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VOLUME XXXI
BANDON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 9, 1915
NUMBER 11
PORT COMMISSION REJECTS
PROPOSITION
Committee Reports Dredge
of Construction, and Would
Would Cost Ten Thousand
At the regular meeting of tho port
commissioners of the Port of Bandon
last Saturday, Col. H. H. Rosa, presi
dent of the -port, and T. P. Hanly,
treasurer, submitted an extensive re
port on their trip to Portland and Se
attle on a mission to sec what could
lie done to secure a dredge for this
nort. As was announced in last
Tuesday's Recorder, these gentlemen
met with the Port of Portland Com
mission and discussed the matter of
liuying the suction dredge Portland
for the sum of $50,000, but added to
this would have boon an additional
expense of about $15,000 to overhaul
the dredge and put it in proper con
dition, making a totalfirst cost of ap
proximately $05,000. In addition to
this it would have cost $2,500 for
towage to tho Coquillc river and the
insurance on the high seas, making a
cost of $07,500, la:d down in tho Co
quillc river.
Added to the fact of this cost is tho
fact that the Portland was built sev
enteen years ago, when the ideas of
suction, dredges were comparitively
in their infancy and the dredge is
nioro or less antiquated. It has less
power in proportion to expense of
producing than the modern suction
dredge and would not be as cllicient
with the same amount of expense of
operation With all these facto be
fore them the committee did not re
port very favorably on the proposi
tion of buying a dredge. Tho com
missioners decided to drop the plan
for a time at least, and it is not likely
that the dredge Portland will ever
grace the waters of the Coquillc.
The folly of buying the dredge was
brought out out very clearly in a re
port submitted by T. P. Hanly in
which he estimated that the cost of
operation and upkeep of the dredge
would bo approximately $10,800 a
year, regardless of whether tho
dredge was being operated or not.
It is generally understood that there
would not be continuous work for the
dredge or for a dredge of this size in
the river. Tho only prollt in owning
a dredge at this time would be if the
port could get dredging to do for
neighboring ports and thus kcop the
big machine employed. The ability
or prospects for getting work of this
Kind are not promising.
Facing all these facts tho commis
sioners decided not to buy a dredge
at this time, but will probably sub
mit the proposition of dredging this
summer for bids by contract and take
up the matter of owning n dredge a
little later on.
Hoy Miller of Marshfield, manager
of the dredge, Seattle, of the Seattle
Bridge and Dredging Co. was present
at the mectiiVft and consulted with the
commission, no win sunmit a propo
sition and bid in writing, perhaps at
a meeting of the port, or possibly
before.
it will no impossible to get a
dredge in tlie river heiorc April or
May because of tho danger in transit
during winter weather when storms
are liable to come up most any time.
J ii the meantime it is possible that
oiner nids irom outslilo parties or
contactors may be submitted, but it
is not likely that any of them can
compete with tho Seattle Hridge and
Dredging Co, on account of the fact
that they would bo compelled to tdiip
a dredge from Portland, San FmneU
ro or home other port, while the
dredge .Seattle In already in Coon
May and tun he tra imported over here
at it minimum oL
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"Portland" to be of Old Type
Entail Expensive Upkeep.
a year for Maintenance
She was married to Montgomery
Syron November 10, 1872, and to this
union there were born ten children,
two of whom died in infancy. The
husband and father of this family
passed away April 27, 1001, leaving
her a widow with eight children one
of them, Mrs. Belle Brown, passing
away May 22, 1011. In 1904 Mrs.
Syron was united in marriage to Wm.
H. Andrews nnd she died January 2d,
1915, at the age of 58 years, 4 months
and 111 days. She leaves to survive
her, besides her husband and seven
children, Mrs. Rachael Aikman, J. O.
Alexander, Peter, P., Thos. C, Gro
ver C. Syren and Mrs. Irma Daniels,
and eleven grandchildren. She also
Heaves one sister, Mrs. Lucy Cox, of
Handon, Oregon. Sheridan Sun
Tho body of Wm. Timm was found
floating on the South Fork last week
He was a homestedcr who has been
missing for a month. '
Tho mint authorities at San Fran
cisco come forward with the cheerful
announcement that the buffalo nickels
which wore supposed in these parts to
be counterfeit are in reality genuine
The defect comes from defect in the
die used in casting. The die was des
troyed as soon as tho defect was no
ticcd but not until many nickels had
been put in circulation.
NEW INURANCE
RATES FOR CITY
Practically the Same Rating
That Has Been in Effect
For a Number of Years.
