Mishap near Oak school house injures Breuers in runaway
Mr and Mrs Sam Breuer suffered a serious runaway accident on the Middle Fork after a young horse balked at an annual school meeting drive. Elder F J Chatburn and Arthur Baker aided by steering the team to safety, sparing Mrs Breuer from worse injury. Drs Johnson and Forrest treated the couple at Brack home before morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Breuer
Oak School
Middle Fork
Breuer
F. J. Chatburn
Spokane
Arthur Baker
Bandon
Elder Chatburn
Death of J C Royer After Tree Fell
Details arrive of J C Royer death while cutting a tree 16 to 18 inches in diameter. His son helped him as they worked on their knees. a limb stub struck, tipping the trunk onto his back. He died about ninety minutes after the accident from internal injuries. Mrs Royer and the children will move to Myrtle Point with a cash buyer already found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Royer
J.C. Royer
Mr. Royer
Leg Broken in Hartley Road Camp Accident
James Benham, longtime Fairview resident, sustained a severe leg fracture at a Hartley road camp a mile and a half from Fairview on Wednesday. A double tree struck his lower leg, breaking both bones and tearing flesh. Dr Stemmler and Dr Forrest treated and reduced the fracture, described as among the worst he ever faced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Benham
Fairview
Hartley Road
Mr. Benham
Benhm
Dr. Stemmler
Forrest
Train Derailment Near Coquille Delays Marshfield Ride
An incoming Marshfield passenger train was delayed for hours after derailing near Coquille when it struck a log on the track. The engine and box car were wrecked, about 100 feet of track torn up, but all passengers escaped injury due to slow train speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Coquille
Buggy Wrecked Injury Report From Local Runaway Incident
J. H. McDiarmid an insurance man was another victim of a runaway accident this week with a badly broken rig but no injuries beyond that. He had to come into town on the running gear of his buggy after a gale drove the horses through a couped gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McDiarmid
Woodmen Campaign and Local Industry Notes in Coos County
Myrtle Point hosts Woodmen of the World head officers in October with the first county visit by a national officer. Campaign aims for 50 candidates across North Bend Coquille Myrtle Point with a 30 man Portland squad for initiations in Marshfield and Bandon. Also coverage of local business including a rubber tire shop upgrade in Port Orford and new Dutch investment interest tied to Panama Canal plans.
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Taylor Dement
Myrtle Point
Port Orford
Coos Bay
Oakland
Douglas County
C. A. Pengra
H. D. May
Wilber W. Purdy
Portland
Empire
Woodmen of the World
Coos County
I. I. Boak
Congressema
Woodmess of the World
F. B. Tichenor
J. P. Smith
Marshfield
Bandon
North Bend
Coquille
Smith
Tichenor
E. Schneider
N. G. W. Perkins
W. E. Lewellett
L. J. Roberts
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Halle Creek
Franz Nortberg
J. W. Zumwalt
Curry
Curry County
Posterity
Marsh News
Holland
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
J.G. Scholvick
Wiegman’s Bank
Amsterdam
G. J. H. Simons
Telegraaf
Great Holland
M. O. Stemmler
Benson’s Brick Building
NW. FE
I. & S. Bings
Orecon
Myrtle Point Mill: Company
Peahace
Harness
W. C. Cooper & Company
J. R. Benson
Bank of
Bank of California
San Francisco
First National Bank of
W. F. Hendricks
Cashier
C. L. Bender
Was Peier
A. H. Bender
Edison
Victor
Columbia
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