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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1917)
Your Country Needs Your Help Buy a Liberty Loan Bond WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. V JACK HULTIN SHOT BY NIGHT MARSHAL WORLD LUMBERING, MINING. L)AIR> ING, SIXX K RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917 III ruHING RACKS AND IIATII IK H SEN III I LT Fanners Invite.l to Use Accommoda, tions for Teams— lint hers Can Get Busy Any Time Now. Bandon Unit of Red Cross To Be Organized Tuesday < ITA TO REPAIR STREETS ANI» AM NI FN New Liquor Ordinance U ill Be Pas sed Noon—Gravie on Sih Nt.— Other liiisiiiess. ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT AR A public meeting of t'ie citizen^ of tory will have an opportunity to sub Bandon's public hitching racks are For the first time In months fit) RESI OF COMPANION INI» now ready for use and the farmers of Bandon and communit.-, both men scribe to this humane undertaking Council met with every councilman BE AT l P Oi I K I It the community are invited to take anti women, will be held at the Grand It is the plan of the Red Cross to and other city officials present. Wed advantage of them. They are located ; theatre. Tuesday afternoon at one have available complete equipment, nesday night. on Baltimore avenue. a< the rear of o'clock, for the purpose of organiz sufficient supplies and well manned The first item of business coming Axel Erickson Uses Gun When Assail nulls in the battlefields of France the Walker property. The New Era ’ tip was the passage of an ordinance ant Tries to Knock liini Ont—In Club committee reported to that ef ing the Bandon ami Curry county prior to the real need which is sure establishing the street grade on toxicated Condition of Chet Carmi fect at the meeting Monday evening. I unit of Red Cross. to develop. In fact our Allies arc chael Cause of Trouble—Latter In At a meeting of Western Division •vow suffering from insufficient Red Eighth street west. Ill the atwence of President Elliott. To Repair ami Work Streets jured When Horse Runs Away. Vice President E. II. foylo was in the held at Portland Monday, at which Cross activities." Condition of streets was brought Hugh McLain. L. J. Simpson. Dr. Dlx, Oregon's share to be raised for chair and about half the membership J. T. Brand and Chas. Hall, repre the Red Cross is $600,000, of which up and discussed. an.I it was voted to spend not to exceed $150 in hav Jack Hultin, foreman at the Mc was in attendance. Tho committee on telephone ser sented Cooe county, it was decide«! the apportionment of the Bandon ing the streets run over by the grad ’r Donald & A’aughn logging camp at to make a Red Cross drive during unit is $3,000. Beaver Hill, is at Emergency hospital vice reported a conference had been the week of June 18th to 25th, all A local committee of which Mrs. T. and otherwise put in shape. Later in in this city recovering from a frac held with President Chas. Hall of the over the state. All the aforemention W Robison is chairman, which has the evening it was also voted to ex tured thigh, the result of a shot in company and that they believe the ed gentlemen and State Manager L. l.een working towards organizing a pend a similar sum in making various flicted by Night Marshal Axel Erick company will extend the service on G. Nichols will attend tiie Bandon Red Cross chapter hero, v III assist in ! necessary repairs on th" streets; a both sides of the river tor some dis total of $300 to bn used on streets. son. tance including a number of ranches meeting Tuesday and effect the local the work Tuesday. They wish to in The work will be dona under lilt) sup The affair occurred in front of the organization. vite the people of Prosper, and other and the Craine loggiug camp. Andorson rooming house, corner af A message to Western World from 'tearby communities to be in attend ervision of Marshal F. A. Holman Tho publicity committee reported I r.nd Councilmen F. 8. Perry an«l G first street and Bandon avenue, be that circulars doscriptive of Bandon the committee says: ' It is desired ing« at Tuesday's meeting as they R. McNair of the street committee. tween three and four o'clock Sunday and its resources are off the press to form an organization so complete also will be Included in the Bandon To Adopt Liquor Ordinance morning Hultin, In company with a and ready to be