WESTERN • AM DO* WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. V PROMINENT PIONEER IS BURIED TUESDAY ADAM PERSHBAKER OF PROS­ PER BUCCI MBS AITI R I BRIEF ILLNESS. Came to Count) in IS1I7 and Con­ ducted Mercantile liii«ine»s at Raiidolpl»—Later Founded Prof­ iler by Building Mill and Store— I-caves Estate of Quarter Million. Adam Pershbaker, one of the old­ est and most prominent pioneers of the C ouille Valley died at the home WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917 Portland Man Here To Close Up Deal For Building Boat KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEET AT COQUILLE MAKES A RECORD New Local Project Is Reviewed Here By U. S. Engineer of his daughter, Mrs. S. W. Fahy, a: Prosper Saturday evening, at tin age of 78 years, seven months ana sixteen days. Several weeks ago he was take;: down with lagrippe, which owing to his advanced years weakened his heart action and later developed int<- dropsy. He was confined to his bed but ten days when the end came. Many Attend Funeral The funeral was conducted Tues day m -rning. Private services were held at the Fahy home in Prosper a; which Rev. A. Haberly officiated, aft er which the body was placed on the steamer Telegraph and brought to Bandon. After the private ceremony the officers of the Masonic lodge took charge to conduct the burial, a num her of tlie members going to Pros per to accompany tire remains here A long line of autos formed at th* boat landing on the arrival of the body, carrying friends and relative to the K. P. cemetery where inter men! took place. The pall bearers were J. A. Morrison. Wm. I.eGor» H. E. Boak, E. E. Oakes, G. P. Lairo snd .1. E. Walstrom. At the grave Masonic burial services were con ducted by past Worthy Master W E. t’raine. The floral offering was large and beautiful, representing the high es teem in which the deceased was held by his many friends. Many came from other parts of the county fot the funeral. Among those from Co­ quille were L. H. Hazzard. ,1. W. Len eve. T. M. Dimmick, A. J. Sherwooa Mr Collier and James Watson. Members of local post G. A. R a* companied the remains to the grave the deceased being a Civil War veter an and a member of the Bandon post Flags throughout the city were halt mast. Came to County in ISO 7 Adam Pershbaker was born July I. 1838, tn St. Charles county. Mis­ souri. He served in a Missouri regi­ ment for three years during the Wai of the Rebellion and in 1866 went to California After spending a fe> years in California he came to Coos county and it was here that he made his fortune. Fournier of Prosper He was founder of the town of Prosi«r and it was in that part of the Coquille river valley that he es­ tablished himself as one of the fore most men In the development of the resource» of this section. Having been bequethed by a younger broth er a small merchandise store, he en tercd his flrat business venture at Randolph in 1870 He gave the business his strict attention and with | many struggles, brightened with I brilliant prospects, met with success I Randolph in those days was a lively place as it waa the supply point for practically the entire Coquille valley For about 23 years Mr. Pershbake» was engaged In business at tha' ' place and shared in th« benefits from | the black sand harvests which mad«| Randolph a noted place throughout 1 the West in those days. Built l‘ro«{>rr Mill In 1887 he commenced work on his sawmill and had it In the frame. | The following year machinery was in 1 stalled and sawing commenced on November 18th The mill had a cap- : iLontlnued on last page) VOTERS TO DECIDE ROAD BOND BILL — BIG DELEGATION FROM BANDON $20.000 RETURNED To IHIIIL J. II. Krumtn. representative ♦ ♦ Major I moo J Frotaoftho U ♦ SENATE AMENDS SIX MILLION ORGANIZATIONS ATTEN D MEN IB PLANT DURING DOI.I. VIC MEASURE TO AL­ of the Portland Chamber of ♦ ♦ 8 Engineer» in charge of the ♦ YEAR OF ItHO, IM) T IKE PART. LOW REFERENDUM. Commerce, arrived in the city ♦ ♦ Oregon harbors arrived in Ban- ♦ today to take up final negotia- tions with the local businesu men for the building of the pro­ posed Portland-Coquille River steamship. A meeting of the subscribers to stock in the undertaking has been called for 8 o’clock this evening at the K. P. hall. Mr. Krumm state» that Portland has her money ready and he has authority to close up a deal. The closing of the deal will mean the immediate opening of the local shipyard. ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ don today aad thia afternoon ♦ 'hicken Supper and Splendid Pro* Parkersburg Clu-ese t'ompaii) Elect* Directors anil Manager— Busin«*«* gram I n Enjoyed—1 Ice Chancellor Increasing Rapidly—H. T. Millet and ".lack" Clarke Are Present— I n Manager—Bright Future Is Fine Talks—T hose Attending Pretlicleil For Industry. From Bandon. • I*r«v.i« < omit y <■«««! ♦ Road» AwMtciatioii Give« Ixu-id ♦ inn launched through co-oporn ♦ V lew- of Proposed Bonding Project ♦ lien between (lie Government ♦ —Rill Anteudcd to Give too» ♦ and tho Port of Bandon The ♦ Count) Some of I'aving. ♦ mot with the local people to ex ♦ plain the new project that 1« be ♦ will coat approximately ♦ ♦ $i 19,..... whieii include» tho ♦ On a number of occasion«, in fact ♦ building of a suction dredge ♦ A jolly crowd of local members of The six million dollar bond fastis ♦ I I'ill for roads In Oregon, was passed the Pythian Sisters and Knights o' every time the writer has made u ♦ Tlie Port Is to pay one-half la to !'•" hoi linoa Ma|oi ♦ by the Senate at Salem Monday, but Pythiaa lodges wended their way to trip on the local river during the ♦ Coquille Monday night via tho steam­ past three or four years and observ­ ♦ Freis «fated that he believes the ♦ not until amended so as to give the er Telegraph, to take part in th'“ big ed the smiling face of Manager 11. T ♦ present bulkhead line, where ♦ voters a voice at a special referen­ celebration staged in that city by th« Miller sb he attended Ills duties about ♦ built, would ho as good as am. O dum election, to be lu-lq probably In respective Coquille chapters in hon­ the plant, the impulse to let the pub­ ♦ but that up towards tho Moore ♦ May or June. Tho bill originated In ♦ or of the 53rd anniversary of the lic In on the story back of that un ♦ mill it could extend somewhat ♦ the House, and was approved there ♦ founding of the Knights of Pythias assuming red and blue fronted cheese ♦ t.irfhei nut into tlie rivet as amended The Governor said he Vsiions lot.ii peak»»a pro ♦ I would sign It. lodge and the 40th anniversary of the factory at Parkersburg. has been in ♦ ♦ sented facts concerning the riv- ♦ institution of the insurance depart­ mind. An explanation of the bond issue ”Oh. there’s nothing interestin', ♦ er and bar as observed here nnd ♦ as it wo,ild affect Coos county is giv­ ment. Tho Telegraph steamed from the about a cheese factory." you are say- ♦ much Inter« .-ting Information ♦ en by Chas Hall, president of th» local docks at about five thirty p Ing. hut that shows how little you ♦ was brought out which lock of ♦ '’oos County Good Roads association. m., the delegation bubbling ovoi appreciate tho honest toil and effort« ♦ time prohibits publication In ♦ In the following interview ♦ with enthusiasm and anticipation that mum bo made to launch an en 0 this Issue. "The passage of the six million dol­ Major Freis nnd Junior En ♦ lar state bond Issue for highways by of the “good things to come.' terprise which in a few years can ♦ change a country from wilderness ♦ gfneer J. II Polhemus meet ♦ jthe Senato marks the first big con­ Numerous decks of cards were pro­ duced, and the trip tip the river held and stern necessity, Into a land of ♦ with the Port Commission this • structive step In building good roads ♦ |'n Oreg«in It Is a start which will somewhat the aspect of an evening rich and prosperous dairies, fine ♦ evening at Five Hundred. Auction Bridge or homes and happy and contented ooooooooooooooo« result in putting Oregon on a par Knowledge, Ixtyalty anil Action the just plain old Pedro. people. And that is just what the • with California and Washington in Three Requisite« He Declared— Arriving at the county seat city Parkersburg. Dew Valley and Bandon highway development This bond Is —Urge* I se of School Houses as shortly after eight, the Bandonlans Beach cheese and butter plants, (to me