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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
The Youngest Soldier.

Lincoln county has a resident,
Mr.. George Green, enjoys the dis
tinction of having been the youngest
soldier in the Union Army during
the Civil war. This old veteran
enlisted in the 50 N. Y. Vol. In
fantry, at the tender age of II years
and 3 months, and served one year,
being discharged at the close of the
war. He was wounded at the bat
tie of Kingston, n. c., by being
struck by bursting shell, and laid
on the field suffering tortures for
over eight hours before aid reached
him. Later he suffered a flesh
wound at the skirmish of Bachel or's
Creek, North Carolina.
After the Civil war ended Mrs.
Green enlisted in the regular army
and served three years in the Da-
kotas, during which time he par
ticipated in several Indian battles.
As the result of one of these battles
Mr.. Green has a badly SCARED
hand, which was caused by using it
to ward off knife blows by an In
dian in fight. Mr.. Green stopped
that part of the fight by blowing
the top off the Indians head with
his revolver. Mr.. Green knows he
killed three Indians and believes he
killed four in that battle. He and
two comrades were all the whites
not killed in that fight. They were
then taken prisoners and for four
days and nights were denied food
and water, making their escape
when the Indian sentry fell asleep.
Mr. Green and his estimable wife
are living quietly on their homestead
on the upper Depoe slough in this
county, and are among our best
citizens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
Damaged by Fire.

The greatest bunch of bargains
ever offered it Toledo is now shown
at our store. We have just received
a shipment of Rolled Edge Nalore
Couches with -breakable springs,
also Steel Couches, from the stock
of Peterson & Roberts of Portland &,
who recently suffered great damage
to stock by fire. Some of these
couches were slightly soiled by
water and smoke. We are going to
sell them at unheard of low prices.
They are all bargains and you can
not afford to miss getting one.
We have also just received an in
voice of the fine Onyx Ware, the
best and cheapest granite ware man
featured. We are exclusive agents
for these goods.
A. RosEBRooK, Toledo, Or.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

Go to the Bonbonicre for your
school tablets.
j. r. Lynde of Elk City had bust
ness at the county seat Monday.
Prof. George Bethers will depart
this afternoon for Hammond, where
he will teach school until the board
there finds teacher to take his
place. Mr.. Bethers since taking
that school has decided to remain
here.
DR.. Adams, the dentist, has es-
tablished in Toledo an up TO date
denCal office and it will niece with
the approval of the people of this
section, as his office in the Ofstedahl
building will be a permanent one.
He is now ready for work of all
kinds and will be found in his To
ledo Office working every day for a
while, then it is his intention to
come to this place probably Thurs
day noon and remain until Saturday
noon. The balance Of his time will
be spent at Newport, where DR..
Mrs. Adams, who is also dentist,
will have charge Of the office. This
gives Newport and Toledo good
dental service,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
Notice.

To whom it may concern. This
is to certify that will not pay any
more bills for Mrs. Myrtle Parmele
Lockwood in any shape or form
whatever, from this day onward.
BERT O. LOCKWOOD, Medford, Or.
September 4th, 1908.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
Came to Oregon in AT.

Sixty-one years. ago little COM
pany of immigrants under the lead
ership of Captain Nat Bowman
crossed the Cascade range of Noun
tains at Laurel Hill-the first teams
to ever come that route-and landed
at Oregon City, then a little place
of but four or five houses. In that
company was a ninteen-year-old
boy by the name of M. j. Allphin,
and his sister, now Mrs. Mary Bow
man of Jefferson. Mr.. Allphin be-
lieves himself and'sister are the on
ly surviving members of that COM
pany.
The Allphins were living in Hi
nois in the spring of AZ and hear
ing that a company was to start
with Captain Bowman got ready
and joined the company.
The following year the family
moved to Linn county and resided
for several years on the Santiam.
There were only six families living
in Linn county at that time. 1t
was in '4S that the great forest fire
swept through the whole coast range
of mountains and destroyed billions
of feet of the finest timber in the
world. The effect of that fire is
seen by the thousands of acres Of
old dead snags standing all over
this western part Of the state. Mr.
Allphin says it was so smoky in
Salem during this fire that lamps
had to be kept burning during the
day in order to see anything. All
work and business had to be sus-
pended on account of the smoke
and the ashes.
In the winter of 1880 Mr.. All
phin earned $40 by hauling the
first steamboat ON the Willamette
river over the falls at Oregon City,
with his three yoke of oxen.
Mr.. Allphin participated in the
great Rogue River wars in 1866,
and other Indian wars. After
wards engaging in mining, which
he followed for several years. He
has always been prominent in local
affairs wherever he resided He
has always been a staunch Demo-
crat.
Several years ago he moved on "A
farm in the eastern part Of this
county, where he resided until
about 10 years ago when he came
to Toledo.
Mr.. Allphin will be so years old
next November and like all other
Kentuckians, is pretty husky man
for his years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
The New Train Schedule.

