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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1915)
H As 7 2-i It . VOLUME 23 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915. NUMBER 14 1VTr77 ' wb of each Community Gathered each lI.E W 0 week by Our Rustling Associate Editors mmur-. COUNTY Newport Irvln Magee is having some a few days with her brother, Ed! Willie ClauBius bf Slletz was la CLEAN UP; fAINT UP This has been a busy time for Newport. The public school is closing up Its work for the year. "The Merry Milkmaids," a' play put on at the Midway Theatre on the evening of the 14th by the Eighth Grade pupils was one of the best entertainments of the season. The Class was un der the direction and training of Miss Harkleroad. The play rep resented the beauty and happt ' ness'of farm life. The girls, with their plain calico dresses, sun bonnets and milk buckets and stools to sit on while milk ing, and at the same time keep ing cheerful and happy. ' In this country where it rains so much in Winter the boys and men do the milking as well as to do the farm work. The boys came on the stage with their farm clothes and farm utensils for work hoes, spades, shovels and axes. These boys .were also happy,, showing Ihey were well pleased with their chosen A occupation. If more people owned their homes and as much land as they need there would be less pov erty and suffering in the world. Stay on the farm Is good advice. The lllgh School gave an en tertainment in the auditorium of the new ' building. The stage was beautifully decorated with evergreens. The exercises were begun by a vocnl solo by Miss Harkleroad. Salutatory by Mr. Fred Roylton. Class Prophesy by Walter Belt Valedictory by Madaline Ryan. The High School graduates showed by the able manner with which they de livered these addresses that they had been trained in their school work, especially In clear ex pression and forceable delivery. Miss Ryan s address made a . good impression. The graduat ing address by W. E. Gwynn, in , bis usual able and eloquent man ner. His address rose to the dignity of an oration. Prof. Dawkins also made a very plain, sensible talk to the Class and if remembered will do each one great good in all their future lives. painting done by 0. Matthews Miss Irene Magee has returned frnm Mra Pnhhlnft whftfG . she had been studying for the Sunday. . ' , ' . ; " Sunday, Eighth Grade examination. I . Ed Hanlon and brother; John,'! Marriage license was issued Some work has been done on are attending Grand Lodge at - Wednesday to wuuam uocneu HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT Hanlon, and family here. , , uhe city Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John . Hanlon 1 T. F. Travers, the Siletz black- Tnere uveB tn gt. Louis a man moved over to their home at Ona. smun, was over to tne Dau game , named Allen W. Clark. He con- ceived tne idea or instituting a country-wide clean up and paint up campaign. This was in 1912, , the new road around the Bchool Newport this week. and yvella Davis. . wnue trying u. pass . J",: v. ,uu mv one of the remarkable phe- invocation Rev. Allen Mr. Wennert Dougnt a norse graaer, wnicn is sianamg uu we, smcuiu, evemu6 num nomena of the tlm6i The Salutatory Wlllard Carson The following is the program to be rendered at the entertain ment to be given by the pupils of the High School at the Dime (next Wednesday evening: PROGRAM Tuesday. .. I Miss Rena Aldrich visited Irene Magee Saturday. Roger Loudon also called up that way. Messrs. Clifford and Brown Wakefield, Virgil Loudon and George Carran, were over at Ona the other day. ' . Walter Standard and Asa Chaptman are slashing brush for Mr. Stockdale. Mrs. Vance Cline went to Nashville for a visit with her folks. o bridge, George Ryan's wagon , to the Valley. broke a rotten board, falling off I j- G plank brought to market the bridge and spilling some' pvrn, dava . lot of rina cream, Upper Beaver J. M. Bowers made a business trip to Toledo Wednesday. . Yaquina s. J. raspberries Mrs. Lena Jones is up from Otter Rock visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Enos have '. moved back to Elk City, where T7 1 Ml. it. Henry Rhoades, Jesse Clifford Z and Peter Peterson made a trip miu at that P,ace to 6ysterville Thursday. ' : Leonard Newkirk of Milwau jm t m nnN viaited et.kle visited the first of the week V. T TJuntaiinlfor ronoh Thnra-'; With his Sister, Z v. " ihoff, near-this city, returning William Peterson of the C. ft' home yesterday morning. J. D. Hamaker claims that he is the first in the market with green peas and new potatoes, having brought some of each to town last