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VOLUME 21
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 1913
NUMBER 41
COUNTY NEWS
News of each Community Gathered each
week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
Wimdn
gender.
Waldport
Very little damage Was done at
Waldport by the high tides last
week. The erosion along the west
aide of town has, however, reached
a point which claiirs the attention
of those who have heretofore re
fused to adroit that there was any
cause to worry. If something is
not done son it will not be many
years until Waldport will look like
the south spit at Newport.
At the recent election the suc
cessful candidates were as follows:
Mayor. John VV. Walker; Recor
der, L. H. Evens; Marshal, M. S,
Havs; Treasurer, C. E. Linton;
Alderman, C. R. Evens, Andrew
Kent. Ira Brav, A. L. Baldwin,
E. R. Buker. With few exceptions
these are "wet "
f Yes, those weddings occurred.
Justice Linton was called upon
twice last . week. First bv Perry
. Mitchell and Miss Sophia Hartley;
then by Mark Hayes and Miss Nel
lie Parker.
Guy Hayes and family have
moved to Waldport from the
Yachats.
Newport
Died at Nye Creek, after a ling
ering illness. Robert Rae, aged 68
years and three months. Mr. Rae
was a single man and is survived
by his two brothers, James Rae of
Newport, and Adam Rae of Port
land. He was buried in Eureka
cemetery, the funeral services be
ing conducted by Rev. Chas. X.
Hord. . . -r. . .
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The football game played Tbanks
Kiving day between Newport and
Toledo teams was the hardest and
best played game that ever oc
cured on the Baker grounds.
From the start the Newport team
played a little the best game. A
large part of the time they played
on Toledo's ground. The score
stood 6 for Newport and 0 for To
ledo. Newport still holds the cham
pionship of the couuty.
The two weeks' storm that has
prevailed did considerable damage
to Newport. The sidewalk leading
to the bathhouse on Newport beach
was badly torn up by the high
tides. Some of the sections were
swept away. The bulkhead at the
Niuholi Hotel was greatly damaged.
The band stand, side walks and
toilets on Nye Creek beach were
also washed away. The highest tide
was twelve feet. This with the big
swell rolling in from the sea gave
us very high water. The "Owl" of
Newport, an old timer, said he had
seen the water five feet higher.
. Such high water now would be very
destructive to property at Newport.
The city election passed off very
quietly, no disturbances of any
kind having occured. A large vote
was polled both men and women
taking an active part in triyng to
elect their'favcrite candidate. The
following were elected: John W.
Kelly mayor; David T. Harding,
recorder; Wesley E Satterlee, mar
shal; Arthur King, treasurer;
Councilmen, 1st ward, Alex Heisler
and B. M. Armatage; 2d ward, R.
F. Eaker and Mr. Carev; 3d ward,
Ed Stocker, F. H. Macdonald and 0.
F. Jacobson. Mr. Macdonald failed
to get the nomination in the mass
meeting called to make nomina
tions, so he ran independent. This
time he came out as opposing
saloons and was an active prohi.
His campaign wes managed by Wild
Bill Smith, an active saloon man.
He feels very much elated over his
success and will no doubt, if he
keeps on, make a second Murphy,
something like the Tammany boss.
The amendments to the city charter
passed by six votes. This places
the power to grade streets, build
sidewalks, lay pavements or cement
walks and the letting of contracts
entirely in the hand3 of the city
council. It seems to be placing too
much power in the hands of a few
men. It gives room for graft,
corrupt practices, etc., if the coun
cil should be made up with bad
men. I think, however, that these
measures have to pass the legisla
ture before they can become laws.
The election was a decided vic
tory for the "wets."
Reck Creek
Joe Streitmatter has taken eharae
of the Walker place for the Winter.
He moved his family last week.
Warren Ward and eon. Chester.
of Falls City made a business trip
to this valley last Saturday.
W. J. Southwell madH a business
trip to Falls City last week.
J. R. Dickson, our schoolma'am
spent Thanksgiving in Toledo.
G. H. Horsfall was in Toledo the
latter part of the week. '
The party searching for the body
of Mr. Maize, who was drowned in
the Siletz river, found a hat and
some clothing that were in the pack
cirried by Maize when drowned.
No other trace of the body has
been found.
Mrs. T. Wigle and f auily gave a
dance in their new house last Fri
day. Everybody bad a dandy time
aod danced lill broad daylight.
Elk City and Big Elk
All those who came enj.yrd a
haDpy Thanksigving at the Bear
Creek school. A good program was
followed by a splendid dinner, pre
pared by the ladies of the Sunday
school.
A spider party given by Mrs.
King was a complete success. . The
webs were unwound with more
celerity than people usually work
at 12 o'clock at night. The revel
ry continued until break of day.
Harve Parks has been missing
from Elk City for some time and
his relatives and friends have been
dragging the river supposing that
he might have fallen in while fix
ing his boat.
The recent heavy rains have
caused bad dirt slides on the Bear
Creek grade.
The teacher of Bear Creek school
reports splendid attendance in spite
of the bad weather and roads.
