Interesting Suit in Replevin Before New Jury Verdict for Defendants
L W McCurdy sued W H R Corbin Matt Nystrom and J R Benson in justice court over a horse claimed by McCurdy. After two trials and six hours of deliberation the jury found for the defendants. Corbin served as constable and Benson was the surety. McCurdy argued exemption of the horse. counsel were S D Pulford for the plaintiff and L A Roberts for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. McCurdy
W. H. R. Corbin
Matt Nystrom
J. R. Benson
Justice of the Peace Dodge
Mr. Bensor
S. D. Pulford
L. A. Roberts
Myrtle Point Fire Department Enters Library Contest
The Myrtle Point fire department enters the library voting contest with 3402 votes, taking fourth place and signaling potential strong influence in the race. The list of entrants includes Odd Fellows Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, Women of Woodcraft, Myrtle Point Public School, Christian Church, and several local groups. Also note an advertisement for Foley’s Owl Laxative claiming relief from chronic constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Odd Fellows
Sita Ite
Basonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Knights of Pythias
Movern _Woomen
Tgteor
Royal Nighbors of
America
Woodmen of
Women of
Wosdcraft
Myrtle Point Public School
Christian Church
Latter Day Saints Church
Ladies Improvement Club
Eccebyiovian Church
Asie G. Rev
Yat Gles Bataeeade
Nti Estes Women’ S Relief Corps
Grange of
Church, South Fire Department
Public Land Sale Notice and Witnesses in Oregon
Public Land Office notice in Roseburg Oregon dated May 7 1968 invites claims to timber land Lot 4 Section 2 Township 80S Range 10W W M by Lucy O Ollivant filed March 21 1908 sworn statement No 9972 with proof of timber value purposes only to be presented December 15 1998 in Roseburg Oregon names witnesses William H Ollivant Elmer L Giles Benjamin F Shields William M Porter John M Throne adverse claimants must file by December 1903. Also obituary style druggist notice advertising Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy safety and authenticity details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Stoseburg
William H. Ollivant
Looking Glass
Elmer L. Giles
Benjamin F. Shields
Roeburg
William M. Porter
Eugene
John M. Throne
Timber land sale notice for Roseburg Oregon 1908
United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon May 7 1908 notices William H Ollivant files sworn statement No 9973 March 21 1908 to purchase southeast quarter section 2 township 20 south range 10 west seeks land valued for timber not agriculture with witnesses Lucy Ollivant Elmer L Giles Benjamin P Shields and William M Porter toward proof before Register and Receiver December 11 1998 in Roseburg Oregon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Lucy O. Ollivant
Looyng Glass
Elmer L. Giles
Benjamin P. Shields
William M. Porter
Unclear local notice from Eugene area office
Fragmentary text from Eugene Oregon mentions John M Throne and Roseburg with a cut off deadline on or before the fifteenth day of something. The legible elements suggest a registry or claim notice but specifics are missing.
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertisement Pitch
An old time promotional snippet touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs colds and pneumonia with a warning against substitutes. It notes a genuine product in a yellow package and lists N G W Perkins as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
N. G. W. Perkins
Notice for Publication United States Land Office Roseburg 1908
Notice of timber land claim under the 1908 act for sec 10 twp 29 range 10 w W M Ore. Charlie W Ramsey files sworn statement 9914 for nw14 of sec 10. Witnesses named. Adverse claim deadline December 8 1903. Register Benjamin L Eopy.
Healthful Life Pills praise from Maine resident
L. A. Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine touts Dr King s New Life Pills after three years of use praising health benefits and gentle cleansing. The product costs 25 cents at N G W Perkins drug store.
