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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
ChitWOOd Gatherings.

What is the matter with the cor
respondent from this place? Did
the result of the election make him
crawl in his hole?
Last week it was Oh! so cold.
But the warm rains of this week
have thawed things out, and the
web-footed inhabitants are happy.
Mrs, d. ]. Chitwood, who has
been suffering with a swelling on
her hand is about well again.
The 18TH ult. a fire in D.. !.
Chitwood's house brought out the
fire company in double quick order,
but Uncle Jimmy succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the fire before it made
much Roadway.
Ira Vernon and family have
moved to Little Elk for the winter.
We will very much miss his smil-
ing face but hope that he will re-
turn as soon as spring opens.
We have a literary society now.
Claude Wilson is tue president, and
directs things in a dignifed man
ner. The question for discussion
for the next meeting is, Resolved,
that snow is more detrimental to
Oregon than rain"
w. N. Cook is the champion
deer slayer in this meek % the
woods"
CO\vNDpr-,r
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
Notice of Sheriffs Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER
~ and in pursuance of an execution and or
yer OF sale OF attached property, issued out of
me circuit court OF The state Of oregon for Ben
ION county, under the seal OF SAID c turt and
bearing date November 23rd, 1896, mon n iudg.
ment duly rendered by the said court. in mn
action In which J. K. Bryson was plaintiHa and
Arthur It, Clair was defendant, on the ilth div
OF November, 1896 in favor Of the said plaintiiT
Nlu against the said defendant for the sum Of
E..e.-i, win interest Mt eight per cent per an
f \" ~, 4r Si tne nun day OF November, 1896, and
Tor S-n2b cents cost and for the sale of the real
property hereinafter described, attached in
me sNlu action; and which said Judgment was
uuiE uoeEeted in the judgment docket OF the
sul1 court ON the 18th day OF November, 1896;
ana which said execution issued thereoni is 70
me directed and delivered and commands me
to sStlsly the said Snms Of money due thereon
by me sale of the real property hereinafter de-.
scrihed, the same having been herptNf1re dNfv
attached by me in the said action. Now there.
nCty, III PuTsualee OF the said execution aud
49, ~ vi Sale i nave levied upon the following
SSsCrl6ed real property, belonging to the said
neiShIaut, Arthur st. Clair, towit: The west
hHt OF the southeast quarter and the east hail
Hi tne SouthWest quarter Of section thirty in
iuNnshlP tel, south, range nine west of wi.
lanlette meridian, in Lincoln county Oragor
uLlu containing 100 acres, eNcepting. ho,yevnr'
tng'elr1in Two acres, sold of by Arthur st. Clair
10 l. .. Plppin. And on
tuesday, the 9th day o rJanuary. 1897,
~ ING houro Of one O'Clock in the afternoon Of
ss" rH! az the Court House door, in the City
Oh Toledo, in Lincoln county ore ION.
WIZ oher for sale, and sell MT nuh1ic
hnv,iGn to the highest bidder for cash in
tb n"u IN w ABOVE described real property and ali
~ ,t5nl ttle, interest and estate of the said
u~eendant Arthur 81. Clair, OF. I'M and +, tba
same, To satisfy the amount due on tho snid
Judgment and execution, costs and accruing
Dated December 2nd, 1895.
GEORGE A. LANDS.
sheriff of Lincoln County, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
Elk City Gossip.

Last week gave us a taste Of
what winter might be IS degrees
above zero.
DR.. Carter has returned from
Philomath where he spent Thanks
giving with his family.
o. McLagan returned to Corva1-
lis last week. He has been at Elk
for the past three months fishing.
J. J. Bristow and wife come down
Friday and returned home Monday.
Miss Maud Deyoe returned the
last Of the week from Albany where
she has been visiting friends for
the past two weeks.
A crowd of yonng people from
Elk took in the Thanksgiving
dance at c. w. Young's, on Deer
Creek and report the best dance OF
the season.
Elk City will have a Christmas
tree. Everybody is invited to come
and make merry with us. A COL
lection will be taken up for nuts
and candy as usual, and all the lit
tie folks will get a share Of them.
A bonfire was bnilt the other
night and forty or fifty people gath
erep at the Elk City skating rink.
From fifty years down to four, all
came out for a good time. Ice in
this part of Oregon is a rare thing,
and it seemed to put new life into
this community. 1t would take
too much space to relate all of the
funny things that happened, but
nearly all complain of the same sore
spot. All ages quite often found
themselves Oh the same level. r.
f. Simpson, O. G. Dalaba and NJ.
Z. Leon were among the fancy
skaters.
On complaint of Fred Schmidt of
Deer Greek, a warrant was issued
for Frank ShafFer from Squire
Clark's court, but a jury Of six men
failed to find proof Of sufficient
strength to hold the boy.
Ernest Dixon fell from the Elk
river bridge last night and bruised
himself up quite badly. This end
of the bridge has no guard rail and
Ernest found that place in the dark,
and was very much surprised to
find himself ten feet below in DR..
Carriers meadow.
len DIEM.
December n IGn6
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
After Senator Mitchell's Scalp.

