Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-18
NEWPORT

of heavy, green lumber, twelve
large piling and two hugh spars
for the Estabrook Co., of San
Francisco. The lumber was /,
consigned for San Pedro.
The vessel drew IA feet Of water
and the bar was rough and chop
py, yet she passed out in safety.
The channel is very crooked and
this makes it dangerous to fol-
low. This ought to be remedied
by making straight channel to
the sea. Engineers say that it
would not cost a large sum to
do this. The water transporta-
ton is getting to be so import
ant that this Improvement
should be made by all means.
Transportation for sea going
vessels is good for nine months
in the year. The three Winter
months the bar sometimes is So
rough thar It. would not be safe
for vessels 10 pass over it. DR.
ing the week the wharves in
front of Newport We're lined
with sea going boats. The Ban
don, Mirene, Ahwaneda, Ollie S.,
Eola, Mars from Seattle and
other smaller boats. This looks
like business. The Mars had
nine tons of halibut aboard and
she came in to get ice to keep
her fish. 1t is reported that SO
boats were out on the halibut
beds fishing. These fish are
now taken to Seattle, Tacoma
and other points north, when
they ought to be shipped from
Yaquina Bay. The beds lie
about sixteen miles west of
Newport and this would be the
nearest shipping point. l un-
derstand a company has leased
some water front at Yaquina
and will put in a cold storage
plant there. This would be a
very good thing for Newport
ana faqu1na Bay.
The season has closed and
most of the summer visitors
nave gone home. The travel on
the train keeps up fairly well for
this season of the year. The
sunday excursion train brought
In ITO persons who spent the
DAY at the beach. The Fall rain
mas set in and we may expect
but very little sunshine for some
time to come.
Inc Fall election will soon be
mere and l wonder If everybod,
VIII register that want to vote
Ihe election will be the frs
tuesday in November, which
is the Sd. The books close II
days before the election. All
that did not register prior to the
spring Primary election will
nave to register before they car
vote at the General election
An amendment to be voted or
PROMPTS the manufacture anf
sale of intoxicating II.
quors within the state of Ore.
gon, except for medical, scien.
INC ana sacramental purposes
prohibition means to probibit
Dy law the manufacture of an,
intoxicating liquors at all. /
the amendment carries it viii
only close the saloons within
the state. Those who want GO,
looms will vote yes on the am
ehdment and those who do no
want saloons will vote no.
Col. Robert Miller of Portlan,
spent a few days at Newnor
looking after business Interests
lie owns the place at Otter RocI
that once belonged to Mrs. Mel
lie Campbell. He is much in
terested in the building of !,
coast wagon road to Siletz Raw
Roland Chambers of Prairi
city, Eastern Oregon, is here fo
a visit with his mother, Mrs c
G. Copeland. lie brought tbre
OF his children along and vii
put them in the public school
His wife will soon join him an,
for the present will make thei
home at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ander
sen of Eureka, California. wer
on q visit at Mrs. Andersen
mothers, Mrs. c. G. Copeland
Sunday.
The Enterprise, Capt. Parke,
came in Tuesday on her way [,
Waldport and tied up at the Pat
rick dock. This was about
o'clock p. NJ, at about 4 o'clocI
when no one was on beard. sh,
took fire. The flames issue,
from the window in front Of tn,
cabin. The fire alarm wa
turned in and in less than tei