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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1918)
WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. VI. WORLD BANOOw .o Zj LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918 NO. 23 SEVERAL LOCAL MEN TWELVE GRADUATES rFLAG OF HONOR IS ” IN THE SENIOR CLASS TO BE RAISED HERE THIRTY LEAVE COUNTY FRIDAY SUPPOSED THAT HE FELL FROM LOG BUT NO ONE SAW THE FOR CAMP LEWIS TO FILL ACCIDENT. COOS' QUOTA. CLASS OF 1018 WILL GIVE PLAY TELEGRAM RECEIVED STATING AT GRAND EVENING OF HONOR FLAG HAS BEEN MAY 3RD. SENT TO RIN DON. Eight More Will Ix?ave May 1 for Hat and Pike Pole Found Floating on Water Was First Indication of California Training Camp— •A tnong Accident Which Cost Life of Floyd Them laical Business Man Who Rundle Monday Afternoon—Fun Wants to Sell Before Going—New eral Wednesday. Law Soon. "The Fascinating Fanny Brown" Curry County Gets Credit for Tlios* Will Ap|>eai to a 1-arge Audience of That County Subscribing Thru That Night—Cast of Characters laical Banks—More Subscriptions —Synopsis of the Play—th* 1918 Mail* During Past Week—May Graduates. Formally Raise F lag. A number of young men of the Bandon community are included in the list of 30 that makes up Coos county's quota of the recent draft They leave for Camp Lewis tomor row, April 26. The list is as follows: Clifford D. Hudson, Coquille; Irvin Claire Gow, Wacomac, Wash.; Geo. F. Cox, Parkersburg; Harry H. Hol- versott, Coquille; Lars T Lindberg, Marshfield; Chas. A Williams, Port land; Chas. Mattier, Oakland, Cal.: Elgis Bargis, Westwood, Cal.; Wm. T Neil, Bandon; Thos. C. Macy, Ban don; Orvil A. Knight, Myrtle Point; Andrew R. Ocheltree, Broadbent; G. M. Carr, Marshfield; James Roland Weidner, San Francisco; John N. Demios, Chehalis, Wash.; Lester O. Norton. Coquille; James E. Cowan, Portland: David C. Avery, Marsh- field; Edward H. Harris, Riverton; Edward G. Ekblad, Marshfield; Si- mon Simonsen, Weed. Cal.; ; J. Ross Thomas, Fossil, Oregon; ’ Thos. H. Benham. Sumner. Ore.; A. Lanegan, Marshfield; James A. Davis, Marsh field; John Harris, Marshfield; Ar thur F. Coleman, Forest Grove, Ore.; William Rogers; Asa W. Lewis, Mon roe. Wash.; Ernest Clifford Loyd. The eight men who will be sent to Fort McDowell, Cal., next Wednes day, May 1, are as follows: Wayne N. Epperson, Myrtle Point; Allen T Roberts, North Bend; Edgar P. Blundell. Bandon; Clarence M. Bill ings, Myrtle Point; Carl Iver Back. Marshfield; Robert Sigismondl, Len- eve; Percy L. Roundtree, Lakeside; Chas. Glen Colson, Powers. Edgar P. Blundell is proprietor of the local candy kitchen and ice cream parlor. He is endeavoring to sell his place. His wife will probably go to Roseburg to reside with her parents during his absence. New legislation will soon be pas sed taking all young men who have reached 21 years of age during the past year Into the draft and fully 90 per cent of them will be added to class one. Ih-vul Turned Over Tho Giebisch * Joplin Condensed Milk Co. now has a deed to the site on which their large condensery is rapidly being completed. The site was turned over by the committee several days ago. after the committee having put up their personal note to further secure the notes and other collateral put up by the individual subscribers with which top av for the site. The committee deserves to tie commended for coming to the a-ssist ance of the community in this way and their efforts should be appreciat ed by tlie individual subscribers to the extent that the latter will pay their obligations at once. New Mineral Prospects J. R. Smith, the mining prospector who every once in a while creates a new sensation in local mining circles. was In town again this week, bring ing a number of samples of various kinds of Ores found south of here Among them is copper. Some have been sent to the O. A. C. laboratories for analysis. SI2<M» I .Met to Community's Con tribution—People of District Are Ixtyal. The reason why New Lake Is given a larger individual notice, perhaps, in the various bits of publicity de voted to the Armenian & Syrian Re lief fund, is because its people were not especially assigned a quota in the drive and their contribution to the cause was entirely the result of the patriotic