Lincoln County leader., August 31, 1917, Image 1

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VOLuME 25
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NEWPORT I
Last Saturday evening while
Sir. and Mrs. Charles Cooper,
their daughter, Elaine, Mrs. An
drew Carrick and son, Floyd,
Miss Ruth Hodge, all from Port
land, were motoring from Agate
Beach to Newport and as they
were turning off the beach at
Jump-Off-Joe to go on the plank
road, the car going at a high
rate of speed swerved and turn
ed over. Those in the back seat
were thrown clear of the car
and sustained only minor bruis
es. Mr. Cooper wa3 caught ana
had a finger skinned and an an
cle sprained. Mrs. Cooper was
crushed at the small of the back
and lungs but her injuries are
not considered as dangerous.
ne car is a Dodge owned by
Mr. Cooper and was brought
home by its own power though
badly bent. Mr. Cooper is con
nected with the R. R. L. and P.,
of Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Coop
er thinks the soft sand and a
little wooly dog she had In her
arms when the accident occur
red saved her life. .The car was
raised by members of the party
and Mrs. Cooper taken out. The
side of the car was resting on
her back. The wind shield was
all broken to pieces. Mrs.
Cooper is doing well and will be
able to go home in a week or
ten days, not in a car but on the
train.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gaither and
Mre. R. E. Darnell and her two
children of Kalania, Wash., a:ul
Mrs. James J. Gaither, wife of
the Toledo postmaster and Mrs.
I&ther Anderson visited New
port Sunday. Mr. Gaither once
lived in this county and taught
school at Elk City. His father
was U .S. Indian agent at Siletz
for four years and was also
clerk for a long time. So it was
a treat for him and his sister,
Mrs. Darnell, to visiLouee again
the old familiar scenes and
inenda of their youth when the
family was all at home, when
many happy hours were spent
at Toledo and Siletz ere the
hands of time had severed the
ties of home never to be united
again in this world. The In
dians liked Mr. Gaither as agent
tmd often speak of him as being
bind and good to them.
The Spray Captain Hopkins,
left this morning Tuesday lor
the Columbia river where she
'will continue to be used as a
fishing boat. The fishing seas
on is about Over here for this
season is about over here for
this year. The deep sea fishing
boats I believe, all did well.
Forty or fifty tons of fish must
have been shipped from New
iwrt. The fish were all shipped
Lj express.
Second Lieutenant Cecil R.
Wygant came over Tuesday
from Salem to spend a few days
visiting his parenta Mr. and Mrs.
Wygant, before leaving for the
officers training camp at Ameri
can Lake, Washington. Mr.
Wysaut has attained his present
high position in the servlre by
hard work and perseverance
without the aid of influential
friends.
Hop picking will commence
soon and many families arc go
ing home to get ready for the
opening of the fall term of
bchool, and Newport will soon
cease to be the scene of pleas
ure and happiness as during
the season.
The fog continues to be very
heavy, in the mornings and the
temperature has been from 40
to GO degrees in the shad?, just j
pleasant. ,
ONA
(Held over from last week) j
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Common'
entertained with a dancing
party at the grange hall Friday !
evening, Aug. 27tn, in Honor ot
their Bon, Fred's, 18th birthday.
Tlie hall was beautifully decor
ated with garlands and festoons ;
of ivy, red roses and American
Hugs. The light of many Jap-
anese lanterns gave the scene
quite a fairy like appearance.
"Th dancing and merry-making '
continued till midnight when de-1
licious refreshments were served
by the hostess and her daughter,
Mrs. Fay Wolfersperger. Every
TOLEDO,
one enjoyed a delightful evening
and joined in the wish that
Fred may celebrate many, many
more birthdays. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Phelps,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ohmart, Mr.
and Mrs. H. I. Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Coovert, Mrs. E. H.
Tartar and children, Misses
Ethel Miller, Neta and Helen
Phelps and Florence Wood, Mes
srs. Clifford Phelps, Chester
Ryan, Fred Yokum, Jack Brocha
and Lloyd Commons.
The Helping Hand Club met
Saturday at the home of Mrs. A.
H. Phelps. A large number of
members and guests were in at
tendance and an especially in
teresting program was rendered.
