S IU S L A W
PILO
S E M I-W E E K L Y
i VttL. II.
ROAD
NEARING ITS
COMPLETION
FLORENCE. OREGON,WE DNESDAY, JANUARY 2. 1 9 r Z
NUMBER 82
MARRIED
December 30, at high noon at
the home of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Levage, of
Mercer, Mr. Fread Petzold, of
Venita, and Miss Katherine
Levage, the Rev. H. L. Pratt,
H. B. Rankjj, supervisor of officiating.
the Siuslaw .national forest, re­
Mr. and Mrs. Petzold left
turned to U ape Perpatua yester
Thursday for Venita where he
i'dayy> superintend the cojnple-
has a fine ranch and the young
f tion of the highway around that
couple will make their home
promontory jutting into there.
'
the -z.
sea, He says that the work
The bride presented a pretty
will probablfdOc finished inside
picture
attired in a gown of white
of 15 working dfeys so that teams
silk crepe de chine and wearing
and automobiles will be able to
veil of white maline interwoven
pass around the eape, but a con­
with orange blossoms and Sweed-
crete parapet to prevent vehicles ish brides’ myrtle,
from eliding a hundred feet into
The groom wore a suit of mid­
the foaming eea below will not
night blue.
be built until next summer.
As the clock announced the
The, completion of this road
noon
hour, the bride and groom
will afford a continuous trip along
took a position beneath a bell
the beach from Tillamook and
hanging from an arch of ever­
Toos Bay. This trip will un-
greens,
while Miss Edith Yates
jjfloubetedjy bedpme a popular one
played
“The Wedding March’’
“ or sightseer«, as sofne of the
by Englemann, The officiating
finest scene™ on the coast is
foon'd tfTong fne road. Morning clergyman in an impressive cere­
mony united the young people in
Register.
marriage.
Multnomah county tax lew for i After
... the ceremony • a delicious
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1915 is S.2 mills less than for' ^ d d in g dinner was enjoyed by
k 1914e - w»
>the large number of relatives
Sglarfefc and expenses oTdeputv . ^ Jriends who were present
..
wardens totaled .$47’.000" The
* decorBtlon3
decorations of
of ced»r>
cedar,
and
ivy
were
very
tastily
arrang­
for this year.
ed by Edith Yates,
A $35,000 a yeS?cAain
main of __
Erh- The bride received a large
ployment agencies was -proposed number of beautiful and useful
at the Eugene Commonwealth presents.
conference.
Miss Catherine is the oldest
TheFImpire MfgSCo., Spokane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
and endleton Iron Works, have.Levage, pioneers of this section,
asked Pendleton cifisens t JT sub- who reside on their farm at
scribe for stock of consolidated Mercer Jake.
She has spent
company firmed to mfgr. rotary most of hlr life near Florence,
pump, iceless refrigerator, split where she has many friends who
wood pulley and other articles. wisRher a happy married life.
According to the papers published in the different
National Forests, or adjacent to them, there is an im­
mense amount of timber being sold. It is noticed that
all the way from one million to one billion feet is sold.
Forest» sales in Oregon do not compare with the forest
sales in states that are supposed to be void of timber. In
the l rater Lake Forest, many miles from transportation
there in a sale reported of 18 million feet. In Arizona
a sale of a billion feet.
One would naturally ask who is buying this timber
and what are they payin for it. Is this timber being
sold to the small home builders, or is some large corpora­
tion buying it for speculation. We have been told in
this Siuslaw Forest that the products of the National
Forrest were for the benefit of the settlers first, and
for others after the settlers and nearby people were
satisfied.
There has been much inquiry in this vicinity for dead
cedar; some of it in small amounts and some in larger
amounts and so far as we have been able to learn there
have been no sales made. Why is it Under? the old
regime, when A. E. Cohoon had this Forest we knew
it was almost impossible to buy anything from the
Government unless the very highest price was paid, but
we naturally looked for a change in that order when
the present incumbent took the office. We are reason­
ably sure that the present supervisor is more liberal in
his views and understanding of the Forest regulations
and it has been questioned by many why more timber
sales have not been made. Is it because the price of
dead cedar is prohibitive, or is the Service holding it
for a general clean up sale to a corporation? If the
small buyers are to have the benefit of the products of
the Forest why not sell some of this dead cedar to them
at a price that they can make a decent profit for their
labor; if it is not to be sold why not advertise the fact
and forever close the Forest to the small buyer?
the Kahits and brought the
stranded merrymakers to Flor­
ence. Gene says he does not
object to rescuing people but two
o clock in the morning is no time
to get a fellow out of bed.
SOCIETY
The New Year was made
In honor of their mother, Mrs.
welcome
in Florence by the ring­
F. E. McVicker, Mrs. D. M.
ing
of
the
church bells, explosion
Kyle and Miss McVicker enter­
I
of
firearms,
blowing whistles,
tained the Wednesday afternoon
and
a
general
noisy demonstra­
club and a few guests.
tion
by
those
who had been
Garlands of green, and crimson
watching
the
“Old
year out and
bells combined with clusters of
the
New
Year
In,
”
poinsettas bespoke the holiday
season. Much merriment result­ Several parties were held in
ed from the surprise favors at honor of the occasion and prompt­
lunch.
