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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1916)
The Official Newspaper of the City of Bandon With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the City. WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916 RAILROAD TO CARRY MAIL IN NEAR FUTURE CHIEF OF PORTLAND DIVISION IN COUNTY TO ARRANGE FOR CHANGE IN ROUTE. Has Narrow Escape Resurrecting Ships Ginseng Culture is Another Firm Would From Death in River From the Boneyard Proving Successful Build Three Vessels Mrs. S. A. t'arnilchael Kails Into Mat- Old Schooner John G. North and the Two tear Old Plants Show Excellent Owner» of Local Plant Communicat er While leaving ('harm at Steamer Coquille River Must Growth—More I xh - h I People ing Witli Han Fi aulisco Parties Coquille Friday. .Igaiu Go luto Sei vice. Putting Out I Tints. —Depends on Lumber. NO. 19 SCHOONER OAKLAND ON NEHALEM BEACH Mrs. S. A. Carmichael narrowly es Marshfield. March 25 Now comes The ginseng industry, started here J. L. Kronenberg arrived on the caped drowning at Coquille Friday the word that the old schooner John two years ago by II. H Phelps, Is ap Bandon from Sausalito to confer with Star Routes to Be Abandoned and afternoon, while attempting to go G. North, built in Marshfield in 1881, parently proving successful. While his agent, John Nielson, in regard to Spiiiii?. Leak After Being Out Twelve Bandon Will Receive Portland Mail ashore from the Charm unassisted. j 35 years ago, has been sold and still it takes five years for the roots to the local ship building plant. The Hours—Deck la>a<l Was Thrown Evening of Day Sent—Parcel Post She was carrying a traveling bag iu i must do her duty riding the briny mat if e and become marketable, the matter of closing a deal still dep«*nds Overboard and She Was Taken in to Arrive Every Day Instead of one hand, umbrella and bag in the ' deep with a cargo during these days Tow l-ollouing Day—Believed to 'growth of the plants during the past on the ability to get ship timber at Once in Twelve Days. other, and was just about to step of wild charter rates. For years the j two years has been highly satisfac the Moore mill. Mr. Moore Is expect Be Sinking; 100 Abandoned. onto the dock when she lost cons old vessel has been lying on the Oak tory. From all Indications the ex- ed here in a few days when definite Unless the big trainmen's strike, ciousness and went overboard. It land mud flats, slowly burying her ' periments being made will prove information will be received. No word concerning the wrecked which is now pending, interferes, the is believed that she was affected by self in the black ooze, and her com . profitable as well as to show con Mr. Nelson states that a San Fran schooner Oakland, which left this mails into Coos and Curry counties the gasoline fumes from the boat. A ing out now will be like the calling clusively that this section is particu cisco concern is also negotiating tfor port a week ago Saturday night, has gentleman standing on the dock saw to the colors of the fourth line of from the outside will come over the larly adapted to the growth of this the local yard. Tills company con been received Ht the local office of Willamette Pacific by the last of her fall and called to Captain Banter European reserves. rare and valuable herb. templates building three vessels, and the Estabrook company, but a dis and others, who quickly came to the The boat was resurrected from the May. Such is the statement of Al About two dozen local people have is asking for further information patch from Bay City, Ore . states that bert S. Rand, chief of the railway rescue. Through their kindness she "boneyard" by her owner. William put out small patches of ginseng regarding th«* availability cf ship • It«' went on the beach at the mouth mail service for the Portland divis- was takep to the Hotel Baxter where * Peters, and sold to John E. Heston, during the past two years and more carpenters in this section. of III«’ Nehalem river mid Is high and she was given a change of clothing of Los Angeles, terms private. The ion. who was in the county looking are engaging in the industry this dry., The jib sail was set, but other over the mail situation this wee!.. and the captain kindly held his boat North is of 336 gross tons, has a spring. Mr. Phelps bus 2000 two sails were gone, the deckload was overtime so that she could return to length of 