Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-10-07
SlLETZ

The community served basket din.
ner Sunday afternoon in the Chalcraft
Park in honor of the pastor, nev. Wal.
ter and Mrs. Ross, who will retire
from this mission at the close of this
conference year. Mr.. Ross preached
his farewell sermon Sunday at eleven
a. m. to very interested and ap-
preciative audience. The sermon
sparkled with the gems of truth as
taught by the Great Master. Brother
land Sister Rose have been at this mis-.
sion for four years and by their eff
forts and the loyal support of the
community back of them caused Mr..
Danford, the superintendent of this
district to say when he was here last
that he had been On an official visit
Tor six months, and in all this time
he had not found any OF the churches
in such IL condition financially;
with all claims paid up 10 dale and the
cnarca property newly painted and
everything in first class order; as he
found it at Sil2tz. This was very
fine compliment and the people
greatly appreciated it. The board Of
stewards who handled this matter
and brought abou. such fine condi-
tion Of finances were composed Of the
following ladies': Mrs. Z. L. Chalcraft,
Mrs. Anna Bell Hall, Mrs. Alec Cat
fish, Mrs. Jessie Brassfield, Mrs. War
rem Cobb and Mrs. M. s. Collins. Mrs.
M. S. Collins has been recording Sec
retary for three terms. The Ladies
Aid met at the Warren Cobb home
Monday and elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Mrs. An
ma Bell Hall, President; Mrs. E. L..
Chalcraft, Vice President; Mrs. M. s..
Collins. Secretary; and Mrs. Swisher,
Treasurer Rev. Walter Ross lef.
Tuesday to attend the Annual. Metho-
dist Episcopal Conferenc" which met
at Fo-est Grove Monday morning.
The road work from Siletz to To-
ledo is now completed for this year.
1t is Market road and Andrew Por-
ter had charge of the work. 1t is said
about twice as much gravel had been
put on the road this year as there
was last year, and il the people who
have passed over the road are good
judges they all say the road is in fine
condition and will stand the winter
travel If trucks and wagons are not
loaded too heavily when going over it.
This, of course, is matter that will
be looked after. A part of the Klam-
ath Grade has been rocked and about
one quarter of a mile north of the
first bridge on the road leading to the
Lower Farm has been rocked also
and these roads now are in good con-
dition. Francis Altree who has the
contract for transporting the chill
dren from the Lower Farm to school
says this improvement is great ben
eft to him as we'll as to the whole
community.
Grant King made a trip to visit his
family who live in Portland He
says they have a good business and
are getting along fine. Grant says his
folks are no strangers in Portland
his wife and daughter are located very
near to the place his Uncle Amos
King took a donation land claim in
lS47. This is the old donation claim
Of GAO acres took by Mr.. King almost
in the heart of the city. At that time
a few log houses in the big timber
was all that marked the site of the
great city of Portland as It is today.
Mr.. Hilman and family who came
here from Oregon City, will move 20
Grand Ronde from here. He will
leave Thui sday morning-Jess Dan
iels will move them out in the big
truck. Mr.. Hillman was occupying
the house that belonged to Mr.. Thomp.
son who msved to Canada last spring
because it rained too much in Ore.
gon but he found it too cold and 1t
SHOWS too much in Canada and he Is
coming back to make his home a. ST.
letz. The weather has been fine for
road work with plenty of sunshine
and but little moonshine.