Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-04-03
Newport


e. B. Tongue, q prominent attor-
ney uf Hillsboro. j. X. Weatherford
and wife and DR.. J. P. Wallsce and
wife spent Sunday at Newport the
guests of the Abbey. DR.. Wallace
was called to see c. H. Williams,
who is still very sick.
Jack Cahill started to go to
Spokane several days ago to see his
sister and to take treatment at the
hospital there. but when he got to
Albany he became SO i'll that it was
necessary for him to stop off there
for medical treatment. He is still
there dangerously i'll and has sent
for his sister to be with him. For
a while he was not expected to live,
but at last reports be was some
better.
Peter Meads, who cnce owned the
place at Nortons now owned by
Harry Porter, is dead. He died at
Walla Walla on Monday. Peter
Meads, with his family homestead
ed the place at Nortous in the
Spring of 1867 and lived on it for
about twenty years. when he sold
out and moved to Walla Walla.
where he lived to the time of his
death. His wife died about three
years ago. Peter Mesds was we'll
known by all the early settlers Of
Yaquina Bay. He used to team
over the roads hauling oysters and
clans from Elk City to Corvallis
This was done in the worst part Of
Winter and in the muddiest kind
of roads, Peter never stopped for
rain nor mud. He had a nice
home at Walla Walla and enjoyed
life in his latter days. He was 81
years old. His wife was sister to
DIR. Carter of this place. So one
by one the pioneers are passing
away leaving behind them a name
of hsnor. courage, perseverance and
hospitality. May they rest In
peace.
The city council is wrestling with
the problem of paying off the city
warrants that were issued in excess
Of the legal limit. The city char
ter provides No debts can be i'm
Cured above $4,000. but notwith-.
standing this limit, the debt has
been increased $4,000 above the
legal Emit. Many of these war.
rants were bought up by private
parties at ten per cent discount.
The plsn is to bond the city for
$40. 600 and take up these warrants
and let the city paw interest on a
long time loan at 6 per cent. In
twenty We ars, the life of the bonds.
the interest would be more than
the principle. This is one way.
Others say let the persons who hold
the warrants take their interest at
six per cent as it becomes due and
principle as soon as the city can
pay it. This no doubt would be
best for the city but the holders of
the warrants want their money, as
the young folks wanted to get
married. pretty quick.
Sea View. the new city layed
out on South Beach, is filling up
fast. Over 1000 lots have already
been sold at prices ranging from
$35 ta $3.50 per lot. The water
front lots are the highest. These
lots are sold mostly to people who
never cav them. People want to
come to the seashore for health
and recreation. and few hundred
dollars don't figure much on q lot
or two. L. E. Davis has sold his
place on South Beach. all except
five acres. which he reserves for
himself. and the balance is to be
divided up into lots and five acre
tracts. understand the price
paid for the place was $4,000. The
same company that bough and
layed off Sea View bought the
Davis place also.
improvements are going right
along in Newport and the trave
is better than it ever has been a,
this season Of the year.
! A bunch of about twenty five
Oddfellows from the Toledo lodg,
met with the Newport lodge Satur
day evening in fraternal visit
4 The Third Degree was put on b.
! the Newport team and was don,
] LIN a uaru infnraatiner mamma. Tn,