Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-09

George Gaby of Elk City was in 10.
iedo yesterday.
5. G. Irwin of Newport had business
IN the city Tuesday.
Master Earl Landreth is visiting his
aunt at hcMinnville this week.
Miss Pearl Hall of siletz visited in
Toledo the fore part of the week.
L. C. Norton and Postmaster Miller
we're visitors from Nortons "Wednesday
Frank Sturdevant left yesterday for
Lexington, Wash, the home of his par.
ents.
). a. Peterson of Bay View was a
county seat visitor the fore part of the
week.
Ex' County Commissioner F. A. God.
win OF Nashville WAS in the city this
week.
Harry Eyer, the Chitwood post.
master, had business il Toledo wednes-
day night.
Supervisor Alex Catfish was over from
siletE Wednesday to file his report
with the court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Williams OF New.
port wore passengers valleyward yester-
day morning.
Mrs. Adam Rae left Tuesday morning
Tor Portland, where she will receive
medical treatment at the Sanitarium.
Mrs. E. H. Bryant Of siletz returned
Monday from Salem, where she at.
tended the annual conference of the NJ.
i. church.
County Surveyor Wygant returned
from the Siletz country Wednesday,
where he ran some lines for some poor
homesteaders.
Messrs. Con Sullivan, Clyde and Lou
Fox came In from the east Wednesday
evening and left next-morning for their
farms on the Siletz.
Captain W. R. Wakefield, Assessor
Henry Howell, AL Reynolds and Tom
Barclay srrived from Waldport Wednes.
morning on business mission.
Mrs. Grace Hinkle and Miss Hattie
Montgomery arrived Tuesday evening
for visit with their father, Charles
Montgomery Of Siletz. Their home Is
near Philomath.
Prof. Il. P. Coin OF Waldport was in
the city Tuesday and departed next
morning on business trip to the val
ley. He has been engaged to teach the
waldport school this winter.
1t is rumored that the Corvallis g.
Eastern is preparing to push its line on
through the Cascades. Important if
true. We don't believe the movement
would raise kick in this part of the
state.
Bert Sawdon left Tuesday morning
for Huntington, where he has position
as timekeeper of q construction crew
on the o. r. & N. His uncle is en-
ployed by the company at the same
place.
Rev. and Mrs. d. G. Williams are
visiting the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Gray. Rev. Williams has
been stationed at Garfield, Wash, for
some time, but has accepted call to a
charge at Tucson, Arizona, for which
place they they will leave in the near
future.
NJ. L. Trapp of Chitwood was in the
city Wednesday. Mr.. Trapp sold 100
head of mutton sheep few days ago
at 1925 per head-a price considerably
lower than that which has prevailed
the past two years. While the price of
mutton seems to be on the decline, wool
is steadily advancing, our sheep men
receiving from 1615 to II cents per
pound for this years clip.
A well-known young gentleman Of
Lincoln county, a graduate of one of
Oregon's colleges, relates an amusing
incident OF his college career. One day
a well-known professor gave our in
formant's class the duty of writing an
article upon some subject taken up dur
ing the term, to consist of not less than
1000 words. Our informant chose for
his subject: "Milton and His Works"
He then proceeded to tell what he knew
about "Pilgrim's Progress" by John
Bunyap. He discovered his mistake
after his paper had been turned in, but
was considerably relieved when it was
returned and a score of 9S marked to