The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest in n
Condensed Form

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The music of the hammer and saw
is heard daily at MeMinnyille.
The Dalles jail has but aas occu-
pant
Chinese .pheaSsnts are very nunier-
ous aroeaI Airlie.
Charles Nillson, a sailor, from For
farshire, died IN the Astoria hospital
of consumption.
VIM. Colman, formerly mate on
coas,ing vessels, died at st. Mary's
hospital, Astoria.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, of Scio, was
taken 10 the insane asylum, having
been declared insane by q board OF
medical examiners.
The schooner VIM. F. Witzevmann,
while trying 10 sail out, heavily ium'
ber laden, took sand at Smiths point,
near Astoria, and is atill ashore.
Gov. Pennnyer has appointed VIM.
F. Muir, of Portland; o. f. Bell, ot|
Union; ID. w. c. Nelson. of North
P,wder, and ]. NJ Brown, of Silverton,
noesries public.
At Albany. Claude Vunk, little son
of II. B. Vunk, while PLAYING at school
was accidentally struck IN the face
with bali bat, inflicting very severe
injuries.
Miss Ida Turner was very seriously
hurt by being thrown from a horse at
Sumner, her head striking on log.
TIE breaking Of the saddle cinch was
the cause of the accident.
A. Glausen, painter, of Portland,
was arrested for permitting vicious
dog to run at large. His dog bit a
little doughter of john Schmidt, who
made the complaint against Glausen,
The Blagen Tanning Company ha~
fled articles of incorporation with tho
Secretary of State. Incorporaiors, n
]. Blagen, Geo. Medgeley and VIM. j
Miller; location, Eugene City; capi
tai stock, $4,000
Mrs Rosetta Parker was reported
to be in a dying condition at the home
OF her son, near Turner station, MarioT
county. She was the widow of th'
late Hon. Samuel Parker, and one o
the old pioneers of the State. He
husband died about eighteen month
ago.
Messrs. Pacquet & Smith, have tw
large and one small scows and fore
Of men are raising the sunken steame
Bentley, below Lincoln. The stern c
the boat has been raised and pumpe
out. and the seam in her bottom TEN
porarily patched. She will be take
TO Oregon City and placed in the DIR
deck for peTmanen mt repairs.
A freight train collided with a switc
engine on the curve entering Albin'
The freight was coming with consider
able momentum and the switch wa
moving slowly. When the enginee
of the freight saw the switch he trie
to stop his train, but was unable to d
so until his engine was on the switch
There was not much damage 10 eitht
engine, only the wood work being tor
of.
DIR. G. W. Jeffrey, veterinary su
geon, was attacked by two footpads o
S ate street, Salem, knocked senseles
and robbe1 of $I,475, Of draft,
WAS money and tiss1dst returned fron
The dpi55Tegon, where he had receive
large amount OF money. de ais
received several hundred dollars fror
parties in Portland, and he think
same tuughs saw him there and 70
lowed him TO S dem on the evenin
train. There Is no clue to the robb, n
Walter Foss, the boy who drives tn
"hll' hos on the First street ca
line in Portl md, met With a seriou
accident. His work for the day bein
finished he undertook TO jump on tn
from plsifoIm OF a car IN motion
near Jefferson, but he lost his hol
and fell to the ground, one foot iyin
on the rail. The driver applied til
brake, but not before both wheels ha
pass d over the foot. The lad wa
convey ell to the residence of his f4the
Grorge Foss, corner Front and Clay
1t Is thought amputation will be nece.
saIy.