Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-04-12
LOCAL NOTES.

OF Jobs comforters, which has ap.
peared on his knee.
John Bait and family, OF New.
port, have removed to Ashland
Oregon, for the benefit of Mrs
Bats health.
The Steamer Homer arrived at
Yaquina Saturday and left again
Tuesday. She continues to do a
good business both ways.
A delegate to today's convention
walked thirty-fve miles yesterday
to get here i'll time to attend. Who
said that patriotism is dead
Col. c. B. Crosno and Col. r.
Jay bulord are III attendance at the
republican congressional and state
conventions this week. The latter
hs a delegate and the former as an
all round worker.
Mrs. Pesardi, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. II. P.
Butler, near this place, returned to
her home at Seattle, Washington
This morning.
We are in receipt Of an interest
ing letter from Waldport, but as it
is unsigned and touches upon some
personal matters was consigned to
the waste basket.
Receiver Clark, Roadmaster Sui
tivan and Master Mechanic Chip.
tnan went out to the Summit on a
special engine last Tuesday.
Messrs. Clark and Sullivan returned
in the evening in time to attend
---ihe ball at the Hotel Lincoln that
night.
A plain case Of drunk made its
appearance on the street last Mon
day, and was given a free lodging
i'll the box car which now does
duty as calaboose. After the
drunk sobered up he kicked his
way out of the bastile and regained
his liberty.
In the proceedings Of the repub-
lican county convention as given
in the Newport News the astonish-
ing statement is made that county
court was in session but Judge
Stearns promptly adjourned it."
Did he adjourn it all by himself OF
did Judge" Trapp and "Commis-
sioner" Blue assist him in doing
the jobl We never knew before
that one was majority of three or
that the county court was compos-
ed OF only one man.
The culinary department of the
editors household is under deep
obligations to Marsh Simpson for
as fine a string of trout as
ever graced the table of an epicure.
Marsh knows every trick and hid
ing place of such speckled beauties,
and he also knows just how to cast
the bait to allure them from their
deep and cool retreats; and he fur
ther knew just the right man TO
give this nice string OF beauties TO
in order to have them fully appreci-
ated.
Sam Irwin arrived today from
Newport TO attend the Presbytery
6f the Willamette. According to
Sam the county seat fight wakes
interesting in. Lincoln as time rolls
ON, Newport, West Yaquina, To-
ledo and Elk City, aif want the
plum. 1t takes majority of all
the votes TO settle the question per
ii1nertly, and the popular belief is
that when the votes are counted on
election day neither town will have
a majority, and for two years longer
Toledo will be the shiretown of
Lincoln. Corvallis Times.
(, Gen. John +. Miller, of Southern
Oregon, is being mentioned as
probable candidate for governor on
the democratic ticket. Gen. Miller
is an old pioneer of Oregon and has
held many positions Of trust and
honor in the state. He ran for
governor In 1860. He was in com
mand of the state militia during
the bloody Modoc Indian wars and
,won much reuown thereby. He is
"a man of sterling integrity and is
endowed with much ability. and he
would most acceptally fill the
''hernatorial chair.