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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08

duties as councilman as much as though
he were paid a large salary. And I
would recommend that whenever a
councilman is absent from meeting, if he
be IN the city and is not kept away by
sickness, that his place be declared
vacant, IN order that the people may
have some one that will serve them.
There has been, during the past year,
one or two ordinances introduced, bv
request of citizens and taxpayers in
Toledo, that met with opposition by one
or two members of the council, and the
proposed ordinances were taken from
the council chamber and never returned =,
although repeatedly called up and asked
for by the chairman. For this class of
legislation we cannot find language
sufficiently strong enough to condemn it.
In free country let all men come boldly
to the front and fight manfully for their
principles, and in city corporation let
every citizen be heard, whether he be
right or wrong.
In view of the fact that my duties as
mayor are at an end, the mayor-elect
taking his seat at the next regular meet.
ing, hope the council will pardon me
if, in my closing remarks, should seem
little personal. When l assumed the
duties of my Office four years ago there
was not a street open in Toledo, and
during that time have proposed, urged
and endorsed every improvement ordered
by the Common Council, and / take this
occasion to say that am proud of the
growth Of our young city and am moi
ashamed of one act that 1 have done as
mayor, and while have received the
blame of the opposition to improvements
for every measure that has passed the
council, and have therefore made some
enemies. For the position have taken
desire to say that l respect their
opinions, but have nothing to take back
nor no apologies to make for any oficia
act have done.
also desire to say to the people o.
Toledo who have opposed improvements
that street talk is very cheap, and while
q number of the councilmen have
preached economy and reform to you OF
the public streets of Toledo, that every
one of those councilmen is on record, il
black and white, as voting for every
dollar that has gone out of the city
treasury, and all any one has to do tc
inform himself is by examining the
records in the city recorders Office.
In retiring from the council, desire
to say that | wish the city of Toledo and
her citizens all prosperity, and knowing
them all well, know that Toledo vii
in the future, as in the past, forge to the
front.
Respectfully submitted,
B. F. JONES, Mayor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08
Number 40.
How 1t Happened.

The city election Tuesday was
one of the cleanest and most gen
tlemanly contests ever witnessed in
Toledo or any other place worthy
of mention. The opposing forces
were quite evenly matched and the
question of supremacy wasn't set
tied until "just as the sun went
down." when Gene Young of the
independent Citizens jumped over
the head of the opposing tackle
and ran like a scared buck the
entire length of the field for a
touchdown and Captain Vincent
kicked difficult goal. When the
whistle of Referee Hop Owen an
nounced that it was all over but
the shoutin', the following figures
revealed the result of the quiet but
earnest struggle:
FOR Mayor Mai.
G. E. Hawkins, Citizens. ..9S
ii. w. Vincent, Ind. Citizens 40 |
George Dewey, Accident. .....
For RECORDER
Peter Myers, Citizens. ......33
b. F. Swope, Ind. Citizens. . As IL
For MARSHAL
G. Nj. Brown, Citizens 80. 20
G. II. Young, Ind. Citizens. So "a
For TREASURER
r. E. Darnell, Ind Citizens. As l3
o. 0. Krogstad, Citizens 80
For ALDERMEN
Moses Gregson, Ind. Citizens. 20
G. G. Kubler, Citizens ....... Al 16
AL Waugh, Ind. Citizens ....37
A. T. Peterson, Citizens ...... .43- 6
9. A. Dick, Citizens. .........30
+. d. Tillotson, Ind. Citizens. As IS
The losers took their defeat good
naturedly, and will go into training
for the eventful day in 1000.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08
Miss Jessie Buoy returned todav
to her home at Philomath.

