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Volume XIV.
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, September 14, 190G.
Number 29
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Campfire.
At its meeting Tuesday evening Abe
Lincoln W. R. C. decided to give a
rampfire at its next regular meetiug,
Tuesday evening, September 25. All
members are urged to be at the hall
promptly at 7 o'clock, and all soldiers
and their families and guests of the
same are invited to be there at 8:15.
Something unusually good is expected
in the way of entertainment, as Madam
Guesswho will be in charge, assisted by
the whole Guesswho family. Mum's
the word. Come and see.
Committee.
The Toledo Schools.
C. E. Hawkins, Clerk of the local
school board, informs The Leader that
the ensuing school term will begin one
week from next, Monday, September 24,
with the following corps of instructors:
District High School Prof. Joel Wil
son. Seventh and Eighth Grades Mrs. E.
J. Everett.
I p.?rmn,J i'! to- Mtcs Mnrtha Kent.
Primary Miss Adelia Harrison.
There is no longer any reason for the
young people ot Linoolu county going
away from home to absorb the high
school course. The Toledo schools are
hard to beat.
Rates for the Oregon State Fair.
The Corvallis & Eastern railroad will
make a round trip rate from all points
on its line to Albany of one and one
third fare for all parties desiring to
attend the Oregon State Fair at Salem.
Tickets wiil be sold on the Oth, 10th.
11th, 12th, 13th, 1 1th and 15th and will
Le good for return on or before the 17th
day of September, 11 00.
For furt her pmtieulais apply to near
est ageut or ivuductor.
J. C. Mato,
General Passenger Agent.
Board of Equalization.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Equalization for Lincoln County,
Oregon, will be in s.cisiou for 0,nd week
beginning Monday, October 1, 10015.
J. II. LrTZ, Assessor.
Chicken Dinner.
At the Gem Cafe, under the Bon
botiiere, Sunday, September 10, only 25
cents. Mas. E. Comer.
For Sale.
A fine grado Red Polled yearling bull.
Address Ji i.irs Bitsch, Glen, Or.
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At the M. E. Church.
Texts and subjects for services at the
M. E. church Sunday, Sept. 10, 1900.
MORNING
Text Numbers 13:20. Subject, '-Inconsistency."
EVEN ISO
Text Acts 17:32. Subject, "Pro
crastination." For Sale.
A good second-hand New G. Howe
sewing machine. Price $15.
Mrs. George Betiiers,
Toledo, Oregon.
For Sale.
A thoroughbred Polled Delaine Mer
ino Rani; will shear from 15 to 18
pounds of wool w ith fair feed. Or I
have a thoroughbred Ramboulette,
equally as good as one above, but only
need one. Apply to
R. Tassell,' Elk City, Oregon.
For Sale.
30,000 ncres of land in Lincoln and
Benton counties, Oregon, along the C. &
E. R. R., known as Road Lands, now
owned by an Eastern company.
For prices and terms, call or address
L. II. Fish, Western Agent,
Albany, Oregon.
Mrs. Jay Van Clove departed Monday
morning for her home in Oakland,
Mrs. S. T. Jeffreys of Portland ar
rived yesterday evening for a visit with
Mrs. T. P. Fish.
The survey for the extension of the
Corvallis & Eastern from Ynquina to
Newport began today. Engineer
Haversham of Portland, who will have
charge of the survey, went through to
Yaquina Wednesday evening. Harry
Fant and Ado Crosuo have beeu en
gage J to assist in the work and went to
the terminus yesterday evening.
It was a nice rain, isn't it?
Purris Parks of Elk City was in To
ledo Monday.
Postmaster Roddy of Winaut was in
the city Wednesday.
John Kentta of Siletz had business
in the city Tuesday night
Mrs. B. F. Swope of Newport was
visiting in the city Tuesday.
Billy Allen of Bald Mountain was a
county seat visitor last Saturday. '
W. E. Foster departed Sunday for a
protracted visit at the state metropolis.
Fred Weatherford of Albany passed
through to Newport Wednesday even
ing. Superintendent K. q. Egbert of Siletz
had business in Toledo the fore part of
the week.
George A. Hall & Co. have sold their
livery business at Newport to County
Commissioner John Fogarty.
A number of the business houses are
displaying fresh coats of paint, it's a
sign of prosperity, we hope.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hurley of Albauy
visited relatives and friends in the city
from Saturday evening until Monday
morning.
Robert Anderson, who has been visit
ing his brother Norman, departed this
moruiug for his home at Yuma City,
California.
