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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
POOLE SLOUGH

E. s. Hall and Thos. Barker made
a trip to Yaquina and winant Wednes.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell and
children OF Oysterville and Vivian, vi.
olet and Nancy Hall and brothe,
Floyd were Sunday visitors at the Bar.
ker home.
We like this rain-Nit!
George and Ira Huntsucker visited
Walter Brown Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Huntsucker and
daughters Alice and Elma and sons
Kenneth and Clifford were Oyster.
Vile visitors Monday. Miss Alice re.
mained at her grandmothers until Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. Thos. Brown and son, Charles,
called on the J. C. Huntsucker family
Sunday evening.
p. s. Hall has been shearlng his
goats the first of the week.
Miss Joanna Hislop returned from
Lebanon Saturday. We regret to am
nounce that her father died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Huntsucker and
daughter and Miss Mae Huntsucker
Tisited relatives in our vicinity Sun.
Continued on last paGe)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
ROAD CLUB DANCE TONIGHT

The Lincoln Permanent Road Club
Will give a dance tonight at the Odd
Fellows Hall for the purpose of rails.
ing funds to purchase necessary sup.
plies for use on the roads.
Music for round and square dances
Will be furnished by the orchestra.
Lunch will be served cafeteria style
and ice cream is on the bill of fare.
Everyone. both young and old, fat
and thin, short and tall. sour and sweet
are invited to participate and helm
make this the best attended and most
enjoyable evening of the season.
Grand March at nine o'clock and a
toothsome prize to the couple stopping
at the right spot.
The price OF admission will be two
Dts and the yime tonight, Friday.
April 27-Let's 60!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
ELEVEN YEARS AGO

Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Grant OF Harlan
were Sunday visitors at Toledo. Mr..
Grant brought the ballot boxes from
Big Elk precinct.
Married-At the Commercial Hotel.
Toledo, Or, April %, 1906, William l..
Boone and Miss Jessie McClaughery,
Rev. c. X. Ellsworth.
Ralph Van Cleye departed yesterday
morning for short visit at Corvallis.
Clarence Ofstedahl went to Newport
last Friday to accept a position with
Al Thomas, the well-known lapidary
and scenic photographer.
Mrs. c. l.. Litchfeld came up from
Yaquina Wednesday morning for Wis.
1t with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
McCluskey.
The family OF Lee Bartholomew the
barber arrived Friday evening. They
occupy the DIR. Carter residence on the
east side OF Hill street between sec.
ond and third.
County Commissioner George King
was up from Winant yesterday.
J. II. Doty OF Yaquina had business
in the city yesterday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
FlEGlES CREEK

c. F. Lindley left Monday to work at
Spaulding's camp.
Isaac Boies accompanied by a gen.
tleman from Corvallis came in Tues.
day returning Wednesday.
Geo. Tubbs is helping Mr.. Kessi
build fence.
Frank Mulvany spent Sunday at
home.
Geo. Tubbs had the bad luck to lose
his riding pony. The pony being a
victim of the Slough of Despond.
Blanche Mulvany visited Mabelle Po.
land Saturday and Sunday of this
week.
Eskolt Darting and Mr.. Mason OF
Peak visited here last week. You see
1t Is hard to wean Eskolt away from
Fiegles Creek after all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
UPPER BEAVER

H. G.. Rhoades and L. Parks were
Yaquina callers Friday.
G. E. Lewis, ]. NJ. Bowers and A. II.
Phelps made trip to Toledo Satur.
day.
Mrs. w. c. Lewis has been visiting
the neighbors for the past week and
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoades and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Bowers at
tended the meeting at the Ona grange
hall, Sunday.
Pete Peterson attended the dance
at Oysterville Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Peterson ana chil.
,dren and Jimmie and Mona Martin
were guests at the Lewis home Sun.
day.
Miss Christine Peterson, Eugene EN-.
erson and Lloyd Lewis spent Sunday
at the Peterson ranch returning home
Monday.
Evalina and Hester Peterson visite !,
Pauline and Jessie Vancil Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis left for
Waldport Tuesday. Floyd RhDades
is taking care of the stock during the
absence of the former.
Mrs. A. Peterson and daughters
called at the Rhoades home Tuesday.
F. G. Stiller of Newport was in this
vicinity Wednesday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
ASSISTANT co. AGENT
EVANS GOES TO TACOMA

