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BANDON RECORDER
VOLUME XXX
BANDON, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL, 28 1914
NUMBER 35
ODD FELLOWS
TO MIILIf
CELEBRATE NINTY-FIFTH AN
NIVERSARY OF THE FOUND
ING OF THE GREAT FRATER
NAL ORDER.
About fifty Odd Fellows and Ro
boknhd from Randon went to Co
quillo Saturdny evening to attend
tbo celebration of the 95th anniver
sary of the founding of that order,
which date was April 20, 1819, and
the event tookn place at Baltimore
Maryland. Thomas Wildey and four
associates were the founders.
The Bandon people went up on the
Steamer Dora Saturday evening and
returned Sunday morning, and report
a very lino time. An excellent pro
gram was carried out and an elabor
ate banquet was served, after which
games wore played and other nmuse
mculs carried out.
L. I. Wheeler and S. E. Hines of
this city both nppcared on the pro
gram, Mr. Wheeler giving the re
sponse to the address of welcome and
Mr. Hines delivered and address on
tlio subject of "Tho Homes!"
The Order of Odd Fellows is one
of the greatest frnternnl organiza
tions in tho world today, having
grown from a membership of five in
1819, to nearly 2,000,000 in 1914, and
by the time it is 100 years old it will
not doubt havo passed the two million
mark.
GOOD ROADS
DAY SUCCESS
BANDON BUSINESS MEN TURN
OUT IN FORCE WITH SHOVELS
AND PICKS AND MUCH GOOD
WORK RESULTED.
Good Roads day, Saturday, dawned
bright and clear and about 75 men of
Bandon took advantage of the good
weather to lend a hand in building
roads.
The men divided up into several
squads, some going to Lnmpa on the
Dispatch and working this way, cut
ting brush and filling up holes. Oth
ers went to Bear Creek whero good
work was done. Somo crossed the
river at Billiards Ferry and worked
on the "Seven Devils" rond, while
still "others went down the coast on
the Bandnn-Langlois road, where
somo ditching and filling was done
and sevoral hundred yards of plank
road laid.
A few men went down to the Ben
nett ranch and did some good work
on the road to the beach, and the Ban
don life waving crew put in some good
licks on tho street in front of the
government property.
Taken all in all a great amount of
good was accomplished on the var
ious stretches of road, and the busi
ness men and others nre deserving
of great credit for the enthusiasm
in which they took hold of the prop
osition. Somo who were unable to go in per
son gave tho money instead, which If
jut is good, as it will be put in tin
road fund and used to a good purpose
However, there wero some who neith
or contributed money or labor whe
should havo done so. Tho good turn
out and the lino results accomplished
warrants the setting aside of a good
roads day every year and from thlt
time mi It will probably bu an annual
nirnlr
Report ft oiii Port Orford are to
tho Hlurt (hat about seventy mer
from that plum weiu working th
road not Ih from town nml were up
iiuiig up ii new rouil o (hut It will
hi much eiiNlur hi gel Into Unit place
fiviu llio no) Hi in llin future.
Olliei icpnil how Hint "(Jowl
Jluuu Pay" whs (m)vvi) nmnniy'
vtr Dm iut4 4iuJ (t Kt'put Miiiuwni
CURRY COUNTY PIONEER
DEAD AT AGE OF 07 YRS.
Langlols Leader: W. S. Guerin
was born in Newnrk, N, J., February
3rd, 1847. At the age of five his fath
or died. Ho was educated at Saun
ders Institute of Education, one of
the best educational institutes in the
sate. He taught for sevearl years
in the institute. Mnried April 10,
1872, to Maggie E. Miller. To the
union was born six boys and three
girls, one boy dying in infancy. He
came to Oregon in 1877, located at
Eckley for a short time; moved to
Langlols in 1882, living' hero for 22
yenrs.. Was county superintendent
of Curry county for 22 years. Some
of the best educated men and women
in the county received their instruc
tion from him. No one was ever
turned from his door hungry. He
died Monday, April 20th, at 5 o'clock
p. m., agen C7 yenrs, 2 months, 17
days. .Deceased is survived by a
brother at Oakland, California, also
by wife, five sons and three daugh
ters. DISTRICT CONVENTION OF THE
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AND
PYTHIAN SISTERS WILL BE
HELD HERE MAY 9TII.
