Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-03-12
VOLUME 20
SIlETZ

A Farm Bureau was organized at
SiletZ by electing the following Of
6cers: Chairman, Chris Larson; sec
retary, Ralph Hamar. This is q farm
organization and one of the best to
protect and develop the interest of
the farmer. Important questions will
be discussed at every meeting. The
first projects taken up will be as fol-
lows: Cheese making, Chris Larson,
leader; Stock breeding, A. Deets,
leader; Clover production, Ralph Ham
ar. 1t has been said the Siletz is not
good place for the growing Of clover.
This Is a great mistake. The clovers
do as well here and grow IS rank as
any place in Oregon. The Alsike is
especially adapted to this country the
damp climate, low land and rich soil
Is just what the A!siHe and other spec
les of the clover family need to make
1t grow to perfection in SlletZ.
The farmers here are putting in
practice what they have learned from
the teachers of the o. A. c. When
people are busy they have no time to
talk about their neighbCls "Idleness
is the devils workshop"
The river has raised sufficient to
float the saw logs down to the mill
and now the mill is saving right along.
Several new farm houses viii be
built this summer. Among those that
are planning to build we may mention
Clayton Pond, A. Deets, Giles Olin
and some new folks from Corvallis
will build, who bought the ten acre
piece of land from Jim Franks.
Ord Castle has just finished mov-
ing his house over on his five acre
piece of lanu near the public scool
building. Since Mr.. Castle has got
moved and fixed up pretty nice, ne
has been offered $2500 for the place.
1t a nice home. He don't want 10
sell It,
Louis klamath has sold so acres OF
land near the Klamath grade to l.. d.
Hoffman of Whitison, Oregon, price
$4,000. This will make a nice home.
understand colony will bug and
locate in this ! arl CT o.-etz. Ira Wade
made the deal.
Grant King has gone to Portland to
bring his wife home, who has been in
u hospital there. Mrs. King is much
improved.
Since the pool saloon has been burn
ed down the boys are at loss to know
where TO spend their evenings. Where
shall we go from here, boys, where
shall we go?" | understand Mr.. Kosy-
dar, the owner, will rebuild again this
summer.
Mr.. j. w Gale, who owns a sana-
torium located on a beautiful emf
nence overlooking Rock Creek, the
Siletz river, Sans Creek and Upper
Farm, one OF the most slightly places
in Oregon. took w. F. Grunow, one of
the employs in the Oregonian office,
to look at the place. Mr.. Grunow was
very much pleased with the place and
will probably buy II. He has gone
back to Portland to consult his wife.
Here you have the purest of air, and
water, and the most beauLiful scenery.
II is also a good place 10 fish and hunt
Here you have the deer, bear bobcat,
wolf, mountain lion and the cotton
tailed rabbit. If you are sick you will
soon get well and if you are well you
can't get sick.
Mrs. Lester Waugh came over to
help her husband run the ranch. Mr..
Waugh has a fine stock and dairy
ranch and he Is devoting all his time
to improve it.
Sheriff Simpson came to see and
investigate the burning of the pool
saloon. 1t is not known whether the
burning was accidental or the work
of an incendiairy.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Hall have just
returned from attending the funeral
of Mr.. Halls sister, Mrs. Pearl UNI
baugh, who died at Kelso, from the
effects of flu.