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About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1913)
BANDON. OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST I», 1»I3 VOLUME XXIX NUMBER M A Good Time For All At Bandon’s “White Cedar Festival” Dance at Wigwam. Contract Awarded for One Block and Bids Asked for Home for Bank There. The contract for the new ¡.owe buildiug at Bandon, was awarded yeiterday to Gregory »St Lewis, of Bandon, for {4000. The building 1» a frame structure, 30x100 feet, two stories high and with metal fr >nt. It will be rushed to comple tion. The directors of the First Nation al Bank at Bandon this week ap proved the plans and specifications for the fine new home which they are going to erect for the bank. It will be a reinforced concrete build ing, 42x72 feet and two stories high, h will be finely finished and fur nished and will be one of the nicest buildings in southwestern Oregon. Bids will be opened September I. B. B. Ostlend, of Marsh, who is architect for the two buildings, re urned from Bandon yesterday, where he was on matters connected with them. He reports that Bandon is booming and is on the eve of an era of great development. All of the property owners have finally signed up for the straightening and opening of the main street in the business part of town and a number of uew structures are being planned for it as soon as the change is made. It will give Bandon an excellent business thoroughfare and connect up the town in metropolitan style. Mr. Ostlind will open offices in the new Irving block in Marshfield as soon as the structure is completed. - Coos Bay Times. More Pioneer History. Fred Lockley, who is writing up a number of pioneer residents of < 00« county in the Portland Journ al, quote* Steve Gallier of Bandon as follows. '* I came to Coos county in 1873, nettled at Ott, as Myrtle Point was the called. Chris Lenherr owned the town then and had a grist mill there. Steve Tripp had a store at the forks of the Coquille, just at the mouth of North Fork. There was a |K»t office and one building at Ban don. Coquille City was the metro polis of the Coquille valley. In tl ose days we had a ranch. You cannot believe how abundant deer and elk, couger and bear were then. One morning in the meadow near our house I counted 120 elk. We liver! on elk and deer meat and fish. As a matter ol fact we had much less need for money then than we have now. "The little towns I remember in those days were Ott, Gravel Ford, Norway, Sitkum. Dor, Hei manns \ ille and there was a postoffice on Enchanted Piairie. There was a xiwtnill run by water power at Par- k rsburg. In 1875 they put iu a steam sawmill there- In about *86 or ’87 the government established the lifesaving station there. "With our lumber and coal, our dairying ami berries we manage to get along very comfortably. With the coming of the railroad you will see a heavy influx of settlers into this country. We need more dairy men and they will do well here Dr. L P. Sorensen and family returned from their Curry County rip Sunday and the doctor is again in his office ready for business They report a very pleasant time at 1-anglots, Port Orfotd and other points. E- Lewin, ol the Wigwam, has Hicceeded in securing the services of several first claw musicians, who will make their first apfiearancc in Bandon at another of the popular wigwam dances, tn be held tomor row night, Wednesday, August 20 The new musicians are particularly at home with the latest dance music, 1 and .Mr Lewin assures anyone who attends the dance a fine time, All are invited. PASSING OF MRS.E.N.SMITH Bandon Win* The Bandon basket ball team went down to Port Orford Friday and won two games from the Port ' Orford boy» by the scores of 21 to 13, and 17 to 6. The line up of the | Bandon team was as follows: First _ game. V.’ckins and Dippie, fin- wards; I-aud, center; Chatbum and Curry County City Make» Bowman, guaids. The second Good With Annual Agate game was, Watkins and Harvey, Celebration. forwards; La;rd, center; Chatburn and Bowman, guards. The writer had the pleasure of taking in one day of Port Orford’s Agate Carnival and spending .-»n other day on the beach at th ,t 1 hustling little town and it is only ; just to say that Port Orford did her- Iself proud. We are informed that Friday was More business firms of Bandon to really a bigger day than Saturday, enter floats in the big industrial for that was the day of the big bar parade to be held at to a m. on becue, there were also two basket Tuesday August 26th, $to.ooand ball games, between Bandon High School and Port Orford, both r»t $5.00 in prizes. Farmer’s rigs for same parade which were won by Bandon The wrestling match between prizes $7.50 lap robe; pair leather Lutsey and Chapman, was won by halters and a whip. Decorated automobiles, prize $io Lutsey, he getting the first and third falls, while Chapman succeed for same parade. Babies contest, 2 p. m. of August ed in getting the second fall. The music was furnished by the 26th at Commercial Hall. Silver band of the Arnold Amusement Co cup for the prettiest girl baby and and Kausrud ’s orchestra furnished (or the prettiest boy baby under twelve months. Also silver cup for music for the dancing, which of the fattest girl baby and the fattest course makes it sure that the music was good’ boy baby under 16 months. The display of agates was beauti