Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-03-30
NEWPORT

IL. II. Vader OF Agate Beach was
brought before Justice Berry's Court
charged with a statuary crime COM
mitted on the person of his adopted
daughter. girl Of about 13 years.
District Attorney C. e. Hawkins and
his deputy George B. McCluskey act
Ing for the State. He confessed the
crime and was bound over in the sum
OF $1,000. to appear at the Circuit
Court that meets in August for trial.
Charles Gardner and wife next went
on his bond. George T. Smith Of the
same place was charged by the girl
with the same. He waved examination
and was bound over to appear in the
Circucit Court at the same time, also.
His bond was also fixed at $1,000, Otl
Holgate going on his bond.
James Mcdonald. travelling sales
man for Blake McFall Company, Port
land. came to Newport on the 18th.
and registered At the Abbey on Mon.
day evening following ne was last seen
at Nye Creek by himself going to-
wards the beach. This was at seven
o'clock juust about dusk, since then
he has not been seen. Ted McElwain
Deputy Sheriff. is in town looking
the matter up but so far nothing is
known OF his whereabouts.
The Blake McFall Co. sent a rep
resentative In here this evening (Tues-
day. to ascertain II possible, the fate
Of their popular salesman, James G..
Mcdonald, who so mysteriously dis
appeared here q week ago last Monday
evening. He was last seen by Miss
Rinard Of McMinnville. Miss Rinard
Is staying in her cottage at Nye Beach.
She noticed nothing wrong in Mr.. Nc
Donald's actions.
Lemuel Z. Davis was born In In
diana, September 5th, 1892 and died at
his home on South Beach, March 22d,
1917, aged "a years, 6 months and II
days. Deceased came to Oregon with
OK teams in a train of AZ wagons, Oc-
tober 18th, 1S47 and took up donation
land claim OF GAO acres three miles
northwest of where Eugene is now
located near the main road leading up
through the Valley. 1t is said Mr..
Davis was the second family to To-
cate in Lane county. The Davis home
at first was a log cabin nesting in a
grove Of gigantic fir trees surrounded
with the wigwams of a hundred Gala
pooya Indians. And here the family
commenced to build q home long be.
fore Eugene was thought OF. AS
soon as L. E. came of age he took a
claim Of 800 acres adjoining his fath.
ers place. In August 1852 he was
Joined in wedlock with Miss Mary ].
Ogle and in 1866 he disposed OF his
farm and moved to Yaquina Bay and
took homestead on South Beach
where he lived up to the time OF his
death. Mrs. Davis died about three
years ago since then he has lived on
the old homestead with his son, Tracy.
The Davis train came to Lane County
through the Southern route via the
Cow Creek Canyon and suffered many
hardships and disappointments before
reaching their destination. The train
was in charge Of Captain Benjamin S.
Davis, the father Of this sketch. The
mother OF l.. Z. Davis was a woman Of
remarkable courage and character. II
can be said of her that none OF that
group Of early pioneer women were
held In higher esteem than Mrs. Davis.
Among the people whom she helped.
she was called the Good Angel" For
many years she was the only physician
In the country. Although she was not
u graduate in medicine she had the
natural gift of nursing and taking care
OF the sick and diagnosing diseases
and good knowledge OF the simple rem.
edies and knew how to apply them.
ouo btiuoh ioot u pdticut. cHc uiu
all the abstetrical work for miles about
and seldom had any bad results. Night
or day, rain or shine this generous
hearted woman never refused to at
tend the sick. Money In those days
was scarce and but few could pay for
her services, yet Mrs. Davis never re.
fused correspond to the call of suffering
humanity. The thought uppermost In
her mind was to relieve the sick ana
with this feeling she rode across the
vallies, through the dark forests and
over the hills that she might keep
some one from distress. Often this
was done in the darkness OF the night
without an escort. Mrs. Davis with
all the hardships she went through
lived to a good old age 81 years, she
having spent her life for the good Of
others. L. e. Davis had many OF the
traits Of his mother, honorable. gener-
GUS and hospitable. Few people lived
better than he. Mrs. Davis was good
cook. His table was always set with
the best the market afforded and after
all Is II not fact that what we eat,