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VOLUME 29
TOLEDO. LINCOLN COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. ; JANUARY 13th, 1922.
NUMBER 47
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SILETZ
John S.' Lloyd and Mrs. Gertrude
Brundrldge were united in marriage
at the parsonage of the M. E. Church
Tuesday evening, January 10th, 1922.
Tllfi rRmmnnv van Bnlamnl.iJ K.
Reverend C. W. Pogue, pastor of the
church. The brldo has been a resi
dent of the Lower Bay for one year
and is well known as a lady of re-
finement and culture Mr I ImM w
lives on the Lower Bay and is the
owner of a fine ranch located on the
banks of the Siletz river one of the
most beautiful rlvir In riwnn Mi
most beautiful rivers in Oregon. Mr.
Lloyd is known by almost everyone
in the county as a wideawake, pro
gressive farmer and dairyman. Dur
ing the big flood he lost all of his
hern nf fi-m riut0r,i iiic.l .i.,.,
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cows. But Mr. Lloyd consoles him-
eolf with the thought that his loss
is more than balanced by his good luck
In DrocurlntT nur.h a rha-mlnr hrlrlo
Th. m.nr MBd.of ti,;,;
..rrJ UDmjrm ureea oi cauie. ine cneese
trtaVi than, nil lr ! n .1 n 1 ...
c"' kuuu .iitu as
tney march over the nivRiftHniia nnth
r
of life that leads to the beautiful city,
The Siletz Independent Telephone
Company held a meeting Saturday for
'"0 i""io i BieciniB omcers ior will probably be considerable delay. , oi loieao nave Decn visiting hr sister
the ensuing year but it was decided to a new movement is on foot to use Mrs- Andrew Nyo the past week,
postpone the election till a later date, cooperative methods in clearing land Wrs- R- p- Eaker and little grand
But before adjourning a general dls- the river valley. It is proponed to 'laughter, Miss Charlotte of Newport
cus3ion was had in relation to the bring in a Bteam donkey and to raise nre 'siting a, few days with Chas.
telephone problem at Siletz. It was general havoc with encroaching woods Baker.
decided to coHect all moneys due the and brush. I o
company and it was further decided Report comes from Taft thit a! SOUTHSIDE
that each stockholder should pay an Union High School is being planned'
annual sum of $10 to be used In keen- to inrhirto the fnnr rtf.trii f Taft 1 J- w- Kinney is a visitor at the
ing up the lin
I. is the purpose of
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u.e company 10 Keep tne line up in Drift Creek. We need a HiZh School; "f " , Archle Wilson came up from To'edo
good shape down the river to Taft Kornville, from the most distant points Mrs' OJe"- Mr' KillIley intends going Sunday and lg DUBy cutting a few
and to the Urper Farm and Toledo, of the proposed consolidation, could to Callfmla to make his home wl'.h corda of woQd fw B,u Johngon
One speaker said there would be no be accomDlished in one hour's time, reIatlves tht;re. Qute ft numbar of peope met at
more monkey business about it. The and that such transportation, together Wm' Darnl-'y. an old resident of ' tho a.hoo, houg(j ,a?t gun(Iay of
lines must be kept in first class con- with the niaintenunco expense of a Souths!ae. Q'eJ ot the Albany hos- ganlzed ft Sunday School We ,0
ditlon and the service muat also be consolidated grade and high school, mtal on MoI"lay last, from leakage of lntere8t , ,t mny Contlnuo and
first class. George W. Owing, pres- would cost loss than the sum of the the neart- Hs was 64 y1"3 ot ae- that it will prove lo be a blessing to
ident of the company presided and present actual costs of maintenance Uy his death- h;a foster son WJl'.ard Is the peope Qf th(g nelgnborhood
W. S. Hall, secre.ary. in the individual districts affected, lert.enirely alone in ihis world. The:
Rdpresentatives of a large Eastern The advantages of such consolida'ion boy is at Pront sr.aylng at Mrs.! 0
Milling Company have been here a could scarcely be over estimated, while Odell's where Mr. Darnley left him be-j NORTH BEAVER
week or ten days looking over the the Union High School at Taft would . 'nro '0,n9r 16 lhn "vPUl- Mr. Darn-.-.
