Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, February 20, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(5' rr-" - Cc- C. 7;- ... Buys : f Wimohi na Bay as it ifht Plants ofnal of the 12th ;l,JBly with the an- 1A. Welch, pro CJ u the first unit ,e:Eugene Eastern tcnasea tne . xa hpany'g plant at the information .d water power river, in Lin- - r i v be' laquina piant L A nnH if ia nnrloi-- jti'ntecdj to begin Vjif the first unit of je electric plant to Wand surrounding Ib'ricity and power. Sans for the plant, the development hand horsepower lit will be built orsepower. time Welch has gmeeis working n other portions rand this, coupled Ae water power tiz. has given rise jjrs that Welch in- Id toit ti n!l J timber country ftod Newport, in ,3g in the electric V business. " 3iletz district are '.irgin timber, fir is said little ;) experienced in lic road of easy inhered districts I is the sawmill jina Bay region. f declined to talk I than to confirm i! hud purchased f and bad secured j;3 on the Siletz, hs already in t of men in the the near future in try heretofore imnt of meager IFilities. provided i 'road, connecting orld both by the the Corvallis & overnent Organized yesterday after of Mrs. G. R. i of Toledo or- Unprovement Lea- to clean-up and jted for the ensu U'sident, Mrs. G. vice president, ; Jr. vice presi jjHawkins; secre Hearingen: treas I Harding. A coni '0jted to meet with C era' Association j!confer with the set a clean-up 'n- movement is a 3e ladies should be nway possible in Friday i j 1 1 i i ipi pareui-ieuciierb eld at tne High V n . I I I . TT. 1 I no ciock rnaay, nis meeting will .Meeting and all jsted to be pre t,ing program will ; Jyden. "jee Schlecht. J Miss Petersen. fcta. lojrson. ! irs. uoin. .Itlegate from the Improvement Club. kirch bervices ry 22d: Preach- tt'bject, 'The Real le'iitation Which." st) m, subject. "A B' Everybody wel Ot Snyder, Pastor. iwas up from New- VOLUME 21 TOLEDO. LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914 NUMBER 52 COUNTY NEWS Waldport . The Mirene came in Tuesday evening. ;..,. The local sawmill was in opera tion Tuesday; the first time for several weeks. , Bulklcy Brothers are building a new house on their place up the Alsea. This Friday evening a mask ball will be given at Kent's Hall. The basketball tcamo will leave Friday noon for engagements at Newport and Toledo. Work on the west Gide of town to prevent the washing of the bank is not progressing. It is like the roof which does not need tepairing in good weather. Jack Earley is putting in a water system for his Tidewater ' place. Mr. G lines has charge of the work. The first issue of the Pacific Evangel, edited by Rev. Clinton Cook of Waldnort. has madi its abearance and is a credit to its editor and the community. Dr. C. E. Linton is painting an advertising cur.tain for Leslie Evens, to be used as a front drop at Kent's Hall. Leslie Evens has installed an electric plant for his picture show and the result is very satisfactory. The pictures -are now very clear. Mr. Yoi-um of Lu tiers has a con tract with Simon Lendton for j carrying the mail between Newport and Walduort to June 30, 1914, at which time the new contracts will be let. P. X. Johnson has sold his Drift Creek ranch to Mr. John Simmons. who will take immediate possession.' News of each Community Gathered each week by Our Rustling Associate Editors Mr. Miller Is away. in deepening the channel and ex Messrs. Henry and Karl Hend- ieniin. tnf j!"ie" aiready bult. rickson and Fred Creighton passed J: F F ,a?.t.i ideas on the "Finan- t ? -it m . ... rial PjinrliMrma ant a tO I . .. . aim luaiJcJUIIieilt Of Liinvme Tuesday on their way the Alsea valley. with a bunch cattle. A. Wheelock took Mrs. Frank Huntsucker and Miso Edna Gienger to Waldport Friday. Mrs. Hunt sucker has been quite ill and went to Waldport to consult with Dr. Linton. At the latest report Mrs. Huntsucker was slowly improving. Taft of Cities" : were very forceably expressed. He don't believe in creating a big debt or issuing a large amount of bonds. "Pay us you go is a, good policy." A city like an individual should steer clear of dirt, debt and the devil. Cupt. Jacobaon, a member of the port commisison, was asked to ex plain what was being done in the way of building the port docks, aud he said the dock would be built when the Pnrincr