The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-13
The Lebanon Express.
PERSONAL AND0THERWISE

QTQay.
Ed. Kellenberger feft for Portland
"Wednesday morning.
There is some talk of new livery
stable starting in Lebanon soon.
IF. Conn and wife of Albany, spent
Sunday in Lebanon, visiting friends.
The democratic club of Lebanon will
hold d meeting in Union hall next
Wednesday evening. All are invited.
Born, in Lebanon. Linn county Or,
April s, 1855, to the wife of ]. Mosshoi-
der, daughter. Weight 93 pounds.
Mr.. =. w. Roland and family, of Al
bany have been in Lebanon the past
few days visiting his brother, J. O.
Roland.
e. Stringer hss sold his residence
west of the railroad, TO A. Dodge, for
the sum OF $500. Mr.. Dodge will
probably move to town next fall.
This paper returns thanks for a good
large subscription list from Scio this
week. We will certaiuly do all we
can to merit your kind patronage.
Subscriptions to the EXPRESS are
coming III thick and fast. That's
what rejoices the heart Of the printers,
but We can stand great deal of that
enjoyment. There is room for more.
~se second number of the Aredford
-Aduertser come to our table this week.
1t is neat, newsy, seven column folio,
printed n Medford, Jackson county
Or, with Ed. Phe niitor and pro-
prietor- Success tossaee teirsrtissr
We are glad TO note the asAny I'M
provements going on in the Ralston
addition to Lebanon. Several nice
residences are in course Of construction
and we hear of others that will likely
go up soon. Lebanon has a slow, but
steady growth, solid and substantial;
no mushroom or fungus growth about
It.
We are glad TO learn that little Olin,
infant son of Rev. Walton Skipworth
is slowly but gradually recovering.
The child and its mother are in Salem
with their people. The father who is
pastor of the M. E. church here, has
the sympathy of the entire community
for himself and family. in this sad
aff1iction
We learn that Mr.. Luther White
and wife of Brownsville, made deed
of gift to a plat of ground and a house,
in that place, worth some sixteen hun
dred dollars or more. TO the Cumber-
land Presbyterian curcf Such Liber-
slity is q credit to any heart, and calls
for thanks and gratitude from all wEo
are interested.
At the regular meeting Of the John
F. Miller Post No. y of Lebanon, Sat
urday evening April :, a committee oF
the Relief Corps waited upon the Post
and made arrangements with them for
an entertainment to be given by the
Post and Corps on the 9th of April.
Object TO raise funds for the benefit OF
the Post and Corps
Miss Sadie Williams, one Of Leban-
on's accomplished young ladies, III
company with her father, took leave
of home and friends on Saturday last
to take charge of the country school
near Santiann postofiee- We bespeak
for this excellent young lady. a warm
welcome and cordial support in her
new home and field Of labor; We GER
tainly admire the pluck, and applaud
the worthy ambition of the noble fair
sex. whe embark in 50 laudabIe pro-
fcssion.
Keebler & Roberts have formed a
co-partnership with W. B. Donaca, un-
der the name and style of W. B. Dona-
ca & Co., and viii carry on a general
merchandise at the old stand of W. B.
Donaca. We bespeak for these
gentlemen a liberal patronage, they are
an honaoIe firm. In consequence Of
this change Lebanon will probably
loose Ben. Donaca, one of the very best
and most favorable known citizens of
Linn county. Our friend and chum,
Lucian Gilbert is also thus discovered
from the old house Of W. B. Donaea.
but so polite and worthy q young man,
an appreeiative business public will
not long alloy to remain idle.
We call attention to The fact that a
bill has passed the Senate, and viii
now doubles pass the Lower House of
Congress recinding the land grant to
the wagon road up the South Santiam
across to the mountains. This is q
matter that deeply interests a great
many Of our citizens, and that effects
in some degree, the entire country
Parties living on, or about making
payments, viii govern themselves ac-
cordingIy, and those wanting cheap
homes would do well to investigate
this matter before coming to any def
mite conclusions. If there is any favor
to be had, we say by all means let the
iaboring man have it. We would be
glad to publish any information on
this subject thai our friends may fur
nish us, and if we can do anything tc
further their interest we viii gladly dC
so.
The West Shore, Oregon's illustra
ted magazine, is now in its fourth
teenth year, and yet all that time i
has never issued such an exeellen
number as that of March. The literar!
is up to the usual high standard, am
the articles descriptive of the cotintr,
are especially complete and interesting