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VOLUME XXX
BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914.
NUMBER 69
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDSNGS
Mayor Will Appoint Sewer
Inspector.
CONSIDER NEW LIGHTS
BUILDING ORDINANCE PLACED
ON FINAL KEADINO. RE
MOVE THE FIREI'ROOF
CLAUSE.
The city council met in regular ses
sion at the city hall Wednesday ev
ening. An ordinance declaring the assess
ments on First Street west from Ban
don to Alabuma Avenue was read
and placed on its final passage
with the emergency clauso attached.
An ordinance declaring the assess
ment for the niprovement from Chi
cago Avenue to Filmore Avenue was
read and placed upon'its final passage
with the emergency clauso attached.
An ordinance appropriating $721
U J. V. Bain for sewor pipe to be
usod on First Street was read and
duly passed.
The building ordinance was placed
on its final pasago. This ordinance
covers three building zones, the bus
iness zone, the wharf nnd warehouse
and the residence zones.
The fireproof building clauso w-as
elminated from the business zone, but
still demands high class buildings.
A committee of three with Mayor
Topping as chairman was appointed
to look into the status of the First
Street caso now pending in court.
Dr. L. P. Soronson and II. C. Dipple
were appointed as the other mem
bers of the committee.
Tho report of the viewers on the
proposed opening of Seventh Street
West was read and alter a lengthy
.dscussion it was referred back to the
board of viowors to make some min
or changes.
A committee consisting of F. J.
Clmtburn and Dr. L. P. Soronson was
appointed to confer with the proper
ty owners on Frst Street and the Ban
don Power Co., concerning cluster
lights to be placed on First Street.
Tho mattor of a public drinking
fountain was referred to city engineer
for specifications and a commtteo con
sisting of Col. R. II. Rosa, J. W. Mast
nnd the presiding officer of the Py
thian Sisters.
It was voted to accopt the propos
ition of J. E. Walstrom to buld a
room for a hoso cart in his warehouse
The city recorder was ordered to
communicato with various manufac
turers asking for bids on COO feet of
hose for fire fighting purposes.
A committee consisting of H. C.
Dppel and F. J. Clmtburn was ap
pointed to confer with the property
owners along tho old county road ap
proach to Oregon Avenue regarding
a sdownlk up tho hill.
Tho city engineer reported on tho
Ferry creek project.
Tho mayor was authorized to ap
point an inspector for tho newer work
ami paving at a fsnlary not to exceed
l.'l.OO per day.
Tin city ngim'iM- reported that tho
work on l'mnklln Avonuo had beou
lompleted, but tlmt l had not mudo
up hi jiluiiK yvt.
Tliu city rucoriler ivwM (hut lliu
Hunk f JIhikIoii litu 1b,m.1l ut tiu
prpVDiiU'iit KHrmiiltf mkuIhiI llif (illy
DEER SEASON OPEN
UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST.
Word has been received
from State Game Warden C.
II. Evans of Salem to the ef
fect that the deer season op
ened September 1st and will
remain open until October 31.
A number of hunting parties
are figuring on starting out
from Bandon the first of the
week.
WILL OPERATE
AT TOLEDO
Geo. W. Moore Lumber Co.
of Bandon Buys Toledo
Lumber Company
Tho Geo. W. Moore Lumber Com
pany of this place has taken over (the
mill of the Toledo Lumber Co. at To
ledo, and arc operating it at present.
It was reported that they would move
the Bandon mill to that place also,
but that is not the present plan of
the company. It is more probable
that, should tho lumber market im
prove, the company will operate
both mills. The mill at Toledo has
only about half tho capacity of the
local mill.
NOTES FROM ALONG THE
BANDON WATER FRONT
The Elizabeth sailed yesterday
with a full cargo of lumber and the
following passengers: George Fra-
scr, Ethel Strickland, Mrs. F. G.
