L Remember that this paper is the only one in Lincoln or Benton count- that has 5;-t The ieader should be read by every tax-payer of Lincoln County. It will cost you but $1.50 a ear. jj the eouragt to stand for ji the common people. BBBB88B IS Y jj ' 1 a To LVolume I. DJRECTOll Y. LlNCULJi CtajiTY. .int Senator C. II. frofmo 1 P. lilue H. F. Joiivs Henry Henlinirer i'uas. liooih Jos. (iidv'on - T. K. Parker - Jus. Russell J. 11. Sttirrns M. L.Trp .,nt- Judge Jit -.lerifr ;,siirer - ..kool Superintendent inrrtyor isessor oroner OTinisslonersj TOLEDO PRKClXCT. o-jiai of the.Pcaee. .'onsisblc. ' J. A. Hall A. K. Altree CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES. 51 ETII0D1ST EPISCOPAL ClU ItclI.-Hivine sendees will be held under the auspices of First Sunday of each month at Kile City School ifouse at 11 a. m. and 7 p. in. Second' Sundsy be Metnoaisi tpiscnpai ourrn as follow it Toledo, in uio f-cnool House, at 11 a. m. and n. m.. Sows Servian Inins at fi:Su i. m. Third Sunday at the M. K. Church, Newport, at ,1 m. ana p. m. fourth sundavat laquina lfl)ol House, at lia.m.: at Mill Four t i it Ml are cordially invited to attend. ' A. I.. HAWLKY, Pastor, Address, Toledo, Oregon. SiBST BAPTISTS). Meet every first Sunday I in eaeh month, a 11 a. ni. and also on Ihe Juturdav preceding the above Sunday, at p. a.. In ihe Toledo Public Hall. I.. M. Butler, Kcsident Pastor. u 'n MAIN'S CHURCH Prntertent Episcopal. 9 Divine service the third Sunday of every month, at 11 a. m. All are invited to attend. Itcv. ('has. Booth, Missionary. Residence, .'lie.-iory," Newport, Or. o O. F. Toledo Lodife, No. MS, .Meet I'efery Friday evening at their hall in this Lnwn. jtixos Arnold, Sec'y. J. S. Gaitheb, N.G. t 0. C. T, Meets every Thursday evening. 7:0 o clofflt, in ,ir;nlv ball, this town I A.'and I -ioietio I'uiou. Nt f every Saturday evening, So'elock, In (irady's fan in tni8 town, ah meniuers reuueste'i u ttehd. T. T. Reeder, President; J.J. Turnlilgc frecretai y. t'OrO. F. Bay Lodire No. Hi!, of Yaiiuimi city, meets every Saturday evening. Visiting brothers are always welcome. E. bi'bhowh, Secretary. j. S". Btakk, X. U. I0."OT F. Newport Lodge So. . mes;! every Saturdavevening. visitfng brothers are cor Jially invited to intend, Cyhi-s Loxos, r'l. Pmith, Secretary. N. (i. 4 F. & A. M. Newport Lodge So. H5. regular t- convocation ci Saturday on or before each lull moon. Visitllig brothers ar- cordially Welcomed. Jas. II. Kusski.1., W. M. ' lux. Kobektsos, Secy. (1 A. R. Phil Sheridan l'ost No. 24, meets " every second and fourth Thursday evening. (Ibo. SYLVi$sTj;it Com. It. A. BfcNSF.LI., Adjt. ' ' ' ' U.B.Yiyle, PRACTICAL WATCHMUEE Corvallls, Oregon ROTGIv LINCOLN T.J Buford, Prop. Everytlirg First-class. Charges Reasonabe. l'01,KDQ, QREGON. lt A. HALL, Justice of the Peace iokriOf Oregon, Deeds, MortfrHe, and all kinds of lefral papers executed with correctness, Ch refill attention given to all business entrusted to my care. if. c. s hup Ann, Attorney-at-Law, Residence, Stanford, Oregon. Business in any court in Lincoln County promptly and carefully at tended to. FREDERICK 1). CAKSOX, ' Attorney-at-Law, Toledo, Lincoln Coun,-, Oregon. PoUectloiM, Conrejianriiuf, ami Court Practice Generally, Aefera bv permission to Kx-!ov. J. K. Filliburv, U. 8. Senator W.'li. Washbnrn, Gen. John 1'. Rea, Ex-Commander-in-chief (1. A. It., Mln naanolla. Minn.. Hon. Martin K. Morrisand J J. Darlington. Ks.i.. Washington, D. '., Schuy ler Imrvea, t hief I lerlt Patent offli. Fairfax t'ounty" Va., anil Uev. t'has. ltmith, Sewjairt, Oregon. ". The Mi Oregon Paciflo Railroad. E. W. HADLEY, Receiver. Plrant Mue-Quiok DIptoh-Low Ratei. Freight Between Willamette Vallay p'ln' N,n Franeiwo. OCEAN STEAMER SAILINGS. j U.S. WILLAMETTE VALLEY. Lv Sen Franulin) KoTmter 3th. Mb nr1 . lvt, Y-Uln Kovcmlxr 9th. Pth .nil i:b.; MX . ! And tKni every ten lr thereafter. , . j Thl CnnipatiT renerve the rlnht to chiiii iillu dte, without noti.