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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-07
Proceedings Of the Board Of EquaIiza-
r tion.

The county board Of equalization
was in session all last week, ad-
journing sine die on Saturday. The
board consisted of J. o. Stearns,
county judge; B. F. Jones, county
clerk, and Hurley Lutz, county AS
SCISSOR, and their duty was to equal
ize the assessments as entered upon
roll by the county assessor. The
following changes were made:
Assessment Of Geo. King reduced
$S5.
Assessment of Chas. Montgom-
cry reduced $50
Assessment of G. H. Andrews
reduced $16o.
Assessment of the Oregon & Cal
ifornia Railroad lands reduced from
$a per acre to 81 IS per acre, max
ing reduction of $6,377.
Assessment of Valentine Thiel
reduced $54.
Assessment of Samuel Case re-
duced $23o.
| Assessment Of John A. OLSON re-
duced IS.
Assessment of the y. c. & Z.
Railroad company reduced $25. .366,
the judge and the clerk voting to
lower the assessment and the AS
SCISSOR voting against it.
The two railroad companies had
briefs filed before the board, and
the Oregon & California road had
two representatives here, Messrs.
Andrews and Bretherton.
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DOWN THE SILETZ.
What a Reporter Saw In a Trim
down in the Siletz Country.

Last week the editor of this paper,
i'll company with Hon. Beal Gather,
Sam'l Center, DR.. Turner, John
McGee and Indian Policeman John
Brown, made a trip down the
Siletz river. The other members
of the party made the trip to look
after the Indian school children
that are to attend school, and also
other governmental matters, and
the editor of this paper went along
to give tone and dignity to the
personnel of the party. The trip
was made from the "canoe landing"
at the Lower Farm in small boats.
The party arrived at the canoe
landing at noon on Saturday, and
here Mr.. Hammer, settler on the
Siletz, was waiting with a boat to
convey the party to the head of
tide. The crowd being too large
for one boat another boat was con-
fiscated and the party embarked
and headed down the river under
the care, protection and direction
of Skipper Hammer. The trip
down was made without incident
for fully two hundred yards, when
the first rifle was encountered and
the boats went aground. BY a
judicious unloading OF passengers
into the chilly waters, the crafts
were lightened and the voyage
continued. This operation was
repeated at nearly every rifle and
shoal water from the canoe landing
to the head Of tide; and under the
skilliul guidance and voluble in
functions of Skipper Hammer tc
keep her on the north side, west
side, all the time north and wes'
side," the trip was made with
nothing more serious occurring
than some good healthy scares tc
the passengers.
Arriving at head Of tide the party
re-embarked in Jack Cahill's sub.
stantial fish boat, and dispensing
with the services Of Plot and Skip
per Hammer, continued on down
the river, arriving at Harry Cooks
place in time to strike camp fol
the night. Before retiring thai
night Sam Center favored the crowd
with touching, tender song, en-
titled, "Pat Malloy," and as
natural con equence, even the
heavens shed tears, or at any rate
during the night the beautiful cleal
weather gave place to a regular
Oregon mist. Starting out i'll the
rain the next morning was not sc
Joyous and hilarous as the EN-
barkation was in the warm sun
shine of the day before, but it hae
to be done. The trip was con
tinued without mishap, and Kern
vile was reached about ten o'clock
Here the party was taken i'll charge
by the genial and hospitable Joht
Kern, and was warmed, entertained
and fed in a royal manner. A visi
to and inspection of the cannery
plant of Messrs. Kern Brothers
was made, a description of which
will be reserved for another place
After a good hot dinner at th'
cannery mess house, served up b,
u. Mitchell and his wife, the part,
was ready to proceed. Here oc
