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vf "u i A . I i VOLUME 21 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER'S 1913 NUMBE 1 44 C()l INTY NFWS; Ncws of each Community Gathered each M M. A V T , eek by Our Rustling Associate Editors Einmb ... Waldport Old Santa visited the Waldport children at Kent's Hall Christmas eve. High tides have made the mail service rather irregular this week. On Monday it was impossible to travel the beach until eleven o'clock and shortly after starting a huge wave carried a log acainst the mail team and broke a horses' leg. This delayed the team for some time as another horse had to be eent from Doty's barn at South Beach. On December 33th and 31st Quo "Vadis will be shown in motion pic tures at the WaldDort Opera House. The entire play will be given each evening, beginning at 8 p. m. Rev. Clinton Cook will shortly begin the publication of a monthly paper in Waldport. and as Wald port needs Eomehting of this sort we predict that local patronage will be liberal. Claua Ludemann and family cele brated Christmas at Tidewater with a family reunion and tree Christ mas Eve. Ona A. W. and W. C. Weber were trading at Yaquina Monday. Clifford Phelps visited at the Hewett ranch on Upper Beaver Sunday. Joe Lissy had the misfortune to cut his knee while working in the timber Saturday. Misb Leola Hewitt was a. visitor in this vicinity last Friday;-- -. Winant Banner Zeek gave a "hard times" dance at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Tom Barker on Poole slough Satur day night A large crowd attended and everyone reports a jolly time. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shermer an little daughter,' .Gretchen, visited Mrs. Smith Friday. Miss Violet King came over from Salem Saturday night to spend the holidays at home. Misses Ada Lewis and Guseie Griel visited Mrs. C. A. Hath Fri day. Jay Van Schr ick was a visitor at the home .of Thomas Brown over Sunday. - Miss Gladys King was a Newport visitor Saturday. Floyd Day is working for V. D. Bcone. Glen Nearly everyone in this vicinity is complaining with colds. Messrs. Davenport and Allison have gone out of the trapping business. They say there isn't .enuugh game. , Richard and Rose Davenport were absent from school last week on account of sickntsr. A big dance will be given at W. R. Moore's on New Year's night. An oyster supper will be served. Everyone cordially invited to attend. Don't forget the date, January 1, 1914. A. W. Acker man went to Eddy i!le the first of the week. Smith Allisun went to Turner Tuesday to spend vacation with his folks. Will Randall and family went to Monroe the firtt of the week to Epend vacation. H. B. Cauell made a business trip to Toledo last week. Roy and Alva Moore went to Elk City Sjturdav. J. E. Crooks went to Elk City last week. Harlan (Too late for last week.) There is vacation in school this week and next cs the teacher. Miss Dcvenport, has gone to Corvallis to take the examination. Chas. Lillard, Sr., hurt his ankle quite seriously. As he was getting over a fence he sprang on a piece of wood upright in the ground and he thinks he has broken a bone in bis ankle as it grows worse every day. Mr. Randall, forraelry a resident of Lincoln county but now located in Philomath, came in on the stage last week. Mr. Randall owns a olace on the divide between Big Elk and Drift creek. Mr. Tunison and daughter, Mrs. Wm. January, are in from Cor vallis. Mrs. January is visiting her husband's parents, Mr. and-"Mrs. Johnathan January Grandpa Jan uary is in very poor health. Mrs Shaw has been on the sick list lately and not able to conduct the Sunday school at the Black sehoolhouse, of which she is sup erintendent. Mr. Sharp and son, who pur chased the Chas. Creel dace in Fweet Hume, have moved in Messrs January, Martin, Brooks and Payne and two teams from Cbas. Mulkey's went to Blodgett Sunday to assist him in moving. M. Branderberry went out tfn the stage Tuesday morning. Riley Young is building a new residence. Miss Emma Seifert is visiting her neice, Mrs. Chas. Cator. and assisting her with her work, as Mr Cator is suffering with a sprained wrist.- ViV-'':''-; K. D. Martin, who lives near Toledo, is visiting his brother and family, also his father and mother. who live with their son, P. H. Martin. , -v f "I. R. Payne took a load of hogs to Blodgett for Mr. Parks Friday, and on Tuesday some for P. H. Martin Pork has been quite an important export from the Big Elk valley during the last year. Clarence Davis was called to Cor vallis to sse his grandfather, Cale b Davis, Sr., who is seriously ill. County Surveyor Derrick is fin ishing the survey of the Fesgles Creek road this week. Mrs. Thomason has been on the sick list. Mr. T. says she has been parcticing women's rights too strongly with the grubbing hoe. rolling logs, etc. P. H. Martin took in some of the lectures last week at O.A.C. He says the talk by Mr. Svkes, secre tary of the Farmers' Association. on "Co-Operative Buying" should have been heard by all farmers. There will be an Xmas tree at the lower schoolhouse Xmas eve. Everyone invited. Christmas sifts, also tree dprnra- t!ons and evervthinc to make holi days pleasant can be found at the tiarian store. Nyebeach The