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I Volume XI 1.
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, March 4, 1904.
Number 1
Wittitfilti
Some History.
An attempt having been made by
parties unknown to convince the people
of Lincoln county tbat the present
county court is extravagant in tbe mat
ter of printing, and is not guided by
tbe law in placing contracts for tbe
same, The Leader presents a few facts
which inay interest our readers who
really appreciate the truth.
To begin away back yonder when the
price of both labor and printing mater
ial was away down and the pressure of
Grover Cleveland was fell front coast
to coast, we find this item on the Com
missioners Court journal of Lincoln
county, Oregon, uuder date of August
.9.1893:
Ordered that the Lincoln County
Lender be selected as tbe official paper
of this couuty until tbe first regular
term' of this court In January, 1894,
and tbat the compensation tor said pa
per for publishing county business be
fixed at 40 cents per square.
Now, that's something like it not a
cent too much. We do not blame the
Court for its liberulity ; neither do we
blame J. F. Stewart, at that time editor
of Tim Leader, for accepting it. The
present editor of Thb Leader gets 30
cents per square for the same service
and would take more if be could get it.
Under date of August 10, 1894, we
find the following entry in the journal:
In the matter of county printing. It
is ordered t hat all papers in Lincoln
county desiring to publish or advertise
for the county be required to file a list
of their yearly subscribers with the
county clerk, duly verified according to
law ; also a statement for tbe price pro
posed to be charged by then) for each
class of work.
It does appear, that the county court
of Lincoln county has always had more
or less respect for circulation, doesn't it?
Under date of February 8, 1895, we
find tbe following:
In the matter of the county printing.
Now on this 8th day of February, 1895,
came on to be heard the matter of let
ting the contract for the county priut
itig for Lite ye ir 1895, and it appearing
to the Court that the Yaquina Post bad
the largest circulation of any paper iu
Lincoln countv, Oregon, it is therefore
ordered and adjudged by the Court that
the Yaquina Post is hereby designated
H8 the official paper of Lincoln county
for the year 1895, and that the price to
be paid by the county for such work
shall not exceed the euui of 20 cents
per square.
Here again is circulation recognized,
but Van evidently didn't want to get
rich, and therefore bid down to bed
rock. We fail to find much more in the
records touching upon circulation until
January 7, 1898, when it bobs up again,
as follows:
In the matter of letting tbe county
printing. Now at this time this cause
came up for consideration, and the Lin
coin County Leader being the only pa-
p'Uniing a list of subscribers, as by law
req'uitad, it is hereby ordered that said
paper have tbe couuty printing for the
year ioao.
The above history covers the period
during whicli J. F. Stewart was editor
of Thb Leader. We mention this not
because of any desire to drag Mr
Stewart's name into this controversy,
but merely to keep an importunt link
in the chain.
We now touch briefly upon the per
iod when Mr. Stewart was County Judge
and . L. Davis editor of The Leader
Uuder date of November 2, 1898, we
find:
In the matter of the delinquent taxes
ror the years 1SU5, 1890 and 1897. Or
dered that preliminary steps be insti
tuted for the sale of said delinquent
property upon said rolls, and that the
lyOtinty j uuge secure bids for tho pub
lication ot said delinquent rolls.
On the above date the letting of the
contract for publishing the delinquent
tax rolls was supposed to be in the
bauds of the Sheriff, but the matter
was evidently side-tracked by the Court,
as the County Judge did not "secure
bids" from any publisher and the rolls
were not published (bat year. In Feb
ruary 1900, however, tho rolls were
placed in the hands of the present edi
tor of The Leader for publication by
the Sheriff, but the County Court fixed
the compensation. Commissioners
Wakefield and Oodwin, knowing that
Judge Stewart was a printer, left the
matter with him, nud the Judge fixed
the price at 15 cents per square 1
cents per square more than we received
for tbe receut tax roll. Tbe polut we
wih to make clear is this: Every
county court of Lincoln county has
recognized circulation aud has also
Axed the compensation for county
routing tax rolls and everything else.
We also kindly ask our readers to bear
in mind that the present prices allowed
for county publications are below the
average since the organization of tbe
county, and as far as can be learned,
much lower than prevail in other parts
of the state. The Leader haa endeav
ored to discuss this question fairly, and
we have the assurance of many of the
very best citizens aud heaviest taxpay
ers of the county that they have per
fect confidence in the integrity of the
present County Court. However, as
we have remarked before, we expect
parlies unknown to continue their abiiBe
of the Court through the columns of
the Reporter, and the faint echo at
Newport will continue to respond :
"Cuckoo ! cuckoo ! "
February Weather.
Station: Toledo; Month: Feb., 1904.
Mean temperature, 47.5.
Maximum temperature, 55; dates, 2,21.
