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I
Mrs. C. M. Spencer h is been on '
. the sick list for several days.
Just Arrived From Africa.
Local Lore | I Dr. S C. Endicott. Dentist. Ras A I .rge Boa Constrictor. 27 feit
B! Ig. Phone 71.
85-tf
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long and weighing 259 pounds.
One of the finest corner residence
I The deal is understood to have be, n citic people an arrangement beti-g
I practically closed w' -n the opera-| made whereby \ essrs. McArthur,
> lions were d>. c
■ e 1 G t fall. •11 t Perks Nt Company Ltd., will con
Al! the churches of the citv are a hi'ch om* up over certain right struct for the said company the rail
in.itrd t<> j >in in the exercises ol o way which had <
' ought and way from the end of the Twohy
ill ■ graduating sermon on Sunday which the Sumntr people wanted Bi os. contract near the Coast Range
evening May 26th at the High the Soit iern Pacific t ' rei nburse to Marshfield, with an organization
School Auditorium at 8 o’clock.
them fcr. This hitch resulted in the 01 forces which will insure to your
II. L. H opkins , Supt.
last visit of II. A Sumner - Io Coos community the much desired railway
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B iv to indicate hat i. if the
..... Southern ’for which it has waged so long.
1 he construction of this line
the
School
Children’s Pacific did not come to terms, mid
fiie
through
a region so bountifully en
McArthur, Perks & C ipany wo
dowed
natural resources, and
with
Garden.
go through with, it
A cording to tumors alloat here to a harbor which will be a very iin
today, Sumner ami his assoc ates1 portant commercial port, is only
State Superin e ident 1.. R. Alder
,„Uw a .. exist
v ..,.-1 What could be expected in the
are now planning to , pr-note
mm has addressed a letter to the
IS to
imild a line ¡natural development ol the stale
road.
I
’
he
plar.
i
.
boys and gitls ot Oregon who have
I will be pleased if you will ex
from Tillamook down the coast to
decided to grow .-one gaiden pro
tend
to my friends who have so ably
connect up with the Weste 11 Pacific s
duce, raise some chickens, or pigs;
assisted
me in tile w< rk I have been
line at or near Eureka.
or sew. or cook or carpenter tor
undertaking
during the past year
Just how much there is to the ru-
taeir local faits or the state fair, in
my
thanks
f
>r
their assistance.
ni r, no one here appears to know.
connection with the gr at slate wide
Very
truly yours,
The following is a self-explanatory
scries of agricultural and industrial
H.
A. S umner f .
letter from II. A. Sumner to C. R.
contests this year. The young peo
Vice President Pacific
Great
Peck, announcing the deal with the
ple are reminded that their schools
Western Railway Company.
Southern
Pacific:
are < losing, a hot and tempting sum
Pacific Coast line Railway Com
mer i- approa thing, and that the re- My Dear Si, :
During the past month the interests pany
w irds Loth m prizes am. in good
When informed of Vice-President
I
represent
which have prosecut 'd a
h ibit cultivation will con time as big
Sumner
’s letter, C. J Mtllis said
looking to the construe
a. they a;e now although the num campaign
ihat
it
was
correct and merely con
b t 0; contestants to claim then: tion of a railway from Eugene to firmed advices alieidy received by
m ly grow smaller. In his teller liie your city, have been in conference
with the Southern Pacific Railway him'.
state superintendent sa>s:
Mr. Millis S lid th it he had nothing
officials, who are also 'ontemp’ating
“Your schools an: now closing
further to add, except that the
a
construction
between
the
same
and many ol you will hear the call
Southern Pacific would keep up con
of the swimming pool and the shady points.
The outcome cf these negotiations tint! aus construction on the line and
woods. 1 hope you respond to
complete it at as early a date aspos
these calls of nature with a right has resulted in the transference of
sible —Times.
our
interests
to
the
Southern
Pa-
good will, but do not forget your
gaidens and your pigs and poultry.
