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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1916)
The Official Newspaper of the City of Bandon With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the Citv. WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. IV WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916 NO. 8 SCHOOL MATTER IS Hardware Dealers PORT WORK WILL BE DONE Dairymen Of State YOU ARE NEXT" SAY Hold Session Here Form Organization STILL UNDECIDED STUDENT BOOSTERS H Elect New Officers and Enjoy Ban quel at Gallier—Next 'Ifet ing at Port Orford. Proposition to Move Site to Township Line Itoad Lost, .Although Major ity Were in Favor—Question of Bonds for New- Building Depends on Irregular Ballots. The voters of School District No. 29 (Two Mile) are considerably “up in the air" over the election held at the site of the old building Monday of this week, at which the questions of moving the site and voting $2,- 700 bonds for a new building were considered. The school house in that district burned down several months ago. Since it is claimed a large majority of the children of the district reside along the Township line road an ef fort was made to have the site re moved to that section, where Chris Richert has offered from two to four acres of land to the district free. The vote resulted 23 for and 16 against, it requiring a two-thirds vote to move a site, the proposition was lost. A total of 43 votes was cast on the bonding question. There were 21 in favor of the bonds, 19 against them and 3 votes were not counted because irregular. It was apparent that all the voters of the district wanted a good school and building, but the sentiment as to location is divided. Those favor ing tiie Township line section after losing out voted against the bonds, claiming they were not in favor of putting up a good building unless it be put where it will accommodate the greater number of children. It is now said that the entire elec tion proceedings Monday were illeg al, because the polls were closed too soon, and that a new election may be called in the near future. Sever al voters of the district went to Go quille today to interview Supt. Bak- er as to the doubtful votes and oth- er technical questions. The meeting Monday was attended by Superintendent of County Schools Raymond E. Baker, but he did not stay until the end. The Hardware Dealers' association of Coos and Curry counties held a meeting and banquet In Bandon Tues day of this week. At the business session held in Moose Club rooms, of ficers were elected as follows; Milo Sumner, president: Wm. Lundy, vice president; Wm. Ekblad, secretary treasurer; Arthur Ellingson. M. Neff and G. R. McNair, directors. Among the outgoing officers were G. R. Mc Nair and T. M. Nielson of Bandon who had held the positions of presi dent and secretary-treasurer respec tively for the past two years. In the evening the association members enjoyed a banquet at the Hotel Gallier, at which President Sumner acted as toastmaster and many entertaining remarks were heard. Those in attendance were: Wm. Gillings, Port Orford ; Wm. Lundy, Myrtle Point; Arthur Elling- son, Coquille; Milo Suntner. Wm. Ekblad and Mr. Neff, Marshfield: G. R. McNair. T. M. Nielson, Bandon, A number of hardware traveling salesmen were guests of the associa tion. The next meeting will be held in Port Orford on the second Tuesday in July. First National Bank Elects New Officers Annual Meeting Hehl and < 'ontlit ion*. of Inst it lition Found A'ery Satisfactory. That the business of the First Nati- onal Bank of Bandon for the year 1915 was very satisfactory, consider ing the times, and that Cashier E. D. Webb has everything in first class shape, was the concensus of opinion of the stockholders of that institu tion at their annual meeting held Tuesday. Directors for tiie ensuing year were elected as follows: H. L. Houston. C. Y. Lowe. E. E. Oakes, E. Dyer, .1. I. Sidwell, E. D. Webb and E. IL Thrift ot Langlois. At the directors' meeting, immediately following, those officers were elected: II. L. Hous ton. president; C. Y. Lowe, vice pres ident; E. D. Webb, cashier; E. E. Annual Meetings of Stockholders ami Oakes and Roy Corson, assistant cashiers. Directors of Bandon Heights Lami Company Hehl. TII.I.\M(H)k TAKEN Ol l' Kl N Local Land Company In Good Condition The stockholders of the Bandon Heights Land company, a local cor poration, held their annual meeting Tuesday and elected the following directors: Steve Gallier, Chris Ras mussen, W. H. Pearce, J. W. Mast, J. T. Sullivan. The directors elected officers as follows: Chris Rasmussen, president; J. T. Sullivan, vice presi dent; W. H. Pearce, secretary-treas urer and manager. Although there has practically been no activity in real estate during the past year. President Rasmussen of the company state« the stockholders are satisfied with conditions under existing circumstance« and that the company is in good financial stand ing. The consensus of opinion among the stockholders is that there will be considerable activity during the com ing year. « Freight Rate« Raise The North Pacific Steamship com pany, which operates the Kilburn and the Breakwater on the Portland- Coos Bay-San Francisco run. has an nounced an increase of rates of 50 cents a ton on all freight from Port land. The new rates are to become effective on January 