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Oregon HWW
THE BANDON RECORDER
Bantlon By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
VOLUME XXXI
BANDON, OREGON, AUGUST 17 1915
NUMBER 32
LAMPORT RANCHER
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
School Meeting Troubles Result in Death
of One Man And Close Call For Another
Near Lakeport, that town of rcnl
estate boom and wild cat speculation
by beautiful Floras lake a tragedy
was enacted last Saturday afternoon
It. W. Witmann, youthful and stal
wart was shot from ambush by an
elderly man named Ncf f and the latter
after trvknir in vain to add one
more to his victims, and commit sui
cide, is now a fugitive.
Witmann'a ranch was the scone of
the murder and the young man had
gone for his cows at about four o'clock
Saturday afternoon when at a spot a
long the way a bullet pierced the mus
cles of his right arm. The bullet was
fired from a rifle euuinned with a
silencer, and Witmann apparently
turned to locate the spot from which
the attack came. A second bullet
entered his onen mouth without
touching the teeth nnd splitting on
the bones of the upper palate, one sec
tion of the missile came out through
his skull at the rear of his right temp
le and the other back of his left temp
le. Hurrying from the scene the mur
derer made his way to the place of C.
J. Walker and approaching that gent
leman exclaimed: "Well, I've settled
with Witmann and now I'm going to
settlo with you." Ho was as good as
his word and a hastily aimed bullet
aped toward Walker. It pierced the
outer clothing of that gentleman but
did not reach to the skin enter
ing at the side of his trousers waist
Land and making the exit whore the
band unites. Walker promptly grnp-.
t)led with his adversary and secured
the rifle but the murderer freed him
self, rushed from the scene nnd escap
cd.
In tho meantime, Mrs. Chas. Ferrier
had heard cries and started her hus
band out to ascertain what was the
matter. He located the body of Wit
maim nnd was soon joined by othors
They found tho spot in tho bushes
where Neff had laid in ambush. The
trampled condition of tho dirt and
grass showed he had waited for some
timo. An empty shell found near by
ohowcd tho weapon with which the
deed had been done. It was of large
calibre and of the small outlet comprcs
sion type, a wicked thing in the hands
of any man.
A visit to Neff's house found it va
cant. On the table was a paper on
which was written the man's name, the
date of his birth and tho date of the
..shooting gotten up in a sort of obitu
ary form. Over by the bed in the
room they found whore tho man hud
vomited. This with tho note led them
to believe that Nell" had attempted
sulcidu but had taken too much or too
little of the poison.
In the houso was found about $119 in
money and a bank book showing a
credit of $000 in a Haiulon bank.
Tho indications plainly showed that
Neff had taken weapons consisting of
a rifle and shotgun, to his boat, rowed
it across tho river and taken to the
woods. A posse promptly organized
and took to his trail, the scone being
in Curry county and the apprehension
of tho fugitive in the hands of the ofll-
cials of that county.
Wui. Sorcnson who n up from
uihglois yesterday, described Neff lis
u man of about 00, apparently mil.l
and affable the lust penon in the
wrld whom oi? wou.d suspect of be
ing capable of t er!'o-inin,T a desperate
died. He h 1 1 lived in the virinty
only a short time, living alone on a
tiu till ranri lie had been an linestor
in I.nkepoit real estate and owned a
couple Intri lb mc
Vtitmuiri was n aiing "!n in tr.o
ik.l'hborlt d of tl.lrl; yearn of age.
Ho wan of Imposing phyidqiiu mid
iiimli) a notlcablu figure in any crowd
Hu feet four In height, nnd straight
iin un nnow ho appeared the emlmdy
nwnt of physical health. Hi owned u
miiiiII nini'li on I'loni In lie whoro lie
I Viil nnd ulllmuiili hu hud HvinI In Hut
m it ion only n fiw ytwr, wax wotern
limn, ruining lo Curry County finni
I'lHi'ku,
Tim tiituhlu iJml williimlnd In !))
Iimk''I I ukl Uj jjm JiaiJ 11 urttfto
Walker and one or two others.
The last reports the Recorder has
Neff had not been captured. Armed to
the teeth he may prove a dangerous
man to contend with and then again
he may be fdund dead in the woods.
Tom Griffith is moving his family
from his house on West Ninth street
to Hradlcy's Lake where he will opor
ntc his saw mill for some time. The
mill is made up in part of his own
machinery rescued from the rccentfirc
and of machinery from a saw mill for
merly operated on Klk river.
