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

tiOtiaSlSu meetings closed las
aight.
+. ]. Lewis was up from New
z port Tuesday.
John Lucas, of Rock Creek, i,
IN town this week.
The Rebecca c. was up after an,
other cargo of lumber yesterday.
Our Waldport correspondent pre-
\ 5ents another good letter this week
May his weekly visits continue.
: We neglected to mention the
) return OF Fred Stanton from the
4 plumbia river, where he has been
engaged in fishing for some time.
To-day is Washington's birthday.
Tom Fish and Ben Jones had pa
lriotism enough TO hoist the flag on
the staff, and "Old Glory has
been waving all day.
Protracted meetings are in pro-
gress at the public hall in this city.
Much interest is being manifested
and several converts have been
The meetings are i'll charge
~pi Rev. Wallace, Of Junction City.
The preliminary hearing of the
man Jefiieys, charged with stealing
an overcoat belonging to N. Petit,
was held in Squire Parker's court
at Yaquina Tuesday. Je6reys was
bound over 10 the grand jury in the
sum Of $Ioo.
An editor that will print ma
licious story upon a person without
attempting to learn the truth there
nj, and then fail or refuse to make
true statement of the facts when
SO requested to do, is the essence
pf stinkerism. The editor of the
Corvallis News, a thumb paper
printed at Corvallis, is now occupy
ing that position.
A sister of DR. Davis came up
from Newport yesterday on the
Rebecca c, in order to take the
,yain for her home outside today.
Atthe time on which the trains are
running it is almost impossible for
anyone at Newport TO get out in
time to get to Yaquina and catch
she east bound train. Newport
people are laboring under a ma
terial hardship.
For some occult reason the county
commissioners court has been ad-
iourned from day to day with no
business being doue What the
term is continued for we are unable
to learn, as those whom we have
asked about profess not to know
why il is hanging on. AS Com
missioner Stearns is now up and all
members will probably be present
tomorrow there will likely be
some business transacted.
A fellow went out to Corvallis
lass week and circulated a story
thatthe editor OF this paper had been
foicihly elected from the Office of
The Post by Coll Van Cleve. OfI
cowsc il was untrue in every par
Secular and the person telling it
snew SO. But he was nipped in a
ndc game OF his own by the
LAnER and took that method to /,
feven up II created some fun
for the Corvallis fellows, and he
found 100 editor gullible enough to
tar u lo circulating.
Sheriff Iandis Informs MS that he
VIII MOI be ready to collect taxes
antIl about Mnych Ist at which
ime he Nil, have the suplcmemen-
im ro' hand aud will be really
ta reception taxes, 10 all non
IfesiaeM ttApayei whose addresses
ara known 20 the sheriff a state
.mmt of the amount Of their taxes
wili he eut hut only a very few
addresses are known TO him, Any
1naNirics concerning taxes will be
gbessl5e.y answered by The sheriff,
.histsai1lesi Ma makine inquiries are
pafgiciaa3h 2eelsd ,owrite their
7s1dres, pl ado doal iorgetto
gn Yom ietga Vie taxes viii
~ collected fi,e ccnaly seai thisi
ear and uei travelling over the
as heretofore,