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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1918)
WORLD WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. VI BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918 NO. 41 where I was from and where I was going frequently. Marfa, where Sergeant McGraw was stationed ap peared the most pleasant of the en campments as the land seemed high er and freer from the abominable mesquite brush. Harry McNair Passes Away at Family Home Here Tuesday Evening— Louisiana was a revelation. The TRANSFER FROM M'DOWELL TO locai , committee in charge DEW VALLEY SCIURE DISCUSSES Funeral Friday Afternoon NEW YORK IS WELCOMED country is low and flat, it being only- VOTE PROFITS TO 1AM?AL FARMING I’RnUl.FMS 17 feet above sea level 250 miles CHANGE. W VR WORK OF THE HOUR from the coast, and the depressions Harry David McNair, aged 24 everywhere full of stagnant water. Misses First Train and Almost Forests of Pines. Oaks, Cypress and Mrge Membership is Being Enrolled Ttlcern Elected anil Committees Ap years and seven months, son of Mrs. Believes Considerable Home Grown Breaks Into Guard House—South i Vines are everywhere, the latter a in laH-al Brandt—Mrs. Leslie Kra- pointed to Take Charge of Coming A. McNair of this city, died at the Seed Will be Available—Accllm- ern Cities Ijick the Spirit That most peculiar tree with its massive nick is Elected l*re»>ident—Purpose Fient—Estimated That 8tM) Adult family home at 7:30 Tuesday even nted Seed, Wlien Clean and Well Pervades the West—New Orleans roots rising in sharp spikes and of Organization is to Help in Do Season Tickets Must lie Sold to ing. after an Illness extending over Matured is Superior—Mor» G rasa more than a year. Doesn't Seem American. ing War Work. humps above the water line, appar Meet Expenses. and Cloves Sown. Years ago he sustained an injury ently as sort of “lungs" through to his back from which he had never which the tree gets its required air Miss Lila Dobell, state manager of By JAMES H. HOWE A local Chautauqua association fully recovered, and it is thought and is then able to live in the water. By R. M P.. Dew Valley Possibly after getting some 3000 However, there are enormous plan- the Girls’ National Honor Guard, was organized in Bandon last week that this was directly the cause of In the light of last season's ex tntinnj here horn and a n <1 there, thorn nrnilunln ir an on held meetings at the Camptire Girls' for the purpose of conducting a three- h*8 death although later complica perience many farmers are preparing miles along the way toward France tatfons producing I should attempt to let the people unbelievable quantity of sugar cane, bungalow- Wednesday afternoon and day's Radcliffe Chautauqua that is tions had brought on the climax. to do a lot of Fall seeding. All hill ____ _ of ______ . . The evening for tnc purpose of organ | coming to Bandon Sept. 10, 11 and His complaint first became serious* ground and uny bottom land cot back home know something the ' cotton, corn and other crops, experience—which I assure you was corn was ripe and ready to harvest, izing an Honor Guard in Bandon, 12. J. Ira Sidwell was made presi about a year ago. after he had spent l subject to overflow can be profitably i The cane will be ready in December, There were about twenty girls in at- dent. Roy B. Corson secretary and a year with Lester Osborne and the sown to oats, wheat, barley, rye or varied. Along about July 20th eighty-four and tlie cotton in September or later. tendance and the majority signed up treasurer, and tlie following com latter's father on a wheat ranch in vetch in combination with any of Officers were mittees were named: Tickets, C. F. | Canada. He returned to his home these. There will be more grain membership, of us fellows being held at Et. Mc- We passed the sulfur mines where for Dowell for tlie chemical service of railroad sidings were crowded with elected for the first six months and Pape and H. J. McDlarmid; adver- ,lere ut H>«t time and shortly after- threshed locally tills year than the*« whom, Prof. G. A. Gates and 1 were .coal cars containing more sulfur than other business was acted upon. The tising, H. E. Boak; junior chautau-I wur<i8 went to the McNair farm near has been in any preceding season i Myrtle Point while receiving medical within my knowledge. Farmers tlie only Oregonians from Coos, were lone would suppose there were in the officers elected were: Local leader. qua arrangements, J. W. Mast. The guarantee ol the local com- > treatment. While there lie contracted should, as far us possible, secure told that we would leave on the 23rd j world. This mining is most interest Mrs. Ethel Kranick; assistant leader,' of the month to join the contingent ing as the sulfur lies in beds for Miss Florence Fish; secretary, Miss inittee calls for the sale of 275 typhoid fever, which affected him their seed from this home grown The siege lasted for stock. Acclimated