Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-04-26
LOCAL NOTES.

this Office. 5 cents per day or
70 cents per week.
John Buckley was up from New
port last Tuesday looking after his
fences.
Capt. Nate Stevens visited friends
and relatives in Newport the first
Of the week.
J. N. Arnold went to Albany
this week to appear before the
pension board of examiners.
Jos. Briggs shot and killed a
large sea lion that come on shore
near their place last Saturday.
Campbell says that it was a2 feet
long.
Messrs. II. w. Vader, G. w.
Axtell and J. D. Axte1l, Of Yallats,
were i'll Toledo Monday making
final proofs on their respective
homesteads.
Judge Burt tells us that our Elk
City correspondent misquoted the
price Of his Aour last week. He is
selling -four at $2,75 per barrel in
stead of $2.o He has a car load
Of flour and has put the price down
to sell it.
VIM. M. Ifoag is in Corvallis,
and announces that he has come to
stay. He is also taking much in
terest in affairs that occur OH the
line Of the road, which would indi-
cate that the Hoggs are still fairly
in it.
Capt John Blake has leased the
steamer Lillian and will put her on
the run from Toledo to Newport.
He expects her up from the Siuslaw
today, in tow Of the tug Robarts.
She.is said to be a neat and well
fitted boat and will be much need
ed means of transportation.
Newport has fled petition ask
ing that the name of Newport be
printed on the official ballot as a
candidate for county seat. AS the
petition has the required number ol
names and was filed III time New
ports name will duly appear upon
the official ballot.
The tickets are now all i'll the
field and the campaign is upon us.
Now let us have a clean campaigni
one that is free from all recrimina.
tions and mud-slingings. A cool,
calm discussion ofmcn and measures
will rebound to the honor of all
concerned. Let us have that kind
Of a campaign.
County Clerk Jones is in receipt
of letter from Judge Fullerton III
forming him that Judge Il. D.
Shattuck, from Portland, will pre-
side at the May term of distric
court in this county. The tern
will be promptly called on time
and not adjourned until July OF
August as clipping from the Cor
wallis Times in another COLIN:
states.
S. A. Pruett left for Portland
with his son last Tuesday, where
they will have another operation
performed on the boy leg. Itwil
be remembered that this boy wa!
one of the victims of the hand ca
accident Of two years ago near this
place. The leg has already beer
amputaled once butit did not hea
good and it is necessary to have
some more cut of Of it. The littl,
fellow is not over eight or ten year
old aud is as brave as q lion. 1t i
10 be sincerely hoped that he vii
withstand the shock ofthe intende,
operation, and that it will be sue
cesslul i'll every respect.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Georg
Humphrey is in the city today
He brought warrant from the U
S. commissioner for the arrest c
Zoe Morrison, a white man livin,
with an Indian wife, charged wit
selling or giving liquor 10 Anton
Selsic, an Indian on the reservation
Mr., Humphrey has been quite /
for some time and did not feel equI
10 the trip so he sent City Marsh'
Chas. Ruhl over after Morrison
He will be brought before JustiC
Hall who will conduct the prelimii
airy examination, acting as deput
u. S. commissioner.