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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1917)
7 r WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. V WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917 More Than $6,000 Raised in Bandon-Curry District SI'MIO ix ri RE GOLD— TWO MONTHS' III X < oqitille M in Commits Suicide by Jumping in Front of Moving Pa-senger Train. i. It. Smith Comes Down From Kock < ieek With Pockets Filled — .Many Valuable Metals. Big Crowd Expected at Celebration July Fourth J R Smith of Rock creek, a small Coquille. June 22—Charles Wal "Two for one” was the slogan of erous response to tills great cause. ker, aged about 55, Thursday after tributary of the Coquille river lying All is in readiness for the big 5:00 p. m. Motorboat races. Bandon anil Curry county community We also desire to thank E. A. Chris noon committed suicide by jumping near the Curry county line, was In Fourth of July celebration which is Big concert on Main street after in tlie Red Cross campaign which tensen. E. and E. T. Kruse. Fyfe-Wil in front of the passenger train in Co Bandon this week, meeting friends to take place in Bandon. Advertising the boat races. closed Monday evening, and instead son Lumber company, of San Fran qnille. He was seen walking stone land visiting after a strenuous win- has been spread over the count) and Grand theatre feature show at of raising the $3.000 allotted to them cisco, for their generous donations the track and when near the John L’er and spring in the mountains it is anticipated that Bandon will p. tn. Big dance at Iheamland at they made it just a little more than through local offices. son mill waited until the train ca me. where he and his son are engaged in ■ee the largest crowd of the year on s p. nt. And tills spirit that day. Many interesting features twice that much, RED CROSS COMMUTE: 2:3o p. tn. Big matinee at the Those who raw him believed he wait placer mining for gold. apparently prevailed throughout the R H ROSA. are promised and the public is re I Grand theatre. Il««l llxiut Ml.mm in X ugget .« ed to permit the train to pass, but entire state, for the $«00,000 asked GEO. W. MOORE, Tlie Flag Raising exercises and About one thousand dollars in nug- quested to join in making the visitor ; were horrifed to see him step delib for was about doubled, Coos coun- TP. HANLYS erately in front of the engine, when •rets—the contents of a small Half welcome and making the day one of | program will be held at the "Old proportion. Praises llan<lon-<'urry Showing ty showed up in like it was too near to stop. His mangl pint bottle in fine gold and a gener the city's biggest successes in the way School house" on tlie hill near the Marshfield, Oregon, June 27, 1917. of entertainment. Oregon's contribution leads among . '"oast Guard station. Assemble at ed remains were dragged from under ous handful of nuggets—was dis W. C. Sellmer and Prof Richards 9:30 a. m . exercises at 10 a m The western states and is equalled by few Col. R. H. Rosa, Bandon, Ore. Dear play ed by Mr. Smith at the World the wheels and the train crew were of the other states of the Union, in Sir: who have taken the lead in staging W. R. C. will as-emble assemble at G A R. stunned at the sight, tlie head being office, aud he told some interesting tlie event, have raised an expense hall at 9:30 and march with G A R. proportion to population. In this time of triumph and feli severed from the body Besides the bits of information about placer min- Tlie exact amount raised In Ban citation on the tremendous success of fund by public subscription and they in a body and assist in tlie exercises. dismembered par? the body was ter ing in Coos and Curry counties. don and Curry county was $6,054.05; the Red Cross drive for funds in Ban Primary grade children are invited "This represents tlie output of our present the program as follows: ribly mutilated Justice Stanley set of this amount Bandon alonp con I don, the undersigned Executive Com Program for tlie I -"ourtli to aasemble at the new flag pole, about at once to hold an inquest, but. diggings for about two months," said tributed $3,300. Curry'« total is mitt«»e for Coos and Curry counties 10 a. tn. to 11 a. m. I mpressive carry a snfall flag and assist in rais from all reports of those who witnes • he veteran miner, "and we didn't Flag'Rai ing cert mony, $2.754.05. Brookings headed the take great pleasure in acknowledg C. B. Zeck. ing tlie flag. Tlie \V. R. C and <». work so very hard, either. In a five sed the ghastly affair no blame can Hat with almost half of this, or $1,- ing the splendid and effective work A R will join in the big ha-'ket din or six mbnths' run some time ago I chairman. be attached to the train crew. 216. The other communities con done by your organization. 