efforts of Col Blumenrother and several others in that small hut hus'ilng section. Th* colonel quiet ly slipped Into town a few days ago liunted up Chairman S. C. Endicott and turned over $12 to him, stating that the amount was New Lake s I contribution to the good cause The amount has been forwarded to Contributing to the fund Portland were Ralph L. Foster. Mrs E. Blu- menrother. Col. C. F. Blumenrother. Fid!th M Pomeroy, Chas. F. W Bln- menrother. Mrs. M . C. Pomeroy. W. P. Pomeroy, C. F. Guerin. Mathew Stankavich. Ralph P. Pomeroy. Mrs. E. Bethel, Sydney N. Croft. Floyd Rundle, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Rundle who re side on a homestead south of Ban don, drowned in the log pond at the Chas. Richert mill on upper Two Mile creek Monday afternoon at about 4:30. The young man had been employed in putting in logs for the mill and it is supposed that he fell from a log. No one saw the ac cident, nor heard any alarm. His hat and pike pole were found float ing in the water and this was the first indication of the happening. Drag hooks were immediately em ployed and the body was found near where the hat was seen floating. The body was brought to Bandon and the funeral was held from the Ellingson undertaking parlor Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, inter ment at the K. P. cemetery. Rev. J. S. Van Winkle conducted the ser vices. The young man was well developed physically for his age and was in fact doing a man's work and earning good wages. SOMEONE HAS KICKED? Col. Disque to Investigate Claim Wages Are Too High Here. “The Fascinating Fanny Brown"! Who is she? Why, she is “heroine'' of that Jolly play which will be given by the graduating class of the local high school at th* Grand theatre the evening of May 3rd. Story of tli* Play THE GRIP OF FREEDOM Uniforms for Local North Bend Editor Company Are Here Discusses Local Man Company A, Coos Guard, Will Soon “When a Man is Doing Good Work it is Only Good Business to Be Out in Complete Soldier Style—Leggings Late. Keep Him in Ottico." During election campaigns the av- Company A, Coos Guard (Bandon) ! received its uniforms yesterday, and erage candidate is looking for both The following is from the offices now, with the exception of leggings, | the favorable and the unfavorable of the Spruce Production division of is equipped to step forth in real comment, in fact the man in public U. S. Signal Corps: “Portland—Re soldier style. The leggings were to < I oiiice w ho cannot take honest criti ports have been made to headquar have been shipped with tlie uniforms cism and benefit from it should nev ters of the Spruce Production Divis and will probably arrive within the er attempt to be re-elected, says the ion of the Signal Corps that certain next few days. editor of the North Bend Harbor. He Port Orford cedar riving operators Bandon's company was the continues: in the Coos Bay, Coquille and Ban- first to file its organization papers But there is a difference between don districts are offering wages very with the sheriff's oP.ce, therefore ii criticism and abuse, or knocking. much in excess of the schedule pro- This newspaper lias probably given first in rank for batallion formation mulgated by Colonel Disque in Bul- and will be known as Company A as much of its space to matters of letin No. 32. This is said to be de when a batallion is organized. It a public nature as has any paper in moralizing to the labor market, tak •Is recognized by Sheriff Gage as the the county, in fact it has been tho ing away from the mills and logging first company to have completed ttH aim of the writer to keeep posted on camps in that district. It is said an organization and filed its muster roll aiTa.rs concerning the tax payer. At investigation of the reports will be More than a dozen new recruits the same time we have kept a care made by division headquarters, for are being trained at the Armory and ful watch on county officials, If for it is the announced policy to require will be formed into squads and be no other purpose than personal sat operators to conform to the schedule attached to the local organization In isfaction. agreed upon." \Ve pride ourselves in possessing 'a short time. Several more new onej Tlie above is apparently