Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-10-14
SILETZ

SATURDAY night SIX Di6 rOCh IruCho
and one touring car started to come
over the detour from Nortons on their
way to Newport to assist in rocking
the state road from Newport to To-
ledo as the contractor, Nj. Kearns,
was greatly in need of more help. to
finish the work while the weather
was good. These trucks were from
The Dalles and had been four days on
the way. At Daily Creek, about one
and a half miles from the Southwell
place, they struck soft swampy land
and the wheels of the trucks went
down in the mud and stuck and there
they were in the dark without any
lights, not even moonshine and not a
thing to eat. Ii was now about $3.50
O'Clock. 1t was a dilemma. What to
do they did not know. 1t was new
country and they did not know where
anyone lived. At this critical moment
Hoxie Simmons and Perry Batteace
came along with their car and offered
to help them out OF their trouble. Mr..
Simmons told the foreman II he
would send some Of his men one and
a half miles to Mr. Southwells they
could get help. The men went as d.
rected and aroused the family. The
Southwell boys got up and took their
team and went back and after working
three or four hours, got all the trucks
out. It was now two O'clock in the
morning. Not one of the men had had
anything to eat since noon the day
before. They were nearly EXHAUSTED.
They were glad to get out and could
not be too thankful for the help they
got from Hoxie Simmons. Perry Bat
teace and the Southwell boys. This
train of heavy trucks passed the
Agency about six o'clock in the morn
ing, From the noise made people
along the road did not know what had
broken loose. Some Of the Natives
thought their time had come and
called on the Great Spirit to help them
out. But when told 1t was only d
bunch of big trucks rafting along
they went back to bed again and tc
pleasant dreams.
w. L. Sharp and Mr.. Owings are
putting In a sawmill just back Of jim
Batteace's place six miles from the
Agency, near the road that leads tc
the Upper Farm. The mill will soor
be ready to run. The mill will cut
shingles as well as lumber. The
company has large bodies Of fir, spruce
hemlock and cedar timber. 1t is the
purpose Of the company to sell lumber
and shingles much cheaper than 1t ha!
heretofore been selling. This will b.
a great blessing to the local trade a!
well as outside trade.
r. E.. Chandler and his brother, ]
M Chandler, have formed partner
ship in the stage business and will
increase their stock and do . large
business than ever before. The nam'
and title OF the firm will be known Al
The Chandler Brothers. ]. M. Chan
dler is an expert electrician and ma
chinest and will be able to do an!
kind of car repairing. No one nov
need send outside to have their car
repaired, as that kind Of work cal
be done here at Siletz with reasonable
charges. Mr.. Chandler makes car re
pairing speciality.
Rev. Walter Ross will 30 to Spring
field to live but his line Of work will
be out on the line of railroads running
from Springfield. This change wa
made for the benefit of Mrs. Ross
health. The family will leave Satur
day for their new home.
Rev. c. w. Pogue from North Benz
Is sent to the Siletz Indian Mission
Mr.. Pogue Is young man of thirty
five years, has a wife and two chill
dren and is said to be a very success
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