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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
How a Rich Man Started in Busines.

A'o" iNiSh "ah otdFteu IN BUSINESS
Il made most of my money by hard
knocks" declared the old resident who
has no financial troubles even in these
dubious times, but | once made some
very easy money just when | was sore
ly in need of it.
Il had managed to buy little
stretch of lake shore with the idea of
disposing of it as summer resort. No
one was looking for that kind of an in
vestment and | had dead duck on my
hands. | happened down there Just at
the breaking up of winter, when | had
nothing else to do and no money to do
1t with If | had. There was big raft
of logs tied up at my beach and it had
been there since the late fall; at least,
that is the view took of the situation.
1t was bold violation of private
rights. How had they dared to thus
invade my premises without permis.
sion? | learned who the owners were
in the East and sent them bill of $500
for dockage. Their reply came through
representative, who wanted me TO
settle for trite, but | would hear to
nothing but the full amount. There
was a principle involved that | would
not sacrifice. He left with the threat
that | would never get dollar.
Il bribed the man in charge of the
raft to notify me- when it was to he
moved and as soon as | heard from
him | had the sheriff there to make
levy. | had n check for $500 as soon as
it could be got to me. 1t proved the
thin edge of the wedge with which |
entered into the business that made me
rich. Six weeks later discovered that
the raft had not been on my land at all.
1t was forty feet beyond my line. But
what could | do, with my money tied
up in an investment? SO | said moth.
ing."-Detroit Free Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
are very strong, hold him up with
arm and swim with the other.
A Timely Rebuke.


A lady, riding on a car on the M
York Central Railway. was Disturb
in her reading by the conversatiOn
two gentlemen, occupying the seat u
before her. One of them seemed to I
Il student of some college, on his w
home for a vacation. He used mui
profane language, greatly to the LADY,
annoyance.
She thought she would rebuke BIZ
and, on begging pardon for interrull
ing, asked the young student If he la
studied the languages.
Yes, madam, | have mastered u
languages quite WELL"
DO you read and speak Hebrew!
Quite tiuently."
'Will you be so kind as to do me
small favor"
With great pleasure. l am at y'
service"
'Will you be so kind as to do !0
swearing in Hebrew
The lady was not annoyed any me
by the ungentlemanly language oil u
would-be gentleman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

crowd of men and broke down the
door of the mill. In the engine room
they found the lifeless body of poor
hlng, twisted around the piston. torn
and MANNED, his hand still grasping
the valve. where he had bravely shut
OF steam after being caught. On the
floor lay the familiar cane. In his
pocket no letters were found. and in
the mill he had created he had died. a
mystery to the world, perhaps a mys-
terry to himself. At the inquest the
cane was examined 1t was hollow
and In 1t was found $4,000 in United
States government bonds. This was
evidently where his money had been
taken from to erect the mill. The Jury
gave verdict of accidental death. and
at the head of his grave yet stands n
rough stone, upon which are cut these
words
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
Cases of Fire i'm Tbeaters

Mr.. Sachs details the causes of fires
in 1913 cases which have broken ont at
the back of theaters. Forty-four have
been due to defects in the gas installa.
tion, 81 to open lights 80 to defects in
heating apparatus, 81 to fireworks Is
to lamps. II to explosions, I to defects
in the electric installation and a simi.
lar number to gases. In the case of
'69 the time of outbreak is reported
Forty-two per cent. occurred in the
night, "A per cent. in the daytime. II
per cent. within two hours after per.
formance and 1873 per cent. during the
progress of an entertainment. OF the
total number of outbreaks chronicled
oSl have occurred in Europe a39 in
Great Britain) and 531 in the United
States. New York has the largest pro.
portion-4l fires at 27 different estab.
liShments-and London comes second
with 30 at ~ establishments and Paris
third with 81 at - establishments
London Saturday Review.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

