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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1912)
y . f . .. 7 7 - VOLUME '20 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912 NUMBER 13 COUNTY NEWS Waldport. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Buker have been attending State Grange meeting at Roseburg, this week. Mrs. Ethel Williamson, Mrs. Mae Zimmerman and Miss Ethel Bales went to Newport Monday on the Condor. Sunday was the warmest day Waldport has ever experienced at this time of the year. Claus Ludemann, newly appoin ted County Commissioner, returned irem Toledo Monday. Sam C'.nisted, one of the main stays oi" our ball team, returned Monday and expects to remain here. The Wilhelmina came in last Sun try morning and left Monday. There are quite a number of eagles nesting near Yaquina John Point and it is hoped that they will not be molested.. Two were killed' last Summer by people who call themselves sportsmen. Owen Callaghan came down from Newport Monday and returned Tuesday. E. M. Nye has built a launch to be used during the fishing season this Fall. The following are the High School, graduates. Graduating ex ercises were held last evening: lone Glines - v"'i:yk ' Si kmmmmm ' Niel Nielsen . W'WIKM : , XC . W' - tips Miss J. M. Bell, Principal The ladies gave a t;rand ball the evening of the 10th and all report most enjoyable time. J. H. Glines conducted the eighth grade examination last week at the Grammar school. Wayne Weist has returned from Gardiner, where he has been work ing for a few months. W. E. Gwvnn of Toledo was with us a few days last week, lookine after some insurance business. Mrs. C. L. Diven fo Portland has been visiting relatives at the Yachats. Nick Ludemann of Tidewater has bought a strictly up to date Oliver Typewriter. Siletz Our cheese factory is a reality: we have started operations. We Organized a mutual stock company under the name of the Siletz Valley Cheese Company, Inc. The Com pany was organized to help develop the country. The business is run on a mutual basis, it being impos sible for any one person to acquire more than twenty per cent of cap ital stock. The producer or . milk man is given the benefit of every thing, the factory being operated for the farmer's benefit only. We have no salaried officers and the factory will be operated on a hard pan basis, that is to derive revenue only for actual running expenses together with a small margin to offset natural wear, tear and re pairs. Our factory is in charge of Mr. James Franks, a first class, ex perienced cheese man. Mr. Franks is a hustler and has full charge of the factory. . . The. whole community is interested and all are stockhold ers. The business looks to us here as the stepping stone to future de velopment of this Country. Depot slough, Olalla slough, Lower and Upper Farm as well as Agency farmers are all sending us milk. We expect to be handling at least two tons of milk a day by June 1st. The officers of the company, W. S. Hall, president and C. S. Davis, secretary, will be pleased to answer all questions pertaining to cheese business. Chitwood Born To Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Smith, May 10,1912, a seven pound girl. To Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wood. May 13, 1912, a ten pound girl. B. F. Kimbley of Gresham, Ore gon, has been visiting with J. E. and R. R. Wilson for the past week, returning home Tuesday. E A. Wildman, proprietor of the River Side Fruit Farm, has resumed work on his new house. Carpenter Bly is overseeing the work. , '. R. R. Wilson spent a couple of days last week Dhototrranhinir in the Rock Creek and Siletz country. H. M. Chitwood came over from Siletz Sunday, returning the same day. Abe Lincoln School. Ole Olson has been hauling pota toes to Waldport. Lee. Olive and Joe Johnson snpnt Sunday at Olson's. J. D. Kent has been laid nn with a lame back. There i3 an epidemic of diarrhoea going through the neighborhood. County Commissioner C. N. Thompson came ud from Walrlnnrt Tuesday and will stay with A. M. Wheelock for a while. Henry Bailes made a flying trip up Drift Creek Tuesday. Henry's boat is not very big but he gets there. Deputy Game Warden Gatcns spent Sunday in this vicinity. C. N. Thompson is getting along nicely. For the first t imA in snvpr. I al months he is sblo to cot smunri News of each week by Our without a cane. There Was nnifp n snnial tratbnr. ing at John Olson's Sunday. The follow Sagendurf, F. Huntsucker Carl Hagan, Mrs. W. G. Tinker and children, Josie