The Official Newspaper of the City of Bandon
With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the Citv.
WESTERN
WORLD
WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET
VOL. IV
LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING
BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 24 1916
RAILROAD COMPANY CONSTRUCTION WORK
ADVERTISES COUNTY STARTED ON JETTY
HIS ATTITUDE ON DE-FENSE.
FIFTY THol'SAND BOOKLETS DE- THIRTY MEN WILL BE EMPLOY­
8CR11TIYE OF THIS SEC­
ED ON UM AL PROJECT FOR
TION TO BE SENT EAST.
THREE MONTHS.
Roadmaster Takes
Would Have County
The Traffic Census
Levy School Taxes
Republicans Lead
Local Registration
STATE Ol 4 it I Al. M IKING RECON­
NAISSANCE Hl HI El IN HEM
OF STATE All».
I. Ronenherg Being Held at Crescent Material Aasistance to Be It ei-cited
City Awaiting Artivai of Deputy
Bioviding County Will Take the
Sheriff lainl With Requisition
Initiative—County Court Mill Be
Papera—Bank Takes I Miai Bre­
Asked to Call Bond Election lor
ca ut ions.
Day of Primaries.
Fifty thousand colored booklets,
Preliminary work in preparation
handsomely printed, beautifully illus­ for the construction of the south­
trated, will soon be sent throughout side inner jetty started Saturday
the eastern states advertising Coos morning, following the aa-rival of
county and its tributary communities Junior Eengineer J. H. Polhemus in
according to John M. Scott, general Bandon Friday from Portland.
passenger agent for the Southern Pa­
R. A. Rozelle is in charge of the
cific railroad, who with J. A. Or- work under Mr. Polhemus, with D.
Daniel
mandy, chief clerk of the general A. Patterson as assistant.
passenger department, and W. F. Miller continues in the office force
Miller, superintendent of the road be­ and the crew employed consists of
tween Marshfield and Powers, were in men employed last summer. The
Bandon today.
work opened with twenty men, and
The booklets will contain 32 pag­ the number will b# increased to thirty
es, dealing with the various resources as soon as actual operations are und­
and possibilities, particularly the er way.
The inner jetty is to be about 60(1
beaches and summer resort attrac­
tions. The entire expense to be borne feet in length. It will have a base
by the Southern Partlfic railroad of 32 feet and will extend about X
company. The edition will be out In feet above low water. The piling re­
falseworks
a short time and distributed in time quired for preliminary
to reach the easterners before they total 80, making forty bents in all
The contract for furnishing the pil­
start on the summer trips.
Getting Acquainted
ing has been let to Frank Cox, who
The visit of the officials to this sec­ will have them on hand ready for the
tion at the present time, according to McLeod Bros, to start driving the
Mr. Scott, is to get better acquainted piling Monday. The cost of the work
with the territory that will soon be has not been fully determined as yet
Polhemus estimates
served by the new Willamette Pacif­ but Engineer
ic. They left Portland Sunday and the construction work to last three
had visited Marshfield, North Bend, months and will cost approximately
The funds were furnish­
Coquille, Myrtle Point and Powers 110,000.
before coming here. The trip be­ ed by the Port of Bandon, but the
tween Portland and Powers was made work Is being done entirely under
by rail except for a distance of five government supervision and with the
use of the government's paraphernal­
mllbs.
Through Service by April
ia.
— Evans in Baltimore American.
Survey of the River
Through service between Powers
Speaking of the local operations. .
and Eugene will be established about
the middle of April, according to Mr. Engineer Polhemus states that as ’
Scott, the road being theu connected soon as the jetty work is completed
except for the bridge across theVmp- the government will make a survey
qua, where a ferry will be used. The of the entire local project. They will
latter bridge will be completed by also make the boring survey of the
September. However, as soon as the bar. This information will give Blanks Sent to All Taxpayers in \ icw Assessor Favors a County Schoo'
Board to Look After Finances;
<>f Determining Relative Impoii-
remaining five miles of rails are laid complete knowledge of local harbor
District Directors Also.
ance of Each Road.
It will be possible to go from Bandon and river conditions and will be of
considerable use in determining the
to Portland in one day.