This Is Port Orford's Week
All Roads Lead To the Agate Carni
val. Political War Horse on the Pro
gram. Many Wrestlers to Appear
This week belongs to Port Orford
nnd tho oldest town in this section of
Oregon will hold its annur.l Agate
Carnival. The program is to last three
days beginning with a reproduction
of the Battle of Rattle Rock on the
evening of Wednesday.
Bingcr Hermann of Roseburg, the
most famous politician this section
ever produced has been invited to de
liver an address. Hermann has been
busy of late years writing a history
of Oregon and has all but retired from
public affairs. If he consents to ap
pear this may be the last chance the
public will have to hear this grand old
political wheel horse. Hermann's 20
years of survicc in the national con
gross have earned for him the res
pect of every citizen of the state.
The program includes a number of
wrestling attractions. Smiling Dutcl
will wrestle with George Sutton
Thursday. M. G. Lutscy will wrestle
Eddie O'Connoll of Portland Fridaj
nnd Chns. Rentrop will wrestle witl
M. G. Lutsey Saturday.
A full-progrom,ach day. There wil
bo a cafeteria on the grounds and lot'
of room for those who wish to camj
out.
Free Masons, Greet State Officer
Randon Lodge No. 130, A. F. & A
M. entertained Grand Master Franl
J. Miller, of the Grand Lodge at .'
special session Inst Saturday night
Mr. Miller, whose home is at Albany
Oregon, is a member of the state pub
lie service commission and had bcci
holding court for that committee it
Coquille the latter part of last weel
considering problems in conucctio
with the telephone service on the rive.
Grand Master Miller delivered a lonj:
address to the lodge on the duties am.
opportunities of Free Masonry and re
lated a number of reminiscences
Among the later he told of visitiiif
Randon thirty years ago on which oc
casion it took him a full day to trave
from Marshfield to Randon. He went
by boat to Coaledo, from there by cai
to Beaver Slough, from there by row
boat to tho Coquilcl and where thoj
hailed one of the stenmers that sorve
the purposes of transportation ii
those days.
At the conclusion of tho Grand Mast
er's address Lars C. J. Pctterson was.
given the fellowcraft degree aftci
which an elaborate banquet was serv
ed to the home and visiting Masons.
A largo delegation of Masons was
present at tho meeting from Golden
Gate lodge of Langlois, and others
wore hero from Coquille and other
places. '
Return From Long Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morrison who
returned from their Nevada trip yes
terday report a splendid time. They
spent several days at San Francisco
and two weeks at Winiiomucca, Neva
da where Mr. Morrison's mother lives.
They also visited at Paradise, Nevada
a mining town that has seen some
rather inagnificont days and where
they made the acquaintance of the
succulent sage hen and renewed their
nciuaiiitancu with Mr, Morrison's
brother who Is a physician there. Am
ong tho wights they saw imroutu watt
Mt. uiNHon, the volcano; Donner Lnko,
I'tf nt liar canyon, Mt Mnmta, and ninny
oilier. Tho ilnt nconory tlmy wiu
wu in thu vicinity of Cnuurtnit City,
(Jul (iml Hut woriti mailt but wwii
Itmoihorg and Myitln Point.
)wiiw of MhIhIiwdoiI mv IiiwIimk
II lo io lawn tiiwi dny mi tlto Iwil
of mar uid Killing fmm nil tJUt
Um H J'. Simm&yr a lite Omi
mi. Part 0& Ii Iwimt lot Ujs mv
BANDON ENTERTAINS
COOS COUNTY MOOSE
Program of Monday Draws Out Large
Crowd And Entertains All
For two days during the past week
Randon was the play ground for the
Moose of Coose county and the white
trousers with red belts and white hats
with red bands were to be seen in all
the public places of the city. Visiting
Moose came from Marshfield & North
Rend and many other visitors from
the surrounding towns of the neigh
borhood mingled with thorn eager to
join in the merrymaking and curious
to see this comparitivly recently dis
covered animal in the fraternal world
disport itself.
The steamers Coquille and Tele
graph name down the river witli loads
of visitors Sunday morning nnd with
them came the Marshfield band.
With the band leading and followed
by the ranks of fraternal men in their
white and red outing uniforms they
marched up First street and paused in
front of the Gallier to play a couple
of tunes the band in an inner circle
nnd the white clad Moose making an
outer circle and making a pretty
sight. Recause of the death and funer
al of Edwt.nl KildufT who was a mem
ber of the order, the band was dismis
sed early in the dny and the program
of sports was declared on".
Rut a ball gr.me was played in the
afternoon at the park, a dance was
held in Dreamlr.nd in the evening with
supper in the Odd Fellow's hall at
which a fiine time is reported. Some
horse play also took place around the
platform at First nnd Oregon avenue,
earlier in the evening.
