The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-20
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest in a
Condensed Form.

During wind storm the roof ON
the large warehouse at Coburg, was
nearly all blown away.
The school house On the west fork
of Birch creek caught fire and burned
to the ground.
Fruit trees never bloomed heavier
than this year, says a Eugene City
paper.
During the past month it is esti
mated that about SIS 600 worth OF
real estate has changed hands in the
vicinity of Corvallis.
Hiram Smith. prominent citizen
of Harrisburg, died Of neuralgia OF
the heart, after an illness of two
months.
A small barn belonging to the Curl
estate, in East Salem, was burned
The origin was probably incendiary;
loss, 500.
A young man named John Henry,
while fooling with a pistol at Albany,
accidentally shot himself through the
hand.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State at
Salem of the Oregon Spiritualist So
eiety Of Portland. in the sum of 5000.
Young Nesbit, accomplice of John
Booth in the telegraph office burglary,
WAS brought down TO Salem from
Eugene, examined and bodnd over in
$3.50 bonds.
The residence of Ike Heron, en-
gineer on the o. 5. l.. at Huntington,
was totally destroyed by fire. The fire
was discovered IN time TO save Mr..
Herron's boy from horrible death.
Charles Walton, of Lebanon, aged
IL years, while handling box OF pow
der, accidentally ignited it with a
match. The explosion burnt the
young man severely about the hands
and face. but il is thought not fatally.
The water works question was sub
mitted TO vote of the people of Mil
ton, and carried by an overwhelming
majority. A good, substantial plant,
for ire protection and domestic use,
will be put in Immediately.
Two boys named Caldwell, aged II
and IA years, who live in the Gold
Hill district, were arrested recently for
threatening the life of Max JAcoby of
that place. They have been lodged
in the county jill, their cases now be-
ing before the grand jury.
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company
of Albany, flied articles OF incorppra-
ton with the Seeretary OF State. The
incorpnrators are W. F. Read, presi-
dent, E. L. Power, secretary, and H.
F. Merrill, finaheia4 secretary. The
value of the property IL 5000.
c. Storm, met vi b a very severe
accident while working on q farm al
Coos bay. 1t seems Ire was using
crowbar, and that a large rock fell on
the end of the bar, eausing it TO fly
up, and striking him heavy blow on
the wv, cutting a larse cash and
loosening some Of his teeth
Owing TO the difficulty in, locating
the site for the new school house at
Brownsville, the motion granting the
directors power to borrow $4,000 has
been reconsidered, aud no provision is
now made for building a new house
this SUNNI r.
james Andrews, bottswain cf the
British ship Stockbridge, died on
board that vessel He had been sick
a short time and under the doctors
hands. and while the ship was neing
moved across to Albina he attempted
to so up out of the forecastle, but fell
back and died in few minutes. He
was native OF Devon, Eaglsnd, aged
40 years.
The big barge which Wiberg &
Johnson leased from the o. r. & N
company sprung leak at Fort Stev-
ems, and listed over far enough to
slide her cargo of 500 tons of stone
into the restless sea. The stone also
carried along the hog chains, posts,
anchors, lines and everything else that
was loose. After getting rid of the
load she Strengthened up and quit
leaking.
A couple of tramps broke into the
Residence of Mr.. Maxwell, who resides
near Irving, Lane county, and took
about $40 worth of clothing, etc. 1t
Heenas Maxwell and his wife were out
of the house at the TIM, but near by,
and Mrs. Maxwell found them in there
and gave the alarm Mr. Maxwell
took alter chem and succeeded in cap
turine 6ne of them at the time and
was Iodgsd in Jail.
The Chinese pheasants which were
introduced into the Willamette valley
a few wears ~, have already become
so numerous tpat they can be seen
from the passing strains in large num-
bers. Although sill protec ed by law,
their slaughter has commenced. The
fact that they STAY IN the open fields
all the time, and casSnot be driven in
to the brush, would ms ke them es-
pecially adapt, d to this coaptry.
Governor Pennoyer has made-the
following appointments: Notaries
public-Donald Mcleod, Portland f.
o. Buckman, Pendleton; j. NJ Kin
fng, Hebo, Tillamook county; J. E.
Kirkland, Milton; S. R. Train, Al
bany; John A. Guyer, Pendleton
James Thompson, Cherry Greek,
Grant county; G. Rosenblatt, Port
land w. S. Myers, The Dalles; S B
Eakin, Jr., Eugene City; James P.
Austin, Seaside; III. T. Bingham,
| Portland; w. S Hufford, Newport
Leslie Powell, Crescent A. A. Urqu-
hart, r tsus. Wasco county.
Above all, let me mind my own
personal work-to keep myself pure
and jealous and believing-laboring to
do God 5 will.-Dr. Araold.
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