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r t m VOLUME 29 TOLEDO. LINCOLN COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 27tli, 1921. NUMBER 14 it: 4 J . lJ.. . filtzA Timaht (fcomtin : Tender. ;i IIMIWII l ' 'nlIm tl ' ' SILETZ Andrew J. Porter, engineer in di rect charge of the market road work, visited Siiotz, to-day, Monday, and looked over the condaion of the road ub well as the rock crusher and other nmehlnery and he found everything ic tipple pie order. Tho eld read tractor vtia nearly used up but now it Is irxoa up m rust ciasa order and it is , the same with tiie rest of the road machinery, but it is alright now and road work has commenced iu good) jarnel. The rock hauling will com-( menee Wednesday and the work will ba crowded right along. Tho late con tinued rain kept the roads so muddy that nothing could be done until now. There are three market ro&ds iu the county. One from Nashville to Turn Turn; one from Turn Turn to Harlan ind one from Toledo to Siletz. These roads will ba complied as fast us possible and when once completed will open up a large tection of farm and dairy country and will accomo date a large Dumber of people. These road 3 all connect with the Corvallis Newport highway. Seme 2C.OOO Is available to b.i uued on these roads which is ample to finish them. This lookj good. Now when the highway is linished Lincoln County will be with the cutside world in fine shape. W.. ...Ill ...1 I. fr...B Tillamook Counties. "We are now The ball tuem is doing great work, : H. J. Wood rame in on a buslnes-. between the devil and the deep sea." and under Jack Farley's direction ex- trip from Leona, Saturday. Ho was We cannot stop if we desire to keep pects to play several big games this accompanied by Mr. Miller. Tney re up with the procession. The highway oaaon. J. Reelz is making tho suits .uined u their homes Monday, must be finished. This year wa paid for the team. i Mies Alma Rowan of Upper Beaver 576,000 to the State 11' we don't have H. G. Downing Is trying to get ahead is u visitor at the Coovort homo thi3 any state roads we get none of this of the rain by runniui throe teams on week. woney back but it will bis upper place, while putting in his 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cook and son, be Koed where tVy have sta:e j crops. Elmer were at the Rysin home on roads and we will get none of it to j Everyone in Turn Turn would like j (Cont. cn Page Three) bo used on our rot-ds. The hundreds . to hear something about our roads and 1 o of dollars we pay for license and gas- ollne will not be used in this county but go somewhere else in the state and we will se' no benefit from It. Your correspondent, II. 3. Porter of Corvallis, see;;;s to think 'J aught to ttop right uov: r.-d io&o all we have already put in the ror.d, $140,000 and stay in the mud a: we have been for the last 60 y.ars and no o:ie knows this batter thnn Mr. Por.er. He would turn down ilia hue oh or of tas State the promise to go 40--:0 in the build ing of the road and then when it is finished ofiers to tike it over audid.en went to Portiund the middle of keep it up and the coun'.y will have no further expense. What a fine prop osition. I think we Would be d j lords if wo did not necept the- State's genoroua oH'r r. It Is strange that Mr. Porter iivins in tin city of L'-:- TuliiSj rig.it iu uie - luiut - of road building and rijht under tho eves o? the O. A. C. where ail is Ufa animation und progress, would write such a let tor as appc-ai'3 in taut week's is me of tho Lejider. Already the State high way dep-rtment has c'.osad the Co. vallis-Monroo read for the purpose of pavhig opera-ions trom Corvallis i south a dls'ance of eight miles on the in the spring fishing. munity," If this were the only object Monroe road. A concrete project Is, Frank Mann of Portland was visit- of this campaign, ihe writer of this ar to begin at an estimated cost of $226,-' in? with his folks tho last week, tide wculd be fighting the bond issue 652. The cost cf our part of the ' Fiuuk is employed as a street car con- with all his might, county's finishing the grading of the ductor. I The Plone)ers who first came to read is estimated at $173,00u. It maj i Vern Wlsnlews'al of Kernville called this wilderness, pushed forward on n?t take that much. This Is not a , large sum and only adds a few dollars , to each taxpayers' amount when he pays his taxes. We expect to have and will have good roads when we get through. The increased business and imputation will more than offset the Increased raise in 'axes. Then when these roads are completed the State will take them over and keep them up. 1 m quite sure Lincoln County will, -when the votes are counted, have a large majority for good