Death notices and obituaries from Myrtle Point area
Barton Marion Greene died at his home in Myrtle Point Oregon after three months illness including a stroke. He was born October 10 1848 in Morgan County Ohio and survived by seven children and three sisters two brothers. Funeral held September 17 at 1 PM with Myrtle Lodge A M F joining rites. L A Stemmler died in Portland and Laurel Archie Stemmler born 1879 in Arkansas died September 15 1911 in Portland. Joseph Ferry died at Riverton Oregon September 19 1911 aged 80. Funeral at Norway with interment there. Obituary to appear next week.
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Barton M. Greene
Bart Greene
Mr. Greene
Barton Marion Greene
Morgan County
Ohio
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Oregon
Iowa
California
Washington
Cotilda Volkmar
T. J. Greene
E. C. Greene
Myrtle Lodge No. 718A. F.& A. M
L. A. Stemmler
Portland
Stemmler
H. G. Stemmler
Laurel Archie Stemmler
Fort Smith
Arkansas
St. Louis
Addye
Ore
J. P. Stemmler
Alice Luttrell
Ben Knight
M. O. Stemmler
J. O. Stemmler
This City
Joseph Ferry
Riverton
Norway
C. H. Barklow
Norway Cemetery
Change of Schedule for Roseburg Myrtle Point Mail Stage
J L Laird informs the Enterprise the Roseburg Myrtle Point mail stage will start on the fall and winter schedule from October 1 1911 leaving Myrtle Point at 8 00 PM instead of 7 00 AM. Passenger times remain at seven every morning. Laird expects heavy traffic through here in the next two months.
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J. L. Laird
Enterprise
Roseburg
Myrtle Point
Mr. Laird
Oregon law powers private game reserves to curb fires
The Oregon State Game Warden may contract landowners into private game reserves where hunting is banned. Such reserves cost landowners nothing and may protect crops and stock while allowing limited varmints control by permit. The system could reduce forest fire risk and help farmers. it also enforces trespass limits. Additionally, local rail and electric-line projects are discussed with speculation on Hill and S P routes toward Coos Bay and the coast.
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Oregon
Gardiner
Hill
Coos Bay
S. P
Eugene
Siuslaw
Umpqua
Willamette Valley
Eugene-Sieuslaw
Orégon Central
Old Eight Horse Power Threshing Machine in Use in Myrtle Creek
T L Lee of Looking Glass notes an eight horse power threshing machine with a long history in Douglas county. Now owned by Chas Warner of Myrtle Creek, it was brought into Looking Glass valley by Sal Brady about forty years ago and still threshes grain at several local sites.
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T. L. Lee
Looking Glass
Myrtle Creek
State Grange
Chas. Warner
Looking, Glass Valley
Douglas County
Sal Brady
Warner
Norway Creamery Wins First Prize at State Fair
Norway Creamery of Coos county led by J. H. McCloskey and buttermaker H. B. Quain won first prize at the State Fair with 96 percent. The high score was 94 percent. This is the second blue ribbon for Coos county in as many years, last year at 95 percent. The management is jubilant and receiving congratulations from friends and patrons.
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Norway
Fires Burned Few as Woodsmen Return from Camps
Mose Endicott returned from Eden Ridge last Sunday after fire warden duties. Men fix cabins at camps while the season ends. Gus Addelsperger of Smith Lumber Co. says damages were minimal. most fires were in brush or old burns.
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Mose Endicott
Eden Ridge
Gus Addelsperger
The
Smith Lumber Co
Res
Unprofitable cows warrant culling in dairy herds
The New York Experiment Station Bulletin No. 322 notes dairy profits hinge on culling unprofitable cows. It cites a cheese factory paying patrons for milk from few cows while others with more cattle yielded less gross return. The report stresses using scales and the Badcock test to identify productive cows and avoid dairy guesswork.
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Polly
Bess
Spot
New York Experiment Station
Land Companies Urged to Exhibit at St Paul Show
State dedicates large space at the land show in St Paul from 12 to 23. Land companies are urged to interest themselves and use the showing to spotlight their tract holdings. Small exhibit space is available for sale at reasonable rates to these companies.
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St. Paul
Coquille Valley Telephone Hikes Rates in 15 Month Phase
Notice states stockholders vote to double the switching rate starting October 1 1911 for a 15 month period. Signed by J D Clinton manager.
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Coquille Valley Telephone
J. D. Clinton
Mgr
La Follette Candidacy Endorsed by U S Senator Bourne
Washington D C Sept 16 1911 United States Senator Bourne of Oregon endorses Senator La Follette for the Republican nomination over Taft. He praises La Follette as honest courageous and principled advocating popular government and general welfare urging study of Wisconsin laws enacted under La Follette to judge if they protect liberty and property. E J Schneider enlarges his residence lawn adds cement walk and reseeding plans. Schroeder Bros threshing outfit reports yields of oats 75-80 bushels per acre wheat about 40 bushels and 54 bushels per acre on an eight acre field near Arago.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Senator la Follette
Taft
Bourne
la Follette
Wisconsin
Schroeder Bros
Leland Minard
Arago
C. A
C. A. , Schroeder
Portland
Send Paper to Friends in East For Myrtle Point Readers
The editor urges readers to share the Enterprise with eastern friends and promises to send a free sample copy. Subscribers paying 1.50 in advance may sponsor a friend outside Oregon for 1.00 per year, as an introduction to Myrtle Point’s growth and progress.
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East
Myrtle Point
Oregon
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San Francisco
Benson Black Myrtle Point
N. P. Peterson
Pear OE
Harness Man
Lafollette
E. J. Schneider
Fifth
Maple Streets
Mr. Schneider
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