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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1917)
WESTERN WORLD WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEI r LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING VOL. BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 9. 1917 COMMITTEE FINDS FEW ARE WILLING Prominent Citizen Is Laid to Rest Funeral <,f A. McNair Hehl Natur- day Afternoon—Burial in t|le K. I*. Cemetery. Geo. W. Owen Has Joined Canadians Ladies, Thimble Club Preparing to Make Saturday’s Event One of the Most Successful in Spite of the Onus- ROSEBURG PEOPLE AT LOCAL BEACH liaiKlonian " rites Mark W indie of First Impressions of Army Life —Says Soldiers Want Action. ual Shortage of Flowers Due to Drouth Funeral services of A McNair, the prominent local man who died last Geo. W. Owen, who will be re- [Thursday, were held at the Presby membered by many as an employe Big Gathering of \ alley Itancbers Bandon's third annual Sweet Pea terian church at 2 o'clock Saturday the community will be welcomed. of the Estabrook company, and for for Outing on Isxal Strand; Fish afternoon, Rev. W. 8. Smith offici and Dahlia show will be held In the In fact the greater the ' display, - T J » the vaa v several —s- • j v »• . «-■ a XX local IVV U « man, XX , lliw years has JVI11VU joined ing. trail Hunting, Gathering 1 ahy-Morrison building on Saturday ating. A double quartet composed gteater the success of the event, and-the Canadian troops and is now sta Agates, Surf Bathing—Says Doug to that t li h t eud 11,t .. •« «.> * ask ,i- .... — . ■ Rockcliff i _<>>—— . training , ■ , camp of E. D. Webb, C. R. Wade, R T. afternoon, August 11, under the aus to the ladles everyone tioned at las County Wants Road to Coast. Moore, Geo. Moore, Mrs. Leia Ad pices of the Ladies Thimble Club. ‘who has sweet peas or dahlias to1 at Ottawa, Canada. Mr. Owen in a ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * ♦ ams, Mrs. R. T. Moore, Mrs. A. I he ladies of the club have been ac .bring a bouquet whether they have ' letter to his friend, .... Mark Windle. BANDON IS SATISFIED I tells of his impressions. Portions of Garfield, Mrs. F. A. Holman, and ac tively engaged in fostering the event hopes of a prize or not. ♦ A party composed of between 25 Tile prizes this year are of excep-!the letter follow : Bandon people are satisfied companied by Mrs. Geo. Geisendorfer and predict that this year's show * and 30 individuals, from Green, Ore , , merit and are larger than ever .• ------- ------------------- “I am on my way to help settle a small town near Roseburg, is en ♦ with the county road work and i, furnished appropriate selections. H "ill eclipse those of past years, not- | I Honal before Several gold prizes are in , this war and expect to have my joying the attractions of the local E. Bultman of Marshfield rendered withstanding the fact the late and the . ♦ do not believe an investigation dry summer ha, worked a'hindran’ii u‘n, n’'mb',.r1 ‘o bp11gl?p,1■ 'he rec“” Chr‘8,ma8 d,nner ,n Berlln a,’d ',er' beach. The member of the party a bass solo, “Face to Face." * is necessary. This is the opin — ................. e (lent of which will be most hand- haps later return to the ‘States.’ came over in autos from their home Burial took place at the Knights $.» ♦ ion arrived at by the local fi to . sweet pea and dahlia culture ! — — •wui» unaiuril |vr IlIB . . »ini. , 7. [ !«°niely awarded for his or her This army life is very healthful i section, and a peculiar coincident la to ♦ of Pythias cemetery under the aus * nance committee appointed n V those living within the local ■ trouble in raising the flo rt C l n. The ••• luv llu wers. 1 IIU plenty of fresh air—that's mainly ¡the fact the meeting on the Incal * raise funds for such an Investi ♦ pices of Bandon Lodge No. 130. A. school district may make t ------- exhibits prizes have been placed on display xvhat xve get, and will be surprised if hcach was not premeditated, ♦ gation. at least the committee F. & A. M , of which deceased w as with a view uf taking prizes, al- r- -* ♦ - - — ' the Johnson Furniture company I am large enough to throw a shad- neighbors finding when they W. E. Craine. past lough bouquets from any section of , at ♦ has found local pecple will not ♦ a member. »tore where they may be viewed [ ow when I return. Had a fine trip here that they had apparently ♦ put up money for such investi worshipful master, assisted by Thos. < across the continent; probably will reived a trip to the coast about the Having been turned ♦ D. White, conducted the rites, and ♦ gation. I SMALL 11OOZE BOAT GOES j take a farm ln Alberta when I return same time. MAM POSITIONS ARE * down by naarly everyone ap ♦ the lodge attended in a body. The ASHORE AT PORT ORFORD OPEN IN THE NAVY as everybody seems