Dodge lauds Hawley aid for Coquille river development
In Washington, Mr. Orvil Dodge reports Hawley’s help for Coquille River projects. He expects a new survey from river entrance to Myrtle Point to improve navigation to four feet at low tide. Hawley’s talks with the chief engineer promise dredge orders for Coquille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvil Dodge
Washington
Coquille River
Hawley
Coos County
Congress
Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Lyons
Coos Bay
Marshfield
Exposition Nears Readiness With Four Months Left
With four months to opening day the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is ninety percent complete. If orders come, opening could occur on May or June 1. Government buildings are mainly finished. exteriors of principal structures are complete with minor interiors remaining.
Local News Briefs From The Valley Homestead
Mr and Mrs J E McCloskey returned home Monday after a month away. Miss Leafy Kendall completed five months teaching here and leaves for Myrtle Point. The spring term opens in March. Wm Mathews and two sons from Humboldt County California arrived Monday seeking a location and rented J Trigg's farm near the schoolhouse. Mrs G W Clinton heard of the marriage of her daughter Eva Johnson to Arthur White in Visalia California on Feb 7, Eva Johnson raised here and later moved to southern California and Visalia. friends send hearty good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. McCloskey
G. W. Clinton
Eva Johnson
Arthur White
Visalia
California
Miss Johnson
Card of Thanks and local notes from Sitkum area
Card of Thanks from Mr Henry C Bryant and Ella Bryant to neighbors for kindness during sickness and bereavement after the death of daughter Mrs Etta Barnett. Local notes mention J Laird visiting Sitkum, J Lutteral and wife returning from Myrtle Point, Mrs W L Krantz visiting Myrtle Point, Metta Hansen teaching Gravel Ford, Dorris Williams teaching Shiloh, Fred Minard sore hand, Harry Slagle visiting, Angie Krantz home, and William Smith's Cleveland bay horse injuring its foot after stepping on a bottle near Hansen's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C
Ella Bryant
Etta Barnett
Henry C. Bryant
J.L. Laird
Sitkum
John Jlutteral
Myrtle Point
W. L. Krantz
J. D. Barklow
Metta Hansen
Gravel Ford
Dorris Williams
Shiloh
Fred Minard
W. L. Krantz’s
Mr. Smith
BoPEEP Sells Mate Leaves Riding Horseless
A report notes that BoPEEP recently sold its mate and now has no riding horse. The brief item emphasizes the consequence of losing the companion in the stable.
Gravel Ford Notes Reflect Small Town Happenings
Mrs William Smith travels to Lee. Rev Ward injures right arm. Jim Freeman improving. Brady works on telephone poles. J Warren visits Myrtle Point. Bennett returns from Grants Pass. Mrs J D Bennett visits Coquille. E A Mereen to haul logs. Rozellia Olson improves from illness. Uncle Sam Johnson visits after three years. Emma Jackson returns to Clayton s logging camp. Frank Harnish buys wagon and travels to town weekly. Gravel Ford academy to welcome girls returning after exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Lee
Rev. Ward
Jim Freeman
Brady
J. Warren
Myrtle Point
Bennett
Grants Pass
E. A. Mereen
Rozellia
Edd Olson
Sam Johnson
Emma Jackson
Clayton
Bandon
Frank Harnish
Happenings Here and Away in Coos County News
Fishing boats return with cod and groupers from the Cape. Marshfield Lumber plans reforestation. Pharmacist Furhrman buys Slocum store in Coquille. Weather harms stock. cattle and sheep die. Indictments in Roseburg land fraud dismissed. cougar bounty enacted. Danish land sale near Bandon. Third judge appointed for Coos-Curry district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Olson
Cape
Marshfield
Smith Lumber Company
Forestry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
C.J. Furhrman
R. S. Knowlton
EB. J. Slocum
Slocum
Coquille
Coquille Terrald
Port Orford
Controversy Brews Over Coos Bay Commission Seats
North Bend and Marshfield clash over the Port of Coos Bay commission layout under a new state law. Empire seeks a seat, threatening court action to block the arrangement. civic leaders brace for a regional dispute amid rivalries and potential delays to the project. Foley's Honey and Tar touted as a remedy for stubborn coughs and colds by N. W. Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Marshfield
Port of
Impire Company
Notice for Publication Depart. of the Interior Oregon Land Office
Ruth McCallum of Eugene Oregon filed Timber Application No 04623 for the sel4 of ne of the se4 and so f se% in township 20S Range 10 W and will prove title May 15 1909 before the Roseburg Oregon Land Office. Witnesses James McCallum Benjamin O McGee William M McGee Andrew H Hinkeen. Also a Foley remedy ad warns coughs and colds with Foley’s Honey and Tar sold by N W Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
N. W. Perkins
Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office
Rosburg
Oregon
Ruth McCallum
Eugene
Roseburg
James McCallum
Benjamin O. McGee
William M. McGee
Rosebury
Andrew H. Hinkeen
Benjamin L. Eppy
Register
Notice to Contractors for Coos County Road Work
Sealed bids for improving and constructing a portion of a county road in road district No 26 Coos County Oregon must be filed with the County Clerk by March 4 1999 at 10 am Five percent bid deposit required Specifications available in the County Clerk’s office and with Lloyd Spires special road master The County Court reserves right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Oregon
Lloyd Spires
R. D
Couty
Livy
Coos Bay
Coquille-Fairview Road
W. E. Wilcox
R. D. No. 11
E. Wilcox
Bid Notice for Road District 18 Specifications File
Sealed bids for road work in Road District No. 18 must be filed with the County Clerk by March 4, 1909 at 10:00 a.m. A deposit equal to five percent of the bid is required. The court may reject any or all bids. Lloyd Spires is Special Road Master RD 18.
