1914 Cool & Curry County Fair Exposition Opens
Record crowd anticipated then rain cooled plans. entries doubled from 1913 across horticultural, agricultural, culinary and needlework displays. Tobacco leaves from Catching Creek ranch drew attention. Coos County Industrial Fair showcased farm machinery and extension department projects. Horse and motor racing results listed with times and winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Folke
W W. Endicott
Catching Creek
Connecticut
Endicott
Coos County
A. C
Agricultural College
Tom Hanley
Chas. Nicholson
Lewden
Hanley
Saturday Horse Races Attract Wide Attendance
A sequence of races at the 1914 fair featured multiple heats and sprint events. Lady Wahke, Lula Miller, Coos Bay, and other horses raced in half mile, mile, and relay events with times ranging from about 1:30 to 2:27. The program also noted a one and one eighth mile derby and a consolation half mile run. The day concluded with a detailed report of receipts totaling 2081.50 including gate, grand stand, and concession takings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Enos
Mary D. Hume
F. Wilson
Rogue River
N. Wilson
Sir Ashton
Wahke
Slagle
Jim Baldwin
Norton
Bill Murry
Masson
C. W. Hodges
Scoville
Abella
Pere Ada Sain
Templeton
Veloski
Ates
E. S. Dement
Ivan Rose
Jap Yoakum
Ed Olland
Clare Dement
Lady Wahke
Selley
Lula Miller
Coos Bay
Little Shamrock
Bonnie June
Coos
Curry County Derby
C.W. Hodges
Grenlaw
Veloski Oo
Alice K
M. O. Stemmler
SWATS County Fair Praised for Community Value and Growth
An onlooker labeled Incognito lauds the Swats County Fair as the county’s most valuable community institution. He notes the third annual fair for Cops and Curry counties has grown from humble beginnings to a significant event supporting agricultural and horticultural interests, despite rain delaying the final track races in Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cops
Curry
Myrtle Point
Late war developments push fight across Aisne front
After 18 days of battle north of Paris the clash in the Aisne district remains fierce with heavy losses on both sides. German attempts on the French left wing are repulsed while center shelling and some allied gains between Argonne and the Meuse are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisne
Paris
French War Department
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Berlin
Galicia
Pumpkins and Gravensteins Stir Crowd at Bridge Fair
Moving the crowd, speakers praise pumpkins from Hill and Murphy of Bridge and spotlight Gravenstein apples as superior. The fair features pumpkins weighing up to 90 pounds and fields with 40 to 70 pound specimens. The author touts local apples as the best in the world and predicts a win in three straight heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Hoss
Hill & Murphy
Bridge
Oregon Industrial Review Highlights 1914 Developments
Oregon development notices cover La Grande Elks lodge $60 000 project with Otis elevators Seattle terra cotta. Portland Catholic homes for Archbishop Christie. Pendleton hotel $130 000 opens. Cascade Construction rock plant Marion with 100 workers $6 000 monthly payroll. cyanide price surge dents Baker county mining. Portland post office two mail floors seven office floors. St Johns road upgrade $175 000. Albany bids $50 000 high school. fruit industry hit by European war and odd labor laws. Heppner Milling pays $10 yearly. Pilot Rock housing shortage. Pacific Coast Manufacturer urges prudent public utility ownership for Oregon prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Palmer-Ellison Co
Portland
Seattle
Archbishop Christie
New Pendleton
Cascade Construction Co
Marion
S. P. So
Oregon
Baker County
Army of Federal
St. Johns Road
Albany
Heppner, Milling Co
Pilot Rock
Pacific Coast
Homesteaders Granted Extended Absence Privileges
The act approved August 22 1914 allows entrymen under section 2291 to take five months of absence per residence year in one or two periods, with notices filed at the local land office. Absences may be split, returns must be reported, and two absences in separate residence years must be separated by a substantial gap if totaling over five months. The circulars are updated to reflect these changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Offices
General Land Office
United States
Local Land Office
Focal Land Office
Myrtle Point Drug Store Prescriptions Probe Indicts Doctors
Prosecution into alleged bootlegging form of liquor prescriptions leads to indictments of two physicians a veterinarian and a drug store owner. Dr L G Johnson pleads guilty and receives a minimal fine with suspended sentence while others face fines and jail time, all suspended. The case centers on a single non certified prescription issued to a sick patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
N. G. W. Perkins
Coke
M. O. Stemmler
J. L. Masson
Dr. Johnson
Myrtle Point
Prohibition Party
W.C. T U
L. A. Liljeqvist
Leslie G. Johnson
Johnson
Grand Jury
Wires Cut Allegation Sparks Dance Hall Inquiry
Manager McKenna of the Oregon Power Company told the Enterprise by phone that rumors about the Friday night power cut are false. He says the dance hall lights were wired without authority and the lineman who cut the wires acted under orders from the power company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenna
Oregon Power Company
Enterprise
Hermann Building
New Machine Manager Schroeder Installs Pow er Cameragraph
Schroeder of the Unique Theatre last week installed a new Power Cameragraph, latest company model. The electric motor driven machine delivers a steadier, smoother, quieter picture, prompting operators to watch their language in the operating room and keep quiet when filming sensitive content. Call the Enterprise with news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Theare
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Cool & Curry County Fair
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Pollerton
Wahke, Slagle
Teddy, R. Lee
Chas. Foster
R. Wilson
Swisher
Enuries
Greenlaw
Gift
Ada Sain
Petrograd
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Unghvar
Budapest
Bialystok
Kiao Chow
Shan Tung
Tsing Tau
Iltis
Ofs of Industrial Review
Oregon Development News
State Bureau of Industries and Statistics
Latter Day Saints
C. E. Crumley
Crumley
Col. E. Hofer
Salem Daily Capital Journal
W H. Sellack
Methodist Mission Society of Oregon
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Waterway’s Association
Qoistrict
Tech
the Enterprise the News
N. P. Peterson Farmers Phone
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