Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-01-04

Dennis Cusack, the hotel man, re-
turned Monday from business trip to
Portland.
L. H. Howell of Lutjens came up
Wednesday morning for a visit with
Toledo friends.
THE LEADER has numerous fine club
bipg propositions. Better call and get
in while they last.
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a bargain Inquire at this Office.
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Walter BAH
visited friends in Newport from Mon
day evening until Wednesday morning.
Frank Hyde and family of Eddyville
came down Tuesday evening for visit
with County Treasurer and Mrs. j. L.
Hyde.
Peterson & Dunbar will open their
vaudeville entertainments in Woodmeu
Hall on Tuesday evening, January s.
Admission, adults 25c; children 15c.
No extra charge for reserved seats.
Ted McElwain came in from Portland
Saturday evening to join his wife IN
visit with relatives and friends. Ted is
a member of the Portland fire depart
ment, and his vacation was necessarily
brief.
Stewards Store also kept "open
house" on New Years day, and large
number OF citizens dropped in and
sampled the delicious coffee and cake
prepared for the occasion by Mrs.
Stewart.
The LEADER is informed that Peter
Schirmer and Willard Huntsucker have
swapped farms, the latter getting "a
cash difference of $500 Mr.. Schirmer
believes the Huntsucker place is better
adapted to fruit growing, a business in
which he has been very successful. He
can hardly hope to produce better or
larger strawberries on any soil than he
has on the old place.
w. H. "Billy'' Parker has entered
into cahoots with w. T. Fogle and pur-
chased .he Forest Grove Times. Billy
is son of Mrs. Allen Parker of Toledo
and has for several years been en-
ployed in the State Printing Office. He
got tired OF carrying the easy money he
got out OF the latter job and wisely de-
cided to again connect with legitimate
business and hard work.
Prof ]. B. Horner of Corvallis (near.
! ly everybody knows him) passed home
ward Monday morning, after a weeks
visit at the Resort City. While in New
port Prof. Horner delivered his illus
trated lecture on the Holy Land in the
Presbyterian church. 1t is reported
that the large audience was delighted
with the Professors entertainments. He
may be persuaded to extend similar
favor to Toledo.
that ever hit Toledo and the Yaquina
Bay country prevailed Wednesday night
and yesterday. While no great damage
resulted, it wasn't bit funny. Roofs
leaked. few awnings, chimneys, win
dows and fences we're wrecked and the
telegraph and telephone lines put out
Of commission. The morning train
from Yaquina was about four hours
late on account of big stump and a
mass of earth sliding onto the track
near the cannery. While the wind and
rain were very busy for several hours,
the temperature was just about at the
gentle spring notch.
The somewhat neglected custom of
keeping "open house" on New Years
day was revived Tuesday by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Gardner. During the after
noon many citizens called at the hos
pitable home and enjoyed the appropri-
ate refreshments and brief season of
social chat. This is fine old custom
which should be kept alive. AS "tie
that binds communities together it's
merit cannot be overestimated With
every housewife-and the dear girls
'at home oh New Years day, and every
well behaved male citizen at liberty to
call, partake of ''good cheer" and ex-
change compliments of the season."
friendships are formed and cemented
which defy the petty differences incident
to everyday life This was the original
design of the "open house" custom.
1t should never be regarded as license
to indulge to excess in the cup that
cheers and also inebriates. How many
latch-strings will be out in Toledo when
the next Happy New Year arrives?