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Lincoln County Leader from Toledo, Oregon • Page 1

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ttuoln 'gender. VOLUME 18 TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 15,1910. NUMBER 22 COUNTY NEWS News of each Community Gathered each week by Our Rustling Associate Editors Waldport. Haying is in full blast up the Al-sea river. Julius Hine returned last week after an absence of several weeks.

The Waldport Lumber Company expects to resume operations soon. Mi and Mrs. P. J. Cauthorn left Monday for Portland where Mr.

Cauthorn expects to engage in business. George Nertons, has discarded his crutch after having been laid up over two months. Real estate is on the move in Waldport. Several ranches and town lots changed hands during the ps't month. Several parties of campers arrived in Waldport last week and went on down to the Yachats.

Waldport looked like the deserted village Sunday. All who could secure trans'portation went to Yachats on a picnic. Miss Effie Williamson has been engaged to teach- another year in the primary grades of the Waldport school. Dr. Linton was called early Sunday morning to attend F.

Splawn of Drift Creek who had a serious at-tact of heart failure. John Matson, of California, has become a property owner in this vicinity and will move in next Fall. The Waldport band is doing some faithfull work prepairing for the Lincoln County Fair this Fall. Trout fishing is very good juut now in all the neighboring streams and especially in Drift Creek. George Bissell, Misses Ona Glines, Hallie Glines, Annabell Smith, Ruby Kent, Mr.

Dee Kent, Mr: Daugherty and Miss Broods. We are all busy haying. There will be a large acreage of oat hay to cut during August. Mrs. C.

Jensen, of Waldport is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claus Lude-mann on the South fork. Bay View Rock Creek TTjivini? 13 in nroerrees and everv 1 one is busy. The yield is good.

I Warren Wright has returned from a two we.ks soj urn in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Stickney of Ellens-burg, Washington, have been visiting Mrs. Stickney's mother, Mrs.

C. A. Babcock. A new mail carrier has taken charge of the route between Rocca and Nortons and Lewis Chantel is now a gentleman of leisure. L.

W. Hampton and familv from near Oregon City are visiting Mr. I and Mrs. G. B.

Hampton. Copies have been posted of a petition for a new county road from here to Nortons. K. C. Egbert and family and Walter Hall and wife, of Siletz, were visitors at G.

H. Horsfall'sj last Sunday. Yachats George Murphy went to Waldport on the eighth. We attended the celebration in Waldport last week and missed sending in our notes. Mr.

and Mrs. P. J. Cauthorn and James and Kenneth Keady visited at the Williamson home last week. Miss Mary Murphy has gone to the Valley and will attend a Summer school.

J. I. Williamson, road supervisor, attended Commissioners' Court last week and the Court promised $500 for road work in this district. Among the Waldporters who spent Sunday at the mouth of the creek were Dr. Olmstead, Mr.

and Mrs. Leslie Evens, Mrs. C. Evers, Sam Hill and daughter, Hester, were visitors at Bay View Sunday. Will Jergens passed through on his way to Toledo Thursday.

Am Cook is helping Burt Twomb-ly with his haying. and daughter spent Sunday at Kirkland's. Walter Kent and F. M. Briggs returned to Toledo Monday.

Mrs. Linquist was visiting friends on Drift creek. Mr. Splawn of Drift creek is very sick again. Mrs.

Siminson spent Sunday up Drift creek. Will Titus and brother and their wives are spending a few weeks on Drift creek. Mrs. Cal Barns is on the sick list again. Wedding Bells Emma Hendrickson and Frank Briggs were married at the home of the bride's parents in Bay View at 10 o'clock, MondayJuly 4th, 1910.

Erma Twombly of Bay View was bridesmaid and Walter Kent of Waldport was best man. Those present to witness the happy affair were Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson and family, and Mrs. Oakland and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Slieppard and family, Mr. and Mrs. Linquist, Mr. Briggs and James Briggs.

The young couple received many nice presents and the wedding ceremony was followed by. an excellent dinner. Ona The farmers in this vicinity are just beginning work in hay harvest. Work on the Grange building is progressing rapidly. J.

