À
WORLD
WESTERN
LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING
WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET
CLASS ONE LIST IS
INCREASED BY 450
MANY PROSPECTORS
IN CURRY MOUNTAINS
DR. BAKER SUCCI MBS
SUDDENLY MONDAY
I
Forest Ranger Reports Much Mining
Aged Physician Who Came Here Sev­
en Years Ago, Die» Suddenly
of Heart Failure.
Activity—Dangerous Fires
are Expected.
Ranger W. B. Curl, and two assist­
MILITARY ADVISORY BOARD OF
ants, returned a few days ago from
COtXTY (HECKS 11‘ ALL
repairing trails and telephone lines
QUESTIONNAIRES
Approximately 350 Recommended to
tie Advanced in Classification to
Class One; 1OO Mote to lie called
on to Explain Why They Should
Not lie placed in First Class.
Registrants for the draft to the
number of approximately 350 were
recommended to the local exemption
board to be transferred from de­
ferred classes to Class 1 by the Coos
County Bar Association which met
at Coquille Friday for reclassification
of the questionnaires.
Notice to
appear to show cause why they
should not be classified in Class 1
will be sent to 100 registrants. Such
are the estimated figures as given by
members of the Legal Advisory
Board of Coos county.
Changes in classification
were
made in the majority of cases on one
of two scores, either because the em­
ployment of the registrants was held
as not sufficient for deferred posi­
tion or becaue his dependents were
supplied with income or means to
make them safe. Single men work­
ing in shipyards, mills or camps held
not among the skilled class,
and
men whose wives or themselves had
property which would insure means
of life were these.
Many anonymous letters were con­
sidered, some naming certain men
classed in 4 whom the writer thought
should be put in Class 1.
Newly
weds came in for more interesting
comment than others. A few named
men whom the writer thought had
gone to work in the shipyards to
avoid the draft. Some of the letters
were obviously due to personal feel­
ing, but many were valuable in
making the adjustment.
All save five attorneys of the bar
association were present.
Most of
these were detained by cases In
process.
The attorneys grouped
themselves in committees of three
each taking a bunch of the question­
naires.
The local exemption board which
made the first classification will
pass on the recommendation of the
attorneys it is understood, but in the
majority of cases recommendations
will stand accepted and notices of
the change will be sent out.
YY ILL HAY E TO GO
O\ ER LISTS AG YIN
in the Forest Reserve in his district,
says the Port Orford Tribune.
One of the trails he opened up that
but little had been done on for years,
and from which the logs were never
cut as they should be, was from
Granite Peak to Salmon mountain.
Mr. Curl says there are many
miners and prospectors in the moun­
tains. A party on the north fork
of Elk river has cut a trail 6 or 8
miles to get to their claims. On Iron
mountain, Willis Coy and George
Sutton are opening up a chrome
proposition that Mr. Curl says is
showing splendid possibilities. Near
the head of Boulder Creek, on the
same mountain, John R. Smith has
mined out 4 00 tons of gold and cop­
per ore that he claims runs $400 to
the ton, and Mr. Curl says it is very
rich, as the gold can be seen in it
with the naked eye. This ore Mr.
Smith expects to get out of the
mountains with pack trains, prob­
ably going to Rogue river at Illahe.
Over in the Salmon mountain coun­
try, a mining company is building
a wagon road 7 miles long, from
Powers to Poverty Gulch on John­
son creek, to open up the manganese
and chrome properties there.
They
have 15 men employed and want 25
more at $4 per day and board.
Mr. Curl will have tw’o fire look­
outs and one assistant in his district
this summer.
Jas. Mock will be
stationed at Eckly or Salmon moun­
tain, and Miss Hilda Munder will
be the lookout at Granite Peak. Miss
Munder taught school at Agness last
summer, and on her lonely vigil in
the mountains this summer will be
accompanied by a younger brother.
Geo. Quigley, who has been with
him for several weeks past, will stay
with Mr. Curl at the Ranger Station
during the fire season.
With an unusually dry season com­
ing on, and the mountains full of
,>rospectors, Mr. Curl expects a busy
summer ahead.