Non-Committal on Extension.
necessity for, and magnitude of fur­
R. B. Murdock, Coos county's new
T. J. ‘thrift, county assessor of
On being asked whether there was ther improvements.
roadmaster, lias this week sent out Coos county, and AVni. Tolman, conn
Inner Harbor Deep
any late information concerning the
traffic census blanks to all the tax­ tv assessor of Curry county, arrived
AV. A. Hoover, employed on the payers of the county. The blanks in Marshfield Monday enroute t<
proposed extension of the road from
Marshfield to Eureka, Cal., Mr. Scott, government works, with the crew should be filled out as completely M, their homes from Salem where they
was rather non-committal, merely in charge of preparing the dock equip­ possible and mailed back to Mr. Mur­ attended the convention of Oregon
stating that the conqiany will prob­ ment for-operations, reports the dock in tiie enclosed atamja-d enve­ assessors.
Twenty-seven counties
ably wait until they see what returns water off the 'Breuer dock to be over lope. A letter to the press explains were represented.
The govern the undertaking:
they receive from the present road 20 feet at low tide
Mr. Thrift said that the assessors
before considering any further de­ ment laid a water pipe across the
“The object of the traffic census I went on record in favor of having
river last summer in order to supply Is, briefly, to obtain information upon the school taxes levied by the coun
velopment.
The officials appeared to be much fresh water for the north side en­ which to oase an improvement pro-, ty instead of by small districts. The
interested in Bandon and community, gines. During the high water of the gram. It is not expected that we will plan as outlined Is to have a county
inquiring into the conditions of the past month this pipe was broken into even get close to the correct tonnage board to look after the financial end
various industries. They were especi­ five pieces by the force of the flood hauled on any one particular piece of of it anil merely district directors to
ally desirous of securing information The crew spent a portion of Monday road, but it is expected that we will look after the other details of each
regarding the local summer tourist grappling for the pipe and Incldently' be able to h II the relative importance district. The idea was to reduce ex­
attractions, the proposed new- hotel gained some information concerning of each road; and more than I lib is penses, the assessors feeling that in
the depth of the water and the con­ unnecessary. The traffic census has ome cases rural districts voted a
project, etc.
They report that business has been dition of the river bed. Last sum­ proven of value for this purpose in heavy school tax because non-resi­
improving rapidly in all parts of the mer the bottom appeared to consist other localities.
dent tax payers had to bear the brunt
state and are of the opinion that of mud into which the pipe sank
“It is well known that, even under of it Mr. Thrift said that he be­
Oregon wlil be more prosperous than but the crew found Monday that th« the most favorable conditions, the lieved that Coos county had the
mud was entirely washed out down to maximum fund available would not highest tax levy of any county in the
ever during the present year.
bed rock. The bed appears to be be sufficient to improve all the roads state.
lie suggested that it might
small boulders with an occasional in Coos county satisfactorily in one be well for the county to drop the
snag
year's time.
It seems, then, that road taxes for one year and levy s
the only practical and business like tax that would pay all the outstand
way is to lay out a program for im Ing warrants, thereby cutting off
provements covering a period of years the Interest expense
This he felt
<>. A. C. Man Coming to Take l’p Im­
and, in so doing, it seems only just sure would be for the best In the
portant Matter With Produc­
that attention should be given first end.
ers—Larger Returns.
to those roads which are the most
used by the greatest number of tax
Veteran News Writer Here
The placing of Coos county cheese
More Than Half Identify TIiemMhes payers. This does not mean that the
Addison T. Bennett, pioneer newu
on a standard basis as has been done
With G. <>. I*.—Oldest Man to
maintenance of
the lesser roads writer for the Oregonian, arrived to­
in certain other counties of the
Register is IM».
should be neglected but that perm­ day anil is gathering data for a boost
state (Tillamook, for example! is
anent improvements should be car­ er article about Bandon and com­
the object of a visit to this county
The total registration for the pre­ ried on in their proper order, elim­ munity to appear in an early issue
In a short while of Dr. Hector Mc­
Ho haa been
Pherson, field agent of the bureau cincts of which C. B. Seek Is regie- 1 inating duplications and disconnected of that publication
It Is hoped visiting other parts of the county and
of markets at the Oregon Agricul- trar, up to February 22. wm 561, and siiulesa projects.
tural college. He »as exacted this divided among the various political and believed that such a course will will go as far south as Bort Orford
meet the approval of all.
parties as follows:
week.
