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About The Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1915-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1916)
3SJKAlJutUiAHfmriM 4. . CM' ANDON RECORDER VOLUME XXXII B ANDON, OREGON, MARCH 28, 1916 NUMBER 13 TUI7 1 rid C0QU1LLE RIVER IS PUT INTO SERVICE Was Built Here 20 Years Ago Coal Hurtling Slcnm Schooner Which Formerly Kan Between Ilandon and South, Id Rescued From "Honey a rd And will bo Con cried Into Oil Hur ner. After lying in tlie "boneyard" at Oakland Creek for the past five years th steam schooner Coquille River built at tho Pnwpcr shipyard in 189C I is lifn resurrected by rtu Parr-Mc- Cormick cuaipany and placet! in ser vice as a lraubcr carrier hctwoen Port hnd and California points. The Coquille River is n coal burn- iae vessel, a type of steamer that is ifMom oen now because of the sav --' th cost of fuel where oil is t ml, hit the high charter rates now off ai for swigolng bottoms of uny 1 nd makes it possiMc for her to be operator at a small margin of profit. It i estimated that tlie oil Lurnors ara to bo installed in hor this week will cut down tho fuel bills fnlly two- thh-ds. Originally built for tho lumber cur rying trade between this river nnd Cn-r-fomia points, the Conuillo Kivcr for many years held tho place in local shipping that the steamer Elizabeth i ow holds. Ator leaving this run sho plied botweon San Francisco and Tillamook Hay and for many years was commanded by Capt. Olson, now nuratcr of the Elizabeth. Shortly rfter Capt. Olsen left tho Coquillo R ver, she narrowly escaped destruc- MOORK MILL HEADY TO RE- SUM OPERATIONS MONDAY Superintendent Geo. Locke, of tb Geo. W. Mooro mill, states that th work of overhauling and repairing tho plant will be completed and th mill ready for operation, Monday morning, April 3, tho date set for the opening. Thercn rf sufficient logs in the boom now to keep the saws bu sy for some time, so doji't bo supris edto hear that old familiar friend, th whistle, lot go with one grand whoop Monday morn. About SO men will mnko up tho working force for the present. Frank Catterlln came over from the bay today to make the rounds of his customers here. Mrs. F. Hriggs is packing her house hold effects and will leave on tho next Speedwell for I.os Angeles, where 6hc will join her hushand. Iast night Mrs. Briggs wns the honor guest at a supprise party given at tlie Tilton homo in east Handon. Many dl rrionds wore present to bid Mrs ""riggs "ban voyage" . Henry Hess was in town today frnm his ranch south of the city. Dr. Lcep, of Myrtle Point, was in '.andon yesterday visiting with his on, Dr. R. V. Lcep. Storm Holds Basts For Several Days Handon, Elizabeth and Brooklyn Cro.s scd Out nnd Awnnodn m Todaj Shipping all up and down the coast was tied up by tho sovero storm of 'ast week nnd reports of damage done cover almost every point between San Francisco nnd Alaska. Hero tfio t'on on Clatsop Spit, near tho mouth j Wf wr,-hf,M inci(lo tho harbor tlio Co ambiu 'river, but was auviifor nno dnys nm, aUhouRh i . d towed into Portland for repairs Work of constructing tho wing jot t Is progressing rapidly and the 1 lo behind tho city hall is now nearly cSsed with rock, as about 85 hundred ois having been plnced since tho v irk started six weeks ago, nccord to the announcement made today j Roy Rosello, who is in charge o o job for tho Poit Commission. Just how long it will take to com l'uto the job will depend largely upo io wathor, which should be settled om now on. At present the quarry i ing is Retting out on an average of ' 00 tons of rock a day nnd should thi jivenvge be continued, tho jetty will I completed about May 10, nlthoug) art of tho row will be kept on the job, clearing up and doing odd bits tf work, until the 1st of June There is a possibility that tho work will not ceaso at that time, ns every effort is boing made to continue the harbor work until the wing jetty now boing built is extended nlxiut 200 feet Jpwqnle the bar, nnd tho contemplated 1600 foot extension of tho r.onh jetty t.tuwnrd, is completed. The now wire j. tty is considerably shortr than tlie ol p le (ctty which it replaces nnd it la thou,, et tl.it perhnps thero will bo o' ough money loft from the present Appropriation to warrant the immod Jato completion of the project. NEW STEAMER COMING To take tho place of the schooner OiKlaud beached last week rear Ilay t ity, tho Fife Lumbar company has c rtered tho atoam schooner Cleone v.h rh ts row operating on tho Eureka ' sn Franciseo run and sho is ox I -lid to resell horo on her first trip v a' out 10 days. The Cleone is a miller crift than any of tho stcam i r w plying Liwn this port and t to Fwh. FOl H C1IEVOL15TS ARRIVE Four Cheolot automobile made up r p " c f the cargo of Jhe etoamer V inn whe i she docked here, Friday -ft n The ears were billed to BOY FIGURES IN FAKE HOLD-UP OAKLAND SAID TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE Ex-Soldier Refuses to "Dig" testing Easy On The Beach Hill Kennedy, 1G Year Old Boy, Stag, es Fright For His Girl Companion But Joke Gets Beyond His Control And He Spends Night in Jail ;v miscnivious io year old boy a skitish young girl, and a serious min- Keports State That Conditions Arc Fnorable For Floating And Tow i.ig Schooner to Place Where She Can He Repaired. Position Some" what as that of Fifield Ri fcast reports from Bay City where tll0S2ll,nS schooner OaViand went ed ex-soldier, who was badly scared :,T'Xr , . w","u, i . . .i. e i . 4L i i asl!0re after becoming waterlogged but who refused to throw up Ins hands ,ngf Thursdn nru t thn J . laying easy on the sand and that she wero participants in a comic-tragedy last night with the result that a com plaint was filed in tho Justice Court, the boy spent one night in jail, the young girl fled the town, and tho lo cal justice of tho peace interrogated witnesses for half a day this morn ing, and filially dismissed the matter as a joke. Mrs. Kennedy who lives in tho house just East of the Vale Hotel, was ab- hont from home last evening, after the hour of spooks had arrived but left in charge her two sons, and a young lady named Miss Grace Whit ney, who had been making the Ken nedy homo head quarters when not employed. All had been out of the docs not appear to be damaged to any great extent. Only tho deck load has been smashed away and tho hold ib stilifilled with ties. The beach where the vessel is lying is entirely free from rocks of any sort and all conditions aro favorable to floating the ship. On board the Oak land isa steam cargo winch, whtA it, is thought could bo used to pull her 3iT tho beach and in smooth weather 3he could be towed into tho Columbia river for repairs without any troulde 11 imr cargo oi lies win Keep ner up up in tho water. So far, howeve the owners have made ao slatoment l,n..o .i n;n 1, .... ..J " """" ""- "" IW.W1U1 UH! iU ......... ii . i .. .j an'P' mu juuiih uiujf nucr ruturneu una en-1 --, . r i j tcred ut tho rear or kitchen door, ,,,, ,i, . , , , where a light was burning. Bill, then fc flllTJi PORTLAND MAN BUYS L. U WHKLER STUDIO TRACK ATHLETES ARE TRAINING NOW A deal a complex! last week whereby