The first number being a piano
boIo by Mrs. Phelps, followed by
the "Table Talk", "Quotations
from Longfellow" leader Mrs.
Harriet Hill. This consisted
mainly of readings from "Evan
geline," by Mesdames Hill, Com
mons, Wolferaperger, Simonson,
Coovert and Miss Ethel Miller,
while Mesdames Wood, Phelps,
Ohmart and Miss Helen Phelps
responded with other selections
from the same poet. Mrs. Hes
ter Coovert gave a reading from
"Hiawatha" which was well re
ceived. Mrs. Fay Wolferaperger
discussed the preparation of
cooling drinks. Miss Neta Phelps
iavored the Club with a piano
solo after which a song, "Fair
Hawaii" beautifully rendered by
Mis. Fay Wolfersperger and
Ann. Gertrude Ohmart, complet
ed the program. The Club ladies
consider giving the greater part
of their time hereafter to Red
Cross work and will probably
ask to organize as an auxiliary
of the Toledo chapter of the
Red Cross. After adjournment
the ladies enjoyed a most de
licious luncheon served by the
hostess and her daughters.
Sunday, Aug. 19th, was the
occassion of a very pleasant
gathering at the Grange Halt,
Lincoln Grange having invited
the entire country side to a
social meeting. The first im
portant eveot was dinner and
such a dinner! The table liter
ally failed to hold all the good
things which were served to
some 75 people. It was hard to
believe when looking at that
loaded table that a food short
age could exist anyplace it
certainly does not on Beaver
Creek. After dinner the com
pany repaired to the lower hill,
which had been darkened and
was now lighted with Japanese
lanterns. Here a delightful im
promptu program was rendered
consisting of songs, instrumen
tal music, dialogues and recita
tions. After the close of the
program the proposal to bond
the county for the building of
highways came up for discus
sion. L. M. Commons, J. J. Ga
tens, J. M. Bowers, A. H. Phelps,
C. S. Ohmart and others spoke
ci this subject. It being the
unanimous opinion of all pres
ent that a road leading from To
ledo to Alsca bay would be more
practicable and of greater bene
fit, not only to this, but other
sections, than the proposed
route from Newport south along
the beach, it was decided to
have a committee appointed to
draft resolutions recommending
the desired change. Those ap
pointed on the commette were:
J. M. Bowers, J. J. Catena, A. II.
Phelps. Mr. Truax and Mrs.
Hester Coovert.
FIEGLES CREEK
Gentle rain!
Mr. Stoner enjoyed his sojurn
here.
Mr. Scheddler Is visiting Mr.
Walker's.
Grant Bros, visited Fiegles
Creekk Saturday.
Mr. Llndley went to Corvallis
Friday wjth Frank Davis.
W. E. Walker and C. F. Llndley
went to the city Tuesday.
Percy Mulvany made a short
visit to his cousin's at Harlan.
The coo of the dove is heard
and the owl makes complaint of
coming fall.
' Mr. Walker who leased C. F.
Llndley'B place liked It so much
that he bought It. ,
Mr. Scheddler was up from
LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON,
his Wolf Creek place la South
ern Oregon.
Clarence Davis, Mrs. Daisy
Baker and son, Linn, visited at
ilulvany's Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mulvany,
Blanche Mulvany and Will Kea
si attended Grange at Harlan
Saturday.
Blanche Mulvany went to Cor
vallis with her aunt, Mrs. Davis,
returning in time to enjoy the
Hathaway dance.
WINANT
T. Huntsucker is working for
George Lewis.
A ereat mny from here went
to Newport Sunday.
Frank Updyke oi Elk City was
in this vicinity Sunday,
j Not much news this week as
everybody is busy fishing.
I Mr. Chris Christensen made
a trip to Newport Tuesday.
I Mr. and Mrs. Tee Huntsucker
called at the Boone home Tues
day. j Mrs. Gretchen Margson made
'a trip by Transit to Newport
. Tuesday.
Miss Cara Boone and brother,
Dan, called at the Lewis home
Tuesday evening.
I Miss Cara Boone and Beatrice
I Radding called in Mrs. Dick
: Huntsucker Sunday.
