20 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
1
Fruit Inspector P. M. Hall-Lewis outlines efforts to establish quarantine stations to fumigate unruly fruit and purge infections. He notes legal hurdles, promotes spraying and sanitation, and urges growers to market treated fruit with clear labeling while warning against selling unpurged fruit.
Public notice lists inherited and non competent Indian lands on the Western Oregon public domain offered for sale under existing law. Bids opened November 14, 1911 for multiple land parcels including allocations to Ellen Barrett Nancy Palmer Coquille Mary Frank Chintelle Howard Gargnier Alice Johnson Lottie Scott Lucy Smith and others. Acreages range around 80 to 160 acres with appraisals from 300 to 3000 dollars and one at 159.85 acres.
R14 W W Min Ore 160 acres appr 600 land sale No 10 allot 46 Nellie Palouse lots 3 4 5 6 sec 10 T27S R3 W W Min Ore 160.64 acres appr 2000 land sale No 2 allot 47 Nellie Palouse NeSE daid R4 NE sec 14 T27.5 R3 W W Mi Ore 160 acres appr 1000 Horace G Wilson Superintendent Roseburg Oregon offers information on sale.
Expert mining man from Portland visited Salmon Mountain Mine last week with testing apparatus. He tested ores on Tuesday and Wednesday, reporting high test results and good ore in sight to support 60 tons per day for ten years with strong dividends. The visit follows Orvil Dodge’s earlier trip to Portland and involves installation of reduction works paid from mine products.
Frank P. Allen Jr. announces that the San Diego Panama California International Exposition of 1915 will begin building the enlarged Exposition buildings in November. He predicts the event will be the most beautiful unique and artistic ever held.
Fruit Inspector Hall-Lewis visited the county seat last Saturday to examine a shipment received by a local commission house. He found twenty boxes of California peaches infected with fungus and worms and seized and destroyed them, issuing a certificate allowing the consignee credit for the full amount.
Mr. Lewis warned orchardists that the brown rot fungus rapidly spreads in moist weather, rotting peaches and plums before ripening. He noted consignments from a San Francisco firm appeared warehouse-worn, shrunken, dirty, with gum exudations and rotted pits unfit for use.
The Pacific Monthly from Portland Oregon advertises articles on growing cherries apples live stock walnuts and fodder crops with a price of 1 50 a year six months for 50 if ordered through this paper Also offered are engagement announcements and wedding invitations printed by the Enterprise office for all sizes and ages.
Finley Hartley died October 17 1911 near Eckley after a two year struggle with consumption. Born August 12 1872 in Watauga NC he moved with family to Oregon and Washington before settling in Coos County. Survived by wife Eva Phillips three children his parents six brothers and two sisters. Funeral at 3 PM Wednesday with Rev C H Barklow. Interment Neal Cemetery Roland Prairie. He was 39 years old.
Howard Finley Hartley youngest son of Mr and Mrs Finley Hartley died October 11 1911 at 9 months 20 days Funeral services were held last Friday Rev C H Barklow officiating Interment in Neal cemetery Roland Prairie Henry Conologue of Conologue Bros injured at Conologue camp succumbed to injuries Wednesday morning Born December 25 1879 in Wayne County Penn He was 31 years 9 months 15 days old Survived by wife and two daughters Funeral held in Marshfield with burial in I C O F cemetery Bandon Recorder
The editor invites readers to share The Enterprise with eastern friends. Free sample copies offered for those naming a friend in the east. Existing subscribers outside Oregon may transfer by paying 1.00 per year in advance.
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