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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1915)
The Official Newspaper of the City of Bandon With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the City. WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. 11 CONGRESSMAN VIEWS THE PORT Of BANDON BANDON, COOS Crotalus Giovannus Universalis Hic Est WORLD BANDON LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1915 NORTH AND SOUTH DR. J. R. WETHERBEE ROAD IS FAVORED SELLS STAR RANCH Globe Trotter. Poet and Press Agent Ari lvew in Oregon Avenue Plans Cannot Be Changed NO. 47 IS A FINE SECTION Adjourned Session of City touiicil Was Short lint I nil <>f "r«»p ” —Interest Rat«- Changed. Tuesday morning, perhaps one of "To change the plans of the Ore tlie most peculiar characters ever Engineers Visit Baudon and Inspect Hanch Is One of the l’est E<(iiippe<l in gon avenue improvement in auy man of l i , er Four Mia» seen in tiHiidon wandered into the Floras Creek Gravel; lavar the < *rry ( «unity—Ge«»rge Laird i’ur- I ner at this time would require pro- 1 i eek Section Have World office, announced he was "Rat County Securing Services of I . S. <i.a.s«-s Holstein fatile and Dui-oc feedings more difficult aud compii Seh.xil House—Man i tlesnake Jim ", shook hands with tlie Engineers to Lay Oui tlie Lines— Hogs—Doctor llail Been in Charge cated than any ever attempted by —Is it Stock- force and offered tiie cigars, saying Coast Highway « «mteiiipiated. tli ■ council and the chances for sue of Property for Three Tears. lie could afford to be liberal as Post X cess would be practically nil," said master Sweet had a large supply and City Attorney G. T. Treadgold Tues Tuesday noon Congressman W. C. was liberal hearted. It was gleaned That the Good Roads association A deal was closed Friday, where day evening. "It would mean that ( By a World Correspondent > Hawley arrived in Bandon from Co Jim had just been down to the of of Coos county, recognizing the need by Doctor J. R. Wetherbee disposed every property owner interested in i It is a well established fact that quille accompanied by the Port of fice getting the Bandon postmark of two main thoroughfaies through of his interests in tlie Star Ranch, the improvement would have to sign i during Hu- past few years n goodly Bandon commissioners, C. B. Zeck of placed in one of his books, He gave the county, one east and west, tlie near Langlois. au agroetnent permitting tlie change, , number of home seekers liav«» visited tho Republican Central Committee an interesting sketch of his travels oilier nortli and south, therefore be H. II. Hansen of Norway lias se which it is certain could not be ai- Bandon witli a vew of fimling a and other local friends. and upon being asked as to whether it resolved: That we do hereby dos cured a ten year lease on the prop ranged; or elHe every dollar paid small tract of good land on which During tlie afternoon, in company lie could use the typewriter, sat down ignate, establish and approve the fol erty and purchased the greater part by property owners and city could be , 1 to make a home and living but after with Mr. Zeek, Col. R. H. Rosa, Atty. and reeled off the following, printed lowing trunk lines, to-wit: of the livestock, which was tlie prop returned to them an<l the acceptance > following Home real estat«- agent <1. T. Treadgold and C. II Patterson verbatim and without any changes as Commencing at the iutersection of erty of tlie doctor. Sixteen head of I through tin- glailo« adjacent to Ban- of the same obtained." The report of ilia local harbor improvements to punctuation or spelling: I ¡Sherman Sherman avenue and Newmarket thoroughbred Holstein cattle were I that a number of tlie property own jdon for u few days go away «omidete- works and others, Mr Hawley was Bandon was visited this week by street in North Bend, and running sold to George P. Laird. Mr. Laird ly disgusted. taken out over the bar on the tug "I niversal Rattlesnake Jim,” other- thence south and easterly through also secured two prize winning Duroc I ers favored a change in the route of In general tlie good* ranches ar<> the new street taking the old eoun- Point, Klihyam and the urgent need of ex w ise know n as James * Lauhno Lone-1 I Marshfield, Coquille, Myrtle • | 'Jersey ”J •* hogs. r-v • • * The 11v, uiiiuiuin tit be, ty rott<( survey instead of coming not for sale. Th«- owners ar«- get animals w will tending the nortli jetty and other im- feather, of Luzern, Switzerland, i who Bridge and Remote to the eastern