Bandon Recorder
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AN ANNUAL KLAKAIIMA
The success of tho presentation of
Klahkama has Riven fieih impetus to
the proposal to make it an annual c
vent. It has bourn out tk a ntcntion
of those familiar with tho idea that it
had in it somcthinR distinctive for
Bandon and which might romc to tho
diRnity of an event of more than lo
cal importance.
Mrs. Kroncnberg who is the origl
nator of the idea and author of tho
manuscript as far as it has been re
duced to writiiiR has taken steps to
have the same copywiited. An organ
ization will le formed to take charge
of the project and to prepare for tho
annual presentations.
In limes past carnivals have been
relied on to quicken business activi
ties and provide public recreation.
These carnivals have never been sat
isfactory and not the least of the ob
jections to them is that they have
taken money away from town, far in
excess of any benefit thoy may have
had. It does not need pointing out to
show the advantage an annual pag
eant would have over a carnival.
To make a success of such an an
nual pageant it must bo considered
seriously as educational rather than
as entertaining. Both aims may be re
alized in it but a special study must
be made to hold fast to the central
idea that of prcserviiiR the manners
of the aboriRinala and throiiRh them
the early traditions of the Coquillo
country.
AN UNWARRANTED ATTACK
THE UANDON RECORDER has
been diliRent in mindiiiR its own
business. Resides publication of
news, It occasionally expresses its
journalistic mind on public matters,
always with a view to seekinR tho
best interest of tho majority concern,
ed. The writer hereof, who by busi
ness accident nnd for tho time being
is connected with the Recorder,
Ym i
directly, and the paper indirectly the
motif for a front-paRc editorial of
caustic criticim in a recent issue o
the Western World, under the caption
of "An injustice to tho Adiuiuisl'-n-tion".
Tho longer we live, tho more we
appreciate the meaning and the sig
uificance of tho old pioneer's invec
tive against those up-stnrts who come
here from God knows where to tell us
how to run our business.
As .to our reference to the City's
affairs, we have no nppologics t
make, and only one correction which
is, that it appears to be eight not
seven years ago, to-wit, in the spring
of 1907, that the City hail over $'.2000
in the treasury against which its on
ly liabilities were the tendency of
in-coming and succeeding officials to
spend money. Otiiorwbo wo stand by
lb insure in a company
you do not know is like
loaning money to a Granger
FIRE
insurance is simply a
promise to pay if you
have a fire. Get the
strongest company
back of that promise.
For over 104 years the
HartfordFirelnsurance
Company, promptly
paying every honest
loss, has stood impreg
nable through war,
panic and conflagra
tion, May wo show you u
Hartford xlicy ?
I E. OAKKS
AGENT
Bandon, Oregon
our first position, namely tint lor the
past seven or eight yenrs u.e euy i.u
been spending too much money.
Tho World's nrth-lc contains .much
immaterial matter seeking to divert
attention from the general proposition
covering 7 or 8 years to a period from
1900 to 1910 when the writer was a
city official, and make him the object
of its ill humor and animosity , and
seek by inference to make him o.nrge
ablewith the City's administration
during that period but ungracio jsly
neglects to mention that the ufffce so
held was entirely advisory or clerical
and one in which no legisiativepower
was vested to vote for or against in
debtedness. In further reply to this
irrelevant matter, the writer hereof
does not seek to justify the indebtcd
nf that neriod, whether it was
I $18,000 or twice that or only half; ami
half, by the way, is mucn nearer cor
rect. Nor have we at any time so far,
sought to charge the present adminis
tration in particular with unnecessary
expenditures any more than the pre
vious one, of which the writer hereof
was in 19115-3 one of six, officially
vested with full legislative powers, at
which time the writer, acting in be
half of the tax payers appears to have
first incurred the hostility of the gen
.ral.simo of the World by, more than
any other person, forcing down the
price of printing from 5 to less than
2 cents a line. So much for the irrel
evant. Now for the main point. We not
only maintain our first position but
;o .further and will be more specific.
We submit that the present adminis
tration (which we had not heretofore
singled out) is in proportion to the
city' s ability to pay, spenuing more
noney than any other administration
in )' history, and we challenge a de
nial. The present administration has our
best wishes. Under present conditions
,c hold an honest difference of opinion
frm it and are prone to look with dis
approval upon its financial policy,
furthermore, regardless of others, we
shall not curry favor, at the taxpay
es expense to insure a "stand in" with
the proaent or any other administra
tion. Docs any one presume to say
that the only nisthod of financing the
city is to increase the council's power
vo vote a direct tax? We think not and
submit that the city's annual $7,000
officialdom can be reduced one third
,ithout imnairinR the efficiency of
government; that general expenses
diould be curtailed; a moderate tax
imposed on occupations, autos and
other vehicles, together with a tax
on franchises and intangible rights,
and uii docks and wharves, and wharf-
, i,Hiilnfiii r i ntlwkK itlnfllAila tt fin
' -yv I'llVIILVn) 'l UlllVI IIIWIIIWIIO w till
indirect nature, coupled with the
foundation for a municipial dock to be
maintained in the future for monetary
isin to the city. These are a few of
'he many ways and means which the
present and future ndministrativt
unctions of tho city will ultimately
devise, now that the electorate has
.ightfuliy refused to delegate the
iiowcr to increase the burden of direct
axes.