15th, next Sat urday. Assessor Wm Tolman and J. G. Russell have fired the first political guns of the season in announcing their candidacy for the Republican and Itotnocratic nominations, respee lively, for sheriff Both are home- raised boys and are well qualified to fill the office they seek, and those who beat them at the primaries will know that they have been in a race Port Orford Tribune. Mrs. Eva Crockett has gone to Rogue river to reside with her moth er. Mrs. Thos. Smith. I Second of Elmore Line Ordered Tied Fp for the Winter Period. On her arrival in Portland from Bandon the gasoline schooner Tilla mook. scheduled to sail immediately on a return trip, has been put out of commission for the winter, joining the steamer Sue H. Elmore, of the same fleet, which was taken off the Portland-Tillamook route a few weeks ago. The Tillamook has been operating as far south as Bandon and during the past four or five months its trips have been dependable. The gasoline schooner Patsy, of the same company, the only one to re main in service, left Portland a few days ago for Bandon and is expected here at any date. On her last trip from the Siuslaw and Yaquina Bay the vessel carried a return cargo of 63 tons. I.IBEI. ( ASE IS l*OSTI*ONED Treadgold W ine lirst Point in Strik ing Out Answer of Defendant» The $50,000 libel suit of G. T Treadgold vs. the Marshfield Record. Mitchell & Carpenter and various other parties, was called in Circuit court last week, and after a brief pre liminary skirmish was postponed un til the April term of court. A tele gram received from Mrs. Mitchell, wife of the detective who is one of the main defendants and witness««. stating that he had broken both legs in an auto accident, was one of the reasons for postponement. Attorney Treadgold won first point In the legal battle, when Judge Skip worth sustained his motion to strike out the answer of the defense as be ing improper pleading, giving the de fendanta one day to file amended au swer. I The Port of Bandon Commission ers met Tuesday for the purpose of taking up the inside jetty improve ment proposition which has been under consideration for some time, Word liad been received from Wash- ington that the engineers had rever sed the Portland office's offer to loan the plant and tools to the lo. cal port and allow the latter to use its money to do the work. The of- ficials ruled that the government shall do the work and the port fur- nish the money, This is in accord- ance with the request of the port officials, who were well satisfied with the way the government engineers carried on the work completed here recently. It now appears that work will com- mence in the very near future. It had been planned to delay operations until April or May when weather conditions become more settled, but it is now believed that the work should ba done at once in order to receive the benefit of the freshets and high water of spring in clearing the channel. Numerously signed pe titions to that effect have been for warded to Portland, and the ship ping interests are making vigorous effort in that direction. The port bonds have not been sold yet, _ but the port has sufficient money on hand with which to begin the work, it is believed and the bal ance will be on hand in ample time. State Inspector Asserts Creamery turn of lutrge Ci tier. Have Combined to Cut IN ices to Dairies. The State Dairymen's association In convention at the Oregon Agricul- Loss Due to Footing Expenses of the tural college at Corvallis, following < 'bampioiiNliip Imitating Team of the assertions of J. D. Mickle, of Last tear Puts Student lied.« in Portland, state dairy and food inspec Debt—Season Tickets to High tor, to the effect that large city School Affairs Planned. creameries formed combinations det rimental to the success of the small “One hundred and fifty dollurs ur operators and farmers, planned an The project consists of ballasting organization of the co-operative bust!" During the coming two weeks that the pile jetty as far as it extends at creameries for the protection of the phrase will ring in the ears of every the present time. It will not be con dairymen. nected with the south jetty at this The organization will be a stock person in Bandon and the full mean- time, as such a project would require company capitalized at $15,000. The Ing will be evident, for such is to be more money than is at present avail central office In Portland will be und the battle cry of the High school able. er a salaried manager and the work students in their campaign to raise In the standardization of dairy pro funds for the uthlelic association. "I’nless we can finance the pres ducts will be earrted on there. The college will work through its exten ent Indebtedness and secure enough sion department In the organization money to carry us through the year, | of co-operative creameries and the school activities must cease und bas standardization of products. The ket ball, debate and the track team Considerable Excitement Among Ear McGinty Brothers Must Stand Trial Oregon Field Crops & Seed Growers’ must fall by the way-side," said one association effected a permanent or of the "power» that be" recently. At ly Morning Passengers When l'or Raising Disturbance at ganization, patterned after similar the present time the high school ath Accident Happens. Fishtrap Recently. associations in Wisconsin