14 3.5 feet and carries a year old plants at his place south of His early visit is the result of the goue and the cabin was broken up. Bandon. crew of eight sailors. Little Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. town, which he reports are making activity of the commercial bodies of Otherwise the vessel was in good Mr. Carmichael came over from And there was quite a bit of jok excellent growth. C. E. Klepfer put Hornung l ulls Against Stove. this county in asking that the mails shape. Since then the high tides Marshfield Saturday, returning with ing along the Portland waterfront Th«> little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. out some plants last year. These be carried by train as soon as a have swung her around, grounding his wife Monday morning. when the old steam schooner Co probably have made the best growth Harry Hornung was painfully burned regular schedule is adopted. her stern and it is reported the heavy quille River, built at Prosper on the of any in the community. In a few about the hands Friday evening, Will Necessitate Mail Clerks ORPHEUM OPENS SATURDAY Coquille river in 189«, came chug days he expects to sow 25,000 more when she fell against the kitchen swells are breaking her to pieces. Establishment of a route from Eu ging into port in response to the call seeds. Kenuedy Baker is one of th« stove, She is just beginning to walk Beachcombers have been busy sev gene to Coos county will necessarily eral days taking the railroad ties G. .1. Lemanski Starts Out With Vau to duty. She is of 415 gross tons, new venturers this spring. lie has and while her mother was in the pan include the appointment of railway deville and Pictures. has a length of 146 feet and carries had 500 plants and 110,000 seeds put try she wandered close to the stove. from her hold and piling them up on mail clerks along the way, and the shore. George Williams of Bay City The Orpheum Theatre will be re a crew of 20 men. She Is one of the out in the garden of his home in East She apparently became overbalanced Southern Pacific fias arranged for was sent to the scene to take charge opened Saturday night of this week last of the old coal-burners on tile and grasped the hot stove with both Bandon. combination baggage and mail cars of the wreck. under the management of (1. J. Le coast and it is said that her coal bill Her The industry is being watched very hands to keep from falling. on the run between Marshfield and From Tillamook comes the report manski, who for the past seven years eats up every cent of profit that her closely and if another year proves as cries brought Mrs. Hornung to the Reedsport and between the Umpqua that the Oakland was in sight of the has been in the picture business at owners, Parr-McCormick, could ex- Dr. Leep was called. the successful as in the past, it is prob rescue. ri-ver and Eugene. The equipment beaches all day Wednesday of last Coos Bay. Mr. Lemanski conies well pect to make under normal condi able that It will he made a businee« wounds dressed, and at present the now at Cushing has such coaches. week, but there was no tug at thut recommended. His opening program tions from her carrying of 400,000 little one is recovering rapidly, but on a larger scale. The change will have the effect of point, otherwise she could have been will consist of pictures and vaudeville feet of lumber. She is to be made It is not yet known whether the burn giving a number of towns that have salvaged. Saturday and Sunday nights for into an oil burner. For the past five «•11 the light hand, which was quit" been enjoying thrice a week mail ser A report from Everett, Wash., und- which an admission of 5 and 15 cents years the Coquille River has been severe, will cans«« It to lie umt'lguied. vice mail twice daily. Towns of this er date of Thursday, March 23, ex will be charged. For the regular lying in the Oakland creek "bone Two Mile School Board I Ues Demur I------------------- class include Lakeside and Ada, a plains the wreck as follows: picture shows the charge will be r. yard.” rer to Action Taken in Court. Her run previous to that Morgan Child Gets Burns place ten miles north of the Umpqua "The steam schooner Saginaw ar and It) cents. The recall movement against the time was between San Francisco and The nine months' old child of Mr. river. rived here late last night with (’apt. Some 12 Two Mile school board is now in Cir and Mrs. Roy