Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-08-25
VOLUME "a
NEWPORT

Judge WOlVertOn or the feu- 1
eral Court of Portland, came in i
Friday to spend his vacation at 4
Newport. The Judge had been
holding court in New York. He |
is registered at the Abbey.
C. w. James, ore Of the assis-
tant Secretaries of the United
States Senate, Washington, d.
c., has come to spend his vaca-
ton with his family who live at
Newport. Mr.. James was sup
erintendent of the Penitentiary
for nine years under Governors
West and Chamberlain.
D. w. Williamson and his
brother, r. b., and their families
from Corvallis came over to
spend a couple of weeks at Ore
CONS popular resort. They are
delighted with Newport with its
varied and attractive surround
ings. Mr.. Williams is member
of the city council at Corvallis
and a candidate for county COM
missioner on the Republican
ticket. His motto is, If he should
be elected, that every dollar ex-
pended by the County Court for
County purposes, shall represent
an equal amount of benefit; will
give due consideration to griev-
ances regardless of political aftil-
iations or station in life. In the
matter of building county roads,
either with crushed rock or
other material, | believe in the
principal of pay as you go, issue
no bonds and keep out OF debt.
Mrs. ]. B. Horner and her two
daughters and her mother, Mrs.
E. Skipton, came in Friday and
went to Waldport, from there
they will go to Wheelock Falls
and Drift Creek, where Prof,
Horner has been stopping for a
week getting ready and fixing
camp for the family when they
arrive. He had been catching
some fine mountain trout II
Drift Creek which Is fine sport
This is one of the finest stream!
in the country in which to catci
mountain trout. This is the OLE
hunting and fishing grounds o
the Alsea Indians. The noun
tains here rise three or fou
thousand feet and are covere,
with a heavy growth OF stand
timber. Here the roar of the cat
eracts may be heard as the waite
flows over the many rocky fall
and the green mountains as the
rise and seem to lean aga!ns
the blue sky, makes the mos
beautiful found in the Goa:
Range of mountains. Here M
Horner being of literary tur
of mind can associate with tt
muses. and write some of h
most beautiful thoughts. Hel
the redman sat and commun
Gated with the Great Spirit al
here, no doubt in ages past
chanted the death song, gave Il
war whoop, dug up the tomm
hawk and went on the warpa
to kill and scalp his enemie
Here in this solitude you C;
study nature I'm all her beau
and grandeur. This is an inte
esting country, an inspiration.
The Misses Montgomery, I
sia and Lottie, nieces of Mrs.
ii. Blair, came in from Prinvi
TO spend week at the sea-sho
They motored by way of mort
ern California, one of the gi
driving. These young ladies a
teachers in the public scho
bought the Ford with their o'
money, drove the car themselN
and had their own camping o.
fit and travelled at small
pense. These young ladies v
visit friends in the Valley af
which they will return to tn
home at Prinville.
Tuesday at the Odd Fello
Hall at the close Of the Rebel
meeting, II. ID. Blakely and N
Mary Batchman, with a few
vited friends, were united
marriage, Rev, B. c. Black, p
tor of the Baptist Church of
ating. The happy couple, al
spending a few days at the s
shore, will take up their r
dence at Grants Pass. III
many friends wish them hal
ness and prosperity through
Uncle Sam Houghten, W
fishing on Lee Williams VIII
lost his balance and fell into
bay, going clear under.
came up and was fished out
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