East Fork Etchings In Myrtle Point Area
Emma Guerin of Myrtle Point visits friends nearby Fay Metz from Roseburg stays with Lila Smith Eva Lewellen spends days at Ed Lewellen's home near Gravel Ford Mr and Mrs Wm Smith visit daughter Mrs J H Laird in Brewster Mr and Mrs May spend Sunday at McKinley Mrs Alford visits Coquille with ill daughter Edna improving health
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fork
Emma Guerin
Myrtle Point
Fay Metz
Roseburg
Lila Smith
Eva Lewellen
Ed Lewellen
Gravel Ford
Wm. Smith
J. H. Laird
Brewster
May
McKinley
Alford
Coquille
Bridge Briefs from Coquille and area happenings
The brief notes report families moving to Coquille including Mr and Mrs Fred Nosler. The Farmers' Cash Store opens. A July 12 double header saw South Fork beat Bridge 4 0 and 7 1 over Bancroft. Local visits, picnics, revisits, and moving picture shows are listed with various residents and guests. The thermometer lingered 91 to 97 degrees in the shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Fred Nosler
Coquille
South Fork
Bancroft
Bandon
Lett
Culver
Femenzo
Coulter
Jim Culver
Axe
Bill Kinnicutt
Tom Kinnicutt
Barr
James Everndean
Hill & Murphy’s Hall
Par ents and Teachers plan meeting at Fishtrap school
A July meeting at the Fishtrap school house organized for the Parents and Teachers Association. A follow up meeting next Friday will elect officers. Miss Hazel Radabaugh traveled to Alsea to visit relatives and celebrate a newborn daughter born July 16. Rev M C Lininger preached to a large Arago audience at the school house. Georg Escott visited a friend on the river. A group from Corvallis Agricultural College came up from Coquille for a Schroeder oak grove demonstration on cows chow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago Argus Arago
Fishtrap
Parents and Teachers Association
Hazel Radabaugh
Roseburg
Alsea
Elton Stephens
M. C. Lininger
Ashland Brethren Church
Arago
Georg Escott
Mr. Graves
Corvallis Agricultural College
Coquille
H. B. Warner
Schroeder Oak Grove
Social News From The Valley
Mr Warner reviews dairy herd records for testing while a warm day ends with a refreshing picnic including ice cream and cake. Mr Stanley Halter and Miss Gladys Myers visit friends in Bandon. Henry Schroeder drives Geo Kribs Percy and Henry A Schroeder to Brewster Valley for a fishing trip last weekend. An all day service with basket lunch will be held at United Brethren church on Fishtrap next Sunday led by Rev Lewis. Bert Paul and family tour the valley and J S Root and daughter Nettie will attend Brethren district meeting in Bandon this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Stanley Halter
Gladdig Myers
Bandon
Henry Schroeder
Geo. Kribs
Percy
Henry A. Schroeder
Brewster Valley
United Brethren Church
Rev
Lewis
South Methodist Sunday School
Bert Paul
J. S. Root
Nettie
The
Brethren Church
Local notes from Norway July gathering and repairs
A business visitor from Coquille, Mr Candlin, visited Norway. McCloskey bungalow work progresses under Shellhammer. Catching Creek crowds damaged public property while seeking cherries. Hale visits relatives. McCloskeys join others to Bandon. Quarry boiler arrives. Hedgepath cooks at quarry house. Vern Barker in California. Haughton family house remodel finished and painted by Myers Bros. Clinton family visits Washington. Norway attendees join the Arago dairyman picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Candlin
Coquille
J. H. McCloskey
Shellhammer
Catching Creek
Jess Hale
P. W. Laird
T. W. McCloskey
Bandon
Rock Quarry
Hedgepath
Vern Barker
California
Haughton
George
Myers Bros
Jesse Clinton
Ardis
Washington
Arago
McKinley Musings Update on Local Road Work and Family Moves