old mill sign is plain: annie Welland
Mills" Mrs. Welland tells her story
this way:
Just after the close of the war,
while living in Boston, | met and was
married to Frank Wel!and, Lieuten-
ant in the Federal army His home
was at Northampton. where we at
once moved He had been wounded
during the war. and had just recovered
after a long attack of brain fever. He
was heir to a large fortune, a portion
of which he insisted upon making over
to me. The rest he converted into gov
ernment bonds and carried in large
cane made for that purpose. We had
lived together but Il few months when
Frank was again afflicted with brain
trouble. One of his hallucinatiOns was
that he had charge of large mill
which he must run without help. One
day he disappeared. and though | have
spent thousands of dollars and travel
ed all over the country. could find no
trace Of him. In June of this year |
came to the Tennessee centennial.
While in machinery hall one day |
heard two men who were looking at
the milling machinery exhibits talking
Of the old Annie Welland mill. | ask
ed them where the mill was located,
and they iOld me the story of its build.
ing. | hastened to Dickson, and am
now satisfied that my husband and
Frank King are one and the same.
How he got to Dickson | will, perhaps
never know. | shall not do anything
with the mill. He must have named it
from the memory of his love for me,
and ii shall stand as he left it until
time or accident has worked it's de-
Mrs. Welland has gone home. after
ordering monument placed at the
head of her husbands grave. Mean.
while, the old mill stands bleak and
bare, its timbers falling away, its doors
ana windows gone, habitatiOn for
rats and mice. bats and owls. ghost.
ly. weird skeleton, rising high in the
midst of progress, itself an echo of the
mysterious man who builded to his
own death. and the lifelong heart sick.
ness of n loving woman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

by the guiding of the hands. which are
held out in front as in dive. While
III the water the body is perfectly mo-
tionless. Good plungers can glide sew
enty-hve feet in this way with little
difficulty.
Diving is absolutely essential in life
saving 1t being necessary frequently
to dive for drowning person. 1t is
also essential to know just how to an
proach and grip a drowning person and
how to release oneself from their oft.
times fatal clutch. The following meth
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

towel out in front of the diver to snow
how high he must throw his legs
III order to make clean dive.
The low dive is about three feet from
the surface. With the hands over the
head take deep respiration. and in
leaving the solid surface throw the feet
above the level of the head. In enter
ing the water turn the hands upward
ana you come to the surface. The
prettiest high dive is made when YOU
spring far out, the body almost in n
horizontal level, and allow the head
and arms to decline toward the water.
In making a very high dive the per-
former changes the position of his
body by giving a peculiar quirk to his
legs, which has the effect of shooting
MIN into the water head first.
Headers are taken by running and
jumping off springboard. The body
Is Strengthened out as in high dive.
and there is but little splash on enter
ing the water. Diving feet first and
the sitting jump, with hands clasped
over knees, are also sometimes pruc-
tced. Flippers are single or double
somersaults make backwards or for
wards from board or solid surface.
The plunge differs from the dive in
that the former is made head first from
a firm take-off, the body being entire
ly free from spring. You simply plunge
into the water and rise to the surface
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

tavern. where he gave his name as
FRANK King, paid in advance for stay
oi three months. and requested that he
bc left TO his own devices and not ask
ed TO join in any of the convivial af-
fairs for which the Squlre's hostelry
was deservedly famous.
Down in what is now a thickly pop.
ulated residence district there is a
spring that furnishes water for half Il
dozen factories and their employees. At
that time II was surrounded by a dense
growth of umderbrush, and was a ia
vorite spot for hunters, game of all
kinds abounding. To this spring Frank
King would so every morning, rarely
returning for dinner. and frequently
staying there all night. He carried
with him nothing except his cane,
which, indeed, was never out of his
reach. Squire Dickson spent many
hours guessing what might he the busi,
ness of his reticent guest At last, con-
Ninced that 1t was his duty to investi.
gate, he said one evening:
MIR. King, we want to know what
brings You to Dickson and why you 20
81 frequently to McFarland's spring"
We'll, sir" replied King. Pm 90.
Ing to build the biggest flour mill this
side of New York.
He said no more hut began writing
letters 10 lumber and machinery houses
In the Fast, the destination of which
Squire Jim" shrewdly guessed at the
postotlice, In few days workmeu an.
peared from Nashville and began the
laying OF foundation that covered
half an acre. King directed operations
knew Just what he wanted and how he
wanted It done. Car loads OF lumbe,
and machinery began to arrive. and
every man and team for miles around
was engaged to help build the nam
moth mill. Even squire Jim" left hi.
tavern TO the care of Mrs. Jim and ac
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

