Breezy Bits From Gravel Ford Academy News
April 14 academy closed after a well attended program. Clara Gant returns home from household duties with Mrs Parrish on the North Fork. Uncle Dan Taylor feeble but hopeful to see old friends. Mrs Stryker and children visit Mrs Cotton. Frank Moser assists father in the creamery after returning from Philomath. Mr Mereen takes students to Myrtle Point, then to Portland on the Breakwater. Millie Bright to Dora to help aunt Mrs Culbertson with new baby born April 14. Mrs Chas Heller of McKinley visits brother during commencement at the academy. Ray Bennett buys Sleepy Hollow Farm from Arthur. locals watch as he may bring home his child.
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Gravel Ford Gems
Gravel Ford
Clara Gant
Parrish
North Fork
Dan” Taylor
Coquille
Ingram
Stryker
Cotton
Frank Moser
Philomath
Mereen
Myrtle Point
Portland
Millie Bright
Dora
Culbertson
Chas. Heller
McKinley
Academy
Ray Bennett
Sleepy Hollow
Arthur
Local Social Notes From Arago Qualcomm Area
Mr and Mrs Clarence Schroeder and family visit relatives in Wagner this week. Mr and Mrs Marion Clinton welcomed a second daughter on April 15. Mrs Becker of Fishtrap was surprised by a neighborhood shower last Wednesday. Mr Willie Stauff from Marshfield visited last Wednesday and photographed the ranch and surrounding country.
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Arago
Clarence Schroeder
Wagner
Marion Clinton
Becker
Fishtrap
Willie Stauff
Marshfield
Local Notes From Stringtown Area
April reports show Mrs. C. A. Davidson of Myrtle Point ill at R. W. Davidson home. Dan Barklow and wife left to visit relatives in Rogue River. Mrs. Dan Root visits South Fork logging camps to see daughter Mrs. Roy Stevens. Isaac Barklow works on district roads. Farmers plan haying as Dan Root makes first meadow cutting.
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Stringtown
C. A. Davidson
Myrtle Point
R. W. Davidson
Dan Barklow
Rogue River
Dan Root
South Fork
Roy Stevens
Isaac Barklow
Myrtle Point Area Inspects Town Clean Up Drive
Local notices and editorials urge residents to improve street appearance during a spring cleanup. Reports mention visitors from North Bend Marshfield and Powers, calls for public pride, and plans for a coordinated town effort to remove litter and repair grass banks.
Far-Flung Farms and Speculative Lots Echoed in Text
The passage notes farmers scattered across distant fields and the allure of speculative land values in new subdivisions, portraying rural and urban expansion as intertwined in economic imagination.
City Council Rejects Five Year Lease With City Hall Partner
At the January meeting the council defeated an ordinance for a five year lease with Chas Adams for City Hall by a 3 to 2 vote. Dissenting members argued the contract limits use to municipal purposes, potentially excluding Fruit Growers Association and Fair Association gatherings. Sewerage and street work saw discussion but no firm action. The recorder was ordered to notify owners about street survey adoption. The council seeks more input on Spruce Maple and Railroad street improvements.
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Chas. Adams
Fair—Association
Spruce
Maple Streets
Railroad Avenue
Growing Broccoli in Roseburg District Requires Drainage and Care
Garden specialist P Bouquet of O A C reports from Rone burg district that well drained soil with elevation and air drainage reduce frost damage and improve broccoli growth. In Roseburg, frost losses reached 50 to 100 percent on low wet fields, underscoring the need for soil and air drainage for successful harvest and market.
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P. Bouquet
Roneburg
Roseburg
Washington News Letter 1915 Free Trade and Peace Talks
Washington letter reports rumors that Germany offered peace to the United States, denied by Bryan and the German ambassador. German circles welcome peace talk while noting finance as the main issue. Debates over arms shipments and neutrality reference Wilson remarks about arms to Mexico. Victoriano Huerta’s return stirs speculation in Washington’s Mexican community. FTC lacks funds to probe Standard Oil. many corporate filings flood the agency. Riggs Bank sues to restrain McAdoo Williams and the U S treasurer from interfering with its business.
