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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1918)
Khuohi Eexdei TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1918. NUMBER 47 VOLuME 25 HARLAN There were several family dinner parties during the holi days in the neighborhood. Mrs. M. F. Shaw heard from her two sons, Ivan and Leslie Crawford at Bremeston, Wash. They reported a most bountiful ChriBtmas dinner and they were xemembered by the Seattle Red Cross, The schools have reopenea week at Wm. Porter's ranch, alter the holidays. Miss Fannie Mr. and Mrs. McGuire and son Johnson is teaching in the place J Spent Sunday afternoon with of Miss Hazel Lucher who re-.jjr. and Mrs. George Baker, fiierned. i T-.hn UotkUla haa been vrv Miss Leta Martin was a Cor- vauis visitor oaiuruay. j farm jana. Dr. Johnson waB called from jimmle Battise spent Sunday .Corvallis to Attend Mrs. Albert at his sister's Mrs. Ned Evans. Baxton on Monday night. He Mrs jgg and children re accompanied his patient to Cor- turned home last Friday from vallls on Tuesday and friends have received the following an- nouncement: Born to Mr. and ; Mrs. A. H. Saxton on Jan. the Bra, a son, Aiuert vvaicou sax ton, weight five and one half ; pounds. Mr. Saxton returned j from Corvallis Saturday leaving hlB wife at the home of her sis ter. He reports both mother and baby doing nicely. Smith Allison took Mrs. Sax- ton to Philomath New Years day where her brotherinlaw niAt Vr with on aiitn : A flag pole was erected In the unriAr nnrr of the Rlack hist.. ,i tha. Vnniimrtinn of the Riir Elk and Racks Creek roads and on New Years day a program wa3 rendered and the flag ram- . ed in honor of the boys who have gone from here to aid inthe war. ' Mator Buford was the leader in ! this and furnished the flag, until ' Mi? pSrrnrt'ln en.n( nTr vacatiot the BF. 6rant' residence Start . con cuntv htve Roy Wakeman who has been!,Aent 5 "Contracts for Harbor, ?. laLrl".,1 i , .h. All this means more to the peo- Kiogglng canVps is l?Z wn pS 'i LitaiElk School opened Mon- Mn n mvSI 1 out to day after a two-week's vacation. B. 0.,Young has gone out to ' succeeding JfrlTorTwh. e g ? Wh reSined iffiiirJfJunctton City ffi" ob&hlSS representing the J. R. Watkins Je'ng a to ob tain higher ed,iCalMoCnHUPa88ed thrUgh ' TheVewas quit a bunch went t m ?Vna retnme to'coyote hunting last Sunday but siZXX tctsT 100 ralny 10 J9ff Local Tele 5t batching phone Company ,8 reorganizing , t ,. and taking in sojie new mem- vain; To visit his fa her and I w JL .? iiXr the rin2tIthrfrSBhom7 since leaving their Big Llk home. has been visiting his 4; ugh ter, Mrs. ChaB. Allison since before Christmas, has returned home. ONA II. G. Rhoades of Upper Beav r m o St or) at the Wehor hnitip Sunday The Grange had a big meeting Monday and a dance In the even-! i pn. h,i hi-,, time Mr. Loudon of Eddyville was a visitor. IIUT Twu imVv v , ' vacation. Arthur Brocha of Portland vttJ F- """tsucker and Mr. Stev vislting at the Commons ome couiUrj Wo care not for pills . ena made u8e of thfl ove,y day for a few days. Bud Wieser But O, Gee. iWednesday roamln the Wlls to Mrs. Faye Wolferspcrger re- turned from Corvallis Monday, where she has been visiting friends. Clifford Phelps returned from a visit at the Hewett home near Albany last Saturday. Mrs. J. R. Coovert left for Portland last Saturday. Mrs. Coovert expects to be gone sey . eral days attending 10 uuBiuebu from American Lake on a fur matters. ' lough and visited friends here II. J. Wood and Clifford Phelps and at Upper Farm. Ha returned made a business trip to Wald- Saturday. port Wednesday Miss Leola Hewett Is back again after a two weeks' visit with home folks near Albany. School opened here Monday and all seemed ready for busi ness after their two weeks play. ORTON Wm Porter made a business trip to Siletz last Tuesday re i..im Vinnia the Rame dav. MIbb Svlvia Lewis and Miss .f? returned home Irom Carlton, Or., last Thursday where they spent the Holidays, 'from Rocca for Borne seats for I Rennie Callahan made a busi- the nesg trip to Nortons last week, begin. Homer Evans and Rennie . Howard Southwell visited at Callahan made a business trip g. W. Cox's last Sunday, to Siletz last week. Joseph Streltmatter made a Mrs. Agnes Isaacson is spenn- jtrip to Nortons Saturday, ing a few days at Siletz this week with the Kentta family. F. T. Gun was in Orton last .Monday. Thai-left Schmltt BDent last i,USy tne pa8t week plowing his ' the Valley where they spent the Holidays. I Wolverton Orton's mother, Mra. Orton, Is very ill this week. FIEGLES CREEK Beautiful New Years weather. M. E. Walker went to Philo- imath to answer his question naire. L,ake uros. are visiung uaie Shane and C. F. Lindley. Will Kessl returned to U. of O. New Years Day. Elizabeth Bnent her vacation at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scheddler's at Phil-, omath. F. L. Mulvany and Geo. Tubbs called on Harry Briggs. 