Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-06-18
Capt. o. f. jacobson was up fron
Newport Saturday.

Newport Saturday.
J. B. Miller went to Portland Wed
nesday for few days business visit.
Miss Alvhild Romtvedt was Val
leyward passenger Saturday morning.
Mrs. L. M. Donckel returned Tues
day evening from visit in the Val
ley. n
Mrs Lola Cruson of Albany visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wade,
mere Wednesday.
L. H. Payne was up from Newport
this week building the septic tank for
AL Waugh. and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hall and sew
eral friends drove over from Siletz in
the formers auto, last Friday.
Miss Francel Stanton went to Cor
Wallis last Friday morning for visit
with her aunts at that place.
ing for some time with Geo. Miller
and family on the Siletz.
Merchant Carl Davis returned from
Portland Wednesday evening, where
he was called by the illness of Mrs.
Davis.
County Fire Warden Lee Wade has
been over in the Siletz country this
week looking after the patrolling of
the timber.
Mrs. L.. H. Payne Of Newport Wis
tied with her son, Maurice Andersen,
and family in this city the latter part
of last week.
Miss Fern Reese of Siletz came over
yesterday and departed this morning
for visit with an aunt at Centralia,
Washington.
T. C. Bell, the photographer, re-
turned from the rose carnival Satur-
day evening. He reports it bigger and
better than ever before.
Mrs. G. L. McCaulou and sons, Wal
ter and Kenneth, went to Portland
Wednesday, where Kenneth will have
his eyes treated.
Mrs. Walter Harding and daughter,
Miss Clara, went up the line wednes-
day to spend a few days with Mr..
Harding, of the C. & E. bridge crew.
Young Wigle, living at Rock Creek,
Siletz, was kicked by horse yester-
day and brought to Toledo to have the
wound dressed. One hand was badly
crushed.
Remember the big baseball game Oh
the Toledo diamond next Sunday, he
tween Elk City and Toledo. The
game will start promptly at 2:15. This
will be a game worth while.
Miss Verne Ross will leave Sunday
for California. where she will visit rel.
atives and friends and attend Summer
school in Berkeley. She expects to be
gone six weeks or two months.
A representative OF the Southern Pa
ci6c railroad company was in the city.
yesterday. looking over the proposed
route from Toledo to the coal mine on
Depot slough
The State has made its apportion-
ment Of money for county fair pur-
poses. Lincoln county's share will
amount to s50S.51. Any portion OF
this money which is not used will re-
vert back to the road fund.
r. N. warnock this week closed the
deal with the Yerex, Brown & COM
pany OF Portland. Messrs. Yerex and
Brown take over all of Mr.. Warnock's s
property and the store, known as the
Racket Store. Mr.. Warnock gets an
equity in large farm near Portland.
|, Mr.. Brown is here and has already
taken charge Of the store. Mr.. War.
mock will soon leave for an extended
trip to California, driving through
by auto. Just how long they will bs
: gone or where they will locate they
have not decided.
The Yaquina Electric company las
Sunday began the use Of two larg
!, transformers In their plant here
These transformers are used to ste
I, the voltage up on the line betwee
here and Newport to 5000 volts. nc
$4,000 volts as has been erroneousl
reported. At Newport are othe
. transformers to step the voltage dow
to 2300 volts for distribution over tn
city. with this equipment In oper,
tion the company will be enabled
i, handle jts business at Newport
much better shape. effecting savin
in power and giving Newport bett,
service.