Mrs. C. Sullivan and son Connie of
Albany were in the city Monday visit
ing Mrs. Sullivan's son, L. C. Fox, local
agent of the C & E.
Mrs. E. Comer has leased the Gem
Cafe, under the Bonbomere, and will
endeavor to make it the most popular
eating-house in the county. Try it.
Justice Robert DePoe and family of
Siletz left Monday morning for Salem
to attend the State Fair. They will
also visit in Portland before returning.
Swen Bradeson, manager of the
creamery at Junction City, passed
through to Newport Sunday on the
Elks' excursion, returning the same
day.
Miss Rena Bradeson came up from
Newport Tuesday morning for a few
days' visit at home. She expeets to re
main in Newport during the coming
winter.
Mrs. Allen Parker went to Salem
Wednesday to visit relatives and the
State Fair. She was accompanied by
her son Frank and giandson Clyde
McMillan.
Mrs. J. II. Ross, accompanied by her
son Jimmioand daughter Mollie, went
to Harrisburg last Saturday for a visit
with her daughters, Misses Edith,
Verne aud Giace.
Miss Cora Litchfield of Salem passed
through to Yaquina Mouday evening
for a visit with her brother Charles
and family. She was accompanied by
her niece, little Miss Alice Shindler,
also of Salem.
Clarence Ofstedahl departed yester
day morning to join the family in their
Seattle home. He expects to return to
the bay next summer. He was accoui
pauied by his cousin, Juanita Krogstad,
who will visit the family for several
weeks.
Chief Engiueer A.J. McMillan of the
Oregon Coast & Eastern came in last
Friday evening from Portland and luft
Monday morning to inspect the work of
the surveying crew which worked south
from Toledo. He was accompanied by
his sou Aleo.
Mrs, Powers, who has beeu visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E.
Hawkins, departed last Saturday for
San Francisco, where she will visit
relatives a few days before proceeding
to her home in Arkansas. Mr. Hawkins
accompanied her to the nervous city.
T. W. Beddo departed Tuesday morn
ing for his former home in Los Angeles,
to remain indefinitely. Ho went- via
the horseback route as far as the Val
ley, where he expectbd to sell his team.
He may not think so now, but he'll
probably return when the robbias nest
again or thereubouts.
Dr. Carter was up from Newport
yesterday to visit George McCluskey
and reports the young man getting
along . nicely. George hasn't wasted
much of his useful time in being sick,
but this siego has been severe. He
will not be able to take charge of his
school at Hammond at the opening of
the term, but his friend Oscar Long
will fill the position until he is ready.
C. & E. May Be Sold.
The Portland Journal of the fth inst.
says : The Oregon Coast & Eastern
Railway company is negotiating for the
purchase of the Corvallis & Eastern
and the Astoria A Columbia River rail
way, it is said, with fair prospects of a
successful outcome. The Journal's Now
York correspondent is credibly in
formed that John A. Crabtree of St.
Louis, now in New York City, is dealing
direct with General Hubbard and Mrs.
Huntington, who own a majority of the
shares.
The report is given credence by those
who have kept in touch with railway
engineering through the coast counties.
The Oregon Coast & Eastern has for the
last four mouths had no less than Ave
engineering parties in the fi iW. They
have been turning in their reports, and
in many sections of the line tbey have
j made final locations and drived perma
nent stakes. Engineer McMillan, who
built a large part of the Corvallis &
Eastern, aud was in charge of construc
tion of tho Celiln pnrtRfi ronrt i tov
in the employ of the Oregon Coast A
Eastern, and is making the estimates of
cost. It is said the engineers have se
cured a remarkably good line, with easv
grades and curves, and thai the cost of
construction will be lower than was ex
pected by the promoters.
The surveys and projected route fit
into the proposed plau of purchase of
the Corvallis & Eastern and the Astoria
& Columbia River roads, and it is be
lieved this has been the plan from the
beginning of operations of the coast
line builders. They have completed
the survey of the coast line from Y'a
quina bay south to the statj lino and
north to Nehnlem bay. The gap left
between Nehalem and Seaside will, it is
said, be built by the present manage
ment of the Astoria & Columbia River
road, aud the Nehalem extensiou is
already being surveyed from Seaside,
This disposition of the railways
known as the Hammond roads in Ore
gon is the most logical solution vof all
the puzzling repoits that lip e recently
been in circulation on the coast and in
Wall street concerning the sale or ex
tension of the Corvallis & Eastern. It
is said the Oregon Coast & Eastern peo
ple can utilize both the Hammond lines
to excellent advantage and that im
mediate possession of the properties
would give the company a nucleus from
which to go ahead rapidly with con
struction oi its coast Fystein aud pro'
posed line eastward through Oregon
Parlor Organ for Sale.
