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LC Bargelt and L J Roberts owners publish the Myrtle Point paper every Friday. Subscription terms list one year for 41.50 or six months for three. Advertising rates are available on application.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1910
Page
4
LC Bargelt and L J Roberts owners publish the Myrtle Point paper every Friday. Subscription terms list one year for 41.50 or six months for three. Advertising rates are available on application.
The piece recalls the Fourth of July spectacle and politics with references to Jeff and a Black challenger. It notes alcohol fueled tensions, claims about race and dominance in prize fighting, and suggests national debates like Oregon dry laws in 1910. The tone critiques disturbances from the contest aftermath.
In recent weeks several individuals who dodged the law in Coos and Curry counties have been captured and returned to the sites of their crimes. The article asserts law enforcement strength and reliability in the region, comparable to the rest of the country.
In remarks attributed to Jim Corbett, he asserts Jeffries entered the ring to prove white racial superiority. He warns that if whites rely on brute strength while blacks and mules dominate endurance, the situation would reflect poorly on white leadership and character.
The sparrow nuisance is increasing rapidly here and may become as problematic as in the past when birds were fought and bounties were offered. Friends of the birds defended the sparrow but now acknowledge it displaces other species and is spreading.
Bank statements from Myrtle Point and vicinity indicate growing financial health with April totals at 3174, 878.28 and deposits 138,822.64. This week’s figures show totals of 198,781.39 with deposits 158,781.39, compared to last year’s 118,976.74 totals and 78,322.88 deposits, less than half the current year.
A satirical sketch critiques practical joking and friendships, notes on employer- employee tensions, and humor about guests returning from modest homes claiming royal hospitality. The piece also mocks spiritualist airs and deflates grand entertainments.
Mrs A A Jamieson of Port Orford visits Myrtle Point dairy farms with Corbin and local residents in Curry county. Rosa M Hall returns home after five years teaching in South Dakota while Mina Hall ends studies in Ashland for the summer. Portland finishes the cereal shipping year on May 31 in second place among U S wheat exporters, behind New York, with Portland’s twelve month shipments noted.
Summer camps have begun drawing families toward the mountains and seashore, with activity rising later in the season. Ira Buzan, from Eckley country, visited Myrtle Point and Coquille after the Fourth, praising current prospects. In Coos county, Santa Fe railroad tests burned-over timber and expects cedar piling demand if successful, signaling a broader market for previously useless timber.
The bank in Myrtle Point Oregon closes its books June 30 1910 with Louis M Suplee as cashier stating the statement is true to the best knowledge and belief. Notarized by S D Pulford on July 5 1910 with directors J W Bennett and Jas H Flanagan attesting.
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