Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-23
THE PACIFIC STATES
lTeREsTING NEWS NOTES FROM
L VARIOUS PLACES.

A number of valuable dogs have
been poisoned i'll The Dalles recently,
and the owners are after the poisoner,
who has thus far escaped punishment.
! at the close of the East Oregon pres
/ bytery a resolution was adopted otter.
] ing a vote of thanks to the people of
1 La Grande for the hospitality extended
4 to the visitors.
Mosier has a monstrosity in the
shape of calf with two mouths, one
/ Immediately underneath the other.
|! The calf, to all appearances, is per.
fectly formed otherwise.
Sheriff Knight, of Marion county,
has turned into the county treasury
his fourth annual lnstallment of taxes
collected for the year 1895 The
amount was So, 1883.
s. Crook county has three candidates
for sheriff, l.. w. Woods, who was de-
feated for nomination in the recent
Democratic convention, having an
nounced himself an independent can
I didate.
Mrs. Angeline Frazier, the wife of
William Frazier, died at her home in
Cove, Union county, April 4, 1896.
Mrs Frazier was one of the earliest
pioneers of Eastern Oregon, and had
been resident Of Union county for
many years.
Mr.. Perard, sheepraiser of Echo,
is preparing to drive his sheep to the
Cascades. The animals have been
shorn and the wool sold for cents
per pound. The clip realized six tons
from 1,6O0, an average of eight pounds
to the fleece.
Three of Crook oounty's babies, Fred
Smith, Love Bailey and r. E. Misener,
met in Prineville recently and some en-
thusiastic friend took them down to
the hay scales and tipped them at S25
pounds. Pretty good for COW county,
the Review thinks.
: The Republican, of Union, says it is
now generally conceded that Kelsay
Porter, who was convicted of murder
in the first degree for killing Ben
hache on New Years day, will escape
the gallows Porter was to have been
hanged last week, but an appeal was
taken and execution stayed.
For there years every person within
the corporate limits of Florence who
was liable to road tax has been in
doubt as to whether he should work
It out under the city marshal or the
road supervisor appointed by the coun-
ty court. and the uncertainty of the
SITUATION is as perplexing this year as
ever.
The owners Of floating fishwheels
near The Dalles, have most of them
IN the river, and are catching some
nsh, but so far the catch has been very
light. owing, no doubt, to the low
stage of the water. Stationary wheels
are still high and dry and are doing
nothing, and will not until the water
has risen ten or fifteen feet.
The Corvallis Times confirms the
report of new Touring mill for Mon
zoe. Orders for 5000 worth of new
machinery for the mill have been
placed in Portland. The mill is to be
located ON the farm of 4 Maude, one
and half miles north of Monroe. 1t
is TO be a roller process, with steam
power, and the capacity to be fifty or
sixty barrels per day. Work is to be.
gin i'll short time.
The miners at the coal mine east of
Coquille had narrow escape last
week. Il. z. Maury, one of the
miners, while working, hit what he
supposed to be tree knot, which ON
examination, proved to be two sticks
OF giant powder, both with cap and
iuse attached. 1t seems almost won
DER the charge did not explode, the
cap being slightly indented from the
focre of the blow of the pick-and
serious accident happen. Ii is thought
the charge was placed by the negroes,
who previously worked the mine, and
who neglected to remove it.
The Long Creek Eagle says that
Hugh Arbuckle recently found the
Skeleton of human being in an alkali
lick on the middle fork of the John
Day, near the mouth of Granite creek.
While looking after some stock, Mr..
Arbuckle was attracted to the lick by
peculiar formation caused by the
'ncessant licking of the animals and
the action of the elements for years
past What appeared to be a knee
1olnt protruding above the surface, led
Arouckle to vigorous efforts, and with
lne aid of pick and shovel what
foged TO be the remains of man
~ re soon unearthed. Notwithstand-
va the fact that they must have lain
tof many years in this alkali forma-
tion' the bones were all we'll pre-
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