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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
HARLAN

Mr.. Loudon came over from Little
Elk to be present at Grange and in.
stall the officers for the coming year
The farmers are taking advantage
OF the nice days to do their blowing
In many places flowers are reported
blooming in the yards, violets, flower
ing ounces, etc.
Sam Grant has returned to Condor
to look after his interests there. He
has rented his farming land here to
Smith Allison and is selling off his
dairy stock.
Mr.. Miller Of Turner has returned
home after a weeks visit with the AL
lisons, former residents OF Turner.
Mr.. Mcmillan visited Harlan last
week and surveyed some new road on
Spout Creek between the E. E. Rorick
and r. M. Young places. This will
be very desirable change as 1t does
away with two crossings of Spout
Greek. .ar...,
Sunday School has been organized
at Harlan to be held during the win.
ter at the hall. This will be a Union
s. s. and the public is cordially in.
vited to attend.
Will Conroy Of Philomath visited
friends on Big Elk last week.
B. F. Grant transferred some land
nis week to his sons, Leonard and
Houstan. Mr.. Grant is dividing I'M
his holdings with his sons.
Frank Davis and son Clarence made
some improvement In the road near
the Davis place last week. B. F.
Grant and Clifford Mcdonald were
also doing some repair work in Tn,
road in the East end of the district
Sam Grant sold a nice Jersey bull
which he got OF the Black. estate to
Jim Blodgett of Blodgett.
Miss Jessie and Louis Brown attend.
ed grange at Harlan Saturday.
Chas. Gator shipped some dressed
hogs to the Portland markets realizing
good price for them.
l.. R. Payne and r. L. Hathaway
were recent Little Elk visitors.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
BAYvIEW

Mrs. A. Simonson came home from
Seattle last Saturday where she has
been visiting her mother for several
weeks.
e. S. Oakland made a business trim
to Toledo one day last week.
Miss j. Hanson was a visitor at the
Fred McWillis home Sunday.
Miss Edna Geinger. stayed over night
with Miss ]. Hanson last Tuesday.
Mrs. Sheppard and children visited
with F. Huntsucker last Sunday.
Mrs. ]. r. Walker visited with Mrs.
Oakland Wednesday.
Miss Edna Geinger and Miss J.
Hanson visited with Mrs. X. Hendrick.
son last Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Twombly was a visitor at the
Briggs home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens were visitors
at the Fred McWillis home Sunday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
UPPER BEAVER

Mrs. E. r. Vennum and daughter and
Mrs. F. A. Mowres arrived here Satur.
day. Mr.. Vennum and Mr.. Mowers are
coming later and are going to make
their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Lewis and son,
Francis and Mrs. w. C. Lewis were
guests at the Rhoades home sunday.
Miss Della Trapp visited at the Van
ell home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Peterson and
family spent Sunday evening at the
Rhoades home.
H. G. Rhoades, H. Wood and Mrs. A.
Peterson and daughters, Hester and
Josephine made a trip to Newport
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Peterson and baby are Wis
iting friends and relatives in Oyster
City at this writing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
SCHOONER CREEK
Ito Late For Last Week.

We are having some more rain after
a few days Of spring weather.
A. Orlinger was in Taft on business
Thursday.
We have but one mail carrier from
Salmon River now. Sim Burton has
sold out and Melvan Burton is carrying
alone now, every day.
People in this neighborhood have
quit shipping cream on account Of the
mail stage not being able to handle It.
They will have to make butter and
sent 1t out by parcel post.
We all mourn the loss OF our friend
and neighbor, FIR. Jinkens who passed
away Thursday afternoon.
We have heard that Walter A. Nc.
IClintock has traded his house and lot
here on the creek to a fellow in Port
land who intends to use It as a sum
mer resort.
We are having the most high water
In this neighborhood this season than
there has been for years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bones were
guests at the Derby home on Drift
Creek Saturday.
Miss Bernice Welsh and Abe Liswig
spent Saturday evening and Sunday at
the Bones home on the Creek.
A Union Sunday School has been
organized at Taft, Sunday, January the
18th being the first meeting.
Tom Hill was in Taft on business
Friday.
1vor Saarenpaa was at Taft Satur.
day after his mail.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
SILETZ