NJ. o. Evans, for the past three years
Assistant County Agent Leader for
Oregon, has accep.ed position with
the Tacoma Public Schools and will
take up his new duties May lst. Mr..
Evans will be Supervisor OF Garden
Work, Manager OF the Food Prepared.
ness Campaign and OF the Perennial
School Farm.
During 1913 and 1914 Mr.. Evans
served as Supervisor OF School and
Home Garden Work in Portland. The
work there under his direction at.
tracted great deal OF attention due
both to the quality OF work done and
to the large number OF pupils particI-
pating. He is the author of Extension
Bulletin l76 issued by the Oregon
Agricultural College Extension Ser.
vice in November 1914. entitled
"School and Home Gardening for Ele.
mentary schools In Oregon" This bul.
letin was very popular and the supply
is now entirely exhausted.
In addition to his work with the
County Agents, Mr.. Evans has done
large amount OF field work for the
Extension Service and prepared con.
siderable publicity material. He en-.
Joys large acquaintance throughout
the state. He is a native OF Vermont,
a graduate OF Cornell University and
spent two years as post graduate at
oregon Agricultural College.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
TOLEDO DRUG CO.
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

A deal was made the first Of this
week whereby Thomas p. Hawkins
bought the drug business OF the Toledo
Drug Co., from l. r. Wishart. Mr..
Wishart has been our druggist for the
past eight years, and has built up a
good business in that time, having one
OF the most up to date stores in the
county.
Mr.. Hawkins Is the younger son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hawkins and is well
known here having spent most of his
life in Toledo. He is a graduate Of
o. A. c. and is registered pharmacist,
has had couple Of years expert
ence in the drug business, and will
undoubtedly make good in his new
venture.
Mr.. Wishart is retiring on account
OF his health, and he and his family
will move to California in the near
future where they will try farming for
a while.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO

Mr.. b. T. Swart. the expert sent by
c. G. Wickson & Co. to set up the
creamery plant arrived this evening.
BIDS VIII be opened today by CAP.
tain Symons for furnishing and de.
liverlng stone for the Improvement NJ
faquina Bay. Ten thousand tons OF
the best stone obtainable will be used
In the work and the same must be
as nearly cubical as practicable, EACH
piece not to exceed 10 tons In weight
nor to be less than two. The vas,
amount OF rock will be used To
strengthen and improve the north and
south jetties.
Hon. II. A. Bensell was up from
Newport today.
Prof. Joseph Ewing will teach the
spring term OF school in the Parrish
district.
A loaded lumber schooner lies At
the wharf at Waldport awaiting the
services OF tug to tow Il out.
The Odd Fellows'lodge had work In
the initiatory degree last Saturday
night. They were assisted by II. Den.
linger. =. G., and the merbers are I'M.
animous and loud In the praise OF his
excellent work.
a new vessel came into port below
this week. II was the steamer Lakme.
and she halls from Sar Francisco. The
Lakme Is a large vessel. said to be
larger than the old Willamette Valley
which used to ply between here and
San Frenclsco. She Is the largest yes
sci ever to bring load in over the bar.
II Is said that she came in on less than
a full tide drawing 10 feet OF water
and went out today drowing II feet
She took about 700 tons Of mIscellan,
eous freight for Frisco,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
MILL AND CAMPS
TO RESUME OPERATIONS

deal is being negotiated at Port.
land this week whereby Messrs. Bade,
Edmiston, and others will purchase the
local sawmill and logging camps and
VIII at once begin the operation OF
same. Attorney ]. F. Stewart has been
busy all week settling up with the cred.
itors Of the logging company and d.
meeting was held at Roseburg last
evening, with Judge Hamilton, to al
range for the dismissing Of the re-.
ceivership.
We believe that the mill will be saw
ing by June first, providing that moth.
ing unforeseen comes up. .r
Reliable parties inform US that an.
other mill has been wanting to locate
on the bay, but has held back for the
want of logs but with the camp in op.
Grafton this drawback will be removed
and they can bring the mill here.
The new mill is not all that hinges
on the present deal as there is a ship.
building consern wanting to build
boats here as soon as they can get lum-
Der. and the Hanson shipyard could
get plenty Of contracts for boats II the
lumber for building them was availa.
BILE.
Times are looking brighter on va.
quina bay and II the Port project car.
ries next Tuesday people won't know
this sleepy old county inside OF a
year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27

