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1 1 i V VOLUME 27 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 9th, 1919 NUMBER 12 gmntp SILETZ Corporal Edwin P. Chalcraft arrived home Saturday evening. He was met at the Depot at Toledo by his father, Supt Chalcraft, mother and sister, AHce, in their car, and brought to the Agency He waa in the hospital corps two years, eight months of which was spent in Franco at the front In the Mobile Hospital. This is a moving hospital which gave first aid to the wounded soldiers. His station near the close of the war waa at Metz. He heard the roar of cannons and the clash) of arms and saw the -una in their trenches Just after the armistice was signed. He went over the battle- bany. fields, saw the shell holes, trenches, j Th Misses Lena Taylor and Mildred and, saw the awful distraction of life Porter, end Messrs. Cart Edwards, end property caused by the cruel war,- Johnny White end Taylor, of Nortons, After the war he had a few weeks lei- j came up fort the dance given In the eure and was permitted to visit many Nashville Club House Saturday n'.g; Important places tn France the Art Mr. Liley Stephens was a passenger Galleries, theatres and oilier import- or Albany Monday, returning Tues ant places All this was free for the AaV- members cf 'the hospital corps. The ' Miss Mary Ellen Davis of Portland Americans were treated with Uie great and Mrs. Wm. Cotchell of Philomath est of kindness and courtesy by the a visiting at the home of their par French people. He brought home a ent". Mir. and Mrs. Davis ' number of nice pictures and several souvernlers of the. war, among them a bell iLade out of exploded ehelU found on the battle field. Corporal Chalcnaft has many interesting inci dents to relate of his experience in France, The Corporal was accompani ed by his aunt, Mrs. W. S. Mayfield, his mother's sister. The Eutra Naus Club gave a nuts- queiado bull Saturday evening at the Grange Hill, Some twenty-five per ina were masked. To say the cus toms were uniu.ua and pretty don't lipjtliy express It. One dancer wore Uie custom of a niossback farmer. This seemed to be the limit, but this impiesslon was entirely disipated when the masks were taken oft. Some eeventy-five persons attended the ball and all say they had a most enjoyable time. Ice cream was served which added much to the pleasure of the many dancers. It soon melted. Maurice Andersen Is out with the tractor leveling and smoothing up the road to the Upper Farm. Siletz wiK have good roads for the summer travel in a short time, but when the fall and winter rains come, it spoils the roads for auto travel, ' Lincoln Co. Is putting in for good roads and for this purpose the people are going to bond the county to the limit. Like the fellows that wanted to go to "Pikes Peak or Bust", but on their return it was written on their wagon beds, "Busted, by ", and so it may be with Lincoln county. Heavy taxes but not bus'ed The grader will also be put on the Upper Farm roads. Wm. Gnaliam the mall contractor, was transacting business at Siletz Tuesday. Mrs Alma Teal of Echo, Eastern Ore;:m, Is now on a visit with ler parents, Mir. and Mrs. Lester Waugh, who live on their fine farm down tl" river in Oaimas Prairie. District Superintendent Moore of the M. E. Church will hold Quarterly Conference at the M. E. Church Sun day. Mr, Moore will preach at 11:00 A M. and 8:00 P M. A basket dinner will be served. All are invited to at tend. A targe att.'.ndau.e Is expected Sat urday at the Teuc.urz meeung. .Ex frcises to commence at 10:00 A. M. Buy W. 8. 8. POOLE SLOUCH ROUTE School opened March 31t. with a er ,uryeylng new soldier teacher, from the rank. , 'The Telephone Co held a meeting of the discharged members. Monday ,n W Xuurw,.y( up ? il foUn1 'wo dlreclor' Price, on .hare, and dues. There there beside eleven pupils. For three w, . iwllcUboard tnd a central proceeding Saturdays, found the now p., rt school man on the go, but always , j. T, Blun(ll and of TlKar(, ready for Mondays work. First month 0rog00i WM , Tftft untor. Mr. Of school was successful. One day of DmlKlt 0or countTy to the second month found the teacher nn1 . Pliable pIac, to hxalU)i and wending his way towards the school uke K her) we only with a shovel and axe on his shoulder. j1(i roada Bodng too industrious, ho broke a Four of Lincoln County school teach Bhovel on an old flag pole. Two men'ePI wera tra1ng Taft Saturday. came to his asstsiance ana put up new flag pole. Sunday, A M., found the teacher planting a swing to the play ground equipment. Every body Is farming. Bridges are being repaired, road tractor is busy and won we will be