Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, November 23, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text7 Eincoln VOLUME 25 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917. NUMBER 40 NEWPORT This continued good weather thi8 week lb -a surprise to the new comer Lawrence Hendrickson spent who thinks Oregon is a wet last week at the Con oy ranch state. But in looking over the Uy pjrift Creek past you will find these dry ; Mrs Lewhold was a visitor at seasons have frequently occured Mr8 j, N waikers Sundav. before and when we have these j P E. sheppard spent the' even dry seasons we have an Pen ing at E. E. Dyers on Wednesday winter. last Times are good and will get we are having. anhnni better notwithstanding a great war is goin& on. The resources oi tne country are annost inex- naustame ana w 11 Dear a great , debt without feeling it. The bonds were not sold for tne improvement oi tne ooutn Jetty for the present but voted down and Will be taken Up some lime in me IUlure. ine plans . r ,. mi. . and' specifications are made up uuu lue uius iui waicimi uu , me wui wm uu upcucu me uu of January. The rock for the uuabii ucuuu in tue jeuy can ue had at Elk City, Pioneer, or at almost any place along the river at the head of the tide. The stripping is light and the weight Tidewater, Or., has been very ness of only one week, from of the stone is above the re- p00rly. He has been bedfast pneumonia, and two of the chll quirnients 140 pounds to the Bmce juiy 12th, 1917, and he hvdren, suffering from the same cubic foot. The timber is also as helpless as a babe. disease, are in the hospital at acceptable and easily obtained. ; Ve hear G. N. Barclay has Falls City. The attractions of the resort BOi his home place at Tide-1 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Southwell City will loose none of its in- water, Or. to Sam Webb, a 'are visiting i:i Falls City, terest because of the dull times brother of Nate Webb of Tide-1 George Dailey, who Joined the when the season closes. Many v.-ater. Regular army last Spring, has of the cottages are occupied , Mr8 vie Hurt and daughter, been visiting old acquaintances during the winter by people Mrs. Frank Johnson, called on here. He left on Monday to re who are here for their health. Mr and Mr8- j. g. Barclay the join his company which is sta The winter is moie interesting 15ln tioned near San Francisco, and pleasant than the summer ioy McMlllen has just return-J Everybody has been busy dui season and you can find as e( home from Lewiston, Idaho. in the past couple of weeks many agates and enjoy the roar ptoy says the Alsea is good en- j digging potatoes. They, are and roughness of the ocean in ougu lor him. yielding well, but not so well as winter as much as you do in the Hall Thlssell lias rented the Charley North's; they will not summer time. For the last Central Hotel of Waldport and javerage half a bushel to every month or six weeks the. weather the boys are running the ranch two hills. The yield here is about has been fine, the sky clear and Frtd says batching is great, ; 300 bushels per acre, no fog while in the Valley the but would enjoy a cook. I L. W. Hampton and family ar- f02 has been heavy and damp Fred Thlssell and Clarace rived home from Falls City last and you could not see the sky shelly were driving there cattle week, bringing with them a new for days at a time. This is very out of the hills and had the mis- baby girl. disagreeable and unpleasant fortune of getting one of three Mrs. Wlgle and son Arthur, of ;and this condition will never get years, a Jersey cow, off a bluff Summit visited here over Sun aay better while the western 50 feet high, breaking her back. day. slope of the mountains will grow cheer up, boys! the