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Volume XV.
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Friday, August 23. 1907.
Number 2G
Fireman Killed.
Arthur HaKSman, fireman - on the
C. & E. passenger train, was killed
Tuesday evening by falling off his en
gine near Blodijett.
When about two miles east of Blod
gett Fireman Hassman went back ou
the tender to get a drink of. water, but
on his failure to return to tho cab on
reaching the station Engineer Castcel
gave the alarm and a search was made.
The train was run back about two
miles and as no traco of the fireman
was found father search was left to the
section men and others who later found
the body under a bridge. It is thought
that in walking along the tender the
fireman missed his footing and in fall
ing his body struck tho bridge killing
him instantly.
The body was taken to Yaquina last
evening, and brought to Toledo this
morning, and will bo buried in Toledo
cemetery today.
The deceased was about 20 years old;
was a faithful, honest and industrious
Yaquina.
Another Short Term.
Judge L. THarris concluded Monday
evening about the shortest session of
Circuit Court on record in Lincoln
county. There was but one jury trial,
and the other troubles divorces, etc.
were disposed of in jig time. District
Attorney McFadden was on band, but
there was apparently nothing doing in
his line. B. F. Joues of Independence
and "Russ" Wyatt of Albany were the
only foreigners with business in Court.
Mr. Jones says "a dry town is a good
thing for the taxpayers, but hard on the
lawyers."
Council Proceedings.
Toledo, Or., August 19, 1907.
" The Common Council of the city of
Toledo met in regular session. Pres
entMayor Soule; Councilmen Avery,
A. T. Peterson, Rosebrook, Gaither
and Crosno and Recorder Krogstad.
Absent Councilman H. E, Peterson.
Minutes of last regular session read
and approved.
On motion the Council rejected the
petition of the Adventist Association
asking for the use of the City Hall for
meeting purposes. ,
On motion the street committee was
authorized to have established a proper
grade on Fourth street from east side
of Graham stroet to east side of lot 11,
block 4, Stanton's addition. .
On motion the Recorder was instruc
ted to give legal notice by publication
of the contemplated improvement on
Fourth street from east side of Graham
street to east side of lot 11, block 4,
Stanton's addition.
On motion the street committee was
instructed to notify Jiroperty owners
along east side of Iliil street between
Second and Third streets to construct
regulation sidewalk along their proper
ty.. .
On motion Council adjourned.
. Otto O. Kuggktah, Recorder,
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Development League.
The regular meeting of the Tdedo
Development League, Saturday, Aug. 24
at 8 o'clock p. in. sharp, at City Hall.
If you even have a lukewarm interest
in the advancement of our home town
be there as business of importance de
mands your attention and will come
befoi-e tho meeting. Remember you are
especially invited.
By order of tho President.
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Bids Wanted.
Bids will be received by the Lincoln
County Telephone Company for fur
nishing and setting a lino of telephone
poles from Elk City to Nortons, via the
old military road from Elk City to
Chitwood. Specifications can bo had
on request. J. F. Stewabt,
Mauager.
$10 Reward.
A reward of 10 will be paid for evi
dence lending to the arrest and con
viction of -the party of parties who have
been interfering with the telephone
lines of the Lincoln County Land and
Investment Company.
J. F. Stewart, Manager.
Earnest Derrick of Eddyville visited
his sister, -Mrs. Henry Gannon, Tuesday.
Ladies' ready-to-wear clothes at Stew
art's. M. J. Allphin went to Eddyville yes
terday morning.
F. A. Godwin of Nashville spent
Monday in Toledo.
Wra. Metcalf of Siletz went to Port
land Monday morning.
E. J. Avery, the plumber, returned
Tuesday from Otter Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Akin and da ugh
ter Iris are at Otter Rock.
W. E. Kisor of Portland is visiting
old friends in Toledo this week.
J. S. Copeland of Balado visited his
brother Clark in Toledo Saturday.
Bom-Friday, August 23, 1907, to
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hoeflein a 10 pound
son.
Jack Cahill of Newport passed
through Tuesday morning on a busi
ness trip to Portland.
Bert Sawdon arrived Monday evening
from Spokane, Wash., for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Saw
don. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ramsdall of Elk
City returned home Wednesday morn
ing, after a visit with Tom Wilson and
family.
Miss Caddie Hooker, after a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Hooker, returned to Portland Wednes
day morning.
County Superintendent Bethers and
family returned from Newport Monday.
Mr. Bethers conducted the teachers'
examination at Newport last week.
