Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-05

B, f. Wade came over from Tur.
ner to visit his people last week,
returning last Saturday.
The ocean is reported to have
been the toughest off shore yester-
day it has been for year.
1t is reported that a sturgeon
weighing 755 pounds was caught
in the Columbia river one day re-
Gently.
Rev. John Parsons, of Salem, the
presiding elder Of the NJ. L. church
Of this district, was over to the
agency last Sunday.
Don A. Smith, of Gates, came
over to Yaquina Bay last Saturday,
to engage in prospecting for coal
for friend over here.
Judge D. P. Blue expects to start
the latter part Of the week on his
trip east. While gone he will COM
bine pleasure with business and
visit the Worlds fair.
To set at rights wrong impress
sion which seems to be abroad In
our county we would state that
district court convenes in this
place on the 3rd Monday in Noyem-
Der, which will be OH the Goth ofI
that month.
DR.. Lee, the agency physician,
has resigned his position at the
agency and has gone to San Fran
cisco where he will resume practice
OF medicine. This leaves the aeen-
cy without any resident physician.
J. J., McCullooh, The Yaquina
Jeweler, left a few weeks ago to 20
out to the Valley and find some
place where times were not so hard.
After looking over many places in
the Valley he came to the conclu-
sion that times were as hard there
as here and has returned to the Bay
J. II. Bryant, capitalist Of I, L,os
has been in the city and
vicinity for several days looking
after opportunities for investments I
'i various kinds, but more particu- {
arly to inspect the coal interests of I
his locality. We understand that +
las become interested in the coal r
ands below town and will proceed {
It once TO develop some of the coal b
prospects there. h
John McCluskey brought sam Ii
dc OF wool to this Office last Mon lt
lay, taken off Of one of his sheep. p
The fleece weighed twenty-five $;
'ounds and some of it measured Il
wenty-eight inches in length. The Ia
eece was taken from an old &c
we, Mr., McCluskey lives short it
istance from Toledo OH the Siletz d,
Dad and is one of the most enter 70
rising farmers of Lincoln county. pc
Henry Burns found a grip hidden he
nder a log in the woods near Dan tn
rady's place last Monday and it
as brought in and turned over to
squire Hall. On opening it it was 81
und to contain a lot of old letters, DC
lpers and pictures, and was evi- III
'ntly the property ofMoses Hurd, AT
old gentleman who used to live III
this vicinity. The grip and con- 10y
nts do not appear to have been
posed to the elements long, and ia
wv it got there is something of E>
ystery, as the old gentleman is
It known to have been in this 10
,inity for more than year.
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Geo. Sylvester has discontinued -.
2 telephone service on his line
IN Newport to the rock quarry To
the present, This was caused
the eXorhitaut rental charged -,
the Bell Telephone Company for ~,
III instruments. The Bell COM
ly's patent for the transmission ro
sound by electricity expires next
rch, and it is quite likely that
er that time there will be lots of
.ap instruments to be had of !
tous makes and manufacture. sch
E line from Toledo to Newport Poe
till in service. gou
lrS. Julia Megginson has leased ana
company the right to mine y
| upon the land owned by her Der
'wn as the Shaw place. 1t will nun
remembered that several years nun
a tunnel was run ON this place Oh
q three loot vein of good coal girl
found huL nwinn Nm Lhr shnn, tenl