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TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY Och, 1917.
NUMBER 22
VOLuME 2s
Kt c lAi dadt lYaauina Bay for the
Guard crew to come out and
The port commissions of New- pilot them in over the bar. The i
port and Toledo met in joint power boat was soon on the
session at the Commercial Club way out to the vessel but Cap
rooms Monday evening with the tain Westerdale came right on
following members present: To- and really did not need any pilot
ledo W. E. Ball, A. T. Peterson ' mg. He came in without any
and Lee Wade who acted as sec- : trouble and tied up at the city
retary of the meeting; Newport ! docks. The Powers was being
R. F. Baker, Ed Stocker, B. M. j towed to Astoria but the north
Armitage and O. F. Jacobson, jwest wind blew so strong that
who acted as chairman of the 'when they got nearly to the
meeting. W. E. Ball and Mr. mouth of the Siletz river, had to
Armitage had been to Portland turn back and come Into New
and interviewed the Board of U. port for shelter. The Gleaner
Coast llluntsucker Saturday evening.
Well, don't forget the Dig
dance come one and all.
ONA
Lloyd Commons made a trip
to Newport Monday.
Miss Leola Uewett or Buver,
Oregon is visiting Miss Neta
PhelDS.
A. W. Weber was in Newport' V. L. McFarland, Farmer,
JURY LIST AUGUST 1917,
TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT
Name Occupation Address
J. E. Edgar, Farmer, YaChats
V. D. OraveB, Farmer, Toledo
B. F. Baker, Real Estate Agt., Newport
J. Bradbury, ' Farmer, Toledo
A. W. Weber, Farmer, Ona
Fred Wagner, Farmer, Nortoni
C. R. Barclay, Farmer, Waldport
P. J. Parks, Farmer Elk City
Ona
Wednesday. 10. 3- Pwrdy, NaUtorlum, Newport
Mrs. J. R. Coovert who has j Daniel Grady, Farmer, Toledo
been attending the M. E. A. at i L. T. Grant, Farmer, Harlan
PaHUiiH roMii-ncr' -. r,P- home iW. E. Watklnn. EVrmnr. Elk Cltv
S. Engineers ana tneir report, went back to umpqua dui wiuiSunday j Mike Shermer. Fishorman, winant
was read and ordered filed. This return again when the wind in spite of 'hv baying there -C A. Ofatedahl, clerk, Toledo
report showed that the Com- calms down and take The Pow-jwag a ,0,-,y 00a crowd at the T. f. wnioughby. Farmer Eddyvtiie
mission desired to go ahead and ers to Astoria where she will be :pi..(. ei,,e"n by the Good Roads 'S. c. Braiwfleid. Farmer, siieti
make the improvement, expend used on the Columbia river as a iLiul on the beacn Sunday. ij. N. Taylor, Fanner, Denser
lueir euare ui me uiuiicjr wmyii low Doal. Misapa Neta and Helen PhelDS Archie Brooks, Farmer. Waldport
FIRES DESTROY SILETZ INDIAN FAIR
i-m in i iAiire i
rvvn nwivicj Th d f f th thirrlannual
nnrimr the nast ten davs four Siletz Fair has been set for Wed
residences have been destroyed nesday, Thursday and Friday,
hv flreR. most of them caused bv August 29, 30 and 31. The man.
ripfprtivft tines. Three of the agement is wonting nara ana
flrp wpr on the Siletz reserva- expects to nave a Digger ana
tion and one near Toledo.
The home of A. E. Fearn, who
lives about three miles north
east from Toledo was totally
destroyed by fire a week ago
last Tuesday. The nre occurea
Many autoes are t":r:.,r,K totnnri Miss Leola Hewett were Ed. Wade, Laborer, Toledo
guests at the home Of Mrs. J. K. j L. M. Commons, Farmer, Ona
Coovert Wednesday. i Chris Larsen, Farmer, Siieti
John Hanlon and Miss Grace G. H. Horefail,
Howe of South Reaver are F. C. Aldrich,
i working at the Wrlgnt home. !D. B. Ramsdell,
WEST YAQUINA !