A new, or rather a revised, insur
ance rating for the city of Bandon,
compiled by tho board of underwrit
ers, has been received here and is
now in the hands of the localinsur-
ance men, but despite the fact that
the last classified rating for Bandon
was made several years ago when
there were no fireproof buildings in
the city and the fire lighting appara
tus was in a worse state of inefficiency
than at tho present time, the new
rates are practically the same as be
fore.
Kates according to the new schedule
are as high as they ever were he
fore and except for the fact that the
newer parts of the city are included
in the clissification, the rating is e3
sentially a replica of the old one.
"About tlie only change that 1 can
see is that the new classification is
arranged in a little better order, mak
ing it more convenient for the agents
said A. D. Mills, resident agent for
the St Paul Fire and Marine and Am
erican Central Insurance Companies,
in sponkmg of the matter today.
Regarding thu lack of any reduction
in the new rating all of the local in
surance, men arc of the same mind
and blame the lack of fire protec
tion in the city for the excessive rates
One agent stated that u company he
roproNontx hud threatened to with
draw from the Held on one or more
nrcmdonii because of the great rink
Still another in oxpiuwdiig hiii opin
ion wild lie wan thankful that the rule
had not ruUod mid explained why lie
tiiob tlmt position,
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WRECK SCARE PROVES
TO OE FALSE ALARM
Considerable excitement was creat
ed around town yesterday bj tho re
port that tho hull of a boat had wash
ed up on the bench during the night
previously, and many were the fears
that there had been a disastrous
wreck at sea. But on further inves
tigation it wns found that thu hull
was that of the old Eureka whi:h was
wrecked twelve years ago. The hull
had been partially or entirely buried
in the sand and only showed a little
above tho surface. The groat irei:
ers of the past few days have worked
the sand away and uncovered a part
of the hull once more.
Sheriff Johnson has a host of anony
mous correspondents throughout his
jurisdiction who are forever trying
to put him next to wrbngs that need
righting. The sheriff has followed
one or two of these leads to his own
confusion and now announces that
hereafter when anyone has anything
to commuicate to him by mail the
communicator must sign his or her
name.
PORT ORFORD DOCK
GOES WITH WAVES
Three Thousand Ties, Prop
erty of E. J. Loney, Lost
Wilh it. Value $1500.00
Word has reached this city that the
dock. at Port Orford was completely
washed out Sunday night, by the
heavy breakers resulting from the
storm.
The heaviest looser was E. J. Loney
who had three thousand ties stacked
on the dock. With a valuation of at
least 50 cts a tie, Mr. Loney's loss
would mount up to $1,500 or more.
The dock was a new structure hav
ing been built only last summer by
the business men of Port Orford to
take the place of tho old dock which
was destroyed last winter.
NATION HAS MORE LIVE STOCK
Government Statistics Contradict Re
ports that Prices will go Skyward
For the first time in many years,
information collected by the depart
ment shows that all classes of live
stock in the United States arc in
creasing in numbers. Thus the real
facts contradict, absolutely, sensa
tional reports that prices for meat
and shoes would rise to unprecedented
figures in the immediate future. It
has even been said that a government
statistical! predicted meat at 50 cts a
pound and shoes at $10 per pair with
in the next two years. Such a predic
tion, the real government statisticians
say, is quite unwarranted.
On January 1, for example, the
number of beef cattle showed an in
crease of 3.4 per cent over the num
ber of a year ago, and an actual in
crease of 1,212,000 head. Hitherto
the number of beef cattle in the Un
ited States has declined steadily
since 1910. There are also more
milch cows in the country than last
year, the increase being 2.5 per cent,
or in numbers 525,000. Swine, how
ever, showed the greatest increase of
all classes 9.0 percent. On Januarv
1, 1914, there were only 68,933,000
swine in the country; on Jan. 1st,
01,018,000. This is acounted for by
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mo wen Known met mat swine
can bo increased more rapidly than
that of any other class of live stock
and consequently a greater demand
tho fact that the poduction of swine
cn be met moro readily,
A Plenum! 'Julhtrlng
A delightful afternoon wan spent
when the Keunlde Hochil Club met at
the home nffJrundinu (iron luvt Fri
day afternoon, Aw an entertainer
"Orundinu" liu no punillel.
Her roiiifortablu home wm liutily
ilimurutH with Hie Dowel i( Dm
ou and u ilujlify lumh of (thicken
Mike uiwl lipjittlUliijf W)fW Willi
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RECEIVER IS
IN CONTROL
Bandon Dry Goods Company
to Compromise With Cred
itors. Purchase Debts
Hnru times and business reverses
were responsible for the closing up of
the Bandon Dry Goods Co. of this city
by the United States Dist. court last
week Friday and F. K. Gettins of
Marshfield was appointed receiver.
