Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-23

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to-day.
Jerry Rusk, the ex-seoretary Of
agriculture, died on the 2Ist,
This office has turned out some
nice bar dockets for the next term
Of district court.
We are informed that work is
progressing fairly on the tunnel at
the Megginson coal mine,
The Toledo saw-mill has been
cutting about o,ooo feet Of lumber
per day while running.
w. J. Wade hasIbeen subpoened
as U. S. grand1uror, and left for
Portland last Monday.
The Oregon Pacific paymaster
will again distribute half months
wages 10 the employees today.
T. Jay Buford came over from
the reservation last night, having
completed and closed his labors at
that place.
Mrs. Al. Short, daughter of Rev.
Butler, will go to independence
next Monday where she will stop
short time with her sister, and then
go on to Washington.
A man shipped cat from this
place to Walla Walla one day this
week on which he paid $3 express
age. That cat must have been a
thoroughbred.
HOW'S THIS2-A pound of
Old Honesty uncolored Japan tea,
splendid quality, and handsomely
illustrated story book for only 65
cents, at Y. p. Fish's. Try it.
Gen. w, II, Odell, of Salem,
went over to the reservation yester-
day to survey and allot about forty
more claims to Indians or part
blood Indians who were not Oh the
reservation at the time Of the
previous allotment.
A petition is being circulated
about Tillamook asking congress
to appropriate $50, 900 for the har-
Dor, and $4,000, 900 for railroad
from the Willamette valley, the
latter to be operated by the govern
ment at cost.
One can hardly imagine how
many people have their eyes on the
Silet2 reservation awaiting its open
ing with view tqsettlement there
on. The opening OF this body of
land to settlement would bring
hundreds of settlers to Lincoln
county.
Newport Lodge No, 50, l. o. o,
Il. will erect a two story lodge
building at Newport. The building
will be erected on the water front
at Fredericksburg, and when com.
pleted will be one of the best lodge
rooms in this part of the state
The bill for lumber, which amounts
to over 65,ooo feet, has been pur-
chased at the Toledo saw mills.
John fitzpatrick, the Hote Mon
terey man, has made application to
the Indian department for permis-
sion to erect a cannery on the ST.
!etz river. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is an
old time Columbia river fisherman
and has large interests at that place
yet. He coutemplateS erecting a
$40, 900 cannery and will take care
of the salmon catch of the Siletz,
This will be a great benefit to the
Indians if the plan Is consummated.
Bob Campbell has been suffering
during the past week with poison
oak, and he says that if anyone is
so unfortunate as to be poisoned
with the aforesaid oak and will call
on him he will give them the bene.
fit of seventeen different prescrip-
tions, all guaranteed to cure, rang
ing from dry salt applied externally
to kerosene applied hypodermically.
Meantime Bob advises everyone to
keep away from the oak,
John Savage, a farmer living near
Summit, in Benton county, was ar
raigned in the circuit court at Cor
wallis, charged with the crime of
incest committed on his I7-year-old
daughter. 1t seems that Savage
has been suspected of this crime for
some time, but rs he had made
threats no one in the neighhorhood
dared to inform ON him. While the
grand jury was in session, Savage,