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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1917)
WESTERN WORLD WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COQS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1917 Gets Fine of $500 and 60 Days in Jail Winfield 8. Davis Cashew Check for Eighty Dollar» mid la-ave» for California—Caught. * lam«« Indzw-Mon Brought liavk from $;ui«k* on Liquor <'li«rgr In Now "Itoing Tim««." W infield S. Davis, a young ma* Jam«« Anderson, second engineer who has been residing with his par Portland and Roseburg Speaker» to Discuss "Democracy on the steamer Bandon who depart ents south of Bandon, was bound is. Kaisertsm at K. P. Hall- •• Local Council of ed from here suddenly the .morning over to the Grand Jury Tuesday by after the vessel «as searched for Justice of the Peace C R Wade on a Defense Backs Campaign in Community. boo»e by Sheriff Gage and deputies, charge of forgery. His bail was fix and who was later apprehended at ed at 1500, in default of which he Eureka. Cal., and helif on a charg«« was taken to the county jail by » ♦ 44 * 4 4* « »** I *44 B. Zeek, Harry Pearce. W. J Sweet. of illegally having liquor in his pos County Commissioner Geo. J. Arm Sheriff Gage that evening » SHE I KERS NEXT WEEK E D Webb, 8. E. Pearce, John Die- session. returned here tn custody of The young man cashed a check » ing, »'bile in town today, stated Under the auspices of the lo : key. Dr R V. Leep. E. E. Oaktw. Sheriff Gage Tuesday. it the new caterpillar engine pur at Sidwell's clothing store, made out » cal branch of the He «as taken before Justice of the National « Dr 8 C. Endicott. W 8 1 Well*. H ged by the county for the pur for $80, payable to himself and sign Council of Defense. 8 B. Hus- ♦ C Dippel. G. R McNair. O. A Trow- Peace C. R Wade, and after consult se of hauling gravel on the Ban- ed with his father’s name. "A. Dav » ton of Portland and B. L. Eddy ♦ bridge, Chris Rasmussen. C. Y Lowe, Ing hl* attorney decided to plead The check was taken to the » of Roseburg will speak a-Curry road is now at Coquille is." in Ban- ♦ II F. Morrison. 8. Galller. Geo. W. guilty to the ownership and posses sere it is being used on a small job First National Bank for deposit and » don at the Knights of l'vtl'la» sion of twelve bottles out of the sev ♦ Moore. H. J Walker. C- H Hurley. til the preparations south of Ban there the forgery was discovered. » hall. Tuesday evening. October ♦ Parkersburg T Devereaux, W enty taken In the raid These twelve Mr. Sidwell immediately notified » 16th, beginning at 7:30. Ev- is »re made, which will be several had been found In the engine room ♦ A. Sloan, H T Miller the sheriff’s office. The young man » eryone is invited to attend and eki. Riverton -Geo. Welch, Geo P. He was sentenced to pay a fine of It will first be necessary to I apparently had left for the south via » it is hoped that a large crowd ♦< I aird. W E Cralne, Poetmaster $600 and spend 00 days In the coun Curry county | the coast road stages and was appre- ■engthen all the ty jail He was taken to Coquille will be on hand to greet the ♦ Bean. C. A Parker. Idges between Floras creek and the 1 hended at Crescent City by Sheriff o visitors. "Democracy vs. Kais- Bullards—Jas Morrison, R W. Tuesday evening and is now "doing mty line. This u^Jl not entail Andy Huffman of Del Norte county » erism” will be the subject and time." Bullard. ich expense but takes considerable Sheriff Gage, enroute to Eureka on : In explaining hl* sudden departure there will be no solicitation for Limp* -T P Manly. Art. Sweet. Anderson told Justice Wade that he je a» the material has to be got- the same day to bring back Jas And » bond sales at the meeting. J. I. Bean. i to the ground. The grading on erson. having been notified by tele- | » L Prosper—S. D Harper. E E Foss, adopted the custom followed at Coos The visitors will also speak at e southern end of the line is not phone that young Davis was being » Port Orford, Thursday, Octob Mrs. L Hicklng, Miss Gurda Peder- Bay, which, he *ald. Is for one man to skip out when another is arrested jits ready and the rock crusher will held took him in charge on his way » er the 18th. and at Gold Beach sen. ire to be moved to tlie Floras creek home. Four Mile— H A. DeLong, D. H so that the blame can be laid on the » the following day. one who is gone. In this way. he The sheriff