Notable Myrtle Point News Highlights at Arago School Event
Arago section notes a Sunday program at Arago schoolhouse with about forty attendees from Johnson's Mill by boat and wagon. The Arago orchestra performed pieces, Rev. J. S. Root and Mr. J. R. Miller spoke, and attendees banqueted at Stauff Grove. Nearby moves and travels among residents are also listed, including marriages and visits.
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Arago
Johnson's Mill
J. S. Root
J. R. Miller
Stauff Grove
Jackson Mack
Norway
Susie
Ella Root
Dan Root
Stringtown
Myrtle Point
Franklin
Gladys
Geo. Halter
Roseburg
Elkton
Oregon
Jonnie Barklow
Susie Evernden
Geoshen
California
Leah Barklow
Clarence Butler
Thos Barklow
Mr. Barklow
Halls Creek
Jack Melhaig
Riverside California
Stauff Brothers
Broadbent Moves Stock to New Store Building
Broadbent and Gus Bender move stock and household furniture to a new store building. Ernest Bender and Uncle Frank Hermann assist. S. A. Hufford arrives from Bridge for blacksmith work, returns Monday. John Rider hauls a carload of young folks to town and back. riders include Millie Roselle Ora Roselle Marie Hermann Bertha Rider and Agnes Rider Pearl and Margaret.
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Gus Bender
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by cleansing the blood. It offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case and urges readers to start treatment now. The copy cites thirty five years of use and lists F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as the maker and asserts availability from druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local Notes on Gardens and Music Making in Roselle Area
Roselle residents Arthur Made and Charlie Rider are mentioned. Grandpa Stemmler visits his daughter Mrs John Luttrell. Broadbent shows a musical tilt as Norman McDonald and Erwin Nelson buy pianos. Joe Mast family plans to move to Lane County in about two weeks. Mrs Edwin Schroeder shopped in Myrtle Point Tuesday. Miss Marie Hermann visited the Wagner home Monday evening. Mrs Arthur Wade made a quick trip to Myrtle Point Tuesday. Miss Minnie Bell helps Mrs Warner with housework this week.
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Roselle
Arthur’ Made
Charlie Rider
Grandpa Stemmler
John Luttrell
Broadbent
Norman McDonald
Erwin Nelson
Joe Mast
Lane County
Edwin Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Marie Hermann
Local Social News and Family Visits
Lee Love Lee reports Miss Zella Sumerlin has moved to Dora to teach school this winter. Emma Schneider of Myrtle Point visits at the Hardy Mast home. John Clinton and family from Norway and Ira Brown of North Bend visit Jim Clinton. Locals attend the Myrtle Point fair and report a fine time. Dave Baker and son Mack and J S Clinton visit Coquille City. George Clinton and family of Myrtle Point visit Clarence Johnson. Sadie Harmon and Ina Sumerlin go to Myrtle Point to live so Ina can attend high school.
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George Clinton
Myrtle Point
Clarence Johnson
Sadie Harmon
Ina Sumerlin
Ina
Bald Hill Notes From Sept Visit and Local Happenings
Mrs. Robert Parrish visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mast on the South Fork last weekend returning Sunday. Mr. Mast's family plan to leave for Ellensburg soon. Mrs. Hans Hansen of Star Ranch Curry county visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Widby. Mr. and Mrs. John Giles, Mr. Dick Buell and wife, and Mr. George Guerin toured Mountain Springs farm last Sunday. Several Bald Hill residents attended the Myrtle Point fair. Two new pupils joined our school Eunice Weekly and Rachel Philips.
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Robert Parrish
Joe Mast
South Fork
South Fork Social News from Lamar to Broadbent
August notes from South Fork show Mrs. Mollie Hayes of Lamar visiting sister Mrs. Harve Johnson and Warner family. Local visitors include Wm. Hartley, S. S. Reed. Riett Parrish family at Joe Mast home. Frank Pierson's trip. the Hermanns visiting Broadbent relatives. Ray Z unvault of Port Orford visiting. Also Frank Neal return from Ashland and California trip. new pianos installed for Grant Mentfeld Welson Warver. temperance program planned at Hermann School house on September 47th.
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South Fork
Mollie Hayes
Lamar
Washington
Harve Johnson
Warner Brothers
Wm. Hartley
S. S. Reed
Coquille
Riett Parrish
Joe Mast
Frank Pierson
Ernest Hermann
Broadbent
Ray Zumvault
Port Orford
Claud H. Giles
John, Whoberg
Bandon-by-the-Sea
Frank Neal
Ashland
Oregon
California
Zach Grant
Norman Menteld
Ervin Welson
Sjeldon Warver
Hernann School House
Temperance Lecture and Dinner Opens Local Event
A noon program will be followed by a basket dinner and an illustrated temperance lecture by J. G. Miller in the afternoon. An especial invitation is extended to everyone to come. Mrs. Martha Stevens has resumed her position at the county poor farm near Coquille.
