Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, September 28, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text&0 Eiiuoln A4& gender tntnw VOLuME 25 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1917. NUMBER 32 NEWPORT The Port Commissions had a Joint meeting Saturday in the 'keep out of debt. Siletz, Tacnats Council Chambers and decided and Big Elk have good roads to go ahead with the work of im- ; and the people did the work by Drovine the harbor. Toledo's themselves. Is this not better people of this County are mak-1 o. L. Perkins spent Sunday at ing pretty gooa roaa.3 Dy taxing Newport, tnemseives, uo me worn ana Fred Chambers spent Sunday at Newport. Chas. H. Gardner was up from Newport Sunday. Attorney Wilson of Corvallls came In Monday evening. SHOWS RIGHT SPIRIT , Vancouver, Wash., 18, 8, 1917. John Bradbury was a passen- T.tnrrin Pmmtv LphcW ger for the Valley Wednesday. w boyfJ l ,n h Sheriff Geet came up from the now, trying to do my little bit, Commission was represented by ! than piling up a big debt that Dr Carter was a Valleyward W. E. Ball, Lee Wade and A. T. 'our children will have to pay, as !DasSenger Tuesday morning. Peterson and the Newport Port was represented by R. F. Baker, Ed. Stocker and O. F. Jacobson, Thomas Lecse and Mr. Armitage being absent. It was decided to Bell only $100,000 worth of bonds for each port. This amount it was believed wouia continue the work for two years. it will be an incubus on them as long as they live. ONA Lon. Hoover was a passenger for Newport on Sunday's train. Z. M. Derrick returned from a trip up the line Saturday even ing. Mrs. Belle Lane was a passen ger for Newport on Sunday's ex. cursion. U. S. Engineer Claude Wright arrived down from Portland Fri day evening. Sheriff Bert Geer was a pas- Mrs. McCullem, who has been visiting at the Ryan home, left This last Friday to be at ihe bedside work will be done on the South of her brother-in-law at Eugene Jetty. The North Jetty is to be 1 EL V. McFarland has returned built by the Government, but to his place here after a two when it is not stated. Tne worn "1, V ' t. ,7,, will be under the management Portland and other Valley points, and and control of the Govern- Mrs. G. E. Lewis and mother ment Engineer C. R. Wright. In-law were visitors at the L. M. The work will commence from Commons home Wednesday the stump. The first thing Is to ' 1MraM"8son.a1nd Mlss GladyB advertise and sell the bonds. King of Oysterville were visitors New wharfs, new tramway, to ft the Phelps' and Commons be put up and new rock quarries nomes r riday. LLL.,1 o tno- nnrt hnrirp Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ohmart and to convey the Btone will have to liule 30n,s and c"ffo"J pelP9 ing from the hop fields be purchased. Wages and ma- V in S 6 Dr W M Berrv was a nassen ti, .,. tVlo ,i, j ,uv, ine to snend several aays. JL1 II COln O J V.11 I, 1.11V- 1" VV IX CIl U TV 1LU -- - lower bay Wednesday morning, V. D. Graves was a passenger for the Valley Wednesday morn-inig. for dear old Uncle Sam. As I am a Socialist by principle, am not a war man, but as I came to Portland and saw Columbia call in o- fnr Win T rpmpmhpred oath Mrs J. II. Sugg, the Winant ,i gave jn Toledo in August, 1911 to support my adopted land and my decision was made at once. postmistress was in Toledo Wed- nesday. Miss Borgny Romtvedt was a passenger for the Valley Satur day morning. C. O. Ofstedahl spent Tues day at Newport making1 the jound trip on the Transit. Many of the hop pickers re turned from the fields this week MEETING POSTPONED The meeting called for last Saturday evening to discuss the advisability of asking the local Port Commission to construct a boat to carry lumber from this Harbor, has been postponed to Wednesday, October 10th, 1917. The meeting is called for 2 o'clock, P. M., at the Court House. Everybody should be present. senger for the lower bay on Sun- aftf r several weeks spent In tls. day's excursion. Miss Aileen Dunn has accept ed a position as operator in the local telephone office. Mrs. Frank Carson and child ren returned home Friday even- Valley, ,T. II. Gildersleeve came down from Nortons Tuesday evening to visit in Toledo with relatives and friends. 