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VOLUME XXX
BANDON, OREGON, JULY 10, 1914.
NUMBER 53
MAY LOSE
HAL SERVICE
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT RE
FUSES TO LET CONTRACTS TO
PRESENT BIDDERS AND .MAY
KHSOUT TO 150 AT SERVICE.
Postmaster W. J. Sweet has recoiv
cd the following from Post Officii In
H))(jctor S. II. More, ami iUis some
thing that the commercial bodies of
the county and all others iiuoreatcd
should take up at once.
Io seems that the Department lias
not received low oruujrb Lids to suit
them and would therefore deprive
the people of the county of the mail
service that we are now getting.
If the mail should come by steam
boat, instead of overland as at pres
ent, Coos county would got mail once
a week, so it is h'gh time that some
thing was done
Following is the letter received by
Postmaster Sweet:
"Roseburg, Ore., July 1, 101-1.
"Postmaster, Bandon, Ore, Dear Sir:
As you are undoubtedly aware no
p -oposals thnt the Department will
uirept have been received for carry
ing tiie mails on the ptnr routos from
Pjseburg to Myrtle Point, rml from
Roseburg to Marshficld,. Oregon,
In view of these conditions it liar.
1 an decided to discontinue the route
fiom Roseburg to Marshfiold, Oregon
ai.d carry the mails from Roseburg
to Myrtle Point and thence to all oth
er Coos nnd Curry county points. Pro
posals for this service are now being
advertised.
Tho fallowing advices arc now re
ceived from tho Departriio'nt relative
to this matter, and are sent you for
the information of tho public.
"If a satisfactory proposal be not
received for the through route from
Roseburg to Myrtle Point it i1? '!
intention to liavo tho through
dispatched by way of Drain, SeotN
burg and Gardiner, and .f t .e ltr.ic
tors on these routes are unable to lit -dlu
tho mail convenient.y, it L . te.,.:
6d to send all the Coos and Curry
county mail by way of Portland on
tho steamboat route.
"It is suggested that tho inspector
bring these facts to the attention of
tho patrons of tho larger ofllccs con
cerned." Under the instructions quoted n
bovo I have to request that you givv
this matter publicity in order that
some proposal may bo received, other
wise all overland mail transaction
from Roseburg into Coos county will
cease within tho next 90 days. Veij
Respectfully, S. II. Morse, P. 0. In
spector." ROW MAN CIROAR COMPANY
IS CROWING INDUSTRY
Most everybody in Bandon knows
that we have a cigar factory known
U3 the Bowman Cigar Co., but few
are aware of tho fct that this is hh
lanre and growing industry as it is.
Even during tho slow times tho fac
tory is niched with orders and if the
present amount of business keeps up
it will bo necessary to put on more
help in tho very near future.
Tho Bowman Cigar Co. mnkes 8
or 10 different brands of cigars, all
of which are in great demand by
smokers. In addition to their Ban
don trado tley have a largo trade
down thee oast and in other towns of
Coos county.
NOTES FROM ALONG TIIE
HANDON WATER FRONT
Tho .Speedwell left last night for
Marshfiold and will nail from tharc
for San Francisco. Slut too out
245,000 feel of lunibur from tha Pros
per Mill, 10,'iJiO tins mid will Utko on
between 0,000 and 7,000 moro ties at
Cook Bay. The following Mtaangara
went out on tha Spaailwalli fluaaall
Rett, (!. JlriindtHtburg, Jr., Uao. L
lluwutt, R. F. JHHioa, Mrs. il. C, Htm.
Willmm IIoko, .Marajarat Muaa.
Tim ICluahutli will laavs Mm Pi.
finiv for HutaJo Utmorrow tui di
uiiivv l"i MaMtJuy availing ar Tuaa
tuy moMiiug.
R.A. BOOTH
HERE TON !GHT
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
U. S. SENATOR WILL SPEAK
AT TIIE BANQUET AT HOTEL
GALLIER TONIGHT.
R. A, Booth, Republican candidate
for United State Senator, will bo in
Bandon tonight on his return trip
from Curry county and will speak at
the Good Fellows banquet to be giv
en at the Hotel Gallier.
This will be a double opportunity
for Bandon boosters to help the htel
propositi!) and hear Mr. Booth on the
general issues of the day.