provides for hard surface roads Social t 'enters to Safeguard Mor­ repaired to the I. O. O. F. hall where gethcr with a few private institu In the note thickly populated Bec- als of Boys and Girls. the meeting was assembled, and en­ tions), ate doing for the vast and I ttons of the state, and In so doing, joyed a remarkably excellent chick­ Just-developing section of Coos conn 'lie Legislator» hai made It possible Yes, with en dinner. W. C. Chase on behalf ty tributary to Bandon for such outlying «llstrlcts as our own Under the topic “Good Citizenship” of Lycurgus lodge of Coquille then pardonable irony it may be said to get tlm benefit of Uie st»t« and the lit. Rev. Bishop Sumner of the took the chair, and the following “Romance and interest are lacking*' I1HNTY ASSESSOR .1. P. BEIERS Federal funds which srn to be ap­ Episcopal Diocese of Oregon deliver­ For to many the example of a littl« program was rendered plied to post snd forest rosds. The Gil i s INI OBM ITION PI It- ed a splendid lecture to a large audi­ Instrumental duet—Mrs. M. O band of dairymen casting their tor Federal apportionment with the TAINING TO OFFICE. ence at the Grand theatre Tuesd«.- tunes into Lite maws of commerce as funds which the state must match evening. Bishop Sunnier came here Hawkins and Miss Genevieve Chase. evidence of their faith In dairyin' Address of welcome—W. C. Chase with the government will sff-ird under the auspices of St. John's Vocal solo—Rev. F. 8. Shimian and In Parkeishurg as a dairy cel: \ nmnsmm 1 Valuation of Coquille Wat­ nearly four million «lidlars for this Guild. He was introduced with ap­ Response from Hector lodge (Myr­ ter, contains naught of rontano ershed Exceeds That of <’««•« Bn, work during tho next five years. propriate remarks by Supt. L. W. Mof to many tomauco is a thing ot tle Point) —E. C. Roberts. by 'lore Than Two Million Dollar- Without, tlie six mlll!<>n dollar bond Turnbull of the Bandon schools. Response from Posedion lodge (ot blood and thunder, of musty books — Valuation« la-«« in All Towns issue, this Fedora) and state money The three chief requisites to good and days of yore. To such tho efforts, Except Noltli Bend—Other Fact« would no doubt be absorbed In tho citldenship, according to the speaker, North Bend) — Edgar McDaniels. trials and visions ot today are pro (ot Response from Myrtle lodge I mor« settled portions of th« »late, are knowledge, loyalty and action sale In the extreme. The world I- Marshfield)—Tom T. Bennet. and outside aid of any consequence Know ledge must Include a gener il commercialized, they cry, and bru ' to Coos county would bn remote Vocal solo — -Leta Mast. (Justice Coquille, Feb 20 County Assessor understanding of local conditions, in tai competition makes us slaves! J P. Beyers has Just compiled a tabls Provide« for Coos eluding social, civic and government­ Temple No. 35). The bill provide» for the classi­ Response from Delphi Lodge to! Of course, to these foresight and of the assessed valuations of the ewfn, Quite a showing isn't It for a eon that have on high school, for the tti lation to it may be compared with the occasion and a large bunch of root­ Mrs. C. Rasmussen. Mrs J. II Jon«* cern of its kind started in virgin, I Bion of their pupils 1n the district* mor« remote section» of our own ers from the High school and city Mrs Tucker, Mrs S C Johnson. An- undeveloped territory only five years ¡that have high schools county which will not have road» The special city taxes are about built to them by our bon<1 Issue, but will go to the county seat to witness nle Barrows, Mrs. Walter Panter, ago! the big game Miss Kate Rosa. Mis» Breuer, Mrs Parkersburg Cheese Co. held Its 110,000 less than last year. Marsh which will be taken car» of with The boat will leave Bandon at I Jam«*« T Jenkins of Parkersburg, annual stockholders meeting last field lays about $13.000 lees than county funds ns the result of It. I last year, Bandon about $4.000 mor*, Multnomah county has 31 per p m , March 2nd Mrs. Neal McGtlvery of Parkersburg Thursday. (February 15th), with the Messrs E B. Fish. G. R. McNair, majority of stockholders present to and th* rest of the cities practically