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About Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1884)
Voiftwni. DENMARK, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON : TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,. 1884. Nymber 2. BRIDGE MEETING. To Provide Ways and Means to Construct a Bridge Across Floras Creek. Notices are posted calling a meet ing at the north side school house to take into consideration the practica bility of the early construction of a bridge across Floras creek. The meeting will convene next Saturday at 1 o'clock. Let there be a full at tendance of the people interested in so important a move, and it would be difficult to conceive of any one in the precinct who will be indifferent to it Mr. Averill has secured an appropria tion of 300 from the county to aid in the undertaking. The people will see to it, we are sure, that the balance of the necessary cost of the structure is forthcoming to push the work to completion yet this FalL The worst and most dangerous of the three streams between Port Orford and the county line is Floras creek, yet the county ought, and doubtless will, make a liberal allowance to aid in the construction of bridges across Sixes and Elk rivers when the people most directly concerned mean business. Mr. Averill tried to work appropria tions through at the late term for these rivers. Let the people below here see to it that interest in tne mat ter is not lacking, and the appropria tions will follow. BREVITIES. . The late rains give the grass a vig orous boom! Mrs. Langlois of New Lake, is re ported quite ill. Mr. Jesse Carey of Mussel creek was in this section Saturday. Mrs. Shoemaker has been visiting in this section during the week. Floras creek has risen something like a foot since the rains began. Obituary poetry will be inserted in the Recobder at the rate of ten cents per line. There is a sick cat over at Mr. Averill' s, and the children call it "Ben Butler." It is stated that Joseph L. Nay's mill will close down during the pres ent week. Commissioner W. Averill returned home from attendance at. County Court, Saturday. , Mr. D. E. Stitt was so ill yesterday as to be unable to take charge of his school at Denmark. Caterpillers have attacked sun flowers, making havoc of the foliage in very short order. v Mr. Isham, Cox has the thanks of this household for the contribution of a nice piece of venison. A thick, growth of elder sprouts follow burns on our spruce flats, but cattle and sheep keep them pretty well browsed down. "We Give it Up. All our weather predictions have failed this year. "We, in common with many others, had predicted that, since so much rain had fallen during July, we would have a late Fall, but not so. During the past week this section has been visited by a very copious rain-fall, sufficient indeed to swell the streams quite perceptibly. These latest showers will have the effect to revive pasturage on the flats where the grass, though in some places fed down short, was yet green, but on the higher levels where feed had, in due course, dried up, but was still available for stock, past urage will be damaged to a considerable degree. It is not usual for so cousiderable a rain-fall to strike us here so early in September. A Bear Chase. Isham Cox, having been informed that a bear had been hovering about Capt Lorentzen's sheep, went forth with his and Mr. Haft's dog and soon had Bruin at bay in Beaver creek marsh just west of Lorentzen's place. He dispatched the bear, but? not until it had severe ly bitten Mr. Haft's dog which seemed too anxious for the iray. COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. A Short Session But Several Important Bills Passed. The petition of P. Hughes for a road of public easement was granted, and Robt McKenzie, John Dead mond and Joel Bond were appointed viewers. ' License to retail liquors were grant ed to Asa Carman and Frank Smith of Port Orford and Walker & Veil of Ellensburg. Ordered that the Clerk procure a copy of the tenth Oregon Reports, for the use of the Clerk's offica The official bonds of George Fitz hugh, County surveyor were ap proved. Ordered that J. Huntely be em ployed to make a map of all the sur veyed land of Curry county, the said map to be drawn on the scale of one inch to the mile, and all deeded land to be marked off in a neat and legible manner, and that he receive the sum of 30 therefore. The report of the viewers and sur veyor of the proposed road from Chetco 17 miles northward was ac cepted. Cost of viewing said road, 149 55, 'allowed. Said road was de clared a public highway, and Super visors of road districts No. 1 and 13 were ordered to open said road with out unnecessary delay. Walter Sutton was awarded the contract for doing all the printing for the county for one year for 27 50. The following tax levy was made for the year 1884: For County pur poses fifteen and four-tenths mills; State, five and one-half mills; School, four mills. University, one-tenth mill. The fund known as the County Contingent Fund was ordered dis continued. Bill of J. M. Fry, $411, for assess ing county was laid over Ordered that 300 bo appropriated to build a bridge across Floras creek, to be paid to the order of the con tractor when the bridge is completed. BILLS ALLOWED. Wm. Bailey, for moving jail, $50. Expenses of Coroner's inquest on body of Milton Huntley, $54 81. Costs, State vs. It. E. Cain, $23 40. A. M