L. V. Calkins made a business
trip to Toledo Tuesday.
Mrs. Hall returned from Port
land, where she went to have her
eye attended to.
Salado
Times are rather dull in this
vicinity lately.
Mr. Spinny and Mr. Whitfield
came near getting a good ducking
Sunday. The boat they were cross
ing the river in became unmanage
able and went over the rapids with
them.
The wind last week blew down
the phone line between here and
Elk City. The linemen say, no pay
no service.
The State Fish Commission saw
fit to abandon the hatchery but
failed to open the racks to let the
fish come on up to their natural
spawning beds. This is a shame as
the fish will die and soon be a thing
of the cast if not let through.
The holes they cut in the racks soon
filled with drift and stopped the
fish entirely.
Harvey Parks, who mysteriously
disappeared at Elk City two weeks
ago. has not been found. The
river has been dynamited and
dragged but with no results.
When last seen he said he was go
ing to unload his boat, which con
tained his household goods. This
was about 8 o'clock in the evening,
but he only carried one load to tho
bunk house and the rest was left
in the open boat.
The coyotes and wild cats have
killed 130 head of goats in this
vicinity since shearing time. This
being due to the game law being so
strict on running dogs, as any dog
that will run varmints will run
deer.
Harlan
December 1st was hoz-kililns dav
at Harlan. I. R. Payne butchered
six and Z. A. Kessi buchered three
for P. H. Martin.
We are sorry to learn that Rev.
R. J. Devenport has nut been well
and was not able to be with us on
his last regular appointment.
Mr. Overton, who is partner with
R. P. McClelland on the McClelland
Big Elk ranch, has been lover from
Philomath looking after interests
here. Mrs. Overton is livinc in
Philomath to send her little daugh
ter to school, Mr. and Mrs. Follett
are working on the ranch.
Mr. Butler of Portland and Mr.
Knox of ;orvallis are in Harlan
looking fof h&jkateads,?- Mr. But
ler says tnere , are,' many men in
Portland anxious for homesteads.
but there are not many left here
worth locating on.
Chss. Mulkev traded a horse to
George Hodges1 for an engine.
Mr. Mulkev .couldn't develop
enough power to cut large timber
with the engine he had so is going
to u EttWO. : .
Riley Young has put up a black
smilh shop on his place.
Our telephone line is in its usual
condition out of fix.
Chas. Lillard and brother, Ells
worth, are planning to put in a
broom haudle factory at Chas. Lil
lard's ranch on Shot Pouch.
Mr. Mulvaney of Corvallis, father
of Frank Mulvaney, and one of the
old settlers of in ft section, has been
in Portland to be treated for a can
cer on his face. His many friends
here will hope it is not of a serious
nature
Dorothy and Leta Martin left on
Saturday's stage to resume their
studies at the Corvallis high school.
While waiting over in Philomath
they visited Mrs. R. P. McClelland
who formerly lived on Big Elk, but
who now lives in Philomath where
they are building a. beautiful home.
Nashville
Three cheers for Nashville!
The creamery is now a sure
thing The company is now fully
organized and has already ordered
the machinery and our local carpen
ters will Eoon begin work on the
building. The creamery will also
make ice cream during the Summer
season, provided the Club will fur
nish the "eggs." An Ice plant will
be added later. The new venture
is financed by local capital and will
be of ample caDacity to care for
the cream from one thousand cows.
Those wanting cows, separators or
cream cans should apply at once to
the secretary at Nashville. The
organization will now book orders
for delivery beginning April 1,
1914. This is not an Anril fool
joke, but real butter and real busi
ness. Business is solicited for the
new creamery, and here's success
for it.
By request of the Citizens' Club
the C. & E. railrofid will move the
depot from its present site to a
point about 350 feet west of its
present location. The Club has
also cleaned up the local park, pro
vided a watering trough and erec
teJ hitching racks at the school
house, but we have not seen any of
them bringing any fuel yet.
A new store is to be erected here
this coming Summer, and we un
derstand that our local merchant
will put in a branch store at Sum
mit. .
The carpenters are now engaged
in putting on tho finish in the new
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hilacd.
Those who were in on the prize
fight say it wsa one of the events
of the season, and we anticipate a
battle royal Between the champions
in the near future.
Real estate is booming and the
many new buyers are keeping our
local real estate man very busy.
Our school is in session again af
ter Thanksgiving vacation, and is
progressing nicely under the capa
ble management of our teachfr.
MibS Powell.
Mr., Hiland intends putting a
large addition to his present large
barn. The new part is to be 50x70
feet. Our local carpenter. Max
! Winkler, hes already put in his bid
for the work, others probably will
follow.
The largest hogs ever shinned
:from here were shipped last week
by Mr. Hiland.
Mr. Brown discovered a large
wild cat in his hen roost and dis
patched the intruder with an axe.
Mr. Brown is now cutting wood till
the creamery starts.
Anyone wanting cabbage would
I do well to see Mr Lewis. Ho still
j has plenty large, new cabbages and
of excellent quahtv.
