Wincpln
mounty
VOLuME 25
T
NEWPORT was thought by some that in or-
, , ... , der to protect the people from
Col. E. Hofer and son left last l0S3 or delay the Government
week In an auto to visit his old ,should take the Initiative in the
friend, Buckskin Bob Smith, the , Work
tamous scout who lives on Tsilt-. Tne Wuiamette Editorial As
coose Lake, Lane County. On his I soclatlon will meet at Newport
-way the Colonel wi 1 inspect the Saturday evening. A committee
.practicability of building a mill- jfrom the Newport Commercial
tary high way along the coast to ,club wlll meet them at the boat
Coos Bay. This would be the ;ianding and conduct them to the
most beautiful scenic road In all :Cmb room8 where an address of
Oregon, The tourist travel would weiCome will be given and a
go this way and the timber, lum- 8nort pr0gram rendered. On
ber, stone and fish and farm ' Sunday the guests will be shown
products, would furnish for. a over the city in autoes and taken
road for a thousand years. Coi. out over tne bar by the Gazell.
Smith was an associate of Buf- Saturday evening a banquet will
falo Bill, the famous plainsman. De given at tne banquet rooms
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. King of in the Odd Fellows Hall. Noth-
Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs
C. B. Crosno. visited Mrs. Mida
Smith Mondav and anent a nor-
Smith Monday and spent a por-
tion of the day looking over the
city and noted the great lmprov- .sea foods,
ments made since the Kings' , The Siletz Fair was well at
last visit here. He said the clim. tended and a success consider
ate here is much the same as it ing the dry season and the short
is at Los Angeles at this season crops. The exhibits In the pa
with the exception that It is vlllion were very good, especially
much hotter at the latter place, the farm products and the draw
Mr. Kins spoke of his early visit Ing and needle work of the
to Newport, long before any school children. The manage
w,hite people lived here or even ment was done by the Indians
before Newport was even yet but of course under the super
thought of. This was in 1859 vision of Superintendent Chal
when a company was organized craft. The order on the fair
to build a wagon road to Ya- grounds was splendid. No dis
quina Bay. This dompany was order of any kind occured. The
composed of the following nam- new generation of Indians want
ed persons, Jacob Henkle, Geor- to eliminate much of the old
ge Mercer, Dr. J. R. Bayley, A. B. fashioned ways that are put on
Newton, Samuel McLain, N. P. at the fairs. This would 119
Newton and Kit Abbey. These doubt be an improvement. The
gentlemen first opened the road old might have these things as
so teams could travel through a kind of a side show. The fair
to Pioneer and Elk City, tne should be kept up and made
head of navigation on the Ya- better every year. Special men
quina Bay and River. At tion should be made of, Prof,
that time there was no second Luce, Bandmaster of the U. S.
growth timber and but little un- Indian School at Chemawa, Ore
der growth. The great fire must gon. Twenty persons were in
have swept over the country in the band, their ages ranging
the fall of 1845. At that time from twelve to firteen years,
there was not a white settler on Mr. Luce wants to Increase the
the Bay and not a single boat number to forty members. It
built by a white man. AH the Is a splendid band of young peo
travel on the bay and Its tribu- pie. The baby show attracted
taries was done by canoes built a good deal of attention; First
by Indians. The bear, elk, deer for beauty went to Mrs. Ethel
and other wild animals were Cases' baby. First prize for best
nearly destroyed by the fire or dressed went to Mrs. Martha
driven Into the bay or ocean String. Second prize for good
and drowned. The second great looks went to Mrs. Margarett
fire occured in the fall of 1867. String's and Mrs. Jene Butler's.
At this time the south part of Two of the oldest Indians pres
the Indian reservation was open e;it were John Woodman and
for settlement and men who liv- Jane Yanna, each one being over
ed here then said the smoke was a hundred years old and in a
so thick that you could not Bee good state of preservation,
the sun at midday and the Married Sunday, "Mr. John M.
housewife had to light a candle Miller and Miss Margaret Dur
to see how to do her house work, and, Rev. George T. Pratt per
This party took the first persons forming the ceremony. These
through to salt water and Jerry popular young people are both
Henkle and Clem King were teachers in the public school
along with the party. At that and will make their home for
time Jump-Ol'f-Joe was connect- the present in Newport,
ed with the mainland and a trail
ran to the very brink of the !
precipice looking off on he i
ocean. This Is a famous land-1 , . .
mark but is . now nearly all ! sund. of the nail
washed away by the ceaseless 1 Elizabeth and Delb-ert Kessl
beating of the waves. The name are 8itinS their father,
I think wai taken from a place1. c- F- dley is outside on
on Grove Creek in Josephine b"8 "eS8; .
