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VOLUME 17
TOLEDO, LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1909.
NUMBER 42
COUNTY NEWS
News of each Community Gathered each
week Ly Our Rustling Associate Editors
Waldport.
About an inch of snow fell Satur
day. Miss Agnes Baldwin is visiting in
Portland.
James K. Berry has returned lo
Waldport after a visit in Newport.
Fred Wann left last week for
Portland and will go north again
early in the 6pring.
George Nuske has a contract for
painting some buildings at Gresh
am, Oregon, and left for that place
Friday.
Charles Stouder, who has had
considerable experience in band
work has identified himself with the
Waldport organization and is at
present playing first cornet.
Walter Kent and Wess Bales left
last week for Portland where they
will be employed during most of the
winter.
Supervisor Hays has closed the
Waldport bridge as it is in a danger
ous condition. A contract was
awarded to L. V. Colvin several
months ago for rebuilding the bridge
but up to this time no work has
been done.
C. N. Thompson has been cir
culating a petition for the laying
out of a, road from Tidewater to To
ledo. He is receiving much encour
agement and if numbers count he
will succeed.
The Artisan Lodge elected a new
set of ollicers at their last meeting.
The lodge is steadily growing and it
is seldom that a meeting passes
without the introduction of one or
more new members.
Peter Hoover came over from
Bellfountain Sunday and spent the
first few days of this week transact
ing business in Waldport.
J. A. Bunch is up from his Big
Creek ranch and is doing teaming
at Waldport. There ought to be
plenty of work in this line for there
are no other teams in Waldport at
this time.
. J. Fred Yates, the Corvallis at
torney, came over last week and
has been doing some legal work for
the telephone companies and the
Waldport lumber Company.
Notices of a special road meeting
have been posted by our supervisor.
The meeting is called for the 14th
and it is proposed to levy a sufficient
tax to put our roads in good condi
tion. A benefit dance was given in
Kent's hall Saturday evening. The
proceeds which amounted to about
thirty -six dollar will be turned over
to Lon Goodman who has been sick
for a long time and unable to do
any kind of work.
A band concert and basket social
will be given by the band boys on
the seventeenth. Admission will
be ten cents and ladies with baskets
will be admitted free. After sup
per the floor will be cleared for
dancing, which will be free.
Miss Esther Williamson has
charge of Mrs. Jenkin's store this
week while Mrs. Peterson is visiting
in Newport. ,
spending a few days at Bay View
with friends.
Mr. Baxter came through Satur
day with a load of freight for Mr.
York of Drift Creek.
Fred Kirkland returned home
Friday from Toledo, where he has
been working the past few months.
John Dougherty of Drift creek
was a visitor on South Beaver Fri
day. Emma Hendrickson has been
spending a few days up Drift creek
. visiting John Olson and family.
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xh. o. uaiuana oi Aioany lsuown
on business and visiting friends.
Mrs. Kirkland and daughter,
Hazel, went to Newport Wednesday
returning Friday.
Celia Martinson of Waldport spent
Sunday visiting friends at Bay View.
Kernville
The steamer Oshkosh came in
Friday laden with supplies for all.
The fast is broken. There were
lots of people living on fish and
potatoes.
Mr. Morrison has feed, cattle,
chickens, a horse and buggy for
sale. He intends moving to New
port. G. S.Parmele & Sons lost a fine
horse. On examining him they
found he had Bright's disease,
although he was in good condition
when he died.
Mr. Henistreet has moved on his
homestead. Mr. Wood is our post
master now.
Died Jesse Taylor, at Pheonix,
Arizona, November 29, 1909. Jesse
was well known in Toledo having
lwen born and raised here being the
eldest son of Al Taylor. He has'
been a sufferer with consumption
for some time and recently went to
Arizona hoping to be benefitted by
the change. He died just nine days
after his arrival there.
Bay View
Rev. Burns preached at the school
house Sunday, after a hard trip
down the Valley and the river.
Ole Olson and Christian Olson
were visitors at Bay View Sunday.
. Mrs. Martinson of Tidewater is
Masks ! Wn have a good assort
ment. Toledo Drug Co.
Call on or send your orders for
Columbia Records to H. L. Veit, for
a good assortment of peices, only 15c
each while the present, stock lasts.
Tree, Apple Trees.
1000 Baldwins and 500 of other
j varieties; 2 year old stock. For
sale at reduced prices.
Geo. T. Smith, Chitwood, Or.
Just received 100 cases of canned
goods. R. S. Van Cleve.
