Heavy turnout marks Myrtle Point city election
Voters filled the City Hall ballot box on Monday April 5 with 286 votes, far above 1913 and 1914 totals. Despite no contests, candidates drew notable support for mayor and council posts while residents backed three charter amendments including the fifteen mills levy, intoxicating liquor, and local sewer and street intersection measures.
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Myrtle Point
Toook
W. T. Dement
A. H. Bender
Eb Ag Baleen Yam
W. Laird
H. A. Schroeder
Recorder
BE. A. Dodge
Cee Caeeee
J. M. Arrington
Sost
Fifteen Mills Council
Epworth League Convention Schedule Recap
The program outlines the Epworth League Convention at the Methodist Episcopal church with events from Friday’s welcome to Sunday’s sermons. Activities include devotions, districtR sessions, debates on missions, social programs, and a closing consecration, inviting all to attend.
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Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Myrtle Epworth League
Lundy’s Hall
Marshfield
Organization of
North Bend
School of Methods
J. T. Abbett
Bandon
Gardiner
J. T. Abbott
Kingdom of Christ
Coquille
Efficient League
Myrtle Point
Missurah Pearl Harkness
C. Mayne Knight
Mershfield
Urah Pearl Harkness
Joseph Knotts
Former Chief Forester Pinchot Barred in Belgium
Gifford Pinchot arrived in Antwerp as a special diplomatic agent for the American relief commission but was blocked from proceeding with relief duties. German authorities objected due to his sister’s marriage ties to British officials. State Department may reassign him within the war zone.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
State Department
Antwerp
Belgium
American Relief Commission
Pinchot
Lady Allen Johnstone
Denmark
Germany
Mr. Pinchot
Improvement in conditions throughout the country
Washington April 1 reports from Secretary Redfield at the cabinet meeting show steady improvement in business conditions nationwide with extracts from various reports indicating better conditions across many lines.
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Washington, D. C
Redfield
Two Brave Homesteaders Capture Cubs on Mill Creek Ranch
G C Gibbs reports on Monday last week as J A Massey and he slashed brush at the head of Mill Creek. They found two cub bears outside their den and captured them with a sack and gun. The cubs were brought to the Fred Massey place and now live with the cablets. Henry Ware notes they also killed an old bear likely the mother last Saturday.
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G. C. Gibbs
J. A. Massey
Mill Creek
J. A
South Fork
American Notes Sent to London and Paris
Washington reports the U S government released a note to Great Britain stating it cannot admit the Allies right to justify an embargo on all trade between Germany and neutrals. The note argues admission would imply unneutrality toward Germany and Britain’s claims would undermine its own declared principles.
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London
Paris
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Welles Visits Local High School In State Standardization Tour
Frank K. Welles assistant state superintendent and County Supervisor F A Golden arrived from Marshfield on Tuesday to inspect the local high school. Mrs Welles joined the county tour, part of a statewide effort to standardize high schools across the state.
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F. A. Golden
Frank K. Welles
Marshfield
Happenings There There and Anywhere in Oregon Voter Planned
A new Oregon Voter magazine devoted to taxation roads crop marketing and rural credits is launched in Portland by C G Chapman former Oregon Development League secretary. The first issue goes to press late April.
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Portland
C. G. Chapman
Oregon Development League
The
Oregon Voter
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Dalles
wiLbé
Roseburg
Southern Pacific Railway
Willamette Valley
Middle West
Pacific Northwest States
North
South Dakota
Montana
California
Congress
Coquille River
Bandon
Porter Brothers
California & Oregon Coast Railroad
Grants Pass
Tidewater
Crescent City
Cal
The Spoilers Draws Large Crowd at Unique Theatre
Rex Beach story photoplay The Spoilers shown at the Unique Theatre drew a large crowd. Nine reels offer an unusually long presentation yet the story and production style keep the audience engaged.
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Rex Beach
City Council Votes on Budgets and Bond Sale Details
At last Monday’s meeting the city council canvassed election returns approved the monthly bills and directed advertisement for the sale of bonds under the Bancroft act. The street improvement assessment against the Becket Property on Maple Street was entered in the bond docket earlier.