Fine Parlor Organ for sale cheap.
Mrs. G. L. Gray.
For Uniform Assessments.
There should be more uniformity in
assessment. In accordance with the
opinion of a large majority of assessors,
as expressed in their last conclave, the
assessment of some counties have boon
doubled, or Dearly trebled, while thai
of others has beeu increased but little
He think that the assessors of the
latter couuties have not only not done
their duty rs positively required by
law, but that they have placed their
counties in an unenviable and dis
creditable position.
The law clearly required all property
to be assessed at its full cash value,
An assessor is sworn to obey the law
Formerly, when by common consent no
assessor obeyed it, there whs some ex
cuse ior eacn not Going so. liut now
since the state tax is not apportioned
Becoming 10 me assessment roll, as
formerly, there is no such excuse.
1 tie assessors ought to be made to
obey the law or bo removed for mis
feasance in office. Wo believe this
could be done under existing, laws, but
if not, there should be additional legis
lation with this end iu view.
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iu is ausuru ior i-oik county, lor iu
stance, to be assessed at about $8,750,000,
instead of a little over $-1 ,000,000, as
wus last year, while Yamhill's assess
ment remains' about stationary; or for
Marion county to jump up to nearly
$.10,000,000 while Clackamas officially
appears to have only about one third as
much property.
witti caretul, conscientious county
officers, the full-assessment policy will
be very beneficial to the counties adopt
ing it, and the assessors of every county
should be required to adopt it, because
it is the law and their sworn duty,
Portlund Journal.
Toledo and vicinity are not so dry. I
Peter Abbey of Newport was a Toledo I
visitor Tuesday.
Clarence Foster of Chitwood was a
Sunday visitor in Toledo.
Mrs. William Borden of Newport
isited friends in Toledo Monday.
Shed Rosebrook returned yesterday
veuing from a busmen trip to Albtny.
James Ball of Newport was a passen
ger for Salem and tho State Fair Tues
day. S. G. Irvin of Newport passed through
Wednesday on a business trip to Vailoy
points.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blower of Mill
went to Salem Tuesday to attend the
State Fair.
County Commissioner John Fogartv
of Newport was in tho city'Monday on
official business.
Miss Esther Copeland of SiMz has
beeu in Toledo for several days, the
guest of Mrs. Jennie Arnold,
Al Wmili loft TivMny morning on a
business trip to Olympia, Wash., where
he may locate in the near future.
Supervisor Wiley Parrish has been
engaged tins week in making some
needed repairs on the Olalla bridge.
Mrs. C L. Litchfield of Yaquina camo
up Wednesday for a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. anj Mrs. John
McCluskey.
Mrs. Marv Jones, who visited her
niece, Mrs, Alice Waugh, during the
summer, returned last week to her
home in Iowa.
Some of oiir citizens want Lincoln
county to invest in a portable sawmill.
Others are bucking the proposition.
And there you arel
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Crosno left last
Saturday for Albany, where they have
secured positions in tho dry goods es
tablishment of W. B. Stevens.
Everette Jones, who recently cut his
foot with an ax in Altree's lngging
camp, is now able to navigate without
crutches and will soon be on duty again.
William Crawford and Miss Grace
Thurston, who have been visiting rela
tives' iu Toledo for several weeks, re
turned Saturday to their home in Port
land. The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the parsonage next Tuesday afternoon
September 18, to knot comforters, All
membors and friends urged to bo
present,
Charlie Winaut of Newport, in charge
of Owen Graves, the Bon Ton man,
passed through Tuesday morning,
beaded for Salem and tho State Fair.
They expect to visit Portland before
returning.
Mrs. C. E. Hawkins went to Portland
Tuesday to attend a meeting of tho
board of niauagers of the Women of
Woodcraft. Her son Tom accompanied
her as far as Salem, where he will be
treated by an oculist.
James Wolfe of Ocean View passed
homeward Tuesday from Portland,
where ho has been with his wife for a
few weeks. lie reports that Mrs.
Wolfe's health is much improved, but
she is not yet able to return to her
home.
Dave Rosebrook arrivod yesterday
evening from Santa Catalina Island,
where he has been filling his old place
as cornet soloist during tbe summer
season ait this famous resort, lie will
remove with his family in a few days to
Los Angeles.
