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RECORDER
Ban don By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
BANDON, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, 1915
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 41
BAND dll
ILLAR URGES
HARBOR ACTION
San Lvm JobsM M WnU Rim If
m
Large Beats CraM Make Harkr. Com
Mittee Sent To Portland
Under the impetus of a number of
hnnelllnir Influences the Port of Bnn-
lon is taking action that may result
in prompt work on the bar and har
bor entrance matter. Principle amonpr
Ihese is a letter recently received from
Robert Dollar of the Robert Dollar
Lumber company of San Francisco
which reads as folowa:
O. T. Treadgold, Bandon Port Com.:
I write you to emphasize, if pos
sible the importance of improving the
entrance to your harbor, by closing
up the gaps on both sides and blast
ing out the ledge across the channel at
the light house.
If this is done so that "Bandon can
get the same rate of freight as Coos
Bay or Columbia river, thcro is no
reason why mills should bo idle any
more than in other places. While the
price of lumber is very low, still many
mills are running and if Coquillo riv
er enjoyed the same rates of freight,
mills now shut down, would bo run
ning. To accomplish those results, ves
cels drawing at least 1G feet of water
would have to cross over the bar.
If this could be dono the Lyons
Johnson mill would be running today
with a pay roll in the camp and mill
of about $12,000 a month.
Very truly,'
ROBERT DOLLAR
At its last meeting in Coquille the
part decided to improve the south
ciJe of ,tno jetty if the government
would make use of the unexpended
$30,000 Id extend the north jetty.
A special committee of the port,
consisting of Messrs. E. E. Johnson
and J. E. Norton have beendelegated
to go to Portland and confer wjth the
government engineer in this matter.
The committee will leave for Portland
next week.
If the government will spend this
unused appropriation the port pro
poses to sell $25,000 in bonds and use
it to stop up the gap on the south
Jjtty with piling rtnd rock and to
1 last out the rock reef opposite to
tho light house. This will bo a com
rmrltlvely inexpensive proceeding but
is an Improvement that is much needed
to tnako a deep water entranco to tho
harbor.
The aim for permanent improve
ment is to havo the North jetty ex
tended for 15,000 feet and to ask for
an appropriation of $200,000 to this
end.
At any rato tho. Port is alive to tho
necesity for immediate action on the
bar proposition and will nlow no
means of accomplishing tno end to re
main untried.
,IIKNKIK OJKItimiJM. PIANIST
who will appear at the Orpheuni the
ater Friday evening in u concert, for
the bt'iii'llt of tho high nchool student
body, Tliuro uro two other urtlU on
tlm program and bcahlo playing the
ucroiniwnliiienU fur Till, Mr. UJcr
dtuiii will pliiy Nivirul plnno number
flirted from lliu Ui In piuiio lltci a
lurf. Mr (minm It too wvll known
u iiwd tiny rniiHumt, Him ability u
u (futitt-r hiiJ it well noUhlUh.
i mimI liu U viilliiidulli'Hllv ;rt)ivtl
I rfd nmw fr M ttwl l mil
vwy m'$ hb,
Faust Finds GoM
W. W. Faust left Bandon during
the summer with his family overland
for California planning to try his luck
at placer mining and writes S. D. Bar
rows an interesting letter a part of
which follows below. The letter is dot
ed at Hay Stack, Cal.
"We have campCd here 2 weeks now
When we arrived at Rogue river I
went up to Clarno's ferry. There I left
my wife and picked up a Dane who
had come from Coquille with another
family. He has proved to be honest and
a good worker. He and I went to Lol
ster creek and prospected near it?
head but could find nothing that suit
ed us. We were in there ten days. So
we struck for California to my old
stamping ground. We landed here
dead broke without a cent. Had to
buy feed and grain all tho way and al
so had to get three new wheels along
the way one bad luck after another
and strange it all happened in Coos
and Curry counties. It cost me $24
for wagon work.
Wqll, wo left Hayfork and started
for Wcaverville where I intended to
pocket hunt. Three miles on the wny
I saw a man who was building a largo
barn and struck him for n job. We
both went to work that afternoon nt
$2.00 and board ourselves with 12
hours a day. We got in a week and I
got in several days more with my team.
