Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-10-11

SOINdlllS tllS week.
Jas. Gather, chief clerk at the
reservation, was over last Monday.
Samuel Case was up before the
board of equalization last Monday.
VIM. Mackay and Prior Scott, of
Corvallis, spent several days in this
place this week.
There will be social dance at
Grady's hall next Saturday evening
All are invited to attend.
z. S. Derrick came down from
Little Elk on business last Thurs
day, returning on Friday.
M. 7. Whitney, the Chitwood
merchant and postmaster. was
down on business last Friday.
Thos. Horning will take a raft
of logs to Parker's mill this week
to be sawed on the shares.
7. E. Parker and family moved
the first Of the week, and is now
living in one of Tom Horning' S
houses.
o. o. Krogstad and family ex-
pect to soon move into town from
the farm. They will occupy the
J. H. Mcneil residence.
Trolling for salmon is the chief
sport Of our piscatorial inclined
people, and it is delightful amuse-
rnent these beautiful days,
There is a rumor that the Scotia
has Withdrawn from the Yaquina-
Frisco run. In may be only a
rumor as it cannot be verified,
In Our statement Of last Fridays
wreck, given on first page, it
should state that seven cars were
derailed and two broken, instead of
two derailed.
Thos. Nelson, a young man from
Portland, was in this place this
week. He was looking up piece
Of land for which his father con-
templated trading.
Denlinger & Son lost some of
their prune crop by the recent rains.
They have large quantity dried
which they are now packing in
boxes and getting ready for sale.
o. Nelson brought potato down
from Frank Stanton's place yester-
day that weighed a little over FIVE
pounds. 1t is a curiosity in the
shape of a potato, having several
uihSiSHt PiolSo'
A meeting of the directors of the
Western Transportation company
was held at Yaquina last Thursday
night. The meeting lasted several
hours and much business Of i'm
poatance was transacted.
Willard Grout, of Tidewater,
made proof on his homestead be-
fore County Clerk Jones last Tues.
day. His witnesses were c. J..
Bishop and Milton Beems. We
acknowledge pleasant call from
all of the gentlemen.
John OLSON was up from New
port last Friday and gave us a
call. Mr.. Olssou is one of the
heaviest individual tax payers in
Lincoln county, and was looking
after his interests before the equal
ization board.
Mr.. Norton, Of Blodgett's valley,
is visiting Sy Copeland. He and
Mr.. Copeland we're comrades in
arms during the war and hence
have that friently feeling, that moth
ing else can ever bring about.
D. S, Brotherson, of Little Elk,
made proof on his homestead before
County Clerk Jones last Friday.
His witnesses were L. w. Hunt
and J. l.. Hyde. Mr.. Brotherson
drove down and reported the roads
very muddy.
Rev. S. w. Potter, the new NJ.
+. minister, and wife arrived here
last Thursday. They will reside
i'll the Huntsucker house, formerly
occupied by Rev. Hawley. Rev.
Potter preached two very interest
ing sermons at this place last Sab
bath.
Geo. Lambert has bought the
barber shop of John Ennis, and has
reduced the price Of shaving to IS
cents. We used to know Mr..
Lambert way back in bleeding
Kansas, We wish him success at
this place.