South Fork Notes Report Frost and Local Visits
Neighborhood news from South Fork reports frost in the morning and dairymen hoping for rain. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hermann, Miss Nellie Breuer starting at Warner district, Mrs. Edd Carver and children visiting relatives, and Frank McCracken rebuilding a site for Geo Herman. Miss Cane of Marshfield teaches at Hermann school with 33 pupils. Mrs. Terrel nursing Mrs. A. B. Hermann. Dave Beck, Joe Mast, Edwin Schroeder and family visitors. religious services held at homes with Rev. Fosser and Elder J. G. Miller planning at Hermann Schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Henry Hermann
Nellie Breuer
Warner
Edd Carver
James Whoberg
Frank McCracken
Russell Place
Geo. Hermann
Miss Cane
Marshfield
Hermann
Terrel
Coquille
A. B. Hermann
Dave Beck
Lower River
Joe Mast
Edwin Schroeder
Local Visits and Family News from Sitkum Area
Sitkum reports social visits and travel notes from October. Mrs Dave Morgan and son of Looking Glass visited friends in Brewster last week. Mr and Mrs Walter Laird traveled to Roseburg Monday. Mrs Wm Smith of Gravel Ford passed Brewster en route to Roseburg to help care for granddaughter Gertrude Laird who is sick with diphtheria. Gertrude’s condition described as improving. Mrs Lee Mast and Mrs Clarence Johnson of McKinley visited sister Ingram over the weekend. Miss Wanda Harry spent the weekend with her parents.
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Sitkum
Dave Morgan
Looking Glass
Brewster
Walter Laird
Roseburg
Wm. Smith
Gravel Ford
Gertrude Laird
Gertrude
Lee Mast
Clarence Johnson
McKinley
Gravel Ford Gems Notes Local Happenings
Oct 13 Gravel Ford notes report Bertha Cotton visiting Elk Creek friends. Margaret Harnish hosted a carni val at North Bend. L Ingram moves to McKinley for winter. Elmer Olsen begins at the Academy in Coquille. Peter Byer suffers poison oak. Mrs Harvey Barklow visits Dora relatives. The Ingrams’ little daughter ill. Ray Lewis rents the Jas Hall buggy at Fox Bridge. C F Weathermann returns to Harrisburg after visiting Lloyd. Mrs Wm Smith travels to Roseburg to care for granddaughter Gertrude Laird with diphtheria. Farewell picnic for Mr and Mrs Jas Hall. T W Brady builds a fireplace for JCR Bennett of Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Cotton
Elk Creek
Margaret Harnish
North Bend
L. Ingram
McKinley
Elmer Olsen
Coquille
Peter N. Byer
Harvey Barklow
Dora
Nate Ingram
Ray Lewis
Jas. Hall
Fox Bridge
C. F. Weathermann
Harrisburg
Lloyd
Wm. Smith
Roseburg
Gertrude Laird
T. W. Brady
J. C. R. Bennett
Myrtle Point
Eberle Becomes Superintendent of Naval Academy at Indianapolis
Relatives report Capt. E W Eberle has been promoted from navy yard command to Superintendent of the U S Naval Academy at Indianapolis. He succeeds Rear Admiral William F Fullman, who moves to command the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Eberle, a Fort Smith native, is linked to the Stemmler family and previously served aboard the Oregon during the Santiago battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Eberle
Navy Yard
Washington
U. S. Naval Academy
Indianapolis
William F. Fullman
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Eberle
J. P. Stemmler
Arkansas
Stemmler
Fort Smith
Hawley Tours Coos County Harbors and Waterways
Congressman Hawley visited Myrtle Point Coquille and Bandon during a district swing. He returned to Bayside to inspect the Coos Bay Bar as he investigates harbor and waterway matters for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley
W. C. Hawley
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Bandon
Bayside
Coos Bay
Corn Show Announced for Myrtle District in Coos County
County agriculturalist J L Smith announces a corn show for the Myrtle Paint District to be held at the undy dam on Wednesday November 1st with Prof Larsen of the O A C judging exhibits and lecturing on corn growing. The program starts at 10 a m with a big banquet and a corn husking bee and prizes planned for the evening. Smiling Dutch of the Banton Athletic Club and Jim Wilson the Boy Wonder visited from North Tend with a strongman acrobatic and wrestling act during the Carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle
Coos County
J. L. Smith
Dutch
Banton
North Tend
Jim Wilson
Community conferences to be tried in Oregon
The extension division of Oregon State University at Eugene offers community conferences on topics such as city planning and school surveys. University faculty can provide authoritative talks to help map development and assess educational needs in towns, promising richer, cost effective results than past single lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State University At
Eugene
State University
School of Architecture
Ellis F. Lawrence
Oregon
University School of Education
Ashland
School of Commerce
Appeal for Community Spirit in a Small Town
An editorial urges residents to stop undervaluing their town and buy locally. It argues that supporting local stores, schools, and professionals will raise the town’s status, attract people back from away, and improve services for all. HOME BOOSTER.
