Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-01-23
VOLUME 27
SILETZ

years, months and l day. Judge
Gardner came to Toledo about fifteen
years ago and engaged in the hard
ware business with Ed Avery as his
partner. He continued in that busi-
ness for three or four years, when
he was appointed County Judge to fill
out the unexpired term OF Judge
Swope. At tho next general election
Judge Gardner was elected County
Judge for four years. During his term
Of office, county road building took
new start. Prior to this time the road
loading from Siletz to Toledo ran over
the hills by the Stanton farm and dur
ing the winter season was the worst
road in the county, because Of the
amount Of travel that passed over it.
For forty or fifty years all the freight
and goods for Siletz passed over this
road and all the freight and produce
taken from Siletz passed out over
this road and there is no telling how
many horses were killed and wagons
were broken up on this road during
this long period of time. One Or two
instances may mention. The Indians
did a good deal of teaming. With one
team an Indian was trying to haul a
big load of freight to Siletz. The
horses, thru exhaustion, balked ON the
road. The driver, seeming not to
know how much horse could stand,
tried to make them pull the load out,
which they could not do, took club
and struck one of the horses over the
head and killed him, and the wagon
and load were left there until the next
day before it could be taken out. At
another time a wagon loaded with
sugar was turned over on one of the
steep grades and the kegs of sugar
rolled down the two or three hundred
yards and had to be carried back, no.
a very small job. That place to this
day is called Sugar Hill" The road
was changed to where it is now during
Judge Gardner's administration. All
the machinery, tools and tractor to be
used in working the roads were bought
during Judge Gardner's term Of Office.
The rock crusher was also bought at
this time and tons Of crushed rock
were placed upon this road. 1t was
an expensive piece of work and no
dought more money was spent than
ought to have been, but the road is
there and it is being rocked and i'm.
proved every year and we will soon
have a good auto road from Siletz to
Toledo the year around. Judge Gard.
ner moved to Newport when his term
of Office expired and engaged in the
auto and garage business for alb out
two years. At Newport he was we'll
known to the business and social
circles of the city. His last venture
was buying the store, building and two
acres of land at Ortons. Here in the
quiet of home, with his wife ami a few
friends around the bed, on the bank
Of the beautiful Siletz river, within the
sound Of the ripling and splash,ng
waters, his spirit passed on to solve
lie mysteries of the great beyond
H., was a tue friend, kind neighbor,
ioying husband, generous to = fault
and tried TO practice The principles Of
the Golden Rule" He was often
bluff, but under al rough exterior he
had kind and generous heart He
was not a member of any church, but
he believed in a future state of exis'
tence; he believed "in my fathers
house are many mansions, If it was not
so, would have told you." He often
said, when pass away, do not worry,
don't shed any tears, death ls but the
gate to the eternal city. Requiem in
peace"
The Siletz high school basket ball
team played the GoOdell team last Sat
urday evening, winning by the score of
81 to 10.
Last weeks Leader made the state
ment that the Toledo high team had
gone to Newport to settle the county
championship, but hold on, Siletz High
is not yet out of the race, it begs to
be allowed to say that it is still in
the running for the championship, hav-
ing defeated both Toledo and Newport
and only suffering one defeat.
1t is reported that Mr.. Brun-er has
sold his fine Rock Creek ranch Of 100
acres for $4,000. This ranch once
belonged to the late Sam Center. 1t
was taken up long years ago when
Mr.. Center took 1T up as homestead,
when Mrs. Center's father and mother
lived with them, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.
Baldwin. At an early day Mr. Baldwin
was landlord of the Ocean House at
Newport. 1t is stated that Mr.. Baldwin
was a great story teller. On one oc-
casion he was telling story to a
group of men and as 1t got a little
tedious, one by one of his audience
dropped away and went to their homes