Post office quarters to be erected at Myrtle Point
The local post office project moves forward as E J Schneider’s furniture proposal was accepted. Construction begins immediately with excavation and foundation on the west side of the street between Maple and Spruce, aiming for completion by early December. building will be one story, 26 by 55 feet with a 25 by 40 main room and a 10 by 35 rear fuel and wash room.
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Poatattice
Myrtle
Wood
Wash
E. J. Schneider
Washington
Naming of Coos County Mystery Weighs on Oregon Officials
Ex Congresssman Binger Hermann asked Secretary of State Olcott to identify who named Coos County. The 1853 act created Coos from a bill by George H Ambrose. The origin is thought Indian. a Bible anecdote about Paul references Coos. the Roseburg Review notes uncertainty.
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Binger Hermann
Olcott T
Coos
Salem Statesman
Coog County
Oregon Territorial
County of
George H. Ambrose
Hermann
Rhodes
Paul
Coog Island
Roseburg Review
Prosecution Opinion Rules on Drugstore Alcohol Sales
Attorney General Brown issues directives at request of district attorneys covering drugstore operations. Provisions require bonds for non pharmacist owners, sanction pharmacist led sales of alcohol, and limit prescriptions for intoxicants effective January 1 1916. Physicians may administer alcohol when medicinally necessary but cannot sell liquor. carriers may supply limited quantities.
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Brown
Wilson Dominates Lambert In Four Falls At Pioneer Theatre
Jim Wilson defeated Lambert in four bouts lasting about an hour at the Pioneer Theatre in Powers. Wilson won each match with hammerlocks, the first fall in 29 minutes, second in 10, and two more around nine minutes each. Spectator Fred Spires of O A C praised the display as one of the finest athletics exhibitions seen in Coos county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson-Lambert
Pioneer Theatre
Powers
Wilson
Lambert
Wittos
Lutsey- Lambert
Lutsey
Coos County
Oregon News Roundup Mixed in Marshfield and Beyond
Local items report a Jersey cow champion at the Panama Pacific Exposition, cougar sightings near Marshfield, and a Lebanon Hotel community supper laying groundwork for a city club. Also noted: tax debates, a missing Carlton man found in Roseburg, an 88 year old drowned near Marshfield, Wells Fargo dividends, Coos Bay railway road plans, and state banking and postal service stories.
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Dalles
Frank Lynn
Polk County
San Francesco
Marshfield
Boise
E.R. Henderson
Henderson
Lebanon
Oregon
The
Heights Literary ‘Society
Campo of Young
Heightts Union
Hood River
Ore
Society
Dehetine A S & Reminder
Joseph ‘French Johnson
New York University
State Legislative Tax Investigation Committee
Johnson
J. F. Jenkins
Carlton
Roseburg
Quine
Florant Muhien
Coal Bank Inlet
Walter Richardson
McMinnville
Daytmne
Brown
Portland
New York
United States
Oregon land grant conference date fixed by governor
Governor Withycombe fixed November 18 as the tentative date for a conference between Southern Pacific Railroad representatives and a state committee to discuss opening lands of the land grant for settlement. A committee was set to confer with the railroad, including W. S. Vawter and I. E. Bean, among others, to pursue a compromise.
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Salérir
Ore
Withycombe
Southern Pacific, Railroad Company
Oregon & California Roaifoad
Retiow
Treaster Kay
Olcott
Iw. S. Vawter
Medford
I. E. Bean
Eugene
Garland
Lebanon
C. E.spence
Oregon City
Parry-Dickson Wedding Marks Clergy Milestone
Rev. Thomas Barklow recalls performing his 234th marriage a month shy of twenty-two years after the Parry-Dickson ceremony. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. E. Dickson, live nearby, with the bride Cleo A. Dickson. Barklow has averaged more than ten weddings annually, peaking at twenty-five in a single year.
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Parry-Dickson
Thomas Barklow
Dicksons
Thos. E. Dickson
Cleo A. Dickson
T Poe
Bath
Mise Cleo Agnes
Marriegs
Thos. Barklow
Carl
C. E. Carl
Linnie Garrett Carl
Roseburg
Portland
Seattle
Womin's Christian Temperance .Union
Garrett
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Idaho
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Isdrnia
H. L. Carl
Hubbard
California
Oregon Cattle Win at Exposition Highlighted by Swiss Herd
Oregon milk and beef cattle dominated the stock show at the Exposition. The Swiss herd from Junction City swept nearly all awards, with West Jersey cows from Scappoose strong in milking classes. Herefords led by George Chandler of Baker won major prizes. Governor Withycombe's visit and Edison Day drew large crowds, while local figures like G. G. Hewitt, Frank Loughry, and Harty West Jerseys contributed notable wins. The week featured open house at the Oregon building and anticipated social events surrounding Oregon’s Exposition celebration.
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Oregon
Inman
Junction City
Harty West
Scappoose
G. G. Hewitt
Frank Loughry
Monmouth
George. Chandler
Baker
Mr. Ney
Jefferson
W. I. Dames
Polk County
Washington
James Withycombe
Erksey
Fes
Edison
Exposition Grounds
Great Festival Hall
Palace of Fine Arts
New Jersey
Henry Ford
Coos County Students Reach University Of Oregon Freshman Class
Coos county students are well represented in the University of Oregon freshman class for the current year. From Coquille and Bandon to Marshfield and Myrtle Point, students Ray Avery Raymond Burns Louise Clausen Leta Mast Reuben Mast Pearl Craine Genest Watkins Earl Wilkins Frances Golden Chitin Haines Lucy Powers Max Reigard and Dalzel King are listed. The registrar notes a 10 percent rise in new enrollments over last year.
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Py University
Reife
Marshfield
Dalzel King
Arry Miller
Myrtle Point
Raymond Burns
Ernest Watkins
Max Reigard
The
Emerald
John Straub
College of Snscal Arts
Inventor Called The Thinnest In The World
A man described as the thinnest inventor in the world draws attention for his extreme slimness. Reportedly only slightly thicker than two sheets of paper, he becomes a noted curiosity in circles following unusual inventors.
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J Schinelder
Fifth Street
Tasan
Atly
Jim Wilson
Optical Department
RED Cross Drug
Tucker’s
Thomas
Rutal
Germany
W. F. Byerly
Eastside
Coosway
San Francisco
Fred A. Kribs
Coos River
Alfred Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Oregon Coast
Astoria
Hollister
United States Mail
Merchants’ Association
Thomas H. Cann
Cann
Illinois
Pricee
N. P. Peterson
St. Johns
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