Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-24

IHE LEADER and Pacific Homestead
for only S1.75. Now is the time.
Ladies, come in and see my new line
of shirtwaists. Mrs. NJ. Wygant.
For Plain Sewing-Call on Mrs. L. L.
Conner, at NJ. f. Parsonage, Toledo.
Barber George Landreth was listed
with the sick the fore part of the week.
Merchant Walter Hall of Siletz had
business in the city the fore part of the
week.
Some good furniture and cooking
utensils for sale cheap. Inquire at the
Depot.
S. G. Irwin of Newport returned Sat
urday evening from weeks stay in
Portland.
Captain w. f. Wakefield of Wald-
port had business in the county seat
Wednesday.
E. II. and j. w. Bryant and Harry
Porter of Nortons had business in the
city Monday night.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs fancy
stock, only 81 per setting of 13. Mrs.
George Bethers, Toledo, Oregon.
Mrs. T. P. Fish went to Portland
Monday to purchase her spring and
summer stock of millinery, ladies' fur
nishisg goods, etc.
Select your garden seeds early and
don't forget to ask for free ticket in
krogstad's Talk-o-phone drawing to
place in or about June first.
Ole Z. Hanson, accompanied by his
wife and baby, returned to their home
near Roots Monday. They expect to
remain there for some time.
A. j. Mcmillan, chief engineer of the
Dalles-Celilo portage road, returned
Wednesday evening, his duties on the
work being practically completed.
Your wife, or my wife, or your mother
in-law may be eloquent takers, which
usually is the case, but the Talk-o- phone
given away by Krogstad can easily
scoop them all without half trying.
Millions of Norway herring have been
paying their annual visit to Yaouina
Bay during the past week or two and
thousands will never see their old
, home again. Properly prepared the
rt hNn IF oe
among the luXuries.
G. L. Gray's logging engine went
through the little bridge crossing
Drake creek Tuesday and is still where
, it stopped. Renus Arnold was at the
throttle when the accident occurred
but quickly shut off the steam and
jumped clear of the wrecked bridge.
Mr.. Gray is certainly having more than
, his share of hard luck. The rainfall OF
the past week has not been sufficient to
float his logs to tidewater, but March
; may yet spring an old-tlme freshet.
Surveyor M. Wygant returned Tues
day evening from the scene of opera
tions on the Dalles, Cello portage road
on which he assisted in the capacity of
civil engineer He reports he road
about two-thirds completed, bat n de-
lay has been caused by inability to pro-
cure bridge timbers, and it will not he
ready for business until about June |.
Mr.. Wygant has been awarded the con
tract by the Government for surveying
a tract in the north end of Lincoln
county and the south end of Tillamook,
and he will soon begin the work, al
though he has until next December to
complete the same.
J Out at Salem they are discussing the
practicabiity of establishing factory
for the manufacture of various drugs
and medicines from cascara, or chittim
bark. The average shipment of this
bark from Oregon each year is about 30
carloads, or 700 600 pounds, although
last year 80 carloads or 100000 pounds,
were shipped to the eastern factories
The owner, or peeler, receives abont 4
cents per pound for the bark, and the
commission or middle man receives A
cent per pound, and the total cost to
the eastern manufacturer, in normal
season, is about 6 cents per pound
When manufactured into fluid extract
and other medicinal forms it nets the
manufacturer GO cents per pound, ac.
Gording to the figures of man who has
investigated the industry from tree lo
retail druggist. 1t is now proposed to
keep this enormous profit, averaging
81, l,104,C00 per year. at home II the
enteiprising citizens of Salem succeed
in establishing this enterprise, the,
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