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Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, July 10. 190$.
Number 20
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City Council.
The Common Council of the city
of Toledo met in regular session
last Monday night.
Present Mayor Arnold, Council
men Crosno, Carson, Rosebrook,
Peterson, Schenck and Recorder
Krogstad; absent Councilman Ed
Avery.
' Minutes of last session read and
approved.
Committe on Claims, to whom
was referred claims of Fir & Spruce
Lumber Co. and E. C. Paine, re
ported favorably on same, and on
motion report adopted.
Following claims presented and
ordered paid :
Fir & Spruce Lumber Co., lum
ber, $7.
Ed Paine, labor, $9.25.
Special Police Fred Horning,
$2.50; M.N. Anderson, 2.50; Dave
Ross, 2.50; E. D. Prescott, 2.50.
F. J. McElwain, marshal, $20.
Toledo 'Water Co, water rent, $90.
Frank Parker, fixing crossing, $2.
Otto O. Krogstad, recorder, $3.
Oregon Fire Relief Association,
assessment on insurance, $3.35.
On motion the Marshal, was or
dered to place a water guage on the
water tank of Toledo Water Co.
On motion proposition of Fair
banks, Morse Co. to sell city a gaso
line engine and dynamo for lighting
purposes laid on table.
The resignation of E. J. Avery
as member of Council. taken up and
on motion accepted.
On motion George Hoeflein chos
en Councilman to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of Mr. Avery.
F. J. McElwain tendered his res
ignation as marshal, and the same
on motion accepted.
Recorder exhibited Treasurer's re
ceipt in the sum of $46.42 collected
during past month from fines, liens
and licenses.
Council on motion adjourned.
Otto O. Krogstad, Recorder.
Have you town property, dairy or
fruit farm for sale? See or write,
George Betheks,
Toledo, Oregon.
We will sell ever-ready batteries
at 30 cents each until July 15.
Newton & Nye.
For Sale or Trade.
General mearchandis store, well
-.stocked, good location, near Port
land; also 7-room house, .rustic,
i acre of ground in Eastern Oregon
grain district, in town; also hotel
of about 20 rooms and property
close1 to railroad depot. What have
you? Address R. Tassell,
Boring, Oregon.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween C. B. Crosno and C. E.
Hawkins, under the name of the
Lincoln County Abstract Company,
is this day disolved by mutual con
sent, Mr. Hawkins retiring from
the Company.,
Dated, Toledo, Or., May 29, 1908,
C. B. Crosno,
O. E. Hawkins.
Launch for Sale.
See George Hall, Toledo, Oregon.
Prof. E. E.' Darring returned
from a trip to the Valley Wednes
day evening.
Walter Derrick who has been
teaching school at Fisher, finished
last week and returned to his home
at Eddyville Wednesday.
Dr, Carter was up from Newport
Monday.
F. S. Townsend was over from
Siletz yesterday.
Rich Chatterton was up from
Newport Sunday.
Joe Kosydar was over from the
Siletz Wednesday.
R. E. Wood of Chitwood was in
the city Wednesday.
N. W. Nash of Nashville was a
Toledo visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. T. H. Horning returned
Tuesday from Otter Rock.
Andrew York of Newport was a
county seat visitor yesterday,
Jim Derrick went to Pioneer Mon
day on a surveying expedition.
Mrs.' Frank Carson went to New
port, on the noon train yesterday.
E. T. Raddant of the Upper
Siletz visited the cdunty seat Mon
day. Con Christiansen came over from
Corvallis on the noon train Satur
day. Warren Hall and family of Siletz
spent the Fourth with relatives in
Toledo.
Elsie Allen returned Friday even
ing from a week's visit at her home
near Nortons.
P. S. Price of Kings Valley was
doing business before the probate
court here Monday.
John Adams of Chitwood had
business before the Commissioners'
Court here Wednesday.
Henry Tronson and Howard
Gamier of Siletz had business in
the county seat Tuesday.
John Kentta came over from
Siletz Wednesday and took his seat
as County Commissioner.
Commissioner Fogarty came up
from New port Wednesday morning
to be in attendance at court.
Miss Winona Hooker after a
few days' visit at home returned
Tuesday evening to Newport.
Bessie Hufford of Portland came
down Friday evening for a visit
with friends and relatives here.
O. Middlekauff returned from a
business trip at Portland to his
home at Yaquina Friday evening.
Mrs. Walter Reed returned Tues
day evening from California, and
will visit here wi th her sister,
Mrs. Lee Bartholomew.
