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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 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 SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKES STATEMENT A POLICY OF PUBLICITY IN CITY SCHOOL AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INAUGURATED. LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915 un Lawyers of County Hold Session Here Temperature Falls to Within 2 ne grees of F reezing and Everyone Ha<l the "Back East Smile" During the heavy northwest gale of Tuesday afternoon and night and the clear day following Bandon ex perienced the coldest weather in a number of years. Not since the win ter of 1911 has the thermometer reached so low a point and then only for a few hours. The temperature record kept by the Coast Guard crew shows that the mercury dropped to 34 degrees above zero, between 8:00 and 12:00 o’clock Tuesday night while the storm was at its highest. During the following eight hours 35 degrees was the ave rage. Throughout Wednesday the temperature stood around 39 and 40 degrees above zero. A downpour of sleet and hail ac companied the high wind Tuesday night and Wednesday morning the sidewalks and streets were covered with a thin coating of ice. whicli was thick enough in the drifts to last all day, where the sun did not strike. Hard Cider Puts In Its Deadly Kick NO. 6 EMPLOYES OF MOORE MILL GET JOBS BACK laical Man Halil to Have Been Mixed up in Lively Jamboree at TALLYMEN AND OTHERS RE Fisht rap. CEIVE NOTICE TO BE READ» FOR WORK SOON. "Lawyers strive mightily in court. 1 trict. He related some of his pio then eat and drink as friend3." neer experiences in Marion county, , w here by several narrow escapes from being forced to fight, lie learned the The truth of this old proverb *ail : lesson that it usually is not advis- "°'1? Gal!‘er d1"' ‘o “i>^« « witness on the s“tand Ing room last evening when the mem In concluding he stated that Coos bers of the Coos County Bar associa county as a whole furnished a very lion enjoyed their annual spread and intelligent lot of jurymen and wit jollification. If there exists any nesses. in fact they are much above personal animosity between members the average of the country. of the legal fraternity, as one is oft The wittiest remarks of the eve en led to believe when listening to ning came from W. U. Douglas of them wrangle in court, it was well Marshfield. Ho spoke of "Costs and concep.’ed on this occasion, for naught , Fees,” which naturally gave rise to but brotherly feeling, good fellow numerous little Btories such as are ship, and a spirit if co-operation responsible for that unconscious fear prevailed. the average layman hus of a lawyer. A member of the Coquille legal fraternity who came down to take Moore is ut Toledo and Made No Defi in the association meeting yesterday, nite Statement Before la-ax ing But brought tiie information that the WUI Be Back in Ten Days—Steady county had two outlaws. He stated IncieaMe in Prices of Oregon Fir that Sheriff Johnson, on complaint Warrants Operation. of a woman residing near Fishtrap, a few miles above Coquille, went to The school board has inaugurated that place Tuesday with warrants to Former tallymen and other em a policy of publicity in school affairs arrest two men. The men saw him ployes of the George W. Moore Lum and in accordance with the same has contiug and greeted him with guns, ' ber company have received word by submitted to the citizens of Bandon refusing to submit to arrest. Sequin letter from Mr. Moore, who is now the following: that they had the drop on him, Sher at Toledo, Oregon, telling them to “It is the policy of the present iff Johnson went back to Coquille, hold themselves in readiness to re school board to give moTe publicity and Wednesday irtorning. according sume their old duties st the mill to the affairs of the district than to the infortpant, with two deputies here within the next two weeks. It has previously been given, and pur he started out again, determined to now looks as though there is some suant to their directions, the clerk bring back his two men. Sensation- foundation to the report tlu/t the Things to Eat Good He advocated uniform charge«, etti- submits below a report which goes aJ developments have been expected mill would reopen on or before Jan The excellent banquet, which satis quette, honesty, and all that lends back to Mr. Dippel's report publish but so far nothing further has been uary 10. fied the inner man and furnished the dignity and reiqiectabillty to the pro ed in September. It is believed that heard of the case here. Before he left Mr. Moore would inspiration for a variety of match fession. the public will appreciate these re make no statement further than that less wit and humor, wus composed of ------ x— ' That lawyers sometimes so far for ports. Those particularly interested This evening information was re he hoped to open tho mill soon, but the following: get the seriousness of their positions should file them for future refer ceived from Coquille to the effect there was nothing certain about It. i’ life as to write poetry, is hardly ence. The clerk's books of record Fruit Cocktail the men In question were Patrick and However, the notice to his employes Baked Salmon with Tartare Sauce believable in this dav of cold, legal John McGinty, the latter of Bandon. and the fact that Mr. Moore Intends will be cheerfully submitted for in facts. Yet C. II. Harrow.', state rep spection at any time. Winter Combination Salad Since writing the above yesterday The men, who are brothers, are said to return to Handon within ten days resentative and also- aspirant for the The Clerk's Report Fried Chicken with Cream Sauce the World has come to the conclus to have been celebrating the Christ throws a new light on the matter. sent of prosecuting attorpoy, has been Dated December 3if, 1915. Cranberry Jelly ion that it would have been better mas holidays with a generous supply it has been understood for some dubbed the "bar poet.”