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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
4
A quirky note on a Virginia couple attempting a 56 hour endurance band and a Kansas City judge claiming girls are less tractable than boys. The piece cites speed limit signs removed in Myrtle Point and argues that careful driving is essential, calling for public responsibility on roads and a substitute editor’s take on local sentiments.
A reflective piece praises the editor Hamilton and anticipates modernization of the newspaper. It contrasts past hand setting in a cramped shop with a modern, well-equipped office featuring a lino type machine and electric press, urging business support for further improvements.
The list highlights Myrtle Point features including agriculture and grazing wealth The Port Orford cedar industry recreation hunting and fishing hills and streams scenic panoramas Union High School and the Coos and Curry county fair The virgin forest era is noted as part of the appeal.
Bridge residents report Sunday visits from Mr and Mrs W W Williams and grandson Ellis of Myrtle Point. Families from Coquille, Sitkum, Trail, and Rogue River travel to see relatives, attend picnics, and enjoy weeklong visits in Coquille and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs B England and children left Friday on a short vacation with daughters Venn o and Doris staying with relatives in Corvalis while the England family heads to Portland. Several residents were in Roseburg for business and the Parental Teacher meeting planned plans for the year.
South Fork notes Mrs J W Hall and daughter return home after two years in South Dakota and Oregon. Grants Pass attendees at a conference are listed. Local cleanup day at Twin Oaks praised. Mr and Mrs Steve Reed hail Crater Lake visit with vivid details, including lake rim and Wizard Island facts. Boats available to tourists.
A party recalling a bear sighting and timbered forest ascent near Medford notes an immediate dinner return. Later Mrs Blackwell reports a curious event with a chicken and deer, followed by a cougar chase with Seymour and companions resulting in the animal being shot.
An old remedy mixture of glycerin buckthorn bark and saline is claimed to clear both upper and lower bowels within two hours. The ad promises elimination of long-stuck waste and a overall cleansing effect beyond typical bowel cleansers. Perkins Drug Store is cited as seller.
Frank Adney Charney of St Helentore filed notice to make three year and in commutation proof for a homestead entry S% of SW% Section 15 Township 30 South Range 10 West Willamette Meridian. Proof before Edgar A Dodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on September 25 1929 with witnesses Leshbough Mar Leshbough Alice Anthony Milton Anthony Hamill Canaday.
Fred L. Wilson of Bridge Oregon filed notice of intent to make final three year proof on land in Sec 29 and Sec 82, Township 8S Range 10W, Willamette Meridian. Proof to be presented before US Commissioner Edgar A. Dodge in Myrtle Point Oregon on January 10 1929. Filed July 31 1929. Listed witnesses include George Trott Bree Oregon Haverer Hourer of Bridge Oregon William A Fish of Brace Oregon Hale B Eubanks of Bridge Oregon Hamilton A Canaday Register.
Multiple property offerings in Coos County include a 0 acre tract with streams, springs, and livestock plus a 60 acre ranch with heavy machinery suitable for dairy or stock use. Advertisements by Geo E Hamilton and notices from Myrtle Point Herald list features, pricing, and inquiry details as part of estate administration notices for Bessie Green Culver and A L Buell with executrix Edith Chloe Holden.
Guardians Bina Ochletree seeks license to sell Berlin Huntley and Lester Huntley minor estates in parts of the Ma Huntley estate totaling about 2.155 acres in Section 10, T298 R12W, to fund maintenance. Next of kin and interested parties must appear in Cogpliss Chambers, Coos County, Oregon on Sept 10, 1920 at 10 a.m. to show cause why license should not be granted. notice to be published in the Myrtle Point Herald weekly for three weeks starting July 7, 1920.
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