through from Yaquina to Corvallis
Tuesday.
Ii you want to make a dollar out
OF 90 cents, trade at Miller B.
Pruett's.
Lin Norton and Mike Robinson
OF Yaquina had business in Toledo
Tuesday,
Mr.. Sherk Of Nortons, attended
quarterly conference in Toledo
Wednesday.
T. S. Derrick was down from
Eddyville this week, transacting
business before the county court.
Miss Hazel Walch returned to
school at Albany Tuesday from a
visit with her parents at Yaquina.
Services at the Toledo M. E.
church Sunday morning and even
ing, at the usual hours. Rev. C. M.
Brown, pastor.
Newt and Mark Guilliams of
Yamada were in town Wednesday
and departed next morning for
British Columbia to join sealing
expedition.
Another addition to our Boys
Youths, and children's clothing,
makes our clothing department one
OF the most complete in the county
Miller & Pruett.
To Rent-Farm. four miles above
Elk City-32o acres so acres ready
for the plow. Parties renting must
furnish their own team and farming
implements. Apply to c. L. Web
Der, on the Bear creek ranch, OF
B. F. Jones, Toledo, Or.
George w. Davis of Salem, father
of Hon. Elmo Davis, was in Toledo
yesterday on business connected
with his interests in this county.
He is proprietor of the Pioneer
stone quarries, and this valuable
property is alone sufficient to keep
him interested in Lincoln county.
Mr.. Davis visited THE LEADER
and added his name to its rapidly
growing list. He returned to Salem
today.
Sheriff Ross went down in the
Beaver creek country Sunday and
on the following afternoon arrested
Mark Guilliams and Carrie Rowin
on a complaint alleging "unpurty'
conduct. The preliminary hearing
took place at the Ona school house
Tuesday afternoon, Deputy District
Attorney Swope appearing for the
prosecution and Captain Wakefield
for the defense. The defendants
were bound over to the next term
Of circuit court, which conveues
January 20, 1900, Newt Guilliams,
brother of Mark, furnishing cash
bond,
Last Tuesday afternoon Harry
FAINT, the Newport -Waldport mail
carrier met with what might have
been a serious accident. He started
down the beach to Waldport after a
load of freight. The tide was
pretty well In ana the Surl was
running high, when he got to a
point where the bluff projects ouI
pretty we'll toward the ocean, about
Two miles north of Seal Rocks, one
of his horses feet caught between
two rocks and held them fast.
Harry succeeded in freeing the
horses foot just in time for large
breaker to strike them, upsetting
the wagon and throwing Harry out
toward the ocean. After the water
had subsidized he succeeded in right
ing the wagon and getting around
the noint before another wave struck
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08
LOCAL IN BRIEF.

Presiding Elder 7. B. Ford of
"A NJ, f, church arrived Tuesday
,eung and preached that night to
arge audience. Nearly the en-
next day was devoted to ser
HES and business meetings. In
M morning the elder had a consul
,tion with the ministers and at I
bclOck p. IN. the quarterly con-
.,,euce of the Siletz mission was
eld. This was followed by one of
|Elder Ford's excellent sermons.
he Toledo quarterly conference
pccupied the rest of the afternoon.
Mother splendid sermon by the
der in the evening, to a crowded
ouse, closed his quarterly work at
Lis place. He departed Thursday
.nCrning for Eddyville, accompanied
By Rev. c. M. Brown, local pastor
f the NJ. E. church. 1t was their
Mention to have all afternoon SER
|sEe at Eddyville and one at Elk
Nty in the evening. Rev. Brown
Hen goes to Philomath to assist
||n two weeks in a revival effort at
Hal place. This arrangement was
made by Presiding Elder Ford, who
|Rcured Rev. Bryant of Siletz to
FIJI Rev. Browns pulpit in Toledo
|1ext Sunday. This quarterly CON
|krence was one of the most Success
HI and largely attended ever held
ID Toledo.
DR.. Carter of Elk City arrived
Monday evening to be present next
BY at our city election. Having
RJperty interests here, he was
Plurally anxious that only strictly
quest men and expert fnanciers
Fhould get in. His presence seems
Y have had the desired effect.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. +. Collins and
laughter rowed down to South
seach last Friday to visit Harry
|fPnt and family. Robert returned
AOnday morning with the boat and
lrS' Collins and daughter came
nck on the train Wednesday.
George Hodges of Salado came
pPwn Tuesday evening and re-
ualned until yesterday morning,
Fnen he departed for Portland to
'Se a course of treatment at the
9Ood Samaritan hospital.
agent Buoy returned last night
'Om business trip to Albany. He
PaS been on the sick list since last
Ppnday, and his place in the depot
= oeen ably filled by Mrs. L. M.
NN' Warnock of Eddyville was
"n Wednesday on business be-
the county court. He called
n had his name placed on THE
fADER list.
Jackscrew Allphin is a SYM
'nlzer of Congressman-elect Rob-
"o' Utah, and asks all his friends
7Vall him Brigham Young Allphin.
i'G' Coleman, the well-known
preventative of Wadhams & Kerr
Vs. OF Portland, was interviewing
merchants Wednesday.
Misses Ida Simpson and Jessie
'Suilough and Mr., Owen Graves
Newport were county seat visit
/ last Saturday.
i Ea Meaker Of Yaquina was up
'u"esday consoling some of the
parted candidates for municipal
pnors.
'a.SS Sadie Dixon returned to her
+u'eS at the OAC at Corvallis
Pn0ay from a visit at Yaquina.
f. T. Paine and family, late of
1wood, are now located on the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08


