Myrtle Point Oregon 1910 Dry Campaign and Land Prices
A Myrtle Point Oregon item from May 5 1910 discusses land prices in Coquille Valley with comparisons to Medford, notes on railroads and fertility, and addresses the Oregon dry campaign of 1910. It mentions President Roosevelt, Teddy’s prominence abroad, and a shift in farmers’ profits from western lands to smaller parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille “Valley
Va Pour
Medford
Coos County
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Middle West
Oregon
Oregon, Agricultural College
Marshfield
St. 62
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Valley
Washington
Jones
Senate
Congress
Committee of Public , Lands
Senaator
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Burke
Rowena Neal
Pruett
Darius Neal
South Fork
Roland ‘Prairie
Thos. "Barklow
The
Brethern
Neal Prairie
Coquille Valley
Church of the Brethren
Oregon Territory’s Growth Noted On Founding Anniversary
The article recalls Oregon’s 67th birthday on the 2nd, noting the original territory included Oregon Washington Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming. It observes a strong development across the region with Willamette Valley as the population center and mentions Washington’s growth aided by Hill’s influence on Oregon’s future progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Willamette Valley
Hill
Fragmented Globe Scrap Talks Of Life And Money
A garbled passage reflects on a talking piri and a man not in good health. It muses that life would not be bad if people avoided certain delights and notes a notion about how life and death are viewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piri
Atchison
Atchisor
Our last words on foolish talk and noisy preachers
A fragment argues against wasteful church spending and superstition as it mocks stories told in crowds. It questions the devil’s mistreatment of believers and notes the Society for the Prevention of Needless Noises overreacts to reformers while letting noisy hucksters go unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Brown
Society For the Prevention
Oregon Advertising Draws Western Inquiries, Growth Across Oregon
Oregon Development League reports a flood of inquiries driven by metropolitan ads as eastern and middle western settlers move into Oregon Washington and Idaho. Rail lines spur new homes and a steady July through summer rush predicted along Great Northern and Northern Pacific routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Oregon Development League
Middle West
Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Middle Western
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Portland
Oregon Points
Boat Landing Dispute Over River Landing Fees and Closure
The county judge ordered action at the boat landing on the Lee Ray farm but the gate was removed. J. Ray’s side and river steamer Echo owners clash over public access and rent. Panter claims landing is public and refuses rent. owners seek division with charges of ten dollars and two fifty for draymen. The dispute has prompted petitions and official review and remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ray
Ray
Grand
J. Ray
Echo
Panter
Trespass Notice and Local Gossip Circulation
Notice warns trespassers on Catching Creek property will be prosecuted. The text veers into gossip about Atchison residents anxiously discussing an unnamed man’s marriage prospects and bachelor status, reflecting social pressure and local speculation.
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Pitas Ab
Myrtle
Les ‘Bargelt, and, Ls, Roberts “Owners and Publishers
Advertiser
Gobpriel Roosevelt
Europe
Teddy
Pioneer
EWO
Levi “Strauss
Flanaagan
Bennett
Bank Tle
P.O
Flanagan &.Bennett Bank of
Marshfield, Ore
Henry
Will
Volkmar
Shep
Hermann Block
Kyrtle Font
CFE
Coos Bay
Stearmanship Line
A. Davenport
Be, RF. Davenport
Goquille
Wabley Packing
Wertle Point
Oregex
Hermann’s. Bazaar
Goon County
Mair
George W. Bryant
Myitte
Point’Transfer
Beaver Hill
George’ W. Bryant
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