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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01
BOG AN BRIAR
Daer ldditor:-

Daer ldditor:-
Oi shtarted fur the Road Nav
tin in the Courthouse, a while
back but shtuck fast in a boonch
av briars, an whin me frind cut
me looseoi tumbled hid furst in
to a bog.
Whin he fished me out an hilp-
ed me home, NE wolfe handed
me some soft soap, a towl, an a
peice of her moind, (not to men
tion a few passes she made at
me wild a dhrippin' mop which,
unfortunately, she wcs scrubbn,
theilewer wild as we arroived)
SO oi failed to be wild you an
cheer the spayches.
Joodgin by the rayports av ME
haybors, it would seam as if the
Dysness men an bankers av Port
land want to take some intrust
IN us-or out av us. To paypul
alreddy in debt, what is the troll
lie Of sicks mealion dollars? All
the principal We donnt have to
pay till afther we doy. an are
sthonedid. Besoides, the fillow
wa the oughttoe (bliss his COIN
ed hart) he will pay all the in
trust they say. Oi wundher if
he will sign a bond fur it. and
put his oughttoe on it fur secoor-
ity.
Iwas a pecooliar co-innicea-
ents how the aimless maunder-
ms av Muster Woodward
chanct to bring him into Tolay-
DO on the eggsact day av the
great Road Maytin.
AS me nayboors enthusiastic
any raypoorted the wringin'
WORDS av Muster Wooedva rd
(consarnin' the blissins av bond
age-spacially fur thin as gets
the intrust-).
vi wuz so uplifted OF lost me
,oo'in Wnin oil raycoovered
my my sven sinces, OF found me-
sll1 shtandin' on me lift ear: an
the followin' verse, of n song
rum the ould sod, wuz wrinein'
through me ned.
a.. Now, you have kissed
the Blarney Stone. AS can
piainly !, see. But you must lick
blarney me-" '''
IN, vi wud loike to hear frum
lnom Spilkins, also "Wib": an
ayven Muster Tanylin. If he is
raycooyered : !: GO frum his ayrooption
av in sinew ayshuns,
Your Frind,
Moikel Mikins.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01
WANTS TO LOCATE
IN THIS COUNTY
General Delivery,
San Diego, Calf,
29th May, 1917.

General Delivery,
San Diego, Calf,
29th May, 1917.
Lincoln County Leader,
Toledo, Oregon,
Have been studying the Ore
gon Almanac that | got at the
Exposition and have come to the
conclusion that Lincoln County
is a good county to live in.
Have written to the Toledo
Development League over a
month ago but have received no
answer.
want a small acreage mod
erately priced improved or un-
improved suitable for chicken
raising but before leaving here
would like to know particulars
as to prices and location of any
land that may be for sale, also
about water and fuel, prices of
lumber, feed, etc.
Will you kindly send me one
or more copies of your paper
containing such particulars as it
Is necessary for a homeseeker
to know.
Yours truly,
David Dyson.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01

