Volume XVI.
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, Juie 19. 1908.
Number 17
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Taft for President.
Word came over the wire last
evening that the Republican Na
tional convention in session at Chi
cago had nominated William H.
Taft for President. The Vice Pres
ident had not been named.
Baseball Sunday
Elk City and Siletz baseball teams
will play ball on the Toledo diamond
next Sunday afternoon . This prom
ises to be the best game of the
year. Don't miss it.
C. & E. Excursion Sunday
The Corvallis & Eastern railroad
will run their first Sunday excursion
from Albany next Sunday, June 21.
Train leaves Albany 7:35 a. m.,
arriving at Yaquina at 11 :40. Re
turning boat will leave Newport
at 5:15.
A Few Clams.
C. E. Vanderpool, the clam king
of Mill 4, received this week an or
der from the Dallas Meat company
of Dallas for two hundred bushels
of clams, to be delivered about
July 1st. The clams are to be used
in a big clam-bake near Portland.
Waldport Items.
The Condor arrived Monday
evening and will take a load of lum
ber to Portland. The Condor
crossed the bar shortly after low
water but had no trouble.
The forest service in this locality
is soon to be provided with a steam
launch to facilitate the work
on roads and trails. Considerable
material will have to be hauled up
the river. -
Basket ball is a new sport to.
Waldport people. An out door
field has been arranged t and prac
tice is participated in by many.
Shortly a couple of teams will line
up for a real tussel.
Appropriate services for Child-,
ren's day were held Sunday. Les
lie Evens was Master of Ceremonies
and pleased his many friends by
his manner of conducting the ser
vice. The vocal quartette was a
special feature.
A phonograph concert was given
by Capt. Tyler of the Condor, Tues
day evening. A large audience was !
present and enjoyed the occasion.
Dancing to music by the band was
indulged in after the phonograph
was tired.
The annual school election was
held Monday. The report of the
clerk Bhowed expenditures of near
ly three thousand dollars during the
past year. J. H. Conrad was elec
ted elerk and W. M. Brooks was
elected director for three years.
Mr. Brooks has served continuously
as school director in various dis
tricts for the past twelve years.
TO BE GIVEN AWA7.
An Edison Home Phonograph
With 30 inch Brass Horn
With 18 Inch Bell.
This grand talking machine will
be given away, absolutely free. If
you are interested ask
GEORGE HALL
. at the Bonboniere Pool and Billiard
. Parlors.
For Sale.
15J4 acre ranch quarter of a mile
, Irom town. Enquire,
John Carlson, Toledo.
E. E. Daring returned Tuesday
evening from Coquille City.
Chas. Goyne of Siletz was in To
ledo last week.
Toledo schools closed for the term
Tuesday afternoon.
J. J. Gatens of Ona was in Toledo
the first of the week.
R. H. Plank of Siletz was a To
ledo visitor Saturday.
F. C. Hoffman was down from
Elk City Wednesday.
W. D. Brundridge of Waldport
was in the city Tuesday.
Frank McCormick waa a Toledo
visitor Monday evening.
Miss Lola Irvin of Newport is
attending teachers' institute.
Miss Addie Harrison of Waldport
is visiting in Toledo this week.
Mrs. Chandler and son of Siletz
have been Toledo visitors this week.
Wm. Smith r C. Chntterton
were up from Newport Wednesday.
Harry Lutey returned Monday
evening from a trip to California.
Joe Kosydar of Siletz was doing
business at the county hub Wednes
day. Irene Knapp of Winant is attend
ing Teachers Institute here this
week.
B. F. Hahn of Yaquina was do
ing business at the county seat
Saturday.
Miss Lillie Miller of Pioneer is
the guest of Miss Bertha Hoeflein
this. week.
L. C. Smith was up from New
port Monday doing business at the
county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newton left
Monday morning for a few days
trip to Portland.
C. E. Hawkins returned from a
short business trip to Portland last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Wm. Conibear who has been
sick is improving. Her daughter
Lottie has the grip.
Walter Derrick came in from
Firher, where he is teaching school,
to attend the institute.
George Chamlers who has been.
in a Portland hospital the past two
weeks, returned home last evening.
Will Buoy, formerly of this place,
has sold his interest in the sawmill
at Corvallis and returned to Port
land. School Superintendent-elect and
Mrs. R. P. Goin of Waldport are
attending the teachers' institute
here this week.
