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Bandon By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
BANDON, OREGON, APRIL 6, 1915
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 13
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BANDON
RECORDER
TIE HACKERS FIND
MARKET RESTRICTED
Eslabrock Company lo Take Only From
Workers Who Have Regular Conlracts.
Claim Market for Ties is About Supplied
There was an unpleasant sensation
among the tie makers on pay day
when the Fstabrook company an
nounced that for the present they
would take no more ties from inde
pendent workers, dealing only witli
those with whom they have contracts.
Local representatives say the company
has lieen forced to this action by the
aluggish state of the tie market. The
only outlet for ties is the railroads
which are building new lines or re
pairing and renewing old ones. The
company feels assured that too largo
a supply of ties at this stage of the
name will materially reduce prices un
til they are below the margin of prof
its. The Fstabrook company has made a
change in the local office, Wm. F. Host
who has been local manager for some
time, has resigned, and his position
has been given to W. .1. Clarkson of
San Francisco. Mr. Heat is a repre
sentative citizen and a good timber
man, being adept in every department
of the game. While welcoming the
new man, Handon will regret to part
with the old.
LIHRARY DUSK REPORT FOR
THK MONTH OF MARCH
Hooks purchased '
Hooks donated 2;i
Hooks repaired Dl
New readers registered lid
Number of books and periodicals is
sued H504
Number of visitors to reading room .
758
Friends of the library wilt notice
that our appeal for" books secured
twenty volumes. We have the prom
ise of new shelves and there will bo
plenty of room for mote books.
The work of varnishing and leen
fo ruing the library books goes stead
ily on and is made much easier by the
recent gift of a drying rack for the
varnished books. The library board
wishes to express its appreciation of
this gift.
F. Amelie Henry, Librarian
High School Athletics
in G. 0. Summertime
Track Being Prepared anil Ball Team
Being Rounded Into Shape. Good
Work of Quigley.
A track for running has been gra
ded around the High School building
and when it is completed the track
runners among the students will have
an opportunity to test their wind and
endurance. The boys are also tak
ing an interest in base ball and the
prospects are good that a team will be
in condition to meet all comers as
soon as the season is far enough ad
vanced. Leslie l'ullen is the most
likely candidate for pitcher of thu
team but there are a number of others
on which the team can rely.
The work of Coach Quigley since he
came to the local school and took up
1 oen especially fruitful. The good
work of the basket ball team and the
debating team with honors won, are
largely due to him. Ho hiss succeed
ed hi Imparting a share of his own
energy and persiKtnnce to the student
whom ho directs, in a leininknblo de
gree Ills aciiiiHitiou to thu faculty
of the Handon High School was a not
able one and patrons of the district
appreciate It.
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NO HITCH FOR ROAD WORK
Commissioner Armstrong Says Two
Mile Can Fix Hand When She Will
Responding to the inquiry of the
committee from the commercial club,
County Commissioner 0. T. Arm
strong appeared before that body
Tuesday night and explained that the
work on tht Two. Mile road could pro
ceed at any time as the money was
available and at the disposal of the
people of the district interested. He
thought work should not start until
the roads had had time to settle, that
the work might be more permanent
Explained that in a case of a special
appropriation as this was, the money
was expended by the people interested
independent of the regular road of
ficers, the patrons organizing and the
work done, rendering accounts to the
court, who will audit the same and
make payment..
Whenever the people of the Two
Mile district get ready to do their
road work, said Mr. Ahmstrong, the
money is available.
EASTER SUNDAY IS
DULY OBSERVED
Sun Shines on New Raiment and Egg Sup
ply Ample. Programs in Bando'n Churches
Hard times and Faster finery do not
fit in very well together but in spite
of circumstances Handon managed to
make a proper display Sunday. The
tain came out and smiled on the da
although the nor'wester appeared a:-,
a remainder that he is to be reckoned
with. All the small boys got then
fill of eggs and will not need any mort
sustenance of that kind for a day oi
two, at least.
The day was properly observed in tin.
churches of Handon. Faster lilies and
a profusion of other flowers as" well
as greenery were used to brighten tin
interior of the buildings and all had
something special in the way of Fastci
remembrance.
A feature of the exercises at the M.
13. church was the telling of the stor
"The Lost Word" by Miss Henry nn
the children were greatly intereslet
in his classic of Henry Van Dyke's
Fach of the children of the Sundaj
School was presented with a Colored
egg.