I Mike Shermer, Lorenzo Emer
son and Henry Emerson depart
ed for the Valley Monday morn
ing. Alma Boone returned home
, from Newport Saturday, accom
panied by Miss Beatrice Radd
ing. Messrs. Banner Zeek, Lloyd
Lewis, Charles Brown and Jim
Huntsucker, Misses Christina
Peterson and Alice Huntsucker
j attended the dance at South
Beach Saturday night, and they
'expect to go the coming Satur
day evening.
ONA
Lloyd Commons and John
Brooha made a trip to Bayview
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Commons
took dinner at the Phelps home
Sunday.
Miss Gladys King of Oyster
City was a visitor at the Phelps
home the first of the week.
C. S. Ohmart, C. S. Bunnel, H.
J. Wood and L. L. Parks were
trading at Newport Wednesday.
Mrs. Faye Wolfersperger and
son, Allan were visitors at the
home of Mrs. G. Margson at
Oyster City last week
Mr. and Mrs. II. G?Rh6aues
and family of Upper Beaver were
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Weber Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Baldwin
and family left for their home
at WInloek, Washington, Mon
day after an extended visit at
the Weber home.
UPPER BEAVER
II. G. Rhoades made a trip
to Oysterville Monday.
Miss ChrisUlne Peterson of
Oysterville visited with home
folks Friday.
Miss Hester Peterson visited
Misses Pauline and Jessie Vancil
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Rhoades
and family attended Church at
Toledo Saturday.
H. G. Rhoades, A. Peterson, L.
L. Parks, C. S. Ohmart and II.
Wood were trading in Newport
Wednesday.
Miss Alma Cox left for her
home In Portland Saturday after
a several months visit with her
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Bowers.
Albert Vancil of Chicago came
In one day last week for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
Vancil and his two daughters,
M Issos Pauline and Jessie, of this
place.
ROCK CREEK
S. Lane, Jr. was up from Siletz
Sunday.
(Continued on Page Four)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1917
CANNERY FOR TOLEDO
- A Mr. Osborne of Polk County
is in Toledo making arrange
ments for the establishing of a
cannery here. He has been try
ing to secure the use of the Fair
Building until he can erect a
suitable building, and if he is
successful in getting the build
ing he will begin canning at once
and take care of the larg croj
of evergreen blackberries. H-a
states that he will be able to pay
about 3 cents per pound for
them and perhaps more. With
a cannery here all surplus vege
tables and fruits can be saved
and it will create a market for
many more.
INDIAN FAIR ATTRACTS
The Siletz Indian Fair ia In full
swing this week and is attract
ing many visitors from the Val
ley as well as large crowds of
local people. The usual assort
ment of fruits and vegetables are
on display, as well as fine sam
ples of bead and basket work,
Indian costumes, bows and ar
rows, arrow-heads, and like
bric-a-brac. There is a portion
of a tree on display showing a
deer horn embedded in the wood,
the horns having pierced th
tree clear through and then the
tree continued to grow holding
the hoi-ns captive. The Indian
show and Feather Dance is
drawing good crowds, and the
younger folks keep the Merry-go-round
busy.
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ELEVEN YEARS AGO
M. L. Trapp was down from
cnitwood Monday.
R. N. Warnook of Eddyville
had business in Toledo Monday.
tMrs. King, after a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Crosno,
departed for her home at Cor
vallis, Tuesday.
Charley Hyde came home Sat
urday evening from Blodgett,
(where he has been running a
donkey engine in a logging
jcamp.
i Mrs. C. E. Hawkins Grand
Manager of the Women of Wood
Craft, went to Portland Wed
nesday on official business.
Ed Greenbrook of Newpo:
passed through Tuesday morn
ing en route to Grays Harbor,
where he has seccured a position
at the life saving station.
Thomas Anderson of Yuma
City, California, is in the city,
the guest of his brother, M. N.
Anderson.
TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO
Miss Bertha Plunk t f nf Tlti era
Valley, was visiting Mis. 11. U
Fant the first of the week.
Frank Stanton threshed a lit
tle over COO bushels of oats off
of his ranch north of Toledo this
year. This is a pretty good har-
'"i iui una section.
J. H. Ross came over from his
nomestead on the Siletz Tues
day. He reports everything quiet
on the lower river.
The Butler boys, across the
river, have Just completed a
!dyke enclosing about 40 acres of
l valuable tldeland. This will give
the boys about all the hay and
gjrain land they can handle.
