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VOLUME 11
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1909.
NUMBER 25
COUNTY NEWS
News of each Community gathered each
week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
Waldport.
A.'C. Thissel is erecting a small
cottage in the Stouder block and
will live there this winter.
W. E. Wann, of Salem, arrived
last Friday with some friends whom
he is showing around the Alsea
country.
Mrs. J. A . Cauthorn, of Portland,
came down from Newport on the
6th and is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W. F. Keady.'
Sheriff Ross paid us another visi t
on the 5th with the result that
more wires were cut after he left
town ,
W. T . Crocker is supplying the
town with logan berries which are
equal to those raised in any locality.
They are 'a profitable fruit and more
should be raised.
The telephone situation has done
irreparable damage to the Waldport
community. With communications
entirely shut off we are unable to
send any message faster than the
U. S. Mail. The situation was con
siderably aggravated last Thursday
when some miscreant cut the wires
in another place and left them
hanging in the slough.
Capt. Clyde Raabe, of the Oregon
City Transportation Company, and
party left for Portland on the 6th
after spending two weeks camping
near Waldport. Capt. Raabe is one
of the "regulars" and spends a va
cation here each season. The party
will spend two weeks at the Seattle
fair during August.
James Goin has l)een at Toledo
for the purpose of taking the teach
er's examination. Should he pass
there Is a school waiting for him to
finish in the South worth district.
Jam es has the ability to get there
and it is pretty certain he w ill soon
be "teaching the young idea how
to shoot."
Ona and Kernville failed to show
tip last week. It seems to us such
prosperous communities ought to be
in print every week. Meadow
Creek and Winant seem to be affec
ted the same way. It may take a
little hustling to keep in every week
but keep at it and you will find that
it pays.
Ellis Brown took a party consist
ing of Mrs. Keady and family and
Mrs. Badger and family up to the
Crocker ranch last week. This is
one of the most pleasant trips im
aginable. The Crocker ranch is
well worth seeing and anyone not
familiar . with the possibilities in
this vicinity will be well repaid for
t heir trouble if they take a look at
tins place.
Dr. Olmstcad has succeeded in
getting a number of his Artisan
friends interested in Waldport prop
erty. The latest to acquire lots
are II. S. Hudson, Supreme Master
Artisan, and C. L. McKenna, Sup
reme Secretary. Both selected lots
near the school house.
w. ili. mil, bounty Assessor, is
making a personal asessnient of the
Waldport property. This is what
we like to see. After Toledo and
Newport have received the personal
attention of the Assessor we are glad
to see that Waldport is the next in
line. We are also glad to see the
values go up for it indicates that we
will have a low rate which always
looks good to outside investors.
II. S. Pittman and family, of Al
bany, and J. M. Huff and family,
of Tangent, arrived last week for a
two weeks' stay. They are camped
in the Central hotel yard and are
enjoying their vacation. They
drove over from the Valley and will
return over the same road.
The gasoline schooner Ranger,
from Coos Bay, arrived on the 9th.
Capt. John Swing took the boat up
to Tidewater the same evening.
Very few boats of that size have
been up the river that far. Lafe
Barclay came home on the boat and
will probably remain on board for
a number of trips.
Meadow Creek
t
Miss Violet Randall returned
home Saturday.
Miss Rebecca Wilson visited Geo.
Davenport's folks Wednesday and
Thursday.
Ray Calkins went to work for Mr.
Daniels on Big Elk Thursday.
Miss Leota Calkins returned home
Sunday from Portland where she
has been working for her sister,
Mrs. Frank Lang.
The picnic on Big Elk was well
attended and everybody enjoyed a
good time. Here's hoping they
have another soon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Calkins and
family, Mr. and Mrs. William
Darnley,, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C
Brown, Miss Rebecca Wiison and
Rupert Stewart attended the picnic
on Big Elk Sunday.
C. C. Brown went to Toledo on
business Monday.
Rupert Stewart visited at Mr.
Randall's Saturday and Sunday.
Ona
Dialogue "The Trials of a School
mistress" Reading I.eta Denny
Drill Seven Little Girls
Died July 29, 1909, at her home
south of Ona, Martha Twombly,
aged 38 years.wife of IIerlert
Twombly. The remains were in
terred in the Fern Ridge Cemetery
July 30. Mrs. Twombly was a
pioneer of the Beaver Creek country
having resided here since childhood.
