Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-06-11
SILETZ

Mrs. Walter Ross and Miss Alma
Noss lett Friday morning for an ex-
tehdea VISIT east. The former goes to
Lincoln, Neb., to visit her mother, who
IS very I'll and is not expected to live
put snort time, and the latter goes
70 Springfield, Mo-, to visit friends and
relatives These ladies will be gone
about two months Mr.. Ross will keen
Iacnelors hall during their absenc.
lie Is Alarting very fine. He las onn
setting hen, plymouth rock, that will
nave a brood Of Thorough bred chickens
IN due time. He milks three or four
COWS for his neighbors while they are
on working either in logging camps or
on the Toledo-Newport highway, has
MS garden and breaches twice on Sun
day and assists in all other church
services. He also helps in The fields
when necessary and taken altogether,
Is one of the busiest men on Siletz.
Rev. Moore, Superintendent of this
district, held Quaterly Conference here
tuesday of last week and found every.
thing connected with the church work
IN very satisfactory condition. MIR.
Moore preached in the evening a very
interesting and able sermon. He is
enc OF our best preachers. While the
membership in the church is not large
the community spirit is very active In
trying to make this the most progres.
siye and prosperous community in the
county
The cream checks alone from Siletz
valley bring in good many thousand
dbllars during the year. The timber
interest Is large and is just beng de-
veloped. The sawmill at the Agency
Is being run mot of the time and the
new mill that is being built at the
Lower Farm will be running in
month or six weeks. The mill men
here have been Handicapped by the
tshortage Of cars but this delay will be
overcome after while.
James Franks, who as a delegate at
tended the Good Roads meeting recent
ly held in Portland, said the work of
road building in the state was going on
very satisfactorily. Said the Commits
sion was composed of able business
men that desired to do the fair thing
b. ali parts Of the state. Said Lincoln
County would not be neglected; said
some Of the delegates wished to air
their oratory but the chairman of the
Commission, Mr.. Benson, told them to
state their propositions in plain simple
language and if it had merit it would
be considered, as the Commission had
no time to listen to long windy speech
es.
A house warming dance will be given
at Recreation Hall Saturday evening,
June 18th, ]. T. Mahoney, proprietor
OF course this is free dance and
every one is invited. The hall is new
and the floor is superb.
The late rain was sufficient to thor
oughly wet the ground and this will
add many thousand dollars to the farm
dry and crops began to look pretty bad
1t will especially benefit the gardens.
Mr.. Gildersleeve has been doing
some carpenter work for Mr.. W. s.
Hall and now Mr. Fred Chambers is
doing some papering and fitting up
some nice rooms in NE and Mrs Halls
residence.
Several new farm houses will be
built just as soon as the lumber can
be had. These new homes will be
modern in all their appointments.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Slocum with their
family have moved to Corvallis to
make their home. This Is done to
have the advantage of the excellent
school facilities that city affords. This
family will be missed in the school
and social circles of SiletZ.
At the last Grange meeting in an
open session a motion was made and
unanimously carried that the new
and beautiful park opened near the
Agency be named Chalcraft Park af-
ter the name of the person who had
done most to have it opened up.
Born, Friday 4th, 1920, to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Porter, fine ten pound
daughter.
Miss Alice Chalcraft has just re-
turned from Salem where she had
been visiting friends and attending
Commencement exercises Of the Will
annette University, She speaks Of hav.
ing a most excellent time.
Ira Wade and Mr.. Cooter were over
from Toledo, having in tow MT. and
Mrs Simmons, recently from New
Mexico, who are looking over the
county with view of buying farm
They are pleased with Siletz and the
beautiful surroundings.