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VOLUME 21 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1913 NUMBER 38 COUNTY NEWS News of each Community Gathered each week by Our Rustling Associate Editors f Waldport John Hillstad made a trip to Portland last week to secure u license as operator of gasoline motors, and is now prepared to carry passengers on the mail route frcm Tidewater to Waldpurt. The mail service between Ocean View and Waldport has been in creased permanently to six trios per week, beginning November 1st. Bids have been submitted for a mail route between Ocean View and Heceta with good prospects for the establishment of the service. The Mfrene left Saturday after discharging a general . cargo. Soundings taken coming in. showed fourteen feet of water on the bar at half tide. With a jetty to hold the channel in a petmanent position our bar troubles would cease. Henry Howell, county clerk. Daid us a visit last week and informed the city council that the city would have to conduct the liquor election which had been ordered by the county court. Therefore the City 'is getting busy and the election will be held. Dick Kiger and Grant Elgin of Corvailis were Waldport visitors last week enjoying the fishing near Tidewater and the lower bay. Considerable excitement was caused by the discovery of some bear tracks down in Keady's field. Ihese were later identified as the tracks made last Summer by Dr. Hanford of Corvailis. who visited this section in company with J. II. Harris and sons. The Doctor spent several sleepless nights scouting around camp to keep the wild animals away. ' ; Rev. Mr. Hutton of Portland will occupy the pulpit of the local church Sunday evening, November 2d. Newport Died, at Agate Beach, October Sth Mrs. Ida May Chance aged 48 years. Mrs. Chance came to this place about a year ago for the benefit of her health, but the change was made too late to be of benefit. She is survived by her husband, three sons and one daugh ter. The interrment took place in Eureka cemetery. Rev. Charles T. Hurd officiating. At a special school meeting held at the public school building-Saturday evening, the 18th, a five mill school tax was levied for the pur pose of maintaining the school, payment of warrants and other in debtedness. The school has ten teachers and two hundred and twenty pupils. The high school has thirty pupils. A number of famil ies have moved to Newport for the purpose of schooling their children. A good public school is a great ad vertisement and is worth all it costs. Education is the thing that civilizes and enlightens the world. The train brough in 75 excur sionists Sunday, who spent a most delightful day at the seashore. A greater number of cottages are occupied this Fall than usual by people who wish to spend the Winter here. Newport is getting to be a winter ab well s a Summer Resort. Mrs. F. H. Sawtell of Pendleton and Mrs. F. N. Stenslaff of Salem, both nieces of Mrs. J. H. Blair and Mrs. Skipton, spent several days visiting at Newport. Guy Satterlee, Paul ' Black and Mr. Cinger have gone to Otter Rock to have a hunt among the big game that is said to be there bear ' and deer. The bear is out after the sheep, goats and sallal berries that are so abundant along the coast. Several of the bruin have already been seen in that section. The football game played here Sunday on the Baker square was very interesting and closely con tested by both teams. The score stood 7 to 9 in favor of Toledo. A number of Toledo and Elk City people were present to witness the game. Wednesday morning Frances Ferr in lighting hia gasoline stove on his fish boat the gas took fire and burned his face and hands quite badly. Moral: be mors careful handling fire about gasoline. Bayview Andrew Hmonson took a load of teachers from Waldport to attend the grangers and teachers' meeting at Ona Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson and cbildren of Lutjens spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tullock. John Olsun and wife visited at E. S. Oakland 's Sunday. Some of the young people of Bay View spent Sunday at Seal Rocks. E. E. Dyer is enjoying a visit with a brother who be has not seen before in twenty tnree years. Mrs. M. Tullock left for her home in Boaverton after several weeks' visit with relatives at this place. Supt. R. P. Goin visited tht school at this plac9 one day last week. Mrs. Prescott SDent a few days at the fish camp with her husband this week. Nortms J. P. Hamar was a passenger to Corvailis Monday. H. S. Porter returned from New port Monday after a few days visit with bis family at that place. Sam Chintel who has been work ing on the railroad here for the past five months has returned to his home in Southern Oregon. Ed Hamar is busily engaged at plowing. Several from this place attended the meeting of the Citizens Club at Nashivlle Saturday evening and report as having