Oakland. Randy Hendrickson and Milton Hendrick- son. Johnson Bros, are ovt.ti'ner n rire lot of clearinff done on the C. N. Thompson place. Kernvill e. Mrs. Mary Robertson received word by phone that her father, Mr. Gilson, had died Mrs. Robertson and husband started yesterday morning for the Valley to attend the funeral. Alvin Thorp will make cheese for Charley while he is gone. Be careful if you see any black paint around this vicinity that you don't stick to it, for it is warranted to hold fast for five years. Marion Vanderpool returned to G. . Parmele's last week. He said tie took a notion to go to New port to see his father, so just .started off and said nothing. Mr. Agep, deputy assessor, is in our part of the country doing busi ness with the farmers and business men. Jesse Farrin has been plowing and planting his rich land. It may be he is going to raise something for the Fair, from what he said a short time ago. Well the phone line from Kern ville to Taft is connected. Phinley Bones was breaking his finejpan of cclts.he other day. The Ladies' S. I. Club met at Mrs Niels Andersen's at which a large program for the 4th of July was arranged. The Ladies also decided that each member send some work of art to the Fair. Everybody enjoyed themselves im mensely, most of all at the table. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. George Fitzpatrick's May 25. Ona Mr. Troxal of Waldport was through here on Thursday, taking dinner at the J. A. Coovert home. Mrs. Bart McKinney and children oi upper ceaver were passengers on the mail stage Saturday, visiting at he home of J. C. Barnes at Bay View, returning home Monday. Mrs. Peterson and family of Up per Beaver spent Sunday with Mrs. R. R. Gwynn. The Misses Howe spent Surday with Mrs. Walter Weber. Mr. and Mr. L. M. Commons, ac companied by George Selby, went to Newport on Saturdav afternoon, returning after a few days' visit with Mrs. W. E. Parthemer. John Coovert was a caller at Francis Gatens' home on Sunday. Felix Gatens and a friend of Newport are visiting with the for mer's brother, Francis. Miss Pearl Gates, Miss Gertrude Phelps, Mrs. Hattio Edwards and son . Clarence, spent Sunday at thj Commons home. Jesse Gwynn went to Bay View on Saturday. Mrs. Sam Hill and Jennie Twomb ly visited at the John Guilliams home Thursday afternoon. Will Gwynn of Toledo is visiting with his brother, R. R. Gwynn. The past few days of this week have been unusually warm for Beaver Creek. C. 0. Hjermstud and family and several others from Portland arc enjoying an outing and fishing on Beaver creek. SEWING WANTED. Enquire at Ruscbrook's house on Grove stiect. Ellen Kullandcr. ' Community Gathered each Rustling Associate Editors Bayview Mr. and Mrs. K. Hendrickosn and daughter, Julia, went to Trout Lake, Washington, for a visit with relatives. They expect to be gone several months. Mrs. Bart McKinney and children of North Be-vr spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barnes. Messrs. Oakland, Strake and Pres cott were looking after some of the piling for the new tramway Mon day. Mrs. Hanson hasgone to Portland for a few'weeks' visit with her children. Will Gwynn of Toledo wasthrough i this part of the county last week making new insurance policies for the Oregon Fire Relief Association. Mrs. E. S. OakFand and little daughter, Hilda, left for Portland last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. McWillis and mother were visitors at Burt i Twombly's Sunday. Josie Oakland and Randi Hender son spent Sunday with Mrs. Olsun on Drift Creek. Sunday was an uncommon warm day. We believe it was somewhere near 89 in the shade. J. M. Hughes, the Socialist speak er, has written a "riend that he ex pects to be through this county again in the near fu:ure. Ona Mrs. Walter Weber entertained a few of her friends last Sunday. These present were, the Misses Mary and Gracia Howe, Myrtle. Violet and Laura Gynn and Chris tina Peterson, also Mr. Will and Mr. Jesse Gwynn. All report a jolly time. Mr. and Mrs. Ganger and family, also Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and family spent Sunday at Seal Rocks. una nas neen seeing some warm weather for a few days very Francis Gatens and John Hanlon were Bay View visitors last week. Francis Gatens is getting to be an expert teamster now days. Clarence and Glenn Howe spent Sunday with Paul Yocom. Harlan The upper Big Elk valley has been trying to keep up with the rest of the county in improvements the last year. In that time there has been another sawmill put in opera tion, by Miller Bros .which is doing a nice busmess. Another school district been formed and a schosl house built on Spout creek, where they have a school of 14 pupils taught by Miss Queen of Eugene. There has been twenty homesteaders come here in the past year, all on their places building and improv ing, both sawmills are Kept busy supplying lumber.