She leaves a huadand and six child
ren to mourn her loss. Her many
friends unite in extending their
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Salado
The directorstof the Salado school
district No. 36 are worthy of com
mendation for their successful efforts
in planning and building their neat
and commodious school house. It
is large enough for religious or other
gatherings and is situated in a be
autiful grove 12 miles above Elk
City on Elk River. They intend 1
ning, when Otis got a move on
themselves and run in the score
from 12 to 6 in favor of 7-9, to 12
to 16 in favor of Otis in the 7th
inning where it stood till the finish.
John Dickens is at Toledo on
business this week.
Fred Buttterfield is in Toledo as
a witness on a homestead contest.
" P. G. Wheeler has completed his
hay hauling from Curl's.
Gardner & Sons have their saw
mill in operation again and have
field's. The score was 18 to 37 in
favor of Little Elk.
The grain hay is about all cut
and ready to go in the barn. Hoi;
it won't rain.
Otto January is hauling lumber
for Mrs. Trail. She is building a
house on her homestead.
Drift Creek needn't brag about
having winter weather over there
for we have January over here all
the time.
Hurrah for the Fair, every Jxuly
bills for two months' work ahead. ; boost, don't pull back, if you can't
Bert Oviatt saw a big bear Tues- j have the k'9t brinB v;'liat 'ou lllive
day.
L. M. Oviatt returned Wednes
day to his home in Sheridan with
T. M. Royse who will bring back a
load of supplies.
' Mrs. Mose Killam is very low
and has been sick all summer.
She has the dropsy and is not ex
pected to last long.
The Sea View Stock Ranchman,
Messrs. Dickens( Oviatt and Royse,
sold to W. M. Gardner a fine two-
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soon to pipe water from a spring ' I" "urnam oun mis weeK
which is near by to the school I John Dickens, who for 20 years
got and show the people what you
can do and we will all try and do
lwttor npvt ypnr. Rut this year is
what we want now, bring anything
you have and you will make the
fair a success.
B. F. Grant says his squash in
jumping right along. He thinks
it will wear a blue ribbon.
September 8, 9 and 10 will
held the Lincoln county fair.
Fish-Edwards.
Married, at the home of the bride's
' r .vfinta nf Xr.rt.ima nn Pslinrliiv 'All-
ground, clear off the old logs and h3 held the coast record for telling I gUHt 8, 1909, at high noon, Mr.
underbrush and put a substantial , hunting yarns, went down and out j Everett Fish to Miss Ethel Edwards
wire fence around the entire lot ; the other day. He was telling a J both of Nortons, Rev. A. J. Barth
which consists of one acre almost boy of shooting a deer through the olomew officiating. After the cer
level. This will contribute largely I lieart after which the deer ran eight emony music was furnished by the
to the happiness 'of the scholars in milea when tn0 dgs caught it and j m.jje an(i others. The dinner hour
their games of amusement; They its throat had to be cut. The boy pressed unusual attractions and
planned a picnic and invited the said that was nothing as he had j wa9 Bpread under a beautiful arch
Drift Creek people to participate found 10 different deer .with bullets I decorated with plants and flowers...
with them in their informal way of in their hearts and they were sound ' May the young couple live long and
dedicating their school house to ed- and well. John says he is done never have occasion to regret having
Hello, Waldport! Glad to see
you loooking so well. Ona is here
to stay, be assured of that.
The meeting, held at the Ona
schoolhouse August 2nd for the
purpose of organizing a (.range
lodge, was a great success, 31 char
ter members being' enrolled. Dr.
Embree, the state deputy, came
over from Dallas to organize the
lodge. The new lodge was christ
ened Lincoln Grange and has the
distinction of being the first Grange
to be established in.Lincoln County.
It will certainly be a success if en
thusiasm counts for anything, the
Grangers are already canvassing for
new members, and there are pros
pects of a large class who will "ride
the goat" in the near future. The
Grange will without doubt be a
great lenefit to the community in
many ways.
Born August 2nd, 1909, to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Dodge, a daugh
ter. Mother and child doing well.
Mr. Coovert returned to Dallas
last Monday.
W. E. Gwynn and Miss Grace
Payne, both of Forest Gi-ove, are
visiting the former's brother, R. R.
Gwynn.
The literary exercises given by
the Ona school was well attended,
the following program was rend
ered :
School
Helen Phelps and Rose
Gwynn
ucational and religious work. The
day was superfine and about two
hours before the time for services to
commence the people began to ga
ther. About 11 a. m. John Floms-
bee called the house to order and
gave us some very timely advice as ;
to laying aside all malice if any ex- j
isted and enjoy a good time togath-'
er, and then introduced School
Superintendent R. P. Goin, who;
was equal to the occasion and gave
us an aggressive and inspiring speech
which was encouraging to all pres
ent. Then the writer was intro-
; duced as the minister of the day.