Sunday School was again opened at
the Black school house the 23d, after
being closed for some time on &C.
count Of bad weather. Election of Of
ficers will be held April 10th. A full
attendance for then and thru the year
is hoped for.
Chas. Allison went to Turner Satur-
day to see his wife and little daughter
who are visiting there. Mr.. Allison
will go on to Mill City to take posi-.
tion with the Hammond Lumber Co.
Mr.. Hawley Of Blodgett was Big
Elk visitor this week, purchasing some
hogs Of Bill Mulkey.
Lloyd Lillard and Mr.. Adams went
to the Buford place on Fiegles Cree>
this week to aassist in putting in Mr..
Buford's crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Spencer OF the
Racks Dist. have returned home after
spending the winter at Dewitt.
The farmers are busy putting in
their crops and we are going to do our
best to have something to feed the
hungry. but II the roads don't improve
It will take flying machine to get
1t to market.
r. L. Hathaway has dragged the
Spout Creek road four times this
Spring and that has been a great i'm
provement on the road, his example
would be we'll for some or all of our
road supervisors to follow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
DIED

Bauman-In this city, April "a, Cora
Bernice Baumann, age "a years, be-
loved daughter of Emily Gregson, wife
OF Geo. E. Baumann, mother OF Ed.
ward and Lindvyll Baumann, of Port.
land. Funeral services will be held at
the family residence, No. 755 E. Sth
st. N, at P. NJ. Thursday. April 26.
lnterment Rose City Cemetery. Ar.
rangements in care of Miller & Tracey.
Toledo, Ore, and Philomath, Ore, pa.
pers please Wednesdays Ore.
gonian.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27

also finished and good grade can be
had of about three per cent most of
the way and none more than six per
cent at any place, This takes the
road off the beach in winter and will
be so much pleasanter for travel. The
conditions of the roads and the i'm.
provement of the farms md the build.
ing of school houses and church
buildings are getting better all the
time. No one Is so we'll off and in.
dependent as the farmer out of debt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
CAR OF FISH
ARRIVES AT EDDYVILLE

Yesterday afternoons passenga
brought carload of Chinook fry to
Eddyville for liberation in the waters
OF the Yaquina river. This work is
done under the supervision of Master
Fish Warden Clanton and should do
much to increase the number of sal
mon In local waters. 1t takes about
four years for these fish to grow to
maturity-so four years hence we can
look for big run of Chinook. Fa-~
Lincoln County Rod and Gun Club de.
serves credit for the securing OF these
fish.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
HARLAN

Mrs. Helen Daniel closed school in
the Grant Dist. April 18th. She gave
her pupils an old fashioned taffy pull
ing. Those present beside her pupils
were Mrs. Bessie Allison, Mrs. P. H.
Martin and Clifford Mcdonald. Mrs
Daniel made up the two weeks that
the school was closed on account of
a scarlet fever scare. She deserves
the thanks OF the patrons as she was
not compelled to make this up.
Miss Sadie Mason closed her school
in the Black Dist. April the 9th and has
returned to her home in Portland.
Miss Mason did not make up the time
her school was closed.
Geo. Kinny OF Regina. Idaho, former.
ly OF Harlan, was a recent visitor at
the p. II. Martin residence, he was on
his way to Vancouver to join the
army hoping to be sent to France,
His brother Charley. expects to Join
also as soon as he assists his father
in putting in his crop. Mr.. Kinny. Sr.,
who formerly lived on the Frank Davis
place here is now located at Enter.
prise but George reports they did not
md climate equal to Lincoln Co.
Miss Dorothy Martin went out to
Philomath with the mail carrier Sat.
urday on her way to Corvallis. She
VIII attend teachers institute at New.
port before returning.
Miss Leta Martin went to Blodgett
Monday to take the train for Newport
Grange met Saturday the 21st with
good attendance and many matters
or interest were discussed. Mr.. Payne
has offered the grange the use of che
building where the fair was held last
year and his offer was accented as
there Is no mill in running order on
Big Elk at present a new hall Is i'm.
possible with some work this building
VIII do nicely. 1t is centrally located
and we expect soon to have the largest
grange in the county. The next meet.
ing VIII be on the evening of May 9Th
and after a short business meeting
VIII be open to the public. A good pro.
gram consisting of debate on mill.
tary training, songs, recitations. etc.
Everyone cordially invited.
Mr.. Nash Of Nashville was n visitor
at our Grange Saturday, also Mr.. Par.
rish OF Toledo. Mr.. Parrish made n
very interesting talk on enlarging the
Port.
AT grange the young people planned
a surprise on Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Young
but the surprisers were surprised as
Mr.. and Mrs. Young were warned and
when the crowd appeared they pulled
down the blinds and put out the lights
me party went back to the Thomason
home' spent the evening dancing.
Ihose present were Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Thomason, Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs. Mr..
and Mrs. Poland, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
drant, Mrs. Bessie Allison, MissesPeg.
gy Thomason, Leta Martin, Blanche
Mable Poland, Messrs. Clar.
ence Davis, T, Thomson, l.. Grant A.
Moore, c. Mcdonald, e. Briggs and
Geo. Kinney.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
TWO SIDES 10 QUESTION

