EARNEST BROTHERS SAWMILL
Alsea
May 3, 1918: "The sawmill owned by the Earnest Bros., at Alsea burned to the ground last Saturday, being a total loss, and with no insurance. The fire occurred just after quitting time in the evening, and no one was at the mill when the fire started. The mill was valued at &5,000. Ed and W. E. Earnest were in Toledo the first of the week and are looking for a mill site here." (Lincoln County Leader)