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 27, 1916 NO. 10 TWELVE MORE READY TESTING ASSOCIATION YOUNG MAN RESCUED STATE RURAL CREDITS LOOKS LIKE COUNTY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A RECORD YEAR FROM DEATH IN RIVER SYSTEM IS PROPOSED WILL BE THE LOSER BANIKIN' HAS MORE SI t'CESSU I. EIGHTH GRADERS THAN OTHER SCHtHILS. S BE- A LEE BARROWS COMES To AID OF PORTLAND LAD WHO CLINGS TO SNAG WHEN BOAT TURNS OVER AT THE MOORE MILL BOOM. Leads County for Jauuary Evainina Tester George Johnson Gives Valu- tions—State Superintendent Chur abie and Interesting Information chill Announces Some New Meth as to Growth of the Cow < TeKting Clinging to the roots of an alder | time. Submerged in the icy waler ods for Exams in May and June— Association; Records i of Cows; tree which had become fast between Jp to his neck, the lad hung on. yei Pupils May Refer to Text Books. and Scope of (lie Industry. two piling in the river near the Geo. W Moore mill, "Bill” Greene, nn IS year old youth, was saved from a Twelve eighth graders of the Ban Speaking of the growth of the f don schools successfully passed the - dairying industry and the value of watery grave about 8 o’clock Sunda) state examination of January 13 and the cow testing association to the evening by Lee Barrows, a resident of 14, two more than any other school dairymen of that section, George East Bandon Young Greene ran away front his in the county. Marshfield and North Johnson, tester for the Lower Co- Bend each had ten. Prosper nine, quille River Cow Testing association, parents' home at Portland two weeks ago and came to Bandon to get a Myrtle Point and Coquille each six, recently said: Lampa four, and others lesser num "The Bandon and Lower Coquille job. He had just six dollar i when he bers. Those passing successfully in River Cow Testing association has left home but that was gone long be ■ the Coquille valley were: now been in operation a year and a fore he reached here. Being unable Bandon—Spencer Baker Trow half, The dairymen have found their to get work, he saw an opportunity bridge, Henry A. Philpott. Albert herd books of great advantage in cul- to establish in business for himself by Tucker, Ira W. Tucker. Ewell Plum ling out their herds, and that cul- gathering drift wood logs in the riv mer, Coyt Clark Allen. Beulah Bell ling is very uncertain without tlie aid er and cutting them up into stove more, Joseph Breuer. R obs C. B. of scales and a Babcock tester and wood. It was while floating two large Thornton. Gertrude Bullis, Paloma that often heretofore the best cows logs down the stream that theTicci- of their herds have been thrown out Randleman, Randall D. Kay. dent occurred which nearly cost him under the delusion or supposition Prosper—Fred Neumann, Henry his life. He had tied them together C. Shields, Esther F. Gibson, Beu tliat they were the poorest. with a rope and fastened them to the Records Ma<le tlie Past Year lah Faliy, Myrtle M. Smith, Mabe) E. small row boat borrowed for tlie oc "The highest producing herd was Josie Neumann, Alma Anderson, casion. it was quite dark and the found to be that belonging to Hull s. Storm, Lillie H. C: Bros, of Riverton," continued Mr. current caused by the receding t|de Lampa—Martha Florence Perkins. Johnson, "their 19 cows making an was exceptionally swift. \pparently Eula Moore. Lelah Gilkey. Lester average yearly production of 314 lie had successfully piloted his raft Arthur Borgard. pounds of butterfat per cow. J. P. from one of the mud fla’s up tlie riv Parkersburg—Earl F. Redding, Clausen's herd of 40 cows (near Rlv- er until he reached a row of piling Elizabeth Church. erton t was a close second, making in front of the Moore mill. Here the Coquille^ Earl Isensen, William an average of 308 pounds of butter boat and logs passed on opposite sides Peart, Lillian Humbert. Katie Price, fat per cow. J. F. Van Leuven's herd of the boom sticks. When the rope May Wilson, William J. Miller. of 26 cows came in third with an av had stretched tight the force of the Myrtle Point—George Barton Lee. erage of 283 pounds per cow. I current caused the boat to tip aud it Clarice Lee. Marie Michael .Inez De have found that the average number filled with water aud capsized. Yntir.g vault. Raleigh Greene, Guy Corbin. of pounds