Myrtle Creek Notes and Local Visits Emerge in May
Farmers on the road work near Bancroft Billetts report, while Miss Mary Price returns from Big Creek where she taught. Della Lund visits Rolland Prairie and Coquille to see her mother. Myrtle Creek women organize the So Sew needlework society led by Mrs Simmons and Miss Rowan. Mrs C D Price heads to California May 6 with Mr and Mrs E W Lewis to meet sisters in San Diego and attend fairs in that region.
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Bancroft Billetts Bancroft
Mary Price
Big Creek
Della Lund
Rolland Prairie
Coquille
Myrtle Creek
F. J. Fish
San Francisco
Gravel Ford Notes Seventeen Items From May
Mr and Mrs Geo Mathewson welcomed a nine pound boy born May 11. Roland and others visited Schroeder and King families. Mereen and Bunch plan to attend camp meeting at Grants Pass May 17 by wagon. Fred Moser lost a horse. Hazel Mullen went to Arago for straw berry work. Large crowd attended the Mullen chair event. Millie Bright returned to work at McKinley. Gravel Ford received rain. Mr Mathews closed a school term and went with Harnish to the fair. He heads to Colorado after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Geo. Mathewson
Roland
Schroeder
King
Mereen
Bunch
Grants Pass
Fred Moser
Hazel Mullen
Arago
Mrs. Todd
Stringtown Community News May Entry
Dan Miller and Geo Roger are sawing fire wood for the school house this week. Mr and Mrs J G Miller visited the B F Barklow home Sunday. J S Root came from Arago to visit Dan Root on Wednesday. The West Myrtle Point women gave Mrs Dan Miller a shower and good time. Mr and Mrs Geo Miller of Divi Oregon visited Dan Miller and family. Miller also visited his mother in Bridge. Snowball.
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Stringtown
Dan Miller
Geo. Roger
J. G. Miller
B. F. Barklow
J. S. Root
Arago
Dan Root
West Myrtle Point
Geo. Miller
Divi
Miller
Bridge
Grandma Miller
Auto Stage Service Planned Between Myrtle Point and Powers
Manager A. R. Panter announces daily auto stage service between Myrtle Point and Powers once roads are passable. Schedule to be set according to demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Omeer
A. R. Panter
Manaver
Cooperative farming succeeds in Harney County
Harney County Branch Experiment Station expands with hundreds of cooperators growing Station varieties and following tillage methods. Professor H D Scudder notes high yielding crops including Early Barlt wheat Swanneck barley and Baltic alfalfa. Two legumes Baltic alfalfa and field peas boost soil fertility livestock production and diversified farming aiding new and old settlers under Obil Shattuck OA C agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural College
Harney County Branch
H. D. Scudder
Oregon Experiment Station
Central Oregon
Carleton
Theorld
Harney County
Obil Shattuck
Myrtle Point High presents Kernucky Belle at Unique Theatre
The Myrtle Point High Senior Class stages Kernucky Belle a three act play at the Unique Theatre on Wednesday evening May 19. Cast includes Miss Mariah Douglas Mrs Gordon and John Cason with local talent providing music and specialties. Program starts at 8:30 with Blue Grass Kentucky setting and entertaining negro characters and acrobatic stunts.
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Kentucky
Myrtle Point High School
Unique
Mariah Douglas
Ena State
Grayce Kranuz
Isabel Douglas
Miss Douglas
Abbie Elwood
Mariah van Harlinger
J Sabel
Zella Sumerlin
Wm. McMillen
Sabiel
Cueva
John Hall
Dr. Blake
Arthur Widby
Miss Madden
Josephine Hayes
John Cason Gordon
Jack Cason
Social- Ory
Irvin Barklow
Gordon
John Cason
Audrey Bryant
Cindy
Annie Johnson Enry
F. M. Walker
Wallace Dement
Orval Gant
Blue Grass
Old
Roy Worley
Country seeks educated men for agricultural college roles
Ralph J. Watts outlines a nationwide search for a capable representative to explain college work in industrial training and scientific education. He notes a scarcity of liberally educated, technically trained men and highlights opportunities in agriculture colleges and the USDA. Ongoing rural life needs and markets underpin the call.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ralph J. Watts
Massachusetts Agricultural College
State Agricultural College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Colleges
Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Rural Organization
Fiske
Oberlin
Watts
Oregon
Agricultural College
Massachusetts
Myrtle Point News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Evelyn Butler visited friends in Coquille on Sunday. A T Bolden came from Coquille between trains. J Frank Wendling returned from the Bay on No 4. Dr W Hill ofville was in Myrtle Point Wednesday. Mrs O G Thayer went to Powers to visit her husband. A large crowd attended the Myrtle Point Grange meeting. Prof C A Howard visited to inspect Myrtle Point schools. S C Small of Cods Bay Paving Co was in town from Marshfield on No 4. District Attorney L A Likleqvist and wife passed through en route to the Exposition City. The Central Meat Market offered fresh meats and lard. Uncle Dan Giles returned from California. Mrs Giles to stay with Clark and relatives. The Oregon Black Ladies Musical Co performed at Hermann schoolhouse to an appreciative audience. The editorial notes the hard but noble work of country newspapers and their role in public life.
