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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1903)
I: Y J v.- V:V.S- i:r ' Volume XI. Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, July 31, 1003, Xmnber 22 ' From Chee Foo, China. J M,kM reWniok. who is with the WtlesLIP Wisconsin, now in Chinese tw) ,.vi.lently is not much stuck on Leltml kingdom. In letter dated fJlll'O l'OO, V-UI1IU. ouj u, "" buck from shore trip to from ns follows: tii h,.vn iust came '"' ' -! ll.I.. ,nd I novel-want to go again tu u..s Ice-it in fierce. 1 will give you a Line of the place. It-is situated in Unci of a Nvvamp and lopers are plen- i aw fllv six,y mmi t0Jay al" most eaten up with leprosy and yet mmiug around the streets. Words cau not describe it all. Japan is a par ise by the side of China so far as I have seen. . Ve have a fine fleet here now; eleven ships mid a dispatch boat. I can't Mm them all, but will try. There .. V ln 1 1 Inchi n t hp Ken. are among - tucky, Oregon and Wisconsin; the cruiser New Orleans and the gunboats Wilmington, Helena and two others ; the monitors are Monterey and Mon adnoc with the" guard boat Juan de Austria. 1 tell you they look fine. "I shall take good care of myself hero us Chee Foo is the worst place on the coast. The ships only come here for tart practice." S. V. ltOSEBROOK. Take your chittim to McCaulou & Plumlee. J. R. Vant made a business valley Tuesday. Miss Esther Copeland of Siletz was greeting her many friends in Toledo" last Saturday. Rev. J. C. Rheinertson will preach iu the English language at the Lutheran church next Sunday evening. Postmaster Harry Eyer of Chitwood visited Toledo Sunday. He was the guest of A. T. Peterson and family. E. S Oakland and E. S. Barnes of Bay View were in the county seat last Saturday looking after business inter ests. Arthur Nye left via the C. & E. Mon day morning for GraBS Valley where ho will keep busy during the harvest season. SUICIDE AT HARLAN. Life Merchant Henry Lewis, who was re- I'WUVU (JV7I IUWOI 111 UDt 1.-C71 lO V;WU- . ..mm. a 1 .descent and will soon he himself cu'. luc Ul ' -v - dranu: tne entire contents agam. Bertha, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hoellein, is seriously ill with typhus fever. She is gradually improving. Tho Edison Moying Picture and Il lustrated Song Company gave their at Woodmen Hall as CUVVIvui"!"" ... advertised for last Friday and Saturday evenings to large audiences. The mov- ine views consisted of scenes from tho Spanish American war, comic sketches whrwin Hn- L'enus tramD and a white bull terrier got. decidedly mixed, rail vnv trains rnnnina ninety BllleS an ""J C7 hour. McKinloy's funeral and the ox ecutiou of Czolgosz. Ghost dance of the Ogalalla Sioux Indians, and a bad case of jim jams from the "Devil's Laboratory." This strange, delirious phantasmagoria, consisted of a mixture o( spooks, magicians, imps and a Mex ican burro whose antics resembled crosa between a rag-time cake-walk and an old nmid's convention. Occasion ally the scones were varied by the in tromiction of an illustrated song. "Hello! Central, Give Me Heaven," and "The Star and the Flower," were the real gems of the entertainments and were well received by the people. "My 'Little Georgia Rose" was transposed from the sunny sonth to the chilly north so suddenly that she got nippe by the frost before she become accli mated, and "I've a Longing in My Heart for You Louise," fell like a clap of thunder in clear midday upon the audience when they beheld Louise Blie was reclining in a chair 'neath the drooping branches of something prob ably intended to represent ornamental shrubbery. Our knowledge of horticul tare being limited we are unable to define the sppoies. Louise looked good to us for awhile but .upon close scru tiny we concluded . from the style of her spring