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Washington
D. C
Germany
United States
Bryan
Count von Bernstorff
Securitios
Wilson
Congress
Mexico
Victoriana Huerta
Washinton
Adea
Cuba
Central America
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Standard Oil Co
Commisson
Riggs National Bank
McAdoo
Williams
Interstate fruit shipping marks required by federal rules
Strawberries and all fruit containers shipped interstate must bear plain marks showing contents by weight, measure, or numeric count. The rules are explicit and shippers are urged to comply to avoid hindrance or loss.
Christian Church Sunday Schedule and Sermon Times
Regular services list Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and preaching at 7 p m Pastor T J Cannon leads the Christian Church noting the week’s schedule in concise form.
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Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
T. J. Cannon
Four factors of farming outlined by D A Brodie
D A Brodie of the U S Bureau of Farm Management presented four key factors determining farming success at O A C conferences. He listed type of farming magnitude of business quality of business and organization with examples distinguishing grain dairy and general farms by main income source.
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D. A. Brodie
United States Bureau of Farm Management
Farmers offered state opportunities to boost production
The talk highlighted crops grown and labor incomes, stressing quality and productive power of land and livestock. Mr Brodie outlined factors including organization and records of investments and returns, with planned excerpts to be shared through the state press as farmer opportunities.
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Brodie
Passing of Aged Citizen Joseph A Davenport
Obituary notes Joseph A Davenport aged over 80 died at his Henry street home after years of declining health following his wife’s death five months earlier. Born in England 1835 he immigrated to Wisconsin then California before settling in Humboldt Co California and later Coquille. Survived by five children and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 11 conducted by Rev J E Walbeck. Notice also announces sale of Central Meat Market Myrtle Point to John A Robbins and settlement of Palace Meat Co. debts.
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Joseph A. Davenport
Henry Street
J. E. Walbeck
Davenport
England
United States
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
Humboldt County
California
Winnbago County
Elizabeth E. Slingsby
Missouri
Coquille
de Ette Slingsby
Myrtle Point
Mary Davenport
Vernon Davenport
Sissons
Albert Davenport
Ernest F. Davenport
G. Jackson
Corbett
Oregon
J. W. Kelly
Independence
Vervalin
Berkeley
Sentinel
Seed orders from a curious shopper seeks bulk garden crops
A shopper lists seeds including Imported Beet Seed Special Peas and the best Carrot seed in bulk. The note notes memory of carrying the beet seed and requests bulk quantities.
Dairy Herd Improvements Gained by Better Sires
David Munroe addressed dairy convention at Oregon Agricultural College stating the United States relies on high priced labor and dairy gains come from improved sires. He argued the sire’s influence exceeds the dam, improving herds more cheaply, and emphasized performance over conformation as the key to profitable production.
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United States
David Munroe
Oregon Agricultural Colle
Eckles
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule and Topics
Sunday April 25 schedule includes Sunday school at 10 a m divine worship at 11 a m and 8 p m Morning sermon titled The Law of the Sabbath Evening sermon The Soul in the Market Christian Endeavor gathers at 7 p m led by Mrs J F Vernon Welcome extended to all worshippers James F Vernon.
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Presbterian Church
Christian Endeavor
J. F. Vernon
James F. Vernon
Happy women in Myrtle Point praise kidney remedy
Mrs. W. A. Trefren of Grants Pass Oregon shares a three year struggle with swollen limbs back pain and urinary troubles. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with reducing swelling restoring kidney function and eliminating misery. Price 60 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY publisher note.
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Myrtle Point
W. A. Trefren
Highland Ave
Grants Pass
Ore
Dean
Doan
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Washington News
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