Mrs. E. J. Avery and children
returned Wednesday evening from
Portland where they have been
visiting the past two weeks;
C. A. Babcock and Solomon Wigle
of the Upper Siletz country were in
Toledo Wednesday making proof on
their homesteads before County
Clerk Ira Wade.
Frank Thompson came down
from Salado Tuesday evening to
finish up his term as Commissioner
and to install Mr. Kentta in his
place. Mr. Thompson has made a
very good Commissioner.
At the baseball meeting held at
the City Hall last Tuesday evening
'Squire Matthew Norm Anderson
was elected manager; G. B. Mc
Cluskey president ; Chauncey Haw
kins secretary, and Arthur Nye
treasurer.
Mra. Sada Davis and children
came over from Siletz, where they
have been visiting Mrs. Davis'
mother, Mrs. C. G. Copeland, for
the past two weeks, and departed
Wednesday morning for their home
at Eureka, California.
Officials Take Oath.
The Sheriff, County Clerk, Treas
urer and Commissioner this week
took the oath of office. The three
first mentioned filed their bonds
which were approved by the Court.
Commissioner Kentta is the only
new man sworn in the others are
hold-overs being re-elected at the
recent June election.
Baseball Sunday.
Elk City and Siletz ball teams
will play again on the Toledo dia
mond next Sunday afternoon.
F: G. Thompson went to his
homestead down at Roots Wednes
day afternoon.
W. S. Bones and Claude H. Mur
phy came up from Kernville yester
day on LubineBo.
Mrs. J. L. Hyde went to Eddy
ville Monday returning home
Wednesday noon.
D. J. Lagen of the Oregon Jour
nal was in Toledo Wednesday sell
ing the Anniversary number of that
paper.
Peter Dewson of Siletz made proof
on his homestead before Clerk Ira
Wade last week. He spent the
Fourth in Toledo.
Mrs. Fogarty and her son Jack
passed through on the noon train
Monday enroute for Illinois where
they will visit this summer. Jack
has a position as engineer on one of
the Great Lake steamers.
W. P. Ford and family of the
Cape Foul weather lighthousa spent
the Fourth in Toledo and are still
visiting with friends. Billy with
his horn and clarionet lent valuable
assistance to the band ar.d orches
tra during the celebration.
Mrs. Mongers went to Eddyville
Monday afternoon, and will make
her home with her son. She took
with her L. D. Cusack's baby,
Helen, under whose care the baby
has been since its mother's death.
Lem King of Coeur d Alenc,
Idaho, and Mrs. Bessie Wells of
Corvallis, arrived Saturday evening
for a short visit . with their sister,
Mrs. C. B. Crosno. Mr. King is
just returning from New Mexico
where he has extensive mining in
terests. Little Mary started to school, slate
and pencil in hand. By-and-byshe
Btopped the use of the slate and the
' ' tablet ' ' was substituted . She also
dropped the r" and "May" was
her new name. College days were
crowded full and the little notes
reached home signed "Mae." Col
lege days have parsed and gone and
in a home of her own they call her
"Ma."
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Buford of
Seattle and son Jay of Portland ar
rived Monday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Buford will spend a vacation
of six weeks on the Bay, and Jay
will take charge of the Buford farm
on the Toledo-Newport road. This
is Mr. Buford's first visit here since
August, 1901, when he retired as
Indian Agent at Siletz. Mr. Bu
ford Bince leaving the Bay seven
years ago has made four trips at
different seasons of the year from
Canada to the Mexican line, and he
says in all the Coast country Ya
quina Bay has any other locality
beat for a good climate. They
went out to the farm Wednesday
morning to begin preparations for
rebuilding and otherwise putting
the farm in Bhape.
Frank Gattrell was a Newport
visitor last Friday.
Sheriff Ross had business at New
port last Saturday.
Postmaster Frank Lane came up
from Newport this morning.
W. F. Enos and family were
down from Elk City to celebrate.
Anton Jacobson and family of
Elk City celebrated the Fourth in
Toledo.
Fred Chambers was down from
Salado long enough to spend the
Fourth.
Miss Winona Hooker came up
from Newport to spend the Fourth
at home.
Miss Blanche Jeffercys returned
last evening from a short visit to
Portland.
Miss Ruth Rulfson of Salem spent
the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Stanton.
J. Q. Adams of Chitwood is in
attendance at tjie Commissioners'
Court this week.
S. J. Robb of Mill 4 was called
to Portland Tuesday by the Berious
illness of his sister.