Dr, T. B. Ford, well-known in Toledo,
was recently ejected from a" "Tongues
of Fire" meeting in Portland. As the
big preacher did not resist, the ejectors
had an easy job.
L. C. Fox reports seeing a rattle
snake last Saturday near the sidewalk
between Toledo and the cemetery. The
reptile escaped while Louis was gone
after reinforcements, shot guns and
things. We believe this. js, the first
rattler ever heard of in Lincoln county.
Circus Special.
The Corvallis & Eastern railroad
will sell round trip tickets at reduced
rates on Thursday, August 29, 1907,
account of Ringling circus at Albany.
Special trains from all points on the
line arriving at Albany in time for
morning parade, and returning leave
Albany at close of afternoon and night
performances.
Special train will leave Yaquina a
5:15 a. in., arriving at Albany at 9:35
a.m., stoppiog at all intermediate
points, and returning train leaves Al
bany for Yaquina at 5 p. m.
See agents and conductors for further
information. Geo. F. Nevins,
General Passenger Agent.
Ella May Launched.
Tuesday evening at about 7:30 o'clock
the launch Ella May, built at the Altree
mill, was launched. A large number
of people from town went down to wit
ness the launch make her slide into the
water, which was neatly done without
accidents.
The Ella May has a length af 50 feet:
13 foot beam, and a capacity of 14 tons.
Two gasoline engines with 18 horse
power will furnish her power. She
will do a general freighting and towing
business on the bay and beinn a sea-
going boat, will make short trips to
A(sea, Siletz and other nearby bays.
Scarth and Altree are her owners.
Notice to Bidders.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received up to 9 o'clock a.
m. of September 4. 1907. bv the Cnnnir
Court of Lincoln county, Oregon, for
grauing ana planking or corduroying
the Depot wagon road from citv limit
of Toledo, also the Siletz wagon road
from said city limits, within road din.
trict No. 8, to the extent of the fund
now on hand for that purnose. Plans
and specifications may be seen at thn
office of the County Clerk. The Court
reserves tne right to reject any or all
"as- Job A. Hill,
Supervisor Road District No. 8.
Dated August 3, 1907.
Hogs for Sale.
20 heBd, composed of bow and noa
Bhoats and one laree male: on T.if.tia
Elk, by the undersigned.
T. N. Armstrong, '
Eddyville, Oregon.
Threatened Extension of C. & E.
Crews are being added to the survey
of the Corvallis & Eastern into central
Oregon, and a belief is growing that
the recept visit to that region by Julius
Kruttschnitt, head of maintenance and
operation department; J. P. O'Brien,
general manager, and W. W. Cotton,
general attorney of the Harriman lines,
will result in the beginning of construc
tion work within the next 90 days.
Crews of surveyors have heen 6ent
into the field from several directions.
A .crew equipped for two months field
work was started into the hills from
Detroit toward Hogg Pass several
weeks ago. Another crew took a direc
tion southeast from that point and will
look for easier grades over the summit.
A third crew was sent via Shaniko into
the Prineville country and today started
from that point toward Sisters, in
the foothills .of the east slopes of the
Cascades. It, is now apparent that a
thorough reconaissance is to be made
of the country from Detroit to Prine
ville and probably further east. "
When the high officials of the sys
tem returned from the Madras trip it
was reported from an undeniably good
authority that they had practically de
cided to favor the extension oi the Cor
vallis & Eastern to Madras and Prine
ville. There has been no official state
ment on the subject, but it has for
some time been known that Mr. Ham
man was in the humor to build into
central Oregon and probably through
the state to Ontario should the string
ent labor conditions and other difficul
ties be somewhat modified for the
better this fall.
At the present time, it is said, there
is so great a scarcity of labor, and the
difficulties and delays in getting con
struction material delivered are so dis
couraging, that the railroad builders
are going slow in the inauguration of
any new construction project.
These conditions favor the extension
of the C. & E. as against the immedi
ate building of the Oregon Eastern, for
it would be easier to get men to deliver
materials and supplies for this work
than for any other one of the central
Oregon routes under consideration.
Construction camps could be supplied
from the Shaniko terminus of the Co
lumbia Southern and the Idanali end
of the Corvallis & Eastern.
Residents of central Oregon say they
must have a railroad by the time the
cropping season arrives for grain next
year, in order to determine the ques
tion of crops to be put in. The C. &
E. route would give Cook county a
railroad quicker than any other survey
made.