The history of tho financial troubles
of this, corporation have extended ov
er a period of nearly a year, or short
ly after the present owners, Murphy
& Westerberg took the busjnoss over,
It was not any fault of theirs that
the trouble came. It appears that at
the time they took the business there
were debts against the company of
which they knew nothing and when
these began to push, trouble appear
ed A short time age it became evl
dent that some of the wholesale lious
es intended to press their claims. In
fact, the Sellers Co. of Portland did
begin suit. But the Bandon Dry
Goods Co. made application for re
ceivership and the application was
granted and tho receiver appointed
Thus all creditors will have an oven
chance, at whatever assets the com
pany possesses. It is hoped that
some plan may be devised by which
the company may continue .in. busi
ness and all creditors be satisfied.
The local store has been managed
by II. A. Murphy who has always
proved himself to be a man of integ.
rity, and has many friends in tlie city.
He has always used the public right
and given them good values, in fact,
too good as the facts will show, asun
der ordinary conditions they would
have been doing good business at a
reasonable profit and making money
instead of losing it.
Mr. Gettins returned to Marshfield
yesterday and turned the keys of the
store over to Mr. Murphy without any
instructions. But the store will be
closed until further instructions arc
received.
Will take a Long Trip
Dr. Geo. Z. Elgin, of Port Orford,
is visiting for a few days with friends
in Bandon. Mr. Elgin, who is a land
owner and miner of the Sixes river
country, and is eighty-eight years of
age, is about to start on a long trip to
tho Sunny South. His destination is
Texas and he plans to go through the
Panama canal, going by boat to San
Francisco and from thence by water
to Galveston. Dr. Elgin though at an
ago when ordinary men are anxious
to cling to the fireside, is energetic
and spry and looks forward with
much interest to his coming trip to
distant parts. ,
WILL OPERATE GAS
SCHOONER RANDOLPH
The Port Orford Tribune says: "A
deal has been all but closed whereby
tho gasoline sloop Randolph will be
come the property of n stock compa
ny of ten shareholders, six or eight
of whom will b ePort Orford business
men. It is understood that the con
sideration for the boat is $5000.
The deal was consumated by
Archie Johnson and Frank Cutterlin
of Marshfield each holding n share in
tho boat. Captain George Forty of
this place will assume command of
tho Rundolph and his son Robert will
he the engineer. It is tho intention to
put the bout on tho Coos Buy, Port
Orford and Gold Beach run within
the noxt two weeks,"
The Randolph in tlie bout owned by
the lute Cuptaln John Algernon, who
lokt III h life some time ago um the ru
null of trying to t.tep from the whurf
at I'oK Orford onto u jot wlilnh
hiMet, dropping (he gung plunk' lnlo
lliu wuter, uiid the cuptulii full uiIm
u tr boom Mow.
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PROSPER MILL THREAT-
. ENED BY FIRE
A fire destroying a small residence
near the Prosper mill Saturday night
caused quite a stir in Bandon, as it
was at first reported the mill itself
was on fire. Shortly before eight in
the evening it was telephoned down
that the mill was on fire nnd that
help was needed. The alarm was at
once turned in and hose loaded aboard
the tug Klyhiam, which was prepar
ing to go up the river when word
came that it was a small blaze,
dwelling house and that the danger
was over.
The Prosper mill is the only mill
on the river that is working and its
destruction would work a decided
hardship on the little town as well as
on the surrounding comunity. It em
ploys about thirty men and turns out
from fifty to sixty thousand feet o
lumber per day.
The razor used in the cutting affray
in oquuie last weuncsuay was
found later wheru it had been thrown
when the negro escaped from the
dance hall. The end of the blade had
been broken off and dulled cither with
contact with Shore's jaw bone or with
his teeth.
PORT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY SESSION
Port Prepares to Figure on
Dredging. Sellmer Pres
ents Popular Petition
The commissioners of the Port oi
Bandon met in regular monthly scs
sion at the ofllce of Port Attorney G
T. Treadgold, Saturday morning nnc
a large amount of business was trans
acted.
After the reading 'of the minutes of
the last session the bond of Port
Treasurer T. P. Hanly was taken up
considered and approved unanimous!)
by the commission.