roads and progress. Siletz I think will give three to one for good roads. If your correspondent desires to stay in the mad or go back to pioneer days when we used the Indian trails, the board phack and the canoe, he must go to somewhere else. He will never again find tills condition In Lincoln County. Many of the Indians have autos and others will buy automobiles right in a new size package .... - : sir 10 for 10 cts along. The Indian vote will go for good roads work. Mark one for them. ROCK. CREEK The people of tills vicinity and Steer Cro-elt met at our school house last Friday, May 20th and organized the Rock Croek Community Club. Couniy Agent Cooler was present and ex- p:a.nea tno workings or sum coinmun- ity organizations in other localities and their relation to the county, state and federal farm bureau organizations. A working program was adopted, In- eluding Dairying, Good Roads, Rodent n the bridge crew on the railroad be Control and Crop Improvement. R.' C. tween Wlllamina and Grand Ronde. Bcmrose Is leader of the Rodent Con- Mary Walton will take chaige for the trol project. The ladles spread a fine present. lunch at noon and everyone had a very o enjoyable and profitable time. Jesse I ONA Rceder was elected chairman and G. i Mr. Kelly left for his home at Wlll- H. Horsfall secretary of the organlza- amina, Monday after several days lion. The next meeting will be heli visit at the Commons ranch. at the Steer Creek school house on the Miss Mazie Toe'.ers of Yaquina was third Friday in June, beginning at 10 a week-end visitor at tho Phelps" o'clock, a. m. home. rUM TUM daughter departed for their new home (To late for las: week.) at Kails Olty, Tuesday. The friends of Miss Elsie Chapman E. L. Wilson nd sons, Herman and nave her a birthday surprise Sunday Philip, went to Yaquina Sunday after evening, May 15th and celebrated with nocn. a tally pull. All reported a good lime Mr. Payne cf Harlan was at the Com- and left many good w!the3 for that mons' home Saturday nlirlit and Sim. 1 1-.I..-.. . j especially the highway and all are an - xious for road work to begin. Charles D. Leech and family have moved to Burnt Woods, and are living in tlicir new home on the highway. Hie many friends of "Grandpa" Ar- nold, viii be pkus.d to learn of his improvement in liealth. o FRUiTVALE Mrs. Paulson mr-de a trip to The Dalies the fore part of last week for e. sjveral days' visit. Mr. and Mrs. Vad3 Osburn Md chil- .a.i week where Mri. Osburn expects to undergo an operation. Thursday May U-'h, Mrs. Olive and An li ew Nya gave a sot ial afternoon at V.i:Ar home in tl'.o fo--m of a "Comfort tying" irariy nil the bdies o? tho neighborhood were present. A lovely lunTh v.33 served and a vnry enyoyable ti.ue had by all pierjf nt. Mr. Johnson is hauling lumber and intends to build a barn saon. ' o DEVILS LAKE Elmer Ri .Jd departed for Hoqulam, Washington, where he intends to take at Dick's for the week end, taking in the picnic also. Mis3 Blomberg, teacher of the south end school is puuiug in her final calls construct a connecting link to the out at different places as she leaves for Fide world and eju:h community did all her home In McMinnville soon. We all In their power to help this movement regret the departing of Miss Blomberg j with the object In view of a better, as she was an excellent teacher. 'more economical and more direct Jack Fendall was in the vicinity of means of transportation for horse the Lake lost week. Jack Informs us drawn vehicles. The demand for good that the butcher business Is good and roads In those days was no more fa it keeps him jumping. slstant than it is today, but the advent Gardner Bowers who lately sold his of the motor vehicle with Its econom cows to the Logan boys has left forvical fuel cost -has so widened and the Valley where he will seek employ- 'lengthened our supply zone, that the ment. construction 61 roads has een taken Word has been received from Eddie out of the hands of the Individual land Stone from Minneapolis, Minn., who owner and placed In the hands of the lately had his leg cut off, that he is more progressive policlcal bodies, the doing nicely and hopes to be among County, State end Nation. the folks about the Lake before many months. Chas. Normlck made a flying- buei- luS"? irlE EIH I j) CI G AR ETTEr MANY smokers prefer it. They'll find that this compact package often Lucky Strike , Cigarettes will just suit them. Try them-dealers novr carry both sizes: 10 lot 10 cts j 20 for 20 eta. It's Toasted ness trip to Taft Thursday. T. Heed who was lately employed hy IChas. Norniick seoms to liko his job 'fine. John Olson of Kernville was vialting about the Lake the week end. I The Co. Op. cheess factory at Otis increased Its capacity of