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MPE A 68a [date?] [M. note]
[A paper dated April 1, 1899 appears here in the bound volume. But it should
read April 2, 1898. [No other paper appears for the first week in Apr of 1898.
My note on the originals says there were no late 1898, or any 1899, papers.]

war Srh   {MPE A 68a Apr 1?, 1898
Admiral Dewey has cabled the department at Washington that he wants more
men and ships. + [cp]

Alaska boundary dispute MPE A 68a Apr 1?, 1898
The Alaska boundary dispute is causing serious concern in administrative
circles in Washington. [M. Evidently they didn't get settled as had been
announced in Mar 18, 1898 issue.]

BH name [MPE A 68a Apr 1?, 1898.
J. C. Warner who has been employed at Beaver Hill is spending a few days in
town. + [cp]

health Misc Tot-MP item conditions   MPE A 68a Apr 1?, 1898
If you have cold feet you can get a pair of electric insoles at Huling & Lundy
that will keep them warm. + /   Huling and Lundy secured 120 kegs of nails
before the late jump in price. Wire goods have all advanced 25 percent. Not
quote.

Beaverton-mine RR [MPE A 68a Apr 1, 1898.
Coos Bay News. Saturday was payday at Beaverton and on the Railroad, and
quite a number of checks were cashed in town. + [cp]   [M. note. I didn't
know people were working at Beaverton tt late.]
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mail-route name prices MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Chas Roberts Sr awarded contract for carrying mail between this place and
Coq Sundays for $76.60 a year. Not q at all

road locale MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
The Middle Fork road better than the old CB road right now. [M note. I
thought the old one was the Middle Fork?]

climate mail road locale MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
The Myrtle Point to Roseburg stage road was greatly damaged by the unusual
heavy storms and freshets of the past winter., the greatest damage resulting
between Bridge postoffice and Camas Valley. + [abt 8-10 days still required
to open up rd to travel.]

Music Paper Tot-MP   MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Pianos and organs sold on easy payment. Clark Wise & Co, SF, Fine line
banjos, guitars, mandolins, musical merchandise. W C Conner, local agent.

Tot-MP   AHB Item MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
We are now closing out our stock of men's waterproof cork soled shoes at
greatly reduced prices. 5 styles to choose from. A. H. Black. Nq

Tot-MP   item prices MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Drinking cups, 20 c, dippers 30 c, sauce pans 30 c, muffin pans 60 c, all in
aluminum. Mrs. D R Toye.

BH    MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Willard Davenport and family moved to BH last Mon where he has been
employed.   [cp]

BH RR-passengers   MPE A 69 Apr 1,1898
Miss Kittie Thom this place went to BH on Mon train. [cp]

Church    MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Rev. L R Woodward, Arago, MP visitor Thur.

Other-mining   name MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Guy Rose and Walter Endicott start for Eastern Oregon and Idaho mining
district last Mon. not q at all.

Srh visiting name outside-Tot MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Capt. Manley Roberts of San Pedro visiting aging mother and relatives this
place.

School Tot MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Miss Lillie Wagner will teach the upper Fishtrap school the coming season.

Giles School locale MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Miss Daisy Giles of this city has been engaged to teach public school in the
Brown district, on the South Fork of the Coquille river.   +

Traver-name school-indir outside-Tot MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
[Prof. L R Traver now in Roseburg, because says editor enjoyed their
hospitality there. Not q at all.] [M. 2004. But remember there are two L -
Traver (different middle initial).]

AHB   food price MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Genuine country buckwheat flour 2 lb pkg only 10 c package, A H Black. n q.

Tot-MP photo MPE A69 Apr 1, 1898
J H Leek photographer intends leaving for Montana in near future. Not q.

School Giles outside-Tot   MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Miss Daisy Giles who been attending Ashland Normal school, returned home
last mon morning.

Tot Srh blacksmith [MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898.]
Mr. Sam McAdams who recently disposed of his blacksmith business at
Dairyville has purchased half interest in the steamer Bismark fm James Moore
and last Thur morn 6 men started to work on her. Stmr will be thoroughly
overhauled and remodeled and ready to launch abt 3 wk. Peter Loggie is
superintending the work. (Bandon Recorder.) [cp]    [red check mark]

Govt School outside-Tot MPE A 69 Apr 1, 1898
Gov. Geer has named A J Sherwood, Coq, as one of the 9 members of board
of regents for Ashland State Normal. N q.

