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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
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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
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