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VOLUME 25
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1918.
NUMBER 49
MUlltp
f SILETZ
A meeting of the Red Cross chapter
held at the Government School Build
ing, Tuesday evening, January 22 for
the purpose effecting a permanent
organization and to resume the work
of the chapter for one other term. E.
L. Chalcraft was elected chairman of
the meeting and Robert DePoe secre
tary. The first thing In order was
the election of permanent officers. Mr.
Chalcraft was elected president of the
society; Mrs. Anna Borzee first vice
president; Ralph Hamar second vice
president; and Miss Alice Chalcraft
third vice-president; Robert DePoe
secretary and Mrs. Grant King treas
urer. Report of subscriptions for the
year was $120 full amount collected
$126. We hope the work of the Red
Cross at Sllett this year will be better
than last. The plan Is to furnish as
many comforts as possible to the sol
dier boys at the front when they go
Into the fight next spring.
Some of the Indian people think be
cause they are wards of the Govern
ment should not be subject to the
draft while about fifteen of the young
Indian men volunteered to fight for
the liberty of their country. Some of
them are already In France but none
of the Indian people want It under
stood that they are not patriotic but
they do not want to cross the ocean
to a strange land and a strange people
to fight but if our enemies come to
this country and attempt to take our
homes and make us slaves we will
fight to the death.
Manager W. S. Hall wishes to thank
all who assisted in the drive and all
of the patriotic people who contribu
ted to the canse.
HARLAN
Mr. Loudon came over from Little
Elk to be present at Grange and in
stall the officers for the coming year.
The farmers are taking advantage
of the nice days to do their plowing.
In many places flowers are reported
blooming In the yards, violets, flower
ing Quinces, etc.
Sam Grant has returned to Condon
to look after his Interests there. He
has rented bis farming land here to
bmltn Allison and Is selling off his
dairy stock.
Mr. Miller of Turner has returned
home after a week's visit with the Al
lisons, former residents of Turner.
Mr. McMillan visited Harlan last
week and surveyed some new road on
Spout Creek between the E. E. Rorick
and R. M. Young places. This will
be a very desirable change as It does
away with two crossings of Spout
bunday School has been organized
at Harlan to be held during the win
ter at the hall. This will be a Union
S. S. and the public is cordially in
Tiled to attend.
wm uonroy of Philomath visited
friends on Big Elk last week.
B. F. Grant transferred some land
jfils week to his sons, Leonard and
Houstan. Mr. Grant Is dividing up
cis noiaings with his sons.
Frank Davis and son Clarence made
aome Improvement in the road near
the Davis place last week. B. F,
9m. ami! rl 1 i . . . . .
uiaut uu iuiura jncuonaid were
Also Aninm anm a a f , . ...
o ivinu nurft iu in
road in the East end of the district
sam Grant sold a nice Jersey bull
which he got of the Black estate to
Jim Blodgett of Blodgett
Miss Jessie and Louis Brown attend
ed grange at Harlan Saturday.
Chas. Cator shipped some dressed
hogs to the Portland markets reallalng
a gooa price for them.
yne and R. L. Hathaway
were recent Little Elk visitors.
ROCK CREEK
Mr. Pettycrew visited W. A. Craw,
fords Monday.
Howard Southwell was In Norton
rauay.
Chas. Schmitt was home from Cox's
.Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker left for Falls
wiy Saturday where they will make
their home.
Henry Zblnden's roaa cart is In run
ning order again and he hae quit driv
ing through the mud on high.
Mr. Strettmatter made a basinets
trip to Toledo Monday.
Mr. Cox returned home from the
Valley where he has been looking for
a location. He expects to move to
Falls City soon.
W. C. Oston was In Norton! Satur
day. Mrs. W. A. Crawford ristted Hors
fall'a Sunday afternoon, i
Her. Rose waa np from Biletx Son-
day holding services at Upper Farm.
Henry Scott has been sick this week
uuio ui iouib ueuer uier a wniie.
Henry Zblnden butchered a beef last
week and was selling it at Orton and
Upper Farm.
A. L. Crawford was home from the
Raddant ranch Sunday.
Darwin Nash was here looking for
cattle last Monday.
SCHOONER CREEK
We are having some good weather
for a change looks like spring.
There will be a basket social and
dance at Taft next Saturday, Jan. 26. '
Miss Odom the Drift Creek school
teacher, has been visiting neighbors
here Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmle Derby spent
Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bones.
A large crowd was on the beach Suu
day enjoying the winter sun.
Archie Stephens is back from Calif
ornia where he has been to visit his
sick father. He says his father la very
low and not expected to last long.
