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BANDOS, OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 2«. 1913
VOLUME XXIX
VOTE FOR YOUR OWN PROGRESS BY VOTING FOR THE PORT TOMORRO
Along the Water Front.
Sigval Johnson was last Seen
in Bandon on August 4th
Leaves Months Wages.
FOUL PLAY FEARED.
Is Brother of Captain John
son of Bandon Tug. No
Clue to Whereabouts.
Sigval Johnson, brother of Cap
tain John Johnson, and an old
employee at the Lyons Johnson mill,
h is disappeared since the night of
Monday, August 4th, and all efforts
ot his friends and relatives to locate
him to date have proved futile.
Mr. Johnson was in the best of
health and had a good job, and the
fact that he left a month and a
half wages unclaimed at the mill and
his clothing and other belongings at
his rooming house leads to the belief
that he has met with foul play.
He came into town from the mill
Monday, August 1, and was seen
last on Monday evening following.
Any one knowing of his where
abouts or having seen him later than
that date will confer a great favor
on Captain Johnson of the tug, by
notifying him.
Sigval Johnson was 50 years old,
5 feet 3 inches tall, light complex ion
and blue eyes.
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One System Sufficient.
Every resident of a town or com
munity is interested in getting the
very best telephone service possible
because in this day and age the tel
ephone is an absolute necessity in
business as well a6 in many other
way.
The question then is h »w are we
to get the best service? Will it be
by competition in local lines or will
it be otherwise? There is an old
adage that competition is the lite of
trade but this is not true in every
particular and we are inclined to be
lieve that the te'ephone is one place
in which it is not best to have com
petition in local communities.
In the first place it practically
doubles the telephone expense of
e ery business house in a town, be
cause it there are two systems it is
necessary to have both phones in
order to accommodate their cus
tomers and this of course doubles
the expense. Then, too it is very
inconvenient in calling your frie- ds
over the phone, because if you have
a residence phone of one system the
chances are that your friend will
have the other phone anti then you
are just as well off as if you had no
phone at all. In fact two telephone
systems in a town not only doubles
the expense of telephones, but great
ly decreases the efficiency of both
systems, because of the fact that few
residences will have both phones.
It would be much better to have
one system and if that system does
not give good service, have the
cause investigated, and it the com
pany is at fault, make them come
through with better service.
We have never heard of a town
where there were two systems, but
people generally wished that it
could be cut down to one.
Water Sports.
The water sports will be held
Thursday, Aug. 28th, commencing
at to a. m. Enter now for the events.
The program includes men’s and
boys sculling races, swimming races,
exhibition by U. S. Life Saving
crew, motor boat races, log rolling,
etc.
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The Fifield sailed Saturday wit h I
450,000 feet of lumber ind the lo’-
lowing passengers: Mr. Curtis and
wife, G. Johnlat, A. W Barrow ,
H. R. Harvey, O. Knowlton, Ed |
Sanberg, H Downly, J. H. Smith,
C. A. Davis and wife, Mrs. Steary,
D Steal y, F. Wilson. S. Cox, C.
C. Rhodes, G. F. Dunlap, T. S.
Jackson, J. C. Heney, P. R. Wil
son, John Lawry, A. Spaton, P. M
O’Neil, Chas Wessgren, Fred Hel-
sten, B. R. London, Loren Rey
nolds, Geo. Conger, Henry Smith.
The Elizabeth arrived tl is morn
ing with 175 tons of freight and the
following passengers: F. S. Perry,
C. E. Broadbent, O. A. Trowbridge,
Spencer Trowbridge, W. Everett,
S. Brownston, H. Dadvil, Mrs.
Dolly McDonald and child C. A.
Duke, T Carson, C. Ponderg, Lily
Ponderg
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The White Cedar Festival open
ed last night with a rush and a roar.
Let-er-rip, Let-er-saw are sure pro
per terms, for everybody is having
the time of their lives.
The city is in gala attire. Busi
ness men are viewing with each
other to see who can have things
the best, and there is that fun and
good nature that is always preva
lent at Carnival time.
The crowning rf the queen will
be one of the bigget t features yet
The voting will close tomorrow
noon so if you want to see your
favorite get the honors, it is high
time to get busy with your voting.
So far the Carnival has been the
most successful of any that has ever
been pulled off in Bandon and the
remainder of the week still promises
to be bigger and better.
Get in line for a good time and
enjoy yourself the rest of the week
as you have never done before, It
is on Bandon, so don’t be backward.
Baby Show.
Port Election Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Wednesday August 27th is the Port
election. Every friend of the port should see to it
that he or -he cast a vote in favor of the port. It is
more to Bandon and the Coquille Valley than any
thing elze that has ever come within our grasp. It is
the greatest opportunity we will ever have and un
less we grasp it now, we will receive a backset that will
take years to recover from.
Fhe opposition will vote in force. A knocker is
always on the ground when he has a chance to knock
and the booster should be on hand when there is a
chance to boost.
Don’t let anyone draw you away from the point
with the tax bugaboo; the tax will be exceedingly
small while the benefit will be eminently large. In
fact it would be impossible at this time to calculate the
benefit that will come to every inhabitant of this
valley if the port carries.
