The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-01


stanard, went to Albany on last Tues
day to attend the Sunday School con-
vention.
A number of our citizens attended
the public speaking on last Friday, by
Hon. Jas. Tanner, at the picnic grove,
Halsey.
ID. Brusha, wife and daughter, ON
Monday last departed for Joseph, Wal
Iowa Valley, at which place they will
in the future reside.
Robert Putnam received very pain
ful cut in the foot from pocket knife
which he accidentally dropped; the
blade passing entirely through the
foot.
On Wednesday, G. A. Dyson, one CT
the locatcrs and part owner of the
Lucky Boy. started for the Calapooia
mining district to push work on his
claim, prospects of which are most fiat
tering.
On Wednesday, while standing on
fence attempting to mount a restive
horse, w. X Temple was thrown to
the ground, receiving some painful, but
not serious injuries from the frightened
animal.
On Saturday evening Mt the North
Brownsville City Hall, Hon J. X.
Weatherford addressed large and ap-
preciative audience upon the political
issues of the day.
Rev. Carpus sperry, at the Baptist
Church North Brownsville, on Sunday
last, delivered to large attendance a
very interesting Sabbath sermon. The
Sunday School exercises were as usual,
largely attended.
Little Addie Gibler, BrownsvilIe's
favorife singer, met with q very pain
full accident on last Saturday Mt the
Woolen mills; one hand Being caught
and drawn between the cogs of the
'twister'', producing. some very pain
full wounds.
Rainfall would be very acceptable in
this section to the growing grain as
well rs improve the dusty condition of
our streets which are badly cut up; es-
pecially between here and Crawfortls-
vile, from which place teams are dolly
hauling lumber
A. ]. Adams, John Senger and Cap.
Won Hagon, returned, over the Gala
pooia trail on Friday last from the
mines situated on the divide; they
brought some fair samples of gold bear
ing quartz taken from their elaiR1, and
seem sanguine that they have struck
the precious metal in paying quanti-
ties.
A horse attached TO road cart, the
property of L. Hasbrook, becoming
frightened at the water from the street
hydrant, broke the hitching strap by
which it was fastened in front of the
Wilson hotel, and being a flyer"
dashed off at a ''2:40'' gait for home.
where it arrived in quick time, fright
side UP with care"
On Sunday afternoon the thunder
heads which, during the day had col
lected in the southeast giving promise
of rain, assumed gigantic proportions,
and rs evening approached. accompan-
led by heavy thunder and vivid flashes
of lightning, worked its way along the
Calapooia range south of town, obscur-
ing the sky and presenting panorama
seldom seen in this locality. The
storm was of short duration passing
off to the southwest, no rain falling in
the near vicinity of town.
Handshaking Is the "order Of the
day. TO a person not posted, the many
Inquiries OF bows your health" fam
| lily well, would seem to indicate an i'm
mense amount of good feeling exhibited
OH our streets, and so we hope it is, but
/ in reality to come down to the soIid
''SiInon pure" quintesence of the bus
/ iness, it means, how do you vote? and
/ who will drrw blank or make a win
ming when the political wheel is sent a
whirling on the fourth day of June;
'twelp' Simon says thumbs up,n and
Simon says thumbs down.
/ "PIUTE."