Wm. Combest is back home again.
He is talking of putting up a sawmill
on his place.
John Koskl has his little mill in run
ning order now. He has sawed several
thousand feet already I hear.
The boat S. T. Smith is in harbor
at Taft now. This is her maiden trip
she has a cargo of 103 tons aboard
when she arrived. She is unable to
leave now on account of the bar.
Mr. Parker, the man who built the
S. T. Smith is intending to make two
more boata this summer.
Fred Dofferoswky spent Saturday
evening with Mr. Bones.
BAY VIEW
A. Simonson came hom fmm
Mrs.
Seattle last Saturday where she has
been visiting her mother for several
weeks.
E. S. Oakland made a business trip
10 loiedo one day last week.
Miss J. Hanson waa a visitor at the
Fred McWUlls home Sunday.
Miss Edna Gelnger-stayed over night
wiui Miss J. Hanson last Tuesday.
Mrs. Sheppard and children visited
wun F. Huntsucker last Sunday.
Mrs. J. R. Walker visited with Mrs.
uaiciand Wednesday.
Miss Edna Gelnger and Miss J,
Hanson visited with Mrs. K. Hendrlck
son last Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Twombly was a visitor at the
unggs nome on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were visitors
ai me Fred McWUlls home Sunday.
. ORTON
Mlsa Maude Porter made a call on
Mrs. Ashcraft hut Friday.
Abraham Tom and Rennte Callahan
and Gale Evans spent Monday evening
at the Porter home.
(Mr. William made a business trip
up to Emil T. Raddant's ranch Sunday.
Mr. Ross the SileU minister held
service at the Upper Farm school
house last Sunday.
Mr. Nash of Nashville was In Orton
Monday buying cattle.
E. T. Raddant returned ,ome from
Portland Saturday night
Tom Callahan and Edward Fry are
ploughing for E. T. Raddant this week.
John Helkkla Is very busy ploughing
this week.
Q. W. Cox returned home 8unday
evening from Falls City where he will
soon be living.
Mrs. Stella Fry called on Mrs. Wm.
Porter Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nasher departed
for Falls City last Saturday where they
will make their home.
Mr. Billy Martin was In Orton Men
day. Mr. Rose of Rock Creek hourM
a pig from Ned Evans Sunday.
rarnses August and Jeanette Evans
made a call at th. homa f m.
Mrs. McGulres Friday afternoon.'
George Baker of Bear Creek Is very
hniv ... ii .... -
wooa tnis week.
Miss Maude Porter who iw .--
knee out of joint the 14th of January
Is getting alone fin.
Abraham Tom of Gram! am. i.
week? th EVBIS' h0m ttto
Mist Maude Porter has t.w i
taking music lessons of Mr.
on Rock Creek, taking the first lesson
last Wednesday.
Daniel and Stanley Orton returned
ZZ ?
" welr andrna.
Mnthnr Willi. - ... .
In Orton last Monday.
.IIHMUB Ul Uin. MIM
Biille Martin Intends to to back to
the logging camp Wednesday.
I John Akln departed for Toledo TueB.
'day morning where he expects to work.
Mrs. Eveline Baker spent Sunday
afternoon at her sister's Mrs. Agnes
Isaacson.
Miss Katie Porter and her two sis
ters Bessie and Sarah spent Sunday at
Mr. and Mrs. McGulre's.
UPPER BRAVER
Mrs. E. R. Vennum and daughter and
Mrs. F. A. Mowres arrived h9re Satur
day. Mr. Vennum and Mr. Mower are
coming later and are going to niako
their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis and son,
Francis and Mrs. W. C. Lewis were
guests at the Rhoades home cS'lmlay.
Miss Delia Trapp vUIted at the Van-
ell home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. AdolDh Peterson and
family spent Sunday evening at the
Rhoades home,
H. O. Rhoades, H. Wood and Vrs. A.
Peterson and daughters, Hester and
Josephine made a trip to Newport
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Peterson and baby are vis
iting friends and relatives in Oyster
City at this writing.
SCHOONER CREEK
(To Late For Last Week)
We are having some more rain after
a few days of spring weather.
a. urlinger was in Taft on business
. .
Thursday.
We have but one mall carrier from
Salmon River now. Sim Burton has
sold out and Melvan Burton Is carrying
alone now, every day.
People in this neighborhood have
quit shipping cream on account of the
jnail stage not being able to handle it.
iuojt w,u uave 10 maae ouiter and
sent it out by parcel post.
We all mourn the loss of our friend
flflfl notfrhhn P T I 1 . . 1. . t
. Ti" i i . tiiuAuua wiiu passed
away Thursday afternoon.