The losers took their defeat good
naturedly, and will go into training
for the eventful day in 1900.
Born-Mouday night, December
4, 1899, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. D.
Tillotson, son. And the next
day Pa Tillotson was chosen as one
of the aldermen of the city of Toledo
---honors enough in twenty-four
hours for anybody. By the way,
the first part of this item cost us 10
cents, Robbie Darnell being the
reporter. Next
Commissioner Goodwin arrived
Tuesday evening to be on hand for
the December term of county court,
which convened next day. Com
missioner Wakefield arrived from
Waldport Wednesday morning on
the same mission.
DR.. J. II. Frazer, dentist, of
Portland, has located in this city,
and those wanting dental work will
do well to call at the Vincent House
and get his prices before going
elsewhere.
DR.. Fred Vincent, son of Mayor
elect Vincent of Toledo, was re-
elected mayor of Pendletop Mon
day. The Vincents appear to be
winners.
A grand ball is announced for
Christmas night, December IS, at
Thiel hall, under the auspices of
Rosebrooks orchestra.
Ben King of Morrison was in
Toledo Wednesday-the first time
in many moons-a gentleman at
our elbow informs us.
w. T.. Wann, the well-known
stockman Of the Yahats passed
through this morning ell route 10
Corvallis.
Mr.. Bogue of Oregon City, was
in the city this week visiting his
son William, and greeting old
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Wadsworth
returned Monday evening from
their visit with relatives al Lebanon.
Rev. Charles Booth of Grants
Pass went through last night to
Newport, his former home.
Master Mechanic Walch returned
to Yaquina Wednesday night from
business trip outside.
Renus Arnold returned last night
| from his visit at Portland.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-12-08

The losers took their defeat good
naturedly, and will go into training
for the eventful day in 1000.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Rare Books.

The free library Of Philadelphia has
in one of its collections of books re.
markable and precious possession The
collection Is the result of twenty years
labor by one of the foremost experts OF
Europe, and consists of 500 works out
Of p, ZOO said to have been published
between the discovery of printing and
the year 1900.
It is not only that 500 books of the
earliest age of printing have been here
brought together, but also that speci
ments Of the work of 314 different
presses and types are shown, and that
the development of the art Of printing
is illustrated from its very earliest
stages. 1t Is claimed that more thar
fifty of these volumes were printed
prior to any issued by Cations press
and many are from presses which never
issued more than one or two books. Sc
says the Public Ledger. In some cases
specimens of the work of that particu
lar press are not known to exist else
where.
1t is gratifying feature of the col
lection that large proportion of the
books are in their original bindings.
Among other books of exceptiona
rarity are the first Bible Concordance
issued probably about 1896; the first
octave edition Of the Bible, by Froude
printed In 1491, and known as the Pool
Mans Biblei two Of the 1--WE books
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Cities Wear out the Horses.

Horses wear out much faster in the
large cities than they do in country dis
tricts. Immense numbers of these ami
mails annually succumb to hard usage,
combined with the inevitable labor of
hauling heavy loads over granite-paved
streets. AS fast as the city supply be-
comes exhausted 1t must be replenished
by horses from the country or from for
eign ports. 1t is stated that in the SUBJ
urbs Of London alone there are 10000
horses in use, and that 100000 horses
must every year be sent into these sub
urbs to take the place Of those worn
out. The city of Berlin takes 100000
new horses every year. A large num-
Der of the horses used in omnibuses
and on tram lines both in England and
on the continent are imported from the
United States. The horses from the
United States are shipped from the
ports Of New York and Boston to the
ports of London, Liverpool and Glas-
gov, and quite large number are
transshipped at London for the ports
of Antwerp and Havre. The ocean rates
on horses from New York and Boston
are from $25 to $50 per head, including
feed and attendance. insurance for
the voyage and for ten days after land
ing and dock charges.-Chicago Chron-
feIo
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Age and Marriage.