milk being received a dav from 2000 nounda to about 'JC00 pounds with a few more expected to haul milk from tho Lake, Guy Swclser who had the West place rented for the put six months has left for the Valley whero he will work Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Weber and .1... , ARGUMENT IN FAVOR ; nc nnrin OF GOOD ROADS May 23, 1921. FOREWORD The committee carrying on the rubliol- for this good roads campaign 's meeting with some criticism for signing themsaiVLS "Your Committee' instead of using their names, let us say here and now the gentlemen com- P- ng ihls committee are not actuated B'ffn an' Personal ego and do not antic- ipate any glory from this movement, their whole object Is to make Lincoln county a Dtuer place to live and do business. You will receive a pam- phlat thru the mails within the next week, which will give the names of thc?3 interes'ed. The old adr.go "A prophet is not without honor save in his own country," might be truthfully rsrapbrnspd to read "A worker In the cause n? good rmds Is not without np- preciation save in his own community." f GOOD ROADS AND THE FARMER I One of tho principle arguments being used by our friends in favor of this bend Issue is "tho influx of tourists, coo reads will bring to our com- such roads as they then had and then on Into the brush, one of their first objects afier getting settled was to One of the vital questions before the Nation today is "How to keep the young people on the farms" the most common answer given Is to "Provide good roads that will reach Into every hearthstone," roads that will provide happier circumstances for these young people and stop rural decay, these young folks demand more from life than a mere existence, they demand Constance touch with their fellow man nnd community Interests, good roads is the only method by which this can be attained. The energetic young man of today la not satisfied to Mart out with one quarter of a load, wondering whether he will be able to pull thru or not, and the road that will let a motor vehicle run along smoothly will also allow a horao drawn vehicle to take a full load, In the Bhortestvpos slble time, any profitable distance. You cannot build a house by placing the roof trusses first, you must have the foundation and uprights to rest them- upon. So 1! Is with this good road movement, we must first con struct the main highway or foundation and then the market roads and lat erals. The Good Roads movement is not built cn a demand for means of travel for mere pleasure Beekere and tourists, the demand Is for roads that will carry Increased tonnag, with speed In movement at tho lowest pos sible cost in fuel and energy. Last year motor trucks hauled 1.200,000,000 tons of freight, this Is Just one half the amount hauled by railroads, and re member they were not In competition with the railroads, but hauled to what were more or less Isolated communi ties prior to the advent of Good Roads. Mr. Farmer there Is only one way you can bring comfort to your Home, keep pour children on the Farm and have horses that do not look over worked. That Is by using .'he County State and National credit in obtaining capital with which to Improve our roads as fast as we can. Publicity Committee. RESOLUTION NO. 1 A. B. BE IT RESOLVED that tho follow. Ins proposed eliar er amendments be and the same hereby are submitted to the U'giil votnrs of tho City of Toledo for their adoption or rejection at a cpecial elect), n to be held as herein provided, to-wit: Charter Amendments Submitted to ' the Votsrs by the City Council AN CT To amend an act en itled "An act to incorporate the City o? Toledo, Lin coln County, Orogon" filed in the office of the Socretary of Stato Feb ruary 18, 1905, as subsequently amended by an ar.t entitled "AN OR DINANCE to provide for the submis sion to iho legal voters of the City o. Toledo, an aaicndmtnt to the City Charter of the City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing and empowering the said City to issue, sell and dispose 'of the bonds of said City In the amounts, de nominations, kinds and forms, and on such terms and conditions as in said amendment provided, in the total sum of $12,000.00; and providing for tho payment of the principal and interest of said bonds and the redemption thereof; providing for the disposition of tno money received from the sale of sair! bond? and calling and ordering a special election to vote on said pro pessd amendment. ' aru as iiubse quently amended iy an act entltlou "AN ORDINANCE fi provido ior the submission to the legal voters of the City of Toledo, an amendment to the City Charter of ihe said City of To ledo, Oregon, authorizing nnd empow ering the raid City to ls?ue, sell and dispose of the