On Monday the program began ear
ly and continued until well after mid
night.
With the coming of the boats from
ap tho river at about 11 o'clock a pro
ossion was formed headed by the Co
,uile band.
L. A. Langley, in high boots and on
i fine mount, was marshall r.:id follow
ig him came the various officers with
their striking nnd showy robes. These
.ere followed by n double file of men
f the order in white and red hauling
i wagon by means of a long rope. In
iie wagon wns a number of children
under a banner inscribed to tho effect
mat as long as Dad was a Moose thoro
was no cause to worry.
During the afternoon a ball game
v:ib played at the park and a program
of sports pulled off on First street
'own town. On a platform, erected on
the intersection of First nnd Oregon
ivemie some wrestling took placo
that soemed to enthuse tho crowd as
much as anything 'that occurred dur
ing the day.
Champion Jim Wilson had promised
?100 to any poison in the crowd who
would stand against him for twenty
minutes, nnd Smiling Dutch, taking
wad from his pocket proceeded to
peel off a generous section of it and
waved it in the face of the throng.
"Who wants some re.".dy money" he
diouted and kept repeating it. When
his oice grew weary with repetitions
of tho refrain Schmidt Hansen took
up the call with tho niegr.phone Hint
all might be told. No ono thirstinir
for that particular hundred, Jim Mar
tin, the wrestling bootblack took up
the work. It was just some easy prac
tice for tho champion and amid tho
exclamations of tho onlookers at his
marvelous physical development, Wil
ton moved from ono pose to another
nnd managing to exhibit about all the
kinds of holds threw his man in elev
en minutes. Smiling Dutch then offer
ed himself for tho sacrifico and kept
the crowd constantly good humored
for Dutch is getting to be a popular
man In Randon. When at Inst he had
taken his fall Joe Dash a ranch hiind,
turayed In a bathing suit stopped
upon tho platform and uniiounced
that ho would not bo wit lulled with tiny
thing khort of that hundred. The inon
ty wil not placed Immediately into
hi luindn. Flint, Nome pliotogruplm
hml lo Im tiiktm Willi Wllnon nnd
Dutch in vnilmii cluiwjc nmm. Thin
ovhi , Jhh wo uponnimndultfd. I In up
miMAly thought ut flrt Unit 11 wu
u UjHg iihiIkIi iio m ultoMl lo un
m lie Itmh u (w Jumbiug
ture of surprise nnd then it began to
lu:;i na purplo as Bomo of lac decora
tions used on Elk day decoir.tlng. Ro
fore ho knew it the rancher wns on
his back 28 seconds the official time
had it, and Joe stepped down from the
Jpjayprm, soberer in more ways than
one.
Lutsey and Ajax had been scheduled
for a little try out but for lack of con
dition the match was not held.
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'While not nearly as elaborate as
the decorated windows gotten up for
tlio Elk's day festivities practically
all of the Randon merchants decorated
for the Moose festivities cf the past
week and there was a groat call for
crepe paper of red and white that be
ing the official combination of colors.
There were many nice window jdec
oralions. Vaile Garten did a flourish
ing business supplying moose on com
binations of red and white and thay
were artistic and readily d'eposed of.
It Was A Merrie Old Game
Relating How the Coos Mooses and
The Randon Banshees Exchanged
Courtesies on the Sunkist Diamond
.'Somewhere in this old reliable fami
ly weekly we must find room to tell
the tale of how the Coos Mooses and
the Randon Banshees clashed in ye
ball park by ye bull pines by ye sea
side to the chastened discomfiture of
the latter Monday afternoon.
A pastoral comedy it was, set in
sik spasms.
Ye Rill Hull, a somewhat punky
pitcher at first essayed to stop ye cer
vine mammals, otherwise, ye Coos
Mooses and his efforts were faintly re
mindful of what happened when a bow
legged man tried to stop a pig from
gaining a gateway. Rills support
was odorous. When ye athletes behind
hirl got near enough to opportunity
to shTfko "hands they were'soized sever
ally with buck fever, stage fright and
other forms of dementia. They hand
led ye ball as though it were red hot
and throw bases in a manner that was
painfully remindful of yc blind man
throwing tin biscuits at a tortoise
shell cat on ye picket fence at four
o'clock in ye morning just before ye
first faint streuks of dawn.
Thereupon uprose ye young blonde
and bonny Carl Rowman, he of the
winsomo smile. In a dreamy manner
he spat upon ye ball and so mcsmcr
ized it that when ye Coos Mooses hit
it they fairly knocked ye cover off of
it. One sad and solemn inning Cnrl
lasted and then ho faded away like
yc lessening exhalation of yo sweetlj
fragrant (lower and ye Harry Pierce
stopped upon ye scene.
