Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-02-18
NEWPORT
NEWPORT


NEWPORT
Newport Circle, No. 1872, Wo-
men of Woodcraft, will be insti-
tuted Thursday evening, Febru-
.ary 18th. The officers and
guards of Toledo Circle, No. FL,
win accompany Giano Manager
Annie Hawkins, who will con-
duct the installation ceremonies.
The meeting with be held in the
Elk Hall on Front street. New
port Circle has a charter of 33
members. The following Off
GERS will be installed: Guardian
Neighbor, Laura Schumacher,
Advisor, Aileen Hartley; Ma
gician, Myrtle Somers; Clerk,
Warren Hartley; Banker, Erma
Wing; Attendant, Ruby M.
Royse; Captain of the Guards,
Eddie Stocker; Inner Sentinel,
Lora Carter; Outer Sentinel,
Franklin M. Carter; Musician,
Edna Divelbiss; Managers, Harry
Hyde, Russo Somers and Harold
Greenbrook. A lunch will be
served and a general good time
is anticipated. A grand ball
will be given by the Circle on
the 22d. Elaborate prepara-
tions are being made to have one
of the most enjoyable entertain
ments of the season. Good mu-
sic will be furnished, a commo-
dious hall, good lights and a
splendid floor are some of the
Inducements to attend this
dance, which will be in the Elk
Hall. A special invitation is ex-
tended to the Yaquina people to
come and have a good time. 1t
is Washington's birthday and
that is another reason why the
people will attend, to celebrate
the day.
The Circuit Court has been in
session for nearly two weeks
and a large amount of business
has been transacted. Two de-
tectives or stool pigeons have
been in the county or-at New
port for about six months trying
to catch some one for bootleg
ging. They drink whiskey and
give it to others to make them
drunk. In Toledo they gave
whiskey to minors, it is alleged,
and for this violation of law a
warrant was sworn out for their
arrest, and they were arraigned
in justice Berry's Court. The
mans name is c. T. Hammers.
His case Is set for hearing IN
the Justice Court at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, Saturday. He was placed
under bonds in the sum Of $500
A man by the name of A. ]. Kai-
ser, from Junction City, went on
the bond as one of the sureties
and w. G. Emery as the other
The Court held that a stool pig
con had no more right to break
the law than anyone else. The
complaining witness is Frank
Wade, son of Lee Wade. The
warrant of arrest was served by
constable Coffield of Newport
Stool pigeons in this county are
very much in dis-repute, and
but few person will believe
them under oath. We under.
stand, for this kind of work
sneaking around trying to catch
some one, the county under the
direction of the district attor
ney, Is paying them 81 per day
The tax payers are tired of this
and l don't think a single con.
Eiction will be had. The old plar
or the stoolpigeon' work was tc
pretend to be sick, or If not sicl
himself some member of his
family was, and in this way he
would get the sympathy of the
doctor or druggist, get the whis.
Key, and then he would have
them pulled. What is meanel
or more despicable, than sucf
actions? You could not see sucf
a mans soul with a spy glass i
would be so little. This kind O.
work will cost the county no
less than $1,000 or $500.
don't see why the county officers
could not handle this kind O
business, and save the peopl,
that much money. The lawmay
be bad, and the District Attor
'ney should be reasonably GER
tain of getting a conviction be-
fore bringing the case. The
open season for stool pigeons
begins next Saturday and some
of the pigeons may get into
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