Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-02-23
NEWPORT

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and training of Prof. V. c.
Gem one of the teachers in the
Newport public schools. They
played at Monmouth and won, /
"a to 6 in favor of Newport. At
Independence Newport won
again, 1S to 4. The Newport |
team was complimented at both /
places on their splendid playing
and also on their fine sense of
honor in playing a square clean
game. The Newport team ex-
celled in their activity and their
Skill in pitching the ball. The
boys went to Salem and visited
the Legislature and looked upon
that august body Of law makers
and were royalty treated where
ever they went. The boys came
home in fine spirits and felt
proud of the splendid record
they had made. No team can
succeed who plays a dishonest
game.
The commercial club met at
the call of the president Mon
day evening to take some steps
to get portion of the $6,000,000
bond issue to build roads and
highways in the state. 1t seems
in planning the roads through
the state Lincoln county was
left out. A committee was ap-
pointed to look after this matter.
A committee was also appointed
to wait, on the county court at
its next meeting and see if they
could not get some of the SO
mill levy to be used in building
some new roads in the county.
1t is the purpose of the county
court to pay off the old debt or
at least reduce it within the limit
of the $5,000before constructing
any new roads, but to keep up
and repair the roads and bridges
We already have. This course
seems to suit the taxpayers of
the county. Get out of debt is
the motto of the people (and
also keep OUT. A resolution
was also passed by the club en-
dorcing the action of President
Wilson in severing diplomatic
relations with Germany. AS
the winter will soon be over and
the summer season will soon
open the club is getting busy.
The survey on the Portland
and West Coast Railroad and
Navigation Company, on ac-
count of bad weather is suspend
ed for six weeks. Mr.. Fitzgerald
the manager says $4,000 has
already been spent in this work
and they have hardly made a
beginning. Newport expects a
good season this year. The
war in Europe will keep people
from going abroad consequently
they will come west and a good
many will come to Newport as
the leading seaside resort on the
Oregon coast. AS we have kept
out of war so long we had bet
ter continue to do so as the
coming summer will probably
decide who is master of Europe.
Several gentlemen are here
now looking over the conditions
for halibut fishing and the black
sand gold mines of the beach. A
few of the mines are being work
ed and pay all the way from
$1.50 to $500 per day. If all the
gold could be saved it would pay
much better.
The local institute held last
Saturday at the new high school
building was one of the best
ever held in the county. Thirty
teachers were present and all
took an interest in the meeting.
Some able papers were read on
educational topics and interest
ing discussions followed. The
domestic science girls prepared
the dinner and it was credit to
the young ladies who took so
much pains to get it up and a JOY
to all who partook of it about
fifty plates were set. The
schools of the county seem to be
in good condition and the teach
ers are working hard to bring
the schools of the county up to
a high grade of efficiency. Where
a teachers work is not satisfac-
tory she is superseded and a
better teacher employed. In
order to curtail expenses where
there are too many grades in a
school the plan is to merge them
and reduce the number of grades
and this makes a better school
and does not over burden the
teacher in her work either.
Many Of the fancies and fads can