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Newspaper Page TextWHY NOT Have the correct time always with you? If you want perfect" time piece then get you a South Bend Watch. I have just what you want 'and the PRICES are right. Jack Pelmulder Toledo, - Oregon I Following is a list of the appli cants who have filed their applica tins with United States Senator Harry Lane asking for the job as collector of Customs fur the Port of Yaquina: W. B. Hartley. New port; Frank L. Priest, Newport; J. F. Stewart, Toledo: J. A. Soesby, Newport; John Fosartv, Newport; W. W. Oglesby. Cottfgo Grove; George Blanchard, Portland ; B. E. Barclr y, Waldport; Dr. L. H. Mott. Newport; W. H. Parker, Salem. WANTED 150 goats on shares. A. C. Young, Elk City, Or. A tract of six lots at Nyebeach, Spruce St. district, two blocks from coast, two lots high with Ocean view two lots on slope towards the southeast, and a nice creek running across the corner of the lower lot. These lota are .all cleared and grubbed of stumDS. Within 133 feet of the city water connections and are just right for a nice': home for someone.- Price ?750 cash until April 1st. ' Hickman & Smith, Newport. Or. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The County Court ot Lincoln County, Oregon, will receive bids for furnishing material and cor structon of a bridge across the Big Elk River, near Harlan. All bids to be in accordance with ptan3 and specifications on file in the Clerk's oTice, and must be filed with the Clerk en or before 10 o'clock a. m., Wednesday May 7th, 1913. The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. R. H. Howell, Co'inty Clerk. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The County Court of Lincoln County, Oregon, will receive bids for furnishing material and con structing a bridge across the Alsea river at the mouth of Five Rivers. All bids to be in accordance with p'ans and specifications on file in the Clerk's office, and must be filed with the Clerk on or before 9 o'clock a. m., Wednesday, May 7th, 1913. The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ' 5 i R. H. Howell, County Clerk. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the County Court of Lincoln county, Oregon, administratrix of the. es tate of Jacob Neimi, deceased All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified and 'required to present the fame to mr at the law office of G. B. McClus key, in Toledo .Oregon, with pro per vouchers and duly verified with in six months from the date hereof. Dated February 20, 1913. Mary Neiini, Administratrix of tho estates of Jacob Neimi, deceased. G. B. McCluskey, Attorney for Administratrix. BEST F02 S.tlN DISEASES Nearly every skin disease yields quickly and permanently to Buck len's Arnica Salve, and nothing is better for burns or bruises. Soothes and heals. John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich., says, after suffering twelve years with skin ailment and spend ing S400 in doctors' bills, Bucklon's Arnica Salve cured him. It will help you. Only 25c. Recom mended by Toledo Drug Co. ,. A PLEASANT PHYSIC. When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tabids 'a trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce a J pleasant cathartic effect. Call at the drug store for afree sample. u u - John Q. Adams of Cbitwood was in the city jast Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs C. L. Morrison of Elk City v'sited friends bere Sat urday evening. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wakefield visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Hyde in this city. John Matthews of the Newport News was attending the Telephone meeting here Saturday night. Ole Osness departed Tuesday morning for Portland where he will look after bis property in terests. Roads in the south part of road J district 7 are reported as bing in exceptionally tine condition lor this season of the year. Mrs. Oscar Johnson accompanied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Borgan, on tneir return to Port land Tuesday morning. Mrs. L. B. Chaple arrived over from Albany Monday evening to join her husband, the photogriph er. who has been here for the past month. Mr. Chaple is cond ucting the photoeraph gallery in the Mer chants Hotel. Steamboat Inspectors Ames and Weldin of Portland were in the city last week inspecting the "Truant." Mr. Fogarty has recent ly installed a 25 h. p. Automatic, heavy duty, gas engine. The boat stood the inspection fine and the inspectors complimented Mr. Fog arty on the trim appearance of his boat. The musical comedy given a Woodmen Hall last Saturday even ing proved a rare treat to the large crowd in attendance. The play, "A Gilded Youth," was short, funny and well presented. The cast being exceptionally good. The chorus, composed of twelve of To-' ieao s oest voices, was an innova tion and dispayed marked talent. The entertainment was materialy assisted by several solon, both vocal and instrumental. Ihe net pro ceeds amounted to more than fifty dollars, and will be used in furnish ing the new Oddfellow Hall with chairs. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. Service on Easter Day at 1 1 a m, Everybody welcome. . Rev. F. O. Jones, Vicar. Chamberlain's .Cough Remedy has won its great reputation and extensive sa'e by its remarkable cures of coughs, colds and crouD. It can ba depended upon. Try it. Sold by all druggists. You judge a man not by what he promises to do but by what he has done. That is the only true test. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of it in the highest terms of praise. For sale by all druggists. Photographs TAKEN RAIN OR SHINE All tho Latest Styles and Colon Enlargements and Amateur ' Work Done Prizes will be Given Away A dozen postcards given with each dozen Cabinet Photos BRING THE BABIES CHAPLE & BENNETT. Merchants Hotel, near Depot NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION U. S Landoflice, Portland, Oregon. Seriul 02351. February 21th, 1913 Notice is hereby given that Free land F. Foster, of Eddyville, Oregon who on December 18th, 1909,made homestead entry, No. 02351 for SEi SW1 section 11, Lots 3. 4 and SEJ NWi section 14, Township 10 South, Range 9 West, .Willamette Meri dian, has filed notice of intention to make final Three Year proof,, to establish claim to the land above described, before the County Clerk of Lincoln county, Ore., at Toledo, Ore, on the 8th day of April, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: U.S. Torter. G. E. Wilson. II. M., Henry and Karl Gerber, all , of Nortons, Oregon. H. F. Higby Register, SPRING Li coming and house cleaning time along with it which calls for that new furniture, rugs, linoleum and wall paper. Call in and look over the nice new stock. You will find a large assortment in every de partment. The price with quality is always right. Both phones. 0. B. HOLLIN GSWORTH The Furniture Man s Mm Im Stop to admire a smart, businesslike man on the street? Like the looks of his suit, the way it fits the tailored appearance it gives him some thing different from the other fellow? That's the kind we can furnish you in a suit made-to-, individual order by our lamous Chicago tailors. Ed. V. Price & Co. If you will come in today we will consider it a . genuine pleasure to show you how you may have even better style and service than the average custom tailor can give, and at a substantial sav . ling in price. SMITH & SMITH'S Leading Clothiers and Furnishers Hawkins Bid. Toledo, Oregon Miss Ida Kyuiston returned Mor day evening from a several months viist in Southern Oregon. "Dick" Evens of Waldport was in the city Saturday evening at tending a meeting of the stockhold ers of the Mutual telephone comp any. He took the train Monday morning for a visit at Valley points. Many sufferers from rheumatism .have been surprised and delighted with the prompt relief afforded by by applying Chamberlain's Lini ment. Not one caes of rheumatism in ten requires any internal treat ment whatever. This liniment is for sale by all druggists. LIGHT CONSUMERS. All electric light bills are to be paid at the Toledo Drug Store on the first of every month. If . not paid by the 10th a penalty of 5 per cent will be added. Lewis Montgomery. You can say goobye to constipa tion with a clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been permanently cured by their use. For sale by all drug gists. WANTED. District manager for Lincoln and Tillamook counties; will give a lib eral contract in Life, Sick and Ac cident; first year commission and renewals. Write, J. W. Stewart, General Agent, 409 Macleay Bldg, Portland Oregon. THE CAUSE OP RHEUMATISM Stomach trouble, lazy liver and deranged kidneys are the cause of rheumatism. Get your stomach liver kidneys and bowels in healthy condition by taking Electric Bitters and you will not be troubled with the pains of rheumatism.' Charles B.i Allen, a school principal of Syl vania, Ga. who suffered indescrib able torture from rheumatism, liver and stomach trouble and diseased kidneys writes: "All remedies failed until I used Electric Bitters, but four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me completely " Maybe your rheumatic pains come from stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Electric Bitters will give you prompt relief. 50c and $1.00 Recommended by Toledo Drug Co- SHERIFF'S SALE. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Lincoln county. Portland Mortgage and Trust Company, a corporation, plaintiff, vs. i Helen B Sparks and James C. Spark3, her husband, and Ruhama Vtit and John Veit, her husband, defendants. By virtue of an execution, judg ment, order, decree and order of sale issued outj of the above en titled court in the above en titled cause, to me directed and dated the 11th day of February, 1913. upon a judgment and decree rendered and entered in said court on the 4th day of February, 1913, in favor of Portland Mortgage and Trust Company ,h corporation, plain tiff, and against Helen B. Sparks and JanicS C. Sparks, her husband, and Ruhama Veit and John -Veit, her husband, defendants, for the sum of $1075 with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from the 21st day of January, 1912, and the further sum of $100 with in terest tt the rate of 6 per cent per1 annum from the 11th day of Feb ruary, 1913, costs, disbursements and attorneys fees, and for the further sum of $82.15 with in terest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from the 6th day of August, 1912, and the costs of and upon thiswrit, commanding me to make sale of the following described real property, towit: AH of Section 33, in Township ten south, Range nine West, Willamette meridian, in Lincoln county, state of Oregon, except tho following pieces of land lying in the northwest corner of said Section thirty-three, containing eighty acres and deeded to John W. Hewitt on the 23d day of Sep tember, 1901 and recorded in Book No. 11 of Deeds at page 48. That by virtue of the aforesaid execution, judgment, order, decree and order of sale issued out of the above entitled couzt in the above entitled cause to me directed and dated the. 11 day of February, 1913, upon judgment and decree rendered and entered in said court on the 4th day of February, 1913, in favor of the Portland Mortgage and Trust Company, a corporation, plaintiff, and .against Helen B, Soarks and Jamts C. Sparks, her husband. an3 P.uhama Yait aad John J. S. AKlft Get Your "BaD-Band" Rubber Boots Now! This bad weather is sending the people In for this famous quality I footwear. We don't know .how long our stock will Jast. Be sure to get ' yours by buy. ! tag NOW, H. LtWIS Veit, her husband, defendants, of $5150 with interst at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum from the 27th day of November, 1911. and the further sum of $332 costs ois bursemenst and attorneys, fees, and the costs of and upon this writ commanding me to make sale of the following described real property, towit: All of Section thirty-three in Township ten, south of Range nine west of the Willa mette Meridian in Lincoln county, state of Oregon, excepting the following: Beginning at the quar ter section corner of the north line of Section thirty-three, theace south thirty-five hundredths chains to the Yaquina river, thence north forty-four degrees west eight and fifty hundredths chains, thence north fifty-five degrees west seven teen and fifty hundredths chains, thence, north sixty-two degrees west twenty-one and forty hund redths chains to the west line of Section 33 thence north 8 chains to section corners to sections thirty two, thirty-three, twenty-eight and twenty-nine, township ten south, range nine west, thence east ou section line forty chains to quarter section corner to place of begin ning; also the following described property: Beginning at the north east comer of the northwest quar ter of section thirty-three, town ship ten south of range nine west, thence east twenty rods, thence south eight rods, thence west twenty rods, thence north eight rods to the place of beginning, be ing five hundred, and sixty-one acres in all. Nuw therefore by virtue of sajd execution, judgment, order, decree and order of sale and in compliance with the commands of said writ, I will on Saturday, the 23th day of March. 1913 at 10 o'clock a. m.. at the frontTdoorof the County Court house in Toledo, Lincoln county, Oregon, sell at public auction (sub ject to redemption) to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest which the within named defendants (or either of them) had on the 22d day of June, 190t5. the date of the first mort gage herein foreclos d or had1 on the 27th day of November, 1911, the date nf the second mentioned mortgage herein foreclosed, or since that date had in and to the above described property or any part thereof, to satisfy said ex ecution, judgment order and de cree, interest, costs and accruing costs. Bert Geer. Sheriff of Lincoln County, Oregon Dated this 26th day of Feb. 1913 First issue Feb. 28, 1913. Last , issue Marcj 28, 1913. THE "' YAQUINA BAY LAND AND ABSTRACT COHPANY SARA CKAHEN, TOLEDO, OREGON