hour, arettes, Paints, Oils, Glass and it beccmes an easy matter to calcu J Painter's Supplies. I A Model City. <>!•»• iilglit • luani was l>ro*ght b»f»»r« th» M-rgcaut at th» »k*k in a polk-» court charged with burglary. “Hallo. Mtlmaon.” an Id It.»« aergeaat. Mr» Rus "You turned up again? I haven't awn you for ao long that 1 thought you 4 I mt« Itioll to reformed.” It - uh fill l>, hi r liti-'b.iiul it “I’m not Ktluiaon.** r<*pll<*d the man, II ib'i-luiK nt of .1 moil« I » .I who wna dreaaed in working coatutnc, "and I’ve never bcm here before." ! n-west of lite tii.iiiv I topi "Tnlie him in.” f The nest morning the caau came up Cuttr lo lie far ::tip<-t ior t before the court. There had lx*»«n a burglary in lien Warfleld'a more. War priilec»swors. It util rtM- ; Ueld had entered Ills place of buaiueas beautiful Forest Hill gat of with a light and cornered a uiun role .IS bing Ills cash drawer. The robber Long Island, its cottage w knot-lied him down and ran. The store US btautiful as tlrcam , ami, keeper got up. follow<*d. called a po I Ice man, and together they made chase. s irroumlings are ecu critcil, its fif Warfield in court testified that while in pursuit of the fugitive he had turned teen hundred carefully selected in and walked toward them. Undoubted habitants will be “dwellers in Eden’’ ly knowing lie would be captured, lie hoped to go by them unrecognized. But j and Eden with all modern intpr< ve- Warfield had got a good look at hint nients. in his store by the light heicarried and knew him at once. The rest of the Yet Sageville, or whatever it will evidence against the prisoner was fur nished by a picture in the «rogues’ gal be called, will fail of its object. Like lery which,’though it was not a flat Pullman ami other modern villages tering likeness, was near enough like him, taken with Warfield’sMWldence, to built by millionaires, it will suffer convict him. most of the ills of the average small Tile prisoner claimed that l he was John Conover, a workman In a foun muniiipality, and be little, if any, dry. His employer’s su|ierlntendent better ofi than its neighbors. A pri- was called to the stand and testified that the man. under the name of Con vatelv financed village may have over, had gone to work for the concern prettier houses and better plittrtbing a week before, claiming that he had not been employed for some months. than the ordinary American village, That was all the witness knew about but it will stifle the spirit of its de him. Being an ohl offender. Stimson was mocracy. sent to the penitentiary for seven Other ominous Shadows foretell years. Before he started his wifecume to see him. acting hysterically and de the failure of the city which is to be claring that she and her children were starving. This only confirmed the>ver- buikled on the millions of Russell dlct, though it excited sympathy. No Sage. For instance, this: “For the one ever heard of Stimson having had a wife and family. But the case was present laboring men, whose wages decided, and there Is too much work are small, will not benefit directly before the courts except in the cases of I'lte those who have money to pay lawyers from Mrs. Sage's enterptise. and costs for a little matter like that cost of land, it is explained, pre to attract even attention. One night three years later a man cludes provision for the working was brought into the same sergeant us had received Stimson, whereupon the class. sergeant, wiio was a facetious man, said: Wheezing in the lungs indicates "Hello, Stimson! You here again? I that phlegm is obstructing the air haven’t seen you for so long that I thought you’d reformed.” passages. BALLARD’S HORE “I’m not Stimson. My nnme’s Con HOUND SYRUP loosens the over.” “Well. I like that. I’d know that phlegm so that it can be coughed mug of yours among a thousand. up and ejected. Price 25c, 50c and We’ve got you In the gallery. But. $1.00 per bottle. Solti by C. Y what did. you say about being”— Lowe. “Conover?” "Yes—Conover. It seems to me the ------- 000-------- . nnme’s familiar. Now I remember all late correctly the time of night. about it. The Inst time you came in Looking Backward. here you tried the racket of mistaken When I left the resting place, the identity; said your name was Conover. pointers and north star formed a But hold on. You were sent up for horizontal line; it was then about 8 B lack R ock D esert . seven years. You couldn't get out this o’clock p.’ii. The distance across early on good behavior. When did