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Sôïni-Weelrly VOLUME XXVIII Terse Sayings by Ike Hadley. An agent’s success depends upon selling you stuff vou do not want and do not need. The man who insists that he never made a fool of himself was born that Thousands of Dollars For In way. Mr. DeLong of Fourmile also has dustrial Exhibits at Fair two sorrel horses which match per fectly. He calls one Kate, the other ! This Year. Duplicate, of course. When a rancher’s buggy wheel squeals in town he is more cm- Corvallis, Ore., Jan. 22—Prizes, barassed than when the baby squeals totalling thousands of dollars have in church. already been offered to the children The man who buys a piece of of Oregon for industrial exhibits at standing timber buys a job at wli ch I the state and county fairsand school he cm make a living—if he works fairs. State Superintendent of hard enough. Schools Aiderman, co-operating The rancher who buys feed for with the county superintendents, the chickens hasn’t got his place the State Fair Association, the Portland Commercial Club, the quite in “shape” yet. Oregon Development League, the The sixty-year-old gent who deeds State Bankers ’ Association, and the his property to the young woman extension division of the Oregon before the marriage ceremony is Agricultural College, will organize courting trouble,—and will get it. and conduct contests in corn grow The famous Mis. Mary Walker, ing, poultry raising, manual training, who wears men’s clothing, has dis domestic science, potato gaowing, covered that the collar button, worn and other industrial work, and every at the back ot the neck, is responsi child in the state will have oppor ble for much of the insanity among tunity to compete for the prizes. men. Now it Mrs. Dr. Mary will The State Fair Association has kindly locate the button which is agreed to furnish $1,400 in cash responsible for insanity among prizes for school exhibits, and prom women, we shall be very grateful. ises of other piizes amounting to Some people who n»-ver can tell amounting to $2,000 have also been what is in the paper, kick because made, while other interests which there is not enough in it. will doubtless contribute have not The young lady who prowls yet been approached. The com around the streets at night with her mercial clubs all over the state will “fellow” will lose her reputation— push the work, and a committee on if not her character. agriculluial education from the The socialists q'^the^ Uyj, nine State Bankers' Association has miles south of Baijdfn ‘.;js 1,1 agreed to raise at least $ i ,8 qq |o to care a continental wh4*ie- . the assist in the work, for which plans elephant or the donkey gets into the are to be made at a meeting here, White House; they are building a January 15. Some 30 different branches of barn to take care of their horses. Ike Hadley. industry will be included in the con tests, and those entering will be re quired to keep for the college ac How Government Suffers curate and complete records of their From Mileage Graft. work from the beginning. Thus a vast amount of valuable data will be secured. One county superintend President Taft's Commission on ent states that there will be at least Efficiency and Fconomy, which has 4,coo children exhibiting from his been conducting and investigation county alone. of Government administration an ex penditures, has discovered one in stance of graft which is contempt No Bodies Washed Ashore. ibly small in c.ne view, and a very serious matter from another. Civil At last report there were no bod emp'oyees of the government spend ies washed ashore as yet from the $¡2,000,000 a year in railroad car- North Star No. r disaster on Coos tare. It has been found that when Bay. although a vigilant watch has a clerk is sent from Washington to I been kept to see if some of them New York he puts in a voucher for could not be found. a single fare each way. He pockets The unknown man has finally been the difference between what he identified as Louis Molassi, a logger, would have paid by purchasing a who had been working in the Smith ticket each way and what he actually Powers camp for some time and had did pay for a round trip ticket. It no relatives in this country. He is is the comission’s conclusion that said, however, to have had a consid if mileage books were used by the erable sum of money as he was very government’s civil employees a sav saving and economical in his habits. ing of $2,400,000 a year could be effected. College Helps Fruitmen. A Congressman draws twenty cents mileage. That rate was fixed when there were no railroads. Con Corvallis, Ore., Jan. 22—Fruit gressman Palmer of Pensylvania in | Growers’ Associations and individ- troduced a bill to put an end to the | ual fruitmen are sending requests for petty plundering of the Government information to the Oregon Agricul by Senators and Representatives tural College as to the manufacture through the existing system of mile of their own lime-sulphur solutions age charges. To illustrate the wrong for spraying. The college will be of the chatges now sanctioned, he glad, whenever possible, to send an s.<id that it cost him $10.3'1 to get expett to confer with the association to Washington and he drew down or individual as to the construction $103 to cover his expense. A Rep of a manufacturing plant or erection resenta.ive from the Pacific Coast, of a small home plant. he said, will draw $2,000 for $150 —00 0 worth of travel. At the Orpheum. But, despite this showing. Con gress defeated Mr. Palmer’s bill. Is it any wonder that civil employees Saturday night, 3000 fine pictures of the Government should seek to ■ and a tenor solo by H, Desnos. obtain graft in traveling expenses Sunday night, 3000 feet and a when Congress sets them such a bad vocal solo by Miss Pitts. example in that respect?