The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-07
PACIFIC COAST news.

Typhoid malaria is prevalent at Rip
aria, and several have died OF it.
A party OF fifteen emigrants have
arrived ut Vancouver from Kansas.
Biackfrosts have pipped things on
the Columbia river near Vancouver.
The Eilensburg foundry will be
ready for business before the first Of
January.
Capitalists are negotiating for the
purchase of the Bay Horse mine at
Huntington.
In the way Of firewood Walla Walla
is getting into close coruer, there be-
ing but little in the yards.
Mr.. A. Chambers and others of Lyn-
den are agitatiDg creamery and
cheese factory at that place.
Frank Ledman, of Vancouver, who
had an accident policy, had his arm
put out by the kick of horse.
VIM. Hamilton, of Hamilton's is
land, one of the oldest settlers at the
Cascades, died Monday evening.
Ellensburg is looking for a capital
ist who will build il first-class hotel
for a reasonable consideration.
The Milton Eagle says hog weigh
ing 54l pounds was brought TO that
place and sold lately.
The laying OF the pipes and mains
at Baker City for the water works
we're to commence in a day or 80.
The Rosie Olsen brought 200 cases
of salmon TO Astoria from TillamOok
and had her smokestack knocked over
board.
John Stanton, of Kamela, Uma-
tilla county, was crsZed with grief be-
cause he learned the death Of sister
in Canada.
Masons and carpenters at Elens-
burg are busy early and late, and pleas
ant weather makes it possible 10 kee p
on building.
A petition is be circulated and mum
erously signed asking for the appoint
ment OF J. ID. Laman as postmaster at
Walla Walla.
Shoe Fly and Andy Lee, two full
grown Cinnamon, both born in Walla
Walla, voted at the last election. Each
voted mixed ticket.
0rley Hull, OF walla Walla, has a
pullet hutched last March that is now
raising its second brood of chickens.
That beats any fish story of late.
The snag-boat Skagit is at work in
he river above Lynden taking out
snags, which will make the Nooksack
navigable to the crossing.
The sailor who SMASHED 3 $l25 plate
glass window at G.. II. Cooper's store,
Astoria, is in jail with his hand badly
cut and no money 10 pay for the win
dow.
The St. Elmo hotel has opened
scross the British boundary, near
Blaine, and barroom is feature that
astonishes the temperance people oil
Blaine.
Lane county's hop crop fer 1883 is
estimated at about 5000 bales. The
entire yield of the State Ia estimated
st between Il, 900 and 10000 bales.
Edgar Nicholson was riding scrub
race near Dayton when a rein broke
and his horse pulled around and threw
him and left him with broken leg.
Thomas Dock, of wenatchee, when
driving to Ellensburg and coming
down a hill, was thrown IN front of the
wheels. One OF them passed over
him, breaking the bune of his hip.
The Baker City Democrat urges cit
izens there to purchase the grounds
for the Baker County Agricultural
society as joint stock company and
put it under capable management.
There will be a grand wolf hunt
Saturday three miles south of Salem,
near McKinney's. The parties choose
sides. The ope that gets the scalp
gets a reward of SO and delicious
supper at the others expense.
Mr.. Cornwalps company make nc
secret of their intentions to build the
Bellingham Bay & British. Columbia
road to their Nooksack coal mines in
the early spring. They are ballasting
the railroad with ashes as far as com
p eted.
The SIS per bushel wheat swindlers
have made their appearance in Linn
countyto collect payment on notes
held by them. They hold notes to the
amount of $4,000 in Linn county
Some of the parties intend to contest
the case.
William Perry Bruce, one of the
pioneers of Walla Walla county, died
at Waitsburg ON Saturday last, aged
60 years. Mr.. Bruce crossed the plains
in 1854, locating in the Willamette
valley. In the spring of 1861 ht
bought claim where Waitsburg nov
stands, and has lived there continu
Gusly since.
The farmers Of Baker county should
prepare themselves to supply the
creamery with their surplus cream
thus reaping good reward for theil
pains and enhancing the value of theil
cows. The Democrat says that cows
that are now selling for $l5 will bt
worth $35 as soon as the creamery
gets in running order.
Concerning the wheat market the
Albany Democrat says: The first o
the season Corvallis was in the lead il
the wheat market, but Albany sooT
cAupht m. Then Salem was far be