Strickland, F. G. Strickland, Chloe
Sylva, Frank Sylva, C. A. Fritsch,
Dora Youncc, S. Younce, Jennie
Younce, J. II. Youncc, Mrs. W. D.
Shoemaker, Mrs. C. W. Lake, Law
rence Lake, J. Reamy, S. S. Tucker,
Gertie Tucker, Gearzy Tucker, W. II.
Tucker, Z. Tucker, E. E. Tucker and
II. S. Tucker.
Tho Fifield arrived Wednesday with
1 small list of passcngora and will
Hail again tonight with a ful cargo
of tics from tho Estabrool: wharf.
MINER DOES FAIRLY WELL
AT HEAD OF SIXES RIVER
Marshfield Record: Thomas F.
Barlee, a miner who has been seeking
treasure in tho district near the head
waters of the Sixes River, arrived in
tho city last night after a live month's
stay. Mr. Barlco in that time took
$700 worth of gold from a ledge he
found and worked for about four
months. The ledge is pencok quartz
and the wholo amount was secured
by- roasting tho quartz. Mr. Barlee
will purchaso winter supplies and re
turn soon, after having a short va
cation in civilization. In the district
where he is located, the Smith Broth
ers, of ths city, have mined $1700
from placer diggings during the
summer and Bert Harris has a cinna
bar ledge doveloped for which ho has
been offered $12,000. Tho minerals
are found on Shlnbonc, Rusty and
Benson creeks and tho altitude In not
high, tho winter season being appro
prluto for work. Tlwro are a num.
bur of ollior miners in that section
ami Mr. liarlt'o suys they nro all doing
Wt'll,
Mr, Jl, HsJiuylw, (awwly Minn
U-tfU" 'as, wlw huij Imhiji vIcIUuv
juufiiil Mr. wiul Mj& i, li, Ji, ut
GERMANS ARE
NEARING PARIS
'(From Coos Bay Times)
London, Sept. 4 The Times corres
pondent from Vietto yesterday indi
cates that the Germans arc less than
twenty-five miles from Paris. All
day he Germans right wing was fur
iously forcing its way toward Paris,
battering away at the rear of tho
retreating French. At Triel, Senlis
and Croty En Valis the cannonading
was so furious it broke windows at
Chantilly, 15 miles north of Paris.
London, Sept. 4 Another dispatch
to tho Times from Beauzais, 40
miles northwest of Pans, says tho
Germans entered Clermont, 35 miles
from Paris, at 7 o'clock Wednesday
TO
SUPERVISE
The County Court did not let any
contract for the building of the Town
ship Line road, but instead appointed
A. J. Counts as special supervisor for
the work and ho will work under the
direction of County Road Master P.
M. Hall-Lewis.
It is the intention of the County
Court to go right ahead with the road
COUNTS
and it is hoped to have the mosto'frtfe;mattors. looked into as well ns the
the work completed before the -wet
season sets in.
This will be a piece of good news
to all Bandon people and all who
live south of town, as the road con
necting Bandon with Curry county
has been in very bad shape for some
time, and it is one of the most trav
eled roads in the county. There are
thousands of tics and poles hauled
over this road every month, nnd in
fact since the Moore mill shut down
this business has been one of the
main supports of the town.
About $25,000 worth of tics, poles,
match wood, etc., arc brought to Ban
don over this road every month, and
in adition it is tho main thoroughfare
for down the coast traffic. All the
California auto traffic must either go
over this road or make tho long trip
over tho mountains and then down the
Willamette Valley and back over the
mountains again to get to the coast.
Travelers from California who
come up the coast say the worst road
they encounter is that from Gold
Beach to Bandon, and the twelve miles
south of Bandon aro tho worst of
this stretch of road. By this it can
be readily seen how important it is
to have something done.
By running tho road down the
township line, not only is a better
grade secured, but considerable dis
tance is cut o(T between hero and the
Curry county line.
W. T. DEMENT BUYS REGIS
TERED STOCK FOR HERD
County Commissioner W. T. De
ment, who Ih one of tho best known
stock men in thin section of Oregon,
has recently added n number of pur
blood registered stock to his herd.
