Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-21

-"'InahI w dlJer Hall oil SlletZ made
a brief call in the city Monday.
Arthur Boeschen went to Salem
Wednesday, to remain about a month
Merchant Gardner returned Monday
evening from business trip to Port.
land.
Mrs. A. L. Mcdonald of Chitwood
was visiting in the city the fore part of
the week.
L. j. Pepin of Chitwood was in the
city Tuesday undergoing repairs at the
hands of Dentist Adams.
Fred Weatherford, who had been en-.
joying himself among the salmon in the
lower bay, returned yesterday to his
other home at Albany.
Contractors Stone Wells and Jim
Gather have about completed the road
to the city wharf. 1t is good job and
Will be worth more than it COSTS.
j. G. Howe of Fairfield Neb., was in
the city Tuesday night, the guest of his
old neighbor, Ed Avery. Mr.. Howe is
looking for new home and will prob.
ably return to Toledo in the near fu-
ture.
Willie Franklin went to Albany Tues.
day to receive medical treatment for a
sudden something that allied him. He
Is back again and practically as good as
new. His brother "Dick" accompanied
him to Albany.
A respectable farmer living near
Baker City shot and killed his mother.
ln-law Sunday night. He SAYS he
thought she was burglar. 1t is sad
affair. Mothers.in-law should be care.
ful about roaming around through the
house in the darkness.
The case of Josie Shinar VS.. John Mi.
eek occupied Justice Schenck's atten.
tlon ''otf and on from last SATURDAY.
till Wednesday morning. At the Satur.
day set-to the lawyers talked until the
Jurymen were locoed, and the result
was disagreement. In the next round
Justice Schenck decided that he had no
lurisdiction over a case of that kind,
and 1t must either be dropped or settled
In circuit court. Plaintiff seeks to re.
plevln a team of horses from defendant
1t is reported that Miss Sophi Nois of
Portland committed suicide Sunday
night at Newport by jumping into the
Day. She was sister of Mrs. f. G. AL
ioway and was accompanying the latter
and her husband to their. home near
kernville. She left the Bay View
House sometime during the night. A
note to her sister stated that she was
going away, but did not say she in.
tended to take her own life. The be-
lief that she committed suicide is not
unanimous.
The editor of this paper declines to
engage in war of words oyer the lia
uor question with Mr.. Oglesby or any
other man. The foolish charge that
we "are saloon man" will have no
weight with the people among whom
we have lived during the past six years.
As we have many times stated, we wish
there WASH t saloon on earth, but
time has proven that temperance peo-
pie can accomplish nothing by being
radical to the point of dishonesty.
The LEADER bas made no attempt to
conceal its position on this question.
We believe the people of Toledo should
settle the saloon question for Toledo.
That is real local option. If the ques.
tion is submitted to vote of the prop |
erty owners of Toledo, we shall vote
"dry." This is more than we expect
from few sneaks in Toledo who are
quietly handing out slurs and insinua.
tions relative to our position on the So
called local-option law.
Andrew Johnson, head lineman for
the Corvallis d Eastern Railroad com.
pany, while out fishing with friend on
met with distressing accident
during the afternoon that will for some
time to come disable him and prevent
him from following his vocation. He
slipped while descending slippery
bank about four miles sonth of this
city. and fell in such manner as to
break his right leg just above the an-
kle His companion at once secured
help for the unfortunate man and
brought him to this city. where he was
made comfortable at his home No. 104O
Water street. DR.. w. H. Davis was
'alled and after reducing the facture
The patient was made as comfortable
~ possible, and it is expected that in
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