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Newspaper

Southern Coos County American

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1923

Page

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Real Estate Transfers For The Week

A list of property transfers in Coos Bay area including buyers and sellers such as Cunningham to Miller, Nosler to Bullock, Smith to Mills, and others with prices mostly at $10, plus several larger sums like $550 and $1,400. Also notes marriage licenses and estate filings for local residents and parcels in Coquille, Marshfield, North Bend, and surrounding towns.

Lawrence L. Cunningham Florence Cunningham Roy R. Miller Grace Miller Elliott Coquille Nosler Annie Nosler S. H. Bullock Josephine E. Bullock North Charles A. Smith Daisy Smith James H. Mills Coos Bay Plate North Bend William Francis Miller Ida L. Miller Waldo C. McCoy Lula May McCoy South Range Ole Everson Adolph E. As Jackson Nashburg Ferndale Marshfield Gale Arthur Gale Frederick J. Harvey Ethel Lynne Harvey Theresa E. Sweet W. J. Sweet D. Gale Hannah E. Powers A. H. Powers Fred W Powers Eva Powers Lucy Knabe Wm Knabe F R. Jackson Bangor Plate John S. Chambers Emma R. Chambers George A. Bonebrake Mildred A. Bonebrake Marie Chapman Jess Sumner Belle Sumner Caroline Harris Township Coquille Land Co Jame Fer Brache J. Ferbrache Coquille Heights I S. Smith Sarah A. Smith Clarence Stadden Portland, Eugene &Coos Bay Land Company C.F Davis Olive Davis Empire City Florence Shaw C. K. Shaw Gilbert Shaw City of North Bend Edna May Labasch Carl A Labasch Augusta Gill McCormick Portland Bandon Bennett Trust Company B. L. Arnot A G Arnot Crawford Point Coos Bay Peninsula Security Company F P Drinker Emma R. Drinker Robt. Frederick Jr Kate O. L. Frederick Robert F. Frederick E. A Nelson Zelle L. Nelson JL. Koontz South Marshfield Carrie Sinclair Walter Sinclair John H. Greeves Sarah E. Brigham Parker P Leatherwood Myrtle Leatherwood William Sherwood Leatherwood Morris Coos County Effie J Gray Effie J. Baldwin Lemuel L. Gray C H Baldwin Geormian F Small S C Small Eugene & Coos Bay Land Company A. F Stewart W. B. Curtis Rosetta Curtis P. de Carley Southern Pacific Company Albert ‘Earl Lucas Breakway Louise Walls Jack Sullivan Evelyn Piper M. C. Freitag Bernice Roubotham W. H. Miller Mary Morse Powers

Recall Movement Grows Against Governor Pierce

A recall drive against Governor Pierce gains traction with critics in Umatilla County. Dispatch reports say supporters of the governor threaten retaliation against the commissioner who aided the effort. In Portland petitioners reportedly gathered signatures all day but reached few of the required 46 600 voters. organizers doubt sufficient backing exists statewide, labeling the effort as spiteful maneuvering.

Pierce Umatilla County Pendleton Portland

Woman's Club to Meet Tuesday Afternoon

Regular meeting of the Woman's Club will be held at the Club rooms on Tuesday afternoon, September 25, at 3 00 o'clock. All members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed including meeting time changes and plans for winter work. Mary Campbell, president.

Woman's Club Mary Campbell

Fine Peaches From Myrtle Point Brighten Local Box

Mrs. Frank Hazelwood delivered a small box of peaches to the American office this week. The Myrtle Point peaches are praised for their quality and imply a local shortage driving shipments from elsewhere.

Frank Hazelwood Myrtle Point

Jail Breakers Escape From City Lockup

Four men aged 20 to 30 were arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct. They broke a bunk, pried at bars, and crawled through a hole in rotted planks. Officers will pursue them and file a more serious charge. The city vows to set an example against such disturbances.

Marshal Knight

Auto Tourists Registered at Park Sept 5 to 19

The Auto Park welcomed 56 cars and 182 travelers over two weeks. Listed registrants include families and individuals from Oregon to Georgia, with names such as Delmar Grove, Ellis, Johns, Dillingham, Purwin, Riley, Ferguson, Schwab, Bond, Hart, Parker, Johnson, Cogin, Bilyeu, Strickling, Shinley, Hankel, Woolfe, Lawrey, Crane, Lodge, Fountaine, Hughes, Rosencrans, Mathes, Leon, Kenworthy, Mathe, Edwards, Carrell, Brass, Finch and others.

