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The Recorder is read by more people in Bandon and vicinity: tkan'dl Tb gjfrraKl, SEMI-WEEKLY T ' VOLUME XXX BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914 NUMBER 4 . v . f mtmmt BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL J. Ira Sidwell buys Mrs. Cos tello Property at First & Alabama Streets The biggest re-d estate deal that has been consumnted in Bandon lor for some time was closed yesterday when J Ira Sidwell purchased, from Airs, Sarah Costcllo her entire prop, erty facing on First streec and Ala bama avenue, including the Pacific Lodging house and the lot east of th" Odd Fellows' building, the con sideration being $15,000. This is one ol the very best busi ness properties in the city and Mr Sidwell is certainly to be congrat ulated upon securing it at this time. It is Mr. Sidwell's intention to be gin the construction of a fine, mod ern, fireproof building on this prop erty in the near future, and when it is pompleted it will be an exceeding ly valuable business location. Mr Sidwell is one of Bandon' s fore most and enterprising young busi i.ess men, and it wiil be a good thing for the city that he has secur ed a valuable piece of property like this. Death of Pioneer. Mrs. Rachael Willard one of the earliest pioneers of the Coquille val ley died at her home in this city Thursday morning at the ripe old age of 87 years. Her husband, Thomas Willard had proceeded her in death a number ofvcarsj She was borii "in jasper ville coun ty, Illinois, March 12, 1827 and came to Coos county in 18G0 with her husband and located in Coquille. later moving to Bandon. The hinetal is being held today, the party leaving on the Dispatch this morning. "The Burning Rivet." This two reel feature by the Lubin Co. presents many unusual situa Hons. The story centers around a political boss who pulls off a num her of crooked deals but eventually meets the fate that is meetcd 'out to all who do wrong. An excellent picture well made and entertainingly (old. "The Stopped Clock," Biograph. This picture keeps you guessing un til the very end, a fascinating story, "Too Many Tenants," a laugh able picture, full of lun. This piogram is on for Sunday night. Seven piece orchestra, steam heat- Admission 15-ioc. Orpheum Changes Hands The Orpheum Tneatre which has been very successfully operated foi several years by Mr, and Mrs. A. J Hnrtman, has been leased to Tower Bros, formerly of Marshfkld. foi two years with the privalege of five years. The Orpheum is a very pop ular show house and the new prop rietors are practical show men nd the liberal pationage which has been afforded this place in the past will no doubt continue in the future. Bandon people will welcome the Towers to our business and social circles. Family is Destitute. A family living a short distance from Bandon is in very destitute circumstances. The wife has been deserted by her husband and shy has six small children to care for for and they are very much in need of provisions, clothing, money, etc A subscription paper will be circula ted in town within the next few days and it is hoped that the people will respond liberally, rfii the woman is in every way worthy. o o 0 MUCH GOAL WILL MOVE Coos County Collieries Have Contracts For Many Thou sand Tons. That Coos county is coming into her own as a coal producing ard distributing section is now assured, J-. K., Smith of the . Riverton mines who has been in the city the last couple ol days info ms a icpresei'ta tive of the Recorder that his com pan) has contracts to deliver several thousand tons of coal to Portland from the Riverton mines' ajid they also have large contracts to deliver co'd to Piince Rupert, but could not get any transportation to that northern country at this time of the year. The Mexican coal market is also open to this place, and as soon as the troubles down there are settled the Coos County Collieries have contracts for many thousand tons of coal in Mexico. Mr. bmith is very sanguine over the prospects and thinks there h no doubt that the coal business will b; an assured success.' ior all time, There are millions of tons of coal in the Riverton section alone, the McCee mine alone will produce about twenty million tons, providing the present indications hold out and this is only one of the. mines in these large fields. Can Be Seen Now on Clear Nights if Your Eyes Are Good.1 i Portland, Jan. 7. Barring , the fact that Jupiter Pulvius for the past few nights has hung his ratiicoa' over the southern heavens, almost arjyone should have been able to find the little Delavan comet, which appeared headed towaid the center of oui solar system about three or four weeks ago, and is still coming 1 his way. The constellation of Eridanus, which it has chosen for its camping place for the time being, wheels in xto sight early in the evening a d is visible, in the southern sky until about the lime the milkman calls in the morning. Between 9:30 and 10 o'clock one should be able to Imd thq comet about 30 degrees above the horizon and almost due south, It will appear about the size of a star of the fifth magnitude and may he mistaken for one, for its nebulo sity has been a matter of uncertainty, and in it earlier days in our solar system, no tail was apparent As it appioaches more closely to the sun, it