week between' Christmas and New Years will be spent in an un usual manner at Nyebeach. as they changed their usual habit of sleep ing through the Winter and will have nealy all the Summer attrac tions and a part of the hotels open for business and pleasure for that time. The Natatirium. the splen did Hot Sea Plunge, will be ready for customers Christmas day at noon, ar d already (Tuesday) the fires are started and will be kept up night and day to have the water at the proper temperature. The Minthorn Hot Baths will also be open, the Kelley Hotel, Takitczy Cottage, Mrs. Freeman's Hotel and the Little Gem. The agates are now . washing out and will give amusement for many people, while the old Pacific will be put through some special "stunts" fnr th especial benefit of the visitors., the uaes Deing especially high '. this week. The Hill will have the Skating Rink and the Midway Theater open and the Casino will be used for dancing. This unusual activity at Ncybeach is mainly due to the formation of the "Nyebeach Association,' a body composed of residents of that part of Newport who take it upun themselves to try to build up the Winter business and improve the amusements and mn. iron!oiii,a. n. . C . . -I Lin ville P. X. Johnson has a crew of men clearing his Drift Creek ranch. John Olson went to Toledo Satur day on business, returning luesday. Mrs. Rosellini returned from Portland last week. She has been under a doctor's care for some time, and is much improved in health. Miss Carrie Wheelock returned home from .Waldport Thursday, December 11. The Waldport school had become bo unsatisfactory that it was useless for her to stay longer. A few days later the. High School professor was arrested for misstreatment of one o( the pubils, and a -jury found him guilty. This is deplorable as Waldport has al ways had a fine school; many fam ilies move to town in the Winter to send their children to school, and the people of Waldport should see to it that the school, is again brought up to its former high standard. w Newport ' The Ahwaneda brought in from Bandun 80; tons of coal fur the Newport market. The people are ising more' coal than before be cause it is cheaper than wood. The Ahwaneda, after discharging the coal went trt.vJortland for a full cargo of T freight for the Morse grocery store. .' The Mirene has gone to Portland for freight for the Newport and Watdport merchants. The tide on the 22d was very high and did some damage to New port. About 100 yards of the side walk leading to the Newport beach was taken away, also some of the bulkhead in front of Newport was considerably damaged. The tug L. Roscoe having in tow the schooner Coquille are lying at the Yuquina wharf loaded with dynamite to be taken to the Porter Bros, camps on the Umoaua and at Mapleton on the Siuslaw, as soon as the ocean calms down so the vessels can go out. ' I The barge Frederick is now un loaded and lying on the beach in front of Olssonville. The barge is greatly damaged but it will be re paired. The high tide of the 22d damaged several of the scows. A large wood scow that belonged to Captain John Fogartyof the Truant is greatly damaged and is now on the beah. Both-ends of the scow were stove in and it will cost con siderable to repair1 - it. The storm continues with a heavy southwest wind. The agate beds are all covered up with sand, so it is hard to find any agates. The comedy play given in three acts at the Midway Theater Decem ber 19-20 was a decided success both as a literary and financial venture. This play is all local talent under the management of Cecil JefFeries Emery, a young man of much ex perience in theatrical work. All the characters in the play were well sustained and it would have been a credit to more experienced players. The same play will be put on at Toledo Saturday evening the 27th. H A good'mar.y people ore coming in to spend the holidays at New port. The Presbyterian church people are preparing to have a Christmas tree on Christmas eve. Every family seems to be preparing a big Christmas dinner. Thosa who have no homes or no one to cook for them will be invited to take dinner with these who have homes. Murder on the Siletz I'stSat ird"'- night at about mid ni ht Robert Wylie. an Indian, 22 ye. rs old, was shot tnd killed ct the farm Ik use of Archie Johnson, about six miles above the Siletz Agency. There were several Indians aud onp white man. Vincent Wantock, in .the house at the tfme, and at first the killing was laid onto Wantock. Coroner Carter held an inquest over the body and jury's findings were that Wylie came to his death from a gun shot fired by an unknown person. The Coroner removed the bullet from the dead man's body, which will be used as evidence. Immediately after the shooting, it is reported Wantock ran out of the house without shoes, hat or coat, and was found the following day hidden in the hay in the barn of Henry Bell, and Indian, about a miles and a quarter from where the shooting took place. Sunday morning Sheriff Bert Geer was notified and. in comoanv with Deputy Sheriff Roes, went to the scene of the tragedy, arriving there at three o'clock in the after. noon. Sheriff found Wan lock in the barn and. after supplying him with dry clothinz. brought