Election data shows national vote in next Tuesday race
National election coverage outlines senators ending term March 8 1909 and the mixed congressional outlook with 223 Republicans and 166 Democrats in the House. It lists the national tickets Taft Sherman Bryan Kern Chafin Watkins Debs Hanford Watson Inana Hisgen Graves Gilhaus Monroe noting many close districts in doubt states.
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Washington
United States
House’ of Representatives
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
William H. Taft
Ohio
James S. Sherman
New York
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Indiana
Eugene W. Chafin
Sinois
Aaron S. Watkins
Eugene V. Debs
Benjamin Hanford
People’s
Thomas N. Watson
Georgia
Samuel Williams
Insana
Independence Party
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Emple Graves
August Gilhaus
Donald L. Monroe
Virgina
Gravel Ford Community Notices Include Rentals and Meetings
J M Bright runs his grinding mill this week while Fred Moser offers dry goods and groceries. Arthur Mereen rents his ranch to Mr Shepard of Coquille and Mr Ward moves his family onto the old Lamb ranch. Mrs Oma Jackson travels to Bandon for a few weeks. Lewis Ingram goes to Bandon with plans to return. W T Brady repairs the road at Ed Carters place. Loggers expect to haul logs with the next water. Gravel Ford academy starts with 28 pupils on roll and more expected. Gravel Ford public school grows under W A Culbertson. Young Peoples meeting at Gravel Ford church Sunday at seven. People consider renting farms and leaving town but hope to return. Wm Culbertson sells residence to Lewis Ingram and will live with daughter Mrs Heller of McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Bright
Fred Moser
Arthur Mereen
W. T. Brady
Ed Carter
Gravel Ford Academy
Gravel Ford Public School
W. A. Culbertson
Gravel Ford
Old Gravel Ford
Wm. Culbertson
Lewis Ingram
Culbertson
Mrs. Heller
McKinley
Honor Pupils For First Month In Each Grade
The list names top pupils by grade for September. Eleventh grade ranks include Dalton King and Claude Endicott first with May Hall second. Tenth grade names Mabel Houghton first and Grace Michael second. Ninth grade Margarita Clinton first and Edna Hermann second. Eighth grade Arthur Jones first Hallie Davis second. Seventh grade Leslie Neal and Sylvia Davis first with Nellie Barton second. Sixth grade Evan Lewellen first Annie Johnson second. Fifth grade Rowena Roberts first Emma Guerin second. Fourth grade Agnes Miller first Dorris Lehnherr second and Ruth Adams first Mary Timon second. Third grade Emma Shanke and Paul Adams tied for first. Second grade A Julia Hannas first Elson Carter second. B grade Viola Nicholas first Albert Ring second. First grade Muriel Pike first
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton King
Claude Endicott
May Hall
Mabel Houghton
Grace Michael
Margarita Clinton
Edna Hermann
Arthur Jones
Hallie Davis
Leslie Neal
Sylvia Davis
Nellie Barton
Evan Lewellen
Annie Johnson
Rowena Roberts
Emma Guerin
Agnes Miller
Dorris Lehnherr
Ruth Adams
Mary Timon
Emma Shanke
Paul Adams
Julia Hannas
Elson Carter
Viola Nicholas
Blbert Ring
Muriel Pike
Electric Bitters Prove Worth More Than Dollars For Civil War Vet
A Fayette resident and Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg praises Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach trouble. He says spending on doctors was wasteful, the tonic keeps him strong and well. Sold at the local drug store for 50 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette
N. Y
Gettysburg
Sins
Library Contest Voting Momentum And Local Notices
The report outlines rapid progress in the library contest with 8 402 votes in week one and over 4 000 added in week two, narrowing the gap to second place. It lists district and local group affiliations from Myrtle Point and nearby churches, clubs, schools, and lodges. Also promotes Foley's Orino Laxative for chronic constipation with local sale by N G W Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G. W. Perkins
Public Land Notice Lucy Ollivant Timber Land Claim Roseburg