We sniped along the creek for several
days and panned out an ounce and at
last struck a digging that will take us
at least ten day more to clean up. We
have been sluicing now threetdays and
have cleaned up in the top riffle thrue
feet long each evening and had from
$7 to $1G. This is shoveled out of the
water 2 ft deep. Will thero bo any
pay dirt on, the bed rock? What do
you think ?,'When we clean up here we
will go outUfcniy. brother-in-law's nt
Red Bluff'Thinights are cold and the
dava some warm."
JEFF WAS IN TOWN
Jeff C. Frericn of Port Orford, paid
an involuntary visit to Bandon last
Friday under direction of Sheriff
Johnson of Coos county. Jeff has tho
habit of spending and drinking top
freely when in town and on a visit the
week before had issued too many
checks or else was so far non compos
mentis that ho could not writo u sig
nature which could be recognized by
his bankor. Accordingly tliure were
some returned checks, which led up
to his visit with tho sheriff last week.
French paid up the majority of claims
against him, waived preliminary
hearing and was bound ovoi ' to the
grand jury by the Justice m the sum
of one hundred dollars, which was
later furnished, and then straight
way proceeded to "liquid-ata" other
wise. Some of his friend3 finally got
him aboard the' stage next morning
homeward bound.
The Bandon Rebokahs will go to
Marshficld Wednesday, Oct. 27th to
attend tho annual convention hold in
that city.
Young Couples Wed
Carl G. Roseburg is still passing
out cigars by way of observation of
tho fact that he is no longer a bach
elor. On tho evening of October 9th
Mr. Roseburg led to the altar Miss
Ethel K. Moore, teacher in the East
Side school and one of Bandon's pop
ular young ladies. Tho ceremony took
placo at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.
O. Fisher and Rev. C. Mayno Knight
pronounced the words that made tho
twain one. Tho young couple will go
to housekeeping in tho Tcnnesoruhouse
mid jn tho meantime they arc mnking
their homo with tho Fishers.
Sinitli-lliiniphri'y Wt'ddiug
Last evening nt tho homo of thu
bride's mother, Mrs. Mabel Humphrey
tiu marriagu ceremony was pci formed
uniting Frank Judson Smith and Edna
Kdith Humphrey, in the prcsenco of
only immedfnto relatives. 'Ihu new
ijnvds will make Bandon i.r futwiu
1 (.inn. Tho bride was born in Miirch
(loldand hint always lived in Coot
inly. The mldon nuniu of tin
bride's mother wan Smith.
I zander Ca nutrviwl a broken arm
juinl rollur bono u thu remit of nr-
tldtiiil nt Aiidk'ruon'n logging uij
mm thy ivfeiill)'. lid had u limb full
on lilin ruiikliiK Ihu Injury. Aflur )u
incident fJoif ivull.cd a milt) uniutiklud
Hm sikJ Jti tlkvd up Mi lnjui ,
To Inspect Road Making
John Nielsen left Bandon last Fri
day as Bandon's representative of the
Good roads propaganda on a visit of
inspection to Portland. Two other
gentlemen accompanied him and they
go to investigate the different phases
of road making as they see it on their
journey and go also especially to in
spect tho work of the Warren Con
struction company on tho now high
way between the Dalles and Portland.
Mr. Nielsen will not return for sev
eral weeks but will go to San Francis
co on his way back and take in the
sights of the fair.
The Chinaman And His
Razor Edged Knife
Make The SalmoB Find Speedy Lodgings
in Gaas at Prosper Cannery - '
When a dozen Chinamen with sharp
knives and tho proper equipment set
about the business it does not take
long for a Chinook or a Silversidc
salmon to pass from its normal con
ditions to tho inside of an air tight
can. A visit to the cannery of Sam
Nass of Prosper Saturday was of im
mense interest to the Recorder repro
ontative. This may be an old story to Bandon
readers but it will have a certain in
terest to tho many readers of tho pa
per on the sunrise side of the Rock
ies. The salmon laid in piles beside the
table where the work was begun. A
chinairfcn with a countenance that was
coual to the part, flourishing a long
buteherlcnifo grabbed the" fish, rippeitj
Off the fins, top and bottom with a-
single movement each way, a twisted
jerk of the blade and the head was off
another cut and the inwards were out
co quickly done that it seemed like
slight of hand work. As for the cut
ting off of the tail, this process was
one with the sliding of tho fish into
tiio cleansing tank and another flour
ish of the knife sent the offals into a
chute to the river below where the
noa gulls scecched and quarreled over
it.