Pierce proved possessed of a proper
portion of pungent pep. He unwound
his south arm with the gleeful aban
don of ye man unwruping ye Christ
mas present from home. And at ye
sight thereof, ye melancholy settled in
thick folds on ye Coos Mooses as ye
fog envelopes ye cranberry swamp.
Whereas before they had hit and run
as ye boy kills snakes m the salub
rious springtime now they aped the
briar rose and tho orchid that died
with the summer's woe.
Too late ye Randon Ranshecs be
gan to score Ye crowd had begun to
thin, ye band of melodious musicians
had departed, ye wrestling match and
ye races called and yo Lcfnw who
called ye balls ami strikes and outs
nnd ins called also ye game at an end.
This at the conclusion of ye screeching
sixth, the tune being 1G to C in fav
or of yc Coos Mooses.
This is the way they lined up at
the beginning of the game:
Randon: C. Willard, C; Rill Hull,
p; II. Horning, 2 b; II. Pierce, a !;
Watson r f ; C. Rowman c f j A Gibson
t hi
Marshdeld-Nnrth Rend: F. Smith
II b; Thomas p; Murray ; KlBsam I b;
Snow - b; C. Iingwortliy h h; Gut
tings v fj M. Iingworthy r fj Kna
muioioii c f.
Mr. and Mm, Ralph Cliiinteniiuii of
Bridge, Oregon, havo been in town a
few diiy, vUiting Mm. C)iriKtitnvuu'
mother and ulAur, MInn Union (!, Ab
bott who leave on thU week' KIIkm.
belli for thu Mouth. The Abbott will
vUlt tho oxpokillon nnd limn go to
Muntn IImiImiw, Cul. wIiuii MJm Ah
boll will uiiuiul I Ilk uuniiul miIhxjI till
yur. KunU llurimm HurudJ lmi If
llm udy imi Mmliaiu iMfcil mi -
imi mml lu itw wmi. am4
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Odd Fellows Entertain Grand Officers
Grand Master John Hall of Marsh
field and Chief Patriarch Robert An
drows visited at the meeting of tho
Randon Odd Fellows encampment Inst
Saturday evening. The fraternity had
planned a set program with a banquet
as the climax but this was nil dropped
when the death of Edward KildufT ba
came known. However a few turned
out to meet the grand officers and a
profitable evening was spent.
Wilson Bests Ajax
In a Fast Contest the Young Wonder
Proves Too Much For the Champ!
on .Second Contest Has Same End
Pinioned upsidedowu in tho arms of
his muscular adversary and with his
head used as the business part of a
pile driver, tho championship honors
of Tony Ajax passed away from him
into the possession of Jim Wilson
Saturday night. The match held in
the rooms of the Randon Athletic Clul
wns fast and exceedingly well contest
ed. The fatefull fall which brought
the championship career of Ajax to an
end came with the second fall.
In the first the athletes worked
through sixtyfive minutes of stren
uous effort before the wiry Lnvonian
uucceeded in getting Wilson's should
ers on the matt. The second bout
went sixteen minutes when Wilson sue
ceeded in getting a body hold on the
champion and pounded his head a-
gainst the matt much as a man would
use a stick to pound sand into a rate
hole. 'When, finally his shoulders had
been forced to the floor, Ajax laid on
the floor, unable to move.
M. G. Lutsey Strang upon tho plat
form and witli Smiling Dutch carried
the wrestler to the drcsing room. Dr.
Leep hurried to the room. For a time
the wrestler cased himself on tho seal
with his elbows on his knees and his
chin in his hands, while an effort was
made to work the crowd back and lot
in a little air. Ajax rolled over on
the floor and writhed with pain. It
wns evident that ho could not go on a
gain and he saw it himself and the an
nouncement of Wilson, winner, whf
made from the platform.
Smiling Dutch, alias Hunkcdory
Hans, the Genial German, made the
announcement, it had been a proud
night for him. The contest had fairly
bristled witli quality. Another cham
pion sat by tho matt side to challenge
the winner. The smile that Dutch
wore was expressive, indeed.
Ajax in the time he was before the
Itandon public proved his mettle. His
exhibition Saturday night was a sup
urb spectacle of bodily agility and mus
cular strength. Timo after time he
escaped from perilous situations witli
dexterous ease. With his head and
arms confined lie seemed to be able to
swing his body up over his antagonist
with the muscles of his neck and chest
He was quick as a cat and slippery as
an eel and determination fairly shown
from his nnthropoidal chin. With his
partially bald head, his stoop when in
action and his aggressive mug he re
sembled Fitzsimmons.