the first will be on hand Friday night to be the ability of discernment and having time since war began that it has been i gin. They will be placed in charge two ears and two eyes and see and found that the laboring man is re |of a drill sergeant and speeded up to hear twice as much as we speak. This ceiving too much for his labor— Join the new squads one stop ahead may seent frivolous but the express forming the opinion from reports of In the meantime the main body of ion leads to the point we are trying wages ranging from $5 to $40 per the company is drilling with regular- to make. day in the shipyards, steel mills and A Capable Man N oh Serving ,ity and good attendance Tuesdays munition plants of the East. V.'e want to state right here that 'and Fridays. The compulsory drill If the government wants rived Ils on Tuesday evening; that on Fid Geo. J. Armstrong, County Commis spruce and cedar and is willing to | day is optional, but nearly ali the sioner. is without doubt the bent pay $130 per thousand feet to get qualified road builder in Coos coun i men attend it right away, there should be no ty and that I h why we urge that he kick against the man who goes out bo retained. He is seeking the Re MID into the woods and by the sweat of i publican nomination, which if given his brow puts the timber in shape Ixx-al Mill Man Gives Towards him means re-election. Mr Arm- for tho riving mills, receiving $4. 5, Urong has given all the best years Uniform F und of Organization. or $6 per day for his labor. At $130 of his life to public work and has Geo. W. Moore of the Moore Mill little per thousand he receives 4 Lumber Co. yesterday tendered for the past 8 years served Coos enough for his proportion of the I his check to Captain W 8. Wells of county well and faithfully. In addi work at that rate of pay. His is no Company A, Coos Guard, for $200. tion to this he served 8 years as common labor job but one that re which amount is to be used to cover Commissioner In California. We quires some skill. If labor is drain payment on the additional uniforms hear much about high costs of sal ed fr >in other lines of endeavor, then purchased over and above the sixty ary, which seems to the man who send soldiers from the camps to take bought by the county. This amount knows the value of good service the their places. If cedar and spruce are together with other funds on hand most ridiculous objection that can worth $130 per thousand feet to the will take care of the $19.00 payment possibly be raised The County government if obtained right away, on the extra uniforms. In addition Court of Coos county works for less then get it right away; and good to this amount however, each man is than the ' going wage" yet handle the wages will do it. It is fair that putting up a deposit of $5.50 for the affairs of a corporation worth over labor thould receive Its proper share additional cost, each outfit costing a million dollars. There are many of the bonus. Employers tn the ced approximately $2 4 50 laid down here. men right in North Bend, who are ar camps who have recognized this The donation from Mr. Moore Is scarcely out of their 'teens who earn fact are to be commended, and it is greatly appreciated by the men a salary that exceeds the salary paid hoped that they will be permitted to the County Commissioners pay their employes what is consider This one fact remains, the most Prize Cows Change Hands ed under the circumstances, just com H F Van Leuven, the Rear creek ever paid for salaries during any on* pensation. dairyman, has disposed of the re month is far too little and were we mainder of his herd of registered to say. the salary would be three BETTER LOADING FACILITIES I Jersey» to Henry Hesse of Two Mile times the amount of the maximum ' Each of the cow» in the herd has paid Railroad Making Improvements f<»r -taken blue ribbon at the Coos and But to eet hack to efficiency Mr Shipping via Cedar Point. I Curry fair, on various occasions, and Armstrong is particularly qualified to - at present time one of them holds the carry on the work he has before He is a good bridge builder, It looks like business down at Ce- prize record. Mr Hesse feels that him dar Point now. says the Coquille Val he ha» been exceptionally