A meeting of the Red Cross chapter
held at the Government School Build
Ing, Tuesday evening, January % for
the purpose effecting a permanent
organization and to resume the work
of the chapter for one other term. E.
L. Chalcraft was elected chairman OF
the meeting and Robert DePoe secre.
tary. The first thing in order was
the election Of permanent officers. Mr..
Chalcraft was elected president Of the
society; Mrs. Anna Borzee first vice.
president; Ralph Hamar second vice
president; and Miss Alice Chalcraft
third vice-president; Robert DePoe
secretary and Mrs. Grant King treas.
urer. Report Of subscriptions for the
year was 1920 full amount collected
$126. We hope the work of the Red
Cross at Siletz this year will be better
than last. The plan is to furnish as
many comforts as possible to the SOL
dier boys at the front when they 20
into the fight next spring.
Some Of the Indian people think be.
cause they are wards of the Govern.
ment should not be subject to the
draft while about fifteen Of the young
Indian men volunteered to fight for
the liberty of their country. Some Of
them are already in France but none
OF the Indian people want it under.
stood that they are not patriotic but
they do not want to cross the ocean
to strange land and a strange people
to fight but II our enemies come to
this country and attempt to take our
homes and make US slaves we will
fight to the death.
Manager W. S. Hall wishes to thank
all who assisted in the drive and all
OF the patriotic people who contribu.
ted to the cause.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
SCHOONER CREEK

We are having some good weather
for change-looks like spring.
There will be basket social and
dance at Taft next Saturday, Jan. 26.
Miss odom the Drift Creek school
teacher. has been visiting neighbors
here Friday. Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Derby spent
Saturday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bones.
A large crowd was ON the beach SUI.
day enjoying the winter sun.
Archie Stephens is back from Calf.
ornia where he has been to visit his
sick father. He says his father is very
low and not expected to last long.
VIM. Combest is back home again.
He is talking of putting up a sawmill
on his place.
John Koski has his little mill in run.
ming order now. He has sawed several
thousand feet already hear.
The boat S. T. Smith is in harbor
at Taft now. This is her maiden trip
she has a cargo of 103 tons aboard
when she arrived. She is unable to
leave now on account of the bar.
Mr.. Parker, the man who built the
S. T. Smith is intending to make two
more boats this summer.
Fred Dofferoswky spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. Bones.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
BRIDGE MEETING
CREATES ENTHUSIASM

The meeting held at the Courthouse
iast saturday afternoon for the MIR.
pose OF deciding on the location OF the
oridge connecting up the north and
south ends OF the county, brought out
large number of enthusiastic boo,t.
ers, 1t being conservatiyely estimated
tnat Z5o taxpayers were present. They
came from Elk City, Siletz, Newport
Una, Beaver Creek, Drift Creek and
Big Elk, all eager and willing to nut
their shoulders to the wheel to for.
ward this proposed Improvement. Tn
talking with several of them before
ana after the meeting they pointed
out that 1t was a most vital matter
70 them, that 1t depended upon wheth.
er this bridge was built as to whether
they remained In the county and de.
Veloped their ranches, because IL there
was no bridge they could not get their
produce out to market.
w. p. McGee was selected as chair
man OF the meeting and ]. w. Parrish
acted as secretary.
Attorney B. F. Jones of Newnor, nv.
planned that the original petitions ask.
Ing for this bridge had been killed bv
the action Of the viewers. who re.
ported favoring location farther east
and did not report on the location ask.
ed for In the petition at all. Mr.. Jones
said that the meeting would have to
decide where they wanted the bridge
and then either draw up new petitions
or else secure the right OF way. &c.
Dixon Of Elk City moved that the
bridge be located at what is known as
the Butler crossing. which is the same
site as was favored in the original ne.
titions. This motion created much en-.
thusiasm and was Immediately second.
ed and put through.
Chauncey Ohmart OF ona and J. y.
Thomas and A. T. Peterson Of Toledo
were appointed by the chairman as a
committee to draw up new petitions
and circulate same, also to see what
can be done with regards to secur.
Ing right OF way.
County Judge Miller was present
and stated to the gathering that the
Court was ready to build this bridge
whenever the necessary rIght.of.way
could be secured. He also proposed
that II might be a good plan for the
meeting to suggest those whom they
desired the Court to appoint as view.
srs. s. T. Loudon Of Eddyville was
suggested rs one. No other nomina.
lions were made. and the motion was
iever seconded and put to a vote.
This bridge will do much 10 dew .lope
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