Oscar Snow of North Bena z. M. Derrick,
0. F. Dickson,
C. H. Pierce,
Fred Stroke,
Frank Davis,
Farmer, Nortons
Farmer, Eddyvllle
'Fanner, Elk City
Farmer, Toledo
Farmer, Otis
Farmer, Bayvlew
Farmer, Harlan
Surveyor, Toledo
Clerk, Waldport
would be $418,000 and talc, the
cnance as to wnetner ''ov- Newport now. TL-. . oa'. to the
ernment would mate;. . . with an Valley i8 ln flne -owaition. A
equal amount. TL-ik fa optional ,arge beautiful $6,000 car came
wauiiieuuver.il -.ni uui iuuuyy- ; aU tne way from Chicago and
ing preceden '.ntie Sam will no ;otner cara are here from Kan
doubt pu ui; nis part of the Ba8 xebraska, Montana and
money, i was finally decided other western states on a tour
to w:. and see if Congress, ; of observation, health and pleas
wV is now in session, wilrure
uj'Ke an appropriation to help i ' ... . . TT
1QtheJnn7Totni,fWHv and Wakefield and County Judge spent the latter part of last week F. L. Buker.
from the Secretary of War to go hYa J MouKn ?oad ort terests and visiting old neighbors .
ahead with the people's part otl". and friends. Mr. Snow made the
the work. Some of the speakers tour J fplc lJt71I trin ud the coast from North '
thought it would be well to sell f "u' "th of Si- Bend on foot- arriving here Wed- i Every man ln Oregon register,
the bonds, get the money at least r. Z7.i. B 1 ' . ' j ' . ' 1 nesdav. He returned to his home ed under the selective conscrip
$350,000 and place it in the bank " I" r- "? J " f' Sunday. ; tion act should know Just what
.4 . "r '," I Newt. Guilllams Dassed thru to do U his number Is drawn and
iicie liiuiouajr cuiuuic iu vie- " -"
do. He was accompanied on nrst arau, soon to De maae.
his return bv Mr. Powell. ! First, he should learn at once
John Coovert was In from Ona if he has not already done so, the
Tuesday. i new red Ink serial number of his
D. C. Miller who is workine registration card. He can lean
at the Wright ranch on Poole's this, if registered in this county,
f!. Mowerv of Lower Siletz
right after dinner, but owing to Una hint nlacpd an order for an
the building being so dry. and Empire milking machine, same
me nre gaining so nmcu ueau- t0 be delivered at once. Mr.
way before being discovered, Mowery, who makes a specialty
tney were unauie w save prat;- Df pUre bred Holstein-Friesian-
tlcally any of their belongings, Pattle. is now mllkine eicht head
losing even their bedding and but as soon as the new machine
clothing. is jn operation he will greatly in.
On the Siletz during the past 0rpas this number, and will
week the houses of Hank John- rurn hia fine ranch on the lower
REGARDING THE DRAFT
to be used when needed. How
ever others thoucht ".. "'v
tv.t" ' ' r- .i tne
.'eop;.: vDuiu not like to
pay such a large amount and
then maybe the Government
might not come through with
their share of the money. Tht.
most sensible view seemed to be
i; ir. r.iotor to the sea shore with
comfort and avoid the hot
weather of the Valley.
FIEGLES CREEK
FVnnu Mnivnnv wpnt r mrd- Slough snent Sunday here with by looking in this issue of the
iu itiiue uuvciuuic.il manage Rett Wednesday to work during nis ramuy. uc.
the whole affair. 1 believe the th anmmpp Tobe Mines returned to New-1 As soon as the names of th
plai.B and specifications are al-l 7 . A ,,.. v,a,to r.n rp,,. port Friday morning after spend- nien. vO be called from Oregon Captain Henry Nice of Lutjcns
..- ..,,.! Aa,,a wrUV. rko V On the first draft ar known, the lharl hudnuco In Tnlnrln HTnnrlnv
better fair than ever.
WILL INSTALL
EMPIRE MILKER
son, Joe Dowd and Joe Cook
were all burned. We were un
able to learn the particulars.
Siletz Into a hugh dairy farm.
This is the second milking ma.
chine for Lincoln County, as Mr.
F. B. Davis of Mill Four recently
nurcha8eu a Illnman milker
WATER RATES RAISED
At the meeting of the City
Council last Monday evening,
the Council decided to raise the
meter rate for water used for
domestic purposes, irrigation or County Fair Board informs us
anr nk ne Th ratP was form- mat me contract was let yesier-
erly 20c. per 1000 gallons. The day for moving the fair building
npw ratP whirh eooa Into pffert to the new grounds. Mr. J. T.