to be doing well They are camped at the City Park [♦ proached. at least several of ♦ double quartet also rendered a se there, If you have not been in Ot- canip grounds, and at other points 4 the committeemen have quit ♦ lection at the grave. A number of the ♦ soliciting. It seems that those ♦ The church was crowded during Enroute From Crescent City to Only Few Classifications Are Close,) tawa its worth a visit—well sttuat- near the beach ed on the river, fine parks, build men have been fishing from the Coos Bay it Landed on Beach < who have kicked the hardest ♦ the services with relatives and to Enlistments—Band Men Es- ings. and lots of girls, about half of rocks, digging for clams, catching in a Heavy Fog. ♦ against the read work and the ♦ friends who came to pay their last I peclally Wanted. ♦ whom appear to be French crabs, bathing tn the surf, and every- officials in charge were the ♦ respects to one who was held in high ♦ “ How's old Bandon? i Fame old ono reports the time of his life ♦ more abusive to the solicitors ♦ esteem in the community. They The Port Orford Tribune says: I must mention Portland, Aug. 1—The navy wants gatt I suppose. Fred Renner, one of the members, * ♦ who approached them for a ♦ followed the remains to the grave. I ast Thursday night the little gaa men and more than ever has oppor about Ottawa that it Is a regular states that this la the first trip to th* ♦ ♦ contribution. The floral offering was large and sloop Santa Clara, a boat about 30 tunities for certain trade lines which English town—have the old cabby coast at thia point for him and fam tft « ** v t * ««♦♦♦♦ ♦ beautiful containing some very artis feet in length came ashore during a should offer hundreds in the next here; not with a “hanaome" but the ily and tor a number of the others, tic pieces. thick fog on the beacli near Hub few weeks. same old one-horse shay. See more but several have made trips to Some from out of town attended, bard's creek, I At a meeting of taxpayers held at Two men manned the f Owing to the fact that certain rat- , buggies in one day here than you Bandon each year among whom were Mr. and Mrs. ■ the Mocse hall Friday night, Atty. craft and they were enroute from Ings are closed, the impression has WD1 in the States' in a year, no jit- “It is one of the nicest outings 11. N. Miller was named committee- David McNair Sr.. David McNair. Jr.. Crescent City to Marshfield. Too gone out that the navy is restricting neys here. we ever had,'' said Mr Renner, “and and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNair, Inan from Bandon to participate tn much booze and fog caused the men enlistments generally, but the Port- [ “We have a fine bunch of west- we certainly will tell our friends ■ the investigation of county road mat- R. R. Rackleff and Sam Breuer, all to lose their course and when they land office wants it | particularly 2, ern officers in our 'coy'—were it back home about Bandon beaeh. The of Myrtle Point. Iters. came ashore on the beach they did understood that only certain lines not, would be trouble as the eastern- scenic, attractions are great, and the I A local finance committee was al- not know where they were. Had are closed and that many men are er doPB “ot understand the western fishing, crab hunting and camping fa Iso named to raise the funds neces- they not been very fortunate In strik needed to fill rating which offer good pr takes us for a bunch of hoboes cilities here are excellent. There is Beyers Is on the Board Isary to pay Bandon's share of the chasing a meal ticket; while on the only one mar to the joy of the trip, County Clerk L. W. Oddy, being ing a sheltered and sandy beach a r»ean men splendid opportunities leipense of the investigation. It is within the registration age, is dis tragedy Instead of an accident would 4 It 1 b only the following - classifies- other hand most have left good posi and that Is the bad road between Itomposed of: E. D. Webb, John qualified from acting on the Coos have resulted. 'a! tons that enlistments are not being lions to help the cause along. ____ her? and Roseburg over which we Iwckev. H. F. Moiilsuil',1 JllflH W1FT» ■ccitnity eruiuptton board. conseqtienf- “Friday and Saturday the stifiv ifarfe *ln at present' Landsmen for* "We si-« treated WS rnWx-Irr»! WW- wist frsvr! About twelve miles of Bon. W. J. Sweet, Chris Richerts, L. ly Assessor J. P. Beyers has been ap wrecked men attracted so much at- plectrlcians, general; yeomen, plumb not go here, cannot go there: and It the way Is almost no road at all. It |A Langley, H. A. DeLong, R. W. pointed to fill the vacancy. The tention by their actions that local >» tb and fitters; shipwrights; ship-’ keeps one busy saluting —what wo Is so rough and mountainous." Among the members of the party iLullard and J. F. Van Leuven. board