-e. RIVER STEAMERS.' Wily lerrtee between Portland and SaUm and l'ptr Willamette river yviuil -"E HAVE -OF- Dry Goods, Notions, Men's and Boy's Clothing, Boots and Slices, Hats and Caps, GUM BOOTS, GrTIM COATS - AND - ALL OF WHICH WE ARE Selling at Hard Times Prices. A-g-ent for I3rovnsville Voplen and Iihs Guaranteed. C. B. CROSNO to CO., h Mi Agents ail Mivkn, - HAVE BARGAINS IN Farm Lands, Tide Lands, Coal Lands, Town Property in single Lots or Blocks IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED. Abstret of Title to any property in Lincoln County furnished Toledo I2P PRINTING The plaee to get your CAIWS, ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS STATEMENTS, ETC., Ajidallklndiof Ii at the LEADER OKFICE. I Price and Work Satisfactory I I Toledo, Lincoln" County, Oregon, Thursday, March i, i3o4- W I i Pft I IJa S l v Wlifill NOW A COMPLETE STOCK tal veil on demand. The Alsea House lialdport, Lincoln County, Oregon. Headquarters for politicians, tour ists, hunters and the public. Comfort, cleanliness and good grub at low rates, our motto. Feed stable and saddle ponies. Wm. R. Wakefield, Prop. HOBT CA3IPIJELL PBOPK1KTOR OF Toledo Meat Market, DKAIJ) IS Fresh and Cured Meats OP ALL KINDS, . Tied o, Oregon. S. T, JEFFREYS, Attorney-at-Law, CORVALLIS, OREGON. Will practice in Justice, County and Circuit Courts of Lincoln Cotiryty. illicit oriK)!ilenre. full N rhargei unleM Farms for Sale. j I have several farms, both culti- ' vated and uncultivated, for sale in .tracts ot 40 acres and upwards. ' These lands are adapted to fruit, vegetable and sheep culture. Will ! be sold very cheap and on reason- ; able terms. Anyone desiring to I purchase such lands w ill do well to ' call on or address ; j M. J. Allpiiin, 1 . - tf. Little Elk., Oregon. Notice for Pnblioation, Land Orticeat Oregon t'ity. Oregon, ( .U.iuary j:. l;n. t NOTICE is hereby given thai the toUowtng named settler has nled notieoof his inten- lion toinake final pr.H.f in supirt of his ''laim ' i"'ul " rT "M x lv,or the , Count) clerk 01 Lincoln futility at Toledo, Ore- on, oil March UMxM.vU: .. , ....! ii t v.. jii i Jiartoa Uaat, H. i; Nu. .ill. i for the northwest i, otsectton H, town 11 south, range west. He names the (ollowinit witnesses to prove his! ciMititmous residence lin and cultivation of, ; said land, vin: A. J. Zuniw all. M J. AUphitt Wm Lawrence, nm, i;avtu. all ol mite t.ik t " lllillEi'.T A. MM ! EK. lleg.stcr Xotive for Publication. j VOTU'K is bert'bv (jiven thM the" follow. ns- named s.'tllcr has riled notice of his illicit- ' . lion to make final proof in support of hlsc.aini cieoT'Y!!!,,, LT" orogon, .mAt.ntuh.ji.vi , for the eift oi lionhwel tutrthoHst 'nf wmihwit l4 and ltl l,notUm :il,Town Ut.ulh lie n nit i e the follow Inn witnosest to pntve of.MiHiui.vii: John w.Viroo. i.oum hi continuous riffi-U'iu'e niun nnu cuHivniion sei. i.iiiiam Henna ana .tocri ueyno.cis, an oi ; ValdMrl. tlietron. 'KOULliT A. MlLLKll, ItcKister. Notice for Publication, 1 tViirunry 1 iwm. VOTICK if hcivby ptv'n thm the follow Iti nnn i-d KtMtler t:s itUd itt'tic' of hiHinttn ttoii to luHr c linul t'ltiot in support of hio flaim, mid thrit mi id proof will 'e nmde ln'toro the t'ounty t'lork of l.int'oln t'ounty, nt Toledo, trron, on April n, lsn. viz: for tho oiuthvt't 1 . hi northoir 1 , southoft.st l4 of- northwest l4 and lot 2, eetlon W.town VA Houth, mnte 11 uet. He iiHine the following witneneii to prove hit) residence uiNtn And eultivHiioii of, Paid land, viz: John W. Itrookn, J