T. L. Bohannon and Nate Wat
kins of Drift Creek had business in
Toledo Monday.
Ben Jones passed through enroute
from Independence to his summer
home at Otter Rock, Monday even
ing. Miss Rena Bradeson of Newport
visited relatives here yesterday
afternoon, returning on the evening
train.
J. J. Waggoner, after a few days'
visit with old acquaintances in
Toledo, returned Sunday evening
to Medford.
The gasoline launch Rose, recent
ly brought to this bay from Portland
brought a crowd of people from
Newport the Fourth.
The big fleet of battleships left
San Francisco Tuesday to continue
the cruise around the world. They
will arrive at Honolulu July 16th.
Mrs. Bernard of Spokane, Wash
ington, after a three weeks' visit
with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Crosno,
departed Wednesday afternoon for
her home.
Misses Ethel and Verne Ross and
Miss Cook came up from their
homesteads in the Lower Siletz
country Friday, to spend the
Fourth at home.
Miss Dora Jorgcnson came down
from Portland Saturday evening for
a day's visit with her many Toledo
friends. She was the guest of the
Misses KrogBtad.
J. Hurley Lutz of Portland,
Salem, Eugene, San Francisco and
a few other places, arrived on the
excursion Sunday for a few days'
among old time friends.
J. Margson was up from Winant
Monday, with a crew of men, after
a carload of household furniture,
tools, etc. Mr. Margson recently
purchased the Tom Ferr farm at
Winant and is preparing to make
his home there.
T. C. Jackson and family of
Siletz returned yesterday evening
from the North Yakima country in
Washington. Tom says ' he is
mighty glad to get back home as
the heat in Yakima is intense. He
also Bays the Indians there are un
civilized and it isn't safe for an
educated Indian to be there. The
only civilized Indian he found there
was an old schoolmate.
The Fourth at Toledo.
A large crowd from all the nearby
towns and from nearly every locality
in the county helped Toledo cele
brate the Fourth. It was one of
the best celebrations ever held in
the county, the rougher ( element
usually so conspicuous on this oc
casion was not here, everybody
was here for a good time and from
all appearances they had it.
The program as arranged was
carried out to the letter. The fore
noon was devoted to exercises at the
grove in the east end of town. Judge
B. F. Swopc delivered the address
and as usual held his reputation us
an eloquent, patriotic speaker. Ott
O. Krogstad read the Declaration of
Independence, and songs and music
composed the exercises.
The iulcliimm hub ill,' Voted to
sports, beginning with a ball game
between Elk City and Siletz teams.
It was a hard game, Elk City win
ning in a score of 4 to 1. Next
came the races of all sorts.
A good display of fireworks on
the hill near the City Hall and a
dance in Woodmen Hall at night
concluded the celebration.
Special mention is due the Toledo
band who furnished excellent mu
sic during the day. The loys were
assisted by Billy Ford and other
musicians from neighboring towns.
Elk City 3; Corvallis 4.
Corvallis baseball team came
over to Elk City last Sunday and in
a hard contested game defeated the
Elk City lxys by a Bcore of 4 to 3.
The launch Grace took a large crowd
of fans to witness the game.
We are dealers in Farms and
Land. If you want to sell your
farm send us full description, terms
etc., and we can do it.
T. B. Ackers & Co.
Washington Block, Portland, Or.
Miss Swanby closes a successful
term of school at Mill 4 today.
R. A. Abbey and family of Elk
City spent the Fourth here.
George Gaby and family of Elk
City were among those who celebrar
ted in Toledo the Fourth.
J. W. Flowers has been Warded
the contract for building Newport's
City Hall. The contract price is
$525. The building will lxj two
stories. 20x36x18 feet.
Do Toledo people want mail on
the noon train? Newport is now
getting Unit service and it seems
that Toledo can have the same for
tho asking. It's up to us. The
noon service would be a through
mail transferred to the C. & E
trains from the Southern Pacific.
It would be a convenience to our
people to get our outside mail sev
eral hours sooner.
Sam Center night watchman at
the Altree Sawmill, became ill
Sunday morning early and started
to walk home. After walking but
a snort distance ho became faint
and sat down beside the track and
fell to sleep. By his failing to
reacli home for breakfast his son
Newt started for the mill to ascer
tain the cause, and on finding his
fattier lying near tho track sunnns,l
he was dead. A few moments
afterward Mr. Center awoke and
was assisted home. ' Mr. Center is
afflicted with stomach trouble and
those sudden sick spells arc riot un
common, although not usually w ...
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