Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, September 21, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextT'mcoln 0JtMJ7 0 VOLuME25 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, .SEPTEMBER 21st, 1917. NUMBER 31 NEWPORT I in our hearts if It cannot be crntified? Whv do we hone to Newport schools opened Mo:;-, live? if this Is all of life yes we day the 17th with the following , will meet again when this fitful attendance: Hign scnooi, uream is over, this Is a little better than the A party from Alaska stayed first day of last year. Junior over night at Newport while on High School 35 under the prin- their way to Drift Creek and clpalship of Prof. Colman, Grad- Table Mountain for a big hunt, ed High School, Prof. John Mil- Their names are John Hansen, ler. First '.grade, nineteen pupils, (Mrs. Peter Sells, Hermon Han second grade, thirteen pupils, sen, Albert Hague, H. Anthony, third grade twenty pupils, fourth M. D. Collins and Mr. and Mrs. grade, fourteen pupils, fifth A. Eversen. This party will grade thirty-two pupils, making make their head quarters at Mr. the attendance on the first day Hansens and will put In a week R. L. Hathaway returned Sun day from Corvallis. P. H. Martin and son, Law rence went to Corvallis Sunday. ONA Miss Neta Phelps left for New port Sunday where she will at tend High School thru the win ter. L. M. Commons made a busi ness trip to Toledo Tuesday. The Helping Hand Club met at the J. M. Bowers home Sat- i .it i , t i , , i ui uaj aiiviavvu vt c fcwu one hundred and sixty five pu- m tnis ancient inaian nunting pils. A good many of the larger ground It is one of the best in Gallon were Mrs. Huyett,Miss $i:0 PER DAY Black berries to the extent of two hundred and fifty dollars per day have been shipped from Toledo every day the past week, '.and Harry White who is In charge of the berry industry here, expects to ship that many mote every day for the next two weeks, and would ship more but for the scarcity of pickers. Foi years and years thousands of dollars worth of thes berries have rotted on the vines in this county, all for a lack of market. NINE LOCAL BOYS LEAVE FOR TRAINING BOOTH-GAITHER A pretty home wedding was Nine of the local boys drawn solemnized at the Gaither resi by the selective draft, departed dence in this city Wednesday Wednesday morning for the morning, Sept, 19th, when Miss training camps at American !Aileen Gaither became the wife Lake. On Tuesday evening the ' T . ., .. ladies of the Embroidery Club :of Joel 1Jootn-the Rev- Fath' tendered the boys a banquet at !er Forget, of Independence, of the I. O. 0. F. hall. A large ficiating. crowd was present and the Mr. Booth is the son of Mrs. evening was pleasantry passed s K Booth of thls cltv and for some time past has held the pupils are at work and will not the state both for fishing and Della frapp and Miss Leola 'The war has supplied this ma:. enter the school until later. AT- numing ne weatner is line Hewett. After a delicious lun-'ket and there is ter a few weeks the school will and no doubt this party win bag cheon gerved b the n08te88 increase 10 aooui iwo uuimieu """ ao i the club dispersed nrn tWa win h three teach- well as some bear, bob cat. I n ti ' erg less this year than last. The mountain lions and other big mu3lc teacher ' was dispensed game. with though badly needed it was . 0 thought by the trustees best for j w v..m.. . the lack of funds to cut thisl WEST YAQUINA teacher out for this year, Ihe ' Mrs. John Damberir of Klntra Oscar Ryan, of South Beaver, is attending the Ona school this year. Mr.' and Mrs. H. G. Rhoades and family were visitors at the iWeber home Saturday. Mrs. L. M. Commons snent CHITWOOD Homer McDanial and wife of Portland departed for that place school will be In the hands of a Slough was a passenger Satur- last Sunday with Grandma Guil Tw, ouic lcat"c, aay morning for Portland where uams, ucnueu uy rrui. j. Aruiiuu une 8ne will receive medical treat- of the best