Shoes of very size, pattern ' and
quality at Fish's store. See this
line before buying those school
shoes.
Get the Habit and go to Al's
Smoke House cafe. Meals at all
hours day and night. Red hot
Chicken Tamales a specialty.
An army of men is at work build
ing railroads up the interior of the
state. The Winter season' is not
stopping the work and during the
coming year trains will be run into
Central Oregon, making a wide
agriculturial region accessible to far
mers. New railroads, too, are en
tering the coast country, while in
the Southern end of the Btate, rail
road builders are pushing north
from Klamath Falls to Natron on
the new Southern Pacific line.
! Electric projects are active in the
I Willamette Valley. On the whole
( it looks like the coming year wll be
a record one in railroad building for
Oregon. '
Ben Jones Gets Job.
Representative B. F. Jones of
Lincoln and Polk counties, has
been named to succeed Benjamin
L. Eddy as register of the Roseburg
land office. The appointment
comes through Senator Bourne.
Ben Jones' friends in Lincoln
county are many and they are glad
to hear of this honor conferred upon
him.
The City Election.
The annual City election held last
Monday resulted in the election of
C. B. Crosno, Lee Wade and Lee
Bartholomew as councilmen, and
Ted McElwain as marshal. Tnr
was but one ticket and everything
passed off very quietly. There was
about half the votes cast. Neither
Wade nor Bartholomew's names
appeared on the ballot, but friends
of the gentlemen elected them by
writing their names on the ballot.
Crosno and McElwain were the only
names printed, Messrs. Wade and
F. W. Carson, who were nominated,
refused to aect.pt' the nomination.
.
Louie Fuller Jugged.
Last Tuesday morning Louie Ful
ler, an Indian from Siletz was tried
in Justice Norm Anderson's court
for stealing a watch from II. E.
Peterson the jeweler. Deputy Pro
secuting Attorney Hawkins appear
ed for the state, Fuller handled his
own case. After hearing the testi
mony Judge Anderson decided Ful
ler was guilty and fined him 10,
and in the absence of the cash, Mr.
Fuller will reside in the Toledo jail
'for the next twenty days.
.
Xmas is Near at Hand.
I have On hand a large and com
plete stock of the world famous
Rogers Bios.' 1817, Silver Plated
Ware, such as Knives and Forks,
Table Spoons, Tea Spoons, Souvenir
Spoons, Sugar Spoons, Tea Sets,
Cake Baskets, Fruit Stands, Butter
Dishes, Trinket Boxes; Jewel Boxes,
Casters, Child's Cups, Etc., Etc.,
too numorous to mention.
A beautiful assortment of Watches
Clocks and Jewelry of all descrip
tion. Call and see for yourself.
II.. E. Peterson.
Jeweler and Optician,
Toledo, Oregon.
Toledo School
Month ending December 3rd, '09.
Number days taught during month
Whole number days attendance 32G0
Whole number days absence 2GG
Whole number times late 75
No. pupils neither absent or late 4G
Average number pupils belonging
138.2
Average daily attendance 124.2
Per cent of attendance 89.9
No. visits by parents 9
No visits by members school board 0
C. G. North went to Portland
Tuesday to remain until after the
holidays.
Buy a good Edison Phonograph
and make the family a good Xmas
present. Toledo Drug Co.
Dry goods, groceries, hardware,
flour and feed, a larger assortment
than ever at H. L. Veit's, Eddyville.
Mrs. J. W. Willson and baby
went to. Oregon City Tuesday morn
ing for a visit with Mrs. Willson's
mother.'
R. S. Van Cleve has just received
two cars of flow the White River,
The Dalles, Snow Flake, Snow
White, Alco and Olympic.
Holiday dishes at Van Cleve's.
Supt. Goin was a visitor up the
line Wednesday.
Gecrgo King of Winant was a
county seat visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. R. N. Walters is visiting her
parents at Chitwood this week.
Tomorrow is the date of the
teachers' institute at Eddyville.
F. A. Godwin of Nashville spent
several days this week in town.
Toys, Dolls, Games and Books
for the Tittle folks. Toledo Drug
Co,
Dr. North, Dentist, office over
First State Bank, Philomath, Ore
gon. Assessor Walter Ball went to
Salem Tuesday morning on official
duties.
Mrs. Rena Cartwright is visiting
relatives and friends in the city
this week.
Jack Morgan and Stephen Strat
ton were Portland visitors the first
of the week.
Merchant Henry Lewis returned
Wednesday evening from a trip to
the metropolis.
