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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
M a' ''.- ' ' '.'V;7.., (A : . LINCOLN COUNTY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CARNIVAL, AT TOLEDO, OCTOBER 7, 8, AND 9 Volume XVI. Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon. Friday, August 14. 190& Number 2s mintp BASEBALL Siletz, 7; Corvallis, 4f That big championship game of baseball was pulled off at Toledo as per schedule last Sunday after noon between the Corvallis and Siletz teams. One of the largest crowds to assemble at the baseball grounds this season witnessed the game, which was a hard fought game from start to finish. It was also a good, clean exhibition of fast ball, free from all wrangling. Pioneers to Meet. The annual meeting ul Cuts Lin coln County Pioneer Society will be held at the courthouse in Toledo at 1 o'clock Wednesday, August 19, 1908. R. H. Howell, Sec. Rape Seed. Dwarf Essex rape seed for sale. James McDonald, Chitwood, Or. For Sale. . 33 acres fine land ; 20 acres under dyke between city limits and Olalla slough ; 4 blocks from Toledo High School; fine boating in front of house; cows j separator, and gasoline launches goes with place if desired. Easy terms. Price reasonable. Will take property in Portland as part payment if desired. Hans Olson, Toledo, Or. Rooms to Rent. ' - Both office and sleeping rooms, in Ofstedahl building. Mrs. E. OfstedaHl. Barnum and Bailey Circus. On account of the Barnum and Bailey Circus at Albany, August 28, the C. & E. railroad will sell round trip tickets from all points on the C. & E. at one fare round trip. . . Waldport Items. Paul Schmidt has purchnsed a lot in Waldport and will put up a blacksmith shop. The A7 L. Seits' place of 100 acres near Tidewater sold last week for $3,600. W. B. Nelson and family of Port land are spending their vacation on their farm near Waldport. C. J. Smith and party spent Tuesday at the Yachats. The smelt were running at the time and a j larcre number of .them were caudit. ! J. C. . Lude'mann conducted the ! dance Friday night. A ood crowd ! attended and enjoyed the occasion. The Waldport Band gave a dance at Yachats Saturday evening in Hosford's Hall. A large number of Waldport people attended and the campers at Yachats enjoyed the music. A concert was given Sun day befoie the party started for home. Miss Zoa Nye of Seattle is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nye, and brothers at Toledo. James Hoover and M. Turk re turned Tuesday to Milwaukie after a week's visit at Mr. Hoover's farm at Siletz. Judge George Umphrey of Port land went through to Newport Wednesday for a short vacation at the beatfh. Willie Alexander, who with his mother went to Baker City several months ago, is just recovering from a serious case of blood poisoning in his hand. Sawmill at Siletz. The boiler, engine and other ma chinery for the new sawmill at Siletz arrived in Toledo Tuesday and will be taken to the Siletz as soon as possible and installed. Messers Collins & Kimmel the builders and owners of the mill ex pect to be sawing within thirty days. ' This sawmill will mean much for Siletz as they have been without a mill at that place since the one burned a few years ago. It will not only supply the whole Siletz valley with lumber but will .furnish employment for a great many men in the woods and at the mill. Firemen's entertainment Satur day evening. Joe Kosydar waff a county seat visitor Tuesday. Mike Mackey was up from the Resort City Sunday. 'Dave Ramsdell of Elk City was a Toledo visitor Wednesday. J. Flomsbee .of Big Elk was a county seat visitor Wednesday. , Miss Lena Ball returned Satur day noon from a visit at Eugene. .A.- T. Peterson returned home Tuesday evening from Washington. C. L. Knapp of Elk City is here this week taking the teachers ex amination. Merchant J. C. Dixon of Elk City was doing business at the county seat Wednesday. John Kentta the Siletz Merchant returned Wednesday evening from a trip to. Portland. Silas Maley, for years a resident of Newport was shaking hands with many Toledo friends Saturday, Mrs. George Bethers and children went to Philomath Wednesday after noon for a visit with Mr. Bethers' parents. Miss Lillie Miller came up from Yaquina Wednesday, where she is teaching, to take the teachers ex amination which is being held here this week, Walter Harding and Melvin Gildersleeve were awarded the con- tract, Wednesday for the painting of the Toledo Public 7? price being ing. .