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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
4
The piece urges southwestern Oregon farmers to stand up for their views on the presidential race next year. It notes Washington reports that Dr Wiley plans non alcoholic beverage studies and a proposed hard drink squad to test alcohol effects over years.
Old settlers say newcomers perceive easy living in western Oregon with mild climate and abundant self sufficiency. Families need little shelter fuel clothing, a cow, chickens and a garden to avoid hunger and enjoy luxuries. many wander in wagons, living close to nature. The sentiment concludes that Western Oregon might escape the labor demanded elsewhere.
The Roseburg Spokesman editor argues for improved wagon roads to Coos Bay, noting the corridor has cost land, counties, and residents. calls for a railway line and harbor upgrades. Other items report Coquille football prep, a murder charge connected to Astoria, business moves, chamber plans to consolidate cities, and a free Marshfield East Marshfield ferry plan with a Nan Smith lumber slip project awaiting completion.
Roll of Honor lists first and second ranked pupils by grade in the first month. includes names from tenth to first primary A and B divisions. Also advertises guaranteed Forest Reserve scrip sale by Frank E Alley in Roseburg Oregon and Myrtle Point nursery offerings with township maps and land information.
The Spokesman urges a single reliable wagon road from Roseburg through Brewster Valley to Coos Bay, criticizing the current mail route to Marshfield as poor. It calls for cooperative county action, heavy taxes on land speculators, and joint efforts by Coos County and Roseburg papers to secure a lasting road.
The staff of physicians connected with this, the leading institution of the kind in Portland, are graduates of the best medical colleges of the world. Maternity care is given special attention. A modern sanitarium is maintained to ensure care and position.
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