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THE BANDON RECORDER
VOLUME XXXI
RECORD CROWD SEES
TWO TOWNS WED
Elks Picnic Sunday Has Many Novel and
Unusual Features. Two Thousand Enjoy
Free Feed
Bandon entertained the largest
crowd in its history Sunday and with
true Coos county stylo spread itself
to accomodate all. The city limply
turned itself over to the E1I:b for the
day and it was a typical Elk time with
out any abbreviation of the ritual.
Gay with flags, the windows of the
business houses adorned for the oc
casion, the papulation of the city tinn
ed out to greet and entertain its guests
The latter arrival early and depart
ed late and in the words of the bard
there was "something doing" all day
lone;, the bands played, gaily decorat
ed automobiles passed up and down
the streets of the city, thrones watt-hod
the burlesque events of the pro
gram, or witnessed the sports, the
water contests, the base ball game,
the sports on the beach, or participat
ed in the free feed and the ball in the
evonintr. It was a day in which all
Bundon joined with the Elks, buvc
sober few who remembered that after
all, the day was Sunday, und who at
tended church services as usual.
Early in the day the crowd began
eomine: and soon both sides of first
street were lined with people. An ini
promptu band paraded the street to
the entertainment of all and who i
music failed there was always some
one to do various vaudeville stunts
Hocordor Kausrud and his teammate
Fioger appeared a bouncing pair of
clowns, Mayor Topping had a teutonic
n ake up, VV. Littlefield, was the drum
major with a broom ns a baton, Roy
Thorn in kilts gave mi amusing verT
slon of the High land fling upon or
caion and Spec Patterson in an "Otto
Vnt Adolf" make up was a whole show
In himself
In the meantime the moving picture
l inn had been loading and priming his
l lachine which was taken aboard the
lorma and up the river to meet the
l lain advancing host from Marshfield.
i.Iany from the Hay city and from up
l iver points had already arrived by
i uto but the Dipatch, the Telegraph
and the Coquille, all loaded with peo
ple, picnis bent, were headed this way
irom Coquille where they had nmv
i,v a snecinl train from the bay. The
Norma met them at Lnnipu and seve
ral scenic views of the river and pas
sengers were taken along the course
of the Comiille from that point to
Bundon. '
Arrivinir at the Bundon dock the
loaded boats swung around with a
graceful curve, circling once before
tying up to unload anil more pictures
were taken.
Hut previously preparations to sup
ply features for the parade had been
in progress. A large wooden cage
had been constructed and placed on
one of Ciiitchell Hros., wagons, and to
simply an occupant, F. I). Fletcher
was trapped, waylaid and kiddnapped
into the olllco of the Spcrry Flour Co
and divested of his outer garments
and clothed in an array of white and
purple. Proclaimed rs the only un
tamed elk in captivity and with C. F.
Pane as keener and lecturer he was
ushered into the cage.
Onto another float a large ball
which formerly was a Handon real
estate sign, consigned to the river
and floating to Prosper it had been re
surrected, covered with Elk colors and
mounted on Wnlstrom's International
delivery auto.. On top of it was plac
ed.! W. Uildenbraud of Marshfield in
a strange and fantastic array, decorat
ed with playing cards. He formed
the second feature of the parade. At
the corner of Albania and First street
the line halted.
Heio an elevated platform had been
reeled anil under the eniivoiitlonal
I ell In Klk color the bride and groom
weie stationed and a murk niniTiaur
ceii nioii)' pel fm mod. The luiiln, re
I'lTMiiting Handon wa lMitiiiir (Jul
I er, and a daubing Mlaa he made. Tim
i mom mm Al. J'owwm, (um'ii fwimlw
ii lumber nuui of MHihfitLI.
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in front the moving picture man was
stationed und ground off the fjlm by
the foot. "Kiss the bride." ordered a
voice from the crowd and the order
was obeyed.
"Kiss her again" ordered the mov
ing picture man, "I didn't get it that
time" and the event was recorded in
imperishable film.
Continuing up the street past the
picture machine the cavalcade Intuit
ed at the foot of the hill on Edison
Avenue. Here in the bay a scow had
been stationed in the bay and on it
seven husky athletes climbed. The
trick was to stay on the scow last and
OHicer Holmun was there to see fair
play. There were two wrestlers a
mong them and the mere men had ar
ranged a plan by which the wrestlers
were to be rushed to the water and
the contest left between themselves.
Hut their plans went wrong. In a
twinkling five of the men, including
Smiling Dutch were in the briny and
the other wrestler Jim White and
Longshoreman Jack Nyross were the
only occupants of the scow. For ten
minutes they tugged at one another
until finally. the Longshoreman tired.
White got a hold on him and managed
to work him over the edge of the
barge into the water.