Coos County road bids and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy ad
Bids for improvements on the Coos Bay wagon road and Coquille-Fairview road in district 11, Coos County, Oregon, must be filed by March 4, 1909 at 10:00 a.m. with the County Clerk. the County Court may reject any bids. Also an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promotes its curing quality and price.
Coos Bay Wagon Road Bid Notice Issued
Bids will be received for grading a portion of the Coos Bay wagon road in road district No 30 Coos County Oregon. Bids must be filed with the County Clerk by March 4 1909 and a five percent deposit required with the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay
Coos County
Oregon
Xalee
Coos
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted by Local Drugstore
A 1909 county court notice advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds with a claim it stops coughing and prevents pneumonia. The ad urges buyers to refuse imitation products and to purchase the genuine yellow package from N. G. W. stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
N. G. W. Perkins
Notice of Final Proof for Myrtle Point Land Claim
Notice is given that Deleron S Higgins heir of Marion L Higgins, deceased, of Myrtle Point Oregon, filed to make final five year proof for s percent nc four s and nw four percent of section 4, township 39 south, range 13 west, W Meridian. The proof is to be presented before Edgar A Dodge US Commissioner at Myrtle Point Oregon on March 12 1909. Witnesses named: Hamilton S Bushnell, Joseph L Knight, Foster J Poland, Tacnied Buell, all of Myrtle Point Coos County Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Portland
Curry County
Denmark
Bandon
Port Orford
S. Coke
Marshfield
Coke
Coos
Curry
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Deleron S. Higgins
Marion L. Higgins
Myrtle Point
Township 39S
Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U. S. Commissionre
Hamilton S. Bushnell
Joseph L. Knight
Foster J. Poland
Tacnied Buell
Myrtle
Point. Coos County
Regen
Soldier Balks Death Plot From Lung Trouble to Health
Civil war veteran J. A. Stone of Kemp Texas describes a long stubborn cold that hindered him for years. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with restoring his health and weight from 130 to 178 pounds. The ad promotes a remedy for severe colds coughs hemorrhages asthma and offers a one dollar bottle. Sold by N. G. W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Stone
Kemp
Texas
Dr. King
N. G. W. Perkins
Four lots with new fence and 16 room house for sale
Bargain offering four lots enclosed by a new wire fence within five blocks of the post office. Includes a new 16 room house with bath and woodshed, a $400 piano, and all furniture. Inquire C. H. James Myrtle Point Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. James
Myrtle Point
Oregon
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Norway
East Fork
Bopeep
Gravel Ford Academy School
Frank B. Alley
Stephen W. Turnell
Chamberlain
Roberts & Roberts
Portland and
S. S. Czarina
San Francisco
L. W. Shaw
L. H. Spooner
Coquille River Line
Strs
Fifield and Bandon
Baitdon
A. F. Estabrook CO
Bandon, Oregon
Wilcox
R and District No
Benjamin, I
Eppy
Foleyshoney
Shoneytar
Ries
RosEnone
Walter Endicott
Teed
Hector Lodge
K.of
Smith Hall
L. H. Pearce
Arker Bon Say
Siskiyou National Forest
M. J. Anderson
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