Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-06-01

assessment rolls.
Mrs. J. F, Stewart and little
daughter spent Decoration day at
Woodburn with her parents.
Next time the o. P. takes ex-
cursionists from Toledo they ought
to at least give them hand car to
come back with.
VIM. Alexander received a severe
scald by the tipping Of hot coffee
on himself while at breakfast last
Wednesday morning.
From newspaper reports we
should judge that the merchants
excursion party was royalty enter
tained while at San Francisco.
A merry fishing party came up
frym Yaquina last Sunday morn.
ing i'll Kennedy's launch. The par
ty consisted Of Messrs. Kennedy.
Guignac, Bohanan, Ghormley and
Rich.
J. McCaffrey, rancher living
about three miles from town, re.
ports that one Of his cows gave
birth recently TO twin calves, and
that they are both alive and doing
well.
Jas. Hamar, Of this place, had a
rather close call while working in
the longshore gang at Yaquina last
Saturday, owing to a crane load Of
rails swinging around and striking
him. 1t bruised and skinned up
his legs badly and came very near
landing him into the Bay.
Y. P. Fish, of this city, has been
appointed local AGENT for the old
reliable Sun Insurance Company
and Is now prepared to write your
policies i'll a company that has been
tully time tried and fire tested. A
policy in the Sun is a policy that
insures III every sense OF the word.
Mr., Fish will be glad to give you
rates and other information.
The mention in this paper of the
large egg laid by Mr.. Bethers' hen
a few days ago seems to have slim
ulated other hens to greater efforts.
Harry Fant brought a monster egg
to town last Monday which meas
ured eight inches in one circumfer-
ence and 6H inches OH the other,
and weighed four ounces. An or
dinary egg looks very small by the
sides Of these huge ones.
Y. Jay Buford while coming over
from Siletz last Saturday had a
little experience which he does not
care TO repeat. He was riding a
vicious horse and while coming up
n hill the saddle cinch became en-
tirely loosened and the horse took
the opportunity to unload Mr.. Bu-
ford, throwing him down a steep
bank about thirty feet. Mr.. Blu
ford was stunned for time, but
beyond some severe bruises and
strain upon his body he was not
otherwise seriously hurt.
The special train up to this place
last Sunday to connect with the ex-
cursion over the bar only took two
passengers, and these returned
about seven O'Clock that evening,
via the foot route, the company re-
iusing to run a train up to this
place for their benefit, The walk
ers were assured before they left
the docks for home that evening by
about twenty different men that
their tickets were good, but some
how they couldn't find the right
man to bring them back. They
therefore fooled the railroad and
walked home,
+. d, Carson, of Minneapolis, in
company with Rev. Chas, Booth,
of Newport, were callers at this Of
fee this morning MIR, Carson is
the attorney who contemplates To-
eating here, mention OF which
has been made in this paper before.
He was also at one time i'll his life
a member of the honorable printing
craft, which probably accounts to
great extent for his courteous and
atiable appearance, We welcome
him TO this, tho best portion of the
glorious old Webioot state, and
hope that he will make his perma-
nent home with us,
We wish to call the attention of
the people of Toledo to tho deplor-
able condition of the graveyard