Ed-ward Good, of Pertlnnd, becomes tho owner of the photograph studio, on First street, of which L. L. Wheeler has been tho owner for the ... . . . past twe .years. Mr. Good will take WOrKlIlg Hard f0r IWO MeetS cs recommended as a photographer of t-onsiderable ability and long -cxperi--nco in same of tho largest studios n the Northwest. For tho present Mr. Wheeler and his .family will remain in Bnndon, where io will enter th signwntjng busi ess. fle states that ho ajjady h inmigh ordeB In fiew tA kees him employed for some little time. A? ?oon ns tho roads become passable the Wheelers will start on a tour of the :oast in their car, seeking a suitable ocatien. Rain Last Week Pet Stop to Outside Work QulRlry is Making Up For Lost Time Now- Prospects Are Poor For Both McvUT S. L. Shuntatc has negotiated with 3us Barre as administrator of the R Hcmpel estate, and secured a quit la'.m deed to the Hcmpel k-.nd of lfif ere loentexl about 8 miles South of 3andon. That estate is nracticall eady to be closed up. went into the dark front room and Francisco, who aro also heavily later T n ri i T n tyr ft n .nmmnltnM - .. 1 n i. v; r r.c. 17: ThUS th. com vv. ...w nivviivii, unii wini a nilicnvV I 1. yell, said 'I am killed dad" and aet- ng tho part fell nt tho la pany hB two Imxifi thnt have b 8 ,nd both 'ii lmo.?Kt? 18? n choppy sea still running this morn ing, the Brooklyn Bandon and Eliza boi crossed out for San Francisco and the Ahwaneda came in with Port land freight. The Elizabeth suffered the longest delay of any of tho local fleet, being forced to liu idle since a week ago Sunday, nnd the Brooklyn was in port over a week. Leaving San Francisco .1 week ago Monday, tho Bandon was en ught in tho worst of the storm and vaa forced to lie outaide tho Iwr hero for two days, awniting n chance to i-rose in. On tho outward trip tho fOhxuboth carriod the following pas Hungers: Thos. Anderson, A. Kcoger, II. E Katzenbach, David Loomis, Wm. Hess M. Anderson and Harry Loomis. ORPHEl'M THEATER TO BE REOPENED SATURDAY NIGHT Geo. J. Lemnnski, who recently opened the Royal Theater in Marsh field, has closed a lease witti A. J. Hartnvin for tho Orphcum hero and came ovor from Marshfield today to Utend to matters pertaining to the formal openiner of the theater, Sutur- lay night, Mr. Lonvmski is a mov ing picture show man of consider able experience nnd ho promises the movie patrons the host that can be secured. Tho program for the open ing night will consist of five reels of picturoa and a vaudeville act. For the piCHont n pianist will furnish tho mu sic at tho Orphoum, but Mr. Lemans- in planning io install a three or four pkee orchestra later on- MODKRN AMUSEMENT PARLOR LS FORMALLY OPENED FRIDAY The Manciet brothers, "Herb" and leorge, are now the proprietors of ihe mobt complete nnd up'to-date am- UHement parlor in Southwestern Oro- iron. Friday afternoon they moved thc4r atoek of goods into tho middle room of the new Biggs-Buckingham Huildinu, where they ro installing a complete new sot of furnishings. In the front of tho room will lo the lore, with an addition to the general ior of a sodu fountain. OuUide of T i . il. .i.xia.i . iv.-v;un'"""'K mu 3K1IUU1 penor- ....Jt-i.n..., . . . .!.. .1 l' --.V.illlVIH iiumce oi ma iu yoar o:a uomeo, she iri.f . , . , . rnn inn lh tnl ,u tr8t n0W8 that th Oakland WM iJ ; :i Vl .7u,:r:.. ' TMMo reached here Thu-ad- Court thi mom!,,: i, ' u n whon mssagc arrived sUtmS V.t.,,n. .iiu t .'