Considerable Interest Is belm.
manifested In the black sand
mines along the coast in this
county, and particularly along
(the coast of the reservation.
Many filings have been macTV
lately, and a great deal of sand
Is going to be worked over. Many
dollars worth of gold will be tak
en out of Lincoln County sand
uu"" ie nexi twelve months.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express oiir heart
felt thanks to the many kind
mends and neighbors for their
nld niid sympathy during the
death and burial of our husband
and father. We also want to
thank the members of the Ore
gon Bar for the aid tendered at
uKi:e, nnu me jocrii lodges for
I their assistance, and for the
I many floral offerings.
j Mrt. J. F. Stewart and Family.
J. F. STEWART PASSES AWAY i
Tl. 1. m-.-j- it.
i iib pcupie w i uieuo ana im- , " uic'i was uorn at
coin County were shocked last Kentland, Indiana, June 2Gth,
Saturday afternoon to learn of 18G5 and died August 25th, 1917
the sudden death of our fellow ?; heart failure, death coming
townsman, J. F. Stewart, death instantaneous and painlessly,
being caused by heart failure. ASed 52 years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stewart and'. In 1881 Mr. Stewart moved
three small children, Warren, rom Indiana to Nebraska where
Frank and Nellie, departed Wed- he Uved unt11 188(5, at which time
nesday afternoon, August 22, !Jie moved to Graham county,
for a trip through Eastern Ore- Kansas. where he published a
gon and Idaho. They had reach- Eaper at Hil1 CJty. September
ed the summit of the Cascade 5tn' .f888, at Gettysburg, Kan
Mountains at a point 20 miles 8a,8: ne waa united in marriage
East of McKinzle Bridge when with Mlss Ella Collins and th
the car stalled on a steep grade, nion Prved a most happy one.
after trying to get up the slope To t1?18 unlQn eght children
several times and falling, Mr. wfre bo, seven of whom are
Stewart requested Mrs. Stewart 8 liv,nR- and with the mother
and the children to get out so as l""rn the loss of the departed
to lighten the load. He then Iat"er and husband. They are
again tried to go up and when "5ll0W8: lrs- p- N- Hayden
the car again stalled and backed ?C ,T8 clty; Dnald, who is with
down the grade he smiled at his lnetu; s- Aviation Corps, en
wife, saying, "I guess I have route fo,r Europe; Norman, Ray
gotten you in a bad mess, dear- niond. warren, Frank and Nellie
le" and expired. The grief ,wnoa11 reside at home,
stricken family were twelve ! In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
miles from the nearest house ?nd daughter, moved to Oregon
and three from any water, the 1(;camg at Woodburn, at which
radiator of the engine having Place Mr- Stewart published a
even boiled dry. Frank ran for Va"or- While at Woodburn in
water and Mrs. Stewart and i?892 Mr- Stewart became
Warren tried to restore life to iated with the Methodist Church
the dead body, but all efforts which denomination he be
proved frutile. After some fif- longed until the time of his
teen or twenty minutes another "eath and has served many
car came along and lent assist- ars as trustee of the local
ance1 and soon several auto par- Cnurch, and was one of Us
ties had congregated there, Wrongest workers,
many of tho iitnia ' in icui ..
known Mr. Stewart personally. March, Mr. and Mrs Sewart
Mrs. Stewart and the children a"d family moved to Toledo in
were taken in one car. and the the thennewly formed I Sun y
remains in another, and were of Lincoln, and founded 1 1 iS
driven to Eugene some 85 miles 'n County Leader The trials
y- - tf C0lllltry Publisher in a new
At Eugene everything was f( are '"any and hard, and
done that human hands could do f'8 labors often go unrewarded
and the sad news was telegraph- but Mr. Stewart's labors were
ed home and to distant relatives, ""ceasing and the Leader stands
Mr. Stewart's son, Donald, be- todav 03 monument to his
hig somewhere enroute for W,UK aud foresight, and It is
France, his daughter, Mrs. Faith w,'ith deeP resm that we chroni
Hayden, was in Eastern Oregon c,e the death of its founder
on a motor trip, and his sons. ' Mr. Stewart always took an
?.r TV toy were active part in development Td
here In Toledo. upbuilding of the new' counter
Mrs. Stewart accompanied the ,:itco,n- "e made a valiant
remains home and interrment f!Knt for the county seat at the
wa8 had in the Toledo cemetery time of Jts location, and that it
Wednesday, services bein' con- !8 located at Toledd, ia due in a
ducted at the Methodist Church Iarge Measure to his efforts H
by the Rev. C. R. Ellsworth, and Was County Judge at the time
at the cemetery by the Odd Fel- he, Pwent court house was
lows and Rebekahs. ."Ht. He established one of the
The floral offering w ,irst creamervs to 1p niUMt
fuse and very beautiful. Hip
grave resenibll
ng a flowery bow-
er
BYERS BUYS FLOUR MILL
The Yamhill Milling rmM!,.