mailed to inquirers. that every Individual In your terri unit. A model liquor ordinance, furnish number of other young men, drove Tills committee has also secured some ed by the Anti-Saloon League of Ore- up to the rooming house in a Coquille signs to be placed on the road to the ' gon. embodying the various phases of stage car and started to take Chet beach and camping grounds. state law governing the liquor ques Carmichael, one of the number, who It was voted to change the regular tion. was beard by tho council and was helplessly Intoxicated, out meeting nights to the firrt and third referred to Mayor Topping as a coni the car apparently to put him to bed. Wednesdays of each month at the | mittee to have various necessary Officer Erickson appealed on the Moose hall. , change« Incorporated Tho ordinance scene and seeing that Carmichael was The new bath houses and the walk will ba paxa-d Ht the next meeting drunk placed him under arrest. Hul are also complete and ready for usa, It covers tho situation thoroughly tin then interfered and the officer according to the committee in charge You have just another week in which to and will give the local off Ictal-* need started to use his "billy club" on him. of that project, but all the expenses o<l power to enforce the prohibition Hultin seized the club and wrested it make application for a LIBERTY LOAN in connection with this have not been luw. from the officer's grasp. Turning on met. A dance was held Tuesday night BOM). The campaign to raise the two billion The regular monthly bills were him he then began pounding Erick to raise funds for thi3 purpose out read an«l allow ed. son over the head. The latter says dollars closes June 15th. Bandon Hid Com th&attendance was light and the net, Present were: Mayor G P Top that he was dazed and felt himself proceeds were negligible. ping, Recorder J W. Must, Council munity must get busy at once and subscribe its being knocked out when he reached There is some talk among club men 8. C. Johnson. N-’ls Rasmussen. for his gun. He shot twice without members in favor of a h«g Fourth of share. F. J. Chat burn, P. (’. Stephenson, F hitting his assailant, the latter still July celebration in Bandon. The i S. Perry, G. IL McNatt , Marshal F Go to either the FIRST NATIONAL BANK pounding him, but the third time the boys would like to have expressions I A. Holman, Bailiff Dave Morgan bullet struck the man in the thigh from others. If they can be assured or the BANK OF BANDON today anti ask for fracturing the bone near the hip. The the proper support they would no a LIBERTY LOAN BONI). You can get one ANOTHER I'lONEI It officer was down when he shot and doubt go ahead with the> plan. IN LAID TO RI.NI the bullet ranged upward. It lodged for either $50, $100, $500 or $1000, by paying 2 In the man's leg but has since been BIT 1.ITTI.E INTEREST per cent down. Don’t put it off another minute. extracted by the attending physicians, "Grandma'* Barrows Nuccuinbs to In IN CITY CAVCL8 NHOWN Drs. Mann & l.eep. One of the first juries Recelvtsl Recently and I» IT IS YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO ACT two shots went through the plate Two Named for West Ward Position Buried at Coqui tic. NOW! glass window In the doorway of the and Four to Run l'ur the Tvvo store formerly occupied by the Huo Mrs. D. T Barrow a died at her East Ward Bertils. Every man, woman and child who enjoys Clothing company. home early Monday morning, .lune 4, At first it was reported that the the blessings of this commonwealth should seri after a short illness. File received Interest in city politics is a injured man's condition was critical. minus quantity, if the a t- an Injury from a fall two or throe ously realize that he is a unit of the whole. If But it has since developed that it is tcndance at the city caucuses Fri weeks ago from wiilcli she never re nothing more than a serious fracture day night is a criterion. covered. The body was taken to Co we do not contribute some portion at once of the anti should heal quickly unless comp quille Tuesday morning for inter In the west Ward (No. 1), in prosperity which our country has made possible lications arise. The ieg has been set which one councilman!