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VOLUME 22
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914
NUMBER 33
Newport
We have had a week of equi
noctial - storm, after three
months of exceedingly dry
weather. This is unusual for
Oregon. The roads got so dry
and dusty that it was disagree
able to travel them. The rain
has put out the fires, cleared
up the atmosphere and has
pleasant. The ocean is rough
and the waves run high and
beat upon the shores. At Agate
Beach the great swells are un
dermining the rest and read
ing room. The storm was un
usually severe off shore the day
the Francis H. Leggett went
down. The people of Newport
were shocked when they
learned of the awful disaster.
Some seven years ago the Leg
Eett came to Yanulna for a par-
go of lumber from the Curtis
mills at the Front of the C. &
E.. She took out a million feet
and drew seventeen feet of
water. She passed out over
the bar in perfect safety with
out a pilot. This was a test of
the depth of water on the bar
for doing a lumber business
The test was entirely satisfac
tory. A few years after this
some miscreant published in
the Oregonian a statement that
at low tide the bar had only 8
feet of water. This is not true
for it always ran from twelve to
fifteen feet at mean low tide.
When the steamers Willamette
and Yaquina used to pass in
and out over this bar carrying
GOO or800 tons of freight there
was then no question about the
depth and safety of the bar with
vessels drawing 16 to 18 feet of
water. During the time these
vessels ran thousands of bush
els of wheat and oats and other
products of the Willamette val
ley were shinned out thin wav
The difference In freight on a
ousnei or wneat" shipped this
way instead or Portland was 6
cents. It is said that this
amount alone saved to the
farmers of Western Oregon
would in a few years pay for the
Improvements on the Yaquina
harbor. This necessary im
provement of the harbor has
been kept back by unfair means
by jealousy on the part of other
sections of the state. In due
time this place will come to its
own.
The Sunday excursion train
brought in about seventy-five
persons. The day was flue and
the storm had stirred up the
ocean enough to make it inter
esting. Those who are here in
the Fall of the year after the
northwest winds have stopped
and the first rains have come,
say It is the most pleasant part
of the season. It is also a good
time to troll for salmon and to
catch other fish and dig clams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ches Morrison
of Elk City were visitors at
Newport Sunday, having come
in on the excursion train.
Dr. C. II. Newth of Philomath
came in Sunday to sea Mrs. J.
H. Blair, who has been an in
valid for many years.
Mrs. It. A. Abbey came down
from Elk City to make arrange
ments to put her daughter Ella
in the public schools.
The hop pickers are returning
from the hop fields looking well
and feeling fine, though they
had a week of bad, rainy weath
er. The moBt of them made
some money and had a nice out
ing and feel wetf paid for their
outing.
The gasoline schooner Patsy,
Capt. Harry Vahlbusch, master,
came in early Monday morning
.with four victims of the Francis
II. Leggett. The bodies were
picked up Sunday among the
wreckage 18 miles from where
the Leggett went down. The
bodies are now at the Copeland
undertaking parlors with only
one of them, C. A. Calrwcll, be
ing Identified. The other three
bodies wll 1 be embalmed and
kept for Identification.
Glen
A text weeks ago people were
wishing it would rain, now they
are wlntlng It would quit. But
this rain Is sure doing the grass
and late gardens lota of good.
COI TNTV NPW New ()f each Community Gathered each
Ulll 1 llLwYYO Week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
Mrs. T. C. Smith , came over
from Toledo last week to bid her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Moore, good bye. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith and children left last Fri
day for Houston. Texas, where
Mr. Smith was suddenly called
to the bedside of his mother who
is not expected to live.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Moore
came over from McMinnville last
week for a few days visit with
Mr. Moore's parents. They re
turned Monday.
Asa Brown ond John Daven
port spent Sunday at Harlan. .
A party was given at Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Moore's last Friday
night.
Louis and Fred Brown spent
Sunday with Alva Moore.
Ray Brown who has been
working for Ira St. John at To
ledo, came home Sunday to
spend the Winter.