CURED the first trouble with DR.
Turner. He is a recent arriva
from Oklahoma, and has som'
queer notions still in his head, on'
of them was to sit by the fire a
Kernville and wait for the showei
to pass. The party being unable
TO convince him that the showe'
was liable to last until next spring
ma6e the best of the situation anc
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work and has good start made to-
ward beautiful and productive
home. There are many other set
tiers along the river who have done
much work and made many i'm
provements whose places we did
not visit. Also there are many
new homes made on Salmon river
and in the DEVILS lake country.
We also noticed that several of the
Indians had been making some inn
provements on their allotments.
Tom Hollis, Scott Lane, Fred Pike
and several others have made some
good improvements. In addition
to all Of these the manufacturing
plant of Kern Brothers at Kernville
is to be added. Taken altogether
the improvements on the Siletz in
the past two years have been much
more than one would expect. 1t is
true that the country is rough and
wild and it will take years Of hard
toll and patient labor to subdue it,
but it will be done, and when it is
done it will amply repay the settler
for all his labor and toll.
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"a. M.-Newport Lodge No. S5, regular
4 ilVmtOcation on Saturday on or before each
% %ooa' Visiting brothers are cordially
|bES |bpSep; pi,or, w A. ii. HAMPTON, NJ. W.
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had done all that was possible for
the sufferers the journey was con-
tinued to the cannery, where a
short stop was made to replenish
the grub box. At this place Sam
Center got hold of a fine chinook
salmon in some mysterious manner.
He insisted that Mr.. Kern gave it
to him, but there were grave douots
in the minds of the party as to the
truth of the claim, and Sam acted
as if there was a load on his con-
science. After a hard pull the par
ty reached Mitchell's place, about
eight miles below the canoe land
ing, IN time to strike an early camp
for the evening. This was the last
camp on the trip, and it was we'll
that it was, for the grub boxes
we've getting low. The next morn
ing, with much better weather, the
trip up over the rifles was begun,
and hard trip it was, too, pulling
the heavily loaded boat up over the
numerous rapids. 1t was while
going over the Julia Ben rifle that
the saddest event of the trip occur
ed. The editor, always willing to
do his part, jumped out of the stern
of the boat to push up over the
rifle. To his eye the water looked
to be about six inches deep, but
just as he jumped the boat swung
around over deep hole, and once
more we'll laid plan went astray.
The water was cold, wet and un.
reasonably deep. A long desire tc
know just what a man will dc
when falling into deep water was
quickly gratifed. An editor will
swim; and if the water is cold he
will swim just as far out of the wa
ter as lie can. In this case he hat
the deepest sympathy of his com
panions, for when he was finally
rescued and got back into the boa
there were tears in the eyes of tn,
whole crowd, and their forms wer,
still convulsed. 1t must have beer
from grief and not laughter. Thi
was the last incident out of the or
binary on the trip. The cano
landing was reached about noon
and there connection was mad
with team from the Agency, an,
the round trip was completed.
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/. Corr. ccr;.ABE N LINCOLN woMAN's RELIEF
ID on th, r., 40 40, auxiliary to the q. A. r.
M in ~ ,ha znd and 4th Thursdays in each
'ne L. y. 0: F. hall, at 2 O'clock D. m,
CAlRiE pysfs; MIS-; ELIZA EWING, President.
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E-Elk Lodge No. 1874, meets every
ttutIay evening in its hall at Elk City.
Plng brothers ALWAYS welcome.
Nays, secy.
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llTRn An