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Evelyn Butler
Coquille
J. Frank Wendling
the Bay
W. Hill Ofville
O. G. Thayer
Powers
Myrtle Point
C. A. Howard
Coquille City
Myrtle Point Z
C. Small
Cods Bay
L. A. ‘Likelqvist
Dan Giles
California
Iid
South Fork
Spring Diet Advice to Beat Spring Fever and Boost Health
Healthgrams states billiousness comes from heavy winter meals and suggests eating to live for longevity. Greens are urged as spring foods while reducing meat bread and potatoes. heat from sugars and fats is warned against. Daily skin brushing is advised to prevent spring colds.
Typhoid Deaths Linked To Feeding and Medicine
Fifty years ago typhoid patients receiving large quantities of food and drugs had three times as many deaths as today when patients receive little food and minimal medicine.
Government report links drug use rise to deaths from disease
A government study notes that in forty years per capita drug consumption has doubled while deaths from degenerative diseases like Bright's disease and apoplexy have quadrupled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Rice disease fight tied to polishing and flour compare
The piece compares polished rice to white flour, noting that removing nutritive elements in polishing reduces grain value. It argues against polish stripping as a method to curb Bett-beri, urging awareness of nutrition preserved in unpolished products.
Bees Man Arrested on Warrants in Bridge Case
Constable J C Brown and Deputy Sheriff Laird arrested a man named McCreaddy on a warrant charging a statutory crime after going to Bridge. A juvenile witness from Bridge testified. McCredie was jailed in Capuille. Lincoln County Woolgrowers' Association recently received 900 coyote pelts for a $2.50 bounty.
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J. C. Brown
Laird
Bridge
McCreaddy
McCredie
Capuille
Lincoln County
Wyoming
Woolgrowers’ Association
Associa
Washington News Letter on Gulflight Attack and Legal Skirmishes
The May 6 1915 Washington News Letter reports greater anxiety over the Gulflight torpedoing and a pending official investigation. It notes President Wilson and Secretary Bryan weighing policy, with officials viewing the act as part of a broader pattern toward the United States. It also previews upcoming Washington legal battles involving Whit Barnes Roosevelt libel case and the Riggs National Bank suit against the Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller of the Currency.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Gulflight
Europe
United States
Germany
Wilson
Williamstown
Mass
Bryan
State Department
Whit Barnes
Pressuet Roosevelt
Riggs National Bank
Riggs
Treasury
Treasury Department
Open river policy hinges on farmer cooperation in Oregon
Oregon's open Celilo Canal and transfer of lock control on the Willamette expand free waterway miles and cut tolls, promising lower freight costs for livestock fruits grains minerals lumber and wool. The future success of the open rivers depends on farmers delivering cargo to steamers rather than rail or road.
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Portland
Columbia
Oregon City
Willamette
Oregon
Astoria
Stanfield Described as Progressive Oregon Town by Expert
Professor A L Peck of the Agricultural College lauded Stanfield for its tree lined streets and planned growth. The city operates nurseries growing thousands of trees for road plantings and plans wooded and native tree parks near the railway station and school grounds. A municipal program protects these efforts by ordinance and public sentiment, with a dedicated caretaker serving as city marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanfield
Oregon
A. L. Peck
Agricultural College
Devastating eelworm found again in Pacific Northwest region
Washington reports the Tylenchus devastatrix rising again in the Pacific Northwest hundreds of miles from 1913 finds. The nematode infests onions and flowering bulbs, spreading via soil, water, or infested plant material, with no known cure or eradication methods. fallow periods and resistant crops are advised.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific Northwest
Holand
Australia
Holland
Early Days in the Myrtle Point Section
Community notes from Myrtle Point in May 1897. Local movers include S. C. Giles on a mining trip and Chas Adams visiting the Bay. Rail line lawyers push a new trial in Endicott right of way. Immigration through the county increases as wagons head south. T. M. Hermann departs for Washington to lead the Pension Bureau Western Department. A social hint warns about door safety amid a mistaken suspect. the man revealed to be J N Roberts in disguise. Marriage of H. W. Mast and May Brown celebrated with best wishes from The Enterprise.
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GC. Conner
S. C. Giles
Chas. Adams
Bay
M. R. Lee
Bandon
Endicott
Myrtle Point
Dairyville Warren
T. M. Hermann
Washington, D. C
Pension Bureau
Hermann
J. N. Roberts
Lee
H. W. Mast
May Brown
Mast
Personal Items and the Modern Newspaper Reader
The article notes readers crave personal items and society notices while denouncing them, urging editors to provide items that satisfy public taste and align with the majority’s preferences for engagement and profit.
Church of the Brethren Service Times
Sunday school gathers at 10 00 a m with preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Everyone is invited to attend these services at the church event notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Christian Church Sunday Services Schedule
Regular services announced with Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m and a second preaching at 8 00 p m Pastor is T J Cannon.
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Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
T. J. Cannon
Health as a care of body like machinery maintenance
The Hygienist magazine edited by Dr. R. R. Daniels offers guidance on health care. Readers can obtain a sample copy for 10 cents or subscribe for $1 per year from The Hygienist Publishing Co., Majestic Building, Denver, Colorado.
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Henist
R. R. Daniels
Hygienist Publishing Co
Majestic Bidg
Denver
Colo
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