Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-09-27

night.
S. A. Logan and family moved
to Newport the first Of the week
and will occupy their residence there
during the winter. Mr.. Logan ha!
taken position on the Volanta.
In the Ashland district of the M
E. church the average pay of min
isters were less than $500 per year
Some of them had to exist on less
than S1oo. We do better than that
over here amongst the clans and
ferns. -
The train was held a half hour al
Pioneer last Saturday morning tc
enable Senator Dolph and the other
prominent gentlemen with him to
Inspect. the quarry, They ek-
pressed universal surprise and ad-
miration at the busy scene present.
ed by the quarry,
TIE sIsTstt:ae!d MaI' Il Yaapar
sible tor the preparation of'the fol,
lowingl "Last Monday evening the
telephone wire between here and
Coquille broke down, but the
operators were able to converse with
one another although very indis-
tinctly. and upon am examination
Tuesday morning 1t was discovered
that the ends Of the broken wire
were over twenty feet apart,
Prof. Lewis gave apother one of
his inim!tabie performances at the
court house last night, In his line
the Professor IS par excellence, and
his audience, though small on &C,
count Of the inclsmency Of the
weather, was highly delighted with
the performance. The Professor
promised to rettrn here and give
another performance in the near fu-
ture. Should he do so he will cer-
tainly be met with a crowded house,
He shows at Elk City tonight,
Portland was visited with a
disastrous fire last Sunday night
which destroyed the grain ware
houses and docks at Albina, burned
a river steamer and came very near
destroying two grain vessels that
were at the dock loading wheat.
The loss is estimated to be at least
81 100000, a Part Of which is
covered with insurance. The fire
Is supposed to have originated in
the coal bunkers from spontaneous
combustion. Three workmen lost
their lives in the flames,
The decision by Referee E. o.
Potter in the road case of c. NJ.
Grady VS.. Alonzo Dundon ct. al,
which was tried last term Of circuit
court, has been received at the ex.
press Office here. 1t comes bur-
dened with a c. D. D. of $40 for
fees of referee and .stenographer.
One half Of the charges are marked
against the plaintiff and one half
against the defendant. Why the
charges were made in this way Is
not known, and as a result the de-
cision will probably stay in the
express Office unit! district court
meets and an order concerning the
same Is made by the judge,
We gladly welcome Mr.. Nc.
Donald's article concerning goats,
to Our columns. 1t Is interesting
and instructive. We wish that
more of the people of lincoln county
particularly the farmers and stock
raisers, would utilize the columns
Of the LEApER for an interchange
of ideas and thoughts. Don't be
afraid to send your articles in, II
they are crude in expression we will
dress them over for you. The
thought and idea Is the particular
thing. A man that tolls from early
morn till late at night on a Lincoln
county ranch is not expected to be
as elegant writer as Harvey
Scott, but his thoughts and ideas
may be much more practical and
helpful to his tellowmen,
Governor Pennoyei has turned
autocrat In the matter of pardons
as we'll as in many other things,
He has recently issued an order
through his private secretary, that
hereafter the people will not be in.
formed Wher he pardons ont n batch