After Floods Roads Repaired and Community Rebound
High water last Sunday marked the nine year peak, causing major damage in the neighborhood. Supervisor Sam Stout leads a crew repairing roads and bridges, with travel to reopen soon.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
6
High water last Sunday marked the nine year peak, causing major damage in the neighborhood. Supervisor Sam Stout leads a crew repairing roads and bridges, with travel to reopen soon.
Neghborhood columns from Gravel Ford and Lee recount parties, birthdays, visitors, and daily errands as residents cope with high water. Arthur Crosby hosts a surprise, J W Stullen turns 80, and local travel is limited by flooding while social life continues with music and visits across nearby homes.
Patrons of the Gravel Ford Creamery postponed their meeting originally set for last Monday due to fresh et. The gathering will now convene Monday February 14 at 1 00 p m to be called to order.
Industrial activity across Oregon includes Long Fruit Products exploring a 1000000 dollar Beecherry plant in Port Orford, Doernbecher Mfg adding a Portland warehouse, and grants for mail road and lumber projects. Eugene expands with a 50000 dollar yard improvement and 30000000 feet of logs contracted.
Ady DAD SHIELDS rails at Judge Watson after his Portland address, arguing county road work favors outsiders and rail-like systems. He questions farming competence, laments leadership, and recalls voting for Watson, ending with calls to trust local farmers and elect capable locals.
Democratic leaders in the Capitol praise President Wilsons vigor on his national tour as essential to win support for preparedness and to counter criticism of his foreign policy. The Lusitania dispute faces no clear arbitration, with the U S insisting on vital interests and national honor. A new shipping bill creates a government ship purchase program and a shipping board to regulate rates, while Brandeis faces confirmation amid bar association questions. The Dixie Ball, with Vice President and cabinet spouses present, highlighted nationwide relief efforts.
Oregon Extension Service partners with Oregon Agricultural College Bureau of Animal Industry and public instruction to organize Pig Clubs for youth. Two divisions cover brood sow care and four month pig growth. goals include boosting home meat supply, feeding crop profitability, and teaching hog judging and breeding.
The article outlines a youth pig club with aims to teach practical livestock management feeding sanitation and disease prevention while offering income and farm life insight. It sets age 9 to 18 and requires each member to own and care for a pig four months record feeding weights and farrowing dates and submit certified records.
Myrtle and Point residents report quick relief from constipation after a single spoonful of Adler i ka buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture. The remedy claims to cleanse both upper and lower bowels and even aid appendicitis, with effects appearing within one minute per N G W Perkins, local druggist.
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