Miners. Allen, Al- lrt, tiregi-n. UtHU'.UT V Mll-KK, UeKlctor. Notice for Publication. I .and oillce at on-con t'ity. Oretron, Vidtnmry !.", is-.i. V"TK'K i herelv given thnt ih foUowinK tiiiuu d mt tier has tile.d ipitice of ht in t tiontrt nihke liuitl priHffn fitipiKirt ot h.UiMnltti, mid that mid proof will Ik made (n'fore the t'ountv t'lerk of Lincoln t'ounty, at Toledo, Oregon, on April uh vti: John W. lirookn, H. V No. for the northwest '4 of tmutheawt '( northeast lk of m'u:Vvo,: 1 t.:id h;ta :. and i aeeltuu iu( Town in fcimth", rnn. 11 Wetd. lie nanies the foi.owtnK witnene to prove his continuoiiN reside. nee utnin and enltivatiou of, said hind, Ja: I. . Allen, Win. Ilelinn, Al bert lieytioldH, ar.d Umitt t'apsel, alt of Wald port, Dretroit. Ktlii:UT A. M1M.EH, KegUter. Notice for Publication, Land Offlee at OreKn t'ity, OreK'm.l IVhrimrv 1st, IHW, ( VOTU'K in heiehy Klveii that the followintf named settler hntt tiled notice of hin inten tion to make limit rof In supiHtrt of hiMidttlin, and that until pMt. will tic made Indore the t'ouuty t'lerk oi I in oln County, tUToledo, t)r gon.un March vi ; . for the piMUh Strife went l4 Ket'lion' l'J and outhc'akt l4 of m-r-'iieaiU 4 of tei'iiou 11, town 11 nouth, ra lore 11 went. lie names the fuiluwlnff wltneHHea to prove liiicotitfuuoun rx'Pldciiee tuon and cultivation of inid land, vix: .1. VV. 1'arrlnh, Alonio Iun den, t.oo. A. Ijindin and A. J. K rider, all of Tole do, Oregon, HoltKKT A. Mild. Kit, Keglttvr THE ODELL Type Writer AwlM buy the 0PKIJ TYI'K WRITE II 20 with TK character), and 1V for the SIN-..l-; t'ASK ol'Kld.. warranted to do better work than any machine made. It combine simplicity with durability, upeofl. ease of operation, near longer w ithout cost' ol repair than any other machine. Ha no Ink rlbliou to bother the ojierator. It in neat, nub slant tal, nli'kle plated, perfect, and adapted to all klndnof type w ritiny. Like a print fi)g prHxf it produce harp, clean, legible uiauuscrtptK. Two or ten copicn can I e made at one writing. Any Intelligent ersnn can Income anojierator in two davit. We offer ll.oou to any operator who can aimal the work of the Itol Itl.E t'ASK MllKI.T.. Hellable Agentand Salesmen wanted, Hjiec ial iiiducemeutK to Dealer. For Pamphlet giving lidoroemeutK, etc., ad dre Odell Type Writer Co. 8f m lerl)orii HI ( llle'AI.O, ILL. A..L. McFADDEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public. Toledo, Oregon. JiUTirE, Notice, is hereby given that the approved plat of survey of "Township 12 South of Range 10 W est has been received from the Surveyor General of prcgpii apd pit March 12, 1801, at 9 o'clock a. m. of said day said plat will be filed in this office and the land therein embraced will be subject to entry on and after said date. Robert A. Millkk, Register. Peter Paquet, Receiver. A Portland paper says: "Some ot the tinest apples we nave ever seen came fryirj f he Dalles, Or The apples we especially refer to is the Ivsopus tpi'zent)urg, very highly colored an 1 neatly packed in regular size bo::es and retails at two dollars a box. We congratu late the grower on his success. RoUses A Torpid MALARIA, MAKES AN 2-rAPFETITE It X HI Our rivbil!iv, With this issue the Lkapkr com- pletes its first vear of -labor. and j , . . i n, ,,.),, 1,A register one eai oia. inning me ,,l,l, ; 1, , 1 ear 'HCll it ll i MMteil niailV 1 Lincoln countv homus It has en- . ..,..' , . , deavored to lie a faitnii.l, chronicler I . ,,rr, ,.f A ,r ,,,,,, 1 OI Hie ClirrCUl eeills ol O.ir COIUUN . It has not desired nor attempted to j go beyond the county for its news, ! having been established with the View ot bems livnl paper. How well it hns filled its mission we leave our readers to deeidv for .t.. c . . .i. i.i.. Uieaisen es, lor we .tie UIOI -mg lll I "live to tJc fact that a paper is jcons(!luUv u trial v,,,,! its readeis in the capacity of jurors During the vent, therq have been a Iew eveuis irausjnrea wmui wic r a. i.:. .i. i T .,, j,,i ; .4.,.,. t. tnl-a n firm stand against. Vor this bold front we have hivl no apology to offer for w; have had no reason to change our minds. In closing these few loiu-uks we wish to most heartily thank the people of Lincoln county for their hearty support during the pat year. It has exceeded our ixpec tauoiis. " .nd w; assure the people, tltut 111 me iiuuiu, iia iii li'.c pa1'.- we will labor toward the advance ment of the county and in the interests of the people, thereof. - - Comity Coimitissloiiors' Court. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1894. Court ronvenf 1 as per order of adjournment, nil member being present. The following business was transacted; Ordered that warrants be drijwu in favor the f'dlowing persons for the following imiountsj If. W. (lorman, sundry sup plies, f 15 85 0, A. I.andis, sliriff fees, . . 149 65 VaqTtina Hay News, printing ! 50 li, K, Jones, balance yi) Ux roll . 46 00 M. T, Whitney, pauper sup plies '. . 8 00 In the matter of establishing n new voting precinct to be known as "Lobster precinct No. 23:" Order&d that 4 sparatc vu.tjng and justice of the peace precinct bo and is hereby created to be known as "Lobster Precinct No. 23," and to be bounded ar.d described as fol lows; Heginning at the southeast corner of Lincoln county 1 thence west on south line o Lincoln coun ty to southwest corner of northwest quarter of section 10, town 15, range 9; thence, north along th(j line, between sections 9 and 10 to the head of Cascade creek; thence in a U)ithCtsterly direction along the divide between the waters of Alsea river and Lobster to the east line of Lincoln county: thence south to the point of beginning. The poll Ing place of said precinct shall be at the present residence of John Taylor, within the boundaries of said precinct. It is intended to in clude all settlers living within Liu coin county on the waters of Five rivers and Lobster river jn the above precinct, Ordered that L. A. Peek, Jas. Sheppard and O. L, Rosjj bp pp: pointed judges, and K M. Anthony and George It. Parris, clerks. In the matter of supervisor re port of road district No. 56, surr: visor Harvey Patks alluwed $10 for services. In the matter of the proposal of T. It. Parker and J. S. Van Win kle for th? rankjng of present own ership maps, plats and books for the use of the county: It appearing to the court that such maps, plats, and books, flre an actual necessity lor tne proper assessment of the property within j the . county and to the various, coumy omcers in tne irausacuon of their duties, and it further op - j pearing that ti;e terms of said pro- j position are highly favorable to the , interests of the county; It is hereby ordered; That the county judge ! and commissioners sign the contract! thettfor in open court assembled; j and it is further hereby ordered in , .compliance with the terms of said, l0 report to the sheriff of said 'contract, that the sheriff be and Uj county for assessment and taxation hereby instructed to set aside the , H property notalrtady assessed and sum of eleven mill upon each 'm not on the regular assessment dollar's worth ofprojrly from uU;roH of vid county, as nearly as the ;cole.tioiis of taxes upon property i Mme can be ascertained, and to wn.n 0. ocen erromousiy om.ueu ( pIace aii ucli unasscsscd property from the original assessment roll of, foun(i by said second parties upon ,the year 1803, 'and which sakl'.th! roll or book furnished by said property shall have been duly re-1 T J- the said