Watch this space for next week's
writeup.
Ona
The "Hungry Nine" spent Tues
day evening at tha Phelps ranch.
R. W. Ohmart returned to his
home in this place Friday, after a
two weeks visit with relatives at
Salem.
Miss Jennie Twomblv visited her
father at the Oliver place Sunday.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Walter Weber
visited at the Ohmart ranch Sunday.
John Coovert went to Newport
Tuesday. ... .
1 Joe Lissy Herman Weber and
Ohmart Bros, and helping Walter
Weber build a cow barn this week.
Howard Weese, who has been
visiting at the Commons ranch left
for his home at Brooks, Oregon,
Tuesday.
Roy Twcmbly returned home Fri
day from Airlie, where he has been
employed during the past Summer
and Fall. He will spend the Win
ter with his"father on the Oliver
place.
Reynolds Ohmart and Clifford
Phelps went to Yaquina Sunday, g
Mrs. Selby is again able to re
sume her duties in the postoffice,
after a short illness.
The "Klimbers Klub" gave a
very successful entertainment at
the Grange Hall Thanksgiving day.
The first number on the program
was a playlet. "The Runaway Din
ner," The cast of characters was
as follows:
Boy Clifford Phelps.
TurkeyEarl Denny.
Gravey Fred Commons.
Squash William Callagher.
Potato Jennie Twombly.
Cake Leola Hewett.
Plum Pudding Neta Phelps.
Pie Charlotte Koch.
Butter Helen Phelps.
Corn Leta Denny.
This was followed by music and
recitations. The program closed
with a dialogue. "Mrs. Newlywed's
ThanksgivinK Dinner," by Hester
Hill, Leola Ilewett, Jennie Twom
bly, Clifford Phelps and A. H.
Phelps. Every number on the pro
gram was well rendered and
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone
present. After the close of the
program a delicious dinner was ser
ved. The afternoon was spent in
games and dancing.
Taft
(1 Owing to the storm at sea the
Ncnamosha, Mirene and Jack fier
num are still in port. They have
been waiting for a smooth bar now
for two weeks.
Paul Chatterton came down to
Kernville the latter part of last
week. He has rented Mrs,. Payne's
placo on the Siletz, to where ho
will move in the Spring.
At a recent school meeting a tax
was voted for another school in the
upper end of District No. 60. They
aie now looking for a teacher for
the third school in No. 60.
On Wednesday of last week the
tide was higher than it has ever
been known to be down here. It
almost reached to Dodson & Cooks
store. '
Winant
Mr. and Mrs John Margson were
Toledo visitors today.
Mrs. C. A. Hath visited Mrs.
George Lewis Tuesday.
Georse Lewis is making haste
with his his new home on pool
slough.
S. M. Briggs was a Toledo visiter
Tuesday.
George King was a Toledo visitor
today. . ,
Mrs. Lorenzo Emerson and little
grand daughter, Gretchen Shermer,
visited at the Lewis home Monday.
A surprise party was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Barker on
Poole slough Saturday night.
Everyone who attended reports a
good time. We are looking forward
to more such parties in the future.
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Is Harve Parks
Drowned?
The friends and ' relatives of
Harvey Parks fear that he has been
drowned He disappeared Tuesday,
the 17th of November, and no trace
has been had of him since. . On
the evening of the above date he
was towed, in his row boat, by the
launch Transit from - few - miles
beow Elk City to that place, and
was last seen unloading groceries
and household effects from his boat.
He had carried some of, the goods
ashore but left some in his boat.
It was very, dark at the time and it
is feared that he fell into the river.
Mr. Parks is between fifty and
bixty years old. lives alone, having
a home at Elk City and one at To
ledo, and is very eccentric. He
frequently takes trip3 from home
without telling anyone of his go
ing, but this time, by his leaving
before finishing unloading his boat
and caring for his effects makes all
believe he has drown.
Enquiry in every place he usual
ly visits reveal nothing. The river
at Elk City has been dragged but
without results.
Mr. Parks is six foot, six inches
tall and is very stooped. His un
usual height makes him noticeable
anywhere and it seems if he had
gone away on a visit someone would
have noticed him. Hi3 nephew,
Paris Parks, offers a reward of $10
for any information as to his where
abouts. There is nothing better for an
Xmas Gift than a nice piece of
Furniture. Look for the window
displays. Every article in tha
store reduced. FREE A beauti
ful hand oil painting with every
purchase of $10 or over.
O. R. Hol'ingsworth,
the Furniture Man. I
POTATOES FOR SALE.
$1.00 per hundred, f. o. b. Chit-i
wood. How many do you want?
Frank West, Chitwood, Or
Petaluma chicken incubators at
Gardner & Petenon's.
A fine line of Silverware for
Christmas at Gardner & Peterson's.
Mrs. W. B. Hayden returned
Tuesday evening from a three
months visit with relatives in Iowa
and Illinois.
Ihe launch "Coyeta" will ba
ready for hire any time after De
cember 8. at reasonable rates. Call
up the Racket Store for particulars.