The following train schedule went
into effect yesterday: West bound
from Albany arrives at Toledo
12:39; returning from Yaquina at
2:31 p. m. No other trains during
the day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
Toledo School.

will open for the regular nine
months term next Monday morn
ing. This promises to be the best
school year in the history of the
county, and Toledo's reputation of
being one of the best school towns
in the state will be upheld.
Our school population has in
creased so rapidly the past few years
that it has taxed the school board
to provide school room. Last year
the district built an addition of two
large rooms to the main school
building, expending over $4,000 for
the same. This year the four rooms
were found TO be too small to ac-
cOmmodate the increased number of
pupils so the old school house, just
east of the main school building,
was repaired, repainted and fur
nished throughout with new furni-
ture and will make good school
room. The high school will be
held in this room this year. The
corps of teachers has been increased
! to five for the coming term.
Prof. A. HI Weber will be prin-
cipal of the public schools and will
teach the Eight and Ninth grades
This is Mr.. Weber's first year in
our schools. He has successfully
taught in the Brownsville schools
for the past four years, and has. a
record of but one failure in the
Eight grade examinations during
that time. Toledo is very forum
ate in securing the services of SO
competent an instructor.
Mrs. r. p. Coin will have charge
of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
grades. Mrs. Coin taught the In
termediate department in our
schools year before last and gave
universal satisfaction.
Miss Edith Harrison will com
mence her second year in ouI
schools this term. She taught the
primary branches last year, but will
have charge of the Third and
Fourth grades this year.
The teacher longest with oul
schools is Miss Addie Harrison, who
begins her fourth year in the pri-
mary grades this term. She will
teach the First and Second grades
HIGH SCHOOL.
! For the past two years Toledo
district has maintained higE
school, employing a teacher for the
higher grades above the public
school branches.
At the last election the question
of a county high school was decided
in favor of the high school. Tn,
Commissioners Court immediatel,
following the election decided to lie
the voters choose the permanent 10
cation Of the high school at tn,
next regular general election in tn,
fall of 1910. Then appropri
ated money to the Toledo distric
for high school, to employ teach
ers, the district furnishing the room
ETC., for such school.
Prof. Joel H. Wilson who ha
taught the high school here tn
past two terms will again hav
charge Of the high school. On
more grade will be added this fal
making the Tenth, Eleventh an,
Twelfth grades to be taught.
The school board with the assist
ance of several enterprising citizen
have made arrangements witt
several families where limite,
number of pupils can obtain boar,
:. very cheaply or BY doing chores
r Rent is cheap and many familie
desiring to move to town to plac
$ their children in school will be abb
to get houses to live IN. Living j
G as cheap here as in any town il
! the county.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
States and pencils at Stewards.