There are no mo Hitrofords and some
Shorthorns among the hunch,
Mr. Peinont's ranch Is near Myr
tlo Point uiul In mild U ho 0110 of the
liut In r!outhwi)tT)i OrcKOU. It l
111 JiiU-nUon Ut ki'fji Niily thu vury
U4 itmh tit M'H'k o I'd !md,
morning.
j New York, via London, Sept 1
It is reported that Germany has sent
an ultimatum to Holland. No con
firmation. London, Sept. "1 A Router dispatch
says it seems that the German at
tempt to envelope the Allies left
wing ahs been frustrated. A big
force of German cavalry advancing
on Champagn has been repulsed.
London, Sept. 4 A report from a
reliable source says that seven Ger
man boats put in at Kiel badly dam
aged, and a British cruiser sunk nn
Austrian boat at the Bay of Biscay.
CITY CHARTER
Keeler Bros, of Denver, Colo., the
bond buyers who were the successful
bidders for the Bandon water bonds,
have sent for copies of the charter
and other papers necessary to make
their investigation before finally ac
cepting the bonds.
Tho legality of tho election at which
Wio bonds were voted will be one of
charter investigation.
If everything is satisfactory the
company will take the bonds at once
and tho money will be forthcoming.
If the company fails to take them
and fulfill' their part of the contract
they will forfeit their check for 5
per cent of their bid, which amounts
to a little over $2,400, and which is
now in the hands of the city author
ities. TRADE JOURNAL REPRE
SENTATIVE IN BANDON
C. G. Gustavson of Des Moines
Iowa, representing the Merchants
Trade Journal of that city, was in
Bandon yesterday and today in the
interests of his paper, and ho is al
so working on a proposition for a
legislative bill which is before Con
gress to compel mail order houses
doing business in a community to
pay taxes on the amount of business
done, to assist in keeping up the
schools, roads and other improve
ments of tho districts in which they
do business.
The bill was introduced by W. II.
Hinebaugh of tho 12th Illinois district
and is known as House Bill No. 5308.
Mail order houses are, of course,
fighting tho bill with all their might,
but Mr. Gustavson is of tho opinion
that it will pass anyway as all local
merchants of the United States will
certainly stand back of it.
CLUB SALOON IS SUM
MONED INTO COURT
Joseph W. Coach and John Herron,
proprietors of tho Club saloon, have
been summoned into municipal court,
charged with giving liquor to minors.
Tho trial of Couch wus net for ninu
o'clock this morning und of llerrou
for two o'clock this uftornoon, hut Iwth
worn poktponi'd until tomorrow,
It U rumored thut thuru may bo
othitr duvulojimmt In li Uxture
I buy urn IIiioiikIi.
INVESTIGATES
THINKS RIVERS & HAR
BOR BILL WILL PASS
In n telegram to tho pub
lisher of tho Portland Jour
nal Senator Chamberlain says
the Rivers and Harbors bill
will pass at this session of
Congress. This will bo good
news here, ns the bill carries
S00,000 for tho improvement
of the Coquille River and the
bar.
START LAYING
WATER PIPE
Longston Construction
Co.
Has Large Force
At Work.
Tiie Longston Contraction Com
pany of Coquille begun operation's
yesterday morning and have quite a
force of men at work laying the water
pipe o'n First Street. The mcerial
for the job is not all here, but v. ill 'be
coming in as fast as it Is needed and
the work will be pushed rapidly to
completion.
IRA SULLIVAN PLACED BACK
IN CURRY COUNTY JAIL
Gold Beach Ira Sullivan, tho con
victed forger who escaped from jail
hero last week, was recaptured by
Sheriff Bailey at Eucrc Creek, 12
miles north of Gold Beach. The sher
iff had received word that Su.livan
had been seen in that neighborhood
and lay in wait for him at night,
watching tho county road, ami the
fugitive walked into tho trap.
