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BANDON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY^^T 1912
VOLUME XXV1I1
MUST PROTECT
COOS TIMBER
Would Take Right to Sell
From S. O. Company Un
til Case is Settled.
NUMBER 7
Baby Passes Away.
William Claus the infant son of
Mr. and M rs. W. C. Sclltncr, passed
awav at their home yest erday morn
ing.
The little one came into this
I world on January 12th, but was
destined to brighten the home for
only a few short days.
Just why these little flowers bloom
and are so suddenly taken away is
hard to understand, but perhaps we
may know some day. Mr. and Mrs.
Sellmer have the sincere sympathy
of a large circle of friends in their
bereavement.
We are also asked by Mr. and
Mrs. Sellmer to express their sincere
thanks to all who so kindly assisted,
and for the many expressions of
sympathy.
The latest development in the
case of the United States vs The
Southern Oregon Company is that
Coos county and Douglas conntv
may ask the court for an order re
straining the company from any
further sale or removal of timber
from lands iuvolved in the action
until the final settlement of the case.
Sheriff and Tax Collector Gage
Mothers’ Meeting Friday.
says he intends taking u■, the matter
with Mr. Brown and Attorney Gen
eral A. M. Crawford who has been
Loren Davidson of Portland rep
authorized to act as the legal retire resenting the Pacific Coast Rescue
sentative of Coos and Douglas and Protective Society will speak to
county in this litigation.
die ladies on Friday afternoon at
That this action is imperative is 2:30 at the M. E. Church. All
apparent to even the casual observer. motheis urged to attend.
For years the defendent company
has been selling timber off the lands
F or S ale —Six, five acre tracts,
and the amount of revenue received fine for small fruit or chicken ranch
therefrom has been enormous.
Some on Plank Road. H. H. Du-
From one eighty-acre tract alone fort.
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situated in secti >n 5 township 38,
range 12, near Coquille, they have found the Southern Oregon Com
sold approxiinately$2o,ooo worth of pany to I'eone of the most trouble
timber. The timber on this land some land owner within its borders
cruised over 9 000,000 feet and was Assessments have been made •!
sold to Aasen Brothers at ¿2.00 per their holdings and taxes assessed but
thousand. This timber has all been the collection of these taxes has been
removed during the last two years, contested by the company and Coos
and demonstrates how rapidly the county has been very frequently in
timber res mrces of the county may volved in legal proceedings for their
be depleted it the company is not collet ion.
At the present time their taxes on
restrained from further selling or re
these
lands for the years 1909 and
moving it.
tgio
remain
unpaid. The amount
A number of years will elapse in
of
these
delinquent
taxes, together
all probability, before the case is
decided and,title to these lands tin with the penalty, interest, and ad
ally adjudicated. Duiing this time, vertising cost for Coos county alone
if unrestrained, the company could is as follows:
dispose of vast quantities of the best 1909 Taxes delinquent - - $14,734.43
Penalty and Interest - - - 4,420.44
timber to the irreparable loss of the
$19,154.77
county
That such an injunction should be 1910 Taxes delinquent - - 16,381,92
Penalty and Interest - - - 2’943.75
issued is beyond question.
The history of the action of the
$19.33076
United States vs The Southern Ore Advertising Cost - — - -
404,50
gon Company is fraught with mat
Total Coos County tax
ters of such vital interest to all the
es due Nov. 30, 1911 -$38,979 03
people of both counties that a brief
Total
due to Douglas 6,318.25
review should afford interesting j
Grand Total.............. $47,298.18
reading.
