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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
8
A public notice urges friends to settle their accounts by cash or note and reminds some have not done so. The message insists on payment and warns against continuing to forget, urging at least a future acknowledgment of inability or intention to pay.
One hundred twenty five widows of workmen at the Brooklyn navy yard form a committee to push the government to pay $10,000 in overtime wages owed to their husbands. The claims have been pending for nearly five years.
Local church notices list Brethren Sunday School at 10:00 and services with preacher times, M E Church South schedules including Sunday School at 10:00 and services at 11:00 and 8:00, and Presbyterian worship at 11:00 and 7:30 with Sunday School at 10:00. Also notes weekly prayer meetings and Junior League times for several congregations. In business news a $40 million merger forms a large power supplier for railroads and mills across Utah Idaho Colorado. Fraternal societies issued over one billion dollars in new life insurance to over one million certificate holders last year.
The Vicinage notes births and visits including a daughter born to C. E. Houser and wife on December 8. District No. 2 pupils begin a two week vacation as Jean Schield visits sister Mrs. E. E. Everndeen before moving to Bend Oregon. A L Rice is hurt on a barn roof while mending a leak. Jole Samuelson visits his sister Mrs. C. Lund in Coquille after illness. The county may see new settlers as men head into the tall timber.
The normal training class completed the first semester in preparation for exams. Gravel Ford representatives Misses Sarah Hamer gardt Mize Munnon Loyd Enlund attend teachers examinations. Supt W H Bunch and visitors including Q S Coleman Mrs F S Overton J R Bunch and Mr Mrs QO Iverson toured the Academy. Lumber deliveries for manual training repairs and a large student reception at the Academy home capped the week. Dr C Raymond Bennett and wife hosted guests including Mr and Mrs J V Leep for the winter.
The Y P C E social drew a good attendance and reports say it was the jolliest time of the season with satisfactory proceeds. The public school closes for Christmas and New Year vacation. Several local residents travel for holiday shopping and other seasonal news noted.
Uncle John Neal hospitalized with influenza like illness. Mrs. W. P. Herman touring lower river area and Marshfield. Mr. J. P. Stemmiler visited daughter Mrs. John Luttrell. Miss Cora Miller organizes Christmas program at Hermann schoolhouse December 20 for pupils. Vale Perry from Washington visited nephew Edwin Schroeder and family. Oscar Reed plans a large new dairy barn. Harold Manwarring visited home folks. Siblings Hazel and a brother to spend holidays in San Francisco. Broadbent had the Steamer Myrtle load cheese boxes after river rise. Reminder of Grandma Hoffman seventy three year old and recovering from a fall with slow days. letters and visits encouraged.
An elderly resident recalls neighbors sending kind words after a two week stay at the Salmon Mountain mines. The note from a pioneer living along the Middle Fork expresses gratitude for the thoughtful gifts and well wishes received from old friends.
A Curry county lad named Clapshaw, shot in both legs, recovers in Bandon hospital. A Bandon boy named Phelps recovers after a headache tablet incident. The Bandon commercial club seeks letter head designs. County saloons were briefly closed then reopened, with says they will close permanently at year’s start. Increased mail service to six weekly trips is praised by Curry residents. New York City education officials ban secret societies in schools. Tax bills likely but deferred to a special session. Mondell introduces public road funding bill. A Sherman Act case seeks threefold damages over a dairy trust. Coal lands sell higher to private buyers than government sales. Two beans sprout from a Mexican’s ear after entering through the ear canal.
Local items report visits by R A Roup and Ben McMullen to Marshfield and Coquille, with social events, theatre plans, and holiday decorations. Mentions births, recoveries, and engagements across Coos County including Myrtle Point, North Bend, Bandon and Coquille. A fate of a railroad physical valuation bill is noted.
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