now consists of Sheriff Gage, officers became suspicious and raid-, fitters; blacksmiths; boilermakers; , want I h action, not ceremonies. “Hoping all's well and regards to are: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winston, However,! I The committeemen from the other Mr. Beyers and Dr. Richmond of ed the wreck with tho result that painters and printers. Mr. and Mrs Wm. Pemberton and Itowns of the county are as follows: Coquille. they found one bottle of whiskey In many men fitted under those branch-i all, yours as over, O. W. Owen.” two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renner the boat and eleven more cached on ’ es might very often take a rating ■North Bend. Peter Loggie; Myrtle and daughter. Miss LLoyd, Howard IPoint, Claude H. Giles; Powers, K. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Cadman of the bluff. The men were immedi under other branches which are now lilt. REI» < ROSS DIN NT It Carns and wife and son, Eugene V. Loney; Coquille, Leo Carey; Bullards went to Marshfield this ately arrested and In a hearing be open and in which men are needed Howard and family, Mr. and Mrs. IMarshfleld, Harry Kimball. week where they will make their fore Justice WTight. it developed badly. Benefit Dinner; Music.il and t ards John Wilson, Floyd Wilson and two There is a big need today for sp that they were from Coos Bay and I The committee had its first meet home for the winter. to liaise Funds for Auxiliary. sisters. Clay Smith and family and were returning from Crescent City, prentice seamen, machinist's illate», ing at Coquille Monday and the fol ! Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ott and children loaded with booze. One was Char- [ first and second class. There is a lowing from tlie Coos Bay Times is said that he had heard of this, but A big Red Cross Dinner and en The majority of the party are pros- ley Baker, a South Slough halfbreed, special opportunity for musicians and Jan interesting account of it: | had no detailed information as the I The committee after going into it 'engineering crew in question had and the other man refused to give almost every town in the state has a tertainment will be given by th»» perous ranchers of the Roseburg vi Bandon Auxiliary at the Odd Fellows cinity, while Miss Lloyd is deputy gretty thoroughly, figured out that ! been hired by County Surveyor Mc- his name other than say that he went ( band which could send a representa- This particular hall, Friday. Augu.t l#th, th« din county clerk of Itouglan county, and It would take $8oo to engage an ex i Culloch and was outside of his juria- under the cognomen of Battling tlve to the navy. Nelson. They pleaded guilty to hav- need Is most urgent and because so ner to he served from 5;30 to 7:30, Mr. Ott Is one of the prominent musi pert accountant Io make a thorough ! diction. At eight cians of Roseburg. ing whiskey in their possession and much of the spirit and morale of the at 35 cents per plate. I*"' »ligation, and that if only a su Bought No Rock thirty a musical will be given, to bn were fined $100 each and costa. I | men on board ship depends on their, Agitation for <•<»<•«$ R»»a»l perficial inve ligation was made it I. N. Miller entered a complaint According to Mr Renner, there It “At the hearing the bootleggers band, musicians everywhere are be- followed by card». The score cards Iwoiild be useless. They reported i from Bandon that the county was will be 15 cents and luncheon later a movement on foot In Camas valley g>ack to the Coos County Good Roads i paying 25 cents per yard for crushed professed to be telling the truth mg urged to consider the call. will be ten cents. It is the band which gives the men now to improve the mad th rough when they stated that two cases of | Association to this erfect and left it rock at the government rock quarry The affair will be one of the big that section, and probably $30,000 their daily entertainment and relax i booze were all they had aboard their Pl1 to President Hall and his offici —a price twice too high. ation from stern duty. The band events socially in the list of bene will be spent this year, Douglas als to decide whether to go ahead Mr. Murdock said that altho he boat. Later evidence tends to prove helps the sailors in their drills, and fits given for the worthy cause and county pecple want a good road to that the b »at was loaded with a car rn 1 as to iiow the money should be Ifad supervision of the Bandon road in general Is recognized as a big fac the ladles In charge anticipate a large the coa.t and will do their part in pised. lie had never ordered rock bought go that lias been estimated to run tor In the building up of the organi attendance. Everyone Is invited to making it. That county voted bond:« all the way from lfi to 80 cases, and Muidoek Is