Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-04-14
"Sea Lion Charley"
Regains Sight

Newport, Oregon.-(Special)
Sea Lion Charley (Chas An
derson) a well known character
and seafaring man was taken to
Portland Tuesday for an opera
ton on his eyes. He was totally
blind having cataracts on both
eyes. Liberal hearted citizens of
Toledo and Newport contributed
enough money with an appro-
priation of $25 from the county
to take him to Portland to a
specialist. News came back to
Newport that the operation was
successful. Commissioner Hurt
accompanied him to Portland.
Mrs. Mary Whitford died at
Storrs, April 9th, 1916, from
natural causes aged S3 years
and four months. She was born
In Michigan, Dec. 7th, 1882. She
was married in her native state
where she spent most of her life.
After her husbands death, with
her family she came to Oregon
and to Yaquina bay about IL
years ago and bought the Hook
er place on Yaquina river, three
miles below Elk City, where she
lived up to the time of her death.
She was a member of the Bap-
tist church and had been since
her girlhood days. The remains,
relatives and friends were
brought to Newport by the Chi
cora, Capt. Swearingen. The
funeral services were conducted
by Rev. B. G. Black, pastor of
the Baptist church of Newport
and the interrment took place in
the Eureka cemetery.
A. B. Clark, postmaster at Elk
City, Ches. Morrison, Dick Alb
bey and Mr.. Nelson were among
those who attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Whitford. She Is sur
vived by four daughters and one
son, Jesse Whitford of Elk City,
Mrs. Ed Lapine, and Mrs. Sewers
of Storrs, Mrs. A. j. Brown of
Newport and Mrs. Deyerlux of
Michigan.
The Rod and Guh Club had a
fishing contest Tuesday. Jesse
Frey and August Blattner were
chosen leaders. Ten persons
were selected on each side, the
losing side to prepare the sup
per. Blattner won and Frey had
to put up for the supper. Tues
day morning the fishing parties
started out going in launches up
the bay. The largest bunch went
to Elk City. The total number
of trout caught was 400. The
largest number caught by one
person was "a by Chester Dixon.
The next largest number caught
was "a by Mr.. Schumacher, presi-
dent of the club. A committee
was appointed to regulate the
scale of points-salmon trout
counted so and brook trout 25
points. Frey had $500 points and
Blattner 1920. The supper was
superb. The trout were fried so
nice and crisp and the coffee,
cake and salad were made so
nice as to please the taste of the
most fastidious epicurean. Good
fellowship and cheerful spirits
reigned supreme. Hard work
and dull care were laid aside for
a few hours and everyone en-
joyed himself to the fullest ex-
tent. The president Of the club,
Mr.. Schumacher, knows how to
make people feel at home.
J.H. Wilson the lawyer of Cor
wallis spent Sunday at Newport,
a guest at the Abbey. Mr.. Viii
son is an expert b0okkeeper and
he makes it a business of expert
ing the books of the various
counties of the state. He Is
native son. He is now exporting
the books of Lincoln county. Mr..
Wilson, understand will be
candidate for congress in the 1st
congressional district at the next
general election.
Mr.. T. B. Mohler of Victoria,
B. c., came in Saturday and has
spent several days looking over
the situation at Newport with a
view to putting in a kelp plant !
at this place, providing he gets
sufficient encouragement from
the people and the kelp in suf-
ficient quantities to justify putt
ing in the plant. Mr.. Mohler met
with the Commercial Club We'd !
nesday evening and went over
the ground pretty thoroughly in
regard to the value of kelp when
manufactured. The price of the
product is advancing all the time
in consequence of the war in
Europe. He will as soon as the