If yju forget your gardens, til«’
1
calves, the chickens, your little
brothers and sisters are likely to
disturb them. If you neglect your
pigs they will squeal Oil you. Stand
by the work you have started, l he '
number of contestants may grow ,
s naher but the value of the prizes
Prices Very Reasonable. Estimates Cheer
will grow greater, for these " little
' I
fully Furnished.
laznbs. goats, and pigs to be given
DUFORT BUILDING
for the best vegetables are fattening;
PHONE EITHER 11-44
those Shetland ponies are getting
more glossy, and that thousand dol
lars in cash is looming up like the
mountains of Midas. At least $20,-
000 in cash and merchandise will be
given in prizes to the boys and girls
ol Oregon this year.
“Perhaps you would like to hear
what the schools in the other
counties are doing. You may easily
guess this from the fact there are to
be over 85 children s fairs. By
My l ine of Suitings is Most Complete and
county the number already reported
having had many years practical experience, am
to my office is as follows:
justified in guaranteeing a perfect fit. A man
Baker 1, Benton 1, Clackamas 10,
is often judged by the clothes he wear, so cast
Clatsop 1, Columbia 2, Coos and
aside those hand-me-downs and try one of my
Curry 1, Crook 2, Douglas 6, Gil
liam 1, Grant.!, Harney 1, Hood
suits a id :ge how much better you will feel.
River 1, Jackson I, Josephine I.
Cleaning, pre; ing and repairing: also a full
Klamath I, Lake 1, Lane 7, Lin
line of g.nt’ furnishings.
coln 1, Linn 3, Malheur 1, Marion
2, Mori >w 1, Multnomah 2, Polk 1,
Sh< rnjan t, Tillamook 2,Umatilla 7.
V'/allowa 1, Wasco 1, Washington
3 Wheeler 3. Yamhill I.
“We think there will be several
others but the first repoits show the
a ,ove as certain. From the mid
die of August to the middle of
October the work of boys and girls
will be the center of attraction at
these fairs. Isn't this a tine race?
Now that you are fairly into the
game show your grit and stick to it
to the end.”
Graduating Sermon.
J. P. Tupper was down from Co
T he Chin« se Dragon, eight feet
quille yesterday to look after busi lots in A. alea Park on high ground 1 ng, a str inge fantastic bird-like
and well drained, for $225 00 Mills
ness affairs.
creature.
Ralph Moore, son of Geo. W. & Strauhal.
The African G tilla I'ainily, ex
Miss Ella Filter has accepted a hibited for the tirsi time in the
Moore, arrived from Berkeley, Cal ,
on the last trip of the Fifield. and position in the dental parlors of Dr. United Slates.
will remain here during the summer. S. C. Endicott.
I'he big Python, the South A mei -
Have your eves fried withghssts ican Ant Bear, assorted spe i'-s < 1
McCormac mowing machines and
hay rakes, sold by the Bandon :>y Dr Harry E. Herman, at Hotel monkeys, and other curiosities.
Gallier, Thursday, Friday and Sat
All are being exhibited in a large
Hardware Co.
37-l5
urday May 23. 24, 25.
35 15
teuton
Homer St.. Bindon. I ue-day
There «¡11 be preaching at the
and
Wednesday.
May 21-t a nl 22nd.
Mrs
Adolph
Haberly
enterta.ned
Baptist church, both morning and
Come
and
-ee
this
sttange c< lection
die
children
ot
the
t-t
and
2n
’
evening, on Sunday, May 26th, by
of
living
wonders
from
all pirtsof
grades
al
’
her
home
one
an
1
;i
h:.!t
Bro. G. LeRoy Hall of Marshfii ld.
the world.
milt
-
south
of
town
last
Friday
after,
II. P. Sootheran, representing R.
t his is an educational exl.il ition
noon. Mrs. Kopl and Miss Mar-h
Polk & Co., publishers < f city
or ladies ami children
chaperoned
the
party.
Deli
ion
and sta'e directories, is in the citv
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"
working in the interest of a Wash ice cream and cake wasstrtvd i"
G>od
Roads
¡Meeting at
all.
ington and Oregon Directory. Mr.
Mrs. Agnes Caldwell of Portland
Sootheran reports an encouraging
Fourmiie.
arrived
in Bandon, Wednesday
business here.
