Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-06-20
a. l. McFadden was down from

, A. L. McFadden was down from
= Chitwood last Saturday evening.
F. A. Goodwin came down from
Nashville last Saturday evening,
} stopping over till Sunday.
Mrs. w. E. Rich returned home
from Philomath last Saturday even
ing, after a visit of several weeks.
Hon. J. K. Weatherford will
deliver the Grafton at Newport on
the 4th. 1t is needless to predict
that it will be both eloquent and
patriotic.
The strawberry festival and
; dance given under the auspices of
the Rebekah lodge last Thursday
night was a very enjoyable and
successful affair. The proceeds
netted about SIS, which will go
quite ways to help purchase the
set Of handsome regalias the
Rebekahs are getting.
Excursion rates have been put
on the S. P. and the o. c. & E..
and summer travel has already set
in 10 the seaside. This season
promises to be the best season
Newport has ever had. The many
attractions Of Newport AMI vicinity
will make it the most popular sea-
side resort on the coast when other
conditions become equal.
o. Nelson, the supervisor Of the
Yaquina road district, is having
quite time with a good many of
the men i'll his district to get them
to work the roads. Mr.. Nelson
says that they wont work, but
some of the men say that they are
willing to work or pay, if they are
given the least say so in the matter.
We guess there is no doubt but
that Mr.. Nelson fully feels the
honor Of his high position.
DR.. Wakefield, Of Little Elk, was
in town last night, coming up from
Newport and Cape Foulweather,
where he had been looking the
country over. He Informs us that
there are a great many new settlers
coming into the Little and Big Elk
countries, some of them buying
land and some Of them taking
government land. The Doctor has
already sold two or three pieces of
land to new settlers, and has one or
two more sales on the tap, and don't
claim to be much Of a real estate
agent either.
A criminal case occurred in
Squire Grants court at Siletz last
Friday. The case was one against
Tom Matches charged with beating
and pounding his mother-in-law.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Carson went over and represented
end upheld the dignity of the great
.atate Of Oregon in the prosecution.
Attorney Scott Lane appeared for
the defense and made good show
ing. After hard fought battle the
state came off victorious and the
defendant was fined S. and costs,
amounting in all to about SEQ.
News of an assault with a deadly
weapon, all arrest, and a combina-
ton of peculiar circumstances in
the justice court, comes to us from
Alsea. The account of the affair,
as related to us, is as follows: On
the 10th inst. B. +. Loveall and
Chris. Hansen were working roads
on the Yahats. A difficulty arose
over some matter and Loveall at
tackled Hansen with an AK, strik-
ing a couple Of blows on the head.
This precipitated a general fracas,
and picks, shovels and axes were
in demand for a few minutes. At
ter the smoke of battle had cleared
away it was found that Hansen had
couple of scalp wounds ofnot very
serious nature. Hansen went to
Waldport and swore out a warrant
for the arrest of Loveall. He was
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