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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1915)
). . & r r.t'i), V,";"i' i V '.;? 1 JO-".'-'!! J i) ' - ' ';-W y. -rv .-. .-. . 1.' VOLUME 23 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915. . NUMBER 10 ipriil TITT INJPWQ News wf eacn Community Gathered each wUl I llCf WO week by Our Rustling Associate Editors Newport The Woman's Civic Improve- and centrally located, out tne ment Club, Mrs. Captain Stuart, price was too high, $1,850. So president; gave an ice cream so- that committee was discharged clal at the Woman's Reading ' and another committee appoin and Rant Room on Front street i ted, consisting of W. L. Huck- Thursdav evenlne. Ice cream, cake and tea were Berved. It was a very pleasant social af fair and it was well patronized. The receipts amounted to $35, which will be used to beautify the grounds, Improve the build ing and make some needed pur chases of furniture. This room Is one of the most pleas ant places In town for the wo men and children, well supplied ! with good books, papers and or " auowea on me pumic mgu niajiazines wav- This tract, it is said, can I be bought for $750. This land Frank Irish, who was tried be- j belongs to Mrs. Plummer, who lore justice uerrys uoun last week for using indecent lan guage and fined $20 and costs, was taken to Toledo and put in Jail because he would not pay his fine, was brought back and nut to work on the county road until the fine is paid. I un derstand several others of the county's guests are doing the same thing. This is good for the health of the men and will bring a revenue to the county. On Friday six young ladies- 1 teachers came from Eugene hy way of Siuslaw to Newport, leaving Florence Thursday, ar riving at Newport Friday even ing. They came to Mapelton by rail then to Florence by water. Oa way the coast they stopped at night at farm houses, They spoke of having a most excellent time a holiday from , start to finish. Their names are Misses Mary H, Perkins, Freida Goldsmith, Marjory L. L. Hipburn, Harriet W. Thomp son, Henrietta Smith and Dr. Bertha Stewart " The Doctor was the chaperon of the party. These ladies registered at The Abbey and started on the next morning ' their way home. ! They sopke in the highest terms of the grandure and beauty of j the scenery as they came along both by land and sea. The Rod and Gun Club gave one of their popular dances Sat urday evening at their hall. A miiRln wnn liniinnnllv Ann nnH ' Mh nortiMnonf umuf tn on joy the music and dance to the fullest extent. A large party came from Yaqulna and other parts of the county, among them we noticed Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pruett, Mrs. L. E. Casteel and daughter, Edith, and a number of the C. & E. boys, also John Dailey from Rock Creek. The hall Is large and commodious and the floor the best In the county. The order is always the very best and as the dances close at midnight no one gets tired out. When dances are co ducted this way it Is a pleasure to dance and it is also healthful and instructive. The Club now has over 200 members and is in creasing right along. The Gerald C. and Patsy came In Sunday with freight (or New port. The Patsy passed out over the bar Sunday evening bound for Siuslaw and other points south. Robert Collins, one of the editors and publishers of the Lincoln County Leader was In Newport Saturday, having come down on the gasoline launch Transit. Mr. Collins noted with pleasure the many improve ments going on in Newport, es pecially of the street improve ments and road building now go ing on, and particularly the neat appearance of the comer on Front street, where onee the Reception saloon was kept, but now occupied by the fine grocery rnd dry g-.(.! i stores kept by II. D. Morse. At the Commercial Club meet ing Monday evening the mattor of selecting a sulUiblo place for the County Fair ground? came up for discussion. The com mittee that had been appointed a week before to make some ar rangement with the people to purchase 24 lots belonging to D. S. Young and Mr. Blckford, lo- cated on Cape street, a half mile from the I. 0. 