and his two prisoners e *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ravel bar from which the material Jackson. arrived here Tuesday and the prelim to be taken. Two Mile—R. M. Preasey, L. M. reasoned, the man under arrest has Aft a better chance to get cleared "Khali we be ------- more tender with Strong. Since it is necessary to elevate the inary hearing was held that after ■avel in loading, the County Court noon. Davis made no statement our dolíais l than with the lives of 1 Upper Two Mlle—F. N. Perkins. I. er Relmert, the cook on the boat, had been convicted and Sheriff Gage had ilieves it advisable to run the gravel His father is at present at Grants our son»?"—W. G. McAdoo, Se«ro E. Palmer. turning New Lake—Col. Blumenrother, 8 decided on extradition or rough the crusher. This can be Pass having gone there about two tary of U. 8. Treasury. the evidence over to the Federal au or three weeks ago. N. Croft. me with little added expense as The big drive for the second Lib Four minute talks will be contin thorltiee, Anderson apparently decld e crusher will do the elevating, erty Loan subscription campaign waa ued at the local theatres this week, ed It safer to come back and face the hile at the same time it will make vet in motion Tuesday evening at a the subjects to be devoted entirely to music in justice court. is rock of a uniform size, thus as- meeting of the local Council of De Liberty Bonds. The committees ap iring a better job. fense. when Col. R. H. Rosa, who has pointed for the out-of-town precinct* However, It is aimed to begin haul- been appointed local chairman by have been asked. If they consider it g in two or three weeks and the the Liberty Loan State Central com adviaable, to call public meeting* at 5rk will continue, regardless of Bather until the job of rocking the Secretary of Bandon Branch Receiv mittee of Oregon, named committees school houses or other convenient "overing every community in the place« for the purpose of explaining es Reply from Headquarters tire distance between Bandon and the Liberty Bandon district. s- Loan. In such event th* Regarding Goods. s Curry line is completed. The local committee* will furnish apeak- Resident« of 1-ampa Heel Ion tall At Since only two week* remain in i,,..; .......... ily possible drawback will be the tention to Advantage« of Reaver which to fill Bandon’s quota of sub- -rs if necessary, te in Floras creek. If the water The report circulated locally that vcrlptions. it is the aim of Chairman Blough Cnt-off. The second Issue bonds draw 4 lould get too high and make the two carloads of Red Cross relief Rosa to make a special effort next per cent Interest, payable semi-an avel bed inaccessible, the work goods, which had been shipped east week, which is Patriotic Week, to nually. and are practically Dee from >uld have to stop temporarily. A delegation of farmers from the from the Coast had been rejected cover the entire local district The taxation, they are convertible for The new caterpillar, drawing five and shipped back, is without foun veiling campaign is now open; it higher rate bond* If such are issued I^mpa neighborhood called on the rs, will haul 30 yards of gravel at dation, according to a letter received closes for the second issue on Octob during the war. The terms of pay County Court laat week to urge the e time, thus reducing the cost over by Mrs. L. NV. Turnbull, secretary er 27th. ment are. Two per cent on applica consideration of establishing a road e old method of hauling by teams, of the local branch, from the North lo tion, 18 per cent on November 16. on the north ■Ide of the river that The committee named for th* le rocking will commence on the western Division headquarters. 1917; 40 per cent on December 16. would lessen the dlatance between cal district are as follows urry end of the road and continue Mrs. Turnbull had written for in 1917; 40 per cent on January 15. Marshfield and Bandon from six to Chairman — Col. R. H. Rosa. ils way. The rocking done on the eight miles, and would offer what formation concerning the report, ar ft. 1918. Speakers— Geo. P. Topping, C. •ad to date is excellent work and they consider the moat economic and its circulation here has had discour Wade. I N. Miller. L. W. Turnbull. Application must be received on or hen completed this highway will before the close of business. October most feasible route for a