Coos and Curry County Fair Celebrates Fourth Annual Event
Myrtle Point hosts the Coos and Curry County Fair with two hundred plus autos amid exhibits in live stock horticulture and school displays. Prizes awarded for creamery butter and cheese. racing events dominate Saturday program while derby title is won by Gift and Rogue River entries amid calm crowds.
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Myrtle Point
Coos & Curry Count Faie Association
Coos
Curry
Riday
Oaks
Fairy Grounds
Iowa
Claude Ford
Marshfield Band Leads Daily Concerts at Fair Grounds
A local group brings 18 brass, reed, and drum pieces to the Fair Ground, marching daily and giving concerts on streets and at the grand stand. The band keeps lively, tireless performances, outshining rivals like Banda Rosa in the week’s events.
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Aoe
Marshfield Bend
Fair Ground
Fenton
Dairy stock show highlights Coos Curry fair 1915
A new feature at the 1915 Coos and Curry County Fair drew dairy men and producers to the dairy stock and dairy products display. In the 90 day butterfat test competition the Babe Holstein owned by Frank Rogers won first with 223.9 pounds, Bagley the grade Holstein owned by L Lundy & Son second with 215 pounds, White Tail the grade Jersey owned by Chas Butler & Sons third with 194 pounds, and Snowball the grade Ayrshire owned by B Bartlett & Son fourth.
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Vahketa
J.C. Slagle
Wterielli
Wahke
C. Slagle
Bill Murray
C. Evland
Fred F
Tim Seeley
Chas. Foster
C. Tyler
Moraes
X Car
Curry County
Rogue ‘River
F. Wilson
Grenlaw
J. Knight
Gift
Ree Ean
Cleo
H. T. Steward
Joe Green
F. Burkholder
Bridey
F. Wilton
Zoe
J. C. Slagle
Bonnie June
F. P. Norton
Dick Braden
Yoakum
Red Fly
McCaslin
Wete
Knight Maude Z
McKenzie Dandy
Ik He Pees
Bee's
Veloski
Greenlaw
J. Yoakum
J. W. Knight
Abella
Coos & Curry County
Coos and
Curry Counties
Babe
Frank Rogers
Coos Bay
Senator Chamberlain visits Coos and Curry County Fair
Senator Geo E Chamberlain toured Coos and Curry counties visiting constituents before returning to Congress. He spoke on livestock breeding and supported a bill to lower farm loan interest. He traveled with F L Tienenor and met Hugh McLain in Coquille en route to Port Orford. He emphasized Congress acting to reflect public wishes on the C C Land Grant conference.
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Geo. E. Chamberlain
Congress
Coos & Curry County
Senate
F. LE. Tienenor
Curry County
Coquille
Hugh McLain
Marshfield
Port Orford
Coos Say
Salem
Look Here Look Here and Read About the Four Year Old
Fragmentary notice notes a four year old thoroughbred named in a local event. It mentions Reed and Myrtle P and hints at a sale or bid. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Reed
Myrtle P
Sugarloaf Lumber Co. Loses 200 000 Feet of Logs
Fire in the Sugarloaf Lumber Co. logging woods burned about 200000 feet of saw logs stored on a hillside near the mill. The pile originally held 530000 feet with 300000 sawed this summer. Estimated damage to logs is $1000. Loss falls on J. S. Whitaker who recently took over the Roberts interest.
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Sugarloaf Lumber Co
J. S. Whitaker
Roberts
Orient UO Wants First Tonnage Shortage Hits Lumber Trade
E Schulz director at the China Importsport Lumber Company arrived from Shanghai and plans to stay in the United States through winter. He notes steady Orient demand for lumber but says tonnage to fill orders is unobtainable. Before the war, a large Portland firm shipped 50 to 60 million feet yearly to North China.
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Portland
Lambert Defeats Curry County Champion In Wrestling Show
The Curry County Fair drew crowds for four weight handicap wrestling matches at the Oaks Pavilion. Lambert of Powers defeated Lutsey of Curry in a thrilling main event after competitive bouts featuring Rentrop Costello and Wilson, with Lambert winning the decisive final fall.
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Volkey
Curry County
Oaks Pavilion
Art
Parry
Frank
Martin
Oaks
Lambert
Powers
Lutsey
Chas. Rentrop
Geo. Lambert
Rentrop
Geo. Costello
Costéllo
Jim Wilson
Costello
Wilson
Ilson
Luteey
Sweetep- Piers
Cops and Curry
Myrtle Point
North Bend
Parcel Post Insurance Limit Raised
Effective September 1 1915 the insured parcel post value limit rises from fifty to one hundred dollars. Rates also drop with three cent for values to five dollars five cent to twenty five dollars ten cent to fifty dollars and twenty five cent to one hundred dollars.