. ' tnat shc been lndoned oft Til tctticlon, an cx-soldior,. Together i..i, tu i i hnv rMr i, ' .,. I'anook, thecrewboingUken aifcoBv pointetl into tho house and sai "in thero". Now young Bill did not stay dead long but immediately reviTed him self and hied him into tlie dark night, mtsido of and odjacement to the louse. Further be it snifi that this .miic-tragedy had many participants a Ho were all summoned henco by the "stress cry set up by the young lady, la- s Christenson nnd wife, Harry .5utton, Eb Pomeroy nnd iossiblo one r two incog, were likewise presont. 'loung Bill Kennedy not knowig that i serious minded stranger had beci rought into the "fracas" ordered him lands up. Tho ex-soldier -was might ly scared but refused to comply. Hero he testimony conflict but Nottleton luims that tho request wns repoaed twlco more nnd empfiasizod by a pistol pressed against his chest, ehd w! erett, Wash., on the stemer Saginaw whjle tho vcsboI was cast adrift 20 miles oft" the const. 4b the following day she (Wfted ashore noar Bay City rirst reports wero that shc was fast breaking up but closer investigation showed the "wreckage" to be ties, of which the Oakland had a deck load. Following the wreck of the Fifield tho Oaklnnd wns hastily put into com mission for use as a lumber carrion betweon hero nnd the south. She was towed up the coast and left just off the bar hero by tho steamer Bandon, March 11. The tug brought her into port tho same day n'nd work of load ing her with ties commenced. She loft out under sail for San Diego at midnight n week ago Saturday night and Had made but little headway when tho equinoctial storm broko, twlT hours nfter leaving port. The deck- fead of tics was thrown ovorboard It thr faet that the ManHet ly. tov. "1 """ bo ovo'' ixU,,m- 1,11 th, rtiuiatiM of wins: firet ctau. J"' ,vr ix,"n MKli fortho tbirrf M1 'T'U-U nm.W.,1 ;3 . Z. I; 3 Monraftmm the the coast from Kan Fmacineo, tgli'ij ... . AtV ... i . .i . 1 in iuw. uurmg inc nvtni- ine unK land's crew signaled that their vessel was. sinking when Captain OJiarles Lundquist, of the Saginaw, ordered tho hawser out. A heavy soa wns running and the vessel drifted until morning before an attempt could be made to lnuch a boat to rescue the crw. The men from the Oakland wore more than half an hour reach ing the Saginaw m tee mounteimous At te ricc ships are nclling fer now the Oakland was rorth aHout 125,000 and sho carried a eargb of 12,000 ties, valued at $5000. It has been reported that no insuranco was carried on the craft. .. t r t r . . i ii.ii ,i!. n , . u v. uom was in commena mm tun iiiny, mi nerca . .i. n-i.t .. ., ..ii i . . . "i me uaKin umi. in. iinBiiuH wvis ninue to rou or llinlutlf thn i.m1ii.1.I.. .U. L.IJ mZ.lt , 7Zr:i TJZ r ? W. Olson, first nut M. ThomP- 0 ...,.,w Will (II IVlia I il I.. . , .. iiiwrwjy umi oi pointing a gun t another. To bo a crimo. the niuail. d, and said "Oh I have been hwrinc H -1 of a time and wet into the louse. .Mr. Nottleton admitted that 'ie was badly scared, but alleged that ''o plainly saw the object in the as- wilants hands which he alleged upon information and belief to be a irun. A policeman with Nottlcton's assistance found young Hill latr, about mid night quiatly sleeping in his own home where tho entiro tragedy was enacted identified him, with lull's roluntaryi assistance, and Hill slept the rect of the night fci tho City Jail. Th young lady who was so wrought up ovr tho affair refured thereupon to spend the nignt in that tornblo houso and sought room at .. local hotel, and this morn ing took the Stage for tho Four Mile territory. Exposition Opening At San Diego is Gala Event Former Hnndonian Writes Of Hip Time On Opening Day In a lettr to the