Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-07-05

Philomath to spend the 4th.
Frank Russell, of Independence
came over to celebrate with us.
The town of klamath Falls, il
Klamtth county, has been visited
by disastrous fire recently.
A great many of the Indians OF
the Siletz went over to Crane
Ronde to celebrate on the 4th.
c. A. Dick and family went t.
Linn county the first of the weeE
to spend the 4th with relative.
there.
The Volanta was put on the
beach a few days this week, am
the Claremont took her run during
that time.
1t might be said that Prof. Beth.
ers is now fairly in the soup
erintendent's Office. Patent ap.
piled for-all rights reserved.
N. ]. .Leabo's father and mother
came over from Salem Thursday
and will spend the summer months
on the Bay, thus escaping the hot,
unhealthy weather Of the valley.
The great railroad strike has not
affected the o, P. system yet. l.
would be funny, wouldn't it, il all
the railroads in the west but the
0. P. should be tied up, and tie
people would have to come here to
get ride Oh the railroad?
Fred Chambers retured from
California last Monday, where he
has been for the benefit of his health
for several weeks. We are glad 10
note that his sojourn in California
was beneficial to him. He came
up on the steamer Homer.
Bert Van Cleve and Gene Simp-
son have started the Evening In
former at Coz wallis. 1t is a small
a page sheet, the same size as the
defunct Daily News, and evidently
printed with the same outfit. There
is 10 field for daily paper at Cor
wallis at present, and the boys will
coliie 10 a realization of this fact at
an early date They will probably
get through in time for hop pick
ing.
The commodity report Of Toledo
station shows that during the
month of June there were 4o2H
tons of freight billed out by the
Oregon Pacific. This would make
fourty ordinary car loads, or two
train loads of freight. If every
station on the o. P. did as we'll
there would be an increase in the
company's business. The pas
senger business was not so heavy
in June as in May.
Treasurer-elect J. L. Hyde, came
very near flying the track, and not
qualifying for the office to the Office
to which he was elected. He came
down last week, and when he
earned that the salary was but
5000 per year, and that he would
have to put up a $Io, 900 bond and |
ncur all the responsibilities of the
office, he concluded that he wasn't
lying for the Office after all. How
,ver he finally concluded to qualify
md so he took the oath of office
md is now getting his bond ready
or the same.
The prospect of a good summer
1t the Bay is very bright. New.
bort is rapidly coming to the front
IS the leading seaside resort of the
Pacific northwest. In fact it has
'ut one rival, Clatsop beach, and
he frequent drowniugs by the
reacherous surf at that place makes
t second to the really magnificent
md safe surf of Newport beach.
The sanitary condition of Portland
going to drive many of its in
labitants to the seashore during
he heated season, and Newport
nd Seal Rock are going to get
heir full share. Mrs. Abbey, of
he Bay View House at Newport
tates that she has more rooms Ell
aged now than she ever has, had
efore at this time Of the year. w
After the two new commissioners
has. Williams and J. J. Bristow,
ad qualified for Office last Monday.
hey then and there engaged in