Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-05-22
Hon. Binger Hermann at the court

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G. l.. Chatterton of Newport had
business In the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Plank of Newport
were county seat visitors last Saturday.
For the next ten days l will sell all
my dress trimmings at cost for cash.
Mrs. Wygant.
Charlie Montgomery. one of the ST.
letz merchants, had business in the
county seat Monday.
Banker and Mrs. Thomas Leese visited
in Toledo the fore part Of the week, re-
turning to Corvallis Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Casteel and daughter
Edith of Yaquina returned Monday
evening from visit in the valley.
G. b. Crosno and r. A. Arnold went
to Portland Tuesday, the former as
delegate to the l. O. o. F. grand lodge.
Attorney w. E. Yates of Corvallis.
passed through Wednesday morning
en- route home from visit at the Resort
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Borden and
Frank Frohreich of Newport were
among the passengers for Salem
Wednesday morning.
b. +. Jones has been absent in the
valley this week attending the Presi-
Dental jubilee, being member of the
legislative reception committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Nj. Stanton have
charge Of the postoflice this week during
the absence of postmaster and Mrs.
Arnold. They look quite natural be-
hind the bars.
A lady's collar Of genuine Battenburg
lace will be given away at The Ladies'
Bazaar. A ticket, emitting the holder
to one chance, will be given with every
dollars worth Of goods purchased.
Toledo's final contingent of Presi.
dental blowouters went valleyward
yesterday morning. It consisted of
A. T. Peterson, Fred Stanton, r. E.
Collins and daughter Merle.
j. A. West arrived from the lower
Siletz country Tuesday evening with
about 80 head of cattle belonging to
himself and o. H. Davenport, which
will feed on the peninsula west of town.
Mir. Vests family Will arrive in about
u month.
Mrs. Annette Krogstad and Mrs.
Rose Schenck left Monday morning for
Portland. They represent the local
Rebekahs in the grand lodge of the
order in session this week in Portland.
Mrs. Schenck is also delegate to the
convention of Lewis and Clark w Woman's s
clubs.
c. w. Taylor, late Of the province OF
New Brunswick, was in the city Tues
day visiting his cousin. AL Taylor,
whom he had not seen for 23 years.
Mr.. Taylor is carpenter, and is tenn
porarily located at Eugene, where he
reports quite building boom. He re-
turned to Eugene Wednesday.
Willis Grant of Harlan arrived in
Toledo at an early hour yesterday
morning. He left home about o'clocl,
Wednesday afternoon and was over
taken by darkness on Pioneer hill.
The road was strange, his horse got
lost and he was compelled to put up
for the night under the scanty shelter
of tree. 1t had rained hard and he
| was wet to the bark. He wrapped his
saddle blanket around him, but was
unable to keep warm and didn't sleep a
wink. When daylight came he found
himself aud came into Toledo, where
he ate supper and breakfast in one
round.
The toy pistol has made its advent in
Toledo, and evidence of youthful de.
pravity is shown in various ways. One
of our most intellectual boys, assisted
by several others with more or less in.
telligence, caught "Bruiser," the
harmless old dog belonging to John
Ofstedahl. and inserted the barrel of a
pistol in his ear and fired the blank
cartridge. The concussion undoubt.
edly caused severe pain, az it is reported
that the dog nearly went mad from the
effect. Such acts Of inhuman cruelty
should be handled by the authorities.
We have reform schools that are well
equipped for the cultivation of de.
praved minds; also laws for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals. Such