timber and other resources of this be, at best an expensive, and only a ley'B relativea oH live at a. distance H. G. Rhoades, A. H. Phelps and
part of the county. When they com- temporary arrangement. Wo have 80 that il was impossible for them to Mrs. A. Peterson made a business trip
menced they thought the cruise was now eleven school buildings in six dis- r;rrlve befora t;!0 f"n"al which was w Yaquina and Newport, Friday,
overrated but when they got through trlcts around Kernvillo, and in the lleld at Tele Jo on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis and son,
wUi the examination they thought it town of Kernvillo itself we have five 811,1001 at Slmny Ridse was dis- Francis, and Mrs. C. W. Lewis were
had not been overrated. These men children of school age who have no missed on Wednesday that the pupns suesla of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koiiler anj
looked over the rivers, harbors and school to attend! In other places n"Snt nttend tho funeral of Mr. Darn- family Sunday.
general contour of tho country and children have an hour's walking or ley ln expression of thoir sympathy Virgle, Aletha and Alpha Rhoades
were well pleased. They were espe- rowing beforo and after school, and for thelr schoolmate, Willard, for the and Blanche Brown visited Mr. and
daily pleased with the harbor at the the tide isn't always with them' ei'. her. 1388 of hla father- Tlle older Pupils Mrs' Joa Kol'ler and family Sunday
mouth of Vaqulna Bay and thought the V.jien tltsy get to school (often dren- assisted in the services by singing at night.
depth of water on the bar was suffl- died with rain) Miey are welcomed tne 8rave- Archie Walters from Tidewater
cient to do an Immence amount of by a teacher who is either careless or Wm- a Gi'son, while at Salem on stayed at the Rhoades home Monday
shipping. These gentlemen were well overworked, Into a room that conforms business last week, took a run to Leb- night enroute to Yaquina and Toledo,
pleased whh what they found and It more or less, but seldom altogether anon to vislt hls mother who resides Wm- Ferrel from Oua made a busl
is hoped their report will be favorable with the Oregon school regulations. over there- He reports that business ness call ai the Rhoades farm Monday.
1 ne companies they represent arj In the claes by himself, with out ade- conditions are much worse there than and Mrs. G. E. Lewis and Mrs.
Jurge concerns and have ample meant, nuate charts, maps, library, or play- here- C' w- Lew,s were Buests of Mr. and
The companies have offices In several ground apparatus, what chance does a ! "Opportunity knock9 once at every Mr- A. Peterson Tuesday,
eastern cities. The tide of business child havo to develop in to a social, ' man's door", but usually the man Is H- O- Rhoades, Fred and Gene Cook
In the West Is rising and we may look broadminded, Intelligent being? And elther sway from home or else refuses made a business trip to Yaquina Tues
for prosperous times from now on. if. for the same or lets cost, we can to Pen tne a0r- Such is not the day-
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams and Mrs. maintain a real school In consolidation, case however with the -people of Mrs, J. M. Bowers tnd Mrs. Joe
Ed Carter visited Siletz Monday. Mr. and have a standard high school "Southside." In the reopening of the Kohler called on Mrs. H. O. Rhoades
Williams is proud of his loganberry thrown in why, that is all we b,S "Prae mill at Toledo they re- Tuesday afternoon,
field. It does look fine. pie ore here to convince any doubter, cognized opportunity and welcomed Jln Huntsucker from Oystervllle,
Show us, friends; we are listening. her with outstretched arms. The was over m this vicinity Tuesday and
1 Henry Koakl and daughter, Fanny, Southslde Improvement Club wa im- Wednesday.
KERNVILLE AND VICINITY Returned last week from an extended mediately reorganized and steps taken 0
(Contributed bv G. Frank Glaier)
Jan. 8, 1922. Whatever the recent
Hood may have done, It must be con-
ceded that the people of the Lower
Silei'a are beginning the Now Yeir
with spirit On Friday afternoon,
Dec. 30th, a comfortable crowd gather-
ed at tho unner school house of T)l.