him to Toledo and placed him in jail, where ne is now awaiting the decision of the officials as to whether it in n state or a federal case. It is said that all in ths house when the shooting was done had been drinking, and just who fired the fatal shot is not known.. ' Wylie came to this country about two years ago from the Chemawa Indian school, and was, married just a shorttime aeov - - Wnntock is about twenty years of ace, and Has resided among the In dians for the past several years. He spent the earlier part of his life with his mother and sisters at Toledo. The government will trv thin case in Portland, as soun as the officials hera get through with Wantock as a witness in a boot legging case. WANTED YAQUINA BAY PROPERTY. Doctor S8V3 salt water, and fnr that reason, only, will we consider a trade of our house and business here for Coast acreage. Nnt nnr. ticular about improvements if your location and soil is good. We have a gilt edge proposition here that will surprise yuu, and our price of $5500 is on cash basis, and will ex pect the same. Will trade up to $4000. balance to suit. For full particulars write Box 312, Hillsboro, Oregon. ... . County Clerk and Mrs. R. P. Howell went to Corvallis yesterday morning to spend Christmas. Walt Harding arrived over fiom Philomath Wednesday evening to spend Christmas with his family. Mrs II. Lewis and children came over from Portland Wednesday evening and will bpend the holidajs here. Sondre Rorntvedt who is working on a bridge crew on the Southern Pacific came over to spend Christ mas with the home folks. Miss Jennie Booth arrived horre Wcdnseday evening for the holidays. She will remain here with her mother and family and assist County Treasurer McCluskey in the treasurer's office. The new pews and other fixtures were placed In the M. E. church last week, and on Sunday a special Christmas sermon was preached by the pastor. Rev. Snyder, and Miss Snyder Bang a solo. After the ser vices funds were subscribed to pay the expenses of the many improve ments at the church and to wire the parsonage for electric lights. Something like $130 was raised. Brown Sox Win In a spirited baokct ball game between two girl teams at the skaing rink Tuesday evening the Brown fc'ox defeated the Black Sox by tho score of 12 to 6. The teams were very evenly matched and until the latter part of the second half the score was tied, three to three. The lineup was as follows: Brown Sox Forward, Rosa Schlecht and Rachael Carson; cen ter, Clara Larson; guards, Nellie Baird and Cecile Lutey. Black Sox Forwards, Edna Stanton and Genevieve Tillotson; center, Blanche Bateman; guards, Eudelle Bethers and Erma Nye. After the game the dredge boys played the town boys in which the town team came off winners. ri Miss Edith Ball returned last evening lrom Portland. See Jack Bellany for your block wood. Prices reasonable. Roy Fuller and family came over from Falls City to spend Christmas. Mis3 Eleanor Grady came home from Portland to spend the holi days. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cruson came over from Albany last evening for a visit with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wade. Miss Kate Windred of Alberta, Canada, spent Christmas with her brother, Joe, and wife in this city. She went to Portland this morning for a visit. Judge B. F. Swope and family, passed down to Newport from their home at Independance last evening. The family will spend the vacation season in the Resort City. Mrs H. E. Collins and grand children, Catherine and Vin. went to Falls, City 1 this mornjng for a week's visit with the former's daughter, Mrs. C, E. McDonald, and family. After January st the' limit to par cels post packagae will be increased to 50 pounds. The rate for 50 pounds will be 30c. in local de livery an 54c. in the first an second zones, Books may be sent hv nnr. eels post after March 16th. 2 The M. E. Sunday school Christ mas tree held at the church Wed. nesday evening was. of course, tn enjoyable affair. The program was excellent and the little folks weia entertained by Santa Claus, after which they all received presents. The Sawmill was comnclled fo closed down Monday on account of high water. The dike of A T. Peterson broke during the extra hiati tide, which let the water food the tldeland and mill. The dike will be repaired by the dredge Lin coln. Giles Olin was over from Sile'z Wednesday having a puncture in his head doctored. While working ;n the woods a largo limb fell from a tall tree, striking Giles on the herd and making an ugly gash. For tunately he had his hat on at tha time which partly protected his head from the blow. It put him down and out for a time before time was called. Tho masquerade ball at Oddfel low Hall Wednesday night was a very pleasant afTuir. While the attendance was good tho maskers were very scarce, there being but few in costume. Sheriff Geer arc! Mrs. Anton Jncobson were awarded the prizes for tho boat sustained, characters. Music was furnished -by two pieces of Picken's orchestra of Newport, a violin and trap drums, and W. O. Hoeflein, cornet, and Miss Elma Waugh.. piano, of this place. A most excellent sup per was served at the Peterson restaurant. Thirty eight tickets were sold. i ! I it