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About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1914)
o 4 " o 7 a A 7 ? on VOLUME XXX BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1914 NUMBER 6 Registration Books Are Open. Voters Must Be Registered Before Signing the Road Petitions. Q'j. on . f COOLEY HELD FOR MURDER Relatives of Cooley Furnish $50,000 Bond For His Release. Gold Reach, Or., Jan 13 A R. Coolc) , arrested last month in San Francisro and charged witli the murder of Thomas Van Pelt, who was shot near Ghetto, Curr coinuy in February, 1890, was held tn the grand inry on tne preliminary hear ing here yesterday under a $50,000 bond. Cooley has furnished $50,000 bail and has been released. His bondsmen are Alf Gauntlett, John Miller, Elmer Colgrovc. John D. Coolev and Will Cooley Whether Cooley will remain here or go to California until court meets is not certain, but he will probably stay here. District Attorney Meredith, who ably presented the ease against him, wanted Cooley held without bail, but was defeated. Cooley did not offer any evidence against it. The sensation of the bearing was the testimony ofJ.H. Higgins, an accountant of Spokane, who testi fied that while serving as assistant cashier in the Second National Bank in Colfax, Wash., in 1897, Alfred Coohdge, president of the bank, de clared he would gladly pay anyone who would go to Curry county and kill off the Van Pelts, the sum of $500.00 t John Van Pelt testified substantial ly as follows: That Thos. Van Pelt, his father, was shot from ambush near Chctco, in Curry county, Ore gon, on February 19, 1893, shortly after noon, he having heard three shots fired, and rushed to the scene of the shooting. Two 40 65 Win chester shells were found near a clump of bushes behind which the assassin had taken ambush. The track of the assasin going over the hill was found and measured by a string, and later compared with size of boot and found to be about num ber 7 or 8. Riley wears that size footgear. John Lopes, aged 58, and born and raised in that community, testified that Riley Cooley was passing down the beach in Northern California about 6 p. m. that same evening, three-quatters of mile off main road, about 11 miles from where the shooting occurred, and and asked Lope." a short cut to the Smith River ford. Lopes knew Cooley well He never before had seen him afoot. He always rode a horse. J. H Higgins, who was assistant cashier of the Second National Bank of Colfax, Washington, in 189S, of which bank Alfred Coohdge was pir"i(knt, testified that Alfred Coo. lid' c aid i him and others late in the I..II of 1897, after returning from Oregon, where his brother Al Coo- lulge had been shot that he would piv anyone $300 to go down to Oregon and kill off the Van Pelts, That was about March 1, 1896 Higgins receivetl clippings from his relatives in Portland telling of the shooting of Thos. Van Pelt near Chetco. That was about the loth of March, 1898, A. R. Cooley ap pearcd at the Second National Bank at Colfax in his mountain clothes and with a Winchester rifle. Alfred Coolidge introduced him to the wit ness and paid him $100 in his pres. ence. lie then took Cooley over to a clothing store and bought him a new suit of clothes. Cooley spent some time around the bank and left , his rifle there. Coolidge later gave Higgins a package of money and the rifle, and told him to send them to A. R. Cooley at a certain address in Spokane, stating the value of the package and rifle was $600. He asked Higgins to ship the gun by express, as he did not want Coolev seen carrying it. The witness ask ed Coolidge if that was the party who "got" his man in Oregon, to which Coolidffe made no reply and turned away. Higgins positively identifies the prisoner as the man to whom the money was paid in Colfax, Washington. And when Higgins spoke to Cooley in Rose burg and said to him: "1 met you in Colfax, Washington, in the spiing nl 1898," Cooley replied: "I am not talking." . Stephen A. Doyle, who brought Cooley from San Francisco on a requisition from the Governor of Oregon, testified that Cooley stated to him, when first arrested, that he was in Alaska at the time of the shooting of Van Pelt. The state has other strong links in this chain of evidence which it will not introduce at the preliminary nor divulge at this time, deeming the foregoing entirely sufficient to bind the defendant over to the Cir- il Court, wnicn convenes nere on ' second Monday in April, and will be presided over by Judge John S. Coke, of Marshfield. The pre- j liminary hearing was before County Judge W. A. Wood. Coos Bay Times. BANK ELECTS NEW OFHCERS Officers and Directors of Bank of Bandon Elect ed Tuesday. The Bank of Bandon held their annual stockholders and directors meeting Tuesday evening at which time officers and directors were el ected as follows: J. I, Kronenberg president: T. P. Hanly, vice presid ent; F. J. Fahy, cashier; R. H. Rosa and C. Y, Lowe. Under the new law it is also neccessary for the state banks to appoint two examin ers to examine the condition of the hank between times of the regular bank examiner's visit. Geo. W. Moore and J. W. Mast were ap pointed and Geo. P. Topping was appointed attorney. The financial condition of the bank is perfectly satisfactary and the volume of business increasing con stantly. The new currency law was dis cussed and the bank will apply for membership in the new concern in