Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-11-16
NEWPORT

berlain's private secretary, left
for Washington, d. c. Monday.
Mrs. James and her daughter
will remain at Newport, Oregon,
the famous resort.
Rev. George T. Pratt, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
is on the sick list, unable to fill
his appointment on Sunday.
Mrs. Prof. Artman filled the
place by reading an essay on the
little word "no"s--a small word
but often very difficult to say;
more difficult than to pronounce
some of the jaw breaking
names of some of the Russian
generals. The thought in the
paper was very suggestive and
important.
c. E. Hawkins, banker at To-
ledo, visited his bank at this
place Tuesday,
At this season of the year bus
mess is usually quiet at all the
seaside resorts. People have
gone to their homes and persons
out of employment go where
they can get work. Wages are
good and hands are scarce in
the cities and on the farms of
the Willamette valley and no
one need % be idle who desires
to work. "Idleness is the devils
work shop" and all who are out
of employment are conjuring up
some devilment. Such persons
are always a nuisance to the
community. Industrious people
are always contented and happy
while the idle, listless, lazy folks
are always discontented and un-
happy. A person who wants to
succeed must work.
This ruthless world war that
was brought on by Prussian
militarism headed by the Kaiser
must be fought to a finish; al
though it cost millions of lives
and billions. of money. The
Hohenzollern and Hapsburs
families must be broken dowr
and the rule of the people be es.
tablished in it's place before any
peace can come to the world
Napoleon always regretted thai
when he undertook to conquer
the world that he did not de.
throne the old ruling families oI
Europe. What intelligent, pa
triotic, liberty loving people
wants to be held down under the
cruel iron rule of a Kaiser, Czal
or King. No wonder the Ger,
man rulers under the ruthles.
system of militarism practicet
on helpless women and children
and wounded and dying soldiers
Such was the cruelty of tn,
Huns. The Huns were the mos
cruel barbarious people thu
world has ever known. Thi!
name is justly attached to tn,
central powers who even prac
tice cruelties and barbaritiei
worse than the Huns. The worl,
is being aroused as never befor,
and the atrocities committed OF
defenseless people during thi
war will go down to prosterit.
as the darkest pages of human
history. In talking with Edwar,
Charley-a soldier in the Thir,
Oregon, an Indian boy-who ha,
been home on leave of absenc
to see his folks at Siletz an,
Dewey Washington and Le'
Umatarter who were going t
Vancouver to inlist in the Army
These young men said that the
wanted to have a hand in help
ing to settle this WARRIOR hu
man liberties and the Stars an
Stripes which they hoped woul
wave over the homes of a fre
people in all the world. This
patriotism coming from the de
cendants of the Redmen Of tn
forest. Democracy will surel
triumph when the good peopl
of all the earth are in favor of Il
It is reported that the land a
Yaquina embracing q acre
where the town Is located be
longing to the estate of Williar
M. Hoag and the undivided hal
of the other lands lying alon
the water front at laquina, ha
been sold to a private party wh
will at some future time lay
off in lots and sell Il to privat
individual. This Is the pretties
place on Yaquina Bay. Som
"a years ago when the Orego
Pacific Railroad was building
lively town sprang up here wit
q bout 500 population. The ma
chine shops and foundries wer
built here and a hotel with 6
rooms In 1t, costing $4,000, wa
built here by william Hoag an
a branch bank that did thous
ands of dollars of business wa
also built here, owned by tn