seed when it 1» stationed at Astoria, Long Island, down in the earth and owing to the Blanche Radley; treasurer, Miss season tickets at $2.00 each. Other! severely, months and left him a clean and well filled is su|>erlor to | expenses will make it necessary to | several —a suburb of New York City. To saturated condition of the earth Juanita Button. Miss Dobell explained that the sell at least 25 additional season physical wreck. As soon as lie be that shipped in from Portland or Han say that we were overjoyed would be I crust and lack of a rock overlyiug purpose of the organization is: First tickets. Children's season tickets i came sufficiently strong he was Francisco. Also the local seed can putting it rather mildly for we were crust cannot be mined by the tunnel to create patriotism; second, to create will be $1.00. The Chautauqua brought home and cared for here !>« sold ut a lower figure because it certainly "fed up" with the prison method used for coal. Ordinary piped like life of recruits at McDowell, wells are sunk to the sulfur and a unity among the girls of tlie nation peoplo get only the guarantee. $550, until tlie time of his death, For a goes direct from the grower to the I immediately applied for a pass to smaller pipe is then put down inside so that they may be of service to * bile all receipts over that amount I time he rallied and hope was held user, cutting out jobber's and seed President Wilson go to tlie committee. The committee i out for his early recovery, but for men's profits, and saving the cost San Francisco and went over to the the casing. Through this steam is tlie government. Presidio and said goodbye to the forced down to the bed. melting the lias praised the woijc of the Honor lias decided to give all profits to the tlie past month it was apparent that and useless burden of transportation. the end was only a matter of time, DeLong, Jackson and Hurley of Coos county boys stationed in com sulphur which come to the top in Guard and it is recognized by both Red Cross. Harry McNair was born on the Four Mile will probably have seed army and Navy officials. The aim is, Dr. J. Q. Robinson of Cedar panies L and K of the 63rd Infantry. liquid form and is run into vats to The boys were just preparing for cool. It is perfectly pure and does “Learn to do one thng well." Miss Rapids, will be the director in charge’ ranch near Myrtle Point on Jan for sale. There will also be a con* He will uary 27, , 1894. He grew to manhood siderable surplus in Dew- Valley. their evening mess as I appeared not have to be refined for most uses. Theodore Booth, the national presi of the Chautauqua here. in this community, coming to Bandon dent. was in Europe at the time of remain during the entire Chautauqua and it only took Ed Gallier and Otto Oil wells and tanks are also to be Seed Clover and Rye G THS* Schneider, a Myrtle Point boy <^bout seen, Tlie country near New Or the outbreak of tlie war and she and will deliver two lectures of much with the family when still a child. | The shortening labor supply and He revived his educntlon in tlie two minutes to hunt me up a mess leans is quite thickly settled. Just noted the struggle the girls were importance to the community on its lengthening cost Incline many » kit and with the other boys about above the city the train is taken having to try and help, but in most account of the critical period through , local schools. farmers to a policy of seeding down When war was declared the young which we are now passing. I eases they were in the way; so she smuggle me into the hall for supper across tlie famed Mississippi river on every possible acre to clover and rye man was anxious to enlist, but decided to form a society and make it Tlie Chautauqua director’s first of beef hash, potatoes, bread, apples a huge ferry. grass. They plan on letting the cows coffee and corn. The boys from | New Orleans is a most interesting possible, if she could, for the girls to lecture, “The Call to the Colors." realizing Ills physical incapacity con do the mowing in the good old tinued to seek medical aid in the be of aid. should America get into will be given on the second night. Bandon appeared to be getting along city. It has a large foreign popula- fashioned way It may also be noted the war. With a few of her friends This will be a discussion concerning hope of early recovery so that he In this connection that numerous fine aud are taking to army life like tion. French, Spanish and South veterans. Ed lias been promoted to European, and hardly seems Atner- she started the project and now there the mobilization of wealth and in could pass the examination. In July cows that have been scraping along machinist and draws extra pay as ican in many ways, I spent several are thousands of members, In Ore- -¿uatry into a solid army furnishing his call came In the draft, but lie <>n the border line between profit well as having to do less work in hours there, riding