Notable Myrtle Point News Highlights Local Life
South Fork notes show residents visiting relatives and handling chores. Mrs W W Whittington and Aunt Martha Stevens appear in local care and business mentions. Reverend Hall to preach on the third Sunday at 11:00 am. Hermann School House hosts service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
W. W. Whittington
Martha Stevens
W. A
T. M. Hermann
Rolland
Prairie
John Grant
Jim Gibbs
James
Alvin
Billings
Wm. Coney
Coquile City
G. L. Hall
Hermann School House
S. S. Reed
Coquille City
Idaho
Gravel Ford News and Norway School Update
Rain swells into winter as Gravel Ford reports sickness easing and several local activities. The Norway School announces three months in session with twenty five pupils, shifts to a Myrtle Dale school paper, and a Christmas program planned for December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noies Fru
Norway School
Pete Thurston
Norman
Delmar Conger
Gravel Ford
Myrtle Dale
Pearl Ray
Hilda Schroeder
May Lund
Southern Pacific Declares Dividend on Common Stock
The Southern Pacific announces a dividend of $1.50 per share on common stock at a rate of 6 percent. The announcement is welcomed by Oregon and industry as prosperity boosts spending speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Nodustry
Hoosier White Caps Chapter Vio The Agitation The Trial And Consequences
The tale recounts Easter Sunday events around the White Caps scare as Chris Osman and other preachers address the crowd. Uncle Jim’s family faces threats, church visits, and trials with witnesses James Edwin Bright and Timothy Dwight Warden testifying. The court finds Seth Brown innocent and Ray Brown guilty, while others are punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Chambers
Big John
Percy
Chris—Osman
Christopher San
Chris Osman
Barbour
John
Billy
Henry
Charlie McGuffin
Elmer
Aney
Sylvia
Anders, Nicholls
Bigler
Kimer
Anders
Nicholls
Bigler Creek
Uncle Jim’s
Leatherbenny School
Sodom
Oat Hill
White Cap
Leatherbenny
Sam Barbour
Abe’ Conrad
Apostle
Jesus
David
Liz
Leavenstown
Jeems
Tim
James Edwin Bright
Timothy Dwight Warden
Seth Brown
Ray
Black Hawk
White Gap
Benjamin F. Sodom
George W. Hardscrabble
Zeaman
Annie Miller
Jim Barbour
Matty
McGuffy
One Spoonful Delivers Astonishing Results in Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point residents praise Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture that cleanses both upper and lower bowels. A druggist notes it relieves constipation sour stomach and gas and claims it assists in appendicitis cases with a single spoonful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
N. G. W. Perkins
Early Days in the Myrtle Point Section
Local notes from December 18 1897 report Sam Giles visiting Marshfield and Coquille City on business. A Salem woman drags her daughters home after dances at 10 PM. Editorial quips urge subscribers to pay up and join a shovel crew to clear slides on the stage road. A miniature Ferris wheel display is unveiled by Huling & Lundy. A large landslide on the Bandon Empire road washes a house and barn into the ocean. Funeral notice for Elder S S Barklow, 66, a German Baptist Church official. Estimates show heavy usage of oak and other woods for wagon repair and mining props with high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Cotton -and- Sons
Minard Mill
Hall
Frank Strong
Jackson
Harry Mullen
Fishtrap
Nakomis
Myrtle Point
Gravord
Taey
Hazel Mullen
Coquille
Elijah
Ray Ward
U. B
Pete Byers
Marshfield
Ernest Moser
William Huntley Place
Murry Bright
Bob Parrish
Bennett
Clayton
Frank Moser
Everet Slagle
Lyrle Point
Walter Robison
Norway
W. C. Conner
Sam Giles
Coquille City
Salem
Bandon
Tim
W. E. Lundy
C. E.kuling
Huling & Lundy
Bandon-Empire City
A. Hansen
J. G. Cook
5. S. Barklow
Sermon Botches Persecution Tale In Local Gospel
Sunday sermon by Elmer framed recent mob harassment as a test of righteousness citing endured contradictions and a tale of a poisonous rival. Neighbors praised the boy’s performance though one elder urged louder shouts and firmer discipline to match Ching.Osman standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moe
Clint Kimball
Chambers
Elmer
Christ
Jim
John
Osman
Liz
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Root
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Mrs. Root
Monmouth
Portland
Iba
Sarayman
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Walt
Long
Helf Price
Br. Br
Chamlet & Cf & CO
Rset
Votencia St
San Francisco
Cal
RGR
Hoosier
Conrad
Marisions
Jason
Sam
Anders City
W. W.easton
Easton
Jesus Christ
Maranatha
Siloam
Xiere
White Caps
Jeff Hawkins
Burnstown
Jeff
Earth
Hell
Essie
Banton
Hawkins
Crown Distilleries Company
P.O Box
Opale & Missio
Toei
Myrtle -Point
Enterprise
Washington
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