bonds of the said City, not exceeding the sum of $9000 00, and providing for tho payment oi the prin cipal and interest of said bonds and the redemption thereof, providing for the disposition of the money received from sale of said bonds and calling and ordering a special election to vote on said proposed amendment," and as subsequently amended by an act en titled "AN ORDINANCE to provide for the submission to the legal voters of she City of Toledo, an amendment to the City Charter of the said City to issue, sell and dispose of the bonds of said City In the total of $0,000.00, and providing for the payment of the prin cipal and interest of said bonds and the redempilon thereof, providing for th3 disposition of the maney received from the sale of said bonds and call ing and oraering a special election to vo'n on said proposed amendment," Submitted to and approved by the voters of raid City at a special elec tion held therein on August. 13th, li17, and Is fmbfequenlly amended by an act entitled "AN ACT to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the City of Toledo, Lincoln County, Ore- Kf-n' filed in the office of the Secre an of State February IS, 1905, a? subse quently amended by an act entitled AN ORDINANCE to provide for the submission to tho legal voters of the City of Toledo, an amendment to the Cl'.y Charter of the City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing and empowering the said City to Issue, sell and dispose of tho bonds of said City In the amounts, denominations, kinds and forms, and on such terms and condi tions as In said amendment provided, in the total sum of $12,000.00; and pro viding for the payment of the principal and Interest of said bonds and the re demption thereof; providing for the disposition of the money received from the sale of said bonds and call ing and ordering a special election to vote on said proposed amendment," and as subsequently amended by an act entitled 'AN ORDINANCE to pro vide for he submission to the legal voters of the City of Toledo, an amend ment to the City Charter ot the Said City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing and empowering the said City to Is sue, sell and dispose of the bonds of the said Cltiy, not exceeding the sura of $9,000.00, and providing for the payment of the principal and interest of said., bonds and the redemption thereof, providing for the disposition of the money received from the sale of said bonds and calling and ordering a special election to vote on said pro poned amendment,' and as subse quently amended by an act entitled 'AN ORDINANCE to provide for the submission to the legal voters of the City of Toledo, and amendment to the City Charter of the City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing and empowering the said City' to issue, sell and dis pose of the bonds of said City In tho total of $0,000.00, and providing for the payment of the principal and In terest of said bonds and the redemp tion thereof, providing for the dispo sition of the money received fron. th sale of said bonds and calling and ordering a. special election to vote on said proposed amendment,' Sub mitted to and approved by the voters of naid City at a special election held therein on August 13, 1917, and to amend all acts amending said act adopted by the Legislative Assembly or by vote of the people." Submitted to and approved by the voters of said city at a special election held therein on June 24th, 1919, and to amend sec tions 15-17-25-26-27-28-29-31-32-36-48-49-60-52-53-68. HE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. OF TOLEDO that an act entitled "An act to incorporate the City of Toledo, Lincoln County, Ore gon" filed in the office of the Secre tary of State February 18, 1905, as subsequently amended by an act en titled "AN ORDINANCE to provide for the submission to the legal voters of the City of Toledo, an amendment to the City Charter of tho City of To ledo, Oregon, authorizing and empow ering the said City to Issue, sell and dispose of the bonds of said City in the 'amounts, denominations, kinds and forms, and on ssch terms and con ditions as In said umendn.ent pro- officers shall hold during tho pleasure vlded, In the total sum of $12,000.00; fo the council, and providing for the payment o tho Gix'.ion 3, Subdivision 3. principal and interest of said bond.