ACTIVE BRIDGE WORK IS
STARTED AT COOS BAY.
Marshfiold Record: Twelve car-
pentcrs nnd laborers for the bridge
work came Sunday on the Nann
Smith and nil were set at work yes
terday when tho construction of the
bridge started. Tho pile driver com
menced on the north side of the chan
'cl towards Sand Point and tempor
ary trestle work is being put up in
that locality. Engineer C. R. Brough
on is nqw on the ground and over
seeing the construction. There are
'.ictwoen HO and -10 men at work and
lothing is to interfere with fast con
struction. IJpreman Archie Philippe
was in town this morning and in talk
ing to The Record said it was likely
Uic Willamette-Pacific construction
brews that is the steam shovel
jrews would be put to work on dou
ble shifts within a few days. Mr.
Philipps said that certainly this would
aply to the work between here .and
Tcnmilo. Mucli activity was seen all
along the lino and, it was tho opinion
of Mr. Philipps, there would be no
lot up until the company was compell
ed to stop through bad weather.
ANOTHER RUMOR 'WIAT WOOL
EN MILL IS TO MOVE TO BAY
Marshficld Record: Putting two
and two together, the arrival today
f Messrs. O. C. Sether of Glendale,
Dr. A. F. Sether of Roseburg, and
David Shambrook of Roseburg, and
tho fact of R. E. L. Bedillion's pres
jiice in the city makes, it appear there
is something doing in tho woolen mill
business at Cooston. Tho three men
who arrived by automobile at one
o'clock, aro all stockholders in the
Cooston Townsite company and this
afternoon they met JUr. Bedillion and
departed for a conference. The re
moval of the woolen mill has been in
the air for several months and the
date set for tho final arrangements
was the first of July It is tliereforc
probable some understanding will be
reached before the Douglas county
men leave here in ubout a week.
SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS
CIRCUIT COURT DECISION.
Tho supreme court of the State of
Oregon Monday handed down a de
cision in tho case of Dr. llorsfall of
Marshllohl vs. William Logan of this
city, sustaining the decision of the
Circuit Court at Coquille, in which
Dr. llorsfall was granted judgement
for medical services rendered some
timo ngo, and which there was differ
snce of opinion ns to the bill.
C. R. Wade was attorney for Dr.
llorsfall and G. T. Treadgold for Mr.
Logan.
SPECIAL VAUDEVILLE AT TIIE .
GRAND SATURDAY & SUNDAY
The Musical Doughtys will posi
tively appear at tho Grand next Sat
urday and Sunday nights in novelty,
clnsicnl and popular musical selec
tion, played on u variety of instru
ment. Those people aro clever and
will pluaso. MImi Daisy Ilachman, a
contortionist of runiiirkublo ability,
will prasatit a sarios of acrobatic
slunta tlmt uiii utturly Impossible
for a human bolng to perform. A
plimilkl bill of moving picture will
im intUiiml making u big two. hour
thaw. AAmkdw tfOc for adult,
MMl 10 far ibiUi uii
Painter Mtkml Ikdr wii uu Uw
AmmWmmi iibJiiitf wu I'iffti aimt
aid mm Uty Uwi, WUj Uwn llwy
ilul Maw Uhi rtn.
MHFO
FLAMES BROKE OUT IN BLANCO
HOTEL AND , MUCH DAMAGE
IS DONE BEFORE FIRE IS GOT
TEN UNDER CONTROL.
Marshfiold bad an t;arly morning
fire this morning, which came neat
taking an entire block, and did sev
eral thousand dollars damage.
The fire broke out in tho Blanco
hotel nnd was well under way when
it was discovered, but fortunately
the fire department was handy, hav
ing been working on a sawdust fire
at tho mill during the night, and were
thus on the, ground almost immed
iately. Two streams of salt water were
turned loose on the fire and it was
extinguished before it got under very
great headway.
Among the business houses thnt
were damaged were Tozicr's store,
King's meatfrnarkct, the Blanco res
taurant and Davis & Ashman's pool
room.
STOLEN I!
ANIMALS .BELONGING TO JOHN
F. BANE ARE FOUND DOWN
THE COAST. NO CLUE TO THE
THIEVES.