,
For Carpet and Rug weaving, ad Mrs. Caldwell will have charge of
i he writer, together with E. I..
¡he aheratii >11 department of the]
dress Mrs |. I.. Foster, Bandon.
Oakes
and son Wallace, ami J. Ira
Bandon
Dry
Goods
Co
-
store
and
;
28-lf
Si in 11, took a tiip down to Four-
comes
highly
recommended.
Mr. and Mis, Chi-. I
Lassen,
W an 1 i : i > Watches to rep ur. fl. mile. Sunday, and attended the Good
of St. Louis. Mo. parents of Mrs
76-tf Ko>ds Meeting at Socialist lla'I.
L. J. Butterfield, anived in Bandon Sabro, Atwater St.
Th p«opl< of du Foiirniile commu
Mrs. John Leneve of Coquille is 1 ‘
on the I lii Id, Friday, on a visit and
nity assembled at the hall about
sight seeing tour Mr. I. is verv a Bandon visitor, coming <’. > vn to
noon and a fine basket dinner «as
favordily imuies-ed v.-ii'i the ap sec friends off on the Elizabeth.
served, con sting of chicken, roast
pearance and general pro-peel- of
Mrs. L. |. Cody «as a passenger beef, sandwiches, coffe.-, pie, cake
lids section and it is quite probable to Coquille today to v sit Irie ids.
and in tact, every thing that is good
that he will decide to invest, and
L. J. Cody is at Coquille, serving to eat.
make Bandon his home.
on the Grand Jury.
After a big dinner, the meeting
F or S ai . e Eight room house.
was called to oidir about l;oo p.m.,
Price very reasonable. J. S. Til-
Gymnasium Lost.
and >1. G. Pohl, f Bandon, who
38 '3
1 wa^ ptesent, was elected chairman of
Two times during the pifsent 1 t he meeting, while 1.. I.. Page of
Glint Mah horn and Al'oer’ Gii
tu lli Iliade 1 trip to l’ol t 1 ): ' >i li' month ho • the p- ople of B.ind >n l-o'iiniile was elucted secretary.
1 ind vicinity shown a spirit of re
Thuisday in Maleiiorn’s ..11'
1 he proposition of good roads
Thorotighbr«’«l l'aried l’iymotih tc pes-ion. r.iiln-r than progre si >11 was discussed l,y those present nd
Rock eggs for set:uig, ,b .> 1 ; r< : ’>v their rotes. I he first was on s mie very go ><i ideas were brought
Rockroostersfors.de. ! quiie N ; I 'l iday. May 3rd, when 28 v< l.-rs ; <>ul; some favored plan'; roads, some
i< presenii-p propeity. probably to
J Crani, Ita idoli Drug Sua
oil roads, and some rock roads, but
¡•h«-
amount ol less than $20,000 all were in favor of good roads. The
tqtf
A dclcgation of thè Grand Arni-, : voted t<> remain out of the citv | one pieci of road, howe ver, which
¡limits, ti’iu. depriving the citv of at-
<>f IIn- Repub'a-, 1 ' indoli I 0-1 ' .
11a. under discussion and in wh 11
ited th«’sehools on I lini’iy . Iter ¡least ..-2 ei.no > worth of propert al wer> patticulatly interesttd, was
ilo >11 011 tilt n .mmia i -it I 1 p '0 r ' that slniul I ligh'f'i'ly bel > 1 ; with 1 tin- B indon-Langlois n ad from this
Coillimindvl
ic insti m tion. C.
.li.-, unii 1 i•. .¡e the city. lb-second instance WS | > ly to 1 he county line, and a com-
¡1 list ii do- iri’iiin-.;, when b. a vote1
gave .1 ■ luirt addi ■ folio« ing which
m ee. consisting ol R. M. Piessey,
of 1’ i)
-5 the p opo a nil to I Uli 1
R ev. I lartranft t.dkei I along I he
M B Prtssey, S J. Wilson .mil L.
annual a sell ol gymnasium, !:>r ihi-purpp e L. Page, was elected to go with
lini s ol pal 11 itisin. 1 I:■■
<>f e-tabusliine a dom -lie scieuc.
visiti' are helpful and in- pii in ; o t lie
Bandon people in the near future to
and inanu il training department,
stmlcnts.
call on the county court and see
w is defeated.
what cowl I be d me in the matter of
I-'or weli rccommcmletl, p::.ciic;il
il 1 Ini- anp> irs that whatever step
getting an appropriation for this
muse, addìi sg Nili •, l> x 3 >
of progression might be taken bv
road.