Lucy O Ollivant of Looking Glass Douglas County Oregon filed on March 21 1903 sworn statement No 9972 for Lot 4 the nw swt neYs of sec No 2 township 30S range 10 W W M Oregon and will prove land is more valuable for timber than agricultural purposes before the Roseburg Register December 15 1908 witnesses include William H Ollivant Elmer L Giles Benjamin F Shields William M Porter John M Throne Adverse claimants file by December 15 1908 Register Benjamin L Evvy
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
neYs
William H. Ollivant
Looking Glass
Elmer L. Giles
Benjamin F. Shields
William M. Porter
Eugene
John M. Throne
Notice for Publication In Oregon Land Office Roseburg
Notice of timber land entry by William H Ollivant filed March 21 1908 Sworn Statement No 9973 for the southeast quarter of section 2 township 30 south range 10 west with witnesses Lucy Ollivant F Shields William M Porter to prove land valuable for timber or stone not agriculture before the Register at Roseburg Oregon on December 11 1908 Adverse claims must file by December 15 1908 Benjamin L Eppy Register Also an unrelated ad for Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy referenced with public speaker interruption note.
Notice of Timber Land Claim in Roseburg District
United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon announces on May 4 1908 a filing by Charlie W Ramsey of Kanaskat Washington for the southwest quarter of section 10 township 29 range 10 W. The notice invites proof that the land is valuable for timber or stone and lists witnesses including O M O Connor with the claim to be examined before the clerk and receiver at Roseburg on the tenth day of December 1960.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Congress
California
Nevada
Washington
Abram GC. Wallace
Land Claimants Notice for Oregon Lands
Ranaskas Washington and Clarence Davis of Remote Oregon with others are named in a land claim notice. Adverse claimants must file claims in the office on or before the specified date.
Healthy family credits Dy King's New Life Pills
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the pills keep his family in good health for three years. They cleanse and tone the system and do them good. Available for 25 cents at N Perkins' drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dy King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
Perkins’ Drug
Notice of timber land claim proceedings in Oregon
Notice is hereby given that Amos Levi Nosler of Bridge Coos County Oregon filed intent to prove land claim No 0014 in Township 31 South Range 4 West Willamette Meridian before Edgar A. Dodge at Myrtle Point November 18 1908 with witnesses John A. Lehnheart Joseph R. Fish Reason C. Endicott and Richard H. Rive. Also contains a testimonial about Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by N. G.
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A. A
Department of the Interior
United Staes Tas
Roseburg
Oregon
Amos Levi Nosler
Bridge
Coos County
Radgepil West
Willimetts Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
United States
Myrtle Point
John A. Lehnheart
Camas Valley
Douglas County
Joseph R. Fish
Reason C. Endicott
Richard’ H. Rive
Bancroft
Timber land claim hearing set in Roseburg Oregon
Roseburg oral hearing scheduled January 6 1909 for Abram G Wallace of Moline Kansas to prove timber land claim in Township 80 14 W and Section 26 35. Witnesses include James H Noble Frank C Noble Iva E Arneson and Elisha N Smith from Riverside and Myrtle Point. Also notice of a fifty year blacksmith anecdote and liniment endorsement.
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Moline
Roseburg
Oregon
James H. Noble
Frank C. Noble
Riverside
California
Iva BE. Arneson
Elisha N. Smith
Myrtle Point
Oregon Timber Claim Notice for Shelley Marshfield Oregon
Henry Eugene Shelley of Marshfield Coos county Oregon filed Timber application 01635 for Lot 1 ne4 se4 section 6 township 29 S range 11 W meridian and will prove up his claim before U S Commissioner Edgar A. Dodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on December 19 1903 Witnesses include John T Fellows George W Shelley Kennedy H Hansen and Lee Weekly all of Coos county Oregon
Foley's Kidney Remedy Aids Elderly Health
Advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy as a boon for elderly people with kidney or bladder disorders. Claims to stimulate urinary organs correct irregularities and tone the system. Sold by N. G. W. Perkins.
