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Kincoln Mounts VOLUME 30 TOLEDO. LINCOLN COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 14th, 1922. NUMBER 8 SILETZ comnosed of Jim delegation Prn n Iro w-iio. ti m m r i a r. ' -""uor- oacK is getting along line. The people VS'Ji TiC a ""fnt, went 1;er. m this community know how to sup- rZZ A?-7 00Jlfr Wl? th!iPrt worthy organization. hX 2SltS? 0 , u, u. iujoi uw. were washed away last November, thus ohatji,o4tn ti K..Bl.Aa nn ' WWV. uvwi.Q ,ug UUD1UGGO W UU I alarming extent. In trvine- to hulU .. 1 1 , i . ... . .uuuo, Bcuuoi nouses, ana jetty woric, the countv has rone almost to th limit in her bonding capacity. Yet the County Court assured the delegation moj ouuiu uu me very uoai tiling i .i. iaoium iu reputce me 'unugog. lie taxes have been increased from last year. 1921 J349.978 to 428.r,BS. ihiathls community. year or 1922. This makes an Increase of about $2 on the $100, bo it Is plain to be seen that the County Court must be careful how they Increase the taxeeof Lincoln County. The Increase of this county Is next to the highest J In the state. Deschutes county is the highest being 23 per cent while Llu - coin county Is 22 percent. While it is true we have several industries starting In the county, the largest be - ing the big mill at Toledo, we must be careful about increasing our county debt, lest It becomes burdensome, With our harbor improveftnents and:"ere- the prospects of getting the Roose velt Highway when thla ie accomp lished, as It will be, Lincoln will be one of the best counties In the state. The worst thing we have to con tend with now is the illicit and un lawful manufacture of moonshine In the countv. This is a trput mnnmi to the moral, physical and intedlectual There will be a community dinner, . fine hounds recently, well being of the people of Lincoln Rftpr whtch Sunday School will be Mrs. Charley Hinahaw returned county. If this thing goes on we are held and the Easier program rendered. , Sunday from Independence where she liable any day to hear of a car behig' ,Mrs- R- Payne and daughter. La went to have an ulcerated tooth treat wrecked and Innocent children andVcr6 MlS- c- s- Ohmart, R. W. Oh-,ed. women being mangled and killed. We mart and Guy Twombly and Roy Hass-! 'Mrs. Esther Gordon of Klamath have had several examples of this man' visited at the Phelps home on Falls spent a day or two with her kind In the county. How much better Tuesday evening. , brother here the first of the week, it wluld be If the men who are en- Lincoln Grange will give a dance Otis Humar, who is working on the gaged in this nefarious business would at t"6 Grange hall Saturday, April pile driver at Toledo, was at home quit it and engage In some useful em-!22d- Everybody come. . Wednesday and Thursday. Jdoyment that would help to build up 0 Mr. and Mrs. Vem Grueslng are the the county instead of tearing it down. WIN1AMT firsnts of a baby daughter born March If this county Is built up we must! vvunri Ithe31st. build it ourselves. We must have j Mrs. H. C. Johnson spent the week-' Abe Stevens, Ceorge Frary and Vorn raith in the county and In her citizens. end with her parents Mr and Mrs : Milrtln' s- P- nien who have been at The sentiment in the United States U Joseph Blower at Newport' ':home for a few days have returned Vprv tttrnni (n favnr t n,nhihl(lnn ! ... ' , tn A 'Komi, j ... y.utnuuiuu and It is growing stronger ail the time. When the Eighteenth Amend ment to the Constitution waa adopted, January 1st, 1920, out of the 4S s'ates of the Union 45 voted for prohibition. At that time there were more than 100 million population in the United States. The enforcement of the law Blnce then has been 75 percent ef- TO,l-,:u . ' , c w" ?a3sea!wera guests of Mrs. Prank Shermer i.w wu iu in c iiuuzr: auu wo iu Oft 1U. f V k i- T 1 T ... . . 