T. K. T.uker and J S. an mkle ; . su . It) t nccorujucc w uu iciuix m , aid contract; and to pay said sums into the hands of the county treasur er as a separate fund and ' to tak said treasurer's separate receipt therefor and it is further hereby ordered and directed that the county treasurer keep said sums of money so paid into his hands as a separate fund to be known as the '..sinking fund," and to open an account therefor in the books of tho county and to apply said sums con stituting said fund solely to the payment of warrants drawn in favor of said Y, K. Parker ad J. Winkle as compensation for the performance of the work by them agreed to be done in said contract. It is further hereby or dered that tne sheriff report to the county court at each of its regular sessions ihe mounts, by hn col lected and paid over to the treasurer into said "sinking fund" as above described. It is further hereby ordered that t.hc county y.htrk' enter said contract at large upon the records of this court. 1). P. Hi.uk, Judge, J. O. Stearns, Commissioner, Jt.l,' Trav.i Commissioner. CONTRACT. This agreement made and entered into this ?4'kh day of I'ebruqry 1894, by and between Lincoln' county, Oregon, by its board of commis sioners consisting of J. O, Steams, M. L, Trapp and 1). P. lilue, county judge, the party of the first part and'J. S. 'Van Winkle and T. lv. Patker,' party of the second part, WITNESSETH; That for and in consideration of the stipulations and 'agreements hereinafter ' con- tainod and the sum agreed to be paid by the said party of tho first part to the parties of the second part, th s.id partes, do hereby undertake and agree to make and furnish to the said first party ' a complete and accurate list of all the present land owners in Lincoln county, Oregon, alphabetically ar ranged by townships and towns, together with legal descriptions of the lands owned by each said owners so fur as it is possible to ascertain the same from the records of said county, the United States land offices at Oregon City and Roseburg, Oregon, and the records of the Hoard of School land commissioners at Salem, Oregon 1 such ownership to be qf the date of the 1st day of March 1894, nil to be written in a plain and legible hand, in a six quire book of equal size and quality ol the Deed Records now in use in said Lincoln county, And all mimes In said book to be properly indexed by said second parties and put opposite to each description to the volume and page of deed records under which the present owner ob tained his title; and the said parties of the second part do further agfee to furnish to the said party of the first part two sets of plats of each township in said county, showing the exact location and the acreage of the lipid owned by each land owner as far as the same can be definitely located and ascertained by the records aforesaid, provided, that 110 plat shall be required of any tract of less than fjve a,pre, said plats to be made upon the scale of forty chains to the inch and names of the owners of all tracts shown upon the said plats and the acreage contained in such tracts as ascertained, to be neatly and legibly inscribed upon tho several tracts as iaid out upon said plats, and in such cases as the tracts are too j small to admit of t uch inscription, j t,e owners and acreage to be shown j by reference nui.ibers upon the j margin of the plats, and to make a .t of tracings of ail town plats for the use of the assessor, as by the htatme provided, It is hereby further agreed by s:.id second parties Number 52. first parties. Said second partiea further agree to index all names1 which appear upon the regular awsauutu ion lur luc J cur loyj, and all names' which appear upon the supplementary roll above de