trlct 60, where Mr. G'aser, the new
schoclmarm, holdth forth, to enjoy a
unique little New Year's entertain-
ment. The program took the form of ,
a school-day burlesque, with Venero '
Koski in the stellar role of mathema-
ticion and mischief maker. Beulah
Ballard, a tenth grade pupil also took ' In Jud's eye and attribute in to some
down the house4 with what purported j thing more Important than '.he motor,
to be a scientific sketch on the econ- We'll have to keep an eye on' these
omlc value of goats, which, according
to Beulah, "eat up waste paper, and,1 The Scripture says "Take up thy bed '
make nice goat's milk out of it: ten land walk," but George Feucht can't'
cents a quart for waste paper!" The see much of a trick In that He Is '
party wound up with a "Rainbow ,
Chase," in which guests and pupils Rinnon s shoulders,) and waltzing It
participated. At the end of each "rain ' back across the slough onto the hill
bow" was found an appropriate souve-' side.
riir of the occasion. The "Lower Siletz" is very much
On New Year's Eve there was a big ; alive. Tell the world we're here,
free dance in the new store building j 0
at Kcrnville, and another dance, equal
ly free, if not lnor1 so, at. Taf- Every
body ln the neighborhood was accoun
ted for, and both halls were crowded.
A checking room was established at
'KernvllIe where an enterprising young
clerk checked your hat "free, gratis,
for nothing," and gave you one of the
now famous "pink checks' as security.
At midnight, shorr; arms, and long
arms, nnd all the artillery in the coun-
try, wer discharged, and 1922 was
made to feel at home.
A conference was heCd at Newport
?? Cnrl8tma Eve between "Buzz-
. " " ""r UUmDer
ui ivornvuie, ana Any. watorDury,
representing several labor claims
"'ompany. Il is understood i
that an attempt will be made to issuo
bonds to cover indebtedness. The
river people have a gocd many "pink
checks" Ulat tl,ey might nvest such
bonds. A show-down is expected this
mcntli, when the Company will have evening night and w0 might say Mrs. S. J. Stewart and children re
to either do business, or get out of the morning were spent. A fine lunch was turned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Wav tr nnniahn.lv alo. tlmt nn TV.
' , .e ..
KernvllIe mi hag as Kood ..show
aa any small lumber concern in Ore -
gen: Somebody is going to run Iti
a meeting 01 me community organi-
"nHnn w:-.a lioi.i nt Pntnf Mvnni. i.nma
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on New years Day, to promote the
coopeivltive chees0 actory enterprl3e.
The qneBtlon of pure bred s.ock was
also taU(m ut). and mBPtin!? ,, h
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."!. f al
factory project received quite a jolt
j m j - - - - - jw.fc
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m uie recem nuuu; enmusiasm in mai
direction Is on the wane. There is
no doubt tha. ,uch an enterprlfl5 wiI1
be successfully carried thru, but there '
Devil's Lake. Schooner Creek and
visit in Portland. It was Fanny's
first encroachment on the Oregon met-
ropolls. but she admits having brigh-
tened its color considerable.
Bill Gerttula is keeping alive his
share of the river Industry, despiu
the fact that he has been left a batch-
elor since before Crristmas. Between
canning salmon and clearing land, Bill
finds time while he's resting to paint
and decorate the Interior of his home. ,
When do we eat, Bill?
Jud Baudro is sporting around in !
a new Evinrude these days. Close
observers report a brand new sparkle
young bachelors
taking up his house (on Charley
SOUTH BEACH
Wise Neta Phelps went to Ona Fri
day night to visit with her parents,
returning SunJay.
'Dr. Bolt passed through South Beach
Saturday on his way from Waldport.
Mr. and Mrs. Coovert of Ona passed
through South Beach on their way
to Newport Saturday and returned
Sunday.
