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VOLUME 25
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 18th, 1917.
NUMBER 13
NEWPORT
-The killing of Jess-Hall the
notorious convict by Carl Tuell
-a fifteen year old boy, has
created quite a sensation in the
Ki.nnt .n , .ii
was out of the penitentiary on I
a uuiiauionai paroie. tie naa
with him when. he first come in
V M m . i ,
1.111 cc or iour monins ago, two
boys about fifteen or sixteen
years oia eacn. wnen round on
me evening or May 9th, by Mark
Guilllam8, he lay dead In his tent
but Mark did not know it being
about lr:30 P. M., he might .be
asleep or acting opossum, so
he did not disturb him. Gull -
llams was led to the place by
n 1 Q llttla tiMn lnfl, Arn Un)
uuuwu6 uu6. uiaia.iuuiiuis win run mgai ana uay
went to Mr. Hall's house about under shifts. Help is hard to
half a mile distant and got his get now, everyone that wants to
brother Frank and then returned j work can get employment at
to the tent and found Jess was 'good wages
taro Jm6-,001"?.!1, ana heri.ff I The roads are being put In re
wen noUfled aad the next day In :palr by volunteer work and will
company with the undertaker, be ,n g00d conditlon by the time
IL "fn X We l the Place :the season opens for travel,
where Hall was found. An in- m . , . .
vestlgatlon showed that he had' Two Sunday excursion trains
been shot In the back, ball enter- haVe CT ln but w n& '? Jhe
ing 12 inches below right shoul-' atpencJd season the travel has
-der and 2 Inches left of the spine, . ueen Ilg1, J ,.."
passing diagonally through the ' La8t Sunday Mr. Jenkins, the
body, piercing the" heart, coming s- p- General Passenger Agent
out below, and in front of left came m and Mr- Montgomery
shoulder at upper edge of arm- the height agent at Albany
pit, producing instant death. He came ovec and fiPent tne day at
had on yellow stockings, garters, , Newport.
underclothes and trousers and ' 0
shoes, but the shoes were not .
laced; had a purse and cheap' NEULtb CREEK,
watch, no money. The tent was ' Mr. Shane is planUng pota
heavy canvas, large and put up toes enough so that the soldier
111 nna SIT thA nreW Ann nnAnntKl ...
places in that country. It was
Hlei ia eep, g0rg?, YheTC
trickled down a clear co d stream
three large fir trees that sur-
rounded the tent. These trees
r.r,.,i,i h a . . . "I
This is an ideal place for anyone oru of , cken8 lf Dotheby Hall
that wished to be hid froni the 8chol doesn t It, 'spell weed
world. Here Jess Hall erected fe:dTg adfTed' etc?
his tent and began to fill it up tk J 1 ,that bad for our
with loot that he had taken from P"!"? .f1 d?'ng . 8ome
the Seal Rock cottages. Among WfS-tbe class in
the stolen goods were found can- agriculture having drained a
ned beef, fruit and salmon; three 8ma11 8wamP and test,ed dler
pairs of woolen blankets, dishes, fntt 8,,,,s- Tfhe cfs? n ,na,ture
teacups and saucers, spoons 8 ata""B,,uotf" ?UadJ1itfrog
knives and forks, butter, flour 'ff as weysbutternyand hum.
bacon, coffee and a good lot of m,"g ,b!rd Physical qualities
liquors. The Savage rifle, .303, 1 ing the social subjects of
lay about 15 feet from the body our Harlan correspondent we
with one empty shell in it. No ne5dfllll,H? talk' or wnte Bpud8
evidence of any struggle but in , tne , x 4V , ,
his confession to Sheriff Geer.', lB.omo"e! f,orget that U ,s
youne Carl Tuell said he ahot intelligent to talk shop.
the outlaw because he threat-1
ened to kill him (Tuell). It was ,
b remarkablA thinir fnr nne on1.
young and inexperienced to do V, a' ank Mulvany home
such a thing. Tlie last of March ,lda,y r , . t u,
Jess Hall and Tuell spent threo 1 C: "ndlf7, ret,""ned to bis
days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. wr.k at Spauldings Camp.
