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BANDON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1914
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 5
Don't Forget the Championship High School Debate Next Friday Evening, January
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APPLES FOR
THEJOAST
-New Coos River Beauty and
a few Weil-Known Varie
ties Recommended.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Or., Jan. 12. "The Yellow
Transparent is poobably one of the
early apples that will prow well in
coast districts," said ProlesMii C. .'.
Lewis, horticulturist of the Oregon
Agricu'tural College, in reply to a
number of recent inquiries as to the
best varieties for coast conditions.
"This is a yellow apple, a good
bearer, and it comes into bearing
very early, being one of the first
varieties we have on our market. It
is pleasant to eat and is a very good
cooking apple.
"The Gravenstein is by far the
best apple I have seen for the home
orchard in the coast countries. It
takes on a wonderful color, has
splendid quality and is a very good
keeper for the variety.
"The Baldwin is grown .perhaps
more extensively in the coast coun
ties than any other apple but I be
lieve that it should be planted in
only a few regions Theie are other
varieties which should excel the
Baldwin. -The King of Tompkins
County does fairly well and will j
make a good home apple to follow J
the Gravenstein.
"For the last three ye?rs I have
been watching very closely an
apple which is not very generally
grown, being largely a local apple
in the coast countries. This apple
is known as the Coos River Beauty.
When it first came under my obser
vation I did not think very highly of
it, but a further siudy has caused
me to change my mind and I con
sider this apple one of the very best
that can be planted in the coast
counties. It is of splendid size and
beautiful color. There is not a
handsomer red apple grown in the
state than the specimens of this re
ceived from Coos County." It is a
splendid keeper. We have samples
stored. in the cold storage plant at
the college and they are in veiy
hard firm condition.
"I icccived last year some very
fine specimens of. wealthy apples
from Clatsop county. The color
was remarkably good, and the
quality was a'so excellent. This is
an apple worthy o! trial in parts of
the coast countries. Ordinarily we
would not expect this to be a coast
tipple but there are exceptions to all
rules.
"Two varieties which are doing
well in Columbia county, which ap
proaches the conditions of the coast
counties more than any of the other
counties of the slate,, are the Hul.
bardston Nonesuch and the North
ern Spy. I he Hubbardston None
such i.i most parts of the state tends
to grow large and poor in quality,
but the specimens we have seen from
C .imbia county are fully equal to
any I have eaten anywhere. They
are of good marketibte size and
splendid qualify. The Northern
Spy of course has superb quality
and when at its best is a veiy hard
apple to surpass for the early winter
months.
"Other varieties which are worthy
of trial in the coast counties are
Grimes Golden and Yellow New
town. The latter may sexb very'
badly but s ill I have seen very fine
specimens of this variety Irom coatt
districts. " r
"Unfortunately we have very for
commercial orchards in the coast
counties to serve as tests of the dif
ferent varieties grown there. Many
of the home orchards have not had
very ijood care, and their fruit does
not furnish a safe index of varieti es,
but I have made a number of ob.
servations during the last eight
years and would be glad to give
growers in the coast countries the
benefit of these observations. I
shall very much appreciate the favor
if apple growers in Curry, Coos,
Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop w ill
write to me concerning their ex
perience in testing varieties, and in
cases send me by postage typii-al
specimens of the varieties that they
think excel."
RUNSSTREETS
First Assistant Engineer of
Grace Dollar Causes Ex
citement at Marshf ield
The Coos Bay Times says that T.
M. M. Carr, first assistant engineer
of the Grace Dollar caused much ex
citement in Marshfield last Thursday
night by appearing on the slret
running from place to place and
calling at houses at the unearthly
hour of i'.-o to -3:00 o'clock- il the
morning.
The man gave the police depart
ment of Marshfield a great chase
and finally went onto hjs boat with
out doing anyone any harm.
The man wore no shirt,
and had on only a pair of
overalls and shoes without so:ks,
and though the air was frosty he
seemed to keep himself comfortable
by exercise as he ran like a deer
and seemed to be under the halluci
nation that he was a prize fighter
and training for a fight.
