Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-07-27
FIEGLES CREEK
Having is in full blast.

c. F. Lindley's who is doing
strenuous work preparing for
the homecoming of Mr.. Walker
and family.
Clarence Davis hauled lumber
and supplies for Mr.. Lindley Fri
day.
Miss Gladys January of Ore
gon City visited her cousins,
Blanch and Percy Mulvany last
week incidentally getting some
Photographic views of our woods
and hills and creeks.
We are indebted to Mrs. Belle
Boies of Corvallis for a recent
study contribution in lace pat
terms also the National Geo.
graphic Magazine donated by
Miss Eta Boies. In conjunction
with educational matters | would
like to draw your especial atten-
ton to the last will and testa-
ment of the late Captain John T.
Apperson just made public.
refer to the Apperson o. A. T..
scholarship. Happy the lad or
lass who may win this scholar
ship given from the depths of
his kind heart-a heart deprived
of the educational advantages
enjoyed by so many-I've seen
his heart bleed for the wish of
higher culture. Do you remem-
Der the words of Neville Land
ess in Chas. Dickens Edwin
brood? "Stinted of education .
AS a man thinks so is he"
Therefore the mental uplift of
our youths was Captain Apper-
sons ruling passion in death.
John T. Apperson himself child
less served on the Board during
my grammar grades and barring
one or two mediocre teachers he
chose only those of undoubted
merit from such quarters as Buff
falo, N. Y; Wooster, Ohio; Ad-
rian, Mich; Industrial School of
Ills, which | believe is situated at
Urbauna; Mrs. Mary Johnson
pioneer teacher from Sing Sing,
N. Y; Mrs. Johnson was the
daughter of Prof. Post and con-
temporaneous with the Failings
OF Portland. Last to mention
but not least although not in ex-
act routine-Judge Noble Ran
dali. Can other eight graders
show a braver symposition of
teachers? What an insight into
ideals of a man who rose in
spite of handicaps to help build
character for others. l only hope
| carried a mite away with me.
Did | or did l not? VIII you?
Saturday being Grange day
We convened at the store build
ing loaned us by Brother I. r.
Payne for hall purposes. Con-
siderable work was necessary to
get 1t into going order. Messrs.
Briggs, Hathaway, Gator, Davis,
Arthur, Branderberry, Black and
Lillard assumed the roll of car.
penters at which to Judge by the
din, they made a pretty good
fist. Mrs. Thomason and Mrs.
Arthur Mutt & Jeff being busy
souls pottered between store and
hall selecting and carrying with
their hands such articles as
wash basins, water pals, brooms
and the like. 1t is good to be in
unity. Mutt & jeff are prett,
good scouts alright, alright. At
ter the carpenters came to the
end of their tether Mesdames
Thomason, Arthur, Hathaway,
Gator, Mitchles, Davis, Briggs
and Mulvany produced some
viands to appease them consist
ing of sandwiches, pickles, tarts,
smear case, pie, cake, lemonade,
coffee, oranges and chicken.
believe however they observed
the conventionalities by consum.
ing the chicken along about the
first OF the repasi We proved a
former statement of mine con-
corning the way to a mans good
opinion. | believe it was Davis
who said he could stand about
three more such feeds. There
was a public program: Mrs.
|Thomason and Mrs. Arthur gave
readings; Blanche Mulvany re-
cited "Our Hired Girl" by Riley
tnd When Willie Got His Pieces
Mixed" She did not get her
| pieces mixed. Percy Mulvany
gave Riley's "Raggedy Man
and a talk on matrimony I'm
which inferred he held that
state in contempt preferring
bachelordom. We all would il
his word painting were true.
Probably like the old skinilin.
who said: Il don't care for Ger.
Iemony, | didn't care for matri-
mony but jest give me the ready
money" Amen and then we'd
all be jitneys Huh? The hall
proved to have splendid accous-