Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-05-18

VI. B. McCluSkey mad business
at Newport last evening.
Ed. Johnson returned from a
trip to Portland last evening.
A fire hydrant is being INSTALL
ed at Sixth and Hill streets.
County Judge Miller had busi-
ness at Newport Wednesday.
Miss Violet Gwynn was pas
senger for the Valley Wednes-
day morning.
Lot Powell of Ona was in the
city Saturday and Sunday tran
sacting business.
Mrs. E. M. Stanton is enter
tanning the Ladies Whist Club
this afternoon.
N. Fl. Sherwood arrived over
from Albany yesterday for a visit
with his family.
Mrs. Everett Miller departed
Monday morning for a visit with
relatives at Marion.
Dill, Sour and Sweet Pick
les; Ripe and Queen Olives in
Bulk at Frederick's Quality
Store.
Ed. Paine returned Friday
evening from a trip to jefferson,
where he had been looking after
hisranch.
Miss Elsie Andrews returned
home from Bddyville last even
ing, having completed her term
of school in that district.
The subject of the Baccalaur-
cate sermon to be given-Sunday
the 18th at the NJ. e. Church is,
Language and Character"
A marriage license was is
sued last Saturday by County
Clerk Howell to H. Tayes of
South Beach and Miss Charlott
'Boldrick of Newport.
Alec Mcmillan returned from
Portland the first of the week.
While in the city he applied for
a commission in the engineer
corps Of the U. S. Army.
Subscriptions received this
week are: c. A. Thompson, Ona,
Or; w. n. Cook, ChitwoOd, Ore
gon; L. c. Norton, r. F. D. 6, Sa-
lem, Oregon; and Joe Windred,
Siletz, Oregon.
Mrs. Jessie Crosno returned
from Ashland last evening, land
) expects to remain here until
after school is out. She will
: then visit with her mother, al
: Beaverton, for time.
The German American Insur-
ance Company of New York has
subscribed for one million dol
lars United States Liberty Loan
Bonds and is first fire insurance
company TO publicly announce
this patriotic subscription.
J. Hoover arrived down from
his home at Milwaukee, Monday
evening, going on over to his
claim on the Siletz. Mr.. Hoover
is one of the old homesteaders
in the Siletz country, and likes
to spend a part of each summer
on his claim. His family will be
down later.
Messrs. w. E. Ball and A. T.
Peterson have four teams busy
this week breaking up their piece
of tideland across from town.
This land which is very rich, be-
ing composed mostly of silt
which was pumped from the bot
tom of the bay by the dredge
Oregon, will be planted to beans
and potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. r. Wishart and
daughter, Miss Edith, departed
Saturday morning for their new
home at Sacramento, Calf. They
went from here to Portland
where they will take passage on
the Rose City for San Francisco.
A large number of friends were
at the depot to bid them bon
voyage, and wish them success
in their new home.
Messrs. r. S. Van Cleve, w.
e. Ball, A. T. Peterson and c. o.
Hawkins, of the local Port Com
mission went to Newport last
evening to meet with the Port
Commission of that place. AT
the meeting they expected to go
into details regarding the pro-
posed work Of deepening the
bar. Engineer A. J. Mcmillan
of this place went along to give
the meeting data relative to the
carrying out Of the work.
The thing which puzzles the
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