, F. L. Moore, wife and little daughter,
, were visiting in Soutli Beach Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ewing and little
son were visiting Mr. Swing brother
ana Iam"y-
i o
cdiiit uii r
0ur holidays festivities were termi-
nated uy a big neighborhood dance
8'vtn at Andrew Nye's Saturday night
Dec' 31 and 70 frlend3 and neighbors
were present and a mc3t enjoyable
SerVfifl fl.i. ml.llllphf nnH ih.'in . hn il'.innn
, continued until about 3 a. m.
; MI3- 1 arKer is Biincrins from an
; attact of rheumatism,
'"" "r lamny u.
F. Baker nnd wife fltfi tllrkftV wth
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clla3- aner iew years.
Ed. Kelso is moving and leconstruct-
ing his house.
Mr. Osburn lost three of his goats
tw n. ... i
V Z"'"V .''Z "
uuay wiui
.
801118 lraP9
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nm. oVii ia aQTCr11D. i,t i..i
-w...iS ti muiiiico,
Venla taking turns furnishing
the material.
Mm Fred McCaulou and little son
de" home this weak' Mrs- K!nney
,1 JloJ .1 .1
Ior ln9 improvement or the commun
n'- lne question of continuing the
d which passes the Sunny Ridge
school house and completing it to
E1k C!ty was discussed and pronoune.
ed feasible. It will give a road to a
number of families who at present
nave nothing but a trail, shortening
the distance from Elk City to Toledo
b' several miles, and as most of it
will follow the ridge it will not be
difficult to keep It In fair condition.
A committee appointed to investigate
a wn site reported that the Harrl-
;.sn P'ace would make an ideal one.
The slope toward the bay Is a gradual along tne "ghtaway. A short business
one, there Is a splendid water front, se33'n was held, C. S. Ohmart, presld
and an ample supply of excellent pure lng two now members were Initiated;
water can be obtained from large
springs on the place. Also a part of
tne P,ace will make as beautiful a
Park 88 can be found anywhere. The
oricks used In the chimney of the
Harrison house were made long ago
from clay found on the place which
shows Hint -a good Industry can be
started there. This" would surely be
a great help In building the town as
it would be a great convenience to
havo bricks at hand without having
to send out for them.
A number of persons who have been '
approached on the subject expressed
willingness to run a passenger ferry
to Toledo at a nominal rate till a
bridge can be put ln.
At least 20 town lots have already
been spoken for, and the parties are
only watting for the town to be plait-
Jed before beginning to build. A com-
mjttee Is looking Into the matter of
financing the proposition
. n
GLEN
Why couldn't our beautiful weather
continue, Sunday was Just like a spr
ang day here.
Mrs. John Davenport returned Frt-
day, from To'.edo. whera she HDent tho
past three weeks wllh her father A;
Martin. She was accompanied by her
brother, Raymond.
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uvu in lowor ena or me vicinity and
lMr,. St,-. I. ii.m. w
plate, in order to put the children in
nchool. Mr. and Mrs. Stewrrt raport
the roads in n very bad condition,
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l""rB "any simes. Mr. blew-
art and the Mr. Dlcksons have been
doing quite a lot of work on the roads
and Mr. Stewart vas able to brln
his family up in a sled. Our little
community nrlght be vcy PoPul,r and
nntrrnririn
. IM pi lii JJ1
If we could only better
- uur ruuus a
1
; our roads and have a bridge at ToJedo.
Qujt0 hopless aren't we
jMr and ' . B ' wpn. .
Harlan Wednesday Mrs Moore will
remaln for a t,me '
CHITWOOD
Mrs. Ella Wilson returned from a
trip to Toledo Sunday.
Ralph Hamar and a bunch of his
men started to work on the highway
near here one day last week. Quite
a lot of Improvement Is being made.
h.H rannh , M1. ,,
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ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL
Archdeacon Black will he in Tn;,in
Wednesday, Jan. 18th and Thursday d wliereDy WWc 83rvl,e will be en
the 19th, holding the usual services. ' couraged and conspicuously recogniz
ed ln this and future generations.
THE ONA GOOD ROAD'S CLUB
Tlle 0na Gd Roads Club held their
(Wlar monthly meetln Mondny, Jan.
