22 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1898
Page
1
The ad promotes boots, shoes, and gentlemen furnishings, promising neat, well-made attire for men, ladies, and children. It touts affordable prices, fashionable dress goods, and reliable groceries described as digestible and nutritious, inviting readers to visit for savings.
The railroad commission was abolished by an act of the state legislature. Oregon and California are now linked by telephone and a Spokane to San Francisco line exists. The cannery industry shows profit in Willamette and Coquille valleys. Lester Wright, a brakeman, was found unconscious with a head wound near Ruckles Station after a passing train flagging incident. He is known in Myrtle Point.
Farmers in the upper Coquille valley report strong fruit and vegetable output ready to support a large evaporator and a potato starch factory. Louis Strong notes home market demand could double next season, boosting production and local patronage. Nearby forks, creeks, and tributaries bolster the claim of a central Wasuimarux site.
At about 2:15 a.m. the O. R. & N. Co. steamer T. J. Potter collided with the Transportation Company's G. W. Shaver en route Portland from Clatskania. The Shaver sank in 12 feet of water within minutes. Potter sustained minor damages. Despite 25 aboard many women and children slept in cabins and bunks, no lives were lost. Most evacuees were nearly unclad on escape in darkness and fog. In Oakland Bax Francisco on Oct 17 troop movement from Camp Merriam to Manila began with 800 men boarding the steamer Senator. The Third battalion of the Twenty-third infantry recruits for the Second Oregon and battery D, California heavy artillery, marched to the Pacific street dock arriving at 11.
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