Mrs. C. E. Hawkins, Grand
Manager Woman of Woodcraft, re
turned home from a trip to Port
land Monday.
Mrs. G. E. Davis and children of
Eureka, California, arrived Friday
evening for a visit with Mrs. Davis'
mother, Mrs. C. G. Copeland, at
Siletz.
Mrs. E. J. Avery and children
left this morning for a visit with
relatives and friends near Portland.
They expect to be gone for a couple
of weeks.
Collins & Kimmel who are put
ting in a sawmill plant at Siletz
were in the city yesterday. The
mill is to have a capacity of 25,000
feet and they expect to have it run
niug some time in Augnst.
The launch, Abagial H., owned
by Conductor Wm. Hoeflein of Ya
quina was hauled upon the ways at
Altree's sawmill yesterday. She
will be overhauled and a new 20
horsepower engine installed . R . A .
Arnold is doing the work. ,
School Entertainment.
Toledo Public Schools gave an
entertainment at Woodman Hall
Tuesday evening. The house was,
as usual when the children enter
tain, packed. The entertainment
consisted of recitations, songs, drills,
pantomines and tableaux, and in
every instance well rendered. The
manner in which each number on
the program was presented spoke
well of the untiring effort and abil
ity of the teachers and pupils.
The proceeds amounted to $22
which will be used in purchasing
books for the school library.
Stewart Rooney Acquitted.
The case of the United States vs.
Stewart Rooney was tried in U. S.
Commissioner C. H. Gardner's
court at the Courthouse Wednesday
evening. Kooney was charged with
stabbing Newt Sutton and Ira Strong
at Siletz on May 20. Several wit
nesses were examined, but Com
missioner Gardner decided defend
ant was not guilty as charged.
Tom Hollis, charged with having
whiskey on the Reservation, was
also discharged.
Mrs. A. T. Peterson and Bon
Johnny returned home Monday
evening. Mrs. Peterson has been
visitirg in California the past six
weeks and Johnny has been at Cor
vallis. The meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society has been postponed, on ac
count of the encampment at New
port, until the first Tuesday in June
when they will meet at the home
of Mrs. A. MV Gildersleeve.
Teachers from all over the county
are in attendance at the Institute
being held here this week, and
great interest is being manifested.
The Institute elopes this evening.
We will give a full account of the
proceedings next week.
A large delegation from Newport,
consisting of the school board, mem
bers of the Newport Commercial
Club and other prominent citizens,
were in attendance at the special
session of Commissioners hurt last
Friday, when the high school ques
tion was before the Court. The ac
tion of the Court will be found in
the Court proceedings on another
page in this issue.
At the regular annual school
meeting for this district last Mon
day afternoon J. J. Gaither was re
elected director to succeed himself.
G. B. McCluskey was ' re-elected
Clerk. The meeting approved, the
action of the board of directors in
their agreement with the County
Commissioners' Court in regard to
the County High School. The re
port of the clerk was read and ap
proved. George McBride was over from
his homestead Saturday and told
the following yarn which sounds
somewhac fishy but is the solemn
truth and nothing but the truth.
About two weeks ago Frank Gattrell
and George had occasion to stay at
Siletz sleeping in the same room.
Next morning Gattrell'e purse con
taining $110 was found to be miss
ing and in spite of their hunting
its disapearance remained a mys
tery and they gave up the search as
a bad job. About two weeks later
as McBride was going through the
woods he got some dirt in his shoe,
taking off his shoe to empty out the
dirt, what should also fall out but
the missing purse. i
C. D. Bain was up from Newport
Wednesday.
August Holm of Pioneer was in
the city Tuesday.
Ena Stoute of Yaquina is here
attending Institute.
G. S. Wright of Yaquina is a To
ledo visitor this week.
C. L. Knapp of Elk City is at
tending Institute here.
Dr. Burgess has been laid up this
week with a sprained ankle
May A. Yoder of Glen is attend
ing Institute here this week.
Tomas Pavey of Mill 4 was in
Toledo on business Tuesday.
George Hodges of Salado was do
ing business at Toledo Tuesday.
. John Kentta the Siletz Merchant
had business in Toledo Saturday.
Ned Evans of Upper Farm had
business at the county seat Wednes
day. Miss Maggie Hampton of Rocco
is attending teachers' institute this
week.
Prof. F. G. Buchanan of New
port is attending the Teachers' in
stitute.
Viola Flomsbee of Elk City is in
attendance at the Institute here
this week.
