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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
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Portland Market.

Wheat-Walla Walla, re; Val.
ley and Bluestem, 74@75c per bushel
Four-Best grades, $4.25; graham,
So. so; superfne, 1925 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, S4@35c; choice
gray, 32 @3 per bushel.
: Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew.
ing, $40 per ton.
Millstiffs-Bran ,$16. so per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $16. so.
Hay-Timothy, $l2. 5O@13; clover
$10@11; California wheat, $40; DOL
oat, $1l; Oregon wild hay, $9@lOP '
ton.
Eggs-1Sk case per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 5O@55s
fair to good, 4O@45c; dairy, SO@M
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon. 11hc; Young
America, 12Hc; California, s@lW
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, sl.7Oe
$50 per doezn; broilers, $2.OO@2.O%
geese, So. 5000; ducks, $S.OO@+~
per dozen; turkeys, live, lOc per
pound.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, SOSm
per sack; sweets, $1.40 per Genital
Onions-Oregon, new, red, sOc' yer
low, SOC per GENITAL.
Hops-S@14c per pound for new
crop; 1895 crop. 4@6c. =.
Wool-Valley, 14@l6c per pOun "s
Eastern Oregon, 7@l2c; mohair' f"
@22c per pound. 49,,
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, we1ne'
and ewes, So. 90; dressed mu''0n'
DC; spring lambs, SIC per pound, m.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy s4.Vv'
light and feeders, $3.00@4,OO; dres''''
81. OCT. 90 per 100 pounds. > M.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $s.7o@o'Vv'
cows. So. 25i dressed beef, 4@Shcp' ~
pound. va
veal-Large, Az q 5c; SMALL Ohe
&c per pound.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

OF the impression that he didn't have
any more sense than the law allowed
Therefore, it was accepted as a matter
Of course, when a tenderfoot struck
camp one day in the first stages of des-
ert fever, that Sam should take entire
charge of him and dose him with wild
sage and ''squaw" tea and concoct ap-
petizing dishes from bacon, beans, rice
and -four. Some of us dropped in oc-
c~asionally on our way to or from work
to learn the patients condition and to
offer suggestions, but Sam was consid-
cred head nurse.
AS a 'stayer," malarial or Chagres
fever is not to be compared to desert
fever. The latter drags along and
hangs on day after day, week after
week, and although the patient may be
able to crawl about he is weak, debili-
tated and nerveless and don't care a
or dies. This was the condition of that
tenderfoot. During the middle of the
day he dragged himself abOut-the camp
in the sun, but the remainder of the
time he spent in his bunk in his tent.
One night, when most Of the boys were
assembled in the Bedrock" Sam came
in, and, going up. to the bar, drank
alone, contrary to his usual custom,
then turned his back on the crowd,
leaned his elbow on the bar and gazed
out into the darkness, at the same time
twisting his mustache fiercely, as if
worried over something.
whats wrong, Sam? Patient dead?,
some one asked.
NO." said Sam, "but he's a-layin' up
there wishin' he a l tell you, pard-
ners," he continued, turning to the
crowd, "I've been in hard luck myself
-so've all of us, l guess-an' seen 9TH
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

mortgage was due / sold the COW AMI
took some of the money you left me to
live on and paid the six months back
interest. Now he says, as the mortgage
is due, he must have his money and
will foreclose. l tried all the companies
and banks to borrow the money to pay
him, but they all say that $1,000 is too
big a loan on the place3 they won't loan
over 81, 800, and he Won't take a second
mortgage to secure the other $500. Yet
it does seem hard, when the place
ought to be worth three times $1,000.
I've tried every way to sell it, but l can't
get no one to give anything above the
mortgage. Everybody knows it is
mortgaged and are waiting to buy it at
Sheriff's sale. Rhoades knows this, too,
and now he says it will save us lots of
trouble and costs If we will give him a
quitclaim deed and surrender peace
able possession. l begged him to wait
a while, but after he had learned you
would not wait a day; that you were on
a wild-goose chase, and, dear husband,
he even intimated that he believed you
Were never coming back to us. That
made me angry, and / may have said
things to him that | should not, but |
could not help it. Now, dear husband,
/ can o stay here after having sold
the COW; there is nothing to do here,
you know, except washing and ironing
and housekeeping, and l am not
strong enough for that. Mrs. Simmons
will take Bessie and let her help with
the, housework and go to school, and |
, will sell the chickens, pigs and furni-
ture and take little, Charlie and go to
Cleveland to try to get sewing or some
thing. 1t will be, oh, so hard, but it
can not be helped. Now, dear husband,
do not, worry; we will get along some
way. Remember the words of the
prophet: Once l was young, but now
l am old, but never have | seen the
righteous forsaken or their seed beg.
ging bread Now, dear husband, take
care of your health, and if you do not
find anything out there o come
back to us, we miss you, oh, so much.
Every night Bessie prays for her papa,
way out in the Mines and that he may
find something rich. You may be sure
that l echo her prayers. Write as o
as you get this, dear husband, for 1 can
not stay here long. Your loving wife,
"MAGGIE."
This letter was passed around; two
OF three started to- read it aloud, but
they broke down, and it was silently
passed from one to another. 1t was
well for Mr.. Rhoades that he was not in
camp.
HE told me all about it." said Sam.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