of butterfat per cow for Greene, who is not a swimmer, grab Arago—Alice Schroeder; Powers—- the entire association was 238. The bed for something to hold onto. For Valentine Adair, Rose Adair, Ralph three lowest average in the associa tunately an alder snag hr J preiious- Barton Willey; Pleasant View—Ho tion were: 138 pounds; 185 pounds; ly become entangled In th ■ same row mer Sigsby; Johnson's Mill—Orval aud 188 pounds of butterfat lies cow. of piling and he caught it just In L. Newton; Catching Creek— Kath From these figures it will be seen Hall’s Creek— that the difference in production l»e- leen M. Masters; Rosa Fredenberg. tween tlie highest and lowest herd is NORTH BEND PEOPLE Ash Illi; COI RT TO COMI’ROMIHE Till'! KINNEX ESTITi: TAXES Isians to Re Made to Farmers I'pou <'«iiiiinissioimr Armstrong Returns Mortgages to «O Per Cent of Ap From Public Meeting Held Last praised Valuation of lasiid—Htate Night—Court Offers to knock off l«oen Commission Mould Handle Penalty for One Year and Half the tlie Funds. Interest—Law Suit in Hight. ’in« for help, until almost exhaust ed. Mr. Barrows, enroute from his The following poiutB on a rural home to the Acme Planing mill to credits system for Oregon have been file a saw, heard the cries. He hur- proposed by Dr. Hector MacPherson. ried to the dock of the mill, where head of the U. 8. and O. A. C. Bur he met Walter Windsor, watchman, eau of Markets and Rural organiza who also had been arous«»d by the tion: unusual cries from the direction of 1. Name: There is hereby estab the river. They investigated the lished the Oregon Farm Mortgage sound and were soon convinced some Credits association, which shall be n one was in the water, and with the state institution with a branch in aid of a row boat Mr. Barrows went each county. to the reecue. So near death from 2. Purpose«: The purposes of the cramps and expoeure was the lad Oregon Farm Mortgage Credits as that it was necessary for Mr. Bar sociation shall -be to raise funds and rows to pry bis hands loose from the make loans, secured by farm mort alder roots, He had maintained a gages, throughout the state of Ore death grip, although almost uncon gon. scions 3. State Farm Loan commission Greene was taken by Mr. Barrow» The Oregon Farm Mortgage Credits to a house on Eleventli street where association shall be under the control he had been staying, and soon recov of the State Farm Loan commission, ered, none the worse for his expert which shall consist of the governor ence. He was very grateful to Mr of the state, secretary of state, th« Barrows and offered him what littl« state treasurer, and secretary of the money and personal effects he had state land board and five other mem for having saved his life. Mr. Bar bers chosen to represent the Wiliam rows thanked him kindly lint refus ette valley, Southern Oregon, the ed to take anything; instead he ad Coast region, Northwestern Oregon, vised tlie lad to keep what little and Central Oregon. respectively. money he had and go back to hie They shall lie chosen for their ability parents. It didn't take the boy lonj to handle financial matters, and from to see tlie wisdom in the suggestion their acquaintance with tlie rural for ho immediately telegraphed credit needs of their various districts home, and Monday morning started The Farm Mortgage Credits commis for Roseburg. His parents wired sion shall appoint a general manag him money to Myrtle Point, and nc er who shall be responsible to the doubt by this time he is again und commission for the general manage er the parental roof. ment of the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credits association. The manager upon the approval of the State Farm Loan commission, shall select Ills of New Plan to He Tried 179 pounds of butterfat, and this 179 lice force, appraisers and count) In the May and June eighth grade pounds of butterfat at 30 cents per representatives. examinations a new plan will be tried pound equals $53.70—quite an argu 4 Membership: Tlie umtuberi in testing the pupils in the subjects ment in favor of the high-test dairy of tlie Oregon Farm Mortgage Cred of U. S. History and Civil Govern cow, is it not? For twenty cows in SHii.omi Worth of Bandon City Bonds Splendid Program Piepareil for Wed Its association shall bo farm land