Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-03-19
SILETZ

StLGIG
March came in like a lamb and is
going out like a lion" These old
adages have been learned by observa-
tion and experience and generally con-
tain some elements of truth The wise
ones predict an early spring. The
grass is growing, the vegetation is
starting up and the forest is made
vocal by the songs of birds and the
coming OF the swallow. These are
the harbingers of an early spring.
The farmers during the good wealth
er started their plows; more ground
will be plowed this year and more
grain and grass seed sowed than for
many years in the past. Forty years
ego when the soil was new, the Sietz
valley would produce rs and so bushels
of oats and 800 or 400 bushels Of po-
tatoes per acre. But by long cultiva-
tion without the rotation of crops and
the sowing Of grain that had the seed
Of noXiCus weeds, the land has become
foul and it will take several years to
get it under proper cultivation again.
The farmers have taken hold of the
work in good earnest and soon this
valley can be made to bloom and
blossom as the rose'
Joseph Bryant and his son, Earnest
have leased the Abe Logan place of
so acres near the steel bridge and will
put nearly the whole field in grass,
grain and roots to feed their stock of
dairy cows and beef cattle, of which
they have fine herd.
Sam Brassfield has leased the
William Metcalf place and sown it to
grass and grain to feed his stock thru
the winter.
If the people of Siletz have their
way the cost of high living will be
reduced by more production. We can
reduce the high prices by more pro-
duction and this requires more work
and less pleasure, unless you find plea
sure in your work. | think there is
pleasure in building up a nice home,
and 1t is pleasure to have fine blood
ed stock, nice schools and churches
and educated and refined families
The community is what you make It,
good or bad, as you desire. Success
is good management in the business
Of living and the care and prudence
Of conducting your own affairs. In
dustry and thrift are the foundations
OF cur democracy OF wIicl the lazy
sll1tless mcn has no part.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahcry lave moved
70 Sietz and vii! probably make their
hcme here. For the pres21 they are
living with Al Taylor.
Several new families Will move TO
Slletz soon. Some 20 or so parcels
of land have been advertised for sale
by the government and no lou0t / ost
of them will be sold This is The In
dian land and bids will be opened Nay
9Th, 1920.
Mr., and Mrs. william Scott have
moved back to their farm on the ST.
letZ river. They spent the winter at
Newport This was done for the bene-
fit OF Mrs. Scott's health and the ad-
vantayes Of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kamley have moved
20 Siletz and fer the present will Oc-
cupy the Government school building
on the Upper Farm. These people
have come to make their home here
and will as soon as possible, buy
some land. They came from Fort
land where they had grown weary of
the expense of living in city.
It is not good for a man to live
alone. During the winter Lester
Waugh lost twenty pounds while try
ing to live on his own cooking.
The Ricketts, Glee Club gave con-
cert on the evening of March 10th, to
a full house. This is the last of the
Chautauqua entertt t-ments for this
year The entertainments of the COM
pany were all good. The troupe did
all they could to please and succeeded.
The last performance was the best OF
all. The music, both instrumental and
vocal, were of a high order and the
humorous part was hard to excel.
This was treat for the children,
worth all it cost. The manager, Mr..
Ricketts,, thanked the people of Siletz
for the splendid order and fine ap-
probation. We lacked about S14.00