We all thought Pyrites Sam was a
fool the very day he struck the camp,
but were not absolutely certain until
the night he came in with his pockets
full of pyrites of iron, and taking each
man aside privately informed him,
with many injunctions as to secrecy,
that he had discovered and located IL
brass mine. As a rule we had grown
very tired of initiating every tenderfoot
that came along into the mysteries of
quartz mining; showing them the diff
Terence between gold-bearing quartz
and country rock; between a true ifs
sure and contact vein; between gran
lite, porphyry, schist, spar, s%erpentine,
quartZitc, etc.; Of trends, dips, spurs,
angles, ETC.. Of shafts, tunnels, slopes,
WINES, and drifts; of the, manipula-
tlon Of the horn spoon or gold pan; how
to distinguish the. resultant sediment,
If gold, from mica, pyrites or sulphur
cts; in a word, teaching them in an
hour or two all we had learned after
years of toll and privation. We had
reached this stage of the tired feeling
when Sam brought in his brass speci-
mems, and not a man of us would tell
him what it was. "Uh-huh," we said,
hs he carefully exhibited his deceptive
looking find: What did we think Of 1t?
Why, it was a great find and very high
grade ore--if-it was brass. "If"-why,
of course it was brass; look at it; any
body could.see what 1t was. We admit
ted that they could; yes, anybody that
knew anything at all. So we permitted
Sam to work away in ignorance ON his
claim for two weeks-until he received
returns from the sample SEN to Los
Angeles for assay. Then the Brass
Monkey" as Sam called it, shut down,
and he went to prospecting again. We
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

new asked him any questions, but he
volunteered the information that 1t
was of good ore, but at that distance
from a railroad it could not be handled
mt n profit. One day one of the boys
found his certificate blowing about the
camp. 1t contained no figures, only n
statement of what his find consisted,
and TINT hereafter to insure an answer
he had better inclose n stamp, as the of
flee could not afford to lose the postage
In replying to the queries of alfalfa
miners. The finder tackled this on TO
the p~ostotice door, but Sam only grin.
ned, and said 1--WE all got to learn"
He was so persistent and industrious
In his determination to strike 1t rich"
that we finally began to have a fellow
feeling for him and to appreciate his
pluck; sympathy he, did not need. He
VAS jolly and good-natured, did not
drink to Xce and was never known
TO turn a card for money. In n friend
ly game In his tent the suggestion of
draw" ut only a dollar limit was al
ways met by his quiet statement that
he new played for money, that he was
raised different, and, besides. his mon
ey "came so hard" that he knew he
would be n bad loser. He was always
ready with his sympathy when anoth-
er's ledge "pinched," ''petered" OF
"broke or" and encouraged him all he
could; always had a song or n story for
Il bad night; and in the event Of sick
ness or injury had some simple remedy
In the way of poultices that his mother
used to use" In fact, he was one of
those happy-golucky, light-hearted fel
lows, handy about camp and n friend
% everybody. but one could not get rid
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