ment, according to a statement issued 5 years time at this rate tlie differ Held at Portland Docks nesday Evening, February I» owners who have affiliated theiuaelv by State Superintendent of Public ence would amount to J537O.OO, A uniting tlie Kilburn. —¡teliate Main teat ore. <w witli one of Its branches who liavt. Instruction J. A. Churchill. During enough to buy a farm. complied with the Oregon stale law tlie examination the pupils will be "It is only by proper feeding, and witli the regulations of Hit* as allowed to refer to their text bookH. breeding, testing and culling can the Tlie Patron-Teachers' association sociation and secured a loan upon Mail service between Co< a county but the questions will be so framed higher standards be arrived at which and the outside world during tlie past of Bandon will hold a session at the their land through thia association as to test the ability of the pupil In make tlie great difference in produc two weeks has been extremely bad. auditorium of the High school next 5. Raising funds: The common expressing what he has learned in tion. Let all the dairymen work for On account of the snow and slides Wednesday evening. February 9. to school fund, under proper safeguards clear, concise language. The advan a 300 pound butterfat average herd. along the Roseburg-Myrtle Point which tlie general public is invited. shall constitute a revolving fund tages of such a plan are. that it will Eleven and twelve hundred pounds road, only a portion of the mall. A debate on the motion picture which together with tlie accuinulat permit the teacher to emphasize the of butterfat has been produced by mainly letters, has come in via that question will be the feature attrac ed net annual surplus, shall lie tin historical events which she considers single cows in a year, but thiB is not route. The balance was held at tion of the evening The program original capital of tlie association most important; it gives the trained common. We don't have many such Portland for shipment cn the KII- follows: I'pon tlie basis of the farm mortgagez teacher greater freedom so that she high producers in our Coos county, burn. It is eetimated that Beveral Song — Public School Glee Club already let by tlie state of Oregon as can do a much higher quality of work in fact the highest producer in the carloads had been stacked up on the Debate: Resolved tliat the average security for the common school fund, than simply helping tlie pupils to county Is a pure bred Jersey belong docks there before that boat sailed. motion picture« interfere with the the farm mortgage credit com mis "cram” for an examination. It frees ing to J. F. Van Leuven of Bandon, The Kilburn was due Into Coos Hay best development of the child. Af ■doll shall isHtie bonds In series <>i the teacher and the pupils from so which produced 565.6 pounds of but today and Friday Itandon should re firmative G T. Trcadgold and Miss $100,000 or multiple thereof, tlie In teaching and studying as to make the terfat. or 650 4 pounds of estimated ceive an extraordinary consignment Kate ('hatburn; negative- F. J. lerest and principle of these bonds to examination the end. It tends to butterfat in 330 days. This cow’s I of postal matter. Chatburn and Miss Wilhelmina Lof be guaranteed by tlie state of Ore give the pupils power of expression 2 year old daughter produced in one City Recorder Kauiirud had been tus. gon. and eliminates the memorizing of un year 368.4 pounds of butterfat or greatly concerned over tlie where Piano solo — — Mrs. Gefsendorfer 6. Conditions of securing loans: important dates and facts. Judg«i’ Decision. 423.7 pounds of estimated butterfat about« of tlie $80,000 bonds which Loans shall be made Io farmers up “TheTe is always danger,” said In 330 days. The value of these cows were Bent by registered mail from Music Selected. on mortgages upon their land for an Superintendent Churchill, "of the ex would never have been known had Portland, Saturday, January 15th amount not to exceed 50 per cent of amination system developing a ques they not been tested, for they were The bonding house bad kept the tracer sent out from the Portland of- the appraised value of such land, ex tion and answer method of teach not extra heavy milkers, but their j wires hot wanting to know why tli