We heard a man say that he woulL
like to vote for the bar project but
that lie hated to vote to help the tim.
Der interests. He seems to forget
that the timber interests have been
paying school and road taxes here for
years, helping us to improve our com.
munities, and they pay sixty por cent
OF the taxes at that. Now II is our turn
to help them and help ourselves at the
same time.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
UNITED STATES ARMY

OFFICERS and Enlisted Reserve Corps:
Training Camps for Candidates for
commissions in Reserve Corps; Com.
munlcations regarding any Army mat.
ters. Any letters or other communi.
cations regarding any OF above sub.
Jects should be addressed to: Com.
mandins General, Western Department,
San Francisco" and NOT to Major
General j. Franklin Bell, who is leay.
ing Tor Governors Island. New York.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
F. R. PENDlETON COMING

The local Port Commission received
message from +. II. Pendleton this
morning stating that he would be here
this evening and tomorrow to work in
the interests OF the bar Improvement.
Mr.. Pendleton is one of the largest
timber holders in the Siletz and ex.
poets to start cutting his timber at
once II the bar project carries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
CALL FOR COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that all war
rants drawn on the general fund of
Lincoln County, Oregon, and endorsed
not paid, prior to January 1st, 1916,
are hereby called and the interest
thereon stopped this day.
Dated at Toledo, Oregon, this 26th
day of April 1917.
Ira Wade, County Treasurer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
MoHAIR GROWERS NOTICE

Ihe Eddyville Mohair Pool will sell
on Monday, April Both Immediately
after the arrival OF the West bound
train. All hair selling in this pool
must be delivered at Eddyville not
later than Monday, April 3Oth.
w. r. Wakefield, Sec.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-27
SALE POSTPONED

WGrd aCGs receired at 2:3O,
ms afternoon, from Judge
Hamilton, stating that the
Receicer's sale Of the logging
tdn,p acOuld be postponed
until Saturday, May 5th.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
BIG FIRE WRECKS PAPER
ENVELOPE PLANT HERE
Secretary of Louis Jeffery Maufactur-
: ing Company Overcome by Smoke
in $4,000 Blaze

$4,000 fire wrecked the plant of the
Louis Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
makers of paper envelopes. at Seventy
eighth street and Brunswick avenue. today
William McMichael. secretary of the
company was overcome by smoke after
he had risked his life by repeated trips into
the burning two-story factory to save paper
stock. He was taken to a nearby house
for treatment. McMichael. who was the
only person in the building at the time
saved $500 worth of envelopes SINGLE
handed.
J The flames. evidently smoldering for
hours, raced through the big wooden build
ing which furnished easy prey to the fire
About $500 worth of finished envelopes
and much raw stock was destroyed in a
swinkling. The damage to the machinery
was $500 Fire Chief Hallinger said the
origin was unknown. The fire engines,
which experienced difficulty in reaching the
scene. were towed uphill through mud on
Island road by trolley cars on she return
trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
EIGHT BOYS RAIDlNG
MOVIE HOUSE NABBED
Police Believe Lads Are Mem
bers of Organization Known
as Forty Thieves"

