Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-04-12
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public school auditorium on the 9Th
was a great success. The house was
crowded. A short but interesting pro-
gram was prepared by the teachers
and school children. Walter Hall,
manager of the drive, acted as chair
man of the meeting and Miss Farnham
had charge Of the program. The ex-
ercises commenced with the song,
America. Song Over There by the
school. Recitation, Mary Gibson;
song, Goodbye Broadway, Hello
France, by the school; recitation, Or.
iginal poem, My Mother by Sergeant
Wiswell; song, Keep the Home Fires
Burning, by the school; talk on the
Armenian situation by Walter Hall;
recitation, Making the Sparks Fly, by
Lieutenant Porter. This was hum
erous piece and received round OF
applause. The lieutenant was encor.
ed. A Belgian love song by Belgian
soldier, DeLAra. This was an interest
ing number though no one could un-
derstand It except another Belgian
soldier present. Singing Of The Star
Spangled Banner closed this part Of
the program. Then came the selling
of the baskets-thirty in number.
Ralph Hamer was the auctioneer. The
baskets were filled with good eats.
Anyone paying sl.50 or upwards was
entitled to two cups Of cocoa or cof-
fee and to eat with the pretty ladies
who had prepared the basket. The
highest price paid for basket and
the lowest SIPS. The sale OF the
baskets brought s51.75 and the bal
ance to square our quota for Siletz
Valley $500 was collected by Mr..
Hall. This money goes to feed the
Starving Armenian children said to be
100000 Of them whose parents have
been murdered by the unspeakable
Turk and this is part OF the German
High Kultur for they are right in with
the Turks. When you kill Hun he
is dead but when you kill Yank he
Is up again in few days and in the
trenches ready to fight.
Joe Cook an Indian we'll known on
the Siletz died Monday morning aged
about 90 years. Ho belongs to the
Toutoutany tribe one OF the largest
tribes brought on the Reservation by
General Palmer in 1857 after the
close OF the Rogue River War. He
is one OF the few old warriors who is
left that was brought to the reserva.
tion more than sixty years ago. He
was wounded In the fight known as
the Battle OF Hungry Hill by gun
shot which made him q cripple the
balance Of his days. In limping along
he would often say have a good
many ups and downs In this world.
When he surrendered and gave up his
country he submitted to the white
mans laws and his civilization. He
heard the story of the white mans
oibAS d6O
Prof. T. F. Royal who was then princi.
pal and teacher in the Government
school. Joe gave up his wild Indian
ways and superstitions, Joined the
NJ. K. Church and tried from that
time on to live a Christian life. Those
who attended church at that time will
remember how earnest he was in his
prayers that his people might leave off
their old ways and become Christians.
He always used the jargon in his sup.
plications to the Great Spirit. He
was always opposed to the use OF
whiskey by his people and said the
use OF It on the reservation had caus-
ed most OF their troubles, crimes and
degradation. He had seen the young
boys and girls educated in the schools
ruined by the use OF whiskey. The
ten or twelve murders committed on
the reservation was caused by the
use OF whiskey given to them by other
parties. Joe Cook stood against this
kind OF work. The funeral was held
Wednesday at the Methodist Church
conducted by Rev. Walter Ross. pas
tor.
John Thissel OF Tidewater, candi
date on the Republican ticket for
County Commissioner is now visiting
the people Of Siletz in the interests
OF his candidacy. Mr.. Thissel says
he is making no promises but II nom
mated and elected he will to the best
OF his ability work for the good OF the
whole county. He also said there
were two good men running for the
same office, Jay w. Dunn and Chas
II. Pierce and II either one OF them
was elected the county would have q
good commissioner.