( We have heard that Walter A. Mc
Cllntock has traded his house and lot
here on the creek to a fellow in Port
land who Intends to use It as a sum
mer resort
We are having the most high water
In this neighborhood this season than
there has been for years.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bones were
guests at the Derby home on Drift
Creek Saturday.
Miss Bernlce Welsh and Abe Llswlg
Bpent Saturday evening and Sunday at
the Bones' home on the Creek.
A Union Sunday School has been
organized at Taft, Sunday, January the
13th being the first meeting.
Tom HU1 waa in Taft on business
Friday.
Ivor Saarenpaa was at Taft Satur
day after his mall.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION THIS WEEK
On Saturday and Sunday, January
26th and 27th, a Sunday School Con
ventlon and RaUy will be held at New
port Delegates are expected from all
Sunday Schools in the county and
prominent Sunday School workers will
be present to make this Convention
a grand success. Among the speakers
will be, M. A. Danenhower. Director
of the State Sunday School Association
who will come from Portland.
everyone Interested in Sundav
School affairs Is urged to attend this
Convention. Entertainment will be
provided for those attending from a
distance. .
PROGRAM OF THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Of Lincoln Co. at Newport, Jan. 25-27
Friday, Jan. 25 (Presbyterian
Church) 7:30 Song Service; 8:00 Ad
dress of Welcome: Ernest Ewlng; 8:15
Response; Special Music; Closing
Song; 8:30 Social Hour.
Saturday, January 26 (Presbyterian
Church) 10:00 A. M. Devotional Ser
vice; 10:30 Appointment of Commit
tees; Special Music; 10:45 Address,
-New bunday School Plans", Mrs. Da
nenhower, Gen. Secy, of the Oregon
Sunday School Assn.; Discussion; 12:
Fellowship Lunch in the Church din
ing room. 1:30 P. M. Devotional Ser
vice; 2:00 Business Session: Renorta
ot Committees, Completion of Organi
sation, Election of Officers; 8:00 Roll
Call of the Sunday Schools of the Co.;
:16 Address, "The Teacher in Fact"
airs, uaaennower; General Discussion.
7:30 P. M. Devotional Service; 8:00
Special Murfc; 8:15 ATdres. urrlcu
lam BuDnlomental." Vf
fiundsy, January 27 Sunday Schools
and Fornlng Services In the Churches
aa usual. Sunday afternoon (Baptist
v.WUi, ;w m. onc service; 1:30
by Mr Da Z,hr scu
Music; 3:30 The Best Thing in our
Sunday School; Each Delegate to
speak for his School. Sunday Even
ing (Union Service) 7:30 Devotional
Service; 8:00 Announcements and Of
fering; 8:16 Address "The World View
Mrs. Danenhower.
WRICHT-NEWLAND
C. R. Wright of Newport and Miss
Nellie Newland of Florence were unit
ed In marriage at the home of the
bride's parents, at Eugene, last Sat
urday, January 19th, 1918.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Newland of Eugene.
and la a graduate of the Eugene High
School and the University of Oregon
1 She nM been teacnln at Florence and
It was there that she met Mr. Wright.
he being engaged there upon Govern
ment work.
The groom is well known In this
county, and is a fine young man. He
is civil engineer by profession and
now Molds the position of port engineer
of the ports of Toledo and Newport.
He Is a graduate of the Michigan Agrl-
cultural College, and has been in the
employ of the government for a num-
ber of years.
The marriage came as a surprise to
Ith8 room, many Mends In this
I .
I inn I QflOK avfAHilii
wmmiuiauoiii
I and best wishes.
j REAL, ESTATE FIRM
11 0I i 1T1 Tlnv nnA nt.i.n..l J
MAKES FIRST SALE," Potion of his time. Mr. BunresH
The first transfer of property to be
consumated by the Lincoln County Ex-
change was made Tuesday, Thomas
Hennesy of Eddyvllle purchasing forty
acres formerly owned bv n. Vl Mri,,..
key. and located a mile or so west of
Toledo. Mr. Hennesy expects to run
goats on tlie tract
CURREY'S AUTO SPRING
PROVES VERY SUCCESSFUL
E. P. Currey returned to Albany
again this morning after spending a
week with his family here. Mr. Cur
rey brought over with him a new
spring, which be has just had patented.
In this new spring, like his other ones,
the leaves are separated thus eliminat
ing the friction. This latest SDrina: Is
a neater looking one. and 1. wh.t I.
known a. a bal, bearing n&X
ings between them.