County Commissioner o. V.
Hurt was up from the South end
of the county Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Lumm, are located at
that place. The Leader will fol-
low them to their new home.
Mrs. M. V. Steele and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary. departed Mon
day morning for Mist, Or, where
they will make their home. Mrs.
Steele's son, Rex, and daughter,
Prof. E. ]. Davis of Waldport
was in Toledo Saturday, having
come around from Waldport on
the Gas schooner Mirene, Friday
evening. He returned home Sun
day.
Good roads are not only de-
sirable in time of peace, but are
positively Indispensable when
tie country is in a state OF war.
| A vote for the road bond bill Is
q patriotic duty. Good roads are
a military necessity.
DR.. Carter of Newport was III
Toledo Wednesday, attending
the Memorial exercises. The
Doctor is a member Of the
Grand Army Post here at Tole-
do, and he made an address dur
ling the exercises at the water
front.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01
OREGON WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Readers OF this paper should send
1t to friends in other states, with this
column marked, showing how rapidly
the state is developing, as the best
way to advertise our resources.
May 2Sth-Portland-S. P. 90. sign
contract with Twohy Bros. for i'm
mediate construction of 300 wooden
freight cars. Twohy Bros. are now
engaged building 200 freight cars for
Union Pacific System.
Forest Grove-Constructio work on
extension Of United Railways line
from Wilkesboro to Tillamook is now
under way.
Astoria-Standard Oil Co. to build
$150,O00 distributing station here.
Turner fax industry continues to
develop.
Portland imports for months have
declined to $2O1,705 and exports to
$164,57l.
Astoria-Siskiyou highway to be
paved from summit to California line.
Duplication Of public utilities by
public ownership is not popular at
Portland as candidates for Mayor do
not advertise that they are in favor
of 1t.
Albany will pave six blocks of Baker
street with asphaltic concrete.
La Grande-Union county defense
council reports only so per cent crop.
Logan placer mine, Josephine county
sent $1,000 gold brick to mint.
Salem and Eugene will get bean
cleaning plants costing $4,000 to s1O,.
900.
Stanfeld to have hollow tile fire,
proof fruit warehouse.
Pendleton to Walla Walla new tele.
phone lines to cost $4,000.
The O.-W. r. G. N. is building new
line into Central Oregon and build
ing new tunnels and vladucts at Port
land.
Bend-sl5,G00 business block is
fifth building started this spring.
Union Pacific System encourag!nG
employees to buy Liberty" bonds
subscribes S5,OOO,OOO itself and will
advance 20 per cent of employees sal.
airy for that purpose, to be repaid al
5000 per month.
shedd-Large quarry opened near
here TO supply crushed rock for S. l,
ballast.
Molalla-Work begun on tunnel OF
hre clay mine to make pottery.
Portland shipyards are working on
GO ships costing $4S,926.OOO.
Corvallis-First Baptist Church furn
ishes $4,000 brick house of worship.
Ashland gets sawmill and box fac
tory 10 employ 100 men.
State appropriations left unexpendet
total the net sum of SSO2, ,OS6 and will
be deducted from proposed state levy
for 1917 which will be very low a.
u result.
With from one to two million mer
in the army and as many more work
ing to supply them with equipment
men In position to know fear farm
labor famine In height of season and
as remedy suggest bringing in
labor from any country that can spare
them to help during war emergency
and to be returned when crisis is
passed.
Bandon-Bandon shipyard sold to
Pacific Shipbuilding Co. of San Fran
cisco.
Pendleton-Echo wool goes n: 43B
cents, 10000 pounds in first sale OF
season.
Pendleton-Judd building changes
hands.
st. Johns-Grant Smith Co. of Port
land to start shipyard here.
Eugene-Canning plant at Cress
well is leased by Fruit Growers Assn
Newport-Pacihc States Telephone
d Telegraph Co. improving lines be
tween Newport, Toledo and William
ette Valley.
silver Lake-Great irrigation pro
ject launched. 100000 acres of land in
. Eastern Oregon will be watered a,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01

Leaves Elk City, 1880 a. m.
Toledo, 9 a. m. Returning,
leaves Newport 2:30 p. M; To-
ledo 4:3O p. m. Every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
n. A. Norton, Captain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
hobs STAY NEGROES,
LOOT THEIR HOMES
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south and advertised that negro labor
would be well paid here. 81. dor.
AS a matter of fact, he conferred
in New Orleans with view to dis
couraging migration of the negroes
The news was published at the time
but the crowds last night were not in
a mood for fine distinctions.
= 5'@-..' 81 Dead.
The list of the known dead in the
race riots in East st. Louis, said to
be the worst in the nations history
was increased to u today, when the
bodies of three more negroes were
found.
Two fire companies from St. Louis
Mo-, have arrived to help fight the
fires. Three fires started in negro
quarters at noon were famed with a
high wind and got beyond control. A
general fire alarm has been sounded.
Troops and police have hurried to
the scene of the fire, where crowds OF
rioters have assembled. Five or six
shacks are on fire and the flames
are spreading rapidly.
At q conference between Adjutant
General Dixon, Col. Trite, assistant
adjutant general and 100 business
men, Samuel McLynn, a lawyer, de-
nounced the conduct of the national
guard, saying if they had done their
duty there would have been no serious
rioting. The guards did not try to
break up the crowds, in fact, fra
ternized with the rioters, he declared.
Adjutant General Dixon said if he
learned of any case in which guards
failed to do their duty they would be
court martialed. Col. Trite said up
to 6. o'clock last night he had only
so guards with which to face the
rioters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
COUNTY COMMISSION
GRANTS TWO MORE RED
TRAIL FERRY B|LlETS
Situation at River Further Comp
Heated by Entrance of
Burleigh

