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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1894)
LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER. 1. f. VI KSVARl'.Kilit.ir anil I'ruiirirlor. Assesnor'g Con rent ion. The assesors of the stale iw-t in convention and bad a verv unriW. ful and enthusiastic meeting. They passed a resolution tW tk oCc.. be paid a salary sufficient and hire help themselves The following committee was ap pointed to act with the Board of Evualization committee during the legislature. Yoakum, of Baker. Wakefield of Wasco, Greenleaf of Multnomah, Parker of Lincoln and Sterling of Douglas. The following o Jicers were elect ed for the coming year: Jas. A Stel ing president, T. E. Parker secre tary. Upon invitation Governor-elect Lord made a visit and was intro duced by the president to each and every member present. Mr. Lord made a few remarks saying the as sessor's office was inadequately paid and hoped them success. The main business brought before the convention was an attempt to bring about an equitable rating of the renumeraUii received Ly &&c sovs, Hie .sence of the meeting being Uiut salaries instead of per diem should be paid. Also that poll tax should be abolished or the law be so amended that no man should be entitled to a vote except on exhibit ing their poll tax receipt. It w also resolved that the legislature be moralized to pass a law empowering the assessor to mike the tax roll and all duplicates, and that assessors be entitled to the use of a seal and be furnished same. With the adoption of the follow ing resolutions the convention ad journed. Rksoi,ved, That it be the sense of this meeting that the assessor's office should be put on a salary, and that the assessor's salary should be put on an equality with the other county officials in accordance with the amount of work done and that one third be added to the amount of salary for taking census, as it was found upon examination of the cen sus roll that it would require double the amount of filed work. It is further Rksolved, That each assessor in m the state be furnished with a copy of this resolution and the proceed ings of this convention, and that each assessor should send to the chairman of the legeslatitive com mittee an estimate of the amount of salary he should receive for assess ing and for census work. And we recommend that each assessor con fer with his county court as to the advisability of a srlary sy stem. It is also recommended by this convention that the making of a tax roll and all duplicates should be made hy the assessor. Further, that assessors be given a seal in connection with their office. Interesting Figure. The following figures show the average assessment per acre on real estate in the counties of Oregon for 1894 and 1893. They make inter esting reading: COUNTIES. 1894. Baker $4 89 Benton 7 69 Clackamas 7 54 Clatsop 379 Columbia 3 83 Coos 5 oS Curry 3 -a Crook 1 77 Douglas 3 85 Gilliam 2 72 Grant 294 Hartley 2 37 Jackson 5 40 Josephine 4 13 Klamath 2 05 Lake 2 33 Lane Lincoln 332 Linn 847 Malheur 1 88 Marion Morrow 315 Multnomah 45 89 Tolk 10 88 Sherman 371 Tillamook 3 23 Umatilla Union 568 Wallowa. . 4 12 Wasco , 3 80 V.'Mn.v'0., 0 Tn 1893. $5 05 8 18 8 71 3 12 a 96 4 39 3 -3 3 3i 3 93 a 87 3 16 2 45 5 88 4 86 3 85 3 CO 698 3 Gi io 31 2 98 12 48 5 TO 48 76 II 62 4 26 3S9 6 60 6 69 4 63 5 22 ti 51 Yamhill. " 15 11 86 1 Nfletx J terns. ' Eli Oaither made a visit to his fm. r.t tin's ,..'!. .v !i:'1'i,-.-V lr. Cv.rk anl wiA: kit l.tr Ium Sunday foi t!ie smith. Vi- hope tliey uill have ;i niie time. So we are vithout a doctor ja-st now. It I leaves u.s in bad sl,al)e as there is 1US sicunes: The past week or since the report, there has been two deaths, one woman and one man, both pretty well along in years. Both were buried at the Agency cemetery. - Christmas is coming, pretty close at hand, and we are getting ready to get the tree. It will take a good sized tree to hold all the presents. We are expecting;several hundred dollars worth of presents on our tree. Whoever wants to see a well loaded tree had better come over to the Siletz Xmas Eve. Mr. Holeraan, of the Albany Iron Works, has been over here examin ing and mesuring our old saw mV. boiler, which has been in use about twenty five years. It is very dang erous, cau get up only sixty pounds of steam to run the mill. Mr. Hole, man is bidding on the new boiler which is to be two feet longer than the ol.J aiis, su.l u. fjit sia-j smoke stack. We hope they will 'get the new boiler in before next spring as we need the mill so bad. X. Y. Z. Cliltwood Chips. : i. The creamery business