POWERS BRIDGE RESH SETTLEMENT ALLOWED *12,ooo WITH LIMBERMEN Public Mill Have to Pay Prices Says E. E. Foos— road Xeeils Great Divorce Grant«««! W. <>. Mathews- Gray A Gray Sue Dufort on Air­ plane Spruce Riving Account Rumor Judge Watson Will Retire From County Court to Attend To Private Bucine** ^i^Puzzled Shoppers Manager E. E. Foss of the Prosper | Coquille. Ore., Dec. 6—In response mill was here last evening en route to arguments and insistence by a big home from Portland where he con­ delegation from Powers yesterday, % | ferred with General Disque and mem-1 the Coos county court finally agreed bers of the special board appointed to provide $12.000 in the budget for to adjust the government contract constructing a bridge across the river with the mills, says the Coos Bay at Powers. The Powers bridge has Timet The mil) owners are now been before the court for a couple of making special reports of the amount years or longer. Once $10,000 was of stock, logs, and all on band in appropriated, but when the bids were I accordance with government specifi­ in excess to that amount, the county cations and these reports to be in court diverted the $10,000 to another within the next few days. purpose. Mr. Foss said that both the lum­ Sprue«* Hearing Goes Over The Powe’s bridge will serve about bermen and General Disque and his In the suit of W. C. Gray and C. P. 150 fi *uilies across the river from Gray versus Henry H. Dufort, Iier- . associates are endeavoring to make Powers, only a footbridge now giving tha Dufort and R. M. Joy. partners an equitable adjustment and thinks them access to the town. In addition for the recovery of $151.50 for the j that they will be able to reach a set­ to this, It will straighten the Powers- cutting of airplane spruce for Dufort, tlement at an early date. Myrtle Point road, reducing its length Lumber le«inand Good the hearing was continued. by nearly two miles, will divert it Mr. Foss said that there was a The Gray brothers worked 20 days from the hills to a level stretch this summer up the Sixes for Dufort, good detnand for lumber in regular across a gravel district. It will con­ cutting spruce, which they claim was 'commercial channels and a big need nect with the present main road bv shown to them by Dufort, and as for it owing to the long halt in build­ means of the Powers Logging road’s there was no government bulletin ing operations and the curtailment bridge which the company has offer­ Bhowing the kind of spruce required,of shipping for private newls. ed to the county as soon as it changes by the government. the men cut dead . However, the lumbermen nniWT get 'its logging road. spruce. When ’the bulletin finally much higher («rices than prevailed Tlie county court intimated that if arrived It said that only live spruce prior to the war situation in order a few hundred dollars more than the t the higher wages, higher would be accepted, disqualifying that j to meet $12,000 was needed to build the | costs of equipment and upkeep as bridge the coming year, it would be I which they had cut. The government would not accept | well as of logs, Just how soon the provided from the general fund. tlie timber, Dufort alleging that it I general trade and puL14c can be edu- According to unofficial reports was because ft was knotty and as tlie rated to this is tlie problem that con- here, James Watson is planning to government has accepted dead spruce. fronts tlie lujnber manufacturer. Mr. retire as county Judge before the und the Gray brothers claim that it ' Foss says that tlie situation Is one first of the year. He has talked of was because it was dead. Tlie gov­ that has only two solutions—the such a move for s |ne time, claiming ernment Inspector, Dana E. McDon­ public must pay the greater price or that hfs private business will not per­ ald was on the stand, and Insisted (the mills will have to shut down un- mit him to continue in the office ex that only live spruce was ever ac-'til readjusted living conditions re- cept at a considerable personal sac Iduce the general cost of living, equip­ rlfice, which he cannot afford. How- cepted. It developed in tlie hearing that ment and labor. However, he hopes I ever, he has made no public an- Du fort had offered the plaintiffs the latter alternative will be averted. nouncqment. Xml Railroad Material AB4H T COOS IS *102 which they would not accept. Mr. Foss said that there is a pros­ Attorney Pulford of Coquille rep- I READ IX THE TRENCHES resents the plaintiffs and I. N. Mil- pect that demands for material for the railroads will bridge the gap. ler of Bandon, the defendants. Helve Sends Clipping Emm I Just now many hundreds of thou- Two Million Pounds of Cheese, One Edition of New York Herald of railroad ties are needed, sands JVMPED ItILL OF Million of Butler and Much Con­ Aiutili Our Fishing .