0 LITTLE ELK tiurrani lor UnCOin tOUniyi, L8t week's Leader looked like there would be someUdng doing. C e. Several of the dairy ranchers of th,s community are talking ' . onrin "silo" and will build this spring and summer. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Loudon re- turned to Woodburn Tuesday after a two weeks visit here. Most of the ladies here are busy with Red cross work a 'meeting was held at Eddyville ! Wednesday and a good lot of 'work turned In I Several letters have been re- 'ceived f rom Roger Loudon and Brown Wakefield of the U. S. Navy Training Station at San Francisco and they seem to like "iw J-" " "c get the scalp of the Kaiser. ROCK CREEK Raining as usual. Mrs. Ross and children re turned home from Aberdeen i Washington Monday. 1 Rudolnh Runhrecht was home Mrs. Southwell visited Mrs. A. L. Crawford Thursday. Hoxy Simmons and family of Orton Visited Louie Santell Sun day, returning home Monday. Percy Crawford left for the Valley and Siletz Logging i. amp last Friday. Mr. Roblson of Rocca was down this way Monday. Tom Miller visited W. A. Crawford and family Sunday. Maude Porter and Sylvia Lew . la "turned home from Carleton where they have been visiting. -L. W. Hampton was down Rocca school which will soon Leonard Crawford was home from Raddant's Sunday where he is working. Mrs. Horsfall visited Mrs. Southwell Friday. A new Sunday School was or ganized at Orton Sunday. Ed Wrtght was m rrom v aiis City last week. RJennle Callahan was over to NortonB Thursday. Fred. Simons has returned to Powells Camp at Falls City. W. J. Southwell has been re nalrine the Raddant mill. Mr. Horsfall has been sick tnis week, Miss Myrtle Carlen was In SI iets Saturday. y. C. Orton made a trip to Nortons Monday, E. T. Raddant has purchased a team of mules. HJenry Spindel was down to Upper Farm Monday, UPPER BF.AVER Miss Delia Trapp returned to Upper Beaver again Saturday evening after a two weeks' ab sence. Floyd and Virgle Rhoades spent Saturday evening at the Peterson ranch. H. G. Rhoades and daughter, Aletha. Mrs. A. Peterson. P. Van. cil, C. S. Bunnel and A. W. Web- er were trading in Newport and Vamilno Mnnriav mnvA VirPle Rhoadea nnd Aon WSp to nvfltllft Rlindav. Mr8' tt ' Mrs. P. Vancil Monday. Mlag Chrlstine Peterson, Gor- fflS, at th. PeterBQn hom Tue8. day morning. virgie Knoaaes was a guest at the G. E. Lewis home Wednes- aay mgnt. BAY VIEW Mrs. E. S. Oakland and daughter Hilda came home from Portland where she spent the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Linguist. ' uuiss Edna uemger arrived from Portland Tuesday eveninc ! coming in from Toledo on the stage. Mr. and Mrs. F. McWillis 'came down to meet her and they spent the evening with Mr. and Mpa P Tintannirer Mrs. F. Huntsucker. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen of Eck- men Slough were visitors at the Simonson home Friday last, I Mr. Woods and Clifford Phelps of Ona were Bayview visitors Wednesday last. Mrs. Leedy was a caller at the Twombly home on Wednesday. t m a.. I . .1 1 1 - ... BTrLeWT n1 w S8t Tf dtYh Mrs. J. R. Walker visited with wn. aiiuv ui uiuviiie was a i j m . Miss Jensen started her school agam Monday after a two-week .look for. some cattle but failed to find them Mrs. BoBwick of Waldport vis- .a 41.. rn LI.. . I i o J1 ' muay. Grover Doty Of Llnvllle passed through Bayview one day lastir the present and Mrs. Nor - week on his way to James Ga- j'gaard expects to attend the Ore- tens where he purchased a fine jg(n state Normal school during COlt. the Snrln? and Summer aeme.q- uurt Kyan passed through here Wednesday on his way home after attending the dance at Waldport. Clarence Doty passed through Lhere on his way to Toledo Wed nesday last. TEACHERS' MEETING AT TOLEDO, JAN. 19th, 1918 A meeting of the teachers of thiB part of the county, will be held In the High School Building at Toledo, Saturday, January 19. 