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Wmtohi VOLuME 25 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1918. NUMBER 50 SILETZ S. T. Loudon, District Deputy Or ganizer ot Grange lodges in this dis trict, was here Saturday and Installed the following officers of Slletz, Valley Grange No. BBS : Master, Walter Ross; Overseer, Chas. Larson; Lecturer, j. o. Goln; Steward, John Kentta; Assis tant Steward, G. A. Olin; Chaplain, Edwin L. Chalcraft; Treasurer, Bert Downs; Secretary. Maud King; Out side Gate Keeper, John Wainio; Ceres, Mrs. Walter S. Hall; Pomona, Mrs. P. H. Eltlng; Flora, Miss Alice Chalcraft; Lady Assistant Steward, Miss Alma Ojala. A very Interesting session was held. Three new members were in! ated and a general good time was had both as to business and sociability. The Society is planning to build a new hall, a thing badly needed. The ex ecutive committee will take the matter up at once and see what can be done in the way of gettUg the ha'.L Mr. Loudon went from here to Rose Lodge to Install the officers of that Grange. Mr. Loudon has been Deputy for five -ssira wq aq emu etr li u pus MaA ea only one meeting, uui on account of pressing home duties he will retire from the work at the close of the year. It will be bard to get anyone to All Jhe place so well as be has done. The farm is the basis of all prosperity and that being the case it goes without saying that whatever builds the farm builds the whole community. The Grange has become so strong In the state as to exert considerable Influence over the law making power ot the Leg' islature as well as to influence the so cial affairs of the community. The Grange admits men and women on equal terms and this gives the order additional power. Sileti Is forging to the front and being one ot the finest farming, fishing, dairying and timber sections of the state, its future prosperity Is assured. The new mill that Is being built on the SileU river at Pike's Camp three miles above Taft will soon be ready to commence sawing spruce lumber that Is so badly needed now to aid our gallant boys at the front to win the great world war. Fred Wygant Is now busily engaged in hauling his large crop of potatles to Toledo for shipment to the markets of the world. He will have something over two thousand 'sacks. Last spring be planted 30 acres to spuds and it it had not been for the dry season he would bave bad double the amount of spuds for sale. The weather has been so warm that the grass, buds and all kinds ot vege tation Is growing like spring of the year, but last night (Wednesday) we had a sudden change and the thermom eter dropped down to 28 degrees or four below freezing.. iC. E. Sheffield of Newport passed through the Silets on bis way home from a visit to his timber claim on Cedar Creek. He was a guest at the Hotel King. William Noon passed down the river today to his sawmill that is being built at Pike's Camp. Mr. Noon owned the mill on Woods Creek near Philo math and the station there Is named after him. Five pr six wsgonVare now engaged hauling spruce lumber from the Good ell mill to Toledo. This lumber Is to be used In making fish, apple, etc. boxes. The crying need In this county now Is good roads! GLEN Wm. Sharp, J. W. Davenport Jr. W. R. Moore, Elmer Walklns, Henry Mc. crumb, N. J. Walklns, Al and Will Felch and 8 J. Stewart, all went over to Toledo on th 19th to try and pre vail on the Oounty Court to locate the bridge at the right place, the But ler crossing. Louis and Jessie rjrown attended the Harlan Grange Saturday. Little John Ivan Stewart arrived t the home of his parents the morn ing of the 16th. He seems well satis fied that Lincoln County is the place of his nativity. L. F. Williams made a trip to the County seat during th week. J. W. Davenport has been laid by during the week trying to recover from a couple of rib fractures due to a erlous fall. iMrs. ,W. R. Moore and Miss Edna Holder visited with Mrs. John Daven port Saturday.' Mrs. J. W. Davenport and Mrs. Al Felch visited the 8. J. Stewart family and Mrs. C. W, Brown the