has been thoroughly canvassed, and all say let the thing come.. We have had two meetings here on the creamery question with the understanding that some one from Toledo was to be with us but they failed to put in an appearance. Now don't be jealous, we are not working to get the creamery here. All we want is to get the thing started. It may go to Toledo, but give us a chance to sell our milk. H. N. Foster is getting a car load of wood for the Pioneer quarry, and if it cau he made to pay there will be a business in that line here. M. T. Whitney, the uasby of our burg, butchered a hog last week that tipped the beam at 300. I. J. Pepin had some that was about the same weight, School is progressing nicely. The teacher has had to raise Cain with somef the boys. The weather is somewhat wintry, but not disagreeable. In the storm of the 8th inst. a house blew down at Chitwood, but as luck would have it, it was empty at the time and no one was hurt. Still they come hunting for homes. We can settle a few more, so come on. Uncle Jinimie Chitwood was at Eddyville Sunday and Monday, on business and pleasure. Stuck. Glen Item 1. Since writing the last "items" for the LuAnHK, several items of news have collected. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Neal have returned to their mountain home. Delman and Bessie returned with them but Fred and Leo stayed out at their valley home, near Jefferson, to attend school this winter. Miss Clara Stanley, a relative of Mrs. Neal, came in with them, to spend a few weeks in the mountains, presumably for her health. If the country was more "civilized" per haps her health would improve faster. Miss Minnie Watkins, who also lives near Jefferson, is visiting her uncle, John Watkins. A surprise dance at Mr.Reidy's, Friday night was fairly well attend- Rev. L. M. Butler, of Toledo, preached at the school house Thurs day and Friday, at 11 o'clock. It is to be regretted that the weather did not permit the continuance of the '?!" lr?i Mr. !"!'cr is n end preacher and a good man. His sermons were well liked and much appreciated, by some at least. William Arnold, John Arnold, Albert Watkins, W. D. Griffith, John Watkins, N. B. Neal and II H. Curler were county seat callers' Friday. Some to file 011 their claims located i.i twu-djip 12 south, range 9 west. ami oth-vis Hi wit-111.-In :i ci iiilc r f"i -i disputed v.:i;; V.'iil rMui Ir.n .'.!:.;.',.' Albert WMki-is and W. D. Ail were filing on their claims. N. B. Neal left for the Saturday, where he will finish put ting in his crop. Charley Brown made Big Elk a visit last week, returning today. At the special school meeting held on the 8th. C. M. Brown was elected to fill the unexpired term of Cbas. Gordon, removed. One of our young men recently made Toledo a visit, whether in the cause or interest of temperance we know not, but he nevertheless fui nished an object lesson on intem perance to those who beheld him in the different stages of intoxica tion. A sad spectacle to see a young man in the bloom of youth, putting that into his nioulh which steals away his braius, destroying the ta:.!y ugor so much needed to lengthen life and make old age en durable, if not enjoyable. Beware of snakes! More in the future. Ichabod. Elk City Items. A Christmas tree at the school house Xmas Eve. A good program has been arranged. All are invited. Troy Mays will give a ball at the v... Tr.,.:ii:...- 1 .11 r., v... Year's night. The telephone line will be com pleted to Elk City tomorrow. J. E. Dixon has the lumber on the ground for a new bam. If building continues Elk City will soon have the appearance of quite a town. fcUootiug raatcn at Elk uty on December 24. Turkey and chick ens. Distance, forty, sixty and one hundred yards. The question of Woman's Rights, was settled for all lime. They shall have the right to stay at home on election days and attend to the duties of the household and see that the young boys go to school and prepare themselves with an educa tion, that they may be able to cast their votes in the right direction. Jack. December 19, 1894. - - -Harlan Happening?, B. January is working at ' Pies Mulkey' at present, taking music lessons on the violin. Poor Grand- i" . i. ma. . J. Henderson was found one day last week. He was buried in Walker Mulkey's grave yard. He went out hunting one mouth ago and accidentally shot himself. Searching parties had been sent out but without success. Messrs T. Kelly and Frank Yantis, were out hunting and accidentally ran across his body. They had to bury him as they found hiin. Prospect of a good time on Big Elk Xmas. A tree and supper at the schol house Xmas Eve., "If