«? vacancy is ment; accompanied t»y a number of and he is getting along nicely. friends and the linmc Hate faintly snd for ns, we are not doing our share to assist our to be filled, ten people attended the Officer Erickson says he deplores caucus and took part in placing the i relatives. Allies, and we may suffer a defeat which will the fact that he was forced to use his nominations of C. R. Wade, and Re | Diana Tandy Harrow,» was born In gun. He states he called for help tiring Councilman P. C. Stephenson Lexington, Mo., April 3, 1831; thus impose upon this country such a conqueror’s in as he was being knocked out but upon the ballot. she was in her eighty-seventh year st In the east Ward demnity as will lose our hard-won freedom for none of the men in the auto party • No. 2) the attendance was even less float It She was a descendant of one came to his assistance. His head was although two vacancies were to ho of America's oldest families, her generations. I)o not forget that France paid badly bruisqd from the blows he re filled instead of one. Retiring Coun grandfather having fought in the Germany an indemnity after 1871 of about one ceived. : Revolution. She was the daughter «if cilmen Nela llasmusse/t and 8. < j Mr. and Mrs. A. T. I ightner and is After the shooting Carmichael Johnson were again named, and also billion dollars, and only a short time before the start co for home with a horse and John Nielson and Wm. Mavlty. 1 survived by one brother, A. T. Light present war fully liquidated this indemnity loan 1 tier of Bakersfield. Cal . an«l two buggy. While driving along the Bear creek road his horse ran off the sisters, Mrs. Mary l-ols« r and Mrs. BANDON l-OH ROAD BONDS to their people. It is cheaper by far to win than grade and the rig with its occupant Ella E. Rankin, of California. was thrown down the embankment. Vote In Favor of Measure Was Four Deceased crossed the plains by the to be defeated. He sustained a broken arm and was southern route, corning up through to One in laical P.vi incts. Remember that buying a LIBERTY LOAN Mexico Into California in 1 84 7. In badly bruised about the head and body. 1850 she was married to Joseph F. Bandon was strong for the $6,000, BONI) is an investment, not a contribution. It Barrows To this union were born 000 road bond Issue, the vote of the is an easy way to put away a little nest egg, that nine children, four of whom survive REGISTRATION NO BAR TO four local precincts being practically ! her and are living In Bandon. 8. D. VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT four to one. Other measures didn't will bear interest. You can buy it on the install Hatrows, Mrs. Carrie Gibson and fare so well. The vote locally was ta ment plan and never miss the money. Recruits Accepted Until They Are follows: Abia and Lee Barrows, in addition Notified of Having Been Select to these children there are living Authorizing ports to cieate limited twenty grandchildren and nine great ed by Draft. indebtedness. Yes, 114 no, 100. grandchildren. Limiting number of bills in legis L. C. Greenup, U. S. Army recruit lature. etc. Ye«, 53, no, 162. The Barrowa family resided for It conmsts of 2 1-2 acres and despite Grand Jury an«l Circuit Court ing officer stationed at Marshfield, Declaration against implied repeal The grand jury will convene on hit. age he has to date done practical ■ some years in Astoria and other spent several days in Bandon this of constitutional provisions, etc. Yea, Juno 11th for tha term of Circuit ly all the work of keeping It up. He 1 points in Oregon and California, but week securing acquisitions to Uncle 59: no, 128. court which will begin one week lat ha potatoes In bloom and other veg for the i»ast thirty-four year« havt Sam's forces. Uniform tax classification. Yes. er. Under the new law pawed lajt( etables proportionately as well along. made their home in Coos county He says there is a general misund 106; no, 97. "Grandma." as the deceased was inter the regular terms of court in He saja that if his experience is of erstanding about enlistments since Requiring elections at same time. Coos county will be hel«l In February,' any value to the food preparednest lovingly called by those who knew the registration and would like to Yee. 155; no, 72. June and October, Instead of April. ' committee he would like to have her best, became a Chrlstaln and was have it explained that those who are New penitentiary. Yes, 73; no, September and December a« was the ; them Inspect his place for he could baptised and received 'nto the Baptist registered can