Cleaned and scraped tho fish arc cut
into sections by a machino with discs
like a harrow with the cutting at a
single revolution. Then tho salmon,
now red meat, moved into the cans
tn steady procesion.
Tho cans followed one another into n
machine when, presto they had covers
on when .they emerged. In large
trays th cans were dropped into a
tank of water where a rising bubble
perhaps helped to locate a rare leak.
The only solder in the cans was
where the cylinder was joined. The
tops and bottoms were coated with
rubber at tho rims and, which when
tho edges wcro clinched maijc tho
wholo impervious to air.
The trays of cans were put on trucks
and run into an oven where under tho
proper temperature they cooked for
an hour and a half. The cooled cans
wore afterward run through n machine
where they coated with lacquer, and
thus nude impervious to rust.
With an attractive Jabcl the can is
roady for the market. A largo stack
of boxes stood ready for shipment
with tho Tillamook when that boat
goes out.
Sam Nass who runs tho plant, is a
thorough fisherman who has .had ex
perience on tho coast from Oregon to
Alaska. He keeps a watchful eye on
all the details.
Returning to Bandon on tho Coquille
wo passed the seiners at work; those
from tho co-operative cannery at Par
kersburg on the south shore and thoso
frohi the Piosper camiery on tho
north shore. Tho co-operative people
hadjust completed a draw and tho sil
very fish could bo seen flopping In the
shallow water on tho bench. Big and
little uru nil tl'io snniu as far uh tho
fUhcr goes, A ten pound Chinook
bring ii much as u 10 lb Chinook
nnd Kilvernlde tho mtino,
Thu fUliliig InulnexM hint been blow,
flnunclully, but IU worker urn Imp
ing for hi Uer prla-n (or tlm uutHil of
urn pruenl munon.
tfujierlnlfmleni AMtt t( hu M, '
ehiotli WIUJ wlUi thy IikuI tliunli
CLOSING OUT OF
AVERILL STOCK
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Stanley & Sessions Commence Sale Mon
day!, Johnson Building Rented by R.
J
A. Copple
On Monday of last wek bids for
tho 'slock of the Averill store were
opened in the office of R. L. Sabin in
Portland. Stanley & Session of
Evf'tinc wcro the highest bidders,
their bid being Cl.l cents on the dol
lar or $7,059.9$ for the stock. This
was ?27 above the next lower bidder.
This sale was made through tho of
fices of the Merchants Protective As
sociation in which leading merchants'
of the Northwest are organized to se
cure bankruptcy proceedings at a
mqre economical rate than the regular
routine. Mr.-Averill made an assign
ment to Fleischner & Mayer of Port
land and the store has since been in
charge of their representative, Mr.
Raphael.
But in the meantime through the
action of the First National Bank of
this city Mr. Averill found it advisa
ble to apply for a receiver. This com
plicated the original action and
threatened to delay the whole pro
ceedings. However tho sale was con
fiirmcd on Wednesday and Session &
Stanley came to Bandon to conduct
the sale of tho goods.
Mr. Stnnley of tho firm was former
ly in the newspaper business hnving
conducted a paper called Town Talk
at Ashland some years ago.
Tho sale will close October 1st as
the Johnson building has been rented
to R. A. Copple and the Golden Rule
store will be moved to that location.
Young Athlete Faces
A Promising Future
Wilson, Coeistent Winner Follows Rigid
Rules of Exercise and Temperate Living
Champion Jim Wilson expects to
go to Powers Saturday night whore
he has engaged to throw wrestler
Lambert four times in one hour. It
is also possible that he will give an
exhibition at Myrtle Point.
There is also prospect that Wilson
may get n match with Tony Larson,
variously knowa as the "iron man"
and the "Terrible Swede" at North
Bend. Larson is reported t qunff
coal oil, cat cut nails and fifteen pen
ny spikes He anusci himself by
bending horso shoes with his bare
hands nnd twists an 'iron bar as he
would a reed. Larson wanted to take
Wilson's olTer of a hundred to tho
man who would stay with him twen
ty minutes at the recent carnival but
somehow succeeded in restraining his
ardor. ,
During his stay here, Wilson has
impressed those who know him best
with the idea that he is an athlete
yith a future. Ho has a magnificent
physique and is possessed of an even
temper and an apparent control over
his nppetite. None realizes better than
he, tho necessity of following tho
straight nnd narrow way if one would
obtain tho best in physical excellence.
