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Historic! Society ptegon Hvston x jffT. y.i Job Printing! J: Advertisers! $ The Recorder cover the I'. Bandon fieM thoroughly , VOLUME XXX DON RECORDER A modrn equipped jab t department in connection BANDON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 10, 19J4. NUMBER 96 WEfKLY SEMI JOH Master of Gasoline Schooner Randolph Falls From Wedderburn Whaxf and is Instantly Killed. The peop;e, of liaiidon wore great ly shocked Saturday .night when the report was telephoned hero from W eddorburn that Captnin John Ander ron of the Randolph, had boon sudden ly' killed while attempting to step : hoard his boat at Wedderburn. Cupt. Anderson Had only loft this port on Thursday for the Rogue Uivor, which wis to have been his last trip before tjing the boat up for the winter. 1 He arrived in the Rogue River all safe and sound Saturday and nbot 0:00 o'clock Saturday evening hu phoned to T.Irs. Anderson that ho had nrrivod - id would be unloaded In timu to get ot on the -morning tido, and expected to bo back hero about Monday. About li:00 o'clock, the message came that he had fallen overboard and was sud denly killed Eye witnesses of the tragedy sny that Capt Andcraon started to step from tho wharf at Wedderburn onto t'.e boat and just as lie was on the rang plak the boat giwo a surge which let the end of the, plak drop and thu Captain fell with it striking 1.3 head on tlie boat. That ho wns instantly killed was evidenced from tho fact that there wns no water in his lngs. 1 Tho body was recovered from the water immediately and an attempt At resuscitation mado bit it was no HsoTTho unfortunate man's iieadTwhs badly masked by the fall. Captain Anderson had been a sea faring man for many years and was Mrs. Charlotte still&oll, an Oregon pioneer, passed peacefully away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nel son Jones, near Fat Elk Creek, carl Friday morning, dcatli coming us r result of a stroke of paralysis. Isabello Charlotte Smith wns bon in Illinois April 22, 1831, and crossed the plains by ox toam with hor par ents in 1811, convng to Orogon. Sho was married to Elias Stillwell in 1815, and to this union oleven chil dren were, born, Seven of whom still purvive. They are: Bert Stillwell of Idaho. Frank Stillwell of Oregon City, Mrs. Wm, Calvin, Mrs. Nolson Jones. W. A. Stillwell and J. R. Stillwell, of this place. Mrs, Stillwell, wilh her famili . cuno to Coos county in 18C4 and hud lived ho) over since. Sho was a member of tho Mothodiet church and lived n consistent Ohristain life, dy ing at tho ripe old age of 88 years, six months and 27 days. The body was brought to Bandon for burial and tho funeral was. con ducted at tho Bandon Undertaking parlor, being in charge of Uiv. J. Tilton. Interment was made in the Bandnn cemeiury. Public School Notes. Vhe rocuption to the patrons of the school will be held nt the high school building Friday evening, November lii, at eight rtclui-k. It to iuml that n kooiI crowd may ho in aiiviuisiu'v. Nothing is more conducive to the lwt inlei eu of the chilitHi tlmu then 'ft n.'(IWll I Ail IHeellilB; l4wrin Ni ItMltn IIHil Irncliel, OJKrei for the (itl'OIJ-'l't'ftl liK AMMil mil will L.I t, Uriel! Hid 1411 infl'IMUll n i Mill I r rXHUnl v'il. ' uMt. k ' li nrt vijr iiiueii ih' i... i. id. lnivr.J) uf Uivjtws ,t ! i fluM Mw I'lSSJ l(ftll tttUj '' Jwvt jrisuttsj tn fpMlut tt ffij4i PIONEER LM PASSES Hi i at onu time n member of the Bandon life saving crow". Ho, was always not ed for his bravery ill limes of peril and -although he 'had hod a number of narrow eonpe he was .always ready to take his pice again when there was need for it ' lie was master of the gasoline schooner Randolph and had been ply ing along tho Oregon const from the Columbia River to tlfc Rogue River, John L. Anderson was born near Rosoburg October 25, 1864, ami was 50 yours and 11 days old at the time of his death. He lived near Rose burg until 1381 whon he came to Cur ry county and has since resided in Coos and Curry counties. Ho was married to Kosellu Darker, Novem ber 3, J.6U2, while he was a member of the life, saving crew". He is sur vived by his wife. Tho remains were brought over land to linndon for burial, urriving here yesterday and were taken to the Bandon Undertaking parlors where tljey were prepared for burial and then tnkon to the home at the cor ner ef 11th Street and Harrison Avenue, whore tho funeral, was held this afternoon anil internment made in the Bandon cemetery Tho shook of her husband's sudden death prostrated Mrs. Anderson and she has been quite seriously ill for a day or two. She was sufficiently re covered today to attend th'c funeral." Mrs. Andorson lias the sincere sym pathy of a largo circule of fricdns in her great sorrow. school building and are doing nicely. The picturo of "Falstaff," n gift from Mr. Fred Feeney, now graces the enst wall of the high school as enibly room. A few more good pic tures