The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-17
Personal AND OTHERWISE

George Bull is back to Lebanon after
sever,l weeks absence.
Mr. J. G. Eaton and family left for
the mountains yesterday.
Mr.. Thos. Kay of Brownsville was
In lebanon last Monday.
We are pleased to note that our mar
ahal is repairing our town sidewalks.
The oats of John Weiss, of Miller's
station, averaged Ilo 10 bushels per
acre.
Andrews & Hackleman have made
some improvements in their store this
week.
Mrs L. Murphy and Miss Emma
Murphy, of Jefferson, are visiting il
lebanon.
There will be preaching and Sunday
school at the First Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
Charley Miller is again TO be seen IN
his old place with his brother at the
City drug store.
Many wagon loads Of people going
TO the mountains have passed through
Lebanon this week.
Mrs. Scott Williams started to Cali
fornia last Tuesday, where she is going
to visit her mother.
Bishop Galloway viii dedicate Bethel
church, located at spicer Sunday,
August o5, at Ii a. NJ.
Miss MeConneIlf Is teaching a writing
class in the public school building.
She will also teach 4 clsss at Sodaville.
DR.. G. W. Biggers, Of Belleview,
Idaho, was IN town the first of the
week visiting his brother-in-law, Mr..
J. A. Beard.
J. c. johnson of Scio recently sold
property in and near Scio TO a Seattle
gentleman for 5000. AIr. Johnsop
will remove 10 Seattle.
It is said that watermelons contain
cholera microbes this season. Bring
your melons tothis Office and have the
microbes destroyed free of charge.
Mr.. F. H Roscoe and wife of Albany
came out to Lebanon last Saturday
night. Mr.. Roscoe returned Monday,
bnt his wife IS still visiting friends
here.
Mr.. WoIsey Of Chcadle falls Is bank
ing large number Of logs, bat viii
have to wait until the fall rains before
he can float them down the Santiam
TO Wheeler's mill.
The hearts Of the printers were made
Ta6 47.s1-
delicious cake from Ms ". r. 11carn
on the occasion Of her birthday. May
she live TO sec many more birthdays.
The eircus Is coming, ira Ia, ira Ia,
The clown with his chcstaats, ira
Ia tr;t Ia;
The great gyas catis,
The camel, the whale,
And the 0rithorymchus
Who stands or his Jnil.
Work was commenced on Tic Greg n
Pacific Monday, a force Of graders be-
ginning work on Nr. Drinks contract
of finishing Nelson Bennctt's aban-
doned work. Two gangs Of Chinanlen
began work Tuesday.
Mr.. J. G. Eaton, living il the north
ern part of Lebanon, raised this year
on 81 acres Of stunapy ground, II bush
els OF wheat, being shout = bUshel:
per acre. Farmers having large yield;
OF grain will confer a favor by report
ing them to this Office.
Mr.. John Ninson and sister arrived
from Eastern Oregon last Saturday Oh
visit to their father, James Eiuson
who was seriously injured some tim,
ago by falling On a stump The olt
gentleman, we are pleased to learn, /
getting along nicely.
Mongolian pheasants are doing erea
damage to crops, especially wheat. :
correspondent at Oakville, writing I
to the Democrat, says il they are a
lowed their freedom for two year
more the farmers win have to abando,
and let them have the farms.
We are glad to note that Nh. ". T
Spicer has made considerable improve
ment on his warehouse ct Spice
Messrs. E. 3. Crouch and Allie Nicl
erson completed this week q contra,
of putting in one of Holman's IL.
proved suction cleaners. The house
now prepared toaccolnmodate farmer
AYhe lawn party that was to hay
been given last Saturday evening h
the ladies Of the n. =. church W;
postponed out of respect to the deaf
Of MI. Geo. B. Mckinney. 1t will
given on Mrs. c. G. HackIeman's law
tomorrow evening. Refreshmen
will consist Of ice cream, cake and ler
onade Everybody cordially invite
A compositor in Providence, r. L,
roposes TO do away with spacing
T." but he would accomplish this by
ividing the word just where it sh
Id happen to end when ordinary -
rce-e1n'' spaces are used. He would
an do away with the hyphen ia con
citing words 50 divided. The reader
n Judge by this paragraph how such
method would look.
DR.. Felix O'Toole, well-known c
izen of Albany, died last Sunday, af
a lingering illness Of several montl
at the advanced age of u. DR.. OTTO
was born in Ireland. but came
America in his early manhood.
was engaged for several years in
mercantile and fisheries business
Michigan, and came to Oregon and