The Oregonian and a class Of its
followers, are redhot after the scalp
of Senator Mitchell, the excuse now
being that he refused to make a
public recantation Of his free silver
views after election. Just at pres
ent the Oregonian is
not saying much, but it hardly is
sues a paper but what more or less
space is given to the ~utterances of
correspondents all the way from
PRO Bono Publico'' to Lydel1 Ba-
ker, the clerk of Oregon's pet insti-
tuition, the board Of railroad COM
missioners. All of these cores
pondents call loudly for the senior
senator to declare himself as to his
present attitude towards the silver
question. So far the Senator has
pursued the tactics of "Brer Rab-
Bit" and laid low.
1t seems unjust for the profess
sional politicians to attack Senator
Mitchell at this time. 1t seems to
us that he recanted and revoked
every one Of his pro-silver senti-
ments on the stump in the recent
campaign from one end Of the state
to the other. Can they not be sat
isfed with this? How many times
do they want a public confession
from these recent converts? Does
Senator Mitchell have to renew his
oath of allegiance to the gold stand
ard every morning before breakfast
to suit Corbett, Scott, Baker, ct. al?
And it is interesting to note that
every Of these communications
speak of the glorious victory in
Oregon for the gold standard, and
say not a word about a national
agreement, or any further use Of
silver whatever. We wish that they
had made that part of the PROPOSE
ton plain before election. The glo-
rious victory would have been for
the other fellows.
TO Senator Mitchell the republi-
owe the honor, if it be an hon
or, of carrying the state for McKin-
ley. His we'll known friendliness
toward silver i'll the past led hun
dreds of free silver republicans to
after him and vote for Nc
Kinley that would have otherwise
have noted for Bryan. They be-
lieved hat Senator Mitchell would
support nothing that was unfriend-
ly towards the white metal.
But for all Of that he will be de-
feated for reelection. The cry set
by the few who are now beset-
ting him is but the first bay when
the trail is struck; by the time the
legislature meets the whole pack
will be at his heels.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
CoNUNDRUM

Can any of you tell me why
Lazarus was a beggar ?" asked the
Sunday school teacher. "Whv
was Lazarus a beggar?" she repeat
ed sternly. please ma'am."
piped a small boy whose father was
a merchant, "becaue he didn't adj
vertise."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
The A~nti-Cig0rette Law.

We are requested to publish the
following sections of the anti-cigar-
cite and tobacco law passed by the
Legislature in 1898:
SEC. lit shall be unlawful to
sell, barter, trade, give, or in any
name furnish to any minor under
the age of IS years, any tobacco,
cigars, or cigarettes in any form, or
any compound i'll which tobacco
forms a component part, without
the written consent or order of such
minors parent or guardian; and
when such minor has no parent or
guardian, then in that case consent
may be given by the county court,
sitting for the transaction of county
business, upon proper application
i'll the county in which said minor
may have his residence.
* y y y Il y \
SEC. Sit shall be unlawful for
any minor under the age of eighteen
years to smoke or i'll any way use
any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in
any form whatsoever in any public
highway, street, square or resort.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03

December ., 1896.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
METEoRITE FALLS IN KANSAS.

