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7 , hkJX. Waaler, VOLUME 21 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1913 NUMBER 6 CC TIMTV NPWQ News of each Community Gathered each W J KJiy 1 I 1 V T week by Our Rustling Associate 'Editors f0tttlfy tntom Wal1nAit ruoTis and will cost about $15,000. YYSUCipOil The appointments in the hotel will The Waldport Grange held its all be modi r .i. Mr. Roper is build first meeting in their new hall j ing a studio and rooming house to Wednesday evening. This building cost about $5,000. L. H. Payne is is 40x70 feet. The ha'l is on the ! building a very pretty bungalow second fleor and the lower floor will be fitted up for a store when needed. The hall is provided with a splendid dance floor and has amDle exits, thus - overcoming any argument as to is being a fire trap. Its acoustic propreties are superb. Mrs. W. M. Brocks and Mrs. I. B. Everson left Tuesday for a month's visit with friends and relatives at Portland, Seattle and Vanocuver. Emmett Goff of Hillsboro has purchased the Fred Miller place at Fisher postoffice on Buck creek. There are 200 acres in the place -which was originally owned by Mr. Cranz. Mr. M iller has occupied the place since purchasing it eight vears ago. We are not surprised at the amount paid as the place' is one of the best in this end of the ounty. The postoffice deDartment has announced on a poster in the loboy of the local postoffice that bids will he received up to Anril 22d for carrying tho mail from Newport to Waldport and return six times a wee't tne contract 33, 1914. to run to June Ona Mrs. Geurge Selby has ourshas:d a tine new Victor Victrola. Lloyd Commons and George fel by were at Yaquina Saturday. A. W. Weber went to West Ya quina Saturday and is gotaz to be there fur a few days. Earl Denny and sister. Miss Leta, attended the entertainment given ! neatb their wintery crown, gives at the West Yaquina school house ; things the appearance of Christ Friday evening, and tney report a ! mas. " fine program. Miss Jennie Twombly spent Sun day with Miss Helen Phelps. x Chauncy Omart is helping Walter Weber. Newport The tug Roscoe came in the first nf tho nipple, hnvincr in tnw i the sailing schooner Coquille. The Everett Brown came home to stay schooner is now loaded at -Yaquina1 13 Sunday, having spent the Win--with hay, feed and suDplies for the; ter in Toledo. Porter Brothers, railroad contracr ors, at Mapleton. The longshore men at Yaquina struck for highet wages. Superintendent Chas. Crei chton, who had charge of the work, was paying his men 35 cents per hour, -but they were not satisned with this and. wanted 50 cents per hour, but the superintendent could not afford to pay this amount so the men struck, fifteen of 'them, and the work stopped. Mr. Crei chton then sent to Newport for help and eight young men responded These men worked for the 35 cents and thought they did very well as it was not very hard work. The Yaquina boys called the Newport boys havseeds. scabs and every kind of mean things but they . worked right along and paid no attention and got their money and came home feeling fine. - The Mirene went down to Wald port and brought back, a cargo of shingles and cased salmon. The shingleb, seventy thousand, are for the Prosser lumber yard at at Nye Creek. The Ahwaneda returned to Port land for another cargo of merchan dise for Newport and Toledo. She made tho run from Yaquina to the Columbia bar in eight hours. The sea was calm and the wind favor able. This is going at the rate of twelve miles per hour and is fust time for these small vessels. Newport is preparing to have a prosnerous season. Some fifty buildings are now under way of construction, most of them being cottages costing all the way from $800 to $2,000 each. W. D Wheel er is putting a hotel, four stories high with basement, .with forty at a cost of about $15,00. Mr. Lewis Harding is putting up a con crete dwel'ing that will cost $2,000. the first of the kind built in New port. Mr. Mardien has commenced the construction of the cold storage plant on Front street. ' The found ation is already laid. This is a most important improvement for Newport. The fishing business is good, especially the deeD sea fish ing, therefore the cold storage is a real necessity. Devils Lake Harry Thorn returned this week from the Valley where he went to look for a suitable place to make his home, huvng sold his place here to Mr, Her. Mr. Her expects to take possession about the first of April. The party held at Ralph Winters the evening of March 15 was re ported to be a success. All enjoyed a good time. Clarence Parmele lost one of hi milch cows this week whether dead, strayed or stolen he can't say. Ha has searched the country thor ough. A road grader for our district has just come in. Now kok out for xood roach. ' Mr. Hill is now living in his ! new I ouse built across the Lake. Glen The ground covered with snow and the green trees swaying be- C. C. Lane of Riverside wasseen in these parts Saturday. This vicinity was somewhat de serted last week while W. R. Moore, Alva Moore. Miss lone Glines. C. W. Brown, Louise