Auto Park Oregon Delmar Igrove Brookings R. B. Ellis G. W. Johns Roseburg D. H. Jackson Bandon A. S. Wyman Marshfield H. A. Dillingham R. R Woodruff Grants Pass J. H. Moon F. G. Purwin E. E. LaValleri T. E. Riley Salem R. H. Ferguson Klamath Falls G. F. Schwab Walford N. M. Brower Ashland C. A. Bond Eugene S. C. Godlove H. Huenergardt H. L. Wills Medford Allen King Powers J. A. Bradburn Dismond Chas. Randleman Bond Ed Nelson Carl Hammond The Dalles Percy Gibbs Hauser Glen Purvine A. F. Fields D. L. Hart B. L. Hinkle Ray Parker Portland N. E. Johnson Myrtle Creek J. H. Cogin Rogue River C. Christensen Astoria C. C. Bilyeu Sclo Edward Strickling Prosper A. J. Shinley Southerland E. C. Hankel Vernonia C. H. Woolfe Tillamook Vine Matheny

Fraser to Open Powers Bakery With Full Line of Goods

William J. Fraser announces the opening of a new bakery in Powers on Saturday morning. He comes from Myrtle Point where he worked six months and asks patrons to continue buying the same goods.

Marie Barzee Wins Division I Premium Prize Ribbon

An ad listing last week reports that in Division I lot 11 Marie Barzee won the record prize and earned a ribbon confirming the award.

Lot Marie Barzee

Church Services And Schedules In Local Methodist Societies

Methodist Church events list multiple services each Sunday including 7 30 p m 10 00 a m and 11 00 a m with Epworth League and midweek prayer. Preaching at Arago and North Fork on monthly Sundays. Methodist Episcopal school at 10 00 a m with 11 00 a m sermon Epworth League 6 30 p m Rev Olmar Idso to attend first local service. Pastor H M Branham leads the latter in town.

Methodist Church South Cora Branham Epworth League Arago North Fork Jesus H. M. Branham Methodist Episcopal Epworth

Bridge Items Highlight Local Visits and Enrollments

Sitkum residents Mrs. Elmer Wilson and Miss Margaret Luttrell visited family as enrollment at Bridge High reaches 13 with plans for more. Teachers Handsaker Warner Murray Weekly Steele oversee high, intermediate, and primary grades for about 75 pupils. Della Bryant returned from Coos River for a brief visit before resuming teaching. Dwight Culver couple left for a Pendleton Round Up trip.

Elmer Wilson Sitkum W. A. Lett Margaret Luttrell Myrtle Point Bridge High School Handsaker Miss Warner 0. B. Murray Irene Weekly Steele Della Bryant Coos River Dwight Culver Pendleton

Bear Killed by E C Barker on Upper Rock Creek

E C Barker bagged a yearling bear on upper Rock Creek early Tuesday morning. This marks the first reported bear kill of the season in the thinly populated county section.

E C. Barker Upper Rock Creek

North Bend and Myrtle Point Open Football Season in Coos County

The season starts October 6 with North Bend at Myrtle Point and Marshfield at Coquille. Coos County Athletic Association approves certified coaches only. Schedule lists Oct 6 to Nov 24 with various matchups and vacant slots among five high schools.

Myrtle Point Spiess Coos County Athletic Association Coquille Marshfield North Bend Bandon Cquille iNov

Is there glucose in this honey

A speaker denies glucose in honey and warns against adulteration. He notes most honey is genuine and outlines why feeding bees glucose or sugar substitutes to make honey is harmful, impractical, and detectable. He cites early spring feeding, sugar quality, and a experimentation at Colorado Agriculture College showing sugar honey results are merely sugar syrup.

United States Colorado Agriculture College Gillette Rees

Peach crop saved by Roseburg to Coos Bay highway

The Roseburg News-Review reports the Umpqua valley peach crop faced heavy losses at opening, but Coos Bay's demand and rail truckers moving fruit have salvaged profits. Trucks from Roseburg to Coos Bay carry peaches prunes melons and other produce daily. The highway boosts sales, raises transport value, and may establish the valley as a coast fruit center.

Roseburg Coos -Bay Umpqua Coos Bay California Curry County

Mrs Laura D Carter dies at 48 in Myrtle Point

Laura D Huntley born January 20 1875 in Gold Beach Oregon daughter of William Huntley dies September 17 1923 age 48 years 7 months 27 days She leaves son Samuel Carter her mother sister Sarah and brothers Ed Volney and Alva Services held September 19 1923 at Schroeder chapel with Elder Thomas Barklow officiating entombment in Myrtle Point cemetery

Laura D. Huntley William Huntley Arag Gold Beach Oregon Thomas Carter Samuel Carter Sarah Volney Alva Cose Schroeder Thomas Barklow Myrtle Point

Wheat acreage shifts stir farmers as prices fixed

Advocates seek fixed price of 175 a bushel by act of Congress while farmers resist. The Department of Agriculture reports 42 wheat states added 13,744,000 acres since 1915, 14 states reduced 33,885,000 acres, and 17,629,000 acres were planted. Minnesota and the Dakotas cut large amounts. Illinois and several plains states expanded. Kansas leads with a 5,408,000 acre rise.

Minnesota Dakotas Illinois Kansas Texas Oklahoma Montana Colorado

Good Thoughts on Money and a Singular Life Aim

A reflective remark argues money is not everything but may define a person whose sole aim is wealth, shaping life choices and values with a blunt emphasis on financial dominance.