In 1869 the United States granted ! In order to further avoid the pay
certain lands to the State of Oregon ment ot the above taxes and to pre
to aid in the construction of a mil vent the tax collector from issuing
itary wagon road from the navigable certificates of delinquency, the
waters of Coos Bay to Roseburg. Southern Company has recently se
In 1870 the State of Oregon trans- [ cured an order of court making
ferred these lands to the Coos Bay | Coos and Dougkjs counties parties
Wagon Road Company, of which j to the. suit.
the Southern Oregon Company are j The company has also secured a
temporary injunction restraining the
the successors.
sheriff
and tax collector of both
These grants were conditional!
counties
from issuing or disposing
ones and required that the granted I
build the road, and that the lands | of any certificates 01 delinquency on
conveyed by ihe grant must be sold their property.
to any actual settlers who might ap- ■ On January 23 the matter came
ply tor them, in tracts not to axceed . up before the United Stales Circuit
163 acres, and for a price not more court and it will soon be decided
than $2.50 per acre, the proceeds to whether the injunction will be dis
recompense the grantee for con- I solved or made permanent.
The interests of Coos and Doug
structing the road.
An apology for a road was con las county will be represented by
structed. and was maintained as a George Brown, Attorney, and by
toll road until the public refused to Attorney General, A. M. Clawford.
It is to be hoped that the injunc
pay tlie toll charged.
tion
will not be made permanent
Very lit’le, if any, land has been
sold by the company, although it is and that Sheriff Gage will be given
reported that many bona-fide set-! a free hand in regard to the collec
tiers have applied for its purchase. tion of the taxes.
Should the permanent injunction
The United States has now
brought an action in equity against be granted in the terns prayed for
the Southern Oregon Company to by the company, it will work a
obtain a degree that the company great hardship on both cv j.ities as;
has no estate, right or title in or to they will be forbidden to enforce the
said lands and that they have been collection ot taxes assessed, from
t rleited to the United States by the making further assesments during
ailure of the company to live up the pendency of the suit, and from
issuing any certificates of deimqueny.
to the terms of the grant.
For many yea s Coos county has —Coquille Sentinel.
Mail Ordered Through Without Delay
I Important News of Oregon.
BOATS ARRIVE
Portland, Ore., Jan. 28th (Spec
ial)—Country Life Week in Oregon
has been fixed for February 5 10,
when country school superinten
dents and commercial bodies will
meet together in each part of the
state to formulate the scheme of Shipping Business Continues
Country Life Education to be fol
as Brisk as Ever at Coquille
lowed by Oregon schools. Much is
River.
haped from this new departure in the
State’s educational system, and the
allied influences behind the move
inent are such as to insure its suc
The Elizabeth sailed Sunday
Post Office Department
cess.
morning with 300,000 feet of lumber,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
State bankers, the commercial 22 tons of freight and the following
Washington, January 17, 1912. bodies, the State educational au passengers: Alfred Johnson, Nels
Hon. W. C. Hawley,
thorities, Portland livestock inter Sagen, W. C. Laird, R. A. Wieder
ests and the Oregon Agi¡cultural and wife, R. Rubendall. R. R. De-
House of Representatives.
College are working toward the same mingo, M. J. Maynard, E G.
My dear Sir:
end and during Country Life Week Lewis.
I am in receipt of your letter of the 15th inst.
it is hoped to interest business men
The Brooklyn arrived this morn
transmitting protests from patrons of the post offices at Ban generally in the work. The follow
ing with 50 tons of freight and two
don, Coquille and Myrtle Point, against a recent change in the ing week the plan will be presented
passengers. Die Brooklyn will sail
schedule of star route No. 73207, Roseburg to Myrtle Point. to pupils in the schools, and con again Thursday.
In reply I beg to advise you that the recent change author tests in gardening, general agricul
The Fifield will probably leave
ized in the schedule of the star route was made upon the rec lure, domestic science, hog and San Francisco today for Bandon.
poultry raising and manual work in
ommendation of a representative of the Department to avoid
The Elizabeth will probably leave
stituted.
¿an Francisco for this port today or
night travel over the mountain duiing the winter season and
A splendid list of prizes for chil
tomorrow.
afford greater security to the mails.
dren producing the best products in
In view of the protests submitted, however, the contractor all these lines is being collected. The
Gus Buckingham and family left
young farmers will first exhibit their
has been directed to resume his former schedule.
