Holden Judge E D G Holden Dies in Coquille
Judge Holden known as justice of the peace in Coquille for eleven years died after paralysis at his home on August 20. Born February 18 1834 he was an Odd Fellows member for over forty years and a devout Methodist. Survived by C H Holden brother Henry S Holden son and daughter in Michigan the funeral at Coquille was held at 2 PM with Odd Fellows and Rev E R Evans officiating.
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Coquille
Judge Holden
Odd-Fellows
Methodist Episcopal Chuch
Odd Fellows
Michigan
Grand Lodge
Holden
Heceta Lodge
Florence
Oregon
Coquille Encampiment
Mamié Rebecca Lodge
Holders
C.H. Holden
Grenada
Henry S. Holden
Grand Rapids
Judge Perkins
E. R. Evans
City Council Awards Maple Street Paving Contract
City Council met last Monday evening to discuss street improvements. The paving contract for Maple Street from First to Fifth was awarded to S. C. Small of Marshfield.
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Maple Street
Fifth
S. C. Small
Marshfield
The Devils Device in Lancaster 1828 Debate Text
An old Lancaster school board document from 1828 mocked railroads and telegraphs as impossibilities and a device of Satan. The Salam Statesman reprints the piece, noting modern progress now carries people at 60 to 70 miles an hour, while a youth club debated these issues in a schoolhouse.
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Salam Statesman
Alexander Wells
Wellaville
Lancaster
Wells
Hell
Etris Finishes Cannery Prep Ahead of Season Start
B Etris arrives from Phoenix to ready Myrtle Point Cannery as cans await shipment from Portland. Farmers have beans ready. delays risk loss of first picking if cans miss the Breakwater delivery. Pendleton Round-Up note appears with promotions for the event.
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B. Etris
Myrtle Point
Phoenix
Arizona
Portland
Etris
Loganberry boom urged for Coos County as growers eye a processing future
An eyewitness account praises Loganberries and berry processing in Coos County and Willamette Valley. Professors from Corvallis and Medford praise a potential monopoly, urging formation of fruit growers unions and multiple canneries, with plans for juice and dried berries, and estimates of profit and employment along the coast.
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Jackson and Wilson
Corvallis
Reimer
Southern Oregon Experiment
Sta‘tion
Medford
Carson
Thand Lg
Willamette Valley
Balem
Eugene
Selem
Loganderry
Salem
Monmouth
Coos
United States
Washington
California
Cascades
Coos County
Col. Hofer
Chicago
Omaha
Duluth
Kansas City
Loganberry
Derry
Oregon
Corvallig
Gopher and Mole Control Methods From Oregon Expert
Oregon Agricultural College expert A L Lovett outlines a multi step approach to gopher and mole control. He notes early success with poisoned bait and fumigation using carbon disulfide for pocket goppers burrows. He warns of dangers, advises treating holes, and describes baiting with strychnine syrup and other formulations.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
A. L. Lovett
Middle West
Tholes
Graphite Vein Found Near Marshfield by Barker
Barker a jeweler from Marshfield has unearthed an eighteen inch graphite vein at the Walter Bennett place near Ford. He has drilled eighteen feet, through three veins, with the fourth sixteen inches thick sixteen feet below the surface. He will have ore tested to judge purity and viability for mining. If valuable, the deposit could boost Coos County natural resources.
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Barker
Marsh
Walter Bennnet
Ford
United States
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Marshfield
Coos
Coos County Optimism and Campaign Tour
Ben Selling, Republican candidate for United States senator, visits Coos county Oregon praising the area and urging voters. The text mixes scattered quotes and editorial fragments about grain poisoning traps and general campaign chatter.
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Coos County
Oregon
Ben Selling
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