Questioned and never O. K.'d a bill for it and attend. for roads, and at last election gave LV'rr ron’n’l,tt*’ had organlz- consequently the report must be the most of this booze is believed to zation of the ship's cew. In this The local auxiliary has already re a substantial majority for the state connection every rating is needed and ' still be in the vicinity of where the F y electing E. J. Loney of Pow- wrong. will find unlimited oppor- ceived Instructions along the lines good road bond». i boat w as wrecked. Pending furth-( musicians ------ Fri chairman, and Leo. J. Carey of When It was figuerd out that the I er investigation the county attorney , tu^By- I to be followed In commencing sew “The automobile is what makes Mquiiie secretary, Roadniaster cost of the investigation would be Those who have a desire to see ing of Red Cross necessities which us farmers take an Interest In good P'irdock was cailed ln t0 t explain $800, it was suggested by I N. ! had the two men taken to Gold are being made by the women of -ervice In the air also have an excel- roads," said Mr. Renner. “The ma ■ r0 . * . 1 “ of the questions , - ml . vuo raised laiocd. Be*- Miller that the county court be ask Beach. I'Ot opportunity at this time, for the America for use in caring for the chino has given us an opportunity to “ The whiskey found and used as I ’» 'lie member» already named ed to bear the expense, but the com wounded on the battlefields of Eu Portland office has an opening for ■ 1' e H. Lu, , Of Myrtle Point, and mittee refused to approve the plan. evidence was labeled “Sunnybrook Dating as landsman for quartermas I rope. They will start this work as use the roads more and has made 'is Impatient with the mud holes and Brand", but the bottom of each bot ■ • . Iill"r of Bandon were present. Then it was suggested that the va ter In the aviation section. This Is soon as patterns are received, and the bumps. Wo arc going to have good No Specific Chargee rious commercial clubs bear the ex tle showed where a circular piece a job of some responsibility and the benefit Friday Is to help in raising roads now or know the reason why." ■ - s Myrtle PoiIlt had started the pense, divided pro rata as to mem had been taken out with an electric man who is enlisted under such ser funds for the raw mat» rials. needle. This, bo that the bonded The r< ad to the coast would be of B '<m»-nt again t Roadmaster Mur- bership. E. J. Loney of Powers en vice will be extremely fortunate. considerable commercial value to ■inn 'a'Pr l'1P ^enera* investiga- tered a vigorous objection to this, liquor might be emptied and an in Pathfinder for t oast Defense Another interesting place in the ■ the committee called upon Mr. saying that Powers had one of the ferior concoction of bootleg stuff put ante section is landsman for machin L. J. Simpson, chairman of the Douglas county. With a good road in its place, when the piece of glass Pacific Coast Defense League, has a to Coos Mr. Renner and the other largest commercial clubs and would ist's mates, aviation. This will in- ,,lan for some specific would be put back by a glass blow iude the building of airplanes, in- [ letter from R. W Emerson, secretary fruit growers of his section could Ilf,-' could not give any spe- have to pay the most although It er. But ever at that there was struction in the care of engines and of the league, of Seattle, stating that then market their peaches direct to :usations However, he polnt- was not getting any of the road fund I ,hat ,,,nk Lalrd of Myrtle benefit and was not desirous of the many a wistful look as the bottles handling, and in other ways study- a pathfinder car is about ready to the consumer here at a price consid were uncorked and their contents Build lad bcen one of fhe best road investigation. Then this dropped ing the interesting phases of air navi- leave from Blain, AVn., for Mexico, erably more attractive than they now the proposed route of the obtain In their local market. They 4.'. !n t!iat section, and had Someone entered a protest about poured out on Front street cation. Those two fields should at- traveling ____ “It is believed that Baker and That will bring the car in here have sold fruit to people here in the South Inlet road work, quoting tract hundreds and the man who is road I ‘argcd by Mr' Murdock. have always Lird\ JUrdotk explained that Mr. F. P. Norton to the effect that the Battling Nelson' have been in the selected for such service can count 'and from Florence the party will many instances but bootlegging business before and that | come down the coast This Is the found the trip over the rough roads himself quite lucky. B ,r a, ' ,llltely violated instruc- old road grade could have been cut lrtl,!’,and ln3'esd of utilizing his dls- and the highway hardsurfaced for this is not the first time they have In addition to those posts, several league which is behind the military discourages all but spasmodic at made a voyage to Crescent City for ■ ooks are needed and mess attend- ( coast road. Senator Chamberlain Is tempts to sell here fcuid 8° tbe "hole road what it was costing to grade the new that purpose. Ants which is a field of utmost Im behind the plan, which is to appro-* fce 'm"* Ib'‘ln,alned for the year, winding road. “Since being taken to Gold Beach I p RD er People En joy Beach ■rav-'in exi"'llc*ed all the money in Mr. Murdock said this was not Baker has made a clean breast of portance to the navy. Through the prlate money for a survey.