Etelka School Opens Amid Twenty Five Pupils
Mar 26 report notes Etelka school started with 25 pupils taught by Miss Mae Lund. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Asa Carman hosted gatherings. Train service runs Baker Creek to Cedar Point twice daily as farmers prep grain and gardens.
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Etelka
Mae Lund
John ‘Neal
Myrtle Point
Asa Carman
Clint Carman
Baker Creek
Cedar Point
Harry Wise
Rural
Clint Catman
J. D.neal
Rhode Island
John Grant
R. P. Carman
Annie Hamblock
Parkersburg
Mac Hayes
Mac
Glenn Grant
Waive Neal
Mrs. Hermann
South Fork
Bancroft Billetts Run of Local School Closings
A bulletin from Bancroft March 28 notes A L Rice on the sick list and visits by Mr and Mrs C R Bennett to the F J Fish home and by Mrs T J Hayes and daughter after visiting the Price family. Neighborhood children finish district schools with Dist 52 closing March 19 and Dist 42 March 26. Della Lund visits her father and brother at their ranch. Mae Lund, teacher at Roland Prairie, spent the weekend with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Lund
Roland Prairie School
Arago News Highlights School Event and Local Notices
The Arago schoolhouse event Saturday night drew praise though crowding reduced comfort. About $106 was raised for the school with donations of milk ice and cream lowering costs. Gratitude extended to auctioneer Price Robison and all local participants especially those traveling from outside the district. Rev J S Root preached a fine sermon Sunday to a large audience. A group of about twenty youths spent Sunday afternoon photographing the Arago overlook. Thomas Root and wife joined by Miss Agnes McCracken of Myrtle Point joined J S Root and family for dinner. The Arago brick yard project continues in the works.
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Arago
Ralph Schroeder
T. Wagner
Price Robison
J. S. Root
Thomas Root
Agnes McCracken
Myrtle Point
Sale Plans For Round Hill Strawberries Revealed
Mr. Tracy and Mr. Todd arrived last week to arrange the annual advance trip for Marshfield and Bandon. They prepare for the sale of Round Hill strawberries in the upcoming season.
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Tracy
Todd
Marshfield Sand
Bandon
South Fork Sayings on the South Fork
James Hobson visited last week. School ends for summer at Hermann school Tuesday. Joe Mast moved for coming season. Whittington and Mast attended the Roberts sale at Myrtle Point Saturday. Both cheese factories opened for season March 22. N McDonald in charge of the Ed Baker place factory. J Broadbent in charge of the Vern Lundy place. A daughter born March 26 to Mr and Mrs John Grant. Mina Magriess to begin summer term at Twin Oaks April 1. Edwin Thompson left for Roseburg. Rev J F Stevens to preach Easter Sunday at Twin Oaks school 11:00 am. All invited.
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South Fork
James Hobson
Hermann
Joe Ae
V. C. Whittington
Joe Mast
Myrtle Poinst
Séagon
N. McDonald
Ed Baker Place
J. Broadbent
Vern Lundy Place
John Grant
Mina Magriess
Twin Oaks
Edwin Thompson
Roseburg
J. F. Stevens
Stringtown Births and Local Notes of the Week
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Volkmar welcome a baby girl born Monday the 29th. Stringtown residents paid taxes in Coquille. Ezza Straw traveled to South Fork on business. Mrs. Dan Root and daughter visited Mrs. Eva Stevens. Rain paused farming. operations to restart soon. Dan Root bought another dairy cow. Mrs. Henry Elford visited her mother. Mrs. Geo Hermann from the South Fork visited sisters Mrs. Thos Root and Miss Agnes McCracken.
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Stringtown
Albert Volkmar
Coquille
Ezza Straw
South Fork
Dan Root
Eva Stevens
Henry Elford
Geo. Hermann
Thos. Root
Agnes McCracken
Gravel Ford News Chronology at a Glance
Wet weather slows spring plowing at Gravel Ford. W M Weekly leases his farm to the Parish brothers for five years and moves to town. Embroidery Club held at Mrs Moser’s with a four o'clock lunch. Farewell party for the Weeklies at their home. Numerous town trips, health notes, school opening April 5, and local social happenings. tatting trend noted.
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Gravel Ford
W. M. Weekly
Embroidery Club
Midtle Point
Gravel Yard
Chub
Mulley
Present of His Scotch Collie Drives Up the Cows
A fragmented item notes a Scotch collie and a master named Chub driving cows at night, with a possible reference to a weekly publication titled Evening Star. The readable lines imply a rural scene and a domestic animal helping livestock.
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Chub
Bridge Briefs From March News Row
Bridge items list social chatter and local travel notes. Names include Billy Anderson Rock Creek and Montgomery with Mrs Wadman. Other updates mention Prof Jones Miss Jennings Myrtle Point and families at North Fork Coquille and Myrtle Point.
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Billy
Anderson
Rock
Madi
Montgomery
W. A. Roselle
L. A. Cribbins
Coquille
Myrtle
Pay as you go and circle of debt guidance
The note promotes a circular debt idea urging people to pay neighbors to the right and left so money circulates globally. It claims benefits during hard times and offers a receipt with no charge. The rhetoric emphasizes the world is round and money will return to the payer.
