Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23


ness in Toledo Wednesday.
Born-Friday, Jan. l6, 1903, to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Parrish, a u pound daughter.
Gene Williams OF Newport had busi-
ness in the county seat last Saturday.
II. d. Barber, principal of the New
port school, had business in the citv
yesterday.
Thomas Lancaster was a Toledo Wis.
itor from Elk City, Tuesday night,
he returned home yesterday morning.
The mains for the Toledo wat er
works have arrived, and it is presumed
that the long DELAYED work will be
speedily completed
John Stevens of Albany, the hand
some superintendent of construction
OF the G. & e. ornamented Toledo with
his presence Wednesday,.
M. Sander, representing e. Martin
d Co. of San Francisco, was doing To.
ledo the fore part of the week. He went
fishin' between business and showers.
Cliff Crosno and Antoine Jacobson
are In the Siletz region this week slash
ing and making other improvements
for several of our ranchers of that dis.
trict.
The meetings at the NJ. E. church
are creating an encouraging interest.
several conversions having resulted.
Rev. Doran's earnest efforts derserve
success.
After invoicing our stock of goods. we
hnd we have too much clothing on hand.
we offer reduction of 20 per cent on
all suits for the next 80 days, spot cash
Y. B. NJ. Co.
Lafe Manning, formerly employed at
Yaquina by the o. P. railroad as com.
pany blacksmith, was in the city the first
OF the week looking after his interests
in this county.
Say, gentlemen, if you happen to be
looking for a bargain while walking
along Hill street, jYst drop in and pat
ronlze the tailor, first door south OF
the barber shop.
Leland Collins came in from Port.
land last Friday evening for twelve
days visit with relatives and friends.
He is employed by the 0. r. &N. Co.
and says he is well pleased with his lob
and Portland.
The Saturday night club dances will
be held In Woodmen hall in the future.
The Camp and Circle are negotiating
for the purchase of piano, and the
rent of the hall will 90 towards paving
for the instrument.
5. q. Irwin of Newport passed
through Wednesday evening en- route
home from ali influencing visit at the
state capital. Win or lose. Mr.. Irwin
deserves credit for his active interest
in his town and county.
There are several places in our city
where the sidewalks are in bad con.
dition. This is not as it should be
Property owners who Eeep up these i'm
provements enhance the value of their
possessions, and are regarded as philan-
thropists by their fellow-citizens.
Our former fellow citizen. e. A. Swan.
now a resident of New York CITY, in.
forms THE LEADER that he is still inter
ested in Toledo, and expects TO visit US
in 1908, when he comes to Portland 10
take in the big Fair. He recently cele-
brated his S0th birthday, and is in ex.
cellent health.
Chauncey Hawkins got the fingers OF
his right hand rinched in a job press
last Friday and applied bandage sat
urated with turpentine. Not long
afterwards the bandage caught fire and
his hand was badly burned. Chauncey
is more unfortunate than the ordinary
printers devil. Most of them are too
mean to get hurt.
A. Hurley is logger from way ba ok.
He has a contract of getting out 100000
feet of logs for o. r. Altree and the lat.
ter reports that Mr.. Hurley, with his
energetic crew consisting of Jap Hamar,
Frank Russell and Ivan Kyniston, sue.
ceeded IN getting out 100000 feet in
eleven days which is considered among
timbermen as fast work.
The heavyweight proprietor and
business editor of The LEADER has
been dong valley points this week, and
II our local columns appear "shot to
| niecesn our renders NAV lay the