Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21

1uSScdy.
The Claremont ran a moonlight
excursion up the river last MONDAY
evening.
Oliver Altree has the contract tc
erect the new city jail and will be
gin work Immediately.
Clark Copeland has been doing
some good grading on the stree
in front Of his residence.
The weather clerk has been fur.
nishing us with a most delightful
brand Of weather during the past
week.
A. B. Alexander, the newly
elected assessor, ofBenton county,
was in this city the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. a. Bensell cams
up from Newport last Saturday o.
the launch, and returned Sunday
evening.
The republican ticketwas electel
in Benton county, excepting c!ers
sheriff and assessor. The lgh,
was an extremely warm one.
Judge Burt was down from Fix
City yesterday TO look after house
to live in. He rented the Arnol'
house and will move down at an
early date.
Hay harvest will begin soon.
The nay crop is up 10 the usua
high standard this year, and many
a ton will be cut and cured in Lin.
coin county if the nice weather
continues.
We hope that our correspondents
will get in and send us a breezy
batch of items each week from
various parts of the county. Ifyou
can't send some every week send
as often an you can.
A petition has been prepared aud
forwarded to Washington asking
for the establishment of a post
Office at the Pioneer stone quarry,
Theie are several people beside the
quarry people who would be bene-
fitted by such an Office and in all
probability it will be established.
A very pleasant entertainment
was given by the ladies of Yaquina
last Tuesday evening. The pro-
gram consisted of musical and lit
erary Selections, and concluded with
a laughable farce. The Claremont
took load of Toledo people down,
all Of whom reported a very enjoy
able time.
Quite a number of people from
Toledo went to Newport last Sat-
urday to witness the ball game
played between the Amateurs, OF
that place, and Hot Stuffs of Toledo.
The Amateurs done them up with
a score Of So to 20, but the Hot
Stufs showed their good grit by
challenging them to play on July
4th, at Toledo.
Y. Jay. Buford and family left
last Monday for Salem, where Mr..
Buford has accepted the position as
farmer, and Mrs. Buford as a
teacher in the state reform school.
We regret to loose them from Our
community as their places in the
social circles will be hard to fill.
They take with them the best
wishes of our people for success
and happiness in their new home.
The Albany Democrat wants to
see c. w, Watts, of that place, the
next state game warden. If the
next Legislature has any regard for
its pledges it will repeal the law
that created the Office of game
warden. 1t is useless and ex.
pensive affair, and partakes toe
much of the flavor of the old world
aristocracy.
Prof. S. 7. Adams came dowr
from Salem last Saturday and tool
view of the school house and SUI;
roundings. He went to Newpor
last Monday whence he will shortly
remove to this city and take up hi:
residence among us, Prof. Adam.
is good man and will be quite al
acquisition to our city. Mrs
Adams will teach one of the de
partments Of the public school un'
der his principalship, -Woodbur,
Independent.