Powers outlines railroad franchise bid for Coos Bay area
A. Powers of the Smith Powers Logging Co explains to Coos County officials the proposed franchise to run a rail line along the east side of the Coos Bay Coquille road from Bunker Hill to Summit. He promises to start within six months if granted and to build a true railroad serving both logging and general freight, with a 16 foot right of way and gravel-for-road reparations to the county. The plan includes bond guarantees and free gravel hauling for the county to improve nine miles of highway alongside the line.
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Coons’ Bay
Coos
Smith-Powers
Mérahfield -Coquille
Bunker Hill
Coos, Bay
Coquille Valley
A. H. Powers
Smith- Powers Company
Hanlling
Smith- Powers
Millington
Millngton
Southern
Southern Pacific
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Goguille
Itz
Coquille-Coos
Bay
Permit Grazing Totals for 1916 in Pacific Northwest
A National Forest report shows 1 154 885 head of sheep cattle horses and hogs grazed under permit across Oregon and Washington in 1916. It notes 19 8840 acres eliminated in Routt National Forest Colorado and that about one third of the land is already privately owned.
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National Forest
Oregon
Washington
Ifroga
Routt National Forest
Colorado ’Y
Peace appeal from British pacifist to Wilson ends war call
A special American Neutral Conference committee carried Bert Rand Russell's letter to President Wilson urging a just peace to halt the European war. The missive, brought by an unnamed English courier to evade censors, argues no side can win a crushing victory and warns Europe risks destruction if fighting continues.
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New York
Searly
Washington
Wilson
Bertrand Russel
Europe
George Foster' Peabody
Paul A.’ Kellogg
Emily Greene Balch
England
Abraham
Lincoln
Russell
Germany
Friends of Peace
Rome
France
Austria-Hungary
United States
Wind River Nursery Replants Forests Across Oregon and Washington
The Wind River Nursery in the Columbia National Forest produces about two million young trees annually. These saplings are used to reforest areas in Oregon and Washington under federal forest programs.
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Wind River
Columbia ‘National Forest
National
Washington and Oregon Happenings From Dec 22 23
Reports cover Congress adjournment for Christmas, Twohy Bros bid to Southern Pacific for 1000 boxcars, Oregon athletic field bond vote, a missing mariner, Buffalo Bill ill, insurance and hospital fee talks, Bend county split challenge, universal military training plan, homestead bill, Onalaska Lumber 12 hour shifts, chiropractic limits, and motion picture mail ruling.
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Washington
Congress
Union Pacific
Twohy’. Bros. Company
San Francisco
Pasfic
Eugene
Oregon
Board of ‘Regents
Marshfield
Walter Gene
Portland
Francisco
Tillamook
Agnew
Vernon A. ‘Forbes
Hugh L. Scott
House Military Committee
Centralia
Wash
Salem, Or
Brown
Farmers Union to Hold Annual Meeting January 6
The Coos County Farmers Union will hold its annual meeting at Lundy Hall for officer elections on the first Saturday in January. A big dinner is planned and an open meeting will follow inviting all farmers whether or not they are union members.
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Coos Coboty Farmers Union
Lundy Hall
Coos and Curry Cheese Men Organize in Coquille
A meeting in Coquille gathered cheese factory men as the Coos and Curry cheese organization forms. At least fourteen factories will be represented with officers led by President J. D. Carl and Vice-President A. W. Cope. Directors include N. W. McDonald and L. M. Strong. The area boasts over 3,000,000 pounds annual butter output, rivaling Tillamook.
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N. W. McDonald
Sunrise
Broadbent
L. M. Strong
Twomile
Bandon
Obituary of A E Harrison Dies After Illness
Albert Edwin Morrison known as Bert Harrison died on Christmas Day at Mercy Hospital North Bend after eleven days of pneumonia fever. Born June 24 1876 near Sebastopol California he was forty years six months and one day. Survived by two brothers and five sisters his parents and one brother predeceased him. Two California sisters Mrs Ellen Huntley and Mrs Nannie Collier were at his bedside. Funeral at 1 30 yesterday in the care of Elder Thos Barklow with interment at Myrtle Point cemetery.
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Bert Harrison
Mercy Hospital
North Bend
Albert Edwin Morrison
Sebastopol
California
Oregon
Ellen Huntley
Nannie Collier
Thos. Barklow
Myrtle Point Cemetery
Visitors to Pike Forest Lead Colorado National Forest Summer
An estimated 605000 visitors toured National Forests in Colorado during summer 1915, with 471500 visiting Pike National Forest.
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National Forests of
Colorado
Pike National Forest
Alumni of the University of Oregon vs Myrtle Point High in Holiday Basketball
University of Oregon alumni from Coquille and Myrtle Point faced Myrtle Point High School at the Oaks Pavilion. The UO group, led by E Leslie and C Adams, battled through two halves but trailed 22 to 16 at the final whistle.
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University of Oregon
Myrtle Point High School
Oaks Pavilion
U. of O
E. Leslie
Coquille
C. Adams
Mirtle Point
K .Leslie
E. Watkins
P. Lawrence
Coquillé
Johnson
Panter
Gant
Schreifer
Whitaker
Arnold
Quigley
Bandon
Tohnson
Schriefer
Watkins
Coquille Valley
Norway
Fealing
Mount Hood Railroad ships record fruit carloads
Hood River Oregon December 21 Mount Hood Railroad reports unprecedented fruit shipments this season. The line from Hood River to Parkdale has moved over 600 carloads of apples, about half to Portland and California in box cars. Refrigerator cars to the East carry the same rate as box cars. W N Mason notes nearly the entire Upper Valley crop has been moved to market.
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Hood River
W. N. Mason
Central Meat Market Price List Chunk
A historical price list shows various meats including loin steak pork chops veal chops veal roast mutton sausage bacon and lard. It catalogs cuts and weights with unit prices per pound and notes breakfast bacon and various sausage products.
Change in Workmen's Accident Act urged for compulsion
Salem Oregon December 22 The state commission seeks to extend the workmen's compensation act to all employment including state counties cities schools and political bodies. The commission questions whether the act applies to them but aims to remove doubt and make coverage compulsory for all employments under the liability law.
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Salem
Supreme Court
Sivas
National Forests of
Oregon- Tint
Washington
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Totowa Lt
Denver
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
May Decker
Cody
Wells
Charles Daniels
Fred’ Grant
Chambers
Insurance Department
Daniels
Hoff
Office of Inspector of Mines
Post Office Department
Farmers Union
A. E. Harrison
Mount Hood Railroad
Telephone
the Enterprise the News
Gentral Meat
Ile
Teeet
Knight
Davis
Myrtle
Point
Ion Ars F. E. Conway Mortage
Marshfield, Oi
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