due course of business, & The outlook for the future was never brighter than it is today. EOCAE NEN IE OFFICERS At the Coos County Hardware mens' convention which as was an nounced in Tuesday's Recorder, was held in Commercial Club Hall last Tuesday, honored two Bandon men, by making them officers of the organization. Ray Mc Nair of the McNair Hardware Co. w.s elected president and T. M, Nielsen o? tlj Bandon Hardware Co. was elected secretary -treasurer. The banquet at the Hotel Gallier in the evening was a very enjoyable affair. NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM H. C. Dip pel and E. T. Wolverton Form Business Partnership. A new firm was formed in Ban don this week by H. C. Dippel and E T. VVolverton, to be known as Dippel & Wolverton, and to have for its purpose the buying and sell ing ol real estate, writing insurance and handling investments. Both are experienced real estate men, Mr. Dippel having been a member of the recently dissolved firm of Strauhal & Dippel, and Mr. Wolverton having engaged in that business in Colorado for several years. Both members of the new firm came to Bandon to tiy its climate and were so pleased with the result and so impressed by the possibilities of this section that ihsy have become enthusiastic boosters and have de cided to make this their permanent homes. Mr. Wolverton was county clerk of Lake county, Colorado, in the days when Leadville was at the heighth of its boom, and later was in the banking and real estate busi ness at both Cripple Crek and Leadville. For the last ten years lie has been a frujt grower. Mr. Dippel came to the coast from Idaho, and after investigating all the favored localities in California and other points decided in favor of Bandon. He has recently com pleted a fine home on Ocean Drive. The Recorder welcomes the new firm to Bandon business circles. HELD MEETING Special Meeting Discusses Better System of Street Lighting. The Bandon City Council held a special meeting at the City Hall Wednesday night. The meeting was called mainly for the purpose of considering a bill of $175.00 in favor of J. C. Shields for work dono on First Street and was allowed. The council also took up the proposition of better street lighting facilities, and the subject of cluster lights was discussed also that of arc lights, and Recorder Kausrud was instructed to communicate with other; cities regarding the rates for arc and incandescent light. A few other items were taken up, the city engineer was ordered to establish a grade Fifth S'reet from Elmira to Crand Ave. After the session, the council went into executive session ?nd visitors were asked to leave. The chief business of this session was the discussion of a bill for $2 so handed in by a Marshfield attorney tor services claimed, but as such services were never authorized the bill was turned down. An investigation in certain matters of the police department was also made, with the result that Chas. Hubbard of the night force tender inc his resignation as an officer P. H. Pool has been in Coquille a few days on business. 0 CITY COUNGIL PYTH1ANS INSTALL Also Held Banquet at K. of P. ftall Wednesday Night. The Pythian Sisters held instal lation of officers and a banquet at the K. of P Hall Wednesday night About six months ago the lodge divided into two teams and the agreement was that the side which had the least number of absences for six months should be served with a chicken supper by the other division. 1 his served to keep up a good at tendance, but of course one' side had to lose. Mrs. Lewin was can- tain of one team and Mrs. J. H. Shields of the other, Mrs. Shields' team being the winners and the banquet Wednesday night was on the losers, about sixty being present. One of the big features of the banquet was the music by Kausrud' s orchestra which is always a welcome adjunct to any social event. The officers installed were, Mil dred Coumerilh, P. C; Sadie Shields M. E. C; Bertina Kausrud, E. S; Ada Bane, E. I: lennie Bowman. Mang.; Bettie Mitchell, M. of R. and C. ; Julia Pape, M. of F. ; Anna Jones, Pact.; Anna Tucker, Guard; Roberta Hoover, pianist. Adolph Johnson is at home again, having arrived on the last trip of the Grace Dollar. He has been sailing on the Robert Dollar for the past four months, between San Francisco and Hong Kong as apprentice quar termaster. DEBATE AT Bandon and Marshfield Will Settle Coo s County Championship. As has been announced in previous issues of The Recorder the Coos County High School cham pionship debate will be decided in this city this evening when the Ban don team composed of Jack Kronen berg and Pearl Craine will meet the strong team from Marshfield high school. Bandon has already defeated Myrtle Point and Marshfield has defeated North Bend so that the debate tonight is between the two winning teams and will settle the question of supremacy in Coos county for this year, and the win ning team will have a chance to de bate the winners of the Southern Oregon District and there success ful will get a try at state honors. The question for discussion is one that is of much interest at pre sent as there is considerable talk in national circles of changing the term of office of the president to one six year term and there ar: many lead ing minds of the country who are dvocating the proposition very strongly. Come out tonight, at thq, High School Auditorium and help cheer th8 home team on to victory. Ralph