Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-11-01
HOtch POtch From Y0quina
Arrived in at 8 o'clock Sunda,

Arrived in at 8 o'clock Sunda,
morning, the steamer Homer f-or
San Francisco, Capt. Charles Pat,
ton, master, On the voyage up the
brig I. w. Lucas was sighted about
IS miles off Port Oxford, flying q
signal of distress. She was aI days
out from the Sound loaded with
piling for San Francisco. The Lu.
cas- is very old vessel and encoun.
terlng the severe southeast gale
which has been blowing for the last
week, she could not stand the strain
and very promptly filling with wa
ter was kept afoat only by the
buoyancy of the timber with which
she was loaded. >. Capt. Patton took
the crew Of seven men on board the
Homer ard the brig was abandoned
and is doubtless piled up on the
beach by this time.
Sunday morning the first pile was
driven for a forty foot extension on
the south end Of the o. P. company
to be used for loading stone onto
the government scows.
Friday evening a social party
was given in the school room by
the students Of the Institute. 1t
an informal meeting, there being
no set program. All were left to
enjoy themselves in lively games,
music and social chat according to
their own sweet wills. The room
was filled to overhowing. All were
pleased and enjoyed themselves to
the fullest extent. At abont Io:3o
the young ladies wearing the school
colors, red and yellow, pinned on
their breasts, served a lunch of
sandwiches, cakes, chocolate and
coffee, after which more music and
games. At 1880 goodnight was
said and all departed to their re.
'pective homes well pleased over
this, the initial sociable for the COM
ing winter season. We tender onr
thanks to the students Of the school
Tor their kindly attentions and wish
them prosperous term in which
practical advancement shall be the
vatchword and end sought to be
attained.
Miss Edith Elliott arrived from
Ona Sunday, and was enrolled as a
student in the University Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sykes and daugh-
er, from Oregon City, have moved
o Yaquina for the winter and are
It present occupying the Holmgren
louse. Miss Sykes will attend the
institute.
Simon Lendton, our wood dealer,
lonated cord and a half of wood |
o the school this week. J. N. Stark
he Yaquina furniture dealer and
Undertaken, also gave wall paper to
inish off the school room in a new
Iress. L. O'Brien, the dry goods
nan, supplied the faculty and stu-
Ients with yards and yards of beau.
iful silk ribbons to make up into
he school colors. These donations
we're unsolicited and was presented
S tokens of the esteem in which
be school is held here, and the
indy interest of the donors in it.
The steamer Homer was ground
d on the beach at Newport Mon
ay to have her bottom cleared from
rass and barnacles.
Did anyone ever notice the strik-
lg resemblance between Harry
Vulf, of our town, and DR.. Carter,
f Elk City. Harry was mistaken
'r the Doctor on the street yester-
ay.
Newt. Guilliams received a
elegram Monday apprising him of
ne death of his brother Rufus, who
'as taken sick and died in a hos I
ital in Victoria, B. c. !;
In answer to few queries this
eek; The first is written on a pos .
Al card--judicious economy these {
ard times. 1t is written in a neat i,
ack hand, the letters nicely ad-
isted to an angle of about So de-
rees toward the northwest, clearly t
howino the estha,;o toste of -.,be