The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-15
TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS
RRowNsvILLE.

John Cochrane, Of Coburg, paid
Brownsville friends visit on Saturday
last.
y. f. yenner, accompanied by his
wife and child, arrived from Prineville
on Saturday last.
The youngest child Of Elias Hale, is
suffering from an attack of scarlet
fever.
Mrs. VIM. Slliff, accompanied by her
child, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Car
pus Sperry.
III. A. Stanard and wife, returned to
Albany, on Tuesday morning.
At the North Brownsville Baptist
church on Sabbath last, Miss Buxzell,
a missionary, lately returned from Ja-
/ pan, delivered a lecture to large and
appreciative audience.
Calapooia lodge 4s, 1. O. o. F. have
elected the following officers, to serve
for the ensueing term. A. l.. Kirk, n.
G.; Matt Farley, V. G.; C. Foster, R.
| s.; w. r. Kirk, Treas.
Mr.. d. B. Irvine, of Corvallis, gener-
al agent for the Farmers Favorite Hay
press, was in town on Thursday last
w. r. Kirk has been appointed agent
for Brownsville, and will soon have on
exhibition q sample machine the model
of which is said to excel any other hay
press in the market.
The child of VIM. Skiff. who is visit
ing its grandfather, Rev. Carpus Sper
ry, is i'll from an attack of scarlet fever.
Friday the sth was pay day at the b.
W. NJ. Co.
The recent showers have been produc-
tive of rapid and luxuriant vegetable
growth, grain, hops and cereals are ad-
vaneing in a most satisfactory manner
giving promise of a full crop. There is
an immense yield of cherries; fruit of
all varities viii be in profision this
year.
Some of our citizens have departed
for the mountain resorts, and others
are making preparations TO seek recre-
alton and the cool shades of the MANY
accessible and beautiful summer re-
treats for which Oregon is noted, The
"Belknap Springs" celebrated for its
hot mineral springs, having q capacity
of $4,000 gallons of hot water per day,
are the choice of some, others prefer
the 'Kitson springs also famed for
the curative properties Of its hot water.
Some visit the upper or lower Soda
Springs y situated on the Santiam riv-
er, and many more seek the more ae-
eessible resorts from this place. Water
loo, where an unlimited supply of nat
ural soda water can be obtained, cool
and sparkling, fresh from its rocky
fountain, the hand work of nature.
The wife of VIM. Cochrane Jr., is
confined to the house by an attack of
sickness of great severity.
The average "small man. about
town is happy, on account of a large
supply of vacation, the schools being
closed for the summer.
The Tariff question does not seem
TO disturb the Chinese Pheasant as the
supply which heretofore has seemed
to be unlimited, is on the increase
The growing Of the older bird can be
heard in all directions, aud ecveys of
young birds are legion, it is however a
well known fact to our sportsman, that
| wherever the "ehiname nn takes posses
sion of field or swale, the Oregon
pheasant retires beyond the range of
the Mongolian intruder.
The Silverton Secular Union, will,
on June %, 1883, give a picnic and bas-
/ ket dinner train, on the'Oregonian Rail-
way Co. (Linited). VIII leave Browns
vile at 6s54 a. M; returning arrive at
/ 6:55 p. m. Fare for round trip, 81.
| John Franzen, wife and child, Retta
Rice and Joseph White, roadmaster OF
the o. Ry., departed for the BeIlknap
hot springs on Saturday last.
During the past week female tramp
and accompanied by two boys, have
been perambulating our streets solicit
ing aims, and upon a refusal of the
same, pouring forth string of oaths
that would startle an Egyptian num-
my.
The wife of Rev. Edward Citizens,
4 is suffering from q severe sickness