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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
6
Santa Claus leaves a special Christmas assortment including candy and nuts for children and adults. The distribution spotlights holiday cheer and gifts for families, with joyful images of seasonal treats and greetings.
In Bancroft Billetts dated Nov 23 residents report many fowl moving to town for Thanksgiving. Mrs E Carey of Empire visits ill Crunk parents. A husking bee hosted by Mr Lett drew a crowd as he plans to move to Bridge, selling his farm to Herman Carl. A bear sighting follows goats owned by Mr Cameron, possibly the same expanse as Frank Fish bought them.
Miss Hazel Mullen quits school for winter. Mrs. W. H. Bunch moves from McKinley as pupils attend the Academy. Butchering season begins with hogs, turkeys and chickens for sale. Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Bennett spend Thanksgiving in town. Wm. Brady and Mrs. J. Bright visit Coquille for court. Mr. Qualls at the Academy breaks a leg. Several youths visit Bandon for the weekend. Andrew Cotton aids Moser at the creamery and farm. Eva Bennett travels to Bandon for meetings. E. A. Mereen returns from the rond camp at McKinley. Thomas Weekly builds a new house on his father’s ranch.
Mrs A L Nosler of Coquille visits son C H Nosler in town. J Montgomery returns home from Marshfield. W A Roselle visits Coquille on business. Eric Goldbloom travels to town with Ora Roselle and Mary Fowler. Bridge students prep operetta and basket social Saturday Nov 28 featuring Princess Crysanthemum Japanese musical comedy with a full cast. Proceeds fund a play shed on school grounds. G W Starr of Coquille makes a trip.
G W Perkins reports high sales of Adler-i-ka in Myrtle Point. One spoonful of buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture relieves nearly any constipation with gas or sour stomach and is claimed to be safe without gripping. The advertisement asserts quick gas relief and use in appendicitis.
Chas. Fowler and his sister Mary expect to sail for San Francisco the last of the week on their way east, detailing a business trip to the place this Saturday.
Norway news rounds up local visits and events. Majo Eugene Cole from Marshfield visited relatives. A basketball game pitted Norway against rock crusher boys ending 16 to 12 for rock crusher. A McCloskey Hall dance drew a large crowd. Funeral attendance for R. W. Lundy noted. Other items include births, travels and visits among local families and a creamery award winner.
A corn husking party at Mr and Mrs Lett’s provided a pleasant evening for attendees. Mrs Murphy and Miss Murphy attended a dance in Riverton. A Sunday law enforcement petition circulated at church. The Bridge school faces arithmetic concerns while Mr Lett moves closer to town and his children join Bridie school. Herman Carl will live on a ranch with his brother in law. Mrs Fredericks recovering from tonsillitis. Andrew Weltch digging potatoes. Dig Greek road work finished. Miss Pearl Ford sprained an ankle on school grounds. Mr and Mrs Bryant hosted guests Sunday. Brownson and Hatcher visited Myrtle Point last week.
The press of Oregon rallied to defeat ballot measures and now leads a campaign for tax reform. State bodies and local taxing authorities trim levies while the press vows to curb state government expenses by at least half a million dollars, outperforming other groups.
Oregon development news outlines federal land control figures, county projects, and business activity. Highlights include a 61 million acre land area with 36 million under federal control, a Cheney plan to cut state boards, Lebanon electric plant vote, McKenzie turpentine production, and urban growth in Astoria, Hood River, Coos Bay, and Grants Pass with new mills, creameries, and sidewalks.
Regular services and programs for the Christian Church outline Bible school at 10 a.m. morning sermon at 11 on Things to be Thankful for. Endeavor at 6 30 p.m. A postponed lecture will be given next Lord's day evening on Lost to the World. Evening sermon at 7 30 on A Good Man Converted. Sickness in the minister's home caused evening services to be dismissed last Lord's day. A warm welcome awaits.
High School Buzz reports nearly all students scoring above ninety percent in monthly tests. Rowena Roberts photographed the Band and Physics Class. First grade displays Indian curios and sketches of John Alden and Priscilla. Third grade hosts a gala with turkeys corn brownies and pumpkins. One absentee last month, attendance high. Fourth and Seventh grades closed Tuesday for a teacher family funeral. Progressive Thanksgiving programs planned for First, Second and Third grades Wednesday afternoon. Captain Spires predicts a strong basketball season with a practice game against Norway forthcoming.
The Opereta at Bridge features all the scholars in Mr Jones room in a school musical tied to the basket social next Saturday evening. The country school backs a bold effort with many young singers and a strong willingness to try. Attend and bring lunch baskets.
At the association annual autumn meeting in Chicago, Will V. Tufford of Clinton Iowa says war in Europe has driven print paper costs to a high mark and presses must raise prices to preserve progress and reasonable profits.
Rev G L Hall traveled from Marshfield yesterday and is today conducting services at the Hermann School House on the South Fou ae.
In this festive appeal the Red Cross promotes Christmas seals sold at one cent each to support tuberculosis relief. The message encourages remembrance of friends and using seals on packages to gladden many hearts.
A Medford resident Mrs. William Charley credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing years of back pain and kidney trouble. She reported rapid improvement within two weeks after starting the pills, finishing four boxes and experiencing no symptoms for over three years. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Sol Wise and Uncle Charles Roberts appear in town and on business trips. Dan Giles attends river business. A Literary Society is to be organized at the schoolhouse with a full program. Russell Dement ships cattle and stock beets to Beaver Hill. Oregon weather is milder than northern blizzards. Dr MaeCormac denies examining Russell the Randolph murderer. Lodge 286 BPO Ells honors Binger Hermann before his trip to Washington for the 54th congress session.
A poem decries alcohol's harms and the curse of prohibition resistance. It condemns gold lined pockets profiting from booze, ruined homes, and the temptations facing young men. The speaker urges citizens to weigh financial gain against souls and lives. By Paralee Strong.
Roy Garrett visited Coquille yesterday. Arrangements are under way for a Ball Masque at Hermann's Hall on December 12. Many people plan to travel from Myrtle Point to Bridge for the basket social and the operetta this Saturday.
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