Have an up-to-date and complete set of Abstracts of Lincoln County. GWYNN-PAYNE. ' Word comes to us of a deightful Wedding at Seattle, Washington, in which Attorney W. E Gwynn of this place and Miss Margaret Grace Payne of Seattle were the chief participants. Mr Gwynn and Miss Payne first met at .Pacific Univer sity where they were classmates to gether. Miss Payne recently re turned from the East where she finished a course ii Oratory and Dramatics. Ihose present were moitly the college friends of the couple, and Professor H L Bates, of Pacific University officiated. The bride and groom will visit in Vancouver. Seattle and Portland, thence returning to Toledo, where thev will be at home to their friends after April fifteenth. 'Collector ' Customs O. V. Burt wrs a Tole lo visitor last Wednes day. ' Giles Olin and Andy Goodell were over from Siletz the first of the week. i J. S. Akin 'he dry good man is in Portland buying his Spring stock of goods. Frank Nye retu ned from Port land Tuesday evening, after an absence of several weeks. Oscar Hassman of Yaquina hrs bought a lot ;n East Portland and expects to put up a $2,000 building this year. Good paying business inCorvallis for stock and equipped tancb. Give full descritpion and price. M. B Signs. At the meeting of the City Coun cil Munda" fvenirg an ordinance was paesed ordering a five foot sidewa'li buUt leediug into -the routhcast pari of town. The walk will begin nenr the grammar school and will extend out beyond the Ad ventist church. This is a much needed improvement and should be put in by the property owners with astlittle delay as possible. PLEASE SETTLE. All persons knowinz tbexselves to be indebted to tin firm of New- ton & Nye are r.qu;sted to call and settle with the undersigned before Aoru 1st, as on that date all ac counts will be placed in the hands of a collector. Arthur Nye. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice i hereby given that the underigned has' been appointed by the County Court of Lincoln county, Oregon, administratrix of the es tate of Charles Anderson, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and required to present the same to me for payment at the law office of G B. McCluskey, in Toledo. Ore gon, with proper vouches and duly verified within six months from the date hereof. Dated February 20. 1913 Madge Anderson. Administratrix of the estate of Charl s Anderson, deceased. G B. McCluske , Attorney for Administratrix, Toledo O'mron. Hake's Heme Baking Easy! Absolutely Purefv Tho marts from RoyalGrapot Gream of Tartar HO ALU MO LIME PHOSPHATE; VOLUME 21 Waldport Dr. Jean Barber, formerly of Gardiner, has decided to locate per mantely at Waldport. Mr. Kemp of Florence bas been a Waldport visitor for several days Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Off erle have gone to Bandon and will probably locate there. The Grange Hall U rearing com pletion. The doors and windows are expected the next trip of the Mirene and the Grange will soon be holding its meetings in the new hall. Frank L. Smith has sold his Canal creek ranch and moved to Newport. Arthur Goodman of Tidewater is orsanizing a baseball team and will soon be ready to book i few games for the Summer. The Sports Com mittee for the Fair should not over look this item. Messrs. Fitten and Young of the forest service are in this vicinity looking after matters connected with the reserve. Oscar Peterson is home from Newport this week visiting with hii family and friends. Eddyville N. E. Watkins returned to Phil- omatb last week. R. A. Willoughby, who has been employed on Mauch's new addition for the past two weeks, returned to Philomath Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Cragg attended the play at Toledo Saturday evening, returning home Monday.. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wakefield spend Sunday in Toledo. The Misses Julia and Grace Bogle of Philomath were guests of Mrs. Burns, their s'.ster, over Saturday. T. L. Burns and wife were in Newport over Sunday. George Chambers and son Curtis were ud from Toledo lest week to look after their homestead near here. Roger Loudon has resigned his position as clerk in Mauch's store and has returned to the farm. ' Miss May Sparks is filling the position made vacant by Roger Loudon. H. H. Fuller of Albany passed through town Tuesday on his way up Little Elk to look at a ranch near Loudon's. ' Clifford Wakefield and Claude Cline left Eddyville last week for parts unknown. It is rumored that they were bound for the Mexican border where thev expect to help make peace on those troubled waters if Uncle Sam has to take a hand in the affair. J. Tenscher, Jr., of the Boy's and Girl's Aid Society of Portland