In the meantime, many interested
persons are watching the progress of
the Nelson syndicate that is promoting
a railroad up the Deschutes liver, ad
mitted to be the best route (or a rail
road grade into central Oregon. It is
6aid the energy of Harriman projected
extensions from the Willamette valley
into central Oregon will always be
govenored by the good or poor pros
pect of competitors invading that field
via the Deschutes route. Portland
Journal, August 16.
A Double Knot.
A double wedding in which the brides
were sisters and the grooms brothers
occurred last night at the home of the
officiating clergymen, Rev. J. Bower
box, 1140 Gay street. M. William John
son wea Miss Melia Borgeu, and Oscar
L. Johnson married Miss Clara Borgeu.
The romance which culminated in
this double weddiug began at Toledo,
Oregon, on the sea coast near Yaquina
Bay. The young people had been
scnoolmates and playmates together,
and as they grew older their childish
admiration ripened into a deeper affec
tion. Miss Clara Borgen, now Mrs Oscar
L. Johnson, enjoys the destinotion of
being one of the youngest brides of
the month. Her age is given as 10,
and the father's consent to the marriage
sworn to before the county clerk of
Lincoln county, was forwarded from
Toledo and is now pasted iu the affi
davit book at the court house. Her
sister, Miss' Melia, is five years older.
The younger groom, Oscar, is 21 years
old. His brother is 25.
They moved to Portland from Toledo
recently. Both the young couples
will live at 307 Sixteenth street. Port
land Journal, August 18.
It pays to trade across the street at
Stewart's.
U. G. Hart of Chitwood was in To
ledo Saturday.
Grant King, now of Falls Citv wa3
in Toledo yesterday.
Hans Peterson, the jeweler, will re
turn to Toledo next week.
G. L. Parmelee of KernvilJe had
buiness in Tolodo Wednesday.
Arthur Allen of Corvallis visited his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Clark, Sunday.
Mrs. C. S. Sullivan and son ,Con. are
visiting Mrs, Sullivan's sons, Louis and
Charley, here this week.
Mrs. F. W. Harmon of Rainier, ar
rived Tuesday evening for a visit with
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kuos.
II. E. Peterson, the jeweler,,who has
been at Florence tho past two months,
will be home next week. Wait for
him.
M. W. Spragins, S. P. agent at Ogilby,
Calif., after a visit at the home of Mr.
aud Mrs. John McCluskey, departed
this morning for his home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Starr and Editor
and Mrs. C. F. Soule went to Otter
Rock Wednesday for an outing. They
exp ect to remain about two weeks.
Mrs. G. H. Umbaugh, aftor a visit
with her brothers, Walter and Warren
Hall, at Siletz, returned to her home
at Kolso, Washington, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed O'Neal departed
Wednesday morning for Tillamook
where Mr. O'Neal has accepted a posi
tion aa engineer ou a construction
train.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Collins and
niece, Miss Ella Collette, arrived Satur
day evening for a visit with the form
er's pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Col
lins. They returned to their home in
Portland yesterday.
County Clerk Wade took nineteen
timber and homestead proofs Monday
and Tuesday in addition to attending
to the regular routine aud officiating
as Clerk of the District Court. The
Clerk and his deputy put in a stren
uous 48 hours.
Mrs. Walter Eailey and son and Mrs.
M. Gregson of Gold Hill are visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Builey at Winant. Yesterday Mrs.
Fred Bailey and daughters, Misses
Poarl aud Eva, aud Mrs. Walter Bailey
visited at the homo of Mr. and Mrs
H. Gannon in Toledo. The ladies came
up the river in Miko Shermer's now
launch.
The Lincoln Countv Toleohone com
pany have just completed rebuilding
their lines to Siletz. This Siletz line
was built several years ago by Scott
Lane, an enterprising Tudiau, and the
liue and poles had irotten in bad con
dition, making the service poor. Tlio
line from the Stanton place to Siletz has
been relocated and taken out of the
brush and timber and built in the opeu,
aud will now give excellent service
Interested in Lighthouse.
. Two thousand one hundred and fifty
peoplo havo visited the Yaquina head
lighthouse this year. All but 113 of
this number have been there since
June 1. Though the lighthouse is five
miles from Newport, peoplo have been
visiting it during the past three weeks
at the rate of about 100 a day, aud it
takes almost all of the time of ouo of
the keepers explaining the workings of
the light to visitors.1 The largest num
ber of peoplo there in one day this
year is 146. ,
Though most visitors are residents
of Oregon, almost every state in the
Union is represented on this year's re
gister. Year after year tho number In
creases aud on August 13 a total of
2004 had registered. On the same date
last year the register showed a total of
1(132. The total number of visitors in
1906 was 2929 and this number will be
greately exceedod this year if the pres
ent rate continues. This lighthouse
probably receives more visitors than
any other on the Northwest coast.