may develop a tail, as many othr comets have done . before, but for the present jl will require more or less discrimination to pick it out troiv. the common run of staVs in its vicinity, 000 Owns Property Here. Wm. VVeigand, one of the Cop perliehl coitncilmcn against whom ilovernor West has instituted jro ceedings, owns considerable proper ty in Bandon, having been here a month or six weeks ago and pnr chased p'roperty. ' The basket ball game with Myrtle Point has been postponed until next Friday night, Jan. 16. WhWU rAD DATES GIVEN FOR LECTURES Dr. Hodge of Oregon Univer sity, Will Lecture Here v Jan. 26 to Jan. 30, Eugene, Or., Jan. 8. The wide spread demand in Oregon communi ties for teaching in popular practi cal biology is indicated by the long period for which the time of Dr. Clif-, ton F, Hodge, of the Univeisity of Oregon Extension faculty, is sched uled ahead. Dr. Hodge has no open dates remaining in January and scarcely any in February. Some ol his ttme is scheduled far into the spring. During Januaiy Dr. Hodge has appeared or will appear in 18 Oregon towns. Some of these towns want to hear his teachings on bird protec tion, some want talks on conserva tion of wild animals, sonic prefer a lecture on plant breeding. More and more, however, are calling for his instruction on how to lid the community of flics So far this month Dr. Hodge has appeared at Jefferson, Portland, St. Johns. North Portland, Albina, Gresham and Glehdale. His dates for Coos county are: January 26, Marshfield; January 27, North Bend at the library: Janu ary 28, Bandon at the library; Janu ary 29, Coqtiille before the public schools; January 30, Myrtle Point public schoo's. 000 New Law adds $15 to Boun ty Paid For "Cat" Game Destroyers Coquille, Or., Jan. 7 An un usual number of scalps are being brought in to the County Court for lo intv payment these days. Oscar kaiuo, of Marshfield was here yes-. terday with a large panther hide, measuring over six feet, which he got a few weeks ago on the East Fork of the North Coos River, for which he collected $20.00. Under the new law going into effect next month, the State Game Commission will, pay $15.00 for panther scalps, wnch 111 addition to the $20.00 now 'paid will make a total of $35.00, Hunters are enthu siastic over the new law and say that now there will be some incen tive to get some good dogs and com mence an active campaign against the "cats,1 Coos Bay Times. The public night school at the High School building will begin Monday evening January 10th Courses in penmanship, book keep, ing, sewing, cooking. English gram mar, commercial arithmetic, physic al culture for women, typewrit ing, etc. Those interested should see Prof. Hopkins or Miss Ritchie at once. I ins is an excellent opportunity. Why not take advantage of it. See Bunny at the Grand in ' Flaming Hearts." Its a Moose of a comedy, Saturday, Jan. 10. $35.00 SOON FOR PUBLIC NT SCHOOL CANAL IS ALMOST DONE Uncertain Conditions Cause Announcement of Opinion to Be Withheld. Washington, Jan. 7. The Pana ma Canal will be in condition to pass vessels all the way across the isthmus within the next 70 days, it was learned today, unless some un expected obstacle is encountered. This is the judgment of a high canal official. The only remaining obstacles to prevent the passage of vessels at this moment are at the Cucarasha slide which blocks the cut at Culc bra and the few additional slides of relatively minor importance in the same locality. The dredging is progressing satisfactorily on these slides, and as soon as a channel of sufficint width and depth is establish ed it will be possible to pass vessels through Irom the Atlantic to the Pacific. In view of the uncertain condi tions surrounding the work it has been deemed impoiite to attempt to fix a date for the opening of the canal. Even after a passage is possible several months must be spent in training the operating force iK'fore the waterway is opened to commerce. Ed. Divelblissof Pott Orford was in Bandon Thursday. MADE ESCAPE One of Men Who Held Up Drain-Coos Bay Stage Two Years Ago Breaks Jail. Salem, Or.,. Jan. 6. Edwin Jur- gens, doiug ten years to life im prisonment in tlie state penitentiary for assault and robbery in Douglas county, cut his way out of prison with a brace and bit and escaped. The crime for which Jurgens was sentenced to a term in the peniten tiary occurred near Drain late in the year ion. Jurgens, together with a companion named Fred Coziah, had only recently returned here from easrern Oregon, when the) decided to engage in a series of crimes. They first went to Drain, where for a day or two they watch ed the movements of the stage oper ating out of tint place to Scottsburg. Satisfied that they were capable ot handling the job, they later pro ceeded to a point about two miles west of Drain, where they laid in ait for the Coos Bay stage. As the static neared, Jurgens and Coziah stepped from behind a clump of bushes and leveled their revolvers ai the occupants of the vehicle. After the stage stopped the passengers vere compelled to ah 'lit and stand loner in a row. Thev were then relieved of their valuables and told to beat it. Several of the passengers rob bed ,by Jurgens were members of e Douclas county grand jury who were returning home after attending court in this city. jorgens was captured