Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-02
GowelI is a liberal dealer.

O'Brien's have received their
Spring goods.
A. T. Peterson went out to
Albany last Monday.
Go to Gowell's for flour, feed
and seed oats.
Sheriff Landis' eyes has been Civ
ing him considerable trouble lately.
Everything in the grocery line at
bottom prices for cash, at Gowell's.
Hoods pills are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cures indigestion,
biliousness, headache.
Treasurer Hyde has been ex-
changing gold coin for county
warrants at a rapid rate Curing The
past few days. The warrants have
come in lively in response to his
call published in the LEADER.
He has paid out about $6,oo dur
ing the past three days, the greater
part of which has been paid to
Lincoln county residents who have
been holders of warrants.
-Four or five drunk Indians came
very near taking the town last
Tuesday. 1t seems to us that the
duty of the police officer of the city
is very plain in such cases. The
proper place for drunk Indian, or
white man either, is the lookup.
One thing is certain, the perform
ances of last Tuesday on our streets
was more of a disgrace to our city
government than it was to the
drunk Indians.
There is no longer a doubt that
the republican nomination for Joint
representative will go again TO J.
D. Daily. Inasmuch as the repub-
lican county convention adopted a
resolution endorsing Mitchell and
Hermann. and as both of these gem
tlemen are pronounced for free coin
age of silver, it will put DAILY in an
awkward position. 1t will be re-
membered that Daily voted forty
days for DoIph and a gold standard
last session of the legislature.
The Rochester quarry near Elk
Ci,y, 10 gc.,ias Tt4a.y .3.leaiA op-
erations at an early date. A COM
plete quarry plant has been ordered
and shipped from St. Paul, Mime
sofa, and is expected to arrive in
about three weeks. The plant will
consist of big double-hoisting en-
gine, a channeling machine, steam
drill and all the necessary hosting
apparatus tor two derricks. The
plant will be frst-class in every
respect and will cost about So,
We are informed that Mr.. Roches-
ter has contract to fill as soon as
he can get to operating and also
CONTRACT of about 5000 tons to fill
during the season. This will give
the quarry about six or seven
months steady work.
There promises to be a red-hot
fight in this precinct on precinct
officers. The republicans have
nominated Judge J. A. Hall for
justice of the peace and Major J. c.
Altree for constable. The demo-
Gratis have nominated Hon. Frank
Tillotson for justice and Capt. F.
Harmon for constable. The popu-
lists have made no nominations for
precinct officers but it is rumored
that Col. G.. 7. Smith will be put
up as a candidate for justice, and
Sergt. J. NJ. K. Butler, constable. |
To further enliven the contest it is
rumored that Gen. c. H. Ruhl will |
enter the field as an independent
candidate for constable. These con-
ditious, should they all arise, will
insure lively fight on precinct Of
fees.
The Siletz saw mill has completed |
the saving of the lumber for the
cannery of Messrs. Church & Kern, |
to be built OH the Siletz. TIE |
lumber amounts TO about 70, 900 |
feet, and will be RATED down the
river. Mr.. Val Wheeler, of Siletz, |