1918. Besides a program that will be prepared there will be dis cussions in subjects or questions that will be brought up in the meeting. While the work that we are doing and should do for the boys and girls in the schoola will have its time and place in the discussions, the boys who are In the trenches will not be forgotten 4 Prof. A. I. O'Riley, one of the Oota rinh YVnrUera will ho wih and tell na wh.it we ran do in the club work. He is bringing a .iC,u,.u,,uh mcBsage to the parents weu as to the children so the pa- irons of the schools are as! ed to lJtr come and work with us to do Toledo immediately after the ar mora If there Is more that can rival of the tra,n m the evemnS. X and returning to leave Siletz in ue uunu. Remember the date, January R. ft Coin, Supt., County schools. , o GRAMMAR SCHOOL NOTES Cecil Miller from Marion county recently enrolled In the 5th grade. Miss Doris Spicer enrolled in the 8th grade last week. Doris attended school here years ago. several Miss Vivian Spicer of Port- land and Miss Elma Peterson, Dotn rormer pupus, visiteu wun the 7th ana 8th grades one oay ; Mr Armitage has been hi busl lastweek. !ne88 at Newport for the past wary cncKsim was iskcu uuiue bick. iuuiiuay aiieinuuu. The grades enjoyed a talk on rooa onservauon weunsuay. Mrs. Kemp gave the lecture. Ruth Cooley recently from Elk city is enrolled in tne bin ana uin graues. Miss neien Eider bud- Kwuieu lor auss noha uunng uie mtici b auscuic. .uiaa um o.-- companiea ner urotner, James, to Portland where he underwent operaUon - o ,w . . ELK CITY MERCHANT AFTER SHERIFFSHIP offlce which he Beeks. Mr. Ar In this issue we present to the nmaBe, expects to ;go around voters the formal an- Pver ie county and get better nouncement of J. C. Dixon of acquainted with the voters, at Klk Cltv nan Renublican candi- an early da,e- Aat fnr the nomination for sheriff. This is in line with the announcement that we made through our news columns some time ago. Mr. Dixon is going to put up a hard fight for the nom- matron and ir elected win maKe ' a good sheriff. Mr. Dixon shows ' the rigbt spirit, and Bays should I be fail in receiving the nomina- Hon, that he will do all in his puwer w buppuri. mj ouuueamm , candidate, NORGAARD-BETHERS We are in receipt of an an nouncement from Mr. and Mrs. George Bethers, of Moii-1 mlh, announcing the wedding of their daughter. Agnes Eudclle. to ,Kristlan J. Norgaard, on Satiu- day the 5th day of January, , , The contracting paitiee are i t . ,uul" "c" " ,"u,s i ana inp wpnnin? in rnn riiiminn- fn L& rmanCe th.at ,began while they were schoolmates . . . . . . . . here in the Toledo schools, The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dans Norgaard of Sil- i yerton, and is an honest and In dustrious young man, and but o know him is to be his friend. The bride Is the only daughter oi mi. ii'iiu iui. ueuierB, auu id a talented and popular young lady, and Just finished a success - ful term as teacher of the Rock Creek schools. M H M ISJortmnrr! wHH 'maUe their home nt Monmouth jiers. The Leader Joins with their many friends In extending con- gratulations and best wishes. o ARE YOU INTERESTED ARE Yu 'gJg"EN5RDCE OtCUKINti BKIDUt All persons Interested In the securing of the bridge to con - nect up the north and south ends of the county are requested to meet at the Court House Satur- day evening, January 19th for the purpose of discussing this matter. This bridge Is going to be lo cated at Mill Creek unless a right of way is secured for a road here. Come out and put your shoulder to the wheel , SILETZ CITIZENS DESIRE BETER SERVICE . . .. TI . n Merchant Walter Hall who wa9 V6 dty ll Ing, Informs us that two long pe- .titions were recently forwarded lm BIICIZ IU llie puBLumce uc- partment asking that a change be1 made in the mail Bervice, be- nnntraet V ,;"", .t. l? July let The A. ; , 4, , ."'e s l" the outgoing train. Bids for the new contract will be opened the 16th of this month. The Bervice from Siletz to Taft is also asked to be changed from two to three trips per week. o ARMITAGE OF NEWPORT CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF n M Arnittnco nf Newnort jwaB jn tjje cny Wednesday and called in and left with us his an- nniinfpmpnt an n lienubllcan canm(ate for the nomination for sheriff. five years, and has been a resi nf nreprvn for 27 vears During his residence at Newport he haa aerveH the c. tv aa noun cilman. and is now serving as a meniber of the Newport Port commission. Prior to coming ;t0 Newport Mr. Armitage served as Clly Recorder of the City of Myrtle Creek, Douglas county ana several terms as scnooi ai rector. He served as deputy sheriff for four yean in the province of Manitoba, Canada and also as chief of police. So it will be seen that Mr. Armitage s weii niiaufied to serve In the , Don't forget the basket ball games at the Fair Building this evening. There will