The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-04
Lebanon Express.
FRIDAY, NAY i, 1855.
,ONAL AND OTHERWISE
nd FIreman's bali tonight.


The citizens of Albany are organic
ing hoard of trade.
Nj. A. Miller and j. A. Beard paid
Brownsville flying visit Sunday.
Ed. Kellenberger departed monday,
morning for Turner, Marion CO., Or.
Rev. Walton Skipworth has our BEST
thanks for typographical assistance
this week.
Mrs. Abe Fraser, of Salem, and sis-
ter Of Harvey Shines, Is now In Leban-
ON on visit.
Mrs, II. Nj. Reynolds and family
moved 10 Albany Tuesday, where they
will reside IN the future.
Buhl & Kellenberger have sold the
Lebanon meat market to a Mr.. Joe
Buhl, formerly of Astoria.
]. II. Stine starts tomorrow MORN
ing for Roslln, w. r. Mr.. Slime con-
templates going Into business at that
place.
Born, in Waterloo, Linn county Or,
May /, 1855, to the wife of 5. A. De-
Nanny, a daughter. Weight oA POUNDS.
Mr.. Il. III. Roscoe, formerly Of Leh-
anon, now resident of Albany, paid
this place visit on Sunday last. Leb-
anon lost good citizen when Frank
went TO Albany.
Mr.. James Foster of Albany, has for
the past few days been visiting the
Soda Springs, four miles south of
Lebanon, where he was very much
benefited, physically.
Everybody should take in the Fire
mans ball Tonight, aud thus enable
them TO purchase running suits for the
tournament, which Is to take place in
East Portland next June.
There Is some talk Of having a tele-
phone wire TO run between Lebanon
and Albany in the near future. such
an enterprise would he highly appreci-
ated by both the above places.
So III. f. Parrish and L.. j.. Peterson have
bought the Mountain house, situated IS
miles east Of Lebanon, on the w. Y. &
g. N. wagon road, aud will during the
date man and beast at that place.
Se9rvallls boasrs-o having one man
ho occupies the posfeson of fighting
editor, pencil shower, news gsITrsArsr,
type writer, editor of the Benton >xeu-
sler, also attorney, LAWYER, deputy pros-
ecuting attorney, and central csehnlit-
teman for Benton county on The Dem
ocratie side.
The case of the state of 0regsa
against Tom Williams now pending
In Grant county, is attracting consstl-
erable attention. Williams is the nsan
who shot Peter the Poet at Tsong
Creek last January, and has been In
dicted before the grand jury foEsnsasauls
with intent to kill.
Died, in Lebanon, Linn county Or.
April -, lSes, Archie, SON of ID. II.
and Il. \. Peterson, aged years.
I'VE saw not the angels who met him there.
The gates OF the city we could MOI see,
over the river. over the river.
Ny darling stands waiting to welcome me
The funeral services were conducted
at the house at , O'Clock Sunday the
18th by Rev. Walton Skihworth.
The steamer Telephone that was
burned near Astoria a few month ago,
is being rebuilt at Portland. She will
he launched about the first Of may.
The tonnage Of this boat win be great
~ increased, while her draft Will be
diminished and her speed viii also be
increased. Mr. Seely one Of the owners
thinks she viii make 80 miles an hour.
This boat viii run beteen Portland and
Astoria
A short time since fellow turned up
IN Ashland, frnm no one knew where,
calling himself DIR. SeaIey, and had
oESnS1 an exhibition, the chief and
only &tTaction of which was the al
legged remains OF the notorious despera-
do, jesse James. Wax figure or what
ever it was, it looked like Jesse james,
and 1t bore all the bullet holes which
marked the genuine remains of the dc
parted celebrity. With him was a
companion, who was supposed by
some to lie Frank James, but did not
seem inclined to exhibit himself.
FIVE are to make any display of oul
patriotism by celebrating the coming
anniversary of American independence
it is almost time some move was being
made in that direction. We 90 not
know what the custom of the pcopl,
in this vicinity has been in this mat
ter. but we do know there is no good
reason why we should not celebrat.
this great day as well as it can b.
done by the people of any other place
Let US celebrate. We suggest that tn.
initiatorS' steps be taken by our citi
zens soon. and ample preparations bt
made I'm time.
There will be large immigration L
the Willamette valley IN the near fut
ure, and it will be the part of wisdom
TO be prepared for it. To farmers W,
would say, rebuild and repair your oil
fences, remove those unsightly patche
of brush from the corners of the fields
and along the swales, drain the we
yalaooe reaair fha houses and harms