worst is yet I Miss Lois Hampton is on the better from year to year as im- t0 come! sick list, suffering from tonslli- prdvements are made and the k. C. Williamson lust finished tis. tuumry openeu up ior euie- lnnt , , Tuesday evening a grand re- ?uPtl??. give,n. .he bo-ys at the Odd Fellows Hall at Toledo Who had Volunteered tO CO into aimjr uuu imvy 10 ueip eei- tie this great question for hu- ...... ..6u..0tutUkla.Jr and imperialism. A nice banquet was spread and a good time was . hoH hv Oil TAOAr TViA I 11, "' "". ""J" win Bu vuncuuver u,r ue ex- amination n lrnui nrnnrnn 1 'These young men exhibited the proper spirit volunteering and not waiting to be drafted. The 1 American army will be made of 1 that kind tju ..u u.n.u luey wm ue, ed and trained S.,aH TO a ..f lnNl?c,b,e, S8iwd, the AllieiAn,1,,es the World to cope with any force that may be. brought against them. FIECLES CREEK I Z. A. Kessl Is In Portland serv-! Ing on the Federal Jury. M. E. Walker is helping at the Kessl ranch the while. i Gale Shane, Frank Mulvany, id C. F. Llndley are working and C. F. Llndley roads at Racks Creek and elf anrl ISweet Home. Frank Mulvany spent Sunday "to hum." Gale Shane brought in an other burro for packing pur poses. Mrs. M. E. Walker was having dental work done last week. I Every body busy gathering " crops of vefgetables. C. F. Undley Is domoclled at bis new home on the hill. iew aays ago. Air. uoop is M. E. Walker has been making ! abo"1 to leave the netghbor preparations for poultry and. .,. v i rabbltry. Improvements for We notice that our honorable keeping pigs is to be made at ,Bectu,0,n b088' JJohn ,8 a Kessl's. Lumber will come from I bachelor now days, outside. Mutt be a shortage of fuel News is scarce but we manage ... 0 . to -keep the ball rolling. BAYVIEW This has sure been a lovely Tall the finest for many years. Mrs. O. Hanson spent the af ternoon with Mrs. E. S. Oak land on Tuesday. Mrs. O. C. McWillls called on I Tra T T7! QV arvrtTi nA rr HI -.n?rk at Bay vlew thl8 year wkh MlBa . s, jenson of Poole Slough as! teacher. A bunch of th(, jjay ViCw folks went. nf,rOB8 tf, Tne P(,n tQ ,.ave some teeth flxed on Wednesday, j E s Oakland is cutting wood for tne waldport Creamery. Tampa Urietra waa a welcome - oom ' I visitor at- nnr Simlav Sr-hr.nl last Sunday. jjay View is kind of dull just now There Is no mora news B0 wm nave t0 cau thj3 good TIDEWATER Uncle Robert S. Barclav of digging his spuds, he put away 3ot sacks. K. C. believes in pre- ,)aredness, a well filled silo and Plenty of grass K. C. will do he rest ITi:hlnr mro h heei. tmnrl here on Alsea this season All Il8hermen have a broad smile I on their races. 01a uooa luck COn,e again next season. iter white and family are - . wen contented on their Home- 6tead on the hill. - CHITWOOD Quite a number here seem to oui.i.yu- ..o... a";nF P.rant. Mr and Mrs. RrlEftfR. " . "pveVffah fan- f!raA'ivoll5riSS from far off Valley points come here to prove their titles ar won- derful nimrods. Mrs. G. L. Landess returned j CSrt.BAe.,f.SH .fJ.IUnglll'8llfi.l bomellke . time wu uia t.,.i-. ..7-.h f jog , t?H d' l ded Pto Timd, Ore. on a fhu"U"K . Pd says hat,h? "de!luL1Ume- i'rl'rK"" 'Y" t'Pwi..hl8 baxon by h,s m.uiB. Howard Stout Is resuming his logging operations near Chit wood again. Mrs. Lillle Trapp returned from a weeks visit at Corvallis last Saturday. Mrs. Elmer Mar- tm keI)l hoUBe for her whl,e Bhe ,,,.?, u ,, . . Tl.j VU,U" .