merce R liT ! Brokers, 7ll-7l4C6aSHTh.s Chlan
ululhg' Portland, oregonJ oic0s
Inc interest in wheat has been =,
thing but keen outside the
DEAL prices holding comparativslv ~
row. Taking the May delivery n+ -''
is more nearly an index OF ma,la s4Na
e than Is December, the upds,,,.
has been one of comparative firm
marked late last week by the good )
vance and a subsequent period Of M.
certainty.
The worlds news affecting v,..,
values has been on the whole tavo''
BILE to higher prices. ~
Public stocks in this couDtrv
not been increased as rapidly as ' n,
merly; while the worlds simmer W.
western Europe was liberal, thew rsr
made up in great part by CLEARANCE, =
hour from our own coasts, pbonOr,S
ally large and highly encouraging \
is believed the Australian cTop will
show only a small exportable sn,nIn,
there are recent reports OF nnrcp'.',
on the Pacific coast for South At,i's
and the Liverpool Corn News has nrs
llshed further statements POINTING =,
the important shortage in Russia's snD,
ply OF breastuffs and feedstuffs, nj.
Argentine exportable surplus %contiupp,
a matter of uncertainty, and the tr,ds
Is less Interested than formerly, Int n
course will closely watch the movemaD,
as soon as the new crop is ready. nav
a matter of only a few weeks. Recent,
OF spring wheat in the Northwest can.
tinue large, but it is the time Of tha
year to expect such. The cash demand
for wheat and -four is fairly good.
The corn market has been a sluggish
affair most of the time for a Fortnight
past, prices narrow, interest at a mini.
mum, the undertone one of casinos
Increased receipts are expected now
that farmers are practically through
husking and Smelling, and in the al.
sence of an urgent. shipping demand,
oonside. ing the large offerings, specu.
lative support is lacking. Exports arc
fair, but ought to be much greater,
and a large visible supply acts as
something of a weight on values. Its
worthy of note, however, that at exist.
ing low prices a good deal of corn in
the aggregate is being shipped out Of
Chicago. With the close of lake navi.
cation liberal quantities will be pur.
chased by spectators, and stored in
the hold of vessels at a low rate for
shipment next spring. The market
has continued to hold close to the %
cent basis with May hesitating be.
tween 29c and SOC. Low grades by sam.
pie 241a @25Rc.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

Butter - Fancy native eam'
brick. 28c; ranch, 16@1Sc. ,ov,
Cheese-Native Washington ~"
California, 9hc.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 30@S2c'
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pou uOs
hens, 1Oc; spring chickens sS'OV0
8 90; ducks, So. 50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, s22 per .on'
Oats-Choice, per ton, sl9@2V. NJ,
Corn-Whole, s22; cracked, per "'
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton. r
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ~
$22; whole, $22. ..d
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed ue.'
steers, &c; cows, 5hc; mutton 'H''f'
&c; pork, &c; veal, small, 4. %
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 4@oc' sam |,
3@4c; salmon trout, 7@1Oc; nou "A
and sole, 3@4; ling cod, 4@o roOA
&c; smelt, az gao. o rer
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 5Oc@slsao Az;
box; peaches, 75@s0c; prunes' ooS
pears, 75c@$l per box.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
said; won't one of you ccm, down and

said; won't n of you ccme down and
see what he has to sayr
mo nonsense, Sam; you take 1t down,
an tell us what he says tomorrow"
mo. I'll be derned if l do. Some of
you fellers got to come along. / amt
a-goin' to play this hand alone any
longer" So three or foul of us went
with him. Well, there is no use going
into details. What would you or any
other man say under. the circum-
stances2 Finally he wanted to give us
a note or send a mortgage back as Sc
curity, but we laughed at him, and all
Of us crawled into our blankets that
night conscious of having done some
thing that might balance something
else on the debit side of the recording
angels ledger. He was too i'll to travel
alone, and at last, after repeated urg-
ings, Sam was induced to accompany
him.
Not long after that my partner and
l left the gulch and drifted into Cripple
Creek. One day when court was in ses-
sion we dropped in to- see how aIcourt
organized under the code operated.
well I'll be d." muttered my part
ner as he pointed to the prisoners dock.
There were two men in it, Pyrites Sam
and the tenderfoOt. The air seemed to
grow suddenly close in the court room,
and we went out.
"Them fellefsY" said an officer in an
swer to our inquiry; why, they're two
of the slickest all-round con men in.the
West. They're on trial now for saltin'
a mine an dom a tenderfoot up for
about ten thousan'. Miners? Why,
man, they're experts; raised in the
mines; show Fem a piece of ore from
anywhere between British Columbia
and Mexico, an they'll tell you what
district it's from. The officers been
a-lookin' for ZEN for months, but
they've been hidin' out some place
down in Southern Californy. I guess
they thought their last trick had been
forgot, so they come out"
At noon we went down to the Jail, and
were allowed to see the prisoners.
Hello, Sam; hOw's RhoadesY'
Hello, hello; how's the boys down at
Tough Nut?" and Sam and his partner
grinned.
Look here, Sam, you done the camp
up in good shape, and. you know we
won't squeal, but tell us about it,"
"Sure; but then they amt fothin' to
tell; this is my pardner, an there was
no fever, no Rhoades, no Maggie, no
Bessie, no Charlie, no mortgage, no
form, no cow, no-no apple blossoms, no
nothin', but jest me an him."
"An' fifty d-n FOOLS" said my part
ner as we went out. He made a brief
mental calculation, then said: "Sam
was there three months an his pardner
one, an they cleaned up twelve hun
dred IN fifty each; not bad, specially
when they was hidin' out from another
trick they'd turned" Across the street
saw a building with swinging doors
and red windows. l pointed to it and
asked, "What'll you lake, JackT
Il low it'll take about four fingers of
hot Scotch to settle. my stummick'-
and he took it.-St. Louis Globe-D Demo
crat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
WEEKLY MARKET LErrrn