Weight Over 900 Pounds and Plows Up
the Ground q Distance of Twenty Feet.
Effingham, country town IL miles
visitation from meteorite, which meas
ured in length two feet, in width from a
foot to a foot and a half and which
weighed about $50 pounds. 1t fell from
q cloudless sky about IL o'clock at
night, and it's contact with the earth
was accompanied by loud report. Its
course was from east to west, and its
passage over the city was observed by
a number of people, as it left in its
wake luminous tail fully 500 yards in
length.
The meteorite itself was an intense
white ball, throwing out an occasional
streak of red, but the tail varied in
color from white to glaring red. 1t
plowed up the ground after it struck
the earth distance of 20 feet, and final
" half buried itself in the ground. 1t
was rough and jagged, except that part
above the ground, and had the general
appearance of an immense cinder.
When the meteorite was discovered it
was broken by sledgehammer. A
great many pebbles were found on the
inside, firmly imbedded in a compact
mass of what appeared to be iron ore.
Some of the pebbles were white and
clear, but the majority were black and
brown. The pebbles had the appear
ance of having been cooled off suddenly
after being subjected to intense heat.
Specimens of the meteorite will be sent
to the state university at Lawrence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
MONSTER ANTS FATAL STING.
Georgia Boy Il Stricken In Cotton Field
and Dies in Agony.

Georgia Boy IL Stricken In Cotton Field
and Dies In Agony.
Ben Harris, the 1S-year-old son of a
farmer, was baling cotton in large
field near Pond Springs Ca, when a
laborer working near him heard the
boy give wild scream. The young
man then ran a few feet and sank to
the ground, writhing and screaming in
agony. In ten minutes tho boy was
dead. An examination showed that
Harris had been stung by bull
ant" as the insect Ia called in that
country. The ant was found clinging
to the swollen purple ankle Of the I'M
fortunate lad and was secured and
preserved by David Hall, Chattanoo-
gan, who was In the vicinity. Mr.. Hall
said that "bull ants" are numerous in
the Pigeon mountains, the scene OF
young Harris death. They are about
AN inch In length and have a sttnger
which Is fully half an inch long. One
other case Is ON record where the bite
of the insect proved fatal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
salad served A Red Apples.

At recent luncheon the salad, which
was the now extremely popular one OF
apples and celery with mayonnaise.
was served in bright red apples. The
top of the apple was taken of neatly.
the meat scooped out till the walls were
about half an inch thick, and the shell
filed with the salad. Every apple rested
OH bed of green cress. The apples
want to be prepared as near the time OF
serving as possible, to prevent the rust
ing of the edges. Served in this way
the course is pretty novelty. though
on the same lines as tomato shells, Or
those of green pepper for the meat or
fish salad Of green and white luncheon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
TUNNEL BENEATH A BANK.
Robbers Dig Over One Hundred Feet to
Los Angeles Cali Vault.

Robbers Dig Over One Hundred Feet to
q Los Angeles Cali Vault.
The boldest attempt at bank robbery
ever made on the Pacific coast has just
come to light. The object of the at
tack was the heavy steel vault Of the
First national bank of Los Angeles, CAL,
one of the largest financial institutions
of its kind in southern California, and
to reach it the robbers dug tunnel
1o2 feet in length, running from q street
adjoining the First national, and thence
under the cellars of three other banks
This tunnel had progr essed to point
directly beneath the vault, when the
police authorities were apprised of its
existence.
When the scheme was discovered the
burglars had begun to remove the
brick masonry supporting the steel
vault. The work is believed to have
been done by q gang Of at least five or
six persons, but only one suspect
James X. Stevens-has thus far been
arrested.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
TASTE IN MILLINERY.
The Value of a Becoming Bonnet Can
Hardly BE Calculated

Ones gown may be simple, may have
been made over number of times,
may, indeed, be almost shabby, but il
the bonnet is becoming, all else is for
gotten.
Ones bonnet has much to do with
bringing out the virtues or otherwise,
not only of ones eyes and hair, but of
ones skin and the shape of ones head.
The round-faced, plump beauty must
give up her ties unless they are of the
narrowest and looped with so much
care that the idea of framing the full
moon is not suggested. She whose face
is slender (politeness gives that name
to thinness), then there must be a soft,
full framing and broad loops that will
tone down all angles. She who is sallow
must admire rose, pale blue and hello
trope on other women, choosing golden
brown, that most charitable of tones,
deep crimson, and if light evening
color is required, q delicate shrimp to
make the yellow of her skin white. The
pale woman chooses rose, dark blue, all
reds. dark green, glowing purple and
black to gain color, while she of the rosy
cheeks selects pale blue. heliotrope,
olive, cream white and crimson, If she
wishes them not to look like roses. II
your eyes are dull do not make them
seem moro SO by putting sparkling jet
or brilliant rhinestones near them
Boston Budget.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
IN A TURTLES JAWS.
Illinois Clergyman Has Exciting Expert
ence on a Pittsburgh Railway Platform.

