Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-01

ing That ra1ncoat.
With every piece Of graniteware H.
, Lewis gives a ticket on the big range.
p A. Miller was down from
Pioneer last Saturday.
n A. o. Krogstad was a passen-
ger for Roseburg last Monday
morning.
! Johnny Peterson was over
from Corvallis several days the
latter part of last week.
Mark Middlekauff came over
from Corvallis last Saturday for
Q few days duck shooting on the
bay.
Andrew Porter, an old resi-
dent of this section, passed
through to the lower bay Satur-
day evening.
When hungry try one of those
short orders at the Merchants
Hotel restaurant.
Mrs. Nellie Jackson has been
suffering with the grip for the
past several days,
Farm land-Near Nashville
to trade for residence property
in Toledo. Apply R. R. Millor,
Toledo, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Hamaker
returned Monday evening from
a weeks visit with their daugh-
ter at Corvallis.
w. A. Mcdonald and Frank
Nelson arrived over from New
berg Saturday evening for a sew
eral days visit and duck shoot
with o. r. Hollingsworth.
THE Salvage and Ross fami-
lies departed yesterday morning
for Albany where they will make
their future homes. Messrs.
Salvage and Ross will work at
a sawmill in that city.
z. G. Riebhoff came over from
Oregon City Monday and pur-
chased the Frank Lane ranch OF
r. N. Warnock, which lies q mile
and a half north of town. Mr.
and Mrs. Riebhoff expect to
move on same In about q month
1 -
Ted McElwain accompanied
his sister, Mrs. Norbo, to the
hospital at Corvallis Monday
The latter was visiting her
mother and other relatives in
this city. She had been at the
hospital and returned here, when
she was again taken i'll and had
to return to tn hospital.
/ Some miserable scamp with
out a spark of humanity in him
last Thursday night turned loose
two scows of wood belonging to
Messrs. Hagel and Mann, two
miles down the river, and as a
consequence. these gentlemen
are out of pocket $40 or $50
earned by the hardest kind oi
labor and the culprit has gained
nothing. 1t is hard. to conceive
of a punishment to suit such
cases.
A bunch of the members oi
the Ladies Aid Society and othel
friends surprised CD Mrs. ]. F
Stewart at her home last Mon.
day evening, the occasion being
Mrs. Stewards birthday. About
twenty five were present. Al
evening Of games, social cha:
music, etc., was enjoyed, which
wound up with a lunch, includ
ing ice cream made for the oc
casion by the surprised" host
ess.
Last Monday morning the in
habitants Of Toledo were awak
ened about four O'Clock by tn,
changing of the fire bell and tn,
shrek Of the two whistles at tn,
electric light plant. The hom,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Stuart wa,
In flames but the efforts Of thos,
who responded to the alarm
soon put the fire out. The fur
niture was badly damaged, bu
Mr.. Stuart informs us that sam,
is covered by insurance. TIL,
house, which is owned by r. N
Warnock, was not insured. TIL,
fire was undoubtedly set by tn,
fire bug who is prowling arount
this locality. The house hat
been unoccupied for several day,
Mrs. Stuart being in Portlant
and Mr.. Stuart staying at tn,
; light plant. Someone awaken
ed Ted McElwain, who lives nea,
and informed him that the hous,
was on fire, but when Ted ar
rived no one else was there, an,
he turned In the alarm. Mr.
Stuart was at the electric plan
. and after blowing the whist,
he got his wire cutters to Gu
the wires leading into the burn
ing building and sta fed ont 4,