“The census is intend A to include
Bandon I.o-.es Big Game
360 1
Tillamook cheese is known thru- Republicans
In th« most closely contented bas­
1 •" every resident taxpayer in the cotin
out the northwest because of the Democrats
31 I ly. If any have been omitted, they ket ball game of the season the Ban­
standardizing of the name. Dr. Me- , Socialists
. .
2 4 may obtain blanks from the road­ ian bi ’h < bool team lost its chanco
Pherson acts on the belief there is Independents
for the county championship at
— 5 ; master.”
no reason in the world why Coos and Prohibitionists_
Dreamland Saturday night, having
1 I
Curry counties cannot do the same Progressive Republicans
Mrs C. B. Zeek was the first to signed up on her 21st birthday; the be» n defeated by Marshfield by a
thing. It means a higher price for
the product. Carl Haberlock of Til­ register here; the oldest man regie-, youngeet man, R. IL Osborne, also score of 22 to 21. The contest was
About 50 naturalized citizens full of spectacular plays and the re­
lamook has offered to come here and tertng to date was Yelverton Newton 21.
work to get the system started. Mr., Lowe, aged 90 years, the father of | have to date applied for registration, sult was uncertain until almost th»
Haberlock is selling agent for more C. Y. Lowe; the oldest wsnun. Mary but fully half of them could not pro­ last minute of play, when the re­
than 20 cheese factories in Tilla­ E. Shumaker. 87 years; the youngest duce their pt»rcr", therefore wore in­ feree called a foul on one of the Ban-
1 don players.
woman, Mrs. Lentner Gallier. who t eligible.
mook county.
Would Standardize
Coos County Cheese
COQUILLE TAILOR
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
IS UNDER ARREST VISITS THE COUNTY
I « ASHES DRAFT AT BANK Ol
BANDON WHICH PROVES
TO BE NO GOOD
General Bassenger Agent Scott ami Work in Charge of Roy Rozel I e I ml-
Other Prominent Officiate Visit
er Supervision of Junior Engineer
Polhemus of Portland—Recent
Bandon Today—Getting Acquaint­
ed Witli Nwv Territory—Are Much
Flood Was Great Factor in Scour­
ing Channel of River.
Interested in the Beach.
NO. 14
Deputy Sheriff IV. C. Laird Is en
route to Salem to secure the signa­
ture of Gov. Withycombe to requi
sition papers for 1. Rosenberg, for­
merly a tailor at Coquille who is
charged with defrauding the Bank of
Bandon out of $4 75. He is at pres­
ent being held at Crescent City, Cal.,
wnere he was apprehended on word I
from Sheriff Johnson
It will be
necessary for Mr. Laird to also go to 1
Sacramento, Cal , to secure the sig
nature of the governor of that state 1
before going ufter his prisoner.
Rosenberg, who had sold his busi­
ness at Coquille, came to Bandon the ■
forepart of the present month. He
called at the Hank of Bandon and
requested Cashier F. J. Fahy to cash
a draft for $475 drawn on the Brovi-
dent Savings Bank
Trust Com
pany, Cincinnati, Ohio Not being a
regular customer of the bank and a
comparative stranger, Mr. Fahy stat
ed that he could not honor the draft
without taking the usual precautions,
whereupon Rosenborg offered to tele
graph to the eastern bank to secure
their O. K. The Cincinnati bank re­
plied with a telegram to tlib bank of
Bandon that they would honor such
x draft, but to be positive of identl
fication.
Mr. Fahy called Rosen­
berg's attention to the warning, and
the latter explained that lie having
resided in Coquille and not in Ilan
don it was probably for that reason
that the reference was made.
He
then brought in several local busineas I
lien to Identify him, mid the money i (
was paid over. As further guaran­
tee of tiie validity of the draft, Ros­
enberg liad submitted a pass book of
the Cincinnati bank, showing a bal
ance several times tiie amount of tiie
draft.
Rosenberg apparently was in no
hurry and acted perfectly calm dur­
ing the transaction, arousing no sus­
picion whatever, lie deposited a por
lion of tiie money tn the local bank
and several days later drew the last
check against It.
