Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-02-08
SlLETZ

Friday evening the PuDhS
gave an entertainment for the pui-
pose of raising money to BUY equip
ment for the play grounds OF me
school. The High School served Ice !
cream and cake in the upper room
where the various games and plays
were going on under the direction OF
Guy Gibson and Prof. J. s. Coin. In
the plays all took part-even the min
lister and his wife joining In like young
people. The auditorium was well fill
ed with the friends, patrons and chill
dren of the school. The primary pu-
nils served cake, sandwiches and cocoa
in the lower rooms under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Barzee, the primary
teacher. A most enjoyable time was
had by all present. The receipts OF
the evening were s25 above expenses.
This will buy good many needed
things to beautify and fix the play
grounds of the school. The school
has seventy in attendance with eight
pupils in the high school. The high
school teacher, Prof Gorden Pritchard
resigned his position as teacher and
will join the army and go to the
front to fight for human liberty. Miss
Frances Farnham of Portland, has
been employed to take Mr.. Pritchard's
place as teacher in the high school.
A special effort is being made to in
crease the attendance at the Sunday
School. The young ladies have organ
lied company under the insignia Of
the blue ribbon to solicit members for
the school. The young men have also
organized with a red badge and will
solicit in the same way. A handsome
treat will be provided for the winning
side. These young men were. active
workers but the young ladies beat
them by only three members. The
contest closed Sunday. The attend
ance was increased by q and now 1t Is
up to the loosers to furnish nice treat
for the winners side. The schoo
now has an attendance OF about sevty
five and is increasing right along. Al
honor roll will be kept for the boy
that have enlisted in the army and ;
committee was appointed to get tn,
address OF every one of them, so LEI
ters can be wrote to them occasion
ally to let them know they are no
forgotten by the home folks. This /
beautiful patriotic duty. The name
OF all the boys will be secured an
turned over to Fred Wygant, Chairman
OF the committee and this work vii
be attended to. This work believe
being done by the Churches all owe
the country. An Epworth League wa
organized at the Church Sunday ever
ing with 25 members. The followin
officers were elected for the term
Guy Gibson, president; Fred Wygan
first vice-president; Adaline Adam,
second vice-president; Miss Alma Cha
craft, third vice-president; and Mis-
Alpha Thompson fourth vice-presiden
and Miss Mary Gibson, secretary. Tn
League will meet every Sunday at tn
M. E. Church at $3.50 P. M. All youn
people are invited to attend.
A number of people are coming fror
Toledo and Newport to fish In the s
letz river, one OF the best streams 1
the state for fishing. Will Peterso
and Ralph Salvage came over sunda
and had good fishing. They caugi
one hundred splendid salmon troI
measuring all the way from ten to fou
teen inches. Grant King chaperone
the party and caught few fish hi,
self.
see some Of the candidates runnin
for Office have their pictures in the n,
pers and other candidates have no
b. A. Armitage, j. C. Dixon and WI
liam Simpson. candidates for sheril
Should have their pictures in the d
pers. ]. III. II. Andersen has his nj
ture In the papers and II looks FIN
have heard some Of the Siletz ladie
say II the other candidates for sheri
don't put their pictures in the paper
they will not vote for any Of them e.
cept Mr.. Andersen. The ladies' wis
TO see the pictures and they will maxi
their own selections as to who the
VIII vote for, therefore It is up to III
candidates to put on their best bib an
tucker and their best smile and max
the best showing possible. othe
things being equal the ladies' may vol
for the best looking man.