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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1909)
if; mmm im Mm mm mwm VOLUME 17 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1909. NUMBER 38 COUNTY NEWS News of each Community Gathered each week by Our Rustling Associate E ors Waldport. Mrs. Laura Thompson returned to her home last week after spend ing the summer in Waldport. Owing to the severe storms last , week it was impossible to get the mail through to Tidt water every day. ' George Rowin, postmaster at Bay View, was a Waldport visitor last Wednesday. Mrs. James Tyler has returned to Waldport. Mr. Tyler has been! here for some time making repairs to their resident property. O. V. Hurt came down from Yaquina last Saturday. Mr. Hurt is arranging to lay off some lots at the mouth of the Yachats. The Waldport postoffice is doing a good business in the registry de partment, notwithstanding the in crease in the fee to ten cents. Mrs. Carrol Barclay of Tidewater was visiting her parents in Wald port last week. Dr. Linton has bought the Ever son boat house. This will protect one-third of the Doctor's fleet from the winter storms. Our road supervisor was called upon last, week to open the road leading from Waldport to the beach. This he would not do because his map furnished by the commissioners does not 6how it to be a county road. As this is the only practical route south a petition should be circulated at once asking for a road to be opened there. The south end Burely needs a few roads. Will H. Wann returned home Monday from a month's stay in Portland. He was accompanied by his brother, Fred, who will visit Waldport a week or ten days. Fred got in too late this year to enjoy the hunting, but says he will do better next time. Prof. Brown was compelled to be away from school three days last week on account of the sickness of his wife. James Goin, brother of our school superintendent, had charge during this time. Harold W. Strong, a prominent attorney from Portland, has been experting the books of the Wald . port Lumber Company. The cause of this is unknown but it is supposed that a sale of the property is con templated. Last week's commercial club pro gram was as follows: Duet, "The Road to Yesterday" by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie H. Evens; A View of the Coming Comet, by Miss Wil liamson; The Chinese Language, by Wm. F. Keady; Club Paper, by Leslie Evens. ' The Commercial Club at its last meeting passed a resolution asking for the establishment of a hatchery on the Alsea river. As there has been no money spent for such pur poses on this river for a number of years there ought to be a consider able sum available for that purpose at this time as' the amount produced from licenses on the river are to be applied in this district. Ducks and geese have been quite plentiful this season on the Bay. Their favorite resting place is in the bend in' front of Bay View. Oren Mc Willis has the record for geese this year as far as .we have learned. He got fourteen of the big white ones last week. Several hunters have done well in securing ducks. Kernville Joseph Sijota's two year old girl swallowed a hat pin four inches long. They took her to Newport and had the pin removed. Jesse Stone met with quite an accident while working in the woods. A large limb struck him on the head, taking the hair, skin and fle6h off a large place. He was unconscious for some time, but is now better. Mrs. Charles Larson is on the sick list. Mrs. Fred Butterfield and children are visiting Mrs. Archie Stephens. ' Clarence Parmele had both his hands badly mashed one day last week with some timbers. They are healing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Neils Andersen re turned home to dig their potatoes. He will return to the sawmill soon, where he will build a launch to run on the river to gather milk for the cheese factory. We understand the teacher had some trouble in the school in dist rict No. 54 and has had to give up the school. He has now moved up Schooner creek to teach that school. Parmele boys are hauling lumber to Salmon river. Jakie Johnson has the frame of his house up and the rustic on it. It is a large house and shows off fine. Harold Anderson and young Felix of Siletz are visitors at Mose Gil lams. Elder Nettleton while here bap tized two in the beautiful, clear waters of Drift creek. Mr. and Mrs. Jakie Johnson entertained a number of their friends the evening of the 6th. All report a pleasant time in spite of having to go home through the rain and dark. Mr. Johnson has a fine phonograph and ntarly one hundred records of a very nice selection. ' Three men from Oklahoma are here looking up a location. They are looking at.Phinley Bones' farm with a thought of buying. They think we have some more rain here than in their native, state. J. W. Bones' nephew is here from Salem on a visit. His name is Mc Stoneford. Bay View Rev. Burns preached at Bay View Sunday, after a hard pull down the, river. Fred Kirkland came home Satur day. He returned to Toledo Tues day to work. ' A. A. McLeary was in Bay View Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland went to Newport Tuesday on business. 