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VOLUME 19
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1912
NUMBER 50
COUNTY NEWS
News of each Community Gathered each"
. week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
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Waldport.
The Wilhelmina and Condor
are
still bar bound at Waldport.
Wood is two dollars a rick at
Waldport and scarce at that. Why
don't some enterprising citizen open
a wood yard?
The Whist club enjoyed another
meeting Wednesday evening. Quite
a number of new members have
Early spring flowers are in bloom
and we are all waitiing for garden
ing time.
Waldport recently had a coal oil
famine, the electric light franchise
failed to shine like a well regulated
franchise should. We are looking
forward with hopes.
Nominating petitions have.com
mened to appear and a little later
will expect to see a few of the cap
didates themselves. Any candidate
who is able to corral the eratic vote
of the south end is entitled to the
candy.
Chas. Bobell and family have
been spending a short vacation with
friends in the Valley and will re
turn soon.
Bay View.
High water and heavy winds are
the prevailing elements now days.
Anton Martinson was in Bay
View on business one day last week.
George Prescott and family were
visiting at the home of Jack Early
last week.
S. R. Howe and wife were Bay
View visitors last Sunday.
J. C. Dougherty has sold his
ranch and will leave for Eastern
Oregon where they expect to make
their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Early spent a few
days this week with triends in
Bayview.
Vernie Peterson of Waldport
spent Sunday with his grand par
ents Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Barnes.
Mr. E. E. Dyer and Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. McWillis were visitors at Mr.
Prescotts Sunday.
G. B.'Ryan was a Bayview visitor
one day this we 3k.
There are quite a number on the
sick list with bad colds this week.
Little Elk.
Items are scarce this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Prentice returned
from Philomath last week where
they had been visiting friends.
Walker Cline killed another large
coyote last week Walker is death
on coyotes.
S. T. Loudon received a letter
from his uncle and grandmother
last Saturday He had not heard
from them for thirty years. His
grandmother is ninety years old.
They live at Freewater, Oregon.
Mr. Ruf ner moved onto his home
stead, having completed his house.
Mr. Rufner says he has a fine ranch.
Ed Cline went over'on the . Siletz
last Tuesday to do some surveying.
Ed understands the business and
makes but few mistakes.
Mrs. Corby has been on the sick
list for the last week, but i3 much
improved at this time..
W. F. Wakefield went to New
port last Friday evening to attend
the educational board meeting held
at that place.
Our school has been discontinued
on account of our teacher not be
ing able to get a certificate.
Mr. Watters of San Francisco
made some of our older folks feel
young last week by fitting their
eyesjwith new'glasses. .
W. J. Cline went to the Valley
the first of last week and brought
back three as fine goats as anyone
would wish to see. He paid a fine
price for them. He got them of
Guthrie Bros, of Dallas, the buck
is one of the' best on the fair cir
cuit or the Northwest, lhe Price
paid for the three, two nannies and j
one duck, was one nunureu uoiiurs.
We like to see such stock come to
this part of the country. Wheeler
says he will make things look good
at the Lincoln County fair next
Fall.
Kernville.
Alex Frazer of Tillamook county
was here last week looking at some
land. He thinks he will buy some
of the Drift river bottom land.
Says it is just as good as Tillamook
land, but the trouble is we have no
roads.
Mrs. Myrtle Lockwood is gaining
some, but is not able to sit up yet.
Mrs. Stemple and son visited Mr.
and Mrs btone last Sunday.
Mr. Johnson, Lee Batemari and
another man stayed over night at
the Stone home Monday night.
Mrs.' Gurtula arrived home last
Wednesday.
1 Mr. Lingo is selling goods over
the counter of the co-operative
store at Taft.
William Dodson, the Taft mer
chant, and family arrived home
Monday, coming by way of New
port. Mr. Larson is on the sick list.
William Scott has been confined
tu his bed for several days.
Mr. Chitwood was at the sawmill
to get bridge plank and timbers to
build a bridge near the Kobielski
place.
Mr. Nixon and daughter, Nellie,
were callers on Drift river last
Tuesday.
Frank Mowery bought alarge fat
beef of G. S. Parmelc and Sons
last Friday.
Lee Bones' smiling face is seen
among us again. He reports hav
ing a very pleasant time while in
the Valley.
The old gentleman Sijota is very
poorly. He is 85 years old.
