Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-10-31
SILETZ

Sunday, 26th, was Sunday school
Rally Day at Siletz. Subject, youth
and the New Day" The church was
beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves and ferns. The vargated color
of the vinemaple leaves predominant
ing. The preparation of the program
and the decorations of the room was
done by Mrs Walter Ross, Mrs Bert
Robinson and Mrs Barzee Twenty
three families were represented in the
pageant and thirty-four persons took
part in the. program. David Calvert
led in the old day which was going out
and represented autocracy, hatred, re-
venge, brutality, malice, tyranny, ig-
norance, anarchy and Bolsheism, the
very opposite Of Democracy, rule OF
the people and the new day, led by
Rose Gwynn, which represented love,
friendship, truth, humanity, tiyiliza-
tion and democracy. Rev. Walter Ross
had charge of the singing, Miss Alice
Chalcraft presiding at the piano.
Where each performer did so well it
is invidious to make comparisons.
" S. Hall represented the Church and
Christ 1t was well arranged and
splendidly carried out. The seating
capacity of the church was taxed TO
the limit.
U. c. Brock, Appraiser of the Fed
eral Land Board from Spokane, Wash,
arrived at Siletz Thursday evening and
before Friday morning was appraising
land that had been offered by farmers
as security for Federal loans. He has
been kept busy riding every day and
expects to finish his inspections of
these farms by Tuesday of next week.
By invitation Mr.. Brock took dinner
at the Grange Hall Saturday. He ex-
pressed himself as being highly pleas
ed with his visit and especially for the
good dinner that was prepared. He
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cheering words of the Grange and
the beautiful Siletz valley. Said the
climatic conditions made it an ideal
place for planting the Loganberry
This is the coming industry. The de-
mand for loganberry juice, jam and
jelly could not now be supplied and
the demand will increase as the years
go by.
Mr.. John D. Rolvwed and Mr. Louis
Larson, Of Shaunwon, Canada, are
here on visit at the home of Mr.
Thompson, old time friends These
gentlemen are looking for land and
are very pleased with Siletz. The
farmland is increasing in value right
along. The Federal Loan Agent val
ues this farm land at $3.50 per acre
Some of it has been sold at S160 pei
acre and this same land could moi
be bought again for near that price.
Rev. Walter Ross, Bert Down and
Joe Cason went to Euker Mt. to hunt
deer and other big game. We have
not learned what success these MIN
rods have had, but if the deer are wise
they will move away back in the big
mountains ard stay there until the
danger is over
Miss Renie C. Arnold, stenographer
a. the Agency, has resigned her posi-
tlon in the Office and may engage in
teaching. Miss Marjorie Ball has been
selected to fill the place and has al
ready entered upon the duties of the
Office.
Siletz, with the spirit of progress
went over the top in subscribing to
the Roosevelt Memorial Fund. The
quota for the county was 500. Siletz
raised $24, or nearly one-fourth of tn;
amount.
The birthday of Theodore Roosevelt
was fittingly observed at the public
school, Monday 9th. A fine program
of patriotic songs, essays on the life
of Roosevelt, short speeches and de
clamations by the younger pupils
exemplifying the spirit and dash Of thu
Rough Riders, and the energy, courage
honor and patriotism Of the grea
leader. The Indians as we'll as the
whites subscribed to the fund. DR.
Carter delivered the address and Prof
Miller had charge of the program
Our folks, like Theodore Roosevelt
believe in one hundred per cent Amer
icanism. Fifty-seven of the Silet;
public school, including the teachers
subscribed to the fund. Thirty-thret
of the citizens of Siletz subscribed t
the fund.
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