4f ta rrtori hmirio rftrrv county will be right in the swim Mrs. for flush times and the doing of i big things. i Married at the residence of ! liic unit; idling iiciajiiiwit( G .T. Pratt, Sept. 20th, 1917. Mr. Wilmer Kyle of Newport and Hill. FIEGLES CREEK M. E. Walker was helping Mr. Payne a few days. :.I?.ble Poland visited Elizabeth Miss Alma Boone of Winant. The Kesi and Blanche Mulvany Sun- Please send Leader to this ad dress, Respectfully. ' ) R. Ruprecht, . H Camp. 14 Inf., Vancouver, Washington. Gladys King was up from Oyster City Tuesday, spending the day at the county seat. Mrs. Sam. Center's brother, Mr. Baldwin, was a passenger for the lower bay Sunday. Helga Larson and Francel Stanton returned Sunday from a two weeks' visit at Corvallls. Ed Buell was a passenger for Newport Saturday evening, re turning with his wife Monday. Mrs. C. E. Hawkins returnee on Sunday's excursion from an extended visit at Valley points. C. S. Davis loaded a car of tan bark here Tuesday to be Bob Mann returned from Port land last evening, Ed. Altree moved to Portland the first of the week A. B. Clark, the Elk City post master, is reported as very sick. C. O. Hawkins the Newport Bookkeeper Healey of the banker was in the city yesterday Bade Lumber Company return-1 M 0.lll(1 WftH . naaspn. ed Monday evening from a trip I up tne llne Tuesday raorn to the Valley. ifn. 1 Deputy County Surveyor Ord Castle was a passenger for the hannv couple will occupy the day. Saddled Cottage, making their Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Walker home at Newport. Mr. Kyle ( were guests at the Grange din is connected with Lester Martin .ner Saturday, in the barber business and Miss It is rumored that another Boone is the eldest daughter of family has homesteaded here. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Boone of Ve did not get the particulars. Winant. Miss Boone la a lineal Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mulvany decendant of Daniel Boone the and Percy Mulvany were visit typical pioneer and mountain- ing at Frank Davis' a couple oi extend the limits of civilization Mr. Kessi is delivering a load hipped to the Albany Tanning and save the early settlers from of Cascaria for himself and the .-'omPany-massacre by the savages in that ,Mulvany children at 1 cts. per Elmer Homing has Just fin beautiful country lying between pound. lished the repainting of house re the Alleghany mountains and Elizabeth Kessi entertained at leently purchased of C. O. Haw- the Ohio river than any other dinner Sept. 12 in remembrance I kins. man of his time. Boone was not of Blanch Mulvany's fifteenth a reckless adventurer but brave, birthday. honest, kind and hospitable. He Will Kessi, Elizabeth Kessi was the most remarkable man, and Blanch Mulvany attended In what he did than any of the Miss Peggy Thomason's birth nlonpprs. His life was eentle. dav surmise nartv Saturd.iv. strong and the elements of hu-' Mius Elizabeth Kessi was also ; Portland Thursday returning manitv so blended in him that a euest at Cranze dinner Sat-learly Sunday morning with a nature might stand up and say urday. We are very proud of to all the world this is a man! our Grange which is fast be George Sylvester, after spend- coming a power in the land. So Ing a three weeks vacation at nioteit be. Newport has gone to his home In ' There will be a school here as Portland. Mr. Sylvester Is a soon as the machinery of the law prominent Odd Fellow and poll- is fairly In motion. That it will tlcian. Many a young man has be a good school goes without taken his cue In politics from ,'saytng as our board engages on the wise teachings of Geo. Syl- ly those with the best creden vester. 'tials which is wisdom personl- lower bay Monday evening to do some surveying. Mill Four school starts next Monday for an eight months' inesdav leiui wiiii itiing uiiuei a. ruuttuu of Eugene as teacher. Mrs. John Davis was a passen ger for the Valley Wednesday morning having been out at the Miller Logging Camp. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Trapp re turned Monday evening from a several days visit with their son, Dudley, and family at Chltwood. Newt Center, Terrance Gaith- ing, Mrs. W. E. Peterson and chil dren visited yesterday at Elk City. Con Christiansen drove out to the State Fair at Salem Wed Fred Romtvedt departed this morning for the Oregon State Fair at Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Swearlngen departed yesterday morning for Salem and the State t air. Bob McFarland, Jr., was passenger for Salem Monday morning to take in the state fair. Chris Larsen of Siletz was er, Norman Stewart and others 'passenger for Salem yesterday went over to the lower Siletz on i morning where he will take In a-fishlng trip Sunday afternoon, the State Fair. Mr. Morris of the firm of Mor-! A marriage license was issueo ris-IIallmark & Co.. Waldpon. I Wednesday to Mr. John Dillioi. came up to the county seat1 and Miss Sophia Mae llolem, Tuesday on the launch Transit. Iboth of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Coneland re-1 Mrs. Elma Hyde returned Ed. Heady purchased an acre 'turned to their home near Port-j Wednesday evening from an ex In the Payne tract this week, on : land Wednesday morning, hav- j tended visit at Philomath and which he expects to make his , ing been staying out at Miller's j other Valley points. TOLEDO SCHOOLS START NEXT MONDAY The Toledo public schools start next Monday, October l3t. for a nine monrhs term. The high school Instructors are Prof. John Blough, MUs Mirani Inglis, ana sirs. Editu Elder. The grammar school will be presided over Dy s. B. Ports, Verne Ross, Mabel Booth and Miss Corinne