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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1893)
otmk 3 art y Jlfff B H M M 4 i L ,5. i Volume I. DIRECTORY. LIXCOLK OHTfTT. Joint Senator rnonty JndB Clerk FherilT Treasurer fhxil Superintendent r-arveyor Asseasnr Coroner Commissioners - C. B. Crosno D. P. Blue B. F. Jones Geurjre Landis Henry Penliuger I'bu. Booth Joe. liideon T. E. Parker Jaa. Russell 1. O. Sieamt M. L. Trapp TOLEDO PRECISCT. Jtutire of the Peace Nonstable J. A. Hall A. E. Altree CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES. FIRST BAPTISTS. Meet everr first Sunday in earn month, ill l m. and alao on the haturday preceding the above Sunday, at 2 p. m., in the Toledo Public Hall. L. M. Bntler, Resident Pastor. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH JProteatent Epiacoval.) Divine aervtce the third Sunder of everv month, at U a. m. All are Invited "to attend. Rev. Chas. Booth, Missionary. Residence, "Rectory," Newport, Or. IO. O. F. Toledo Lodge, No. 108, Meet every Friday evening at their hall In thii town. J. L. Luti, N. G.; J. 8. Gaither, Sec'y. IO. G. T. Meeta every Thuraday evening-, 7:30 o'clock, In Grady's hall, thia town, C. B. Croano, C. T. G. Bethers, Secretary. FAnd I. I .Toledo Union, No. 15ft, Meeta every Saturday evening, So'clock, In Grady's hall In thia town. All members requested to attend. T. T. Reeder, President: J. J. Turntdire EecreUi y. " ' U.B.Vogle, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER Corvallls, Oregon ROB'T CAMPBELL, . rBorBiirroK or Toledo Meat Market, DEALS IN Fresh and Cured Meats OF ALL KINDS. Toledo, - - Oregon. Steamer - Benton, Capt. Jas. Robertson, On and after April ist, will make l ?gular daily trips between Toledo i. id Newport and way landings. Low Freights and Fares. See time for leaving on Bulletin at Copeland's corner. HOTCL LINCOLN T. J. Buford, Prop. Everything , ; First-class, Charges Reaaonable. TOLEDO, OREGON. JOHN LEUENBERGER, MA2IUFACTVBBB Of BOOTS and SHOES. Repairing Neatly Done. Yaquina, - - Oregon. J A. HALL, Justice of the Peace, Toledo, Oregea, Deeds, Mnrtfraires, n! H kinds of leiral papers ft Tax n I cot u-tth aasa a i . . : . sm J. . .11 V. ' "rem auenuon on uuaiiiQH cniruiieq to my care. TT. C. SUEPARD, Attorney-at-Law, Residence, Stanford, Oregon. Business in any court in Lincoln County promptly and carefully at tended to. T.s Welfoot Rode. Oregon Paoifio Railroad. E. W. HADLEY, Receiver. Direct Mne-Qnlek rUpeteh-Lnw Freiirbt Haws. etepeon Willamette Vallajr points and tan OCEAN STEAMER SAILINGS. 8. WILLAMETTE VALLEY. lare fan Franrlern May K.Sanrl Junel, lxw leaves Va.(uli,a May nu, i7 and Jane . UNO. And aboat ererr ten dars thereafter. ' ('nnpanr reserves the right to i-hanse ' uaiee wnoout Dot ire. RIVER STEAMERS. Iailr service between Portland and Kalsm and i Pper w mamette river potnu. IKflrAHY. (ienvrel HoperlntMident. Comma. OtafO. PETER TELLEFSON, DEALER IN Flour and Feed, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing;, Gents' Furnishing; Goods, Hats, Caps, Rubber and Oil Clothing;. BOOTS AND SHOES, Cigars and Tobacco, Fruits and Confectionery, Taquina City, Oregon. T. P. Toledo, Dealer Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS, Heady Made Clothing, Etc. Our Customers will find our stock complete in all lines and are solda moderate prices. THE LEADER, only $1:50 HENRY WULF, DEALER IX are Wines ail Liquor:. Fresh beer on draft.' A QUIET AND ORDERLY RE SORT. Toledo, - - , Oregon. PRINTING The place to get your CARDS, ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, ETC., And all kinds of FPRinsiTriisra, Is at the LEADER OFFICE, tJB Prices and Work Satisfactory. Aasienee'i Notice. NOTICE 18 HKRKBY GIVEN that Peter Me Donoll, ol Toledo, Llnooln County. Orefon, baa made a general assignment of all Bis prop, erty for the heueai of his creditors to the ander signed, which said assignment is now pending In the Circuit Court of the Hlate of Oregon, for Lincoln Coantr. All persons holding claims aninst the oaid Inaolrent are hereby notified and required to present the same to toe under aliened, under oath, at Toledo, County and State aforesaid, within three months from the dste hereof, baled this Xh day of May, lm A. O. Hons in. Assignee). M. HANSEN, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, Watches Cleaned ' and Repaired. All work Guaranteed. Toledo, Oregon. Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Thursday, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. FISH, Oregon, In Le?. Are you Reading any County Paper now? If want a paper That will, give you All the Local news; All the County news; All the Court news, And in Fact all the news That is of interest to Taxpayers, You should Subscribe For the Lincoln County Leader. Only S1.50 per Year. e4 OX A NOTES. Very gloomy weather for fanners and school teachers. George Ryan moved-into his new residence the past week. Rev. Clark will preach at the Baptist church Sunday morning. The oyster supper at Mr. Tworub ly's, Friday night, was postponed. Only a few weeks ago Captain Powell, formerly of San Francisco, dropped into our midst and com menced operations for building a saw mill. He is encouraged with the prospects and intends soon to have a mill that Ona will be justly proud of. It affords the people of this place great pleasure to welcome good citizens, no matter what their business or occupation may be. Mr. Lyons and family arrived from the East the past week . They seem well pleased with Oregon as they intend locating here. Prospects for the fruit crop this year are very promising. It looks as though the matrimon ial epidemic was about to visit thi place in a short time. Indkx. Chitwood Chips. Weather fine; most all done planting and all happy and iu good spirits. -The friends of Mrs. Lewis will be sorry to learn that she is very sick. We hope soon to be able to chron icle her recovery. We lear by private resources that there is some trouble at the Pioneer stone quarry. We hope it will not stop the work there, as there is no better building stone in the state. D. J. Chitwood and wife have gone to Portland to attend the Ad- ventist campmeeting. J. E. Wil son and wife will start tomorrow. Aunt Margaret Chitwood has gone to tend to Mrs. Lewis and Uncle Jimmie is left alone, and if he feels as blue as he looks he can't stand it long. Mr. Wienian, our resident preacher, has taken him a home stead and will stay with us. There seems to be an attraction in these mountains that one can't throw off at will. Mr. Parker, late of Waterville, Kansas, has carpenters at work on his residence, which will an orna ment to our town when completed. There is room for more from poor parched Kansas. May 29, 1893. Pen. In the Demorest medal contest held at Chitwood last Saturday evening, the silver medal was awarded to Miss Ethel llollister, who won by one point. The class consisted of eightcoutestants. The recitations were all well rendered and showed careful preparations and drill. HCHIWL KKPOBT. The following is the report of the Chitwood public school for the month ending May 26, 1893: Number of days' attendance, 370 number of days' absence, gyi; number of pupils enrolled, nineteen; average daily attendance, nineteen. The. pupils who have been neither absent nor tardy this month are Clarence Foster, Ella Foster and Tomnm Davis. Those receiving more than ninety percent, in scholarship and deportment are Ethel llollister, Merle llollister, Maude Whitney, Ella Foster, Ivy Durkee, Claude Wilson, Elsie Wil son, Neva Whitney and Ira Whit ney. Jui.ia Tavlok, Teacher. The beauties of the American system of civil courts can be readily observed by the gi anting of an in junction by one court restraining the World's fair authorities from opening the fair on Sunday ami an other court granting a similar order restraining them from closing on Sunday. The fair was opened on last Sunday however. . . Show me the man with soul so dead, Who to himself hath never said. As he the daily paper read. Shoot Dr. Briggs. June i, 1803. Hijr Klk Items. News is rather scarce in this part of the new county of Lincoln but I will endeavor to give what I can gather. Farmers are rather late about getting their spring crops in owing to the late rains. Fall grain and grass looks well and cattle are iu fine condition. Gardens are rather backward rather backward owing to late planting and the cold rains and cool weather incident thereto. Early in the spring and until lately, since the good weather has begun, the good people of Big Elk have been troubled with lagrippe, or bad colds to a considerable ex tent. Miss Lora Grant, who has been somewhat indisposed for some time past is once more aide to attend school. Miss Cora Grant returned home from Drift creek last week, where she has been attending school for the past five weeks. The Rexford bovs from Mon mouth, are back visiting friends on the Big lvlk. The party consi.sU of Martin, Elmer and John Rex ford and Elford Barzee. They in tend staying a while and doing some work on their place here, and at the same time to have a good time. They will hunt some for bears while here. Mr. Glass, who lives on the Chambers place, made his home a short visit Saturday, but has re turned to his work at Toledo. Mr. Grant caught a small bear in a trap not long since. Rev. Tunison preached