Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-22
Newport

guests at the Abbey.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cartwright
and family are spending a few
weeks at the sea shore, occupy
ing a cottage.
Hon. B. F. Jones of Roseburg
stayed over night at the Abbey
while on his way to Otter Rock,
where he has property interests.
Mr.. Jones thinks Newport is as
good a Winter as a Summer
resort: He says we get away
from so much Of the damp,
heavy fog that they have in the
Valley.
Hon. C. 3. Crosno and wife
and Mrs. William Wood Of Col
fax came down from Toledo
Monday and visited at the home
of Mrs. r. A. Abbey. Mrs. Wood
is a sister to Mrs Crosno, and
will remain at the beach for
some time.
Ex-County Judge Fogarty
will make his home at Newport
and will, as heretofore, be
prominent in helping to make
Newport greater city and Lin
coin county greater county.
o. V. Hurt, the newly elected
county commissioner, stayed
over night at The Abbey while
on his way home at Waldport.
Mr.. Hurt says the new Court
will be very careful in spending
the peoples money. All need
less and useless expenditures Of
money will be stopped. 1t is the
purpose of the Court to econ
omize but not to the neglect of
any important interests of the
county. 1t is reported that some
of the county officials will have
a bill in this Legislature, to have
their salaries increased. Such
a bill during these hard times
some say Democratic hard times
would be out of the question
The people are already burdened
with such high taxes. Persons
who accept Office are supposed
to take the salary allowed them
for the term they are elected
without asking for a raise. The
pendulum of boosting and boom
ing has already swung too far
and now it will have to swing
back and settle down to a com.
mon sense way of doing bushes!
before the county will prosper
This idea Of bonding and Great
ing a big debt in order to max,
improvements has proven to b,
a falacy.
Sunday about two o'clock, P
M, a report came to Newpor
that Ada Lewis was drowned il
Poole slough, and later the re
port was confirmed. The mes
sage stated that Miss Carri,
Boone. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Van Boone, and two small boys
John and Eugene Emerson, an,
Miss Ada Lewis were in a boat
a small double ender, easily up
set II was a beautiful day, an,
the young people were out TO
a good time. In getting up an,
changing about I'M the boat
was upset and the occupant
thrown out in the water. Johi
Emerson caught Miss Lewis b.
the hand, and was trying to saw
her when she said, ''let me e
or we will both drown" He the
let her hand go and she imme
diately sank. The Sherme
boys, Mike and Henry, saw tn
boat capsize and immediatel
went to the rescue I'm their gaso
Hne launch. In passing alon
they saw Miss Boone under wat
er, and caught hold Of her an
brought her In the boat. Sh
was unconscious but in shol
time she commenced to breath,
She would soon have been deat
The boys then went where Mis-
Lewis sank but unfortunatel
could not find her in time to saw
her life. She was found aboy
two hours later but could nqb 3
! resuscitated. The Emerson boy
and Carrie Boone were taken
the boat. Had II not been fc
the prompt action of the She
mer boys, no doubt all four {
the young people would ha,
been drowned. Miss Ada Lew
was born and raised on the ba
and was the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. George Lewis. She we
about seventeen years old. ST
was a good girl, highly respecte
and n favourite among I'll
young people. She was an e1
pert oarswoman and had wo