nnonorl on4 days. ; material could be secured . for its A motion was made Railroad ii the talk now TVu nonnlfl nf tha Iauta thSnl , knii. luiun vuuouutuuu. n uiuuun was maui it s time something was. doing to asking the chair to appoint a corn open up this country rich in tim-!mittee of five to confer with the ber, cattle raising, farming and I Toledo club in regard to working dairying. together in improving the harbor. Merchant Dodbon went to Toledo iTbe following committee was an this week on business. He wants ! pointed- S. U. lrvin. Frank Priest. to sret supplies for his store, as they i Ch" Sau,nders- Z. C. Copeland j are running low. and F. M. Carter. Twenty-five new i , c j . , A meraDers were anaea to tne Ulub. i JesaePamn iB joinRqaite. lot The improvement of the Pacific! of improving in the way of fenc ing, etc. Miss Barber, the new teacher on Schooner creek, is well liked. The donkev is running now days clearing up Mr. Parmele's place. Looks like that means more grass to feed more cows, to - make more cheese. XI: JJ:i l - kT . view uuuiuun to lNSWDOrt was rtis- i cussed by A. H. Ackerson. of Port-!- land. He said the town site was all ready layed on! and something over 1000 lots had been surveyed and located and over 300 lots al ready sold, streets imuroveri and n ! contract let for building a hotel tbis coming Spring containing 40 rooms. It will be lively on Winant A dance was given' at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown Saturday night, and everybody re ported a splendid time. A large crowd attended. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hath were in Newport Saturday. . Miss Gussie Griel visited Miss Signe Brauti Sunday. Mr. and MrsMike Shermer and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Emerson visited Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schir mer Sunday. Banner Zeek was in New nor t Sat urday Mrs. C. A. Hath visited Mrs. John Margson Wednesday. Joseph Shermer was in Toledo Saturday. V. D. Boone was in Newport Saturday. 1 Royal Ferr and Gladys King were in Toledo Monday. . Thomas Brown and son, Charles took a scow load of wocd to New port Saturday. Mrs. George Smith was a Toledo visitor Monday. Miss Ada Lewis visited Mrs. C. A. Hath Sunday. Mrs. Lorenzo Emerson went to Beaver creek Wednesday. Eugene Emerson visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George L ewis Monday. On Saturflay evenice. the 14th. a dance and ice cream social was The Valentine dance in Dodson's . south Beach this Summer. Hall was well attended and enjoyed by all. -.1 v wtwMlta VwIUI T U I , Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney will look! given at th Elk Hall by the ladies after Mr. Dodson's store in his A very enjoyable evening was spent absence.-.. . ? : - by all ..-present. tiTbt proceeds ,uni ! amounted to S25, which will be l nn4 .1. in th lihnn hnnea n ho l.K:iol. i vu uui B place, in the Jim Brown Knniicifi!uoea w pn giass ironi m tne v , . . 1 ladies rest nnd renriinc rnnm arA a. in iuu Jim crawn aiscrici. . . : T He delivers the children , to and : Pint t!5e "' The music I hA JS ' 1 J xui ins ucLatiiuii wtia iuruibiieu uv from school in his launch Mr. Gcrttula is building a lot of new boats. Walter Bone3 is helping Bert the Picken's Orchestra. This same orchestra furnished the music for the banquet at Oddfellow Hall. The fish and name warden, James . , . ...7 1 1,16 ,Joi ouu name warucii, ua.ilco Morrison on-the Dodson building. Gatens, pulled six or seven Greeks D. R. Rins is daneini? flooring and boat lumber. Mr. and Mrs. McClintock re turned home last week from a visit in Portland. Mrs. McClintock has been gone all Winter. We glad to see her back. Ralph Winters was in Taft week. Walter McClintock went to ledo this week. some are; Newport Linville Miss Carrie Wheelock called on Mrs. John Olson Tuesday afternoon. George Gienger was a Linville visitor Monday. Mrand Mrs. John Olson called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huntsucker Sunday afternoon. P. X. Johnson has sold his place on Drift creek. John Hanson came down from his farm Tuesday. Roy Twombly returned - from Beaver creek Sunday. Mr: K.Miller left for Eugene Friday. Mrs. Miller and. son are with Mrs. A. M. Wheelock while The Newport Commercial Club, assisted by the Women's Civic Im provement Club, gave a banquet at the