Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-09-28


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Butler and wife, of this place,
The o. P. advertises another ex.
cursion, and the last OF the season,
over the road to the Bay next Sun
day.
Work has been begun on a wa.
gon road from the old coal mine on
the Shaw or Megginson place tc
tidewater.
DIR. Rich brought in an extra
large sized Crosse d Agen prune
yesterday. 1t shows what fruit
will do here.
Thos. Jones, a brother of B. f.
Jones, of this place, has gone to
Lafayette, Indiana, to attend the
Perdue University at that place for
six months.
To TRADE.-A good COW that
will be fresh i'll the spring, for one
that is fresh now. Will pay reas-
enable difference for a good COW.
Inquire at this office.
Mrs. Harmon, who was seriously
hurt some weeks ago at the Dun
den bridge is recovering slowly but
surely. She is now able to walk a
little with the aid Of crutches, but
one of her legs can bear no weight
on it yet.
Ed Stanton's many friends will
be pleased to learn that he Is rapid
ly recovering from the effects of his
recent accident, and it Is believed
that he will now fully recover. It
was feared for a time that he would
be left 4 cripple.
S. G.. Irwin, the we'll known busi-
ness man of Newport, was in town
last Monday. He was walking
slightly lame from the effects of a
terrific encounter which he had
with a wood rat the night before.
He killed the rat though.
Judge Blue is in receipt of a
telegram from Virgil Waters stating
that the transcribed records will
arrive In this place tomorrow even
ing Lincoln county will then
have a neat and complete set of
records In its own court house
where taxpayers can view them
when interested,
r. Dodrick and Fred Stanton and
families returned from their pleas
ure trip to Siletz bay yesterday.
They report a splendid time, lots of
fish etc. They also killed three
bears on the tip, one of them being
the largest bear heard of on this
part of the coast. They stated that
it dressed no less than 600 pounds
and that they secured fifty pounds
of lard from it.. If it had been any
larger we believe they would have
said so,
A meeting has been called for
the creditors of the o. p. who live
i'll the vicinity of Gates and Mill
City, to meet at the latter place on
September 30, 1t Is charged by
these creditors that many of them
are in actual need, and that the
road fails to pay them for material
furnished, and that they believe
the receipt are sufficient to pay |
these obligations; and that they are
Disseminated against, certain par
ties receiving pay when they do
not; and that the managers of the
road controls the court, so that JUS
tice cannot be secured.
John Watkins, of Drift Creek, |
was i'll Toledo yesterday. He SAYS
that the work on the Drift creek
road is progressing very moderately.
About $500 in money and work
was subscribed un the road and a
pant of them have paid their money
and some have worked their part
out. 1t Is urgently necessary that
the delinquent either pay or perform
their part of the labor immediately.
These pledges made on this work
are, or should be Just as binding as
note, The people along the road
have accepted our offers in perfect
good faith and they deem it but
ust that this work be performed
This year.
Another instance OF the combi-
nation of a fool and gun doing
mischief occurred near the Summit
last Thursday. A party WAS ont