L. F. Williams family. Louis Brown Richard Davenport and Alva Moore went over to Harlan a couple of days this week to faelp the Harlan people round up their coyotes. Cross dance at Ta:t Saturday night. Leonard Grant shot one at close j They have given up the idea of or range with a shot gun. It made a I ganizlng a Sunday School at Taft get away but will probably do no more damage. Word was received here from Mr. ,and Mrg w H Dan,eU formerly of Riverside, that they were seriously hurt In the collapse ot their dwelling in Washington. The upstairs held stores of flour, etc. and was also their Bleeping apartment. We Understand Mrs. Daniel sustained three and Mr. Daniel two, fractured ribs. HARLAN T. Thomason has been doing some carpenter work for Mrs. I. R. Payne, building cupboards and other conven iences in her kitchen. I notice the Portland Journal giving Toledo and Newport some comple-Tlved ments for voting those port bonds but they forgot to say anything about Har- Ian and numerous other little places ! who will help toot the bills. ' Mrs. Sam Grant is suffering with a '. lame foot caused by stepping on a t nail. The people In this vicinity seem , pleased at the prospect of that bridge T ... . . ... ,. . r. ,.i - uuruBB uiu uajr uuu ma aiio ai uuuoi o Is generally favored but one thing tl t V, a- wA A will wan, - "7 1UI """"'7 7," bridge across the Big Elk at the Scarth ranch to get to it At me last urange meeting me suo-, ject of the County Agent was discuss- cu na ucio.uu no iv. .UD "uww . me Agent wm oe given next. year. P. H. Martin shipped a veal to the Portland market laBt week. I. R. Payne made a trip to Blodgett last Wednesday. This neighborhood has taken ad' vantage of the State Library and each school district has a set which we are enjoying. of books ROCK CREEK Arthur Wigle of Summit was visit log here Sunday. R. C. Bemrose made trip to Nor- tons Thursday. Mrs. Streltmatter visited Bruner's Monday. Lee Evans Is home from American , Lake a few days this week. , Howard Southwell and Frank Pot- wora attended the Orton Sunday School, Sunday. Several others expect to attend as soon as the weather Is settled. Henry Zbinden was down to the Upper Farm last Friday. Mr. Bemrose has been very busy plowing this week. , Homer Evans made a trip to Nor ton s Thursday. O. W. Cox and family visited Ash craft's Sunday. Ernest Bryant of Slletz was up the Rock Creek way Monday. Roy Plank visited W. A. Crawford's Sunday afternoon. Mr. Pettycrew has repaired his foot bridge which wss so badly damaged I WM ,erTed at Wn8ht. The people by the high water recently. present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ned Evans iE. M. Pettycrew is working for W.nd famlljr and Mr- nd Mr, Homer 'A. Crawford this week. Henry Zbinden made a trip to ton Wednesday, Ned Evans was up to Chas. Bruner's last Wednesday. FIEGLES CREEK F. L. Mulvany and daughter attended Orange Saturday. M. E. Walker was buying stock ot I. R. Payne. Geo. Tubbs was buying cows of Mr. Walker. Geo. Henry and Ed. Garrison visited Flegles Creek last week. I. R. Payne visited M. E. Walker's recently. Ed. Brigga and a "Jolly Bunch" vis- Red Flegles Creek last week. Tantus Lake visited C. F. Ltndley, returning to Peek by the short cut, Frank Davis visited at Mulvany'i Thursday. Gale Shane la getting wild cat pelts. SCHOONER CREEK Harvay Hill was over to Pikes Camp the first part of the week. He says the big mill that Is under con struction there Is looking fine. . Fred Dobberosky was In Taft Mon day on business. W. Oertula was visiting A. Liswtg the middle of the week. The Bones Brothers have begun grubbing a garden patch tor the com, Ing spring. Everybody Is expected to the Red until better weather and the roads get . better. Richard Stemple has begun work for the Winkler Logging Company on Drift Creek. Irvln Stemple was visiting old neighbors, while his boat was here, bar bound. Matt Erlckson is working over at Pikes Camp at the mill. He Is fire man of one ot the large donkeys, so we hear. . Mrs. Hilda Holton was in Taft Mon day. Mrs. Neiml was In Taft