Items taken from the files Of the
Leader Of that date.
A petition asking that Silas Howell,
be appointed agent at Siletz has been
circulated in this vicinity.
The steamer Richardson brought IN
n load OF passengers to attend court
last Monday.
y slight shock OF earthquax, was
felt at Toledo about three o'c,,cs p. NJ.
Tuesday. The shock was also noticed
In other parts Of the county.
shipment OF stone from the
Rochester quarry to San Francisco was
made on the last steamer.
The Pioneer quarry is sending some
fine stone to Frisco now days. The
stone is taken from the south ledge
and the quality is excellent.
Petitions for federal Offices are fly.
Ing thick around here these days.
Among those that have been clrcu.
lated were DR.. Carter's Silas Howell's,
Frank Stanton's and II. L. Huffman's,
for Indian Agent and Ed. Stanton's
for Toledo postoffce.
Herman Horning, the 14-year.ou
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Horning,
met with fall last Saturday night
which will lay him up with a broken
arm for time. He was coming down
the walk from the Copeland corner.
and slipped and fell on the railroad
track fracturins his right arm Just
above the wrist. He was taken into
Krogstad's drug store. and DR.. Parent
reduced the fracture. Herman is un.
fortunate with his right arm, having
fractured It once before above the el.
bow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
ROCK CREEK

Mr.. Pettycrew visited W. A. Craw
fords Monday.
Howard Southwell was in Norton,
Friday.
Chas. Schmitt was home from Cox,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker left for Falls
City Saturday where they will make
their home.
Henry Zbinden's roaa cart is in run.
ming order again and he has quit driy.
Ing through the mud on high.
Mr.. Streitmatter made a business
trip to Toledo Monday.
Mr.. Cox returned home from the
Valley where he has been looking for
n location. He expects to move TO
Falls City soon.
w. G. oston was in Nortons satur.
day.
Mrs. w. A. Crawford visited Hors.
falls Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Ross was up from siletz Sun.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
MRS. o. F. JACOBSON
DIED WEDNESDAY MORNING

Mrs. Julia Jacobson, wife of Captain
o. +. Jacobson, passed away at her
home In Newport Wednesday morning.
after a short illness, death being
caused by pneumonia.
Funeral services were held this
morning, being conducted by the Rev.
Rice OF Portland, at the Jacobson
home. with interrment in the Newport
cemetery.
A large number of Toledo friends
went down to attend the services, the
Steamer Newport making the trip.
Mrs. Jacobson was the daughter Of
Ex'County Judge John Fogarty Of
Newport. and leaves to mourn her loss
the husband, three sons and two
daughters, her father and mother. and
two brothers, Jack Fogarty OF Yaquina,
and Frank Fogarty OF Astoria.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
VENTlON THIS WEEK

On Saturday and Sunday, January
18th and 9th. Sunday School Con.
vention and Rally will be held at New.
port. Delegates are expected from all
Sunday Schools in the county and
prominent Sunday School workers will
be present to make this Convention
a grand success. Among the speakers
Will be, M. A. Danenhower, Director
OF the State Sunday School Association
who will come from Portland.
Everyone interested in Sunday
School affairs is urged to attend this
Convention. Entertainment will be
provided for those attending from
distance.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
REAL ESTATE FIRM
MAKES FIRST SALE