bonnet aud the imprint of time upon her care-worn face, that she nau been longed for too long, or was caricature emanating from the fertile imagination of Homer Davenport, lam pooniog some special line of breakfast food. The young gentleman, who had . the longing stowed away in the deep recesses of his heart, was either a dys Peptic by profession, or had been in oulfiing too f reelv of the randv vended nytho company before each evening entertainment. The pinched, agonized expression of his features bb depicted uPon the canvas, was awful. Public opinion is divided as to the merits of the show. Constable C. M. Brown fa cetiously remarked : -'I will be 3eveuty years old next month and I have never Witnessed the like before." Wanted 100 Tons of Chittim. We are prepared to pay the highest market price for your chittim de livered at any station along the C. & E. railroad. Writo to ns. or come and eeo McCauloc & Plum lee. Toledo, O. call from Yaquina's elongated and ighly respected citizen, Charlie Wood- ng, Monday. Miss Eva French, an accomplished atid popular voting society lady of Albany, passed" homeward from New port Tuesday morning. Charlie Ruhl of Siletz is spending a short vacation at Newport. He paid Toledo a visit Tuesday, returning to the tery Wednesday in the presence of Vera Ridenour Ends Her by Taking Poison. Vera, the 17-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ridenour of Harlan, committed suicide about 5:30 Monday evening by taking carbolic acid. The only known reason for the rash act was contained in a brief note written, apparently, after she had taken the poison, bidding her folks "good bye" and "that she was tir9d of life." Her mother, who was preparing the evening .meal, noticed that she looked and acted strange but supposing it due to some minor disorder, told her she had better lie down for a while. A younger sister coming into the room soon after found her speechless. She lived but a short time. An empty two ounce vial that had contained carbolic acid was found near her, she had In response to a telegram from tho father early Monday morning Sheriff Ross, accompanied, by acting Coroner Dr. F. M. Carter, repaired to the scene of the suicide. A coroner s jury of The Leader acknowledges a pleasant the following were empaneled: C. A. Davis, Gus PopWe, J. II. Prown, Hord Henderson, John Mischler and B. F. Grant, foreman. The verdict of the jury was that the deceased had came to. her death by swallowing carbolic acid with suicidal inteut. The funeral services were conducted by Wesley Jauuary at the Harlan ceme- seaside the same evening. Superintendent . George Bethers was elected District Deputy Grand Master Workman by the Grand Lodge of the l O. U. W., held at Portland last week. Mrs. Todd Merwin, who has been isiting her "istor, Mrs. C. II. Young, the nast two weeks returned to her home at Independence Tuesday morn ing. large number of people. The family have the deepest pathy of the community. , sym James Doty, of Yaquina passed through Toledo en route to the valley yesterday. The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with Mrs. Charles. M. Brown next Tues day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ridgeway and two daughters, were up from Yaquina last Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. Doran returned from the Big Elk country Monday where Mr. Doran had been conducting services. Arthur Tongeland, who hns been at tending the Philomath College the past year returned to Toledo Wednesday evening. Lee Wade is a forlorn "widder'r" now. Mrs. Wade and the children, ac companied by Miss Stella Borgen, are at Otter Rock. Col's. II. Terwilliirer and T. J. Pepin, two of Elk City's substantial citizens were in Toledo Wednesday on the launch Gypsy. Miss Frankt'o Ilout of Corvallis, who has been visiting Toledo friends