9ln- 1922 on tne new road down the
crek.
Twelve members present, the day
was BPon rradlng and sawing the big
lrees mai ine recent storm had strewn
c- u- Gray and E. L. Wilson, both en
thuslastlc supporters of good roads
a"d a:' improvements. If the weather
Permila a number of the membors who
cnn BPare tlle time are going to work
on tne road all week
Tllls De'ng the annual meeting the
PreB3nt officers were relocted for the
ell8UIng year.
p- p- Byrne, Sec.
NEW ICE CREAM PARLOR
Grant Easton was over from Albany
this week and leasod the store room
in the Akin building, formerly occupied
by the Bakery, In which he will open
up an ice cream and confectionery.
He has Inased the bakeshoo In tho
basement to Mr. Small who will start
the bakery.
Mr. Easton expects to open np for
business aa soon as possible.
OFFICIALS INSPECTING
SPRUCE TIMBER
President F. A. Douty of th Mu'.t
noroah Box and Lumber Co., and
Major Harrington of Portland passed
thru last evening enroute to Newport.
These gentlomen will siart out north
from Newport this morning and will
inspect the timber as far as Kern
vllIe. It Is rumored that the Multnomah
Box and Lumber Co. will start opera'
tions in this Bectlon next month.
AT THE "MOVIES"
TONIGHT HOUDINI In
"THE GRIM GAME"
Also Comedy
"THE DISTANT COUSINS"
Admission 30 cents and 15 cents.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
8 Reel Show
DHAMA
COMEDY
SERIAL
All For 35 and 15 cents.
WM. DARNLEY PASSES
Wm. Darnley passed away at the
Albany Hospital Monday after an Ill
ness of several years, aged 64 years.
Mr. Darnley was born in England
and oame to this country with Ms
parents when a small child. He re
sided in Montana and Idaho prior to
coming to Toledo, locating here about
15 years ago. He bought a fine place
at the mouth ot Mill Creek and made
his home there until ho passed away.
Several years ago he was crushed by
having a leg roll over him, causing
internal injuries from which he never
fully recovered. He is survived by one
child, a son, his wife having died ubout
two years ago.
Funeral services were hold at the
M. E. Church, Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. C. R. Ellsworth, preaching the
sermon. Ho was buried In the Toledo
cemetery.
TWO FIRES
Monday afternoon rlie was discov
ered in the little building back of the
Toledo Hotel. Fortunately It was dl
covered before it hud gained much
headway nnd W. E. Peterson, with a
fire extinguisher, put It out before
tho Fire Department arrived.
Tuesday morning J. II. McClunkey's
law office caught lire around the flue
and the celling v.-ra biasing merrily
when discovered by Mr. McCluskey.
Ho phoned Mr. Peterson to bring down
his chemical extinguisher and the fire
was soon put out.
o
WE ARE ALL GOING! !
Where tGrade School Gym.
When Jan. 28th.
. Remember the date I I
WOODROW WILSON FOUND
ATION FUND DRIVE
January 16, to January 21, 1921
A national committee of 250 repre
sentative men and women has under
taken to establish THE WOODROW
WILSON FOUNDATION. The pur
pose of the foundation is to honor a
great American and to create a me'h-
From the income of tho Foundation
the Woodrow Wilson Award or Awards
will be granted In recognizatlon of dis
tinguished public service. To estab
lish this Foundation on a fitting basis,
the National Committao, through an
organization in each state, will make
an appeal for a popular subscription.
The amount of the fund sought is
$1,000,000 or more.
This appeal will be Issued to all who
believe In thoso liberal and democratic
principles that Woodrow Wilson has
so conspicuously championed, and who
wish to perpetuate the Influence of
America's great war leader. After the
fund lias been raised a Board of Trus
tees, composed of eminent Americans,
will be entrusted with its pornianent
administration.
Headquarters for the Foundation
have been established at 150 Nassau
Street, Now York City.