When the draft
reached the east it was turned down
and came back marked "Incorrect
signature." In the meantime Rosen
berg had left the community and
Sheriff lolineon and the various de­
tective agencies through which the
bank Is protected were notified
He
was located at Crescent City.
It Is believed that the transaction
was a clever swindle In which tho
local man was assisted l>y an eastern
accomplice. However It Is also pos­
sible that the draft was turned down
through a mistake of the eastern
bank. Rosenberg lias offered to
come back and straighten tiie matter
out, but the officials decided to take
no chances and are securing requi­
sition papers.
PI chmm I Large Audience
The Juvenile Musical Trio, under
the direction of Prof Richards, ap­
peared at the Grand Tuesday night
In their first public concert, given In
connection with an unusually good
program of pictures. The little fel­
lows proved themselves very good
entertainers and pleased a large audi­
ence.
Through the instrumentality of
Chas Hall, president of the Coos
and Curry Telephone company, and
one of the leading good roads advo­
cate« of the state, Coos county Is at
present undergoing a reconnaissance
survey in view of securing state aid
through the Slate Highway conimis-
sion. E. I. Cantitle, chief deputy of
the Highway division of the slate
engineer's office, arrived at Marsh­
field Tuesday and is at the present
time going over the main roads of
tbe county in view of getting a gen­
eral idea of conditions and needs.
The State Highway commission has
been working under tile policy of “we
help those who heli» themselves", and
therefore has aided with state money
several counties who within the oust
few years have raised money for the
purpose of permanent highway con­
struction. Coos county having re­
peatedly talked bauds for hardsurfuce
roads, lias been recognized by the
commission and will receive muter­
ial assistance from that body in the
event that it shows Its good faith by
voting the recently proposed bund Is­
sue of $370.000, or something simi­
lar.
An election wan to have been held
about a year ago, according to the
pat t year bond Issue revival. I>ut was
postponed from time to time until at
the present many are under the i i -
pri.sskn that the project has been
Abandoned altogether. Such i> n t
tho case, however, for. uccordiug l »
Mr Hall, the county court will bo
naked to call an election to vote on
tho bonds on the day of the primaries
which will be held in Muy. It' tlio
bonds carry It Is said that many good
things In the road building lino ate
In store for this county.
Mr Canline is also interested In
the proposed coast highway, which
has been explained In tills paper a
number of times, and w title here will
examine the route from Coos Bay to
Bandon and on south through Cur­
ry county. It Is planned to make the
coast highway a part of the great
military prepareilueHs plan, and In
view of the unusual Interest In that
direction there seems to lie a good
chance for It to materialize.
City Will Prosecute
Ordinance Violators
City Attorney ami Marshal I Inti
People Are Slow Alsmt Re­
moving Obstructions.
Obstructions in the streets of the
city must be removed or those res­
ponsible may have Io face the muni­
cipal judge one of these fin« morn­
ings and tell the reason why.
At the last council meeting tho
matter was brought to the attention
of that body through petitions from
citizens, and the
council
pas­
sed a resolution directing the city at­
torney and city marshal to give all
offenders due notice and then if they
failed to do anything, to enforce tho
ordinance governing placing obstruc­
tions in the streets or on the sid
walks. Several have taken the hint
and have complied with the law, but
there are a number who have paid
but little attention to th» edict.
Hence the following:
No Powtlered Hoose
Attorney General Brown lias ruled
that thirsty Oregon raaidents here­
after cannot quench their alcoholic
cravings through tiie use of a so-
called magic powder named “Zanol."
The attorney general holds that the
Notice to Citizens of Bandon
compound violates the Oregon prohi­
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
bition law
It is advertised as “the
most delicious, mellowest liquor you That by order of the Common Coun­
cil requiring me to enforce the ordi­
ever tasted ”
nances against obstructing streets,
The hoard of regents of the Ore­ all persons maintaining street signs,
gon Agricultural college publicly an­ wagons, merchandise, wood, or other
nounced that a new forestry build­ obstructions in any of the streets of
ing would be added to the already the City of Bandon, after March I,
splendid group of structure« this 1916, will be prosecuted for such of­
year It Is estimated to coat $51».000 fense
(Signed:)
and will be a marked addition to the
G T TREAIM1OLD.
College as well as Corvallis when
City Attorney,
completed.