Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-05-31

wood visited in Toledo Tuesday.
]. Blower of Mill passed through
Wednesday morning on a business trip
to Corvallis.
Mrs. c. G. Copeland was over from
Siletz Tuesday to meet her aunt, Mrs.
Jasper Newton of Thornton, Wash,
who will visit with her for few weeks.
[ Tom Wilson of Elk City was in Toledo
yesterday. He has sold his property
near Elk City and expects to move to
Toledo with his family in the near
future.
Colonel G. N Thompson of Waldport
was passenger Wednesday morning
for Independence, where he was called
by message announcing the dangerous
illness of his nephew.
c. B. Hurd, representing Wadhams
& Kerr Bros of Portland, was in the
city the fore part of the week. Mr.
Hurd is subbing for Tom Coleman, who
with his family is visiting in the East.
Commodore Simon Lentden and
launch Racine came up from Newport
Tuesday forenoon with party of about
thirty pleasure-seekers. After a brief
call on Toledo they proceeded to Elk
City. The party was chaparoned by
S. G. Irwin.
j. F. Brown and family arrived Mon
day evening from Fort Simcoe, Wash,
where Johnny has been filling the po-
sition of industrial teacher at the
Indian Agency. He went over to Siletz
next morning with his family and may
decide to remain.
The O.A.C. excursion to Newport last
Saturday was enjoyed by about seven
| hundred students and others. The
steamer Richardson was temporarily
out of commission and some difficulty
was experienced in the matter of trans
portation between Yaqhina and New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. HI. Horning and son
Elmer and Ed Altree and family left
yesterday morning for Otter Rock,
where Messrs. Horning and Altree will
build bathhouse, a "shoot the shoots, -
etc, for B. F. Jones and II. R. Nehrbas,
the promoters of that future great sum-
mer and winter resort.
A large audience was at the NJ. E.
church last Sunday morning to hear
Rev. Rorick's Memorial sermon. 1t
wasn't exactly memorial sermon, but
was highly appreciated. 1t was a plea
for universal peace, which will arrive
some day-when the nations that are
looking for trouble have all been shot
to pieces.
The steamer Leggett arrived at va
quina yesterday and will depart for
San Francisco in a few days with a
cargo of lumber for the Curtiss Lumber
Company. The vessel, it is said, will
go out with 100000 feet of lumber
and drawing IS feet of water. This
gives pretty good line on the import
ance of Yaquina harbor and the con-
dtion of the bar.
Archie Macklin, who lives about three
miles from Siletz, footed it over to
Toledo Monday evening for the pur-
pose Of getting in touch with DR..
Minthorn Of Newport, one of Mr..
Macklin's neighbors, Mrs. Eunce Mills,
having suffered stroke of paralysis.
The telephone line between Siletz AMI
Toledo was out of whack, ditto Toledo
Newport line. MIR. Macklin was there
fore compelled to continue on to New
port afoot, arriving there in the small
hours Tuesday morning. DR.. Minthorn
responded to the call and Mr. Macklin
came back to Toledo on the morning
train. He had hard tramp and an all
night job, all on account of ruptured
telephone line.
Jurors in the Circuit Court will here
after draw So per day instead of 50 as
in the past. The new fee will just
about let farmer out even when called
for jury duty. 1t will be fairly profit
able to the average town man of leisure
who delights to serve on the jury. To
the retired capitalist the SO will be
clear gain, for he can live at home, but
the farmer will be out about 81 a day
for board and will have to pay about
Sl.75 day for man to take his place
on the farm. 1t is altogether probable
that the change in the amount of the
fee will make difference in the number
OF excuses offered and the zeal with
which they are pressed when men are
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