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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1917)
WESTERN B*N00*F^ \ V WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET L. V . 41. WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917 OMINENT CITIZEN DIES EARLY TODAY NO. 37 NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW DOUBLED THIS YEAR BECOMES EFFECTIVE IS TO BE CONTINUED CfllBAI I» McNAIR PASSES AFT- CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO GO IN BANDON CHILDREN HIGHLY COM- Mil.I. AND LOGGING CAMP OPE MORE CARS CASHED TH ROI GH DIMMING OF LIGHTS REQl'lBED ] l a LONG 8 I Fl G Fl OF’ TO RECORDS OF (Xi. COURT PLIMENTED BY (X). AGENT RATORS «Ol l.ll CURTAIL BANDON Fl* TO JULY I TH IN VNDEIt NEW LAW—MO’lOB AND ROADMASTER. WHO IS J EDGE. THE WORK. DI BING Iloti SE ISON. TRICKS DEFINED. 4 licer. Resilient of County for line Member from Each Town in Lillian I.euthohl (jets First Award County to Be Named—Will Im- j ty-lliree Years and for Many in I pper Grode* and Max Patter Was IToniinent in Business ploy Engineer and Accountant in son 11 ins Out in Lower Grad e*. Order to Make Competent anil I'n- ■. mil Religious Circles of the —Twenty Participants in Contest JU—Leaves Large Family I rcjudiced Report to the Public. and All Have Hplendjd Results. ... uh . f Archibald McNair, for . years a resident of Coos ..rd for many years prom- i ct’l business circles, oc- ,.,-Nalr home in this this morning. Death was to paralysis, with which the de led was first stricken In 1913. wagh lie had rallied from the t stroke and for a time showed is of complete recovery, lie later t* ♦ ♦ $ 5 ♦ > 'oil of Workmen on Various l*rojecta Slums That Only Snudi 1‘ercent- age Would Go to Work in Camps if Road Work Should Cease—Ilan- don-Ciirry Road Most Important. Had Telling Effect on Buxine««, Signal Must Be Given by Driver Be Ke|>ecially for Local Garage— ■(■' hm I fore Making a Turn on Any Boad in Oregon—Will BegUter All the itoad to Roseburg Is Crying Need Cars in State—I.Icense Fees Are —Canyon Discourages Many \\ ho Doubled for Good Roads. Would Otherwise Come Thi.« Way. H un Bandon school children were Coos county road work as far as The new law governing automo According to C. L. Foster, propri Highly complimented by County Agri those projects now under way are etor of the Bandon Garage, the tour biles through’ ut the state, doubling culturist J. L. Smith Tuesday for the concerned, will not be stopped. Such ist travel through Bandon up to license fees, and making several oth splendid results shown in the school was the conclusion of the County about the Fourth of July equalled er important anges, became effec . tarden contest. Mr. Smith, accom- Court at its session yesterday. How the total number of visiting auto tive on Wednesday, August 1 I panied by his assistant, L. W. Cole- ever, no new projects will be started passing through here during the year Most Important from a financial nan. came down from Coquille to I his season and the present scale of of 1916. standpoint is the doubling of the li udge ll.e local gardens, and the roi wages will not be raised “The tourists conic into town, censes of all automobiles. It is es | lowing winners are announced- The matter of curtailing the road have their repair work done, if any timated that for the first year und Oth 7tb and Sth Grade* work cn such projects as are not Im is needed, purchase their gasoline er this law about 1250,000 -.-fZ be First—Lillian Leuthold. perative was brought before the end lubricating oils, their food sup available for use by the State High Second—Arthur Gale. Court in a petition from various plies and other things, and go to way commission, this being for the Third—Harold How-ell. large employers of men, principally the beach to camp or on towards payment of Interest and redemption ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ F'ourth ami Fifth Grades ulll and logging camp operators. An Curry county, or Marshfield," said of the $6,000.000 bond Issue for First—Max Patterson. "temized statement showed that these Mr. Foster, and the majority of good roads throughout the state. At a meeting cf the Coos County Second—Jack Stoltz. For the first time in Oregon, mo | ndustries lacked 832 men. The Bandon people hardly know that a Good Reads asscciatlon, held at Co- Third—Paul Topping. , Smith Powers Logging company has visiting car has boen here However. tor trucks are defined. Slow going qui’le yesterday and attended by Jel- |‘he largest shortage, 200, although I'm sure the balance sheet of a num vehicles must keep to the right boun All Deserve CAedlt "gates from every pait of the coun- The splendd condition of near’.y Al P- "ers stated that the average ber of local business houses is an dary line of the road Signal must y, It waf decided to elect a com-1 ■ill the gardens does credit to all ! «-age paid during June was $4.18 per t agreeable evidence that business has be made by drivers before making a ■ v.'