the past month, returned to her home Tuesday morning. George Bethers returned from a trip to the. valley Saturday evening. lie was accompanied by Mrs. J. M. Gray of Philomath, mother of Mrs. Bethers. Ed. Altree went to Portland Satnrday iu response to a message stating the dangerous illness of his mother. His wife accompanied him as far as Nor-tons. Mrs. M. Wygant went down to New port yesterday. She will open a ladies bazaar there, and will carry all the latest summer stylos in tho millinery lino. f , Aileen Gaither returned home Mon day evening. She was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Babe Owens. Aileen had been visiting relatives at Indepen- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Closing Out. I have for' sale in lots to suit the pur chaser 19 head of cattle consisting of dence, the past three weeks. 8 cows giving milk, 1 2-year-old heifer, Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr and Mr. 1 yearling heifer, 7 calves and 1 2-year- an(i Mrs. Frank Whittaker of Corval-old-bull; 1 span of mares with colts at ns arrived Saturday evening and were side; all my household goods including the guests of Ed Stanton and familv. George Hall, of the firm of Hall & all organ. Also farm implements aud Thev went down to Otter Rock Anderson, drove np from Newport about 3 acres of roots consisting or. Wednesday. Tuesday afternoon. Ho is spending the beets and carrots. Take your choice- summer senson with his family at the I mean business. F. V . Lanfield. beach. . t:j Mr. and Mi.. L. M. Starr returned opecies ui imu. ' 1 . ( t.. I 3 V. -.- rA i rt frnm n. 4.weeks outine at Otter Rocks a new species oi ouu UUB uc?u ulo- Wednesday. They report that their covered in Lincoln county oy a. leuoy, nexfc cen8U8 rep0rt. vacation was "one continual round of the traveling agen, o -e yreguu . formation Bureau, ana nas neeu aciaea - temporarily to the exhibit of natural ln Mr- and Mrs- Fred Walters at El products at the Union Depot. It may mira, Oregon, for the past two months, Delman V. Kuykendall of Portland, representing the United States Census Otlice at Washington, D. C, was in To ledo Wednesday looking over the court records. He is securing data for the pleasure. Prof. Goorge Coote of the O. A. C has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.- J. Blower of Mill 4 the past week Record of Recent Exchanges in Lincoln County. July 22 Thomas Robertson and wife to Jeau M Robertson v of ne and all of that part of ue! of nw'i lvimr east and south of the' Yaquina river and all of nw. of nw" lying east and south of the Yaquina river all being in section 32, township 10 soutn, range 9 west. Considerat ion 1. July 3 Wallis Nash and Louisa E Nash to Gilford W Nash undivided oue fourth part of the s of section 14 aud the eja of section 15 aud the nj of the ne4 of ne')4 of section 22 all situated in township 10 south, range 8 west. Consideration $2500. July 3-GifTord W Nash to L Darwin Nash the undivided one fourth intorest iu the bI of section 14, e of section 15 and the north half of iho ne of tho nej of section 22 all in township 10 south, range 8 west. Consideration $1.. July 3-W Gilford Nash to Roderic. N Nash the undivided oue fourth inter est in the south half of section 14. tho east half of section 15 and tho north half of tho ne of uo of section '22, all in township 10 south, range 8 west. Consideration 81. July 3 W Gifford Nash to- G E Barchard lot 1, block 8 in Nash's addi tion to the city of Toledo. Considera tion ? 