permanent aging influence on ptvople whom the l>re8S— l . D. Felsheim. I in condition for travel by autos all highway local branch has solicited for co Campaign H. J. McDermald, C. 27th. 1917. »sons of the year. Their suggestion I* to branch off operation and work. The reply is front the Marshfield Coquille high from Leslie W. Getchell, bureau of craniierrn picking starts way at Beaver Hill Junction, which development, Northwestern division, Is about four miles from Coquille, Nordstrom Will Employ 50 to OO and is in part as follows: run do«n Reaver Slough to It* mouth "No word has come to us of goods Next Week—3500 Gallons. ■ nd follow down the north aid* of being rejected and sent hack from I the river either to the DanieHoti the East Where such a story could Cranberry time is here and next place or to Parkersburg At thia RUr have started is more than I can sur point a ferry could be maintained will find between 50 and «0 mise. The need is so great for all State Must Provide 8lfl.5lMt.OOO hut • I until such time aa the county could Subscription* W III Be Acceidetl »«Pie gathering in the little red ber- kinds of relief articles that it is very I p to »34,500.000. afford a bridge connecting with the st the I. Nordstrom marshes. improbable that goods, especially In road on the south side of the river >uth of town. Mr. Nordstrom will such quantities as your letter men to Bandon Art out a force of pickers Monday Eventually, "the weed" has been tions. would be sent back I can say Confusion In the public mind re In addition to shortening the dis •oraing He expects the job to last emphatically that the story has no garding the amount of the second lib elevated to its berth In the H C cf tance between Marshfield and Ban ®out a week as he estimates the erty loan and Oregon's apportion L. It ha* deserted the commonplace don. supporters of this route con- r°P this year will run up to 3500 foundation." ntent of the total has been cleared | for a position near to the distinguish Ilend that It would afford an ■II »Hons, making about 450 boxes. up by C A Miller, campaign man ed upper crust tn this world of ris I water level grade, on the sunny ■Ide RED CROSS PANCE BIG Sl<< ESH *« year s crop was 2500 gallons The promotion took ef ager of the liberty loan state central ing prices of the river, also eliminating that lr Nordstrom expect* to sell about committee for Oregon Mr Miller | feet In Bandon Tuesday, the esuee troublesome piece of road between »if his crop on Coos county mar- fx>cal Nmlliary Net* Over One Hund being the new federal tobacco tax in an official statement says in part Strang * place and Coquille, a dla Eienl. and the rest will be shipped to red Dollars From the ■ In order that the government coupled with the general rise In tance of about 4 1-2 miles that utside points. prices of everything. At a meeting will not be obliged to turn back ov I would require very espeoalve con The quality of the local berries is The Red Cross dance Saturday er-subscriptions to this second loan, of local retail tobacco dealers Mon ■tructlon to be made permanent ■■ . always bringing the top prices evening turned out to be one of the price* as they did In the first loan, they day evening the following • 'he market anywhere. big social events of the season Prom From are asking the people of thia Nation < similar to those In effect In Port a financial standpoint ft was equal to subscribe to at least $3.000,000.- land and other ¡dace* on th* coaatt. CHANGE IX draft uu . ed ly as successful, the local auxiliary 000 but they are offering to accept were agreed upon Cigarette*—Ten cent type*. now fund realizing HOI 40 after all ex subscriptions up to $5.000.000,000 ■ York, Oct. 5—Conscription of penses were paid. The committee In other words the nation must have 15. or two for a quarter. 15 eent »'ailable single men before rear In charge consisted of Mrs tt J $3.000.000.000. but will accept $!•' , type*, two for 25. or 20 cents singly; ’d men are called, is the advise of Walker. Mrs G T Treadgold. Mrs 5 cent brand*. 10 cents, two for 15. Urt-al .Me« Win In < lì II Hull Brought u00.000.000 additional •®!,ers of local exemption boards T. M. Nielson and Mrs E H Boyle by lx« Angele« Engineering Figuring on the ratio of bank de Papers, per package 10 cent*. 2 for n' t' the President and army au- They were assisted in serong. etc. posits the State of Oregon Firm for Alleged daini. would 15 cent* Cigar*—Bit type*. 