Breezy Notes From South Fork Neighborhood News
Local column from May 19 covers visits by S. S. Reed and others, a fire at the Taylor Cement place destroying the old farm house, Saturday plans for a Barn Sunday School picnic, community visits from North Bend to Coquille, fishing trips on Rock Creek, and a rising turnout of women at election rooms while residents harvest strawberries and cream.
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Otto Groke
North Bend
Lower River
Bandon
Taylor Cement Place
Ed Baker
Baker
Charles Broadbent
C. Carter
G. L. Hall
Twin Oaks
Hall
Darius Neal
California
Arthur Hermann
Neal
Thomas Barklow
Brother Barklow
S. S. Reed Place
New Barn
Hermann School
Enterprise
Bridge Briefs May 19 Visitor at local home
James Culver visited the home of Mr and Mrs Axe on Sunday. Audry Bryant came from Myrtle Point to visit her parents.
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James Culver
Axe
Mies, Audry- Bryant
Myrtle Point
Arago Sunday School Hosts North Pole Trip Event
Large attendance at Arago Sunday school last Sunday morning as the trip to the North Pole ends. Naomi Root's side leads Elmer Bell by five miles. A postlesson feast is planned after Sunday school and Rev. J. S. Root's preaching. Mrs Geo Mullen and Hazel with Mollie Bright visit H A Todd. Hazel to stay a while. Fishtrap schoolhouse program attracts crowd with refreshments and boxes served.
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Arago
North Pole
Naomi Root
Elmer Bell
J. S. Root
Geo. Mullen
Hazel
Millie
Norway News Briefs Highlight Local Voting and Events
Miss Leeta Clinton recovered from a sprained ankle while few Norway women voted last Friday due to long distance to the Arago polls. Mr and Mrs J Finley Schroeder left Saturday as delegates to the State Grange. Calvin Rays family has several sick with smallpox. Local boys attended the McKinley dance Saturday night. BE Lane visited Norway on Tuesday. The rock quarry cook house is set to begin operating about Wednesday.
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Norway
Leeta Clinton
Arago
J. Finley Schroeder Leff
State Grange
Calvin Ray
McKinley
BE. B. Lane
Rock Quarry
Local Social News From Gravel Ford Area
Mr and Mrs Dick Buell and others from Bandon and Myrtle Point visited Mrs Geo Mullen in Gravel Ford. Miss Ruby Chandler wed Miss Hazel Mullen assisted at Arago for strawberry season. Loren Johnson and Ruby Chandler married at the Chandler home. Ice cream social planned at Bennett’s grove with bonfires and an eight o’clock start. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Dick Buell
Gross
Childs
Bandon
Ed. Jenkins
Myrtle Point
Geo. Mullen
Margarette Harnish
Reta
Arago
Clarence Schroeder
Ed Olsen
Coquille
Carl Roland
Loren Johnson
Ruby Chandler
Lee
S. Chandler
Hazel Mullen
Mrs. Todd
Calvin Jackson
McKinley
Bennett’s Grove
Memorial services for G. A. R. at M E church May 24
Memorial services for G. A. R. will be held at the M E church on Sunday May 24 at 11 00 o clock. Rev E S Mace will deliver the sermon. Col Jew el Post members will meet at Benson Hall at 10 30 and invite Civil War Spanish American War veterans to march to the church. A Decoration Day program is announced for May 30 with details to follow.
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M. E
E. S. Mace
Col. Jewel Post
Benson Hall
Early Roseburg Mail Stage Increases Route Reach
The Roseburg mail stage now arrives earlier each evening enabling readers to get Portland dailies twelve hours sooner. Road drying delays reduced, boosting passenger traffic on the Roseburg line and extending service to Olalla Rock Creek and Camas Valley with Myrtle Point landings by 4:00 p.m.
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Roseburg
Portland
Olalla
Joe Laird
Myrtle Point
Rock Creek
Camas Valley
City Council Discusses Sani tation and Dump Ground Plans
The council debated sanitation rules for outhouses and cesspools. Mayor Roberts offered land south of town as a temporary dump site if waste is managed to avoid unsanitary conditions. The committee was told to draft the ordinance and pursue permanent dumping grounds.
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Roberts
Old Dement Family House Burned On South Fork Ranch
The Dement family residence on their South Fork ranch near Myrtle Point burned to the ground last Saturday between seven and eight p m. Built in 1870 by W T Dement’s father the cedar structure stood a story and a half and remained in good condition despite age. The roof had been reshingled the previous summer and the madrong stairs showed little wear after forty four years of use.
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W. T. Dement
South Fork
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Songs That Never Grow Old Offered With Subscriptions
Publishers offer a volume of 250 songs with word and music included. The book priced at 2.50 available for 79 cents with a subscription to The Youths Companion and The Enterprise. Youths Companion yearly subscription is 2 issues for 2.00. The Myrtle Point Enterprise yearly is 1.50. Order 4.00 to receive The Companion for a year. The Enterprise and the song book will be sent postpaid. Envelopes dated for the Coos and Curry County Fair 1914 are offered for sale at the Enterprise office.
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Myrtle Point
Enterprise Office
Coos & Curry County
Crop Outlook Stirs Wide Confidence Across States
Bankers and business leaders from Louisville, Columbus, San Francisco and Portland express optimism on a bumper crop, fed by a stabilizing financial system and pending rate changes. They foresee renewed prosperity, while cautioning that policy actions and wartime uncertainty could influence the pace of recovery.
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United States
Sun of
New York
Louisville
John B. Pittle
Louisville Trust Company
Columbus
Ohio
J. S. Ralston
Ralston Steel Car Company
International Harvester Company
Irving T. Bush
Bush Terminal Company
Federal Reserve Board
Mexico
San Francisco
F. S. Lipman
Wells Fargo-Nevada National Bank
Portland
Ore
A. S. Mills
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Oregon to create commission to employ the unemployed
Lawmakers plan a supplementary measure in Oregon to establish a commission tasked with finding work for jobless residents. The move follows debates over existing labor restrictions and aims to reduce unemployment through government employment programs.
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Oregon
County July 3 4 celebration plans advance
The organizing committee met to finalize two day July 3 and 4 events and prizes. About $700 has been subscribed to finance the celebration. Word from Medford horsemen suggests seven or eight horses may race here on both days.
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Coog County
Medford
Stop and Look at OK Barber Shop Dyeing and Pressing
Prompt, satisfactory dyeing and pressing offered for ladies clothing including silks and satins. Free mending on suits cleaned and pressed here.
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O. K
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Hub Clothing & Shoe Co
S. S. Reed
Ben Shull
Roby
Max Dement
Rolland Prairie
Sea Side
Burton
Salvation Army
Coulter
Ora
Lawrence Roselle
Mary Fowler
Wadman
Wilson
Hawking i
Bridge
Aaron Wilson
Mr. Hawkins
Mulkey
Lyle Nosler
H. Bryant
Hiram Hatcher
Fraedricks
Tom Kinigut
Millie.Roselle
Mr. Belieu
Geo. Ford
R. C. Endicott
Hill & Murphy
Gold Dust Twins
Hezzie Root
Norway News
Gravel Ford Gems
G. A. R. Attention
ED V. Price
Eer
Perember
Phone Farmers 47
Dora T. W. Panter
J. O. Stemmler
C. H. Day
Grandy
Coos Bay
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