Lincoln County leader., December 21, 1917, Image 1

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VOLuME 25
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1917.
NUMBER 44
lender.
UPPER BEAVER
Well! Upper Beaver has been
islet.i all thi3 tinn but U wt.ue
up 1 j time to say a Merry Xmas
and a happy New Year to every
body. Who-o-e-e! Some storm Isn't
it? The little stream of Beaver
Creek is bank full and overflow
ing. The water conies gushing
down over the rocks, taking
bridges, fences and all rubbish
that happens in its way, and
brings it whirling down stream.
Ye people living on the lowlands
will have to move your houses
to higher ground if this keeps
up.
Miss Delia Trapp spent Sun
day at the Peterson ranch.
A Christinas Inteftainment
will be given at the school house
by the school children, Thurs
day, December 20th, at 2 P. M.
lie uii e and come for everybody
i.-: cordially invited to attend.
I.-'iss Delia Trapp was a guest
ot the Rinoades home Tuesday
'evening.
li. G. Rhoades and J. M. Bow
ers made a trip to Yaquina Wed
nesday. Misses Hester Peterson and
Alctha R'aopdei spent Wednes
day night with Miss Trapp.
J. N. lluyett butchered a beef
Thursday.
There isn't much news this
week as everybody is staying in
doors and list.ilng to the storm
raging without.
ROCK CREEK
Leonard Crawford was down
to I'pper Farm Wednesday.
Henry Zbinde.i has returned
home from Alaska where he has
been working during the Sum
mer. W. Ward of Falls City was
here a few days 1 ist week.
Mrs. Horsfall was in Dallas
a few days this week.
Percy Crawford Is working in
the Valley and Siletz Logging
camp.
Roy McMurphy and Col.
Stottard of Falls City wee over
here a few days last week.
S. L. Elliot has moved to
Pennsylvania.
ORTON
A Christmas programme will
be tiven at the Upper Farm Day
School, Sunday evening, Decem
ber 23rd, as Miss Lewis leaves
for her home in Carlton, Oregon
cn Monday.
Everyone is looking forward
to a jolly good time. Come one
and all you are as welcome as
the flowers in May.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baker and
children arrive! home Tuesday
from Siletz where Mr. Baker ha3
been working all summer.
Mrs. John Isaacson called at
the Evans' home last Sunday.
Miss Maude Porter and Miss
Lewis called at E. T. Raddant's
ranch last Sunday.
Mr. Kurtichanov of Chit wood
sptiit Wednesday and Thursday
at the home of Xed Evans, re
taming home Thursday after
noon. It has been raining pretty hard
lately. So very hard that a per
son is almost afraid to go out
when it is raining real hard for
fear of being knocked down by
a raindrop as it takes a pretty
frisky person to dodge 'em.
T ain't long 'till good old Chris
comes around. Here's hurrah!
for him when he doas come; and
we all hope he'll bring a lot of
candy and chewing gum and
that there'll be a lot of snow on
the ground so his reindeer and
fcbigh will come right along easy.
GLEN
W. R. Moore who was so un
fortunate as to seriously Injure
one eye Just before Thanksgiv
ing Is able to be at work again.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown
have received word that their
sons, Raymond and Asa have
gone on to Washington from
Vancouver and that Everet was
held In the hospital becaase of
exposure to a couple of cuspect
ed cases of scarlet fever. This
will be a serious dlssapolntmcnt
both to the boys and their fam-
There was a neighborhood
dinner at the school house and
several families were present to
enjoy a sociable time together.
Several other families were pre
vented from coming by the very
bad weather. Miss Holder is
planning a Christmas tree and
musical program for the Friday
before Xmas, as she wishes to
go to her home at Salem the
Monday before Xmas. The
school is to have a vacation of
two weeks during her absence.
Miss Edith Davenport was
home for a visit before Thanks
giving and helped with the
school program.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Stewart and
family visited with Mrs. Stew
art's parents several days this
week.