.ittee, one to be named in each ’he young folks who took part iu day The company is now employ- J improved wonderfully with the com turn on any road. iconimontty, for the purpose of mak lie contest. They are: Helen Gib j Ing 500 The shortage affecting in-, ing of good roads and the autoists." Complete lists of registrations and ing a thorough Investigation of all son, Harcld Howell, Ruth Sparlln, dustrtes in Fandon and on the lower, Mr. Foster has been kept fairly transfers are to be furnished law road work under the bond isste to Caircl Garfield Arthur Gale Teddie liver includes the following: Con- rushed with work during the past officers and are to bo on file with date. The investigation is to include Riinde, Ethel Griffith. Bertie Grif ■ ogiie camp, which is logging for the two months, mostly front ‘ foreign" county clerks for public inspection. the roadmacter's office, the county fith, Alden Griffith. Frank Colgrove, Tpcre mill, 20 men. Prosper Mill cars, and much of it due to the et- Dimming of lights is required for court and all other officials having Inez Pomeroy. l.illian Leuthold, C*.. 15 Riverton Fuel Co.. 20; i feet of traveling over poor roads; safety of road traffic. jurisdiction in the work. This com-; . lary Kay, Jack Stoltz. Otto Lire..* r, ' Fyfe-lVflson Lumber Co., 50 men and but this does not make him a good Provision is 1 made for penalties for miltee will be authorized to eatugt : Harold Ashton, Gladys MynatL Irene ' 12 teams. ) reads kuocker by any means for he the throwing of glass or other ma- the services of a competent disinter- - Harnekoff, Paul 1 iping and Max While at first thought it was be feels that if there were good road-. tertals which mlght cause damage ested engineer and cn accountant iatterson. lieved that curtailing the road work everywhere throughout this section, to a car, for tampering with an- for the purpose of assisting them in - Cash prizes, totaling $15, were w4’ild l’berste men for the camps and connecting up with the outside, other's car, or even climbing Into checking up all estimates and pro offered by the local board In two di- trfd mills, a poll of the men employ- there would be seieal hundred times the same files as well as finances. The cost visions, the first comprising pupils ed’xn ’he various road projects does more auto work to be done and ac Age limit of 15 year» is fixed for driving unless drivei- Is accompanied of these experts is to be borne pro of the sixth, seventh and eighth not bear out that conclusion The cessories sold. ARCHIBALD McNAIH ly parent, guardian or owner of the portionately by commercial organi I trades; the second those In the low- j -?ll taken by the Roadmaster'a office Road From Roseburg Necessary machine. zations and citizens generally thru ,hr" er grades By the teims of the Qop- • howe<1 that . « *vuu — ,..m ' A good road from Roseburg is ____ Jiri’ lav..attacks and began Heavy trucks ore prohibit*«! irora. subscription .in the various com-’TeAf 7ach~pVtffn 'wi8~6bnged' to have «..rs were farmers, ST general labor-f%'7ryin, need.1' laid a foes! a-lfo 1 ally. Several months munities. operating over roads except by au rrs, 32 teamsters, 15 miners. 14 road- rnobilist "ho has observed the trend 1 potatoes and at least two other vege te bedfast. He was un- The object of the investigation is tables, and was required to take en- "pen, 13 railroad workers, 13 engl- Of auf0 traffic here and along the thorization of accredited cointy n he died. to determine the exact status of af I tire care of the garden. * . neers. 