Matt Sijota went to Wisconsin on
a visit. He writes back that it was
40 degrees below zero and he could
not stand such cold weather. He
is coming back to Lincoln county
where the grass is green the whole
year round.
Archie Stephens will teach the
Sijota school. Will begin in about
two weeks.
The tramps are going through
the county begging something to
eat and sleeping wherever night
overtakes them. If our county
could have some public work and
compel them to work for what they
eat we could find out which are the
honest ones.
Eddyville.
E. H. Vader went to Newport
the first of the week.
Miss Laura Cordell took the train
for Chitwood Monday. J
W. F. Wakefield went to New-
port Friday evening, returning Sat
urday morning.
Glen Aldrich and sister, Pena,
were visiting at Wm. Wakefields
Sunday.
N. T. Hibben departed for
Pennsylvania Monday to visit his
boyhood home.
Mr. Rainwatter, the real estate
man of Philomath, was in this
vicintiy the first of the week. Real
estate seems to be looking up, judg
ing by the number of strangers
.pen in Eddwileininirinr for lan
Tony Genlni returned to Eidyvi'e
Tuesday after an absence of several J
months in the Valley, where he had
been at work.
Road Supervisor Wakefield, ac
companed by H. L. Porter, of Nor-
tons, was looking after the roads in
the Turn Turn country Monday.
T. F. Willoughby has finished ' a
contract of three-forths of a mile
of woven wire fence for A. M. Bax
ter and Marion Hunt.
W. F. Cline killed another coyote
last Monday one-half mile eats of
Eddyville. He has killed more
coyotes in this part of the county
than all the other hunters.
Rudolf Ruprecht of Nortons was
in Eddyville Wednesday. He says
they have the Nortons and Siletz
wagon road opei eJ for (travel to
the Day place on Sam's creek.
There has been two land deals
here the past week. Wm. Sexton
has sold his farm of 117 acres
situated four miles east of Eddy
ville. The ranch has fair improve
ments and was purchased by E. H.
Willoughby for dairying purposes.
N. T. Hibben ha3 sold his home
stead right to Mr. Garvin, who re
cently arrived from Pennsylvania.
This is new land situated north of
town, and the purchase price is
given at $500.
Otis.
Mrs. J. Dickens has gone out to
visit her daughter in Portland also
a sister in Washington .
Judge Gardner and Commissioner
Kentta were in our part of the
county lately looking at the roads
we think they surely saw one or
two mud holes that needed bridg
ing. Henry Curl is improving his time
these days by plowing on his place.
Frank Murray bought a fine
bunch of cattle of Sim Burton
Sim says he's going to leave this
county good bye Sim. We hate
to see you go.
Mr. Royse made a trip to Taft
the last of the week.
The people in our vicinity are out
of sugar, but are happy and sweet
tempered all the same.
Mr. Nixon has a fine strawberry
patch started off of which he hopes
to feast the coming summer.
John Muir writes from California
that he likes it fine there and is
getting fat eating oranges.
John Morris is making fence
posts from cedar on the beach.
Frank Murry has gone to the Val
ley again.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, Alvin
Thorp ant) Lee Bones called at
Clarence Parmele's Sunday. ,
While Mr. Morris was in Taft
last week with nis bran new buggy,
a down telephone wire on corner of
Main and Johnson streets, caught
the buggy top,-the horses became'
frightened and started to run, tear
ing off the top. Fortunately they
were stopped before further dam
age was done.
Mrs. West went to California to
visit her only sister and arrived
just in time to attend her funeral.
She had been sick only three hours.
It was an awful shock to Mrs. West
who expected so different a meet
ing. Mr. White was visiting at Mr.
Burton's Sunday.
It seems that something or some
one is taking delight in meddling
with the mail, which is put into
mail boxes along the way for mail
carriers to gather up. In some in
stances the letter is torn open, con
tents taken, envelope thrown on
the ground. Again money and
stamps taken. Whoever the party
is, remember that Uncle Sam is big
and strong.
Tidewater
Mr. Pankey of Oregon City ha3
rented the G. N. Barclayrplace two
miles fromjTidewater up the Alsea
river.
There, was a party or dance at
Nick Lude man's place at Tidewater
on the 22d. , All had ai enjoyable
time, so it is reported.
A. C. Thissel on the 28th took
25,000 feet of lumber down to
Waldport for the Waldport Lumber
Company. .