He succeeded in evading the of
ficers and finally about 2:30 in the
morning he knocked at the door .of
Rev. J. V. Benson, pastor of the
Lutheran Church and asked if the
place was the Catholic Church. Mr.
Benson told him it was not and di
rected him to the Catholic church,
where he wejit and called up Father
Munro, who asked him in, and to
whom he stated that his roommate
had a very peculiar influence over
him. He stated that he was neither
crazy nor drunk. He made a long
call on Father Munro and afterward,
went back to the ship.
This was the first trip Carr had
made with the Grace Dollar so he
was not well known by the rest of
the crew, but Capt. Fosson said he
wis not surprized at the mans actions
as he had acted queer from the start.
He said that Carr's roommate was
a fine wortter and was in no way re
sponsible for his condition,
Carr complained to the chief en
gineer afterward that he was ill and
was taken up town and treated by
Dr. Mingu, and was very reticent
about his actions ol the night before.
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Well Known Couple to Wed.
William Shellhamer and Miss
Letta Bell, Two well known Bjndo.i
young people have gone to Portland
where they will be married and will
then to back to Pensylvania to visit
Mr. Shellhammer's parents.
This young couple is very popu
lar in Bandon, Mr. Shellhammer be
ing one of- our leading contractors
and Miss Bell has for a number of
years been in the employ of the
Hotel Gallier,
CRAZED HAN
PAY TAXES
PROMPTLY
Rate of Interest Charged on
Unpaid Bills is Something
to Be Feared.
Salem, Or,, Jan. 9. In an opin
ion rendered by Attorncy-Ceneral
Crawfoidat the request of T. A.
Weinke, District Altorncti at Con
don, he holds that under the" tax
I iw passed by the last Legislature,
all taxes become due April 1, and
that on all unpaid taxes after that
d ite there ?s a penalty of 1 per cent
per month until September 1, when
all unpaid taxes become delinquent,
After they become delinquent there
is a further penalty of 10 per cent
making a total penalty of 15 per
cent. . The original taxes, together
with these penalties, then draw in
terest at 12 per cent until paid.
Public Dock for Small Craft.
This paper long advocated , the
idea ot a public dock for small river
craft and we still insist that tin's is a
great necessity. I he people who
come down the river in their row
boats and small gasoline boats have
no place to'land them where they
can be at all secure, while they are
transacting their business in town
.arfdstegsslioulil .bty J&kenatr once
with the view ot establishing a slip
and floating dock which would ac
comadate these boats as it is cer
tainly one of the greatest necessities
that the town is now up against.
We are forging ahesd in many
other lines and this is one of the
important things that should not be
forgotten
IS RELEASED
Typewriter Salesman, Well
Known Here is Released
from Bigamy Charge.
P. D. Chamberlain, the L. C
Smith & Bros. t pe writer salesman,
wlio is well kuown in Bandon, and
who was arrested some time ago 011
a charge of bigamy, being accused
of marrying a waitress of the Chand
ler Hotel at Marshfield, when he
had a wife in Portland, Me., has
been released by the P01 eland grand
jury, according to a report "n the
Portland Telegrrm, which says,
a "not true bill wss returned.
The fact that Mr. Chamberlain
was arrested on this charge nused
considerable sui prise in Bandon, as
he was we'l known here and it was
generally thought that he was rn
honorable gentlemen, and many
people will be glad to le? .1 of his
release.
Chamberlain says the charges
were trumped up by a competitor,
and says he wf sue the parties
responsible.
Wrestling Match in Sight.
The following dispatch in a port
land paper indicates that Bandon
will see Tony Ajax in action again
goon:
Chehrflis, Wash,, Jan. 10. Carl
Nelson the local mat expert, has
gone to Oakland, Cal. where he
will wrestle Smiling Dutch, He
will also meet Tony Ajax at Bandon,
Oregon, and hopes to secure a
match with butsop ,
CHAMBERLAIN
MARSHFIELD
VS. BANDON
High School Will Settle De
bating Supremecy Friday
Evening.