The granting of two Red Trail fer
ry licenses by the county commission
yesterday afternoon, one to Capt. l.
+. Baker, owner Of the gasoline ferry
Deapolis, and one to Frank Howe
who has for several years operated
the Rudd cable ferry, tends to further
complicate the situation at the river
and gives promise that the ferry
problem will prove fully as interest
ing this season as in years past.
An exclusive franchise early in the
season was granted the Red Trail
Ferry company Of Mandan by the
city. 1t was not issued by the NUM-
cipality as an exclusive franchise,
but has been held so to be by the
city attorney, for the reason that
state laws prohibit the operation Of
rival ferries within space of two
miles. Frank Howe, when he made
application for license somewhat
later, was advised that for this rea-
son the city could not grant his re.
quest. Whether the city or county
controls the river front, or whether
either may grant exclusive ferry priv
ileges is to be seen.
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GEARY WILL Be THIRD
MAJOR IN NEW REGIMENT
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did record in the Philippines" said
General Fraser this morning, in an
nouncing the new majors appoint
ment.
Staff Of Second. -
The staff of the Second as it now
is lined up will be: Frank White,
Valley City, colonel: T. H. Tharald.
son, Grafton, lieutenant.colonel;
Charles F. Mudgett, Valley City; J.
NJ. Hanley, 'Mandan; c. E. Geary,
Fargo, majors Every one of these
staff officers is veteran of the Phil.
ippine campaign. -
Too Many Companies.
The announcement from headquar.
tiers today is that the Second not only
is ready for a call to the colors, but
is more than ready, with IA compan.
les pledged when the regulations per.
init but u. From now on the process
will be one of elimination, in which
the fittest will survive.
Conditions.
For volunteer service in the Second
TcSlIucllI ally HAdn UCCWCOA IAO 0SCo
of 1S and As is eligible. The consent
of parents is not necessary to the
enlistment of men of 10. The term
of enlistment is for the length OF
the war. Volunteers are not required
to subscribe to the new six-year oath
dictated for enlistment in the regular
national guard service.
Each of the II companies which
will make up the new regiment must
have recruited at least IS men for in
spection July 10. In addition to the
IL letter companies" there will be
a machine gun company, headquart-
ers company, including band, supply
company and hospital corps. r.
Appropriation Made.
= An appropriation for the Second
regiment was included in the bi.en-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03

NAL budget as passed by the Fifteenth
assembly last winter. The new ma.
tiOnal guard act of congress of June,
1916, provides that second regiment
shall be recruited in order to bring
the state forces up to standard. This
action would have been necessary.
even had war not been declared. In
this instance, however, it will be a
matter of choice among the volunteers
as to whether they remain in the
g"ard service st. the close OF the war,
and II they do another enlistment
wln be necessary.
/ / ,,sr...s Plenty Of Men,. =
The recent registration of SIS eligi-
bles for selective service in Bismarck
did not include more than 100 men
now in federal service with Co. A.
Allowing for all exemptions, there is
every probability that Bismarck will
be required to furnish at least one
more military company, and, as volun-
taer service is generally preferred, it
is anticipated that the opportunity
given the Capital City to raise com.
pany for the Second regiment will be
taken advantage Of In Mandan the
Commercial club has become active
and good progress already has been
made with recruiting for the Second
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
f YOU THINK JUNE
!. WAS DRY JUST HARk
$ BACK TO o. 1887