The District convention of tho
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sis
ters of Coos county will bo held in
tin's city May Oth
There are four' lodges of Knights
in the county and three lodges of the
Sisters, and prominent members from
all lodges in the county will bo pres
ent. Preparations are being made by
the. locnl lodges to entertain their
guests in a royal manner and the
convention will be a pleasant and
profitable one .
GOVERNOR WEST WILL GO
TO FRONT IF CALLED
Salem, Or., April 27.-Governor Os
wald West announced to day that he
will join the Oregon troops in case
they are called to the front in the war
with Mexico.
Ho said he would go as a membei
of the cavalry regiment which he hat
asked Lieutenant Hennessey, cavalrj
officers of tho regular army who hat
been, detailed by tho war department
as instructor to the cadets at the Ore
gon Agricultural college, to immedi
ately organized.
Asked if ho would resign his office
ho said he hadn't given that feature
consideration yet, but if it wore nec
essary he would quickly resign. How
over, as there is no restriction upor
the time a governor may be absent
from the state, it appears tho niattci
of resigning would bo entirely option
al with the Governor.
No word has been received by tin
governor to indicate how soon, if at
all, a call is likely to be made for tin
militia organizations but he is pro
ceeding on tho theory that the ordoi
to arms will come coon and tho third
oregon regiment has been put in com
plete readiness while responses to the
announcement that n regiment of cav
alry is to be organized are coming
from many sides today.
In organizing the new regiment oi
cavalry, Governor West said that a
number of regular army officers will
lip assigned to tho various compnnici
in. order to meet tho situation thnt
presents itself In bo muay untrnincr
officers and men commlr.g into tht
sorvico. Ho said he thought n reg
Intent, second to none, could bo or
ganized in this state within a short
time.
Tho governor asks young nion con
sidering enlisting to "keep mi eye out
for suitable mounts, mo that wln.ii tlx
rail to arms Is m:idn the govariinumi
officials limy bo iimdHtod In gutting
ilxKlruuli) home.
Governor U'et wild lie wu iiiukine,
fiirlliitr effort UiidukIi Heimtor
Chiimboiliiln today to gut tliu wur do
pwliuciil Id chunge Ilia eight mi'
(untie of I'imcl uiillltiry In Hit ii (ulu
to Infantry mtvirv, m Unit i)oi!mr
KNIGHTS HOLD
CONVENTION
NO COUNTY
BUILDINGS
PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION
WILL NOT ALLOW COUNTIES
TO ERECT SEPARATE DISPLAY
BUILDINGS.
Those who were hoping to have a
Coos county building at the Panama
Pacific exposition are doomed to dis
appointment, nccording to informa
tion received by the Commercial
Club. All exhibits must be made in
tho main exhibit palaces. This will
be a great disappointment to Coos
county people who had hoped to do
some extensive advertising of this
section at the fair.
It will now be necessary to devise
other mean3 of advertising than that
at first planned.
The following letter from the Di
rector of Exhibits to tho Commer
cial Club explains the position of the
exposition officials.
"Bandon Commercial Club I am
duly in receipt of your communica
tion of April 14th in which you re
quest us to give you certain informa
tion with regard to the exhibit of
Bandon, the Coquillo River and Coos
county at this exposition.
"In reply, I beg to inform you that
all exhibits will have to be made in
tho main Exhibit Palaces. The Ore
gon building will contain no exhibits
for award, and only displays not to
be viewed by the jury will bo install
ed therein. Even if you succeeded in
erecting a building for Coos county,
vou would not be allowed to make
your exhibit from that county in this
lutilrlinrp
"If vou will inform me ns to the
exact nature of your exhibit, I will
then be nblo to refer you to the var
ious Departmental Chiefs under
whose jurisdiction such exhibits fall.