REGETTA ful as was also the moss and fancy 10:00 A. M Double skulling race work display for boys $3 00 and $1.00 For the amusement of the people, 10.20 A. M. Men’s double skull- there was the merry-go round, ing race $5 00 and $2.50 shooting gallery, doll racks and 1040 A. M. Swimming race 100 many other concessions. yards $7.50 and $2.50 The dancing at the pavillion was 2:30 P. M. Fisherman’s boat race very much enjoyed Friday night and $7.00 and $5.00 Saturday afternoon but unfortunate Walking the greasy pole barefoot, ly the showers Saturday evening prize $5 00 Girls rowing race prize $5.00 and drove the people to the hall for the Saturday evening dance, and owing $3.00 to the small hall and large crowd of Log rolling prize Jtooo people, there was somewhat of a FRATERNAL PARADE. congestion on the floor, but every 8:00 P. M Silver cup for best body seemed to have a good time. representation of order. Silver cup Quite a number of Bandon people for best float and silver cup for order took advantage of the opportunity with most men in line. A large to go down to the Carnival and all silver cup will also be given for the report o good time, best turn out 01 any ladies society. run 1 uni unu Old Registration Books Will Be Used in Port Election.—Project Will Need All Its Friends. The Port Committee after confer The port project is a meritorious the one; it is a movement on the part 01 attorney general have to announce the people to take the management ring with the county clerk and to the voters of the port of Bandot., ol their most important public utility that at the coming election the old into their own hands, and should registration books will be used, that receive the vote of every man and MORE ENTRIES ARE WANTED One ol the saddest deaths that is all the voters who were register every woman who believes in the has ever occurred in Bandon was ed for the general election of 1912 public owning and managing its that of Mrs E. N. Smith who was will be allowed to vote in the port most important public utilities. found dead in the bath room at the election on their prior registration. The opponents of municipal own Hotel Gallier Satuiday. All voters who were not register ership and those who believe in the Mrs. Smith had not complained of ill health and in fact on Saturday ed for the general election of 1912 divine right of capital to own water morning she had remarked that she will have to be sworn in by six free ways and harbors, to improve them was feeling as well as she ever had, holders on election day, this means or retard them at their own sweet but no one can tell when the sum that all women voters must be sworn will see to it that we need every vote mons will coine as is shown by this in; but the old low in regard to in order to carry the election, so instance. Mrs. Smith had just given swearing in voters will govern, and voters do not neglect to vote, and her children a bath and told them they may be sworn in on election ladies do not neglect to be sworn in to remain in their room while she day before notaries public on election day. prepared her own bath and after waiting for some time the children became alarmed at her not return ing and went to call her. Mrs. Steve Gather happened along at this time and she too called but re ceived no reply, and she then Portland, Ore., Aug. 19 (Special) ganization has been perfected among looked over the transom and saw — The state authorities have recent Portland manufacturers and jobbers Mrs. Smith lying on the floor. She ly launched a movement designed for the purpose of making things had evidently dropped over without to assist in the extermination of jack enjoyable for the visitors during the warning of any kind. . rabbits which have been on the in week of September 1-6. More than Mrs. Smith was the daughter of crease in Central ind Eastern Ore 100 firms are included in the mem Mr, and Mrs. L. W Deyoe, of this gon for years past. So serious h-s bership, and within a few days 25,- city, her maiden name being Maude the rabbit pest become that Govern 000 invitations will be sent out to Gertrude Deyoe. She was born or West some time ago appointed a prospective buyers in this state near Fairbury, Neb., April 18, committee to take charge of the Washington, Idalo, Montana and ¡875 and came to Oregon with her matter and if p.tssible devise m>»ans Northern California President parents in 1877, since which time for the relief of fanners in.the afflict Nathan Strauss, of the association, she has lived in Oregon and Cal ed counties. The meeting was at states there will be no lack of enter ilornia. She was graduated from tended by State Game Warden tainment during the week. Albany College at Albany, Ore., at An experiment in the long dis 1 he age of 17 and was married to E. Finley, State Veternarian W. H. Lytle, L. A. Lewis and Prof. H. N. Smith at Myrtle Point, December tance shipment of perishable fruit 31, 1902. l'o this union two chil W. Henshaw, ol Washington D. C. about to be tried within a few days, dren were born, Edna who is now chief of the biological survey ol the an entire carload of peaches is to be Suitable prizes will be given both nine years old and LeRoy who is department of agriculture. dispatched to Europe from the adies and gentlemen for the best Mr. Henshaw has made a life Yakima country, and in this ship seven. costumes, best character costumes, Bes des her