Notable News of Myrtle Point Section
Halls Creek Valley activity and visits at the courthouse promote good roads. Local residents move, travel, and attend school across Myrtle Point area.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
8
Halls Creek Valley activity and visits at the courthouse promote good roads. Local residents move, travel, and attend school across Myrtle Point area.
Miss Edna Cull returns to Baxter Hotel in Coquille after a two week visit. Mr and Mrs T J Weekly relocate to McKinley for a road camp job. Rain halts threshing as Mr and Mrs Muller host threshers. Mr and Mrs Munger expected around the eleventh to take up duties as pastors of the U B church. Services planned for next Sunday. News arrives from Oak.
Mr Walter Robison of Norway and Mrs Stella Taylor of Fishtrap married last Wednesday at Mrs Bert Paul’s home in Coquille. Moonlight serenade followed and the couple plan a week trip to Myrtle Creek before settling in Norway.
Walter Robison and Miss Stella Taylor wed last Wednesday in Coquille and began their honeymoon visiting Stella's relatives in Myrtle Creek. Norway Grove is a popular picnic spot with a M. E. Sunday school picnic at Myrtle Point last week. Mrs. Broadbent and daughter Helen and Mrs. Barklow called on relatives here. Ed Lewellen from Gravel Ford is papering the McCloskey bungalow. Ervin Barklow and his sister, Ju a, are mentioned in the same note.
Miss Nellie Barton teaches at Norway while Miss Lulu Ray also attends Myrtle Point High School. Theodore Clinton returns from Portland with relatives visiting. Mrs Willie Schroeder of Coquille visits her parents. The road crew hauled rock on the Norway road Saturday. A dance at McCloskey's Hall drew about fifty couples. Clinton and Ben Burgess were fishing nearby.
Stringtown residents report C A Davidson and wife have relocated with Mrs Davidson to teach in town while he serves as music instructor. The Sullivan and Elford families join them at camp on the South Fork. Ruby Barklow begins winter work for Mrs Root who will teach locally. Other locals include Barklow family visiting, Ira Root returning from camp, and Royer and Berklow family interactions last week.
From the Sentinel summary notes E. E. Johnson and family visited Medford to see the Barnum and Bailey circus. an auto accident delayed return. Tax receipts for August total 67,698.24 across three busiest days. Rev W F McDermott photographed congregants after services, promoting eastern attention. Reports recount Larry Miller’s prior Idaho prison conviction surfacing in Myrtle Point robbery case. The week saw multiple circuit court lawsuits including quiet title suits and a divorce case, with cases listed from Aug. 26 to Sept. 3 in Coos county.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tripp of Bandon sustained a broken arm while at play last Friday at the Charles Butler home near the city. The accident happened as the children were jumping rope during a family visit.
Independent Candidate and Coos County surveyor regular graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College class of 1884. Has 14 years locating and maintaining railroads with several lines and 10 years in irrigation and mining engineering. Oregon State Society of Engineers member. 4310 E H Kern Coquille Oregon.
The county court met last Saturday and awarded road work contracts. Bids on township line road south from Bandon were rejected after a review, and A J Counts named special roadmaster. Other districts followed similar action with special roadmasters appointed. A bid for blasting rock at Brewster Valley was accepted with daily time pay and profit sharing. A pension for Mrs Thomas of Myrtle Point was approved. Coos and Curry County Fair dates shared.
A joint resolution passed by the house calls for a permanent international commerce commission with power to study world prices of agricultural products. The government will place an agricultural efficiency expert in Oregon to aid farmers. State Superintendent J H Churchill plans a fall tour of Coos county schools. Carranza is not recognized as Mexico’s provincial president by Washington. The late Bluford Davis of Coos river left an estate worth about 60000 to his wife. Safety first measures in Washington reduce accidents per a report. Bandon to get a new modern hotel. work to start this month. The Lee district school gets new seats.
County Superintendent R. E. Baker lists eighth grade graduates who passed September exams. Entries include districts 9 Marshfield Myrtle Isaacson. 13 North Bend Clarence Nygren Johanna Imhoff Margaret Hoeck Olive Philips. 19 Fat Elk Katheleen Torres Elmer Olsen. 21 Noel Philpott Carold W Russell Mason Belloni. 33 Samuel I Carter. 39 Elk Rock John Smith Sam Smith. 38 Templeton David Munson Jack Raymond. 46 Allegany Lonzo Stemmerman Hazel Cowan Hazen Price Ivy C Noah. 46 New Lake Rosa H Wooden. 53 North Inlet Kaye Howard. 64 Upper Four Mile Connie Willoughby. 35 Sitkum Julius Benham.
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