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Maptie Street
D C Railroad Land Case Appealed In Washington
Attorneys for the Oregon California Railroad Company filed an 800 page brief in the Supreme Court asking reversal of a federal district court ruling forfeiting 2 000 000 acres of land valued up to 50 000 000 dollars The government claims forfeit due to sale to actual settlers at not more than 2 50 per acre The railroad contends U S rights waived by government inaction A second 7 page brief covers case facts Gravel Ford Academy Music Recital scheduled April 14 at the Gravel Ford Academy closing the school year invites public attendance no charge for admission.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oregory Federal District Court
United States
Gravel Ford Academy
Neutrality Violations Alleged by Customs Official
New York April 5 Dudley Field Malone Collector of Port says British cruisers off New York harbor have been violating neutrality by coaling and taking supplies from vessels leaving the port. He met with U S District Attorney H Snowden Marshall and plans to present findings to the Federal grand jury.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
United States
Malone
United States District Attorney
H. Snowden Marshall
New York Harbor
Tinkering with Eitel Indicates Internment
Newport News Virginia April 6 The German raider Prinz Eitel Freidrich remained dockside with workers scraping rust from her hull and 17 engine room floor plates removed. The changes fuel belief she will be interned for the war’s duration amid secret talks among commanders and officials.
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Newport News
Prinz Eitel Freidrich
Eifel
Thierichens
Helm
Beatty
Hamilton
Oregon Almanac Preface Highlights Population Needs
Co. C. Chapman, Oregon immigrant commissioner, notes in the 1915 Oregon Almanac that the state has abundant merchants, newspapermen, professionals, and skilled labor but needs more people overall. He emphasizes that the land itself requires population growth, not just urban centers.
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Co. C. Chapman
Oregon
British Warships Bombard Gulf of Smyrna Forts
An Athens dispatch reported by Reuters says British warships bombarded forts at the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna on Monday. Allied hydroplanes dropped bombs and the Vali of Smyrna ordered Europeans to leave the town.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Athens
Gulf of Smyrna
Arcadia
Smyrna
German Submarine Entangled in Net Off Dover
Paris reports a German submarine has become entangled in a net designed to capture subs. The Dunkirk correspondent says French naval authorities expect it to surface and be captured off Dover.
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Paris
Dover
Petit Journal
Dunkirk
Members of Myrtle Point Farmers' Union Host All Day Dinner
The Myrtle Point Local of the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America held a large dinner in Lundy Hall for the organization’s ladies. About 100 at the main table and 20 at a special "Grill" table were served, with dishes ranging from oysters to Angel Food and Devil's Food cake. Afterward, Broadbent and Christensen spoke on creamery matters, stressing cooperation between dairymen and makers. A Sugarloaf Creamery board election named Erneson, W. Lee Ray, and H. H. Harris. a Market Day committee was formed to plan an event, with the May meeting set as an all-day session.
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Myrtle Point
Farmers’ Educational and Co Operative Union of America
Lundy Hall
Farmers Union
Messrs. Broadbent
Christensen
B. Bartlett
G. W. Rouse
C. M. Schulze
Farmers’ Union
Tillie's Punctured Romance at Unique Theatre
Marie Dressler stars in a six reel Keystone comedy Tillie's Punctured Romance at the Unique theatre Saturday evening April 17 one day only with Chaplin and Mabel Normand supporting.
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Marie Dressler
Tillie
Chas Chaplin
Mabel Normand
Unique Theatre
Keystone
Willard Knocks Out Johnson In Heavyweight Title Fight
The long awaited bout at Mariano race course ended in a right cross that floored Jack Johnson in the final round. Jess Willard, 28, weighed more and proved the stronger knocker. A vast Havana crowd surged before soldiers cleared the ring after the knockout.
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Jack Johnson
Texas
Jess Willard
Kansas
Havana
Willard
Johnson
Oregon Bank Deposits Shift Across Year and Quarter
Salem reports the state superintendent of banks shows demand deposits down by over seven million dollars from a year ago while time deposits rise by about two and a half million. Postal savings grow but fall by 13 thousand after three months. Overall demand deposits drop by 7.2 million and 408 thousand since January 1. Time deposits rise 2.44 million for the year and fall 267 thousand since December.
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Salem
Ore
State Superintendent of Banks
Oregon
Myrtle Point Wagner Auto Stage Service Planned
The Myrtle Point Wagner Auto Stage Co will start daily service once roads are passable between Myrtle Point and Wagner. The schedule will meet demand with as many trips per day as the service warrants. 2111 A R Panter Manager.
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Myrtle Point
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