0. C. McWillis 'went to Beaver Creek Sunday and returned home Monday. ' . Elma Sagendorf returned home Tuesday from Salem where she has been going to school. John Hanlon passed through Bay View on his way to Linville Tues day with Miss Sagendorf. , Jim Ball spenj Saturday and Sunday in Bay View visiting with friends. The men of Bay View held a meeting Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of building a new tramway where the old one is. It will be built above high water. J. C. Barnes was elected foreman of the work. The people who want to help will all . le welcome. They will begin to get out the piling No vember 10, 1909. Meadow Creek Miss Rebecca Wilson returned home from B.' F. Grant's Monday, where she has been visiting for three or four days . Mrs. Charles Godley has been visiting at C. C. Brown's the past week. C. C. Brown and wife cared for Mr. Darnley's tilings while they were in Idaho,' Miss Rebecca Wil son cared for Brown's place. The dance at Wm. Davenport's was a grand 'success. Everybody enjoyed themselves. . John Wholbrook of Dallas is visiting C. C. Brown's folks. John is a schoolmate of Mr. Brown, Rupert Stewart visited his sister, Mrs.. George Davenport, Saturday and Sunday. S. J. Stewart went to Toledo on business Friday. Misses Lcota Calkins and Mae Daniel and Ray Calkins visited Miss Rebecca Wilson Sunday evening. Leota Calkins is going to stay with Miss Rebecca Wilson till her folks come home, then Miss Wilson intends returning to Toledo to work. J. T. Calkin's folk? intend to give a necktie party the 12th. Everybody invited. Chitwood Well, here we are just in the midst.of harvest of potatoes, apples, beans and pumpkin pies. And, by the way, we are having some old fashioned juicy weather. But we never knew it to rain but that it stopped, but once, and that is now, of course. There was quite a crowd of people at the Gates and Rogers, sale. Most things sold for a good, round price. Some sold for more than they were selling for before the sale. If any thing was not receiving bids high enough to suit Mr. Rodgers would draw the puckering string on that class of goods and take up some thing else. All farm implements, also groceries and provisions went off rapidly at good prices. ' Miss Edna Geer and " Mrs. Dwin nel are digging Mr. Weaver's pota toes on the shares and are doing well at it, as the potatoes are fine, large ones almost as large as pump kins. Joo Wilton bought Mr. Weaver's share. Mr. Weaver has a good job for the winter. He has moved out to the old Alexander place in Kings Valley. A friend of his in .the East has purchased the place, 1000 acres in all, and is going to Bet out a large prune or chard. Mr. Weaver gets $60 per month for overseeing the job. He is to return in March. The Chitwood school is prosper ing nicely under the tutorship of Miss Lillic Miller. The Simpson Creek school is also doing fine under the instructions of Prof. Wildman. May l)e you think Aunt Jene Robertson isn't happy. Why? Be cause her sister whom she has not seen for many years has come to see her and spend the winter. She is from Minnesota. Yes, and Grace, the Chitwood telephone girl, has a bright smile on her face. Now don't ask why, for I wont tell. Government Contest Cases. Several government contest cases are being heard here this week. These cases are brought by the general land office and the for estry service against homestead entries within the former Siletz reservation. They are: United States vs. Edwin A. Haynes, entryman, and George L. Neff , transferee. Special Agent W. K. West appeared for the govern ment, and J. II . Ballinger of Se attle for the entryman. United States vs. M. A. Ward ; West attorney for the government and W. II. Holmes of Salem , for entryman. United States vs. A. E. Bush; West and G. E. Trowbrige for the government and J. C. Veazie of Portland for entryman. United States vs. Archie L. Stephens; West and Trowbrige for government and G. B. McCluskey of Toledo attorney for entryman. Many witnesses for ln)th the gov ernment and the entrymen have been called in these cases. The outcome of the cases will