Hall, parents of the outlaw. Mr. tI Newport. your vivid descrip
Hall is 84 years old and the on ,f, th? County Teachers'
mother Is also old and very fe- Ann,ual institute was quite exhll
ble. When Jess and Tuell left erat "A becaUBe ae of us
the house and bid good bye to!would- hare been elllgible to sup
Mr. and Mrs. Hall, It was eight u,pon sea t0018 at Prof- P'tman'a
o'clock ln the evening, saying Mpnmouthstud.ent table: viz.
they were going to Mexico and Iiss Vel,.a. Rush and nlece M,8S
would camp out that nighi, but ?,e?rg t,M8s1, now of tne Pen"
Instead they went to the tent. :d"Lton Zh Schol. also, ye
Tuell said he did not know Hall c,e who has considerable data
was a bad man till he commenc. !of tnt earller stages of the Mon
ed to rob the cottages. I don't J110""! Institution. Perhaps that
"Selieve that Mr. and Mrs. Hall wny have 80 niuch Vchlc-"
i t ..... .. I Newnnrt vrn nVinM tn.
jt.new inai jess was roDDlug me
cottages or that he had camped I
in ko ..i.iun . ii 11. 1 a. i
umi Tii.iiiiijr ut an. iie Jieui
that all from them. lln mini. nr.
explanation about what he was
doing, neither did he give them
the name of the little boy, or
where he got him. Mr. Hall said
they could never do anything
. hi. . .
wnn jess, ne naa Dad 0100a in
..o luu.u ncici ivccjj nun crops in.
. .lght way' Sald he was I Mr- and Mr8- J- C. Huntsucker
glad it had came to an end and went to Yaqulna Saturday
now they would know where he Mr. and Mrs.. M. G. Shermer
was and that he would never and daughters, Gretchen and
give them any more trouble. The Elane and nephew, Sederlck.
burial took place at the Fernlvlsited Mr. and Mrs. Thos Bar
Ridge Cemetery and he now lies ker Sunday.
at rest beside his brother, Joen, Miss Julia Brown went to Cor
who died several years ago. Two vallis Monday, returning Tues
Bongs were sung at the grave by ,iay. . she Is still on the sick list,
the women and a short obitiiaryj Mrs. .Thomas Barker and
read by Mrs. Alice Wind, and by .daughter, and Mrs. M G Sher
request a few remarks were mer and daughter, and MJss Ilis
made by Sheriff Geer. ;op called on Mrs. J. C. Hunt-
Verdict of the Jury: We the sucker Sunday afternoon.
Jury Impanelled to Inquire Into: Chas. Brown visited at the
the cause of the death of Jess ""tucker home Sunday even
Hall, after careful Investigation j nord Eu
and Inquiry, find as follows, ! Emerson and George and Jim
That Jess Hall came to his Huntsucker and Walter Brown
death from a gun-BhOt wound, were Upper Beaver visitors Sun-
mm an1 Vi a avii1h t mmv lAnn 1. 1 .
I fired by a party unknown.
!ft"yM. sh. Iremn Tracy
iWi DaJ?BvIWlJllam D Collins,
I" n wn;,Peter,, yr'
''aB- and F-
i Carter, Coroner.
Tne deeP Bea Ashing industry .
"D wim oi u. cim
boats engaged in the business, i
v 1 tha TjVnnlra T31 1 rrT-! m Tntlr
, " -" "-""i'" '- ,vn.
iBurnham, Gazell, Gerald C, and
the Freemont, when it Is -fixed
1 ccuiu,Hi wucu n, ib-uacu
"v uo cses 01 au rugrmi
and Gazell became disabled at
sea and the ut Boat crew had
;to 8 out and bring them In.