Saturday. ' Clean-Up Paint-Up Idea has be come national, indeed it has . traveled across the seas and has become inter national. This Is! an AU-Year-Around-Campaign. The women of the Civic Im- PianoSolo "Dawn" by C. R. Moore. . .Frances Avery Oration "Whence the Reward" . . . Borgny RomtVedt Piano Solo "Star of Hope" Genevieve Tillotson provement Club of Toledo have Oration "Americanism" committed themselves to this i Maude Miller campaign .and earnestly ask every man, woman and child to help In the work. Let us declare war on the fly. Trap it swat It vigorously. The first thing necessary to Piano Solo "The Palms" .Myrtle Paine Valedictory. . Elizabeth Mackey Class Address Prof. Reed Presentation of Class .Prof. Blough Mrs. F. Rieb- make a community flyless Is to Presentation of Diplomas acquaint the people with the dangers of the fly, to remove and .W. E. Ball Class Roll E. bridge crew, spent Sunday nA IfntiHoir irtaftlncr a f iYxa A 1 Brown received the sad - . , ' . news of the death of his sister. I . i Mrs. Dobson, at Independence K. D. Martin and Geo. Emer-: RatiirHav mornlne. Mr. ana sonweiiiw lujeuunwu,. Mrs. Brown left Sunday evening I Qeo. Emerson was planting ' to attend the funeral. 'potatoes on Mrs. McKenney's, homestead Wednesday. - clean up the breeding places Of Borgny Romtvedt Frances Avry the fly, to keep filth covered un- Elizabeth Mackey til removed, to kill all Wintered- Maude Miller Genevieve Tlllotton Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Bain of Bellfountalne spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dowllng. ' Mrs. J. "II Sugg of Winant Sundayed at the home of Mr. Whitney's. Mrs. L. E. Casteel left for Portland Wednesday morning, called there by the death of her brother In law. Mrs. Sid Nickleson and child ren spent Wednesday at New port. A large sea lion that had been killed, floated in on the beach Tuesday night and has been the attraction' of quite a number of people at this place.' o ' . nva, flfaa anH nnw avantiinllv t and eternally to keep up the fight. The fly census takers have estimated that every two files killed now means 5,746,- Myrtle Paine Wlllard Carton 0 MARRIED . W. C. Flarher rlnsfld a term nf Bchnnl in the Yaauina district flies killed now means 5.746.- In the parlors of the Mer last Friday. . Mr. Fischer has 679,500 fewer flies August 1st.' ! chants hotel In Toledo, Oregon, hPPn retained for the next term, i The camoalen aealnst the fly Wednesday, May istn, Mr. K. D. Martin and I. N. Huyett thu8 making thiee consecutive will be paralleled In Toledo with .William Cochcll aud Miss Ovoila delivered a beef and veal to To- yeara f0r him In that school. the campaign for Clean Streets. Davis, of Nashville, were united ledo Monday. l ,, .. lV WaBte Daper cans will receive all in marriage, R. E. Collins, JuS' Charlie Wood.n mZc waste paper and f Huntsucker of Wright's creek " cans wUl retreat, visited the former s brother, T. tQ fall and dlBiocate her 8houl Huntsucker, and family Sunday.; der Tharp is attending her Mr. and Mrs. Pery Vancll were and says she is getting along guests at the Lewis home Sun- nicely. Johnny Yasek brought an egg to this office this week, laid by a Black Minorca hen, which is certainly one of the "whoppers The egg measures 6 'a Ona The Grand Lodge of Oregon I. O. O. F.is holding its sixth an nual session at Newport this year. About fifteen hundred, of Rebeccas and Oddfellows, six bundred delegates are attending the lodge and three hundred del - egates are attending the Re bekah assembly. The Rebekahs hold their meeting in the Odd fellows Temple and the Grand Lodge hold their meeting in the skating rink. On Tuesday . evening the Portland team ex- empllfied the degree work of the Encampment in the skating rink. This work -was splendidly done and it is said to be the best team in the state. The McMlnnvllle team also put on the floor work In the rink "Wednesday evening, exemplifying the Rebekah De gree. The Salem team put on the joint installation work. This was very interesting as new fea 1 tures were added. After the in stallation was over ice cream was served. This was a general exercise and all had a good time. The Muskavites gave one of their fine side-splitting street parades Wednesday evening. This is a fun-making exhibition and all enjoy it. On Thursday an exhibition of the life saving drill was given by the crew of the Yaquina Bay Stalion, dpt. Stuart in charge. Also a cliim bake will be given on Newport beach the same evening. The Oddfellows. Rebeccas tvnd of her visitors arl provided for and all seem to enjoy themselves to the fullest extent. It would have been much better had It not rained. o Quite a number of the young men of this vicinity went to the beach Sunday. Clifford Phelps and Lloyd Parks were visitors at the H. H. Cook & Co.' sawmill Monday. Fay Selby went to Newport Friday, returning home Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. If. M. Commons visited at the Phelps home Sunday. Chas. North of Newport and Mr. Bowerman of Salem were in this vicinity one day last week. o day, Mrs. J. M. Bowers visited Mrs II. Rhoades Monday. . Mrs. I. N. .Huyett visited Mrs., A. Peterson Wednesday after noon. -r r1?