Whero no local organization for soli
citing funds to this Foundation has
been made In Lincoln County, any
who may dcslro to contribute toward
this- fund may do so by remitting dh'
rctly to the county Chairman, El.
Strieker, Tolodo, Oregon.
January 12, 1922. Very Respectfully,
Ed. Stockeiv Chairman for
Lincoln Co., Toledo Oregon
Mrs. Nina Belt Chairman, Newport
J. T. Mnhoney Chnlrtn.ii, Siletz
V. D. Hallmark Chairman, Waldport
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING POSPONDED
W. C. Burcroff, who Is chairman of
the next Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Informs us that the meeting has
been posponded until one week from
tonight. Talks by officials of the Pac
ific Spruce Co. are being arranged,
also a little social dance after the
meeting. Remember and be there.
MRS. GILBERT HOLMDEN
TAKEN TO ASYLUM
Mrs. Gilbert Ilulm-i-u of Newport
was examined nun Tuesday a to
her sanity. She wr.s pronounced In
sane, and on attendant came nvr from
Salem and took her out to Jie asylum
yesterday. Mrs. Holmden is a jaung
woman, and has a husbanl and two
chll-ren.
ANOTHER BARBER SHOP
J. M. Mahler of Portland is making
arrangements to open up a barber
shop In the Akin building about the
first of February. He has leasod the
location formerly occupied by Dr.
Kellogg and will (at once have same
remodeled over Into an up to date
shop.
MILL WORK GOING
RAPIDLY FORWARD
The work at the Pacific Spruce Co.
mill Ib going rapidly forward. Tho big
band saws are being lined up and got
ten in shape to suw out some neces
sary tmibors. Motors ere being In
stalled and wiring and other work
completed. Arrangements have been
niado with the Yaquina Electric Co. to
furnish them with juice for the pres
ent, the Electric Co. started day ser
vlco yesterday noon.
Carpenters have fixed up a mes
hall capable of feeding fifty persons
at once end are also remodeling and
roofing some of the tent houses used
by the soldiers, which will be used
for temporary bunk houses.
BASKET BALL TONIGHT
A game of basket bull is scheduled
between the Toledo and Siletz town
teams at tho Fair Building this even
ing. Admission 25c. and 35c. Come
and see a good snappy game.
G. S. PARMELE WRITES
Some of our friends may bo inter
ested In hearing of our trip to Calif
ornia if printed in the Loader.
We '.nok our irto t Hillsboro an J
overhauled It. and o light new buck
tires. Starting from there October
17th we have now ran 3000 miles and
are now at St Holeno and have the
same wind ln the two new back tires
that we started with. The o'.dor tires
have given us but little iouble one
has gone flat three times while runn
ing. Our expense has amounted to
one cent a mile for each person, on an
average.
We have been to Townnnu,. a city In
Mexico, then returning we endeavored
to visit every place of Interest, besides
many friomis and relatives. We have
collected mnny things of lntoresi
which wc wiit show and relate when
wo get homo. We hr.ve vlsltod many
of the old Catholic Missions which
number 21 ln all. The one near Los
Angeles has a large old grape vine,
the vine measuring 2 feet In diameter.
Some of these Missions wro built a.
late as 1879. We have had resulnr
Oregon weather for the last month.
We leave hore today for lio nu an !
expect to arrlvo there In ten days, a
distance of 700 mil.
G. S. Parmelo.
ELECTRIC CO. BUYS
500 CORDS OF TIES
The Yaquina Electric Co. has pur
chased 600 cords of tie from the gov
ernment which they will saw up and
use for fuel. The ties are piled up at
Yaquina where the government had
them for railroad construction during
the war. They are being brought to
Tolodo by scow.
DEPUTY SHERIFF RESIGNS
Ted McElwaln tendered his resigna
tion as deputy, to Sheriff Simpson,
Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Simp
son accepted the resignation and ap
pointed A. J. McMillan to fill the va
cancy. Mr. McMillan is an ex-service maa
having served with the U. S. Engin
eers In France during the World Wat.
He Is well known In the county havlag
been elected Countv Survnvnr In
ttna haTlng mMt of hig m he