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J. G. Miller
Martha Stevens
Coquille
Gravel Ford Wedding Paths and Local Happenings
Wedding bells ring as Elder Thomas Barklow is watched from Gravel Ford. Notables visit from Coquille and Camas Washington. Ten years since Fred Moser became postmaster. Community gathers for a bridal shower for Dorothea Overton with gifts from a traveling peddlar. A baby girl joins J D Bright’s home with nurse Mrs. Mullen assisting.
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Gravel Ford
Thomas Barklow
Geo. Griffin
Coquille
Thorson
Camas
Washington
Fred Moser
Childs
R. R. Bennett
Martha Brady
Zeno Bright
Lowell Bunch
Durham
Walla Walla
Myrtle Point
Ing
Dorothea Overton
Miss Brady
Ed Olsen
Hedwig
Margaret Harnish
Elva
Doris Emmerson
Wilda Overton
Martha Gill
Nettie Iverson
Lois Bennett
Clara Moser
Bridge Social Notes Reach Across Town And Gleanings
Mr and Mrs Al Rice and their daughter Erma return from Roseburg with a pleasant trip. Church services drew many to Myrtle Creek School house last Sunday. Mrs S P Hodges visited at Hale and Peterson home. W A Fish and daughter Evelyn visited Frank and Albert Fish homes. Casey and G W Crank Jr cut and shocked Clarence Fish s grain while he travels for peaches. E Everndeen made a business trip to Bridge. Fred Rowan visited Bridge Sunday. Francis Smith and family depart for California while brother Donald heads to Idaho as far as Eugene. H Monk visited Bancroft over the weekend.
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E. Everndeen
Bridge
Fred Rowan
Francis Smith
California
Donald
Idaho
Eugene
Mr. H. Monk
Bancroft
Haines Twins Celebrate 88th Birthday in Oregon
Oregon pioneers J. A. Haines and W. W. Haines, born August 8, 1828 in Illinois, marked their 88th birthday with a dinner in Monmouth. The twins crossed the plains in 1851, settled near Corvallis, with W. W. in the tannery business in Eugene and Everett, Wash., and J. A. in farming and stock raising near Powers Curry County. They are noted as the oldest twins on the Pacific coast.
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Eugene Register
J. A. Haines
W. W. Haines
Oregon
S. H. Portwood
Monmouth
Ore
Taswell County
Illinois
Plains
Corvallis
Benton County
Scottsburg
Eugene
Evertt
Wash
Wilbur
Curry County
Powers
Pacific Coast
Town's Free-Roaming Dogs Spark Public Nuisance
Residents complain that the town has many dogs running at large causing constant disturbance. Canines chase small animals and even vehicles, creating safety concerns and annoyance for neighbors.
Cheeses Standardization Meets With Coastal Interest
Carl Halenbach, F W Christensen, and H L Danforth visited Coos and Curry counties to study standardizing and marketing dairy products. They noted Tillamook’s high cheese standards and proposed district branding to lift prices, citing past butterfat figures and cross county benefits.
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Carl Halenbach
Tillamook County
F. W. Christensen
Coos
Curry
Maple Leaf Creamery
Tillamook
Selecting and Repairing Vegetables to Exhibit
The Oregon Agricultural College industrial club authorities advise uniformity and true type for vegetable exhibits. In muskmelons pick three nearly identical in size shape and ripeness, aligned to market standards, and consider local packing and dirt removal with a gentle brush. Avoid washing to prevent dull appearance.
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Oregon Agricultural College Industrial Club
THIRTY NEW CITIZENS IN COOL COUNTY NOW
In Coquille Oregon on September 13 Judge G F Skipworth granted naturalization papers to many applicants. Notables include Joseph Zaurorski Austria Carl Helman Garth Sweden John Lowe Scotland Allen McLeod Nova Scotia Joseph Simeon Donaldson Canada Angus Ross Mercer Canada Carl Zimmerman Switzerland Carl John Anderson Sweden Olof Hansen Norway Thomas McGinnis Ireland Charles John West Finland Oscar Pearson Sweden Emanuel Nordstrom Sweden Andrew Anderson Finland Charles Evans McCurdy Nova Scotia Alfred Bernhart Snow Norway Fred Moser Switzerland William John Langston England Carl Angus Johnson Sweden Patrick John Rooney Ireland.