taken to his ranch near Lampa. —¡straight down tlie hill, was the rea- ting imbued witli that spirit of "some provements explained, The trip was is on a 23-year tour of this globe, boundary of Coos county, designated The ranch consists of 1160 acres Hon for (he o|,inlon. The Catholic thing better next year" and are not much enjoyed by tlie distinguished barefoot. Jim is traveling for three as the east and west line. of fine land, a considerable portion church injunction will be taken up 'at all anxious to have their Ideals visitor, who discussed the needs of important things—A health that is Also: commencing at tiie northern of which is bottom land. There are and threshed out as soon as Judge sliattered liy selling out. the harbor with the various gentle immune to any disease: an educa boundary of Coos county and run- many up-to-date buildings among Coke returns from Eugen«-. Il<>ni<»stea«ling a Man'» Job in tlie men. tion that is better than any univer nee south via Teumile, »North which are several silos, milk houses J meantime contractor llovv many peoplo coming to Ban Webb lias com- and adventures Bend, Empire, South slough, Bandon, and a well equipped cheese mak Ing "Bandon lias tlie making of a fine sity can furnish, pleted the work as far as Fourth don on tills home seeking liiiSHii.n harbor,” said Mr. Hawley, "and it that are impossible for many to find i to Langlois at tlie southern boun- plant. Dr. Wetherbee lias ■nan u- street, and will now start work on ever get to hear of tlie upfier Four will be endeavored to keep tlie iiu- otherwise. ' dary of Coos county; and designated factored the milk produced into the lower end of the cut. I Mil«- and Floras creek country? From birth up until tlie age of 11 i as the nortli aud south liue. provements under way until it is cheese, mostly, and at the present j The refunding and water water bond ¡Then«- two creeks head close to each years and 6 months Jim was under I completed.” The above resolutions sum up the time lias several thousand pounds ordinaces as amended placing the in other in a big rolling country tim- It was explained that the former a stroke of paralysis, being in one I concensus of opinion as expressed at in storage at Los Angeles, Cal., terest rate at 6 per cent, were passed ' bored mostly by alders with now anil appropriations had all been so small position all tlie time: tlie arms and ¡the good roads meeting at North , waiting an improvement In tlie niar- and received tlie Mayor’s signature. then n scattering of second growth the work would hardly become start feet and the body below the thorax Bend last Friday. A large number , ket. Tlie assessment ordinance on tlie 'firs. Natuge has gifteil tills country By the aid of of boosters were present from all ed before lack of funds would neces practically dead. Will Go to Portland Wall street sewer was passed. City witli tlie very best soil; plenty of sitate its stopping. As a result tlie physical culture; fresli air and exer parts of tlie county. Speeches were It is said Dr. Wetherbee has* a Engineer Sawyer requested to make springs and creeks and an abund cost lias been higher; and the work cise, Jim overcome his malady and made by County Judge Watson, C. large ranch near Portland under an estimate on tlie repair of the Caro- ance of gruss which grows among began to walk and gain control of S. Engineer B. 11. Burrell, accomplished less. A. G. consideration, and will go there in a line street sewer. tlie tr«-«-s. Four years ago tin- Hot During tlie af^rnoon it was ar- ills limbs. Raab of North Bend, M. C. Maloney few weeks. He will raise thorough The city budget for next year was tiers of this whole section could be Has Traveled Far and Wide ranged that he should address the of Marshfield, A. T. Morrison of Co bred stock for «ale to ranchers desir discussed and Mayor Topping will counted on 111«- fingers of on«- hand. So lie left his home town. Luzern, quille, L. G. Johnson of Myrtle citizens at a public meeting at the ing to improve the grade of their prepar«» tlie same in time for tlie But today on«- taking a trip through Orpheum. About 20(1 people attend Switzerland at the age of 12 years, Point, A. A. Baker of Biidge, Chas. livestock, He has been in charge next council meeting, The budget tills splendid wild country will find ed the meeting and the congressman's on April 6lh, 1897. and will return Dennis of Tennille, State Engineei of the Star ranch for 3 years during will be published this year in order homesteaders hero and there, all address was well