Silo accident traps pioneer Captain Rackleff
Coos county pioneer Captain W E Rackleff was paralyzed while helping fill a silo with chopped corn at his home north of town Tuesday morning. He was found buried to the torso under fodder, moved to his house, and Dr Stemmier reported serious condition with both sides affected. He is over seventy and unconscious much of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Rackleff
Coos County
Rackleff
Frank Tripp
Racliff
Hovec
Dr. Stemmier
Gravel Ford Items and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Brockman took a flying trip to Myrtle Point. Miss Maude Harrison of Brownsville visits Miss Leatherman. Both local schools opened with twenty pupils each. Grant Hervey and his mother traveled to Coquille to arrange schooling for his children. A R Bennett builds a cottage on his inherited land and hints at a future companion. Grangers discuss building a Myrtle Point warehouse. Farmers invited to join the grange which meets the third Friday each month at 7 6 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Brockman
Myrtle Point
Maude Harrison
Brownsville
Leatherman
Grant Hervey
Coquille
A. R. Bennett
Grange
Arrest of Ira Cornelius on Statutory Offense Charges
Ira Cornelius a former stage driver on the here Roseburg route was arrested at Marshfield by City Marshal Carter on advice from Deputy Clyde Gage and taken to Coquille for investigation. Mrs Philip Brack accuses him of involvement in her condition. He was found asleep at the Geck hand on the launch Curiew and had returned to Coos county after work on routes Sumner Lairds Great Pass. A possible marriage offer to settle the matter was reportedly made at the county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Whittington
Oregon
Whittington
London
Coos County
E. E. Straw
Marshfeld
J.J. Burns
North Bend
Maple Street
Hermann
Myrtle Point
Masonic Temple
Judge Building Committee
Wien
Masons and
Eastern Stars
Ira Cornelius
Here
Roseburg
Marshfield
Carter
Clyde Gage
Coquille
Philip Brack
Middle Fork Valley
Cornelius
Clausing
Geck
Curiew
Sumner
Lairds
Greats Pass
Cogiille
Roasting Pans Sought By Huling Lundy Sons For Thanksgiving
In local news the largest salmon haul of the season was landed by Union Fisheries seine crew with over eighteen hundred fish. A birth report of triplets to Claude Brown was likely a joke, and rumors of leasing the Coquille mill to Anson Brothers Logging were not confirmed.
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Huling, Lundy & Sons
Union Fisheries Seine
Gold Beach Globe
Coos Bay
Claude Brown
Myrtle Point
Coquille Mill and Mercantile Company
Anson Brothers Logging Company
Chapped Skin Remedy Promoted for One Night Cure
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Salve cures chapped skin on hands or face in one night and is unequalled for sore nipples burns and scalds with sales through all good druggists.
Notice of School Indemnity Selection in Roseburg
Notice from the United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon dated October 9 1908 announces a school indemnity selection. no further details are given in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Oregon applies for school indemnity selections in 1809
State of Oregon on October 9 1809 applied for the 5 NE of section 24 township 27 south range 10 west W M and filed a list of school indemnity selections open to public inspection. Persons claiming adversely or under mining laws or asserting mineral value may file claims affidavits of protest or contest. Myrtle Point Enterprise is designated as the publication newspaper. Benjamin L. Eppy Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
W. M
Myrtle Point
Benjamin L. Eppy
Register
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatism Cure
An advertising notice claims Ballard's Snow Liniment can cure rheumatism with a few bottles at 25 cents, 50 cents or $1, sold by N. G. W. Perkins. Also promotes Chamberlain's Liniment as superior for back and chest pains, sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
N. G. W. Perkins
Northern Pacific seeks land in Roseburg area in 1909 filing
Notice states Northern Pacific Railway Company applied to select 40 acres in township 29 south range 10 west W M starting 60 chains west of a section corner. Protests or affidavits of protest due by October 30, 1909 to Registrar Benjamin L. Eopy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg
United States Land Office
Oregon
Northern Pacific Railway Company
St Paul
Minnesota
W. M
Just Enough Food for Health Says Warn Of Overeating
A mature person needs only food to repair waste supply energy and body heat. Excess eating causes stomach troubles rheumatism and kidney disorders. If indigestion occurs revise diet and take Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. for sale by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finough
Chamberlain
J. C. Jenkins
Glasgow
Divorce Suit Filed in Coos County Circuit Court
Summons in Oregon Circuit Court Coos County directs Hattie Greene to answer Don L. Greene's divorce complaint within six weeks from October 1909. If unanswered by November 20, 1909, a default judgment will be entered against her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
State of Oregon
County of
Coos
Don L. Greene
Hattie Greene
Hattie Grene
State of
Oregon
Land Office Notice of Homestead Proof at Myrtle Point
Department of the Interior notice states Lawrence Berryman Jennings of Remote Oregon filed for final five year proof to establish land claim under Homestead No 13727 No C4810 for section 32 township 29S range 10W Willamette meridian. Proof before U S Commissioner Edgar A Dodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on November 10 1909. Witnesses named: James Gurney George Gurney Joseph D Myers William A Doney and Benjamin L Hovy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
iLawrence Berryman Jennings
Remote
Sey
South Range
Williamette Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U. S
Myrtle Point
James Gurney
George ¥. Gurney
Joseph D. Myers
William A. Doney
Benjamin L. Hovy
Inter
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W. N. Young
Panter
Ra Cornelius
Phillip Brack
F. S. Dow
Coquille Bandon and
K. of P
Smith Hall
L. I. Peorge
Benjamin L. Eopy
Roberts & Roberts
Portland and Coos Bay Steamship Line
Portland
W. F. Miller
L.h.spooner
Coquille River Line
Strs
Fifield and Bandon
San Francisco
Bandon
Vyinaonmoersa
A. F. Estabrook CO
Cal
J. H. Johnston
Ore
J. A. Davenport
D. H. Jonson
E. F. Davenport
Coquille Valery Packing
Agalpany
Fay Pile Peres
Rey
John S. Coke
Circuit Court of the States of
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Platt
Zzordea
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