RdS oMc ot o. o. Downing, Hopkins q r.
merce B Siidie brokers' PG1;TsI 1l-5l4C6aHG5tsr y o1ss
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

Through roadways packed with ador-
ing multltudes, on paths strewn with
flowers scattered with lavish hand, the
wenty-fourth president of the United
States made his ,riumphal entry into the
capital yesterday. The dispatches state
that the entry was made with compara-
lively slight public demonstration, though
the standards of comparison are not pub
lished. Suffice it to say that the magnl'
fcence of the ceremonies attending the
present Inauguration will surpass all
previous ones.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
Tommy Was "A BoodoO.

Tom Patterson and his News did a
great stroke of business few days since
by publishing alleged statements by Bat
Masterson in which that worthy openly
charged a number of senators with hav
ing accepted blbes from a corruption
fund raised by a syndicate of mining
men at the Springs, and stated that he
would prove his assertions and furnish
names if the senate would appoint an In.
vestigatng committee. THIS It promptly
did, but the only fish Its drag net caught
was Patterson himself. And of course
he didn't know anything. If Masterson
ever made the statements attributed to
tim, we believe he can substantlate
them. But we do not believe he made
thin. The Sylvanite county bill has run
up against some pretty tough snags' out
the toughest of all is the support OF the
News. 1t is a Jonah and defeats every
man or measure It champions. We hon
ssty believe that if it had opposed the
measure the bill would ere It's have
passed both houses and BEEN approved
oy the governor.-Anaconda Assayer
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
|. NJ. IREDALE, Prop
BY the Day or Week. Our telephone
is No. - Call US up.
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Fred Lockwood, of Boulder County,
Colorado. did by his certain Deed of Trust, dat.
ed June 18th, 1892, and recorded June 18th: 1892,
in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Boul-
der County, Colorado, in book l52, page 325 of
said county records, convey to the undersigned,
The Sheriff of Boulder County, as trustee, and
his successors, the following described real
estate, to wit: Lots one q, two C2), three ~;
eight (S). block F. lots eleven Q1l and twelve
Q2), block ten Q0l, lots five ~ and six Co. block
fourteen Q4) and lot six () block five (5) all in
the town of Lafayette, according to the record
ed plat thereof the said real estate hereinbefore
and in said deed of trust described, having been
conveyed, in trust, for the purpose of securing
note of said Fred Lockwood, payable to the
Granite State Provident Association, for the
sum of three thousand dollars bearing even date
with said deed of trust, together with interest
thereon, as therein mentioned: and
Whereas, said deed of trust provides among
other things, that in case of default in the pay
ment of said note or the interest thereon, as the
same natures, then and in that case, the whole
of said indebtedness may, at the option of the
legal holder of said Note, become due and pay
able at once, and the said trustee is authorized,
at the request of the legal holder, to sell and
dispose of the said premises, for the purpose OF OF
expenses on account OF the execution OF TINS
Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
ment of the interest thereon and the legal hold
er of said note has exercised its option and de-
clares the whole of the said Indebtedness to have
matured, as authorized to do by the terms of
said deed of trust, to which reference is hereby
made as to the terms thereof for greater GER
tainty; and
Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
ment of taxes assessed against said premises,
Now, therefore, 1, Warren c. Dyer, Sheriff OF
said Boulder County, trustee as named in said
deed of trust, at the request of the legal holder
of said note, and by the authority in me vested
by said deed of trust, do hereby give thirty days
public notice that will on Thursday, the fourth
a. day of March, 1897, at the hour Of 10 o'clock
a m, of said day sell and dispose of all of said
hereinbefore described premises, or much as
may be necessary, and all the right. title and
benefit and equity of redemption of the said
Fred Lockwood, heirs and assigns therein, at
public auction, at the front door of the County
Court House, in the County of Boulder, Colo
RADIO, for the highest and best price the same
will bring in cash, for the purpose of paying the
said indebtedness and other expenses, and costs
of the execution of this trust.
WARREN C. DYER,
Sheriff of Boulder Co., and Successor in Trust.
First pub Feb I'd, 1897.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

