Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-22

Our country correspondents did
exceedingly well last week. The
county was pretty we'll covered and
the news good. Wehope that they
will keep up their lick.
The "Rebecca c." of Newport,
came up after a scow load of lum-
Der for the new Odd Fellows build
ing at Newport last Monday. She
took down I8, 900 feet from Krog-
stad's mill.
School Clerk Hooker, of this
place, has Just completed the an
nual school census and reports I2I
children OF school age within the
district. This is IN increase of
eleven over last year.
OF the many things of which
Toledo folks are properly proud,
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not the least among them is the
quiet, decorous and gentleman and
lady like behavior Of Iheir young
people when attending public gath
erings of any kind. This trait
shows that the young people of
Toledo and vicinity recognize that
the true way to win the respect of
other people is to first respect them
selves,
This Office has turned out 1000
tax receipts for Sheriff lands, for
1893 taxes. The receipts are per-
Gorated for stub, numbered, ruled
i'll red lines and bound neatly and
substantially in board covers with
200 receipts to the book. The
work will compare most favorably
with Portland work, and it is being
done at a saving Of 50. so to the
county compared with Portland
prices, And the money stays at
home, zoo.
We are i'll receipt of a commune
cation from Corvallis, which bears
the ear-marks of q fake. Ii is very
personal in its character, and we
only mention it in order that we
might say, that while the columns
of the LEADER are open upon all
topics of interest, all commucations
that are of personal nature what
ever, must be over the writer's own
signature. We positively will not
let one man stab another in the
back through the medium of an
unsigned article in these columns,
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Western TranSporta-
ton Company, (the owners of the
steamer Nolanta) was held at the
compauy's Office in Yaquina last
No business was done
outside of the regular election of.
though the steamboat pros
pect on the Bay was discussed
generally, The officers for the
ensuing year are, VIM. Toner,
president; 5. A. Logan, vice presi-
dent; Jos. Alexander, secretary and
treasurer; 5, A. Logan, Geo. King,
5. Case, Jos. Kendall, Thos. Horn
ing, VIM. Toner and Jos. Alex
lnder directors.
Frank Stanton brought us word
rom the Siletz last Monday of the
browning OF w, X. Megginson |
while trying TO ford the Siletl river
asst Sunday, Meggn on had been
O Toledo and was returning home.
IN reaching the ferry he found
hat the ferry cable had broken
ooseaud the boat was gone, Being
.nNious to get across he attempted
o ford the river ON his horse. The
liver was quite high but he
cached the opposite side in safety
mt as his horse went to climb the
'ank which is quite steep, he
lppel on ,he horses back and
gave the bride rein sudden
ERIK throwing his horse backward
INTO him aud landing both in the
water with the man on the under
.ide. The unfortunate man never
'ame TO the surface again. He
laa on heavy rubber coat and
rubber boots, which would have
prevented his swimming, aud the
river is quite swift a, the point