trained teachers in nient. the state. Parents who desire , . , to send their children to school nnn ThI J1 33 ln frm could not do better than to come ",; 1 " y to Nmnrt pnt nm rooann. Miss Olive Jameson of Port able and living not any higher Jfntl 8l)ent tne week end with ( Wednesday morning by auto. than other places. No school in dUIU- "rs- wmer oi 1 1 ney were camped Dy u. L. Lan Oregon can show a better record tnis P,ace- jdess' place for nearly two weeks, for good health and attractive Miss Mary Ingersoll departed They are planning on coming surroundings. Who does not en- Men-Jay morning for her home hack to locate here. He has two joy a stroll on the beach and to in Ir.Jianapolis. Indiana, after a parages and an auto school on hear the roar of a great ocean two months' visit with her sib- IIawthonie Avenue, when the storm is raging. The ter, Mrs. Wm. Hunt. TitUs Kurtichanov came home school buildings are neat, clean n a and D C Millar miri 'for a few davs vislt with h,s Par" well ventilated and up to date trlp 'toNewpo'rt ; Saturday ent,8 ,fronlouer D'Alene. Idaho, in all the appointments and John Hanlon of Beaver Creek Ju5e Mlller was up ,n8Pect equipment. The teachers are en- passed thru here Tuesdav en- KgJheiew road belnS bullt bV thusiastic. thoroughly trained route to Eugene to take hfs final Dudley Trapp' Monday- He was and devoted to their profession, examinations before the arnfv accomPanied by Ord Castle and The best there is in the pupils board arniv M. L. Trapp of Toledo. u1ll be brought out. Each pu- The misses Sylvia Backus and LandeS8 and Brown are build, pll-gbl and boy-will be train- Myrtle Willis haVe Taken S'helr .Ing4,af nrAnVdSd J ?ter ed and develoi)ed upo.i the lines residence In Newport where' u,Alfred ,Allen of Portland in oesi ssuiieu suuea ior success in thev are ntipnfiinr onhnni ilul moving alter nis tVlnli. ll.. t I.... . demand this year for more berries than can be harvested. Mr. White in formed a Leader reporter that there would be no lack of mar ket in the future , but that they would be here after the berrita every year, and probably would establish a branch cannery here to look after the vegetables as well as the berries. Lincoln county produces the nicest and most tender vegetables in the world. with speech making, singing and fanrv rinrlne All Hid amnln justice to the fine supper, the position as assistant cashier of I soldiers being seated at the table the Lincoln County Bank. He is or nonor, wmcn was prorusely an honest and Industrious young decorated with, flags, flowers ;man and ls making good at his anu uuuuiig, wuiie me rest oi . .,pi th npnnlo porvorf nofotnrla I ChOSdl profession. Miss Gaither Is the eldest following morning for American James J. Gaither and is a popu- ikc were: lyaettowe or unit. lar and taiented young lady. KS?oV, sS? wArfr Se a aduate the Toledo Fenton Starr, Waldport, Clifford i ,u . L, Burbank, Orton: Lumen S. lluS" ol-uul. LiaBa Ul Xi,lo B,ou Butterfleld, Toledo; Victor R,. spending one term at the Mon Hamaker, Toledo; Warren Koo-1 mouth Normal. For the past gler, Waldport; Herbert A. Kyn- 8eVeral years she has been an SHIPBUILDING PROJECT UNDER DISCUSSION A meeting of the Commercial Club has been called for Satur day evening at the Court House to discuss a shipbuilding pro Ject, to be taken up by the Port of Toledo. Everybody living within the Port District are ask' ed to be present and discuss this matter thoroughly, before any action Is taken. the people were served cafaterla Btyle. Those seated at the table of honor and who departed the daughter of Postnia3ter and Mrs. iston, Toledo; and John Han ion, Ona. Fenton Starr was ap pointed Captain by the local board and will be In charge of the squad until they reach train ing quarters. their future lives. A complete Mrs. Harrison who has been I ranch here. rounding out of their mental, the guest of Mrs Iienrv Bartow I Urown Wakefield is helping moral and physical trainin, departed Wednesday for her1 