5. July 23 Margaret Harrison and W H Harrison to M L Seits lots 5 and 6 in block 6 in the town of Waldport. Con sideration $300. . July 23-C M Grady and Daniel ' Grady to Stewart & Vant, a tract meas uring about 27x50 feet lying on water front in J D Graham's third addition to Toledo. Consideration $275. . July 23-F W Caniield to S J Stewart the south half of bwJ of section 2 and north half of nwj of section 11, town ship 12 south, range 10 west. Consid eration $G50. July 24 End re S Oakland and As laugh Oakland to Ulysses G Dyer, a tract containing auout two acres in township 13, range 11 west. Consider ation aioo. July 25 W A Jones to Adrian Ford lots 1 to 14 inclusive, all in block 0 irr Phelps' addition to Newport. Consid-. eration 5800. July 25 Emma B Thompson to E F Pernot lot 12 In Orient block in Nye A Thompson's additiou to Newport. Con sideration $150. ledo a pleasant visit last Saturday, Barber George Landreth was inca pacitated for duty the foro part of the week on, account ol a game eye, ana iu - n consequence many oi our uauaiij handsome citizens resembled the wild men in Borneo until Joe Turnidge came to the rescue. r l r nnr v ill, milieu lu tua l'uouuui i 181 wccn- .k- nu.. ttii m.,;finn,i h-cr Hnlnnfil T,. mg. hhe was joined ny ner sister, Aiiss company with Mr. Blower he paid lo- ""1," ' Z h d t. Hve Amy, and the young lad.es spent Sun- it'aname. It yearns for a name. day at Newport. The bird is remarkable, first of all, Come let me figure on your bill of in having a smooth skin, the color of a paints. Raw oil, CO cents per gallon; potato, and utterly devoid or learners boiled oil, oft cents: red barn paint, uu except a solitary one in. the tail. Its cents; house paint, tho best made, $1.G0 body is round and fat and full-chested. m 5 gallon cans; white lead, $7. to per Its head is also round, but rather elon- hundredweight; yellow ochre, 3 cents l i 1 t .1 .... A ttifi-i n t n f n ra 1 I .si. nnnn1i inn 11 nnniiD 1 n lAntu nut George Ellis, representing the Blake- .i.ui,.r which anv one but rlmibln roll. F,vnrvthlntf else in pro- McFall Company of Portlaud, was en- ntnrlis.t woui.i sav were potato portion. Full stock dt Krogstad'a. tertaining Toieao meronan ' sprouts. There is a similar protuber Teachers' Examination. , Notice is hereby given that tho county school superintendent of Lin coln county, Oregon, will hold the reg ular examination of applicants for state and county papers at Toledo, Oregon, as follows : Commencing Wednesday, August 12, 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing until Saturday, August 15, 4 o'clock p. m. Dated at Toledo, Oregon, July 27 1903. . Gkouob Bethers, County School Superintendent. 0 t BDrOUlS. Allele ja aciwiii. 1- day. Mr. Ellis, accompanied by his P solitary tail feather, in. j oiifrhtArci. huve heen en- a J . .... wiie uiiu lv,u Mrs. Charles Kreiger and Mrs. Jerry T.oric n'ainiMif A r! ,-inry Muridn v nnrl mat . i- l.r.. vAiinii nnr iimp.u. 1 ... . ;r n ,ha hnanh at Newport the luw ai ,OL.BC' . . ." " with what might have been a fatal ac .lojiiiB Rtronelv resembling suoe-onttons. xne past two weeks. . a i Btraiut ad brittle as TTansOlson reports the saleof Macros , . , ... i. i..!.. .f Tnlnrlrt to O. . ... tit ..t. ot nis ranuu y...B - : '; " ' Altogether the rreau wouia unuouu - . The force of the Hhock tnrew E. Kacne. me couiuC.uuU TUW. e(. b( taken or a vcgotaPie product n , -. Mr. uison bun u . y. i,8 cnaracteristics were not boueciuouiy the west aide of Olalla river which, tllos0 0f a bird. But it lacks ono essen- he says, is land enougn to anora mm tinl equ,pmeillof a bird-wings. .But all the exercise ho needs. . , . dencieQCV aml the long tail- GustavB. Holmen of Bay View was feather it, might be taken for a dodo. iu Toledo last Saturday malting nnai Mr , jjioy cannot fiud a namo lor it. on his timber claim, tie oe- norcaa George L. Burrill, the secretary Wm. Thayer and family returned to their ranch in tbe Siletz country yes- cident. Clayton Kreiger was driving terday. and upon coming to a ditch in the road jerked the horses causing them to proof U9, adies from the wagon and Mrs. Krieger was seriously injured about the