No peevishness can incite the Re
corder to any grandstand flights of
criticism. Dispassionately we shall
continue to advocate these things
which are most beneficial to the gene
nil public.
Last Friday J. A. Lamb, L. II. Haz
aril and Albert Garfield went up to
Cortland to drive down three Studo-
baker cars Mr. Lamb had sold to Han
don parties. They started with them
at 7 o'clock Sunday morning put up
or the night at Drain; and leaving
there at (i o'clock Monday morning got
in here at 7 tho same evening, in good
time to attend tho school meeting.
Tiie only bad piece of road was the
muddy and rocky stretch from the
aimmit of the mountain for 111 miles
down this side to Laird's. Progress
was slow, and extreme care had to be
taken there to prevent the machines
being struck by the rocks in the mid
dle of the road, but they got through
without accident, although it took
them four hours to negotiate that cany
on. From Kurd's to Coquillo it was
only a two hours' run Sentinel.
The rumor having been circulated
that t N. Mall-Lewis of Coqullle was
about to quit his job as roadmabttir
that gentleman arisus to roinark that
'it rtint so".
The Southern Oregon Company
will appeal the decision to the supreme
court by which thoy wore akod to pay
SlfiO.OOO in back taxo.
Competition at Noith Bend in about
to (five that city Mine chunp I cm a I
printing. The ('mm Bay llnihor of
fei to do the wmk at oi Kith of a
wit par tlim.
NWth IImmJ wnn iHirrial it (VmhiUU
Jui iMnl nd mm Ui 1mJimi (Itr
(uMH)'HtMMt Mii.
Pat Hanrahan Thinks Mi.! Law Should
He Observed to the Letter
To the Editor of the Uandon Record
er: In your issue of Juno 22ml, there
appeared an article on atuiday night
dances, signed "Anxious .Mothers".
Heing an owner of a danca hall I
wirh to state through your paper that
ever since "Dreamland PavP'ion''
opened it has been the policy of the
management to close at 115 o'clock.
Hut c.ving to the unfairness of the
other dance halls in not complying
with tl.Is law of closing at VI, p. m.
we have kept our hall open ur.til 1:30.
Hut we ure willin: to abide by the
state law as regards Sunday dances if
such law be enforced by our city coun
cil. (Signed)
PAT JfANRAIfAN
MANY YEARS AGO. rr
(From the Recorder, June 29,' 1905)
Superintendent- W. II. Hunch was
in town on his way to visit schools in
tho pouthern part of Coos county.
The gasoline schooner Herwick ar
rived from Rogue river after coal and
was to take back a half dozen fishing
boats made for Mr. Hume on the Co
quille river.
Leo Eaton and Miss Eva Iloyt were
married at the home of A. G. Iloyt,
Saturday evening, June 21th. Rev. A.
Habberly ofliciated.
A daughter was
Mrs. A. Phillips.
born to Mr. and
ijol. C. T. niumenrothor returned
from a trip to New York city.
Thomas Anderson was conductor of
the llandon Meat Market.
One of the features of the Fourth
of July celebration was to be the burn
ing of the hull of the wrecked schoon
er Onward which laid on the beach
near the lookout. E. Ileukendorf who
had purchased the wreck was about
to burn it for the purpose of getting
the iron work.
K. A. Philpot and A. II. Daly were
to put up a shingle mill witii a capa
city of 80,000 shingles per day.
Kandon defeated North Hend at
base ball, score 0 to It, The relative or
der of standing in tho league waa
Uandon, Coquille, Marr.'ifield, North
Bend.
W A. Greek arrived from Roseburg
and started to work clearing acouplo
of lots in South Uandon.
The Bandon concert band was to
give a dance on tho evening of July
Ith..
A boy was born to Mr
Button.
and Mrs. V.'
The first issue of the Gold Beac.)
Globe mado its appearance.
Tho steamer Elizabeth made a now
record from San Francisco and the
time included iu making the run to
and from San Francisco and loading
and unloading there was five days and
four hours.
The Bandon chamber of commerce
adopted resolutions signed by Geo. P.
Topping, president and Robert Fred
erick, secy., asking that til egovorn-
aent use rock from Tupper rock for
the jetty improvements instead of
from tho quarry last used, situated K!
miles up stream.
(From tho Recorder June 2S, 181)5)
A baby daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Stewart.
The first shipment, a scow load ofi
brick had arrived for the Bandon light
house.
J. II. Roberts was about to engage
in the commission and produce ship
ing business.
A three day's racing program was
wranged for August 9th, 10th and
11th.
V. W. Clark, president of the Ban
don woolen mills started for a trip to
Portland. During the week, the mill
had shipped $2000 worth of produce,
Ij-e result of a week's run.
