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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
4
In a December 15 1911 issue the Myrtle Point Enterprise urges districts to vote yes for the Port project. Editors Milton Schulz and local business leaders argue the port will boost river service and regional commerce with modest taxes.
The piece surveys expectations for the current Congress. It notes doubts about broad legislation while predicting caution before a major campaign. It highlights possible focus on currency reform center bank plans, tariff debate, abolition of the Commerce Court, waterway policy, and anti monopoly rhetoric.
A reader notes a man arriving who claims to turn baser metals into gold, while recalling a five to six year cycle since the last sucker crop and suggesting a fresh batch may be ready.
Wise ores are preparing to do their Christmas shopping. Wiser ones have done theirs.
Dairy progress in Coquille valley continues with new Ayrshire stock arriving from Willowmoor Farms Redmond Washington. Neale brothers on South Fork first imported Ayrshire cows last spring. Davenport Slingsby and Bartlett provided additional animals this week a yearling Ayrshire bull from Willowmoor Farms draws attention at the freight depot.
Everett becomes the first city in Washington to repeal municipal taxes on improvements and personal property, testing an experiment to ease local burdens and spur development.
The Public Pulse column outlines that FE ear items must be under 300 words and include sender name and address. The editor may reject libelous or unfit material. Advertising content will be charged at regular rates and marked adv.
The letter challenges a Myrtle Point Enterprise argument on the Coquille River port project. It asserts lower river opponents have no solid logic against the port, cites an Attorney General opinion, and emphasizes local port district authority to improve the river to the sea if needed.
The second annual convention of the Northwest Angora Goat Association will be held at Dalles in Polk County Oregon from January 3 to 5, 1912.
A historical note suggests the Masiac law would tar kansas tarrets with their own brush, implying self applying punishment or accountability within the law. The fragment hints at a legal or civic debate involving state actions and moral consequences.
Public examination for all applicants of State papers to be held in the Court house at Coquille starting at 9 a.m. on December 20, 1911, and continuing for three days. Five year primary papers cover Nature Study Busy Work and Reading in the Primary Grades with one to be selected. Dated December 7 1911.
W H Bunch Co Superintendent endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe cough and cold remedy. Warning against substitutes and urging use without opiates or harmful drugs. N G W Perkins signs the notice.
The Mc Minnville News-Reporter Grange section argues reformers should not be disheartened by grafter opposition. It praises heroic sacrifice for progress, notes persistent social ills, and calls the twentieth century an era of rampant materialism with widening gaps between millionaires and paupers.
Local churches announce Sunday school at 10:00 a m with worship at 11:00 a m Church services include Brethren Presbyterian M E Church South Latter Day Saints and others all inviting attendees Midweek prayer and services scheduled with various pastors named W B Smith A J Irwin Rev F E Scoffield
The Pacific Great Western has awarded the construction contract for a Eugene to coast railway. The line aligns with the Pacific Coast railway backed by French and English capital, signaling a real contest with the Southern Pacific for west coast railroad activity. Further developments will draw close public attention.
The Roberts store announces a switch from credit to coupon book sales for the new year 1912. Coupon books worth ten dollars will be offered for cash or bankable notes, with open country produce accounts exempted but balanced monthly.
Notice from ten percent of Road District No 13 taxpayers in Coos County Oregon calls a special meeting for December 16 1911 at 10 a.m. at School District No 34 to levy funds for road improvements. Signed by local taxpayers led by N E Barklow and others.
Special meeting called for the voters of Road District No 17 Coos County to levy a road tax. The session is set for December 30, 1911 at Gravel Ford at 10 in the morning. Attendees will vote on a local tax for road improvements within the district.
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