10 dairymen, 10 construction Pacific Highway through Roseburg agent. The provisions as to the dimming lorn in Canada fairs for ’he benefit of the public Mr. Smith expressed himself as ' 'uen, 8 carpenters and the balance of The road through the canyon be ' When the used was born January generally. It is two fold: First, to ; much pleased with the excellence of [ ! various other occupations. Only tween Myrtle Point and Roseburg is of lights is as follows RestigOuche county, carry out the promise made by the i the children's work, stating that they 'ihree gave their occupations as log very very rough and, rock-strewn", convenience or safety of the uses of c'", Canada, therefore Go, d Roads association at the time i were the best school gardens he had ore and three others as mill em which together with the steep grades any public highway demands, the ... s of age. He came to of the bund election that the associa ' oeen in the county, and were deserv ployes. However, about 150 have along the canyon walls far above the front lights of every motor vehicle ' f tii.es, locating at Myr- tion would see that the money is ing of much credit. ’ ad logging experience Other ques- creek bed below, almost insures that shall be dimmed so as to prevent any n this county thirty-three properly expended; and secondly, to i ' ■tions asked of these men indicated the California tourist who passes glare therefrom, or shall be so di --------------------- -- Shortly after his arriv determine w-hether the various criti TWO ESCAPE FROM that of the 500 or more men employ that, way will discourage his friends rected that the center rays thereof shall strike the ground at a distance e purchased a farm which cisms made against the roadmaster COOS COIN TA’ JAIL ed by the county on road work, only from making the trip by tellng them not to exceed 75 feet in front of such a small percentage would go to the __ ___ __________ rd ’ted fur a number of years. and the county court are well found- of how he traveled for miles in low vehicle, provided that nothing In this uth of August, 1899, he cd. The investigation, according amps should the work shut down anf) intermediate'. Randoii to take up residence to the meeting yesterday Is not to be Subscription Contest Promoters Held Ihe majority are farmers who are ( "Another feature, and one which subdivision shall he construed to orking during the summer months can easliy be remedied is a lack of render inoperative the provision» of " d it. the hardware busl- made in the spirit of criticism, but for Absconding With Agitator subdivision B of this section rela '.ablAhing the store that is rather as a matter of good business, •>nly, and are working near home advertising mile posts telling of Fund» Make Getan ay. •’tAd on First street by the ’tactically a half million dollars is All but one of the five projects Bandon-by-the Sea and its wonder tive to the plain visibility of such I under the bond issue are now under tul beach attractions, and in fact of lights in tho direction In which such a’dware company, and of aow being expended by the county F. W. Raley and J R. Weidner, vay, the remaining one being the ( au tbe coast country Out along the vehicle is proceeding.” n, G R. McNair, is now n road work and it is considered | There are sections providing .m In 1913 he retired from >nly a matter of good business poi- the two subscription contest pro | ’ ’oquille-Bandon road. The right-of- * Pacific and "Goodrich" highways one against any person throwing glass e business life. He took an ex ‘cy to find out if the money is be- moters, who were brought back from vay matter is not yet settled there notes sign posts telling of so many or other material which might work ‘"’n to southern and eastern ng applied judiciously and if the ¡California charged with embezzling fore no work will be begun this sea- miles to Roseburg, Medford, Grants injury to a car; prohibiting the tak Pass, Cottage Grove. Eugene, or any i • hl3 old home in Can • r’ *o being done efficiently. It is , funds from the North Bend Agitator i on. There was also a question as to of the many other valley towns, but ing of any part of another's machine ’t was shortly after this jour- *e] <”.i.d that new is the logical and who had been confined in the and the entering of another's car ex he was taken down seri- irvip f.-r such an investigation. If county jail at Coquille in default of whether arrangements could be not a single post telling of so many cept by an officer of the law or by made with the contractors to post- ) pjjipg j 0 Coos county. Coos Bay, Co- 'I. Although everything pc3- ■ 1 > .at the work is being bail awaiting the October term of the consent of the owner or person court, escaped Monday night. After pone or curtail the road work, they qUj]|e or Bandon In fact the only ’ '■ > 1 ne for him, iie gradually in*’’ ..r pt’iy the public should lawfully in charge of the car. j having gone to large expense to the other prisoners and the jailer post mentioning the coast section is •»r from that time on. n ?nd ’he officials should be Unless accompanied by parent, Pacific 1 ¡ bring in machinery and