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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1909
Page
4
The article notes major railroad projects in Oregon will likely redraw the state’s map within the year. A headquarters ruling ends mail delivery to schoolchildren by postmasters, prompting relief among some officials. Road houses selling intoxicants to motorists are criticized as a danger to drivers, with evidence mounting against the trade’s supposed benefits.
A collage of pointed, humorous observations on work, family, patience, and manners. It jests at stubborn husbands, overbearing bosses, parental roles, and Friday fatigue while weaving social quirks and a few rural boasts into a light moral mood. Bill Moore claims eighty bushels per acre, framed as conservative humor.
The Myrtle Point Improvement club will meet with Mrs J C Brown on Friday October 8. All members are requested to be present by order of president Mrs N G W Perkins. A thunder storm marked Monday night with distant rumble, one loud crash, then clear sky and bright moon. Light sprinkle rain and dust settling ahead of fall pasturage. Jake Strong reports excellent peaches at his Myrtle Point home, four boxes from three trees, praised as equal to California fruit.
Long report notes sections of the country expanding peach cultivation with optimism for returns. It covers Coquille bankrupt petition against Erdman and Hensley, Myrtle Point timber work and rail bridge impacts, Johnson mill output, local labor prosperity, new prospecting at Bray mountain, sidewalk improvements on Fourth Street, and a Bay area transport bond plan for Coos Bay.
Chas. Neal known as Coonskin Charlie, a former local trapper, is under arrest in Yellowstone Montana on charges of passing worthless and forged checks. Extradition will be sought. Neal used local names on checks drawn on Myrtle Point banks and claimed coyotes hides to settle debts. The case ties to past schemes and a long-running account with L. A. Roberts W. A. Neil and George Martin.
To alks to beware of coughs and colds on the chest as neglected they lead to pneumonia or consumption. Treat the cough with Ballard's Horehound Syrup the standard cure of America. Use as directed. A cure and preventive for all diseases of the lungs. Price 25c 50c and 1 per bottle.
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