on the map of Lincoln County. Con- section Is needed with a bridge Into Toledo for ths farmers. Last week found two of our pupil, wIUi some sickness. Sunday found a large number going to a Grange meotlns; at One, leaving the teacher to batch. NASHVILLE Mr Chas Cumimlns of Portland Is vialtlng his mother here who recently moved to the Hlcink place. Mm- Emerlck of Philomath spent ' tne weok end visiting her daughter, Miss Zenanetm Bmerick, teacher of the local school. ' Mrs. N. O Harris spent several days in Albany recently having dental -work done. Mr. end Mrs. Ben Hogvohl had as week end guests Mr Hogvohlt's two brothers, who have recently returned from overseas, Mr. end Mrs. Buzzard and Miss Esther Tellifson, all of Al- Mr. Guetav Hlller, who has Just re turned from overseas with the 91st, visited his brother Dan, of this place, Sunday. Mr. Killer was awarded the Croix de Guerre for en act of bravery while on the front He spoke to the pupils of the Nashville school Mon day, tilling them many things of in terest about France. Mis Frtiices Cline passed thru Thursday enroute to San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Jas. DavlB returned some days ano from a visit tn Philomath. Mr Vera Martin went to Corvallls the last of the week to attend the Junior Prom and other Junior Week End festivities et the O. A. C. W-8-8 NORTH BEAVER K. D. Martin, wife, and two youngest sons wore Pool Slough callers Friday. G. E. Lewis end son Francis, were at Newport and Yaoulna Saturday. Mrs. Thomes Barker and daughters spent Friday with Mrs. J. M. Bowers. Archie Zeck spent Saturday night and Sunday with K D. Martin and family. Mrs. Peter Peterson has been very sick with la grippe, but is better at this writing. Mrs. Paul Olander was the guest of Mrs. H. G. Rhoades Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Herman Weber visited with Mrs. J. M. Bowers Tuesday, The tractor and road grader, operat ed by C. Ofstedahl and John Peterson was working here Tuesday and Wed nesday. Mrs, Paul Olander went to Newport Wednesday and had some dental work dona Mr. A. W. Weber and daughter-in-law were trading in Newport and Ya qulna Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A Peterson and daught ers, Hester and Josephine, were at Nuwport and Yaquiua Wednesday. H. G. Rhoades and daughter, Aletha, wera Newport and Yatiulne Wednes- oay- Mrs. J M. Bowers visited Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. II. G. Rhoades TAFT Lafayette Waters, the eye glass nun who has been traveling through Lin- coin county the past twelve years, was shaking hands with friends and fixing glasses around Taft Saturday. Ord Castle, the surveyor. Is around Taflf R4tnMiM Voalr ttrwl Salmon lllw. n, were M x. E. Drbur,, of Receh Dist., Miss Emma Shanafolt, of Rejiska Dist, Miss Esther Boebe and D. C. Bones, of Schooner Creek Dist. C. F Robertson has a fine lot of food of all kind, on hand now at Ills store at Taft. Harry Clement was ctlled to Sand Lake Wednoiday by Mr. Titus. The barge of lumber that was lost, was on the beach two miles north of 8and Lake, but Mor he got there, he was .topped and told It had drifted on to th rock, at the eape and had broken u two, and nothing could be done to eave it. It was seen several days be fore they notified amy one of Its where about a C. F. Robertson bought a nice Jer- ,eey cow and celt of Phlnley Bones; aiso two pigs to eat the milk. ' , Fred Doberoskl is moving Alex Hes- pecks back (to their flailing shack at Mr. Gertulas Will Bones and James Derby were . Taft traders Tuesday j Remember the dance at Taft Hall May 10. Tom McNelly and E. A. Mills were Taft callers Sunday. Henry Curl und John Logan were Taft trading Saturday. The Mirene brought in a full load of groceries end feed for the Taft store the 26th. of April, j Mr. Root of Bald Mountain was a Taft trader, taking home with him 1200 lbs of gruff and Teed. Wm. Cunning of Yamhill Co. waa a Taft visitor a few days last week. : The Lincoln, Tillamook and Yamhill Cos' Commissioners held a meeting and talked and viewed a way for the Roosevelt Highway, but not being ex actly caaisfled, will mcU and try again later on. Leslie Bones, wife and daughter, were visiting at Mrs. Bones mother, Mrs. Abe Lis wig, Sunday. Jack Fendall passed thru Taft on his way home from Toledo and New port. Miss Fay Mercier went to Salem 'to have some dental work done, We.ley Bones Jiiped U'ree fine veal to Portland Monday on the mall boatT ! CHITWOOD gles Saturday, returning Sunday. W. H Price made a trip to the Jun , Archie Wilson left for Toledo Wed nesday evening. 