NlTFn nm,
bly n NJ SeaaTrlsANs-RlvER " DELL ASSEM-.
I III W., WedZ1, y, United Artisans, meets on 2nd
FellowS h.m9ay nights Of each month in
kr and b,asi, Elk City. Oregon. Visiting
" O'o'ners are always welcome.
G, DALARA J. c. DIXON, NJ. A.
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his medicine as soon as the next
camp was struck. And it might
be said that all parties kept their
agreement and the Doctor dispensed
the biggest, bitterest dose ofquinine
that 1t has ever been our fortune to
tackle. Tee run on down to the
mouth of Siletz Bay was made
without further incident, and camp
was struck on the north side of the
Bay. Here John McGee got home
sick, and it was only by the tender
est care that the party revived his
dropping spirits, and prevented him
from walking home. The north
side of the Bay was we'll populated,
and it was the greatest pastime of
Mr.. Gather during the entire time
camp was had there to try to get
correct census OF the hogs and dogs
running at large; the task was
hopeless.
Laying at anchor in the Bay was
The tug Tonquin, that had come in
on the Monday before with a load
of tin for the cannery, and had been
bar bound since. On Monday,
September 27, she got out all fright,
after all enforced stay in the bay of
just one week. At the mouth of
the river there were two seining
outfit, that of the Derrick boys,
Charley Reed and others, on the
north side, and on the south side J..
c. Hess and others operated anoth-
er. No big hauls were made by
either outfit during the stay of the
party at that place.
On Monday after arrival at the
mouth of the river the party loaded
up their shotguns and started out
after the festive geese and ducks.
There were plenty of geese. but
they were flying high, and there
were ducks galore, but they were
mostly Oil the other side of the Bay.
However the party during the fore
noon bagged two geese, five ducks
and shag; the last named bird be.
ing killed by Sam Center under the
impression that it was a sand-hill
crane, and it took considerable pur.
suasion and some force to keep Sam
from cooking it. Of the other game
killed of course the great modesty
of the writer prevents his giving al
this time the names of the lucky
hunters.
On Tuesday the Doctor, the Far.
mer and the editor made a trip tc
the DEVILS lake. On this trip we
seen some excellent country. The
lake itself is fine body Of fresh
water lying about a half mile OF
more inland from the ocean. Along
the borders are some OF the finest
grazing and pasture land we have
seen in Oregon. 1t is truly stock.
mans paradise. The only stock
we noticed grazing OIL these lands
were the cattle, sheep and horses
. of Siletz Morris. Morris is a full
blood Indian, but he has a we'll
stocked and fairly well tended farm
/ living between the lake and the
ocean. On his farm are some wei
tended fiel Is and other evidences
of a prosperous and industriou:
farmer. We were greatly and mos
, agreeably surprised in the Devils
lake country. 1t is region from
which much wealth will in the fu.
ture be produced.
On Wednesday, with gale oi
wind blowing and torrent Of rain
. falling, the party broke camp and
started OH the return trip. About
/ three miles from the mouth of the
river we came to George Wilbur's
. fishing camp. Here the Doctor
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-07

4u.s Sao,s Bay Council No. 745 National Union,
0ss mOn,. on second and fourth Friday nights OF
ppOFiS; P,Si, travelling friends are welcome.
''''h' sec. N. SNOW, Pres.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-07

hd And nStsvySe, IN ~ MWoodmen circle, meets on the
OelocI Rn thursdays of each month at
-VNicE AKIN, Clerk.
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CSDMLN CsmMnL n OF THE woRLD.-Pocahontus
frst IA 40; 29s, Toledo, Oregon, meets on
|Ojd au FaS tnlrd Thursdays in each month in
|lys weinomws nall. Visiting neighbors are
ARNOLD, GEO pprupns
consul. Clerk.
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nee,: " ,um;Lwestern Star Lodge No. 70,
~, ueeS s IN the Odd Fellows hall. Yaouina'
I'M sna Wslhird Third saturdA. evenings in each
visiting brothers are always welcome.
/ l. TRAv,c ~ II. X. LUGGER, M. W.
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EO.F.-Newport Lodge No. SO, meets every
sl9fday evening. visiting brothers are cor
Y III invited ,1I to attend, L. o. OLSON, N. G.
OLIVER, Secretary.
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1t had been over two years since
the writer had made a trip down
the Siletz. At that time there
were no signs of habitadon from
the Lower Farm to the mouth OF
the river, stretch of thirty or for
ty miles, eqcept one cabin at the
mouth of Skunk creek. But now
there is great change. Numer-
Gus settlers cabins now dot the
banks of the river and little clear
ing denotes that the hardy pioneer
has started to carve out home for
himself and his posterity. The task
will be long and hard one, but to
these men there is no backward
step. Among the places where we
stopped we found many where a
good start towards a productive
home had already been made. Mr..
Wesolovski, at the Big bend, has a
comfortable house and outbuildings
erected, and has done much slash
ing end clearing. He has a good
garden and good root crop. On
his place there is some of the finest
spruce timber on the coast. Giant
trees six to twelve feet in diameter
are growing in abundance. The
grain of these monsters of the for
est is superb, a man splitting out
boards and shakes almost as straight
as saw could cut them. ]. Mitch
ell also has fine place and has
made many improvements. With
in two or three more years he will
have enough land in cultivation to
raise a considerable crop. Further
down the river is w. H. Cooks
claim. Mr.. Cook has done much
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GvSD LODGE No. 20, Rebekah Degree,
IN, c,tr v. r, meets in the Odd Fellows hall in
wy vi tuesday evening of each week.
hLi r ur,,,r EUNICE AKIN, N. G.
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t0F-Bay Lodge No. ll6, of Yaquina City,
.ees everyWednesday evening. Visiting
'nen are always welcome.
nr,n,r S. A. PRUITT, n. G.
BURROWS, Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-07