Minimum temperature, 28 ; dates, 2, 9,
Menu of maximum temperature, 49.
Mean of minimum temperature, 36.
No. of times maximum temperature 90
or above, 0.
No. times minimum temperature 32 or
below, 4.. ,
Total precipitation 16.81 inches.
Prevailing direction of wind, sw.
Number of cloudless days, 2.
Number of partly cloudy days, 8.
Number of cloudy days, 19.
Number of days on which .01 of rain
or snow fell, 26.
Dates on which hail fell, 7, 8
Dates on which snow fell, 8th,
Date of thunder storm, 25th.
Date of light frost, 2, 9.
Date of killing frost, 0.
Otto O. Krogstad, Observer.
St. John's Church Third Sunday in
Leutj, Morning prayers and litany, 11
a. ra.: evening prayer. 7:30.
F. O. Jones, Pastor.
A. B. Clark of Elk City is in the city
today.
Zeb and Cecil Blower were up from
Mill 4 Wednesday.
A. T. Peterson returned from some
where yesterday evening.
uurston runes oi imk uity was a
county seat visitor Monday.
CaptHin W. R. Wakefield of Wald-
port had business in Toledo Wednes
day.
Jim Pattersbn is home again, after i
protracted absence at Portland and
other points.
Bill I. J. Pepin and his big nephew,
Ralph Pepin, of Chitwood were in the
city last night.
August Fischer, the genial flour man
of Corvallis, passed through to the ter
minus last night.
Mrs. Elmo Davis and children arrived
from Salado last night for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Crosno are at
Brownsville this week visiting their
daughter, Mrs. S. S. Thayer.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. C. A
Dick. All members should come, ac
oompanied by their thimbles.
Lee Wade left Wednesday morning
on a timber cruising expedition in the
vlcinify of Otter Rock. Fred Stanton
accompanied him as pack-boss, guide
and cook.
The new cable for tbe Siletz ferry.
ordered by Superintendent McKoin last
week, arrived Monday night and was
taken to its destination next morning
by Hall s Anderson.
Grit, granulated bone, bone meal,
nest eggs and Pratt's Poultry Food are
what everybody uses now-a-days who
are in the poultry business for the
money there is in it. All for gale bv
Krogstad.
Farmer Scott Bozorth left Tuesday
morning for a brief visit at Salem
Whenever Scott goes to Salem the edi
tor of the Pacific Homestead seizes him
and puts him to work. Book l'arnin' is
all right, but Scott's practical knowledge
Is tn demand.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Krogstad and J,
W. Parrlsh were among the outgoing
pattseugers Wednesday morning,
Messrs. Krogstad and Parrish are del
egates to tbe Sociulist convention at
Portland. Mrs. Krogstad will first
visit friends near Albany. After the
convention she will be joined by Mr,
Krogstad and they will visit friends
near Salem. They expect to be gone
about two weeks.
Inherited Indian Land
At Siletz Agency, Oregon
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That bids will be received for the sale of
the following described inherited Indian
County, Oregon, as per sohedule herein set
HEMS SUB
DIVISIONS John Adams Lot 8 ne
Lot 4 ne
Lot 13 ne 11
Coquelle Thompson nw4 eelA
Ne y w
Lot 12 iw ;z
llenry Johnson B swj nwV
Lot o sw
Lot t w
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Lot 8 bw ii
Heury Johnson Be W nw H
Ne i aw y.
llenry Johnson.. s.$ gwj ne
Lot 4 ae 2
Henry Johnson Lot 9 'ew i-i
Lot 10 iw i
Lot 7 nw
Lot 8 nw
NUIot 9nw,
rlotlOnw.
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uuui iyja . v ,Ww .................... uQ YA
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Lot 7
Lot 1
Lot 2
ne 4
ne l
Charles Dopoe Lot 6
ne y.
Lot o
Lot 4
se
ne
William Klamath Se X
sw
sw ii
"w $
William Klamath Lot S
Lot 4
Katherlne Evans Lot. 13
new
nw 12
I lot 6
lot 0 nw 2
LOl Yi nW 'a.
Lot
11 uvr It
Kntherlne Evans Be
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8w
Katherlne Evans Lot 18
no l
ne W
Lot 16
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Abe Logan... Be ne L
Larkey Logan Elf bw' se 'A
Annie Inkier .....Lot 24 sw
8aid bids will be received up to 12
which tbey are listed to be opened In
sealed envelopes directed to John J.
envelopes containing such bins should
of the lands to which the bids relate, but
the date upon which the bid Is to be opened. JOHN J. McKOIN,
Supt. and Special Disbursing Agent,
A fellow from over on Beaver creek
told us the other day that he remem
bers when bis father lost all his hogs.
