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Volume XVI.
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, August 7. 190$.
Number 24
BASEBALL
The Champions to Flay.
The best game of the year will be
played at Toledo next Sunday.
The teams are Siletz and Corvallis.
They have beaten every team they
have played against and this game
will decide the championship.
Chicago Ladies Fizzle.
Manager Anderson informs us
that the Chicago Ladies failed to
make good with a game here next
Sunday. They may come later.
North Stars Failed.
The North "stars of Salmon River,
who were to play the Toledo team
here Sunday failed to put in an
appearance. However, a scrub
game was played in which some
real playing and a lot of rag chew
ing was enjoyed. It was real in
teresting especially the rangling.
Siletz 16; Elk City 6.
Elk City went to Siletz Sunday
for a game with the Indians. The
Indians were victorious by the score
of 16 to 6.
Shoes! Shoes!! Shoes!!!
A fine fine of shoes of the latest
Btyles Fall and Winter just ar
rived at T. P. Fish's. - 8-21.
For Sale.
Good milch cows and bees, at,
Julia Kyxistons.
$25 Seward.
We will pay a reward of $25 for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the persons who
have been twisting and cutting or
in any way maliciously interfering
with our telephone lines between
Elk City and Harlan.
Lincoln Co. Land & Investment Co.
By J. F. Stewart, Secy.
Agricultural College.
Corvallis, Oregon.
Offers collegiate courses in Agri
culture, including Agronomy, Hor
ticulture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy
Husbandry, etc.; Forestry; Domes
tic Science and Art; Civil, Electri
cal, Mechanical, and Mining Engi
neering; Commerce; Pharmacy.
Offers elementary courses in Agri
culture, Forestry, Domestic Science
and Art, Commerce, and Mechanic
Arts, including forge work, cabinet
making,, steam fitting, plumbing,
machine work, etc.
Strong faculty, mjdem equip
ment; free tuition; open Sepl. 25.
Illustrated catalogue with full in-
fbrmaiion on application to the
Registrar, free.
Notice.
We have several parties who are
looking for homestead locations or
relinquishments alsj some good
timber claims.
If you know of any good home
stead or timber claims it will pay
you to write us. Address,
Aetna Really Company,
225 Failing Building,
Portland, Oregon.
Kick Stemple of Lower Siletz was
in town Wednesday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Trapp
were visitors from Chitwood
Wednesday
County . Commissioner John
Fogarty was up from Newport
Wednesday afternoon, i
.A. T, Peterson went to Chehalis,
Washington Wednesday.
Miss Lena Ball went to Eugene
Wednesday morning for a visit.
Ted McElwain was a Valleyward
passenger Wednesday afternoon.
Attorney Middlekauff of Yaquina
had business in Toledo Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Trapp of
Chitwood were Toledo visitors
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Duffy of Portland is
visiting her friend, Miss Sara
Crahen, in this city.
Seth Rowe was in town Monday
for the first time since breaking
his leg several weeks ago.
George Mcbride and Frank Gat
trell came in from-their homesteads
on the Siletz Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Newton is spending
the week at Newport with Mrs. B.
C. Curry of Oregon City.
The Firemen's entertainment at
Woodman Hall, Saturday evening,
the 15th. Don't forget it.
Ned Clark, Carl Davis and Mr.
Gray of Upper farm on Siletz visited
the county seat Monday and Tues
day. Miss Clara Knutson went to
Portland Wednesday morning, I
called there by the illness of her
brother. "
t
Jas. Hoover and Mr. Turk of
Milwaukie, Oregon, came in on the'
noon train W'ednesday for a few
days outing on the Siletz. -
Attorney Ben Jones was up from
Otter Rock Tuesday getting" ready '
for the term of Circuit Court to
convene here August 15th. j
Mrs. C. G. Copeland passed
through Tuesday morning enroute
to Nortons to visit her son, George
Chambers. She was joined here
by her daughter, Esther. j
Mrs. Morris Senders and daugh-'
ter, Lena, of Albany came up from
Newport, where they are enjoying
an outing, for a day's visit with
Mrs. Senders aunt, Mrs. Samuel
Center.
J. H. C. Montgomery, who has
been enjoying a three weeks' vaca
tion in Toledo, departed yesterday
morning for Eugene. He will re
turn in two weeks, at which time he
will organize a lodge of Hie Lincoln
Annuity Union of which he is
Deputy Supreme President.
M. N. Anderson sold to J. Marg
son of Pool Slough one of the gray
horses, thus breaking up one of the
best teams in the county. Mr.
Margson also contracted to purchase
its mate of Mr. Anderson in the
Spring, the contract price being
$500.
County School Superintendent
R. P. Goin has been sworn in and
took charge, Monday, of the office
to which he was elected last June.