- Mr. Nance and Mr. Poland, who together bought the Jim Elkins ranch, have moved their families in and are busy putting in gardens. Mrs. Emma Hathaway and Mrs. Violet Stoner, with their children, have been vsiiting friends here for some time. Five men from Portland came in Sunday looking for homesteads. A little son of Mr. Arthur's was made quite sick Sunday by taking a dose of medicine which a hired man had left sitting by his bed. The Peak postoffico and residence of Wm. Davidson was burned on the evening of the 13th. All postoffice supplies and other contents of the house were a total loss. There is talk ef a rural route from Blodgett via. Harlan and Peak. This Dart of the county will feel proud to have the first R.F.D. Will Graham returned Monday from a visit to the Valley. MARRIED. At the St. Stephens Episcopal church, Newport, Thursday e.-ening. May 16th, 1912, Chauncey 0. Haw kins and Miss Winona Hooker, both of this place, Rev. F. 0. Jones officiating. This was a sort of surprise to the many friends of tiie couple Miss Hooker passed through on last even ing's train from Portland, where she had been visiting for the past several weeks, and Chauncey went down on the same train to the Re sort City. Those present at the wedding were. Attorney and Mrs. G. B. Mc- Cluskey of this city and Miss Ethel Gray of Newport. The groom is the eldest son of Attorney and Mrs. C. E. Hawkins of this city. He is cashier of the Lincoln County Bank, and is one of Toledo's very best young men. He has been a resident of Toledo since early boyhood. The bride is the dautrhter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Hooker, who were old time residents of this city, but who are now residinz at Santa Cruz, California. Miss Hooker has resided at Toledo all her lift. She is one of Toledo's favorite young ladies, pretty and accomplished. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins will spend their honeymoon at Otter Rock. The Leader joins the manv friends of the couple in wishing them suc cess and a long, hannv iournev through life. . AGREEMENT. This agreement made and entered into this 13th day of May, 1912, between Jack Dickson, party of the first part, and Bob Warnock, party of the second part, both of Toledo, Lincoln county, Oregon. .. , . ' It is agree by the party of the first part and the partv of the second, part that on the 20th day of Mav, 1912, that they shall wrestle and hulds shall be catch-as-catch-can, strangle hold prohibited, and said referee shall watch said strangle holds very carefully, and if said strangle hold is use by either party then said party using said hold shall forfeit the sum of Ten Dollars of the door reciepts to the party that said strangle hold was used on. The door receipts shall be divided be tween the party of the first and the party of the second part equally, providing the strangle hold is not used; in case it is receipts shall be divided equally, less Ten Dollars, or the forfeit as above stated. The best two out of three falls shall constitute the decision and shall be given by the referee. It is also stated that a purse shall be given to the winner. Each man shall be stripped to the waist. It is further stated that said referee shall be a man over the age of 21 and a disinterested party and has not bet on said wrestle and not given a cent to said purse, and he shall prove to the party of the first part and the party of the second part that ho will give a fair decision. Signed. Jack Dickson, R. N. Warnock, Witnesses: Principals. Wm. Coombs, Chas. Bradeson. Albert Carey, Referee. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kublcr, after spending the past month on their Mill creek farm, will return to New port this evening. Last Sunday and Monday were the hottest days experienced hero at this season or the year for 27 years. The little shower following was greatly appreciated. The Truant took a crowd of Re beccas to Newport last Saturday to attend the annual district conven tion of that order. The session lusted until midnight, and our peo ple report a most enjoyable time. Ed Altree and family departed Monday morning for Portland, where they will make their future home. j O - " . w w i v.
