04 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
1
The Miocene Oil & Gas Company announces a public offering of up to 3000 dollars worth of treasury stock at 10 dollars per share, issued upon receipt of money. The ad urges Coos County residents to support Bear Creek Oil Well through stock purchases to fund deeper drilling and securing equipment.
The Olympian notes Bitulithic pavement has become a key method in modern street building. Adoption rose 36.1 percent from 1910 to 1911 and 48 percent from 1911 to the current year, with activity spreading into Canadian provinces.
In the city election only 130 ballots were cast with 5 defective. Councilmen three year terms went to Ben McMullen 65 votes, W. T. Dement 0, B. C. Shail 43, J. S. Whitaker 47. Councilman two year term results listed, and I. E. Rose received 110 for Recorder, J. M. Arrington 111 for Treasurer. The proposed amendment failed 53 to 66. Fair association seeks funds. about $4,200 subscribed toward a $10,000 goal with plans to expand across the county.
Myrtle Grange No. 289 expresses sincere regret as Sister Minnie McCloskey leaves to marry and relocate. The group thanks her for faithful service as Lecturer and wishes happiness in her new home. Resolutions announce to Sister Minnie McCloskey Lester and will be spread on minutes by Mabel Roberts, Mary Arneson, and Ruth Plank.
A survey of over 250 cities in the United States and Canada shows Bitulithic pavement widely adopted with year by year growth. Cambridge Massachusetts reports about 110000 more square yards since 1901, while Portland Oregon adds 1500000 square yards in the same period. Officials and businessmen praise its qualities and widespread use signals city progress.
Three hundred witnesses praise the local school’s annual play The Sophomore at Benson's Opera House last Saturday. The Myrtle Point crowd affirms the schools are county’s best, with residents noting strong loyalty to education. In Norway area a sneak thief gang has struck rock quarry tool houses and Haughton’s shed, taking tools.
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