Mr. Bethers, who has so successfully j
conducted the office of School Super-1
intendent of this county for the
past twelve years, has turned over j
all books, papers, etc., and retired1
to private life. Mr. Bethers with
his family will go to Hammond,
this state, about September where
Mr. Bethers has lcen elected to the
principalship of the Hammond
schools. They will retain their
residence in Toledo, however, and
will probably return at the end of
the school year next Spring. Super
intendent and Mrs. Goin have
taken up their residence in this city
where Mr. Goin will be ncur his
office.
Murder and Liquor Cases.
Last Friday was a busy day in
U. S. Commissioner Charles II.
Gardner's court in Toledo.
United States Marshal -Griffith
and U. S. Deputy Prosecuting At
torney Walter Evans came in from
Portland Thursday to examine into
the murdervof Clayborne White
and some liquor cases. The most
important of these was the murder
case, buspicion havine been placed
on Carl Logsdon, one of the three
Indians who were with White on
the evening of the murder, he was
brought in and given a preliminary
hearing. Commissioner Gardner
after hearing the case decided to
bind the prisoner over to the Fed
eral Court at Portland.
In the case" of the United States
vs. Oscar Wood, for taking whiskey
on the reservation, Commissioner
Gardner also bound him over to the
Federal court, fixing his bond for
appearance in 8a id Court at $300,
which was given and Wood was re
leased. The next case was against Stew
art Rooney, also charged with tak
ing liquor on tho reservation. No
case was found against him and he !
was released.
Attorney C. E. Hawkins appeared
for Logsdon, and Judge Swope de
defended Wood and Rooney, U. S.
Attorney Evans appeared for the
government in all three cases.
Commissioner Gardner placed
Pete Muggins and; Homer Evans
under bonds of eiOOO, each, to ap
pear as witnesses in the Logsdon
trial.
Marshal Griffith departed with
Logsdon for Portland Saturday .
mornini'.
At Sea All Night.
The large gasoline launch Rose,
which has been carrying passengers
from Newport out to pea on daily
fishing trips, was caught in the fog
Tuesday while outside with forty
passengers aboard. The fog came
in so dense the captain could not
cross in over the bar until 6:15
o'clock the following morning.
. Considerable uneasiness was felt
for the boat and passengers' safety,
and the lifesaving crew and schooner
Condor went out to look for the
missing boat but the fog was so
heavy she could not lw located.
The passengers experienced a
rough night of it. The cabin on
the Rose being too small to accom
modate but a very few and a strong
wind was blowing. They were a
cold, hungry, sleepy and tired bunch
when they landed at Newport.
Special Chicken Dinner.
The Merchants Hotel in this city
will serve a Chicken Dinner every
Sunday. Thirty-five cents.
Fruit Growers Union.
A regular Bcssion of the Lincoln
County Fruit C! rowers Union will
Imj held at Toledo Wednesday r
August 12th, at 1 o'clock p. m.
A large attendance is desired.
G rouge Bethers, Sec.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wade returned
from Otter Rock Tuesday.
William Towner and children of
Siletz spent Sunday at Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Shed Roscbrook
returned to Portland last Saturday
on the noon train.
Renus Arnold took a launch load
of young folks down to Newport to
attend the dance Saturday night.
R. A. Bensell was up from New
port the first of the week.
Valentine Thiel of South Beach
is looking after " his property in
terests in Toledo:
Miss Ina Smith of Albany is
visiting her cousin, Merchant R. S.
Van Cleve, and family in this city.
W. Eugene Knox, the great im"
personator and elocutionist, will
be in Toledo Saturday, August 15.
Don't worry alxmt that dinner
Sunday. Go to tho Merchants
hotel and get a good chicken din
ner. County Commissioner John Ken
tta of Siletz, left on the noon train
Wednesday on a bunmtjoa tiio to
Portland.
Wm. Edwards of the Salem
Statesman force passed to Newport
Wednesday evening for a two
weeks' outing.
Mrs. J. F. Huntsuckcr was in the
city Tuesday afternoon. She re
turned to her home at Yaquina on
the evening train.
Miss Eva Meld rum who visited
here last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Newton, returned to her
home at Oregon City.
E. C. Giltner, Secretary of the
Portland Commercial Club, passed
through last Saturday enroute for
an outing at the coast.
William Toner, the baggage man
on the C. & E., was up from Ya
quina Monday. Mr. Toner is tak
ing a two months' vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Weatherford
of Albany came over Saturday and
went over to the Siletz. They re
turned Sunday afternoon and took
the evening excursion train for
home.
Drs. Adams tho well known Port
land dentists have taken up their
permanent residence at Newport.