an inter esting sermon at the Uig Elk school house last Sunday morning. Mrs. Win. Mulkcy has becu quite ill for about two months. She was improving for a time, but is now worst. U. C. I No. Waldport Wads. Weather fine. Every body busy, Cash confounded close. Fruit prospects first class. Henry Nice is preparing to run his cannery on a more extensive scale than usual. Miss Hattie Ronkasky will take charge of the Coon Hollow school shortly. County Surveyor Gideon has a new son. Neighbor Doty is slowly recover ing from a serious illness. Assessor rarker lias been circu lating amongst us. He is doing the work more thoroghly than it has been done heretofore. Lewis Capsel our road supervisor is getting in some good work. He sticks to business closer than the seven year itch. As Al Gwynn was coming over the cape a few days ago leading his horse, the animal stepped off and turned a few summcrsualts, landing on an old trail below. A broken saddle and a few patches of hair scraped off was the extent of the damages. G. L. Read expects to spend the season at Heceta helping to com plete the light house. News comes of a new store being started at Ona post office, on Beaver creek. Two families, by the name of Kent and Goyne, from the big val ley have taken claims in the Allen neighborhood. From present apearances there will be some lively bidding on our mail contract, and the lucky fellow will be likely to work for low wages. Mix. The merchant excursion to San Francisco eeems very successful. When the train passed through here Friday evening It had 011 about seventy-five passengers for the steamer, and about twenty-five were already at Yaquina. The steamer crossed 6ut at about 7:30 p. m. with aoout one Hundred passengers aQoara' l'reat preprtiion nave lt. J r . a 1 been made by the San Francisco merchant for their entertainments The future of tit-, ihju.i ty r her fruit and divy inV.i: mid A. . . ! .1 - . l"clulucr lue t- that fact the sooner , v.'.! I j touiitrv make its true devg:o: .t . The Alhanv TW,;t.. . . ,.i ! informs its readers th?i Albany is the railroad center tf tVc ' North west, Let's see, it ha i rU-- South ern Pacific and the Oregip, Pacific. We guess the DemocnU , ta:i is Brother Conover, of the Corv jilts Gazette, wildly talks about donning his war paint and drawing his tomahawk in defence of the school fund which they are trying tc. hog. Conover would make a dandy look ing warrior. 1, The Alliance at this place are meeting with open doors every two weeks, when some question ol pub lic interest is discussed. Last Sat urday night the sub-treasury scheme was under discussion and two weeks lrom that time the initial and refer endum scheme will be discussed, ' iut calllicl till lilt? iNCSUK'CH wants to purchase all the salmon the Indians 011 the Sileta can catch during the coming season. If they buy these fish they will have, to be hauled overland about 18 miles to get to the cannery. There is some talk of erecting a cannery on the reservation if a permit can be hud from the department, e e -. 1 A committee of the Salem City council was at Pioneer last Veek inspecting the stone at that place. Mr. Klein, a member of the com mittee stated that they found it bet ter than they expected. They took home samples that were exposed to the weather 12 years and are as good today as when taken out. Fireplaces were shown made of this stone years ago, as good, as when put in. .1 . e . ... 1 This is the way a Nebraska ex change relieves its mind with regard to a saloon fight that is on iu their villages The Village Board met this eve ning and granted a saloon license to John V, Gill, who will open1, up a saloon in Elwood tomorrow How this matter will terminate Xe don't pretend to say neither do w e care. We have tried our best to fjet the matter amicably settled, but neither side was willing to concede a single point, so we say go in and fight it out, A fight is what you ah want and we sincerely hope you will get a great sufficiency, 8i.'k 'er. TiRI let 'er go Gallagher; and may the best man win. We are done with the whole darned business With all due deference-; to the legal fraternity of Corvallis t,o which the Times alluded, and to the brain and intelligence of the editor of the Corvallis Times, we submit that there is nothing so occult about the affairs between the counties of Lin coln and Benton but what can be easily understood. That the 1893 taxes and its proportion of Jeliu quent taxes properly nclonc to Lincoln county is not denied 1 in Benton county. But the fact rj mains that a vast amount of proK.i ty was omitted from the roll of taxes turned over to Lincoln county, And it is a further and more cul pable