20 In the Senate . So John Barleycorn Is positively aniNsurely sliding out of exis'oiiee on the toboggln of public sentiment, and I euesa thera will hn tut few teats shed oer his demise. EftKtor Sunday will ha rnlnhratori ! at Silotz ln a unique way. The pastor, ! Rev. C. W. Pogue, wUl preach two sermons on that day and have them Interpreted to the old Indians. In Jar gon. At the 11 o'clock service, Rev. John Adams will Interpret the service and Archie Johnson will intprpre. the evening sermon. A special song ser vice is being prepared for the occasion under the direction of Charles Lar sen. The services of that day will be of unusual interest. Mrs. Maurice An- dertfei Ib to sing two songs In Jargon. Anyone who has ever heard Mrs, An dersen sing ln Jargon knows she can use the language about as well as the Indians themselves. . GLEN If April showers bring May flowers wmat aoes April nau and snow bring? Possibly it brings on the farm ers' tempers because they cannot get their crops In. It does seem hard to havo to get this kind of weather after having a few days of sunshine. Roy Aplet got another lead of hay from Elmer Watklns Saturday. iW. R. Mouie spent Wednesday night with his sons, Roy and Alva, on MU11 Creek, going on to Toledo Thursday. J. K. Wheeler spent Friday night at Mr. Kessi's at Harlan. ; ' Mr. Sheets purchased some pota toes from W. R. Moore last week. C. W. Brown was a county seat visitor one day last week. Mr. Brown is trying his luck in the political rint, again, being a candidate tor county commissioner. Roy Aplet is making some Improve ments on his house. (Mrs. C. F. McDonald and little daughter, Maxlne, came over froiu Harlan Thursday for a few days' visit with her parerote, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown. Elmer and Nathan Watklns and Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wheeler spent Sunday With Mr. and! ' Mrs. T. ' L. Bohannon. Mr. and Mrs. C. W.' Brown are the proud grand parents of a baby boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown at Alpine. CHITWOOD W number pf young men met at Wm D "' Daseball club. Ray Roblson was elected manager, and Perry Mosier, I secretary and treasurer. ' It was de-' cided to call the organization the! Chitwood Athletic Club." ' . ' The box social given last Saturday evening was a decldea success. The , receipts were sixty-three dollars. Sam Nida made an excellent auctioneer. I The most unique baBket was iu the form of an aeroplane. It, was made by Miss Lydla Schllecher and brought , the highest price paid $5.25. i The old timers say that good jonnson s sunaay ana organized a weather Is due as we . have had double header winter. : TK. c... c.i 1 1 j i. n U UUHUO oiuuw uisuiicu jiiio . . ONA A dairymen's meeting was held at rkna flMnffA hall UailfiAailii a t n. o.- noon. This Is one of a number of such meetings which the Farm Bureau Is holding In this county. Prof. Fltts of "", th nnonkora Wnna mora nud. tn - organize a cow testing association. In I Mr- and Mrs- Ora Sharp and little j 'daughter, who have been visiting at j ule "ome oi Mrs. onarps Drotner, jj. ; c- Gray, returned Saturday to their ,"onlB 81 quina. Arthur Holmgreen and Earl Wolkau ,,eft Monday for Bend, Eastern Or. ! Mrs- J- R- Coovert and nephews, Clarence and Kenneth Edwards, vis- lted at the Rhoades home Sunday ' afternoon. Unrest Nelson moved his family "down from Toledo last week to the "ranch which he recently purchased Miss Neta Phelps and brother. Cllf - ford, accompanied by little Bobble Ed - wards, drove over to Waldport Sun- day. Miss Neta will remain In Wald- port for some time. The Beaver Creek Sunday School is preparing a program to be given at the Grange hall on Easter Sunday. inn mpr . 