cepted a situation as boss carpenter
on the new mill. 1t was a big under
taking, and attracted attention from
all the papers of the State. Men be-
gan focking to Dickson, and other
smaller Industries were commenced.
Meanwhile King remained nOn-com-
initial. He had no friends, no visitors,
told his business to no one and said
nothing of his former life. His work
men were paid weekly, and his supply
of money seemed ineXhauStible. No
one could tell where it came from, and
finally it was accepted as a matter of
course. though one or two detectives
came from the city to take look at
the man whose past was so well con-
cealed. In December 1861, the mill
was completed. By this time Dickson
could boast of a population of nearly
300, with a brick church and school,
all the result of Kings mill. No sooner
was the final touch of the painters
brush applied to the huge sign that
covered the entire four-story front of
the building than King gave up his
room at the Dickson inn and moved
into his big creation. 1t was not known
when the mill would start. Everything
was in readiness with the exception
of engaging help and obtaining pro-
duct to grind. Men had asked King
for work and had been told that he had
sufficient help. One venturesome far
mer offered to sell him wheat, and was
told that none was required.
1t was three days before Christmas.
1867, that King moved into his mill.
He barred the doors and until New
Years eve was not seen or heard. At
just II o'clock New Years the town
was startled by prolonged whistling
from the mill. Running to the scene
the astonished natives saw great vol
umes of smoke pouring from the Chin
neys and heard the rumble of machin-
cry, although not a light appeared. The
great mass of machinery continued to
run until morning. This was repeated
every night for week, and still no
door was opened.
Then one night all was quiet. The
next day Squire Jim" got together a
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
A Congressman,s HorseshOes.

Congressman Russell, of Conneul
cut, has something like bushei Y
horseshoes which he has picked "
Six or eight fine specimens ornan'''
or disfigure his apartments at the har
ilton in Washington, and the remalnO1
of the bushel, except a few, are s'O'e
in an old box at his home in killlnsp
The few which are especially reserve
from the collection in the Dox ~
hanging on the port waist oar WIN
Russell used to pull a winning sIS
with in the old six-oared crew OF !"
College in '73.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

cd Is nearly about that oa,.,
the life-saving service of En~i. EN
the United States. Eypqrisn
proved it to be most effective ,r,,
to be regretted that the dirao,it alp
not more generally known p,aO luou
are us follows: VAy
If held by the wrists toko
breath and turn both arms
neously against the drowping na. %
thumbs outward, and attempt b, to'
your arms at right angles TO vow.
pody. This will discolate his finn
and compel him to let 90. If oln,aj
around the neck. bring tha kn'. @
tween the two bodies. placipa =
against the lower part of von,
nents chest. Then give a ouet
sudden push, Strengthening on,
legs at the same time. and tbmv
whole weight of your body boosn
Ihls VIII press the air out of his a
as well as push him off. no matto, 4
tightly he may be holding
If clutched around the bodv Il
arms, lean well over your opponaD,
throw one arm in an upward dirstl
at right angles to the body Op A,
one arm up between your body and
Then. with thumb and forefingqr r.,
his nose and pinch the nostnls q,
the same time placing the palm ot
hand on his chin and push outv,l
This will cause him to open his m, /.
for breathing purposes. and he Nd
under, will swallow water Chtl
ensues. and not only is the rescrg
go, but the other is left so helpless \
lie is completely under control
clutched high around the BODY
arms, lean well over and turn Opq,-
in an outward and upward dlret,
which move will free the arm Y
then proceed as in the other case
About the easiest way of tOwib,
person to shore is to grasp him BY
clothes or under the arm and swim
your back with a fast side stroke
you swim better with the broad stJ
turn over on your face and LET
drowning one lie on his back and
his arms about your neck. Or III
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
His HrotherlY Inrn

An apostle of brotherly love of WIch.
ita, Kan, went to Topeka to lecture
and this is the way he talked: "Whv
II a hare-bnlned, silly, mimicklnr
foolish. sleek, well-groomed dancinr
man should waltz around a ballroom
with his wife, would hunt him up tho
next morning and kick him around tho
pubic square, IL could do it. If I
couldn't do it l would hire the biggest
darky III town to do it for me. 1t would
be- done"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

Thiry-one years ago the town of
Dickson, Tenn, was village of elev-
cn houses, with Il population of thirty
seven whites and fourteen negroes. 1t
was just such hamlet as can yet be
found along the rapidly extending
branch lines of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad system; rough
board houses. rail fences around small
garden spots. an SKIP depot and post
office and the inevitable tavern-a log
structure containing two rooms and
an attic. presided over by Old Squire
Jim Dickson. whose wife furnished ac-
c0mmOdatiOnS to the few travellers who
by chance came that way. squire
jim" as he is yet called. was the origi-
nal settler. the leading man of the set
tlement. and dealt out such justice and
legal opinions as were necessary for
the maintenance of the peace of the
village he had founded and which was
named for him.
Three times week train would
come ont from Nashville forty miles
east of Dickson, and 20 down the
crooked tracks of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis Railroad to
JOhns0nville. on the Tennessee River
The arrival of Il train (by no means
certainty on any particular day. was
II signal for DickSOn's entire pOpula-
tlon TO gather at the little depot and
postofiice to await the opening of the
mail. The train usually consisted of
three freight cars and the still familiar
caboose. with its rough wooden seats.
cook stove and hunks for the crew. In
this passengers were hauled, and many
were the Jars they received.
1t was seldom that stranger stop |
ped in Dickson. and the advent of one
always created excitement. But one
day "A man stepped off the Nashville |
train and inquired for tavern. He
appeared to be about 40 years of age,
was neatly dressed and was peculiar
In that he talked only when it was un-
avOidable. brought with him no bag
gage and carried a cane nearly two
inches in diameter and apparently very
heavy. Squire Jim answered the
strangers query and led him to the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
PRANK KING.
\ mystery in life;
Brave in DEATH"