Logging Locale MPE A 69 Apr 9, 1898
Hall Creek. The Aasen brothers are preparing to start a logging camp on their
father's place and do a little logging for themselves. +

Church? Locale MPE A 69 Apr 9, 1898
Hall Creek.      A small colony of Dunkards are expected here soon to settle
down on homes and help us improve the country. The advance agent Rev.
Pullen has been here several days.     [then M note says to cancel; must not
have been from this area after all.] [M. 2004 but all this is typed on original,
no handwritten later note, and if cancelled, why didn't I just cross it out?]

enterprise item Todd Tot-Arago MPE A 69 Apr 16, 1898
[Lengthy article] H A Todd, enterprising broom manufacturer. [M. sounds
like item I already have.]

Spreckels Chadwick locale [ah?] MPE A 69 Apr. 16, 1898.
(CBNews). A.B. Spreckels has purchased the James Aiken estate of the
Chadwick tract amounting to one-twenty-fifth of section. $15 an acre. N q at
all.   [see also pg 72]

Tot blacksand-mining misc-word   MPE A 69, 69a Apr 16, 1898
A. B. Seal arr Fri fm Randolph beach mines bringing several nuggets with
him valued at $20; outlook vy promising, everything indicates company will
take out considerable gold this summer. Seal is raising a ferocious looking
whisker and even it has a golden hue. Nq
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outside-RR MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898.
Last Sunday at 4:30 p.m. construction work was completed on the Astoria and
Portland railroad. Several hundred citizens headed by a band were present to
witness the driving of the last spike. + [cp]

war MPE A 70 Apr 9 1898]
The President asks that troops be sent to stop the Cuban war. War regarded
inevitable. Spain's answer unsatisfactory. Not quote [part cp]

Novelty-wood locale   MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898
Hall's Creek Items. Messrs. Baker and Mundy are getting out some fine
match-wood for export. +

holiday eggs MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898 Sunday is Easter and the hens are
doing their best to make it a success. +

Srh Tot Alaska-mining-indir misc-word MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898
The Klondike schooner "Mizpah" was launched at Prosper last Saturday. She
is said to be a "daisy." +   [red check mark]

Paper-feud MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898
The Coquille Herald now claims to be an independent journal. Shades of
Ananias! It will be posing as a Gospel Messenger [caps, sic] yet. +

[some parts missing; can't read]
fruit commission-house conditions paper-attitude Srh Hermann? AHB MPE
A 70 Apr 9, 1898
The fine apples consigned to Oakland and San Francisco commission men by
Arthur Hermann and John Berry recently, fell far short of bringing the prices
anticipated by the shippers. By returns submitted to us we note that some 361
boxes of choice apples consigned to Hunt, Hatch & Co., of Oakland, Cal., by
John Berry, he realized the small net sum of $45.17 which after deducting the
cost of picking, packing and other incidental expenses left him several dollars
loser on the transaction. We understand that your merchant A. H. Black,
offered to furnish boxes and pay Mr. Berry    SKIP   cents per box for his
apples last   SKIP which would have netted him the   SKIP little sum of
$108.30 and saved the trouble and expense of pack SKIP   and shipping. It
sometimes pays to do business with home merchants   SKIP businessmen. +

Blacksand-mining Tot MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898
black sand mines at Randolph

Srh-indir MPE A 70 Apr 9, 1898
[M. comment. Never did see any more to indicate the hand-car powered boat
was in production or use.]

war MPE A 70 Apr 16, 1898
Congress has taken positive action in the direction of armed intervention. The
result will be a great gain for the cause of the oppressed Cubans and a
corresponding victory over the Spaniards. This is virtually a declaration of
war. [more]

Invention utility misc-word MPE A 70 Apr 16, 1898
A new invention has sent the picture of a man two thousand miles by wire.
Talk of long drawn faces!

Utility condit MPE A 70 Apr 16, 1898
[talking abt] long distance telephone lines. How crept into whole regions.
Only been a few years since 1st successful long distance telephone was put in
operation between New York and Philadelphia and now it goes all along the
south and the east, etc. not quote.    [long SKIP]
     The New England cotton goods manufacturers and Southern dealers in
cotton are also in the habit of conferring verbally daily, although hundreds of
miles apart; and although the tolls for using the long-distance telephone range
from about $1 to $10 for five minutes' conversation, the cost represents far
less than the expense of personal interviews. + [more]
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climate disaster health-indir [ie local worry abt ] Alaska-mining outside-
locale MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
snowslide on Chilkoot pass on the Chilkoot trail in Alaska. Ice-bound
whalers without food.