Saturday
for Monroe, Oregon,
crops in their own communities,
Very truly yours,
next in the county contests, and then where they will make their future
P. V. Degraw,
the prize winners will meet in com home. The Buckingham family
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
petition at the State Fair at Salem have been among Bandon’s most
next fall. Bulletins on the various highly respected citizens for some
Going in For Apples.
A $100,000 Production*of agricultural subjects will be issued time and their hosts of friends are
under the auspices of the Oregon sorry to lose them from our city, but
“Dante’s Inferno’’ or, a
Agricultural College to serve as text all will wish them well wherever
West Stayton, Ore., Jan. 25, 1912.
“Trip Thru Hell’’ in
books in the various farming classes they may go, and Bandon people
—W. Wellington Phillips, of Spo
in the schools throughout the State. will be glad to see the Buckinghams
Five Reels.
kane, Wash., an expert at setting
back to our city at any time.
Oregon Coast Artillery compan
cut commercial orchards lias beeu
A. C. Gabernache, a discharged
ies will hold the annual maneuvers
visiting various points in the Wil
employe
of the Coos Bay Times,
This
magnificent
work
of
art,
is.
at Port Stevens for ten days next
lamette Valley Irrigated Land Co.
put
both
of
the linotype machines of
without
a
doubt
the
greatest
effort
summer, beginning August 15th.
and of several newcomers, to ascer
that
office
out of commission, so
ever
put
forth
to
secure
a
Film
that
Both the regular troops stationed at
tain what will be the best fruit to
that
Friday
’
s
and Saturday’s papers
will
remain
in
a
class
bv
itself
for
a
the fortifications on the coast, and
grow on the irrigated lands of the
both
had
to
be
gotten out partially
long
time
to
Come.
the National Guard forces will par
Company around West Stay ton.
by hand composition. The culprit
This
picture
has
been
exhibited
in
ticipate.
Coast
defense
will
natu
After a thorough investigation, he
has been arrested and will probably
eliminated prunes as being a more America’s largest theatres at prices rally be the object of the maneuvers.
have to answer a serious charge,
difficult class of orchard to sell read ranging from fifty cents to a dollar
James J Hill has been invited to
and
should be prosecuted to the
ily to newcomers. He eliminated and a half, and even at that admis attend Portland's official rose-plant
full
extent
of the law.
pears as being eventually in danger sion price people were turned a wax ing on Washington’s Birthday, as
Owing to an oversight the sailing
of pear blight, especially on irrigated unable to get seats.
the chief guest of honor. The rose
I have booked this Feature for the planting will take place in one of the dates for the Breakwater were not
land and has decided that apples
would be the best, and after care Grand Theatre, and same will be parks of the citv, and boys and girls changed in the Breakwater ad. to
fully investigating various varieties shown next Monday and Tuesday will set the rose bushes in the ground day; but the Breakwater will sail
he recommends the planting of evenings, February 5th and 6th. while some church dignitary will from Coos Bay for Portland on Sat
Rome Beauty principally, and about j 200 specially prepared programs conduct the ceremonial of blessing urdays, Feb. 3-10-17-24 at service
of the tide, and from Portland for
one fifth To npkins King. About telling the entire story in condensed the roses
Coos
Bay, Tuesdays, Feb. 6-13-20-
150 acres will be set out right away. . form have been secured and will be
Dates were arranged the past
' given away at the box office of the week for the State Convention of 27-
The work of constructing the con
Referendum at Port Orford. Grand Theatre commencing Wed the Oregon branch of the American
crete
foundation, and building and
nesday, January 31st, free of charge Mining Congress which will be held
to all who ask for a'copy; after you in Baker next June 6th, 7th and Sth. ; cementing the basement for the
Word has been received here that have read the story pass it along to This promises to be a big conven- j new Presbyterian church was com
parties opposing the organization o> your friends who might want to lion of mining men with splendid menced yesterday and will be rushed
the Port of Port Orford had at- read it. This program will enable exhibits of ores and mining ma to completion as rapidly as the
temped to file a referendum petition you to enjoy the pictures to a much chinery.
weather will permit. C. E. Klepfer
against the levying of a tax by the greater extent than if you were en
will have charge of the work.