12 tn. to 1:30 p. m. ner at the park. «e cleaned up between $5000 and Deceased had been a resident of Never har- more gallant work been tributed as follows: Harbor, $155; 1 Music selection by the Band. $6000. Take a took at these nug- Park for tlie tug Basket Dinner. o Gold Beach, $412; Wcdderburn, done in a noble cause. Bandon's ans Coquille for several years and was gets through this small magnifyiug Jazz Band will play while you « Invocation Rev. W. S Smith. engaged in the real t'tate busines 2 p. m $225.50; Port Orford. $336.05; Sixes» wer of "two to one" to the Presi 3. Music- selection by the Band glass. See the beautiful crystalline River, $74; Denmark, $130; Lang dent's request for funds is typical of He was unmarried and very little is forms? That shows you tlie purity grounds. 4 Presentation of the Flap, in be- 2:45 p. ni.—Novelty Masquerade. liait of the donors to the City of Jois, $175.50. The Curry campaign the splendid spirit of your people. known of his relatives. He lived at of tlie metal the Bledsoe home lie also spent Bandon—C. B. Zeek. was organized by II J. McDertnid of We would be pleased, indeed, if you How pure Is this?” he I continued. Main Btreet. 3:00 p. m.—Bicycle race; boys. 5. Acceptance of Flag in behalf this city, and the committees were as would use any means in your power some time at Bandon, where he had O, about $20 the ounce, The high- Main street. of the City — Mayor Geo. P Topping follows: to express to your contributors the a considerable acquaintance, having est grade mined in Curry runs about 12 to 18 years of age formerly ccnducte da tailoring shop satisfaction of our committee for tlie Harbor—W. J 6. Raising the Flag -G A. R and Brookings and 3: 20 p. m. —Leg Sawing contest by $20.67 per ounce. I'd just about the ladies. small children Assemblage will Ward. Dr. C. E. Saunders, Geo. D. receptive attitude and generous man there a« soon have our mines i thriv- as a Some believe that Mr Walker was ner in which they supported this Wood. Joe Clyde, M. Nutting. 3:30 p. tn Hat Trimmin« contest ing itar Spangled Banner, assisted Ing first national bank; they i won't worried over financial affairs and by the Band. Gold Beach—C. H. Buffington, J. worthy cause. It will always be a go broke for a long time, and the by tbe men (Very funny i 3:45 Blindfold Bag Punching 7. Short addr,. Fourth of I'tly R. Stannard, P. 8. Littler, D. M source of satisfaction to them to feel this lead to ills act. He made several dividends are greater." that they have so promptly placed up investments for himself and had in — C. R M ' I Moore, Dr. Robbins. contest. Tlie particles of gold in the lot 8. Salute to the Flag-- As embly, Wedderburn—Tom Carey, Chas on the battlefields of France their duccd friends to invest v.ith him. varied in value from one cent to $12 4.00 p. m. -Girls’ Blindfold Pot These investments are said to have led by C. B. Zeek. Balle.y Roderick Macleay. Mr. Doyle. quota for relief work. Breaking contest. < each, the average being about seven 9. America —Aseembly, led by the We feel highly honored to have turned out badly, and the deceased ty-five cents. Alf. Miller. 4:15 p m. Boys' Foot race. 10 to Band. Port Orford— H. T. Stewart. Win been selected for this great humani wu quite despondent. Mr. Smith is very enthusiastic con 1 4 years. 10. Benediction. Gillings. F. B. Tichenor. Amos John tarian work, and are receiving much 4:30 p. m. — Swimming race cerning mining prospects in this see i !'