Those invited were:— ly at midnight the new year was
Mrs. Emmerson Surface, Mrs. heralded by these groups with
R. Averill. Mrs. J. H. Fisher. •nthusiasm and joy.
Mrs. John Bergman, Mrs. John
W. Bergman, Mrs. William Kyle,
Mrs. G. Marsh, Mrs. Irvin, Mrs. IMPROVEMENTS AT
J. Ford, Mrs. Craig.
THE LIGHT PLANT
About twenty friends of
Delona Severy made her a very
pleasant surprise on Tuesday
night. It was doubly agreeable
to her as it was on her birthday
also. Tha young people enloyed
themselves with games and
sharades, and after a light lunch
they returned to their homes,
wishing Miss Lona many happy
returns of this occasion.
lhe Electric Light company
have been making extensive im­
provements in their plant by re­
modeling the engine room, paint­
ing the ceiling and walls of the
whole interior, improving the
switch lioard. putting in an
emergency boiler pump, sinking
more wells for a better water
supply, covering the boiler and
pipes with a thick coating of
asbestos to conserve the heat,
place all wires in the plant under
the floor, painted the protecting
rails and will add lenolium to the
floor in the engine room and
office.
The company have been to con­
siderable expense in fitting up
the plant with the latest and
most improved machinery and
now have a plant that cannot be
excelled by any in the state of
the same capacity.
Coquille will build a $2,000 city
bridge.
Jackson county spent this year
on good roads $500,000. Pac­
ific highway cost $325,000.
The heavy rains of the last few
days together with the high tides
is starting the drift along the
hanks of tha river and there is
considerable running
which
makes it quite dangerous to
Christmas Eve was joyously
For several weeks the Western navigation.
spent at Heceta by 20 people. Union has had a telehraph oper-
The ladies of the Li^r t-house ator at Mapleton, but the con-
Station entertaining with a dition of the line did not permit
sumptous 5 o’clock dinner at the its use for commercial purposes
home of Mrs R. Avery.
0. C. Stanwood, manager of
After the dinner was partaken the Siuslaw Home Telephone Co
of every one assembled in the has now completed arrangements
sitting-room where stood a large with the telegraph company so
and a fine selection of Records
Christmas tree beautifully dec- that direct service can be had to
Come in hear them
orated and laden with gifts. Eugene. Portland and other out-
Toilet Soap» and Articles, Shaving Articles
Tne school children under the side points over thia system,
Collar Bags, Fancy Stationery
direction of their teacher render-
Under the old method of going
ed a very pretty and appropriate through Gardiner, Marshfield
Japanese Napkins, Tissue Paper, Tablets and
program, after which the gifts and Roseburg the toll was 80
A COMPLETE LINE OF DRUGS
were distributed.
cents to Eugene and 90 cents to
MENU- Roast chicken, Saus- Portland from Florence for ten
age, Brown gravey, Mashed work messages.
The toll an-
potatoes, Baked beans, Corn, nounce to Eugene and Portland
Cabbage and Potato salad, Craa- by Mapleton from Florence is
berries. Cheese, Beet pickles, 50 cents for a ten word message.
Bread butter, Fruit cake, Coffee,
Mr. Stanwood will actjas agent
Mince, Lemon and Squash pie. for the telegraph company here
Apples, Candies, Bananas, Nuts, and Florence is assured a great
Joe. Morris Jr., Norman G. Morris.
Popcorn-balls.
improvement in the matter of
The following program was telegraph service.
The following item regarding
rendered.
Song—“ Silent Nigh.t” “ When the opening of the service to
Shepherds watched their flocks Mapleton was printed in the
Morning Register.
by night. School.’’
Recitation—“Christmas Wish­ Joe Morns, the Mapleton
merchant and all around pro­
es“ Mildred Hansen.
Recitation—“Christmas Tide” gressive booster, had the dia
tinction of sending the first tele
—Gertrude Hansen.
“ Legend of the Christmas graph message out of that place
Holly.”
over the.'new Western Union line.
' Holly Song” —Irene Hansen. He also received the first mes­
sage from Eugene. The line is
“ Christmas Travellers.”
now
in good ,’working order and
Song — “O
Evergreen” —
a large business is being done.
Thelma Hansen.
Song “ Hush my Dear lie still
and «lumber” Mildred Hansen.
WRECK OF THE ARIEL
Recita i j i
'When I grow up”
Teddy Avery.
On Christmas night after the
Recitation—"The Unreasonable
Pa" James Averv.
dance at the Grange hall on the 1
North Fork, the Ariel was bring­
Recital «a—
ing the young people to Florence,
Howard Ha risen.
Recitation “Christmas Stock­ they had the misfortune to strike
a snag in the river near the Island
ings
Mildred Hansen.
which tore a hole in the boat
How We Spent Christmas"
and caused it to fill with water,
Joseph Avery.
Dialogue "Tilly's Christmas" f'aptain Johnson run the Ariel to
shore and the passengers were
Gertrude. Irene, Mildi
• ! i
Jtd without accident. A
fielma Hansen.
CANDIES
NUTS
A JOYFUL
TELEGRAPH
CHRISTMAS
FLORENCE
AT HECETA
TO EUGENE
A Complete
: Line of
1915 WAS
GIVEN WELCOME
IN FLORENCE
\ ictor Talking
Machines
Surface Drug Store
THE LEADERS
Dry Goods
SHOES
Dress and Work
Shoes
Clothing
Groceries
■ and Feed,
Notions,
Hardware