Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-09-08
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was at ANOith DCiiQ dilQ lhul oil
field attending the great railroad
jubilee celebration held at the !
above named cities, Aug. "a, 25
and 26. The crowd at North !;
Bend was estimated to be 10000
and the day was full Of interest. !,
The music of five or six bands :,
kept the people in good humor.
The music was the best that
could be had.
At 2 o'clock the wedding took
place between Eugene Lane and
Miss Coos Bay. The marriage
ceremony was performed by
Governor Withycombe in a very
able manner. The bride and
groom were charming. The
three bridesmaids were also
charming, Miss Virginia Clark of
Marshfield, Miss Edith Thomas
of North Bend and Miss Leila
Wyland of Powers, were the
maids. The bride was beautiful
ly draped in charming gown of
overlace, over chiffron trimmed
with white satin and a train Of
white satin. The little twins
(Laroy) were flower girls. The
BRIDES real name Is Miss Gladys
Roddy, a resident of Marshfield,
and Eugene Lane, Mr.. Watkins, is
a resident of Eugene.
The dedication of the Simp-
son park was on the evening of
the oath in beautiful grove IN
a kind of amphftheatre, on the
south side of the park. About
1000 people were present all
seated on the ground in a semi
circle. The stage was in front,
and on this were seated Kaiser's
Concert Band of Marshfield.
The park was brilliantly illum-
mated with electric lights. The
programme was as follows:
Judge E. o. Potter of Eugene
acted as chairman. Address by
Judge Coke, Coos Bay and Its
Opportunities" by Governor
Withycombe; Coos Bay and
Portland" by Edgar Piper. editor
Oregon; selection Add Club Of
Portland; address-"Message
From San Francisco" Robert
Newton Lynch, Vice-President
San Francisco Chamber Of Com,
merce; address-"Railroads an(
the Public" William Colvig. Port
land, Oregon; address "Coo!
Bays Opportunity" Judge Coke
Circuit Judge of Marshfield; Sci
ection, Portland Add Club.
Address and presentation o
deed of park to the City of Nortl
Bend by l.. j. Simpson. Thi
was a very eloquent and pathet
ic address. Mr.. Simpson said hi
father and mother were boil
dead. Here in an early day whel
this country was a wilderness
they located at North Bend an,
engaged in the lumber bushes
and by hard work and close at
tendance to business made
fortune and it was their desir
and wish to give this beautiful
park containing 100 acres, t
the City of North Bend, the onl
restriction in the deed was, tha
the city shall keep the park u
make all necessary improve
ments and keep it as natural a
possible. 1t was a magnifican
gift and a credit to the heirs o
the Sampson estate. 1t Is est
mated that the timber alone o.
the land is worth 100000. TIL
deed was passed from Mr.. Simp
son to Mayor Russell who mad
q most beautiful address OF &C
ceptance. This closed the frs
days exercises. The secon
day was given over to the gran
parade, this was said to be mil
long reaching over the principi
streets of Marshfield. Hundred
of floats were fixed up and beau
tifully decorated, exhibiting th
various products of Coos count,
Six or seven bands marched |
this procession and kept the cit
cheered and enlivened by strain
of patriotic music. One of th
finest exhibitions was forty cal
loaded with saw logs from tt
Powers logging camps on III
South Fork Of the Coquille rive
This train of logs contained ov,
100000 feet of lumber. Or
sawed piece of timber was ov,
100 feet long and some Of Il
logs measured over seven feet
diameter. Some of the fine
pies, squashes, onions, and q
kinds Of vegetables as ever gre
in any county was on exhibition
Coos county Is an empire by 4
self. The settled portion of u
county is a series of beautifl
vallies which converge into tw
settlements, Coos and the C(