Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-09-13

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0. A. Hooker and family move
TO their farm near Storrs Monday
5. G. Irwin, the rustling real es
tate man of Newport, was in tow
Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Smith is assistins
the sheriff in making out the delin
quent tax roll.
Miss. Inez Alexander went to Port
land last Friday, where she will
spend the winter.
John Rollings, of Yaquina, has
been working in the assessors Office
for several days.
H. w. Copeland gave a lecture
at the school house last nigh which
was fairly attended.
Mrs. M. Robinson, of Portland,
was tn this city this week looking
after her property interests near this
place. She was accompanied by
her grandson.
County Clerk Jones is working a
night force copying the assessment
roll. Assessor Parker has not vet
completed the 1894 roll, but expects
to complete it at an early date.
Some times it requires considera-
bic time for man or a paper to re-
cieve full justification for the truths
he or it might tell, but it nearly al
ways comes to the patient waiter.
Mrs. B. F. Jones went to va
quina Monday evening, being call
ed to the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
L. K. Brooks, who was dangerous
ly i'll, but is now somewhat i'm
proved.
Prof. Bethers expects to open a
select school in the old school house
the first of next week. He expects
to take principally pupils who have
completed the common school
course, and give them an advanced
course.
w. E. Matthews, editor of the |
Newport News, was up to Tole-
do Tuesday. We noticed him
'trolling the streets, but he failed
10 call. Come, come, Matthews,
we know you are funny, but don't
be foolish. Be neighborly If you
can't be anything else.
We are unofficially informed that
he deficiency in the school fund
will soon be supplied from the
county fund, and when this is done
'upt. Bethers will apportion the
money pro rata 10 districts accord
ng 10 their population. This will
mount to nearly one dollar per
scholar for the county.
Rev, A. L. Hawley preached his
arewell sermon at this place last
Sunday. This was Mr.. Hawley's
irst work in the ministerial field,
md his labors here have been
,rowned with much good. He and
&c r~'''--"''a Ito '-rva hare uey'
lie 10 go ~ tic AuAIui con-
'erence at Eugene, and Mrs. Haw-
ey to Monroe to visit until their
appointment to new charge. Our
people universally regret their
departure. !
The Corvallis Times scores one
On zeph Job as follows: "Zeph Job
and party have returned from their
ieer hunting trip near Yachats.
Zephin is wrathy at the TIMES man
for reporting that he was hunting
deer for the market, as he thinks it |
would not look we'll considering the
position he has heretofore occupied
In this community. The Times is
indeed sorry Zephin, and apologies
by saying that hunting deer for the
market looks fully as we'll as the
position you have heretofore occu-
pied"
An interesting communication
appears from Taxpayer" in this
issue. This gentleman does not
believe that the county can afford
10 raise the salaries, as suggested
in last weeks issue. We admit
that the county is financially poor,
but we do not believe that these
officers receive pay commensurate
with their labors. Our article was
inspired by this belief, and not by
either Of the officers referred to.
We are glad to have this matter,