Oddfellow Hall on Wednesday evening, the 11th inst. L. C. Smith, presdent of the Club, acted as toastmaster. It was a "get-together" meeting and was attended by 200 persons. A nice luncheon ws served by the ladie3 and this part of the program was greatly appreciated and enjoved. After luncheon. was over an hour was put in listening to eloquent and im pressive addresses by the following gentlemen: Dr. Wm. Parsons of Eugene talked "on the subject of "Community Building." His ad dress was able and instructive. Phil Cox of Palouse, Washington addressed us on "Progress Along Socialistic Lines." He was listened to with marked attention. "Good Roads und Civic Improvements'-' were the subjects of Ed Stocker. He is always interesting in his talks and because of his 'peculiar style keeps the audience in good humor. Mr. Blanchard spoke very interestingly of the work of the Club within the past two year3, showing the city had made great progress during that timo and that Newport was greatly benefitted by having a live commercial club. M. Wygant Bpoke on "Harbor Improve ments." Mr. Wygant is well in formed on his subject and he gave a very lucid account of what ought to be done in order to get the har bor surveyed and the Government enlisted in further improvements at Yaquina Saturday for fishing out of season off the docks. The Greeks said they only caught a few squaw fish and did not know this was against the law. These iren are worine on the section at Ya quina. They were tried before Justice Berry and fined S25 apice last and coots, amounting in all to $162. ine ureeks claim they did not know the law and for that reason, thought it an injustice to fiie them so heavily. The Mirene came in Sunday with freight for Newport, Siletz. Wald port and Toledo. This schoonfr has changed her port from Astoria to NewDort. A bill of sale of the vessel has been made transferrin? her ownership from F. C. Barnes & Co. to N. A. Geldness of Astoria To- The Ahwaneda left her wharf Sunday for Portland and will re turn on Tuesday. She left almost a full cargo of freight which she could not bring on hpr last trin. Business is picking up and Newport expects a prosperous ssason. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Anderson. the newly married couple. sDent Monday visiting with Mr. Ander son's mother, Mrs. Pavne. Tidewater Verv Spring-like in" our locality and everybody busy. The logging industry has opened up acain ud the river and in hnino- successfully run by tho Barclay bros., Kay and Tom. John This3ell made a flying trip to Alsea. going up Friday ' and re turning Sunday. He is going into the chicken raising quite extensive ly this bC3Bon. N. A. Ludemann left for Philo math Monday and will be gone several days. Sam Hays of Waldport has been building a couple of brick chimneys lor J. II. Parley. He returned home Monday. 1 O. V. Hurt wa3 up looking after his interests here on his new place. He 6pent two days here. Ludemann & McMillan have taken several loads of shinnies to Waldport in the last few days. They are new ones, too. Milt Beem is running his mill again. He is sawing out lumber for some dwellings. Lester White and family talk of leaving Tidewater for the higher hills soon. Thomas Pankey and famliy are leaving us the first of March for Oreaon City, their old home. Nevin Barclay will then move on his place which Mr. Pankey has been renting. j . i j Nyebeach The Osburn Hotel narlnr in o-Ptf . ! ing to be quite popular these days I Rev. Knight has discontinued the Seventh Day Adventist meetings the Socialists have been holding a series of meetings, with Mr. Ramp as the lecturer. The meetings have been well attended. essrs. Whitten and Bond have each found a water agate on Nye beach the last week, and say that gravel has been uncovered that has been out of sight for several years. The Board of Directors of the Nyebeach Amusement Club held a meeting this week and have begun negotiations to rent the pool tables belonging to the corporation to Mr. McKinney, who is located in the Osburn Hotel building for the coming season. G. H. Thomson of Portland came in this week and Is Drenarinff to build two cottages on a lot belong ing to himself near the Promised Land, and another bungalow for Mr. Catto on Cliff street near the Cliff House. Charles Cooper, with the Port laud Light and Power Co., is hav ing two bungalows