Don't forget to keep an open date
for the High School Debate, which
will be held at the high school bnild-
ing next Friday evening, Jan. 16.
The debate will be for the Coos
county championship and the ques
tion will be "Resolved: That the
President of the United States should
be limited to one six-year term,"
with Bandon on the affirmative side.
The cream of Marshfields debaters
will uphold the negative side of the
question.
Both sides are well prepared on
the subject to be debated, and are
equally confident of winning.
Come out and by your presence
lend encouragement to the home
team.
A charge of 25 cents will be made,
the proceeds going to defray the ex
penses of the debaters,
Banks to Hold' Their Annual
Meetings.
Both the Bank ot Bandon and the
Firs? "National -Bank will-hold - their
annual stockholders meetings this
evening, at which time they will go
over the business for the past year
and will elect directors and officers
for the ensuing vear.
The Bandon banks are among
the strongest financial institutions
in southwest Oregon
Many Useful Courses Will
Be Given and Much Bene
fit May Be Derived.
The Bandon public school, night
school will open next Monday eve
ning January 19th and a number of
useful courses will be taken up,
among the most important of these
will be English grammar and read
ing, sewing, commercial law, vocal
music, writing and spelling; book
keeping, typewriting, physical cul
ture and cooking.
The fees for these courses are
very nominal and it will be to the
advantage of many to take up the
opportunity. A large number have
already signified their intention of
entering the night schoof nnd pros
pects for the success of the under
takina are very flatteiing.
Circulars are being sent out, de
scribing the various courses, "and
they can be secured, either at the
Rosa Co's store, the Bandon Drug
Cc. or the post office. It you de
sire a personal conversation with
those in charge, see Prof. Hopkins
or Miss Ritchie.
H. C. Dippel is having the room
in the Gallier building, east of the
Boyle Jewelry Co. fitted up and will
move his. real estate office- into it in
the near future. This will make a
fine location, for the real estate
business.. ' ' , .
NIGHT SCHOOL
OPEN MONDAY
Along The Waterfront
The Speedwell arrived Sunday
with a good passenger list as follows:
Mrs M. Hatcher, J. C. Thorn
and wife, I Wolf. Ray Thorn, Geo,
Kerox, W. J. Whitman, Hazel
Brayton, Lawrence Brayton, Hattie
Brayton, Clara Brayton, Lillic Bray
ton, Mrs. Hoover, J. P. Clairsen,
Geo. Maloney, Geo. Boville, J. W.
Aamhill, Geo. P. Herman, L. Hen
penon and wife, W. S, Hopkins.
The Bandon arrived Saturday
with 218 tons of freight.
The Elizabeth arrived Monday
with 100 tons of freight and ten pas
sengers. the Elizabeth will sail
again Wsdnesday noon.
Attorney-General Candidate
For Nonination by
Republicans
A. M. Crawford, Attorney-General
is a candidate for the republican
nomination for Governor. Mr.
Crawford arrived in Portland today
to confer with friend, as to platform
pledges and to outline a plan of ac
tion for the coming campaign. ISy
Monday he expects to have his plat
form completed and ready for the
voters to consider.
For the past 12 years Mr. Craw
ford has held the position of Attor-
ney-General of Oregon, and twice
during that time he has led his ticket
In both the last two elections when
he was a caadidat Mr. Crawford re
ceived a greater numbeV of votes
than any other man on the republic
an ticket. His present term expires
next year and instead of announcing
himself to succeed himself he has de
cided to try for Governor,
Frank S. Grant, former city at
orney forPortland, today announced
himself as a candidate for the repub
lican nomination for Attorney-Gen-eral
on learning of Crawford's deci
sion. Prior to being elected, Crawford
practiced law in Roseburg. He has
been a resident of this state for ap
proximately 30-years, coming to this
state from New York, where he was
born. Because of his success in
handling litigation for the state, his
ability as a campaigner and the fur-th-rfact
that he received remarkably
larue votes in his last two campaigns
Crawford has succumbed to the arg
uments of frisnds that he enter the
lists for the nomination for Govern
or. As soon as his platlorm is com
plied Crawford will engage in an
active and aggressive campaign,
which will be carried on to the eve
of the primaries. Repeatedly dur
ing the past year it has been rumor
ed that Crawford wanted to be Gov
ernor, but until he arrived in Port
land today he had declined to dis
cuss the report.