August 1st, 1917, is $1. for the f Truax of Poole Slough was the
first 1000 rn nns. R0n for the successim uuuier at me con-
BPrnnH 1000 ir.nllnna nnfl 250. tract price OI $Ji. 1 lie UU1IQ-
I i 1. . . i .1
fnr onrh nddltlnna 1000 ea ona iB is to ue torn aown auu re
lispd during anv one month. TIip DHt. anu wnen so reconstructed
CONTRACT LET FOR
MOVING BUILDINGS
President Berry of the Lincoln
Council also made a ruling that
no one will be allowed to use
water for irrigation or sprinkl
ing purposes without first hav
ing installed a meter.
It will be twenty feet shorter
than at present and the ceiling
will bo four feet higher. The
contract calls for the work to be
completed by September 1st.
ELEVEN YEARS AGO
PORTS HOLD
JOINT MEETINC
ready approved but are not
over Sunday.
roadv to en on with tho work
Kiiislaw dirf nnf PPt an nnnrnnri. r Lanulcy is enlarging nis tn f y.t , ; pountv will nost a list of the men
ation to clean out the river so house and making other improv-( . 0gcar gnow of North B'end i drawn from that county. Only
vessels could go to Acme and nients- Iwas a dinner guest Saturday ;ln counties that have already
connect with the railroad there I borne more of our home- evening at the R. A. Miller home, supplied their full quotas
A fain f tyi oat In r rf tho Tnr.
ing several days with Chas. N. on the first draft are known, the l,had business in Toledo Monday, commissions of Toledo and
'Ploughman whom he was assist-; local exemption board in each
though they needed the money 6teaders will soon go on the
badly. A sand bar is formed in ; carpet a3 time's soon up ana
the river three miles below Acm.. final proof must be made. Yours
v here the North Fork of the truly Is one of those. It marks
river comes in and vessels can- the night of time.
not pass it and over this dis- surely our private school has the N. E. A. convention
tance freight is hauled by wag- me oest iuck ror opportunities John Damberg of
W. Hunt made a trip to New- through volunteers in the regu
port Tuesday. 'ar army ana waiic
Mrs. John Coovert of Ona W1" m's nt e uone.
passed thru here Wednesday on : Tne county exemption boards
her wav to Portland to attend w"i aiso Bena notincation, at
11. li. Peterson, tne jeweler, vew0rt waa held at the latter
left Monday for Florence on the ,,iace last Monday evening, at
which time the reports of Mes-
tug lfiobarts, to be absent during
the summer.
Miss Bessie Hufford of Port
land is the guest of her cousin,
lar army and National Guard, 1 Mrs. J. S. Akin.
Niel Newhouse returned Mon
day from Corvalll8 and Gray's
sawmill is again busy.
Miss Rena Hradeson went to
Newport Aiontiav to accept a
'the address on his registration
Kings card, to each man called. This
or.s to railroad connections. So to glean knowledge from out- Slough departed Sunday for To. letter will direct the man drafted position at the Abbey House
u is wise to nave tne uovern- &'uers. uss Lreorgia iessijiedo where he will work in the ,10 appear ueiorc me ooara tor
mem uacK an tnese projects and uruugui iier vioun aiong last Hogging camp
improvements that are to be,"eeK giving us a number o7
made. ! choice selections of the modern
Mrs. Catherine E. Saleing wa; muf,lc,al compositions Including
born in Kentucky June 5th, 180S DrdIa 8 Souvenir and Te-uler-and
died at Newport, Oregon, esse also a serenade dedicated
July Uth, 1917 at the home of tp saye the great Belgian vio
her son, D. C. Saleing, aged 79 'J'1'81- A11 of the selections were
years. She was married in Mis- iflnel,y Relied. Miss Kessl shows
Eourl in the spring of 1S54 andi!nark,ed Improvement since we
came across the plains the same . !a8t ,leard her which ,s due t0
year, to Oregon and took up a 'her zeal and ambition, qualities
donation land claim in Yamhill'8,0 necessary to the success of
'county where she lived most of 1 e anist beca"ae as the poet
Jierlife. She was a pioneer and Ty'; "A,rt is long and ljV ,8
lid her part to help lav the.fleeting- X
loundations upon which the I o
Kreat state of Oregon is being
; physical examination on a snec-
Georire Rvan of Beaver Crepk ified date .
was in West Yaquina Sunday j Whether or not the man call-
srs. Ball and Armitage was
heard.