was a business visitor in our town Tuseday. Mr. Tenscher made a talk before the school children, who enjoyed his wit and hurror as welt as what he told about the state institutions, which was very in structive and interesting. ' Supervisor R. R. Miller made his monthly visit to our school Monday and brought with him the strength end'encouraaement that are charac teristic to his visits. We are begin ning to appreciate tho value of Mr Miller s plans of supervision more and more as we realize that the suc cess of our school is largely due to the fact that we have endeavored to carry out his plans and heed his valuable criticisms. ' Riverside Quite a number in this vicinity were out last bunday for the pur pose of organizing a Sunday school Mrs. W. H. Daniel returned home from Toledo last Friday, sfter a week's visit with friends and re latives. There was a big dance and basket social given at Mr. George Hodge's ttitdn TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY. OBIQON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31,1913 COUNTY NEWS last Friday night; All report a good time. Asa Brown while oq bis way to Hodge's Hall last . Friday night narrowly escaped being hurt when bis burse stumbled and fell over the grade. The horsa and rider were both unhurt. Ted Daniel will return home Wedntsday from Toledo. He has been laid up several weeks with a lame foot. Frank Lang was home over Sat urday from Elk City where he in working. Wild flowers are blooming, . Spring is n-w here. The mud is the deepest It has been this year. Warbler Utile Elk Frogs are croaking and Spring will soon ha her " Hay is getting mighty scarce in this vicinity, but stock of ail kinds j is looking nne. Supervisor Miller was visiting our school last Monday. He said schools were doing gocd work throughout the county. Mr. Gunssules and son, Elery. of Jefferson were visiting at the home of b. T. Loudon the first of the week. They were looking for a home and were well pleased with this part of the country and if the necessary arrangements can be made they will jeUle here this Fall. Doctors Wakefield and Loudon are getting some practice in this vicin ity, but are meeting with poor suc cess so farbuUiL ia. honed .they will not trv giving any more anaes thetics. ' We are glad however they are only veterinary physicians. Mr. and Mrs. George Willoughby started for Kansas last Thursday; Mrs. Willoughly received a mes sage that her mother was not ex pected to live. C. H Wakefield went to Lebanon last Thursday morning to visit his sister; Mrs. Jenkins. Kernville. G. S.. Parmele has returned from Portland. While there hit. sister. Julia, died. He and sister, Emmie, laid her away to rest Emmie ac companied Mr Parmele home where she will remain for a time. Quite a storm.- Hope it is our equinox and that warm spring weather will &et in soon on account of the feed running low through out the county. Stock is looking well thus far. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Farrin are expected back the last of the month. They will bring in some Holstein cows to milk for the Schooner creek cheese factory. : The Thorp brothers have sold their dairy rancn to Mr. Her and Frank Murray. Harry Thorp and family will move to the Valley. Harry already having gone to buy a home. Alvin and his father and mother will remain here on Alvin's place near the oceau beach. The schooner Nenamosha is needed in bere with a load of grain. Almost everyone is out of horse feed Joe Alexy is going to raise lots of oats and garden truck this year. Perhaps he will have some ready for the Fair. We hear that the Bently phone line is on its vay in here and that it will come as far as Cecil Cosper's place on the Lake. We had hoped we could get a line up the bsach from Toledo, but we understand they will not come any nearer us than Agate Beacn. C. W. Labour, the sawmill man, is talking of moving his mill out near the toil gate on salmon river to saw lumber to fix up the toll road so automobiles can run in hero. We are all waiting with our ears pricked to hear the first train whistle on the road to be run to News of week by head of tide on the Siletz river. Willie Bones has been , carrying provisions up to biB home on Drift river, H can ' not; get to. there with a faorss so has to pack every thing in on his back. He has been carrying- sixty pounds at a trip. Mr. and Mrs, Fuller are visitors at Walter Bones this week. Miss 'Parmele will teach four months' of school at tho head of the Lake. She has eighteen pupiU. Mr. Crisler ib -talking of1 build ing a fine new house. -: Ona Mr. Strong of South Beaver visited the Ohmart Bros. Tuesday. Clifford Phelps was sick Mondav nd Tuesday, having to miss school-. ur,v' T,,- Jot b"lem Tuesday and William Boyar went J with him as far as Toledo. Mrs. Guilliams is slowly . improv ing. Her Uwee daughters, Mr. listens. Mrs, Wink and Mrs. Rut ledge, are visiting her. The Obmart Bros, finished shear ing their goats Tuesday. Glen Our beautiful sunshiny days have turned into ctor.i.y days. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lane of Riverside visited Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Moorp Sunday. ,-, Mr. Thompson went to Elk City Saturday; Mr. Folmshee of Big Elk was uver ja"4hla cuintry on business tbje middle ef the week. ' ' A few of the Glen people at tsnded church at Riverside Sunday. .-' Newport The Ahwaneda returned from Portland on the 14 with 85 tons of freight for Newport and Toledo. From , the time she - crossed the Columbia bar it was onlv twelve, hours till she arrived at Newport. Quick trip. ' The; Mirene, Captain May. came in over the bar just ahead of . the Ahwaneda with a full, cargo of shingles, coal and merchandise for Newport. Secretary of State Ben Olcott and wife stayid over night at the Abbeywbih on their way home from a vuit to Yachati and Als:a Bay. The S :cretary after the ad journment of the late spectacular legislature needed rest aqd recrea ti'in. Married at - the Presbyterian church Sunday at 2 o'clock . p. m., Mr. Sidney Pritchett and Miss Fae Coffield. Rev. Charles T. Hurd officiating. The hapuy couple left on the Monday morning train for Weiser, Idaho, where they will make their future home The good wishes of a host of friends go with them. The Ollie S.. Captain Cramer, went down to Seal Rocks to shout sea lions. At this sraion of the year the rocks are covered with them. The boat got very close to the rocks before the lions dis covered it was there. At the first fire three lions were killed and a dozen more wounded. Theso rocks have been the home of the lions for time "immemorial. Here they come to sun themselves on the rocks and to fight, play and roar so that they can be heard for miles 1 around. -This is quite an attraction to tourists and pleasure seeker. In California the sea lion is protected by law because of the great at traction it afford3 to the people. At tho Cliff Hous3 and theCatalina Islands' these animals are never disturbed. It "seems cruel to kill them. The Newport Fire Department gave a splendid entertainment and banquet at the I.O.O.F. Hall on the evening of the 14th. Given to the Civic Improvement Club, the Com muer. each Community fathered each Our Rustling Associate Editors mercial Club and the City Council. 150 plates were set and the spread was the best ever had at Newport. The ladies of the Civic Club pre pared the supper and it was all that could be desired by the most fastidious A short program was rendered before going to the ban quet hall. William Matthews acted as toast master. After supper speech making was the order of the evening. Mayor Wilcox was the first to speak. He made a felicit ous talk onttie splendid supper, the great interest the ladies took in preparing it and the great benefit these social gatherings had for the improvement and benefit of the people. The Mayor closed because he was to full for further utter ance. R. A. Bensel was the next to speak, "the rerainisences of the past." He spoke of the growth of Newport from the time he first saw it up to the present time. Said the beach was covered with drift and logs and the hills with big trees, brush and Indian graves. Said the bay was beautiful and the surround ing country wild and romantic. Mr. Bensell told in Dart how the Indians were brought to the Siletz Reservation after the war of 1855-6 and how Tyee John the .Shasta War Chief came near taking the block house at Siletz by a piece of stra tegy, which was foiled by the courage of Tyee Joe the Klamath Chief. .Had John succeeded all the soldiers as well as the whites on the bay would have been massa creed. Joe was always a friend to tha whites but he never received any reward for it Mr. Blanchard, president of the Club. S. Q. Irvin. the veteran booster of Newport and others made' interesting talks. One Udy said the best way to reach" a man's heart was through his stom ach and the best way to unite the people of Newport ani Nye Creek was for the ladies to put up good feeds. Nashville The Nashville Citizens Club held its first' formal meeting and ap pointed the following committees to faciliate business at the next meeting: Literary committee of five; S. A. DeVaney chairman, E. R. Davis, Darwin Nash, Richard Lakin and Miss Lona Hughes. An introductory committee of two to welcome all newcomers or strangers; ! Don Gillett chairman, Men Curry. A committee of two to consult with the directors or trustees