- His assign No. warrants issued since last Mashed Potatoes to have written the cold weather ar of hard cider and late in the event, time that with a rise In the lumber ment was “ 12 Or. 1 76-182, analized Asparagus Tips report and amt of the same tide about today instead of Tuesday they became so hilarious Mrs. Pat. market the mill would reopen, pro and poetized." It was a case of Ad 173......................................... »8,123.44 and Wednesday. Last night the tem Angel Parfait and Cake McGinty filled in the sheriff. They vided the litigation involving tim ams vs. Adams, but regardless of No. and amt. of warrants fund Mince Pie resisted arrest when Sheriff Johnson | ber that the Moore people have been perature fell to 26 1-2 above zero, ed, 83 .................... .. . . . . 2,749.82 according to the life saving station Beer Burgandy Cigars title, facts in the case, or what not, arrived and forced him to leave at logging could be brought to a fav it was not an ‘ assignment of error" Amount not funded, 90 . 5,373.62 thermometer. During the night prac Before the hosts began to “Fletch- for Mr. Barrow poetized to a "faro the point of gunB, it is said. Next day orable settlement. Lately it Is re Com. warrants out at last re be returned with reinforcements, but ported that the case has been settled tically all of the flowers in town were erize", however, they voted unani- ye well" and It was hymqrous, inter port .................................... 13,141.30 frozen and it Is more than probable found the men getting over their ot* of court. During the past tew mously that Messrs. Steve and Ed. esting and much appreciated. Com. warrants now outstand oelebratlon. Patrick gave himself up weeks there has been a decided stif the customary Bandon bouquet which Gallier be added to their list of I ing ..................................... 15,297.02 everyone has become accustomed to 'Ultra Vires" doesn't mean much und John was found on Ills way back fening of the lumber market In Cali guests, Amid applause the two to tlb- average |n»rson, hut Ip a cm t to Bandou, having been captured by fornia and fir has reached a higher deiM>iid on, will now be lacking for n gentlemen were escorted in and seat- No. and amt. old warrants fund few weeks. Out along Ocean Drive, 6d with due honor. Just then, Atty. at taw it makes a lot of difference a rancher. The men were taken to price than It had been for two or ed since last report, 27 . 3,217.90 where it appears the wind from the Goss, with his ready wit. wrecked sometimes, for its real meaning i-.t Coquille by the sheriff, and will prob three years before the local mills When thi ably have to stand trial. lnt on same ....... 155.14 dosed Of oourne the Increase In ocean sweeping over the egde of the. the dignity of the moment by saying, "Beyond the power.” phrase was given C. F. McKnight of the freight rate» lias bad H h influ bluff has heretofore made that sec ‘‘the only reason I voted to have you — —----- ■ * Total.......................... 3.373.04 ence on the rise in lumber prices, tion of the city a trifle warmer than fellows eat with us is to try out this Mnrshfb Id as th? subject of a talk, but the rates have not raised In pro the eastern and down town sections, stuff on you first.” There was no it was perhaps done through some Cash on hand, last report . 270.05 the calla lillios were frostbitten and further hesitation, except for an oc motive better left unsaid. But Char portion to th« increase In the value Receipts............................ ’. 6,567.63 numerous other flowers in bloom at casional remark as to tho excellence ley as usual was "there with the of tho product. laxst week's market goods”, demonstrating the consplc increase in Ksn Francisco wai be the Dippel and Rasmussen homes, of the meal. nous fact that "Ultra Vires” has no Total.......................... 6,837.68 tween »5.00 and ,8.00 per thousand, were observed to be ' down and out." Many Entertaining Remarks laical High H c I iihi I Team Proves Too reference to C. F. McKnight. while the freight rales nowhere have Amid the beer, burgandy and^ ci Strong for the Riverton Judge John S. Coke briefly spoke Increased more than »1.1'0 greater Paid out......................... 6,122.86 Wm. Mast spent the Christman gars l also milk, coffoe and water) Aggregation. on tho "Attitude of the Bench to the than they were last summer. Pal. on hand...... 714.82 holidays with his mother at Lee. many breezy little talks were made. Bar." Having bad many years of Toastmaster C. R. Wade added much experience as a lawyer and after Interest of the High school stud l.lglitlibiiM Inspector Here to the entertainment by his accom wards a jurist, the -Judge was well <>nts and other basket ball fans In