11. h.Tnorenn ra lofl at the Miiler home Sunday. i Mrs. Merle Kendoll and children I left Friday for the Volley where they will visit her parents over Easter. Joseph Shertfer made a business trip to Albany last week i Sir. and Mrs. B. F. Undlke. visited In Toledo Sunday c,. : I UUUUUT. I Mrs. J. C. Huntsucker and nhildrnn SOUTH BEACH Guy Twombly of Ona was In South Bescl1 Sunday. Dr. Belt was In South Beach Satur- day' A sewing circle was organized last week by the ladles of this community. Dan Boone and his two little bro'.h- erg were visiting at Pacific View Sun- i day. Mr. Dozier is building an oU house for Wtorren Ashworth. Mr. Humfleet went to Newport ! Monday. Mr. Humfleet purchased a cow anu calf of Mr. Lynn recently. NORTH BEAVER Still it rains. We keep hoping for good weather though. H. O. Rhoades, A. H. Phelps, A. R. Zeek and Mr. and Mrs. A. Peterson and daughter, were, trading ln. New port and Yaquina Thursday. "William Smith made a trip to Poole Slough Ejiday evening to meet Mrs. A. Peterson on her return from New- port. Virgil, Aletha and Alpha Rhoades and Blanche Brown were dinner i guests at the Weber home Saturday. Messrs Carmle Hubble and Wilbur Collins of Seal Rock were in our cinlty Sunday. Messrs. Gene Emerson and Lloyd 1 Lewis spent the forepart of the week at the Peterson home. MU-s. Hester Coovert and Clarence and. Kenneth Edwards of Ona were callers at the Rhoades home Sunday, ueorge ana ira Huntsucker were dinner guests at the Peterson home Sunday. JMr, and Mrs. Guy Lewis and moth er. Mrs. C. W. Lewis, spent the day with Mrs. A. R. Zeek Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Zeek and son. went over to Poole Slough Sunday. i)r. Forbes was again called to our neighborhood -Tuesday a the Lewis home on account of Francis having a Dad case of appendicitis. J. M. Bowers made a trip to Yaqulna Wednesday. HARfcAN Nice winter weather we have been having. Mrs. P. H. Martin was over from Eddyvllle to spend the week end in her home. . . . . ., . . V-. . . 1 ..." t I, I, IV TI ao u Harlan visitor last week, Mrs. C. F. McDonald Is visiting her parents at Hill Top ranch, 'Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Young spent Sunday at Frank Davis'. U McBrlde of Eddyvllle Is here conypleting the bridge across Spout creek. We are glad to hear Mrs. Chas. Cator is Improving now. She is In Salem under a good doctor's care and no doubt will soon be with us again, Maine Brlggs is home again. He W caretaker of Chas. Cator's ranch, during Mr. Cator's absence. Charley Liudley and Tom Kelly are i. , ... , ....... , ,, uuliwiik uu) minifies lor -nail lup Brown s new house. We expect a big house warming soon. Mr. Brown. , It la considered no disgrace to be ! o' W.ta our vicinity because.- "KvervbodVa do n' t'.' th Is vsap. frank Davis and son, Clarence, mad 3 a trip to Blodgett the first of the week (or a load of freight. The .. . o,nrB.vBAor ii ru l re. pe. ua his troubles Vm ' "nd Mrs Erbes visited Jr- nf " - ?r vl8lted C. B. Mrs Norwood rrvplvH word that TH. nurwooa received WOra Ulai TeBsn Johnston and wlfn hsvn a hahv If.8, 8!. nAu l118 haVe a baly girl born March 27th. NASHVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hogevoll have an- ' nounced the birth of a baby boy born the 27th of March.' He has been named Jack Leroy. Afrg. M. Cook and Bernlce Hogevoll Bpent the week end at Albany, . Mr. and Mfs. Thompson, former 'Nashvlllo people, were In from Silver ton visiting relatives the first of the week. , Mr. and A. F. Eng'.in were Wednes- day to Sunday visitors in Portland. I (W. H. Martin Is in Vancouver this : week. Mrs. W. H. Mbrtin was in Albany and Corvallls the first of the week, e. S. Lister, former resident of , Nashville, now of Pofland was In for a short vi alt rainnflv ' Darwin Nash hrmiiit in mni w-n-uunj. 