Wood blocks favored for paving in Multnomah County
Portland crowds hear debate on using wood blocks versus bitulithic for 70 miles of road. speakers include John T. Dougall and Roadmaster John B. Yeon, who notes cost limits. timber interests cite employment and durability across cities.
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Rufus Holman
John B. Yeon
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Board of County Commissioners
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China pheasants liberated in Myrtle Point section
Sixty Chinese pheasants from the State Game Farm at Corvallis were delivered in Myrtle Point this week. H. W. Fearnley of the Pacific Drug Co arranged shipment. Birds were released Monday at Winsor Faulkenstein's ranch near Lee, Sam Miller's place near Norway, Percy Schroeder's near Norway, B. Bakers on the South Fork, and Garrett Brothers' ranch on the Middle Fork.
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Corvallis
H. W. Fearnley
Pacific Drug Ca
Willamette Valley
Myrtle Point
Winsor &Faulkenstein
Lee
North Fork
Sam Miller
Norway
Percy Schroeder
B. Baker
South Fork
Garrett Brothers
Middle Fork
Broken Coin at Univeri Day Night Display
A fragment notes a broken coin featured during a Univeri Day night event on the campus 612 blocks from an unspecified origin. The readable text suggests a local exhibit or celebration with a focus on currency and history.
Corn Show Day Set for Myrtle Point on November 17
County Agriculturist J. J. Smith toured Coos County collecting prizes for the Myrtle Point Corn Contest. Exhibits from the Myrtle Point District go to the Bank of Myrtle Point and are tagged with owners’ names. The event features three exhibits with cash and goods as prizes, a grand silo prize, a best single ear prize, and a corn judging lecture by Prof. Larson. Corn shows extend to Marshfield and Coquille on November 18 19 and 20 with the Ko Keel Korn Klub organizing events.
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Coquille
Coos-County
Myrtle Point
Forks
Coquilles River
Fairview Secotin
Bank of
Bank of Myrtle Point
N. D. Pratt
Farmers’ Store
Spencer & Shelley
Henry Schroeder
Hembley & Snyder
Oliver
Huling & Lundy
Hub Clothing & Shoe Co
Elgin
Geo. Rackleff
Coos County
Wisconsin
E. E. Johnson
Coquille Valley
Coosay
Grange
Lundy
Larson
Marshfield
Lutsey Defeats Lambert in Local Wrestling Match
A sizable crowd watched at Unique Theatre as M G Lutsey defeated George Lambert in over three quarters of an hour. At the Cops and Curry County Fair finale Lambert won two falls from Curry County, Lutsey securing a hammerlock and Lutsey a body scissors sequence. Jim Wilson challenged either man, and Lambert accepted a fight at Powers on October 22.
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Unique Theatre
M. G. Lutsey
George Lambert
Lambert
Lutsey
Jim Wilson
Boy Wonder
Powers
Myrtle Point School Board Fixes Out-of-District Tuition
The Myrtle Point School District sets monthly out-of-district tuition for grammar school pupils at $1.50 for 1st–3rd grades, $2.00 for 4th–6th, and $2.50 for 7th–8th. High school tuition is county paid. Rates are noted as lower than nearby towns, with Poaitle City cited at $35 per pupil for nine months.
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Myrtle Point
Poaiitile
What constitutes a State and the vote goal debated
Ontario Democrat ponders what defines a state from tax and court power to wealth and influence. The verse questions who should govern and who benefits, emphasizing how interest groups shape who gets to vote.
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Ontario
Democrat
State Road Expenditures and Highway Progress in 1915
A summary of a 1915 Agriculture Department circular on U S road expenditures through January 1 1915. It notes 39 states enacted state aid laws and total spending of 211 859 163, with 38 states allocating 54 88 007 for 1915. It reports 2 273 131 miles of public roads with 10 9 percent surfaced, and Indiana Ohio New York California lead in surfaced mileage.
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Mississippi
South Carolna
Texas
Agriculture Department
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
California
Indiana
Ohio
United States
Rhode Island
Agrculture
Washington, D. C
Busterstown Shoe Ads Seen In Myrtle Point Window
Notice for school children to view Buster Brown shoe advertisements in the Myrtle Point Mercantile window on Saturday October 23 at 3 PM. The first girl from second to fourth grade to correct the ad will win a free pair of shoes.
