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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 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. IV BANDON, COOS MANY REASONS WHY SURVEY IS NEEDED 4 4 13 » > * The annual banquet of tlie School masters' Cluh of Bandon was held at the I. O. O. F. hall Saturday eve ■ling, about thirty attending. Sup erintendent Turnbull acted as toast- master and the following program was carried out : “The Eyes of tlie World," Mar “The Star of the garet Duniphy; Country Sky Ernest Sidwell; -At the Foot of the Rainbow,” Rev. C. M. Knight; “After School What?” Mrs. Roy Corson; "Who’s Who and Why?" Harold Quigley. Presbyterian The ladies of the which church served the banquet contained tlie following: EXPENDITURE OF PORT MONEY FOR INSIDE JETTY IS MADE CONTINGENT TO EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING GOVERNMENT FUNDS. A strong appeal to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors at Washington, D. C., has been forward ed by tlie Port of Bandon commis sion asking tliat the new survey pro ject for tlie Coquille river, which was unfavorably reported by Maj. Wil Cream Celery Soup liams of the Portland office, be re Boiled Fish I Egg Sauce I considered. The appeal was signed Pickles Olives by the officers of the Commission Fried Chicken (Brown Gravy) and the Mayors and commercial club Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Peas presidents of Bandon and Coquille. Hot" Biscuits Reasons why tlie proposed survey Cranberry Salad should be bad, are quoted as fol- Ice Cream. Assorted Cake lows: Coffee. First—That the falling of! in com- The cluh recently elected the fol- nierce on the river at the present Harold Quigley, time is due to the menace and ob- lowing officers: s'ruction to navigation caused by tlie president; Ernest Sidwell, vice presi lack of proper improvements and dent; Miriam Smith, secretary. maintenance. Second—That the finding that this locality is not worthy of further im provement by the government is er roneous, but that the resources and prospects for future commerce here render the project adversely reported County Assessor Prepares List Show on in every respect a worthy one. ing Valuations On Tlie Third That the present fair con Various Items. dition of the Coquille river is due to the expenditure by the Port of Ban don of the funds derived from tax Assessor T. ,1. Thrift lias prepared ing its people, $46,055 of such funds a summary of the assessment roll of having been spent during tlie past Coos county for 1915. The follow- summer in dredging the river. ing are the various classes of i irop Fourtli That the Port of Bandon erty a -eased and the valuation of has expended considerable money in each. ( Property assessed by tile idle and rock jetties to protect the state tax commission is not included channel at its mouth, and is now ne in the list I : gotiating with the engineers to ex Acres of all lands, pend $2 5.000 more of tlie Port’s 812,805 ......................... $ I 2.599.530 money in the construction of more reck jetties, in accordance witli tlie Acres of tillable lands, 21,905 ........................... . . 1,88.790 government's plan. Fifth That during the past year Acres of timber lands, 457,685 .................... . 8.121,170 commerce in tlie river has been prac tically at a standstill, owing to tlie Acres of non-tillable lands, 363,215 ............................. 2,«1*1.2711 shoaling of the bar itself, thereby preventing vessels from crossing with Improvements on deeded 713,9' 0 or patented lands . . . reasonable loads; and that as a result 3,916.210 mills have shut down and the lum Town and city lots . . Improvements on town aua her traffic ia at a standstill. city lets....................... .. 1,282,173 Sixth-- That the people of the Port are ready to do their part in tlie work 1 mprovements on lands not . 37,090 deeded or patented . . of improvement in ttic future as they have done in the past and they are Logging roads, 52.05 miles.......................... 123,290 entitled as a matter of right to have tlie proposed survey made, which Rolling stock.............................. 56,450 they claim will show what a widen Steamboats, sailboats engines, machinery............................ 