Disaster Srh MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
The schooner Arago was lost in Alaskan waters. [red check mark?]

Tot dairy MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
statement of Arago Creamery; prices, output for year, etc.

Tot MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898. Ad for Guerin Hotel, MP.

Food Tot Mpe A 71 Apr 1, 1898
Roberts has just received a lot of corn meal, rolled oats and graham flour.

Tot-names Giles MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
Daniel Giles is beautifying his residence property with an artistic new fence.
+

Alaska-mining disaster health outside-locale MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
Considerable anxiety is felt lest some of the Myrtle Point gold seekers will
caught in the Chilcoot [sic] avalanche. +

Climate fruit MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
A small amount of early blooming fruit has been nipped by recent frosts, but
the outlook is still good for an immense fruit crop in this part of the state. +

Srh Alaska-mining Tot-Prosper MPE A 71. Apr 16, 1898
The rigging for the Alaskan schooner arrived by Monday's train from the city
and was transferred to Prosper at Coquille City. Hence, the schooner will
soon be fully equipped and ready to sail to Alaska. [M. note. The Mizpah.] +

Enterprise Todd Tot-Arago paper-attitude MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
H. A. Todd, the enterprising Arago broom manufacturer, was interviewing our
merchants Wednesday. Mr. Todd has established an industry ere in the county
that promises to become of considerable importance. He has already
demonstrated the fact that broom corn can be grown with success in the
valley, while all other conditions are favorable for the manufacture of brooms
right here at home. Our factories have for several years been turning out the
very finest broom handles, which are shipped to San Francisco, where the
manufacture of the broom is completed and then returned to our merchants,
with which the home market is supplied. Now, Mr. Todd proposes to save
this unnecessary expense in freight to and from San Francisco, by
manufacturing equally as good an article here at home at prices
correspondingly low. We trust that he will receive all the encouragement and
patronage from the business men and public generally, that he so justly
deserves. Patronize home industry and thus help build up home institutions.
Mr. Todd kindly presented this office with a sample broom, which equalled in
every respect the best in the market. +

War Cuba MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
[long article on Cuba, various things about it]

Invention photo item MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
A novel use of the kinematograph reported in Germany. Took series during
launching of vessel; 4000 impressions per minute; when they played back
they could see launch. German naval officers taking considerable interest.
Not quote.

Animal MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
Bandon Recorder. Quite a stir in the cattle business in this county. Not quote

Dairy locale MPE A 71 Apr 16, 1898
Coos Bay News. The Coos Bay creamery is getting 9,292 pounds of milk per
day at present. +

Klondike-coal RR machine [MPE Apr 71 Apr 16,1898.]
Coos Bay News. A piledriver [sic] is being built at the car shops to be used in
constructing the trestle, for extension of the railroad to the Klondike coal
mine. +    [cp]
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Spreckels Chadwick tract locale real estate MPE A 72   Apr 16, 1898
Coos Bay News. A. B. Spreckles [sic] has purchased the James Aiken estate
interest in the Chadwick tract, amounting to one-twenth-fourth [sic] . The
price paid was $15 per acre. + [see also pg 69]

Blacksand-mining Tot MPE A 72 Apr 16, 1898
[something abt] Randolph beach mines.

War outside-locale MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
A practical declaration of war with Spain, the army being mobilized. N q

Alaska Fish MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898 Alaska salmon fisheries

End-times-misc MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
Wars and rumors of war, floods and every sort of unexpected weather make
many shake their heads and declare we are living in the last days. +

Food Tot prices MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
Rolled oats, semola, moving   meal and graham flour. [as typed. It doesn't
say which store; is it same as next?]   /   Roberts sells lemons at 12 cents per
dozen. +

Paper politic? MPE A 72   Apr 23, 1898
J. H. Upton has resumed the publication of the semi-occasional campaign
sheet, The Reporter.

Novelty-wood misc-word MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
Gus Teutsch, representing the Harry Unna Co., wooden and willow ware
establishment of San Francisco, was interviewing our business men. Mr.
Teutsch is an old acquaintance and friend of ye editor.