a fine time. The club is undoubtedly starting out right and is doing a good thing for the country getting the farmers organized and in a position to get the best prices for their products as well as finding 'a market for them. The club has been given the name of being a bunch of hot air peddlers but it aonears that the knockers are some back woods - fel lows who do not believe in prosper ity which we find all over the country. The club has been argu ing on the berry question for some time and are now talking of putting in about twenty acres. This is sure a good thing, for Lincoln county can raise as good berries as the Willamette Valley and they make good money at this and why not do as well here for we have the same market. Rudolph Ruprecht has purchased a bunch of goats of J. 0. Davis of Nashville. Art Fendall has been buving a lot of hogs which he will fatten and expects to ship a car of them to Portland in the Spring. J. F. Rhoads and Tracey Newman were passengers to Toledo Monday evening. E!k City and Big Elk Ed Gillespie 13 repairing his barn. Frank Lang's logging camp will close down for the winter in a few days. Miss Whitfield ' left Saturday morning for a short stay in Port land. " L. V. Calkins shipped fifty boxes of apples to Newport Tuesday morning on the Transit. Mrs. Barnes from Portland has been staying with Mrs. Lane fnr n few days. Mr. Yoder of Philomath passed here Monday on his way to New port where he is going to spend the winter. Mr. Windella moved his family in Sunday. Mr nda Mrs. Rinaman and Mr. and Mrs. Morrison had a pleasure ride ua Big Elk Sunday. Tidewater Beautiful weather and cheery faces these days. Fish are coming better and peonle from the Valley are seen passing to the camo and trolling grounds with the nope of a good time. Dora Buzzard and brother. Tom, of Albany were in a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oxford of Browns ville were Tidewater visitors last week. They, went down to Bay view and spent several days with George Prescot and family. We are glad to hear that Erma Kent is at home again after her long absence in Dallas. John Helistad made a trip to Portland last week. We hope to have a licensed boatman when he returns. Bob Videto and family of Cor vailis SDent a day or so last week with Mrs. Videto's parents, uncle Rob and aunt Martha Barclay. Mrs. Eva Morrhon also made a short visit at uncle Robs while her sister Mrs. Videto was there. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Ludemann, Nick Ludemann and Earl M:Millan and family spent Sunday in Wald port. ' r ' Mrs. Lester White and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. N. Lude mann. Glen J. E. Crooks painted the school house door the first of the week. This greatly improves the appear ance of the building. Jesse Davenport arrived in from Portland the first of the week for a short visit with home folks. Mrs. J. W. Davenport, went to Elk City Saturday. Mr. Allison and brother of Tur ner, Or., came in Saturday to spend a few weeks in the mountains. W. R. Moore went to Toledo, Saturday. Messrs Ben and Jess Thompson arrived in from Eastern Oregon Sunday. They intend to spend the winter here. Ezerie Watkins arrived in from Philomath Sunday for a visit with relatives here. Miss Ethel Purseful spent Friday night at C. W. Brown's. J. E. Crooks went to Elk City Saturday. Chitwood J. E. Davis came in from Cor vailis Thursday. He brought his horse and cow along. Mrs. Davis will follow in a few days. They will spend the winter on their ranch on Simpson creek. Mr. West is hauling his hay to the depot and storing it there so he can fill all orders promptly. He has a fine lot of oat hay. Fred Rowe returned from Philo math Monday where he had been working. He had to give up his job on account of oak poisoning. ' The Simpson Creek school opened Monday with Prof J. E. Davis at the head. Chas Olsen left the last of the week for Eastern Washington where he will sDend the winter. Nashville Phillin Brady, who was hurt re cently at Chehalis, Washington, and later under went an operation at Seattle, has returned home, but has not fully recuperated, but is con valescent. Edward Brady of Seattle was a guet over Sunday with his old friend, J. L. Brown, of this place. Mr. Brady is a lawver, and thinks few places in the state offers greater inducement for homes than does Lincoln cuonty, Oregon. J. H. Lewis is seeding the Lester !j. West place to fall oats. Lynn O. Devaney is doing the work. , School is gliding along quite .serenely and all seems to be well satisfied and the young folks are l applying themselves as if they de sired to succeed. John Berreth 13 preparing to move to Portland, and his wife and her son, Herman Theurekauf, in tends to go to California to spend the Winter. The Brown girls are attending the Summit schools, a ute also Guy Gillett and Miss Ethel Stanton. The Nashville Citizens' Club meets every