w6uhl add greatly to the ap learaiice of this room. An effort is being mado, by tho eachers to furnish the room known is the teachers' rest room. A small ug and two good rockers make a ery substantial beginning. The high school students enjoyed inci extremely interesting tall; on tho ustoms of the Tuni Indians, by Miss s'oieiT in assembly last week. Meade in Marshfield E. H. Meade is now resident of Mar shfield, having made arrungemento to opon a cigar and confectionery store store there. It will be located in the now theatre- building which is nearing . ompletion for CI. J. Lomsnski, to be' run as a picture and vaudeville house. The building will be ready for occu pancy early noxt month, and in the self in tho company of his many old meantime M. Meade. i enjoying him friends in Marshfield. It is under stood that the Elks are assisting him in his arrangements for going into bu siness, and with their patronage and that of his other friends old and new with the excellent location, he is as sured of a nice trade Coipiille Herald Crater Lake. s On Wednesday evening, Nov. 11th, the ilev. J. T. Abbett of Eugeno, will deliver n lecture ou Crater Iske, at tin- Methodist Church. A silver o( I'erinr will be taken to help in the puri h.ise f hymnals for the church. Come and hear the lecture and help n good c.tiwe. A rtlu Sweet and Miss Ooruiu jinini il mghter of Mr. and Mrs. Otn. Sn Hi Ail,, renide outh of Bandon, ell) i". neUy uwuy to MarshfltUI ftttUmmy siui wsro niarrUJ at tini Chuiullfi HoM, Kv. i' Mnyw Kutri hi iUndMii vvrfittDtnitf th iwaiiwiiT j N ot ili MNidlflf UUW ft H fr ' w iii Oir umtf ill flunk ut lai...' , , Mini Ii ll fiiSt bsft liMMI .'in i. it. I I i w-iti ..?, gjuj Ui H nil fi 1 1. f mi i i ii utmw 1 imfmmfmtmaS3Cm wuffiw JUSTICES TO HOLD OVER According ,to an opinion of tho dis trict attorney and others the law which says that county judges shall hold over for two more years, will apply to justices of the peace also, as tho law says, "judges of all courts." If this be true then the recent elec tion of F. J. Chntburn will not count as G. R. Wade, the prcseiyt incumbent, will havo four years more to serve. Mr. Wade stated to a representative of The Recorder that he would cos tinuc to hold the office until the mat ter was definitely settled and then he would probably resign as he dees not care to hold the office longer. Ia that event Mr. Chatbwn should be ap pointed to fill the vacancy as he re ceived a big endorsement of the voters and is thoroughly qualified to fill the office, as he is a lawyer, and has been admitted to the bar in Missouri, and is eligible to admission in this state. BOY SHOOTS SELF IN ARM Je3sie Lobb, a 16-year-old boy of Bandon, shot himself in the fdrearm Saturday with a shot gun, tearing the flesh to such an extent that for awhile it was thoght it would be necessary to amputate the arm. Young Lobb was carrying a double barrel sho gun, one of the hammers of which worked so hard that he could not cock it with his fingers. Placing the butt of the gun on the ground he forced the hammer back with his foot but instead of catching, the hammeri flew back and the gun went off. The seriousness of the wound is account ed for by the fact that Lobb had his arm resting over the end of the bar rel. The boy was rushed to the hospital and the wound dressed immediately. It is thought by tho attending phy sician that the arm can be saved, al though cornplicatior.s may yet set in. Want Mail Route Changed. Coos Bay Times: 'that the chang ing of the mail route from by way at Myrtle Point to that of Mapleton and the coast route which is claim ed would result in more certain a'nd quicker service has become more than a rumor and now stands as a probab ility is shown by tho fact that Senator Chamberlain, Congressman Hawley and the United States Postofllce De partment have written Judge John F. Hall inquiring into the new system of delivery and the possibilities of the coas .troute. With the opening of the through service on the Willamette Pacific out of Eugene and the declaration of Gorst and Kinney of the Beach line that they will have one day communi cation opened between Coos Bay and the outside business men have per sistently delarcd something must be done for quicker mail service. Under the new contract mail is brought into Marshfield on the noon trnin and delivered at the offices lat er in the afternoon a fact which means practically the delay of letter writ ing ntil the noxt day. Via the beach route would mean mail in here from Eugene in 1G hours instead of UG, tho present time nec essary through Myrtle Point, declares Judge Hall. Word just received from the Postoflicu Department stated that rail communication has not yet been opened to Mapleton Judge Hall an swered this statement today, declar ing that (he road is new open. All mail contracts are made con taining the dilute that they may be terminated by giving six months no tire, n fact tliMt does not nuke it n imjKuyihilty