Stewards.
A. T. Peterson went to Portland
Saturday morning.
Ladies' Misses and childrens'
rubbers at Stewards.
Vivian Cartwright was up from
Newport the first of the week.
viii Hoefein and Chas. Hyde
went to independence Saturday to
pick hops.
A. L, Mcdonald, County Stock
Inspector, was in the county seat
Wednesday.
The last Sunday excursion of the
season will be run over the C. & E.
next Sunday.
John Adams of Chitwood had
business before the Commissioners
Court yesterday.
Austin Rosebrook and son, Dave,
returned Monday evening from a
visit to Portland.
The Misses Nora and Agnes
Krogstad and Lola Wade visited
Newport last Sunday.
James Mcdonald of Chitwood had
business before the Commissioners
Court here Thursday.
A. w. Morgan and family of
Euchre Mountain have been visiting
in Toledo the past few days.
NJ. n, Anderson and family and
Mrs. Fred Horning returned Sun
day from an outing at Otter Rock.
Mrs. Ella Kramer after visit
with her brother, f. H. Phillips,
returned Monday to her home at
Montavilla.
School Superintendent R. P. Coin
went to Salem Wednesday to attend
the State Convention of County
Superintendcnts.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Akin went to
Portland Sunday evening. G. b.
McCluskey is attending to the store
during their absence.
Jack Vincent, who has been in
Toledo the past summer for the
benefit of his health, returned
Wednesday afternoon to his home
at Pendleton.
]. M. Woods, who taught school
in Toledo last winter, was on the
excursion train Sunday lie will
teach school this winter at Wasco,
Sherman county.
Married-At the Commercial Ho-
tel, in Toledo, Monday evening,
September 7, 1908, NJ. Edward
Ross and Miss Laurana Elliott, Rev
C. R. Ellsworth officiating
The Ladies Aid Society viii meet
next Wednesday afternoon at the
church. Business of importance
will come before this meeting and
it is hoped every member will be
present.
DR.. Humb erstone, the dentist,
will be in his Office in Toledo con
tinuously from this on. He had
: thought of spending two days oI
, each week at Waldport, but has
9 given that arrangement up.
9 In another column appears an aC
! Of A. Cameron, the harness maker
l of Corvallis. Mr.. Cameron has
been in the business for the pas
fifteen years and understands The
5 business. He will give you a square
deal.
! ! 1t is hoped the Good Roads Meet
ing at the courthouse this afternoon
: will have good attendance Of oui
; citizens from every section OF the
county. The one thing we haven
Z got in this county is good roads
$ This meeting will undoubtedly bc
I the means Of causing better condi
tions of our roads. Attenl.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
For Sale.

33 acres fine land; 20 acres under
dyke between city limits and Olalla
slough; 4 blocks from Toledo High
School; fine boating in front Of
house; cows, separator, and gasoline
launches goes with place If desired E.
Easy terms. Price reasonable. VIII
take property in Portland as part
payment if desired.
HANS OLSON, Toledo, Or.
Have you town property, dairy or
fruit farm for sale? See or write,
GEORGE BErHERs,
Toledo, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

James Robertson of Kernville is
attending Commissioners Court
here this week.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
Card of Thanks.

To all who so kindly assisted us
in ou bereavement and who placed
such a wealth of flowers upon the
resting place of our beloved dead
we wish to extend our sincere
tbo,,ES
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

Canvass gloves at Stewards Store
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

Mrs. H. r. STURDEvANT,
FRANK STURDEvANT,
MARION STURDEVANT.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28
oene- t%o,es in England

A large group Of the singular exca-
vations known as dene-holes was re-
Gently discovered in the forest be-
tween Woolwich and Erith Their 10
sitions were indicated by cup-like de-
pressions in the ground Two of the
holes have been explored. Each pos-
sesses a circalar shaft about three
feet in diameter. with holes in the
sides. apparently intended for the sup-
port of ladders. The holes run down
about so feet through earth. then pass
through four or five feet of chalk. and
expand into caverns IS feet in heieht.
Each cavern has six chambers,
grouped radially round the bottom Of
the central shaft This is the ordinary
arrangement found in dene-bo3es
which have been thought by archeoSo
gists to be secret receptacles for the
storage of grain used about the time
Of the Roman occupation of Britain
or earlier.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28

