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 .•
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“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
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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- -*
♦
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-
—
'
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.