Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-11-22
SILETZ

AeW cillZellS at SlletZ headed
Dy Agent Chalcraft got together
Tor the purpose Of organizing a
Cemetary Association and pur-
chasing a suitable location for a
cemetery. After looking over
several suitable places, a site
was selected on the east side of
Charley Chitco's property about
one mile and half east of the
Agency, which was purchased
and an engineer, M. Wygant, put
10 work Immediately to lay it out
and plat it. 1t is a beautiful
tract of land niar the county
road and because of it's beauty of
location has been named by the
association, Riverside Cemetery.
This should have been done
years ago as Mr.. Chalcraft sug-
gested. The first person to be
purlsd was Brinton Bryant, old
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bryant Of Siletz. The funeral
occurred on Tuesday conducted
by Rev. Walter Ross, pastor of
tne NJ. E. Church of this place.
The funeral was largely attended
by friends and neighbors of the
family The deceased was a
member of a pioneer family that
came to Lincoln county (then
Benton) as early as 1865. locat-
ing homesteads near Nortons.
Three families came at that time
a. }. Porter, Perman Bryant and
Peter Meads, all of which have
Lassed to the great beyond.
These families helped TO open
the trails and build the roads
that the county might be settled
up. Then the mountains were
fuli OF deer, elk, bear, cougecs
ana many other wild animals,
and the rivers were full of fish.
II was indeed the hunters para
disc. At the funeral the follow
Ing members of the family were
present: Mrs. S. J. Altree. Mr..
and Mrs. Austin Altree, Nj. and
Mrs. Ernest Bryant, F. f. Will
hams and daughter, Dortha Will
hams. Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Castle
and the father and mother. Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Bryant, and thre.
Old acquaintances and friends of
the family, Andrew j. Porter.
DIR. Carter and Mrs. Gl ant kmw,
The floral offerings We're very
beautiful, expressing the respect
ana friendship of the donors. i he
following soldiers acted as pail
bearers belong to the Spruce Di-
vision of the Aviation Corps: D.
ID. Countrymen, w. n. Shandorff.
X. T. Murry, J. F. Rafety, Henry
Carlson, Frank Cassairt.
The pioneers who opiled up
this wilderness and laid the
foundations for the building I'D
OF a great common wealth. have
nearly all passed away. When
this country shall have increased
In population and wealth. when
Its rivers and harbors shall have,
been improved and its valleys
and hills threaded with beautiful
prosperous homes, then it will
be that the credit and laurels
Will rest upon the pioneers who
by privations and sufferings
made it possible for such things
to occur.
The enlisted men engaged in
spruce, fir and airplane produc-
ton have been ordered away.
Some Of them want to Toledo
and some to, Newport. Thurs
day evening a social party and
dance wasgiven them by the cit
izens Of this place. They had a
royal good time and as expressed
by them they will always have
pleasant memories of Silet2 and
her people. They were a fine
bunch of boys and win be great
ly missed in this community.
Ten months ago Lieutenant Por-
ter was stationed here with his
company and some Of the SOL
diers have b3en here ever since.
The war started abruptly and
ended in the same way. But
great things have been accom-
plished for humanity and the
world. Whrn it got too rot for
the Kaiser, IL turnnd tail and
run. This showed what kind of
stuff he was made Of. When he
said the Yahks would or could
not fight, he must have changed
his mind, because he abdicated
between two days. He was al
right as long as lie could murder
women and children and help
less people. But when the real
thing got after him he lit out
let no grass grow under his feet
Irwain's characters he mixed