A special musical program was pre
seated at the I'robyterian church Sun
day evening and it was witnessed bj
a large audience. Seats had to b
brought in to accomodate all of tin
people who came out to heal
the program. The program passec
off very creditably. Features; wen
bolos by Mr. Quigley and Mis. Ilop
kins, a selection by a double mixed
quartette, and a reading by Mi's
Smith, all of which were very jjood
The lino storm which we enjoyed
last week played pranks with our wa
ter supply which for a'day or two took
on the color of a cross between weak
coffee and circus lemonade.
Fireworks may be expected at the
next meeting of the city council foi
then the fathers will sit as a' board ol
review to listen lo complaints on the
special paving assessment on Oregon
avenue.
The banks of Handon scorn to have
gone in for legal warfare; the Firs:
National having brought action
against the firm of Phillips & Mi'lcr
for breach of their building conliacl,
and the Hank of Handon ban hiougin
suit to foreclose a moitgage on the
Handon Woolen Mill property.
Hoi ii- to Mr. and Mm. C. F. Lor
enz, March ,'IOth, a girl baby. Mother
and babe are doing well hut Mrs. Lor
on si now Miiirnring from blood pois
oning in her hand.
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SCHOOL ORATORS
LOSE SALEM CONTEST
Team Compelled to Reduce Numbers to
Two and to' Meet Older Opponents.
Lost by a Two to One Decision.
Team Made an Excellent Record
The Handon high school team suf
fered its first and final defeat in its
contest with Salem at Fugene last
Thursday. The team had had a glor
ious career. Handon and Coos county
were its Marengo aiid Austerlitz,
Medford was its Jena but Salem prov
ed its Waterloo, and not an inglorious
one at that. The two young men and
the young woman who composed the
team that represented the local school
made a record that future aspirants
will find it hard to equal. They won
unanimous decisions in the home con
tests, bested the team from Medford
and only succumbed to the force of
circumstances at Salem.
In the contest with Salem they
were compelled to reduce their num
ber from three to two, which meant
a readjustment of their scheme of
presentation and a reapportionment
of their stock of arguments. Salem
had won its previous debates with two
speakers as is allowable under the
state university regulations. The
were several years older in average
age than the Handon couple, Jack
Kronenberg and Fern UeLong who
were named to oppose them.
The following account of the con
test is from the Fugene Register:
"Salem high school won the cham
pionship of western Oregon in the
state high school debating league here
getting a decision over Handon high
school of two to one.
"Salem had thu negative side of the
government ownership of railroads
question and Handon upheld the af
ihinative side. The debate was held
at the Fugene high school under the
auspices of the University of Oregon.
The debaters for the Salem school
were Lyle Hartholomew and Victor
Hradison, while those for Handon
were Fern UeLong and John Kron
i nberg.
Dr. Wiliam Parsons, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church of Eu
none, C. V. Dyment, assistant profes
sor or journalism at the university,
and Attorney L. L. Ray of Fugene
were the judges.
"Salem will now debate against
the winner of the final debate in east
ern Oregon. Fnterprise and Prino
ville will contest for the champion
ship of that portion of the state and
the winner of that meet will contest
witli Salem for the state champion
ship." Holh Medford and Salem arc sev
eral times larger than Handon and the
loss of the final debate is no discredit
to our team.
There is a report afloat that Salem
had some of Hnndous argument from
an uncommonly complete report of
the Haudon-Mcdford debate that ap
peared in an Fugene paper.
Salem had been in one more debate
this year than Handon had.
About Fishing Licenses
The law is raised on perch this week
and the fishers are out after them and
some respectable strings have been
taken from the water. The fishermen
when he gets his pole and bait is un
able to use them until they are com
bined witli a license. Local rep
resentatives have made an effort to
have licenses issued hero in Handon
instead of requiring application to be
maile at Coquille. The county offici
als have ruled however that they have
no perinision to delegate authority to
issue the fishing permits to any de
puty. The state game warden depart
ment has the authority to appoint
mich deputies and has occasionally
done no and it Ik likely that if local do
pullos are appointed they will have
to look to the stuto official for till
permission.
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RANCHERS UNITE
WILL START STORE
Branch of Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union Organized at a Meeting
Attended by Fortyfive Local People.
E. E. Oakes Elected First President
A new business project was born in
Handon Saturday and a new fratern
ity was organized. Fortyfive farmers
and others locally interested met in
the Odd Fellows hall and initiated a
local branch of the Farmers' Fduca
tioiuil and Co-operative Union of
America. The meeting had been or
iginally called at the ollice of F. 1'.