While the publication of details OF the
prize fights in the daily papers is not
matter of interest to the aesthetic, and
the prize fight itself is justly obnoxious
to many, the proposed muzzling OF the
papers on the subject is direct VIOLA
ton of the constitutional guarantee tor
the freedom of the press, and would
merely mean suppression OF the news
but not OF what really possesses the OBJ
iectionable character. Aside from the
nature of tue subject to be prohibited, an
encroachment upon the liberty of the
press is dangerous menace to the free.
dom for which the forefathers struggled
and should not be countenanced. Con-
qress will not remedy the matter without
striking at the root, and abolishing the
fights.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
A ROYAL Comparison

In the olden times when the subjects of
the king were discontened and complain.
ing great balls were given, gorgeous
parades and glitterlng shows were start,
ed in order that the minds OF the people
might be attracted from their sorrow
The present parallels the past. We have
neither open minis nor open mills; he
people are suffering and discontented
grand balls are being given, and the in
auguration event is to be one great gilt,
tering pageant of extravaganza and dis
play, instead of the plain ceremony thai
is in harmony with our institution. Will
this bring content to the American citl
zen as it did to the kings subjects? We
believe It will not.-Mining Record.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

The Herald Democrat has made an
original and unique discovery. 1t says:
"The remark is made that there are
more cheap statesmen in the present leg
islature than in the last. Curlously eli
ough, there are also more Popullsts.
If anyone can come forward and show
that the present 100000 Legislature
possesses any elements of cheaPness'
mighty load will be lifted from the minds
of the taxpayers.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

The Sylvanite county bill is laid away
to rest by a vote for an indefinite post
ponement. During the course of dis
cussion on the merits of the bill, many
complete flops have resulted, and in the
face of the fact that large majority Of
the people interested wanted the division
the opposing lobby succeeded in its en-
deayors and El Paso remains intact.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
lnD0Ctant,

The secret Of health is in using Per,
rvs malt copper. 1t benefits and cures
nervousness, sick headache, constipa.
ton, indigestion, dyspepsia and pro-
duces a beautiful complexion-causes
natural and healthful slumber 1t is
beneficial to young and old persons and
especially recommended for restless
troublesome children and nursing moth
ers. Call at Buchanan & Fishers and
get free sample and circulars. You will
find after once using it you would not dc
without it for four times its cost.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
The Yellow Boys.

Mr.. Teller thinks that McKlnley's S
cabinet selections show that he has gone
over to the gold standard to stay. We
should say that Cages location at the
head of the treasury department comes
pretty close to painting the administra-
ton bright yellow.-Denver News.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
Chicago Markets.

AGENCY-Several lines working to
gether, with free samples and cash com
missions from high rated factories, offer
ed one salesman in each district Income
for pushers-specialtv, coal, iron and
mills. Syndicate, P. o. 1871 New York
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup-
tions, burns and scalds are soothed at
once and promptly healed by DeWittt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the best known cure
for piles. Parlor Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

E. E. Turner of Compton, Mo-, writes
us that after suffering from piles tor
seventeen years, he completely cured
them by using three boxes of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cures eczema
and severe skin diseases. Parlor Drug
Store.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03

Not a great many Colorado people will
be present at the Inauguration ceremon-
les at Washington. They will stay at
home and delve for the gold necessary
for the regal splendor accompanying the
exchange of the "royal rotundIties" in the
capital of the dominion.
Daily camera., 1897-03-03
Onion sets-Coulehan's.
Why smoke inferior cigars when you
can buy the Vera Cruz Havana Cigars, sold
by John Barter, the sub agent for the man
ufacturers. Special price by the box.
JOHN BARTER, Boulder, Colo.
For Marshall or Shanahan Goals leave
orders At C. E. Coulehan's.
Joe Derr.

If you have ever see child in the ago
ny of Group, you can appreciate the graft
tude of the mothers who know that One
Minute Cough Cure relieves their little
ones as quickly as It is administered.
Many homes in this city are never with
out it. Parlor Drug Store.