The two horseso and, eolt stolen
from John F, Bane's barn last Mon
day night were located Wednesday
afternoon about five miles down tho
coast where they had been staked out
for the day, tho thief evidently being
in hiding somewhere in the brush and
was intending to travel again after
night.
Tho horses were first tracked
down tho coast, then a change was
mndo nnd they were taken up the
Bill's Creek road and then back down
to the coast road. This was evident
ly a ruse with tho hopes of avoiding
tho tracers, but was unsuccessful.
Mr, Bane was very glad to get his
horses buck, oven though ho docs not
:atch the thief, but a constant watch
will be made witli the hopes that
something may como to pass whore
by the thief or thieves may bo caught.
POLITICIAN BEATEN BY GIRL
FOR FLORENCE POSTOFFICE
Portland, Ore. Complaining that
he, a life-long Democrat, had boon
ousted from ofllec as Postmaster of
Florence in favor of a "chit of u girl"
whoso political leanings wcro anti-
Democrntic, C. Buchanan arrived hero
to consult with county loaders of his
party and formulate plans for obtain
ing redress. Miss Florence Wcnther
eon is Buchanan's successful compet
itor. Miss Wcatherson's father runs
a newspaper at Florence and Miss
Wentherson helps him. Recently she
learned that the postofficc there had
been advanced from fourth to third
class. Miss Wentherson thought she
would mako a good third-class jiost
mistress, and slio lost no timo. Board
ing the train for Washington, she
took tho necessary examination und
succeeded in seeing the President, to
whom sho mndo persona) application
for tho appointment. At the Provi
dunt'H order, tho records wero Mann
ed, and it appeared that nobody hml
applied for tlio third dan post olhVe
at Florence. MUh Wonthainon was
appointed and carried hor ooiumla
siou homo with her. 1'ostinnstor Iht
rhuimn wan not plwool, IiuImmL lut
wan oponly clmgrinl, ami iJter4
umliiu inlvuiilugu Iwd Imn Ukaw In
Umt no iHfdiimilliiii tij. Ui8 aiHa
had wmi, 11mm imkUm it nw
jjilIiKiJiNi ummmuy,
Hwidw Mil, briny iMtilia.
RECOVERED
MANY COWS
ENROLLED
LOWER COQUILLE COW TEST
ING association Starts
OFF WITH 575 COWS ON THE
LISTS.
Tho Bandon and Lower Coquille
River Cow testing association 'was or
ganized at Parkcrsburg July 1st, and
starts out witli 575 cows. County
Agriculturalist Smith thinks it will
pass tiio 000 murk very shortly.
Officers of tho nsociation have been
elected as follows: J. T. Jenkins,
president; J. F. Van Luven, vice pres
ident; .1, E, Belloni, secretary and
treasurer.
The object of the cow testing as
sociation is to test ouch cow in a herd
and find out just which ones arc
bringing in good returns and which
are not, with the result that in a
short time it is hoped to ,hnve only
first grade cows in the herds of the
association.
bandon man who served in
spanish-american war to
beSiember of crew;' on old
battleship "oregon."
Chas. I). Felter of this city, who
served in the marines on tho battle
ship Oregon during tho Spanish
American war and was on board the
boat on her famous trip around Cape
Horn, has received a letter from
Rear Admiral C. E. Clark, retired,
who was then in command of the boat
stating that all those who served on
the Oregon would bo allowed the
privelege of enlisting and going
through the Panama Cannl on board
tho boat when she makes the trip at
tho opening of thee anal, heading the
American fleet.
Mr. Felter served on tho Oregon
three years, two months and sixteen
days, having enlisted in tho fall of
1897, and served through- the Span
ish American war in 1808 and con
tinued in the service until 1800, when
he received his honorable discharge
while at a Chinese port.
Tho letter which Mr. Felter re
ceived follows'
"Mr. Chas. P. Felter, Bandon, Or
ego. Dear Sir: Roferring to tho let
ter from the navy department in an
swer to your inquiries about the op
portunity of serving aboard the Ore
gon at tho opening of the Panama
Canal, the Secretary of the Navy has
decided that the men who served in
her in 1808 should lie allowed the
orivelego of enlisting regularly, with
right of discharge upon their appli
cation at any time and at any port,
provided all expenso for transporta
tion is waived.
