Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-11-08

Gather were over from the Agency
last Saturday.
Milt. Woodcock, the Corvallis
banker, was in Toledo on business
last Tuesday.
A. J. RAIDER and family have
moved into the Bryson house, re-
Gently vacated by M. E. Peairs.
Al. Cummins, the popular o. P.
agent at Corvallis, came over from
there last Saturday and stopped
over Sunday.
John McGinn, young attorney
of Portland, was in Toledo on
business last Monday. Mr.. McGinn
is a brother of the noted Henry E.
McGinn, the Portland lawyer.
Jack Kingsley was up from Al
sea yesterday shaking hands with
his many friends. Jack is rafting
good fellow and has many warm
friends up here.
Last Saturday as the schooner
Lillian and Hattie was crossing the
Siuslaw bar the captain and another
man were washed overheard and
drowned.
Geo. Buford has received the
contract to furnish wood for the
government works. He received
$2.65 per cord and is to deliver at
Newport, Yaquina or South Beach
as desired.
The fishing season just closed
has been a very good one for va
quina Bay. The run has been
equal to expectations. The season
has demonstrated the great need of
cannery on the Bay.
Cricket" Bevins, of Airlie,
Polk county, is visiting relatives at
Elk City. Mr.. Bevins has lately
taken unto himself wife and is
spending his honeymoon at Elk
City.
Rev. Logan, the Adventist minis
ter at Storrs, is giving series of
Bible lectures at the school house
at Elk City. Mr.. Logan is said to
be a good talker and very logical
reasonet.
Elk City has an interesting liter
ary society which meets every
Saturday night. Considerable in
terest is manifested in it by the
young folks. A good literary
society is good training for the
young people.
Lumber is on the ground and
the frame partly up for the new
Terw:!linger dwelling house at Elk
City. 1t is located OH the corner
next to the bridge, and will be a
two-story house of good size. j.
H. Van Oiden is the builder.
B. Stillwell, Of Fargo, N. D.,
arrived here last Friday, and went
over to the Agency Saturday where
he assumed the duties of assistant
teacher. Mr.. Stillwell recently
passed the civil service examination
and this is his first assignment. r.
Col. Lane, the special Indian in
spector, will begin paying off the
Indians at the Siletz today. The
census roll shows about 3I5 Indians
| qualified to receive payment at the
present time. This will distribute
nearly $24, 900 among the Indians
on the reservation.
A. J. RAIDER while working in
the saw mill had the misfortune tc
, catch his thumb between two fric.
ton wheels and a small piece of the
; offending member was badly crush
ed. Henry Burns took his pocket
: knife aud cut off the crushed piece
Jack will have a very sore thumb
: for a few days. .'..
= The school meeting held las
Saturday to elect n director to fiji
u the vacancy caused by the remova
S of Director Hooker from the dis
d trict was we'll attended. Ther,
o were 6S votes cast, eleven Of whicl
were cast by the ladies. Johr
= McCluskey was elected to fill th
il vacancy.
c To the Ladies': I have just re
Il ceived by the last steamer a com
II plete lire of Ladies Cloaks, Jacket
e and Wraps. All these goods ar