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N. G. W. Perkins
Notice of timber land final proof in Oregon
The U S Land Office at Roseburg Oregon announces Eugenia Grace Shelley filed a timber claim notice to make final proof for a land parcel described as lot nwl4 nel section 82 township 28S range 11 West W Meridian. Proof before U S commissioner Edgar A Dodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on November 18 1908. Witnesses Wallace M Vandeear John T Fellows both of Myrtle Point Coos county Oregon Lee Weekley James A Cotton of Gravel Ford Coos county Oregon. Benjamin Ly Envy Register.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
Eugenia Grace Shelley
Marshfield
Coos County
Township
Range
W. Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U.S
Myrtle Point
Wallace M. Vandeear
John T. Fellows
Lee Weekley
James A. Cotton
Gravel Ford
Benjamin Ly Envy
United States Land Office
Ole O. Lund
Coquille
Range West
Willamette Meridian
James Anderson
Ole Samuelson
C. D. Price
Bancroft
8. M. Olsen
Remember Foley’s Honey and Go Cure Colds
Cough or cold relief is advertised with Foley’s Honey and Tar in a yellow package sold at Perkins’ drug store, cautioning against unsafe substitutes and urging use of the genuine product.
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Foley
N. G. W. Perkins
Perkins’ Drug Store
Homestead final proof notice for Myrtle Point land claim
Hamilton S. Bushnell of Myrtle Point, Coos County Oregon, filed intent to make final five year proof to establish his homestead entry 11873 for section 3 and 10 township 30S range 13W on December 2 1908 before U S Commissioner Edgar A. Dodge. Witnesses are Joseph L. Knight John N. Newman Deckson 8 Higgins and Willis Whobrey all of Myrtle Point Oregon.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Roseburg
Vregon
Hamilton S. Bushnell
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Oregon
Township
W. Meridian
Edgar A. Dodge
U. S
Joseph L. Knight
John N. Newman
Deckson
Higgins
Willis Whobrey
Benjamin L. Epp
Register
Foley Kidney Remedy Claim Promises Cure
An advertisement asserts Foley Kidney Remedy stops irregularities and cures kidney and bladder trouble not beyond medicine. Attributed to N. G. W. Perkins.
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N. G. W. Perkins
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Lester Endicott
James Whitaker
Nee Lee
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Seeeeesaaces Knights of Pythias
Modern Woodmen of America
Royal Neighbors of America
Woodmen of the World
Women of Woodcraft
Myrtle Point Public School
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Latter Day Saints Church
Ladies Improvement Club
Pebyeerian Church
Acversiten
M. E. Church
South
Brethren Church
Norway School
Fire Department
Ene
Benjamin L. Evpy
Washington Territory
Douglas
Iownshig
W. M
Lucy
Ollivant
Benjamin F.shields
Regon
Benjamin L. Eppy
George M. Felton
South Gibson
A. W. Miles
Chamberlain
Benjamin L. Eddy
Samuel R. Worley
Hixburg
Henry Eugene Shelley
W. W
Meridian
George W.shelley
Kennedy H. Hansen
Lee Weekly
C. R. Barrow
Caperiences Cloquille
Roberts & Roberts
Myrtle
Miller-Cleaver Business College
North Bend
J. A. Davenport
D. H. Johnson
E. F. Davenport
Goquille Valley Packing Company
Myrtie Peint
Regen
WM. Carver
Ries
Rosesura
Ry Jareleccs
Oll
Buckbee
Wafkbee
Rockford, Ill
Brinsamin, L. Eppy, Register
Gero, W. Bryant
Myre Point Transfer Company
S. Breuer
Myrtle Point Livery and Feed Stable
Horsee
Laird & Weekly
BR. Schneider
Walter Endicott
Foley Shoney
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