Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-11-02
FRESH FROM THE FARM.

spell, but news is as scarce as salmon
since the fish traps came in. Fall work
is mostly done, and farmers are busy
talking politics. Nearly all our winter
apples are picked and sold to one of our
well-to-do farmers, who bonded them
for New York firm last spring. He
will ship them as soon as he returns
from making campaign speeches for
Bryan and Stevenson.
Ex-Governor Pennoyer was down here
last summer on little fishing trip and
bonded all the hops in this township to
keep the trusts from getting them. The
Governor closed his mill down for two
years for the same purpose.
All the old veterans up here are in
high spirits since Colonel G. E. S. Wood
made big speech and promised them
if Bryan was elected he would get them
all pension for killing Indians in 1856
and saving Oregon, which Thomas jeff
erson or some OF them old fogy demo-
Gratis took from the natives.
One of the Oregon soldier boys came
home this week. He says he has
hardwood timber claim down on the
islands which he expects to make big
pile on if Colonel Bryan doesn't jumpit.
One of my neighbor boys is from
Pennsylvania on visit. He got lay
off until after election. He says Senator
Jones and Mr., Croker got most of the
boys off on strike until after the 9th
OF November.
The trust question is corker TO most
of us farmers, We don't uuite under
staud it. We remember when Bob and
Mack used to- tell us that the Hoggs
were a trust and a. monopoly, and they
wanted the courts to get the railroad, so
the farmers would have chance. am
sure I don't know how Bob and Mack
are prospecting, but when tie Hogg trust
had hold of the railroad they had line
of steamers on between Yaquina bay
and San Francisco, and all the wheat
in the upper Willamette valley went
out that way, and farmers got more for
it than they do now and the big car
riage factory at Corvallis was a-hum-
ming. But lot of the boys wanted
this monopoly busted, and Bob and
Mack and lot of 'em whooped it up
and busted it. The steamers were
taken off the high seas and the flag
lowered and now the derrick poles at
the Morrison and Elk City sandstone
quariies look cold and bare like tomb.
stones and only mark the now lonely
spots where in the days OF corporations
and monopolies we boys used to eat oul
bacon and beans and once a month sign
the payroll. But the Southern Pacific
is down on trusts and runs its cars over
the road from the grain fields of the
Willamette valley just for fun. The
Southern Pacific doesn't want to carry
any wheat from Yaquina or run any
steamers in the interest OF monopolies
but one thing is certain-the people ant
farmers of Lincoln county can stand i
if any other people can; for as long al
the trusts and monopolies don't get {
corner on God Almighty and change on
climate, and put corner on fish ant
CLAIMS, and make it high tide all th'
time, we are all right. But my letter il
getting too long, and I will close by re
la,ing story stump speaker told II
here the other night.
A stockbuyer was down in southern
. Kansas and went over onto the Indial
reservation. You know some of thos
Indians are very rich in stock and land
The stockbuyer boughta n thousand head
for which he agreed to pay $4,000. TIL
cattle were represented by two India
chiefs, leaders in local politics--one
populist, the other republican, Upo
asking them what kind OF money the
wanted for their stock, the populit
asked for silver and the republican fc
gold. Every WELL" said the stockman
"it is fifty miles to the city and twent!
five miles to the river, the boundary
the reservation. will meet you at tf
line on Monday noon"
At the appointed time and place Il
Indians appeared on horseback to g
: their money, and when they arrive
they saw the stockman ut the river wit
Il four-horse team, stuck in the mu
The Indian who had asked for gold ro,
up and the man handed him sack
gold weighing about 100 pounds, and
tied it on behind his saddle and ro
away. The stockman then said to t
other Indian, who had agreed to ia