Hints of community life at Bridge and Myrtle Point
Local notes report H C Bryant adding to his home and repairs on Big Creek road. Hiram Hatcher recalls a win at the Point on the 24th. Automobiles arrive from Roseburg. Sunday School plans a pupil team for Saturdays. Various residents travel between Bridge and Myrtle Point, with chicken losses from skunk raids and frequent visits, dinners, and social calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Briefa
H. C. Bryant
Big Creek
Hiram Hatcher
Harry Davis
Tom Kinnicut
Myrtle Point
Claude Belieu
C. S. Murphy
Coquille
Roseburg
Wadman
H. Hatcher
Hooten
Miss Davis
Mr. Montgomery
Mr. Ostrander
C. H. Nosler
Fourth of July preparations and local moves in Gravel Ford
The community readies for the Fourth with Walter Schroeder laying lumber for a new dairy barn and George Mullen clearing road right of way around the hill. John Clinton moves his family to the South Fork. Esther Pratt wed George E Woods of Wapinitia at the Pratts home. Nate Ingram relocates to McKinley for mill work. Young folks gather at John Strong home for a birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schroeder
George Mullen
John Clinton
South Fork
Archie
Bert Hollenbeck
Bunch Bros
W. J. Pratt
Esther
George E. Woods
Wapinitia
Woods
Nate Ingram
McKinley
Ingram
L. Heller Mill
John Strong
East Fork Etchings on the East Fork
Mrs. B H Laird and two daughters of Roseburg visit her mother Mrs Wm Smith while George Mathewson assumes charge of the Minard mill Frank Young plans to move back to Seattle Mrs Chas Howe and Mrs Milo Sumner of Marshfield visit Mrs Lloyd Leatherman Miss Edna Alford of Brewster Valley moves to Coquille for care Elder A A Baker and wife travel via Lee John Jeffries hosts a lively violin evening for friends of Mr and Mrs Lee Wisener Jim Brockman and Mrs I T Weekly visit Mrs J L Croaby and the Lairds enjoy a new touring car and auto truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fork
B. H. Laird
Roseburg
Wm. Smith
George Mathewson
Frank Young
Seattle
Chas. Howe
Milo Sumner
Marshfield
Lloyd Leatherman
Edna Alford
Brewyster Valley
Coquille
John Jeffries
Lee Wisener
Wisener
Lee Wigner
Washington
Jimmy Laird
Jim Brockman
I. T. Weekly
J. L. Croaby
Stringtown Family Visit Sparks Update at Bridge
Stringtown local notes report Mr Joe Barker from Coaledo visited his wife and son on Saturday evening. Grandpa and Grandma Davidson and Mr and Mrs Dan Mile made a brief trip to Bridge last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Jimmy Hammack
Fishtrap
John Ston
Barton
Albert Barklow
Leander Barklow
Jennie Bunch
Dan Barklow
Blue Feather
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Thomas Barklow
Ike Nisewandren
Iowa
Stringtown
Wilbur Barklow
Opal
Dan Miller
Joe Barker
Coaledo
Grandpa
Grandma Davidson
Dan Mile
Bridge
Parole Revoked as Marsden Sentenced to Ten Years Jail
Circuit Court Judge Coke revoked the parole of Jack Marsden for intoxication and threats, sentencing him to a term of one to ten years in prison. The report also notes acquittals in a riot case, a marriage annulment denial for Lola Belieu, and other local court actions including a five to forty year sentence for Grove H. Miller in the Myrtle Point bank robbery case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke
Jack Marsden
Marsden
Dan Brovine
Jack Dempsey
Henryville
Lola Belieu
B. E. Belieu
Vancouver
Breuer
Myrtle Point
Bruer
Savage
Cates
Demurrer
Coquille Herald
Take No Chances on the Fourth Safety Slogans
A string of cautions urges restraint and safety for Independence Day celebrations. Public notices warn against careless handling of fireworks and cracked cannons and advise avoiding crowded trips and overheated displays.
Oregon Writers Prolific In Fifty Years Of Statehood
Professor J B Homer of the Agricultural College argues in an illustrated lecture that Oregon has produced more literature in fifty years than the original thirteen colonies did in one hundred fifty. He cites Joaquin Miller Edwin Markham Colonel Baker Ella Higginson Sam L Simpson and other noted authors whose works span many volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
J. B. Homer
the Agricultural College
Horner
Joaquin Miller
Edwin Markham
Colonel Baker
Ella M. Higginson
Sam L. Simpson
Fourth of July Celebration Promises Grand Civic Joy
Citizens gather to honor the nation with a public celebration emphasizing rights and privileges. Officials urge orderly conduct and inclusive participation, aiming for a festive, lawful event reflecting American values.