Dudiey Trapp oa the ranch for anrh oa will vioUA ,.i,t.. , J vl 'a wntlo " nome m Portland ship and successful business R. a. Miller was In Toledo men and women. Monday on business. The omen of Woodcraft gave a farewell party to Mr. and - Mrs. Green Tuesday evening ati madi aw the Rod and Gun Club Hall. A mmklaim nice lunch was served and a Mr. and Mr3. Davis accompan- good 6ocial time wa3 had by all led by Mrs. Frank Mulvany present. Mr. Green goes to Cor- went to Blodett Sunday to visit vallis to make his home at least Mrs. Frank Rowland who 13 for the next few years. He had quite ill with rheumatism. charge of the Sanitary Meat Mr. and Mrs. Banks of Okla . Market here and will engage in .ire visithig Mrs. Banks' broth a Bimilar work In Corvallis. er and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Chas This has been a good season Arthur, for fishing on the bay and the. A party of men are camped at Jetties. Hundreds of people have the Branderberrv ranch, whn engaged ln that kind of sport are classifying the O. & C. land J and many of them got all the there will be room for many 7 m7 a while, The road work Is progressing very nicely. The Powder Mon- kies are still in the lead. Alvin Cook caught another large bear last Sunday. That makes the second one for him within the week. ONA : Mrs. E. H. Tarter and family returned to their home at Wood land, Washington, Friday after a three week's visit at the Phelps home. L. L. Parks and C. S. Bunnell made a trip to Newport Wed- tf. v. t u j i . . , i . , . y ou "icy uesireu torn coa, a uuuiesieaa wnen tnis land is Linn cod, perch and flounder, ready for settlement. The torn cod was very abundant l- R. Payne and family were this year. Blodgett visitors Sundav. The Gazelle, Captain Fogarty ' Corporal Chj?. Landren visit left this mornlns Wednesday ed friends at Harlan over the for Astoria. The Gazelle has week end. Mr. Landren Is now been for several months en- camp at Clackamas but ex gaged In deep sea fishi.ig for pects soon to be sent to N. C. halibut, linn codd, etc. The The Big Elkers are making fishing was so good that all the preparations to entertain a large boats made some money. .number of delegates to the Po- The neat little gasoline launch '"ona Crange which will be held Wave left also this morning foi at the Big Elk Grange. Hall on Astoria. Lem Butterfleld is her September 28th. This Is also captain and Bob Mann the en- 'the first day of the fair bo those filneer. coming will be doubly entertaln- The fall has come the sadest jed. of the year, of wailing winds ! The Fair Board has been no and naked woods aid meadows tified that it will receive $75.00 brown and sear. The chirp of and probably more for Drize the katledld ls heard In the money from the State, chimney corner, It makes us : Frank Davis took Mrs. B. F. feel sad. We look for friends Crant and Mrs. Leonard Grant and they are gone. The chair and her Infant son to Corvallis ls vacant, the familiar place at to consult a doctor regarding the table is vacant. It will not tne baby's health as It has not be filled again by the dear one been well, that is gone. We think of the I Miss Edith Davenport who dear friends that have passed (has been assisting Mrs. Payne away. We see their graves dec- returned to her home at Glenn, orated with a bower of beauti- Saturday, ful flowers, it is a token of love I Clifford McDonald has gone and we think would It not have ' to Salem to have some dental been better If we had scattered work done, these flowers In the pathway of Mrs. Helen Daniels attended our departed friend while he .Crange at Harlan Saturday, could have enjoyed It. Would A social time was enjoyed at it not be better for us to do more i the home of T. Thomason Sat when they can enjoy It and notiurday evening, wait. The body lies cold, It can. A dance for the benefit of the not respond to our acts of kind-i'' air win be given at the home ness. We hope to meet again of Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Allison 