—North many modern appliances which the Bend Harbor. About elghty-five people from the kjd ’ °nl> 4 portion of it. He true. He said that the grading of ;_2~. He says there were 28 navy supplies for the use of cooks, Fishtrap and Johnson'* mill section B" ronM ''‘subordination could not the new road totalled about $500 the affair, of whiskey aboard the boat cases c. ITT <H r Till NOIRE near Coquille Journeyed to Bandon f * and the comndttee more than the grading of the old when she beached, Some of it was this phase of ship life ranks well forward in the need of capable men Other towns in the county have Wednesday on the Dora and enjoyed road, but the new highway was more -___ _____ some was gl'en away, and ho can take over the responsibilities ordinance* against running autos an outing on the local beech. The Thsn '7 71'e EnB‘“eer" scenic and the cost of maintenance stolen, some is supposed to still be cached of feeding hundreds with mufflers open tn the city Hm- ladles formed a moat jolly aggrega F -ir t.nes complained of the would be less than the old one He near the scene.” ita, because of the unnecessary noise. tlon and doubtless found their short ^‘umber of engineers on the also pointed out that the right-of-way In Bandon some of the numerous btay here a most pleasant one. Mr- Murdock said that these was given free by L. J. Simpson. TO BEILO .MACADAM ROAI> NETTLETON BOISE BERN'S jitney» run not only with mufflers Mr. Olles of Myrtle Point object destroyed the small Fire cmpletely wide open but with everything else ♦ ♦ ed to the Grant Smith Co torce ac Hiram Nettleton cottage In North County Court tote« to Expend $:U» open that will make a noise, and the He said that he <»<»<• on Empire-So. Inlet Road. UORLD HONOR ROLL count contracts. I. morning. the bull 1- east tandou this more noise it makes the wider it 1» ♦ understood that the company was in, and contents being a total 1OI-S Apparently competition Is "stringing” the work because they a« n. insurance was carried. The county court has reached an opened, The following are new aubscrib so keen that it Is a case of the man were being paid eight per cent on the The structure was occupied by agreement to expend an estimated ers and renewals during the pas* the most noi»e gets the pas- of 130,000 in building five making total cost. Mr and Mrs. Al Mathews, stepfather urn « eek : „„ _______ ____ With their deafening horna Mr. Murdock said that this was and mother of Mr. Nettleton Mr» miles of standard macadam on the sen gers. Dyer, Bandon. Elbert Of this and whistles they run up and down wrong The company is to receive Mathews *as working in the gar<i»'tu Empire South Inlet road ----- H. W. Fester. Bandon * ■ on i * street several times before leaving about 8 per cent on the preliminary um 112,000 is to be expended ---------- ---), and glancing up. noticed smoke and two miles this year, the contract to[so a» to be sure not to leave a single N D Trumbull, Milaca, estimates of the cost, and the work » rolling out of the roof near flames --------- Sam Wing. Bandon. be let as soon as the grading contract i»ea enger fur the next guy is to be done by December 1st He the chimney. — men None of the J. G. Leneve. Bandoo It is most annoying to say the gave the rates that the county «as folks were at home, and by the time now under way 1» completed. The) Dr I L Scofield. Bandon. remained of the project 1» to be least and an anti nols* ordinance paying for the use of Grant Smith she had turned in the alarm the Mrs. H J. Maao. f»an Francisco . taken care of next year and from at least to th* extent of forbidding Co. ’ s equipment, and the committee fb that flames were beyond control Thos. Smith. Bandon. the budget to be arrsnged for next a continuous tooting of horns andi was satisfied that this rental «»• The loss la placed at between year's wotk. I blowing of whlstlea 1» in order here.' T. Devereux. Parkersburg below the ordinary charges for such sexen and eight hundred dollar». r* »oik Money Forthcoming for Expenses —Miller Named as laical Commit teeman—I list Meeting Held Mon- da,—Must First Know How to Raise About $800. g æ Æ i ' jMíf)* ■SI work.