Fiegles Creek
Miss Georgia Kessi returned
to Monmouth accompanied by
Mary ana uemert.
George Titus has been on the
sick list.
George Darting SDent a few
davs at home.
I1 red Scheddler made a trip
to Brownsville.
Willi Kessi and Elizabeth
made a trio to Corvailis.
Cnas. Lindley made a trip to
i;orvaws ana oack.
Marion Walker ha been so
journing at Harlan.
Willy Kessi will attend Cor
vallis high school this Winter a
schoolmate of Miss Leta Martin
of Harlan.
Mrs. Ralph Darting la home
from Summit where she visited
accompanied by her little girls
Lulu, Martha and Lore.
Eskolt Dartlne still makes flv.
lug trips to Summit and back
weekly.
Elizabeth Kessi. Is starting a
rabbitry, having stocked up
with the New Zealand variety, a
beautiful species.
Frank Mulvany recovered his
lost dog "Judge." When found
he was boarding at Alfred
Brook's, at Sweet Home. He
seemed to like his boarding
place.
Ona
Mr. and Mrs. Keller of Rick
reall stopped at the Commons
ranch Sunday night on their
way to Waldport.
Deputy Sheriff Ross was in
this vicinity Tuesday.
Miss Leta Denny left for Al
bany Monday where she will vis
it her mother for a few days and
then she will go on to Vancou
ver, Washington, where she will
attend school this Winter.
Ambrose and Fred Cook were
at Newport Saturday and Sun
day. Mrs. Ena Kelm, who has been
teaching school at Tidewater,
visited at the Hill ranch the
week end, leaving for Portland
Tuesday.
Joe Lissy and Clifford Phelps
were very busy Tuesday hauling
the Winter's wood for the
school.
Upper Beaver
Fritz Fallman and son, Tracy,
made a trip to Oystervillo Sat
urday. H. A. Emerson was in our
neighborhood on business Tues
day. Edith Lewis of Newport spent
several days visiting her sister,.
Mrs- A. Peterson, and family.
Johnny Emerson of Oyster
City spent Thursday visiting at
the Peterson ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. J M. Bowers at
tended the Fair at Toledo Tues
day A. Peterson made a trip to
Yaquina Tuesday.
Peter Peterson returned home
Tuesday from the hop yards.
WEST YAQUINA
John Coovert and Lloyd Com
mons were In Yaquina this
week.
Leslie Wlllln nnt u i,
Tuesday.
Little Daisy Alanlon is sick
with a cold.
Banner 7noir in tnn..n
Miss Leta Denny of Ona spent
Sunday with Miss Daisy Ferr of
this place.
Mr. Oakland and two daugh
ters and Miss Edna Glenger vis
ited Mrs. William Willis Sunday
afternoon.
,JEAN SHARMAN DROWNED.
The people of this community
were greatly shocked last Mon
day when word was received
that Miss Jean Sharman was
drowned.
Miss Sharman was assistant
teacher in the high school at
Florence and Sunday evening, in
company with three other young
ladies was boat riding on the Si-
uslaw river and when trying to
make a landing near some
barges the boat was capsized
drawing Miss Sharman under
the barges. Three of the girls
got out but Miss Sharman was
drown.
Miss Sharman taught school
in Toledo for several terms and
lived here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Sharman. She
was a most popular young lady,
loved by everyone and her un
timely death cast a gloom over
the whole community.
About a year ago Mr. Shar
man, wife and daughter moved
from Toledo to a homestead sev
eral miles south of Waldport.
The deepest sympathy of every
one goes out to the bereaved
father and mother in their great
sorrow.
Mrs. I. B. Smith visited at
Albany this week.
Miss Grace Tiffany went to
Eugene Wednesday for a few
dayB' visit.
Capt. and Mrs. R. A. Bensell
of Newport were among the fair
visitors this week.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Schmitt, near Elk City,
septemoer I5tn, a girl.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. F. G.
Runkel, Tuesday, September 22,
1914, an 8 pound girl.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Weltln
and son of Eddyvllle attended
the Fair here this week.