Those who believe chronic diar-
rhoea to be incurable should read
what Mr.. P. +. Grisham, of Gaars
Mills, La, has to say OH the sub
ject, viz: II have been a sufferer
from chronic diarrhoea ever since
the war and have tried all kinds of
medicine for it. At last found
remedy that effected a cure and that
was Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy" This
medicine can always be depended
upon for collie, cholera morbus, dys-
entery, and diarrhoea. 1t is pleas
ant to take and never fails to effect
a cure. IS and so cent sizes for
sale by o. o. Kroestad, druggist.
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a. tSnc;-Abe al Lincoln Post No. 6s, meets in
SuoSd Ss,uoSd Templars Hall on the first and
saturdays Of each month,
FISH, Adjutant. "'' ~
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Done In Probate Court.

The regular monthly term of the
probate court has been in session
this week and the following orders
have been made:
In the estate of Hans Oleson, de-
ceased: Suit of A. ]. Miller against
said estate dismissed by consent Of
plaintiff S attorney.
In the estate of P. w. Mulkey,
deceased: Report Of commissioners
setting apart dover for widow con-
firmed; time Of return OF citation
extended to December 7, 1897.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-07

Y .. O.F.-ToledO Lodge, No. 1903, Meet
Nery Saturday evening at their hall in this
EWING, sec'y.
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HURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

|ETHODIsT EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Services
y Toledo on the first and third Sabbaths
"a month at II o'clock a. m. Sabbath
81 every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock.
Rev. C. X. ELLSWORTH, Pastor.
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l0IIN's CHURCH Protestant Episcopal.l ]
+yine service the third Sunday of every
n, at II a. m. All are invited to attend.
Chas. Booth, Missionary. Residence,
ftCry," Newport, Or.
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DIRECTORY.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

: Commissioners Court meets on We'd
~ sor S the iirst Monday in February,
1nns n,se' August, october and December.
The advocate., 1897-03-31
A Faithful Servant HOnOred,

When Kansas people were lOngingly
looking to the Legislature for legisla-
tion which would afford relief 10 rail-
road rate matters, the man who stood
up and manfully led the fight In their
interest was w. F. Brown of Pratt.
Too often faithful service Is not ap-
preciated as 1t should be, but such was
not the case with Mr.. Browns Constit.
uents. March 20, the people Of his
county assembled at the county seat to
give him a reception. Mr.. Brown
made q speech explaining the situation
In the Legislature relative to railroad
legislation, Judge Mckay also made
a speech, Resolutions were adopted
commencing maximum freight legls-
lstiOn, and comm9nding Mr. Brown
as q true and tried representative of
the people who believes that campaign
promises should be kept. Governor
Leedy's veto is commended. The res.
olutiOns favor q special session for the
purpose of passing a railroad maxi
mum freight rate law.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

In addressing advertisers invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this win greatly assist in
insuring prompt delivery OF your COM
munication To the appropriate depart
ment,
The advocate., 1897-03-31