the street cars gon, alone there is a membership of money, men and munitions to back was then down with typhoid, and and loss, will have a bloody oppor the line of drill and guard duty. and walking about, A most peculiar from two to three thousand young up the boys at the front. "When the unable U> appear. Deceased leaves besides Ills sorrow tunity to do their bit by helping I Boys Come Home" will be the topic Schneider has been made a company thing is the way the dead are buried, women. Swift * Co. win the War for Democ ing mother, two brothers and four Due to misinformation Western of the second lecture, and will be alerk; Beanos Cochran of Parkers-i owing to the closeness of the water racy at a profit of twenty per cent. sisters. They are: G. It. McNair, burg, Bill Neygren, Elmer Flanders, to the surface. It is necessary ,o World said that the ages were from the closing number of the Chautau Feeding The Hogs and Errol McNair, botli of Bandon, 12 to 20 but Miss Dobell states that qua. This lecture will be devoted to Ralph Leneve and Andy Thorhaven place the bodies in concrete and brick Any man who tries to feed hogs Hopkins of Enumclaw, Mrs. H. L. are putting on weight and were look- boxes or vaults lying on the surface, the ages are from 14 to 30. Tills the creation of high community Wash.; Mrs. R. R. Rackleff of Myrtle a properly constituted and well balan will give more a chance to enter the ideals and the evolution of these ing most cheerful, so 1 guess they - .which gives the cemeteries the ap- H. E. Boak of Bandon ced ration under Coos county con wore O. K. Thorhaven has been pearances of the stone relics of a de- Guard and become active members. ideals into realities in order that Point; Mrs. E. Watkins of Fortuna, ditions, will shortly see the ribs of and Mrs. R. transferred to the U. S • Guard for parte(j cjty or a collection of huge All young women between these ages "the old home town” may be better Cal. Mrs. Rackleff lias been at the bis financial structure decoratng the are asked to take out membership; when the boys come back to it than home duty"only; the others will go beehives. The houses have balconies bedside for some time. Botli Mrs. listless sands of experience. Having to France no doubt, My visit with ¡in front over tlie streets from which so that the Bandon Honor Guard may it is as they are leaving in order to Watkins and Mrs. Hopkins have also divested myself of this alibi, allow tlie fellows was most enjoyable and the women view the passing throngs become an efficient one and be of aid fight for the cause of liberty. been here recently and are now en me to remark that skim milk, plenty to tlie Bed Cross and other patriotic , I will be remembered. and the main streets have strips of organizations. Much of the work is | of good pasture and a small—a very route here for tlie funeral. On the 23rd we started for New t parkland down their centers. The done in c nnection with the Red nounced later; Lakeside. Mrs. Short; small amount of grain judiciously Funeral services wil lie held at York City. I'll say started, for in people appear most hospitable but Cross, such as knitting, sewing etc. Marshfield, Mrs. K. H. Corey; Myrtle the Presbyterian church Friday after- B‘d *’B1 produce profitable pork and Point. Mrs. P. W. Laird; North Bend, tlie rush 1 missed the train ----- and — after ---- jiiivii ¡their Iiii.iru mixed foreign and southern The membership fee is 25 cents to ' return sixty cents for skim inilk. If Mrs. L. J. Simpson; Powers, Mrs. noon at 2 o’clock, Rev. W. S. Smith you haven't the necessary amount of a very trying interview with the accent (makes it hard for a westerner (Officiating. Burial will take place the National Guard and 60 cents to Fred Powers. adjutant at camp in which visions to converse with many of them, the Oregon Guard. Another meeting judiciousness, call on J. L. Smith. He The Committee, to wait upon the at the K. P. cemetery. of the guard house were most in- ' Negroes are everywhere, the little will lie held Wednesday, September, can Hiinply everything needed in this 1 — trusive, they sent me along next day 'one and two room huts in w liicii 4th, at the Fish building located <>n County Court for a hearing, are: | ration except tlie skim milk, grain L. .1 Simpson, Mrs. Herbert Arm- TWELV E SOLDIERS AT PROSPER and pasture. alone. After all, this was a privilege families of from 8 to 16 live, line First street east. I strong, Mr. Liljqvist, Dr. Dix, Geo. | it seems rather than a punishment, 'tlie railroad tracks for miles and Carrots Always Safe I Judge Watson. Geo. Tonney, L. W. for it gave opportunity for stop overs makes one realize just how acute the This year has again shown the ' Gammell, Mrs. Ward Blake and Miss that the party ahead did not obtain. I struggle for supremacy between the wisdom of having a sizeable patch of Jane Allen. I spent six hours in Los Angeles 1 whites with their smaller families and carrots Some ironic gentleman