County by the same name.- It ' Miss Grace Sands of Corvallis
occured in this way. A man by Jlas beeu visiting at Kessi's
the name oi Joo Wilson was where she entertained Informal
chased bv tha Indians curing th Jy wlth that faddish Instrument
-war of 1855-U that he Jumped off the Hawaiian Ukulele,
this bluff Into the river to save vvm Ke8sl 18 expecting to take
his life.
The Poit Commission meti
Tuesday evanlng in the Council 00,116 01 our Kmmar graaers
Chambers to consider the mattei are growing restive too feeling
of improving the Taqulna Bay thatevery child is entitled to a
Harbor under the supervision of g0d education,
a government engineer without', Sn were expecting to at
xaitln'g for the Government to lm the at the Martin
lo Its share of the work. 0. residence at Harlan Saturday
Irvln in the absence of the regu- !eveil"''f where u,8ic and gaiety
lar secretary was elected secre- auouna ,
tary. Only thrfc members of' MIsaac, "aie8u , S"g" af
the Commission being present, "ountf,'" anch ,8 looking fes'
vlz. Jacobson, Blocker and Bak- t ve with flowers in profusion,
re. A letter was read from the t8a"d 0W lo ea"
Secretary of War granting per-1 Llha' elevation which is
mission to go ahead with the, a BprL8ellt0na y,.
work, but under very carefully I M'- Scheddler after making
guarded restrictions. Upon this f,eJ"al bu 'e88 changes re
propositlon of going ahead with, m..,0,,, 11 i
the work a very lively discus-L,Mr. Walker Is doing conslder-
sion occurred. 1 believe the ma-,ffb cSa "? on hlfl new home
jority of the Commission believ- " th R: land are ever onen
d it unwise to use the peoples' j?d t0 t,1P,Ui,li',1BfVeral(m0,:e
money until the Government fw W W thl" a Bt0ne S
n an icau; iu us 110 Biitli c Ul I lit?
'work or In other words the peo
ples' might be able to complete
part of the work and the Gov
ernment net being ready to do
Its share the lmprovementinlght
Stand for years unfinished.
It,
TOLEDO,
Ing will be left undone to give
the distinguished guests a good admirable work. It is pleasing
Hm Tha menu urfil nnnoUi ntta hear their constant blasts.
time. The menu wlll consist of
oysters, crabs, clams and other
FIECLES CREEK
UP his studies at the U. of O.,
when that Institution feopens.
CHITWOOD
Deer Mlstur Edltur:
You'll have to exkuse ye cor-
respondent for being so neglect.
LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON,
ful with the knews frum Chit- Iboys as the second Christy Mat
wood. He haz been very bizzy i'thewson. He pitched a good
all the time. ,game however which resulted in
Everything around here is all
dried up, shriveled up, scorched
ana sun Durnea ana Diastea wun
the awful heat. Even the fishes
In the creeks are going on short
rations of water.
The work on the new road on
Simpson Creek is progressing by
leaps and bounds. Under the
superior leadership of Mr. Dud
ley Trapp, it is taking shape as
by magic. The crew Is one of the
finest bunch of men that prob
ably were ever assembled on
such a Job In the County. Spec-1
ial mention must be made of the
Powder Men, who are expert
enced men and are doing very!"9 ,s visiting the Commons'
to hear their constant blasts,!, wuiie a crowa 01 young ioiks
for thot oio-niMoa that th mart from here attended the dance ai
will sooner be put In use and also
reminds us of what we soon will
be doing to the H'uns across the
sea. The teams will be ready
to put on, but it is feared that
much rock will be encountered
which will make the work pro
gress Blower.
, Victor Landess and Carl Stitt
of Portland were here for b
week's Visit with the Landess
family. They departed Monday
morning.
Mr. Manogue our respected
Section Boss departed for Cor
vallis last Sunday where he will
assume charge of the work on
that division. Albert Carey of
Toledo is his successor.