I The halibut, linn and rock
,coa seem to be plentiful,
i The Ice plant for the nextfew
1 n ni ti.i i .
Nothing like having plenty of
Murphys-war or no war.
1 . .
"g Kessi plant h,s Irish P"
J, .'J i
By the way, that gives the col-
J". t rank Mulvany has been
VU LAIC Dll.IV llOt
VU'bur Davis accompanied
1 ' UUU1U " gouo
a step arther and given' the
names Of thnno nhla tn llan
, , :: -
Shibboleth." Not?
POOLE SLOUGH
Farmers have all becan in
wonder if this rain Is ever going
' o
day. "
Mlsa Christine Peterson visit
ed at the Brown home Sunday
Misses Cara and Alma Boone
and Christine Peterson were in f'ua"y onege mil be m lo- Newt)ort went under new ma
our vicinity Tuesdav ledo Sunday evening and deliver 1iewi'ori wen' unQer new man-
Chas. Brown and Thos. Bark- Baccalaureate Sermon of the agement today, the bank having
er went to Newport Saturday. T,aduati?S clasa of the Toledo been bought by Newport and To.
They took flown two of Mr. Bar-
kers' cows.
CHITWOOD
Everybody busy making gar
den when it isn't raining.
Prof. S S. OoKsman unrf fam
ily are planning on going to S.
Dakota about the 8th of June.
The professor has taught our
scnooi nere ior me past several
years.
Archie Wilson s family is
growing. Miss Elva Wilson and
little ister. Cora, have come to
stay with their brother, Ray
mond, wno is aiso tnere. '
The C. M. P. C. met at the
residence of Mrs. E. H. Stein
metz last Thursday. The Club
meets regularly every week at
the residence of some of the
members. All topics of Impor
tance discussed, all but neigh
borhood gossip, and that is
strictly prohibited. The ladies
should be congratulated on that
score. '
The Happy Husbands and
Lonely Bachelors Club met at
the home of Albert Thomas last
Sunday. The war situation was j
thorouehlv discussed and a res
olution was unanimously adopt.
er."
Clvdo RoWp 1i vprv hnnv wnrlr .
ine on his new ranch latelv. Wp
need more or sucn industrious i
young farmers as he.
Mrs. E. M. Wood recently re-1
T1Ht
turned rrom a trip to
where Bhe has been visiting rel-
Hvp flnrl fHrnrfa fnr n.arlv o
nuic tjllC nag UCCII lOlLlllg TCI-
I m. . .
year. &ne says tnat sne lines ""use ui iwo o uock in me auer
Oregon the best. ' .noon, discussing with them the
Albert Cook traded his buggy proposed six million dollar bond
1 iu 11 aim nuiuiiKuur lur a nonv
lasi week.
SILETZ
To change the subject, we are
having a little rain.
Miss nutn sneve stayed with
Mr3. Joe Cason over Saturday
- ..-w . v wvmjvm
anJ,SUodT , iabutod lioJn0 lr bC mWht ' thG BaTaVy orPostmar G'aiTher
The Club meeting last Friday aut0 1 fense fund, and the quar- been increased from $1400 to
was well attended, holding a jter mill state road fund. Now : $1500 per year. Present pros
short business session, after 'ost of. the cars are owned in pects would indicate that anoth
which the entertainment com- .tne ciues, and the greater as-
hnittee had a short program.
Mrs. M. Wygant was up from
lurs. iiamar ana ner son, uar-
rel returned home from Salem
ni.j j . . .
weunesaay evening,
improving as well as could be
expected.
xjcnua iiryani Bpent weanes-
day night with Ruth Sneve and
Bertha Bryant spent Wednes
uura oiocum.
