Myrtle Point and Marshfield Battle In 1916 High School Basketball
The Oaks hosted a fast game where Marshfield beat Myrtle Point 15 to 12 in the first meeting of the Coos County High School League. Lineups featured Marshfield Burrows Waters Seaman McDonald Dresser and Myrtle Point Panter Spires Harrison Johnson Schreifer. The piece calls for strong local support to back Myrtle Point in Friday’s Conville clash and praises athletic and mental development.
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the Oaks
Marshfield
Mre
Burrows
Waters
Seaman
McDonald
Dresser
Myrtle
Panter
Spires
Harrison
Johnsons
Schreifer
Marshfiled
Coos County
Conville
Myrtle Point High School
Smith
Theyrtle Point Schools
Myrtle Point
Coos
Eberis Reaper
Payments to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in Oklahoma
The distribution of 200 dollars to Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians in Oklahoma will be made from funds of the tribes in the U S Treasury or held by officials under the Interior Secretary. Enrolled members eligible under existing law will receive shares, with withholding rules for restricted Indians. Exemptions apply to liens from preexisting debts. the House opposed delaying payments until court claims are resolved.
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Rashington
Okoma
House of Representatives
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Pte Ce
Interior
Beemer
Indian Bureau
Court of
Stephans of
Seerasky
Sariisle
Phone The patero the news we Lome rae
A garbled OCR item presents a fragmented local item with scattered proper nouns and stray phrases. Core details are unclear, but the piece suggests a brief news blurb or notice from a local paper.
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Patero
Rae
Myrtle Point of 1926 Shows Growth and Notables
A long report from Myrtle Point describes rapid development including a Mohair cloth mill and wood prep plant, paving on all streets, eight grade schools, a new high school, and major buildings. It notes civic leaders Taylor Dement as mayor, Joe Laird as street railway president, and Henry Schroeder's theater.
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C. N. Patterson
Chester Adams
Portland
Oregon
Dean
Myrtle Point
Wells Warns Against Cheap Insurance Scams in Oregon
Salem February 17 1916 Insurance Commissioner Wells warns residents to beware of cheap life accident and health insurance plans and unlicensed adjusters. He urges deals only with licensed authorized agents and cautions against companies selling below cost. The message includes a call for public vigilance against pressure tactics by unscrupulous adjusters.
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Salem
Waring
Alice
Life
Sec
Ita Ain
Insurance Commissioner
Prohibition Theorizes Whiskey Powder Ban In Oregon
Salem Ore February 19 An Oregon attorney general opinion holds a powder marketed as whiskey to be within the prohibition law. It says all mixtures intended to produce intoxicating liquor are embraced as intoxicating liquor, barring sale or agency in Coos County.
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Salem
an-Ohio
Brown
Coos County
Hartley death and services reported in city obituary item
Mrs H H Hartley died at her home last Sunday with funeral services led by Elder W H Bunch of the Adventist church. An obituary sketch will appear later. Goble recovered from surgery at Dr W L Pemberton's rooms, improving. Mrs F F O Albro, surgical nurse, came from Thdiany Preteip to assist.
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H.H. Hartley
W. H. Bunch
Adventist Church
Goble
Ff’. O. ‘Albro
Thdiany Preteip
Dem candidate Chenor listed in Port Orford race
A Port Orford political note mentions Chenor as a Democratic candidate with deep local roots in Coos and Curry counties. E J Cantine, tied to the state highway commission, conducts a reclamation survey for highway improvements in Coos County. Warren Bonbrake, sixteen, from Marshfield, is jailed for brass theft and sent to reform school when possible. French news offers bounties for Zeppelin downings and air defense kills. Damages from wild animals, beavers, or similar need state permission to sue.
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Chenor
Orford
Tribune Ag
Tchenor
Oregon
Coos
Curry County
E. J
Cantine
State Highway Commission
Coos County
High “Way
Warren” Bonbrake
Marshfield
Bonebrake
Antes
Bri Ridge
Bro
640 Acre Bill Aims at Grazing Lands in Senate
Washington February 18 The 640 acre bill now before the Senate provides for entry of 640 acre parcels chiefly valuable for grazing and forage. Lands must lack merchantable timber and irrigation potential. Entry price is 1.25 per acre for homestead title holders under 640 acres. US reserves coal and minerals, water rights kept public.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Cool dairymen organize cheese selling association at Ban don
Managers of Myrtle Point cheese factories and local dairymen travel to Ban don by the Sea to meet with delegates from Coos and Curry counties. They aim to form a cheese men's and dairymen's association to standardize product across two counties. Andrew Christensen, Sugarloaf Creamery manager from Tillamook country, promotes the movement.
