Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-04-24

Austin Rosebrook announces a
dance at Oddfellow Hall Saturday
night.
Mrs. G. H. Gardner went to Port
land Monday morning for few
days visit with Mrs. Cuthbert.
Mrs. A. C. Clark arrived over
from Portland Tuesday evening for
la visit with her son, Attorney
Clark, of this city.
Mr.. ard Mrs. G. L. Gray and
sun. Gilman, and daughter, Flor
ence. passed through Tuesday even
ing enroute to their home at New
port. Mr., Gray and family spent
the past Winter in Southern Cali
fornia.
Jay Dunn, Republican candidate
1 for the nomination as Sheriff. thinks
he has kick coming to Uncle Sam.
Just as he is getting warmed up III
the campaign. along comes
subpoena from the Federal Court
requiring him to appear in Port
land the 9th as a juror in that
Court. He will depart for Portland
tomorrow.
| George Walker. the shipbuilder.
has inaugurated new way of
moving house. He had a machine
| shop near the port docks which he
wanted to move to his new ship
yard just back Of the Leader cffice.
He nut cable around the building
and the dredge Lincoln. picked the
building up, swurg it around over
the river and floated up stream
about three blocks to its new loca-
tion, and swung it around to its
1 position on the bank. This work
required but few minutes.
There are hundreds Of voters in
the county who have SO far failed
to register. This is not right.
1t is the duty CT every voter to
cast their ballot and to register.
Remember the registration books
close on the 30th Of this month.
Don't'wait until the last few days
then make a rush On the relistra
tion clerk. If you do you will
probably lose out, the clerk will be
overworked and nobody will be
benefited by the delay. Register
: now.
Ralibut fishing at tie new banks
off the Oregon Coast. according TO
those vino have been keeping in
touch with the situation. gives
promise of becoming an important
industry this season. Various local
men are talking of operating FISH,
boats down there, among tn IN
Theodore Knutsen. who takes con-
tracts for repairing ships. He says
he is trying to make arrangements
to get a suitable fishboat. and if
successful, he will place her in the
halibut trade as soon as possible.
! Fishermen are accredited with de-
> ing a big business down there.
The steam schooner Chicago is said
to have arrived at Tacoma the other
| day with 10 600 pounds of halibut
| that she caught at the new banks
! in less than 4S hours. She belongs
| to the International, Fish Company
Of Tacoma. The banks are be.
lieved to be among the most ex.
tensive on the Coast. situated but q
short distance out from Yaquina
1t Is understood that the Govern.
ment plans to make thorough sur.
vey of them this year, with the
| kibatross, a steam screw vessel
belonging to the Department OF
. Commerce. She is 200 feet long
, and of 638 gross register. Captain
Lew Garner. formerly living al
| Portland, did more or less fishing
at the new banks last season. and
| with most pronounced success,
| While on a trip here he said that il
would be possible to bring halibu,
direct to Portland from there the
same day they are caught. It Is
said this plan probably will be
carried out as soon as the banks
have been surveyed and their exen,
ascertained. Portland Telegram.