equipment i at the Intersection of the ~ . d if <»n the contrary it is were asleep they opened the lock on ihe in Community Life guardian or owner of car, no person d ne satisfactorily now is their cell with a key made out of a for the work. The loss in interest Highway and the coast road where a under 16 years of age shall drive a '. n to his succebs as a cot on bonds was also an item for con- comb and departed. It is reported Road," Bay small sign says "Coos ,.e to find out so that n. Mr McNair was an ac- motor vehicle upon any road. • a be made. . | they — left letters stating that they ideration. The bonds draw five per but otherwise doesn't even give the i I No truck of more than five tona* " in the life of the corn ' : -..niilrl rotnrn In HmA for trial. ( ent while the banks pay only two mileage. u e madmaster and the coun- would return in time for trial, ' capacity may be driven over any ’s was always among the "Action on the part of Bandon, road without first obtaining a writ ate <hat they welcome such 1 The two young men had been per cent on the funds kept on de ? ■ • ■ f political and so- and -fration l .— will ---- cheerfully --------- - model prisoners and had been given posit. The three per cent lose to Coos Bay and other populous sections ten permit from the county CQurt of nd because of his stead- ■ at*’ with the committee In ord- the liberty of the corridors during the county would amount to approx- of this county towards properly erect the county in which operations are to >le-< and sterling qualities ing sign posts would doubtless draw the day. Tliey ’---- . arc unusually bright mately $900 a month. ■ t into every detail. "d much influence. Shortly before be carried on. ■ n. vnri'j'is members of the com- fellows and while in jail completed; In discussing the various projects many of the tourist parties from the 3 retin i.ent from a i'-o business two patents on which they had been { Pacific Highway *o the Coast road. 1 t was admitted by all partfee, In •*. nr t" be elected In their res e he had been elected a comuiis- SWEET PEA SHOW AEG, It working, one a milk bottle holder the ___ mill ____ and ________ logging men, especially those traveling south,<- if ?ner of the Port of Bandon, which pective communities. Myrtle Point and the othei a wedge used in falling > eluding The ladies of the Thimble Club hat the Bandon-Curry road should it were explained that they could fke he later resigned on account has already named Atty. Claude H. week that the annual timbers. ! p* rushed to completion, as this readily reach Crescent City, Eureka announce this Pea sho w will be held 1 s protracted illness. In church Giles and Powers has named E. J. big Messages Bandon Sweet have been sent by the roa(1 bearg t,y far more traffic in ac- and San Francisco via this section ■’r McNair was equally Loney, The Bandon man is to be . .... on Saturday. August 11th, In the .w. n i.M« ,na ...... _ other -------- Much sheriff's office .. to all nearby place ] freight than any road In Travel Onteide to be selected at a mass meeting ’’?vfn? been one of the Fahy-Morrison building. Tourist travel by autpmobiles is ( J ?.t Moose hall Friday night, and it la thought that the men will ’he county. e local Presbyterian Everyone is urged to place an ex is the j Judging from the representation' especially heavy this ye»£, and a«’ be apprehended. This soon hiblt, whether they anticipate secur- ’nee It was or- r e other communities w-ill do like county ' delivery from the new uade to the County Court by dele cording to the Northwest Tourist as Ing a prize or not. The season has isp. ned the committee w-ill meet first gates from the various sections it sociation has exceeded already the been particularly backward for sweet ail of President Chas Hall jail. Su. » 1res Govern peas and as a result the ladies fear 1 was apparent that the prevailing high mark set last year • -ssocialion, which will be In 'e h* deceased is ment figures covering auto travel many entries might be discouraged entlment throughout the county buri time. Fivers and Harbors Bill Passe« 1- through Yellow-stone National Park However, they wish the show to be ss '’atos which met yester- harbors «'»< not In favor of giving up road The Federal rivers and 1--------- i > . Aiyr* ’d to hold an investiga bill passed the Senate last Thursday work. It was however granted that alone, where a toll charge of $7 50 great a success as possible and to thai land n; ted the following Marsh- It had passed the House on June the labor situation is a serious one per car is made, shows a total of over end are working diligently They I numclaw, S.oqn ears headed west this season. have placed the prizes on dlsplav at “— , ,n<* lf Court can *ul»t th* big Chas. Hall; North Bend. Peter 2 7tli. It now goes mi« '■’d. into vuw.o.