Mr. Stewart reports the seri
ous illness of his son, Rupert,
who is at Prinesvllle.
i Roy Moore ought to bo able to
say hello to his fellow man with
a right gcod will. A man who
can carry such an enormous coil
of wire so far certainly deserves
a phone. Here's hoping the rest
of the neighbors come cito the
line soon.
Miss Clara Moore was home
for Thanksgiving and went back
the week following.
The J. W. and John D. Daven
port families were entertained
with a splendi J chicken dinner at
the Hill Top ranch Sunday.
T. L. Bohaimon was over at
the Bay for a visit with Mr3. T.
,L.. who is teaching the Butler
school opposite Toledo.
Mrs. John Davenport is over
at Toledo visiting her people, the
A. L. Martin familv.
LITTLE ELK
i
In the August issue of the
Leader somebody said they
wanted ram. If they still live in
Lincoln County they are getting
what they wanted.
S. T. Loudon went to Harlan
Saturday on Grange business,
i Elmo Wehnert started his
milk wagon Monday. lie also
hauls freight and carries mail.
Brown Wakefield and Roger
Loudon went to Portland last
week to enlist in the Navy and
both passed the examination
and will be sent to "Frisco" for
training.
Mrs. W. F. Wakefield and son
were visiting the formers par
ents at Dayton last week while
W. p., attended Commissioners
Convention at Portland.
A birthday party was given at
Irvin Maees last Saturday
evening in honor of Mr. Magee.
It seems that there are a few
people that thin we have no
more use for a County Court
since they have got the County
out of debt. We believe the re
call will find very few friends in
this part of the County as most
of us agree with the article of
last week's Leader.
j ORTON
! Hurrah for the rain. But It
hasn't scared us out of farming
yet.
Bruce Butler, Clayton Pond
and Giles Olin passed through
Orton last Friday.
Lodi Callahan returned home
from Falls City last Monday.
,The roads are very bad out
.there.
John Isaacson was In Orton
last Monday.
I O. W. Baker has been moving
up Bear Creek the last two days.
! Charles Schmitt made n. visit
at the Porter home last Thurs
day after noon, returning home
Monday morning..
John Poncee wa3 in Orton last
Monday.
Miss Marguerite Walker left
Orton, intending to make her
home In Falls City.
Miss Maude Porter was in
Orton last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnson
'made a call on Mrs.Rlppin last
.Wednesday.
Ned Evans made a business
trip to Siletz this week.
Rennle Callahan spent Sun
day at the Evans home.
FRESH COWS FOR SALE
Lambert Nelson,
.'r'......- . Tioneer Oregon.
&t ALL m
ELK CITY MILL
LOSES LOG BOOM
J. II. Hawkins the Elk ri'v
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PHI II mmmm YM-f? 8
Da.,.i.,ia , a3 in me cuy yes- Murray place last Friday. Btopp
terday and reports that the re- ed all trallic between Toledo and
cnthigh water did considerable. Siletz for several days The
damage up around Elk City. He slide occured on the hill lust be
, lost about 250,000 feet of saw- ; yond Murray's house, and it car-
fS Snt0UtJ,f,Pi0ne?Tr l0Ht ried awy about a seventy-five
about G0.000, and Messrs. Brist- 'foot strip of the road. A tem-
lin, Foinisbee, Hodges and others porary road has been fixed
? , lg k lost quite a numbe'' around this bad place so the
of logs. Some of these logs will mail stage could get through,
be recovered, but a number of ; The County Court has decided
them are gone for good. The (that the best way to fix this
river at Elk raised about ten place is by building a bridge.
mLn faI?he,r was-w-k "Vo which will be conV
fifteen or more feet. This was menced at once. This tempor-
ne of the worst storms that the ary blockade worked quite a
,country has experienced In hardship upon Billy Graham, as
BAD WEATHER
HINDERS DRIVE
Owiner to the fart thnt iho hurl
weather of the past week has
greatly Interfered with the ac
feivuujr unci ici cu Willi lilt; at -
tivlties of the Red Cross workers
in this county, Mrs. Rosemary
ouiicnun cuuiiiy cnairman, in
forms us that the drive will be
continued another week, that is
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all next week.