Morgan was badly Fort Bragg. California The routing of the mails over the New Steamer doming G. 8. Dent and the crew of the three- The board has engaged trip to 11 cuit Court. years ago she was sent on a burned on the right hand and arm Southern Pacific will cause the aban The Fyfe-Wilson Lumber Co., has masted schooner Oak laud on board. donment of a number of star routes. chartered the steamer Cleone, now Portland, was disabled with engine » I-ho sendees of Attorney <>. T. Tread- Friday evening, as the result of ful "Ix-aving the Coquille river at lias filed a demurrer ling against a hot stove. Dr. Mann The first to go villi be that now con operating between Eureka and San troubles off Tillamook, and drifted gold, who action taken by the pe- was called to dress the wounds, midnight last Saturday, the Oakland north Into the breakers at Clatsop against the tracted with J. Laird and Rc»eburg Francisco, to ply between Bandon and sprung a leak when 12 hours out, parties between Roseburg and Myrtle the south, taking the place of the spit, but was picked up just in time tltioners, and Judge Coke has called which are healing rapidly. en route to San Diego The deckload for briefs on the issue. Judge Coke's by a Columbia river tug boat. Point, serving all of Coos county, schooner Oakland. The first trip of ties was thrown overboard In an decision will probably Include an Hupt. Turnbull Re-elected Camas valley and way points. An will be made here in about a week. attempt to keep the vessel afloat, opinion as to whether the recall law Mill Marts Monday Morning At a recent meeting of Hie school and at 3 o’clock Mouday afternoon other will be the route between The old familiar whistle of the is applicable to school officials. beard, Supt. L. W. Turnbull was re the steam schooner Saginaw, coming Scottsburg and Gardiner which is Sheriff Johnson Runs Again Moore mill is to be heard again Mon elected on a two years' contract. Mr. up the coast from San Francisco, established on the boats, The third Sheriff Alf. Johnson announces “llohl-up” Accepted as Joke Turnbull has given excellent satis will be a curtailing of the route now that he will again run for the Repub day morning, according to Superin “ Bill" Kennedy, who resides with faction during the present year. Ho took her in tow. During the night tendent Geo. Locke, who dates that serving the section along the coast lican nomination to that office at the the Oakland's crew slgualled thut everything will be ready to begin his mother at the Vale building on lius a high standing among the edu north of North Bend. coming primaries. Mr. Johnson is their vessel was sinking, when Capt. Second street, was arrested Monday cators of southwestern Oregon and Better Service for Curry completing a successful term of of- j work at that time. Between 75 and Charles Lundquist, of the Sagiuaw, on complaint of II. O. Nettleton, I«- lias been the recipient of a number 80 men will go to work. The new arrangement will mean flee, during which time he has made ordered th«« hawser cut. A heavy Ing charged with alteinptetl hold-up. of flattering offers from otlier^laces. a much faster mail service for Curry many friends. He has surrounded sea was running and the vessel drift Brought Here lor Opeialion According to Mr. Nettleton lie was county points as the mail for that himself with a competent force of ed until morning before an attempt Dr. K. A. Leep of Myrtle Point, decoyed to the rear of the building section will doubtless be carried to assistants whose prestige will also PhenInger. the young lad could be made to launch a boat to Wesley was in Bandon this week with his by a woman who called to him for Coquille along with the Bandon mail lend much support to his candidacy. daughter, Mrs. Allison Roberts, also hei|> stating that there was a dead whom .1. Ira Sidwell took charge of rescue the crew. The men from the anil brought to this city for distribu to tame by giving a nice Oakland were more than half an hour of that place, for the purpose of per man In the house. Upon arriving he and tried tion via the present star route. This opportunity to go to school, reaching the Saginaw ill tile molili Suing for Divorce home and forming an operation for appendicitis said he was accosted by Kennedy who will mean Curry county mail will be is again in the Industrial school. Pro lalnoiis seas. Chas H McCue of Bandon is suing on the latter at the Emergency