Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-07-18
SILETZ

Died ait Siletz, July 13, 1919, Nellie
Catherine Tronson, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thomson, aged
20 years. She was kind, affectiOnate
child, loved her hcme and was noted
for her cleanly housekeeping and coed
cooking. She was educated in the
government Indian school, where she
got a fair common school education.
Within the last few months she at
tended church and expressed desire
to become a Christian. A few days
before she died she expressed Ia desire
to be baptized and this was attended
TO by Rev. Walter Ross, pastor CT The
NJ E. Church OF Siletz. She leaves ..
mourn her loss a father and mother,
two sisters and Cne brother, one BROTH
er having preceded her ON the long
trail to the great beyond. The funer-
al was conducted by the pastor and
was largely attended by relatives and
friends. The floral offerings were very
beautiful, typifying the young life tina,
had been so suddenly brought to a
close.
Russel Adams has just returned
home from a seventeen mcn.hs se.-
vice in the Navy. MIR. Adams went
across the se.s to france and saw The
hot4laGaldc rx-,r lifa na anr..i.
feed by the thousands ch on. size to
preserve liberty and civilization and
on the other side trying ito distroy it.
He said the awful conditions Of France
and Belgium were not exaggerated. The
German soldier is dull AMI stupid and
brutal in his nature and has no milk
of human blindness in his makeup. He
said Paris was beautiful city and the
people were kind and hospitable to the
American soldier. MIR Adams saw
the great city of London and the Eng
lish people, but he thought the Ameri-
can soldier outshown them all in his
splendid spirit and his high sense OF
Justice and fair play.
A number of people from Newport
were here during the week fishing
Among them were Capt. john Fogarty
and wife, DR.. Hyland and wife, of sa
m and DR.. c, p Bishop, also Of Sa
icm This psrty stopped at Siletz and
stocked up with some edibles and ther
weIl. on up in their autos to the
Gorge where they had fine time
fishing and caught fine string o
speckled beauties.
Fishing is good either above or be
low the gency. The roads are als'
in splendid condition.
The county work on the Siletz-Tole
do road and on the read to the Uppe
Farm is going on nicely. The grad
on the river IS being put up in apple
Die order. Ed Stanton has charge o
the catapiller and grader and Phil El
ting is the supervisor. No slackers ar
allowed among the read workers ans
/ don't think anyone wants to shii'
The rock crusher is up and readg
for business, and the plank road will
soon be completed to the bridge, the1
the work of moving gravel will com
mence 1t is the purpose of the super
visor to finish the road to Toledo s
autos can travel it during the winter
Hay harvest is in full blast and th'
crop is good this year. Everyone i
busy now and anyone that win 81
around and do nothing is considered ;
man of leisure or Stacker. The crop
look good and we expect big yield III
hay, cats and gardens. Siletz has n
reason ITO complain this year Of shcl
crops.
Several farms have changed hand
lately. The fine farm owned by Jane
Mcclure was sold to Charlie Hyde
consideration $4,000. The farm O
Clayborn Orten was also sold fe'
days ago to W. j. Dunlap and Corne
consideration $4,000. The farm con
tanned about one hundred acres. Goo
land on Siletz is wcr.h from $125 t
$3.50 per acre. This part of th
county is rich i'm farm land and tn
fishing interest is also very importan
Miss Nora L. Houge, stenographe
at Siletz, has resigned her positio
and leaves today fer her home at POI
Angel, Washington.