Myrtle Point News Briefs May 17 Include Local Visits
Charles Stryker moved calves to Roseburg last week. Grandma Bunch grows better with nursing. Greenlea rests nearby. Grandpas Pee and Culbertson visit McKinley. Cotton and sons contract to slash at Dora. Colvin took people from Bandon to Asbury. Elder Barklow preaches U B church May 30 with basket dinner and cemetery visit. Harnish gives address at Dora. Tom Hall visits Mrs Hall’s brother injured in a logging camp.
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Gravel Ford-Gems
Gravel Ford
Charles Stryker
Roseburg
Grandma Bunch
Greenlea
Pee
Culbertson
McKinley
Cotton
Dora
Colvin
Bandon
Aséburg
Chas. Barklow
U. B
Harnish
Tom Hall
Alall
South Fork Sayings on the South Fork May 17
Rainfall last week raised the river. Gus Deitz visited Mr and Mrs Norman McDonald. A seven pound baby girl was born to the Clarence Huff family on the 7th. Silo filling season begins as Mr Meyers of Norway finished painting the Broadbent factory. Mr and Mrs E J Michael visited Geo Hermann. Michael led Brethren services at Hermann schoolhouse. Myrtle Point visitors attended the Hermann schoolhouse music on May 8. Rev Steinhoff to hold services at Twin Oaks schoolhouse May 30 or 31 at 11 am. all invited. Mrs Emery Robbins and children visited Myrtle Point last week.
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South Fork
Gus Deitz
Norman McDonald
Clarence Huff
Silo
Meyers
Norway
Broadbent Station
E. J. Michael
Geo. Hermann
Michael
Hermann School
Myrtle Point
Wm. Lundy
C. E Broadbent
Hellen
Max Dement
Farber
Stringtown Notes and Local Visits Reported
Geo. B. Adams started work at the Ansen Bros logging camp last week. Henry Pullen of Bandon is visiting sister Mrs. Dan Barklow. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Root called on Geo. B. Adams last Sunday. Snow Ball.
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Stringtown
Geo. B. Adams
Ansen Bros
Henry Pullen
Bandon
Dan Barklow
Dan Root
Myrtle Point Powers Auto Stage To Open When Roads Clear
A. R. Panter announces a daily auto stage service between Myrtle Point and Powers once road conditions permit. The schedule will adapt to demand with as many trips per day as needed. Printed notice ends with a prompt to inquire about printer payments.
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Myrtle Point
Powers
A. R. Panter
Clubs for Home Canning Popular with Oregon Girls
The Oregon State Extension Service and federal and state education departments promote Girls Canning Clubs. State Leader F L Griffin notes four main benefits: low-cost home preserving, improved color texture and flavor via modern canning methods, potential vacation income for scouts, and expanded market opportunities for home grown produce. The program targets both city and country youth through shared canning projects and local sales.
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0. A. C. Extension Service
U. S. Department of Education
State Department of Education
Oregon
F. L. Griffin
Canning Club
Apple Club
Look Out for the Logs Safety Warnings Erected
Depot officials and logging firm officials warn locals about the danger of logs rolling from cars at the station. They have placed white boards with large black letters reading Safety First do not stand near track or on platform while passing logs are liable to fall from cars to keep the hazard in sight.
New South Butte Cattle and Horse Association Formed
Stockmen in and around the Crater National Forest in southern Oregon formed the South Butte Cattle and Horse Association. Its main object is economical and beneficial handling of stock and range within the National Forest.
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Crater National Forest
Oregon
South Butte
Myrtle Point Treasurer Announces Warrant Payments Through No 407
City Treasurer J. M. Arrington says warrants up to and including No 407 from the Nice General Fund will be paid on presentation. Air area service will cease after May 25.
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Nice General Fund
City of Myrtle Point
Lost purse found and town notes mention local visitors
Local notices report Bruno Lange visiting the county seat last Monday and attorney W. C. Chase from Coquille. Shoppers from Powers, a lost purse with currency is sought at Enterprise or Anton Jacobson, Hotel Guerin. Socials include Five Hundred at L. Pearce’s with Dr. Johnson and others.
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Bruno Lange
W. C. Chase
Coquille
A. Utterbeck
W. Westmoreland
Anna Westmoreland
Powers
Enterprise Office
Anton Jacobson
Hotel Guerin
Wm. Coleman
Monroe
Coleman
Pisnani
R.A. Annin
Myrtle Point
India
Annin
Christian Church
Daa
Anning
Dental
Strawberry Festival Opens at Round Hill Farm Near Arago
Rainy delays barely dampen harvest as H. A. Todd reports shipping began April 27 at Round Hill Farm. Enterprise notes berries sent to local staff from the farm after Steamer Dora arrival, signaling a strong 1915 Coquille Valley season with well formed large strawberries.
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Round Hill
Arago
H. A. Todd
Spencer & Shelley Store
Dora
Enterprise Force
Round Hill Farm
Coquille Valley
Waters-Davis Case Ends in Defense Verdict
Circuit Court jury deliberated about an hour before finding for the defendant in the Waters-Davis estate dispute. Mrs Waters claimed a share as daughter of J Mart Davis through an Indian mother, with fifty witnesses from the area examined. The docket then shifted to the Mitchell-Coach controversy over four thousand dollars for detective services, reflecting wider disputes from the Tread gold-Coach case.
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Wm. Waters
Coos Bay
J. Bluford Davis
J Mart. Davis
W. J. Mitchell
Joe Coach
Mitchell
Advertising Pays Farmers and Towns Says Habicht
Iowa farmer F W Habicht of Avoca endorses advertising after noting rapid sales from an Avoca Journal ad. Beckman urged farmers at Iowa State College short course to use ads, while Habicht reported quick sales of hogs poultry and other stock. Drift fence efforts in Washington and Oregon total about 185 miles to keep livestock from sheep ranges.