may I Tlie permanent executive com A detachment of twelve Hignal which time I rather tlior-|the blacks is becom ng. In fact it during suggest that it has shown the wisdom through oughly "did __ ” the business section is evident _ ___ much of the south Organized for Coos County at Co mittee is as follows: L. J. Simpson, Corps men arrived in Bandon the of having plenty of all kinds of feed. j Dr. Geo. E. Dix. L. A. Lilfqvist, ! latte * part of last week to be added quille Last Week—laical People of the town in regular tourist style, ; that the black is in the lead, Judge Watson, Geo. Tonney. Supt. to the platoon here in command of But I rise to remark that most farm Interested. being rather disappointed as the Mobile, Alabama and Montgomery, : Turnbull, Mrs. Winsor, Mrs. Gidley Lieutenant J. M Erwin. They have ers can raise carrots every year, and same did not come up to expectations. * the capital of the state are interest and Mrs. S. V. Epperson. been assigned to work in the Spruce that is more than you can say for However, the beautiful orange and ing cities built somewhat along the The meeting to organize a Public No fees or dues are required to IMvision and are engaged at the some of the other feeds. Light, well lemon groves of the country lying line of New. Orleans although show Health Association, lield at Coquille drained soil planted early, or heavy, to the eastward of tlie city were a ing evidences of coming industrialism last week was well attended by join this- tassociation, Your good Prosper mill. Until suitable barracks wet ground planted late have about are the im- will and moral support are fitted up for them at Prosper revelation and gave one tlie feeling in tlie numerous small factories. In representative people from each town Many cities and they are stopping at tlie Hotel Gallier an equal chance for maturing a crop he would come as near finding fact one is impressed "most strongly of the county, except Powers. Be portant "tilings of carrots. They can be fed to any Paradise on earth there more quickly everywhere in the south by the fact cause of transportation difficulties counties have very successful organ- nights, however they are taking form of man or beast that the broad The wor k i H new j n Oregon their meals at Prosper izations The detach - than anywhere. Salton Sink where that it is a raw country awaiting Powers was represented by proxy. empire of Oregon can furnish and the railroad passes through a development along agricultural and However, Powers has sent In a Jackson county has a visiting nurse, ment is composed of the following: I never knew a farmer to have too Coos is the second county to organ- , James G Martin, B. Htrom, Willard country of desert and date paKns and industrial lines, and is apparently l>etition bearing two hundred names, I C. Wright. Arthur Gustofson, Joseph many of them. Ize. intense heat some 200 feet below sea lacking in the energy and "push" and is keenly for the association. Interested in Tractors --------- ------- — I Preston. Fred C. Collins, James F. level was quite a contrast, as was the that has made the West. A. B. Gidley, of Marshfield, took Atlanta ROVIDE FOR---------------------- > Hogan. John W. McCann, G. H. Home of our farmers are begin next day and night's journey through (la , and tlie larger cities of the the chair, MiBs Henry, of Bandon, <<M1S CO. NlltSE Jaluson, Roy Matha, Byron Eckert, ning to read the tractor advertise the great desert of Arizona and New- Carolinas and Virginia were more acting as secretary. innd Ralph Tindemutt. ments. The price of horse feed and Mexico witli tiieir sentinel cactus, like our western towns. Atlanta ap Mrs. Dunbar of Portland spoke of the scarcity of skinners lend interest yuma, mesquite and other strange pearing much like Portland or rattier the purpose and scope of the work. Coquille Ore., Aug. 24 At a con and weight to the tractor'B claim that vegetation. This section is the least Eugene in many ways. Virginia was Miss Allen, who first came into t+ie i ference of members of the Coos It can do farm work at a considerable populous of any portion of the United most interesting from a historical county for tuberculosis survey ex county court and a special commit States, Tuscan. Arizona, being the standpoint as several battlefields of plained in detail the various phases tee representing the Coo» county Public Spiriteli Citizen* Asked to saving of money and man power, in one day 40,000 peoplo attend Come to Assistance of Guard. only settlement of any size in the Civil war fame such as Manassons of the work. Judge Watson spoke Public Nurse association here yes- ed the tractor demonstration al entire region. were passed, where the peaceful corn of the practical method of getting terday. provision was made for Coos Guard Is prepar- Halina, Kansas It wouldn't surprise Western Texas after leaving the waved abqve the dead and shows one the matter before the court. maintaining a public