-The contract S80. Mr." and Mrs. J. A. Read of Port- hind arrived Tuesday evening for a visit with Mrs. Read's mother Mrs. L' H' ri,vne of ; this Place- Thev Im yesterav morning lor a trip to 1 11 " L. II. Payne has been making considerable improvement to his! residence recently purchased of C. 1 E. Hawkins. . He has built a large , fine wcKxlshed and put a new roofj and other improvements on the . house. Judge T. A. McBride and wife of Oregon City arrived in Toledo last Saturday evening for -a visit with their daughter, Mrs.. F. Newton. They went to Siletz t yesterday and will camp for alxiut three weeks on the homestead of their son, George M. McBride. Last Friday while Henry I,ewis was bringing Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Buford to town to take the train for their home in Portland,' the horse became frightened and in running away threw the occupants all out of the vehicle. ''Mrs. Buford was struck by the trunk and other bag gage and sustained a broken arm j and other injuries. ''"""" Joe Ludwig1 Suicides. Last Monday morning at about 5 o'clock, Joe Ludwig, aged 60, committed suicide by shooting him self in the head with a shotgun, at Otter Rock where he has been liv ing the past year. He had made arrangements for his death by carry ing his bed out in front of his cabin, then writing a note bidding all good bye, placed the muzzle of the shot gun to his head and pulled the trigger blowing the whole top off his head. Thus ending the earthly troub'es of Joe Ludwig. The body was found about 8 o'clock by Mrs. Cody, one of the campers at the resort, us she was going down the trail to the agate beach. The report of a gun was neara at o o ciock in the morning when undoubtedly the deed was done. The body was brought to Toledo Tuesday afternoon and buried in the grave previously prepared by the deceased at his little home in this city. Mr. Ludwig was a widower and had a daughter in the insane asylum at Salem. He had lived alone in Toledo for the past twenty years, until alwut a year ago, when he Ixwght a lot at Otter Rock and built a cabin and has resided there since. He was a shoemaker but would spend days and weeks at a,01 fJKU,yi J?n ftnaiman ot In time alone in the woods hunting j dependence. and trapping'. Ib v-left a- little County Mary Ewing, Siletz; home in Toledo and one at Otter . - - - - Rock and a few days ago he deposi- j Cronquist, lidewater; Gertrude c t; Copeland vs John W Spencer ted money in the Lincoln County j Palmer, Dayton; Bertina Olson, 1 vL auction, Hawkins for plaintiff. Bank here to pay burial expenses, i Toledo; 'Lillie Miller, Pioneer. The Evans Shoe Co, vs The Wald Hewas honest, truthful, sober j May Yoder's papers will be sent ,)(,l t TAlllll)er ()0i nPlion f K,ni0nH, and industrious, was honored and,0 this county from Salem to be Emmons and Hawkiim for plaintiff respected by everyone. Killed by Falling Tree. Mrs. S. Bemis, a widow, living n a homestead six miles below, Siletz, was instantly killed about ! 4:30 o'clock Wednesday morning by an old tree falling across herj cabin, crushing her life out. j W. II. Olin an old man who was working on the place hurriedly cleared away the wreckage and j Tinlliil Vipr jnit, from lirwlnv lmr thcn se)t ft mcswj f()r Dr 1U ! kins at Siletz and Dr. Burgess of, Tnln,i,- 1... innf, h..forA mtl.or rW. tor arrived the unfortunate woman was dead. E. Olson, a brother of the de ceased , brought the body to Toledo and an undertaker at Albany was 8ent for to prepare the body for shipment to the old home at. St. Paul, Minnesota. rw Survcyr M- ygant was up from Newport last Saturday. Capt. Henry Nice of Lutjens was in the city on business Wednesday. Miss Viola Gannon returned .home from Newport yesterday afternoon. Gilman Gray of Newport has lteen visiting with his old Toledo play mates this week . Don't worry about that dinner Sunday. Go to the Merchants hotel and get a good chicken din ner. Thirty-five cents. . The launches Lady Marine anil Rosalda of Newport passed up to Elk City Monday with parties of pleasure seekers to spend the day. The Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs. Sawdon on Tuesday, Au gust 18th. Everylxidy is invited to attend. . ' . Mrs. Mvktlk Haupixi;, Sec At the Fruit Growers Meeting. Pursuant to a call published in this paper last week by the Secre- for the regular August term of Cir tary, a few members of the Lincoln cuit Court to be held in Toledo, County Fruit Growers Union met commencing next Monday: at the courthouse Wednesday after noon. The attendance -was not large but there was considerable in terest taken by those present. George Bethers tendered his resignation as secretary of the Union on account of