~
Rev. w. A. Talcott, of Rockford, ILL,
had an experience at the Union station
at Pittsburgh, Pa, the other morning
which he is not likely to forget.
He was returning home from the
east and alighted from train to take q
stroll along the platform. He leaned
against freight truck, but it was SO
dark he could not see what the truck
was loaded with. He soon discovered.
A monster sea turtle, weighing proba-
bly, 500 pounds, lay fiat upon its back on
the truck. The minister accidentally
leaned against its head. The big jaws
opened and grasped section of the
preachers coat which contained Q
pocket.
Rev. Mr.. Talcott felt the pull and,
glancing around, discovered his danger.
He gave a jump, leaving his pocket So
curely fastened in the jaws of the turtle.
He win return to Rockford minus q
pocket, but he said he was thankful IL
was only pocket and not a hand.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
PRISONER IN DEPOSIT VAULT.
Joker Runs at High Speed to Save
Woman He Had Imperiled.

Joker Runs at High Speed to save .
Woman He Had Imperiled.
Miss Rosa Caudill, daughter of ex-
Senator w. j. Caudill, came near dy-
ing of suffocation in her fathers de-
posit vault at Barboursville, KY, the
other day. Mr.. Caudill is deputy in
ternal revenue collector for this dis
trict, and his daughter acts as his clerk.
He left the Office early to take train
out of the city. He left Miss Caudill
and her friend, j. n Byerly, in the
office. For amusement Mr.. Byerly had
the young lady go in the vault and let
him close the doof. When he did so
the combination was Internationally
turned and the vault locked. 1t was
then train time, the station almost a
mile away, and Mr.. Caudill at the de-
pot with the secret of the combination
to the vault. Mr.. Byerly ran for his
life, and happily the train was reached
as it was leaving the station. The COM
bination was secured and the vault
opened after the expiration of about Is
minutes. Miss Caudill was found to
be unconscious, but under the care of
physicians Is slowly recovering.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20

deveiop into. Inc freshman put up a
plucky fight while the rush" lasted,
but as the odds were four to one against
her, she was forced to succumb 10 cir
cumstances and when last seen was en-
deavoring to rid herself of large chunks
of mud and mortar. The residents of
the adjacent halls were interested wit
nesses of the battle royal and encour-
aged the fair freshman by yelling out
such phrases as go it, freshy!" and
"Cheer up, 1891"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
FOR CLEANING BRASS.
The Ashes Which Accumulate In = Stove
Are Excellent.

The Ashes Which Accumulate In y stove
Are Excellent.
Throw il out" said one. "Give 1t
away" said another. AS it seems poor
kind of giving to bestow that which
is worthless to yourself, the last adj
vice was not followed. But the rose
shade was so handsome, and the colored
glass jewels and hanging drops all in
tact, it provoked sundry experiments;
and the result is a restoration to beauty
and usefulness of a lamp that was an
eyesore for it's verdigris-covered brass
work, says Womankind.
In most stoves very fine powder
accumulates that is not ashes, yet has
the essence of the wood in it. Part
of this, in one saucer, was moistened
well, and another saxSer held the dry
powder, pan of good soapsuds stood
near, and a piece of sheepskin was at
hand. ..
With tooth brush all the brass was
we'll secured, then washed in the suds
and dried. At this point there was not
much encouragement, but now the dry
powder and sheepskin were vigorously
applied, and, to the surprise of the
skeptics, the brass shone with soft
luster very superior to even the hard
brilliancy of newness.
This powder will restore the brass
rods when furnished and fly. specked,
and an occasional rub with wooden
cloth or piece of sheepskin dipped in the
dry powder will keep them in good con-
dition
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20

Win the request tnat ne mt them WIN
the X rays" and return them to the
Vermont sender. Evidently this Green
mountain individual had desire to see
things. Another seeker after the un-
obtainable, writing from Pottstown.
Pa, sent the following matter-of-fact
epistle: Thomas A. Edison-Dear Sir;
Will you please send me one pound of
Y rays and bill as soon as possible"
This order was filed away with the
opera glasses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
GOODS JOIN IN A RUSH.
Prompted by . Fair Freshman Occupy
Ing the 90 Bench.