Oakes, in the First National Hank
huildingjiut the seating capacity of
the ollice was limited and the number
who came to take part in the meet
ing was so great that an adjournment
was taken to the 1. 0. O. F. hall.
Organization was duly effected and
the same will lie known as the Handon
union.
12. E. Oakes was chosen president,
0. W. Cox, vice president; J. (5. Le
neve, secy, and treas.; F. A. Philpott,
chaplin; Rolfe Leneve, conductor; J.
L. Foster doorkeeper.
Frank Hurkholder of Coquille was
the organizer. He is president of the
county association and vice president
of the state organization. N. Johnson
county fruit inspector was present at
the meeting, from Coquille. Handon
Union plansto start a store on the co
operative plan, in the Oakes building
in the rooms recently vacated by Av
erill. A second meeting is called on
Saturday of this week when arrange
ments for the store will be made.
There, are over three million mem
bers of this organization in the Unit
ed States. They have stores at Myrtle
Point,Marshfield, Coquille and Bridge
They have thirty grain warehouses in
the state of Washington and the ori
ganization is especially strong in the
grain raising sections.
MASQUER A DFRS SURPRISE AND
KNTFRTAIN ODD FFLLOWS
People on the street Wednesday
night saw a strange sight. A band
of ladies, apeared, garbed in strnge
costumes, sevorl races were represent
ed, Indian, negro and mongolian witli
gypsies, princesses and heroines of
various kinds. They were a land of
masqueradcrs, members of Ocean Rc
bekab lodge, on their way to surprise
their brethren of the Odd Fellows
lodge at the close of the regular
weekly meeting. The ladies broke in
on the Odd Fellows, surprising them
as they were about to disperse at the
close of the session. All then settled
for a social time, playing games un
til 11 o'clock, when the ladies produc
ed the material for a banquet which
was spread and done full justice to.
It was the wee small hours of April
Fool day morning when the party
broke up, all asserting that they had
had a most pleasant time.
Jolt for the Sports
When anything trivial like the re
duction of a fort on the Dardanelles
by the Allies or the sinking of an Eng
lish man-of-war by a Carman sub
marine happens, Handon has o wail
two or three days to hear about it.
Hut when something real occurs like
the triumph of the white hope, Jess
Wilard over the only and mighty Jack
Johnson, the idol of he cotton belt,
j we get the news as fast as electricity
can bring it. The news of iliard s
triumph fills his backers with elation
but they are only a select, you might
say an accidental few, and the backers
of Johnson have a hollow feeling in
the purse that it will take a long time
in thcH! hard times, to assuage. It
is some consolation to them that It
took twiiutyfour rounds to turn the
trick and they are making the iiiimt of
it.
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day morning for an ovuiUiihI dip lo
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LETTER FROM EAST OREGON
Airs. Sarah E. Cody Writes of Their
Home in Sherrill, Oregon
Mrs. Sarah E. Cody, in writing to
Handon friends from Sherrill, Oregon
rays: "We are more pleased all the
time with our mountain home. The
Weather is beautiful. We have not
had a cold or a cough all winter. I
feel so fine that 1 walk five miles sev
eral times a week and never feel tired
This valley is the dearest place and
most artistic spot 1 know. The hills
near us are so pretty now and filled
with song birds that give us sera
nudes each morning. We will soon bo
here seven months and already have
twenty acres cleared. The clearing
is not difficult and the soil is rich and
mellow. All the roads here are auto
roads. Mountain climbing is great
.iport here. There are live ladies in
the valley this winter. The Hoico rail
road is within sixty miles of us this
winter and we have great hopes of
its extension. We often long for Han
don and our friends there."
CONCERT OF MERIT
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Orah Harkness, Professional Reader to
Give Program in Connection With Pres
byterian Ladies Glee Club.
Orah Harkness, a leader of unus
ual talents will apear before an aud
ience in Handon next Tuesday evening
April- liith. Miss Harkness is a grad
uate of the Columbia College of Ex
presion and possesses the happy fac
ulty of carrying her audience witli her
emotionally, causing her hearers to
feel that they have met the charac
ters she so vividly portrays.
Her programs are high clads, her
work is educational and uplifting ami
ks a story teller she charms all includ
ing the children.