RR [MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898.]
Bandon Recorder. It is authentically reported that the Coos Bay-Roseburg
railroad will be built to Douglas county this year. +

Mill locale MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
Coos Bay News. Collver Bros. will soon have a saw mill running in the South
slough neighborhood.   +

Disaster Alaska-mining MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898
The Alaska rush is dying out. The terrible disaster on Chilkoot Pass has had
some effects. Not quote.

Condit-outlook Crop MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898    Oregon's crops this year
promise to be larger than in years past. +

RR Klondike-spur-coal     [MPE A 72 Apr 23, 1898.]
Coos Bay News. The C.B.R. & E. R.R. & N. Co. are busily engaged in
constructing two pile drivers [sic] to be used in driving the piles and extending
the R. R. to the Klondike mine. When this spur is completed about three
hundred miners will find employment. – Sun.   + [cp] [M. reprinted fm Sun
to CBNews.]

Commission-house   paper MPE A 72 Apr 30, 1898
We wonder why the Herald refused to publish a polite and gentlemanly
communication from Hunt, Hatch & Co., in defense of charges made against
them through its columns recently? +

Gage novelty-brick courthouse Tot   MPE A 72 Apr 30, 1898
Sheriff W. W. Gage was a pleasant caller at our office Thursday. He reports
the new brick yard at Coquille nearly ready to begin making brick for Coos
county's new court house. Work of excavating for the foundation of the court
house is also progressing. +

F. Long harness Tot character? MPE A 72 Apr 30, 1898
F. Long & Son went to Coquille Wednesday to open up a branch harness store
and shop at that place. They are enterprising business men and we bespeak
for them a liberal patronage. +

AHB dairy condit-progress MPE A 72 Apr 30, 1898
Since January 1 A. H. Black & Co. have purchased and shipped 8800 dozen
eggs, an average of about 500 dozen per week. The Coos county hens are
doing their part toward making good times in this county. +
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Klondike-mine RR MPE A 73 Apr 16, 1898
A pile driver is being built at the car shops to be used in construction of the
trestle to the Klondike mine. + [cp]

Book Tot-name character?   MPE A 73 Apr 23, 1898
George T. Moulton Coq genial collection agent of the Collier Book Co
looking after interests this place. Not q

Disaster Alaska-mining Fetter Tot-MP outside-Tot health
MPE A 73 Apr 30, 1898
The Fetter brothers left this place enroute to Klondike only few months ago.
Both strong and rugged young men, not unused to prospecting and mountain
life. Unmarried and well known this county, and held in highest esteem of all.
Caught in avalanche. John L A Verner Fetter. Chilkoot pass Apr 3. Relatives
had been informed by letter they all right, but not true. They arrived with
their goods, sick, and died.

AHB Srh misc-word tie-pass MPE A 73 Apr 30, 1898
Rome and Bert [Black] enjoyed tt boat ride to Coq vy much last Sun eve but
how abt tt tie pass home in the wee small hours? Not quote

School Tot-multi MPE A 73 Apr 30, 1898].
School apportionments - Coq. $280; Cunningham $74. Riverton $106.
Beaver Slough $64. Beaver Hill $120. [still King Creek listed, but since that
wrong place, nothing else listed tt sounds like Delmar.]   [cp]

Traver school-indir bicycle Tot paper MPE A 73 May 14, 1898
Prof. L R Traver received fine new Belvidere bicycle thru Enterprise agency.
Not q.

Graham BH   [MPE A 73 May 23, 1898.]
(CBNews._ R.A. Graham left for the city last week, to attend a meeting of
the stockholders of the Beaver Hill Coal Co., on the 10th. + [cp]

BH vital-stat [MPE A 73 May 23, 1898.]
Died, at Beaver Hill, May 12, 1898, Miss Aimee Wallin, aged 22 years, 6
months 8 days. The funeral took place at Marshfield on Saturday. + [cp]

Tot bees enterprise? Boomer? Coq-Valley [condit?]
MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
M C Bingham presented us with some delicious honey from his Norway
apiary Thursday, for which he has our thanks. Our merchants should
patronize Mr. Bingham and thus assist in establishing this valuable industry of
the Coquille valley, where all of the conditions are so favorable. +

Tot-MP name   MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
Mrs. Annie E Border has opened millinery store in bldg next door to
Lehmanowsky's store.

