Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-09-21
Talking Nonsense Again.

the vicinity OF Newport reports that
while in conversation with many Of
the good people over there he heard
a number express themselves as
quite sorry for the division OF the
county-that they begin to realize,
like the democrats last fall who
wanted change, serious mistake
has been made. The judgement
just rendered by the court in refer
ence to the school funds will not
have a tendency to increase their
appreciation of the situation.-Cor-
wallis Gazette. @
The Gazette is engaged i'll a dis
tracted effort to build up a public
sentiment founded upon prejudice
and deliberate Measurements in or
der to draw public attention away
from some matters and things
which they wish kept durk.
AS tar as tde reports are concern
ed that are reGerre5 20 above, we
do not hesitate e. brand them as
creatures of the Gazette's own in
veution. The Gazette cannot men,
ton the name of the gentleman
"who spent several weeks on
the Bay i'll the vicinity olNewport"
and heard ali these conversations,
neither can 1t name single ,eput-
able resident of Lincoln county
who was in favor Of dividing the
county who would 60 back again if
he could. The action Of Benton
county's officials IA collecting over
$1,000 Of taxes h@'ouging to Lin
coin county ami q y|'e Sare time
attempting 70 wroag it out Of its
share o; the deliuauert taxes tends
10 strenetheu the ballet that it was
most fortunate ioc Lincoln county
people that the county was divided,
If Benton county will pay over to
Lincoln It's $1,000 ans over of 1899
taxes which It as collected off OF
Lincoln county property, to say
nothing Of the delinquent tax that
has been collected, and its rotten
aud defunct bank would disgorge
the 81, goo of county funds which il
has robbed Our county of, Lincoln
county warrants would be paid up.
on presentation and there would be
money enough left 70 pay for tran
scribing the records and to pay the
expenses of the county for the bal.
ance of the current year, and thai
is a whole lot more than Benton
county will be able to do for some
time, unless it levies more than {
ten mill tax for county purposes.
The Oregon (Mo) Democra
says: "Visitors to World s Fair are
disposed to speak enthusiastically
of the exhibition made by the
young and rising state Of Oregon
notwithstanding the small sum o
money her managers had at thei,
dispensation. If Missouri had useC
her appropriation as judiciously
what a showing we could hav,
made, is a common remark. Bu
we of this corner are not jealous o
the glorious region from which on
county seat drew its name on ac
count Of the old-time intimacies be
tween Our pioneers and emigrant
and visitors to and from the Mis-
souri, river and Willamette country
In 80 and the early '4os our poin
was a great place for the pioneer
to rest and get their teams shod-
oxen mostly. How many, who's
defendants are prominent people Q
Oregon State, rested here for
brief space till grass was ready,
preparatory to their long, wear
tramp across the plains, over til
mountains and plateaus to that the
mystic land, where rolls the Ore
gon and hears no sound save it
own dashingsn
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