Why eat the inferior when
you can get the Blue Rihhnn
Prize bread awarded at the Lin
coln County Fair for 5c. a loaf.
Toledo Bakery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Newman
and family arrived over from
Salem last week and have taken
up their residence on the John
McCluskey place on Olalla.
Guy Moreling arrived over
from Forest Grove the first of
the week and has accepted the
position as helper at the local
depot
O. R. Hollingsworth, the un
dertaker, was called to Newport
Tuesday to embalm the bodies
of the four victims of the ill
fated Francis IL Leggett,whlch
were picked Up and brought in
to Newport by the schooner
Patsy. The body of Charles W.
Caldwell of Elma. Washington,
was identified bv the father and
yesterday morning was taken to
luumesano, wasnmgton, fdr
burial. The other bodies have
not been identified yet.
A good many fiditors are said
not to know much, says an ex
change. The tronhle In t nev
know a lot of stuff they dare not
ieu. iney Know who drinks
the beer and they' know the
ladles who deviate from the
straight path of rectitude, and
the boys who smoke In the al
leys and dark places, and the
girls who meet every train to
flirt with the strangers and train
nien. Thev know th fpiinwa
that are good pay and they
iwiuw me ieuow8 wno can t be
trusted for a tobacco sack full
of salt. They could guess at
once why some fellows uro as
they are, and they can guess
pretty closely what they do to
make themselves so. Even In
a town like this they know
enough to make one of the hot
test, rlD-snortlne. hlrh -crnn mil
trlpple-actlon, chaln-llghtnlng
cumuua ever reaa, but they aiso
know that It Is best for the com
munity and themselves to let the
law take care of humanity's de
velopments and publish only
such news as will do to read in
the home. Editors generally
pursue this policy and thereby
live longer and eet
ment out of life. Ex.
Fair and
Athletic Notes.
; The annual IJncoln County
Fair is now in progress In this '
city. The weather has been
ideal all week, although it was
very stormy all last week, which
greatly discouraged all who had
worked so hard for the success
of the Fair, and probably kept
many at home fearing bad
weather during the fair. The
attendance has not been what
it should have been but the ex
hibits of all kinds, especially the
stock, is much better than at
any previous fair. The carnival
features are lacking, not on ac
count of any fault of the Fair
Board, which had a contract,
signed in good faith, with a first
class carnival company, to fur
nish the attractions at this Fair.
The carnival company, for some
unknown reason, failed to come.
The members of this Board are
to be commended for their un
tiring efforts during the past
several weeks in behalf of the
Fair.and are entitled to the
thanks of every man, woman
and child in the county.
Special mention must be
made of the great exhibits of
D. J. Derby, Trowbridge & Son,
the granges of Eddyvllle and
Toledo, the stock exhibits of L.
C. Mnwerv. K. T. Raddant. John I
Lloyd. C. Bruner. P. A. Miller,!
Claus Christiansen, McDowell,
I. J. Pepin, Riddle & Sons and
many others, but space and time
forbids.
T. T. Geer spoke yesterday
in the interest of the candidacy
of Dr. Withycombe for governor
and for other Republican nom
inees. A Socialist speaker spoke
Wednesday.
I The Oregon Hygiene Society
has a large tent on the ground
with exhibits, charts, literature,
etc., teaching the object of the
society.
The Board has made arrange -
nients to take some of the ex-j The blackfaces were Stuart,
hibits to the state fair at Salem Junkin, Geer and Booth, and it
next week. While the exhibits goes that they are all real funny,
will not reach the state fair as j The musical trio, Gildersleeve,
fresh as if gathered right from J Merna Miller and Junkin, sup
ine field, there is no doubt but it ! plied some first class music, also
will make a good showing and some funny music in the immi
we would not be sumrised to see ! tatlon of the "Village Band."
this exhibit bring some good
ribbonB to this county. Messrs.
Goln and Wheelock will take the
exhibit and have charge of it,
In the fish booth are some
mighty fine specimens of fish,
among them is a monster Chi
nook salmon and a small seal,
which was killed near the mill
boom and being exhibited by E.