C. N. Barclay is working for M.
A. Beem in the sawmill. They saw
about 3,000 feet per day with a
twelve horsepower engine.
John Thissel is very busy plow
ing. He says he wants to get it all
sown to oats next month.
H. Thissel is workng for A. C.
Thissel cutting and driving logs.
John Thissel and G. N. Barclay also
were on the drive.
W.T. Barclay had the misfortune
to wrench his back while lifting on
a log for A. C. Thissel, but is get
ting better.
Ed Flescher is doing the team
work for A. C. Thissel in putting
in logs on G. N. Pulse's place on
Sctt creek.
Chas. Beard is going to move on
the B. E. Barclay place on the Alsea
river. M. A. Beem and G. N. Bar
clay are called as jurymen to attend
Circuit Court.
J. C. Barclay butchered his hogs
on the 27th. They were in fine
shape, but we did not learn the
weight. '
Hugh Berry and Ed Flecher are
going to make final proof on their
homesteads in March.
Hugh Berry says he is getting
tired of batching. The writer
wishes some more of those old
bachelors would get the same
notion and get married.
Dewey Beem is gong to school at
Waldport.
Bert Twombly returned homo
after a week's visit with M. A.
Beem
Spring is now upon us from the
looks of vegetation. The honey
suckle and the roses are all putting
forth their leaves and the , buds on
the fruit trees are all swollen and
it seems it is rather early yet and
we read of it being below zero in
the middle west. It is enough to
make one rejoice that he lives in
Oregon. '
Messrs. Ludeman and McMillcn
of Tidewater have their water
wheel ready for business. Now we
do hope it will be a success.
J. C. Barclay is doing quite a lot
of slashing this winter. Huorh
Berry is helping.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Barc'av are
greatly improved in health.
S. F. Cook went to Portland Mon
day on a business visit.
F. C. Hoffman of Elk City was a
county seat visitor Tuesday.
Attorney L. L. iwan of Albany
is attending court here today.
Prosecuting Attorney Bryson
came down from Eugene last even
ing to attend court.
Mrs. S. C. Davis came over from
Siletz yesterday and departed for
Portland this morning.
Z John S. Lloyd and F. A.Seymour
came up from the Lower Siletz
yesterday to bo in attendance at
Circuit Court. Mr. Lloyd is a
member of the grand juiy.
Mem Redfield of Corvallis has
opened up' a clothes cleaning, dying
and pressing establishment in the
old creamery building adjoining the
Leader office. Mr. Redfield is here
to stay and guarantees satifsaction
in all his work.
All members of the local M. E.
church, and especially the official
I me nbers, are urged io meet at the
real estate o;hce of Crosno&JCi-osno
Saturday afternoan at.2:30 o'clock.
Business of importance. -
W. H. Dean,
Pres. Board of Trustees.
SCHOOL REPORT
For District No. 59, for month
ending January 2G J1912:
Number days taught during
month 19
Whole No. days attendance, 75
Whole No. days absence, 1
Whole No. times late, 0
Pupils neither absent! nor late, 3
Those neither absent nor late
were, Herman Montgomery, Alvin
and Arthur Schlecht.
Nellie Baird, Teacher.
TAKEN UP.
One brindle Jersey cow and year
ling calf, came to my place on Up
per Olalla last October. No marks
nor brands on either, but cow had
lost one horn. Owner can have same
by paying for their keep and ex
penses. Amos Baxter,
Toledo, Or., Jan. 24, 1912.
When given as soon as thecroupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
croup and prevent all danger and
cause4 of anxiety. Thousands of
mothers use it successfully. Sold
by all dealers.
FOR SALE.
One good farm horse with har
ness, $60; 10 thoroughbred S.
White Leghorn pullets (Fleming
strain), $1.00 each; 40 good Ply
mouth Rock pullets and hens; one
new 4-1 id $22.00 cook stove with
reservoir', $15.00; one good drop
head sewing machine, $12.00; one
sheet iron heating stove; one rock
ing chair $1.50; one crosscut saw.
Must be sold at once. 'Phone Elk,
City line. Charles M. Richey,
t Elk City.
FORSALE.
Two extra choice lots only a short
distance from new school building;
lots 3 and 4 block 9 Vincent's ad
to Toledo. Will ecII reasonable if
taken now. Call on or address
Chas. McDonald, Toledo, Or.