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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
4
The article urges Cool county to showcase the farm garden and orchard products in the Seattle ex position and calls for early road work to improve education access. It notes market swings affect traders and says rural residents should prepare superiores for exhibition while promoting road improvements and drainage.
A fragmented column voice discusses social norms and personal behavior. Topics touch on politeness, gossip, lovelife, and public appearance with cautions about pride, pity, and repeating harmful stories. The Lancaster Literary Society plans debate on time wasted.
An elderly preacher consoles a dying man with hopeful words about an afterlife, reflecting a shift from fear to gentleness in sermons. The piece then tells of Geo E Blevens of Springfield NC whose son suffered consumption but recovered after Dr Kings New Discovery, praised by the father as invaluable. 50 cents and 1 dollar bottles offered with a trial bottle free at N G W Perkins.
Notice invites sealed bids to plank a section of the 00s Bay wagon road in road district No 30 Coos County Oregon with specifications held by the County Clerk and H E Wilcox portal road master. Five percent of bid to be deposited with the County Clerk by May 6 1909 at 10 am. County Court may reject all bids. Dated April 7 1909. Also a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Remedy from Carrie Harden of Bowling Green KY.
Notice to Contractors bids will be received for the construction of a pile bridge from the present pile bridge at rock fill to the west end of the north approach of North Fork bridge in road district No 23 all material for the construction of and bridge to be furnished by the contractor such bridge to be constructed according to the plans and specifications on file with the County Clerk and a copy in the hands of John F Hall county judge at Marshfield Oregon five per cent of the amount of bid to be deposited with the County Clerk with such bid and all bids to be filed with the County Clerk of Coos County Oregon on or before the 6th day of May 1909 at 10 o clock a m the County Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids dated this 14th day of April 1909 James Watson County Clerk
An execution from the circuit court of Oregon Douglas County orders a public sale by J F Barker against Harpe Knight. The proceeding seeks Ninety four dollars sixty six cents plus ten dollars and forty cents costs and six percent annual interest. The sale on May 22 1909 at 10 am at the Coquille courthouse will transfer Ralph Knight entry to Lots 5 and 6 in Section 1 and Lots 8 and 9 in Section 2 Township 30 South Range 14 West Willamette Meridian Coos County. Cash only.
Coos County Oregon announces bids will be received for improving a portion of the county road in Road District No 16 with specifications available from the county clerk and L Harlocker Special Road Master RD 18. Bids must be filed by May 20 1909 at 10 am with 5 percent of bid as good faith. the County Court reserves right to reject any bid.
Fragmentary OCR reads Waterworks Bonds and related financial notes with city recorder references to Myrtle Point. The readable text does not provide full details of amounts dates or formal actions.
Real estate offerings include 35 to 40 acre parcels on wa or road between Myrtle Point and quille with river bottom, hill land, a house, barn, orchard, and cultivation. Also a 40 acre home near Myrtle Point priced at 22 000. City water bonds advertised with bid details and payment in gold coin plus a Foley kidney remedy advertisement.
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