it don't rain." B. and Wm January started to Corvallis yesterday. Rev. A. C. Tunison moved last week into his new house. Tne windstorm last week did con siderable damage in this valley. It made a total wreck of John Rex ford's chicken coop. Mr. Mason and son came in last week, looking for land, but owing to the storm the elder went home to wait a more favorable time. That is "what we need, a few more farmers for this is a frn: little val ley for stock and produce. T. Laskey of Blodgelt, was in the valley Monday. They had a suprise party at Milt Young's, and it was one in earnest for the gills all stayed at home. I. N. O. T'uM--1ve milliou dollars have been wuudrawn from the national treasury since the bond issue,, and the gold reserve is now below ninety-two millions. The poor old treas ury cow will soon be dry again, any more bonds must be issued or she government is in such straits that banker Peter's gold must be bor rowed to pay ofi banker Paul's treas ury note, a predicament that makes the need of the retirement or dispos al of some of the demand currency : so ajiparant. that even a congress- man might be expected to see it. Times. KAY AND DECEMBER. Oi-U' Ml taslns M. liar Wedding to His Fifteen-yew-o'd Ward. The only witnesses to the marriage . were McClelland Richardson una vi. Cassius Clay Smith, the latter a phyBi Valley i ciun of Richmond, Ky. Dr. Smith re- fused to say anytning aDous ine weu- ding, explaining that he had promised General Clay not to do so. It was learned that the ceremony took place in the sitting room. The bride was not dressed as brides usually are. She wore a plain dark dress, was bare headed, her long black tresses hanging in an almost disheveled mass down her back. She wore no gloves, had no orange blossoms and carried no bride's roses in her hand. It was a simple cere-' mony. The girl, who bad rumained sit-, ting until General Clay and the magis--trate arose, got up from the divan and took her place beside her white headed bridegroom. It was a touching scene. The man who had led admiring thou- ' sands in a orusado for human liberty, who in his youth was a perfect Apollo Belvidere in appearance, if not a Na poleon in the cause of abolition, stood as meekly as a little child, with an ex pression of unspeakable happiness upon his time worn but still fresh and almost youthful features, and by his side that simple, trusting conntry girl, as shy as a gazelle, knowing as little of the great world in which her venerable husband bad played so conspicuous a part as the most untutored daughter of natura The ceremony was very brief, and when it was over the bashful child went back to the kitchen, and General Clay and his family physician sat talking by the lnrp;e open fireplace, in which glowed And thus was oelobrated one of the most remarkable weddings that ever took place in the United States. Lou isville Courier-Journal. HIGH TREASON. Parli Greatly Excited Over the DIo!oiure Following: the Arrest of Captain Dreyfus. The excitement over the spy mania is still high in Paris. The case of Cap tain Dreyfus, who is awaiting court martial, causes extraordinary comment. It is said to be the intention of the gov ernment to insist upon tho extreme pen alty of death in case he is found guilty. There is apparently good authority for the statement that preciso particulars respecting the transport and concen tration of the French forces in the event of mobilization after a decla- 1 ration of war were placed in ' the hands of agents of the triple alli ance. The hours of the departure and running of trains with troops on the main railway lines and also the branob linos wore sot forth, together with de tails of the places at which stores would be procured en ronto. It is assorted that even the original dooumeuts were sup plied to the intelligence department of tho triplo alliance at Berlin. Another story relates that tho disap pearance of some important paper from a pigeonhole at the war office was fre quently noticed. After diligent search the dooument would bo found in the precise plaoe from which it had been abstracted. The general staff also is said to have been aware that the Ger man war office prided itself on its ini tiation into many of the secrets of the plan of mobilization. For a long time the French military authorities were puzzled, but eventually succeeded in uurateling the mystery. It will be quite another thing to prove who has been guilty of these aots of high treason. Paris Letter. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. The Loudon "South End Mystery" to Close With the Hanging of Bead. It is many months sinoo London and all England have been aroused to such unanimous interest in a criminal trial as that manifested in the solution of what has been known since June last as the south end mystery. A young mar ried man in oomfortablo circumstances named Read has beon tried for the mur der of Florence Dennis, a young wom an with whom he had improper rela tions. Her body was found in a lone some spot, and there was no direct evi dence to conneot Road with tho crime. It was principally his reckless, unsup ported denials and the extraordinary story of his depravity in many direc tions that finally resulted in his oonvio tion and sontence to death. It was proved that ho was in the neighborhood of the niurdor when he asserted he was 50 miles away. It was also shown that he had similar relations with sovoral othor women, and that the murdered girl was about to become the mothor of his child. Nevertheless tho evidence was not suffioiont to convict in an Americau court, and the prisoner reafflrmod hid innocence in strong lan guage before the death sontence was pro nounced upon him. He will be hanged. London Cor. Hew York Sun. Japan Snnbs Great Britain. If the latest dispatches from Japan are worth anything, that government's diplomacy is as effoctive as its military dispatches. The Euglish charge that Japan is Booking the disruption of the Chinese empire, and England is exceed ingly anxious about the interests of hu niautty. But Japan deolares that she is Booking nothing of the sort and has aa oqual interest in humanity with Eng land. All sho wants is to see China con solidated and freed from crnel supersti tion, with her gates open to the civili zntion and comnierco of the world. If this is not an oblique slap in the face for Great Britain, what is it? Phila delphia Press, Folly Cost Ilr a Month. An American girl, giving tho name of Grace Larmoro Drew, h;is been sen tenced to a mouth in jail in Paris for stealing small articles from the Bon Marche. Her lawyer told the court that son made a bet at a ladies' club in Lon don to travel over Europe alone, la moment of folly she stole U10 articles to send as presents to her Loudon friends. TOLEDO'S : If Will endeavor to supply every want irure ana xuu otrengtn -pDRUGS and MEDICINES School Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, No tions, Toys and Rubber Goods, Fishing Tackle, Games and Sporting Gooods, Con fectionery, Nuts, Cigars and Smoker's ar tides, Paints, Oils, Varnish and Window glass. We aim to give Satifaction in Quality and Prices GIVE USA CALL WHEN IN TOWN. ' OTTO O. KROGSTAD, Registered Pharmacist. Monogram Cigar Store, I-I. TVL CJ2STK1, Fx-op , Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery, Fruit, etc Billiard and Poo! Parlors, t&-A QUIET AND ORDERLY RESORT. YAQUINA CITY, 0r B..CBOSNO &CO., al U ksts HAVE BARGAINS IN Farm Lands, Tide Lands, Coal Lands, Town Property in single Lots or Blocks IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED. Abstrctof Title to any property in Lincoln Coimty furnished on demand. Toledo, BARGAINS IN We have some good Bargains in Real Estate placed in our hands for salu, Below we give a description of a few of them: Four acre tract on the river x miles from Toledo: well imnrovpH house, barn and out-buildings; good young orcnara ana lots ot small fruits; small meadow and pasture. Price, $850, one-half cash, balance in one year. 159 acre ranch on Big Elk five miles above Elk Citv: some Dlowerl and 7 acres slashed and in timothy; house, eood barn a.oxa&: on ennnt-v road, school within mile. A gooa stocic ranch. Price $1,400 on good terms. 120 acre ranch five miles from Toledo; frame house and barn, about 40 acres under fence, orchard ManyS other Bargains in J. F. STEWART & CO. TOLEDO, OREGON. DO YOU WANT FRUIT TREES? It Will Pay YOU to see ME before Buying. I CAN SELL, YOU FIRST-CLASS STOCK, Warranted True to Name and Free From Biseaso and Insect Pests AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Home Grown and Healthy Trees tT. F. STEWART, Toledo, Oregon fiff-At LEADER OFFICE. : US i STUBS in the followiug lines of Goods. OREGON. and Abstractors Oregon REAL ESTATE. and small fruit. A splendid tract of laud with a good body of creek bottom. Price $600 cash. Two lots in Prior Scott's addi tion to Highland; one corner and one inside. Price for the two, $50, all cash. Two lots in Stanton's addition to Toledo, well located and close to school house. Price $75. ; A well selected stock of merchan dise to trade for a godd ranch on Yaauina Bay; must have some tide or bottom laud and be well located. A good trade will be given for the Titgh kind of a ranch. Farm and City Property