After services no time was lost in
preparing a table spread with the
rich things of the valley, it seemed
that each lady tried to excell the
other in supplying good things for
us to eat. About 2:30 p. m. we
held another religious service which
! was well attended. For the young
! people I wish to say Uieir deport
ment would be a credit to any com
munity. I was invited to preach
for them every two weeks and a
Sunday school will be organized
soon. Rowland Z. Brown.
trying to stuff boys.
Harlan
Mr.
Business is still rushing,
Stoner and Mr. Mowrer has sure
sold out, Mr. Stoner for 81,200
and Mr. Mowrer for $6,500. Mr.
joined heart and hand that they
may together finish the journey of
life.
Respect for the Law(?)
Editor Leader:
Will you allow me space to
congratulate my old and much es-
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Otis
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Bertie Hewitt
Ncta Phelps
Earle Denny
Violet Gwynn
Leta Denny
Two Girls
Laura Gwynn
Clifford Phelps
Leola Hewett
Chester Toozo with his team id
helping Frank Murray haul hay.
D . S. Burton is also helping single
handed.
Mose Killam is hauling hay .for
John Muir, Jr.
McDonald is hauling hay for him
self from the Curl tideland. A. M.
Royse hauled two tons from the
Curl tideland. Mr. and Mrs.
Wheeler are hauling from the Curl
tideland with a spike team.
Bill Samuals has been sick for
some time but is getting along nicely
now.
. Charles Harding was down on the
B ay after flounders Monday.
The ball game at Long Prairie
last Sunday was a close contested
game until the close of the 5th in-
juowrer wanteu 10 uacic om oui naa teemed friend, Hans Ulson, upon
gone too far with the deal, I think. j his sincere though somewhat be
We will have to call a halt for, lated, respect for the law. It is a
people will get rich too faat selling ' matter of great regret that ho did
Big Elk jlirt. One place changed not have that deep-rooted respect
: hands twice in about a month. One sooner, for it might have saved him
! man made $2,800 and the other time, money and much annoyance.
$1,000 just for putting up the hay. Had he had that great respect for
But I think things will quiet down the law that he pleads now he
for a while as the most of the places might have escaped a conviction in
have changed hands, and what be- the Justice court in years not so far
longs to the old Mossbacks, who ' gone by in a criminal action, in
thinks what is good enough for which Hans figured as the defend
'other people is good enough for cut. Also at a still earlier date ho
! them. Mr. Mowrer is going to look might have escaped much notoriety
! for a location, but is unsettled as to ' and a narrow escape from indict-
what ho will do just now. His ment by the Lincoln county grand
family will remain on the old place j jury for selling diseased meat, had
for a while with his wife's father, ! he then had such love and reverence
Mr. Miller, who is living on the ' for the law. Of course late repen
old place in a small house. We are i tanco is better than no repentance,
sorry to see the folks go as they arc J but Hans mustn't joke with us and
good neighbors. Mr. Miller is an I fool us. I for one have a lingering
enterprising man and has been a ' conviction yet that if a four-bit
great benefit to the neighborhood in picce Was held before Hans' eyes
the way of furnishing luml)er. lie
put up a little sawmill which fur
nished all the rough lumber neces
sary, and we will also miss the mill
if he takes it away, as I suppose he
will do as I have not heard of any
one talking of buying.
Campers are getting to be numer
ous on the Creek. Mr. Robinson,
a sister and brother in law and a
lady friend from Illinois were the
latest. They had a fine time fish
ing. The men went bear hunting
one day with the Grant boys, but
they went the wrong day, for the
following day the boys killed one.
Good bear now; wont kill any more
sheep and goats.
that it would still have power to
blind him to the laws "excellent
qualities for which he so strenuously
pleads; and I still have a stronger
and further conviction of mind that
if Hans held no mortgages on Olalla
property thai he hopes to bo nblo
to close in on, that he might yet be
able to see the light. Of course if
he can get by any manner of means,
the Government to destroy four or
five thousand dollars worth of prop
erty that the hard working people
of Olalla have created, then maybe
he can foreclose somo of his paper,
. Or in other words, whenever you
see Hans lined up on any matter
always look for the dollar around
The Big Elk and Little Elk lxiys ; for that is sure to lie in that
played ball last Sunday at Wake- proximity. J. F. Siewabt,