• Zeck. Mai.tcr of Ceremonie". son, L. Knapp, Sr., Al. Marsh, D. • commendation for its successful out- m. — Log Rolling c nted 4.30 p. tion of Oregon and tales that it con Sinaloa Still Intact come. However, we take great pleas McKenzie. rartles visiting Ca|>e Blanco Sun tain* thousands of tons of copper. Sixes—C. C. Inman, 8. P. Peirce. ure in making acknowledgment to day report that the Sinaloa Is lying Iron, manganese, chrome and other your patriotic and tireless com with her bow pointing towards tiie valuable minerals in addition to great Mrs. Jas. Hughes. Hughes Bros Denmark—Frank McMullen. J. S. mittee for the splendid success In beach, about two huudred or more quantities of gold. He attributes the -tiiicrson »nd V -sm lates tre Item your locality, thus placing the honor ■ feet off shore. Some of her boilers fact that but little development work Capps. castrating Worth of Machine. Popular I,oral Girl and Hepresent.i- where it belongs. Langlois—E. H. Cheever, Harold still furnish steam, and apparently has been done largely to the rush to tive of Hollar Company Inter You will please convey to your co I the vessel withstood the pounding of Xia ka since 1898, when gold was Manwaring, R. E. Cope. E. B. Thrift, J. B. Htenerson, who ha', a lease on ests Married in Portland. workers the appreciation of this com last week's storm well. A tug from first discovered at Nome. Since that Allen Boice. the Beach Dr«»dging Co.’s property mittee. Your greatest satisfaction , San Francisco is now- said to be at time the more aggressive miners Appreciate Public Response it Whiskey Run. was in town this The following letters express the will be in having done a service for the wreck, and whether or not the I ihvci pent their time in the north: Tlie marriage of James A. Dollar week. Mr. Sttner3on. who r«©re- appreciation of the support given your country and the boys in uniform big steel freighter can be saved will land, too, tlie luxuriant vegetation of of Vancouver, B C . and Miss Flora • nt - a placer mining machinery com- who arc going forth to fight our bat by the people of Bandon and Curry soon be determined t'npt Sannace. i tlie coast lias interfered with pros- McLeod of Bandon, took place in i pany of Spokane, W ash has one of ties. We can well indulge in a feel | of the Sinaloa, was on his last trip, i pecting. county community: Development is bound to Portland last evening; and following . the patented machines on the ground The Red Cross committee of Ban ing of satisfaction when we know he having previously determined to | come, however. Mr. Smith says, and a short stay ill the Rose City and at and is giving it a thorough tryout. I don desire to express appreciation "our bit" lias been contributed to ; retire from tlie sea on hit; 70th birth- I when it does Coos and Curry coun- Seattle tlie newlyweds will repair to During a ten days’ run of three for the good work done by the cap make our boys comfortable if disas <lay. which cotnen in a few weeks, ' tie« will come Into their own. Vancouver to make their future ■ hifts. working four men and hand tains, Turnbull, Webb, Pierce, Har ter should overtake them. Sincerely His crew had several men less than home. ling 100 yards per shift or 300 yards per and McDermid. and their effici yours, the regular quota, it is said. Mrs. Dollar is the daughter of per day, they cleaned up an average Fount) Wins Suit COOS-CVRRY RED CROSS COM ent corps of workers during tlie Red The decision of Judge Skipworth Mrs. Mary McLeod of this city and of $23.50 per day above expenses, I,. J. Simpson. Chairman, Cross week. in the Kinney tax case was receiv for the past two years Had been chief figuring th«> labor of each man at * I Narrow Escape at Hou George E. Dix. Bandon lias more than filled tlie ed by the county clerk this week It operator at the local telephone e\ ('apt. Wm. Hunter. Dillon Miller awards the county all the taxes, in chance. She was popular among the per day and board. Hugh Mclaiin. allotment require«!, and we cordially C. R. Mosiman of Aberdeen, 8. D., and two other men. out on a sealion t crest and penalty, but holds the younger set and has li"«ts of friends Charles Hall, thank the people of Bandon ami vi Dredging hunting expedition in tlie small gas charges for the publication of aum- here who wish her a tong and happy representing the Beach J T. Brand. cinity and Curry county for the gen Company interests, was in Bandon launch Queen, had a narrow escap«' ■lions down to ten cents per descrip' married life. last’ vveik and witnessed the clean during the storm of Frday. They had tlon. This means that the county is Mr. Dollar Is a nephew of Robert Mariiod in Oklahoma left Gold Beach and had bagged con out but $3180 and according to Atty. Dollar of tlie Dollar steamship, lum up at the Whiskey Run operation«. Announcement» have been receiv Mi Mosiman »as enthusiastic over siderable game »lien th" storm blew Bandon Business Holtses Fouml to ed of the marriage of Ernest Sidwell up and prevented their return to L. A. Liljeqvist. who conducted the ber and allied interests. He was for the results