enlist at any time until 162. case under the old taw. The change - perhaps offer some go«jd suggestions church at Lexington. Mo, at the age they are drafted. After they have of twelve years. In 1875 with her Road bond issue. Yes, 265, no. 57. was made mainly for the convenience | once been notified that they have husband, she united with the Pres The election here was very poorlv of the farmers to whom April is a Bandon high school track team byterlsn church of Clatsop Plains, been selected by draft they can no attended, only a minor proportion of very busy month. won 39 points In track meet at the the oldest Preabyterlan church in longer enlist voluntarily. The ad the legal voter« participating Bay last week. Marslillcl.i w >r. 73 Oregon, and one which her husband vantage of enlisting voluntarily is points and North Ben I 5 points Rep helped to construct. On coming to Doing Hit Bit that the recruit may choose the de Bond Issue Carries J. B. Marshal), who Is just a little resenting Bandon wee* El. Bell. R the Coquille valley rhe united with partment of service he prefers. Those Practically complete returns from drafted will be placed wherever the all counties in the state show that too far along In years to fight for hfs \V«t b, Errold McNair, Frank Bull the Baptist church at Coquille where ard. Otis Lippe, Wayne Young. Ran the family resided, but with their re government sees fit to put them. the $6.000,000 bonding measure car country, being past 85 years, is doing Mr. Greenup also stated that the ried at Monday's election by a ma his "bit" just the sam*. He has one dall Johnson. Harry Watson. John moval to Bandon, she became a char ter member of the first Presbyterian enlistments will be counted by the jority of over 17,000. The fate« of of the finest gardens in this section. 1 Moore and Coach Quigley. Federal government in the total , the other measures are as follows: church of thia city, where she worked 1 and worshipped the remaining years quota required of Oregon in propor Port indebtedness, majority for, 12,- tion to its population. This means 050; limiting bills, majority against, of her life and where rhe was great that for every voluntary enlistment 61,000; implied repeal, majority ly beloved. made, one lees will be drafted from against. 20.000, uniform tax, major Her whole life was one of almpll this state. All city and beauty. "Those who knew ity for. 9.000: city and state election Help Hupfiort ■ Holdier at Front by' erty bond beyond your reach wealth springs from rhe earnings of , her beet loved her best." and with Buying " Liberty Bond. merger, majority for, 33.000. new the people All the nation's activi « h«r passing Bandon and Coos county penitentiary, majority against, 20,- War Census Registration The fact that you are not going ties must bo paid for out of the pure | have lost one who neglected no op- The total registration for the war 000. to the front as a fighting unit for es of the people. You want peace : portunity to serve her God and help census in the state of Oregon was the defense of your country does not ana you »III have to pay for It b»- her fellow man To Complete Building about 75.000; in Coos county it was fore you ««n secure It. Either you The huckingham-Biggs building at exempt you from patriotic service 2.G55; and in Bandon 105. The I lag Day Neat Tliurailay You may be over age. under regu will pay for It in defeat or in victory. county registration shows 1855 the corner of First street and Bandon Next Thursday. June 14th, U Flag v hi tee. 4 colored. 1*2 aliens: 14 avenue is to have its second floor lation height, have defective phy»- i A defeated nation would have to pay defeat «Ph Indemnities in Day and every business house and enemy aliens. The totil In the coun office rooms completed and made ique or imperfect health, but these t i I ty claiming exemptions was 110«. ready for occupancy Imo ediately, ac do not disqualify you from being a . order to redeem its trade and Its al 'residence in the city h 1 io » i 1<1 have OI<1 The plan to raise 1 he totals in the Bandon precincts cording to Geo P. Laird, who has man and doing your part st home lies from the heel of the victor The Glory tn evidence are: Precinct No. 44. 35. No 45, charge for the o«n*r«> This is one where most of the work of winning successful flotation of the colossal 1 the city flag pole on that day with 21; No. 4«, 21; No. 47. 