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district. As to what wax the district
needs legal services to the extent of
thx* sum involved it is hard to say
t^The Western World disclaims Surely it cannot proceed from the
responsibility for the utterances very ones w he» were at first compelled
in this column. It is presented as to employ legal talent in self defense
an open forum for discussion of as it were. They were not the ag
public questions. The expressions grersora. No' Th? burden of this
and views advanced art* those of can be traced to very definite sour
tlie contributors; not the expres ces.
The most pressing need of the
sions and views of Western World.
trict
new. is protection from a
Contributions must be accompan
tain detrimental clement. an
ied by the name of the writer;
must be written on one side of the ment which apparently to still
copy paper: and should not con ther advance self-interests, and
der tlie guise of working for the
tain more than 500 words.
interests of the district has now
ploitingly entrench'd itself under
the synonym- -Board of Directors.
School District No 29.
ARTHUR COVELL.
Since the burning of the school
house of District No. 2!» to date there
will have been needlessly spent, ap-
proximately $455 of the dlstrict’s
funds for attorney fees. 1 say need
lessly, because from the very first
the attempt has been made to over
■rule school law and to hamper th* I rank Cameron Draws I ine of HCrtm
for Articles Published Against
efforts of the old members of th<
Poor Earm Management.
School Board who were conscien
tiously trying to act for what they
believed was right as against the ini
Coquille. Sept. 15- in the case of
position arising from a few aggres
the state against Frank B. Cameron,
sive minded individuals actuated by
publisher of the Agitator at North
the object to serve self-interests.
I Bend, which had been on trial for
Speaking for the residents who do tour days the jury after five hours'
not favor the agitation made in the deliberation brought in a verdict of
past towards a removal of the school guilty as charged In the Indictment,
site, it is considered that Mr. Lille which was criminal libel.
qvlst as prosecuting attorney, has
The jury was composed of the fol
not acted conscientiously not endeav lowing : E. B. Curtis. North Bend.
ored to serve the ends of justice, for ! H G. Kern, North Bend Walter
which purpose he was elected to of Norris, Fairview-; E. H. Fish, Ban
fice. For reasons best known to him don; W H. Bunch. McKinley. George
self, he has expressed opinion in re Witte. North Bend; George Griffin,
gard to this controversy without in (¡ravel Ford; Charles E. Langlois.
Subscribe for the San Francisco
any way being called upon to do so Bandon; W R Beattie, Templeton.
by the Chairman or Clerk of the old David W. Holden. Empire. John
school board; which opinion has been llickam, Coquille. Tiros. B. Lane. Co
and is contrary to recent decisions of quille. There were 23 witnesses for
the Attorney General.
the prosecution and 13 for the de
$1.50 PER YEAR
He has undoubtedly Eixen much fense.
encouragement to those who agitar
Allan McLeod, superintendent of
NO FARMER
ed strongly in tavor of removal. In the county Infirmary, against whom
NO MINER
citing them to put forth all the more the libelous articles in question had
NO MERCHANT
hitter effort, with this result—the been directed, was vindicated in the
Can do without it.
District 1 b $455 poorer than before eyes of the law. the defense failing
the fire, we are about to have school to prove, as It attempted to do. that
COMPLETE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
service discontinued and In general the charges were true.
a more or less complete state of dis
Special Agricultural and Mining Articles.
case
that
the
It developed in the <
organization will ensue until the af original of the article published in
k,
fairs of this district are given the the Agitator had been written by
thorough investigation
which its Harry Clouser, and Mr McLeod tes
needs demand.
titled that Clouser was > himself try r>u OREGON HIGH St Hntll.S
for a I'niverslty of Oregon cup,
From a copy of the Oregon School Ing to get the position of superin
\\ II.I. DEBATE EOK I . O. ( I I which is awarded to the winner in
Law, 1915 edition, page 54, wc tendent in McLeod's place
the finals that are held at the I ni-
In commenting on the case the Co
versity's expense In Eugene each
quote the following:
"It shall re
year during May.
The 66 high
quire a two-thirds majority vote of quille Sentinel said: Attorney Hoy
schools enrolled include the follow
two-third* of the voters present and criticised the management of the
voting at a legally called meeting county Infirmary and county business
ing from Coos count) Myrtle Point,
to vote on the question of a remov by the county court with the utmost
North Rend, Coquille. Band in and
al.” Also on page 55, the decision vehemence and denounced the rot
Marshfield.
I'niverslty of Oregon. Eugene, Ore.,
of the Attorney General rendered in tenness that exists in thia county Ir
And when hr Sept. 20 The high schools of Ore
1913 is: The legal voters of a school the county court.”
Dancing Being Reformed
district at a meeting regularly call* 1 went on to give reasons for makinr gon are drifting back to the stirring
Advance information as to style of
for the purpose, may select a school so sweeping a statement all he coulc old debating days of two generatton- dances for the coming winter Indi
>ite by a majority vote If the district say was that none of the court could ago, if the enrollment tn the Oregon cates that the freak steps, twists and
has no site prior to such vote, but tell how many acres there were In high school dehating league for the gild's have passed the zenith of their
after a site has once been selected the farm or within a hundred of how season of 1116-17 Is evidence.
popularity and in their stead will
It can only be changed, or a new many chickens there were there So
So far 56 high schools have enter coma dances of a more decorus and
site selected by a two-thirds major tremendous an indictment with so ut ed, and a number of registrations has modest nature. Prol ably they will
ity.” A later deciBion by the Attor terly insignificant a bill of partlcu not yet come. The entire reglstra bo just as healthful and elicit just
ney General during 1915 says: “A lars we had never heard anywhere tlon last year was 51, for the year as much enthutlasm a.c a few of tbe
school district desiring to to change And the whole case was just that preceding 41, and for the year be extreme movements whkh are pa
an existing school house site, would way. It was based almost entirely fore that 33.