15e straight; r,,lM today. Drafting of mar- by a number of others. The com- have to raise $14.500.000. divided in * men while single men without $10.000.000 for three for a quarter, 10 cent* straight; mittee expresses a _ desire to thank to approximately indent* remain results "in in- Mr Varn«y and the other mem bers the city of Portland and $4.500.000 j 5 cent brand*, costing 125 and over A dec tat on In the caae of Raaer per 1000. 2 for 15c. 4 for 21c. those Bros. A V» an. engineers of Loa - public resentment which must who furnished the for the outside I .ritory. in order to of the orchestra >'«.r public confidence In the whole without charge. com* up to their proportion of what costing under $25 will remain at 5c Angele*, plaintiff* va E Dyer, R H excellent music. Smoking tobacco* All ten cent Roaa. Galller Broa . C. C. Carter of of conscription, and to that also Messrs. Fahy and Morrison for the government la demanding of the ■»nt the successful conduct of the the free use of the building and th* nation, and I would consider this the tins or package* 15c or 2 for 2 5e, Myrtle Point, and W. P Murphy of they contend. various other citizens who contribut figure which we should work for, al 5 cent package* 10c or two for 15c Marshfield, was announced by Jude* Chewing tobacco—AH ten cent J 8. Coke In Circuit Court for the 11 ’ - results in the indefinite ed in different ways toward the suc though the amount of $24,600.000 ( cut* 15c of two tor 25c "■ara” n uf husbands and wives. defendants, Monday would put Oregon among the lead cess of th* event. A revenue man will be here tbt* The caae ta an echo of the railroad Ir‘’ v,t*bljr tends to produce There was but one unfortunate era. week to cheek up ail tobacco stock* project launched here In 190$. when ,. 1 ' "al and social dangers." feature connected with the ■nd begin th* collection of th* new a local company was Incorporated for • ''Commendation adds. which, although prompted by tne Was a High Ulne* PW ture of the purpose of building a road to best of intention*, caused many pa r* Intolerance,” th* big production war tai levied by lb* recent act Port Orford Th* company later be of white shoe* to be permanently by Griffith. Which waa show* at the ( ongree* came Insolvent and the engineering soiled Someone. In an attempt to Grand the first of the week »** oM firm filed suit against the forego Tate* Are Now DeHaquveit improve the condition of the floor of (h<, few re-lly high claa* DI® All unpaid taxes for th* second ing defendant*, a* stockholders, for sprinkled graphite over It It had productiuus that have h~* br°a‘*‘ to thia section and It I* regrettable half of I »1« became del in nu eat last alleged fee* claimed to be due to th* the deaired effect a* far « The defendants nw I* concerned, but what It did I that It »a* «o’ «“ore »I'precUUd Saturday (October 4». and now draw amount o, $5000 <*«age received from ♦ to white shoe. 1* a caution Th* I Although quite lengthy a«d for 1M1 one per cent Intereet eacb month had received stock tn th* company to king* today states that the In addl- for contract* and other conatdera _ ‘4 er Qumalt, supply boat for ♦ committee, although it apprecia^. I reason somewhat condemned by * (from that date uatil paid .tloa to thia latrreet charge, a pea-, tiona and the plaintiff* held that they number. Intolerance la to be * O Lumber Co., at th. spirit in which the alty of five per cent will be placed should be made to pay cash initead. °*OOj| i fooking». ha* gon* on the ♦ tended, «iahes H understood that t ln the world of nimdom *■ • rent there would be »uffl- ,ro««bly ¡against all tax** not ;»:d M •• b» in «hl-h event at Point Mendocino and « «** done entirely without their I Me of the first order To thorough y rieat fund* to pay the alleged claim Ut*t b< oth ship and cargo are a CerUfleate* of de- . nreetate It I* ln>po-'b>* ■■»** ‘'“•«»•f« Novemb^ 4 t------- ♦ knowledge . __ . The ease waa I against for engtoeerlng fe*e tot«; |( n educated up «« « | llnquenry may b* leeued The fund derived I* to °aa. No particular* were ♦ tried In Juno. J T Brand of Marsb- * ? 