1 Prof. S. S Cossman came in from Corvallls a few days ago to plant a lot of berries on his ranch. He lias planted a large number of lonan ber ries, evergreen black berries, red and black raspberries and a few strawber ries. He expects to grow berries on a large scale for the canning factory et Corvallls. We wish him good success W. H. Price made a trip to Toledo and back Monday. C. S Wilson made a trip up near Eddy ville after a load of seed potatoes Tuesday. R. A. Schley came in from Portland Saturday returning Sunday. AGAINST ROOSE VELT HIGHWAY A man from the east part of the county was in town tho other day, and the conversation drifted around to good roads. He expressed himself as in favor of good roads, but stated that he did not oxpect to vote for tho Roose velt Highway. When aked as to his reasons for not supporting this meas ure, he said, "that living way off the route of the highway like he did It . wouldn't do him any good." ' Now that Is where he made the big gest mistake of his life. The Roose velt Highway will help him, as well as every one ol.ie In the county. How? The Roosevelt highway will traverse ! the county from the north to the south, j Uie entire length, nearly fifty miles. Tills road will be built and maintained by the government. The county will be relieved of all expense In connect ion therewith. Once the Roosevelt highway Is built the government pays this upkeep, and the county will have Its money to build roads In the east part of the county, etc. So remember and don't bite off your not to spite your face. But W. 8. t. FASTER TRAIN SERVICE FOR THIS SECTION Commencing next Sunday, the 11th, the 8. P. Company iwlll Inaugurate faster running time on this line. The arrive! and departure at Albany will remain the same ss at present, but the east bound train will not leave here until 1:09 P. M. and westbound will leave ct 3:49. This short ons Uio present - running time between here and Albany by about a half hour. AFTER THE PRIZE Each precinct 1n the county has lis reputation at stake, end all are up and a coming to ba the banner precinct, at the coming Roosevelt Highway etoc tion, ,W1U your precinct poll 100 per cent of Its registered strength, Do ( you personally favor good roads? Do you want our county dovcloped T Then go to the polls June 3rd and vote for the Roosevelt Highway, COURT SIGNS CONTRACT I The County Court has Just signed up a contract with the Forest Service. and passed a Resolution appropriating the money for the improvement of the Alsea road This contract provides for co -operation of the Forest Service, the Slate Highway, and County Court, and is to extend over a period of four years. The improvement is estimated to cost 192,000.00. The Forest Service is to supply $72,000.00, the Highway Com mission $72,000.00 and the County $48, 000.00. By this arrangement the County pays one-fourth of the cost. The Court does not understand that this arrangement will In any way im pair the Highway Commission's abili ty and obligation to assist on the New-port-Corvallls road, providing the bond election carries. CIVIC CLUB DANCE I NETS NEAT SUM j The dance glvn by the Indies' Civ ic Club at the Club House last Friday j evening proved a success both finan cially and socially. About a dozen pretty girls assisted In winding up the j Mby Polo,' after which IlBSej Addle ( Graham and Isabel LlnsenfoHer did : some fancy dancing. Delicious ice ! cream and cake was served on the balcony. The grons receipts of the evening amounted to about $65, of which m will bo clear and will go into the treasury of the Club CALL FOR CITY WARRENTS Notice Is hereby given that oil Gen eral Fund wnrrants on the City of Toledo. Oregon, up to and Including warrant No. 2159. dated March 6th, 1919, are hereby rolled and interest stopped this date. Dated Mu &th,'l919. . V J. B. Booth, City Trees. - : o 1 TOLEDO WILL AGAIN HAVE SWITCH ENGINE The Six-Spot, Toledo's original switch engine, Is being overhauled and put In servlcable condition, after having luld in the discard the past few months. As soon as tho engine is in shape It will be put to work switch ing In the local yards. BIDS WANTED Notice is hereby given that Uie School Board of District No. 2, Toledo, , Ortgon, will receive sealed bids for furnishing 20 cords of slab wood at tlio high school biuldlng, and 12 cords ut the grammar school biuldlng, Sarah C. Booth, Clork. EDDYVILLE MOHAIR POOL SELLS TUESDAY, 13th ArrangomeiiU havo been made by I the board of directors to sell tlio Ed dyvllle Mohair Pool to Uie highest bid j der on next Tuesday, May 13th. All pool inetiibers should have their hair at Eddyvllle by the time of the n!o. Ship hair to "Mohair Pool", Ed- dyvllle, and be sure to mark each sack with shippers name