Tuesday. BAY VIEW Dan Hendrlckson and family ar- from Eastern Oregon last Thurs- flay and is yisiting relatives here for a couple of weeks. Carl, Milton and Randie Hendrtck- son came home from E. Oregon last , Friday, Miss Lena Jenson went to Newport last Friday to attend the S School convention. , . . . ... folks went across to Waldport last Saturday to see the high school play. There was a party given for Miss -Edna Gienger at the Hendrlckson t . . . . . ,. , . ' ' . . MlBi Edna Olenger left for her home ,n Grant County at Tuesday, r , iionrfrlcimnn mnrin a himmpflH !.. to Toledo ,, Tueadav ONA Phelps left Wednesday for A. H Sa,em 1,to',h,e JU Joln Mrs; phelPB in a siiuri yibii mere auu ninu niui friends near Albany. . A. W. Weber returned home after a few days visit in Portland. Everyone bad a big time at the dance here Saturday night. The Helping Hand Club held its monthly meeting at the home ot Mrs. 1 M. uommons. Alter a very inter- eating program and business meeting I everyone was surprised and pleased e Mr. Commons walk in. Mr. commons nas neen in rortiana several weeks and was not expected Dack so " i i" ""i ni" ti"" th week end nere nd took m bI dance. Miss Delia Trapp of Upper Beaver spent the week end at the Phelps home. Mrs. 0. E. Lewis took supper at the OUniart home last Saturday. ORTON A party was given at Wm. Porter's home last Saturday night for Mr. Lee Evans. we an had a very enjoyable time. We played games and then Mr. Evans sang some songs. Lunch tv,n na on: Mr- ana Mr- Fr,i Mr- 0r-;and Mr' Mcaulre: Mr- nd Mr- Joll Isaacson; Mrs. Evelyn Baker; Messrs, Lodl Callahan and Abraham Tom. Ia Evans had an eight day furlough. W:the Christmas Drive, has gone were very sorry that be couldn't be clear"Over the Top." Under the with us longer. There Is nothing like energetic and efficient manage- soldler boys, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Evan, took their son, Lee, as far as Slletz laet Monday from there he went on the stage to Toledo to take the train the next morning to American Lake. Mr. Ashcraft of Orton made a busi ness trip to W. M. Porter's Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cox made a call on Mrs. McOuIre Monday afternoon. Miss Evangeline Cox made a trip to Slletz Monday where she will visit with Mrs. Grant King. She returned home. Tuesday night. Mrs, i. Stella Fry spent Friday after- at Mrs. Emll T Raddant's. noon Rennle Callahan departed for the in-in. ... ? - John Aken intend. ...n wo,v fn- wm. Pnrur. w..., . Abraham Tpm was In Orton Monday. John isaac.o .nd a. w. R.h.p made a business trip to E. T. Had - dart last Monday. UPPER BF.AVER J. M. Bowers and H. O. Rhoades were trading In Yaquina Thursday. I Mrs. A. Peterson and baby returnod home Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. o. E. Lewis and Miss Delia Trapp attended the. dance at Ona Saturday nlRdt. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades and daugli- ters were trading in Yaqulna Buuday. augene craerson ana jaines ituni- sucker tailed at the Peterson home sunoay morning. Jirunue anu Aiona martin spent Sunday at the Lewis home. I. N. Huyett, G. E. Lewis, Lloyd Commons and Clifford Phelps are helping K. D. Martin put In his bridge this week which one of our floods car ried away. A surprise party was given to Mr. Vancil Tuesday night in honor of his sixty-fourth birthday. The evening was spent by playing games. At mid night a delicious luncheon was served after which everybody prepared to go declaring they had spent a very pleasant evening. Those who were present were: Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis and son; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rhoades and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. A. Peterson and children; Mrs. I. N. Huyett; Mrs, W. C. Lewis; Misses Pauline and Jessie Vancil; and Delia Trapp; .Mrs. Mowers; Mrs. E. R. Vennum, and daughter and the host and host ess, Mr. and Mrs. P. Vancil. EXAMINING BOARD BUSY THIS WEEK The local draft examining board has been busy this week, examining and classifying those 