scribed in an index book to be fur nished by the. said first party. And,' the party of the first part agrees to" to direct the said sheriff to assess; said property .s shown'' upon said' supplementary roll and collect the taxes thereon. The said parties of". the second part agree to complete said vok within three months from' the date hereof; all of said work to' be done in a good, workmanlike manner, and 011 completion thereof1. s;id work shall be carefully exam ined by said second parties and er rors corrected by them. And the party of the first part hereby agrees to pay to said second parties' in payment for'such work as afore said, eleven mills on every dollar, of the assessable value of all prop erty not assessed by the assessor during the year 1893, and at ' the time the supplementary roll herein before described shall be turned over tjO th nhoriff by the said sec ond parties and reported 16 'the .snei 111 uiOia;.;, r.v.'rr. not to extend to any assessment for years subsequent to the year 1893' being agreed by h"nd between the two parties hereto, that the said1 second parties shall rcceivej nothing for their said services until said comity shall have receiyed ths tdxes assessed upon , said property shown upon said sup plementary assessment roll. The saitl party of the first pari, further ngrcos Jyi niiike an order of. record, clirectiug the sheriff to set aside the said sum of eleven mills' upon each dollar of the assessed value of all property from all collec tions of taxes upon property that has been erroneously omitted from the original assessment roll of the yeai; 1893, and which said property shnl have bwjn duly reported for assess ment by' tho suid parties of the sec ond part in accordance with thiij ' agreement; and to pay said sums, into the hands of the county - , . , '" treasure of sid county as a sep arate fund to be known as the, ".Sinking Fund" and to take the, treasurer's separate receipt there for. And thu said party of the hrst part does hereby further agree that the county court of said county shall and will make on order of record, directing the treasurer of said county to keep said sums as f separate fund to be known as the, "sinking fund" and to open at( account therefor in the books of the county and lq apply said sums constituting said fund solely to the payment (jf warrants drawn it favor of the said parties of the. second part in payment of their services for the work hereinbefore, mentioned. And the said first party further agrees to audit Ihe claims of said second parlies at each of its regular sessions and order warrants drawn in favor of said second parties for such sums, as may be found due, and it is here by expressly qgreed upon the part' of T. It. Parker, one of the parties of the second part hereto that in consideration of the proportion of percentage he is to receive by the terms of this agreement, he does hereby waive all claims for further remuneration from the couuty of Lincoln for his per deim and exn peuscs in making present owner plats of the realty in said county or , for taking transcripts of town plats, as required by law, ' In witness whereof the county court of said Lincoln county, has, caused these presents to be signed ' by the county judge and commis sinners of said couuty in ojien court this 24th day of February, A. D.,1 1894, and the parties of the second' p;irt have duly affixed their hands and seals this day of February,' A. I). 1894, J). P. IU.uk, Co. Judge, j ' J. O. Stuarnh, Commissioner, ! M, L, Trapp, Commissioner, For Lincoln County, Oregon, J, S. Van Wi.nklh, seal. Tin. It. Parkkr, seal.! Done in the presence of, John D. Daly, M. It. Pkairs, Road Master Con. Sullivan went over the road Tuesday on a special Whand) cnf, J'