The first transfer of property to be
consumated by the Lincoln County Ex.
change was made Tuesday, Thomas
Hennesy OF Eddyville purchasing forty
acres formerly owned by G. B. McClus-
key. and located mile or so west Of
Toledo. Mr.. Hennesy expects to run
goats on the tract.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25

John Akin departed for Toledo Tues
day morning where he expects to work.
Mrs. Eveline Baker spent Sunday
afternoon at her sisters Mrs. Agnes
Isaacson.
Miss Katie Porter and her two sis
ters Bessie and Sarah spent Sunday at
Mr.. and Mrs. McGuire's.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25

day holding services at Upper Farm.
Henry Scott has been sick this week
hope he feels better after a while.
Henry Zbinden butchered a beef last
week and was selling 1t at Orton and
Upper Farm.
. A. l.. Crawford was home from the
Radiant ranch Sunday.
Darwin Nash was here looking for
cattle last Monday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
WANTS THE LEADER

Fort Coe, WASH,
Jan. 18th, 1918.
Dear SIR
Thought would drop you a line as
| am sending rs cents for the subscrip-
tion of the Leader. am way out here
serving the good old U. S. A. as head
cook and feel as though | want to
know what's going on at or in my home
country. 4,
I've been in the service since April
the Sth, 1917 with the 10th Co. of III.
lamook and held my job as head cook
every since.
Send paper soon as possible.
Yours truly
Tony Reed,
10th Co. o. C. A., Fort Coe, Wash.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25

Question Box and Discussion, conduct
ed by Mrs. Danenhower; 3:15 Special
Music; $3.50 The Best Thing in our
Sunday School; Each Delegate to
speak for his School. Sunday Even
ing (Union Service) 1880 Devotional
Service; 500 Announcements and Of
fering; Sis Address "The World View
Mrs. Danenhower.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
WILL HAVE BIG DANCE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY FIRST

The Toledo High School Entertain.
ment Club is making arrangements
for big dance to be held on the
evening Of Friday, February 1st, 1918.
A corvallis orchestra of three pieces
will furnish music. No square dances
will be danced. Tickets for dance 81.
Supper will be served by the high
school girls at 15 cents per plate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
GIRLS WIN-BOYS LOSE

The basket ball games played at
Newport last Friday evening resulted
In another victory for the local high
school girls and another defeat for the
high school boys. This gives the
championship to the Toledo girls and
to the Newport boys.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial services will be held at
Elk City. Sunday. January s7th. at
2;ao p. M. by Rev. Pratt Of NeunoA
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-01-25

the large section lying between the Ca
quina and Alsea rivers, and the people
residing therein are becoming impa-
tinnt for a way to get out.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16
POVERTY ASSAILS RUMANIA
Peasants Near Battleline Suffer
 ! Great PriVatiOnS

kCorresp of the Asso. Pressl Jassy, Rumania, Dec. 20.-Extreme poverty and suffering exists among |efugees and peasants in the little mountain villages htat are so numer- bus just back of the Rumanian-G Ger 1nan battlo line. In large number B,f cases the refugees are without ]; shoes and without shelter of any Eind many of them being compelled Ro live in the fields and to endure the Exposure of the prevailing cold au- luma nights. Often their clothing consists only of a few thin ragged lotion garments that give scarcely E my warmth to their wasted bodies. A1heir situation is rendered the more Rrecarious by the fact that the dis #ricts in which they are living are &ubject to frequent artillery fire and &D bombing by airplanes.
 Those who are fortunate enough to Aaye even the poor comfort of shell Fer in the shattered adobe houses that @enain standing are in almost every %nstance living under conditions of the knost wretched misery. Forced sud
 &enly by the exigencies of the mili- situation to abandon their for #ner homes, they have found even se- N erer hardships awaiting them in the
 s sesosated districts to which they have HIed: for in these small villages thert &s neither anything to sustain life nol #hat medical care which often would
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16