fortunate knows values and knows detail. Road ley Sentinel. The 3 P is spending In being able to add these upl^ndld building is his special qualification and down Bandon way all are solid a bunch of money there to make it a cove to hl» own herd. for him because he has worked out transfer station for down river HIHTEP.H AND KNIGHTS MEET the problems faring that community points The big high wharf there Is About seventy members of th« and has not only given the people being cut down eight or ten feet and Knights of good roads, but has done so with th» a long spur from the east has just Pythian Slater» and been built to run on the dock at Its Pythias lodge» and friends met at the material at hand and at moderate new level. This will greatly facili lodge hall at 6 30 last evening where cost Mr. Armstrong rid»» a horse dur tate the transfer of the lumber which a splendid banquet was served The comes up from the Bandon mills on occasion vu arranged In honor of ing the rainy season and drives a In barges to go out by rail. Of course, Past Chr.ncellcr Grant Whitman, Ford when the roads permit. when the days get longer the down and proved one of the biggest events , this manner he keeps in personal river boats will probably arrange tn K P circles which has been held touch with all road foremen in hts their schedules for a transfer of mail this year Mr Whitman gave a splen district and gets result». Ho is not inclined to make raah and par-engers at the Point, too, but did talk, which was much enjoyed we can't see very much danger of a I Several local members also gave proml»*#, but when once mad* they are rut violated. Mr Armstrong 1» rival town springing up there. short talk«. - Percival and Billy are wooing Dorothy Dudley and Florence Howe. To make Dorothy jealous, Billy writes love letters to a pretended “Fanny Brown." Dorothy accepts Billy, but discovers his plot, and plans to punish him. When her brother Henry arrives unexpectedly she dresses him as a girl, aud intro duces him as “Fanny Brown.” Billy and Percival are worried. A nervous guest. Mrs. Moffet, thinks Henry is a traveling hypnotist who has an noyed her. Billy and Audrey dis cover who Henry is and tie him up, insisting that he is a hypnotist After a funny scene of a dog fight under pretended hypnotic Influences Henry is released, and the girls forgive their lovers. The cast of characters: Percival Gale, proprietor of Idle- wild ................... John Donaldson Billy Pearson, only man at the hotel ............ .. Edward Fish Henry Dudley, college Soph omore Arnold Haberly Mrs. Caldwell Gall Boak Dorothy Dudley Gladys Gallior Florence Howe Goldie Hut'ford Mrs. Moffett Jessie Bell Martha .. ... Irene Breuer Tlie Graduating Class Tlie twelve members of the gradu ating class of Bandon High school are: Arnold Haberly. John Donald son, Fidward Fish, and the Missee Gail Boak. Gladys Galller, Goldie Hufford. Jessie Bell, Irene Breuer, Margaret Dlvelbl*», Luella Wooden. Rosella Wooden and Alon Lucile Thompson. MW BUM k 4XHNTÌ XHMOIH Bandon received a telegram of congratulation from the Executive Board of the 12th Liberty Loan Dis trict, San Francisco, Tuesday, on the fact that this place has made Its quota and will receive an honor flag- It said: “Liberty Loan Committee—Hearty congratulations on magnificent work in winning honor flag. May you be equally successful in doubling your quota which entitles you to a blue honor star. Flag goes forward by mall today. Letter follows." There is some talk of preparing a formal flag raising when the honor flag is received, but as yet nothing has been done in that direction. Curry Gets Credit A large share, if not all of the Curry county subscriptions made thru local banks and reported in tlie local sales last week, will be credited to Curry county. While nothing was said at the time the subscriptions were made, many of the Curry sub scribers later informed the local bankB that they wished to have credit given to their county. This is being done, as it Is desirous on the part of the local committee to give the credit wherever it belongs. Mute Bouds Hold Past Week Additional bond sales made at lo cal banks the past week total $3,350. The new subscribers are: Bandon H. W. Foster, Coos & Curry Telephone