received. He April 6th, 1920, at the age of 35 Cauline, Mayor Geo. P. Topping of which time it has become known to allow citizens to obtain all pos busy hewing out homes and building spoke on "Rivers and Harbors," and years, in the last IK years lie has Bandon and others; giving the views throughout the state as one of the sible information as to wliat city < mighty air castles for the future. \ | "Rural Credits." After reviewing traveled over 125,676 miles, bare of the taxpayers of tlie new school district. No. 39, has been various sec most up-to-date ranches in Southern (lenses are. l Hie work accomplished by tlie govern- foot, over the continents of Europe, tions of tlie county. forme<l and a school house Just fin „ , . - - - - Oregon. Mr. Hansen is a relative of North America. ■ in nt in improving tlie rivers and har Asia, Africa and islied; the lumber being drawn n Show h Improvement ts I Smidt Hansen of this city. He has mile on sleds from when- it was un bors of tlie country and tlie fcork ac Last winter lie passed through Sal Mayor Topping in «(leaking for been in the dairy business at Nor complished in Oregon in particular. em and Portland. Oregon, en route till« section said that he had been in way for several years. The Star Coast Railroad U ill Be Considered loaded from wagons at tin- Curley place. Th«- grounds for the school Mr. Hawley took up the latter sub to Western Canada, but was refused When Volume of Business is tlie county for more than fifteen ranch land and buildings are tlie house were donated to th«- district ject. lie is one of the committee- admission there on account of being Determined. property of San Francisco people. years, and while it had been said by Byron Young; ii I ho tlie building, men in charge of the framing of a half German-Swiss. So lie is making that tlie people of tiie county were Rural credits bill. The committee Ills way from here back to San Fran C. .1. Millis, a high official of the slashing, etc., was all don«« by dona not gettng the value of the money cisco again. From there lie will jour will meet before congress convenes Southern Pacific, who was ill Marsh- lion work by these energetic and <'i- tliat was being si>ent for road pur and draft the proposed measure, in ney through Central America, South i field last week, in speaking of the thusiastl«- homesteaders. They have poses, lie could see a vast improve- the meantime they are out gathering America, West Indies; Hawaiian. proposed coast road passing through built trails for miles and miles; they ment in the roads of the present to ideas among the people, Mr Hawley Samoan. Society. Fiji islands; New those of a few years ago. He brought tills section, is reported to have said have left their families for month.i and Mr. anil Mrs. .1. T. Sullivan return it will depend in part on the Eugene al a lime and gone out to earn that has a large number of forceful ar- Zealand, Australia, West Africa. out tlie point that the people who I hen home. ed tills week on tlie Elizabeth from I Coos Bay line paying $400,600 un all mighty grubstake; came home guments in favor of his plan for a needed good roads the most were the Part Sioux Indian a two or three weeks visit to San uually, interest on tlie $8,000,000 again and slashed nn«l grubbed up rural credit law. farmers who have no way of getting Og- His father was a full-blooded Francisco and other California cities. spent on tlie line and equipment. lucres of land with a grub hoe to Meets Former their produce to the nearest mar- They spent a week at tlie exposition "We are going to meet tlie fiercest l»lunt tlie vegetables on which they The congressman's stay in Bandon lala-Sii.ux from Bismark. North Da- are tlie ones who S. A. Ills mother a German- ket, and yet they and found the big fair up to exjiec- competition that we have ever met, mostly defend for sustalnance. was made doubly pleasant by the kota. turn down a bond are most likely to The Baeklstn«- of tlie t'«»untry Swiss from the city of Zurich, Swit tations. Mr. Sullivan says the at and tills Is water. Are we going to meeting of J. A. Byrne, a former issue. Tin s«- are the people that are de tendance has readied tlie 14,000,- get the business that will warrant scholar of Mr. Hawley’s at the time zerland. He speaks English. Franch. Engineers \ i-.it II iiik I oii 000 mark and tliat San Francisco the building of the track down th*- veloping the country, These are the he was piesident of tin1 Willamette Spanish, Latin. Arabic fluently aud roads con- people are Jubilant. Following the