"I havo referred your inquiry as
to" the use for decorative purposes
on the exposition grounds of Coos
county myrtle nnd Port Orford white
cedar shrubbery to tho Director of
Works who has jurisdiction over this
portion of the work.
"I appreciate your interest and wel
come your co-operation. Very truly
your, A. C. Baker, director of ex
hibits."
EXTENSIVE FIELD TESTS
IN LIMING SOUR SOILS.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
valli3, Ore., April 27. In co-operation
with the department of Agronomy' nt
the Agricultural College 120 farm
ers of the Willnmette Valley and
the coast counties nre making ex
tensive field tests in the value of
ground limestone to acid soils. The
purpose of the tests is to secure reli
able data of the effect and profits
of lime on sour soils, and to ascer
tain tho outside prices that may be
paid for ground limestone that is
used -at a profit.
If these experiments demonstrate
the agricultural value of lime nt
prices that it may be produced for,
ltd use on sour soil would be great
ly stimulated with rosulting gain in
crop production throughout tho
region atrected. Based on laboratory
tests conducted by Professor H. D.
Scuddor, the policy of applying lime
to acid soils will be profitable at
prices not to exceed $3 per ton for
tho ground limestone. With a sulll
cient supply nt this price or less, it
is believed by Professor Scuddor that
farmers of tho Willamette Valley
alone would consume 100,000 tons
of ground limestone annually.
Tho deficiency of limeproduces
conditions undosirable in many ways.
The chief injury, nccording to Pro
fessor Scuddor, is duo to its unfavor
able action in tho development of
nitrogen-gathering bacteria. This
bacteria, which uro closely iiodnt
cd with legume In extruding
nitrogen from (ho ulr, prefer a weet
or alkaline o. Other advantage nf
lime nie uireoU mi tlm pbylrul
condition nf the ol and In lolnu
Ing (ilunt food not otherwise nvull
able. lAw Qlt, (utmily miliar el lbs
MANY COURT
CASES FILED
LIST OF LITIGANTS WHO HAVE
FILED CASES IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT DURING THE PAST
WEEK.
Eleven cases wero tiled in the Cir
cuit court last week. Following is the
list:
Fred Beachman vs. Loren S. Wilde.
Fernard Stattmullcr vs. Frank E.
Alloy and wife.
Lester R. Harrison and Gnitltcr B.
Ilarjison vs. A. T. Park and Pearl S.
Park.
R. 11. Rosa. executor of the estate
of John W. Hammcrburg, vs. Bandon
Woolen Mill.
R. II. Rosa vs. Caroline Bedillion
and R. E. L. Bedillion.
Cody Lumber Co., vs. Coach Lum
ber Co.
John F. Hall, trustee, vs. Oscar
Ells, Nellie Ells and others, suit to
foreclose mortgage.
St. Clair County Savings Bank vs.
Cody Lumber Co.
In tho matter of tho guardianship
of Charles Sneddon, appenl from the
county court of Coos county.
Suit for divorce by parties unnam
ed. Peck & Peck, attorneys.
Simpson Lumber Co., vs. Clarence
Gould.
INTERESTING AND IMPOR
TANT EVENTS IN OREGON.
Portland, April 28. That Flavel,
on the Columbia river between As
tpria and the ocenn wjill be the t'er-
minus ux uiu Bieuiusiiiji line wnicu
will be put into operation shortly nf
tor tho first of next year, was an
nounced by Louis W. Hill when in
Portland a few days ago. While not
going into details Mr. Hill intimated
that the plans for the docks aro prac
tically ready and that the structures
will be of mammoth size and that tho
railroad yards in connection with the
docks will accomodate not less than
1,000 cars.
The site selected by the Hill, sys
tem is three miles west of Astoria
and is inside the boundaries of the
Port of Astoria. The tract has a
frontage of 3,800 feet on tho Colum
bia River and is considered to bo one
of tho most vnluablo pieces of proper
ty under the ownership of the Hill
system. The docks are expected to
be completed and ready for the
steamers now being built for tho Hill'
lines at tho Cramp yard in Philadel
phia According to a report recently is
sued by the Northwestern Fruit Ex
change of Portland, up to tho close
of business on April 15, that organi
zation had collected and distributed
among is shippers tho returns on
1,123 cars of fruits of all kinds,
amounting to $912,621.48, a net aver
ago to' the shippers of $812.06 on each
car. Proceeds from these shipments
were mniled to shippers within an
average of 35 days after forwarding
each car.
