Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-01-21
SiLETZ

The Community Telephone Com
pany OF Siletz held meeting in tn,
Recreation Hall Tuesday evening ant
was called to order by the chairman
George w. Owing and the following
business was transacted: Adoption o
The constitution and bylaws The
company will do away with the cen
tral office at Slletz and run two lines
to Toledo In order to carry the bust
ness from the Upper and Lower Val
Hes and the Siletz community. Here
toiore the telephone service It Gilet7
has been very unsatisfactory hence
this organization Of the new company
1t is the purpose Of the company to
build up an efficient telephone service
m this territory. The business men
and progressive farmers are taking
ihoia of the enterprise with a determi.
nation to make 1t success. The
company books were open and already
= large block .of stock has been sold.
The shares are ten dollars each and
mo stockholder is allowed to own
but one share. The board Of directors
ara rs follows: Chris Larsen, chfir-
man; Joe Kosydar, A. c. Crawford, E.
VI. Kearns, w. S. Hall, secretary and
treasurer.
The M. E. Church and Sunday
School will give social at the Govern.
naent School building, Friday, January
18th. The public is cordially invited
to be present and enjoy a day of pleas
1Te and sociability. Several unique
features will be introduced in selling
ths baskets and serving the dinner.
This social Is gotten up by the ladies'
ana 1t is well known Siletx women
don't do things by the halves.
Being q little old fashioned must
SAY word about modern school work.
1 believe too much OF the time of the
-prldls is given to pleasure and amuse-
maalts. You never hear the children
'say1ny anything about studying their
lessons or about pass 'ng their grades
or the efforts they make in trying to
climb the hill Of science or any effort
they make In trying to get an educa.
ton. But the talk Is all about base
or basket ball or some trip where
these games are to be played. II
seams school work is getting to be
commercialized 1t is alright to have
pleasure and physical exercise but this
should not take the place OF class
work IN the schools. A pupil may be
able to give the school yell, rah! rah!
and know but little about his books.
II costs vast sums of money to run
the schools and taxes are mounting
mp an the time and people are being
bErdened with heavy taxes. We think
We own our homes-but we DON'T
everything is covered with bonds
which must be paid someday. Pay
day comes sooner or later and il we
cant meet It our homes and our land
mnst be taken. Look at our delin-
'qoeat tax list published in our county
paper We will be like "Kipling with
the hoe" our backs will be bent before
we get out of debt OF we ever do.
Lincoln County has appealed to the
State Legislature for help to pull the
county out of an embarrassing finan-
cinl position with but little hope OF
getting help. 1t is bad president to
set and the state will no doubt fail
to give the aid
FEW mornings ago we woke up and
found the ground and treas covered
with mantle Of beautiful snow. 81.
ieu Valley presented a picture of |
rare beauty. The rain has washed the |
hills and vallies so clean that not a |
particle Of dust or decaying matter is
left to contaminate the air and water
which produces sickness. No wonder
the people are 30 healthy. All the |
waste and decaylng matter is washed |
INTO the ocean and we get the soft
SEA water back in the gentle mist and
rain that keeps everything as clean |
;as the most tidy kitchen floor.