Patriotic
Service
Sunday
Evening
There will be another Patriotic
Song Service at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening . Solos,
duets and choruses will make a
delightful hour for all those who
can attend. Come and show' how
much you think of the boys over
there by singing “Keep the Home
Fires Burning.”
The service will
begin at eight o'clock.
I ire at Camps
YY 111 < aiiM> Délai in Classifying Men
In Other Classes of Regis-
t rat ion.
ê
.1. P. Byers of the Coos County
Military Board announced Monday
that failure of many of the attorneys
who aided in checking up the ques­
tionnaires last week, to specify the
reason why the men
should
be
changed from the lower class to
Class One. would delay the reclassi­
fication and necessitate going over
must of the work again, according to
the Coos Bay Times.
Mr. Byers said that they were
short of legal blanks required but
an endeavor was made to have the
lists compiled on blank paper to be
transferred when necessary forms
arrived.
However, many of the
attorneys failed to put down any
r so n.
Mr Byers took the matter up with
Chairman Liljeqvlst of the Coos
county committee and Mr Liljeqvlst
said he would take it up again
immediately after his return.
Mr. Byers expressed a doubt as to
anywhere near 350 or 450 which the
attorneys suggested be put in Class 1
being raised to that classification
The special steamer schedule for
July 4th will be as follows; Dispatch
will leave Coquille at 6:30 A. M.;
Norma will leave Coquille at 7:00 A.
M . Telegraph will meet train from
Marshfield at Cedar Point; Charm
will leave Coquille at 9:15 A. M.;
Charm will leave Coquille at 9:15 A.
M : Telegraph and Dispatch will
leave Bandon for Coquille in the
evening
Formerly Attended School Here
Charles Auer, the Bandon boy who
with the Marines went over the top
and stopped the Hun drive in June,
1'sing his own life, would have been
7 3 years of aee on July 17th He was
born In Butler. Polk county, Oregon,
rnd came to Bandon with his parents,
Tlr and Mrs John F. Auer, about
four years ago. For a time he went
t > school here and a little more than
a year ago enlisted in the Marine
Co.pa.
He was with
the first
American troops in Tr. nee.
NO. 33
BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918
VOL. VI.
Fire, starting in stumpage land
in Anson's camp on the Coquille,
swept over the ridge and through the
•amp owned by Sturtevant A- Cralne
burning through the standing timber
with slight damage and partially de-
droylng two donkey engines and a
log dump. The fire started Thurs­
day night and continued to burn
through Friday, dying down Satur­
day morning. The fire from which
it started had been smouldering for
lome time and though guards were
kept there constantly, a high wind
made it impossible to control the
flames. The damage Is estimated at
ibout $5,000.
PROGRAM
JULY 4th
BANDON-BY-THE-SEA
9:30 A. M.—Excursion boats arrive from Co­
quille and up-river points. Will be met at
wharf by Company A, Band and Citizens.
9:45 A. M.—Exhibition boat drill in river op­
posite boat landing by U. S. Coast Guard
crew in command of Captain Robert John­
son.
10:00 A. M.—Grand Parade forms at the corner
of Alabama and First street, marches to
Edison Avenue hill, back to Oregon avenue
hill and to the Flag Pole. All local and
visiting patriotic citizens invited to join.
10:30 A. M.—Raising of Bandon and Commun­
ity’s Service Flag and Patriotic Address
by Atty. J. T. Brand of Marshfield. All
parents and wives of men in the service
are invited to participate in raising the
service flag.
11:15 A. M.—Free coffee at the City Park near
Ball grounds. Bring your own lunches.
1:00 P. M.—Base Ball Game, Myrtle Point-Nor­
way All-Stars vs. Coquille Team, ball park
admission 25 cents.
2:30 P. M.—Military Review and Exhibition
Drills by Coos Guard Companies at the
ball park, free.
4:00 P. M.—Sports on First Street. Free.
Preliminary Wrestling Match between
Matt Coy and Jim Hill.
Main Wrestling Event between George
Sutton, Curry county’s star, and Harold John­
son of the University of California.
