Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-07-01
Official County Paper.
LOCAL NOTES

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stad's.
Vic Hurt was over from Corvallis this
week on business.
A. Linebak returned Tuesday from a
trip through the valley.
NJ. L. Trap was down from Chitwood
yesterday doing business.
Bee hive supplies of all kinds at
catalogue prices at Krogstad's.
Lawyer E. E. Wilson came over from
Corvallis on business last Wednesday.
Rev. Nodtvedt, OF Silverton, preached
at the old school house in this place last
Tuesday.
A good many Of our Siletz people will
go to Dallas, Polk county to spend the
4th.
Mrs. A. King Wilson, nee Espey, of
Portland, is visiting relatives in this
place.
The city laid some much needed cross
walks at the foot of Second and Hill
streets this week.
Having bought the Gowell stock of
paints, 1 am prepared to give some close
prices on same.-Krogstad.
Henry Burns expects to start for
Eastern Oregon in the morning, where
he will work during the harvest period.
Large quantities of chittem bark are
coming to town these days. Chittem
is legal tender at this season of the year.
Trout are reported to be biting nicely
in the Siletz river now, and fishermen
have royal sport in catching the speck-
led beauties.
Four or five tracts of land can be had
at reasonable prices by calling on or
writing to me. PETER TELLEFsoN, va
quina, Oregon.
If you want to buy a new dress, look
over the dress goods, ginghams, outing
flannels and c~alicoes at Tellefson's Cash
Store, Yaquina City.
Harry FAINT and family left this morn
ing for Independence, where they will
spend the Fourth. They will drive
through, and be gone a week or ten
days.
We have a contract to furnish five car
loads of Chittim Bark (~cascara sagrada)
this spring, and highest market price
will be paid. Y. B. Mere. Co.
Andy Porter came down from Rock
creek last Monday and has been doing
some surveying in the city this week.
Mr.. Porter is a tirst-class surveyor, and
his work will stand the tests all right.
The EDITORS family are under obliga-
tious to Mrs. E. H. Cowles, of Wood
burn, for a box of delicious cherries this
week. These cherries were OF three
varieties, and were excellent in quality.
Mrs. Cowles has our thanks.
Yesterday Harry FAINT closed his con-
tract as mail carrier on the To~ledo-Siletz
route, and Joe Turnidge, the new SUBJ
contractor to k the route today. Mr..
Turnidge will continue to run a hack on
the route for the benefit of all who wish
to travel that way.
o. r. Altree and family came over
from Drift creek yesterday, and will
spend the Fourth here. Oliver inform
us that his saw mill is in running shape
and will begin saving within a week or
ten days.
The Toledo schools will have an en-
tirely new set Of teachers after the sum-
mer vacation. Prof. Brooks, who has
filled the place of principal for some
time has accepted a position in a college
at North Yakima, Washington, and will
leave with his family for that place in
September. Miss Eva Akin, who has
been primary teacher for the past term,
has accepted a position in the public
schools at McMinnville, and will begin
teaching there after the summer vaca
ton.
Hay harvest has just begun in Lincoln
County. The crop is heavy this year
and the quality excellent. With suit
able weather to harvest the crop Lincoln
county will have plenty of feed this
year. Hay is going to be a valuabl,
crop this year. The drouth in Califor
mia has ruined the hay crop there anC
the price of hay is getting high there
1t will pay to ship hay from Oregon t
California this year.