Pennington will have charge of tne primary. The Toledo schools always have been a source of pride to our people, and they spare nothing to maintain them at their present high standard. The Toledo High School pres ents tne standard course of study, and can boast that she has more of her graduates at tending institutioiu of higher learning, than any other school in the county. Prof. John Blough Is one of the most able and effi cient high school instructors In the state and Toledo was cer tainly fortunate to be able to keep him anotheT year. home. W. E. Peterson went out to Wn ennn Vinvo tr vnfn nn fhp fled. question of bonding the County Mrs. Frank Mulvany and son Xor $200,000 to build plank road Ven t0 Dlodsett Sunday in the and as bad as we need the good .avl? aut0 " vlsit Mrs. Frank roads In this County, the above Il?wland ?'ho '9 seriously 111 sum would not go very far tow:th, sciatica rheumatism, hav "build them. It will take a half " both Drs Loggan of Philom. million dollars to build the roads ,aih and Dr. Anderson of Corval needed in this County, as speci- lis tln attendance, fled in Mr. Jones' bonding petl- , A very interesting and in tlon. The trunk lines aught to structiv letter has been recelv be sixteen feet wide, built of ,ed from Mrs. Belle i Bols of Re plank 3 by 6 or 3 by 8 with four P'"a' ,h CaPada ln whicn stringers. This would make a ;fhe relate mU(rh ot general in ood road and would cost $5,000 '.rest, concerning crops, etc.. per mile. The lateral roads .Miss Etta Boles Is attending Nor aught to be eight feet, built with , mal a.t R?3i"a and John is sta the same kind of material. Such ,,'oned as u- s- 0fflr at El Paso, roads built in this way will last ten to fifteen years. But can the taxpayers In addition to the $418,000 to be used to improve the harbor stand such a bond Lamp. Mrs. C. G. Copeland of New- Joe Kosydar brought three port was visiting with her fine large veals over from the I daughter, Mrs. Esther Andersen, Lower Siletz Wednesday morn-in this city yesterday. Texas. ROCK CREEK Rainy and Bhowerv weather placed on the County? -.Would is n the program these days, the Increased business that may I E- T. Raddant and Joe Casen occur justify such an outlay oi ;were lucky to thrash their grain the people's money? I don't. before the second rain, think so. If we can make the Shorty Schmltt has resigned harbor Improvement It will be .his position running Joe Striett about all the tax payers will be , "letter's ranch and has left the able to stand at this time. This .County. imnrovenient. however, mav not I Maude Porter and brother. bring the great benefits people Tony spent Sunday visiting Eva anticipate. The people who . live at Florence say the one mil lion dollar Jetty built at SiuBlaw has not added much to the busi ness of the place and It Is the same at Nehalem. People are extravagant, live beyond their means and get Into financial trouble and then want to extri cate themselves by bonding the Cox. John Potwora and son Frank are working for E. T. Raddant these days. Carroll McDonald returned to his home at Falls City to stay until tne local mm resumes op cratlons again. Banker and Mrs C. E. Haw- County and In so doing they only I kins were passengers for New make conditions worse. The .port Wednesday evening. new Ford car, O. F. Dickson and two sons and Al Waugh are spending four or five days on Drift Creek fish ing, thi3 week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Booth re turned from their honeymoon trip Saturday evening, spending several dayB at Portland. Mrs. Jno. Peterson returned from a several days' visit at Sa lem and Portland and other Val ley points Saturday evening. Wm. Lingeufelter Is In charge of Al's Smokehouse during the proprietor's absence on a trip to the Drift Creek country, fishing. John Goodell was a passenger for Portland Sunday evening, where he will take the examina tion to be admitted to the Navy. John Bradbury arrived over from Aurora, Saturday evening to spend a few days on the bay. lite says as yet he has not located. Banker and Mrs. C. E. Haw kins and daughter, Miss Annie, accompanied by Miss Corinne Pennington, spent Sunday In Newport. Miss Corinne Pennington ar rived Friday evening from her home at Clarksville, Arkansas, where she has been the past two months. Mrs. II. II. Pratt and daughter, Mrs. Geo. Doll, left for Blair, Nebraska. Sunday evening. They will make their home at that place. Engineer C. R. Wright return ed Sunday evening to resume his work on the Snake River project after spending a few days on the Bay. B. O. Snuffer, Donald Guild and J. J. Redficld left for the lower Siletz Saturday on a fish Ing and hunting trip, to be gon four or five days. to Portland ing for shipment markets. Emil Radford of Miller's Log ging Camp was a passenger for Portland Tuesday morning to appear for physical examination for the army. Editor and Mrs. F. N. Ilayden autoed out Saturday morning to transact business at