Prof. B. J. Hawthorno and family.,
who have been enjoying lifo at their
summer homo at Seal Rocks, returned
Tuesday to Eugene, where the Professor j
will soon resumo his duties iu the State j
University, in which ho holds the chair I
In Psychology. I
C.M.Brown, who with his family has j wmttiave Ul0 H,)vtrm)10Ilt lllollBi At
been busy In the hopfields near Inde- j tho e)( of tie veftl. ,U4 stut0 oln.oll
pendence, returned to Newport Wednes-jlld peopl(j ,)(J (ll w.u. wjth eH(ll
day evening on a business errand. Ho olher. In tuo ve(4. 1!)15 the utest
will join Ids family again in tho Valley , lbhlg w, cpm0 to paflHtne 1)eope wiu
inafewdaysandremaiuuntiltheclose!KK,lin ,.iso np Hg(linHt , ho authorities
of the hop harvest. all(l tl)0 Government this time they
The Elks' excursion from Albany to j will demolish all forms of government.
Newport last. Sunday find thecrab feast
as an afterpiece did not prove to bo tho
success anticipated. There was not
only a shortage of excursionists, but a
still more lamentable shortage of crabs.
Some one seems to have blundered, as
Alf Tennyson said about tho charge of
the Light Brigade,
Oregon's Rich Coast Country.
Watch the Oregon coast country grow
Its progress is sure to be as rapid and
wealth-productive as the most-favored
part of the state.
Oregon may boast of its interior re
gion, east of the Cascade Range, but,
has another region graud, if not,
grandor tho coast area, west of tho
Const Range, a strip of laud 300 miles
from north to south.
The coast district is a natural garden
spot, where grass grows green all tho
year, without extreme either of heat or
coM; where soil is the most fortile and
where tho largest marketable supply of
timber in the world abounds.
Eailrflads are projected into this
great country now to Coos Bay and to
Tillamook - and there will be others.
Rail facilities aro yet of the most lim
ited sort, one at Coos Bay and another
at Yaquina Bay, tapping but narrow
zones of vast timber and soil resource,
the one at Coos Bay having no connec
tion with other railroads of tho state.
ilarnman is sending iu a new road
into Coos, and Hammond and Lytle are
doing the same into Tillamook. Those
lines will stimulate greatly the progress
of tho coast region, but still there will
be !an;e areas unserved by rail.
What the coast country needs is u
railroad running its eutiro length from
tho Columbia River to tho stuto line
and Humboldt Bay, iu California. The
realization of this railroad dream is
not far distant; it is coming suiely.
Already it has been contemplated by
liarriman and Hammond and the Santa
Fe, whoso rail systems see tho advan
tage of entering the greatest market
able timber belt in the world acd ono
of the most fortile soil areas, where
iirigation is never needed and berbago
is green and growing in the depth of
winter as well as in tho height of sum
mer. Tho rest of Oregon has been so in
tent on reclaiming the sagebrush plains
of Eastern Oregon that it sometimes
has lost sight of tho natural garden
spot iu Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos aud
Curry counties and the oceau tide of
Douglas, Lane and Clatsop. The in
terior Oregon railroad has been talked
of as if it wore the most important rail
project in the state. Not so.
The coast country, beyond all doubt,
is the most favored of any in the world
for dairying. Some day it will bo
famed the world over for butter and
cheese, even more than Hood River
and Rogue River are for apples. The
most prolific truck gardens on tho At
lantic seaboard anil in the Old World
will not produce as abundantly.
Other parts of Oregon, about whose
future progress much is mud, are bar
ren and dry. The const country is not.
Its timber will pay for the building of
railroads. Then, after the soil shall
have been cleared of timber, it will
produce abundant and diverse crops
without irrigation. Tillamook county
alouo, as was pointed out at the recent
Tillamook Fair by Food and Dairy
Commissioner Bailey, will prochico in
dairy products a greater wealth per
annum than Alaska does in gold. Al
ready Oregon's dairies equal tho an
nual gold wealth of Alaska.
Keep your eye on tho coast country.
Oregoiiiun.
Important if True.
Delegates to the Watch Tower ' Bible
Students' Convention in Asbury Park
were visibly awed by the strange
prophecy of John Edgar, of Glasgow,
Scotland, who tld what was going to
happen in America between 1011 aud
1915. "In September of the year 1011
the people will rise up against tho
Government. Iu tho year 1912 tho
people will seo that they have made a
grave mistake, and during the time be
tween the vears 1013 and 11)14 the Doonle
New Jersey Dispatch.
Goats for Sale.
I have '25 heads of choice goats, in-
i eluding fine billy, which I will sell at
I reasonable fignro.
I . GfioitGB Blattner, Newport, Or
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