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Sweden
Andrew Anderson
Finland
Charles Evans’ * McCurdy
Nova Scotia
Alfred Bernhart Snow
Norway
Fred Moser
Switzerland
William John Langston
England
Carl Angus Johnson
Patrick John Rooney
Ireland
Capital and Labor Enter Everyday Life
A humorous observation compares capital and labor in daily acts. It notes that playing baseball in the sun for two hours constitutes capital, while beating the carpet for two minutes to please a wife is labor.
Oregon and U S Crop Report September 1916
Government crop bulletin totals Oregon and national yields and prices. Oregon shows preliminary wheat and corn forecasts. United States figures cover barley hay apples and eggs with September 1 price comparisons to prior year. Prices include wheat corn oats potatoes hay and eggs for both regions.
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Washington, D. C
Oregon
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hay State
Students Arrive Early as College Year Opens in Corvallis
Students head to Corvallis in large numbers for the new college year starting Monday September 18. Football players report first for fall practice as club leaders fraternal groups and prospective workers arrive with parents. Credentials suggest attendance will surpass all previous college enrollments.
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Corvallis
Nippo Maru Sails to Chili with 2 Million Feet Lumber
The Portland bound Nippo Maru departs with a lumber cargo totaling 2 000 000 feet destined for Chili. The voyage marks a substantial export of timber from Portland through a Japanese vessel.
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Portland
Josephine County Fair Set for September 19 21 in Grants Pass
The Josephine county fair will run Tuesday to Thursday September 19 20 21 at Grants Pass. Events include sports carnival dancing and a mask carnival on the last night. Large agricultural and stock show entries expected with housing buildings at the ball park. Farmer Smith will speak and Utah Idaho Sugar Co will send a beet culture expert for two days.
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Josephine County
Grants Pass
Fair Board
Ball Park
Smith
West
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Salt Lake
The Best Scores in Coos from the Oregon Dairy and Food Bulletin
The July issue lists top scores for hotels, restaurants, candy factories, and slaughter houses in Coos County. Myrtle Point leads in several lines with Guerin Hotel 87.6 and James Hobson Slaughter House 75.4, while Coquille features Cook Bros City Bakery 68.4 and Hotel Bandon 79.3 among others. Seaside and North Bend show high marks for bakeries, candy factories, and markets with Wickman House and Miller Bros Market both posting strong figures.
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Oregon Dairy and Food Bulletin
Myrtle Point
Guerin Hotel
Aiatgadet Abu
James Hobson
G. H. Resky
Bandon
Marshfield
Chandler Hotel
Fourier Bros
Candy Factory
E. A. Folsom
Bradley Candy Co
North Bend
J. N. Jacobsen’s
Wickman House
Miller Bros.’ Market
Seaside Bakery
Blundell's Candy Factory
Bargett & Everstein’s
Coos Bay
BAMEF
C. B. Weils
Right Cafe
H. A. Wells Candy Factory
A. L. Murphy
E. V. Burgess
Heppy Cafe
United Meat Co
Raymond Williams Obituary from Oregon Parish
Raymond Williams born September 28 1897 in Hochiss Colorado moved with his parents to Coos County Oregon eight years ago. A falling tree during work near Empire City in June paralyzed him and he died at North Bend Hospital on September 3 1916. Funeral at Myrtle Point Presbyterian Church September 5 burial in Myrtle Point Cemetery.
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Raymond Williams
Hochiss
Col
Coos County
Oregon
Empire City
North Bend
Presbyterian Church of
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point Cemetery
Weatherford campaigns in city against Hawley
Democratic candidate Mark Weatherford visited the city for a one day last week to oppose Congressman W. C. Hawley.
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Mark Weatherford
Congress
W. C. Hawley
Adler-i-ka a sudden bowel cleanser miracle shock
Myrtle Point residents report instant relief after a single spoonful of Adler-i-ka a buckthorn bark glycerine remedy claimed to cleanse the bowels in one minute and used for constipation and indigestion as advertised by N G W Perkins druggist.
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Myrtle Point
Adler-ika
N. G. W. Perkina
Druegist
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A. A. Baker and
J. H. McCauley
Proprietors
CA Harrington
Exotel
A. A. Leach
Harringon & Leach
Labor
Oregon Agricultural College
Lee Love
Bald Hill
Bachelor Hollow
W. W. and
Johnson Hall
Greater
University of Oregon
Registrar University OE
Cool County
W. H. Schroed
Or’s Jewelry Store
Hanly
Agt
Lampa, Ore
Government
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