-i Er.eh year the council phall make an and tfie redemption thereof; providing estimate of this expense for the ensu for the disposition of tho mon y re- iim' your and shall by ordinance esti eclved from the sale of said bends aad mate and declare the amount of money culling and ordering a spocial election to be ruis"d by general taxation and to vote on said proposed amendment," .lif recorder shall transmit to the and as subBequontiy amended by an proper county officials before the 1st act entitled "AN ORDINANCE to pro- day of December of each year a cer vide' for the submission to tho legal tified copy thereof. The taxes for the votora of the City of Toledo, an amend- City of Toledo, Oregon shall be em inent to the City Charter of the said tended in an appropriate coiurpn upon City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing the county tax roll and the same shall and empowering the said City to Is- be collected by the officer collecting sue, sell and dispose of .the bonds of the county tax and shall be turned the said City, not exceeding the sura of over to the City Treasurer within ten $9,000.00, and providing for the pay- days after the samo is collected, and ment of the principal and interest ot Bhall be enterd In a column headed said bonds and tho redemption there- "City of Toledo Tax" neither the of, providing for the disposition or county nor the officers thereof shall tho money received from the sale of be paid any fees or compensation by 3aid bonds and calling and ordering a the chy for the collection of said taxes, special election to vote on said pro- The City of Toledo, Oregon may Issue posed amendment," and as subse- general warrants of said city not ex quenlly amended by an act entitled eecding in the aggregate the sum of "AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Twelve Thousand Dollars which war submission to the legal voters ot the rants are to be retired from the money City of Toledo, an amendment to the received from the genqral taxes. City Charter of tho City of Toledo, Section 8, Subdivision 6. Oregon, authorizing and empowering That (ho common council miy have the Bald City to issue, Bell and dis- the power !o contract for water and poso of the bonds of said City In the llnhts for city purposes, or to lease, total of $6,000.00, and providing for purchase, construct, a plant or plants the payment of tho principal and In- for water, lights, telephone, or all for terest of said bonds und the red.mip- city purposes, In or outside the city tion thereof, providing for the dispo- limits, the expense for building or oiiion of the money received from the purehuHing em li plan1: or plants can Bale of said bonds and calling and or- nut be entered Into except by a two .der-ing a special election to veto on thirds vote of nil the lepal voters vot said proposed amendment," submitted ins at any general election, or at a to and approved by the voters of said spaciul election called by the council City at a special election held therein on August 13, 1917, and as subse quently ainendod by an act entitled "AN ACT to amend an act entitled 'An act to Incorporate the City of To ledo, Lincoln County, Oregon' filed in tho office of the Secretary of State February 18, 1905, as- subsequently conditions as they may prescribe, amended by an act entitled "AN OU-' That Subdivision 22 of Section 8 of D1NANCE to provide for tho submis- Chapter 262 of tho Special Laws for slon to tho legal voters of the eity ot the Year 1905, filed In .the office of Toledo, an amendment to :l.e City tiie S-xretury of State on tho 18th of Charier of the City of Toledo, Oregon- IVa.xary, W05, bo und it is hereby authorizing and empowering the said amended so as to rr-id: City to issue, sell and disposo of ti;e 22. To make by-laws und ordinances bonds of said City in the amounts, do- not Inconsistent with the laws of the nominations, kindB and forma, inm ' United State's or of this State; to on such terms and conditions as in nulhorizo contracts on such terms as t,uid amendment provided, In tho total iho Council i;!'nll approve with refer sun of $12,000.00; and providing for ence to the property of tho city and tho payment of the principal and In- any facllltii s and utilities within its terest of said bonds and the redomp- control. Tho Council Is au'harlzed to tion thereof; providing for the dis- enter Into such contracts ns shall be position of the money rocelved from necessary or convenient from time to. the sale of said bonds and calling und time to mnlntaln an adequate supply ordering a special election to vote oa 'fif water for the U"e of all inhabitants ' i-aid proposed uuienu.:.o:K,' and as of the clly and also lo contract for the sulis; .'quently amended by an act use of siidi water by consumers there entitled 'AN ORDINANCE to provide !of both within and without the city on for the submission to tho legal voters sat-h terms as the Council Bhall ap of the City of Toledo, an amendment 10 prove; to carry Into effect the pro tho City ("hart. rs of the said City of , v itilt ns of tills charter, and to provide Toledo, Oregon, authorizing end em- for the