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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
4
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Myrtle Point under the act of March 1st 191?. Oregon terms of subscription list one year at 1.50 six months three months advertising rates available on application.
A Sentinel editor asks Col Holabird to judge whether 4 percent of the county seat’s main street lies with the city or Harriman’s railroad. Paving hinges on the street’s ownership and a Japanese war scare fades beside local prospects. The Coos county outlook appears bright with timber wealth and farming potential highlighted amid partisan shifts and economic forecasts.
President F H Scribner of the Wisconsin Butter Markets Association, breeder of Loretta D., declares Oregon and Washington superior for dairying after six weeks in Oregon and extensive travel in Washington. He cites climate and valleys as ideal for dairy stock and seeds, noting his Wisconsin farm runs ninety head on eighty acres under skilled management.
Post cards mailed under sealed envelopes incur first class postage at two cents per ounce or fraction. Unsealed envelopes require postage by message character at first class if written, or third class at one cent for each two.
Postal authorities detail rules for postal cards with embedded materials such as glass or metal. Cards must be properly addressed and prepaid, enclosed in envelopes to be mailable. Stamps on opened cards exposed cannot count toward postage. Effective August 1, 1907, ruled by Postmaster H. B. Steward.
The foreman reports a haunted office to the editor claiming rattling sounds come from deceased subscribers seeking to settle unpaid accounts. The editor explains the phenomenon as the restless spirits returning to balance dead subscriptions, noting they have no pockets to pay.
A week of disasters reports a Chinese typhoon destroying 3000 houses and killing 1100 at Chang Chow and 600 houses with 1200 deaths at Lam Cheng. In Oregon, Edward H. Martin faces manslaughter verdict and 15 year sentence with $1000 fine after a Portland jury convicts him in Nathan Wolff murder case and he files an appeal. Wyoming blizzard delays trains as a Lone Tree Creek caboose with forty laborers is blown from the track. six killed and many injured, car toppled into a gully.
Elmer E Wagstaff of Kerby Josephine County Oregon filed sworn statement No 9955 March 10 1908 to purchase N% NEY of NEY NW Lots section 30 township 25 range W M Oregon. He will prove land valuable for timber over agriculture before the Register and Receiver December 12 1908 at Roseburg. Witnesses: Benjamin O McGee Lewis E Poe A Q Johnson Elmer L Giles all of Roseburg. Adverse claims must file by December 12 1908 Benjamin L Eppy Register.
Classified items advertise a portable saw mill pigs saddle gear and harness records a blue mare and colt a pacing horse and land notices inviting adverse claimants to file by December 5 1908 with Benjamin H. Eppy Register in Roseburg Oregon authorities and contact points include Bank of Myrtle Point J N Roberts Fred W Estberg and Joseph Murphey and George Taylor of Roseburg Oregon.
The Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company through attorney Frank E. Alley files an application in Roseburg Oregon on October 5 1908 to select the east half of section 24 township 29 south range 18 west Willamette meridian for coal lands. Adverse claimants or objectors must file affidavits of protest by November 25 1908 with Register Benjamin L. Eppye.
United States Land Office notices California and Oregon Land Company through attorney Frank B Alley applied June 15 1906 to select NWNE section 12 township 31 south range 12 west Willamette meridian for mineral land protest affidavits may be filed in Roseburg Oregon by interested parties to dispute disposal Coalland Benjamin L Eppy.
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