2 1st. come Mr. and Mrs. E. May and son returned to their home at Ore gon City one day last week, af ter a short visit at the Christ- ensen home on Caffery's Slough. A. II. Phelps took a spin to Toledo In the auto stage Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Wood, Clif ford Phelps, Delno Shermer, Misses Neta and Helen Phelps and Lola Hewett were guests at the Hill home Sunday afternoon. FAREWELL PARTY A farewell party was given at the home of Mrs. R. W. Wollos, last Sunday, Jili expecting to leave soon for Florence, where her husband is wol fing. Some 53 of the neighbors gathered In, bringing with them a fine bas ket dinner. After dinner they had a grab bag, from which were drawn many useful pres ents. Then there wns a bea.i race, In which the stunt was to see who could convey the most beans from one end of the room to another, in a given time, o;i the blade of a table knife. Mr. Eklof won first prize end Ruc'y Butler second honors. After t tie bean race they had music at.d singing, Tom Butler giving a selection on the violin, Mr. Mor ley playing on the violin accom panied by Mrs. Thomas on tht v,ilano; Carl Nelson a song; Frank Harrison on the violin ac companied by Mrs. Wollas on the piano, and a song by Mrs. Boeckman and Mrs. Thomas. Those present were: Mrs. Stein-I Washington efficient teacher in the Toledo schools. The ceremony was performed at seven o'clock, A. M., in the presence of but a few of the Im mediate relatives and close friends, and after a sumptuous LAUNCH MUD HEN ! wedding breakfast the happy BEING REBUILT 'couple departed on the morning , . . . train on a honeymoon trip to nw a8f 0Pla"d'hCatptV and Portland. They will return in r' the la.un.ch M"d H,e : about a week and will be at ? fnirwM,,011 ,thG W 1me to their many friends in cJ&! mUt.hv 0tJe bay ,thl3 their home on Enderley street. ' I O i LUG unic v cooci Ull the ways here this week under going a complete overhauling. and wnen the little vessel is again slid into the water she will be as staunch and trim as a new boat. W. T. Bailev. of Portland, an experienced boat The Leader extends congratu lations and best wishes. SCHOOL OPENING AGAIN POSTPONED At a meethig of the school builder, is assisting Mr. Copeland board the first of the week it with the work, and they are was decided to again postpone practically rebuilding the boat, the opening of school, so as to making everything new. give people an opportunity to i harvest the blackberry crop. The opening date was postponed 7 REELS ifr "e week, school starting ! Monday, October 1st, instead of Anetta Kellerman in Nep- September 24th. tune's Daughter. Wonderful i o Swimming, Diving and Dancing. CAPTAIN VAN CLEVE CALLED At the DIME theatre, Friday i . . . . n,ava fUo; e, u )ol Captain Archie C. van C'.eve, Eveninj, Sept. the 23th. 1917. jMe(liJ.al KeserVe corps, received amission .oc. ana ouc. ROCK CREEK when this fitful life Is over. This must be so else why this longing on the evening of the Everybody Is Invited to to live. Why this desire planted ,and bring their lunch. (To late for Last Week) Several people from here were down to help Mr. Raddant thresh but are home now on account of the rain. Joseph Streitmatter made a trip to Nortons Tuesday. Pete Oulds and family of Cres- ent Ridge have moved to Astor ia, where Pete will work in the ship yards. Frank Potwora has not been Joy riding up this way lately. W. A. Crawford 8 new road Is coming along fine. Miss Bethers will teach the Rock Creek school this com-, lng year. Marguerite Walker was up to Southwell's Tuesday. Chas. Schmltt has resigned his position as Sunday School superintendent. A. W. Crawford and family visited Horsfalls Sunday. Shorty called on E. M. Cox Sunday. Mr. Bemrose'B colt Is In the (Cont. on Page Four) Uclecranhic ordi-rs from Wash- llngton last night to report inime- wnDI( lc.TTve Idlatly at American Lake. He was vvokn I commissioned several weeks ago TO COMMENCE SOON ana enjoyed an advantage