C. Paine.
L. C. Mowery and John Lloyd
have on exhibit a band of reg
istered Holsteln cattle, which
are the real articles. These
gentlemen Intend to supply their
Siletz country with pure bred
cattle in the future and they cer
tainly are to be encouraged and
commended on their enterprise.
The poultry exhibits are not
many but the birds are all of
high quality.
Thursday was Newport Day
and a hundred or more from our
neighboring city were here and
many more would have come
but boats could not be secured
to bring them. The Truant
brought a load.
The Nashville Creamery As
sociation had a One exhibit of
butter In charge of D. F. Lister
of that place and they gave out
many pounds of their product
as samples. This was a fine ad
vertising feature for the cream
ery. The Toledo Creamery's
display was also exceptionally
fln! and captured first prize for
their product, though the judge
making the award stated that
the difference between the pro
ducts of the two creameries was
very slight, both being first
class.
The field meet Wednesday
was a grand success, being the
best ever pulled off at any fair
here. Siletz won the Bllver cup,
put up by the Lincoln County
Bank and the Western State
Bank, by a score of 23 points.
Elk City was a close second with
22 points and Newport was 3d
with 1 points. Toledo had no
team In the field.
Tho events were won by the
following:
100 yard dash Adams 1st;
McDonald 3d;
Jacobson 4th.
220 yard dash Adams
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1st ; ;
3d;
Jacobson 4th.
Half mile Jacobson 1st; Jar
man 2d; Miller 3d; Callahan 4th.
High jump Adams first;
Graves 2d; Carey 3d; Miller
4th.
Broad jump Adams first;
Simpson 2d; Graves 3d; Satter
lee 4th.
Relay race Elk City 1st;
Slletz 2d; Newport 3d.
The football game Thursday
between Toledo and Siletz re
sulted in a tie, six to six. It
was one of the most Interesting
and spectacular games ever
played on the local grounds and
kept the crowd keyed up to a
high pitch from start to finish.
Hamaker, Hawkins and Carson
were the stars for Toledo and
Lane and Adams for Siletz.
In the better babies contest
at the Fair today Johnny Chris
tiansen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Christiansen of New
port, received first prize for boys
and Bessie Davis, daughter of
School Supervisor and Mrs. J.
E. Davis of Eddyville, received
first for girls. There were ten
certificates, the first two getting
medals, but no record was kept
of these ten and we were un
able to secure their names.
FUN, FROLICKSOME, FRIV
OLOUS, FUNNY FUN.
The above heading sizes up
the minstrel show given at
Woodmen Hall last evening
under the auspices of the band
boys. The hall was more than
crowded and standing room was
at a premium. The songs, jokes
and acta of the comedians were
good, clean and funny. The
, members who furnished this
j pleasant evening were D.- B.
j Stuart, Burt Junkin, Bert Geer,
'Joel Booth, R. R. Miller, C. K.
Crosno, J. II. Ross, Chas. Gil-
, dersleeve and Merna Miller.
! Mr. Geer pulled off some good
stunts in his monologue. The
singing of Ross, Miller and Cros
no was of high class and shows
these gentlemen to have good
voices. As to the coon songs
Messrs. Geer, Stuart and Jun
ken are artists. Every stunt
pulled off was good and brought
encores. There were none at
the show who didn't go home
feeling that they had received
their money's worth. The boys
cleared a little over a hundred
dollars on door receipts, which
will go to furnishing music and
equlpement for the band.
FOOTBALL SUNDAY.
The Toledo team goes to
Newport Sunday for a game
with the Newport boys. The
steamer Truant will take the
football boys and all others who
wish to go.
NOTICE
The County Court of Lincoln
County, Oregon, will receive
sealed bids for painting Court
House, Inside and outside. Also
for sawing Into lumber tho logs
on the County Road Right of
way between tho Louie Fuller
Ford and the Major Ludson
Ford on the Siletz river. Bids
must be filed with the County
Clerk on or before 2 o'clock P.
M.. Friday, October the 2Cth,
1914. For particulars enquire
of Judge Fogarty, Toledo, Ore
gon. R. H. Howell,
County Clerk.