A jolly quintet of Chicago university
co-eds furnished the residents of di-
vinity and graduate dormitories with
lots Of fun for about 80 minutes the
other morning. The fun was In the mo-
ture of rush" between four seniors
and lone freshman, and when it was
over the latter bore the appearance of
one who had seen better days.
The rush" was caused by action of
the freshman who had snugly ensconsed
herself on the bench recently placed
in front of Cobb Hall by the class Of 90.
The bench was given to the senior col
leges with the understanding that none
but seniors be permitted to rest them
selves thereon and that If any fresh
man be found there, quick action should
be taken in removing him or her, as
the case might be. Little thought the
proposers OF the idea that the first Of
fender would be coed, and, after the
first encounter, they are trifle fearful
Of what their harmless intention may
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
WORK WHILE THEY PLAY
Plans Of the Venezuelan Commits.
sion for the Summer Months.
VIII Have Meetings as Often rs Is Deemet
Necessary-No Agent to Be Sent to
Madrid-venezuela Furnish
ing Valuable Aid.

The Venezuelan government has pre-
scented to the Venezuelan commission
the second volume of it's certified copies
of Spanish archives bearing upon the
boundary dispute and has promised the
third and concluding volume in few
days. These books consist of about 300
printed pages each and are so exhaus-
tive of the material believed to exist
among Spanish historical records that
their examination that it will be super
fuous, in all probability, to send any
agent to Madrid for original research
as it was at first thought to be neces-
sary. 1t will trust entirely to the
British blue books and the Venezuelan
documents, as it is believed that neither
government has overlooked any evil
dence al Seville or Madrid.
The commission is expecting further
important results from the investiga-
tions Of its representatives in Holland
and Rome and has decided in view Of
the character of the evidence now
being developed not 10 attempt to reach
definite conclusions on the many
points at issue with unnecessary haste,
but to wait few months longer before
arriving at decision of the dispute.
All the members will continue their
studies of the evidence, and the reports
which have been presented by the COM
missions experts, and although sepa.
rated much of the time from their col-
leagues. will each be in close touch with
their Offices at Washington during July
and August.
Justice Brewer has already gone to
Lake Champlain and Prof. Gilman to
North East Harbor, Me. Both have
their secretaries with them and expect
to accomplish more work In the next
month or so than they could do In
Washington during the heated term.
Prof. Andrew d. White, is now at
Ithaca, and Judge Alvey n at Hagers-
town, Nd. They have Agreed "a meet
the other members at any tiue during
the summer that consultation may be
thought desirable, and 1t Is probable
that such a meeting will be held next
month at Boston, Secretary Malet-
Provost having taken cottage near
there at Beach Bluff. Mr.. Provost will
be in Washington at least twice month
, during the summer and will be in con-
slant communication with the commits
sioners.
The clerical force will be kept at the
headquarters in Washington and will
be busilyengaged in keeping up the rec
ords, reports and map work not yet
completed.
Commissioners Coudert is the only
member sTbo viii go abroad, and he
will visit Rome to examine and report
upon an interesting collection from the
vatican of material affecting the case,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
BOY DIVES FROM EAos BRIDGE.
He Plunges Head First from the Struc-
ture to the Water Below.

ture TO the water below.
Albert ]. Baker, aged 10, who lives
with his uncle, j. w. Ginder, made the
first dive into the Mississippi river the
other day ever taken from the Eads
bridge.
For weeks young Baker has been
fired with an ambition to jump off the
big bridge and has been practicing al
most daily at the natstorium. He was
particularly anxious to jump head first
and not feet first, as all the jumpers be-
fore him had done. This he did, and he
did it well and successfully, making the
first bona fide dive ever made from the
Eads bridge.
The distance from the top of the
bridge to the water is 125 feet. Baker
struck the water head first and soon
came up. He swan about $50 feet to
a waiting tug and was taken on board
without having received hurt