neck and shoulders, Mrs. Lane wis more fortunate. . She escaped with a few slight scratches and bruises. Dr. Wctinore was summoned and made the ladies as comfortable as the nature of their injuries would permit. County Clerk Ira Wade was taking an a outing this week somewhere between Newport and Bald Mountain. He was The city marshal has posted notice warning people against going near t he jail and holding communlcitlon with the prisoner, L. E. Dole, who is confined therein. Since Dole's rations were reduced to bread and water, some boys with more or less kindly intentions have udmiuistcred to the comforts of the prisoner by passing luxuries not supposed to be upon his bill of faro through the bars. Tuesday morning Willie Rogers was caught in the act by Marshal Hull who promptly placed him in durance vile with Mr. Dole. Notice. There will be a meeting of the Board "' Directors of the Lincoln County alr Association at the court house Saturday, August 1, 1003, at 1 o'clock 8l'arp. . Otto 0. Krogstad, jay W, Dunn, President. Secretary, parted for Leeds N. D., Monday to of the bureau, so they both refer the .t,,j tncnme business matters, lie ,aQi, tn rinlnnnl Ha wkius. He can size nwivii I vt; w v"-- to return to Lincoln county from a snow eel to t.t tho first, of the new year. ,iri nromninn . . , . , ".I. I . - . . Tn Tnrnidce arrived from Portland Tun Leadeii is proud of the fact that studying languages, communing wiui Atter oeing leu 10 reuect upon me joe iuiui fc, , . .-, 1 . , , . u.... ..,..., l I r,,.tnrr nnrl l'wtoiilncr t.n what the wild lint nf a onntiirnd trnfiRirpannnr nf th , nnAn,n n nns r.anRii ihn onn mrn ro.iRrreo ui uuuvo iuuuku -v. o i - WeoneoUtv s . .... . . ... I nu nrn uavintr nlinut tliA ft(iAnn nf I la . ni n ohnrt lima. Iia tuns hrmicrht harcoof the barber shop and win run for several montn sin uiein-uKwiimuw""' "-v " . '- UiWB ... !.i.4.ik .i -iu. ...oa n.imiratifin r,f inthvolocrv. Ira is an enthusiast when before C tv Recorder Kroirstad. who reprimanded him for his naughtiness and ordered his release, cautioninir him ',i!a fnmilV eXPeCIS to KO IU ouci was Mr 1J3 liOV, ever un .nv-i v v., , - i ---- - With HIS lamuy aio 6 nwi" u..u:. I n fuinD nf tha Mm,i . nut. nlinir t in nffpnio. Rutthn something unique ana oeauuiui ior ma uuuiu nuu iiuiM.w.iiin. ..n - - collection of Oregon products. We do herring (Norse eulpea harengus.) It is caution had no effect as the boy whs not know what tho thing is no more reported that ho was obliged to out wood hardly out of custody before he whs than does Mr LeRoy.but supposed it for his board between the periods of again seen in the vicinity of tho Jail. t. - i..t,on a Shanghai limrual practice and blissful cogitations Wednesday evening Deputy Marshal J...i.tuUnin.flnni. of fnturltv. but he braved this peril Joe Hill found him once more passing i n,i ' Tim thlnir wna. like a hero, and returned to T olodo and presented to The Lkadeb by Merchant official duties Tuesday morning with medlatly locked him up. It is ,r t n.ht,nn who. it is Via voice lifted up in a mighty slogan, that a ihort confinement may h ' i s raonnnpihleforitsoricrin. challenging the world to produce a tendency to break the Svengalia liko Rock next week for the benefit of Mrs Landreth's health. i f A. T. Peterson has tne exclusive agency of Toledo and vicinity for tbe famous International Stock Food. It io Avneriment. The most successful -tAo.Wmen in the United Srates have used i t for years and it ranks A 1 among the condimental foods-keeping horses, cattle, sheep and swine la fine condition at all seasons of the yoar. Go to Peterson-he will tell you all about it. Who says Lincoln county advertise? dges not more delightful summer resort I Oiter Rock. ) than infiuenco that over tlie boy. Dole appears to have I-; i 0, I'd r T-r? - i i. f 1 I'- . i t