Wednesday Brooks. Oregon, and is now at again in the penitentiary. , P. B. Bealieu of Lakeport is in Handon makinc arrangements to move his family from Lakeport to this city. STAGE ROBBER DEBATE NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Bandon and Marshfield wil Contend for County Ho nors Next Friday ni ght Marshfield an: Bandon will fight it out in Bandon for the Coos counti High School de b uing championship. Last night Marshfield defeated North Bend and as Bandon recently won from Myrtle Point, the contest next Friday will settle the matter for this year. Everyone should be out to en- courage the local high school team, which is jack Kronenberg and Pearf Craine. Don't forget the date Friday ev ening, January 16th. How is this For Oregon. The Florence West says: Yester day while on our way home to our midday mewl, we passed several children who were barefooted and playing in the water, At the table we were served with new potatoes which had just been dug from the garden. In the afternoon we saw roses, loganberries and chrysanthemums in bloom in the open air. How is that for New Year's day in latitude 44? jane" Elwyn, cartoonist, .at the Orpheum Theatre see her NATIONWIDE STRIKE TALK Moyer Says Demand Is Made out of Sympathy for Miners in Calumet District. Chicago, Jan. 6. Charles Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, was credited today ' with saying that Samuel Gompers and other officials of the American Fed eration of labor would meet in Washington in a few days to con sider the advisability of calling a nation-wide strike of labor organi zations in sympathy with the copper miners of Michigan. "Have you asked for a nation wide strike?" Moyer was asked, "There has been considerable prcs sure exerted that such a demand be made," he answered. "Howevei, it may be said that our plans are in statu quo. I will confer tomorrow with Charles E. Mahoney, vice president of our federation, Guy A. Miller and Yance Terzich, members of the executive board, and we will determine what further action to take." EVERY VOTER MUST REGISTER Since the new registration law has been knocked out by the decis ion of the supreme court, attention u being called to the f.tct that every voter must re-register for the new yetfr under the old law. It is stated that any voter who de sires to vote at the coming primary May 15th must register between now and then to be able to cast a ballot. Registering can be performed by a notary public or justice of the peace, PROCEEDINGS Business of Imp o r t'a n c e Taken up at Council Meet ing Friday Night. The City Council met in regular session Wednc.eay night with Mayor Mast and all councihnen except one present. The regular routine yol business was gone through and a number of matters of importance were taucn up. The only bids on public work , that were received were for the con struction of the Wall Street sewer hich was advertised recently. The lowest bid on this work was over $t,ioo abrve the engineer's esti mate and with this in view the council rejected all bids and decided to re advertise for bids on this sewer. W. H Webb was allowed $74 00 with which to build a sidewalk across Ferry Creek on Second St. East. E, Lewin was present and made the council a proposition to keep the beaeh sidewalk in repair for two years, for an allowance of $50.00. The proposition was acceptev bv the council. The usual amount of bills were illowed and the council adjourned. - -000- Along The Waterfront The Elizabeth sailed Wednesday morning with 22g,oqo 'cet of lum ber, 30 tons of miscellaneous freight and the following passengers: W. F. Hendricks, Thos Tehay, H. E. Morrill. I. J. Button, M. Hintz, J. McManus, Henry Hopkins, I. Brown, T. Smith, J. W. Fowler, Mrs. Port Snyder and three chil dren, P. F. Tupp, and E. H. Fish. The Tillamook sailed Wednes day morning with 2,255 ties and 15 tons of miscellaneous freight. The Fifield sailed Wednesday morning with 450,000 feet of lum ber and 38 passengers: J. M. Brew er, H. W. Gamett, J. A. Reese and wile, Mrs. B. F Clark and bab', Dolly Osborn. J. M. St. Clair, V. Breuer, Mrs. Ogren, Anna Ogren, Ed Housch and wife, Miss Slum, Mrs. L. J. Hay ward and two chil dren, C. N. Coombes, wife, and two children, B. F. Clark, Lottie Carey, Mrs. W. LeRoy, Miss. El iot, Mrs. Elliot, Miss Tryon, L. Donaldson, Ceo. Brown. Thco. Newhouse, B. C. Bain, G. W. Hood W. Thompson, W. H. Moffatt, Donald Moffatt, E. Harland, J. P. Con, Frank Anderson. The Grace Dollar sailed yesterday morning via Loos Bay lor ban rancisco. The Speedwell wi'l arrive Sunday morning and will'sail again Tuesday Bunny at the Grand. John, Bunny, fat and jolly will be seen in a screaming comedy en titled "Flaming Hearts." The say- ng that "faint heart never won fair ady," proves true in this case. Bunny lacks the nerve to propose, oses his affinity, and drowns his sorrow in a big stein of beer. "The President's Special," is a good railroad story produced by the Kalem Co. it keeps you in suspense ind interested throughout. Biograph offers a good drama en titled, "Diversion." Biograph pic tures are always good. "The Yellow Streak," splendid dranja by the American Pathe Co. See this excellent program at the Grand Saturday; January iotH. Ad mission 10-5C. 000 J. A. Wilkinson of Marshfield was in the cfi$ Thursday on business. o o o oo o V