hos- pointed a gun at him and demanded only a few hours later in distribution his wife. Mrs. Eva M. McCue for a bation Officer Hark Dunham bavin ; "The Oakland was left 2» miles ital. Mrs. Roberts is convalescent that he throw up bin hands. Mr. than the Coos county mail. taken him to Salem Inst week The out from shore In the path of coast- divorce, claiming that she deserted The Myrtle Point physician is the Nettleton refused to comply with the Parcel Post Daily him In June, 1914, and has since re father of Dr. R. V. Leep of this city demand, where ipon l.e said the lad Ind didn’t appreciate what Mr. Sid wise steamers, off Hie Tillamook One great advantage of the change fused to reside with him. Deputy- well was doing for him; In fact he coast. The members of the crew are lost his nerve n?d "beat It." In Jus will be the regular receipt of parcel Sheriff Laird served the papers on has proven a hopeless case. Ho first W. Olsen, first mate; M Tliompe ii. Another Building Contemplated tlce court Ti « .day morning the boy post mail which since the government Mrs McCue at Marshfield this week Coos Bay parties, who contemplate and hiB friends explained the matter went home, where a sister tried Io E Anderson, M Anderson, Paul contracted to send it through Port The father asks custody of the two establishing in business here, are in I ok after him, then he went to llv< Kreft, Frank Wholers, seamen; ; and as a joke. It was accepted as such land and from there to Coos Bay children. with other parlies, but continued to B. A. Basso, cook." the city ted. y conferring with local and Kenuedy was discharged via steamships, has been only a limit get into t rouble and finally had to property owners on First street in ed service. There have been periods A most successful Library tea was Fifield Not in Danger be taken away again. view of having the latter construct given by Mrs. 8. ('. Endicott, assisted of fully 12 days when the parcel MAY HETTI.E TAX MATTER Contrary to opinions expressed by a large business building for them. by Mrs. W. 8. Wells and Mrs. C. post did not arrive in Bandon. The many that the prospects for the sav Definite Information is as yet with- County <'on rt Maki*« ««uniter Offci M<(' Johnson, at the former's home best that has been given at any time ing of the Fifield are vague. M W. held from publication. on Kinney Estate. A large number has been a five day intermittent Payne, in charge of the workmen, Tuesday afternoon A counter compromise offered by attended, some donating Petitions for Road Bond" of ladies stated today that the ship is now out service. Local People llenefitted The County Court, it has been the county court bids fair to settle cake which was served with tea Vic- of danger from the breakers, and trola music entertained the visitors. Bandon will be greatly benefitted that the work is progressing prepara generally understood, eontemp lated the Major Kinney tax muddle In the periodical fund of the Library by the change in service. Instead of tory to making the necessay repairs calling a road bonding election of its payment of some $40,000 of back The T. P lianly, owner of one of the realized 110.50 from the event receiving Portland mail on the third before launching her in the water. own motion for primary election day. taxes Into the Coon county treasury. finest dairy ranches on the lower day, if the contemplated schedule is Several methods of getting her back May 19th. It has been decided, how Under the new offer F. B. Waite Coquille, paid Marshfield a business some of M heeler Hells Htmllo would pay all back taxes, accepted, it will arrive here on the to the water are under contemplation ever to wait for petitions contain visit last week. He says the freshet*, A deal was closed this week evening of the same day it leaves but it has not yet been decided which ing three or four hundred signatures them due since 1907, the costs and of the past winter didn't cause much Whereby E Good of Portland becomes tor the proposed bond election When 7 1-2 per cent inter«-«t on taxes due one will be employed that city. damage to the ranches In his vicinity; owner of the L. I. Wheeler picture prior to 1908 and 6 per cent on the such |>etitions have been presented Schedule of Train Hervice in fact, he says tliat the principal studio. Mr Good will lake over the Superintendent W F Miller of the to the court, it will have the option remainder. Sold Three Cara damage