Salem and Portland before their return. Wednesday afternoon. J. E. Roeers who recently purchased the Bradbury place. was a valleyward Saturday morning, returning on Sunday s excursion. Prof. John Blough nrrived over from his home at LaFayette Saturday evening to resume his duties at principal of the Toledo High School next Monday. Mrs. Vern Gabriel returned to her home at Harris Sunday ev ening after spending a few dovs visiting her father, R. L. Mc Farland, and brother, Bob. Lloyd Chandlers, after elpht years on his homestead on tht Siletz wns allowed to file the post week. He was a passen ger for Portland Sunday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Akin, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McCluskey, Mr. and Mrs. E .M. Stanton and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Arnold went over to the Siletz river Saturday evening fishing, returning Sun day with a fine lot of fish. Monroe Nelson was a passen ger for Salem yesterday morn ing where he will take In the Oregon State Fair. He also ex pects to visit his cousin, Ed. Whillaw, and family while there, expecting to return Saturday, A marriage license was Issued yesterday to Walter Leon De V'aney and Miss Florence Olive Brown, both of Newport. Mrs. R. W. Wollas departed yesterday morning for Florence where her husband has been working for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hall and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Chalcraft drove over from the Agency yes terday in the former's auto. "Tony" Jacobson returned from Portland last evening. "Tonv" is worklnc In the citv passeneeran( wlll ,)rouauly niove nls fam. ily there soon. Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Derrick and children, Rose and Jinimie, were passengers for the Valley Tues day morning to attend the State Fair at Salem. C. V. Averlll of Newport was In Toledo Saturday, making some adjustments on a press in the Sentinel office, with which he is familiar. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Schenck entertained the nine boys who leave for American Lake next week, last evening1 at a dinner, cards were enjoyed during the evening. Ilarry Swayze expects to close his Home Restaurant on the Water Front, tomorrow, as with the mill shut down, there Is not business enough to Justify keeping it open. S. C. Small has rented the James J. Galther place ln south east Toledo and will move onto same next week. Mr. and Mrs. Galther have rented the Wlshart house and will make their home there. There has been considerable complaint regarding the break SECOND INSTALLMENT LEAVES NEXT WEDNESDAY The second Installment of lo ccal boys, as drawn under the selective draft, will depart for American Lake next Wednesday morning, October 3. There will be nine boys go and this will complete a total of 85 per cent of the number required from this county. Those leaving Tuesday are: Marion S. Sturdevant, Toledo John Quick Gurnee, Newport Jesse Franklin Gywnn, Toledo Albert L. Shelley. Tidewater Thomas Simmons, Devils Lake Grover O. Davis, Tidewater Paul Washington, Siletz Ora Roscoe. Summit Frank J. Blattner, Devils Lake Ten of our boys are already at the training ramps, and nine more leave Tuesday, making ninteen in all. This leaves but five in this county, and they will probably be sent to the training camps during the coining month they are: Banner Zeek, Ya;uina Oscar J. Oakland, Bay View Leo Win. shiriuer, Winant Ernest Bryant, Siletz Dudley Earl Henry, Chltwood. Mr. Nelson Informed us he had lng of windows in vacant houses worked three years setting type in town. Parents should see that ln a deaf-mute school with a their children do not use win class of twelve- other boys In 'dows as a target for their sling Kansas. shots. RECEPTION PLANNED Next Tuesday, October 2nd., the people of Toledo will give a reception and banquet to the boya who are leaving for the U. S. training camps at Amen Lean Iiike, Washington. l lie Senior and Junior Em broidery Clubs will be In charge tnat evening and after the ban quet all saleable .food stuffs re maining untouched will be auc tioned off and proceeds used for buying yam to be used by the local Red Cross for knitting gar ments for the soldiers. The two embroidery clubs which have worked separately have for the time being Joined forces and meet together ln the work of preparing kits for the soldier boys. This is a creditable and patriotic work and well de serves mentioning and the sup port of the people. The Clubs will appreciate all help towards the success of the banquet and reception next Tuesday evening. A program will bo rendered. Dr. Burgess, president of the Jocal Red Cross, wlll make an address as will also C. B. Crosno, speaking on patriotic subjects. The Toledo quartet, composed or Margie Ball, Huh Sherwood, Edna Stanton and Bert Geer, will give a number of popular vocal selections, too, during the evening. In short a good tlmo is assured you If present.