George Rowin of Waldport
has business In this city today.
Dr. Tharp was called to Drift
creek to treat Mrs. Geo. Daven
port, who was very sick.
Mrs. Geo. Miller of Lower Si
letz la Rpendlny a few days at
the W. T. Ball homo In this city.
Captain Jack Fogarty took a
couple of scow loads of lumber
to Newport Monday afternoon.
Arthur E. Allen, wife and
baby, Lois, Mr. and Mrs. Jesso
Whltford and Miss Sylvia Whit
ford were down from Elk City
last Monday.
Simpson 2d;
James Salvage went to Al
bany the first ot tnc week where
he may locate.
Would take a partner, young
man prefered, in on'a good pro
position. No experience neces
sary but must be willing to apply
himself dally to business and in
vest a little money. Enquire at
Leader ofllce.
The Moore sa wmill company
will soon receive a big boiler
from Portland and will install
it in the mill here. With it in
stalled the capacity of the mill
will be considerably increased
as then their will be no lack of
power.
J. II. Glines, who was here
Wednesday attending the Fair,
informs us that there is not a
vacant house in Waldport this
Fall and that there is a strong
.demand for more. This Indi
cates that Waldport Is enjoying
a vigorous, healthy growth des
pite the depression in other sec
tions of the country.
In Borne manner in the Bet
ting of the Harlan Items last
week the same were mixed up
and some of the names omitted.
A piano and a violin solo by Miss
Leta Martin and Mrs. Mulvany
ana several of the names of
those present were among the
Items left out. This mistake
was occasioned by the rush In
Installing our new linotype.
THANK ALL
The Fair Board of the Lincoln
County Fair wishes to thank all
who contributed to the success
of the Fair this week.
S. T. Loudon,
President of the Fair Board.
' L. E. CASTEEL CO.
The following is the names
and score of the contestants In
the Piano contest at L."E. Cas
teel & Co., Yaquina, to last
Thursday evening:
1. Mac Adams G.GCO
2 Florence Dowlinc C.030
13 Mrs. F. Gee 5,040
U R. V. Hanlon 3.470
(5 Alice Backus ...3,380
,6 Mrs. J. C. Hocfleln 2.635
7 Thelma Hoeflel 2,14
MARRIED
Word was received here this
week from Portland that Miss
Hazel King and Duncan E.
Mac Lean were married Wed
nesday, Sept. 16th at the St.
;Elmo Hotel, in Vancouver, Wn.
The bride was born and
.'reared in Lincoln county and Is
well known and loved by her
jmany friends of Siletz, Toledo.
Vind Newport.
I The groom Is In the rcstau-
j dining room known as "The
uainuow in 1'ortiana.
They are "at home" in the
Hotel Ritz, Park and Morrison
streets for the present, expect
ing to settle in the groom's
nome ai .Toronto, uanaua. -r
CORONER'S INQUEST.
We. the lmrlpmltMiPil fnr.
oner's Jury, sworn and empan-
ciuu 10 investigate me ueatn or
the four men brought in by the
gasoline schooner Patsy on
September 21, 1914, hereby
Btate that It Is the opinion of
this iurv that theHA men rami
to their death through tho sink
ing or 1110 steam schooner
Francis II. Leggett, and that
one only was drowned, the
other three men mnetimr dnnth
through exposure. It Is further
me opinion or tne jury that at
least two of these men had not
been dead over twelve hours at
the time they were recovered.
It Is the further opinion of the
iurv that if hhhIki
sent after the storm abated
that oeveral lives might have
been saved.
Signed. R. D. Morso. foreman
J. J. Gatens
J. V. Frey
7.. C. Copeland
I. F. Coffleld
11. A. Tozer
F. M. Carter, Coroner.
Mrs. Fred Ltimm of Moore's
Camp, has been very sick.
Jack Link returned Saturday
evening from a visit to Portland.
Tho White Corner Store has
Installed one of those electric '
coffee mills and can now grind '
your coffee iu a hurry,
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