flee. elusive of perishable Improvements ing. Any plan whereby the examin test was high. local city official-: didn't sign the As soon as the bond« arrive they A loan to any Individual shall not ation becomes the end is unpedigo- “Our association is a year and a bonds and return them, which was to will be signed and returned, and the exceed $50 upon each acre of land gical, and the examination usually half old now," Mr. Johnson, con- j have been done at once. The fact $H0,000 in cash I $40,000 for the wat owned, nor shall it exceed 15,000 foi deteriorated into a memory test. United, "and hopes are that it will is tiie bonds were lying on tlie Port er department and $40,000 to take Each member shall eacli member. With this new plan, if the teacher live many more years We expect ■ land docks awaiting the Kilburn. up back warrants) should be forth make written application for a loan will adopt it for the pupil's monthly to reorganize and commence a new j They were located there through a coming In a short time. upon forms to be secured from the tests they will learn by the close of year with the closing of the old. Feb- j county branch of the Oregon Farm the year how to use their text books ruary 1.“ Mortgage Credit association, and In as merely a reference work in writ this application he shall submit in de ing their final papers. The ques tail the purposes to which he Intends Ellzalietli l<eft This Morning tions will be so worded that It will to apply the loan, and no part there- be Impossible for the pupil to copy , The Elizabeth left this morning of shall, under any circumstance«, be aryy amount from the text book, I at 3 o’clock for San Francisco. She Believing that her brother, K. W. i for eight years it may be a difficult applied to any other puri>o«e. but he will find help by turning to carried the following passenger«: J Interest and principal of all loans Stepp. waa killed by revolutionists in matter to establish his where- it to refresh hi» memory on some : E. Walstrom. Mr. and Mrs. Jx*e Bar point tliat has escaped him just for <iy, J. M. McIntosh. Mr. and Mrs. A Mexico during l'.»13, Mrs. 8. ('. Ow about«, but she has written a news Khali be payable upon tlie amortiza ens of Bandon, is making efforts to . paper in El Paso, soliciting publicity tion plan in quarterly, semi-annual, the moment. When writing an ex- i Simmons and child. Charles Cline. communicate with some of ills former j in view of locating someone who or annual installments. At the end amination a pupil often finds that he of three years, however, from tlie can not recall the answer to a ques is writing. The eighth grade exam aaaociatew through El Paso, Texas, knew him date of securing a loan, the borrow K. W. Stepp, according to Ilia sis newspapers, in the hope of receiving ination«. to a very large extent, set tion. He is then liable to become so er shall have tlie privilege of paying ter, when last heard from wm a civil Information. nervous and frightened that he will the standard for teaching, and I am more definite off in addition to ills regular amor bases lier belief on the engineer in the employ of the Mexi Mrs. Owens plan very confident that thia new- fail in the entire examination. This He was also tization Installments, any additional is really the common sense way to wili strengthen the work in the fact that the name of H. W. Stepp can Central Railway prejiare a pupil for his work In the eighth gTade and give the pupil much api>eared In a list of Americans kli interested In mining operations, be portion of the loan he sees fit, and his future amortization limtalluienIs everyday world, for if a man has to more power and confidence than he led In Mexico sine« 1913. which list ing associated In tlie latter with men eliall Include Interent only ig>on that was recently published by the Marsh from El Paso. He la about 25 years write an article or prepare a paper gains from the memory teats. If his portion of the loan remaining unpaid field Record. Stepp being a very un > of age claws standing has been high during on any subject he does not attempt Each farmer obtaining a loan According to newspajier accounts, to depend on his memory for the the year and his English work what common name and there being only proof which he wishes to use from it should be, he will