shall be accepted, it may receive bids
for the publication of books which
have not hitherto been printed. In all
such cases the contractor is to secure
his compensation by the sale Of books
at prices not In excess Of the schedule
above given, and the State 10 not to be
liable for any amount for any purpose.
When books have been agreed upon
and selected, the State Superintendent
is 10 notify che Governor, who will
issue proclamation announcing the
fact. Dealers are to be allowed to
charge 10 per cent. in excess of the
prices above named, but individuals
may secure books at the prices made
to dealers provided orders to the
amount of $40 are made at one time,
The prices given In all cases are to In
clude transportation charges to the
place Of business Of the purchaser.
School districts shall report at stated
intervals to the County Superintendent
the number of books necessary for
use, and the Superintendent shall make
reQuisition on the contractors for the
same. School districts may, at regular
elections, vote on and adopt district
ownership Of books by a twO-thirds
vote.
Bonds are to be given in the sum Of
$4,000 for faithful compliance with
conditions of contracts, and 1t is made
the duty of the Attorney General to
enforce the same.
Counties or districts now under con-
tract for uniform series Of books are
not to be affected until the expiration
of the contract.
Persons charging more than the
above prices for books may be fined
not less than $25 nor more than
800 or by Imprisonment not more
than ninety days in jail. Members
Of the commission violating any of
the provisions of this act are sub.
jeCt to a fine Of not less than $lO0 nor
more than $500 and imprisonment in
the county iail not less than one year,
and In addition is to forfeit the office.
The appropriation for carrying out
the provisions Of this act is $1,000.
Ten thousand dollars is appropriated
for the purchase Of manuscript, pro-
vided 1t is necessary to buy the same.
The act went into effect March 10, 1897.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

Fits stopped Free and Permanently Cured.
No fits after first days use OF DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle an d
treatise sent by DR.. Kline, 9Sl Arch ST., PhDN-
delphtA, Pa
The advocate., 1897-03-31

feels very grateful to him for the many
courtesies extended to them. Immedi-
ately after an excellent dinner at the
Sabine hotel, the entire party was given
q boat ride on the lake, which wa en-
joyed very much. The interesting tea-
ture to me was the wonderful work of
the dredging machine; dredging 1000
feet In length, 40 feet in width, and Z
feet in depth, in five days. When the
channel is completed it will undoubtedly
make Port Arthur the best port on the
Gulf. The bar at Sabine Pass is one and
one-half feet deeper than at Galveston.
Every effort is being made by cities of
the Gulf country to secure deep water.
In my opinion Houston is the most enter
prising city in the Gulf country. 1t has
at present population Of 10000 to 50,-
600, supported entirely by railroads and
agricultural interests. Port Arthur has
every advantage that Houston has:
climate, soil, railroads, and has the
advantage of being near the lumber
regions and also deep water. And further,
the people that are going into Port Ar
thur are principally coming from the
North, which insures enterprise in the
way Of manufacturing, etc. Also Port
Arthur, being on Sabine lake, has the
advantage Of making a beautiful winter
resort An old settler informed me that,
after having lived in Illinois and Missouri,
he can do better with ten acres there
than with 160 North. His reasons are,
that it requires very little fuel during
the winter months, costing him little or
nothing; 81 would cover his fuel bill this
winter outside of what was used for
cooking purposes. The quantity of fruits
and vegetables he raises to the acre is
astonishing, and there is always a good
market This he considers great point
Of advantage over California. He makes
garden twice year, spring and fall.
Everything that can be raised in gar
den here can be raised there. He has
an artesian we'll on his lot, 800 feet deep,
which flows large stream Of pure, soft
water. He also informed me that there
is very little malaria, and an excellent
climate for catarrhal troubles. The eli
mate is delightful on this coast, for even
when the sun is hot it is tempered by a
continual breeze from the Gulf. Disease
germs do not thrive in the salt air, and
cases of asthma aud nervous prostrstion
and all diseases of the nervous system
are greatly benefited or cured by resi-
dence on the Gulf coast. Another point
Of advantage is the cheapness Of build
ing material. Lumber that costs here
from 500 to $22 per thousand, is selling
there for So to $40 per thousand. Houses
built there need no plastering. The
native lumber is used for ceiling, over
which they paper. The dwellings do not
require foundations. They are set up
from the ground on cypress piling, SO as
to admit of the circulation of the sea
breeze. To my astonishment, l found
that alfalfa does we'll in this climate.
Anyone intending to make this trip
should consult Mr. Scott, who will gladly
furnish any information desired. And l
wish to state that the information given
us by this gentleman before we left
Emporia was most reliable, and any