«no is charge These are bringing good prices, densed Milk Produced in Year about seventy-five cents per tie on Western World Is in receipt of a the cars. Heek Melden Baker, of Bandon Who board The total production of cheese newspaper clipping from Melvin T. Specifications were out some time Depart0 the Paris edition of the New York Whether for France, A warrant for the arrest of Mel- Intended pounds for which was paid $39*.-1 Herald of October 15, and shows once these orders will be placed at don Raker of Bandon lias been issued 039.57 to the dairjtnen and with the ' how news travels around the world. on complaint of Mrs. Nellie M. Long Mr. Foss did not know. two remaining months of the year The clipping follaws, who conducts a boarding house at the total production will probably “Record Catches of Chinook Salmon, World Office Hali parents are said to live In Eugiene. manufactured about 1,000,000 A. L Mecum of Prosper arrived pounds of butter and 40,000 cases home Sunday from Portland where of condensed milk annually in Coos I Tin tiling n Necessity he represented the Prosper L. L. L. County. In order to make it possible for L. nt the Convention. He stateB Mr. A. ( Christensen. Sect’y-Treas- Marshfield to get the $20,000 appro­ that out of 900 delegates only six priation which the Legislature made voted not to continue the organ­ urer of the > Association having decid- ed to leave soon on a trip to Europe for the erection of an armory there, ization. Those six admitted being and the $20,000 for the same pur-’ 1 W. W"s. They were representatives to study dairy conditions has tender- ed ills resignation His successor will pose that is to be put up by Coos from camps in Washington. be elected at the annual meeting county, a company of National Guard sometime in January. Is being organized It seems that the Adjutant General's department has Card of Thanks Informed Marshfield that before nn I We wish to extend our thanks to armory can be built there, a necessity LOST Wednesday, Dec. 11. photo­ graph of lady. Leave at Western the friends and comrades for their must exist and that necessity must World office. Reward. DIStfc. kindness and assistance during the be a National Guard unit. Illness and death of our brother, ♦ ♦ -o* ♦ ♦ IL Osborn. MRS. M. O. STENERT MRS. M O. STOPPI.E Coquille—At Saturday’s session of equity court in the W. O. Mathews versus Vina Jane Mathews divorce case, a decree was granted by de- fault. Mrs. Mathews was charged with desertion on several occasions. The couple ltv«»d near Bandon, and have a number of grown child­ ren, besides two boys, age 10 and 9. who were given into the custody of their father. Mrs. Mathews is employed as a cook at one of the Powers camps, it is said. BRING US YOUR CHRISTMAS PROBLEMS LADIES Fur Sets, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Bath Robes, Silk Waists, Silk Hosiery, Toi- let Articles, Stationery Holiday Goods Now Ready CHILDREN Furs and Handkerchiefs, Books, Gloves, Mittens MEN Bath Robes, Neckwear, Suspenders, Armbands, Garters, Belts, Military Hairbrushes, Hdkfs You will help us and help yourself by doing your shopping eary THE GOLDEN RULE flocking here from all parts of the country and are making unprecedent­ ed money. One fisherman recently brought in fifty salmon caught dur­ ing the night, which netted him $100. This is high boat tor the season for a night’s catch, but many others are averaging $50 nightly.” Mr. Solve, who has done consider­ able journalistic work, says "its good publicity stuff.” iation is offering a $25 cash prize for the best brand or trade mark for labeling all cheese manufactured and sold by the association. All drawings or suggestions in describing such a brand or trade mark must be submitted not later than January 1 to F. C. True, selling agent, Coquille. These Names Were Omitttul In publishing the list of subscribers of the t'nited War Work campaign last week the following names had been inadverdently omitted: Mrs M J McKenna $ ».00, Evelyn Appleby 3.00, Mrs. E. J. Helinken 1.00, Mrs. H. C. Dippel 1.00, Mrs. I. Sparlin 50c, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Rosa 5.00, Hill Williams 5.00, Mrs. E. T. t’ash Prize Offered Coos and Curry Cheese assoc- Wolverton 5.00. Card of Thanks We wish to express our sincerest thanks for the kindness and sym- pathy extended to us during our recent bereavement. MRS. DALE HARROWS and SON THE VICTROLA IS IDEAL FOR CHRISTMAS i : Usefe! Xmas Elks Prepare for Xmas. A meeting of all Elks is called for Wednesday, December IS, to be held at th«« Dr. R V. Leep office, at S li tn for usual Christmas prepara­ tions Anyone knowing of persons in circumstances where the boys could t>e of service, are ask««d to send word by mail to Elk’s Committee, Box X. Bandon Presents for the Home She Knew Him. “You won’t object If I gc on 'f "flood «c.ll anta mrn." — Martha C li man Sheiman in Ckim^o Inter Ocran. IT IS SURE A HEARTY Christmas morning—and orite all year round. I HE \ 1( I ROLA pleases everyone— gives everybody the kind of music they like best And there is a VICTROLA within reach of al! Come in and see our complete line. We il gladly play the music you wish to hear. I SABRO BROS