also, W. F. Wain field. Pres., by J. E. t'ootor. Secy. IMPORTANT MESSAGE County Judge It. R. Miller received a telegram from lion. B. F. Jones, who is at Pnrlluiwl fau nJn. ! nounclng that Mr. Jones has an Im portant message for the people of this place, and requesting that Uie Judge arrange for a meeting at the Court House, in this city, tomorrow evening. Everyone is urgently requested to be at the court house tomorrow evening to hear tho message that Mr. Jones brings. NEW CHAPTER TO BE FORMED In order tlwt Lincoln County, now a part of the Corvallls Chapter, may or ganize a Lincoln Vnnty Chapter of the American) Hod Cross conforming to the proo -nt plan of Chapter organi sation, a meeting will bo hold in the Court' Room at Toledo, Oregon, at eight o'clock, Friday ovor Ing, May 16, 1919, for tho purpose of perfecting such, and electing an exocutivo Com mlttoe and officer, of, same. Anyone Intonated In 'this work Is horeby requested to be In attend anoo at this meeting, which has been nr. ' i"id agreed to by all parties concerned. ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY This bill authorizes Uie issue of bonds to the amount of $2,500,000 for the purpose of constructing Uie Roose velt Highway along the coast of Ore gon, upon condition, however, that the federal Government appropriate an ! eiual amount for the seme purpose. If ire Government falls to do this, Uien no part of these bonds can bo Issued by Uie State, and if the Federal Government does appropriate a like I amount for this purpose it will give j to the State of Oregon all the advf.n ' logos of this road at a cost of 50 cents on Uie dollar. THe auto license fees already provid ed by law will be sufficient to not only pay ell the principal and all the Inter est on the present bond of the State and thoBe now authorized to be issued, but will also pay the principal and in terest of these proposed bonds and several million dollars worth more if needed. Many thousand acres of the richest land in the State lie along the oust between the summit of tlio Cooit Range and the ocean, This large, rich, but undeveloped portion of the State is cut off from the Interior by the Coast Range that ban only four or five available passes, thru which the present highway department has already planned to build roads tn connect the Coast with the Willamette, Umpqua, and Rogue River Valleys. Construction upon these cnnnectlui; roads will begin this year, but wltlu.ut the north and souUi Coast road, the people from the interior can only go t.i the Coast and, in some instances, come back the same way, while Uie Coast rood they can go one way, come back another and for commercial purposes makes the whole Coast territory avail able to any portion of the interior. The Coast country can only be develop- ed by a north and south road conneev - log the communities and further devel oped by local roads loading from the trunk road up the valleys. , The Coast communities, thru Uie or ganization of Port Districts, have al ready raised and paid approximately $8,000,000 for improvement of Oregon's harbors, and several times that amount has been expended by the Federal Gov ernment for the same purpose. These . . . . . . narDor developments nave already been of vast advantage to Uie whole State In the way of reduced freight rates and better shipping facilities. With Uie construction of this highway thess benefits to the Interior will be increased many fold. This Coast country lias and Is now contributing to the cent of building the Pacific Highway, Columbia High way, Eastern Oregon trunk highways and all other State roads. It Is only fair for the balnncn of the Stale to help In building this Const road, known as tho Roosevelt Highway Willi the Coast Highway to open up the rich uKricultunil, fruit mid duiry lands of that sectlou, fully $100, 000,000 worth of tnxabio vulue will be added to the State's tax rolls and con tribute kirge sums annually In luxes for Stato purposes. In five years or less the entire $2,500,000 provided will be paid bark In the way of taxes on new property and new Improvements along the Coast as a d licet result of thli Roosevelt Highway, and this new tcxahle property will onlliitin eer after to pay taxes. The all-wise Creator hits g'vtn lo this world but one Pacific Orean, and Oregon, with approximately too oille of shore line, Is one of only three States In the Union so favored. The Columbia Highway, built by Multno mah county alone, has, In Uiree years, returned In direct brhcflta to tho peo ple of Multnomah county, more Uian It. entire cost bnd these benefits will rapidly Increase every year. What the Colum'ota Highway lias done for