Bs.e ee came t. . ssat.a stop IN ths
o.uiof 81 . bix stsescf - Essaao~
l.nd A fe~ uli3es &Nay .. cusiid So
ths sgtrcs aae Fpafz 81 . l5stae sillaze
~Ha shsf ~az usore aatices58e. a eis
os@tie. thas ssa--d oa higher gE0ssaa
sun4e distance ahose tha tgEn- hls;
uat far frum where th. train had
ssosged. ! asked the guard sh%a ths
rrsubi. ~as. and b. taia nae thai
something sas sroEg ~itn the sagins
zEa u mizh; b. caapi. af haszs b.
tore a. cogsd 60 ahead
lust a. b. finished his expianafiou
KiHo.ut. shs had Boea los,ssiag essi 81
20 his feet aad shook ny shoulder a
citealy '1INsak there, Ia yaa see
them - he cried. pointing Al the bean
tifui m.ado~s sith their winding
stream and Geatie slspes-
SO. WHAT" ! demanded somewhat
testify. adjusting nv glasses and sur
ssving the landscape without percaiN
ing anything Of unusual interest
But Vincent in fever OF haste. was
kneeiinR and ansfrapping his golf
clubs "tiooray he cried "Terhsne.
a golf course a. I'm a sinner. Come
on. well have some sport. The odd
trains due to wait an hour. ANYHOW
/ looked again and. sure enough, I
saw that al intervals the ciose-cropped
grass was dotted with little red flags
ike sparks of FIRE on carpet 81
green velvet Vincent has many fads.
bat I think be is keener on golf than
anything else. I vas Disguised with
him Vincent | said with decision,
this Is nonsense. You can wait til
ve get to Cuppstane 10 play golf Gra-
ham said there were public links
there"
Yes. and he also said thai il was
the rottenest course he ever played
over said Vincent with some heat.
4 made him admit IT, And this one
Is a beauty A private one. III
wager Look at that turf II Is just
like velvet. my dear fellow-like vel
vet " and he swept a practiced eye over
the wide green slopes.
Nov. | am fond of the game myself
within reason. and certainly the pros
pect was inviting. for ! was tired of
the confinement Of the carriage and
Vincent was most persuasive. | knew
IT was a foolish thing to do; the train
might not stay so long as We expected
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28
essG UAs 10 aAooGGa.
owe&'~e Cse Jwss sss o~s ot1 0saoa
Oss Lee& 'W0 esr.

Madam" said the brakeman as The
train stopped al a village station and
. little old woman started to enter
the smoking car. the car back il the
one you want"
How do you know" she tartly
asked.
because this is the smoking car I"
She pushed past him and climbed
Mp the steps. and after taking a seat
she pulled out and filled a pipe struck
a match on the sole of her shoe. and
after drawing a few pufs she said to
q man smoking q cigar across the
aisle:
That young Teller out there don't
know half as much as he thinks he
does"
How so?" was s0oed.
He took me for an old woman that
had never rode on the ears before. and
told me this was the smoking car"
And you wanted this carr"
Why, I never ride in any other
not unless my pipe is broke. my to-
bacco all out and none O. you men
folks will lend me . cigar"
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28

and we might get left: and yet. as l
say. II is hard to refuse Vincent any
thing. unwillingly permitted him to
get out my clubs.
Whose links are these" ! asked
the guard. DO they belong to the
castle?"
'Yessir," replied the guard They
belong to Castle Wyckhoff, the family
seat Of Baron Wyckhoff They're all
dead now, though, all 'cept the Honor
able Agatha. and she lives in the cas-
tie and owns all these acres, sir, all
you can see." and the guard waved
his hand grandiloquently toward the
imposing old pile on the hillside and
the green meadows stretching away
far below it,
She must have money" said, re.
fectively. Vincent, meanwhile, was
hunting in his grip for an atrocious
red coat he wears when he COLTS.
Money repeated the guard
Money? Lor' bless you. sir. she as
millions an millions Her own IA
ther was Baron WyckhofY. but e died
when is darter were little thing r
never 'ad a shilling. but 'er stepfather
that married Baroness Wyckhon two
years later. was H'american and 'ad
more pounds than there is stones in
that castle. sir. an arter is wife diec
e 'ad the place built up again. An
now they're both dead. sir. and i.
stepdaughter. the Honorable Agatha
as 'er title is. sir. is heiress of all hi!
millions and 'er mothers estate"
She ought to marry" | said. still
renectively. and without any persona
meaning.
The guard smiled knowingly
There's many one arter her. sir,
he said: but they don't seem to max,
no progress against 'er stepfather'
will"
Her stepfather's will9- I repeated
with interest. DO you hear that
| Vincent"
But Vincent. his beloved coat a
last found. was half out of the car
riage. Come on" he shouted. "we'r
wasting time" And I. perforce. va
obliged to follow him. although tn
guards story promised to be very il
teresting.
After We had played the first hol
and l had won Il seldom win a hol
from Vincent, so ! was in a goo
humor) told him what the guard ha
said. so these grounds belong to tn
Honorable Agatha" l concluded. AN
| have curiosity enough to wish tina
we might behold this mysterious lady.
But Vincent wasn't a bit excited
! YOU can never depend upon hin rhe
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28

