Coos County Court Tax Ruling and Road Bids
The Coos County Court issued orders authorizing tax relief for 1913 1914 payments in line with prior Oregon rulings. It directed bid advertisements for special improvements in road districts 6 12 17 19 26 30 and continued drainage and road matters. Bids for painting the courthouse were rejected and county led projects assigned to officials. various pensions and payments were approved or discontinued.
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Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Multnomahk
Roger B. Sinnott
Multnomah County
State of
Oregon
Lane County
Douglas County
County of
Coos
Coos County
West Norway Drainage District
Bear Creek
Beaver Slough Marsh
Court House
Charles Mattheson
Geo. Kohl
Venus Gill
Flossie Ma
Mrs Ed Jenkins Dies After Illness At Home
Mrs Ed Jenkins who had been ill for several weeks died at her family home in the city early this morning. An obituary sketch will be presented next week.
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Ed. Jenkins
B. Foster
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Peter Axe
Sunny Cove
Latter Day Saints
Dixon’s Grove
Hawley protests mail service cuts over Roseburg routes
Copies of Hawley letters to the Enterprise detail Post Office Department notices on star routes from Roseburg to Camas Valley, Bridge to Myrtle Point, and Roseburg to Reston. Hawley argues the Coos County area deserves reliable service and objects to dividing routes before a railroad to Coos Bay is finished.
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Enterprise
Hawley
Post Office Department
Washington
W. G. Hawley
House of Representatives
Mr. Hawley
Roseburg
Myrtle Point
Marshfield
Oregon
Camas Valley
Bridge
Reston
Sitkum
Cames Valley
Jas. I. Blakslee
Coos County
Coos Bay
How Bess Saw the Portland Rose Festival
A four reel comedy shown in Portland titled How Bess Saw the Portland Rose Festival depicts scenes from the rose show and city life. Presented at Unique Friday night with admission ten cents.
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Bess
Portland
Valley Team Wins in 11 Inning Coast Battle
Coquille Valley beats Tamp Osborne's North Bend squad 9 to 7 in eleven innings. Oerding pitched eight for Coquille with Dutch Clinton closing, and McDonald caught. Osborne and Thomas were the Bay team's battery.
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Coquille Valley
North Bend
Tamp Osborne
Oerding
Coquille
Dutch Clinton
Norway
McDonald
Osborne
Thomas
Myrtle Point Dairymen Offer 100 Dollar Prize Contest
A Myrtle Point Cow Testing Association forms to boost dairy herds. Analysis shows 570 cows yielded 14 250 pounds of butter fat in May with top cows around 74 pounds, aiming for a 42 522 pounds monthly target. The club sponsors scoring, production, and breeding criteria with a 100 dollar prize for the best total points and a 50 dollar second prize, plus dairy appliances. A Dairymen's Dance is planned to raise funds for the contest.
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Myrtle Point
Association
A. B. Hermann
Cr. Butler
New Zealand
Oaks Pavilion
Teachers Institute Here Next Week in Myrtle Point
The Annual Institute for Coos county will be held in Myrtle Point starting Monday August 24 for five days. Noted educators include State Superintendent J A Churchill Assistant State Superintendent Frank K Welles and others. Local citizens urged to host welcome events and attend sessions for the educational gathering. Further details from County Superintendent Baker Coquille or L W Wimberly Myrtle Point.
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Coos County
Myrtle Point
J. A Churchill
Frank K. Welles
Thos. L. Gentle
State Normal School
Ruby E Shearer
Portland
Katherine Arbuthnot
Super. Welles
Dixon's Grove
School Board
Baker
Coquille
L. W Wimberly
Myrtle
Guerin Family Camps on South Fork Trail Ride
Grandpa Geo H Guerin and many Guerin family members camped on the South Fork earlier this week. They traveled round trip by the Smith Powers logging train.
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Geo. H. Guerin
Guerin
South Fork
Smith-Powers
Germany Press Reports Ongoing Belgian Advance and Wilson Statement
London dispatches indicate Germany pushes through Belgium with Liège fate unclear, governments shifting to Antwerp while battles persist along the Franco German frontier. President Wilson urges neutrality and measured public conduct to keep the nation united and impartial during the European war. Mrs C E Russell and children visit Marshfield to see Miss Lydia Dodge.
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London
Liege
Belgum
Pans
Brussells
Antwerp
Europe
Belgium
Wilson
America
C.E Russell
Marshfield
Lydia Dodge
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Tilda Farrari
Myrtle Imogene Blake
Belle Emory
Hannah Makutis
Edythe Flagg
Venus
Two-Mile Creek
Catching Creek
Bowron Landing
P. M. Hall-Lewis
A. N. Gould
R. L
Riverton County
Prosper-Parkersburg
Fred Mast
Nelson Iron Works
Coquille-Myrtle Point
Dement
Hall-Lewis
Coquille Sentinel
Spencer & Shelley
Washington, D. C
the Enterprise the News
Dairymen’s Assn
Hermann
Butler
Teachers’ Institute
Miss Arbuthnot
Churchill
Germany
N. P. Peterson Farmers
Ore
Hume
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