Portland primarily, but the State as well. Is very small In com parison to ths benefits to be derived for the whole Stato by this great Roosevelt Highway. The natural beauties along the const of Oregon are so great they compel that reverent, silent admiration that pomes the power of words to express. Tills Is known to but few, because a trip ah.ng the coast can only be mndo under difficulties frequently amounting to positive hardships. With this highway constructed, tho trip can bo made with til tho com forts of motor travel and will not only Invite but draw tot Oregon hundreds of thousands oviry year to view In silent wonder thoso gnat works of nature and send them homo to toll of the beautlos of Uielr trip that will bring to us an' every increasing num. ber as Uie years pass on These visitors must be fed and en tertalned while within our gates. This will provide additional markets for Oregon vegetables, flour, fruit meats and othor products, supplies and provi sions. While here these people will re quire the services of merchants, me chanics, hotels, restaurants, doctors, bankers and others. For all of this they will pay to the people of Oregon millions of dollars annually and per mit us to gather a portion of the "tour. 1st crop" that has made other State, and countries prosperous. As a people and a State, we depend for our prosperity on the products of our farms, nillls, factories and ranges to produce merchantable tlilngB, but this avails us nothing until we find Uie market where we can exchange Uiuae products for money and even then wemiust have transportation fa cilities and pay the freight from Ore gon to that market. The traveler for what he needs comes to us and becomes a home mar kot. We save tho transportation charges. Why should we look with disfavor upon the traveler's dollar in exchange for" our products und our service and seek tlie'wimie dollar In a distant State, where we pay the frieght mid otiitr3 are employed to aerve him. The "tourist crop" is evou more de slriiblo and profitable than any other crop we can havo, ihetauso it provides Oregon people w-IUi employment to servo Uiu tourist's Heeds and con sumes our products ut homo. Orenoii needs more men and more money to develop her natural resour ces. A hu-Ke percentage of the traveler, are home seeknrs as well as muny of them have wealth. A good merchant displays his wares. Orcson muHt follow the merchants and ' dl,,plajr httr n1" resources. Being unuoie lo bring them in from their wild surroundings and place them on shelves for Inspection, we must build the highways to them so the customer can make the Inspection with Bome degree of ease. California and Washington have ad opted comprehensive plane and are now fast constructing tholr Coast highways Oregon, with her superior sadvnntaTOa. must nnl full tn v- 9 conmi"8 Ulftt w' to her develop- ment, upbuilding, opportunities and wealth. A possible CoaBt trip thru Oregon will Induce muny thousands to visit tho Stato that would not do so other wise, and most people, whether home folk or from distant places, prefer i to come one way and go another. Those coming over the Coast High way will go over the Pacific, Columbia or East Side Highways, and this gives every portion of the State an oppor tunity to display her charms to these visitors. The Roosevelt Highway will own up to the entire Coast a wonderful ploy ground and place for recreation to all the people of Oregon. Goodly portions or links of this high- I way alre "'""ady constructed nnd paid : ,or n completion and connnctlnf ' Mp of tll,u,e rottu " a ,runk f I U'1' highway will make the pres. em nnics morn userui. It is worthy of notice that this bill passed both branches of tho Legis lature without negative vote. Tills gr-t highway will be an ever lnitlnt monument to the memory of one of the greatest Americans of our time, our late, lamented, much loved ex-President Roosevelt. A far better tribute Uian cold marble and much more In keeping with his nature-loving Ufa SILETZ HICH SCHOOL NOTES We are all feeling One and enjoying Uie fine weather. last Friday afternoon we alt forgot our lessons for a while and had a good time. Songs were sung snd three recitatlotis were given. "When a Man Fight. Alone", by Edna Ksngas; "The School Master's Quests", by Alma Of ala; "Only a Scrap of Bunting", by Margarette Miller. Thelma Nlenil and Alma OJaht taught the primary room all last week, during the absence of Mrs. Bartee, who returned to Softool Monday to tart work anew. We are all busy planing for the big "Field Day" next Saturday, and slso practicing a drill and a May-pole dance We expect to hare a good time and everybody 1. welcome.