-iv,. uiauu new "-" "ttWDC ",uc,i vuu'. tt b"m1eupiace ?7 M,ercnani ueo- Umlfh Im fthlnnlnrf n tn a Inn A Smith Is shipping a car load every few days. Several professional S. P. nim. rods were holding a practice on the green curling waves of the Yaquina last Sunday. UPPER BEAVER G. Rhoades, A. Peterson II. and C. S. Ohmart made a trip to Toledo Thursday. Mrs. J. M. Bowers, Mr3. I. N. Huyett and Miss Delia Trapp were Ona visitors Saturday. Mrs. A. Peterson and daugh ter, Hester, were visiting rela tives In Oysterville Saturday. R. P. Goin visited our. school Wednesday. Misses Alice and Mae Hunt- sucker and Christina Peterson spent Sunday at the Peterson home. . Misses Leola Huett, Helen Phelps and Clifford Phelps were In this vicinity Sunday after- noon James Huntsucker visited at (he Rhoades home Sunday. II. G. Rhoades, A. Peterson, G. . . V. l owla anrl Mm I M ITnvett made a trip to Newport Wednes- day. ROCK CREEK Mrs. Ed. Wrigjht died last Saturday evening, after an ill FIECLES CREEK God's Sunshine! Rubin Hathaway visited M. E. Wollsof. Colllnlav Little Kklph Walker had a birthday recently which I beg pardon for not no'ting sooner, Blanche and Percy Mulvany r . visited the Kessl children Sun day taking an inventory of the pleasant future days at the day school now possible. Last Saturday, Grange Day at Harlan was made a profitable one by the handful present Mr- and Mrs. Branderberry. Mr Mrs- Thomason. Mesdnes p M ..., rh ' Arthiir M: "2. Messrs. Ed. Briggs and Louis IDwimn C.A.nl nlM.nn ha". (Excuse my grammar like myBelf U ,s dleant.) The rm wa8 Bh bg f f , M p M rt an impromptu eulogy to our re- gretted brother Just deceased, Robert R. Black. Mrs. Frank Mulvany gave "The Graves of a Household" by Felicia Ilemans; Peicy Mulvany a reading "Little Boy Blue" by Eugene Fields, both selections In memorium to Robt. Black. Because of the nearneses of the National .Thanksgiving Day the Lecturer proceeded to observe that day by an experience meeting and two selections, Thanksgiving Day in Ye Olden Times, Mrs. B. F. Grant, and Thanksgiving Epi sode, Mrs. P. II. Matrin. On ways and means very good talks were given by Marion Brander berry, B. F. Grant, Harry Briggs, Mrs, Branderberry, Tommy Thomason, Mrs. P. II. Martin and Mrs. Arthur. Mrs. Arthur is hatching, ideas how to raise money for the building of a new Grange Hall as a member of the Woman's Work Committee she has conceived quite a novel Idea about a quilt and its disposal at a raffle. Look for her smiling face sooner or later because it Is Inevitable. Hoard your pen nies therefore and be' on the watch. For the same fund Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Grant will open their beautiful home on Decem ber Grange Day where a dance will take place for the benefit of Big Elk Grange Hall. The ! Grants need no Introduction. N. B. all grangers if you wish to ueip out our good cause res pond to Mr. Grant's most gener ous Offer December nlcht nt Grange Saturday (Date). All om settlers know full well that the name B. F. Grant is as good as gold. When he dies we will cry on him. If I have said to much or too little, go to the Ed itor who will, I am sure, give you my name so that you may "tunk'.' me on the head in wel come. I believe it was Owen Wister who said "at all meetings there Is a certain percentage of fools" or something to that ef fect. I therefore gladly shoulder the blame and sign myself "The Fool." ONA Clifford Phelps, Delia Trapp and Leola Hewett visited at the G. E. Lewis home Sunday after noon. Miss Helen Phelps spent the afternoon at the Peterson home on upper Beaver Sunday. Miss Hilga Holmgreen is makii.tj a visit with home folks and intends to stay until after the Xmas holidays. Several Ona young people called on her Saturday evening and spent a pleasant evening listening to the new Victrola she brought In with her. Little Alton Parks has been quite ill for the past week but is better at the present writing. The Helping Hand Club held its monthly meetlncr at the .of Mrs. Hester Coovert Satur- aay. a good program was ren dered after which