Policemen Of the Tenth and Federal
streets police station shortly after mid
night caught eight youths, ranging in age
from fifteen to eighteen years, raiding a
moving -picture theatre on Sont Breeze
avenue near Tasker street.
Police believe that the lads. who call
their band the Forty Thieves" have been
responsible for many robberies around the
district recently. When apprehended the
boys were searching for films. Two of the
boys. John McPhelan, fifteen years old,
2O10 South Twenty-second street. and Jo-
seph Lamole, fifteen years old 1903 South
Twenty-frst street, were sent TO the House
of Detention. The following were held un-
der $500 bail each for a further hearing
by Magistrate Baker: Robert Devlin 1919
Miffiin street James McPhelan, 2010 South
Twenty second street; Edward O'Donnell,
2703 Oakford street: Benjamin Vignole,
1852 South Chadwick street Edward De-
vinney, 2322 Wilder street, and Walter
SteCkler 1929 Wilder street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09

Somewhere Oh the broad Atlantic today
there IL a ship plowing tropicward through
the lace-like spray-a snip that belongs to
two lovers and their livestock
Ever so gently the waves undulate about
the honeymoon craft and ever so softly the
fresh zephyrs from the west CLASP hands
with the warm southern breezes as the ship
speeds toward the Antilles in genera. and
Costa Rica in particular. Submarine perils
made by nature and by man. are as naught
The all-absorbing question is
VIII there be full moon tonight?
in a word Phil @. Byrd.Jr.. a twenty
three-year-old Costa Rica farmer and for
mer student at the George School, Bucks
County, Pa, and his bonny twenty ty-one-year-
Old bride who was Miss Vivian Sharples. of
Skppack pike, near Norristown are sailing
the high seas on the good ship Limon OF the
United Fruit Company line, as the sole pas
sengers of that vessel With them are the
prize animals with which they intend begin
ming farming in Costa Rica.
BRIDAL SUITE EXTENSIVE
one source OF information has it that
young Byrd chartered the vessel to take
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
Hot Springs Entries

First race. maiden three. .year-olds, fur
ss5nsSwsrifs 1915 Cousin Bob iCe; o1oT stOr,um' tEn
112: 'Manister Toi. 112.
Second race selling. three-year- and up.
Caro-. JOG; 'Progressiye;o 1o5;, SD Howard.
tCsnpon Bridge. lo9: PlaudtO ITO; Brian Boru..
lonssN.EnSoy. SO; .sybii. Ss; !opheiis W fSf Sf
.Sster Susie, 90: .Black Beauty o7 - .Tbs
Duke. ioi Gratitude, lo7i Bosy Johnson. fos
Jem, IFS.
{, Fourth race. Maurice Hot House handeap.
three-year r-ods and up j i-l8 miles@1Spnop
UNITY 30, bryn Limsh. ioi; Grumpy. Ito;
Fifth race. Majestic Hotel handicap. three
year-olds and up. 5a furlongs--Busy Joe 81;
kultur, ITO: tCourty Lass, 100; David Craie
1oi; Cane. Run, 100; Jacobs, io7; Wiseman
N.Y. aniy 9.hsiloi s,5 ~ pimitri ile Hsnovis, iie;
Sixth .rece. selling three-year-olds and up,
mile and 10 yards-sBuzz Around 1O3; .Ifops
l?s sTurcos Jos; stslcllne. ITO; Impression
.Apprsntiee allowance claimed.
Weather, clear. track fast
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TWIN GIRLS WIN FIRST
PRIZE AT BABY SHOW
Daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Snow.
den Declared Germantown's
Prettiest

Twin girls. twenty months old. won the
first prize this afternoon in the ''prettest
baby" contest for Germantown children,
which was the feature of today's food show
Of the Retail Grocers' Association in Horti-
cultural Hail. The winners are Helen and
Edith Snowden, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
b. f, Snowden, of 014 Ross stree,
More than fifty babies were brought by
their parents to the show today, following
the announcement that opportunity would
be given to Germantown infants to show
their class in comparison with other Sec
tions of the city for which special days
have been arranged.
The first prize for babies under year
old was awarded to Helen Atmore, eight.
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Atmore, of. 642O Lambert street Ella
Hunsworth, of 1866 Krams avenue, won sse-
ond prize in this class. The third went to
Adele Butler, six months, of ia Raymond
street.
Third prize for children competing against
the successful twins, and between year
and two years old, was given to Rose lie.
noir, two years, of 229 Roxborough avenue
Dorothy Banks, one year old, of 5652 Nor
ton street. won second prize in this class.