himself The song that came frOm his
baby lips Was Always In the Way"
At that time Robert Was two years
old, and. aside from his mother. scarce
ly anybody could understand the
strange lingo he had brought with him
from babyland.
From that time on the pfecocious
musical talent manifested itself in
various ways, Robert showing ability
to sing any Of the popular airs after
hearing them once. To-day he 10 ave,
having passed that birthday DeceUber
I, 1897. Since he has beea able TO
sit at the piano he has been picking
out such well-known airs as Home,
Sweet Home Yankee Doodle, I"
Marching Through Georgia" and .
long list Of popular airs.
Recently he improvised . piece
which he has named The Arabian
Nights" In order TO meet the full 70
quirements Of the compositiOa be de-
cided It would be necessary to use the
loud and soft pedals, something he
had not bothered with previously. To
sit on the stool and reach the pedal
Is a physical impossibility for the
young composer, no he stands up for
the performance with his face barely
on a level with the keyboard.
The childs parents are neither Of
them especially musical. Mrs. Hig
gins occasionally plays for her chill
dren to sing when she has leisure
from housework. The only other music
in the house is Of the canned" va
riety. Some OF the FIRST tunes learned
by Robert were In imitation Of the
phonograph.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28
LEAVES rHe,R TINE 70 FALL. =
Mr.. oooIey's" oicovrss - to ehs
Everlasting Fee.

"Th' most perlous iv human occy-
pations are usually tn lowest paid
An why is this so9 Is it because
were not afraid iv death? Faith. no.
but because we don't know anything
about it. We don't appreciate il. If
our simple minds cud grasp tn sub
lick tn bravest man in tn wurruld
wud be found undher tn bed sobbing.
It's there but IT isn't there. II hap
pens to iv'rybody but ye can't see it
happen to ye'ersilf Ye walk briskly
up to it or maybe ye even run. We
niver see 1t till it's too late an thin
'tis too late to recognize it, 'Tis no
good runnin' away firm it. Nanny .
man dodgin' a throlley car has been
run over be an autymobill. Ye hide
from tn lightning an a mickrake
lands We. Ye avoid railroad trains
an boats an scratch ye'er thumb with
a carpet tack an 'tis all over Ye ex-
pect it firm wan side iv tn sthreet an
it comes firm tn other. Ye think
that must be it in tn block ahead an
ye make up ye'er mind to walk SLOW
whin it steps up behind We. slaps We
on tn hack an says: 'Ye're wanted at
headquarters. Ye'd betther come along
peaceable.' To which, havin' no
further inthrest. ye make no reply.
Tis thin fr tn first time ye'd have N
undherstandin' an a fear iv death-if
ye were alive. But ye are dead -
p. Dunno. in the American Magazine
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-28
eNieNolv TIP
Nsseeeod t<eps sNl csnKAeNes.

After several years Of indigestion
and it's attendant evil influence on the
mind. 1t Is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen
orally
AN. Y. woman writes an Interesting
letter. She says:
Three years ago l suffered from
IN attack Of peritonitis which left me
in q most miserable condition. For
over two years I suffered from nerv-
ousness, weak heart, shortness Of
breath, could not sleep, etc.
MY appetite was ravenous. but I
felt starved all the time. had plenty
Of food but II did not nourish me
because Of intestinal indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem to help.
got Discouraged. stopped medicine
and did not care much whether l lived
Or died.
.-One day q friend asked me Why !
didn't try GrapeNuts. stop drinking
coffee. and use Postum I had lost
faith in everything. but to please my
friends I began to use both and sooa
became very foad of them.
1T wasn't Ioag before I got some
strength, felt . decided change in my
system, hspe sprans up in my heart
and slowly but surely got better.
coulA sheep very well. the constant
craving for food ceased and I have
better health now than before the at
tack q peritonitis.
my husband and I are stir usine
Crape-Nuts and Postum" There's q
Reason
Name given by Postum Co. Battl<
Creek, Mich. Read, The Rood b
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever reeA tpse sbsve letserf a We~
soe aepeasD ssOm tiwe - tiwse- they
sre e~ouina, tsve, s~6 fUsi - hs'~ss
6NeoruO4.