Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-12-18
Newport
Merry Christmas to All.

magazines, and who is the auth
or of a number of beautiful
poems, stopped over night at
Newport while on his way to
Alsea, his former home. Mr..
White expects to go into busi-
ness at Waldport but not to the
extent of neglecting his literary
work. Mr.. White is a great ad-
mirer of Joquin Miller, the poet
of the Sierras. He thinks Miller
excels all other poets in describ-
ing the beauty Of western seen
cry and the habits and charac-
teristics Of the early pioneers.
Miller is true to nature.
The body of Tucker r.
Stevens was buried Sunday at
Newport in the Eureka cemetery
Rev. Robert Allen, pastor OF the
Methodist church at Toledo Of
ficiating. Sheriff Geer, Ex-
Sheriff Ross, Mrs. James Gatens
and Mrs. Divilbiss conducting
the singing. The body was ac-
companied by c. II. Hallmark.
a brother in law to the deceased.
The box of beautiful flowers
sent by friends at Waldport was
placed on the grave by Mrs. Jas.
Gatens and Mrs. Divilbiss. Mr..
Stevens was a resident Of Texas
where his father, mother and
one sister live. He also has a
sister living at Waldport. He
was on his way from Texas to
visit this sister when he met
an awful and tragic death. He
was murdered for purposes OF
robbery. His money must have
been taken from him as he had
none on his person. He was
dressed in a neat suit of clothes
had a nice gold watch and a
dairy where he kept a daily ac-
count of his travels. 1t is
thought his watch was not taken
for fear of Identification. His
body was found in a refrigerator
car and he was still breathing
when found but died shortly
afterwards. The murder oc-
cured at Topponi,.,, Washing
ton. Deceased was a member
of the Methodist church and a
very quiet and exemplary Young
man. No clue has yet been
found as to who did the murder.
The bays and sloughs are
pretty well filled up with ducks
and a good deal of shooting is
going on. Old settlers say forty
years ago the bay was full OF
ducks, geese and other wild
fowl, a perfect paradise for the
hunters. The salmon were also
SO thick in the bay that in row.
ing a boat on the bay the fish
in their sporting would jump
into the boat and you could
catch them, and the ducks were
so plentiful that you could kill
Is or 20 at one shot, but those
halcyon days have passed never
to return again. The bay and
surrounding country are not so
beautiful as they were then.
The High School pupils and
teachers gave a grand opening
reception at the High School
building Monday evening. A
fine program was rendered, par
ticipated in by teachers and pu-
pills. The opening number was
a song by the glee club, followed
by an address by Prof. Dawkins
principal of the school. The
address set forth the Importance
of education and ne need of q
well equipped and well appointed
High School building. Money
spent in that way, said the
speaker, is well invested. Prof
Coin, county school superin'
tendent, was present and gave 6
very interesting talk on schoo
matters in the county and the
great advancement made in th'
methods of teaching in recen
years, and congratulated thu
people on the splendid schoo
building they had, with moderr
equipment and conveniences
Mr.. Coin is interested in prepar
ing a bill to be presented to thu
next Legislature simplifying thu
school tax problem of Lincoln
county. His idea is to MAKE
the tax uniform ana to dt
away with special tax levies Sc
that each district will get thu
benefit Of a levy made by thu
County Court, based upon thu
estimate of the county schoo
superintendent. This, Mr.. Goir
thought, should be about foul
mills upon all the taxable prop