nurse in the ' Company A, Ied to depart at 6 o'clock on the me any to see Chris Richert or I. thriving metropolis of El Paso was how fleeting are the things of this Here let us advise all Bandon county next year. morning of Labor Day, Monday, Nordstrom crawling home with a equally as arid, but much less life A most noticeable thing through * people who are in favor of this Not only that but assurance was beautiful because of the drab appear the Eastern South is the brick red project for safe guarding public given that the state would maintain | September, 2, for Marshfield, but caterpillar one of these d»y» ance of the ever-present mesquite. color of the earth. | health to tell Commissioner Arm Miss Jane Allen, who has done the I Captain W. 8. Wells finds that it to secure sufficient That section is really the least Prominent Lumberman Here Washington, appeared a city of strong exactly how they stand in this preliminary work here, until Jan Is difficult civilized of any portion of the United monumental buildings and park-* matter, and we urge that everyone uary 1. when county aid will be cars unless some of tlie patriotic Jos. Fyfe. Jr., head of the Fyfe- .citizens of tlie community, who do States due no doubt to the Mexican The Washington monument and interested sign the petition which available. Wilson Lumber Co . has been hero trouble just over the line. By the way government buildings being near the ! will soon be ready. I Everybody was In favor of the not belong to the Guard, come to from San Francisco the past weel the railroad skirts the Rio Grande station I had a hurried view of them, The motion to organize was un public nurse. The county court said , th»- assistance of the organization looking after th« companv'i Inm which is about the .size of Sixes catching the train a few minutes animously carried The constitution that they could not provide one this and offer their services Between 50 eats. This comp art? is getting out river, really, and one gets a view later for New York arriving six hour was read and adopted and a nomln year but that they would gladly In- iand 60 are planning to make the much airplane stock in northern ating committee consisting of Mr. elude provision for one in the bud- trip. Th* Company plana on reim Curry this summer over into Old Mexico, although later. Mr. Fyfe g>e« Corey, of Marshfield. Mrs Hoblson, get for next year. The cost will be bursing car owners as far as they to Portland from here. enough local color to suit is found on this side as Mexicans are pre- of Bandon and Mr I • n-.h r of Myrtle $1200 for salary and $600 for ex are financially able, at least to cover Want 81.000 From Coos. expenses, but it will be too costly valent as whites. They swanmed Point, were appointed. penses This will be published and H. D. Harper of Prosper arrived about the train at Old Rio selling The officers nominated and elected if anyone has objection to It. they for th*m to engage transportation at Coos county has been given a trip fruit and ice cream to the passengers quota of $1.000 as the amount to be ( were President, Mrs. Ward Blake, can enter same at the Public hear full prices. Anyone who would like home Friday from a buslnnM Portland to help out the boys should commun Secretary, Mrs Herbert Marshfield . I fell for the latter as the day was raised in the coming Salvation Army, ing icate with Captain Wells hot. and the pecular tasting goats War Relief Drive, which will begin Armstrong. North Bend. Treasurer, Cai tain Well» has issued an order ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Mr H M Fensler. Myrtle Point. here on September 5 The quota for milk of which the mixture was made « WORLD lON'OR roll. Superintendent L. W. Turnbull for all men to be at the Armory pra ♦ | Vice presidents for each community, almost made me sick. The United the state is $50.000. to board cara at 6 o'clock ♦ « ------ 6oo huts and rest rooms for to act as consultants for the visiting will be in his office In the High pared States keeps a large quota of troops. Over Alleghany Mrs. Robert school building to enroll High school sharp on the border, and as deserters se»|n ~aih>m and soldiers • being main nurse are: E 8 Tuttle. Ft. Bragg. Cal to hie that way military police go tained by the Salvation Army, whose Kelsey; Bandon, F. A Henry; Co students on September 5th and 6tli W M Plummer. Bandon Le'i Snyder of Portland is Mrs 4hrough the trains at every stop and . work has the sanction of the National quille. Mrs. J A. Lamb. Empire, Mrs between the hours of 9 and 12 ». tn Mrs F. T. Montgomery, Portland visiting with tuend» in Bandon. jltozell«. Eastside, name to ba au- and 1 and 4 p m. i had to show my jumpers and tell | Council of Defense. WESTERN WORLD MAN HAS SOUTHERN TRIP 4 LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING HONOR GUARD HAS CHAUTAUQUA FUND BEEN ORGANIZED GOES TO RED CROSS Young Man Succumbs After Lingering Illness MORE FALL SEEDING BY LOCAL FARMERS