Among her interpretations are the
"Melting Pot" by Zangwill, "Madame
Huttorlly by John Luther Long, "King
Rene's Daughter" by Ilendrick Hertz
'The Selfish Giant" by Liza Lchmann,
"The Story of the Other Wise Man"
by Henry VanDyke and many stories
in prose and verse.
The following is from the Oregon
ian: "Miss Orah Pearl Harkness
gave a successful recital in the M. 13.
church at Lebanon on Friday evening.
The program was high class in everj
particular and her friends predict for
her a successful career as a platform
leader."
The program Friday will be given
under the auspices of the .Ladles' Glee
Club, who will have a share in the
program. The male octette will also
have a part in the program. Airs. Hop
kins is preparing the program and
will have charge of the music. The
date is Tuesday, April Ui and the ad
mission price 2ii cts.
DELEGATES TO GO EAST
A. Ilabherly and A. McNair to go to
Rochester, N. V. to Attend Presby
terian Convention
A. Habberly, retiring moderator of
Coos Hay presbytery, anil A. McNair,
elder of the Handon church will attend
the Coos Hay presbytery at North
Hond on April l lth. They are both
nominated and will be elected dele
gates to the general conference of
the Presbyterian church to be held in
Rochester, N. V. the latter pint of
May. Secretary of State R'-jnn will
address the conference on teinperaiie.'
May U7. Habeiiy and MeNuii will
leave Handon the later part of April on
an extended trip hefor reaching Koch
outer. They will first visit the fair at
Sim FrauciMco and then throiifh New
Orleans and the south.
Prof. Hopkins lo locate at Hcnd
Pi of. II. L. HnpkliM him numintd an
nxcll)it position in the acliool of
l(nd, in this U(o m thu super
inUiulsiit, wbnr lit jnul Mrs. Hopkins
will U Uwul during tlw tviiiiliitf
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TO REGULATE SPEED
OF RIVER CARRIERS
Port Commission Thinks that Ten Miles
an Hour is Fast Enough. Takes Action
for Prolection of f River Banks at
Meeting Held Saturday.
Regulation of the speed attained by
boats which traverse the river came
up at the meeting of the Port of Han
don held in this city last Saturday.
The speed which some of the boats de
velop in their efforts to beat one an
other in time consumed in passage be
tween Handon and Coquille has stedi
ly increased until it is become a prob
lem. The wash from the propellers
and paddle weehls edangers the banks
and an ordinance was introducd at the
port meeting to deal with this matter
As originally proposed the ordinance
iimits river carriers to a speed of ten
miles per hour. This limit of speed
is subject to revision and may bo
changed some in the final passage but
thu port seems determined to take
some action of the kind.
The commissioners also appropriat
ed $5,000 for piles to be driven so as
to strengthen the banks between Han
don and Coquille.
The gap on the north side of thu
jetty will also receive attention from
the commission. A calll has been
asked for bids for this work.
RECORD OF RAINFALL FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH
Coquille River Light Station, April 1
Editor Handon Recorder: The rain
rail for the month of March was il.7(5
inches.
Days rainy or cloudy were 20,
clear 11.
Thu rainfall for the corresponding
month of 10M was 5. CG inches a dif
ference of 1.80 inches less than last
year.
Respectfully,
O. Wiren,
Cooperative Observer
City Dads Prepare
for the June Election
Four Charter Amendments and One Or
dinance to Come Before the People for
Approval. Fire Engine Question lo
be Threshed Over Again.
Four charter amendments and one
ordinance will come up before tbo
voters of this city for approval at the
city election to be held .June Kith.
So the council decided at its last mee
ting. The ordinance deals witli the fire
protection question on a proposal to
invest $!),&00 in an auto fire' engine.
This nronositioii is similar to the pro
ject turned down at a recent election,
the supposition being that the people
might have changed their minds in the
interval.
Each of these questions is on the
ballot separately and the voter ispriv
ilcdged to vote for or against any or
all of them.
The first of the charter amendments
seeks to simplify the street work of
the city by changing the plan by
which the city is laid off into districts.
It will enable the work of street im
provement to he carried on regard
less of the district Hues and will be of
especial benufit where the road im
provement project lies in more than
one district.
Another deal with thu levying of
aHNussments for street improvement
and thu otiier two deal with fonturiMi
of thu city chartor which some hylluvo
impractical for the actual purpotu of
governing the city ullh'lnutly, Soino
of the t'liangoi rolMto to (ho pityiiiunl
of Intoi ost on bonds so us to miilw
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