As this will require legislation, he
will auk that the necesary authority!
I . . , ... , ..!.. ..ft
ie grumca ui mo noxi session in
Congress. Sincerely yours, C. E.
Clark, Rear Admiral U. S. N retired
EIGHT BEAUTIFUL PAINT
INGS IN GRAND THEATRE
The Grand Thoatru has recently
beon more beuutiiod by tho paint
ig of oight bountiful sconoH, They
aro Bandon lioacli scuuom,. tho tug
crosHiig tha bur, Mount Hood, Mt.
Kaiiiir, Snoqiialmlo Fulls, und other
uimW-apaa.
Mmiwhot Sollmyr him ipoiit u lnrg
MJHi ot iiiouay In btwuUfylng his
tliuaira. 'ilia Iuwm lw mn onUn
ly fimmim tuni i now Um awaUaat
that aU UnadaaiftJU iwUl im mwA
ut Mr. U. U amy ( m !l.
' bf , i Um aik arUai wttf liUi Ota
WW.
FELTER TO GO
THRU CANAL
DEER SEASON
OPEN AUG
I
DEER ARE SAID TO BE PLEN
TIFUL TllfS YEAR AND HUNT
ERS ARE ANXIOUS FOR OPEN
ING DAY TO ARRIVE.
The door season 'will open' August
Wst and remain open three full months
up to and including October Hist. '
This will give all hunters a good
opportunity to got his full quota, and
the game warden says he will see
to it that no "sneaking" a few days
will be allowed.
Hunters should remember that they
cannot hunt and fish on one license
but must have .both hunter's and ang
ler's licenses if they wish to engage
in both sports.
Now is tho time 'to begin getting
your guns in condition for tho big
scasn's hunt .
COUNTY ROAD WORK BEING
HELD UP BY TAX DECISION
Coquille. The Coos County Com
missioners liavo been holding back a
number of road improvement con
tracts until the Oregon Supreme
Court pases on the validity of tho
special road tax law which was at
tacked in a Coos county case. How
over, yesterday tlioy decided to go
ahead witli some preliminaries and
will meet again July 2Ii to tako ac
tion, hoping that in the meantime'
the Supreme Court will hand down
the decision. Among tho road mat
ters taken up yesterday was the or
dering of a wooden bridge 128 feet
long, across the Middle Fork near the
McMullon ranch beyond Sugar Loaf.
Tho road between the North Fork
bridge and Myrtle. Point was order
ed improved arid also -a olrctch of
road between Fairview and Sumner
was ordered grubbed and graded.
The Commissioners also decided to
have the Courthouse newly painted
County Clerk Watson will receive
bids on all this work. Coos Bay
Times.
INDIAN, UNJUSTLY IMPRISON-
ED FOR 31 YEARS, RELEASED
Washington, D, C After thirty
four years behind the bars, under life
sentence for murdor, Spopco, a Black
foot Indian, lias been pardoned. Ho
will be released from the Federal hos
pital for the insane hero to return to
.vhorn he has not see since she was a
tits daughter at Browning, Mont.,
baby.
A party of Blackfeet, visiting in
Washington, months ago, happened
on Snonce. trrown Kray with his long
imprisonment. They established his
tribal identity by an Indian song, and
niio of the interpreters recognized in
Spopco tho hero of an old Indian le
gend, who had disappeared a score
of years ago into some white man's
tail. Blackfoot mothers have been
singing their children to sleep with
a song about him ever since.
Snonce was charged with tho mur
der of a white man near tho Cana
dian boundary along the Montana
line. It is believed by tho Department
of Justice that tho murder probably
was committed in Canada and thut
the territorial courts of Montana tried
him without jurisdiction. Moreover
it is now believed thut Spopco com
mitted tho murder in sell delonse.
Ho and another Indian asked a white
ma,n for food. Their request was de
nied, and the white mun denounced
Snonoo. finally assaulting him with
an ax. Tho Indian contends ho fired
in self defense und his story is credit
ed by the Department of Jutitico. Af
ter Spopee's conviction at Fort Ben
ton and sontonced to death he was re
moved to tho Federal prison at Fort
U'livonworth While uwaiting oxe-.
cution the Indian maintained abso
lute silunco. Hla conduct waa so un
usual tlmtMio was holioved to bu in
sane and ho was I a tar reniovad to tha
Fodurnl hoipjtnl lujro, wham ho lias
boon hold a jiriaoiwr Kit yaars.