Utility Tot MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
A good many of our citizens have erected windmills and large tanks for
domestic purposes and fire protection. Mr. Nystrum, prop. MP hotel, informs
us his private water works system has proven most satisfactory in every
respect.

Health name MPE A 73 May 28, 1898 Death of John Lehnherr.

Hermann govt mail-indir MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
T Mannell Hermann, postal clerk in U S pension bureau, returned home fm
Wash. last wk for visit. [more.]

School locale MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
Miss Kate Braden opened term public school on Catching Creek last Mon
morning.

RR prices-rates Tot-MP-name   MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
CBR informs agent E A Dodge arrangements been made to return to old rates
on freight, $4.50 to and from MP to SF and Portland, not q.      [should be cp]

Enterprise Todd paper-attiitude character?   MPE A 73 May 28, 1898
H A Todd, the enterprising broom manufacturer, was looking after his
business interests in our city Wednesday. Our businessmen are encouraging
home manufacture and industry by carrying Mr. Todd's brooms in stock. N q
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disaster health Fetter Alaska-mining MPE A 74 Apr 30, 1898
death of Fetter Bros in Alaska fm getting too cold before they ever got to
Klondike.

Paper-cut war   MPE A 74 Apr 30, 1898
[cartoon drawing showing] Maxim and his famous gun. [M. note. Looks like
sub-machine gun.]

Fruit commission-house conditions MPE A 74 Apr 30, 1898
[Long article by] John Berry explaining the fruit he sold to Hunt, Hatch & Co
was good and well packed; he'd been advised by friends that it was safe deal.
Angry because advised to send it to them and then was not pleased. [M. note.
I didn't find any "polite letter" fm Hunt tt Herald refused to print; evidently
MPE didn't either.]

Crop W B King MPE A 74   Apr 30, 1898.]
[article on sugar beet seed here. A man says if there’s enough success with
beets here he may be able to secure necessary capital for sugar beet factory.
Signed by W.B. King, nq [long article. The rest not copied in my notes. ]
[cp]

Alaska-mining. [MPE a 74 Apr 30, 1898; and other,]
[ still items about local people going to Klondike, Alaska. M. 2004. But evid
I didn't copy any to notes.]

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paper politic-Graham? BH-indir [MPE A 74 May 14, 1898.]
We, as well as many others, are of the opinion that the Beaver Hill
Correspondence in the Herald this week, never saw Beaver Hill. It was
another Herald fake. +   [cp]

paper-feud politic Graham [MPE A 74 May 14, 1898.]
Of course the masses of the people will be entirely satisfied (?) [parens and ?,
sic] with electing Mr. Graham’s man as county judge. – Coquille Herald.
How about electing Mr. Graham’s man for circuit judge?   We suppose
Brother Whiskers, you will say that is a horse of another color.” Come, be
consistent and tell us about it. +

World-news MPE a 74 May 14, 1898 article abt Don Carlos and Carlists of
Spain; basis of their claims.

Court crime RR MPE a 74 May 14, 1898.
Circuit court proceedings. State vs. F. S. Simpson; grand jury find "a true
bill", charging the defendent with arson, by burning building and warehouse
of the C B R & E R R & N Co. [spacing but no periods in CBR]. Defendent
pleads not guilty. + [cp]     / State of Oregon vs. F. M. Simpson; grand jury
found "a true bill" charging larceny by embezzlement of $1062.20.

Panter court MPE a 74 May 14, 1898 Alva Lee vs W. R. Panter. Trial by
jury. Verdict ws that they found for the plaintiff in the sum of $84.

BH crime misc-word-upon-trial-had [MPE A 74 May 14, 1898.]
[M. ah??.] State of Oregon vs Henry Sublett. Grand jury presents “a true
bill” against defendant, accusing him of larceny in a store, committed Feb. 3,
1898, by taking, stealing and carrying away $23 from a store building at
Beaver Hill. Upon trial had, the jury find not guilty and defendant is
discharged from custody. + [cp]

Dora name school MPE A 74 May 14, 1898
Dora. Mrs. R A. Easton went to the county seat Monday to be in attendance
at the teachers' examination. +
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politic Harlocker Rackleff   MPE A 75 May 21, 1898
Harlocker and Rackleff are a winning pair.