Ing. like other society fads, Int > '1
require a two-thirds vote of the leg on magnified trifles where It was noi
Ashland Tiding.
R. L. Kirk, superintendent of sirable oblivion
al voters to select it.”
downright falsehood The attempt t<
schools of Springfield, Or., is presl
The above decisions, supposed t< make people who knew the McLeods dent of the league, and Earl Kilpat
V R. Wilson. Optometrist, de
come from the highest legal repr» believe they had turned a hose on n rick, assistant dean of the University fects of vision scientifically corn >
sentative of the State, would appeal helidess old woman to keep her from of Oregon extension division, Is sec ed. optical repairs, broken lenses du
to the layman mind as simple of in running away, or tha' they were in retary-treasurer The schools compete plicated. Coquille, Ore. A10 to.-..'Sc
terpretation, but Mr. Llljeqvlat hear habit of cursing and swearing at th-
ing only the apologetic version of a Inmates, discredited only the ones
certain winged Pegasus has only a*l<! who made such charges for those
ed a link In the chain of disruptiv* people have not lived nine years in
events affecting the peace and qule thia community without plenty o!
of the district by the Introduction < t our citizens knowing that they tn
a technical point, namely: that th< dulge in no such practices.”
Judge Skipworth Monday mornln
District has no school house, an l
-ontenced Frank Cameron to pay a
hence no legal school site.
Eureka’ How simple
All difficu! One of $.’>00 and costa, amounting to
This la the maximum
s (?) were apparently solved about $200.
fine under the statute, the alternate
Through the skill of Mr. Llljeqvlat
being three months to one year in
the main issue has been evaded and
jail.
Cameron was allowed thirty
we now have the phenomenon of a
lays In which to pay the fine and hl
Ilstrict organized some twenty od-’
xttorn< y filed notice of appeal.
years ago as being without a shoe1
site, the same being primarily cause-'
Last Sunday six cars full of people,
by the act of fire The fact that th*
district holds a recorded deed to th the writer among them, went to Ban-
old site in question, that there ar' Ion Beach where they walked and
waded, looked for agates and ate the
two acres cleared, rolled, drainer
best dinner "ever” which they took
Our stock has the best high power rifles made,
tiled and well fenced; that the labor
with them, roasting < ars and venison
and outbuilding thereon i represent
bought especially for deer hunting, and guaran
for instance. The first car warned the
an expenditure of over $600, and th.i
'ars they met of the number of cars
teed to bring them down. Remember duck sea
•his site Is approximately within th'
-eliind in the crooked road and the
son will soon be along; be prepared with a good
geographical center of the district
are you th»
last car was aaked
'heao fact« Mr. Llljeqvist either ov
shot gun and shells.
;ast?” There were Paige, Buick.
»rlooked or thought them too trivia'
'»edge, Chevrolet, Maxwell and Ford
to need consideration
ar* in the party. Had a good time
The conclusion Is obxleus that had nd got home about 6 40 p. m —
Mr Llljeqvlat withheld hi« opinion Myrtle Point New* in Sentinel
or interpreted the same in harmon-
with the above sections of school law
Expert watch repairing. Let u* ex-
quoted, thoae blatant opponents wh' lmine your watch and give an eatl-
now knowing neither right or wronr
nate on coat of repairing - Sabro
would not have been led to avch ex
<r>.s . Bandon, Ore.
It
treme lengths nor to act ao zealous!'
In ignoring the school law wherelt »1 It JIT.MA <>H Ell—This and .V
it plainly saya a two-thirda majorit?
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al becomes legally ratified
name and address clearly
You will
Aa matter* no* stand, th« re io receive in return a trial package con
l'jflcn ha» been panad at a recent talning Foley s Honey and Tsr com
meeting of the board that Attorney pound for cough*, cold* and croup.
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GOING HUNTING?
We have just received a full line
of AMMUNITION for all kinds
and calibres of rifles, including
25-35 and 25-20 which have
been scarce in the county.
Smooths Out
the Wrinkles
Worry cause* more wrin-
k les on young
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faces than is
traced thereon by the fin
gers of Old Father Time.
And all household duties
are «ources of wornment,
either in the doing or in
having them done.
The old rhyme “man works from sun to
woman's work is never done,” always will
be hus until women decide to banish wornment by
taking advantage of the mar>v truly labor saving and
trouble abolishing household devices, which they can
now obtain and use at trifling cost.
The G-E Electric Flatiron
is one ef these. It does a week's iroring at a cost of «bout fifteen cents
»nr eier*?. -;ry It SC. ths out a.I ie mg day troubles, also, the cr* w s
feet and wrinkles, which “worry" paints on faces young and air.
Come in and try one. We handle all the latest types and sizes
of G E Irons.
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J. T. LILLARD. Prognttar
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HOUSEWIVES LISTEN!
The canning season is here, get
your jars, lids and rubbers now.
We have a big stock of Mason’s
Jars, including the new styles,
Economy, Etc.
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