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.