Claude Wamsley of Medford has
been visiting friends in Toledo the
past week.
Owen Graves was ud from New -
port Tuesday doing business at the
county seat.
Fred Chambers and Esther Cope-
land visited this week with their
mother at Siletz.
Walter Hall of the firm of Hall
Bro hers at Siletz was a passenger
for the Rose City Tuesday
TT T il 1 i
ncurjr ixMYiB, uw mercmuii, pur-'
chased a good horse of Charles Mc-
Donald for use on his delivery
Wagon. .
H. E. Collins who has been at
Ashland the past winter on account
of his health, returned home Satur-
day evening.
Jack Vincent arrived Tuesday
evening for a month's visit among
old scenes and . acquaintances. He
is the guest of his cousin, Frank
Wade. I
Mrs. C. G. Copeland returned
Monday evening from Portland I
where she had lieen for two week 1
She went on over to Siletz the same
evening.
Starting Sunday the launch Ore
gon will run an excursion every
Sunday between Toledo and New-
port leaving the city float at Toledo
at 8 o'clock a. m,
Lawrence Prescott, who has been
attending the Oregon Agricultural
College at Corvallis, arrived Wednes-
day evening and will make his home
here with his parents
Gus Harding returned Friday
from a business trip, to Newport,
where he is having a summer cot-1
tago built at Seal Rocks for his ;
family to occupy the coming season.
Corvallis Gazette.
Maude Howen and Kathrin San
son were over from their homesteads
on the Siletz Saturday. Miss How
en made final proof on her home
stead before County Clerk Ira
Wade.
Mrs. B. F. Swope and children
returned Saturday evening from a
several weeks' visit with her parents
at Mt. Angel. Mr. Swope joined
them here going on to their new
home at Newport .
Fourth of July Celebration.
Toledo is busy preparing for the
grandest celebration of the Fourth
of July ever held in Lincoln county.
The committees are all working
hard and are meeting with the
hearty support of every citizen.
The following is the program of
the day:
Salute of One Hundred Guns at
Sunrise
- Grand Procession of Military and
Civic bodies, headed by theToleo
Band, will form at corner of
Second and Hill streets at the hour
of 10 a. m., marching through the
principal streets to the Grove at
Mrs. Espy's corner
Music by the Band
Song "America" by Choir and Aud
ience Reading of Declaration of Indepen
dence, by Otto 0. Krogstad.
Music by the band
Oration of the Day, by Judge Swope
Song "Star Spangled Banner", by
the Choir and Audience
Adjournment fur Lunch
Sports for the day will commence
at 2 o'clock p. m. on the baseball
grounds, and aquatic sports at the
water front.
' Two Hundred Dollars will e
I given as prizes to winnine contes-
tanta in the sports.
A game of Baseball will be played
ln the afternoon.
! Grand display of pyrotechnics at
9 'clock in the evcninB-
A Grand Ball at Woodmen
Hall
will conclude the festivities.
Notice.
Owing to the dry season now be
ing at hand and the consequent
danger from thJ CUy Councjl
orders that no paper or other waste
nmter iV lu. thrown on the T.lnnkW
nP nnv nt t.h Btr..et nf tv0 nit
That if BUch wnate materinl
humeri within the nitv limitu if
must be done under careful suner-
vision before the hour of 10 o'clock
forenoon, while things are still
damn from the nicht dew and less
danger from the wind, and to see
that such fire is entirely extinguished
before left to itself.
Dated at Toledo, Or., June 15, 1908.
Otto O. Krogstad.
City Recorder.
IIave vou town Property, dairy or
fruit farm for Balc? See or write-
UEOROE JJethers,
Toledo, Oregon.
A rather remarkable wager has
just been paid. A couple of Albany
men wagered $130 on the result of
local option, the temperance man
at the time making the statement
that if he won, the money would le
turned over to the Good Citizens'
.League for the prosecution of blind
pigs. This has been done arid the
money is said to be in the hands of
!the officcra of the League. When
the wa8er was made another wagsr
WftS offered by the liquor man that
the local option man had made a
mistake and $5 more was put up.
This money was to go for icecream.
It has been placed in the hands of
i the Elite, and Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock voters have been in
vited, wet and dry, to call at the
Elite and have some ice cream.
Lebanon Criterion.
The launch owned by the Ander
son boys which has been on drydock
having a new engine installed, was
again put in the water last evening
and is now ready for business.'
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wet.