1907 Map of Coquille City, Oregon
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1903 notes Coquille; water pipe being laid Front street; streets swept by merchants; rains soon here; road to rr depot condition; poss fire company, needed: sewer; Why doesn’t some enterprising person put up a brick kiln? + [rr depot should be cp] The planking between the rails of the railroad track on Front street are [print] in very bad condition and should be replaced. If our city dads would call the attention of the railroad company to this matter, it might cause them to act. + [cp] [Lengthy article from Coast Mail,] [ head]: To Change Mail Route. Coos Bay Chamber endorses bringing mail over Middle Fork instead of over Coos Bay wagon road. It is said the C.B.R. & R.R. is willing to put on an extra train to carry the mail between Marshfield and Myrtle Point, and that B. Fenton, mail contractor on the Middle Fork route, will guarantee to put the mail through between Myrtle Point and Roseburg in 14 hours in the Winter and several hours less in Sumner. ...Est. would save 11 hours and 15 minutes to Portland and 24 hours to San Francisco. ...It is stated that Hon. Binger Hermann has expressed the opinion that government aid could be obtained for the improvement of the Middle Fork road, if the county would unite in asking for it, and the Chamber is ready to push the project not only for a better mail service, but a better overland route for travel. + [part cp] Elegant display mechanical toys and holiday goods, Rose’s window. Former Johnson meat market being fitted up Garten’s restaurant, b. Feed and Sale Stable Hall Street, Leep & Mulkey. V R Wilson store: novelty clock tt runs 400 days with one winding. A H Nichols, butter and cheese maker at the Ice & Cold Storage plant, bought property via R D Sanford. W T Kerr & Co new store bi. / Mrs. Wickham’s boarding house, new, framing; A G Balch, carpenter. Waterworks system completed, water in pipes Thursday; to be using system next week. Coquille Ice & Storage to enlarge next year to double capacity. Mrs. Tuttle winner beautiful clock at P E Drane’s. W T Kerr has purchased store business of P F & L; has been general manager there; also bi. Try the new hair tonic. Vegederma, at McDonalds.+ / New line of dress goods and velvets, Mrs. Nosler’s. / Elegant broadcloth, Pierce’s. / P E Drane will have a lot of fine turkeys for Thanksgiving. + / Oil coats and pants, Skeels. / Aluminum novelties for the holidays, Wilson’s Jewelry. / New line shirt-waist sets in many pretty designs; latest in combs and hair retainers. Mrs. Nosler’s.
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