Mrs H K Fredenburg Dies in Myrtle Point Hospital

Mrs H K Fredenburg of Arago dies at Myrtle Point hospital after mourning her drowned daughter Augusta Marie Assen. Born August 11, 1876, in Arago to Sivert and Marie Assen, she married Henry K Fredenburg and leaves children Rosie Edwin Floyd and Alvin. Funeral at Church of the Brethren September 13 1923. interment at Coquille IOOF Cemetery.

H. K. Fredenburg Arago Augusta Marie Reedsport Myrtle “Point Marie Magdeline Aasen Sivert Assen Henry K. Fredenburg Rosie Edwin Floyd Alvin Fredenburg Pemberton Hospital Myrtle Point Church of the Brethren Edder ‘Thomas Barklow Coquille

Taxes Due Second Half Payment Urges Prompt Action

Taxpayers are urged to pay the second half of their taxes by Friday October 5 to avoid penalties. The notice warns that only two weeks remain to settle accounts and evade extra charges for delinquency.

Frile Point Schools Open Year With Student Body Election

The opening day of the 1923 24 school year was September 10. The first student body meeting on September 14 elected officers including President Wayne Carver and Vice President Edwin Keltner. Class officers were chosen for Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen with Miss Whitaker and other advisers named.

Accorfwation Wayne Carver Edwin Keltner Ora Carter Clayton Mast Errol Knight Yell Lois Still Miss Whitaker Elmer Gant Barton Stemmpaler Elizabeth Luttrell Harvey Anderson Juniora Audrey Strong Elsie Moller Agnes Deyoe Ellis Gant Miss Frazier Rodney Daveport Genevieve Clarke Alice Nealer Paul McNair Alma Davis Freshmet Harold Carver John Dickson Donald Adams Glenn Gibbs Miss Paterson

Budget Committee Named by City Council

At a Monday gaidwonth council meeting the Budget committee was named: E J Mitheal E C Barker C H Mealer TW C Fensler A G Thompsen and E A Roop. They will meet next Monday to review the city budget for the coming year. The jail site and city hall were discussed with a likely election. The Commercial Club supported a new city hall with a jail fire hall library and Community Assembly room.

Gaidwonth Guy Qoeuncil E.J Mitheal E. C. Barker C. H. Mealer TW. C. Fensler A. G. Thompsen E. A. Roop

Cops and Curry County Fair premium payments at Security Bank

Treasurer L. H. Pearce announces premiums won at the Cops and Curry County Fair will be paid at Security Bank while he is away. The notice invites recipients to call at the bank to receive their premiums.

Security Bank L. H. Pearce

Ex-Bandon cashier admits bank defalcation

Roy Corson former cashier of the First National Bank of Bandon faced U S Commissioner E A Dodge on a federal charge of making false entries. The defalcation totaled 14000 dollars with the bank restoring the loss. He waived examination and posted 10000 dollar bond to appear in Portland Federal Court on October 15 with A K Peck and U S Attorney Coke handling the case.

Roy Corson First National Bank of Bandon U. S E. A. Dodge Marshal Wells Corson National Bank Examiner Dodge Portland A. K. Peck Marshfield Coke

Hoven and Corbin Tie the Knot at Home Ceremony

Lee F. Hoven of Powers and Margaret E. Corbin of Myrtle Point wed in a ring ceremony at Rev. Thomas Barklow’s home on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Only immediate relatives attended before the couple left by train for Washington where the groom will work on a railroad.

State Board of Health Announces Executive Staff Changes

The State Board of Health unveils new appointments to its executive staff. Dr H S Cappe becomes a regular assistant health officer and Dr Wm Levin takes charge of the laboratory, bringing extensive experience from multiple state health services and military service. Frederick D Striker is noted in the record.

The State Board of Health A. J. Warren International Health Board Rockefeller Foundation H. S. Cappe Cappe United States Public Health Service Texas State Board of Health Kansas State Board of Health Oregon State Board of Health Laboratory Wm. Levin Levin Harvard University of Michigan Texas Victor C Vaughn University of Mihgan Army Sanitary Corps Fort Riley New York State Department of Health Kansas Te Lava Frederick D. Striker

Teacher's Institute in Coos County Planned at Bawden

The annual Coos County teachers institute will be held at Bawden on Thursday October 18 Friday 19 and Saturday 20.

Coos County Bawden

Also Mentioned on This Page

Circuit Court Ben S. Fisher Georgia R. Doble Spokane Washington Helen Doble Lyons John O. Gallagher J J. Stanley Emily Schroeder Idaho R. L. Hardwick E. Satchwell Burley North Dakota F. C. Rosencrans B. T. Mathes Gardenia K. D. Leon Westwood M. H. Lee Oakland T. A. Kenworthy la Habra Kansese B. L. Mathe Little ‘River Jack Edwards Denver Ed Carrell Livingston Georgia Thomas Brass Atlanta Louisiana W. Finch Shrevesport William J. Fraser Sue Small Bear Northbenbvs Myrtle North Bend Vs. Bandon Bandon Boernard Barton Umpqua Fruit Laura D. Carter Mfrile Point Budget Committee Roy B. Corson First National Bank Teacher's Institute
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