1$1$ .. ne n saner i* which w* bee» ” • property on wh$e* taae* tor the Auxiliary In furthering theu n>» H luí)*4! laa WII'VM — ---- — except that I everyone on ♦ “«■»rd wM «*Ted Stative of cla«-ie*l mûrie, goed have not been p^d ail icath* after fleld r*preaentint th* Loa Angele* The Quinalt ♦ work of making relief article, to be h better thian 101 the »ame became delinque»!, or on i firm and C R 15 a de of Bandon the app I "T"’ thi.r • * r*«sel about the sig* of the ♦ shipped to our soldier* in France AP"» ld»f*«daata. Bandon ♦ lit* • pathway ♦I **♦♦♦♦♦ Buy your Liberty Bond today auniMionei Irmetroag Say« New Hauling Device Will Be in Opera tion in a Few Weeks—Gravel to Be Kun Through Crusher to Assure Bitter Job—30 Yards at a Time. Report Concerning Red Cross Is Wrong TOTALLY DESTROYED New Route For Road Has Been Suggested Tobaccos Go Up to Oregon’s Share In Meet New War Tax Liberty Loan Shown “Bandon Railroad” Case Is Decided Dropping of I amp In l.lving R.e.ni < hu « cs I irsi lll«ze latte Hatur.lay Night, Dretn.jing Fveryllilng in the Room—Kec<>n<l I ire Break* Out Two Hours later. The residence occupied by Mr. and Mr*. I). T Teaney and family at the corner of Fourth street and Elmir* avenue, with nearly all it* coutent*. »as destroyed by fire early Sunday morning, after one fire had been *1- llngutahed several hour* previous The first fire atart«M «bout II o'clock Saturday night, having been caused by the dropping of * kerosene lamp in the living room. The elec tric light fuse had burned out and Mrs. Teaney after lighting an old tamp reached up to place It on the piano The bottom of the lamp struck the top of the piano and fell out of her hand It broke, the oil catching fire «nd the flamea gaining headway ■o rapidly that before neighbor* ar rived to fight them, practically ev erything tn the room was destroyed The firn had also eaten Its way Into the board wall An alarm «as aound- ed but the fire «a* extinguished he fore the hoae cart arrived on the «ceno. According to Mr Teaney th« family went to bed. but occaeaionally he would get up and look about th* burned room a* he thought he could hear the crackling of wood. Finally he dropped off to sleep and when he awoke, several hour* afterward*, the room was filled with amok* and the adjoining room waa again afire. He state* that he and Mr*. Teaney «ere almoet overcome, but managed to get outside and remove a trunk ■nd soma minor article*. It la hi* opinion that the flrat fir* waa nef totally extlngulehe«! and atarted up again botween the walla. Th* structure was a two-atory sev en-room building, owned by 8 R Loahbsugh It I* eald to bav* been valued at about 12.000 and was In sured in a company represented by E E Oakes for 11200 Th* house hold good* were Insured through the Dippel A Wolverton agency for II.- 200. Mr Teaney state« that he cell mate« hi« effect* worth about 11100 An adjuster arrived yesterday and I» going over the lose Parent-Teacher* Meeting Hmm The flrat Parent-Teachers' meet ing of the present school year win be held at the High school auditor ium In the Central building on the evening of October 19th This meet Ing «III be particularly Important from the standpoint of its being the organization night", and for that reason aa large an attendance aa possible la urged Ralee* a New Net Dave Morgan, local walermaster, contemplates going Into the nut growing business, al least on ■ small scale Last spring he planted a few seed* of what la known aa the ground almond” and yesterday he pulled up the plants to find that they The tope of the bore proliflcally. ordinary marsh plants look like ■ rasa but the roots are literally load ed with the amall nuts They ar* about the size of a shelled peanut and can be eaten shell and all. They taste a good deal like the real al mood. Demonstrates Invention J. R Peter* of thia city who baa invented a contrivance whereby he use* electricity Instead of gun powder to fire off gun*, went over to th* Ray thia week and demonstrated hl* machine before Lieut Anderson of th* I'. 8 Navy Yard at Puget Sound, and an audience of Coos Hay people Just whst Mr Peters' proposition eonslata of. or how It Is operated la shrouded in mystery although be ad mit* that th* energy force is eiectrie- Ity Instead of gunpowder He I* an deavorlng to Interest the L'nlted State* government In the Invention, ■nd alate* that by Its use th* coat of war can be greatly reduced ♦ • ♦ e WOflin HONOR ROLL ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦ ♦ • The following ar* new subscrib er« and renewal* during the past week Rev 8 M Roberta. Baadon S Ralph Dippe! Portlaad L. E CoaieK Prosper f. »