The keeper of the Yaquina Head
light is Captain Frank M. Plummer,
who has been in charge for 30 years
and four months, probably an almost
unequaled record for similar service.
W. P. Ford is first assistant keeper
and Herbert Higgins seoond assistant.
Albany Herald,
Circuit Court.
The following cases were disposed of
during the August term of Circuit
Court ending Monday afteruoou, tho
19th. inet.
DIVORC'B.
Larkey Logan vs. Anna Loan. B. F.
Swope, attorney for plaintiff. Default;
decree for plaintiff.
Matilda Logadeu vs. John Logsden.
B. F. Swope, attorney for plaintiff; B.
F. Jones attorney for defendant. De
cree for plaintiff.
Alice Kent vs. Russell Kent. B. F
Swope, attorney for plaintiff. Default; .
decree for plaintiff.
Grace C. Girard vs. Walter A. Girard,
B. F. Swope, attorney for plaintiff; C.
E. Hawkins, attorney for defeudunt.
Decree for plaintiff .
Mary E. Bilyeu vs. William R. Bil
yeu, J. J. Whittney, attorney for
plaintiff; W. R. Bilyeu, attorney for
defendant. Decree for plaintiff.
ACTIOS FOB DAM AUKS.
Eugene Williams vs. City of Toledo, ,
B. F. Joues, attorney for plaintiff; C.
E. Hawkins, attorney (or defenoaut.
Dismissed without costs on stipulation
of parlies.
SUIT,
G. S. Parmele vs. Lincoln County.
B. F. Jones, attorney for plaintiff; B.
P. Swope, attorney for defendant.
Settled.
Edward Stoker vs. Maria Stoker,
B. F. Swope, attorney for plaintiff. De
fault. Degree for plaintiff.
ACTICJf.
Clarence E. Culver vs. Fred Miller.
Weatherford & Wyatt, attoruoys for
plaintiff; B. F. Swope, attorney for de
fendant. Verdict and judgoniont for
defendant.
J. A. Howard vs. II. II. Ilorstmau.
Hewett & Sox aud C. E. Hawkins, at
torneys for plaiutiff. Default; judge
ment for plaintiff for $70.40 aud order
for sale of attached . property.
George Rileu vs. Kola Neiss and R.
B. Montague. A. V. Lafferty, attorney
for plaintiff; C. E. Hawkins, attorney
for Neiss. ,
8CIT TO FORCLOSK MKCHANIC'S LIE.V.
A. C. Chandler vs. Clara A. Gray et
al. B. F. Swopo, attorney for plaintiff;
C. K. Hawkins,' attorney for defendant.
Dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
G. L. Gray et al vs. Lizzie M. Hatch
et al. B. F. Swope, attorney for plain
tiff; C. E. Hawkins, attorney for de
fendant. '
CONFIRMATION.
Ilattie Whitney vs. J. R. Bay ley ct ui,
B. F. Swope, attorney for plaintiff.
Order of Confirmation.
Willis B. Wright vs. David Hamar
et al. E. E. Wilson, attorney for plain
tiff. Confirmed.
ejectment.
J. R. Coopey vs. Mrs. E. J. WinskilJ
Fiank S. Grant, attorney for plaintiff,
B. F. Swope, attorney for defendant;
Settled and dismissed on motion of
plaintiff.
A Word of Explanation.
A few weeks ago Roy. T. J. Rinoharr
arranged a local magazine exchange,
and aluo secured a section of the State
Circulating Library for Toledo. The
members of tho magazine club are on
couraged to use the library books. But
this is not a privilege conlluod to them
as a maguziue club. However, if all or
one to each family represented bv tlu'
club should take a book out of tho
librury regularly, it would constitute a
patronago which is always so necessary
in order to make a library project suc
cessful. There is this difference, too:
The members of tho magazine club
were not called upon to help nav the
froight on tho books. Owing to a delay
in getting somo priuting douo, the ex
change of magazines has not been
regular so far; but this difficulty has
ueen overcome. Each member now
may have a membership card. and. bo-
ginning with tho Septembor numbers,
muy exchange magazines at the post
office, the same as library books.
Scales.
Weigh your stock on the scalos ut
Nashville. Accurate and convenient.
Good corral. 11. S. Prunkr.
Manager.
For Sale.
One registered Red Durham bull. No.
228,084, 4 years old. Write or enquiro
Of Nabix BnnTiiKiis.
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