467,560 ing and deepening of tlie channel from the bar to the city of Coquille Merchandise and stock in trade ................................. 360,475 will be justified. Seventh—That the extensive mills Farming implements, wagons. . 1Gfi.450 carriages, etc. of the George W. Moore Lumber com- . . . 5,220 pany at Bandon and of the Robert Money .. accounts ................. 4 7,540 Notes and Dollar company at Coquille and Bul lards, which in the past have kept Shares of stock........................186,600 so many vessels busy transporting Hotel and office furniture . 34.205 their products, will start up If con Horses and mules, 2,650 . 156.070 ditions of navigation are bettered, Cattle, 15,422 ......................... 454,455 and they would never have been clos Sheep and goats, 5.666 . . 14,059 ed except for the obstructions to Swine, 2,200 ............................... 10,735 navigation we now seek to remove, Dogs, 553 ....................................... 6,315 Total value of taxable property- and which have formed in the most equalized by the county board of part during the past year. Eighth That the coal mines at equalization......................... $20,578,677 The valuation of the county for Riverton can and will ship valuable and frequent cargoes of coal in the this year is $714,483.00 less than in future as they have in the past, if 1914. obstructions to navigation are re er minerals, dairy and agricultural moved. Ninth-—That the present condition products, which are bound to be rap of the commerce of the -Port is an idly developed in the near future, unfair criterion, but that the amount with the needed Improvement of the of commerce to be benefited should means of transportation. be Judged hy what has been done in In support of this appeal is ap- the past and what may be expected pended some data as to shipments In the future, If the obstructions are made from the Port of Bandon In removed. the year 1913: the following being Tenth- That the Coquille river the principal items: embraced in the Port of Bandon is Lumber, 87,586.000 board feet: second in importance on the Oregon ties. 5,685,000; pieces of piling, 3,- coast only to the Port of Coos Bay; 420; poles, 5,019; shingles, 5,325,- and that the vicinity served by this 000; cords of matchwood, 563; bund- 1 Port is the richest of any equal area les of splints, 12,914; sbooks, 223.- in the west tn natural resources, 539; tons of coa), 803. consisting of timber, coal and otli- Other miscellaneous freight going ♦ ♦ out is estimated at 2378 tons; while ♦ ♦ the inbound freight is put at be- « TO BE KIND TO YOl’R ♦ tw?en 1000 and 1200 tons a month. A list of vessels operating over tlie ♦ EMPLOYES IT IS NOT NEC ♦ ♦ ESSARY TO KISS YOi’R ♦ Coquille bar and in the Coquille riv ♦ ST EN( Ml RAP H ER EV ER Y ♦ er during 1913 is appended, num MORNING. ♦ bering 19 and ranging in tonnage ♦ ♦ from 1361 to 140, with an aggre gate of 8.302 tons ♦ ♦ COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1915 THREE MILL TAX LEVIED BY PORT FOR NEXT YEAR County Tax Value Over Twenty Million '1 LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING Schoolmasters’ Saturday Enjoy Annual Banquet A iJlinq Oli in <’oninier« e Due to Meliaco and Olisti urtimi to Xavi- gatiuii—l’eople llave Simun De sire for Improvement by Giving Fi nancial Sup|M>rt. WORLD a Panter Brothers Buy Competing Boats on River ___ NO. 1 LOCAL MAN CAUSES ARREST OF BROKER I Tlie Myrtle Point Transportation company, of which tlie Panter Bros of Hits city are tlie principal owners, last week closed a deal whereby they become tlie owners of tlie entire boat E. F. Zuei it of San Francisco < barg ed With Misuse of Mails—Bought interests of tlie Coquille River Trans A three mill tax, which will raise committee was not in favor of begin portation company, l arge 1 mount of Produce From Tlie principal approximately $15,500 will be lev ning work with Port money until stockholders of the latter were C. W. Bandoli and Marslitield Firnis anil ied» on all assessable property in tlie tlie Portland office lias given abso Ashton and E. W. Sclietter. Capt. Sold Below Market Price. Port of Bandon for next year’s reve lute assurance that tlie $30,000 is O. II. Willard formerly was interested nues, according to an ordinance giv , forthcoming. It appears tliat the in tlie latter concern but had sold