Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-05-17
SlLETZ

SlLETZ
Several visitors came over
Sunday in their autos to spend |
the day fishing, picnicing and
strolling along the shady banks !
OF the Siletz river. Among
them We noticed Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Thomas of Newport; Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. McCluskey, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Schwartz, and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Arnold, all
from Toledo. This party went
as far as Eucher mountain, pass
ing over the new planked>road.
1t Is a pleasant drive and all re-
port a most excellent time. j
did not learn the number Of fish
caught but they must have got
a lot Of the speckled beauties.
A person can go now as far as
Mowrey's as the road is in
fair condition. The fishing Is
good all along the river. 1t Is al
so just as good on the Upper
Farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Foreman Of Sa-
lem were in during the week to
visit Mrs. Foreman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Brassfield.
They came through in about five
hours. They said the roads were
fairly good except the new road
ON Pioneer mountain and be-
tween Toledo and Siletz. Said
the travel to Lincoln County
would be good this year.
The spruce industry and the
building of railroads, sawmills
and the Improvement of the
harbor makes Lincoln one of the
most prosperous counties in the
state. The resources of the
county, is just now being devel-
oped and it is fortunate that we
have so much of the timber that
can be used in building ships and
alrplanes to aid in bringing the
world war to successful termi-
nation. The Huns are on the go
and We must keep them goin,y,
till the job is finished. We are
glad Lincoln county can take
such an active part in this great
work. l am told that not less
than 1,S00 of Uncle Sans SOL
diers will be employed in this
county working at the saw
mills, building railroads and
getting out spruce timber. The
work is now better managed and
more systematized than it was AT
the start when everything was
new and in the worst part of the
season for wet, disagreeable
weather.
Mothers Day was observed at
the Church Sunday. A shor.
song service and the reading of
the proclamation of President
wilson designating May 18th of
eacn year as Mothers Day, by
Mrs. Barzee. The pastor made
some remarks in regard to the
great sacrafics mothers are
making to send their sons to
europe to take part in the great
night that is now going on for the
preservation of liberty and de-
mocracy in the world. White
flowers were very much in evil
dence and flags were displayed
from many Of the houses. The
mothers-God bless them
nave always took an active part
IN all our wars for liberty and
humanity. In the Revolutionary
war the women worked in the
nelds, took care Of the home and
the children while their sons and
husbands went to fight for liber-
~ and humanity. And 1t was
the same in the Civil war when
they Joined the Christian and
sanitary commissions to help
take care OF the sick and wound
ed soldiers on the battle fields
and in the hospitals and now
millions of the women of Amer
lea are working for ths Red
cross that Is doing so much to
help support and relieve the sick
and wounded soldiers at the bat
tie front. The mothers, too
much cannot be said for them
Kaiser Bill will in the end have
to give up. The Indians saw
when the war, is over "Bill"
aught to be put In a big cage of
barbed wire and a lot of lions
turned In on him and let them
fight 1t out.