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F. ‘W. Habicht
Iowa
Avoca
F. W. Beckman
Iowa State College
Government Range
Washington
Oregon
Patronize advertisers to support this paper
Readers are reminded that advertisers fund much of the weekly paper by their payments. Their support enables more quality reading matter and continued publication.
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Rise
Washington Letter on Lusitania Crisis and Navy Plans
Washington dispatch notes heightened frankness in discussing the Lusitania crisis and President Wilson's calm, decisive approach. Debates urge breaking relations with Germany, summoning Congress, or pursuing restraint while keeping Atlantic defenses strong amid naval planning changes.
Travelogues from Covina 1915 Exposition and West Coast Tour
In Covina California May 8 1915 the editor shares a travel diary from Ashland to San Francisco Los Angeles and Ocean Park. Highlights include snowy hills near Ashland heavy clothing heat for frost protection near Medford a tour of the Exposition in San Francisco and sights in Los Angeles with Mrs Dixon and Mrs Greave among wonders and wonders of the world. The account describes native shows freaks of nature in Venice and unusual animals and oddities observed along the journey.
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Ee Covina
California
Enterprise
Ashland
Medford
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sixth and Broadway
Walter P. Story
Max M. Dixon
Ocean Park
F. G. Dixon
M. Greave
Barklow
Dixon
Venice
Travel letter from Thomas Barklow in Southern California
In a cordial note from Thomas Barklow he reports visiting Los Angeles Santa Monica Ocean Park and Venice with friends Mr and Mrs Wise and Uncle Pete Wise. He mentions Marion Wise on the mounted police force and notes stays at Covina with Mr and Mrs Overholtzer as they plan to depart for the coast and possibly write again.
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Los Angeles
Marion Wise
Peter
Wise
Pete
Marion
Los Ange
Santa Monica
Ocean Park
Venice
Covina
Overholtzer
California
Thomas
Barklow
Wade
Covina Travelers Tour California Then Plan Eastward
Thomas Barklow writes from Covina on May 12 1915 detailing a San Gabriel Valley tour with visits to Sandimas Lordsburg Pomona and Claremont among others. He and companions Emma Overholtzer Fannie Krantz and Mrs Barklow meet relatives in Los Angeles and note sights including Hamburg Department Store roof garden and a trip to Santa Fe before continuing to Anaheim Riverside Pasadena Tropico and beyond toward El Paso Kansas City and Chicago. Mrs Barklow sidelined by a swollen limb but Barklow remains energetic about the journey and upcoming conferences.
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Covina
California
Enterprise
San Gabriel Valley
Sandimas Lordsburg
Pomona
Ganada Park
Claremont
Glendora
Baldon Park
Los Angeles
Emma Overholtzer
Hamburg
Aarge
Tiply Woll
Sawtelle
Soldiers
Myrtle Point
Joseph Noyse
F. G. Dixon
Fannie G. Krantz
Iowa
Johnson
Crocker Hospital
Crocker Street
Santa Fy
Coos County
A. R. Moomaw
Mark Carl
Annahiem
James Dunlap
Ed Sherwood
Riverside
Pasadena
Tropico
Golden State
el Paso
Texas
Kansas City
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Pittsburg
Penn
Harrisburg
Hershey
Willamette dairymen buy high grade Jerseys
In Oregon the Willamette Valley shows strong interest in better cattle as 185 Jerseys changed hands at Independence, including 135 registered merit animals. Congressman McArthur bought 10 animals for 2590 dollars, with top bids of 375 dollars. others paid up to 500 and 395 dollars. A single breeder sent 36 Jerseys to the sale.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette Valley
Independence
United States
Congressman McArthur
H. M. Curtis
W. L. Pate
W. B. Allen
Early days in the Myrtle Point section
Readable excerpts from Vol 2 No 28 of the 1897 Myrtle Point column note local activities. Cattle drives to Oakland and outside purchases signal stock trade shifts. a Myrtle Point hotel foundation, sawmill work, and pheasants release emerge. Travel by Nelson and Lyle from Cottage Grove to Coquille City is reported along with a proposed railroad completion update.
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Oakland
Sherwood
Page
Nelson
Cottage Grove
J. H
Lyle
Coquille City
Coquille
Marshfield
Francisco
Milt Stemmler
Merced
Cal
Dora
Stemmler
Jake Stemmler
Rackleff
Myrtle Point Hotel
L. A. Roberts
Willamette Valley
Roberts
Leep
Coquille Valley
North Fork
Aly
Lee Post Office
Arely
Roseburg
Recabaugh
Arago
Reward Offered for Seehite Acreay Theft Arrest
A $10 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who cut and carried away the Seehite Acreay 292 A. Houge.
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A. Houge
Church of the Brethren Service Times
Sunday school starts at 10 00 a m with preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Everyone invited to attend the services at the church location and times listed.
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Church of the Brethren
Christian Church Sunday schedule and pastor
Regular services include Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p.m. and preaching at 8 p.m. Pastor is T. J. Cannon.
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Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
T. J. Cannon
Health Is a Matter of Care Like Machinery
Prominent note urges readers to read The Hygienist edited by Dr. R R Daniels to learn how to keep the body in good order. Sample copy available at newsdealers or The Hygienist Publishing Co Majestic Building Denver Colorado 282.
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Hygienist Magazine
R. R. Daniels
Hygienist Publishing Co
Majestic Bldg
Denver
Colo
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