TEACHERS HERE
TAKING EXAMINATION
There is but a small class here
lit. vpnr nUlnr fho Ml.h'.
thin vear takinc flip tpnrhpr'u
.Examination, they being as fol
lows :
Mrs. A. L. Stephens, Taft
Helen Elder, Toledo
Doris Elder, Toledo
J. G. Prichard, Siletz
Ruth Sneve, Nortons
Mamie Radfield, Salado
Mrs. J. A. Bohannon, Toledo
S. B. Ports, Toledo
A. L. Stephens, Taft.
HONORS DIVIDED
The basket ball crames nl ived
at Newport last Friday evening
lna ill 4 tt In rtot flna Yam itiA Mmar
resulted In victories for the New-
nnrt. bova nnd thn Tnlprlo clrln.
rXhe Newport boys trimmed the
Toledo boys by the score of 31
to 12 and the Toledo elrln boat
Lthe Newport girls by the score
nf 11 in 3 A rptnm en mo will
be played Boon.
TRAFFIC DELAYED ON
TOLEDO-SILETZ ROAD
; a . tt..u
n ui. Dime iica i me jiu;;ii
ine unrisrnms inn i in nnw r.rtm.
ing and every day's delay piled
up that much more mail here.
EVERYBODY DANCE
j NEXT MONDAY EVENING
Don't forget the big dance to
, -'v"1 - iwifeci uik uum i; in
e given by the Toledo Grance
iMext Monday night, Christmas
I. 1 Wl t r,.
Eve. Good n.u,ic and a good
time for all. Both round and
square dances will be danced.
Insuring a good time for both
old and young The (Jranie
will seervrvp r..,,pV
tickets fii) cents.
pnTnccirc d--tij
rUSIUrULt BOOTH
DOES GOOD WORK
The Red Cross booth which
has been located In the postofliec
lobby the past two evenings has
made a good record. This
booth is in charge of Isabel
Lingenfelter and Carrie Wade
and ig open for one hour each
jevenlng. In the two nights they
mve taken in $34, which repre
sents 34 memberships.
TO TEACH IN LINCOLN CO.
Miss Ysabel Goldman. 1917.
graduate of the Corvallis high
school, has accepted a position
as teacher Of thf arhnnl nt vw,
.tons, Lincoln county, at $75 per
month. Miss Goldman has been
in charge of the school at Har
ris station during the past three
months. Corvallis Gazette-Times.
TWO BRIDGES CO;
TRAIN CANT GET
OUT
As a result of the heavy rain
Ktonn tho first of llm u-opk turn
bridees werp w:slnil nut mi tlip
.
line of the C. & E., near Alder
Wednesday's train ran only as
far as Summit, and came back
minus the mail and bringing the
same passengers that it stalled
with, iesterday arrangements
had been made for transferring
me passengers, ninu anil ex-
press around the washouts, so
we got our mail, though the
train arrived about two hours
late. It is thoucht that the train
tne passengers, mail and ex
will have to transfer passengers
and mail for several days yet.
CRAMMAR SCHOOL NOTES
Alice Dickson returned to her
studies Wednesday after a few ,
days sickness.
Pamphlets relative to the Lib-
erty Loan were distributed to
the 7.1. and 8th grades. These
,,n,,n,i(D .n i,.V,
girls may in one way be patriot.
he-buying a Libeny Bond on
, he installment plan
v , 1 1
' Friday short Christinas
PR"" Klven in some
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Irene Altree was taken home
Wednesday on account of sick -
"ess.
Isabel Lingenfelter and Carrie
Wade of the 8th had charge of
the Red Cross drive at the Post
Olllce on Tuesday. We are
pleased to see the young people
interested In this work.
The storm Monday kept the
iree Amann children from
:hool.
thn
SCHOOL 1
Thn nnriQtnnt amitwl nf ffiUliiir
water behind the Grammar;
School these days brings us !
nearer to Nature. We are furth-1
er reminded of Nature's gift by
thp dr ilrin drh. within Iho1 "ne BC0W 1SX4-; one 6x6 Se
2nn?R ' th0 nttle donkey; one pair of 30 ft.