'of draft age. They have exam- inert ton alrpanv m npin? nnva from this county and four being from outside counties. Those examined from this county were: Max Hayden, Marion Curl, Vance Cline, Abraham Abrams, Jesse Burton, and Alec ; McMillan RED CROSS AT I 0 O F HALL ' The Toledo Branch of the American Red Cross have moved tnejr headquarters into the din !, room 0f tne i q. 0. F. Hall whoro thev Will meet everv , Tuesday and Thursday after n0ons. Every one who is willing t0 work j8 cordially invited to attend these meetings. MILL TO START SAWING WITHIN FEW DAYS The local mill expects to begin sawing within a few days, just as Boon as they can get their new smokestack. The yard and mill are being wired and equip ped with arc lights, preparatory to operating two shifts. The 1 1 - M 1 luuun is uuw iuii ui lugs, uuu I more are coming uowu tin me time. They expect two cars of rails this evening for the exten tion Of the logging road. TAFT "GOES OVER THE TOP 'The last shall be first and the first shall be last.' The last reports of the Red CroBS work shows that Taft which was last on the list of ment of Mr. A. L. French, a AJ "Ce a basket social was given ui me rieuuu nun un tue evening of the 26th which net ted the handsome sum of $136 for the Red Cross. Considering the fact that they have only 29 members and a registration of 88 for the voting precinct, this places Taft at the bead of the list for Lincoln Co, Living many miles apart, fac ing winter winds, traveling over I roads almost impassable :l ,T , " u " .... 1 "ri"c'"g. Pe?PleuWere W "ln'g ul",nul'tlr .cai,ea,uf ,on, throwing themselves into i,ss??srus ,"afrofd the sacrifice yet each i tne part assigned to them work Of this -great movement Is being done by just 1 3 P""0. C PWted people ftrfh18 I shown the way, to work In the country, or In the streets, cheer ruliy doing their "bit", no mat ter how distasteful the task may prove to oe. - Until further notice Taft will stand at the head of ttn list In iLincoln county. These peoplo rj0 not get their names In the papeTS neither do they fine! them selves mentioned when the roll Is called because of great public activity, but they have done the real work, to them belong the real credit. Can the rest of Lincoln county do as well? YAQUINA LUMBER COMPANY STARTS WORK ON MILL Bert Brewer arrived over the Valley on Tuesday evening's train, going on down to Yaquina where he is building a sawmill on Kings Slough, some of the machinery for the mill arrived on Wednesday evening's freight. This mill is known as the Ya quina Lumber Company, and will probably cut most of the lumber used in the Jetty con struction. The mill will have a capacity of forty thousand feet per day. YOUNGEST MEMBER RED CROSS LINCOLN COUNTY Otter Rock, Oregon, Jan. 28th, 1918. Secretary Toledo Red Cross: Enclosed please find $1.00 for a .membership for our Grand- HaitcrHfot T.llo Mapv T TVym a n we do not want any member of the Horning family not to be a -? " member of the Red Cross, Please give the receipt to Elmer and the membership button. And oblige, T. H. Horning. TOLEDO TO HAVE ANOTHER BARBER SHOP Bert Howe has leased the Grady building next door to Peterson's Jewelery Store, and is having same repapered and painted, preparatory to starting a barber shop there. Bert be lieves that Toledo will be a lively burg this year and he wants to be in on the good times. He is a good barber, and will appreci ate a share of your patronage. He will be ready for business to- 'morrow. LINCOLN COUNTY PEOPLE BUYING THRIFT STAMPS Postmaster Galther informs us that during the month Just past he has deposited in the bank the sum of $2420.00 which was received from the sale of thrift and war savings stamps in this county. During the past week he received the splendid total of $1543.00. This is 'good work and if Lincoln county don't win the war It will not be the kids fault. HARDWARE BOX 4 LEAKES BOOZE If It had not been for a leaky keg, some clever schemers in this county would now be the possessors of twenty-five gal lons of booze, but the keg leaked and now some