and Illi letic association, an organization nois for tiie improvement of Oregon looking to the students alone for sup Considerable excitement occurred Coquille, Jan. 8 Seven true bills crops through seed selection and fur port, is $50 in debt, due to the heavy on board the river gas boat Charm were returned when the grand Jury thering the production of seed for expense of debate last year. Primari ly, the purpose of the association was early Friday morning, when that boat reported this morning after being in commercial purposes. to finance and supervise athletics on collided with a large log which was session for the past two days. Creamery Combine Growing ly, but the fact that debate was not floating down the stream and in the John McGinty of Fishtrap, who Manager J. C. Baker of the local self supporting influenced the stud accident disabled her propeller. It got drunk on hard cider together occurred before daylight near Bul- with his brother Pat and stood off creamery has asserted many times ent body to make Itself responsible lards on the early morning trip to the sheriff and his deputies with a /hat there is a combine of the large for that activity also. For years the receipts of athletic ( "oqullle. The smoking compartment gun. was indicted for assault and city creameries In active operation. According to Mr. Baker this combine games have defrayed all athletic ex was filled with men going to court battery. and traveling salesmen bound for the Pat McGinty Implicated is indicted controls the Portland market In par penses and covered the deficits of Bay while quite a number of men on the charge of threatening to com ticular, fixing the prices at which all the debate and oratorical teams, the butter shall retail at and the prices public never having supported the and women were in the rear cabin. mit a felony. The boat struck with a great deal Bert Hardonbrook, who was ar paid to out of town creameries for latter. Last year the local debating The larger plants In the team won second honors among the of force and the shock caused a rested In Marshfield on the charge butter. stampede for the upper deck, as it of a bad check operation In Bandon cities purchase practically all of the high schools of the state, one of tlio was feared the craft might sink. about a year ago, was indicted on the butter sent to Portland markets. This greatest advertisements the city ever Is then given a city plant label and had, yet the students alone footed the One man went out through the win grounds of larceny by bailee. dow. Having come to a stop the Two indictments were returned sold at the prevailing market prices hills necessary to send the team to At th« end of boat swung towards shore and the against A. M. or Mert Jennings, who while the producer who sent the but Salem and Eugene log became entangled in the propel is charged with the holdup of two ter to the Portland market Is paid last year the student body finances ler, putting it out of commission. men in North Bend during the latter a price only sufficiently large to In were In about the same shape they duce him to try again. The plant are now, but It was hoped that pub It was necessary to wait there un part of December. lic support this year would enable til 8:30 when the Telegraph came There were also two indictments which attempts to market other than them to wipe out the debt. Ko far, through the combine, it Is said, soon along and took on the passengers made out against Harry Hawkins, of The disabl <1 craft wa» put on dry Coquille. He is charged with steal finds itself “in bad" to the extent of the attendance at basket ball games being unable to sell its products at and other activities this year h:iH been dock and the repairs have been ing clothes off local lines. practically nothing. made. Fred Healy and Arthur Baker were all. Beginning early next week the indicted on the charge or larceny. students will open their campaign for These are the two men who were SCIlGOL CONTRACTS SIGNED the funds needed, selling season tick- implicated In the taking of booze eta to (lie basket ball ganus. Din Mrs. E. I?. Kausrud Will Continue as from a storeroom of the Eagle bar ing the next two months there will in Marshfield shortly before Christ Chairman <>f the Boai<l. be at least five snappy, fast and e mas. citing games here, one with ea< Il of Not a Store In (lie County H um the high schools in the county and The school board held a special It for Sato—Few Seem to one with the strongest Independent meeting at Dr. Sorenson's office Tues Inderstand Law five. The season tickets will admit day for the purpose of securing the County Court lias Annonaced Board» to all of these games anil the prl< e signatures of Contractors Mehl & for Year—Changes Probable. "I would like to have this bottle of the tickets Is one dollar Boet< her and the Bandon Hardware When you buy a ticket your finan Co. for the work that is to be done Election boards for the Bandon filled with one-half alcohol and <,ne on tlx Eastside school building. It precincts have been appointed as fol half olive oil," said a woman cus cial support will be appreciated and is aitueu to begin the work immedi lows: Bandon SW. No. 44; Ju (igea— tomer to W. 8. Wells, proprietor of It will bn up to you to use the ticket ately. <night the Orange Pharmacy, the other day. and back the team Bandon has n< v- C. IL