Yes, you bet my life June was a
dry month, but it was lot wetter
than June. 1916, some wetter than
June, 1913, and a very great deal
damper than six other Junes in the
AZ years which have elapsed since
they began recording Dakota weather
at the Bismarck station.
During the month just passed, 215
inches of rain fell. In 1916 there was
but 1850 inches RAINFALL in 1913, 2.06;
in 1908, LA; in 1898. III; in 1894,
1,f6 in 1889, 1903; in 1887, Snow
that was dry!-in 1886, 2.03, and in
1876, 1.24. So, when anyone tells
your crops are going to the DENIM.
tionahnw vows for lack Of rain, just
ask lem If they remember the big
drought Of 81, when they even had ia
cease using water for chaser
The normal precipitation for June
is 3.54. The heaviest on record was
recorded in 1914, when $50 inches
fell. The deficiency for June, 1917,
was only 1.39 inches. The accumulat'
ed deficiency since January l, how
ever, is 4.03 inches. There were II
days in June on which .O1 inch or
more rain fell, and only 10 clear days
were noted. The greatest precipita-
tion of the month in any one "a hours
occurred June 5. registration day,
when ,.S5 of an inch fell. The highest
temperature recorded was t93; the
lowest. 50, and the mean G2.3 less
than normal. There was one hail
storm, no killing frost and no other
marked phenomena.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
.M|N0T MAN HEADS
new STATE BOARD b
". S. Hulett Chairman Electrical
Examiners Preparing to
License Workers

w. S. Hulett OF Minot was elected
president and State Fire Marshal H.
l.. Reade, who is secretary by virtue
Of his Office, treasurer, OF North Da.
kota's first state board OF electricians.
which met at the capitol today and
organized. ~Other members of the
board are T. S. Mcdonald Of Fargo
and A. l.. Avis of jamestown.
The day was devoted to preparing
blank forms and standards for print
ed matter which will be required by
the board in carrying out the pro-
visions of the act under which it was
created. This act, effective Monday,
imposes a fine Of $l00 upon any cleo
trician attempting to- practice his
trade In North Dakota without first
passing an examination and procur-
ing a license from the state board.
Inasmuch as that fat fine has become
an immediate probability, the board
expects to be swamped with applica-
tons during the first few weeks Of
its existence. A masters license
costs IS; journeyman's, So, and a
special electricians, ". %. # Il.
.s7l Law Now in Effect. ;,
The new law makes Fire Marshal
II. T.. Reade state electrical inspector,
imposes upon him the duty OF naming
deputy inspector in every town Of
1000 or more population, and empoW
ers him to name such deputy in small
er towns which adopt ordinances pro.
viding for electrical inspection. Any
property holder or tenant or private
citizen may call upon one OF these
deputy inspectors or upon the state
inspector for the examination of any
electrical work whose inspection is
desired. .'.s@.
, The secretary of the state board
urges that electricians who make ap-
plication for licenses accompany their
applications with the required fee,
and that the same practice be fol
lowed by cities which wish deputy in
spectors commissioned. Otherwise
much delay must result and large
amount OF unnecessary correspond
cnce be imposed upon the department
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
D: Of July
RECRUITING WILL
COMPLETE RANKS
Captain A. B. WEIGH and Lieuten-
ants Preston and Cordner
Pleased With Results