Co.. H. A. De Long. J. T. James, F. C. Reimann, F. A. Holman, Janice H. Hill, Harold A. McCue, Leslie M. Kraenlck, Alfred Jutstrom, Maud McAdams, J. C. Page, Ena McKenzie, Mrs. A. J. Macey. H. E. Boak. M. O'Con. E. O. Clinton, Janies C. McAdams, Geo. W. Moore, C. C. Inman. Bullards— Henry Koos, Mrs. Jane A. Hatnblock Prosper—Wm. Hanson. Parkersburg —F. E. Drane. Lamp»—Ruby L. Goodnight. Sixes -Anna Hughe» Considerable Talk Regs riling Propos ed Building nt Marshfield. According to sentiment expressed In various quarters in this end of the county It is altogether possible that there will ba determined opposition to the Marshfield armory proposition before such a building Is erected at any expense to the county. It will be remembered that the state Rgls lature passed a bill appropriating $2<i.ooo state money for an armory at Marshfield providing Cooa count) would appropriate an equal amount and Marshfield would furnish the -it«- At that time th* Coast Artll lery company was organized at Marshfield. It is now tn th* service, while nearly every town In the coun ty has a Home Guard company. It is argued that $20,000 alone would build an armory in each town, suffi cient for all the needs from a prac tical standpoint. Mill Makes Improvements The Moore Mill 4 Lumber Co. 1» completing a new addition to their office quarters which will give th* office force more elbow room Th* new- room has an abundance of light and will be conveniently arranged and equipped Captain Well», In siz ing it up. Informed Mr Moor* that It will make a fin* guard house The company has also completed th* ex tension of Its dock on the west front which gives considerable additional »pace for «torlng lumber Every available bit of room on the mill dock 1» in use giving his entire time to the con ducting th» business of Coos county, and Is we believe doing fully as well as anyone who has held the office sad better than anyone thus far pro posed to tske his place Th* matter of choosing a man to take rare of County business should t>e given careful attention and the best man elected Th* future of any man ran best be judged by hla past and In this Mr Armstrong has noth ing to be ashamed of and much to be commended for. The Hsrbor urges lta many friends whom »* would in no wise mislead, to not only vote for Mr Arm-trong for County Commissioner but to ask their frlands to do so, and to back him up In the good work he fa doing for the county. Liberty la>an Huliecritier» Til* names of two st least, were overlooked In giving credit for sub scriptions to third liberty loan They are Fay Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs G. E. Wilson, and Oceanview Rebekah Lodge No. 126. Any others who subscribed for bonds, but whoso names failed to appear, should make It known to the bank at which the subscription was made. Moore G*4a Another Barge Geo. W. Moore was over at the Bay a few days ago where he arranged with Kruse 4 Banks for another barge which will be used in hauling lumber from the plant In this city to Cellar Point. The Moore Mill A Lumber company are confining their shipments by rail mainly to airplane timbers, shipping commercial grades by boat to San Francisco. The car shortage has made uncertain In some localities, rail shipments, but Coos county shipments move with fslr reg ularity. Prominent Church Man Here Archdeacon H. D. Chambers of the Episcopal church, of Portland, has been In Bandon the past few days as a guest of Dean Wm. Horsfall. He came to meet Rev W. E Cooper of San F rancisco, who is due to arrive on the Elizabeth today, »nd who will be placed In charge of the Coos Ray and Bandon mleeiona. taking over the duties of Mr. Horsfall, who is retir ing Rev Couper will probably make his residence at Coquille Belgian Relief Sends Thanks The local chapter of the Belgian Relief received a letter from head quarters of the organization in New York City, stating that the Bandon shipment had arrived on March >5th. and thanking local people for their generosity In coming to the aid if the Belgians « UORLD HONOR ROLL ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 8 B Thos. H E F L F F. H B Ben J. Anderson. Prosper. Langlois. Bandon Hornung. Bandon Greonongh. Rsndon Eddy. Langlois Lewellen. Wendling McDonald. Capac. Mich