Marie Slocum and Bertha call
ed on Victoria Koblelski last
week. A few of the young folks
spent Sunday at the home of
Artnur urawrord
- . .1
uii. iuuenBun soia nis team 01
inrs. Ai. wygant was up irom ;7 ' , 7. c lu
Newport calling Saturday and to ",lake the citv dweller help
Sunday at her new home where Pav.for county roads. Then
she expects to spend a greater agaln under thIs Proposed bond
part of the Summer. i ng act none of the money Is to
it . . no Rnpnt n lthi., iti,n.L
horses to the Wygant brothers. jSchcnck home in this city Wed
A few young rolks called on ncsday evening, the ocassi'on be-
Miiiie oiucum weanesuav even,
inir U.V-nrJ ' j , """'-'suspicion tnat ne may nave been
Mrs Scott Lane nnrf n TflLnf Mr' and Mr8' Wade- 'Implicated In the death of pretty
Airs, bcott Lane and son, The evening was Bpent paying Miss Anna RannulHf ffi is
vnWCnLt0 i n, ?1d Tuf8- Wh"5t' after whkh a luncheon of 'yeaJs Waltcnberg i8 33 years
2yeysTrheeatednk WiU SK" 8a' jiSJS
ejes treated. cake was served. After suppetfdent of this county livine In th
CtoKFhM.t St?' WRh,a neat '''tloSnonK
aec Tuesday even?, parson-jPpcech, presented to Mr. and talned a divorce from his wife
11 nn y eveill"S- , , M". Wade a silver carving set, hUHy and has been llvInc ln
mX thrf! 4 t0ken f eSlee"1 by Portland .lss Ranquist dl id
the week 1 1 ' f I 0nB. VTnt' who nu'"iunder peculiar circumstances,
Even-body has been wnrk.n.'S Ut lhi'!y- Wac, and examinations show that she
hard trlino Lot Thlir i a" aI)lr,0I,,:ia,e response, , was In a delicate condition at the
m. T it ??1 the,r tro,)8 1 "J exPleHil his and Mrs. time of her death
Mamie Hawkins nnent vv - vviii ,ni,i.Mi..n 1"""' "u Ul"1"'
. . m v
nesday night with Miss Slocum.
C. s
Newport and Albany.
"'Y,."'"auc tt "lv i"
Dick Person from Florida is
here visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hall, the past
week or so.
Genevieve Tillotson and Ma
mie Hawkins spent Saturday
-1 j
and bunday at the Crawford's
home at Lower Farm. Peter E. Olson, of Marshflcld, icll will have the Water Comnils-
Tommlo McNalley and Joe have been put on the Portland- sloner inspect nil the connec
Steve were up from Taft the .Toledo run.Jaking the place of tions within a few days, and
nrst of the week.
"
Mrs. Oscar Brown Is on the
WUUUUCU WU l.lCl. Vu(lu
BACCALAUREATE
, SERMON SUNDAY EVENING j
. Pre8ldnt. w- H- Lee .of ihe
President V. H. Lee, of the
1UKU Bcnooii at tne Metnoaist
Church at eight o'clock in the
BirnnlnM H T ! 1 . . .
cTQuiuK, ivii. LHfl win nrRRrn nr
.iwniiuifc u, m0 UlUHllllg,
tl
Pres. W. H. Lee
GOOD ROADS MEETING
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Mr. Adams of the State Iltcrh
wnv r.nmtnlcnlnn will h In Tnlo
do next Tuesday and will ad
drPR thp rftiKPllR flf fho nnnrt
uvoun; AllU TV 111
. a a f 1 1 . ,
Everyone is interested in irood
roads, but we disagree 011 the
best method of obtaining them.