Under direction Of esquire Jim" the
mill was closed and the money retain.
ed to pay taxes until some heir came
To claim It,
Last week pale-faced woman.
whose every movement spoke of long
endured and great sorrow, registered
at the now metropolitan Anderson
House, which stands on the same spot
once occupied by Squire Jim's" primi.
tive tavern. She is perhaps 60 years
old. though her silvery hair and care.
Worn expression gave the impression
or 40. On the register she inscribed.
Mrs. Annie Welland, Northampton
Mass" While curiously enough the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
HINTS ABOUT DIVING.
HOW TO ACQUIRE ABILITY IN
THIS RECREATION.
Rules to Be Followed When Rescuing
One Who Cannot swim-A Knowl-
edge of This Art Is Essential to
Life Saving.
Persons from browning.

Saving Persons from rrowuing.
The whole secret of making a dive at
the first attempt is to have plenty of
confidence. Beginners, as a rule, are so
nervous that they start to make a dive,
but change their mind before reaching
the water and turn it into an awkward
tumble. 1t has often been found
good plan for two persons to hold a
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19

Our idea of a good time would be tn
nave SO little to do that we could never
remember what day of the week II Is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. N. c., Nav b. Spirits
turpentine steady at 24A a254 90 casks
llkosln steady; strained $1.30; good strained
Sl.35: receipts 27l barrels.
Tar firm at 81 .05, receipts 100 barrels.
Crude turpentine steady;. hard $40; soft
$l.Sr virgin $50, receipts "a barrels.
CHARLESTON s. o., May Is -Turpentine
nominal at 25A.
hosin firm; sales 80; A. B, c, l25 D. $50
Il, 100; f. Sl35. 6, sl.35, II, Sl.50, $l.55, X,
$l.65, Nj, 81 IS, \, %, window glass .S5, wa
ter white 81 90.
SAVANNAH, Ca. May 15-Spirits turpen-
tine firm at 25h; sales 1858 casks; receipts
1851.
Rosin firm at the advance, sales 1859; re
ceipts 1881, A b. g. 81 ~; u. Sl.40: T. SAY
sissy: G, 81 5Tk; II. sl.65, |. $iT0: <, 80
NJ, $I.85, N, $40; window slaSs W 70; water
white SEQ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

Cincinnati, steady, X, 152 bales
Louisville, steady. IL. - bales.
st. Louis, firm. I T-l6, % bales.
Houston, qui t. 7-l6, 500 bales
New York, quiet. firm, ~. - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
NEW YORk
NEW YORK, May l5.-Futures opened
steady; sales $500 bales.
Futures closed steady. aalaa az nm halea

Spot cotton closed quiet and firm at La
ad' ance: middltng uplant II, middlin0 gulf
S1: sales 4S7 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, May lE.-f:C0 p. M-Spot cot
ton, dull; prices unchanged; American md
ding 46-42d.
Sales of the day were 6OOO bales, of which
800 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American: receipts 10 600 bales
including II, 800 American.
Futures opened quiet with fair demand
and closed steady at TEE decline
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
T.k Nhws AMI unsER vKR. NAY Is. 1887.