Brown, Arthur Ackerman. J. W; Davenport and J. E. Crooks were making a visit to Toledo. Jesse Davenport and Arthur Ack erman were cutting and hauling school wood this week. Ibis bad weater has compelled Mr. Crooks to take his children to school on horse back. Ray Brown is helping Lester Grant of Harlan to hunt coyotes, which have gotten among his goats. Elk City and Big Elk Mr, Peterson of Toledo visited with the members of Elk Lodge, I. O. O. F. Saturday night. Mrs. Chester Dixon returned from a week's visit in Portland. Frank Updike is making regular trips to Elk City after his mail. Charles Allen, who took the con tract for making the Blair creek fill, is Digressing nicely. Our genial merchant, Chester Dixon, received a carload of feed last week. Dr. Tatom from Coquille is stop ping in the city doing dental work. Have you taken a chance'on that big box of candy at Dixon's store? Its sweet and vou will be sweet to the girls if you win it, so take notice young men. Mr. Hall made a trip, to the city Wednesday and returned with a load of feed. s Mr. Pollock was hauling lumber up Bear creek this week and in tends erecting a small building for the purpoes of protecting the ma chinery used for grinding fish for the young salmon. E. Younger and Mr: Tacher of Portland spent Sunday at the Bear Creek Ranch as guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Young, returning Mon day, aecomuanied by Mr. Young. A special launch took a merry crowd of Oddfellows to Toledo Wednesday nizht. Taft Jacob Johnson is hauling lumber for Henry Koskella. Walter Bones is hauling lumber for the count; road at Devils lake. The schooner Nenamosha Bailed from here this morning for Toledo aftei another cargo of freight for Dodson & Cook. John i. Butterfield is nutting the finishing touches on Dodson & Cook's new store building. Louis Holten and Abe Erickson are building a dam and getting ready to commence sawing shingles. The machine has been shiDDsd and they expect to be running in full blast by the middle of Aoril. They aje building on Erickson's Place p. Schooner creek as he hai an afetfLlance of flue cedar. Abe Abrfrnf has bought himself a horse, plow and othsr farming necessities and you can see him most any day at work farm ing now. That's right. Abe. the horse will dp away with carrying many a load on your back, hence save the back ache. Rose Lodge road district No.' 17 shiuned in a new road grader to Taft on the Nenamosha. That looks better. More team work on the roads instead of Dick and shovel and tne monev will go far ther and-.we will have better roads. J N. Gardner of Otis was Tat Taft this week after a loud of sup plies. Harry Thorp has sold his 120 acre farm and cheese factory to F. Murray and Mr. Her. Antone Resch is out at Sheridan getting his teeth filled. A good many of our young folks went over to Devils Lake farm to the dance and all report a fine time and a good supuer. Parmele & Sons are building a fine road from Schooner creek to Drift creek. O. M. Dodson, the Rose Lodge merchant, was at Taft after a load of freight a few days ago. The Taft Co-Operative Store is expecting a big lot of freight in on the Patsy, which is due at this writing. Everyone busy with their Spring work. Cecil Cusper of Devils Lake Farm has been moving his freight fro n Taft to his farm, having shiDped in a lot of dry goods and groceries for his store on the gas schooner Nenamosha. Everyone has a pleasant smile these nice warm days. Hurrah for the Siletz Pay and Salmon River country; the finest on the roap. Let us all pull toge ther. boys. We are bulging right ahead. Keep the good work up. Lots of hogs are selling in this country.. Little Elk According to the weather lately the sun must be having a terrible Lthne crossing the line. Don Miller of Wolf Creek was visiting over Sunday in this vicinity Clifford Wakefield returned from Lebanon Thursday evening, where he has been visiting his sister. Our school has only six . more weeks to run. The pupils are all getting along fine with their schuol wor". The ones in the Eighth grade expect to puss out this term. Mr. and Mrs. LeLarn of Metzger came to work on Mr. F. G. Wigle's nonnh Mf Wtrrla noma uiWVl fhrifti i to lay out the work. Mr. Wigle has a store at Metzger but expects to sell it and move on his ranch this Fall Mr. Fuller of Jefferson was look ing for a location in this part of the county last week. He was very favorably impressed and will no doubt settle here noun. George Post went to the Valley the first of tiiis week to work through the Summer. Farmers are patiently waifnr for good weather so thev can finish putting in their Spring crops, .,, ... . 4. . Eddyville Grange will gwe their second annual picnic June 14th. They will spare neither time nor ni-ney and will try and have as good or better picnic this year than last. The committees are at work ! now. So we are assured of having i a good time. Look for posters 'ater j Fall Creek Mr. and Mrs. Frnk Hunter and; For securing equipment E. B. granddaughter, Mary, have re- Shumway, John Pennick and M. J. turned to their home on Fall Creek. 