probably not be known for many, many months. Died. At the, home of her parent near this city, Sunday, November 7th, 1909, Ruth Dahl, three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gab riel Dahl. The baby had boon sick nearly a month, and everything had been done by her parents to save her life, but to no avail. The little body was laid to rest in the Toledo cemetery Monday afternoon. Mrs. Dahl, who has been sick for many months, with the care and grief caused by the illness and death of her baby, is now in a very feeble condition. The sympathy of the entire com munity is extended to the family in this hour of bereavement. Death is a hard master. Ho would take from us of our brightest and best but he cannot even mar memory. It will serve as a balm to our wounded hearts. Thanksgiving Turkeys. Those wishing turkeys for'Thanks- giving will please leave their orders now at the City Meat Market. ---- See Dalaba, at Elk City, for wild lands. Columbia disc and cylinder g'-aphophones for sale by II. L. Veit, Eddyville. Ground bono, grit, poultry pow der, blood meal for those chickens. Toledo Drug Co. Just arrived my large assortment of up to date shoes of all kinds. Call and sco them. T. P. Fish. Dry goods, groceries, hardware, flour and feed, a larger assortment than ever at II. L. Veit's, Eddyville. Get the Habit and go to Al's Smoke House cafe. Meals at all hours day and night. Red hot Chicken Tamales a specialty. Call on or send your orders for Columbia records to II. L. Veit, for a good assortment of peices, only 15c each while the present stock lasts. Dr. B. J. Mills, eyesight spec ialist, now at Merchants Hotel. Homestead Relinquishment for said 160 acres in the Siletz reservation, 25 acres bottom and bench, ,400,000 ft. fir, 2 acres cleared, wagon road to place, cabin. Price $230. Apply owner. B. M. Johnson, Siletz, Or. Elegant Rooms. A few elegant rooms to rent. . Enquire, Mrs. E. Ofstedahl. Lookl Here! I have registered Cotswold rams for sale, all ages. Also, two year ling, registered Hereford bulls and two registered bull calves. Call or address1' A.'J. Warnock, Nortons, Oregon. Farm for Sale. 168 acres bench land, good soil, well fenced, over 200 fruit trees, good springs of water, good house and barn, also cow sheds, 2 miles from railroad station. Address Titus Kuhtichanov, Chitwood, Oregon. ' For shaved 18-inch cedar shingles send your orders to II. L. Veit, Eddyville, Oregon. Election Notice. Notice is hereby given that an election of the legal voters of the City of Toledo, Oregon, will beheld in the said city of Toledo, Oregon, on Monday, December 6th, 1909, for the election of the following officers: One Marshal, Three Aldermen, The polling place will be in the city hall of the said city of Toledo. Tho polls will open at 8 o'clock in th TviAiniimnnfl ...111 . . . - . . 1 1 1 I jmu.iiiiB nun nui iTiiuniiut; upuu uilUl 7 o'clock in tho afternoon of said day. t F. N. Haydkn, - City Recorder. H'tlH : Additional Road Tax Regarding the provisions for ad ditional tax for road purposes tho Road Laws of Oregon, snys: The tax payers of any road dis trict in any county of this State may vote an additional tax for road purposes, providing at least Ten per cent of the tax pavers of said j district shall give notice by posting notices m three public places in said road district, and one in court house, and publish one notice three weeks in one weekly newspaper of general circulation, signed by at least ten per tent of tho taxpayers of said road district, giving tho time, place, and object of said meeting, which meeting shall bo held in the mouth of December, and at the time of said meeting it shall be organized by the election of a chairman and secretary, and at such meeting they may, by a majority vote of such taxpayers, levy such additional tax as they may deem advisable to im prove the roads of said district, and. if a tax be levied it shall le tho duty of said chairman and secretary to certify to the county clerk of said county, prior to January 1st," the levy so made by tho taxpayers of said district, and that. rhwmintv I - -. clerk shall compute and extend said I levy on the assessment roll for that year tho same as other taxes aro extended, and it shall bo the duty of the tax collector to proceed to collect said taxes in money tho same as any other taxes are collected, j and turn the samo over to the county treasurer in tho samo manner and at the same tinio he pays over other taxes collected by him, and shall bo credited and kept -by tho treas urer to tho account of the roaa district making such levy. 34, L. 1909. p. 295.1 I See Dalaba, at Elk City, for your dairy farms,