Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

IHlS week.
Snow is reported TO be ten inch
es deep al the Summit.
Two Of Newport's enterprising
young men are riggingup boat to
hunt seals off the coast,
Prof, Lambert will preach at the
old school house in this place on the
4th Sunday of this month at ira m.
All are invited to attend,
7. c, Jackson, of the Siletz, was
a caller yesterday. Mr. Jackson is
a photographer by profession and
has a gallery at the agency.
A country. THAT has RESOURCES of
coal, timber, fish, stock and fruit
raising is one of the best countries
on earth for the home builder, The
Yaquina Bay country just fills the
bill,
The Odd Fellows new building
OF Newport lodge, which is located
at Olssonville, is fairly under way.
The piling for the foundation has
been put III, some of which were
driven down sixteen feet, but the
boys say that they are going to
have good job of it.
The Oregon Pacific employees
have secured the services of the
law firm of darcy & Bingham, of
Salem, TO Jock after their labor
claims against the road, They give
the attorneys ten per cent, of ali
cash obtained for the employees by
them, The firm of Darcy &
Bingham are said to be one of the
best railroad law frms in the state.
We understand that R. T.. Mul-
caily IS getting thoroughly tired of
being msde the scapegoat of the
Hadisy O, p. regime, and declares
that unless it is sawed shortly off
that he Will do some interesting
talking himself, Under the cir
tenm9tanees wa predict that it will
be stopped Off with sudden short
ness. 1t would make mighty inter
esting reading If .Mulcahy should
go to talking Aat of school,
The steamer Del Norte has been
chartered by the Oregon Pacific
Company torun temporarily OH the
Yaquina-San Francisco route. and
will take the place of the William
ette for the present, 1t least, She
Is n 600 ton steamer and can be
operated at much less expense
than the Willamette. She sailed
from San Francisco Tuesday
Tor faquina with 0 full cargo
of freight and passengers. She
will continue to make trips about
every eight days.
The company engaged In pros.
pecting foi coal on the Shaw, or
Megginson place, have struck the
old 1879 vein, The vein was
at the end of a tunnel nearly 2oc
feet in the mountains and the vein
is full three feet thick. The coal
is of excellent quality and the COM
pany are now placing coal on the
dump preparatory to supplying the
local market for next season. This
mine is located just a mile and a
half due west of Toledo by section
lines,
We received letter from Eddy
vile this week which purported to
have been written by an individual
by the name Of Peter Swaekhammer.
The letter dived into personal
politics and was an attempt OF a
person not named Swackhammer
to "even up" on politics and be
smart at the same time, We
simply mention it i'll order that the
individual, whose indemnity Is not
so much Of a secret rs he lmagines,
may know that bait for suckers is
not always eagerly taken.
If the dueling code was yet in
vogue we would certainly send a
challenge to Senator John II.
Mitchell, at Washington; and for
two reasons rs follows! He hurt
our feelings by insinuations, and
then the distance he is from us
would make It perfectly safe, 1t
will be remembered that about a !
month ago grandma Matthews got
to chewing the rag" and while
walking over our helpless corpse
Violently hiuted that we ,vould I've