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Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, October o, 190G.
Volume XIV.
Number 32
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Doinsrs of the City Dads
in
Regular Session.
Council Chamber, Toledo, Or., )
October 1, 1906
lis.
Tlio nnmmnn nniincil of the City of
Toledo met in regular session. Preseut ! Ton, Newport.
Mayor Vincent; Couucilraen Card- j Mrs. C. Ii. Evens was up from New
ner, Schenck, McCanlou, Anderson and ! port Wednesday.
Hawkins; Recorder Hrngstad; anseni ;
Councilman Arnold.
Minutes of last regular session read
and approved.
On motion Recorder was instructed
to notify all property owners along
north side of Second street that the
grade ordered some time ago be com
menced within ten days, and to be
completed within a an reasonable time,
and in case the work is not performed
by property owners, s ordered, the
city to perform the same and charge
cost up to property so improved.
On motion the following claims were
allowed uiidT npninn of the ruls:
J McElwain, Marshal's salary and labor fJO.sO
Otto O Krogstad, Recorder's salary 11.00
Toledo Water Co., water rent for August
and September " 0
On motion Marshal's salary was 6xed
at 10 per month from date.
On motion Ordinance No. 54, laid
over fiom htft session, was taken up,
read in full the third time and passed
by a unanimous vote of those present.
Council adjourned.
Otto 0. Krogstad, Recorder.
Fishermen Arrested.
Deputy Fish Warden V. A. Smith of
Elk City was in Toledo Thursday even
ing of last week and caused the arrest
of the following fishermen charged with
violating the salmon-fishing laws:
Cyrus IIanseu, Ashing without license
number on his boat, pleaded guilty and
was fined $ 10.
George Gaby, fishing without
license, proved that he was under con
tract with the Barnes cannery and that
thecaunerv management was responsi
tie for the license. Mr. Gaby was dis
charged and the costs assessed to com
plaining witness.
E. C. Jones, Ashing without license,
pleaded guilty and was given the mini
mum fine of $50.
Louis Parrish, delivering fish to the
cannery without license, discharged for
the reason that his act did not consti
tute a violation of the law.
Charlie Hyde, fishing without liceuse,
dismissed on account of leaky com
plaint, without costs.
The cases were tried out in Justice
Soule's court in Toledo Friday and
Saturday,
Chicken Dinner.
The Woman's Relief Corps will give
a chicken dinner tomorrow (Saturday)
to all who will work on the sidewalk
from Toledo to the cemetery. The din
ner will be served near James Patter
son's new residence. All ladies who
are interested are invited to hriug
eatables and assist in the good work,
Iu case of rain, dinner will be post
poned. St. John's Church.
Services on the first and third Sun
days of each month. Matins, Litany
and Sermon, 11:00 a. in. Evensong and
Sermon, 7:30 p. m. Sunday School and
Catechism, 9:45 a. m,
You are cordially invited tottend all
services. Seats free. Bring ' your
friends. Rev. F. Owen Jones,
Minister in Charge.
Ball Game.
The Toledo and Elk City baseball
teams will hook up again on the local
grounds next Sunday afternoon. This
Is the first real good licking the Elk
City boys have received this season.
Men Wanted.
Every man in Toledo and vicinity is
cordially invited to come out Saturday
(tomorrow) and assist in building the,
sidewalk from Toledo to the cemetery.
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For 'Sale.
Single buggy, in good condition.
G. L. Gkay.
Buy Gum!
At the Bonboniere and get a ticket on
that beautiful watch.
For school tablets go to the Boubon
iero. II. C. Voigt was up from Newport
Monday.
C. K. Mitchell of Yaquiua was in the
city Monday.
The choicest confectionery at the Bon
David Ruble of Waldport was in the
city Wednesday.
L. D. Nash of Nashville had busiuess
iu the city Wednesday.
John Guilliams of Beaver Ureek was
in the city Wednesday.
Captain Henry Nice was a visitor
from Lutjens Wednesday.
John A. Olssou of Newport had busi
ness in the city yesterday.
J. S. Copeland of Salado came down
Tuesday evening on busiuess.
Austin Rosebrook, the furniture man,
has a new ad on another page. Read it.
. li. lviuiiewuv ana C C t iiuuol'-
pool were visitors from Yaquina Mon
day.
Marion Ruble of Alsca, in Benton
county, had business in Toledo Wednes
day.
Attorney C. E. Hawkins was at New
port Wednesday night on legal busi
uess.
Dr. M. M. Davis of Lincoln, Benton
aud Lane counties haB business in the
city today.
Postmaster W. R. Wakefield of Wald
port had business in the county seat
Weduesday.
S. N. Steele of Albany, a real estate
dealer, was trausactiug busiuess in
Toledo Wednesday.