W. Rounds of .North Bend was a Bandon visitor Wednesday. HIGH SCHOOL Pythian Improvement Club. The Pythian Improvement C!lnl met at the home of Mrs EffieMullin Tuesday Jan. 6th 1914 and had a very interesting and good meeting It being the regular time for elect ing officers for the next six months, the following officers were elected: Mrs. Eliza Rasmussen. pres. ; Mrs. Annie Jones, v. p ; Mrs. E. Lewin, sec. ; Mrs. Ada Bane, treas., Mrs. F.. Mullin, p. c. At the close of the meeting dainty refreshments were served by the hostess and all went home feeling better for having been there, ""rhe next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. B. Coumerilh on Tuesday January 20th, 1 914. City Trancfer Changes hands R. M. Boiler has sold the City Transfer Line to S. D. Kelley who has already taken possession and is operating the same. Mt. Kelly is experienced in this line of business and will no doubt give entire satis faction. He has a new ad in this is sue of the Recorder that it would do well for everyone to read. Register Now B. B. Zeek is prepared to register all voters and as all muet regiser be fore they can sign the good roads petitions now being circulated it is up to everybody to get in and reg ister at once as the time is short. GRAND JURY INDICTS TWO Marshfield Man Who Passed Worthless Checks is Indicted. Coquille, Or., Jan. 14. The Coos county grand jury today brought in two indictments, one against Mrr. Cappious of Marshfield, charging her with assault with a dangerous weap on. She is a woman who lives on Commercial avenue in Marshfield and who took a shot at waiter Park inson in the Right Cafe. C. W. Spencer was indicted on two counts, one for forgery and one for obtain ing money under false pretenses. Both will be arraigned Friday. Gustaf Essentis, whom Justice Shuster of NorthBend bound over to the grand jury on the charge of be ing a degenerate was turned loose by the grand jury. Herbert Smith, a woodsman from Bandon who was charged with as saulting some little girls there, was also discharged. The grand jury is now probing the case of Miller, the cook, who is charged by W. G. Borneo and Jack Elwood with having confessed to the Myrtle Point bank robbery. No new evidence in the case has been found the officials say, Vaughn, the man convicted of horse stealing, who is alleged to have told that he knew where the money was buried, will be put in the "sweat box" today and grilled as to what he actually knows. With the bringing in of a verdict for $300 for the plainttff in the case of Crouch vs. Bestul today, the jury work was concluded and Judge Coke discharged the jury until Friday. Coos Bay Times. B. Struble and wife have arrived from Portland and are now stopping at the Hotel Bandon and ai looking over the situation here wilh a view to locating. . 0 FIRST NATL NEW OfTKQtS Bank Holds Annual Meeting and Elects C f f ice r s and Directo r s. The stockholders of the First National Bank of Bandon held their annual meeting Tuesday evening and elected officers and directors 1'ir the ensuing year. The officers and directors are the same as last year: Dr II. L. Houston, president; C. Y. Lowe, vice-president; E. D. Webb, cashier; E. E. Oakes, as sistant cashier; Elbert Dyer, A. McNair, J. Ira Sidwell, E. B. Thrift and Thos. Devereaux. The financial condition of the bank was found to be better than at any former time in the history of the bank, and the business for the past year has been greatly increased over any former year. The bank also adopted the new currency bill and will operate under that bill from this time on. The stockholders were very much pleased -at the progress of their new bank building although they have been delayed considerably in getting material owing to irregular sailing of boats, however they hope to be in the new building by March 1st. This will jjive them large, and. V.coU.1 mb'dious quarters and will no doubt be a great stimulus to future business. The suit of Rexford Starr vs. Conlogue Bros, which resulted in a jury disagreement in December was again tried at Coquille Saturday, and a verdict was found for the defendants. Stair was suing for $10,000 damages, having lost a leg at Conlogue's camp. The voting precincts of Coos coun ty have been entirely re aranged so that the county now has 56 precincts instead of 39 as befoie. This has been done in order to expedite el ection work because of the increased number of voters as the result of the enfranchisi meni of women, With the new arrangement Han- non gets four precincts instead of two as heretofore, and they are outlined as follows: No 38, Bandon Northwest All that part within the city limits of Bandon lying w of the tp line be tween tp 28, s r 14 and 15 w and n ol the lA sec line running e and w through the s 1-2 of sec 25, 28. 14. No. 39, Bandon Northeast All .that part within tue city limits of Bandon lying e of the tp line be tween tp 2J s r 14, and 15 w and 11 of 2nd street Woqdlatul Add and iht street in Woolen Mill Add to Ban don. No. 40 Bandon Southeast All that part within the csty limits of Bandon lying e of the tp line be tween tp 28 s r 14 ami 15 w and sof 2nd street Woodland Add and ist street in, Wooleli Mill Add to Ban don. , No. 49, 'Bandon .'SouTifWEST All that part within Jie city limits of Bandotijtyjng w ofjthe $ line be tween tp 28,s 14 and 15 w add s q the sec line running e and w through the s -2 gee 25528, 15, BANDON GETS 4 PRECINCTS oe 0