The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24


This is leap year and 1t has been 1000
years since there were rs many eights
in the year as we have now. it is u
good time for old bachelors to cogitS,
the girls to reciprocS, the fathers to
expostuls, and the young men not to
hesitS.
Miss Hela Gilbert will remain Mt the
head of the musical department. of the
Santiam academy the coming year.
Miss Gilbert has had years of expert
ence in teaching, and has won the
merited reputation of being a thorough,
successful teacher of music.
Don't skip the advertisements in
reading your paper. The advertise
ments show you who the live business
ing 10 do will find that it pays to deal
with those who advertise. The man
who hangs out his sign through a
newspaper is not ashamed of his goods
or his prices.
Prot. J. L, Gilbert has decided to again
take charge of the Santiam Academy,
and the school will open on Monday,
Sept. 24. The professor has taught in
this place eleven years and has done
his duty faithfully and well, and the
patronage are glad To get him To take
charge of the school again.
Still the improvement goes on. Yes
terday our enterprising townsman, c.
L. Hardy, commenced the erection of
his telegraph line to Albany. The
poles are all hauled and will be dis
N,SlN -, a L.
train. They will be set Just outside of
the railroad right of way. We wish
Mr.. Hardy success in his enterprise.
Hammack & Smith of Tallman are
now prepared to accommodate the far
mers at their warehouse. These are
first-class gentlemen, and they have
the very best and most improved ma
chinery. The engine was designed by
Mr.. Hammack and built in Albany
about three years ago. 1t is a novelty
i'll design and does the work admirably
Last Monday Mr.. w. c. Peterson
drove over to Albany in road cart
slowly along. whistling plaintive
tune, his horse became offended at
something and commenced kicking,
anu uIti llpt stop utitlt lttHIS WIS no
dash board left to kick. Walt turned
back sonlersault out of the cart and
escaped unhurt.
Rev. W. r. Bishop of East Portland
paid this office n pleasant call on Mon
day. He has been long and favorably
KNOWN in Linn county, both as a sue
cessful teacher and as a Christian min
ister. He has many warm friends in
Lebanon aud Brownsville, and many
who have received literary and relig-
ious instruction from him welcome
him as friend and as pastor.
Miss Williams, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Guy, her sister, at this plnc,
returned TO her home at Dallas last
Monday, much pleased with her visit
here She spent last Sunday at Wat
erlOo, and greatly enjoyed drinking
the soda water. She suggested needed
improvement at that pluce-that there
be a windlass or something's to hoist
the ladies mp the hill, 50 as To relieve
the young men of that labor. The
young men may think this is not
needed.
We have received q complimentary
ticket admitting ourself "and LADY, tc
the Portland Mechanics Fair, which
opens the 18th and closes the 27th ot
October. We are very thankful for
/ the ticket otherwise we would be ut
terly unable To attend1, and if we can
overcome the circumstances over which
/ our subscribers have entire control, We
/ viii be present. However, if we fai
/ to get there, it is 10 be hoped they viii
! proceed with the show all the same.