'lam,?3 HHand made a business trip t0 Corvallls the first of the week. . A m3Pt-1"S will be held at Nushville ln the near future for the purpose of teaching the women of Ihe-commun- Ity t0 make dress forme end all women V ureCT1 10 c18- me aaie 01 meet. lng will be announced latr SOUTHSIDE On Tuesday the hill folks were I treated to a regular snow storm. We I believe with the cartoonist for the regonian that the weatherman I ikbiuiik ins uaies mixed, rnis ib the season for flowers not snow. Mrs. Odell left on Monday for Idaho to be with her sister who Is not ex pected to live. Floyd Hayes lost an even dozen of flne llttIe Duroc Jersey pigs during me coin speii sunaay nig&t. iMr- and Mrs- DaB McCarthy are re- ;ceivmg the congratulations of their miny friends these days. Mrs. Me Uarthy was formerly Mrs. Ina Stur- devant. We wish to add our good wisnes for a long and happy married life. A large delegation from the South side met with the Court oa Monday ana luesaay or this week; the matter to be considered being the petition for all the necessary bridges in Lin coln Co. It was set aside as the prosecuting attorney stated that it was not worded In a legal manner. He claimed that all petitions for bridges mut come under the title "Road Petitions." The Court gavt another day ln which to secure sjgn- ers ror a new petition. By makine strenuous efforts a commlttAR nf fmir secured the necessirv Biimnturoo within twenty four hours. As . the Trose-uHng attorney hlmRnlf drow vi-lthis petition it will undoubtedly meet nil requirements. On the ballot Itwlll probably be called "Rnnrllno' nt T in. ; coin County for 140,000 for rermanent iRoadr." Wlhen you read that, vote "YES" as 'hat means a brldse across i the Yaqulna at Toledo. When you read on -the ballot "Bonding of Lin coin county for $63,000," vote YES to that also, as that means bridges across the Sllett. The Court, will look after the smaller; bridges. ' It was placed on record, we understand that the money so raised can be used, for no other, purpose than the building of these bridges. FIRE PATROL HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION The annual meeting of the Lincoln County Fire Patrol Association was held here last Saturday. State For ester Elliott, R. S. Sheljey of. the' TJ. 3. Forest Service and several outside tlmbermen attended the meeting. W. B. Ball, N. H. Sherwood, W. y. Fuller, W. R. Hall and C. L.' Starr were elect ed directors, and at the directors' meeting held immediately after, W. R. Hall wag elected president, N. H. SherwootV vice president, W. E. Ball, supervising warden', and Ira Wade, secretary-treasurer. FOWLER'S RESTAURANT Hill 8t, Toledo, Oregon Ask about our . $1.00 PER DAY RATES Best established eating place In Lincoln, County E. J. ffOWLER, pr0p. ZIESER-BROWN iFrlends of Miss Julia M. Brown, daughter of Mrs. Eliza Brown of Poole Slough will be greatly surprised to hear , of her marriage, April 8th, 1922, to John M. Zleser, Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Zleser are located ln Redmond, Oregon. Mrs. Zleser has a host of friends ln Lincoln county who extend their best wishes for t long and happy married nie. TOLEDO GRAMMAR SCHOOL WINS FROM ELK CITY The Toledo Grammar School girls defeated the Elk City girls ln a postr swsan game of basket ball at the Fair building last Friday evening by the score of 37 to 10. The Toledo boys won from the Elk City boys by the score of 27 to 9. COUPLE MARRIED BY JUDGE JAMES J. G. Turck and Ethel Alexander, both ft this city, wore married tav County Judge C. W. James ln his of fice Mtrnday. Mr. and Mrs. Turck will make their hotae here for the present, Mr. Turrik being employed as a dumb er on the new houses being erected by the Toledo Investment & Develop ment Corporation. THREE HOUSES ARE N EARING COMPLETION Three of the sixteen houses which are under construction by the Toledo investment and Development Corpor ation are now. practically complete, Two 'more are lathed and ready' for plaster and seven are now under roof. The work is goln right along despite the bad weather, but wouM Dror a whole lot faeter If the weather would oe reasonable. : At tho meeting of . the Board of Di rectors held Tuesday evening It was derided to levy another 20 percent as sessment for MJay 1st. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS ACTIVE MEETING The regular meeting of the Tolorlo Chamber of Commerce was hold Wed ne.?'lay evening, wi;h President G. B. McCluskey presiding. v" S. Frederick, J. W. Dunn, and W. K Patterson were appointed as a com mittee to wall on the city council to 3ee what could be done toward clean lng up along the back of the buIldlnKS abutting the railroad right of way. Th9 railroad company has agreed to giude and sead its right of way if the property owners wla clerji ud and paint up, "ine Annual Teachers Institute la to be held here the latter, part of tills montn, and two committees w- re an. pointed at this time to lock out for tne nouslng and entertainment of the teachers while here. The committee on housing is: Mrs. P. Frederick, Mise Ariiile Hawkins and M'iss Eleanor Grady. The committee on entertain ment is; Prof. Victor Shawe, W. C. Burcroff, and Mlsa Corinne Penning ton. ' A committee from the Southslde Improvement Club v,as present and asked the cooperation of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce ln their efforts to secure a bridge across the Yaqulna river. The Chamber went on record as favoring the project and promised to assist in. every way possible. The commHtee from the Southside Im provement Club was: H. F. Clark, W. B. Ollson, and Floyd Butler. LOCAL HOLSTEIN BREEDER SELECTS A, FARM NAME "SIIet Grove" is the trade mark name that has been reserved exclu sively for the use of O. A. Olin of SHetz, as a prefix to the regular regis tration name for all Holstr.ln animals raised on the 'Olin, farm and registered with the Hofste'ln-Krleslan Asjodatton of America, according, to an officio: announcement recently' made by F. L. Houghton of Brattleboro, Vt. AT THE "MOVIES" Friday Ethel .Clayton In "A CITY, SPARROW" Also Hal, Roach Comedy "Open An other, Bottle.", 30 and 15 cents. IUKUAr SUNDAY "Doug". Fairbanks In "THE NUT" a comedy drama said to involve some of the meat original and comical, com plications ever shown upon the screen. Everything happens to him from los ing his clothes to setting himself afire and In the story, he impersonates Lincoln, Grant. Napoleon and Tom Thumb. Also a comedy 40, 20c. Also Musical Reeding by Mist Edijth Young. REV. C. R. ELLSWORTH PERFORMS TWO WEDDINGS Last Friday Frank J. Scott and Miss Clara Hartzog, both of Newport, were married at tho home of tho Rev. C. R. Ellsworth ln thin city.. Mr, Scott op erates a jitney, and Miss Hartzog is one of the teachers ln the Newport schools. On Saturday, the 8th, Daniel Mc Carthy and Mrs. Ina Sturdovant, both of this city, were united ln marriage, tho Rev. C. R. Ellsworth officiating. Mr. MWarthy is forman In charge of the Roberts logging camp on Mill Creek, and Mrs. Sturdevant was the eldest daughter of tho late I. F. iliser. SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT You are cordially Invited to attend an entertainment to be given by the pupils of the Toledo Grade School, Tuesday evening, April 25th, at the school gymnasium. A varied program will be offered including the new Exposition Song, "Beautiful Oregon Rose"; the delight ful "Yama Yama" chorus from the musical comedy, "The Three Twins"; a children's presentation of "Little Or phan Annie"; and many other inter esting features. General Admission 60 cents. -- Remember the day Tuesday, April 25th, 1922. EPWORTH LEAGUE CON- CERT, APRIL 20th A concert will be given at the M. C. Church on thq evening of Thursday, April 20th, under the auspices of the Epworth League. It is known as the P. Waldo Davis "Golden Chimes Con cert," and is said to be