Sherm Bateman returned to To
ledo Tuesday evening, after an ab
sence of several weeks.
Read the new Corvallis & Eastern
jtime table in this issue which goes
into effect next Sunday the 12th.
We have a swell line of Postal
Card Albums. They make a dandy
Xmas present. Toledo Drug Co.
Cleve Fish returned home from
the Valley Monday evening where
he has been working the past
several months.
J. Margsoif and family of Winant
were in town Tuesday. The follow
ing morning they departed for Los
Angeles, where they will spend the
winter, returning in April.
Mrs. C. E. Hawkins went to
Portland Wednesday to meet her
daughter, Miss Aile.n, who has been
visiting the past several months in
Arkansas. They are expected home
this evening.
Mr. Murray informs us that ho
made a mistake in the subscription
list he had published in last week's
issue of tho Lea men in the fact that
II. Lewis should have been credited
with $15 instead of 81.
Messrs. Weldin and Ames, steam
boat inspectors, were in the city the
latter part of last week for the pur
pose of inspecting the steamer Tru
ant, owned by tho Modern Improve
ment Company. They fouifd every
thing all O. K. and departed Satur
day morning for tho Valley.
The old Larson place two miles
north of town has again changed
hands. Last Summer B. M.
Keithly bought the place of Hans
Larson and after holding it but a
few months sold it this week to
Thomas Crcistopher, making a meat
profit. Both sales were madu
through North, the real estate man.
Mr. Keithly will not leave this
county, but will look for another
farm .
John Turnidge, who recently pur
chased the C. A. Dick property on
Grove street, has mado many very
noticable changes with tho premises .
He has raised the houses, built new
walks, etc., which adds greatly to
the appearance of tho place. He
moved in last Saturday. Leo Bar
tholomew and family, who have
occupied the place for tho past few
years, are now occupying the Ben
Jones residence.
New Train Servise on the Cor
vallis & Eastern.
On Nov. 1st a straight passenger
train was established on the Cor
vallis A Eastern between Albany and
Yaquina, leaving Albany at 12:35
p.m. and ariving in Yaquina 5: 15
p.m. Returning leave Yaquina at
7:15 a.m. arriving in Albany at
11:15 p.m., making direct connec
tions at Corvallis anil Albany with
Southern Pacific train to and from
Portland and other S.P. points north
and south.
Look! Here!
I have registered Cotswold rams
for sale, all ages. Also, two year
ling, registered Hereford bulls and
two registered bull calves. Call or
address A. J. Waknook,
Nortons, Oregon.
Homestead
Relinquishment for sale 1G0 acres
in the Siletz reservation, 25 acres
bottom and bench, 400,000 ft. fir,
2 acres cleared, wagon road to place,
cabin. Price $250. Apply owner.
B. M. Johnson, Siletz, Or.
Hides Wanted.
Cash paid for hides at the Toledo
Tannery. We pay as much as any
body in town. Toledo Tannkuy. '
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For Sale.
Pure bred Fox Terrior pups. The
best kind for catching rats and
squirrels. Enquire
Fhank Falcon, Toledo, Or.
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For Sale
Registered red Durham hull, No
230238, four years old. Best bull
in the county for $ 10. Nash. Bros.,
Nashville Oregon.
For Sale Cheap.
A team of work horses. Inquire
of T. F. Cloninger on the ranch for
merly owned by John Micek.
.
Merchant Mike Roddy of Winant
was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. II. Gannon was a passenger
for Newport Wednesday evening.
Decorated china cups and saucers,
sugar and creamers, cake plates,
hand painted plate. Toledo Drug
Co.
E. W. Sawdon returned last Fri
day evening from Portland. While
in the city he and his brother pur
chased a rooming bouse. Miss
Sada Sawdon went to Portland
Wednesday morning to take charge.
All other members of the family
followed this morning. This family
has lived in Toledo for several years
and will bo greatly missed by their
many friends. May success go with
them.
TOLEDO MARKET
Following is the Price Paid for
Produce in the Toledo Mar
ket. Corrected Weekly
Butter-fat, Toledo Creamery 40o '
Dairy Butter 75c per roll.
Eggs 40c.
Potatoes lc per lb.
Onions 2j4c pound.
Apples 70c box. . t
Veal Go to 7c. ,
Beef 5c to Gc.
Mutton 7c.
Pork 8c.
Chickens 11c. ;
Oysters $1.90 gallon.
Clams 10c gallon. ' '
Beef hides 6c. !
Veal hides 7c. '