Steven Gallior and wife of North!
Curry wuro in town visiting relative.
Air. Gallior took hack a load of freight j
for Jainon Rogum who had traded hi I
town property with S. J. Culver fur
100 acre on North I'lonm crnk.
A couple of fnnilllM airtvwd dur-
IHg tU Wk fHHH IjM Alltflt III VII-
loy h MiNiinif vllt on Uw IwhWi.
Thoy nun imirtowl bringing tMr
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Given under the
GRAND
Admission 25c and
AN
EXPERIENCE ON THE
BAR OF TIM': COLUMBIA
The following letter by a special
writer in the Port Umpqua News is
of inloiest by its description of one
of the nt."ral wonders of this section.
Tho bar of the Columbia ir- cnlkd
the "graveyard of tho Pacific" and
according to marine statistics is well
named, for the lives of many sailors
and passengers have been snuffed out
hecg and the hulls of many ships can
be seen along the beach. Tho river
at Ft. Stevens is nearly a mile wide
and upon this particular morning was
as smooth as it over gets. The bar
nail a heavy swell however, and Cap
lain Wicklund, thinking of the welfare
of hal guests thought it best not to at
tempt to cross it. Ho was prevailed
tipon tiie change his mind and the boat
was he-ided out for sea.
The U. S. government has built a 7-
mile jetty along the south hank of t lie
Columbia which lias tho effect of in
creasing the current and taking the
aand out to sea. Before this was built
j it was necessary to keep a fleet of
"dredges busily engaged in keeping the
I ''Iwuinel free and to allow tho ships to
..ass up and down. From' the north
shore near Cape Disappointment, an- wiueli owned tiie lost vessel is treasur
otlier jetty is being built which will ' mora by the captain than either of
still increase the current and mnko n
deeper channel.
When the bar was reached tho
change was noticed at once for tho
swell was stronger. The boat, how
over, rode them like to sea gulls which
were overhead, sailed the air.
'file Dreadnought would poke lie."
j nose into the oncoming breaker and
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Farce Comedy in three acts. Full of
and ginger and
guaranteed
to
auspices of the Commercial Club
to further the
Banclon Beach Walk
For the convenience of all who travel to tho Heaeh
HEATER
, Thursday, July 1st
35c
Reserved Seal at
the spray would dash over us. This
compelled us to put up the spray shel
ter and than we wete as comfortable
as if wo were in a house. We tried
our luck at deep sea fishing and cast jit stopped they
two heavy salmon lines overboard but, turned alive. T
had no luck. ,
Upon our return trip we stopped at
liie Desdemona Sands light house and
were taken up into the tower where
the huge reflectors throw their wel
come rays over the walaer. This
station is also equipped with a fog
horn which sounds an intermittent
signal during foggy weather. On ni
riving at the life saving station we ask
ed the captain if we'might see tho gold
medal voted him by congress for the
paii he nnd his crew took in rescuing
two men from tho wreck of the oil
tanker, Rnsencrans Modesty might
well lie the middle name of of Cnp
Wicklund, for lie was loathe to relate
of the rescue.
Tiie medal presented to him bv
.ongrcss is a beautiful affair and will
be treasured by the Wicklund children
as long as they live. The brouzo me
dal presented to the Captain by the
school children of the city of Astoria
commemorating the same event wa
also shown, but a letter from tho ge
neral manager of the steamship line
I the medals.
This wreck occurred during Junuary
of 1013, near Cape Disappointment anil
of the crew of !!5 men but two were'
rescued alive. The life boat used at
that lime was similar to tho o'.e now
used, except that it was two feet short
er. A terrific wave struck the boat
Foi
a short time only we are in
position to offer
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Boyle's Jewelry Store
stern on and completely up-ended lur,
but the engine never faltered and ii
was due to this fact that the capta, i
and his crew owe their live",. Hid
never would have rt
They clung to tho In
opes and after a terrific strugir'
por.naded the two men who were tic 1
to Hie top of the wrecked .steamer'
mast to jump. This they did and we
picked up by the crew of th life hoi
The bar was running so hard at th
time and their boat leaking so 'iadl
that they never knew they would 1 o
able to get back into the uarboi', )
they turned and made for tho ligl t
ship which is stationed oir laud a lira
of miles. They made this safely and
short Un.o afterwards the boat i i
which they came, sank. Afier recitip
some of the details of the night
through which thoy passed, Captain
Wicklund said "God forbid that we
should ever have another ;,torin 111 e
that!"
After hearing from a .umber of
citizens of the liny seaport the sain
story told in a way that did not In.
little the hero's deeds as lie hiin.se1
had done, it was ery easy to i;ee wh
Captain Wicklund is looked upon a
the bravest man on the Pacific coa '
Coos Bay has already started i
campaign for the circuit judgeship
f o election for which is more than a
year distant. .1. W. Bennett is allc;
od to be a candidate to succeed Jud 'i
Coko.
Seven miles of the railroad out
Stitherlin has been graded ami
ready for the rails.
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