0. F. hall. This plot of land was very good abay, L. C. Smith and Lee Wll liams. This committee will try to purchase a five acre piece on the Plummer place, about one mile from the I. 0. O. F. hall, also 1 t A - fin;. et-fit rpVita la a most beautiful location. Thei8cho1 Wednesday ground Is level and cleared and large enough for all purposes, ! except a race track, but the rac ,: ing can De aone on me Deacn, which is about a half mile away uVes in California. A subscrip- tion was circulated the same evening and $430 pledged, and it is thought no difficulties will be had in raising the full amount. The following per sons subscribed: Lee Williams, $50: S. G. Irvln, $100; Mr. Hays, $100; Al Swartz. $30; M. Wy gant, $30j A. L. Thomas, $30; , L. C. Smith, $30, and Elmer Pat rick, $30. The time is short for this matter to be closed up but muf - be d?neKby th 7h ,ot so it can be brought before the ! Court at that time. Died At her home in New port, Oregon, April 20th, 1915,1 Miss Maude Merle Kirkpatrick, aged 17 years, 5 months and 14 days. The funeral services , were conducted at the home by Rev. George E. Pratt. The in- tprrmont took u In cemetery. The floral offerines were the most fragrant and beautiful that could be found at this season of the year, when na I ture is adorned with her most gorgeous colors. In the morn I ing of youth, when life's Jour ney had lust commenced, sur- rounded by father, brothers and sisters, with a smile unon her face as though she saw and was greeting some lamiliar friend, she passed over to the beautiful city where there is no sickness, .sorrow, pain nor death. She was a member of the Christian 1 Church and a young lady of fine ! Christian character, devoting her time, when able In trying She at to get an education tended the public school and was loved by all her school mates. A large number of friends and neighbors attended the funeral, six young men of the High School acting as pall bearers. She is survived by her father, three sisters and broth ers. o Elk City B. J. Chapman, wife and little daughters, who have been vis iting A. B. Slocum and family, returned (b their home near Philomath. Miss Bessie Gillet spent a few days visiting her parents, near Corvallis. Mr. Pearce taught during her absence. Deputy County Assessor F. W. Chambers was tailing on the homesteaders of Beaver and Bear creeks last Saturday, stop ping at John Gwyn's. Mr. Chapman and wife, A. B. Slocum and wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Thompson last Sunday, giving them a little surprise by coming over the trail. Thev returned home hvi launch Monday. Bear Creek Is planning on giv ing an entertainment soon. Everybody get your purse ready. Very enjoyable times are be ing had at Bear Creek school- house every Tuesday evening, practicing singing. o Upper Beaver Tete Peterson and Jesse Clif ford mado a trip to Oysterville Friday. K. D. Martin sent a fine hog to Toledo Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhoades and shlldren spent Saturday In Toledo. ... r .. .. Mr.' and Mrs. J. M. Bowers went to Yaqulna Saturday. "Henry Rhoades and Peter Peterson went to Oysterville Tuesday. Mrs. Adolph Peterson and lit- tie daughter, Josephine, : re- turned home from Newport I Wednesday. Supt. R. P. Goln visited our Mr. and Mrs. R. S. were guests at the G. E. Howe Lewis home Sunday. Roy Swavze of Toledo visited at the H. Rhoades ranch from Saturday till Tuesday. o Ona Mrs. Katherine Long and daugther, Mrs. Lonkowsky, of Pittsburg, Kansas, are visiting Mrs. Geo. Selby. L. M. Commons returned home from Portland Wed nesday evening. While there he visited his son, Lloyd, who is rap idly improving and has a wheel chair now. We hope to have n,m among us again in the near future. Mrs. II. H. Edwards and sons, Kenneth and Clarence, were vis itors at the Hill ranch Saturday. Clifford Phelps was very busy tne latter part of last week plowing for Joe Lissy. T TT ri 1 ,:;" "7 "u" ,BT' li tTJ VnmmAna VI81Ung wu . u..,vu. Miss LaDesea .Prescott. who has been working at the Selby nnrh i . r Vai luul weeno, re- turned to ner home at Bay View Qot,.rH ,,.! J 1CW Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Parks and I son, Alton, visited at the Phelps I home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ohmart vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Lissy Sunday afternoon Mrs. W. C. Weber was a vis itor at the Commons home Sun day. Bert Miller, who has been working at the Common's ranch tie past vupk leturned to his home at West Yaquina. Thurs day. o Regies Creek Smiling Mother Earth is busv weaving green witchery. Jay Buford is packing in sup plies by horse. Gale Shane is planting garden and small fruits. Ralph Darting made a trip to Philomath and back last week. Frank Mulvany made a flying trip up Flegles creek Saturday. Gale Shane will help Frank Mulvany re-fence the Davis place at Harlan. Mrs. Ralph Darting visited Mrs. Mentor Randall, who, with her family, are moving from Harlan to their stock ranch on the Drift Creek trail. Chas. Llndley Is working at Racks creek. The road gang Is making plans for their Summer's work. Several of the Racks Creek and Sweet Home representatives will make Sura Thine- rnn.h their headquarters. It is said wnere "two or three are gather ed together?" By the way, ttere Is stuff at Racks Creek that Presidents used to be made of Stan lev nnrl Clayton Frye are walking to and irom ineir nome and attending the Black school, ten miles dis tance. How does tha strike you you pampered ones? It strikes me where I live. -o West Yaquina Mr. and Mrs. Dick Iluntsucker spent Sunday, the 11th, with Ed Hanlon and family. School closed Friday and Miss Esther Stout and Grandmother departed for Oregon City Mon- day morning. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Culver ; called on Willis Sunday. Messrs. Osnar Snow. Rfirt Mil- ler and William Willis are work- jing on the road. I . The Beaver Creek callers this week were: L. M. Commons and son, Fred, John Hanlon and Clifford Phelps. Geo. Ryan makes regular trips now hauling cream. Friday is his day. o Little Elk Goat shearing is over; mohair sold, and money all spent, and now we are looking for some thing else to do. Asa Chapman is visiting his sister, Mrs. Oscar Matthews, this week. ,W.. J. Cline was hauling lum-i ber for Mr. Crocker last Mon-i day. Mr. Crocker is building j some new fence. j Kenneth Loudon made a flying trip to Turn Turn last Monday. He went to the blacksmith shop to have some repair work done. Walter Standard is visiting old friends and relatives this week. Fred Chambers, the 1eputv as sessor, was in our vicinity. Fred haR some good friends in this part of the county . Our road boss has a large crew of men working on the n"v road going around the schoolhouse bill This is a long needed change as this Is one of the worst .hills in this part of the county and we are all interested. w mucn bo mai we nave agreea t- wrirV fft flft ont ,.. li.' j 7 ' V IZ i the dav so as to make the money I go as far as possible. The Little Elk ball team met and defeated the Eddyville team I on the Eddyville diamond last Sunday. The score stood 19 to 6 in favor of Little Elk. It was j only a five inning game but the boys will have a game with Mc- ' Gee's bridge crew next Sunday, This promises to be a very fast game This will be the second game. While going home from the ball game last Sunday S. T. Lou don and family had what might have been a serious accident. They were driving a young horse and in some way he got scared at something and started to run and came in contact with a telephone pole. All four traces broke and there was such a sud den stop that all were thrown out, spring seats and all, but aside from a few small bruises there were no one hurt. Mr. Loudon says Old Pet is fast enough for him now. The Eddyville mohair pool was sold last Monday. Anr 1 19th There were 22,283 pounds In the pool. A man by the name of Sullivan bought the pool for ixjnuiiB ec o., oi roruana, ior 32 Vl cents per pound. o KT.AA ft . . , Taft Sheriff Ross passed through Taft Friday to Salmon River on official business. Jesse Farln left Monday for Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver have gone home, after spending two weeks camping at Taft. Road work has shut down for a while. Mrs. Horner has been visiting at Mrs. Stone's on Schooner creek for a week. Almond Bones Is hauling milk to McCllntock'8 cheese factory. Jake Johnson had the mlsfor tunetune to lose a fine colt last week. Charley Hyde has been on Sal mon River this week surveying Mr. Winkler's place. John Bones left for the Valley last week to visit relatives. o Yaquina Mrs. L. E. Cuateel returned from her visit In Portland Friday 1 evening. i Quite a Jolly crowd for this I place attended the dance at Newport Saturday night. All, report a good time. Mrs. Chas. Adams and daugh ter were Newport visitors Mon day, to have some dental work done. Oysterville has been quite lib eral with their whooping cough as they have divided it up with some of our people. The Dowl ing family are whooping it up. The school board met Tues day evening and decided to hire Mr. Fischer for another term. Mrs. T. Dowling and Mrs. J. Weston were Toledo callers Tuesday. The house of Sid Nickleson caught fire Saturday afternoon, but prompt work soon ex tinguished it and no harm done. o Winant Times are dull and news is scarce, so here goes. i Jay Van Scholck surprised this vicinity by getting married last Sunday, April 18th. He and bride left Wednesday morning for places unknown. We all wish them a pleasant honey moon trip and a long and happy married life. 1 Quite a few people of Yaquina attended the dance given at Newport Saturday night. Lorenzo Emerson left for Washington Wednesday morn- ing, where