A recent survey of market condi
tions indicates that tho demand for
Oregon prunes is tho best ever known
in the state, and while tho season so
far has not been favorable for record-
breaking crop, thero is little reason to-
believe that it will fall much, if any
below the average, nnd tho promise
of unusually good prices will probab
ly make net returns to growers bet
ter than ever before received. On
account of their superior quality, Or
egon prunes head tho quotations in all
tho eastern markets.
The population of Coos County is
likely to make a rapid growth within
tiie next fow days. On her last out
bound trip steamer Breakwater car
ried a family convisting of father,
mother, six troys and seven girls.
I buy look with them thu iimmI ussort
incnt of hoiiKiihold good, two cow,
one limyo n lot nf chickens, two cats
in ci a I en, and lliey Hturled with three
iloga, hut nuo nf tho latter beeuine
iiomeaiiilf ami jumped oveihounl be
foie they were out nf night of lund
iMinitfnitlni) Into L'ou county in very
liwivy mihI the ilcmiiur iiut, on
mi itmul Mi bmu oihjjwl more
lifiUMitold kooii limn hu MuM
SIX MARSIIFIELD MEN RE
SPOND TO GOOD ROADS CALI
Coos Bay Times: Six "Marshfield
men responded to the Good Roads
Day call this morning and went out
to donat their labor on clearing the
new highway' near Shinglehouse
Slough. Tho faithful six were Judge
John F. Hall, F. P. Norton, Editor J
A. Luso of the Sun, Contractor C. R
Flnnagnn, D. L. Rood and E. M
Smith During the forenoon thov
cleared a' stretch 200 feet long and
forty feet wide, but Judge Hall and
some of them could not stay all day,
At North Bend thero was a big
response to Mayor Simpson's call
Practically every store and mill, ex
cept tho box factory, closed down and
tho men were out early. Mayor Sintii
son led tho procession and personally
declared ho would clear an acre be
foro nightfall. About twenty-five big
bon-fires burned the brush as it was
cleared. The women of North Bend
turned out and served lunch nt noon
for over 200 road workers.
A LECTURE ON
L
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON THE
PANAMA CANAL WILL BE GIV
EN AT TIIE HIGH SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
"Warships lor tno Mexican war
can," says Colonel Gocthnls, "pass at
a moments notice through 'the Pana
ma Canal."
Illustrated pictures of tho canal
showing the canal fortifications, the
locks, the construction camps, the
scenery, tho Panama people, etc.,
will be shown at the High School nud-
itorium this week, Wednesday night,
April 29th. Mr. L. G. Brasfield, the
emmincnt lecturer and author will
give this illustrated lecture on the
Panama Canal at tho small admit
tance of 25c and children 10c. Do
not miss this opportunity to sec nnd
know more of the great Panama
Canal. .
GRAND JURY BRINGS
IN SEVERAL INDICTMENTS
Coquillo Sentinel: The grand jury
which convened hero last Monday is
still in session but the county attor
ney promises to be through with
them for tho present term this even
ing They found true bills so far
against the following persons:
C. H. McLaughlin of Marshfield for
failure to support wife.
C. H. McLaughlin of Marshfield
for failure to support child.
Harry Morgan of Coos Bay for rob
bery. '
James Osborne for receiving stolen
money and property.
Gus Johnson of Marshfield for re
ceiving and concealing money stolen
in Svca saloon holdup in Marshfield.
Ozclla Franklin, negress, for as
saulting her husband with dangerous
weapon.
James Ferrari of Uenryville, for,
murder in tho first degree in shoot
ing and fatally wounding John Kelly.
Harold Hcndco of Bandon and Har
ry is. Mcuonaid or junrshiieiu wore
freed of charges of forgery and ob
taining money by fnlso pretenses.