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rcugar nay returned jionnay
after a weeks nlmcMice on
count of sickness.
Kpniipih Met 'miiIoii was nbseni
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Tuesday afternoon 011 account
of sickness.
Marv Cassldav has been
sent the past two days on ac-
count of Btormy weather.
NEW COUNCILMEN
APPOINTED
At the meeting of the City
Council last Monday evening,
two new councllmen were ap
pointed to fill the vacancies
caused by the departure of J. S.
Akin and M. W. Small. Rprr.
Geer was appointed to succeed
J. S. Akin, and Carl Gildersleeve
was appointed to succeed M. W.
Small.
ELECTRIC CO'S. STACK
BLOWS DOWN SUNDAY
The hugh smokestack on the
plant of the Yaquina Electric
Company in this city had about
eight feat blown off of the top
of it, early Sunday morning,
during the heavy wind and rain
storm. The stack was about 75
feet in height and four feet In
diameter, and it certainly made
a racket when it toppled over
on the corrugated iron roof of
the plant, and then slid to the
ground. Lawrence Altree was in
charge and thought that the
plain had been hit by a German
bomb.
HARLAN RED CROSS
DOING GOOD WORK
Mrs. Rosemary Schenck,
County Campaign Manager of
jine mnsinins ncil Cress Drive
received a phone message from
jllailan this morning stating that
pcibons in that community had
; taken out ten memberships for
'soldier boys who enlisted. Thh
is certainly good news and a
!good example for other com-
munitlcj.
PORT BONDS SOLD
i me rort or Toledo rive per
,cent bonds in the sum of $75,000
were purchased last Friday even
ing by Morris Bros., Inc.. of Port
land, at the price of 91 Xew
( port sold their bonds some time
i ago, and now the two districts
are ready to go ahead with the
construction of the souia jetty.
Plans and specifications h.ivn
been prepared for the construe-
tinn nf 1I10 tn , ........ n..-
J 1 1 J . irtu B,fV IIIUU-
tions for the furnishing of the
necessary lumber, piling, etc.
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I WRONG DATE
The joke Is on the P.itrintin
Citizen who put the write-up in
.. "- uj m
J1"-' town paper concerning the
','"ch, tllat was served at the
: 1 """Ksgiving dance given by
Uo" Guards. If they just
stop to think the lunch was
served on Thursday morning
neither a wheatless or meatless
day Not Wednesday.
By a Patriotic and also
Thoughtful Citizen.
THOMAS F. TIMMONS DEAD
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1 h8Tn"!oSn m "!T f6,? at
i !8vXr fnl ? aS ..Mn"
(a''La'rv ar ,H"f . ".
a8eU 58 vears. ath helng due
8worh ' . ,!. Kev-c:n:
, Ji TS,?'.!?,1" C,ty heA
i lont w hnf "'U J"u'
'""'"t was had in the Elk City
Cemetery Wednesday,
j Thomas F. Timmins was born
' ! , Wi. r . . .
i"i fiin riuiii'isL'o. 1 j on inn
"- iHi111n1.11, .ii., i
j latn day of September, 1895.
! He served the city of San
Francisco as a fireman for 21
i'pars, prior to coming to Elk
.t'hy, April the !)th this year,
j "d December 17th, at the
.home of his wife's parents, Mr.
nn,'I Mrs. M. W. Simpson. Be-
I,,U - 'H many trleii'Is, he
'ves to mourn his loss a wife,
V'8, 1mle Timmons, of Elk
il "y- three sisters and one brolh-
er of San Francisco.
PILE DRIVING OUTFIT
'K'"8 nna one pair 40 ft gins:
;flnn 0vprh...ui (ih
ao-.londorft. rL ff &uiia to..,.i
driver; one 2(100 pound hammer
'mul mm Unn i,n,,n,i '
vv I'uuuu naiiiiiier.
'Also all equipment that goes
with a first class rle. One launch
ab-.with 10 h. n. enelne. Will bpII
reasonable and will give terms.
j. c. Altree.