tliat u few months from new Coos Bay mail will be brought duwn ib Imsili, Thin, howrvrr, would not ia nit ii tk rwnplule tukistf Hwsy uf the olhw tK route for Xtt' mm' Uh- tm nnl ukr to Co lUy.iimU. The H'llluMl cflk Uaitj now My 4fUf y Hi, TO PREVENT GYMNASIUM From somewhere, yet no one seoms to know the exact soursc, comes tho report that an attempt is to be made to provent the erection of a gymnas ium by private subscription on the High School grounds. The grounds for such an action are not known, but from the appearance of things only one conclusion oan bo drawn by those who pretend to be interested in the welfare ef our schools. Three, years ago tho proposition to erect a suitable building for physical training at the expense of the Dis trict was voted' down. At that time the voters did not feel that they could afford the outlay. The following year brought about the same result and this year, with financial condi tions as they are, it was hardly fair to expect the decision to bo reversed. Taxes for school purposes are high and the District considerably in debt, the money market tight and it is, dif ficult to float such warrants and bonds as are necessary to carry on the rou tine expenses of the schools. ' Recognizing these facts and an-other-the necessity of a physical training building in the local schools public spirited citizens have come forward with money to erect such a structure, only to meet wth opposi tion in the form of spite work. Only reckless juggling of tho facts could foster any other reason for opposition. Thes ubscription lists being circu lated state plainly that when the full amount of money has been subscrib ed (not before) the funds shall be turned over to the School Board and that body shall at once order the building erected under their super vision. Not one word is said about the Board being required to hire a pVTyslcal Instructor, nor is the Uoarcl asked to go to 'any expense in the con struction or maintenance of the build ing. Death of Major Tower. Major Morton Tower died at his re sidence at Empire on Sunday morning His health had been failing for some time past, but his condition was not considered really serious by his death He came to Empire from tho east in 1874, and made his home there ever since. Ho was customs officer for ten years, and nlso served the government for a time during the rebuilding of a portion of the north jetty. Major Tower was born in Randolph Massachusetts, and his age was 74 years and eight months. His immedi ate of family consists of but the wi dow, Mrs. Tower, and his son Morton L. Tower, who is a government engi neer in charge of work at Eureka, California. The son was present du ring the Majors last days. Besides Major Tower's own family he leaves two sisters and a brother, C. W. Tower, of Marshfield, and Mon rovia, California, Mrs. Ella Mann, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Adelia Mann, of Freeport, Hlinois. Major Tower was enlisted in the Union army as a private in Gompaity B 4th Batallion Rifles, Mass. Vol. in April 1861, and afterwards reinlist ed as sergeant of Company B. 13th Mass. Volunteers, July 10, 1801. In July 1802, he was promoted to second lieutenant and to first lietenancy on October 2nd of the same year. Major Tower served with the first army corps of the Potomac andu did piket duty during tho winter of 1801 and 1802 on the Potomac river. During the first day's fighting at Gettybsurg, Major Tower was captured by the Rebel army and was confined in Libby prison. He was ono of 109 ofllcors who escaped from Libby Februury 9, 1801, through the tunnel. Fifty-six of tho officers were ru-captured, but Major Tswer was among the others who made their way into the Union Hues. Hu was discharged from ser vicet In August, 1804, by reason of expiration of enlUtinoiit. Mnjor Tow er was slightly wounded In the but ties of .Second Hull Run and ut Fird eriekfcburg. Coon May News. Itsynor Oulnnnloi fw, non ot Mr. Mftd Mr. 0t. (Ji'luiiJuiVi, under went (umnuful opunillun tut mJIWII t the JIhdiIoii MifU Uf Atj, slid ll MpurtftJ to j gvUlnif TWO NILE RESIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN MURDER VICTIM Mathew West, Missing Rancher, Found Dead With Two Bullet Holes in His Body. Mathew Wost, tho bachelor who was discovered missiing from his ranch on Two Mile November 2, was found dead in the woods; near his cabin Satur day by tio rifcn wlio had lost their way id were roaming around in search of the road. Two bullet holes, one across the back of the neck and the other through the body from the right side to tho left, .point to tho theory of murder. When found, the body was keying backwards across a log and badly de composed, with the appearance of having been mutilated enthcr before or after death. The upper half of the body was practically severed from the lower part as though cut with some sharp instrument, and they were only held together by the clothing. Some distance away West's rifle lay with J one empty shell in the chamber. 