The parade continued to the park
where at least two thouand people
were feed. 11,200 sandwiches had been
prepared and they went in short order
and more were manufactured. Fifty
poiiuds tX wienies were use dand bar
rel of pickles. The lunch cost the
promoters about $300.
After the feed there was an ex
hibition of wrestling showing the dif
ferent holds, etc. and a baseball game
between Handon and Marshfield Klks,
won by the former. .
The party adjourned to the beach to
which a short trail had been prepared.
The day on the beach was ideal. The
sun shown and there was shelter
to prevent the wind from being felt. ' '"oney, to await the outcimie, and that
A square wasycleared on the beach ami ,' l"u county hud failed to comply with
to music of the Coos Hay band there 1,10 agreement. Mr. Liljeqvist in be
was dancing before the moving pic lla"' ot t,lu County contended that the
lure artist. A tennis court was mark-' 1(hey was in the custody of the law,
ed oir and the game played for the be-' 1111,1 tolll(l "ot 1)45 molested except by
nefit of the camera. j order of the U. S. Supreme Court,
People differ in their estimates of Judge Coke refused to take any action
the number of people on the street,
hut the number ranges from 2f00 to
;IOOO There were at least 'J00 auto
mobiles in town that day and it is
claimed by all familiar with the facts,
to have been the largest crowd Handon
has ever seen.
All of the local Elks worked like ' city at prebent. Mr. Findlay is a nu
majors to entertain the crowd and . live of Uuruboo, Wis., a place .irinci-
everybody was satsfied
the time of his life.
that, he had
Chicago Wreck Drowns Many!
A thousand victims is the toll of ". " " i"
the latest excursion boat tragedy in ';''; was faked. He wore a
the east. The steamer Eastland with;16 SU,t f clotht!S aml 11 ?l(lt) 8uit of
2,r00 people aboard, just pulling away ""'"'wear under his tights, the un
from the dock in the Chicago river ' del wear built up to give him the pro
for a trip to Michigan City, I ml., tip-' lu'r proportions. Mr. Findley probably
ped over and nearly half of her pas
sengers were drowned or imprisoned
in the hull of the boat and sutfocated.
This occurred last Saturday morning.
The river which was the scene of the
accident is no wider than the Coquille
and the boat was cloco to the dock
but such watt the number of it pas
sengers that in the panic they
brought about one another' ilcHtruc
tiun.
Many explanation for the aivident
have been brought forward, the rap-
tain miirgeting that the air chute had
broken; hut the fuel tlmt Hie bout
liew uiiinteiin and n liulf feel if n.
tr itiiil wm mooi wl in twtmiy f.i i .i
water muj wm over loudwl Mill .i.
'umii fur the fiiliitriiphe.
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Bandon By-the-Sea lias the
BANDON, OREGON,
News Notes of Circuit Court
Judge Coke opened the equity term of
Circuit Court at Coquille last Friday,
with 2.ri attorneys from various parts
of the County present. Mr. Lilje
qvist called attention to the County's
suit against delinquent tax-payers for
the year 1000, which has been pending
for the last two years, the slow pro
gress being due to the fact that Judge
Coke has some interest in the case
and is disqualified to try it. He cal
led Judge Harris from Eugene lust
year to take the case under consider
ation and that the judge has since be
come disqualified, by being elected a
member of the Supremo Court. Mr.
Liljeqvist announced in Court that
the county had expended ?7000 dollars
in advertising summons upon the de
linquents, and that the County had
many thousands dollars tied up in
addition to the costs. That the coun
ty needed the money and that subse
quent years delinquent taxes are due
and unless action be commenced soon,
that they will become outlawed.
Judge Coke demurred to taking any
astion hut stated that Judge Skipworh
of Eugene, now in Judge Hurris
place, would be here in about a month
(o trj this and other cases in which he
had a personal interest, and wits dis
qualified to try.
Another matter of interest before
tourt was the -application -of--the
Southern Oregon Co. for certain
money tendered the County in pay
ment of taxes, paid into the hands of
too clerk to await the outcome of ccr
uun litigation which has passed from
me Oiegon Supreme Court to the U.
H. Supremo Court. That company
claimed that the money was paid on
condition that the County would also
i v'jiosit tax receipts in the hands of
L.ie clerk against the said
in tlio matter, and the money still re
mains in the hands of the County, "in
trust".
Frank Al. Findlay, piano tuner of
I'.iaisniield, and previously of Kugone,
is lolloping his prolVciiaiou in this
pally known to fume us the winter
home of Uingling Hros. circus. Mr.
I Findlay was connected with the circus
i in its barnstorming days, lie was the
strong man" and for u time passed
' I. ..... i ii,..,n., ., i..f.n
knows more people in the state than
the governor. His profession lias tak
en him up and down and across the
state hut he thinks the climate of Cooh
county is the best of all.