Rut Wilson's backers never faltered
in their confidence in him. With his
superb physique he was a figure for a
sculptor and he moved witli the grace
and air of absolute confidence. Ho re
tained his temper better than Ajax
and was cooler in the pinches. Tho
latter forced the work from tho first.
He seemed to have muscles of spring
steel and sprang from ono hold to an
other with extraordinary skill and per
sistence. A dozen times he had Wil
son close to a fall but youth and
strength told in the emergency.
The first fall required sixty six min
utes in Its accomplishment but tho
second camo In something like twenty
minutes, Ajax' gamonesH made him
many friends but it was apparent to
all t hut Wilson was tho bettor man,
This was demonstrated again when
on Monday night tho two engaged In
another match In tho auditorium of
tho Athletic club. Ajax put up a gunm
content Iml wim unable to cope Nile
cowfully with WlUon who won two
frIU In iicrt)ion llm lint in flfty
llirmi nilnultw nnd llm nocond In oy
ntmiii inlnulM.
in tho inhibition of Uaiunhy tvu
injf. Jim MhiUh Kit wiimUIuh IhoI
wilh I'my at hiyiilv jyi umi ilw
wl(h ifttloiuK 00) tMJyoMtftltf Jjjfi
PROSPER MILL
HAND KILLED
Edward KildufT Caught in Huge Belt, Dies
in Local Hospital Saturday, A. M.
Edward Kilduff, an employ oT the
Prosper mill, suffered death ns the re
sult of an accident last week. Kilduff
and a fellow employee, Win. Sasson
were engaged in putting on a bolt at
the plant early Friday morning when
the nccident happened. The heavy
ten inch belt was one used to operate
the cut off saws, known as the slashers
Tho thing happened so quickly that no
ono seems to know the exact particu
lars but Kilduff must have been seized
and thrown around the lower pulley
and hurled under the upper or power
transmitting pulley. The belt broke
wound ubout the upper pulley leav
ing an end which with each revolution
boat the body of tho helpless man be
low.
When the machinery had been stop
ped it was found that Kilduff still liv
ed and later regained conciousness.
He was hurried to the Emergency hos
pital in Randon where his injuries
were examined. He was found to
have sustained n broken leg and sevr
al ribs were broken. All that it was
possible to do for him was' done but ho
had been injured internally his luiigs
were affected nnd ho died Saturday
morning.
Tho funeral occurred Sunday with
services at 11:30 in the Odd Follows
hull with Randon Lodge, No. 13a in
charge. L. L. Wheeler picsided as
noble grand and 1. L. Scofield ns chap
lain while A. J. Hartmnn acted as mar
shall. There was a large attendmco
of lodge men, Rcbokahs and friends
of the dead man, including a large re
presentation of Bonaon Lodge .N.o. .051,
Loyal Order of Moose, of winch socie
ty also, the dead man was a member.
The Odd Fellows and Moosa formed a
procession leading to tho K.P.ecmet:!
ry where the Moose performed their
unique burial service.
Edward Kilduff was born at Port
land, Pcnn. August 21st 1871 He came
to Oregon about 10 years ago and has
lived at Prosper and been un employ
ee of the Prosper mill for several
years past. He was companionable end
genial and was well liked by his as
sociates by whom he will be greatly
missed. He wns installed right sup
porter of tho roblo grand in the Odd
Vllow's lodge last month. He was
unmarried. His death occurred at 4:27
M. Saturday, August Mth.
Another Pioneer Gone
John R. Fox one of tho pioneer set
tlers of Coon county died at his home
n this city, last Friday night. He was
2 years of age and his death was due
o the mummies oi ins advanced ,
years.
Mr. Fox came to this county in the
Fall of 1809 from Missouri and ho
has occupied a prominent place in the
flairs of the county since that time.
Ho was for years a contractor in tho
county, building ronds and constructi
ng bridges, lie built the railroad from
Coos Ray to Myrtle Point nnd got in-.
to financial difficulties as a result of
his enterprise and lost a large ranch
which ho owned at that time, up the
Ivor.
He lived part of the time on this
ranch and in Coquille and Marshfield
coming to Randon two yoars ago. He
was also an early day auctioneer.
Mis onalh nvuiTod I eitlny night
nd funeral services wore held Sun
day morning from the chapel of El
lington's undertaking ostnhliihmuiit.
Rev. W. R. Smith of tho M. E. church
South, officiated. Burial was In thu K.
P. cometory.
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