—San Fran Fine orchestra each evening and cisco Examiner. the same price, 1 oc. NUMBER 6 BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1912 Important News of Oregon. Steel Trust Bares Secrets. Portland, Ore., Jan. 23 (Special.) Wash D. C. Jan 23.—Emphatic —A permanent state organization denial that the United States Steel that will have considerable influence ' corporation, a “ monopoly as 011 O regon affairs is promised I charged,” was made to lhe Stanley through the formation of the Oregon I investigating committee today by irrigation Congress, which has been Shipping Business Continues President J. I. Farrell, in continuing called for February 19, 20 and 21 in I I the testimony begun yesterday. He as Brisk as Ever at Coquille declared it was not the purpose of the convention hall of the Poitland the corporation to “gobble the ex Commercial Club. All interested in River. port trade of the world at any cost.” irrigation are urged to attend and suggestions will be welcomed. The Farrell said a monopoly of the iron purpose of the congress is to have steel trade of this country neither The Elizabeth arrived yesterday possible nor desireable. He said: an effective organization to deal with at 1:00 o’clock with 70 tons of irrigation questions and to secure “It is charged that the corpora the rights Oregon feels itself entitled freight and the following passengers: tion is seeking to drive other Mrs. L. McCutheon, R. H. Rosa. countries out of the export markets. to from the Fedeial Government. Capt. Noiman, T. G. Lewis, James That is far from the truth. The Indications are that there will be McGlynn, S. W. Fahy, Jas. E. British steel industry must export a big attendance from all parts of Walstrom. forty per cent of its product in order the state Government officials and The Elizabeth will sail Sundaj’ to live Germany must export fifty irrigation experts from all parts of morning at 6:00 o’clock per cent and Belgium eighty per the state will be invited and the pro The Fifield sailed yesterday at cent. The product of tne United posed organization promises to 4:00 o'clock with 450,000 feet of States is greater than that of Eng make itself very useful to Oregon in lumber, 5 tons of miscellaneous land, Germany and Belgium com the work of future development. freight and the following passengers: bined and its domestic consumption A conference held at the Oregon J. Coumerilh and wife, Mrs. A. E. is so much greater that the export Agricultural College on Monday oi Inmker. F. J Feeney, wife and son trade is not so vital.” this week between the differeir. in David, L. G. Irwin, F. D. Sheldon terests that are working for agri J, Klein, M. O. Lafayette, F. M. Railway Rumors at Eugene cultural education in the state schools Cooksie and wife, Gus Alveny, Joe of Activity. resulted in partially outlining the Alveny, Thos. Conner. course of study. Livestock interests of Portland have arranged to send Four Injured at Beaver Hill. The Eugene Guard Says: “Work out an expert hog raiser over the men around town are telling that state to interest boys in raising hogs One man was seriously hurt, and contractors assure them that if they This will be a part of the agricultural who died later, and three others wait here till Monday of next week, work of the schools and contests were badly injured in a gas explosion work on the Pacific Great Western will be arranged, lhe winners in the at Beaver Hill mine Monday morn will begin and they will be given a various classes meeting in a county 'ng- job. They say the contractors have James Burkhouse was the most contest and the winners of these, in no doubt about the beginning of turn, will exhibit at the State Fair. seriously hurt, being burned about work promptly at that time. Pres An Oregon hop farm has been the head and face, and arms and ident Bingham, of the Pacific Great sold for $130,000. This was the legs broken. He died later at Mer- Western, when asked about the well known Krebd farm near In cy Hospital at North Bend. matter this afternoon, replied that The other injured are: Mike dependence, consisting of 400 acres he did not know that Monday was of excellent hop land, together with Woodwick, burned about the head the date set for the beginning of all necessary equipment. The buyers and lace. Not serious. any work, but said that very soon Geo. J. Kovich, burned about the an English company, will continue something important might be given head and face. Not serious. out.” raising hops on the tract. Walter Holm, burned about the La Grand business men have been head and face. Not serious. Will Try It Once More. getting better acquainted with their The accident occurred Monday state by participating in a special morning in the second crosscut of by participating in a special excur the shaft of lhe new mine. Ta.-oma, Wash., Jan. 23.—Del- sion that took them all over the The men were trying to remove d more Browne, of Tacoma, who has main railway lines of Western and deposit of gas when the explosion gained considerable fame as an ex Southern Oregon. The excursionists occurred. Just what caused it is plorer, President Parker, of the chartered a special car and traveled not known but it is presumed that a Columbia University, Meil Levy, an in comfort, being entertained at the spark from the •electrical devices expei t photographer and Arthur principal points along their journey. used must have done so. Aten, will leave here Thursday or The gas was in the old mine. The Friday for Mount McKinley, which What is probably the largest mobilization ot troeps ever under explosion was not severe enough to they will try for a second time to taken in this country in time of injure the property. No fire followed climb early in lhe spring when it is peace will be that held in Klamath the explosion, beyond