Bimlon, Ore.
aug 18X
those i.it<-restv I in the development
After this the meeting adjourned
l’heSocialLst Locai «ili ;ive a lune of the city and community, there
It
might be added here that any one
Day Picnic Dalie.’, Saturday r g:it, ite alwo'i enough on the other side
who
goes to Fourmile at any time,
Juiie tst.
to vote th ■ proposition down and
will sure be well entertained, as the
O. L. I lopson and Mr. Kohles, thus 1 main m the s.ime old rut.
people are certainly Il >sp4ible in
fartnerlv of this citv. b it now of
We arc ■ constantly reminded of
e.
’ery sense ci the woid.
Portland, anived here S 1 turd ay to the fact th it tins is a 1 age of practic
look allei business aif.urs.
al e lucalion, but the fir.-t step taken
Gtand Theatre installs Mer
F or S ai i T« 1111 Blood l ays, t<> prepa:c Io practical education is
cury Arc Rectifier.
seven veáis old. weight .Soo, well v,>t. <1 <!•>« n by a two to one majority.
<
If this spirit is kept up. where are
mated. —E.
1. B, Henry.
we
going
to
lmd
in
the
future,
and
Tliere «ili be, SiturdaV, ¡.me tst,
/\ represent iti .e of the Rl vorh
.social «lance and good music at ahai will I, ■ ''tie 1 1 tile rising gen er noticing a new ihctiie.d ap-
thè l'durmile li all
Brilli' '■ irs’ip ei.uiini ot our community? I nle-s
^1 tl I paratus in operation in the lobby
per and pay ih • fiddlcr. You’l lini tiny an given opportunities
of the Grand 1'heatre, de id - I to
agood tini« . 1 ickels o e doli li.— ,,, (ho e oi other communities we I inquire of Manager Selliner as to the
anil ■ < xpfi them to keep pace in
|. R. Stiliceli, progi.mi c in.
Is-
n-at -'.toggle fir existancc. purpose of the machine and whit
Aiti'r a 1 e-idi n ■ .n B in 1 1:1 ol ;
1 point that should be men caused it to generate such a power
Die
yi’.irs, Di II 'I. Brown is tniking Honed hete and that is. where w te ful greenish colored light.
R
ecorder
man
was
informed
that
a visit lo Porti ind I 1 ii ’i-w ¡he ac- the 140 voters who si.n«l the peti
this machine was called a Meicury
qu lini.un ■ o! .1.1 ¡in ibis ;m<| io l> ■
...
tion a-1 king
„ the school board to call
'
w 1 li tin nì lor a leu dai , 11 1.1 the 'gvmna-ium «lection?
l-.very Arc Rectifier, its puipise b i.ig to
rei in il abolii I ime 1 o'. Il
> ,>:c who signed the petition should ! change alternating into ibrect v’ec-
trical current, thereby producing an S. P. Buys Sumner Project.
It vou want to hunt. li-li, or . et j have shown inteicst enough to go
absolutely steady tlickerless light
mairied, go to Oake- for applici- I and vote.
tions for licei -e
■ ' f.
la he future let us beg 11 to think for the pictures on the screen. This
Official confirmation was given
apparatus is the only machine on
toii-h on tin -e subjects «>1 such
I >1. Ilai 1 y I Ilei in in, thè < i >
the market that will give these re Monday of the sale of the Sumner
sigili spv< i.dist w ili beat 1! cl (. al- a 1 nnpiin 1 ice and instead of two
sults, and although the cost is rather railway projects to the Southern Pa
lic. Thuts-lay, ! 11 lav ai.d .1 <:.11 l.iv. 1 .> «me majorities against every
citic. The announcement did not
1, -o e move, we will have high, S200, Manager Scllmer says'
May 23, 24. 25th.