Recorder M. G Pohl, formorly of this city but neir re iiding in San Tko, gives tej .owing account of iie opcnSng of thi mm1 yer of the San Dlojjo Brpo i'inm, nesting flyit the wcntw con- dMenj e tlie opening day were ideal 'ram art aoerions trainleadn of KiajanfMHij came m and no one stopp With an unusually had track sea on ahead and with bet little materi al from which he must build the track 'cam that is to represent Randnn High School in the two meets to be held in the county this Spring, Coach Juigley, wore a worried look last seek because "Jupo" refused to gie vay to 'Old Sol" and consequently .rack training was at a standstill. FIowoTer, he is making up for lost hue this week and still has hopes of levolopinjr at least one point winner. Webb, Bullnrd and Bell, all of the etorans of the meet at Marshfield ast season, are the pivots around vhich Quiglcy is working up his sq.i d. He has lined up the events in vhich each of those men will prolmh y appear nnd is sending them out ver ihe cross country course every fternoon and putting them through 'ither unlimboring processes. Bul- ard is scheduled to appenr in ihe Mile, Webb in tho half mile and polo vault, while Bell will most likely ts.'.o aro of tho 220 yard dash and "the pinrter mile. Shall, a senior who entered school from Eugene rccanily jears the ear-marks of a miler nnd nay bo Bullard's running mate. Tho javelin will be taken care of by Arm strong, who will also probably appear" n the sprints. The loss of Gciscndorfer, who loo! .ill of the running ovents up to tho d to eount the thousands of antomo biles rolling aj speeding their way quarter mile at tho Marshfield mco. to th eelebjation, each filled 'iU 'nst year, is going to make a haul man, wound, and children In their hole to fill and it seems to bcup o newest and most stylish drcsw. The Quigloy to mnko some sort of magi fiet pleaeure that I oxperieneed wai cal tnsformation, for the first meet to meet Mr. and Mr. E. N. Smith 'formerly of Bnndon) who had eoajc town in their auto from RiversrHe I was resting near the principa horoughfaro when the first event oi he day, n militiry parade, started. The preeent trouble in Mexico caus id the parade to be short of cavalrj hyid nrtillery and also a aumber of marines, bttt nevertheless, e enjoyed this pnjg as a beenning. Speeches oncerts.'and other numbers follower' intil the hour of twelve proclaimed he formel opening of tho fair. At this moment tho salute of guns wa: fired, the Queen of tho Eiositioi s less than a month nway. This i ho Myrtle Point meet, to bo held as n iroliminnry to the championship con- est, and only tho Coquillo Valley chools will be represented. The big neet will be held in Marshfield, some rime during the latter part of May. In order to help get tho high school oys in shape, the ex-track men in '.own have organized nnd elected Carl Mowmnn as their manager. Due to i strained knee received in a baseball jame last summer Bowman,- who lolds tho county high school record "or the quarter mile, will be unnblo o don the spikes this year. Stolt. erected the assembly, and President I Harvey, Peterson, and Lowry nre some Wiliwti, in Washmirton, pressed the tiittn tht And; open tfee doow of the a-athffrw) to aahrV. Tie (Vmc ef peple was thiek that It wm ffcienlt to get eyer n glimpse of -wjgkt vas roinfc jx, o;30 o'clocl ittar'-Tat urgan lioacert Mall wns ill ed. ZThea highly eniamontal building house the big pipe ovgan which Mr Spreckles fijavc to the county. At tho elosc of the concert the avi ation exhibition begun. Six Joublc leck pianos alreled over the grounds