Boxing bout between “Spider” Webb of
Modesto, Cal., and “Bore” Denzer of Klamath
Falls.
(Prizes will be Awarded in Thrift and VV. S. S.)
Boys Race, under 16 yrs. 1st $2; 2nd, $1.00.
Girls Race, under 16 yrs. 1st. $2; 2nd, $1.
Boys Race, under 10 yrs, 1st, $1; 2nd, 50c
Girls Race, under 10 yrs. 1st $1; 2nd, 50c.
Fat Man's race, over 200; 1st $3; 2nd, $2.
Race for Men in Uniform, one prize $5.
Free for All Race, 1st $5.; 2nd, $2.50.
“SWAT THE KAISER" Gambling Events
begin at 4:00 o’clock, under large tent at Dream­
land Pavilion. Dance in Dreamland begins at 4.
GET YOUR JOY MONEY EARLY—Re­
member no money is good on July 4th except
Joy Money. Get your Joy Money at the COOS
GUARD JOY BANK, $100 for $1. Joy Money
becomes legal tender at all Home Guard conces­
sions. You can play Faro, Roulette, Shoot, Swat
the Kaiser, Fish, Twenty-One, Shoot Crap,
Dance, Etc.
MACHINE GUN EXHIBITION—See the
latest model Browning Machine Gun (Air
Cooled) on exhibition free. This is the new type
of gun recently adopted by the U. S. Army
Mrs. Willard gel« Divorce.
Following a rather sensational
trial held at Coquille last week,
Judge J. S. Coke awarded Mrs. Wil­
lard a divorce from Captain O. Wil­
lard. She was also allowed $25 per
nonth alimony, allowed to retain her
ranch on the Coquille and also given
me third of $2500 worth of Coquille
property which Captain Willard held
in his name. Mr and Mrs. Willard
had eight children, all of whom
except a girl of thirteen, are grown
Adultery was the charge in
her
petition for divorce. Capt. Willard
Three Companies Coming
has been employed in a Portland
Arrangements
have been com­
shipyard for some time.
Captain
pleted
fur
three
Cooa
Guard Com­
VYIllard contested the action and
considerable evidence was Intro­ panies, in addition to the Bandon
Company, to participate in the cel­
duced
ebration tomorrow
The companies
are Marshfield with Captain F D.
MILL START SMALL MILL
Fletcher in
command. Coquille,
Captain Brown in command; Myrtle
I. Y. Palmer to Cut Airplane Stock
Point, Captain Tonney in command
on the Harte Smith Place.
The Marshfield company will arrive
via train to Cedar Point and via
I. A. Palmer, who with H J. Walk­ Steamer Telegraph from there to
er has been riving Port Orford white Bandon, arriving here about 11:00
cedar.
has made arrangements a m
The Coquille Company will
to open a small sawmill on the Harve likely arrive on the boats at 9:30
Smith place south of Bandon and and the Myrtle Point Company will
immediately after the Fourth will come mainly by autos, as they expect
begin sawing airplane stock
The to start after the dairymen have
plant will employ In all about 15 milked in the morning
All com­
men
W hile its capacity Is not very panies will participate in the review
great, only the choicest stock will at the ball park beginning at 2 30.
be cut and in lengths so that there
will be no unnecessary transpor­
tation of waste material.
Mr.
Captain Wagner Arrives
Palmer states that he mev also
Capt Fred Wagner of Multnomah
continue to rive cedar.
Guard arrived In the city Snr-’-,
The relatives and friends of Dr
A. M. Baker of this city were shocked
Monday morning on learning of his
sudden death, which had occurred at
the family home. He had gotten up
at the usual time and was dressing
when he suddenly succumbed to
heart failure, without speaking a
word to anyone
Although he had
been in poor health for some time, he
was quite active doing tlie chores
about the house and garden and no
apprehension had been felt by the
family.
Dr. Albert Melden Baker was born
at Canastota, New York. August 17,
1846, and died July 1, 1918, aged
72 years, 10 months, 13 days. He
served his country during the civil
war, afterward becoming an able
physician and a successful business
man. He lived in Starbuck, Wash.,
for a number of years, moving from
there to Bandon with his family
about seven years ago. A widow and
two children survive him, Mrs Mar­
tha Baker, Melden Baker and Beu­
lah Baker, all of Bandon.