A woman's prospect Of marriage is
distinctly affected by age. The statis-
tics Of all countries show that the great
majority of women marry between the
ages of 20 and 80. Before reaching &c
a woman has, of course, a chance OF
matrimony, but the objections raised
by parents or friends to marriage at q
tender age frequently outweigh the de
sire Of the young woman to acquire q
husband, and lead her to defer the
wedding day.
All the statistics that have been
gathered bear out the statement that
woman's best chance to marry Is al
the age of 25. that over six-tenths OF
the marriages take place between &c
and 80, and consequently that a wo.
mans chance increases up to 25, and
steadily decreases after that age until
it reaches the vanishing point some.
where about 60.
Out Of 1000 married women LAG
marry before the age of 20, $50 be.
tween 20 and 80. Ill between 80 and
40, the woman in the thirties having
not SO good chance as the girl in hel
teens; between the ages of 40 and &c
the falling off Is enormous, only Al In
1000 contracting an alliance in that
decade, while past 80 the chances still
further diminish. for the woman who
has celebrated the semi-centennial OF
her birth has only nineteen chances IL
thousand.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
SALT LAKE airy.


mental Travel.
No one crossing the continent can
afford to cut Salt Lake City from his
route. The attractions of the place,
including the Mormon Temple, Taber-
nacle and Church institutions, the
Great Salt Lake-deader and denser
than the Dead Sea in the Holy Land
the picturesque. environment and the
warm sulphur and hot springs are
greater to the square yard than any 10.
cality on the American continent.
The Rio Grande Western Railway,
connecting on the East with the Dem
yer & Rio Grande and Colorado Mid
land Railways and on the West with
the Southern Pacific Central Route)
and Oregon Short Line, is the only
transcontinetnal line passing directly
through Salt Lake City. The route
through Salt Lake City via the Rio
Grande Western Railway is famous all
the year round. On account of the
equable climate of Utah and Colorado
it is just as popular in winter as in
summer. Send &c to J. D. Mansfield,
253 Washington St., Portland, or Geo.
W. Heintz, Acting General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City, for copy OF
salt Lake City-the City of the
Saints
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
LOCATION OF soLoMoN.s MINES
Supposed to Be Near Where Transvaal
War Will Occur.

Supposed to Be Near Where Transvaal
War Will Occur.
The present prominence of the Trans
yaal from q political aspect makes
everything connected with that region
Of special interest. The country, though
it has only in comparatively recent
times attracted the attention Of our
present civilization, has had a past, a
very remote past, civilization of which
all records and even traditions have
disappeared, but which has left its
mark on the landscape in the shape of
number of stone ruins of peculiar
structure, the purpose and probable
history Of which is now puZzling
archaeologists.
These buildings are scattered over
the plateau of southern Mashonaland
and Matabeleland, from its mountain
GUS edge on the east to the neighbor-
hood Of Tati on the west. They con-
sist of fragments of walls built Of small
blocks of granite resembling paving
stones, about foot long by six inches
high, Clipped or trimmed to uniform
size. They are built without mortar
or cement, but the stones are neatly
adjusted, and the walls, which taper
from the base toward the top, are so
thick that stability is insured. The
only ornamentation consists In placing
some Of the stones at an acute angle
to the other layers above and below,
SO as to produce herring-bone pattern.
The group of ruins which have at
tracted the most attention are situated
seventeen miles from Fort Victoria. In
southern Mashonaland. They are
known by the name Of the Great Zim-
babnye. This Bantu word is said to
denote stone building, but has often
been. used to describe the residence Of
great chief 1t is a common noun
and not the name of any particular
place. 1t has, however, been applied
by Europeans to these ruins, which
consist Of two buildings, one on the top
of hill, the other in a valley.
Simple and rude these structures un-
doubtedly are, but for what purpose
were they built and by whom?
| An explanation of historical char
acter has been suggested. The Egyptian
monuments teach us that in very re-
mote times there was a trade from
southeast Africa into the Red Sea. In
the book of Kings we find that Solo
mon and Hiram of Tyre entered into
q trade venture from the Red Sea port
of Ezion- geber to a country named
! Ophir, which produced gold and dia-
monds. Other historical facts are con-
frmatory of these and indicate at some
very remote time this region was visit
ed by people in search of gold, who
were much more civilized than the
Kaffirs, but the mystery is not yet
solved. Are they the lost diamond
| mines of King Solomon?
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01