The reports of Commissioners Rosr
and Hanly who had gone to Portland
and Seattle for the purpose of inves
tigating the proposition of a dredge
for the local port was then taken up
the report accepted and the commit
tee discharged.
W. C. Sellmer appeared before the
commission in behalf of a number of
property owners along the mudfiat
section and presented a petition foi
for the establishing of a bulkhead all
the way along this section and ex-
tending all the way to the Moore
Mill. The petition was filed.
Bills of M. E. Treadgold for sten
ographic work and of R. H. Rosa and
T. P. Hanly for expenses to Portland
and Seattle, were read, approved and
ordered paid.
Roy Miller, manager of the dredge
Seattle of the Seattle Bridge and
Dredging Co., wns present nnd coiv
suited with the commission regarding
i proposition to do the dredging in
this river in the Spring, and will sub
mit a written proposition later.
All members of tho commission
were present except E. h. Johnson,
of Coquille who is in San Francisco
on account of the serious illness of
his father, Alfred Johnson, Sr.
WILL NOT ENGAGE IN TIE
BUSINESS IN CURRY
"Joseph Fyfe Jr., one of the main
owners of the Estabrook company, W.
E. Best, the Bandon agent of the the
company, nnd E. W. Schetter, were
down fromBandon the latter part of
last week nnd spent several days look
ing uj) the tie businns ut this pluce
They ulso went down the count and in
vestlguted the wharf ut Frnnkport
with u view to getting out ties on
on Euchre Creek and whipping from
HiIh port.. However, ufter looking
into the matter, the gentlemen decid
ed not lo engage in the tie IjuhIhomi
III Curry ('only ut ' prevent hut would
oniilliie I heir ojierutioilN to f-'oofc, Tim
tie Willi Hit) exception uf vinull lot,
will id i have been it In IliU e(oi)
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BANDON
WNS
CLOSEJAME
Marshfield Shows Game Spir
it But is Unable to Over
come Local Teamwork
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5 Standing of Coos County Int-
erscholastic League
School won
Coquille 3
lost
1
1
2
per c't
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Bandon
2
Marshfield 2
Myrtle Point 1
North Bend 0
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Bandon came back.
Those who saw the Marshfield high
3chool basket ball team go down in
.lefent at the hands of the local high
ichool quintette Saturday evening in
Dreamland pavillion, saw tlie fastest
,'iime of basketball ever pulled off in
Bandon. Devoid of individual stars
the game was hard fought and close
from whistle to whistle, with Bandon
ihowing the better team work and,
although at one timo tho visitors had
a lead of two points, it was always
avident that they could not hope for
the long end of tho score.
After the first four minutes of play
in which neither side scored, Windsor
placed a ringer from the field and
soon followed it with another. That
seemed to be the signal for rough
play in which both sides participated.
Lecouq and Windsor were the cen
ters around which the storm raged.
At one time it looked as though the
two lanky centers were going to
'mix" when, following a held ball be
between them, Lecouq turned and
3lammcd the ball at Windsor's head.
From then on, fouls were called fre
quently on both sides but only a small
percent of them were converted into
tallies. At the end of the first half
Bandon hod the long end of the 0 to3
score but with the opening of the sec
ond period Marshfield ran its score
up to 8 before tho locals could get
started. During this half Pullen
showed bcrter form from the foul
line and turned every chance into a
point. Despite the use of resin on
their shoes, the visitors seemed at
a disadvantage on the slick floor and
late in the Inst half went "back to ba
by days" playing barefoot.
Coach Quigley's boys deserved the
game and they fought for it every
minute. They were outweighed but
mowed better team work than did
their opponents. Windsor, with four
field goals to his credit, wns the high
point man.
Professor Waite accompanied the
Marshfield boys on their trip as Roy
Niles, the Marshfield coach, played
vith the Marshfield Independents a-
jainst Coquille Saturday evening.
Tho line up was as follows:
Marshfield position Bandon
Lecouq C Windsor
Burrows F Pulleu
Waters F Stoltz
Chapman G Webb
Hunter G Chatburn
Jim Shean of Floras Creek wub in
Langlois Friduy and reports a crow
of railroad surveyors aro in the vicin
ity of Cheching Creek. He states
that they will survey down Floras
creek to tho bridge south of town and
down the coast. Wutch and listen for
the toot of the train In 1910, Curry
County Leader.
Protracted Milling
Elder A. C. Burmore continues his
gospel services ut Sulnt'H church,
'"(Minora Ktreet iih follows; Tuesday,
'eb, 9th, "Does Deuth End All? Will
there he u Hewiireetlon of tho DeudV"
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