of the Christian church relative to the feasibiliv and permit to trado the organ belonging to that church here on a new instrument,, either an organ or a piano, preferably the latter, David Lister chairman, S. A. DeVaney. Ihe Literary Club report the fol lowing subject for next meeting's debate: Resolved that the Senate of the State Legislature should be abolished. Darwin Nash ' and Ted Lister having the Affiirmative and S. A. DeVaney and David Lister the Negative. ; Mr. and Mr3. C. R. Gillett junior have cone to Portland where Mr. Gillett has the position as traveling! salesman for one of the wholesale drug companies of Portland. There were a number of credit able bills passed at the Legislature Saturday evening. The oratorical powers of Prof. Ted' Lister shono with much lustre during the heat ed debate on the bill presented by him known a3 Senate Bill No. 2. The object of tne bill was to raise revenue for the U. of O. voting a three tenth mill tax on all property of the state and to take tho educa tional feature from thu political parties which will prevent a hold up running exDense3. Another session will beheld two weeks later. Elk City and Big Elk Crcy squirrels are out, also the ground hogs Wish some of the road supervisors would get out on the roads too. NUMBER 0 Arthur Ramsdell left for Klam ath Falls last Friday where he will ' be employed at the trout hatchery. Miss N. V. King closed a very jsuccesstul ten of school last Fri day. Mr. U. Ramsdell came up and I took a picture o( the school, which j Miss King as a token of love pre I sented her pupjls, which was much appreicatcd by all. Vernon Folmsbee and Roy Col lander of Riverside spent Saturday and Sundav of last week at Rllr ir-;,.. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lane were di ncr guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Young last Friday. We sometimes think our items don't count for much, but when they are laid over a week, as usual, how people are interested. What's the matter with the correspondent Whv was not the Elk City a.nd Big Elk items in? And numerous other questions are asked. Well folks don't worry! Everybody connected with the Lincoln County Leader are putting in their best licks to make ja readable paper and its up to you to once in a while give us a pointer ! on items of interest, as we are apt to miss them. Z A number of our young folk at i tended the basket social at Sal ado ; last Friday night and a grand time was reported by all who attended, j The neat sum of $25 was cleared which will be used in purchasing a globe for the school. I Mrs. Chester Dixon left for Sal I em tha latter part of the week where she will make a short stay. j Willie Bristlin left, for Corvallia the 10th where he wlllbeemploved I as a carpenter. ! Mr. Laurie wi'I work for Mr Stadelman this Summer. A. Bristlin has rented some of A. C. Young's land and will at once get busy plowing. Mrs. Mary Young of Vancouver, Washington, came in on the Tues day train and will make htr home for a time with her son and family. A. C. Young. SCHOOL WORK The schools are continuing to im prove. In a number of scitools the boys have taken up the task of learning to charpit stumps, and use their intermissions in practicing on the ones in the school yard. The schools apparently taking the lead in this, that I have visited lately, aru District No. 7. Mrs. Sinford teacher, and District No. 64, James Goin teacher. If it was not for the new flag pole, new flag flying; and a number of other minor im provements, you might, from the number of logs Worked up and stumps eradicated by the teacher and boys, think this school ground a young ranch someone was open ing up. A basket social was given at the home of George Hodges at Salado for the purpose of . raising funds for school appliances. A large crowd attended. Miss Haight. the teacher, is striving to do her whole duty by tho school. There are to be six new .school houses in the north end of the county ready fo.' school next Fall. Two in the Siletz. one of three rooms at the Agency, and ono 1-room house four miles above the Agencv. Ona in District No. 50, on the lower Siletz. One on Devils Lake, District No. Gl. The ladies of thi3 district are giving a num ber of entertainments, basket soc ials, etc., for t'.io purpose of rais ing money to equip the new build ing with up to date nppliancuB. They are succeeding admirably and have already raised a good sized fund. Ono nt Rose Lode and one just completed in District No. 6G. I have before mentioned improve ments in District No. 58, Miss Sch raui t?achcr, but they axm to have "got the habit," and ' have sinca reseated tho houso with patent seats, and installed a new bookcase. R. R. Miller.