fact that the sheriff of Benton county has received taxes upon property located in Lincoln county, and has closed the roll and is sup posed to have made his settlement with the treasurer and turned the monies collected over to him. A portion of that money was collected off of Lincoln county property. We ask the Corvallis papers to state whether they think this attempt to usurp Lincoln county's money in that manner is fair, just, lawful or honorable? The question of appor tioning the school money is very plain. The supeilntendeut of Ben ton county failed to proceed with the apportionment according to law, and even admits that he has grave doubts of the outcome of the affair as far as he is concerned but states that he was coerce! into the action by the county court of Benton county. These are plain propositions and all efforts to befog them are made to simply give respectability to the outrageous attempt to steal a part of Lincoln county's taxes. !aygw?gMiajBjs! ni Number 13. Memorial Dy. The Memorial exercises held in ti4 t,.t 'r,..i ieresting and fitting, fhe day dawned bright and the people of Toledo assembled early on the streets to welcome her expected visitors. The old soldiers of Toledo and vicinity were marshaled at thx station headed by the band totr the G. A. R, and W, R,C, ofNew lort. Upon the arrival of the train the crowd wo marched to the court house, which had been handsomely decorated for the occasion, where a few preliminary ceremonies wert$ held, after which they marched to the graveyard north of town and dijeorated the graves ef those; who are sleeping in that "silent city," Not only were the graves of the soldiers dead who were inter, red there decorated, but the graves of all were decorated with a few flowers. After these ceremonies were completed they returned to town and adjourned till one o'clock, After partaking of the excellent dinner provided lor them at the Hotel Lincoln the Post, Corps and all others met at the court house to complete the program, The pro gram was rendered in full except the address which was to have been given by Mr. Carson, he being un able to attend. In his place a few well chosen words were spoken by Hon, R, A, Bensell. The literary and musical parts of the program were of a high character, the recita tions by the small children being especially good, The soldiers dec orating the nameless grave in honor of their fallen comrades was very solemn and touching, Th) senti ment expressed by the represents, tive of the dead confederacy was touching In the extreme, The ceremonies throughout were beau. tifully performed, and the tribute of flowers laid upon the grave in memory of fallen comrades was very impressive. The ceremonies were performed by the Post and W, R, C. of Newport, assisted by the old soldiers of this place and Ya- . quina. The following is a rosterof the soldier taking a part in the ceremonies; tMU SHKRIDAN POST OP NBWPORT, Geo. F. Sylvester, nth N. 11. Infy., Commander of the Post, R. A. Bensell, 4th Cal. Infy., Adjutant of the Post. R. M. Burch, 3rd Iowa Infy," Samuel Case, 4th Cal, Infy, C, A, Dick, 33rd Mo. Cav, A, II, Hampton, 52nd Ohio Infy, Jas. Watson, 139 111, Infy, E, B, Martin, 72nd Ind. Infy, C. Kubler, 41st Ohio Infy. B. F. Hahn, 25th Ind, Infy. James Stafford, 8th 111, Infy, TOLBDO VKTBKAN8, O, Ai Krogstead, 2nd Mln, Infy, O. A.Whitney, 182nd Ohio Infy, Jacob Franz, 47th Ohio Infy, T. P. Fish, ist Ore. Infy, Jas. Strong, 6th Kas. Cav, Geo. Kirby, 10th Conn.. Infy, 1 G. A, Landis, 130th and 187th Penn, Infy. Robt.' Campbell, 14th Iowa Infy. J. 8. Copeland, 4th Cel. Infy. Dan'l Grady, 105th N. Y. Infy. Thos. Stakely, 15th Mo, Cav. . A. O. Hooker, 7th Vermont Infy. The Corvallis Times m:m wants everybody lo'kce'ptquietand not say a word about affairs between the two counties, and suggests that if either county wants legal advice they can buy a much better article at a reasonable rate than can. be given by the local paper. We don't blame the Times man. When one pauses to consider that there was over $200,000 in valuation omitted from the certified tax roll tumed over to Lincoln county, and that a portion of this tax has been already paid to the sheriffof Benton county, and that an effort is being made to defraud the county of Lincoln out of Its just share of the railroad de linquent tax, the motive for the . Times man for wishing everyone to keep so very still can be seen. But dear Times, the Lkadkr is not built that way. Our people wish to know just how these affairs stand and we propose to tell them so far as we have knowledge without fear or favor, and there was a time when the , Corvallis Times would have done the same. Si 1 WW