'Thompson. p m n00i nA Wavn pm straightening the telephone wires! between FaU Creek and Alsea one J day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Claire Trenholm were Alsea visitors last Thursday, j Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cams were visUors at Mrs C. Trenbolm's one dav last week. Three cattle buvors were through the county last week but didn't have much success as cattle are rather scarce now days. Claire Trenholm of Fall Creek bought twenty-three sheep from r. uray. We are aorry to sav our school will soon be out. It has been the best and quietest schuol that has; been held cn Fall Creek in years. Our teacher is W. W. Wright. Three inches of snow on Easter! It surely looks like Spring, doesn't it? Last two weeks have bean rather stormy and disagreeable, snowing a part of the.time. Mrv and Mrs. Claire Trenholm and Mrs SDent Easter with Mr. Boysen. . Everybody seems to have bad ! colds these wet uays. Wayne Beals spent Saturday and Sunday, with his home folks. He has been attending High school in Alsea. Mrs. Eva Smullwood is on the sick list this week. Eddyville M. L. Seits made a business trip to Corvallis Monday, returning Tuesday. N. E. Watkins spent Sunday in Philomath, returning luesday. Clifford Wakefield is working in Mauch's store. . , Chester Sparks came up from To ledo last week to spend a few days with home folks. , E. D. Mauch has just "received a fine stock of dishes, crocks and glassware. As a result of the public meeting held by here Artisans a few weeks ago six new members were initiated at their meeting last Friday. The committee of teachers and DUDils wnich was i ppointed to make arrangements for a school oicnlc to be held hero some time this Spring, will meet in the school house next Saturday to make their final arrangements. Zenas Copleand was up from South Beach Wednesday. Al Taylor of Siletz was visiting friend in the city this week. Mrbi Wren Emerson visited on the lower bay the first of the week. Judge and Mrs. John Fogarty came up from Newport Wednesday morning. Grange Co-Operative Creamery At a meeting held in this city last Saturday committees were ap pointed to look into the necessary details pertaining to the establish ing of aco-operative creamery as sociation here. The movement ia going forward under the' supervia- ' ion of the local Granite, and we vreaux tnat tnev will see it through to a successful completion. Toledo has long felt the want of a creamery and the business men of our city will undoubtadlv do what is right by the association The location of such an institution here will aleo he he ;armer a8 well M the merchant( aa statistics show that co-operative creameries, where BUCCessfully managed.-pav a higher price for butter fat than do cream eries owned by individuals or cor- norations. "" " I The committees appointed were:. oosuiuuon ana oy-iaws-i. r. Hiser. Floyd Butler. Claus Chris tiansen, Donald Stewart and J W. Parrish. Another meeting will be held in the near future and more definite arrangements made. Lincoln County Sanitarium A hospital and sanitarium, to be known as the Lincoln County Sani- a j" be.ee, tedJn this " " f ; - f f ftf pk.aiinilnil ..,i,:B. i u w j uuw j viauut,tj liaVVtVI llo ; residence. The contract for Brad- ing these lots, preparatory to build- ing, has been let to Carl Heath and he ia now at work on tho same. The main building will be 30x48 and two stories in height. A ten foot porch will extend on three sides of the building, which will corta n eleven rooms and two baths. The operating room will bo glaa on three sides, giving good light. A steam heating plant will furnish heat for the rooms. The lower floor will be of marble, m akin a; it easier to keep sanitary and clean. mi 11' . mi i ine Duuuing win accomodate tlx or eight patients and will also be occuDied by the Doctor as a rcsi dence. May Build Vessel Here E. J. Avery received a letter this week from our former townsman, George Walker, in which , Mr. Walker asks Mr. Avery to sae if be can again secure the ship yard back of the Leader office and lum ber for the building of a ship. Mr. Walker further states that le has a contract for building a boit much larger than the gas schooner Ahwaneda which he built here last Fall, and if he can secure the ground and lumber -will be bac here soon to commence operations. As soon as Mr. Avery secures tt necessary data he will wire Mr Walker at San Pedro, California. . NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. U. S. Land'iffice, Portland, Oregon! Serial 02552. March 14, 1913 Notico is hereby given that Sar dius D Jenkins, of Kernville, Ore gon, who. on April 27. 1910 made, homestead entry serial No. 02552, for Lot 3. section S. township 8 south range 10 west Willamcta Meridian ha3 filed notice of in tention to make final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before County Clerk of Lincoln" cqunty. Oregon, at Toledo, Oregon, on the 28th day of April, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: Emma M. Strome. William Scott and Mary Fielding, of Kernville, Oie gon. and L. H. Payne, of Newport, Oregon. H. F. Higby, Register,.