Timber land claim notice in Roseburg Oregon
United States land office Roseburg Oregon issued notice that Annie E Southam of Springfield Lane County Oregon filed sworn statement No 9830 December 28 1907 under the timber act to purchase section 28 township 30 south range 9 west Willamette meridian and will prove land is more valuable for timber than agriculture before the register and receiver November 21 1908 witnesses include Harry Lehnherr Camas Valley Louis Steinbach Roseburg J Ernest Bartlett Albert E Southam Springfield Oregon claims due November 21 1908
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Congress
California
Nevada
Washington Territory
Charlie W. Ramsey
Kanaskat
Pierce
Washington
O. M. O'Cofiner
Clarance David
Remote
Charles Nappsier
George W. Taylor
Elmer Murry
United States Pana
Harry Lehnherr
Camas Valley
Louis Steinbach
J. Ernest Bartlett
Albert E. Southam
Springfield
Remarkable Cure of Chronic Diarrhoea with Remedy
In 1863 George M. Felton of South Gibson Pa suffered chronic diarrhoea while in the army. He tried many remedies before using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after persuasion by A W Miles. One bottle stopped the ailment at once. Sale by N G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Felton
South Gibson
A. W. Miles
Chamberlain
N. G. W. Perkins
Timber land sale claim notice in Roseburg Oregon
United States Land Office notices Abram C. Wallace of Moline Kansas who filed for the sw% sw% of section 26 and nw4 nw4 and s16 of section 35 township 80 south range 14 west Willamette meridian. He will prove the land is better for timber or stone than farming and testify January 6 1909 in Roseburg Oregon. Witnesses listed: James H. Noble Frank C. Noble Elisha N. Smith. Notices to file claims by January 6 1909. Benjamin L. Eddy Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Act of Congress
California
Nevada
Washington Territory
Abram C. Wallace
Moline
County of Elk
Kansas
S.R
W. W. M. Ore
James H. Noble
Frank C. Noble
Riverside
Iraq
Arnegon
Elisha N. Smith
Myrtle Point
Local Health Ad Promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar Cure
In Coos county Oregon Lee Weekley and James A Cotton of Gravel Ford are linked to an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy. The ad, attributed to Benjamin L Eppy as register, urges readers to buy the genuine yellow packaged product at Perkins’ drug store to cure coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooscounty
Oregon
Lee Weekley
James A. Cotton
Gravel Ford
Benjamin L Eppy
Register
Foley
Perkins’ Drug Store
Notice of final five year proof for Oregon homestead
Hamilton S Bushnell of Myrtle Point Coos county Oregon filed for final five year proof to establish a land claim on his 1902 homestead entry. Witnesses Joseph L Knight John N Newman Delison S Higgins Willis Whobrey all resident Myrtle Point Oregon. The proceeding occurs before Edgar A Dodge U S Commissioner at Myrtle Point Oregon on December 2 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Hamilton S. Bushnell
Myrtle Point
Coos County
seVi
Wi. W
Meridian
Edgar_A.‘Dodge
U. S
Joseph L. Knight
John N. Newman
Delison S. Higgins
Willis Whobrey
Benjamin L. Eppy
Register
What Ails You Golden Medical Discovery Ad
Advertisement for Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery a liver Invigorator stomach tonic and bowel regulator with a list of native American forest roots claimed to cure indigestion liver weakness and related symptoms. Promotes pills and a booklet from Buffalo New York endorsing ingredients by medical authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Phila
C Wood
Univ.of
Laurence Johnson
Med
Dept. Univ. of
N. Y
Kinley Ellingwood
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
BR. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierc
Fifty Years a Blacksmith Endorses Pain Balm
Samuel R. Worley of Hixburg Virginia, a blacksmith for over fifty years, says Chamberlain's Pain Balm gives great relief from lame back and rheumatism and calls it the best liniment he has used. For sale by N. G. W. Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Worley
Hixburg
Chamberlain
N. G. W. Perkins
Notice for Publication Oregon land claim 1908
Notice is hereby given that Henry Eugene Shelley of Marshfield Oregon has filed intention to make final proof to establish his land claim Lot 1 section 6 township 29S Range 11 W Meridian before Edgar A. Dodge U S Commissioner Myrtle Point Oregon on December 19 1903 Witnesses include John T Fellows George W Shelley Kennedy H Nansen and Lee Weekly all of Coos county Oregon. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised as a boon to elderly people for kidney and bladder disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Henry Eugene Shelley
Marshfield
Coos County
W. V
Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U. S
Myrtle Point
Cresson
John T. Fellows
George W. Shelley
Kennedy H. Nansen
Lee Weekly
Gravel Ford
Benjamin L. Evpy
Register
United States
Ole O. Lund
Coquille
Cuquilie
James Anderson
Ole Samuelson
C. J. Price
Rascrotty Oregon
M. Olsen
Coquille,regon
Timber Claim Notice for Shelley in Oregon Land District
Department of the Interior Roseburg Land Office announces J Mrs Eugénia Grace Shelley as timber applicant for section 82 township 0S range 11 West Meridian. She seeks final proof to establish land claim before U S commissioner Edgar A Dodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on November 11 1908. Witnesses include Wallace M Vandecar and John T Fellows of Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Eugénia Grace Shelley
Marshfield
Coos County
O$s
Weat
W. Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U.S
Myrtle Point
Wallace M. Vandecar
John T. Fellows
Also Mentioned on This Page
McCurdy
Regon
Benjamin L. Eopy
Benjamin L. Eddy
G. W. Perkins
Roberts & Roberts Real Estate Dealers
Miller-Cleaver Business College
North Bend
J. A. Davenport
D. H. Johnson
EE. F. Davenport
Goquille Valley Packing Company
Ivertie Point
Regen
DE. S. C. Endicott
Spruce
St. Prone
WM. Carver
Rosenoune
Foleyshoney
Healy Jungs
Taape Marts
Desicns
Copyriants &c
Communications Purionyy Coniaaut al
Munn & Co
Scientific American
MUNN
All News
New York Inn One
Comet Paitner
Gro. W. Bryant
Myrtle Point Transfer Company
Bea
Myrtle Point Livery and Feed Stable
Fourth and
Maple Streets
Laird & Weekly
Walter Endicott
Foley Stioney
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