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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
2
Wa B Coleman is on a two week vacation in Los Angeles attending a bike event. Guy Mann took his father J H Mann to Canyonville for a two week visit. While there Guy fished about twenty miles from Canyonville and killed a rattlesnake with twelve rattles.
Py Sa reports Mr and Mrs Ed Roberts and daughter Betty enjoyed a Grants Pass and Ashland outing this week. Ed Price and Bill Northup win a logging contract on Coos River and plan moves. Mrs Dora C Schroeder has recovered enough to visit her son Henry in Myrtle Point. Mrs Harriett Gould of San Bernardino visits county relatives with grandson Billy Roberts. Cecil Barker and J L Breslin depart in a new sedan for Butte and other towns, traveling via McKenzie Pass and John Day highways. ten days away.
A J Radabaugh and Mr and Mrs John Guthardt plan a two week vacation visiting the arcade mountains Rogue River Crater Lake Bend and John Day highway with return via Columbia River highway and Mt Hood loop. The Johnson family at Broad Bend hosted relatives including the Woodwards of Los Angeles and Santa Paula guests at a Sunday gathering with multiple local names. A water notice sets irrigation time limits daily five to eight evenings and a five dollar season rate.
Nebraska extension notes warn that sweet clover hay and green clover pasture can cause severe cattle losses through rapid clotting changes. Moldy hay and high organic content risk poisoning. mix with other roughage and rotate for two weeks to ease adaptation. In serious cases a trecar pressure device may relieve distress. keep trecaras on hand for emergencies.
Cattle feeders with mixed steer and heifer calves report heifers finish earlier not by faster gain but by smoother conformation and quicker fattening. Detain on feed should ship heifers once they show enough flesh to fetch good prices.
Shipping steers to market shows weight shrinkage. Proper feeding and timing can reduce loss. Feed high moisture forage before shipping and offer dry fodder for those on silage. Schedule shipments to arrive at night or early morning to allow rest and recovery before processing.
Farmers are advised to maintain ordinary supplies and good stock condition. The piece emphasizes hog and sheep care, feeding, water, parasite control, and timing of breeding to ensure healthy cattle, cattle fattening, and productive lambing.
Doctor Laurence Montresor, newly knighted as a physician, locates in Yatenton and faces a comic clash of careers and romance with Laura Belle Jones, owner of Laura Belle Mayonnaise. An office sign and a running grocery feud propel the pair toward an awkward engagement while Kathaleen Mayes intervenes, revealing a love triangle and family pressures.
Elton Schroeder was honored at a birthday dinner last evening at his home with guests including his mother Mrs. Dora C Schroeder, Mr and Mrs Chas E Schroeder of Bandon, Dorothy Bender, Mrs J F Linegar and son Keith of California, and Mr Sima of California.
Alfred Johnson of Albany visits the Grant Carrick residence on Seventh Street. The Tike Cook and B D Emery service stations received fresh paint this week. Miss Ruby Clearwater of Portland arrived Monday and oversees the beauty parlor in Stevens barber shop.
Miss Dorothy Miller takes a three week vacation from her Hnotype duties at The Herald with Miss Melba Myers enjoying a week on the Bandon beach. Miss Ruby Gieske and Misa vrystle Guerin train for nursing in Glendale and spent the week with the Guerin family before returning home.
Alten Young, publisher of the Correct in Myrtle Point, mounted in Myrtle Point Monday morning. Mrs. Fred D. Alkire of Portland visited Tuesday and Wednesday at Mrs. Belle Whitaker's home. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Henness, with Mrs. Lillie Fish, Mrs. Ella Leep and Mrs. Emily Miller, enjoyed a trip to Sunset Bay on Sunday.
The L. H. Pearce garage received a fresh coat of Standard Oil paint applied by company painters at the start of the week using a hose spray method.
E Utterbeck and his wife from Lodi California visited the area last week to assess conditions for settling. They previously passed through Myrtle Point last fall and were impressed enough to return for a longer investigation as Herald Want Ads indicate.
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