all enjoyed a delicious lunch. " Mrs. Beau camp of Newport was a visitor, also grandma Gwilliams of bouth Beaver. I Fred Commons and Walter i Wolfersperger went to Toledo ounaay wun frank Huntsucker. Mr. and Mrs. Commons visit ed Sunday at the A. H. Phelps home. . GLEN Roy Moore who has been blacksniithing at McMinnvilie during the summer arrived home Tuesday. He was unfor tunate enough to lose his suit case containing tools and cloth ing on the train. Mr. and Mrs. Al Felch and son and grandson, Harry England of iewDerg visited with the J. W. Davenport family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Stewart and family spent Sunday at Nathan Watklns, where cider making was the program. Miss Edna Holder and puplia are preparing a Thanksgiving program and neighborhood din ner to be held at the school house Wednesday before Thanksgiving. John Davenport killed a wild cat Monday that measured 5 ft. 7 in. from tip of nose to tip of claws on hind feet. , Mrs. Emma Aplet and Mrs. Chas. Wasbourne visited several families In this neighborhood and planted flowers at the cem etery during the week. Evert, Asa and Ray Brown sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown went to Corvallis to en list for Uncle Sam's service, In the Navy Department. Wni. Sharp is home this week from his work at Yaquina. Luke Williams has been called to Kingston to the bedside of his father who Is seriously ill. J. W. Davenport and Jess Dan iel are moving spuds to the Elk City station this week. J. W., hauls to the font nf the hill nn.l Jess on to town. The Mesdamea Inemnd Helen Daniel of Riverside visited with Mrs. Will Darnley Sunday at the McCrumb place. Mrs. Darnley has been making her father a Visit as her brother Henry haa gone to the eastern part of the Btate ror a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grant and family visited Mrs. Grants par ents Sunday and Monday. LUMBER COMPANY MAY GET BOAT Engineer Claude Wright, L. C. Smith and R. A. Arnold were out in the lafter'a launch Wed nesday sounding the channel from the mill dock down to the lower edge of the Toledo Port District. This sounding was done a8 a preliminary towards getting the Batodon or some sim ilar boat to come here after a 'cargo of lumber. The channel was iouna to De in excellent shape with an eleven foot depth at low water. The Company has found It al most impossible to l2et ram for shipping lumber. They have had in orders for cars now for a week and as yet have not received one car. THANKSGIVING BALL The local Honor Guard has made arrangements for a hie dance on Thanksgiving Eve. Wednesday, November 28th, and everybody, old anrf vnim? are jexpected to turn out for a big time. War time nricea wilt nre. I vail, and only fifty cents will be charged for a nirht nt fun (Round and square dances wili lk .!-. 1 . . ii . . . w eujuyeu ana at mianignt sup per will be served cafateria style. Come out and heln a good cause and have a crni time. ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Father Henry, the newly ap- pointed nastor nt the rDtn,ii PODUlatiorf n? T hmnin 9,atho"c oZon'vin'hnH1" ,"nly; Sunday at 9 A. M. m the V'm, ollc Church at Tnie,in Tti wiii St onn?., JS.Wf the AnoHtlen' ProoH 1 i, n. . . . A kind it Jil ',lV!.'