built on Cliff and Second streets. Mr. Joseph has the contract. Mrs. Freeman's boarding house is full this week, and all the other hotels are having good trade for this time of the year, partly oc casioned by the lure of the agate beds aud partially by the influx of people looking for property since the railroad talk begun. The Republicans are in the lead in registration in Nyebeach pre cinct, but all of those registering are doing so with .mental reserva tion as to how they will vote when election time come3 around. The law compelling one to state their party preference to be eligible to vote at the primaries forces one to be a Democrat or Republican as those are the only county tickets likely to be in the field. The Democrats arc running second and the Socialists and Progressives a close third. Rock Creek Charles Augustus Babcock and wife left here Tuesday to make their home in Tillamook in the future. ; Raddant's mill is now cutting the timbers for the Raddant suspen sion bridge. J. R. Dic!:3on made a business trip to Toledo Friday. Couniy School Superintendent R. P. Coin paid a visit to the Rock Creek school lest Wednesday. Harriet Southwell has been on the sick 1 iat for the past week, but is improving rapidly. Joe Streitmntter was a busincsi visitor at Toledo thid week Work has eumniencedon the Rad dant bridge this week. They hope to complete tha work by April lbt. G. H. Ilorsfall is a business vis itor to the Valley this week. Wm. Southwell and Wm. Birdwell came up from tho Raddant mill to tpend Sunday with their families. Ona Mrs. S. E. Denny left for Albany Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Holmgreen visited at the Coovert ranch Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Commons v hi ted at tho Phelps ranch Sunday. Herman Weber went to Newport Monday, returning home Tuesday. Miss Leola Hewett of Upper Beaver is Btayina at tbe Denny ranch during Mrs. Denny's absence Mrs. Agnes Gatens visited Misj Hester Hill Sunday night. J. A. Coovert, who has been very sick, is slowly imDroving. ' The Ohmart . Brcs. were at tfcflrt beach Sunday. Some of the boys were at tha beach Sunday and took a dip in the surf. They Bay it was fine, but wa think it is pretty cold weather for bathing in the surf. Bay View Milton Hendrickson returned from Drift creek Wednesday. Mrs. J. C. Barnes is on the sick, list this week. Mrs. Ole Hanson visited Mrs. K. Hendrickson Sunday. ' Andrew Simispn visited at E. Oakland's Thursday evening. Wilfred Gienger visited a fewv days with his brother on Drift creek thia week. Newt Guilliams was over from Beaver creek Sunday. Chester and Ocar. Ryan ' wem Bay, View visitors Sunday. William McWil'is came in from the Valley to see his brother. Orin, who is still quite seriously ill. Miss Sophia Gienger went for Waldport Thursday, returning home Sunday. Roy Twomftly returned to work at John Olson's Sunday evening., after spending a few days with his, father on Beaver creek. Leslie Evans of Wallport was Bay View visitor Sunday. The Waldport baseball team, failed to put in an appearance last Sunday Although the Bay View boys have not had much practical they hoped to muke it inte-estimr for the Waldport boys if they had come. Messrs. Henry and Karl Hend rickson end Fred Creighton left Tuesday for the Alsea valley with a herd of cattle. Blanchard TuU lock and Ed Gienger went as far as Linville on Drift creek with them. They will stay in tha val ley until the firt of April and then start for Eastern Oregon. Mr. Tullock will have the wagon and teams scowed to Tidewater in a few days and join them in tha Valley. Siletz County Surveyor Z. M. Derrick passed through Siletz enroute. ta Upper Farm to da soma road sur veying. He returned the 16th. Wm. Dodaon of the firm of Dod son & Cook of Taft, came to Sileta. on the 17th and went on to Toledo on business. . Leo Wada brought a buyer over Monday, to look at some timber weEt of Siletz. S?ems that timber must bo looking up a little on tha market. Lester Waugh was over Sunday, returning to Toledo Monday after looking after hi3 stuck here at Si letz. He reports his cattle all looking fine. Noble Felix returned from a trip to Grand Ronde, whero he went in aaarch of his littlfl brother. Raphe!, who was coaxed to rum away from Chcinawa school by a boy friend. The dance given by the Dramatics (Continued on lust page)