2«. Two oi the finest buildings in the county the war is to be done. Your earn-1 1'berty loan will help to Insure the appropriate exercise« has been post- Mile. 27; Four Mile (from Four and will afford splendi«l quarters for Inga may be small, or your savings I fortunate conclusion of tbs war It ! poned for lack of time. It will prob ably be done on July 4th. small, but this do«sa not place a lib-1 is the purchase price of ’ictory professional men Mil* got««' estimate >. I Just Seven More Days YOU ARE NOT EXEMPT NO. 29 BANDON COMMUNITY SPIRIT COMMENDABLE "Bl H II ROAD DAY" BRINI.S OI T LARGE CROWD ANI» MUCH IS \t'COMPÌ.ISHED, Auto Itoail Constructed From III.I Near Tupper liork to Bea<’l> With Nearly Entire Distance I'lanked— Other Work Hone—Women Nerve Mammoth Picnic Dinner at Nix. Community spirit was admirably exemplified in Bandon this afternoon when fully five hundred people ac tively participated In making "Bench Road Day" a thorough success. At the request of the how Era Club, Mayor Topping had «leclared a half holiday and the men of ths town - at toast 3oo of them turned out wttn picks and shovel» to Imild a road to His beach. Nearly every business house nloss'l and all tho hoya were on dock im mediately after noon. Ono crew turned loose on tho hill Just west of Tupper rock and when they "knocked off" at six. autos were able to drive «tow n to th« beach. A good grade was made and planked nearly th« »ntire distance The work entail« 1 the construction of approximately Im) yard» of road, mostly over sand Whether an approaoh directly onto t lit» beach can bo maintained ts prob lematlcal, m a portion of the plank ing I h over soft aand v.hlth extends Into the surf at high tides, but th* road will be an attractive accommo- «tntlon nevertheless. A. J. Counts with tho county grader put the road on th« hill, extending front Ocean I'll»« In fine condition. A not l«er crew put In a w ater pipe line through the hall park grounds and Into the city park. It also clear . «1 tip more of tho park and otherwise made Improvements The best part of the day. however, camo after six when the women fur nt lied a big community dinner in front of tho grand stand tn the park. Long tabloe were arranged, and al tiiOiiglt hundreds had been fed there « < re still whole baskotstul of goo«l things left untouched. Everything that a hungry man could want was there, and the way th« bunch ate gate evidence of a goo 1 day's work. It was a most congenial crowd that, gathered to enjoy the splendid dinner and it lingered for several hours en joying I lie sociability of w list resemb* led one big happy family. Mayor Topping publicly thanked those who took part tn the day’s event, especi ally tIm Indies for tlieir splenilld Co operation. Mrs. W 8. Smith was then prevailed upon for a llttlv "beach talk," and as usual it was thoroughly enjoyed, bringing fort'i many cheers. I .ark of time and space prevents the World from giving worthy men tion to all who deserve It, but cer tainly the committees In charge aro deserving of a public vote of thanks During th« dinner volunteers wero called for to assist in taking the cen huh requested hy th« government In th® Oregon Food I’reparedneoa cam palgn Th« city was divided Into di' t.rlcts, which were ansigned to volun leers who are to take around the blanks to be filled in hy the citizen" This is an effort to see how much food will be raised in gardens, etc . and It Is hoped that the citizens will co-operate and make the local census ns complete as that of other com munities! New Auto Stage Line Garoutte Broa. A i'oater of this olty have established an auto stag* line via the Seven Devils route be tween Bandon. Nor’h Bend and Marshfield Seven passenger car are being en ployed and cart leave the local hotels at 7 a m. aud 4 p m and the chandler at Marshfield at T a tn. and 3 p. m Mr and Mrs C. R Moore of Toi «do. Oregon, arrived Thursday for a v lalt with relative« and to atten I the wedding of Ralph Moore and Miss Hattie Bosk which Is to take place «n Bandon next Tuesday. e WORLD HONOR ROLL ♦ • ••«••«•••♦«A««« Those who favored 'is during the past week are: Paul Stephan, Bandon. Or« Miss E .1. Rodgera, Bandon Carl Garoutte, Bandon. It Maakey. Bandon R E. Buck, Bandon. E. U. Church. Parkersburg. Rev E. F. Omann. Bandon Harry Flanders. Bandon. A. H Guerin. Langlola, Ore. A H Craven, Monmouth, Ore. C. E- Langlola. Los Angeles, Cat