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Dolar
Notice to Dairymen Meets April 3 at Myrtle Point
Dairymen who patronize Sugarloaf Creamery or expect to do so are urged to attend a meeting at Myrtle Point on Saturday April 3. Time will be arranged to not interfere with Farmers' Union. Officers to be elected. Contact 221 Andrew Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Farmers’ Union
Death of South Fork worker after stomach illness
J. Kimball an employee in the South Fork camps died last Monday morning after about a week of stomach trouble and a severe hemorrhage. His remains were brought to Myrtle Point and buried there in the Myrtle Point cemetery.
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J. Kimball
South Fork
Myrtle Point
Babcock testing taught by Oregon college supervisor
J E Davis, rural school supervisor of Lincoln county, Oregon, carries a Babcock tester and trains girls in milk testing to weed out unprofitable cows. He aims to raise cow numbers per acre and improve dairy farming with acclimated seed corn and silage. The program blends education with earnings for club members.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
J.E. Davis
Lincoln County
Oregon
F. L. Griffin
Industrial Club
The
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Church of the Brethren Sunday Schedule
The Church of the Brethren invites everyone to Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. followed by preaching at 11:00 a.m.
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Church of the Brethren
British blockade prompts insurance pause and embassies guarded
Washington dispatch reports the War Risk Insurance Bureau suspended new policies as British orders blockade Germany. Detectives guard embassies in plain clothes amid threats, with White House denying plans to recognize Villa. Other notes cover rail pay debate, Federal Reserve criteria for Nashville reserve city, and a North Carolina Tennessee boundary case.
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Ofp
Abe
Cfs
Washington News
Bok Oh
Bob Bod
Washington
D. G
eBureau
Germany
State Department
Wilson
White House
Gen. Villa
Mexico
Lincoln
Congress
Burleson
Federal’ Reserve Board
Nashville, Tenn
United
States Supreme Court
North Carolina
Tennessee
Seeds and seeds offered by J D Machado
Seeds including imported beet seed in good kinds always carried and special peas in bulk and the very best carrot seed in bulk offered by J D Machado.
Myrtle Point Wagner Auto Stage To Resume Service
The Myrtle Point Wagner Auto Stage Co announces reopening once roads are passable. Daily trips will run between Myrtle Point and Wagner with a flexible schedule as demand dictates, manager A. R. Panter states.
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Myrtle Point
Wagner Auto Stage. Co
Wagner
Qitf
A. R. Panter
Card of Thanks from Sullivan Family
Mr and Mrs W B Sullivan thank friends for kind ministrations during the illness and loss of their infant daughter.
Sunday School and Services At Chris tan Endeavor
Sunday school at 10 am with preaching at 11 am. Mission Endeavor holds a 6:30 pm service and a 1:30 pm preaching session led by Pastor Je Cannon.
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Christan’ '‘Endeavor
Mand
Je Cannon
Early days in Myrtle Point section notes and gatherings
A fragment from Nol.2 No.22 April 10 1897 records social visits hospitality from Miss Grace Diets to Marshfield Norways Flora McClosky and Mrs Dreisbach from San Francisco visiting relatives. Local salmon trout catches boost spirits as Frank Prey and brother land about 200 trout. Messages note road work, outdoor drill by G Company, and county tax discussions with Judge Schroeder.
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Conner
Grace Diets
Marshfield
Flora McClosky
Norway
Willard
Coquille City
Mabel. Dreisbach
San Francisco
Dreisbach
Our City
SW. Brown
Minnie
Mira
Brown
Bandon
Frank Prey
Little Brother
Poison bait for slugs offers garden pest control
A. L. Lovett of Oregon Agricultural College describes poison bait to control slugs in gardens. Apply small heaps of moist chopped green leaves with arsenic and sugar every five days, and use traps under boards or burlap to remove slugs at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Agricultural College
Corvallis
A. L. Lovett
Oregon Agricultural College
Paris
Presbyterian Church Plans Easter Week Services
The church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. focused on the Bible with guidance available. An aiding service at 11 a.m. includes communion and a call for VAN members to attend. Evening service at 8 p.m. features a special Easter program led by James F. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
James F. Vernon
Local notes and events in Myrtle Point and vicinity
Community updates report improvements at City Hall interior painting and papering by Chas Adams and B C Lehman. The California Jubilee Quartet entertained the High School and a large audience at the Unique venue. opinions vary on performances. Enterprise notes and a public square improvement push continue with Pink Laird seeking support.
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Bender's
Myrtle Point
North Bend
Dézen
California
Payne
Enterprise Dramatic
Brooks
Enterprise
Pink Laird
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T. W. Panter
Wes Myrtle
E. J. Michael
cIty Wood Yard
Andrew Christensen
Babcock
J.D. Machado
Jackson
Hansen
Cooper Place
Manly Roberts
Schroeder
Coos County
L. A. Roberts
Nat
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Bert
N. G. W. Perkins
P. ‘Transfer CO
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Waterman and Parker Fountain
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C. R
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