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

in this issue.
Miss Hart, the elocutionist, will give
a reading at the celebration grounds at
this place on the 4th. This will be an
interesting feature Of the celebration.
Ole Thompson, who came to this place
recently, has bought the five acre tract
of Mrs. G. G. Copeland's on Olalla
slough, and will make a home out OF it.
The price paid was $l75.
A mistake was made last week in the
rotice of the death of \ isj Wilson, of
Chitwood. The type made Us say Miss
Jessie Wilson, when it should have betn
Miss Elsie Wilson.
Miss Eva Akin left this morning for
Philomath, where she will visit with her
sister Elva for a time. After the summer
vacation she will take up the work Of
teacher in the McMinnville public
schools.
r. E. Collins and wife returned last
Tuesday from Portland, where they
have been for several months. Mr..
Collins will take the management OF the
LEADER, the present editor retiring to
take charge of the Office OF county Judge.
Owing to the inability of J. R. Wyatt,
of Albany, to be present at Toledo on the
4th of July, Hon. E. L. Bryan, of Philo-
math, has consented to deliver the ora
ton at this place. Mr.. Bryan is a gifted
and eloquent speaker, and his Grafton
will be a patriotic and eloquent effort.
There is going to be Il fine apple crop
in Lincoln county this year. The or
chards are universally thrifty and free
from all kinds of pests, and the trees are
loaded with fruit. Lincoln county will
produce some OF the best apples in Ore
gon this year, and Oregon produces the
best apples in the world.
The Ladies OF the MctL odist church
of Albany run an excursion from that
place to Newport last Wednesday. The
excursion was fairly well patronized, be-
ing three coach loads when it passed
through Toledo. The day was not go
pleasant on the beach as it might have
been, the wind blowing quite cold all
day. Otherwise the trip was pleasant,
and the pleasure seekers seemed to full
ly enjoy themselves.
An Illinois firm of horse dealers writes
to Charley Crosno, of this place, saying
that they are buying horses and mules,
and wanting to know if Crosno had any
to sell. Somebody must have fooled that
firm. There are only about a dozen
mules in Lincoln county, and these are
not just the kind that Illinois buyers
want. Crosno might be prevailed upon
to sell those black 14-year-old colts of
his though.
All those who failed to attend the ex-
hibition drill of the Silver Star Brigade
at Jones' hall last Saturday night missed
a genuine treat. The drill was given by
sixteen young ladies', and it was simply
superb. The figures gone through with
were elaborate and intricate, and the
young ladies made no mistake from start
to finish. They are worthy of much
praise for it undoubtedly took a great
deal of hard work and much practice to
prepare for the drill in the manner in
which it was executed. The entertain
ment was thoroughly enjoyed by all who
witnessed it.
The first real taste OF the war will
come to our people after today, for if is
today that the war taxes go into opera
ton. On and after today every bank
check drawn must have a stamp attached
thereto; every bill of lading must have a
stamp on it; every express money order
or other draft must have a stamp at
tached thereto. In fact almost every
public document must have its stamp
attached to be legal. The first sign of
this tax appears in the raised price
Of express and postofice money
orders. The penalty for the violation of
any of the provisions of this act is a fine
OF 500.
The Corvallis Times has the following
to say of n Of Lincoln county's settlers:
Lewis Southworth, the colored sage of
Alsea bay, was in Corvallis over Sunday
on business. Lew is an odd caracter
but he is regarded as one of the solid
men in his home community, and his
ebony hand always finds the depth of
his pocket when he hears of anyone in
need. He was born in slavery and