Jim Cordell made a business
trip to Sherwood last Sunday.
Lloyd Cordell came from Al
bany for a Sunday's visit on the
excursion.
The Simpson Creek school
started last Monday with only
four pupils. Miss Rachel Brad-
burry is again in charge.
Mrs. F. O. Moll's brother and
wife were here for a visit for a
few days.
R. R. Wilson made a business
trip to Toledo last week.
N. W. Miller has been at Siletz
during the fair running a Jitney.
Llide Howe departed for Eu
gene for final examination for
the army Tuesday morning.
"""' nm ttuciiueu -uuri
Tt.wlln.. nn .1 .1 "I L t
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Beulah Gilbert has been
visitimg in this vicinity the last
few days.
LITTLE ELK
Friday evening, August 31st,
a farewell party was given at
the Grange Hall at Eddyville in
honor of Clifford Hunt and Ora
Roscoe who were the two draft
ed from this precinct. A splen
did nroeram was rendered. Vio
lin musin hv II. s JniinRnn nnd
singing by Miss McCaddam were
two. greatly appreciated num
bers. "The Cabbage Theatre"
by Miss Adams, Miss McCad
dam, Mrs. Lehn, Leah Rutledge
and five McBrides was certainly
a stunner.
S. T. Loudon wa3 called to Al
bany Saturday morning on
Grange business.
Vance Cline has been very
busy this week hauling visitors
of the Siletz Fair.
Eddyville Grange voted unani
mously In favor of sending a
county exhibit to the State Fair.
Roger Loudon has made a big
improvement bv burning out the
stumps in his field.
Mr. Wehnert took his wife to
Salem Saturday to receive medi
cal treatment. We all wish her
a speedy recovery. Mrs. Weh
nert has worried for fear her son
would go to war until her nerves
have gotten beyond control.
The Good Road talk by B. F.
Jones at Eddyville August 25th
was well attended and greatly
appreciated.
Don Miller has been out work
ing in the harvest.
The first ball game of the sea
son was pulled off Sunday the
2nd, between the Little Elk Ath
letic Club and the Cedar Spllters
of Turn Turn.- As neither Bide
had practiced "since last season,
the gnme was full of fumbles,
but was quite exciting. The
Cedar, Spllters were assisted
by Clarence Davis of Harlan,
Walter Cllne, Vance Cline, Al
fred Weaver and Leland Wake-
field of Little Elk. The latter
commonly known among the
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th,
a score of
9 to 13 in favor of
Turn Turn.
Another game is
!scneauiea ror next Sunday on
the Little Elk diamond if the
weather permits.
W. F. Hyde of Philomath made
a' week end visit at the Wake
field ranch last week.
ONA
The Ona school opened Tues
day, September 4th, with Miss
Leola Hewett of Suver, Oregon
as teacher.
Miss Pearl E. Gates of Corval-
i m ,.ini8 weeK:
I Wu,te a Crowe
jMargson's at Oyster City, Sat
uiuajr inguL nuu an nsyvn a very
pleasant time.
Mrs. Harriet Hill and daughter
Mrs. J. R. Coovert are visiting
friends In Toledo this week. ,
C .S. Bunnel, L. L. Parks, C.
S. Ohmart and H. J. Wood at
tended the Road meeting at To
ledo Wednesday.
John Brocha left Sunday for a
visit with his parents at Browns
ville. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Saturday and Sunday even
ings the Dime Theatre will show
the landing of General Pershing
and his troops In France, as well
as a five reel Paramount Fea
ture. Admission 15 cents and
20 cents.