Sullivan said that lie took a boat
and crossed Rogue river at the mouth
then took to the hills north of Wed
derburn, where he became lost, final
ly ending up at a hay barn on Sheriff
Bailey's ranch. Here he said, he
crawled under the hay and spei t the
day, and that night returned to "the
road, and was making his way north
by traveling nights. lie made 1 o re
sistance, but claimed he will never be
taken to Salem alive, nnd that ha will
again escape. He says a friend from
the outside passed in the hae'esaw
with which ho sawed his way to lib
erty, and that he will receive aid to
escape again.
NEW MINISTER TO
HE HERE SUNDAY
Rev. S. Smith will be in Bandon
Sunday and will preach at tho Pres
byterian church both morning aiyJ
evening. It is probable that Mr.
Smith will remain with the Bandon
church.
Rev. Newton, who has been here
for a few weeks was compelled to
leave ngain owing to tho fact that
the low altitude affected his lungs.
Mr. Newton will have charge of a
church near Pendleton. Mr. Smith
comes here from Newport and is re
ported to bo a preacher of more than
ordinary ability. Ho was through
bore a few years ago as .u Sunday
School missionary and Is known to
a number of people here.
1'oi'n Pius 8UCCH8HOK
IS HHLUCTKD AT KOMI!
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COOS PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Orvil Dodge Succumbs at
Myrtle Point.
WROTE COOS HISTORY
WAS IDENTIFIED WITH EARLY
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
SECTION. WAS 74
YEARS OLD
Orvil Dodge, one of tho early pio
neers of Coos county, died at tho
home of his daughter, Mrs. C. C.
Carter, at Myrtle Point last Sunday
morning, at tho age of 74 years.
Mr. Dodge waa closely identified
with the pioneer days of this section
of Oregon and was probably us fam
iliar with the development of Coos
and Curry counties as unyone that
survives him.
In 1898 he compiled a history of
the two counties in which he gave a
rnphic review of tho advancement
of the country up to the time tho
book was issued, and a brief history
of the lives of many of tho early set
tlers.
Mr. Dodge was a well educated man
He was a lawyer, and at one time was
editor of tho Coquille Sentinel. Ho
commanded a wide circle of friends
and was honored and respected by all.
He had a large family, all of whom
survive him. They are Mrs. U. U.
Carter of Myrtlo Point, Mrs. O. R.
Willard of Bandon, Mrs. Rosa Deyoc
of Riversido, California, Mrs. A. Haw-
ley of Corvallis, E. A. Dodge of Myr
tle Point, and Van E. Dodge of Cor
vallis. He is nlso survived by His
second wife who lives at Corvallis.
The funeral wus held Tuesday at
the Carter home in Myrtlo Point.
CAMP WILL NOT SHUT
DOWN YET AWHILE
A rumor that the Selley & Ander
son camp would shut down in a few
days has been denied by parties in a
position to known. A few choppers
were laid off recently, which led to
tho rumor. This does not signify
anything except that the camp has
a large amount of logs ahead of the
mill and it is not necessary to oper
ate quite so rapidly for awhile. The
rumor that the Lyons-Johnson mill
was also going to close down is with
out foundation. The lumber market
is not very good at present, but it is
the intention of the mill to operate
right along, notwithstanding.
TEACHERS ENGAGED FOR
COQUILLE VALLEY DIST.
Coquille Herald: School Supt. Ba
ker gives the Herald tho following
data regarding teachers who have
been engaged for schools in tho var
ious Coquille valley districts:
Helen Bobbins, Arago Dist. No. 3,
J. W. Burkhart, Parkorsburg.
Annie Wichman, primary and inter
mediate grades at Rlverton.
Nellio Barton, Norway Dist. No. 43
Eorlo Simmons, Myrtle Creek, Dist.
No. 52.
Grace Barker, Johnson's Mill.
T, C. Young, filtkum.
Kllruboth Childs, Upper FMitrup,
4 months longer.
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