Wilson is nineteen and has only
wrestled professionally for three;
years. He was an amateur for three
years securing his first athletic train
ing under tho physical instructors of
tho Chicago Central Y. M. C. A.
Wilson was bom in Syria and early
showed nn aptitudo for physical prow
ess. Ho surprised his companions by
feats of strength, lifting weights and
his companions by sheer strength.
When ho started for America, his
brother, who was a school teacher in
Syria, advised him to hunt up a gym
and lako measures to perfect his skill
and strength, Tho Y. M. C. . gave
him tho thu nee, Ilu was a waiter In
ur ciitnuranl In Chicago while prac
ticing ami trying hlniKcIf out.
Contrary to Ihu general opinion, he
never met Hnllliig Dutch until lie cunui
to llundon. Wlleon ruino up for the
umu jiuijwue a piililii" obtain u
jimkli with J.ul)', only lhivh wwnt
u) Hw ntutrh for wjhJ 'JV'JwMk
iVUuij t;um of jiU wwji liiluujjyig
read of Smiling Duth's athletic club
and called him up by phone to ar-
range some sort of a match. Indirectly
thi match developed to be with IyUtsey
I tho man whom by the advice of an
other San Francisco man, Wilson was
seeking.
If, as seems likely, Wilson keeps
to his training and principles, he is a
man who will be heard from in the
future in tho world of athletics.
Tender Reception
To New Minister
Social Gathering And Program to Greet
New Coming M. E. South Pastor
On Thursday evening, October 14,
at 7:110, p. m. n right royal wolcomc
was given thu newly appointed pas
tor, Rev. C U. Cross of the M. fi
South church of Bandon, tho recep
tion being held in the church. A large
attendance of members- and friends
was present.
Tho surerintendynt of tho Sunday
school, F. 13. ll-ill, ' presiding, .ipoko
of the good won: done by the Rev. W.
B. Smith tho two years ho had lahored
among them. lie had great pleasure
in welcoming their now pastor and ho
might bo quite sure of rl'oir henvty
support. The following pastors .
the churches of Bandon gave bright
and helpful addresses:
Rev. W. S. Smith, Presbyterian
church; Rev. C. Mayno Knight of the
M .E. church; Rev. J. Tilton of tho
First Adventist church; tho Rev. E.
Reese of the Baptist church being ab
sent because of sickness.
Rev. C. U. Cross responded to the
addresses and sincerely thanked nil
for their kindness in being present.
Ho snid he already felt'that with thuir
co-operation and the blessing of God"
upon their work, much good could be
accomplished for the people of Ban
don. Ho would not find his work n
soft spot he had been informed before
coming to Bandon. He did not ask for
such. He had labored in many charg
es and in some very hard places but
generally found some of the best and
truest ready to assist him in his work.
Ho had already received great kind
ness and expressions of good willto
ward the causo of God from the mem
bers of his flock.
Tho following program W!js rend
ered by the choir nnd friends.
Opening song, Congregation,
Prayer, Rev. J. Tilton,
Song, Congregation
Violin solo, Mrs. Adams
Solo, Miss B. Jones,
Duet, Miss Jessie Boll, Miss . Z.
Jones,
Quartette, Mrs. J. Rumbles, Miss
Z. Jones, M. Cross and J. Rumbles,
Address, Rev, W. S. Smith,
Rocitation, (by request) "Cuddle
Doon", Mrs. J. Rumbles,
Address, Rev. J. S. Tilton,
Recitation, Miss L. Boll
Address, Rev. C. Mayno Knight,
Scotch solo, '.'My Ain Countrio"
Mrs. John Rumbles,
Mrs. W. Hoover presided at tho or
gan.
Refreshments were served following
tho program both of which were much
enjoyed. All united in tho verdict that
they had a very pleasant time.