Prettiest Beach on the Coast
JULY 27, 1915
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'Some Fine Display Windows
A prominent feature of the Elk fes
tivitics was the artistic genius which
it demonstrated First street business
men to be possessed of. Many of the
windows displayed for the occasion
were very line. The Elk colors
purple and white were closely adhered
to and fraternity phrases were made
use of in various ways. "Hello Jlill"
appeared in various ways but perhaps
the most tempting rendition of the
word were three "bills", one a twen
ty, one a two and the other a one glu
ed to the window of the Hank of Hand
on. and a motto "Cheer up Hill, there
aint no hell" in the window of the Or
unge Pharmacy was strictly in accord
with the spirit of the occasion.
At dial showing un hour of twelve
wasdisplayed in many places, per
haps in none more nolicable than in
McNair's window where an auto lire
served to enclose the dial.
For pure display the Golden Utile
window was as nice as any. ilieir ex
hibit showed only their regular offer
ings but the Elk colors were made use
of in the selection of the wares dis
played und the window was one that
appealed to the eye.
There were a number of line sets of
elk antlers. The one in front of Le
Gore's pool room was a line one and
a large one and u white owl roosted
amVhg'tlie branching antlers. A line
pair of antlers also graced the box of
fice of the Grand theater and anoth
er was showned backed up by a Hag
in the Orange pharmacy window.
The Hoyle Jewelry store which had
the effect of its line display marred
by a broken window, ingeniously cov
ered the window with a sign which
read "We are not Hasted even if the
window is." Hlundell had a small
mountain chain of candy with a deer
leaping amongst it.
The Hub store had a line display that
must nave taken much time and '
thought and in fact most of the First
street establishments had Hue displays
So great was the demand for purple
and white hunting and crepe paper
that not only was the stocks of Han
don exhausted hut Marshfield and Co
quille were draw from until they had
no more.
So great was the demand for deco
rating material that there was none
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, , ., . week is James I.awheiid, one ol the
rude. Ceo. Lafuw s cur won the prize ri,si(,cnls ()f the tow) nlL now
lurgely by default as his was about of por(Jnml from w(t.h h(j m
the only decorate, car ... the parade.. jn colM(truct,on on lho ,iVum)t
Master Leo Johnson, son of Sun. j (hl houses aor t))(j co;lst jM(.
Johnson had a finely decorated push- ,awhe.l(l mme , ,, fo,ty
mobile and probably would have won when ,t ha(, t))e or, m, tW)
the prize had l..s been a gas wagon, j tjim, ,)0USt.Si Hu 0i.ll;i,ialIy worKed
ion the jetty extension.! and gradually
The Buttle of Battle Hock will l' , ilriftiMl into evlnsivr government
the first event of the Agate carnival wo.k- iL. j,as a timber claim south of
at Port Orford. It is to take place on 1 i,.1K0is and took a part of his vaca
Wednesduy night, August 18th. Peo- tj0) t),is yea. to ,.l)le to thw section
pie are invited to come that night an,j n0; ,',ver property,
and camp through the carnival. Mr. Lawhead .iays ho lias talked re
Otto Sabro returned with the Eliz-
at.ctn irom a ntonut s visa 10 rnsco. ,
Besides visiting the fair He took ad-:
vantage of his stay in the California j
metropolis to study engraving.
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Editor H. W. Young of the Coquille
Sentinel who likes nothing better than
to take walks across country to fa
miliarize himsell with the resources
of this section was a visitor at Dul
lards and Whisky Itun yesterday.
Missing the stage at Hullards this
morning he came up to Handon for a
short visit and while he wa sin the
city was a welcome caller at the ollico
of the Uocorder.
Guy Mars a tie hacker working in
one of Geo. Lafaw's camps will los':
the sight of one eye as the result ot
an injury received yesterday. He
was working with his tools making
lies when u sleel splinter lrom a
wedge struck hint in one eye. He was
mimed to Handon and given into the
care of Or. Leep who found the sphn
nad gone through the eyeball and lodg
ed back of that member. Tile injur
ed man was sent over to Marshfield
to Or. Straw for attention.
S. E. Mines has started up a fruit
store in his vacant building on the
east end of First street. Mr. Hines
plans to do both a wholesale and a re
tail business and hilo at present the
iiusiness is expected to be of humble
proportions yet he will be in shape to
Handle the business us fust us it is de
veloped. Mr. Hines is an old baud in
the merchandise game and he plans
to buy wherever possible front the
grower, both in this section and in
California saving the buyer from
multiplied commissions.