They came through from" P rtlard
last Saturday. Heretofore Mr. and
Mrs. Adams have spent the month
of August at Newport for several
years past, but are now permanent
ly located there. Lincoln county
is fortunante in having these first
class dentists locate here. Dr.
Humberstone, formerly of this
place, has decided to locate in
Eastern Oregon and will not return
to Toledo.
Rev. E. F. Zimmerman, field
secretary of the Anti Saloon League,
Portland, Oregon, will be at Toledo
Saturday and Sunday, August 15th
and 1G. He desires to meet all in
terested in temperance from various
points of tho county for the puriHiso
of organizing a County Temperance
League, for the better promotion of
the temperance cause, at Toledo,
Saturday, August 15, at 1:30 p. m.
Trust their may be a good attend
ance. He will preach Sunday at
It a. in. and will give ntcroopticon
temperance lecture in the evening
at 8 p. m. All cordially invited.
W. F. Rogers, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Reginald DePoc
arrived .Wednesday afternoon from
Lawrence, Kansas, for a visit among
relatives and friends at Siletz. Mr.
DiP.e is musical director of the
Haskell Indian Band at Lawrence.
This is the next largest and lest
Indiifn band in the world. Mr.
and Mrs. DoPoe like Eastern
Kansas but say they are glad to get
back home and get a breath of cool
sea breeze and ho "where they, will
not have to watch for cyclones.
Thev will remain a month.
Fruit and Vegetable Carnival.
Lincoln county will hold a fruit
and Vegetable Carnival at Toledo
on October 7, 8, and 9th. At tl e
regular meeting of the Toledo De
velopment league it was decided
to hold a county fair this fall and a
committee was appointed to arran; e
for same. The committee met and
appointed Bub-committes, and at
the special meeting of the league
Wednesday evening the action of
the general committee was approved .
Following are the committes ap
pointed: Program C. B. Crosno, G. R.
Schenck, J. F. Stewart.
Premiums J. S. Akin, J. J. Gai-
tlier, Mrs. G. it. iSclienek.
Soliciting-G. A. Hall, G. B. Me-
Cluskcy, Wm. Scarth.
Ladies Departments Mesd aracs
Waugh, Gannon, Center, Ball,
A. T. Peterson.
Sports M. N. Anderson, C. O.
Hawkins, Frank Newton.
Receiving Exhibits Ar-T. Peterson,
W. E. Ball, O. O. Krogstad.
Soliciting "Exhibits I). B. Rams
dell, Elk City; P. A. Miller,
Pioneer; Geo. T. Smith, Chit
wood; II. Veit, Eddyvillc; Alex
Warnoek, Nortons; II. S. Pruner,
Nashville; B. F. Grant, Harlan;
S. J. Stewart, Drift Creek; Jos.
Blower, Yaquina; A. W. Weber,
Ona; J. D. Kent, Waldport; .
Weidman, Yacbats; S. G. Irvin,
Newport; J. II. Bones, Taft; O.
M. Dodson, Rose Lodge; G. II.
Horsetail, Siletz; - Ned Evans,
Upper Farm ; F. M. Seits, Five
Rivers; Peter Schirmer, Pool
Slough; Jas. Monroe, Tidewater;
J. F. Steele, Depoe; .Andrew
Nye, Little Beaver; Adam Rae,
Slorrs.
The object of this carnivul is to
bring our people together; to dis-play-our
fruits, vegetables, poultry,
etc., which we know are the finest
and best in the world; and to have
a good tipie socially.
It is hoped every citizen in t) e
county will do all in their power
to assist in this fair and make it
a success. It is not a money-making
proposition as no admission or"
other charges will be made. The
committees are already busy and
with the co-operation of all the
carnival will be a success.
Mrs. Evens of Sheridan who' has
been visiting here with her cousin
Mrs. Lee Bartholomew, returned to
her 'homo 'Monday.
C. Lineback of Albany is in To
ledo with a line of pianos. Mr.
Lineback was a resident of this city'
alxmt ten years ago.
I Miss Winona Hooker is enjoying
a vacation from her duties iu the
Mail office at Newport. She went
to Waldport Tuesday for a visit
: with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Helms.
Mrs. 1Y P. Fish left Satunli.y
morning for a two mouths' visit nt
her old home at Erie, Pennsylvania.
iThis is Mrs. Fish's first visit to the
old home for over twenty-four
years. She will attend the marriai e
of a niece while there.
County School Sutwrintcndcnt
and Mrs. R. P.. Goin moved up
from Waldport Friday and have
taken up their residence in llemy
Howell's house on Second street.
Mrs. (Join is tine of the teacher
elected for the coming term of
school here, and Mr. Goin has now
taken up bis duties -as Comity
School Superintendent.