body will have to do without their booze. Some one at Yaquina noticed, the first of the week, that a box in the warehouse there, marked hard ware, and consigned to the Waldport Hardware Co., was leaking, and upon Investigation It was found that It was leaking booze. The sheriff and District Attorney were at once notified. Upon their arrival at Yaquina they opened the box and found It contained five 5-gallon kegs of whiskey. The booze was shipp ed by H. H. Ray, of Croockett, Calif., and we believe that the owners of the booze have a good case against him for damages, for he certainly had no right to put booze in a leaky keg for shipment Into dry territory. LOCAL RED CROSS SHIPS SUPPLIER Last Tuesday the local Rea Cross sent a shipment of sup plies to the Red Cross Ware house at Seattle, Wash. , The shipment consisted of four knit sweaters, four pairs of knit sox. two knit mufflers one dozen wash rags, two dozen pillow cases, size 22 by 36, three dozen handkerchleves, size 14 by, 11, 12 pair of hospital box, six dozen bandages. From Seattle these supplies will L.e forwarded to the front. ASSIST THE LOCAL BOARD Owing to the short time and the additional work caused by the Circuit Court, The Local Board is asking for volunteers to assist in Classifying soldiers. They would be pleased to have 4 persons next Sunday. Anyone who can help should report to the Sheriff or Clerk. The work is purely clerical and ladies caa assist as well as men. NEWPORT TEACHERS GIVE PLAY "A Rose O' Plymouth Town" was witnessed by a large crowd last Saturday evening at the Dime Theatre. The play was given by the teachers of New port for the benefit of the Red Cross. Margaret Miller, taking the part of Rose de la Noye, easily starred. She very ably portrayed a little French maid who would keep true to her promise to marry the man she didn't love. A rose-colored cos tume added much to the effect- w" yun ladles Played men s parts votir timll T t :ilnM .a.JI very well. J. M. Miller acted well the part of an adventurer and lover. The other actors and actresses, all doing fine, were: Miles Standish E. J. Oil man; John Margeson; Phillipe de la Noye Robert de Bruin; Miriam Chillingsly Esmer Mlx ter; Barbara Standish Mary Whitney; and Resolute Story Estner uentley. Isabel Lingenfelter and Adda Graham, with dancing, and Bert Geer, with singing, entertained the audience between acts. o A, LIBRARY MOVES TO BANK BUILDING The Toledo Public Library has moved to new quarters in the Bank Building, and are now oc cupying the rooms formerly oc cupied by Pratt's Jewelry Store. Geo. Chamber's restaurant will occupy the building vacated by the library. SURVEYING CHANNEL A. J. McMillan, assisted by R. A. Arnold, Bob Mann, and Jack Abbott, has been busy the past week making a survey of the channel from here to Oyster ville. Alec, will make a plat of same for the War Department. He sayB that the1 channel Is In excellent shape, having filled In but very little. TOLEDO WILL HAVE ANOTHER GROCERY J. II. Sugg of Wlnant has rented the Schenck & Wade building, formerly occupied by the postofilce, and we are In formed, will put In a stock of groceries. Mr. and Mrs. Sugg now have a Btore at Winant. Mr. Schenck informs us that he has rented all his buildings with the exception of the one formerly used by the phone office. CARSON'S HOUSE CATCHES FIRE TUESDAY Last Tuesday morning about nine o'clock the fire bell sent foi th its summons and when thj. Are fighters reached !he city hall It was learned that the home of P. W. Carson was burning. It was but a short run with the hose cart and the firemen toon had a line of hose laid to the scene of the fire. The Are was In the upper part of the house, and originated in a closet where one of Mrs. Hoover's children at tempted to build a bonfire. The upper part of the house was no full of smoke that the fremen could not reach the fire, so had to chop a hole through the roof in order to get the water to the lire. Mora nf lh h.u... carried oul before the water was rtnrned nn .n.k..!. .a!r 'extinguished. We und S .bpmiSSnl 1 l, ustfSaW