Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-02-18
DEPUTY MASTER LoUDoN
VISITED ORANGES

returned nome from making my
annual trip over the county in
stalling officers of the oranges
Of the county, and it might be OF
interest to some of your readers
to know how the oranges in DIFF
ferent parts of the county are
getting along and. what they are
doing.
First, | want to say grange
work is the same in many res
poets as anything else. In some
localities the grange is thriving
and doing well while in other
places they are not doing so
well. Now the cause Of this Is
varied. In some places the peo-
pie are entirely to blame and in
other places the people are not
to blame at all. This is hard
country to get over, people are
so scattered and roads so bad
that it is hard for people to get
together, and then there's lots of
excuses, SO if we do not want to
go to grange it Is easy to find an
excuse. But everything is gett-
ing better and after awhile we
will forget all of our troubles,
the roads will be better, the
weather will be better, then we
will feel good and the grange as
well as everything else will grow
and prosper.
/ left Eddyville the 31st day of
December and went to Elk City
and installed a full set of officers
and had a good time all around.
This grange has 48 members in
good standing, and all in good
working order. They are think
ing of building a new hall this
Summer. S. w. Scoville is the
new Master and c. L. Morrison
Secretary.
From Elk City to Eddyville
and found a good lot of grangers
In waiting. Instaiied officers and
laid plans for the coming year.
They have their hall completed
and 1t is a credit to the COM
r1unity. G. H. Wakefield is the
newly elected Ma5ter, Roger
Loudon, Secretary.
From Eddyyille l went to To-
ledo and found a full set of Off
GERS ready to be installed. This
is the only grange in the county
that does real grange floor work
hnd they do it IN a very impress
i've manner. The newly elected
Master is ]. F. Hiser; ]. w. Par
rish Secretary.
Now for Salmon River. When
/ arrived there / found snow
flom three to ten inches deep,
and cold enough to freeze the
horns off of a muley OK. / was
three days ahead of time, so as
this was my first trip in this
part of the county, / visited and
got acquainted with some of as
fine people as there are in the
world, so when grange day came
there was a large crowd present.
/ installed full set of officers.
This grange has co members in
good standing. A. Baker, Mas
ter. Mr.. Fister Secretary.
Now for Ona, through snow,
mud and slush. Twas glad when
reached the Bowers ranch.
was taken in and made to feel
at home. Next day was grange
day, but on account of stormy
weather did not have meeting.
This is one of the weak oranges
in the county and unless the
people get together it will never
be any stronger. This grange
has 13 members in good stand
ing. J. Coovert, Master, Mr.
Holmgreen Secretary.
The next grange Is Waldport
Here / found 6S members In
good standing. installed a full
set of officers. This grange has
fallen off in membership, bu
what they have left are full O
hustle and will no doubt gain II
numbers during the next year
The new Master is Archi
Brooks; Willis Everson, Secre
tary.
From Waldport l went t
Mountain Dell. This grange !
situated in the south part G
the county, and on account c
storm the people did not g
together. This is another wea
grange, every fellow is travelin
by himself.
From here l went to Fiy
Rivers and on account of storm
weather did not have a meeting
This grange has membershi
of 81, have a nice large hall q
paid for, and are in good shaI
to do grange work If the peop
would all go up the river, b,
some are going up the river an
some are going down the rive