Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-06-27
SlLETZ

luz CUuHnlJLSeS are DuSlly CLSdSeu
preparing to celebrate the Fourth of
July in a becoming fashion. The cello
bration will continue two days, Friday
and Saturday. Saturday will be espec-
tally devoted to honoring the returning
Soldiers-the heroes who helped to
win tho great war. We would be
pleased to have every soldier in the
county dressed in their uniform and
attend tho celebration. A special
speaker and orator has been secured
for the occasion. A good band has
been secured and the program will be
full of interest from beginning to end.
A splendid ball ground and race tracks
are being prepared. A swing is being
erected and pl,tform for bowery
dances is being prepared and no pains
will be spared to make the celebration
a time of pleasure as we'll as patrio-
Esm. The celebration will be held on
the hill back of the Agency buildings,
IN a beautiful grove of spruce, fir, and
hemlock. The procession will be form
ed on the plank road near Alec Cat
fishs and will march to the grounds
along the main read. The procession
will be in charge of two or three mar
shals. The roads viii be in fine con-
dition and no trouble will be had in
coming to Silctz in autos. A number
OF cars will run for hire.
A number of persons from Siletz
will attend the Pamona Grange to he
held at Taft Wednesday. Among them
are Mr. and Mrs A. B. Slocum, Mrs.
A. l.. Crawford, Chris Larsen, Giles
Olin and Mrs. Robertson. This party
goes to visit the Taft Grange and ex-
pect to have a good time. S. T. Lou
don, district organizer, spent Sunday
al Sletz and will accompany this party
to Taft. State Master E. c. Spence
will also be there.
Raymond Wh;tlesey and George E,
Goodspeed are at Siletz. Mr.. Good
speed is the geologist for the State
Road Commission, locating basaltic
rock quarries to be used in the con
struction OF the new State highway
1t is the purpose of the commission Il
hardsurface the road from Newport t.
Toledo this year, and as far as pos
sible toward SiletZ. This work is II
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and from there the road will be bull
to connect with the Pacific Highwa!
to Corvallis. Benton county will d.
her part of this work 1t is rcvela
ton to the nonprogressive citizens an'
moss backs to know such thing cal
be done. But such is the purpose o
the people and the state commisslo
to do this very thing. l believe
would be a good thing for those fe
lows who stand in the way of progres!
to give them free ride over tines
nice hard surface roads in autos, S
they will see the difference betwee
the plodding along in the mud fo
forty or fifty years or Kidding along |
a nice car ON good roads. This shoul
be done before these good people pas
on to another stage of existence.
Mrs. Chalcraft and her son Picke
ing, left Monday morning for Seattl
to be present at the funeral OF he
fauher who died short time ago
Boston. Mr. Chalcraft and his daugh
er, Miss Alice, are still in the Vale
and will also attend the funeral. M
Pickering was a pioneer and we
known in Washington. He was
son Of Governor Pickering, one OF I'll
territorial governors of Washingto
Mr. Pickering was IS years old an
had been o. prominent figure in Was
ington for many years and had he
many important positions of trust du
ing his life time.
William Smith, the faithful and 10y
policeman at Siletz, died sudden
alone at his home Friday evening
heart failure. He was found by Jol
Albert Sunday evening, sitting UP
his rocking chair. He had been de
for two days and passed away witho
a struggle, no indications of any pa
or distress. He had taken OF O
shoe and the other nearly off as
getting ready to go to bed. He W
SIS years old and belonged to the Ais
tribe of Indians. He was member
the M. E. Church and had been acti
in church work for 35 or 40 yea
The funeral was conducted by RI
Walter Ross, the pastor. Rev. Jo
Adams made short but very psthe
and eloquent address over the
mains of his friend and associate
more than fourty years standing.
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