L. Plunkett of Eddyville came down
Sunday to work on Foreman Gannon's
section of the C. & E,
Charlie Loomis and family of New
port passed homeward Tuesday evening
from a visit at Klamath Falls.
Deputy County Clerk Lee Wada-Joft
yesterday morning on a business trip
to Portland and Eastern Oregon.
School will begin in the Purrish dis
trict next Monday, October 8. with
Rex B. Fish of Wood burn as teacher
William Gellatly, the Blodgott Valley
cattleman, came in Monday evening to
see if our stock-raisers had anything to
sell.
Billy Wakefield aud Frank Hyde put
two big bear to rest last Saturdry in the
vicinity of Eddyville. Good dogs fig
ured iu the killing as usual,
Surveyor M. Wy'gant passed througl
last Saturday morning en route to
Bitter Root, Montana, where he has
secured a surveying contract with a
railroad company ..
Superintendent K. C. Egbert of Siletz
was over last Saturday to meet J. R
Elliott, who arrived that evening from
Blackfoot, Montana, to enter upon his
duties as Clerk at the Siletz.
Ed Stanton aud family arrived home
Tuesday evening. Ed has been with
Southern Pacific surveyiug party
Lane couuty, while Mrs. Stanton has
been visiting her father at Crcswell
H. E. Peterson, the jeweler, came u
on the boat from Florence Sunday for
visit, returning Tuesday. Hans says
he is prospering down there and will
rem iii u until gome time in December.
Carl Sannes departed yesterday morn
ing for Sau Francisco, where he will
remain during the winter. It is re
ported that the demaud for labor in all
lines in that nervous city greatly ex
ceeds the supply.
Billy Clarke, editor of the Gervais
Star, postmaster of his town, Grand
Muster Workman of the A. O. U. W.,
an unsuccessful candidate last summer
for State Printer, who will win next
time, passed through last Saturday
morning en route home from Newport,
where he lingered a few days after ad
journment of the Oregon Press Associ
ation.
The Toledo schools opened Monday,
with an attendance of 114, which
will perhaps be increased to about 150.
The enrollment of the'district is 234,
which indidates thut about 30 per cent
of our school-age citizeus have absorbed
nil the book l'aruin' tbey want.' Th9
enrollment is divided as follows: Dis
trict High School, 13; Grammar, 23;
Intermediate, 33; Primary, 45.
A NEWPORT BOY
ON THE ISTHMUS
Culebba, Sept. 9, 1900.
Editor Leader:
Thinking a knowledge of the real
state of affairs on the Isthmus might
be of interest to yourself and readers,
I volunteer the information to the best
of my poor ability. '
I left Newport on the morning of July
15 and my first stop after leaving Port
land was St. Paul, where I spent several
days seeing Minnehaha Falls, the Twin
Cities aud the Minnesota state capitol,
which is the finest in the United States,
Then I went on to Washington, D. C,
via Chicago, taking in both cities to the
best of" my ability, and, receiving my
commission at the former, journeyed on
to Boston, which city I did, aud then
returned to New York, sailing from
there ou the 28th of July.
The ship left the pier at 3 p. in., aud
iu a few minutes 1 had said goodbye to
th Statue of I.iliprty and mnn my last
of the States, for awhile, at least. We
id a very pleasant voyage, it being
stormy and bad only one day, the third
out. We passed Cape Maisi, Cuba, the
sixth day out and arrived at Colon thu
seventh, docking at about 7 a. in.
The first view you get of Colon from
he water is very beautiful, a mass of
corrugated iron and dobie walls with
gruss-thatched roofs and a background
of palm, banana, plantain and cocoanut
trees. But after you land this romantic
scene changes to a horrible combination
of stinks, smells aud noises, and a dirty
wretchedness that is distmstiuc and
makes a fellow want to get out iulo the
interior, where you can at least get a
breath of pure air even if it is warm.
Panama, on the other hand, is very
picturesque, and retains its beauty ou
closer inspection. Its beautiful har
bor, filled wilh quaint little native boats
and American whipping, the small blue
waves lapping the shore, hardly worthy
of the name or dignity of breakers, and
all surrounded with a beautiful fringe
of tropical trees, giving an appearance
of delightful, sleepy indolence. Back
of this and the quaint old dobie-walled
city rises Ancon Hill, sheer G50 feet
from the surrounding plain and over
looking the canal for many miles. . On
the side of Ibis is the Ancon Hospital,
the largest and best of its kind in the
world.
Colonel Gorgass, U. S. A., the chief
medical officer of the Canal Zoue, lives
with the Hospital Reserve, as does
Governor Magoon, who is dictator on
our part of the Isthmus. The former
is the man who, after the war with
Spain, rid Havana of yellow fever and
provided for the sanitation of the whole
island. He is probably the greatest
fever fighter and sanitary officer the
world has known.