"The Mystery of West
Sedgewic k."
A clever detective story portray
ed in motion pictures is always en
tertainintng. The Edison Company
is producing "The Mystery of West
Sedgewick" in two reels, have
succeeded in creating a mystery
story that is absorbing throughout
and keeps one guessing as to how
it will end. This feature will be
shown at the Grand Wed. Jan. 14.,
No "advance in price, 10-5C.
- Steam heat, and orchestra, 0
CRAWFORD
FOR GOVERNOR
KEN HERE
Qpos County Hardware As
sociation Holding Con
vention Today.
The Coos County Hardware Men's
Association is hplding their 5cmi
annual convention today and repres
entatives of every hardware company
in the county, save one, are present.
The convention is being held in
the Commercial Club rooms this af
ternoon at whjch time officers for
the ensuing year will be elected and
other business peitaining to the wel
fare of the hardware business in the
county will be transacted.
The visitors present are C. E
Hilling and W. E Lundy of Hilling.
Lundy & Sons, and H S Kribs, of
The Myrtle Point Hardware., of
Myrtle Point. F.. P. Lewis, Pioneer
Hdw, Co. ; W. N. Ekblad, Ekblad
& Son, A, E: Nefl, Marshfield Hdw.
Co., and M. D. Sumner, Sumner
Hdw. Co. Marshfield: R. B. Hazer,
Hazer & Son. P.N. Reberg, North
Bend Hdw, Co., North Bend: J. A.
Lamb of Lamb and Co., and Arthur
Ellingston of Coquille Hdw. Co.,
Coquille, also J. W. Gardner, rep
resenting Dunham Carrigan and
Haydcn o' San Francisco, and H.
E. Bultman rcpresehting Baker an dk
Hamilton and W. E. Reikers, rep
resenting Marshall, Wells & Co., of
Portland.
An elaborate banquet will be ten-
dered to the visitors this evening at
the Hotel Gallier. Ray' MrNair of
the McNair Hdw. Co. and T. M.
Neilson of the Bandon Hdw. Co.".
are 1 oking after the visitors to see
that they are well entertained.
Former Bandon Teacher
Marries.
Announcements have been receiv
ed here bv friends of Miss May A.
Fahey, a popular teaceer in the Ban
don public schools for the last year
and a half, stating that she was mar.
ried to Mr. Lew H- Hudbard'of
Waitsburg, Wash, on January 7th
and that they would be at home to
friends at Waitsburg after February
1 St.
The bride has many friends, in
Bandon who will extend congrnlula
aions and best wishes for a long and
prosperous life.
Mr. Hubbard is a bank cashier of
Waitsburg and a young gentleman
of excellent qualifications in every
particular.
Mrs. La France Free.
Portland, Or., Jan 12, Circuit
Judge Kavanaugh' yesterday dis
missed the indictment agaiiiht Mrs.x
James C. La France, charged with
obtaining money by false pretenses,
Her husband is serving a term in
the penitentiary for swindling the
Modern Woodmen of America out
of $3000 by collecting 'insurance af
ter planting.! body, taken to be his
own, on the banks of tne Clackamas.
Two other policies that were col
lected by La France and his wife
totaled $12,000. Mrs. La France
was indicted on the same facts as
hcr'husband, as she was charged
originally as the principal with her
husband as an accessory.
The indictment was dismissed be
cause Mrs. La France is the sole
means of support of the foilr chil
dren, the youngest ti babe in arms
arid the further fact that 'District
Attorney Evans believes that she
acted in the matter at the direction
of her husband, whrPalrerdy has
been cunvicted,
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