be one .game between each the boys and girls teams of the Toledo and Newport High Schools. After the games there will be a dance, with music by a Corvallis or- uuebnu. LOGGING CAMPS ARE PUTTING IN LOGS The Miller Logging camps started operations last Monday with HI Davis as foreman. The ine8 were .run out UOnkeys ' . a n. nnn'i ni.,nn a COod rub down, and everything gotten ,n sha,)e for business. A : number of the crew arrived Sat- urday vening and the rest of them Monday. Wednesday the . i .u. railroad and f dumped In the .y, , tL i oils uku ai u ut-uunwu imuvu, The mill will probably start the early part of next week, and by the first of February they ex pect to be operating two shifts. One of the smoke stacks was HnmnfrArl hv tha rpppnt hiph wlnd8( and a telegraphic order wfl8 placed for a new one. i . . . ?FROM FAR AWAY MICHIGAN Linden, Mich., Jan. 3, 1918. U, C M IT,, Mm, , Toledo, Oregon. Dear Sir: Inclosed please find $1.50 for nrhlrh c,nrl t tha I.nnrler for another year. It sure does Jolly .us up to get a home paper away out here in Michigan. But we i like the country fine and are do- ing quite well for Westerners. We have had hcapa f 81,0W lhere already, but expect more hfl9 heen 21 below zero and close to a 3tovs was a mighty fine place to be. One good thing about this place there is very little mud, and the autos run all the year round. We miss Oregon's wood sup plywood here is $4.00 a rick and hard coal b almost a thing cf the paf t. Yours lri'iy, H. S. Day, t fi Linden. Mich. TOLEDO TO HAVE ANOTHER SAWMILL Guy W. Roberts of Monroe, who has been in the city the past few days, closed up a deal the first of the week for the purchase of a ten acre mill site, of Lee Wade, consideration $4125.00. The property pur chased lies just back and south from the Port Dock, and has a good frontage on the bay. Mr. Roberts has a mill at Mon roe which will have finished the timber in that section by the first of April or May. As soon, as he is through cutting there, Mr. Roberts, will at once move his mill here. The plant has a capacity of twenty thousand each ten hours. Mr. Roberts purchased the Simpson and Whitford tracts of timber near Elk City and will cut thl3 second growth into ties. SHIPS CAR OF HOGS AND SHEEP A. C. Crawford of Lower Farm loaded a mixed car of hogs and sheep here Monday, taking same to the Portland market. Hoes and sheep are both in demand and bring fancy prices. A. C. will probably need two cars to bring the money home in. JAY DUNN CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER In this Issue we take pleasure in presenting to our renders the announcement of Jay W. Dunn as a candidate for the Republi can nomination for County Commissioner. Mr. Dunn is too well known to need an Introduc tion to the voters, having lived in this section ever since the county was created. Mr. Dunn is a graduate of Philomath Col lege and is also a successful farmer. Mr. Dunn is well quali fied for this office which he seeks, is a conservative business man and is a good road3 booster. PLANT-GILDERSLEEVE A pretty home wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gildersleeve, at number 7 East 22d street, Port land, Oregon, on December 29th, when their eldest, daughter, Miss Lucile, became the bride of El mer Plant, alao of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Plant arc both, well known here In ToVdo and need no introduction to our readers. The groom having had charge of the dining room at the Merchants Hotel here sev eral years ago. The bride was a 1 graduate of the Toledo High Schools of the class of 1915, and resided here In Toledo the great, er part of her life, removing to Portland last Spring with her parents. We Join with their many friends in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. JOINT INSTALLATION A joint installation of the Odd Fellow and Rcbckah lodges will be held at their hall in this city tomorrow evening at eight o'clock. All Odd Fellows. Rebe kahs and invited guests are asked to be present. Committee. CORVALLIS ORCHESTRA WILL FURNISH MUSIC The High School entertain ment Club will give a dance to night after the basket ball games. An orchestra has been engaged from Corvallis for the occasslon and round dances will be danced almost exclusively. Come out and have a good time. Dance tickets seventy-five cents. NOTICE Members of the Toledo Civic Improvement Club are requested to be present at the next regu lar meeting, Wednesday, Jan uajK 16th. Miss Marvin, State LjDrarlan, has requested us to plan for Special War Literature and Study Work. . . Librarian,