Gillespie, supper furnished to jurors, Circuit Court, $4 87. Wm. H. Averill, County Commis sioner, $18. Recorder Publishing Co., $5. Wm. Bailey, Sheriff's fees, $25. Raleigh Scott, Commissioner, , $25. W. Gauntlet, County Clerk, $228 25 M. Riley, County Judge, $75. Enlargement and New Price. Wo have been the recipients of sundry substantial compliments on the new form and increased size of the Re corder. A subscriber at Ellensburg writes: "There are few papers in the State any way nearly equal to the Recorder which are afforded at the low price of 2 50." With an ad vance of only 50 cents per year we propose to make this paper worth twice the amount of any paper now or hitherto published in Curry county. To Kill Sorrel. If you wrant every vestige of sorrel killed ouc of 70ur potato field; turn on a band of sheep for a day or two. We've tried it with satisfactory results. It will not be advisable to prolong the exper iment, as, in the absence of sorrel, sheep will graze on the potatoo vines. Boat Lost. Mr. Robert Burnham, of Burnham's mill has lost a 14-fobt white yawl boat from Port Blacklock. The finder will bo suitably rewarded by notifying Mr. Btu&ham at Den mark, Or. Will Build. Mr. Chris Long has been hauling lumber during the past two weeks from Burnham's mill, to be used in the construction of a resi dence on his place across Floras creek. Quite a number voi strangers have visited this part of Curry during the jsast .week jirospeiitin .for .locations.. A COJIPAKATIVE EXHIBIT Of Assessment and. Equalization ot the Taxable Property v df Curry Connty for the Vears 1883-4. Description oe Pbopebtt. Acres of land . Town lots . Improvements , . Merchandise and implements Money, notes and aocounts Household furniture, carriages, watches, jewelry, etc. Horses and mules. . . Cattle Sheep and goats. Swine........... Gross value of all property. Indebtedness Exemptions, Total deductions.. ; Assessed taxable valuation as equalizad by the SUMMARY It will be seen, by digesting the above comparative table, that the total of increase of taxable in the fcounty amounts to forty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty dollars; that there is an increase in the assessable valuation of land to the amount of only a fraction over four thousand dollars; that, though there is shown an increase in the number of horned cattle of only 417 head, the suin of the valuation of this class of property has been increaned twenty-two thousand five hundred and thirty five dollars; that in the matter of town lots a material falling off in values is disclosed. This neds pinl Speculutors in corner lots should not be exempted and the struggling, toiling cattle raiser charged with an undue proportion of the State and county burdens. A falling off in the number Hnd value of sheep and goats is reported; this is curious. A very slight increase of of all property of something over eighty-nine thousand dollars is shown. From all this it is apparent that lands and town lots have been made the subjects of concessions, while horned cattle have been laid under contribution to the full extent of their marketable value. This, we repeat, is not fair or just. It requires care, and labor, and industry, to raise cattle, while the speculator in lands and town lota can 4,lay to" and await his opportunity. GKNERAL NEWS. Justice Stephen J. Field, of the TJ. S. Supreme Court, is in Portland. Two steamers make regular trips between Yaquina Bay and ' Portland. Elizabeth Cady ' Stanton cast her first vote on the 1st insi, at Johns town, N. Y. The Franco Chinese disturbance has raised the price of black teas five cents per pound in New York and London. Reductions in the wages of the em ployees of the O. R. & N. Co's lines have been ' made, and employees at Portland and on the river steamers have struck. The Pope conferred the degree of Master of Theology on Father Hig gins, of St. Joseph's College, Sonier sot O., the first person in this country thus honored. Baron de'Manteuffel, Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, has promulgated a law which is intended to prevent an increase of French families in those countries, and obliging adult sons to become naturalized Germans or quit the country. Unmarried men of French nationality, under the law, are allowed to remain until married, when, if they refuse to become Ger mans, they will be notified that their sons will be liable to conscription or expulsion.; ELLKNSHUltG HEMS. Hon. M. Riley is having his old store building fixed up in good shape. 1 P. G. "Egan,. Esq,, of Hunter's Cove is spending a few days in - El lensburg. '.V Work is progressing quite rapidly on the new warehouse of -the Ellens burg Business Association. School commenced in this district on the 1st, with Miss Belle Gray in charge. There will be a full attend ance, and we expect an interesting school. ' . W. A. Forgey of Pistol river was in town this week. Mr. F. raised a fine crop of wool this season, which he has just finished packing to the Ellensburg Business Association. County Court in session this week. There was no Probate business on the docket, but the Commissioners' Court having quite an amount of business before it this term, .remained in ses sion three days. -Lively times in , Judge Dewey's Court this .week, two warrants being issued for the arrest of .parties for violating the, game law. One of these parties had his trial and was fined ten dollars and costs, while Sheriff .Bailey returned from the mountains on the 5th bringing.in;his: jnan !who "-.will be tried on the-6th. 1884 1883 1884 68,520 73,382 $242,806 $240,553 17,920 35,218 03,507 87,791 14,388 26,381 81,615 34,922 3,134 18,J70 22,610 51,574 47,807 13,223 23,705 59,080 35,803 GG0 3,462 23,880' 608 3.879 23,28'J' 1,21 1,421 2,854 $518,432; $008,429 $ 92,105, $107,1!H I 48,843 49,094 Board , !