Oregon Industrial Review Highlights 1916 Developments
Oregon development news in brief from the state bureau of industries and statistics covers shipbuilding, mining, agriculture and utilities. Reports include St Helens shipyard work, Dalles soap plant, Whited mine sale, cranberry crops, leather and cheese production, rail and irrigation plans, forest reserves, public ownership calls, and wage and hour proposals.
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Oregon Development News
Prise
State
Bureau of Industries
Statis
Salem
Northwest
St. Helens
Dalles
la Grande
Tacoma
Rehrang
Medord
Oregon
Ashland
Hausser
Spaulding Logging Co
Lawa
Black Rock
Bandon Cheese
Bandon
Forest Reserve
Willamette
Harrisburg
Prineville
Canby Canning Co
Eugene
Oregon-Utah Sugar Company
Rogue River Valley
Crown Point
Columbia Highway
Buncorn
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Ten Mile
Coos County
Marshfield
C. A. Smith
Unity
Thompson
Sixes River
Sproule
S. P. Co
Sipty
Toledo
J. B. Miller
Depot Slough
Heppner
Masonic
Hill Lines
North Bend
Grants Pass
Greenback
Abigail Scott Duniway Dies After Long Suffrage Fight
Abigail Scott Duniway, long a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage, died in sleep in Portland at age 80 just before her 81st birthday. She battled for equal rights alongside Susan B. Anthony and helped bring full suffrage to several states.
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Portland
Ore
Abigail Scott’ Duniway
United States
Duniway
Susan B. Antony
Pavtinets
Oregon High School Debating League Seeks 60 Schools
October 15 is the enrollment deadline for Oregon high schools in the state debating league. Early Kilpatrick of the University of Oregon is secretary. The league plans eight districts and will choose a subject on Swiss military service features. Salem holds the University of Oregon cup after beating Enterprise last spring.
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Oregon High School
Kilpatrick
University of Oregon
Eugene
Acec
United States
Umatilla
Oregon
Lower Columbia
Willamette
Coos Bay
R. L. Kirk
Springfield
la Grande
Union
Enterprise
Yale
Marshfield
Astoria
Salem
Roseburg
Oregon City
Pendleton
Ashland
Prineville
Bugant
Water Permits During Quarter Ending July 31 1915
Salem Oregon October 11 during the quarter ending July 31 1915 the State Engineer reports 152 water appropriation permits to irrigate 23143 acres develop 352 horsepower and build 15 reservoirs. permits involve 210 miles of canals and pipelines and an estimated expenditure of 891241.00 in Coos County listed owners include C A Gage A Fish C C Long A Smith Lumber Co Alfred Johnson Lumber Co S S Reed and others for mining manufacturing municipal and domestic uses with diversions from unnamed streams Archer Gulch Bingham Creek Myrtle Creek Mc Kee Gulch and springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Coos County
C. A. Gage
A. Fish
C. C. Long
A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company
Marshfield
Archer Gulch
A. C. Shaw
Portland
McKee Gulch
S.S. Reed
Myrtle Point
Railroads Buy 135 Million Cross Ties Annually
The nation's railroads purchase about 135 million cross ties each year and around 43.85 million of them are treated with creosote. The treated material could build a double track roughly 8,700 miles long.
Early days in Myrtle Point section notes from 1897
Items from Vol 2 No 49 dated October 16 1897 record local news. S B Hermann and family return from Roseburg. Lafferty and Amelia Ellingsen wed at Norway. Arch er inspects Coquille river work. Hood plans winter in Southern California. Wilson and Brother start natural ship knees industry at Bald Hill. Lainger sells Coos Bay stage interest and may seek Alaska fortune. several residents visit relatives and pursue new ventures.
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W. C. ‘Conner
S. B. Hermann
Roseburg
L. Lafferty
Amelia Ellingsen
Norway
O. E. Huling
Lundy
Etelka
Sam Johnson
Chas Adams
T. J. Greene
F. R. Archer
Coquille River
Portland
Tuesay
Go. Lainger
Olalla
Douglas County
Lainger
Coos Bay
P. C. Ream
Alaska
Tie supply enables Seattle to San Francisco rail service dreams
A 1914 batch of Douglas fir cross ties laid by a single railroad could support a double track passenger line and a single track freight route between Seattle and San Francisco. The Geo W Moore saw mill at Toledo plans to resume operations and is offering large bundles of old exchanges for sale at five cents each via the Enterprise office.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Enterprise Offic
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Hermann Schoal
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McCall Ride
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Sfecall
McCall’s Magazine
Myrtle Point Enterprise
U. of O. Extension Division
Lebelous
Viola Barr
Cal
W. St. Sacramento
D. N. Stearns
Western Meat Co
Sacramento
Golden West Motors Co
Bob Industrial Review
Coos & Curry County
J. F. Strong
Abigail Scott Duniway
Orggon
Debating ‘League
U. S
Geo. W. Moore
Tony
Br. Cramley & CO
Valencia
Oaeas
Ake Mae
Maan
General Electric
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