The report 6hows that the U.
S. Engineers olllce at Portland
favors proceeding with this
work at once, with the mone
voted by the two ports. The
main advantage in proceeding
with this work now, is by rea
son of thp fact th.it nil nppfss.irv
Colonel J. I lenry Penn was up enulnment needed In carrvlnu
from Yaquina Wednesday buy- out the project is now available.
nm rem esiuie auu visaing rr , in cond t on s due to the fact
and Tuesday of this week.
ORTON
ed intends to file a claim for ex
emption or discbarge, he must
I appear without fail on the date
! named.
If he desires to file a claim for
bllilt. She Was a life lone- mom
ber of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and always took an ac-
OYSTERVILLE
Not much newB only every-
uuny is preparing ror the big
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qvw haaa,
fit of humanity and the moral
and religious Improvement of bo
fiety. She came to Newport six
months ago and lived here till
she passedat the ripe age of 79
years one month and bIx days.
The body was taken to McMinn
ville for burial. The funeral
services were conducted by the
Rev. Mr. Hoberg, a retired min
ister of the M. E. Church and
life long friend of the deceased.
Mr. Hoberg was a minister of the
Church for more than fifty years
and is now 97 years old and hale
and hearty. Mrs. Saleing is sur-
viveu uy two sons and two
again
Miss Christine Peterson and
sister, Evalina, left for Waldport
Tuesday where they will work
In the fruit cannery this fall.
Roy Hassman and brother,
Hobart made a trip to Newport
Wednesday.
Pete Peterson came in from
Albany Sunday to help in the
hay fields durinc havlne.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Huntsucker
ana Messrs. Daniel Boone and
lorn Christensen and Misses
cara uoone and Christine Peter
son went to South Beach and
iNewport Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Matlock ! exemption or discharge, he has
and daughter of Dallas visited 'seven days in which to do so
Mr. and Mn. L. J. Walker Sat- from the day the call to him
urday and Sunday. j was mailed and posted. The
C. Thompson of Siletz waB procedure is more simple than
up to Ned Evans last Sunday, lis generally supposed.
Mr. and Mrs. Burbank of Mill ' Mrst, if you come under the
Creek were over to Nortons exemption class, go to your ex
Monday. 1 einption board and ask for Form
Misses Winnie and Lvdia HO for exemption, or Form 121
Kentta of Siletz, were visiting i tor discharge (men having de
wlth Mr. and Mrs. Isaacson last 'pendents apply for discharge In
week. ! stead- of for exemption 1. Sec-
Mrs. Osborne visited Mrs. E. ond, fill out the nroner form and
M. Fraizer Sunday and Monday, i file it with the board. Third do
Air. Aicuuire was In Toledo i"18 witnin seven day3 or the
Monday. j posting of the call to you to
John Aiken who has been sick ! present yourself before the
is much better this week. i board.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert were I After havlne filed vour claim.
over to Nortons last Wednesday, however, you will still have ten
,u2ys in wnicn to nie proor. All
proofs must be in the form of
UPPER BEAVER affidavits. Upon application the
prvn..mj u , u i hoard will give you the official
piK Zd!erf 13 bU8y iblank forn18 'or 'hee affidavits.
PpL Pp.lrc1 eirhaylVS-. ,Iave the amdavlta properly
thf VallPv SwT6 ,n ,from mafIe out and return thcm t th
the Valley Sunday to assist In . board within the 10 davs time
we nuying season.
Mrs. O. E. Lewis
daughters. D. C. who livoJ Vt I Vt i !. ..
Kewnort- o t u" r: I u "U8- u- cnermer
sunnv rm YvaoK "I,,"1 c?an are spending a few
da)'s in Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Salem
called at the Sugg home a few
Sunny Side, Washlnuton: Mra
A. M. Perry who lives at Mc
Mlnnvllle and Mrs. Iluha wim
lives at Thornton, Washington, minutes Tuesday!
