Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-07-20
NEWPORT

session at the Commercial Club
rooms Monday evening with the
following members present: To-
ledo-W. E. Ball, A. T. Peterson
and Lee Wade who acted as sec /
retary of the meeting; Newport 4
r. F. Baker, Ed Stocker, B. M.
Armitage and o. F. Jacobson,
who acted as chairman OF the
meeting. w. E. Ball and Mr..
Armitage had been to Portland
and interviewed the Board of U.
S. Engineers and their report
was read and ordered filed. This
report showed that the Com
mission desired to 60 ahead and
make the improvement, expend
their share of the money which
would be S418,000 and taxi the
chance as to whether IL Gov
ernment would mate 1. with an
equal amount. ThIE ID optional
with the Govern ent but follow
ing preceden- l,ncle Sam will no
doubt pu' III mis- part of the
money. Il was finally decided
to w.. and see If Congress,
WI Is now in session, will
make an appropriation to help
make the Improvement and If
this is not done, get authority
from the Secretary of War to go
ahead with the peoples part OF
the work. Some of the speakers
thought it would be well to sell
the bonds, get the money at least
$350,0G0 and place it in the bank
to be used when needed. How
ever others thought - ! ~.
taxi :. :. .' tne
'"r - 'eoD.l wouiu not like to
pay such a large amount and
then maybe the Government
might not come through with
their share of the money. Th.
most sensible view seemed to be
TO let the Government manage
the whole affair. believe the
plaiIs and specifications are al
ready approved but are not
ready to go on with the work
Siuslaw did not get an appropri.
alton to clean out the river sc
vessels could go to Acme ant
connect with the railroad there
though they needed the money
badly. A sand bar is formed il
the river three miles below Acm,
where the North Fork of tn,
river comes in and vessels can
not pass it and over this dis
tance freight is hauled by wag
ors to railroad connections. 81
ii is wise to have the Govern
ment back all these projects an,
improvements that are to b.
made.
Mrs. Catherine e. Saleing wa
born in Kentucky June 5th, 1S3
and died at Newport, Oregon
July 18th, 1917 at the home G
her son, d. c. Sale.ng, aged 7
years. She was married in Mis-
souri, in the spring of 1854 an
came across the plains the sam
year, to Oregon and took up
donation land claim in Yamhi
county where she lived most {
her life. She was a pioneer an
did her part to help lay II
foundations upon which II
great state of Oregon is beir
built. She was life long men
Der of the Methodist Episcop
Church and always took an a
tive part in temperance. Churc
and school work and in evel
good thing that was for the ben
lit Of humanity and the NOR
and religious improvement of g;
ciety. She CAME to Newport s
months ago and lived here I
she passed,at the ripe age of 7
years one month and six day
The body was taken to McMin,
vile for burial. The funer
services were conducted by d
Rev. Mr.. Hoberg, a retired mi
lister of the M. E. Church a,
life long friend of the decease
Mr.. Hoberg was minister of t'
Church for more than fifty yea
and is now 81 years old and ha
and hearty. Mrs. Saleing is g,
vived by two sons and {,
daughters. ID. c., who lives
Newport; G. T. who lives
Sunny Side, Washington; M,
A. Nj. Perry who lives at M
Minnville and Mrs. Hughs WI
lives at Thornton, Washingto
She was a pioneer and numbe
ed among the honored dead W,
have passed to their reward
the Other Shore.
Saturday morning the q
eleanor from Umpqua, CAPITA
Westerdale, having in tow r.
Powers, a stern wheel riy
steamer from Coos Bay gave
signal while off the entrance