Gage crime RR court judge MPE A 75 May 21, 1898
Sheriff Gage passed through town Sunday morning enroute to Salem with F.
M. Simpson of Marshfield, who was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary
by Judge Fullerton last week, the grand jury having found a true bill charging
Simpson with larceny by embezzlement of $1062.20 from the C.B.E. & R.
Railroad.   + [cp]

Crop Srh MPE A 75 May 21, 1898
Coos Bay News. About 2500 sacks of potatoes were shipped on the Empire
when sailed Sunday. +

BH Graham MPE A 75 May 21, 1898
R. A. Graham left for the city last week, to attend a meeting of the
stockholders of the Beaver Hill Coal Co., on the 10th. + [cp]

Enterprise Tot-Arago Todd paper-attitude? character?
MPE A 75 May 28, 1898
H. A. Todd, the enterprising broom manufacturer of this valley, was looking
after his interests in our city Wednesday. We are pleased to note that our
business men are encouraging home manufacture and industry by carrying
Mr. Todd's brooms in stock. They are a first class article. + [M Aug 2004
slight differences from item on pg 73]

RR Tot-MP-name tariff   Srh prices [MPE A 75 May 28, 1898.]
The C.B.R. & E. R.R. and Navigation Co. [sic], inform their agent, E. A.
Dodge at this place, that arrangements have been made to return to the old
rates on freight to and from San Francisco and Portland, which will be $4.50
to and from Myrtle Point on general merchandise.   Other commodities are
classified according to the tariffs. The steamer Fulton now makes regular
trips between Marshfield and Portland. [prices don’t say whether for 100
pounds, or a ton.]

Health Srh name MPE A 75 May 28, 1898 W. Hutchison, fireman on
Coquille river steamer Dispatch was drowned.

Mail-indir govt Hermann MPE A 75 May 28, 1898
T. Mannel Hermann, postal clerk in Pension Bureau. Going to take vacation.
Not quote.

Lehnerr health MPE A 75 May 28, 1898 John Lehnerr died. [M. also noted
on pg 73]

Klondike-mine name MPE A 75 May 28, 1898
Coos Bay News. Supt. Hugh McLain, of the Klondike mine, was in town
Sunday. The slope is now down 800 feet and gangways are being opened.

Crop price farmers condit Srh-indir MPE A 75 May 28, 1898
Coos Bay News. Coos Bay potatoes were advanced to 1 cent per pound in the
San Francisco market, and the demand is good; so say letters received
Monday. Our farmers, however, will reap but little benefit from the advance,
as nearly all the potatoes have been shipped from this section.

Paper? Name? MPE A 75 May 28, 1898
[speaks of Coq Herald editor's wife.] [M. was this McEwen, who I thought
got divorce? Or other? Or maybe he only petitioned for divorce but didn't get
it? Or i might be wrong on the name.]

Gage politic BH [MPE A 75 May 28, 1898.] [not clear whether this is sic, or
if M. note is included in this.]    Marshfield Sun has published a thing saying
that The report was in circulation that Sheriff Gage, candidate for re-election,
was on the payroll of a certain corporation and asks them to tell whether that’s
true or false. Then it says just below its Since our last issue we have taken the
pains to look up the matter in question and find that the assertion is cold fact.
[M. then I add: Both of these items are from the Marshfield Sun.]
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health locale animal MPE A 76 May 28, 1898
Dr. S. L. Roberds while answering a professional call up on South Fork last
Thursday morning, was thrown from his horse at B. E. Hampton's place and
quite severely shaken up. Dr. Leep was summoned and soon had the doctor
resting quite comfortably. The doctor was able to return to his home in this
city this morning. +

Health animal locale misc-word MPE A 76 June 4, 1898
Dr. S. L. Roberds, who was thrown from his horse last week while making a
professional call up on the South Fork, was more severely injured than was at
first reported. He was brought to his home Friday of last Week, and has
suffered severely this week, though we are pleased to announce, appears to be
on the road to recovery at this writing. +

Health MPE A 76 June 4, 1898 Mrs. Dr. Roberds, we are sorry to learn, has
been quite ill this wk.
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war MPE A 77 May 28, 1898 [full of items abt war.]

Gage politic BH character [MPE A 77 June 4, 1898.]
In this issue of the Enterprise, Sheriff W.W. Gage fully exonerates himself
from the charges made against him by the Marshfield Sun. Sheriff Gage has
made a most efficient,   honest and trustworthy individual, and continues to
command the strictest confidence and respect of everybody, regardless of
their party affiliation. + [cp]    [M note, but there was no such in the paper, or
the following week, either.]

