Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-07-02
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SlLETZ

The Community meeting held here
Friday in conjunction with the Farm
Bureau and Siletz Valley Grange was
we'll attended and was a very pleasant
and instructive meeting. A basket
dinner was served and business pro-
gram was rendered in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cootsr were present and
Miss Doolittle of the o. A. c. was here
TO instruct the ladies' in how to make
over old hats and make them look as
good as new. Some twelve or fifteen
ladies were present and took great
interest in the work Miss Doolittle
is very pleasant and competent in
s5tructor and took great interest in
her class. 1t seems to be a good plan
to work over old suits of clothes and
make them last a little longer and
thus beat the profiteer out OF some
excessive profits This would save a
good deal of money. Most any kind
of suit of clothes now costs all the
way from $50 to $75. You can buy the
cloth for such suits from $40 to SIS
but it will cost from $50 to $50 to get
1t made. This is the high cost of
labor. Under these Strenuous times
people will have to lea1 n to economic
do on less and produce more. Like
great storm at sea, the world is up
set and confused from the effect of
war conditions, and it will be a long
time before It will get settled down.
The people seem to have gone wild
over the desire for pleasure and ex-
travagance. Such was the condition
OF Rome when she attained such a
high state of civilization that she be-
came the mistress of the world but
through the lust for pleasure idleness
and extravaganza she fell and we as
a nation don't change our ways and be-
come more careful of the welfare of
our country history may repeat itself.
At the annual school meeting held
Monday A. C. Crawford was elected
director and e. E. Colvin, clerk Miss
Margaret Salmons was engaged as
teacher OF the eighth grade and Mrs.
Colvin was secured to teach the pri-
mary department. The principal for
the school has not been engaged Ap-
plicaGons are coming in and a princi-
pal will soon be obtained
The Contract for building the play
house was let to Larkey Logan for
$3.50. Other bids were in ranging from
$3.50. to $1700 so there was quite a
margin between the lowest and high
est bidder.
A game of baseball was played Sun
day between the Siletz and Toledo
teams. The game was played with
greet interest and enthusiasm. A
good crowd was present froln Elk
City, Toledo and Newport and from
the Upper and Lower Far1n-all conn.,
ing in their cars. jesse Reeder and
his family came in their car all the
way from above Nortons to see the
game and visit Siletz. The SiletZ
team won out over the crack team of
Toledo to the tune OF IL to T. This
is not quite satisfactory and the game
will be played over again at some near
future date.
The Luckimute Camp Fire Girls of
Falls City hiked to Newport staying
over night at Siletz. They were clad
in Khaki coats and trousers with
heavy hiking shoes and leggins. They
had packs on their backs and some
side arms. They hiked over the road
to Newport the next morning. They
were a little sore footed but they did
not seem to mind that inconvenience.
In the party were ten girls-a lively
jolly bunch. Mrs. Mae Love, the chap
erone, Opal Robertson, Eva Chappell,
Louise Brown, Dortha Gutheridge.
Dortha Wait, Lessie Paul, Gladys Hall,
Gladys Paul and Ruby Wings. These
young Indies will stay at Newport un-
til the big three days Fourth of July
celebration is over and then they will
hike down the coast to Waldport and
Yachats before returning hCme.
IA social dance was given Saturday
night at the Recreation Hall. A good
crowd was present and all reported a
good time. Mrs. A. l.. Crawford gave
the supper.
The saw mill run by Lee Wade
came near going up in smoke one day
last week. The fire started near the
engine and was in full blaze in short
time. But the tank was full Of water
and the men with buckets working
like Trojans soon put the fire out and
the mill and lumber were saved.
Moral Bewrra &c Tirc!