Through tlie Instrumentality of J. en final passage at the meeting of i Portland office had made certain out some time ago. C. Baker, manager of the Bandon tlie Commissioners in this city. Sat promises at the time tlie dredging The boats included In the trans Creamery company, an alleged com urday. I w as done here last summer, but aft fer were tlie Coquille and Charm. mission broker crook is In the toils er tlie dredging was done failed to Panter Bros, now control all the at San Francisco, having been plac Port Money Made Contingent large boats on the river except the Secretary Norton, a member of make good their promises. ed under arrest by Federal authori However, it is practically certain Dispatch and Favorite which belong tlie committee who visited tlie district ties, charged witli the misuse of engineering office at Portland a short tliat tlie issue will come to a success to tlie Farmers’ Transportation com I'niled States mails. Tlie fact that time ago regarding the disposition ful close and tliat tlie new local pro pany. new:al shipments of butter made A new schedule has been arrang by the local c. ncern to E F. Zuern of tlie $30,000 remaining after the jects will lie commenced as soon as ed: The Charm, with Allen Panter had not been paid for. prompted Mr. completion of tlie present project, the present work is completed. pilot and S. Hufford. engineer, leaves Baker to look Into the matter and stated that there has been a misund Plans for Confining Current erstanding concerning this matter At least two plans for confining Bandon at 6:30 a. tn. and 12:30 p. although several hundred miles away locally. He referred to that portion the river current to its channel at m., connecting witli tlie train to Coos succeeded in determining to Ills satis Tlie Telegraph. witli Walter faction that the commission man was of Junior Engineer Pohlemus’ report the mouth of the inner harbor are Hay. to tlie Portland office in which tlie under consideration, One is to Punier, pilot, and Wni. Panter, engi n it on tlie square. He asked Post- local port expects to expend $25,000 build sufficient rock jetty to shut neer. leave Bandon at 8:00 a. hi . and master W. J. Sweet to report the in building dams to coniine tlie riv oh’ (hat current troni the Breakwat- connect witli train for Powers, re- matter to D. E. Wood, postal inspec- er to its channel in tlie Inner harbor, er lagoon. The ot her was presented turning, leave Coquille at 2 p. m. tor for tills district, and tlie latter regardless of whether the government to the commissioners at Saturday's Only one trip a day is made. The has since caused Zuern’s arrest. I as pilot i Zuern owes tlie local company fcr expends the remaining $30,000 here. meeting by Engineer Charleson. It Coquille witli Stacy Panter I i leave two shipments < f butter, about $25(1, According to Mr. Norton the com is to build two or three wing dams and Carl Donaldson engineer, Coquille at 7 a. ni. and returning extending at right angles to the cur mittee of which he was a member which will probably be recovered. made it very emphatic tn the Port rent from the south side of the riv leave Bandon at 2 p. m. A San Francisco dispatch of Mun Tlie Pronto will tee UHed excluslve- day says: On complaint of tlie Han- land office tliat tile expenditure of er. The latter method had at one ly for special charier, . while the Dis dun Creamery and the Coos Hay lee the I’ort money would he contingent time been considered by the Feder tile patch, ('apt. Thus. White, of < on the $30,000, and that the engi- al government. ii Cold Storage company of Marsh Farmers' line leaves Bandon i as 1IH- field, E. F. Zuern, who says lie is a neers had given tliem reasonable as- In order to decide on the most ef ual at 7. a. m. so ranee tliat tlie latter amount would fective and lasting construction works commission merchant, was arrested by the postal authorities on the be spent here, The Commissioners for that purpose the commission vot charge of using the mails to defraud. therefore instructed tlie secretay to ed to :<nd Secretary N< rton and According to the post office Inspec write the Portland office al once cor Engineer Charleson to Portland to recting tlie statement in Mr. Pol- ■i ufor with Senior Engineer Pol- tors, Zuern ordered large quanti ties of butter, eggs and