Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Newport

his wife, daughter and nephew,
came in Sunday on the excur-
sion train and went to the Nico-
lai hotel. In the evening the
party went to the Woodford |
restaurant for a lunch. This
was about 7 p. m. At 8 o'clock
they returned to the hotel. In
starting down the stairway at
The back Of the building leading
into the hotel, Mr.. Mattice made
a false step and fell to the bot
tom of the stairs, q distance of
about twelve feet. When his
nephew got to him he was dead.
His wife thought when he made
the step he nistook the step OF
the stairs for the floor of the
hotel. 1t was cloudy and some
rain was falling and it was quite
dark at that place. Death was
sudden. There were no bruises
on the body and the neck was
not broken. Drs. Minthorn and
Carter were called and they
thought his death must have
been caused by heart failure or
a broken blood vessel in the
brain. Hc was siXty-threc years
old, large and ilesny. He IS sur
vived By his wife and daughter
who were completely prostrated
by his sudden death. His body
was embalmed and will be ship
ped East Tor burial.
Died, at tie homo Of his son,
W. ]. Smith, Allen Smith, agec
IS years, 10 months and % days.
lis body win be embalmed and
shipped back to his old home in
Michigan for burial. He is STIR
vived by z son, who is n resident
Of Newport.
The public school commenced
Tuesday with 225 pupils, 43 Of
these in the High School. The
school is supplied with q full
corps Of teachers and it will take
a pretty full purse to carry it
on, but the trustees believe it
will pay to have a first class
school. Money paid out in this
way is not lost but comes back
with interest in the way OF edU-
eating the young, increasing the
population ana g.cyalng tie
indiv.dua! citizen. 1t is the pride
and ambition of Newport to
make this city q center OF edu-
cation where the young men
and women Of the county can
receive q bushes education
without going elsewhere.
\ delegation of Southern Pa
cific officials visited Newport
Tuesday evening and took sup
per at the Abbey. The party
was composed of the following
gentlemen: ]. X. Weatherford,
John Stevens, General Superin-
tendent Campbell, Mr.. Spraul,
president of the Southern Pa
cific Company, and two other
gentlemen whose names | did
not learn. Mr.. Spraul had never
visited Newport before and he
was much pleased with the city,
its many interesting attractions
and its splendid harbor and
beautiful bay. The party re-
turned to the Valley the same
evening on their special.
Judge Wolverton, of the U. S.
District Court, is spending his
vacation at Newport, the guest
of the Abbey.
Charles Litchfield, mail clerk
on the run between Portland
and Seaside, was a visitor here
Tuesday. He had been to see
his farm at DEVILS Lake. This
is a beautiful spot in Lincoln
county,b but the devil is not there,
although the Indians claim to
see him in the lake occasionally.
It is estimated third more
people have visited Newport
this season than ever before
and the automobile travel has
been quadrupled. Some OF the
auto people complained OF The
bad condition OF portions Of the
road between here and the Val
ley. This is especially true of
the Pioneer Mountain road.
This mountain road, before an
other season opens, should have
a broader and better grade made
over it. Some complaints were
also made Of the narrow grades
at other points on the road. This
should be remedied.
Newport occupies a UNIQUE
position, being Connected both
with rail and water transporta-
tion. The more waterways we
have opened will be better for
the railroads, as it will make