punishment of persons vlolat powering the said City to Issue, sell ing city ordinances by fines or Imprls and dispose of tho bonds of the said imment, or both, und the working of City, not .exceeding the sum of $9,COJ.OO such persons on the streets of the city and providing for he payment of thelor at any other work, but no fine shall principal and Interest of said bonds 'exceed the sum of $100 nor any such and the redemption thereof, providing : Imprisonment exceed twenty days, for the disposition of the money re- Section 8. Subdivision 25. celved from tho sale of said bonds and To regulate the u?e of streets, roads, calling and ordering a special election : highways, and public places for foot to vote on said proposed amendment,' j passengers, aninmls, vehicles, cars, and as subsequently amended by an ; automobiles, auto trucks, tractors, : act entitled 'AN ORDINANCE to pro- street railways, locomotives, and 'to vide for the submission to tho legal voters of the City of Toledo, an nmond ment to the City Charter of the City of Toledo, Oregon, authorizing and em powering the said City to Issue, sell and dispose ot the bonds of said City in the total of $6,000.00, and providing for the payment of the principal and in - terest of said bonds and the redemp tion thereof, providing for the dlspo Lltlon of the money received from the sale of said bonds and calling and ordering a special election to vote on said proposed amendment,' Submitted to and approved by the voters of said City at a Bpeclal election held therein on August 13, 1917, and to amend all acts amonding said act adopted by the Legislative Assembly or by vole of the people. ' Submitted to and ap-1 proved by the voters of said City at a special election held herein on June 24, 1019, by amending sections 4-8-15-17-24-25-26-27-28-29-31-32-35-48-49- 60- 62- 53-68, thereof to read as follows; Section 4. The Mayor, Councilmen, Recorder, Treasurer, and Marshal shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city, at a general clacf'-n in be held theio'n on tho (list Tuotilitj" after tho first Monday In November, in the yoar 1922, and a general municipal election shall be held therein every two years hereafter on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In November. Tho Mayor, Recorder, Treasurer, and Mar shal shall hold their respectiv offices for a period of two yours from and after the second Monday In January next succeeding the day of such elec tion, and until their successors are elected and qualified, timers sooner removed for cause; tho councilmen shall bo elected at the time that other officers are elected except at the first election there shall be three council men elected for a period of 2 years and three councilman elecled for a period of 4 years and thereafter they shall be elected for a period ot 4 years and shall hold their offices from and after the second Monday In January next succeeding 'heir election, and until their successors are elected and quali fied unless sooner removed for cause, and that the successors to such elec tive officers shall be elected as pro vided for in this charier. The Council may appoint a City Attorney, a Street Commissioner, a City Surveyor or City Engineer, and such police and other subordinate officers as In their Judgment may be deemed necessary. and prescrlbo their duties and fix their compensation, which Bald appointive rnr puch purpose to Incur such ex pense. The council may grant and c!Vw he ure of streets and alleys of the city to any person, firm, or cor poration, who may deslro to es'iblish works for supplying the city with water or lights upon such terms and 1 regulate the use of all machines navt- gating the air; to protect the public from injuries by runaways by punish ing persons who leave horses or car riages in the street without fastening, and to regulale the speed of all ve hicles or machines used for transporta- 'tion of persons or material within the clly or passing within or over said city. That Section 24 of Chapter 202 of Inn special laws for the year 1905, filed in the office of the Secretary of State on the 18th of February, 1906, be and it is hereby amended so as to read: Section 24. Any contract entered Into for or on behalf of the City for a .longer period than twenty-five years, shall be null and void. SECTION 16. That no claim against the city shall be paid until It 1b first Itemized and signed by the claimant, his agent or attorney, and audited and allowed by the Council, and then only upon a warrant drawn upon the Treas urer by the Recorder, countersigned by the Mayor; provided, that In case any claims against the city should be (Cont. on Page Two) DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for IUc GENUINE Bym",