poultry from Ueiinis, Mr. Norton, while there, einiis' report. Take Xo More Promises the Oregon firms, received Hie ship- will also bring tlie question of the Mr. Norton stated further that the $3i>.ii(H) to a final issue. Hundreds of Sen Gulls Are Enjoying inents and disposed of them by und erselling the market. He failed to TluinksgiV ing Dinner on the make pc.) nieiits on Ills orders and Dig Supply of Blubber. drafts on hie "hank account” were not honored. Three Several L. A. Langley, Loyd Mynatt and Zuern’s letterheads gave his husi- by 5. J. T. Lillard made a duck hunting neaa address us 354 Fourth street, tri|i to tlie mouth of Two Mlle creek Oakland says Inspector Malierin A black bear weighing about 500 The a n n mi I school census is being p unds was killed last Thursday In taken this week by C. M. Knight, Sunday, going and returing via the Zuern had no legitimate claim to Hint address. After receiving two li ■ vicinity of (lie old Ri a mill east clerk, who will lie prepared to re beach route. They viewed tlie whale carcass on shipments of butler Zuern left Oak of town by "Knack” Wilcox. Mr. port to tlie county court by the first vVilcox. ('hot. Pierce, Art Gilbert and of the month. Muvli interest is tak the In ai h at that point, discovered by land, coming to Sun Francisco where "Cork” C Mints made up tlie bear en in I lie census here as Bandon Schmidt Hensen, Friday. The whale he went into business at 503 Mis hunting party. Witli the aid of Mr. had l< d tlie county for a number of Is of the variety known fts “black slon street and later ât 144 Clay Hourly crates of turkeys Gilbert’s live hounds they tracked years up to last .vear when Marsh fish.” The carcass Is about 30 feet street. tlie animal in the huckleberry glades field with '.‘«5 was first. Bandon had long, covered with barnacles in patch were deposited at the Clay street es, and in an advanced stage of de place consigned to Zuern Tlie poa- cast ol Bandon, rail him through the 960. According to tlie school laws I.’ills creek and Bear creek sections of Oregon the county must levy a composition. The hunters stat«" the tnl authorities believe tliut Zuern in and finally cornered him near the tax of $8.00 pro rata to aid in (he enormous supply of blubber mid put tended to dispose of tlie birds in tlie id mill. Blinded by the excitement support of tlie schools and in addi rid flesh is proving a real thanks wholesale district by selling them to of the chase, “Knack” would hate tion tlie state gives approximately giving dinner to the hundreds of Jobbers at n price lower than the sea gulls who are so lame they have market quotations. walked over the bear had not one * i 700. to be "shooed” away from the re Zuern is alleged to have been in of tlie degs jumped in front of him mains In order to get a good look at trouble before because of his mis just in tlipe. He said lie was with* Oi l) lltll XDH MEET it. The gulls go to the carcass and use of the mails. He says he was in four feet of the animal when he Bandon now lias a centenarian gorge themselves a while, then take acquitted in tlie Han Benito county fired the fatal shot. unions ,ts residents, James Haft of a trip to the creek and bathe, Til en courts after having been lurreeted --------- z----------------- Langlois, who is 103 years of age after a few hours repeat the per for failure to pay for a consignment The body of an unknown man, having moved here to spend tlie win formance of cheese. Zuern was belli under thout-hl to l>e a sailor from tlie ni ter witli relatives. Mr. Haft yester $25no bonds for appearance before fated Santa Clara, was found ât day mot his old friend, W. R. Wells, Prominent Man Drowns I'nlted States Commissioner Krull. noon Tuesday, washer far up on tlie a local citizen. They had not seen Bud Turpin, a prominent Marsh His hearing will be held Wednesday. vandy bearli between Coos Bay and each other for 25 years. Mr. Haft field architect, lost Ills life when a tlie i'mpqua. and Mr. Wells were neighbors at row boat up set. In which he and Ills Olalla, in Douglas county, from the brother-in-law were crossing the Bay Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hanly of Lam- time of their first meeting which oc near the new bridge. The latter pa, expect to leave on the Elizabeth curred in 1855 during tlie Indian