Hay steady: No, Oh ice Timothy "a Goa
NEW YORK
new Y0Rk, May I5.-fiouI opened weaker
city mills patents A.s5@F.oO; do. clear
A.75aA.so: minnesota patents "a 25a4 o. Min
nesota bakers 81 50a3 70 winter patents s4.6a
| 4.90; do. straights $4.4Ga4 60; do. winter ex
tras s8.5O53.s0; winter low grades 50 eOa2s0
sss6aa.15. l' ''p'' HA' ''''''s'"'''' '"A''
81: Brandywine Sl.SOal9 80
Rye steady; No. western a7x; car lots s saa41
as,iny asSty. wes1eI , ieeoIng %eaz s5a;
Wheat, spot, weak; No northern New
York s3x o b atioat; No. 2 hard wirt-r
-atioat; options. No.. 2 red May Slk.
Corn. spot easier; NO 2, az in elevator
afioat; options. lay closed 81.
Oats, spot, steady. No. = 2sx; No. 2 dc;i>
| cred -; options, May closed 22x; July Close"
aay steady; shipping $500; good to choic'
| 70a75.
crop t sa5. 1885 crop 5gio. Pacific coast 1896
0f Hides s' firm; Galveston. sOa25 lbs, IA; Bue
nos Ayres dry, 2OaA lbs, 1Ska19: Texas
dry, 2la30 lbs, lOx@ll California, 2la25 lbs,
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 1920; acid. 2)022.
Wool Arm; domestic fleece, 18a23; pulled
l5a22
Beef quiet; family S95Oall,5O: extra mess
| {7ao; beef hams $22; packed $8.00a90O; city
| extra India mess sl3.5O914.OO
| do. 0f picked shoulders s: do. hams sasS.
Lard easier; western steam "a To- city $3.Na
70; May q. 10, nminal; refined dull: continent
| Pork quiet; mess $8,75a9 Is; short clear
| $9.25al0.5U family $yUOa105O.
do. factory 7kall; Elsins II, imitation
creamery iOal@H; state dairy 'oalii do, cream
sscheese quiet: large State a9lc; small
fancy log j; part 81 ne 4s74, full SKINS
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania Ill;
try packages freel Ok, as to quality.
Cotton seed oil dun; prime 1;s,. S Sasass.
of crude -, prime summer yellow 23Ha
| "a; Off summer yellow z3%as5h; butter
| grades Goa 8; prime white BSa21;
New York ss.z1; Philadelphia and baltimore
$50; do. i'll bulk $3 ~.
| sl.66.
| Turpentine steady at 2Sa2Sk.
| Rice steady; domestic, fair TO extra 4ha
Mofasses quiet; New Orleans. open kettle
Freights to Liverpool dull but steady; cot.
ton by steam l6c; grain by steam ID.
Pig iron quiet: southern $925al0.5U; north
ern SO OOal2.OU: exchange -.
| Copper steady; brokers' IL: exchange Sl0.sO
Tin steady, straights sl3 45@1355. plates
weak.
| Spelter steady; domestic "a 1Oa4.20
| Lead steady: exchange % ~; brokers':
| ofree-SpOt, Rio, dull; No. 7, invoice 8: No.
| jobbing 81: mild steady: Cordova uk@l3A.
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining * CEN
trtugai, 96- test, d ls-l6 refined steady; No. .,
AZ: No. Z, 4l16, No. 8, 3l5l6, o.. 9,
| 8 1915; No. 10, 81, No. II, 81, No. IL, 81
| No. l3, 81; No. IA, 80 IT,; Mould A.. 1915,
| standard A, 4 7-l6; confectioners' A, 49, cut
| LOAF 3-!6, crushed 5316. powdered IL l6;
| granuiated g IS, cubes 4 1916.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

Flour steady: Wheat, No spring TAN; No.
3 spring TO(974; No. 2 red OAK. Corn,
20: 90 s6gS 5 H... Oats, No; :, Isl No;
2lkaz2x. Rye, No. 2, Ak. Barley, No. nom
inal; No. 3 o b 2SaaS; No. 1, o -.
Flax seed, No. !, 77a7S, Prime Timothy seed
$2.S5a2 80. Mess pork per Dbl, $815 Lard,
per 100 lbs lbs ;;ss sskaas5. Short rib sides
5sG5k. Short clear sides tboxed) 5(05H
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per gallon
Sl.l9.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 15.-Four quiet, firm; west
err superflne $276a3.00; do. extra $,2ba4 90; do.
family A.25@4.65; winter wheat patents "a. 70a
1 80; spring do. $4.25i@4.5O; spring wheat
straghts 81 0004.20.
Wheat easier; spot and May 804 a80X: July
75ha75A; August IA askefs Southern wheat
by sample 87a88
Corn east: r; spot % :; May 3OK03O* !;
June 29$a29B Julv az: steamer mixed
S!Ha21h; SOUTH Lite 33k; do. yellow
BY.
Oats strope white 27a2s; No. 2 mixed
24ak25.
Rye 81 dsser; No. q nearby, AK; No.
wee ..aa4l4.