..u... to all, Catholics and non - Cath - HC8a8We11- MARRIED Mr p r i?r.if .11 , were united n marriage last rmintv iii.r. i i i' 4,""B " i"e u's were accepted Sating at that ,ime and a Ji!,t nif,fitlnS The "groom is a rTJ lTyS 'S:ebP!En,,Mrth.0' 'I'- CVen,,,K- At thii .neelbS Keeler or Mi b M the laiiRh- Bros, made an oifer of .9714 for of th U i!l E; V-1 Ui,"e lhe of hoth districts.; of th s city and .3 a talented and members of the Newport Port popular young lady She has Commission were li. faWof aS Eth Bn.,nU,dent ,a. the To t'do Renting this offer, but the Tote high schools and her marriage do Commissioners were not came as a comncte Rnrnri m k ki. .. . her manv frleiu jier many menus. Ar er the ceremony the happy th ,vewm,tR,nnfM,7t,Where tney will spend their honev- I1HHJI1. rru 1 , 1 1 . . frllmfan Z menus In extenninc imurain. lations and best wishes. i ONA PEOPLE SURPRISE NEIGHBOR, A surprise "wood-bee" was given Mrs. Effle Hubble the 15. when a bounteous supply of wood was cut for the winter months, community dinner was served to which all present gave ample justice and judging i.-oin the faces of "you all" it was Im possible to say whether the ben efactors or recipent was reward ed the greater. Participating were S. R. Howe and wife; W. Collins and family; Y. T. Hanlon and wife (also team); V. L. Mc Farland; UK.nn, and Clarence Howe. ROAD CLUB MEETS Monday the 12th was a busy day for Ona Good Roads Club, hauling lumber to build a pow der house on the new road down the creek. There was a large attendance. Everybody kept busy clearing, grading and saw ing and by 4:30 the powder house was finished. President C. 8. Ohmart requested that some of the members come out and do Borne blasting previous to next meeting so that teams could work. r P. P. Byrne, Sec. NINE BOYS ENLIST Wednesday morning nine boys from Toledo and vicinity departed for Portland to enlist in tne various branches of the , military service. Three of tha fboys expect to enlist in the avla. t'tlon service, they being: Clydfl .McMillan, C. O. Ofstedahl and a. rarriBn. Tne other six boys are intending entering tne navy and were: Edwin Thomp son, Francis Altree, George Par rish, and Asa, Ray and Everett Brown. The latter three are brothers, and are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. (Hilltop) Brown, who lives near Salado. On the evening before thir departure a banuuet was ten. tiered the boys at the I. O. 0. F. iTI.II t ..... . .... 9 nan. in addition to the big fefd," a nice program was ren dered. BIG ELK FAIR ASSOCIATION Notice The second annual meeting of the above mentioned assnnla. I tion will be held in the fair build ing at Harlan on Saturday, Nov ember 2-kh, at 10:30 A. M.. for jthe purpose of electing officer land other important business to :be transacted. i Everyone is cordially invited to atatend. A picnic lunch will be served. BUILDING LARGER OFFICE FOR LINCOLN CO. LEADER 171 ror yeara we nave conducted ur business at a disadvantage owlS to j,ur small quarters. We are, now enlarging our building anu 8" W1" nave nearly tw,ce 2? 'mic!1..floor W formerly. 111,8 wl" ereaty lacilitate the t,tie8 of " Printing. ! 0 'PORT BOND BIDS ALL BELOW PAR The bids submitted Tuesday ,or u,e issues of the ,e8t offer being that of Morris .mcjr ucuevi.ig mat iney snouid I)aP or i.pMP f - The offer was not accepted at thi8 tln,e' b,,t was taken undt f.r,.,ai,iro,i.. - !h ,,!.. ,u.. "... l,,c ""-anuiiiu me inn 8 win ne- K"a,e the Bale f the bonds at o NEW SIDEWALKS TO BE COMPLETED The planer at the sawmill w operated yesterday and surfaced j seventeen thousand feet of slde ,walk lumber which will be used at once In the completion of the Hill street sidewalk; the Graham street sidewalk; the Third street sidewalk; and the Seventh street biuewaiK. NOTICE There will be a lneptlnc nt th. Republican County Committee iur L4iicoin county, held at the Court House, Toledo, Oregon, November 30th, at 2 P. M., for the purpose of electing a suc cessor to the late J. II. Ross. . . L. C. Smith, Secy. WANTED Man wanted to cut cordwood. See W. A. Cooper, Toledo. FOR SALE Team, Harness and Wagon. Call at this Office for Particu lars. STRAYED A young red pig 6 weoks to 2 montns oiu. Finder please tify or return to Mrs. M. Small, Toledo, Or. no-W.