Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-01-29

democrat In Lincoln county and while
MS politics is at variance with that 80
"h LEADER we must give him creditfo
.rue loyalty to the county of his adoption
III Vhe encouragement of her industries
for years he has been martyr to her
cause In chewing and otherwise most,.
eating the fbrous and more or less
succulent beef, the product of eur sun.
Kissed hills, without murmur. Bnt
at last the forces of Nature gave wav
and AL has been cumming it for several
months. Upon his return he will smile
upon his fellow-townsmen in the full
glory of guttapercha and polished ivory
the contract having been let to an Al.
bany firm.
Inc Reporter notes that The LEADER
charges for publishing the list of bills
audited by the Commissioners Court
while the Reporter does the same for
nothing. That's correct. The law pro.
vides for such publication, and THE
LEADER will certainly charge for it-as
any sensible publisher will who is dele.
gated to do the work. OF course. the
Reporter, which is evidently backed bv
capitalists and bloated bondholders can
afford to do any and all kinds of county
publishing free of charge-iust tn keen
THE LEADER from making all honest
living. Isn't that nice?
The people of Lincoln county are
signing a petition to the Secretary of
the Interior urging him to take such
action as will enable Siletz reservation
settlers to make proof upon and secure
patents to their claims For more than
a year all proofs have been held up and
homesteaders put to annoyance and
expense, both useless and unjust. It's
hoped and believed that the Oregon del
egation will secure favorable action up
on the petition. Senators Mitchell and
Fulton may be depended upon to put
forth their best efforts.
We are in receipt of 6-foot "poem"
about II great hunt The author mod.
estly neglected to sign his or her name,
therefore we cannot give it space, even
if we had room for it this week, which
we haven't. The writer will please see
the point--also have his or her name
placed on THE LEADERS, subscription
liSt-if it is not already there.
AT its special meeting on the night OF
the 18th inst the City Council, by a
unanimous vote, rejected the ordinance
providing for city tax for general pur-
poses. 1t was the general opinion that
the people can stand it if their taxes
are not increased for a year or two.
As we write and endeavor to fill the
columns of this weeks LEADER with in.
teresting items, a visitor looks over our
shoulder and reads every word of this.
He shouldn't do it. 1t is a breach of
print-shop etiquette.
Mrs. May Carmen, who has been vis-
iting her sister, MIS-. Geo. l.. McCaulou,
departed Tuesday morning for Seattle
for ii visit with her parents, after which
she will return to her home in New
York City.
Our old friend and former fellow
citizen L. A. Swan writes that he is now
'at home" at No. 81 Days Park, Buf-
falo, N. Y. lie sends kind regards to
all his friends in Toledo and vicinity.
Some of the finest apples that ever
happened reached THE LEADER office
the other day great, big Kings, grown
by George Hodges on Big Elk. They
would shine in any company.
Captain w. r. Wakefield returned
the fore part of the week from visit
with his better nine tenths at his home
in Waldport, and is again subbing for
County Clerk Wade.
C. B. King and family OF Coer
d. Alene, Idaho, who haye been visiting
C. p. Crosno and family. left Monday
morning for California, where they Will
spend the winter.
II. X. Lugger, who has been having a
good time at Seal Rocks and vicinity,
passed through Wednesday morning en-
route to his home at Albany.
Miss Mena Tellefson OF Yaquina
passed through Monday to Albany
where she is an assistant in millinery
store.
"A. Correll came up from the Alsea
bav country Tuesday morning and