Come out and hear Mr. Adams,
PVPn If Vnil flmi't fatm, lnA ,1
issue,
I we personally favor the bond
issue, and we think everyone
f viiv ctci ru ic
should for this reason. viz..h
jsessment valuations are in 'the
' f l.nis s our one chance
' . """ uiiuuiuan
i0011"', wh'ch ,B th richest
iCOIintV 111 (ha eiat nnA 1
I i K
U ' S;&S Yd
'ill oaieiU I - V "voii nv d'uuis ui tauic aiiivcti
Darrel is'flin y 1 e 8tate and accord-!for the lodging camps the first
could be R y pays tne m08t taxes- Tn'8 ,of the wee,. one of which Is
i.iu.icy win ue lauen rrom Alult -
nomah county and spent ln other
, , .z ' ""u
,I)arls of the 8tate
WADES SURPRISED
ON SILVER ANNIVERSARY
The Ladies of the Whist Club
n IT.') II Irrwl n 1. 11 ..! .
, " nuijiiioe ujjoii mr.
anu mrs. Lee Wade at the
nifi- tn s v wri.n.... i
- u M.r, viutiuji m uviiiK re-
.nicinbered on their anniversai-v
;"" "upeu an would bo nresent
Zr :"l L',r uolue" Anni-
"... j jrc-uia iitutr
0
R0AMER AMD RUSTLER
WILL MAKF thi PftDT
will MAKE THIS PORT
TtlA HnOmOli Otwl T?MUttnt
. - hiiu nu ikiioiiLii
, two gasoline boats owned bv
Ithe Mirene. which has been
i"3 iiiueiie, wmcn nas ucen
ttakcn over by the government
ia;ci.
NEWPORT BANK.
CHANGES HANDS
' The Western State Bank of
ieuo men. ine omcers or tne
new consern are: C. E. Hawkins
9 fPnl.J. n v
vi iuicuu. uieuiueiiL: u. r . jnr
lobson, of Newport, vlce-presl-
ucill, Bliu j. W. I14WKIOB VI lO-
ledo, cashier. The latter will
move to Newport at once and
assume active management of
the bank. For several years past
he has been cashier of the Lin
coln Countv Bank of thin nlnpp
and has demonstrated his busi
ness ability.
Joel Booth, assistant cannier
of the local bank will be promot
ed to tne position of cashier.
TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES BIG CLASS
The Toledo High Schaal class
of '17, consists of twelve gradu
ates as follows: Thelma Hoe
flein, Winifred Swearingen, Mar
jodie Ball, Hah Sherwood, Doris
Elder, Mollle Ross, Ruth Larson,
Mamie Redfleld. Terrence Gaith
er, Jack Haskett, Norman Stew
art and Basil Lutey. The class
will hold their graduation exer
cises at the Dime Theatre novt
I Wednesday evening, at which
it imp the following nrnrrnm will
De renaered:
Introduction of the Class
.Bv Prof. THniifrh
Class Song 'The Blue and Gold'
Bv the Cl.nfta
Class Declaration
By Norman Stewart
Class Resolutions
. ' Junl0
By a Junior, Clayton Dickson
- j nv a Junior navmnnH Rtawort
.'"y JnOr, UaymOllfl Stewart
vaieaictory aaaress ana presen
tation of dinlomas
By Herman Greenhagen
Valediction
By Herman Greenhagen
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL GAIN
The receipts of the local nnnt-
- - :
e ior ine past year snow a
big' gain over the
ll r arftin nvan
Uj 1 ' ......
'coming year, as Toledo's future
looks very bright at present.
LOGGING CAMPS
RECEIVE NEW CABLE
i men, and th other 1- inch
: line, the smaller Is for trip line
and the larger for hauling logs.
This would indicate that the
company expects to be hauling
logs Boon.
AUGUST WALTENBERG
ARRESTED IN PORTLAND
August Wallenberg is under
arrest In Portland, being held on
: - . .......
0
MfiTiPF Tn watfp
consumers
As the drv Reason la now com.
on' aml ttlc. Bawn"" exPectei1
to be using water soon, all water
conminier8 re rcqneHte(j (0
U n OA nil Inn , tn ttr.ntw. .nrt.l
uavu uu hju. r j lauicm mill
'nlumblnir rennlred. The Cnim-
thorn hnvlnir lonkv flxturoB will
tnoBe noving leasy iixtures win
be cut off from the mains until
DU111V 19 11AUU.
