Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-02
Sam Hill of ona was in the city

wednesday, the 1th inst.
Uncle George Boone and j. H. May |
were visitors from Mill Tuesday.
County Clerk Ira Wade had business
at Portland the fore part of the week.
Merchant Charlie Loomis of Newport
passed through this morning on busi-
ness trip to Albany.
Tom Coleman, representing Wadams
,& Kerr Bros. of Portland, was annoy
ing our merchants Wednesday.
Al Halls residence is undergoing ex-
tensive improvements at the hands of
e. w. Sawdon and A. r. Anderson.
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Bryant came
over from Siletz Tuesday and Mrs
Bryant left next morning for Salem to
attend the annual district conference
OF the M. E. church.
The last half of Lincoln county's
state taxes for 1903 was turned over to
the State Treasurer Monday. being
f2O2l.2o Tor the state Tax and $3.50
Agricultural College tax.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blower of Mill 4
left Monday morning for Victoria, B. c.,
for a months visit with their son John.
Their daughter, Miss Kate, accom-.
panied them.
Mrs. Grant King, through her we'll
known authorized agent, presented The
LEADER with a Jar each of her blue
ribbon pears and beans, first prize
winners at the Fair. When this item
appears they will be in safe place
which bit of Information we append
for the benefit of covetous callers.
The Ladies' Aid Society cleared $37 .55
with their dinners at the fair last week.
Nearly $50 of this amount will be used
for repairs on the NJ. L. church build
ing. All members are requested to be
present at Mrs G.. r. Schenck's next
Tuesday afterpoen, when the time will
be decided upon for beginning this
! work.
Mrs. r. HaIler, Mrs. G. G. Copeland,
Mrs. Arthur Bensell. Superintendent }
j. McKoin. Walter Hall and Billy Alex
ander were visitors from Silelz yester-
day. Mrs. Copeland and Mrs. Bensell
left this morning for Portland. The
latter will be absent month, having
been granted needed rest from heI
duties AS .seamstress.
Captain and Mrs. Aussieker have
moved into their home on east Second
sire ct and J e. Franklin and family
, occupy the Trapp residence, which
they vacated. The change makes il
much more convenient for Agent
Franklin, and anyone having business
7 at the depot may stir him up after of
flee hours without climbing the hill
/ His dog is not dangerous.
: Bert Ewing arrived last Friday from
Hoquiam. Wash, where he had beer
q having fight with appendicitis. II,
J., whipped the malady, but still bear
: marks of the fray He will return t,
Hoquiam as soon as he gets littl,
= stronger. His father aud sister Eyi
( are at Hoquiam and will remain Mrs
D Ewing and the rest of the family ex
q pect to join them in the spring anC
make it their home. Bert reports
n boom on up there.
: Walter Ball started yesterday morn
:. ing for his home at Kernville. Having
a team with him he will be compelled
. to drive through Benton and Poll
IS counties to Sheridan in Yamhill county
/, thence back into Lincoln county to hi
home-in all a distance Of about l4t
miles-and all because four or fiv,
miles of road in Lincoln county ar,
not constructed. This would make tn,
distance from Mr.. Balls place to To
ledo about 80 miles. Comment would
q mar the effect. Mrs. Ball will remain
# in Toledo this winter in order that tn
y children may attend school.
d Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Holmden and sol
y and daughter arrived Tuesday iron
Norfolk, Va, and expect to make thei
> home in Lincoln county-probably a
ie Newport. Mr.. Holmden is practica
IS landscape gardener and contemplate
securing 10 or 20-acre tract at New
To- port and converting it into a park
provided, of course, he meets with sui
ficient encouragement. A nice par
would add greatly to the attractivenes
IS of Newport as summer resort. Nj
ir Holmden will investigate condition
Of and possibilities Of the county, and