Punama, the capital of the Republic
and Colon are the only important cities
on the Isthmus. Panama, though on
thH3 Pacific coast, is east of Colou ou
the Atlantic, and is only about nine de
grees from the equator; a curious fact
but nevertheless true, owing to a pecul
iar bend in the Isthmus. This causes a
lot of confusion, aud few Americans
ever get their directions straightened
out down here. But as this is a laud
where everything is wrong, with no ap
parent reason or excuse for being bo
fellow can still retain somo of his self
respect after telling his flagman to
move east when ho means west (uuless
he has a negro flagman, as I have, wh
is disposed to argue the case.) Then
generally lose everything but my vocab
ulary, which is becoming very complete
The Redmeu's lodge here iu Colour
is the largest aud liveliest social organ
izution on the Zoue, consequently
nave uianKeu my iucny star man
times for the wise umvo I made some
time bofore leaviug home.
SUSSEX
I sit on my lofty piazza,
Overlooking the restless sea;
(A spider glides over my forehead,
A cockroach runs over my knee!)
The (Jod of Day Is preparing
His bed too- another night,
(A swarm of pestiferous sand-flies
Is obscuring the glorious sight!)
He's pulling his cloud blankets round him,
Of crimson einbroldeied with gold;
(Thataut crawling under my collar
Down my epiuo sends a shiver of oold !)
He's nodding, but with eye still half open,
Tips a distant sail with his tiro;
(Dlos Mlol anothur inoHiilto
Is twanging his dissonant lyre!)
He's sleeping, tlio night-lamps are twinkling
All ar.nmd his limitless lwd;
(A hat darting hither and tblther
Has just missed hitting my head!)
Farewell till tomorrow, old fellow!
Thon warmest, most tropical friend;
(A centipede's slowly approaching
"Tis time for my reverie to end.)
THE LAND OF T1IK COCOANUT TREK
Away down south in the Torrid Zone
North latitudes nearly nine
Where tho eight-months' pour, once past and
o'er,
Tho sun for four months doth shine;
Where 'tis eighty-six tho year around,
And pooplo rarely agree;
Where the plantain grows aud the hot wind
blows.
Lies the laud of the cocoanut treo.
'Tis a land w here all the insects breed
That live hv liite and sting;
Where i lie tiirds aro quite winged rainbows
bright,
Though seldom one doth Ring.
Here radiant (lowers and orchids thrive
And bloom perennially
All beauteous, ye, but odorless
In tho land of the cocoanut tree
'Tis a land profusely rich, 'tis said,
In mines of yellow gold,
i hat, of claims berel t, the suamards toil
In the cruel dayB of old!
Aud many a man has lost his life
That treasure-trove to see,
Or dot h agonize with streaming eyes
In the laud of the cocoanut tree.
"l is a land that still with potent charm
And wondrous, lasting spell,
With mighty thrall euekaiueth all
Who long within it dwell;
'Tis a land where the pale destroyer waits
And watches eagerly:
Tis in truth but a breath from life to death
In tho lar.d of the cocoanut tree.
hen, go away if you huve to go,
Then, go away If you will !
To a iii n return you will always yearn
While the lamp Is burning still,
ou'vo drunk the Chngres water,
And the mango eaten free,
And, strange though it seems, 'twill haunt
your dreams
his laud of the cocoanut tree.
BEYOND THE CHAGKES
lleyond the Chagrcs River
Are paths that iead to death
To the fever's deadly breezes
To malaria's p iIsoiioub breath I
Beyond the tropic foliage,
Where the alligator waits,
Are the mansions of the devil
His original estates!
Beyond the Charres River 1
Are paths fore'er unknown.
With a spider 'ueath each pebble,
A scorpion 'neath each stone.
Tis here the boa-constrictor
His fatal banquet holds,
And to his slimy Dosom
His hapless guest enfolds!
Beyond the Chngres River
l.urks the cougar in bis lair.
And ten hundred thousand dangers
Hide in the noxious air.
Behind the trembling leallets,
Beneath tho fallen reeds
Are ever present perils
Of a million dili'crent breeds!
Beyond the Chagrcs Kivcr
'Tis said the story Is old
Arc paths that lead to mountains
Of purest virgin gold ;
But 'tis my tirtn conviction,
Whatever tales they tell,
That beyond the Chagres River
All paths lend straight to hell I
Hoping to hear from all, I remain,
respectfully, R. C. Wyoa.nt. C. K.
Culebra, Canal Zone, Panama.