1 Dr. L. P. Sorensen and Geo. P. Laird may be building a "dry" dock on their property along the water fronter-Srife more" exact, they may be building a dock without any water front, if the chart of the river front age received from the United States engineer's office la3t week, by W. D. Marshall, is correct. The chart in question shows the Laird and Soren sen property as coming to an invis ible point at the harbor line. "There is a mistake somewhere, as we received a permit from the Engi neer's office a year ago to build our dock, along with a chart showing the location and extent of our property," said Dr. Sorensen today. "I do not know how the matter will" come out, but I think it is a case of an error on the part of the Port Commission" The settlement of this matter and the construcion of he Laird-Sorensen , and Marshall docks before he lumber! market reaches a normal stage again 1 is of considerable importnee to Ban-1 don. Heretofore when the lumber traffic has been brisk, t;- dockage room has been insufficient to accomo date the vessels operating,'" and out of this port. The completion of these two docks will give Bandon nearly three-quarters of a mile of improved water-front. COQUILLE RIVER CANNING CO. HAS A GOOD PACK John Neilson, secretary of the Co quille River Co-operative Canning Co., reports that this cannery lias packed 9,000 cases of salmon this season, which is the second largest pack they have ever made, the larg est being n little over 12,000 cases. And ranging from that down to 4,800 cases which is the smallest pack in the history of the cannery. The salmon season for this year is practically ovre. However, they may jucceed in getting a few hundred cases yet. , Edmund Gallier is telling some fish story around tho hotel, but contrary to tradition he has the fish to show for ids efforts, a 30 pound Chinook islinon which It took him CS minutes to land with a six ounce rod, No, 0 ,poon hook mid a ciating lino tutted for J pounds. The big fellow, along with two hiimllnr ones, wus caught in New Jtvei Isst Thurwiuy. Amoni; thorn, who sirlvidu In JiuiH thm Monday wpm J'lunk J hiwn, ut Alwshfluld, J, II, HuiUm ut OjWlIK Quo', W, Yfmhi of Mbiiy, ml Air. hj, ht, tillfn ut Myrti, I'uUil WATERFRON CONTROVERCY At the inquest held Monday, the coroner's jury decided that West met his death at tho hands of a seeond party, but made no suggestions ajid reported no clues. Tho shoriff has made no statement, but It is thought that two different mon are under sus picion. From Unofficial sources all sorts of theorys are being advanced. Neigh bors of West say that he has hiM more or less troble with different- par ties and that even throats to shoot on sight have been mado. His latest qarrel is said to have been with two men who were working on the road near his place. Little or nothing is known of West's past -life, he having lived much to himself. Although he has been in this part of the country for several years his former homo is not known. IANLY AND MC NAIR WIN The complete returns on the vote for Port Commissioners show the elec tion of T. P. Hanley and A. McNalr TKe vote wan as follows': ' '" T. P. Hanly 1008 A. McNair 1019 J. L. Kronenberg 870 C. R. Moore 0CO MAY SELL SCHOOL BLDG. At the special meeting of the vot ers of School District No. 54, in the High School building Friday even ing, the School Board was authorized to sell the old school house for a sm of not less than $5,000. The build ing in question, situated on the bluff adjoining thu life saving station, has not been used for school purposes for five years. After the burning of their church th.ree years ago, the Presby terians used the old structure as a meeting place until the church at Seventh Street and Franklin Avene was completed. At the present time the High School basketball team is using the large room on the second oflor as a practice hall. The report that the city may buy the building and remodel it for a city hall is meeting with some criticism on account of the locaton. The Art Club entertai li ed their husbands, past memebrs and their husbands and the Thimble Club and theid husbands at a whiet party at the I O. O. F. hall last Friday ev ening. The decorations, score, cards and place cards all bore appropriate Hallowe'en designs and a suitable luncheon was served at the close of the evening. First prize for the la dies was won by Mrs. Herbert Brown and tho second prize by Mrs. E. Le win, while the gentlemen's prize went to Mr, Hurley and L. J. Radley. The Elizabeth arrived in port Sunday noon with a large cor no of freight and the following passenger J. Hullivun, Ii. Judell, C. E, liroadbiint, J. U. Itlclmids und wife, E, Lovrbi, .Mrs. A. Oswald uml two rbildren, U, Kstwohi, If. MU'ii, C. Mullsies, C V.tuur, Vf MeA Ulster, ll. Cumi1ie,htwn, W. II. Jiow). . Tliv HjiuwJwkII wiled f i piii Mursii UWd iwiy tur Hn J'mifini mi will Mil sjwlfi iwm I ufi JVuijUs si fur lii)dfju iixt Moi'luy,