good. Tickets are now on sale and a large atten dance Is expected. MILLER WINS BOUT FROM PAUL AMORT lT nnl Ci I , tA r nrnA ftltn A.nt of three wrestling bouts, the first of which was won by Miller on July 4th, 1921, at Newport, the second was won by Amort at the County Fair, Septem ber 10th, 1921, and the final bout won by Miller, . ' The first fall was won by Miller ln d0 minutes and 10 seconds, the Becond fall in 10 minutes and 31 seconds. ;Mill:er weighed, 157 pounds and Amort 160 pounds, both stripped. Fred Chamberlain acted as time keeper and W. K. Patterson as referee. The winning of this match places Miller In a position just three removed from the middle weight championship of the world, that Is, he will have to wrestle and defeat three men before challenging the now middle weight champion. After tho match Miller challenged any man In the world ln the 158 pound class, offering to post a side bet of 'iOOM. winner to take all, or on a 10-2D Dasis. The preliminary was between Fran cis Powers and Mblvln Miller, the son of Charles Miller. Molvin won the first fall in 40 seconds and the second fall rn 1 minute and 10 seconds. The boys seemed to pleaoe the crowd very mucn and both showed some science, especially young Miller. (On the 22nd Miller will wrestle the representative of Ted Thye, of Port land, If he defea's him, It is very probable that he will be challenged by Thye himself or by someone who will be named by him. But Miller wants it distinctly understood that ha will accept no challenges of any kind until after the match is over on the zznd. And should he be the victor preference will be given to those be tween him and the championship. Charlie is going to helD nut Lincoln .County on Jhe map. LUMBER FALLS IN BAY It is reported that, the easf. ap proach to the South Beach tramway collapsed yesterday and that the lum ber for the Beaver Creek bridge, which was pllf!d thereon, fell in the bay. The piling nau Deen nearly eaten off by teredos. ROBARTS BREAKS RUDDER The Tug Robarts, Hugh Conran. Captain, broke Its rudder the latter part of Inst week and Is now on the ways at the Altree shipyard being re paired. NEW ELECTRIC STORE , Messrs. H. G. Wlolf and R. Ham mond have established an electrical store in the Schenck & Wade bulldin r They will carry a complete stock of elecfrliral appliances and materials, and will do house wlrlnu, etc. Mr. Hammond being a licensed electri cian. A new glass front has been Dut ln the store this week and same will soon be open for business. Mrs. Austin Altree 10 turned, to her homo at Portland Monday noon after an extended visit with her son; Ed, and family at Slletz. Mrs. Altree pur chased a couple of acres at Otter Rock while here, and she will build a sum mer home thereon. Dr. C. E. Linton of Wildport passed thru to Portland Saturday where he will attend a meeting of the Oregon Authors League. Ho also will attend a medical cllntlc while in the city and post up on the latest develop ments ln the medioal world. lEmll T. Raddant of Logsden was In the city Tuesday. Mr. Raddant said that the backward spring was working a big hardship on the farmers and that most of them were being for ced to buy hay. Mr. Raddant owns about a thousand ocrea of the finest land in the Silotx valley. A. C. Wehnert is down from Eddy vllle today on business. Mr. Wteh nert has recently moved on his farm which he owns there, having, but, Just recently returned from a trip to the state of Nebraska, BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT (Little Otis Cooper, aged six, was accidentally shot lost Saturday after- ' noon with a 22 rifle In the hands of little "Buddy' Wlntermute, aged five. The little fellows had been playing together for Borne time when ln soma ' manner little "Buddy" secured the gun, and In playing with it it was dis charged, the bullet striking Otis ln the stomach