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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
8
Local notes from East Fork Etchings Sept 1 report visits and greetings among Wrights Lairds Krantzs and Smiths. students prepare for Myrtle Point Monmouth and Coquille areas. travelers and campers tour coast regions. farm life and community events feature in this edition.
Stringtown reports Tommy Royer returning home after a five month absence to Marcola. Stella Barklow spent last Sunday in Stringtown. Noah Bonewitz and family dined with Mary Miller. Mrs A Davidson rode Marsh Pied train Monday afternoon. John Barklow family and son Ralph visited Gravel Camp last Saturday, returning Monday. Ernest and Louis Root left Friday to Chicago for school. Violet Royer stayed overnight with cousin Wilthy Foyer.
Arago Argus reports J Insenh Rada returned from a visit with relatives in Ashland last week. His daughter Hazel stayed with sister Mrs Elton Stephens of Alsen. A miscellaneous shower was hosted Monday evening at Mrs. Clarence Schroec s home for Miss Stella Taylor.
The Coquille Herald lists license records for L. E. Rhodes and Mabel King Ernest A. Volcom and Iva L. Gar Willis Bryant and Mildred McBee Allen R. Panter and Helen H. Gardner.
An overview of European monarchs tied to the conflict. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria faces tragedy after his heir’s assassination in Sarajevo. Czar of Russia, Kaiser of Germany, Victor Emmanuel of Italy, George of England, and Servian leadership are noted with alliances and kinship among royal houses.
The list names Count Berchtold Austrian foreign minister and former St Petersburg envoy, Count Szapary Austrian ambassador in St Petersburg, M. Serge Sazonoff Russian foreign minister since 1910, Sir Edward Grey British foreign secretary proposing a London conference, and other prominent envoys. It highlights long tenures, aristocratic lineage, and cross postings among Vienna, St Petersburg, London, Berlin, Rome, and Paris amid rising tensions.
A roster of high ranking officers including Baron Conrad von Hoetzendorf commander of Austria's general staff Marshal Putnik of Serbia, General Monts von Auffenberg eastern army, Gen L von Frank central army, Gen C Potiorek western army, Rear Admiral F Loffler and Admiral von Essen Russian Baltic fleet, Gen Jilinski Russian general staff, Prince Henry of Prussia inspector general of the German fleet, Admiral von Ingenhohl commander of the German high seas fleet, and General Count von Moltke among others.
An unsigned political appeal presents an Independent candidate from Coquille Oregon 4310 E H KERN a veteran of 14 years in railroad location construction and maintenance with major lines and 10 years in irrigation and mining engineering. It lists numerous European military leaders as references and allies claiming broad support.
On Tuesday afternoon September 1 1914 William B Sullivan married Miss Cora E Elford at the home of Rev Thomas Barklew. The couple, well known in the Myrtle Point area, left at 4 PM for a short stay in Marsfield. The bride is daughter of Henry and Mrs Elford of Stringtown. The groom came from North Carolina about four years ago and works in the South Fork logging trade.
Dry weather and many fires marked the season with high costs but limited damage to green timber. Washington and Oregon saw over 100 fires in August and 200 plus fires overall, while deer and logging equipment losses were relatively light. Governor West declared a hunting closed season to prevent campfire risk as fires remain a threat until rains arrive.
The Coquille Herald notes E. A. Folsom and Miss Iva Garrett secretly married in Marshfield and departed on the Elder to Portland for their wedding trip. Folsom, owner of Folsom's Confectionery, and Garrett planned to visit Vancouver relatives. return date not set.
Local merchants prepare display of full merchandise with complete lines and reasonable prices. Businessmen and women strive to bring best goods and latest fashions to customers, signaling growth and success, and urging patrons to trade at home.
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