Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-06-14

Newport, Or. June 10th, 1912.
To the Commercial Club and Citi-
zens of Toledo. Greeting:
The Commercial Club and Cit
liens of Newport most cordially
invite you to be present during
celebration, June 1920, in honor
of Governor West who will be the
city's guest at that time. Also on
this occasion, June goth, the new
Nicholai Hotel will open its doors
to the public for the first time
Az elaborate program for The
entertainment of all visitors is
being arranged and includes a
Feather Dance by the Indians Of
the Siletz Reservation in full re-
gala, Indian Pony Races and Squaw
races, a base ball game the Siletz
Indian Bucks" and the Newport
team. A banquet to the Cover
nor followed by a reception and
dance given by the Nicholai hotel
on the evening of the Goth will
teIIlllldte tue leSllNllicS
Set aside your business cares and
worries for the time being and en-
JOY this relaxation at the shore
amid Newport's varied attractions.
Yours very truly.
George Blanchard,
President Newport Commercial
Club.
The Toledo Development League
will send down delegation in re-
SPONGE to the foregoing invitation
and everyone who can should go.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John McCluskey
spent Sunday at Yaquina,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Trapp were
Toledo visitors over Sunday.
Rufus Wood and Miss Berg of
Chitwood were Toledo visitors Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Dixon were
down from Elk City Sunday to the
ball game.
Marsh Simpson was among the
rooters attending the Toledo-Elk
City ball game last Sunday.
Misses Lola Wade and Lena Ball
returned Sunday from attending
the Strawberry fair at Lebanon.
The base ball boys had John
Ebbe and his grader fixing up the
bal! grounds the first of the week.
Mrs. j. Burkel went to Portland
Monday morning where she will
reside, having closed her bakery at
this place.
Ivan McJunkin returned Friday
evening from the state of Idaho
where he has been the past eight
months.
L. W. Shermer of Winant brought
forty-two crates Of strawberries to
town Tuesday and sold them to
our merchants.
Con Christensen went to Cor
wallis Sunday evening and will at
tend the commencement exercises
at OAC this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar johnson de-
parted for Dilly Monday morning
where they will visit Mrs. Joknson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. M.
Borgan. They will also visit the
Rose Festival at Portland.
Charlie Gilderseeve has purchased
the restaurant business of Johnny
Nye and will hereafter conduct the
same. He will run an up-to-date
restaurant catering to the public
at all hours of the day and evening.
Mrs. o. F. Dickson returned home
from Independence Saturday even
ing where she had been to attend
the commencement exercises Of the
Independence High School her
daughter, Miss LaVilla, being one
of the graduates. Her daughter
accompanied her home.
John Rattey's team which he
drives on the Siletz stage took a
notion that they wanted to run-a-
way last Saturday evening while
left standing at the depot. When
Mr.. Rattey came out of the depot
his team was going up the track at
a pace that would put the C. & E.
to shame and establishing new
speed record on the aforesaid road.
When the team was stopped it was
found that the rig had been totally
demolished and one of the horses
was quite badly hurt.