It was a wet season and small balls of
mud collected on the animals' tails,
which grew larger until the skin on the
hogs' backs was drawn so tight that the
brutes could not close their eyes, and
they died for want of sleep.
M. M. Davis, Ed Greenbrook, It. A.
Bensell and S. G. Irvin of Newport and
Joseph Blower and son Zeb of Mill 4
were in the city last Saturday patron
izing the county in the delinquent tax
sale.
Rev. I. G. Knotts of Albany will
preach at Yaquina, Sunday, March 6,
at 2 p. ni. and 7-30 p. m. Sunday school
at 2:30 p. m. All are most cordially
invited to be present at these services.
There will be no preaching service in
the M. E church in Toledo next Sun
day. Rev. Bristol will conduct service
at Chitwood Saturday evening and at
Eddyville Sunday morning.
The officers of Pocahontas Camp and
Syringa Circle have invited tbe mem
bers to appear at Woodmen Hall next
Wednesday eveuing, March 9, and be
entertained.
Bert Vanwey, who has been visiting
his old uncle, J. Hurley Lutz, for sev
eral weeks, left yesterday for Portland,
where he expects to find something to
keep him busy.
Paul Chatterton of Bald Mountain
was in the city Tuesday. He reports
Wild Bill btill holed up, not having
stirred since groundhog day.
Dr. Parker returned Wednesday
morning from a professional call on
Clarenco Doty at Newport. lie says
Clarence is a very sick boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loomis of New
port passed through Monday evening
on their way home from a visit in the
valley.
Dr. Parker went out to Albany yes
terday to attend a meeting of the Linn
County Medical Society.
Miss Blanche Hurley is at home
again, after an absence of several
months in Portland.
Mrs. J. L. Hyde returned Wednesday
evening from a visit with relatives and
friends at Eddyville.
Z. T. McGuire of Eddyville bad busi-
i ness in the county seat Tuesday.
for Sale
lands, situated and being in Lincoln
forth, to-wit:
Date
Listed
Jan. 2&
Date Bid
Opened
April 23
Dec 21
Mar. 11
Feb. 8
May 7
o'clock, noon, of the various days upon
above schedule, and must be enclosed in
McKoin, Superintendent, Siletz, Oregon
not have noted thereon the description
there shall be noted on such envelopes
in Charge of Siletz Agency, Oregon.
A Correction.
Tidewater, Or., Mar. 1, 1901,
Editor Leader:
Will you please afford me a small
space to correct an inaccuracy or two
in Dr. Carter's, the Yaquina editor of
the Reporter, items of February 18 re
specting Mrs. Counsil? Mr. Counsil,
her husband, does not live near Tide
water, but at Waldport, is 84 or 85 years
of age and only just physically, per
hapB, not financially able to care for
himself, and 6orely felt the parting with
his life companion. The strain, how
ever, of keeping the poor lady from
narm ana perilous antics was more
than he and her relatives could sustain
so after much reflection, they consid
ered it best to submit her condition to
competent examination, which evidently
I confirmed their apprehensions. Nev
ertheless, in some respeots our senti
ments run with tbe doctor's, aud if he
would institute a "sanatorium" in con
neotion with his ''Elixir Vitce" factory
at Yaquina doubtless his patronage
would be some. Yours,
A Neighbor.
Lost a Finger.
Colonel J. Henry Penn of Yaquina,
who frequently favors the . press with
real news items, informed Tbe Leader
yesterday morning that John Shermer
of Winaut is a victim of the kindling.
I cutting habit- Instead of letting the
job out to somebody who knew how
his wife, for instance John attempted
to prepare the kindling himself. It's
tbe same old story. He missed the
stick and whacked off the fore finger of
his left hand through the base knuckle
Dr. Carter dressed the painful wound
Fred Chambers was over from Siletz
Wednesday.
Jimmy Hodges of Big Elk camped in
the city Tuesday night
Dr. Warren of Newport passed home
ward last night from the valley.
Harry Eyer, late of Chitwood, Is now
a citizen of Toledo. He has been en
gaged this week invoicing for Austin
Rosobrook. lie la an expert at that
business.