save life. All doctors are needed on the front, and these unfortunate peo- pie, who might otherwise be useful factors to society if properly cared for, are left either to struggle alone with the ravages of famine and dis ease or to die of starvation.
 Bread Twice a Week.
 In some villages the refugees and peasants receive bread twice a week; in others none at all. It is true that a scant supply of corn meal is ob- tainable by application to government agencies, but this slender staple for every meal is not calculated to give strength and sustenance to people already reduced to the last extremity of Restitution by the loss of their ma- terial belongings and the financial support usually given them by hus- bands or sons or brothers now serv- ing their country. In two instances refugees were observed picking in the fields a kind of wild grass, which they eat, but which in America we would think only of feeding to catle.
 Tho most pathetic case of suffering and want was witnessed in the little village Of Soltiu, in the District of Putna. In g. squallid shack of wood
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16

lowing the instinct of self-preserva- ton, would go to places at least free from the terrors of actual warfare; but with a hope borne of confidence In the bravery of the Rumanian army and its ability to drive back the Ger mans, these simple. guileless peasants continue to finger in the danger zones believing that soon the German army will be forced to withdraw and that the population will be able to return to their deserted homes
 On the other hand, there are some who realize the great jeopardy in which they arc placing themselves by
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16

and mud were three little children on the point of exhaustion for lack Of proper care and food. They were or phans. The mother had lately died of typhus, which has blighted nearly the whole Of Rumania: the father was serving at the front, and little girl of 10 was acting as mother to two tiny tots of and '. The young est child was lying helpless on bag on stone floor, q tragic spectacle of famine and disease.
 A second case, which was only typi- cal of numberless others, was ob- served in a dilapidated house no larger than the ordinary American bedroom. There was nq glass in the windows. The roof waS full of holes. Elsewhere in the house the open spaces were stuffed with rags. Hero there were 10 persons crowded to- gether under conditions of squalor and misery. Bags and tattered patch quilts formed the only coverings op the makeshift beds.
 Sons in Army.
 One of the inmates was an elderly woman who had recently lost her husband, but whose pride it was to have three sons serving in the army.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16
Noted Authority Says Uric Acid From Meat Irritates
 the Bladder.

Meat forms uric acid which excites and oVerworks the kidneys in their ef- forts to filter it from the system. Reg ular eaters of meat must flush the kid neys occasionally. You must relieve them like you relieve your bowels; re- moving all the acids waste and poison. else you feel a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of sediment; the channels often get irritated, abliging you to get up two or three times during the night.
 To neutralize these irritating acids and flush off the body's urinous waste get about four ounces of lad Salts from any pharmacy; take a table breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine and bladder disorders disappear. This famous salts is made from the acid Of grapes and lemon juice combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop bladder irritation. lad Salts Is inexpensive, harmless and makes a delightful cffervescent lithia water drink which millions of men and women take now and then thus avoid ing serious kidney and bladder diseases.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-16

For this solemn contribution to the cause of her country, however, she had not even the small reward from her government of a decent existence. She had no food beyond a few hand fuls of cornmeal. She was a spectre of famine. Her face was drawn and pinched and her countenance so in- expressibly sad that it told it's own silent tale of the terrible hardships she and her nine companions in the house were enduring.
 One of her children, a helpless mite of 8, lay under the clay stove, in which there was a feeble fire, slowly succumbing to pellagra. The otheI nine occupants, most of them children, were pathetic figures of poverty and misery.
 There probably are thousands of cases equally as extreme or even worse. The observer could easily see, with this tragic picture before him, why typhus had taken such a terrible toll of life last winter. The houses visited here were in most cases dirty and unsanitary and offered the most