Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-02-18
SlLETZ

Monday night the grocery store at
Orton took fire and was burned to
the ground, total loss except the
postoffice money and some of the
papers. also the cash that belonged
to the new owner, Mr.. W. S. Hall.
Mr. Hall was alone in the building.
He slept upstairs and in moving around
with an oil lamp the lamp slipped
out of his hand breaking it and setting
the oil afire The upper part Of the
building was soon all ablaze. Mr.. Hall
tried to put it out bysmothering the
fire with bed clothes, but was un-
successful. He was hemmed in his
room and would have perished had it
not been for his presence Of mino.
He tied some bed clothes together
and tried to swing down from the
window, but the swing broke and he
fell to the ground. His eyebrows and
hair were singed and he had some
burns, but otherwise he scaped in
jury. Mr.. Hall had just bought the
store from Mrs. Crarles Gardner. 1t
is serious loss and calamity to the
whole community. Orton had gotten
to be quite business place A good
deal of freight was shipped from there
and the business is increasing right
along. The house and goods were
insured. 1t is not known whether Mr..
Hall will rebuild or not.
AT call meeting of the SiletZ Valley
Grange Saturday the following officers
were installed into their respective
places by S. T. Loudon, County Deputy.
acting ac
Ralph Hamar; Overseer, Christ Lar
sen; LECTURER, Mrs. Jessie Colvin,
Steward, Giles A. Olin; Asst. Steward,
L. c. Mowary; Chaplain, M. S. Collins;
treasurer, E. L. Cha,crstt; Secretary.
Z. Z. Colvin; Gate Keeper, Ernest
Bryant; Ceres, Leinnie Hamar; Pom
ona, Alice Chalcraft; Flora Mrs. Olin;
Lady Asst. Steward, Emma Collins. A
basket dinner wGs served before the
installation exercises commenced. Be.
1ore adjournment an hour or so was
devoted 10 the discussion OF important
questions affecting the welfare Of the
grange In this county. 1t was re-
quested of the lecturer to have a good
literary program at every meeting. The
goods road proposition was discussed
at some length and it was the CON
sensus of opinion that in the future IL
any more bonds are to be voted, it
snail De with the understanding that
the state highway commission shah
locate the roads and handle the money
In their construction. They are in the
business and know better how to 10.
cate the road fer the best goodofthe
greatest number with the wisdom and
knowledge to make the best location,
The County Deputy gave some very
useful Instructions to the members
and did much to awaken an interest
for the good of the order. Grangers
number something like 500 in this
county and BY working in harmony
can do much good, Tor he farmer.
j. X. WeatherfoTd was at Siletz Sat,
urday accompanied by Henry Stephens
and j. w. Wright, two wealthy and
prominent sawmill AMI timbermen OF
Detroit, Michigan. These gentlemen
were looking over the timber resources
of this part Of the county. They went
as far as Jay Bird creek. Thought
the timber here was as fine az any
on the coast. 1t rained SO much they
did not go any farther but returned to
Albany. Mr.. Stephens said it was a
good place to invest in timber as it
would never burn up. Mr.. Stephens
is multimillionaire having made his
money in the timber and sawmill bust
ness.
About 40 years ago we had winter
much like this one. 1t commenced to
rain about the 10th of Sept. and rained
until the middle of February and then
1t stopped and then it did not rain any
more of consequence until May and
June. In the Willa.nette Valley the
roads became dry and dusty. But
Notwithstanding this the crops were