Brethren Sunday Service Notice
Brethren announce Sunday school at 10 00 In the morning. Preaching follows at 5 45 p m. All are cordially invited to attend at the church venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethren
Farmers Picnic At Norway Grove Draws Hundreds
A large gathering of 400 to 500 farmers met last Friday at Cement Grove near Norway for a daylong program. Speakers included Price Robison, Frank Eddy, and F A Sykes, urging unity through the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union and Grange, rural credit reforms, and monthly meetings. census figures show a steady decline in farm ownership from 1850s to 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cement Grove
Norway
Frank Burkholder
Coquille
The
Gay
Price Robison
Robison
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative’ Union of America
Grange
Frank Eddy
Prosper
F. A. Sykes
Milton
Sykes
United States
Christian Citizenship Topic Ahead at Local Church
Ellsworth E. Coulter announces services to boost a worthwhile church experience. Two mothers made public confessions last week increasing additions to 50 since last September with ten moving away and two deaths. A Flag Day program by Bible school children precedes baptismal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
The
Bible School
Ellsworth E. Coulter
Adventist Evangelistic Meetings Continue at Church
The Seventh Day Adventist church notes ongoing evangelistic meetings with rising attendance. July 5 worship is at Norway Grove with three churches gathering for Sabbath activities and a mission birthday offering. Upcoming topics include civil government duties and prophetic questions led by T. G. Bunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Norway Grove
Coos County Barred From Local Building at 1915 Exposition
A letter from Harris D. H. Connick states Coos County cannot build a separate structure at the 1915 San Francisco exposition due to a policy favoring national and state pavilions and select city buildings. It suggests using the Oregon state pavilion to display Coos County’s exhibit and notes Mayor Simpson will convene a meeting to plan a county exhibit within the state building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
San Francisco
Simpson
North Bend
L.J. Simpson
Ore
Oregon State Pavilion
Harris D. H. Connick
Coquille
Oregon State Building
Lost $50 Bill Traced to Barber and Stable Find
Baxley claimed a $50 note missing after paying workers with large denominations. The barber denied theft. Officer Robinson advised checking locations. George Stewart later found Baxley’s notebook with $50 under lock at a stable. Baxley apologized and the money returned to circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Baxley
Myrtle Point
Phelan
R. A. Wernich
North Bendanufacturing Co
Baxley
O. H. Robinson
Marshal Brown
Geo. Stewart
Mr. Baxley
Stewart
Fourth of July Holiday Reflection and Oasis for Travelers
The column urges readers to plan joyful Fourth of July time and to seek pauses in the busy American pace. It extols holidays as oases in a desert, noting sunlit valleys in distant ranges and the value of shelters for weary travelers built along the great caravan road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Black Sierras
Nickle Social by Hermann School Children
Last Saturday evening the Children's Industrial club of the Hermann school district held its first social, the Nickle Social. A short program by the children entertained attendees, then booths offered ice cream, lemonade, cake, and home-made candy, all funded by nickels. Receipts totaled 24.50 and the children plan another social soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Industrial Club
Hermann
Card of Thanks for Mrs Chandler Family
We express appreciation to our friends for kindness during illness death and burial of Mrs Margaret Roscamin Chandler. Wim Chandler and Family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Roscamin Chandler
Wim. Chandler
Latter Day Saints Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Z R L Society meets at 6 30 p m for the day’s services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latter Day Saints Church
Z. R. L. Society
Coos County News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Prof R R Graves of Oregon Agricultural College and his wife plus baby to visit Norway picnic if timing permits. James O'Brien of Coaledo jailed on charges of larceny from Mr Bargeron. Tra vis of Humboldt County reports long drive to Bandon hampered by sand drifts and ferries. Mrs Flossie Ferrari seeks county mother's pension aided by three children with minimal funds. Sheriff Gage seizes saloon stock from A W Garten on attachment. Coquille notes old historic receipts from 1849 for goods shipped via Hartford New York to San Francisco and later Portland to Eugene showing freight costs far higher than coastal routes nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinely
R. R. Graves
Flossie Ferrari
J. Kelly
Henryville
Gage
A. W. Garten
C. A. Walker
Coquille
Hartford
Clergymen off to bandon meet and local court news
Rev C H Bryan travels to Bandon for protracted meetings and returns next Monday Rev McDermott will lead service Sunday morning Carl Smith a Marshfield inmate awaits grand jury action for robbing a Marshfield woman Sheriff Gage arrests him at the courthouse J S Barton departs for Salem for State Tax Commission meeting with son hoping to spend the Fourth in Portland Mrs Frank Morse and two children return from Pasadena health improved Josephine Peoples narrowly escaped a T bridge accident while coasting with another girl the wheel ran off but no serious injuries occurred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
C. H. Bryan
Bandon
Rev. McDermott
The
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Bryan
Carl Smith
Marshfield
Sheriff Gage
Miller
J. S. Barton
Salem
State Tax Commission
West
Portland
Frank Morse
Pasadena
Cal
Morse
Rock Creek
Josephine Peoples
T Bridge
Spurgeon Hill
Independence Day Celebration Call to Arms and Flags
The piece urges a Fourth of July celebration with marching, cannons, rockets, banners, and singing. It proclaims liberty and equal rights as basis for the republic, and the national anthems My Native Country Thee Red White and Blue and The Star Spangled Banner to fill every heart.
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A. A. Baker
Lee
Circuit Court
Christian Church Notes
Adventist Church Notes
Dora T. W. Panter
Stemmler
Aus
O. K
Coos Bay
H. M. Shaw
Irving Elk
Machado
Spruce Street
Third
J. Machado
W. T. Ramsey
Price
Benjamin Ostlind
A.h.bender
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St. Anne Seventh St
Washington, D. C
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