Mulkey enters race against Hawley for congress
Jackson county candidate B F Mulkey declares Republican bid for Congress opposing W C Hawley chosen by the state assembly. The piece notes party tensions with Cannonism and stand-patters, plus mentions Pacific coast development and rumors of Southern Pacific expansion affecting Coos and Curry counties. It closes with Myrtle Point’s Enterprise offering sympathy for recent mill and electric plant losses and urging resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Mulkey
Jackson County
Congress
W. C. Hawley
State Assembly
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Harvey W. Scott dies in Baltimore after operation
The death of Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Oregonian, occurred in Baltimore last Sunday following a surgical operation. He was the foremost editorial writer of the Oregon and Pacific coast, whose fighting strength drew attention to the west and shaped its development. His influence remains enduring despite his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Scott
Oregonian
Baltimore
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Scott
West
Globe Whirls and Ragged Ruminations of a Bygone Era
A collage of scattered opinions and wry reflections on politics, sport, love, work, and war. The piece comments on public discourse, human folly, and social norms through fragmented lines and quirky observations. It mentions Atchison and Jeffries and ponders war versus football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Atchison
A.pengiop
Jeffries
Reno
Mereien
Bandon Grange Denies Endorsement Of Any Legislature Candidate
In a August 2 1910 note from Bandon Oregon Myrtle Point Enterprise editor asserts Bandon Grange remains non political and has taken no steps to endorse or condemn any candidate including Treadgold. Grange members include Republicans and Democrats united for legislative aims per their laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Bandon
Oregon
Myrtle’ Point
Oregon Walnut Growing and Outings Booklets Offered
Mr McMurry of the O R and N and Southern Pacific in Oregon distributes two booklets to settlers and visitors. Walnut Growing in Oregon covers cultivation and recipes and notes higher Oregon walnut prices. Outings in Oregon serves as a guide to seaside and mountain resorts lakes rivers and springs.
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McMurry
Southern Pacific Lines
Oregon
Railroad Renews Option on North Roseburg Land
The Coos Bay Roseburg Boise Railroad extends its option on 10 acres of Aj Creason land in north Roseburg. The original option expired last month but was extended to September 1 due to pending arrangements at the Coos Bay terminal. The option price is $21,300.
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Coos Bay-Roseburg-Boise
Aj. Creason
North Roseburg
Creason
Coos Bay Terminal
Roseburg
Loss of Infant Daughter in Roseburg
Myrtle Creek correspondence reports the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Dement died in Roseburg at Mercy hospital after illness. The funeral was held at the Strainer residence with Rev. A J Starmer officiating and burial in Masonic cemetery Roseburg. The item also notes a Coos Bay News column about Henry G Plaeger returning from Prussia and Carl Cammann learning German.
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Myrtle Creek
Roseburg
Clay Dement
Mercy Hospital
S. W.W. Strainer
A.J. Starmer
Masonic Cemetery
Henry
Coos Bay
Myrtle Point
G. Plaeger
Prussia
Gayk Cammann
Carl
Republican Candidate Announces Nomination bid for Coos and Curry
A noisy missive to Republican voters in Coos and Curry counties announces a bid for the joint nomination for representative in the upcoming primary. The message references party nominating rules and lists names and slogans in a garbled format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goos
Curry
Coos
Heber
Hume
Salmon Mountain mining boom spurs prospecting in Coos county
Prospectors intensify work around Salmon mountain as ore tests from $8 to $600 per ton attract investors. Tunnels reach 800 feet with copper ledge eight feet thick yielding 17 percent copper and $1.80 in gold. Local names, claims, and outfits from Poverty gulch to Johnson's creek rally behind a potential vast mining expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Salmon Mountain
San Francisco
Salmon ‘Mountain
Washington, D. C
Selby
Fred Styke
North Bend
Poverty Gulch
Salmon
Mr. Styke
Phil Guddardt
Iran
Bizan
Baxter Brothers
Stykes & Cooper
Dodge & Fitchner
Ira
Buzan
Penwell &Beasley
Johnson Creek
Harrison Brothers
Coos
Curry
dredge to come for Coquille river project start
A. Schow of Portland reports government engineers will begin the Coquille river channel and harbor improvement once the dredge Oregon and a tugboat become available. Congress appropriated 56000 for the work, but no definite start date is set until current tasks at Grays Harbor and Coos Bay are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Schow
Portland
Coquille River
Congress
United States
Grays Harbor
Coos Bay
Bank cashier denies general subscription blanks availability
L M Suplee of Flanager and Bennett bank in Myrtle Point states that the advertisement for the Cedar Bay To Action Corporation misstates subscription blanks. The bank confirms it does not stock or carry any blanks and urges customers to obtain full information from official sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Suplee
Flanager ‘& Bennett
Bank of
Myrtle Point
Cdés
Action Corporation
Myrtle: Point
Local Republican Candidate Seeks Joint Representative Nomination
A resident of the district since childhood announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Joint Representative. He respectfully asks Republican voters and fellow farmers and laborers for their support in Coos and Curry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos
Curry
The Mig and Cough Sues Spies
A fragmented readable line references Mig and Cough pursuing a case against six spies. The item hints at a legal action or espionage dispute involving named actors and covert activity. Details are sparse but imply a courtroom or investigative context.
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L.@.BARGELT AND
L.J. Roberts Owners and Publishers
Kansas
Iowa
Panama Canal
New York
Europe
Southern Pacific
Marshfield
S. P
Curry County
Salmon Mountain District
Flanagan & Bennett Bank
OHF
Yyrtle Point
The
Flanagan & Bennett Bank of
Marshfield, Ore
Oregori
Sps Perce
Henry G. Ploeger
Uncle Henry
W. O. Cooper & Co
Chicago
J. R. Benson
W."f. Hendricks
Volkmar
Myrtle Point and
Ln Ewe Wes
Breakwate
R. A. Annin
J. A. Davenport
D.H. Johnson
BF. Davenprt
Coqville Valley
Rtle. Pet
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