the first flash, believed tbe snow will be firmer and Basin the coming Summer. United showing that the dejiosit of gas is the air clearer. The party expects states regulars and state militia slight. to reach the mountain in March. forces are to be gathered for ma neuvers. The ground selected tor Training Nurses. Free Schol Socialists to Start Paper. arships. the big camp is about 50 miles north of Klamath Falls, near the The Philadelphia School for At the regular meeting of the Co Klamath Indian Reservation and Nurses, 2219 Chestnut Street, Phil quille local of the Socialist Patty in convenient to the Crater Lake Na tional Park and the Cascade Forest adelphia, announces that enrollment Mayor Quick's office last Sunday for the Spring Classes will shortly afternoon steps were taken toward Reserve. Wenatchee will send a committee begin. This institution is recognized the establishing of a socialist paper of fruit growers to Portland to con and endorsed by leading physicians in Coos county. J. H. James chairman of the fer with representatives of other everywhere. Free scholarships in the Two Year Course are available county Central Committee reported districts of Oregon and Washington provide room, board, laundering, that a majority ol the locals had to formulate a better selling plan for authorized him to call a meeting of incidental expenses and railroad fare the combined products of the lead home on completion of the course the Central Committee to take steps ing fruit growing sections. It is A Home Study Course and a Resi necessary to establish the publication. hoped by consolidai ion of interests to perfect a selling agency that shall dent Short Course are also provided. The call has been issued for Satur bring about a better system of dis The School provides full instruction day, February 3, at Coquille.—Co tribution than has been in use here under safe and wholesome conditions quille Sentinel. and opens the way to almost im tofore. mediate financial betterment for James Wyant Dies at Co A new perennial clover of the al- those who need to increase their quille. sike species, is reported from Tilla earning power. mook county where it was first dis A Special Short Course Class I covered. Experiments are being opens February 21st, 1912. This James Wyant an Oregon pioneer, made with it and it is claimed it class is formed al the request of who had lived near Bandon for a yields enormous tonnage to the acre, while it grows the year round. The leading physicians who are anxious numtier of years, died at his home in Coquille, Wednesday, after an clover has no seed, bloom cr sex that some provision be made to illness of about six months. Mr. meet the increasing demand for and is propagated by cutting up the nurses in all sections This is an Wyant was about 74 years old and plant and sowing the pieces. The had been living at Coquille for department of agriculture will make opening which will be appreciated about two years. by those who need to quickly pre an investigation of the new plant, pare themselves for self support and The remains were brought to -------- TOvr------ nursing duty. An illustrated num Bandon this morning and interment | J. H. Somers and D. R. Morgan, ber of the Schoyl Bulletin, which is was made in the Bandon cemetery, of Oakland. California, are in the sent free to interested persons, gives the funeral service being in charge city looking after business affairs. all the details. of Rev. J. S. Tilton. School Report Following is the report of the Bandon public school for the month of January: 1st Grade, Mrs. Kopf teacher. Enrollment for the year, 40 Enrollment for month, 35 Average- daily attendance, 32 Per cent of attendance, 96 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 18 1st Grade, Miss McNair, teacher. Enrollment for year, 30 , Enrollment for month, 26 Average daily attendance, 23 Per cent of attendance, 93 Times tardy, o Roll ot honor, 11 2nd Grade. Miss Marsh, teacher. Enrollment for year, 40 Enrollment for month, 40 Average daily attendance, 39 Per cent of attendance, 98 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 30 2nd Grade, Miss Wilkins, teacher. Enrollment lor year, 42 Enrollment for month, 39 Average daily attendance. 33 Per cent ol attendance, 90 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 15 3rd Grade, Miss Gibson, teacher. Enrollment for year, 44 Enrollment for month,. 38 Average daily attendance, 37 Per cent of attendance, 94 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 21 3rd Grade, Miss Hodge, teacher. Enrollment for year, 42 Enrollment for month, 41 Average daily attendance, 39 Per cent ot attendance. 93 Roll of honor, 21 4th Grade, Miss Lusk, teacher. Enrollment tor year, 56 . Enrollment tor month, 50 Average daily attendance, 48 Per cent of attendance, 97 Times tardy, 3 Roll of honor, 29 5th Grade, Mrs. Myers, teacher, Enrollment tor year, 46 Enrollment for month, 38 Average daily attendance, 35 Per cent of attendance, 94 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 19 6th Grade, Miss Belat, teacher. Enrollment for year, 39 Enrollment for month, 35 Average daily attendance. 33 Per cent of attendance, 95 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 22 7th Grade, i'_ JI Enrollment for year, 38 Enrollment for month, 36 Average daily attendance,”34 Per cent of attendance, 94 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 18 Sth Grade, Enrollment for year, 30 Enrollment for month, 29 Average daily attendance, 26 Per cent of attendance, 93 Times tardy, o Roll of honor, 11 Make sure jirst that you want to save. Be certain you are willing to try. Con sider what others of your acquaintance have been able to do. Ask your friends about our bank. Make up your mind to open an ac count of your own. DO /7 .' First National Bank State Depositary