Mr. Currey says
!'! .1" "d -
cellent satisfaction.
tr. . 1
rece,Tea an
order for 100 spring, yesterday. The'ona. Beave Creek M r
snrlngs sell for tin. anil niaan(aa ' ti BUU
springs sell for $10. and a guarantee
goes with each spring that should It
break the nurrhnnar win h .it,. .
new spring.
o-'"
GIRLS WIN BOYS LOSE
The basket ball games played at
Newport last Friday evening resulted
In another victory for the local high
school girls and another defeat for the
high school boys. This gives the
championship to the Toledo girls and
to the Newport boys.
WILL HAVE BIG DANCE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY FIRST
The Toledo High School Entertain
ment Club Is making arrangements
for a big dance to be held on the
evening of Friday, February 1st, 1918.
A corvallls orchestra of three pieces
will furnish music. No square dances
will be danced. Tickets for dance $1.
Supper will be served by the high
school girls at 15 cents per plate.
ELEVEN YEARS AGO
Items taken from the Leader of Jan.
25th, 1907.
Oscar Mlddlekauff, the Beaver Creek
lawyer-rancher, was In the city Wed
nesday.
Glenn Gillette of Hood River visited
his sisters, Mrs. Ed. Stanton and Miss
Hattle Gillette, Sunday and Monday.
County Clerk Ira Wade went to Sa
lem and Portland on a business mis
sion Tuesday. He wa accompanied
by his wife.
iNorman Anderson and family ar
rived home last Saturday evening from
a month's visit at Yuba City, Califor
nia. Norman didn't fall in love with
the shake state.
Mrs. C. E. Hawkins returned Wed
nesday evening from Portland, where
she attended a business meeting of
the Board of Managers of the Women
of Woodcraft
EXPECT TO MOVE SPRUCE
IN YACHATS COUNTRY
P. S. Brumby of Portland, represent
ing John W. Blodgett of Grand Rapids,
Mich., was in Toledo yesterday and
paid thle office a call. Mr. Brumby
represents 12,632 acres of timber lo
cated on the Alsea and Yachats and
which includes some of the finest in
the county, and which has an assessed
valuation of $226,600. Mr. Brumby es
timates that they have about three
hundred million feet of spruce in the
tract, and while the timber has not
been for sale heretofore, he says that
they are willing to let anyone have It
who will guarantee to operate at once
and get this spruce for the govern
ment. Mr. Brumby predicts that Lincoln
county will be a lively place during
the next few years. He was on his
way back from a visit to the Bouth
part of the county, returning to Port
land this morning.
BURGESS-KING
A pretty wedding WAS flnlfvmntval
at the home of the bride's mother
! Mrs. George King, at Oystervllle last
j Sunday, when Miss Gladys King be-
came the bride of Dr.
Kess of this city. Countv T,M,o'n
I MMer officiating.
e contrctlng parties ase both
urn 1 1 t .. .
" o in mis county. The
js.uum ims practiced medicine here
jfor the past twelve years, and stands
high in his profession. He has also
, acted as county health offlcr
has built up a good prartlce. and h.
proven his ability as a doctor.
The bride was born and raised at
Oystervllle, and Is a popular and tal
ented young lady. She Is the daugh
ter of the late Geo. King, he being
f"""1 me early history and
development of Benton, and later
Lincoln counties, having served this
county as County Commissioner.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess hav i.Un ....
their residence In the Akin residence
iu uio norm part of town.
The Leader extends congratulation
and best wishes.
BRIDGE MEETING
CREATES ENTHUSIASM
The meeting held at the Courthouse
last KtllrH0 . .
' 7. . ' 'r me pur-
.w hi M number oi enthusiastic boost
that his other ers. it hin , .. 1
at 250 taxpa.rrwe'reZ.r!
came from Elk Cltv. siipt, m .
1 m wn, ... ' . ...V"
j their o Z
1 . ... wneei to for-
.waru mis Dronniioit Imnn.. . .
talking with several of them before
ua aiier the meeting they pointed
ui mai it was a most vital matter
to them, that It depended upon wheth
er this bridge was built as to whether
mey remained In the county and de
veloped their ranches, because If there
was no bridge they could not get their
produce out to market. .
W. P. McCee was selected as chair
man or me meeting and J. W. Parrlsh
ciea as secretary.
Attorney B. F. Jones of Newport ex
plained that the orglnal petition. ..v.
ing for this bridge had been killed by
mo acuon ot the viewers, who re
ported favoring a location farther east,
and did not report on the location ask
led for In the petition at all. Mr. Jones
said that the meeting would have to
decide where they wanted the bridge
and then either draw up new petitions
or else secure the right of way. J. C.