The funeral was conducted under
the auspices of the Masonic Lodge of
Bandon, interment taking place in
the K. P. cemetery.
GOOS COUNTY GOES
OVER BY S80.000
QUOTA
IN
YY YR
AND
THRIFT
■TAMP 4 YMPA1GN is I Nt EE’>
ED BY
MYRGIN
Bandon District Has $3.000 More
Than Quota of 872.000 ami Hua
lAi'geM Percentage of Sale-, to
Quota in the County—North Bend
Only Town Not Up to Quota.
Marshfield. .Inly 2 —Cooa county is
the first county in the state to go
over the tip in the War Savfngs
drive. Tills is the message received
by Charles Hall, from C. S. Jackson,
itate chairman.
Approximately $550,000 hns been
raised in the county giving a margin
if $80,000 over the quota which 1 b
4 70,000. Of $250,000 has been rais­
ed in Marshfield, $115,000 being in
cash.
Nortli Bend is the only town that
has not come up to her quota. Only
$80,000 lias been raised In North
'lend and tlie quota is $106,000. The
full amount will be raised there
before tlie end of the year, according
to John F. Mullen, chairman of the
drive.
Bandon has gone over tho top by
a margin of $3,000, the amount rais­
FLOUR AGAIN ON
A FIFTY-FIFTY BASIS ed being 75,000 and the quota $72.-
000.
Coquille lias raised her quota of*
Food Avlministrator Ayers Notifies *72.000, and Myrtle Point and Pow­
Dealers—Change Will Be
ers have raised the amounts demand­
Effective July Fifth.
'd of them, $34,000 for the former
and $26,000 for the latter.
Thanks YVorkcrs.
Official announcement was re­
Following Is the telegram received
ceived Monday from W. B. Ayer, Fed­
eral Administrator for Oregon, that by Chairman Charles Hall:
“In behalf of tlie state committee
beginning July 5th the sale of white
flour on fifty-fifty basis with sub­ nd personally, I wish to congratu-
stitutes would bo resumed in Oregon. 'ate you and all the workers of Coos
■ounty on your success on being tho
He says:
"On May 26th Mr. Hoover made Irst county to report in Its quota,
an appeal to the people of tills nation, rhe only reward that Uncle Sam can
though the churches, to abstain from ;ivo you is tlie opportunity to pur­
the use of wheat flour until the next base more War Savings Stamps and
harvest.
In reply to this appeal lie satisfaction of having done your
We
Oregon voluntarily went on a wheat­ nil duty In tills great work.
less basis, tlie dealers of the State issure you Hie hearty appreciation of
agreeing not to sell wheat flour and lie entire state committee.
C. 8. Jackson.”
to return for shipment to our army
In France all flour that was returned
to them. 1 am not aide to state the
Bandon district lias the largest .
total amount that was voluntarily lumber of sales in proportion to its
returned, as it lias not all been imita of any district In the county,
received and checked up, but it will i'lie campaign was In charge of Coin-
amount to between seventeen and iany A Coos Guard and It is qultp
eighteen thousand barrels, a magnifi­ ■ertaln that no one was overlooked
cent record and one of which the \ more complete report by local'
people of the State may well be llstrlcts will be given in an early '
Issue.
proud.
“A h the crop from last season's
harvest has been practically exhaust­
Ml-s Tieadgold Married
ed the Government will only be aide
Announcements have been
re­
to dispatch one more flour
cargo el» ed hero of tlie marriage of Miss
from this port to France until Hie
Gertrude Treadgold to Mr. Robert
new harvest is available. For this >'><'11. at Boise, Idaho, on .lune 23d.
reason tlie Food Administration in
Mrs. Bell, accompanied by hor
Washington has given full sanction sister, Mrs. Laidlaw, visited hor
to my suggestion that, commencing parents, Mr and Mrs. M YV. Tread-
July 5th, we return to the sale of
gold. here a few weeks ago.
