Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-20
NEWPORT

or five from the Road Club Of Toledo
visited the Commercial Club of New.
port for the purpose of getting the
people OF Newport interested in the
repair and improvement of the County
road leading to the Valley so that
automobiles can travel It during the
summer The Committee consisted
OF the following gentlemen, E. p. Gu,
rey, w. A. Cooper, Secretary of the
Club, William Graham, Con Christian. |
sen, President Of the Road Club and /
q. X. Freeman. Elmer Patrick called |
the house to order and stated the OBJ
1ect OF the meeting. Mr.. Currey the |
silver tongued orator OF Toledo. was
called on to state the purpose OF the
committees visit. This he did in a
most elegant and happy way in fact
the speaker brought sunshine to New
port. first We have had for a long
time. He believes in the Divine prin.
ciple OF work and the other great prin.
clple that God helps those who help
themselves. He was enthusiastic on
road building, said the Toledo people
had subscribed in work and money
$1,000 to help put the road in good
condition. The Toledo road district
is 80 bad in places that autoes can.
not come In until the roads are fixed
up. Mr.. C thought Newport ought
TO do her bit. The Pioneer Mt. wa,
In bad condition and must be made
petter also the road from Toledo to
newport was in many places impassi-
BILE for auto travel and must be re.
paired. The meeting was well at.
tended and many good speeches and
suggestions were made in the line Of
road building. Two committees were
appointed, one to solicit subscriptions
Tor work and money to be put on the
road and the other to see nat the
work was. prope and l.. :. money
economically expended. The concen.
sus Of opinion was that the thing most
needed in Lincoln County was good
roads. Mr.. currey thought the tine
people idled away tSaiting for some.
thing to turn up IL put in building
roads, improving farms and increasing
The focks and herds OF the county
II would be far better and the county
more prosperous and then with good
roads to get to markets, no doubt will
result in much good.
Sunday a delegation OF prominent
citizens went to Taft and the Northern
part OF the county to interview the
citizens in relation to voting to ex
tend the Port Districts OF the county
so as to take in all the Northern part
OF the territory. II this is done then
the two Port Districts can be bonded
Tor sufficient sum Of money to make
the county's part in improving the
harbor. 1t is said the timber interests
will pay about sixty per cent of the
cost of the work. The gentlemen who
went en- this mission are Captain Jac
OLSON, Ed. Abbey. Judge Gardner, ]
II. Fitzgerald and b. +. Jones. Som,
Of the delegation will stay in that sec
tion OF the county for week workinl
to get the voters to support the propv
sition at the May election.
Last Sunday Home Guard was or
ganized at the Commercial rooms. L
hat 80 81,
meeting and II. F. Jenkins as secre
tary. Seventy-six persons signed tn
call. Several interesting and patriot
talks were made by different person
present. Mayor Walrad was electe
Captain OF the Company and l.. {
Smith First Lieutenant and l.. {
commissioned officers will be appoint
ed by the Captain. 1t is the purpose @
the Company to receive their uniform
and commence to drill as soon as tn
organization is perfected unless tn
war closes soon the Company may b
needed. The Company can be calle
phg Nhtic III tht Dldlt W SuppTeS
trouble. 1t is subject as | understan
It, to the orders of the Adjutant Ger
eral.
District Attorney c. +. Hawkins an
Deputy Sheriff Ted McElwain wer
in town Tuesday.
Miss Maud Montgomery, one of tn
waiteresses in the dinning room OF tn
Abbey left this morning for her HON
in Dallas. On Sunday farewell part
was rendered her at ID. T. Harding
by the Women Of Woodcraft Of whic
order she is a member. About thirt
persons were present. A lunch wa
served and good time was had b
all present.
The jolly Entertainers from De
moins, Washington, gave two enter
tainments at Newport, Sunday ever
Ing, the Midway Theatre being CROWD
cd, both entertainments were good
Twenty four children are in the trou
ranging from three to sixteen year
and all seemed to be well kept AM
full of fun and good spirits-contente,
with their home and treatment. The,