tho Milo Hendley, superintendent of panying remarks when calling on a qualified to dwell on so technical a city is focused on the game which the seventeenth lighthouse district, brother member. Given in his characteristic will be staged Saturday night be who has headquarters at Portland, question, A. J. Sherwood of Coquille, being manner, his Temarks com- tween the Oerding Brothers of Co pleasant was in Bandon on bls first trip of in- cue of the oldest lawyers in service manded tho close attention and res- qullle and the local quintet at Dream «1 action today. In company with had been assigned the subject of ■ and. This bids fair to be the han ('apt. Wlren of the local station he ■/Reminiscences.” But his memory pect of all. Others had been put on the pro ner game of the year, for it Is doubt went over the ground in tin» Break “For we'll have just one more Each year since Bandon lined up either failed him, or it was overconi'» gram but they were absent so under ful If there is a high school loam In water addition to which the light little drink and then we'll all— in the wet column after having been by his sense of humor, for wl:at Do what? dry for a short time crowds of "anti- greeted the listeners when the speak the caption "Spontaneous Efferves- the county that knows Inside basket house is to be moved and made final Go dry!" prohi’s” have come in from the woodx er drew forth a voluminous docu cence" all those present, who had ball as well ai th»» Oerding boys, all arrangements. The work will prob for the holiday spree, which usually ment, was a burlesque on Tom Ben not been on the program, were giv of whom have had several years' ex ably commence In the n»ar future. en an opportunity to be heard: Th»- peri ence. Mr Headley goes from here to Cope Although Bandon and the rest of lasted for at least a week and many nett and John Hall, both of whom thc fun provoked was by no means Last Saturday's game with River Blanco. stretched it out over two. Money, unfortunately < perhaps fortunately the state will go as dry as the prov least entertaining of the entire af ton was somewhat of a farce, tho erbial bone at the stroke of midnight and plenty of it, came easy and went for Sherwood) were absent. Dr. H J. Mnnn was a business visi local hoys romping away with the easy and during the "good old days "Law and politi's” was the title fair. tomorrow' night, the annual holiday honors to the tune of 33 to 15 tor at Coes Bay the forepart of the New Officer» Elected "celebration” has been a tame affair of ’09-'10” the police were more in of a brief but much appreciated ad During the afternoon session held Practically tho entire string of Coach week. compared with former years and the clined to take a drunk to bed rather dress by J. C. Stemmier of Myrtle Quigley's substitutes got n chance saloon men are not-looking for the than to jail. The streets in those Point. The keynote of his remarks at the Moose club rooms, three new to show what they could do for at New Years game they uniat develop members were taken into the associa promised big final New Years to ma days were not of the hard paved va was "there is too much of both, these no time were the visitors dangerous. a much stronger defense than they tion. They were 1. N. Miller of riety that we now enjoy and when days." and he told the wliys and terialize. From time to time Bandon showed showed last week. Riverton should Marshfield and Attorney« Chatburn For a while Christmas eve It look necessity, or too heavy a load, reqtilr wherefores. flashes of form, but for the most part not have scored more than one-third It was decld- A Gardner of Bandon, ed they sometimes took the place of ed as if all records for hilarity and I. N. Miller of Marshfield, the meeting at the work was not up to the standard the bankets they did, but Bandon <nn the number of men from the camps beds. prominent young attorney who is be- ed to hold the next for the en- set by last year’s team. If the Io | be excused for the number of sub. ll- Marshfield and officers The enforced Idleness of the lum and the surrounding country were to ing favored in many sections of thb cal boys expect to get away with the tiltes used. be broken, but two days seemed to ber jacks and the stringent financial county for prosecuting attorney, gave suing year were elected as follows: A Behl- W. C. Chase, president; C. bo sufficient to quench the longest conditions this year account. In part, | a very clever discourse on "State vs. Stanley. thirst and Monday saw but very few for the small number who are enjoy Miller, 43 Or. 325." It appears that brede. vice president; J. J. C. secretary; C R. Wade, treasurer; visitors in town. Over Friday and ing a farewell jag. While the .num- , the Miller in the case mentioned, wai' Saturday there were probably 300 ber who will drown out the old year a Harney county horse thief, who H. Giles and J. D. Goss, members men in from the logging and tie and float in the new tomorrow night had been convicted of second degree executive committee. Menilters Who Participated camps who were affected more by the w'lll be small in comparison with for murder and sentenced to the Ore The members of the association quantity than by the quality of the mer years, indications are that it gon penitentiary. But Atty. Miller booze consumed. Real honest to will be a night not soon forgotten for was not stumped with such an