Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-10-17
SlLETZ

four miles from the Agency, near the
road going to the Upper Farm. A
large amount of cedar timber is lo-
Gated in this section, especially on
Sans Creek and Upper Siletz, enough
timber to keep a small mill going for
ten years. This is very important as
people all thru the Valley need shing-
les. Lumber is also badly needed for
fencing and building purposes.
This county is starting on a new
life and new blood by the incoming
settlers who wish to make homes here
and soon other industries will be start.
ed. This valley is the home Of the
evergreen and logan berries. Plans
are being made to put out large acre.
ages of this fruit. A few years ago
people were trying to get rid Of the
evergreen blackberry, but now Il is
considered the most valuable Of small
FRUITS l don't know when this berry
was started in this county or who
brought it here. Some 40 or so years
ego man by the name Of Daniel
Howery took a homestead on Big Elk
river, about four miles above Elk City
He got two or three-hundred ever
green plants and set them out on his
homestead. trestled them up and cult
waited them like you would logan
berry. The ground was damp, just
such soil as the berry requires. The
SNshes grew and the canes would run
.tut ten to fifteen feet, but Mr.. Howery
kept them trimmed down and by doing
this the berry grew large and luscious,
full OF juice. Mr.. Howery made jan,
Jelly and wine out OF these berries
and il WIS OF TIE finest quality. These
berries should be cultivated. They do
SO much better. Thousands OF dollars
have already been paid for the ,icSing
Of this fruit in this county and the in
dustry is just in its infancy At s
cents per pound a girl or boy can
make 50 or 81 per day picking black
berries. Now don't know Just who
introduced this berry into this county
but IL 1t was Daniel Howery he should
have a monument built to his memory
II any one knows how the evergreen
blackberry got started in this county,
l wish he would speak out and let u
know.
James F. Roberts and Bert Robins
will open a pool saloon and copfec-
tiouary store in the building formerly
occupied by Billie Metcalf. The build
ing is being repainted, partioned, dis
infected and thoroughly cleaned be-
fore it will be occupied by the new
firm. The title Of the firm will be
-'Robins G. Roberts,
Three gentlemen by the names OF
G. F. Brayer, from Indiana, Victor
Brunner and F. d. Roser, from Silver
ton, have been camped for week at
Joe Casons, putting in their time fish
ing the Slletz river and it's tributaries
they are having the time of their lives.
A few days ago they caught 81 pounds
OF fish in three hours. Three big Chi
nook salmon and the remainder Of the
catch was beautiful speckled trout
These gentlemen not only enjoy the
fishing, but our splendid climate, beau
tifm scenery, rich soil, and the pure
sparkling waters that rush from our
mountain sides in thousand streams.
The M. e. Church and parsonage
are being put in splendid condition.
The former will have a new founda-
tion, new roof, painted on the outside
and papered on the inside from top to
bottom and the latter will have new
underpining and new porch. The
roof is already new. When finished
up this will be one of the incest church
properties in the county. t..
Private Harry Borden, 92 Inf, 4th
Div, Canadian, of Portland, Oregon,
and Mr.. Floyd Graggs, of Hood River.
stopped at Siletz while ON their. way
from Falls City to Toledo. Near the
summit their car received a bad break
up on account of the bad roads and
they had to leave it. It will cost them
$75 TO get their car repaired. This
young Canadian soldier had some hard
stories to tell of the German brutali-
ties and cruelities. He saw two Can
adian soldiers that had been crucified
in a building, two Belgium women that
had been impalled on the walls of a
house with bayonets, and children
with their hands cut off. Canada sent
q brave lot of boys to help fight for
liberty and civilization. How can the
German War Lords settle the account
on the great day of reckoning?
DR.. James Moore Dist. Supt., held
the First Quarterly Conference at ST.
letz Saturday. The financial condition
was good. Rev. Walter Ross was re-
turned with a raise in his salary of
$3.50. The work of the church is also
IN fpo condition chipkpn dinnar