LINCOLN COUNTY MEN
FOR MILITARY SERVICt
Following is the list of men
'selected In this county, under
tne arart law, ior military Ber
.vice. One of this number, Ed
ward Leroy Howe, departed for
American Lake, Wash., on the
5th of this month, and forty
per cent of the rest will be sent
on the 19th. Those chosen are:
Lumen Butterfield, Toledo
Vlftnr TJirhnrrl Hamnl-cr TrWln
Banner Zeek, Toledo
Oca Ray Heoflein, Toledo
Elmer Venard Redford, Toledo
Herbert AJbert Kyniston, Toledo
Marion Sanford Studervant, To
ledo Albert Lawrence Shelley, Tide
water Oscar Oakland, Bayview
Guy Leonard Ross, Alsea
Edward Earl May, Yachats
Dudley Earl Henry, Chitwood
Roscoe Leedy, Bayview
Ilollie Ray Gillespie, Elk City
uiycie uowe, Chitwood
iClifford Hunt, Eddyville
j Edward Leroy Howe, Lutgens
Warren Kooglcr. Waldnort
jonn Tnomas Hanlon, Ona
John Quick Gurnee, Newport
Thomas Simmins, Devils Lake
Paul Washington, Siletz
Ora Roscoe, Summit
MILL AND CAMPS
CLOSE DOWN TODAY
The mill and logging camps
will close down today for a short
time, we are informed, owing to
the fact that the properties were
held in Mr. Stewart's name, and
I1I3 death necessitates a re-adjustment
of the affairs of the
company. It is hoped that the
delay will be but temporary.
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD BIG MEETING
The local I. O. O. F. lodge held
a big meeting In their hall in this
city Wednesday evening. Grand
Secretary E. E. Sharon of Port
land wns present as also Grand
Patri.ir.h Solomon Walker of
Oregon City, and Thomas Ryan.
Deputy State Treasurer, and
Ptiht Noble Grand. After thu
meeting a big feel was had. The
visitors went on to Newport yes
terday and will visit the lodge
at that place.
NOTICE
Frederick's Qualtity Store Is
the onlv Store in Toledo selling
the Genuine, Portland. Log Cab
In Baking Co.s' Bread.
It's al-
ways good.
1917.
CITY BONDS SOLD
R. F. Pratt, representing Mor-
rls Bros., Inc., of Portland, was
in Toledo last Friday and pur-
rhnspd the $27,000 of Citv bonds
recently voted. The bonds were
sold at a premium of $202.50 be
sides paying for the printing of
the three Issues of bonds,
LINCOLN COUNTY
AT STATE FAIR
'. Lincoln County will be repre
sented at the State Fair this year
by an exhibit of our natural pro
ducts, such as, coal, timber,
stone, fish, oysters, etc., as well
as an exhibit of grains, grasses,
vegetables and dairy products,
a H. Wakefield of Eddyyllle was
recommended by Dr. W. M. Ber-
pv nreclHpnt nf th Hnnntv Fair
board, to take charge of this ex-
hlbit at Salem, and the County
Court agreed to the selection
maHn hv Mr Tlnrrv Mr Wnkp-
field will at once begin gathering
up the material for making the
exhibit, and if you have anything
which you deem worthy of ex
hibition you should write
Wakefield. . ..
Mr.
LINCOLN COUNTY WHEAT
It has long been said that
wheat will not mature in this
coast country, but this year Mr.
S. T. Loudon, living on Little Elk
uouiucu is vane a vuanv-c auvi
bowcu jjiuw an acre iu wneai.
! 1 U AA ...1 1.
Last week he took the crop to
market and received $67.80 in
cash besides keeping four bush
els for seed. This was perhaps
the first load of wheat ever haul
ed down Little Elk.
A LETTER HOME
Somewhere In France
but not on a ship,
August' 1,-1 W7.
Dear Old Dad
sunuose bv this time through Lincoln County, as des
uuppose uy mis ume 0.,i i t,- ..l-,. n,i!11H
Well I
you have received my card mail
ed at Paris. I had a three-day
Iaoia in TJn ! rt rt v A n t i 1 mr Al,l
,c"'c "" " tt"u inn. uiu
enjoy myself there. Any true V?"' ,7,' ,, 7 T.
American would have felt proud f the aqulna Bay would lie
to see our army parading in Par- a"cJ IV 'il lTth
iD k.j A. .v.- '"He of the ocean beach which
is and heard the band play the
Stars and Stripes Forever. Big
American flag3 floated from
every window and I couldn't.
rkT.
isiT
whprf. I nm lint ,,nt at rnc ,n.
I left Staten Island. New York. '
June vtn, ror brance. 1 was
transferred from the Olympia to
Xfi. AaSM.a ...U!nU U a.
; "e.1"'";
iu tile UUTCI ttHU
Is also an officer on her himaelf,
I saw a chance to help old U. S.