good people, living miles away from even university. »Mr. Byrne was in some parts of Russian. Japanese and Haw coast?" Messrs. Bur- I tend vention at North aiian tongues. He makes expenses a wagon road that me entitled to a They spent a short while at Co of the classes personally conducted 'w ero shown about lusa, Sacramento valley, visiting with 1 \ SI Rl’ItlSE IlWtJI FT conslderalloi» when it comes to the by the president at that time and by manual labor and by giving exhi rell and Cantine the county l»y Commissioners G. J. relatives of Mrs. Sullivan's and re IS Ml I II ENJII1EI* road question. Inn-gl tie a man travel had tin- pleasure of standing up on bitions of Swiss yodelng and the fol Armstrong and Deinent and J. E. calling old Ing from four to six miles liy trail dances: Oglala Sioux war lowing acquaintances. They | ----------- __ football field and holding the the Montgomery of the Coos and Curry formerly lived at that place. Hold in the winter time and then wudlng Mr. line against the on rushes of Coach dance; Nez Perce war dance; Nava- Telephone company. They “ ’visited Sullivan found business fairly pros of in mud from ten to twelve miles for Hawley. They spent a few pleasant jo war dance; Russian Kukuska or We whom Bandon, where they met a number perous in the Sacramento valley dis- iiv few necessities of life! dance; Scotch Highland Kazuska hours talking over old times in which i of the city's good road boosters and I are living on tlie the malli travel» I fling end the Giants Causeway Irish j trict, but all in all times are about Mr. Byrne «Is:» gave the congressman K. of ' highways Imagine tliut w are llv ■ Monday evening, while the later taken for a spin along the new ' the «anie there as in Bandon. a general idea of the Port of llan- Jig. P. lodge was holding secret conclave, ing back fifty years ai--> uh fai a < the Jim carries a large and miscel Township line road anil down den's needs. 1 members of the Pythian Sisters took roads are contented and so we are. Bandon-Langlois road. laneous assortment of hooks and pap .Making Harlior Survey "The government will have practi possession of the banquet hall. The Let every person be true to I i I h or "You should have government en- Engineer C. R. Wright and as- cally $20.000 left of the present ap ers with him. among which Is a led- tables were spread and a stray her self and this person will be true glueers brought into the county to clipping sistant. Verlln I’arkcr left for Coos propriation after the gap It is now ger containing newspaper Another lay out your main trunk lines,” said Bay Monday, where they were Join Knight informed he »should broak to the community In which lie or «! > pertaining to his travels, working on is completed,” said Col Mr. Burrell. "This will eliminate all ed by Junior Engineer Janies l‘ol- the news to the lodge that a ban live». • R. H. Rosa. "We hope to induce contains tlie signatures and stamps Itjitet *>«« awaiting their appearance I ator t■<«»«! It*».id * the factionalism, which is one of the hemus of the various post offices of The (»arty went to Florence them to use this amount on extend The affair w»n planned as a com While we may not all like the and greatest hindrances to county road on the 8iuslaw where they will make ing the north jetty at least five bund towns and cities he has visited, I pleto surprise and It certainly came bonding proposition to build permit, and building. Tills can be done with signatures of mayors, governors, a harbor Burvey. The survey will led feet and building up the low • up to expectations. The lodge was ent roads we should consider o*tr and out exfiense to the county. Too tlie numerous other dignitaries extend from the bar for ten miles up ¡■laces. This project will require a I people should get «way from all Ideas the river, giving complete data w^ilch closing when tiie messenger entered selves In duty bound to cast a vote people met along the way. larger sum, but Mr. Hawley gives as of temporary roads and build their will probably be used as information and before he had imparted the news In Its favor. It will not only be a surance« an effort will be made to benefit to ourselves, but it will In several members left. highways to last. In a county like for harbor Improvement». Ray Watkin« Promoted l.ave another appropriation made. Sisters and Knights formed ranks duce homo-seekers to stav with ui ! Coos where you have many miles of local Manager J. B. Bodin of the The port is planning on connecting I road needed and only a small bond ment of