war was rescued. Mr. Turpin was 29 for a visit at the California metrop of Southern Oregon. They are both years of age and leaves a wife and hale and hearty. Mr. Wells is 73. olis. Local peojde will remember child, A Portland dispatch states .lames him as one of the leaders of the Cartwright, a former llandonlan, who came had been suffering from cancer of Marshfield aggregation who hero last summer to attend the Elk tlie face, shot and killed himself at Fourteen high school lads respond the squad are possessed of an abund Day doings. the flood Samaritan hospital there, ed to tlie call of Coach Harold Quig ance of "pep" and tlie grumbling Tuesday. Cartwright at one time had ley at tlie first basket ball practice of and insubordination on the part of Jiidgc Coke is u ('andiilnte little notion store, sidling sea shells, the season at Dreamland, Friday aft a few Is gone. While at Eugene a short while ago etc.. In the building now owned by Last year was Quigley's first with Judge John H. Coke announced his M Hruer and used for a shoe repair ernoon. Of those dozen and two who asjdre to represent Bandon on the the local High school and lie made Intention to seek the nomination for ing shop. floor tills year, only four have ever good. Taking hold of a team that the Circuit court Judgeship again appeared in a suit as a regular. They had been "cellar champions’’ in the The Judge has l|eld the position for ♦ ♦ ♦ are the Pullen hoys, who filled tlie county league for three years, he a number of years and in the main ♦ ♦ forward positions last year, Webb, brought them out In second place al has been satisfactory to all concern ♦ ♦ the end of thi' season. In the opin- ed. from which it Is Judged he will ♦ who made n name for The committee of the City ♦ ion of many last year’s team was run strong in the primaries. To date « Council on the Occupation Tax ♦ guard and Armstrong, tlie fastest ever turned out by Ban no otiier candidates have entered the ♦ iniestion, composed of Council ♦ mate who filled the berth during a part ot last season. don, yet they won only four out of field for the position ♦ men Johnson, Mast, Pape and ♦ The prospects for this season are the eight games played, lost three ♦ City Attorney Treadgold, an- ♦ not bright, for although Quigley lost and on« was contested and thrown Engineer In Injured ♦ nouce that a mass meeting of ♦ only two strong men by graduation out. They won every game on their Chief Engineer Cook of the gaso ♦ taxpayers will be held at the ♦ he lost a fast and efficient second hum» floor and lost the rest, due to line schooner Rustler was struck by ♦ City llall Tuesday evening, No ♦ team last June, That bunch of th» fart that the only available floor an automobile at Marshfield, Monday ♦ vember 30, at 8:00 o’clock. « "subs” had more to do with the sue in ¡'andon was the Dreamland floor, night, and had a narrow escape from ♦ The committee desires the citi ♦ cees of last year's team than most also used for dances and very slick. being badly hurt. As It was he got ♦ zens of Bandon, both mon and ♦ suspect and their absence will I’srd to the slick surface on which some severe bruises hut was not seri ♦ women, to attend the meeting ♦ peoi double Quigley's task this year. Only they |fru< tired five and six days a ously Injured. ♦ and give their Ideas and sug ♦ the one player, a center has to be de week, the boys were lost on ♦ gestions In view of reaching a ♦ veloped for the first team, but wth- rough boards of the other halls in Mrs. E. Lewin has engaged pas ♦ satisfactory settlement of the ♦ out a second team wortliy of the the county. sage on the Elizabeth. Intending to * revenue question for the coming name, developing the regulars is Ho far it is impossible to get a visit tier daughter, Miss Ottilie, who ♦ year ♦ going to be more than recreation line on the new materia), as basket i f a student In Han Francisco. Hhe ♦ Thia la an Important meeting ♦ One bright spot there is in tlie pros shorting al«>n- L-'i been on tlie pro-! v ill also visit at Sausalito an«l other ♦ and YOH are urged to be there. ♦ I California points. pect, however. All of those 14 on gram of daily practices. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ 30-Foot Black Fish on Two Mile Beach Former' Bandonian Takes Own Life BASKET BALL PROSPECTS SHADY