Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-17

80 wethers: Apply TO 4 4 Miller,
Bear Creek, up Big Elk; at;
Eggs are twenty cents per dozen
How many Of Our farmer friends
have eggs to sell at that good price.
1t beats raising wheat at 81 90 per
bushel.
The LEADER is now the official
paper of Lincoln county, having
been declared so by the county
court last week by virtue of its
having more subscribers within the
county than any other paper,
No wonder the banks are having
a hard time of it. In the newly
settled county of Lincoln there are
thousands OF dollars stuck away in
old stockings and other safe places
that have formerly been in bank
vaults,
For banner scandal town Salem
is away in the lead, 1t seems like
there must be lot Of people in that
place who have nothing to do but
tend to some one else's business,
and they keep very husily engaged
in doing it.
Judge d, P, Blue expects to soon
start east with his family on an ex-
tended trip of visiting and sight
seeing. He will visit his old home
in Illinois, and incidentally take in
the Worlds fair at Chicago during
his absence,
w, M, Wilson, blacksmith of
Little Elk, was in Toledo last night
looking up the prospect Of starting
a blacksmith shop, We did not
learn what he concluded to do, but
believe that fairly remunerative
business awaits the good smith
who establishes shop here,
Deputy County Clerk Hurley
Lutz expects to start on trip east
about the first of September. He
will go to Chicago, and then visit
relatives in Illinois and Kansas.
Hurley says he is going to buy a
round trip ticket so that he will be
sure and get back to Old Oregon.
The Harrison saw mill at Wald-
port, is at work on a large contract
of spruce lumber for San Francisco
parties, They have already about
zoo, 900 feet of clear spruce lumber
on the wharf at Waldport and ex-
pect schooner in for 1t soon. The
mill is said to be doing the best
WOlh IL Has cNSl uOllC,
Miss Millie Dohse, who has been
employed at the Silet1 Agency for
some time, left this morning for
Chehalis, Washington, where she
has been appointed matron Of an
Iudian Industrial school, Miss
Dohse has had much experience in
this line Of work, and will no doubt
give satisfaction in the discharge of
her duties at Chehalis.
Thos. Butler, one of the oldest
settlers on the Bay, left with his
family for Klamath county, where
they expect to make they future
home. We regret losing Mr., But
Ter, rs he was one of the county's S
most valued citizens, but we feel
assured that but short time will
elapse before he will turn his foot
steps again toward old Yaquina
Bay.
We had the pleasure of seeing the
redoubtable Rev. J. X. N. Bell, at
Newport the other day, We had
heard so much of Rev. Bell that we
had formed an idea of about how he
would look. We would say that
our idea was away OFF, and that if
we were out shooting all the people
we met who looked like a preacher,
the Rev. J. X. n, Bell would be
perfectly safe.
TO RENTING ranches par
tally improved, on Big Elk and
Bear Greek, close together. A
good show for two industrious
families. Acreage can be doubled
easily by spring. A good stump
puller will be loaned. On the Bear
creek place man acquainted with
fruit trees preferred, Apply to r.
a. Miller on Bear Creek or by
letter TO II. J. Parker, Elk CITY
Lincoln County, Oregon, ct,
w. =. Ready, late speaker OF the
house, is getting to be quite hnan-
cier, his name being now connect
cd with the building ofa motor line