week from now on the rest of the Winter. The public school is to furnish the program for the meeting on Halloween, and a general good time is anticipated . The last meeting of the Club a supper was served by the lady mem bers. The Mesdames Davis and De Vaney, who have been on the sick list for some weeks past, are con valescing. Mr. and Mrs. Covert are stopping with Mrs. Covert's parents, the Gil lett's. They are to remain over Sunday, then go to their home in Portland. Spoielde & Thompson failed to get the tie contract that they ex pected and the mill is not running. But they expect to start again soon. C. F. Chamberlain expects to go to Philomath soon to Bee what chances there offered to open a meat market. Mr. and Mrs. Berreth were in Portland the middle of the week, visiting their friends and relatives. The DeVaney Bros, are picking and boxing their aDples, and ex pect to have a carload of one var iety, the Stayman Winesap, and some three hundred boxes of other varieties. They are classifying rthem clusely and find that they have about one box of 4-tier to two of 6-tier. The DeVaney Brothers have one large horse and a heavy wagon for sale; also one set of heavy harness and a cow and calf for sale. Ona The teachers and crance mcetinz held at the Ona Grange Hall last Saturday was a decided success. It was well attended by the people of the neighborhood. All enjoyed an excellent dinner; after which the nunils of the Ona school rendered a short program. Many subjects of interest were discussed bv the tenrhera and natrons of the school. The teachers present were, Prof. and Mrs. Lovett, Miss Mav Harri son and Miss lone Glines of Wald nnrt! Misi Elva Rossv of Bav View : Miss Gertrude Phelps and Miss Hntr Hill of Ona: Sudc. Goin and R. II. Howell of Toledo were also present. The dance at the Grange Hall Saturday night was well attended. Mrs. Long of Kansas City is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. George Selby. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Coovert de parted Tuesday for their home in California. S. C. Denny went to Yaquina Tuesday. R. W. Ohmart went to Newport Sunday to play football. Miss Helen PhelDS visited Miss Jennie Twombly Sunday. J. R. Coovert went to Newport Tuesday. Mrs. Simonson and son, Elmer, of Bay View visited at the W. C. Weber ranch Sunday. George Selby and daughter, Charlotte, made a trip to Yaquina Monday. Miss Gertrude Phelps closed a very successful term of school in District 35 Friday, and is spending a short vacation- at her home in this place. Reck Creek Wm. Birdwell returned from the Val'ey where he has been picking and drying prunes for tho last month. Three teams are engaged in haul ing lumber from the Raddant mill to build Mrs. T. Wigle's house, J. R.Dickson went to Toledo last Saturday for a visit with his folks. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allan, a daughter. Last reports both mother and babe were doing nicely. Henri Zbinden has accepted a posi tion with Mr. Raddant for tho Winter. J. T. Daily was a business visitor to Toledo last week. Toledo Captures Game, 9 to 7 Toledo, as usual, came off victor ious in the football game at New port Sunday by the score of 9 to 7. Toledo outplayed Newport through out the game and made their score through hard playing. Newport' score was made by the recovery of a drop kick bv Daugherty, which had bounced off to one sido, giving him a clear field for a touchdown. The lineup follows: Newport Tolido Carson-Jones rel Daugherty Smith rtl Boyle McMillan rgl (Doc Berry) Altree c King Hawkins lgr Satterlee-Blatner Hamaker ltr Colver Ofstedahl-Dixon ler Colver Gilderoleeve q Kirkland Jones rhl Miller Bain-Carson lhr Kirkland Center-Ohmart fb Coffield Referee. W. E. Gwynn ; umpire, G. B. McUluskey; timekeeper. I. R. Wishart; linemen, Crosiio, Simpson and Gurney. C. L. Green of Newport was transacting business in the city yes terday. Fred Russell returned Tuesday evening from a couple of weeks' visit at Rossburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickinson arrived down from the state of Washington Wednesday evening to look after their property on Olalla, and to re new acquaintances with old friends. County Judge Fogarty and County Clerk and Mrs. R. H. How ell drove to Eddyville last Sunday, whero the Judge officiated at tho wedding of Mr. Arthur A. Sparks and Miss Alice Juanita Hoover,' Miss Queen Lynn has resigned hir position as teacher in tho Tc 1 .'do schools, same to take effect the first of the coming month. Misi Lynn has been tendered a position in the Portland schools at an advanced salary, which sho has accepted. Having taken charge of the rooming department of the Com mercial Hotel, I would solicit a share of your patronage. I am nrenared to give you a clean, well furnished room hy either the day or week. Mrs. Margaret Frcmery. Ice cream and cake at the Bon boniere every Saturday and Sunday.