08 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1898
Page
1
The notice advertises prices on footwear fashion for men women and children. It promotes dry goods and dress items from simple draperies to elaborate creations. It highlights crockery and glassware and claims low prices for neat stylish gents furnishings and groceries.
A fragment lists Groceries and staples including coal oil, soap, flour, sugar, oats, chocolate, prunes, Java coffee, roast coffee, Tapioca, and various brands like Lyons and Arbuckles. The inventory reads like a general store docket with weights in pounds and bag sizes.
A masked robber blocked the Myrtle Point Roseburg stage at dawn last Sunday, forcing driver Louis Baker to stop and surrender a leather pouch. The thief opened registered mail, stole currency from several packages, and fled over a fence. Despite a large search, authorities found no suspect as storms erased tracks.
In San Francisco Judge Belcher ruled in John D. Spreckels & Bro. v. R A Graham that Graham defaulted on a loan secured by mortgages on Coos Bay Railroad bonds. The court ordered sale of the mortgaged securities after finding the plaintiff's right to foreclose and noting Graham's defense under section 185 of the California Civil Code.
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