A downtown restaurant was In the
turmoil of the busy dinner hour. Care
worn business men rushed in and swal-
lowed lunch as though millions de-
pended on their haste. Walters bal
anced steaming platers on the tips of
their little fingers with the ease of Jap
anese jugglers, and everything seemed
confusion. Yet there was certain
degree of discipline among the walters
and they seemed to know their custom
ers and their usual choice of dishes.
For instance, when a pair of lantern
jawed actors without an engagement
entered. the waiter that listened to the
order yell cd to the cook: 1.-TWO soups
and a Ham omelet!''-Detroit Free
p,.oc
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01

rts Inhabitants at the Present Day
Are Happy and Contented, and Crime
La Almost Unknown ON the Island
Industries of the People.
Few people ever think of st. Helena
except as a rock in the sea on which
Napoleon lived a while miserably and
then more miserably died. That the
greatest of anti-climaxes was not the
end of the little islands history is hard
to realize, possibly because a poet or
romancer would have made it the end,
and continuation is therefore more or
less unnatural and absurd. Be that as
it may, st. Helena has remained the
abiding place of ordinary human beings
who concern themselves very little
about the colossal ghost generally sup
posed to be the islands only inhabit-
ant, and the report to the English gov
ernment just made by their governor
shows that they have joys and sorrows
exactly like those of the folks dwell
ing in places less traglcally famo4s.
For instance, the revenues of the island
last year were f9, ,152. a decidedly COM
4Okll1DlC 6uu1, OuS dldlo. laC OApChnA-
lures amounted to f12.349, and that is
an excess of outgo not comfortable at
all. The governor says, however, that
the bad balance was due to some extra
ordinary drains upon the islands re-
sources, and that he anticipates sub
stantial surplus for the current year.
A recent increase of the garrison and
extensive improvements now making
by the colonial and imperial authori-
| ties assure the immediate prosperity of
the islanders.
st. Helena has no public debt, but is
paying of by small annual INSTALL
ments a Notwithstanding grant OF
5000 made by Parliament In 1871.
| The imports, chiefly foodstuffs and
| building materials. amounted last year
| to f62, ,9S5. and the exports. almost
wholly potatoes, to f4.391. Lacemak-
| ing has been introduced among the girls
of the island with great success, and
the Governor is experimenting with the
manufacture of brick and tile. The
.whalers have now entirely deserted st.
| Helena, the few ships engaged in that
industry keeping far to the north or
south. The total population of the
island is 4.543.
The governor hopes that winter Wis
itors from England may be tempted by
the salubrity of the climate to try st.
Helena, which Is superior, he says, in
some respects to that of Madeira and
the Canary Islands. He says the people
as a whole compare favorably with the
/ English agricultural population; with
few exceptions, all can read and write.
! and the language is spoken with great
er purity than in many districts at
home AS rule, the people are happy
and contented, with little crime among
them and much kindness in helping
each other. Strangers are greatly Inn
pressed with the general civility shown
to them by old and young.-New York
| Times
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Town Farthest Removed From s,

Town FarthesG Removed From Sea.
Kuldja, which is said to be the CEN
ter of Asia, is claimed to be the farthest
removed town from the sea in the
world. This town, which formed part
of the ancient kingdom of Dzoungaria,
is between 1900 and 1900 miles from
the sea. Kuldja is the point from
which numerous races have migrated
to the low and arid steppes of the Aralo
Caspian depression, and the still more
distant and better favored regions of
the west. On the fertile banks of the
Iii and Irtish, the migrating hordes
fingered for time, 10th, as it were, to
venture out into the unknown plain be-
fore them, stretching far away into
sandy deserts that separate Europe
from Asia, until new tide of popular
migration forced them at last to strike
their tents and depart westward from
their mountainous halting ground.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Jowett's ExtinRutsher.

The late master of Balliol was so well
known as resourceful antagonist that
1t is matter for wonder that any WON.
an, however youthful and sure Of her.
self, should have had the temerity tc
take liberties with him.
The Hon. Lionel Tollemache tells In
the Spectator of a young woman who
had the effrontery to say to him:
81 want to know, master, what you
think Of God"
81 am more concerned to know what
God thinks Of me-" was Jowett's felic
ltous reply.