husband anil children study of animals and has given par ment only the finest selected Elbert and best comic costume all characters Mrs Smith leaves a father, mother, ticular attention to the rabbit pest as will be used. While the regula must be masked. two brothers, two, sisters and a num in Australia. He gave it as his tion boxes will be used. While the TRACK MEET ber of other relatives and friends opinion that the theory of inocula regulation boxes will be used, the 100 yard dash, Silver medal first, tion has little, if any, practical value. lasers of fruit will be separated by a to mourn her untimely death. Ironze medal second. Mrs. Smith was a lady of culture Game Warden Finley stated that cushion of wood fibre as a protect One mile relay race for teams of and refinement, she was a loving the value ol the rabbit drive had ion against rough handling and pos our men, Silver medal to each man wife and a kind and affectionate been demonstrated in Eastern Ore sible damage. If this trial ship in winning team. mother, and was greatly loved by gon. between 16,000 and 18,000 ment proves a success, it is probable Quarter mile running race, first all who knew her. Her untimely having been killed in three drives. that an extensive business in peaches >rize, Silver medal, second, Bronze death comes as a great shoe« to her It is said that the great increase in will be developed by Pacific North medal. many friends and relatives and the the number of rabbits is due to the west fruit exhanges. It is likely Half mile running race, first prize, bereaved iamily will have the sincere killing oil of the coyotes. As the that the openiug of the Panama Silver medal; second, Bronze medal. sympathy of a large circle of friends coyote force diminishes that of the Canal will result in increased move One mile running race, first prize rabbit increases and at the present ment of the softer varieties of fruit, in this their hour ol great sorrow. Silver medal; second, Bronze medal. Funeral services were held Sun time they are causing immense as they dan then be shipped direct farmer I s exhibits . day at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. damage to crops and gardens. with a consequent saving in time. Numerous awards will be made Deyoe and was in charge of Rev, For Buyers’ Week, promoted by for best exhibits of farm and dairy the Portland Commercial Club and Wm. Horsfall. produce. A silver medal will be given Recorder ads bring results. tee Chamber of Commerce, an or- The Eastern Star lodge of which for the best exhibit of butter and a 1 "■ 1 “ '■ Mrs. Smith was an honored mem _____________ silver medal for the best exhibit of ber, conducted the services at the cheese home churned. The medals grave and recited their beautiful are presented by Sabro Brothers. ritual. The Sperry Flour Company are Interment was made in the Ban-; presenting a barrel of flour to the don cemetery. family coming the farthest and a We cannot <av. barrel of flour to the largest family We will not aav, attending the White Cedar Festival That «he i» »lead. Contestants to report at Festival She it just awav. headquarters at io:oop. m. on Satur day August the 30th. Good Roads Meeting. Ladies culinary exhibits, first prize Hear the facts and enjoy a free show at the Orpheum The good roads meeting Friday $5.00; second >2.50 and Grand theatres. Able speakers and regular shows night was well attended by g<Kjd Ladies exhibits fancy work etc., free. Seats for adults only, children welcome but roads boosters from all over the ; $15 00. These exhibits to be de livered at the Hartman building not county and much good work was must be held by parents. Orpheum theatre, Thurs later than 12 midday of Monday done in the interests of better roads j day evening, August 21st. Grand theatre, Friday August 25th: for Coo« county. We will give a Prizes of $to.oo first and $5 00 evening. August 22nd. Two shows each evening. detailed account of the meeting in second will be given for the best Friday’s Recorder. decorated store front. BRIEF OREGON NEWS » Queen of the Carnival. Among the names that have been nominated for Queen of the Festival are the following: Miss Clare Mc Intosh, Miss Rittie McNair, Miss Otelia Lewin, Miss Dolly Gibson, M iss Maude Lowe and Miss Weddle. Anyone of these ladies would fill the position of Queen splendidly. But ther must be some people who have a preference for a particular lady. They should boost her and help the Festival by buying votes. Up to the time of writing the votes have not been selling very briskly. -ooc»----- Prize Cup* on Exhibition. Cups and medals to be presented for various events to be held during the White Cedar Festival are now on exhibition in the show window of the Boyle Jewelry Company who were awarded the order for the cups and medals. The engraving is b»-ing done by Everard Boyle The cups and medals are very handsome and were by the kindness of Mr. Boyle obtained at a special price. That Oregon pears are meeting with an enthusiastic welcome in Eastern markets is indicated by the sale of 15 cars of Rogue River Bartletts at the best price received since 1907, #2 per box F. O. B. Probably the highest Medford, price ever received for pears in quantity was that paid to a Medford grower in 1910, when a carload of Anjoy pears brought a total of $2,. 228.20 to the grower, being 5 cents each for all the pears in the car. o * o