Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-03-25

ant Monday
Harry Blodgett of Nashville was in
the city Tuesday.
Van Boone of Caffrey's Island was in
the city last Saturday.
G. G. Mcbride of Eddyville had busi-
ness in the county seat Wednesday.
County Stock Inspector Lon McDon-
aid was in the city Wednesday night.
Fred Chambers left Tuesday morn
ing on business mission at Corvallis.
q. T. Mcclure of Eddyville had busl-
ness in the county seat Wednesday
night.
Katie, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. AL Waugh, has been very ill
this week.
jim Derrick and George Chambers
went up the line Wednesday morning.
George has his eye on a homestead
somewhere near Eddyville.
Manager Edwin Stone and Superin.
tendent Con Sullivan of the c. 4 E.
went through to the terminus Tuesday
evening and out again next morning.
Mrs. Rose M. Schenck returned last
Friday evening from visit to Cottage
Grove aid other points in the interest
of the Woman's Relief Corps, of which
she is Department President.
Rev. Reinertson will conduct service
at the Lutheran church in Toledo next
Sunday morning and evening, at the
usual hours. Norwegian service in the
morning, English in the evening.
Everybody cordially invited.
County Clerk Wade has been engaged
8 week in sending into the several
tcincts copies of the proposed prim-
nominating election law and local
,tion liquor law, to be voted upon at
ttle regular election to be held June 6,
under the provisions of the Initiative
and Referendum amendment to the Or
eSOn constitution.
Alma, the 11-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Altree, died in Port
land Friday, March IS, 1904, and was
buried in the Toledo cemetery on the
following Sunday. The remains of the
little one arrived in Toledo Saturday
evening, accompanied by the parents
and Austin Altree and Sven Bradeson.
The funeral service, conducted by Rev.
Bristol, was held at the NJ. E. church
Sunday. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of many friends in this
community. They are at present visit
ing Mrs. Altree's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Antone Bradeson.
Sheriff Ross returned "Wednesday
morning from Tidewater, having in
charge John Balm, who had been re-
ported by E. w. Counsil as mentally
unbalanced. Mr.. Counsil and Jack
Farley, both of Tidewater, accompan-
led the Sheriff and his charge to To-
ledo. Mr.. Balm, according to the testi-
mony of his neighbors, has acted rather
queerly for some time past. but has
been regarded as harmless.
But recently his case has become more
serious. A few days since he discovered
his own hogs in his own meadow, root.
ing and conducting themselves as hogs
should. Mr.. Balm at once got the idea
INTO his head that Mr.. and Mrs. Coun-
'il exercised an evil influence over the
hogs, which caused them to thus de.
spoil his meadow, and ordered his
leighbors to leave the country. He
believes that the postmaster at Tide
" tier kept $4,000 which was sent to
aim from his old home in Michigan
several years ago, and shows other in.
ilcations OF being not just right. He
las resided at his present home for
learly thirty years, coming there from
Michigan, but never gave any purticu-
ars regarding his former home. He
vas a soldier during the war of the re
'ellion and received several wounds,
me OF which caused fracture of the
kull, and is believed to be the cause of
lis trouble. Mr.. Farley and others
lave endeavored TO learn particulars as
o his soldering, and, if possible, secure
or him pension, but his mind has
lever been sufficiently clear on the
ubject to give the necessary informa-
ION. He is bachelor, owns a good
arm and has always been industrious.
aising considerable stock. He is, Mr..