public roads. Department of ami marched to the dining room. and Improve the»« tens of thousand i up the south jetty with the present I Standard Oil branch, received notice A of fertile Hi re» that aro now covered . issue possible only the trunk line« i Agriculture, Is a strong booster for The supper was lunch enjoyed. •last week tlial lie was to be trans inner jetty with a rock Jetty which I number of fine talks were made In with brush and logs, We all li» ,v ¡should be contemplated which will a highway paralleling the coast. He will tiien give a well defined chan ferred to Walnut Grove, Sacramento lie of service to the greatest number 'believes the Pacific highway which • which regret was erpresaed on losiiig have a chance to place ourselves on valley. California, where he will be The port has decided to re- nel “In nearly every Instance where «-roMes the Siskiyou« at a high alti Mr. and Mrs. Bodin from the ranks, a par with the advancement of civi ,00<> bond issue ordi- in charge of the station. The VS al- peal the Can we afford to let th« government engineers have been eni- tude should have another connection in whose honor the affair was plan lization. nance and will pass another ordi- nnt Grove district Is «aid to handle golden opportunity go by without ev ned. Mr and Mrs. Bodin both join ' ployed the people have been satisfied which could be used in the winter nance for port bond not exceedng about five tlnu-s the business of the en a try? We can help the faitliufl ed the organizations since coming to with the way their bond Issues have time. He favors In order to obtain $50,001* to be Issued in sums of local district and the change comes homesteaders living miles back by In a county like thia that a hardmtrface or graveled Bandon a year and one-half ago. He been expended $25,000. The government will prob as a promotion to Mr. Bodin. giving him good roads to travel on thia one good road grade« are es road be constructed along the coast ably appropriate a mini for deepening has been in charge of the Bandon in the last stretch of hl« journey to Build« Artistic lard Feme district since its organization about a sential and they should bs construct from San Francisco through Eureka, the bar.” the city. We can help get our county «'apt. O. Wlren of the local light first, even If hardsurfaclng has Bandon and out to the valley, by way year and a half ago. Ray Watkins, ed on a par with other countie« anil to be forgotten until a later day." of Coos Bay or Coquille. In case •tition, has Just finished building a Some of the nicest apples ever who has been assistant at the sta tnoat of all, we can help ourselves If neat appearing panel fence around M aterial Gravel Good Itoad this road is ever built, it will mean seen in Bandon arrived today, con- tion. is promoted to the position of we are not too selfish to do so. hi« Fourth street property. The the placing of this city on an im material for Mr Watkins Is a local "The finest kind of The manager signed to Miss Elsie Wolfe, fence s constructed of the best grade He 1« a conscientious building a cheap and well-wearing portant trunk line. At this time fruit is |s*rfertly formed and a young man Otto 8al.ro made a trip un the the stretch between Coos Bay and of dressed lumber, it is a substan gllmpw at them makes the mouth workman and Ills many friends are road bed, if it is properly laid," 1» Tillamook la sparsely settled and tial Improvement and an ornament to Sa bro Brothers’ Indian hiotorcycle to expreseed by the envi- congratulating him on his substan the opinion water They came from Mr Emer <' ooh Bay. Coquille and Myrtle Point, by means of that section of the city. Floras but poorly connected neers after fnspecting the son of Spokane, Washington, where tial advancement. the forepart of the week. He says roada. But the road between while on the trip to the gravel creek they were grown. The box of fruit Mr. and Mrs. Sain Johnson were the roads were then in fine condition Bandon and San Francisco Is prac C. F Pa|>e made a trip to Rogue Curry county line. was a surprise present to Miss Wolfe, Coquille visitors the latter part of for motoring and that the trip was tically all laid out on permanent Itandon on Pacific Highway and needless to say, it will be much river Monday on business for the much enjoyed. the wack. Mr Burrell, who is of the depart- grades Sperry flour company enjoyed. • K C<,n ;tes-man Hawley I lews l.ocal Harlxir—Taken for Trip on Tug— I-intis I ormer Scholar Here— Speaks on Rural Cicdits—Pians of Poit Are Discussed. I