allud who enjoyed the banquet were: J. Fire starting from an unknown majority of the members also lost goodness souses were plentiful and some of the purses are long with ing subject. He proved a complete O. Stemmier, Claud IL Giles E. C. fights were the rule rather than the savings and the bottom is going to alibi for himself and even went so Roberts, 8. D. Pulford. Myrtle Point; source completely destroyed the Ban their guns and fishing tackle. Die exception, five who imbibed too free drop. One check on the hilarity, far as to show that the horse thief's W. C. Chase, J. J. Stanley, A. J. don Rod A Gun Club's quarters at club house was fitted with individual ly having to spend the night in the however, is the fact that the stocks name wasn't Miller at all but that he Sherwood. Coquille; C. A. Sehlbrede, New laike early Wednesday morning, lockers and the members were ac city bastlle and several others would of the saloons are nearing the minus merely took the name to add respec- I. N. Miller, C F. Knight, E L. Pow with an estimated loss of about ,I ,- customed to store their hunting and fishing paraphernalia. bedding ma ell, J. T Brand, J M Mclntuff, C. 500. have received lodging had there been quantity and in at least one place lability to himself. terial. extra clothing, food supplies, J H Shields. F. T Tuttle und they expect to be sold out by supper any place to house them. Christ Judge C. A. Sehlbrede of Mai sh- II. Peck. John S. Coke. J. D. O om , mas day "Tom and Jerry" made their time Friday. No liquor of any kind field spoke on 'The Attitude of Jury W U Douglas, Geo Watkins. Marsh Frank Catterlln were on a hunting etc., In their lockers. Frank Catter appearance over the different bars will be left unsold to be shipped out and Witness Toward the liar." He field; C. E. Maybee, North Bend; trip at the lake at the time and after lln Is perhaps the heaviest loser. Ho and were heartily greeted, but by of the state is the forecast today. ! has been a lawyer for .many years, G. P. Topping, G T. Treadgold, C. building a fire and cooking break and the rest of tho hunters had that time most of their friends were For two weeks and more mysterious: for the past 25 years having been a It. Wad»». F. J. Chatburn, L. L, Gard fast, had gone for the morning's changed their clothing at the club hunt. In the mer.ntlmo the building house, leaving their money and otli»-r too far gone to be troublseome. Were packages of a suggestive size and reaident of tills congressional dis ner, Bandon. Mr. Catterlln hail was discovered on fire by It. Pome valuables there it not for the fact that so many are shape have been explained by their roy. who rushed to the scene He a considerable amount of money, ««- laying in supplies for anicipated bearers to contain "bread for the acquainted ‘•'or a number of years managed to pull the hunters' buggy,! curltie-r, jewelry etc In bls clothing, Out for •ludge»,,iip "wall paper," make bites and sickness in the fami turkey aresaing, ' he held a poaition aa federal judge which was near the dub house, to a and hfs loan will amount to about "shoes" and "Oh, nothing in parti C. A. Sehlbrede of Marshfield. an ly, the saloon business so far this In Alaska, having been appointed by place ot safety and also saved the j , ,))•». The other members of the week would have been dull. Some cular." This week "empty barrels attorney and federal referee fn bank former ! resident McKinley harneiMi which was lying nearby, lie party lost from »5# to a »100 each, of the "home guard" livened up a to put the chicken feed in" are find ruptcy for this district, was here yes then summoned the hunters from the Among the heavier losers are A Gar- bit for the jitney dance Wednesday ing their way to different parts of the terday and made Western World a Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ballard came to lake, but the flames had gained such ! field, lzi«e, Manclett. Endicott, Loop, Mr Sehlbrede is a evening and succeeded in keeping the city and the transfer men grunt with pleasant call. candidate on the Republican ticket Bandon from Marshfield Monday to l<»«adway It was Impossible to savsj Mann, Eaton, Tuttle and Shields, down-town section awake during the each lift. For: ■ It Is said the stove at the club for Circuit Judge. lie will run spend a few weeks at the home of anything from the building greater part of the night. No extra Th« various members of the c|ub|hourc was defective and It Is now their son in law and daughter. Mr. It's drink out the old. against Judge Coke, presdnt incum policemen have been necessary but bent. also a Republican. Mr. Kehl and Mrs. J. II. Biles. The Ballards ere all losers to some extent by the nurnilaed the fire originated front It, It Is probable that more will be held Drink in the new; brede baa been a resident of this dis were in the wreck of tho Santa (Ire. Aside from the total destruc although some of the members are Just one more spree. ready for an emergency call New t|on ot the building. It appears the 'of th» opinion it was incendiary. trict for 25 years, therefore is well Clara. And then, adieu! Years Eve. Report Cover» Period Between P u ti ll» ation of Auditor Guy Dippel's Report and First of the Year— Shows Paid Out and a Balance of *714.82 on Hand. Big Basket Ball Game Saturday “Good-Bye Tom and Jerry; Farewell Rock and Rye” Bandon Rod and Gun Club Loses New Lake Club House