Let every person who is in favor of the develop
ment of the Coquille valley turn out and vote. It is
important that you be on hand.
The Arnold
Amusement Co.
which is holding forth in Bandon
this week is pleasing the people at
every turn. Their many attractions
are the very best of their kind as
the large throngs of people that are
visiting them daily testify.
The all Stars show on Homer St.
near the Pacific house is attracting
large attention.
The features of this show are
Geo. Edwards the crack rifle shot,
who can probably do more stunts
with a rifle than any other man liv
ing; then also there is Roxie and
Mayne in great roping stunts.
The negro minstrel show featurine
The Poor Middleman Has to
the Alabama Minstrels and the
Take All the Blame.
When the world seems dark and famous Maple Leaf quartet is a big
gloomy as a hoarse, and the luck is drawing yrd and one that is pleas
daily growing worse and worse, ing everybody.
The dog and por.y show is also
then it makes our lives more
one
of merit in its line and is at
pleasant if there is a straw man
tracting
many people.
present, who must take the roast
Creation, the show of mystery
we hand him and the curse, Just
and
h'gh class vaudeville is also
at present man is rendinc beard and
worthy
of special mention as it is
robe, since it costs so much to live
what they claim for it,
upon this globe, and we’ve found a really
“
Beautiful
and Wonderful.”
worthy victim, and we all have
Capt.
Butler
with his famous high
punched and kicked him, and the
dive,
in
which
he
jumps from a lad
Middleman must do the stunt of
Job. Oh, the middleman we've der go feet in the air is one of the
chosen as the goat, and we strive most daring feats ever pulled ofi
to get our fingers on his throat, and anywhere.
Dare Devil Campbell in his thrill
as David slugged Goliath we shall
slug this foul pariah if we ever get ing r de of death whirl is also a
our clutches on his coat! When phenominal stunt, and Bert Addis,
we take o slice of liver from tLe the great aeronaut in his balloon
pan, and the butcher’s swollen bill ascension and parachute drop are
we wildly scan, then we hoist the features of special merit.
Not only is the Arnold Co. pu,
crossbones banner, saying in a war
like manner: “We must go and ting on a good show, but they are a
lynch a mouldy Middleman! When tine bunch of people and their pres
man buys a suit of clothes he wails ence is welcome in any city. There
and rants: “I am paving seven is no rough house or rowdyism as is
prices for my pants! On a smoking sometimes the case with traveling
red hot giiddle should be placed compsnies °f this kind. Mr. Arnold
the man o’ middle, wiih his sisters *s a Pr'nce °i good fellows himself,
and his cousins and his aunts! And an<^ ^is various managers are gentle
the middleman, he through the alley man’y an<l courteous.
The Arnold Co. is certainly
sneaks; not a friend in all the city
to help him speaks; he is shunned, dcservinR ot the excellent {»atronage
or he is greeted with a bombatd- ■ they are receiving.
ment oft repeated, by a chorus of
indignant howls and shrieks!
Attorney General A. M. Craw
ford finished his hearing in the Dr.
Leach case here, and left today for
Coquille where he will probably in
terview Sheriff Gage and others
concerning the proposition.
Mr. Crawford conducted
the
hearing in a very courteous manner
and allowed any who might have
statements to make, the opportunity
of making them and he will report
his findings to Governor West,
when he returns to Salem.
Just what course the governor
will take in the matter remains yet
to be seen.
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Queen Contest.
The latest count for Queen of the
Carnival contest shows Miss Ruby
Tilton in the lead, MissOtelia Lewin
second and Miss Ella Barkdoll third.
Miss Clara McIntosh has made a
good showing. A recent entry into
the field, Miss Eunice Carpenter is
lidely to prove a dark horse.
Rough Riders Here.
The Pendleton Rough Riders
with 16 head of horses arrived to
day and will give a big exhibition
Saturday afternoon. Let 'er buck!
A. F. Estabrook and wife came
in overland from San Francisco
Sunday evening and Mr. Estabrook
is looking after business in connec
tion with his company her. The
Estabrook Co.s business in Bandon
is increasing all the time and their
pav roll reaches the enormous sum
of $ 16.000 a month.
The Elite restaurant under the
management of Mr. Gilbert opened
for business yesterday morning in
the building recently vacated by the
f.ouvre. Mr. Gilbert has put in
everything new, including new paper
on the walls and he now has one of
the neatest eating houses in this
section of Oregon.
In the baby show thia afternoon 1
Mr. and Mr» Fred Blundell won the
I prize for having the prettiest girl
babj and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wend
ling for the prettiest boy baby. The
prize for the fattest boy baby went
to Mr. ai.fl Mrs. D. P. Plymale, and
lor the fattest girl baby to Mr. and
Mrs. H. Manciet.
Wrestling Match.
NEAR MYRTLE POK!
BIG PARADE
WAS SUCCESS
“Thou turnest man, Oh God, to
dust,
Sweet Pea exhibit will be held at
The culinary exhibit is being held
Sheriff W W. Gage came down the new public library tomorrow in the Hartman buildihg. Award From whence he first was made,
Aud when Thou sayest the word,
from Coquille yesterday to look af (Wednesday) afternoon and even ing of prizes will be made Wednes
return,
ter business affairs.
ing.
