Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-05-14
VOLUME %
SIlETZ

AT the sale Of Indian lands on tn,
oth OF May, the following parcels wer,
soid: ~ acres of Weston Fairchilt
allotment sold to e. w. Kearns, pric,
S2,0O3. S5.45 acres Melissa Lane allot
ment sold to Matt Pompel, $6,O5O
"o;oS acres, Alexander Ross allotmen
SOLD to A. c. Crawford price $4,750
S4.65 acres, Edward Pike allotment
sold to F. w. Gutula, price $6,S6O
o.lo acres, Maggie Wilson allotment
sold to f. w. Gutula, S75175. S0.SS
acres, Pellet Lane allotment, sold tc
"A. w. Morgan, price s2,050. so acres
Julfa Irene allotment, sold to A. w
Morgan, price $3.50. 65.19 acres Jo
seph Lincoln allotment, sold to DR.. w
Z. Belt, price $676. so acres Peter Bot
allotment, sold to Frank Mann, price
$500. Many tracts of timber lands
advertised, no bids were offered. Ii
Us considered the lands sold only
brought fair price. This land will
now go upon the tax list and help to
pay the expenses of the county. As
everyone knows our taxes are mount.
ing up retty rapidly, and we must in
crease our resources to help pay. One
dollar will not go as far in purchasing
power as fifty cents would before the
war
Our great objective point should be
to build good roads, increase our dairy
products, and sell our immense body of
timber. 1t is a question, after ex-
pending a million and a quarter more
dollars on our harbor, that it will
hiring hpe a
experience of Siuslaw says it won't.
The port district of that place was
bonded for 100000 to put in the south
Jetty and it has not added one dollar
to the business. so it is an experiment
and we will see how we come out.
The farmers in Siletz Valley are
plowing more ground, sowing more
grain, raising more graded stock and
more feed to keep them, than ever
before. New people are coming in
buying land and we hope nothing will
transpire to hamper our progress or
cast shadow over the future prospect
OF Lincoln County. The omino,.o
clouds that gather over us are the
creation of 4 big debt which will b.
a burden.
Mr.. Leland Collins was over from
Portland, chaperoning a bunch Of fish
ermen, who spent several days fishing
In the SiletZ river and its tributaries.
Though not a good time for fishing,
this party caught a fine string of
speckeled beauties. The most OF the
hsh were caught up the river near
the gorge.
The steal heads have commenced to
run in the Sfletz river. The finest
trout are caught further up the river
and In the smaller streams.
The roads are now being worked
and will soon be in fine condition. The
grader was taken down to Euker Mt
to do some work on the road from
the mountain to Mowery's. This piece
OF road Is probably the worst in the
county. Supervisor Lutey and Engineer
Ed Stanton had charge of the machine
and this is guarantee that the work
will be well done.
The northern part of the county
needs road work badly. The largest
portion of the taxes come from this
part of the county, and it should not
be neglected.. A good road should be
that part of the county can get to
Toledo to do business. Everyone has
to go to the county seat to do business
at least once or twice a year. If
this was done, instead of the people
having to go to Wilamina and Grand
Ronde to do business, they would go to
Newport and Toledo.
George McCluskey, Will Peterson
and Will Graham were over Saturday,
fishing. | don't know what luck they
had, but suppose it was good.
Hon. w. B. Dennis, candidate at the
primary election of May 81, 1920, for
Joint Senator to represent the Gath
Senatorial District, comprised of
Washington, Tillamook, Yamhill and
Lincoln counties, was here Monday
interviewing the people in relation to
bis candidacy. Mr.. Dennis cones
highly recommended as a high glade
successful business man, just sucn
man as the public service needs at
this time.