Breezy Bits From Catching Creek Neighborhood News
Breezy notes from Catching Creek report rain and muddy roads, weekend visits, a thirteenth birthday party, and local activity. Edna Sigsby hosted a birthday party. Hugh Johnson visits Orin Johnson. planters and tie makers work on F. J. Poland and Orin Johnson properties. Dell Higgins and Orin Johnson plow and seed. A. R. Lee and family move to Parling. Jack Austin and Joe Knight Jr visit town. horseback riding grows. school progress shown. Cub the Star Reporter.
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Catching Creek
Nell Rae Gillfillan
Delmar
Edna Sigsby
Hugh Johnson
Bridge
Oridh Johnson
Mr. Start
Paul Crockell
F. J. Poland Place
Mr. Smith
Bandon
Orin Johnson
Joe Knight
Cub
Star Reporter
Arago Opens School Week After Easter Festivities
The Arago school opened April 6 with Miss Ivy Williams teaching. Easter Sunday on Arago Heights drew 33 youths who shared eggs and goodies for bonfires, and Mr. Warner photographed the event. Naomi Root visited Norway friends. Mr and Mrs George Jenniger welcomed a fourth son Easter Sunday. Claude Randleman began at Arago cheese factory with Mr Britten. Uncle Joe Root hosted 34 friends at Easter with eggs and feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago Argus
Arago
Fishtrap
Ivy Williams
Arago Heights
Warner
Naomi Root
Norway
George .Enniger
Claude Randleman
Mr. Britten
Joe Root
Joe
Aging angler and local notes from Gravel Ford
Grandpa Culbertson, 84, earns the title oldest local angler as he gains a fishing license. Alvin Jackson opens a second hand store at home selling everything from a pony to a mouse trap. Mrs Neer’s health lags while Roy Swan and Jim Winters run the ranch. Blacksmiths work late at night. Rev and Mrs Munger move to North Bend after accepting a church call. Sunny Side Farm installs an automatic separator and Mr Harnish complains it makes him sweat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Grandpa Culbertson
Alvin Jackson
John Neer
Roy Swan
Jim Winters
Mr. Neer
Local notes and visits feature in-town events
Mr. Bollinger of Zurich is guest of Fred Moser. A E Mercen digs a ditch on his farm. Mr. Brady traveled to Coquille this week. The Academy music class will give a recital on April 14 for parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollinger
Zurich
Switzerland
Fred Moser
A. E. Mercen
Brady
Coquille
Academy
Stringtown Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
April reports from Stringtown detail visits by W. B. Anderson to Bandon relatives, Ruby Barklow running the house for Albert Volkmar, Roy Stevens from the camps visiting the Dan Root home, and several local chores and chores. Mrs. Henry Knight of Myrtle Point visits, Thos. Roger checks Hall's place, Daniel Miller fences his orchard, and Winnie Barklow remains ill yet shows improvement.
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Stringtown
W. B. Anderson
Bandon
Ruby Barklow
Albert
Volkmar
Roy Stevens
Dan Root
Geo. Adams
Grandpa Davidson
Eli Barklow
Thos. Root
Henry’ Knight
Myrtle Point
Daniel Miller
Roger
Hall
B. F. Barklow
N. J. Bonewitz
Bence
Winnie Barklow
Thos
Barklow
Norway Embroidery Club Held Birthday Card Shower
Miss Leeta Clinton celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a post card shower from the Embroidery Club. Claude Randleman of Bandon visited relatives before starting work at the Arago cheese factory. Local residents attended school picnic marking the year end. David Rackleff arrived from Florence to help at the Norway creamery this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway News
Norway
Leeta Clinton
David Rackleff
Florence
Norway Creamery
Lila
Eunice Smith
Helen Whitaker
Myrtle Point
J. H. McCloskey
Elfreda Barklow
Clarence Schroeder
Arago
Noami Root
Sarah Haughton
Si, George
Coquille Businesss
Naomi Root
Emily Schroeder
Price Robison
Local Notes and Births from Crumley and Marriages
Born Tuesday April 6 1915 to Mr and Mrs Wardlow Crumley a daughter. E P Adams visited Marshfield for initiation at the Marshfield Lodge of Elks. J L Knight C E Huling J L Masson and Harry Fensler travelled to see the sun. Breakwater delivered three crates of pure bred stock including Jersey bulls for Chas Butler and D R Lewis and calves for C H Nosler from local herds.
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Wardlow Crumley
E. P. Adams
Marshfield
Chas. Butler
Frank Loughary
Monmouth
D. R. Lewis
Gravel Ford
G. H. Hewitt
Marion County
C. H. Nosler
Bridge
Church of the Brethren Sunday Services
Sunday school begins at 10 00 a m Preaching at 11 00 a m and again at 730 p m Everyone is invited to attend at the church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
W C T U Program For April Meeting
The W C T U will meet Tuesday afternoon April 18 at 2 30 with Mrs R A Annin. The program includes a devotional by the president reports business reading Suffering Truths by Mrs K A Leep God Give Us Peace by Mrs Houge What the Prohibition Party Has one by Mrs Phelps a vocal solo by Miss Ada Pratt readings The Reason I Married Asleep at the Switch The Scrap Book by Mrs Margaret Strong Col lier s editorial read by Mrs T D Guerin and remarks by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Annin
K. A. Leep
Houge
Prohibition Party
Fighting for Pure Milk in City Babies Health Fight
The article urges farmers to cooperate with municipal authorities to reduce milk contamination. It stresses milk as a vital and easily contaminated food linked to diseases like tuberculosis diphtheria and scarlet fever and notes one fifth of U S infants die from preventable causes with gastrointestinal illness common. Practical steps include cleaner cattle health simple sanitary milking with covered pails soda rinses scalding water and shared ice where possible. Government bulletins from the Bureau of Agriculture are recommended for further guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M-Carrick
M.D
United States
Bureau of Agriculture
Bundle Day in New York City Aims at Judicious Clothing Relief
The piece argues for a systematic distribution of old and new garments to the poor, noting the value of well made clothing and criticizing casual charity. It urges direct gifts to deserving families, warns against exploiting vendors, and highlights the difference between American and European living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Solomon Isaacs
Myrtle Point Praises Adler i ka Simple Bowel Cleanser
Myrtle Point residents tout Adler i ka a buckthorn bark glycerine remedy as the most thorough bowel cleanser. One spoonful relieves constipation and gas within a minute with instant action and no griping, says N G W Perkins, local druggist.