Ted Moore of South Beach was in the
city yesterdav. ,
Joseph Blower aud son Cecil were up
from Mill 4 Wednesday.
R. A. P.utisell of Nuwport had busi
ness in the city last Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Terr and duughter,Miss
Rena, were up from Winant yesterday.
Mrs. C. M. Brown of Newport visited
friends in Toledo Tuesday aud Wednes
day. Commissioners' Court ended its reg
ular session yesterday evening. Report
next week.
John Folmsbeo of Elk City hud busi
ness iu Toledo yestorday, going to New
port in the evening.
Conductor Billy lfoeflein is taking a
layoff and his run is being gracefully
held down by Chauncey Trapp.
Rev. P.J. Rinehart of Siletz returned
Wednesday cveniug from Portland,
whore he attended the aunual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Rinehart takes pleasure in return
ing to Silotz for another year.
A West Indian colored man named
Swackhaiiimer was iu Toledo tho foro
part of tho week lor tho purposo of j raising of F. M. Wadsworth's assess
lecturing on the Philippines, but there j n,ut to tho extent of S'-'OO. This was
was nothing doing. He seemod to be a done because Mr. Wadsw oi th demanded
pretty bright tlarke;', but his message j jt. We believe the geutloniau has.
is not in demand. tiroUen all records '
Railroad Talk.
Tillamook will have but one railroad,
unless the Oregon Coast & Eastern per
sists in boeping the town on its map,
for A. 15. Hammoud has abandoned his
intention of extending the Astoria &
Columbia River railroad through the
town. Instead, he will swing to tho
west about six miles aud continue down
the coast to connect at Newport with
the Corvullis : Eastern.
Railroad talk on the Coast has given
impetus to general commercial lines,
and a number of the big real estate
transfers are reported ou the tapis. The
A. &. C. exteusion will reach Cannon
Beach, and in spite of the fact the line
will leave the bench iu passing Tilla
mook, it has not been decided to
traverse the inland country tho entire
distance to Yaquina Buy.
Guy W. Talbot, general manager of
the A. & C., today stated that the fact
Mr. Lytlu's possession of the right of
way precluded any attempt on his part
to occupy tho same territory, did not
Uieuu luo uuauduuuiciit of tho SCiioiJc
extension, but instead that the A. & C.
would follow a routo six miles to tho
west of Tillamook, skirting the hills,
and join the C. & E. at Newport, as
originally planned. Mr. Hammond is
reported to hold about 00,000 acres of
timber land in Tillamook county, and
this is expected to provide considerable
traBlc aud rovenue for the road, despite
the loss of the Tillamook trade. Port
land Telegram, October 2.
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Dance Saturday night at Woodmen
Hall.
The Bon Ton, Newport, for fine cool
drinks.
For school tablets go . to the Bon
boniere, A. W. Weber was a visitor from On
Wednesday.
John Buckley of Newport is a Toledo
visitor loduv.
F. C. Hoffman of Elk City was iu the
city yesterday.
Harvey Parks of Elk City was in
Toledo Mouday.
J. M. Bowers of Beaver Creek was in
the city Monday.
Dr. F. M. Cartor was up from New
port Weduesday.
George Htimar of Norlona was a To
ledo visitor Tuesday.
P. O. Shirley of Eddyville had busi
ness iu tho city Monday.
Miss EBtler Copeland of Siletz is at
tending the High School.
Go to the Bon Ton iu Newport for th
finest tobaccos and cigars.
Justice Charles Allen of Elk City had
business in Toledo Wednesday.
S. A. Ilolmgreen of Beaver Creek
was a Toledo visitor Wednesduy.
George McCduskey went to Albany
yesterdav on a business mission.
Joint Representative B. F. Jones of
Independence is In the city today.
Hon. J. K. Wentheiford of Albany
had business at Newport the foro part
of the week.
S. G. Irviu nud Oweu Graves, two
euterprising Newport citizens, had
business in the city Monday.
Mrs. T. P. Fish is in Portland this
week purchasing her winter stock of
millinery aud other femiuine decora
tions. Rev. E. E. Rorii'k arrived home yes
ter Jay evening from Philomath, where
ho visited after attending conference at
Portland. We believe our citizens
generally will bo pleased to learn that
Rev. Rorick has decided to remain iu
Toledo another year.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil T. Raddant of
Shawano, Wis., arrived Weduesday
eveniug with a view of becoming cit
izens. Mr. Raddaut has been in busi
ness iu Wisconsin for a number of years
and now wants to secure a good home
steaJ out in the big woods and settle
down and enjoy himself.
The Board of Equalization for Lincoln
county began a week's session Monday
morning. Up to date only a few kicks
have been registered, and they were
mild ones. The only change from tho
assessment roll so far reported was the