$141,008 $150,800 ;$384lJp32A2l and CTOHH Villi COOS COUNTY ITEMS. Marshfield has a brass band. Threshing has commenced on Coos river. Circuit Court for Coos was in ses sion last week. John Fox of North Coos will re: move to Lakeport, CaL r Peel Durgan put a raft in the Bay in which were 140 logs 70 feet long. The new flat-bottom vessel building at Parkersburg is about ready to launch. - . Twelve men are employed on the Government work at the-mouth of the Coquille. - On Saturday the 6th, the Marsh- fieldites were having a grand excur sion to Rocky .Point . The saw mill at Coquille City will be shut down indefinitely as soon as the logs on hand arc sawed up. Henry Sengstacken Jately pur chased twelve tons of chittim bark from various parties on Coos river, paying therefor at the rate of 70 per ton. At Rocky Point, thirty-eight men were employed last week, and we are informed, says the News, that it is the intention to increase the number this week to about sixty. . O. C. Barklow of Coquille City, who had his arm badly injured two or three weeks ago by the accidental discharge of his gun while he was hunting in the woods, is improving. , The Herald says that the residence of J. D. Bennett burned' on the 1st at Coquille City.. Two ladies in the r dwelling narrowily escaped with theirt lives. Several buildings were fired! but escaped total destruction. J The steamer Coos will hereaftej connect with the Roseburg-Marsh field stage at Coos City. "We have marveled that such an arrangemen had not always Teen in vogue. The old plan was for the carrier to pull down and up in a 6mall boat The new tug Astoria is said to be the fastest boat ever built on the Bay and capable of showing her name to any other tug on the Coast Incom ing up from San Francisco she ran at the rate of 16 miles an hour,' without being put to her f ull. speed. -Maih His Compliments. G. L. Wilson, writing from his place on Mussel creek under date of .Sept 4th, says: "A few minutes since I came in from my sheep range with rather a keen appetite and found neatly wrapped, hanging on my door, a nice peice of Mr. .and Mrs. Henry . McBride's wed ding cake," fl ate with a vim ' .Am full to my-chin. . Ivilay. heaven bless their nuptial" joys, . And fill ther houso with girls and boya:" .' 1883 BREAD OK BLOOD. Ohio Coal Miners Demand a Show to Live Fearful Times in Hocking Valley. The latest telegrams give a . fearful picture of the doings and distress of thecoal miners in the Hocking Valley coal fields in Ohio. The bosses in sisted on a further reduction of wages, this time to 05 cents per day.. Not seeing how they could possible live at such rates, the miners declined to come down from 75 cents. The boss es imported gangs of degraded Ital ians and Swedes to take the mines, when the poor miners rebelled in a body, laying seige to the works to the keep the imports out The bosses implored Governor Hoadly for troops which he refused to order until ho had made a personal investigation of affairs in the mining region. Mean while the owners employed guards and brought on 110 Pinkerton men from Chicago. A fight ensued in which several lives were lost At this juncture several companies cf militia were ordered to the scene, with instructions not to interfere ex cept to quell an actual riot The Governor gave the mining companies to understand that in no event would he allow the troops used to guard their property. At latest dates a bloody battle was imminent The miners who have toiled for inade quate pay until owners have become rich and haughty swear vengeance upon the imports. They say it is starvation or the poor house for their families, and that they have nothing to Jose in resorting to extreme meas ures to protect their right to work for bread. A week previous to this out break a similar tumult was witnessed in the mines near Pittsburgh, and for a like grievance. The people at large are paying about 60 per cent more for their iron and steel than ihey are worth on account of a tariff to "protect" coal miners and iron tforkers, and this is the outcome: laborers starved into acts of violence to obtain bread. Yet it is claimed by Blaine and his follow ers that the work people are prosper ous and happy. Out upon such shams. A Tl AvV-k-A ! Anil An S. Hudson came too late for insertion in this issue. It will "keep" and will appear next issue. BORN. At Denmark, Or., October 31st, to the wife of James Haft, a daughter. . FINAL PROOF NOTICE. Land Office at Rosebubq, Obkgon, ) September 2, 1884. f NOTICE is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has filed notice of bis intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge or Clerk of Curry county, Oregon, at Ellensburg, on Saturday October 18, 1884, Viz: Walteb D. Shokmasub, Pre-ereption D. S. No. 4015, for the SK of SEX, NW Qf SEX and SVIX of NL?, section 30, town ship 30 south of range 14 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: ; A. B. Sabine, Joseph Hare, Chas. Langlois, ,and Thos. Langlois, all of Denmark, Curry county, Oregon. r Wm. F. Bunjamen. llegister.