he will make a short Btv Mrs. V. D. Boone spent Sun- day visiting her parents at West Yaquina. Mrs. C. A. I lath will entertain the Merry-Go-Round sewing bee riven Thursday a: Mrs. John Sugg's. Mrs. Bessie Shermer and Gladys King made a trip to New port Thursday. Miss Alma Boone Is visiting with relatives In Newport this week. a. . There are 120 town plats In llWOOd 'Lincoln county. Five carloads of brick for the M. T. Whitney came up from new depot at this place have ar Newport Saturday, returning rived. Tuesday. Mrs. James Cordell came down from Eddyville to spend a few days with Mrs. John Boren. An Adventlst minister by the name of Cotteral came In from Portland Tuesday and is holding meetings at the schoolhouse. Born To Mr. and Mrs. James Slyh, April 16th, a baby girl. Mother and baby are doing well.' Mrs. U. G. Hart left for Tole- .do Saturday evening. Mrs. Emma Wood returned from Toledo Momlnv. Rose Lodge The Salmon River chesse fac tory started up on Monday. Deputy Sheriff Ross was on Salmon River on official business list ween. The entertainment given by the Salmon River Grange was a grand success. Everybody re ports a good time. MIbb Mamie Sutton has re turned home from Salem, where she has been going to school. The road work is about com - pleted on the Slick Rock road. Hugh Church bought two cows of II. R. Dcakins last week, also two of P. Deaklns. August Ford of Wlllamlna was a Salmon River visitor Saturday. The Bear Creek sawmill is running full blaRt now days. o Bay View Mrs. J. R. Walker returned I homo from Portland Saturday. Mrs. Rowln of Waldport vis Ited with her daughter, Mrs. Hurt Twombly, the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. K. Hendrlckson and her two daugh- ters, Mrs. Phillip Sheperd and Mrs. F. Briggs, and C. Olson of Llnville visited at Oakland's Sunday. Frank Buker and wife and "Dad" Buker of Waldport visited at Simmons' Sunday. Miss Dessa Prescott returned to her home Saturday. She had been working at Geo. Selby's, on account of Mrs. Selby's illness. G. W. Stephens had the mis fortune to lose one of his good milch cows. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. McWillis took a pleasure trip up the creek in their little Evinrude the latter part of last week. They visited Pt John Olson's and returned home Monday. I Miss Johanna Hansen visited at II. J. Simonson's Sunday. I George Prescott's had to kill ! their little dog "Fritz." He got the mad dog sickness, hydro phobia. I Onlte a crowd of boys gath ered at H. J. Simonson's last Sunday to play baseball.. Burt Twombly Is working at the sawmill in Waldport now. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Stephens visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Colvln Sunday. Mrs. F. F. McWillis was on the sick list a few days last week. o TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO TODAY I , , . , . I Ole Thompson was appointed road supervisor of road district No 45 Dy tne county Court this week. rur.lr Trnnn. at Chltwood, April 13, 1893, at the residence of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Trapp, Rev. Chas. Booth officiating. Born To the family of R. A. Miller, near Elk City, April 22, 1893, a daughter. Died At his home at Yaqulna ( April 25, 1893, James Huntauck" ; er, aged 74 yearn, Two of the heaviest taxpayers In Lincoln county are Samuel Case and John A.- Olsson. Mr. Case's taxes this year were, $387 and Mr. Olsson's, $331. We understand that Austin Rosebrook, the musician, has se cured a position In an orchestra in Portland and will soon leave for that place. Mrs. Altree will soon start a restaurant In the building now occupied by Henry Lewis. Mr. Lewis will move his goods Into the postodlce building and Post master Burt will move the ofilce into the McDougal building. F. Dudley Carson of Minne apolis Is on his way to Oregon and will locate In Toledo to prac tice law. County Treasurer Denllnger informs us there will be a large fruit crop this year. O' EXCURSIONS TO NEWPORT ' BY LAUNCH LOLLIPOP The launch Lollipop will run excursions to Newport every day during the Teachers Institute, i Wednesday, Thursday and Fri i day of next week. Launch will , leave Toledo dock 7 a. m.; leave Newport 4:30 p. m. dally. Faro , 50c. round trip, I Beginning next Sunday, the 1 25, the Lollipop will run excur- biuiiB iu iewpui L cvi-iy ouuuujr continuing an summer, iwc. round trip. Jacob Jacobson came down from his home at Pioneer last evening after shingles. He Is having a larger bam built on his place. Mrs. C. G. Copcland came up from Newport yesterday morn- - , Ing for a visit with her daughter, j Mrs. Esther Andersen,
