Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-05-11
Ed Abbey was up from New


Lester Martin the Newport
barber was in the city Tuesday.
DR.. Belt was up from the Re-
sort City Tuesday.
Lee Wade was a passenger for
Corvallis this morning.
Ted McElwain returned last
evening from a trip to Portland.
The Junior Embroidery Club
met with Mrs. Herbert Jackson
Wednesday.
Plenty of extra fancy re-ciean-
ed Seed Oats at Frederick's
Quality Store.
The Merry-go-round Embroid-
cry Club met with Mrs. M. w.
Small Tuesday.
l.. M. Donckel this week pur-
chased a new wagon from Pet
erson Hardware Co., in this city.
Mrs. Herbert Jackson and son,
Layton, returned Monday even-
ing from a weeks visit at Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Crawford
of Siletz departed for Portland
Wednesday morning where they
will make their home.
G. Girdler of Eddyville made
proof before County Clerk R. H.
Howell Wednesday. John Nagle
and J. Lehn acting as witnesses.
At the Port meeting held yes
terday, w. e. Ball was appointed
Commissioner to fill out the
term of /. r. Wishart, who has
resigned.
Sheriff Bert Geer went to Sa-
lem this morning, where he will
interview Carl Don Tuell and see
what he knows about the death
of Jesse Hall.
Albert Beers of Nortons made
proof before the County Clerk
Tuesday of this week. J. p.
MaesfeancX and Christ Widmer
were his witnesses.
DR.. Belt of Newport has re-
ceived his commission Is Cap
tain of the L. S. Medical Corps
from the government. and has
been ordered to get his ulifC
and equipment ready so as to !
able to report on a moments nC
tice.
Mrs. Elma Hyde expects t.
leave tomorrow, or Monday, foI
Philomath. She will spend the
Summer in the Valley, visiting
at Philomath, Corvallis, Dallas.
Salem and other points. She
will also have her eyes treated
while away.
Mrs. 5. J. Anderson arrived
Monday evening f!om her home
at Oakland, California. and will
spend several weeks here visit
ing with her sisters. Mrs. David
Baird. and Mrs. II. L. Collins.
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Collins
expect to make a trip East a
little later on.
/ Russell Wishart departed
Monday morning for Sacramen.
to, California. and Mr.. and Mrs
Wishart expect TO follow him
tomorrow morning. The Wish
arts will make their home neal
that city, and Mr.. Wishart vii
engage in agricultural pursuits
THE tax burden in Oregon Is
so intolerably heavy" says the
. Union Republican, that it is be.
lieved that most of the taX-pay.
ers will preferto bond at the eX.
pense of the auto license fees, a,
contemplated in the road bond.
ing act, rather than vote a big
. increase of direct taxes to &C.
complish the same end. The
people insist on having the roads
built, and the whole controversy
is as to methods of financing
direct taxation or bonds baset
on auto license fees.
John Mccoy and family ar
rived in Toledo Last Friday from
Arizona, and will make theil
/ home in Toledo. They hav,
rented one of the Thiel houses
near the electric plant, and hav,
also rented the Ball-Petersol
tide-land across from town
! which they will farm this sum
I mer. Mr.. Mccoy and famil.
drove 300 miles across the des
ert to Yuma where they loadet
their stock, household goods
ETC., and shipped to Toledo b.
rail. We bet these gentle, grow
ing rains which we are having
! look pretty good to the McCoys
! Mr.. and Mrs. |. r. Wishart ex