"no w a iiuiieer ina numBpr. Mr unA Ma n... ti
cd anions the honored dead wl ih .C "
o,K?S the'r FeWard to MJ.Pa i th? weck- "turning
thg
Saturday mornlnir the
Oleanor from Umnaua. rantnin
Vesterdale, having in tow The
Powers, a stern wheel river
Bteamer from Coos Bay gave a
to Albany Sunday
Mrs. Jane Ferr and daughter,
Daisle, called on Mrs. Rachel
and row.
Francis, were vltiiting in Suver,
Oregon, last week, returning
home Friday evening acconix
panled by Miss Leola Huyett.
MIsb Evalina Peterson left for
Waldport Friday where she will
stay indefinitely,
the 10 days time
limit.
Another Important fact to re
member is that county exemp
tion boards cannot consider
claims for industrial exemption.
Such claims must be made to
one of the three district boards
jthat will sit at Portland, at La
uranae ana at Eugene.
"" . j. mililHUl KCf and I Mnrant,o
children of Oyster City were trial exemption cannot be filed
King Tuesday, Mrs. S, Case of
Newport did also. '
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis
signal while off the entrance to ,and children called on Mrs.Tea
visitors In this vicinity last weck
miss cnristlne Peterson Is
spending a few days with home
folks.
Henry Emerson Is working at
the Peterson ranch.
H. O. Rhoades, A. Peterson,
and W. C. Weber were Newport
visitors Wednesday.
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with the district boards until the
county exemption board has
certified and posted your name
as one who has been called for
service and not exempted or discharged.
friends
Mrs. Derrick, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hen
ry Gannon, returned Wednesday
to her home at Eddyvllle.
W. E. Wann and family of
Salem passed through yester
day evening for a visit with rela
tives and friends at their former
home near Waldport.
11. 11. Howell of Ona passed
through Wednesday morning on
a business trip to the Valley.
Miss Esther Copeland of Siletz
left Tuesday for a visit with
George Chambers and family
near Chitwood.
J. G. Horning of Corvallis was
In the city the fore part of the
week, the guest of his cousin,
Thomas Horning.
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TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO
John Gaithe: made a trip to
Corvallis tlila week.
Mr. and Mrs, S. A. Logan were
up from Newport today.
Hen Wade emu over from the
Valley last werk at d Is stopping
in this county for a time.
The excursion on the Volant a
on the 4th was only marred by
the bad weather. Capt. Davis
and his assUtanti handled the
crowd In a courteous manner,
and had the weather been pleas
ant the trip would have b'len
most cnjoyabli?.
Judge Hurt o ld wife are visit
ing friends In F'.k City this week.
Miss Anna Siron;; wont to
Corvallis Tuesday where she will
spend a few days.
Miss Ellle Crosnc went back
to her school near Waldport last
Sunday. She went on the Han
dorillc from Newport.
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NOTICE
The Home Restaurant Is now
open for business. Home Cook.
ing and Home pastry ror Baie
Albany New Cannery here Meal 25 cent8 and up.
now assured. Harry Swayie, Proprietor.
that all appropriations for har
bor wok along the ftoast has
been held up, thus I lie machin
ery, etc., is left idle, and coulu
at once be brought here and pui
to work. hile if we wait until
our appropriation is available,
Instead of going ahead now with
our own money, these other pro
jects will then also have their
appropriations and will neec'
their equipment. This would
necessitate our waiting until
they were through, or the gov
ernment would take part of our
appropriation for the purchase
of new equipment.
The Port3 have taken up the
matter with the War Depart
ment for going ahead at once
with the construction of th
South Jetty at a cost of approx
imately $340,000. This Jetty is
the first unit to be taken up ac
cording to the plans of the en
gineers, and its competition wil'
give us' considerable more water.
Should the War Department aci
favorably on the proposition, i
is the intention of the Ports tc
turn this money over to then
and let them proceed with th
work. Should they not act fav
orably, the Ports will ask per
mission to proceed with the
work under the supervision o
a government engineer.
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NOTICE BIDS WANTED
Notice Is hereby given tha
the Board of Directors of Schoo
Dist. No. 2. Toledo, Oregon, ,wll
receive bids for the furnishing o
forty cords of wood at the lllgl
School building, and ten cord
of wood at the Grammar Schoc
building. Bidder to slate kin
of wood and price. Bids to b
opened Thursday evening, Jul -2(ith,
1917. at 7:30 P. M. Th"
Board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
By order of the Board.
Mrs. Esther Anderaen, Clerk.
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