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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
2
In Sandusky Rosa Baubach, long seen as poor, left an estate valued at 60 000 dollars to a local hospital. Appraisers found over 10 000 dollars in a rusty iron box hidden in a closet, plus real estate worth 50 000 dollars. The will also included 500 dollars to her church and small bequests to relatives.
Topeka, Kan. Tobe a bull terrier owned by Hal Hotchkiss of 412 Greenwood avenue had a leg repeatedly broken after an earlier cast. He walked three miles to Dr. Otto Kiene where the leg was reset and recasted. On three occasions the dog’s leg broke again. Tobe returned home alone to seek care and sat on the porch crying until summoned. He is kept from other dogs for now.
Col Richard H Southgate once tipped waiter Max L Teich $1 for superb service in a Chicago hotel. Years later Teich and Carl C Roessler bought Col Southgate's stake in the Congress hotel and annex for over $1,000,000, claiming holdings in a group worth about $4,000,000 with 7,000 of 16,000 shares.
Kansas City cab driver Harry Peterson at Union depot has assembled 93 shoes tied to wedding parties to form a peculiar collection he calls the only genuine honeymoon shoes. The display includes 42 men's shoes 45 women's shoes and six white baby shoes.
Notes from Washington Experiment Station discuss preventing mosquitoes by draining stagnant water and using kerosene films, along with repellents. It then covers evergreen transplanting, timing for root protection, and careful handling. The dairy section stresses selecting cows by butterfat yield, use of Babcock tests, type, health, and treating cows as individuals to boost profitability.
Experiment stations report no soybeans yet suited to western conditions. Canada field peas perform well except in low moist ground. For hay, seed peas with oats or wheat, preferably oats, and follow fall or early spring plowing. Sow peas about three inches deep. after sprouting, seed oats shallow so oats and peas mature together. When cut in the dough stage for oats and ripening peas, it makes excellent hay.
The article cautions that ancestral practice of dumping wash water on currants, gooseberries and small fruits can be harmful. It notes some cases where excess water drains away deposits but advises against watering young plants especially cuttings and seedlings. Water should not touch stems and kept away from roots.
The article states no single cattle breed yields high quantity and quality milk and good beef. It notes dual purpose breeds such as Brown Swiss Devon and Red Polled are no longer viable for that role. For dairy choose Jersey Guernsey Holstein or Ayrshire and for beef select preferred beef breed like Shorthorn Hereford Angus.
Proper churning temperatures for cream vary by conditions. The safe rule is to churn at a temperature that yields butter in thirty to forty five minutes. Churning faster wastes butterfat in the buttermilk. longer times are unnecessary.
Missouri readers learn from C W Pratt about a field trial in Illinois tackling Canada thistle. The method combines repeated above ground cutting with a sequence of plowing sowing and tillage, using millet and rye to smother regrowth, finishing with burning to prevent seed spread. The two and a half acre test yielded fewer than fifty thistles and cost ten dollars and fifty cents.
A poultry writer argues for identifying top winter layers by tagging each hen and recording egg numbers, size and color. The aim is to maximize profit by concentrating production in six high paying months and reducing output in warm months.
A Baltimore American writer discusses pig feeding, noting small pigs should get skim milk middlings and scraps, with larger hogs fed middlings if profitable. He questions whether to ring late fall pigs, suggesting rings be saved for sows and large hogs, and advises avoiding rooting damage while allowing grubs to aid future crops.
The note urges finding weak bee colonies and feeding them honey from stronger hives. It warns thousands of colonies starve each winter and cautions that syrup for feeding must be properly mixed, about three parts water to four parts sugar, to avoid trouble.
The piece explains a scrub as an animal out of place, noting a prime beef animal may fail in dairy use and calling a top Jersey unsuitable for beef as a scrub.
Former District Attorney John J Sullivan spoke at a veterans reunion recounting battlefield pathos The crowd shed tears as he described the field of carnage Then a veteran asked where his thrills came from Sullivan replied Warren Noting the joke the audience laughed at the notion of Warren being a battle site The exchange highlighted a spirited moment from the gathering
The bride complains of no heat from the gas range and a strong smell. The groom disables the gas, opens doors and windows, and explains patiently that the gas must be lit to produce heat. Judge remarks on the exchange.
Editorial quotes from the Catholic Standard and Times discuss using journeymen terms for workers and mock the idea of gendered labels. The piece suggests advancing to journeywomen cooks as workers move between locations.
A preacher announced his sermon titled Charity Biggins at Home but did not discuss her. He spoke instead about loving your neighbor and doing good, emphasizing charitable deeds over specific individuals.
Dialogue contrasts British and American governance. A speaker notes the United States accepts leadership by peers while Britain debates authority by peers, highlighting a perceived distinction in political culture.
Ashley claims as a justice of the peace he caused several men to receive life terms at hard labor. Seymour exclaims he did not know justices of the peace had that power. Ashley confirms that the law permits them to marry people.
A playful exchange contrasts a grandmother who boasted she knows little about cards with a granddaughter who, as a bridge expert, jokes she cannot distinguish between a frying pan and a nutmeg grater.
A fragment recalls a whispered pledge to keep an engagement hidden for months while one person jokes the sole aim was to secure a photograph for the society page, hinting at personal vanity and media interest.
A fragment notes a shift toward prosperity with a character asking if another is prospering while observing him starting to write checks. The brief hints at financial activity and implied wealth without further context.
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