Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13
HENDERSON, FOUND.
The body f0undin the W00dS
about siC miles from
Home.
lsnecial to the LEADER.l

(Special 10 tne LBADEhJ
Summit, Or, Nov. II, 1894
The body of John Henderson, the
man who has been lost for several
DAYS was found by Frank Yantls
about six miles southwest OF SUM
nit, in Lincoln county, today. 1t
was found at a place where they
sometimes take stand for deer. 1t
is supposed at this time that he
came to his death by an accidental
discharge of his own gun. Ihe
body was found lying across his
gun and in the gun was discharged
shell. His hat and jumper were
1v;,1c hy him. The body is Hr'te
badly decomposed, though there
were no marks of any wild animals
on it. The finder did not disturb
the body, or other articles, but at
once notified the authorities at To-
ledo. The general supposition IS
that his death was accidental, as it
is not know of anyone having a
grudge against him. 1t was not
ascertained in what part OF his body
he was shot. His wife was notified
of the finding of the body to-day.
It is about three weeks since
Henderson was lost. He took his
gun and started deer hunting and
never returned. DR.. Carter, the
county coroner, has gone to the
Summit to-day and will hold an in
quest over the remains.
-.%-NU+-<-%-
Chas. Gordon, of Yaquina, is in
town today.
The Christmas tree program will
be published next week,
Mrs. S. w. Potter has so far re-
covered as to be able to set up to-
day for the first time.
Paymaster John Adams will go
over the road tomorrow and glad
den the hearts Of the o, P. boys
with their monthly salaries.
We wish President Cleveland
would pause long enough from the
routine of office work and duly pro-
claim the Siletz reservation open to
settlement.
Prof. Bether's school will give a
public school entertainment on the
evening of December 22nd. 1t will
consist of musical and literary ex-
ercises, The program will be pub
lished next week.
The California potato market has
again taken a slump, but it is
thought to be only temporary.
There is an undoubted shortage in
the potato crop on the coast, par
ticularly in California, and it is
thought that potatoes will be a fair
price by February Ist. At the
present prices it does not pay to
ship.
Yesterday there were two parties
from Drift creek appeared at the
county clerks Office and tried to
file on the same piece OF government
land. Clerk Jones did not think
himself thoroughly advised in the
matter and refused both filings.
Both parties will appear before the
clerk with witnesses next Friday
and again submit the matter.
A correspondent of the Roseburg
Review tells an interesting story
about herd of wild cattle now
roaming the mountains between
Rogue river and the south fork OF
the Umpqua. Such herd has ex-
listed, he says, for 20 years past,
and now numbers in the neighbor-
hood of 500 cattle. They are wild
as deer and difficult of approach.
The practical harm they work is
that gentle cattle belonging to
.a..:...5 &C c:.,:.e.. o.1.' IL sin LIS
wild band. 1t is proposed now to
round them up and kill them, if
some equitable agreement can be
reached as to the ownership Of the
recent additions and the disposition