and made arrangement« case for the county, this amount merlv stationed at Bandon in charR" with Mr. Stenerson and Miss France« Mooney, which took Be Giving Good Measure. whereby his port. They buffeted the waves fur may yet be recovered. The total of the Dollar company inter« ts on company will take an interest in th" place in Oklahoma several days ago Spence Wortman, deputy state a long time but the engine finally amount which the county is now en tlie Coquille. the new equipment and operation-. sealer, of Salem, was in Bandon this Mr. Sidwell is a brother of .1. Ira quit and they were at tlie mercy of The bride left Bandon for Port The number of donkey engines fur titled to is approximately $70,000. week, accompanied by District Seal- Sidwell and until recently was a Ban tlie storm. After being out all day ax lan\Tni ilav afternoon, being nishing the power to run the machin er D. T. laiwton of Medford, Inveati- donitm. having been in charge of the and night without food or water they companied as far as Marshfield by ery will be increased froui one to oldest 'Inn's Sen l.nllst« gating local scales, mHklng gasoline commissary department of the Hollar , managed to manipulate a small ail Roy Haft of Port Orford, young Alias Hattie Johnsen. three and a larger yardage of sand tests, inspecting the local bakery and company logging camp. He is now land Saturday put into tlie local port. est son of James Haft, aged 106 and engaged in the oil district of Okla handled. According to other «udablishnients ‘ \ «mall boat which they had in tow the oldest man In the state, was here Doc« X<»t Need U atei Right Mr. gtenerson stat«»s that the gold Mr Wortman the local gasoline tests Iwina near the town of Francis His and which contained (lie carcass«»» of last Thursday enroute to San Fran A water right filing mad, by the and platinum recovered is from th«» on an average of 58 specific gravity, bride was a teacher in the local High 21 sealions, was tost during the cisco to join the navy He was ac- city of Bandon several years ago on tidal sands of tlie beach, th" same lie aud local pumps are giving good school the past year. Her home is «torni. At times the little gas boat Both were popi! was so near the rocks tliat the ni> n corupanied by Bernal Forty of Port upper Two Mile creek, at the time ing hauled to the con« «■ntrntor by measure. Speaking of the local in Duluth. Minn Orford, who also went to take «P improvement of the local water sys scraper and «-able operated In a don bakery. Mr. Wortman »as unstinted lar in local social circle« The I could have l»nded on them. Uncle Sam's service. tern was first considered, has been key engine In tlie final value» ho in his praise. He stated that Mr I party left here again Monday night allowed to "lapse and has been can finds the proportion of g<dd and Owing to the fact the regular date •■nroute to Gold Beach. Stephan was not only giving better Fishermen brought in from the celled by the state. The citv. after platinum run about one and three- measure than the bakeries at Port for city council meeting falls on the out. ide yesterday a coral fisli. now considering the me: its of Two into, quarters to two ounces of gold to land. but his shop Is very sanitary Fourth of July this year, the city "U display at the Parks restaurant. Geiger and other creeks as a s ource each ounce of platinum. The gold Mr. Sanford, the Federal govern »nd everything Is handled in a work fathers will probably meet on Tue* inent rural credits appraiser, arrived Th» fish" resemble« nothing so of water supply, came to the con 1 is of high quality, being almo t pure day evening. July 3rd. man like manner in Bandon thia evening to check up much as a cro s between n devil elusion that the Two Mile filing The platinum concentrate! run about the work of the local appraisers, aft fi’h. a star fish and a bit of pink might as well In- dropped as that '•>5 per cent platinum, the remainder Work was commenced this week er which the money will be available The Township l.ine road from Ban coral. proposed pro" > t would call for a | being osmium and other rare and dou to the point where it Joins with at Beaver Hill reconstructing the Platinum is now greater expenditure of money than ; aluahle metals the Rosa road, has been closed tem min« The machinery w ill be clung I)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( Bandon could afford to put i nto its <el1ing from $96 to $100 per ounce porarily to traffic while the sand fill *d about and improvements to the the population water system mil« near the Cox place Is being re-graded amount of $12.000 made It U said Ed Neal who Ilves with his step of the town increased enormously and surfaced. 