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Myrtle Point
Washington News Letter April 1 1915 War notes from Brownsville to Taft
Key items cover imminent Matamoros artillery risk near Brownsville Texas and troop moves to protect life and property. Also notes about Alabama not escorting Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Minnesota Harvester case, Taft in Washington and Geographical Society address, Burleson food shipment policy, Easter Monday grounds at the White House, Marine Band concert, and Wilson's Annapolis trip aboard the Mayflower with Dr. Cary Grayson and acceptance of the Argentine dreadnought Moreno visit.
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Sebo
Washington News
Washington
D. C
Matamoros
Mexico
Brownsville
Texas
War Department
Matamoras
Alabama
Hampton Roads
Rrinz Eithel Frierich
United States
Gregory
Supreme Court of the
Federal Court For
District of Minnesota
International Harvester Company
Harvester Company
Topolehe
Wm. H. Taft
National Geographical Society
Philippines
Republican Party
Burleson
White House
Marine Band
Wilson
Annapolis
Cary Grayson
Moreno
Oregon Bench Marks Map Elevations in 850+ Points
The article notes more than 850 bench marks across Oregon showing exact elevations above mean sea level. Crater Lake marks the highest at 7 446 feet, with Mount Hood listed at 11 225 feet. Bulletin 55 documents these end marks and secondary elevations from the U S Geological Survey levels.
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Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
North Fork
Bear Creek
Mount Scott
Bulletin 55
United States Geological Survey
Federal
Mount Hood
Geological Survey
Bulletin 656 Elevation Benchmarks for Oregon
The bulletin notes that elevations are approximate and many benchmarks in Oregon are listed to the thousandth of a foot. It advises users to obtain Bulletin 656, prepared under R. B. Marshall, chief geographer, for reference, free from the Director of the Geological Survey in Washington, D.C.
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Oregon
R. B. Marshall
Geological Survey
Washington, D.C
Soil Testing Instructions Offer Free Lab Analysis
County Agriculture Office lacks a lab but will arrange free testing through the Agriculture College Chemistry Department. Send or bring samples to J L Smith in Coquille or mail prepaid to Corvallis Oregon. provide detailed soil and land descriptions, depths from surface to three feet and six feet, and label samples with sender name and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agriculturist
J. L. Smith
Chemistry Dept
H. D. Scudder
Soil-Spaislist
Oregon Experient Station
Corvallis
Ore
Presbyterian Sunday School and Worship Services
Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. with R. A. Annin as superintendent and invites all to study the Bible. Divine worship is offered in the morning and evening with a visiting Methodist minister in the evening pulpit. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p.m. led by Miss Lola Greene. James F. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
R. A. Annin
Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor
Lola Greene
James F. Vernon
Insane Logger Detained After Outburst at South Fork Camps
A logger named B. Campbell, employed in South Fork logging camps for three months, became violently insane last Thursday and Friday. Deputy Sheriff W. C. Laird and Constable J. C. Brown took him to the county jail at Coquille awaiting an attendant from the asylum at Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Campbell
South Fork
W. C. Laird
J. C. Brown
Coquille
Salem
Early days in Myrtle Point section
The item notes visitors and business moves in Myrtle Point. T. M. Hermann visited Coquille on Friday while A. H. Black and Attorney Roberts worked on a private water system. Geo Guerin and Ed Greene from Eckley precinct were in town. A court house contract in Coquille City went to H. Sacks of Salem for 11 625 with bonds. bidders ranged to 16 000. Elder J. C. Bunch died in Milton Florida March 27 1897 at 69, a Tennessee native who settled in Oregon in 1871 and built Lyons saw mill in Coquille City. A. H. Moore met Prof Schulz regarding mining interests. California capitalists may spur developments. Local business men supported forming a water company. Johnson caught a 22 inch three pound salmon trout last Sunday, a new record.
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W. C. Conner
T. M. Hermann
Coquille
A. H. Black
Attorney Roberts
Geo, Guerin
Ed. Greene
Eckley
Coquille City
H. Sacks- of
Coos County
Lyons
Florida
H. Moore
Prof. Schulz
San Diego
Cal
California
Johnson
Seeds for Gardeners Imported Beet and Pea Seed in Bulk
A brief ad notes imported beet seed always carried, plus bulk special peas and carrot seed available. The note emphasizes quality and bulk options for gardeners.
Church Services Schedule with Pastor T. J. Cannon
Regular services at the church include Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Bible class at 6:30 p.m. and evening preaching at 7:30 p.m. The pastor is T. J. Cannon.
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Aday School
Chris Endeavor
T. J. Cannon
Notice to order summer and fall wood from U City Wood Yard
E J Michael invites customers to contact U City Wood Yard for summer and fall wood orders and mentions a special offer. Phone 416 listed for inquiries.
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E. J. Michael
U. City
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