-. ' ;' - - - .' - Gordon Emerson of Oyster City visited at the Peterson, ranch Monday evening. I Mrs. H. Rhoades visited with Mrs. A. Peterson Thursday. Gordon and Jean Emerson of Mr m Fonv hnrt th mlsfor- WaBte paper cans will receive all in marriage, R. E. Collins, J Mrs. M. Espy had the mlsfor- . Uce oI th Pcacc 0fflciattas. into hiding un-' The bride is the beautiful till broueht out in boxes and dauRnt"' of Mr. and Mrs. J. o. sacks for removal. Let every one consider himself a commit tee of one, on the Job, to help make Toledo a clean and beau tiful city. Come out and see our "Civic Friends and Foes" given under the natronaze of the Woman's friends of this popular young inches civic Club, at the Dime Theater couple In wtehlng them a life of Pavls of Nashville, and has been a resident of Lincoln county all her life. The groom is a mem ber of a C. & E. bridge crew, and is an industrious, worthy young man. The Leader Joins the many by 8y Inches. In. circumference. Friday evening, .May 28th. Re-. happiness,,, and weighs a trine over iour member the time and place, ounces. Can you beat it? i -: o- The Grammar grades are pre- TWENTY TWO YEARS paring for a closing day pro gram to be held at the "Dime" May 28th, at 8 p. m. Inciden tally this will be the time of Oyster City were In this vicinity awarding the Eighth Grade dl Friday. CHILDREN'S DAY AT TAFT The children around Slletz Bay had their day May 14th. Though the rain spoiled the plan plomas. C. K. AGO TODAY Dr. Carter and family of Elk City spent Memorial Day In Toledo. The school closed its spring HUCKLEBERRY FINN LIVING IN OREGON Huckleberry Finn, the famous character in Mark Twain's stor ies of Mississippi river travel, has celebrated his 90th birthday on his turpentine farm near Ku- Glen om hv oHvHno- on untertnlnment . Crosno Informs us that , . itrAov vnfnir The 6 - ' a 4 k m. the coal m hie out north of town followl 8 took part In tne har ouMoor lif eibhe lB a9 a'ctlve s now getting out coal in quan- ffle Cr08n0 Mamie WQen rroT,llvoBurnwba t "h? Se Muskey.Sada Chambers, Ivy and Mark Twain and Tom Saw- for a dinner in the grove and a Tne'coal wIU be hauled rr,TODuT,u:" I"JS1 Tart ThlB consisted I of songs th? frAjSKJn bezent Maudle Ruth Galtner' Ge0- For forty-five years Huckleberry d" a CroBn agCnt . fibers. Belle Butler Geor r of the Mc. Intra hv the nunlls of districts i iucviudivcj, m..j o- 1 ivenzie river. BO 51 B4 and 60 All expressed I Prof. S. B. Ports, principal of Minnie Smith, Anna Chambers, j To hla intimate friends he tells themselves as well pleased with the Toledo Grammar school, en, Ell Gaithcr. 0f his boyhood days on the Mls- the entertainment and many : " "?"'" v" " , ; Harry Fant, FranK wauswonn bmaiii m, i' inan-'"Bnin urauo l ,ttDl and Fred Chambers expect to go ens , oi nis rougui uu i Tuesday evening. ien mem-; caUfornia on the steamer. river oerore and aunng uio wur, bers of the class were present. I lu n,fin;and how he flnaUy crossed the m,. ln n,oa nun) In vnr. MrS. J. F. Stewart and IllUO . 1?nnUlaa tn Ann lious games and contests until daughter, Faith, went to Wood, hlmBelf on the McKenzie river nual event. Little Elk These fine rains are making crops grow. Mr. and Mrs. O. Matthews re turned from Corvallls Saturday night, bringing with them a new stove. . W. F. Wakefield made a trip to Nortons and Nashville Satur We are having Winter wea ther. Mrs. Birdie Wiley and Miss Clare Moore spent Monday night in Elk City. J. W. Davenport and daughter, Miss Edith, went to Elk City Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Davenport spent last Saturday with friends at Harlan. Elizabeth Swank of Aumsville Is at present visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Birdie Wiley. Messrs. Lucy Martin and Clare Moore and Vanoe Daniels and Ltge Grant spent last Sunday on Table Mountain. Tney got trifle bit damp. . , . Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davenport were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown's Sunday. Alvah Moore went to Harlan Saturday. Messrs. John Davenport and Everett and Ray Brown went to Toledo last week. 1 'O West Yaquina Mr. and Mrs. J. Kurth and son of Portland are spending a week or two with Mrs. Kurth's sister, Mrs. Bert Miller, and family. Mrs. O. B. Ryan of Ona spent SEVEN TO SEVEN TIE The Toledo-Siletz ball game had to be called in the twelfth ; inning last Sunday on account of rain, the score standing 7 to 7. At the end of the ninth In ning the score was 4 and 4. In the tenth Slletz made a score and so did Toledo. In the 11th Slletz made two and so did Tole do. Along about the eighth frame one of the Slletz boys a late nour wnen reirebnmeuiB were served. All those present report a "dandy" time. The annual conventions of grand lodgeB of Oddfellows and Rebekahs are in session at New port this week. Representa tives from every nook and cor ner of the state are in atten dance. These delegates went down on a special train wnicn burn to visit the former's par ents. Thos, was in week. R. F. Agency knocked one that looked goodjoft Portland last Monday morning, and on the regular naBsenger train that evening. The weather has been disagree' for a home run, the ball landing In the middle of the slough way out behind left field, but Clyde McMillan, our left fielder, seeing the runner was gomg to score, .& m08t enjoyable time. ' piungea miu me waier, gui mc ball, and threw the man out. Center pitched the entire 11 Innings for Toledo and was In good shape when the game Robertson of Chltwood town the first of the Collamore went to the to lay some cement foundations for a new building. w m TV I. r9 rtiltnrnAil I ill. X. TV Ul LUC J VMibnvwu was In the city Monday. o- Newt Center returned to O.A, C. Monday morning after a short without money and looking for a place to winter. In telling how he got the name "Huckleberry," he relates to 'a racket on the Grey Eagle, on wnicn ne was nri uiaie, i "You see, If everything didn't go I right, I was the 'huckleberry.' That's what we called a man who gets in between a fight. I Jumped down from the quarter deck and knocked them apart." Here the old man held up two mutilated hands. According to visit with his parents. Newt : hlB Btory Clemens, Sawyer and V. L I 7. ., . n ... K.vincr 'neipea me uuyo uui m j .himself bougnt me urey cjirio able but evidently aU are having , Bundav. occupying the I iT yf, ,,n in a race on mound. the river, Clemens piloted the O. B. McCluskey sold his farm craft to victory. on the Slletz mis. ween 10 m. r in any The minstrel show given by the pupils of the Newport High ended Here is the lineup: Toledo A. McMillan Hammond Canon Plank Groth Edwards Center C. McMillan Mills 2b lb c Slletz Al Lane Goodell Art Lane bs P. Washlngotn Casey-Reed Watts 8b cf P If rf A. Washington Umpire, Andy Goodell. A return game will be played at Slletz Sunday, May 30th. the government School at the Dime In this city IIonlBter of Salem, consideration ' bougbt the boat, according to last Saturday night was one of the best entertainments ever given in the city. The house was crowded and the people were very responsive to the ef forts of the youthful performers, who all acted like professionals. The songs. JokcB, etc., were all good and displayed considerable talent among those young po- Reed-Casey pie. The Business Mens guar- Kclixiici anu ait. iiuyuwu riuuu - slsted wltn several songs, anu Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn gave scv $7600. Mr. Holllster and family his story, and tne owners anuea will take possession the first of westward. Clemens stopped at Denver, he Bald, to write books. Sawyer went up to St. Paul, but Finn kept on toward tne iNonu- June. Thomas Thomas of Roseburg, ' one or tne oid time engineer wi,- woa mrpnmn.nilA bv the C,& R, ZVirSx and tne city touay maning yv -',h. ,nri,,ded two mules. two horses but no money. Finn wan (he first settler on the Mc- Roy Walker has Just received Kenzle, according to his Btory. his commission as dredger lever- j 0 man, ana nan uou uBBiKne.. t , . ,iromi the Phe1n tlona. to spend a month on the former's claim on the Slletz. I government dredge Oregon. The I eUKU IUO 1. 1 .1.1.. eral good readings. The people i Oregon Is now stationed at Aber-! r."" z Msm ' nn mwl UrtV ex- of Toledo will certainly extend t dcen. Washington, and Roy ex the elnd hand to thcHe young I ,,ccts to leave for that place In r ah,.,, ! ovnn- folks Bhould they decide at any i ft few days. This Is a civil scr- Peter Beyer has sold his res idence property on Grove street Ing from a two weeks' stay in the Valley. film iliife to return to enter-i vine inn. and la certainly a good, to H. II. Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. tain us. 1 one for Roy; l i X.KJ St t twvvi I Pratt have taken possession, day,