owned and controlle.1 i,v' w
Beck and R. Y. Noniv .'m
August 23d to E. W. liver of bu, '..f !, umvlin store.
Toledo. Oregon, with a consider. S o ?1L,!?r" has dvoted
atlon involving over $22 ooo lw Z? 8 t0 ,,,e Practice of
Possession will be taken by Mr! m?a0nvTVC? ,,r8ecut
Byers the first of September and c ne'erm ami Z ?,imy fo
he name of the Yamhill Milling JSh ' I . fov ?,i V Ume of hls
Company will be retained. 'raetW J n a larRe Privte
Mr. Byer comes originally man and onjove.f I u? Ctm
from Kansas and was formerly qualntancea S n J , aC'
at Newberg Of late he has the state am U u L "h ?f
been at Toledo where he owns many enter."- ses nn f, . ,n
a ranch of 153 acres. This here ' 1 "eri "l8e8 "t mentioned
acreage Is involved in the con-i At thp tin,o t i . ,
Klderation as part of the deal. wh hJpmh " ! ? hls (Ieath he
He has a family and expects to wdtot l 800,1 healt
be settled here In time for the i l ock tr I as a torrIb'e
children to attend the open ng S com ? famfVnd the e""
of school. Mr. Byer comes to "wife i?d "hii kSl,,C8 the
Sheridan well recommended as m urn s 1 hf, ,eavc9 t0
an energetic business man and Larry 8 ! vd Jv 8'3te Mr-.
one in whom confidence can be and a bro 1 mi .ldaho
safely Imposed. Me announces " Washin7n'n lt0" 0f Mole
he will continue the policy of i t'u i u ton
the mill the same as under the '! ' . . at? of Mr. Stewart is a
old management. t Uot ,"ly to lhe family, but
The mill Ih one of the strong-, lho t,n,lre co,u,,y ot Lincoln.
est In the Valley with a capacity o
of 100 barrels a day. Carloads 1 THE VICAR rtc ua,-,..-.
of the flour are shipped Eastl R 0F WAKEFIELD
n rwl s 1 riJA..i AAA TM. t
and to the Orient.
Sheridan Sun
COUNTY FAIR POSTPONED
.
The County Fair Board after
mature deliberation has decided
to not have a fair this year. The
season has been ho dry and so
many have been called away by
the war that they deem It Jm-
practicable to hold the fair. We
are sorry to see the Fair post-
poned, but perhaps it Is for the
best.
NUMBER 23
OBITUARY
T P Ci... . i
?luc. Ij:l'- IIe- comnanv
m ffl'8- and Collins,
rilv T . iUU In this
Ini'hc ?i US "c,iv,,v '"terested
in the pioneer telephone com
;l'ay ot this sec, ion. g,ving us
and the Vall,y. 1Io vj8 ?E
ested in the first box factory on
u.'a ,U e a,l,W. He was inter-
.T . m 1,rs factory on
"e oav- rtt time he conduo.
virar or Wakefield, by
.oldsmith. will be shown at the
ID me theatre on the evening, of
hi'pt. Band (5. Wednesday ami
Thursday of next week. Thlt
nuv mm nil lnnH n,
role is played by one of III
World's greatest actors FWi.
k Ward. This fine Mav ll A,
plctetl in seven reels and an ad
mission of 15 andd 25 centa wir
bo charged. Those who like rooi
plays or sterling worth will nn-
miss this opportunity. Remem
her next Wednesday and Thi.r.
'day nights. "nuni,