and coming out Just to the left of his spine. The force of the bullet was so nearly spent when It emerged from his back that it did not pen at rate his clothing. The Hole fellow was taken to the office of Dr. Burgess and every at tention given him that was possible. An X-Ray picture disclosed the fact that the bullet passed thru his stom ach and Just clipped his kidney, but did not touch any vital organ. At present he is getting along nicely, and unless Infection sets In will recover. o LETTER OF APPRECIATION (Hemlock, Oregon, April 7, 1923. Lincoln County Leader. Dear Friends: I am ' sorry I overlooked my sub scription was getting the paper all the time' and Just didn't think, for we couldn't live without the Leader. It Is just like a big letter from home. So glad to bear how things are boom ing I wish we were there to see her boom.' ' ' .You will find inclosed, $2.00 for the Leader and oblige. , : i ; Chas. C, Brown. CLUB ATHLETICS TONIGHT ' The Toledo Athletic Club is putting on another athletic card this evening which promises to be real interesting. The main event of the evening will be a wrestling match between Marvel Edwards, undefeated light weight champion of Canada and Curtis Cliam- bers, amateur, champion of Lincoln County. Other wrestling bouts will be Lelnnd Kyntston vs. Owen Hart, and Jim Chambers vs. John Ledahl. Boxing contests will be held between Buster Graham and Joe Buel; Gerald Wado and "Sonny" Hoover. Ladles are Invited to attend. BOY BORN IN CORVALLIS A baby boy weighing eight pounds was born yesterday morning, April 6, to Mr. end Mrs. Earl Smith of Ya chatB, Lincoln county. Mother and babe are at the Corvallls General Hos pital and both are doing nicely. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Francel Stanton and in recent years attended Corvallls High School. She will be remembered by a number of high school friends who will be Interested In the news that she is now the mother of a fine boy. Corvallls Gazette-Times. BIG CROWD ENJOYS DANCE 'About Blxty couplo attended the dance at the Club House last Saturday evening, which was given by "Dick & Nick;" and all had a fine time. The local orchestra Is hard to beat and certainly make good dance music. At midnight a spleudid supper was served by the ladies of the local Re- bekah lodge, to which all did am Die Justice. Another dance will be given to morrow evonlng. NEWPORT NATATORIUM TO BE REBUILT The Newport Natatorlum Associa tion has been form'ed and Is capital ized In the sum of $25,000. C. O. Haw kins Is president of the association and O. H. Ashcraft secretary. Secretary Ashcraft was in Toledo Wednesday and purchased the holler of the Chesley Lumber Co. This boiler will be taken to Newport and, used to heat the plunge. The new natatorlum will be larger than the old one and will be modern and ' well ventilated. A dance hall will be on the second floor. Construction work will start at once. GRANGE DANCE AT ONA A big dance and supper is to be given by Lincoln Grange at Ona. April 22, Dance tickets and supper $1.00. WALTER HOWELL DIES Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Waltor Howell, who re sides on the Yachats. Mr. Howell was a brother of Albert Howell of this city, and 'brother of Virgil Howell who also resides near Yachats. We were unable to learn the particulars of hli death. "DING & NICK" CLOSE THEIR POOL ROOM D. F. Cruson. and C. E. Nichols, bet tor known as "Ding & Nick," closed, their pool and billiard parlor last Frk day, and made a voluntary assignment of their assets to their creditors. Messrs. Cruson and Nichols opened up for Dusmess about a year ago and, have conducted a clean, ud to data. establishment, with lunch counter and contectionery Store ln connnnttnn .They have made manv friends dnrin he'r business carper, and I( 18 to be re"r6tted that there Was not business 'MgSS" lUM " '