They Caught The Lizzie
Tho Walter Donald party who are
on their way back to Bamboo, Wis.
came closo to making the trip to San
Francisco in sections. When tho Fllz
abcth finally made up her mind sho
was going tho Donald party had not
arrived. Mr. Donald went ahead to
hold tho boat until his wife and child
ren could arrive but tho Lizzie would
not to bo held nnd started otf with Mr,
Donald aboard but without tho fam
ily. When thu hitter ariveil tho boat
had left thu dock. Jus. Walstroni ob
ligingly got nut his power boat and
gavu rhuKo. Thu Lizzie slowed up hut
diil not daru to stop, A ladder was let
down nnd preparations inudo to take
Iho tardy one on bourd. But thu pow
er bout refiued to start. When thu
(Miglnu rould bu utld thu Uncle wuu
on thu bur uml thu miiull bout Imd to
take her putennerH out ud( trumfer
(hrm on Ihu opt'ii eu,
Tim Jftli' Aid uf i)w IVtwhykriafi
itfiMi'iJ! will mtmmm mmm
I'm dui
WHEEL OF WAGON
CRUSHES CHILD
Nine Year OH Son of M. M. McGraw
Meets Sad Fate at Two Mile
James Alton McGraw, a nine year
cid boy, mot with a trngn ricath at
Two Mile last Saturday. The little
boy was with his father and brothars
walking behind a wagon, loaded with
tics jii3t before the accident happen
ed. They wcro approaching a gato
and the boy, known as "Altio,k wont
ahead to open it, Pnssing tho wagon
he must have slipped on u s'oplng
cnbankment, At nny rate ho fell in
pnssing the wagon and the wheels
passo l over tho length of his entire
body. Death was immediate.
Tho crushed body was tcndorly
cared for find brought to Bando i lor
burial. Funeral services 111 his hohr.lf
were held in the- Ellingson umhirUk
ing parlors Monday afternoon nt two
o'clock, Rev. Ovcrhalsor of the Breth
ren church presiding. Burial was in
the K. P. cemetery.
Deceased boy -was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Milton M. McGraw nnd ho
has six brothers and three sisters liv
ing. Although recently residenti? 0;'
Bandon, tho family lias lived in thin
section for a long time. A dozen years
igo they lived at Myrtle Point but
afterwards they moved to Roseburg
where 'James Alton was born. Re
cently they moved from Roseburg to
Bnndon in tho hope of, getting work.
Thoy lived in the city a short time
when they moved to n tie camp in thu
vicinity of Two ,Milc where Mr. .lc
(5raw was working.
Now they havo moved back to Ban
don having taken a houso in tho vi
cinity of tho East Bandon school.
Thcro was a,, largo attendance at
the funeral and Iho universal sympa
thy of tho community took tho form
of floral tributes which wcro numer
ous ana handsome.
A daughter of the Millers, Mri.
Ben Vogelsang is one of tho residents
of Bandon.
N. D. Trumbull who returned re
cently, from a trip to his former homo
in Minnesota reports a very cold sum
mer there. Mr. Trumbull visited at
Elk River which is a short distance
soutli of Minneapolis on tho Missis
sippi river and reports that section
will havo soft corn this full the sea
son not being long enough to ripen it.
Notwithstanding this Minnesota has
an average dogrce of prosperity. Mr.
Trumbull went by way of the Break
water and Portland nnd returned over
the central route to San Francisco and
Up on the Elizabeth.,,
JENO SEVELY, VIOLINIST
who has played with somo of thu
leading orchestras and bofore , many
representative audiences in Europe
anil America. Ho began his musical
education at tho ago of six. Ho rexolv
his musical education nt the I'eabody
Musical Conservatory, Baltimore, Mil.
nnd at Kuda Pest, Hungary under the
famous master ifiilmy, Ills opening
number Is .MunsenetV Meditation, tlm
most beautiful aria In ThuU. Ilu
play Miicli nuiiiliiirs iih tlnwoi lliv
dame Vlennoln, Llebe Fniud by
l Kruldlur, Ihu llijinorujupjo. Hie Ji-
nient Mimical by Kehulmrl. Dm "Deep
Jllvr" by ftiliu'lilge Taylor, "T!"' Hi"
wbluli niriujit lb" buzzing 0 u hi
und ijihvy illfllMJli tiPijjpuijUoua ir,
j-iJJ!M)I iiwilu Tiy tUmtun, yulu.i ut
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