Road overseer Stout advances permanent work on a survey near W. H. Bunch’s place. W. H. Bunch family visits Myrtle Point for a Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting. W. T. Culbertson family moves to the Howe ranch, rented by them. Heller Brothers dissolve part of their sawmill partnership. Louis takes his mill parts to Frank Snow place to start a mill. purchases a saw, engine, and boiler. Charles expands his mill with a larger planer to service local building needs. Tom Boone camps on Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Stout
W. H. Bunch
Myrtle Point
W. T. Culbertson
Howe Ranch
Heller Brothers
Louis
Frank Snow Place
Charles
Tom Boone
Cherry
Creek and road work update from Riverton area
Community notes report road work nearby and families moving closer to the construction site. Marcus Brown returns from Camas Valley recovering from an arm wound and seeking work. Ansen's camp on Middle Creek closes for summer while Pravik Nevy Heller recover from whooping cough and return to school. Tom Boone’s young daughter injures her arm in a horse incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud” Ingram
Quille
L. F. R. Helle
Ansen
Middle Creek
Pravik
Nevy Heller
Nate
Ingram
L. F. R. Heller
Tom Boone
Local Social Notes From Stringtown Area
Stringtown residents report visitors and travel plans across the week. Mr and Mrs Henry Roger of Marcola dined with daughter in law Mrs Mary Miller. The Barklows and others plan trips to Bandon and nearby towns while Mr George Sigsby moves to Catching Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Henry Roger
Marcola
Mary Miller
Joe Barker
Coaledo
C. A. Davidson
Cora Barklow
Ike Barklow
Frank Barklow
Bandon
John Bonewits
Weston
Oregon
Ora Barklow
Lloyd Barklow
Georgie Royer
George Sigsby
South Fork Wins Bridge on July 12
A baseball game at Bridge diamond Sunday July 12 ended 4 to 0 in favor of South Fork. Bridge players included catcher Joe Everndeen pitcher Clarence Billings and outfielders A Clemens C S Murphy C Clemens. The piece notes Bridge’s first defeat of the season and adds editorial lines on advertising and town growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Bridge
Bridge Diamond
Joe Everndeen
Clarence Billings
Smith Weekly
Otto Magill
Walter Billings
Lawrence Roselle
A. Clemens
C. S. Murphy
C. Clemens
Washington's Vision at Independence Hall
On the Fourth of July 1859 Anthony Sherman, age ninety one and frail, insisted on visiting Independence Hall to share a final untold anecdote about Washington. He asked the time at the clock and spoke softly of foreseeing his last gathering with the hall as the clock neared half past three.
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Washington
Anthony Sherman
Independence Square
Independence Hall
Congress
Republic
Valley Forge
Son of the Republic
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Atlantic
Pacific
England
Les
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Builder
For months Myrtle Point readers praised Doan's Kidney Pills with proof of merit. G W Kenzartee of Roseburg reports lasting relief from kidney and bladder troubles after using Doan's. He calls them the best kidney and bladder remedy, urging others to try them. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Dean
G. W. Kenzartee
Carpenter & Contractor
N. Flint St
Roseburg
Ure
Doan
Washingtons Vision of the Republic and its Three Perils
A veteran narrator recalls a dramatic tale attributed to Washington about the birth and fate of the United States. The vision shows arrival of unity, then division and peril, and finally triumph when union-enduring citizens stand together. The message warns that the greatest danger is disunion and urges devotion to God, country, and the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Republic of the United States
Washington
America
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Coquille Mill & Mercantile Co
Red Cedar Foundation
Norway News
Stringtown Stories
Union
Dora T
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J.O. Stemmier
Attorney-at-Law
Timber
O. K
Coos Bay
H. M. Shaw
Irving Elk
Marshfield
Cearch
Tess Farmers
Corvallis
Price
Benjamin—Ostlind
Ore
Perlberg
A.H. Bender
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