1 he fill had become the work has been contemplated for and family In south Bandon, To have retained the water rights on father some time, a crew- of about a dozen impassable to autos. Two Mlle Indefinitely, it would have reported to Marshal Holman the men will be employed on the work. been necessary for the city to have t other evening that he "believed ho Shingle 'Illi to llOMime commenced work cn the project this had shot a burglar.” Marshal Hol It is reported in Bandon today that summer, and have spent at least •ev. I man immediately went to th» Cox arrangements have been completed home but diligent search f«'l«<t to era! hundred dollars there for again oi>eratlng the Kruse Shingle L. J. Simpson <>f North Bend locate th" supposed victim. Accord Mill at Prosper, owned by C McC. ir.-N,, Mr Neal he «.i lnf< r u»d tv Chosen PreeMent of Pacific . 8. to Build Aircraft Johnson, Mr. Johnson is now col his folks that someone «as trying to league. como« from Washington, ’ » " ord lecting a crew of expert shingle niak or perhaps had broken into ?•« house, C.. that the I'nlted States aeroplane an.l scoring a shot gun h* «ent to ers and will commence operations the Tlie Coos Bay Times says program calls for an ultimate air investigate. He claims he local-d forepart of July. Simpson left to atteud the meeting navy of 30,000 machine«, coding ap the prowler and upon calling to him of the Pacific Coast Defense League proximately $600,000,000. The I' S to halt, the burglar fired two shots in Seattle Wedneeday and in Portland will construct three classes of war at him »¡th a revolver Neal Im- Thursday He was appointed to the aeroplanes including training planes, medatelv sent five shots tn the dtrcc- presidency of the league several bombing machines and observation tjr n nf th« firming man Washington, June 26—(Port ♦ weeks ago and he goes north to hold ♦ aircraft. The placing of these gov ♦ land Journal Bureau I Secre ♦ hi» first meeting The construction ernment orders for aeroplane- will ♦ tary Baker TuMday transmitted ♦ of a military highway from the ♦ » ♦ without doubt be the making of the « ♦ to t'ongrcioi a favorable report « M«xxican border to the Canadian bor aeroplane industry and a certain « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ by the army engin&'ring board « [der. is the special object of the or Band'nian who holds a substantial ♦ on the Coquille harbor improve ♦ ■zanization He will return the lat Th se »ho favored tig during th* block of stock in one of the two larg « ment to give 12 and 13 foot « ter part of the week. pat t week are: est aeroplane corporation- ■ f the « ♦ depth» from the entrance to Senator Chamberlain, chairman of Reuben Smith. Ansley, Neh United ■Mates is tweinning to a-: utn« « Coquille, the river improvement ♦ the Senate military affairs commit Th.- Livingston of South America ' "ths t financier look" as the value of H. J Forrester. Weed. Cat. i WHITEFIELD RAY. F R G 8. « costing $138.000, with $10,000 ♦ tee. recently introduc d a bill in Con Domenirhial. Lampa He fa und. ibtedly one of tbs best (has holding« is increasing by leap ♦ J the '-elebrated explorer who *i>ent hia ♦ maintenance L o c a I Interests grew« providing for the construction p sted men In America concerning and bounds. Frit« Janeigrn. Bandon. * of military highway* along both « ♦ »ill contribute half fourteen year« In South America. ■ ’ i Jr Barkdoll. Bandon All Oregon items carried in ♦ coast* and it la presumed the new I* coming to Chautauqua. Ufa lectures general eondltton» in South America « ■ »O 'til I 8. W. Damron. Bandon. Mrs. Ham Malehorn, who ♦ the bill »ere approved by the ♦ organisation will endeav r to mould have enlisted the attention of tbe on Expl'-rer for the B»lblan Government visiting at Corbin, suddenly W F. Capps, Denmark ♦ house as reported by the house ♦ public sentiment in behalf of them, lire country. Hr Hay will present at < bauMuqu* yesterday and i», now under Jesse W Cole, Bandon committee pointing out immense comm erclal Dr. Raj ia known to acieutlflc men ja strikingly intereating tratti talk. Elmer Miller, Bandon. of a trained nurse. « value as well as strategic value. ♦ Noted Explorer Tells Thrilling Story at Chautauqua x NO. 32 C