Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-10
LOCAL NOTES.
County court this week.

]. Z. Mathews, of the Newport
News, was in the city yesterday.
DR.. Rich made a trip to Albany
the first of the week.
L. M. Harman still continues
quite low, and no hopes are enter
tained of his recovery.
w. L. Dwyer, of Yaquina, had
business in Toledo yesterday.
Rev. B. Hartman, an evangelist,
Is holding series Of meetings In
Toledo this week.
Mrs. Dr. Rearse, OF Portland,
arrived in Toledo Tuesday and will
stop for a time at her place here.
Chas. Pearse, of Corvallis, had
the misfortune TO loose his house
and all its contents by fire last Sum
day morning. The Origin of the
fire Is unknown.
Will Rich has moved his family
Into the building formerly occupied
by Mrs. Altree as a restaurant, and
will soon move the post Office into
the same.
Prof. Geo. Bethers went to New
port yesterday to assist in the
county examination. He was ac-
companied by his family, and they
will improve the opportunity to
camp a few days on the beach.
Zeph Job has shaved off that
fierce military fnustache which has
affected for so long time. If Mr..
Job was to get the deserts which
many people justly think are his,
he would not only have his mus
tache shaved, but his head as well,
and would go clad in woolen garb
of a peculiar but not popular fash.
ion.
DR.. Akin and family left for
Tangent last Tuesday, where they
will locate with their store. The
Doctor found that the trade of To-
ledo was too limited these hard
times to justify two drug stores in
running, and consequently goes
to what he considers better field,
We regret losing DR., Akin and his
estimable family from among out
people, but wish them the best of
success in their new location,
Some unhung william went to
Portcr's meat market, in Newport,
last Friday night and squirted kero-
sene through the screen over all
the meat that was hanging In the
shop, and also pool of II Oh The
floor, He then tried to set fire to
II by lighting matches and throw
Ing them through the screen into
the oil on the floor, but this attempt
was Intellectual. A party is sus.
pected but as yet positive proof has
hot been obtained, A person can
hardly conceive of meaner OF more
despicable trick and the guilty party
deserves a good long term in the
penitentiaryl
On behalf of the people OF Toledo
hnd vicinity we wish to acknow.
ledge the qualification felt over the
completion of our new depot,
Messrs. Hadley and Mulcahy made
certain Promises to the people 10
acquire their assistance in the cree
ton of the building, Such assist
ance was given and the gentlemen
above named more than performed
their part. The building is hand
some and commodious one, and the
company did not leave it In a half
finished state, as II was feared byy
some they would On the contrary
they have had the building com.
pleted throughout In firstsclasS
manner, and we claim that there is
not n more handsomely finished
waiting room in any depot in the
state OF Oregon, since the painters
have finished their work. II is so
seldom that railroad men go beyond
their closest limit in their deals
with the people, we feel that il is
but justice and fairness to give
Messrs. Hadley and Mulcahy credit
for the liberal manner they have
exhibited toward our people in
This matter;