absence from the county and George Smith of Chit wood was elected secretary to take his place. The new secretary was instructed to write to all apple buyers operat- lug In tliib pult of tliO Suite, to. the growers in regard to the amount of boxes needed, price, etc., and all other matters pertaining to the apple crop. Each member was constituted a committee of one to solicit new memlers for the Union. The next meeting will be held at Chitwood Wednesday, Septcmlier 9. . Teachers' Examination. Superintendent R. P. Goin is con ducting teachers' examination at the courthouse this week, assisted by Mrs. R. P. Goin and Miss Adelia Harrison. Following teachers are; present : ForStntfi Pnrtora Clvdn T,. Tvnnnn t t I H I 111 T" i fll t Tl 1 I iUrB- r-ua Baxter, rnuvooa; I'a'et ul, action, llawkins for plaintiff graded as she intends teaching in i Lincoln county. . n l r .11 .. v 4 "u" waB "i""fc "N- J" George Hodges was down from Sidado Tuesday. Oliver Altrcc made a business trip to Corvallis Monday. Julius Busch left for parts un- known on Tuesday mornings train. W. O. W. Hall Saturday even- : riv. i ... i . ... t u r Miss Mildred Owen of Indcncn- dence is visiting her cousin, Miss j Ailecn Gaither, in this city. Mrs. Ed Owen (Independence passed down to Newport Tuesday a few days recreation. ! M Aver' cnn,e 111 lrom sieao yesieroay ami expeeis 10 ie- turn today. Jack Morgan, governor of Euchie Mountain, had business in the j counly ROat Wun(I)iy. j E(litor reeman of the Albany ncrai,j ucnt to Newport Saturday evening to spend Sunday at the j beach. Mrs. F. Newton returned last Saturday after a week's l,ollu. visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. C Newport, Curry at Toledo now has a wash, house. A' Chhan.an came in from Albany Monday and opened up a laundry in Sam Owen's house, and is now prepared to do all kinds of laundry work. Word came a few days ago to the manv friends of Wallace Fish that he was recently married in Portland and is now 'residing at R seburg. Wallace is brakcingon the Southern Pacific and lunning between land and.Uoseburg. Port- Circuit Court Docket. i Following cases are on the docket George Griswold vs. Maye Belle Griswold, divorce, L II McMahan attorney for plaintiff, Fee & Slater attorneys for defendant. George Rilea vs. Kola Neis and R B Montague, action, A W Lafferty for plaintiff, C E Hawkins for de fendant. Maggie S Sullivan et al vs Griff Kinget al, suit, Weaihcrford fc Wyatt for plaintiff Percy R Kelly for defendant. I.in""ln County Bunk v Lbwd A Cummins, action, Hawkins for plaintiff. Samuel G Irvin vs M A Craig, ac tion, B F Swope for plaintiff. E Lipton vs Charles Blacketer et al, action, J II Flowers for plaintiff. Oscar Middlekauff vs Eliza B Ful ton, action, O Middlekauff and W S McFadden for plaintiff, Swope for defendant. Eleanor Miller vs Ole Knutson, action, Ranch, Senn and Hawkins for plaintiff, Swope for defendant. Charles II Gardner vs Fir and Spruce Lumber Co, action, Weather- ford, Wyatt and Swore for plaintiff. ( Hawkins for defendant. ! t , ... T . . iimvni" it. vs . I k..mj. ne- tion, Weatherford & Wyatt for plaintiff, Hawkins for defendant. C G Copeland vs Butler Fairchild Maud E Monroe vs Martin Mon roe, divorce, Lafferty and Hawkins If i:j:v i" F1"""' Anna R Riggs vs Geo M McBride, ciectmcnt. Laffertv for nlaintiff. J(J,m R10tt(le3 Vfl c1titlerint' iRhoades, divorce, Hawkins for phiinliff. j H R Nchrbas vs John Spencer, action, Swope for plaintiff, ; John Fogarty vs Allen O Vaughn 'ct al, foreclosure, Swope for plain- (iff , p , , , , ron ot al, suit, Swope for plaintiff, uawKins ior iieicnnant. J D Kent .vs Waldport LumbeT Co, action, Hawkins for plaintiff. George W Hawkins vs Caroline H Hawkins, divorce, Hawkins foi plaintiff. fi S Panncle & Sons vs Klmore it- Co, action, Swope for plaintiff. j Minerva J Rigor vs Jennie Stu!l 'et al, suit, McFadden & Bryson f. r plaintiff, McAllister & Upton fir ; (I(,fl,n(1ant ! James K Berry vs Clara IVny, divorce, Swope for plaintiff, E Williams vs. William Matthew and John Buckley, foreclosure, Hawkins for plaintiff, ' George S Parniele vs Bensell Or- 011 t al, suit, Swope for plaintiff,' j Hawkins for defendant. i iaouina JJav uun her to vs John , T I!m'U:r l,di,m- awope for plain tiff. C G Copeland vs Oscar Wood et ux, action, Hawkins for plaintiff. - John Orton et al vs Caquello Thompson, suit, Hawkins for plain tiff, Swope for defendant. j Willie Mickolson .f Euycne spent I Monday in Toledo. Mr. Miekelson j with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. L, Miekelson, re.i'u'ed in Toledo s hie yea is ago. r