nd, instead of drqpping hemha, drop pod thousands of ted, white and blue Kags. Many olfcer if the men that will wear the Indc- oendent's colors. Although plans are on foot to or anhte an intcrscholastic basoball eague in the county, the idea has been .riven up hero because of the withdraw il from school of Leslie Pjullen, tho inly nvailable pitcher. BABY BADLY BURNED The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. in t . . entertainment ",orW "ornung nau ner nanus so oadly burned Friday afternoon, that ihe Is now unable to touch anything with ttoem. Unable to walk yet, cx- -wpt by holding o to something, the Mttln prrl was playrer in the kitchen Frank Soaincr, who m employed in andav the watchful cyo of hor mother. follewed, includmg the wonderful fl- umiaation in the evening. It is elated that 45,000 people tv twd the grmids en the opawlnc etay. ind nnd tho other officers and members of tho crow were a fol- Paul Kreft, Frank U'ohUe, soamon und H. A. Basso, cook. erraC and WhitUett, l-al agnu ( u-e cream awl wda, tlie utidltton of f r tin txipular little tMachutea. aiwl will fill only a wrt of Um anlan Uwt ) iv ln taken in MtiiUwra Com ami ' m ( iHintii a tar Uiia latmwt M. . i"..n Warran Parker, A- Ilarwwa, rr Mr irtiiwalt, at Mi rivr, aa r i ut -- tutu NiaiMflM rwcaiV' r ' htMMM( mk ihf ll4idm th founUin U of intrat Ihmkuiw i'm cauuUr smI back mm ur kama imluatrjr amlufti. Tfcy am inniId of Mtiv eutif fir Itltniwr mui u-n ha ntifacttiraaJ iwtt Uaa4 ut taw ure Bill ap- lit, but rnmon until tomorrow DR. II A. VOCE TO TAKE DR. SOKUBNHHN'S PRACTICE Dr. K. A. Vogit, former Jnsmat of Dr. I I'. Korrunfn at tho North Pa cific Dtuital Collftf In Porihtnd, will o 4.1. (m TUt'n, M Mil ... li . i t Pari Qiftat, the Wth. ami tlttw there was vory lit- hb proor mm txuro wu a gun actu ally mad. Any wuv tho mik dkMiawtl aa im frtviba U b ca. ovr iho otfiro B'"' IrH ut the Ha atiMtttoii t th i r wmnt. nr. vK il.r "hmvw" NMii ImuHw u i vviU) bin witit. UmUI Ktxl Mui.n( 7M, HtMtt bt V Iff ffillwjro it) i ii...... t,, iho mm, m. wiiii kM m My ibl ei-d wttk tw mura u mm a lw.-if a.iii I illiard Ui-U' Ut, ti tr I. a "IU rard the Marshfield post offiro, was in Ban- ion over Hie wtk-end visiting with his parent. The room in the Anderson building on First street, which was vacated last we by Manciet Vmm., is beiaf 0g rnaiiislinro the room the b.-.by wj M l i i. i m I . . . . er w holdiag onto the rtovo with both hand 1 . II. 1 . a unrnung luii me room lor a minute and while sho was gone the Imby PTidcntly put her hand on tho stove, pulled her hand away, startod to fll and caught hold of the atovo with both hands. When Mrs. Horn- remoffled and will ha oomjriH by Gar to Hroa., wh will epen a pool rooai aborrt the rst ef the auinth. v L, U', Roblnwn It putting In his spare moments theae days on a house that he Is building In Portland Ad dition, wt'rt of Orrjron Avenue. and eemd unable to let go. aoctor was called at once npl drcied tho wounds. Th Inalilo of the hands were burned almost to tho bono and the outline of tho fingort anil palm roulil bo mwii mi tho atovu. .1 ! t,n nn lh.. ..u.n !...( I "WKIg W HU IHtl ml Ml H f- today for Vorthmd, going by the waylT'' tUr"1"1 1ut i0 ,h" nm 'r f MaraliftaM niai ihe rallnwd, Mr,,,hfl mmrtM Club, la.t nlgjjt, it HulwM am U, Uw U now Wm- at i WH? w ' l"u r HrinK aim! Himmur rjtht. ami Mil aiHtiliar whim It wiU im iihh lur mwrc hi iia immm flll ApJara II afadnr aaVa- U Mtt-ttU At Ujiife ru mm M 4&yi in ytrt c4 AU rM trtnm la'lfc !l of miUiilt UtiMrtMjm ' udf'Mtr rail ' uji, aj nmit v4U pntftlb $ rulM Mr) M Apri. w