A small ruling was made by the
council in the regulations of the wat
er department, Wednesday night that
is of more than ordinary interest to
city water users. This regulates the
charge which the department makes
to water natrons when changes are
made in their connections. Heretofore
the practice has been when the work-
ers decide that a new connection was
necessary, they would take off the
told connections, put in a new one and
send in a bill to the householder foi
the change. As the regulation is now,
when a new connection is made the
city will charge for such service but
when a change is made, in the size of
the pipes or fittings the city will foot
the hill
One of the visitors lo Handon this
cently with several southern Pneilie
l officers, each of 'whom seemed positive
(,mt h6 ,..,;,.., wol,w ,10 0XleI1(c,i
f,.om Coo8 Hay ,,0W) lll0 ,.01lsl jllst a8
H00I1 as fjnaciul .ondnloni would per-
imit.
. The Hoyle Jewelry Co. hug recently
handled some fine peurU for cimtom
ers. One a pink pearl, a eulti-'iitod
' ':em from the Weit Indie is a Ix-uuty
being pihk on one aide uv a guldf
anther below. These peuiU .110 eulli
'witml by the iihiniliTH vho plnut m
mall piece of gravel In the o;ter
vhich NfcioluN the peni'I to allay th
iHtulion produeatl by the foritiirri
il.HtMiiie. Mr. lloyU nImo ha Mini
'me whit wtrt ut value ami hl'l
.!' very hu ltd nam
K. W. HtlwiUtr wkn fvturiMMj !(
w'l'k fioiii 11 viit Ut Ut fir, any il
wi Kmiul ant! fnlrmly muriijm
tin t'iuufUiMi n4HWi, faM'Ui
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NUMBER 29
BENNETT TELLS OF
EARLY DAY PICNIC
First Bandon Fourth Of July LYkialion
As Related By Coos Bay News, ftian
Commenting on 1110 uoiuiu.i, ..k.,..
ot iiitb. tvtoneiioeiu s uwi.ci ui
u t.cuei to uie nisi, eouriu ui ouij
ee.eof.uion in tiunoon, li. uunne
aios in his paper, the Loos tia ioj
ut its lust issue:
" ine writer was present at tnat
celebration anil we remember many
01 the incidents connected tneiewiiii.
in those days, John Lewis, who owned
the piesent town site and Ins t.tniiiy
and Arthur Lewis and faintly, ,ore
the only residents of what is now too
town of Bandon. There was a luiiid
mg on the water front whete scows
and boats used in connection with too
ferry across the river were Kept.
Specially for the celebration a shed '10
xlOO feet Wits built and a good lloor
for dancing laid. The object of the cel
ebration was to raise funds to carry
on the work of improving the moutn
of the Coquille, winch hud been 'com
menced some tune before by placing
cribs Idled witlt rock along the sout.i
side of tlie river so as to force the
channel across the bar at the north.
The old channel followed the bend
near Tupper rock and on the bar or'
this channel, two rocks known as tee
sisters, and another known as ine
olack rod; were it decided menace to
navigation. By forcing the bar ciittn
ael to the north, these rocks would ie
avoided and it was thought a lietlLi-
depth could be obtained wheie Uiotv
was nothing but sand to contend Wun.
It was estimated at the tune Uhl
ihe attendance ut the celebration wna
uetween 000 and 700 which was con
sidered a very large gathering in
those days. Major Brown of Aiuiso
.tt about ten o'clock and as ofllcer 01
me ouy introduced Judge O. .1.
Lowe, who read the Occiuiutiou ut
Independence. Singing by .1 quuriouo
followed after winch .J. M. Singlin,
the orator of the da was iutrod;i:eii
.tud entertained an appreciating aun
icnce for over an hour. After dinner
the Empire City Dramatic Society,
composed of Mrs. Graves, Misses Lil
lie and Agnes Lockhurt, and Owen
Short, gave an cntci'iuinmout and nc
Among the songs on the program
were "The Hat Mo F.ithei W010" by
J. W. Bennett, and "Marihing Buck
to Georgia" by C. 0. Oryden which
were received with .'tonus of applause
Dancing commenced early in the even
ing and kept up until after daylight
next morning who.t many b-igan
breaking camp for home at up river
points while others remained for a
few days recreation on the beach,
Senator Sigiiu, wrttinj about. Ban
don beach at that time .said: "For it
tourist from the hoi countries in the
interior no place on the co'tBt offers
greater inducements .'or pieasuro,
health and recreation Hum Hnndou
beach. Plenty of fishing, sea lion an.i
seal hunting, ducks, sea panoti and
shore birds along the beach; and in
the woods, elk, deer, bear panthers,
etc were numerous. A cool, bracing,
health inspiring ntmosphoiu, coming
over the western ocean for thoiiRandi
of miles, pure as the drhen' anow.
Scenery, rough, grand und romantic,
rocks, cu k and rills all around. This
part of the coast m destined to be
come a great glimmer i-wort, eipml to
the many places in the cant.."
A. Mi'Nair was under the wonthur
1 few duys during the past week.
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