Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-04-02
Newport


over a hundred rock and lin cod.
The bar is smooth and it is easy
going out. The weather for a
few days has been quite stormy
but is now calming down again.
The Ahwaneda and Mirene are
making regular trips to Portland
bringing in full cargoes Of
freight for Newport, Waldport
and Toledo. The freight rates
average about $500 per ton.
This is a great saving to the con-
sumer. Commerce and trans
portation are great builders of a
country.
J. A. Walters, who has spent
four Winters at Newport for the
benefit of his health, left Satur-
day for his home in Pennington,
Washington, where he has i'm
portant interests. Mr.. Walters
speaks in the highest terms of
Newport as a resort city. He
spoke of the splendid schools,
churches, people and the splen-
did order that always prevail in
the city. He will return In the
Fall to spend the Winter. He
says the Winters at Newport are
more pleasant than the Sum-
mers. The city is built on a
promantory with the bay on one
side and the ocean on the other.
The drainage is good and the
city is the cleanest of any on the
Coast. The soil is sandy and
the rain fall is either absorbs or
evaporates. The beaches are
clean from drift and decaying
vegetation that makes so many
Of the seaside resorts SO dis
agreeable. The heavy, damp
fog that hangs over the william
ette valley in the Fall of the year
six to eight weeks is not known
here. During the time the Val
ley has the fog we have bright
sunshine. Newport has her le-
gends and romances, which II
written would make good read
ing. The story of the haunted
house, and the legend of Jump
Off-Joe. You can breathe the
ozone of the salt air and take in
elixir of life ten or fifteen years
longer than you would other
places. Since the city has gone
dry many other reforms are go
ing on. A good many are quit
ting the US. of tea, coffee, cigar
cites, tobacco and other dcletcr-
ious things that tend TO shoI en-
life. People injure themselves
more by over eating thau drink
ing. Now it is the purpo = -
bring these things down to a
sanitary condition, to follow
the Golden Rule-temperate in
all things and excess in none.
Ed Stocker has his sawmill up
and ready to commence saving
lumber. The machinery was in
stalled by Albert Teal, a practi-
cal machinist. The mill is To-
Gated on Big Creek about three
miles from Newport. Mr..
Stocker has on his place about
5000, 900 feet Of standing timber
that will furnish lumber to sup
ply the local market for a long
time.
Joe Parkhurst, supervisor In
road district No. 6, is Just finish.
ing up the Fall street grade, OF
as 1t is known on the records as
the Fall Creek Canyon road
This is one Of the best pieces Of
grade in the county and will bt
travelled by every auto, vehicl,
and horseman that comes into
Newport. The cost Of con
struction will be a little less thai
81, 900. The work was done un
der the direction of the super
visor and the labor hired by tn,
day, preference being given t.
home people and men Of fam
lilies.
This is Passion Week and tn,
churches are preparing to hav,
extra services. Rev. Pratt, tn,
new pastor, will conduct the ser
vices at the Presbyterian church
Rev. Father Forget at the Cath
olic church. Rev. B. G. Blacl
at the Baptist church and Rev
Chambers at the Episcopa
church.
! understand Mr.. Schirmel
is planting submarines at the
mouth of Poole slough, thinking
that some English ship might
come In over the bar and IL II
better to be prepared to resist