Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-07-22
VOLUME 20
SILETZ

Alexander Bentley net his death
Saturday, July 18th a: 4:30 p. m, in
the following manner: He was af-
fected with organic heart disease
and had been for fifteen years. On
Saturday in the afternoon, he with
his son aged 12 years, under took to
take the car from his home about
four miles from the Agency to get 1t
repaired at Siletz so tina. he and the
family might get some comfort out
of the car by using it. They got as
far as a level piece Of road opposite
the home of Mr.. Hoffman, when he
undertook to turn around cut Of the
road and stop the car but the effort
was too great for his weakened con,
dition and he only remarked to his
son my breath is going and passed
away without any distress or pain.
help but it was too late-nothing
could be done. Mr. Bentley had
passed beyond human help. He was
born in Finland, March 22d, 1859. He
came to The United States in 1873
and was married to Amanda Histalla
in 1886 in Red Lodge, Montana Six
children were born to them but only
two are now living, a gill and a boy,
aged ten and twelve years respect
lively. He came to SiletZ with his
family in 1909 and bought nice
farm on Baker Creek, four miles from
the Agency where he continued to
live to the time of his death. Mr..
Bentley was 4 member of the Luther
an Church and continued in that faith
to the time Of his death. He is sur
vived by his wife and 'wo children,
two sisters in Finland and one
brother whose residence is not at
present known. Mrs. Andrew York,
who was formerly sister-in-law,
and her husband, of Newport at
tended the funeral The funeral was
held at the Me ,nodist Episcopal
church and the sermon was preached
by Rev. Walter Ross, The tnterment
took place in the Riverside Gene
terry. Many tokens Of love and sym.
pathy were eXemplifed by large and
beautiful floral offerings. The fun,
eral procession was quite large, con-
tanning twenly-four autos besides the
wagons. His family is left in good
circumstances. 1t may be said Of
Mr. Pently that he was a good neigh.
Dor, kind husband and indulgent
father. He will be missed in the COM
munity.
Elmer E. Higley, superint ,ndent
of Indian MissioII, Methodist
Churches visited SiletS on an inspec.
tion of Indian Missions in the United
States of which the Church has
about forty separately. Mr.. Higley
said the Indians Of Siletz were the
best educated and most advanced in
civilization Of any mission he had
visited. His plan is to educate the
Indian in the public schools same as
whites and make them citizens like
other folks. The Indian proved his
patriotism during the World War by
furnishing ten thousand soldiers and
buying over s60,000000 worth of the
Liberty Bonds to help end the war,
not only to save the liberty of the
United States but Of the world as
we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Daniels have just
received a letter from Mrs. May
Calkins written from Sunset, Wash,
stating that they had got to their
destination, that they were all well
and we'll pleased with the place. Mrs.
c. gave an account of very exGt.
ing experience they had on the way
to Washington. AT the John Day
river we saw large mother lynx
with two kittens crossing the road in
front Of us. We stopped the car,
piled out and took after the kittens.
Ray told me to get blanket, l ran
to the car and got quilt and quick,
threw it over one OF the kittens and
we then had him. We took him to
Arlington in a washboiler and made
a crate for him. He is about the
size of a big cat. He hasbig feet
and head, and oh my, what a savage
looking thing he is. He would not
eat or drink for Several days and
nights but now he will take meat
from your fingers. The mother lynx
was as large as big dog. She ran
off a little ways and sat upon a rock
and watched us while we captured
her kitten. She showed her teeth
and looked awfully savage. If we
can capture few more wild animals
we will start a menagerie.
Mrs. James Gibson and her daugh-
ter are now on visit at the home Of
James Brassfield. They came in
their car. Miss Gibson has been
teaching in Douglas at place called
Olalla. Her school closed and she
was offered the school again with
raise in her salary. She will prob
ably teach some where else. Miss
Gibson is a graduate of the Siletz
High School and will devote her time
to teaching for the present.