'Tis instantly obeyed.”
day, August 37 at it a. m.
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Culinary Exhibits.
Rufus Truman and Par
Have Narrow Escape
From Death.
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There will be a wrestling match
at the Orpheura Saturday Aag. 30
between "Smiling Dutch and Jack
Heavy Machine Skids Fro
White, light weight champion of
Bridge into Ravine. N©
California. The match wili be catch
One Hurt
as catch can style, best two out of
three falls, Polic Gazette rules to
govern. Match called at 8:30 p. m.
Under the date line of August J
General admission 50c, reserved the Marshfield Record stys:
seats 75c, ringside seats $1.00.
At five o’clock last evening whi'e
Tickets on sale at J. T. Mars.
‘Rufus Truman of Bandon waj com
ing to this section from Riseb 1 „
with four passengers in his autom •-
bile the party were the V'ctims < i
an accident which is unique in it,
semi-comic nature.
Truman has the reputation » f
being a speed demon and his c r
was coming along at a high rate < f
speed
As the down grade at Kir <
The big Indnstrial parade came
oft at the announced time this mor creek which is eight miles the oth* r
ning and was a success in every side of Myrtle Point was appro idl
particular. The first prize for the ed, Truman failed to slow down.
best float was won by the Bandon At the bottom of the apj ro-v t
Suri, the second prize by the Ban King creek there is a bridge. When
don Bakery. This float was deco this point was neared the machir '•
rated by the Sperry Flour Co. and got out ot control of Chauffeur Tin
the Bandon Bakery was done by man, skidded and went at full sp< < d
Mrs. Pape in one hour and ten off the bridge into a ravine 20 L ct
below. As the auto went ever the
minntes.
The first prize for farmer’s float side of the I ridge there was 10
was won by the Bear Creek farm and time for the occupants to save them
selves,
However, the five m n
the second by C. H. Chandler.
were thrown Iron» their seats in
The prize for the best decorated
the car and evervooe of t'j*m Im -
automobile was won by the Women's
ed in the branches of neat by tr < s.
Commercial Club, Dr. Sorensen’s
Not one of them suffered any tenui s
ear being used. The decorations
injury. Ths only 00* hurt in any
on this car were exceptionally
appreciable way w s Chauffeur Tin
beautiful.
man and his injuries were m'n<r
only. The automobile went to the
Queer Will.
bottom of the ravine Lut was gotten
In l^lig tie a .to
The will of William H. Hartley, out today.
who recently died at Grayce hospital from the bottom of the gulch it was
in this city, a county charge, has necessary to cut down a large tree
been probated, and is a peculiar before It could be gotten out.
When the machine wag straighten
legal instrument. He was a bachelor
ed
up on the road it was found it
and an eccentric character, the pro
visions, of his will bearing out this was not damaged and that it could
assrtion.
Although possessed of be used to continue the trip. The
some property in Myrtle point the passengers got in the car and thi-
aged man was practically without morning left on their way to Ban
funds, and being ill was given over don.
The accident is not alone the
to the county’s care. After direct
strangest
of its kind on account of
ing that J. R. Benson be appointed
administrator of his estate, the will all the passengers got escaping i 1-
provides for decent burial, the ex injury but is almost unbdieu tble
pense thereof, and of his sickness, when the dangerous point at which
to be paid as soon as there shall be the accident happened is taken into
sufficient money in hand from the consideration.”
The party arrived in Bandon all
sale of his property at pul lie auction.
right
and the only damage don -1
One clause reads:
“I direct that an elegant tomb the car was a broken wind shield
stone or monument be placed on and a sprung axle.
mv grave, to be made of granite on
No Paper Friday.
which all the lettering shall show
The R ecorder will not appear
plainly and distinctly, and of a last
ing quality, and on the tombstone on Friday, as our office force want
or monument shall be engraved an a Ifttle time of! and we are so rush
old bachelor standing on the brink ed with job work that we cannot
of Jordan, preparing to cross t‘ e keep everything up and accomadate
river and on the other side of 1 e the force. Next Tuesday we will
river a group of old maids, each be with you again, bigger and Let
carrying in their hands a bunch of ter than ever and will continue twice
roses, and beckoning to him to cross a week as usual.
and on which tombstone or monu
Dr. S. C. Endicott and family
ment shall be engraved the following
returned
Sunday evening from Oak
epitaph: “To an independent, good
looking old bachelor, who in his land and Drain where they had been
younger days, preferred living a in attendance at the funeral of Mr?.
single life rather than get married Endicott’s grandmother Mr*, Hal.
and have a petsicoat boss ruling over lafteld who was killed in the auo-
him the rest oi his life, and perhaps | mobile wreck last week.
through an endless eternity.”
Sweet Pea Exhibit
UTO DITC1
John F. Bane has dosed down
his mill at Stxee River and moved
back to Bandon and will make this
city their home again.
Ear.don
people are glad to welcome this ei-
timabl« taaily ta owr city agam,
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