II. Wolfersperger went to Newport Sunday. He will work in the bakery there this Summer. John Strake of Drift Creek is working for Mr. Hill this week.

Miss Lyle Thelps of Dallas is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Phelps of this place.

George Ryan has sold his farm to Miss Jones and Miss Harrison of Salem. We understand that Jarncs Gatens has rented his farm to a gentleman from Winlock, Washington. Mr. Coovert has completed a large barn on his farm on North Beaver. Chauncy Gil more is building a new barn at the mouth of Morris lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Payne of Toledo made a flying trip to our part of tne counly on business. Several campers are in now. Sabbath school at the mouth of I the Lake every Saturday at 2:30 p.

m. All are welcome. Mr. Liswick is building a new barn. Len Butterfield is visiting her Mr.

and Mrs. Stone. 1 Little Ruth Butterfield is visiting her aunt, Mable Stone. Merchant Wick is buying farms. Notice to As our planers are now in operation we are open to fill all orders i for dressed lumber on short notice.

Fir Spruce Lumber Co. Lewis Montgomery, President. Notice to Bidders. Notice 5s hereby given that the County Court of Lincoln county, Oregon, will receive scaled bids for building a bridge across Spout creek at Hard Scrabble ford at Joseph Frady place in road district No. 10.

Said bids to be filed with the County Clerk on cr before September 5, 1910. Bidders to present and furnish their own plans and specifications. The Court reserve1; the right to reject any or all By order of the County Court. Dated this 11th day of July, 1910. Ira Wade, County Clerk.

For Sale One Homestead Relinquish ment price $150, One hundred timber and farm land, houses and small orchard some chittem etc. Price $1500. Five acres bottom land with house and barn, orchard, small fruit and large garden, boat landing, navigable stream for large and small boats. Hotel at Elk City, all furnished, $2,700. Timber and dairy farm on Drift creek.

Two lots in Toledo near Luthern Church. Price 8260. Call on or Address Sonilre Romtvcdt Jr. Toledo, Or. Kernville J.

M. Stone and Fred Butterfield have gone to Toledo. The launch Idlewild took a large scow load of bridge timbers from the sawmill to be used on the road that is being built from the Agency to head of tide on the Siletz. John Lloyd had the misfortune to out his foot. It is rumored that Jesse Farrin has sold his farm for $3000.

L. D. Wood bought Farrin's cattle. Bonds for Sale. Notice is hereby given that I will offer for eale and will sell to the higest bidder the following bonds; School District No.

2, ten $1000 bonds, payable in 20 years, optional after 10 years. Dated July 1, 1910. G. B. McCluskey, County Treasurer.

For Sale Mare and colt, weight about 1100 pounds, age 8, extraordinary good eolt, marc is in good condition and is a good honest all around mare. Spring colt. Call at Fir Spruce Lumler Company's boiler room for F. R. Weaver.

For Sale. A good working mare, weight about 1900 or 2000. Price $G0. Titus Kurticiianov, Chit wood, Or. Hides Wanted.

Cash paid for hides at the Toledo Tannery. We pay as much as any body in Toledo Tannery. A good show at the Dime tonight. Wm. Toner of Yi.quina was in Toledo yesterday.

Ted McEIwain went to Nortons Monday morning. F. J. Morrison was a passenger for the Valley Monday. A.

W. Morgan returned from a trip to Southern Oregon Tuesda.y You are invited to the moving picture show--every night but Monday. John Veit of Eddyvibe was in town Sunday night and Monday forenoon Next Sunday, July 17th, Corval-lis and Elk City will cross bats on the Toledo diamond. The ball game at Newport last week resulted in a victory for Newport; the score standing Corvallis 2, Newport 5. Grant King came over from Siletz Monday.

lie went to Portland on a short business trip the following morning. Auditor Bert Boles passed through from Newport to his home at Albany. Mrs. Boles and children are stopping for the season at Newport. T.

C. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Lancr have been in Portland to attend the funeral of Miss Tron-son sister of Robert Tronson of Siletz. Several members of the local Masons lodge were in town from different sections of tho' county to attend a meeting of that order last Monday night.

Frank Wadsworth and family arrived down from Portland tho first of the week and will spend a few weeks visiting among relatives and friends here. Quite a bunch came down from Elk City last Monday evening to attend the Dime, but were disappointed, there being no shows given on Monday nights. Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will be received by the board of directors of School district No. 2, Toledo, Oregon, until 7:30 p.

m. July 23, 1910, "for the erection and completion of a High School building, according to plans and specifications prepared by Charles H. Burggraf, architact, Albany, Oregon. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check payable to "School District No. 2, Toledo, Oregon," for the sum of $100, as a guarantee that the icon-tractor will furnish an approved bond equal to 50 per cent of tho contract within ten days after the awarding of the contract.

All bids must bo made out on blank proposals for the same. Blanks furnished upon application by the clerk or architect. Plans and specifications may be seen at Clerk's office, Toledo, Oregon, or at the Architect's office. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of School Board No.

2. J. J. Gaitiier, Chairman. C.

B. Crosno, Clerk. Get the Hadit, and chew Zeno Gum, for the breath. Shoes of very size, pattern and quality at Fish's store. See this lino before buying those school shoes.

For Sale. A good cream separator cheap. J. F. Stewart.

Elect Delegates to Assembly. A meeting of the Republican County Central Committee was held here Tuesday afternoon pursuant to a call of Chairman Frank L. Buker of Waldport. Nine piecincts of the county were represented. Chairman Buker was in tho chair and County Judge C.

II. Gardner was appointed as secretary. After much discussion it was decided to elect 12 delegates to the state assembly. Of the nine precincts represented all the committeemen with the exception of two were favoring the assembly. The following delegates were elected Sheriff J.

II. Ross, Deputy County Clerk Lee Wade, F. W. Chambers, C. 15.

Hawkins. and C. B. Crosno of Toledo; W. R.

Wakefield of Waldport; W. F. Wakefield of EduyVille; Henry Nice of Lutgens; R. A. Benscll and F.

M. Carter of Newport; W. Nasli of Nashville; Oscar Middlekauff of Yaquina. On motion made by Judge Gardner delegates from this county were instructed to confer with Polk county delegates in nominating Joint Representative for Polk and Lincoln counties. A resolution endorsing the work of Congressman W.

C. Ilawley was read. The resignationof Committeeman R. II. Howell was accepted and F.

W. Chambers was appointed to fill tho vacancy. H-l- 'I As will be noticed in this issue W. C. Fischer of Siletz announces his candidacy for the ollico of County Judge on the Republican ticket.

For the benefit of a few who may not be acquainted with Mr. Fischer we will say that be is a life long Republican, is careful, successful business man and is thoroughly competent to fill the office to which ho aspires. He has been a resident of Siletz for many years and has always taken an active part in all political affairs. In his announcement Mr. Fischer promises fairness and impartiality to all sections and all who know him have not the least doubt but that he would fulfill the promises.

C. G. North, the real estate man, this week sold tho E. L. Dickinson place of 430 acres near this place to II.

S. Harvey. Mr. Harvey expects to make this a stock farm and will raise blooded stock. He will also plant a largo apple orchard.

Mr. Harvey lias been in this county 'nut a few months, but he has learned that it is a good placo to invest and make a home. Roy Robbing of Eddyville had the misfortune to get his hand caught in a pulley of his hay fork Tuesday evening. brought to Toledo on a hand car and Dr. R.

D. Burgess-' dressed tho wound. He returned homo tho next morning Carl Davis of Siletz was over Monday night attending tho meeting of tho Masons lodge, and attending to matters regarding the County Fair. R. N.

Warnockof Euchre Mountain was attending to business here the first of the week, returning homo Tuesday afternoon. Lcm who has been visiting hero the past several weeks returned to Siletz Wednesday, The Guards of tho Circlo will give a dance at Woodmen Hall tomorf row night. All invited. Children under 12 years 5c at the Dime on Friday nights..

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