Holiday MPE A 77 June 4, 1898 [long article on Decoration Day exercises at
MP]

Humor bees Locale? Name road-mud saying MPE A 77 June 4, 1898
Bald Hill. [M. example of local humor at this time period.] Albert Bright and
George Griffin and William Weekly cut down a large hollow bee tree, left a
stump of average height and got honey out, saved a swarm of bees   not quote
     Who says Coos County doesn't flow with cream and wild honey -- and
mud? +   [red check mark?]

Locales name other-mining mail-indir MPE A 77 June 4, 1898
Bridge Items. Powell & Brack have opened a gold mine just below the mouth
of Big Creek on the Middle Fork and are putting in sluce boxes. They have
some fine specimens at the Bridge Post Office. +

Giles Tot-MP MPE A 77 June 11, 1898
D. Giles made some valuable improvements on Main street, fronting his lots
this week. It is an example that other property holders would do well to
follow. +

Giles school NB RR-pass MPE A 77 June 11, 1898
Miss Daisy Giles closed a most successful term of school at North Bend last
week and returned home by Friday's train. +

AHB travel MPE A 77 June 11, 1898
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Black made a trip to Bandon, by private [ M 2004
something left out] Wednesday. From Bandon they went to Empire City and
expect to return home today via Marshfield and Coquille City, thus making a
circuit of the Coos county towns. +

Gage Rackleff politic health names MPE A 77 June 11, 1898
Winners in local election. Sheriff Gage, Clerk Rackleff, Judge Harlocker,
representative Topping got 117 and Stitt 115, Assessor Endicott, School Supt
Bunch, surveyor Cathcart, coroner Horsefall, commissioner Coke, justice
Orvil Dodge. Not quote

4th-July Tot-GF misc-word MPE A 77 June 18, 1898
The glorious fourth will be celebrated in royal style at Gravel Ford this year.

Tot-MP lbr MPE a 77 June 18, 1898 Lumber is on the ground to build a
large addition to the Guerin Hotel.

Entertain food organize MPE a 77 June 18, 1898
A very pleasant time was reported at the Strawberry Festival given by the W.
R. C. [Women's Relief Corps??] last Saturday evening. +

Animal law MPE A 77 June 18, 1898
The vote on hogs running at large in Coos county was against the liberty of
the hog by a large majority.

Entertain Tot-MP Hermann MPE a 77 June 18, 1898
There will be a grand ball in the Hermann opera house this Saturday June 18,
1898. +
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locale other-mining MPE A 78 June 18, 1898   [article abt Salmon Mtn
mines near Eckley]

name BH Graham-suit RR   [MPE A 78 June 18, 1898.]
Coos Bay News. J.B. Hassett was appointed receiver last Wednesday, and
took charge of the property of the Beaver Hill Coal Co. +    [cp]

World-news MPE A 78 June 25, 1898
[article on some of Liberators of South America. Bolilvar, Hidalgo, DeSuere,
etc.]

war agric MPE a 78 June 25, 1898 Insect foes to contend with in fight at
Cuba.

4th-July Tot-GF MPE A 78 June 25, 1898    [lengthy article abt Gravel Ford
4th celebration.]

Graham-suit locale RR MPE A 78 June 25, 1898] [same as CCH???]
[talks abt] suit against Graham, dateline San Francisco. Total of suit is
$723,000; securities for debt held by several companies incl Spreckels Co.
comprise several thousand shares of CBR stock and lots in RR Addition
Marshfield. {M. note; more; get if needed; but this is all I have in news
notes.] [cp]

Graham-suit MPE A 78 June 25, 1898.
Coos Bay News. San Francisco papers give detailed statements of a hot legal
battle between J.D. Spreckels Bros. & Co. and R. A. Graham. + [cp]

Tot-MP MPE A 78 June 25, 1898    [Facts abt MP; lengthy]

Health MPE A 78 Dr. Darrin the specialist will visit Marshfield again.   [long
article]

Traver school outside-Tot entertain MPE A 78 June 25, 1898
Professor Traver now going to be employed as principal the public school in
Roseburg. Had farewell party for them with patriotic theme. Not quote.
[very long article]

Pgs A 79-100 are open

[M There are no MPE news notes for 2nd half of 1898, or any for 1899.]
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