35 <5
come as any great surprise, as it
, ¡-i ,
,.lv
unanimous voles lor that the improved pictures he can
Mills <\ Sit uili d li t < il ! 1
simply confirmed the statements of
now
otier
the
patrons
of
the
Grand,
•
ami then it w ill e that all
.1 11 , owin’ I by |. J. I 1 v. t ■ ■ • • ;
A H. Sumner, chief engineer on
will
more
than
compensate
him
lor
II Faxe ol Mmm ip.i'is, Mm Tic I opl w..: be happy ami there will the outlay. The scribe also noticed the Coos Bay eml of the project, in
m n the community. Let
p oprrty is lo< it It«.,
»1 h ; .
Ins < ,lue ,e o'llsil»«'* t>l see the Otto Melcher busy repainting the The Times last fall. At th.it time
oil ! a ■ ¡own s'.-».
i 1 \! ■ I : s ■ ■i. io st good to thegie.i . st number 'rent of the Grand getting the ,is- Mr. Sumner said that the Southern
bought for spi ulm ni but .-tâtes he instead «>1 the narrow minded view - nance that when the ob w.is com 1 Pacific had acquired the project.
may return «uh his family ami make II I o ei.ik« us squeal «-v< 1 y time our pitted Bindons Cozy I’l.ivh >use
The- only new phase of it is the
p., ket book is touched lor fifteen
his home in thi- i icmitv.
announcement that McArthur Perks
would
certainly
loom
up
some.
1 cent-’.
<Xt Company, who «ere really the
Port Orioni l’tibiine: A r-ooit
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Prof. Beggs Juvenile classes in backers of the Sumner roads, will
has rc.u lii-il 11- th.it thè rete sue
The Aftermath.
The ■•< 1
!■•».! I n Ivon and dancing will meet hereafter in The build the line from jhe Coast Rarge
Black -and plani al Gold Ih idi Ile
Mrs. \ x.ia v » Inr.illig over ¡he bills Wigwam Hall every
Thursday. ! to Coos Bay. Some believe that
noi vili) < io-, d down tmt Ila- fi I. .; with her liuslvmd When It was found
Good
[u-cple,
this
is
a
chance
vou I this is practically all the promoters
■ i I. C toi.iled Sb i • i Mr
Tlns has so fai bceinlhe late •. evcn that
N-sil
a
will
•
may
not
have
again
soon
to
learn
’ of the Sumner projects got out of
su ti attempi vii .1 lai,e scale, mal
it'
h,, ejaculated. darcirg, deportment, music, time, the expense they «ent to on the
V« t ìhe ,.--a\s -li « li g‘i v m
"MO.i • a |s n i lio o’ money "
project so far.
gol.l and ptaunvm. It «il r<qi. <
“Wo have to <!o ft. Sites, to tret Into anil the graces. Join now.
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Mrs.
Nuovo.
As near as can be ascertained, the
Mrs. Fahy and daughter, Miss
a in vi lo solve la. probi ni ubo ¡s
• V
" salii tbo old mini, wmtchtng
project
was originally started by the
M'diie
returned
the
last
trip
of
the
bolli si ieiltilic .mi piacile il, .imi >e li ’ nl. ■ nt., f from results It don’t
Porter
Brothers,
but they did not go
Fiticld
from
a
two
months
’
vis
t
with
«ili .ip|H’.it some day m p -n ■
th sis i i > ine thst we’rr Kettln* Into so-
scientilic dream« ts.iml schemcts «ho « . ■ > .¡olle so rm li Hs s.M-iety I» Ket relatives and friends at San Fran far with it and the New York con
tln' luto us." Harper*».
tracting firm was interested in it.
cisco and Sacramento, Cal.
bave lailed m thè pa-l.
I
f
STRATTON & ' WHEELER i Q
er Han
gers ' i-j
Painters and Paper
Hangers
are here to stay and guaran
P
tee ail work
W. RUEBENACK
The Tailor
Best Assortment of G>
in the Market and at
Low Prices
I
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