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Myrtle Point Mercantile
Busterstown
Buster Brown
Knights of Pythias elect lodge officers in Portland
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias met at Pythian hall in Portland to elect officers for the coming year. Walter G Gleeson was chosen grand keeper of records and seal, with Willard L Marks named grand chancellor. Edward Curtis was named supreme representative from Oregon to the Supreme Lodge alongside Frank S Grant as alternate.
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Portland
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Alder Streets
Oregon
Grand Keeper of Records
L.R. Stinson
Walter H. Gleeson
W. L. Marks
Albany
Supreme
E. D. Curtis
Curtis
Grand Lodge of
Willard L. Marks
H. G. Wortman
Medford
Julian A. Hurley
Yale
Walter G. Gleeson
Baker
J. W. Maloney
Pendleton
Jesse Spencer
Corvallis
Edgar B. Mcdaniels
North Bend
Grand Outer Guard
H. H. Fox
Cre- Sal
Supreme Lodge
Edward Curtis
Frank S. Grant
F. Tanner
Dilton
Okla
Charles Wilson
Bickwell
Indiana
Scotland
Highland Dele Infantry
St. John
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
United States
Washigton
T. W. Lane
Centenary Methodist Church
Katherine
Marshall
A. C. Auchinvolve
Grand Lodge of Knights of Ias
Salem
Garden work urged for teachers and homes this fall
M. O. Evans, assistant State leader in College Extension, urges liberal manure use and thorough plowing before January for school and home gardens. He notes Maine supplies are available in many towns and stresses starting now for a garden next spring.
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M. O
Evans
Maine
Vans
Oregon News Roundup of Dairies Dredge and Drought
A smorgasbord of notes from Oregon and nearby regions covers livestock growth in Clackamas County, new appointments like Walter K Taylor to the Livestock Sanitary Board, tax and near beer debates in North Bend and Albany, and dredge Mitchie’s status. Plus rural tales from Idaho to Coos Bay, wolf-hunter salaries, a bootlegging conviction in Roseburg, and school district supply bids for a May primary election.
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Clackamas County
Jack
Glackamas County
Withycombe
Walter K Taylor
Corvallis
Livestock Sanitary Board
Charles L. Kunze
Tillamook
Taylor
Oregon Dairymen’s Association
North Bend
Albany Ha
P. S. Mitchie
Grays Harbor
Coos Bay
Henry Sengstacken
Williams
United States Engineering Corps
Portland
W. C. Hawley
Mitchie
Umpqua National Forest
Cascade National Forest
E. F. Averill
Oregon
Washington
Snake River Hills
Idaho
Q. Hibarger
Marshfield
Twin Falls
George Church
Socialist Cigar
Roseburg
Church
Gold Beach Globe
Goodin
State Board of Control
Lydia Adams
Vandalia
Illinois
Local Myrtle Point Team Defeated 26 to 0 at Fair Grounds
In Friday football at the Fair Grounds Coquille defeated Myrtle Point 26 to 0. Both teams showed inexperience but the game evolved into a real contest as more players gained footing. Myrtle Point debuted several new players.
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Myrtle Point Ag
Coquille
Myrtle
Second Annual Land and Manufactures Show Opens in Portland
Portland viewers will witness the Second Annual Manufacturers and Land Products Show starting Monday October 25 and running through November 13. More than 200 exhibitors from Oregon will display goods across 22 counties with working models, musical programs, a free theatre, and concessions. Special days highlight cities and towns across Oregon as low trip rates help bring consumer and producer together.
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Portland
Oregon
Northwest
VOTERS LIST SUPPLIED TO BOARDS IN ELECTION LAW RULING
Salem October 18. In an opinion today Attorney General Brown ruled on voter registration statutes. He said Chapter 225 creates permanent registration and a voters list for election boards, but Chapter 209, with more columns, governs the process.
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Salem
Prs
Evans
Palmenion County
Brown
Rhenes
Oganty
Vei Noles
Tion Board
Mr. Brown
Counties Exempt From Employers' Liability Law
Oregon Supreme Court rules counties not covered by the employers' liability statute in the Charles Rapp case against Multnomah County. The ruling reverses a lower court damages award, holding sovereign immunity applies to counties unless a statute permits suit.
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Ore
Supreme Court
Duabies Barnett
Gatens
Multnomah County
Charles Rapp
Willamette River
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