Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-04
Newport


will be ready for occupancy BY the
school the middle of November.
The upper rooms will not be COM
pleted, but there will be ample
room for the high school pupils.
The teachers expect so high school
pupils this year. The new building
is 81 by 105 feet. two stories. with
a basement of IL feet. The base
ment will be cement. The build
ing will contain eight rooms. in
cluding the assembly room, which
is large and commodious. The
building will have a furnace and
will be heated by steam and will be
modern and up to date in all its
appointments. The style of the
roof will be mansard. There will
be three large stairways of en-
trance and egress. The building
is located in central part of the
city on level plot of ground 800
feet square. From the upper
stories a magnificent view can be
had of the Pacific ocean and the
surrounding country. The build
ing when completed will cost about
$4,000.
The public school will commence
on tee 9Th of this month. the day
after Labcr Day. Twelve teachers
will be employed. Prof. Dawkins,
recently of the Woodblrn public
schools. as superintendent. He
comes highly recommended as an
efficient teacher and disciplinarian.
Miss Chase. Prof. Lewis Johnson
OF the State University. end Miss
Booth of the O.A.C.. will teach in
the High School and will devote
their entire time to this kind Of
work. Prof. W. j. Cheeder of the
State University, will teach the
Eighth grade, Miss Ryan the
Seventh. Miss Springer of Phil
omath the Sixth. Mrs. T. H. Hal
lock the Fifth. Miss O'Conner the
Third and Fourth. Miss Angel the
Second and Miss Smith the Primary
grades and Charles Freeland the
manuel training and Miss Maude
Harkleroad the music teacher.
Newport takes great pride in her
public schools. Good school is the
gratest asset city could have and
a pvor school is the worst.
Died. at her rieces' Mrs. Arthur
Casteel at Yaquina, Oregon. Sep
tember !. 1914, Mrs. Mary A.
Barber. aged 70 years and 5
months. Mrs. Barber had been
sick with heart disease for many
months. She was born in Missouri
in iS44 and came with her parents,
by OK team. across the plains to
Oregon in lS45 and took up a do
nation claim of $40 acres on the
north part Of the land where Cor
wallis is located, and the late j. C.
Avery took the south half of the
land on Marys river. In 1866 her
father, William F. Dixon. came to
Ysauina Bay and took up a home-
stead on Big Elk river, one mile
above Elk City. Here Mrs. Barber
spent many pleasant days with her
parents. She returned to Corvallis
and in 1867 was married to N. R.
Barber. When the Congregational
church was organized in Corvallis
IN 1884 che was one Of the charter
members. She was also the first
organist of the church and held
that position for many years. So
long as she was able to attend
church che was very active in all
church and community work that
was Tor the good of the people.
She had host of friends and no
enemies. She was positive in
character and wanted her influence
and life counted on the side of
religion and religious work. When
her health failed so she could not
Keep up her home she disposed of
her property in Corvallis and came
to make her home with her niece,
Mrs. Casteel. where she remained
until her death. The funeral SER
vices were held in the church at
Elk City, conducted by Rev. c. T.
sferman' Dsstor of the First Con-
Rregational church of Corvallis.
The lnterrment took place in the
Elk City Cemetery where other
members of the family rest. As
token Of friendship and love of
her friends and neighbors, many
beautiful flowers were placed upon
her grave. Thus vne by ore the
tondest ties are broken and our
dearest friends pass over to that
mystic shore from whence no one
ever returns. Mrs. Barber lived
her three score aud ten years and
longed to be at rest. She is sur
lived by three brothers, Cyrus
Dixon, who lives near Portland,
william. who lives at Philomath
and James L. who lives at Elk City.