A., and believe nie I did not hesi
tate a moment and I know you
and mother know It Is not be
cause I do not wait to come
home. I am a short tinier but 1
am going to stay here and see
it through, then I will come,
home and feel a lot better than
If I tlfwl if ntn.m.l In V. TT C
moor'nfe01' TlZT
home you will know it was or
fh i.oof " ,,I ,LW
itoated a C ffi I iiai
J ! 5L n?c hL wye.
sTnl7oS, S,nherf
..uu ji niarru ill me J. sj..
tnr ho 1,111 h ...,r thZr.rru T ,h
u Jl th?J t I R 1 ,
House. I think he is one of
Americas buBt men and am glad
to come from the same state.
Another thing for old Oregon
during the Spanish American
War, she was the first state
In the Union to have her men In
San Francisco ready to fight and
also they were the best fighting
men sent to Cuba, I hope we
.don't fall down this time.
Well dad I will have to close
as it Is getting late and I have
some work to do. I will write
a3 often as I can, It might only
be a card but you will know I
am alright. Give my best lovo
to mother and all and thank God
I am not In America when we '
aro fighting In France.
Your loving son,
H. M. Dickson
29
NEW SIDEWALKS ORDERED
At the meeting of the City
Council the first of the week, or-
dinances were passed ordering
sidewalks built as follows: One
011 uie uorxu siae 01 1 niru street
from Hill street to the Court
House. One 011 the south side of
Seventh street from Hill street
to the railroad right of way. On
the east Bide of Graham street
from Fourth to Seventh street.
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED
Pursuant to petitions filed by
B. F. Jones of Newport, contain
ing 412 signers, and asking that
the County Court call a special
election to vote upon the pro
posed question of bonding the
County in the sum of $200,000
for the purpose of building.
!Dlank. shell and rock roads, the
V""' "u" "as seh luesaay.
! October 2d.,1917, as the date for
Bald election.
GRANGES' JOINT MEETING
The next Pomona Grance for
; Lincoln County will be held at
Harlan with Big Elk Grange,
September 28th. All Granges are
asked to be represented as there
will be very important business.
Mrs. Minnie Bond, State Lec
turer, B. Cm. Leedy, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Miller of Albany will be
liraon. aryA ,h. , U,,
VUVIH Mil V4 lllC JJIb I-JIH
fair
will be held the 2Sth and 29th
BO -,. mn. nn(1 nnPtn,.. nf tha
B, Elk ho8,)itality as thcre wlu
be plenty and to spare.
S. T. Loudon, Deputy,
for Lincoln County.
WANT A DIRECT ROUTE
TO COUNTY SEAT
(Resolutions by Ona People)
WI1EREUSJ After due and
careful consideration of . the
routes of the proposed" highway
the Hon. B. F. Jones, we find
that, that portion of the pro-
,.,, v.1 !,, avlml! anth
forms a natural highway, which
has been travelled since the
earliest settlement of this coun
ty: And such road, fuUuirmore,
.'.would provide an outfet for a
'jays "'rt,, not
auiB ruuie iw .ii.eu uiKu.
way may be found beginning at
the bridge site on the south bann
of the Yaquina River opposite
Toledo and continuing south-
lUILUU
ward through the Braver Creek
country to the Alsea May. Thus
giving an outlet to one of the
most fertile sections of Lincoln
County with a population of at
least 200 people, and at the same
time doing away with the ex
pense and inconvenience of
ferrying Yaquina Bay, therefore
be it,
RESOLVED. By the Commun
ity Meeting held at Ona, Oregon,
hi. 111. u .1 - 4 a m
wTnSX eanstly' urgo
that the ",an f ,he "rop08d
highway be altered to eliminate
that portion of the same extend-
fro,n the south bank of Ya-
nuina Bay opposite Newport
g'oK tne blutTs, and paralleling
the ocean beach, to the Alsea
., Vlot ,',,. ,u .
Bay, and that, In place thereof,
a highway beginning at the
bridge site on the Yaquina
River opposite Toledo and con
tinuing south through the Beav
er Creek country to the Alsea
ibuy' be ,ntluJfd the plans
Hester H. Coovert.
J. M. Bowers,
James J. Catena,
A. H. Phelps,
E. F. Truax.
NUMBER
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FOR SALE
Two work horses for sale
cheap. Also two high grade
Holsteln bulls, and high grade
Berkshire pigs.
Emil T. Raddant,
Siletz, Ore. .