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Myrtle Point
Bandon-by-the-Sea
Coos
Andrew Christensen
Tillamook
Good roads as a sign of national progress
Forty years ago there were excuses for bad roads since the country was poor. Now wealth exists and there is no excuse. A good road comforts travelers and draws population, schools, and churches. It raises property values, and a farm five miles from market connected by a good road is worth more than one with a bad road. a larger road can be drawn by one horse over a good road rather than two over a bad one.
Series of Evening Lectures at Latter Day Saints Church
Elder A. C. Barmore, returning from California, opened a two week series of preaching at the Latter Day Saints Church. Each evening at 7:30 a sermon or lecture will be given with stereoptical views plus Sunday 11:00 a.m. services. Topics include The Restoration of the Gospel, Temperance, The Latter Day Work, The Metallic Image, The Second Coming, The Life of Christ, and more with lantern views.
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A. C.barmore
California
Latter Day Saints’ Church
Barmore
Isiah
Christ
John
Charles ‘Wesley
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Musical Program Delights With Masters Pieces At Home
Prof C A Davidson hosts a refined program at the Carter home featuring works by Gottschalk Schumann Chopin Field Gottschalk Brahms Moszkowski and more. Performers include Alice Dement Katie Brown Gladys Carter Lila Smith and the Bells of the Orchestra.
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C. A. Davidson
C. C. Carter
Gottschalk
Schumann
Chopin
Banube Orchestra
Schumann Alice Dement
Schuman
Katie Brown
Field
Gladys Carter
Lilamith
Brahms
Moszkowski
Belle of the Prairie Orchestra
Sowing Time and Street Watching Echo in Town Life
A town views the era of youth as a growing concern, noting a line about bringing a child up in the way he should go. The piece warns that allowing boys to roam streets late at night harms families and reflects a broader urban issue seen in many towns.
Henry E Reed Heads Assessors of Oregon
Henry E Reed assessor of Multnomah county was elected president of the Oregon Assessors association at its Salem session. J P Lee of Klamath county became vice president and James A Davis of Wasco county secretary treasurer. A resolution urged counties be units for levying county and school taxes and called for state legislation. The association also proposed changing the assessment date from March 1 to January 1.
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Salem
Assessors' Association
Henry E. Reed
Multnomah
J. P. Lee
Assenger
Klamath
James, A. Davis
Waste County
Oregon Assessors’ Association
Sewer District Enlarged and Routine City Council Actions
The City Council last Monday enlarged Sewer District No. 1 to include nearby territory. Reports note plans to reassess drains to main lines and schedule a special session to advance sewer projects and related matters.
Prohibition Talk at Uni Theatre Highlights State Law
Phillip Deeschner of the Oregon State Anti-Saloon League spoke to a fair audience at the Uni Theatre on Sunday. He called Prohibition the banner issue of five years and explained the Oregon law's workings and enforcement prospects. He presented Prosecuting Attorney Lilijqvist with a bouquet, praising him as the best informed district attorney in the state.
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Phillip Deeschner
Oregon State Anti-Saloon League
Portland
Uni Theatre
Deschner
Lilijqvist
Firemen Stage 11th Annual Ball Draws Large Crowd
Myrtlé Point residents and many guests attended the Firemen's ball at Herman Hall last Saturday. Automobiles from Coquille and nearby areas joined the crowd. Tucker's Orchestra provided music praised by dancers and lasses alike. Gross receipts approached $100.
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Myrtlé
Point
Herman Hall
Coquille
Tucker
Difference Between a Printing Press and a Preacher
A printing press takes in paper to produce texts while a preacher feeds minds with sermons. The joke contrasts mechanical versus moral influence using a chicken as a playful image.
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Lundy
M.E. E
Jim Whitiker
Tises
Myrtle Point Bank
Yeagan and Bennett
Joe Laird
Myrtle Point Street Railway Company
Laird
Wilbur Barklow
Flentge Perkins
Dick Braden
Max Dement
Henry Schroeder
Elton Spires
Nigger Peavery
A. Davidson
Music
Helen Whitaker
Lola Green
Stella Barklow
Will Jevens
Wag
Tommy Root
Peterson's
Rest
Cutler
Ewonidre
Briléo
Wells
Ee Insurance
Enterprise
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Ter
Bonda
Good Reads Association
Charles Hall
Pres. Coos. Co
Good Roads Assn
H. M. Fenzler
V. Pres. Coos Co
Good Roads Assn PR. S
States Engineer
E. J. Cantine
McMinnville
Illamette Slough
Yourself
Amior
Arshfielder
Grays Harbor
Latter Day Saints Church
Association
N. P. Peterson
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