pass a good ex a slight difference in the initials of H. W Stepp, was being held for ran shall submit to a survey of hi« farm If hi« class work has the two, tlie local woman is of the som for tlie third time and being un- i and equipment accenting to the form« various source« to substantiate his amination. statements; rather he has on his table been below par. the open book will opinion tliat a mistake might have able to pay the 500 pesos demanded, • lined by the division of Farm Man- a number of reference works deal be of no help to him during th' been made In transndttinc the news was executed, He had twice prsvl-I azement cf the I’nited Staten depart- I ment of Agriculture. These forms Not having heard from her brother ously paid ransoms and escaped. ing with the subject upon which he short hour of the examination. ” Mail Service Has Been Patron-Teachers Assn. Paralyzed For Weeks Invites Bandon Public BANDON WOMAN FEARS BROTHER WAS KILLED BY MEXICANS County Commissioner G. J. Arm- strong returned tills morning from Marshfield, where he attended a pub lic meeting under the direction of the Commercial club of that city for tlie purpose of again considering the Kinney estate tax question. Tlie meeting was well attended and brought forth much discussion, hut Mr. Armstrong states that nothing definite was decided upon by tho County court. The total amount of taxes due by the Kinney estate is over $64,000, and extends back to 1906. Tim case has peculiar circumstances which give opportunity for a legal contro versy tliat may last many years, should tlie county attempt to enforce payment. Wishing to see the matter cleared up so that the land in ques tion, nearly all of which lies within tlie city limits of Nortli Bend, may be opened for development, the city and school district of Nortli llend is offering to rebate all tlie penalty and half the interest in order to get a settlement. They request tlie-coun ty to do the same. Commissioner Armstrong states tliat Hie Court lias offered to refund tlie penally for one year and half the Interest on the entire amount, but that doesn't seem satisfactory. They are not inclined to give more and may reconsider the offer already made. It Is said, however, tliat tho value of the property was so much overestimated that should it be H<.l<l for taxes the county would have to bid It In. In another year the coun ty would be forced by law to sell It to tlie highest bidder. There is H<1 much of It that It Is hardly probable that anyone but the owners would bld on it at tlie final sale, in whi< h event they would get it at their own price. In that, case the county would lose. Frank B. Waite, who hold« a sec ond mortgage on the estate. Is at tempting to secure the compromise on the tax««. Tim estate is valued at more than lialf a million. HNOWBALLING ENJOYED Bi THE MEN AND BOX S All Kimis of Weather During Past Week—Yesterday Like a Holi day in Bandon. Talk about weather, tills section has had all kinds of it during the pa«t week. Beginning with a wind storm Friday night, which for a while made things hum, It gradually changed to rain, hall and «now Io* day tlmre has been no precipitation, but a cold north wind Is making the fireside the most comfortable place In the world. The biggest surprise was the snow which fell Tuesday night and Wed nssday. While It didn’t get more than an Inch In depth. It was uniis ual, and for the second time this i a- «on; the first coining on New Year's eve Yesterday the biiRlness section of the city ainieared to be celebrat ing a holiday. The streets were lined with men and boys engaged In the juvenile apart of snowballing It was great fun and every man who happened within the war zone was given a thorough Initiation, which consisted of face washing, rolling In the »now and a general bombard ment with Icy sphere«. All took it good naturedly, however, and no damage win done. Mr and Mrs. A. Simmons and child left on the Elizabeth for their former home in Oklahoma, where they own a farm. Mr. Simmons also owns land In Curry county. He had been employed at tlie Star ranch up to the first of the year. are to lie filled nut before he obtain« a loan, ami at the end of each cal- «•ndar year so long as Im remains a debtor to the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit ar'cUatlou.