Mr.
wheat flour on the fifty-fifty basis,
Bell is a prominent wool grower In
and all rules and regulations govern
lie Boise district.
Ing the sale of wheat flour will be in
full force and effect, and sales can
only be mad« by selling at tlie same
< onrad—<'arpentor YY editing
time an equal amount of substitutes,
Miss Katie Conrad, chief o|>erat<>r
and dealers must not overlook the
at the Coos and Curry Telephone
signing of tlie flour card certificates
Company office here, who left abont
before making purchases, etc.
ten days ago for Vallejo, Cal., was
“1 have received a telegram from
married there on June 28th to
Mr. Hoover expressing the greatest Walter Carpenter, a Bandon boy who
appreciation of the efforts made by
Is now in the Navy.
Both young
tlie people of the State, and I wish
people are well known here and have
to take this occasion to express my
a host of friendH in this section who
own obligations to mills, jobbers and
wish them happiness. Mrs. Carpenter
dealers, without which the voluntary
expects to return to Bandon after a
service rendered by the people could
short stay in tho south.
not have been made effective."
Captain Well.» Het urns Home
♦
WORLD HONOR ROLL
♦
Captain W. S. YVells of Company ♦ ♦«♦♦♦♦*♦♦««♦♦•
A. arrived home from Eugene last
It. O. Gardner. Langlois.
evening. He drove down in his Velle
Art Adams, Bandon
Six.
The captain is attending the
8. It Loshbaugh. Bandon.
military school that 1 b being con-
evening from Portland to assist ■ ducted at the University of Oregon
J. H. Bilee, Sedro YVoolloy, Wn.
Company A in the entertalnmout and is high in praise of the instruct­
J. H. Jones, Bandon
work of the celebration and to par­ ion work by Colonel Leader and his
YV. L. Davidson, North Bend.
ticipate in the review’ on the after­ assistants. There are 200 students
R W. Damron, Bandon.
noon of the Fourth. Captain Wag­ taking the course and they are being
Geo Cox, Bandon
ner has brought with him one of tho put through actual war condition
A. R. Hughes, Bowers.
latest type of Browning Machin» service Monday they took a 15 mil*
Creasy Bingaman, Seattle.
gun for exhibition purposes, also the hike, next week they go into the
Mrs. C. YV. Ashton, Bandon
official state defense badges that aro trenches for several days and nights
Mrs Sarah Costello, Bandon
to be worn by all members of the Members of Company A are pleased
Fred Mehl. Bandon
Guard tn the state
John Sargenson, Spokane
to hnow- that Colonel Leader has
Anna D. Thorhaven, Bandon
recognized their captain's ability.
E H. Divelbiss. Bandon.
The
colonel
has
appointed
Captain
NOTICE
P. A Lux. Parkersburg
Wells
as
captain
of
une
of
the
com
­
Owing to the dry season the water
J. L. Byons, Lincoln, Netr.
supply is limited, therefore persons panies at the school.
Ir.aac Storm. Prosper.
using water contrary to provisions of
S. YV. Fahy. Bandon
Lester Handleman of Bandon went
water ordinance do so at their own
Chris Rasmussen, Bandon
peril as It Is found necessary to rigid­ to Portland this morning where he
Mrs Lena Allen. Bandon
Intends
to
enlist
in
the
Navy.
ly enforce same for public safety
L. Mynatt, Bandon
Randleman has he*n working in
GEORGE P TOPPING
Rev A H. Reese, Bandon.
camps around Bandon.—Cooa Bay
MAYOR
Carl Hansen. Bandon.
Times
C. YV. Boice, Bandon
Miss Hickev
has been »<•<•<■!
C. C Anderson. Xenia. Ohio.
C I Freese, manager of the Stan­
H. J. Forrester, YVeed, Cal.
nmer chool ha*
dard Oil Co. here, is sporting a new ing In t*-
Wm Connor, Bandon
especially designed
Ford
truck, ¡June to Arcadia, Lal , where she will
Ray YY at kins, Fortuna. Lal.
which will be used as a delivery e?.r. attend summer school st ths normal.