Mnw Muiutttt has tradad his lW
ami muck far iu Willuni propany
aaat ( Kpik' (iiMioiy, Hit- tti'haa
"ia Ju1 I""1 ''iuuuiUm. H'.j
Msvt rateina tan aaraa und tha riirt
la wia n tla ptiu
Ur WUiard Uai'a'
nmU witk uaiiia
MUCH WORK
ON RAILROAD
PEOPLE TRAVELING TO AND
FROM EUGENE REPORT THAT
WI LLAM ETTE-PACI FIC IS BE
ING PUSHED RAPIDLY.
The Eugene Register has the fol
lwing to say of the work in progress
on the Willnmotte-Pncific railroad be
tween Eugene nnd Coos Bay.
"Eugene men recently over' the line
of the Willamette-Pacific from Eu
gene to Marshficld report that there
are five railroad camps in operation
in and near Gardiner and that tho
little city at Dho mouth of the Um
pqua is taking on metropolitan airs,
hundreds of men employed on tho
line making' that place their head
quarters. The hotels are crowded
and all tho merchants aro kept busy.
Numerous water craft are engaged
in transporting pasongcrs from one
point to another, and still there ap
pears to bo a lot of idle men. The
weather is idval for construction
work, and" tho contractors aro taking
advantage of it by crowding the work
along. Another , steam shovel will
soon 1)0 put to work at the Devil's
Elbow on Smith River to work up
Jack France slough toward tho soutli
end of tunnel 0. This tunnel is ex
pected to be finished by Christmas.
Copenhagen Bros., as 'soon as the
grading and filling is finished at
Reodsport, will move the steam shov
el across tho Umpqua and Smith' riv
ers and begin grading from tho bridge
site, up Smith River from tho France
slough. Tho work on tunnel 7 is be
ing crowded along as fst .as-possible
from tho north end, though work' is
not commenced on the tunnel proper
yet, it will begin in a very short time.
Boats are arriving every week load
ed with supplies, and taking every
thing into consideration, the lower
Umpqua is one of tho busiest sec
tions on the coast, and when the bar
is improved, will be one of the most
important harbors on the coast."
MANY APPLICANTS FOR
MOTHERS' PENSIONS HERE
Coquille Since the new Oregon
mothers' pension law went ineo ef
fect,' seventy-six have applied to the
Coos county court for it under its
terms. A number of these have been
rejected, but about fifty arc on the
list now. Yestcrady Judge Hall
granted Mrs. Kate Frcelund of North
Bend, whose husband was killed in the
recent sawmill evplosion at Ten Mile,
$112.50 per month. He also granted
Mrs. Venice Gill of Coquille $20.25
per month. Tho applications of Mrs.
Mnblo L. Roberts and Mrs. Jas Fer
rari wore not acted upon. Another
application was also mndo hut tho
name was not given out. A Bandon
woman, 'wlioso name was not made
public, made application for a pen
sion but, as sho was childless the
court refused to grant any pension.
Coos Bay Times.
AT TIIE METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.
"Tho Fight For Character" will be
tho subject of Rev. Knight's sermon
at tho Methodist Church next Sun
day owning. Tho public is very cor
dially invited to attend this service.
Noxt Wednesday afternoon tho la
dies of the east division of the Aid
Society will serve a silver tea to tho
west division nnd each lady is invited
to bring a friend.
MRS. J. P. DE G ESS EN
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Mrs. J. P. DcGcsson died very sud
denly today, having been taken III
only last night und grow rapidly
worV. We wero unable to procure
tha particulars for today's paper but
will flva tiiaiu in Tuosday'a issue...
Mrs. Datlruaaoii has lived on tho
raw south of (own fur w number of
ywara mmJ whs wall Known hum.
' iuwpk Pvt, Jr., ui the IkUjhjiHjk
'MijMtfiy, will im Im tm llw i'lflwhi lu
ook ufUn liar JmmiIimnm ut the mini'
lasuy imn.
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