Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-04-07

NEWPORT

Thomas F. Lewis died at the va
quina Bay Hospital March 81, 1916,
aged 80 years, 6 months and 25 days.
He was born in New South Wales
September 6, 1886, came to America
when young man and was soldier
in the Union Army during the Civil
War and served four years. He V
married to Mary Z. Williams In April,
1866, and to this union one child was
born. He came to Yaquina bay April
16, 1866 and took up homestead near
Chitwood where he lived for more
than 30 years. He was pioneer and
passed through the trials, hardships
and privations incident to the open
ing up of new country. Mrs. Lewis
died several years ago, since which
Mr.. Lewis lived a good deal of the
time alone on his farm. His failing
health admonished him that he must
quit the farm and seek more restful
and quiet place, so he came to New
port and bought a nice piece of prop
erty where he expected to spend the
remainder of his life. His daughter
helped to build very beautiful bunga
low. Here he had lived three or four
years enjoying his strolls on the
beach and the ever changing beauties
Of the ocean. He evidently felt the
end was nigh for he made his will the
day before he died, but the will was
not completed so 1t Is void A short
Tong and prayer service was held at
tie undertaking parlors Of Hollings-
"or th G. Hartley, conducted by Mr..
Sc ard of the Seventh Day Adventist
Church Of which the deceased ;sas a
member. The remains we're taken to
Chltwood and were 'a.l TO rest beside
Chltwood and were g I to rest beside
his wife in the Chi'wood Cemetery.
Funeral services wee held in tie
little white Church on the hillside
conducted by Rev. DR.. Carey of Nor
tons. Some twenty members of the
Church and friends from Newport &C.
companied the reamins to Chitwood.
He is survived by one daughter, Ella
NJ. Baxter.
The benefit ball given by the New
port Civic Club at the Rod and Gun
Club Hall Friday night, March 31st.
was very great Fuccess. About so
couples were present, composed most.
ly Of young people. The Harkleroad
Orchestra furnished the music, which
was in harmony with the occasion
and just suited the young dancers.
The proceeds will be used to improve
the city park grounds.
State Forester Elliott. C. s. Chan.
man, secretary of the Oregon Forest
Fire Association. and w. V. Fuller of
Dallas were in Newport. These gen.
tlemen had been attending the annual
meeting Of the Lincoln County Fire
Patrol association held at Toledo
Tuesday. Mr.. Fuller is one of the di.
rectors OF the association. He is also
candidate for joint representative
on the Republican ticket for Polk and
Lincoln counties. He is a farmer and
large taxpayer in both counties. He
comes well recommended from his
own county as a man of solid worth
and business capacity. These gentle.
men are guests at the Abbey.
County Commissioners o. V. Hurt
and w. F. Wakefield stayed over night
Monday registering at the Abbey
W. Il. Ball, the efficient assessor of
the county, was In town during the
week. The commissioners seem IN
nave the road work OF the county we'll
IN hand and the roads are being bu;lt
where they are most needed. The
ureadful Pioneer Mountain Is now cut
out and the road now goes up simn.
son creek and down the OlaIlo nm a
three or four per cent grade. The
Coast road to siltz bay will be emf
around Bald Mountain where n good
craze can be had. Some $4,000 will be
spent on this road this season. Some
$1,000 oi $500 will be spent on flo
Eeaver creek road. The grades on
the road to the Valley will be widered
asd lowered so as to make Il n Rr.al
deal tetter for both automobiles and
wagon travel. In Newport Il IA tho
purpose Of the road supervisor 70
plank the county road leading 70 tho
cemetery to the city limits and ,aavhe
further. This is bad piece o. road
beth Winter and Summer. don't
think II is the purpose of tho county
oNlr'als to create any more debt.
Make roads, build bridges as fast as
tho taxpayers can afford them. but nav
as wo go. This is q good rule.
VI. s. Durbin and II. u. Rankin Of
.fc Forest Reserve force were IN town
during the week. They hal attended
tho meeting Of the Fire Patrol assoc.
iatlon held at Toledo. Much interest
e being taken to protect our timber
firm forest fires. The wealth Of this
ct unity lies largely in the timbor.
Last Sunday about dozen membcrg