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB
WILL GIVE DANCE
The Hleh School Entertain.
ment Club will give a dance at
the I. G. O. F. Hall, next Wed
nesday evenine after the Com.
mencement exercises. The club
is using the funds derived from
these dances to purchase a flag
for the school. Tickets for the
dance, $1.00. Ice Cream and
Cake will be served.
MARK MIDDLEKAUFF
JOINS CAVALRY
A letter from Mark Middle
kauff, who is attending the Iowa
State College at Ames, Iowa, to
his narents. Attorney and Mo.
0. Middlekauff, in this city, con
tains the information that he has
passed the examination for en
trance into the officers' reserva
corps and is to report for duty
may 11 at r ort snemng, Minn.,
where he will be assigned to the
cavalry. Me has secured his
master's degree at Ames and Is
to leave that place tomorrow
night on his way to Fort Snell
ing. He will visit relatives on
his route. Corvallis Gazette
Times. WAR CENSUS
MARSHALS APPOINTED
Following is the list of War
Census Marshals appointed by
Sheriff Bert Geer, with their
precincts -and registering sta
tions: Registrar Precinct Station
K. L. Buker, Alsen , Evans Hall
Oty E. Lewis Denver Creek Ona School
O. C. McWIllls llavVlow n. V. School
F. A. Thomimon Big Elk Grant School
llulh Illiittner D. ljko IX L. School
Charleg Allen Elk City Morrison House
A. P. Robs Klvo lUvera F.K. School
J. M. Stone Kern Kurnvllle Caunorr
Amber McBrlde LIttloElk OrungoHall
L. D. Nash Naalivllle Norton School
U S. IVnnlck, Newport City Hall
W. E. PeterRon N. Toledo City Hall
O. L. Grny Nye Creek N. C. Rest Room
P. Shoemaker Taclllc I. 0. O. P. Hall
R. H. Plank Rock Creek Orton School
H. R. Peakins Roue LodRo tiranRO Hall
Scott Lane, SiloU, . DavlH Building
Rose M, Sthrnck S. Toledo Court H.
u.ix.rumo iiucwaier snmiiw. scnooi
Gwen Cnliuh an YnrhntK Ynrh-ita iitnr
G. N. Pulso Tidewater Smallw. School
"
!NbI1'8 King Yaiulna Casteel Hotel
INDEPENDENT ENTERPRISE
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
With the issue of yesterday
the Newport Independent Enter
prise went into the discard. Mr.
Emery, the publisher, was in To
ledo Tuesday and made arrange
ments with us to take over his
subscription list, and fill out the
unexpired subscriptions. The
Independent Enternriap hnn hoen
published about two years, and
accoruing to iwr. jianory, was
run at a loss most of the time.
Mr. Emerv exnecta to mntlnnn
in the Job printing business at
.Newport, 'l ne high cost of ma
terial and Poor sunnort nr clvon
as his reasons for quitting.
o
FLAG RAISING POSTPONED
The fine ralnlnc which una
scheduled for this afternoon has
been UOStnOllivl tintll Inmnrrnni
afternoon. Remember, tomor
row afternoon at two o'clnrk at
the courthouse.
o
GOOD ROAD POINTERS
It Is time for us to cot nut nf
the mud. We need nml must
have good roads. They will add
tono wealth, thrift and happi
ness of our people and our
state. This menrtiirn lir.onn.
000 rond bond bill) does not add
one ranning to our taxes; It
simply capitalizes waste. Mn
sane man or woman should offer
a single word of opposition to
mis movement. Governor
Wlthycombe at state-wide good
roads rally in Portland.
, "This Is the greatest measure
ever contemplated by the state
of Oregon." Governor Withy-,
combo said, discussing tho $6 .
000.000 road bond bill at the
state-wide good roads rally li
Portland. "It means more to
tho state than any measure in
Its history, because the one thing
we need Is highways" ln Oregon."
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