done to the river banks Is establishment April 1st. Mr Wheel S P. offices at Marshfield announces Local Agent Al Garfield this week to issue a call at any time not earlier caused by the wash from steamers, er will remain In Bandon until the Sustains Broken Collar Itone that there will be two trains daily sold three new automobiles two than forty days and not later than an<l that It is probable the Port Com reads permit of auto tours, when the C. Irvine met with a had accl w. over the new railroad, the service Fords and an Overland. Ray Wat twenty «lays prior to the election mission will ad In tin matter of family are planning on » <rlP ,n *•»' *r morning «lent at Prosper Friday to commence not later than April • ■ kins bought a Ford, evidently for the limiting the speed of river boats Th«* < ar to Jlie east. They will visit rela while working with the longshore O|>enlng of Bids Delayed From the schedule It is deduced the purpose of demonstrating the .pule The County Court last week refua- men crew that was loading the Eli washing away of the banks is not tives in Minneapolis, later going to in-coming train will leave Eugene r.t of Zerolene. as Mr. Watkins is th • only an Irreparable loss to the farm 7:20 a. m.. arriving in Coquille at Standard Oil company's manager ed to open bids for a long improve zabeth. He was dodging a sling load era, but Is also responsible for the Washington. D. <’., and spending the of lumber It appears, and In some ment near Coledo. said to amount winter In Florida. 4 30 p m. The out going train will here. Geo. Mathers who operates a formation of numerous shoals In the to about 140,000 The Court found manner a cable caught his right arm leave Coquille on it» way from Pow jitney to the Ferry is to have a new William Lundquist. who left Ban When the cable river, which will have to be dredged ers at 8 1«. arriving in Eugene at Ford for his service and Sam Harper that the specifications had not been near the elbow. Coo» Kay Nows. at public expense don last fall for Nevada, returned on tightened up with a Jerk, the force proparly drawn and that there was a 5 10 p m . from whence connections manager of the Prosper store, has the speedwell from San Francisco may be made with the Portland train placed his order for a roadster of the general misunderstanding between of the blow wrenched his collar bone via Coos Bay. Leaving Bandon. Mr. Speaker Coming Hat unlay in two. He was brought to Bandon the contractors. New specifications Captain Walter Panter states that new Model 75 Overland. Miss Brown will arrive Saturday Lundquist first visited relatives at will be drawn up and bids opened, where the bòne was set by Dr. Gale. the Myrtle Point Transportation com and will speak at tho K of P hall Carleton, Oregon; then went to Ne pany 1» making arrangement» to ad aectlon of road between Eugene and April Sth. Saturday afternoon (2 o> and «•«#- vada, where he Is Interested In min Time« Hay» It ’ » BedilBon just their schedule so that people Reedsport on the Umpqua river; and ning She will speak at the Presby ing property; and visited Southern The Coo» Bay Time« »ay» Accord Archie Kruae has »hipped to Ban from this section may catch the train the other between Powers and Reeds terian church Sunday morning and California on the swing back to Ban ing to an apparently »ell verifi« d Francisco the box factory machinery at Coquille for Portland and out»lde port. This is necessitated on account He found much activity In afternoon and in the evening at the don report reaching here, II. E L. Bedll which he bought In Bandon and ship wlHt, and will also meet the in-com of the fact the Umpqua bridge is not mining enterprises In Nevada, hut Race betterment, lion will be apjxjlnted postmaster at K. of I* hall. ing train, thereby giving rapid service as yet completed. As soon as It is ped to North Bend The machinery subject on the whole, believes Bandon I" *" child welfare and kindred Bandon within a few day». There has been shipped to the Ely Machin down the river The service be- finished the service will be made active as any of the western com tween Eugene and Power, call» for ■•through.” The present plan is to ery company, which firm It is said, has lieen a lively content for the will be the topis of her various ad- munities in which he eoujourned drewe». will sell it for Mr Kruse. position. two distinct schedule«; one for the transfer at the Umpqua on bargee. i