Dixon of Elk City moved that the
nridge be located at what Is known as
the Butler crossing, which Is the same
site as was favored in the original pe
titions. This motion created much en
thusiasm and was Immediately second.
ee and put through.
Chauncey Ohmart of On a and J.
Thomas and A. T. Peterson of Toledo
were appointed by the chairman as a
committee to draw up new petitions
and circulate same, also to see what
can be done with regards to secur
ing a right of way.
County Judge Miller was present
and stated to the gathering that the
Court was ready to build this bridge
whenever the necessary right-of-way
could be secured. He also oronosed
that It might be a good plan for the
meeting to suggest those whom thev
desired the Court to appoint as view
ers. - S. T. Loudon of Eddyvllle was
suggested as one. No other nomina
tion were made, and the motion was
never seconded and put to a vote.
This bridge will do much to devjlope
the large section lying between the Ca
qulna and Alsea rivers, and the people
residing therein are becoming impa
tlnnt tor a way to get out.
COMING! COMING! !
RED CROSS PLAY
A Rose of Plymouth Town, Is to be
staged at the Dime Theatre tomorrow
evening by the teamers of the New
port School, for the benefit of the Red
Cross. This Is one of ye qualnte olde
tyme playes, and ye doors will be
opened at early candle light, and ye
playe will strike up nt VIII o'clock by
ye watch that's on tyme. An ad
mission of 15 cents and 35 cents will
be taken at ye door, or ye can have
ye seats preserved at the Drug Store
for 60 cents. Remember there will be
dancing and singing.
N. B. AH ye old men and wtmmen ot
four score years and ten will be ad
mitted free, and all ye little folkea
less than six months will be excluded.
N. B. This pay Is staged at the re
quest of the Toledo "Red Cross and alt
proceeds go to the Toledo Red Cross
Fund. . tuff
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WANTS THE LEADER
Fort Coe, Wash.,
Jan. 18th,. 1918.
Dear Sir:
Thought I would drop you a line as
I am sending 75 cents for the subscrip
tion of the Leader. I am way out here
serving tho good old U. S. A. as head
cook and feel as though I want to
know what's going on at or in my home
country. ," t
I've been In the service since April
the 8th, 1917 with the 10th Co. of Th.
lamook and held my Job as head cook
every since.
Send paper soon as possible.
Yours truly
Tony Reed,
10th Co. O. C. A., Fort Coe, Wash.
MRS. O. F.JACOBSON
DIED WEDNESDAY MORNING
Mrs. Julia Jacobson, wife of Captain
O. F. Jacobson, passed away at her
home In Newport Wednesday morning,
after a short Illness, death being
caused by pneumonia.
Funeral services were held this
morning, being conducted by the Rev.
RJce of Portland, .at the Jacobson
home, with Interrment In the Newport
cemetery.
A large number of Toledo friends
went down to attend the services, the
Steamer Newport making the trip.
Mrs. Jacobson was the daughter of
Ex-County Judge John Fogarty of
Newport, and leaves to mourn her loss
the husband, three sons and two
daughters, her father and mother, and
two brothers, Jack Fogarty of Yaquina,
and Frank Fogarty of Astoria.
TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO
Items taken from the files of the
Leader of that date.
A petition asking that Silas Howell
be appointed agoiit at 8lletz has been
circulated In this vicinity.
The steamer Richardson brought un
a load of passengers to attend court
lab I Monday. -
A slight shock of earthquam was
felt at Toledo about three o'click P. M.
l:ieiday. The shack was also noticed
Iu other parts of the county.
A shipment of stone from the
Rochester quarry to San Francisco was
made on the last steamer.
The Pioneer quarry Is sending some
fine stone to 'Frisco now days. The
stone Is taken from the south ledge
and the quality Is excellent.
Petitions for federal offices are fly
ing thick around here these day.
Among those that have been circu
lated were Dr. Carter's Silas Howell's,
Frank Stanton's and H. L. Huffman's,
for Indian Agent and Ed. Stanton's
for Toledo postoffce.
Herman Horning, the H-year-om
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Horning,
met with a fall last Saturday night
which will lay him up with a broken
arm for a time. He waa coming down
the walk from the Copeland corner.
and slipped and fell on the railroad
track fracturing his right arm just
above the wrist He waa taken Into
Krogstad'i drug store, and Dr. Parent
reduced the fracture. Herman la un
fortunate with his right arm, having
fractured It once before above the k
bow.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Memorial services will be held at
Elk City. Sunday. Tannar 7h .
:30 F. M. by Rev, Pratt ot Newpo