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

ONTO the Ira Miller place, near this
! place.
District court is in session at
Corvallis with ninety cases on the
docket.
VIM. Mackay was in from Cor
wallis looking after his interests in
this county.
Miss Maggie Mackey and Miss
Mary McGee, of Corvallis are new
employees at the Agency.
The first populist to file accep-
tance of nomination is J. F. Ames,
candidate for district attorney.
Mrs. c. G. Copeland was called
to Philomath last Tuesday by the
serious illness of her aged father.
The spring term of school began
last Monday with Prof. Bethers, as
principal, and Miss Ruth Gather
teacher of the primary department.
A farewell dance was given Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor at the Hotel Lin
coin last Tuesday night. A good
time was enjoyed by the many
present.
Chas. c. Kenyon has sued DR.. ],
M. Applewhite for SIS, 900 damages
for alternating his wife's affections.
This IS one more step in the Apple
white Kenyon scandal.
Sol. Stock, the Corvallis mer-
chant, went over to the reservation
last Tuesday to look the ground
over with view Of starting a suit
ler's store at that place.
Bob Campbell and an angry beef
steer had set to last Friday. 1t
was nip and tuck for while, but
Bob "tuck" to a skunk cabbage
swamp snake fashion and managed
to escape.
The Volanta carried an excursion
from Newport to Elk City last
Sunday! Owing to the uncertainty
of the boat being able to navigate
the upper river there were but very
few pleasure seekers on the excur-
sion. The boat got to Elk City,
however, without the least bit of
trouble, and after short stop, Just
long enough for the crowd to par
take of most sumptuous dirner
at the Deyoe house, they returned, $
passing Toledo about 4:3o O'Clock 5
in the evening. {
A kind of a general tear up has {
taken place over at the reservation,
the result of which, so far is that ]
every white employe at the Agency {
except the superintendent and doc
tor is now out ofa job, and they are 9
filled with great doubt as to how t
long their job is going to last.
There has been considerable friction :
among the employees at the Indian {
school for some time. About two ,
ago Inspector p. Nc. Cor
mac, visited the agency and invest r
lgated the matter and the recent dis
charges by the Indian commissioner .
at Washington are the result of his
Investigations.
The republicans of Benton county
held their convention last Saturday, !
and the following nominations were {
made: Delegates to the state con- q
vention, r. Davisson, Miles Starr, !
Lee Henkle, Thos. Cooper, +. :
Woodward and - Knots; rep :
resentative, Thos. Cooper; Judge,
w. S. Hufford; clerk, Henry
Kourthaur; commissioner, +.
Chambers; sheriff, Geo. w. Smith; {
recorder, II, Il. Bristow; treasurer,
Fred Clark; school superintendent, !,
Prof. Holmes; assessor, M. Hayden;
surveyor, Geo, Mercer. A caucas =
on Joint senator decided on Talbert {
Carter, of Soap Creek, Benton
county.
1t is expected that the o. P. men I
will meet with another pay day =
iext Monday when they. will re-
,eive their wages for the month of
March. Receiver Clark will be .
.ble TO meet the entire pay roll for
he month of March and have v
surplus of about SI55, The road q,
net with deficit in January, which =
was largely due TO the Frustrated
,ondition of the roads business. a
There had been no steamer con- II
lections between San Francisco and II
NaQuina for several weeks. and the
river traffic had been I,
n that period largely diverted to \