The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-02-03
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In a
Condensed Form.

Nlnety-One marriages took place IN
Jackson county during 1887
! A good many peach trees in Una.
tilla county were killed by the cold
snap.
| Lake county will pay 81 $40 81 state
taxes this year, more than houble that
of 1887, says an exchange.
1t is said the Oakland company,
owners of the Salmon creek mines
viii employ white labor exclusively
hereafter.
The fruit growers about Milton say
that the recent c.,ld snap will certainly
prove fatal 10 the peach crop and pos
sibly other fruits.
Congressman Hermann has notified
Capt. Gray, of Astoria, that $5 900 has
been appropriated for repairing the
cable between Astoria AID Fort Candy.
Percy Olmsted, son of Judge Ohm
sted, OF Baker City. has been rendered
a cadetship in the United States naval
academy at Annapolis.
Herman Kosmeter, OF woodburn,
killed an eagl. that measured eight
feet across the wings. IL was an Am
erican or gray eagle.
George Lakin committed suicide at
the town of Milwaukee, by cutting his
throat during fit OF temporary in-
sanity.
| Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the stockholders of the Cas-
cade Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany. The capital stock is 81 600, 600.
The different mines OF Prairie City
mining district, Baker county, are
developing into exceedingly rich ore
bodies and the coming summer will
note great activity in that camp.
Judge Deady recently sentenced an
Indian 10 six months imprisonment
for horse stealing. In the absence OF
an interpreter the Judge delivered the
sentence in Chinook, but it was en-
tered on the records in English.
When the ice in the Willamette
river broke up, many logs were car
ried out TO the ocean. Following is
n partial list OF the lo-ers: Gov. PEN
noyer, $4,000; Weiiler, $4,000 f;
Smith Bros. & Co.. 5000; Jones &
Co, $4,000; Hogue, ST. 900.
The bridge across the river at PEN
dleton collapsed and several persons
were seriously injured. The disaster
was caused by large band OF cattle
crossing the structure. Six of the
animals were killed and number in
jured. The bridge cost $6 900 and is
almost total loss.
A contract for building new FIVE
story Touring mill at Milton has been
let to an Eastern contractor. Lumber
has been purchased and work COM
menced. These mills and q large
foundry on the same acre of ground,
will cost $4,000 The power will
come from the walla walla river by
rice and hume.
VIM. Hawser, of Harney City, Grant
county, while hauling a load OF hay
from the island was frozen TO death.
1t seems that the young man had
stopped at a log cabin some distance
| from the road and his team went on
home. Search was made for the
missing boy, but it was nearly week
before his lifeless body was found in
the cabin, his faithful dog still there
watching his masters remains.
The total number of commitments
during the year 1887 to the insane
asylum from Multnomah county was
s. OF these forty three are males
and twenty-five are females. The av-
erage per month is little over five.
During the first six months the mum
Der of unfortunates was thirty eight,
and during the last half year twenty
seven, showing a decrease of eleven.
Their average age is about 33 years.
The inquest over the body of Au-
rilla Straight, the young woman who
was found drowned in Mill Greek, at
Salem, was held by Justice 0'Donald,
| acting coroner, and jury of six. A
number of witnesses were examined,
but the testimony of all threw no new
light on the mystery surrounding the
young woman's death, except that it
was evident that she deliberately COM
| mitted suicide for some unknown
reason. The jury returned verdict
that deceased had taken her own life
by throwing herself in the creek while
temporarily insane. The guardian
and relatives of Miss Straight were
notified of her death.
Thomas s. Wilkes, in communities
| ton to the Oregonia',, says: My grand
parents are, believe, the oldest couple
on the Pacific Coast. They live at
Greenville, Washington county. Pey-
ton Wilkes was born in 1871, and so
will be 81 years old next May. He is
one of the few pensioners of the war
of 1872 His wife, Anna Wilkes, is 81
years old, aud they were married in
1915 Tin June, think). They came
the plains across in 1S45, and settled
in Washington county in 1916. They
were both born in Bedford county,
Virginia, came to Indiana about 1920
and 10 Missouri in 1889. So in fol-
lowing the Star of Empire they kept
ahead oi the iron horse until he over
took them at the dumping off place.
They have three sons living. twenty
seven grandchildren, forty-one great
grandchildren and eight great-greai
! grandchildren living. Grandfather is
one of the boys yet; at least he calls
my father the old man, and bids fair
to reach a hundred, and / will say
that il they live to celebrate theii
diamond wedding the old pioneers ol
Oregon shall be invited, and we will
make them welcome at the old home
stead II there is an older pioneer in
Oregon or an older couple in the Uni
ted States we should like to hear from
them.
-iuest tat country tavern) s.Hav,
you any cheese, landlorde' Landlord
ssNot bit in the house. sir. Guest
Not even little piecep" Landlor'
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