Mrs. C. II. Yonng'a many friends
wete pleased to see ber out among
them again Wednesday. It was her
first appearance since January 30, the
beginning of her set ere illness.
tn H 53 .
g r j Acres
1 10 10 23.59
1 10 10 2S.C3
1 10 10 20
1 10 10 20
1 7 11 20
1 7 11 40
1 7 11 23.12
8 B 10- 20
8 9 10 40
8 9 10 4.65
8 9 10 8.96
8 9 10 5.20
8 9 10 6.74
8 10 40
8 9 10 40
8 9 10 20
8 9 10 40
S 9 iu 7.10
8 9 10 6.84
8 9 10 11.31
8 9 10 12.91
8 9 10 20
8 9 10 20
8 9 10 10
8 9 10 10
34 7 11 40
84 7 11 28.30
8 8 11 5.46
8 8 11 6.56
34 7 11 83.02
84 7 11 89.97
34 7 11 11.46
7 10 9 40
7 10 9 40
7 10 9 40.88
7 10 9 41.22
83 9 9 20
83 9 9 10
&i 9 9 10
33 9 9 20
33 9 9 20
27 9 10 40
27 9 10 40
33 . 9 9 20
83 9 9 20
83 9 9 20
84 9 9 20
20 9 9 40
20 9 9 20
28 9 9 20
That Toledo Bluejacket.
Balakga, Subig Bay, P. I.,
Jan. 21, 1904. f
Dear Folks One and All:
I shall try and write you a few lines
to let you know that I am alive and
welL We had a grand trip from Hono
lulu to Cavite, P. 1. We stopped at
Wake Island and at Guam Island. We
got a good "blow" four days out from
Guam. We also caught an eleven-foot
shark at Wake. Now that's all -ex
cept we were at sea nineteen days.
We are 60 miles from Manila, in Su
big bay for drill and expect to be here
for a month at least. There are 500
marines here and 400 natives and that's
all. It is the most lonesome place I
was ever in and we get no liberty.
Tbey can say what they want to about
the Philippine Islands and the people
who inhabit them. They have not got
them cornered or tamed yet.' They
will kill a man quicker than you can
say it. It is not safe for a man to go
into the woods at all unarmed. Tbe
weather is very nice here now; it is not
hot or cold, but just right. However,
It gets very hot from May until Decem
ber. We are to land the battalions to
morrow. There will be 3000 men in the
parade. We have dress parade first,
then drill. We are to stay in the Isl
ands here about three months yet, un
less Russia and Japan have war; then,
of course, we will go to the scene of ac
tion to protect American interests. Wo
got a new captain yesterday ; his name
is Clover and he seems to be a pretty
good man, but we lost the finest man I
have ever seen in the service. His
name was Urial Sebree. He was good
and kind to his men and everyone liked
him. I never expect to find another
such a captain. We coaled ship in Ca
vite, and, while coaling, a bag full of
coal hit a poor fellow knocking him off
the superstructure bridge into the
lighter, a distance of forty-one feet. It
broke his arm, three of his ribs, frac
tured his skull and broke bis nose. I
never saw such a sight. I saw him
when he was hit by the bag of coal and
saw him take the fall. He gave a cry
as he was falling, but never knew any
thing after he hit the lighter, and be is
not expected to live. He was moved to
the naval hospital at Cavite. Up to
the time we left he had not "come to."
We are to have "great gun" pructice
in Manila bay as soon as we finish up
here, and I tell you I do dread it, for
it is something terrible, the reports
of those big guns, and it breaks every
bottle and evory thing wooden about
tbe ship. My old cannon isn't in it for
a second, and they can shoot as straight
as you can with a rifle. '.
When we want a cocoanut we go aud
pick it just like you would an apple.
There are oranges and bananas the
same; tbey grow wild here.
Well, how is everything there? I
hope this finds yon all well. I shall
take care of myself, so don't worry abou t
me. I do not use tobacco in any form
now, and I do not even take a glass of
beer. Excuse poor writing, as I have
no desk to write on. Give kind re
gards to all my school chums; also to
all my friends in and aronnd Toledo.
So goodbye for this time.
S. W. Roserrook,
U. 8. S. Wisconsin.
Real Estate Transfers.
March 3 F W . Vincent and Mary
Vincent to T II Gildersleeve, blooks 5
and 6 in Vincent's addition to Toledo.
$1 and other considerations.
March 1 J 8 Gaither and Hattic
Gaitber to W H Ridgeway. blocks &, 0
and 7 and lots 1 to 8 in blook I, Wiser's
addition to Yaquina. $35.
March 1Z T McGuire to E J Win
skill, net section 4, township 11 south,
range 9 west. $1200.
March 2-E J Winskill to Z T Mc
Guire, lots 4 and 0 in block 23 Elk
City. 8300.
March 8 II W Vincent to T il Gil
dersleeve, blocks 5 and 9 in Vincent's
addition to Toledo. $400.
Mar 3 Nattie R Beach, W II Beach,
Joseph R Harlan, Joseph Harlan and
Anna C Harlan to C A and Frank
Davis, o of nwJl, section 10, town
ship 12 south, range 8 west ; also 3
aores in swj, section 0, township 12
south, raDgo 8 west. $10.
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Attorney Ed Wilson of Corvallis ami
Photographer Crawiord of Albunv were
passengers homeward Monday morning
' from a visit at the beach.
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