Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-04-11
SILETZ

Inc lauleS OF SlletZ met at the par
sonage March 9th and organized a
Ladies Aid. The first aid ever organ
lied at Siletg, notwithstanding the
Methodist Episcopal Church has been
organized here since 1874. At one
time the membership consisted of
one hundred and fifty persons, mostly
Indians. The Sunday school had AZ
average of eighty or more in attend
ance. The leading Indians and head
chiefs attended the school. Among
them we may mention Tyee George
Harvey, Chief Joshua, De Poe Charley,
Tyee Jim, Alec Ross, Joe and Jake
Cook, Tyee Joe, Tyee Jessie and many
others Among the women we may
mention klamath Anna, Maggie Har-
ney, Nettie Adams, Agnes Pier and
many others whose names | do not
now remember When Sunday school
and church we're dismissed it looked
like city congregation of we'll dressed
people. The order and discipline were
like well ordered community. These
were the halcyon days of the reserva-
tion. The following ladies' were elect
ed officers OF the Ladies Aid Presi-
dent, Mrs. Walter Ross; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs E. l.. Chalcraft; Secretary,
Mrs. NJ. E. Elkins; Treasurer, Mrs.
Swisher. The first thing the Ladies'
did was to plan for work. The Aid is
to meet the first and third Wednesdays
Of the month. Last Wednesday they
met with Mrs Brassield AMI planned
to give a chicken pie supper at the
Government school house Friday even
ing, April 4th, served in the cafeteria
fashion. The menu was as follows:
Chicken pie, mashed potatoes, :.
Chicken pie, mashed potatoes, sand
wiches. pumpkin and squash pie, salad,
cocoa and coffe. The crowd was fair
anl n most pleasant social evening was
spent. The net proceeds was $3.50,
which will be used to paint and i'm
prove the church building. The people
here stand together when 1t comes TO
anything TO improve the community.
When new progressive civilized people
come into a neighborhood they like 70
see good farms, churches and schools
and II they don't see such evidence
of prosperity, they are likely to move
on to more inviting places. We must
60 ahead or go back. The people Of
Sileu are going ahead.
Road Supervisor Mowery will extend
the grade from NIahonies down the
river about one mile. to the Stemple
place. This will connect with deep
water so boats can run there at any
stage of water. Here you have a
large plot Of level land, good place
TO keep cars an1 most beautiful
place to camp and fish. Al Taylor
ani - son, Harry, mail contractors,
will have charge OF the station 1t Is
suggested that the name OF the station
should be Stemple. in honor of the
man who first located the place.
Superintendent L. l.. Chalcraft has
go.e to Roseburg where lhe will Join
the other two members of the Com.
potency Commission, and will go from
there 10 Marshfleld, where the Com.
mission will complete the land matters
of the Indians. AT that place Mr. Chal
craft will be absent ten days.
Y. S. Coin, Joe Casin and Mr.. Pom
pei brought in three cars over the
road, but they had hard time of il
Mr.. Coin said the last mile before get
ting into Toledo was the worst par
of the road. 1t took six hours to e
that one mile II was midnight befor,
they got into Toledo, They got stucl
In the mud number OF times and ha,
TO pull and push out. Il was no picnic
Maurice Andersen will have charg,
OF the road tractor and will soon com
mence dragging the road to the Uppe
Farm.
Scott Lane has been very sick bu
is now much improved.