over At a Joint meeting of the Port manV new members of the Med Commissions of the Ports of To- . Corps' 1,1 ,lhai he "? ?,ei,l ledo and Newport, held here last a Lieutenant In the J.hPPnf Friday evening, It was finally de- omUabulary from 19 1909 elded that the local ports go He Is a na ve Orrgonian and ahead with the Improvement of his earlier life was spent at Bak the South Jetty under the per- er. Oregonian mit recently received from; wm- 111 ,u 'T ,f " fu. hoff and children, J. W. Harrison and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Og lesbee, Rosa and Alvin Schlecht, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Boeckman, A. L. Thomas and family, T. B. Butler and family, Mrs. A. M. Burnett,, Jessie Frizell, Ole Am undson and family, Nelse Strand and family, Butler Bros., Mrs. Morck and grandson, Edna Per kins, J. J. Morley, Gust Eklof vind family, R. O. Duncan and family, Mrs. J. A. Bohannon, R. J. Wollas and Mrs. R. W. Wollas and family. TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO J. N. Stark the Yaquina furni ture dealer waB up to Toledo yesterday. D. B. Ramsdell of Elk City, has a house built on a scow and Is anchored in the river near here fishing for salmon. Misses Elsie and Gertie Mackey who have been visiting friends on the Bay for several days left for their home at Cor vallis this morning. Our friend Schooling, the new lawyer has developed into a mighty nlmrod. He went out deer hunting the other day with some of the boys, and becaum. he had poor luck and did not get a deer himself the boys were klndhearted enough to let him carry one of theirs nearly all of the way home. Mrs. C. G. Copeland returned last Tuesday evening. man last Monday night caught The above action was taken as blgest saimon oi me eeim a result of the sentiment expres. i weighing o. lu neimg mm Bed oy the citizens of Newport '""" at a mass meeting held at that place last Wednesday, and an other meeting held at Toledo Friday evening, although the ELEVEN YEARS AGO Clifford Gray left Wednesday latter meeting waB not very mminc for Salem, to resume much advertised and the attend- hS 8tudies at Willamette Unl ance was small. u.nruitv The action of the Port Com- Comity Judge 11. F. Swope, missions means the spending of jef t Tuesday morning on a busl the $408,000, estimated by the nenn trip to Corvallis, Albany government engineers to cover a,i Salem, one half the cost of the bar Im-j George McCluskey pleased hlr provement. An effort Is being : friends by making his appear made to secure the services ot ace In Toledo Wednesday, afte; Engineer Claude Wright to sup- a five-weeks' Illness, lie ls ap erlntend the construction. It Is proprlately thin and weak, thought probable that It will be a. T. Peterson went to Pion possible to secure government eer this morning on business fo: machinery and scows to pro- the Mutual Telephone Company, ceed with the work, thus saving j Thomas I Hawkins returnee greatly In the expense. Sunday from Salem where h It ls expected that the govern. ' was in charge of an eye special ment will make an appropriation i8t for a few days, of a like sum to be spent on this i Al Waugh and family departec project later, though, under the this morning for Olympla, Wash- permit, tney. in no way Dind Incton. The best wishes of f themselves to do so. FOR SALE OR TRADE Good butcher business In Val ley town, doing an averap monthly buslnr-a of $380( Everything modern with co storage plant In connection. M son and partner have bcc. drafted, and 1 can't handle It I host of friends will be with then In their new home. Conrad Christenson returne1' Monday to Corvallis, where he 1 again registered as a student a the Oregon Agricultural Collegf CARD OF THANKS We thank the friends for tb alone as I am getting up In beautiful kindneos, shown dui years. Will sell or trade for ling the Illness ami death of ou: farm or range property. Idear Husband nirl Father. Inquire at Leader Ofllce. Mrs. J. H. Ross and Family.