Extension of the Chicago 8i North
commissioners for the present year. tirely unfamiliar with the storv.
Alfred Johnson and W C. Laird
west Railway to Portland and the
The law provides that a referen
The admission price will be 25c Oregon Coast is being prophesied, of Coquille both left Bandon on the
dum petition must be filed within to everybody.
the report having for its basis plans Elizabeth, for San Francisco, Sun
thirty days. The petition was filed
Prof. Kausrud is now arranging j said to be now working out under day morning.
late Thursday evening. The secre
E strayei ), to my place about a
special music to accompany this'great the direction of William A. Gardner,
tary holding that the the thirty-day Feature Film.
President of the road who is visiting month ago, a three-year-old red
provision meant thirty days, and
Remember the date—Monday and the Northwest. The line is expected steer, with white spot in forehead. J.
not thirty days and thirty nights, Tuesday, February 5th and 6th at J
to come to Portland from near Lew E. Young, near Johnson's Mill. 5-13
that the petition coming in after the Grand Theatre.
iston over the Northern Pacific and
business hours on the thirtieth day
W. C. S ellmer , Mgr.
North Bank tracks and it is believed
was too late.
ii is involved in the struggle for en
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A Check Account
It is expetted tint the next step
trance into the Coos Bay territory, :
will probably be an application to Basket Ball Friday Night. where contending influences are I
the circuit court by the opponents
fighting for rights-of-way.
•f the Port for a writ of mandamus
Helps your credit. Insures
The basket ball game between
to compel the secretary of the Port
The famous Mrs. Mary Walker, '
commission to file the referendum the Bandon and Marshfiekl hign who wears men s clothing, has dis against loss. Creates busi
schools at the old opera house Fri covered that the collar button, worn
petition.
ness habits. Teaches econ
day night promises to be one of the at the back of the neck, is responsi
most exciting games of the season ble for much of the insanity among ! omy. Open an account at
Grand To-night.
as the teams are quite evenly! men. Now if Mrs. Dr. Mary will !
this bank today. Pay your
matched, and the Bandon boys are kindly locate the button which is,
responsible for insani tv among i
bills by check. One dollar is
Three thousand feet of splendid determined to win this game and I women, we shall be very grateful.
pictures. ‘’Western Hearts” a Selig will play accordingly. One big ( Not being an M. D., and unable all the money required to
film, very entertaining. * True to feature ot the evening entertainment, to give a skillful diagnosis, yet wish- j
His Trust,” a good dramatic story. will be a game between the fats and ing to earn the gratitude would sug - 1 start your account.
•’Bill Bunyer’s Bargain,” an Essa- leans of Bacdon, playing off the tie gest that possibly the button on,
games of last year. You know how hubby’s pocket may be somewhat
nay comedy, nothing but laughs.
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funny that was, well this will be a responsible.
"Mrs. Mary.’’
First National Bank
Public Reading Room, over Chas. side splitter, and cause you to tor» I
— 000----
Lorenz's store. Open every even get all the troubles you ever had.
WANTED — 1000 empty sacks at
State Depositary
ing. Everyone welcome.
so don't fail to see it.
Central Warehouse.
a-tf
Some time ago it was announced in the RECORDER that
the matt contractor who carries the mail from Roseburg to Myr
tle Point was allowed the privilege of stopping over night at
Camas Valley, thus putting the mail into Myrtle Point 24
hours later. A protest was sent to Congressman Hawley who
took the matter up with the Post Office department, with the
result that the contractor was ordered to resume the former
schedule.
The following reply, received by Mr. Hawley from P. I'.
Degraw, fourth assistant postmaster Gen, is self-explanatory:
ANO OEPABT