Fourth Of July recruiting is ex-
pected to complete all ranks OF Bis
marck's new company Of national
guardsmen, which is to form a part
Of the Second North Dakota regi-
ment. Capt. A. B. Welch will spend
the day on the Standing Rock reser-
walton, where he will make an ad-
dress at the independence Day cele-
bration held under the auspices Of
the Sioux, into whose tribe he has
been adopted as a foster son of Chief
Justice John Grass. Lieutenants
Ward Preston and Ferris Cordner
July picnic will be held. In both of
these places the officers hope to in
terest a number of men. At Stand
ing Rock tomorrow $500 Indians will
assemble for the Fourth Of July exer.
cises.
Today Lieutenants Preston and
Cordner are in Mckenzie, Driscoll
and other towns in the eastern part
OF the county, where they report ex-
cellent success in recruiting. Later
in the week Captain WEIGH will go
over the north line out Of Mandan
accepting enlistments from all of the
towns between Mandan and Kildeer.'
The new recruits include many vet.
Grams OF the Mexican campaign and
young men OF the age of conscrip-
ton, who prefer to volunteer and
serve with. company of their own
people. rather than to await the draft
and assignment possibly to regiments
made up of strangers. The new reg
iment will not be called upon for in
spection until July Is, and it is prob
able that the call for mobilization
will not be issued until some time
later. Captain WEIGH is of the opin-
ion that there will be ample time for
everyone who enlists to return home
and straighten out their affairs be.
fore the final trek to the concentra-
ton camp in New Mexico begins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
LESS FIREWORKS,
MORE PATRIOTISM
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to have just one more piece Of pie
or another bit OF cake, like mother
makes" Baseball games in the
afternoon, between the, Stanton and
Bismarck teams, and dress pa
rade In the evening are other events
planned. a.. tar Z $ VI
''@ w Mlnot's Fourth. N
Minot's Fourth will be ushered in
with the raising of a new flag to the
masthead Of the pole which has been
ssrected 1t the Great Northern depot
/ The Association of Commerce is in
charge OF the program, feature of
which will he an address by Rev. P
w. Erickson In the afternoon exer-
cises will be held in Riverside park.
NJ. P. Johnson, state president OF the
Equity society, will talk on market
ing and cooperation, and athletic
events will follow.
Kildeer notes the day with an old
fashioned roundup and patriotic ex-
ercises, to be addressed by Chief JUS
tice Andrew A. Bruce of the North
Dakota supreme court. J. F. T. OCon-
nor of Grand Forks, a member OF the
Yale debating team in his college
days, representative in the state leg
islature and one of the states most
gifted orators, will speak at Brad
dock.
!; At many of the community picnics
throughout the state funds will be
raised to aid in the work of the Red
Cross.
Picnic For Riddles.
jamestown, N. D., July S.-Plans
are complete for the Fourth o. july
picnic to be held at the Klause park
here for the kiddies, under the aus
pieces of the Women's Relief Corps
and the jamestown Mothers club.
Practically every merchant In James
town has contributed prize to be
contested for in the many events to
Je run off during the picnic.
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To HEAR BELLS 8.
TOLL FOR BOY SHE
THINKS IS ALIVE
j..
Funeral of George Dixon Tomor-
row Within Two Blocks of
Sick Room of Mother
MODERN WOODMEN WILL
FORM ESCORT FOR DEAD

With his mother, herself in the sha
dow Of the valley of death, ignorant
Of his tragic fate, the remains of OH.
Ger George Dixon, stabbed to death in
the discharge of his duties at Wilton
on Sunday morning, will be laid to
rest III st. Mary's cemetery tomorrow
forenoon, after services at 10 O'Clock
in st. Mary's pro-cathedral. Rev. NJ. J.
Hiltner officiating.
Scores of friends of the popular of.
ficer will escort his body to Bismarck
this evening, and the bier will lay in
state at Lucas chapel until 9:3n
tomorrow morning. Modern Wood.
men of America, in whose organiza-
ton the deceased long had been prom.
inent, Will meet at the undertaking
rooms at $50 and will form guard
of honor for the remains Of their late
comrade, marching to the cathedral
and thence to the cemetery.
-. Wilton Suffers Shock.
No tragedy in the history of Wilton
has 50 shocked that town as has the
brutal murder of George Dixon The
deceased came to Wilton as a boy
grew to manhood there, and had prov
Ell himself an excellent citizen and an
efficient officer. In Bismarck, where
he spent number of years as at.
tendant at St. Alexius and as guard
at the peuitcntiary, he had many
warm friends to whom his untimely
death came as a blow.
Mother Very III.
St. Alexius hospital, where the de.
ceased's wife and mother both were
confined at the time of his death, ami
whence the former was carried to
Wilton at her urgent demand Sunday
evening when she learned of her hus.
bands death, the mother lies in so
critical a condition following recent
serious operation that she cannot be
told of the fate which has overtaken
her boy. Tomorrow morning, within
two blocks of ner room, the last rites
will be held for her son, and in order
that she may make tile most of her
small chance to live, she cannot be
permitted to know the significance
which the solemn tolling of st. Mary's
bell, possesses for her. : = 4
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MI

that the bone dry law has gone into
effect,Adthere will. be thousands OF
mems trousers too large in the waist
within Jkshort time. II yours get
too larl see ...
o.. ss{sS KLEIN, ~
Tailor and Cleaner, and have them
taken in aFbit. 3s,,Ss$f E.'V, .ta