- conference ’ and n : Mrs. Many Camp *t City Park appropriaUon fi-r industries by eliminating ary furth- the Bandon Furniture company store <f tie, Edgar McDaniels; Powers, The bill carries an L„ . m Cal.; Harry Since th« sign board telling of where all Interested may see them. Myrtle Point, Geo. E the $128,000 project of deepening ®r expansion or by gi'ing contractors Al. Puwers; .. uju ; and Errol Mc- Coquille, J. E. Norton: the channel in the Coquille river) un some of the projects more time the local camp grounds at the City ent near Walla Walla, Tonney; Geo. P. Topping, L. D. from the mouth to Coquille and an | so that fewer men can be employed Park have been placed and other ar- Banden, The Prosper ahtngle mill which and one sister tangamente .and oonvenicnces for annual maintenance fund of 110.- 3uch action should be considered. -d They ■'»Islielm. visitors made, the Park ha» been Is being operated for the new owner« Cal ; 000. well used an average of from seven by C. McC. Johnson commenced .I bj .vita Willard arrived this Must Taj in Ten Day« ¡a t cf Li yal- to twelve or more camps have been running Monday morning with two for a sent made there and along the beach machines in commission B. Warren Tillamook ; David week from Sacramento. Cal . Assessor Beyers this week Swflifin in TfiMlble Mrs O. taxes. every day during the past month, is foreman Nine men are now em- 1 ’’rn Jean White hort visit with her mother According to the Oregonian Carl out notices for 1917 personal Willard, and with other relatives According to the change tn the law many of the campers having remain ployed and it la aimed to start the Swelgln, formerly of Bandon, has effected at the last legislature those ’ay tn some third machine later. Mrs. been taken in charge at Klamath assessed for personal property and ed here for several days and I uduct- '■ « in time for the funeral Instances for several weeks. Falls on a vagrancy charge 9we*' • « .n church at 2 Watkins leaves Eureka tonight . on gin Is believed to be an I. W ” who have no real estate under assess The city ha» erected a drinking ♦ here WORLD HONOR ROLL ♦ ment must pay within ten days in iv afternoon of this the Kilburn and will arrive fountain and watering trough at the agitator and has been In trouble the ♦ ♦ ♦ « « ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ .„as at stead of thirty days as before If s Smith officiating. Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs H past month with the authorltlei ¡park and the majority of campers st ” ♦ p. Cemetery ' Hopkins are here from Enumclaw, Bend and other Eastern Orc TboM who favored us during the C”‘ m payment is not made the account la ¡ prefer the cleared section near the McNair from Myrtle , via MCA air is »» here uv«. over to - the sheriff s office for ball ground* ed by the mem- ’»avid ---------------- past week ars points He «as engaged tn the- turned and it is that Alex ■al Msscntc lodge with Pol int — — — - - probable - D. J Ewing. Bandon plumbing business here, and later collection and . _ the * « taxpayer a. * la A 4 »ub- • K A affiliated. Members Mi Nair *111 arrive from Tillamook held down a homestead on upper-. ject Amos Hadsell, U. 8. 8. New York. — to . . pay . twice the amount of the Miss Sadie Wells of Roseburg ar —i Thia is to prevent h° hall at 1 o’clock and Errol, the youngest »on is in the C W. Ashton, Bandon original ■ sum v Mil*. He left here for points Walla Walla section at present work- the property being taken out of the coun rived last evening to visit her par ■vices In a body. Vera E Irvine. Portland having abandoned Kansas. in ents. Mr. and Mrs. W R. Wells, for a in? in the harvest fields and as yet ‘aid.“ •««'making.t* between the time of a-ses«m»n» Mrs. N. J. Hansen. Centralia. Wn. C >me for Funeral ft is SL. lestead. I | few dajs. i |and time of payment. have been notified by th” fimilv has been unable to locate jh lemcata. 'some iuiptov 'me are expected to ar TAXPAYERS MEETING For the purpose of naming a member of the county citizens cr"in’lttee that is to investigate the r- ad work under construc tion in the county, the records '•f ’he cfficals in charge, etc., ♦ a public mass meeting will be » held at the Moose hall Friday ♦ evening, August 3rd, at eight o'clock, Every taxpayer is ln- vited.
