Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
PROGRESS AND OOINGS OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

ON the Coast-Thrift and Industry
in Every Quarter-Oregon.
Elgin has shipped $4,000 railroad
ties this spring.
The state selected 200 acres of school
land at The Dalles land office last
week.
A number of young lambs were killed
in Grass valley by the recent cold
weather.
Wasco county's roadgrader has be-
gun work for the season, starting in ON
Tygh ridge.
4 The Homer took cargo of wood for
San Francisco market factory on its
last trip from Coos bay.
An Oakland firm shipped 1900
pounds of chickens and dressed turkeys
to San Francisco last week and $50
dozen eggs to Portland.
A. J. Davis, tue Montana million
aire, whose estate is involved in liti-
cation, an alleged wife having appear
ed unexpectedly on the scene, used to
live in Coos county, where, as else
where, he passed for an old bachelor.
The Clatskanie council has bought
the water system owned by Mrs.
Amanda Merrill, with sufficient plat
of ground to insure permanent possess
sion of the spring that supplies the
water and enough ground on which to
erect tanks or fencing for protection.
The lumber manufacturing industry
in the Blue mountains is rapidly re-
viving. The Grand Ronde Lumber
Companys mill at Perry was started
up Saturday, and the big mill of the
Hilgard laundering Company at Five
Points began cutting for the season
run few days later.
The semi-annual statement of the
treasurer of Josephine county on March
81 last showed: Paid into the general
fund, $S,350.1 II, of which So, 5S3. AZ
was for the cancellation of warrants
and S40S.22 for interest thereon, leav-
ing balance on hand of $4,35S. SO.
The school and other funds show bal
ance of $4l5.S7.
The Schultz dramatic company, whose
name and fame is common in the
smaller towns of the state, met with a
catastrophe in Curry county last week.
The rig that was transporting them fell
Through a defective bridge, and several
members OF the party were injured.
The circuit will be resumed when
everybody has recovered, dates being
moved back.
The annual financial exhibit of Gold
Hill shows prosperous state of affairs
In that little town. The total RECEIPTS
during the past year were $1,301. 55,
of which $1,000 came from liquor H.
censes, and 1.-The expenditures were
$646, 50. The outstanding liabilities
amount to $25.21, which leaves bal
ance in the town treasury of 1923. 6S.
NO tax levy has yet been made.
Agent Borie of the o. r. s. N, at
Pendleton has received from the head.
quarters of the company in Portland
4 payments of the claims of Pendleton
houses ON account of supplies and board
furnished during the great flood of
June, 1894, The O. r. & N. pays the
business men and takes assignments of
their claims, and viii. adjust the mat.
ter with the Union Pacific through the
courts.
The Dalles is having a building
boom. Max Voight is rebuilding his
brick block that was destroyed by fire
several years ago. Mr.. Voight's
building will cost $4,000 A. M.
Williams is putting up an additional
store adjoining his property, to cost
$50, 900. Besides these, there are a
number of private residences going up,
while other buildings are being raised
and improved.
The Corvallis Times confirms the re.
port of a new Touring mill for Mon
roe Orders for 5000 worth of new
machinery for the mill were placed
last week in Portland. The mill is to
be located on the farm of E. Maude,
one and one-half miles north of Mon
roe. 1t is to be roller process, with
steam power, and the capacity to be
nifty or sixty barrels per day. Work
is to begin in short time.
The Rochester quarry, near Elk
City, Yaquina bay, is getting ready to
begin operations at an early date. A
complete quarry plant has been ordered
and shipped from st. Paul, Mimi, and
ls expected to arrive in about three
weeks. The plant will consist OF big
double.hoisting engine, cl an ieling
machine, steam drill and all the neces.
1SGy hosting apparatus for two der.
St& g. The plant will be first.class in
49, respect, and will cost about
III 20.