Zeek, Guy Dippel; The board also prevailed upon Mrs. board) M. B. Pressey. L. Mynatt, "Very sorry, Madam, but If you want er had a better basket ball team on E. B. Kausrud to reconsider her re clerks—Minnie Loomis, Margaret alcohol In that bottle you'll have to the floor, but they have got to have signation from that body. The lat- Wade, Rittle McNair; (night board) go to California to have it filled," support to win the championship Incidentally the moral of all this ter withdrew the resignation and wili Cathryne Conger, Blanche Landrifth. was the roply. "What? Can't even get alcohol In a drug store for medi Is buy a ticket, attend the games continue to serve as chairman. Elizabeth Rodgers. ' Bandon N. W. No. 45 C. M. Spen cinal purposes?” "Not In Coos coun and be a booster. cer, Geo. Manciet; (night board) J. ty since January 1." put In Mr. Wells IXMMUMJ IIOAD I NDEIC U VI I It 1N.H TIED S. Sawyer, Roy IL Corson; Clerk»— “Well that's a great note," and she Ella M. Rea, I. Kate Rosa, Inez True, went away In disgust. Chas. Peterson, a sailor on the Fl- (night board) Mrs. N. J. Hansen, "I've had two dozen people in here Anderson Camp Mandi« lipped by Bud field, sustained a badly lacerated Blanche Radley, Ruth Reynolds. wanting alcohol for medicinal pur Weal her Conditions. hand and wrist Saturday, when, while Bandon N. E. No. 4 6 Nels Ras poses, since the first of the year," assisting at the wheel of the boat in mussen, Ernest Sidwell; ( night said Mr. Wells afterwards to a Rol. Anderson who has been stay crossing the bar, his hand became board) J. W. Mast, Harry Walker; World representative, “but we have ing at the Anderson logging camp on caught in the slot in the floor. The clerks—John Nielson, Anna R. Hick n't got a drop In the house and don't Fat Elk creek the past year, came to bar was so rough that the two men ing. Pearl Walker; (night board ) Intend to carry ft." Bandon Monday to await hotter at the wheel were unable to control Dorothy Gibson, Esther Ixtrentzen, Every druggist In Coos county lias weather conditions and look after the rudder, and the wheel running Mary Hufford put the ban on alcohol. While the some cattle he has on a ranch on tlx* free at a terrific speed. Peterson who Bandon 8. E No. 4 7—A. J. Hart law allows drug store« to sell It, the Coquille river. He says the railroad grabbed at it was thrown to the man, John F. Bane; (night hoard) restrictions are so hazardous that not in their camp la several feet under floor. His fingers were broken, II. H. Dufort, W. R. Mavlty; clerks one of them cares to take the chan- water and operations had to be su wrist badly cut and the tendons were Bertha ('. Dufort, Carrie Chatburn. ces. Besldes requiring druggists to pended. They have been getting out pulled out of the muscles In his arm. Pearl Sneed; (night board) Minerva put up a $250 bond, the law place« red cedar logs for the Johnson shing The tug Klihyam, which had piloted l«wln, Clara K. Canterbury, Elva all the responsibility on them, If a le mill. Speaking of his cattle, lie the Fifleld out, was signalled and Gibson. person should purchase the stuff “for stated that the present winter Is a steaming alongside attempted to take medicinal purposes" and become In severely hard one on stock and when the Injured man off. However It Geo. W. Moore arrived from To- toxicated on It, the druggist would be hay, was too rough to make the transfer ledo the forepart of the week, The held liable, or If the person should he had to pay $2.1 0 a bale for out seriously considered selling he and the Flfield finally lowered a life deal for logs for the local mill, on sell or give it to a third person, the boat, which after much maneuvering whtoh depends Ito opening in the druggist would be liable. “I don't to the butchers. succeeded in landing him on the tug near future, was being considered In care to take any such chances, said Conn«- Matto Sii|H*rx Isor He was taken to the Emergency hos court today. It is believed that Mr Mr Wells, and the rest of the drug Al the January meeting of the pital where Drs. Mann A- l«ep are at- Moore's bld of $1.75 per M will be gists In the county are of the same County Court A. J. Counts of Ban tending him. accepted. mind But It Is remarkable how don was named road supervisor for few people «eem to understand thia the local district, which since the Must Clip Ll<|uor Ads Stewart Whitsett was In town over new law," boundaries have been changed In District Attorn«»y L. A. Liljeqvist Saturday night returning from a busi v cludes all the territory from the Sev has informed local newstan«! deal ness trip to Gold B«»ach Mr. Whit The G. A. R. and W. R. ('. held a en Devils south to the County Line ers that all liquor advertising must sett, whose home is In Bandon, has be clipped from papers and maga arranged to put a number of Fords J< int Installation last Friday, but ow and east to Coquille, excluding how zines sold by them, in compliance on the run from his town to Rogue ing to lack of space the depart ever, the Incorporated City of Ban Mr Counts will probably ap with the provisions ot the new prohi river as soon as spring opens. — Port ment press correspondent's report don point several deputies. will not appear until nest issue. bition law. Orford Tribune. Charm Strikes Log; Grand Jury Returns Disables Propeller Seven Indictments Druggists Have Many Requests for Alcohol