G. H. Miller, arrested for complic
ity in tho Myrtle Point bank robbery
in December, was also discharged.
Tho grand jury which completes
its labors today has been in service
now for a year.
The cases yet to he passed upon
at this writing nro those of two boot
loggers, one from Gravolford and an
other from Bridge, an obscene pic
ture fiend from Marshfield whoso
show was raptured along with him,
and a punch board gambler from
this city.
RECALLED T A COM A MAYOR
IK ABLE TO "COME MACK,"
Taconm, Wuli April WJ.-Tlio
tfonijiMo trouiit on yenlvrdny' elec
tion for muyor In Tuihjiiiu hIiowm (lie
vlcUry of A. V. I'm w fell, I wire lm
fote pmyor mid jeimllcil two ymru
ngji. Ill opniit hh u mlnUler,
mi li wou hy J1U! uw tou vou
PANAMA CANA
MARSHFIELD &
(HE WIN
CARRIED OFF HONORS AT ORA
TORICAL CONTEST HERE FRl-
Jr
DAY NIGHT. ALL CONTEST
ANTS WELL PREPARED.
The Coos county High school ora
torical contest was held in the High
school auditorium in this city Fri
day night and the honors were car
ried oft" by Marshfield and Coquillo.
The girls contest was won by Eva
Hanson of Marshfield and the boys'
contest by Earl Leslie of Cquille.
Tom Chatburn and Juno Hess rep
resented Bandon and both acquitted
themselves with great credit The
contest was very close, all schools
showing up well, and it was a hard
proposition for the judges to decide
which was the best.
The prizes were beautifully en
graved cups which tho winning school
will be allowed to hold for one year
when it will be again contested for.
Should any school win either of the
cups for three consecutive years it
will then become tho properly of that
school. Tho names of the winners
each year are engraved on the cups.
Miss Kate Chatburn won the girl's
cup last year.
CONFESSES HE
KILLED Hi
JAMES FERRARRI MAKES CON
FESSION OF KILLING JOHN
KELLY IN UENRYVILLE MUR
DER CASE.
James Ferrarri, who' was indicted
for the murder of John Kelly, has
made a complete confession, acord
ing to reports from tho county scat.
Ho also is said to havo asked to be
allowed to plead guilty to murder in
the second degree and receive sen
tence without trial.
In tho case of tho Myrtle Point
bank robbery, Judge Coke has order
ed n resubmission of tho evidence in
the case of Miller who has been in
jail since last fall, being held as an
accomplice in the robbery. Miller
was released but was immediately
subpoenaed as a witness and the case
will bo thoroughly probed.
Several secret idictmcnts are said
to have been returned in liquor cases,
but tho arrests have not been made
yet.
The caso of tho State vs. J. S. Bar
ton was argued in the Supreme court
on April 22nd, and owing to the case
coming up while court wns in session
n Coos county, District Attorney
Liljeqvist had Attorney General
Crawford argue the caso.
Tho Circuit court began its grind
in Coquille Monday of this week.
A number of important cases are
to come before the court at this ses
sion. Tno grand jury, which closed
ts year's service last week, wound
up its affairs by bringing in a number
of indictments.
MARSHFIELD OFFICIALS
FREED FROM CONTEMIT.
Coos Bay Times: Judgo J. S.
Coke today handed down a decision
freeing John I). Goss, Mayor F. E.
Allen, Constable Cox and V. C.
Gorst on tho charges of contempt of
court In connection with the sale of
the Robert Fox automobile at North
Bend. Judge Coke HUHtuIned a mo
tion by John D. Go to dismiss (ho
contempt proceeding on the ground
of errors In the original jiroreedingn
of II. (I Hoy who claimed to have
bought the cur from l'o or Mr.
Ogriiu, Fox' iter whom Fox hud
given it hill of wile. Mayor Allen
Hllucheil the our to fowium u Iioiihm'
root hill nml Hurry (I, Hoy o"Klil
ih oojoln lji wile of . tlio mw. Tlw
m til Hie liJiiiitlloii wui ml mov.
ml tiKJUij'L u I'iiL'tfy iiyggajift uhout i
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