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Parcel Post
U. S
Eighth Grade Examinations Results Published
Diploma recipients from the September eighth grade exams include Irene Holm Marshfield Ella Mc Coquille Katherine Hersey Marsa Cone Coquille Mary Je Edna Olsen Coquille Rita Anderson Empire ana Louise Lieby Empire Sigfor Smith Hauser Benjamin Monson Templeton Elton Dean Temexons Laurence D Bessey Marshfield Liam Joutstrearshfield Edward Johnson Marshfield Evelyn Mirenous Marshfield Chester Condron Marsh eat Frances I Lang Marsh rela ee Wayne Painter Marsh ige Deubner Marshfield Rosen Quert ermasy Marshfield Elizabeth Flanagan Marshfield Gladys M Gardner Bandon Karl snake Bandon Barbara Columbo Field Delica Columbo Marsh hela James Adlén Loyd North Bend Frank Heller McKinley
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Irene Holm
Marshfield
Ella McCoquille
Katherine Hersey
Marsa Cone Coquille
Mary Je
Edna Olsen
Coquille
Rita? Anderson
Empire
Ana Louise Lieby Empire
Sigfor Smith
Hauser
Njamin Monson
Templeton
Elton Dean
Temexons
Laurence D. Bessey
Liam Joutstrearshfield
Edward Johnson
Farewell Sermon for Rev. E. Sutton Mace
The Rev. E. Sutton Mace, pastor of the M. E. Church for two years, will deliver his farewell sermon next Sunday evening. A special choir musical program is planned, and all are invited to attend.
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E. Sutton Mace
M. E. Church
Altorid the Servces
Piersons Welcome Son in Rowland Prairie
Born Wednesday September 15 to Mr and Mrs E J Pierson of Rowland Prairie a son arrives adding to the family.
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E. J. Pierson
Rowland Prairie
Better Babies Contest at County Fair Draws Local Winners
The first Better Babies Contest at the County Fair in Myrtle Point last week drew crowds as entries were examined. Top honors went to Geo Slagle and Vera Dean Harvey with high scores, with several divisions listing leading boys and girls and notes of ties. The Fair Association will mail medals and score cards while inviting mothers to bring scorecards to local doctors to resolve ties.
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Fair Association Jad
Better Babies Bureau
The
Ladies Home Journal
Tie Cops & Curry County
Fai Ration
Myrtle Point
Geo. Slagle
Oregon
Wera Dean Harvey
Marshfield
Gladys Hamilton
Delos-Strong
Eldon Gilman
Coquille
Dorothy Chapman
Mary Floyd
Mye Point
Hugh Hamilton
Vera Dean Harvey
Elwin Miller
Carlton Luttrell
Fair Association
H. M. Shaw
L G. Johnson
Sameer
Brig
Myrtle Point Schools Opened for 1915 16 Term
Myrtle Point district opens the 1915 16 term with 2568 total enrollment across primary to high school grades. Superintendent Eugene S. Smith leads the staff including Victor P. Morris Muriel Watkins Chalmer N. Patterson and others. Janitors listed for High School and Grammar School buildings are E F Handerson and M H ecse.
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Dist
Myrtle Point
Eugene S. Smith
Victor P. Morris
Muriel Watkins
Chalmer N. Patterson
Effie King
Lena Schneider
Dora Harrison
Etta Darnell
C. A. Davidson
J. S. Whitaker
Daisy Short
E. F. Handerson
M. H.ecse
Help Growers Exhibit at Panama-Pacific Exposition Fair
Oregon Building at the Panama-Pacific Exposition seeks growers to contribute pears apples and fine vegetables for display and competition. Pears should be 15 to 20 per basket, apples 6 to 8 for plate display, with boxes labeled Oregon Commission. Entries close November 1 for apples with a grand sweepstakes for the top five box lots. judges rate quality color and other factors.
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Oregon
Willamette Valle
Coos
Oregon Building
Oregon Commission
California
Montana
Idaho
Arkansas
Washington
Missouri
Oregon dairymen plan individual cow testing approach
Oregon dairy farmers initiate cow testing with school aid to track individual milk production and butterfat. Plans include scales, record blanks, and fat tests using Babcock method. cows yielding under 200 pounds of butter fat per year should be replaced. Women show strong interest in recording production and fat testing next year.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
Eanes Dai
Ollege
Bays Proessor Fitts
Seca
Cider Apples Wanted for Coquille Soda Works
The Coquille Soda Works will pay 40 cents per 100 pounds for rip cider apples. Shake trees, sack apples, deliver, sacks returned. Cash on delivery. A Salem ordinance proposal tightens jitney regulations.
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Coquille Soda Works
U S Horses Export Volumes and Transport Woes Across Regions
In ten months to May 1, 1915 US horse exports reached 215,759 animals worth 47.25 million dollars, mainly to Europe for war use with France receiving 93,100 head and England 27,281. Also notes near-miss wrecks of autos on Florence to Coos Bay trip and Mount Hood fire lookout lumber transport by forestry service.
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United States
France
England
Canada
Florence
Coos Bay
Portland
Forestry Service
Mount Hood
Crater Rock
U. S
Edwards and Fuller
Coos County
New York
Edgar Simpson
Gre
Christian Church
Marshfill
Ashbury Park
N. J
Revival meetings open at Presbyterian Church led by Rev Tom Mackey
A series of revival meetings opened at the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening with Rev Tom Mackey of Chicago as speaker and will continue each evening this week except Saturday A special song service begins at 7 30 PM each night Local Presbyterian Methodist and Christian Churches cooperate with pastors and Mr Mackey inviting residents of Myrtle Point and the Coquille Valley to attend
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Presbyterian Church
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A. Christensen
Myrtle
P. ‘Byers
Sugarloaf Creamery
Gravel Ford
Clarence ‘Barklow
Norway Creamery
Norway
P. N. Byers
Andi. Belloni
Coquille Creamery Co
Sa Sdegeecone 3
Senator Chamberlain
Turing Coos & Curry Fair
Orient UO
Pricee
N. P. Peterson
Presbierian
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