you When I awoke the next morning break jail?” the desert was fifteen miles; the “Sergeant,” said the prisoner, chang ; a rather lonely feeling crept over me, lag his tone, ”1 wns dingin’ to a sore, full of pain, it made me think pointers now stood within a lew de straw, and that remarkable memory ot I grees of perpendicular witli the north yours has l>rok<> it. Three years ago I of my fottner companions on this star, consequently I had traveled Where were they now? A five hours. It was near 1:00 o’clock you sent up an Innocent man who look trip ed tike me, and this time I was think stretch of five hundred miles lay be a.m. P ohl . in’ 1 might possibly get off by claimin’ fore me between my present loca to be him. But it won’t work." Heatlburn is a symptom of indi The sergeaut looked nt the man, I tion and my destination, the Co greatly puzzled. gestion. Take a dose of HERBINE quille river. “Did you do the burglary Conover in such cases. The pain disappears There was no use to philosophize was sent up for?” he asked. “Yes, I done it. They chased me, —this meant action without fear of’ instantly. The bowels operate speed nnd all of a sudtlen I ins-red 'em stop. what might follow. I was firm in ily and you feel fine, vigorous and The next day I sor In the erim news in cheerful. Price 50c. Sold by C. Y. the pa|ier that a bloke as looked like] tnv 1 esolution to face die circum 1 .owe. me was took. He's »loin' my Hine now. 1 stances and do the best I could. If you wasn’t on to it I'd 'a' tried to Once more I went to the ruins in prove I was him. No credit to the way Notice of Administration. which 1 had lost all, searching in the you cops work things that I didn't Your memory floored me.” ashes. Bv good luck 1 found a part Notice is hereby given, that by order of the The real Stimson went up, and in of the go!»l dust melted into liimp-t. County Court of the State cl Oregon, in and for time the real Conover came down One the County of Coos, Jeanie R. Timmons was night he walked into the station and the rest was lost. stood before the sergeant. He was not Purchasing an old pack tnule and duly appointed executrix ol the estate of Cross recognized. Maddened by Ills impris -.addle, a necessary rifle and revol man I irnmons, deceased, and that letters testa onment for an offense he had not com mentary were duly issued, and to the said Jeanie mitted. deprived of the power to work : ver and provisions ami blankets for R. Timmons on the 18th day of November, for Ids wife ami children, he had nt- I the trip, loading the animal, I shook 1910; and that she is now qualified and acting, tempted to escape, was caught and had therefore all persons having claims against the the dust off and out I ventured. been treated with unusual severity. I The Humboldt river is about the said estate are hereby notified to present the No wonder the sergeant didn't know him. lie Imd aged ill appearance twen size of (be south fork of the Cotpiille same with proper vouchers to the said executrix at Bandon, Oregon, within six months from the ty years. anti as many of the readers may ’ 20tli day of Deteml-er, 1910, the date of the “Who are you?" asked the sergeant. know, it has a peculiarity worthy of ! final publication ol this notice. “John Conover!” Used as he was to the hard side of menlion. JEANIE R. TIMMONS, At Humboldt sinks, the life, the sergeant started. Executrix of lhe Estate of Crossman river ends mysteriously by sinking “Are you sure I'm not Stimson?" 1 53-t5T Timmons, deceased. I “I had nothing to do with yonr cnse; into the ground, never to rise again. GEO. P. TOPPING Att y for the Estate. the court did It. You were unfortunate No doubt during some former earth In looking like n jailbird.” Notice of Administration. ”1 came to say that while I’ve iiecn quake, large fissures were created' in jail my two little ones have died for in the lower stratification, info and Notice is hereby given llial by or»ler of the want of proper attention. My wife through which the river sinks into still lives. If this were not so you County Court of the State of Oregon, in and for the bowels of the earth. would go after my children.’’ the County of Coos, Lettie J. Jenkins was duly Mill City lay behind me when my appointed administratrix of the estate of Anna The man walked out, nnd the ser geant wiped the sweat from his brow i trail turned northward into the des M Bigne, deceased, and that letters testamen with his coat cuff. He knew |>y Con tary were duly issued to the said Lettie J. Jenk over’s look that only a life stood be ert. tween him ami death. Late in the evening of the sg£-on»l ins on the 18th day of November, 1910, and that The next day Conover walked intd i »lay I came to Antelope Springs. It she is now qualified and acting, therefore all persons having claims against the said estate are Warfield's store. Warfield, hearing a ; footstep tiebind him. turned. He had i was a dreary camp, bnt little water hereby notified to present the same with proper h»ard of ids mlstnke nnd wns brood- 1 and no feed whatever for the mule. vouchers to the said administratrix, at Bandon, ing upon it at the time; otherwise he I Before me lay a stretch of twenty Oregon, within six months from the 20th day of would not have known till«- ghost of eight miles of sandy plains, cut Ollt December, 1910, the dale of the find publica Conover. tion of the notice. LETTIE J. JENKINS. A few minutes later a clerk found by ravines, but nowhere a drop of Administratrix of the Estate of Anna Warfield on the floor In n tit. No one water, near sunset a great mirage 53-l5T M. Bigne. deceased was with him. and he never told Mho formed, changing every GEO. P. TOPPING, Att y for the Estate. moment, bad lie» a with him BANDON STEAM ' LAUNDRY itinfin m DiiDu Prepare for Christmas PAULL’S TRANSFER LINE A. A. PAULL, Proprietor bealGr in a.11 Kinds of Wood Heavy and Light Draving. Best grade of Coal on Hand. Barns—Timmons’ Old Cannery Fast anti Commodious S. S. BREAKWATER Leaves Portland (Ainsworth Dock) 8 p. in. every Tuesday. Leaves Coos Bay every Saturday at service of the tide. Confirm Sailings Through C, M. SPENCER, Agent Bandon SS. ELIZABETH NEW STATE-ROOMS INSTALLED Eight Day Service Between the Coquille River and San Francisco First Class Passenger Fare, - $7.50 Freight Rates, - $3 on Up Freight •J. E. WALSTROM, Agont, Bandon. Oregon. E. & E. T. Kruse, owners and managers, 24 California St., San Francisco. A. B ank D rakt RAFTS issued by this Bank are good anywhere, and can be transferred as often as desited by endorsement, and if lost or stolen, you can get your money or a duplicate without any annoy ance or delay. All of the drafts that we issue, after being paid by the corresponding bank are retflrned to ns, and art- filed away where they can be seen at any tinn. by the purchaser, showing that the money was received by the party to whom it was sent, a proof that is impossible when you send your mon -y any other way. I ostoffice money orders cost 30c per ¡¡»too Ou r drafts cost less than half that amount. Open Saturday evenings, D FIRSFrJATONAL BANK STATE DEPOSITARY By Making Your Own Gifls Nothing Better.- Nothing Neater, Nothing Cheaper than o Pyrographic Hotel Gallier I Work Rates $1.00 to $2.00 per »lav. week or month. Special rates by Sample Room in Connection. A Large Assortment of the Latest Novelliwt ami De Oregon . Bandon signs at the BANDON DRUG CO M. G. POHL, Optometerist • A. Me NAIR THE HARDWARE MAN BRIDGE & BE.AC.H Stove». Range» and Heater« have in them no many excellencies that they are now acknowledged the greatest seller« on the coast and they are growing in favor every year. Saturdays at Gallier Hotel BANDON, OREGON We have the exclusive agency in Bandon for these household and office necewtic«, and price« range exceedingly modest in either case. TINNING AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY. Our AsMirtment of Hardware, Tinware and Edged Tools is Most Complete. If you wish a bottle cold--- 4 Call at the Eagle, 4 4 4 If you love the goods.tliat s old-- Call at the Eagle. TRADE MARKS D esigns C opyrights A c . Anvone «»nittn« aakotrh and deacrlntlcn ai«v Onteklf Mcertmn < nr opinion fr«e whether ex» Invention la prohehly patentable »onininiiKis- Uonaalriclljeoiifldantlal. HANDBOOK on l-ntenta vent. frea. OMaat uenef for aer-uring paiema. l-.itonu taken tnrouah Munn « <;o. receive (pcrutl notice, without charae, lu the Taint no use to sit and blink if you really need a drink. Just make »sign or ring a bell. And you bot they’ll treat you nght Down at lhe Eagle Scientific flmcricatt. A handnomolr !l hurt rat M wneltlr. Mrcrwt Hr cnlattoff of any nricwflUc joHrtial. Term«, ft n fi’ ir: four month«, |L fioitl by ah jewmlcMterw. VIUNN&Co MIBreathaah New York Branch Ofllce. C3& F HU Waabiuctou, D. G. • a« Alvin Munck, Prop. BANDON, OREGON BANDON Harness Shop Full line of Harness, Sad dles, Bridles, Halters, Blankets and everything usually kept in a first* class harness shop. Repairing a Specialty W. .1. SABIN, Prop.