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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
4
Commercial clubs and good roads groups press county courts to enforce Oregon laws requiring sign boards at all road intersections. Officials have failed to maintain signs in many districts, though travelers value clear guidance at crossings.
A city debate follows Enterprise side urging hard surface street paving as winter slows traffic. Property owners on Spruce Street between Fourth and Sixth favor starting soon while others cautious about public funds and timing.
A narrative warns that gambling breeds false notions of chance in business and laziness. It tells of a man who grows rich then loses all after chasing luck, and of a wife seeking prudence while a doctor quips he is a vet. The piece likens the gambler to Bunyan’s boatman and cautions against letting luck dictate work.
A Coquille valley farmer urges an experiment station or demonstration farm to boost Coos County agriculture. The piece notes soil maps show most tillable land above Arago and highlights dairy lands needing forage improvements. Medford station officials suggest Myrtle Point would benefit from a local demonstration farm. Prof Reimer offered pointers as local farmers discuss the aim and public interest.
The production is praised as a crowning triumph of moving pictures with Miss Mabel Taliaferro hailed as the era’s lainty and diminutive idol. Critics nationwide laud the picture for its beauty and picturedom.
Public foreclosure sale by W. W. Gage sheriff of Coos County Oregon on June 29 1912 at 10:00 AM fronts the County Court House in Coquille. The estate of Matilda A. Marsters is plaintiff with E S Larsen Henry D Larsen and C Albert Larsen as defendants. Real property of the described timbered parcels in Section 36 Township 29 South Range 13 West Willamette Meridian is offered for cash to satisfy a judgment of 606.72 dollars plus eight percent interest and costs.
Oregon Agricultural College entomologist reports two related grub species attacking strawberry roots in the Freewater-Milton district. Otiorhynchus sulcatus and Otiorhynchus ovatus are at work, with the smaller type more widespread. Growers, aided by the college, plan experiments. the adult beetle feeds on strawberry foliage and neighboring plants while grubs attack roots.
Last Tuesday evening marking her 61st birthday drew 72 friends and relatives to a celebration at Gravel Ford Oregon. A post card shower, cake ice cream and lemonade followed a song by all as Mr and Mrs Barklow sang tenor. Mrs Barklow received 78 post cards and gifts and the event was considered enjoyable by all. Notice from Gravel Ford Oregon June 17 1912. Catarrh treatment ad follows.
Contractors invited to submit sealed bids for City Hall in Myrtle Point Coosa County per ordinance 185 dated June 3 1912. Bids due June 24 1912 at 8 am with five percent bid bond. Successful bidder must sign contract within ten days and furnish $1000 bond. City reserves right to reject all bids.
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